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The Seattle Prep Panther March 21, 2016
seapreppanther.org
“Oh Wow!” Wins Picture Perfect
Volume 71 No.9
Seattle, WA 98102
Skits a Highlight at Opening Cermony FIONA SCANLAN ‘18
This picture perfect photo came from the camera of Rowan Forsythe ‘18, earning a first place win for Regis Collegio
Seniors “One, Two Step” to Karaoke Win MIKAELA FRIGILLANA ‘17
Seattle Prep finished off Tuesday's Olympic Week activities with its annual karaoke competition. The period included a variety of performances from both students and faculty, but only three groups advanced to the final round, held at the end of the week. Teilhard Collegio got the crowd going with the famous Beyonce tune, "Love on Top," with upbeat choreography and the shining voices of Juniors Audrey Woodward, Haley Guinasso, and Matthew
Seib. Seniors organized a fun mashup of the Hannah Montana hit, "The Climb" and Ciara's "One, Two Step." Finally, Rahner Collegio ended the day with "The Way" by Ariana Grande, and served amazing vocals to the audience, while dressed in classy attire. At the finals assembly on Friday, the Seniors and Teilhard Collegio tied for first place, and Rahner Collegio came in third.
Olympic Week is one of the most exciting times of the year for Prep students. The school was buzzing with energy in anticipation for the Opening Ceremonies. Each class, as well as the faculty and staff, put on a skit for the assembly. This year’s mix were authentic, original, and very crowd pleasing. The frosh class started it off with a comical skit about the 2016 presidential election candidates. The freshmen skit did a great job having the whole school laughing along. With impersonations, fake accents, and outgoing spirit, the freshmen hit the ball spot on in representing this coming election in a hilarious way. The sophomore class showed their knowledge of their scripture classes very well in this year's skit.. The class of 2018 used the bible for inspiration with a bit of a twist. Having “Moses” split the “green sea” while all the sophomores in the bleachers separated made for a simple, yet dramatic act. The old testament like costumes and background music made for a creative portrayal of the bible story. The junior class took a hilarious angle by having a group of students dressed in safari attire walking around the gym as in the jungle. Approaching each class section, they made funny remarks addressing the stereotypes of each grade level. Poking fun at the nervousness of freshmen, driv-
ing skills of sophomores,, and laziness of seniors. The juniors scored a tie for 2nd place with the faculty and staff. The seniors didn’t disappoint with their jeopardy themed skit. Having different seniors acting as a student from each grade and various teachers made for a fantastic skit. With the unforgettable underclassmen impersonations and Mr. Hendricks impression, this skit deserved the 1st place title. Having hilarious jeopardy categories like: Depressing Sophomore Year Books, or bald Prep teachers, the skit captured jeopardy perfectly with a memorable Seattle Prep spin. Faculty and staff surprised the whole crowd with a singing debut from the sound of music. The teachers were dressed head to toe like nuns with their best singing voices forward, landing a tie for second place. Changing the lyrics to Olympic Week related versus made added a creative personal touch. No matter the results, each skit brought forth great talents. Everyone who participated put themselves out there and showed amazing class spirit and charisma. This year’s opening ceremonies assembly was filled with a variety of themes, and story lines.
Trike Race Turns Plaza Into Race Course MIMI PARENT ‘19
The trike race was an exciting event that took place on Monday, the first day of events, at lunch. The race was on the plaza and the track went from the front of the stairs of McDonnell and ended at the doors of Adelphia.
Contestants raced two at a time and the winner proceeded to the next round. Many people competed but the winner was Senior Evan Sarantinos and second place was freshman Mia Cerceo.
