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Chiodini Nicollerat retires after IT ships house; moves to renovated steps in for 39 years of coaching library space the helm is, to any coach, a Martel for Justin Koesterer tough decision. Nicollerat 39 years of coach- started to consider retireremainder A fter ing baseball, St. Louis ment three years ago. There U. High varsity baseball were many factors in his deof the head coach Steve Nicollerat cision, including his grandretiring from coaching children and his mother. semester isbaseball.

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ith theology teacher Charlie Martel out on leave, the Theology Department has hired Chuck Chiodini to fill his vacant spot. Chiodini will be teaching Martel’s two sections of the junior course Faith and Reason and two sections of senior course Christian Life Choices.

Martel’s unexpected departure forced the department to think fast to cover his classes. Each of his classes was taken on by a different teacher in the theology department while a longer-term solution was in the works. Theology teachers Robert Garavaglia and Chris Keeven took on the juniors and the senior courses were handed to Theology teacher Diego Navarro and department chair Jon Ott. The search for a potential permanent substitute began in late September.

“Mr. Linhares, Fr. Gibbons, with myself and some others started reaching out to people that we knew who would either be interested in the job or who would know people who are interested in the job,” said Ott. Following the closure of Kennedy Catholic High School, where he had taught since 1976, Chiodini was uncertain if he would ever teach again, but Assistant Principal for Missions Jim Linhares reached out and invited him to apply.

“I had the desire to go back to the classroom, but the opportunity just wasn’t there. So I figured maybe my days of teaching were over,” said Chiodini. “About three or four weeks ago, Mr. Linhares called me out of the blue and told me, ‘we

The new IT office.

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onfucius can reclaim his classroom! After being housed in the Confucius Classroom for three months, St. Louis U. High’s IT department moved into its new office space last Friday, located on freshman hallway just across from Campus Ministry. Com-

SLUH Night 2018: What will the future look like at SLUH?

ing from the basement to the freshman hallway—in a newly renovated portion of the Robinson Library— the new office location brings many benefits to the IT department, namely more space and better accessibility.

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Commons, where over 800 attendees, both potential future Jr. Bills and their parents, congregated. They listened to teachers, administrators, and students speak about their SLUH experience and what

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YLSL The YLSL Juniors began their series of field trips and research project to improve their leadership skills and to discuss issues they see in their community.

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Hack Club The Hack Club entered the main©2018 St. Louis University High frame last weekend in Global School Prep News. No material may Hack VII, a competition against be reprinted without the permission hack teams from all over the of the editors and moderator. country. Page 8

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the future could look like for prospective students.

The event hosts prospective students from different grade schools throughout the area. SLUH Night aims to ap-

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Fall Ball Music played at Fall Ball was inappropriate; music played at school events should reflect SLUH values. Page 3

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Clubs Looking for a Club? Curious to see what other Jr. Bills are up to?

Check out what clubs are doing around the school. Page 5

ith increasing concerns about football players’ health, especially in the world of high school sports, an anonymous donor has equipped the St. Louis U. High varsity football team with new VICIS Zero1 helmets. Totaling over $50,000, the helmets offer one of the safest options in the market. SLUH is the only high school in Missouri whose entire varsity team has the helmets.

Previously, only professional and collegiate teams had access to the helmets, but an anonymous donor with a vested interest in the safety of SLUH’s players and connection to the school has made access to this equipment possible.

“Certainly no helmet, no pad, no safety device is

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Anonymous donor equips varsity football with VICIS helmets

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Senior Handley Hicks in front of the time machine.

office, constructed by BSI construction and designed

by Hastings and Chivetta, each member of the IT department has an individual office space. In the past, the members of the IT department, similar to most other departments, did not have individual offices, but stand alone desks. The only

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going to 100 percent guarantee prevention of injury, but this helmet, this brand, this model certainly projects to be one of the best if not the best out there,” said Athletic Director Chris Muskopf.

Conversations about purchasing the helmets between the donor, Muskopf, and varsity football head coach Mike Jones began in early September. Sixty helmets were eventually ordered—enough to outfit every player dressing on a Friday night. Due to the newness of the company, VICIS manufactures the helmets as they are ordered, which resulted in the helmets arriving only two weeks ago. The team has had the helmets since its game against Trinity High School.

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Yale Whiffenpoofs visit and perform with SLUH choir

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Whiffenpoof is an imaginary fish from a Victor Herbert musical called “Little Nemo” that is said to have horns and resembles a winged seahorse.

The term also refers to the Yale Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest collegiate a capella group, with whom St. Louis U. High’s Varsity Choir performed with on Sunday, Oct. 14.

Since 1909, the most vocally talented Yale seniors have been selected to join the world-renowned choir and take a gap year from their studies to travel the world sharing beautiful music. The group spends the school year touring the United States, visiting each member’s hometown, before beginning a world tour in the summer. Since its founding, the choir has only been comprised of males, but that precedent has changed recently with the addition of Sofía Compoamor, the group’s first female.

While the prestigious choir (and its name) may seem foreign to the SLUH community, it happens that one of SLUH’s own alumni, Emil Beckford, ’15, is among the choir’s ranks. This is the reason the Whiffs decided to do a concert in SLUH’s Schulte Theater and team up with SLUH’s Varsity Choir for two songs: “Operator” and “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

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The Whiffenpoofs with the SLUH choir and Emil Beckford ’15 in the bottom front.

Akin received the music for “Operator,” weeks in advance and added the song to the choir’s first quarter curriculum. Akin was impressed with how quickly the choir was able to learn the song, so she arranged for the choir to learn an additional piece, “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

“I thought Varsity Chorus did a great job learning those two songs,” said Akin. “We already had a busy quarter learning music for our concerts and then getting ready for the donor event, so the fact that the guys could add two extra pieces is a testament to how

great the choir is.”

The songs ended the first and second halves of the concert, following performances by the Whiffs of several songs in their repertoire, each featuring a solo vocalist backed by the choir.

As the two choirs, both dressed in black tuxes, performed “Operator,” SLUH alum Beckford soulfully sang the solo part.

The Monday after the concert, the Whiffs joined the Varsity Choir during their class period to give a master class on singing. The Whiffs listened to the choir perform a few of their pieces, and then gave construc-

Youth Leadership St. Louis begins project; juniors excited to start year

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his year’s troupe of eight juniors participating in the Youth Leadership St. Louis (YLSL) program. Fitz Cain, Peter Curdt, Matt Friedrichs, Victor Stefanescu, Kaleb Ephram, Kameron Moses, Noah Hayes, and Peter Michalski, are diving deep into issues affecting St. Louis and St. Louis U. High. The program helps students develop leadership skills, teaching them about the systems that govern cities­—St. Louis in particular—culminates with a research project presented at a graduation ceremony in April.

The program kicked off with an overnight retreat with the other YLSL participants at Camp Lakewood in Potosi, Mo. The students engaged in teambuilding activities, mingled with students from approximately 30 schools, and began brainstorming their research projects. A major goal of the multi-faceted program is to create a community built for everyone, whether it be within participants’ high schools or the

city of St. Louis at large.

“It was really fun getting to know both the guys from SLUH better and getting to meet a lot of the other people from all over St. Louis,” said Cain.

The off-campus days for the YLSL participants are not limited to their September retreat. The program incorporates several field trip days into its year-long schedule, featuring discussions on topics ranging from education to criminal justice. The group already had a Saturday filled with presentations on health care, suicide awareness, and self-care. More recently they spent a day in groups touring different St. Louis neighborhoods.

“I went to Fox Park, and we had a resident of the area walk us around,” said Cain. “We had somebody who’s working on community development talk about where the community is going, where it’s been, some issues, what they’re doing to fix those issues—that was super interesting.”

Every year, each YLSL delegation does an “action research project” on an is-

sue impacting their school in particular, and presents their findings to the other groups.

“The research project is presented to (YLSL participants) as an opportunity to look at a question that you have about your school,” said math teacher Tracy Lyons, who moderates the SLUH students involved in YLSL. “They were very focused on trying to look at a demographic of students that would feel not as wholly accepted or welcomed as your typical SLUH student.”

After some debate, the group chose to focus on the LGBTQ experience at SLUH. Many of the participants thought this topic was important to research because of the underrepresentation of their LGBTQ classmates at school.

“We don’t really have a lot in place to support (LGBTQ students), and we believe that as part of our Jesuit mission, it’s important to be providing support for all different groups of people,” said Cain. “We think that that’s a weakness in our SLUH community.”

tive feedback and advice on how to better perform them.

“I thought it was very nice for Varsity to hear feedback from somebody other than me,” said Akin on the master class. “I think it’s always good to get feedback from multiple sources, so I thought it was very valuable.”

After hearing the Whiffenpoofs’ feedback, the choir asked the Whiffs questions about the choir and Yale in general, giving them a great opportunity to get to know the Whiffs better, especially Beckford.

Beckford was inspired

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to attend Yale after getting to perform with another a cappella group from Yale called the Dukes that also had a SLUH alum as a member. He was pretty much set on Washington University as his school of choice but decided to apply to schools like Brown, Harvard and Yale as well. He made it into Yale and is doing exactly what he went there to do.

“They gave us one of their arrangements, and we sang it with them just like you guys,” said Beckford.

“I was just like, man this makes me want to go to Yale to do a cappella, and I went to Yale and did a capella.”

After his year of singing around the country, Beckford plans to finish up his senior year at Yale as a psychology major. He credits SLUH AP Psychology teacher Tom Kickham for putting him into his major.

“I wasn’t planning on taking AP Psychology,” said Beckford. “I got my schedule back and I looked at it and I was like ‘why am I not taking AP Psych?’”

The concert was Beckford’s first time back at SLUH in a few years.

“It’s been just surreal,” said Beckford. “When I walked back into the choir room and when I stepped back on to that stage and did soundcheck with Mr. Kavanaugh and Zack, it was like ohhhh its all coming back now in a really good way.”

Beckford enjoyed his visit and the opportunity to collaborate with his old choir again.

