Volume 43, Issue I

Vol. 43, I ssue I

The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep

September 5th, 2017

CAPE & SWORD TO PI L OT DI SNEY'S NEWSI ES

By M arco Sammar tino '18

There are over 30,000 high schools in the United States. Out of that great number, there are only four that are piloting the show "Newsies." St. Joseph?s Prep is one of those four.

Newsies, a Disney musical, paints the story of a group of newspaper boys struggling for their rights in the slums of New York City.

Director Tony Braithwaite ?89 explains further: ?Newsies is set in 1899, and is based on a true story. When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution price 1/10 of a cent per paper (10 cents per 100), the newsboys -who were poor and already struggling...

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Newsies singing The Wor ld Will K now in the recorded version of the hit Broadway musical.

Despite L oss of 16 Star ter s, Prep Football Continues to Succeed

By Dan Avington '18 The St. Joe?s Prep Hawks football team is once again set to be one of the top teams in the state. Having recently completed the first undefeated season in recent school memory and securing their 3rd State Championship title in just four years, the expectations for this Hawks team are quite high.

But it certainly won?t be an easy season, as the Hawks lost a great amount of talented starters and teams such as La Salle and Archbishop Wood are set to have phenomenal seasons as well.

Heading into this year, the Hawks have quite a few criti-

cal members of their team to replace. Starting with the offense, the team loses one of the best players in team history: RB D?Andre Swift, entering his first season at the University of Georgia. In addition to Swift, the offensive unit for the Hawks loses WR Terrance Greene, now playing at Monmouth University, RB Khari Jones (East Stroudsburg), RB Christian Waller, WR Richard Carr (Maine), TE Jack Crossed (Elon), LT Sal Cinaglia (Bloomsburg), LG Jackson Evans (Lehigh), C Mack Grey (Duquesne), RG Carter Lynch (Delaware), and RT Taron Hampton (Lafayette). So, the Hawks lose five important skill

players, their entire offensive line, and a reliable tight end all to graduation. Regarding the defensive side of the ball, DE Chris Lowndes, DT Jake Ballard (Catholic), MLB James Johnson (Princeton), and CBs Carr and Ricky Goodson (Amherst) have all now graduated and will need to be replaced in the coming season.

While the Prep squad does have a lot of players to replace, they have a plethora of talent returning for this upcoming 2017 campaign. The Hawks return captain QB Marquez McCray ?18, Army commit DT Ryan Bryce ?18, DE Rayshad Wallace ?18, ...

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Coach I nfante posing with some of this year's seniors: (Front row, from left) Dejuan Dandridge, Gabe I nfante, Marquez McCray, Rayshad Wallace; (Back row, from left) Dawson DeI ulius,Bradley Cobaugh, Darryle Simmons, Ryan Bryce.

Constr uction Finds Ally in the Prep M ission

By Paul K oenig '18 How many are aware of the fact that the Prep is about to undergo massive construction in the upcoming years? Have you been confused by the posters displaying new slick classroom designs in the foyer?

I sat down with Fr. Swope this summer to answer all these questions about Prep construction. What he had to say proved to be quite interesting.

Before drawing up any plans or making any suggestions about the layout of the building, the administration and the Board of Trustees sat down and asked themselves, ?What is the future of the Prep going forward?? Fr. Swope made it very clear to me that you cannot just make changes for the sake of making changes. The changes must be founded in the mission of the school: ?developing the minds, hearts, souls, and characters of young men in their pursuit of becoming men for and with others.?

The administration and the Trustees then moved forward with this question, bearing the Prep?s mission in mind, and formed a strategic plan that will guide the school until 2021. A common goal throughout the strategic plan is to benefit and look out for the student. Bearing in mind the Prep mission

and the goal of improving student life, the administration and the Trustees planned the renovations to be made to our beloved Mother Prep.

The renovations can be broken up into four parts: classrooms, the library, admissions, and the front entrance. Each of these locations were chosen for a specific purpose with the hopes of bettering the student experience both inside and outside the classroom. Fr. Swope stated that all renovations ought to be fully completed by the summer of 2019.

Classroom renovations are part of an initiative at the Prep, aimed at moving away from long hours of studying and regurgitating material, moving instead toward a more collaborative learning space. This year, an English classroom has been remodeled with different furniture to promote more student collaboration and group projects. The model classroom is being used to gauge the effectiveness of the set- up as a learning tool, along with student and teacher reactions.

The library is going to be completely reworked, and will be referred to as the Learning Commons.

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2 | Opening Letters Dear Reader, Greetings from the editor s of Volume 43 of The Hawkeye. We ser ve as only one iter ation of a decades-long tr adition at the Prep -- one of ser ving as a histor ical recor d, representing the student body, and infor ming the greater Prep community. However, as might be expected from a club as old as this one, the quality of The Hawkeye has oscillated back and for th over its many year s. M y name is M att Phillips, and I ?m penning this letter on behalf of the senior staff to outline what you should expect from us over the next year.

L ast year, The Hawkeye made massive str ides under the leader ship of Jon Er dy ?17 and Aidan O?Connor ?17. With the implementation of section editor s and increased par ticipation at meetings, we were able to standar dize the type of content that we produce and the amount that we produce such content. I n the process, we were able to infor m the Prep community in ways far sur passing recent year s.

M arco and David, along with myself, are products of the example set by Jon and Aidan. M ore than that, we deeply believe in the mission of this newspaper at a Jesuit school.

Though The Hawkeye doesn?t always have the freedom to repor t whatever we?d like to, we hold the task of representing you, the student body, in high esteem. Some of this newspaper ?s finest moments in the past year came while representing the tr ue, unabashed thoughts of Prep guys on Prep issues: ser vice tr ip cuts, the new schedule, and testing policies all come to mind in that regar d.

This year, you can expect all of your favor ite par ts of The Hawkeye: M usical M usings, spor ts previews, faculty gr ids, seemingly endless debates about food, all of that will remain. However, with that will come an increased focus on pieces that create dialogue within the school community. We plan to wor k in tandem with the other flagship activities and spor ts teams at the Prep to give a pulpit to the student body at all times.

With that comes a contr act to which you also must agree. You must be willing to express your thoughts and concer ns, to put them down on paper, to get in contact with us. To be sure, it is the j ob of myself and the other editor s to stay infor med about M other Prep, but we can only do so much. We will be much more vigilant, and therefore much more effective, if we have you, the reader, as an ally.

One of the maj or tenets of Jesuit education is the for mation of cr itical thinker s; at their best, all of your classroom exper iences should foster this type of reflective thought. Sometimes that facet of Jesuit philosophy is lost among the noise of a bustling Prep community. While that?s to be expected, losing sight of it won?t benefit the students, or the Prep, in the long r un. This year, we hope to give you a seat at the table, an oppor tunity for discussion, ever y two weeks. And what?s more, we ar dently hope you?ll help us get there.

Matt Phillips ?18 Marco Sammartino ?18 David McCabe ?19 Editors-in-Chief, The Hawkeye, Volume 43

Dear Students, Staff, and M ember s of the St. Joseph?s Prep Community, Fir st and foremost I , along with the rest of the Student Council Executive Boar d, would like to extend our highest gr atitude for your tr ust and suppor t in us. We are all incredibly gr ateful to be in these leader ship positions, affor ding us the oppor tunity to represent our fellow students and the lar ger school community. The member s of this Boar d plan to utilize our positions to better the educational exper ience of each individual student, and we can assure you that this example with be pressed among each Class Representative.

We all love the Prep, and believe in the school?s mission of educating young men that are ready to take the wor ld by stor m. I t can only be expected that a school with this lofty goal will be no cakewalk, but the reasons behind the Prep?s difficult cur r iculum must always be considered and kept in context. Being a student at the Prep is demanding -- to be sure, this is what defines us as an institution -- but the aver age Prep student faces many other challenges on a daily basis, tr anscending schoolwor k but fur ther contr ibuting to the Prep?s level of difficulty. The cr ux of my campaign as your President emphasized that students face many unnecessar y challenges, augmenting the demanding academic requirements. This year, the Student Council Executive Boar d is hoping to alleviate some of those undue stressor s. I would ask you not to mistake that as a wish that the cur r iculum become less r igorous; that is not what we hope. Rather, we aim to tr ansfor m the Prep into a better environment that is more conducive to success.

M eeting this goal will require addressing many small facets of a Prep student?s daily exper ience. I f we are successful in addressing these stressor s, it will create a r ipple effect that will spell tr ansfor mation for the Prep community.

We have already been met with some initial success while tr ying to alleviate undue hindr ances. We are pleased to announce that the libr ar y will now open at 7:30am each day, allowing the maj or ity of the student body, who get to the Prep ear lier than 8:00am, the ability to pr int paper s and to study upon their ar r ival. This is a small star t, but we hope to build on this success and sur mount other, lar ger challenges that students face. I n this endeavor, we thank you for all of your tr ust and suppor t.

Though we can assure you of our dedication to the better ment of the student exper ience, dedication does not always equal results. I f you feel that something is being mishandled, please infor m a member of the Executive Boar d or your Class Representative. Throughout the year, I hope to strongly encour age a dialogue between Student Council and the student body; the creation and success of this dialogue will ensure that we are all better-equipped to address your concer ns. I would also ask that you keep in touch with Student Council over social media, namely by following us on Twitter. We aim to maintain an active account throughout the year, regular ly pushing polls to gauge the feelings of the student body on var ious issues, including the per for mance of Student Council. The results of these polls will be published in The Hawkeye throughout the year, par t of an effor t between the Prep?s student newspaper and Student Council to empower each student and offer them a say in the affair s of their school. Together, with an active Student Council and an involved student body, we hope to br ing positive change to the Prep community that will endure long after we have gr aduated.

Your President, Christopher I x

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Newsies Pilot (Cont.) become outraged. Their leader Jack Kelly (James DiCocco '18) organizes a newsboys' strike. With his pal Davey as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed kids find the strength to band together and challenge two powerful capitalist titans.?

One aspect of the plot that really makes it special to Prep students specifically is its relatability. ?The Newsies are all tough teenagers with hearts of gold, fighting for social justice and rallying around maxims like, ?Seize the Day,? and the power of brotherhood,?

Braithwaite points out. James DiCocco ?18, who plays Jack Kelly, believes that ?the students at the Prep will be able to relate to it so well.?

Cape and Sword Captain Paul Koenig ?18 adds that the story ?is the Prep, in a sense.?

One might ask how the Prep was chosen as one of the few

to pilot the show. Previously, Disney withheld the rights for high schools to be allowed to produce the show.

But Mr. Braithwaite explains that ?I saw that a few high schools around the country were being selected as pilot productions, so I had Cape and Sword Co-Captains Paul Koenig and Matt Phillips write to Disney in May and ask if we could be considered as well.?

Whatever they wrote, it must have been compelling, as a few months later Disney selected the Prep to be one of the four schools to pilot the show.

Seeing as the show is only being performed in such a small number of schools, the stakes have surely been raised.

However, that won?t phase the actors. Koenig observes, ?I guess you could say that there is added pressure. But, we are going to approach it like every other show and ensure the

Prep Students I mmer sed in Chile

By Jack Thorell '19

championship basketball game.

This past June and July, six Prep students, accompanied by Ms. Baland, participated in a five week exchange program with Jesuit high school Colegio San Luis in Antofagasta, Chile. This full cultural immersion, coupled with service opportunities, left a lasting mark on the six students who went: Aiden Kelly ?18, Marcus Dreux ?18, Robert Mattox ?18, Scott Hibbs ?19, Max Riccardelli ?19, and Jack Thorell ?19.

With the many familial and communal activities came lots of questions and conversations -- everyone wanted to get to know the Prep students. As they speak unusually quickly, understanding the Chileans in these moments proved quite challenging at first. But it was also very satisfying when the Spanish finally clicked, and Prep students were able to both understand and speak without as much thought or trouble.

Preppers were going to sports practices, learning Chemistry, and texting new friends, all in Spanish. This constant practice paid off greatly for all involved. ?By the end I found myself being able to contribute more and more to conversations with my host family and classmates,? said Hibbs.

Riccardelli ?19 noted the closeness of community and family, on which much more emphasis is put in Latin American culture. ?The Chilean community is more tightly knit and the school and family were a huge part of [my experience there]. The culture was very family oriented. They took me everywhere and I spent most of my time with them.? Each student, who stayed with a different host family, noted the more prominent role of the family unit.

Kelly ?18 reiterated the emphasis of community, saying ?I didn?t meet a person who wouldn?t have a full conversation with me. And my host family treated me as if I was their son and the entire school got me involved in any way they could.? ?They never made us feel like outsiders,? said Hibbs ?19. The students at San Luis were much to thank for this, inviting us to participate in any and every social and extracurricular activity with them. The Chileans even cheered on Dreux ?18 when he played in the high school?s big

Not only were the students content with the improvement of their Spanish skills, but also with the service they were able to provide for the marginalized of Antofagasta. One particular highlight was the night spent driving around the streets of the city, giving dinner to the homeless and getting to know them. As the only trip combining language immersion and service, it was extremely fulfilling -practicing Spanish while brightening the day of someone in an unfortunate situation. ?I loved the service because it was centered around talking to the people? getting to know them and listening to their stories.? said Aidan Kelly. ?I enjoyed that more anything else.?

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same level of excellence in the end product.? DiCocco backs this up by stating that ?I?m nervous; not because I?m scared, but because I understand the severity of the situation. Cape and Sword always casts extremely well so I?m excited for an electrifying production with a talented cast.?

So while this show represents a challenge for Cape and Sword, it also represents a monumental achievement. Mr. Braithwaite believes that ?In Cape and Sword, we can usually only claim to have a first rate drama program at St. Joe's Prep: we don't have the benefit of a scoreboard like our sports teams do, for example.

So being selected by Disney -from among every high school in the country -- is a real quantifiable thing for us to be able to point to. In many ways it's our equivalent of a State Championship, really.?

DiCocco, SJP '18, pictured here as Tommy Djilas in last spring's The M usic M an, will star as Jack Kelly.

Prep Constr uction (Cont.)

