Prep Volume LXXX, Issue XXII
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St. Louis University High School | Friday, February 26, 2016
Class In Dooley Week keynote, Anderson’s dedication inspires Sam Chechik of 2020 Hope House, a shelter for homeless children in the disorientation nationally-recognized trict, and the food bank creatA keynote speaker, laser ed to help close the economic features tag, a SnapChat geofilter, an gap in the district, saying that educational forum, mounds “all that we’re doing is serving new format of pancakes, and snow were people well.” BY CORE STAFF
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he Class of 2020 welcome and orientation on Tuesday replaced the usual Mass and orientation and featured a new student-led segment to accompany faculty and administration presentations. An administrative committee sat down a few months ago to discuss the effectiveness of past orientations and consider reorganizing the night. After much deliberation, the committee decided to move the Mass to Direction Days to accommodate the addition of a new, student led-segment. The decision was largely made because of the movement of Direction Days to June. Because the non-Catholic student orientation takes place over the summer, the group also decided to remove the Mass from the orientation night to accommodate nonCatholic students. Director of Admissions Anja Schmelter said that Mass at the orientation night in February was “awkward because the boys that aren’t Catholic haven’t received an orientation on how to participate in the Mass.” “We thought it would be nice if Direction Days finished with a true class Mass with the parents and a big dinner outdoors,” Schmelter said. “The guys have already spent two days together and we thought the Mass would serve as a unifying portion of their Direction Day.” The administrative team is also aware that there are students still contemplating whether they’re going to come to SLUH or not. In light of this, a student-led segment was added to the night in or
part of this year’s newly named Dooley Week at St. Louis U. High. On Tuesday, Dr. Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent of the Jennings School District, spoke to the students and faculty about education. After an introduction on this school year’s theme “Cura Personalis,” a prayer by Principal John Moran, and a reflection about his Senior Project at Sumner High School by senior and STUCO Pastoral Rep Sergio Goodwin, Anderson started off with a heart-wrenching story about a ten-year-old named Rodney McAllister, who was mauled by dogs not too far from SLUH—an extreme example of what she called preventable problems in St. Louis City: poverty and homelessness. “It showed what can happen when a community is fragmented, and I think poses an invitation and a challenge
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Anderson in the Si Commons on Tuesday.
to us of ‘What are you going to do? What relationships are you going to build?’” said campus minister Dan Finucane. Anderson also talked about privilege and how living in a certain zip code can change one’s life. “We are all given what we are, I believe, because it’s intended not to just serve ourselves but to serve others before ourselves, and that’s a piece that I ask that you remember,” Anderson said in
her talk. Anderson also used before and after data and statistics to explain the post-2012 positive shift in her district in grades and poverty level despite the lack of food and the demographics and homelessness in her district. Poverty, in her experience, is a preventable problem, and “exists only because we’re allowing it to happen,” she said. The immediate transformation of the Jennings district
came from Anderson’s ability to build relationships, she said. “Relationships are everything, so if you do not have a relationship, what happens to you? What happens is that you end up in this cycle that you can never get out of,” Anderson said. “Why is it crazy to really think that you can break the cycle of poverty? I don’t think it’s crazy; I think it’s crazy that we’re not doing it!” Anderson’s accomplishments are also seen in the
“It was said so well here, by many that spoke before and after me, that we have to make sure that we look to our neighbors and take care of them in the same ways that we would ourselves, so I think I said to the students as well that we are all interconnected: the diminishing of anybody’s life diminishes ours,” said Anderson. “So take the time to get to know your neighbor; take the time to learn as much as you can so you can be the difference and work collectively within a community of faith to make all things possible.” Many students and teachers were impressed by her four-hour commute to Jennings after waking up at 2:00 a.m., and others talked of her dedication to her work and how inspiring she was. “She does so much and doesn’t let anything stop her from trying to close the gaps
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Ruiz travels to hometown to see Pope Laughlin and Moran Zach and Jake Hennes attend Jesuit leaderhip group in Puerto Rico t is not everyday that you BY REPORTERS
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have the opportunity to see the pope in your hometown. Last week, St. Louis U. High’s Fr. Pepe Ruiz got to do just that, and saw Pope Francis on his trip to Juarez, Mexico. Ruiz got a call from his Provincial in mid-December asking if he would be willing to cover the Pope’s visit to Juarez. He considered the invitation to be an early Christmas present. “He wanted me to cover it for people in the province so they could keep up with what was going on,” Ruiz said. “They wanted to send somebody to Juarez and when they saw that they have a Jesuit who is from Juarez, they thought it was a perfect match.” In Juarez, Ruiz interviewed a range of people in the community including the rich, poor, migrants, and maquiladora workers and owncontinued on page 4 ers living there.
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One question Ruiz asked people in his interviews was what they would like Americans to realize about their struggles. The most common response he got was that the people of Juarez are people who have hopes and dreams, just like the rest of the world. Juarez has become one of the most dangerous cities in the world because of maquiladoras, which are factories
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Wait… Let me take a selfie SLUH students and an alum have captured some incredible selfies, including a picture with Pope Francis and another with Hillary Clinton. Page 2 News
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On the wrong side of the law Mock Trial failed to qualify for regionals after winning one trial and losing another last Thursday, ending their season early after winning both of their first round trials. Page 2
built on cheap labor. These maquiladoras require long hours at minimal pay which leave many children in the community growing up virtually without parents because the adults are always working. This system backfired when the drug cartels came in because it made the children easy targets to join the drug trade. As the pope described
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Reminiscing about the Ring 60 years ago, SLUH had a boxing ring—one frequented by students and teachers alike—to settle arguments and for sport. Page 5 News
Getting back on target After losing to Montgomery Bell Academy last weekend, SLUH rifle hopes to avenge their loss and qualify for Nationals against them this weekend. Page 2
t. Louis U. High President David Laughlin and Principal John Moran traveled last week to Puerto Rico to attend the bi-annual Jesuit High School Leadership Group meeting. These meetings bring together all the principals, presidents, and board members of the Jesuit high schools of the U.S. Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus to pray and discuss the growth, practices, and identity of their schools over the past months. “The Jesuit network of schools is a very close-knit one,” said Laughlin. “It’s growing nationally, and more so internationally.” That international growth was proven in the locale itself; the country was chosen for the meeting’s lo-
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cation because of its recent addition into the Central and Southern Province. The meeting began on Thursday, Feb. 18, and went through Saturday night, with Laughlin and Moran arriving back in St. Louis on Sunday. The meeting began with a retreat on Friday, directed by Bill Muller, S.J., Executive Director of the Jesuit Schools Network. Like any directed retreat, it featured several talks, prayer, and Mass. A particularly special aspect of the meeting was the presence of Ron Mercier, S.J., the Provincial of the region. The meeting was held at Colegio San Ignacio in San Juan. Although confined to a conference room for much of the trip, Laughlin, who had visited the school previously, noted a warm and hospitable environment at the school,
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Hockey state-bound for Scottrade The Hockeybills beat De Smet twice—6-1, 5-2—to advance to the state finals against their biggest rivals—the CBC Cadets. Page 6
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Squash Bosses at it again The racquetball team won its sixth straight State Championship last weekend, beating second place Kirkwood 480-350. Page 6
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NEWS Prep News Rifle aims for Nationals Mock Trial misses regional bid BY Jack Schweizer and Nathan Wild REPORTERS
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Captain Jack Sinay receiving a piece of evidence from co-captain Scotty Villhard. BY Ben Frailey REPORTER
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he St. Louis U. High Mock Trial team headed to the Clayton County Courthouse for the second round of trials last Thursday, which ended up being its last of the season. Each year, the type of case alternates between a criminal and a civil case. “This year it was a civil case. One kid was reportedly being bullied by another kid, and when he told the school, the school didn’t help, so they’re suing the school as well as the bully,” said co-captain Scotty Villhard. SLUH’s varsity team was the prosecution against MICDS on Thursday, while JV defended against Kirkwood. Varsity won two of the
three possible ballots, but JV lost all three. “I was really uncertain at the end of their comments which way it was going to go (for JV). It was a very balanced trial,” said moderator Anne Marie Lodholz. “They lost all three ballots, but their point differential was only 5 points.” The varsity squad had hopes of moving on to regionals, but they didn’t get enough points despite winning both of their trials and five of the six ballots for the season. The first trial occurred back in January, where varsity won all three ballots, and JV won because of a forfeit. “It was kind of surprising not to make it to regionals because we won both of our trials,” said co-captain Jack
Sinay. “Typically if you win the first two trials you move on, but we just didn’t have the point differential.” SLUH ranked 16th in the St. Louis region, which consists of 55 schools. In order to move on to regionals, SLUH would have had to be one of the top 12 schools. Although they won’t be moving on, the team is happy with its improvement. “Everyone really improved a lot,” said Sinay. “The coaches were really good with helping us along and guiding us.” They also have high hopes for next year’s season, and are confident that their improvements from this year will shine through into next season.
