Friday, November 12, 2010
The Record Volume 41, Issue 10
The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School since 1960
40 Days for Life a Success Jack Schmerold, ’12
Respect Life Club
As you all know, 40 Days for Life has just ended. A few Mondays ago, Priory organized a day of prayer at our local Planned Parenthood, and it was a major success. Every hour was filled and, although we had no confirmation that a baby was saved directly by us, our prayers helped and may have resulted in saved lives. Throughout the country, 632 babies were saved in those 40 days and one Abortion Center was closed! Some ask “How the heck do you get the exact number of saved lives?” Well, one way is that a woman will be convinced by those standing outside the clinic to not have an
abortion by them handing the mother a pamphlet or showing the mother pictures of a fetus – Which results in a saved baby. Or, a woman will enter the clinic planning on having an abortion, but when she comes out, she tells those standing outside the clinic their prayers made her realize that abortion was wrong. (For an exact story see the respect life board.) Sunday the 31st, Halloween marked the official last day of 40 days for life and we had 5 people
from Priory come out to pray for another hour. I want to thank everyone who came and prayed and please keep up the prayers. Also, looking ahead, on January 24th the March for Life is happening in Washington DC, so if you are interested in coming please see Fr. Ralph, Colby Braeckel, or anyone else in the Respect life club.
Naval Band Brings Pleasant Surprise to Sleepy Crowd John Austin, ’14
Entertainment Writer
Last Wednesday Priory was visited by the Naval Academy Admissions Band who played several cover-songs for the student body. The band was made up of members of the Naval Academy, dressed up in USNA football jerseys singing pop hits from the last couple of years and a few older favorites. These songs included: Imma Be, Teenage Dream, Party in the USA, Yeah!, Don’t Stop Believing, I Got A Feeling, and several more. The combination of the cool drums, base and guitar solos, great vocals, and speakers that were so impressive we could feel the vibrations in our chests and made for an exciting surprise for the students. The band did an excellent job of replicating the original songs with features like auto-tune, and wowed the audience with impersonations of Fergie and other
artists. The Naval Academy gave us an enjoyable Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop in the place of the monotonous 1st period in the middle of the week and earned an encore approved by Mr. Finan.
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Zach Weiss, ’11 Editorial Writer
David Taiclet, ’11
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Mr. Jacob Martin, ’11 Zach Weiss, ’11 Jack Wegmann, ’11 Sam Sagartz, ’11 Jack Schmerold, ’12 Luke Slabaugh, ’12 Colin Kopsky, ’12 Andy Hernandez, ’12 John Austin, ’14 Alex Hill, ’15 Artie Hidalgo, ’15
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Wowee zowee, folks, I sure am peeved! Don’t get me wrong, I’m a pretty chipper fellow six days out of the week (I get a case of the Mondays!), but some of the zany new policies of my old pals down in that there editing room are just, excuse my language, downright tomfoolery! I mean holy extensive editing Batman, do they have to censor everything I say? These are just the kind of folks that don’t think average Joes like you and me can handle all their high-falootin’ city talk, so every time a good, decent feller puts something in an article that’s too “risky” for them, they take those danged erasers and go to town on it. Bob Saget,
Friday, November 12, 2010 Volume 41, Issue 10 that just gets my goat! A regular old editorial columnist such as you or I isn’t treated like the grown up he really is; and the reader who knows that the world is a darn near horrible and mighty scary place, well shucks, he’s seen it all before. Why the Sam Hill do they try and hide stuff from him? The world is full of meanness, but for the past two issues all I’ve been doing is spinning yarns and telling simple, down-home stories about real people like you and I. I wasn’t hurting nobody, and I wasn’t saying anything that folks hadn’t heard before. I was just in in it for the laughs, fellas - for the knee-slapping good times. Osh Kosh B’Gosh, I can’t stand it anymore! I’ll bet my bottom dollar George Washington’s looking down on us from that big white house up in the sky and he’s weeping. Why’s he weeping? Because he cannot tell a lie ladies and gentlemen, and I can’t tell a lie either, (not worth continuing)
Grinds My Gears Mr. Jacob Martin, ’11 Editorial Writer
