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McDonagh sets school record as Jr. Bills capture thrilling victory in double overtime

BY Ryan Dowd CORE STAFF

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Sophomore Raymond Wingo tiptoes the sideline on one of his two receptions of the night. Wingo was able to stay just in bounds. SLUH toed defeat throughout the game, but eventually regained its balance for a dramatic 37-31 victory in double overtime.

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he St. Louis U. High football team (6-3, 3-1) conquered Jesuit rival DeSmet for the first time in four years last Friday night.

With contributions from likely and unlikely sources, and maybe even some help from above, SLUH emerged victorious at DeSmet 38-31 in a game riddled with subplots, tension, and finally heroics.

Down 28-21 in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Jr. Bill offense took the field, huddled in their own end zone, and stared across the 99 yards that lay between victory and defeat. The SLUH football team faced one continued on page 7

SLUH held a Mass, a rosary, a charity drive, and several other events this week in support of the Catholic Church’s Week for Life.

Former addict describes Archdiocese recognizes dangers of pornography Students for Life club

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n Monday, Sam and Beth Meier, a married couple who work for the Archdiocese of Kansas City as speakers and writers on pornography, spoke to the sophomore class about Sam Meier’s experience overcoming the influence of pornography in his life.

The Meiers introduced their presentation as a combination of personal testimony and hope for students who look at pornography.

Sam Meier went to a Catholic high school in Dallas and didn’t consider looking at pornography through high school and college a big problem. However, one of the Meiers’ wedding presents was a computer, and his now internet-connected pornography habit began to take over his life and his marriage, to the point where he looked forward to his wife’s absence so he could spend time alone at the computer. He described withdrawing from life, “becoming a loser,” and almost

leaving Beth.

After moving from Dallas to Colorado Springs didn’t help him escape the problem, Sam Meier finally was able to overcome his habit through counseling and support groups.

Much of the second half of the Meiers’ presentation provided references to other sources of information for dealing with pornography and summarized Catholic teaching on sexuality, drawing especially from Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.

According to principal John Moran, the administration got in touch with the Meiers through the mother of John Schneier, ’10, who helped coordinate the Respect Life Apostolate convention in St. Charles last weekend. The Meiers were in St. Louis for the weekend, so the administration arranged for them to speak at SLUH Monday.

Moran said that ideally all students would have heard the Meiers’ message. But because the continued on page 5

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he SLUH Students for Life Club has been rolling this past week with the Bishop Joseph A. McNicholas Award and ProLife Week at SLUH. On Sunday, six of the club’s members attended the St. Louis Archdiocesan Respect Life Convention to receive the award.

“It’s an award the archdiocese gives each year to recognize an organization that is working on reflecting the Church’s teachings (on pro-life),” said English teacher David Callon, the moderator of

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Letter: Give Ultimate equal treatment The Ultimate Frisbee squad is as much of a team as any other one at SLUH, but does it get the respect it deserves? Page 3

the club.

According to the archdiocesan website, the recipient of the award must be a Catholic high school in the archdiocese or a youth group in the archdiocese.

The group must use education, spiritual efforts, pastoral care, and public policy to promote the Church’s pro-life stance.

Students For Life Vice President Joel Ocampo thought the award was deserved. “I felt the SLUH Pro-Life Club got this award for the hard work everyone has put in to help each other learn more about the pro-life issues around us and what we can do as young men to live a pro-life attitude.”

President Ryan Burke agrees: “We continually attempt to remain active and present within our school community.”

“We’re one of the more active pro-life clubs in the area,” said Callon.

Many members would agree, with the Pro-Life March in January, planned service days, and the continued on page 5

STUCO puts on Fall Ball, Fall Festival A downsized Fall Ball took place last weekend in the theater loge, while the Fall Festival drew quite a crowd. Page 2 Cross country victorious at Districts Wind at their backs, cross country sailed through districts, capturing a smooth victory at Sioux Passage Park. Page 6

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Cell phones: so far, so good Rule infractions occurring at same rate as last year

BY John Webb CORE STAFF

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he new cell phone policy implemented this year that allows students to carry their cell phones during the day has so far created fewer problems than anticipated.

Students are now allowed to have their cell phones on them during the day, as long as they are set on silent. Phones are still prohibited from being used in the halls. The policy also allows teachers to create their own rules regarding the use of cell phones in their classrooms.

One of Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson’s fears with the new policy was that students would become absorbed in their cell phones, neglecting face-to-face communication. So far, he hasn’t felt like that has happened.

“Guys are still carrying on like they were before for the most part,” said Kesterson. “That was one of my major concerns and I’ve been pleasantly surprised that that hasn’t been as much of an issue.”

Allowing students to carry their phones has led to some students checking their email more often.

“I have used my phone to check emails, which has got me out of some jams,” said sophomore Tom Hunter. “It reminded me to check in with some teachers that I was supposed to check in with the night before, so it has helped.”

Some students feel that by allowing students to use their phones during the day, it has led to a decrease in in-class use.

“Cell phones have been less of a problem in the classroom this year because students know that they can text as much as they want after class,” said junior Justin Sinay. “I don’t think students text as much in class anymore.”

A few teachers now allow students to use their cell phone as long as it is for constructive purposes.

“Now that there’s a new cell phone policy, I can look up articles in theology class, so it’s helpful,” said junior Joe Vicini.

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Hickenlooper display in library One year after his death, a display has been created in the library to honor the contributions of filmmaker George Hickenlooper ’82. Page 3 SLUH Night hosts potential families The first of its kind, SLUH Night highlighted the school to prospective students and parents.Page 5

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fter a successful speech meet last Sunday, the St. Louis U. High speech team is in first place, leading St. Joseph’s Academy by just one point.

Although the team did come out on top, they had a harder job than usual because some of their usual members were absent, such as Will Edwards and Jean-Paul Angieri.

“I’m very pleased that, despite some problems and adversity, we pulled through, and now we just have to work really hard to stay on top,” said speech team moderator Kathryn Whitaker.

The meet, which took place at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, was dominated by SLUH as a whole, and consisted of several wins by SLUH students within individual rooms. However, just because the team won did not mean that every student got a perfect score.

“It’s all very subjective, because some people like things more, and that skews your view,” said Whitaker. “And that’s the nature of performance. It’s subjective.”

The meets are divided into eight categories of speech, such

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as Poetry and Radio Broadcasting, all of which SLUH students usually cover, and some in which SLUH has two members competing. The categories are then set into rooms, where generally six to eight people compete. Each performer delivers his or her speech, which is then ranked within that room.

As SLUH’s team has a record of consistently being ranked highly, the team wants to ensure that they keep that level of performance in the meets a priority.

“I just want to make sure that the work we bring to those meets is solid and that there is a lot of integrity involved,” said Whitaker.

Points are awarded to the first, second, and third ranked performances within a given room. An individual performer must earn at least 46 out of 50 points between the two performances (the maximum score is 25 in each round) to get a blue ribbon.

“The team did great,” said senior Tom Blood, a member of the speech team who attended the meet on Sunday. “It wouldn’t necessarily appear that way, if you just looked at the ribbons,” Blood added. “We got a lot of first continued on page 5

Beugg fills opening in campus ministry

BY Thomas STAFF

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eg Beugg joined the Saint Louis U. High staff on Monday to serve as a part time campus minister in the Campus Ministry office.