“It’s a privilege to be back here and be able to sing with Varsity,” said Beckford. “SLUH was a special time for me and they’ve really made my visit back home special.”

The concert marks just one of Varsity Choir’s planned collaborations this year. For their third quarter concert, Varsity will team up with Cor Jesu’s choir, followed by a collaborative concert with Rockhurst High School in April.

Baby Box: Dickmann’s baby born last Tuesday

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Jonathan and Lisa Dickmann are excited to welcome Evan Christopher “Cinco” Dickmann to the family.

He was born on Tuesday, October 9 at 3:05 p.m., weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz.

Siblings Stephanie, Nathan, and Kate are very excited to meet their little brother.

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Commentary: Letter to the Editors: Music and the brotherhood of BS Nicollerat announces retirement Paul Gillam Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist at- actions worth dedicating “to as varsity baseball head coach tacks. If we as a community the greater glory of God?” BY EDITOR IN CHIEF

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could not count how many times I heard curse words unabashadley shouted at Saturday’s junior-senior Fall Ball. I could not count how many songs that promote drug use and not only objectify women, but also describe sexual activity that seemingly border on rape blared through speakers as hundreds of teenagers sang along, with chaperoning faculty and staff doing nothing to stop it. It is embarrassing that a Jesuit, Catholic institution that openly promotes justice, respect, dignity, a drug-free lifestyle, and other life affirming values, would passively approve of music that overtly contradicts its core values.

But I was there. I took part in it. I was on the dance floor, jumping and pumping my fist to the music with my fellow students. Only after the dance, as I was reflecting on the night did I realize that we as a school have to do better.

Through my four years at SLUH, I have attended at least one SLUH dance each year. As I have aged, the music played at dances has gotten more and more explicit, peaking this past Saturday. I attribute this growing inappropriateness to the culture we students are growing up in.

In his speech at the father-son banquet last year, Cardinal Timothy Dolan called for SLUH to teach its young men to be countercultural, to be men who run the other way, referencing the first responders who ran into danger towards the Twin Towers during the

are to heed Cardinal Dolan’s call and indeed be countercultural men, then the music we listen to must reflect that.

At our senior class meeting in August, our president, Mr. Alan Carruthers, warned of the “Brotherhood of BS,” a false brotherhood that is encouraged by lies and disrespect. The music at the dance promoted many lies. At the dance, we, myself included, all bought into the lies of the false brotherhood a little bit.

Although I personally disagree with much of the music that was played at the dance and would not listen to it myself, I understand that many enjoy the music.

I am not advocating for students to cut this music out of their lives; rather, I am advocating that SLUH, as an institution, should not play or allow such derogatory, misogynistic, and disrespectful music—like the music at fall ball—at school sponsored events. While the school cannot and should not control what students listen to outside of school, when a school event plays music that promotes injustices, it sends the message that our values are only half-heartedly taught.

Furthermore, dances are a time to escape the stresses of school and be with friends; they do not give us a reason to abandon the Christian values we are taught at SLUH. The dance is suppose to be a fun event, but also a respectful event.

When people shout out derogatory terms, where is the respect? Are singing curse words and derogatory terms

In the Voices of SLUH Essays reflecting on how women are treated in our SLUH community, our city, and our nation, we read about people who are calling women “whores” or “bitches,” and we find this wrong, but at a dance, many of us gladly shout the words with our female friends an arms reach away. Just because we are not at the Backer Memorial in a formal school environment, we should not allow ourselves to drop our Christian values.

However, I know that, at this dance in particular, some of the music was out of the control of those who organized the dance. Casa Loma Ballroom, where the dance took place, requires in house DJs so the music was not able to be screened before hand. But, I believe those who planned the dance could have set boundaries on what music is and is not appropriate to be played.

And I believe that in future dances, boundaries on the music should be in place.

I realize we would be hard pressed to find popular dance music that does not have curse words or some sexual innuendos, but I know that such music can be limited and possibly eradicated—I heard a number of clean songs at the dance people enjoyed.

With these thoughts in mind, I hope that we, the SLUH community, can work to be counter cultural and fight against the brotherhood of BS that so easily creeps into our school and especially into our dances.

To the editors: After much, much thought, I approached the administration and notified them that I have decided to step down as the head baseball coach at St. Louis University High School. The past 39 years have been a true blessing for me and my family. Each and every one of those years, I was fortunate to work with some of the finest young men, caring and loving parents, and supportive administrators and coaches. You all have had a tremendous impact on me professionally and, most importantly of all, personally. Thank you.

Just as we teach our kids about the complexities in life, my decision was also very complex and difficult for me, though I know it is the correct decision. Coaching is still very important to me, but as I get older,

there are other things that also become important. Our ninth grandchild will be arriving in March, my own mother is now 90 and needs more of my attention, and there are other personal and professional responsibilities I would like to dedicate my attention towards.

I want to thank St. Louis U. High for giving me the opportunity and support over the past 39 years.

Thanks to all in the athletic department, especially Mr. Dick Wehner and Mr. Chris Muskopf for their ongoing support. Thanks to all my assistant coaches over the years who have given so much of their time to make our program what it is today. Thanks to the parents who have supported the program and me so much.

Finally, thanks to all of my former players, both past and present, for being so

much fun to be around and allowing me to help them think “a play ahead,” do the little things to have a shot at success at a bigger level, and realize that baseball is a great way to teach about life.

A big thanks to my wife and children, who put up with me being away from home so much.

I would like to express my gratitude to Fr. Houlihan for hiring me way back in the spring of 1979. And, a big thank you to Fr. Paul Sheridan who has done so much for SLUH baseball, and me personally.

I know the players and coaches on this year’s team will continue to represent SLUH in a way that people have grown accustomed to—with preparation, class and pride.

Steve Nicollerat

The Prep News sends its condolences and prayers to Mr. Chuck Hussung and his family as they grieve the loss of Marsha Hussung, Mr. Hussung’s wife. Please keep the Hussung family in your prayers.

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SLUH students, faculty, parents, and various other members of the community gathered at the Open Mic Wednesday night to celebrate students’ artistic talents in the theater loge. The night was organized by seniors Joe Mantych and Tommy Hoffman and Fine Arts department chair Kevin McKernan.

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Jr. Bills head to New York for fifth straight year; explore Wall Street

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en students spent the second weekend of October strutting around New York in their most dapper suits and ties for the fifth annual Jr. Bills on Wall Street trip. Accompanied by AP Economics teacher Kevin Foy and former St. Louis U. High parent Bret Kimes, the students spent nearly three days meeting with various SLUH alumni in the finance industry to learn the ins and outs of potential careers in the fast-paced world of Wall Street.

Kimes brought the trip to SLUH five years ago. The trip is modeled after a trip the Mizzou Trulaske School of Business holds every year called Tigers on Wall Street.

After proposing the idea to former SLUH president Dave Laughlin, Kimes was put in touch with Foy to

spearhead the trip.

“The main goal of this trip is to give students a realistic look at what it might be like to work in finance and capital markets in New York specifically. It also exposes them to alumni who are then able to tell their story on how and why they got to where they are, and the role SLUH played in their development,” said Foy. This year, ten students were selected to attend the trip: one sophomore, three juniors, and six seniors.

“When I got accepted to go on a trip to New York on Junior Bills on Wall Street, I was ecstatic,” said senior Jameson Fitzgerald. “The trip has such a great reputation and I was excited that I would be able to take part in a trip to New York with my classmates and learn about what I might want to do in

the future.”

Leading up to the trip, the students met weekly to prepare for the upcoming trip. The meetings consisted of research and presentations on the businesses and firms the students would visit, including Foot Locker, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), Prudential, and LeBaron Brown. The students were also asked to come up with insightful questions to ask the people they were going to meet with.

“I always look forward to the preparation period, getting to know students,” said Foy. “It shows me a level of passion that kids do not have the opportunity to (apply) in a narrow, focused, and intentional way in our curriculum.”

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The group at the New York Stock Exchange.

period was over, the students and moderators prepared for the early flight to the Big Apple. Already dressed in their coats and ties, they arrived in Lambert airport at 4:45 a.m., and then boarded their plane. After connecting through Midway, the students landed in LaGuardia airport around 11 a.m. and hit the ground running with

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their first stop: the NYSE. After a short subway ride and walk in the rain, the group met with executive vice president and chief operating officer of Prudential’s U.S.-based businesses Stephen Pelletier, ’71, at the NYSE. Pelletier discussed the life insurance business and explained how he has maintained success in his career while sticking to his core values of education, generosity, and appreciation.

After his talk, Pelletier connected the group with regional director of the NYSE Carmen Barone. Barone gave the students the unique opportunity to tour the stock exchange, and even see the iconic closing bell.

After the market closed, the group went back to The Leo House, a hostel, and changed into more casual attire for a Broadway show. The group concluded the night by seeing The Play That Went Wrong, a satirical take on a classic murder mystery.

Bright and early Friday morning, the Jr. Bills donned their formal attire once again and set out for the day, which began with a meeting at Morgan Stanley in Times Square. The group met with Pat Haskell, ’90, who explained the trading of municipal bonds. After meeting with and asking questions of Haskell, the students were paired with a floor trader to better understand a trader’s fast-paced role in the company.

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sity on the trading floor really gave me a real idea of what Wall Street is like and what jobs in certain financial sectors are like,” said sophomore Jack Rosenstengel.

The group wrapped up at Morgan Stanley and hustled across Times Square to Foot Locker to learn about advertising, the shoe market, and real-life examples of successful mergers and acquisitions from Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer-North America Stephen “Jake” Jacobs ’81.

If there was any nervousness within students, it was certainly relieved when they walked into the conference room. Along with lunch, every student was gifted a goodie bag containing New York Knicks apparel, Foot Locker coupons, and a selfie stick.

Senior Will Berg helped the Jr. Bills gain some insider information by asking intelligent questions about Foot Locker’s stance on the resale of shoes.

