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Febr uar y 14, 2020

Pro-L ife Club Attends Histor ic M arch for L ife

M ar tin, S.J., Visits the Prep Dur ing I gnatian I D Week

By L iam Holden ?23

By Chr is Casey ?20

?Gritty was not available today, so you have me instead,? said Father James Martin, S.J. as he stepped up to the podium of the Gesu Church. On January 23rd, 2020, for Ignatian Identity Week, Martin came to speak to the students of St. Joseph?s Prep about his life, their futures, and his LGBTQ outreach.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Vatican flags, school banners, and blue Trump flags are sprinkled through a sea of people at the Capitol Mall. Dispersed chants and chatter turn to silence, then a roaring applause as the President stepped on stage. Situated squarely behind bulletproof glass, Donald Trump began to thank the crowd, and quickly rushed to capitalize on the fact that he was the first President to address the crowds in person.

The first question Father Martin posed was, ?What would you do if you could do anything you wanted to do??

He explained that this question was first posed to him by his see JESUI T p. 4

(Photo: St. Joseph's Prep | Facebook)

Father Martin focused his presentation around four core questions. He said that these are questions he believes the young men at the Prep, especially considering the formative years they are currently in, should hear and reflect upon in order to better understand who they are and what their place is in the world.

Renowned Father James M ar tin, S.J., spoke about his call to the Jesuits, discussed balancing L GBTQ acceptance and the Catholic Church, and answered questions from Prep students dur ing his Januar y 23 visit to the Prep. He offered a message to faithful L GBTQ individuals. The pr iest has embr aced social media and has 262.9K Twitter follower s.

(Photo: Mr. Conners '80)

Prep Students Tour Gr anite State Before Pr imar y

Aidan M cGahey '20 with for mer M assachusetts Gover nor Deval Patr ick at the famous Red Ar row Diner in M anchester, NH.

(Photo: Mr. Conners '80)

(Photo: Aidan McGahey '20)

Businessman Andrew Yang speaks to a crowd of suppor ter s, including the Prep's delegation, in Nashua, NH.

(L -R) Will Snar ponis '20, L uke M acr i '20, and James Schade '20 meet satir ical boot-wear ing candidate Ver min Supreme in M anchester, NH.

With the Prep?s Pro-Life club in attendance to witness the history, the nearly 500,000 gave the President a hearty ovation for the lawsuit his administration filed the night before against California?s controversial healthcare bill.

Over its forty- seven- year history, the March for Life takes place on the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade. see HI STORI C p. 2

By Aidan M cGahey '20 Ahead of this year's New Hampshire presidential primary, eleven Prep students traveled up north to New Hampshire to meet candidates and experience this political spectacle firsthand.

Accompanied by Mr. Bill Conners '80 and Mr. Leo Vaccaro '05, the participants were able to meet several candidates, including Democrats former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and businessman Andrew Yang, and former Massachusetts governor and Republican Bill Weld, who is running against incumbent President Donald Trump.

Beyond touring numerous campaign field offices and attending town halls, the students attended the New Hampshire Democratic Party's annual dinner, and were able to hear speeches from 10 toppolling Democrats. including Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, former mayor Pete Buttigieg, and former Vice President Joe Biden.

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News: 1 - 4

Features: 5 - 7

Enter tainment: 8 - 11

Op/Deb: 12 - 13

Spor ts: 14 - 16

By Nile Andah ?21 Every year, the Prep community celebrates its Ignatian heritage with Ignatian Identity Week. The week comprises of several different student contests, guest speakers, and fun treats, all carefully planned out by the Ignatian Identity Week Committee. This year?s committee was composed of five faculty and staff members, four students, one parent, and one Board member. Planning began in mid- October with weekly meetings up until the very last meeting before the big week.

The week kicked off with the Elementary School Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday. Forensics Co- President Jeff Russell ?20 spearheaded the event. Senior Director of Mission & Ministry Rev. Chuck Frederico S.J. and Admissions Director Mr. Howie Brown spoke to the contestants to introduce what the week is to everyone. ?They highlighted what Ignatian Identity Week is and how important it is to the community of St. Joseph?s Prep and, frankly, any Jesuit institution,? said Russell.

King Day on Monday? a day of collaboration with students from Gesu School. The day began with a universal prayer service in the Church of the Gesu in the morning, then moved on to service projects.

Some of the projects included sorting donations and packaging hygiene kits for IHM sisters at Camilla Hall and Jesuit brothers at Manresa Hall at Saint Joseph?s University and creating placemats for Meals on Wheels, an organization that delivers meals to people who can?t prepare their own.

The day culminated in a screening of the movie Selma, Lord, Selma.

Tuesday was the first school day of the week, and everyone was welcomed into the building with a banner hanging above the front entrance welcoming everyone to celebrate Ignatian Identity Week. Crimson phone wallets to commemorate the week were handed out in the foyer.

Later in the day, TV host and author Lidia Bastianich talked to students after school about the spirituality of food and her long standing relationship with Jesuit education.

Next up was Martin Luther

(Photo: Audrey Schwenger)

I gnatian I dentity Week Calls on Students to L ive the M ission

Chr is Gutt ?20, Fr. Chuck Freder ico, SJ, Aidan Connor ?21, and student from Gesu School on M L K Day. Tuesday also marked the beginning of the student contests.

The math contest created by Mr. Fabry was called ?Clavius Madness?. Students had to find various Jesuit icons hidden around the school with a corresponding math problem. If you correctly answered a math problem, a notable Jesuit was added to the society. Marcus Murphy ?20 won, garnering the most points. The other contest was an art contest in which students had to depict what Ignatian spirituality means to them.

Alex DiGiacomo?s drawing of the Prep foyer took the winning prize.

On Wednesday, the Prep community was welcomed with Wawa breakfast sandwiches, kindly sponsored by the Jesuit community. Later

that day, the Mothers? Club held a Day of Reflection in the Church of the Gesu.

Mrs. Audrey Schwenger, a member of the Board of Trustees and the Ignatian Identity Week Committee, was moved by the event. ?Fr. Chuck Frederico, SJ led us through reflections on the life of Mary while we viewed artwork of Mary and the Holy Family,? said Schwenger. ?We were encouraged to relax, imagine, listen and be vulnerable, allowing the Lord to touch our hearts. The program was a powerful experience of faith that encouraged us to contemplate many of the most poignant experiences in the life of the Blessed Mother and how they could relate to our own experiences of motherhood.?

The Prep hosted noted Jesuit priest and New York Times Best- Selling author Fr. Jim Martin on Thursday. He gave a speech in the Church of the Gesu about his recent visit with Pope Francis, his history of advocating for inclusivity in the Catholic Church, and how he has come to know God more fully through his work.

The week culminated on Friday with a mass celebrated by Fr. Patrick Nolan, SJ and a reception in the Dining Hall.

In reflecting upon the week, Fr. Chuck Frederico, SJ talked about how he saw the week as a beacon of hospitality at the Prep. ?I see my role in the school as being a person who?s here to help create hospitality,? he said. ?Hospitality has to be at the core of who we are at the Prep, and I think that?s the essence of what Ignatian Identity Week is truly about.

Everyone in this building has the capacity to contribute to that hospitality, so it forces us to look into our hearts and say, ??What is the gift that I bring to the table and how can I make the table a more grand reception for God?s grace to work??? Ignatian Identity Week will return in 2021.

Prepper s Hear President Speak at M arch for L ife Americans supporting the 1973 decision, according to an NPR/Marist poll.

(Photo: Joe Massaua '21)

The President, however, who calls himself ?the most pro-life executive, ever,? has given way to a sweeping effort across dozens of states to limit the availability of abortion to women. Legislatures from South Carolina to Idaho are placing more strict regulations on the medical procedure and these battles have escalated in recent years, with many galvanized by the President?s rhetoric.

A sign identifying a contingent of Prep students was among a sea of signs protesting abor tion at Januar y's M arch For L ife in the nation's capital.

Since then, millions of aborHI STORI C from page 1 tions have been conducted in The case upheld the privacy of the United States and resistance a women in her personal afto this practice has been refairs and the conversations duced as has the stigma around specifically she had with docit. Today, it?s the most accepted tors, which essentially legalit?s ever been with over 77% of ized abortion.

The pro- life movement has seen some of its largest turnouts in recent years with the numbers of its most prominent protest in Washington D.C. swell in particular. At the March For Life Friday, the 24th, the nation?s capitol was filled with families, school clubs, congregations, and antiabortion activists denouncing abortion on the day the ruling was finalized.

Not surprisingly, MAGA hats and Trump paraphernalia was abounding. With vendors of the iconic hat at every corner, any way you looked some

piece of Trump gear was being proudly worn, leading some to call the March For Life a ?March for Trump?.

However Tom Roberts from the National Catholic Reporter wrote, "The selling of the church's moral authority is complete" after Trump's appearance at the pro- life rally.

Roberts also wrote the U.S. Catholic Church was "manipulated" by "the most unconscionable con artist."

Regardless, Muslims, Jews, and Christians of all denominations attended for a variety of issues, including war, the death penalty, and, of course, abortion, especially abortion discriminatory of a fetus diagnosed with Down Syndrome or another physical or mental illness before birth.

With over forty from the Prep, the Pro- Life Club made one of its biggest showings at the annual event. With an even mix of the different classes, many, unsurprisingly, were members of the Prep Republicans, including its President, Charles Sylvester ?20.

When asked of the signifi-

cance of the demonstration Sylvester said, ?I valued most the religious unity there. As a regular churchgoer, I really appreciated the activism I saw from both my own Catholic Church as well as the other Christian denominations.?

Leader of the annual trip to Washington D.C., Mrs. Castagno of the Math Department, seeing President Trump said, ?This is a real shot in the arm for us to have him here,? referring to the greater Pro-life movement, of which she is a part. While not the biggest fan of the administration, she valued the appointment of conservative federal and Supreme Court justices. Similarly, she pointed to the president?s added regulation of Planned Parenthood and over all friendlier position to states restricting abortion and said, ?He?s really done a lot for pro-lifers.?

Beyond the politics, in addition to being an expression of her own beliefs, Castagno reiterated what she valued most, ?Getting kids at the Prep engaged,? she said. ?To energize young people is the best part about it.?

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M ock Tr ial Goes Trophy Hunting

By Bobby Woltj en ?22 The Prep Mock Trial team is back in the courtroom for another season, and they have already won big. At invitational tournaments as La Salle University and the University of Pennsylvania in January, the Crimson team placed first and fifth respectively. Facing state runnerup Germantown Friends twice in the tournaments, and city champion Roman Catholic once, the Prep?s Crimson team finished with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss over the two tournaments.