Last spring, SLUH needed a full time faculty member who would teach theology part time and serve as a campus minister part time. The newly added Freshman Service Project required extra help in the addition of a campus minister.

SLUH reviewed the submitted applications and interviewed some of the applicants but according to Assistant Principal for Missions James Linhares, they didn’t find an applicant who they felt comfortable teaching both theology and serving as a campus minister.

Although Jim Hubbman was hired to teach theology this fall, the campus minister spot was left unfilled. While discussing SLUH’s open position with a friend at the Provincial’s office, Linhares was notified about Beugg’s experienced work. Linhares contacted Beugg which led to her hiring this fall.

Throughout her first few days at SLUH, Beugg has been working with the freshman class on their mandatory after school service.

She assists faculty moderators and coordinates and organizes the service.

Beugg has spent time working as the head of a boarding school at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, La. The Academy of Sacred Heart is of the same order of nuns as the

tudents tossed Frisbees, listened to live music, and feasted on roasted pig on a beautiful day at the second annual Fall Festival last Thursday.

The event, hosted by Student Council (STUCO) and entirely free of charge, included live performances by four SLUH bands and a pig roast on the Upper Field.

Within an hour after second exams let out, the bands started playing. The four bands were Rasputin’s Minnow, Polaris, Wheelhouse Implosion, and Morning View Drive. The stage, positioned against the side of the building outside the band room, was smaller than the one at last year’s Fall Festival, making for what many students felt was a more intimate setup.

Senior Tom Blood, who coordinated the bands, explained, “Since (the stage) was right outside the band room, it made for a much easier setup as far as equipment. It was more crowded this year and it seemed like people were very happy with it.”

In addition, bales of hay were placed in front of the stage so that students could easily sit and watch the show. Unlike at last year’s festival outside the Field House where the band in the plaza and the food and games on the field were separate, this year all the events took place in a single location.

Amid windy weather, seniors Andrew Palisch (keyboard), Jack Milford (drums), and Matt Lickenbrock (guitar) of the band Polaris jam at Fall Fest.

STUCO vice-president Jimmy Griffard explained, “We moved (the festival) there from last year’s location because we figured that not only do kids pass the upper field as they leave school, but there are always guys hanging out and playing frisbee there after school to begin with.”

“I’m extremely satisfied with how each performance went. The setting and turnout were much better this year. It felt good,” said Blood.

Freshman Jack Embry was satisfied with the event, saying, “The music was very good.

It was a lot of fun because I knew a lot of people there.”

According to Griffard, about 50 or 60 students attended the event from beginning to end and about 200 came and

went throughout the afternoon.

“It was a pretty great turnout, just about what we expected,” he said.

In addition to activities throughout the afternoon such as the band and bobbing for apples, there was also supposed to be a student art competition.

However, some of the senior artists who were to participate in the competition were unable to come at the last minute.

While some students thought that the festival was not well-advertised, Griffard noted that nearly all of the food, the two giant roasted pigs, had been devoured.

“For the location we had it this year, on the Upper Field, the turnout for the music, food, and fun with friends was a success,” said Griffard.

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Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Charles and Villa Duchesne, where Beugg worked in the admissions department from 2005 to 2009. Beugg also worked at the Catholic Student Center, also known as the Newman Center, at Washington University in St. Louis.

“All those things kind of came together,” said Linhares, which made Beugg an excellent fit for the position.

Beugg is no stranger to Jesuit education as her brother Michael Beugg, ‘81, a film producer, attended SLUH as well as some of her cousins and uncles.

“I was very excited about the opportunity to work here (at SLUH),” said Beugg, who was moving back to St. Louis from Louisiana.

“She’s a great addition,”said Community Service Prograqm co-coordinator Simonie Bieber.

“She has a ton of campus ministry experience.”

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riginally cancelled because of a lack of venue, the Fall Ball was revived in a smaller location and took place on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Re-offered to many students as the Small Ball, the annual dance for juniors and seniors was held in the Theater Loge and saw a drastically lower turnout than usual.

According to STUCO, just under 40 couples signed up for the dance. However, students who attended said that no more than half of those couples showed up.

The smaller turnout led to a more intimate setting, not unexpected given the loge’s relatively small size.

Senior pastoral representative Will Whitney, who attended and helped plan the dance, said that he enjoyed the closer interactions between students.

“I really think dances are what you make of them, and if you go in wanting to have a good time, wanting to have fun, it’ll be a good dance,” said Whitney. “You knew everyone who was dancing so it was a lot more friendly and personal.”

The dance is usually held at the Science Center, but Student Council (STUCO) was unable to secure their standard reservation.

The fallback plan was for there to be no dance at all, but after an uproar from students, STUCO decided to host the adapted, smaller version.

“We just want to give the students want they want, and we thought they wouldn’t want a

smaller dance,” said Student Body President Bryan Mathews. “We were wrong and they spoke out and that’s what we want, for them to let us know if we do something they don’t like.”

STUCO moderator Lauren Dickens said she was surprised by the lack of student sign-ups, given the outcry after the original dance was cancelled. STUCO said there were about 100 available spots for both seniors and juniors, with seniors getting the first available slots, but the majority of those slots went unfilled.

“The STUCO guys heard a lot from juniors and seniors who were very disappointed that this wasn’t going to happen,” said Dickens. “Who had dates already, whose dates had dresses—we were expecting more people to have interest in this. And I think that is what surprised me more than anything. A lot of the people who complained didn’t attend, which is fine. That’s their choice.”

For the dance, students were provided free drinks and snacks served in the Danis Lobby. Also, the view from the loge to the theater was opened so students could look out from the dance.

Senior Trevor Dorand, who attended with a group of his

friends, said that while there was some appeal to the smaller setting, he missed some of the components of a larger dance.

“I thought the location was kind of cool and they did a good job of decorating the loge,” said Dorand. “(But overall) it was kind of awkward. It was such a small area to dance in to begin with.

And then when they brought in a chaperone it was odd because they were right on top of you.”

Dickens said that she felt the dance was run smoothly and efficiently. Given that there was almost no dance, she considered the Smaller Fall Ball a success.

“It was very clear that the guys who came had a lot of fun.

Using the space that we had I felt like we did a really good job of making it as nice as it could be,” said Dickens. “We didn’t really have any problems, and it was probably the first time we haven’t really had any problems.”

A common consensus among those who attended was that while the dance wasn’t the same as most dances, there was the potential for fun, a consensus Dorand agreed with.

“I had a good time. I don’t think it was my favorite dance, but it was a dance nonetheless,” he said.

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Prep News OPINION Volume 76, Issue 9 Give Ultimate Frisbee equal respect and treatment Perspective To the Editors: Park on a field just across from given for why the Ultimate team the varsity squad. Honestly, if According to the Athletics the SLUH Rugby team until one was not allowed to practice on an other sports get pages devoted to Redemption Mission Statement on the SLUH day a sign appeared saying that unused field. both their varsity and JV teams, never felt so webpage, “Athletics are designed permits were required to use the There is much I do not know why should Ultimate not as well? to affirm and promote the Igna- field. The Ultimate team subse- about why the Ultimate team has Anyway, Ultimate’s influence good tian values as stated in the Profile quently moved its practices to been treated in this manner. This continues to expand and draw October 28, 2011

of the Graduate at Graduation and engage student-athletes fully in mind, body and spirit.”