Final Results First Place: Seniors Third Place: Teihard Second Place: Kostka and Rahner
Closing Cermonies Highlight Week ALLISON KEARNEY ‘19
Members of Rahner Collegio perform their dramatic rendition of “The Way” by Ariana Grande
The final ceremonies were the perfect ending to a successful Olympic Week. The entire Seattle Prep community watched attentively as different Collegios battled each other for the ultimate prize of Olympic Week champion. During the assembly the majority of the championships were played out in front of the whole student body and the staff. In a surprising turn of events two sophomore collegios won
in volleyball and ping pong. The seniors were able to win the championship for the Kinect dance off, tug of war and jousting. However, for karaoke there was an unexpected tie between a junior collegio and the seniors. The seniors also won the dollar bill drive. Lastly the overall winner of Olympic Week was announced and the seniors took the coveted title once again.
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Olympic Week
seapreppanther.org March 21, 2016 Editor: Meghan Kearney ‘16
Freshman Topple the Competition in Jenga
The Buzz on the Spelling Bee
KELLEN KAVANAGH ‘18
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Thomas Buckner ‘19 uses laser focus to extract a Jenga block from his precarious tower.
Students in the commons on Wednesday, probably heard the phrase “this is so intense!” at least once. The annual Olympic Week Jenga competition was in session. This event is sure to get spectators off their seats. Admittedly, it isn’t very action packed, but the pure suspense of the competition gathered a huge crowd. First round highlights included a marathon
Juniors Dominate Wiki Race GEORGE KENT ‘17
Carson Dauber ‘17 of Hopkins Collegio clinched first place in Wiki Race, Olympic week’s newest event in which contestants use Wikipedia’s blue hyperlinks to navigate from one article to a completely unrelated one as fast as possible using only the mouse. The event took place in room I-103 where onlookers could view the contestants’ progress projected on the big screen. Dauber took the win over fellow Junior Jack Killalea of Kostka Collegio (2nd place) and sophomore Eric Anderson of Jogues (3rd place). When asked for a comment, Dauber stated: “It was fun. It’s a great exercise in making connections.”
match between a perennial power, Mrs. Collucio, and a new representative from Bellarmine Collegio. After a long, hardfought first match, the tower toppled when someone hit the table, and the whole match had to be played over. In this second contest, Mrs. Collucio took the W. She went on to take third. In the end, Bellarmine won, and Teilhard took silver.
EMMA COONEY ‘18 Eliot Evans, Sarah Reuter, and Max Buchanan proved their exceptional knowledge of orthography (the study of correct spelling) when they advanced past the preliminary rounds of the Olympic Week spelling bee. Facing down words like chiasmus (reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases), poignant (keenly distressing to the feelings), and gerrymander (the dividing of a state or country into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible), these students deftly spelled their way into the final round. During Friday’s assembly, the exuberant (effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic) crowd watched the seniors, Rahner, and Kostka collegio vie for the top spot. Reuter was bested by the word attrition (the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure) leaving only Kostka’s Buchanan and Rahner’s substitute speller Daniel Wilson left in the running. Wilson remained the last one standing after Buchanan was taken down by the word synecdoche (a figure of speech in which the part is made to represent the whole or vice versa). The word that clinched Rahner’s victory was prestidigitation (magical tricks performed as entertainment). Wilson showed incredible efficacy (capacity for producing a desired result or effect) during the 2016 spelling bee.
Seniors Conquer Obstacle Course ANNIKA BJORNSON ‘18 The obstacle course event took place on Friday during lunch led to another senior victory. Each contestant bounced, pushed, and slid through an inflatable obstacle course and raced towards the finish line. Upon their partners crossing the line, the other team member went through on the
opposite side until one person representing their team came out victorious. Loyola beat Gonzaga for third place, and the Jogues Collegio team of Benjamin Galindo-Navarro ‘18 and Taylor Nielson ‘18 took second to the senior team of Allie Hermans ‘16 and Parker Cech ‘16.
Seniors Rise Above in Jousting JEFFREY PELAYO ‘17
Inflatable jousting: one of the only Olympic Week events where opponents actually fight for the gold medal. No wonder it has become so famous since its addition to the Olympic Week agenda just last year. Unlike medieval jousting which includes armor, horses, and swords; inflatable jousting includes helmets, long padded sticks, and an inflatable arena. The rules of the game are very simple: the players must balance themselves on the podium while also trying to knock their opponent off of theirs. The finals match got very heated as Leeds Rising ‘16, representing the Seniors, went up against Brennan Holmes ‘18, representing Marquette Collegio. Holmes won the first round, but Rising won the last two. Marquette could not stand a chance against the mighty senior power.