The Learning Commons might not contain any books at all - - instead, it will be filled with different types of learning stations. There will be nooks for students to work together, carrels for silent studying, and small alternative classrooms with different types of technology for students to utilize. On the second floor will be a large space for meetings of any kind.

Interestingly, the Learning Commons will have no doors.

This is part of the new welcoming face of the Prep that the new construction is working to achieve.

Continuing with the idea of bringing a more welcoming face to the Prep, the Admission suite is going to be relocated and reworked. The Admission offices will be relocated to the present spot of College Counseling, and the entire area will be expanded. In a sense, the Admission suite will be a part of the new front entrance. The new front entrance is the cornerstone of this campaign for a far warmer, and more welcoming, environment for the students. The front entrance will extend to where the present concrete steps stand. The entire

This is one of multiple mock-ups of the renovations that are soon coming to the Prep.

The front facade of the building, as described in the article, will be mostly glass.

front will be glass with greenery and a walkway leading up to the entrance and across the front of the Dining Hall. The security desk will be brought out to the very front corner of the new renovations, and the rest of the foyer will be an open space with new furniture and a desk manned by a greeter for guests, shadows, and visitors.

Additionally, the Main Office will undergo renovations, as well as the Prep Theatre. In particular, the Theatre will be remodeled to ensure that there is not a bad seat in the house.

Additionally, both backstage and the catwalk will be equipped with state of the art technology, lighting, and dressing rooms.

Many may be wary of these renovations and the changes that are going to occur in the future at the Prep. I myself find it hard to picture a Prep not characterized by concrete and classic 70?s architecture. However, Fr. Swope has assured us all that these are not changes for the sake of changes. They are changes founded in and beneficial to furthering the

mission of the Prep. Each specific renovation, design, piece of furniture, color scheme, and window is going to be chosen in order to help ?develop the minds, hearts, souls, and characters of young men in their pursuit of becoming men for and with others.?

Fr. Swope stated: ?The main driving force behind the strategic plan is to enhance the student experience at the Prep.

We want every young man to feel included here as part of our community and to be respected loved and honored.

The Prep has an obligation to do everything we possibly can to enhance the student academic experience. The classroom refitting, the creation of the Learning Commons, and the modernizing of the Admission suite and front entrance truly enhance our students? experiences and the experience of families who are considering the Prep.? As these changes and renovations come to pass, the mission of the Prep will always stay the same. Prep construction is just one of many steps to live out this mission in a fuller and truer sense. "

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Chile Tr ip (Cont.)

Prep U Expands Hor izons

By Joe Scott '19 Being a member of the Prep Community no longer has the criterion of being a student here. In fact, one can join this family long before even deciding to apply. Over the summers, our school opens its doors to the future brothers that are deciding whether or not they want to walk these halls in high school. These students come to our school to participate in Prep U, where they can meet current students and faculty, as well as the people they might someday be brothers to.

The six Preppers who went to Chile (L-R): Kelly '18, Mattox '18, Hibbs '19, Dreux '18, Thorell '19 and Ricardelli '19.

Each Prep student noted strong improvement in their grasp of the language by the end of the trip, but in the beginning, it was a struggle.

Some Chileans proved to me more proficient in English than we were in Spanish, which was frustrating. Some Preppers wondered why they had not had as much of an emphasis put on foreign languages as most Chileans had with English? Luckily, the Prep, in the Jesuit spirit of innovation, understands the importance of cultural immersion, and allows students to foster their language aptitude, all the while

spreading Jesuit ideals and connecting with others from the Jesuit community worldwide. The Prep created this opportunity to improve linguistic skills, and utilize them to form bonds with our Chilean brothers and sisters, founded on shared Jesuit ideals. These ideals face no barrier, be it language, culture, or race. Riccardelli summed up his great experience saying,?Being a part of that community in Antofagasta ? the people met and adventures had ? is something I?m eternally grateful for.?

Our pre-8th grade program started in the early 70s, and only in recent years has the pre-7th grade program been introduced. These programs try to blend academic and extracurricular programs into their daily schedule, so as to create a day that shows both important sides of life as an SJP student.

When asked if the goal had been reached this summer, Admissions Director Howie Brown enthusiastically replied, ?Absolutely! Our goal was enhanced by daily interviews with adults and students from Prep sports and activities, a successful donation drive that collected nearly 1,000 items for a local homeless shelter,

and we also modeled our activities period on the Prep's new Community Period by offering athletics activities like soccer and basketball, while also including art, computers, and even an intro to cooking with SAGE!?

The over 250 students that attended this summer enjoyed greatly the many activities put together by the Admissions Department and the other faculty and students that volunteered to help out. It seems the favorite among them was the Prep Olympics, during which the students team up with their homeroom, make t-shirts and team names, and compete in events against the other homerooms.

This program does wonders in the lives of these prospective students. It gives them opportunities to come out of their comfort zone and have fun with people their age, that they might spend the next five or six years with as Prep brothers, even before enrollment. Jeff Russell ?20 said, ?Everyday, all of the children were not just happy to be at a camp with their friends, they were happy to see what it is like to be a part of the Prep community. It never took them long to see why The Prep is such an amazing place. And when they have this great

feeling about our school, it gives them a sense of relief that high school isn't a scary thing.?

Entering high school can be nerve racking, we all remember coming in the first day of freshman year, coming into the school not knowing many people. Through the Pre-Prep summer programs, students will enter already knowing and being comfortable with their classmates and teachers. When we open our doors early to these future students, it creates the feeling of comfort for the beginning of their Prep career that few students have. This summer, the Prep reached out and touched the hearts and minds of the students that are the future of the Prep. By this Pre-Prep program and other programs headed by the Admissions Department, they will be drawn to the school that we were all drawn to once, and they will enter with fewer fear or nerves because of it.

"My great Prep U experience set the welcoming tone for the rest of my years here at the Prep."

-- Ronan Egan '18

Prep Students Tr avel Across China

By Nate Coulibaly '18 In June 2017, for the first time in the Prep?s history, students were offered the opportunity to take a two-week trip along the eastern coast of China. With the help of Ms. Chen, Mr. Connors and Mrs. Watson, myself and nine other students visited and explored some of China?s most notable cities including Beijing, Xi?an, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. This trip not only broadened all of our world views, it also allowed us to forge relationships that would have never been possible before.

After a 13 hours flight out of Newark, we arrived at our first destination, Beijing. Our hotel was positioned right across from the Beijing Railway Station and gave us a great opportunity to witness one of the most quintessential examples of Chinese city life.

During our first full day in Beijing, we visited the infamous Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world and the stage of protests in 1989 that shocked the world.

From the square we entered the Forbidden City, whose entrance forms one of the borders of the square. The Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing

Dynasty (1420 - 1912). Here we were able to see ancient art and the numerous aspects of the ancient Chinese royal life.

After our visit to the Forbidden City, we were able to walk around the National Museum, which provided us with an in-depth view of China?s nuanced history. Later in the evening, we attended a Kung Fu show, but unfortunately most of us suffered from severe jet-lag and slept through most of it.

The next day marked the climax of our visit to Beijing.

On June 9th we climbed the Great Wall, which was one of the most physically intensive yet rewarding experiences of all of our lives. On our trip up the wall we met many people from around the world including some people from Cameroon, Colombia, two ladies from South Dakota and even a Drexel alumni wearing a Phillies hat. With our new friends from around the world, we admired the breathtaking view of the green mountains and hills that now stood below us. Though we were exhausted and hurting, we would all agreed that it was worth it. To end our day, we visited the Olympic Park of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

The next day, after visiting the Temple of Heaven, an imperial complex of religious buildings,

we were boarding a flight to our next stop, Xi?an.

Xi?an is the capital of the Shaanxi Province in Central China and was the capital of China during the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties. But, most importantly, Xi?an is the home of the Terracotta Warriors. While learning the complex history of the soldiers and the Emperor who built them to guard his tomb, we were blown away by how lifelike and unique each soldier was. Xi?an is also home to the only fully intact, ancient city wall in China. After our stay in Xi?an, we boarded our second and final domestic flight to Nanjing.

Nanjing is the capital of China?s eastern Jiangsu Province and was the national capital during some of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, it was also the home of the Nanjing (aka Nanking) Massacre which resulted in the deaths of about 300,000 Chinese civilians. One poignant visit during our trip was our visit to the Nanjing Massacre Museum, where we learned about the horrors that occurred there and were able to admire the resilience of the people of Nanjing after it.

After our stay in Nanjing, we boarded a bus and took a road

trip to Suzhou. In Suzhou we visited a silk factory and a large koi pond. Next we drove to Hangzhou, the capital of China?s Zhejiang province, known for its tea crops. In this city we visited an ancient medicine pharmacy and a green tea garden where we were invited to a tea tasting.

After tea, we further explored the city before leaving for our final destination: Shanghai.

Shanghai is China?s most modern city and arguably its most famous, rivaling only Beijing. It is the country?s largest city and is a global financial hub. Within our first hour in Shanghai we were able to stand in front of Shanghai?s famous skyline set across the Yangtze River. That evening, we took a ferry ride along the Yangtze River, giving us a chance to see the beautiful lighting that decorated every

building along the water. To finish off our trip, Ms. Chen surprised us with a ride on the Maglev Train that connects the city of Shanghai to its airport and travels at 186 mph. After the train ride, we were back on another 13 hour flight back home.

The China trip was a life-changing experience for everyone on the trip and we cannot express enough our gratitude towards Ms. Chen and Ms. Watson for organizing it and making sure that we were taken care of. Ms. Chen made sure we were safe and happy throughout the entire trip with the help of Mr. Connors as a chaperone.

Without them, the trip would not have been possible, and thanks to them leaving their comfort zones and establishing something new, future trips to China are now possible.

The famous Terracotta Warriors. This photo was captured by a student on the China Trip.

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SUM M ER SERVI CE AT THE PREP Washington, D.C. My trip to Gonzaga High School in the heart of Washington, D.C. with seven of my Prep brothers and two faculty members is an event that won?t be soon forgotten. I am not the type of person to leap out of my comfort zone all too often; that was, however, exactly what was asked of me upon my arrival to Gonzaga.

The high school plays host to the Father Horace McKenna Center, an organization devoted to combating homelessness on a person-by-person basis in the spirit of its founder. The center serves as a morning and afternoon shelter for D.C.?s homeless, providing them with showers, computer access, two meals, and a support community.

As Mr. Hogan, our host, often reminded us, Father McKenna was an active, stubborn, and often relentless advocate for compassionate service. To be sure, his center continues in this tradition: on the one hand, the homeless (purposely called ?guests? by the staff) are offered understanding, and on the other hand, they are held to many standards. Guests must arrive promptly in order to be served, and participate in counseling intended to beget an end to their homelessness.

For six days, we prepared and served the food, cleaned the center, and spoke with its daily guests about their situations. By the second morning, the center?s chef (nicknamed Chef Abu Dhabi for somewhat-unclear reasons) had me making pancakes on the griddle before 7:00am. As someone who?d seldom made microwave dinners prior to this, I was terrified. But as the week progressed, I became thankful for Chef ?s lessons and prided myself on spending most of the day in his kitchen.

Washington, D.C. was opened to us as well on multiple occasions. We toured many of the Capitol?s monuments, paid a visit to Arlington, and journeyed to the National Air and Space Museum (since Colin Naehr went there every single time he visited D.C., and who were we to break his streak?).

The many colorful guests and staff at the Father McKenna center made amateur comedians and impersonators out of us all. When the work got boring, we designed games to make the days go faster -- such as counting how many times certain staff ?s catchphrases were said each day. On one of the last nights, we played Monopoly into the wee hours of the morning. (At this time I?ll note: the game concluded when every other player teamed up against me, yet still lost.)

Now two months removed from the experience, I?m very thankful for my time at the Father McKenna Center, and would recommend the service trip to anyone hoping to attend one next year. While a good night?s sleep was nowhere to be found, I left D.C. with an enhanced understanding of the homeless crisis and a handful of new brothers.

M att Phillips '18

Baltimore, M ar yland On July 25th, the eighth Prep-sponsored summer service trip commenced with seven eager Prep students awaiting their trip to Baltimore. I had the privilege of attending this service trip, and it truly was a very rewarding experience.

When we arrived in Baltimore, we met up with our partner school, Loyola Blakefield. Once we got situated, we gathered our things and made our way to a church in the city, where we slept each night. On the first day we had the privilege of meeting Loyola Blakefield alumni, Van Brooks.

Brooks was a student at Loyola Blakefield, the only child in his family to go to private school, where he excelled both in the classroom and on the football field. On the field, he was one of the best, destined to go to college on a football scholarship. As he was going in to make a tackle in one of the games, he tragically broke his neck. At the age of 16, he was paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors told him that he would never walk again, or be able to move on his own.

Philadelphia I nter faith The Philadelphia Interfaith Service Trip was the first time that the Prep had worked in partnership with the Interfaith Center of Philadelphia. The center is a non-profit organization that seeks to introduce participants to the broad spectrum of religious beliefs.

The Prep?s group was the Interfaith Center group where the students were all of the same faith -- Catholicism.

Despite this, we were able to branch out and attend a Buddhist Meditation at the Shambhala Center in Downtown Philly. We also attended an Iftar Dinner (an Islamic tradition) and learned about the importance of fasting during Ramadan. We also discussed different facets of the Sikh faith after attending a service in that tradition, where many misunderstandings about the religion were quelled.

One night that stood out for many of us involved visiting the home of a family who are Baha?i. This religion is not all that well-known (most of us had never heard of it), but we enjoyed interacting with the family and learning about their faith. Lastly, we were fortunate enough to go to Temple and see a Shabbat service.

We also served in the Philadelphia area in ways unrelated to religious education. We helped to dig flower beds for a local Church, helped at a homeless transition home, served food to the homeless at Grace?s Cafe, and assisted at Manna 700 (whose goal is to make 700 meals for families of those fighting serious illnesses).

After this tragedy, Brooks was determined to do something to help the people of his community, and so he persevered through therapy. He made amazing strides, such as regaining movement in his legs and arms and learning to eat and breathe without assistance. Although Brooks remains in a wheelchair, he continues to help his community. He started a nonprofit organization, Safe Alternative, where he gives underprivileged children after school activities and summer camp opportunities.

