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Theatre legend Joe Schulte ’54 dies over summer Craig Hannick completes first week as 2016-2017 principal

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Schulte in the his namesake theatre.

BY Samuel J. Chechik EDITOR IN CHIEF

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LUH legend. Longestserving teacher in SLUH history. Fine arts extraordinaré and theatre director.

Calculus wizard. Family man.

St. Louis U. High’s beloved Joe Schulte died surrounded by family and friends on July 11, after being ill for the last few months of his life.

“Mr. Schulte was a re-

ally great man, and his understanding of his God-given talents and his willingness to humbly and with great excellence pursue and challenge and share that with other people—that was the vehicle through which many people came to know themselves and their own talents and their own gifts, whether that was the creativity in the arts or his teaching math,” said President David Laughlin.

Born on Oct. 5, 1937, Joe Schulte graduated from SLUH in 1954, and spent the next 66 years of his life connected to the school through teaching, directing, connecting with alumni, and acting as a figurehead for the community. He taught mathematics on the freshman and senior levels (both algebra and calculus), directed an incredible number of plays, traveled all over the United States to visit

alumni, yet still found a way to connect with the students here at St. Louis U. High.

FINE ARTS Theatre productions do not happen with a wave of a wand, though Schulte may have made it look that way with his directing and knowledge of every aspect that goes into a SLUH production.

“I always knew that I could be creative in my pro-

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week into the 201617 school year, Craig Hannick’s year as principal is underway. “(The transition) is going very well. I enjoyed meeting with faculty over the summer, continuing Dr. Moran’s tradition of faculty lunches,” said Hannick. “I enjoy the people part of this job, especially working with the faculty.”

Hannick officially took over the office of principal July 1, replacing former Principal John Moran. Hannick’s service as principal is part of a larger interim plan, which will include a search for a permanent replacement beyond this school year.

“Just knowing the person he is, the gifts that he has, the loyalty and care that he has for this school, I think that he was an ideal person to (be in that position) and the ideal person for us to work with as an administrative team as we search for a new principal,” said Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson.

“He’s been around, he understands the school, and he has administrative experi-

ence,” said Assistant Principal for Academics Tom Becvar.

“He’s worked with many families through financial aid and is always willing to work with students and give help.”

While he definitely enjoys the new position, Hannick’s day-to-day tasks this year vary drastically from the past.

“There are lots of meetings, so it’s nice having someone arranging your calendar for you,” said Hannick with a smile. “Every morning I have to look to see what’s on my calendar for the day.”

Administrative Assistant Renai Lowry works closely with Hannick and helps create his agenda.

“The hardest part so far has been the barrage of information that comes my way as principal and working with all of that information,” said Hannick. “Managing my calendar, my mail, my email, and those types of things.”

During his first interaction with students as principal, Hannick announced the theme for this school year during orientation last week: human dignity.

“I was kind of piggy-

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Kornfeld prepares for final season Mixer brings in $19,319 for STUCO

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Kornfield talking to his team during the game against Gateway STEM last friday.

BY Zach Hennes and Jack Winschel REPORTERS

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hether in the stadium, in the weight room, or riding shotgun with a new driver, you can always find Coach Gary Kornfeld around SLUH. With over three de-

cades of calling SLUH home, and over 200 wins under his belt, Kornfeld has decided to make the 2016 football season his final.

Kornfeld will be staying around for a few more years to teach weights and driver’s education.

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Kornfeld has various reasons for stepping down from the head coaching position, but overall, he wants to move on to the next chapter of his life. He wants to be able to spend even more time with his family, specifically his grandchildren.

“The timing is just right in my life,” Kornfeld said. “This is my 40th year of coaching and I have nine grandchildren that I spend a lot of time with.”

Although Kornfeld is looking forward to spending more time with his family, he’ll be missed by his players and the staff.

“There will definitely be large shoes to fill once he’s gone,” said senior starting quarterback and varsity captain Mitch Batschelett.

“He’s been serving this school and doing great things at

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t. Louis U. High kicked off the year with its annual Back To School Mixer (BTSM) in the Danis Field House last Saturday. The mixer, which was put on by SLUH’s Student Council, attracted over 1000 girls from across the Saint Louis area and over 600 SLUH students.

“It seems like this is the

event to start off the year for a lot of schools,” said STUCO moderator Katherine Toussaint.

In past years, the BTSM has been held on Fridays, but it was moved to Saturday for the first time because the varsity football team’s first season game was on Friday night. Despite the schedule change, all 1300 online tickets still sold out with ease.

“This was probably the

most people I’ve ever seen at a mixer, which made me very happy,” said STUCO Vice President and senior Peter Hennessey. “We really just wanted to make sure that it was an enjoyable experience for all the seniors and everyone else because it was our last BTSM.” Although the staff was pleased with the number of people that attended BTSM, problems with the way students were dancing arose.

“There was a lot of aggression,” said Toussaint.

Problems included mosh pits and crowd surfing. After several instances of moshing, Kesterson was forced to ban moshing under threat of mixer cancellation.

“This can be an issue anytime you get a mass of people dancing together,” said Kesterson. “When the energy is photo | Max Prosperi high and you get a full head of

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Upward Bound celebrates its golden anniversary Check out how SLUH’s summer school for rising eighth graders has historically been more than just a summer school. Page 5 Kornfeld leaves football after 30 years Head football coach Gary Kornfeld steps down to spend more time with family and enjoy the Ozarks in fall. Page 7

SLUH football trounces Gateway STEM Find out what star seniors think of their big win and stats from the game. Page 9 Junior Jack Wachter wins SLICJGA Championship After vacationing with his family in Italy, Wachter returns stateside and wins major golf tournament with a certain Italian flair.

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Upward Bound 8 Leo Henken Top 25 9-11 Sports 12 Around the Hallways Calendar

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ew directions was the theme of this year’s Direction Days as the who, what, when, and where were all changed.

The new days were held at St. Louis U High, in June, with new themes ranging from breaking down walls to throwing eggs from windows, and figuring out how to use iPads.

Direction Days have been in place for many years, serving as an immersive introduction into tradition and brotherhood at SLUH. In the past, the incoming freshmen have been broken up alphabetically into four groups and have spent one day late in August at a retreat center called Green Hills. The incoming Jr. Bills, accompanied by a group of senior Advisors, would spend the day playing games and getting to know each other shortly before they began their first school year at SLUH. This past year, that Direction Day format, underwent some alterations, most notably the move from August to June.

“The best decision anybody made was to have Direction Days before any other part of their freshman expe-

rience,” said freshman class moderator and English teacher Tim Curdt.

The days have been moved from the retreat center to SLUH’s campus. The change of venue was part of the hope that the incoming freshman would be better acquainted with the school and its surroundings before they were thrown headfirst into it.

“One of the great things about being at SLUH is that Forest Park is our backyard,” said Curdt. “Having the days here seemed to be a way to make the guys more comfortable coming in.”

The new Direction Day was a two-day event involving the whole Class of 2020 instead of the quarter of the class that had previously gone for one day only.

“The fact that the entire class was together was cool to see,” said senior advisor Mark Dean. “They got to actually bond as a whole class instead of just smaller groups.”

When the students arrived on the first morning, they were introduced to SLUH spirit with a pep rally in the football stadium led

by Student Council. There, the boys joined in cheers and singing.

“The coolest part was when we ended it with ‘Oh

When the Bills’,” said senior advisor and STUCO Spirit Officer Danny Pitts. “To see kids who don’t know each other out there with their arms around each other singing was a pretty cool sight.”

After the rally, half of the homerooms made their way back to their respective rooms and the other half walked through the tunnel to Forest Park to take place in newly designed ‘initiatives,’ made to test the teamwork and perseverance of each group.

“What I wanted was for them to not be easy, or quick, or even simple,” said math teacher Dan See of the new initiatives. “The whole idea was to break down barriers that the guys come in with.”

The other group was tested in a different way with the Direction Day tradition of the egg drop. The point of the activity is that each small group has to work together to reach one very obvious and definite goal, to make the egg survive a drop from a second floor window without any cracks. Their materials included common items such as a plate, some straws, and a plastic bag, as well as copies of the Prep News.

The students also took their first official tour of the school as Jr. Bills, led by their

senior advisors.

“I think it would’ve been really nice to have known the school before freshman orientation or summer school,” said Dean. “It would’ve made things much easier.”

With the increase in kids attending summer school before freshman year, the second Day included times to get the students acquainted with the technology of the school, including basics such as what apps to download, or how to connect to the Wi-Fi. “Letting the guys get used to the iPads and the Google stuff before the year started helped a lot,” said Curdt. “It kept the initial confusion from being nearly as big.”

The new format also included a more explicit focus on diversity. The freshman listened to students and teachers disires on diversity.

After a long two days filled with dropped eggs, frustrating puzzles, many games with tarps, and a tidal wave of new information, the new Direction Days concluded with the freshmen and their parents sharing a Mass in the chapel and a dinner in the Commons, sharing their first Eucharist and first pasta as a group of young boys that will help each other grow into men.

Administrative team institutes new school policies Updated rules for phones, library, and more

BY Nathan Wild and Jake Hennes REPORTERS

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uring the 2016-2017 school year, SLUH is seeing some drastic changes.

The chapel and library are being transformed into more silent spaces. Homeroom is being rebuilt to create a more social atmosphere to build brotherhood. Various terms of the JUG system are changing, including the addition of student IDs in place of demerit cards. And use of technology is being linked during homeroom and lunch, while the juniors are the first bring your own device class.

To encourage more reverence in the chapel, students are asked to enter quietly, to put away all devices, and to refrain from eating or drink-

ing in the chapel. Students have also been asked to enter from the back doors of the chapel if they are tardy so as to not disturb prayer service.

“We wanted to emphasize the fact that the chapel is the sacred space in the school,” said Principal Craig Hannick.

The chapel is not the only space in the school being made quieter. More attention has been focused on making the library a quieter place to study. Teachers have been on high alert for rowdy students in the library and harsher punishments have been enacted to reduce volume.

“When guys came to me and asked to use a classroom because the library was too loud, I knew that we had to make the library for silent

A few of the new signs posted around the school.

