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HEART BEAT PAGE 6

Volume 32

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March 31, 2015

Number 6

Giving from the Heart

Sacred Heart students support a clothes drive, blood drive, and food drive BY EMILY WAYSTACK Staff Writer

During the forty day period of Lent, Sacred Heart School has taken part in many activities which emphasize the importance of giving. Through events run by Campus Ministry and Student Council, Sacred Heart was able to give back to the local community in various ways. March 2 through March 11 marked the dates of The Salvation Army Clothing Drive. Students were encouraged to donate clothes, shoes, and other apparel in good condition. All donations from this event went directly to The Salvation Army of Brockton. Collections were taken at each of the Sacred Heart Schools and Early Childhood Center. This drive was extremely successful, collecting over 160 trash bags of clothes. The Salvation Army truck had to make two trips in order to bring all the donations to Brockton. They were thrilled by Sacred Heart’s remarkable efforts. Being one of the most successful clothing drives the Salvation Army of Brockton has even seen, Sacred Heart will be awarded with the traditional Salvation Army bell because of the school’s generosity.

Art teacher, Julie Trahon is comforted by Senior Nichole Henderson and Junior Avery Dwyer while she gives blood.

gent and can be seen through the successful collection of more than 50 pints of blood.” The ongoing Lenten Food Drive is presently underway. It began Monday, March 23 and will end Thursday, April 2, which is Holy Thursday. On that day, the food will be delivered to six local food pantries including Pilgrim Hope, Plymouth Bay House, St. Peter’s Parish, St. Joseph’s Parish, Catholic Charities, and The ARC of Greater Plymouth. Co-Campus Minister, Elin Slavin, is pleased with the progress and the amount of food donated to date. Slavin hopes for more non-perishable food items to be donated

Staff photo by Cameron Keough

and is looking for volunteers to deliver the food on Holy Thursday afternoon. She is confident Sacred Heart students will step up to the plate, as they did for the Clothing Drive. Upcoming opportunities for helping others include service retreats for eighth and eleventh grades. Students will give their time and labor at places like the Plymouth Senior Center and Boy Scout Camp Norse in order to better themselves and the community. All students are also encouraged to serve with the school at Pilgrim Hope Shelter and continue the streak of giving they have displayed throughout the month.

Students Joseph Staff photo by Cameron Keough Pasquale, Margret Slein, Josie Tracy, and Weijie Cui contribute to the food drive.

The giving did not end there for the Sacred Heart Community. On Thursday, March 12, Sacred Heart sponsored a Red Cross Blood Drive. The event took place in the lower gym from 10 am to 3 pm. Due to the recent lack of blood donations received by the Red Cross, the entire community was encouraged to participate. With the winter weather being so brutal, many blood drives had been cancelled and the blood banks were running low. Being advertised both inside and outside of school, the blood drive attracted many people. The first two blood donors of the day were not at all related to Sacred Heart, but saw the Red Cross sign and wanted to help. This couple was only the first of many local residents that contributed to the success of the blood drive. Many students and faculty also seized the opportunity to donate blood. Any person over the age of 16 who met specific criteria was able to donate. Students who were not able to donate blood, generously donated time and support. Sacred Heart Student Council members worked at the event. Happily, the council’s original goal of forty pints of blood was exceeded when 50 pints were donated. Student Council President, Timothy Kuketz, said, “The work from student council members was very dili-

Junior David Jennings supports alum Mark Khalil while he donates blood.

Photo courtesy of Joseph Masi

News

2 March 31, 2015

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LHC: Smashing protons for fun and profit

CERN’s particle collider completed it’s first run in 2012. After some downtime for upgrades and modifications, it’s finally ready to go beyond the standard model.

smash, and hope something interesting happens, so they can publish and win a Nobel. Of particular interest to scientists is new When Peter Higgs conjectured the existence of evidence for supersymmetry. To date, particle the particle named after him, he didn’t expect to physics has been based on a framework called the live to see it discovered. standard model, which categorizes and predicts On July 4, 2012, the European Organization various particles - what they do, how they behave, for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the and the like. The standard model works brilliantly, existence of a particle consistent with how and has accrued substantial evidence. However, physicists thought the Higgs boson operated. it’s incomplete - there are weird and wonky things Higgs, then 83, was in the audience. For his it can’t explain. To understand our universe fully, contributions, the scientist was awarded the 2013 and all the bizarre stuff that goes on in it, we need Nobel Prize in physics. to go beyond the standard model. CERN has a longstanding tradition of That’s where supersymmetry comes in. The leadership in science; not only did the World Wide postulate is that each subatomic particle has a Web originate at the organization, but various superpartner. Photons, particles of light, have important physical discoveries can be chalked photinos, for example, giving further evidence up to their hard work. CERN has been noted for to a long-running joke that physicists are terrible Photo courtesy of NASA. The ATLAS detector, surrounded by magnets. its contributions to the study of antimatter: antiat naming things (the “stop squark,” pronounced energy of 8 TeV, or about the kinetic energy of eight flying hydrogen was first created at CERN in 1995, “s-TOP squark,” is the nail in that coffin). and they’re the leading experts in is cultivation. Among mosquitoes. That was good enough for some time, but a Supersymmetry is key to explaining the presence of oftenCERN’s other major discoveries are the W and Z bosons, lot of particle physics eludes scientists when they don’t get spoken-about dark matter in our universe, with the soto slam particles at higher and higher energies. which work with the Higgs boson to give particles mass. called lightest superpartner (LSP) being a fundamental So, in late 2012, the LHC was shut down for upgrades. constituent of the substance. Dark matter doesn’t interact CERN operates the Large Hadron Collider (LHC); a 27-kilometer-long circular tunnel, with the sole purpose And this summer, it’s back. with light, so we can’t directly observe it, but physicists With a whopping 14 TeV of energy (fourteen flying think it’s responsible for the increasing rate of cosmic of accelerating protons to ludicrous speeds, slamming them into each other, and watching what happens. Seven mosquitoes this time), the LHC will continue to blow up inflation. Dark matter is a large, unresolved problem, and experimental groups run the collider; two of the more protons (a type of hadron; hence , the name) and look for knowing what exactly it is is half the battle. Supersymmetry prominent groups are the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) more data as to the fundamentals of our universe. also explains odd-ball phenomena the standard model So, what will the LHC look for? experiment, and A Toroidal LHC Apparatus (ATLAS) doesn’t explain (Why is the Higgs boson so heavy?). The crown gem of the last run was the Higgs boson; detector, which were both involved in the discovery of the Or, supersymmetry could turn out to be totally wrong. that’s what everyone was looking for, so we could explain We haven’t seen any evidence to date - the math just works Higgs boson. The LHC came online and fully functional towards why particles had mass, and why not everything was out great, and its predictions are consistent with the natural the end of 2009. Since then, it’s been smashing 600 moving at the speed of light all the time. Now, the problem world as far as we know, but nothing publishable. million particles per second. The beam had a maximum is a lot more open-ended. The idea is to smash, smash, Hopefully, when the LHC fires up, we’ll know for sure. BY HENRY ESHBAUGH Staff Writer

