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Issues Day returns with November elections Riley McEnery and Harrison Petty
After 26 years of service, Wilson steps down as C Football head coach
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n light of the upcoming November election, St. Louis U. High has decided to reinstate Issues Day, a day dedicated to educating the community about prevalent social and political issues. Next Wednesday, Nov. 2, the St. Louis U. High community will participate in Issues Day, an event intended to provide students with an opportunity to learn about political issues in a civilized and informed way. The focus of this year’s Issues Day reflects the school year’s theme of human dignity. It is an opportunity to explore certain ethical issues concerning human dignity and to learn how to engage in the political process as Catholics. “I think that Issues Day is important to the SLUH community because we need a space where we can have a civil discussion about important political issues and to discuss the fact that our Christian faith necessarily has a bearing on the political decisions we make,” said Campus Minister and director of the Issues Day planning committee Dan Finucane. The keynote speaker for Issues Day will be Dr. Julie Hanlon Rubio, a professor of Christian ethics at Saint Louis University. She will be speaking about the importance of investing in the political life of the country as people of faith. Along with Rubio, there will be three other speakers covering topics including immigration and refugees, abortion, and the in-
fter 26 years of trekking to Forest Park, calling plays, and giving life advice to freshmen, C football head coach Tom Wilson has decided to step down. Wilson made the decision at the beginning of the year; he would like to become more involved at SLUH and spend more time with his family. “I felt like it was time,” said Wilson. “I’ve given a lot to the program and I just felt it was time to move onto some other things around school.” Wilson greatly appreciates what the program has done for him. “My reward is not only seeing the guys perform well on the field on Friday nights, but what they do out in society,” said Wilson. “It’s amazing. It also makes you feel really good when someone comes back and says thanks. It’s not much, but it means a lot and I appreciate that.” Known as the “King of Catch Phrases,” Wilson has some memorable one-liners that anyone who has played freshman football in the last 26 years would remember. Some of the most memorable are, “Hit the books or they’ll hit you back” and “We’ve seen the good, we’ve seen the bad, and we’ve seen the ugly.” C football captain Aidan Lundergan appreciates the way Wilson is able to balance school life and football. FALL FEST: The new pumpkin catapult was created by juniors Andrew Mikes, Joseph “He wouldn’t just give us advice on footLux, and the Robotics Club. Mikes and Lux redesigned the cataupult from previous ball or how to run an offense,” said Lundergan. continued on page 3 years, adding extra support beams on the sides. 20 pumpkins were launched in all. Two “He would give us advice on life and how to hundred and sixty-three students bought hot dogs and burgers at Fall Fest for $5 per handle schoolwork and how football can inplate, paying a total of $1,315. STUCO however, covered most of the cost to lower the corporate itself into life.” price of food for students. They paid $8 per plate, for a total of $2,104. “He really gets into it,” said Adam Cruz. | photo Sulli Wallisch “And he’s like Ash Ketchum; whenever he’s coaching he turns his hat backwards.” BY Ben Klevorn the screens gave the audience Upon arriving at SLUH in 1991, Wilson REPORTER an idea of freshman life. They continued on page 3 rospective students from shared what clubs they are in, sixth, seventh, and eighth what they do at activity period, grade gathered in the Si Com- as well as their favorite classes mons last Thursday for the and why. BY Jake Hennes sixth annual SLUH Night. The “People are curious about The clinic had two difSTAFF theme of “SLUH Unlimited” what actually happens during ferent sessions: one for grade permeated the evening. the school day, and that video his past Saturday, the Saint schoolers and one for high President David Laughlin helped people get a closer Louis Jesuit Wrestling club schoolers, each focusing on kicked off the night by thank- idea what happens during the hosted a wrestling clinic that how to prepare for matches. ing the parents and 288 pro- school day and become more was run by Jake Herbert. The“He taught us how to spective students for attending, comfortable. It makes the deology teacher Jon Ott knew practice and how to approach and talked about some students cision for prospective students Herbert from his wrestling ca- preparing for a match. It was who have traveled worldwide easier,” said See. reer at Northwestern. more about the mental side and to help underprivileged kids. Five teacher presentaHerbert, the 2009 world about how we can better preHe also spoke about some of tions—representing most of silver medalist and 2012 Olym- pare for matches,” said senior the more notable alumni. He the departments—followed the pian, won the Dan Hodge Tro- wrestler Danny Trittler. concluded the introduction student segments. phy his senior year in college. The wrestlers learned a with the “Suscipe,” a prayer Theology teacher Danielle “The Dan Hodge Trophy lot from Herbert and enjoyed written by St. Ignatius. Harrison spoke first, and she is the wrestling equivalent of hearing about his different apNext, a video of four talked about the prayer servicthe Heisman trophy. He was proach to practices. freshmen, Micah See, R.J. Led- es held every Monday morning universally regarded as the best “It was really awesome to photo | courtesy of Mr. Adam Cruz better, Juan Hernandez, and for freshmen. Everyone then college wrestler in the country have somebody who was one Head coach Tom Wilson breaks down the huddle after Kellen Porter, displayed on continued on page 4 by his senior year,” said Ott. continued on page 4
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15 members of the Outdoor Adventure Club and three adults ventured to Tennessee and North Carolina to whitewater raft the Chattooga and Ocoee Rivers after first quarter exams. Page 2
Faculty and students’ frightening experiences with the former Jes-Res, more terrifying than finding out you have a theology test today. Page 4 Features
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An alternative rock band comprised of seniors Mark Enslin, Aaron Fisher and sophomore Ben Fisher recently released their first album. Page 4
OAC Hits the Whitewater
A helping Hand
As Dr. Kaitlin Southerly prepares to go on maternity leave, Michelle Hand and Ryan McAnany step in to take over her classes. Page 3
Haunted J-Wing
Jeske Park
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Soccer
Over the last two weeks SLUH soccer has turned out two wins and two losses, will face conference rival Chaminade tomorrow. Page 6 Sports
Swimming
Team’s triumphs in JV MCCs and a tri-meet this past week, planning to wrap up season. Page 6
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fter a long week of strenuous studies, a group of 15 members of the Outdoor Adventure Club and three adults ventured to Tennessee and North Carolina to whitewater raft the Chattooga and Ocoee Rivers, play paintball, and let loose. After arriving at the Ocoee Retreat Center in Ocoee, Tennessee on Thursday night, the group woke up early Friday for the two and a half hour drive to Bryson City, North Carolina, for a six-mile float on the Chattooga River. “Last year the Chattooga was too low to float, but this year we were fortunate enough to get both the Ocoee and Chattooga,” said Outdoor Adventure Club moderator Patrick Zarrick. The weather throughout the weekend was chilly and
breezy, so the group donned wetsuits in order to stay warm. The Chattooga River has Class III and IV rapids and are mostly spread out between fast flowing water, but that was enough to make some of the guys fall out of the raft and ‘take a swim.’ In between paddling and swimming, the group had lunch on the river bank. The group pulled out of the river in a couple places to see some of the natural sights and to swim around in the river at points. “At one point we stopped and got to go under a waterfall,” said senior Jack Winschel. “It was awesome to feel the weight of the water even though it was freezing cold.” This time of year is the peak of the leaf changing season, leading to some of the most scenic floats in the nation. The Chattooga is a
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National Wild and Scenic Riverway. “The scenery on Friday was absolutely beautiful, the leaves were super colorful and overall it was just awesome,” said Winschel. On Saturday morning the group headed to the Nantahala Outdoor Center to get outfitted to take off on the Ocoee River. The Ocoee is a lake release river. This means that the lake at which the river begins has water dumped from it, turning a semi-calm stream into the white water it is known for. “Imagine just pulling the plug on a bathtub and the drain filling up with water,” said Zarrick. “That’s what the Ocoee filling is like.” The group put in on a Class IV rapid, and floated the whole six miles in a third of the time that the Chattooga took.
“The first day was beautiful and really relaxing,” said sophomore Paul Reddy. “The second day was like an hour and a half of straight rapids and fun.” The Retreat Center has a multitude of activities from a waterpark to an adventure race to paintball and high ropes. The guys decided that paintball would be the best. “That afternoon we were scheduled for paintball,” said Zarrick. “It’s amazing, maybe its a guy thing, but it’s incredible how shooting each other with guns can be such a bonding experience for the group.” The group ended the trip with a bonfire and dinner at the Retreat Center and headed out Sunday morning. This is the sixth time that Zarrick has led a trip to the southeast part of the US, and the third one in recent years.