Senior advisor Brandon Trusler with freshmen David Reddy and Sirius Song.

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SLUH’s official website revamped

BY Jack Schweizer and Ben answers to any questions they might have about SLUH. Klevorn CORE STAFF, REPORTER Another goal in the redevelopment process was to make he official website of St. the website more ‘mission Louis U. High, sluh.org, telling.’ Prior to the changes, has been drastically updated the website was focused more over the summer with a slew on news instead of actual life of new features and modules, at SLUH, according to Duopening with an aerial view of Mont.

SLUH’s campus from a drone “One of our goals was to overhead. do a better job of telling our Ben DuMont, director story,” said DuMont. of communications at SLUH, He added, unlike the old started the project in the website, the new one can now spring of 2015. answer who we are, what’s our “One of the main drivers mission, and what do we do. of redeveloping our website As soon as you access is the need to have a mobile the new website, you’ll notice friendly or mobile responsive a video of SLUH’s campus interface or design,” said Du- on the homepage, offering a Mont. “More and more users snapshot of SLUH. Several nowadays are looking at web- new sections have also been sites from a mobile device and added on the website, includnot just a desktop computer.” ing Student Life, Student Art, DuMont also wanted to Diversity, Global and Immerimprove the ability of “search sion, and a Giving section. optimization” on the new site, The process itself took a allowing newcomers quick little over a year, with the tech

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team transferring all the content from the old website to the new one. SLUH also hired the tech company Finalsite, the biggest developer of high school websites globally, to redevelop the optics of the website itself. The project was officially completed on Aug. 5.

Algebra teacher and head of Campus Ministry Nick Ehlman raved about the new website, saying it has much more emphasis on pictures and less text. He also mentioned the flow and efficiency, making it so much more appealing.

“From the athletic side ...

It seems a lot easier to manage than the previous website in terms of what coaches need to do in terms of putting schedules on there or scores or things like that,” said Ehlman. “More efficient, more organized, more appealing.

All in all I’ve been happy with it so far.”

Colton Nadenbush, a junior at SLUH, also spoke highly of the website. He had no idea of the change, and was surprised when he encountered a totally different website one day.

“Completely different layout, but I like it because it showcases more images,” said Nadenbush. “It seems a lot more lively.”

DuMont plans on doing a design refresh of the website every three to five years, toying with the possibility of making a new mobile app in the future. DuMont also invites any students to help out on the content development process.

“I’m always open to critical input,” said DuMont.“I think it’s compelling, and it gives students the opportunity and experience to produce good work.”

study,” said Assistant Princepal for Student Life Brock Kesterson.

Room 215C has been set aside for students to work in groups before and after school.

“I really like the policy change for the library, because it is a quiet place that I know I can go and focus and get work done,” said junior Thomas Curdt.

The setup for homeroom has also changed. Now, when the bell rings at 7:50 a.m., students have three minutes to check their emails on their devices until prayer. After prayer, students have been encouraged to talk with each other.

“It is a culture change, but this is what we want to build a better school community,” said Kesterson when asked about the new format to homeroom.

Another cultural change in the SLUH community is that the format of a JUG has been changed from an hour of work to an hour of silence and

written reflection.

“We have made JUGS more of a punishment, as it should be, because it is a consequence for your actions, but also a time of reflection and a time of consideration of your actions,” said Hannick. “We have a room set aside where several things can happen, but primarily, students will sit alone without technology or homework and will fill out written response questions.”

Stricter punishments and time frames for serving JUGs have been implemented.

“I felt in past years that JUGs weren’t much of a deterrent and guys would do the same things over and over again. Hopefully the new format will allow students to reflect more on their actions,” said Kesterson.

Students will now be receiving demerits and JUGs electronically through their student ID in place of the demerit card. Teachers will take a student’s ID and transcribe the demerit and reason online

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backing off the theme of cura personalis that Dr. Moran had last year, taking that a step further,” said Hannick. “For me, cura personalis is one-on-one interaction and institutional interaction with an individual, and I wanted to make that more global in thinking about the whole human population and our respect as individuals and as humans for all human dignities.”

“I’m finding a lot of energy around just talking about what SLUH is all about,” said Hannick. “Even after 27 years here, I continue to be full of wonder of all that SLUH is.

I’m humbled and honored that Mr. Laughlin has asked me to support the assistant principals’ team in their work.”

Hannick appreciates the opportunity to serve as principal for this school year and is excited for what the year has to hold.

“I know how schools work at lots of different levels, but I’m learning a lot more,” said Hannick. “That’s the interesting thing for me now— having this different kind of top-down perspective.”

Hannick, who has degrees in mathematics, actuarial science, and secondary education, was hired straight out of college in 1989. He spent his first year at SLUH

teaching two sections of Algebra I to freshmen as well as two sections of Algebra II and trigonometry to juniors.

He immediately became very involved in the life of the school, coaching freshman soccer and sophomore baseball.

“He jumped in right away and you could tell he loved doing what he was doing,” said Becvar. “There’s that element that you can tell from somebody who buys into the school, buys into the philosophy, and buys into education.

You can usually see it pretty fast.”

Once Hannick started teaching statistics shortly into his SLUH career, he would often sit in on Becvar’s classes, attempting to soak in everything he could.

“We worked very closely together,” said Becvar. “We share, we get along well, but I know he’s his own person and will make his own decisions. He might ask me for my opinion, but he will make the decision on his own. I think he’s going to be a very strong principal. He listens to people.”

Hannick transitioned out of Algebra I and II quickly and has taught nearly every math class at SLUH since then. In recent years, he has taught AP BC Calculus to seniors as well as AP Statistics

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Hannick at freshman orientation last Wednesday.

with precalculus to juniors.

However, after teaching and working at SLUH from 1989-1998, Hannick left in order to pursue a career as an actuary. After working as an actuary for three years, Hannick returned to SLUH in 2001.

“I missed teaching and missed SLUH, so I came back,” said Hannick.

Overall, Hannick has been at SLUH for 27 years and

has participated in an assortment of clubs and activities during his time. Besides being a classroom teacher for over 25 years, he served as Director of Admissions for eight years, Director of Financial Aid for the last nine years, and was on the Board of Trustees for nine years. Hannick also coached baseball and soccer for a total of 16 years, moderated clubs (like the Prep News), and directed retreats.

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Outside of SLUH, Hannick has taught graduate school at Webster University for the last 24 years, where the majority of the students are mathematics teachers.

Hannick is also extremely involved in the community at St. Joseph’s Academy, with all four of his daughters attending school there. He is on the Board of Directors for St. Joe’s and has led strategic enrollment and leadership commit-

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BY James Pollard and Joseph Hartung REPORTERS

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laine Todorov is one of the new college counselors at St. Louis U. High this year, bringing with her a depth of experience and an abundance of enthusiasm.

Growing up in southern California, Todorov moved to Louisville, Ky. as a teenager, and later earned her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville.

After moving to New Orleans with her husband and having a son, they moved to St. Louis, where she had her own business as a publisher for 25 years. She then got into college counseling after falling in love with the college search process while going through it with her own children.

“I could apply a lot of the publishing skills I knew to helping them with their essays, their resume, their college search, their interviews” Todorov said.

Todorov’s job is not the same as a school counselor, although they work closely with one another. College counsel-

ors focus more specifically on the college process. They assist students through each step of the college search. Specifically, college counselors help students to determine what their interests and strengths are, and how that ties into a major.

From there, the counselors help students with researching campuses, setting up visits, writing admissions essays, and other topics related to the college process.

“We bring a lot of new ideas that are actually going to help students greatly,” said Todorov. “You still have the student counselors. We’re all part of a team.”

Although transitioning from a small school to one of SLUH’s size has been quite an adjustment, Todorov feels that it is going smoothly. She hopes to make resources more readily available for students in the college search.

“My overarching goal is to serve 100 percent of my seniors on their journey to college—those well prepared, and those still figuring it out— in a way is that both supportive as well as joyful,” said Todorov.

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football coach at Washington University.

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be a part of SLUH, and loves aving worked previously SLUH sports passionately. She at St. Louis University, first visited the U. High durEureka High School, Wash- ing her counseling time at ington University, and West- SLU, and after finding a job minster Academy, Kate Kind- offer in the St. Louis Review, bom has now settled at SLUH successfully applied to join as a new and welcomed addi- the counseling department. tion to the college counseling When former principal department.

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tees for the school.

Hannick will return to his previous teaching role as well as his Director of Financial Aid position for the 20172018 school year and beyond.

“I think I possess a skillset that will be useful in supporting the assistant principals in the day to day operation of the school,” said Hannick. “However, I love the job I had.”

instead of marking a physical card.

“In the past, some demerit cards were impossible to read, while others were frayed or lost,” said Hannick.

This year, Kesterson can see when students receive demerits, which teacher they received them from, and why.

“In the past, we wouldn’t have known if somebody got a demerit until they got a JUG or until the end of the quarter,” said Kesterson. “Now I can go into the system and see which students got demerits and why and which teachers have been giving out demerits and for what reasons.”

Kesterson can also watch trends and can inform parents on the day their son receives a demerit.

“I think that the awareness and communication that we are getting now is beneficial and we can use it to help the students and the teachers.

The new system also allows for better communication with the parents,” said Kesterson.

While the faculty has introduced more technological development into the demerit system, they have refined the technology policy for students.

These new policies will be highlighted through the use of different devices this year. Although both freshman and sophomores are required to have iPads, juniors have a bring your own device policy.

“If there is another device available to the student that they are more familiar with using, we did not want to tie their hands and make them get another iPad,” said Hannick.

The school is also encouraging intention, habit, and formation with technology.

The Technology and Formation committee met several times last year, and produced three documents: an ideals and values document, guidelines for practical use, and a rules and regulations document “We are not just talking about limiting technology.

We are talking about cultivating good habits for how to use technology,” said Linhares.

Technology zones have been marked throughout the school by signs designed by art teacher Sean Powers.

“I would normally look at my phone during activity period, but the new phone policy helps me stay more focused on school and get more work done,” said junior Riley McEnery.