Yes, it’s your favorite time of week again; it’s the time that you get to read and/or not edit my article, depending on who you are and when you’re reading it. Now, straight to business we go. You know what really grinds my gears? Monday, I lost a lot of blood. “Ah, yes, because of the blood drive, the only time anyone will ever see Mr. Martin’s blood!” you may think. While I did give blood and it is the only time anyone besides me will ever see my blood, that is not what grinds my gears. While it did make my chemistry test the next period much more interesting and inexplicably amusing, that blood loss was voluntary. No, I refer to the blood loss inflicted on me when I got home. You see, I take showers on occasion to keep myself from smelling like a corpse or the class of 2012 (I’m not sure why, they just have a distinctive scent about them). Normally I use Dove soap, but since this weekend I could only find crows, I decided to buy some instead of making my own. This is where the blood loss comes in: apparently it is now fashionable for soap manufacturers to grind up shards of
glass and put them into their product. I have no idea why a consumer would find this to be acceptable (excepting masochists) but I do not. If I wanted to rub razor blades all over my body, I’d do so. No, seriously, that’s a thing I’ve done before; it really intimidates bears, but I digress. Now, I first encountered this phenomenon with toothpaste a few years back. No problems there, at least then it grinds up against the teeth and actually removes plaque and things. But my skin is not covered in plaque and it is slightly more sensitive than a healthy tooth. I don’t need bits of sand to strip things off of my skin; that’s why I have the remoras anyway (see, remora is the name of those fish you always see hanging around sharks, removing parasites and things; I’m implying that I’m so cool that I actually have fish to hover around and clean my skin for me, that’s the joke I’m making here; I know I had to explain it but it’s still pretty amusing if you ask me). So please, soap companies, until the real doves come back north and I can resume making my own soap, remove those pointless balls of scathing hatred. I’m almost completely certain that everyone else finds them just as pointless as I find them and I would very sincerely appreciate it.
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Cheers and Jeers Luke Slabaugh, ’12 Editorial Writer 1. Cheers to the Record for attributing that pasty Chilean’s picture to the writer of this article in last week‘s issue. Such an act harnesses more energy than that lame excuse for a “miner miracle” article that weaseled its way onto the front page. 2. Jeers to the senior lounge. Everyone loves the seniors. The Record staff and I are a huge fans. Historically, the senior lounge has been a very open-ended matter: Golden Grahams always found a way to conceal themselves under the seats, Mr. Ham’s ravishing senior picture occasionally hung on the wall. Last year the seniors gladly accepted the metal rack on wheels (designated for backpacks and such) as an ornament, essentially replacing that 3x3 foot labyrinth called a “Lost & Found.” They left items ranging from thermoses half filled with coffee to a MacBook Pro on said rack for an entire summer. The class would build forts out of the furniture provided and out of their own belongings. However, this senior class should take into account rearranging the furniture. The couches are set up a certain way - it should probably go back the same way when they’re done with it. 3. Jeers to the People’s Republic of China for blocking “evil” as a word for their search engine. Okay, “human rights” and “despotism” have no business being researched, but preventing a general word like “evil” is just bothersome. As if evil took one form (capitalism). However, China apparently has no problem with its citizens entering “components of a bomb” into their computers. Can’t say the same for Priory. 4. Cheers to David Fournie for jeering the underclassmen at lunch. The Star has recently taken notice of early entry into the cafeteria by the sophomores and freshmen at regular lunch periods. However, the school cafeteria is not the bookstore (or “Campus Store,” if that’s
how you roll), where it opens and closes whenever it pleases (additionally, the cafeteria will not charge you $10 if you leave your Bible behind, or overprice virtually every energy bar, but that‘s an issue for another day). But the Fourn-Dog brings up an excellent point. He has always been adamant about this matter. If anyone eating at second-X sets foot in the lunch room before 12:15, he’ll roll his eyes at you, take a firm bite out of his golden delicious apple, and kick you the heck out. An early entry by the underclassmen is preventing David from indulging in his Szechwan meatballs. And he’s mad about it. So back off.