“I asked if Foot Locker was going to try and make a platform like Goat or StockX, where they enter the secondary market of the resale of shoes, and he said he couldn’t discuss that because of an ongoing project,” said Berg.

This stop at Foot Locker was a new addition to the trip, which primarly focuses on finance and capital markets.

“This year, as kind of an experiment, we had the

Students walking in New York

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Architecture Club visits St. Louis firm, Peckham Guyton Alberd & Viets

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t. Louis U. High’s Architecture Club travelled off campus to visit the Peckham Guyton Albers and Viets architecture firm in downtown St. Louis. The firm, which has locations in St. Louis and Kansas City, specializes in architecture and urban planning, and is known for its work designing amusement parks and other attractions.

While most students were studying for exams, the club met with architects and graphic designers and learned the basics of a career in architecture, and what a college architecture

education looks like.

“Going into any design field is good because it teaches you to create a thinking that you need to work at a firm like PGAV,” said senior Pat Finlay, who founded the club along with senior Darrion Mullins.

“We learned a lot about the process of when they get a client, and how they work with sketch-ups, models, animations, renditions, and so many drafts of things, and how important it is to be very thorough with what you are doing.”

The architects at PGAV also presented ideas and philosophies that inform their design process. Architecture club moderator Sean

Powers said that the trip was a successful, interesting experience for the club.

“They were very hospitable and kind to our group,” said Powers. “I think they gave a good insight into some of the more interesting things that are in architecture.”

PGAV is known for their work on the Anheuser-Busch museum and Biergarten. The museum, which consists of a history walkthrough of the brewery, leads into a bar and restaurant with an outside eating area. The design is inspired by aspects of the St. Louis area, as well as the history and style of the brewery itself.

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pace travel and colonization has long been a fantasy of science fiction, spurring countless books and films to explore the idea. However, according to NASA contractor Mr. Al Globus, who came to SLUH recently to speak to the STEM club, it may be closer to reality than people think.

Globus is one of the foremost leading on the issues and opportunities surrounding space settlement. He began studying the concept in the 1970s when it started to captivate Americans in the midst of the space race after seeing a man on the moon. One of the main problems researchers faced was size: the proposed settlements were too large to be feasible. Globus suggested the idea of Equatorial Low Earth Orbit, or ELEO, which would have several benefits, including enabling the settlements to have higher rotation rates, and, as a result, be two or three times smaller than originally thought.

“He was coming to give another lecture in the area, so we jumped at the chance to hear him talk,” said STEM club moderator Robyn Wellen. “It was great that we could get it to all work out.”

Globus’s visit created a bit of a buzz within the SLUH science community.

The turnout for his talk was one of the largest for a guest science lecture in recent

memory, with over 60 students in attendance, many of them freshmen and sophomores. Every seat in S201 was filled, and students crowded into the newly renovated classroom, standing wherever they could to catch a glimpse of the presentation.

“Space settlement really talks to people,” said Wellen.

“It was our first meeting as a combined STEM club, but a lot of teachers encouraged their students to come too.”

“It was amazing to have such a big turnout,” said junior Luke Giunta. “It isn’t that common to get so many guys to come, but I think the idea of space travel is really popular right now, and that helped.”

Globus spoke about some of the benefits of space settlement, pointing to the vast amount of resources available in space — an abundance of both energy and materials capable of supporting a population of trillions. He also presented the opportunity as an imperative for survival, arguing that if Earth were to become uninhabitable, humanity could still survive, and even thrive, in space.

However, Globus made it clear that colonization is not without serious challenges: radiation, distance, gravity, size, and materials.

He explained how settlements on other planets would be most challenging because of their distance from Earth and their absence of Earth-like gravity.

ELEO may not be the answer because of the amount of resources needed to maintain it. Globus hopes that the growing interest in space travel in the general public will lead to more solutions, with programs like NASA and companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin leading the way.

“This is possible, and going to happen. Maybe not in my lifetime, but my kids could be living in space,” said Wellen.

“It’s crazy to think about this as something that could really happen,” said senior Reed Milnor. “I really liked how Mr. Globus illustrated his ideas.”

This presentation was the first to be put on by the newly ordained SLUH STEM club, which combined the robotics and science clubs under one banner, and more are being planned for the rest of the year.

Meanwhile, the STEM club is focusing on several major projects, both in robotics and science. The robotics team is already in the midst of their competitive season, with a successful outing at their first event.

The Science Olympiad team is preparing for its first competition and the Engineering the Arch team is trying to find a solution to an engineering problem found on the new Arch grounds.

“We’ve got a lot coming up for the club,” said Wellen.

“I think it’s going to be a great year.”

The club plans to continue taking visits to architecture firms in the St. Louis area at the end of each quarter in order to give students exposure to architecture, a topic not covered in courses here at SLUH. “They do a lot of work worldwide that focuses on theme park and tourist places, which are all geared towards the consumers,” said Finlay.

When not visiting firms, the club meets every Thursday during activity period in Powers’ room.

Currently, the club is planning future visits to other firms and looking at plans of what SLUH campus could look like years from now.

The club plans to go to the Helmuth, Obata and Kassabaum firm, which focuses on the design of mainstream buildings such as hospitals.

“The goal is to have younger students understand what would be in store if they choose a career in architecture,” said Finlay.

“Right now, the firm visits and the participation is a lot of seniors who just think the architecture sounds super cool, which is great, but what I would love to do is have sophomores and juniors to come out if they have an interest in architecture, because there aren’t any resources for it at SLUH besides the club.”

While he is leaving next year, Finlay will leave the club in good hands, and he hopes to help other students find a desire in architecture that he had as an underclassman.

“While I don’t plan on studying architecture in college, I still think its super interesting and I think that it is worth it to keep pushing this club for younger students to have the opportunity to see if they like it, because I’m sure that some of them would love it because of all the really cool things that we are able to see,” said Finlay.

Fishing Club heads to farm in Cuba, Mo. for second outing

BY Jack Schoen and Drew While they wanted to Nester offer St. Louis U. High stuREPORTERS dents an opportunity to rom stressfully filing relax after a long week of through papers during exams, the McGrail’s also exam week to tying on a new needed a favor from the Jr. lure, the fishing club depart- Bills. ed for their second outing of One of the two lakes on the year last Friday. their property had become Around 9 a.m., 17 stu- overpopulated, and they dents met at a McDonald’s needed a decent amount of off Watson Road to pile fishermen to clear out it out. into cars with their gear and The Jr. Bills from the fishing head to the lake. club volunteered to fix the Club moderator Joe problem.

Komos started planning the The event ran from outing several weeks prior about 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 to exams when freshman p.m. The group caught Sam McGrail offered his mainly largemouth bass due family farm in Cuba, Mis- to an overpopulation of the souri as a possible destina- fish. tion for their trip. McGrail “It was really cool. The helped Komos get in contact fishing was slow, but the with his grandfather Thom- guys were patient and stuck as Martin ’57, who owns the with it. Given the condifarm with his wife. tions, I thought we did re-

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ally well,” said Komos.

After a successful first outing earlier in the year at theology teacher Chris Keeven’s family lake, students were excited to be fishing at another lake they had never been to.

“It was really a neat experience. Even though the fishing wasn’t the best, it was still fun to be fishing somewhere new and bonding with classmates,” said senior Nick Bertram.

Around 8:30 p.m., the group was back in St. Louis, meeting one last time at the Crestwood McDonalds before their departures.

“It was funny because some guys went in and got McDonald’s even though we were at a Fish Fry an hour earlier,” said Komos.

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Parent Network of Catholic High Schools in St. Louis: Hidden in Plain View Explore an interactive display of a teenager’s bedroom containing over 70 items that signal a young person is involved in risky activities. Learn how to spot warning signs and get tips for talking to your children about the dangers of alcohol and drug use. Wednesday, November 7, 7:00 pm, Cor Jesu Academy Gymnasium, 10230 Gravois Rd.

Globus talking to the STEM club last week.

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member with an office was Jonathan Dickmann, Director of Information Technology and IT Department chair, but it was located half a building away.

Although the three members of the IT Department, Dickmann, Linda McBride, and Jeremy Griggs, no longer sit in one open room, the individual office spaces pose no threat to the communication between them and allow for work on personal projects to happen at their desks.

“One of the main things is that (individual offices) let us all be in the same space and still have the ability to be seperate,” said Dickmann. “We were all kind of right on top of each other (in the previous office), which is fine for most of the stuff we did, but there were times when we would need to focus solely on individual projects and there was no way to separate ourselves.”

Although there is little difference in square footage from the original IT office, a better design allows for the new office to accommodate equipment in a more organized manner, a contrast to the somewhat cluttered IT office students are used to.

“We always have technology that we can’t help but have sitting on the counter and it doesn’t always look aesthetically pleasing,” said McBride. “But with this extra storage space that we have here, we can kind of keep things in their own place, kind of hidden away.”

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Storage area.

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more room allotted to storage space and this means more open space for collaboration and hands on work.

“We don’t have as many people for the amount of space that we’ve got as compared to the English office or math office, but our place is ultimately a workshop,” said Dickmann. “We have a lot of physical projects.

If we’re repairing computers or printers or whatever, we need a lot of physical square footage to be able to do them, especially when a number of those projects are going on at one time.”

Due to the extra space, the department will boast a conference table, a soughtafter luxury in the past, which will aid in department meetings as well as technology tutorials that the IT department puts on for faculty. Previously, tutorials and meetings had to be scheduled in open rooms around the school.

The student help desk will also likely be moved into the new office space.

Desks and ample space have been set aside for the move, but the time frame for the relocation is still being determined.

“All the things we had spread around the building are now really in one place,” said Dickmann. “This is going to make our lives a whole lot easier because we don’t have to keep going somewhere else to do the work that we can do in our office.”

The office was initially moved to the library due to the start of construction on the innovation lab. Despite the cramped quarters, the temporary workspace had its benefits. “(Leaving) was actually kind of a sad moment,” said Griggs. “That space worked well for us for what we

The new office also boasts better accessibility within the school. Being located in a central hallway as opposed to in the basement makes the office more convenient for students and faculty who frequently require technological aid.

