Inside This Week's Issue Cross Country, Travis Manion, Student of the Week, Sudoku, Faculty Grid, and Football
Volume 41, Issue VI
The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep
Edited by Joe Egler '16 and Ryan Naehr '16
October 23, 2015
Prep Football Loses the Explorers in 49-24 Victory
By Fintan O’Toole ‘16 Heated words. Intense play. Students aggressively cheering on the Prep with unmatched intensity. The Prep vs. La Salle football rivalry impresses and entertains year after year due to amazing moments like these. Last Saturday’s game proved to be another classic in the long line of contests, as the Hawks took Quarterback Kevin Shaw '16 looks to pass the ball as the Prep dominates La Salle. down the Explorers, 49-24. Hawks’ on-field the Explorers in the first half Through all the roar the and festivity of rivalry week, resilience made the most behind rushing touchdowns noise. The Hawks pounded from Benny Walls ‘16 and Joe
Dumond ‘16, and a tremendous kickoff return touchdown from Terrance Green ‘17. The game looked out of hand early, but no PrepLa Salle matchup is ever complete without some drama. Late in the third quarter, the Explorers showed serious grit and pulled within four points, 28-24. Prep needed to dig deep and replicate their first quarter play. On-field manager Hank Clinton ‘16 Contined on page 2
The Travis Manion Foundation: Instilling Leadership in Men for Others By Aidan O’Connor ‘17 Have you noticed Navy Seals, Marines, and other military personnel strolling down the Prep’s corridors toward room 102 on Wednesday afternoons? If so, then you have spotted integral members of a recently added extracurricular activity: the Travis Manion Foundation leadership training program. The Travis Manion Foundation leadership training program takes war veterans and pairs them with driven students seeking to improve their leadership skills. The Prep is one of the
pilot schools for this program, which will hopefully be expanded throughout the nation in the coming years. The Prep first became involved with the Travis Manion Foundation after one of the founders came to the Prep to talk about the summer reading book, The Yellow Birds. After this talk, the leadership program has run twice per year for ten-week sessions. Students learn the virtues of leadership, such as integrity, moral courage, physical courage, grit, and resilience. Beyond classroom learning, the students involved
The Fall 2015 "Character Does Matter" cohort will work towards developing their leadership skills.
learn these lessons firsthand, whether at a rock climbing gym, or at a Crossfit run by a Prep alumnus. One large aspect of the course is the Travis Manion National Day of Service. This year, more than 180 Prep students took part in the beautification of a
commercial corridor in Frankford. It gives the students a chance to put their own distinct leadership styles to the test. As more students graduate the program, an alumni group dubbed “TMF Continued on page 2