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Commons: six days to go
Faster lunch lines ahead New equipment will move in the weekend after students learn about it BY Sam Fentress REPORTER
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s the jigsaw puzzle of the new Si Commons is being pieced together, a major component of the new cafeteria will soon be ready for regular use: lunch. Equipped with new kitchen equipment, the new lunch line is designed to be faster and more efficient. Before lunch can be served for the first time on Monday Feb. 13, all of the smaller equipment,
such as pots, pans, serving trays, and the bulk of the current food supply, must be moved to the new space in the Commons. Director of Food Service Kathy Hylla said that the moving is set to take place on Friday and Saturday of next week, the weekend before the Commons opens for lunch. The Commons itself, however, will be open for recreational use next Thursday, after its dedication takes place Wednesday night. The Commons will feature lots of new equipment, in addition to all the items that are being relocated. Brand new serving continued on page 7
A look at the man in charge Planning is key for BSI Constructors project superintendent BY John Webb CORE STAFF
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ommons Project Superintendent Gib Phillips’s office is in an unusual place: under the library in a room that will soon become storage for Food Service. From there, he works to make sure that every aspect of the SI Commons’ renovation is done the proper way and in a timely manner. Phillips grew up in St. Charles
and has worked in construction for 42 years. He’s worked for BSI for the last 11 years, including coordinating the construction of the Danis Field House. Most of the project planning is done long before demolition ever occurs. Once Phillips had the blueprints for what the Commons was going to look like, he sat down and figured out the best way to put the puzzle together. For example, a tile floor can’t be lain until the concrete is poured. A wall can’t be painted until the drywall is put on. Eventually Phillips came up with what basically continued on page 4
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Ignatius moves around back
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Instructional Council takes next steps in academic integrity BY Adam Thorp CORE STAFF
Senior Evan Chipley shares his reflection on Senior Project to a room full of underclassmen and faculty on Tuesday.
Seniors reflect on project
See page three for Nathan Rubbelke’s reflection on his time at Valley Park Early Childhood. More reflections will follow over the next few weeks.
Sophomores receive bumper stickers with their GPA photo | Ben Banet
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or the few sophomores who own their own cars and have a grade point average of 3.2 or higher, they have a new item to add to the exterior of their car: a bumper sticker. Last week, almost three out of every four sophomores were given bumper stickers during homeroom. Each sticker had the individual’s grade point average, or GPA, printed on it. The stickers were given out to sophomores who had made Second Honors, which is a GPA of 3.2 or higher. “Well, you see all these stickers on cars now for marathons and half-marathons. So I’m looking at them and saying ‘13.1, 26.2, 4.0, 3.8,’” said sophomore class moderator Frank Corley. “It seemed kind of natural to me to play off that popularity of the stickers into a GPA. So it just came to me one day.” The stickers were only given to sophomores, but Corley said
that it would be a good idea to make it a school-wide program. According to Corley, the sophomore class had a little extra room in its budget, so with a deal from the company who made the stickers, the expense was not a concern. However, the way that the stickers would be perceived by the students was a concern. “It’s a fine line you walk. On the one hand, I knew there were some kids who would be selfconscious about getting a high GPA, and there were going to be some kids who made fun of a kid with a high GPA. And there were going to be kids who felt like it was not humble to kind of put your GPA out there for everybody to see,” said Corley. “My feeling was, honor roll should be something a guy is proud of, and just because you’re proud of your own accomplishment doesn’t mean you’re pushing someone else down. So I wanted to balance the humility with the congratulations. But I think making honor roll is something that we ought to celebrate, so it’s okay.” “There are certain times when we recognize those things,” said Principal John Moran regarding grades and GPAs. “Graduation may be the biggest (time), but when you’re a SLUH student, you’re a SLUH student.” Most sophomores interviewed agreed that the reactions to the stickers were rather small or nonexistent. “There wasn’t much (of a) reaction. People just looked at it for a second and put it away,” said sophomore Gabe Newsham. continued on page 4
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Chessbills finish on high note The SLUH chess team rebounds from Mehlville loss, plays to potential in win over Alton. Page 4 Senior Project Reflection Senior Nathan Rubbelke finds parallels in his time at Valley Park Early Childhood Center and his own childhood. Page 4
Jr. Bills hockey looks determined SLUH hockey is coming off one of its best seasons in years and has a great chance at State. Pages 4-5 Behind enemy blue lines SLUH senior Zach Everson took an interesting route to the Mid States playoffs. He will face his classmates tonight. Pages 4-5
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ajor changes in St. Louis U. High’s policy on academic integrity are being planned for next year, thanks to an allday meeting of the Instructional Council last Thursday. The group, consisting of administrators and department heads, met as part of a several month long process that looked into academic integrity. The Council split into four groups: one to look at the student handbook, one to focus on school curriculum, one to discuss the faculty handbook and professional development, and one to consider student involvement. “Conversations that led toward action is the way I would describe the day,” said Principal John Moran. The group working on the student handbook began to edit the handbook, and expects to do more in the future. “There was actually concrete work on rewriting the student handbook,” said Moran. “Not with any sweeping changes that students should be anxious or will be surprised about, but just for clarity’s sake. Looking at the data that we had in regards to what were issues at the school, updating some of the language, taking out some pieces that were a little outdated—that is well underway, and I think people will see changes in the handbook this coming summer when it is printed.” One concern about the handbook rules as written was that some of them were out of date. For instance, the handbook offers no specifics for cell phone cheating on tests, because until this year students were not supposed to carry cell phones during school. That group also looked at changing the consequences mandated by the handbook. “The policy was written in a very—what I’ll call—prescriptive way,” said Moran. “There were several paragraphs in there saying, 'If you are caught, this is what will happen to you.’ The more we talked about that and looked at continued on page 4
Abeln sits down for chat Junior heavyweight Alec Abeln discusses football and wrestling, and serves up bid to try out for volleyball this year. Pages 4-5 Student teacher joins history department Brian Larsen will teach two sections of Global History II. Pages 4-5
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Student teacher Brian Larsen has taken two of history teacher Matt Buha’s classes. BY Joe Kreienkamp REPORTER
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istory teacher Matt Buha has been teaching only two of his four history classes recently, because Brian Larsen, his student teacher, has been covering the other two sections of Global History II. Larsen attended high school at DeSmet and graduated from Mizzou in 2010 with a degree in history. When Larsen saw a student teaching position open at SLUH, he was thrilled. “I am really excited to con-
tinue on by (teaching) at another Jesuit high school, because I enjoyed my time at DeSmet so much,” said Larsen. Buha has been spending a lot of time preparing Larsen for teaching. “We worked really hard over the last semester to prepare him for the coming quarter,” said Buha. “He and I work closely together from lessons to assessments, and it is his job to execute them and he has done a pretty good job so far.” Buha is glad that Larsen is
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here and able to assist him. “I am teaching two classes, and I already miss not teaching the other two. It will be a good experience for us, but I am definitely going to miss teaching a class every day,” said Buha. Sophomore Adam Holbrook said that Larsen is “getting into (the material) quite well. He is still figuring out how to teach, but he’s a good teacher.” Holbrook defines Larsen as someone “with a quieter personality” but nonetheless “helpful.” Sophomore Tim Lally said Larsen “always prepares a slideshow and lectures. We take a lot of notes in class. He is a really good guy to talk to because he is so young. He is relatable.” As far as the future, Larsen will continue to attend graduate classes at UMSL and should finish up his graduate degree next December. “I hope (to teach) high school for a couple of years, maybe for five years or so, and then get into some administrative stuff, but I definitely want to teach high school for a while,” said Larsen. Larsen loves what he has seen at SLUH. “If there was an opportunity to work here, I would jump on it for sure,” he said.
