Blue Print OCTOBER Volume XXVIII - ISSUE II

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#E-V-E-N-T-S SOCCER COLONELS TAKE THE 9TH rEGION AND ROLL ON H #kEEProLLIN BY Nick Jacobs A L L O W E After a long stretch of games, the Varsity answered with a goal, tying it 1-1. The game Soccer Colonels’ regular season was coming went back and forth with the Colonels scoring to a close. The Colonels had their final home again only to have Summit respond with E soccer match of the regular season against the another goal. By half time the score was 3-3 N Colonels of Dixie Heights. The Colonels’ Senior with both teams looking evenly matched. REVERENT MONK Night started with a bang when veteran goal A few minutes into the second half (Mr. Ron Durham) scorer Jacob Litzler put the first goal in the back of the net to make it 1-0 Covington Catholic. Summit’s skill and endurance began to push The flood gates opened, and the Colonels them ahead of the Colonels, and Summit put in put two more goals in on the Little Colonels another goal. Summit scored another goal to before half time. A few minutes into the 2nd seal the game and held onto the lead and won half, senior defender 5-3. Ryan Massie skied For the last for a corner kick regular season game and buried it in the of the year, the back of the net. One Colonels played the of the best goals Connor Cougars at of the season came Connor. Junior Mike #PUMPKIN CONTEST mid-way through Vogt put Cov Cath on the second half the board first, only when leading scorer to have Connor put in Jacob Litzler found a goal just before half the back of the net time to make it 1-1. again, this time with The Colonels started a bicycle kick. The most exciting moment of the 2nd half with intensity and put in a goal in the game came when senior Mitch MacKnight the first minute. Cov Cath scored an own goal came off the bench to score his second goal of but eventually scored 3 more on Connor to seal the season. Mitch received the ball at the top the game. The Colonels shut down Connor on of the Little Colonels 18-yard box, dribbled offense to finish the game 5-2. through 3 defenders, and blasted the ball into the top right corner of the goal. The Colonels The Colonels’ post season started #FRESHMAN BASH dominated the Little Colonels, rarely allowing with a win against the Holmes Bulldogs, them past half field thanks to great possession automatically qualifying them for the regional up top by the offense and solid defense by the 4 tournament. The Soccer Colonels have not won CHamber choir varsity defenders. The 6-0 victory was a great a regional title since 2009. The Colonels rolled Releases Christmas album ending for the senior Soccer Colonels’ last on, defeating Holy Cross, Highlands, and home game of their careers. Cooper. On October 24th, Cov Cath defeated I’ll Be Home the Ryle Raiders to take home the Regional For the last Ohio game of the year, the Championship. Once the final whistle blew, the Colonels traveled across the river to Summit team ran to celebrate with the Crazies. As great Country Day. The game was a matchup of two as the win was, the Colonels stays determined of the best teams in the greater Cincinnati area. and are ready to take their talents to the next The Colonels were on the board first with a level: STATE. goal by Michael Wessels. Summit immediately +New Mascot +National Merit Revealed FInalists Music Director Mr. Jim Wolfe, along with the CCH Chamber Choir and ex- perienced choir alumni, gathered to produce another award-deserving Christmas album. +Ski Club Update Purchase your own copy for $15 in CCH’s office to enhance the holiday experience. +HALLOWEEN aCTIVITIES Arts/ Entertainment Page 2 Music Reviews Selena Gomez Mac Miller Drake-Future by Robert Witt Nick Porras Album Have Selena Gomez is a 23-year-old, singer, actress, and fashion de- Jake Haught signer from Grand Prairie, Texas. Listening to her, I can compare Selena Halloween Gomez to other powerful women’s voices, including Lorde and Adele. Malcolm McCormick better known as Mac Miller is a young 23-year-old Embedded Her new single “Same Old Love,” shows a break up anthem that depicts a from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Miller woman who is tired of the same thing happening over and over again. burst on to the music world at the age The song begins with “I’ve heard it all before at least a million times.” of 18 with one of his most successful Memories This shows that this woman has been used by shallow men before, and she by Connor Hodge mixtapes, K.I.D.S. This mixtape fea- wants no more of love like this. The song talks about the culture today and tured hit songs, “Knock Knock,” “Se- a woman’s perspective of men who want to love her and then leave her. Anticipation for a Drake-Fu- nior Skip Day,” “Traffic in the Sky,” Selena shows that our culture is and “The Spins.” This mixtape took ture album tensed once rumors were off and has been viewed over 2,200,000 leaked and people started compar- insensitive to a woman’s feelings times, downloaded over 800,000 