Ultimate Frisbee is a game with no referees that combines soccer, basketball, and football with the relaxed act of throwing a frisbee. Yes, you read that correctly: no referees. The players themselves must know the rules and call fouls, thus creating an honor system that is known as “the spirit of the game.” Players are guaranteed a workout as the majority of the time playing is spent running and cutting downfield. Whether or not players are athletes when they start playing Ultimate, you can bet that they will be after they finish. And players need to act smart in games, as at any moment they may be the quarterback, looking to make a throw to a teammate to score a point. With these facts in mind, I would say that Ultimate satisfies the above criteria from the Athletics Mission Statement.

I have played Ultimate since my sophomore year. When I first joined, we practiced in Forest

Tilles Park after failing to acquire a permit through SLUH, but the rugby team acquired a permit, allowing them to remain in Forest Park. Why rugby got this permit, but Ultimate was unable to, I do not know.

Last year, Ultimate was allowed to practice on the soccer and football fields at SLUH until other spring sports started up and the fields were taken over by the baseball, lacrosse, and track teams. Suddenly, the team was back in Forest Park, behind Dwight Davis Tennis Center where no permit was required. I am not aware of any reason ever being given for why the Ultimate team suddenly had to move.

A couple of times in the middle of the spring season the field right next to Danis Field House was not in use, and on one occasion, the Ultimate team began to start practicing. I can distinctly remember that not ten minutes after we had begun our warmups, we were told that we could not practice there. Again, I am not aware of a reason ever being

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may just be a matter of miscommunication. Silence shrouds the reasons why Ultimate has not been allowed to practice at SLUH during the spring season or even split time with the other sports on the SLUH fields. What I do know is that I, as a member of the Ultimate team, have felt discriminated against because of the lack of explanation or support by SLUH, even though the players desire to be treated as a legitimate sport at school.

Over the last three years, SLUH has finished third in the state tournament every time. The only other team in the state with that type of consistent excellence is DeSmet. SLUH has one of the premier high school Ultimate programs in the area, and the team has the potential to break through and win the State Championship this year.

Additionally, last year SLUH formed a JV Ultimate squad, which many people would not have known due to the yearbook’s complete disregard of the 20-plus students who worked as hard as

more and more talent each year from all years of students. Since the Ultimate team is becoming a bigger activity at SLUH and since they are forming a dynasty of success, why doesn’t SLUH take the opportunity to promote the team and the school by providing more support to the team? Why not show our Jr. Billiken pride by investing in a sport where the school has already experienced success?

Ultimate is a sport with an ingenious balance of speed, smarts, spirit, and grace that embodies the mission of SLUH athletics. I believe that a change in how the Ultimate team has been treated can benefit everyone. I ask that the Administration, the Athletic Department, and the SLUH community all respect, recognize, and support the Jr. Bills who work to play Ultimate this spring when they make their run for the state title.

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ears streamed down my face.

A hoarse scream, one that had been bellowed throughout the game, fought its way out of my throat.

Bedlam.

The whole student body section, disapprovingly slim but happy enough, rallied around on the track while the throng of DeSmet fans left the stadium, slumpshouldered.

To me and all of the seniors, seeing those despondent DeSmet fans was like seeing presents under the tree on Christmas morning. It had taken a three-year battle, but the senior class finally won the war. Let the history books read that on Oct. 21, 2011, the Jr. Bills had slain the “unbeatable” Spartans.

For three long years, our senior class has endured the taunts and sneers of our western brothers. I vividly remember my freshman year when DeSmet came into our house and was putting the finishing touches on a 35-0 whooping. To make matters worse, the entire section of DeSmet sophomores, juniors, and seniors took out their car keys and began jingling them.

That burned really bad.

Subsequently, every year DeSmet handily defeated us and left little room for hope of a victory. Outside of the field, anytime I would bring up high school football with my DeSmet friends, they always bragged about how their Spartans kept us canned. For me and most seniors, many social gatherings have turned sour after a DeSmet student would bring up the great reign of football superiority.

Even last Friday during the game, a DeSmet friend of mine nonchalantly mentioned that SLUH was losing yet again. To him, it seemed like the SLUH lashing was just a fact of life. “Take a look a look at that scoreboard, bro,” he began the conversation.

Personally, I was sick and tired of the arrogance. I was tired of the football taunts, and I was especially tired of their little smirks every time they brought up their beloved team. I just had enough of DeSmet dominating the football realm. Before the season even started, I proclaimed that SLUH could go 1-9 for all I cared as long as they beat DeSmet.

Little did I know, or anyone for that matter, that not only would our boys take it to DeSmet, but that they would do so with dramatic flair. All of my friends gave high fives and screamed after the winning touchdown pass.

We watched as the entire football team swarmed the field in jubilation. Freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors alike continued the camaraderie together all the way to the parking lot, where praises of thankfulness to the Almighty were shouted into the night air.

It was a game to remember.

And now SLUH is 6-3, taking the stage for the final time this regucontinued on page 6

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Hickenlooper library collection recalls his early inspirations

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ast week, librarian Cortney Schraut gathered items formerly owned by George Hickenlooper, ’82 for the table currently sitting in the Robinson Library.

Most of the materials—such as cartoons, DVDs, and classic literature—are donations from his family.

Hickenlooper passed away almost a year ago today, on Oct. 29, 2010. His death fell just months before the opening of what would be his last directing project, Casino Jack.

Schraut collaborated with film teacher Mark Cummings to organize this unassuming layout.

“At the beginning of the year, Mr. Cummings and I thought it would be nice to put a little display together,” Schraut said. “We split up the collection; he kept some for his film class or in his office.”

Cummings weeded through the donated materials, claiming relevant items for his class. “There are some spares of some of the

films I teach and some are now down in the library,” he said.

Last spring, the Hickenlooper family gave the library four boxes of donations, of which roughly 125 books and DVDs are now integrated into the library catalogue. All the donated items are marked on the inside cover with a small slip to indicate their donor.

Included in the materials on the table are some of Hickenlooper’s drawings from his days as Art Editor of the Prep News, plus works that influenced his style and captured his interest.

“The cartoons show a little bit of who he was and the talent he had,” said Schraut. “A lot of the collection is not necessarily what he was tied to; they’re more of his own personal items that he’d collected through the years.”

Cummings added, “He’s like me—he was a pack rat; he collected all of this stuff.”

English teacher Jim Raterman, moderator of the Prep News during Hickenlooper’s time at SLUH, spoke most highly of Hick-

Two months in, new cell phone policy effective (continued from page 1) ogy, Learning, and Human Development Committee, math teacher Dan See hopes that more can be done to teach responsible use of all technology outside of the classroom.

“Are students learning to use (cell phones) responsibly? I would say, if they are, it’s just by luck,” said See. “I think we can do more as a community to look at technology and its role in our lives and its role in our school.”

Twenty-seven violations of the cell phone policy have been reported so far this year, which is on track to equal the 104 violations last year. Last year Kesterson didn’t distinguish if the violation was for the phone accidentally going off, texting in class, checking the time, or some other offense.

Kesterson said that little fluctuation in the number of cell phone violations this year compared to last year could be a combination of several factors.

