Monday, January 24, 2011
The Record Volume 41, Issue 16
The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory High School since 1960
Smashing End to Benefit Dodgeball Tournament Conversation with the Headmaster
Kevin Hess, ’11 Editor in Chief
Photo credit: Jim Molloy
The winning team, All Naturals, poses with their first place trophy
Charlie Rosebrough, ’10 Entertainment Writer
This past Monday Priory Community Service club hosted its first ever dodgeball tournament. This event can be described in no other words than jaw dropping (quite literally actually I saw Will Pohlman’s face nearly torn off by a well thrown ball).The tournament itself had 14 teams (1 of which was a faculty team) and started off with pool play. Each team battled hard with Jack Ciapciak of the Power Hungry Hippos dancing around balls on the court and Mr. Bussen yelling like a beast and almost popping the balls with his forearm strength, but in the end only five teams were selected to play for 1st 2nd and 3 rd place and their corresponding trophies, janky pieces of wood nailed together, spray painted gold and then affixed with WWE wrestling action figures. These teams were truly tested both mentally and physically in a
grueling double elimination bracket that in the end yielded three teams: Big Red, a young freshman team, The G.V.I.F.C. (Glad Vandals Indoor Football Club) featuring such athletes as Colin Linkul, Peter Jochens, Tony Cribbin, and McCarthy Grewe, and All-Natural, a bold shirtless junior team. The first game to decide 3rd place and who would play for the championship was a hard fought battle with both teams going back and forth but in the end The G.V.I.F.C triumphed over Big Red. This left AllNatural and The G.V.I.F.C. to play for all the bacon. Now, I would like to tell you that the championship match was exciting but that’d be a lie. Seve Esperago’s arm dismantled the Vandals and helped earn them the tallest janky trophy of all. The Vandals, as humble losers, responded by thanking AllNatural for a good game and then promptly smashing their 2 nd place trophy against a wall. To conclude, thanks for participating and supporting Community Service Club!
The administration recently held their annual “Conversation with the Headmaster”, which is a questionanswer session held between parents and the administration as a whole about important issues in the school. Many topics were covered this year, and, while much news had less of an impact on students this year than last year, there are many upcoming changes that are exciting and important and should be brought to the attention of the student body. One thing which was brought up is the expanded use of “Moodle”. Moodle, for those who haven’t had the pure ecstasy of using it, is essentially a website where teachers can post things like their syllabi, notes, or even practice quizzes. Overall, Priory looks to expand even further with Moodle, though it shall remain completely optional for all teachers, in the future. The most exciting news for me, though I personally have no benefit from it, is that, over the summer, most classrooms in the high school will be equipped with white and Smartboards. This will be done to match the updates that have happened in the Junior School. These renovations will give a whole new look to the school, and, I believe, they will help students learn by bringing a clean look to the classrooms. (continued on back page)
Editorials The Record - The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School
Monday, January 24, 2011 Volume 41, Issue 16
The Record Staff Editor in Chief:
Kevin Hess ’11
Layout Editor:
David Taiclet, ’11
Content Editors:
Cat Murder
Jon Gower, ’11 Sam Sagartz, ’11
Mr. Jacob Martin, ’11 Weekly Editorial Writer
Gentlemen, first off, let me answer your question: yes. Now that that’s out of the Faculty Moderator: way, allow me to explain why. I dislike cats, for Mr. Matthew L. Barrett one thing, they’re like less awesome dogs. They’re the passive aggressive hippies of the In this issue... pet world. However, that is not the sole reason Kevin Hess, ’11 for the change in this Mr. Jacob Martin, ’11 week’s title. What kills Zach Weiss, ’11 cats, you ask? Curiosity, Jon Gower, ’11 gentlemen, that is what Charlie Rosebrough, kills cats. Of course, it ’11 follows that I am curious Luke Slabaugh ’12 about something. Indeed, Tommy Yoon ’12 there are many things that pique my curiosity. This week that thing happens to be the concept of political correctness. I’m not saying that diplomacy isn’t in order at times, I’m just saying that The Record Disclaimer some people are utterly The Record is the official student publication of Saint Louis Priory ridiculous, if you can even School in St. Louis, Missouri. It refer to them as people (hippies, for example, is produced by student editors/ staff members. Its purpose is blur the line between man and beast quite threefold: to inform students of effectively; of course, most things tend to be events in the community; to encourage discussion of local, blurry for the hippies). Someone once tried to national, and international issues; and to serve as a training chastise me for addressing my dogs in the ground for budding journalists, following manner: “Come on, dogs, let’s go photographers, and graphic designers. The Record accepts inside.” Apparently referring to something by contributions from all members o f t h e P r i o r y c o m m u n i t y , its species is inherently offensive. I was asked including students, faculty, and to imagine how I would feel if someone said, alumni. The Record will not “Come on, men, let’s go over there.” Being in publish content considered Fr. Paul’s BC Calculus course I can say that we legally unprotected speech, including but not limited to: are addressed as men every day and it is an libel, copyright infringement, unwarranted invasion of privacy, honor to be called man by that man. If an alien or material disruption of the came down to earth and said, “Hello, human,” educational process. Student e d i t o r s a p p l y p r o f e s s i o n a l I would be more amazed by the mere fact of standards to the production of the newspaper and are solely alien contact than offended by the fact that the responsible for all content, both alien didn’t call me sir. Yes, my next words explicit and implicit. Letters to the Editors are always appreciated. Feedback not intended for publication is also welcome.