February 3, 2012
Scholar Bowl goes 5-5 BY Will Smith REPORTER
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he ten members of the St. Louis U. High varsity Scholar Bowl squad squared off against 24 other teams, including several nationally-ranked Scholar Bowl powerhouses, at a meet Jan. 28 at Washington University. The Jr. Bills finished with a respectable 5-5 record, making moderator Frank Corley proud of his team. The SLUH team started off strong in the morning meet, finishing with a 4-1 record. The team easily answered questions on literature and history, because of the team’s love of these subjects. Their stellar score for the morning meet permitted them to advance to more difficult play in the afternoon against more competitive teams, including several nationally-ranked teams, or teams that should have been
ranked, such as Springfield, Clayton, and Ladue. The SLUH team did pull off an upset against Rock Bridge’s second team, a really good team from Columbia, Mo. that has a lot of depth, according to junior Matt Rechtien. Moderator Frank Corley was pleased with the team’s play. “I think the team met the expectations that they had going in and I’m very proud of how they played throughout the day,” said Corley. The varsity Scholar Bowl team consists of about 10 academically competitive students. The squad on Saturday consisted of senior Matt Sainz and juniors Matt Rechtien, Dominic LaMantia, Kieran Connolly, and Ryan McGrail, who could only be there in the morning.
Cookie Sale! Senior Moms will have their cookie sale on Wednesday and Thursday next week. Come by for a tasty mid-morning snack or lunch dessert for only fifty cents per item. Proceeds will go to the Mother’s Club.
Chess wins last meet of the season with help of returned Seniors
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Senior Josh Beckerle considers his next move in a match against Alton. BY Jack Kiehl REPORTER
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fter a loss against Mehlville and an individual tournament this past weekend, St. Louis U. High’s chess team finished with a victory in its last match against Alton. Though the team lost against Mehlville, there were some bright spots. Junior Joe Grady was moved up to first board in the absence of sophomore Kirk Quigless. “That’s pretty hard to be bumped up to first board, so that was a big win for Joe,” said chess club moderator James Gioia. Some chess club members competed in an individual tournament this weekend, including
freshman Michael Winkelmann. Winkelmann is the first freshman to compete this year. The team, which has twice as many competitors as many other schools, suffered some setbacks during January because underclassmen replaced seniors who were away on project. The team’s last match against Alton this past Wednesday was one of the better matches of the season. The team won four out of five boards, and welcomed the return of seniors Josh Beckerle and Matei Stefanescu. “It was nice to see some of our seniors back in action for the last match of the year,” said Gioia. Freshman Sam Fentress also had his chess team debut on fifth
board. Though he didn’t win his match, it was a learning experience for him. “The team did well and it was a good experience,” said Fentress. The team finished fifth place in the league, so an invitation is an outside chance since only four teams are usually accepted. “(I want) to finish off the season strong,” said Quigless before the final match. Though the season is over, the team will continue to play every week for the rest of the year. Gioia said he really enjoyed his fist year as chess team moderator. “It’s been a lot of fun working with these guys, and I look forward to working with them next year as well,” said Gioia.
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February 3, 2012
Senior Project Reflection
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God works in funny ways: going home to preschool Editors’ Note: the names of people at service agencies have been changed in Senior Project Reflections to protect their privacy. BY Nathan CORE STAFF
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thought I had completed all my preschool requirements, but apparently I still had some unfinished business. I guess I had a few art projects left to complete, or maybe it was because I forgot all the dinosaur names. Maybe it was because I lost a few games of tag back in my heyday, and I am not the losing type of guy. Whatever it was, God works in funny ways. Because 13 years later, God was calling me to Valley Park Early Childhood Center. Valley Park Early Childhood is a pre-kindergarten program run by the Missouri Special School District. It enrolls students with Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) ranging from mild speech disorders to children with behavioral issues. You see, this whole scene is not new to me. I was once a special school district student. Yes, I rode what people who don't know any better call the short bus. For two years, as a four and five year old, I was a student at Parkway Early Childhood. I had a speech disorder and a speech IEP. I went through speech therapy until the sixth grade. Also, Valley Park Early Childhood is a satellite school of Parkway Early Childhood, which I attended. So in some respects, I was going back home. But at first, it wasn’t all that I remembered it to be. I walked towards the room a bit nervously and awkwardly that first day. I struggled to get the door open, because a young boy I would soon learn to call Duncan was hanging onto his mom as she walked out the door. “NO MOMMY, YOU CAN’T LEAVE ME,” he sobbed. “NO! NO! NO!” Oh boy, what have I got myself into? Come on kid, grow up, I thought to myself. Surely, I was never like that in my early childhood days. I was a big boy. I was the youngest, I wanted to get away from my siblings. I thought to myself, this kid better grow up
soon. How naive those first thoughts now seem. That feeling of doubt was what I was supposed to feel. I was supposed to feel uncomfortable. I was putting myself in a whole new world. I was just learning how to become comfortable with the uncomfortable. But after the initial awkwardness and fear, I really started to enjoy this whole process. I was having fun. I felt welcome. I have to thank Joey for that. He was the first student to notice my presence. That first day, after just a few minutes in the classroom, he ran up to me and said, “Hi, I’m Joey.” Thirty minutes later, he urged me to sit with him at story time. At the end of the day, Joey gave me a hug. Alright, I thought, I am making a difference here. Time to pat my back. I really didn’t know Joey that first day. He was loving, no doubt. And that love throughout the whole project was beautiful. But that next day, I saw a side of Joey I never imagined could come out. Sure, I noticed Joey was the troublemaker on day one, but it was all petty things: speaking out of turn, not sharing, being too loud. But it was more this day. He didn’t want to jump on the trampoline. No big deal, right? Well, not exactly. Soon enough, the room was a mess. Toys, markers, and books covered the room, and he kept throwing everything. I was scared. This couldn’t be Joey. No it wasn’t, but there he was. I couldn’t watch. This is what I didn’t know about Joey. He has a behavioral development disorder. You never know when he’ll snap. But from that day on, I took Joey under my wing. He was mine, and he was going to be a good boy. Well it wasn’t as easy I thought it would be. I would say, “Joey, you are going to have a great day today, right?” He would give me that cute little smile, and softly say, “Yeah.” But then he would draw on the tables, push a friend, break a dinosaur toy, tear a book. It was a struggle, but taught me lessons I couldn't have learned on my own. Joey opened me up to the human spirit, the rollercoaster of life. He had the same struggles
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Senior Nathan Rubbelke shares a moment with a student at Valley Park Early Childhood.