Deranged co-pilot crashes plane into Alps

Andreas Lubitz drove Germanwings Flight 9525 into the side of a mountain last Tuesday, killing 150 passengers and crew. An inquiry into the incident is ongoing. recovery of wreckage and bodies. The plane dropped from 38,000ft without a single distress call. Investigators are currently looking into the possibilities of a catastrophic system failure. The descent path looks like it was a regular descent, caused either by a member of the flight crew or the autopilot programming. One of the problems facing investigators is the location of the crash site, as the area is very steep and unstable. To ensure their safety investigators and site crews have to be tied to one another when they are near the crash site. Due to both weather conditions and the terrain of the region recovery of Photo courtesy of CNN. bodies and debris is a slow process. The carnage of Germanwings Flight 9525. Investigators found one of the two BY JEREMY THOMAS black boxes from the plane. In addition, the cockpit flight Staff Writer recorder was recovered, but severely damaged. The flight data has shown that only one pilot was in the cockpit of On Tuesday, March 24th, Germanwings Flight 9525 the Airbus A320. Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz, was the only crashed into the foothills of the Alps in southeastern France member of the flight crew in the cockpit at the time of the with at least 150 people on board. The plane crashed near “deliberate descent”. Digne-les-Bains, in the Alpes de Haute Provence region. The descent was a deliberate act by Co-Pilot Lubitz The flight manifest shows: 144 passengers (including two and it is currently being investigated by international babies), and six crew members. authorities. This fact came as a shock to both the countries According to a spokesperson for French President involved and the airline’s parent company, Lufthansa. It is Francois Hollande, the government believes it is very believed that Lubitz locked the cockpit after the other pilot likely there will be no survivors. Aerial photography left to use the lavatory right outside the door. showed the complete devastation of the plane, as well as Investigators state that this incident is no longer the difficulty of mobility in this section of the Alps. classified as an accident. French prosecutor Brice Robin In the past few days a combined force of over 500 said, 28-year-old Lubitz, apparently “wanted to destroy investigators and police officers from France, Spain and the aircraft.” Germany have been involved with the discovery and Investigators believe that Lubitz, through deliberate

abstention, refused to open the cabin door. He then activated the automatic descent paths built into the A320’s autopilot for use in visual landings. The plane started its descent, and over the course of 8 minutes dropped below 6,000ft, until it dropped off French radar, careening into the cliff face of the Alps. The incident can neither be described as a terrorist attack nor a suicide. This is due to the fact that it was not a single individual taking his own life. What is currently unclear, is whether Lubitz planned his actions in advance. Investigators are not willing to rule out ties with terrorism yet. The ongoing investigation is still attempting to locate bodies and other valuables. The recovery effort is estimated to go into next week, and will likely be hindered by other unknown elements. The lengthy recovery of debris could take longer due to the force at which the plane impacted. The plane disintegrated into small pieces and fragments and scattered for hundreds of yards across the narrow ravine. The parts currently recovered can not currently be recognized as any certain part of the original aircraft.

Flight Path of Germanwings Flgith 9525

Photo courtesy of CNN.

Features

3 March 31, 2015

Language Night welcomes bilinguals

Sacred Heart Students are welcomed into their language specific Honor Societies BY JENNIFER URIBE Staff Writer Every year since 1991, Sister Emma Jean Middendorf has been an integral part of the induction ceremony for language students. The original inauguration began with one Spanish teacher in 1991. At first the Spanish teacher wanted this ceremony reserved only for Spanish students, but in 1992 German and French students were added to the ceremony. In 1998 Latin was added. Since 1991 these four languages have successfully inducted 823 students into their honored ranks. To be specifics, French inducted 221 students, German inducted 70 students, Latin inducted 63 students, and Spanish inducted 469 students. This is an absolutely impressive number of students who have achieved recognition for their unflagging hard work in their language class. On March 12, a variety of students from each language branch came together to see their fellow students earn the honorary award of excellence. Sacred Heart French teacher, Ms. Carol Davis, has been part of the induction process for quite a few years. Ms. Davis said, “I was very pleased by the amount of work the students did and their enthusiasm in becoming members of the French Honor Society.” In order to qualify for induction into the French Honor Society, students must achieve an A- average for the first two terms of either their second or third year of French. Students who attain this distinction must work extra hard, and be consistent in their grade average. The Spanish Honor Society has similar requirements as the French Honor Society. “It’s an A- average for six terms. They are normally inducted in the spring of their

third year in Spanish; although I have inducted Spanish 4 Honors and even AP students” explained Sacred Heart Spanish teacher, Mrs. Justine Murphy. Of the four languages, the Spanish Honor Society has inducted the most students. The National Junior Classical League (NJCL) Latin Honor Society was introduced to the Sacred Heart community in 1998, and has successfully inducted many diligent students. To be inducted into NJCL, students must have maintained at least an A- grade point average. This year Sacred Heart Latin teacher, Mr. David Terkelson, ran the induction for the honorary members. “Typically only students who have been taking Latin for at least two years are admitted”, said Terkelson. Those who are inducted are students who have shown outstanding academic achievement and citizenship in Latin class. One event that stood out during the Latin induction ceremony was the readings done by Latin students, Sophomore Rachel Kelliher and Freshman Connor Bitterman. Each took turns reading, one in Latin and the other in English, from Cicero’s In Catilinam. According to Mr. Terkelson, this speech “was delivered against a desperate man from the Roman nobility named Catiline. Catiline was plotting the destruction of the Roman government in a conspiracy in 63 B.C. Cicero exposed the conspiracy and saved Rome.” Attendees found the readings both impressive and interesting. Hearing two people talk in Latin and in English while reciting a Roman historic speech was different and creative. Sacred Heart Language Department Chairperson and German teacher, Sister Emma Jean Middendorf, lead the German induction. The actual name for the society is Delta Epsilon Phi. Sacred Heart’s chapter is called Massachu-

Mrs. Justine Murphy inducts Sa- Staff photo by Cameron cred Heart sophomores into the Keough Spanish Honor Society.