With his instruction, we helped to get the Safe Center greenhouse ready for replanting -- many of the Safe Center children rely on the food it produces. During our lunch break, we discussed gentrification and racial tensions, as we were only a few minutes away from the site of multiple protests related to Freddie Gray?s death.

On day two, we were taken to the Habitat for Humanity Chesapeake Restore, where we helped organize the store and move some large purchases. Additionally, some of us were tasked with destroying old cabinets and dressers that were falling apart. For the remaining two days, we were brought to construction sites for nine new houses.

After being split into two groups, we worked with the crew to put up drywall and paint the houses. These houses, once finished, will be sold to families with mortgages at a 0% interest rate, a hyper-affordable option comparatively. This allows impoverished families to buy their first house at a more affordable price. The trip was topped off with a surprise visit from our new Prep principal, Mr. Petruzzelli. The students had an opportunity to eat dinner with him and chat about Prep affairs.

Through this trip, I learned a great deal about other religious cultures and the misconceptions about those cultures. In that way, the mission of the Interfaith Trip was successful.

Overall, the trip was an amazing experience and many of the students explained that they would definitely recommend it to future Prep classes.

Not only did we have the opportunity to help the community, but we also made new, and hopefully long-enduring, friendships with the Loyola community.

Dylan Robak '18

David Haddad '18

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SUM M ER SERVI CE AT THE PREP Rur al Retreat, Vir ginia For my service trip, myself, six other Preppers, Ms. Gulli, and Mr. Murphy embarked on a journey down to Rural Retreat, Virginia (Yes, that is the name of the town). We departed from the Prep early on Monday, June 5th packed into a signature ?Prep Van?. Eight hours and one Denny?s stop later, we arrived to Rural Retreat. We were graciously hosted in Jayne Hall?s converted garage, where cots were provided to us.

Before we our arrival, neither we, the students, nor our chaperones knew what would be required of us. Ms. Gulli, a seasoned veteran of the Rural Retreat Trip, explained that they?d previously painted a recreation center and cleaned the campsite, a major source of revenue for the town.Jayne had told us Monday evening, once we arrived and had dinner, that we would be building walking trails near the Rural Retreat Lake Campgrounds.

The next day we met Don, an engineer who works for the Township?s Sanitation Department. Don had mapped out about a mile length of trail going up and back down a sizable ridge. He had spray painted the beginning of the loop. Our task was to now clear the foliage and make a ?bench-cut? into the size of the hill. The purpose of the bench-cut was to shape the sloped hill into a flat trail.

Little did we know, ?bench-cutting? was harder and more back breaking than we expected. The rise and fall of the pickaxe became very monotonous and tiring. But we continued.

Tohatchi, New M exico I had the opportunity to travel to the Navajo Nation with seven of my classmates and two faculty members, and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I?m not the only one that thinks that way -- Pat Davies ?18 told me that ?it was probably the best ten days of my life and completely eye opening?.

Everyone knows that many Native American Reservations are under subpar maintenance, but the struggles of native peoples are largely ignored. Actually being out there and meeting the people of Tohatchi was nothing short of life changing. ?It really opened my eyes to all the things that I take for granted, but for which the people of the Navajo Nation struggle for on a daily basis,? comments Matt Bevilacqua ?18. In search of better living conditions, many young Navajos choose to leave the reservation. The choice may seem simple enough, but the Navajos must leave behind their traditions, homes, and families.

I was also lucky to have an exceptional group of Preppers with whom I experienced the reservation. I already knew a few of the guys on the trip, but I became closer with all of them. I feel that it was the quality of the group that truly made the trip memorable. Everyone was fun to be around, hard-working, and ready for the next adventure.

Our leaders were Mike Sokolowski ?08 and Andrew Staub ?12. I thought that the youth of our group leaders leaders greatly enhanced our experience. Andrew Staub participated in numerous service trips at SJU, some as a student leader. Mike Sokolowski went to the Navajo Nation as a senior at the Prep and has returned five times to lead. Since then, he claims, ?Not once has it lost a fleck of the magic that made it so memorable back when I was a student. I see how truly motivated our young men are and how dedicated they are to service.?

Over the years, the Prep has built up a reputation in Tohatchi, as Sokolowski notes that ?I have been told in earnest by the chapter that the Prep?s visit each year is one they look forward to just a little more than any other schools?.

Going to the Navajo Nation is the most memorable trip I have ever embarked upon.

Everything from the land to the people made it an incredible journey. Thank you to Mission and Ministry and all the others at the Prep who made this trip possible -- it is something I will never forget.

Nick Paler mo '18

As the week progressed, morale occasionally fell but was always recovered by games such as twenty questions, or simply a middle-of-the-woods singalong. Another morale booster was the nightly game of Monopoly. Never before have I played four heartfelt games of Monopoly four nights in a row. While we dealt with accusations of fraud, bribery, and collusion, it somehow kept our spirits high.

By Thursday afternoon, the work was completed. The trail was benched, cleared, and had come full circle (because it was a loop after all). Fernando Romero had worried because there was no work left to be done on Friday, but Ms. Gulli and Mr. Murphy had a plan.

Instead of working, we took a visit to Hungry Mother State Park (again, this is actual name of the park). There, we pitched camp on the beach next to the lake, and spent the day with some well-deserved R & R. We enjoyed football, spikeball, and going swimming. The day was delightful.

The service trip was a great combination of backbreaking work, experiencing a different culture, and getting to know one another more completely.

Riley Her r iman '18

Quaker City, Philadelphia The Quaker City service trip was an experience like no other I?ve had. I?ll admit that at first, after hearing I was chosen for this trip, I was a little disappointed. Of all the cool places to go, like New Orleans and New Mexico, I would be going all but 4.6 miles away from school to Germantown.

I soon found out that the seven other guys chosen for this trip felt the same way. When we all arrived at the house where we?d be staying, I could tell that I wasn?t the only one with reservations about the trip. The first night was slow; we had no clue what to expect for the next five days, so some of us were a little uncomfortable.

As the days went by, though, everyone started warming up to the trip. We knew what we?d be doing throughout the day and we were more comfortable with the environment. Soon enough, it was like we?d been living there for years: we were up at 7:30 making pancakes, playing games in our free time, and late at night, we were baking enough brownies to feed a family of ten.

By this point, we were really learning to enjoy the service. No longer uncomfortable, we looked forward to meeting new people: kids, seniors, whoever. We volunteered at places like the Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, a day center for kids and senior citizens; the Broad Street Ministry, a soup kitchen type of place that serves food to anyone in need of a meal; and the Habitat for Humanity Restore, a discount furniture store. These opportunities allowed us to meet hundreds of new people, many of whom live in poverty.

If most Prep students are like me, then they?ve really had no experience with homeless or impoverished people, other than seeing them out and about in the city. Meeting with these people and actually talking with them was an eye-opening experience that gave me a new perspective. There were a few unexpected twists and turns throughout the trip, but I left with a new sense of awareness and a real feeling of accomplishment. I think I can say the same for my fellow classmates with whom I experienced it all.

Jake L egaar d '18

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SUM M ER SERVI CE AT THE PREP New Or leans, L ouisiana The trip to New Orleans, Louisiana was enlightening. While we were down in the Bayou, our job was working with The Fuller Center, the sister company of Habitat for Humanity, in order to restore the homes of those who lost everything in the floods of 2016. Over the course of three months, the area around Ponchatoula, LA was destroyed due to two ?five-hundred year floods.? Many families lost everything they had due to these sudden floods, so our job was to help a family named the Wagners. The two grandparents and grandchildren who lived in the house had lost just about everything, and their house needed a complete renovation. So for the week that we were staying in Louisiana, we were flooring their home. Over the course of three days, we finished the wood flooring of the entire home, which the family had expected to take weeks to finish.

On Thursday of the week, we toured the area with the Fuller Center?s leader, James, delivering two shipments of wood to one family, visiting the finished home that previous Prep groups had worked on, and helping load clothes from the main building of the Fuller Center into a truck to be donated. After completing these tasks, we drove to the home of an older couple who the Fuller Center assists by the names of Bernie and Brenda. Bernie is completely blind and Brenda has cerebral palsy, so our lunch with them was a very unique experience. Following this lunch, we finished up a few other tasks and then James sent us on a trip to an alligator farm. This activity allowed us to wrestle alligators, ride on a giant turtle, and see 900-pound alligators in action.

Finally, on Friday, we went back to the Wagner?s home and started tiling. We were able to finish two bathrooms and part of the kitchen in just one day?s work. Following that final day of work, we took pictures with the Wagners to commemorate our experience, and they showed their appreciation for all of our hard work. Then, on Saturday, we went into the city of New Orleans for the day and had the opportunity to walk around the French Quarter, see famous sites, and (my favorite part) watch a band of teenagers playing on a street corner. The whole journey was tons of fun and gave all of us a unique experience that we wouldn?t have otherwise had.

Dan Avington '18

St. M ichael's, Ar izona I am humbled.

Spending time in a different place always contributes to finding new perspective. As for my time in St. Michael?s, Arizona, I found my perspective to not be totally ?new? in the most raw sense of the word, but rather confirmed. Working with kids is something I enjoy. I have worked as a camp counselor, interned at summer school programs for middle school kids in my township, and lead performance and sports writing sessions at writing and art seminars over different summers -- all of which have left me with bright eyes and wide smiles knowing that I spent time with people I care about doing something I feel completely invested in. That was very much the case with my service trip this past June.

I went to the Navajo Nation eagerly anticipating the new landscape. Since I was young, I have been fascinated with Native American history and culture, but never have experienced it on such a personal level before. Now I do not want to give the impression that my time on the Rez was that of visiting another planet, because that would be false. There certainly were times when the group would be driving from the grocery store back to our temporary living quarters where I would look out at the trailer parks scattered in a few places and see that life there is just straight up different than my hometown.

It was a reality check in a lot of ways. The thought process I?ve had of knowing that poverty in some places of the world is just so vastly different than we can imagine was authenticated. I also reaffirmed my belief in the work that the mission of our school calls us to do. We are human beings that desire to serve: it?s part of our construction. It?s not about who we serve, but how we serve, because everybody is in a position to lend time and energy towards the betterment of our global community.

These are big things to compress into a few paragraphs of a reflection, and the strings of my heart get tugged thinking about the lively kids I met at St. Mike?s and playing Uno into the wee hours of the night with a collection of guys I wouldn?t have otherwise been with. Some might say that it?s a sad thing, but I smile and nod and know that I was able to be a tiny little blip in a very, very large project.

Simon Williams '18

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Dushel Hoping to L ear n, Analyze and Per haps Re-I magine

By David M cCabe '19 Mark Dushel (right) is the new Associate Campus Minister and Director of Retreats and Liturgy. A service trip after his freshman year of high school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore with people who were excited about their work and their service inspired him to pursue a life of ministry and service, especially with young people.

Mr. Dushel was born and raised in the suburbs of Baltimore. Growing up, he was very active during high school within his church in the youth ministry and he realized that ?these are the people that I wanted to be associated with.

So I kept getting more and more involved with my youth ministry in my church and I had pretty profound prayer experiences.? He attended public school, so he was not given much advice on how to maintain a prayerful life after leaving high school. ?I thought that if you wanted to have a job in the Church that meant being a priest. So I went to the seminary.?

Dushel joined the Archdiocese of Baltimore college seminary immediately after graduating high school and was assigned to study Philosophy at Providence College in Rhode Island. Then, he decided that the seminary wasn?t for him at the time so he dropped out and graduated from Providence as a regular student.

Dushel went on to pursue working with young people by finding a job with the boy scouts. ?I was fundraising, starting new troops, recruiting volunteers, and running a summer camp. It was great. I learned a lot about what it was like to now have a full- time job, but there wasn?t any faith attached to it. So, it felt like something was missing. That?s when I went back to school at Boston College to get my Masters Degree because I wanted to do something in the Church and I needed to figure out what that is.? He graduated with a

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In Boston, Dushel met Father Frederico, SJ through Patrick Nolan, SJ, a friend with whom he had participated with on a few service projects, and they began to talk about the new position that Frederico was taking at the Prep and he convinced Dushel that he should interview too. ?I really like working with high school students because that is the age that my faith came alive for me.? I never thought Philly or specifically a Jesuit school but the Holy Spirit worked through the transition and made this such a good fit.?

When he first visited back during the school year, Dushel?s first impressions were swift and strong. ?There was a lot of excitement around the school. People seemed to love the school and love what they?re doing. That enthusiasm stretched across a lot of different things. People talking about Kairos were just as excited as people talking about the football team. I could tell that people were involved in a lot of different things and they liked that they were involved in different things. It seems that each group supports each one another, and not a lot of schools have that. But at this school it seems that people know what everyone else is doing and they support each other through that. And that impression has strengthened since I?ve started here.?

Mr. Jerome has been active in the transferring of power to the new director, with handing over ?lots of binders? explaining what each retreat is, how it?s run, and what liturgy is like at the Prep. Mr. Dushel has been trying to absorb as much of that information as he can and then implement it seamlessly into the new year. He is learning ?What is a Prep retreat? What makes a Prep retreat distinctive? And why have

Mr. Dushel getting situated in his new office during his first week at the Prep. they been so powerful for so many people?? Dushel plans on many meetings with students to see what they like about the way that things are and to also point out things that they think should be changed. ?There are always areas that we can improve and grow because nothing is ever static.? One small way in which Dushel has kept things fresh is by rearranging the chairs in the White Chapel by the foyer. ?We?ve been keeping our eyes open for what we can change but also realizing that we have such a great strong foundation to work from and build off of. We don?t have to reinvent the wheel.?

Dushel points out how things change by simply having new people in the room ?You could have the exact same binder and do the exact same thing, but just by having other people, it?s going to take on a different character. I realize that I can be myself in this role. I don?t have to change a lot of physical

things to make a strong impact.

Bringing [Fr. Frederico?s, Mr. Deitch?s and my] own gifts and talents will cause these things to come to life on their own.

Just by being who we are, we?re going to add something to it.

