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Vol. 45, I ssue V
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December 13, 2019
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CROWNED, ONCE M ORE
Hawks r unning back K olbe Bur rell '20 finds the gap en route to a 35-13 victor y over Centr al Dauphin (Har r isbur g) in the PI AA 6A State Championship. Bur rell finished with 189 yar ds on 25 car r ies for two touchdowns in the final. This was Prep football's second str aight state title, thir d in the last four year s, and fifth in progr am histor y (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019). The 2019 iter ation was the fir st for Coach Roken. See pages 10-11 for a state championship special inser t, and page 20 for the game's wr ite-up.
Hall of Fame Coach " Speedy" Sleep in High M or r is Announces Retirement Demand at the Prep By Joe Tagliafer ro '21
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It seems that every corner of St. Joe?s Prep is plagued with students yawning, nodding off, or outright sleeping in class. So, one might ask, how well do Prep students sleep outside of school?
On M onday, it was announced that legendar y Hall of Fame Prep Basketball Coach William " Speedy' M or r is would retire at the end of the 2019-20 season. M or r is has accumulated over 1,000 wins over his 52-year career, which took him to L a Salle Univer sity, Penn Char ter, Roman Catholic, and the Prep. Above: Coach M or r is celebr ates his 1,000th win with his family.
Chris Casey ?20 conducted a survey in early 2019 as a part of his AP Psychology class touching on the topic of sleep among Prep students; the survey was answered by 290 students among the class of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Overall, 96.6% of those students who responded to this survey described their typical sleep amount on a school night as less than eight hours. From there, 70% identified less than 7 hours and 13.8% identified less than 5 hours on average. To put this in perspective, the
CDC states that all teenagers need between 8 and 10 hours of sleep to remain healthy. A few main things lead to this overwhelmingly lacking amount of sleep among the student body: athletics, extracurriculars, commute, and academics. To start, nearly all students are involved in some sport at the Prep. Most of these students spend their time after school at practice, which means they don?t even start their homework until they get home at night. Student-athlete Marvin Harrison Jr. ?21 says, ?[Football] practice from 4-7 PM on top of school work is really tough, I try to get 6 hours of sleep every day.?
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News: 1 - 4
Features: 4 - 7
Enter tainment: 8 - 13
Op/Deb: 14 - 17
Spor ts: 18 - 20
A L ovely Day in the Neighbor hood By L uke Gallager '23
?I am glad the Prep was able to aid some of the less fortunate families and try to give them a better Thanksgiving,? said Maximus Nast ?23. The Thanksgiving Food Drive is an experience that each Prep student will certainly not forget even long after they have graduated.
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On Tuesday, November 26, all Prep students gathered in their advisories outside of the Gesu Church. Each advisory was assigned five boxes. Each packed with one turkey, one pie, and lots of other Thanksgiving food that would soon be donated to many families in the surrounding neighborhoods of the Prep trying to make ends meet this Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving Mass, all Prep students were sent out into the surrounding neighborhoods within a one mile radius of school.
(Photo: Brebeuf Jesuit | Facebook)
From the moment the Prep student body flooded out of the Gesu Church after Thanksgiving Mass, there was an immediate feeling that the Prep was about to do something great for the community.
Before leaving for Thanksgiving break, the Prep community comes together to give back to its neighbor s. At the end of the day, the reason the Thanksgiving Food Drive is such an incredible act of service is the opportunity to interact with so many people. ?Thank you so much,? said one of the residents at William B. Moore Manor Apartments with a huge smile on her face. ?We really appreciate what you kids are doing for us,? she said. The Thanksgiving Food Drive
is an act of service that encompasses all that the Prep is capable of doing. Being that the Prep is a Jesuit high school in ?The City of Brotherly Love,? the Prep community is able to embrace the magis and continue to brighten the lives of countless families on Thanksgiving year after. ?I helped with the Thanksgiving Food Drive not because we were forced to, or it may have
started that way, but the more and more we got into it the more we began to feel closer together as a community. It felt like we really were doing something good for the community. When we saw the excitement on the peoples? faces, it made the whole day worth it and I think this is what makes the brothers bond,? said Jack Falcon ?23.
come more than just giving out food and wishing people a happy Thanksgiving, it is has become a time where Prep students come together to brighten the lives of countless families. Getting the opportunity to put a smile on someone?s face and see the joyfulness from people is the ultimate goal of the Thanksgiving Food Drive.
Ultimately, the day has be-
(Photo: Garrett McCloskey '21)
M cDonald's Exper iment Eligible for K inder gar ten
Purchased on December 9, 2014, the M cDonald's exper iment meal tur ned five year s old on M onday. The exper iment was conducted by M r. Hendr zak, in conj unction with his Environmental Science class. The meal, consisting of a hambur ger and fr ies, has remained relatively in tact. The pur pose of the exper iment was to call attention to the lar ge quantities of preser vatives that fast food restaur ants add to their food. M r. Hendr zak said that the exper iment proved M cDonald's is " one giant hunk of preser vative." The M cDonald's meal has come to rest in Room 318.
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A New Gener ation of Prepper s By Jake Wisniewski ?23 Midterms aren?t the only major thing happening in midDecember at the Prep. In the coming weeks, the Admissions Office will be making and mailing the decisions for the Class of 2024. The decision process is just starting, beginning with the academic scholarship students, before moving on to the entire incoming class. The very first step of the admissions process for an applicant comes during the 6th or 7th grade, which is the practice test. The practice test serves as a mock entrance exam. Next is the shadow visit, where the prospective student follows a current student through their schedule for a day and gets a first- hand look at the school. Most that are interested will make one between 7th and 8th grade. The real stuff begins in
The Hawk welcomes prospective member s of the Class of 2024 at the Prep's 2019 Open House early November when the application, transcript, and teacher recommendations are due, along with the entrance exam which falls around a week after those are due. The decision letters are mailed out
in late December and registration is due in early February. This year?s applicant pool consists of around 500 candidates, with approximately 50% coming from the Pennsylvania
suburbs, 30% from Philadelphia, and 20% from New Jersey. Each applicant is viewed in several categories, extending beyond classroom perfor-
mance. Director of Admissions, Howie Brown ?99 said ?The process takes a holistic approach with all aspects of the application's file being important. When reviewing candidates, the Admission Committee will consider the entire file which includes, but is not limited to, their strong desire to receive a Jesuit education rooted in Ignatian spirituality, their score on the entrance exam, their thoughtfulness, ability to reflect, and creativity on his Entrance Exam essay, their transcript/grades, their teacher recommendation, and their history of leadership in clubs/activities/athletics/service projects/etc.? This process is certainly thorough and gives every applicant a fair chance. The Class of 2024 will surely be another great installment in the Prep?s portfolio of successful graduates.
College Admissions Update: Ear ly Applications Submitted By: Connor Siemien '21
guard [...]. [I]t?s only a matter of time before you?re in the moment where it all matters,? Morrison ?20 said. While both seniors explained that applying to colleges is quite stressful, they both agreed that it is a big relief once finished, and look forward to a more enjoyable time in this experience.
While the first semester comes to a close in the coming weeks, the Prep?s college admissions process for the Class of 2020 is about to enter a new phase? admission to the college or university of a student?s liking. One of the most prominent slogans at the Prep is ?College starts here.? Not only is that seemingly true in terms of the academic rigor experienced by all students, freshmen to seniors, but also in the Prep?s diligent work in the office of college counseling with each and every senior. This work with all graduating seniors is more or less complete. According to Ms. Corinne Logan, Director of College Counseling at the Prep, roughly 92% of seniors completed their applications by November 1st. Despite the overwhelming majority of the members of the Class of 2020 having to wait before admission decisions and consequently having a pool of colleges to possibly attend, some students? prominently displayed on the Prep?s Twitter account? already know where they will spend the next four years. Besides the slew of talented football commits, Sam Caputo
Tigano ?20 said bluntly, ?The college application process is no joke, it takes a lot of effort. But if you stay strong and power through it, you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel.?
College applicants at the Prep have completed the fir st round of applications, and eager ly anticipate decisions, which should ar r ive by the end of December. ?20, Student Council President, and four members of Prep Crew also know where their next stop will be. Caputo ?20 is headed to Wake Forest University; Colin Rosser ?20, University of Pennsylvania; Sean McFadden ?20, Cornell University; Michael Linquata ?20, Yale University; and Quinn Sullivan ?20, University of Pennsylvania. As for those students who are not yet sure which school they will attend next, almost all just have to wait for notifications of acceptance or denial. During
this liminal space in time? situated between having completed applications but waiting to hear from all the schools they applied? some seniors expressed a bevy of thoughts and feelings regarding this experience. Alexander Tigano ?20, summarizing this first phase of the experience said, ?Overall, the [College Application] process was extremely stressful. While I was filling out my application, I would constantly wonder whether or not I was filling out the application to the best
of my ability or whether or not this school would accept me with my current grades and SAT scores.? That same thought was seemingly ubiquitous in the minds of Prep seniors. Zachary Morrison ?20 also felt that applying to college was done in a torrid pace. As Ms. Logan pointed out, roughly 92% of seniors are finished their applications by November 1st. ?The deadlines come quicker than you would expect, and quite honestly caught me off
This ?light at the end of the tunnel,? is the culmination of all the work that has been done between student and college counselor over the course of roughly a year. With opportunities like the college tour in the Boston area come March, as well as college representatives from all over the country, approximately 160 representatives came in the months of September through November, according to Ms. Logan, the Prep?s College Counseling Office seems determined to live up to its philosophy of ?help[ing] students identify their strengths, weaknesses, and goals that will allow us to provide practical and timely information about applying to college,? and to live up to the phrase, ?College starts here.?