Cartoon: MOSES KENT ‘19
Olympic Week
seapreppanther.org March 21, 2016 Editor: Alexis Losse ‘16
Jogues Top Seniors in Volleyball Final
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Last Minute Goal Propels Seniors to Handball Win
LEEDS RISING ‘16 Volleyball did not fail to impress this year at Olympic week, generating the most spirit points out of any of the events available. What set this year’s competition apart from others, however, was the incredible diversity among teams – whether it be the seniors’ use of height or the sophomore’s technical expertise, every team seemed to possess a distinct set of strengths. The competition culminated in a hyped up and exciting final between the sophomore college Jogues and the seniors. While the sophomores were down for the majority of the game, they mounted an incredible comeback with just a few minutes left in the game, gaining a point up on the seniors in the final rally.
Senior Derek Mourad shoots and scores against Bellarmine Collegio en route to the Senior Handball Olympic Week Victory. JEFFREY PELAYO ‘17 With a new year and a new Olympic week, handball still stands as one of the most famous and intense events of the week. It is the event where friendships are lost and heroes are born. Finally, all that hard work put into the handball scrimmage of every PPD class has paid off. When the time came during Thurs-
day’s lunch period, hundreds of students crowded into the gymnasium to watch their beloved teachers show no mercy to the helpless freshmen. Every team played their best as if their lives depended on it, but of course only two could make it to the finals. In the finals match to win 200 points were the Seniors vs. Jogues Collegio. The outcome was
a close one, but the seniors pulled through and won the whole game. With the seriousness that Prep students put in this event, it is a surprise that it has not already been added as an after-school sport.
Brennan Nets Win Over Seniors Rope First Place with Tug-of-War Win Mitchell in Ping Pong GIANNA PATCHEN ‘17
Down in the dark depths of the garage Prep students battled it out on the ping pong table. Many of the players showed promise but only two could prevail. Though there was much hope for the juniors and the seniors, neither made it to the final round. After an enticing battle between the seniors and the sophomores it was sophomore Conor Brennan who came out with the win and made it to the final showdown. One the other side of the bracket, faculty paddler Mr. Mitchell faced the freshman in a battle that ended with Mitchell victorious. On Friday the during final round in the gym left the crowd on its feet. Mr. Mitchell jumped out to an early leader over Brennan, but the Sophomore battled back with his tricky serve. At the end of the day, Olympic Week Ping Pong ended with Brennan handing a heartbreaking loss for the faculty and a victory for the sophomores.
ISABELLA YUSON ‘19 On Wednesday, March 9th, students and faculty participated in one of the most loud and athletic events during Olympic Week: Tug of War. Throughout the whole event, people were up on their feet cheering, clapping, and screaming. All games were very intense as each team wanted to move on to become champions. Many fallen foes later, it was down to the top four. There were two rounds left to play on that day. There was a round between Rahner and the Faculty and a face-off between Teilhard and the Seniors. In the end, the faculty won their round and the seniors won their round. The ultimate winner of Tug of War would be crowned on Friday during the Finals ceremonies. In front of the whole school, the Seniors and the Faculty battled. Hands on the rope and positions set, each player waited to begin. When the referee said to go, each player pulled with all their might. The power that the seniors and the faculty had were close to being equal. But in the end, the Seniors won and were crowned Tug of War champs.
Techane Dances Senior Height Bests to Victory in Kinect Faculty for Basketball MIMI JURION ‘17 Prep students showed off their competitive side and their best dance moves, other than whipping and dabbing in the Kinect Dance-Off Competition. The upperclassmen dominated in the semi-finals where Carrington James ‘17 was behind 100,000 points but battled it out by nailing every pose at the end of the dance battle and winning for Rahner Collegio. The theater was packed with ecstatic fans who were screaming for their contes-
tant. The winners who prevailed were Carrington James ‘17 versus Sasu Techane ‘16 who battled it out in the gym at the Olympic Week Closing Ceremony. After moving and grooving on the dance floor, Sasu Techane ‘16 nailed all his dance moves and won for the seniors.
