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Snow, ice, sleet: St. Louis coated in winter New Confucius Classroom Two days of school canceled after storm opens to large crowd of 400 PHOTO BY BEN BANET

School, St. Louis metro area leaders celebrate Chinese program

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Administrative Assistant Marla Maurer and Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson trying to deal with what Kesterson described as a “mad rush” of students leaving school early on Monday at the behest of their parents.

by Nick Fandos and Conor Gearin editor in chief, news editor

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t could have been the snowstorm of the century. Blizzard warnings were in place for the St. Louis metro area and to the north and west beginning Monday night as forecasters expected one to two feet of snow in some areas. Only 36 hours later, as the sprawling storm moved out of the region, St. Louis found itself with just a few inches of frozen precipitation. A combination of freezing rain and ice was enough to significantly cut into the city’s potential snowfall totals and ultimately lead to two consecutive days of cancelled classes at St. Louis U. High—the first such consecutive cancellation since 2008.

Despite the low precipitation totals across the area, most roads

were considered snow- and icecovered and impassable by the Missouri Department of Transportation through midday Wednesday, as strong northwesterly winds created blowing snow conditions.

Dubbed “the Snowpocalypse” and “Snowmaggedon” by hopeful students, the storm prompted schools across the metro area to cancel classes as early as midmorning on Monday. By noon, with a steady light freezing rain falling, many private high schools, including DeSmet, Nerinx Hall, CBC, and Rosati-Kain, decided to end the school day a few hours early.

“All the weather predictions that we could find—and we were paying a lot of attention to the National Weather Service and the Weather Channel, were suggesting that 2 and 3 o’clock was going to be the better weather, and frankly that’s the way it turned out,” said

Principal John Moran of the decision to have a full day Monday.

“We were also trying to factor in the predictions that we were going to be out possibly Tuesday, Wednesday or longer. At that point on Monday it looked like this thing could put us out for the week potentially. If it was safe enough to have a complete day, it was important to have a complete day before two days off.”

At SLUH, classes went on as scheduled, but with a palpable snow day buzz. A significant number of students went home early on Monday when their parents picked them up or told them to head home.

Long lines of students waiting to be officially dismissed formed outside of Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson’s office several times that day.

A phone and e-mail blast

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he Chinese program at St. Louis U. High is expanding, and to celebrate its growth, 400 members of the SLUH community gathered in the theater last friday to dedicate the opening of the Confucius Classroom.

Principal John Moran opened the ceremony, speaking about the Jesuits’ historic relationship with China, a link that dates back to St. Francis Xavier’s missionary efforts in China. That connection, he said, must continue, as China is a rising star in the global economy, and cooperation and communication with them is essential to economic success.

Tai invited many St. Louis dignitaries to the ceremony. State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal and former St. Louis mayor Vincent Schoemehl were invited as well as St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, who presented a proclamation declaring Friday, Jan. 28 “St. Louis University High School Confucius Classroom Day.” Dooley spoke about his participation in diplomatic missions to China with St. Louis’ congressional delegation and stressed the need to develop a knowledge of other languages.

“It is imperative for the United States to be a global competitor,” said Dooley in his remarks. “In

order to be a global competitor, we need to learn other languages—that is one of our challenges in the 21st century.”

After speeches from Moran, Dooley, and Debbie Pierce of the Confucius Institute of Webster University, and a blessing of the plaque dedicating the Confucius Classroom, the program featured Chinese cultural entertainment.

Yanzi Geng, a teacher at the Confucius Institute of Webster University, played “Against the Typhoon” on the guzheng, a traditional stringed Chinese instrument.

Sophomore Jack Halbert and Parkway West student Yvette Kwang performed a traditional Chinese dance, and Chinese exchange student Bill Zhao played a Northern Chinese folk song on piano. To conclude, the SLUH Varsity Chorus performed a Yi folk song entitled “Return from Shopping at the Market.”

Tours of the Confucius Classroom and a Chinese dinner in the Commons followed to conclude the evening.

The Confucius Classroom was constructed throughout the year in the space formerly occupied by the library conference room.

Funded by Hanban, the Chinese government’s Office for Chinese Language, it will serve as an expansion of SLUH’s Chinese program, offering various academic and cultural programs that would otherwise not be available through a traditional classroom. SLUH is

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Two new CSP sites to debut in spring New opportunities for students to tutor, help at shelter

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tudents interested in doing community service will now have two more programs to choose from. On Mondays, students can tutor through Midtown Catholic Charities, and every other Wednesday students can help at Shalom House, an emergency shelter for 25 women.

According to Community Service Project director Simonie

Bieber, the number of people participating in community service varies by season. The number of people participating in community service hits its peak during the winter. Bieber also reports gains in participants during November and February, the months when service hours for the National Honor Society are due.

The two new programs, however, weren’t added due to these seasonal changes. Midtown had been on the list of sites several years ago, but fell off due to lack of interest. Then, when Bieber saw an increase in people wanting to participate on Mondays, she added

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Midtown.

“It just seemed like a natural fit to bring Midtown back into our list,” said Bieber.

Midtown, co-moderated by science teachers Eric LaBoube and Helen McCormack, started in late November. Six students tutor kids in third through fifth grade at St. Cronan Parish. They tutor primarily in Language Arts, but will also help with homework as well. LaBoube said that Mondays are in short supply due to holidays and exams.

“It’s surprising how many Mondays we miss,” said LaBoube.

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St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley presents principal John Moran with a proclamation declaring January 28, 2011 “St Louis University High Confucius Classroom Day” in St. Louis County.

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Arts & literature magazine released The winter ’11 edition of Sisyphus was released Thursday. The issue is the largest in Sisyphus history. Page 5

Basketball digs a hole too deep SLUH got behind 18-3 early and never could completely rally, falling to the visiting Jefferson City Jays. Page 7

Editorial: Learning outside classroom Learning does not end when we step out of the classroom door; for a complete education, keep up with the news. Page 3

Advancement spreads nationwide As part of an initiative to spread SLUH’s image nationwide, SLUH hosts alumni receptions in several major cities. Page 2

Skating towards State The SLUH hockey team wrapped up its regular season with victories over Priory and Vianney. Page 7

Senior project reflection Sports Editor Mike Lumetta recalls his Senior Project experience at Marian Middle School and the students he met there. Page 3

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group totaling around 60 St. Louis U. High cross country team members and their parents met at Most Holy Trinity grade school in North St. Louis last Saturday to take part in their cross country service project.

“The project was completely done by the freshmen and their parents. My job was simply to show up,” said varsity head coach Joe Porter.