Selfie replaces traditional mementos
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Sophomores Rauschenbach and Tucker with Mrs. Clinton.
times.com/2015/07/22/opinBY Jack Schweizer and Leo Heinz ion/is-this-a-selfie.html) REPORTER, EDITOR IN CHIEF SLUH grad Chris Burnworth, and sophomores Darhe average millennial ren Tucker and Matthew will take over 25,700 self- Rauschenbach to take two ies in his or her lifetime, the selfies with worldly figures International Business Times found themselves standing wrote last September. Over 1 new to worldly figures remillion people take a selfie or cently. They walked away with selfies each day, the story said. a memory—and a photo to While photos have served as validate that memory in the souvenirs and keepsakes of form of a selfie. events and moments for deAfter getting married in cades, the iPhone—which ar- late November, Burnworth, rived in 2007—has changed ’10, traveled to the Vatican. If memories almost instanta- a couple visits there within 60 neously and has changed the days of getting married and way people document their attends a papal audience (in experiences. With smart full wedding attire), they are phones enabling and encour- invited to sit in a special secaging the taking of selfies, it is tion on the St. Peter’s Square clear the trend is quickly be- stage. coming a tradition. “The ‘sposi noveli crowd In case you’re wonder- gets to line up across the ing if a certain photo is a back, and as he gets to us (the selfie, The New York Times pope) makes sure to shake published a guide to whether everybody’s hand,” wrote or not it is. (http://www.ny- Burnworth in an email. “And
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if you spoke Spanish or Italian you could say something to the pope. He understands English…We got to shake his hand, and while we were shaking his hand, I pulled my phone out and took a quick selfie with him.” They had a “very brief conversation,” and received a blessing for their marriage. “There was quite a bit of shock involved,” said Burnworth, who described it as a “surreal” experience. During the Mass, Burnworth also said a prayer for SLUH, its faculty, and the Jesuits. He strongly believes he wouldn’t be where he is today without SLUH. On a campaign stop in South City, Democratic Presidential Contender Hillary Clinton stopped to take a selfie (though the New York Times selfie guide would disagree) with sophomores Darren Tucker and Matthew Rauschenbach in mid-December. Tucker, a loyal Bernie Sanders fan, decided to subscribe to Hillary Clinton’s campaign emails to learn more about her. Shortly after doing so he received an invitation to a Hillary Clinton rally in South City at the Union Hall for Sheet Metal Workers Local 36, on Chouteau. Tucker made a reservation for the event, and invited his friend Rauschenbach to join him “It’s Hillary Clinton, why
he racquetball team might not be the only one qualifying for a national title this year. With only three matches left in the regular season, the SLUH Rifle team feels confident in its ability to qualify for Nationals in June and bring home their seventh National Title. Coming off a narrow loss to Mountgomery Bell Academy (MBA) last weekend, the team hopes to recover with a win this weekend in the Ozarks. “We have only two weeks remaining, but my hope is that the upward trend the boys have been on the past month continues this weekend and they will be able to hit the qualifying score of 2275 necessary to gain automatic entry into this summer’s National Championship,” said coach William Bresnahan. In order for this to happen, each player must score roughly a 569 out of 600. This means that a player must score almost a 200 from each position: standing, kneeling, and prone. The closer to the bullseye one can shoot, the better the score. However that’s easier said than done because with a bullseye the size of a ballpoint pen, and an hourglass-shaped lead pellet traveling 381 miles per hour, it doesn’t take much to miss the mark. After all three rounds of shooting, each player’s individual scores are added up for the team total. “Every little thing matters in rifle,” said senior Chris Walsh. “We need to be about 19 points higher. I’m pretty sure we’ll get there.” After this weekend, the team will go to Nashville, Tenn. to finish out the regular season. “Last weekend’s loss to Montgomery Bell Academy was tough, but I believe when we face them again next week-
end the scores will be much closer. Everyone knows the mistakes that were made and has worked hard in practice this week to fix them,” said Bresnahan. Although the team has lost multiple seniors from last year and has no juniors, a number of freshmen have been an influential part in this year’s success. “Honestly we haven’t improved much, if any, over last year after losing some really good shooters to graduation. One improvement, if you want to call it that, is that this year’s freshmen are far ahead of where freshmen usually are at this time of year,” said Bresnahan. “This is the most advanced group of freshmen in several years.” Freshman Hayden Steingruby has enjoyed shooting for the team so far this season and is looking forward to this weekend. “It’s a really great team (and) a cool experience,” said Steingruby. To join the rifle team, one must undergo training sessions and learn the basics of shooting and the stances in order to compete. The rifle club allows students to gain an understanding about the rifle team and qualifies them to join if they choose. The club meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. “Before I came to SLUH I had never shot a gun and knew next to nothing about shooting,” said senior Grant Ludwig. “Generally most people finish the rifle club freshman year and will then be asked to join the team. Anyone of any grade level can actually get on the team, but the people who will shoot the best will be those who have shot all four years.” “We meet four times a week, but if you needed some extra practice with one of the stances you could go all five,” said sophomore Joe Weber. “You don’t need any experience to be down here.”
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Chris Burnworth, ’10, with Pope Francis in Italy.
not,” Tucker said. Arriving four hours early, Tucker and Rauschenbach secured a spot right up against the gates where Hillary would walk by. But they were not alone. Roughly 1,500 people attended the event (comparable to a SLUH mixer). Various Clinton merchandise was scattered throughout the hall, along with heavy security. “Tons of cops, dogs, and secret service agents” were there, Rauschenbach said.
The anticipation mounted in the cramped hall, as Hillary Clinton was running two hours late due to the weather. But when she finally entered, she was greeted by a deafening roar from the crowd. “She was a really good speaker. She knows how to work a crowd,” Rauschenbach said. After exiting the stage, Clinton walked along a gated off path, made eye contact with Tucker and Rauschenbach, and took a selfie with
February 26, 2016
Ruiz adds new take to Cannonball Club BY Jack Schweizer REPORTER
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he Cannonball Club, which focuses on discerning one’s vocation, has been growing in popularity under its new moderator, Pepe Ruiz, S.J. The club uses the name Cannonball Club because St. Ignatius suffered a cannonball wound that led to the discernment of his vocation. The club is not new to SLUH, but last year started having weekly meetings and grew in popularity under the guidance of Chris Kellerman and Ralph Houlihan, S.J. Kellerman, then a Jesuit Scholastic, wanted wanted the club to meet every Friday to discuss a vocations and practice Ignatian spirituality. However, toward the end of last year, Kellerman was assigned to Regis High School in Colorado, so Ruiz took over the club. Junior Jacob Price, the club’s student president, also helped Ruiz after Kellerman’s departure. In the first semester, the club touched on all the different Catholic vocations, and had a representative from each one come and talk about their experience. “We had a lot of guest speakers: a brother talking about what it means to be a brother, a married person talking about what it means to be a married person serving God, and then a Jesuit priest and a diocesan priest,” said Ruiz. “This semester we’re focusing more on certain prayers that St. Ignatius has in the Spiritual Exercises to help people go deeper in their experience of following Christ, prayers having to do with making a decision.” Senior Jack Perryman has enjoyed learning about Ignatian spirituality. “I’ve appreciated having the guest speakers, but the coolest stuff for me has been reading St. Ignatius,” said Perryman. “I’ve learned a lot more about myself, and which vocation I want to pursue.” Of the club’s goals, Ritz said, “Get tools for discernment, grow in their relationship with God, and learn Ignatian spirituality.” them “We were awestruck,” said Rauschenbach. “It was a fantastic experience.” After the picture they shook hands with Clinton, and could not believe what had just happened. “We just met Hillary Clinton!” said Tucker. A generation ago, in order to record a meeting (or brief interaction) with a famous person or an experience at an event or place, we would have relied on an autograph or some other physical memento from that meeting or experience. This physical keepsake served as a souvenir, of sorts. In this day, the selfie, the shareable souvenir, has replaced the physical memento.