as me. He wanted to be a good kid; he wanted to do what was right. Don’t I struggle exactly as he does? I want to be a great student, yet I still skip an occasional assignment. I want to be the best friend imaginable, but I still gossip every now and then. Joey is just like us. He is working to get better. His best days are still far away, but he never put them out of his sights. That’s powerful. I had a very powerful experience with Joey on the final day. Joey hated the gym. Hated it. He never ran around. But he had his running shoes on this day. He ran up to me and yelled, “Bet you can’t beat me.” Of course, he was right. That kid is fast! Soon enough the races ended, and a game of tag ensued. The smile on his face as I chased him was one I’ll never forget. Joey had a spotless final day. No problems. Later that day, Ms. Beth came up to me and said, “Thanks for being a male figure to Joey this month. I wish he had a full time father-figure.” I asked, “Wait—huh? Joey doesn’t have a father?” This was news to me. But it showed the power of kindness to me. My goal was never to be a father figure to Joey. I didn’t even know that aspect of his story. Yet, just my con-
stant kindness and care to Joey made an impact I did not even realize until that moment. No feature-length article can capture the experience of project. I wish I had enough paper to fully tell the story of D.J. I have to admit, he was my favorite. He wasn’t just my favorite; he was my best friend in January. When he ran up with that Frisbee and asked me to play, I was unsure if he knew how to throw it. But soon enough, he was better than me. Then soon enough, there were 10 kids playing. Now, I had 10 friends. If he had never run over with that Frisbee on day two, I don’t think I would have gotten to know the kids so well. It seemed like I grew closer to different kids each day. One day, it was Mike telling me how he was adopted. Then it was Jerry teaching me about volcanoes. Then it was Matt telling me about his family, or Lucy drawing me a picture. These kids became more adorable each day, but then I had to leave. Project was over, and I had never felt closer to them. But my time was up, and my job was finished. It wasn’t easy leaving the kids, but I realized it was what had to be done. The obvious thing to ask yourself when
the project is over is “Will I be remembered?” I have to be honest with myself, the answer is probably no. Maybe the kids will miss me for a few days or weeks, but Joey has probably found someone to play tag with, and I know D.J. has multiple friends to toss the Frisbee with. But beyond that, it only makes sense that I will be forgotten. I don’t remember any volunteers from Parkway Early Childhood Center. I didn’t even remember my teacher’s name until I looked it up last week out of curiosity. But what I do hope for these kids is that they sometime will understand all the love and care they received in this process. It has taken me 13 years to recognize all of it, but it has been beyond worth it. I hope as they grow up, they get to share a similar experience, and gain a sense of gratitude that’s impossible to comprehend at age four or five. What’s tough for me is that I will never know if the kids will accomplish that. When they are seniors in high school, I will be 32 or 33 years old. But you know what? Maybe it will be one of my future kids they will get to work with. Maybe. God does work in funny ways.
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With the Cup in the crosshairs, Jr. Bills hockey skates with confidence BY Jack Witthaus SPORTS EDITOR
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t. Louis U. High hockey expected to win last Saturday against Fox. Starting backup goalie sophomore Brenden Haselhorst, the Jr. Bills played a cakewalk of a game, netting 13 without batting an eye. At one point, they even switched up the defenders and forwards to give Fox a fighting chance. Wow. The win over Fox supported a trend in this year’s U. High hockey team. We’ve seen them roll over tough and not-so-tough op-
ponents most of the time, or lose or tie a few close games against difficult teams. Through it all, however, the Jr. Bills were expected to win. This team is radically different than the SLUH hockey teams I’ve grown up with in high school. Gone are the games where fear pervaded Affton or Queeny before a hotly contested match. We prayed for goals to lift us out of those difficult battles. Gone, too, are the nights we stood aghast and shivering while CBC took over 40 shots on goal against SLUH. In those games,
the Jr. Bills could muster a measly 15 shots and still put up a fighting chance if former goaltender Justin Ragland was having a stellar night between the pipes. Those teams, while exciting to watch, couldn’t squeeze out enough mustard to win a state championship. Arguably, this year’s team has the best shot of winning state in the past five years, and has proved it during the regular season, winning 16 contests. The offensive firepower has proved overwhelming for many teams. What team can match Lulow, Warnecke,
Berger, Walters, Hoffmeister, Lordo and Coleman? The defense—from scrappy guys like senior Alec Lombardo all the way up to big burly guys like senior Joey Luongo—seems impenetrable. Senior goaltender Thomas Place calmed fears about his goaltending early on in the season with stellar work and has continued the effort all season long. All year, my eyes have been focused on this playoff run which starts tonight. The Jr. Bills will square off against Pattonville,
where a SLUH senior will netmind on both sides of the ice. SLUH will also be back on the same ice tonight where they fell to an incredibly dangerous Francis Howell Central in the semifinals last year. The difference in tonight’s and last year’s game shows how far SLUH has come this year. Last year, many did not expect the Jr. Bills to win that game or the state championship. This year, however, they do.