times, ing it to Jay Z- Kanye West: Watch and that men only want mean- and streamed over 550,000 times. the Throne. Drake and/or Future fans ingless passion. It all shows this Miller gained popularity and dropped may have raised their expectations to woman wants to rebel against this two more albums to follow up K.I.D.S. high. After the fact, it is not reasonable culture, even saying at one point which were Blue Slide Park and Best to compare a ‘six day, quickie” with in the song, “I’m not spending any Day Ever. These albums were smash a hard spent, historical album. Two time, wasting tonight on you.” hits that propelled Miller to the top of leading artists, like Drake and Future, The rebelling of this woman the rapping world. collaborating is always exciting and al- shows that she does not have any ways has a good outcome. Despite the His latest album GO: OD AM is one more patience for a culture or a questionable chemistry between the of his best works. This was Mac’s first man that devalues a woman. The song “Same Old Love” can be found on album since Watching Movies with the two, What A Time To Be Alive satis- fies more than it disappoints. Selena’s new album Revival which is already out and available for down- Sound Off which was released in late load now. 2013. This album features hit songs As thrown together and chop- “100 Grandkids,” “Weekend,” “Jump,” py as the album sounds, overall, the and “Break the Law.” This album was product is artistic and enjoyable. Drake released on September 18, 2015, and and Future’s styles and content vary, Drama Field Trip has instantly reached the top of ITunes. but their success and ambition parallel, Many of the songs from this album are which is something to appreciate and scheduled for music videos due to their experience when listening to Drake’s to NKU success. Miller is known for his rap- upbeat, positive, and catchy flows and Despite rain, car accidents, and countless delays, the day’s outlook ping, but in some of his hit songs on Future’s dense and personal rhymes. brightened for the Drama class upon arrival at NKU’s campus. Not only did this album he is featured singing in- Future seems to be the lead of the al- the rain stop, but also did the early morning attitudes of thirteen teenage boys stead of rapping. These songs include bum while Drake comes across as a by- after meeting the animated personalities of NKU’s drama students. After pon- “ROS” and “Doors.” stander in most songs. Future’s persona dering over the exoctic art displayed in the lobby of the Fine Arts Center, a represents a different background and This album is one of his best. Best tour guide brought us behind the scenes and showed off the flexible black box format of music than Drake. Out of his Day Ever and K.I.D.S. are still better, theatre. Remnants of set structures from the latest show, The Snow Queen, element, Drake’s mild and bland lyrics but this is a close third. This album gave an idea of what a performance was like in the fascinating theater. has me listening to Mac Miller almost sound out of place next to Future’s. It Moving on, our guide introduced the class to the narrow makeup room, every day and singing along to his hit seems as if Drake accepted a challenge walled with mirrors and lined with lamps. The guys were warned that one of the songs. Mac Miller is one of my fa- that fans and others have been pushing thirteen would have to volunteer to have a professional makeup artist work his vorite artists, and I hope to hear many for him to do: stray away from the pop magic on their appearance. Zach Buscher was selected as the makeup dummy. more albums from him in the future. sensation and dig a little deeper into Chris, the professional artist, humbled the class with his speed, detail, and rap and trap music. creativity in which they were able to appreciate since they had been learning Songs such as ‘Jumpman’ makeup for weeks prior in the classroom. Zach went from a normal teenage boy and ‘Big Rings’ are undoubtedly great to an angry, beaten middle aged man with a wig once Chris finished his magic. works and bangers that can be heard Passing time, everyone admired a hallway dedicated to a timeline of playing all over on the mixtape. Drake photos that showed all the plays performed each year, tracing back to the very appeals to a large group of people and first performance at NKU. Ending the visual tour, the class was brought to the even non rap fans, and Future has a main theater, The Corbett Theater. Entering from back stage, the boys walked more selective but, for the most part, towards stands that towered diagonally from the wide and deep stage. widespread fanbase. Not only do Drake The well anticipated interactive part of the trip began with NKU’s of- and Future collaborate, but also their ficial Improv Team. The team members started a warm up activity that sparked segregated audiences combine. What energy and fun. Next, the class moved into a classroom, split into teams, A Time To Be Alive is innovative and and performed their own improvised skits such as