Dushel?s spiritual background has been very colorful with studying at Boston College with the Jesuits and an undergraduate with the Dominicans. ?The way I approach prayer is as influenced by the Jesuits as it is the Dominicans. I?ve seen how big the umbrella of the Catholic Church is.? Dushel hopes to bring that awareness of our Catholic brothers while still teaching, retreating, and praying in the Ignatian tradition. And he recognizes that St. Ignatius was as mindful of the larger Church as anyone else was. Even if it?s not through explicit programs and events, it can still be accomplished through conversations.

Dushel comments on the ongoing process of creating a ?Senior Retreat? that would be

a cumulative end to the retreats that each student has taken part in over his past three years at the Prep. ?There?s a lot longterm planning that we still have to do. I don?t think there will be anything this semester, but in the second semester there might be something [for the seniors]. There is a glaring opportunity to do something with the seniors, but we?re just not sure yet what that is. I think the Leadership Board will have a chance to come in and make their mark. Their ideas will be what we run with the most.?

These past few weeks of August, Dushel began actively working with students during the IGNITE Freshmen Retreat and Orientation Training and also the Mission and Ministry Leadership Board Retreat. It seems that the Prep has gained another faculty member who is committed to working his hardest to ensure the greatest possible Prep experience for every single student.

Father Freder ico, S.J.'s M ission of Hospitality

By M att Phillips '18 For Father Chuck Frederico, S.J., a mission of hospitality has governed most of his life, and will undoubtedly continue to govern his work at the Prep.

This mission, centered on building person-to-person relationships that draw God nearer, is something that the Prep community should welcome (and in some cases, has already welcomed) with open arms.

It isn?t hard to see why a mission to bring others to table is at the heart of Frederico?s work: a graduate of culinary school, he first encountered the Jesuits while cooking for them in Ardmore. This Italian- inthe- kitchen persona hasn?t left Frederico since he entered the

Jesuits - - ?I might even cook for people, if they behave themselves!? - - rather, it has been reshaped into a tool that allows an interview, or (one might imagine) a vocational meeting, feel like reclining at table.

Frederico, a Philadelphia native, grew up in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, and attended Cardinal O?Hara High School before earning his degree in culinary arts. After culinary school he attended St. Joseph?s University, where he first encountered the men, for whom he?d been cooking, in the classroom. ?I had six Jesuits for professors when I was at St. Joe?s, and they really made a major impact on my education. They had a profound love

for what they were teaching, a passion for it, and they always had a deep love of God. Jesus always came through [...] I had never experienced something like that before,? Frederico recalls.

In his junior year at SJU, Frederico went on his first retreat. There, something that he?d considered in his high school years was crystallized by a Jesuit who suggested that he consider the priesthood. ?It was when I met the Jesuits that it went deeper, it hit my heart ? I felt more obligated to dig into whether or not this was where Jesus was calling me,? he reflects.

Much of Frederico?s work as a Jesuit has seen him advising

other novices on whether or not the Jesuit Order is right for them, or whether or not they are ready to take their vows.

Many of the philosophies that aided him in that work are already shining through in his Prep strategy. He emphasizes the history of the Jesuits?dedication to enculturation, and seems to be taking a similar approach to his work at the Prep: ?St. Ignatius used to say: ?Go in their door, bring them out through yours.? And you can apply that to whether you?re teaching Algebra or going on mission to a foreign country.? For the foreseeable future, Frederico will be focused on applying that lesson to the former of those scenarios.

And focused he is: Frederico praises secondary education as the most important work done by the Jesuits. Asked about being one of three remaining Jesuits at a Jesuit high school, he seems undaunted: ?I?m a firm believer in the idea that you don?t need a hundred Jesuits, but the ones that are here have to focus on the mission, and make it grow.? Frederico believes that he has already found many allies of this mission in the Prep?s lay faculty, calling them Catholics who model the path to God in their actions.

One thing that he plans to advocate for over the next year, to faculty and students alike?

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Father Freder ico, S.J.'s M ission of Hospitality (Cont.)

Increased education about the Examen: ?I think if the Examen can be taught with some more depth, it really helps nurture relationships, it really helps broaden horizons, it really helps in decision- making.

It?s the entrĂŠe point into the Spiritual Exercises. And if we?re going to be rooted in the Jesuit mission, I think the more people that can come to understand the Examen, the better off that this place will be.?

Frederico believes that this form of spiritual education is one of the pillars of what makes Jesuit secondary education so powerful, calling it an essential, complementary piece to academic and extracurricular education. ?We want to expand the minds of our students [...] we want to expand the soul, we want to make the heart deeper and more compassionate,? he notes. Tall orders, to be sure -but if this interweaving between the academic, spiritual and extracurricular can be further achieved this year, the Prep community will reap the benefits.

Through all of this work, he emphasizes the need to keep praying, and emphasizes this ministry of hospitality: ?It?s about bringing people to the table and helping people see that the Lord is all about love [...] and we can each be an instrument to make that happen.?

Frederico feels almost certain that he was assigned to the Prep community to cultivate and maintain a steady flow of Jesuit novices - - currently, more novices enter the formation process from the Prep than from any other school.

Asked what advice he would give to a young man considering the Jesuit vocation, Frederico offers this: ?The most important thing that I can say to a young man is to be open.

It?s a great life, it helps you truly know yourself and truly live the Lord through yourself.

That?s the gift of the Society.

The Jesuits don?t form robots, the Jesuits form you to know Jesus, and from that, respond through the particular gifts that you have. Ideally, all that we

Fr. Frederico, S.J talking with students from Regis High School, New York. do is posing this question: what is it that the Lord is inviting you to??

pitality starts with relationships, as he is keen to emphasize.

Frederico encourages Prep students to come to his office and introduce themselves, though he may be the one approaching the students before they can approach him: ?I?m Italian, I like food, I like being around people, getting them together.? His mission of hos-

He ultimately hopes that these personal relationships can lead others to God: ?It?s been such a privilege to be that bridge builder, helping people get to God. And not always knowing, when you enter into a circumstance, how that?s going to happen.? For the active,

conversational Frederico, it sounds like there?s two possible scenarios: a student starts building that bridge, or he starts helping them build it.

And at a school that touts the individual experience of every Prepper, spiritual and beyond, that?s a new -- and welcome -message.

Talking with M r. K ear ney: The Faculty Band

By Nick Paler mo '18 This year, the Hawkeye is introducing a new column, the aim of which is to talk with a different faculty member each issue about a topic of his or her choice. Over the summer, I exchanged emails with Mr. Kearney about one of the most memorable events of my Prep career. For the freshmen and all others unaware, last year Mr. Kearney and a few other faculty members performed AC/DC's ?Back in Black? on the final day of school. It was an epic occurrence and I got the chance to ask Mr. Kearney a few questions about it.

Q: Whose idea was it to form a band of Prep faculty?

A: We had a faculty band several years ago with many of the same faces. We did Sam and Dave?s ?Soul Man.? I believe that was in 2014. In 2015, we did Bruce Springsteen?s ?Tenth Avenue Freeze Out.? I can?t be sure whose idea it was, but my guess is Mr. Schwartz or my older brother, the other Mr. Kearney.

Q: Who were the members of the band and what did each of them play?

A: Mr. Mullen- Drums; Myself- Drums; Mr. VaccaroDrums/ T- shirt cannon; Mr. Staub- Vocals; Mr. Feighan-

Guitar; Mr. Kearney(the other one)- Keys; Mr. SchwartzBass; Mr. Quirk- Guitar.

Q: Why ?Back in Black??

A: I recommended it because it?s a song that everyone knows. Plus we were planning on having three drummers, so you need something that?s relatively simple in terms of percussion. It doesn?t get any easier than AC/DC in that respect.

Q: Was it supposed to be secretive?

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Q: How was it playing in front of the whole school?

A: I?ve loved playing music since junior high. It?s always fun, but it was pretty great to see the shocked look on some people's? faces. It was also great to witness Mr. Vaccaro?s prowess as a t-shirt cannoneer.

The Phanatic better watch out.

Q: How was the feedback from other faculty and students?

A: I don?t think so. We didn?t take an oath or anything.

A: Brother Kania told me he enjoyed it, which is really the only opinion that matters.

Q: Who thought of ?The Tridrumvirate??

Q: What was the inspiration for the t-shirt cannon?

A: Mr. Vaccaro and I both played drums in 2015. Only seemed natural to add Mr. Mullen to the mix. So, I guess my answer is ?Fate??

A: The inspiration for the tshirt cannon was Mr. Vaccaro.

At one practice he said something along the lines of, ?Do you think it would be cool if I shot a t- shirt cannon midsong?? The answer was a resounding ?yes.?

Q: When would you guys practice?

A: I think we practiced once.

It?s usually a nearly impossible task to assemble that many teachers together in the same room after school. I credit Mr. Schwartz, who is very good at pushing things.

Q: Of the three songs you played over the years, which was your favorite?

A: Last year was my favorite.

Q: Do you play anything other than drums?

A: I can play about 8 chords on guitar. So, no.

Q: Can we expect something like this next year?

A: Can?t say. I took an oath.

Mr. Andrew Staub '12, one of last year's Alumni Service Corps members, was the band's vocalist.

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Prep Football Continues to Succeed (Cont.)

University of Richmond-bound LB Phil O'Connor '18, LB Bradley Cobaugh ?18, DB Myles Talley ?19, DB DeJuan Dandridge ?18, Princeton commit SS Dawson DeIuliis ?18 and K Anthony Tigano ?18.

The unfortunate news for the team is that during the offseason, star WR Darryle Simmons ?18, who is committed to play at Virginia Tech next season, tore his Achilles tendon and could be out for the entire season. Simmons? slot as the 1st WR will now be filled by captain Brandon Sanders ?18, who is committed to play football next season at Bucknell. The WR2 spot will be filled by Johnny Freeman ?19, who

played scarcely throughout the 2016 season, but who certainly has the talent to step up for this Hawks team. And finally, the slot receiver position will mainly rotate between three players: James Cherry ?18, Marques Mason ?19, and Jack Sutton ?19. So that means the Hawks will have a relatively inexperienced offense, as they replace 9 starters.

One specific worry for the Hawks will be the offensive line unit, which is entirely new from last year. The expected unit this season will be captain LT Nick DiPrinzio ?18, LG Matt McGeary ?20, C Tim Possenti ?18, RG Casey Stephenson ?20 and RT RJ

McKee ?20. Only two of these players have seen real varsity action, but all will need to step up in order to protect star QB McCray and to block for the inexperienced young RB Kolbe Burrell ?20.

But the bright spot for the team is that the defense seems to be right on track with where it was last year, as the core of the unit returns and there are many promising players filling in the lost spots. The line will be anchored by captain Armybound DT Ryan Bryce, and returning second team AllCatholic Rayshad Wallace.

Jake Feehery ?18 is expected to start at the other DE spot, and Paul Hess ?18 will round out

the line. The linebacking corps is going to be incredibly strong this year, with returning starters and captains Phil O?Connor and Bradley Cobaugh leading the charge, with Naval Academy lacrosse commit Zach Snider ?18 in the other spot.

The secondary is experiencing a bit of a shakeup, as both cornerbacks were lost to graduation. The expected makeup of the secondary will be Dejuan Dandridge ?18 and Zach Bouggess ?19 at CB, Myles Talley ?19 at the FS, and captain Dawson DeIuliis ?18 returning at SS. Dandridge started at free safety last sea-

son, but has been converted to corner to make room for Talley in the safety spot. The Hawks return both their starting kicker and punter from last season, K Anthony Tigano ?18 and punter Jack Sutton, which provides some comfort as far as special teams is concerned.

And finally, Marques Mason, James Cherry, Kolbe Burrell, and Brian Whitmore '19 are expected to be the primary kick and punt returners With a high powered offense, potent defensive unit, and reliable special teams squad, the Hawks are expected to be one of the top contenders in both the Catholic League and 6A state contention.

Coyle Retur ns Prep Soccer to the Dair y Fields

By David M cCabe ?19 After last year?s defeat at the Catholic League QuarterFinals, this year?s Varsity Soccer team brings a renewed determination along with many adjustments in the coaching staff to the field to hopefully bring home the Catholic League Championship title.

This reporter talked to the new Prep Soccer head coach, Mr. Joe Coyle, on the first day of Varsity and JV tryouts this past August about the upcoming season and the changes that he will bring.

Since November last year, a week after Mr. Coyle was appointed as head coach, he has organized optional practices in the Kelly Field House every week at 7 AM with an astounding attendance rate of at least thirty to forty players each week. ?[These kids?willingness to put in the time] is a testament to the new energy in the program,? says Coyle. He is trying to cultivate the team into an all-year program in order to win. ?I think that is something that this program needed: a full, twelve-month a year commitment to be an elite program as opposed to a program that operates late August to October.?

Coyle stated, ?The goal of the team this year is to be playing on Saturday October 28th, the Catholic League Championship game. I fully and firmly believe that we will.?

There have been a lot of changes within the team.

Seven starting players on varsity graduated last year which will probably lead to a younger starting eleven and varsity team. There has also been plenty of shifting around in the coaching staff, but Coyle says he is confident that they will still be one of the best teams in the league.

Coyle remarked last February in a Prep newsletter, ?My first priority was to bring in the best coaches possible, but it

was equally important for me to 'keep it in the family.??

He commented on this statement again, ?You don?t make a lot of money coaching...It is endless, endless hours; not just the hours on the field, but the hours planning. So if you?re doing it for the money, then you?re in the wrong game. You have to do it for the love of the game and you?re going to have more love for the game and be more invested if you once wore the crimson and grey...You?re more invested in the success of the program and you know what it?s like to be a Prep student-athlete.?

The struggle of living as a functioning student- athlete at the Prep is well- known by a majority of its students and Coyle reflects on the relationships that he has and that he observes between coaches who work in the building and their students. ?I think if you would ask him, if it were up to Mr. Hart (Athletic Director) all of his coaches would be teachers because they are in the building.

They get it. If they didn?t go to a school like the Prep or they don?t teach there then they don?t understand what you guys go through. They don?t understand getting home from practice at 6:30 and then having to do three hours of homework. So being a teacher helps that understanding. I think that it?s a very tough thing to do, especially for the freshmen, because they are coming out of a world of eighth grade where they never had to do any homework and now they have three hours every night and they?re playing a sport. So we need people in the family to know what that?s like and who get it.?