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alking around the school, you may have noticed there are more eyes in the sky than ever before. Lately the school has been adding more security cameras. “It’s a process that’s been in action for about a year,” said Director of Facilities Joe Rankin. The cameras are used for a lot more than just catching people. “When I get a call from the fire alarm company at 3:00 a.m. I can check on my phone to see what’s really going on to see if it’s a
false alarm or if people really need to get to SLUH,” said Rankin. “Or like the snow day on Wednesday—at 5:00 a.m. I can look on my phone and see how drivable the streets are.” With about 30 cameras around SLUH, they are everywhere, from the Commons to the parking lot. When Rankin first started at SLUH, the only cameras in the school were low quality and recorded on cassette tapes. Rankin worked with Director of Information Technology Jon Dickmann to improve the technology in the school and add cameras in
addition to upgrading the old ones. “It helps us more on small disputes more than anything,” said Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson. It helps Kesterson look into the Commons for when students lose their items that we all so famously get emailed about. It also allows the staff to see back about a month and check to into certain activities. “They are really helpful on many accounts: we bring them up in staff meetings often to make sure we have the safety of the students always at heart,” said Kesterson.
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SSN plans for spring after strong start The SLUH Sports Network (SSN) plans to broadcast select baseball and lacrosse games this spring, and perhaps volleyball and rugby as well, its Vice President of Technology Tom Hillmeyer said. With about 100 SLUH fans tuning in on average per broadcast, soccer has been the most watched sport. The sectionals game against De Smet garnered 347 viewers and 2,200 YouTube views, the most views the network has had on a single game. Tonight’s hockey game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Midwest, as they have the rights to the game. Second Strategic Adult Program of the year History teacher Tom Zinselmeyer and former economics teacher Lauren Dickens hosted their Strategic Adult program on Monday at SLUH. The program, which focuses on teaching students about personal finance as well as presenting a genuine online self, had roughly 20 people attend, almost all of whom were either current or former students of either Zinselmeyer or Dickens. Assistant Principal for Mission Jim Linhares and counselor Nina See were also in attendance. The next session takes place June 13.
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Youth Leadership learns about social services at Purina Seven SLUH juniors and Youth Leadership St. Louis moderator Frank Kovarik travelled to Nestle Purina on Saturday to learn about social services in St. Louis City and County. Purina gave the students projects which asked them to make tough choices, such as which dogs and cats to shelter and which to euthanize, and which social programs—including educational organizations, mental health services, and homeless shelters—to cut during a hypothetical budget meeting. At the end of the session, the students were split up to create a public service announcement (PSA). A resident Washington University student helped with explaining the process, and the videos played for the entire congregation to end the day.
Surprise snowfall leads to hump day cancellation At 4:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, Principal John Moran sent a text message to Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson, thus beginning their discussion of whether or not classes would start on time, later, or not at all. Moran, who was in contact with other area principals, had a spread of data in front of him, as he usually does. In contrast to usual snow day situations, Moran and Kesterson were not in communication the night prior, because the storm was not expected to produce much and since Kesterson and Moran were both at events. (Kesterson was at the basketball game at Vianney and Moran attended the Class of 2020 orientation.) In the end, Kesterson sent an email to the student body and faculty and staff an hour later, at 5:22 a.m. He said Thursday that it was “certainly the right call.” Asked for a comment, Kesterson said, “It snowed and we didn’t have school.”
Students attend Latin Mass with Cor Jesu SLUH Latin students joined Cor Jesu Latin students on Saturday to participate in a Latin Mass at Little Flower Catholic Church. The Mass began at 9:15 and was followed by a brunch at Olympia’s Kebob House and Taverna where students mingled and indulged in Roman delicacies. The immersion experience was organized by Latin teacher Jennifer Ice and former SLUH latin teacher and current Cor Jesu Latin teacher Jim Gioia.
Anderson leads Gateway Greening Summit Gateway Greening held the 7th annual St. Louis Community Garden Summit on Saturday SLUH. A record turnout of over 200 people attended this year’s summit. Breakout sessions were held in an East/West divided Commons, the library, and classroom 215c. Topics covered a variety of garden-related themes such as “Food as Medicine,” “How to be a Beekeeper,” and “DIY Community Art-Based Projects.” Environmental Science teacher Bill Anderson gave SLUH Sustainability tours. A wide variety of people attend these summits, from teachers to community gardeners. Gateway Greening serves as a forum for gardeners to get together and share ideas, stories and gardening experience with one another to build community and increase the supply of fresh vegetables in our urban environment.
Robotics Club finishes robot On Tuesday night at 11:30 p.m., the robotics club finished their robot, 30 minutes before the midnight deadline. This particular robot will be used at the playoff qualification matches on Friday, March 11. “We didn’t have the vision for the robot completed, so we were spending a lot of time (designing),” said senior Robert Mallow. “We were pretty worn out and frustrated, getting so close to the deadline, but we were excited seeing how well it turned out.” The team has the Thursday before the qualification matches to make perform some fine-tuning on its robot, and the regional playoffs are on Saturday, March 12. —Robert Butler, Matthew Book, Sam Chechik, Sam Heagney, Leo Heinz, Nick Messina, and Joseph Reznikov.
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Moran (far right) spoke at the class of 2020 orientation.
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der to get the students excited about coming to SLUH. “The class is still not completely defined because there are a few people waiting to make their decision,” said Schmelter. “We wanted to get them really excited about being part of the SLUH community.” “It started off the class of 2020 with that sense of cama-
raderie and level of brotherhood that we try to promote here at SLUH,” said senior Ryan Hopkins. “It was bittersweet for me because I remember being there as a freshman and being excited and kinda nervous and they were probably feeling that same way too when they saw us so being so confident and energetic.” The student-led segment
was by seniors Sam Perry, Jack Perryman, Sam Tettamble, Andrew Murphy, and Hopkins. The students were divided into groups of 14 and answered three questions: their name, where they went to grade school, and one thing they like to do during their free time. Next, the emcees along with admissions ambassadors led the students in a cheer.