acting out a toilet making strategic in the two artists’ careers, and, machine, creating a three sentence conversation based on a random topic like for Drake, a question to his talents and band aide, and developing a story comprised of one word from each team possibly an answer to his perceived member. Needless to say, it was more than entertaining and nothing short of flexibility within the various genres of comedy. rap. Even though Drake does not mix About an hour before lunch, Associate Performance Professor, Mike well with Future, they both managed to King, took control and boasted his arsenal of accents before teaching the still make songs that have Halloween class a British accent. Calling on each student to either count to ten or say memories embedded within in them. a three word sentence in the learned dialect, he judged and critiqued the mis- For an album made in six days, Drake takes and strong points. Even though the boys’ mouths were worked, they were and Future further exemplify their tal- ready to work on chicken fingers, French fries, and subs from the cafeteria. ent and persistence as leaders of the rap The trip ended with pure entertainment from the musical and dance teams that game, creating an above average work had no problem singing, dancing, and aggressively smiling as they performed of art. their colorful and talented skits in front of a group of males. On the bus ride home, the conversations covered memories and high- lights of the trip. No one left disappointed and only sad for the few that couldn’t make it. It was well worth the time, and, for NKU, a successful adver- tisement and tribute to their school and, specifically, their performing arts program. BY Connor Hodge Page 3 Performing art Junior Fieldtrip: Death of a Salesman Robert Witt by Nick Jacobs

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th On October 20 , the junior class ven- for The Tempest tured to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company to watch the play Death of a Salesman written by Arthur Miller and directed by Brian Isaac Phil- Thomas Ziegler Senior Michael Pikar played lips. the lead role of Prospero. “Michael did Students from Covington a fantastic job with the role, he did not The play focuses on the Loman Family, Catholic and Notre Dame collabo- miss a line, he killed it,” Ben Schilpf a troubled, discordant family located in New York. The main character Willy is a depressed stated after watching the play. rated to perform Shakespeare’s man who is the father of 34-year-old Biff and The Tempest October 23rd-25th. 32-year-old Happy and is a husband to Linda The play was a huge success, and Max Schaefer and Laura Dinn also did a great job as Trinculo and Loman. Willy is a troubled man who constantly the entire cast did a great job. They finds himself having flashbacks to past situa- performed Friday, Sat- Stephano. It was impres- tions, one of which is an affair he had over 15 urday, and Sunday. All sive that the whole cast did years ago. Willy struggles to escape his past three shows had a packed such a good job consider- and tries to cope by creating a false image of house, impressing every- ing the amount of lines they himself for himself and his family. Willy’s family one, with over 100 tick- had to remember for the soon learn that he has been lying to them about ets sold for the weekend. play. They did a great job who he really is, which launches Willy into a taking on Shakespeare’s deeper state of depression. Willy finds himself The play is about iambic pentameter, which contemplating suicide and seeks the council of the main character Pros- is Shakespeare’s language his Uncle Ben in a fantasy. Willy’s son Biff con- pero who creates a great used in all his plays. Other fronts him and says he will not forgive him if he outstanding performances go to Mason commits suicide. After some conversation, Biff storm that sends Alonsa the Queen and Willy reconcile and come to terms with the of Naples to an island. The ship- Kinsella as Ferdinand and Ellie O’Hara situation. Willy later commits suicide. wrecked survivors awake stuck as Miranda. But super amazing perfor- on an abandoned island. From this mance goes to Caliban played by Erin The main character, Willy Loman, is point on the people are trying to Miller. The play was very well put to- played by Daniel Britt; Happy is played by Jim get back to Naples all while being gether, and the drama program is looking Hopkins; Biff is played by Justin McCombs; and tormented by Prospero, Ariel, and to have similar success with their next Linda Loman is played by Annie Fitzpatrick. Caliban. performance. When asked who their favorite character was, junior Ben Boydston said, “My favorite character was Biff Loman. I enjoyed watching Biff develop as a character.” English teacher Ms. McDonald said, “The actor did a good job of making the audience sympathetic with Willy. We really did not sympathize with Willy while reading the book.” Both Ben and Ms. McDonald enjoyed watching the play and greatly enjoyed the acting as well.