would probably be, “Hello, sir, let’s try that again,” but that’s beside the point. Where did this alien even learn English, anyway? Why would he choose to say hello instead of good day? How can I tell this alien is a male? These are the important questions, not, “Where did he or she learn his or her manners? He just addressed me by the name of my species!” I digress, as usual. In Greece, it is not considered impolite to call a woman “Woman” or to call an octogenarian “Old Man” or “Grandma” because that’s simply what they are (though you should avoid calling old men Grandma, that probably is actually offensive). And yet here I’m suddenly a bad person when I say, “Hold on a moment, woman, I’m still using that measuring cup.” Just because she’s my mother doesn’t mean she’s not also a woman, ergo I should be allowed to address her as such. I was using that measuring cup, too. Who puts eggs into a measuring cup 75% filled with water? I was fully justified. No one’s a bad person when they say to me, “Yeah, well that’s like your opinion, Man,” because that’s just what I am. A man. I simply don’t understand how referring to people as themselves constitutes impropriety, and for that reason I dislike political correctness, even though that may technically be irrelevant to most of what I’ve written. Anyway, as I finish, I remind you: there are many ways to kill a cat, but curiosity’s apparently the most effective. So says the Crossbow.
Monday, January 24, 2011 Volume 41, Issue 16
The Weekly Update The Record - The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory High School
Cheers to Tony LaRussa? make him even better. A la Edison Volquez, Luke Slabaugh, ’12 Editorial Writer
Mark Prior, Kerry Wood.
Cheers to Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa for showing the last traces of sanity in this baseball organization. Among all the hyper, listless transactions and occurences: signing another terrible infielder (Freddie Bynum) to add depth to the list of appalling mediocrity in the middle-infield; learning that ace Adam Wainright had a partial tear in an elbow ligament but still downplaying the injury that he is in fact “OK” ; learning that Ryan Franklin will indeed retire unless he whips out some ungodly numbers in 2011 and then hand over the closer roll to Jason Motte and company….aside from all of that, Tony told the fans that newly-signed Lance Berkman was not, in fact, going to play left field and that the position belonged to Holliday. That’s a good call, even with that booted fly ball off Holliday’s gnads in the back of your head from the Cards’ last playoff appearance. Tony said that Berkman, who’s already shed about 20 pounds in preparation for the role of right field, will make the routine plays. That’s all you can really ask for your aging right fielder, do the routine things excellently, not excellent things routinely.
Weekly Calendar Friday, 1/21/2011 •4:00pm C Bball vs. JBS •5:30pm JV Bball vs. JBS •7:00pm Varsity Bball vs. JBS
Saturday, 1/22/2011 •8:30am Varsity Wrestling Fulton Tournament
Monday, 1/24/2011 •4:00pm Frosh Wrestling vs. DeSmet and Summit •6:00pm Varsity Wrestling @ Lutheran St. Charles • 9:30pm Hockey vs. Ladue @ Hardees
Tuesday, 1/25/2011 • 5:30pm JV Bball vs. Lutheran North • 7:00pm Varsity Bball vs. Lutheran North
Weekly Lunches Monday, 1/24 Chicken Marsala w/ Mashed Potatoes Tuesday, 1/25 Scechwan Meatballs over Rice Wednesday, 1/26 Chicken and Dumplings
Wednesday, 1/26/2011 • Varsity Wrestling vs. MMA and Berkeley • 5:15pm JV Bball @ JFK • 7:00pm Varsity Bball @ JFK
Thursday, 1/27 Now, if only Tony would get it through his head that Colby Rasmus is not a platoon player meant for 90 games of work… he can also ignore those texts his BFF Dusty Baker keeps sending him about Wainwright, telling him to keep him pitching regularly. In fact, why not pitch him on four days rest,
Mostacioli Friday, 1/28 Soup Bowl: Tomato or Mushroom Bisque
Thursday, 1/27/2011
Puzzles
Monday, January 24, 2011 Volume 41, Issue 5
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Crossword Puzzle
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ACROSS 1. "Just the _____, Ma'am" 6. Verse 10. Not front 14. Turn away or aside 15. As well 16. Wings 17. Fragrant wood 18. Close 19. A title of address 20. Marvelous 22. A ship's beam 23. Ocean 24. Things that happen 26. Justify 30. Divided 32. King of the jungle 33. Romantic encounter 35. Hemorrhagic fever 39. A long narrow passage 41. Average for a hole 42. Cart 43. Gunpowder ingredient 44. Shantytown 46. Gave temporarily 47. Cherub 49. Assert without proof 51. Wonder 54. To and ___ 55. Sword 56. Filled to excess 63. Not closed 64. Wait 65. Bad-tempered 66. Farewell gesture 67. Seaweed 68. Delete 69. Sleigh 70. Scallion 71. Appointed
