Freshman Issue 2011

1000 Borgia Drive

www.borgianews.com

8 . 2011

The Outlet

news magazine

Freshmen Edition

The Outlet Freshmen Edition 3 Welcome Class of 2015!

Seniors and sophomores offer their best advice for the incoming freshmen.

Inside this Issue 2

Advisor Ms. Dana Volkman

Summer Athletes Borgia students keep in shape with summer sport leagues.

New Teacher Profiles Get to know the new members of the Borgia staff.

Plus: Check out their high school photos!

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The Men Behind the Brooms Learn a little about the hardworking men who keep Borgia looking great, even over the summer months.

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Business Manager Joan Roubian Summer Workshop Staff Colleen Baker Emma Darling Chris Holdmeyer Carissa Kulpa Rose Leopold Cody McWay Mackenzie Struckhoff Michael Ritter Blake Van Leer

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Editor in Chief Connor Voss

clean sweep, p.7 Letter from the editor: Why, hello. Long time no read.

Because I’m sure that not everyone is as excited to begin the new school year as the the incoming freshmen, I can give the rest of you something to look forward to: The Outlet!

Your beloved school newspaper has undergone a shocking transformation over the summer. Along with our new magazine format, each of this year’s bi-monthly issues will feature color! We know our freshmen issue isn’t in color, but please cut us some slack. Color printing is expensive, afterall, and this small magazine is just a trial run for the year. Each of our full issues will be 32 pages and jam-packed with Borgia news.

This edition of The Outlet was put together in record time at the 2011 Outlet Staff Workshop on August 3 and 4. At the workshop, new members learned the very basics of journalism and design.

Although not all members could attend, the staff got a great head start on the year.

Look for our first full issue of the year in October, and, in the meantime, stay plugged in to The Outlet at borgianews.com!

Connor Voss Editor in Chief

The Outlet is published quarterly by the students of the Newspaper Journalism class at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, 1000 Borgia Drive, Washington, MO 63090. The purpose of the newspaper is to provide the school community with information concerning school news and events and to provide practical journalism experience to the students enrolled in the class. The Outlet is a member of the National Scholastic Press Association and Sponsors of School Publications.

Editorial Content All editorials, known as columns, receive a byline and are the opinion of that writer.

They do not necessarily reflect the views of the newspaper journalism class or the administration at SFBRHS. Any suggestions for guest commentators should be directed toward Connor Voss, Editor in Chief.

Obituary Policy The Outlet will print a feature obituary in the event of death of a student, faculty or staff member of SFBRHS. Advertisement Advertisements are paid for and purchased by companies. They are soliciited by The Outlet staff. Advertisements fund production costs and Web site maintenance. Advertisements vary in prace, depending o nthe size. The Outlet staff can design an ad, if needed. If you would like to advertise in The Outlet, please contact Dana Volkman, adviser, at: dana.volkman@borgia.com

How to Succeed in High School...

Without Really Trying!

Freshmen year is tough, but even through crazy class schedules, insane amounts of homework and the back of the lunch line, somehow the students of Borgia survived it. And now it’s your turn! To help you walk through the halls of high school with ease, here are some tips from older students who have been there and done that.

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Alex Dorton (Senior)-” Make sure you always have your schedule because walking into the wrong class is embarrassing. Oh, and bring your own gum. No one likes to share.”

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Jack Conroy (Sophomore)“Take the initiative! Get involved! Have fun!”

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Zach Mooney (Sophomore)“High School is a lot easier than I thought it would be.

We’re all one big family.”

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Cassandra Halsted (Washington Stingrays SwimTeam, Freshman)

Q- Is there anything that makes you enjoy swim team more than you already do?

CH- Well our team likes to write little things like “eat my bubbles” with Sharpie on our arms and legs to sort of intimidate the opponents.

Q- Anything you want to share to get people to consider joining the Washington Swim Team?

CH- Yeah! Swim team is a whole lot of fun. Yes you may have an upsetting moment,

like losing a race by just one tenth of a second, but it really has been a great experience.

Clayton Voss (Jr. PGA Golf League, Freshman)

Q- What was your favorite part of your summer golf experience?

Clayton Voss- My favorite part

was the competition aspect. I am a really competitive person, and it is a lot of fun trying to win tournaments.