Freshman, sophomores, and juniors are not allowed to use their phones during school and seniors are not allowed to use their phones in the library.

“It is about recognizing that the phone doesn’t really have a place and is not needed for students with other devic-

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August 26, 2016

Prep News Volume 81, Issue 1

Bob Weiss, S.J., ‘42, dies: President, veteran, St. Louis cornerstone

BY Galen Bacharier FEATURES EDITOR

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obert Weiss, S.J., wasn’t only a Jesuit and a former St. Louis U. High president. He was a World War II veteran, a huge contributor to countless service organizations, an invaluable member on university committees, and a great friend to many.

He spent his life dedicated to his country, his fellow Jesuits, and his students, and friends and until his death on June 9, at age 91.

Weiss attended SLUH and graduated in 1942 before serving in the Army in the 42nd Rainbow Division during World War II. He joined the Society of Jesus shortly after his service, and after several teaching and administrative positions, he returned to St. Louis to serve as the president of SLUH for four years, until 1977. After departing for Rockhurst University in Kansas City, where he was president for over a decade, he returned to SLUH as president for about a year, before stepping back to focus on his countless other service and spiritual responsibilities.

Weiss joined the Army soon after high school, at first as an infantryman, but he quickly ended up as a clerk when typists were needed. He ascended through the ranks at a rapid rate, becoming a first sergeant at age 19.

“For a 19-year old guy, to be a first sergeant in an active Rainbow Division spoke

both to his early maturity, his smarts, and his ability to deal with people,” said theology teacher Ralph Houlihan, S.J. Weiss stayed in contact with his friends from the Rainbow Division and took immense pride in his service, according to Houlihan.

He attended annual reunions around the nation and was eventually named an honorary chaplain for the division.

He was treated with immense respect by his fellow veterans.

“I went to a reunion with him in Bruno, West Virginia, and he was very popular with the men,” said Houlihan.

“There was a great deal of camaraderie there.”

Even while serving as an active-duty soldier, Weiss’ spirituality was a large part of his life. He often assisted the military chaplain in setting up Mass, a task represented well by a picture that Weiss kept in his room of World War II soldiers gathered around an altar, the same picture that was present at his funeral service. “(Weiss) was a man of the Exercises of St. Ignatius, who from a young age as a soldier knew and lived the Gospel, and likewise as a Jesuit,” said Houlihan.

He was a devout member of the Society of Jesus, founding and contributing to many service organizations, including Boys Hope Girls Hope, a program started by Paul Sheridan, S.J., in 1975 to bring kids who have poor lives at home to schools such as SLUH,

where they can pursue a highlevel education and lead better lives. When Sheridan, a theologian in Boston at the time, was deciding on which St. Louis school to use as the pilot site, Weiss and SLUH came forward. Weiss joined Sheridan’s national board and helped kick the program into gear.

“We had no idea how these kids would behave in an established Jesuit high school,” said Sheridan. “(Weiss) was very open to the program, we began it, and he stayed on the board until last year.”

Weiss also contributed to service organizations such as Our Little Haven and Loyola Academy. He moderated a Manresa Group, composed of alumni who follow up their work done on White House retreats, for nearly 40 years.

His service and spirituality inspired many SLUH figures, including ASC teacher Nick Schwetz.

“Fr. Weiss was, in many ways, what I would call a quintessential Jesuit,” said President David Laughlin.

“His vocation was always clear to me affectively whenever I would have these conversations with him…It told you where his heart was, behind all of the time he chose to spend building relationships with Christ and with others.”

Weiss’s doctoral thesis, from the University of Minnesota, addressed a new method for grading tests in schools.

This dissertation was used as

the basis for Jesuit schools’ testing into the 1960s, and was one of the innumerable contributions he made to his congregation. He was also a huge part of the founding of De Smet Jesuit High School, as he intently directed SLUH’s top donors towards the project.

Weiss was viewed as an extraordinary administrator in all positions by virtue of

his ability to blend his spiritual beliefs with a stellar work ethic; he was constantly attending meetings for various committees, whether they be for universities in Missouri, SLUH’s Board of Trustees, or any of the numerous service organizations he was a major part of.

“Fr. Weiss could roll through meetings and be focused and attentive like very

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few people I’ve seen,” said Laughlin. “He saw the purpose of them. … He was lending his mind to all those various entities, and not everybody does that, especially not in the capacity that he did.”

Weiss’s impeccable work ethic and reputation as an administrator wasn’t limited to the grounds of SLUH, either;

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50 years of Upward Bound: a look back

BY Matthew Book FEATURES EDITOR

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his past summer, the Upward Bound program celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Although Upward Bound has held the same name and goals since its creation in 1966, it has taken on several different forms throughout its history. The program’s founders, Mark McKenzie, S.J., and Tom Valiquette, S.J., created Upward Bound to help financially disadvantaged students—mostly from the city and mostly of color—get ready for a Catholic, college preparatory education. The program also did this mostly by preparing students for the Catholic School Entrance Exam, a standardized test that was a prerequisite for attending a Catholic high school.

From the beginning, the program served as far more than just a test-prep class, as the days were filled with activities spanning many aspects of the high school experience. On Mondays, about 60 students would head out to a closed seminary in Warrenton, Mo. They would remain there—boarding school style—until Friday, when they would return home. In the mornings students would have classes in reading, language arts, and math followed by an exercise comparable to a social studies class. After lunch there would be a per-

forming arts class and then an athletic program where the Jesuits and lay teachers would coach them in a variety of sports, according to Paul Sheridan, S.J. Sheridan taught in the very first Upward Bound and, in collaboration with Fr. McKenzie, came up with the idea to run it in the boarding school style and also helped coach baseball. There were also lots of free swims and group recreational activities such as campfires and fishing during the week. Several study periods of work also littered the day before dinner and bedtime. For six weeks things would run in this cycle, and then students would attend classes on SLUH’s campus for another six weeks. Students also attended class every Saturday where the study skills and knowledge gained over the summer were kept sharp.

All of this would culminate in the Catholic School Entrance Exam, after which the program ended.

In later years the program would grow to include experiences for rising sixth, seventh and eighth grade students and would eventually lose the off campus part of the program. After the Entrance Exam fell out of popularity the program was thrown for twist, its primary purpose no longer existed.

“It had disappeared by

the time I came to Upward Bound in 1988,” said English teacher and Upward Bound principal Chuck Hussung.

“But Upward Bound didn’t fold up its tents and go away, we kept preparing students for a Catholic college preparatory education, sans standardized test prep.”

By 1988 the demographics of the program had also shifted.

“It was mostly white suburban students, and the original mission of helping at-risk students from the city had been lost,” said Hussung.

In the early 1990’s, when SLUH implemented the Minority Action Plan, the school was experiencing a low point in African American enrollment and Upward Bound was asked to help lead the effort to increase minority enrollment.

“After a few years of effort targeting city schools with predominantly black enrollment to refer and direct students to us, enrollment of African Americans rose to between a quarter and a third of the program,” said Hussung.

“In recent years we’ve picked up some more Hispanic students.”

Just as Upward Bound has evolved and changed forms many times in the past, this upcoming summer will mark a big change for the program with its expansion into

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A look back at the 1973 Upward Bound program.

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Prep News

August 26, 2016

Volume 81, Issue 1

SLUH welcomes new ASC teachers: McAnany, Nemechek, Schwetz

McAnany—English and cross country

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’m quickly falling in love with SLUH”, said new Alum Service Corps volunteer Ryan McAnany. Young, energetic and passionate, McAnany has just finished his first week of teaching at St. Louis U. High.

After graduating from Rockhurst High School in 2012, McAnany went to the University of Dallas, where he majored in history. He will be teaching one section of sophomore English this year.

When asked about his personality, McAnany scratched his blonde hair, laughed, and said “a goofball, I guess.” McAnany also described himself as joyful and highly-motivated.

His ideal class demeanor Artwork | Ian Shocklee will be “casually instructive”

and “head-scratching,” and he wants to make sure that students are having fun while focusing on the right content.

With only one period of sophomore English to teach, McAnany appreciates that he will be able to focus on his 25 students, and build a stronger bond with them through more focused interactions.

“It’s a great class,” McAnany said, “and there are lots of different characters.”

With a relatively flexible schedule, McAnany has also been engaging himself in a number of SLUH activities.

A cross country and track runner in high school and college, McAnany is now an assistant cross country coach.

His passion for cross country comes from the belief that it is a fantastic way to test one’s

limits and to bring out the best passion from people.

In addition to sports, McAnany also plans to spend a lot of time in the library, helping students with research papers and issues with online resources. To materialize this idea, McAnany has been reaching out to the social studies department. Furthermore, McAnany was the head editor of the sports section of the university newspaper and will help with the Prep News.

When talking about his SLUH experience so far, McAnany says that he really enjoys his time in the English department. “It’s nice to be working with legends,” McAnany says. While the English office is filled with witty conversations, McAnany also says it is a very chal-

lenging environment.

Sophomore English teacher Terry Quinn is the mentor for McAnany this year and has actively communicated through emails with him since the summer break.

Quinn sees McAnany as a fun, hardworking, and tremendously eager individual.

As a mentor, Quinn will help McAnany better understand the curriculum and the goals to accomplish, especially early in the year.

Quinn says that an English class is dynamic, with so many moving parts that it can be a challenging experience for many first year teachers.

“It will be a year of learning, but I know it will also be a year filled with great joy,” McAnany said.

Nemechek—learning consultant and soccer

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ach school year at St. Louis U. High comes with new rules, policies, responsibilities, opportunities, and of course, new staff members.

One of our newest faculty members, Erica Nemechek, will be working as a learning consultant in the SLUH community this year as part of the school’s Alum Service Corps (ASC) program.

Nemechek graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo. and studied special education at Xavi-

er University.

“I always wanted to be a part of Jesuit education,” said Nemechek.

“ASC just tied into that very nicely, as far as being a teacher goes. I found out about ASC in high school, and it’s always been something that I’ve wanted to do.”

Nemechek is excited to become a part of the SLUH community, and she is glad that she will be continuing her role in Jesuit education.

