The Roundtable Volume 10, Issue 4

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April 4, 2016 | vol. 10, issue 4

Five Year Old Golfer Turns into Elite College Athlete

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Connolly’s trophy case grows as he makes waves in amateur golf

Ms. Hall Community Spotlight

Sleep Cycle iPhone App Review

It’s CONGÉ

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Baseball Season Tips Off

The Kanye West

Sexism in Rap Culture

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Sam Cormier Reporter

eing an NCAA Division I athlete is a dream which many little kids possess. Next year, Daniel Connolly ‘16 will fulfill this dream when he “pony’s up” for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs’s golf team. Daniel committed to the Mustangs last year after being courted by Stanford, Pepperdine, and Georgia Tech. All of the schools rightfully went after Daniel because of his skills and mental toughness. As well as being a star on the course, Daniel is a four year honor roll student and shows the same work ethic in the classroom that he does on the driving range. All of his teachers laude him for his exemplary work on his studies. Daniel Connolly has been playing golf almost his entire life, he started when he was five years old when he first went to the driving range with his dad. Interestingly, Daniel had no clue what golf was until he was four years old. As Daniel remembers, “When I was young I was a problem child, I would wake up really early in the morning on Saturdays and wake up my whole family, so to get me to stop my dad would start watching T.V. with me.’’ Of course the only thing that was on at that hour was the European Golf Tour. After watching this every weekend, Daniel saw this as an interesting activity, and felt connected to his Irish roots. He was instantly hooked to the “ol’ ball and club.” Even to this day, when Daniel is bored early on a Saturday morning, he will turn on the “telly” and sit down to watch the Euros

Innovations for the 2016 Launch Grant Contest

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Ben Kaplan Reporter

ith the kickoff of the second annual Launch Grant Contest for students attending the Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco looming, several students have jumped the gun and already started thinking of innovative ideas to submit. The $2,500 prizes for the top two selected innovations is a mouth-watering incentive for those who choose to enter. The deadline for the grant application is April 28, so get thinking on the next big thing. Continue on

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duke it out on the links. Daniel Connolly has had many accomplishments on the course, but according to him his greatest accomplishment so far has been his recent success in the US Junior Ametuer Championship last year. Daniel made it to the round of 32 in a tournament that started out with around 2,000 competitors. All of this success can be attributed to Daniel’s hard work, but also to his routines. He makes sure to to use the same routine before every match. His pregame meal is always Indian food because it always clears out his system, and makes his swing faster. He always uses a golf ball with a number three on it, and in his pre-match warm-ups he always practices the same amount of chips and putts. The final and most personal good luck charm that Daniel uses is a green handkerchief that he keeps in his pocket that he has always worn and he feels connects him with his Irish heritage. On March 13, Daniel added to his extensive list of accomplishments when he won the San Francisco City Golf Championship at Harding park. As Connolly says, “I’m really hyped to have won the oldest amateur golf championship in the country.” Daniel clinched the tournament with a 20 foot putt in the driving rain. The putt exemplifies Daniel’s golf career so far, long and difficult but always with direction and an attainable goal.

Jordan Chin | the roundtable

Average Drive Distance 284 yds

Greens in Regulation

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Junior Students Prep for New SAT Test

Anson Gordon-Creed Reporter he SAT is a tricky test. College Board has designed this grueling three and a half hour exam to not only test one’s ability to wake up early on a Saturday morning, but also to test one’s ability to use strategy. Perhaps good news for some juniors, the new SAT debuts this month. There are many new additions to the test, but some of these additions are actually reductions. For example, the number of possible answers Continue on per question will decrease

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Index

Postgame Summary of Service Day

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Anson Gordon-Creed Reporter

48 public school students descended on Stuart Hall High School for a day of fun and education. The fourth through sixth grade students from Rosa Parks Elementary and Redding Elementary were matched with a big brother from SHHS and got to bond with this ninth through twelfth grader for the entirety of their time at The Hall. Antibullying classes, jumpy houses, and a mock trial headlined the activities, but there were Continue on many more as well.

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