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ver a year ago last week, an announcement came over the St. Louis U. High PA that the anticipated Stockley verdict had come out: Jason Stockley had been found not guilty. A year later, the SLUH community is still trying to take lessons from that event to create a more inclusive environment. Hundreds of students left school that day while others missed class to go to an emergency ACES meeting. The school received almost the same number of calls from parents about the safety of their sons as it did on Sept. 11, 2001. Many students were upset at what they saw as another example of the judicial system failing them. In the year since, as issues of racism have gained more attention in the media and the St. Louis area, SLUH has responded by personalizing the issues facing the region and nation. “We want to be a school that is proactive, that can be part of reconciliation, a part of building what we’re calling the common good and solidarity, two significant elements of Catholic social teaching,” said Principal Ian Gibbons, S.J.. “We sought to build dialogue into people’s feelings and giving them updates as to what’s actually happening with the case and overall, race relations in the City of St. Louis, being able to proactively talk about the challenges of our own school history, especially with our history of slaveholding in the past.” Several positive things came out of the day of despair for the SLUH community. Voices of SLUH had its
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here is an old joke that the Dominicans are known for their great preaching, the Franciscans are known for their simplicity, and the Jesuits are known for their skill in choosing
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good property. This old joke certainly seems to hold up, as St. Louis U. High has just announced a donation of a soon-to-be-retreat center sitting on 88 acres of beautiful land located just north of Troy in Silex, Mo. According to former SLUH President David
Laughlin, the property has been in SLUH’s hands since last December but has not been public knowledge until now. The land comes with a large personal home, which will be converted into the main retreat center. A free
n partnership with the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Catholic schools within the greater metropolitan area, St. Louis U. High hosted the second annual Sister Ebo Social Justice Conference. The conference focused on pro-life topics, going beyond the issue of abortion to create an umbrella of information about all the components of what it means to be pro-life. The conference was held in the Si Commons from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. last Saturday. The Very Rev. Robert Carlson, Archbishop of St. Louis, welcomed the group of students and faculty from various Catholic schools in the area. Following the welcome, Deacon Lawrence C. Hous-
The afternoon featured breakout sessions led by various members of the schools’ represented communities. One of the breakouts was a panel on racial equity, equality, and education, comprised of former SLUH theology teacher Danielle Harrison, Javary Colman, and Dan Stout, a theology teacher at Chaminade College Prepatory School. “I was so grateful to have been asked to participate at the conference. I knew Sr. Antona (Ebo) personally. She was one of my mentors. To honor her and her work for justice in this way was deeply moving for me. I am glad that we as an Archdiocese continue to follow her lead,” said Harrison. Alumnus Damien Alexander, ’18, spoke to the group during the second panel, addressing issues of
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SLUH Fest, togas, and coffee: new additions to new STUCO spirit week BY Peter Campbell and Joey Dougherty STAFF, REPORTER
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t. Louis U. High’s Spirit Week 2018 begins next Monday, Sept. 24, which means it’s once again time for a week chock-full of activities, games, a rap battle, SLUH’s first pep rally in a while, and daily dress down themes to make each day even more unique. The Student Council moderators and students are especially excited for this year’s festivities. Monday will kick off Spirit Week with a bang with meme theme, where students will dress up like their favorite “dank” memes. Activity period marks the return of the SLUH Pep Rally, an event STUCO co-moderator Bradley Mueller is excited about. “The rally is designed continued on page 4 to get guys more energized
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for the events of the week, especially the (football) game on Friday,” said Mueller. Tuesday will transport SLUH all the way to December with its Christmas dress-down theme for students. Meanwhile, faculty will hit the court for the faculty/staff basketball game in the Danis Field House during activity period. Here faculty and students alike can showcase their skills and battle things out on the court rather than in the classroom. Wednesday’s theme is twin day, when students can collaborate to wear the same zany or wild clothes. The day is packed with some of the most anticipated events of the week. Bubble soccer returns during activity period, so be prepared for some hilarious antics. This bubble soccer event will at-
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tempt to include students from every class to ensure it is not senior heavy. Also during activity period is the arrival of the Bridge Bread food truck, an organization that employs the homeless to bake and serve bread, allowing students to grab some delicious pastries ranging from brownies to bagels. Thursday marks the return of a classic: jersey day. Students can wear a sports jersey to support their favorite team and show some pride. During activity period, be prepared to bust some rhymes and spit fire, as STUCO brings back another favorite: the 8 Mile Rap Battle held in the theatre. Here students and teachers can showcase their inner Nas and Nelly, while they battle or rap each other on stage.
ton of New Orleans introduced the group to the day’s pro-life themes, which transitioned the group into a series of workshops: the Young Church and Voter Engagement; When I was Hungry; Racism, Equity and Education; and the Impact of Incarnation on Families. “It was amazing, it was a really really good conference, super informative. The opening speaker was phenomenal,” said junior Peter continued on page 4 Curdt.
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gun violence in the context of pro-life. The group then broke up into four workshops before they gathered again to discuss how pro-life and social justice issues affect their lives outside the conference. The Rev. Chris Collins, S.J., assistant to the president for mission and identity at St. Louis University, addressed this issue, and Thomas Miller concluded the ceremony. “The one quote that
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Artistic process and expression: Fine Arts Department discusses improvement BY Carter Fortman and Matthew Mays
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he Fine Arts Department left St. Louis U. High Monday to discuss their goals and the future of the department. The meeting was a part of the multiyear, school-wide curriculum review taking place for each department. The meeting was held at Jesuit Hall on St. Louis University’s campus. Department chair Kevin McKernan set the agenda for the day, and helped his colleagues on their courselevel work. “Our whole discussion was are we serving the students the best we can when it comes to Fine Arts?” said choir teacher Addie Akin. “The whole purpose of this curriculum review is to see what’s working, what isn’t, and just to see what’s best for the students.” “We had some work to do on our goals for our department. We have a lot of sub-departments: music, theater and visual arts.” said McKernan. “Some of our conversations have been centered on what we all have in common among the different sub-departments, so that no matter what direction you go in, there is always an artistic process. So for example, even if you’re doing visual arts or theater, we think of the things we teach you as be-
ing based on a process. You have to revise things, polish things, get incrementally better at things.” In addition to the artistic process, another key topic discussed by the department was artistic expression. “Artistic expression is teaching students how to express themselves through whichever artform that might be,” said Akin. They also discussed the Freshman Fine Arts survey course. “We talked about some goals of our freshman survey course. What do we want kids to get out of our survey course?” said McKernan. The department spent the morning eating breakfast and talking as a larger group. After that, the subdepartments of music, theater, and visual arts all split up into their smaller groups to discuss ways to better implement some of the goals they came up with. The choir department had a few specific goals of
their own: they hope they can allow students to develop both their love and understanding of music. “I want kids to come to my class and sing and have fun, but I also want them to know how to read music,” Akin stated. She suggested every day sight reading or written music theory quizzes to develop more knowledge of the class. Overall, the choir courses are hoping for a deeper understanding of the art and value it brings to this school. The main goal of the meeting was to develop an appreciation amongst the students about the fine arts courses offered. “I think right now as it stands, it’s just an appreciation for what we teach,” said McKernan. “Hopefully (the students) start to get a sense of the technical skill that’s involved with each course, and also (learn) that art is a process.”