“I’m so appreciative of my Jesuit education from Regis and then con-

tinuing on to Xavier that this was the best way I could think of to give back in gratitude of that,” said Nemechek.

As well as working as a learning consultant, Nemechek is helping coach B team soccer, and she hopes to help out some clubs in the future.

“Everybody has just made me feel like there is a need for me here, and it’s so great to be wanted, so I’m really glad that I’m here,” said Nemechek.

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Schwetz—campus ministry, physics, and soccer

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ampus Ministry has a new member on board, and his name is Nick Schwetz. Schwetz, class of ’11 and graduate of Saint Louis University, will also help teach physics with Eric LaBoube and help coach freshman soccer.

Schwetz spent last year in the Jesuit Novitiate but left after the Spiritual Exercises.

“Going on the Spiritual Exercises was a big blessing and eye opening, a unique experience,” said Schwetz.

He became a part of the Alum Service Corps (ASC) program, which al-

lows Jesuit school graduates to volunteer to teach at certain Jesuit schools.

Schwetz initially came with a focus on campus ministry, but was asked to help out with physics classes. In his first year of teaching, Schwetz works alongside some of the same teachers that taught him during his time at SLUH. “It is kinda hard learning to call teachers by their first name,” Schwetz said with a chuckle. “It’s been a blast so far though.”

Schwetz has also spent a considerable amount of time serving others throughout the world. Once he got to college he worked in a lot of different places with many different kinds of

people. Memorable experiences include the three months he spent in Nicaragua digging trenches everyday, and learning Spanish in a truck on the way to work with a coworker, who coincidentally was learning English at the same time. He also worked at an AIDS center in Spain, helping those who were suffering from the disease.

When not helping with physics, coaching freshman soccer, or serving those in need, Schwetz is getting to know students.

His office in Campus Ministry is open to anyone who wants to talk about anything from physics to soccer.

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From ASC to faculty—Deves and Mueller hired full time

BY Max Prosperi and Stephen Ocampo

said Mueller when asked at SLUH. In this position, he will track the development his career at SLUH. and progress of SLUH’s soccer Mueller added,“I wanted players. to continue to pursue the JeMueller noted that the suit mission.” most challenging aspect of Mueller is optimistic teaching full time will be “a about the future of both his balance of work and home.” career and life in St. Louis.

Deves, prior to becom“I’m always open to try ing a math teacher, was an acnew things,” said Mueller. counting major at Saint Louis In addition to teach- University. ing four sections of science, “(Accounting) was alMueller will continue to assist ways kind of the plan. I had in SLUH’s soccer program. an internship in accounting Last year, Mueller coached and was going to work for a freshmen soccer. This year, public accounting firm, but Mueller is in charge of devel- something came up my senior opment for all soccer teams year of college where I felt like

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tephen Deves of the Math Department and Bradley Mueller of the Science Department will continue their careers at Saint Louis U. High as full time teacher this year.

Both Deves and Mueller were Alumni Service Corps (ASC) volunteers.

Mueller will continue to teach two sections of physics and will add two sections of freshman biology.

“I felt called, I don’t know what it was, but I felt called,”

I had to do something else,” said Deves.

Deves then decided to devote a year of service in the Alum Service Corps while also pursuing his passion by teaching math. Deves also coached racquetball and worked in Campus Ministry, creating connections with students and faculty along the way.

“I always see him in the halls with a smile on his face,” said junior Ryan Whealen.

“Now that I have him in class, he truly seems to find God in all things, even in the math that he teaches.”

After Deves’ year of service, then principal John Moran emailed him, offering him a full-time job as a math teacher for the upcoming years. After contemplating whether to pursue a career as an accountant or teach, Deves ultimately chose to teach at Saint Louis U. High.

“I had a huge decision to make but I felt an overwhelming sense of joy when I was here at SLUH,” said Deves.

“And that joy was something I couldn’t ignore.”

Deves opted to go pursue his newfound passion of teaching and signed with

SLUH to become a full-time teacher.

“When I come (to SLUH), I can feel at home.

(It) never feels like work,” said Deves, “and every morning when I wake up, I’m excited” As a full-time teacher, Deves will continue to teach, coach racquetball, work in Campus Ministry, and spread his infamous smile.

“It’s not originally what I planned on, but I feel very happy at where I’m at and I feel like I can envision myself doing this for a long time,” said Deves.

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Prep News Volume 81, Issue 1

A legacy of laughs, smiles, and exceptional theatre: Joe Schulte (continued from page 1)

gramming because I knew there would be somebody who would appreciate the level of artistry to which I aspired with my kids because he aspired to that same artistry and was an inspiration in his patience,” said former chorus teacher Joe Koestner. “And impatience. He had a lifelong reputation for losing his temper and throwing chairs around. Mostly, he would get mad at the kids, but mostly, it was a reflection of how mad he got at himself at his inability to maybe communicate exactly the way he wanted things.”

Improv teacher Kevin McKernan took Schulte’s improv class in 1999, and “he influenced everything I did thereafter,” McKernan said.

Schulte encouraged McKernan to take improv with him wherever he went: to college at Indiana University, to Chicago, and back to St. Louis, where McKernan started his own improv theatre that he runs to this day.

“He profoundly loved St. Louis U. High, and more than anything, I think he stayed at St. Louis U. High because he absolutely loved to help people, and he absolutely loved to turn people onto this passion of his—theatre or math,” McKernan said. “He turned people onto something that they didn’t know was a part of them.”

Theatre director Kathryn Whitaker had a special relationship with Schulte, as they shared neighboring offices for her 20 years at SLUH. They would work on everything together in a seamless fashion, though they both drove each other crazy at times.

“It was like an ongoing dialogue for us. We’ve just

kind of lived here together,” Whitaker said.

His directing style changed over time, switching from the act of throwing chairs at those who missed his vision to precisely communicating what he wanted on stage with a fierce passion.

Though he also used to physically move people around on stage in the way he wanted, his style changed.

“He could sit there in a chair and communicate—just by talking—exactly what he wanted, and that was always a real inspiration to me that he could get his passion across— what he wanted—just by saying it,” said Koestner.

“Anybody that commits himself to that many years of doing something and doing it really well and doing it passionately and committedly is a hero,” said McKernan. “It’s incredible to dedicate your life to something you believe in so passionately.”

Though Schulte was a director for the theatre, he never missed a chance to promote the wonders of all of the fine arts, from the musical talent in the chorus to the vibrant dancing down the hall from his upstairs office. He constantly encouraged students to mold their talents in the fine arts each day.

“If we were going to have top-notch musical theatre, we needed to have top-notch everything in the arts, so he was constantly promoting all the arts, not just theatre,” Koestner said.

Dance teacher Simonie Anzalone worked with Schulte for the 11 years she has been at SLUH, though she also worked with him as a student at Nerinx Hall, doing three years of musicals during that time.

Schulte waving after Urinetown in 2010.

“He instilled a lot of confidence in his actors; I think he brought out the best in people and really made you feel loved and like he believed in you. And for a high school student, that’s huge.”

During her first year here, she remembered how he bought the entire written choreography for Fiddler on the Roof. Though “it was like reading a different language” to her, she researched it and deciphered the challenge in order to impress him.

Because he was so wellversed in theatre, he usually had seen multiple productions of the same show, so he always had a picture in his head of what he wanted the students to do.

MATHEMATICS Schulte impacted the lives of many as a theatre director and fine arts extraordinaré, but his contributions to SLUH’s math department also shaped his career here.

Schulte was head of the math department for a time and actually interviewed the current Assistant Principal for Academics Tom Becvar. The two shared the office for a long time, as Schulte was part-time math and part-time theatre back then.

“He was a really good mathematician, and he loved teaching math because he prided himself in the ability to convey information and open doors for people, and he considered teaching math one of the ways he could open doors to people who found math befuddling,” said Koestner.

Schulte taught calculus to seniors at first, which gave him an opportunity to show his prowess on the highest battlefield of mathematics.

“One of the things he always said, which I thought is a wonderful way of thinking about teaching is, ‘Enthusiasm for your subject is caught, not taught,’ and he is totally right.

If you’re not going to be enthusiastic or energetic about something, you can’t expect the students to be as involved and interested as much as they would be because if you’re enthusiastic, then they come with you,” said Becvar.

As he mentored Becvar, Schulte gradually moved out of the mathematics scene, as Photo | Adam Hilker his theater calling compelled him to spend more and more time away from the class-

room. Becvar even remembers how Schulte had a sewing machine in the office to make costumes for the theatre after school. Schulte later taught algebra and some geometry, as the underclassman courses would allow him to dedicate more time to the theatre.

“He had this unbelievable way of finding that compromised student in a classroom—finding that student who was not the most comfortable, or who was hurting in some way—and he would reach out and bring those kids out, and it was really a beautiful thing to watch over the years,” Whitaker said.

Becvar took over the chair position and Schulte’s calculus classes in 1983, when Schulte semi-retired.

That’s when he started tutoring. Schulte, after his days of teaching mathematics, would tutor day in and day out kids from SLUH, grade schoolers, and girls from high schools around St. Louis. He would even make the long trips to SLUH in order to assist a grade schooler or a kid from another school in the St. Louis area.

Schulte also was a man who loved his family and was deeply committed to them.

Each of his four children— Joe, Michael, Kate, and Dan— eulogized him at his funeral.

He had ten grandchildren and constantly updated faculty and staff on his family and trips he’d taken with his grandkids.

“He lived in those gifts to do the same for others, and he was a man who was extremely committed to his family,” said Laughlin. “Those kinds of priorities are the reason that he impacted so many lives for good.”

ALUMNI Schulte was recognized as the St. Louis Arts Educator of the Year by the Arts & Education Council in 2006, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rep Theatre, and was bestowed with the honor of Backer Award winner in 2010. He was the first winner of the Kevin Kline award in 2012, which honors excellence in St. Louis professional theatre. The F. Joseph Schulte Theatre was dedicated in 2005, and the F. Joseph Schulte Dramatics Award was also named in his honor.