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25. Scene 26. Flair 27. Thirteen in Roman numerals 28. Price 29. Unraised 30. Procrastinate 31. South American country 34. Basilica area 36. Arch type 37. Not short 38. ___ meridiem 40. Coastal raptor 45. An earthy deposit rich in lime 48. Worldwide 50. Make less taut 51. Cat sounds 52. Dismay 53. Christopher of "Superman" 54. Mutant 57. Loathsome 58. Border 59. Certain something 60. Apothecary's weight
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Monday, January 24, 2011 Volume 41, Issue 16
Entertainment The Record - The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School
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Wrestling Updates
Zach Weiss, ’11
Tommy Yoon, ’12
Editorial Writer
Star Wars geeks finally have grounds to support their claims, because there is no longer any doubt that Natalie Portman deserves an Oscar. To celebrate my final thesis Wednesday , I decided to see Black Swan. It was horrifyingly brilliant. Before I return to the subject of Portman’s performance, I feel it is important to discuss the film as a whole. It presents its themes in a way that is clear and understandable, but at the same time you don’t get beat over the head with them. There is a lot going on in this movie, most of it in Portman’s mind, but overall it focuses on the line between proficiency and genius, as well as the human potential to both create and destroy. The entire movie is very tense, owing in large part to how the camera follows the action very closely. The fact that certain scenes are incredibly disturbing almost goes without saying, but this makes sense when you keep in mind that this movie deals with both the lighter and darker sides of human nature. The blood is never on screen for long, and the raunchier scenes are not terribly revealing, but usually serve an artistic purpose. In the context of the film, I don’t think any of it was inappropriate. There is nothing bad I can say about Portman’s performance in this movie, she does everything right. She is exactly what she is supposed to be every step of the way. I find it hard to believe she didn’t lose herself in this role. Mila Kunis also gives a strong performance, as does the actress who played Portman’s mother, but both of them are only stimuli to which Portman’s character responds, and aren’t in the movie as much as I expected them to be. This movie is not for junior schoolers, and conservatively speaking I would say anyone who wants to see it should at least be mature and in a sound state of mind. Still, Black Swan is an entertaining movie that leaves the viewer with a lot to think about, and if Natalie Portman doesn’t win that Oscar I’ll do to the Academy exactly what she did to Mila Kunis’ character (or will I?).
Sports Writer
Last Saturday, the Rebel JV wrestling squad competed in its last competitive tournament of the season: the Principia Tournament. This included CBC, Webster Groves, De Smet, Windsor, Whitfield, Vashon, Burroughs, Mehlville, and not to be forgotten, the Life For Life Academy. The rebels wrestled extremely well, placing all over the tournament. Dominic Coppola outscored his opponents 27-7 and had three pins. He, as well as Tommy Yoon and Charlie Welch finished 1st in their weight classes receiving certificates (Principia made financial cutbacks so no medals). Cole Wagner, Justin Davis Morgan, Brendan Kelly, Alex Haueisen, and Connor Behen finished 2nd in their respective weight classes as well. The highlight of the afternoon was Wyatt Gale with his 2nd place finish, defeating his opponent in dramatic fashion with the body scissors. The V squad has been in weeks of intense practices preparing for its most grueling two weeks of the season. The varsity wrestlers faced De Smet on Tuesday, and Windsor and Pacific on Thursday. Next they will have the Fulton Tournament all day Saturday, Lutheran St. Charles on Monday, Clyde Miller and McCluer South-Berkeley Wednesday, and another all day Saturday Tournament here at Priory to round off a 2 week stretch of competition. Under the leadership of coaches Rolwes, Kramer, and White, and captains Sean Sigillito, James Merenda, and Zach LaVallee, the team is determine to battle with tenacity and finish these weeks strongly to head into ABC League Duels on February 4th-5th with a winning record. Be sure to show up on home duels to support the team, and wish the best of luck to the Rebels. Next week we will play MICDS and Principia, both at home, where we need wins to keep us at the top of the ABC league.