“We hope it is a lot easier for people to find us and give kids directions to us,” said Dickmann. “We’re way more accessible than we’ve been in the past and if we’re helping somebody and we need something, we’ll have it here. We don’t have to go somewhere else; we’ll all be here.”

In addition, the office location allows for easy access to the server room, now located behind a door inside the office. Being so close to the server room, which has been in the library for over a decade, cuts down on the many trips to between the room and the Lobby of the new tech office. basement office.

needed it for. We enjoyed being in the library and being able to see the librarians every day. You get used to seeing all your things in one space and then you have to move out.”

According to Director of Facilities Joe Rankin, the most difficult part of the project was finding a space for the IT department.

“I mean it was the hardest thing to come up with that plan, but once it was done, it was done,” said Rankin.

Before construction could begin, Librarian Lynne Casey said nearly 8,000 books had to be removed from the location of the new IT office. Currently Casey is in the process of sorting and redistributing the books into other parts of the library.

Renovations began several weeks into the school

year and are nearly finished, as doors need to be installed and several other small tasks still need to be finished. Such tasks include moving in shelves and moving much of the storage from a downstairs storage room, a monotonous but necessary task that will take several weeks to complete.

As of right now, the IT department is expected to stay in its location for several years.

“Once, it was kind of considered a temporary move but it may end up actually staying there,” said Rankin. “Let’s face it. There’s always going to be change throughout the school. I can’t say it’s going to be there forever. It’s probably the best area for them to be in right now. It’s the best for the school for where we’re at.”

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Time machines, time capsules, and infinity: Class of 2019 ACT scores SLUH Night welcomes 300 prospective students Lab. Russo touched on the help of teachers, students, 36 definition of innovation, and administration.

STUCO digging for time capsule.

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peal to everyone. The night has speakers from a range of departments.

Math teacher Stephen Deves was the first to present. He discussed the concept of infinity in mathematics

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and related it to the infinite possibilities that there are at SLUH. Science Department chair Mary Russo presented on behalf of the Science Department and the soon-tobe-completed Innovation

what it means at SLUH, and what the lab can offer potential students. A group of five seniors showed off a time machine, created by Cam Glynn, to show the future theme.

“Mrs. Russo cornered me and said the Science Department really needed something for SLUH Night and that was two weeks before SLUH Night, so the pressure was on to get something out,” said Glynn. “She said, ‘the theme was the future,’ and I said, ‘duh, you make a time machine,’ because that was the most sciencey-futuristic thing I could think of at the time.”

The Foreign Language Department presented a video of bilingual alumni across the world.

STUCO held a skit about finding a time capsule in 2118, showing what the zeitgeist of 2018 looks like: Prep News 83, a t-shirt, silly bands, and a CD, which they presented.

SLUH Night was organized by Director of Admissions Ann Murphy with the

“People always have really enjoyed it, and I wanted to really make sure it was a standout night,” said Murphy.

“It was challenging because it’s hard with people having so many different jobs and teachers being very busy and students being very busy. It was hard to coordinate everybody together, but I think in the end it worked out really well.”

“Every year, I leave the event pretty excited. It went really well, and we look forward to doing it next year,” said Assistant Director of Admissions Adam Cruz, the representative for the English Department as well.

The Admissions team will host Open House next Sunday, Nov. 4, where they hope to excite even more grade schoolers about their possible future at SLUH. “I’m excited for that day, and I think it will be neat to be able to showcase a little bit of the innovation lab and how that’s come along and the process of that,” said Murphy.

Ben Blittschau Cam Glynn

Sam Guillemette Sam McIntyre Zack Pavlisin Niko Rodriguez Jarrett Schneider Jonathan Turner

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Nicollerat and his coaching staff evaluating a game situation last year.

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years ago, I began to ask the question. I went in to see Mr. Hannick two years ago, and I said I’m not sure I want to come back, and the deal was, I just went on vacation after the season and I thought about it, and if I wanted to come back I would let them know right away. The next year came, and I thought the same thing on vacation. Last year came, and I didn’t really have that same feeling. I thought that feeling would come back after my camps and it didn’t.

You know, I have another grandchild born, and I want to know my grandkids and be around them. My mom is getting older. There are other things that all of a sudden took a place of importance in my life that maybe they were not as important before,” said Nicollerat.

Nicollerat has coached 39 of the 101 years of SLUH baseball, and joined Dr. James Robinson as the only coaches who have coached more than 10 years of SLUH varsity baseball.

Over such a long period of time, Nicollerat has proven to be consistent, winning 29 district titles, and an amazing 26 consecutive in one stretch. He’s taken SLUH to the final four three times.

Many great coaches, when making the decision to leave, are asked when they knew it was the right time to leave. Some say there isn’t ever a good time, but Nicollerat disagreed.

“When other things

began to seem more important. When you take notice of more things around you and I need to be doing this or that. I don’t think coaching became less important, but other things started to take priority, and that, I think, is pretty normal,” said Nicollerat. “It’s something in your gut, and I don’t really know how to describe it, other that you just have that feeling that it’s time.”

Nicollerat, over his coaching career, hasn’t just taught players the skills to play baseball, but, according to colleagues, has exemplified what it means to be a successful coach at SLUH, one dedicated to developing young boys into young men for others. According to Athletic Director Chris Muskopf, sports at SLUH require coaches to aid in the development of young men, not just sports players.

“There’s many components there. Are they a fit with the mission of the school? … We clearly emphasize education and we emphasize faith and we emphasize the development of character through athletics. … To say that is one thing, but then to act on that as a coach means you have to understand what the seven periods of the day are like and what that means for after three o’clock and during during exam week and during other times,” said Muskopf.

Nicollerat has tried to embody “man for others” as a coach by always striving to do better, for himself

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and for his players. One of the specific ways he’s tried to do better is by bringing the Challenger program to SLUH, where Jr. Bill baseball players would play with kids with disabilities.

“We had a situation a few years ago where one of our kids had a younger brother who was a special needs young man, and our kids fully embraced that.

After every game our kids would throw batting practice to the kid on the field, and that was something that I think will stay with those kids forever,” said Nicollerat.

From a baseball standpoint, Nicollerat knew the ins and outs of the game, the subtle nuances of it like few others. This was very apparent to Athletic Director Emeritus Dick Wehner, who, after teaching at three schools, DeSmet, Priory, and SLUH, saw no other coach quite like Nicollerat.

“I’ve never seen a better tactician than Mr. Nicollerat. I mean, we’re talking about how to place your glove on a relay or a double play. How to anticipate a bunt. How to lay a bunt.

How to take a lead. How to round a base. How to do a cutoff and rotate your shoulder. None better,” said Wehner. “I have not seen anyone better at knowing the game. Not just talking about throwing and catching the ball. I’m talking about the unbelievable nuances of how to play baseball. There is a way that Steve Nicollerat taught baseball.”

“It was ironic because Kevin Brown (the midwestern representative for VICIS) came and saw me last spring,” said Jones. “He showed me the helmets.

Then he contacts me a month ago saying we have a benefactor interested in getting some helmets for the entire team.”

“The conversation started probably in late August or early September,” said Muskopf. “This helmet company is growing rapidly because the technology is good. The first wave that got into them has had positive results so now more and more programs are adopting them.”

Most standard helmets have a very rigid outer shell and a soft inner shell. VICIS helmets, however, have a soft outer shell and a rigid inner shell. The inner layer of the helmet also has rubber rods used to diffuse energy from impact and replaceable lining.

The replaceable lining offers the most custom aspect to any helmet in the market. With five to six different lining options to choose from based on size and comfort level, the helmet provides a blend of comfort and safety.

“From what I understand, the better the helmet fits you, the safer it’s going to be,” said Muskopf. “And so with that fitted liner, those rods and the soft outer shell and more firm inner shell, it really all comes together for a safer helmet.”

Most standard high school helmets have interior padding that is filled with air. However, the risk with many of these helmets is that to be consistently safe, the air in the padding must be refilled and checked regularly, which is a difficult task when dealing with teams of 50 or 60 players. Air levels can often change due to weather con-

The inside of the new VICIS Zero1 helmet.

ditions, especially with extreme temperature changes in places like St. Louis.

Air filled helmets are often only checked at the beginning of the season, leaving players with an unsafe piece of equipment as they advance in their schedule. VICIS helmets only require a seasonal lining replacement.

The VICIS helmets do not bounce like standardized helmets. The soft outer shell tries to absorb the energy from a collision inelastically, rather than deflecting the energy elastically.

Usually, it is bad for the fragile human head to absord a heavy impact, but the plastic rods inside the VICIS helmet bear the impact’s force before it can affect the player’s head.

“You’re talking about the top notch, the best helmet out there,” said Jones.

“Guys are playing at a professional level wearing these. You feel good about

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wearing something that NFL players are wearing.”

The idea is similar to throwing putty against a wall and watching as the impact is deadened, rather than a bouncy ball thrown against a wall, which will bounce right back with the same amount of energy as it was thrown.

The night of the Trinity game, as two SLUH players warmed up, they unintentionally collided with headto-head contact involved.

After the incident, the two players commented that the hit felt different than any other impact they’d felt with the previous helmets, as if the impact was magically decreased. “‘Yes, they knew they had hit helmets but it did not feel to them like it felt when they were wearing their other helmets,” said Muskopf.

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have the opening because Mr. Martel is sick, and we are looking to fill the gap at least until the semester. Will you be able to fill in for the second quarter of the school year, would you be interested in that?’ I said yeah.”

With 41 years of experience under his belt, Chiodini is a veteran theology teacher. Entering well into the school year, he had to catch up on curriculum and culture. The pressure of

standing in for a man held in such high esteem by colleagues and students has also played a role in his arrival to SLUH. “It’s pretty overwhelming, not only because of the material, but also because I know Mr. Martel is kind of a legend—he’s got a wellearned reputation,” said Chiodini. “So, stepping into a position where he was under the circumstances that we have, I felt a little intimidated.”