“Typically, you don’t

dedicate a building or anything to someone who’s still living—you wait till they’re dead,” said Koestner. “In this case, so much of it was centered around Joe and Joe’s ability to keep in contact with his alumni.”

Laughlin noted how Schulte was constantly grateful to spend time traveling to cities around the country to see alumni because it was something that allowed him to reconnect with many people that he knew from teaching, shows, or other SLUH events.

Director of Communications Ben DuMont said, “I think Joe was a personification of the dedication and the passion of all of our faculty and staff, and I think Joe was somebody that everybody could relate to, and I think that people could kind of see inside our faculty and staff through Joe—through that

Mr. Schulte’s laugh is something known to many people, but I think it’s also a good metaphor for a way in which he was a positive person.

-David Laughlin lens—and because he was somebody who was so positive and optimistic, he was very relatable.”

Laughlin remembered a moment when he and Schulte went to a Broadway play called Sister Act because Schulte knew an actress there who had attended Cor Jesu and performed in SLUH plays.

While they were standing outside waiting to see some of the actors, one actor ran up and yelled, “Joe Schulte!” After reconnecting with him, the actor ran to the other cast members and then brought Laughlin and Schulte up to meet everyone, which included the technical caller of the play, who was a SLUH alum.

Laughlin was just “standing there in awe of it all,” he said.

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was Mr. Schulte—that is Mr. Schulte. You know, we characterize it in his laugh, but that became iconic because it represented so much more than just that man cackling. You know, it was how he embraced everything in his life—it was with that optimism, with that passion, with that spirit of life that came out in that laughter,” said Hannick.

Many saw Schulte as one who spread joy to others, whether that be through his contributions to the fine arts, teaching at SLUH, or alumni gatherings. Schulte was known for being a presence that connected people—his connections with alumni that graduated so many years ago remained until the end of his life.

“Through Joe, our family became united,” said former president Paul Sheridan, S.J. “He was a common bridge to bring the whole family of SLUH together—through his stories, through his activities, with graduates, through activities each day after school.”

Schulte also hung onto phrases that stuck with people: “Keep smiling” and “Relax and enjoy life” are two that reveal his optimism about the world and what SLUH is to others.

“His humor and his optimism—Mr. Schulte’s laugh is something known to many people, but I think it’s also a good metaphor for a way in which he was a positive person,” Laughlin said.

The laugh that characterized Schulte gave people a taste of the SLUH community: out of context, the laugh was a high-pitched cackle that many chuckled about, but in knowing who Schulte was and what he stood for, the laugh took a deeper meaning, as described by one of his closest companions at SLUH, Kathryn Whitaker.

“That laugh that everybody talks about—it’s tempting to characterize him with that laugh, and I’d hate for him to be reduced to kind of a silly, over-the-top laugh,” Whitaker said. “But thinking about it with more subtlety, it’s a laugh of joy. It’s such a giddy, high-toned laugh that seemed to symbolize just how much joy he had in life and being at St. Louis U. High because he didn’t want to be anywhere else.”

Kornfeld grateful for years at SLUH, looks forward to next stage (continued from page 1)

this school for 40 years.

He’s been a father figure to all the football players, especially to me.”

Kornfeld has earned respect from people all across SLUH for his coaching career and his method of teaching his players both on and off the field.

“If it weren’t for Mr. Kornfeld I probably wouldn’t be at Saint Louis U High. That’s first and foremost,” said former Athletic Director Dick Wehner. “I’ve been around some really really good football coaches, and I would put Gary right at the top.”

“He really tries to build

relationships between him and his players,” said Wehner.

“Not only does he look at these guys as just football players but he looks at them as human beings and individuals and he tries to help them grow from little boyhood into young manhood.”

Besides the fundamentals of constructing a great team, Kornfeld has taught his players what it means to be a team in the first place.

“He’s taught me a lot of things about the game; how to lead especially and how to put the team before yourself,” said Batschelett. “He always says there is no ‘I’ in ‘team.’ He always talks about how you

will never get ahead in life if you just worry about yourself.

You really have to put the interest of other people before yourself.”

Kornfeld will miss being around his staff and players as he moves into retirement.

“I will miss being around the players as well as the coaching staff because we are all in this thing together and we have fun. We enjoy what we’re doing,” Kornfeld said.

“I feel like I’ve never worked a day in my life. I love coming in here and will continue to love coming in here.”

Although he will be sad to see his time as head football coach of the Jr. Bills come

to a close, Kornfeld plans to enjoy his new free time either with family or following up on his previous players.

“I have a lot of other hobbies,” said Kornfeld. “I picked up golf four years ago, love to crappie fish, and I’m a big Lake of the Ozarks guy, so I want to spend more time doing those things. I want to be able to experience a fall in the Ozarks because I have only been there during the summer. I also want to go watch some of the guys I coached here play in college.”

The new head coach for the football program will not be decided until later in the year.

“Until November, we will focus on supporting Coach Kornfeld and this year’s team and celebrating both Coach Kornfeld’s career and the 100th year of SLUH football,” said SLUH Athletic Director Chris Muskopf. “The process to replace coach Kornfeld will begin in November, with an aim to hire the new coach at some point between Christmas break and Spring break.”

Although the hiring process has not yet begun, Kornfeld has already been vocal about who he would like to see take over.

“I’d like to see coach Chura take over. He’s been my right hand guy for 20 years

and he really understands the game,” said Kornfeld.

Kornfeld’s legacy will live on long after his last players have graduated from SLUH. The resounding respect and admiration for Kornfeld spoke volumes to the impact he will leave in his wake and the high expectations set for his successor.

“I think he is going to be remembered as a quality, relatable guy who gave everything he had and just loved the game of football, loved the kids, and loved coaching,” said Batschelett.

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Senior Henken named to Top 25 Volleyball list

August 26, 2016

50 years of UB (continued from page 8)

what has been dubbed “UB7.”

“This means that Upward Bound will no longer just be a program for incoming eighth graders. We’re adding a component of about 40 students for incoming seventh graders as well, and adding a whole new staff to go with it,” ex-

plained English teacher and Executive Administrator of Upward Bound Tim Curdt.

As Upward Bound changes once again, it will still continue to foster growth in study skills, discipline, and understanding group dynamics through hallmark individual attention and academic

Weiss dies after half a century of SLUH service (continued from page 8)

Senior Leo Henken serving in a varsity volleyball game last season. Henken was named a Top 25 Underclassman for Volleyball Magazine.

BY Joe Lux REPORTER

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eo Henken, senior and outside hitter for the SLUH volleyball team, was ranked among the top 25 underclassmen in the United States in last February’s edition of Volleyball magazine.

The list is generated from a poll given to college coaches throughout the nation who have watched the top players perform in high school and club competition.

“SLUH players have been in this list in the past … so it’s not like a big thing to have this happen to a SLUH guy,

but it’s fun to have the confidence and know that you’re good at what you do,” Henken said.

Henken, who plays throughout the year for Saint Louis High Performance Volleyball Club, plays for SLUH during the spring. After missing the State Championship season two years ago, Henken returned last year at full health, and played well against Lafayette to assist SLUH to another State Championship.

“SLUH’s really fun, because there’s a great group of guys (here). They make me better; I make them better,”

said Henken.

Having a top-ranked player like Henken on the team has also boosted the performance and attitude of the other players at SLUH. “It kind of sets the bar higher, so we perform better.

You know you’re playing with somebody who’s ranked that high, you’ve got to respect him a lot and it shows when he plays volleyball, too,” said Matthew Coplen, a junior on the team.

“He’s an inspiration to me because he works hard every day. Whenever I watch him play it makes me want to

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go out and just be like him,” said junior Ryan Whealan.

Volleyball has also played a significant part of Henken’s family life. He started playing at his parish at age seven, club at nine, and has been on the court ever since.

“It kind of just shaped how my family functioned,” Henken says, “It’s still probably the biggest thing in our family. We watch it on TV all the time. My dad loves it.

It kind of just brings us together.”

PN Vault Back to School Mixers: We’ll do it live!

Excerpt from Dauphin Yearbook (1991)

photo | Dauphin Yearbook (1991)

Twenty-five years ago, Saint Louis U. High Back-to-School Mixer goers were treated to the live music of MU330. The ska band, composed of school talents including current SLUH English teacher John Kavanaugh (trumpet and vocals), broke records for attendance to the dance in 1990.

Compiled BY Liam Connolly

this was a sentiment that all people who worked with him shared.

“I remember talking to a Rockhurst alum who worked with several presidents there,” said Houlihan. “He commented that ‘Weiss was the best’.”

When it came to SLUH itself, Weiss was always interested in the goings-on in and around the school. He was in the stands for almost all big sports games, attended plays and musicals every year, and continued doing so even after his presidency. The Prep News mailed him a hard copy of the paper each week, at Weiss’s request. Much like his seemingly constant presence on SLUH administrative and service committee meetings, he was always immersed in the culture of the school.

“When people in St. Louis saw Fr. Weiss, they immediately connected him with St. Louis U. High,” said Laughlin.

Even more intense than his passion for the school was his love for the people inside it. He had formed personal bonds with countless individuals at every level, both dur-

ing his time as president and after. He talked with students and stayed connected with them long after they departed. He even had a network of friends among students and parents who had yet to attend SLUH, and served as a valuable asset for the school’s reputation around St. Louis.

“It wasn’t uncommon for me to get a call from Fr. Weiss about an alumnus that he was in touch with … or a call saying ‘I know a 7th grade family, and they’re interested in SLUH. Can they come visit?’” said Laughlin. “He was very much an advocate of the school.”

More than anything, however, Weiss valued the friendship of his peers and the sociality of sports, drama, and education at SLUH. “He was always interested in what you were doing,” said Houlihan. “He didn’t talk about what he was doing, it wasn’t all about that. He’d ask you what you were doing, what was going on at this school, what’s happening in this play, who’s doing this or that. That was the essence of Bob Weiss.”

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steam, someone can get hurt.

The bottom line is that it’s a safety issue.”

Members of STUCO, most of whom were on the stage, were also concerned by the aggressive dancing.