Weekly Calendar Friday, 10/8/2010 • C Team Football @ Principia 4:15 • JV Soccer @ Whitfield 4:15
Saturday, 10/9/2010 • Varsity Football Homecoming vs Principia 2:00 • Varsity Soccer @ Whitfield 2:30
Monday, 10/11/2010 • Senior Privileges Begin • Varsity Soccer vs Duchesne 4:15 • JV Soccer vs Duchesne 4:15 • JV Football @ Borgia 5:00
Tuesday, 10/12/2010
Weekly Lunches 10/8 - 10/15 Friday, 10/8 Cheese Lasagna Monday, 10/11
Wednesday, 10/13/2010 • PSAT Exam Forms IV & V 8:00am • JV Soccer vs Saint Pius 4:15
Bacon Lettuce Tomato Wrap Tuesday, 10/12 Chicken Fried Steak Wednesday, 10/13 BBQ Riblet Thursday, 10/14 Spaghetti w/wo Meatsauce Friday, 10/15 Pasta Con Broccoli
Thursday, 10/14/2010 • C Team Football vs Burroughs 4:15 • JV Soccer vs DeSmet 4:15
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2010 MLB Award Predictions Sam Sagartz, ’11 Content Editor
American League Rookie of the Year – announced Nov. 15 Frontrunners: Austin Jackson and Neftali Feliz Jackson – Although Jackson played well in center field and had a strong offensive season (. 293 average, 100 runs scored, 180 hits), voters will be scared away by the fact that he led the AL in strikeouts. Feliz – With 40 saves and a 2.73 ERA, Feliz had the biggest rookie impact and helped the Rangers get to the World Series. My pick: Neftali Feliz Cy Young – announced Nov. 18 Frontrunners: CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez, and David Price Sabathia – Despite an underwhelming 3.18 ERA for a Cy Young candidate, Sabathia managed to win 21 games and strike out 197 batters. Hernandez – Led the league with a 2.27 ERA, and was second in strikeouts, but due to poor run support, he barely scraped a winning record, going 13-12. Price – With only 6 losses and an impressive ERA of 2.72, Price is hoping voters will care more about ERA than they do about wins. My pick: Felix Hernandez MVP – announced Nov. 23 Frontrunners: Josh Hamilton and Miguel Cabrera Hamilton – as arguably the most underpaid player in the AL, Hamilton led the league in
batting average (.359), but he didn’t put up the home run and RBI numbers most voters love. Cabrera – managed to be in the top 5 in all three Triple Crown categories (2nd in average, 3rd in home runs, and 1st in RBI’s). My pick: Miguel Cabrera National League Rookie of the Year – announced Nov. 15 Frontrunners: Jason Heyward, Buster Posey, Jaime Garcia, and Gaby Sanchez Heyward – Touted to be the ROTY from the first week of the season, Heyward finished with a decent .277 average, 18 home runs, and 72 RBI’s. Posey – Although he didn’t play in the big leagues until two months after the other candidates, Buster Posey managed to hit 18 home runs with 67 RBI’s while hitting over . 300. Jaime Garcia – Despite a “weak” second half (only a 3.43 ERA), Jaime finished fourth in the league in ERA with 2.70 and had an impressive record of 13-8. Gaby Sanchez – Led the NL rookies in RBI’s and hit .273 with 19 home runs. However, he had a very poor second half. My pick: Jaime Garcia Cy Young – announced Nov. 16 Frontrunners: Roy Halladay and Adam Wainwright Halladay – Led the league in wins, was 2nd in strikeouts and WHIP, and 3rd in ERA Wainwright – put up a career high of 20 wins, was 2nd in strikeouts, struck out over 200 batters, and was 3rd in WHIP. My pick: Halladay MVP – announced Nov. 22 Frontrunners: Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, and Carlos Gonzalez My Pick: Albert Pujols
Lunchroom Tradition Breached Jack Wegmann, ’11 Opinion Writer
The lunchroom has undergone some serious changes this year, and this time I’m not talking about the faster self-serving lines or the worthless coffee machine. This time I will be discussing my utter contempt for the new rules that seem to restrict the seniors from taking their rightful place at the front of every lunch line whenever they want. This prevents Mr. Finan from sitting down to enjoy his lunch. Instead, he must patrol the lunch line like a mother penguin guarding its egg. His eggs in
this case being freshmen who complain to their parents about getting cut and have their parents call and complain to Mr. Finan. When I was a freshmen, I never would have thought to try to change the Priory hierarchy that is cutting in the lunch line. I knew that when I was a sophomore I would get to cut freshmen and as a senior I would get to cut everyone besides fellow seniors. It wasn’t always fun or easy having ten seniors walk in right when I was getting my plate but I knew one day my patience would pay off. Or so I thought... Note: The opinions expressed in this section are stricly those of the author, and are not necessarily those of Saint Louis Priory School or the editors of The Record.