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he College Counseling Department hosted its second annual Selective Sunday in the Joseph Schulte theater this past Sunday. Representatives Keldrick Stephens of Vanderbilt University and Susan Faust of Wake Forest University spoke at length about their school’s admissions processes and admission into selective universities in general. Admission into the schools considered highly selective is, for many students, as prestigious as it is daunting. Fewer than 60 colleges and universities nationwide admit less than 50 percent of applicants. Vanderbilt’s acceptance rate hovers around 13 percent each year, while Wake Forest’s
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is around 30 percent, putting both schools well within the highly selective category. Schools like these look beyond an applicant’s ACT score and GPA. They dive deep into his or her essays, extra-curriculars, and school fit, all of which were discussed at the event. The reps fielded questions from College Counseling Department chair Kevin Crimmins and they answered questions from audience members as well. “I think it went incredibly well. It was really highly attended last year, and I think equally as well attended this year,” said college counselor Kate Kindbom. “The thing that impressed me the most was that we had representatives from all four grades this year.”
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he Student-Teacher Association for Racial Studies (STARS), a club at SLUH where both teachers and students can talk about racial issues in our community, met for the first time this year last Thursday. At this first meeting Theology teacher Rob Garavaglia, the club moderator, gave students and teachers the to get to know one another. Each
According to Kindbom, all St. Louis U. High students who might consider attending a highly selective school can benefit from “hearing it from the horse’s mouth.” The college decision is fast approaching for seniors, and juniors are gearing up for a year of discernment and consideration. For underclassmen, the information can impact future curricular and extracurricular choices. “Our point really is to say, ‘we’re going to bring the experts to you,’” said Kindbom. “Me sitting here in this desk everyday just sounds like Charlie Brown’s teacher. You can believe me or not, but you’re gonna believe the people sitting on the stage because they’re outside experts.”
opportunity to interact and discuss their opinions about race. Through this interaction and discussion, the relationships between both students and teachers will hopefully strengthen as they get to know more about each other. As the year progresses, STARS will be reading Dear Martin, a book about an African American teenager, Justyce McAllister, and how he deals with the problems of race at a predominantly white school. The purpose of the
Students and teachers in the STARS meeting last Thursday.
student and faculty member explained a little about themselves and why they were interested in the club. Nearly thirty students and faculty members, eager to discuss the issues, filled the room. The meeting gave students and teachers the
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book is to spark a discussion of important quotes and ideas both teachers and students observe. “We try and put ourselves in (McAllister’s) shoes,” said Mr. Garavaglia. Though the club focuses on issues occurring today, it
was created to help unify the SLUH community and the city of St. Louis after the death of Mike Brown in Ferguson in 2014. STARS was founded as a response to the incident, with the goal of educating the community. “We try giving a voice about what it’s like for a student of color in a predominantly white school,” said Garavaglia. The club stresses the importance of different perspectives, and works to make
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SLUH more racially just. STARS hopes to use this year’s theme of solidarity to unify the SLUH community but also and the city of St. Louis into working and understanding the problem of racism.
Math Department’s Day Out: Working on why we learn what we learn BY Matthew Thibodeau and Mitchell Booher REPORTERS
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he Math department met at Saint Louis University’s Jesuit Hall last Friday to discuss the ‘why’ of their curriculum. Teachers looked at their big picture goals, evaluating how each course contributes to a student’s ability to solve real-world problems by applying mathematical knowledge and logical reasoning. “We’re making sure everything that we are setting out to accomplish in four years is being accomplished,” said department chair Julie Moeser. “We looked at the scope of the courses a student can take at SLUH, what happens in those courses, and what we would like to have happen. Thinking about a student who takes Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and then Calculus. What topics do those students see? Are we happy with what they see? Would we like them to see something different?” The department worked to ensure that each lesson will encourage a student’s development in the curriculum. Instead of teaching every lesson in a textbook, teachers hope to present only pertinent information to students. “We just asked important questions about whether
we’re teaching things because they’re in the book, or if we’re teaching things because we think they’re important to what we want our students to come away with,” said geometry teacher Tracy Lyons. “We thought strongly about deemphasizing certain things. The (geometry) book has a really big chapter on circles, and we felt like not all of that stuff is essential to the bigger geometry picture that we want to paint for the students.” Because the department’s overarching goals are met within individual math courses, each teacher met with his or her specific course to discuss course goals. “Within each class, you think about what questions you want your course to be answering, skills you want your students to come away with, and knowledge you want them to come away with.” said Lyons. According to Lyons, for the sophomore geometry course, teachers hope students are able to “reason logically, explain a deductive structure, understand, reason, and remember the spatial relations among objects; and learn from the problem at hand even if the solution isn’t found.” These goals are meant to direct the course, with every
lesson building toward major goals. “We have to convey these goals to our students through the lessons we teach,” said geometry teacher Craig Hinders. “We don’t address each of those essential goals everyday, but every day should reflect back to those essential understandings and major goals.” According to Lyons, the math teachers hope students learn in a way which fulfills the department’s overarching curriculum goals: “using mathematical knowledge, skills, and logical reasoning to solve real world problems; experiencing the joy and appreciation of mathematics in unexpected places; communicating mathematical ideas effectively; and being confident in one’s own mathematical ability.” The Math Department hopes that, at the end of four years of SLUH math classes, a student will gain a greater appreciation and understanding of the many facets of math. “In the end, we hope they know that math can make sense and that math is interesting and fun, rather than a collection of random things that people decided to throw at them,” said Lyons.