While the circumstances that brought Chiodini to SLUH are not ideal, the department is confident in his ability to encourage spiritual growth and educate his students.

“I’m really happy that we have Mr. Chiodini. He’s very experienced. Just sitting in on the class he started with the other day with the seniors, I am really comfortable with how he interacts with the students,” said Ott.

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Hack VII tournament

BY Carter Fortman and Mark Wappler REPORTER, CONTRIBUTING

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he St. Louis U High Hack Club’s elite Hackathon Team made it to the semifinals in one of the largest hackathons, Global Hack VII, a competition offering a grand prize of $10,000 to the winning youth team.

The team was comprised of sophomores Daniel Blittschau and Carter Fortman, juniors Micah See and Chris Jiang, and seniors Alvin Alaphat and Sean O’Brien. They competed

formation, the duo decided to create a roadmap to guide a person on their first few weeks inside the US. While Alaphat and Fortman worked on the roadmap, See worked on the other feature of website—the mentor chat. The mentor chat would connect new immigrants to more established immigrants, called mentors. These mentors would serve a role comparable to a senior advisor at SLUH. They would help a person get established in the US while providing a friendly person to talk to.

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Hack club competing last weekend.

against many different youth teams from around the country for the chance to win the $17,500 that would be divided between the top 3 teams.

“We were given the job of figuring out a way to program an application to help foreign-born individuals using our technological skills,” said junior and president of hack club, Micah See. After a long brainstorming session, the group decided to create a website on the topic of personal finance and how to build credit as a new immigrant in the US. “Something we focused on was how immigrants could build credit in their first month” said Alaphat, who did the research on the topic along with Carter Fortman. “Credit is really important. Without it you can’t buy a house, or a car or really anything.”

Using this valuable in-

Some students left, leaving the team in distress, as they realized their chances of winning were very slim, but after a dance party sponsored by the Global Hack VII, the team got back to work. Alaphat, Jiang, and Fortman decided it best to stay all night to finish whatever they could.

Fortman finished the research, Jiang finished the logo, and Alaphat, the MVP of the Hack Team, stayed up until 5:30 a.m. the next morning finishing the dashboard. This dedication flung the team back into a competitive mode, giving them three impressive features to show off to the judges: the roadmap, the chat, and now the dashboard.

The team made it past the first round, making the top 12. They got invited to a panel discussion by one of the judges on the same topic about their website. In the second round, the semifinals, the teams went into a

room with three judges and three representatives from the team.

“Our presentation was bomb,” said Alaphat.

After a nail-biting hour and a half, they found out they hadn’t made the top three. Most of the team decided to avoid studying for exams for a bit longer, and stay to watch as their friends, CommuniTeen Immigrants won first prize.

“We made the top 12 after the first elimination round when most of the teams were eliminated,” said See. “The standards are very high, and we didn’t have a whole lot of time. We had to balance school with the hackathon.”

“They did a fine job,” said Hack Club moderator Dan See. “This one was particularly difficult because the topic was so open-ended.”

The team found it difficult that the competition was held the weekend before exams.

“I would say that they gave about 50 percent of the effort they could have if it hadn’t been exam week.

That alone was enough for them to make it through the first round” said Mr. See. The members believe they can improve upon their recent success in upcoming hackathons. Dan See explained that they have the talent, but they need to start focusing on the organization of the club.

“We need to think about how we allocate tasks.

How do you keep track of the progress you’re making?

How do you organize to use your time wisely?” Dan See said. “They did really well in Chicago, and really well in the hackathon before that. They get better every time.”

“I’m really excited about the dedication of the Hackathon team, to take time out of exam week to come to help program and to have fun,” said Micah See.

October 26, 2018

Men for Life Club pray in vigil outside of Planned Parenthood

BY Matthew Thibodeau and John Browdy STAFF, REPORTER

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welve members of the SLUH Men for Life Club participated in a vigil in front of Planned Parenthood on Forest Park Parkway last Wednesday after exams, attempting to make a direct impact against abortion and for life. In their hour stand-

members heard many horns throughout their hour spent on the corner. Due to many examples of support, which left them with a realization of the wider pro-life community, members felt a sense of confidence.

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Although this direct, personal method receives criticism, 40 Days for Life reports that it has helped save more than 14,000 lives since its creation in 2007. It does so by providing aid and alternatives, and, most importantly to pro-life groups, love and support from the community.

Men for life outside of Planned Parenthood last Wednesday. photo | courtesy of Matthew Thibodeau

ing outside the clinic, members prayed, held signs with life-promoting phrases, and collected donations from passersby.

The vigil was sponsored by the religious pro-life advocacy group 40 Days for Life, which is based upon a three-point program: prayer and fasting, constant vigil, and community outreach.

These demonstrations are intended to be loving and caring toward a pregnant woman, rather than being critical of her situation.

To ensure constant vigil, 40 Days for Life relies on members of the community volunteering to fill time slots every day at locations around the country. Filling the 12 p.m. slot, SLUH Men for Life spent an hour on the sidewalk just outside Planned Parenthood’s gates and faced the well-trafficked Forest Park Parkway.

On a street that sees thousands of people a day who come from different backgrounds, zipcodes, and religious affiliations, responses to this constant vigil vary. The day’s vigil was met mostly with support, and received very little open opposition.

Holding signs that read “honk if you’re pro-life”,

lently praying with you was important to us,” said sophomore Matthew Wilmes. “It was also clear that there are other people who oppose you, but it is important to respect their views as well.”

Taking a public stance on an issue as divisive or polarizing as abortion often leads to backlash. The students were prepared for resistance, but were pleased to meet little of it during their vigil.

“People warned us, saying there’s going to be some people driving by who are really upset about this, but there was way more support than there was negativity,” said senior Paul Reddy. “I only saw one person who gave us the middle finger.”

Being such a direct and public witness to those considering an abortion, a method some pro-life supporters even question, members were open to criticism and conflict.

“I am very publicly witnessing to the truth of our gospel in a way that it feels like it might cost me something–it might cost me a friendship, it might create tension in relationships … and I think that’s a sign that I’m doing the right thing,” said club moderator David

“I think (the vigils are) important because they’re a way to demonstrate our love for the women who are coming that day for abortion services, and also the life that might be lost in that building,” said Callon.

Although the group did not directly encounter a woman who planned to receive abortion services, the vigil forced those who drove by to think about a highly debated issue. “(The vigil) makes sure that, for those 40 days, the tens of thousands of people who use this thoroughfare can’t ignore that there’s an issue here. So, it forces everyone to not just go about their business,” said Callon.

“That’s probably the best thing––not that we’re just witnessing for life, but that we’re reminding people that there’s something to pay attention to here.”

The club continues to draw attention to the life issue with weekly meetings, guest speakers and its annual pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. for the pro-life march.

Students can attend weekly meetings; learn about topics such as immigration, human trafficking and the death penalty; and serve at Our Lady’s Inn next month.

the cold weather and also provided opportunities for more students to participate, but it took place the weekend before exams.

“I think the timing was too short. I will not do it as early in the year. I tried to go earlier this year to make it available to a different group of students,” said Foy. “It was really difficult to prepare the students, so their preparation was much less than it has been in the past. So, I think the trip will go back to November.”

Despite traveling conflicts, Foy, Kimes, and the students viewed the trip as a tremendous success and an amazing learning opportunity.

“The trip went well and everyone that attended was well prepared and asked great questions during the meetings. I also enjoy working with students and exposing them to businesses and future opportunities in the financial services industry,” said Kimes.

“This trip was an eye opener and one of the greatest experiences of my life and I am so grateful that I was able to do something like this … it is honestly something that I will never forget for my life,” said Fitzgerald.

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Foot Locker experience, and I think it went really well,” said Foy as he described what made breaking the tradition worthwhile.

However, he is unsure whether or not to include more diversity or keep the trip more focused on finance and capital markets.

The group was off to BAML next, where they met with brothers Tim (’03) and Michael (’04) Mudd, who offered further insight into sales and trading, wealth management, and how to obtain coveted Wall Street jobs. They discussed the importance of networking and commitment, highlighting periods of their early career

where they could expect to work from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. multiple times a week.

The group was then able to catch a peak of the trading floor. As one of the worst weeks for the Dow Jones in long time, the workspaces were polluted with screens covered in red arrows and low numbers.

The group wrapped up their meetings by learning about private equity firms from Vice President of Business Development of LeBaron Brown Jon Holden, ’06.

He explained the business model of a typical private equity company, and then offered a unique perspective on his company, which fills a niche of long-term

private equity.

That night, the group made its way through Central Park to the Jesuit Residence in New York City to meet with younger SLUH alumni, who offered insight into the ealry stages of working on Wall Street.

“We got to meet with a young SLUH alumni named Mike Klug ’13, and his advice to me was three things: ‘work hard, network, and do not forget your SLUH roots. If you can do these three things then you can conquer the world.’ That is something that will always stick with me,” said Fitzgerald via text.

On Saturday, the group attempted to do as much

sightseeing as possible before their flight that afternoon. They visited the 9/11 Memorial, ate lunch at Chelsea Market, bargained for fake designer products in Chinatown, and walked through Highland Park, a shut-down elevated train track converted into a park.

Not long after, the group headed back to the airport, and the trip drew to a close.

In the previous years, the trip has been held later on in the year. However, the colder weather has made the trip a little too cold for comfort as much of the traveling from one place to another is done on foot.

This year’s trip took place earlier in the year to avoid

Do or die: XC postseason begins as JV and freshmen finish strong

BY Peter LaBarge and Joe Callahan REPORTERS

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s they near the postseason, the St. Louis U. High cross country team had a busy week and a half. The team raced in four different meets over that time frame — St. Francis Borgia Invitational, Clayton Invitational, Districts, and Findley Invitational and ran very well in all of them.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, the program trekked west to Washington, Mo. to race in the St. Francis Borgia Invitational. The course is one of the hillier, slower ones the team runs in the season, but they used the course to their advantage, winning the varsity, JV, and freshman races and sweeping the meet.