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that provide this detriment to our society, and she doesn’t let anything come between her and that goal,” said Goodwin. Others saw the lessons that the SLUH student body could take away from the talk, whether through turning the learning into experience or taking the knowledge and going out to serve others. “I was thinking a lot, and something occurred to me
this student body of 1100 more adult, more mature, more able to take responsibility.” Yesterday, Finucane led a forum in the west side of the Si Commons during activity period. Around 40 students and faculty attended, discussing Anderson’s talk in small groups and then turning it to the large group for comments. Students from the Justice League—a collection of students from the various SLUH
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Students playing Melee during activity period Monday.
which hadn’t before, and it’s that we spend a lot of time on what it means to be for others—the selfless service and Christian ministry, which is obviously a huge component of what it means to be a follower of Jesus—but I don’t think we really spend too much time on what it means to be a man,” said senior and Student Body President Jack Perryman. “(We’re) trying to make
social justice clubs—facilitated the small group discussion. “My final advice for SLUH students would be for them to remember that individually they make a difference and collectively they are part of a bigger mission and purpose. Every student here at SLUH is being filled with a foundation of faith, and it is through that faith that they will be able to transform outcomes in many
years to come, for themselves and for others,” said Anderson after her presentation. After yesterday morning’s pancakes, sausage, and Tang breakfast homeroom teachers and reps were asked to help by writing reflections on square index cards for the six-footby-sixteen-foot St. Louis high schools art piece made by fine arts teacher Sean Powers in the old cafeteria. Wednesday’s twin day theme and jersey day combined into Thursday’s dress down theme. On Monday, around 100 students came to the Commons to watch around 20 students play FIFA and Super Smash Bros. Melee on the projector and small televisions. The dress theme that day was pajamas or being monotonous. Wednesday’s snow day allowed for student and teacher rest and relaxation, but the expected bubble soccer at activity period was cancelled and the Talent Show in the evening was rescheduled due to weather. During activity period today, the teacher fair and retro jersey auction will be in the Danis Field House. Math teacher and sophomore class moderator Frank Corley will be channeling his inner John Mueller and making the delectable cheesy pancakes in M215.
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Students at the forum in the Commons on Thursday discussed Anderson’s speech.
“There was a lot of energy in the night and that’s something we want to have,” said Perry. After the cheer, a video created by Hopkins was shown. The video displayed the “Top Five Things You Wish You Knew as an Incoming Freshman.” After the video, seniors led a chant of “Oh When the Bills,” encouraging the incoming freshman to join in. “We took a risk with not including the Mass. I think it was a worthwhile one based on the feedback we’ve received,” said Schmelter. “The boys came out of there energized and excited and that’s what we were hoping for.” Though the Mass was not included in the night, Ignatian spirituality was still a component. The night began with the Prayer for Generosity, led by Bob Poirier, S.J., who also spoke briefly about the emphasis of Ignatian spirituality in the SLUH community. Afterwards, a video created by SLUHTube and Russian teacher Rob Chura was shown. The video consisted of different groups around
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SLUH welcoming the class of 2020. Next, Principal John Moran reminded the kids that they are already a part of the SLUH community, and they must act in accordance with how a Jr. Bill should act. Assistant Principal for Academics Tom Becvar discussed the new online course selection process, Athletic Director Chris Muskopf spoke about summer opportunities as well as athletics, and freshman class moderator Tim Curdt gave a presentation about Harold and the Purple Crayon, comparing Harold’s experience to The Odyssey. Finally, President David Laughlin closed out the night by commenting on the school’s identity, the class of 2020 scholarship $50 donation, and some things that have happened recently that SLUH students have achieved. After Laughlin concluded, parents were encouraged to mingle with other parents as well as ask the faculty questions. The Mother’s Club sold items in the Danis Lobby and the SLUH Spirit Store was open as well.
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which features open windows and classrooms, palm trees, and lizards darting around campus. Around 750 students attend the school and come from all over the San Juan area. “The heart of their work is really no different than what we’re doing here,” said Laughlin. “They’re taking students and giving them an excellent education, and trying to make them people for others. The message is still very much the same.” Despite some of the stark physical differences between San Ignacio and SLUH, Laughlin says that it’s still easy to see the Jesuit core of the school. “The commonalities that exists between our Jesuit schools all across this part of the country, including the Caribbean and Puerto Rico, is a real testament to the Society of Jesus in terms of what a school is supposed to be,” said Laughlin.
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dish” to foster the growth of cartels since more children saw the drug trade as an easy way to make money. “The factories came and they changed the economic layout of the city for the better, I would say, but one thing that they did was sort of ignore the social elements. They sort of said we are here to make money, not to care for people,” said Ruiz. Doing most of the interviews before the pope arrived in Juarez, Ruiz was surprised to hear that when the pope came, he seemed to already have the situation figured out. “It was really cool because I was just interviewing people trying to understand what had happened and then when the pope started talking it was like he already knew about all the issues and was addressing them in ways that I couldn’t even imagine,” said Ruiz. “He spoke to people in the city about their reality and how they themselves can be agents of change.” While in Juarez, the pope met with many victims of the violence, visited prisoners at a maximum security prison, ate lunch at the local seminary, and talked to maquiladora owners and workers. At the end of the day, the pope celebrated a Mass, which Ruiz attended. “I got to concelebrate a Mass with the pope which was really cool. At the end of the Mass, the pope said that he himself had been moved almost to tears from his experiences in Juarez. He said to see all of the parents raising up their children to see him made him see so much hope in a land that had experienced so much violence and suffering, which was very moving
for him,” Ruiz said. During the homily, the pope offered solutions to help rebuild Juarez and raise it out of violence. “The pope expressed a solution that consisted of more dialogue with workers about their needs. The idea is that if workers are doing well, the city isn’t going to self-destruct,” Ruiz said. The pope challenged the workers to be active and not let the corrupt system continue. He talked about how the workers need to be lifeaffirming in their actions, as it is the mission of the church. “The pope said that when people aren’t caring for human dignity in the little ways, it creates a break in society that can cause corruption and violence,” said Ruiz. Ruiz also found hope for his city during the pope’s visit. “Normally when I hear about my city, the context is that it is one of the most violent places in the world, but it is the place where I grew up and saw a lot of love and hope. So now to be able to talk about my city as a place where the pope visited, well, it helps to redefine the identity of the city in a positive way. There is a lot of rebuilding that can
be seen through the hope of youth who are trying to fix the problems,” Ruiz said. The media attention that the pope was getting in the United States humored Ruiz because they almost entirely missed the point, in Ruiz’s opinion. He talked about how a reporter asked the pope what he thought about Donald Trump and described the Presidential candidate to him. The pope didn’t even know who Donald Trump was, but commented that anyone who builds walls instead of bridges is not a Christian. “It was strange being there and then coming back and hearing what most of the people in the U.S heard about the pope’s visit, because I feel like the only takeaway that I’ve heard in the U.S was that the pope said something about Donald Trump or somebody pulled the pope down. To me these were so small that I didn’t even realize he said anything about Trump,” said Ruiz. Ruiz thought it was great to be able to visit with his family and he wrote a blog about his experience, which can be found at www.jesuitfromjuarez.wordpress.com.
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Ruiz waiting for Mass to begin in Juarez.