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Dur ing the November Tr avis M anion Foundation Day of Ser vice, students wor ked alongside veter ans and suppor t the local community. Above: Prep students weeding plots in a community gar den for refugees in the Point Breeze community. By Joseph Tagliafer ro '21 A crisp Saturday morning greeted 82 Prep students, 6 faculty members, and 10 Point Breeze residents for the 11th Operation Legacy event, held on November 2nd in Wharton Square Park. They worked as one to beautify this park and clear plots in a nearby community garden for local refugees. This garden has become a taste of nostalgia for refugees in the city who previously made a living as farmers. It gives them an opportunity to pursue the passion they previously practiced while also maintaining their location in the beautiful city of Philadelphia. Sam Caputo ?20 worked alongside other Prep students
to help clear weeds and uproot small trees which obstructed the plots from being used on that day. ?Being part of the Travis Manion Foundation?s Operation Legacy service events is always special and meaningful to me,? said Caputo. ?Working with friends and mentors together to beautify areas of Point Breeze is extremely satisfying work, and I?m glad we had some nice weather last week and were able to get a lot of things done.? This semi- annual Day of Service also provides an outlet for the Prep community to deepen their connection not only to the city, but also to present and former members of
the military,? said Hendrzak. ?We?ve been doing the Travis Manion Foundation Day of Service for the last four years with the Freshman Football program and I think that it?s always a great day. Going out and working with some of our veterans is a really pivotal thing for these guys, it?s helpful for them to get out into the community and make the world a better place.? Colin Rosser ?20 said, "It was a great opportunity to not only do community service but also to interact with some of the locals in the area. While picking up trash on the street, my friend and I ended up talking to a guy just sitting out on his front steps for about twenty minutes. It was also great to have so many Prep students willing to go out on a Saturday morning to contribute to a cause much greater than simply just cleaning up a park in South Philly, but to honor the fallen through active service." ?Students, neighbors, and veterans working alongside each other is a powerful team model that is rooted in a call to care for this city, our common home, and for each other, our fellow Americans,? said Ms. Cook, moderator of the TMF Hawks. ?Veterans bring an innate sense of leadership and service to the projects, and share this direction with us; meanwhile, veterans often find themselves inspired by the readiness and alacrity of Prep students in a project. This is a partnership that works because of our shared call to serve with and for each other to build something bigger than
ourselves.? Overall, sacrificing a Saturday morning to spend five hours gardening, picking up trash, or raking leaves is atypical for the average Prep student. Both the Travis Manion Foundation and Operation Legacy events help to provide an experience for Prep students that pushes them to explore the beauty of service, makes them more likely to do service in the future, and is ultimately rewarding to anyone who participates. "This event with the Travis Manion Foundation allowed me to go outside of my comfort zone and serve in a community that I otherwise would not have been in on that day,?
said Connor Siemien ?21. ?Although it was just a couple of hours on that day, I would not have done that unless it was for this event, and I was very happy I played a part [in it].? Ms. Cook illustrates both the mission of the day and the mission of the Jesuit spirituality in saying, ?This service work invites us to ?be the Prep? by serving beyond ourselves as we care for each other and city. Surely, like other service events offered through Mission and Ministry, TMF projects usually take us beyond the Prep's physical walls in order to answer our call to engage in service each day, on a small or large scale, as part of our mission to build, rebuild, connect and grow stronger.?
(Photo: Travis Manion Foundation | Facebook)
(Photo: Travis Manion Foundation | Facebook)
TM F Hawks Continue L egacy of Ser vice
Student Council President Sam Caputo '20 clear s weeds obstr ucting plots of land in Whar ton Square Par k.
Features ASC Profile: M r. Bur dsall '15 By Thomas Davies ?22 Andrew Burdsall ?15 is back at the Prep this year as a member of the Alumni Service Corps, a group that brings back recent alumni who live in a house together and work at the Prep for a year. He recently graduated from Syracuse as an accounting major and has a minor in economics. Mr. Burdsall currently works in the Admissions Office alongside Mr. Brown and Mr. Avington. Mr. Burdsall grew up Upper Darby where he attended St. Laurence in grade school. While at the Prep Mr. Burdsall
spent his freshman year on the football team, but he later switched over to playing rugby where he spent the rest of his athletic career. During his years at the Prep, Mr. Burdsall was active in the Prep community, participating in the Stock Market club, attending the annual ski trip with the Ski and Snowboarding club, and leading a Kairos senior year after he enjoyed his experience during junior year. Coming back as an ASC, Mr. Burdsall is excited to be back at the Prep he said ?I viewed my experience as important to
growing up.? He thinks that his time at the Prep was a big part of the man that he is today. Because the Prep formed such a great foundation for him he wants others to have the same experience that he had. He?s excited to be able to show this foundation to the 7th and 8th graders that are considering the Prep. He feels that working in admissions really allows him the opportunity to introduce new people to what the Prep is all about. Burdsall is happy to be participating in ASC. He says ?that there is a real comradery
between the guys in the ASC house.?He enjoys ?getting back to his roots? by being back at the Prep and being a part of the community. Burdsall has been able to reminisce on his years at the Prep with some of his former classmates in the ASC house and catch up with some of the guys that he hasn?t seen in years.
tion deadline. Burdsall says that working in admissions has ?kept him on his feet.? He enjoys working in Admissions, he has noticed a real sense of community in the department. Although he is enjoying his time in ASC he has been thinking about the future and preparing for after he leaves the ASC house.
Because he is working in admissions, fall is the busiest time of year. He has been coordinating shadow visits, preparing for the Open House and entrance exam, and prepping for the upcoming applica-
Burdsall is exploring jobs in accounting and economics. For now, he is glad to be apart of the Prep community again.
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Don't Sleep on the Prep: How Students Handle Sleep ZZZZ's from page 1
gle day. ?Binge sleeping? on the weekends will only throw your body further into confusion.
Sleep is essential for athletic performance, committed athletes in high school and beyond often struggle to find a balance in sleep amount that will make them successful both on the field and in the classroom. Intense commitment reaches beyond sports at the Prep, as Dan Sponseller ?21 would attest to. When asked about tech week for this year?s fall show, he said, ?I would get home at about 11-11:30 PM every night and then I had homework to do once I got there. I often had to stay up past midnight doing homework on top of prepping for the show; I don?t think I?ve ever had so little energy in my life.? Casey?s survey also indicated that 79.8% of Prep students have a commute to school longer than 30 minutes with 19.4% of those students having a commute longer than an hour. Ryan Pyles ?21 says, ?My commute from New Jersey is about a 3 hour round trip. I typically can?t get home until 6:45 PM, start my home-
Above: A Prep student catches some much-needed ZZZZ's in the Robotics L ab in prepar ation for mid-ter m week? one of the most stressful and sleepless weeks for students. Joe Tagliafer ro '21 chronicles how students balance busy schedules and sleep, and he also offer s advice on what can be be done to ensure restful sleep. work after eating dinner, and I A Hawkeye survey from last that risks for things like deusually lay down at about year asked students, ?What is pression, diabetes, heart dis11:30 PM. If I?m lucky I?ll be the least amount of sleep ease, obesity, or strokes are inasleep by 12 AM and awake you?ve gotten on a school creased. Other more minor the next day at 5:45 AM.? night.? Of the 412 studentsymptoms include aggressive respondents, 13.9% indicated behavior, increased risk for On the academic side, loadthat they had pulled ?allsickness, and a noticeable reing up AP courses is a sure-fire nighters? at least once during duction in focus and alertness. way to turn yourself into a the year. The majority of renight owl. ?These past three Here?s what can be done to spondents, 40.1%, said that the days I?ve gotten a combined 8 ensure that restful sleep is least amount of sleep that they hours of sleep,? said Justin available to you. The National had on a school night was 3 to Sweeney ?21. ?I?ve found that Sleep Foundation recommends 4 hours. taking long blinks throughout a few techniques, the first and the day almost makes up for So, what are the health risks of most important of which is the hours of sleep that AP chronic and consistent sleep setting a realistic sleep schedLatin takes away every night.? deprivation? The CDC states ule and sticking to it every sin-
In addition, keeping your bedroom dark, quiet, and calm at night or letting the sunshine in through your windows in the morning will aid in the process of falling asleep and waking up. This will further help your body to internalize the time of day and regularize your sleep cycle even when you find not setting an alarm. Finally, distance yourself from technology in the hour leading up to your desired bedtime. Blue light from screens tricks your brain into thinking it?s daytime by suppressing your production of melatonin, a chemical that is essential in starting nighttime processes like lowering your body?s temperature. Using screens late at night will make your body force you to stay up later, which will slowly lead to insomnia if repeated over long periods of time. Getting back to good sleeping habits may be hard at first, but it is never too late.
Chem Teacher by Day, I ndian Cor r uption Watchdog by Night By Chr is Casey '20 It?s April of 2009 and the world is anxiously watching the story of the H1N1 virus unfold before their eyes. The virus was spotted quickly circulating through villages in Northern Mexico and has been shown to be highly infectious. The strain of influenza which regularly afflicts pigs, had undergone a host jump allowing the virus to infect humans. The lethality of the ?swine flu? wasn?t yet known and with the virus now spreading into Mexico City and across the border into El Paso, health officials began to worry. Was another Spanish flu about to take the world? Luckily, the lethality of the virus was more in line with the seasonal flu (0.02%) as opposed to the aforementioned previous outbreak of H1N1 pandemic 90 years before with a fatality rate of 20%. The 2009 virus went on to infect hundreds of millions - including the Hawkeye?s own editorin-chief, Reza Ali - though the estimated deaths remained in the hundreds of thousands. Globalization has made the world a smaller place and things travel more quickly -
animals, humans, disease, but also, information. Founded in 2006, the site flutrackers.com has provided a public forum for people across the planet to report local accounts of disease. By 2009, with hundreds of contributors, the site played a pivotal role in closing the distance between local reporting of the virus and the international press and disease management organizations like the CDC. Time is critical in epidemiology and the nonprofit plays a pivotal role alerting the right people, more quickly, at least, than governmental lines of communication. Concerned by this event, Prep Chemistry teacher, Mr. Ronan Kelly, joined the site in 2009 and has since rose to a place of prominence in the pro bono epidemiological community. Not knowing where to begin, Mr. Kelly knew that he wanted to cover a place that he had no prior experience with, no familiarity. With this, he settled on one of the poorest, most corrupt, most culturally, ethnically, and religiously diverse places on earth: India. Consulting a free online Hindi- toEnglish dictionary, Kelly be-
and the official state figures out of the health bureau. In working with these local Indian epidemiologists and corruption watchdogs, even, he began to realize the terrible reality that is Indian disease management.
Since 2009, M r. K elly has ser ved as a Senior M oder ator at www.FluTr acker s.com, with an interest in outbreaks in I ndia. gan to scour the internet for local Indian news articles. From these local reportings - hospital reports, coverage of diseaserelated hysteria, and obituaries, even - and working in conjunction with local epidemiologists, he began to post articles and accumulate data. Within months, though, Kelly noticed major discrepancies between his own findings on major diseases like dengue fever, malaria, and encephalitis
?The most work to be done? is in the poorest regions,? said Kelly. Uttar Pradesh is a state in India with roughly the population of the United States. Exceedingly poor, the region bordering Nepal has long endured an abysmal state of public health with incompetent leadership and poor management of public funds. Mired in such a dysfunctional state, politicians promised year after year a list of essentially the same things: anti corruption measures, pension expansion, and medical reform. One such newly elected government vowed to markedly reduce cases of encephalitis through a comprehensive overhaul and fundamental change within the healthcare system. What this translated into was a redefinition of encephalitis, a class of disease that acutely affected the region. A byzantine
system of reporting these cases was also put into place. Within a year the government oversaw a 98% reduction in reported cases specifically of encephalitis - an eradication on paper, with no basis in reality. And for their noble efforts they received high honors and praise from bureaucrats. The gains of these politicians came at the expense of their constituents in the form of even less funding for the 110 or so hospitals servicing the population of 300,000,000. This type of management is wrong, dangerous, and entirely accepted. The role of the nonprofit, FluTrackers, is to report the numbers, honestly. And in instances like this, to highlight the corruption that exists within the Indian medical system. Kelly, managing about 90% of the coverage of India on the platform, bears witness to this egregious mismanagement and reports on it. ?I do what I can to shed light on this totally broken system,? Kelly said. ?To give a voice to these people, to whatever degree I can, is what I do.?
