May 2022 Senior Edition
Where are They Going?
See where everyone is planning on going after high school
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Class Polls
What the Seniors’ votes are on best teachers, study spots, and more.
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Senior Questions
Looking back on growth, memories, and predictions for the future.
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May 2022
Issues of the 2021 - 2022 School Year
LETTER FROM THE LAYOUT EDITOR Dear SMCHS Student Body, This final Senior Edition brings the 2021-2022 school year to a close. I am very thankful for the support and opportunity to serve as your head Layout Editor this year. Although it has had its trials and hardships, we are very proud of all the content that has been produced this year. A special thank you and good luck to all our seniors who are leaving this year. On behalf of everyone at the Messenger, we hope you enjoy this keepsake to remember your time at St. Mary’s for years to come. Maja Dojs Layout Editor
OUR EDITORS TEAGAN BAUER Editor-in-Chief
JULIANNA LENGOWSKI Entertainment Editor
ALEXYS HUGHES Feature Editor
FIONA KELLY Religion Editor
MARGARET KATHOL Opinion Editor
MAJA DOJS Layout Editor
October 2021
November 2021
fae OUR LADY OF VICTORY CHAPEL MUST DO FALL ACTIVITIES Taking a closer look at the new The Fall to-do list for the chapel! Bismarck/Mandan area | page 3 | page 8
INTERVIEWS WITH OUR NEWEST TEACHERS Learn more about Father Franchuk and Miss Bichler | page 9
THE FALL PLAY Learn about this year’s fall play: “Strange Days at Summer Camp” | page 3
January/February 2022
VALENTINE’S DAY RECIPE | page 5
MARCH FOR LIFE 2022 Learn about the March and what the students did while they were on their trip.
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EARLY ROMAN MARTYRS
Learn about some of the other saints from around the time of Saint Valentine.
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BELLA SLETTELAND Co-Layout Editor
CHOIR TOUR 2022
An exciting look at our upcoming Choir Tour to Nashville, Tennessee.
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HOLY HOOPS 2022
The Seniors boys describe the most memorable part of this event for them.
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BEST MOVIES OF THE YEAR
The polls are in. Find out what the student body voted as the Best Movie of the Year!
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May 2022 Senior Edition
Where are They Going?
See where everyone is planning on going after high school
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Class Polls
What the Seniors’ votes are on best teachers, study spots, and more.
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Senior Questions
Looking back on growth, memories, and predictions for the future.
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St. Mary’s Central High School | 5802 Ridgeland Dr. Bismarck, ND 58503
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SATIRE VS. SINCERITY
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OUR MISSION
READ IT ONLINE Makenzie Mills Hannah Koch Soraida Pichardo Samuel Huntingtion
CHISTMAS RECIPE
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March/April 2022
The Senior Class of 2022 EVA RYKOWSKY Activities Editor
TECHNOLOGY AND YOUTH
Read about how an increase of technology usage might have a negative effect on children.
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SEARCH RETREAT SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH A new installment of the Messenger Learn about one of North featuring creative works by students Dakota’s best Catholic youth camps | page 6 | page 9
December 2021
Table of Contents 3
Pages
Where Are They Going? Informative
Eventful
Joyful
- Kari Burns
- Alexys Hughes
- Estella Coghlan
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Poll Questions
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Good - Jack Weikum
Fun
Virtuous
- Evan Gross
- Elizabeth Pansegrau
What’s the Best Assingment You Have Done for a Class?
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Advice for Underclassmen
Describe SMCHS in ONE Word
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Where do You See Yourself in 10 Years?
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What are You Most Grateful from St. Mary’s?
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How Have You Changed Since Freshmen Year? Interesting
- Madeline Erickson
Educating
- Peyton Goldade
PRIDE
- Dominic Gardner
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What is Your Funniest High School Memory?
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Purposeful
- Jacob Verhaeghe
Unforgettable - Teagan Bauer
Memorable
- Benjamin Morman
Most Embarrasing Memory 2
Bismarck State College Samuel Schmidt Evan Gross Casey Fischer Brooke Haas Gentry Block Jack Schaefbaur Dominic Barone
William Condol Peyton Goldade Savanah Benz Garrett Bader Noah Davis Isaac Vandal Harry Mercer
North Dakota State University Brit Senftner Katherine Peyerl Abby Seamands Dominic Gardner
Andrew Horner Preston Bartsch Sophia Klee
Where
University of Mary Samual Sailer Mary Richter Nicholas Windsor Cambree Heinert Lucas Mueller Rachel Bleth Adriel Vetter Benjamin Jensen Jordyn Schmidt Jacob Verhaeghe Austin Link
Kyle Hutzenbiler Rose Kelly Allison Jackson Teagan Bauer Katrina Hellman Joseph Eberle Alexys Hughes John Schaff Kiera Oukrop Emily Storick William Lengenfelder
University of North Dakota Jack Weikum Jackson Bosch Brady Haskell
Mackenzie Meyer Ian Indovina
South Dakota State University Nick Schumacher Elizabeth Bichler
Landon Gerving
Theater Arts Preparatory School Megan Wahl
North Dakota State College of Science Sven Blomseth Clayton Marohl
Lucas Schmidt
Northland Community and Technical College Myles Schafer
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Mackenzie Hamilton
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Madison Becker
They G
e Are
Going?