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Church scandal has caused suffering; what do we do? and the cover-up by Church leadership has thrown my life into turmoil. Now, nothing is As a student at a Jesuit, Catholic institution— decided. I no longer feel like I know what love really is. I St. Louis U. High—I have no longer trust the guidance opened myself to the ideals of my Church. I have been of the “Grad to Grad”—being transformed into a young betrayed. Maybe this is an awakenman, who is intellectually ing about institutional life competent, religious, open to that is important for me to growth, loving, and commithave. Love should not be ted to doing justice. I have been guided by love through- blind. Jesus knew of Judas’ out my life, by my family, my betrayal and yet he still loved. high school, and my Church. I realize that no collection of human beings—flawed as we Often I have felt like they are—can be perfect. I see the have been merged together imperfections in my family. for me. I have seriously Now, I have truly witnessed considered a religious vocaimperfection and betrayal in tion. Serving at my parish my Church. of St. Gabriel, I had fallen in But I had hoped for love with the tradition of the much more. Mass and the reverence and The sexual abuse scanhumility of the priest, and I dals of the Church—about often dreamt that one day too, which I learn more each I would be one of them. day—greatly frustrate and One of my favorite disappoint me. My loss does quotes is from Fr. Pedro Arnot compare to the victims rupe, S.J.: “Fall in love, stay of sexual abuse. I pray for in love, and it will decide their healing. But I also feel everything.” The recent revlike a victim. My beloved elations about sexual abuse Church has men who grossly within the Catholic Church To the editors:
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he Volume 83 Prep News opinion section serves the purpose of being the vehicle of the personal opinions of students, faculty, or others. All topics discussed in the section will be related to St. Louis University High School. Nothing published either as an editorial or as a letter to an editor should be considered the opinion of the school, the administration, or anyone other than its author or authors. A Prep News editorial is the opinion of all six editors on a particular topic. A commentary or column is an opinion of one member of the Prep News staff, not of the Prep News itself. A perspective or notebook, like a commentary, is the opinion of one person, often a Prep News staff member. Unlike a commentary, such a piece is often intended primarily to convey a personal experience rather than to provide a viewpoint on an issue. Unlike a letter, such pieces are usually developed at the request of, and sometimes under the guidance of, the Prep News editors. Every member of the SLUH community is wel-
abuse their power as priests, destroying the lives of the ones that they are supposed to love and mentor, ruining their own, and jeopardizing the future of the Church for young people like me. The Catholic Church is founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ, but it has failed to live them, especially in privileging the holy orders of priesthood above the innocence of children. To enter the kingdom of God, Jesus said we must trust and love like a child. He raged against corrupt religious leaders at the temple, flipping the vendors’ tables and criticizing the pharisees. Priests who have abused children are the farthest thing from Jesus’ vision of a faith-filled life. Yet, these are the same priests who during their Ordination laid before the altar and swore their lives to God. These priests are the same ones who during Mass prayed over the Eucharist and shared it with the congregation. Sexual abuse by these priests is con-
tradictory to every Church teaching, doctrine, and dogma. Their hands should never be permitted to bless or hold the Host. The shame and guilt of abusive priests also stains the clerical cassocks of Church bishops, perhaps even the Pope. Their mortal sin has been the failure to confront sexual abuse, as both a criminal act and as a direct assault on the faith of the Church, the faith of Jesus to entrust God’s grace to Church authorities. In a radio message to the Catechetical Conference in Boston in 1946, Pope Pius XII says, “Perhaps the greatest sin in our world today is that men have begun losing the sense of sin.” If the supposed “rock” on which the Church stands has begun to split, then where is the conscience of the Church in this time of crisis? Not only has the Church placed its moral authority in grave jeopardy by failing to remedy the evils of sexual abuse, it has made matters worse by
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attempting, in some instances, to shift blame to yet another innocent and marginalized group. Some Church leaders have claimed that the intrinsic disorder of pedophilia is linked to homosexuality. In doing so, they have failed to understand that pedophilia is an expression of distorted power, manifested in sexually abusive relationships. Homosexual orientations and identities are neither an expression of corrupted power nor abusive relationships. According to psychology researcher, Dr. Thomas G. Plante, “No evidence exists that suggest sexual orientation, in and of itself, makes someone at risk to commit sex crimes against children or others.” The greatest risk factor of sexual abuse is unchecked power. One potential solution to ending the evil of sexual abuse is to restructure the power relations within the Church to reflect greater balance and complementarity.
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The priesthood is full of areas where power may grow in unchecked and unbalanced ways. Restoring the balance of power may mean allowing the laity and women greater control over the institution of faith and matters of Church authority. Christ came into a broken world, torn by sin, and made us whole through his sacrifice on the cross. The miracle of Christ is needed more than ever now. We must learn to embrace our brokenness, including the brokenness of the Church, and strive to make it whole. Regaining the implicit trust that I once had in the Church may never happen. I am lost, desperately searching for answers. I am broken hearted. But even a broken heart can love again and be stronger because of its suffering, and maybe then my life will be decided; maybe my searching will be answered. Jesus’ suffering taught me this. Noah Apprill-Sokol, ’21
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Congratulations to the following seniors on being named National Merit Semifinalists! Sam Guillemette Ryan Juergens Benjamin Krummenacher Max Nuccio Benjamin Poag Zach Pavlisin Nikolas Rodriguez
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27. Muhammad’s departure from Mecca to Medina in 622 30. A Christian house of worship 34. Puts up 35. Philadelphia’s NFL team 36. Again 37. An Italian oil company 38. Something you put in your hair to slick it back 40. Arsenic 42. Argon 44. Knee surgery for dogs 45. Someone 47. Mathematical Association of America 49. Simple single-celled animals 51. A juvenile detention center in South County 52. It is 53. The most famous division of the Navy 54. Short for Oliver 55. Mitochondria is the powerhouse of this 56. After one whips, one must
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the entire floor 28. Frozen water 29. Retweet 30. The material of pots and sculptures made of clay and hardened by heat 31. A word for laughter 32. 1/100 Lithuanian litas 33. A Chinese city also called Xiamen 38. The typically triangular portion of a wall holding the roof up 39. Sane backwards 40. A square has four of these, all equal 41. A small line added to a letter, as opposed to sans 43. Something Matt Nelson does to dogs 46. An instrument very similar to a clarinet 48. American Sign Language 50. Experimental Aircraft Association
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pilot run, the Black History Month assembly idea was sparked, the Voices of SLUH essays were sent in February to the whole school, and more attention was placed on inclusion in the community. These will hopefully enact more discussion about racism and the inclusion of all at SLUH. The day of the verdict, ACES conducted an impromptu meeting to provide an open forum for students and faculty to be heard and express their emotions about the verdict. Looking back, Director of Equity and Inclusion Frank Kovarik feels good about the response. “I think it was good in a way because it kind of selected the people who were really pained by the decision. And the people who weren’t pained, (they) went off and did their own thing,” said Kovarik. When asked how SLUH has changed a year later, junior Juan Hernandez thought that people were more willing to talk about the issues. “People are a little more cautious about what they say,” said Hernandez. “(My friends) are not afraid of talking about it, which is a
good thing—to have discussions.” To respond to the day’s events, some students, faculty, and administrators quickly pulled together an assembly for the following week to discuss the issue. The SLUH community heard different people testify about what they felt when the verdict was reached. This allowed for open, civil discourse and gave rise to the Voices of
This dialogue follows the SLUH mission by initiating a growth mindset in the community such that people can listen and disagree in a civil manner. “Ultimately, (the assembly) was something that helped the school grow in its inclusiveness and acknowledgement of diversity,” said Kovarik. “It has paved the way for the upcoming Voices of SLUH assembly that we
Small group discussions at last year’s Voices of SLUH assembly.
SLUH program. “We have developed a series of programs to help get everyone engaged in conversations, so it’s not just you are simply being talked at or sort of what to think,” said Gibbons. “These need to be dialogue-driven and we have to be respectful with everyone in order to share their experiences.”
are going to do and the Voices of SLUH essays that were shared in February, and even the Black History Month assembly,”. Voices of SLUH has emerged as a way to provide a forum for dialogue in the community. The first one will be in October about the neighborhoods of the student body.
“I do think that people are a lot more aware of, because of the Voices of SLUH, the prejudices that some people face. That they are more aware of the effect it has on some people, especially black communities,” said senior Jack Sommers. The idea behind discussion-based learning rather than delivering a single perspective is what Gibbons calls “coming at a problem
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sideways.” This allows for students to hear new topics that question their own ideas, contributing to the idea of having a growth mindset. When topics like race are approached head on, as if it were a fact and not an opinion, people may be reluctant to listen and then retreat back to their previous
ideas. “When you come in sideways, it’s interesting and engaging. It’s things you haven’t thought about before. It’s provocative in a non-threatening manner. It’s asking for deep commitment of dialogue,” said Gibbons. “I think for a lot of schools, the Stockley Verdict was kind of an unhealed wound that never really got properly treated. (But) I think at SLUH we went through it and we felt the pain and we felt the unease and awkwardness of our different reactions to it, but in a lot of ways we were able to process it and give voice to the hurt and just the difference in our reaction to it,” said Kovarik. “In the most sort of abstract ways, I don’t necessarily think things have changed. Even if nothing necessarily changed, people are talking about it more. Even if nothing changes, the fact that it’s being talked about more means people are aware that something is going on,” said senior Gabe Lepak. “I think all these things are growth experiences that we as a community are going through and that are helping us to be a better school,” said Kovarik.