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John Hendr ickson '06: M ore than a Stutter John Hendrickson ?06, goes by many titles: Senior Politics Editor at The Atlantic, music enthusiast, friend and former classmate of Prep English teacher Mr. Kearney ?06, esteemed student of English teachers Mr. Patragnoni and Mr. Whelan, and one title that is more nuanced and complex? stutterer. He describes this disability as ?uncomfortable,? ?painful,? ?awkward,? and ?lonely,? but has been able to overcome its social effects to reach professional success and deep personal insights. While speaking to Mr. Hendrickson over the phone, he first asserted, ?Stuttering is an invisible disability until the moment that it manifests. By that I mean, I can walk around the hallways of the Prep everyday and I would look like every other kid, but as I went up to order something at the snack bar the words wouldn?t come out smoothly.? Recently, an article of Hendrickson?s has gone ?viral? in the political world. It highlights Joe Biden?s stutter, a lifelong struggle of his that Hendrickson noticed because of his own stutter. While many attributed the Democratic candidate?s slip- ups to ?Biden gaffes,? Hendrickson was able to identify numerous instances in which Biden?s stutter forced him to ?block? certain words. Hendrikson described the immense response to the article as ?overwhelming and unexpected? and noted that he has received hundreds of emails of support from those who have the same struggles. However, it was a long journey to get where he is now. His fascination with journalism started early as he often walked around the newsroom of the Washington Post where his father worked. After moving to Havertown, Pennsylvania from Washington D.C., John went to the Prep where he wrote for the Hawklet and played Ultimate Frisbee. Hendrickson got his start in media with an internship at WXPN during high school. Various college internships while pursuing an English degree at Penn State with a concentration on journalism led to a full time job after graduation at the Denver Post. While at the Denver Post, John developed and edited the organization?s stand- alone music and culture website, Reverb. Subsequently, he worked as an editor at Digital First Media editing national culture stories reaching over 61 million Americans, and later becoming a digital editor at Esquire leading their 24/7 News and Politics coverage where readership expanded tenfold. This trans-
lated into his next job at Rolling Stone where he managed a team of writers, and edited and published a half dozen articles a day. John currently serves as Senior Politics Editor at The Atlantic. John was drawn to political reporting as an emerging journalist during the 2016 presidential election. Before achieving these successes though, John spent many of his formative years at the Prep where he experienced struggles, learned life lessons, and gained life long friendships. One struggle stands out in particular. ?I recall trying to buy red Gatorade, but I had trouble with the ?r? sound so I couldn?t even say the word red. And so I would just be blocking on it and trying and pushing and nothing would come out. And I would just basically point and the person at the snack bar would pity me and they would hunt and peck around the refrigerator until they figured out what I wanted. It?s embarrassing, that made me feel shame.? In the face of this shame, this struggle was overcome after working with his speech therapist.
I?m part of a community convinced me that I wasn't alone, that I was just like any other person at that concert singing along with the band. It was very meaningful for me.? Hendrickson continued, ?Writing has always been the venue in which I've felt the greatest sense of clarity and control. I think I was intuitively drawn toward writing because it was so hard for me to say what I wanted to out loud.? Mr. Patragnoni reminisced about his former student, ?I remember John very well, very fondly. He was a conscientious student and an excellent writer. He was certainly more selfconscious [because of his stutter], but obviously so talented. He was one of those students that you wanted to be more involved because you knew he had the answer.?
(Photo: The Atlantic )
By Alex Cur r ie ?21
Jour nalist John Hendr ickson still car r ies a stutter that he developed in childhood. A 2006 gr aduate of the Prep, Hendr ickson went on to wor k for the Denver Post, Reverb, Digital Fir st M edia, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. He is now the Senior Politics Editor at The Atlantic. I n a phone conver sation with Alex Cur r ie '21, Hendr ickson shares how stutter affected his life at the Prep and beyond.
tering has given him something more than a disability. ?Because I?ve lived through thousands of daily embarrassing Mr. Whelan recalled having situations, they have made me John in class, ?I remember more empathetic to other peoJohn not letting his stutter inple?s struggles. It?s just about terfere with his enthusiastic opening your mind and your need to express himself. On a heart to a person and not judgdaily basis he was vocal, exing them and realizing that cited, curious, and goodevery single person is dealing The friendships he developed humored.? with somestand out in contrast to the " I think I was intuitively drawn toward writing because it thing.? struggles he He continwas so hard for me to say what I wanted to out loud." faced. ?Mr. ued, ?One of Kearney was ? John Hendrickson '06 the positive one of several things stutterclassmates at He further elaborated on ing has given me beyond that the Prep who saw me for me; John?s background, ?He comes would be that it?s made me pawho treated my stutter as from a great family that intient. It?s made me want to merely a part of me, but not the stilled in him genuine intellecchoose my words carefully, whole of me. We both cared tual curiosity, confidence, and and it?s made me want to tell a deeply about music and readcharacter.? story that lifts up other voices.? ing and writing and got a lot Ironically, one of John?s faThe reporter?s words seemed out of experiences like vorite parts of journalism is into hit on the issues facing high Kairos.? teracting with people? from school students. ?So much of Kairos was a defining mosmall town voters to prominent our day to day lives is about ment in John?s life. Opening up figures like Joe Biden? someself presentation and we?re about his stutter for the first thing that he says guides his perpetuating these narratives time gave himself clarity and work. ?I?ve always felt that about ourselves that may or set in motion ideas that would writing a story that grapples may not be true. But every sinform his life. ?It was the first with real parts of life that are gle person and every single time I?ve ever talked about livcomplicated or nuanced, those student at the Prep? even the ing with a stutter and what it?s are the pieces that people repopular football players and like and the difficulties, the member. Those are the pieces the very smartest kid? they all hardships, and the lessons. I that people want to read.? have vulnerabilities. And they got up there? and public all have a range of feelings and Hendrickson feels that stutspeaking for me is basically emotions, and they all feel sad like climbing Mt. Everest? and that was a really transformative moment for me. Looking back on it, what I wrote in that speech really informed a lot of what I would go on to write 15 years later in this article.? Careful to choose his words, John continued, ?The mission of Kairos is to better understand your brothers. And by that you begin to better understand the rest of the world as well.? Despite his life challenge, Hendrickson found two outlets early: writing and music. ?Music was always an escape. It was always a place where I would go for freedom. Going to a concert and feeling like
After a moment of deep recollection, Patragoni said, ?Just an amazing kid.?
at times. They all feel insecure at times. And even though it?s hard to talk about all that, it?s important.? Hendrickson gave more advice for Prep students. ?My biggest piece of advice to students during both their time at the Prep, and afterwards in college, is to branch out. Get outside your comfort zone. Meet and become friends with people from outside your hometown. Try a new activity. The more you open yourself to new experiences and situations, the easier it is to empathize with and understand others, which, in turn, helps you better understand yourself.? On November 22 John Hendrickson appeared as a guest on Stephanie Ruhle?s nationally televised MSNBC show MSNBC Live to talk about his acclaimed article and his stutter. Instead of televising a nightmare as John had feared, the camera proudly broadcast to nearly a million Americans a triumph for the same kid who struggled to order a red Gatorade in the Prep cafeteria.
I n November, John Hendr ickson '21 published an ar ticle about for mer Vice President and 2020 Democr atic candidate Joe Biden. While many attr ibuted the Democr atic candidate?s slip-ups to ?Biden gaffes,? Hendr ickson was able to identify numerous instances in which Biden?s stutter forced him to ?block? cer tain wor ds. Hendr ickson was gr anted a r are at-length inter view with Biden for the ar ticle. The stor y gained a lot of tr action in the political sphere. Use the link here to see Hendr ickson's ar ticle on The Atlantic: bit.ly/2qxHRB2
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Exchange Spotlight: Ger many and M exico By Benicio Beatty '21 This year the Prep welcomes a variety of foreign exchange students to 17th and Girard. As the semester draws to a close, most of the exchange students will be saying their goodbyes and heading back to their countries. This includes Martin Herbner ?22 from Collegium Josephinum Bonn (CoJoBo) in Germany and Mikal Delgado ?20 and Juan Pablo Santisteban ?20 from Colegio Tec de Monterrey in Mexico. Ferdinand Janke '21, also from CoJoBo in Germany, will stay through the end of the school year. Fer dinand Janke, or ?Ferdie? as he is called, is a junior here at the Prep. Many of you may know him from his participation in stage crew for this fall?s production of All the Answers. He was immediately drawn to the club because of his interest in constructing a realistic set. ?That part was quite cool, particularly because I just love building stuff,? says Janke. While in the states, Ferdie has gotten to experience many other things, and has noted two things in particular. The first is that he has taken a liking to buffalo wings, something that he tells me is not common in Germany. The second is the chance to salvage and restore a real road bike. This bike riding hobby is one that he pursues back home in Germany too. ?I go skating a lot,? he says, ?or ride my mountain bike, cruising through my city (Bonn) and trying to do wheelies.? Exchange student Fer dinand " Fer die" Janke skateboar ds in Ger many.
Meet M ar tin Her bner. The sophomore likes to ski and play table tennis (he was quite good, being ranked 30th in his entire region). Martin also trains as a lifeguard at the German Lifesaving Association. Next year, he?ll be equipped as a full time lifeguard to go to the German coast to guard. Here at Prep, he puts the lifeguard experience to good use as a member of the Prep Swim Team. Along with extracurriculars, Martin enjoys the Prep classes, especially his American Studies course with Mr. Connors. ?English with Mr. Rupertus is nice as well,? he adds. Martin?s favorite memories from his semester here are the day trips to Washington DC and New York, the Prep Football games, and of course, Prep Homecoming. He has been a fanatic for the school for these past few months. ?Maybe I seem stupid, maybe not? he laughs, ?but I do know one thing: Go Prep!?
M ar tin Her bner tr ains as a lifeguar d at the Ger man L ifesaving Association.
The senior M ikal Delgado hails from Monterrey, Mexico, a large city three hundred miles from San Antonio, Texas. There, he plays football (American football, not to be confused with fĂştbol) for his dominant school team Colegio Tec de Monterrey. In coming to the Prep, he hoped to hone his athletic ability and return to Mexico a better football player. He certainly did so, experiencing the state championship win and as a member of the team. Mikal has also traveled to Germany over the summer to study the German language and culture. Thanks to these travels, he is now fluent in three languages and seeks to further his linguistic skills while also playing football all over the world.
M ikal Delgado, from M onter rey, M excio, is fluent in three languages and played football for the Prep.