“It was scary for us because we were up high enough where we could see everything that was going on,” said senior Nick Wilmsmeyer. “There was a point where there were like 10 or 12 people on the ground; it looked like a football tackle.”

Due to the crowd’s overexcitement, STUCO was forced to stray off their pre-made playlist in favor of calmer dance music.

“Some songs we did have to end up pulling because it would have been too wild if we played it,” said Wilmsmeyer.

“We got to the point where we realized we didn’t have enough music and so we ended up bouncing back and forth between YouTube and the stuff that we had.”

Once the moshing problem was taken care of, the mixer was able to continue as scheduled, which allowed groups such as Honduras Project and Snow Cone Club to raise money.

The Honduras Project sold water bottles at $1 at both the concession stand and a booth they set up in the back of the Field House in order to raise money for their January

trip.

“The mixer is actually where we make the most money because it’s all for profit. We sell water for $1.00, but we get it for free,” senior Will Lymberopoulos.

They were able to raise nearly $1,000 during the mixer, selling out about forty minutes before the end of the mixer.

“It was fun because some of the guys, me included, would grab water bottles and actually get into the mix to sell water,” said Lymberopoulos. “The best part for me was when I took the water down to where the stage was and posted up there and sold water.”

Along with Honduras, the newly-formed Snow Cone Club also took advantage of the throngs of people. They sold snow cones as students waited to be admitted to the mixer and afterwards, as the sweatdrenched crowd streamed out of the Field House. The snow cones were sold to raise money for the charity Fe y Alegría, and $116 was raised the night of the mixer.

“After weeks of prep work, I was very pleased to see so many people enjoying themselves,” said STUCO treasurer PJ Cox. In total, the mixer raised $19,319 through ticket sales.

This money goes towards STUCO held events later in the year.

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November 21, 2016

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August 26, 2016

Volume LXXXI, Issue I

Soccer starts season with exciting win in PKs over Chaminade

BY Jack Waters REPORTER

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oink! The 2016 St. Louis U. High varsity soccer team started its season with two impressive victories this week despite having lost ten starters from last year’s District Championship team.

The No. 10-ranked Jr. Billikens traveled to Chaminade last Saturday to take on the No. 7-ranked rival the Red Devils. In contrast to last year’s ten seniors and one sophomore starting the majority of the year, this starting lineup featured seven juniors and one sophomore.

The game started with quick chances on the SLUH side, as junior forward Ray Goedeker and senior forward Joey Krause had good opportunities, but the Chaminade back four stifled SLUH’s offense early.

In the 12th minute, an opposing forward headed a ball off the crossbar following a throw in, one of Chaminade’s best scoring chances throughout the entire game.

After an animated halftime speech from assistant coach Charlie Clark, the second half was another hard fought battle. SLUH had trouble creating offense, while Chaminade started to find more scoring chances. How-

Cross country sets to dash into season

BY Andrew Modder SPORTS EDITOR

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fter a disappointing 11th place state finish last season, the St. Louis U. High varsity cross country team begins a year of redemption as they look to retake their place as Missouri State champions.

The team has been working hard on going back to the basics and figuring out what they need to do to place better this year, hoping for a top four finish at the state meet this season.

“We had a rough year last year, it was a recovery year,” said senior captain William Kelly. “But we’ve tackled what we have done incorrectly and guys put in a lot of work over the summer.”

The entire cross coun-

photo | Brendan Voigt

Junior Peter Kickham after scoring the winning penalty kick in the game against Chaminade.

ever, the Jr. Bill defense of senior defensive midfielder and captain Brandon Trusler, senior right back Jeff Walter, junior center back and captain Kurt Schumacher, junior center back and captain Cam Verzino, and junior right back

Pietro Nicastro made many impressive stops, highlighted by a run-down tackle from Schumacher with 16 minutes left in the second half.

“Defensively, we’re very strong,” said head coach Charlie Martel. “Our back four and

Brandon are really solid.”

However, whenever the Red Devils found a way to fight through the SLUH defense, the Jr. Bills had the answer in their goalkeeper, junior Alec Meissner.

Meissner, who attended

BY Nick Prainito and Brian Price REPORTERS

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uilt around a solid core of seniors, many of whom have started the last two years at the varsity level, the Saint Louis U. High football team is ready to make a push for the Metro Catholic Conference crown.

The SLUH team is loaded with star seniors such as quarterback Mitchell Batschelett, running back Andrew Clair, and wide receiver/safety Tony Adams, all three of whom have received multiple college offers.

The core of seniors is also supported by a cast of talented juniors, including defensive tackle Kameron Bowdry and running backs Jared Scott and Artwork | Ian Mulvihill

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Football crashes into season with huge win over Gateway STEM

try program is comprised of about 75 runners, including many fresh, young faces who haven’t run competitively before.

Six senior captains have been chosen as well as three class leaders to help facilitate teaching these young runners the sport while also giving them help and advice if they need it outside of cross country. The senior captains consist of William Kelly, Thomas Leeker, Roman Lipinski, Joe Laughlin, Brad Gale, and Matt Northcott. Paul Burka and Matt Gunn are the junior class leaders and Reed Milnor is the sophomore class leader.

“One of our roles is not only be a mentor to a freshman or new kids in the sport The Jr. Bills scrambling for a fumble against Gateway STEM last Friday.

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Chaminade in the eighth grade, had five total saves, most notably a stuff on a point blank shot in the final minutes.

“I liked it because I went to Chaminade. I knew pretty much everyone there,” said Meissner. “I got yelled at a lot, got called Judas, so it was pretty cool.”

Going into the season, Martel was unsure about the strength at the goalie position.

But, he had confidence in the junior keeper.

“I had a few talks with Alec in the preseason, and I told him you’re big, you’re strong, you’re quick, you have good hands, so you can do this. Apparently he believes me because he had some great saves against Chaminade; he kept us in the game,” said Martel.

SLUH’s best offensive chance in the second half came when Goedeker, with a Chaminade defender draped on his back, thought he was fouled inside the 18-yard box.

With no call from the referee,

Daniel Terry.

The Jr. Bills opened up the year last Friday night with a bang, overpowering the Gateway STEM Jaguars en route to a 50-16 victory.

The Jr. Bills displayed their dangerous offense from the first moments of the game.

Less than one minute into the first quarter, after several long rushes by Clair, Batschelett placed a perfect pass to Adams in the end zone for the first six points. Two more touchdowns quickly followed: a one-yard rush by Scott and another pass from Batschelett to Adams, this one for six yards. Senior kicker Joe Rogan nailed all three extra points and the Jr. Bills were up 21-0 within seven minutes.

For Clair, this game was

photo | Brendan Voigt

important for setting the tone for the rest of the season.

“My mindset was basically to start the season off right,” he said of his thoughts going into the game, and he did exactly that.

Clair rushed for 123 yards on 15 carries, which included a 14-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. He attributes his high number of yards per carry to the work of the offensive line.

“Those are the guys who do all the dirty work,” said Clair. “I just put the icing on the cake.”

Batschelett threw only five passes during the game, but made the most of his opportunities, completing four passes for 96 yards and three touchdowns.

“Any time your run game can go (well), you’d be foolish to start throwing (the ball) just to throw it,” said head coach Gary Kornfeld Meanwhile, Adams caught three of the four passes, all three for touchdowns and a total of 62 yards.

“I believe that when I’m on the field, it’s just me and the ball,” said Adams of his big game. “I really don’t worry about the defender.”

The Jr. Bills’ defense was no less impressive, holding the Jaguar offense to just 124 yards and two touchdowns.

Bowdry led the way with eight total tackles and forced a safety by tackling the Jaguars’ punter in the end zone. Scott and senior Davion Nash contributed to the effort with 13 total tackles combined. Junior Dee McMurran and senior Jonathan Kroll recovered a fumble to keep the offense on the field as much as possible.

“I think it’s always nice when you start your season ... like we did,” said Kornfeld.

“Over the years of my coaching, I think the most progress you make is from game one to game two. I think anytime you start off the season like we started off, with the success that we had, and do the things that we did, I think it’s quite a bonus.”

The team faces off tonight with the Ladue Rams at SLUH at 7 p.m., looking to continue this early momentum.

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Soccer outlasts Jefferson City in second game of the season

Sophomore Alex Lehmann goes for a header against Jeff City.

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play continued, causing an outburst from the SLUH student section.

The team had two late chances off corner kicks, but came away with nothing to show for it, and the teams headed to a golden goal overtime.

During overtime, both teams battled in the midfield, not allowing either side to have a shot on goal, setting the stage for a dramatic penalty kicks shootout.

Chaminade struck first, burying the ball past Meissner to start with a 1-0 lead.

Schumacher was called on to

answer the goal, and he did, blasting a shot into the right side of the net.

The second shooter for Chaminade shot wide left, giving the Jr. Bills a chance to take the advantage in the penalty round. Verzino walked up to take his shot.

“It was better for me because I went second, and went right after they missed, so once they missed, a huge weight was off my shoulders,” said Verzino.

Feeling relieved, Verzino stepped up and nailed his shot into the back of the net, giving the Bills a 2-1 lead in the penalty kicks.

photo | Brendan Voigt

Chaminade’s third shooter scored, which brought up Goedeker. In his (and many of his teammates’) first varsity game, he had a lot on his shoulders.

“I didn’t expect it to go through double overtime.

One hundred minutes playing, it’s crazy. But the atmosphere was the best part. It was cool being in it,” said Goedeker.

A fatigued Goedeker, after not having come out of the game during regulation, put away the shot in the right corner.

After the fourth Chaminade shooter stepped up and

buried his shot, Nicastro bulleted his shot into the left side of net, keeping the Jr. Bills’ lead of 4-3.

With the game on the line, the fifth Chaminade shooter scored, leaving junior Peter Kickham the opportunity to pull off the victory.

“I wasn’t even on the field at the end of overtime, so I didn’t even think I could shoot a penalty, so I wasn’t really mentally preparing to shoot a penalty,” Kickham said.

However, according to MHSAA rules, any player is allowed to take a penalty during a shootout, whether or not the player finished the game on the field.