13 students attend inaugural Art Retreat BY Liam Connolly CORE STAFF
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group of 13 St. Louis U. High juniors and seniors and four faculty members attended SLUH’s first-ever Art Retreat this week. The students left soon after school on Tuesday for the White House Retreat center in Arnold and came back Wednesday night. The retreat is based on a retreat that art teacher Sean Powers participated in during his time teaching at Regis Jesuit High School’s Girls Division. “When I was invited to do it at Regis I thought it was life-giving and a really creative way to encounter God,” said Powers. Powers helped lead the students at the retreat with Choral Director Addie Akin, English teacher Chuck Hussung, and theology teacher Dan Finucane. It was structured around three talks given by the teachers: one about self-identity and art, one on knowing and experiencing God, and one on art in the world. After these talks, students were given about two hours to themselves to work on art.
“I was mildly surprised by the intention that the students brought to the retreat,” said Powers. “They were more engaged in the activities than I could have asked.” Some students arrived at the retreat thinking they
lot more work with my guitar, but I ended up writing and doodling a lot more,” said junior James Pollard. “It gave me more courage to express myself.” The reflection time gave students the opportunity to
Junior James Pollard explaining his art.
would be working with specific media but ended up branching out to other art forms. “I went into the retreat thinking I was going to do a
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spread out and experience their art in a more peaceful, isolated way. “It was a nice break from life to do what I love,” said senior Jonah Shaver. “It was
very free, we got to do just about whatever we wanted.” Toward the end of the retreat, students got the opportunity to share what they had worked on during their free time with the rest of the retreat participants. They were happy with the unique experience of art and being able to share it with others. “I met a lot of new kids that I wouldn’t have met otherwise and I got to play trombone looking out over the Mississippi River,” said junior Thomas Curdt. The only complaint any of the students or faculty had was that the retreat didn’t last longer. Unfortunately, the White House area was only available for use for a day. “For me it felt a bit short because I thought it should have been at least two days,” said Powers. “Not that it was a bad retreat, but there are certainly ways in which we can hone it in.” Powers and Finucane, who were most involved in planning the retreat, were very pleased with the way it went and are anticipating more successful retreats in the future.
t. Louis actress and English scholar Michelle Hand will be joining the St. Louis U. High community during the second quarter, substituting for English teacher Kaitlin Southerly as she goes on maternity leave. Hand took over for Southerly this past Monday, as Southerly is due to have her baby girl on Sunday. Hand has an undergraduate and Master’s degree in English literature from Washington University and will be teaching Southerly’s senior Alienated Hero class. ASC volunteer Ryan McAnany will be teaching Southerly’s freshman English classes. Teaching Alienated Hero will be Hand’s first high school course. She has previously taught English at Washington University, and, for the past five years, taught an oral interpretation of literature and script analysis class at Fontbonne University. Hand is confident that her teaching experiences at various colleges will be helpful for the seniors. “The opportunity to teach a course that is in essence trying to prepare the seniors for their first college course is actually a really great fit,” said Hand. While Hand loves teaching English, her real passion is acting, as she discovered while in graduate school. “While I was working on my dissertation I didn’t like being in the library by myself all the time, so I tried out for
a play,” said Hand. “There was a professional director here in town who saw my work, invited me to be in his next play, which I did, which led to another play, and another play and another play and before I knew it I was spending a lot more time in the theatre than I was actually working in the library on my dissertation.” As a professional actress in St. Louis for the past 16 years, Hand has performed at various theatres in the area. She played Lady Macbeth this past summer in Macbeth. According to Hand, her passions for English and acting are closely related. “They’re very similar in that I just kind of went from studying stories and how stories work, which I still love to talk about in the classroom, to performing a story, to telling a different kind of story to an audience on a stage,” said Hand. In fact, it was through Hand’s acting career that she discovered the teaching opportunity at SLUH. English teacher Terry Quinn, a friend of Hand’s since college who has kept in touch with Hand through his wife, Jennifer Quinn, notified her of the job opening. Hand looks forward to teaching in the months ahead. “I can honestly say that my two classes are made up of two of the most decent groups of guys that I’ve ever met. You guys are men of honor clearly, men of great thoughtfulness, and everyone has welcomed me very kindly so I truly appreciate that,” said Hand.
Foy leads Ignatian Leadership Seminars in Arizona BY Jack Winschel REPORTER
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ocial studies teacher Kevin Foy helped lead a program called Seminars in Ignatian Leadership last week. Foy became involved in leading these seminars after completing the program two years ago. “The Jesuit Schools Network, which is sort of like a governing body over Jesuit schools, changed the model so now it’s two years long, two weeks (per year) plus a summer experience of the Spiritual Exercises,” said Foy. “With this change, they started bringing on adjunct faculty, so anyone who had graduated from the seminars was invited to apply to be adjunct faculty on the seminars.” Foy applied and was accepted to serve as an adjunct faculty member in a cohort. The seminars focus on how an individual or institution can make decisions in an Ignatian way, incorporating Ignatian Spirituality into their own spirituality and reflection. The seminars deal with
the reality of declining numbers of Jesuits by teaching lay people in Jesuit schools Jesuit and Ignatian ideals and spirituality. “The whole idea behind the Seminars in Ignatian Leadership began with leadership in Jesuit schools saying there aren’t very many Jesuits anymore,” said Foy. “We’re used to our principals and presidents all being Jesuits but as there are fewer and fewer, the role of lay people in Jesuit schools is going to have to rise or all these high schools and colleges won’t feel very Jesuit anymore.” While many faculty members at SLUH have attended the seminars, Foy is the only SLUH faculty member currently serving as an adjunct faculty member. “Overall it has given me a really great way of understanding how institutions can best make decisions,” said Foy. “Personally, it’s given me a much more grounded relationship between Ignatian spirituality and my own spirituality.”
NEWS Workshop teaches Eastern Five singers selected flower arranging for District 8 Honor Choir
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t. Louis U. High Chinese teacher Yude Huang hosted the Art of Chinese Workshop on Saturday to teach students about Eastern styles of flower arrangements. The event occurred in the library and Confucius room. About 20 students from SLUH and St. Joseph’s Academy showed up to the event, where they created their own flower arrangements. “Many boys don’t normally have the chance to do this kind of activity,” said Huang. “I think it’s cool to be able to do it along with the girls.” Huang brought in Joanna Puliusz, a woman from his church who has created flower arrangements as a hobby for many years, to teach the students how to make their own flower arrangements. She learned about the Eastern style of creating flower arrangements from her mother’s Japanese teacher. Eastern arrangements differ from Western arrangements in that instead of having similar flowers of around
the same height arranged in a fairly symmetrical pattern, they typically have a variety of flowers of different heights arranged asymmetrically. At the end of the event, the group had a competition; the winner was awarded with the flower arrangements created by the instructor. Sophomore Dominic Loftis came in first, followed by senior Marlon Pabello and sophomore James Wolfe in second, and sophomore Matthew LaFaver and senior Thomas Zawalski in third. “It was a really good experience,” said Zawalski. “I learned a lot about the Chinese culture of flower arranging.” Huang was very pleased with the turnout of the event. “Through this activity you can see which students have a sense of art and beauty,” said Huang. “It went very well and quite smooth.” With the success of the workshop, Huang is planning on continuing to host Chinese cultural events. He hopes to have a traditional Chinese cooking class to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
ive St. Louis U. High singers successfully auditioned and were selected for the District 8 Honor Choir, a group of talented St. Louis high school seniors who come together for an all-star concert. Juniors Sam Pottinger and Dominic Pancella, sophomores Anthony Gartner and Ethan Schmidt, and freshman Daniel Gatewood will need to learn five pieces of choral music and attend two different rehearsals as part of the choir. Pottinger and Pancella are the only singers with experience of this choir, as both were selected to the 2015 group as well. “I’m extremely proud of the boys—they’re representing SLUH well!” said choir teacher Addie Akin. Every year, the District 8 Honor Choir auditions are held for anybody who sings and sings well. For the SLUH singers, this is their second year doing it under the direction of Akin, but the event is still the same. According to Akin, the singers prepared a 90-second solo and sight-read some musical excerpts in front of a judge. The students are now working with Dr. Cameron LaBarr, rehearsing twice on successive Thursdays in preparation for a Nov. 12 concert at Lindenwood. The students did much of the preparing for the audition
itself in their own time. Many take private lessons. Akin does not allow much class time to students for practice, but does help people upon request, whether it be for preparing or practicing the music. All of the work pays of in the end at the auditions. “It’s a competitive audition, so all of the singers are phenomenal, and the literature is always amazing,” said Pottinger. In fact, people who do well enough are eligible to try out for All State Choir, which is the experience of the event for both teachers and singers and is the most memorable part of the entire process. “I really enjoy singing in such a large ensemble with both men’s and women’s voices,” said Pottinger. In the past, SLUH singers have done really well and earned their spots on the choir, and this year, the expectations are no different, but the pressure is. Some singers trying out this year have tried before and are less nervous, as they know the procedure well, but those who are new to this event are anxious to find out what District 8 is like. But Akin has advice for those choir kids who want to try out. “I wish I could have every choir student try out! This is such a rewarding experience, so no need to be worried,” said Akin.