Former Freshman coach Jack O'Neill, Jr., ?90 has moved to Assistant Varsity coach and Joe Diviny ?76 will take over as the new Freshman coach. A familiar face in the building and ?honorary Prep alumnus,? Jack O'Neill, Sr., will be taking over

This year's Varsity captains are Chris I x '18 (pictured with ball), Colin Marshall '18, and Pat McHale '18. as JV coach. The new assistant varsity staff consists of Chris McPeak ?79, Mike Fanning ?94, and Alumni Service Corps member Ryan Sandell ?13.

played in a game environment.

Rising freshmen were not invited to these tryouts; they had their own tryouts in the next week.

This year?s new schedule brings forth a myriad of solutions and problems for the Prep, but the Athletic Department seems to be benefiting greatly with one of the biggest problems at the Prep now partially solved. Coyle says, ?The one way it will help immensely is early dismissal for games. It was such a staple of every program. Kids were missing the same class three times a week, every week. So if you?re a freshman and you?re missing Latin I two or three times a week, then you?re going to fail that class. So if it doesn?t solve anything else than that, then it was worth it.?

As a member of the English Department and as the brandnew head coach, Mr. Coyle felt the need to combine his two positions and require all players wanting to try out to read a book, annotate it, and then write a paper on that book. Mr. Coyle distributed a list of about eighty books about soccer, both fiction and nonfiction, and he believed that this was the best way to draw in dedicated players. ?We want guys who are fully invested in this sport. If you?re going to sit down and read a book, annotate it, and write a paper on it, then you?re thinking soccer. As much as it was educational, it was also psychological. We?re trying to change the climate of this team. I want guys fully invested in soccer, but it?s not their life.?

From Monday, August 14th to Friday, August 18, from 7 AM to 10 AM, rising sophomores through seniors went through the soccer tryout process. Tryouts are structured almost exactly the same as a regular training session, except there is more scrimmaging.

The team would run drills, plays, and do some running before they were divided up into teams each morning for the coaches see how they

Mr. Coyle firmly encourages multi- sport athletes and students who take part in other clubs and activities at the Prep because ?you can still think soccer all- year- round, even if you?re also playing lacrosse and basketball. There?s something to be said for playing a

sport just for enjoying it, or because your buddies are playing it.?

The varsity and JV teams will be playing 18 games this season. Some of the highlights include a match on September 7th against La Salle at 7 PM at Temple University, September 12th against Archbishop Carroll also at Temple at 7 PM, and Delran High School on October 11th. ?We?ve loaded up the schedule. We?ll play the absolute best teams that we can find.?

After cuts were made and the tryouts were completed, the teams got straight to work practices and their first game was down the shore in Avalon against Wildwood Catholic.

Varsity ended with a tie 2- 2, and JV swept the pitch with an 11-0 victory.

Finally, Mr. Coyle stressed his most important change this year. ?The very first thing that I told Mr. Hart that I was going to change is that we?re coming back to the Dairy Fields. What was missing was the student support. Fifteen years ago, there used to be 150 kids lined up watching the games at the Dairy Fields. We came back to this field to try to get back the student support and excitement of going to the soccer games.?

Glavin Retires, Fife Named New Crew Coach

By L iam Gibbons ?18 Since its birth in the 1920s, Prep Crew has won twentyfive Manny Flick regular season titles, forty Catholic League Titles, over 70 City Championships, more than 100 victories at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta including eight consecutive victories in the lightweight 8+, and the 2000 Henley Royal Regatta Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup. One of the stronger boats in recent memory was the 2010 Prep V8+ coached by Jim Glavin ?65, which was undefeated and a semi- finalist at the Henley.

That same season Coach Glavin was voted the High School Rowing Coach of the Year by the NAJSCC. After nine years with the program Coach Glavin is now leaving the team.

Prep Athletic Director Dennis Hart ?95 and Freshman Crew Coach Dan Kilpatrick ?94 addressed the team at a boathouse meeting after the announcement and maintained an open dialogue with the team

throughout the process of finding a new Coach. Mr. Hart also met privately with Senior Captain Michael Pagliaro '18 regarding the transition.

Pagliaro co- captained last year?s squad and was a key part of the Prep V8+. Regarding this change, Pagliaro said, ?Coach Glavin taught me a lot of important things on and off the water. ... our goals are still high for this season. With a strong group of upperclassmen, we are looking to hit the ground running and make some big moves to restore prominence to Prep Crew. It should be a great year.?

The Prep announced John Fife ?98 as head coach of the team this August. He has coached at Penn, Georgetown, and the Prep as an assistant coach and SJU as the lightweight coach. He spent seven successful years as the head coach of Dallas Jesuit crew, winning many regional championships as well as showing strong performances at both the Stotesbury and the Henley.

When asked about returning to the Prep, Fife responded, ?I

am really excited and proud to return home to the Prep. Prep Crew was the most influential component [of] my formation in life (besides my Mom) and I am looking forward to giving back to the program that has afforded me so much. My goal is to create a culture of accountability and success that drives Prep Crew back to the top of American high school rowing, and I cannot wait to meet the team and all the students at the Prep. While freshman crew won't get started until January, any sophomores, juniors or seniors that want to try rowing this fall, they will be welcome and we will have a robust novice program for upperclassmen with no experience but who want to work hard and compete! More than anything, I am just thrilled to be part of the Prep again!?

And even before he flew back from Dallas, Coach Fife hit the ground running in pursuit of his goal. He spoke with many seniors individually about their interest level in

Prep Golf Aims for Catholic L eague Title

By Nick M atter a ?19 It?s a brand new season for the Prep Golf Team and after a few weeks of practices and matches, the season is showing some real promise. With Christian Patragnoni continuing his role as head coach of the team and Andrew Gallagher ?18 being named captain, it is sure to be an impressive season.

After two days of tryouts on August 14th and 15th, the teams were set. Coach Patragnoni decided it would be best to have a 14 man varsity roster and a 10 man junior varsity team. The JV team includes Andrew Bass ?19, John Deenis ?19, Bradley Judge ?19, Will Coogan ?20, Joe Hayden ?20, Davis McCourt ?20, Jack Reid ?20, Nicky Scarpone ?20, Dan Curran ?21, and Jack Farkas ?21. The varsity roster consists of Brendan Farrell ?18, Mark Farrell ?18, Andrew

Gallagher, Mike Hagan ?18, Marc Hughes ?18, Andrew Stern ?18, Andrew Koh ?19, Nick Mattera ?19, Anthony Schreder ?19, Peter Banfe ?20, Owen Beisty ?20, Colin Hagan ?20, Will Keane ?20, and Joe Morganti ?20.

After matches against La Salle, Little Flower, Cardinal O?Hara, Lansdale Catholic, and Archbishop Carroll, the Prep?s record stands at 4- 1.

The one loss came from none other than the Prep's rival the La Salle Explorers, who always has a great team every season. I spoke to Gallagher about the consistency every year with La Salle and he said, ?This year, it?s no secret that La Salle has the deepest team in the Catholic League, but in golf, things change from day to day, week to week. So if we get hot at the right time, I can see us making a deep run in the postseason.? La Salle has won

14 out of the last 16 Catholic League titles, with the Prep winning their most recent title in 2014, the same year they won the state championship.

La Salle has high hopes for the State Championship this year with top performers Buddy Hansen '18 and Frankie Gregor '18, but Gallagher wanted to remind the Prep community all that La Salle has to fight against himself and the rest of the SJP Golf team to win Districts, which he says hasn?t happened in a very long time.

The Prep?s three wins came against Little Flower, Cardinal O?Hara, and Archbishop Carroll. After great showings from a wide variety of players, specifically Will Keane, who looks to add his second AllCatholic honors in two years, the Prep Golf Team is ready for a deep run toward to state championship.

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John Fife '98, who built Dallas Jesuit into a national rowing power, will now coach Prep Crew. college rowing and the recruiting process. And he is actively working with the team in hopes of designing a new uniform for the upcoming season.

Prep crew will be competing in five fall regattas this October and November including New Jersey?s Frostbite and Bill

Braxton Memorial Regattas, Philadelphia?s Navy Day and the Head of the Schuylkill Regattas as well as Boston?s illustrious Head of the Charles.

More information about the team can be found online.

M ayweather Takes Down M cGregor

By Andrew Shapiro '19 On August 26th, ?The Notorious? Conor McGregor and Floyd ?Money? Mayweather fought in what was one of the most anticipated boxing matches of all-time.

Rumors of a possible mega fight first began to circulate in May of 2016. However, these rumors seemed unrealistic as McGregor was under contract with UFC, and Mayweather had retired from professional boxing in 2015.

Then, on February 15, 2017, McGregor gave life to these rumors when he obtained his boxing license from Nevada.

The next day the first betting lines for a fight between Mayweather and McGregor opened, despite the fact that there was no deal in place for a fight, and Mayweather was a massive 25- 1 favorite. On March 10, Mayweather stated that he would come out of retirement for a fight with McGregor.

Prep Golf Captain, Andrew About two months later McGallagher '18 Gregor and Mayweather both signed an agreement that, ac(left), hopes to cording to UFC president, White, would pay Maylead the Hawks to Dana weather around $100 million, McGregor around $75 a Catholic League and million.

Title, and claim Mayweather opened as a huge favorite, despite having both the District been retired for about two years. As the fight approached, and State Championship.

this margin shrank, but Mayweather remained the favorite.

Despite being eleven years older than McGregor, Mayweather was considered the heavy favorite because of his perfect 49- 0 record, McGregor?s lack of experience, and because he is considered to be, as Michael Glynn ?19 said, "the greatest defensive boxer in history."

Meanwhile, McGregor, the reigning UFC Lightweight champion and former UFC Featherweight champion, vowed to knockout Mayweather in the first four rounds. This confidence caused many to overlook McGregor?s inexperience. McGregor supporters, such as Charlie Scheuch ?19, pointed out that McGregor is ?younger and more agile in the ring.? Robbie Calabro ?19 also says, ?Mayweather?s too old. He doesn?t have knockout power anymore.?

When the fight started, McGregor surprised most with a strong start. However, McGregor became fatigued as the fight reached its later rounds.

After a tightly contested fight, Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor via a TKO (Technical Knockout) in the tenth round. This win improved Mayweather?s record to a historic 50- 0 record, putting him in the conversation as one of the greatest boxers to ever fight.

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Avington: Has Prep Football Built a Dynasty? sion 1 players year after year gives enough evidence to consider the Prep a great program, rather than just a string of good teams. There are schools that repeatedly have good teams, such as Archbishop Wood and Pittsburgh Central Catholic, but it?s rare for schools to have as much success as the Hawks.

By Dan Avington ?18 In a recent article by PennLive reporter Daniel Gallen, St. Joseph?s Prep Football Coach Gabe Infante said, ?We don't really focus on having great teams. We focus on building a great program.

When you have a great program, you have players who are ready to step in and make the most of their opportunities.

That's really what I'd like for us to think is we're a program, not so much a team. Great teams come and go, but great programs really do withstand the test of time, so that's what we're trying to build.? This question brought me to thinking: would I consider the Prep football team to be a dynasty?

Some people may say that it?s too soon to consider that question, as the success has only existed for the past five years. I believe the Hawks recent state accomplishments and ability to churn out Divi-

The other argument that I have for why the Hawks should be considered a dynasty is that though the team repeatedly churns out collegiate talent that doesn?t slow down the following year?s team. At the running back position, Olamide Zaccheaus ?15 (University of Virginia) and James Bell ?15 (East Stroudsburg) were succeeded by D?Andre Swift ?17 (University of Georgia) and now Kolbe Burrell ?20, who is expected to be one of the best running backs in the area.

As far as the defensive line unit goes, the Hawks have had a string of success. Paul Johnson ?13 (Amherst graduate) used to be the team?s defensive anchor, but that didn?t mean the Hawks showed any signs of slowing down. Jake Strain ?15 (Princeton) and Armen Ware ?15 (Delaware) quickly took over and had great success, then Joe DuMond ?16

(Penn State) took the torch, and now the Hawks have Army commit DT Ryan Bryce '18 and dynamic DE Rayshad Wallace '18 anchoring the line.

Similarly, the linebacker position saw Tom Johnson ?15 (Princeton) and Ryan McNulty ?15 anchor that unit, then Nick Vandevere ?16, followed by Tom?s brother James Johnson ?17 (Princeton), and now Bradley Cobaugh ?18 and Phil O?Connor ?18 (Richmond), wearing the coveted #10 jersey, are leading the linebacking corps.

This trend can also be seen at other positions: Quarterback, Skyler Mornhinweg ?12 (Florida before transferring to Columbia) to Chris Martin ?14 (Johns Hopkins), then Jack Clements ?15 (Rutgers), and now Marquez McCray ?18, who is generating interest from several D1 institutions; Offensive Line, Fran Grey ?13 (Ursinus), then Steve Robinson ?14 (Delaware) followed

by Jon Daniel Runyan ?15 (Michigan) and Shane Davis ?15, followed by Charlie Holsopple ?16 (Colgate), then last year with all five lineman (Sal Cinaglia, Bloomsburg; Jackson Evans, Lehigh; Mack Grey, Duquesne; Carter Lynch, Delaware; and Taron Hampton, Lafayette) playing college football, and now Nick

Student-Athlete of the Week: Br andon Sander s ?18

By Simon Williams '18 The Downingtown native represents the Prep on the baseball diamond and the football field and with the latter of the two seasons approaching, senior Brandon Sanders will step into a prominent role as a starting wide receiver for a Hawks team seeking to continue on what was a dominant 2016-17 campaign.

Sanders recently competed in the first of two team scrimmages on Saturday, August 19 versus Bergen Catholic, the #19 ranked team in the country per USA Today's preseason Super25 rankings. The Oradell, New Jersey power gave SJP trouble all day, keeping the offense at bay for most of the game. Even with a final score of 21- 7, a bright

spot for the Prep was the production of Sanders.

With length and speed, the 5?10? Sanders started with the first team offense and saw consistent pass attempts for positive yards. The dependability as a receiver ensures quarterback Marquez McCray ?18 an option each play.

Sound catching ability was a strong spot in baseball this past season, too. His glove at first base highlighted Sanders as one of the most apt fielders on the roster, as he boasted a 0.963 fielding percentage.