The Pennsylvania Mock Trial case this year is a civil case revolving around cyberbullying. A student, Addison Babbage, the plaintiff, is suing his former high school, the defendant, for failing to protect him from vicious cyberbullying by other students.

In each tournament, the Prep teams tried four cases, two as

The M ock Tr ial Cr imson shows off their with their fir st pr ize plaque from the L a Salle tour nament, at which they finished 7-1 and beat out 42 other teams. They are coached by Phil Pasquarello '11 (far left). lawyers were Frank Amouso out 42 other teams from the plaintiff and two as the de?22, Eamon Coffey ?22, Walter around the area. They won all fense.

Danker ?21, Andrew Katner eight ballots in their four For Crimson, Nolan Reddy ?21, and Chinemelum Ogbodo rounds. ?22, Caleb Silvergleid ?21, ?21. Daniel Law ?23, Dan At Penn, Prep Crimson came Zach Creel ?22, and Bobby Deeney ?22, Anthony Hays in fifth place, losing only two Woltjen ?22 served as lawyers. ?22, TJ McBride ?21, Aidan ballots to the reigning city Jack Jaeger ?23, Chris Burrows ?21, and Eamon Cofchampions Roman Catholic.

Brousseau ?21, Caleb Silverfey ?22 were the team's witThey beat 41 other teams, inglied, and Vincent Gilletto ?20 nesses. cluding Merion Mercy and the also play witnesses.

At La Salle, Prep Crimson B-team of state champion team On the Grey team, the won the tournament, beating Wyoming Seminary.

?I am so proud of the run we made,? said Vince Gilleto ?20. ?The whole team pulled their weight. The other vets and I put in our work and built the foundation we needed and even brought a fair bit of comedy into the courtroom. The sophomores on Crimson were immaculate. They brought us to incredible new heights.?

Grey also performed extremely well, finishing with a record of 5- 3. Anthony Hays also took home a Best Witness award.

Taking what they learned during the invitational tournament, they hope to face Roman again in the city championship. ?We are going far this year,? said Gilleto. ?We can go all the way, and even if we don?t, we will within the next four years.

I can guarantee that. I have faith in my team and going to come back and beat Roman in the city and take it to states.?

Coronavir us Str ikes China, Then U.S. other transit hubs including American airports with flights from Wuhan such as LAX, Chicago O?Hare, and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson are following suit and screening travelers with temperature probes.

Pharmaceutical companies are hastening to develop vaccines to combat this quicklyspreading threat, but they would not be available for months. There are fears that the disease?s reach could have been compounded by the recent celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year, when over 50 million Chinese were estimated to have traveled.

Doctor s in China examine a patient suspected to have contr acted Coronavir us.

By Joe M assaua ?21 sible pandemic have increased.

MERS and SARS have had harmful effects as they affect There?s a pretty high chance The Chinese government has deeper tissue of the lungs and that you?ve heard of the mysmade efforts to curb the spread respiratory tract than the comterious disease that is currently of the virus, handing out a mon cold and related ailments. sweeping across China with supply of face- protective Thus, they affected many peothe potential to become the masks (their effectiveness is ple with MERS, killing 858 next global pandemic. Already, debated) and shutting the marpeople at a 34.4% fatality rate global health officials, includket where the virus supposedly since emerging in Saudi Arabia ing representatives from WHO originated and later the city of in 2012 according to the WHO. (the World Health OrganizaWuhan, but this amounts to However, MERS has been tion), have met to discuss uplarge logistical hurdles for Xi mostly isolated to the Middle coming solutions. China has Jinping?s government.

East whereas 2019- nCoV has restricted travel to and from There are a lot of unknowns the potential to spread more the ground zero of the outcurrently about this virus and widely across the globe. break, the 11 million strong its mutations.

There is curcity of Wuhan. So what is there Becoming the third coronrently no cure and estimations to worry about for the average avirus since 2003 to make the for cases are rising daily, but Prep student? ?jump? from animals to huare already in the thousands, mans, and then mutating to alFirst off, the ?novel or new not only in China, but in Japan, low for human to human transcoronavirus? (2019- nCoV) is Thailand, France, South Korea, mission, 2019- nCoV has part of the large family of and Australia. The virus has drawn sharp fears as it is purviruses known as coronbeen infecting healthcare portedly spread through the air aviruses that affect mammals workers and the disease has the by merely sneezing or coughand birds. They can affect hupotential to spread from human ing.

Emerging at a mans as well, but this is more to human even when no sympmeat/seafood market in late rare. Coronaviruses can cause toms are showing during an December in Wuhan potenailments as mild as the comestimated two-week incubation tially due to meat contaminated mon cold or as deleterious as period. with the virus, it has spread to severe acute respiratory synengulf the entire city of Fears are spreading. Londrome (SARS).

Wuhan, which has a population don?s Heathrow airport has beWithin the family, MERS, or of 11 million. The city has gun screening for passengers Middle East Respiratory Synbeen brought to a empty standfrom China and posting signs drome is also included. Both still, and global fears of a poswarning about the virus, and

Here in America, as of February 7, twelve cases of 2019nCoV have been confirmed in the states of California, Washington, Illinois, and Arizona, and Wisconsin. Charter flights with quarantine are being organized for Americans in Wuhan, with the utmost caution ensured to evacuate citizens. France, Russia, and South Korea are doing this as well. One American citizen with coronavirus has died in Wuhan. What is to be said about the case fatality rate (CFR) is that as of right now, with all being considered, is that it is certainly significant compared to other viruses such as the common cold or influenza. However, those who are dying, with the statistics that have been released, are generally older victims, some with pre-existing conditions.

Currently, the case growth has been seen on an exponential scale with the number of cases and deaths roughly doubling every three days. As of Tuesday February 12, about 45,000 cases have been confirmed with over 1,100 deaths (surpassing SARs).

If this were to continue, it would certainly be an issue according to Prep?s resident infectious disease expert Mr. Ronan Kelly. ?It is certainly something to be concerned about with the potential for exponential growth matching a curve,? said Kelly. ?[I]t is something that healthcare professionals worldwide should be monitoring closely.? However, he went on to say that the cases are insignificant currently when compared to ailments such as pneumonia, which kills 430 Americans every day.

An article recently released stated that an exchange student at William Penn Charter School in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia who had caught a connecting flight from Wuhan with 18 other students and three chaperones had been feeling sick and was being isolated and tested for the virus. One student tested negative, but another is being tested.

Penn Charter terminated their exchange program.

"While we have no test results of the exchange student who felt unwell last week, and no new reports of illness within the group, [...] we have decided to end the China exchange," wrote the school in a letter to parents.

Overall, however, students should be monitoring what is happening, but by no means should panic. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is mitigating the potential spread of the virus and has stockpiles of supplies to combat it.

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M ar tin, S.J. Offer s M essage for L GBTQ Catholics JESUI T from p.1

Father Martin?s second question was also apt for the young audience to which he was speaking. He said, ?Who do you want to become?? This is a question many young people grapple with, and for good reason. It?s common for young

(Photo:CNS Photo | Vatican Media)

therapist at a time when he felt lost in life. He was working in New York at General Electric and had been experiencing a growing sense of discontent.

When he was asked this question, he found himself, rather unexpectedly, responding that he would be a Jesuit. This, of course, is where he now finds himself. Clearly that question had a monumental impact on his life, and he believes it could do the same for many of the Prep?s students.

Pope Fr ancis (left) meets Father James M ar tin, S.J., (r ight) at the Vatican in October 2019. people to struggle with issues of identity, especially in our increasingly individualistic

Mart in posed four key quest ions to st udent s: 1. W hat would you do if you could do anything you wanted to do?

2. W ho do you want to become?

3. W hat do you want to say?

4. W ho needs your help?

culture.

The third question Father Martin presented was different.

He said to the audience, ?What do you want to say?? This is a question that is very appropriate in today?s climate. In an increasingly divided world, the messages people share and the opinions they hold ends up defining much of how people see them. Reputation is an important part of anybody?s life, and it is important for young people to remain conscientious of how what they say reflects back upon them.

Father Martin?s final ques-

tion was, ?Who needs your help?? This is a question the Prep frequently encourages its students to answer. With programs like the service hour requirements and Thanksgiving turkey distribution, the Prep does what it can to help the needy in their community.

Father Martin then pivoted to another big ministry of his, his LGBTQ outreach outreach. He began by speaking about the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub. He noted that, though American bishops usually all release condolences and condemnations for the massacres, he saw a distinct

lack of response in the days and weeks following this one.

He used this example to demonstrate the divide between the Catholic Church and LGBTQ Catholics. He went on to explain what really serves as the core point of his ministry: LGBTQ Catholics are still Catholic, and it is their church too.

The Hawkeye spoke with Father Martin about this ministry following his presentation. When asked what he thought the best thing high schoolers can do to support minorities like LGBTQ individuals in the faith is, he said, ?The best thing high school kids, or anyone, can do is listen to them. To listen to them, to take their experiences seriously, and also to question their own biases and prejudices.?

Father Martin also offered his personal message for LGBTQ individuals in the faith, ?God loves you, God created you. And you have a place in the Church, in society, and in this school as much as anybody else does.?

Rorer Explains Decision to L ock Back Door One blistery morning, I was in a bit of a hurry to get into school. The buses and subways were all out- of- whack, so by the time I got to 17th and Girard, it was 8:19, moments away from the sounding of the warning bell. Crossing 17th Street, I dash up to the back door and ring the doorbell for the security guard to let me in. ?Use the front door!? said the security guard.

In my head, I respond, ?Are you serious? Come on! First period basically started just let me in!?

But, with me already being quite exhausted from the stressful commute that morning, I decided not to give a fight and angrily trudged around to the other side of the school.

At first, to be quite honest, I thought that the closing of the back door as an entrance was merely an inconvenience, an annoyance, but after a while, I thought that there might be some reasoning behind this move.

It turns out that this was an administration- wide decision

after consulting with law enforcement and independent engineering groups, so the next time you attempt in vain to use the back door, don't blame Mr. Rorer just because he was the one who sent the email. ?Dean Greene reaches out to Philadelphia Police yearly to go over school safety practices just before the new school year starts,? explained Mr. Rorer, the Assistant Principal of Student Life. ?This is a standard operating procedure between the school and law enforcement. Let me make it clear that there was no incident that triggered this, which the administration agrees made it the best time to implement this plan.?

This is important to take into consideration, as well as to handle rumor control. This measure was not carried out because there is some form of threat to our school, but rather it was meant to prevent any threat from forming in the future.

According to both Philadelphia Police and the Professional Systems of Engineering (an independent, nationwide school safety commission), Rorer said, ?Single points of entry are always safer into

of people trying to come into the school every morning, especially (since I am a junior, I can attest to this) coming from the junior lot.?