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irector of Educational Technology Andrea Nunziante organized a Ham Radio event for students last Friday. “Amateur radio comunication is one of my hobbies,” said Nunziante, “I’ve had this hobby since I was about my son’s age, 12 or 13 years old.” Nunziante organized this event at St. Louis U. High as an event for the students involved in the SLUH Technology Club, and in conjunction with the American Radio Relay League’s (AARL) Ham Radio School Round-Up, which is an event where schools around the country set up Ham Radio stations and communicate with one another. “We made a few contacts,” said Nunziante. “A few stations in Iowa, Texas, and a couple of other states.” There were six students who participated in the event, which lasted until around
noon. “It was pretty cool,” said junior Joe Lux. “I liked it because we got to talk to a bunch of people. We were channeling through stations and asking if anyone wanted to talk to us, and one time we got someone talking in Spanish, which was really cool.” Ham radio is used throughout the world to connect and communicate with those we may not be able to otherwise. It also has the capability of communicating with space stations in orbit, and is believed to be the most lasting form of long distance communication. “It is what everybody refers to as the last form of communication in case everything goes down,” said Nunziante. A similar event is anticipated in the spring, and Nunziante is hoping that more students participate. “It’s a hobby of mine that I always like to share with the younger generation and people,” said Nunziante.
immediately became involved with the football program as an assistant coach for the C team. Five years later, he was promoted to head coach. Wilson guesses that he has probably coached over 1000 freshmen during his tenure as coach. One of these players is current English teacher and C football assistant coach Adam Cruz, who played for Wilson in 2006 and was added to the coaching staff in 2013. Cruz admires Wilson’s demeanor as well as his attention to detail. “Coach Wilson is always willing to do the little things,” said Cruz. “The players don’t see him making sure they’re all registered with MSHSAA, making sure they have the right jersey on game day, making sure they have their helmet. He always takes care of all the hidden stuff. And I know when I played for him I didn’t appreciate it like I do now.” Not only is Wilson experienced with the administrative aspects of a head-coaching job, but he also knows the game of football well. “He lets me and Mr. McCall do a lot of the coaching stuff, but he definitely has plenty of ability as a coach,” said Cruz. “When you’re around the game for 26-plus years, you get to know it pretty well. I’ve called the defense the last four years and he’s always saying
time.’ He also still lets the other coaches coach, which is appreciated. Some guys who have been around for 26 years, might say, ‘Oh I know more than you, let me do it’. And he never did that.” “One of the biggest revolutionary changes is that he got us a golf cart two years ago to ride to and from Forest Park. That was huge,” said Cruz. “I just think about all the walks and drives he’s had over to Forest Park and all the teams he’s seen. This is my fifth year and the fact that he’s coached more than five times as long, I can’t even imagine.” Wilson’s 26 years of service to SLUH’s freshmen football program are even more impressive because of the nature of freshmen football; the vast majority of the players have never played football before. “All they do is watch it on TV, and there’s a little bit more to it than that,” said Wilson with a chuckle. “You have to start from scratch because a lot of them have not played football before and they’re learning everything.” Wilson finished his final year with a 5-3 record, ending the season on two strong wins. “It was a really good group that started out slow, but got better as the weeks went on,” said Wilson. “And that’s what’s important for freshman football. There are some very good
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tersection of poverty and race. These breakout sessions will follow Rubio’s address in the Commons. Throughout this week, there has been preparation for Issues Day including videos intended to give students context regarding the issues being discussed as well as prayers posted to go along with each presentation. “(The videos) help us consider different viewpoints and be more open to the harsh realities of our world today,” said junior Connor Worley. Obviously one of the greatest challenges faced when creating Issues Day was its political implications. “We were very conscious that we didn’t want this to be focused on candidates,” said Campus Minister Nick Ehlman. “We want to look at important issues that are coming up in the political sphere that are important to us as Catholics.” One of the planning committee’s main objectives was to create an environment focused on dialogue and civil discourse.
“We don’t have a great model of civil discourse,” said Ehlman. “The nation’s model seems to be in attack mode or defensiveness.” The significance of Issues Day is the learning experience being provided for members of the SLUH community in which important issues can be presented from a professional standpoint. The planning committee hopes that this will spark a desire to learn more and encourage a civilized way of approaching these issues from a Catholic viewpoint. “We can see how certain programs can either be a proponent of something that we’re working for, or it can really inhibit that,” said Ehlman. “I do think it’s really important for all of us, myself, my colleagues, and the students here, to be aware of what are some important issues.” The planning committee for Issues Day hopes to create an open environment where ideas can be shared freely and respectfully. Attaining a high level of respectful dialogue can be difficult, especially in this year’s heated political climate around controversial issues. “We have a great opportunity to model positive, civil discourse about what is important-what affects the vulnerable persons in our society,” said Finucane. “I’m proud that I work at a school and place where we involve ourselves in this,” said Ehlman.
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things to grow on.” In order to celebrate Wilson’s accomplishments over the last 26 years, the C team bought and signed a football, which was presented to Wilson at the final game of the season. Assistant coach Spencer McCall’s daughter designed a Billiken for the ball as well. “I could tell it was emotional for him but he’s Coach Wilson, so he fought it back,” said Lundergan. When asked if he was sad to leave the position that he held for so many years, Wilson said, “I wouldn’t call it sad. I’m
more satisfied and gratified that I’ve been able to do it all these years. Being able to see the guys just grow and mature not only on the field, but off the field.” Wilson will continue to teach freshmen history and junior and senior psychology, as well as coach JV golf. “I’ll miss him a lot,” said Cruz. “I got to know him pretty well; I always rode with him to and from practice, so we had a lot of conversations. It was nice to get to know him more than just him being my coach, but getting to know him as a guy.”
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Enslin, Fisher brothers star in Jeske Park’s first album, ‘Reality’
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October 28, 2016
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any days during activity period and after school, drum beats and booming guitar chords echo throughout the St. Louis U. High Danis Lobby and hallway outside the band room. It’s occupied by seniors Mark Enslin and Aaron Fisher, occasionally with sophomore Ben Fisher—all members of alt-rock band Jeske Park. After nearly five years since their founding and three years since Fisher and Enslin’s meeting, the band has released its first album, entitled “Reality.” Fisher started the group in seventh grade with a couple classmates and his little brother, and a year later recruited his friend and CBC senior Indigo Hudson to play keyboard. He met Enslin once he arrived at SLUH freshman year, and they haven’t looked back since. Despite having over five years and dozens of gigs under their belt, the writing process for the record only began about a year and a half ago. “The summer before junior year I started writing stuff, and I decided to bring it to practice one day, and we learned the song,” said Enslin, guitarist and lead singer. “That was ‘Rebound’, which we don’t play anymore,” said Fisher. The writing process in all took about a year, a lot of which started as simple jamming and experimenting with melodies and sounds. “If I was at home, messing around with a guitar, I’d play a few chords, and all of a sudden I’d just get a bit of lyrical inspiration,” said Enslin. “It would flow from there, and I’d have the makings of a song in ten minutes.” Some of the tracks started with more structure than others, but for most of the tracks, the band started with chords and a melody and wrote from there. ‘Space’, the fourth track on the record, was created in a much different way; when it came time to record the song for the studio, all they had of substance was a chord progression. The time crunch to meet studio deadlines was ultimately the largest obstacle in the writing process for the band. “We basically wrote it in the studio,” said Enslin. “We tracked drums and bass of two songs on the same day, and
then we had to think overnight of lyrics, melodies, so we had a lot on our plate for that weekend. I felt like I was really trying to force something that wasn’t there, but luckily that night I managed some inspiration, and I feel like I wrote some good stuff.” Before they even entered the studio, however, the band had the hurdle of cost to get over. “It’s about 400 bucks for an eight hour day (in the studio), plus mixing and mastering all the tracks—it starts to add up really quickly,” said Enslin. There wasn’t only issues of money, but also of time constraints. With classes every day, they were forced to take a more non-traditional method of recording the album, heading into the studio about once a month to record a track or two at a time. “We didn’t do it like most do it, where they bang it out in a week,” said Fisher. “We had school, and we don’t have that sort of money to drop all at once.” As music fans themselves, going through the ringer of a band creating a record made them empathetic to other bands that undertake even larger projects, and the long, hard road to an album’s creation. “Some bands say, ‘We’ve got an album coming out’, and you don’t see it for a year; it really is a long process, even for us with just six songs,” said Enslin. “We understand now why that takes a while.” “It’s not only writing it, too,” Fisher said. “Writing takes long enough, but playing and tweaking, recording and more tweaking, it all builds up.” Luckily, most of the band’s challenges were logistic, and the creative aspect of the record came naturally, thanks to their love of music and nearly constant thought about
new tunes and melodies. “Honestly, it wasn’t really tough, just really timeconsuming,” said Fisher. “The hardest part is probably actually becoming a musician, learning. From there, it’s easy; if you’re inspired and creative, it’ll come.” Enslin’s venture into songwriting was a new one for him, but an educational one; he found that the foundation of songwriting is simple, but the complexities come in the structure and lyrical prowess. “Anyone can write a song; I don’t want to say it’s easy, but it’s not an impossible task. To write a good song though, is tough, and I learned a lot being in the studio, because our sound engineer gave me a lot of tips on that front,” said Enslin. The band and album’s altrock origins grew primarily out of Enslin’s taste in music, from bands such as Catfish and the Bottlemen and Hippo Campus, with a touch of Fisher’s love of reggae; R&B is especially prominent in the track ‘Firebird’. Fisher and Enslin have been good friends and bandmates since freshman year, and they have no plans of stopping their musical chemistry for college; both hope to attend Belmont University and pursue careers in sound engineering. “After seeing that whole studio production, that whole process,” said Fisher, “I want to do what our engineer does. Being able to do that, I can make my own music too, with the snap of a finger. That’d be awesome.” With their sights set to a future in music, the band is hoping people will continue to support them in their gigs, as well as buying the newly-released “Reality”; they’re having a release show for the record, tentatively scheduled at the Blueberry Hill Duck Room on Dec. 4.