Sanders? skillset in the two sports earned him looks from colleges and universities, including Stevenson University to play both baseball and football for the Mustangs in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Instead, Sanders mulled

over other options, ultimately deciding to commit to Bucknell University and play football for the Bison in the Patriot League. Citing his commitment as being ?the best option for the next four years and the rest of my life after,?

Sanders posted his announcement on Twitter on the 8 of August. Sanders joins four other members of the Class of 2018 to commit to their respective colleges (Ryan Bryce - Army, Dawson DeIuliis Princeton, Phil O?Connor Richmond, and Darryle Simmons - Virginia Tech).

Next week, the Hawks will battle a Jesuit school for the second consecutive week as the team hosts St. Peter?s Prep from Jersey City, New Jersey at Widener University?s Quick Stadium on September 9.

Sanders in action last year in a game against Bergen Catholic High School.

DiPrinzio ?18 and Tim Possenti ?18, both of whom hold offers from Albright; and Defensive Backs, Vince Moffett ?14 (Franklin & Marshall) to Dillon DeIuliis ?15 (Colgate) and John Reid ?15 (Penn State) to Zach Goss ?16 (Ursinus), then Richard Carr ?17 (Maine) and Ricky Goodson ?17 (Amherst), and now finally, the Hawks have multiple players with the capability of, or already have committed to, playing Division 1 football: Dejuan Dandridge ?18 (offers from Albany and Massachusetts), Dawson DeIuliis ?18 (Princeton), Devon Dickerson ?18, and Myles Talley ?19, who was 2nd Team AllCatholic as a sophomore. Now, after that long, detailed explanation of all of the players that this Hawks program has produced, I have come to the final conclusion that the Hawks can certainly be considered a dynasty. And ultimately, it?s all thanks to head coach Gabe Infante and his coaching staff.

Prep Football College Notes: Two of the Prep?s highly touted recent grads, D?Andre Swift and John Reid, have been in the news lately for their work at their respective colleges: Georgia and Penn State. Swift, according to all reports, has been lighting it up in Athens, GA for the Dawgs.

Even though he is behind high-level NFL prospects Nick Chubb and Sony Michel on the depth chart for the most highly rated backfield in the country, he has been getting rave reviews from coaches, reporters, and UGA fans alike, who have been quite impressed with his ability to power through defenders, evade tacklers, and, most importantly for this season, catch passes out of the slot. Bulldog fans expect a lot out of him this season, and those of us who have watched him at the Prep know that Swift always rises to the occasion.

Reid, one of the most highly regarded players from the Infante regime, started at cornerback as a sophomore last season for the Nittany Lions, who made their way all the way to the Rose Bowl. This offseason, however, he suffered an injury, and could potentially be out all season long for the #6 ranked team in the nation, but head coach James Franklin wants his most reliable corner to be back as soon as possible. Still, even injured, Reid is helping the team, spending his offhours from his internship at Intel in Silicon Valley to watch film and send reviews back to the team. That?s the kind of player and person he is.

Falcone Steps Down as Head Baseball Coach

By Paul Stowell ?18 He spent the past five years at the top, amassing over 60 wins, more than 15 AllCatholic selections, two trips to the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship, and a coveted District 12 Title. But now, despite his success, he has decided to step down from his position as head coach of the Prep baseball team, moving on and leaving the program behind - all for the sake of family.

Joe Falcone ?91 originally took over the head coaching position in 2013, having years of playing and coaching experience already under his belt.

This included three years as the Prep?s assistant freshman/JV coach, one year as La Salle?s interim head coach, and another three years as Prep?s assistant varsity coach. In his first season, Falcone led his team to the top of its division, as well as to a second place finish in the Catholic League Championship. Then, for the next four years, he continued to watch his team succeed on the baseball diamond; however, it came at the expense of sacrifices within his personal life. ?I was missing too many events in my kids? lives,? says Falcone, ?I was rushing from our practices and games to see an inning or two of my son?s baseball games and my daugh-

ter?s softball games.? With this in mind, around the middle of the 2017 season, he decided it would be his last. In about a month?s time, he would be holding his last practice, putting on his Prep baseball gear for the final time, and ultimately, coaching his final inning. Falcone says he is ?satisfied with [his] time as the head coach. [He] would have liked to have won a Catholic League Championship, but knows that the program is in a great place, both physically and financially.?

Going forward, Falcone will most likely be seen in the stands from time to time as he says he ?will probably make it out to a few local games.?

There, he will watch future Prep teams with pride as he relives the memories of yesterday. Joe Falcone has had many roles throughout the years, from student, to baseball player, to teacher, to baseball coach. However, even through all these changes, he has never forgotten which role of his is the most important: being a father.

For five years, Falcone served Prep?s baseball team as its dedicated and beloved coach, but now, and for years to come, this dedicated and beloved father will be able to spend even more time with his children.

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Retur n to Camp Firewood: Wet Hot American Summer, Ten Years Later

By Jake Feeher y '18 When I first discovered the cult classic, Wet Hot American Summer, its absurdist humour and strong comedic cast lead it to be one of my favorite go-to comedy movies.

On the last day of camp in 1986, the group of young counselors in Waterville, Maine dealt with timeless and relatable issues, covering camp loves, impending space debris, and terrible cafeteria food. The only flaw I could find was that the movie wasn?t longer.

However, that wasn?t the case for long, as Netflix revived the movie, first as a prequel going back to the first day of the summer.

Thankfully, that wasn?t the end, as this August, Camp Firewood returned for their 10 year camp reunion in Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.

Now the 27 year old campers, portrayed by actors pushing fifty, have real world problems but the same immature solutions. The usual cast of characters make their return including Paul Rudd?s Andy, Chris Pine?s Eric, and

even Amy Poehler?s Susie. The gang returns dealing with infidelity, insecurity, and President Reagan?s plot to nuke Camp Firewood, bringing George H. W. Bush for the ride.

The show is as funny and clever as ever, showcasing the crass, almost satirical humor parodying Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Risky Business, and bringing in comically high stakes for the whole cast of characters.

While just as witty as both the movie and First Day of Camp, I would say Ten Years Later isn?t quite as enjoyable, partially because most of the first two episodes is set up (that does pay off), but for an eight episode series, the pacing is a slow roll in the beginning.

While the individual plot lines are novel and fresh, they feel stretched thin because the cast is divided along those lines. A fair amount of the main characters don?t even share a single line with other key players.

The show felt less like an ensemble driven comedy and more like two or three different

The staff party scene from Wet Hot Amer ican Summer : Fir st Day of Camp. shows stitched together.

Moment to moment, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later is just as funny, but not nearly as cohesive as the previous efforts.

All in all, Ten Years Later is a fitting addition to the collection, but doesn?t share the same effortless ability to juggle its characters as previous installments, leading it to feeling a little lackluster.

RATI NG: 7/10 Worth a watch for any fan, but not the strongest installment in the series by any measure.

Haddad: Great Eats, Events at Spr uce Street Har bor Par k

By David Haddad '18 Hungry after school? Waiting for your activity to start or the Prep bus to take you home?

Bored on a weekend?

This year, the Hawkeye will have a column dedicated to food from Philly, making our Prep campus feel as if it stretches into the entirety of the city. Of course, there are always great options around the Prep, like Lazos Pizza and Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe, but when you have a little more time, you might enjoy something different.

For the first issue, we are going to take a look at Spruce Street Harbor Park (301 S Christopher Columbus Blvd).

Although this may be more of a weekend adventure, it is only a 16 minute drive away from The Prep, a total of 4 miles.

At the harbor, there is a lot to do and different events are often held there. Along the harbor, there are a few restaurants where you can sit to eat, giving you a great view while you have a meal ? one is even in the water!

Moshulu is a restaurant aboard a ship, aptly titled The Moshulu, which is the world?s oldest and largest square rigged sailing vessel still afloat. The restaurant offers a great view of the waterfront, and if weather permits, seating on the deck in addition to the seating inside the ship itself.

A view of the bustling Spruce Street Harbor Park nightlife.

At Moshulu, you can order a wide range of seafood including salmon, crab cakes, and swordfish, in addition to burgers and steak.

If you are in the mood for something more casual, there are food vendors lined across the the harbor, including a fan favorite: Chickie?s & Pete?s.

Additionally, there is a Port FedNuts (Federal Donuts) stand open, offering a widely acclaimed chicken sandwich along with donuts. But the options do not stop there, there are many more food stands to explore, like Distrito Taco and Village Burger, great options for Mexican and American style food.

If you are planning on going on the weekend, you can make this trip last a few hours, especially now through October 1, as Summerfest will be going on. If you have the option of going at night, it's definitely worth it, as the park glows with colorful lights in the evening. The park is open Monday - Thursday from 1PM - 11PM; Friday from 1PM 1AM; Saturday from 11AM 1AM; and Sunday from 11AM - 11PM, although individual food stands have slightly varied hours.

My recommendation for a great, quick bite on the harbor is a stop at Port FedNuts for a chicken sandwich, and com-

bine it with the classic crab fries from Chickie?s & Pete?s.

Then for dessert, head over to the S.S. Franklin Fountain for a waffle ice cream sandwich (a scoop of ice cream between two waffles). Top off the meal with a nice relaxing seat in front of the water, or on one of the many hammocks available.

The park also offers a life-size chess board for your entertainment.

Not only does Spruce Street Harbor offer great food options, but it offers a fantastic urban beach you are sure to enjoy. The park is a mostly summer affair, however, so make sure to get there before it closes up for the winter! You won't regret it!

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M usical M usings: Summer Hits in Review

By Ronan Egan '18

months, new artist Cardi B released her debut single ?Bodak Yellow,? topping out at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

While the song has drawn eerily- similar comparisons in rhythm to Kodak Black?s ?No Flockin,? it has been enough to make her a last- minute addition to the Made in America lineup.

Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, and a plethora of Kendrick Lamar highlighted the eventful, star-studded 2017 songs of the summer.

Starting off at the top, ?Despacito,? a Spanish hit remixed into stardom by Justin Bieber, is widely considered one of the songs of the decade, let alone the best song of the summer.

Containing a classic Latin, upbeat feel, the song was popular back at its release in January, long before Bieber decided he wanted in on it. It is now tied with Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men?s 1995 smash hit ?One Sweet Day? at 16 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts, although it appears it will break that record in a very short time. In addition, ?Despacito? has shattered YouTube records, becoming the quickest video to ever reach two billion views, the most liked video of all time, and the super- minor title of most viewed YouTube video. Ever.

The summer was led in part by artists who one would usually expect to see at the top of the list. Rihanna and DJ Khaled dropped a smash hit in ?Wild Thoughts,? but that was not where it ended for the 41 year old DJ. Long before his summer studio album Grateful, Khaled released another hit, titled ?I?m the One.? The song has a loaded list of features, including Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo, and Lil Wayne.

Another group of regulars among the top of the charts, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, and Imagine Dragons, did not fail to perform during the summer, with ?That?s What I Like,? ?Shape of You,? and ?Believer,? respectively.

In what has to be the most shocking hit of the last three

Some of the summer?s most important performances came late in the year, with the annual VMA Awards being held in late August. Kendrick Lamar, riding the coattails of his latest studio album DAMN., took home six awards, literally winning over a third of the entire show?s awards. One of the awards he was unable to attain was the coveted ?Song of the Summer,? which was surprisingly given to Lil Uzi Vert?s ?XO TOUR Llif3? over the

record-breaking ?Despacito.?

The most important moment of the show, however, was centered around someone not even in attendance, Taylor Swift. She made headlines by dropping her latest song, ?Look What You Made Me Do,? just a few days before the show, and releasing the video at the end of the show.

While the song has gotten extremely negative reviews so far, the video is sure to be one

of the most talked about in years. She throws shade at pretty much everyone, including herself, in, quite frankly, an amazingly strange video.

The summer of 2017 had it all: hits by superstars, historic collabs, breakout singles by rising stars, and recordbreaking performances. With new major projects on the way, the final few months of this year are shaping up to be full of great new music.

Kendrick Lamar performing at the 2017 Video Music Awards.

Faculty Gr id

By Dan Avington '18

What is your favor ite summer time activity?

The Phillies are _______.

M r. Bill Avington '90

M s. Audr a Br ady

M r. John Petr uzzelli

M r. L eo Vaccaro '05

L istening to the Phillies on the r adio!

Tr aveling.

Sitting at Citizens L ear ning at teaching Bank Par k, eating a seminar s and Tony L uke's conferences. sandwich.

M y TEAM !

Not a ver y good football team.

Always wor th rooting for, no Exciting, r ight now. matter their recor d.

Flexibity for students Community Hour -I t will keep things Best par t about and faculty, a chance now The Hawkeye is refreshing, less of a Community Hour. competing for the new schedule? to breathe and routine. explore new things.

Activity of the Year !

What is necessar y Bur ger s... with sr ir acha ketchup, my Cor n on the cob. for a good BBQ? new thing!

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Opinion-Debate | 15 The Jesuit or der is often considered one of the most liber al of the Catholic Church's many religious sects. However, can the char isms of the Jesuit or der be successfully mar r ied with Amer ican conser vatism, or are they only compatible with Amer ican liber alism?

By Simon Williams '18 Now is a really weird time to be alive. Outside of eclipses, mixed martial artists fighting boxers, and One Direction/Migos collabs that would have made any of us have to do a double take in 2013, the single most leading official in the government of the United States of America is someone who has never served in any public office ever.

Let that sink in. The status of our government is in such an unprecedented, chaotic situation that it forces us to recalibrate nearly everything in our personal life. From how we stand on issues to who we look towards as leaders to the greater discussion of how our government functions is being brought to the forefront -- dare I say brought into question.

To avoid confusion, I believe it is in my best interest to explain the thesis of this article.

My objective here is to detail aspects of the thinking of Society of Jesus that point as support for the greater doctrine of liberalism, progressivism, leftism, etc. With that being said, the Ignatian perspective is one I truly feel is the best suited weaving of a modern Catholic and liberal, progressive, left, Democratic mission.