setts Mu. As mentioned before, the requirements are to attain an A or A- average in the second year of study. “I think it is important to learn languages…it connects you to the world” said Sister Emma Jean. The night was filled with music, poetry, smiles and countless camera flashes from proud parents. Sacred Heart has had a strong number of inductees in the past, and it looks like there will be a promising number of future students to be inducted as well. In the words of Nelson Mandela: “If you talk to a man in a language that he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”

Seniors retreat together at Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s church hosted this months past senior class retreat to acclaim vealed certain experiences from his own life in the hope of helping seniors recognize their own vocations. For example, he told seniors about the profound effect that he had on a military veteran in his parish, through prayer. On Wednesday, March 4th, the seniors traveled to St. Another life experience he shared with seniors inJoseph’s Parish in Kingston, Massachusetts for a class re- volved a man he met at the Boston bar, “The Whiskey treat. The day started with senior class moderator and math Priest”. A man without faith and spiritual hope apparently teacher Mr. Jonathan Olson’s speech about what the future engaged Father Matthew in conversation about God. Recan hold for the class of 2015. Olson reminded students garding that conversation as the first spiritual experience that they could still find success even if they did not take in the man’s life, Father Matt became the vehicle of that the conventional path. Olson also told the Sacred Heart man’s realization of God’s existence. No longer questionstudents in attendance that they will succeed wherever ing God’s providential involvement in his life, the conthey find themselves next year and college is one of the versation with Father Matt acted as an epiphany for the best opportunities that life has to offer. man. After speaking, Father Matt celebrated Mass. FolSeniors Henry Eshbaugh and Adam Tomasi read the lowing Mass, the seniors got a chance to hear from Saclassic “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss. After Es- cred Heart teachers bear witness to their life and spiritual hbaugh and Tomasi’s reading, Father Matthew Williams experiences. from the Archdiocese of Boston began a thoughtful disSacred Heart Co-Campus minister, Ms. Jennifer Dufcussion on personal success and happiness. Father Matt fey, then shared her own story with seniors. Duffey told discussed building a healthy foundation for life and re- of her struggle to be recognized as a Catholic by her family. Even without initial family support, Duffey pursued a spiritual path. Now, as a practicing and devout Catholic, Duffey has full family support and finds her life fulfilled and happy. In small discussion groups, students got very emotional as they told of their own lives and experiences. “It was such a bonding moment to see some people that I’ve known for so long time share experiences that I had no idea were happening,” said seStaff photo by Cameron Keough nior Emily Lochran. The day ended with a panSeniors Sean Coleman, Daniel Veitkus, Francesca Keelan, Cassandra Walsh, and el of Sacred Heart teachers Tabitha Johnson sign a banner that will hang at the Baccalaureate Mass. including Mrs. Sarah Ward, BY GABRIELLE FANTASIA Staff Writer

Staff photo by Cameron Keough

Seniors Henry Eshabaugh and Adam Tomasi read aloud.

Ms. Lylah Fitzgerald, Mrs. Elin Slavin, Mr. George Rose, and Mr. Eugene Boyles, sharing some of their own wisdom to the senior class. Senior Henry Eshbaugh said: “It was fun and I’m glad I was able to get into such creative discussion with so many of my friends. I will miss this class.” Senior Maria Fonts said: “The teachers’ stories were really inspirational for me personally and motivating for the future.”

Staff photo by Cameron Keough The hall where seniors amalgamated to begin and end their retreat.

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The mathletes take on a mega challenge Seniors prepare for their departure from the halls of our beloved Sacred Heart BY TIMOTHY KUKETZ Staff Writer Recently, seven Sacred Heart students participated in the annual Moody’s Mega Math Challenge. Since November, 2014 all seven students had prepped twice a week to prepare for the challenging, mathematic prompt presented by Moody’s. Students anticipated a difficult but rewarding Moody’s experience. Moody’s has been around for about 8-9 years and Sacred Heart began competing in Moody’s in their third year of existence. Moody’s gets its name from the Moody’s Financial Group which is based in New York State. While the group originated in New York, it has spread to most of the New England states. A Moody’s team will spend fourteen hours writing a specifically defined paper for submittal. In this year’s competition, 1,300 papers were submitted during the first round and 300 were not read. The reason they weren’t read is that they did not follow Moody’s specific set of guidelines. The teams had to submit their papers by 8:59 pm the day of competition and if they weren’t submitted by then, the reviewers would not read the paper. A minute’s tardiness makes the presentation paper null and void. On Saturday, February 28, the all-junior team consisting of Christopher Gren, William Gregson, Michael Khalil, and David Jennings competed. While they were

not part of Sunday’s team, they still faced the same rules and guidelines that all competitors had to follow. On Sunday March 1st, the three-man team of Senior Henry Eshbaugh and Juniors Benjamin Novak and Nicholas Gallo spent fourteen hours working on a singular math problem. Both teams had to make sure they followed the rules exactly. Such items as font size, type, margins, and timing were all part of strict Moody’s guidelines. Sunday’s team has done very well and out of 1,000 papers submitted, their paper is in the top 120. Once stage one is completed, the papers are read by other assigned judges. These judges can be English teachers, lawyers or other professionals. If the paper advances to stage two however, it will be read by licensed mathematicians. If the paper advances to stage three, the team will travel to Manhattan to explain their paper to certified judges. Prizes at this stage range from scholarships of $35,000 to $125,000. Both teams practiced together, but competed separately. Last week, unfortunately, the Sunday Moody’s team received sad news. They will not be advancing into the second round. It was no small feat, however, to place in the top 120 submissions. Fourteen hours of non-stop rulefollowing, equation-writing, and paper-drafting is an accomplishment in and of itself. The nonstop math took its toll on some of the team members. Junior Nicholas Gallo remarked, “ Math will have its way with your mind.”

Staff photo by Cameron Keough

David Jennings, WIlliam Gregson, and Chris Gren analyze their math problem.

Staff photo by Cameron Keough

David Jennings talks to his teammates about their math solution.