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of the best wrestlers in college wrestling at one point,” said Trittler. “It was really cool to hear what he brought to the table, especially with his practice format. His practice style was extremely different from what we have done here at SLUH and from what most people have done in the United States.” Ott, along with a few parents of former wrestlers, started the Saint Louis Jesuit Wrestling Club last spring. “I realized that there are not many wrestling opportunities in the city of St. Louis and wrestling has been really important in my experience. It is a character-forming activity, and from what I have seen, there are a lot of kids
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hile the J-Wing may seem cozy and welcoming during the school day, it can take on quite a different aura at night. Especially around Halloween time. It might not be surprising that a building that is going into its 93rd year can spark the imaginations of some late at night, especially when inexplicable things start happening. Ceramics teacher Sarah Rebholz spends a lot of time in the J-Wing, and not just during school hours. Some nights she has to come up to school at 11 or 12 to turn up a kiln, and at those times there are usually few to no other people in the building. “There have been a couple of nights when I know that no one else is at school, the faculty lot is locked up and the guards have gone home, and I have gone down to the kiln room and felt…like there was someone else there,” recalled Rebholz. “There was one time that I was here–I was pretty certain that the gates had been locked and that I was the only one in this part of the building–and I definitely heard a door slam down the hallway. When I looked out there wasn’t anyone there, but when I went back in the kiln room I heard some sort of strange noises, and so I looked back out and there was no one there so I kind of just finished up what I was doing and then high-tailed it out of here.” While he normally finds the J-Wing to be a warm, homey place, drawing and painting teacher Sean Powers has also had similar experiences in the J-Wing. “There are those semi-regular occurrences of random doors slamming and lights turning on and off,” said Powers. Besides hearing things go bump in the night, Powers has also found some strange physical evidence of potential supernatural happenings in the building. “Oh, one time by the Ignatian Conference room I saw a dead bird hanging upside down, tied to the ceiling with an old broken shoestring,” he said. “It had an old, weathered note taped to it which read, ‘Peace you will know nevermore.’” Powers suspects that sophomores, instead of the supernatural, might be behind this strange discovery, but there is little evidence to support either theory. While never finding any supernaturally placed dead animals, Rebholz has had inexplicable experiences with the throwing wheels in her room.
“Somedays I will be in my room and a wheel will just start spinning on its own,” she said. “It will just turn on and start slowly errrch, errrch, errrching all the way around. The pedals are in the off position. So I usually just hit the power. Especially when I am in here all by myself late at night, it freaks me out a little bit.” The inherent creepiness about the place has not escaped the notice of those working on the Prep News. As many of you know, we are usually here late compiling Friday’s paper. That means we spend many hours up in the JWing—a few dozen yards away from the aforementioned suspended bird—during the prime time for spooky phenomenon. This led to the creation of a new Prep News rite of passage, dubbed “The Run.” “So pretty much what happened was one day I was about to go up the stairway on the JWing to get up to the second floor and I looked down the hallway and it was completely dark except for the red light coming from a creepy red exit sign and it was just one of the most terrifying things I ever saw,” explained the mastermind behind The Run, senior Matt Godar. “So naturally I thought, let’s try to spook Jack Waters a bit.” From there Godar drew up the premises of The Run. The runner must run from the staircase near the Currigan Room down to the hallway to the door on theology teacher Chris Keeven’s room, smack the door, and run back, all while making as much noise as possible. After convincing Waters that it was an age old Prep News rite of passage, Waters agreed to do it. Waters recalled, “So I started running, and until I got to the main entrance from Oakland it wasn’t that bad, but once I hit that point I started flying. And that back hallway, approaching Mr. Sciuto’s and Mr. Keeven’s room, it definitely spooks you. Rounding that last corner to hit Mr. Keeven’s door, I was absolutely terrified. I swear I saw a face in the window of Mr. Keeven’s door. The whole time I felt like someone was about to jump out and grab my shoulder or something. It was the most scared I have ever been in my entire life. I went home that night pretty shook up but it was all worth it because I was cool in the eyes of the Prep News.” For most, the J-Wing is a great place to learn the finer points of engineering graphics, work on your pinch pot, or put together a downright incredible newspaper, but when everyone leaves it can take on a different feel. Strange things can happen in the night. From the Prep News, Happy Halloween.
that could benefit from that,” said Ott. The club was one of the reasons that Ott decided to step down as the head wrestling coach. “I was thinking about it a lot last fall, before the season started, and I prayed about it at Mass,” said Ott. The main reason for the start of the club is that the only other wrestling clubs for kids are located in West County and Ott wanted something that would be easier to access for kids from the city. “I wanted to be able to present an option to some of the Catholic grade schools in the city,” said Ott. “I have talked to Loyola Academy and a couple other organizations about the opportunity.”
According to Ott, the wrestling club was also started to offer another opportunity to introduce prospective students to wrestling. Also, the club’s financial philosophy is similar to SLUH’s. They don’t turn away interested wrestlers based on their abilities to pay. Ott believes that this club will help the high schoolers with wrestling tips and will ultimately become a service opportunity. “A while back, Mr. Curdt had a kids club for small kids and a lot of the SLUH wrestlers loved teaching moves to the younger kids. My hope is that this will also develop into a fun service opportunity for the high schoolers,” said Ott.
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Senior Joe Laughlin in the District tournament last weekend.