Allowing students to use their phones outside of class encourages students not to use their phones during class. The increase in the number of students carrying their phones, however, would lead to an increase in the number of phones accidentally going off.

“It seems like a lot offenses this year have been things that are more of the accidental variety,” said Kesterson.

Though more students are carrying cell phones in their pockets this year, there have been fewer cell phone thefts. There have been two reports of cell phone theft this year, down from six reports at the end the first quarter last year.

English teacher Frank Kovarik doesn’t allow his students to use cell phones during class.

Kovarik has had three cell phone violations so far this year, which he said is normal.

“It’s pretty much the way it’s been in the past, except that I’ve been aware that (students) all have cell phones, as opposed to the old way in which (teachers) all pretended that students didn’t have cell phones when they really did,” said Kovarik.

The change in policy has seemed to have little effect on the classroom experience so far.

Science teacher Tim O’Keefe doesn’t allow his students to use cell phones during class, and on test days he has students turn off their cell phones and put them under their desks. Occasionally on a lab, O’Keefe has allowed students to use their phones as a stopwatch. At least one student in every group had a phone to complete the task.

One benefit O’Keefe noticed was that students check their email more frequently throughout the day. O’ Keefe sent out an email at the beginning of the day a couple of times, and more students than normal had already replied to the email by third period.

Theology teacher Chris Keeven allows students to use their cell phones during class as long as it is for an educational purpose. For instance, students can use their phones to take notes.

“I haven’t seen it done well yet, but if it’s possible to use an iPad or an iPhone and actually take notes with the phone or the iPad, I’m okay with that,” said Keeven. “But I’m going to take an extra look to make sure you’re really working.”

Keeven has had almost no students take advantage of his policy. Once during a class discussion, though, a student got out his phone and Googled a fact to share with the class.

An obstacle to the expanding role of cell phones in the classroom is the lack of compatibility

photo | Ben Banet

The George Hickenlooper ’82 memorial collection will be on display in the library through early November.

enlooper’s talent in every context that he knew him: Art Editor, English student, and young filmmaker.

“(Hickenlooper) would come up with the most wonderful perspectives—not just drawings but perspectives,” said Raterman. “He

would draw it first and then he would put the picture under the stencil and with an assortment of continued on page 5

Confucius Classroom Update photo | Ben Banet

The Confucius Classroom’s computer is now operational. It was previously unusable, because it operated on a Chinese power supply that conflicted with U.S. voltages. Students can now use it to explore programs containing vast amounts of information about Chinese culture and language in one of the Chinese culture presentations during activity period, or any time Chinese teacher Ching-Ling Tai is available to unlock the room. Tai sincerely welcomes anyone to come check it out.

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editor in chief Matt “Freese’s home run” Cooley news editor Joe “Freese’s home run” Klein editor Nate “Freese’s home run” Heagney assistant sports editor Jack “Freese’s home run” Witthaus core staff Ryan “Freese’s home rune” Dowd Nathan “Freese’s home run” Rubbelke John “Freese’s home run” Webb Adam “Freese’s home run” Thorp staff Luke “Freese’s home run” Reichold Mitch “Freese’s home runs” Mackowiak Jack “Freese’s home run” Godar Thomas “Freese’s home run” Riganti Stephen “Freese’s home run” Lumetta between devices.

“If we all had iPads or something similar, I would use those

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more as a resource in class, but with just the phones and with not everyone having the same device,

I don’t see a way to use it as a resource other than as a stopwatch,” said O’Keefe.

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October 28, 2011

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SLUH Night showcases school, student life, to prospective families

BY Joe Klein NEWS EDITOR

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he inaugural SLUH Night, an admissions presentation for prospective students and parents, took place Wednesday night. Despite inclement weather and a last minute change in starting time, well over 500 people attended the event, which was designed to give prospective families a taste of life at St. Louis U. High.

Initially, SLUH Night was scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

However, because a World Series game was scheduled for that same time, Director of Admissions Anja Schmelter decided to move the starting time back an hour.

Despite the game’s postponement, the starting time remained at 6:00.

Registration for SLUH Night was capped at 200 families because of space considerations in the theater, where the first phase of the night was held. According to Schmelter, the attendance of roughly 500 people far exceeded expectations.

The night began with a prayer

by Tom Cummings, S.J. and welcoming remarks from president David Laughlin. Senior Luke Reichold created a slideshow portraying life at SLUH, and Tim McCoy ‘11 spoke about his time at SLUH and how it shaped him.

After a speech by Principal John Moran, the night spotlighted the fine arts has at SLUH, with seniors Christian Probst and Greg Fister speaking about the effect participating in the fine arts has had on their SLUH career, while clips of students participating in various fine arts played behind them.

Campus Ministry Director John Lan Tran, S.J., and three seniors—Adam Hunn, Will Whitney, and Sam Bufe—then introduced the Jesuit aspect of a SLUH

education, simulating an Examen of Conscience and discussing various aspects of the spiritual life at SLUH. Following Tran’s presentation, the event moved to the Danis Field House, where Athletics Director Dick Wehner and other varsity coaches discussed the school’s athletic program.

After the coaches’ presentations, a panel of eight students addressed common questions often raised by applicants. Schmelter and the Admissions Department chose the eight students with the intent of offering different perspectives to the audience.

The questions discussed various student life topics, such as stress from homework and involvement in extracurriculars. The eight students had the questions given to them in advance and were told to prepare responses.

“They gave us the questions and said to make it our own,” said senior James Griffard, who was on the panel. “I think we did (the panel) the right way.”

The evening concluded with a small raffle and refreshments, while Schmelter, Assistant Admissions Director Ben Farley, and Director of Financial Aid Craig Hannick stayed around the Field House to answer questions any parents might have had.

SLUH Night’s goal was to exhibit various aspects of SLUH that would not normally be conveyed through other admissions events.

Instead of having tours and club presentations, the speeches were intended to convey a greater sense of the environment at SLUH. “I thought it was very effective. I liked the different perspective I got from this, as opposed to High School Night,” said Denise Pudlo, a prospective parent who attended SLUH Night. “You get

photo | Mr. Matt Sciuto

Athletic Director Dick Wehner speaks about SLUH’s athletic philosophy to a crowd at SLUH Night on Wednesday.

Meiers dicsuss dangers of pornography

presentation integrated trivia questions and giveaways to students in attendance to keep the night lively and interesting, according to Schmelter.

“It depends through what eyes you look at it through,” said Schmelter. “Our goal with this event was to give enough information to both parties to different things that were attractive to both us in helping them shape that decision.”

This is SLUH Night’s first year, and the presentations will

likely continue to take place in coming years. Feedback coming into the admissions office has been very positive, according to Schmelter.

“There was a lot of excitement from the audience. All the people from our school community that volunteered to participate did a great job in terms of presenting their part. For a first time event, it was an exciting night. We provided a lot of information about why prospective students should consider our school,” said Schmelter.

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(continued from page 1) administration did not want to create a special schedule on the first day of the second quarter, sophomores were chosen to see the presentation as a class in the chapel during activity period.

Moran hoped the presentation would help make serious discussion about pornography easier, especially in second-semester sophomore theology classes, which include Theology of the Body in the curriculum.

“It’s not an easy conversation,” said Moran. “And to have somebody with the courage of the Meiers to get up and talk about it in the way they do kind of breaks the ice.”