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SLUH Boxing Club: Years ago, gloves flew in exhibition bouts
The boxing club picture in 1948. BY Billy Balossi and Sam Chechik STAFF, CORE STAFF
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ave you ever thought about throwing the odd punch at a fellow student or an especially bothersome teacher? Back in the day, students had the opportunity to challenge peers and teachers to get in the boxing ring and fight one-on-one like professionals. Though P.E. teacher Patrick Zarrick may wish to argue otherwise, SLUH’s fitness program has a significantly more reserved look than it did 60 years ago. Nestled in the heart of SLUH’s underground, the boxing ring used to stand
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adjacent to the rifle range from 1943 to 1954. Enter the lanky, wireframed character of Albert Coomes, S.J., a boxer-turnedpriest who came to SLUH and formed the boxing club that met annually in the gymnasium—no, not the Danis Field House; the old, old gymnasium that filled the space that the counseling and administrative offices hold now. Student boxers would deconstruct the ring and carry the parts up from the current rifle range to the gymnasium for the Golden Gloves Tournament, named after the national Golden Gloves Tournament that made boxing
popular in the ’40s and ’50s after World War II. On a larger scale, boxing became a cultural power statement, specifically between the U.S. champion Joe Louis and the German champion Max Schmeling, who competed during and after WWII. Even St. Louis housed some major boxing stars in that time period. “The Golden Gloves was a major competition for young people; Charles Liston, Bernard Dean, Tommy Reynolds, and Jesse Bowdry all came out of St. Louis,” said longtime fine arts teacher Joseph Schulte, ’54. The Fathers’ Club spon-
sored the annual Golden Gloves Tournament, yet the fathers usually didn’t box. Sons would compete and attendees would watch from the bleachers and folding chairs set up around the ring. The Fathers’ Club evening matches would divide the SLUH students by weight and size to fit them into specific categories. In these competitions, students would fight for titles in the Atomweight, Paperweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, and Middleweight classes. The winner of each would receive a pair of golden gloves. Though SLUH only had
one official tournament per year, students could fight in P.E. and recreationally throughout the school year. The students could choose to challenge each other or even teachers who were willing. “There were times when two people had a duel because they had been fighting over something, and someone said ‘Okay, you guys wanna fight? Come on down, and you are gonna fight in the ring’ and they put on gloves and went to battle,” said Schulte. “As part of phys. ed. I was asked to get into the ring with this other kid and I don’t think either one of us got in any decent blows,” said Ralph Houlihan, S.J., ’52. “What I learned from that experience is that you are much better talking your way out of something than engaging in fisticuffs, because it was clear to me that I was not a skilled boxer.” Multiple Jesuits around SLUH were actually excellent boxers, though some didn’t look like it. There were also some students “who didn’t fare well,” according to Dan McAuliffe, ’53, a SLUH football all-state player and phenom SLUH athlete. “It was a very weird situation where you would have a teacher or a Jesuit in class with you and then all of a sudden someone would challenge them and they would take him down to the ring,” said McAuliffe.
Coomes in particular boasted significant skill in the ring, though many underestimated him. “It was known that he was a boxer,” said McAuliffe. “Someone would say ‘I’ll challenge ya; I want to see if you are a good boxer,’ and believe me, he proved it to them.” Although the boxing at SLUH wasn’t too brutal due to the large gloves used, Jesuit coaches did teach students professional boxing techniques, and sparring sessions could get heated. The students and faculty intermingling at the Fathers’ Club boxing night allowed for more potential boxers to try it out, and the Jesuits even encouraged the sport. “There were some very good boxers among the Jesuits. If someone challenged them they would go down to the ring and duke it out. You wouldn’t get hurt or anything, but the boxing was pretty effective,” said McAuliffe. A few years after Coomes founded the tournament, other schools around the city became more involved. In 1949, SLUH competed in its first competition against De Andreis, McBride, and Central Catholic, finishing as runners up to De Andreis. The Prep League, as it was called at the time, died out in the early ’50s due to a lack of participating schools.
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The boxing club allowed students to compete in annual intramural competitions.
Prep News Editor in Chief Leo “Joe Maddon” Heinz News Editors Nolen “Yeezy” Doorack Connor “Phil Heagney” FitzGerald Sports Editor Tim “General Burnside” Nile Features Editors Sam “What Nolen said” Heagney Ethan “Donny Trump” McIntyre Core Staff Sam “An old white man” Chechik Cade “Ronald Reagan” Dernlan Patrick “Not Tim Cook” Enderle John Michael “Mr. Bish” Fitzgerald Nick “Jesus Christ” Messina
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SLUH sponsored its first exhibition boxing tournament in 1943.
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Goals & Dabs: Hockey moves on to State
February 26, 2016 Issue 22
Racquetball triumphs for sixth straight state title BY Andrew STAFF
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Left: Gassett after his goal in Saturday’s semifinal against De Smet. Right: the team after advancing to state. BY Tim Nile and Will Farroll SPORTS EDITOR, REPORTER
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wo wins against De Smet—the first 6-1, the second 5-2—last Saturday—advanced the St. Louis U. High hockey team to the Challenge Cup for the fourth time in five years. SLUH handily defeated De Smet in the first semifinal game last Thursday. “I think we knew we just had to play tough,” said freshman Henry Wagner. “We worked the puck really well and we knew we were faster than them.” The Jr. Bills were quick to strike with a goal by junior Luke Gassett just one minute into the first period. Sophomore Trevor White followed with a goal of his own 30 seconds later. SLUH continued to dominate possession of the puck, allowing De Smet few shots
against senior goalie Joe Warnecke. With three minutes left in the first, Gassett added his second goal of the night to put the Jr. Bills up 3-0. After De Smet scored with 8:38 left in the second period, sophomore Joe Winkelmann answered with 13 seconds left in the period to make the score 4-1. “It was awesome,” said Winkelmann. “I feel like it was a pretty big goal and it felt good to be the one to get it.” The Jr. Bills did not let up, as Winkelmann and senior Patrick Pence scored in the third to finish off De Smet 6-1. “We executed our game plan,” said Gassett. “We moved the puck and we skated and we carried out our game plan. “We’ve really been building momentum,” said head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick. “Even in those two losses we
outshot them pretty significantly, we just couldn’t score and they got a couple lucky bounces. It’s not that I wasn’t worried but I felt pretty good because, like I said, we’ve gotten a lot of chances and it kind of like plays in your favor after a couple tough games when you’re not getting the bounces, it’s got to go your way sometime. But even in the quarterfinal series we really started clicking. Our forward lines have really been unbelievable.” The time between the first and second game of the semifinal series turned out to be anything but stagnant. Friday after practice Fitzpatrick told Warnecke he would not be starting in the second semifinal game, and at that time Warnecke left the team. “Coach told me that I was not physically 100 percent and that he was going to play Brendan (Rasch), and
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I said if I’m not going to enjoy the game from the ice, I’m going to enjoy it from the stands,” said Warnecke. “It was just a coach’s decision to make the change,” said Fitzpatrick. “We obviously won Thursday, 6-1. We pretty much dominated, they really didn’t get a lot of shots on. So there really wasn’t anything Joe did Thursday obviously to precipitate the change but it was one of those things honestly. It’s no reflection on Joe certainly. It was just kind of a hunch thing and I knew tonight that they would have a lot of chances, but I just decided to make a very, very difficult decision.” “I think the way that Brendan (Rasch) has been playing, both on his club team and on his JV team, his level of play has really gotten better over the past couple months and he’s at a point where he’s
he St. Louis U. High varsity racquetball team captured its sixth straight State title last weekend, led by seniors Charlie Mueth, Rich Helfrey, Andrew Thomas, and Vince Freeman. The Jr. Bills eked out a close victory over the other seven teams at the tournament, accumulating 480 points as a team, only 130 more than second-place Kirkwood, who had 350. “It was kind of that minimum number (of points) to win,” said Mueth. “The tournament didn’t have that close feeling though because we had some unexpected losses.” These unexpected losses came from junior No. 1 seed Chris Schulze, who lost in the semifinals, and senior No. 3 seed John Correa, who went down in the first round. Schulze routed Chaminade’s John Yeager in his first round quarterfinal match, 153, 15-2. In the semifinals, Schulze battled with one of his great rivals, Lafayette’s Theuns Gerber, who handed Schulze his first loss of the entire season, 15-10, 15-13. “Theuns was on a mission,” said Mueth. “He was playing the best racquetball I’ve ever seen him play and got Chris out of sorts.” After the unusual loss, Schulze played in the third place game against Parkway