(Photo: Dan Sponseller '21)

By Dan Sponseller ?21

Since ear ly-December, the 17th Street door s are no longer accessible for entr y for students or faculty. The change was made " to promote a safe and secure environment" accor ding to Assistant Pr incipal Rorer 's email announcing the decision. The change has par ticular ly inconvenienced j unior s who par k in the j unior lot or walk to school from the Gir ar d subway station. buildings.?

Think about it; it?s obviously easier for security to focus on only one door, versus being spread between two, because having to switch focus between both doors doesn?t allow either door to have the proper attention it requires.

Now, you might be wondering, ?If we aren?t allowed to go in the back door before school,

why are we able to go out the back door at the end of the day?? According to Rorer, ?It?s fine as an exit for now, especially at certain times of the day, where the back door is easier to monitor and to maintain.?

You also might be wondering, ?Well surely a lot of people have complained about this, because it would seem to be an inconvenience for a lot

In response to this, Rorer said, ?I actually have not received a single email which was a complaint about this. In fact the only email that I received about this issue was from a parent, and it was just a general question about what this whole situation was about.?

Then, finally, the golden question: will students be able to use the back door as an entrance in the foreseeable future?

Rorer responded ?I can?t predict the future, but ultimately it?s not my call to make; it?s the police?s. If they continue to support the singleentrance approach, which I think they will, then things will remain the way they are now.?

To those of you who want to see the back door re- open, sorry, but ultimately what?s more important is our safety given the various concerns of being in urban Philadelphia.

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Features Open Discussion Club Breaking the Par tisan Wall

By Connor Siemien ?21 Yet another activity is available on Adaptive Scheduler: Prep Open Discussion Club.

While the club has only been active for a few months, it has already garnered the attention of many, regularly drawing more than 20 people each meeting.

Originally, the Prep Open Discussion Club began as the ?Prep Libertarians Club,? according to co- president Daniel Sponseller ?21 in an interview.

But after a suggestion from Mr. Ghee, Director of Student Activities and Transportation, Sponseller changed the name to the ?Third Party Club.? This ?Third Party Club? name was then modified to the Prep Open Discussion Club after a suggestion from then- classmate, but now co- president of the club, Tommy Logan ?21.

When deciding to team up to create this new activity at the Prep, Sponseller and Logan, tried to provoke discussions in the context of other political clubs at the Prep. The two ju-

cussion each time the group convenes.

To those who may be interested in the club, but are not sure if this is right for them, both co- presidents feel strongly about their opinions. ?We never force anyone to speak if they don?t feel comfortable,? Sponseller said when asked what he would say to someone who may want to attend. ?There is always room The Prep Open Discussion Club discusses the politics of ever ything? from the mar ij uana legalization for you in our discussion.? debate to questioning whether of not the United States could be considered a police state. M oder ated Co-president Logan feels the

by English Depar tment Chair M r. Patr agnoni, co-presidents Tommy L ogan '21 and Daniel Sponseller same way.

'21 lead the club. The club welcomes any all political backgrounds and beliefs. niors sought to create? as the However, this first meeting club?s fledgling existence, the ?It?s a great place to learn name suggests? a club ?that did not go as planned.

Prep Open Discussion club more about issues. You don?t was idea/thought driven[...]. now regularly draws more than need to give an opinion if you ?Not a single person came to One that allowed people to see 20 or 30 students on any given don?t want to. Anyone is more the [first] meeting,? Sponseller the merits [of other people?s week, discussing issues from than welcome to participate as lamented. viewpoints] in arguments and the debate of marijuana legalthey wish.? discussions,? said Logan Determined to elicit some ization, to the question of The Prep Open Discussion more interaction with the whether or not the United With the name chosen, its Club meets every Tuesday, school community, Sponseller States could be considered a main focus figured out, and the barring special circumstances, and Logan put up flyers adverpolice state. moderator position finalized and talks about many issues, tising the club, and this worked (Mr. Patragnoni, Chair of the As for the club?s future, both including those germane to quite well, as more than 10 English Department), Sponco-presidents strive to continue current events.

Any questions students attended the next seller and Logan were ready to the weekly meetings and conabout the club should be dimeeting. hold their first meeting. tinue to expand its memberrected to juniors Daniel SponSince those early days in the ship, by fostering a lively disseller and Tommy Logan.

Five Year s of Proving that Junk Food is, in fact, Junk

By Joseph Tagliafer ro ?21 When asked about the preservative content of their food via email, McDonald?s support claimed that ?preservatives are used in some of our food only when absolutely necessary, to ensure the food is safe to eat.?

As we celebrate the five year anniversary of Mr. Hendrzak?s Big Mac experiment, questions continue to be raised at the validity of this statement.

When asked what originally inspired the experiment, science teacher Mr. Hendrzak said, ?In environmental science, we study the quality of food. One of the things that always concerned me about fast food was the number of preservatives that are used because they can sell [food] at a very discounted price, but you don?t know about the quality of the food you?re eating.?

Most people know that McDonald?s or any other fast food isn?t good for anyone nutritionally, but this experiment

was set on finding out how bad this particular chain was.

migraines. Sodium benzoate, mostly found in pickles, condiments, and juices, causes stomach inflammation and has been linked to both ADHD and increased appetite through suppression of the body?s appetite control hormone, leptin.

Calcium disodium, commonly used in condiments, pickles, seafood, and carbonated soft drinks, has been linked to stomach inflammation and digestion difficulties as well.

Their experiment was simple: purchase a Big Mac meal and observe its changes while it sat on the countertop of room 318. In an attempt to gauge the concentration of preservatives in an average McDonald?s meal, the goal was to see how long it would take before organisms in the air broke down the food entirely. ?I put rolls next to it as a control,? added Mr. Hendrzak. ?[A]fter 30 days the rolls were completely moldy, but the McDonald?s was just sitting on the countertop and nothing happened.?

The experiment has now been sitting in room 318 for just over five years? since December 9, 2014, to be exact.

When asked about the condition of the food, Mr. Hendrzak said, ?The fries look identical.

You can still see pickle pieces in there. Even the bun looks like it did that day that I bought it other than firming up

What can be gained from this experiment?

M r. Hendr zak's Big M ac has remained intact and untouched since December 9, 2014. The exper iment is a testament to the many unnatur al preser vatives that M cDonalds adds to their food.

a little.?

menu.

This continues to prove the theory that McDonald?s infuses their fast food with more preservatives than necessary to keep the cost of production low and the profits high. As of late September 2018, McDonald?s now claims that their beef burgers are free of preservatives but questions remain about the rest of their extensive

Studies cited by Healthline give us more insight into three main preservatives McDonald?s has admitted to using in the past: potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, and calcium disodium.

Potassium sorbate, mostly found in dried, frozen, and sweet foods, is known to cause

?What you?re asking yourself is: nothing else eats this, why are we?? said Mr. Hendrzak.

The consumption of fast food should be avoided at all costs.

Mr. Hendrzak says that while it may seem like the cheapest or the easiest dining option in the moment, your health will never be in the best interest of fastfood chains.

Nutritional scientists and common people alike can agree on this.

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A Spar kNotes Histor y of Night of Scenes There was a crisis at the Prep in 2009, one that concerned the students. With the myriad of activities that the Prep offers at that time, a bevy of students still find that they have nothing to do. They spend their time after school, if they don?t immediately rush home, sitting in the library or one of the dingey corners of J- Hall to themselves, slouched in some sort of shroud with only homework occupying their time. Because these guys were not involved, they have no way of socializing outside of the classroom, where social interaction is limited in the first place.

For most of us today, we find the Prep as a place where we can pursue our passions, and in doing that, find quality bonds that can last for lifetimes. A great example of one of these activities is Cape and Sword?s annual Night of Scenes, for which students rehearsed for and which was performed during the first full weekend of February. For this dynamic activity in which many Preppers and girls are now involved, we have one man to thank: former Prep President Father George Bur, S.J. ?59.

Father Bur had a brilliant plan called the Go Further Still

plan, in which Mr. Braithwaite ?89, the Director of Cape and Sword, described it as ?making sure that every student here got the full Prep experience.? Basically, Bur looked at all of the different activities at the Prep, trying to see how they could expand to encompass more students. Braithwaite went on to say, ?He told me he loved what Cape and Sword did and how we did it, and wanted more students to experience it.? From here, Father Bur hatched the plan of Night of Scenes, which is now an annual event that happens during the winter. Students act a series of scenes taken from Saturday Night Live (SNL) or Monty Python skits, or various musical numbers.

For Prep guys, there are no cuts, and close to all girls who audition are cast. Each year, this already famed activity only gains more traction and popularity. In the first year, there were only 53 students who do it; this year, there were 140. It is a perfect opportunity for Prep guys, as well as girls, to become involved in Cape and Sword, especially for those who either don?t have the time to do a spring or fall show, or those who were cut from either of the shows. Each scene also has its own director, which al-

lows teachers and other adults to become involved in Cape and Sword who usually are not. Some of these incl Mr. Whelan, Mr. Sokolowski ?08, and Mr. Camma.

Staff and students alike can recall with smiles some of the storied scenes of the past.

Some of these legendary scenes include SNL?s ?The Presidents,? featuring the crew team, which was directed by Braithwaite. The Monty Python skit ?Dirty Fork,? where an allout battle breaks out at a restaurant just from a customer?s dirty fork, was directed

by Will Dennis ?01. A scene from ?The Play that Goes Wrong? from two years ago, was directed by Kevin Ryan ?08. SNL?s ?Phobias,? where a Family Feud is combined with Kevin Hart playing a man who is irrationally afraid of horses, was directed by Luke Mazurek ?13 and Justin Russell ?13. ?Movie Theater,? was directed

by Tom McHale ?86, and SNL?s ?Get off the Shed,? was directed by Andrew Staub ?12.

Since its inception, Night of Scenes has been an absolute hit, and it is only becoming more popular every year. In fact, last year, Cape and Sword had to cut girls from Night of Scenes, because so many auditioned, which is something that

(Photo: St. Joe's Prep)

By Daniel Sponseller ?21

Stephen Dier kes ?18 (center ) and other s in Grease?s ?Summer Nights? in the 8th annual Night of Scenes in 2018. has rarely happened before.

Well, enough of me going on about how great this function is; I decided to ask a fellow classmate who has been in previous Night of Scenes his thoughts about it. Junior Joe Massaua said, ?I think it does a great job of bringing Prep students together around a shared passion.? That?s true. A lot more people have the urge to act on stage than you may realize, especially here at the

Prep, so Night of Scenes is a perfect opportunity to allow those desires to blossom. And, most importantly, Joe goes on to explain, ?It?s a great opportunity to meet friends (and girls) at the Prep.? With this, it can truly be said that Father Bur?s mission has been properly accomplished.