For many sophomores, who had only a vague idea of the presentation’s subject beforehand, the Meiers’ talk did surprise and change perceptions about pornography.

“I thought it was shocking,” said sophomore Mike Coleman.

“He looked like he was a normal guy.”

“I was surprised that they were both so honest,” said sophomore Brendan Floretta.

Some students felt that the presentation was too long (it kept sophomores in the chapel for a few minutes into third period) or that it contained too little new in-

(continued from page 4) tools would actually carve the picture into the stencil.”

The drawings in the library are all examples of Hickenlooper’s passion and close attention to detail. The samples of the Hickenlooper collection will remain on display through Open House.

“Afterward, there won’t be a specific spot for it—it will be integrated into the regular collection,” said Schraut. “We’re very happy that they thought of us.”

There will be a memorial service for Hickenlooper beginning third period today.

formation.

“It was cool to hear their story, but most of the stuff I had heard before, just from different things throughout grade school,” said sophomore Greg Vaughn.

“At the beginning they said they were going to tell us some things that help us do battle with pornography addiction,” said theology teacher Carl Heumann, S.J. “I felt like they kind of ran out of time and didn’t get to do that, and that was what I was looking forward to. I hear a lot of this in confession, and I don’t always know what to say. I was kind of hoping that they would give me some ideas on how to discuss it.”

After the presentation, Sam Meier noted that the SLUH audience was exceptionally mature in listening to the difficult topic, saying that he didn’t hear any jokes or comments from the audience.

“Guys were very respectful, and I was impressed,” said Sam Meier.

Outside the chapel, though,

to see what kind of students are here. I think it’ll be a big help in our decision.”

“I appreciated hearing from all of the students, seeing and hearing what is offered,” said Anne Houghland, another parent in attendance. “It was a little long, but I liked what (the panel) had to say.”

One issue that arose when planning for SLUH Night was how to make the presentations appealing to both students and parents. To resolve that, Wehner’s

Coleman and Floretta characterized the reaction as positive, but not as serious.

“It’s one of those high school things: if (students) do take it seriously, they feel like it’s something not to take seriously, and they’d get made fun of for taking it 100 percent seriously,” said Coleman. “A lot of kids came out of it making fun of it. But I feel like it touched everybody just a little bit.”

Moran said that the school was looking into arranging for the Meiers to speak again during the second semester to another class, or to make the presentation an annual activity for sophomores as part of the Week for Life.

“When it comes to issues that are important to the Catholic Church, they’re important to us,” said Moran. “This is a presentation which I think will stick with people, and there are ways in which I think we could do more of this stuff.”

Soccer Nightbeat SLUH lost 2-1 to CBC last night, dropping them to 0-4 in Metro Catholic Conference play on the year. Trailing 1-0, junior Chris Gys scored an equalizer just before halftime. However, CBC scored in the second half and SLUH was unable to recover.

Speech team opens season with one-point win (continued from page 2) and second place rankings in the rooms, and that’s what carries the team as a whole.”

The next speech meet that

SLUH will participate in will take place Dec. 4, at Duchesne High School. A third speech meet will also be hosted by SLUH later in the year.

Students for Life honored (continued from page 1) SLUH Week for Life, which concludes today.

Burke plans to leave “a legacy for the club’s future.”

While there was no grant for winning the award, members of the club were invited to attend the conference free of charge. Most members of the club were unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict with the Mother-Son Mass and Luncheon the same day.

When Callon was asked who

the club was competing with for the award, he chuckled and said, “We might have been the only one (nominated for the award).”

Callon had nominated the club earlier this year.

“I think more than anything it (the award) is an encouragement to be even more active,” said Madden. “We just got the ball rolling.”

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October 28, 2011

Frustration mounts as Junior Bills drop Chaminade contest

BY James REPORTER

photo | Ben Banet

Boeckmann

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he St. Louis U. High varsity soccer team has not gone winless in Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) play in recent memory, but this year that reality is threatening.

After a stunning 2-1 loss to Chaminade, SLUH was 0-3 in MCC play heading into last night’s game against CBC. Regardless of the outcome of that game, the season has been a disappointment, especially considering how highly-regarded the team was entering the season (ranked 9th in the nation by ESPN).

After an embarrassing loss to DeSmet in the CBC tournament, the Jr. Bills desperately tried to get some momentum going, but had a tough time getting big wins even though they were outplaying teams.

The Jr. Bills have really struggled to score, especially early in games, and they haven’t been able to close out games late.

“With our tough schedule there is a fine line between failure and success, between disappointing and very good, and we have lost a lot of close games,” said coach Charlie Martel. “We aren’t far from being very very good.”

Junior Blake Gonzalez battles for posession with a CBC opponent in last night’s 2-1 loss.

Senior captain Sam Steurer agrees with Martel, saying, “If we fix the small technical things in our game, we can make an unexpected run in the playoffs.”

With districts rapidly approaching, SLUH will have quite a chip on their shoulder as they seek redemption for their regular season struggles.

Last Saturday, SLUH played the Red Devils at home. About 20 minutes into the first half, SLUH won a free kick in a dangerous spot, just a few yards outside of the box. Instead of setting up a play, senior captain Ryan Merrifield quickly tapped the ball to se-

nior Paul Buehler, trying to catch Chaminade out of position.

The gamble worked as Buehler cut past a defender and ripped a hard, low shot on goal.

The goalie couldn’t handle the shot, and junior Matt Steurer crashed the net to tap in the rebound. Sophomore goalie Guillame Delabar made a few great saves, and SLUH entered halftime leading 1-0.

But just five minutes into the second half, the game’s momentum shifted.

“We played a great first half but came out way too defensive for the second,” said senior Joey

Ferber.

Five minutes into the second half, Chaminade won a free kick and served a great ball to the back post. A Red Devil headed the ball over Delabar back across the face of the goal to a teammate, who easily headed the ball in. It was a great play which tied the game 1-1 and gave Chaminade the momentum.

With about five minutes left in the game, SLUH started to dominate, and it looked like they would surely have an advantage in overtime if they didn’t manage a goal by the end of the game.

However, with 1:30 left in the game, Chaminade got a breakaway on a counterattack and scored a stunner, delivering SLUH their third MCC loss by a score of 2-1.

On Monday the Jr. Bills traveled west to face the Parkway South Patriots on their senior night. From the first whistle SLUH was clearly the dominant team, but once again they struggled to finish early in the game.

It wasn’t until late in the first half that the Jr. Bills broke through, on a goal off senior Tommy Behr’s head after a perfect Ferber throw in.

After halftime, SLUH contin-

ued to dominate. Merrifield sent a great diagonal ball to Buehler, in a dangerous area outside the box.

Buehler diced his defender and unleashed a perfect shot into the back post side netting, doubling SLUH’s lead.

Late in the second half, SLUH won an indirect free kick off a mental lapse by the Patriots, and Sam Steurer finished the kick beautifully off a pretty cheeky play, effectively icing the game.

In the game’s waning minutes, senior Luke Gilsinger capitalized on a scrum for the ball in front of the net to make the lead 4-0, and the game ended at that score.

Right now, all that matters to the team is Districts, and the Jr. Bills will need to play some of their best soccer to advance.

“Even though the results don’t show it, we know we’re good enough to beat any team in the state. Everyone’s got to step it up, starting with the captains,” said Steurer regarding the team’s potential in the state tournament.