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he St. Louis U. High varsity cross country squad dashed past the competition to claim the Class 4 District 3 tournament crown this past weekend with a total team score of 23 points, beating second place Webster Groves by a decisive 58 points. SLUH came into the race expecting tough competition from Webster and Ladue, who each had runners capable of giving the Jr. Bills a good run for first place. But, despite these threats, the team still exuded confidence in its strategy and race plan. “We felt like the second best team in the meet was Webster, and we faced them head-to-head at Parkway West,” said head coach Joe Porter. “We felt like we should win since we already had that head-to-head battle.” Senior Joe Laughlin sparked the Jr. Bills intensity, taking first place in the individual race. Laughlin raced with the front pack behind McCluer North’s Clinton Hefner for the first two miles of the race, then made his move on a sharp turn near the third mile mark. He took the turn wide and accelerated past Hefner into the final mile. “We were kind of letting him lead the race, and I just noticed he wasn’t really accelerating around the turns,” said Laughlin. “There was this real sharp turn where I just got a burst of energy and decided to accelerate really hard off of that turn and leave him and I was hoping he wouldn’t respond.” Hefner did not respond, and Laughlin stayed focused on keeping a solid pace for the final mile, pushing hard and crossing the finish line in 16:26, nearly 14 seconds before Hefner, who came in second. “I pretty much (had) the same mindset I had going into every race,” said Laughlin. “(Winning) didn’t really hit me right away, but then once my mind cleared, then it was exciting.” Sophomore Patrick Hetlage finished in third in 16:42
and junior Paul Burka in fourth in 16:44. The duo ran a very solid race together, staying with the front pack and aiding Laughlin in making his move. “It was much easier to go through the race because I wasn’t really killing myself on the first (mile) and it felt really smooth throughout the whole race and I wasn’t really tired at the end,” said Burka. “We were just trying to run with two guys from Ladue and one guy from McCluer North, and I think we definitely exceeded our expectations.” Senior William Kelly (16:53) ran a very solid and consistent race, and was rewarded with a sixth place finish. Senior Thomas Leeker and sophomore Reed Milnor stuck together the whole race, as they battled with Webster’s top runner and Ladue’s second runner. Leeker placed eighth in 17:09, a new personal best for him, and Milnor came in ninth in 17:11. “(Thomas) was our fifth guy, which he hasn’t always been, and he did a fantastic job of working with the pack and trying to help other guys in the race too. He had a great race,” said Laughlin. “Leeker and Milnor ran together and were up with Ladue’s one and ahead of Webster’s one, so it was a really great race out of those two,” said Porter. Freshman Noah Scott began the race, but after the first two miles pulled out with a calf strain. Due to the seriousness of the injury, he will be sitting out at Sectionals this weekend. All six SLUH runners received medals and All-District honors, as Laughlin, Hetlage, Burka, and Kelly made first team. Leeker and Milnor represented the second team. All of them finished in the top ten. “I definitely think it shows we have a lot of depth, it’s a good sign of where we’re at, we have good depth with four guys under (17 minutes) and two guys right on the verge,” said Burka. In addition, Laughlin
and we were ready to capitalize on that.” The Jr. Bills struggled early on, as the offense was slowed by short runs and dropped passes. The defense was unable to slow down the versatile Jackson offense and went down 14-0 early. Starting off the second quarter, the Jr. Bills finally got some momentum going in their direction, leaning primarily on the running backs to march down the field before junior Jared Scott dove into the end zone from a yard out for his tenth touchdown of the season to close the gap to seven points. This began a quick backand-forth series of scores. The Indians completed their next drive in just three plays, the last of them a 60-yard pass for a touchdown. The Jr. Bills answered right back, with senior quarterback Mitchell Batschelett connecting with junior receiver A.J. Hardin for a 39-
yard touchdown. However, the defense faltered once more as the Indians capped off their drive just four minutes later with a 17-yard touchdown to raise the deficit to 14. Fortunately, the Jr. Bills’ offense had one more answer before the half. After receiving the ball with just a minute and 43 seconds on the clock, Batschelett led the offense in a push down the field to set up a field goal attempt with ten seconds on the clock. Senior kicker Joe Rogan split the uprights, and set the halftime score at 28-17. “We were only down 11 and we were very displeased with how we played the first half,” said Batschelett. “We knew that we had to cut down on our mistakes, and we’d be in a good position to win.” The defense focused on slowing down Jackson’s explosive passing game in the second half. “We knew how explo-
he past two weeks, the St. Louis U. High varsity football team has beat both Jackson High School and Ritenour High School to earn a game against Hazelwood Central tomorrow. The team followed up its blowout win over Rock Bridge High School with a road trip south to Jackson, Mo. on Oct. 14 to take on the 7-1 powerhouse Jackson Indians. The Indians had dominated every Missouri opponent they played, with their only loss coming at the hands of the Marion Wildcats, a strong team from Illinois. The small-town team brought out nearly the entire town of Jackson to watch the game, as thousands of students and parents crowded the stands on both sides of stadium to celebrate their Senior Night and the last game of the regular season. The game had major implications for the Jr. Bills. Going into the game, they were 4-4 on the season, and heading into the playoffs with a winning record was extremely important for everyone on the team. “We didn’t want to go out four and five,” said senior defensive end Davion Nash. “With how crazy the playoff rankings are, we knew we had to win (the Jackson game) at all costs.” Facing a strong opponent, a hostile crowd, and wet field conditions due to a long day of rain leading up to the game, the Jr. Bills had plenty of factors working against them in the game. “We were all pumped up to be in such an exciting atmosphere like that,” said senior linebacker Henry Herzberg. “We knew that we could Senior Mitch Batschelett in last Friday’s game against Ritenour. shut down their run game, was recognized by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as one the Athletes of the Week for his spectacular performance in the meet. Porter continued to emphasize the importance of running in packs at practice throughout the week leading up to the race.“We always try to keep as many people as long as possible together, it just makes our score less and is just easier for everyone to get motivated and to stay with each other,” said Burka. The Jr. Bills travel this weekend to Warrenton High School to compete in the Sectional Championship. The top four teams from each sectional advance to the State meet. In addition to SLUH the following teams will be racing at sectionals: Webster, Rock Bridge, Fort Zumwalt West, Fort Zumwalt North, Ladue, Francis Howell North, and Jefferson City will be racing. Rock Bridge is the overall fa-
vorite. “Rock Bridge is very good, probably the favorite to win State or in the hunt, and they’ve beaten us multiple times so we kind of know what they have,” said Porter. The Jr. Bills hope to continue to build their confidence at Sectionals and take good momentum into the State meet if they qualify. “The whole name of the game at this point is survive and advance,” said Porter. “We’re hoping to ride our momentum and continuing to get better as we get ready to peak for the State meet.” Rock Bridge and Jefferson City will be the main competition for SLUH this Saturday morning at 10:30. This Class 4 race begins at 10:30 a.m. The same District squad will run, with the exception of senior Roman Lipinski replacing Scott as the seventh man.
sive they were offensively, and they really showed that in the first half,” said head coach Gary Kornfeld. “But we went into halftime and made some changes, and our guys responded really well by putting points up and keeping them off of the board.” On fourth down and 16 yards to go, Batschelett recovered a bad snap, dodged a tackle, then shovel-passed the ball to senior running back Andrew Clair, who maneuvered past the Jackson linebackers for a 30-yard touchdown. SLUH converted on a two-point conversion to cut the lead to three. This began an incredible run of scoring for the Jr. Bills, fueled mostly by Clair, who dominated the field with 153 rushing yards in the second half alone. Just a minute after his receiving touchdown, Clair ran it in from ten yards out to put SLUH in the lead
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Hockey trounces Lindbergh, downs CBC in gritty, penaltyfilled game Will Farroll SPORTS EDITOR
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he St. Louis U. High hockey team handily beat Lindbergh 10-3 in the quarterfinals of the Top Hat Classic last week, and then beat rival CBC 2-0 in the semifinals on Tuesday. The IceBills took on Lindbergh on Oct. 16 and pulled off a stunning 10-3 quarterfinal win over the Flyers. Only ten seconds into the game, senior Luke Gassett skated the puck down the ice and buried it to put the Jr. Bills up 1-0. A few minutes later, junior Nick Corker slipped one past the Lindbergh goaltender off a rebound, extending the lead to 2-0. Midway through
the period, sophomore Henry Wagner stretched the lead to three for the Jr. Bills. The Flyers looked to come back in the second period, scoring a goal against sophomore goalie Brendan Rasch three minutes in, and adding another one two minutes after that to cut the SLUH lead down to 3-2. But that was as close as Lindbergh would get, as senior Erik Floyd floated an awkward shot over the goalie with 10:13 left in the second. Gassett later added another, while sophomore Christian Berger scored two goals 20 seconds apart with three minutes left to send the Jr. Bills
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October 28, 2016
Volume 81, Issue 9
Martel earns 500th career win, Soccer splits four games in two weeks
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he St. Louis U. High varsity soccer team’s last two weeks have been filled with highs and lows. The squad came up short against De Smet and Marquette, but managed to grind out victories against Fort Zumwalt South, and Eureka on Senior Night. On Oct. 15, SLUH hosted De Smet in the teams’ second meeting this season. In their first matchup, De Smet won 2-0 on two second half goals. Both sides had scoring chances in the first half. With 26 minutes remaining, sophomore Louis Vacca put a nice cross into the 18-yard box for junior Will Rudder, but Rudder’s lofty shot was swatted away by the De Smet goalkeeper. “We played well, we were getting a lot of chances,” said senior goalkeeper Klaus Preusser. De Smet’s best scoring chance in the first half was off of a throw-in from the right side of the field with about 20 seconds left before halftime. The throw traveled into the box and found a De Smet head, but Preusser made a diving save, and senior Nic Delgado cleared the ball out of the zone. Preusser has been in goal while junior Alec Meissner is out with a fractured hand. In the second half, De Smet was first to break through. After a foul from ju-
nior Stephen LaVigne, which he received a yellow card for, De Smet had a free kick opportunity just outside the box. The De Smet free kick taker made a sneaky pass down the left side, which found a De Smet forward who hit the ball past Preusser and into the net. With 20 minutes left, SLUH was down 1-0. “That was a really nice set piece that they did, we just got caught on the back foot,” said head coach Charlie Martel. Late chances from Vacca and senior Joey Krause were to no avail, and the U. High lost to their Jesuit rival 1-0. “They ran a pretty good free kick play. We just had a problem finding the net again,” said Preusser. “I thought we played well enough to win,” said Martel. “I thought we played hard against them, so I was not displeased. They found a way to get a goal and we didn’t.” After the loss to De Smet, SLUH was 0-4-1 in their last five matches, their worst fivegame span of the season. The Jr. Bills had to quickly rebound as just two days later they hosted No. 7 Fort Zumwalt South. The Jr. Billikens struck first when a long ball was played to sophomore Alex Lehmann who headed the ball to Vacca who buried the shot. SLUH led 1-0 after the first half. In the second half, SLUH continued to pour it on. Junior
Junior Stephen LaVigne in a game against Marquette.