Zombieland Gets You in 21, 22, and Maybe 23 Jumpstreet the Halloween Spirit Nick Porras 21 Jumpstreet is a classic comedy featuring star-studded actors. The Noah Lenhof movie is based on the television series created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play two young cops who are new With the Halloween season coming around, there is nothing better to the police force. Jonah Hill, Schmidt, has the brains but not the athleticism, than sitting down and watching a zombie movie. Zombieland is a perfect while Channing Tatum, Jenko, has the athleticism but not the brains. They are combination of both comedy and action where four people navigate their both working park patrol when they have their first encounter with crime in a way through the zombie-infested world to find a safe haven. Zombieland drug deal. Although they are successful in stopping the deal in an unorthodox way, they make one key mistake. When arresting the criminals, they forget to was the top grossing zombie film in the United States until World War Z read them their Miranda Rights, making their arrest illegal. The two are then came out in 2013. What is better than a funny, zombie movie…nothing. demoted to a revived program of the 80’s called 21 Jumpstreet, which involves infiltrating high schools and the crime that occurs within them. The film primarily follows Columbus (Jessie Eisen- One of the big things taken away from this comedy is the value of berg), a geeky college kid who finds himself in sev- friendship and loyalty. No matter what happens to Jenko and Schmidt, in the eral zombie-related scenarios which have comedic end, they will always be best friends and have each other’s backs. side to them. He has his own little list of rules that Schmidt and Jenko then meet their boss for their assignment Captain he says if you follow you will survive the zombie- Dickson (Ice Cube). They are supposed to go undercover and stop the drug HFS from spreading. HFS is a drug with multiple phases that has already killed infested world, which he calls Zombieland. Colum- one student and is on the move. Two popular students Eric (Dave Franco) and bus later meets Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), a Molly (Brie Larson) become some of Jonah Hill’s closest acquaintances, but man who takes zombie killing to a whole new level. there are some twists and turns and decisions that Jonah Hill will have to make. He also has a soft side to him due to the loss of a special person in his life The PE teacher Mr. Walters (Rob Riggle) plays an important part in this all-time from the zombies. Columbus and Tallahassee later meet the sister duo of classic. There was a cameo role for one of the originals from the TV show 21 Jumpstreet. Johnny Depp plays the role of undercover cop Tom Hanson. Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin). The sisters are known as scam artists back in the town they live in, and they show this 21 Jumpstreet was received so well by the fans that it led to the release trade a few times throughout the movie. The rest of the movie is simply of a sequel 22 Jumpstreet in the summer of 2014. With a North American gross- these four individuals traveling across the county trying to find a safe place ing of $138,447,667 and a worldwide grossing of $201,585,328, 21 Jumpstreet was the highest grossing comedy of the high school genre ever. I can personally with zombie fighting mixed with off and on humor. say that this is one of my favorite comedies ever and if you like Jonah Hill type of comedy, then this is right up your alley.22 Jumpstreet was also popular and It is a must-see Halloween movie if you are in the mood to laugh but also has led to the rumored release of 23 Jumpstreet at a time currently unknown. in the spirit of the holiday. The plot is still unknown. Feature Halloween Page 4 Johnny Schaffstein Highlight Halloween is a time for spooking and scaring, dressing up, cheering on fellow classmen, and most important, having a good time. Halloween is one of the most popular holidays nationwide and is celebrated everywhere. It gives people an excuse to dress up crazy and act like a fool without people thinking they are weird. This upcoming Hallow- een has much for the Covington Catholic Community to offer. The most common one could spend their Halloween is Trick-Or-Treating. I know what you are thinking,” I am way too old to Trick-Or-Treat with all those little kids,” but you are wrong! There is no age limit on receiving mass amount of candy. All Covington Catholic freshman students are invited to attend the annual CCH/NDA Halloween Bash on Fri- day the 30th in our gym from 8-11 p.m. Tickets are only $5.00 and must be purchased in advance of the event. Attendees are encouraged to attend and wear a costume great prizes throughout the night will be awarded to the best one. There are tons of dancing, music, food, and drinks. It is bound to be a blast! If you are looking for something more on the scary side the USS Nightmare is the place to be. With the low cost of 20 dollars you will get every pennies worth. This 30-minute tour takes you through the whole boat and gives you chills down your spine. The hours this Halloween are from 7:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M Friday and Saturday. If dressing up and the whole Halloween atmosphere is not your thing, then go support the Varsity Soccer Colo- nels down in Lexington. The Colonels have won Region for the first time since 2009. They are led by seniors Sam Romes, Bryce Day, and Jacob Litzler. They play for the State Quarter Final on Halloween at 6:00 P.M. at Henry Clay High School. They are looking to attain Cov Cath’s first State Championship in soccer. This upcoming Halloween has so much to offer that I have no clue what I will do. Everyone have a safe and fun Halloween!