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really stuck with me was, ‘So often we divide African Americans into one community, when really there are so many overlooked situations,’” said junior Victor Stefanescu. The idea for the conference originated during one of the Respect Life conventions, which are sponsored by the Archdiocese and take place every October in St. Charles, Mo. The conference is named after Sister Antona Ebo, an African American nun who was involved in the civil rights movement in Alabama during the 1950’s and ’60’s. “She kind of spoke like a prophet. She’s a super humble woman, but speaks with this conviction, this power in her voice that you just know you’re in touch with something deeply spiritual,” said English teacher David Callon. One of Ebo’s most memorable works was her involvement in the march at Selma, a march from Selma, Ala. to Montgomery as a part of the Freedom Riders’ civil rights campaign, during a time when the state of Alabama refused to comply with federal laws concerning African Americans’ civil rights. Upon her return from the march in 1965, she joined the Franciscan Sisters of Mary. “She really showed that being a disciple of Christ
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could often mean doing something heroic. She got a lot of street cred from that, and used it for a lot of her work on behalf of the poor and her later activism,” said Callon. The first conference in honor of Ebo was held a year ago, while Sister Ebo was still alive. She died a few months after the conference, and the Archdiocese hopes to sponsor more social justice con-
ferences in her honor. The most recent conference attempted to address pro-life issues beyond the perspective of abortion, issues such as gun violence, racial equality, and immigration. “Catholic social teaching, which is where we get our respect for life and human dignity, has a lot of other things that it challenges us to care about, along with the
unborn,” said Callon. “We for some reason don’t mobilize, as Catholics, as readily for other issues that are central to the gospel. So it was really great that we got a chance to host it.” The idea behind the conference’s theme is that the term “pro-life” is so often considered in the context of just abortion, but being pro-life encompasses a larger worldview. According to the
Catholic church, pro-life issues should pertain to any human at any age. “I am really proud that the archdiocese is sponsoring this and as someone who is really passionate about life issue and about the pro-life movement in general, it is a dream of mine to see all of the people that I march with in DC or I see outside of a planned parenthood clinic— it is my dream to see all of those people at an event like this too so they can begin to see how interconnected all of these issues are,” said Callon. In America, abortion is one of the prime examples of what Pope Francis calls the “throw-away culture” in which we live, which is why it is most frequently associated with the idea of pro-life rather than other issues. The Archdiocese, in partnership with Catholic high schools in the St. Louis area, plans to continue annual Sister Ebo Conferences in the spirit of social justice. “We really have to work hard as Christians to keep our eyes tuned to what’s happening with the poor and with the people who are vulnerable and at the margins. So I get inspired by conferences like this and then I also get a little frustrated that I’m like ‘hey let’s get at it people, let’s get at it,’” said Callon. “I would love next year if this conference returned to SLUH to see 100 SLUH students there.”
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“It is a really cool opportunity for students to see other students and faculty use their talents to shine on stage,” said student body president Thom Molen. On Friday, if you’re in need of some caffeine, stop by the old cafeteria for the Coffee Club’s Billiken Brew. Various types of coffee will be served for your caffeinated needs, to keep you from falling asleep in class. After school is the highly anticipated SLUHfest, an event formerly known in years past as Fall Fest before its integration into Spirit Week. This hopefully can compensate for Loufest, as SLUH will have bands, food, and a ton of fun. “Our goal is to combine events that were separate in the past,” said Mueller. This will include Bandfest and SLUH’s tradition of hosting food trucks at the turnaround. STUCO is hoping to get the student body more involved in the activities this year. “We are really trying to focus on the themes of the day, and people wearing these themes. It will be a lot cooler if we all participate together,” said senior class president Alfrick Arun. STUCO has also improved their marketing tactics to engage more sophomores and juniors to show up to the events. “We are going to be doing posters, decorating the STUCO board, and have a couple videos coming out,” said Arun.
“It is a really cool opportunity for students to see other student and faculty use their talents to shine on stage.” -Thom Molen The ultimate goal of this Spirit Week is to grow closer as a school, and enjoy our classmates. “SLUH is an awesome community, and Spirit Week just gives us a week to celebrate that. We get to be with each other and SLUH in general,” said STUCO comoderator Megan Menne. “If we focus on brotherhood during this week, it will just be an awesome experience for everybody,” said Arun.
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s St. Louis U. High continues to expand its ever growing global education program, five previous Chinese exchange students have elected to continue their education at SLUH by returning to the school as juniors. They are Ji (Terry) Yiheng, Tong (Eric) Wu, Kaizki (Xavier) Wu, Xiaojian (Jason) Sun, and Wangzheng (Chris) Jiang. “It’s been part of a newer direction where we’ve always had an exchange and a partnership with them,
“There is a lot of stress during the day, so I think that cooking and having food will be a very fun thing for us.” -Xavier Wu
but in the past three to four years, some of those students have petitioned to transfer into the school and become full-time SLUH students,” said Director of Global Education Robert Chura. “We put them through an admissions process just like how (SLUH students) do as freshmen to determine if this is a good fit.” Part of Chura’s job in this process is to act as a liaison for the students by helping them with any questions they may have about the SLUH community or anything they need with their host families. “By profession, I’m a foreign language teacher, so I feel very passionately about the benefits of learning about another culture, and learning that culture’s language is a big piece of that,” said Chura. “(The Foreign Language Department) has identified that as a big priority for us as well, since in this ever-shrinking global community that we live in nowadays, being familiar of the knowledge and perspectives of other cultures and the ability to communicate and work with people of other parts of the world is a valuable skill.” Chinese teacher Yude Huang aided placing exchange students with host families. These families were chosen from families of students that were in Huang’s Chinese classes, and the names of the potential host families were given to Chura. Host families were chosen based on who would be the best fit and provide the best hospitality for the
exchange students, and who would gain the most and learn from this experience. “I feel very comfortable, because now is a good time for students from our school, especially students learning Chinese, to have this opportunity to get to talk to the native speakers and to have different perspectives when they meet these students from China,” said Huang. Despite being here for less than two months, the exchange students have already had an effect on the SLUH community and have developed a way to reach out and interact with the students at SLUH. The Chinese Cooking Club, which had its first meeting on Tuesday, was formed to teach students how to cook Chinese food, and give them the experience of going out to eat Chinese food together. “In general, the whole school will be able to interact with people from another place in the world that is totally different from American culture,” said Huang. “(This club) will be a good way for them to learn from each other and have cultural respect for each other.” The club, which was founded by juniors Xavier Wu and Chris Jiang and is moderated by Huang, hopes to be different from SLUH’s Chinese Club by introducing new and unique aspects of Chinese culture, and meeting on a weekly basis. The club will also give the exchange students a way to keep eating their authentic food, instead of the “Americanized” Chinese food eaten here. “We miss the food very much from China, and there is a lot of stress during the day, so I think that cooking and having food will be a very fun thing for us,” said Wu. “Also, spreading the Chinese food culture will be a great thing, because the Chinese food here at SLUH is not very legit, so if we cook and we bring the legit Chinese food it will be very good for us.” American and Chinese education differ greatly, but the goal for these students is to allow them to understand and experience American education before some of them come to the United States for their college education. “This is definitely a very pressuring experience for us, because the main purpose for us to go here is to study in colleges in the United States, so to experience the real American high school culture will be a meaningful and profound experience for us to gain from American education,” said Wu.