The idea for the project was suggested

by Marty Rubio, father of freshman runner Tom and junior Stephen, and was organized by the freshmen runners and their parents.

Junior cross country runner Joe Esswein spent the day at Most Holy Trinity grade school with his freshman brother John Esswein, also a runner on the team.

“It was hard work. I woke up the next day sore,” said Joe Esswein.

Consisting of two work shifts—one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, the project went from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The majority of the work involved painting

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radiators and schoolrooms.

Members were divided up and designated to certain rooms and tasks. Because many of the rooms were unclean, the members found themselves also picking up trash, sweeping, and mopping the floors, adding to the overall freshness of the school.

“It was a tough transition for some of us, switching from our short shorts into painters pants, but once the transition was made, we got down to business,” said junior James Griffard.

Extremely satisfied with the results of the service project, Porter said, “The freshmen parents did an outstanding job organizing the project.”

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Alumni events expand nationwide PHOTO COURTESY OF MR. JOHN PENILLA

Advancement Associate John Penilla (right) socializes with alumni at a reception in Chicago, Ill.

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he St. Louis U. High Advancement department continued to spread SLUH’s message to the world beyond St. Louis last week when it hosted receptions for alumni in Chicago and Houston.

In Chicago, 60 alumni of the roughly 300 that live there attended. In Houston, 15 of the roughly 100 who live in that city attended. Alumni at the two events ranged from graduates as recent as the class of 2008 to those from as far back as the class of 1949.

The receptions were timed so that Advancement staff could attend conferences in those cities at the same time as the receptions.

The CASE-NAIS (Council for Advancement and Support of Education—National Association of Independent Schools) conference, held in Chicago, is a large conference for fundraising leaders at independent schools.

The Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA) Advancement conference in Houston is a smaller conference focused on Jesuit schools.

According to Vice President for Advancement John Rick, SLUH has not held an alumni event like these for at least 15 years.

Once the members of the Advancement department decided to attend the conferences in these cities, it seemed logical to connect with alumni there.

“While we’re there, why not reach out to our alumni and just bring them up to date on the school?” said Rick.

The receptions were held at central locations within each city to maximize the number of alumni who could attend. The event in Houston was held at the home of

SLUH CHEERLEADERS TAKE SECOND PLACE AT MID-STATES MEET Miss three-win streak for Blue Angel Award

Junior Joe Esswein paints a wall at Most Holy Trinity grade school.

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Jim Drone, ’66, and the Chicago event was held at Ernst & Young, the company where Joe Schulte Jr., ’86, son of theater teacher Joe Schulte, works.

The receptions serve as a useful medium to spread word of news and events at SLUH. Although the school and the Advancement department make significant efforts to communicate with alumni through mailings and the school web site, the personal presence offered by these events makes the message more meaningful, according to Rick.

The school served drinks and gave short presentations on the current activities and events at SLUH, followed by a questionand-answer session.

According to Jason Berne, ’88, who attended the Chicago reception, alumni were most interested in seeing what traditions and experiences from their days at SLUH persisted to the present.

“Most of the questions revolved around what still is going on (at SLUH),” said Berne.

“I know one guy in particular wanted to make sure that the JUG system of punishment was still in full force, and (he) was pleased to hear that it was.”

The receptions, however, were neither like advertising presentations nor like traditional alumni reunions held at SLUH. Although the number of alumni in each city is substantial, this population is spread over 50 or more years of graduating classes, so many of the alumni didn’t know each other before coming to the event.

“I think it’s good that we’re getting out there to connect with the alumni, and for the alumni to reconnect, or connect, in many instances, with themselves,” said

Advancement Officer Ben DuMont, who visited Houston. “A lot of them didn’t even know there were that many SLUH alumni down there, so I think it was a neat experience for them to meet one another.”

According to Berne, the discussion focused on the common experiences people shared at SLUH, regardless of when they graduated.

“I don’t think it was so much to reconnect folks who were necessarily there at the same time,” said Berne. “I don’t think the concept is that you can reconnect with your former classmates, so much as you can connect with folks that have a common experience that was important to you.”

Although the Advancement department’s activities of alumni communications and alumni fundraising are often closely linked, Rick stressed that these events were not fundraisers. The message was more focused on activities of students than the financial needs of the institution.

“It’s supposed to be about you guys, and what you’re doing, and how well you’re doing it, and how much fun you have doing it,” said Rick. “That’s the high school. And see Alumni, 6

he St. Louis U. High hockey cheerleaders competed at the Mid-States Hockey Cheerleading Competition at Fort Zumwalt High School on Sunday, Jan. 30.

Teams performed in two categories, cheer and chant.Varsity won third place in the chant category, and came in second behind Francis Howell Central in cheer. The junior varsity squad placed second in its cheer division as well, after Francis Howell JV-D.

Before this year’s competition, the varsity squad had won the coveted Blue Angel award—the overall competition award—for two years in a row, and hoped to add a third year to their streak, which has never been done by any team before.

“I know some people are disappointed that we didn’t get the Blue Angel, but we have to remember that we did walk away with three trophies,” said Molly Dennis, coach of both the varsity and JV squads. “I consider us a great squad because we never walk away from competition empty-handed, and that is more than any other squad can say. I’m so proud of these girls for all their hard work and I’m positive that next year we won’t walk away empty-handed either.”

Last year, the JV squad was in a varsity division and placed first in both cheer and chant. This year, there were enough junior varsity squads to make a separate JV division, in which the team placed second for cheer.

Emily Bahr, a Nerinx Hall senior and varsity co-captain, was one of four to be awarded the $1000 Marian Stammer/Robbie Kohn college scholarship at the competition for her essay about how cheerleading changed her life. She plans to attend either the University of Missouri-Columbia or the University of Miami-Ohio.

Several members of the SLUH hockey teams were in attendance to root the cheerleaders on.

Marisa Gearin is a sophomore at Nerinx Hall High School.

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The SLUH hockey varsity cheerleading squad poses with trophies from the Mid-States Competition. Members of the SLUH hockey team appear in the background.

Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours its own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.

—Thomas Jefferson

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CARTOON BY ROBERT LUX

Community news: the broader perspective

The Prep News is a community newspaper. We are dedicated to covering the news and sports that affect St. Louis U. High, adding opinion and perspective to our coverage when appropriate. Many high school newspapers endeavor to cover larger national and international news with “In the news” sections. We consciously choose not to, because we think the events and ideas of our school community are rich and varied enough on their own. We cover a community of 1100-plus students and faculty, but we also serve that community.

Newspapers are sometimes perceived as separate from those they cover, observing from the outside without emotion—integral to, but not a part of, the community.