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Friday, September 17 2010 Volume 41, Issue 3
Best Sushi Around Andy Hernandez, ’12 Food Writer
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Junior School Update Alex Hill, ’15 Artie Hidalgo, ’15
Unfortunately, junior school sports have been doing Whenever I am in Clayton and hunger strikes, I almost poorly lately. The 8th grade football team lost to MICDS and always get some of the best sushi in St. Louis at Wasabi Sushi the eight grade soccer team lost as well. In addition, the Bar. The winner of multiple awards from prominent food Freshmen beat the junior school in the XC Pizza Challenge. magazines, this purveyor of delicious Japanese cuisine is a Here are the MLS teams in the playoffs - LA Galaxy, great place to taste the complexities that are evident in Real Salt Lake, NY Red Bull, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Japanese food. The Japanese palette is much different from Seattle Sounders, Colorado Rapids, San Jose Earthquakes - I that of most American food, as it features a larger array of predict that LA Galaxy will win this year’s cup. David bitter and salty tastes, and focuses more on the pure flavor of Beckham, Landon Donovan, and Edson Buddle have all been the individual ingredients while plated in a simple and clean performing very well this season. The final is on Nov. 21st. The NFL game of the week is the New England manner. Japanese food also tends to be relatively healthy with lots of vegetables and other low fat items. Wasabi has many Patriots vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers. I think that the Steelers excellent offerings like its fantastic fried rice, satisfying bento will take the win. As for Tom Brady, he is overrated and boxes (boxes with many different small dishes), and golden Justin Beiber has better hair than him. With Troy Polamalu crispy tempura fried shrimp. When I go to Wasabi, however, I going against the Patriots, all of you fantasy players should probably bench Brady. I also recommend acquiring the am more inclined to sink my teeth into some of their sushi. The Steelers’ running back Rashard Mendenhall, one of the Japanese art of making sushi can take many years to master, youngest and underrated back in football. If you have him in and most sushi chefs spend at least two years just learning how fantasy, play him. to make the sushi rice. The sushi chefs at Wasabi are of the highest pedigree. There are two types of sushi offered: the common rolled sushi and the nigiri-style sushi (just a fish placed on rice). At Wasabi, you can find the more traditional Colin Kopsky, ’12 offerings, of course, but there is also a modern twist in many of Sports Writer their items, making Wasabi so unique and tasty. They manage to respect the traditions of Japanese cuisine while still offering new and creative dishes. If my word is not enough, ask our very Priory Hockey opened the season last Saturday night own Mr. Henry, who frequents this restaurant and can attest to vs. Webster Groves. Missing key players Niall Caparon and its excellence. Overall, this is one of the best places in St. Louis Chris Pilcher, the team knew it would be a tough game. Although Webster scored 3 goals in the first period, the to receive an exemplary Japanese experience. Rebels had a few good chances early, getting some shots on the power play. Webster added another goal about midway through the second period to make it 4-0. Freshman TJ Niemann made his debut between the pipes and settled in in the second and third periods, only giving up 1 goal off of numerous Webster shots. Liam Ware, who didn't dress as a goalie that night, decided he would play forward. Though he did not play many shifts, Liam actually played a pretty good game, landing a few hits and making some good passes. Webster played very dirty the entire game: one player even punched Sal Revetta in the face, a few cross-checked Colin Kopsky in the back of the head, and two tried to fight Brendan Thomas after the game. Even though the score was 4-0, the Rebels played a pretty good game, considering most of the the team that night had never played a high school hockey game before. Thanks to all of the fans who came to the game that night. The next game is on Saturday at 9:30 at Affton.
Hockey Struggles in Opener
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