Martel says the team “must improve our goal scoring, and we need to play well for the full eighty minutes” if they expect to win.

Cross Country glides past districts Hockey ties Red Devils

BY Greg Fister STAFF ARTIST

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he District meet is the first meet of the postseason for cross country runners, and it’s the first race where if you haven’t been racing well the rest of the season, “you’ll be sitting at home,” says head coach Joe Porter.

The Saint Louis U. High cross country team was certainly not sitting at home last Saturday during the District meet at Sioux Passage Park. SLUH’s team came away from the Manmaker hill as District Champs, with five runners placing among the top 10 overall, even without two top senior runners.

The intense ups and downs of the course led to generally slower finishing times for all runners, but SLUH wasn’t racing for personal bests this time around; they were looking to qualify for the State meet in two weeks.

SLUH’s district draws from

Swim tops CCP SLUH faced off against Chaminade In one of the most anticipated dual meets of the season on Monday. Last year, the Red Devils dominated the Jr. Bills, but this year, the team was able to put up a fight that led to a much-needed win.

“We all swam pretty fast, and our relays were clutch,” said senior Michael Slaughter, “We pretty much dominated the meet.”

Senior and team Captain Sam Erlinger humiliated the Chaminade competition in the 200-yard freestyle, qualifying in yet another event for the state meet.

“I feel good to avenge last year’s loss, which is good going into MCC’s. We can win it if we all swim our best,” said Erlinger.

—compiled by David Greaves

schools around the Saint Louis area and North County, and the Jr. Bills’ main competitors for this race included Webster Groves, McCluer North, Chaminade, and the Hazelwoods.

SLUH’s race was driven by a strong pack of mostly underclassmen runners, who maintained a steady force throughout the race.

Runners stayed close together and passed opponents in the latter part of the race, allowing for five of them to finish in the top 10, and for the team to gain the first place trophy.

Junior Matt Nicholson was at the helm of the SLUH warship for this race. He does not run varsity often, but got a chance to really shine in the first race in which he was SLUH’s top finisher.

The first mile of the race found most of the SLUH runners in a bunch together, though not close to the lead. But by the second time around, the XCBills really formed a tight pack and were able to take the front of the pack.

“We came to the top of the Manmaker the second time and I felt pretty tired, but in my prerace plan I had decided to surge there, so I wanted to go further than third, but once I got there I stayed,” said Nicholson. He finished third on the race overall, with a time of 17:36, incredible considering the daunting hills of Sioux Passage Park.

“The second time up the Manmaker, Matt Nicholson really gained some ground and put a lot of guys away,” said senior teammate Joe Esswein.

“It’s a little different to be out there in front, because that means people are kind of looking ahead to you,” said Nicholson of his position in the lead for the school.

“When you’re in the front, you’ve gotta make sure you’re where you need to be, because your teammates will be following you.”

And follow him they did.

Senior Joe Esswein came in fifth place with a time of 17:50, just one second behind him was junior Joe Archer, and following about 20 seconds back were junior David Arredondo and sophomore John Esswein, in seventh and ninth places, respectively.

Courageous sophomores Tom Rubio and Peter Rackers rounded off SLUH’s score, passing the finish line in 15th and 18th place.

SLUH’s group unity first, individual speed second method really paid off, as the Jr. Bills won the race over McCluer North who, though their junior runner Nick Stewart did take first place, did not have a strong group of runners to carry the victory as SLUH did.

“We asked them to be competitive, we wanted them to run straight to the front … we wanted our guys to be right with the likes of Nick Stewart (from McCluer North), and it showed; we didn’t run three top guys and we still had five runners in the top 10,” said Porter.

“I was really impressed we got five guys in the top 10,” said Joe Esswein. “Our depth is incredible, and our mindset going into the race is that we are as good as or better than the guys running next to us, and this really helped us think competitively.”

Head coach Joe Porter said that he chose to withhold senior Michael McLaughlin and junior Tom Laughlin because of some minor aches, and senior Nathan Rubbelke because he had raced the day before at the Clayton Invitational.

“Sectionals, State and Regionals will all be just a tough race after a tough race, but the goal is to qualify, and when we bring those three guys back in for Sectionals (this Saturday) we will try to do the same thing: to get as many guys as we can in the top five and top 10,” Porter said.

BY Nathan CORE STAFF

Rubbelke

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hough quarter exams ended last Thursday afternoon, the St. Louis U. High hockey team still had one test left: their final game of round-robin play in the annual pre-season Top Hat Tournament against the Chaminade Red Devils, believed to be a top three team in the area. The Jr. Bills came away with a passing grade, tying Chaminade 3-3.

Since both teams were missing close to five players each due to club hockey commitments, the game’s meaning was somewhat lessened. However, other players got more ice time than they normally would.

“This was not an indication of what will happen during the regular season,” said head coach Charlie Busenhart. “Neither team played with the lines they normally would be playing with.”

The word of the night for the Jr. Bills was resiliency. The Jr. Bills never led the affair, trailing three separate times.

Chaminade scored quickly in the first period, but the lead only lasted for about 30 seconds, as sophomore defenseman Stan Pawlow notched the first goal of his varsity career.

In the second period, Chaminade scored to take the 2-1 lead.

But once again, the Jr. Bills offense wasted no time evening score. Senior forward Dan Warnecke tied the game at two on an assist from senior forward Trent Lulow.

Redemption

(continued from page 3) lar season at home tonight against Lindbergh.

This night will be special for two reasons for the senior class: it’s the Jr. Bills final game at home, and they are honoring their deceased classmate Brendan Langford who died in June of 2009.

Brendan’s bronze statue near the

The story stayed the same later in the second period. Chaminade took a 3-2 lead, but junior forward Chase Berger tied the game 3-3 less than a minute later.

After a scoreless third period, the game ended with a 3-3 draw.

“We were happy because when they scored, we scored on the next shift,” said Busenhart. “I was very pleased with that situation.”

Members of the team were disappointed in their inability to pull off the win.

“It wasn’t our best game,” said Lulow.

Added Warnecke, “They were missing more quality players, and that’s why I felt we should have beaten them.”

While the Jr. Bills were disappointed with the performance, they played an effective game.

The game highlighted the potent offense and its ability to create quick scoring opportunities.

Once again, the front line of Lulow, Warnecke, and Berger led the team with two of the team’s three goals.

Missing a number of players required the young SLUH defense to control the ice. Senior defenseman Joey Luongo was forced to leave the game with a shoulder injury. In his absence, the young defense stepped up to protect senior goalie Thomas Place.

The Jr. Bills were back in action last night in the quarterfinal round of the Top Hat Tournament as SLUH faced off against Francis Howell North.

Berthold entrance will serve as a reminder of what he means for the team, and will be in the hearts of every football player and fan tonight.

Now, as the leaves turn and the weather gets colder, our boys are on the brink of the most exciting act of their season. My voice is ready and I’ve cleaned the tears off my face. I’m hungry for more magic. Let’s go Jr. Bills.

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(continued from page 7) of those defining moments that characterizes a team.

Said senior quarterback Trevor McDonagh, “On our own 1-yard line all I was thinking was protect the ball. A turnover there would’ve killed us.”