standing chapel and nowempty stables also sit on the property. The land was donated by Mary Anne and Anthony Sansone, Sr., the grandparents of several past and current SLUH students. With the addition of the new real estate, SLUH becomes just the third multi-campus Jesuit high school in the United States. It is the hope of SLUH administrators that the retreat center will serve primarily as a retreat destination for student retreats like Kairos. According to Principal Ian Gibbons, S.J., retreats are often designed around the spaces in which they are hosted. With a retreat center of its own, SLUH can expand upon already-developed retreats in its own way.
those steps needed to fall in place for the other great things happening at SLUH,” said Laughlin in an email. “Clearly, it would need a lot of work to convert it into a fully functioning retreat center, but it’s a very doable project and it’s a beautiful space,” said Gibbons. The majority of this year will be spent planning necessary renovations, and next year, the work itself will begin. According to Gibbons, the work could take multiple years, so this year’s juniors and seniors may never have the opportunity to use it. Once the personal effects have been removed from the main house, several walls will be taken down and new walls will be con-
Chapel on the new retreat campus before landscaping.
“We’re at the mercy of the retreat centers in St. Louis of scheduling and facilities (and) what we can and can’t do,” said Gibbons. “As a school, for our retreat program, this opens a lot of ways that we can be able to broaden our own retreats in the way that we want to.” The property, covered by lush fields and thick woodland, provides students with an ideal getaway for a personal retreat experience. “The trip to a place and leaving stuff behind and getting out into the country or to the beauty of the world is cathartic,” said Gibbons. “The eternal things we point to as glimpses of the divine and of the grander things in life—truth and beauty— that’s what we hope to capture in retreat settings and this certainly is a place that instills those virtues.” Despite the nearly pristine condition of the buildings and surrounding land, a great deal of work needs to be done to convert the house and surrounding buildings into a retreat center. “Once SLUH obtained the retreat property, we knew there would be necessary steps in order for it to be
structed to provide ample room for future retreats. Four common areas are set to be constructed as sleeping and gathering spaces. The current dining room will be remodeled into a meeting space, and some of the porch will be converted into the dining area. Finally, individual bathrooms will be remodeled to accommodate for large groups of students. The freestanding chapel, named the Saint Therese the Little Flower Chapel, has been dedicated in honor of Rev. Michael Marchlewski, S.J., a close family friend of the benefactors. The chapel will allow for Masses and prayer services to be held in a place of reverence. According to Mary Anne Sansone, Marchlewski was the one who suggested that the land would serve as a good retreat center while visiting the family last year. Eighteen years ago, Mary Anne and Anthony Sansone actively looked for a large plot of land to be used for hunting and recreation. When she found no properties were available, Mary Anne Sansone began a Novena to St. Therese the Little Flower. Shortly after,
came available for them to purchase, which they called Little Flower Farm. A goal for the SLUH administration is to make the retreat house accessible to the entire SLUH community. “The plan is to develop that space and this property so that our campus ministry team can make good use of it, but also all of our other sports programs and clubs and the whole SLUH community and entire student body (to ensure) that this is going to be a resource thats available for everybody,” said Advancement Chief of Staff Sean Agniel, ’96. While retreats will be a key use of the property, another emphasis will be placed on leadership formation and team building.
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To aid in this, according to Gibbons, ropes courses and challenge areas may be installed. Other uses could include an outdoor classroom for science classes or a new location for SLUH’s Upward Bound programs. The retreat center has been given the name Madonna Della Strada, a name that holds great significance to the Society of Jesus and to SLUH. The Madonna Della Strada—meaning ‘Our Lady of the Way’ in Italian—is the patroness of the Jesuits, as St. Ignatius of Loyola sought her intercession when he was a soldier before he went into battle. The Madonna Della Strada is also the name of an image on the wall of the Church of the Gesù, the mother church of the Jesuits located in Rome, Italy. SLUH’s own Si Commons boasts an image of the Madonna Della Strada crafted into stained glass. Gibbons believes the name is also reflective of the long and sometimes strenuous journey young men face at SLUH. The Madonna Della Strada serves as a reminder that the journey through SLUH can be seen as a pilgrimage that can lead to self
is intended that the Madonna Della Strada retreat house will serve as a stop for many students on their pilgrimage through SLUH. According to SLUH President Alan Carruthers, the policies for use of the property are going to be developed throughout the course of the next year. To get a sense of how to better utilize and run the property, Carruthers, Agniel, Assistant Principal for Mission Jim Linhares, and other SLUH administrators will be venturing to Houston, Tex. to visit the retreat center owned by Strake Jesuit, where Gibbons formerly served. “We’re very blessed with (our retreat center) as close as it is, but we’re going to learn from other people who are already doing it to see what’s the most costeffective, most responsible way,” said Carruthers. “It’s a great partnership between schools and in the network of Jesuit schools,” said Agniel. “But in this case, kind of within our province, they’ve got this breadth of experience that they’re willing to share with us and we get to be the beneficiaries of that.” Agniel believes the donation of the retreat house fits well into SLUH’s goal to invest in Campus Ministry and the faith formation of students. “We’re still in the process of assessing what are the needs of the facility, so it can go from being a family home to a retreat center for us, so we don’t have all the details on how that’s all gonna unfold (...), but we can say that the Jesuit Catholic Mission of Saint Louis U. High is the leading priority of the school, and you know through the Imagining ’18, strategic thinking process, Jesuit Catholic mission and accessibility were at the top of our list with what we wanted our priorities to be into the future,” said Agniel. “So this gift fits in really nicely with what were hoping to do, which is to invest in Campus Ministry service and faith formation for the student body.” Although the property is notably larger than the current campus, the land is low maintenance and will not require much attention. The grass will need to be cut regularly, along with occasional minor projects, but the retreat house is not expected to put a strain on the SLUH Maintenance Department. An annual father-son work day, sponsored by the Fathers’ Club, has been planned in order to stay on top of big projects, such as clearing brush. The first work day took place last Saturday.