At their core, the people who write for newspapers—the people who write for this newspaper—believe we’re in this together.

We are a community that will succeed and fail as one.

But by putting so much emphasis on SLUH, we run the risk of navel-gazing. Our education does not end when we drive off the SLUH parking lot. Often we forget that the real purpose of education is to prepare us for life in the real world, whatever its conflicts may be. In other words, we must extend our community outward if we want to make the one here matter.

In the same way, a problem arises when any of us stops exploring the broader scope of news. We’re not just talking about watching the five o’clock news broadcast while you do homework or glancing at the front page before school. National and international news is not the stuff of some abstract “real world” that is separated from our classroom

lessons. It is a very real extension of the learning we pursue in the classroom, and ultimately just as important.

Take the current protests in Egypt and across the Arab world, for instance. In the past two weeks alone, one government has fallen, another dissolved, and Egypt is on the brink. These protests, as distant as they may seem, are very real applications of the things we study in the abstract, not to mention the direct impact they will likely cause on our own lives.

In the standoff between the Egyptian people and their corrupt president, Hosni Mubarak, we are witnessing one of the most concrete and telling tests of American values and diplomacy in recent memory. The ideals of our own revolution are at stake as much as the Egyptians’. Will the United States side with its long-time ally Mr. Mubarak or with the people wishing for open democratic government? Thus far, the U.S. has been very careful not to offend either side.

Within the SLUH community we learn about the history and founding values of the United States. We are taught that “malice towards none and charity towards all” should be the guiding principle of government. In U.S. history classes this principle is simple enough. Why not treat others well? There’s no risk taken in accepting equality on the idea level. But only by extending our perspective outward can we see that idea put into action. Actions are much harder to judge than ideas. Does freedom look as attractive when it could lead to millions of lives lost, maybe even war?

These kinds of debates and dilemmas are the calculus problems of the real world,

This cartoon does not represent the opinion of the Prep News or St. Louis U. High.

and you won’t find the answer in the back of the book.

This is not meant to be a civics lesson, but rather a reminder that education is not a one-way street. It is not and should never be limited to the classroom or a textbook or the Prep News. As silly as it may sound to some, that real world is for many of us frighteningly close. The line between adolescence and adulthood is thin and our community must broaden.

We read publications like the WebsterKirkwood Times, The Post-Dispatch, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal

because these are community newspapers, too. We are a part of each of these communities. The stories they tell and the ideas they present may seem less immediate, but their role is just as vital. They are the news equivalent to democratic ideas on the ground in Egypt.

Look inward—there is good to be had in reflection. But then look outward, too. The community that we have here at SLUH is made much more meaningful in the context of the outside world.

Senior Project Reflection

Lumetta reflects on relationships at Marian Middle School Editor’s Note: The names of students in this reflection have been changed to protect their privacy.

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hen I started Senior Project at Marian Middle School, I didn’t expect to do anything great. I told myself that I had done too much service to think that I could save the world or even save people. And I had done too much tutoring to believe myself capable of miraculously making students suddenly understand their schoolwork.

Marian Middle School is an all-girls Nativity Model school. Like all Nativity schools, Marian takes students from poor families and prepares them for college prep schools so that they can eventually go to college and break the cycle of poverty. To prepare students for schools like Nerinx Hall, Rosati-Kain, Ursuline, and St. Elizabeth’s Academy, Marian takes students at 7:30 and keeps them until 5:30, with the last two hours of every day spent on study hall and enrichment.

In the first week, I felt very out of place.

Ordinarily Marian has only three men in the building, and only one of them regularly comes into contact with the students, so Nick Frank and I drew a lot of attention.

But that attention didn’t necessarily translate into connection or respect. At lunch on my first day, I sat with three eighth graders—Michelle, Nicole, and Amanda— but we barely spoke the whole period. That Thursday in study hall, I was tutoring two fifth graders, Latisha and Sammy. Both of them, though not bad students, were very loud. I had trouble keeping them focused, a feat made harder when Sammy bet Latisha that she could not keep quiet for the rest of study hall. The bet became the focus of study

hall, and after a feeble attempt to shepherd them back toward work, I became the bet’s arbiter.

But, as foreign as I was to their world, the girls were just as foreign to mine, and hard to get to know. That first week, the girls’ rowdiness and loudness surprised me and left me unsure of how to open up a conversation.

On the first Friday I spent lunch with a mix of seventh and eighth graders, and again I barely said anything. This time, however, I was trying to follow their loud and often indiscernible back-and-forth.

Other than the girls’ loudness, I thought of them differently because of their age. I, a high school senior, had had many experiences since eighth grade that set me beyond middle schoolers. I had grown. I thought I had more meaningful thoughts and a deeper spirituality which these girls might someday have but which they could not understand now.

But, despite our difficulties and differences, I did become a part of their community, and began to enjoy talking to the girls.

I was learning names and personalities, and I became used to the routine of coming in at 10:30, going up to Ms. Mikus’s room, and assisting with sixth and seventh grade math.

The girls gave me friendly greetings when I walked in during the middle of class. In the halls at breaks I could say hi to several people, and some of the girls would make a point of saying “What’s up?” to me or talking for a bit. I felt, if not comfortable, at least welcome.

Once I had settled in, I began to enjoy the cultural and gender differences. One girl, Jacquada, embodied both for me. One Tuesday in study hall she and I were working on math, but she was intent on steering the conversation away from her homework.

When we finished, instead of going back into the classroom, we stayed outside so she could

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Lumetta with students at Marian Middle School.

shoot personal questions at me, questions ranging from how old my dad was to whether I had a girlfriend. She took it upon herself to be my personal advisor, and the next day at recess she and a crew of other fifth graders taught me how to “act ghetto.” Much to their amusement, I let them teach me how to walk and talk and wear my clothes. That afternoon in study hall Jacquada continued the unsolicited lessons, giving me a list of things to do to impress a girl.

In some ways Jacquada and her friends reminded me of my little sister Clare. Though Clare prefers Taylor Swift and Z107.7 to Rihanna and Hot 104.1, she and the girls at Marian have the same innocence, the same romanticism, the same hopes, the same curiosity, and even the same attitude toward boys. Clare probably won’t ever

meet the girls at Marian, but if they did, I’m sure they’d get along very well. Though the girls at Marian come from poor families and diverse backgrounds, in essence they are no different from any other 11- or 12-year old girl. They don’t seem poor.

In the third week I got a taste of the enormousness of Marian’s mission. I accompanied seven sixth graders on their service trip to South Side Day Nursery. I was doing, I guess, service within service, helping these girls do service of their own.

