Volume LXXXV, Issue XXV St. Louis University High School | Thursday, May 6, 2021 sluh.org/prep-news Finding love in a year of Hitchhiker’s Guide to Senior isolation the Galaxy slated to be Capstone all-school summer read projects BY Sam Tarter body. wrap up Features Editor “This year has been heavy enough already, I wanted to BY Noah Apprill-Sokol and on’t panic! The St. Louis lighten everyone’s load. We Jacob Sprock DU. High all-school sum- didn’t want it to be a kind of News Editors mer reading program is back grueling, heavy, social issue and better than ever with topic for the book,” said Lynne long with a capstone class Douglas Adams’ Sci-Fi com- Casey, head of the committee. Aof any kind comes symbol- edy classic The Hitchhiker’s “The main goal was to give ism. Named in reference to the Guide to the Galaxy. the student body something final stone put on a building The Hitchhiker’s Guide fun… maybe something out- under construction—like a gar- centers on everyday human side of what students normal- nish on a labor-intensive meal, Arthur Dent who, after the ly read. The book itself is very perhaps—a capstone project is Collage of important moments throughout the year. art |Charlie Bieg destruction of earth, is taken different from what books are meant to represent the accumu- on a cross-galaxy adventure assigned at SLUH, and some lation of everything learned in a BY Carter J. Fortman and what you do with your eve- topic of plays and musicals, with a plethora of whimsical kids have never read science course. It’s reflection. It’s realiza- Noah Apprill-Sokol nings, and has been the inspira- and unreliable alien and an- fiction but this book is sort of tion. It’s moving on and taking Editor in Chief, News how you spend your week- tion for this simple prayer droid comrades to explore the foundational for the science the course with you. That was Editor ends, accredited to Superior Gen- cosmos and discover the true fiction genre, as silly as it is. the goal the English Depart- what you read, whom you eral Pedro Arrupe S.J. It is a meaning of life. Hitchhiker’s Guide is a sort ment had in mind when they Nothing is more practical know, simple question but becomes After Covid-19 disrupt- of cultural touchstone that created the Senior Capstone than what breaks your heart, a lot more complicated when ed plans for the previous people have heard of. There’s English course, which premiered finding God, than and what amazes you with looking at how a spirit of love all-school read—The Other been enough references over last year with the class of 2020, falling in Love joy and gratitude. can cause immense joy, crip- Side—to be integrated into the years … to the number and it continued to be their goal in a quite absolute, final way. Fall in Love, stay in love, pling sorrow, and sometimes, the school year, the All- 42, towels, and many differ- coming into the new school year. What you are in love with, and it will decide everything. even a deep sense of kinship. School Book Committee that ent things. We’ve decided it Reaching that goal, though, has what seizes your imagination, When asking the St. Lou- chooses the annual book was would be a good book for proved perilous in large part due will affect everything. hat does it mean to be is U. High community what assembled yet again with one our students to have that sort to the lack of ‘normalcy’ that has It will decide Wloving? This question it meant to be loving, the an- goal in mind: find and choose of connection and discussion accompanied this year and last. what will get you out of bed has baffled philosophers and swers varied. Some said a book that is fun, enjoyable, w it h .” “Capstone has never been in the morning, theologians, has been the continued on page 4 and accessible for the student continued on page 6 normal, right?” said English teacher Sean O’Brien. “It was Senior Follies Mohr will be deeply Fr. Hill has been originally planned for seven periods a day—the standard video to be missed; leaves lasting model for living out SLUH course—and when we were getting underway in March, released this impression on many Catholic faith they had turned in annotated bibliographies. And suddenly month BY Carter J. Fortman and seemed endless—but his time BY Jack Figge tution’s number 307, ‘Instead Covid. And then, they’re doing Noah Apprill-Sokol at SLUH is coming to an end. Core Staff as we pursue advanced societ- daily deliverables online with BY Luke Duffy Editor in Chief, Mohr has worn several ies to aid its own members and word counts, or extra entries, or Core Staff News Editor hats during his relatively short lothed in his unmistak- their neighbors and attain the emails, or phone calls to reach time here at SLUH, and has Cable black outfit and white ultimate end for which they out to sources. It was successful, he long-awaited return aybe you have seen him left a deep mark on the many Roman collar, Fr. Joseph Hill were created.’ And this is our but it felt strange.” Tof a beloved St. Louis U. Mconducting the St. Louis people who have happened to S.J. has spent the past six years number seven: ‘one of the lead- Going into second semester High tradition—Senior Fol- U. High band or had him lead cross paths with him. ministering to the students of ing ministries of our societies (when Capstone takes place) this lies—was set in motion this a retreat or traveled with him “His positivity and his St. Louis U. High, but after this teaching our neighbors all the year, there were already signs past weekend. Instead of an on a global service immersion truly Christian joy is life-giving school year, he will continue disciplines in keeping with that things would be difficult. extravagant performance trip? The involvement of this in many ways,” said theology on in his priestly ministry, be- our institute in such a way The year so far had featured in the theater for the whole Louisiana-born Jesuit, Mi- teacher Michael Lally. “He is a coming the vocations director that they are thereby arousing procrastination and late work school, the Follies were filmed chael Mohr S.J., in the lives of very affirming person. If you for the Central-Southern Prov- the knowledge and love of our for many students, so the idea of and will come out in a video SLUH students and faculty has continued on page 1 ince based in Tampa Bay, Fla. maker and Redeemer’—that a semester-long project seemed format for students to watch. Hill was assigned to SLUH is my purpose here at SLUH,” daunting. And yet, the Capstone “This is a different format, in 2016 to lead the Campus said Hill. teachers were hopeful. but what they have been in Ministry team, help in the Over his time at SLUH, “I think we as a senior Eng- the past are usually two live Theology Department, and Hill has taught numerous lish team had a lot of hopes for shows,” said Follies Director provide the sacraments to the courses including two which it,” said English teacher Terry Daniel Becvar. “So the seniors students and staff of SLUH. he helped design: the junior Quinn. “First of all, I think we that are involved in Follies, Coming into SLUH, Hill knew Morality course and the Ig- were hoping for a way to help they’ll perform some skits that that his mission was simple, to natian Spirituality and Prayer students see that the skills that they come up with.” fulfill the Jesuit mission and senior elective. they’re learning in their English Senior Follies features the vows he took when he was “The revisions we did to courses—the skills of reading jokes and playfully mocks ordained. the junior theology classes and writing—are skills that can continued on page 6 “From the (Jesuit) Consti- continued on page 11 continued on page 11 Mohr serving at Mass. photo | Kathy Chott news news sports INDEX The weekly student College Awards Assembly Volleyball newspaper of Choices, choices, choices! 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Page 12 may be reprinted without the class use. Page 6 16 Credits permission of the editors and moderator. Prep News NEWS/OPINION May 6, 2021 2 Volume 85, Issue 25 AMDG Energy team hard at work to make SLUH more sustainable BY Noah Apprill-Sokol had more time to invest in John Hohenberger, ’70, creat- on the athletic fields.