After a timeout midway through the second game, Correa played more aggressively to win 15-14 and send the match to a tiebreaker. Murphy got off to a quick 5-0 start, but Correa responded, tying the game up at 8. However, Murphy finished the match off, winning 11-8 to knock Correa out of competition. “It was an off day for me,” said Correa. “I wasn’t hitting the shots I wanted, but it’s hard to be Superman when your opponent is playing so well.” Despite these early losses, the Jr. Bills’ victory in the tournament was in large part due to the victories by Mueth, Helfrey, and the ThomasFreeman pair. Mueth, the top seed in his bracket, rolled over his first round competition, Thomas Gamma, 15-5, 156, matching him with SLUH freshman Matthew Hayes in the semifinals. Mueth defeated Hayes easily 15-6, 15-2, which was very pivotal for him. “After the win, I was so pumped and motivated to win, and I mentally prepared myself to play really good racquetball,” said Mueth. “In the finals I was playing the best racquetball of my life.” In the finals, Mueth defeated Kirkwood’s Brendan Justin 15-2, 15-10 to claim the State title. “It was a great moment
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Basketball falls to CBC in Paint it Pink game
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Junior Anthony Hughes against Vianney on Tuesday. BY Sam Perry REPORTER
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he Jr. Bills lost a wild overtime game against CBC last Friday night, but they kept their heads and knocked off a pesky Vianney team on Tuesday, 66-50. Last Friday was the annual Paint It Pink game at SLUH, and it was rowdy from
the jump. The entire northwestern corner of the Danis Field House was filled with blue-and-pink clad Jr. Bills cheering on their classmates. The atmosphere was electric, and the Jr. Bills took advantage of the early energy to go up 24-11 on the Cadets in the first quarter. “We were aggressive on both ends of the court. We
forced a lot of turnovers especially on (Jordan) Barnes,” said junior manager Jimmy Coen. The Jr. Bills were able to push the ball up the court and make easy baskets as CBC struggled to get the Bills into a halfcourt set. “The energy level had reached a new high. It felt like we were all just clicking,” said junior B.J. Wilson. Wilson started the second quarter with a couple of quick baskets in the lane, and the Jr. Bills continued to play solid defense. Though the Jr. Bills were sloppy with the ball at some points, there was a nice alley-oop play from senior Matt Nester to junior Brent Smith late in the second quarter which got the crowd fired up. The half ended with SLUH up 38-28. During halftime, the annual half court shot contest commenced. After multiple misses, CBC senior Sam Jung stepped up to the stripe and nailed the shot. The CBC fans rushed the court. “I was shocked, but you know I’ve been practicing a lot lately,” said Jung. “I gave the money back because fighting cancer is much more important than me.” The third quarter got
started with a bang. Within ten seconds of the inbounds pass, senior David Jackson soared above the rim to throw down a putback dunk off a junior Brandon McKissic miss as the Danis Field House rose to its feet. Jackson’s putback jam was followed shortly thereafter by a rim-rocking slam from junior Brent Smith. “It definitely felt cool,” said Smith. “I knew I had an opportunity and I wanted to take advantage of it in front of that amazing crowd.” However, the Jr. Bills began to falter offensively, missing shots that they had been hitting earlier in the game, and CBC showed that they could get back into the game. The third quarter ended 56-46 in favor of SLUH. “They went to the line like 40 times. We couldn’t really stay in front of Barnes or Willis. That’s our fault. We let their star players get comfortable,” said Nester. The Jr. Bills began to give up more easy baskets down the stretch and CBC inched closer taking the lead. The Cadets were helped by a poor SLUH performance from the free throw line. CBC would finally take the lead with just over a minute left on a Jordan
Junior Chris Schulze in his semifinal loss.
West’s Andrew Peterson, whom he defeated 15-2, 1514. “I was very disappointed with my third place finish in the State tournament,” said Schulze. “I haven’t lost a high school match in two years and I picked one really bad time to lose.” Correa’s loss was even more surprising than Schulze’s, considering that Correa came in as the No. 3 seed in his bracket, matched up against De Smet’s James Murphy. Murphy played a very fast style of racquetball, which quickly threw Correa off his game; Correa lost the first game 15-8. “I got off to a slow start, which pushed the momentum his way initially,” said Correa. “I was missing all my serves and I played defensive the continued on page 8 whole game.”
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to win for the first time at State,” said Mueth. “It was everything I had hoped for and more than anything I could ask for.” Helfrey continued his undefeated season with a victory in the No. 6 seed bracket of the tournament. His journey began with a dominating 15-0, 15-2 win over Chaminade’s Max Eisenhart in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Helfrey easily defeated De Smet’s Adam Gordon, 15-1,15-3, which took him to the finals matchup with Parkway West’s Daniel Barrett, which he won 15-10, 15-4. “It was great to win State with him and go undefeated,” said Mueth. “I’ve known him since kindergarten and we have been playing sports together our entire lives, so it was a cool moment.”
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Conversation: Ott Hockey invades Scottrade for third time in four years (continued from page 6) some bodies I think—trickled ably well.” aging the pressure and he just recaps wrestling just seeing the puck really around—and then went in, “There were a lot of shots went out there and played.” ” said goalie and defense unbelievable feeling.” from the outside that were “I didn’t want to think of season, looks at future well, Pawlow couldn’t car- tips that he had to make quick it as any different,” said Rasch. coach Alex Effinger. “You
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Justice Binder in the meet against Windsor.
Editor’s Note: Reporter Jake Lepak sat down this week with wrestling head coach Jon Ott to talk about the past season and next.
two or three weeks and I had most of the team there and you could see some guys, like Robert Coleman-Grayson, who was a brand new wrestler this year, but he kind of took Jake: What were your a leadership role in that and it thoughts about the season was neat to see that teamwork overall? dedicated to something else beside the mat. Ott: Well, I mean, obviously, it was a rough season. Jake: Although the season We kind of knew that going ended on a low note, what into it since we only had two positives can be drawn from seniors (Henry Mungenast the season? and Justice Binder) and not a whole lot of varsity experi- Ott: Like I said, in this freshence. So from the wins and man class and the current losses perspective, that was sophomore class, there are kind of difficult. I was happy guys who are dedicated, who to see improvement from a are willing to put in some lot of guys. I definitely think work. There were several that we showed growth from freshmen that came up to the beginning of the season to me and asked me to wrestle the end of the season. We had in districts, only one of them a bunch of freshmen that are ended up getting to because really committed—some of the other one was hurt and them really picked up wres- the other one, it was a little too tling and kind of developed a late for him. So that eagerness love for wrestling so it paints to compete is something that a pretty good picture for our we can really draw on moving future, because we also had forward. We are also going to a pretty good freshman class have some opportunities to last year, too. wrestle here in the offseason at SLUH. So I am looking to Jake: I know the season didn’t that as to move forward from really end the way you wanted this season in a more positive to, but what were some of the direction. memorable moments from the season? Jake: You talked a lot about this freshman and sophomore Ott: When Alex Hymes took class being the future, so with first place at the Vianney Justice and Henry leaving, Tournament, that was a pretty who do you see stepping up to neat memory. I don’t think filling the roles as team leadhe won any matches on the ers and providing wins for the freshman team when he was a team? freshman; so to see him going from that to winning a varsity Ott: I think Rory Butler. He tournament was pretty great. had a really rough year beHenry Mungenast had cause he won his first two a bunch of good matches matches, and then he had a throughout the season and he concussion and was out for ended up 28-12. Danny Trit- most of the year. By the time tler showed a lot of improve- he was able to even start trainment. (At Districts) he had a ing again it was a little too late. tough bracket but he ended up But based on what I’ve seen in in the quarterfinal match and the past, I think that he has took the kid down he faced. the commitment to make the That kid was pretty good and team better and make himself Trittler ended up losing the better. match, but he showed a lot of Richard Michalski is kind of improvement. the same way. He is still very Although we didn’t qual- raw in terms of technique and ify anybody to the State Meet, skills, but he’s definitely one of I think hosting Districts was the guys that’s a leader in the kind of a neat thing. We had offseason in terms of working all of our guys helping out un- out and I expect to see him at til like 10:30 at night on Satur- a lot of offseason things. day, and that’s after setting up on Thursday and being here Jake: What are some of the all day Friday. To see their things that the team is planwillingness to give their time ning to do in the offseason to to wrestling was pretty neat. prepare for next year? The other thing I really remember was our service Ott: So, I am starting this new project that we did where we offseason wrestling club. It’s went to St. Matt’s parish in called St. Louis Jesuit wresNorth City. That was a Sat- tling. So that is going to be urday, our first day off in like continued on page 8