M r. Sokolowski ?08, Jay Fogar ty ?18, Welcomed Back to Direct Scenes in NoS

By M atthew Cor r ?22

Mr. Sokolowski, more informally known as ?Mr. Soko?, began working at the Prep in 2012, when he started as the assistant director in the theatre program. As time passed, he became heavily involved in the Prep community, working in admissions, moderating the video and strategy gaming club, leading the JV mock trail team, and teaching both Latin 1 and 2 during the 2018- 19 school year. Now, Mr. Soko works at Roman Catholic, where he currently teaches English, along with directing Night of Scenes and partaking in community theatre.

When asked about how much his experiences at the Prep influence his current occupations, he stated, ?All of it, I love theatre, and it?s one of the most important things to me outside of my job, and it all started at the Prep.? Not only

(Photo: Benicio Beatty '21)

In this year's 10th annual production of Night of Scenes, the Cape and Sword community welcomed back Mr. Sokolowski ?08 and Jay Fogarty ?18 as scene directors for the show.

M r. Sokolowski (far r ight) directed a scene in the 10th annual Night of Scenes. After gr aduating in 2008, Sokolowski found time in the Admissions and Classics Depar tments.

has the Prep influenced Soko?s theatre experiences, but also his experiences in the classroom. ?I like to incorporate the 'Cura Personalis' into my teachings along with the Jesuit influenced passion,? he said.

When it comes to Night of Scenes, Soko is no stranger to the stage. He has been involved in Night of Scenes since its third year, making this his seventh production. Excited to be back at the Prep, Sako said what he missed most was,

?The people; the students, coworkers, and all of the relationships I had.?

In addition to Mr. Sokolowski, the Prep Cape and Sword welcomes back Jay Fogarty, class of 2018. Jay attended the Prep from 20142018, where he was extensively involved in Cape and Sword as well as the service portion of Mission and Ministry. From the spring of 2015 until the spring of his senior year, Jay was involved in every

Prep show, which includes Me and My Girl, The Music Man, in which he starred as Harold Hill, and the fall production of Newsies, in which he served as a dance captain. After his seven outstanding performances at the Prep, he continued his passion for theatre by briefly studying acting at the University of Southern California.

As for now, he works as an apprentice at Make Your Mark Barbershop in Ardmore, Pa, while taking classes at St. Joe?s University. When asked about how the Prep influences his life he stated, ?It?s funny, the Prep brotherhood extends long beyond graduation. Every week I?m meeting new Prep guys from years past, or someone whose cousin, father, or uncle went to the Prep. It?s very cool to immediately have that connection with someone when they come into the barbershop.? In Jay?s senior year, he directed a scene himself for Night of Scenes. With a year of directing already under his belt, he commented, ?It was such a fun challenge to have everything fall into place for a scene and getting to have a

leading role in facilitating teamwork and everything involved to have a successful scene.?

Like Mr. Soko, Jay is very excited to be back at the Prep.

When asked about what he misses most about the Prep he responded, ?What I miss most about the Prep is the feeling of being around so many people who enjoy being around one another all the time. Even in a class you may not like, you can always find some fun or comradery in any given moment at The Prep. It?s really awesome to get to be around that again, and I?m happy to see it still exists.?

Without the help of people like Mr. Sokolowski and Jay Fogarty, Night of Scenes would not be possible. It is a time when alumni, faculty, and all types of students come together to perform a show full of laughter and surprises.

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Freshman Patr ick Gibbons Already a Seasoned Actor Neri in Lafayette Hill. During his grade school years, he missed many days of school to continue his acting career in California.

Patrick would travel out to California with his family for two weeks at a time. His older sister, Anna, was also in General Hospital. Without Patrick Gibbons?older sister, Anna, he would have never gotten this experience of becoming a child actor.

Patr ick Gibbons '23 has played Wyatt Hoover in General Hospital and Sam M anning in One Life to Live on ABC. He would miss school days at Saint Philip Ner i (L afayette Hill) to tr avel to Califor nia for filming.

By L uke Gallagher ?23 TV series about the life of a plays the guitar, is a part of the family living in the Blue Ridge Prep?s rock band, Prep RepubActing is a very popular acMountains of Virginia during licans, the hockey program, tivity here at the Prep, but the Great Depression. and the pool and billiards club. more so at the amateur level.

In this specific case, one stuAt the age of thirteen, St. At the age of five, Patrick dent has chosen to take his actJoe?s Prep?s very own Patrick began his acting career, aping career to the professional Gibbons ?23 began acting in pearing in One Life to Live on level. Patrick Gibbons ?23 has General Hospital on ABC as ABC. Aside from General been acting since the age of Wyatt Hoover. He made his Hospital, he was also involved five, traveling across the coundebut in Season 56 and has in a play in Suzanne Roberts? try to appear in shows such as been acting in General Hospitheater called Mothers and General Hospital and One Life tal since the summer of 2018.

Sons. Patrick appeared in this to Live. In addition to his talGibbons attended Saint Philip play along with the mother of ented acting career, Patrick Johnny from The Waltons, a

?Even my mom got to act in a few episodes,? said Patrick Gibbons. During these weeks in California, he would film roughly two to four episodes.

Gibbons said that the faculty and staff of Saint Philip Neri, as well as all of his friends, were very supportive and accepting of his acting career even if it meant having to take finals early and missing several weeks of school in order to attend his rehearsals for General Hospital. As for any future involvement with the show, Gibbons explained that he could return to General Hospital this summer but it has not yet been decided.

clearly not your average fourteen year old high school boy.

Being that Patrick started acting at such a young age, it is hard to imagine how he just woke up one day and said ?I want to be an actor!?

When asked how he first got into acting, Gibbons responded saying, ?When I was five, my sister, Anna, went into an agent?s office to audition for him to be her agent and I was there because I was too young to be left at home. Then, the agent told me I should audition too and said that he wanted to be both of our agents.?

Having been a professional actor for almost ten years now, Patrick Gibbons encourages others to pursue their acting dreams. ?If you want to be an actor, go do it,? said Patrick. ?Don?t wait for people to ask you, go ask them.?

Patrick?s dedication and passion for acting goes to show what hard work can achieve in life, especially at such a young age. He has shown others at the Prep they following your dreams can be possible, even as young as the age of five.

With an extensive acting career, Patrick Gibbons is

Prep Republicans, TM F Hawks Team Up to Honor PA Vets

By Gar rett M cCloskey ?21 Senior Michael Shafer never knew Sarah Joy Mitchell. Still, he wrote a 403-word tribute to the fallen Iraq War veteran.

Mitchell was commissioned to the USS Jason Durham after graduating from the NROTC Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech in 2017. She died in 2018 while training for her Surface Warfare Officer qualification.

Mitchell was one of 295 Pennsylvania service members killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Michael Schafer is one of dozens of Prep Republicans and Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) Hawks writing tributes for all 295 of these Pennsylvania service members.

Noticing a lack of recognition for the 295, Philadelphia Veterans Court Chief Judge Patrick Dugan helped to lead a campaign to build a memorial monument to honor them. He asked the Prep to write tributes, which will be displayed at the memorial, for the service members.

?Judge Dugan knows that the Prep is hard-working, so that?s why he [tasked us] to do this research,? said Prep Republicans President Charlie Sylvester ?20.

Dugan graduated from the Prep in 1978. He first enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1981 as a Nuclear Biological Warfare Specialist. From 19831989, Dugan was active duty as an airborne infantryman. He re- enlisted in the Iraq War in 2003. He has received medals of honor for his service. ?We have a lot of kids on the job because we have a lot of kids who were eager to do it,? said Sylvester. ?I?m really glad that we?re doing this. It?s a great opportunity. [...] I?m just so happy to give back to the service they?ve given up for us to have our freedom.?

Jaxon Clayton ?21, a member of the Travis Manion Foundation Hawks, said that writing the tributes made him feel ?accomplished.? ?I feel that it is necessary as civilians to do anything we can to support veterans from our

Judge Patr ick Dugan (front row, fifth from r ight) met with the Prep Republicans TM F Hawks in October to discuss a daunting task for the two clubs. Dugan asked the students to wr ite tr ibutes for 295 Pennsylvania ser vice member s killed in I r aq and Afghanistan. They accepted. The tr ibutes will be displayed at a memor ial at Penn's L anding. hometown who were heroic enough to give their lives fighting for our country and freedom,? said the TMF Hawk. ?They deserve to be recognized and they deserve the respect of us all.?

The tributes written by Prep students will be accessible through an interactive display at the monument. The Prep students are writing a 200 to 400 word tribute for each service member.

Prep Republican moderator Ms. Sullivan clarified that the tributes are not obituaries, but rather biographies that also capture the servicemember?s character.

can. ?[T]hey sacrificed their normal lives like ours to fight for a greater cause[...]. Doing this is the best way I can say ?Thank you? to them and their families.?

Will Guckin ?21 characterized the writing process as ?almost surreal.?

The memorial will be located at Penn?s Landing in Old City Philadelphia. Dugan plans on breaking ground on the memorial monument this spring.

?When you?re doing research on these names, you realize that they had normal lives too,? said the junior Prep Republi-

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Entertainment M ac M iller

(Photo: Warner Records)

Posthumous Circles Album Released

Cover ar t for M iller 's album Circles (2020).

By Colin Bir kmire ?23 In August 2018, Malcolm James McCormick, known professionally as Mac Miller, released Swimming, a departure from past projects that continued the R& B sound of previous album The Divine Feminine. The album had an overarching theme of Miller finally finding himself and showing the true potential in his work.

Unfortunately, Miller lost his battle on September 7, 2018 to one of his strongest and most prominent demons? his drug addiction. Miller?s death left his work feeling unfinished and underwhelming. Fans felt he still had so much more to say, so it came as a relief that his family announced the release of his last album, Circles, in January 2020.

His death was heartbreaking, but his overdose was all too common for young talents. The lukewarm reception to his first album Blue Slide Park and the grueling tour process led him to rely on and get addicted to a cocktail of the drugs promethazine and codeine. ?I was not happy and I was on lean very heavy [during the Macadelic tour]," Miller revealed in an interview. "[I]t was bad. My friends couldn?t even look at me the same. I was lost.? Soon after, his lyrics addressed his addiction head on, such as the line ?a drug habit like Philip Hoffman will probably put me in a coffin? from his 2014 mixtape Faces.

The Circles album, produced by the legendary Jon Brion, a collaborator of the similarly tragic musician Elliot Smith, takes from the more quiet moments on Swimming and The

Divine Feminine, and puts them on display with Circles.

