Ready, Set, Retreat!

Aquinas Catholic 3420 MN Rd David City, NE 68632 The Crown Prints (402) 367-3175 October 4, 2019 Volume 59; Issue 1 Ready, Set, Retreat! Sr. Kateri leads the eighth grade class in a warm up exercise to help them notice the differences in each other. The class went to Marietta parish in rural David City. Photo by J. Brown CrownPrints The Crown Prints is published six Senior class takes their annual class photo on the steps at Holy Trinity parish in Brainard. Many times a year to inform, educate, and of the supporting parishes hosted one of the classes for their retreat which included guest speak- entertain the Aquinas community. ers and many activities to encourage growth in faith. Photo courtesy of T. Pokorny We urge letters to the editor. Letters By Natalie Eller should be given to Ms. Jean A. Brown Students at Aquinas went on retreats re- Sophomore Natalie Petree said in Room 16. Letters must be signed; cently. The students visited parishes around she thinks her class retreat helped bond however, anonymity, if requested, will Butler County to grow in their faith through her class together because they got to learn be granted if deemed necessary. quiet prayer and Mass. more about each other and just have a good Campus missionary director Mrs. Beth day together. The sophomore class speaker Issue Editor: Braden Smith & Keegan Nemec said class retreats are important. was Sister Bethany Orr. Sr. Bethany talked Lavicky “[Retreats] are a time to get away from about how to become a saint and the works Staff: Jayci Roh, Morgan Littlefield, busy schedules and spend time with their for being a saint. Petree said she could ap- Kolby Baer, Gracyn Wollmer, Natalie classmates, to do activates together, and do ply the speaker’s idea to her daily life know- Eller, Shae Junck, Payton Davis, Libby self-reflection to draw them closer to God,” ing “that anyone can become a saint” if one Aschoff, Blanca Bravo Nemec said. tried hard enough. Advisor: Ms. Jean A. Brown Nemec’s plans accomplishments Sixth grader Ainsley Wollmer said their Principal: Mr. David McMahon for each class. Nemec hopes “students learn class speakers were high school principal Chief Administrative Officer: Fr. Sean about their faith, to realize that they make a Mr. David McMahon and Sister Gabrielle Timmerman difference, and they have a purpose.” Nem- Perry, and they both spoke about bully- ec added “hopefully it’s a time where class- ing. Wollmer felt her class bonded pretty The Crown Prints is a monthly pub- mates will build each other up.” well because they got to talk to people with lication produced by the journalism Each class had guess speakers. The stu- whom they normally do not. Wollmer said department at Aquinas High School, dents also completed activities based on the she will take away from retreats to be more David City, Nebraska 68632. theme of the retreats. courageous and do more things out there. Page 2 Students Oct. 4, 2019 A growl...or a roar. Monarchs Bravo experienc- sound off... What is your biggest goal for this year and how will you accomplish es America this goal? By Kolby Baer “I wish to Flying 4,800 miles and 9 hours to study is America her sophomore year but was not have an- something most students will never experi- able to because they did not offer scholar- other great ence. For foreign exchange student Blanca ships to kids in their sophomore year. Bravo year in the Bravo, this was the first step. applied and acquired a scholarship through fine arts, Blanca Bravo is Aquinas’ foreign ex- Fundación Amanao Ortega to be able to at- and enjoy change student from Spain from Las Ir- tend this year. spending landesas. Bravo wanted to come to America “[Aquinas] is much smaller and has fewer time with to learn the English language and about the people,” Bravo said. For Bravo’s junior year, my friends.” American lifestyle. “I would rather come to she will be living with junior classmate Julia Senior Travis Roh America to study because there were more Nemec and her family. positive aspects if I came to America.” Bravo will participate in dance this school “To make Bravo has wanted to come to study in year. Blanca’s classes consist of anatomy, my class- chemistry, physics, pre-calculus, journal- room more ism, broadcasting, religion, English, and interactive American history. by doing lab Bravo has 2 siblings, a younger brother and group Ignacio (13) and an older sister Paula (17). activities.” Blanca’s mother is an English translator, and her father is a lawyer. Junior Blanca Bravo balances a book on her Physical science teacher Mr. Roy face during a class game at the homecoming pep rally. Bravo has traveled to