know, ultimately, I think we decided as a team that because he was playing so well that he deserved the opportunity to get the start tonight and that’s not to say that Joe wasn’t playing well. We just think that Brendan has really been doing a great job. It was a pretty easy decision for us to go with Brendan. Joe made it difficult because Joe is a very good goalie, very athletic, and he’s a great kid. But as a team we decided to go with Brendan tonight.” With Rasch in goal and Warnecke in the stands, De Smet had offensive chances early. De Smet found the net first to go up 1-0. “I just had to keep playing,” said Rasch. “You can’t let it get in your head in the games like this, and the best way to keep focused is to just not look anybody in the eye in their student section and just pay attention to the game.” “De Smet got the first goal and that was a little nerve-racking,” said Pence. “I was little scared on the bench.” The defense was on their feet the entire game protecting the freshman goalie. After a big save late in the first period, a De Smet player got in his face. The Jr. Bills leveled the De Smet player. “It makes it a different set of circumstances when you got a freshman going in there and it’s the biggest game of the year,” said Fitzpatrick. But before the period could end, sophomore Steven Pawlow tied the game. “It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said Pawlow. “I just got at the point and I looked up and I was fortunate enough to get through. It went off
ry the team all by himself though. Gassett followed in Pawlow’s footsteps with 10:44 left in the second period when he recovered a turnover in front of De Smet’s goal and scored, followed by his celebrated “shooting an arrow” into the crowd and doing a dab for all of his fans. Then with 12.9 seconds left in the second period, a huge scrum in front of the De Smet goal resulted in a John Sieckhaus goal to make it 3-1. However, the period was far from over. With five seconds left a De Smet player kneed Rasch in the head, leaving him motionless on the ice. De Smet took the puck, scored, and their fans went crazy—all for a no-goal. The De Smet player received a penalty, as did senior captain Connor FitzGerald. This turn of events caused heated emotions going into the locker room after the second period. Referees had to break up confrontations and push back De Smet players to allow for the Jr. Bills to exit the ice. In the third period, Winkelmann and freshman Justin Jacoby scored goals within 32 seconds of each other. Though De Smet scored with 1:39 left in the game, it wasn’t enough to overcome Rasch’s stellar performance. “He played awesome,” said Fitzpatrick. “It’s unfortunate that last one went in because he played unbelievable. He made some unbelievable saves and really shut them down. These guys tonight had chances, you know. Their backs are against the wall and they’re battling for their lives and Brendan played unbeliev-
adjustments and he saw the puck well all night long,” said Effinger. “There were a couple flurries where he was making some big saves and he was making second and third saves, and that’s what we’re really going to need especially against a good team like CBC.” The team celebrated with its fans as they did the year before by singing “Oh when the Bills” and taking a team photo with the student section. The team has been preparing for the matchup against CBC in the Challenge Cup tonight at 8 at the Scottrade Center. The two teams have met in the same game four of the past five years. The last time the Jr. Bills topped CBC was in the championship of the preseason Top Hat tournament on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Prior to that date, the last time the Jr. Bills beat the Cadets was in the 2013 Challenge Cup game with a triumphant overtime golden goal by Stephen Lordo. The team had ice time on Monday and Wednesday and a film session at school on Tuesday. They originally had ice time scheduled for Thursday but instead took the day off and rested. Tonight, stakes are high and players are anxious— some more than others. For Rasch this will be his first ever Challenge Cup experience as a player. “Brendan is one of those kids where he doesn’t get caught up in the pressure,” said Effinger. “He’s very monotone. He treats every game like it’s just another game regardless of the fans or regardless of what’s going on outside. I think he did a great job man-
“You don’t want to change anything. You want to have the same routine every time.” Others have been to the Cup before and are handling things differently. “I’m just trying not to get too stressed about it,” said Pence. “I’ll just try to enjoy the moment. I was freaking out last year a little bit too much, but I just have to remember it’s a fun experience and I’m gonna remember it.” One of the main differences between the Scottrade Center and any other rink the team plays on is the temperature. The rinks that the team plays on throughout the year are built to play hockey, they are cold. The Scottrade Center is built for the spectator, it is much warmer. “It’s gonna be a really hot arena because it’s where the Blues play,” said Pence. “It’s more for the audience’s wellbeing. So they keep it warm in there, so you obviously have to hydrate because it’s gonna be hot and you’re gonna be sweating.” Leadership is an important thing going into tonight and the Jr. Bills have four senior captains bringing the team together for this final game. “They’ve been great,” said Fitzpatrick. “With Patrick Pence, Connor, and Steve Lockwood, and Scotty Berger, they’ve really come together. It’s just kind of one of those things when you get that feeling the team has come together and you don’t know what does it or what causes it. But, it’s a lot like the first year I was here. You just kind of get that feeling, the guys have come together, it’s pretty big for us.”
JV White & JV Blue hockey seasons end successfully BY Jack Waters REPORTER
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n the first year for two separate JV hockey teams, both SLUH White and SLUH Blue experienced success. SLUH Blue finished their regular season with a record of 14-2, clinching a first round bye and the No. 2 seed in the JV State playoffs. They breezed through their first playoff game against Marquette, winning 5-1. Sophomore Louie Perotti scored twice in the win. In the semifinals they played their SLUH counterpart, SLUH White. White’s Kevin Einig scored the gamewinning goal with 44 seconds left in the game to end Blue’s season a 5-4 victory. SLUH Blue finished the year with a 15-3 record, through the leadership of freshman Gabe Schwartz and juniors Peter Hoffmeister and Jack Kelly. “It was a great group of guys,” said Kelly. “We all clicked pretty well together.” With many players swinging to the varsity team, the team was built off junior leadership. “There were a lot of juniors on the team, most of us
SLUH White’s Sophomore Kevin Einig (shooting) and Junior PJ Cox (10) in the Feb. 5 game against Vianney.
with JV experience,” said Kelly. “It was pretty easy to lead the younger kids on the team.” The SLUH White team finished the season with a record of 16-2-2, after a loss to CBC in the JV State final. “The boys went out there and they played their hearts out,” said head coach Sean Fitzpatrick. Despite the loss in the championship game, the season was not seen as a disappointment. The White team had an impressive playoff run which included wins over
SLUH Blue and Vianney, two teams they had lost to previously in the year. “We had a great year,” said freshman goalie Brendan Rasch. “Nobody expected us to get this far.” Rasch and fellow freshman goalie Dylan Bak led the team on the defensive side, combining for seven shutouts. Offensively, the team was led by sophomore Kevin Einig and junior Joe Koetting. Fitzpatrick emphasized the noteworthy growth of the
photo | Dominik Skroska
team. “We’ve had some kids that started out the year, we didn’t know if they’d be on the JV team or the developmental team below it, and they surprised us,” said Fitzpatrick. “Some of them turned out to be our best players all around.” Although SLUH White only had 16 total players, the effort was always consistent. “Everybody expected us to go .500, or maybe not even,” said Rasch. “We came out, and proved them wrong.”
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Racquetball heads to Portland for National tournament
Ott discusses wrestling (continued from page 7)
Senior Charlie Mueth in Saturday’s State tournament.
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The final bracket victory came from doubles pair Thomas and Freeman, who continued their consistent play fostered by their great communication. The pair rolled through quarterfinal and semifinal matches to roll into the finals against Ian Bjorn and Peter Vaupel of Lindbergh. The match went to a tiebreaker, but Thomas and Freeman persevered to win 15-5, 11-15, 11-7. In addition to the championships and unexpected losses, seniors Tim Juergens (No. 2) and Jacob Longinette (No. 5) contributed a good number of points with runner-up finishes. Juergens played his quarterfinal match against fellow SLUH senior Michael Bub, whom he beat 15-0, 15-4. In the semifinals, Juergens defeated Kirkwood’s J.T. Westcott 15-9, 15-9.