Juan Pablo ?JP? Santisteban is also a football player from Colegio Tec de Monterrey. The senior unfortunately tore a ligament in his shoulder in his first game for the Prep. But that didn?t stop JP from participating in Prep activities. ?I joined track, which does not hurt my arm? says JP. ?I like to do the short sprinting.? His favorite thing about the Prep community that he noticed upon arrival is the commitment to sports. ?I like the Prep students commitment to sports everyone does one? he says. In terms of American culture on the whole, JP stated that he enjoys the Philly Cheesesteak, but hates Chipotle. Back home in Mexico, he participates in the school political discussion club that he co-founded. ?We debate and organize events that promote [the club].? When he?s not making a tackle on the field or engaging in informed discussion, JP also enjoys reading literature from Latin America. Juan Pablo " JP" Santisteban also played football for the Prep, and he also par ticipates in his school's political discussion club.
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Entertainment
Evolution of the Jolly Red Giant
By Bobby Woltj en ?22
Nast. Moore wrote the 1823 poem ?A Visit from St. Nicholas,? now more commonly known as ?Twas the Night Before Christmas.? The poem is commonly believed to be the first example of the ?modern? Santa Claus.
As Christmas draws closer every day, it is impossible to walk down a street and not see a likeness of the man in the red suit. Yes, it?s Santa Season, and whether you call him Santa, St. Nick, or Kris Kringle, his unmistakable bushy white beard, and red suit is hard to miss. But where exactly did that recognizable face of Santa come from? To see, one must go back to the early days of Christianity to the Greek city of Myra. There, the story of Santa Claus begins with the early Christian Bishop St. Nicholas. Born into a wealthy Christian family during the time of the Roman Empire, little is known about St. Nicholas other than legends and tales passed down through the centuries. One thing that is known is that he was noted for his secret giftgiving. Besides inspiring the alias of St. Nick in reference to Santa, one story tells that he saved a group of young women from being sold into prostitution by dropping a bag of coins down their chimney. Sound familiar? St. Nicholas?s feast day is still celebrated around the world by giving gifts every December 6th. From there, the legend of St. Nick traveled to the Netherlands, with the character Sinterklaas. He is depicted as an elderly man, with a long white beard dressed in a white Bishop?s alb with a red stole over it, topped off with a red miter (Bishop?s hat) and a gold
Thomas Nast's 1881 dr awing of Santa Claus figure was based on his inter pretation of the figure that Clement Clar k M oore descr ibed in " 'Twas the Night Before Chr istmas." The two men were influential in shaping the moder n Santa. shepherd?s staff. Sinterklaas a swatch to hit naughty ones. also rides a white horse and Zwarte Piet is portrayed in carries a red book that records blackface. This was originally which children have been because he was a Moor from naughty and nice. One can Spain, but now it is said to be only hope that he checks it because he climbs down the twice. chimney to deliver gifts, and It is with Sinterklaas that the while he started out as more of story of Santa?s elves begin as a fool, over time, he has bewell. come more like Santa?s elves: diligent and hardworking, a Legend says Sinterklaas has valuable assistant. an assistant called Zwarte Piet (?Black Pete?), a character However, neither St. Nick who wears the colorful clothes nor Sinterklaas is the Santa we and ruffled color of a 16th know today. He comes courcentury noble. He carries a bag tesy of two men: Clement of candy for good children and Clark Moore and Thomas
Rocco Reviews: The Mandalorian By: Rocco Spadea With the launch of Disney+, a new Star Wars story has taken its place in the iconic series. The Mandalorian continues the story after the defeat of the Galactic Empire and before The First Order. It has captured the attention of the entire world not only by its audience but by the memes created due to one of the show?s characters. The 8 episode story follows Mando, a Mandalorian bounty hunter who is sent after a huge bounty, and ends up betraying the Guild of Bounty Hunters to save it. The show has opened up the legend of the Madalorians, who are a noble people known for war, and they have included the famous Jango Fett and Boba Fett. It also has brought about discussion of Yoda?s species, and how they play a role in the saga. The first episode gave an action packed introduction to not
only Mando, but the story of the season. I found it a little vague at times, but once more episodes were released, it began to make more sense. In the opening, Mando got into a bar fight over a bounty. There he discovers the bounty, who happens to be everyone?s new favorite meme, Baby Yoda, which is just referred to as ?The Child? in the show. Episode 3 was my favorite by far. I feel it had the most character development for Mando and was the full switch from Bounty Hunter to good guy. It also showed a softer side to the brutal warrior, one that wanted to protect a helpless child, even if it is actually an enemy of the Mandalorians, which was revealed this episode. One thing that this show has proven is even without taking the helmet off, Mando is able to convey a lot of emotion. Pedro Pascal, who is the actor behind the Man-
dalorian, does a fantastic job of showing a growing character with so many limits, like having to always wear a helmet. Another aspect of the show that is strong is Jon Favreau?s writing. He does a fantastic job of keeping the show unique from the original Star Wars sagas, but still tying them into the story. I do think there are a few times where the plot is vague and a little bland, but it still pushes through. Disney definitely did something right by introducing the world?s favorite new baby. Baby Yoda has captured my heart, and is the best thing that has happened in 2019. Not only does he make everyone happy, but he gives us a glimpse into the history of Jedis and the Force itself. It was shown how sensitive to the Force he is, even as a child, so how strongly tied are the species itself? Is this why Yoda was such a great Jedi master?
It describes St. Nick, saying, ?His eyes- how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.? This poem created a Coca-Cola's 1931 soda-dr inking surge in the popularity of Santa Santa more closely resembles the all over the country, but it still St. Nick that Amer icans know wasn?t until the middle of the and love. Bobby Woltj en '22 19th-century hat the unmistaktr aces the Chr istian, Roman able image of Santa first was Empire, Dutch, and Amer ican drawn by Thomas Nast for roots of the legendar y figure. Harper?s Weekly, a political quickly used by the Coca-cola magazine. company in advertising, who Nast was a cartoonist who slightly adapted the Nast image became popular during the and produced it in color. The Civil War and has been credfirst Coke ad featuring Santa ited for such recognizable imappeared in 1930 and featured ages as the Republican elea department store Santa phant, the Democratic donkey, drinking a coke at a soda founand Uncle Sam. In 1862, Nast tain. This used Moore?s 1881 drew a two- panel cartoon dejolly, plump Santa as a guide. picting a wife praying for her Soon, the whole world knew soldier husband, and the husthe man in the red suit. Christband at his camp looking at mas, which prior to the Ameriphotographs of his family. In canization of the holiday the background, Santa, a small, spurred by Moore?s poem had elf-like figure, flew on a sleigh been a mostly Christian holiand climbed down a chimney day, was now synonymous to deliver presents. Nast conwith Santa. tinued to draw Santa through Santa has been a part of the war and after, capturing the Christmas traditions for over iconic human image of Santa, 150 years now. And as you based on Moore?s poem, in hang your stockings and say 1881, and changing the color your prayers this Christmas of his suit from red to tan. Eve, be thankful that he will be Nast?s image of Santa was around for many more.
Rocco's 9/10 Rat ing It leaves a lot of mystery, and I actually enjoy that. The memes also make Baby Yoda 100x better, because he can convey so many moods and jokes. One final aspect that show has done a good job with is special effects. I did have some low expectations to be honest, as even though it is Disney and the huge Star Wars franchise, I didn?t expect them to pull out all the stops for a TV show. I was wrong, and they have actually blown past what I thought it would be. The fights are incredible, and the planets seem right out of the films. Even the way they did the Force was seamless, and it showed how much better Hollywood has gotten with film editing. The show does have some off looking parts, like the
Jawas. Those special effects I feel could have been a little better, but it almost had a throwback to the effects of the original trilogy. Overall, The Mandalorian has been a pretty great show that Disney+ launched, and I?m looking forward to finishing this season. It does have its faults, like some vagueness and basic plot points, but still does a really good job of portraying an interesting story. The characters and main story do make up for it, and most of the effects are incredible. I would have to rate the series so far with a 9/10. If you haven?t seen it yet, The Mandalorian is available to stream on Disney+ and will end Season 1 on December 27th.
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Hawkeye Picks Playlists at the Prep, With the calendar year coming to a close, we asked Hawkeye editors and writers to reflect on the 2019 in music and share their choice for album of the year.
Chr istmas Edition
Reza Al i ?20
M at t M cCar n ey ?21
Often lost in the sauce is the fact that teachers are real people, too? people who listen to music. In a segment new this year to The Hawkeye, we feature songs from a faculty or staff member's playlist.
Editor -in-Chief
Staff W r iter
Compiled By Benicio Beatty '21
Fr ee Spir it by Kh al id
The Big Day by Ch an ce th e Rapper
Compiled by Colin Bir kmire '23
Ch r i s Casey ?20 Staff W r iter I ndigo by Ch r is Br own
Gar r et t M cCl osk ey ?21 Junior M anaging Editor N eotheater by AJR
Den i s Gal l agh er ?20 Enter tainm ent Editor I gor by Tyl er th e Cr eator Ty l er K on r ad ?20 Spor ts Editor N o. 6 Collabor ations Pr oject by Ed Sh eer an Ai d an M cGah ey ?20
Con n or Si em i en ?21 Staff W r iter Jesus is King by Kan ye W est
Dan i el Sp on sel l er ?21 Staff W r iter I gor by Tyl er th e Cr eator
N ews Editor
Josep h Tagl i af er r o ?21
Social Cues by Cage th e El eph an t
Staff W r iter The Lost Boy by YBN Cor dae
Rocco Sp ad aea ?20 Staff W r iter
Seam u s Bl an ey ?22
W hen W e Fall Asleep, W her e Do W e Go? by Bil l ie Eil ish
Staff W r iter H ollywood?s Bleeding by Post M al on e
I gor by Tyl er th e Cr eator
M at t h ew Cor r ?22
M at t Bae ?21 Featur es Editor
Et h an Sp i l l an e ?22
Fr om M ichigan with Love by Qu in n XCII
Staff W r iter Jesus is King by Kan ye W est
Ben i ci o Beat t y ?21
I gor by Tyl er th e Cr eator
An d r ew Fl an agan ?22 Staff W r iter I gor by Tyl er th e Cr eator
K i er an Dou gh er t y ?21 Staff W r iter
Col i n Bi r k m i r e '23
Revenge of the Dr eam er s I I I by Dr eam vil l e
Staff W r iter I gor by Tyl er th e Cr eator
Con el Gar r i d o ?21
L u k e Gal l agh er '23
Staff W r iter
Staff W r iter N o. 6 Collabor ations Pr oject by Ed Sh eer an
H ollywood?s Bleeding by Post M al on e M at t H op k i n s ?21
L i am H ol d en ?23
Staff W r iter
Staff W r iter
The Lost Boy by YBN Cor dae
The Politician (M usic Fr om The N etflix Or iginal Ser ies) by Ben Pl att
Ji m m y K i n g ?21
1. Jingle Bell Rock 2. White Chr istmas
Mar iah Carey
2. Chr istmas Without You OneRepublic
Dave Matthews Band
Staff W r iter Tr apstar Tur nt Popstar by Pn B Rock
Opinion/ Debate Editor
1. All I Want for Chr istmas is You
3. Chr istmas Song
Ch r i s Zack ?20 Editor -in-Chief
M r s. Ambrose M r s. Castagno 3. Do You Hear What I Hear 4. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 5. Santa Baby
4. Jingle Bell Rock I prefer the Mean Girls ver sion, but it's not an official ver sion
5. Rocking Ar ound the Chr istmas Tr ee
6. All I Want for Chr istmas is You 7. Let it Snow 8. Do They Know it's
Brenda Lee
6. Mer r y Chr istmas, Happy Holidays N'SYNC
7. O Holy Night
Chr istmas Time 9. The Chr istmas Song 10.Mele Kalikimaka 11. My Only Wish
Josh Groban
8. Yule Shoot Your Eye Out Fall Out Boy
9. It's Chr istmas Time Again Backstreet Boys
10.I Had a Hear t Real Fr iends
12. The Man With All the Toys 13. Chr istmas Shoes 14. Believe 15. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
11. It's Beginning to Look a
Staff W r iter
lot Like Chr istmas
H ollywood?s Bleeding by Post M al on e
Michael Buble
(These are the songs that we play in the Castagno household all month long!)