Valley City State University Issac Felchle
Montana State University Estella Coghlan
Claire Vetter
Bethany Lutheran College Nathan Fedorchak
St. Cloud State University Isabella Koebel
Auburn University Sarah Rutter
Georgetown University Madeline Erickson
Southern Methodist University Elizabeth Pansegrau
Boise State University Greta Tschider
University of Kansas Easton Hinnenkamp
Dickinson State University Madison Beckler
University of Jamestown Elizabeth Jankoviak
Arizona State University Benjamin Morman
Soraida Pichardo Ariel Isaacson
Seminary Dominic Schaefbauer
Military Service Isaac Wanner (National Guard)
Workforce Trinidee Renner Joseph Braun Isabella Jangula
Matthew Huck Kari Burns 4
Most Influential
Teacher
1. Mr. Doll 2. Mrs. Snyder 3. Mr. Emmel Mr. Richter
(Tie)
Best
Study Spot on Campus
1. Red Room 2. Conference Rooms 3. Anywhere in STAAC 4. Fine Arts Wing 5
Favorite
Extracurricular Activity
1. Football 2. Vera Forma 3. Cheer 4. Saints for Life
What will you
Miss Most After Graduation?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Friends/Classmates Teachers/Staff Extracurricular Activities Environment Religious Activities 6
What’s the Best Assignment You Have Done For a Class?
The egg exp Psych - Allison
Rube Goldberg Machine - Nathan Fedorchak
Romeo and Juliet play Freshman year
Church Presen
- Noah Davis
- Garret
Literary Mix Tapes for Mrs. Snyder’s classes
For Economics, we pretended to invest in stocks and, week by week, we would see how our investments were going and if the stocks were gaining or losing money through stocks. - Dominic Schaefbauer
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- Soraida Pichardo
Processing a strawberry in biology until we got the strawberry’s DNA out of it.
- William Condol
Cooking in Spanish class - Cambree Heinert
Catapult in physics - Benjamin Jensen
Made a
- Casey
periment for hology Jackson
I wrote a satirical essay on colorblindness for AP Lang. National History Day Project
- Isaac Wanner
- Sophia Klee
History ntation
The stories I wrote in Creative Writing
tt Bader
- Rose Kelly
Making horror movies for multimedia. - Gentry Block
website
y Fischer
Building a catapult for Physics class
Entrepreneurship Sophomore year with Effertz, we created a business and were able to control it. - Samuel Schmidt
- Austin Link
Father had us compete for the highest weight bench press - Joseph Eberle
Multimedia news broadcast - Preston Bartsch
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ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN AT SMCHS?
Take a few of the AP classes. They may seem frightening, however, if you put in the time you will do just fine. - Jacob Verhaeghe
Don’t get caught up in all the high school drama because most of the time it’s over silly things that don’t matter and it’s a waste of energy. - Claire Vetter
Put in a lot of work for your sports/activities. - Brit Seftner
Put yourself out there and actuallly try things. People are much more supporting than it may seem and are happy to just have more people to help and participate. - Lucas Mueller
Know when to take a break but also make sure you’re getting involved. - Elizabeth Jankoviak
Always try to have a positive outlook on things. - Abby Seamands
Listen to your teachers. They know what they are talking about. - Adriel Vetter
Make sure to listen and ask questions during class, it is a lot more interesting when class is more like a conversation with the teacher instead of a lecture.
- Trinidee Renner
Let the teachers know if you are struggling. They will be the most help.
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- William Condol
Focus on Jesus, academics, and making good friends. In that order. - Rose Kelly
Try to find the perfect school/ life/work balance for YOU. - Jordyn Schmidt
Join after school activities like sports. - Jackson Bosch
Go to School Events (like the Rock). - Mackenzie Meyer
Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years?
I see myself married and in a house with a dog and maybe a kid or two.
- Isabella Jangula
Hopefully rich with a dog - Katherine Peyerl
Being and architect and having a family. - Elizabeth Bichler
Married with kids and a job as a nicu nurse.