iTunes Top 10 1. Hold It Against Me Brittany Spears 2. What the Hell Avril Lavigne 3. Grenade Bruno Mars 4. Firework Katy Perry 5. Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) Enrique Iglesias 6. The Time (Dirty Bit) The Black Eyed Peas 7. Black and Yellow Wiz Khalifa 8. 6 Foot 7 Foot Lil Wayne 9. H*A*M* Kanye West & Jay-Z 10. We R Who We R Ke$ha
Top 10 John Mayer Songs 1. Belief 2. Heartbreak Warfare 3. Free Fallin’ 4. Who Says 5. Bigger Than My Body 6. Why Georgia 7. Waiting on the World to Change 8. Gravity 9. Your Body is a Wonderland 10.Say
The Record
Monday, January 24, 2011 Volume 41, Issue 16
The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School
NFL Playoff Predictions Kevin Hess, ’11
Editor-in-Chief
Heading in the Conference Championship weekend I’m still hitting a smooth .500. Here’s a quick review of this past weekend’s games. The first game was Baltimore @ Pittsburg. You all know about the intense rivalry between these teams, I don’t need to comment any more on that. However, these teams are also known for their stellar defenses. How , then, were 55 points scored? Defense. The story of two halves was huge here. The Baltimore defense forced several turnovers in the first half down in Pittsburg’s defensive zone (including a crazy play where a fumble sat on the ground for several seconds before anyone went for it) leading to 2 touchdowns and a 2 touchdown lead at half. The second half was the exact opposite, with Pittsburg forcing almost these exact turnovers. Oh, and T.J. Houshmanzadeh can’t catch. The Packers absolutely dismantled the Falcons. There’s really not much more to say here- huge surprise for me.
The Bears killed the Seahawks. No surprise. However, the Bear’s defense looked exceptional. Small surprise. Look for Julius Peppers to play a huge role this weekend. The Jets beat the Patriots. I was ecstatic. Everyone keeps giving the Jets no chance, and they keep winning. Awesome game, look for this week’s to be the same. Going into Sunday, I expect two very good games. Everyone is picking the Steelers to beat the Jets. I’m going to disagree with this one. I think that the Jets have figured out how to play “their” defense without Brian Lenard as their “quarterback”; their defense looks really good. That being said, Pittsburg’s defense is better than any the Jets have played so far, but I think that their offensive line continues to dominate, and that the Jets win because of that run-game. The Bears vs the Packers is going to be awesome. 2 teams that hate each other, in the Conference Championship, each with one win on the season. As I said, look for Julius Peppers to be a huge factor in messing with Rogers’ rhythm in the passing game. This game will also be different for Aaron Rogers because he’s not in a beloved dome, that guy is nearly unstoppable in a dome (did I mention that Dallas is in a dome and hosting the Superbowl?). The Packers’ pass rush will be the difference. Matthews and co will make an improving Bears’ O-line look childish. I like the Pack.
Conversation with Headmaster Cont’d In speaking of construction, Fr. Michael said again what had been announced on homecoming, which is the promise of a new field and surface on the track for next year. Construction on the new grandstand around Busch Field will being on March 1 of this year. Expect a paved path down to the field, with handicapped parking for those who need it, in addition to a 600 seat grandstand for home fans and 200 seat stands for away fans. These are excellent changes that were much needed to make Priory again competitive with other area schools’ facilities. Finally, don’t let the re-surfacing of the track go unnoticed. Our patched track, which I believe has a surface older than I am, will be renewed. This will enable enthusiastic track runners like myself (and cross country runners alike) to bounce around the new surface without any complains of “little give” or “slow surface”. Again,
unfortunately for the seniors, like myself, these updates will be completed for next year’s homecoming. A great part of the conversation was held about Priory’s relationships with our Chinese schools. Essentially, Priory has really grown a deep connection with the LuHe School in China, and we are looking to take this relationship to the next level by hosting Chinese students as well as eventually organizing a trip to China for those advanced Mandarin Chinese students. In looking at the upcoming changes, I think it is very safe to say that Priory is improving itself. Updates to our facilities will give us facilities that are competitive with other area schools, while improving our diversity with our relationship with LuHe school will make for further interesting connections in Priory’s future. Laus tibi Domine.
THE RECORD - The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School 500 S. Mason Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 314.434.3690 ext. 221 theprioryrecord@gmail.com Editor in Chief: Kevin H. Hess, ’11 Layout Editor: David J. Taiclet, ’11 Content Editors: Jon P. Gower, ’11, Sam J. Sagartz, ’11 Moderator: Matthew L. Barrett