These victories gave Juergens some confidence going into the finals, but his final opponent was his kryptonite— Kyle Westendorf of Lafayette, whom Juergens could not find a way to beat all year The result of this match was no different from the others. Westendorf came out strong and defeated Juergens easily 15-6, 15-4. “Kyle just proved that he can beat Tim nine times out of ten,” said Mueth. “But I think Tim is in a good spot for Nationals because they are opposite sides of the bracket so their only matchup would be the finals.” “Sometimes you just gotta tip your hat to who had the better game,” said Juergens. Longinette’s title quest began with an easy quarterfinal victory of 15-2, 15-7 over Lindbergh’s Quinn Jones. He advanced to take on SLUH junior Jack Miner in the semifinals, winning 15-4, 15-7.
photo | Jack Sinay
Longinette, like Juergens, played an opponent whom he had struggled to beat throughout the year: Parkway West’s Mark Duffie. Unfortunately, Longinette’s top-notch play came to an end as Duffie defeated him 11-15, 15-8, 11-0 to take the championship. With State behind them, the Jr. Bills began the National Tournament in Portland, Ore. yesterday. Oregon’s State Champion Beaverton is the biggest threat to a SLUH national title. Some varsity players had first round individual matches yesterday, in addition to doubles matches. The tournament lasts through this Sunday.
two days a week here at SLUH. I have Chris Whalen, who was an Olympic alternate and he used to coach at Mizzou. He has all types of coaching experience and he is going to be a head coach in that. So that’s the main thing and we will also have our team camp and I’m going to encourage guys to do some other camps as well. I’m also going to try and get some big wrestling event here in the fall and bring in some national talent to host some sort of clinic or something like that.
February 26, 2016
Friday, February 26
Schedule R
Racquetball Nationals AP Snack—Nacho Bar Lunch Special—Pasta Bar Vegetarian—Garden Burger 8:00pm Hockey State Championship
Saturday, February 27 Racquetball Nationals 3:00pm District Basketball Tournament
Schedule R
Sunday, February 28
Schedule R Racquetball Nationals CISL Speech NIE Missouri and New Orleans Province Retreat (until March 1)
Monday, February 29
Schedule R Leap Day AP Senior Graduation Tuxedo Measurement Snack—Cinnamon Rolls Lunch Special—Baked Chicken Vegetarian—Turkey Burger 6:00pm District Basketball Tournament
Tuesday, March 1
Schedule R Lent Confessions (until Friday) 8:00am Harmony Prayer Service AP Senior Graduation Tuxedo Measurement Snack—Pizza Sticks Lunch Special—Toasted Ravioli Vegetarian—Lo Mein Ott: The first thing that comes 6:00pm District Basketball Tournament to mind is getting back to Lepak: The next season is still a long way away, but it’s not too late to start thinking about goals. What goals do you have for the team next year?
Columbia. As far as a team goes, we had a goal this year of winning the lower level MCC tournament and I think we were maybe 9 points away. That’s another thing—I think getting 20 freshman on the team is a good goal to make the program sustainable and get a State Medalist. Lepak: Thank you, Mr. Ott. Ott: Alright, thanks Jake.
CORRECTIONS: Justice Binder defeated Carly Valleroy 7-3. Henry Mungenast pinned Jeremy Ashlock. Danny Trittler wrestled 145, not 152. An article last week incorrectly referred to Mr. Jim Linhares as the Assistant Principal for Admission. He is the Assistant Principal for Mission.
Wednesday, March 2
Schedule R 8:15am Lent Adoration AP Senior Graduation Tuxedo Measurement Snack—Mini Corn Dogs Lunch Special—Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Vegetarian—Black Bean Burger
Thursday, March 3
Schedule R Choral Clinic/Theater AP Senior Graduation Tuxedo Measurement Snack—Mini Tacos Lunch Special—Papa John’s Pizza Vegetarian—Pasta 7:00pm District Basketball Tournament
Friday, March 4
Schedule R AP Sophomore Class Mass Snack—Bosco Lunch Special—Shrimp and Fries Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 7:00pm District Basketball Tournament calendar | Liam Connolly
B-Ball bounces back with win over Vianney (continued from page 6)
Barnes layup. SLUH and CBC then traded baskets until, with ten seconds left, Barnes hit two free throws to put CBC up 69-66. After a timeout, sophomore Mikey Sanders passed the ball in to a streaking McKissic who found Nester near the SLUH bench. Nester looked at the hoop, opted not to shoot, then took a dribble towards the baseline, stepped back, and nailed a clutch fadeaway three-pointer from the corner to knot the game at 69 apiece.
“I just wanted to get some space and let it go. My shot was feeling good all night,” said Nester. “I wasn’t really thinking too much to be honest.” The shot brought senior manager Sam Tettamble to his knees as he impersonated Watford Football Club’s Victor Ighallo by pointing up to the sky. “When Matt hit that three-pointer, it was euphoria. Pure bliss,” said Tettamble. SLUH Sports Network announcers Sergio Goodwin and Miles Quigless went wild
as the shot went down. “Get that boy some milk!” cried Goodwin. “Savagery,” shouted Quigless. However, the energy and momentum went away quickly. CBC dominated in overtime as they slowed SLUH’s offense to a crawl and exploded on offense. The game ended 84-73 in favor of the Cadets—an exciting contest, but not the result SLUH was looking for. “We learned that we’ve got to stay focused throughout the whole game, especially on
the defensive end,” said assistant coach James Washington. “We had a few mental breakdowns there late, and they cost us.” The Jr. Bills then faced off against another MCC rival, Vianney, on Tuesday. The last time these two teams met, SLUH had to mount a massive comback to win the game. The same was not true this time around. SLUH had a much easier time with the Griffins, who are now without sophomore standout Carte’Are Gordon, who recently transferred to Webster Groves.
Prior to Friday’s game against CBC, the basketball program recognized seniors for their dedication to the program. From left to right: Matt Nester, Daniel and David Jackson, Miles Quigless, Mario Thomallari, and Sam Tettamble with photo | Leo Heinz their parents.
The Jr. Bills still struggled to execute, however, and found themselves trailing 16-13 at the end of the first quarter. They were sloppy on offense and lacked the energy to take the game over. The Jr. Bills began to assert their will on the game by pressuring Vianney’s ballhanders more. SLUH was able to take advantage of some Vianney miscues, and they found themselves up 35-30 at half. “We got a few steals. We got a dunk or two, and that really got us pumped up,” said Nester. “We turned up the pressure and got a couple of quick turnovers. We got some easy layups,” said Coen. The Jr. Bills shut Vianny down from the start of the second half. SLUH brought a lot of energy to the floor this half, and subs Anthony Hughes and Ryan Hebenstreit played substantial minutes. Hughes ended the game with 12 points, most of the them coming in the second half. Wilson also feasted on a worn-down Vianney team, and finished with 16 points. “Without Carte’Are, Vianney just wasn’t the same team,” said Nester. The fourth quarter continued to be much of the same, and the Jr. Bills cruised
photo | Brendan Voigt
Coach Clagget late in the Paint it Pink game.
to a 65-50 victory. These games are all in preparation for a Jr. Bills playoff run which will start Tuesday night at home against Lindbergh. SLUH beat Lindbergh once this season, 56-33 in the Meremac Holiday Tournament. Should the Jr. Bills win next Tuesday, they would likely play Webster Groves in a rematch of last year’s district final, which the Jr. Bills won on a buzzer-beater from McKissic. “We’re feeling good right now,” said Washington. “Our team’s mental approach is heading in the right direction, so I think going into the game we can expect some really good things from our team.” Matt Nester, Mario Thom— malari, and Jimmy Coen contributed reporting.