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the volume 70 H issue 7 H 10 march 2011 ST. TERESA’S ACADEMY foundations OF OUR St. Teresa’s will celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for the new chapel of St. Josephfaith and Windmoor Center March 23. This fourth building, which will complete the Quad of the Little Flower, is the newest addition to the school’s 101-year history on campus. See pages 10-11. photo by SARAH WIRTZ 2 in focus the dart H st. teresa’s academy H 10 march 2011 dartnewsonline.com the Dart staff Snow days unlikely to change schedule Adviser MR. ERIC THOMAS Administration defines snow day Editor-in-Chief requirements, students, teachers MORGAN SAID cope with possible reprecussions Print Staff: story by ROWAN O’BRIEN-WILLIAMS Managing Editor of Print: MEGAN SCHAFF academics editor Managing Editor of Copy: KATIE HYDE News Editor: CHELSEA BIRCHMIER Opinion Editor: CHRISTINA BARTON STA’s schedule, allowing for five snow days, will Lifestyles Editors: KATE ROHR, CELIA not change after exactly five snow days this year, O’FLAHERTY Centerspread Editor: MADALYNE BIRD according to principal for student affairs Mary Anne Sports Editor: CASSIE REDLINGSHAFER schedule.Hoecker. This means that second semester finals, Entertainment Editor: LAURA NEENAN graduation and the last day of school are still on - Features Editor: HANNAH WOLF Academics Editor: ROWAN O’BRIEN- According to principal for academic affairs Bar WILLIAMS bara McCormick, students will be in school 174 days, In the Mix Editor: KATHLEEN HOUGH meeting Missouri’s requirements. Last Look Editor: SARA MEURER These requirements do not apply to private or Staff Writers: EMILY BRESETTE, LANE parochial schools, according to MO.gov, the official - MAGUIRE, EMILY McCANN, MARY Missouri state website. However, STA still chooses to- O’LEARY, EMMA ROBERTSON, RACHEL follow them. STA also follows AdvancED’s accredita TOVAR, ABBY UCHE, LUCIA MASCHLER tion process. According to McCormick, this organiza Photography Staff: tion follows the state’s requirements and does not set- tionalits own days number and inclement of instructional weather, days. a legal school Managing Editor of Visuals: BETSY TAMPKE According to dese.mo.gov, a website for instruc Chief Photographer: KIRSTY McGHIE term may include fewer than 174 days and 1,044 Videographer: CELE FRYER hours during certain types of inclement weather. The Staff Photographers: KARA PRUITT, SARAH WIRTZ, TAYLOR WOODRUFF inclement weather rules, which “provide relief in the event of weather conditions which pose a threat to Web Staff: snowthe safety and andice storms welfare and, of students,” under some take conditions, effect under three circumstances: excessively cold temperatures, Managing Editor of Web: CARA McCLAIN excessively heavy rain. Two of these circumstances— PR & Circulation: KATIE McCOMBS Web Staff: ALLISON FITTS, NIKKI excessively cold temperatures and snow and ice RODRIGUEZ storms—could possibly apply to two of the five snow woulddays STA most has likely had this attend year. school on a day that we The Dart staff policies: If STA did happen to have another snow day, we Ownership and sponsorship to Hoecker. We would also have to consider whether The Dart is created by the student newspaper normally have off, such as Easter Monday, according staff and is published by general operating because two snow days may not apply due to inclem- funds of St. Teresa’s Academy, a Catholic institu- entanother weather. snow day would actually affect the schedule, tion sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. The Dart will not publish opinions that contradict the teachings and beliefs of Although there is the possibility of another snow the Catholic Church, whether on a diocesan or day, according to Hoecker, over the last 20 years, STA worldwide level. the school calendar. Hoecker also mentioned that has never exceeded the number of snow days set into Editorial Policy snow days. The staff of the Dart is subject to prior review there have been more times when STA has had no by the St. Teresa’s Academy administrative team in circumstances that concern student safety Although the STA schedule remains the same, - and illegal behavior by students. Otherwise, the both teachers and students had to adjust to this year’s policies above will guide the Dart. The Dart in- brough, the snow days this year initially set her back. snow days. According to theology teacher Betsy Hans tends to be a public forum for voices regardless of diverse ages, sexes, races, cultures, religions - or beliefs. Signed columns reflect the opinions brough“One said. or two snow days is just a gift from God but of the individual, not necessarily the newspaper five is just killing [teachers and students],” Hans staff or the school community. In any case, STA students