As the team has traditionally done, the top seven on varsity prepared for the District meet the next week.

Instead, the team ran the

ond place, followed by sophomores Daniel Hogan (3rd), Leonardo Da Silva (4th), Hayden Zenor (5th), and senior Max Mantych (6th). Junior Peter LaBarge (8th) and sophomore Hayden Rutledge (9th) rounded out the team’s top 7 finishers.

The freshmen closed out on a great day for the program led by a third place finish for Sean Kellogg. Baker Pashea (6th) and LaBarge (7th) were the next two finishers for the team, and Justin Glass (10th) and Graham Sanfilippo rounded out the scoring five for SLUH. The following Thursday after exams, the Jr. Bills had their “Senior Night” at the Clayton Invitational. All seniors not competing at the District meet raced alongside any underclassmen that the coaches wanted to see race one extra time. The underclassmen certainly came ready to race as they all earned a

Junior Lucas Rackers and senior Patrick Hetlage at districts.

Varsity 2 squad. In the varsity race, sophomore Ryan Kramer was the first finisher for SLUH in sixth place with a time of 17:27, and also tied the best place the program has ever gotten in the varsity Borgia race. Freshman Grant Brawley and junior Peter Dillon were the next two finishers for the team in 11th and 12th place, and senior Jack Buehring followed seconds behind in 14th place. Junior Mitchell Booher rounded out SLUH’s top five finishing in 19th place, and the team’s final two finishers were senior Chuck Perry and junior Sirius Song.

“I think I ran a good strategic race and was able to stay up towards the front and compete. It was a very impressive day for the V2 as well as the entire program,” said Kramer.

In the JV race, the team finished with an outstanding score of 20 points, and had seven runners in the top ten.

Sophomore Reid Jackson was the top SLUH finisher in sec-

spot on the state travel squad.

Perry, placing 3rd with a time of 17:28, led the squad to narrowly defeat Clayton’s varsity team. Booher, Buehring, and Jackson also earned a top ten finish. Securing the victory, Hogan placed 16th.

Mantych had a huge personal record, finishing seconds behind Hogan in 18th.

In the JV race, Song and Zenor provided a solid start, both finishing in the top five.

Rutledge also found himself toward the front of the race, placing 8th. Being Senior Night, SLUH relied on seniors to round out the scoring five.

Joey Nolan established himself as the four-man from the start and finished 43rd in the race. Lucas Pitti, running a season best time, finished 59th to round out the scoring five. Although over half of the Seniors set a new season best or personal record, Parkway West and Clayton, both running their top JV guys, beat the Jr. Bills.

“It was great for all the

seniors to come together as a class and cheer each other on. I think we had a great day as a program and as a senior class, in our ‘Senior Night’,” said Perry.

The following Saturday, the first “Do or Die” meet of the season took place—districts. The top four teams and top thirty individuals from each of the eight districts around the state advance to one of the four sectionals.

In sectionals, the top four teams and thirty individuals advance to the state meet.

Although the Jr. Bills did not have as good of a day as they were hoping for, they achieved their one goal for the week: survive and advance.

Junior Lucas Rackers led the Jr. Bills to a second place finish. Rackers hovered around 3rd place for the entire race and closed well to finish in 3rd with a time of 15:51, earning First Team AllDistrict honors. Senior Pat-

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rick Hetlage also earned himself First Team All-District honors by finishing 8 seconds behind Rackers in 6th place.

Junior Noah Scott ran the race of the day, finishing 9th overall just 7 seconds behind Hetlage. Scott’s race produced the smallest 2-3 gap SLUH has seen all year. Juniors Joe Callahan and Adam Mittendorf earned medals, finishing 24th and 29th respectively. Just missing a medal in perhaps the most competitive district in the state, senior Reed Milnor finished 34th. Senior Chris Staley, struggling with both injury and sickness, was the 7th Jr. Bill to cross the line.

While the team did not win the race, numerous runners stood out in the race.

Mittendorf, who ran in only his second race of the season, continued to improve, dropping around a minute from his MCC Championship time from only a few weeks earlier.

“My goal is to keep improving week by week and

Swimming closes out with perfect dual meet record; problems with pool

SLUH senior swimmers and their parents on Senior Night.

Joe Feder and Nicholas Dalaviras STAFF, REPORTER

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he St. Louis U. High swim and dive team has reached the calm before the storm.

For the past two weeks, much of the team’s time has been devoted to grueling practices, but during the final two dual meets of the season, the Swimbills took two “W’s” to go undefeated in dual meets for the fourth consecutive year.

Last Tuesday night, after a long day of exams, SLUH competed against St. John Vianney in the team’s second-to-last dual meet of the season. The meet was an easy win for the Jr. Bills, 145-38, and it served as another opportunity for the swimmers and divers to compete in new events.

Sophomore exchange student Mikhail Shulepov bettered his season best time in the 100 breaststroke, and senior captain Daniel Fink dominated the 100 butterfly. The best race of the night came from the 200 freestyle relay made up of the Dive Team, juniors Gabe and Max Manalang, sophomore Owen Cooney, and freshman

Sebastian Lawerence. Though the divers typically fly high above the water, their skills in the water proved mighty as they touched the wall in third place.

“It was the most fun I had in a while,” said Gabe Manalang. “I was just happy that our team didn’t get disqualified, but beating two other Vianney relay teams without ever practicing made the experience even better.”

The Vianney dual was also Senior Night. As is tradition, seniors Fink, Garrett Baldes, Jack Bodnar, Luke Brawer, Joe Feder, Jacob Palmer, Jarrett Schneider, and Will Slatin, were able to dive from the diving board for their “final lap” across the pool at Forest Park Community College, though Feder was unable to enter the water due to a staph infection on his foot.

“Swimming across the pool felt really special with the whole team watching and cheering me on,” said Palmer.

“It brought back a lot of memories of the last four years and of the senior classes before mine.”

This senior class is the first

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group of swimmers who have swam under head coach Lindsey Ehret all four years since she began her tenure in August 2015.

“It was nice to see my guys take their final dives,” said Ehret. “We’ve spent a lot of time together over the years. The guys have meant a lot to me, and it’s going to be really hard to let them go.”

With first quarter exams finished and the swim season drawing to a close, team raced in its final dual meet of the season against the Chaminade Red Devils this past Monday.

Chaminade came ready to race and gave SLUH a good in-conference meet, but their effort was not good enough to overcome the undefeated Jr. Bills, who won the meet 11867.

Freshman Jonas Hostetler won the 200 individual medley in his first time swimming the event during the season while also picking up the win in his primary event, the 100 butterfly.

Sophomore Eli Butters was rallied by his teammates’ screams during his 100 freestyle swim

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Shocking turn of events: hockey knocked out of Top Hat Tournament

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Justin Koesterer and Jimmy Stanley SPORTS EDITOR, STAFF

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surprise ousting from the Top Hat Tournament at the hands of the previously-beaten Vianney Griffins coupled with an easy win over Francis Howell, as the continued on page 11 team split a pair of games over

the past weekend, surprising many Jr. Bill hockey fans.

In the quarterfinals against the Francis Howell Spartans, the Jr. Bills skated easily along, turning out an easy 5-0 victory despite many club players missing. This echoes last year’s theme of the “30-man team,” the idea that

the varsity will need depth and lower-level players to step up and make big plays on the varsity level.

SLUH faced Vianney Tuesday in the semifinal game of the Top Hat Tournament.

Vianney was determined to beat the defending Challenge Cup champions before the season even started. Senior Brendan Rasch started in goal for the first time this season, while senior Dylan Bak got the night off. SLUH’s inactive list was a hefty one with Justin Jacoby, Henry Wagner, Matthew Warnecke and Alex Beville all out with club hockey commitments.

The puck dropped at 8:45 at Webster Ice Rink and the contest was underway. The

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Soccer wraps up regular season with two wins and two losses

BY Chris Staley and Blake ly took control of the game.

Obert In the 23rd minute, De Smet SPORTS EDITOR, STAFF had a nice chain of passes he Jr. Bills soccer team that led to one of their players wrapped up its season shooting the ball past junior with its final four games tak- goalie Peter Herrmann, puting place over the past two ting the Spartans up 1-0. The weeks. After easily defeating game remained even for the O’Fallon 4-1, the team once rest of the half.

“We knew we weren’t out again slipped into its habit of not producing enough of- of it,” said Ethan Joly. “It was fense to win against De Smet only 1-0 and we were playing and St. Dominic, but found much better this time than its footing in its final regular the last time we played them.”

In the second half, season game against Parkway South with a 2-1 win to gain though, a few hiccups by the momentum entering dis- Jr. Bills cost them two more goals. After a foul by senior tricts.

First, the Jr. Bills played Jake Pineda in the box, De O’Fallon Township. Going Smet was awarded a penalty into the game, the team had kick, which found its way into high hopes for swimming. It the goal to make the score took a while for either team 2-0. With 18 minutes left in to score, but eventually ju- the match, De Smet crossed a nior Ethan Joly booted the ball into the box. The Jr. Bill ball into the right side of the defense was unable to stop a net off a perfect cross from leaping Spartan from headsophomore Tilahun Murphy. ing the ball into the top right Joly didn’t stop there. corner of the net to make the With around three minutes final score 3-0.

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Football offense lining up against Trinity.

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ast Friday, the St. Louis U. High varsity football team concluded its regular season, which was considered by many to be a rebuilding year. Their final two games of the season were against Trinity High School and Vashon on Oct. 12 and Oct. 19, respectively.

The team went 1-8 for the season.

The night SLUH played Trinity was both Senior Night and the last home game of the season. Chances were not looking good for the Jr. Bills going into the game, as Trinity has one of the top offenses in the area.

Just fifteen seconds into the game, Trinity proved their strength. In the first play of the game, a 50-yard run down the left line put them on the board.

Things didn’t improve

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much for the rest of the game. The Jr. Bills were unable to generate any offense, while Trinity ran over the SLUH defense.