And then I realized that Marian is trying not only to make them succeed so they won’t need help but to make them succeed so they can help others. These girls are receiving an education like mine, an education focused on service and helping others. While we were see Reflection, 7

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This Week in History

The St. Louis Snow of ‘82

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lizzard and winter storm warnings stretched across Missouri Monday in anticipation of what was forecast to be the next “big one.” For many here, the impending snowstorm made fresh the memory of the last big one—29 years ago, in 1982.

The ’82 storm passed through St. Louis on January 30-31, dumping between ten to 25 inches of snow across the region. While Lambert St. Louis-International Airport only reported 13.9 inches of snow, areas of the city, including St. Louis U. High, received upwards of 20 inches. The staggering accumulations and fierce winds led to snow drifts

Above left: snow totals from the 1982 storm. Above: Ice still clung to SLUH a week after the storm. Above right: Drivers brave drifted snow in the upper lot as they finally return to school.

measured in feet rather than inches.

The storm hit on a Saturday night, but classes at SLUH were canceled for the entirety of the next week and the following Monday as the city dug itself out. Four of those school days had to be made up through the balance of the year.

The storm was ultimately responsible for 19 deaths across the state. The National Guard was called in to provide

February 4, 2011 PHOTO FROM DAUPHIN ’82

aid.

Meteorologists had only anticipated the storm to produce 2 to 4 inches of accumulation for the city, but freakish lift within the storm created convective snow—weather-talk for really heavy snow, accompanied by thunder at times.

While many often misremember the storm as a blizzard, it, in fact, did not meet the necessary requirements for such a distinction. A blizzard is classified as a storm creating sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 miles per hour or more, in addition to falling snow that reduces visibility to less than 1/4 mile for three hours or more.

As it turned out, we missed the big one this time. The irony of the weather can be frigidly painful.

—Compiled by Editor-in-Chief Nick Fandos

“Snowpocalypse” causes two days of school to be cancelled alerting parents to the school’s decision to remain open went out mid-morning.

“My mom called school and said the roads are horrible, and you need to come home,” said junior Christian Lukas, who took his freshman brother Justin to their home in West County at lunchtime Monday. He noted how hard it can be to make the call whether or not to stay or leave school during such weather.

The first wave of the storm struck Monday night into Tuesday afternoon, dropping a few inches of sleet onto the Metro area.

SLUH cancelled Tuesday’s classes Monday night, along with nearly every other school in the area.

The second wave of the storm, expected to bring heavy snow, brought significantly less precipitation than what was originally forecast. Though most areas received only a couple additional inches of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday, most roads remained in very poor condition due to the contemptible doughtiness of the ice and sleet layer.

SLUH cancelled classes a second time on Tuesday night, as did nearly every other area school. Many public schools even cancelled classes for a third day on Thursday, with those that did not enacting snow schedules.

On a typical snow night, Moran monitors weather predictions while exchanging phone calls with other SLUH administrators and principals at other St. Louis high schools.

Ultimately, according to Moran, the decision

to cancel school must either happen by 9 p.m. the night before or at 4 a.m. the day of. Once a decision is reached, a phone blast is put out to students and faculty within the hour.

Moran said that considering whether SLUH’s facilities staff can clear off the parking lots and the drive is a major part of making the call.

“I don’t want to make a decision about the school and then hear from them afterwards (that) we don’t have the manpower to clean up the parking lot,” said Moran.

While SLUH students enjoyed time off, SLUH’s maintenance staff was hard at work clearing the snow. The SLUH and Science Center parking lots and driveways are cleared by S & H Parking, a private firm. SLUH’s maintenance staff, led by Director of Maintenance Rick Figge, and groundskeeping staff, led by Director of Groundskeeping Al Teske, handle clearing the sidewalks and making sure the stairs do not become slippery.

Funding for snow removal comes from the budget for contracts, according to Director of Facilities Joe Rankin. Rankin explained that it is hard to budget specifically for snow removal because of the unpredictable nature of snowfall amounts year to year.

The small amount of accumulation from this storm proved difficult to clear.

“Because of all the ice and sleet, it took them an enormous amount of time to get that done,” said Rankin. S & H and the SLUH staff were unable to do much preparation work for the storm on Monday due to the rain, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

and were still unable to do much work on Tuesday because of the sleet that continued throughout the day.

On Wednesday, the team was on hand from six in the morning until four in the afternoon clearing the ice, sleet, and snow.

“The guy(s) on the team did a great job, coming into work, getting the job done,” said Rankin. “I’m glad that our staff is so dedicated and doesn’t complain.”

SLUH students enjoyed their time off, but suffered from cabin fever—the condition of the roads prevented travel not only to school but also hang-out locations and friends’ houses.

“I really appreciated it, (but I) really couldn’t do all that much, I was basically snowed in. I hung out around the house, maybe played CoD (Call of Duty), and shoveled snow,” said sophomore Connor Downs of Wentzville.

“I’d say it was a nice break, but it’ll be hard to catch up on some schoolwork” in classes, said junior Will Powers of St. Charles. He finished his homework early in the two-day break, but did receive an additional theology reading assignment over Zimbra. Powers said he got about four or five inches of accumulation total.

As little accumulation as St. Louis got, areas only a few dozen miles to the north and west received up to two feet of snow.

Jefferson City, Kirksville, and Columbia, Missouri all received over a foot of snow from the storm. Chicago, the largest city affected, found itself buried beneath 22 inches of snow and facing blizzard-criteria winds at over 35 miles per hour.

In total, the storm left a line of moderate to heavy snowfall in its wake extending from Texas, through Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan, and then the Northeast. Bitterly cold temperatures, which fell below zero in some areas here last night and are expected to do so again tonight, have draped down across much of the country.

The National Weather Service is monitoring another chance for a widespread snow event Sunday night into Monday that could bring light accumulations for the St. Louis metro area.

With three days snowed out already this semester and a snowy winter season that is still a month and a half from completion, talks of making up lost days are underway.

“There are conversations going on right now about what are the possibilities for ad-

justing the schedule. If we were to miss any more time at this point, I think they would become very serious conversations,” said Moran.

However, it is unlikely that any days of class will be added in the near term, according to Moran. Unlike public schools, SLUH does not have a set number of days that it must hold class, but aims for around 40 per quarter.

“No one has to worry that we’re going to cut Spring Break or Easter. And our preference would be that we don’t go any later for anybody,” said Moran.