Kickham stepped up to the line, ran in, and struck the ball into the right of the net, just past the Chaminade goalie’s hand, and won the game for the Jr. Bills.

“Once I hit the penalty, I just kind of turned around just to jog back and then I saw everyone sprinting at me,” said Kickham. “I don’t know, I wasn’t thinking about what if I score or not, I was just thinking about putting the ball in the net. It’s a moment I’ll always remember.”

After the teams shook hands, the entire SLUH team ran into the arms of the students.

“I think based on our first week and a half of practice, it was going to be a pretty close game. I knew Chaminade lost quite a bit of seniors too, so I knew it was going to be a

R

ob Nahlik will be taking over the mantle of head wrestling coach this winter, taking over the program from theology teacher Jon Ott, who stepped down after last season to start his own youth wrestling program in St. Louis.

Nahlik, ’03, started wrestling as a freshman and continued through his senior year at SLUH. “My dad got me into it,” said Nahlik. “I wrestled a month before I came to SLU High, and I went to the wrestling camp before I was a freshman, got to know the coaches, and really liked it and got to be part of a really fun class.”

He later took his talents to Truman State, where he walked on to the team and wrestled for a total of five years, making it to Nationals in his last year.

“It was hard,” said Nahlik. “I wasn’t recruited or anything. I just went to a Division II school and walked on, got beat a lot my first couple years, learned to lose, and started to learn to win eventually.”

Nahlik began his coaching career during graduate school at a small school in Indiana and then shifted to Cleveland NJROTC Academy in St. Louis for a couple of years before getting a call from Ott to come join the SLUH wrestling staff.

Over the past two years, Nahlik has

worked as an assistant coach and now plans to bring his own culture and style to SLUH wrestling as he begins preparations for the upcoming winter season.

“I want to tighten the way we do goal setting, and how we’re monitoring our goals throughout the season, taking chances to revise and revisit, and make sure that our kids are focused on doing what’s important to be the best every day,” said Nahlik. “Ott and I are very different style of wrestlers.

I want to keep continuing what he’s doing and maybe make some changes towards how I like to work in top position and bottom position.”

Nahlik hopes to rebuild a strong wrestling culture in the future classes, much like the culture he experienced when he wrestled in the blue and white for the Jr. Bills.

“I am really lucky to come into a situation where there’s a lot of parts working around me already,” said Nahlik. “A lot of people are working hard to make the little parts of this wrestling program go well.

Seeing the kids build as teammates, build into being a group and learn to compete with each other but care for each other, and seeing everyone work together is my favorite part.”

Louis Vacca.

In the second half, SLUH’s defense was tested, but responded with a series of stops that included a big save from Meissner 12 minutes into the half.

With five minutes remaining, a Jeff City forward settled the ball inside the box off of a beautiful ball and turned, only to see that Meissner had come out and swatted the ball away, saving the shutout.

The game ended with a 1-0 SLUH victory.

After losing 19 seniors and ten starters, the varsity soccer team has a new identity. With two junior captains, leadership is spread out throughout the roster, without regards to class.

“Last year because there were so many seniors, it kind of felt like there was a group of seniors and everyone else,” said Trusler. “But this year, juniors are playing, sophomores are playing, a lot of people are playing. Everyone’s just got to come together and get rid of the boundaries we make up with age and class.”

The team has high hopes for the season, trying to avenge last year’s early exit from the playoffs at the hands of De Smet.

SLUH plays again Aug. 29, at home, against Parkway South at 6:00 p.m.

Junior Jack Wachter wins SLICJGA Championship

Rob Nahlik, ‘03 to take over as head wrestling coach

BY Will Farroll SPORTS EDITOR

battle,” said Martel. “Little did I know we were going to play 100 minutes and PKs.” Martel had high praise for the penalty shooters.

“They had ice running through their veins, it was unbelievable. They put every one in the corner, like they were pros. They did it.”

After defeating Chaminade in the district final last season, the win had a playoff game atmosphere, and the players treated it like one.

“A thing to remember, for ten out of the 11 starters, it was our first real varsity game, and we ended up beating Chaminade. That’s one to be proud of,” said Trusler. “It wasn’t the cleanest of wins, but it just felt good.”

However, the Jr. Bills had a quick turnaround, hosting Jefferson City High School.

After the amplified victory over Chaminade, Martel made it clear that they come in mentally prepared for every game.

“We try to play at a high level all the time, no matter who we’re playing. So we respect the opponent, and we try to play our game,” said Martel.

The Jr. Bills took over the flow of the game throughout the first half, controlling the majority of possession. After a handful of close runs, the Jr. Bills finally scored their first goal of the season coming on a perfectly placed header from junior Stephen LaVigne, thanks to a beautiful assist from sophomore forward

BY Tommy Rogan and Henry Wagner REPORTERS

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unior golfer Jack Wachter, joined by caddy junior Sam Bricker, claimed first place in the 16-18 boys division of the 2016 St. Louis Interclub Junior Golf Association (SLICJGA) Championship held at Old Warson Country Club in August.

The tournament allowed high school players from around the area who belonged to private golf courses to come together and compete for the crown. Skill levels ranged, but everybody had the same goal in mind.

Wachter had just returned from a family vacation in Italy and had limited time to prepare for the tourna-

ment, but he felt very confident going in.

“I felt excited and prepared,” said Wachter. “I just thought to myself, ‘don’t get ahead of yourself. Take it one shot at a time.’”

Wachter played strongly in all facets of his game, especially his play from tee to green, hitting a lot of the lush zoysia fairways and avoiding the thick rough. His accuracy off the tee gave him some very makeable birdie putts. He went two-under par through 7 holes, but gave both those shots back with bogeys on holes 8 and 9.

“When I got a good hole I told myself just keep it up and don’t get too excited,” said Wachter. “When I had a bad hole I knew I just had to pull

myself together and make up for it on the next hole.”

After the one-over par front nine 36, Wachter shot a two-over par back nine 38, getting him in the clubhouse at three-over 74.

“I came in and a couple good players were still out there so I had to stick around,” said Wachter as he waited patiently for the final scores.

None of the remaining competitors could catch Wachter, as he claimed the championship with a twostroke victory over Luke Babington, an impressive feat considering his limited preparation beforehand.

“It was a fun, a great way to end summer,” Wachter said.

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-Matt Godar contributed reporting

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All-Metro 2016 John Brinkman ’16 — Baseball — Second Team All-Metro Chris Kreienkamp ’16 — Water Polo — First Team All-Metro, Player of the Year Mark Franz ’16 — Water Polo — First Team All-Metro Dan Walsh ’16 — Water Polo — Second Team All-Metro Jack Perryman ’16 — Lacrosse — First Team All-Metro Patrick Broughton ’16 — Lacrosse — Second Team All-Metro Jayson Ashford ’17 — Track — Third Team All-Metro Dustan Davidson ’16 — Track — Third Team All-Metro

Swimming holds second Blue and White meet

Shawn Hughes ’16 — Volleyball — First Team All-Metro, Player of the Year

BY Kyle Irvine and Matt REPORTER, CORE STAFF

George Huhmann ’16 — Volleyball — Second Team All-Metro

he St. Louis U. High swimming team kicked off its season last week with its second annual inter-squad Blue and White meet, comprised of various relays and activities, that pitted team members against each other.

In its second year, the Blue and White meet is an unofficial event that splits SLUH into two different teams, Blue and White, who then compete against each other. After a series of fun events including sand volleyball and a Starburst relay (in which the color of Starburst determined which stroke to swim), the team moved on to a standard high school meet.

“I think the meet definitely went well,” said senior captain Andrew Gammon. “It was a good start to the season, and exciting to see the freshman race each other for the first time.”

The meet took place at Forest Park Pool, where the friendly competition yielded fantastic results for the first meet of the season, official or not.

This meet featured a spectacular swim from junior Barclay Dale in the 100-yard backstroke; his time of 55.26 seconds would have qualified him for State in the event in an official standard meet. In addition, sophomore Joe Feder swam an impressive 1:53.11 time in the 200 freestyle.

“There were some good times dropped,”

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of cross country, but it also is a great thing to mentor them in making friends on the cross country team and how to budget work at school, and talking even after practice about teachers and study habits,” said Leeker.

Another role of these captains and leaders is to build team unity and to make new runners feel like they belong and matter to the team as a whole, while also motivating them to work hard and stay fit so they can be successful.

“A big thing has definitely been a focusing on teamwork and making sure everyone is putting in the maximum effort and everyone is holding each other to the responsibility of being good for the team,” said Gale.

The team’s theme for this season is “The Return of the Blue Army,” based on “The Blue Army,” a name that many people have used in the past when referring to SLUH cross country. It is an image of unity and teamwork that evokes pride in the runners and promotes

team spirit.

“It’s this blue army, this large group of guys that are all committed to everyone getting better,” said head coach Joe Porter. “So we’re going back to the basics and focusing on really building our program back.”

“The Return of the Blue Army” begins with an underclassman race in O’Fallon, Ill. on Aug. 31, which is designed to get inexperienced runners used to racing competitively.

The varsity squad kicks off its season on Saturday, Sep. 3 at the Granite City Invitational, a race that will help the team gauge what they will need to work on for the bigger meets.

“It’s definitely something to measure where everyone is individually on the team, and how we can work together as a team in an actual race,” said Gale.

“We are really setting ourselves up so we have our racing experience before we have our big meet at the Forest Park Festival,” said Porter.

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Godar said junior Joe Jellinek. “As a team we looked strong. I’m excited for the rest of the season.”

Looking ahead to the upcoming season, the team is hoping to make a splash. Rising juniors Jellinek, Dale, John Burke, Nick Mattingly, Brendan Moore, and Jacob Fields are a great source of hope in the face of losing seniors such as Dan Walsh and Mark Franz.

“It’s going to be hard to qualify relays this year with the loss of such a strong senior class,” said Gammon. “We have our work cut out for us if we want to do as well as last year, but I think we can do it.”

“I want our team as whole to improve, I want us to be stronger, to be more agile, to think more, and to be faster,” said head coach Lindsey Ehret. “We have a strong returning class of juniors, we also have a good class of incoming freshmen that should offer support.”