With the release of the single ?Good News? a week before the album, the reception was universally positive, even making YouTube music reviewer Anthony Fantano break down in tears during his review of the song. The track has eerily prophetic lyrics about Miller?s eventual demise such as, ?Why does everybody need me to stay? Oh, I hate the feeling? and ?There's a whole lot more for me waitin' on the other side.?

The album doesn?t sound like a rap album. In fact, it sounds more like a singer- songwriter album, which is a call back to the Live from Space tour where Miller enlisted The Internet as his backing band. The album feels very bare boned, which enhances Miller?s voice and lyrics specifically on the tracks ?Circles? and ?Hand Me Downs.? While this is the main overall sound of the album, the standout track ?Blue World? brings hip hop back into the mix more prominently with an ear-grabbing vocal sample.

While this album is extremely solid all around, it is made even more impactful because this is the last album Miller will release. Miller?s discography is now more complete and more whole. From his early frat boy party rap projects, to druggedout Delusional Thomas mixtapes, to sensual R& B on The Divine Feminine, Circles is a sublime curtain call for an artist whose work will age like fine wine.

Rest in peace Malcolm.

Thank you for pushing the boundaries of rap and for music as a whole. Your work will live on for years to come.

Playlists at the Prep

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.

Compiled By Benicio Beatty '21

M r. Wagner 1. Back to the Shack Weezer 2. Gir ls Gir ls Gir ls Motley Cr ue 3. Higher Gr ound Stevie Wonder 4. It's a Long Way to the Top AC/DC 5. Peace Fr og The Door s 6. Low Rider War 7. Get Ready The Temptations 8. Welcome to the Jungle Guns N' Roses 9. Beer Reel Big Fish 10. Scar let Begonias Sublime 11. I'm Not Famous AJR 12. Aww Naw Nappy Roots

M r. De Simone 1. Br and New Day Joshua Radin 2. Walk With You Dispatch 3. Hold On Kansas 4. Speechless Naomi Scott 5. For get it Breaking Benjamin 6. Tear s in Heaven Er ic Clapton 7. You'll Be in My Hear t Phil Collins 8. Separ ate Ways Jour ney 9. La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf 10. Pushing Me Away Linkin Park 11. As the Wor ld Falls Down David Bowie 12. Infi nite Potential Mur r ay Gold

13. Shape I'm In

13. Again

The Band

Yui

14. Kiss This The Str uts

14. Ver giss Mein Nicht Oonagh and Santiano

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New " Hype House" Full of Tik Tok, L acking in Diver sity

By Cor bin Taylor ?22 By now almost all Prep students have heard of it, some of them are on it, and some of them have even had one of their videos go viral on the new social media platform.

For the readers who have not heard of TikTok, it is an app where users can make fifteen second videos for just themselves, just their followers, or the whole entire platform to see. The app was originally called Musical.ly and was centered around lip- synching to popular music at its height in 2015- 2016. The rebrand that created TikTok realigned the app to be centered around more comedy- based content and aligns itself with fallen social media giant Vine.

Nevertheless, TikTok has become a social media platform that has been thrown into the rotation of the usual popular social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Since this platform has become so big, some teenshave become incredibly popular on the app. A handful of these Tik Tok stars pooled resources and formed the Hype House.

The " Hype House" consists of a group of prominent TikTok user s who live together and collabor ate on videos. Cor bin Taylor '22 wr ites that this introductor y photoshoot " screams ''90s boyband.'"

I n response to the lack of diver sity in the " Hype House" , a r ival house, called the " Univer sity of Diver sity" , was for med.

The Hype House is a collaboration group of young ?TikTokers? who have amassed a large following on the platform and have decided to team up to have an even larger audience.

This group of 19, all of whom are under the age of 22, live under the same roof in a Spanish style mansion in the hills surrounding Los Angeles, California. The Hype House has about three front-runners in the group who have a larger following than the rest of the members. The members who have solidified themselves on almost all social media platforms are Charli D'amelio, her sister Dixie D'amelio, and Chase Hudson, also known as

?Lil Huddy?. The idea of a collaborative house, where content creators live together, is nothing new and has been seen before in the social media realm.

This Hype House is reminiscent of the days of Jake Paul and his infamous "Team Ten" and the disasters that followed their group, from allegations of abuse from members of the group to frustrated neighbors of the rowdy teenagers. Another example of this failed experiment is the "Clout Gang" house, which included front runners RiceGum and FaZe Banks. With those groups ending in feuds and drama one

may ask about the longevity of this large group of 19 members since its launch in December 2019.

As the popularity of some of the Hype House?s stars rise, the whole entire group has already been in some hot water.

According to Andrew Flanagan ?22, ?I think the Hype House will die out quicker than groups like Team Ten because TikTok is a newer platform than YouTube and could dissolve itself.? The leaders of this group have already started to make it big in the Los Angeles area and have even collaborated with YouTube patriarchs like David Dobrik. With some of the members of the Hype House starting to move up the social media influencer food chain, some can ask who will truly still have fame once the Hype House ceases to exist.

The Hype House has faced scrutiny for not being diverse enough. In their introductory photoshoot, one that screamed ?90s boyband,? the whole group was completely homogeneous and had no people of color. As the issue was being addressed by the masses on TikTok, many content creators sparked the idea of creating an anti- Hype House, dubbed the University of Diversity, expressing TikTok?s need for inclusion when making contentcreating houses. In recent news, the Hype House has been pumping out content with their all white cast and the University of Diversity is just getting off the ground. Both have coexisted on the platform thus far.

?It?s impressive,? said Andrew Kallmeyer ?21. ?[T]hey have gotten on the emerging platform in such a short period of time, but I do think that the group in its entirety will be short-lived and only see Charli [D?amelio] making it big on other platforms.? And the way that D?amelio seems to be rising with her close circle, she may reign the victor of this generation of TikTok collab houses.

As for the future of Charli D?amelio, TikTok, the Hype House, or the University of Diversity, no one knows, and a lot depends on the future popularity of the app.

Wor ld War I I I Thoughts Spir als Gen Z into M eme-M aking Frenzy

By M ur phy Bonner ?22 As tensions between the U.S. and Iran grew following the airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassim Suleimani, and Iran?s subsequent retaliation, Gen Z coped with the threat of war the only way they knew how? memes.

From the moment that the news of a potential war between the U.S. and Iran broke, the memes began to flow in.

Whether on Twitter, Instagram, or Tik Tok, #WW3 was trending on every social media platform.

These memes joke about a possible draft going into effect.

Luckily, the draft has not been initiated since the Vietnam War in 1973. Bipartisan opposition to a draft makes the possibility of conscription very low.

Despite that fact, the Selective Service System, the agency that would be in charge of the draft if ever reinstated, had their website crashed due

to a high volume of visitors.

Following the crash of the site, scammers sent mass text messages to unsuspecting people alerting them that they had been selected for the draft.

They were told to report to the nearest military base to deploy for the Middle East. The military later confirmed that these messages were scams and were punishable with jail time.

Many have voiced hatred against the meme, saying that it showed an insensitivity towards the brutal effects of war.

Ryan Oliver ?22 thinks otherwise. ?I don?t think they were offensive or insensitive, just the internet having some fun,? said Oliver. ?They were maybe brought into the scene a little early [...], but I don?t think any harm was done.? While this meme may have been a little controversial, Oliver says that this was never the internet?s true intention. He sees them as

a way to bridge gaps between people. ?Laughter and comedy can bring people together in many different ways, and with how the internet has evolved it can bring people together in very positive ways.?

Through the chaos, the memes truly reflect what younger people were feeling at the time. Through these jokes they were able to express any anxiety that the threat of war may have brought. Many speculated that this was a sign of a new coping mechanism for young people. But, for some, they really are just memes.

Aiden Anderson ?22 said ?I wasn?t too worried when I saw all the memes, some of them were pretty funny.?

Oliver agrees. ?I don?t think it is a way Gen Z copes because memes have been a thing long before our time,? said Oliver. ?They may not [have been] as complex or controversial as we have made

them, but they were definitely funny.?

Despite what critics of the meme may say, it is important to ask if this is the new normal.

Will all national and international events, both good and bad, be processed and viewed

through memes? Will the internet users (beyond only the dark corners of the Internet) joke about serious topics like the Coronavirus?

Anderson said, ?I think that this is the new normal, but who knows??

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The Hawkword

Cr uciver balist: Aidan M cGahey '20 Note: Spaces not included

Across 4. Feathery scarf 7. Home of the Green Monster 9. Bandage fabric 11. Super Bowl 54 head coach 12. First openly gay major presidential candidate 14. 2022 World Cup host 15. Greek peninsula 16. Netflix series about murderous stalker

Down 1. Recently deceased basketball star 2. Boy scout group

3. First major Tarantino film 6. Energy drink with "Rainbow Unicorn" flavor 5. Upcoming Pixar flim 8. South Korean Best Picture nominee

10. Fake grass 13. 2020 Olympics host

Be the first person to email a picture of your completed Hawkword to hawkeye@sjprep.org to receive a free Sage lunch pass.

(Jesuit) Faculty Gr id

By L uke Gallagher '23

Rev. Swope, S.J.

Br. Car son, S.J.

Rev. Freder ico, S.J.

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M idter ms before of after break?

Before

Would have to be a faculty decision

Midterms before Christmas

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Chick-Fil-A or Popeyes?

Chic-Fil-A, with extra pickles

Popeyes

Chick-Fil-A

Popeyes

Best Philly Cheesesteaks?

D'Alessandro's

Jimmy's

The Dairy Cottage - Go Delco!

Pat's

What does a typical Wawa r un look like?

Coffee 100% Columbian, 2 diet green teas, Shorti hoagie (whole wheat, ham, lettuce, jalapenos, pepper jack cheese and buffalo sauce)

Coffee and breakfast food

Large Coffee, Sausage, Egg, and Cheese

I don't do Wawa.

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Staff Picks - Best of the Decade The 2010s, oh what a decade it we endured. Staff writers Kieran Hicks '23, Colin Birkmire '23, and Finn McNamara '23 share their thoughts on the "Top Moments in ____."

It?s n o dou bt th at th is l ast decade was an even tfu l on e. Th e 2010s wer e th e year s th at m ost of u s gr ew u p in , an d m u ch of it sh aped an d in fl u en ced ou r l ives. Gr eat spor ts m om en ts ech oin g in ou r m in ds, son gs we ju st can ?t get ou t of ou r h ead, u n for gettabl e m ovies, an d m om en ts th at wil l go down in h istor y. A l ot h as ch an ged in ten year s. Back in 2010, th e iPh on e 4 was th e n ewest an d m ost advan ced ph on e, M ich ael Vick was th e Eagl es QB, Obam a was h al fway th r ou gh h is fir st ter m , an d th e ?Fin al ? Toy Stor y m ovie was abou t to r el ease. Now we h ave th e iPh on e 11, Car son W en tz as th e QB (wh en h e isn ?t in ju r ed, Tr u m p fin ish in g u p h is fou r th year , an d an oth er ?Fi n al ? Toy Stor y.