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Cross country does service in Hyde Park Nick Eberle and Kieran Connolly BY
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round 60 St. Louis U. High cross country team members, along with their parents, converged on Holy Trinity grade school in the Hyde Park neighborhood of North St. Louis last Saturday. They met for their annual cross country service project, a continuation of the project established last year by Marty Rubio, father of current students Tom and Stephen Rubio. “For years the freshman runners' parents have organized some sort of service, giving money or some sort of drive. Last year was the first year we actually decided to go and do something,” said head coach Joe Porter. The team found out about the site through Marty Rubio's experience leading high schoolers to tutor Holy Trinity students in a service program. This year, the trip was
planned primarily by Julie Kiehl, mother of freshman runner Jack Kiehl, and Mary Beth Hofer, mother of freshman Michael Rupp, with additional help from Marty Rubio. The work was divided into two shifts, with several volunteers staying for both shifts. The group this year worked primarily on painting benches and radiators for the school, similar to last year's project. Also, members of the cross country team donated books to Trinity's library. Freshman Jack Kiehl said, “I thought it was a great experience, and the gratefulness of the principal made it worthwhile.” Junior and varsity runner Tom Laughlin said, “It's the kind of the behind-the-scenes work that the kids aren't going to know who did it, but it'll just make the place a little bit nicer.” Porter, who estimated that half of the runners attended, said, “We had a very good turnout. We had a blast.”
Laughlin said of the experience, “The school’s kind of run down, it’s not really that well-kept ... it just wasn’t that nice of an atmosphere. But I can imagine the kids going into school the next day and seeing the new benches in the cafeteria painted ... even though I don’t get to see their reaction, I still get the feeling of doing something good.” The project had been announced at the cross-country team banquet in December, after the running season officially ended. Said Laughlin, “Most of the team hasn’t seen each other since the end of cross-country, so it’s just a fun day to get back together with the rest of the team, and just hang out and do good service.” The day wasn’t all work, either. “We got some music going on a radio while we were painting, and every once in a while we got to play basketball in their gym,” said Laughlin.
Phillips plans every detail of renovation (continued from page 1) amounted to a day-to-day plan of the work to be done 14 months before demolition ever occurred. BSI, the general contractor, does little of the work themselves. Most of the carpentry and hardware work stays in-house, but everything else is done by many smaller subcontractors. Part of the difficulty of Phillips’s job is to ensure that all of these different parties are on the same page. Even though most of the project is laid out beforehand, a lot of work goes into the dayto-day operations. At certain times during construction, several subcontractors worked at the same time. For example, once the metal frames for the wall were completed, Phillips had to coordinate subcontractors for plumbing, electricity, mechanical work, smoke detectors, and low voltage, which includes phone and data work, all at the same time. Phillips said that the key to success in his job was being able to coordinate people. “You have to keep everyone in the timeslot they’re supposed to be in,” he said. “You have to en-
sure that they start when they’re supposed to and finish when they’re supposed to.” Another dimension of coordination that Phillips oversees is between the subcontractor and the owner. Besides keeping everyone on a definite schedule, Phillips also has to oversee the quality of the work that owner wants, making sure that the right kind of material goes in the right spot. A small slip up in the material used could potentially set back the entire project. Phillips also worked with the construction of the Field House, and said that there’s a big difference between constructing a new building and making renovations to an existing one. When making renovations, there are all sorts of unforeseen problems that arise during the construction process. For instance, old blueprints of the Commons weren’t entirely accurate. “There’s so many things that you can’t see until you tear it apart,” said Phillips. Anomalies also surfaced during the Commons construction. When putting in the eleva-
tor shaft, workers ran into some concrete that they didn’t know was there. Later, when constructing the kitchen space, a beam that they thought was supporting the floor above it didn’t exist at all, forcing them to have to add a beam and a few columns. An easily overlooked aspect in Phillip’s work is all of the small details and decisions that go into his job, many of them to make it less obvious that construction is going on. He has to keep the job site safe and well marked so that students don’t get injured. BSI doesn’t accept any deliveries between 7 and 8 a.m. so that the roads are kept clear for students coming in. If there is jackhammer work or loud noises, Phillips tries to ensure that this work is done before or after school. Besides the big deadline for completion, Phillips sets up smaller milestones that he knows have to be done by a certain time; otherwise, the project will never be completed on schedule. “There are certain subcontractors that we can’t let get behind, otherwise they’ll never catch back up,” said Phillips.
February 3, 2012
Ignatius now at new front entrance photo | Joe Kreienkamp
On Monday, contractors from the Acme Company removed the St. Ignatius statue from its plinth on the upper field. According to Director of Facilities Joe Rankin, the statue weighs about 800 pounds and required two chain hoists hung from a gantry to lift it off the concrete pedestal. The statue was trucked around the building and put in its new position with a crane. The plaque below the statue was removed and reconditioned by Steve DeBrecht of the SLUH maintenance department. DeBrecht and maintenance department worker Rick Figge reattached the plaque in its new location yesterday. Fr. William Doyle S.J. sculpted the statue in 1980. The move this week was the statue’s fourth— it was moved within the area that is now the upper field twice to give it more visibility. The statue’s previous perch on the upper field will not remain
Sophomores receive GPA stickers (continued from page 1) Sophomore Nathan Dalaklis agreed. “There was no reaction to them. A couple people bragged about beating other people with their GPAs.”