February Germany trip was a success

Germany teacher Sister Emma Jean Middendorf brings Sacred Heart to Germany BY WILLIAM KELLEY Staff Writer

Last month, eight Sacred Heart students made a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to Germany, Vienna, Austria and Bavaria taking a comprehensive tour of the entire region. The students flew out of Boston on February 13th, and returned by air from Munich ten days later. By all accounts, the trip was a great time for everyone who went. The trip was championed by Sister Emma Jean Middendorf, Sacred Heart’s sole German teacher. Middendorf has made multiple trips to Germany before, both by herself and with Sacred Heart groups. For a year she even taught English in a German junior college. Since the last trip to Germany in 2009 she had been attempting to organize another trip. Her efforts were finally rewarded in February, 2015. Ms. Julie Trahon, Sacred Heart’s art teacher, also chaperoned the trip. The group was shepherded by a tour guide named Madelief Ter Braak, who did her best to provide a positive experience to the tourists. According to the group, she succeeded. Besides being a native of the area, Madelief was uniquely qualified with a graduate degree in architecture. She knew all of the secrets of the classic architecture on display throughout the region and she was well-versed in local history and current events. She worked 24/7, picked the tourists up from the airport when they arrived and dropped them off when it was time to leave. Everyone on the trip was very pleased with her guidance. Unlike a more common trip to Paris or London there was a much greater variety of tourist attractions for this group.

Photo courtesy by Emma Jean Middendorf

Students and teachers pose for a picture while enjoying themselves in Germany.

“The trip was divided between big cities which were energetic and had a lot to see and small towns which gave the feeling of being back in time,” Middendorf said. Junior Adrian Wong enjoyed the cities the most, especially Berlin “because there were so many interesting things like a lot of cool old churches.” The first stop on the trip was Berlin, Germany. The group spent the first day on a local tour, visiting landmarks like the Brandeburg Gate and the Unter den Linden, a very fashionable boulevard. The second day was reserved for shopping and exploration. After Berlin they travelled to Prague, stopping at Dresden, a town that was actually rebuilt to excruciating detail after it was burnt down by Allied soldiers in retaliation for the bombing of London. After visiting Dresden they travelled to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and a city described by the artist Goethe as “the most precious stone in the crown of the world”. The next day they took a walking tour of the city, seeing the immaculately beautiful sights. In Prague, Middendorf and the other students were able to meet up with a Sacred Heart alum, Elizabeth Jundt, who was actually the first Chinese exchange student. She is currently a student in Prague and when she saw on social media that Sacred Heart had a group in her city she had to meet up with them. Enroute to Vienna, the capital of Austria, the next stop on the itinerary was the 1,441 room Schonnbrunn Palace. As the home of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and many more classical superstars, Vienna’s greatest claim to fame is its incredible musical heritage. The students also spent two days in Vienna on another tour of the great palaces and museums common to Vienna. The high point for several students was St. Stephen’s Cathedral, an ancient church steeped in historical depictions of religious scenes and historical events. The next day the intrepid tourists visited Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart and saw the house in which he was born and a museum chronicling his life and career. They also sojourned to Sondsee, specifically a small cloister church that was used as a setting for the classic film The Sound of Music. Afterwards they arrived at their final destination, Munich, the capital of Bavaria. Munich is a true cosmopolitan city, at the forefront of music and the arts. A highlight of the Munich tour was the arena built for the 1972 Olympic Games. A much more somber experience was the tour of

the reconstructed Dachau Concentration Camp, now a museum and memorial for the countless lives lost there. After the visit to Munich the tourists spent a restful night in that Bavarian city and departed the next day for Boston. All the participants were left with fond memories and a lot more knowledge of a culture they previously knew little about. When asked what her favorite part of the trip was Middendorf responded: “My favorite part was seeing the faces of the students mesmerized by seeing all these things they learned about in their textbooks in person for the first time.”

Photo courtesy by Emma Jean Middendorf

A gentle meander down an urban street in Germany.

Photo courtesy by Emma Jean Middendorf A fence that people put locks on to symbolize their love.

Profiles

5 March 31, 2015

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Coaches you may not yet know BY EMILY LOCHRAN Staff Writer

Coaches prepare their teams despite record-breaking snowfalls Coach Katy Holt is the head coach of boys track. This is her 7th year coaching track and she just got promoted to head coach this year. Though this is her first year being head coach, she has helped coach the team in events like javelin. She has coached youth basketball and has coached different camps for basketball and track. She looks forward to winning some meets this year. She hopes with the numbers this season the boys’ team will succeed. She said: “I encourage and workout with the kids. I like to show them that if I can do it they can do it too.” All photos on page by Staff photographer Cameron Keough Coach Katy on the track with her runners.

Coach Cam McClay is the head boys’ lacrosse coach. This is his 4th season coaching the team and has coached other sports like hockey in the past. He said: “I am laid back with the kids but I also try to strive for improvement and I want them to be the best they can be. I don’t want to say I’m strict but I’m hard on them to better themselves. It’s a fun team to be a part of.” Coach wants to make a statement this season in the tournament and in the games. He hopes to see the boys go very far in the league this year. Coach McClay passing the ball around in the gym with his team.

Coach Pat is the head coach of girls’ track. This is his 15th year coaching at Sacred Heart and his 4th year as head coach. He has coached at 5 or 6 different schools and has coached girls’ basketball for 32 years, track for 30 years, and soccer for 28 years. He says this is the smallest team since he’s been at Sacred Heart so it’s going to be difficult, but he has full faith that the team will succeed this season. Pat said of his team: “When I coach the girls, I always tell them to have fun, work hard, and we will win.” Coach Pat timing his runners in the snow as tall as him.

Coach Maxey is the head coach of girls’ lacrosse. This is her second year coaching lacrosse at Sacred Heart, but its 10th year coaching the sport total. She has not coached other sports in the past. “I want compassion for the players, regardless of what level they are at. I want them to feel included and feel confident in their abilities. Every practice should involve them interacting with the ball because that is how they get good.” She enjoys watching the new players start enjoying the game and see everyone having fun. She encourages the kids to develop friendships and a team bond. She said, “Watching them fall in love with the same sport I did is what I look forward to the most each season.” Coach Maxey passing around before practice. Coach Saya posing with his player, Griffin Wagner.

Coach Saya coaches boys’ varsity tennis. This is his 3rd year at Sacred Heart having previously coached basketball at other schools. “I like to keep the kids moving and involved all the time. Have them learn from other kids who are doing well. If they are doing something poorly I have them work on that until they get better. I basically like the kids to learn from example”. Saya says that he has a good group of about 12 kids who are very skilled at both singles and doubles. He believes this will be a very good season, and he looks forward to it.

“It was my first time to the city and I couldn’t have picked a better group of people to experience it with.” (What would Steve Kent do?)

“I had so much fun in New York. It’s my favorite city and it’s even better when I get to go with some of my closest friends. The seminars were entertaining and it was, overall, a great trip!”