At the Prep, we are taught that service is essential to our time at school, so much so, that we have a required amount of hours to fulfill in order to graduate. That is not a way to overwork us as students, but rather to form our being as humans on this shared Earth. The education that the Prep provides is charged by the idea of ?cura personalis? -- or ?care of the whole person.? The phrase calls for the spiritual, physical, emotional, and obviously educational needs of each student to be met. It is not only the intention, but the final objective of the Prep as a Jesuit institution. That in and of itself is the spirit of service through the Jesuit lens: an enveloping care for someone purely because they are someone.

Jesuit education is highlighted by adaptability to individual differences and needs,

as well as to greater societal needs determined by reflection.

It is possible to focus on me, the writer, and you, the reader, as individuals but also the two of us as a pair.

The best and most Ignatian example of this is our daily Examen. As noted by Jesuits.org, the Examen is ?concrete: It focuses your mind on segments of time ... and the feelings that stirred within you, at those specific moments.?

Through that, we feel that we know we must act. This ties into service because we do not always feel like we need to serve. That complacency is entirely counter to what we, as humans, are consistently looking to do. We want to be active. We want to ?toil and not to seek for rest,? as you may have heard one prayer say.

Scranton Preparatory School President Father Ryan Maher, S.J. correctly stated that "the greatest sin against the Holy Spirit is being boring."

Whether you go on a service trip in the summer after your junior year or you walk to the Beckett Life Center after school one day, you are acting.

You are laboring and not asking for any reward. It?s as much for you as for those you serve.

Where does this meet politics? Well, it is essentially one and the same. Our government exists to help us. It lets us know what we can and cannot do, when and when not we can vote, who or who cannot be eligible to run for office, and plenty of other useful little nuggets. In the view of myself and many others, it is our best interest that the government works for us, the people; in reality, presidents, senators, governors, and state representatives are the people, too. In line with that idea is the very platform of the Democratic Party.

It is the belief of the Party that ?cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls. It?s a simple but powerful idea: we are stronger together? (Democrats.org). There, in plain language, does it tell us what

our government is for. The collective serves itself because it is powered by itself. It?s e pluribus unum at it?s finest.

Opposition may question how that is considered Jesuit, but to ask that question is to miss the whole point of Ignatian Spirituality: Finding God in All Things. It?s not just the title of our freshman year religion textbook. It?s an expectation, a standard, a challenge in many ways. Finding God in all things does NOT mean assuming the Christian deity as a metric for evaluation for everyone, because not everyone is Christian. To elaborate: DO view life through a Jesuit or Catholic or Christian lens because it?s what is inspired in us as Jesuit educated Catholic Christians. Do NOT assume Jesuit, or Catholic, or Christian beliefs, traditions, catechisms or anything ecclesiastical to be a truth for all people. Not everyone is Catholic, Christian, or even religious, and that?s more than okay. Differences make us a vibrant, powerful world. A bunch of refugees fleeing from constricting rule because they were ?different? sailed on the Mayflower to the United States for a reason.

Beyond any tax reform bill or foreign policy argument, Democrats have taken up the moral mantle, and that should be an indication of many things. Democrats want to be the voice for the voiceless, a beacon of hope in a cloud of darkness. ?We know that diversity is not our problem -- it is our promise,? the Party?s platform continues in the preamble. As a party, they ?respect differences of perspective and belief, and pledge to work together to move this country forward, even when we disagree. With this platform, we do not merely seek common ground - - we strive to reach higher ground.? Striving for higher ground -- an interesting phrase choice. It brings forth sentiments of action driven by a positive message. It sounds like a fight for a greater good.

A ?greater glory,? dare I say.

By M att Bevilacqua '18 Conservatives and the Republican party are often seen as the party which follows traditional religious practices more stringently. However, it is often pondered to what degree, if at all, is the Republican party and conservative ideals compatible with the Jesuit order, which is often considered a very left-leaning order, and the charisms it embodies.

While some may presume that it is difficult to support an order such as the Jesuits and still be a modern conservative, the two are not as dichotomous as they may seem. One of the most important charisms of the Jesuits is one we are all familiar with, doing all things ?for the greater glory of God.?

While this can breed understandable confusion, considering the ?Wall Street Mentality? that has been branded on the Republican Party, it can easily be incorporated into the Republican ideals.

One of the main ideals of conservatism is the notion of freedom, often leading into the concept that people are capable of making the best decisions for themselves with little to no interference from an outside source. Without this interference also comes less limitation, allowing people to make decisions and use their resources as they deem fit.

Typically, when businesses act in a way that is considered economically unjust, they are thought to have strayed from this idea of ?the greater glory of God.? However, by giving a certain degree of carte blanche, one is not limited or restricted, and instead is able to best use their resources for God's glory.

Still, this amount of freedom can result in one acting purely for one?s own self interest, yet this decision is still made from God-given free will. However, it is this result that often draws attention, and not when an individual uses one?s gifts and resources for others and for the greater glory of God. The Jesuits also stress the charism of ?cura personalis,? working to develop the entire person. American conser-

vatism places an emphasis on the freedom and liberty to best pursue one?s own goals through one?s talents. That said, the only way for one to truly use one?s talents to achieve a goal is through developing said talents, ultimately working to develop the entire person.

While it is not explicitly stated in the same way as the Jesuits, the freedom to develop oneself -- in order to use one?s talents to pursue one?s goals -requires the same care for the individual person. By doing anything on the contrary and neglecting to develop certain parts of an individual would be pure hypocrisy on behalf of any conservative, as it overtly goes against the liberty and freedom of which the Republican party is and has been so supportive. To do anything other than to focus on the entire person would not only go against the freedom and liberty so often preached by Republicans, but also against the notion that one is capable of making decisions for oneself without outside interference.

By working to develop the entire person, one is able to establish a foundation for all aspects of one?s life. These aspects, as they continue to be developed, allow one to make decisions which are best for the individual, and allowing the individual to work for the greater glory of God. Overall, both the Jesuits and American conservatism could be regarded as striving for the magis -- it is simply the representation of that goal that can appear to divide the two. Jesuits stress the importance of individual development for the betterment of all. American conservatism instead develops the entire person to allow the individual to work for their own goals, giving the individual the freedom to use their talents for whichever goal they desire. While modern conservatism and the Jesuits may never be thought of as existing perfectly with each other, some of the main ideas are hardly as polarized as some are lead to believe.

16 | Opinion-Debate I n gr ade-level meetings last Spr ing, M r. Greene infor med Prepper s that star ting this Fall, for ever y swear wor d uttered within ear shot of a faculty member, the speaker would receive 10 JUGs as a punishment. The question: is this penalty (10 JUGs) a propor tional or even fair reaction to cur sing?

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Casual swearing in an allmale preparatory school is inevitable, but that does not in any way make it unpunishable.

Of course, slips will still happen. Whether when lifting boxes of shirts for an event, stubbing a toe as your friends slams the door on you, or any number of other examples of momentary discomfort, a student should be expected to verbally show his discontent, however, when musing over a film he watched in English I, perhaps he can strive to utilize a little more discretion.

There is no excuse for when a Prepper lets slip his tongue and accidentally, or purposefully, swears in school. Profanity should, overall, not be tolerated in a learning environment where students are trying to become and act like adults.

I maintain that the policy is fair for the school, but I would like to remind you that it is only so because American society demands the filter. As an institution, the Prep is forced to comply with the standards of the time; any rebellious action would jeopardize the reputation of the school. Maybe 100 years from today, Preppers, Americans, and androids alike will be free to curse and spit to whatever extent they deem fit, but until then, I cleanly and politely propose to you that the policy stands in a reasonable manner.

There is no other infraction that one could commit at the school to receive that many JUGs. After giving five JUGs to a student, the next tier up is a Saturday JUG, and then suspension, and then expulsion.

Should the new rule really be a surprise? We are a school focused on molding young boys into strong, intellectual gentlemen. Not having such a policy made known to all who step foot on campus is ludicrous.

Keep in mind for a moment the advertising component of a student?s relationship with the Prep.

Whether in the cafeteria, at baseball games, in restaurants, or in movie theaters, we are representatives, ambassadors even, from the school to the outside world. We can?t let our inadvisable actions and words be the only connection others have to the Fraternity on 17th.

Instead, we need to strive to have respect for visitors and teachers in school and out, by filtering our conversations (Even when you think you?re being quiet, the Dean?s office

However, disciplining students with ten JUGs for saying one word seems to me to be an over-exaggeration.

Of course students are not entitled to run around the school throwing around words that would make their grandmothers cry; Preppers are readily equipped with the proper resources to augment their lexicon beyond every last profane word. But, if some

should choose to continue their habits of swearing, as is very natural among teenagers, they should not be punished so severely.

If this punishment is enforced as regularly and strongly as the Prep's cell phone policy, then JUG will be overflowing every single day for the whole year. As it has always been, giving out JUGs should be up to the teacher's discretion. What good is policing the halls looking for reasons to hand out punishments if all it will do is incite fear?

There have been many days when students have forgotten their ID badges, or left their sport coats at home, or dropped a belt in the halls after leaving from practice. I have seen the fear in my peers' eyes when they go into a classroom on the one day that year that they forgot their ID.

the school by violating dress code. These are accidents, sometimes caused by inattention that is bound to occur at one point or another in a Prepper's day. I think they would much rather have that inattention take place outside of school hours so that they are actually learning.

But still, students should try to avoid swearing in school as much as possible. If the student body holds up that end of the deal, then the administration would have to recognize that there is no major issue with cursing at the Prep, at least one that should cause them to worry so much, and should lower the penalty back to one JUG. Such an disproportionate response seems to be an overcorrection on the side of the school to try to force an issue to stop overnight.

They are not explicitly trying to undermine the authority of

English Depar tment's New Wor d on Summer Reading

By Jack Thorell '19 Most of us were probably relieved when at the beginning of the summer, or more accurately, last week, we checked to see what summer work awaited us, and found one less book on the list. The English department has foregone the assigned, annotated, required book for a recommended reading list.

So why the change? English department chair Mr. Patragnoni answered, ?The work we received for the required summer readings was consistently rushed and of very poor quality. As such, we are trying to cultivate a more active reading lifestyle and feel

that offering wide-ranging recommendations for the students and their families might reignite the culture of reading for pleasure.?

Even the English department understands the joyless burden of annotating a book you?re assigned to read. As someone who likes to read, I was much happier to see the recommendation list, as summer is the only time I can read for fun, and the less interesting required books always gave me less time to do that. The recommendation list however, seems like an effective way to promote reading. Students can find books that interest them, and hopefully be encouraged to

continue to read for fun.

Especially not having to annotate or take notes helps distance reading over the summer from the feeling of work and returning to school.It?s ironic however, that this change -- helpful and productive as it is -- is coming from the English department.

The department for which we read during the school year recognizes that the required summer reading isn?t necessary, and yet those classes, religion and history, in which we don?t often read novels, still have summer work.

Mr. Patragnoni recognized that the summer work was halfhearted -- even for a class

where reading and annotating over the summer might be good preparation for the school year. Whereas in classes like history and religion, there isn?t much novel reading nor annotation. And if that work is no longer deemed necessary for English class, why should we be expected to put effort into the religion and history books which arguably won?t be of any benefit to the course load.

The English department recognized that required summer reading wasn?t just a desperate ploy to keep our minds fresh all summer, it was also taking the fun out of reading and distancing students from the idea of reading in

their free time. If all summer work could take a page out of the English department?s book and either be recommended or even just offer a list from which students could chose one required book that interests them, reading would be brought into more Prep students summers in a positive connotation. I foresee the English department?s change being successful, at least with some students, at bringing the joy back to reading.

--(What follows is a list of texts recommended by the English Department in this summer's letter.)

Double I ndemnity -- The Big Sleep -- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly -- The Years with Ross -- Bless Me, Ultima A Visit from the Goon Squad -- Being There -- Wise Blood -- I nside the Divide -- Great Hatred, Little Room The Willow Tree -- To the White Sea -- Up in the Air -- They Called Me God -- A Long Way Gone -- Double Play We Should All Be Feminists -- I Know This Much is True -- The Light of the World -- The Cellist of Sarajevo Grant and Twain -- When Breath Becomes Air -- Thirteen Ways of Looking: A Novella and Three Stories

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Ger many Tr ip a Success, But Watson's Exit L ooms L ar ge

By L iam Gr ugan '19 This June, a handful of German students participated in an exchange with a Redemptorist school, Collegium Josephinum Bonn (CoJoBo), in the former West German capital of Bonn. The trip, organized by Frau Watson (and co-chaperone Ms. Gulli), proved in itself to be a swan song for the beloved German teacher?s Prep career.

We left from PHL on June 24, and arrived in Frankfurt the following day. With little-to-no sleep and even less comfort in actually speaking the language (accent, pronunciation, vocab, and all), students started the adjustment to their interim tongue by ordering coffee and croissants (and, for one eager member of the trip, Ronald Spaide ?18, a Monster Energy Drink). Our arrival at a train station outside of Bonn came with the addition of David McCabe ?19, who spent the prior two weeks in Cologne, to our group.

Our exchange brothers, whom we?d hosted in the Fall, took us first to watch a bit of soccer, then to a popular hamburger chain, ?Hans im GlĂźck,? named for the German fairytale. We ate, reconnected with our friends from CoJoBo, and broke the ice in anticipation of the hardest part of any foreign exchange: the first night alone.

That night, I talked for a long time with my host parents of their respective upbringings, switching back and forth between English and German, a habit to which we?d grow accustomed, they, without any real practice in English since grammar school and I, with my two years of German in school.

I came to learn that my host mother was almost exactly like my real mother, not only in interests, but in education, occupation, and even little expressions. My favorite part of the trip was discussing news on the radio with her in car rides home. As I?d expected, she and my mother, who met after the trip, quickly became friends and talk regularly.

My host father was one of the nicest people I?ve met in a long while. He and I, when my gargantuous, Schwarzenegger-esque host had soccer training, would talk of Germany after World War II, the issue of Syrian refugees, and any number of other troubling topics, as he insisted it was the ?point of the exchange.? My host and I would talk about our daily lives, focusing on universal topics such as television, girls, and school. He and I would become rather close.