Pietro Nicastro and senior Nic Delgado both scored, sealing the victory 3-0. Preusser had his first career shutout. On a more sour note, during the match senior right back Jeff Walter was forced to leave the game due to a leg injury. “It was a really good win. We went to the four forwards in that game and they had trouble marking and we scored some really good goals,” said Martel. The win was Martel’s 500th career win, and his 490th at SLUH. Martel was rewarded with the classic Gatorade, and was very thankful for the milestone. “Well, I’m going to look at this in terms of gratitude and blessings. I’ve had two great assistant coaches: Terry Mur-
ray, who went to MICDS and is now in Dallas and is a head of school in Dallas, a great assistant coach and Charlie Clark—fantastic. Just very smart, intelligent in terms of soccer, so that’s been really really good. I’ve had great players, SLUH guys who are very intelligent, do whatever you ask them to do, they get it right away and do it—that’s been a blessing. And I’ve had two great athletic directors. Mr. Wehner supported me from the get go, he was always there for me and Mr. Muskopf is the same,” said Martel. “If you’ve ever met Mr. Martel, you can tell he’s just a great guy all around. Super nice, very knowledgable about soccer,” said senior captain Brandon Trusler. “It’s a deserved milestone for him. He’s
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put a lot of work and dedication into the soccer program and we really appreciate him.” The Jr. Billikens’ next match was against No. 8 Marquette. The Jr. Bills dominated the pace, and had many scoring chances, notably a boot from junior captain Cam Verzino that went just over the crossbar with three minutes left in the first half. However, Marquette got on the board first. After a foul, the Mustang free kick taker played the ball onto a forward’s head, who batted it into the net, giving Marquette a 1-0 lead at halftime, on their first shot on goal of the game. In the second half, SLUH answered. Nicastro finished off a cross from junior captain Kurt Schumacher, tying the
game at 1-1 with 28 minutes remaining. The SLUH defense remained strong in the second half, as the Mustangs didn’t have a shot on goal. The game ended in regulation with a 1-1 tie, bringing sudden death overtime. Just one minute into the period, a Mustang player found the end of a rebound and scored the golden goal. SLUH lost 2-1. “It was a frustrating loss because Marquette only had two shots on goal and they scored twice. We had more shots, more opportunities,” said Martel. “I thought we played better and thought we were the better team.” After a tough overtime loss to Marquette, the Jr. Bills hosted the Eureka Wildcats for their senior night. The 2016 team has eleven seniors: Nick Baumer, Carson Berry, Henry Byrne, Nic Delgado, Donovan Ditto, Miles Horton, Joey Krause, Luke Marcouiller, Klaus Preusser, Brandon Trusler, and Jeff Walter. “A lot of these guys came up from the JV, and they were following a team that was 25-3 last year, so there was a lot of pressure on them,” said Martel. “I think they’ve done a great job at being leaders. They always work hard at practice, I’m very pleased with this group of seniors.” On Senior Night, SLUH also received a welcome sur-
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Harpoon season: Hockey advances to Top Hat final vs. Edwardsville
Junior Joe Winkelmann celebrates his goal against CBC last Tuesday.
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into the third period up 7-2. After a SLUH goalie switch early in the third period, the Jr. Bills saw a goal from senior Peter Hoffmeister and two from senior Louis Garavaglia, followed by one last goal from Lindbergh to put the final score at 10-3 on the night. “We played well. It’s a good team effort, and you can’t complain too much about that win,” said head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick. “But it’s really early for us. We haven’t had a full team practice yet, and we have a long way to go, but it was a good team effort and
good team win, so we’re very happy for it.” After beating Lindbergh in the quarterfinals, SLUH faced off against CBC in the semis, defeating the Cadets 2-0 in a game plagued by penalties. CBC dominated the ice in the opening minutes, but Rasch made some great saves. “He’s gotten bigger, stronger, and just mentally with his composure, he’s now used to and knows what to expect in these big games,” said Fitzpatrick. As the second period started, so did the power play for the Jr. Bills, but unfortu-
nately they were unable to capitalize as CBC held firm in their defensive half. However, with 10:41 left in the period, junior Joe Winkelmann rounded the net and passed it off to Gassett, who buried the puck between the legs of CBC’s goalie for the first goal of the game. “Off the faceoff, the puck was in the corner. Sieckhaus made a great play, took a hit to make a play,” said Gassett. “Winks coming around the net, we have such great chemistry and we knew where each other were, he put it right on my tape and I put it five-hole.” After a rough few min-
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utes, the game started to get choppy. Senior John Sieckhaus was put in the penalty box for roughing with 6:54 left in the second. But the Jr. Bills successfully killed the penalty, and after it expired, Winkelmann skated down through CBC’s defense and scored, celebrating with an arrow shot into the SLUH crowd. “They were good goals,” said Fitzpatrick. “If we skate and move the puck we’re hard to beat.” After the goal, both teams seemed to be getting on each other’s nerves, as two CBC players were sent to the
box for slashing and cross checking. Although the Jr. Bills had the five on three advantage they could not capitalize and eventually had two of their own players, Sieckhaus (elbowing) and Wagner (slashing), put into the box, giving CBC the two man advantage at the end of the second period. “Their first line, we seemed to rattle them pretty easily, but penalties were a huge factor,” said Winkelmann. “We’re gonna need to cut down on those by the season time, and obviously we need to work on our power plays too. That’s been an issue in the past but we’ll get there.” “We battled back and killed penalties but we need to be more disciplined and a little more under control,” said Fitzpatrick. “We haven’t practiced the five on three either way, on the power play or on the penalty kill. We got some room to work.” The third period started much like the second ended, and Gassett got put into the box along with a CBC player, both for unsportsmanlike conduct. Both teams continued with scoring chances, and both goalies continued to make saves. With about six minutes left, junior Steven Pawlow got a ten minute penalty for head contact, while CBC got a ten minute as well, sending both players into the box for the re-
mainder of the game. “I thought they were in the box a lot. We were in the box a lot, but in those kind of games you have to keep your composure,” said Gassett. “I think it was huge that we took their better guys and they were in the box. Our biggest thing was getting into their heads, and when we do they will fold and they will panic.” Both teams finished with 26 shots on goal, and Rasch earned a shutout over the team that put up five on him last year in the State final. “After coming back from last year, I wanted to prove myself again. I didn’t really play as well as I wanted to in the state game, I know I can keep it up now,” said Rasch. “Our team’s doing really well, working as a team, playing as a team, not letting other teams get in our heads when they’re getting a little choppy.” “It was a huge effort,” said Gassett. “I can’t stress that enough. For us to come together like that, especially this early in the season, it’s something special.” With the win, the team advanced to the finals against Edwardsville last night (See Nightbeat). “I think Edwardsville is a wild card, not a lot of people know about them,” said Gassett. “But if we come out, play our game, feet moving, puck moving, I think we’ll be fine.”
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Prep News Volume 81, Issue 1
Swim finds success qualifying for MCC finals
JV football develops over season, closes with three game winning streak
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he swimming team put their heads down this past week and put in some hard work, earning a positive end to an already successful season by taking the JV MCC title, topping MICDS and Borgia in a tri-meet, and qualifying all their swimmers for the MCC finals today. The action started on Saturday morning when the Bills participated in JV MCCs. The Bills finished in first place with 434.5 points, easily nudging out their Jesuit brothers from De Smet who placed second with 256 points. Sophomore Garrett Baldes was a standout swimmer at the meet, placing first in his 200-yard IM and second in his 100 freestyle. “The team swam really well together and we came out with a good victory,” said Baldes. “We were happy to be able to get another one of
our team goals by winning the meet.” The action continued later that night as half of the varsity squad headed over to Saint Peter’s Rec Plex for a quick tri-meet with MICDS and Borgia before heading to Fall Ball. The meet was packed full of best times for the Bills. Junior Nick Mattingly qualified for State with his 100 freestyle with a fast time of 49.23 seconds. “Honestly, I’m more happy with how my legs look than my swimming,” said Mattingly. “I shaved them and felt like a dolphin in the water.” Freshman Josh Brown also finally managed to get a State cut in his 100 butterfly with a time of 56.24. Brown is the first freshman this year to qualify with an individual cut for the Bills. The fun continued over in the dive well as the diving team once again put on a
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show. This time the standout was senior Andrew Gammon, who managed to rack up a total of 371 points in 11 dives to qualify him for State. Gammon is the first diver to go to State for the Bills in two years. “It was scary after I messed up a dive,” said Gammon. “But all the others went well and I’m just glad I pulled it off in the end.” The Bills won the trimeet with a total score of 150, narrowly edging out MICDS at 112. To wrap up the week, the whole varsity squad came together for Varsity MCC prelims on Wednesday night. The Bills looked a little slow in the water, not matching their best times. They still managed to bring all of their swimmers to participate in MCC finals on Friday night. “It wasn’t our best meet,” said senior Thomas Nordmann. “Luckily for us it didn’t have to be. We were able to qualify swimmers for the final meet and that’s when our times are really going to matter.” The Jr. Bills are hopeful that their performance was just a slump and that they will be back in full force for finals. MCC finals are this afternoon at Forest Park Pool. The first event hits the water at 5 p.m.