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Did we miss somet hing? Of cour se we did. The 20 10 s last ed 3,652 days! Email us at hawkeye@sjpr ep.or g t o let us k now what you t hink we lef t out , and we may include your submission in t he next issue!

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Opinion/Debate Navigating Public Tr anspor tation As of January 24, Septa has officially suspended the Route 15 trolley line that runs up and down Girard Avenue to make repairs. It has been replaced with buses temporarily, so the route remains functional.

By Andrew Ser govic '22

This is a reality for many of the Prep students who take the train into Center City. Despite Mr. Ghee?s best efforts, the shuttles do not arrive in time to accommodate for a majority of the students that take the train in. Most are left to take public transportation to get to class on time, and nearly Âź of the Prep community takes public transportation to get to and from school.

One of the best forms of inner- city transportation is the subway. There are subway stations everywhere, and you can find one very easily. Subways take the Septa student pass and Septa Key as well as cash. The closest subway station to the Prep is northbound from City Hall on the Broad Street Line.

This stop, called Girard Station, is only a few blocks away from the Prep and serves as a great mode of transportation to get from the Prep to Suburban Station at City Hall. This serves as a great alternative to the shuttle when getting out of school earlier or later than usual. One frequent subway

(Photo: SEPTA)

It is early in the morning.

You just got off the train and start walking up the Suburban Station stairs to 16th Street.

Whether you are thinking about your Latin homework or your first period math test, you are stressed out. You get up to the street, and there is no shuttle. No bus. Nothing. You start to freak out. How you are going to get to school?

Accor ding to last year 's Hawkeye sur vey, 20% of students regular ly use public tr anspor tation to get to and from the Prep. 75.7% of students say they have used it to get to or from school at least once.

Sophomore Andrew Ser govic offer s advice on navigating public tr ansit around the Prep. commuter, David Martino ?22, says, ?The subway provides a fast alternative to get to school, and all public transportation goes smoothly most of the time. The subway becomes very helpful as I come from South Philly.? The subway also includes other lines such as the Market-Frankford line, and using the Septa app, you can utilize this form of transportation to get around the entire city.

Another option is a Septa bus. These come routinely (every 5-15 minutes or so) and are packed with other Prep kids in the mornings, so you won?t be alone. The most commonly used bus in the morning is the 33 to Venango.

You can catch this bus at 17th and JFK (right outside of Suburban Station). There is a stop at 19th and Ridge Avenue, right next to the welding school, which is only a block away from the Prep. James Agger ?22, a frequent rider of the bus said, ?I see the dread in the driver's eye when 18 kids approach the bus. This bus is definitely Prep- commandeered in the mornings.? This is not due to any problems in Prep conduct on the buses, but rather the sheer amount of students who are forced to take public transportation due to the lack of shuttles. The 33 bus route can also be used to get back into Center City. Just pick

it up on 19th and Girard (across from Garden's Pizza) and hop off at 19th and JFK. While the bus and subway are most commonly used by Prep students, some Prep students take the trolley into school. Luca Palachick ?22, a trolley-commuter, said, ?Travelling on the trolley is an experience. You will see all different types of people on there.

Everyone is very nice. For example, if there is an elderly lady coming on with bags everyone will take their time to help her out.? The trolley rails can be seen all around the city, crisscrossing in the middle of the road.

In terms of Prep?s strides to make the use of public transportation easier, Prep offers a lot of help to those that use public transportation to get to school. One example is the Septa passes, which can be purchased in the finance office, or given free to Philadelphia residents in the Dean?s Office.

These Septa passes, though the prices differ each month, offer complete access to Septa forms of transportation. That?s right, with this one pass you can get around the city using the subway, train, or bus; at least, until 7PM every night during the school week.

Overall, public transportation is a great option for Prep students, and not only when they don?t see the shuttle in the morning. One student, Andrew Kallmeyer ?21, summarizes it perfectly: ?It is a very viable option for anyone who is considering new ways to get to the Prep. It is relatively low cost and it can often times get you to school faster as it is not affected by the morning rush.?

So, do not stress if you find yourself without a Prep-owned shuttle or bus. Take one of the many forms of public transportation, and get a better understanding of the City of Brotherly Love.

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DEBATE: When Should M idter ms be Held?

Before Christmas Break

By Jake Wisniewski '23 There?s a rumor going around that midterm exams may be reverted to their previous dates? after winter break.

There seems to be a pretty even split in support and nonsupport for this change. I feel that midterms are best held before the break, and for multiple reasons.

The most notable purpose for midterms being held prior to winter break is the fact that if they are after the break, they loom over everybody?s head.

It?s pretty nice to be able to get home and not worry about school for a while.

Some may argue for this as Christmas break ?gives them a lot of time to prepare,? but wouldn?t it be better to just get the tests over with beforehand so you can enjoy the entirety of the two- plus weeks of free

time? If this change occurs, you will probably be wishing for that when you?re spending all of your time memorizing Latin endings or repeating the same math problem for an hour. Having all of the testing over with and being able to enjoy the break is a pleasant feeling.

Another major advantage of having midterms before the break is that if you (God forbid) happen to bomb one or two of them, you have time to fix your grade in the week or two left in the quarter upon returning.

hope of bringing that grade back up after one unlucky midterm.

Some may argue that you would perform better if you had the time to rest during the break as opposed to closing out with the tests.

Well, that is not entirely true.

Think about this: taking a test on everything you?ve learned so far without having that class for two weeks is not easy. And meeting with the teacher face-

to-face to address questions or concerns is rendered impossible over break, which could be problematic for many.

The next plus to having midterms before break has to do with returning to school.

Rather than testing, we come back with a clean slate, starting new units for most subjects. I really appreciated coming in on new topics, as it?s a good way to ease in upon returning to reality. Teachers probably

If you go into testing with a 94, get an 87 on the midterm, and drop to a 92, wouldn?t you want a chance to recover your grade? This would not be possible if testing were moved to early January, as it would fall right at the end of Quarter 2 which would eliminate any

appreciate having the break to grade the tests, as midterms typically consist of at least 75100 questions, which can take a long time to grade, especially when you have almost a hundred or more to do.

Lastly, I feel as though taking the midterm before the break feels more natural. It?s almost as if you are recapping everything you learned from the beginning of the year up until then, taking a couple of weeks off, and then coming back and starting somewhat fresh. Taking a break and then doing all of the recapping and reviewing just wouldn?t feel right.

I believe that there is a strong rationale for the cause of taking midterm exams prior to winter break, and they it outweighs reasons for taking midterms afterward.

After Christmas Break

By Chr is Casey ?20 Midterms before or after Christmas? the debate that keeps people up at night.

This isn?t something that most people care about, but really should. After the implementation of the new schedule, academics at the Prep changed.

Courses cut huge swathes of material, and preparation, especially for AP classes, now falls more heavily on the student. The rigor of the Prep took a substantial blow, too, I would argue.

As a part of this reorganization, our approach to midterms had to be changed as well. In an effort to reclaim the class time that had been drastically reduced, the two- week exam schedule was scrapped. (Before, midterms took place over two weeks, alternating between one and two each day, with more flexibility for those missing having two make-up days.)

Also changed was the placement of these exams before Christmas, arguably one of the worst aspects of the 2017 schedule rearrangement.

So already the midterms are squished down into four days? seven exams for most of the student body. As brutal as this is, it takes place the week before Christmas, a time you want to enjoy, yet the first two weeks of December are now the most stressful time of the year for a student.

Before this was a slower time, where everyone was ex-

cited for break, people were relaxed, and Christmas music was played over the loudspeaker. It was enjoyable.

Personally, I?m done. Despite this, I want to say these things because I care about the Prep and think that moving midterms is beneficial for the student.

What did you think of the Christmas concert this year?

I can tell you this: I was pretty irritated. I had several tests that teachers had to cram in before exams to finish the material. I really needed that Community Hour. I wasn?t able to enjoy the music whatsoever or the Christmas season, really, at school. ?But I just want to get them over with,? some say. ?I want to enjoy break.?

December 's midter m schedule of seven midter ms in four days (for most) sends students in a frenzy of par anoia, delusion, stress, and cr ammed studying. But midter ms also become a non-issue over break. Students have found unconventional ways to cope with the stress per iod, including Will Guckin '21 (above), who " taught [him]self how to make a paper boat" before his chemistr y exam.

midterm from this. You?d then go into a slow- paced two weeks of exams.

gotten easier, because they had to. Seven exams, four days, the week before Christmas, a semester behind you hot off the two busiest weeks of the year just before, no time to study, no review, no Christmas spirit: a recipe for disaster, gentlemen. What can teachers expect from us?

Well, I assure you can. Prior If anything, the new schedule to the new schedule, midterms has prompted teachers to give took place on the third week of more homework over break. In January. You?d go on break, my case, five out of seven and let the material of a seclasses assigned homework. mester sink in. A very common misconception is that you had But there?s a saving grace to to study over break to perform all this: midterms are a lot easAlso, midterms used to be well on your exams. I can asier now. There?s less material, 33% of your semester grade sure you: you do not need to. some teachers try to opt for no whereas now they?ve been reWhen you hear ?review days? midterm if they can, and they duced to 20%. now, they don?t really ?A ver y common misconception is that At this point, mean much. you had to study over break to per for m why should we Maybe even even have the one class well on your exams. I can assure you: you them? you really do not need to.?

If we?re goneed help with ing to degrade know it?s not really possible drops one of the two days. And them so much to a point where for you to adequately prepare because of time and material students do not care, do not yourself. Get this: teachers constraints, teachers now have study, and do not have their don?t really want you to fail. If to teach through the week begrades affected, really, why an easier midterm creates less fore midterms. But before, have them? problems for teachers considwith midterms after Christmas, ering all these factors, that?s a solid nine days were set aside As a senior, I realize that I what?s in order. From my own solely for review. Even if you will not be here for any potenexperience and talking with don?t study at all, you still tial changes to the schedule teachers, these exams have would be greatly prepared for a

But if we are going to fix midterms, the first step would be to move them to after Christmas. Material would be maximized at this point and students would be given an opportunity to prepare at this point instead of being forced to A) blow them off or B) cram extraordinarily hard. While much can and should be done in my opinion, this is where it would start for me, an easy fix, one, to me, that?s a no-brainer.