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PAUL WINEBRENNER ‘17 Fierce competition and clutch shots gave hope to some and despair to others as Olympic Week Basketball concluded Friday. After a huge upset, underdog freshman Collegio Xavier managed to reach the consolation round for third place. Joining them there was a valiant Rahner team which barely lost in the semi finals to the brute force of the senior team. However, in their quest for vengeance, the Rahner Team destroyed their
freshman competition out-muscling them and wining the rebounding battle to cruise to a smooth 8-2 win. On Friday the Seniors and Faculty faced off in what was in truth, a disappointing game. The entire gym save those clad in blue was rooting for the Faculty but in the end the Seniors prevailed. Better luck next year!
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Olympic Week: By The Numbers
Ultimate Art Winner GABI JEAKLE ‘19 The Olympic week art contest returned to using the windows around the commons as their canvases. Students were given four days to complete an artistic mini mural using sharpies. With 15 students all vying for spirit points, and the respect that accompanies the title of “Ultimate art winner.” This was one of the few events that lasted all week long. Some participants got an early start on Monday and worked on perfecting their project all week. Others merely stared at their window for three days, and had a burst of inspiration at the eleventh hour. Regardless
Will Tobin ‘18 and Mikey Lambert ‘17 face-off in the Championship round of Name That Tune.
Tobin Repeats as Name That Tune Champion OLIVIA SMITH ‘17 Taking place on Wednesday at lunch, Name That Tune drew lots of spectators to a cramped room I200 to watch and cheer on their Collegio representatives that have a special ear for music. Each round consisted of two students who listened to three songs per round. Gaining one point for naming the song, and one point for naming the artist, each round’s victor won by collecting the most points. The championship round, in which
contestants had to win seven total points, was between Junior Collegio, Rahner, represented by Mikey Lambert, and Sophomore Collegio Juana, represented by Will Tobin. Both knowing the lyrics to almost any song, were down each other’s throats trying to identify each song and artist the second it was played. Although it was a close call, Tobin 18’ won the winning points by guessing the song “I kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry.
of time, all the creation were top notch, which made the judging that much harder. Participants were judged on overall presentation, adherence to the theme, and creativity. Freshman Shannon Curtain said “It was fun to get to express my creativity, and how often do you get encouraged vandalize the school?” Marquette came out triumphant, second place was held by Rahner, and Kostka came in third. In the end, the. Participants had fun, and the school got a week full of great art.
Upperclassmen and Faculty Top Quiz Bowl
Nakata Races to Mario Kart Win
GEORGE KENT ‘17
NATHANIAL POST ‘16
The school was on the edge of its seat last Friday at the Olympic Week final assembly for the announcement of the winners of Quiz Bowl. Seniors won the event by a narrow half point over Faculty and Teilhard whose teams tied for second. The event took place in I-100, where contestants and adjudicators attempted to maintain a quiet scholarly atmosphere through mounting excitement. Teams of contestants competed to get the best score on a test with questions ranging from “Who played The Dude in The Big Lebowski?” to “Where is Ibrahimavic from?” Results were tallied and announced at the final assembly. Congrats to the Seniors, and good work Juniors and Faculty.
In this year’s video game event, Mario Kart Medley, it was a victory for the Juniors. Jarrid Nakata ’17 finished first in an extremely close race against a sophomore in Mario Kart 64, the specific version of the game chosen for the final match. After both competitors ran into the train going around the track and each pulled some lucky items, it was anyone’s game. However, it was one last red shell that secured the victory for Nakata, and no item could help his opponent catch up. The event in general was a thrill to witness, with some races being close and others not so much, but it all culminated into an intense final match that kept fans guessing until the final stretch.