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For the 91st consecutive year, New Y the Columbia Scholasitic Press Confe ulty advisers from 34 states, Mexico, a for a 3-day journalistic experience. A sessions presented by professional ind dents and their chaperones had the op most vibrant and exciti

“The Columbia trip is one of the highlights of my senior year. It also helped me feel super smart for a few days.”

“I attended the Columbia trip last year, and while I enjoyed that one, this one meant more to me because I was with my staff. From the six hour trip to the city, the time in the college, and the shenanigans around Times Square, I loved this trip.”

“Going to Columbia for a second time was a great learning experience. It was also a lot of fun spending time with the staff wandering the city.” (It’s chyaa boy) “People don’t change, they choose to be different.” – Hal Schmidt “People like me hate you. KNOW WHY? We’re old.” –Karl Grubaugh “Practice, Practice, Practice; THAT’S HOW YOU GET GOOD!” – Blanca Schnobrich “You know it’s dank.” –Steve Kent “You’re just learning to manipulate peoples’ brains… because you want to rule the world” –Steve Kent

Heart Beat staff poses by the Columbia library.

“The trip was a blast. It was radical – in every meaning of the word. Between hatred of censorship, snarky headlines, and an awesome time with my friends, I was having a great time every second of the trip.”

All photos by

Video shot and created by Cam Keough of the trip to Columbia University

AT STAFF IN A STATE OF MIND

York City’s Columbia University hosted erence. Student journalists and their facand Canada assembled at the university Attendees were able to choose from 318 dustry leaders. At the same time, the stupportunity to explore one of the world’s ing cities- The Big Apple!

7 “New York City is a place full of secrets and adventures and it was awesome to take on those things with my close friends! Would not replace those three days for the world! (White space and fonts are friends, not food)

“The pizza in New York City tastes so good because of the water” “CSPA as a whole brought a whole new dynamic to not only my journalism skills, but to my overall work ethic. The trip as a whole really brought us together. It was a great way to end senior year!”

“My first time in NYC was filled with lots of memories and inside jokes that I will remember forever. (The sorority pose is ruining our freedom!)

Cameron Keough

“The trip was, overall, a great time. I enjoyed the entertaining and educational seminars along with the fun nights in the city!

“I found the whole trip fun and insightful, even though I do not want to be a journalist”

Arts

8 March 31, 2015

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Sacred Heart takes on the Immortal Bard Students put on an ironically flawless performance of A Comedy of Errors and crew rehearsed for a month, with one of the rehearsals containing membe rs of a Shakespearean workshop. The cast enhanced their form via the guidance of the workshop members. Rehearsals and workshops culminated in the final performance, seen on Thursday, March 26. Senior Tim Kuketz said of the rehearsals: “I had a lot of fun. Putting the show together was a good experience.” Sacred Heart’s music director, Mrs. Agata Orzechowska, began the play’s performance by explaining to the attendees that her chorus would begin the play by singing “Come Again! Sweet Love Doth Now Invite” by John Dowland. Following Shakespearean tradition, choStaff photo by Cameron Keough Staff photo by Cameron Keough ruses often opened a play’s action. The piece Lucianna (Emily Waystack) is not into Antipholus The chorus during their first performance was renaissance in nature, lending to the themes (Griffin Wagner) As the adviser of the Shakespeare class, English esca Keelan dragging Tim Kuketz onstage. Bethat would later be presented in the play. teacher Mrs. Winifred Dick directed A Comedy After the chorus sang, the Shakespearean come- hind the actors was a frantic scene wherein the of Errors in this year’s annual Shakespeare perdy began, with seniors Cassie Walsh, and Franc- rest of the cast entered and left humorously. formance. Played entirely by Sacred Heart What followed was yet another charming students “Comedy” was performed in the Sacred Heart Shakespearean performance, auditorium for the students and faculty. from a group of dutiful thespians. While A Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare’s first Shakespeare can be hard to follow, you play, is about a hapless merchant, played always know just when to laugh due to by senior Tim Kuketz, who is sentenced the comic body language employed by all to death. His only hope is in his twin sons, the actors. In true Sacred Heart fashion, a who were separated years before. Neither male actor was given the role of a dainty knows that the other is in the city and anwoman, played perfectly by senior Chris tics (and confusion) ensue. Of course, it’s Latini. a comedy, so all ends well. The brothers A Comedy of Errors was another fresh, are reunited, they find love, and everyone fun performance, led by Mrs. Dick. The ends up safe and sound. Staff photo by Cameron Keough chorus closed with“Fields of Gold”, made For the past month, the cast has been workThe entire cast in the dramatic, climactic final scene of the play famous by Sting. The show was absolutely ing with Mrs. Dick, in and out of school, where all the questions are answered fun for all. preparing for their main performance. Cast BY CASEY CAMPBELL Staff Writer

What Leonard Nimoy left behind for us The beloved actor and icon of Star Trek fame BY WILLIAM KELLEY Staff Writer

On February 27, 2015, Leonard Nimoy passed away in his Bel-Air, California home due to heart failure. To those close to him, he will be remembered as a friend, father, grandfather and husband. To the vast majority of the human race, he is remembered as an alien with pointy ears and a knack for nerve pinches. We are all the

Photo courtesy of startrek.com Leonard Nimoy, in his most iconic role.

richer for it. Nimoy, a native of Boston, began acting at the age of 8. For Nimoy, acting was his passion and he “never wanted to do anything else”. He never achieved much acclaim, however, only winning small, forgettable roles. Nimoy was convinced he would never be a star and had to take on odd jobs, like driving cabs and working in a pet store, to support his wife and children. He didn’t foresee Star Trek. Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek is regarded as a classic TV show now, a staple of its genre and one of the most iconic series of all time. At the time, however, it was seen as absurd. Science fiction films didn’t make billions of dollars at the box office and the first Star Wars film was still eleven years away. Science fiction was seen as, at best, children’s fare and, at worst, trash. Very few considered it to be art. Star Trek would change that and Leonard Nimoy’s Spock would be an irreplaceable part of that paradigm shift. Nimoy played Spock, the science officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise, a space vessel in a utopian future, dedicated to exploring the universe. Spock was half-human but was also half-Vulcan, Vulcans being pointy-eared, wise aliens who had no emotions. Spock, as a character, struggled with

his two heritages, becoming an ever more nuanced character as the series continued. As Spock developed, so did Nimoy’s fame. William Shatner’s Captain Kirk was the leader and ostensible star of the show. Nimoy, however, would become the most symbolic actor of the show. Spock’s mannerisms and oddities would become closely ingrained in pop culture. informing fans and followers into the present. Many of these, from the instantaneously-effective Vulcan Nerve Pinch to his famous “Live Long and Prosper” were created by Nimoy himself, drawing from his own experiences and Jewish heritage. After the television series ended, Nimoy had trouble finding other work. The downside of his fame as Spock was that he would be typecast in that role, or casting directors would only see “Spock” in his performance, leading to difficulty finding other leading roles. Regardless of his later career, Nimoy’s performance of Spock was an important one. It was the first time an alien perspective had ever really been explored in the mainstream media to such an extent. Spock was a mirror we could use to look at ourselves, an outsider who could understand us as only someone apart from us could.