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he Swim and Dive Team dove into the start of its busy weekend with a dual meet against De Smet at Forest Park Community College last Friday. The Bills had a different approach to this meet than its meet last week against CBC because De Smet has a smaller team, so many varsity swimmers swam in events that they don’t typically swim. The team swam better than they expected, and SLUH coasted to a commanding 145-41 win. In seven of the nine individual events at the meet, including diving, the Bills swept first, second, and third place, winning every event in the meet. Highlights included a four-second drop from junior Carson Massie in the 100 Butterfly and a five-second drop by freshman Jack Figge in the 100 Freestyle. Sophomore Eli Butters (100 Butterfly) and senior captain Will Slatin (200 Freestyle) posted impressive wins in their first swims in those events this season. Swimmer of the Meet honors went to senior captain Joe Feder, who earned state qualifying times in the 100 Back and 200 Individual Medley; both currently rank as the sixth fastest times in the state in that event this year. “It was kind of an easy win,” said head coach Lindsey Ehret. “We didn’t stack our events, and we still won by a lot of points, so
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The swim team after its victory at Marquette Relays.
that was good.” On the diving end of the pool, underclassmen divers had a chance to shine. Freshman Sebastian Lawrence and sophomores Owen Cooney and Theo Stephens swept the top three and freshman Miles Schulte dove in his first meet as the consolation diver. The Blue Crew stopped by Forest Park for its first appearance of the season, creating an electric environment in the stands which contributed to the team’s big win. “The Blue Crew was lit,” said senior Luke Brawer. “I felt their energy rushing through me. At most swim meets, it’s only our family there, so having our classmates there too makes you want to do even better to
impress them.” The varsity squad faced a quick turnaround, as Saturday morning marked the team’s first major invitational of the season: Marquette Relays. The meet, a refreshing break from a dual meet, takes each event and places it into a relay format. For example, the 100 Backstroke becomes the 3 x 100 Backstroke Relay, with three swimmers racing as a team. “The guys really stepped up and swam for the team and not themselves,” said Ehret. Their focus on team produced some astounding swims. During the first event, the 200 Freestyle Relay, freshman Cooper Scharff, junior Andrew Zimmerman, Slatin and Feder posted the fastest time in Mis-
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souri so far this year by over a second with a 1:29.89, only two seconds off of the school record. In the 3 x 100 Butterfly Relay, Junior Josh Brown, freshman Jonas Hostetler, and exchange student Mikhail Shulepov nabbed second place, with Brown, as the leadoff swimmer, narrowly missing his individual state cut by just .03 seconds. After an unfortunate disqualification in the 3 x 100 Backstroke Relay, the pressure was on the 3x100 Breaststroke Relay team of senior Garrett Baldes and juniors Nicholas Dalaviras and Evan Lu, as well as the 200 Medley Relay team of Lu, Brown, Zimmermann, and senior captain Jarrett Schneider, as SLUH aquatics rival Parkway
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he St. Louis U. High soccer squad continued its season of “almosts” this week against CBC and Vianney. The team missed opportunities to secure victory in both games and left the week with two losses. The Jr. Bills (3-6-1) played their third game of the CBC tournament against the Vianney Griffins last Thursday night. After a loss against De Smet Jesuit last Tuesday, the boys hoped to bounce back against an evenlymatched Vianney team. “We were just coming off losing 2-0 to De Smet,” said senior Reid Horton. “I think everyone was ready to go against Vianney.” SLUH had a couple of good chances that could have given them an early goal, but they just missed the mark. Horton dashed past Vianney’s right back and crossed the ball into the box, but no one was there to finish. Junior Charles Neuwirth booted a free kick that missed just wide. “I would say the first half, we were probably the better team, but we just couldn’t finish any of our chances offensively,” said Horton. Playing into the second half, the team started to look flat. As time ticked away, the boys took fewer shots and
allowed Vianney past the defense more easily. “It just seemed that the energy wasn’t as high as in the first half,” said Horton. “I don’t think we played badly, but we seemed to tire as the game went on, and it led to them scoring.” With only four minutes left in regulation, a Griffin pass threaded SLUH’s defense for an early shot past junior goalie Peter Herrmann. The Jr. Bills couldn’t come back in the few minutes remaining, ending the game in a 1-0 loss. “I saw 0-0 written all over it,” said head coach Bob O’Connell. “I don’t think we created enough chances to win and I don’t think they created a whole lot of chances to win.” After a close game against the Griffins, the Jr. Bills took on the CBC Cadets in the final game of the CBC tournament. The Jr. Bills started strong with a close shot from Horton that the goalie just saved, followed by a spectacular diving stop from Herrmann. The rest of the first half was not in SLUH’s favor. Fifteen minutes in, CBC was able to get past the defense and score the first goal. Seven minutes later, the Cadets got the ball into the open, with only Herrmann to beat on the right side of the net, fired
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he St. Louis U. High varsity cross country top seven runners, in the wake of a stellar performance at its home Forest Park cross country (FPXC) meet, traditionally take a week off of competition to prepare for a race the next weekend. The rest of the team does not. The week after the Forest Park race has annually been an off week for the top seven runners, allowing the Varsity 2 runners— the next seven best runners— to compete against varsity teams from around the area. Five runners that head coach Joe Porter deemed worthy will accompany the top 9 from FPXC, to run as the JV squad at the Palatine Invitational just outside of Chicago this Saturday. Instead of running the Paul Enke Invitational on the
Sioux Passage course in St. Charles, they used the hilly terrain as a hard workout spot to train for the upcoming race. This meet has been much-awaited because Sioux Passage is consistently ranked as one of the toughest cross country courses in the state, and last year’s race was canceled because of protests about the verdict in the Jason Stockley case, which had been announced the day before last year’s race. Sioux Passage, bluntly stated, is brutal. As much, if not more, a mental race than a physical one, the monstrous hills give the average runner a jaw drop. The aptly named hills— “Manmaker,” “Confidence Breaker,” “Roller Coaster,” then “Manmaker”—once more gave the Jr. Bills a run to remember. Racing V2, the varsity took fifth out of 16, junior
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games and have yet to earn a victory. The loss continued this season’s pattern of both lackluster offensive performances and ineffective defensive play. The game was initially quiet, with both teams trading turnovers on downs for the majority of the first quarter. Besides a few rushes of 10 to 15 yards
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there were no offensive fireworks. But with three minutes left in the quarter, the Jays struck first. After a long drive that balanced passes and runs, Jefferson City reached the SLUH end zone, but missed the 2-point conversion. On the ensuing drive,
junior Kellen Porter, Jr. On the next play, Porter showed his versatility by pushing into the end zone behind the line to even the score. After senior Joe Gilmore’s extra-point kick was blocked, the score was even at 6-6. “We just realized they weren’t very good tacklers, so what we did was ran more offtackle plays to get me out into space,” said Porter. This was Hannah’s second full game at quarterback for the Jr. Bills. “We will continue to add plays with Brendan,” said head coach Mike Jones. “We didn’t want to give him too much too quick.” The remainder of the second quarter didn’t go well for the boys in blue. After Gilmore kicked off following the SLUH touchdown, Jefferson City star running back, senior Maleek Jackson, took the ball over 90 yards to the house for another touchdown. On the next offensive drive, the Jays offense showed their pa-
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Peter Dillon (20th) and sophomore Reid Jackson in (24th) medaled. Dillon ran 18:55.3, and Jackson 18:59.9, very good times for the hilly Sioux Passage course. Both Dillon and Jackson used the varsity experience to learn what it is like to run in a more competitive race, something that Porter was hoping would happen. “It was a great oppor-
run against Lafayette and Parkway West. We really got to see how deep we are compared to other teams. I think it was a good day overall and a really good program day,” said Mittendorf. JV finished second out of of 18 teams, and sent six over the hills and onto the non-existent podium. The Jr. Bills’ one-to-five gap was 52 seconds, the best in that
extremely well,” said Porter. “For the freshmen, we are very impressed to see them getting near the front of races and not being intimidated.” This weekend, the team will be racing in two separate races: the top 16 runners will compete at the Palatine Invitational outside of Chicago, and the remaining runners will run at the Fox High School Invitational.