The narrative begins back in the first quarter though, where the Jr. Bills started out about as well as they could have. In the first minute of the game McDonagh hit senior receiver Stefan Sansone deep for a 43-yard touchdown.

DeSmet answered with a touchdown from senior standout running back KeVonn Mabon late in the first quarter. Mabon churned through the SLUH defense during much of the first three quarters.

SLUH again marched the ball down the field. On fourth and long in DeSmet territory, stuck in no man’s land between punting and kicking a field goal, head coach Gary Kornfeld decided to go for it. McDonagh dropped back and lofted the ball towards the corner of the end zone where Sansone beat two Spartans in the air for the touchdown.

SLUH, however, would not score again till the fourth quarter.

The Spartans rallied to take a twotouchdown lead behind the running of Mabon and the renowned Oklahoma commit Durron Neal.

Early in the fourth quarter, inside the red zone, Kornfeld again decided to go for it on fourth down. Down 14 points, the Jr. Bills could only cut the score to a one-possession game with a touchdown. McDonagh slid through the pocket and fired short to senior tailback Terek Hawkins, who darted through the gaping central hole in the Spartan defense for SLUH’s second touchdown on fourth down.

SLUH put its fate in the hands of its defense on the next possession. The defense had struggled against the grinding style of Mabon and the explosiveness of Neal from DeSmet’s Wildcat offense. On this drive, though, the Spartans went back to their more conventional offense. After making it just past midfield, the Spartans faced a key third down.

The Jr. Bills came up and stopped them short. DeSmet punted to the 1-yard line.

Then the real magic began.

Senior playmaker Cameron Stubbs said, “While looking at the distance to the end zone, we all knew that we had to execute our plays perfectly to tie the game, but we also all knew that we were capable of getting it done. Before we left the huddle, someone said, ‘This is when championship teams step up and make big plays.’”

After two QB sneaks for a first down, the Jr. Bills went for some trickery. Stubbs lined up at quarterback and threw the ball out to McDonagh wide, hoping to connect with senior Mitch Klug deep over the middle. The play fell to shambles when McDonagh was ambushed by the Spartan defensive end several yards behind the line of scrimmage. But McDonagh spun away from his ambusher near the goal line and scampered for a 5-yard gain.

On third and 5, McDonagh took his drop, then broke to his right, avoiding the DeSmet pass rush. Just as a DeSmet defender

photo | courtesy of Nancy Winkelmann

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DeSmet vs. SLUH by the numbers

Last time SLUH beat DeSmet: 13-12, 10/5/07 at DeSmet From 2008-2010, SLUH has been outscored 111-33 by DeSmet Old Passing record:

414 yards by Trevor McDonagh vs. Webster Groves (2011) New passing Record:

424 yards by Trevor McDonagh vs. DeSmet (2011) Trevor McDonagh 5 TD passes tied Tony Behr’s record against McCluer in 1971 McDonagh 2nd in area passing with 2,119 yards and 17 TD’s

Senior kicker Dan Tlapek knocks home a 29-yard field goal in the first overtime.

caught him from behind, McDonagh spun the ball towards Klug. The ball hung in the air.

Neal, playing bump and run at corner, tipped the lofted pass, but Klug was there diving for another Jr. Bill first down.

With a little more than five minutes left in the game and facing a critical third and 8 from the 30, McDonagh took the next snap and rolled to his left. Sliding away from a DeSmet defender, McDonagh lofted the ball over the second level of Spartans into the waiting arms of sophomore Raymond Wingo.

Wingo took the pass and glided diagonally from the left hash away from the Spartans and across the field. The Spartans were in slow motion, except Neal. Neal, a corner on defense, got an angle on Wingo and dragged him down at DeSmet’s 22-yard line. The play went for 58 yards.

“He’s really quick and made things happen and that’s why he’s been starting at corner since day one as a sophomore,” said Kornfeld of Wingo.

With DeSmet gassed and beleaguered and only 4:40 left, McDonagh hit Stubbs up the seam for the game tying touchdown with 4:50 left.

DeSmet fought back. The Spartans drove down the field deep into SLUH territory. They tossed a fade to Neal, who had hauled in a touchdown over two SLUH defenders in the second quarter. The ball was slightly under-thrown though, and Stubbs, draped just under Neal, came up with the pick. Regulation ended, and overtime began.

High school overtime works exactly the same way as overtime in college football. Each team gets one possession from the opponent’s 25-yard line. The team that scores the most points in that possession wins. If they tie, they simply go to a second round.

The Jr. Bill offense took the field first, but they had to settle for a field goal. Senior Daniel Tlapek made a dicey 23-yarder from the left hash.

DeSmet took the field without Neal, who was banged up after four quarters of collisions against the SLUH defense. Without their star and catalyst, the Spartans actually lost yards. They were saved by kicker David Rudolph as he booted a 43-yard field

goal that narrowly cleared the uprights, much to SLUH’s dismay of the densely packed, senior-laden student section.

In the second overtime, DeSmet started first but failed to score any points. On SLUH’s first offensive play, McDonagh delved into the magic of the night and spun the ball 25-yards down the seam to a streaking, wide-open Stubbs for the victory. It was the same exact play that SLUH had tied the game on late in the fourth quarter. Somewhere, coach Mark Tychonievich smiled.

“Coach Chura said to me right as the game ended, ‘You know Coach T was watching over us tonight’ (DeSmet) was always a special game for Coach T,” said Kornfeld.

Finally, from the arm of McDonagh to the hands of Stubbs, the Jr. Bills had beaten DeSmet.

McDonagh played the finest game in his high school career last week, throwing for 424 yards and five touchdowns. He also mitigated the loss of senior right tackle and captain Bryan Mathews by sliding away from rushers and making plays on his feet, which he has struggled with at times in his career.

“That’s one thing that coach Mark (Kornfeld) has worked on with him is trying to be athletic and be a quarterback. He wanted him to use his feet, and he had to Friday night,” said Kornfeld. “I think you saw a heck of a quarterback Friday night. There’s no doubt about it.”

The Jr. Bills would not have emerged victorious without the revival of the defense in the fourth quarter. The SLUH defense actually wore down the DeSmet offense as the game went along, though the opposite usually happens in the game of football. Neal and Meban victimized SLUH through the first three quarters, but the tide turned in the fourth quarter.

Sansone said, “We realized that we need to play as one unit in order to stop those two. It was tough in the beginning, but we came together and shut it down towards the end when we needed to.”

Kornfeld said, “We’re chasing 14 in the fourth quarter. There’s a lot of other clubs that would have said this is too big a thing to overcome. Our guys didn’t. Our guys

kept battling.”

Currently, SLUH sits atop its district. With a win against visiting Lindbergh, the Jr. Bills will clinch the top spot in their district and a home playoff game. Lindbergh sits at 6-3 and defeated the Jr. Bills last year. SLUH will honor the seniors and classmate Brendan Langford before the seniors take the field for the last time at 7 o’clock.

“It means a lot to all of the seniors. We have the BL stickers on our helmet for him (Langford), so we’ve been thinking about him all year, and he has definitely brought us some inspiration,” said McDonagh.

The Jr. Bills still look to move on from a thrilling win and build on the rising season.

Kornfeld said, “We had a great win. But you know what, we put all that behind us. After film on Monday, we put whatever we’ve done the past week behind us, good or bad.”