Instructional Council explores plans for academic integrity (continued from page 1) how that was practiced, the more we realized that every case is different, and having a handbook saying, ‘If you do this, X will happen’ didn't really fit the way it was happening. It is very different if a student is copying another student's homework assignment versus a student turning in a 30-page plagiarized paper versus a student cheating on a final exam. Those are three different examples and they’re probably going to be held accountable in different ways.” “Though (the handbook) says very much, it is too blunt, it is not very kind, in a way,” said Spanish teacher Myriam Aliste, a member of the group that looked at the handbook. “(The handbook) starts immediately talking about what we don’t want, as opposed to what we envision SLUH to be. So we feel we should say
something like, 'This is what the expectations are' first. The current version says, ‘Cheating is this,’ immediately goes into that as opposed to saying, ‘SLUH is a place to foster this’ or, 'This is the ideal that we want.’ That is what we are trying to work on.” Another group looked at how students might be involved in resolving issues involving academic integrity. “A lot of the research in regards to this says that if the administration just says, ‘We’re going to have an honor board around here’ and tell everybody that they’re going to hold to it, it won’t work” said Moran. "Very soon I think we will be moving beyond just showing the data to the student advisory committee that Mr. Kesterson works with and having a more formal student
committee or board set up that will just focus on this one issue, and moving forward, we need to get students involved in the conversation. What do (students) want to do? Do you look at this data and it makes you angry? Are there some things that are unfair there? So what do you want to do about it?” Students have most recently been formally brought into the conversation at a meeting of the Advisory Committee for Student Affairs on Jan. 30. Reflections on academic integrity written by students at that meeting were considered during the meeting of the Instructional Council. The role played by students will be expanded as the process moves forward. Math teacher Beth Kissel worked in a third group looking
at how SLUH’s curriculum addressed academic integrity. “Our ideas centered around making sure students are aware of the policies of individual teachers. If an honor code is written by students, how can we incorporate that into our classrooms, what kind of overall curriculum we have, and how can we present it to the school?” said Kissel. The fourth grouped discussed academic integrity as it related to SLUH’s faculty. That issue will be explored more deeply at a Faculty In-service day on Feb. 17. “It was a good day,” said Moran. “I came out of it very charged. We're making slow, steady steps towards this and I’m happy with the progress we’ve been able to make just in what comes down to four or five months.”
empty for long, however. President David Laughlin is currently working with an artist in Wisconsin to craft a statue of St. Louis to occupy the upper field. The statue will be donated in memory of a deceased alumnus whose name has not yet been released—another memorial in the area of the upper field known as “Alumni Memorial Plaza”. “Our namesake is St. Louis, and to my knowledge we have a stained glass window on the second floor in the old Jesuit chapel of St. Louis. Otherwise we have a real limited amount of anything that identifies that particular saint,” said Laughlin. The statue is being modeled after an image of St. Louis in military dress, wearing a crown and holding a sword. Laughlin said the new statue is likely to be in place by late spring or early summer. —compiled by Matt Cooley
This week in SLUH history Febuary 5, 2004 Plans for a revamped school were announced on this day as part of the V2K project. The plans included a building housing four racquetball courts and two basketball courts. In the first floor, a wrestling room and a large commons area with club offices would be constructed. On the second floor, a cafeteria, alumni reception room, and a kitchen were planned. The total project would come in around $15.5 million. At the time, St. Louis U. High did not have a baseball field, the Danis Field House, or the soccer stadium on campus.
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heir record is impressive, and we know they’re not going to be an easy team to beat, but we’re extremely confident in our team,” said junior forward Nick Walters heading into the 2012 MidStates Challenge Cup Hockey playoffs. After an astounding regular season with two wins over archrival CBC, Walters and the St. Louis U. High varsity hockey team (162-3) have earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament and a date with the Pattonville Pirates in the first round. The Jr. Bills begin their quest for hockey glory tonight at 7:20 at the Hardees Ice Plex in Chesterfield. However, the Jr. Bills are very careful not to look ahead: they’re just taking it one game at a time. Head coach Charlie Busenhart said, “It takes six games to win before we get to the finals.” Pattonville is a dangerous team. Although they had an easier schedule than the Jr. Bills, the Pirates scored 160 goals in the regular season, leading MidStates in the category. As a result, the Pirates proudly tote a 19-1-1 record. Senior captain Dan Warnecke said, “Pattonville has some potential to put the puck in the net. We won’t be able to not show up to play and expect them to back down and let us move on.” Busenhart added, “If we don’t come mentally prepared to play, the other team will. And the other teams can create a very challenging situation for us.” Pattonville is holding a pep rally today for their hockey team, and students are planning a whiteout for their first game of the two-game series. Walters said, “We know First Round #16
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next round. The goal is to win one game at a time.” Another interesting aspect in this series is that Pattonville’s senior goalie is currently a SLUH senior. With a surplus of goalies in the SLUH hockey system— there were likely seven according to Busenhart—Everson elected to play for Pattonville to gain more playing time. The second of the two games will be Monday at 7:00 at the Webster Groves Ice Rink. The Jr. Bills played one final regular season game versus Fox last Saturday. The Jr. Bills thumped the Warriors 13-0 in an easy win. Despite Busenhart’s attempts
to limit scoring opportunities, Walters notched a hat trick and fellow junior Cole Tarlas had two goals, as did senior Trent Lulow. Seniors Tim Coleman, Alec Lombardo, and John Fogarty, junior Ben Modde, and sophomore Nick Thomas added goals as well. Fox was missing several of their best players, including their goalie, who was out with an injury. Sophomore goalie Brenden Haselhorst started his first game of the season, pitching a shutout. Busenhart said, “One hates to beat somebody like that because sometimes the other team comes back to haunt you a couple of years down the road.”
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they’re going to have a big turnout, but if we play the way we’re capable of, their crowd won’t be a factor. It’s hard for a crowd to make an impact when they have nothing to cheer about.” This will certainly be an interesting series to watch, pitting a powerful offense against a stout defense. The Jr. Bills’ defensive unit was third in MidStates in goals against, conceding only 42 goals in the regular season. Warnecke said, “I think we have to be solid defensively, and then we’ll be able to produce offensively.” Busenhart added, “We’re working hard to beat Pattonville and not looking forward to the
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t. Louis U. High senior Zach Everson has certainly switched ships. Tonight as a Pattonville Pirate, Everson will netmind against the Jr. Bills. The goalie has enjoyed success with the Pirates during his two years of work in the crease. This year, Everson helped the Pirates to the best record in Midstates at 19-1-1. During his junior year, Everson felt disgruntled and applied for a release from the SLUH hockey program. “I didn't want to be splitting JV time (my junior year),” Everson said. “Whereas if I went to Pattonville, I would play all varsity games, every game, no matter what.” Coach Charlie Busenhart granted the release, and Everson elected to play with Pattonville. He chose the Pirates because he knew some of the teammates through club and summer teams. He also played C team hockey with Pattonville his freshman year along with playing for SLUH. “I've had a great time,” Everson said. “I feel like I've been respected by both players and coaches.” Busenhart believes that SLUH will approach the game like they do any other game. “Zach's goaltending helped make Pattonville the first place team in their division,” Busenhart said. “To the SLUH coaching staff, it doesn't make a difference who's playing in goal. The idea is to win the game no matter who's playing.” Although there hasn't been much talk between him and the SLUH hockey team, Everson has mixed emotions about tonight's game. “My main worry is that I didn't want (this game) to become an object of just everybody throw their hatred at me because I left SLUH hockey. But you know I can't control that, and I'm not going to let that worry me. I did what was right for me. I did what I needed to do to keep enjoying the sport, to keep playing the sport. It's just another hockey game, I'm looking forward to it.”