With two snow days this week and two days lost to an extended senior project, senior Advanced Placement classes are now even shorter on time to prepare for testing in May. AP BC Calculus teacher Craig Hannick says he and fellow BC teachers Don Stiengruby and Tom Bevcar have already been able to reconcile the lost days in their schedule. In preparation for this week’s storm, all three teachers taught an entire chapter on Monday, allowing their students the balance of the week to finish the chapter’s homework. At the most, Hannick said, the snow days will cost a review day in May.

“The burden is placed on the teacher on how to manage material,” said Hannick.

AP teachers, however, are confident they can recover from all the missed days.

“I’m a little concerned, don’t get me wrong … (but) we’ll catch up to where we should have been over time,” said AP Biology teacher Steve Kuensting, who explained that he has eliminated some topics from the scope of his class already and that students do not need to cover every topic in the text in order to score a 5 on the AP test.

AP Modern European History teacher Tim O’Neil said other regions may be worse off as far as time lost preparing for the test.

“From an AP perspective, when you consider all the schools that take it nationwide, there are parts country that got it much worse than we did,” he said.

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t. Louis U. High will once again have an opportunity to sample a copy of Sisyphus, a bi-yearly publication of stories, artwork, poetry, and prose. The magazine went on sale yesterday, but 60 copies are still available, selling at 25 cents apiece.

The contents of the magazine are compiled by 10 literary and four art editors. According to moderator Rich Moran, the literary editors reviewed almost 100 submissions this year and selected 33 for publication.

Moran said he hoped that the selections for Sisyphus would illustrate “good taste, some knowledge of literature,” and also a “compelling voice, drawn deep into the story.”

Art editor Andrew Beckerle said he looked to include pieces that were “well done, but different,” artwork that, even though it might cover popular topics, shows both a high level of craftsmanship and the creativity to approach something from a new angle.

Senior literary editor Conor Fellin noted a few pieces that stood out to him, works including the short story “Jukebox,” a piece of writing in which the narrator explores his

life through the contact list on his phone, and “Song,” a poem in 14 parts. Both of these were written by senior literary editor Michael Blair. Fellin also praised five poems written by literary editor Conor Gearin that appear throughout the magazine, including “November Snow,” featured on the final page.

Some works that Fellin noticed as lighter pieces included two short stories, “Tower Grove” and “Maid” by senior Luke Hellwig. “Tower Grove” is a piece of fiction about an 11-year-old who meets a girl at a softball game, and “The Maid” is an imagined interaction between Albert Einstein and his maid in his later years, after his wife died.

Several of the staff involved in the creation of the literary publication considered this issue of the magazine to be exceptional, both in tone and quality. Fellin noted that this issue of the magazine was dark, even for a winter edition.

Fellin also had good things to say about the quality of the whole production, saying it was one of the best he had ever worked on.

Moran also noted a change in quality of the magazine over time, noting that when

Freshman STUCO elections move to finals

The class of 2014 held primary elections for its STUCO officers this week. These candidates passed the first round of voting and will be narrowed to one Class President, one Pastoral Officer, and one Social Officer in final elections next week. From left: Thomas Riganti, Larry Hoerr, Nicholas Thomas, Paul Fister, Sam Krausz TJ Daniels, James Onder, and Tim Murphy.

PHOTO BY TED WIGHT

CHINESE

(from 1) home to the only Confucius Classroom in the region, and one of only 40 in the country.

The process of obtaining approval for the classroom began with Tai, who applied to Hanban through Webster University’s Confucius Institute, and obtained a grant for it last September. Currently, the Confucius Institute is providing support for the classroom and SLUH by assigning

PHOTO BY TED WIGHT

Yanzi Geng, a teacher at the Confucius Institute at Webster University, performs “Against the Typhoon” on the guzheng.

PHOTO BY TED WIGHT

he started at Sisyphus, only 28 pages were published, compared to the 68 in this publication. Moran’s stressed that this increase was due, not to any change in standards, but to a higher number of quality entries.

According to Fellin, Sisyphus serves to give talented writers a chance to see their

work in print. Moran’s hopes for the magazine were even greater. He hopes Sisyphus would give SLUH’s artists, visual, and literary, a chance to “write more judiciously, reach a littler farther, a little higher to make something beautiful.”

SERVICE

(from 1) Shalom House was added to SLUH’s list due to an increase in student interest in feeding shelters.

“I feel like (interest) has really spiked this year compared to last year. It just seems like a lot of students are really interested in it,” said Bieber.

To deal with this increased demand, Bieber contacted six different feeding shelters. Short travel time also factored into the decision, as Shalom House is only a short walk away from SLUH on Taylor Ave. Ultimately, Shalom felt like the best fit.

“They’re so close to us that it just kind of made sense,” said Bieber.

Shalom, co-moderated by math teachers George Mills and Frank Corley and art teacher Joan Bugnitz, was scheduled to start

Confucius Institute teacher Alice Yao to SLUH, where she is assisting Tai in the Classroom.

SLUH was the only high school chosen by the Institute to establish a Confucius Classroom, a decision which was made based on SLUH’s established commitment and dedication to teaching Chinese, according to the Confucius Institute’s Director of Government and Business Relations, Philip Pierce.

“SLUH has been a pioneer in teaching Chinese,” said Pierce. “You’ve got a well-established leader … it was an easy decision.”

Chinese has been taught at SLUH since 1964, and for over 40 years, SLUH had the only full-scale Chinese instruction course in the region.

The opening of the Confucius Classroom comes at a time where China’s influence in the world is growing, said Tai, and the establishment of strong international relations between the United States and China is important to success for both parties.

Tai noted the current proposal to establish a cargo hub with China out of Lambert Airport as an example of what can come out of increased American-Chinese cooperation.

Programs like the Confucius Classroom can successfully draw more of these operations, said Tai.

“It’s important for (the Chinese) to see the link as well,” said Tai. “You talk about building bridges, the most effective way to do that is to learn their language,” said Pierce. “The (Confucius) Classroom is a great example of that.”

Tai also hopes that by opening the classroom and inviting 11 heads of Chinese language programs at nearby high schools to the opening ceremony, SLUH will continue to function as a model for Chinese programs to other schools in the area.

In the near future, the Confucius Classroom will function as a satellite classroom for the Chinese program, with small-group discussions and tutoring from Tai occurring

last Wednesday, but was cancelled due to the weather.

A new CSP marketing campaign will be starting up at the end of February, near the end of the winter sports season.

“I’m sure we’ll do another big marketing program with the student service team,” said Bieber.

Bieber encourages everybody to participate in service, regardless of one’s interest or prior experience.

“There are so many different segments of the community that we can serve that I feel like one of them will fit every student,” said Bieber.

