Inside This Week's Issue Halloween Costume Contest Results and Student of the Week
Edited by Joe Egler '16 and Ryan Naehr '16
Volume 41, Issue VIII The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep November 4, 2015
"Prockey" Hits the Ice
By Joe Pisacano ‘16 The Prep’s ice hockey team, better known as the “Prockey” team, is always able to provide a nice chuckle whenever its members make announcements during seventh period. While it may appear to be a bunch of clowns, it is actually one of the most talented teams at Prep. Two years ago, the team lost in a heartbreaking overtime period to La Salle in the Flyers Cup Final, and last season, it lost in double
By Joe Schade '16
overtime in the Flyers Cup Quarterfinals to a very talented Father Judge team. The Prep also lost many
Hawks and has scored six points so far this season, as well as Jake Gerbner ‘15, who plays in Canada. However, this year, the Prep is led by captain Jack McTiernan ‘16, who looks to lead a relatively young team that includes two younger alternate captains in Demetri Stefanou ‘17 and Mark Centrella ‘17. “This year’s team is really small compared to the skilled players, such as previous years’, but we have Anthony Giacomin ‘15, who speed,” says McTiernan. is now playing junior hockey Continued on page 3. in Florida for the Palm Beach
Introducing... Mr. Kiesel
the Chromebooks made you most attracted to them out of all other device options as the computer for Prep’s Initiative, and what role did you play in the decision?"
Joe Schade: "Has the 1:1 Initiative met, exceeded, or fallen short of your expectations you had in the summer?"
Mr. Kenneth Kiesel: "From the network standpoint, yes, I thought there were going to be more network issues and issues in the summer distribution, and the Chromebooks have exceeded expectations because there have been few network issues. Performance have been very good. It’s
Mr. Kenneth Kiesel serves a crucial role as the Prep's senior network support specialist. more interesting from the teacher perspective, because it raises questions like 'How has it changed the syllabus?', 'Is more material able to be
covered?', 'Are there plans to flip the classroom with Chromebooks?', that kinda stuff." JS: "What about
KK: "There was some criteria for selecting the device. One, the device had to have a certain amount of battery life. It had to be instant on, meaning that once you opened the cover it had to be ready to go. It had to be simple to use and reliable, had to work well with the Continued on page 3.