The game flew by, as Trinity scored 24 points alone in the first quarter and tallied six more in the second to lead 30-0 at halftime. Early in the second half, after Trinity scored again, MSHSAA rules kept the clock running, and Trinity won 48-0.

“We didn’t play well in any phases of the game versus Trinity,” said head coach Mike Jones. “We tackled poorly versus a very talented team, and the results were we gave up touchdowns. We have to do a better job of executing our assignments.”

“Honestly just the skill (of Trinity), I don’t know how else to say it,” said senior safety Cam Owens on the defensive struggles of SLUH. “They didn’t run

anything special, just had some good kids.”

“They went really hard between the whistles, pretty fast and pretty relentless,” said senior kicker Joe Gilmore. “We were a little more timid than them.”

A week later, the Jr. Bills arrived at Gateway STEM Academy with one goal in mind, to cap off the season with a victory.

Vashon was 1-7 going into the game, and they wanted the win just as badly. With a roster of less than 20 players, Vashon was defeated by the the Jr. Bills.

“The seniors took (the game) more serious, thinking we got to get a win,” said Owens.

“Everybody worked harder, and everybody believed we were going to win.”

The game started with a bang, as senior Steven Senior Brian Lymberopoulos defending against Parkway South.

Mack returned the opening left, he beat the goalie to a Although they lost, the continued on page 11 rolling ball and tapped it past boys were able to see how the goalie’s hand for his sec- their play has developed over ond goal, sending the team the season when compared to into the break with a 2-0 lead. their first loss to De Smet in “We haven’t played with September. the lead often this year and I “I thought we played thought it was a great feeling well against De Smet on Segoing into half being up two nior Day, and even though goals,” said senior Louis Vac- the result was similar, the ca. “You know you just need game was completely differto slow down and control the ent,” said Vacca. “We were game and not concede any- playing with them and being thing or make big mistakes much more physical than the to win.” first game and it created opThe second half brought portunities for us.” three goals. O’Fallon closed With five days of rest, SLUH’s lead by scoring only the boys traveled to St. Domthree minutes into the half, inic Catholic High School, but just minutes later, Vacca searching for a win. After responded quickly, putting some defensive mental lapses, them up 3-1. it did not take the Crusaders As the game wound long to find the net, managdown, the boys in blue did ing to score just as the game not. Murphy raced with his began to put them up 1-0. fancy shoes, danced around “We thought they got the defense, and capped off an easy break,” said Joly. “We photo | Jonel Olar his performance with a goal needed to score right back.” of his own, putting the team SLUH was unable to find up 4-1 with two minutes left the back of the net. The half to seal the win. continued and remained fair“It was good to get guys ly quiet until the last 15 minplaying and having fun and utes, when St. Dominic once scoring goals,” said coach again found the net, putting Bob O’Connell. them up 2-0. The Crusaders Coming back into famil- took their lead all the way iar Missouri territory, the Jr. to the end of the half, again Bills hoped to use their mo- leaving the Jr. Bills down at mentum to earn a win against half.

De Smet in the seniors’ final “We’ve got to do cerhome game. After an early tain things to win,” said and wild tailgate, the whistle O’Connell. “We’ve got to be set the two rival teams loose. able to keep the ball, we’ve However, the Spartans quick- got to be able to connect

Athlete of the Fortnight: Kellen Porter Jr.

Junior running back Kellen Porter Jr. has been a bright spot for the struggling SLUH football team, rushing for two touchdowns last week vs Vashon. Over the season he’s rushed for 895 yards on 174 carries, averaging just above five yards-per-carry. He will lead the Jr. Bills into the fight of their lives tonight in their first postseason matchup vs. CBC.

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passes, win the first ball, win the second ball, and try to play more in their end.”

SLUH came into the second half looking to make an impact on the scoreboard, but found trouble finishing.

The game remained defensive, as neither team found the net for nearly all of the second half. This drought ended with a goal from Joly with seven minutes left, but the effort was not enough to put the Jr. Bills back in the game, which ended 2-1.

In SLUH’s final regular season game on the Friday after exam week, they looked to do what the British couldn’t … defeat the Patriots (of Parkway South.) The game appeared to be in the Jr. Bills control through the first half, but remained scoreless until close to the end of the half.

The scoring commenced when junior Max Juric sent a shot out of the keeper’s reach.

The Jr. Bills stayed on top for

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the rest of the half, leading 1-0 at its conclusion.

“Max Juric scored a bomb and we were pumped,” said Joly. “They were a quality team and it felt good to be in control.”

The second half, like the first, put the Jr. Bills in control. Once again, though, neither team could find the net until late. The strong defensive showing did not end until only ten minutes remained in the half, when Joly finished a ball, making the score 2-0.

The Patriots did not go silently though, as they managed to slip one past the Jr. Bills just after the game-winner was scored. SLUH took its final dub of the regular season with a final score of 2-1.

The team will enter playoffs this Saturday against Mehlville at home.

“I’m excited,” said O’Connell on playoffs. “I think we are playing our best soccer at the right time of year.”

“Despite not having a great season on paper, we’ve been getting better every game and every practice and I think we could keep playing for a few more weeks,” said Vacca. “We’re just continuing to try to find what works for us to be able to create more chances and get some more goals.”

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Rough waters slow SLUH XC returns to Borgia for SLUH readies to fight swimming’s prep for state sectionals tomorrow for their season in (continued from page 9)

and earned a new personal best time on the season, getting closer to his first state cut.

Despite their continued success, the team is looking to refocus before the post-season begins, as there are just three days until the MCC Championships and less than two weeks until the state competition.

“We really need to fine tune things,” said Ehret. “That means practicing like we want to race and executing our race plans in practice.”

Unfortunately, a volatile practice environment has made this goal difficult. With the water heater broken at the pool, several swimmers have been forced to get out of the water due to frigid temperatures. Additionally, another outbreak of illness among the team, coupled with fluctuating chlorine levels in the water, have made it difficult to confirm whether there is enough chlorine in the pool for the team to practice safely.

Weighing the potential of infecting more swimmers with the FoPo Flu—named after

the Forest Park Natatorium— against the benefit of holding practice, Ehret decided to cancel the swimming portion of practice on Oct. 20, something that is extremely risky in the aerobic sport of swimming.

“We’ve had a lot of obstacles with the pool and with illness, but swimmers have a lot of grit,” said Ehret. “We will work through those issues and persevere.”

With the final meets of the season approaching, much of the team has been focused on their upcoming races: the MICDS Invitational tonight at 5 p.m., the JV MCC Championships tomorrow at noon at the Forest Park Natatorium, and the Conference Prelims next Monday at Forest Park at 4 p.m.

“The team is waiting patiently like an electric eel, ready to shock its MCC prey and swallow them whole,” said Schneider.

The undefeated SLUH Swim and Dive team compete at MCC Finals next Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Forest Park Community College for their final meet.

first period was pretty quiet except for a few sensational saves by Rasch and a few penalties by Vianney. At the end of the evenly split first period, the score was knotted at 0 with the shots on goal at nine apiece.

As the second period got underway, SLUH came out striking first with junior Trey Lyons, going “top chedda” as he calls it, putting the Bills up 1-0 over their MCC rivals.

The Griffins dominated the second period, but the Jr. Bills did all they could to stop the energized Vianney squad.

Just two minutes after Ly-

have my best race of the season at state, and I think I’m setting myself up for that to happen,” said Mittendorf.

Scott also had a great race, running a personal record.

“I was able to get out well and get in a position to com-

Junior Noah Scott at districts.

was followed by Kellogg and Glass, who both earned varsity letters by running 18:15 or faster. Coming in after two Kirkwood runners, Pashea finished 6th overall and Labarge secured the team victory, finishing in 11th place.

“Kirkwood beat us earlier in the season at Parkway

West, and the freshmen really responded well to that challenge,” said coach Joe Porter.

The JV boys also impressed as they raced against over half of Parkway West’s varsity. Kramer won his third consecutive JV race with a time of 17:16.

Although the number one runners from Parkway West and CBC were the next to cross the line, the next four finishers were from SLUH. Booher, Buehring, Dillon, and Zenor took the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th spots. In his final SLUH cross country race, Perry passed multiple runners in the final 100 meters to place 10th overall. The program showed off its depth as the JV squad placed six runners in the top ten to defeat other program’s varsity teams.

“For our team to beat teams who ran most of their varsity guys like Parkway West, it is quite an impressive feat. Kramer beat the first Parkway West runner, who was the first to miss qualifying for sectionals, which is really a credit to him and how good of a race he ran,” said Porter.

Booher, who also had an outstanding race, was extremely impressed by the program’s performance.

“I think the program did exactly what we wanted to. We swept the meet and had a great day as a program,” said Booher.

10/15- Chaminade SLUH: 0 0 F:0 Chaminade: 0 0 F:1 (PK)

Jacob Lemley (1), Sam McGrail (2), Richard Taylor (1)

10/13- De Smet SLUH: 0 0 F:0 De Smet: 0 0 F:0

10/17 -De Smet SLUH: 1 1 F:2 De Smet: 0 0 F:0 Goals: Henry Dowd (1), Connor McCullar (1)

10/23 - Chaminade 10/18 - St. Dominic SLUH: 1 0 F:1 SLUH: 3 0 F:3 Chaminade: 0 0 F:0 St.Dominic: 0 0 F:0 Goals: Henry Dowd-Nieto (1) 10/19 - Parkway South B Soccer (12-4-4) SLUH: 1 0 F:1 10/11 - O’Fallon Township PKWS: 0 0 F:0 SLUH: 11 F:2 Goals: Own Goal (1) O’Fallon: 0 0 F:0

ons scored, Vianney tied it up at one with one of their many captains scoring. The second period ended with the shots on goal tied at 17 and the score tied at one.

The third period began with dismay, as the Griffins scored one minute into the period to take the lead for the last seven minutes. The Billikens brought out full heat on the Vianney defense, but they could not find the back of the net, and the game concluded 2-1 in favor of the Griffins.