America once Emory before when she vacationed in Florida. Photo “I hope to courtasy of T. Pokorny be on honor roll all year, Schrad tries out Aquinas by working really hard By Blanca Bravo and study- Aquinas High School has a new student Schrad formerly attended Seward Middle ing.” this year in freshman Nadiya Schrad. “I School and finds the number of students joined Aquinas because my parents liked in the school a big difference. According the school’s values,” Schrad said. Her older to Schrad, Aquinas High School is much brother Cameron Schrad is also a junior at smaller than her previous school. Freshman Mara Yindrick Aquinas. What Schrad likes most about the school “To com- is the people. Schrad feels it has been easy pete at the for her to make friends, as she is a very highest level open person. possible in Schrad carries the typical freshman sports with schedule. Schrad said, “I think religion my friends is going to be difficult.” She feels like this and to enjoy could make the year harder. Schrad is also the time I taking speech, PE, art, physical science, have left Spanish, English, American history and al- with my classmates and friends gebra as her classes. before we go our separate ways.” At the beginning of the year Schrad Senior Macey Thege decided to join the school’s softball team. Freshman Nadiya Schrad catches the ball dur- “[The softball team] feels like a very big ing an early season softball game. Schrad also family.” participates in pole vault. Photo by K. Baer Page 3 Entertainment Oct. 4, 2019 Lion King ‘roars’ back to life By Jayci Roh While Disney makes some new changes ing the role of young Simba and as Shahadi Movie: The Lion King to the casting of the Lion King, some fa- Wright Joseph voicing young Nala. Donald Director: Jon Favreau miliar faces and voices return. James Earl Glover and Beyonce provided the voice the Cast: Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwe- Jones returns to play the role of Mufasa. older versions of Simba and Nala. Seth Ro- tel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, Newcomer JD McCrary starts out portray- gen voices Pumba, and Billy Eichner voices John Kani, John Oliver, Beyonce, James Timon. Chiewetel voices the villian Earl Jones, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Scar. John Oliver portrayed Zazu. Joseph. John Kani voices the crazy Rafiki. Synopsis: Alfre Woodard voices Simba’s moth- Can you feel the love tonight? Disney re- er Sarabi made one of the most viewed movies from Disney kept the original sound- the 90’s. As a live action film, The Lion King track but put their new touch to the “roared” into theaters. music. In the original Lion King, the The Lion King is a story about a young animation played a key in keeping lion preparing to become king after his fa- the music lively. The original song ther is brutally killed by his own brother. “Can’t Wait to be King” felt alive with While Simba starts out as a little cub, he the bright colors and animal action witnesses his father’s death and is persuad- throughout the song. In the remake ed by his uncle Scar into running away to the music is not quite the same. The never return. creators did, however, keep a ro- Simba then runs into Pumba and Timon, mantic feel during the song “Can a resident warthog and meerkat. They teach You Feel the Love Tonight.” Viewers him to not worry. Simba grows up and were thrown off by the realistic char- encounters his childhood best friend and acters are talking and singing. love interest Nala. Nala persuades Simba to The main difference from the come back him to reclaim his throne. Sim- original film is the realistic charac- ba makes a remarkable return and battles ters. Viewers were accustomed to his uncle. Simba then bans Scar from the the bright and animated feel of the land. Scar is rejected not only by the lions, original story. Director Jon Favreau but by his sidekicks the Hyenas, as well. used a high-tech editing skill to Simba reclaims his throne and brings the bring animals and scenes to life. The land back to life. movie almost looks as if it is a very detailed nature documentary until the animals start talking. While some people may like the film, others miss the “ex- S tras” added in the animated film. The first Lion King was released on June 24, 1994. On July 19, 2019 the new photo- u realism feature brought the 2019 Lion King to new life. In 1994 the original Lion King made $88 million dollars its opening week- end and made $968 million worldwide. d According to Box Office Mojo, the 2019 Lion King won the domestic box office with $75.5 million, raising its U.S.

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