Q- Where did you go for summer golf?

CV- This year I stayed in state for most of my tournaments with few exceptions in Illinois.

The farthest I traveled was Bolivar Missouri for the Missouri Jr Amateur.

Q- What was your best score over the summer?

CV- My best score in tourna-

ment play was 1 over 72. I was at even par going into the last hole, but I bogeyed it.

Q- Did the heat affect your golfing abilities?

CV- It didn’t affect my abilities as much as it did little things like sweaty hands.

Q- Since it was so hot did you

play as often as normal?

CV- Since it was so hot I chose to play at times when it was cool such as early morning or before sunset.

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Students Play Summer Sports Whether they were in the pool, on the court, or hitting the links, our students carried the dominance of Borgia athletics into their summer vacations.

Alivia Brinker (Rockwood Thunder Volleyball Club, Freshman)

Q- How have you kept up with your sport over the summer?

Alivia Brinker- I have been going to

early weight training in the morning with Borgia, got to play at the Licking Volleyball camp with Borgia, and had an amazing time at nationals in Georgia with my club team. I have also been helping with camps for both Borgia High and Borgia Grade.

Jacob Smith (Washignton Stingrays SwimTeam, Freshman)

Q- How did Washington’s swim team do this year?

Jacob Smith- We had

a great year. Went undefeated (4-0) in the regular season and then at conference our whole team placed 1st.

Allie Wilson (FC Lightning Soccer, Freshman)

Q- What is your best memory from playing summer soccer?

Allie Wilson- We played at the

Show-Me State Games on Jul. 23 and 24. We played hard in the heat for two days and made it to championships. We played hard but ended up losing. After the game our coaches, said that we were the hardest team they had play in 3 years. I had a great time and it was a great experience.

Alexis Ruether (Rockwood Thunder Volleyball Club, Sophmore)

Q- How did your club team do this summer?

Alexis Ruether- We were planning on playing in tournaments through out the summer, but then injuries kept us from playing.

Q- And then for Borgia? Did you do

any fundraisers or anything for the team?

AR- No. We mostly held camps for

the younger kids interested in the sport.

Q- Did the Borgia team travel anywhere or do team bonding?

AR- We were able to go to Licking

Camp which is pretty much like one big tournament. This year it was held at the Lake of the Ozarks so we all went to dinner and were pretty much with each other two days straight. It helped everyone get closer.

Borgia Baseball Represents n Post 218 slugs their way into the post-season

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all year. At third base, Juergens was a wall-- nothing got past him. He averaged - Where was the most exciting three put-outs a game when he was in the place that you traveled to for hot corner. Juergens wasn’t just a defensoftball? sive machine, but when this slugger came up to the plate, everyone knew he was get- Florida because ting a hit, one way or another. Juergens I got to play on the ESPN fields ended the season with a staggering .428 and it was a great experience. batting average.

“I loved before every home game - What was your team’s record when we would get to the field two hours this summer? early and warm up, and get into game - I have no clue, we won like mode,” said Juergens. “After we would half of our games, but we got play catch, and get limber we would hit fourth place in the State tournathe cage, and we’d watch each other hit, ment. and joke around before the game.”

The Freshman Post 218 team - How many games did you play played a strong season with 28 wins and this summer? only 5 losses.

Brendan Feldmann, senior, - With tournament games and played the season as a pitcher for the Post league games, all together, prob218 Senior team. Feldmann had great ably around 50. numbers. He pitched three games, winning all of them. He also had 40 strikeouts in 25 innings of work, only allowed 13 ) hits, and was very consistent with only a tball e k s a 2.80 ERA. ,B hman “(My favorite moment of the season was) (fres when I won the first game at State,” Feldmann reminisced.

The Senior Post 218 Legion team had a - How did your summer team great record of 31 wins and 5 losses. They do? took second place at State, Saturday, July 30.

-We’ve been doing pretty well! We’ve traveled pretty far too! We’ve played games at Notre Dame’s main gym, which was a really cool experience and won a few tourneys!

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Staff Writer

During the early part of the summer, several Borgia baseball players enjoyed playing with the Post 218 American Legion teams. The Post 218 Legion has four teams, including freshmen through senior. Approximately 18 Borgia athletes played on the Post 218 teams.