This November will bring the beginning of the Jr. Bills’ ice hockey season.

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kickoff to the house for a 66-yard touchdown.

“Once everyone saw Steve (Mack) take it back, it boosted everyone’s energy for the game,” said Gilmore.

SLUH didn’t look back, as they forced three fumbles, intercepted the ball four times, and scored seven touchdowns en route to a 47-0 win.

“After having a great week of practice, we got off to a fast start and were able establish the run game early,” said senior receiver Jack Sullivan, who scored one of the touchdowns. “By getting an early rushing touchdown, we were able to open up the playbook to our whole offense.”

The big lead allowed many players to get a chance to make an impact. Senior

“We played our best game, as an entire team.

We scored a special teams touchdown, a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown, and a defensive touchdown,” said Jones.

“Everyone that dressed out played in the game and contributed. It was a great team win.”

Jones knows the team has a lot of work to do to prepare for tonight’s district playoff against CBC. “We are preparing to play the defending state champion. We know we have our hands full,” said Jones. “We also know that the score (last time SLUH played CBC) was 21-14, with five minutes left in the second quarter. Our theme this week is executing and finishing every single play.”

As for next year, with

photo | Mr. Jim Hetlage

pete. Throughout the race, I was able to work with my teammates, and being able to see them, as well as having the program cheer me on, really helped me have a great race,” said Scott.

Hosting the meet, Kirkwood won as a team, led by the top individual on the day, Christian Baker. SLUH finished second overall in the district meet by edging out Lafayette by one point.

This Saturday in Sectionals, the program hopes to continue on its upward trajectory toward state. Facing off against Kirkwood and Lafayette again, the boys hope to win the sectional title or at least close the gap to the first place team so that they can come into the state championship confident they are ready.

“Kirkwood was ahead of us by 15 points, and we need to step that up before state.

I think the race was something good we can build off of and it showed promise, but we need to work towards Kirkwood before state,” said Rackers.

On Wednesday, the freshman and JV teams had their final race of the year at the Findlay Invitational. Both teams won with a score of 23 points.

To start off the day, the freshmen dominated. Brawley won the race comfortably and

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Junior Kellen Porter dodging a tackle against Trinity.

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AJ Storer, who joined the football program this year, tallied his first interception of his career, and freshman Andre Tucker pushed in a close touchdown in the fourth quarter.

“I’ve been working all season, preparing every week, being ready to play,” said Storer. “Getting the opportunity to get out there and make some big plays was an awesome experience.

I was shocked when I made (the interception), but I was ready when the time came.”

a lot of returning starters, Jones has high hopes for improvement on the varsity level.

“We will have 16 students on offense and 15 students on defense return that have at least one varsity start,” said Jones on the team’s makeup next year.

“The B team won the Metro Catholic. The B team was undefeated in conference play. We are excited about the future of SLUH football.”

10/23 - Chaminade SLUH: 00 Chaminade: 10

10/16 - Chaminade SLUH: 10 F:1 Chaminade: 00 F:0 Goals: Ryan Taaffe (1)

Underclassmen Briefs B Football (4-3) 10/8 - Chaminade SLUH 0 7 0 8 F:15 Chaminade 6 0 6 0 F:12 Bobby Conroy FB/LB: 5 catches, 11 tackles, 1 sack Danny O Keefe: 4 tackles, 3 sacks C Soccer (18-1-2) 10/13 - Eureka SLUH: 0 0 F:0 Eureka: 0 0 F:1 (PK)

10/22 - Oakville SLUH: 1 6 F:7 Oakville: 0 0 F:0 Goals: Connor McCullar (1), Jared Thornberry (1), Will Broun (1),

F:0 F:1

10/24 - Oakville SLUH: 1 0 F:1 Oakville: 0 0 F:0 Goals: Johnny Grimes (1) JV Soccer (8-5-2) 10/15 - Liberty SLUH: 0 2 F:2 Liberty: 0 0 F:0 Goals: Juan Hernandez (2)

10/18 - CBC SLUH: 11 F:2 CBC: 00 F:0 Goals: Ben Gremaud (1), Juan Hernandez (1) —Compiled by Jimmy Stanley and Jared Thornberry

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Chris Ellis Professional jazz saxophonist Chris Ellis visited SLUH on Tuesday during for the Symphonic Band class.

Ellis played the tenor saxophone and accompanied a jazz combo comprised of Justin Koesterer, Handley Hicks, Luke Missey, Sean McLaughlin, Liam Gallagher, and Colin Funck. The visit was paid for

by Jazz St. Louis and intended to teach students jazz.

Parent Teacher Conferences Yesterday afternoon was the first set of parent teacher conferences of the year.

Teachers with last names A-L set up shop in the Robinson

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Around the Hallways Sophomore Class Mass The sophomore class gathered in the chapel this past Wednesday for its second quarter class Mass. The Mass was celebrated by Fr. Ralph Houlihan, S.J., whose homily focused on doing good for other people and answering the call of Jesus.

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Library, while teachers with last names M-Z set up in the Si Commons. Parent teacher conferences for the first quarter required no appointment and lasted from 1:30-8:30.

STUCO Movie STUCO hosted a screening of A Quiet Place in 215C yesterday after school. A Quiet Place is a dystopian-horror film about monsters that only use their sense of hearing.

They hoped to get students in the Halloween spirit while enjoying some cheap soda and pizza.

National Green Ribbon Tour The National Green Ribbon Tour, a tour showcasing the National Green Ribbon winning schools in Missouri, visited St. Louis this past Wednesday and Thursday.

Many visited SLUH on Thursday between 10:15 and 11:15.

Sustainability chair Anne -Marie Lodholz showcased some of SLUH’s work, such as the high-efficiency “Super-

Friday, October 26

Drive for the Homeless Science Department Day Lunch Special—Philly Cheesesteak

Vegetarian—Garden Burger

Butler University

Kansas State University

Savannah College of Art and Design 5:00 PM Swimming & Diving MICDS Invitational 7:00 PM V Football @ CBC mileage” car, artwork from last year’s “Waste Not Want Not” art show, and the garden.

The Food Service Consultants showcased student-created food prepared with SLUHgrown food.

Jesuits Visit Theology Classes Students got a break from their usual theology routines this past Tuesday with visits from Jesuit scholastics. The visit, coordinated by English and theology teacher Michael Mohr, S.J., brought six young Jesuits to SLUH, all of whom are studying at St. Louis University. They spoke to students about their journeys to joining the Jesuits and their formation thus far.

Coffee Club The Coffee Club kicked off exams last Tuesday, Oct. 16 with coffee in the old cafeteria. Each table was full of Jr. Bills sipping a hot cup of joe (or tea or hot cocoa) while they crammed for their history and English exams. The —Compiled by Ben Klevorn, proceeds benefited the Hon- Johno Jackson, Carter Fortduras and guatamela project. man, and Fitz Cain

District Honors Orchestra Andrew Wilson ’19—Viola

Saturday, October 27 Drive for the Homeless ACT 9:00 AM V Cross Country Sectional 12:00PM MCC JV Swimming & Diving 1:00 PM Freshman Retreat Leader Training 2:45 PM V Soccer vs Mehlville

Sunday, October 28 Drive for the Homeless M/C Mother/Son Mass & Lunch

Monday, October 29

Regular Schedule Drive for the Homeless AP Snack—Bosco Stick

Liturgical Choir Rehearsal Lunch Special—Meatball Sandwich

Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 4:00 PM District Auditions

MCC Prelims Swimming & Diving 6:00 PM IFTJ Formation Meeting

Tuesday, October 30

Drive for the Homeless AP Liturgical Choir Rehearsal

St. John’s College

Snack—Chicken Rings Lunch Special—Pasta Bar

Vegetarian—Garden Burger

Peter LaBarge ’20—Violin

Thursday, November 1

Michael Kreienkamp ’20—Violin Patrick Garner ’19—Violin

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Staff Photographer Louis “Saw My Kids” Barnes

Contributing Artists Emmanuel “Still Studied For AB Calc” Akpan

Reporters Ben “Made Bad Trap Beats” Kleffner Jack “Nothing” Schoen Drew “Club Penguin” Nester John “Babysat My Older Brother” Browdy Matt “Sing With The Whiffs” Friedrichs Nathan “Everything” Rich Nicholas “Mind Of Jake Paul” Dalaviras Peter “Viola” LaBarge Fitz “Listened To Charli” Cain Joe “Studied Like A Good Boy” Callahan Jared “Got Ready To Win” Thornberry

Contributing Photographers Jonel “Photography” Olar Mrs. Kathy “Took Photos” Chott Mr. Jim “Watched My Son Study Hard” Hetlage Mr. Michael “I Am A Parent?” Slatin Advisors Mr. Peter “Jacked Heavy Weight” Lucier Mr. Justin “Jacked Heavier Weight” Seaton Moderator Mr. Steve “Um ... I Graded Exams” Missey

Regular Schedule

Drive for the Homeless Fall Blood Drive AP Snack—Mini Tacos Lunch Special—Taco Bar

Vegetarian—Mashed Potato 5:00 PM MCC Finals Swimming & Diving

Wednesday, October 31

Prep News

Late Start

All Saints Day PE Department Day Picture Retake Day Lunch Special—Papa John’s Pizza

Vegetarian—Penne Pasta

Davidson College

Regular Schedule

Mass Schedule

Friday, November 2

Regular Schedule F/C 1st Friday Mass AP College of William and Mary

Snack—Texas Sweet Pretzel Lunch Special—Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders

Vegetarian—Fish Casserole calendar | Ben Klevorn

SLUH Tweet of the Week: STL Naturals U16 2018 @STLNats16U_2018 Special Recognition to uncommitted @AustinBrush1 for being named “Pitcher of the Year” for the @stlnatsclub organization. A future 2020 @ sluhjrbills grad. Keep throwing Strikes. It’s not about how fast you throw but if you can throw a strike. @SLUHAthletics @SLUHBASEBLL