If anything, students, it would let you enjoy Christmas season at the Prep, it would provide huge amounts of time to study, and in addition to quadrupling in- class review time, it would help the flow of things.

For all those with semester classes, what did you do when you got back? Nothing? Well, instead of void time, you?d be able to go back to the material you?ve learned for the past few months, which I really have to tell you, you?d be surprised how much sticks after you give yourself a few weeks away from it. You come back, it?s really set in your mind, and you go on and take your final for that class.

14 | Sports | Friday, February 14, 2020 | The Hawkeye

Sports

ATTENTI ON: The Hawkeye is in need of a new SPORTS EDI TOR. Contact Reza Ali '20, Chris Zack '20, or Garrett McCloskey '21 for details.

By M ur phy Bonner ?22

serve as team captains.

?I think it's just gonna be about showing up to practice more,? said Prep Ultimate's Aiden Sweeney ?22.

The team ended their fall season with an undefeated performance at the annual Halloween Tournament hosted by Cardinal O?Hara High School.

Teams from all over the Philadelphia Area Disc Alliance attended.

?We were all very excited for that tournament,? said Sweeney. ?It was a fun day, Ultimate Frisbee is a game there were snacks, food, and it between two teams of seven was just a good environment to players where each team uses a play frisbee.? The fall season combination of passing and revealed the team?s potential running to catch the frisbee in and provided younger players the other teams with a chance to endzone for " We weren't the see what it takes points. To win, to play at the the team must best team, but we varsity level. be the first to had the most score 15 points. ?We weren?t This leads to hear t." the best team, fastpaced but we had the game play. The ? Liam Swanick '21 most heart,? sport is one of said Liam the fastest Swanick '21. The junior often growing sports in the U.S., eswore his signature swimming pecially among high-schoolers. goggles at tournaments for good luck.

The Prep Ultimate Team was started in 2002 by As the team looks forward to Matthew McCabe '05 and the spring season, they also Mike Panna '05. Panna later look to face tougher, more played professionally with the competitive teams.

Philadelphia Spinners, who ?The spring season is more were consistently ranked competitive because there are among the top two teams in the more teams, games, and a few nation. Now the team is led by tournaments for us to attend,? head coach and Prep alum Paul said Joe Deitzel ?22. ?There McCabe '80. are some better teams espeSeniors Thomas Avington cially in the tournaments.? ?20 and Jack D'Angelo '20

By K ier an Dougher ty '21 Legendary basketball player and Philadelphia native Kobe Bryant died on January 26 at the age of 41 along with his daughter, Gianna Marie, who was 13. Kobe and his daughter were on their way to Gianna?s basketball game when their helicopter crashed, killing Kobe, his daughter, and 7 others.

The accident eerily took place less than 24 hours after LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant as the third most leading scorer in NBA history.

Ironically, the game was played against the Philadelphia 76ers, in Kobe?s hometown.

The entire world is in mourning as Kobe had such a big impact beyond just basketball for so many people around the world. Athletes across the country have paid their respects to Kobe on twitter.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said, ?We miss you already Kobe? while Dwyane Wade, former NBA

Ultimate Fr isbee's flexible scheduling and gener al easygoing approach has attr acted numerous Prepper s to one of the fastest-growing spor ts in Amer ica. Above: Senior captain Thomas Avington navigates around a Science L eader ship Academy defender at a fall tour nament.

With more experienced opponents ahead, showing up to practices and games is more important than ever for the team?s success. For Dietzel, practice is so crucial because, as a team, they ?try to learn from the mistakes made in our games." ?I?ve only been playing for one year,? said Swanick, "but man oh man, how the memories keep formulating.?

The balance between academics and athletics is what gives the sport much of its appeal to its players.

Sweeney appreciates the sport?s flexible schedule. ?I can go to a different club, if I need to meet with a teacher it's not a hassle to get right to practice after school.? ?It keeps you active and you always have time to study,? said Deitzal. The cost of flexibility is a lessened sense of competitiveness or seriousness that other sports have. ?It's not too serious, but you have to be a little competitive,? said Sweeney who likes the sweet spot that Ultimate Frisbee provides.

As for the immediate future, the team is focused on recruiting new players. Sweeney said, ?We definitely encourage people to play if you don't have anything to do. It's a great sport to just come out and have fun."

In anticipation of the spring season, an informational meeting will be held at the end of February and twice a week practices will begin shortly after through March. Regular season games will begin in April.

" K obe!" player and a close friend of Kobe?s, said ?Nooooooooooo God please No!?

Kobe Bryant was one of the best players to ever step on a basketball court, winning league MVP once, Finals MVP twice, and playing in 18 AllStar games. He is the only player to have two jerseys retired by the same team. He dominated the 2000s, winning titles in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010. He was known for his toughness, whether that be still going to the gym at 3 AM and getting shots up with a broken hand or staying on the court and making two free throws after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

But the impact that Kobe leaves is more than just basketball. Throughout his career and in his brief retirement he impacted so many people in so many different ways. Kids who grew up watching Kobe modeled their game after him.

His ?Mamba Mentality? helped people succeed in not

(Photo: Gianna Bryant | I nstagram)

Despite having a great fall season, the Ultimate Frisbee team and its players still strive to bring more competition and dedication to the sport this spring.

(Photo: St. Joseph's Prep | Facebook)

Tossin' it to the Spr ing Season

K obe Br yant, along with his daughter Gianna, were among the nine victims of a Januar y 26 helicopter cr ash in Califor nia.

Br yant gr aduated from L ower M er ion High School in 1996 before playing for the L os Angeles L aker s for 20 year s. K ier an Dougher ty '21 pays tr ibute to the local legend. just sports, but in life.

He was a family man who was always there for his daughters Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, Capri and his wife

Vanessa. He was a trailblazer, becoming one of the first players to come right out of highschool and succeed the way he did. He was an inspiration to so many players, including

Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum who came out and said moments after his passing that Kobe was the reason they even started playing basketball in the first place. He inspired so many in the Philadelphia area, showing them that they can make it out just like he did coming from Lower Merion High School. Kobe Bryant was one of the most influential human beings to have lived.

Sunday, January 26, 2020 will be a day that so many people remember for all the wrong reasons. This was not supposed to happen.

It is not fair that it happened.

But it did. This tragedy is something that each and every one of us whether we knew Kobe or not will have to live with.

Throwing a crumpled up piece of paper in a trash can will never be the same. Rest in Peace Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

Mamba Out.

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M or r is Retir ing after 52-Year Career

By L iam Stephens ?21

Catholic League titles in 2002 and 2003, the first since 1971 for the Hawks.

52 seasons, 1036 wins (and counting), 11 Hall of Fame inductions, the winningest coach in the Philadelphia Catholic League, and 1 never- changing outlook defines one of the best to ever do it. Some call him coach, some call him dad, others a friend or mentor. Most of the Prep just calls him Speedy. ?I try to be myself and do not change my personality. I do try to keep up with the game, but I try not to change my philosophy.?

William ?Speedy? Morris has consistently preached this throughout his career. Speedy is well- recognized, and he has established himself as a dominant force in basketball. His leadership goes beyond the court, too, proving himself as a mentor to many. After this season, Speedy will retire from the game that changed his life and everyone he impacted along his journey.

He embarked on his coaching adventure at the St. John the Baptist School in 1956, coaching CYO. Following his time there, he demonstrated his winning mindset by striving to do more and moved up to coach at his alma mater, Ro-

From then on, he continued to add to his resume, tacking on wins in all of his successful years at Prep. He is completing his final year of coaching now, with over 350 wins at the Prep alone.

Prep Basketball Head Coach Speedy M or r is (left) coached many notable player s, including L ionel Simmons (r ight), who played in the NBA for seven seasons. on to be drafted seventh overman Catholic, in 1967. There all by the Sacramento Kings in at Roman, he racked up 347 the 1990 NBA draft, averaging total wins over 14 years, and 17 points per game in his seven the Philadelphia basketball year career. community learned to associate the name ?Speedy Morris?

Speedy has also witnessed, with winning. firsthand, the complete evolution of the game of basketball, Following that, he had a and adapted along the way. He short two-year stint at the Penn finished at La Salle with a Charter school before starting complete record of 283 wins at La Salle University. At La and 203 losses.

Salle, he coached for a total of 17 years, both in the men?s and Then, for the final stop of his women?s basketball divisions. journey, he came to the Prep for the last 19 years of his He coached the men's team coaching career. Immediately for the majority of that time, following his arrival at Prep in and even groomed Philadel2001, Speedy changed the prophia basketball legend Lionel gram for the better. He did this Simmons. Simmons, who, after by winning two consecutive leaving La Salle in 1990, went

Throughout his entire career, Speedy has maintained his character and stayed true to his values. He's impacted so many people along the way, from players to colleagues.

Demonstrating the impact Speedy has had on his players, junior guard Rich Thomas ?21 said, ?[Speedy?s] accomplishments do play a part in his attitude and gives confidence in all his teams that they can beat any team because of his legacy.?

Assistant Coach and longtime friend Randy Monroe said, ?Coach Morris has had a significant impact on my life since I was 15 years of age, showing me what it truly means to be 'A Man For and With Others' before I even knew what that meant. His true passion for the game of basketball was very clear for all to see, but his caring heart made it extremely difficult not to

give him 100 percent effort day in and day out because he poured so much of himself into what he was doing.?

Looking into retirement, Speedy intends to spend as much time with his family as possible. At the same time, he will also aim to keep basketball relevant in his life by spending as much time in the gym as possible. In an email, he wrote, ?I hope to watch a lot of basketball [in retirement] and share some time with my wife (I owe her a lot).?

Of his grandchildren, Speedy wrote ?I hope to spend more time with my grandchildren and talk to them about the game of basketball if they wish.?

Lastly, Speedy wrote about how he would like to be remembered. ?I would like to be remembered as someone who is fair and honest, who tries not to promise things that I cannot deliver. I really hope my players will say that I was fair.?

Baseball Senior s L evel Up

By M att Bae ?21

attending Haverford College, playing Division III baseball in the Centennial Conference.

Seniors Chris Gutt ?20, Owen Beisty ?20, and Kyle Beach '20 have recently penned Letters of Intent to play college baseball.

Next year, Chris Gutt will be attending the University of Scranton, playing Division III baseball in the Landmark Conference. Since he first stepped foot on the campus, Gutt knew Scranton was the place for him. ?Everyone there was so inviting and happy to be at that school,? said Gutt, a pitcher. ?I was lucky enough to have the baseball stuff fall in line as well.? Chris also has hopes of pursuing a career in Physical Therapy. Scranton boasts a top- 25 nationally ranked PT program.