Arts

9 March 31, 2015

HEART BEAT

Alan Freed: the father of Rock n’ Roll The little-heard story of the man behind the rise of an entire genre BY JACKSON DUNN Staff Writer

It’s safe to assume that everybody has their own personal musical palate. There are some who love country, and some who love Beethoven. Personally, I’m a huge rock and roll fan, not just for its sheer magnitude, but also for its colorful, sometimes violent, history. Those who know the history of their music, appreciate it on a whole new level. So, without further ado, I will now enlighten those who do not know how Rock n Roll came into existence. In the late 1940’s, a man by the name of Alan Freed, also known as Moondog, met a record store owner named Leo Mintz, owner of one of Cleveland’s largest record stores. Mintz mentioned to Freed that there was an increased interest in R&B music among white teens, a taboo at the time, as segregation was a part of the culture. Up until Freed’s radio reign, popular R&B songs would be covered by white artists, as black music was unable to be played on mainstream air waves. In March of 1951, Freed moved to Cleveland and joined station WJW, and was granted airtime during the night. Freed got on the air, and dubbed his show “The Moondog House”, calling himself “King of the Moondoggers.” He aired R&B music throughout the night, drawing more and more attention and fandom with every broadcast. The new, raw, underground sound he was playing, along with his slang-caked, enthusiastic personality, made him insanely popular. While the records sold great with the teens of the time, the term R&B was a well-known term for black music. It was then that Freed popu-

larized and adopted the term we all use today, Rock and Roll. In July of 1952, Freed helped organize the Moondog Coronation Ball, widely regarded as the first ever Rock and Roll concert. Over 20,000 people tried to cram into the Cleveland Arena, a venue built for around 11,000. Due to “safety concerns”, the concert was shut down by the fire department after the opening act. There was almost a riot. Freed gained Photo courtesy of crystalballrecords.com even more air- The cover art for Freed’s album’s “Rock ‘N’ time after the Roll Dance Party”, one of the first of its kind. adolescence. In 1958, while hosting a concert in concert, and also Boston, Freed accidentally started a riot. When enjoyed a huge, personal popularity boost. In 1956, Freed moved to New York City and be- the police showed up to shut down the show gan working for the pop station WINS, an estab- due to another racially fueled “overcrowding” lished round-the-clock Top 40s station. This sta- charge, Freed reportedly exclaimed, “Looks tion was broadcast to Europe, where, according like the police don’t want you to have any fun.” to Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, the new He was charged with inciting a riot and was sound reached the members of the group in their arrested, a typical Establishment maneuver. After his arrest, radio executives filed a lawsuit against him for accepting payola, a payment made by record companies to disc jockeys to play certain records on the radio. This went against Freed’s self-imposed code of conduct to never play a record he didn’t personally enjoy. Freed lost the suit, however, and was sacked from the station and had to pay a minimal fine. In 1960, two years after Freed lost his job, payola was made illegal. Alan Freed was a stand-up guy who loved music, regardless of original artists or racial background. Music is a universal language, and Freed lived and died by the idea that all music should be given a fair chance to be played over the airwaves, especially when it is popular. Moondog opened the doors for a new age of music: The Age of Rock and Roll. Without his bravery and enthusiasm for music, the musical world as we know it wouldn’t exist. I would encourage you to research and find out how your own favorite genre or style came to be, and to appreciate all the toil and strife that went into making it successful. It took multiple concerts, years of radio play, eradication of a severe racial tension, and even a few riots to bring Rock and Roll into the world. Who knows when the next outbreak of music fever will hit, or how radical it will be?

Freed, pictured here, during a radio broadcast in the prime of his career.

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Opinion

HEART BEAT

EDITORIALs

Dan Goldman: Male Nurse BY DANIEL GOLDMAN Co-Editor-in-Chief

As my high school career is quickly coming to a close, it is time for me to seriously start thinking about the rest of my life. I have already decided that I will be going to nursing school, but I am not quite sure which college or university I will be attending. As deposits must be paid to confirm enrollment at the school, that decision will have to be made within a month or so . Currently, I am deciding between Salve Regina University and Saint Anselm College, as well as waiting to hear on a final decision from UMass Amherst, after having been deferred originally. If I had to decide on a school today, I would choose Salve due to the fact that I have not been accepted to UMass, and I have yet to visit Saint A’s. I am sure that no matter where I go to school I will enjoy my experience and time spent there. I am nervous about entering a nursing program, but cannot picture myself majoring in anything else. I decided that I wanted to become a nurse around the start of my junior year in high school. Before then I had no idea what I wanted to do, and nursing hadn’t even crossed my mind. I first started considering becoming a nurse when my mother told me that my grandfather thought I would make a great nurse. He was in and out of the hospital frequently, always saying how much he loved his male nurses. He thought I would make a good one. The rest of my family agreed with his opinion saying they could picture me as a nurse, and that is when I started to seriously consider nursing as my career path. One day my dad asked me if nursing was what I wanted to do or if I was doing it because other people thought I should. At first, I wasn’t really sure of the answer to his question. I hadn’t thought about majoring in anything other than nursing, and

could not think of a different job that I wanted to do in the future. I do want to become a nurse, but may not have realized this if it were not for my grandfather and the rest of my family telling me they thought I was well suited to become a nurse. Although I know I will become a nurse, I am still not sure what type of nurse I want to become. Eventually I would like to go through a few years of extra schooling to become a nurse practitioner, allowing me to do slightly more than a nurse and slightly less than a doctor. I have considered becoming a pediatric nurse and hopefully work at Boston’s Children’s Hospital. There is also the possibility that I will specialize in diabetic nursing, and do the job that my nurse practioners do at Boston’s Joslin Diabetes Center, where I am a patient. No matter what medical field I specialize in as a nurse I would like to work and live in Boston. With the number of major hospitals in the city, along with the contacts I will make going to school near Boston, it is a perfect city to find a job directly out of college. Only time will tell what I end up doing with my education and opportunities given to me. Hopefully, I choose the path that is best for me as well as one that will help many other people. Dan Goldman flexes his guns while looking ahead at his prosperous future as a male nurse. Staff photo by Cameron Keough