With every passing day, the experience with which my peers and I were challenged would continue to instill us

with a passion for the language and culture of Germany. We sailed up the Rhine, visited countless beautiful cathedrals and towns, walked through actual Roman ruins, and studied the German political system. We had entered an oasis, far from any workbook exercise, of immersion in modern language. Frank Coyne ?19 reflected on the trip, saying simply and happily that ?it was a great experience and we got a chance to be immersed in the culture of another country and learn the language better.?

Frau Watson took every opportunity she could find to teach us more German, often explaining concepts to us on bus rides that we?d otherwise take months to learn. Watson, a native speaker from East

Germany, was our guide and our friend, encouraging us to add ten to twenty words a day to our vocabulary. She was tough, pushing us to our limits, but I can guarantee that each and every student on this exchange learned in only two weeks to both function and thrive in Germany. We learned to take the seldom-punctual trains and buses; to order more than just a basic meal at restaurants; to better communicate our thoughts, ideas, and opinions; and several more skills, each essential to daily life. It is due to this dedication, as well as her talent, enthusiasm, and zeal in the classroom, that so many of us were shocked to hear the news of her departure.

Watson, after six years at the Prep, resigned from her role as both a teacher and as Director of International Studies. She is now employed at Devon Prep, where she works full-time (this was not the case at the Prep). In the near future at Devon, she will continue her work by recruiting international students and managing the school?s three exchange programs in France, Spain, and Germany, while also acting as Marketing and Communication Coordinator and teaching an elective course on the ?Fundamentals of Marketing and Management.?

Watson?s exit tears an enormous hole in the Prep's foreign exchange efforts.

No replacement has yet been hired.

Effective August 25, Frau

The Prep group in Bonn, Germany: (first row, from left) Brendan Richey '18, Mike Glynn '19, Pat Lorei '19, Bill Zsembik '18, Ron Spaide '18, Liam Grugan '19, Mrs. Watson; (second row, from left) Liam Davis '18, Steve Dierkes '18, Liam Broderick '18, Frank Coyne '19, David McCabe '19.

How Students Can I ncor por ate the Jesuit Values into Daily L ife ?Swing on along with the crimson... Swing on along with the grey? Roll up the score once again for Saint Joe?s Prep with a hip-hip-hip hooray!?

By Paul Stowell '18 On chilly autumn nights, under the bright lights, surrounded by the sounds of helmets colliding, whistles blowing, and fans screaming, our beloved Fight Song is enthusiastically shouted from the mouths of Prep students. Its words roar through the air after every touchdown, simultaneously sung by teenagers filled with passion and pride.

Other sets of words, however, are much harder for teenagers to fully understand, let alone incorporate into their daily lives. Take, for instance, some of the Jesuit charisms, such as ?Men for and with Others,? ?Cura Personalis,? and

?Magis,? which are distinctly different from a high school Fight Song. These charisms deserve a deeper understanding, because they have the potential to change the way we live our lives. In the spirit of St. Ignatius, they are truly the key to setting the world on fire.

So how can we as teenagers learn to incorporate these charisms into the often chaotic hustle and bustle of everyday life? How can we ?live? them?

First, a teenager looking to become a ?Man for and with Others? should strive to abandon any selfishness, greed, and ego ? which is easier said than done. Additionally, he must let go of the idea that he is completely independent; he must

realize that he is, in fact, dependent on those around him and can?t live life to the fullest without them. In turn, he should be ready at all times to make sacrifices for others, even if he doesn?t want to. To truly become a ?Man for and with Others,? a teenager must live out every day knowing that he needs those around him, that they need him, and that the only way to walk along the challenging path of life is to not walk alone.

Secondly, any teenager striving to live out the idea of ?Cura Personalis? must remember that although he lives in a world where people so often dedicate their whole selves to one purpose, whether it be a

profession, an addiction, or the dream of a different tomorrow, there is more than one aspect to a human being. Even when it is so easy to become overly invested in one of life?s passions, he must also live outside the boundaries of the field, beyond the edge of the stage, and outside the walls of the classroom. Yes, all these things are undeniably important, but still, they cannot make up an entire person.

Lastly, the ?Magis? may be the hardest Charism for us as teenagers to live out. It demands that we never settle, that we always strive for more. It wants us to persevere when we are at our lowest point and to not become satisfied when we

are at our peak. Striving for the ?Magis? in our everyday thoughts and actions is one of life?s hardest challenges, but for those who are able to achieve it, it is well worth it.

Living out the Jesuit Charisms is not nearly as easy as shouting the Prep Fight Song. They require us to understand and respect their meaning, acknowledge their value, and most importantly, make the personal sacrifice to adopt them. However, the difficulties that they present to us are more than worth it in the end, as they are the key to living our lives to the fullest ? the key to setting the world ablaze.

Want to reply to one of this week's articles? Want to submit your own opinion piece? Contact Liam Grugan '19.

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JACOB'SDECLASSIFIEDPREPSURVIVALGUIDE SEPTEMBER- - 2017

By Jacob DeAnnuntis '19 Chances are, the Prep is going to be different than anything many of you have ever experienced. It can be tough to find your feet during the first few weeks, but have no fear. My goal is to help you make the most out of your year at the Prep with my own guide to conduct. I present the St. Joe?s Prep School Survival Guide (in no specific order): Tip #1: Take academics seriously. If you don?t care about your grades, you?re at the wrong school. The best way to keep grades up? Stay up to date with your work!

Definitely try your best to do all of your homework every night, as this is the easiest way to avoid embarrassment in class. When in the classroom, your only task is to pay attention and not to be a disruption to the teacher.

Although slacking off may save you some stress in the moment, avoid it all costs!

Once you start, it?s only a downhill spiral from there, flushing you right into summer school. (Subtip #1: You do not want to go to summer school.)

Tip #2: Get involved. The

Prep offers activities for everyone, so take advantage of them. From Cape and Sword to the Robotics Club, I?m sure you can find something you like. Another word of advice, if you get cut from your dream team, do not be discouraged.

Although it may seem like the end of the world, it?s not. It gives you the opportunity to try another sport or club you otherwise never would have. If you do not make the show in your first audition, they could always use a hand for stage crew (and in Night of Scenes -one of my favorite shows -there are no cuts). Participating in even just one of the many activities the Prep has to offer is an easy way to make new friends, have fun, and feel as though you?re a part of the Prep brotherhood.

Tip #3: Get to know new people. Everyone has their friends from grade school and home, and it's easy just to keep hanging out with them. But don?t spend time with them exclusively. You?re going to be in school with the same 200 guys for the next four years, so getting to know some of them might not be a bad idea.

Maybe, start by talking to kids

who have classes in common with you, share similar interests, or are on your sports teams or in your club. Talk to the kids on your bus. Who knows, you might meet a lifelong friend by just reaching out to a student in your history class. And don?t limit these new friends to just in school.

You?re going to meet kids from all over, and making new friends, in school and out, will expand your horizons and make your Prep experience all the more fun.

Tip #4: Attend Prep events outside of school. The back-to-school mixer is the first Friday of the school year, and I highly recommend going.

It?s a lot of fun to be hanging out with your newly acquired friends, especially around a ton of girls. Go to the football games, but make sure you?re all hyped up and ready to go.

(Definitely don?t miss the La Salle game.) You know what?

Go to as many of the big sporting events as you can; all of the basketball games, soccer games, lacrosse games, etc. are a great time.

Go to homecoming and bring a fun date. Watch the Cape and Sword shows, even if you

think you have no interest in plays, because, and you?ll have to trust me, they?re good. Even participating in service opportunities is a great way to get involved, have fun, and meet new people.

Tip #5: Try not to get too stressed out over school. Don?t get me wrong, taking academics seriously is very important, but do not let it dictate your life. One of the best pieces of advice I received from an upperclassman was to find something fun to do every night after you finish your homework. Not something that will keep you up for hours, but watching a TV show or the end of a sporting event is an easy way to relax after long days, helping you to not get burned out with your grueling schedule.

Unfortunately, you?re going to have to do homework on the weekends, but don?t let that ruin both days! Find a way to balance both schoolwork and time with family and friends. Even if you bomb a test or a miss a homework, don?t let that be what defines you. Just keep working hard.

Now that you have the impor tant stuff down, here are a few more things to consider : Tip #6: Don?t leave right after school ends everyday. Staying after to wait for the bus is fun: whether you?re doing homework in the library, playing in the field house, or even just hanging out in the cafeteria.

Tip #7: Don?t run in the hallways; you?re going to make it to class on time. Don?t be that kid: running into everyone and barreling through the normal hallway traffic.

Tip #8: If you aren?t wearing your ID and encounter Dean Greene or Mr. Monroe ... well, knowing is not enough. You must apply.

Tip #9: Talk to your classmates about spacing bathroom breaks out: you can't all go at the start of religion class.

With these tips in mind, you should be well-equipped to succeed as a new Prep student.

I n-School Club M eetings Will Enhance Student Exper ience .By M att Brennan '18 Considering the new school schedule, it would be more beneficial for students if clubs would meet during school instead of after school. One of the reasons why the Prep switched the school schedule was that some students were unable to participate in clubs and activities because of after-school commitments and sports. Some students would like to be involved in more than one or two activities, but it is difficult since homework and after-school commitments

already take up so much of a Prep student?s time. Having clubs meet during the day would allow all students to join new activities. This would also be helpful for college admissions.

College admissions today are very competitive. Adopting this new schedule is another one of the changes that the Prep has made in order to put its students into a better position for applying to colleges. As written on the Time website, colleges are looking for passionate

involvement in a few activities in or out of school.

Colleges value commitment and depth over minimal involvement in a large number of activities. In the past, many students at the Prep have been unable to participate extensively in more than one activity, because the obligations were so time consuming. Some sports at the Prep are twelve month per year commitments, and it is difficult for students to put time into another activity, since the sport demands such an immense

amount of time. With clubs meeting during the school day instead of after school, students would have the opportunity to become strongly involved in an activity without it taking time away from after-school commitments.

Students meeting with clubs during the day will also allow them to take a break from the stressful school day.

Stress is commonplace for most, if not all Prep students.

With assignments to complete and tests to take, students deal with stress throughout each

school day. Club meetings during the school day would allow students to have some time to focus on other things than schoolwork. Also, with students joining clubs that interest them, they will be able to enjoy participating in clubs, which certainly helps to relieve stress.

For all those reasons, Prep moderators and student leaders alike should seek to make time for their clubs to meet during the school day.

Some of the Prep's standout activities, like The Hawkeye and WSJP, will meet during this Community Period. But as a product of this new period, many new clubs are coming to the Prep as well! Here are some highlights.

Digital Ar t Club -- M s. Phillips

Classic TV Society -- M s. Quinter

Prep Gar dening -- M r. M ur phy

Stock M ar ket Club -- M r. Scanlan

Actor 's Wor kshop -- M r s. M cK inley

Open Ar t Studio -- M s. Hilton

TED Talks -- M r s. Pinto

Ping Pong/Table Tennis -- M s. Chen

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L etter from the Editor : Jumpstar ting Your Prep Exper ience

By L iam Gr ugan '19 There is no one path to being happy in a school of some 900 students, but the only surefire way I?ve found to take your first steps is by joining an activity at school. I began my career here as a cocky, quirky freshman ready to play what I thought was the game of high school, and, just like all here before I was, I came to find that those students falter under the Jesuit philosophy.

But, with this same buffoonish attitude, I joined Cape and Sword, the chorus, Model U.N., and a handful of other activities as a freshman, and, of course, foolishly ignored the example of every single positive role model (of whom there were many).

So, through really the fall of my sophomore year, I hadn?t tapped into the true zeal of being a Prepper. I have seen this trap catch countless among us, thinking we know better than the system that has spit out thousands of alumni, each boasting the individual comradery and surefootedness he found at Saint Joe?s Prep.

The function and the value of a club are two completely different areas of discussion.

Trust me when I say that the

activity is not there so that you can learn how to type. Plenty of students leave at the final bell and return at the first, but the time in between is what shapes the Prepper.

The best feeling I ever have is walking in through the 18th Street Entrance and discussing each and every detail of what happened the previous afternoon. It is addictive: the understanding, the intimacy, between students who spend time together outside of the classroom.

what your GPA is, etc., are all fine and expectable pursuits, but only for those who are too weak to lose. One of the most amazing things in nature is the concept of the runt, the one left behind. In a way following the sentiment displayed in ?Talladega Nights,? we, as students, athletes, and, above all, as peers/brothers, have conjured some fear of being anything except for number one. Do you feel inadequate when you watch the 100 meter

dash in the Olympics? (Of course not: you feel fat.)

You?re not the runt of the litter just for getting a 90 on your paper, and you?re definitely not the punching bag of your team for not being the captain.

of the perfect student, fueled by gossip and insecurity, as never studying, never reading, but the reality of the matter is that regardless of what grade you get, your effort should never be the issue.

The grass is always greener, and the grades of the guy next to you always higher, but that shouldn't define your attitude about your rank. We create within our heads some image

A fact of life is that, at one point or another, every student will feel lonely or inadequate; but the trap is letting that become your habit. Stand up, let it pass, and, for the love of God, let yourself be content.

Having been cured of this same affliction, I know it seems easier to sit alone, seeing the clumps of students from football, Cape and Sword, or whatever and whichever, but I promise that, if you join a club eagerly and open-mindedly, the reward I (and so many others) feel every morning, without fail, is sure to find you.

However, here is something I find more important than, yet coincidental to eagerness and vigor: an openness to the possibility of failure.

Competition drives academic success all throughout the country. Which percentile you place, which grade you get,

The first person to submit the completed sudoku puzzle to Matt Phillips '18, Marco Sammartino '18, or David McCabe '19 will win a Hawkeye sticker!

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Wednesday, Sept. 6

Satur day, Sept. 9

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Tuesday, Sept. 19

Golf vs. Judge

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Cross Country -

Sophomore Portraits

Cross Country Meet

Wednesday, Sept. 13

Bulldog Invitational

Thr usday, Sept. 7

M onday, Sept. 18

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Fr iday, Sept. 8

Cross Country Meet

Freshman Portraits

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Mission & Ministry Open House

Fr iday, Sept. 15

JV Football vs. Wood

Cross Country Meet

Mass of the Holy Spirit

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Thur sday, Sept. 21

Charter

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