must attend school for a Letters Policy total of 174 days or 1,044 hours. The Dart encourages letters to the editor about - “It has to do with a formula, but basically, it’s not topics covered by the paper or other issues. SnOMG H Ms. Anne Edmonds, mother of junior Lucy Edmonds, shovels snow outside of her home Feb. 1. Dur- Letters can be sent in the following ways; in so many days, it’s how manyH contact educational Rowan hours,” O’Brien- presi ing the Dart’s snow day photo challenge, students submitted various photos to dartnewsonline.com. Photo by person to Mr. Eric Thomas in Donnelly 204; by Williamsdent Nan at Bone [email protected] said. “If you don’t meet the days, you LUCY EDMONDS mail to St. Teresa’s Academy, Attn: Eric Thomas, have to meet the hours.” 5600 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64113; or by email to [email protected] or to [email protected]. Letters should be lim- : the shot we all dream for ited to 250 words. The Dart staff reserves the 300 WORDS right to edit or shorten letters for publication. Modeled after Brady Dennis’s and hugged Peepers, and sitting in the stands, her Photo Illustrations original 300 words, this series just three dribbles, mom was in tears. Photo illustrations are conceptual photos that "chucked"the basketball, it into and the after air combine the limitless possibility of the drawing captures people and moments - with the realism of the photograph. They are in 300 words; no more, no less court circle. Peepers's "crazy" swoosh didn't just spark a not intended to be documentary photos of real right before the half- reaction among STA fans in the Hickman Mills Ju moments. Now, all she could story by MORGAN SAID nior High gym—Lee's Summit fans had nothing but editor-in-chief Corrections Policy miracle. aired"pure theshock" shot, on prompting their faces. viewers to "think back The Dart will print corrections as soon as pos- do was hope for a Gray whenThe we shot were even kids, got we media all did attention: that driveway Metro basket Sports- sible after the error is discovered. Dressed in her black and gold varsity basketball down, 4... 3... 2... jersey, sophomore Peepers Gray was determined to The clock counted - win the game. It was overtime in the District semi- ball dream shot, the half court shot to win a game at PeepersSwoosh. had just scored the game winning shot, the buzzer. It rarely ever comes true. But for Peep out our The scoreboard now read 62-59. theers Grayvideo, of which St. Teresa's now has Academy, slightly it over did." 1,200 hits on ec k websi Ch te wasfinal tiedtournament, 59-59. It andlooked the likeopposing the game Lee's was Summit about Peepers said she is "kind of embarrassed" by DNO toHigh enter School double had overtime. possession of the ball. The score advancing the varsity Stars to the Class 5 District Whether or not Peepers enjoyed the attention da om 13 finals. YouTube. rtnewsonline.c a crucial shot and Peepers recovered the ball with dogAs pile, her which team includedcharged thesenior court, sister, Peepers Caroline. found H contact That is, until a Lee's Summit post player missed herself laying in shock at the bottom of the Stars' fromMorgan her Said notorious at [email protected] shot, one thing is for sure: this is one moment that she won't soon forget. seven seconds remaining on the clock. She grabbed STA head coach Diana Krull ran onto the court dartnewsonline.com the dart H st. teresa’s academy H 10 march 2011 news 3 Hernon to retire, cites age as main reason Read all about it: After 31 years of teaching at STA, Stop bragging about head of math department makes spring break plans decision to retire next school year story by EMILY BRESETTE staff writer Editor’s note: By Hernon’s request, the Dart submitted a list of questions from which she selected questions to answer by written response. At the end of this school year, math teacher and department head Arlene Hernon will retire after 31 years at STA. Hernon wrote that that her opinion by MEGAN SCHAFF managing editor of print herage threeis the decadesprimary atreason the Academy. she is leaving. As she leaves STA, Hernon reflects fondly- on Fellow seniors, school’s out for...spring break. - long“[I gone.” have had a] definitely positive [experi ous Playa del Carmen, Mexico—home of all-night ence]!”Since Hernon Hernon wrote. has a long“If not, history I would at STA,have it been took parties,Almost. tiny Many swim of you suits are on venturing too-tan bodies, to the notori time for her to decide to retire. hundreds of sweaty spring-breakers looking for “Retirement takes planning, so this was not a quick decision,” Hernon wrote. Fun. Among some of the first people to know a goodThere’s time no and doubt little-to-no your trip parental to Mexico supervision.

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