The Prep News High School Hockey Bracket Challenge: 1. Make your picks! 2. Cut out the bracket and turn it in before 4 p.m. today in the Prep News office ( J220, across the hall from Mr. Mueller’s Art Classroom). 3. Include the your name and homeroom on the bracket. 4. The winner will receive hockey gifts, and recognition on the Prep News website.
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Basketball ices Jefferson City, chops ‘Wood at the Field House BY Brian REPORTER
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ust as January turned into February with a welcome rush of warm weather, the St. Louis U. High basketball team (11-9, 0-4) carried its recent hot streak into the second month of the year, posting a 51-45 victory against Jefferson City and a 62-52 win over Kirkwood. In those two wins, senior guard Matt Clark continued to dominate, as he bumped his averages over the past three games to 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Led by strong play from Clark, senior guard LJ Hernandez, senior center Daniel Schmidt, and junior forward Zach Greiner, the Jr. Bills carried the momentum from their strong performance against St. Mary’s to Jefferson City. A sense of excitement and opportunity after team bonding on a two-hour bus ride to the state capital gave SLUH even more reason to believe they could start a new winning streak. “We’d been looking forward to the trip for a while,” said Schmidt. “It was bus ride; it was on a Friday; we knew it’d just be a really good time.” Coming off a decisive victory against St. Mary’s, SLUH went to Jefferson City last Friday in what promised to be a physical game. Clark carried the Jr. Bills with 25 points, shooting 10 for 20 from the field. Despite Clark’s dominating performance, the game was close from start to finish. But as the
Senior Jack Kelley swings the ball to sophomore Charlie Nester in the corner in a key victory against Kirkwood.
game wound down, senior center Daniel Schmidt hit two late free throws and senior forward Jack Kelley went four for four from the line to seal the 51-45 win for the Jr. Bills. The six free throws were not guarantees, as all of them came in one-and-one situations. In addition to that intensity, Jeff City’s fans proved rambunctious—all 200 or so of them screaming at Schmidt and Kelley. According to tradition, once Jeff City scores its sixth point of the game, all of their fans let out their first cheers of the game, and those cheers don’t subside until the final buzzer. “When Jack was at the line,
they were just screaming,” said Schmidt. “And Jack, the ‘ColdHearted Assassin,’ knocked them both down.” Last Tuesday against Kirkwood, SLUH fought back from an early eight-point deficit to pull within three points at the end of the first half. Carrying its momentum into the third quarter, SLUH took the lead and started to pull away as it capitalized on Kirkwood’s defensive mistakes, many of which stemmed from the patient play of the SLUH guards, especially senior point guard LJ Hernandez. Strong rebounding and effective perimeter defense also gave
the Jr. Bills a strong edge against the Pioneers. By forcing Kirkwood to score all 22 of its second half points from either the free throw line or in the paint, and out-rebounding them 34-16 in the game, SLUH limited the productivity of the Kirkwood offense in the 62-52 win. SLUH controlled the tempo for much of the game, beating Kirkwood’s full-court press and forcing nine steals. Sophomore guard Chris Booker was a strong contributor on defense, forcing two of those steals and helping the Jr. Bills quickly transition from defense to offense. “Chris has played extremely
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Riding wave of success with wins over both Parkways BY Fritz Simmon REPORTER
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he Jr. Bills endured a knockdown drag-out week last week, conquering Parkway West, the Gary Hendren Invitational, and Parkway Central in a span of six days. The weeklong battle got going with a bare-knuckle match between SLUH and Parkway West— the top two teams in the state. The fight started with four quick kidney shots from SLUH: wins from seniors Jack Mohrmann, Fritz Simmon, and Joe Koch and junior Lorenzo Crim. West did not fall over though, as they came back with several jabs of their own, starting with their doubles team. The doubles match went back and forth, but despite their inability to put the ball away, Luke Hagerty and Ryan Shea held on to win 14-15, 15-14, 11-8. The Longhorns struck back by knocking down junior A.J. Cirillo and senior Rob Laurentius. Cirillo could not seem to control any of his shots and ended up losing 15-3, 15-8. Laurentius had more control than Cirillo but dropped his match 9-15, 15-7, 5-11. Even though they lost two out of eight against Parkway West, the Jr. Bills turned it around and lost just two of 24 matches on Saturday in the Gary Hendren
Invitational. The tournament was a round robin format with one game played to fifteen; each team could earn up to 24 points. The four-time defending champion Jr. Bills knocked out nearly everybody in their way by winning 22 of 24 possible matches. The most notable win came when Cirillo easily defeated the Parkway West player he had lost to a few days earlier. The biggest loss came from Koch, to archrival Zack Lazenby of Parkway Central. After a tiring few days, Mohrmann commented, “The Hendren tournament and our game against Parkway definitely showed us that State will not be a walk in the park. We have a lot of competition coming up.” Koch had another bout with Lazenby on Tuesday when SLUH took on their final opponent of the week, Parkway Central. Central has a great one-two punch in the Lazenby brother, but lacks depth after that. Koch went after Lazenby right from bell. Koch landed several big kill shots while mixing in a number of serves. Lazenby fought tough but could not hold off Koch, who won 15-7, 15-14. Koch’s victory will likely give him the No. 1 seed in the state tournament. Koch’s win was followed by several other close wins from Cirillo, Crim, Mohrmann, and
Simmon. Cirillo threw a right hook to win 15-10, 15-14. Crim countered with a left hook in a 156,15-6 win. Mohrmann hit his opponent hard and won 15-12, 15-9. Simmon delivered an undercut to capture a 15-12, 15-6, victory. Though all these blows had been fired, Central kept fighting to the end. In a match that lasted over an hour, SLUH doubles, Hagerty and Shea barely outlasted their opponents to win 14-15, 156, 11-6. After the match Shea said, “Luke and I almost always make our matches close, but we finish strong and do what it takes to come out with the W.” Their seemingly-endless match finally came to a close when Rob Laurentius delivered a knock-down punch to senior Alex Lazenby. Laurentius had lost to Alex earlier in the season and was looking for revenge. After dropping the first game 15-11, and falling behind 14-3 in the second game, Laurentius staged the greatest comeback of
the season and won 15-14. He did not slow down in the third game either. Laurentius kept hitting Alex with blows from the left and right to seal an 11-1 tiebreak victory. This match will be crucial to Laurentiu’s seeding at state. Head coach Joe Koestner said after the match, “This was the best regular season comeback in the history of SLUH racquetball.” Koestner added, “We are riding a crest of a wave on towards State and Nationals with strong showings in the last week. The strong point of our team is that every match is a learning experience, and every member of the team is a coach. Every time we have a match, we have at least eight coaches there helping the team improve.” With their final match coming up today after school against DeSmet, SLUH plans to keep fighting strong to the end of the season. Yet with State and Nationals in three weeks, SLUH still has a lot of work that needs to be done.
