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Inside This Week's Issue St udent Council Q&A, Service Trips, Ol ympic Recap and More

Vol . 42, Issue I

The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep

Cape & Sw or d Tak es Th e St age To Th e St r eet s

Sept ember 6, 2016

Edit or ial: To Th e Class of 2020 By Jon Er dy '17 Students, faculty, and administration, we at The Hawkeye hope that you had a very happy, healthy, and restful summer and are ready for the year that lies ahead of us.

By Mat t hew Phil l ips '18 Over the past few years, the Prep has more than earnestly pushed its unique appeal of being a Jesuit school located in North Philadelphia, only a fifteen-minute drive from the heart of the city and within walking distance of numerous Philly attractions.

Mayor Jim Kenney '76 (D) greets C&S performers after the show.

Though this unique appeal is certainly clear to all those who study and work at the Prep, rarely has it been as evident as over the past few months in the Cape and Sword Drama Society.

just finished an extremely strong season with Kennedy?s Crisis, The 6th Annual Night of Scenes, and Curtains, the spring musical.

The Prep?s theater program, often regarded as one of the strongest in the Delaware Valley, had

Each Curtains performance featured a cameo from various Prep faculty and alumni,

one of which was Mayor Kenney '76, who was once quoted as saying he regretted not acting in high school, and who agreed to appear as one of the cameos. Not only did the mayor love his cameo on the Prep

stage, but he also enjoyed watching the performance of Curtains, perhaps to an even greater degree. ?Mayor Kenney adored his entire experience being back at the Prep doing his cameo,? Continued on Page 3.

To the Class of 2020, I want to welcome you into the brotherhood that is The Prep. You have undoubtedly left a mark on where you have come from, whether that be from your grade school, sports team, activity, or family. However, you are now beginning a new journey that is both dynamic and exciting. As I look back on the past three years of my life, The Prep has provided me with many different

experiences that has challenged my thinking and helped myself and others to grow into more complete people. This is a place made up of people from all walks of life and from all corners of the Delaware Valley. This is a place that makes leaders out of outsiders. This is a place that brings the best out of people. You need only to watch the interactions between students in the halls, a teacher taking extra time to go over material before a test, or the energy in the student section of a football game to see the culture that The Prep cultivates. A week before my first day in my freshman year, my Continued on Page 3.

Pr ep Foot ball To Bat t le Ar ch bish op Wood On ESPNU By Eamon Gal l agher '17

those achievements didn?t warrant the need for more spectacular performances, the results of last season certainly do.

Football season is upon us once again, and as fans of the Prep?s top tier program know, you?d be hard pressed to find anything that matches the intensity of a rivalry game. As always, the Prep will match wits and ability with tough division opponents such as Roman Catholic and archrival LaSalle, and this year some new adversaries have been added to that number. Due to a realignment in Philadelphia Catholic League, Archbishop Wood and The Prep both lie in the Red Division. Prep and Wood last met in

Coach Gabe Infante, poised to lead the Prep to another successful season. 2013, where the Prep wrestled away a win from the Vikings by a score of 31-21. This year?s matchup between these two

powerhouses is greatly anticipated, and for good reason. Both The Prep and Archbishop Wood

have produced phenomenal performances over the past few seasons. In both 2013 and 2014, in addition to

remarkable records, each program posted state championship wins in their respective PIAA classifications. If

The Prep and Wood fell short of their respective goals, neither able to repeat for third year as state Champions. Wood?s season ended last year in the District 12 finals. The Prep was bested by LaSalle in the final seconds of the PCL Final. These outcomes should serve as major impetuses for upcoming games. Because the matchup between Prep and Wood is the first in league game for each team, they Continued on Page 2.


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