(Photo: Bob Williams | The I nquirer)
(Photo: Garrett McCloskey '21)
(Photo: Mark Pynes | Penn Live)
(Photo: Mark Pynes | Penn Live)
(Photo: Connor Siemien '21)
(Photo: Connor Siemien '21)
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(Photo: Mark Pynes | Penn Live)
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Cel ebrat ing Christ mas in Phil l y By Aiden Ander son '22 Are you l ooking for some hol iday event s in t he cit y where you can spend t ime wit h your famil y, friends, or t hat special someone? Phil adel phia offers a variet y of event s t o cel ebrat e t he hol iday season.
Light s and Shows Across t he Cit y If you are l ooking for l ight shows, one of t he best is inside Macy?s on 1300 Market St reet . The show t el l s t he st ory of t he Nut cracker; t he 100,000- l ight show is narrat ed by Jul ie Andrews. Free performances t ake pl ace every t wo hours during st ore hours. Bet ween shows, visit ors oft en t our t he second fl oor?s vint age Dickens Vil l age, where int ricat e animat ed dol l s and set s ret el l A Christ mas Carol - and each free wal kt hrough ends in a chance t o meet and get phot os wit h Sant a. Dickens' Vil l age is open dail y from 10 am t o 7 pm, and bot h event s run November 29 t o December 31. LED Sh ow at th e Comcast Center In t he l obby of Comcast Cent er, visit ors wat ch a free 15 minut e super high- res LED show. Al t hough more of a short fil m and not so much of a l ight show, more t han 2 mil l ion peopl e have viewed t he show since it s debut in 2008. The show pl ays dail y every hour bet ween 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., except at 5 p.m. on weekdays. The show runs from November 28 t o January 1. At t he newl y buil t Comcast Technol ogy Cent er, a debut is being made t his year for a gift market wit h pop- up merchant s, l ive performances and communit y programming. Running December 3 t o 31.
(Photo: Philadelphia Zoo)
Th e Nutcrack er and Di ck ens V i l l age at M acy?s
Lumi Nature at th e Ph i l adel ph i a Z oo (abov e) Anot her l ight show is LumiNat ure at t he Phil adel phia Zoo, where t he Zoo is t ransformed int o a magical l ight experience and t akes guest s on a journey of il l uminat ions, music, and sound. The animal s t hat l ive at Phil adel phia Zoo wil l be asl eep during visit s in t he evening. LumiNat ure is a t imed t icket ed event . Ent rance t imes are avail abl e every hal f hour from 4:30 p.m. t o 8:30 p.m. (LumiNat ure cl oses at 10:30 p.m.) LumiNat ure runs November 24 t o January 5. Th e El ectri cal Spectacl e Hol i day Li gh t Sh ow at Frank l i n Sq uare Frankl in Square al so offers a l ight show, The El ect rical Spect acl e Hol iday Light Show, makes t his hist oric square t winkl e, wit h free shows every night from November 14 t o December 31.
Th e M i racl e on South 13th Street i n South Ph i l l y The Miracl e on Sout h 13t h St reet offers l ight s, signs, and decorat ions on an ent ire bl ock in Sout h Phil l y. A t est ament t o Sout h Phil l y's neighborhood spirit , t he Miracl e has become a nat ional sensat ion. The show spans from November 30 t o January 1.
Cit y Hal l and Love Park Th e Deck th e Hal l Li gh t Sh ow at Ci ty Hal l (bel ow )
(Photo: Thom Carroll | PhillyVoice)
(Photo: Peter Tobia | Center City District)
At Cit y Hal l , t he Deck t he Hal l Light Show is project ed ont o t he side of t he buil ding (November 25 t o January 1). At t he cent er of Cit y Hal l st ands a more- t han- 50- foot - t al l whit e fir t ree covered in 4,000 feet of mul t i- col or LED l ight s.
Ch ri stmas V i l l age at Lov e Park (abov e) I ce Sk ati ng at Di l w orth Park (ab ov e) Al so at Cit y Hal l in Dil wort h Park is t he Rot hman Ort hopaedics Ice Rink & Cabin offering ice skat ing, food, and drinks (November 8 t o February 23). For adul t s, admission is $5 and skat e rent al s are $10.
In Love Park, t he German- st yl e Christ mas Vil l age ret urns wit h for t he 12t h year. Local and int ernat ional merchant s at 80 wooden boot hs sel l handmade t oys, wint er apparel and craft s, pl us edibl e and drinkabl e t reat s. The Christ mas Vil l age ext ends t o Cit y Hal l and runs from November 24 t o December 24.
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Cr uciver balist: Aidan M cGahey '20 Note: Spaces not included
Across 3. Hairy friend of Han Solo 4. Jiggly dessert 5. Free two day shipping here 6. Location of historical St. Nicholas 7. Broad Street Line northern terminus 8. Location of fictional St. Nicholas 9. Liturgical season 12. Former NYC mayor and 2020 candidate 14. UK Santa Claus title 15. Bill ____, the Science Guy
Down 1. "Frozen" snowman 2. What you Deck the Halls with
3. Football opponent 6. German Christmas Tree
10. Suffix of Power and Gator
13. Airport Security
11. Phone Storage Unit
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Faculty Gr id By M ar tin Gallagher '22
M r. K oenig
M r s. San Chir ico
M r. Boyle
What is your favor ite Chr istmas song?
Merry Christmas Baby by Bruce Springsteen
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by The Bare Naked Ladies
Carol of the Bells by Trans Siberian Orchestra
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra
Do you think pineapple belongs on pizza?
Definitely
Definitely
No
No
What is the best way to spend a r ainy day?
Napping
Book and hot chocolate near the fireplace
Watching Disney +
Binging a TV show
What is your favor ite emoj i?
Nostrils Flaring/ Smoking
N/A
Squid
Thinking Guy
M r . Ryan
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Opinion/Debate DEBATE: Asking your Date to Homecoming
Via Text By Daniel Deeney '22 For better or for worse, I have never been very attached to my cell phone. I check my texts and my voicemails usually only once or twice a day, although I am starting to go through them more often. Throughout my freshman year, I remembered to bring my phone into school with me once a week at the most. That being said, asking your Homecoming date by phone is much more ideal than asking her in person for a number of reasons. Prep students are constantly under a great deal of stress, especially around the holiday season. Midterm exams, tests, quizzes, assignments, poor
sleep schedules, and extracurricular activities all contribute to the pressure weighing down on Prep kids. With all the deadlines and burdens, it?s no wonder that students barely have any free time. It?s crucial that Prep kids find ways to make some tasks a bit more bearable. Asking Homecoming dates out via text is one way to alleviate this seemingly insurmountable pressure.
homecoming, though maybe are close friends, do not live close at all. With Prep students? hectic schedules, making an hour- long trek from Montgomery County to a remote town in Delco to ask out a date is practically impossible, however special and personal it may be. Asking a girl out via text or on the phone is much more manageable for Prep students.
As Ethan Ford ?22 pointed out, ?What if your date lives in [expletive] New Jersey?? The Prep draws students from across the Delaware Valley, and many of the girls at area high schools live all over the region as well. There is a fair chance that a Prep student and the girl he?s planning to ask to
Another predicament faced by many Prep students is that they have never met the girls they?re asking. This is especially true for underclassmen. Matt Corr ?22 said, ?What if you?re getting set up with someone, and you don?t really know them?? It?s become quite common for Prep kids to be set
up with dates by friends. In this scenario, asking a date out in person would be pretty difficult, not to mention incredibly awkward. Introducing yourself to your date over the phone or over text is much easier for everyone involved. Perhaps the most compelling reason for asking a date out via text is because of the potential of rejection. As Connor McDonald ?22 mentioned, ?You do it over text because you can
get rejected, and it?s easier to handle getting rejected over text.? Maybe the girl you?re asking is going with someone else. Maybe she has other plans for that night. Maybe she just doesn?t want to go with you. Whatever the reason may be, it is much more awkward to be rejected in person than over text. In fact, it can be humiliating. To avoid this chance of embarrassment, it?s better to ask a date out via text.
I n Person By Caleb Datto '22 Imagine you just sent a text to a girl asking if they would like to go to Homecoming with you. You have no idea how long it could take her to respond, making you a little anxious. It is clearly better to ask someone to homecoming in a face- to- face conversation, rather than via phone. In the world we live in today, important conversations are too often handled through text or phone conversations. The use of sarcasm and improper language can make inaudible conversations difficult to understand at times. According to a Harvard business study conducted by Vanessa K. Bohns and Mahdi
Roghanizad, people are 34 times more likely to be willing to participate in a survey if they are asked in person more so than an email or text. People are kinder and more sympathetic in a face to face conversation than a text or phone conversation. When someone receives a phone call from an unknown caller, they may tend to be a little impatient and even hang up, but would you just walk away from a conversation while someone is speaking to you? The connection that is made when someone makes eye contact can be very enticing, to such an extent that a person is
more likely to be empathetic when looking into the other individual?s eyes. There is a higher probability that the answer to the question of going to homecoming with you will be a definite ?yes!? if you are physically able to acknowledge the other?s presence through eye contact. It would be harder to deny the invitation. It is becoming popular for students to ask a date to prom through elaborate measures. ?Promposals,? at times, involve many people, large posters, and fully decorated cars. It would be nice to have some experience in asking a girl to a dance in person in preparation for the more mem-
orable promposal in the spring.
an answer.
Boys are less likely to make a romantic gesture now than even 20 years ago, when leaving flowers on a girl?s car was seen as romantic instead of creepy. Asking a girl on a date in person shows off your courage before you even have
It may be a slight inconvenience, but putting down your phone, approaching a girl, looking her in the eyes, and speaking can all go a long way.