“We’ve come a long way since the beginning of the season. We have stayed together and haven’t given up at all. We’ve been talking about state since the summer and we believe we can get there. Just take it one game at a time,” said Sansone.

Underclassman Sports Updates

C Football (4-5) 10/20 L 18-21 @ Hazelwood West JV Football (2-7) 10/17 L 21-7 Mehlville 10/24 L 49-37 DeSmet B Soccer (13-1) 10/13 W 4-0 O’Fallon 10/15 W 2-0 @DeSmet 10/22 L 1-2 Chaminade 10/24 W 3-0 @Pkwy

outh S JV Soccer (19-1) 10/20 W

10/21 W 10/27 W

C Soccer 10/15 W 10/22 W 10/24 W 10/26 W

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Francis Howell 2-0 DeSmet 5-0 Fort Zumwalt South 2-0 @DeSmet 2-0 Chaminade 5-0 Pkwy West 3-0 Oakville

—stats compiled by Brian Dugan

McDonagh named Athelete of the Week this week in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Terek Hawkins 18 rush, 117 yards, 6.5 avg. 4 rec, 61 yards Cameron Stubbs 3 rec, 82 yards Raymond Wingo 2 rec, 78 yards Stefan Sansone 5 rec, 145 yards OG TJ Daniels 1 rec 3 yards (he is not eligible to receive but the penalty for doing so was declined)

game summary First quarter SLUH: Stefan Sansone 43 pass from Trevor McDonagh (Dan Tlapek kick),11:05 DeSmet: KeVonn Mabon 3 run (Alec Bausch kick), 2:13 S: Stefan Sansone 32 pass from Trevor McDonagh (Dan Tlapek kick), :05.8 Second quarter D: KeVonn Mabon 3 run (David Rudolph kick), 11:25 D: Durron Neal 29 pass from Conner Harrison (David Rudolph kick), 1:55 Third quarter D: Durron Neal 30 run (David Rudolph kick), 4:28 Fourth quarter S: Terek Hawkins 19 pass from Trevor McDonagh (Dan Tlapek kick), 10:43 S: Cameron Stubbs 27 pass from Trevor McDonagh (Dan Tlapek kick), 4:50 First overtime S: Dan Tlapek 23 FG D: David Rudolph 43 FG Second overtime S: Cameron Stubbs 25 pass from Trevor McDonagh stats provided by STLhighschoolsports.com

Volume 76, Issue 9

(Left) Shortly after arriving from their two-hour drive, the Climbing Club hiked to the top of the 80-foot high Makanda Bluff to set up anchors for climbing. Once the anchors were set up on a pair of cedar trees, a rope was thrown down to the ground so climbers could ascend the cliff on belay.

Climbing club travels to Giant City State Park story and photos BY Ben Banet STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

On Friday, Oct. 21, the SLUH Climbing Club took an outdoor climbing trip to Giant City State Park, located in southern Illinois near Carbondale.

Math Teacher and Climbing Club moderator Dan See said, “Outdoor climbing allows you

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to have a more vivid experience of climbing.” See adds, “being surrounded by nature makes outdoor climbing a rich experience.”

The club met at 6:30 a.m. at the Fenton McDonald’s. See and Director of Information Technology Jon Dickmann drove four students to the park.

Schedule R

President’s Coat Drive (All Week) 7 am Faculty/Staff Flu Shot Clinic AP Snack—Curly Fries

Freshman Class Mass

Jr. Ring Orders 2:15 pm Rhodes College (Sign up Naviance) 4 pm V Swim vs. CBC 7 pm V Football vs. Lindbergh Lunch Special—Chicken Rings

Healthy—Chicken Cordon Bleu

Saturday, October 29

Schedule R V Soccer @ District Soccer Tournament V XC @ Sectional Meet 12 pm JV Swim @ JV MCC Meet 7 pm V Swim @ MICDS/JBS/Marquette @ RecPlex

Sunday, October 30 V Soccer @ District Soccer Tournament B Soccer @ CBC Tournament

Monday, October 31

Schedule R

Schedule R

Winter Sports Begin V Soccer @ District Soccer Tournament B Soccer @ CBC Tournament AP Hillsdale College—TBD

Pomona College—TBD 4:30 pm JV Football vs. Lindbergh Lunch Special—Pizza Calzones

Healthy—Catfish Curls

Tuesday, November 1

Schedule M

All Saints’ Day Mass (formal attire) Picture Day V Soccer @ District Soccer Tournament B Soccer @ CBC Tournament AP Snack—Onion Rings 8:45pm V Hockey @ Top Hat Classic Semifinal Lunch Special—Chinese Combos

Healthy—Seasoned Chicken Filet

Wednesday, November 2

Half Day

Parent Teacher Conferences V Soccer @ District Soccer Tournament V Swim @ MCC Championships @ Chaminade B Soccer @ CBC Tournament 8am Davidson College (Sign up Naviance) 9:30am Earlham College (Sign up Naviance) 10:30am Grove City College (Sign up Naviance) AP Snack—Chicken Giggles After the anchor was placed, Dickmann made the first ascent of the cliff (left). The route he climbed was Makanda Lieback, one of the signature routes at Giant City. After conquering the tough initial overhang, Dickmann easily scrambled up the large crack to scale the 80-foot cliff.

After Dickmann’s climb, another rope was set up to give climbers access to a greater portion of the cliff. Sophomore Gabe Miller (above) climbs the Camel’s Hump, a route that ascended a broad ridge to the top of the cliff.

Thursday, November 3

Late Start V Soccer @ District Soccer Tournament B Soccer @ CBC Tournament 7:30am Father/Son Liturgy AP Snack—Toronados 7 pm V Hockey @ Top Hat Classic Championship Lunch Special—Taco Bar

Healthy—Chicken Parmesan

Friday, November 4

Schedule R V Soccer @ District Soccer Tournament V Swim @ MCC Championships @ Chaminade B Soccer @ CBC Tournament AP Snack—Mozz Sticks

ROTC Program—TBD

Lake Forest College—TBD

Senior Graduation Order Announcements—215c

Sustainability Committee Meeting

Jr. Ring Order (Make-up)

Freshman Tutorial 2:15pm University of Denver (Sign up Naviance) 7pm V Football @ Sectionals Lunch Special—Chicken Strips

Healthy—Philly Cheese Steak calendar | compiled by Stephen Lumetta

When they were not climbing, students kept themselves busy closer to the ground. (Above) Sophomore Patrick Mooney figures out his way through a bouldering problem. Bouldering is similar to climbing, but is done closer to the ground without a rope. A problem is a series of difficult moves that take the climber 12 to 15 feet high.

After spending the morning climbing and bouldering on Makanda Bluff, the club moved on to Devil’s Standtable (above right). The standtable is a 75-foot high pinnacle that stands alone from the cliff face. Since the standtable is a free-standing pinnacle, See said, “ You feel the heights and exposure much more” while climbing.

The first part of the Devil’s Standtable route starts out with a challenging overhang. (Right) See points out the best holds to junior August John. See’s favorite part is “watching students climb”. See says, “I get excited when I can get students excited about climbing.” Several students considered climbing the Standtable to be a highlight of the day. After hours of climbing on the sandstone cliffs, the club took down anchors and started the drive back to St. Louis around 4 p.m. See summed up the trip by say-