B Soccer ends difficult season 4-10-4 Jack Perry REPORTER
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he 2016 St. Louis U. High B soccer team has had a rough season, struggling to find their stride. But as of Oct. 7, things began to look up. The boys snapped their losing streak, winning two of their next three games. In a key MCC matchup versus Jesuit rival De Smet, the Spartans struck first in the match, but the Jr. Bills recovered with a goal by sophomore Jon Broun in the second half. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Two days later, the Jr. Bills took on Francis Howell in the CBC tournament. Francis Howell scored the first two goals of the game, but the Jr. Bills answered with two goals
of their own by freshman Ethan Joly and then by Broun. Regulation ended in a 2-2 tie, but due to tournament rules the two teams squared off for an overtime period. After a scoreless overtime, the two teams advanced to penalty kicks, where Francis Howell won. The Jr. Bills next matched up against Chaminade, looking to avenge a 6-0 loss early in the season. After two heated, scoreless halves of soccer with many chances for both sides, the two teams advanced to overtime, then penalty kicks. This time however, the Jr. Bills won, thanks to goals from sophomores Zack Bievenue, Michael Drabelle, and Jack Schoen. “The Chaminade game
was a big step forward for us. It was great knowing that we could beat arguably our biggest rival on such a big stage,” said sophomore Alvin Alaphat. The Jr. Bills concluded their season this past Saturday against Lindbergh in the final game of the CBC tournament. Sophomore Alfie Arun put the Jr. Bills up early. However, in the second half, Lindbergh connected for three goals and put a damper on the season finale. The Jr. Bills finished the season well under the .500 mark with a record of 4-10-4. “The team’s effort was tremendous all season,” said head coach Tom Zinselmeyer. “I was proud to coach such hardworking kids.”
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prise; Meissner made his return just two weeks after having surgery on his hand. “We have Alec back, so I think that makes a difference, he’s real stingy in the back,” said Martel. The seniors made their last home game a memorable one. From the beginning of the match, it was clear there was a fresh spark in the SLUH offense. Eight minutes into the match, Trusler was on the receiving end of a beautiful ball from Nicastro, and knocked it over the keeper for a 1-0 lead. Just eight minutes after the first goal, junior Ray Goedeker chipped a shot up and over the goalie, giving SLUH a dominating 2-0 lead. Goede-
ker, who has played a prominent role on the squad this season, finally notched his first goal of the season. After a scramble in front of the net, a Eureka player scored to shorten the lead to 2-1 with 16 minutes left in the half. However, before the end of the half Vacca responded with a goal of his own. Under the regained leadership of Meissner, SLUH led 3-1 at halftime. “When we have Alec in there you can see the confidence level go up and we get even tougher in the back. When we score a goal, we typically win,” said Martel. SLUH tallied their fourth goal on a steaming shot from Baumer. The U. High won in dominant fashion, 4-1.
The Jr. Billikens’ next match is tomorrow against conference rival Chaminade for the District Championship. The reigning District Champion SLUH defeated Chaminade last season to win the title. Because the game is at Chaminade on a grass field, the Jr. Bills have been practicing at Forest Park on grass to better prepare themselves. “I think we’ve been playing better lately, I’m really confident about Saturday,” said Martel. “We’ve been focusing on ball possession and finishing. Getting on the grass, doing those kinds of drills, I think we’ll be in really good shape.”
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he St. Louis U. High JV football team beat the Jackson Bulldogs 21-13 to extend its winning streak to three and finish the season 5-3. Within the first few seconds of the first quarter, freshman Mookie Cooper caught the ball at the 20-yard line, and took it all the way to the end zone for an 80-yard touchdown. After a successful extra point, the Jr. Bills found themselves with a 7-0 lead. As the second quarter rolled in, so did Jackson’s offense. Within the first few minutes of the quarter, the Bulldogs cut SLUH’s lead to one, after a failed two-point conversion. But seconds before the half ended, junior running back Billy Brooks ran the ball into the end zone to cap the first half with a 14-6 lead.
Cooper ran for another touchdown early in the second half for a 21-6 SLUH lead. Refusing to let the spikes of Bulldogs graze the bluecolored end zone, the Jr. Bills protected the house throughout the third quarter, denying any hope of a comeback. “We battled especially the second half, and it showed,” said sophomore DJ Sansone. Jackson closed the gap to 21-12 thanks in part to a long kickoff return, but the clock wound down and the Jr. Bills topped off the season with a sweet win. “I’m really proud of these guys, they truly rose to the occasion and accepted the challenge,” said head coach Sterling Brown. With the final game already played and varsity adjusting to practice strictly amongst themselves, the JV squad looks for inspiration for next season by looking back
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on the high and low moments of the season. Despite losing their starting tight end within the first few minutes of the season opener against Gateway Tech, and a generally rough start, the team started to turn things around with a 42-34 road victory over Vianney. From that game on, the Jr. Bills worked as a unit, winning their next two games to end the season with a threegame winning streak and with an overall winning record of 5-3. With this final game comes the possible end of Brown’s time as a JV coach, as he looks to earn his Ph.D. and spend more time with his wife. “I think it’s time to look forward in life. I loved this team and I think it’s a good time for me to give the job to someone else,” said Brown on retiring as a JV football coach.
JV Soccer finishes over .500 Tommy Rogan REPORTER
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he St. Louis U. High JV soccer team played its last three games of the season at home last week against Fort Zumwalt South, Marquette, and Eureka, winning two to finish 7-5-5. On Monday, the Jr. Bills started out the battle against Fort Zumwalt South aggressively with a rocket shot from junior right forward Gavin Gassner to put the Bills up 1-0. “It was good to get an early lead,” Gassner said. For the majority of the first half, the Jr. Bills pestered Fort Zumwalt’s defense with a barrage of shots, crosses, and penetrating passes from juniors Jack FitzPatrick, Teddy Ragsdale, and Jacob Gremaud in the midfield. However, the Bills were unable to capitalize on any of these chances, and finished the first half with a lead, but not a safe one. The Bills were aided by Monday’s powerful winds. “The wind gave our team almost a 12th player because it kept pushing the ball up the field for us,” said junior Jack Steffel. In the second half, the wind picked up and the ad-
vantage shifted to Zumwalt South. The Bills’ defense kept strong and compact, and repelled dozens of offensive opportunities for Zumwalt South, while still keeping possession of the ball for a good portion of the half. The Bills defended the goal long enough to keep their 1-0 lead and win the game. Against Marquette, the Mustangs scored a quick goal from a cross into the center of the 18-yard box, then continued their momentum by pushing the ball up into the 18-yard box and putting another ball in the back of the net, ending the first half 2-0. The Bills rebounded in the second half, and right away a ball was crossed into the center to Gassner, which he struck into the lower right corner to trim the lead to one. “Scoring a quick goal was a great way to show them that we were still in the game and weren’t going to give up,” Gassner said. Marquette countered with another goal in the last 20 minutes of the game to go up 3-1. Just when the game was wrapping up, SLUH started pressuring Marquette’s side of the field and a deflected ball gave junior left-midfielder
Ezana Ephrem a corner kick, which he kicked almost parallel to the goal-line. Thanks to a Marquette miscommunication, the ball cruised right between the two and into the goal, leaving the Bills down 3-2 with five minutes left in the game. “It was very unexpected. Great way to end the game even though we lost,” Ephrem said. In the Jr. Bills’ final game, they battled relentlessly against Eureka. In the first half, Gassner carried the ball up the right side of the field and crossed it into the 18-yard box where it was bobbled around and eventually cleaned up by junior Daniel Dewan. “Great way to start off the game and get what ended up being my final goal of the year,” Dewan said. The game continued and the Bills showed rock hard defense and great aggression. A through ball from Ragsdale to Gassner led to another goal, putting SLUH up 2-0 at the end of the second half. The second half was a stalemate between the two teams which eventually led to a win for the Jr. Bills in their last game of the season.