PHOTO BY TED WIGHT

SLUH sophomore Jack Halbert and Parkway West student Yvette Kwang perform a traditional Chinese dance.

during activity period. Its role will likely expand in the future, as various cultural events come to SLUH through its growing partnership with Hanban.

Tai is hoping to feature a Chinese cooking demonstration in the coming months, and a Chinese New Year celebration is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 13.

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Sports

Volume 75, Issue 19

Varsity Racquetball dominates in warm-up for State

Hockey wins two, enters playoffs as No. 3 seed

by Nathan core staff

F

Rubbelke

ebruary can be the worst of months.

But for the St. Louis U. High hockey team (15-6), February always offers its moments of joy, and then its moments of agony. This is the story of the MidStates Playoffs, which begin tonight.

The Jr. Bills finished their regular season last weekend, notching two victories and earning the No. 3 seed in the playoffs.

The Jr. Bills laced up their skates Saturday to face Priory in their final regular season game. SLUH was without nine of its regular varsity players, which caused some concern about whether they were stepping into a potential trap game.

SLUH led 2-1 going into the third period thanks to goals from junior forward Jack Fogarty and senior defenseman Andrew Evola.

“Priory stayed with us well,” said head coach Charlie Busenhart.

But for one of the first times all season, SLUH buried a team when they had the chance. The Jr. Bills scattered six total goals in the final period to give themselves an 8-1 victory. Evola earned a hat trick with three goals and two assists. Sophomore Drew Brunts, subbing in for one of the missing varsity players, also added two goals.

“Our subs stepped up,” added Busenhart.

SLUH wrapped up its MCC schedule season last Friday against Vianney 3-2 on goals from senior defenseman Jackson Hoffman and two from senior forward Ryan

REFLECTION

February 4, 2011

Reding. SLUH finished 9-3 in Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) contest.

Seeding for the Mid-States Playoffs was announced Sunday afternoon. The Jr. Bills earned the No. 3 seed, which will pit them against the defending State champions, No. 14 seed DeSmet, in the first round. With the No. 3 seed, SLUH will be able to avoid powerhouse CBC until a possible Challenge Cup championship game.

The first three rounds of the playoff are played in a two-game series format. If the teams split the two games, they face off in a 10-minute mini-game immediately following the second game.

SLUH has won all three games against DeSmet this season, including a shutout in the annual Jesuit Cup. DeSmet enters the series having tied CBC in their final regular season game.

“They have a little momentum going,” said Busenhart.

The Jr. Bills have momentum themselves, having won seven of their final eight regular season games.

SLUH understands they must not overlook DeSmet, as they won all three games against DeSmet by two goals or fewer.

“If we don’t show up to every game, we won’t get the opportunity to play CBC again at Scottrade (Center),” said junior Dan Warnecke, referring to a chance for the title against CBC.

SLUH will begin its quest for the team’s first Challenge Cup tonight at Queeny Park.

The puck drops at 9:30. Game two is Monday night at Affton at 9:15.

by Fritz Simmon reporter

W

ith dominant performances by every player, SLUH varsity racquetball seized the championship of the Gary Hendren Invitational this weekend.

The tournament consisted of five schools: SLUH, DeSmet, Vianney, Kirkwood, and Parkway West. Each seed played the same seed from every other school once.

All matches were one game to 21 points. If a player won his match, he earned one point for his team. Out of 32 possible points, SLUH took 30.

The only two losses of the day came to senior captain Nick Schmidt and junior Joe Koch, SLUH’s Nos. 1 and 2 seeds, respectively. Schmidt lost a close battle to Parkway West’s Logan Hershenow, and Koch lost to Kirkwood’s Patrick Day. Both were extremely close matches that could

have gone either way.

Besides Schmidt and Koch, everyone swept his bracket. This included four wins from sophomore Lorenzo Crim, who was filling in for senior Luke Hellwig. Crim has never played at the varsity level before, but said, “Winning the bracket was easier than I thought.”

Crim’s outstanding performance will help him when head coach Joe Koestner picks his varsity team next year.

Even though everyone performed well, Schmidt said, “It doesn’t guarantee a win at State.”

SLUH knows that they cannot get overconfident or start looking ahead. They took on Vianney last night and will play Chaminade at 3:30 p.m. at Vetta Concord on Feb. 10.

ALUMNI

(from 2) it’s not about fundraising, it’s about friendraising: making friends and re-engaging people.”

The events last week were preceded by similar ones in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the fall. Two more events, in Naples, Fla. and St. Petersberg, Fla. will be held this month, and an event in New York will be held this summer.

The attendees of these events also acted

on their own to continue the relationships started at the gatherings. Drone is planning a barbeque in the spring and invited everyone who was present at the Houston event. Berne is coordinating a group to bring alumni in Chicago together on a more regular basis.

Encouraged by the success of these events, the Advancement department plans to continue visiting distant alumni in subsequent years on a regular basis.

(from 3)

waiting for something to do at the nursery, one girl, Lily, even swung the conversation toward the homeless and how to help them.

Granted, Lily was a little naïve about the issue, but still, the extent to which she and her sixth-grade cohorts thought of the poor surprised me. I was slowly seeing that the girls at Marian were complex people, perhaps more thoughtful and mature than I had been in middle school.

One last experience reinforced the realization that the girls and I had a lot in common. Early in the last week, I got to eat lunch again with Michelle and Nicole, two of the girls I had sat with on my first day.

This time, conversation came more easily.

We talked about music, high school, and graduating from our schools. Michelle, like me, liked a wide range of music, including hip hop/rap, hard rock, and Taylor Swift.

Both Michelle and Nicole, like me, are facing uncertainty about where they will go to school next year; Michelle wants to go to Webster Groves but may have to go to Metro. Nicole said that she was ready to leave Marian, and with senioritis setting in, I can certainly relate to that sentiment. That conversation ended up being one of the best

I had at Marian.

When I was talking to Michelle and Nicole, the girls closest to my age, I knew that I genuinely wanted them to succeed.

At Marian, I learned that these girls have struggles, but not necessarily horrific or tragic struggles. In fact, I brought my own awkwardness and difficulties to Project. I learned to brush aside their problems, and they looked past my awkwardness, and we forged good relationships with each other. By the end, I was invested in the girls’ education and success, not because of a clichéd ideal or because of some philosophical idea, but because I knew them and cared about them.

Two days before the end of Project, I had had one small glimmer of the progress that Marian produces. Ms. Leming asked me to tutor Hilary, a fifth grader who had missed several days of class and needed to make up quite a bit of work. For the duration of study hall, nearly two hours, we reviewed her biology material, which I found surprisingly close to what I had studied earlier in the year.

