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)