A M essage From the M other 's Club To my Saint Joseph?s Prep Family: I am writing to you with a grateful heart. I wanted to take a moment and thank all who have helped to plan, decorate, purchase raffle tickets and/or attend the 86th Annual SJP Homecoming on November the 30th. The night was one to remember. We were blessed to have many new families as well as many alumni attend. This night was made possible by an amazing team of men a women, all of whom love the Prep. To Father Swope ?72 and Principal Cavacos: thank you for all of your support during this special Mother?s Club event. I am also grateful for our Mother?s Club Moderator Kristen Talkee and Mothers Club President Danielle O'Brien, your complete faith and trust in all of us was not unnoticed and so appreciated. Theresa Burch, Chef Mike and the entire staff of Sage Dining you all did an amazing job from the delicious food to the service and attention to detail. A huge shout out to all of our fellow committee chairs and volunteers, Ann Marie Kirby, Mollie Amato, Stella Denn, Carmella Carucci, Janice Biddle, Jan Baffa, Elaine Bradley, and Colleen Wusinich; this night would not happen with out all of you! Mr. Shawn, Mr. Ralph, Mr. Jose and all of security: thank you so much for dealing with our off hour meetings and decorating sessions your patience and support did not go unnoticed. To Dean Green, Mr. Monroe and staff: thank you for all your organization and time put in on the student?s side. I know they had a great time and made some amazing memories. Shout out Mr. Cisse, Mr. Lonny, Mr. Mike, and crew; "thank you" will never be enough for what you do for us. Your help and support for all our crazy ideas is so appreciated. Saving the best for last: a huge THANK YOU to Ruth Anne Schultz, our decorating chair. 17th and Girard never looked so good! Your ability to take and idea and make it come to life is unmatched. We all heard the bell ring and you had us all believing. Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Gina K elchner P?20
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D-Sponse's Decl assi f i ed M i dterm Surv i v al Gui de By Daniel Sponseller ?21 Between the songs that are beginning to pervade radio stations, and the decorations and seizure-inducing lights that are starting to dominate neighborhoods, it?s hard not to be reminded that Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year, is rapidly approaching. But for all of those who are feeling holly and jolly, I unfortunately have some news for you; there is one major hurdle that every Prep student has to jump over before being liberated for break. That hurdle goes by one daunting word: MIDTERMS. It is a word that sends shivers down most Preppers? spines, with dread of full days being consumed with desperate studying, entire weekends being sucked up into the abyss of stressful preparation. But fear not, for I have some helpful tips for you in order to make this experience far more enjoyable.
1. St u d y i n a p r od u ct i v e p l ace! W h il e stu dyin g, you n eed to m ak e su r e th at you ar e in a pl ace th at n ot on l y h as n o distr action s, bu t al so wil l en su r e th at you r em ain awak e an d focu sed. If you u su al l y do you r wor k in th e k itch en , m aybe con sider doin g you r stu dyin g in you r bedr oom , wh er e it m igh t be qu i eter. Al so, wh en you ar e in you r space of ser en ity for stu dyin g, m ak e su r e th at you r ph on e is ou tside of it. Bu zzes an d din gs fr om you r n otifi cation s, or even ju st seein g you r ph on e in of it sel f, is fatal to you r con cen tr ation for th is im per ative task at h an d. W h il e in th is l ess distr actin g pl ace, m ak e su r e th at it is som ewh er e wh er e you can stay awak e. If you r bed or you r cou ch is super com for tabl e, don ?t stu dy for m idter m s th er e, becau se you wil l ei th er fal l asl eep or l ose you r focu s ver y easil y. Never pu t you r sel f in th e sam e fatigu ed m en tality th at you m igh t h ave du r in g m ass or a 65 per iod!
2. Don ?t m ak e t oo m an y p l an s d u r i n g t h e w eek en d ! As im por tan t as it is to r eser ve tim e to r el ax an d u n win d with you r fr ien ds or fam il y,it tak es u p l ar ge am ou n ts of val u abl e tim e th at cou l d be u sed to stu dy an d pr epar e for you r m idter m s. Becau se of th is, m in im ize an y pl an s th at tak e you away fr om you r desk as m u ch as possi bl e. In th e gr an d sch em e of th in gs, it?s on l y on e or two week en ds. You ?l l su r vive!
3. L ook at t h e ex am sch ed u l e!
4. I d en t i f y y ou r m or e ch al l en gi n g su bject s!
Th e sch edu l e of exam s is l isted bel ow. Th is is al so th e or der th at you cou l d be stu dyin g for you r exam s. Th e fir st exam s for wh ich you pr ep sh ou l d be th e exam s th at you ar e tak in g on M on day, or m aybe Tu esday. Un l ess you ?r e on th e ver ge of failin g th e cl ass (an d th er efor e you n eed a good gr ade on th e exam ) th at h as its m idter m l ater in th e sch edu l e, it?s sim pl y poor pl an n in g to focu s on stu dyin g for th e l ater exam s n ow, an d th en to pu t off stu dyin g for th e ear l ier on es to th e n igh t befor e test day.
Righ t n ow, l ook at you r Power sch ool ; it?s som eth in g th at m ost of u s do dail y an yway. Som e gr ades m igh t m ak e you pr ou d of you r sel f, bu t oth er s m igh t m ak e you sweat in pan ic. Usin g Power sch ool , you n ow k n ow for wh ich m idter m s to spen d m or e of you r tim e pr epar in g. In or der to boost th ose gr ades, pu t m ost of you r tim e in to stu dyin g for you r cl asses with th e wor st gr ades. W ith th is in m in d, stil l m ak e su r e to stu dy for ever y exam th at you h ave. An d al so, stil l en su r e th at you stu dy in or der of th e exam sch edu l e.
5. Don 't ov er st r ess! As tr u e as it is th at th ese tests ar e r eal l y im por tan t (th e fact th at th ey m ak e u p 20% of th e sem ester gr ade can ?t be den ied), it stil l isn ?t som eth in g over wh ich you sh ou l d dr ive you r sel f in san e. H ear m e ou t on th is. If you fol l ow al l of th ese sim pl e tips, you wil l h ave al l of you r m idter m s com pl etel y u n der con tr ol . W ith ever yth in g u n der con tr ol , I gu ar an tee you th at you wil l h ave n oth in g abou t wh ich to wor r y. Th e on l y th in g th at wor r yin g wil l accom pl ish is th ose wor r ies bu il din g u p in you r h ead, cau sin g you to over str ess in stu dyin g an d to over th in k th in gs du r in g th e exam it sel f. By over str essin g wh il e stu dyin g, you ar e n ot on l y distr actin g you r sel f fr om th e m ater ial , bu t by distr actin g you r sel f you ar e depr ivin g you r sel f of th e oppor tu n ity to absor b an d r etain as m u ch in for m ation as possibl e. By over th in k in g du r in g th e exam itsel f, you ar e distr actin g you r sel f fr om th e task at h an d, an d it cou l d defin itel y affect you r per for m an ce on th e exam for th e wor se. If you pr epar e you r sel f for th e exam en ou gh th at you ar e con fi den t in you r abil ity to tak e it, th at m ean s th e wor l d. W ith al l of th ese tips in m in d, h er e is on e m or e th in g to r em em ber :
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DEBATE: Disney Picks Frozen (2013) multiple layers of the dynamic relationships shown throughout the movie. One being the relationship between Anna and Elsa. Their bond perseveres through the death of their parents and their love saves Anna from a frozen heart.
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Joel Embiid celebr ates after a br awl with K ar l-Anthony Towns. The Sixer s star has became a Philadelphia icon.
Disney's 2013 classic Frozen produced one the most smashing music hits in " L et it Go." The kid's song has been ver y popular with kids and only adds to the popular ity of the animated film. Frozen 2, a sequel to Frozen, debuted in theater s in November 2019. M ax Fisher '21 ar gues that Frozen is better than Moana. By M ax Fisher ?21 Throughout the years, Disney has produced numerous box office hits, such as The Lion King, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and so many more. In more recent years, Disney's Frozen (2013) and Moana (2016) have smashed the box office and had people singing their respective soundtrack as they left the theater.
There is some debate over whether Frozen or Moana is better; however, there should not be. Frozen is superior to Moana for a multitude of reasons. First, there are the box office statistics. Frozen blew Moana out of the water, and had almost 600 million more dollars in worldwide box office revenue than Moana during their time in theaters. Moana
grossed $637 million, while Frozen notched over $1.2 billion in the box offices. Secondly, the plot and message of Frozen pulls audiences in, throwing them into the world of Arendelle. The message of love conquering all pulls at the heartstrings of audience members and creates an interpersonal audiencecharacter relationship.
Another being the relationship between Anna and Sรกmi iceman Kristoff, who fall in love with each other throughout the movie. This adds another layer to the plot of the movie. The brotherly relationship between Krisoff and reindeer Sven adds a comedic flair throughout the movie, and helps the plot run smoothly. Finally, the playful friendship between, Olaf and Sven adds many laughs for the audience members throughout the film. These characters and relationships allow audiences to be absorbed into the film and adds to the style of the film. Frozen checks all the boxes of a great Disney film. Moana?s wide spectrum of main characters prevents true main characters from standing out like Anna and Elsa do in Frozen. Carter Blake ?23, comparing the style of Frozen and Moana said, ?Frozen?s style of film and animation is much better
than Moana?s and because of that it makes Frozen so much better.? Finally, the soundtrack boosts Frozen far ahead of Moana in this debate. Firstly, Frozen created maybe one of the most iconic Disney songs ever in ?Let it Go.? ?Let it Go? has won multiple awards including an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2014 and the Grammy Award for best Song Written for Visual Media in 2015, and it even reached the mainstream radio. Other songs like ?Do You Want to Build a Snowman,? ?In Summer,? and ?For the First Time in Forever? also add to the superb soundtrack resume of Frozen. In conclusion, Frozen is clearly the better film. Through the box office data, the dynamic plot and characters, and the soundtrack in Frozen, it clearly edges out Moana in this debate. Although Moana might resonate with audiences with its islander feel, Frozen?s magical world pulls in audiences from the beginning of the film till the end and keeps them singing memorable songs long after they leave the theater.
