Volume 43, Issue IX

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Developments on the BL CC M entor s Gesu Prep Dog 5th Gr ader s Page 5 Page 8

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M ovie Review: The Post Page 10

Debate: Wednesday's Super bowl Preview: Fly Eagles Fly Community Hour Page 17 Page 13

The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep

Febr uar y 2, 2018

WELCOME BACK, MRS. MOULE

Mrs. Moule returns to the community that she has held dear for so many years, overwhelmed with flowers, balloons, and well-wishes. Full story on Page 2.

With Upcoming Ser vice Tr ips, Changes Abound By David M cCabe '19 The forms for Sophomore Retreat and Kairos are all floating around now, and now another memorable experience is available to rising seniors and even sophomores and juniors: Summer Service Immersion trips. This past Tuesday an advisory period was held for the Junior class in which Mr. Deitch, director of Ignatian Service, and a few seniors informed the juniors about the upcoming service trips and explained the appeals of going on one. This year there are ten summer service trips that will be available for rising seniors and one for rising sophomore and juniors. The Prep has been sending its students on summer service trips since for countless years. These trips have obviously changed over the years

into what they are today. Mr. Deitch, Director of Ignatian Service, says, ?Mr. Conners ?80 used to take a group of students on a trip to Navajo Nation for an entire month. One week driving out, two weeks of service, and another week coming back.?

There are ten available positions on this trip. Mr. Deitch says, ?It?s a profound service immersion experience that allows students to not only do service but to understand more fully the plight of those they serve. We?ve been doing it for over ten years.?

The service trips that the Prep offers now are all similar to each other, but in different parts of the country. They range from six to eight days, from manual labor to running a kid?s summer camp, from as far as Arizona and Alabama, to right here in Philadelphia. The longest experience takes place in Tohatchi, New Mexico, lasting eight days in total.

There have been recent changes to the Prep?s service trips. Last year eight trips were cut from the formerly- existing eighteen for budget purposes, much to the dismay of the students. Now, a new tactic is being put in place to ensure that the relationships established in the communities that the Prep used to visit will not fade away. Some of the trips that were cut from this past summer?s roster, such as Bayou la Batre, AL and Ivanhoe, VA, will return this upcoming summer in place of another trip. This procedure will continue

There is another summer service opportunity that is available only to rising Sophomores and Juniors. Justiceworx is a week- long summer immersion program in Trenton, NJ at the Center for Faith and Justice.

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Pr ockey Wins Jesuit Cup By M att M ar hefka ?19 In 1969, the Inter- County Scholastic Hockey League formed with six teams, mirroring the same style the National Hockey League (NHL) opened with in its inaugural season. Out of these six teams, one of them was St. Joe?s Prep. Ever since then, The Prep has been leading the way as it continues to fulfill milestone achievements. Currently, the varsity hockey team bolsters an impressive 17- 2- 1 record. Only one of those losses has come from regular league play. The other tie and loss have come from out of state teams. Earlier this month, the Prep hockey team took part in the Jesuit Cup, a weekend based tournament hosted by Loyola Academy and St. Ignatius College Prep of Chicago. Eight teams participate, but only one manages to take home the hardware.

The Prep?s opening round was against St. Ignatius College. A poor start had the Prep on their heels, but the team managed to retaliate by pulling together a narrow 4- 3 victory. The next game was against Colorado's Regis Jesuit High School. Any doubts of the Prep?s ability were drenched throughout the play of the game. Ronan Egan ?18 and Conor Ryan ?18 put the team up 2- 0 within the first 25 seconds of the game. The Prep hurtled its way into the semi final by conquering Regis Jesuit by a final score of 8- 0. On Sunday, Prep clashed with Wisconsin's Marquette University High School. With the stakes higher than before, Marquette?s physicality was evenly matched, and a victory for old St. Joe?s left the team entering into the finals. The championship game was (Continued on Page 19)


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