Owen Beisty, another pitcher, will be attending the

On Januar y 9, three Prep senior s signed L etter s of I ntent to play college baseball. Pictured left to r ight: K yle Beach (Haver for d College), Owen Beisty (Naval Academy), Head Coach Anthony Valucci, Chr is Gutt (Univer sityof Scr anton).

United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, playing Division I baseball in the Patriot League. Alongside his passion for baseball, Owen has wanted to serve his country for as long as he can remember. ?The Naval Academy will provide me with the opportunity to serve, get an exceptional education, and play baseball at the division one

level,? said Beisty. ?[W]hen I visited, I really felt at home and the coaching staff made me feel welcomed so I knew it was the right place for me [...].

I could not be more excited to head down to Annapolis to play baseball as a Midshipman.?

Finally, Kyle Beach, who plays first base, third base, and occasionally pitches, will be

?I chose Haverford because it provided me the opportunity to challenge myself academically and put myself in an environment that emphasizes accountability and critical thinking, while still being close to home,? said Beach. ?Haverford?s academic and athletic programs are data driven, and I wanted to go somewhere that used the application of quantifiable metrics to track progress. Furthermore, Haverford has a very strong computer science program with a significant number of students landing analytics jobs in Major League front offices.?

Coach Valucci speaks highly of these three varsity players. ?[I am] very happy and excited for Owen, Chris and Kyle,? said Valucci. ?Their passion

for the game and work ethic have rewarded them the opportunity to play at the next level. Beyond that they are great people who I have been privileged to coach over the last three years.?

As for their final season, the three seniors are ready to hit the ground running. ?I am extremely excited for this year's season,? said Gutt. ?We have a ton of returning guys which will fare well for us. I am looking forward to this year's Disney trip, but I really want to just enjoy the dying months of my high school career with my brothers on the field, hopefully culminating with a PCL championship.?

Gutt, Beisty, and Beach all have a similar goal for their final season: to bring a PCL championship trophy back to the Prep.

Prep Scoreboard I CE HOCK EY

BA SK ETBA LL

SWI M M I NG

1/ 29 at Hun School, W 4-3

2/ 3 vs. Archbi shop Wood, W 92-59

1/ 23 at Father Judge, W

2/ 5 at Holy Ghost, L 2-5 2/ 21 vs. La Salle

2/ 7 at Archbi shop Carroll, L 56-70 2/ 9 at La Salle, W 59-56

1/ 30 at La Salle, L 2/ 14-15 PCL & Di stri cts

16 | Sports | Friday, February 14, 2020 | The Hawkeye

(Photo: St. Joe's Prep)

Browns HC Stefanski '00 Remember s 17th and Gir ar d, Faculty Reflect on " That K id"

K evin Stefanski '00 (left) became the 18th head coach of the Cleveland Browns on Januar y 13. I n speaking with The Hawkeye, Stefanski shared his thoughts on coaching a stor ied fr anchise, talked about what the Prep meant to him, recalled M r. Raffa, and much more. Pictured: Stefanski and Prep teammate John Paul M antey.

By Alex Cur r ie ?21 A new page has been turned in the saga of the Cleveland Browns? one year after the last page was turned. But for the playoff- starved Browns, there is a feeling that this might just be their storybook year, largely in part due to the hiring of Prep alum Kevin Stefanski ?00 to the position of Head Coach.

sylvania. Drawn to the Prep, despite his older brother Ed who attended Archbishop Carroll, Kevin paved the way for his other brothers Matt ?03 and Dave ?06 to follow in his footsteps. Coming from a sports family where his father Ed was an NBA executive, Kevin succeeded academically and stood out as a unique talent on the football field, culminating in MVP honors in the Catholic League his senior year.

Lauded as a dynamic young coaching talent, and best deDuring Stefanski?s freshman scribed as a deeply intelligent season, Joe Judge? named the and cerebral student of footnew head coach of the New ball, Stefanski was the runnerYork Giants mere days before up for the Browns? job last Stefanski was named to the year.

Before Browns? was being named also a freshman ?The Prep is a head coach in for Cleveland, special place, and I competing the Prep?s startStefanski was ing quarterback the longest think it?s because of position. With tenured coach the people.?

Stefanski solidon the Vikings ified as the coaching staff, ? Kevin Stefanski '00 starter, Judge serving for 14 transferred after years in vari- Cleveland Browns Head Coach that year to ous coaching Lansdale positions on the offense under Catholic. three different head coaches, culminating in the role of OfCoach Stefanski?s time on fensive Coordinator for part of the Prep?s football team was an the 2018 and the entire 2019 informative one. season. ?I had a great experience Speaking over the phone, playing football at the Prep.?

Stefanski was clearly excited Prep Head Coach Gil Brooks to begin work assembling a and Prep Freshman coach John contender in Cleveland.

Wagner (Coach Wags) were ?This franchise is such a stoespecially mentioned. ried franchise,? said Stefanski. ?I was so lucky to be around ?When you think about it, this some great coaches throughout is the place of Jim Brown and I my life and Coach Brooks is just believe this is a special certainly right there [? ]. I was town and they deserve a winexposed to such special people, ner. The fans have been so inand I think of Coach Wags ofcredibly welcoming to me and ten, someone who had the my family. I love the challenge players and the young men?s and I think if we have the right interest in mind in everything people around here, players he did. In terms of football, I and coaches, I think we will really enjoyed being a team'have a chance to have a mate. I think that?s kind of the chance' as they say. But I just first place where you learn love the challenge, and I?m how important it is to be a ready for it and really excited good teammate, and I had to do something out here that I some great ones.? think will be special if we can get it done.?

After helping a young team to the PCL semifinals his seBefore he was a sought-after nior year at the Prep, Stefanski candidate for a head coaching went to the University of position in the National FootPennsylvania, where he played ball League, Kevin Stefanski defensive back and was a cowas a talented athlete from St. captain his senior year. An inKatherine?s in Wayne, Pennternship with the Eagles front

office and a year as a graduate assistant on the Penn coaching staff led to an assistant position on the Vikings coaching staff.

young men that have gone through that place, and I bet you he remembers most of their names.?

Stefanski explained his gravitation toward football.

Spanish teacher Mr. Raffa certainly remembers his former student ?very fondly.? After all, it was Mr. Raffa who was especially thanked by Stefanski in his senior yearbook.

?Once you're done playing? and my career mercifully ended in college? you want to then coach because you want to be close to the game. You want to have an impact on the game, and this game has done so much for me. This game has been so important to my life that I wanted to get back into it in some form or fashion. I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to intern with the Philadelphia Eagles and once I did that and was around the game at that level, I knew I wanted to do something in the sport, but I didn?t know exactly what.?

?He was one of the students in a class in which I had so much fun. He was in Honors Spanish I and was an excellent student.? Mr. Raffa continued, ?What I noticed about his football playing was that he was incredibly nice to the younger kids on the team, and

dents early on and throughout our Prep careers. For me as a coach it?s very important in my position to get the very most I can out of all of the people that I touch on a daily basis - players, coaches, staff - it?s my job to empower those people so we can have success as a team.?

Retiring basketball coach Speedy Morris, who was close with the Stefanski family and coached Kevin?s brothers, said of Stefanski, ?He was a great kid [? ], great guy. He is very confident, and as a student of the game, will be a great coach. His great work ethic and skill as a communicator

During Stefanski?s introductory press conference, he stressed to the public that success stems from personal connections and teamwork. And that's fitting, considering at the Prep, it appears almost every teacher, coach, or faculty member has a Kevin Stefanski story.

Prep Counselor Dr. Barbera '86 remembers a time on Sophomore Retreat when Kevin invited a visibly nervous student who did not know where to sit over to his table to sit with his football teammates.

English teacher Dr. Rupertus remembers the toughness of Kevin getting up after a hard hit and not taking a play off.

He also testifies to Kevin?s competitive spirit as he watched a playoff CYO basketball game of Kevin?s, who did not let his relationship with a friend and Prep classmate of his get between him and winning.

Cape & Sword Director Mr. Braithwaite '89 remembers a talented yet humble Kevin taking his senior year drama elective in which Stefanksi helped write and later starred in a show reflecting on the history and future of the Prep.

To this day, Stefanski firmly believes in the mission of the Prep. ?The Prep is a special place, and I think it?s because of the people. A lot of the people that I was there with are still there, and I think that tells you a little bit about the place. I?ve met lifelong friends there and the impact that the teachers had on me as you?re a young impressionable student trying to figure out your way - I just think there's such important people in my life and they are an important time in a kid?s life.? ?Some of your teachers are people that I?ve had and it takes me back to that time, and you know Frank Raffa, he?s an institution. There?s so many

Pictured (L -R): M r. Raffa, K evin Stefanski '00, and M s. Brown pose for a photo at gr aduation. Both Raffa and Brown recalled Stefanski as a well-rounded, car ing student. after the first five months of class we were buddies.?

The feeling is mutual, as Stefanski firmly replied to the first mention of Raffa with, ?That?s my guy!?

will make him a great coach.?

Biology teacher Ms. Brown had high praise for her wellrounded former student.

?He was that kid," she said.

"The one who is smart, talA new beginning in a new ented, athletic and got along city could prove daunting for with his peers and with the many, but for Stefanski, he adults in his life. He was alcontinues to increase the relaways kind and generous and tionships he makes and is even never full of himself. He did a put at ease by the Jesuits in lot of service with the ComCleveland. munity Ser?He was that kid. vice Corps ?I feel very when he was at home here The one who is smar t, at the Prep. I in Cleveland think he is a because I?m talented, athletic and great examsurrounded got along with his ple of what

by Jesuits. peer s and with the we want to Believe it or graduate. He not, there?s a adults in his life. is a dear parish, The love!?

Church of ?

Ms. Brown the Gesu, ?Obviously here and I we are so Science Teacher got a nice proud of him note in the mail my first day in as an alum of ours, not only in the office from the pastor of athletics but also in acadethe Church of the Gesu, so I mics," said Prep Athletic Dimade sure that was my first rector Mr. Dennis Hart '95 on stop for Sunday Mass.?

Stefanski. "[H]e?s going to lead like the Ignatian Way. [...] We Coach Stefanski finds that are trying to help develop stuthe Jesuit values he learned at dents to go out and lead, and the Prep were important to his Kevin is a shining example of formation. what we are.? ?I feel such a strong kinship The last word, however, goes with the Jesuit order. The Jeto Mr. Braithwaite with a powsuits have been so impactful in erful observation. my life, and very simply their style of leadership is some?He worked hard to make thing that I try to evoke; being sure he didn't come off as an a man for others and what that egotistical pain in the ass, but, means and being a servant in fact, went the other way and leader. Putting others in front was humble and nice and a of yourself is something that I kind of friend to all.? think was taught to us as stu-