- Kayla Grabar
Working as a full time firefighter. - Myles Schafer
Hopefully married and working at a Light of Christ elementary school. - Rachel Bleth
After learning about VR and technology I would apply to work at Facebook and help build the Metaverse. And hopefully have the chance to see outer space. - Dominic Gardner
I hope to be back in high school, except not as a student but as a teacher. - Teagan Bauer
Hopefully in Nashville, TN doing country music singing and songwriting. Hopefully working with a record label and touring. Also, hope to get married and have kids later. - Savanah Benz
Continuing to grow my business, having a family and hangout with my wife and kids. - Nicholas Windsor
Knitting little clothes for my many, many cats. - Soraida Pichardo
Graduating Law School at UND. - Garrett Bader
Owning my own fashion business. - Ariel Isaacson
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I am most grateful for the lifting program that gave me a better outlook on hard work and it helps in sports. - Isaac Vandal
The friends I have made - William Lengenfelder
Meeting and hanging out with friends. - Brady Haskell
I am most grateful for the expereince of faith that I have received. - Madison Becker
A Catholic education. - Kiera Oukrop
What Are You Most Grateful For From
St. Mary’s?
As ridiculously cheesy and cliche as it sounds, my friends. - Kyle Hutzenbiler I believe the teachers genuinely care about their students and are willing to help them. - Joseph Braun
Being able to learn about my faith and having a school chaplain. - Katrina Hellman
Good athletic programs. - Landon Gerving Getting to see how kind and helpful the teachers are here. It is really inspiring to see how much time and effort they put into the students. - Emily Storick 11
HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR?
I think I’ve learned to stop caring what other people think of me and start trying new things because that’s when you make the best memories.
- Ariel Isaacson
I’m grateful for the chance to make new friends and to learn about myself. Also the chocolate milk. - John Schaff
I’ve become a better person and surrounded myself with good people, and become a better man. - Landon Gerving
My faith has grown a lot coming from Harvey.
- Isaac Felchle
I grew a whole inch.
- Harry Mercer
I’m no longer incredibly shy around others and more assertive as a person.
- Kayla Grabar
I have gotten taller and I have gotten more mature with age. - Dominic Barone
I feel like I know way more peole, and I’m not afraid to speak up anymore.
- Sven Blomseth
I have become more confident in myself. - Mary Richter
Gained perspective. - Abby Seamands
I’ve grown up and become more independent and responsible. - Megan Wahl
I’ve grown up in my faith, learned to stand up for myself more, became more social, and have tried new things. - Savanah Benz
I have become mature. - Isabella Koebele
I have gotten slightly more confident, and much better at playing trumpet. More disciplined. - Lucas Mueller
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When Austin Link, Brooke Haas, and I snuck a microwave into the Civic Center during the Boy’s Basketball WDA.
- Greta Tschider
Scaring Mrs. Chambers by yelling “Hey Pachuco!” while practicing the song Hey Pachuco in jazz band. - Andrew Horner
Hamster balls at know your faith. - Brady Haskell
Football haircuts.
- Lucas Schmidt
School Memory?
Having snowball fights in the courtyard.
- Easton Hinnenkamp
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Hooking up a Nintendo Switch to the gym scoreboard to play Mario Golf during lunch.
- Nick Schumacher
Watching Father play the cow bell at basketball games. - Matthew Huck
Mr. Doll telling Jesus to take the wheel in the middle of math class. - Madison Beckler
The memories made on all the bus rides. - Brooke Haas
Singing Kareoke freshman year every morning in Mrs. Jacob’s room.
Putting Belen faces all over Miss Kelly’s classroom. - Mackenzie Meyer
- Nicholas Windsor
Watching my dad conduct the band. - Rachel Bleth
Know your faith competitions. - Samual Sailer
When Abby Seamands got 10 people to join cheer overnight. - Jordyn Schmidt
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What is Your Funniest High H ! A A! H HA! HA!
MOST
EMBARRASSING MEMORY Getting called to the office for my vehicle’s panic alarm going off in the lot. - Jack Schaefbauer
One time in football practice in my freshman year during 11 man I tripped over a pad and the coach had to stop because he could not stop laughing. - Ian Indovina
I lost my voice and I had to do morning prayer and my voice cracked like 3 times until I gave up. - Preston Bartsch
Messing up the “I believe we will win” chant sophomore year. - Isaac Felchle
Getting hit in the head on the last point of our first game at state volleyball. - Brooke Haas
Falling off the bleachers at state know your faith. - Sarah Rutter
When I fell on my face and skinned my knee to the bone half way through the 100m dash. - Mackenzie Hamilton
Falling down during warmups for football. (Clayton do the thing!!!) - Clayton Marohl
Falling asleep during band class when I had to do school online. - Sophia Klee
Ripping my jeans freshman year by doing the splits during three court. - Andrew Horner
My monk haircut for state football. - Dominic Barone
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