Past and future on a newspaper BY CASEY CAMPBELL Co-Editor-in-Chief

Each year, we are given new challenges. Some straightforward, others daunting. Senior year has given me the pressure of finding a suitable college to hopefully attend, and staffing a newspaper with my fellow co-editor, Dan Goldman. What I did not anticipate was that the decision to join the newspaper staff would also affect my college choice, and my future as a journalist. Dan and I were granted the opportunity to join the 20132014 newspaper staff on their annual trip to the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association Conference. That was Mr. Boccalini’s way of ushering us in as the new co-editors for the 2014-2015 academic year. Having been asked if we’d like to attend Columbia the day before the event, we had a full 15 hours to ask permission and pack, but it was absolutely worth it. That trip still stands as one of my favorite experiences at Sacred Heart. That trip comes to mind, as this year’s staff just atte n d e d the same conference, to wide acclaim. I cannot help but think that if we had not been asked to attend last year’s conference, I might be a different Sacred Heart senior. I would probably lack the same passion for journalism that I now have. I might not have applied to Emerson College, and I could have different hopes for a less-thanjournalistic future. Since

the beginning of the year, I have had an absolutely excellent time working on this staff, both writing and laying out the physical paper. I was trained by members of last year’s staff, and have grown through the guidance of my current staff. Through thick and thin, we have accomplished a lot. The first page I edited was in the June edition of the 2014 staff ’s paper. It was a story in the Arts and Entertainment section, about the Springfest festivities. It looked horrible. While there can rarely be too many pictures on any given page, this page was the exception. I threw pictures here and there, seemingly trying to cover as much space in the least artistic possible way. I am certainly not on the level of my other editors, like say Billy Kelley, but I feel I have improved upon my prior mediocrity. It wasn’t until September, 2014, when I began my role as coeditor of this year’s Heart Beat staff, that I decided my future. I loved the atmosphere of making this paper, and writing for it. I know that my time on this small school newspaper will prepare me for a future in journalism, whether it be online or print. With a few short high school months looking me in the face, I can’t help but look back. I am hesitant to leave this school, but I really do not want to leave this staff. I’ve gained some of my fondest memories within the walls of the unofficial Newspaper Lab.

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THE HEART BEAT Co-Editors-in-Chief: Casey Campbell Daniel Goldman Front Page Editor: Emily Waystack News Editors: Henry Eshbaugh Jeremy Thomas Features Editor: Maribeth Mason Double Truck Editors: Emily Lochran Jennifer Uribe A&E Editor: William Kelley Opinion Editor: Cameron Keough Profiles Editor: Timothy Kuketz Cameron Keough Sports Editor: Gabrielle Fantasia Cameron Keough Photograph Editor: Cameron Keough Photographers: Cameron Keough Kelley O’Donnell Contributing Writers: Jackson Dunn Cameron Keough THE HEART BEAT is the student newspaper of Sacred Heart High School, located at 399 Bishops Highway, Kingston, MA 02364. The views expressed herein are those of the staff. Responsible letters should be addressed to the Editorial Staff c/o Mr. Boccalini or via e-mail at vboccalini@sacredheartkingston.com. THE HEART BEAT welcomes readers’ opinions on all topics. Letters must be signed. The editors reserve the right to reject, edit, or shorten letters. THE HEART BEAT is printed by Graphic Developments, Inc.

Mission Statement

The Heart Beat is Sacred Heart High School’s newspaper. As the present custodians of this long-standing and award-winning publication, we pledge ourselves to the following threefold purpose: To inspire and foster a sense of passion and love for journalism, journalistic ethics and the integrity of the written word; To create and develop an atmosphere of responsible leadership, commitment to truth and dedication to the highest standards of journalistic principles; To recognize that in all we do, we are in the service of our Provident God who has blessed us with the opportunity to minister to the Sacred Heart community. -Vincent Boccalini Moderator The Heart Beat

Press Affiliations Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA) American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) Suffolk University (SU)

Casey Campbell sitting pretty while his daunting future awaits him.

Staff photo by Cameron Keough

Sports

11 March 31, 2015

HEART BEAT

Boston sports fighting to stay alive

The Celtics and the Bruins struggling to hold playoff seeds

BY DANIEL GOLDMAN Staff Writer The Boston Bruins currently sit one place out of the playoff bracket with nine games left to play. Five of these remaining games, however, are against teams that are currently in the playoffs, and most likely are guaranteed playoff spots. The Bruins have been struggling to ride a hot streak, often times losing to teams lower in the standings than them. Losing games that Boston is expected to win, such as a 2-1 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres (currently in last place) on March 17, is the cause behind the Bruins’ fifth place seed in the Eastern Conference. The strange aspect about the 2014-2015 Bruins is that prior to losing to teams such as Buffalo, they were able to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (currently in third place) 3-2 in a shootout on March 12. The Boston Bruins have had short winning streaks of no more than five games throughout the season and then have been plagued by losing streaks of five or more games as well. In the month of March, the Bruins were on a hot streak of five wins in a row. These wins were against formidable opponents, and four of the games took place in a single week. The streak started on Saturday, March 7 with a 3-2 overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers. With a shocking 5-3 win the very next day against ninth place Detroit Red Wings, Boston was able to prove themselves as a worthy opponent. The streak continued with a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators, the team currently three points behind the Bruins with one extra game in their schedule. The Senators are the team to watch as they have the best chance of taking over Boston’s current playoff spot. After the victory on March 12 against the Lightning, and a 2-0 shutout against the Pittsburg Penguins on March 14, the hot streak came to an end on March 15 following a 2-0 loss against the Washington Capitals. This game was the start of a losing streak including the 2-1 loss against the Sabres, a 6-4 loss to Ottawa, 2-1 shootout defeat to the Florida Panthers, a 5-3 loss against the Lightning, and their most recent loss to the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in overtime. Getting back on their feet, the Bruins have been able to win their last two games. The first being a 4-2 win over the fourth place New York Rangers, and the second being a 2-1 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Bruins have the talent necessary to win, but are unable to execute. Recently, they have been relying heavily on rookies David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner. Pastrnak is currently the youngest skater in the National Hockey League, but certainly is not playing like it. “Pasta,” as many call the youngster, has an impressive 25 points in only 40 games played, tallying 10 goals and 15 assists, holding a 13 plus/minus. Spooner, a rookie center called up to replace injured David Krejci has played in 23 NHL games. He currently holds 7 goals and 8 assists, with