With one of the largest teams in the past 10 years, consisting of 49 swimmers and divers, the Jr. Bills are hoping for another MCC conference title.

The swim team’s first official meet will take place in two parts tomorrow. Half of the team will compete at Marquette at 12 p.m. in a relay meet while the other half will swim at Ladue at 9 a.m.

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Underclassman Sports JV Football

8/22/16 SLUH 27 Gateway 12 Key Stat: Freshman running back Tarian Cooper ran for three touchdowns, one being a 30-yard run into the end zone.

whole game… We do have a lot of talent… The biggest issue is that we have to want to work,” said head coach Tom Zinselmeyer.

8/23/16 Jefferson City 0 SLUH 2 Key Stat: Sophomores Alfrick Next Game: Monday, Aug. 29 Arun and Brian Lymberopouvs Ladue at SLUH at 6 pm. los scored the team’s first two goals of the season.

JV Soccer

8/25/16 8/25/16 MICDS 0 Lindbergh 1 SLUH 2 SLUH 1 Key Stat: Junior Danny Fa- Next Game: Monday, Aug. 29 vazza netted the goal for the vs. Parkway South at SLUH at Jr. Bills.

4 pm.

Next Game: Tuesday, Aug. 30 vs. Gibault at SLUH at 4 pm.

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8/20/16 Chaminade 1 8/20/16 SLUH 1 Chaminade 6 Key Stat: Freshman Ryan SLUH 0 Klostermann netted a goal for Key Quote: “Chaminade has a the Jr. Bills. really nice team. They put on Key Quote: “It was definitely a lot pressure throughout the a frustrating tie. I felt like we

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played well enough to win, and we had a lot of chances,” said head coach Brock Kesterson. “Especially starting off against Chaminade like that, you would like to get a win, but we will take the points.”

8/23/16 Jefferson City 0 SLUH 8 Key Stat: Freshman Austin Bievenue scored a hat trick for the Jr. Bills in their rout of Jefferson City.

8/25/16 MICDS 0 SLUH 7 Key Stat: Freshmen Ben Gremaud, John Marshall, Kaleb Ephram, Austin Bienevue, and Chan HlawnCeu all contributed goals in the Jr. Bills big win.

Next Game: Tuesday, Aug. 30 at Vianney at 4 p.m.

Will Smit Jr., Ben Dattilo, Peter Curdt, and Jack Perry contributed reporting.

photo | Brendan Voigt

Seniors Tony Adams and Andrew Clair celebrate during Friday’s game against Gateway STEM.

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Prep News Volume 81, Issue 1

NINE SQUARED Friday, August 26

Around the Hallways New Football sign Over the summer SLUH’s football stadium got a new sign on the backside of the scoreboard. Director of Facilities Joe Rankin was the driving force behind the new sign.

“The sign was old and the vinyl was cracked, so it made the school less appealing,” said Rankin. He worked with an advertising group to make a new sign that matches up with the new website that we got over the summer.

Yearbook 2016 The official yearbook for the 2015-2016 school year is just about ready for deployment.

Featuring memories of the previous year, from the Back to School Mixer to the Challenge Cup, it promises to bring enjoyment to anyone who picks it up for a read. According to moderator Jennifer Ice, the book was finished in mid-June and students will be receiving it in either late September or early to midOctober.

Maintenance changes Lots of maintenance gets done over the summer. One of the biggest changes of the summer was the building of the Learning Center. Around the campus walls were repainted, LED lights were retrofitted, floors were waxed and carpets were cleaned. On the roof, compressors were replaced, and over the J-wing the roofs were redone. Lots of people moved offices as well. Ralph Houlihan S.J. moved into cuurent Pricipal Criag Hannick’s old

office while Hannick moved into John Moran’s office. Director of Facilities Joe Rankin moved into the Fr. Houlihan’s office while Director of Diversity Sterling Brown moved in Fr. Heumann’s old office.

Throughout the bathrooms around the school new soap dispensers have been added as well.

New van logos The white security vans have an added logo that proudly represents our school. Recently, the white security vans were each given a “SLUH Security” logo on the sides of them. The blue and white logos make the vans driving around at night easy to see and recognize and will spread word of SLUH. “The new loCrosswalk closed The crosswalk from the side- gos came out great, and we all walk of the turnaround to really like them,” said Director the Danis Lobby has recently of Security Charlie Clark. been closed, first with a sign, and now with a rope barrier.

Director of Security Charlie Pep Rally Clark said that the crosswalk SLUH kicked the 2016-17 was closed due to backups in school year off to a great start the car line during the morn- with a big home opener pep ing and afternoon from cross- rally, welcoming Anne Elise ing students. Clark said that Parks and the Fox 2 film crew. he was happy with the result- The upperclassmen led freshing fluidity of traffic and plans men and several other stuto keep the crosswalk blocked dents in numerous chants and cheers such as the famous “Oh off in the future.

When The Bills Go Marchin’ In.” There were well over 300 Top mid sized workplace students in the stands going The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wild and supporting their recently ranked St. Louis U. team as the echoes of screams, High as one of the top mid- screeches, and war cries were size workplaces of 2016. A heard through Oakland Avsurvey conducted by the Post- enue. The pep rally was said Dispatch was taken by SLUH to be “awesome and lit” by a faculty and submitted for group of students on their way evaluation. SLUH was ranked to class. The upperclassmen the eighth best place to work also made sure they carried out of the 100 workplaces who on SLUH’s tradition of paintwere recognized. Secretary to ing boys blue just like in the the President Kim Walsh said, annual Running of the Bills.

“This is SLUH’s fourth year in SLUH’s very own STUCO a row being recognized.” Her provided all of the students favorite part about working at with glazed donuts which reSLUH is “the community, and ally topped this early morning especially the spiritual atmo- fun off. sphere.”

August 26, 2016 Schedule R

7:00 pm V Football vs. Ladue @ SLUH Student Technology Help Desk No need to fear! The Student Technology Help Desk is here!

Thanks to Technology Specialist Linda Gruss, the moderator of the Student Technology Help Desk, a new place for your technological questions opened near the Jwing. Complimentary printing and friendly service from amazing work grant students assures that you will always get what you need from them!

A freshman Biology student testified about the Help Desk’s powers, saying that, “My problem was that my mom bought a Biology book on iBooks, and when I tried downloading it from the website, it just showed this weird ‘coding.’” He discussed it with the Help Desk, and they directed him to use the link he got in his email, and transfer it over to Safari. With that, he was able to download the iBook, and prevent any problems from arising.

“Utilize it as much as you can. It is a good learning opportunity,” Gruss says. With the Help Desk, many of the nuisances we all have with our devices won’t become a hindrance anymore. The Help Desk is open one hour before school, during Activity Period, and one hour after school.

Saturday, August 27 10:00am 10:00am

Schedule R JV Swimming @ Ladue Invitational Swimming @ Marquette Relays

Monday, August 29

Schedule R

AP Emergency Drills

Snack—Mini Tacos Lunch Washington University in Saint Louis

Special—Taco Bar Vegetarian—Fish 4:00pm C Team Football vs. Ladue @ SLUH 4:00pm B Team Soccer vs. Parkway South @ SLUH 6:00pm V Team Soccer vs. Parkway South @ SLUH 6:00pm JV Team Football vs. Ladue @ SLUH

Tuesday, August 30 AP

Snack Lunch

4:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm

Schedule R

NHS Meeting Senior Liturgical Choir Rehearsal Pizza Sticks Special—Meatball Subs Vegetarian—Black Bean Burger JV Soccer vs. Gibault @ SLUH C Team Soccer vs. Vianney V Soccer vs. Gibault @ SLUH

Wednesday, August 31 AP

Lunch 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 6:30pm

Schedule R

Emergency Drills Senior Liturgical Choir Rehearsal Snack—Mini Corn Dogs Special—Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders B and C Cross Country @ O’Fallon Swimming @ CBC meet C Team Soccer vs. Priory Freshman Class Counseling Meeting

—Louis Barnes, Rob Garner, Thursday, September 1 Schedule R Miguel Cadiz, Joseph Hamp- 8:00am Mother’s Club Ambassadors Meeting ton, Kevin Murati, Brian Tret- AP Senior Liturgical Choir Rehearsal ter, Matthew Quinlan, David Snack—Chicken Bites Gordon.

Mass of the Holy Spirit 2016

Lunch Special—Domino’s Pizza Vegetarian—Salmon 4:30pm C Team Football vs. Chaminade

Friday, September 2

Schedule R

8:00am Mother’s Club Ambassadors Meeting AP Senior Liturgical Choir Rehearsal

Snack—Chicken Bites Lunch Special—Domino’s Pizza Vegetarian—Salmon 4:30pm C Team Football vs. Chaminade AP Snack—Texas Sweet Pretzel Lunch Special—Chinese

Vegetarian—Olive Oil Pasta 5:00pm V Soccer vs. Springfield Glendale (Labor Day

Games) @ SLUH 7:00pm V Football vs. Chaminade calendar | Liam Connolly

Coming soon in the Prep News...

photos | William Walsh, Max Prosperi, and Mrs. Kathy Chott

TOP LEFT: New Eucharist Ministers received a blessing.

TOP RIGHT: Dr. Eric Clark delivering the call to worship, emphazing social justice duties.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Fr. Marco takes part in the Eucharistic prayer.

MIDDLE LEFT: Trevor Scott singing the responsorial pslam, “Here I Am, Lord.”

BOTTOM RIGHT: Loyola Academy standing and singing.

Articles on the new teachers and faculty that weren’t covered in this issue will be in next week’s issue. We will have pieces on: Mrs. Sarah Becvar, Br. Matt Wookers, Mr. Robert Esswein, Dr. Kaitlin Southerly, Fr. Joe Hill, S.J., Fr. Paul Sheridan, S.J., Mrs. Marina Chura, Mrs. Lori Figge, and Mrs. Beth Chipley.

We will also cover all of the trips that SLUH students took over the summer. They traveled to places like: Camden, France, Russia, Taiwan, Europe, and Costa Rica.

—Your PN 81 Editors