English teacher Bill George moderated SLUH’s literary magazine, Sisyphus, from 1980-1985. His contribution to the magazine continued after he stepped down as moderator, however. Sisyphus has compiled 16 of George’s poems (including two that never appeared in the magazine) and is displaying them on the SLUH website at sluh.org/prepnews/george
well, especially on the defensive side of the ball,” said head coach John Ross. In the big win came a disappointing loss, though, when Schmidt fell to the floor late in the fourth quarter, grabbing his ankle, reminiscent of his hero New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski’s ankle injury. Schmidt suffered a small fracture and expects to miss the next two weeks, but he hopes to be ready in time for the final two games of the year, against Vianney and Chaminade. It will be tough to replace the 15 points per game that Schmidt has averaged during the threegame winning streak, but head coach John Ross believes that the rest of the team’s big men can work together to successfully step into Schmidt’s role. “Losing Daniel (Schmidt) definitely hurts,” said Ross. “But I think the rest of our guys can step up for him.” SLUH’s Senior Night is tonight at 7:00 in the Danis Field House as the Jr. Bills hope to extend their winning streak to four games against MCC and Jesuit rival DeSmet. SLUH then rounds out non-conference play versus Ladue on Tuesday and Parkway West on Wednesday, both games at 6:00 in the Field House. “We don’t want to do what we did last time,” said Clark about the DeSmet game. “We’ll just have to go out there and compete with them and win.”
Underclassman Sports Updates JV-D Hockey 1/29 L 2-3 vs. Ft. Zumwalt East 1/31 W 7-0 vs. Ft. Zumwalt North JV Hockey 1/29 W 2-1 vs. CBC 1/30 W 2-0 @ DeSmet C Wrestling 1/27-29 W @ MCC Tournament C Blue Basketball 1/27 W 51-26 vs. DeSmet 1/30 W vs. Gibault C White Basketball 1/30 W vs. Gibault B Basketball 1/27 W 43-32 @ Jefferson City 1/31 W 44-39 vs. Kirkwood JV 2-1 Racquetball 1/30 W 4-1 vs. SLUH 2-2 riganti —compiled by Ryan Dowd, Sam Fentress, Joe Godar, and Thomas Riganti
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Conversation
Stroube secures Illinois State victory, spot in Junior Olympics photo | Ben Banet
Heavyweight wrestles with words, two sports BY Clark REPORTER
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I caught up with SLUH’s 260-pound heavyweight wrestler and starting tackle Alec Abeln to ask him about the different experiences he’s had with the two sports. Clark DeWoskin: Correct me if I’m wrong, but wrestling is your third varsity sport now? Alec Abeln: Assuming I make volleyball in the spring, yes. CD: What was it like starting a completely new sport after playing football and volleyball for so many years? AA: Definitely a challenge. Football feels natural, and wrestling’s completely different. There’s so much technique that goes into wrestling. SLUH shooters take standing aim during practice this week. BY David REPORTER
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he Riflebills’ match at Streator, Ill. on Sunday, Jan. 22 turned out great for the team and junior Ian Stroube, who became the Illinois 3-position men’s air rifle state champion. Sandy Ford Sportsman’s Club held the competition for high school students. The varsity team finished first of four teams, shooting a 1676 to beat Quincy High School by 77 points. Stroube became the gold medalist in an all-standing match by shooting a 567, beating the runner-up by 18 points. Stroube will be invited to train in Colorado with other state champions for
the 2012 Junior Olympics. “I guess that it feels really great to be the state champion of Illinois, and to be invited to the Olympic training center in Colorado this April,” said Stroube. “I'm also pretty excited to shoot against the best riflemen in the country.” The match itself happened by luck. “We were originally scheduled to shoot here in Missouri a few weeks ago, but because of a scheduling error, the match was moved back. If the match was held here in Missouri rather than Illinois, Ian could not be considered for the championship because he's not a resident.” Although it worked out great for Stroube, Matt Rudolf, a Mis-
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souri resident who took second in the match with a 565, was ineligible to place in the state championship. “It was still a great match,” said Rudolf. “And it would not have been as eventful if the match was in Missouri. The Missouri state champion was a college student who shot a nearly-perfect score.” Rudolf, however, still has a shot at going to Colorado with Stroube as a Missouri runner-up. “Altogether, I think it was a very good rifle match for SLUH,” said coach Will Breshnahan. Of the nine students who went to the match, five of them were freshmen.
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reporters David “Resignation” Ayeke Kieran “Farewell, superiority” Connolly Clark “Take it easy” DeWoskin news editor Brian “Too soon” Dugan Joe “I miss my kindergarteners!” Klein Nick “It is what it is” Eberle Sam “I’m actually happy they’re back” Fentress editor Joe “The Shaqdaddys are complete” Godar Nate “Wait, we’re supposed to come back?” Heagney Jack “Apocalypse” Kiehl Joe “Dropout” Kreienkamp sports editors Fritz “Expecting the worst” Simmon Ryan “Listen here, you come at the king, you best Will “No longer the Prince” Smith not miss” Dowd Justin “No more peace” Sinay Jack “School doesn’t start at 8:50?” Witthaus core staff Nathan “Can I bring legos to school?” Rubbelke John “Fishmonger” Webb Adam “Time to move my stuff out of Cooley’s locker” Thorp staff Jack “Oh, cra-a-I mean crud” Godar Stephen “Time for some helicopter parenting, courtesy of Joe Klein” Lumetta Mitch “They were gone?” Mackowiak Thomas “Goodbye, senior hallway” Riganti
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CD: Would you be willing to go as far as saying wrestling is the more difficult sport of the two? AA: From my personal experience, wrestling has been more difficult for me. But I’m not gonna give you that one that easily.