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tunity to throw some of the guys who have never raced varsity before into a varsity race and allow them to compete with some of the these schools’ best guys,” said Dillon. Jackson appreciated the experience. “The style of racing was very different in the varsity race. In varsity races, there are many more individual moves than in JV races, and you really have to know what’s going on around you to be able to respond to those moves,” said Jackson. Varsity 2 finished 16 points ahead of Pattonville and five points behind Francis Howell High School, both of which ran their varsity seven and will face off against SLUH’s varsity seven at the district race. To recovering junior Adam Mittendorf, who ran varsity last year and watched the race Saturday, it spoke volumes to him about the depth of SLUH’s cross country program. “We had some good guys up top. It was really good to see some guys who don’t usually run varsity
race, with the first JV runner, senior Jack Buehring (third, 19:11.8) finishing 52 seconds before the fifth SLUH finisher, junior Peter LaBarge, who came in 12th at 20:03.9. “I got in a great position and had the opportunity to get out in front and stayed strong through two and half miles. I had run this course before, and I definitely knew where to accelerate on the turns and burst a little harder, adding to my confidence,” said Buehring. SLUH finished second in the race with Sean Kellogg coming in first at 20:03 and Eli Dernlan in fourth, trailing by fifty seconds (20:53.4). “I got a great start, and the hills were tough. But, I was really able to roll the downhills, and that allowed me to compete till the end,” said Kellogg. Porter was impressed with the day’s performances. “Our goal was to put some of our top JV guys in a varsity race and see how they respond, and they did
The group travelling to Palatine will look to keep up their recent success, this time against some of the top teams in the country. The course for Palatine is flatter and faster then the ones they have been racing the past few weeks, changing the style of the race. “Usually Illinois takes it a little bit harder out on the first mile, and it will be good for us to get accustomed to a different style of racing,” said Porter. In the race on Friday, SLUH will be running a Varsity 3, since the top 16 runners will be traveling to Palatine. Still, Porter has high hopes for the team at the meet. “We have a lot of juniors and seniors who want to prove they are running at a high level, so our expectations are to go out a compete in the front and it wouldn’t be surprising for us to do very well in that meet,” said Porter.
C Soccer (5-1-2) 9/17 – De Smet SLUH 1 1 F:2 De Smet 1 0 F:1 Connor McCullar: 1 goal Matt Kluba: 1 goal B Soccer (4-1-2) 9/15 - Gateway Christian
SLUH 1 0 F:1 GLC 0 1 F:1 Michael Heinlein: 1 goal
9/18 - Collinsville SLUH 3 0 F:3 Collinsville 1 0 F:1 Michael Heinlein: 2 goals Michael Hiblovic: 1 goal JV Soccer (3-3) 9/13 -CBC SLUH 1 0 F:1 CBC 1 1 F:2 Juan Hernandez: 1 goal
“We are giving up too many rushing yards and (too) many points. We aren’t scoring enough,” said Jones. As for the offense, the linemen a play big part in creating holes for the running backs, but have been struggling with this task. “Without (seniors) Dan Sharp or Mikes (Trittler), there is a lot of pressure for our younger linemen to step up and play at the varsity level,” said senior Nick Lang. The third quarter went by scoreless, as did much of the fourth quarter. With 4:31 left in the game, though, Porter ran through the offensive line heading right, then cut it back across field and followed a couple SLUH blockers who paved the
way to a 48-yard touchdown, and SLUH trailed 27-13. After a failed onside kick attempt, however, Jefferson City put the game away rather easily, adding another touchdown to win 34-13. Looking ahead, SLUH plays three Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) opponents in a row: at CBC tomorrow, then home against Vianney and at Chaminade for the next two weeks. Tomorrow’s game is at 7:00 p.m. at CBC’s field. “We have to continue to get better within the scheme of our defense. We have seen some good plays, but the good plays haven’t been consistent,” said Jones on the defensive strategy for the CBC game. “We need to play hard and smart every single play.”
Freshman Bashball Brackets M105 J121 J121 9/19 J121 9/18 J123 9/20
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B Football (0-4) 9/14 -Jefferson City SLUH 0 6 0 0 F: 6 Jeff City 6 8 0 8 F: 22 Luke Ratterman: 40-yard TD reception
-tience again. Taking their time, they slowly but surely made their way downfield, and with five minutes remaining, ended their drive with a touchdown. Finally, with two minutes to go until halftime, a 92-yard rush by Jackson put Jefferson City on top and the game virtually out of reach for the Jr. Bills. The half ended with the Jays ahead, 27-6. “We ran the ball well. We moved the ball from (our 20) to (Jefferson City’s) 20,” said Jones, on what the team did well in the first half. As for things that weren’t going so smoothly, Jones mentioned that both sides of the ball for the Jr. Bills could’ve been better.
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West was cutting away at the Jr. Bills lead. 9/15 -Gateway Christian Both relays featured strong SLUH 1 1 F:2 splits from each member, but GLC 4 1 F:5 the Breaststroke Relay team was Austin Bievenue: 1 goal named Relay Team of the Meet Ben Thomas: 1 goal for their grace under pressure and season-best splits from all 9/18 -DeSoto three swimmers. Individual SLUH 1 4 F:5 Swimmer of the Meet was DeSoto 3 0 F:3 awarded to Butters for three fast Amar Mujezinovic: 1 goal splits and two photo-finish wins. Juan Hernandez: 2 goals Strong swims across the Austin Bievenue: 1 goal board were enough to secure Thomas Reilly: 1 goal “the dub” for the U. High by a margin of 16 points, a feat that —compiled by Jimmy could not have been accomStanley and Jared Thornberry plished without a second place finish from junior divers Gabe
and Max Manalang and Lawrence in the Diving Relay. This win puts the team on its path towards its goal of top three finishes in all invitationals. After two days away from competition, the Oakville/ Lafayette Tri-Meet drew the Aquabills out from Forest Park Community College this past Tuesday. The top 16 varsity swimmers and divers once again dominated their competition, taking first in each event and finishing one-two in ten of the 12 events. The most notable swim from the Lancer Natatorium was the state-qualifying 200 Medley Relay team of Scharff, Lu, Brown, and Zimmermann.
This cut is an achievement because it means that SLUH has qualified each of the three swimming relays for state. “We feasted in the thrashing waters of Marquette and Lafayette like a pack of hungry piranhas,” said Zimmermann. Looking ahead, as this week marks the halfway point of the season, the team will continue its feast at pasta party which will serve as a team bonding opportunity. This Saturday at 3:00, unsuspecting prey from Kansas City and Columbia, Mo. will test the stamina of the Swimbills in the De Smet Invitational at St. Peters Rec Plex.
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JET Tour SLUH had a special treat for juniors and seniors during activity period on Monday, when 18 Jesuit schools came and set up tables in the west half of the Si Commons. Students had the opportunity to
roam around and visit each table to get more information about schools and to meet the schools representatives. College counsellors were present to aid students.