Editorials

Cov cath aDdressing safety Highly Anticipated Robert Young Schools have always is a little far-fetched. I had pre- ing was found on two of the Across The Galaxy been viewed as sort of a safe viously agreed with this state- stalls in the bathroom threat- haven for children and teach- ment until this year and really ening harm to people. NDA Coleman Sweeney of three released maps, players and know serious threats this past month. had an optional day of school Arguably the most an- ers enjoyed playing as one lie within. But since Colum- At the start of the the day of the date written in ticipated video game release of of two heroes, Darth Vader bine happened, school shoot- second quarter Cov Cath in- the stall and also had police the year, Star Wars Battlefront, or Luke Skywalker. Leading ings have become a more fre- serted a new policy, making checking bags and wandering has already seen huge success the Rebel Alliance’s attack on quent event, and over the past all students wear their student halls throughout the school a month before its release date the Empire’s AT-ATs, Luke ID’s around their neck instead day. of November 17. The beta was Skywalker totaled 5,904,806 of just having it in the wal- released for a five-day period spawns in the six days of the lets or backpacks of students. in the beginning of October, beta, Darth Vader barely hav- This step along with educating eventually being extended a ing beaten him with 5,938,148 teachers and educating some day because of its wide popu- spawns which fans achieved students about these shoot- larity. According to statistics 1,379,000 force choke kills. ings and what to do during a released by the video game Other impressive stats re- year the shootings have picked shooting have been two steps giant, Electronic Arts, players leased include over 780,000 up at an even more frequent CCH has had to take in order Personally, CCH is moving of the Star Wars Battlefront destroyed walkers and over pace. to ensure the safety of every in the right direction to avoid beta logged the equivalent of 293 million E-11 blaster kills. These shootings have student. this, but it will be very hard 38 lifetimes’ worth of playing Even with all thses impressive touched the hearts of many The question still re- to completely eliminate the time, totaling over 1.6 billion statistics, the true test of this Americans but many people mains whether this will be threat of a shooting without minutes. With over 9.5 million game is its release. If the beta from the close-knit commu- enough to provide the correct an everyday police presence to participants this is one EA’s is any reflection of how this nities of Northern Kentucky environment to learn in and scare a shooter completely. largest betas to date. game will do, then millions of think the possibility of one of feel safe. Just recently Notre On the Hoth map, one copies should be sold. these shootings affecting a lo- Dame Academy had to take cal high school or grade school serious precautions after writ- Page 5 Student Life Academic Awards National Merit

Jake Haught On Thursday, October 22, 2015, Covington Catholic hosted Semi-finalists its 40th annual Academic Awards in the gym. Coach Krumps has attended each and every assembly in - Logan Boyle - Mitch MacKnight his time at Covington Catholic. The - Ben Darpel - Peter Schaefer - Chris Fagin - Lucas Timmerman ceremony was highlighted by Key- More student recogni- - Adam Flynn note Speaker, Michael Schlotman, tions occurred when the following a 1975 graduate of CovCath. Mr. students were honored for their Schlotman is currently the CFO of participation in the Governor’s Kroger and provided great insight School Programs of the Arts, En- on how to be successful when we trepreneurship, and the overall students graduate high school. program. Senior Josh Hildreth at- Robert Young The sophomores led the tended Governor’s School for the National Merit is a very prestigious award to a high school stu- school in the amount of recipients Arts. Senior George Ghazala and dent. The National Merit Scholarship program began in 1955 and is an with an outstanding number of 65 Junior Joe Niehaus attended Gov- academic competition for recognition and scholarships. In order to en- students. The seniors followed up ernor’s School for Entrepreneurs. roll in the program high school students must take the PSAT/NMSQT, be with 49 recipients, and the juniors There were 11 seniors that attended enrolled in a high school, and be citizen of the United States. There are brought up the rear with 38 recipi- Governor’s Scholars Program these 16,000 semi-finalists selected from the 50,000 that apply. Then, 1,000 stu- ents. That brings the total to 152 students were Coire Ayres, Logan dents are cut and 15,000 finalists are selected. From this 15,000, winners students out of the 604 students that Boyle, Ben Darpel, Adam Flynn, are