AA: Football, again. Sophomore year Running of the Bills. I’m sure I played awful, (laughs) but once I settled in, it was one of the best nights of my life. CD: So what made you decide to give wrestling a shot? AA: I knew that, as far as football, a lot of the same body movements, the same mental toughness. That’s what I hoped to gain from wrestling, as well as the conditioning. Wrestling’s definitely been one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life, and I really wanted to get outside my comfort zone and try something new. CD: Who’s more intense as a coach, Ott or Kornfeld? AA: Well, Ott’s just ... scary. CD: But you’re twice his size. AA: (Laughs) Well, I mean in football I usually work with Coach Buha and he’s a pretty chill guy, pretty laid back. Ott’s the same in a lot of ways, but he can definitely be more intense.
CD: Which one has been the most rewarding for you, then? AA: Football, definitely. There’s nothing like it. I enjoy them in different ways, but in the fall, football practice is the best part of my day. I know it’s a cliché and all, but nothing compares to Friday night lights.
CD: Back to wrestling, how do you feel going into Districts in a couple weeks? AA: I really don’t have anything to lose. I’d love to go to State, I’d love to have that accomplishment. It’s been, what, two months now? And I’ve worked my butt off, so qualifying would be really nice.
CD:Well what was more exciting—your first varsity football game, or your first varsity wrestling match?
CD: Anything to say about the upcoming volleyball season? AA: Watch out for Tom Beckmann, he’s disgusting.
Wrestling Nightbeat
SLUH wrestling won a tightly contested dual-meet over Pattonville last night by a final score of 41-40. Senior Nick Danter (145) won by a 15-point tech fall while sophomores Brandon Bollinger (113) and Joe Reichold (126) each secured pins. Senior Joe Mungenast (170) remained on the bench with a concussion. The dual was the team's final competition heading into Districts next weekend at Lindbergh. —Clark DeWoskin
Faster lunch lines ahead for the Si Commons
(continued from page 1) counters, a deli bar, a salad bar, and beverage coolers will all be part of the new lunch system, in addition to several new cooking and other food items: fryers, a tilt skillet, four convection ovens, a steamer, a stove, a dishwasher, and other various culinary tools such as mixers, slicers, and a panini grill. The new kitchen also features a walk-in refrigerator and freezer, features not present in the current cafeteria. In terms of the actual space, Hylla is pleased with the amount of area in the new Commons, and explained that one of the best parts of the new Commons is “just having enough room for you all to sit down and have lunch in a really nice space.” In order to explain the proper use of the lunch system and the
Commons in general, Principal John Moran will be giving presentations next Thursday and Friday, first to juniors and seniors, and then to sophomores and freshmen, to give a small primer on the Commons and how it is to be properly used. With all the other work going on in the Commons and the Danis Lobby, Moran noted that the next two weeks are going to be busy. “We just felt like things are going to be different down in that space than what we’re used to,” said Moran. Moran explained one potential problem, that students will not push in their chairs, something they are not used to because seating is attached to the tables in the current cafeteria. “Leaving your chair out is a simple little habit, it seems so easy, but it’s really easy to pick up,” said Moran.
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Signing Day 2012
Friday, February 3 photo | Ben Banet
AP 5:30pm 7pm Lunch
Senior Class Mass Kansas State University—M115 Snack—Mozzarella Sticks B Basketball vs. DeSmet V Basketball vs. DeSmet Special—Chicken Bites Healthy—Chicken & Dumplings
Saturday, February 4 No Events Scheduled
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Freshman Retreat Training
Monday, February 6 AP 7pm Lunch
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Snack—Waffle Fries Mission Appalachia Parent/Student Meeting Special—Lil’ Charlie’s Pizza Healthy—Homemade Beef Stew
Tuesday, February 7
Schedule R Mock Primary Election 8am National Math Contest AP Rosary Snack—Pepperoni Boscos 4:30pm B Basketball vs. Ladue 6pm V Basketball vs. Ladue Lunch Special—Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich Healthy—Turkey Burger
Wednesday, February 8 Eight seniors signed letters of intent at a ceremony held in the Danis Field House after school Wednesday. Seated from left to right:
Sam Knesel Missouri S&T Football
Trevor McDonagh Columbia University Football
Sam Cannon Marquette University Lacrosse
Terek Hawkins Washburn University Football
Cameron Stubbs University of Dayton Football
Mitch Klug Harvard University Baseball
Thomas Place Marquette University Lacrosse
Ryan Suddarth University of Dayton Soccer
Senior Moms’ Cookie Sale AP Snack—Apple Strudel Sticks 4:30pm B Basketball vs. Parkway West 6pm V Basketball vs. Parkway West 6:30pm Si Commons Dedication Lunch Special—Toasted Ravioli Healthy—Italian Chicken
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Schedule R Senior Moms’ Cookie Sale Faculty Mix-It-Up Lunch AP Jr/Sr Commons Orientation Sophomore Registration Meeting Sustainability Committee Meeting Lindenwood University (Belleville)—M115 Snack—Chicken Giggles Lunch Special—Burritos Healthy—Chicken Parmesan
Friday, February 10 photo | Ben Banet
Schedule R V Wrestling @ District Tournament @ Lindbergh Junior Class Mass (tentative) AP Fr/So Commons Orientation Snack—Cheese Garlic Bread 5:30pm B Basketball @ CBC 7pm V Basketball @ CBC Lunch Special—Chicken Nuggets Healthy—Toasted Ravioli calendar | compiled by Stephen Lumetta
“No, wait, don’t call the dry-cleaners yet. Let’s just announce a dress-down day tomorrow.”
Some of the many used shoes donated to the Shoeman Project. With the help of SLUH’s basketball team, the charity has been collecting shoes at St. Louis U. High since Wednesday. After collection, the shoes will be resold in order to provide clean water to the impoverished. Today is the last day to donate shoes.
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