This is done through the
Moana (2016) Disney has so many wonderful movies, but we all know that the most spirited debate is between Frozen and Moana. One film is clearly superior to the other. Moana, the 2016 Disney Animated film, made $637 million in worldwide box offices. The story follows the narrative of a young Polynesian princess, Moana, who is faced with a decision to save her village, disobey her father's rules, sail across the sea, find Maui (a demigod who caused the spread of death from island to island), and restore the Heart of Te Fiti or stay on her island and let it slowly die. Moana, being the hero we all love, decides to save a collection of islands from an impending evil that is spreading through the ocean. Moana is centered around a practical issue where life will be destroyed, whereas Frozen depicts a fight that ensues between two sisters. The problem that is faced in Frozen is that a kingdom must live in perpetual winter until their queen decides to stop making it snowy and cold with her magic powers, which does not seem too bad to live through in that kingdom. Instead of a little
snow and ice in a kingdom, Moana faces the death of her people, her island, and all life, which she faces head on with no powers, no friends, and no help to find Maui and restore the Heart of Te Fiti to save everything. There is a lot more at stake for Moana compared to Anna and Elsa in Frozen. This allows Moana to be a much more gripping film than Frozen. Moana is a better film in every aspect, from its soundtrack, to the actors in it, to the overall message of the movie. ?Moana is about the cultural expansion of the Polynesian people and their history,? said Prep English and History teacher Mr. Lederer '13. He added, ?Moana?s soundtrack is more enjoyable while Frozen only has a few good songs.? Lederer points out how the soundtrack from Moana is much better and adds that is enjoyable all around, which is very true. From the strong opening song ?Where You Are,? all the way to the heartfelt ?Know Who You Are,? Moana?s soundtrack towers over Frozen?s soundtrack from top to bottom. While, Frozen has the smash hit sing-along ?Let it
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By Conel Gar r ido ?21
I n 2016, Disney released Moana to theater s. The animated film follows M oana (Auli?i Cr avalho) and M aui (Dwayne Johnson) in their quest to save a collection of islands from impending per il. Conel Gar r ido '21 refutes M ax Fisher 's claim that Frozen is a better film than Moana. Go,? Moana produced a much more holistic soundtrack. Let's also point out how Frozen has some ?low-level? singers whereas Moana spotlights Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson as Maui. The ex-professional wrestler, millionaire, actor, and producer over-performs expectations
and showed his amazing singing skills. With the deep and powerful vocals of "The Rock" combined with Auli?i Cravalho's (who plays titular character of Moana) soothing voice, it makes for one of the best movie soundtracks ever. When talking with Prep art teacher Mrs. Robinson about
her opinions on the two films she said Moana was better for a few distinct reasons. ?My nephew makes me watch [Moana and Frozen] when I?m with him and when Frozen comes on, I pretend I?m asleep. I do not like Frozen at all, but Moana, I can get down with.?
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OPI NI ON: Utilizing The Prep L ibr ar y By Joseph M assaua '21 Do Prep students actually use the library for its intended purpose? Think back to the last time you or anyone you know checked out a book, and you will find yourself thinking long and hard until you likely end up with the answer: you?ve never checked out a book, nor do you know anyone who has. A pressing issue is the question of how students use the Prep Library. Is it just for studying? Socializing? How about checking out books? The fact that students have not properly utilized the Prep?s literary collection is a concern for many. Mr. Lederer '13 voices this concern, saying ?Students ought to take advantage of the Prep library, being that this school prides itself a college- prep institution; I never realized the significance of libraries until college. It?s a shame that this too is underutilized.? Think about it. When was the last time you checked out a book from the Prep Library? A few times? Once? Never? Over the course of my three years at
the Prep, I have begun to notice a trend among students and their participation in the Prep Library. Freshmen, fresh from the elementary school policies of Sustained Silent Reading (SSR), are eager to find a book that they can read at their leisure. In their first few weeks, maybe they take a look at one or two books, even check one out. The collection of books in the Prep library is well- curated for sure, offering new selections and great displays monthly. It can definitely be said that it is underused however. Why aren?t Prep students checking out books? Simple. They don?t have enough time. Students, bogged down by work in their onerous classes, lack the time and initiative to check out books. Connor Siemien ?21 puts it bluntly, ?I believe the selection in the library is great, but with the amount of school work Prep students are inundated with I am unable to seriously make a dent in the available selection Prep has.? Students would like the opportunity to read books that they choose, but simply
A selection of young adult novels cur ated by M s. Nelson that is found upon entr y into the M cShain L ibr ar y. This shelf includes L ois L owr y's The Giver and Cassandr a Clare's City of Bones cannot devote the time to do so without their grades suffering. I recently checked out a book to see how the experience worked. The book was titled The Gunning of America: Business and the Making of American Gun Culture and I easily found it prominently displayed on a front shelf along with other titles that piqued my interest. I found it easy to check the book out and
was told that I had a month to read it. There is an opportunity for Prep students to read more, one that is not being used. Perhaps there could be an initiative with English classes to use the library while encouraging students to read. Every semester or at the end of the year students could be required to check out a book and read it and write a report. I had Mr. Patragnoni last year and he
discussed promoting such an initiative with our class which ultimately did not come to fruition. If students were allowed to choose books to read from the library?s comprehensive selection, they would be able to delve deeper into the topics that interested them while at the same time revitalizing the use of our Prep library.
A L etter from the Editor By Reza Ali '20 Hawkeye Readers, I?m writing this out of love for my brothers and this institution. Without my classmates, as well as everyone who makes the Prep function, I would not be the person I am today. With that said, recent events have illuminated that an integral mission of the school, being ?Men For and With Others,? is losing its importance among the student body.
These events are not hard to come by in the Prep?s recent history. Just this past fall, the senior lounge was closed for a week due to the horrid condition that it was continuously left in. Last year, a teacher and her niece were catcalled. In 2016, we had students proudly taking pictures while displaying a flag that represents an inherently racist period in our nation?s history. In this Year of the Examen, I urge the student body to take a step back and seriously reflect
upon the current values of the Prep student body. Let this editorial serve as a wake up call, for you and me alike. If high school is to serve as critical formative years for us students, what foundation are we setting for ourselves with this constant lack of respect? It?s on us, as a student body, to hold each other accountable.
your sister or mother? Then you would not have said that.?
Specifically, there is an alarming trend of misogyny. I?m sure you guys have heard the phrase, ?Imagine if she was
Finally, I wouldn?t write this if I believed this was a lost cause, as some do. I?ve felt, as I?m sure you have as well, the
If that is what it takes for you to respect women, the issue is not fixed. It should not take a woman being a part of your family in order for you to respect them; rather you should give each and every living being on this Earth the inherent respect they deserve.
true power of the brotherhood here - whether it be on the field, in the classroom, or anywhere in between. I?ve seen, firsthand, my brothers picking each other up no matter the circumstances. Let us demonstrate that brotherhood and be the ?Men For and With Others? that we are capable of being.
Signed, Reza Ali ?20
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Sports Group of Unlikely Under dogs Every practice, almost methodically, Alex DeWitt ?20 cleans his bowling ball with a a microfiber cloth dipped in a solution of rubbing alcohol and water. ?It gets the oil from the lanes off of it,? DeWitt explains. ?It makes it curve better.? DeWitt is a captain of the Prep?s bowling team, one of the school?s most overlooked varsity sports. Bowling is a Philadelphia Catholic League varsity sport at the Prep, yet many students have hardly heard of it. The Prep?s bowling program has had a recent drought of both success and attendance at recent matches, but due to the sport?s low profile, not many students are there to see it.
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Nate " Chef" M ur awski '22 eyes up the pins before winding up to bowl at Er ie L anes.
[Athletics Director] Mr. Hart from time to time, there?s no spectators,? DeWitt said. ?Rob [Simmons ?20] came once, but that?s only because my mom was giving him a ride home.? ?Rob is the bowling team?s number one fan,? said fellow bowling team member Mike Ruggiero ?20. Many students were ambivalent at best about the bowling team, and some didn?t even know it existed.
there,? DeWitt said, gesturing to a placard on the wall by a row of lockers on the second floor of Villiger Hall. ?I don?t know,? Ruggiero said, chuckling. ?Check the thing on the wall.? However, even the meager two placards didn?t indicate anything beyond individual student records at the Prep; public indicators of past successes are largely absent from trophy cases and displays around the school.
?I don?t care about the bowling team,? said ?The team was Conel Garrido ?21. ?There?s a bowling team at this school? Really?? said a surprised Jimmy Carr ?20.
made up of people who never bowled before. We bowled at birthday parties and on Wii Sports. That was about it.?
DeWitt attributes bowling?s lack of recent Catholic League success to the reason for the dismal attendance at their matches: nobody knows about it.
Unfortu?People don?t nately, the ? Mike Ruggiero '20 have experience number of Prep with bowling as students in Erie Lanes? student much as other sports,? DeWitt section was equivalent to the explained. ?Roman Catholic number of wins that the team has Sunday League bowlers had last year. DeWitt and Rugcome in. We don?t, and we?re giero couldn?t even recall the much less experienced.? total number of games they ?The team was made up of won last year, but agreed it was people who never bowled beonly one total match, out of 15 fore,? Ruggiero said. ?We to 20 total. They lost count afbowled at birthday parties and ter a while. But with such little on Wii Sports. That was about support from the broader stuit.? dent body, is it any wonder that the team is struggling? However, the bowling team isn? t doomed to failure. Many ?The last time we won PCL team members and supporters was 2013, I think? It?s in
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By Aidan M cGahey ?20
Despite a lack of recent Catholic L eague success, the Prep bowling team marches on with their heads held high. The group is looking to expand its attendance beyond only Rob Simmons '20? the bowling team's most passionate fan. believe this group of underdogs are on the upswing this year. ?I only went to the one game, but they didn?t seem too bad,? said Rob Simmons ?20. ?I don?t think we suck. I think we?re slept on,? Ruggiero said. ?We sucked our first two years because none of us had bowled before. But now, we?re hitting our stride.? ?The bowling team is slept on. Very slept on,? agreed ASC Mr. Yader Jimenez ?15.
?Honestly, I think we can get a record over .500 this year,? Ruggiero continued. On December 3, Prep Bowling took on Bonner in one of their first matches of the year. They lost all three games, and the match. ?We had an off night,? DeWitt explained. ?We?ll be back.? While Prep bowling?s wins may be sparse over the past few years, they hope the next one might have student spectators there to see it.
K oenig Redefining Prep Swim Culture ?You break down your body for 2 to 3 months and in those last 2 weeks you recover to see what you can do,? Coach Dan Koenig '14 explained as he talked of the intense physical toll that swimming takes on a player?s body. Since taking the reins of the Prep?s swimming program last year, Coach Koenig has set high standards for not only his players, but for himself as well. After joining the Prep faculty in 2018 as part of the Alumni Service Corps (ASC) program, Koenig was asked about helping out the swim team. Being a Prep Swimming alum himself, Koenig jumped at the opportunity to help the team during the period in which they were still looking for a head coach. ?I said ?100 percent?I would love to help,? he said. Helping out turned into running practices and as the season drew nearer, the question became ?Do you want to be the
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By M ur phy Bonner ?22
Through demanding and intense tr aining sessions, Coach Dan K oenig '14 (r ight) is tr ying to redefine Prep swimming's " 'var sity spor t' culture." His swimmer s have noticed. head coach?? went, I would say, very well.? He gladly accepted, and with the help of former head coach Paul Morrissey, Koenig led the team to a record breaking season. The team went undefeated until their loss to La Salle in their final meet. The squad finished second in Districts and PCLs, and for the first time in five years, they had a relay qualify for the state tournament.