The concepts of ecology, of energy pyramids and ecosystems and communities, were the same ones as in the AP Biology curriculum, albeit greatly simplified. For two hours I re-

viewed terms and multiple-choice questions and the basics of food chains with Hilary.

And she got the material. She missed a few questions, but she understood the material.

In the last 45 minutes, Ms. Leming let us review in a more fun way. I drew a pyramid on a large posterboard, and Hilary filled in the rest: producers, primary consumers/herbivores, and secondary consumers/carnivores.

When she had nearly filled each level, Hilary asked me to draw a fox, properly placed near the top with the secondary consumers. At the end, she let me co-sign the poster. I was touched and happy and proud all at once.

Senior Project did not change my life.

I doubt my presence affected anyone at Marian so profoundly that it changed her life either; I was right about that in the beginning. Nevertheless, I am deeply grateful for the experience. I got the opportunity to become a part of, to submerge myself in, a great community. I got out of my own school, went back to middle school, and met some amazing people whom I never would have known otherwise. I had wonderfully meaningful, albeit brief, relationships with Hilary, Jacquada, Michelle, and others. Senior Project was limited by time and school

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and snow and a dozen other factors, but that good came out of it anyway. And, though I may not be able to go back very often before I leave in the fall, our connection was real, and meaningful, and will persist in my memory at least, and perhaps in theirs.

As I prepare to leave the friendly confines of St. Louis next year, I’ll take that experience with me. I know I won’t meet the Hilarys and Jacquadas and Michelles of the world by walking through my normal routine. At Marian I found a world at once parallel to my own but very much removed from it. In that world, I did not perform miracles or have a world-stopping epiphany, but I did enjoy the company of some great people who turned out more like me than I could have imagined before. If I want to experience worlds outside of my own like Marian in the future, if I want to love people to whom I don’t naturally gravitate, I’ll have to find them on my own. And I think I will.

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February 4, 2011

Sports

Volume 75, Issue 19

Basketball can’t shoot down Jays

by Nate Heagney core staff

I

n cross country, the final stretch of a race is known as “the kick,” where a runner pours all his effort into the race’s finish. The St. Louis U. High basketball team might want to tighten up their laces, because they are now in “the kick” portion of their season.

With a 62-54 loss to visiting Jefferson City last Friday, the Jr. Bills’ record dropped to 8-11 with seven games remaining. For the next two weeks, the final two weeks of the regular season, the Jr. Bills will average a game every other day, including four Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) games. That seven-game stretch will shape the outlook of the Jr. Bill season and will establish the team’s momentum heading into Districts.

SLUH coach John Ross said the stretch will be a good test of SLUH’s ability to make strategic changes in-game instead of during practice.

“With having less and less practices, we’re going to have to do more duringthe-game adjustments, things that we can’t adjust for in practices because we’re going to have so many back to back games. We’re going to have to make some adjustments in-game, both the coaches and the players, and hopefully win some games.”

If the Jr. Bills play as well during the next two weeks as they did in the last three quarters of the Jefferson City game, they appear to be in good shape. SLUH outscored the Jays 51-44 over the game’s final 24 minutes, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a tremendous 18-3 first quarter deficit.

“They shot really well at the beginning of the game. They were hitting a lot of deep threes and we weren’t expecting that after a long bus ride. That really killed us early,” said senior guard Sam Hill.

Hill did his best to bring the Jr. Bills back, as he hit eight three-pointers en route

to a season-high 24 points. jury. SLUH lost by nine in the first matchup

“I’m a pretty streaky shooter,” said Hill. between the two teams after leading most of “It really just depends on if I hit my first shot the game. or not.”

SLUH was scheduled to play Kirkwood

Asked what Hill’s performance meant to on Tuesday, but the game was postponed SLUH’s team in the future, Ross responded because of the “snowpocalypse.” The game dryly, “It means we’re counting on him to will be played at Kirkwood, Thursday, Feb. make eight threes a game the rest of the 17. year.”

Also, T-shirts supporting breast cancer

However, if you take out Hill’s 8 for 13 awareness will go on sale next week. Next shooting performance, SLUH made only 26 Friday, SLUH will face CBC in its annual percent of their shots from the field. Coupled “Think Pink” game. with a poor rebounding outing, that led to an insurmountable advantage for Jeff City.

PHOTO BY TED WIGHT

“As we kind of talked about at halftime, when you’re not scoring, number one, you have to do a better job defensively, and number two, you have to get some offensive rebounds. And I think we ended up with 10 (offensive rebounds) in the game, but that’s still not enough with the amount of shots we missed,” said Ross.

The loss is especially concerning when considering that Jeff City has been outscored by an average of 21.5 points in its two other games against MCC teams, versus CBC and DeSmet.

Tonight SLUH faces the Spartans of DeSmet, a team that is 17-4 but will be without starting point guard Jimmy Barton, who is out with an in- Junior Daniel Schmidt attempts a hook shot against a Jefferson City defender.

Varsity Wrestling Records 103 Ryan Arroyo (Soph.) 9-21 112 Brandon Bollinger (Fr.) 1-0 112 Sean Mulligan (Fr.) 21-12 119 Alex Tackes (Soph.) 8-22 125 Connor Edler (Jr.) 6-6 Injured 125 Nick Geiser (Soph.) 7-20 130 Jack Flotte (Soph.) 18-19 135 Nick Danter (Jr.) 27-13 140 Hans Brende (Sr.) 8-12

#1

First Round

CBC

#16

Vianney

#8

Eureka

#9

Kirkwood

#5

Ft. Zumwalt W.

#12 #4 #13 #3 #14

Challenge Cup Championship

DeSmet

#11

Westminster

#7 Francis Howell N.

MICDS

#2 Francis Howell W.

Seckman

JV Hockey (11-1-3)

Sunday, January 30 SLUH 7, CBC 0 Sophomore Eric Effinger set the tone with two first period goals. Sophomore Cole Tarlas also had two, and freshman Jon Hoffmeister and sophomore Drew Brunts added tallies in the Jr. Bills’ crushing defeat of CBC. —Justin Sinay

JVD Hockey (8-2-1)

Saturday, January 29 SLUH 5, Duchesne 2 The Jr. Bills led the entire way in their comfortable three-goal win over the Pioneers of Duchesne. Freshmen Mitchell Clause, Liam FitzGerald, Jack Kinzel, Stan Pawlow, and junior Brendan Niebrugge joined the scoring brigade for SLUH in the victory.