2 goals and 2 assists coming over the last ten days. In their most recent victory over the Hurricanes, Spooner was the goal scorer for the Bruins in the first period, while Pastrnak was the overtime hero giving Boston the win. These rookies have been able to prove their worth to the Bruins, and have recently contributed heavily to Bruins’ victories. The Boston Celtics are currently tied with the Indiana Pacers for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The top eight teams from the East and West qualify for the playoffs in the NBA, and the Celtics and Pacers are dead even at 31-40, hoping to improve enough during the last few weeks of the regular season to clinch a playoff spot. The Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets are both only half a

teams shy of the playoffs. The Celtics are clearly no exception to this trend as they would be tied for eleventh place if they played in the Western Conference. The Celtics, much like the Bruins, have been extremely inconsistent throughout the season. For much of the season they were only able to win one or two games consecutively. It was not odd for them to then lose three in a row. As the season winds down the Celtics find themselves fighting for a playoff spot. Just as the Bruins did, the Celtics were able to go on a five game winning streak a few weeks ago starting on March 9. Wins during this streak came against the Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, and their largest win of the streak

Celtic Marcus Smart defends against Cavaliers Star Lebron James.

game behind Boston and Indiana, and will be pushing to knock them out and take their spot in the playoffs. The last dozen games for each of these teams will be very important and must-wins if they want to make it to the playoffs. The Eastern Conference has been historically weak during the 2014-2015 basketball season. Once you move past the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, of which only two would be in the top eight if they played in the Western Conference, the teams start to become extremely mediocre. The fifth place team in the East would be ranked ninth in the West, four

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blowing out the Philadelphia 76ers 108-89 on March 16. This win streak was followed by a three game losing streak to the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, and the Detroit Pistons. Their biggest loss came to the Spurs, being defeated 101-89. The Celtics’ longest lasting losing streak took place near the beginning of the season between November 21 and December 2. The biggest loss during this span also came to the San Antonio Spurs when they were defeated 111-89 on November 30. The Celtics, along with their hockey playing counterparts, will have to play hard and win the majority of games left in their shrinking schedules if they hope to make the playoffs. Photo courtesy of The Boston Globe

(Left) Boston Bruins celebrate after scoring a goal.

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Bruins’ Zdeno Chara flexes while taking a slap shot.

Sports

12 March 31, 2015

HEART BEAT

Sacred Heart badminton tournament BY MARIBETH MASON Staff Writer

A long fight to the finish, Sacred Heart Badminton

Like years past, math teacher, Mr. Jonathan Olson, hosted the badminton tournament in the Student Activity Center. The tournament was a two day event held on March 11th and March 12th. About two dozen teams competed for the right to call themselves the 2015 Sacred Heart High School badminton champions. Teams consisted of two people, one boy and one girl. Students from grades nine through twelve were allowed to play. Also, teachers were invited to participate. The first day of the tournament was a warm up to get the teams prepared for the next day and to set up the brackets. Each team played about six games the first day. The first team who earned seven points advanced to the next round. Some teams had creative names and those names were placed on the bracket. On the final day of the tournament the school was abuzz with energy. Everyone was excited to see who would win the championship game. The final day included single elimination, so if a team lost they were officially out of the tournament. The remaining teams played about five rounds with each round getting smaller and smaller as teams were eliminated one by one.

Samatha Knox and Jacklyn Rouse shake hands after a match. Staff Photo by Cameron Keough

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Fabian Bakus and Rachel Struski after winning the Staff Photo by Cameron Keough tournament.

Reagan Cavanaugh and Peter Flaherty, who lost to Cam Keough and health teacher, Mrs. Karen Horan, stated, “I loved playing badminton with everyone. It was so much fun to compete for the championship. It was nice just to hang out with my friends and enjoy some time after school.” The championship game was played between the team of freshman, Maguire Duggan, and sophomore, Bridget LeBlanc. They called themselves the Prep Squad and they competed against the team of freshman, Rachel Struski, and sophomore, Fabian Bakus. The winner of the 2015 badminton tournament was Struski and Bakus. Freshman Jillian Blake commented on the final round: “It was a hard fought battle between both teams and it was very entertaining to watch. They all played so great.”

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March Madness Takes Over BY DANIEL GOLDMAN Staff Writer

University of Kentucky chases an undefeated year - the first since 1975-1976 college basketball season

Spring comes in March, and March brings madness. On March 19 and March 20, sixty-four teams played and March 27, knocking out eight more teams. The “EliteSixty-four college basketball teams are put into a single in thirty-two games in order to eliminate half of the Eight” teams that remained after this round played on elimination bracket, all hopeful to take home the col- qualifying teams. The third rounds were the games al- March 28-29. This round brought the bracket down to the lege basketball’s coveted championship. Four regional lowing entry into the “Sweet-Sixteen,” an achievement “Final-Four.” One more win means the opportunity to play brackets, Midwest, West, East, and South converge for any team. These games were played on March 21-22. in the championship game in hopes of winning the NCAA into one final bracket declaring the NCAA champion. The “Sweet-Sixteen” round was played on March 26 tournament. Kentucky, coming from the Midwest bracket, The first round of the tourtips off against Wisconsin, nament took place on March winner of the West regional 17-18, consisting of four bracket. The second team in wild card games allowing the championship game will four basketball teams a seed be determined by the winner in the bracket of sixty-four. of Michigan State from the These four teams, along with East playing against Duke, sixty others make up the enemerging from the South tire 64 team bracket. Avid regional bracket. The “Finalfans try to predict the winFour” games will be played ner of each and every game on April 4, with the chamthroughout the tournament. pionship game taking place There are so many different on April 6, in Indianapolis. bracket combinations that it Of the remaining four is nearly impossible to fill teams, Kentucky is the faout a perfect bracket. The vored team to win the enchances are so slim that Wartire tournament. The Wildren Buffet has sponsored a cats entered the bracket as “Million dollar bracket chalthe number one seed in the lenge” where anyone who Midwest. Kentucky has yet fills out a perfect bracket will to lose a game this season, receive one-million dollars, and is currently 38-0. If courtesy of Mr. Buffet. Althey were to win the NCAA though no one has ever been championship they would able to do this, the bracket finish with a perfect record of challenge has been stopped 40-0. No team has gone unby Buffet. This year, there defeated since Coach Bobby were no perfect brackets Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers before the tournament even Photo courtesy of fivethirtyeight.com accomplished the feat durreached the final sixteen teams. The undefeated University of Kentucky team celebrates after winning yet. ing the 1975-1976 season.