Hockey Nightbeat The Jr. Bills faced of against Edwardsville last night in the Top Hat Classic finals, taking the trophy with a 5-3 win over the Tigers. SLUH went down in the first period, but senior Luke Gassett netted one to tie it up in the second, The Tigers answered with two more of their own, making the score 3-1. Junior Joe Winkelmann scored before the end of the period to cut the Tiger lead to 3-2. Gassett added another goal in the third and tied the game at three. With two minutes left senior Nolan Corker buried one in the net to put the Jr. Bills up 4-3. After an empty netter by Winkelmann, SLUH took the 5-3 victory. —Compiled by Will Farroll
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Volume 81, Issue 9
Friday, October 28
Around the Hallways
AP Sophomore Class Mass 5:00pm Swimming @ MCC Finals
Fall Ball Over 600 juniors and seniors attended the first SLUH dance of the year, Fall Ball, in the Si Commons last Saturday. The Commons was decorated with pumpkins, autumnal flowers, and candy to go along with the Fall theme. English teacher John Kavanaugh DJ’ed the dance and wore an assortment of Star Wars-themed masks. Spanish teacher Myriam Aliste also Strategy Board Game Club made a special appearance, returning from her sabbatical to The Strategy Board Game Club has been meeting every chaperone. Friday after school in the Currigan Room with moderator Jennifer Ice. The club has about 15 to 20 active members and foMothers Club Card Party cuses on board games that require brainpower rather than luck. Two hundred ninety moms and grandmothers (and some Recently the club has been playing party games such as Code men) attended the 89th annual Mother’s Club Card Party on Names and Resistance. Oct. 11 in the Si Commons. The event has been changed in recent years into a fun shopping, relaxing, playing games expe- Jazz Concert rience. The party has raffles, attendance prizes, white elephant, On Monday, Oct. 10 the SLUH band held a classical music a popsicle game, over 250 baskets out of just donations, lunch, concert in the SI Commons. The concert featured the chamber and, of course, cards. While not as many attendees play cards orchestra, the Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 big bands, the symphonic band, as in the past, there is still a small group that holds steadfast to and concert band. The Commons was packed with about 400 the tradition. “It’s a great community building event because friends and family members to enjoy classics such as the James we have a lot of alumni moms come back; a lot of moms and Bond theme and “Runaway Baby”. grandmothers come together,” said Mother’s Club president Dede Pitts. “It’s a multi-generational event that keeps moms —Jacob Reznikov, Joey Lally, Ben Kleffner, Luke Veltz, and involved in the SLUH community.” Joseph Reznikov.
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for the first time. A few minutes later, Batschelett connected with senior tight end B.J. Wilson in the end zone from 14 yards out to increase the lead to 11. In the fourth quarter, Clair continued to dominate, running circles around the defense for two more touchdowns, to set the final score at 53-28 in favor of the Jr. Bills. Clair posted over 280 all-purpose yards in the game, including a season-high 252 rushing yards. “I have to give the credit to my line,” said Clair. “They really started doing their job coming out of the half. They gave me running lanes, and I just finished the job.” Complementing Clair on offense was a strong performance by Batschelett, who completed 10 of 17 passes for 158 yards and three touchdowns. Herzberg once again led the team with 11 total tackles, working to pick up the run game on the outside of the line. Meanwhile, junior defensive tackle Kameron Bowdry and senior defensive end Davion Nash dominated the
middle of the field, finishing with 17 combined tackles and three sacks. The Jr. Bills rolled in to Ritenour to take on the Huskies in the first round of the playoffs last Friday. The Huskies came into the game 7-2, their game built mostly around an explosive option run offense, a play style the Jr. Bills defense struggled with earlier in the season. The Ritenour players seemed very sure of their ability to win the game. Several tweeted ahead of the game with messages like “come to the Hazelwood Central vs. Ritenour game next Saturday,” as if they had already won the game over SLUH. The message wasn’t missed by the Jr. Bills. “I don’t think you should downplay any team, because they will come out and surprise you,” said Clair. “That’s exactly what we did, because their downplaying us made every one of us hungry for the win. We were the underdogs, and we (wanted to) come out and shock everyone.” On just the sixth Jr. Bills offensive play of the game, Batschelett threw an intercep-
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tion, which was returned for a Ritenour touchdown. The sudden strike would have damaged most teams, but the Jr. Bills didn’t flinch. “The defense kept holding their own throughout the whole game,” said Clair. “Once we were able to get the passing going to open up some running lanes, our offense was unstoppable.” Unstoppable certainly would be the word for the Jr. Bills performance on both sides of the ball. The defense played at an incredible level throughout the game, holding Ritenour to short gains or losses. The offense began to roll with a long, grinding drive that ended in the first minute of the second quarter with Batschelett shoving his way across the goal line from a yard out. On their next drive, Clair ran in from 12 yards out, set up by a long pass from Batschelett to Hardin. This gave the Jr. Bills the lead, 14-7. They would not surrender the lead for the rest of the game. In the final two minutes of the half, junior Jaylan Jones intercepted a pass, setting up a
15-yard touchdown connection from Batschelett to Wilson. SLUH took a 13-point lead into the second half. For Kornfeld, the most important part of the first half was the team’s ability to fight back after the early deficit. “I think it shows the character of our guys,” he said. “They can really deal with adversity. Sometimes we’re going to get knocked down, and we just have to get back up and respond.” Just a few minutes into the third quarter, a drive that stalled deep in Ritenour territory ended up with a 25-yard field goal by Rogan. After a few more punts and turnovers, Clair broke free for a 48-yard touchdown run, effectively ending any hope of a Huskies comeback. The defense remained strong as the Jr. Bills claimed the 30-13 victory. Offensively, the game was dominated by Clair. He posted 176 yards on 30 attempts, and found the end zone twice. Batschelett bounced back very well from the early mistake, completing 9 of 14 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown. Nash, Bowdry, and se-
Saturday, October 29 10:30am V Cross Country @ Sectional Meet 12:00pm V Soccer vs. Chaminade 1:00pm V Football vs. Hazelwood
Sunday, October 30 Drive for the Homeless 9:30am Mother Son Mass and Brunch 1:00pm Freshman Retreat Leader Training
Monday, October 31
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Tuesday, November 1
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nior defensive tackle Jonathon Kroll stifled the Ritenour offense, racking up 26 tackles and three sacks. The team faces off next against Hazelwood Central. The Hawks are working on an undefeated season after dominating several of their opponents, building most of their wins off of their explosive offense. “They are a 10-0 club, and they’re (undefeated) for a reason,” said Kornfeld. “The key is going to be limiting them and getting our run game going … the way we have the last few weeks.”
The sentiment of defensive importance was evident among the players as well. “They are a dual-threat team with running and passing,” said Nash. “But the first thing for us is to stop the run by containing the outside. If we can put our whole defense together, we know that we can stop them.” The Hawks have defeated the Jr. Bills in each of the last two seasons in the second round of the playoffs. The game will be played tomorrow afternoon, with kickoff at 1:00.
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participated in a prayer service that you could expect at SLUH. Science teacher Mary Russo took the stage next, explaining her voice-activated pitcher that would pour either water or raspberry lemonade, depending on what the audience would say. She created this after one of her students kept spilling water when he worked at a restaurant, fearing that he would get fired. Following Russo was math and computer teacher Dan See, who presented how binary numbers are present in both computers and math. Under his direction, everyone in attendance counted to 18 using this method. Joe Hill, S.J., went next, and he took everyone through the daily Examen. At 1:24
every day, the whole SLUH community pauses for two minutes to reflect on their day. Everyone got to experience this firsthand, just like a regular day at SLUH. Spanish teacher Kate Toussaint spoke next. Rather than just focusing on Spanish, she represented the whole foreign language department. A student representing each language offered at SLUH, with the exception of Latin, read a passage aloud from their respected language. These languages ranged from Russian to Spanish to Greek to French and to Chinese. The final teacher to speak was English teacher John Kavanaugh. His main focus was poetry, saying the opportunities in poetry are endless. Junior Leonard Kim and senior Tony Adams both recited po-
etry they wrote themselves, with Kim hitting some freestyle raps after the fact. After all the teachers finished their presentations, 20 students in groups of four stood on stage to say what they are involved in and what their interests are. The Symphonic Band played “Be True To Your School” during the transition period. The Varsity Chorus then sang a song they composed telling the students why they should come to SLUH. Even more singers sang “Oh, When the Bills Come Marching In.” The night officially ended when the band played their version of the song. SLUH Night was originally called “Illinois Night” because students from across the river couldn’t come to the ten high school nights offered at area high schools. Everyone
was allowed to come a few years back as a way to attract more prospective students into the building. “For a lot of people, it’s the first time in our building. It’s an opportunity for them to see all the aspects of our school,” said assistant admissions director Adam Cruz. “Basically, we want to have students and teachers up front. At high school night, they get to hear from the admissions staff.” According to Cruz, over 80 students participated in some way or another. By getting more students and teachers out in front, people can see more aspects of the school at SLUH Night. It gives the students and parents a better picture of the school than the presentations given at high school nights, which lasts just
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a mere 20-30 minutes. Director of Admissions Anja Schmelter typically changes the night up every year, because people come in back to back years. The biggest change this year was having Cruz as the master of ceremonies, whereas the topics simply transitioned from one to another last year. “In my mind, it’s a night where I feel really proud to be a part of the school community. Based on the feedback I received it was very positive. People liked it from different reasons,” said Schmelter. “I see it as an opportunity to showcase the school in a different way, and it really accomplished that.”
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