—Jack Kinzel

B Basketball (10-5)

Friday, January 28 SLUH 32, Jefferson City 27 SLUH pulled out the win in a slow-paced game. Brian Howard led the team with 12 points and freshman Charlie Nestor sank several clutch free throws to seal the game.

—Ben Hutchison

C (Blue) Basketball (8-8)

Thursday, January 27 SLUH 43, Webster 26 in the Oakville Tournament The Jr. Bills were victorious over the Statesmen in the Oakville Tournament consolation bracket championship. Freshman Chris Booker led the Jr. Bills with 10 points to average 15 ppg for the tournament.

—Eric Mueth

JV Wrestling

Saturday, January 29 MCC Tournament The JV Jr. Bills won first place with over 200 team points. Coach Sean O’Brien said the team, “Hit the moves (they had) been hitting in practice.” It paid off with three first place individual finishes, two from junior Tim Gallagher (145), who pinned multiple opponents en route to his first place finish, and junior Evan Chipley (152). Five wrestlers finished in second place, including sophomores Nick Geiser (125) and Sam Wilhelm (285) and junior 145 Adam Keely.

Freshman Brendan Bollinger finished third at the 112-pound weight class.

–Clark DeWoskin

C Wrestling

This Week in Sports History

Oakville SLUH

Underclassmen Sports Update

Saturday, January 29 MCC Tournament The freshman wrestlers took first by a huge margin at the MCC Tournament, scoring over 270 team points, more than 80 points over second place CBC. Five wrestlers finished at the top of their weight class: Dan Sullivan (90), Will Doorhack (95), Jim Onder (135), and Pat Mooney (160). The team also earned eight second place finishes while the last three wrestlers came in at third place.

—Clark DeWoskin

Marquette

Chaminade

#15

Semifinals

Editor’s Note: Because of this week’s snowstorm, the wrestling team did not get to compete Wednesday at Chaminade or yesterday against Pattonville. The dual meet at Chaminade is rescheduled for Tuesday, but the Pattonville dual will not be wrestled. The Chaminade dual is the Jr. Bills’ last conference meet and last regular-season meet before Districts Feb. 11 and 12.

Webster

#6

#10

Quarterfinals

140 Tim Gallager (Jr.) 1-2 145 Will Whitney (Jr.) 28-11 152 Evan Chipley (Jr.) 6-13 152 Espen Conley (Sr.) 7-1 Injured 160 Joe Mungenast (Jr.) 23-14 171 Keith Schumacher (Soph.) 3-21 189 Tom Stevens (Jr.) 8-17 215 John Brusati (Sr.) 14-12 285 Parker Schenk (Jr.) 10-17 285 Sam Wilhelm (Soph.) 7-12

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2011 Mid-States Champion

February 4, 1983 Volume 47, Issue 22 Mimlitz Sets School Record

By John Sharp The Jr. Billikens were stifled against Hazelwood Central as Ted Mimlitz, averaging over 20 points per game, was limited to 13 points. But the Jr. Bills rebounded, as the senior guard scored 42 in an 89-49 victory over Southwest. Mimlitz connected on 19 of 21 shots (91 percent) from the field. The previous record was set by Bill Nordman in the mid-1950s.

—Compiled by Assistant Sports Editor Eric Mueth

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Volume 75, Issue 19

Signing Day

Photo of the Week

The following SLUH seniors have committed to play college athletics at the following universities: Football: Edwin Young, University of Northern Iowa Joe Blume, University of Dayton Charlie Brynac, Truman State University Soccer: Richie Hoffman, Loyola University Chicago Baseball: Sasha Kuebel, University of Iowa Cross Country: Tim Rackers, University of Tulsa Volleyball: Zak Robben, New Jersey Institute of Technology

PHOTO BY AUSTIN STRIFLER

The Mothers Club will hold a bake sale next Wednesday and Thursday outside the Cafeteria during Activity Period and Lunch. Bring money and purchase some delicious treats!

Printed with permission of the National Weather Service.

St. Louis, MO Weather Service Office Phone: 636-441-8467 Compiled by Conor Gearin

Today AP

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February 4, 2011 Schedule R

9pm Hockey vs. DeSmet @ Queeny Lunch Special—Brunch for Lunch

Healthy—Philly Cheese Steak

Saturday, February 5 No Events

Sunday, February 6 9:30am Family Mass

Monday, February 7

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Wednesday, Febraury 9

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9:15pm Lunch

Rosary Snack—Cookies Hockey vs. DeSmet @ Affton Special—Lil’ Charlie’s Pizza Healthy—Breakfast for Lunch

8am American Math Contest AP College Reps:

Truman State University (M112)

Snack—Pizza Sticks 5:30pm B Basketball @ Ladue 6pm Wrestling @ Chaminade 7pm Basketball @ Ladue 7:30pm Mission Appalachia Meeting Lunch Special—Taco Salad

Healthy—Soup in Bread Bowl AP

3:30pm 5:30pm 7:30pm Lunch

AP

3:30pm Lunch

Senior Mom’s Bake Sale Snack—Funnel Cakes JV Racquetball vs. DeSmet Varsity Basketball @ Parkway West B Basketball @ Parkway West Special—Meatball Sandwiches Healthy—Teriyaki Chicken Skewers

Senior Mom’s Bake Sale Sophomore Class Meeting Snack—Mini Tacos JV Racquetball vs. DeSmet/Chaminade Special—Chicken Nuggets Healthy—Chicken Parmesean

Wrestling @ Sectionals AP Jr. Class Mass

Snack—Chicken Giggles 5:30pm JV Basketball vs. CBC 7pm Basketball vs. CBC Lunch Special—Chinese Food

Healthy—Beef n’ Bean Burrito compiled by

Nathan Rubbelke

(Cut out the bracket on the reverse side. Fill it out and submit it according to these rules for the opportunity to win fabulous prizes.)

Name: Homeroom:

February is

Black History Month.

Black History Quote of the Week:

“Segregation is the offspring of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality” –Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Prep News High School Hockey Bracket Rules: 1. All forms must include the applicant’s name and homeroom above.

2. The forms must be dropped off in the Mid-States bracket box before 4 p.m. today in the Prep News

office (J220, across the hall from Mr. Mueller’s Art Classroom).

3. There are four rounds. Points will be awarded for the round picked times the the team’s seed. For

example, if 16th seed is picked to win in the first round, and wins, the applicant will be awarded

16 points. If the 16th seed is picked to win the second round, and wins, the applicant will be

awarded 32 points.

4. Your bracket scores will be updated twice weekly on the Prep News website at http://student.sluh.org/prepnews/hockeybracket.

5. The applicant with the most points will win.

6. The winner will receive hockey gifts, and an online article.