That success is due in large part to the different approach Koenig took to the team. ?When I took over last year, the program had a much different culture. Last year and this year we are bringing it back to much more of a ?varsity sport? culture.? The goal was to set a new competitive standard for each player and ultimately the entire team.
When talking about the success during his inaugural season, Koenig said, ?Last year
This is evident in the rate and intensity of which the team practices on and off the season.
Practice has been going since September, but with the season in full- swing, practice is six days a week with a combination of land and water training. Corbin Taylor ?22 said, ?There is definitely increased intensity during practice and more hands on coaching in the weight room.? Other like Luke Denn ?22 see the effect it has had on the program. ?I?ve definitely seen a varsity level sport in Prep swimming,? said the sophomore swimmer. Noting the changes to the program, Denn continued, ?[W]e had a series of practices over Thanksgiving break which were very physically-taxing.? While the team spends much of its time working on bettering themselves physically, they also have put focus on the character aspect of being an athlete. Koenig sees ?strong work ethic, dedication to your team, and dedication to working hard with your team, for
your teammates? as equally as important to the team's success. Taylor noted that as the competitiveness of the sport has increased, the ?camaraderie has increased with it.? As for goals for his second season, Koenig said, ?Right now our first goal is building on what we started with last year.? While PCLs and States are still some of the main focuses of coaches and players alike, that is not what drives Koenig to push his players to be their best. ?The whole goal is to just take the guys, see where they are in the fall, and you really want to see each and every kid improve. Whether it?s a top swimmer or a guy thats working hard in lane 5 [...]. I?m just as excited for him as I am for the guy standing on the championship block.?
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M ountain Biking Club Hits Star t L ine By Denis Gallagher '20 It would be hard to miss the flyers, the Tour de Prep, or the announcements over the loudspeaker about one of the Prep?s newest clubs: the Mountain Biking Club. Founded only a year ago, this up- and- coming group aims to have fun, share the sport of mountain biking, and improve skills to perform in races. The Mountain Biking Club is the brainchild of Mr. Pinto and senior Dean Metsikas, two avid riders and diehard biking enthusiasts. Last year, the club?s humble beginnings consisted of a small group ?nerding out?, as Metsikas puts it, over bikes. After a few months, he says, the club ?evolved into something larger, and we started to play around with the idea of joining the NICA? (National Interscholastic Cycling Association). Metsikas?s fellow senior Victor Rowello has been with the club since the start as well. He attributes the club?s growth to practices and races. He said, ?The shared goal
that competition provides is something which I think has helped us to really find our identity.? If you?re lucky, while taking a walk through Belmont Plateau or Valley Green you could encounter the team working hard on specific drills or long rides. Many times have the Cross Country and Mountain Biking teams breathlessly crossed paths during their practices at both locations. After membership grew and the club began to expand its horizons, its leaders looked eagerly into the future. This past fall, the club officially joined the Pennsylvania chapter of NICA, and will take part in the New Jersey chapter in the spring. This gives prospective club members plenty time for numerous practices and the opportunity to race. The leaders? main goal is to increase underclassmen participation in the club, as the team is made up of mostly seniors. They hope that their hard work and love of the sport carries through past their years at the Prep. Not enough people are exposed to how great the sport is. Metsikas said, ?It is a sport that can be a part of someone?s
The Hawks M ountain Biking Club competing in Fair hill, M ar yland as par t of the National I nter scholastic Cycling Association. (Pictured L eft to Right) Victor Rowello '20, Br uke Bar aki '20, M r. Pinto, M r. M etsikas P '20, and Dean M etsikas '20. skill level or experience?. If that isn?t good enough, life forever.'' Rowello?s final pitch asks, In agreement, Metsikas said For all Prep students that ?What other sport gets to say that ?this is a sport that does may have their doubts about that they get to enjoy the awenot burden athletes with the time commitment or experisome scenery of the woods pressure of commitment and is ence with biking, have no fear. every day??. great for cross- training. We ?The culture here is really hold practices around twice a If interested, contact Dean one of learning and inclusion," week. If you can make it that?s Metsikas ?20, Victor Rowello said Rowello. "Everybody is great; if you can?t, that?s fine ?20, or attend a club meeting valued equally, regardless of too.? during community period.
Zero to Hero: Featur ing M ike K eenan '20 By Seamus Blaney '22
for life.?
There is a star on the basketball court who has come out from the shadows. He is senior co-captain Mike Keenan '20.
In the December 6 game against South Philadelphia High School, Keenan tallied 31 points, which included six three- pointers. In his second game, against Cristo Rey High School on December 8, he had 16 points. Just two games into his senior season, he is averaging 23.5 points per game. He is one of the most efficient shooters on the team. He can knock down some shots from pretty much anywhere on the court.
Keenan, who has been with the basketball program since his freshman year, is this year?s co- captain of the varsity basketball team. Last year, Mike did not play as Gabe Arizin ?19 was the team's starting SF. ?I learned to be a leader by observation and now I am ready to help lead the team to a winning season,? said Keenan. ?Our team is dangerous and it is our advantage to be underdogs.? During his junior year, he did not see much time. When asked about last year, Mike Keenan ?20 said,?It was very hard for me, and I really had to work this summer to prove
M ike " K ino" K eenan en route to scor ing 32 points vs. Holy Ghost at the Ghost Holiday Tour nament, helping secure a 71-56 win for the Hawks. myself to everyone this year.? Keenan, who plays basketball year- round, is always in game mode. ?I haven?t played with a better team then the guys I?m playing with now. Our chemistry is unreal, it?s
like we know where people are going to be before they get there.? Keenan finds inspiration in his teammates, mainly importantly Trevor Wall ?20.
?[Wall] was the one who vouched for me after my junior season was over, and he fought for me to get a chance and convinced me to stay. He loves all of his teammates and can proudly call them his brothers
Keenan says his team has the potential to surprise a lot of people this season. ?I know for a fact that our team can go far this year. Now it is up to us to take it as far as we can.?
Prep Scoreboard FOOTBA LL 11/ 22 vs Nazareth, W 45-24 11/ 30 vs PCC, W (OT) 31-24 12/ 7 vs Central Dauphi n, W 35-13
BA SK ETBA LL
BOWLI NG
12/ 6 vs Southern, W 84-51
12/ 3 vs Monsi gnor Bonner Prendergast, L 0-4
12/ 8 vs Cri sto Rey, W 92-59 12/ 11 vs Germ antow n Academ y, W 66-49
12/ 5 vs Father Judge, L 1-3 12/ 10 vs Archbi shop Wood, L 1-3
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" Next M an Up" M entality Propels Hawks to Second Str aight State Championship By the Hawkeye Editor s RJ McKee '20 tore his right ACL before the season began. Junior Max Fisher eventually found himself playing center in his stead. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. '21 broke his arm in October 2019. His brother Josiah Trotter '23 stepped in. Kyle McCord '21 suffered a knee injury in the La Salle playoff game. Malik Cooper '21 went under center. (Photo: Gil McGlynn | Facebook)
Anthony Rightley '20 was sidelined for a part of the playoffs. As a result, Maurice Clark '22 took a larger role. Anthony Leneghan '20 went down in the state quarterfinals, and the whole defensive line stepped up their game.
(Photo: Gil McGlynn | Facebook)
When the Prep received Central Dauphin's kickoff, they knew they would have a lot on their plate. The Rams defeated a one-loss Downingtown West team and were traveling with a fan base located nine miles
Sahmir Hagans '21 makes a leaping gr ab to haul in the Hawks fir st score of the game.
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Less than ten minutes into the state title game, Malik Cooper '21 found a leaping Sahmir Hagans '21 for the first score of the matchup. One minute later, a diving Sean Walker '21 blocked a Zach Pomeroy punt. Maurice Clark picked up the loose ball for a scoop-and-score. ?More so than other teams, we take great pride in our special teams, and that made a tremendous difference throughout the year and especially in our championship game," said senior long snapper Joe McCabe. Fast forward to halftime and the Hawks found themselves with a 21-0 lead courtesy of a Marvin Harrison '21 touchdown. The 35- yard catch-andrun was a bit different from the tip-toe, arm-extending catch in
the back of the endzone, which sent the Prep to overtime en route to their semifinal win over Central Catholic. Two touchdowns runs from Kolbe Burrell '20 put the Prep ahead 35- 7. Burrell finished with 189 yards on 25 carries, with his longest carry being a 55-yard touchdown run. It was Kolbe who had the honor of dumping the Gatorade jug on his head coach. The championship was the first for Coach Roken, second straight for the team, and the fifth overall title for the program. "That jawn was great," said cornerback David Watson Jr. '21 on the championship thrill. "We put a lot of work during the offseason," said junior defensive back Julian Talley. "It all started in the weightroom back in January. "I think the weightroom experience was way more than
The Hawks offensive line lining up for battle. (From left to r ight) Cade Rooney '21, M atthew L ombar di '20, Casey Stephenson '20, M ax Fisher '21, M atthew M cGear y '20, and Br ad Har r is '22.
(Photo: Connor Sieimien '21)
While "responding" is subjective, the St. Joe's Prep Hawks certainly did not throw in the towel when some of their best players fell to injury. Rather, after a roller-coaster of a season, they have proven themselves once again to be the best football team in Pennsylvania, with a thrilling 35-13 victory over the Central Dauphin Rams being their hard evidence.
away from Stadium.
Ger man exchange student Fer dinand Janke '21 displays his clever sign in the student section at Her sheypar k Stadium in Her shey, PA. just the weights," said junior defensive end Nick Yagodich. He elaborated that it further strengthened their ties as a family. Sophomore kicker Antonio Chadha said, "Wherever we go, whether it was Clemson for our service trip, or down to Marietta, or even playing IMG
at Rutgers, we always presented the program well by showing trust and love to everyone [...]." For Roken's first season as head coach, the team's success can be attributed to a simple three- word mantra: "Trust and Love."
(Photo: Gil McGlynn | Facebook)
'You can settle and say we had great players and they fell, or you can really come together as a family? as a unit? and respond.' I think that's what we did."
The Hawks celebr ating their 2019 State Championship victor y over Centr al Dauphin High School 35-13. This was Coach Tim Roken's fir st State Championship as a Head Coach. I t was the Prep's thir d title in four year s, fifth title all time (2013 and 2014 in Class 4A, and 2016, 2018, and 2019 in Class 6A). See pages 10-11 for a full spread, special inser t of photos from the game.
(Photo: Gil McGlynn | Facebook)
"We have that next man up mentality," said senior outside linebacker Aidan Nash, a Penn commit. "After those guys went down, Coach Roken brought us together and told us we have two options:
L iam Johnson '20 (#10) stands next to his teammates while Coach Roken addresses the team after the win. Out of picture, Pr incipal M r. Andrew Cavacos stands in suppor t of the team. Player s j okingly called for Cavacos to cancel school on M onday.