Senior Project Meeting The senior class gathered in the chapel on Tuesday for the Senior Project kickoff meeting. During the meeting, students received their Senior Project advisor, and they were introduced to the process that includes meeting with their advisors, visiting and choos-
ing service sites, and reflecting on the experience. All 61 approved sites are available for seniors to view on x2vol before their first deadline: a meeting with their advisor by next Friday, Sept. 28. —compiled by Jared Thornberry, Joe Feder, and Paul Gillam
SLUH ended the tournament with no points. “I think that against CBC we had lots of chances,” said Horton. “It just came down to being able to make the final pass and score when we got the opportunity, which we weren’t able to do.” Despite the last place finish in the tournament, SLUH sees consistent improvement and hopes to use it in upcoming games. “I think that, even though the scores don’t reflect it, we made pretty big progress last week,” said Horton. “So I think preparing for out next games
involves building off what we already started last week, and just continuing to get better.” SLUH takes on Vianney again tonight at 7:00 p.m. at SLUH, followed by Eureka Friday night at Eureka High School at 6:00 p.m. The Jr. Bills then play in the CYC tournament, starting off next Monday at SLUH against Belleville West at 4:30 p.m., then on Tuesday at Parkway South High School against Oakville at 6:45 p.m. They wrap up the tourney on Wednesday at Soccer Park in a rematch against Webster Groves at 6:00 p.m.
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the ball over his head to make the score 2-0. Three minutes later, CBC scored again with a tricky shot to the bottom right corner for a 3-0 lead. “I thought the team came out strong,” said junior Ethan Joly. “Once they scored their first goal, I thought we still tried to keep our heads in the game, but as the game went on, I thought that the intensity level dropped.” “Once it was 3-0 before half, I thought we didn’t have the same intensity that we started with,” said Joly. “We started to break down and became frustrated with ourselves. Others tried to keep the team up, so that we didn’t fully give up.” The Jr. Bills kept up some pressure, penetrating CBC’s de-
fense and earning a number of corner kick chances. “We are creating a lot of half-chances I’ll say,” said O’Connell. “I think sometimes the player with the ball will have a lot of options and he just will make the wrong option, and as guys get more opportunities, the outcomes will hopefully be different.” The second half started off with a goalie change, with junior John Mungenast coming in for Herrmann. Mungenast proved to be essential for the team in the second half by making six saves. On offense, SLUH created more opportunities, but it wasn’t enough. CBC got another goal by dribbling the ball right through Mungenast’s arms, making the final score 4-0.
Thursday, September 20
M/C Honduran Project Collection M/C Freshman Cookie Sale Reunion Weekend Soccer 75th Year Celebration AP University of Notre Dame University of Dayton Case Western Reserve University Belmont University Newman University The University of Arizona Benedictine College Snack—Mozzarella Cheese Stick Lunch Special—Bellacinos Pizza Vegetarian—Black Bean Burger Eckerd College University of Mississippi 4:00PM JV Soccer @ Hillsboro Tournament 5:00PM B Soccer vs Vianney 7:00PM V Soccer vs Vianney
Friday, September 21
M/C Honduran Project Collection Reunion Weekend Faculty Day 4:30PM B Soccer @ Eureka 6:00PM V Soccer @ Eureka 7:00PM V Football @ CBC
Saturday, September 22
Reunion Weekend Alumni Soccer Game 9:00AM Cross Country Invitational @ Palatine 11:00AM JV Soccer @ Hillsboro Tournament 3:00PM Swimming & Diving vs DeSmet Invitational 12:00 Keen
Monday, September 24
Tuesday, September 25
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PN Corrections
In the print edition of the Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 Prep News, President Alan Carruthers’ quote about the lives of the saints in the article “SLUH Responds to Church Scandal” should have included an additional attribution to the website Roman Catholic Saints (roman-catholic-saints.com). Mr. Carruthers provided this attribution to the reporter, but it was accidentally omitted during production. The Prep News regrets this error. In the print edition of the Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 Prep News, the name Director of Leadership Giving Linda Domeyer was misspelled as Dobmeyer. The Prep News sincerely regrets this error.
Editor in Chief Paul “Santa Claus” Gillam
News Editors Liam “Lebron” John Handley “Nick Saban” Hicks Sports Editors Chris “My Mom” Staley Justin “Jazzy Lad” Koesterer Core Staff Ben “Joe Reznikov” Klevorn Staff Thom “Sushi” Molen Brad “Frozone” Pike Peter “Deadpool” Campbell
Regular Schedule
Pre-tenure Fall Seminar A Session Scholarship Golf Classic Spirit Week AP Snack—Chicken Bites Lunch Special—Pasta Bar Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 4:30PM C Soccer @ Mehlville V Soccer vs Belleville West CYC Tournament 5:00PM B Football vs CBC 6:00PM B Soccer @ Mehlville
St. Louis. U. High @sluhjrbills Today, Executive Chef Alex Feldmier ’04, winner of SLUH’s Iron Chef, came in to cook some pasta with students. The dish was a summer pasta using fresh ingredients from our SLUH Backer Garden! #SLUH200 #Sustainability
Volume 83, Issue 5
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Sunday, September 23
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Credits
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Nick “Crimson Chin” Prainito Nick “Groot” Shelton Jack “Schoen Company” Art Director Schoen Darion “Lady Legasus” Mul- Joe “Aquaman” Feder lins Johno “Edna Mode” Jackson Mitchell “The Flash” Booher Staff Artists Carter “Pewdiepie” Fortman Jackson “Mr. Incredible” Sam “Long John Silver” Tarter Ducharme Matthew “Billie” Mays Maurice “Squirrel Girl” Safar Staff Photographer Nicholas “Mermaid Man” Louis “Batman” Barnes Dalaviras Jimmy “Mr. Deves” Stanley Reporters Blake “Mrs. Incedible” Obert Matthew “Ultralord” Jared “Myself” Thornberry Thibodeau Joey “Captain Britain” Dough- Contributing Artists erty Harrison “Mr. Paige” Petty
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Regular Schedule
Pre-tenure Fall Seminar B Session Spirit Week AP University of Missouri-Columbia Illinois College Snack—Chicken Rings Lunch Special—Taco Bar Vegetarian—Black Bean Burger Eastern Illinois University 4:30PM B Soccer vs Marquette 6:00PM C Soccer vs CBC 6:30PM School Counseling Parent Meeting 6:45PM V Soccer vs Oakville CYC Tournament
Wednesday, September 26 Regular Schedule Junior/Senior Art Retreat Spirit Week AP University of Missouri-Kansas City Marian University Millikin Uniwversity Snack—Mozzarella Cheese Stick Lunch Special—Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders Vegetarian—Garden Burger 5:00 PM NIE Evening with Jesuit Community 6:00 PM Alumni Mothers’ Club Opening Meeting V Soccer vs Webster Groves CYC Tournament
Thursday, September 27
Regular Schedule
Junior/Senior Art Retreat Spirit Week AP M/C Mass & Meeting/Crafts The University of Alabama Missouri University S&T Snack—Bosco Stick Lunch Special—Papa Johns Vegetarian—Olive Oil Pasta Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 4:15 PM Swimming & Diving vs Parkway West 4:30 PM C Soccer vs FZW 6:15 PM JV Soccer vs OTHS
Friday, September 28
Regular Schedule
Junior/Senior Art Retreat Tech Week Spirit Week AP Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Snack—Pizza Stick Lunch Special—Chicken Bacon Cheese Vegetarian—Hungry Planet Sandwich 4:00 PM C Soccer vs Vianney calendar | Ben Klevorn 7:00 PM V Football vs Vianney