selected for the Merit Scholarship awards. attend Covington Catholic. This Austin Flynn, Sam Hacker, Danny Cov Cath has always been successful at having students selected was the most amount of students Kleier, Mitch MacKnight, Sam for this prestigious award. This year was record-setting for CCH, 7 Na- that have received this award in the Romes, Matt Rose, and Lucas Tim- tional Merit Semifinalists were selected from CCH, which was record school’s history. merman. This was the most amount number for CCH. These semi-finalists are an extreme honor for CCH and In addition to the Academic of seniors to make the Governor’s show the hard work and academic success of CCH. Awards, some students were hon- Scholar Program in CovCath his- Top Row ored for their test scores in the Na- tory. L-R tional Science League. Sophomore It is safe to say this has been - Adam Flynn Jack Scharstein won the Biology a great academic year already for - Chris Fagin award. Junior Hunter Ziegelmeyer the Colonels. won the Chemistry award, and Se- - Ben Darpel -Logan Boyle nior Chris Fagin won the Physics Bottom Row award. L-R -LucasTimmerman -Peter Schaefer -Mitch MacKingiht

Club Updates

Culture club Coleman Sweeney Culture Club is moderated by English De- partment Head, Mrs. Ruth. The Culture Club meets monthly and takes various trips to areas of cultural Left: Culture Club members diversity and significance in the Greater Cincinnati end their tour at the Courthouse area. The goal of the club is for members to get where ghosts are said to haunt the chance to experience as many cultures as pos- after a double hanging occurred sible through movies, food, community events, and there years ago. guest speakers. The Culture Club has already held one of its most popular outings, Taste of Belgium, where members had the opportunity to experience tradi- Art Club tional Belgian breakfast food. Recently, they went James Wilson on the Newport is Haunted tour; they were guided Art club is for people who like a challenge and want to excel in their art capabilities. It's around Newport to the locations of hangings, mafia not only a club that helps you progress in your art skills, but is also a group of Colonels who have connections, and reportedly haunted areas. common interests and like to hang out. They meet up most Wednesdays and do fun activities that The Culture Club is always accepting new are made up by art teacher Mr. Haders. He is in charge of Art Club and if you have any questions members. If interested, Mrs. Ruth can generally be is a very easy man to talk to; however, you should beware he will make you laugh. found in Room 214 and is always happy to answer They have done multiple things as a club. For instance, they went to a marionette muse- questions you might have about the Culture Club. um in the beginning of the school year and then bowled on Halloween. The greatest thing about this club is that you meet fellow Colonels who are looking for a friend like you to share their interests. Another great thing about the art club is that you don't have to take art to be in the art club, so if you have an interest in art go in and see if you like it. Page 6 NEHS Youth 2000 tEACHER APPRECIATION Ben Thieman NIGHT The Youth 2000 program is run by our very own faculty Austin Sweeney member Mr. Andolina. The youth 2000 program takes place on a On Thursday, October 15th Friday to a Sunday in October. The youth 2000 is a retreat that is the National English Honor So- designed to help young men to come to better understand the Eu- ciety Teacher Appreciation Night charist. During the entire time of coming to better understand the was held in the decorated multi- Eucharist, the Eucharist is always present. While on the retreat the purpose room. Around 30 to 40 students would spend a lot of their time in prayer to have a better NEHS members and CovCath fac- understanding and experience in their own way. ulty members gathered to celebrate The whole purpose of the retreat was to help people better the night. There was plenty of food, understand the faith and have the ability to better follow in the foot- games, and prizes, which made for steps of Jesus. Also a major part of the retreat was to show how to a fun-filled night! embrace the sacraments to the fullest and fully accept the presence After dinner was served the of God. first activity of the night began. A large bucket was filled with candy corn, and everyone gave their best guess as to how many pieces were in the bucket. There were quite a few close guesses, but Mrs. Garrett-Welte took home the prize by guessing the closest number! The next activity featured a little more creativity and a little less luck: pumpkin decorating! Groups were created, and each group tried to decorate their pumpkin in a unique way. When they were finished, the pumpkins had many different spooky designs: spider webs, ghosts, bats, and more! However, the winning pumpkin design had a different approach than the others. Ms. Baulch and her group won the contest by focusing their design around a theme: pumpkin pie. Their pumpkin featured a piece of pie, the Pi symbol, a Pi-lot, and a scene from The Life of Pi! Senior and NEHS president, Logan Boyle, was responsi- ble for the next activity of the night. He created a scavenger hunt throughout the school, and it was a huge hit! Boyle wrote the clues using literary devices and tried to make it tricky on the participants. Mr. Durham and Mr. Lind were not fooled, however, as they quickly completed the scavenger hunt and tied for first place! 