This summer, Spencer Juergens, freshman, played a knock-out season with the Post 218 Freshman Legion team. He was number 28, played third base, and in three games was a relief pitcher with great statistics. Juergens had a total of five strikeouts in nine innings of work, had an outstanding ERA of only 1.80, and only gave up seven hits to the opposing team

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This year, SFBRHS added two new staff members to the Borgia family. John Wunderlich and Andrew Eggert are both St. Francis Borgia High School graduates. Wunderlich will be taking over the position as counselor for sophomores, juniors and seniors with last names beginning from K through Z. Eggert will be added to the English Department and will be coaching freshman girls’ basketball. Read on to get to know them better.

John Wunderlich Andrew Eggert English Teacher Chris Holdmeyer

Guidance Counselor Staff Writer Joan Roubian Business manager - Graduated from Borgia in 2003 - Attended DePaul University in Chicago and graduated with a majors in psychology and sociology Wunderlich takes a break in the guidance office before the start of school.

Flashback!

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- Came back to Borgia for because he really enjoyed the time he spent here.

He also liked the idea of working in the community he grew up in.

What was your favorite moment during high school?

- Teaching freshmen and junior English

- Coaching freshmen girls’ basketball - Graduated from Borgia in 2006 - Went to Central Methodist Univercity and majored in English

- Eggert came back to Borgia because he really wanted to be closer to home and also because he beleives in the way Borgia prepares their students for the future.

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- In my senior year my soccer team went to state, and in quadruple overtime we lost.

We got second place and still hold the record of best soccer team at Borgia.

Wunderlich’s senior picture in 2003, which happens to be the same year our own Spencer Unnerstall graduated.

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Eggert shows off his baseball uniform when he pitched for Central Methodist University in college.

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Eggert’s senior picture in 2006.

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favorite high school memory would either have to be running cross country with Coach Russel or winning the district championship with the baseball team.

A Clean Start at Borgia n Maintainence Staff Works Year-Round Anastasia Ratcliff

Outlet Staff Writer

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Bob Owen takes a break to pose for a photo.

t’s the night before your gigantor English paper is due, and you have some how managed to forget your laptop at school. In a desperate attempt to save your assignment (and grade), you rush to Borgia High School and start frantically beating on the glass doors. Bam!BAM!BAAMM! Suddenly, you see a shadowy figure heading towards you. Bob Owens, a four-year maintence man, has heard your cry for help and has come to the rescue.

The janitorial staff here at Borgia is top-noch and comprised of hard working, kind, and spirited individuals. They work tiredlessly to ensure that the enviroment at Borgia is a clean and pleasant one. Roman Schroeder, who has been at Borgia for nearly six years, can usually be seen all around campus, generally during the day time. The summer time is Schroeder’s

favorite time of the year because of the more convient work hours and quieter halls. Schroeder jokingly states that the worst part of the job is when “the students show up”.

Owens also enjoys the peaceful hallways and generally prefers to work the night shift. He describes the Borgia staff as “absolutelly great” and, for the most part, he enjoys the students.

Schroeder and Owens are two great members of the maintence staff here at Borgia. These two janitors, along with several others are at the heart of the Borgia community. They do a veriety of tasks: from filling toliet paper dispensers, to waxing the floor during the summer time, cleaning classrooms, and rescuing forgotten laptop owners. They are the concrete individuals who hold the Borgia family together.

The entire Outlet staff, along with the Borgia community, would like to offer our most sincere thank you to our outstanding maintence staff. All the hard work, long hours, and dedication you offer our school are truly appreciated.

As maintenance men, these unsung heroes do more than just keep the Borgia campus looking beautiful-- they often help out students with the daily perils of high school. Roman Schroeder, right, stops to share one of his funniest Borgia memories.

“A couple years ago, my boss sent me out to rescue a kid who had gotten stuck in his car. You see, it had been a cold day, and when the kid had gotten into his car there was water on the seal of his door. On the drive to school, the water had turned to ice and frozen his door shut.

By the time I got there, the kid had already managed to escape his car.”

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Teacher Match Game Can you match the teacher to the class they teach?

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Hot or Not Power Balance Bands

Silly Bands

Ashton Kutcher

Charlie Sheen

Owling

Planking

Getting 1st in State High School

Getting 2nd in State Grade School