859-391-1633 The night was coming to a close, and there was no better way for it to end than with ghost stories around a fire. The large group gathered outside in a circle and took turns telling their scari-

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Highlight Mascot New Colonel Revealed! WITH A Nick Porras the mascots during sporting head to try and make things Cov Cath has decided to events, open house, or other cooler for the person wearing it. SPIRIT upgrade its mascot for all sports. big events in the Cov Cath com- There is also a cooling vest the Cov Cath had its mascot custom munity. It was decided that they mascots can wear when it gets made by the company Maydwell should acquire some techniques too hot in the body. Mr. Rowe THAT who specializes in custom made for wearing the mascots. Some recently wore the costume to the mascots. Maydwell is a top of the of the young men traveled to surprise of everyone during the line Canadian company that has Xavier one night to learn from pep rally the day before the Soc- WILL developed collegiate mascots the Musketeer mascot. For ex- cer State Championship game. for schools such as Umass. Cov ample, some of the things that The mascot is an integral part Cath sent a copy of what they were worked on were running of the Cov Cath community and wanted the mascot to look like in the costume and adjusting to cheering section. NOT and the mascot was produced the big feet of the colonel. They off of that. The inexpensive cost were also taught how to run with of the mascot was funded by a a flag and talk. When wearing DIE! donor. When Cov Cath decided the mascot, you talk out of the to upgrade its logo, they decided mouth so you need to adjust it was time to do the same with by not looking down too far at the mascot. the person when talking to them. Darlington Family There are 6 young men Inside the hat and top of the that switch off wearing head there is a fan that draws 2016 hot air out of the Fall/ Sports Youth 2000 Varsity Football

2-2 on the month raises expectations

Austin Sweeney Despite the loss against the rival Blue- The Colonels Varsity Football birds, the Colonels finished the month team put together a strong showing in of October on a high note beating the the month of October, going 2-2. After Red Colonels of Dixie in blowout fash- starting the season slowly, it seems as if ion, 42-14. Quarterback AJ Mayer threw the Colonels are really starting to find three touchdown passes in the game to their identity right before playoff time. receivers Ian Summe, Ryan McGinness, During the month of October the team and Brent Angel. This game was never had a bye week, followed by a huge in doubt as the Blue Colonels led 21-0 win against Grant County, a close loss at half and 42-0 at the end of the third against Highlands, another big win at quarter. Dixie, and a tough loss at Scott County. The final regular season game Coach Eviston and the Colonels for the Colonels was played against the (R-L: New Colonel Mascot, Sam Romes, spent their first week of October on a number one offensive team in the state: Ryan Massie get ready to bake Highlands) bye, and it gave them plenty of extra Scott County. CovCath matched their of- time to prepare for their next game at fensive fire power early, as quarterback home against the Grant County Braves. A.J. Mayer connected with Cameron The team took advantage of their prep- Pitzer for three touchdowns. Halfway aration and came out firing against the through the third quarter the Colonels Braves. Senior linebacker Cameron found themselves in a close one, 28-21. Pitzer made his offensive debut in this Unfortunately, Scott County’s offense game at wide receiver, and he caught a was too overwhelming, and they were 32-yard touchdown pass from AJ May- able to pull away from the Colonels. er toward the end of the first quarter. Ryan McGinness scored two late touch- Pitzer was not done as he scored again downs to keep the final score respect- able, 56-35. in the third quarter. Runningback Grant (Cov Cath corner, Adam Picarillo Dyer also ran for 109 yards and a pair on the tackle) of touchdowns in the game. Dyer’s success won him the Offensive Player of the Week Award. The Colonels defeated the Braves, 47-9. The next week featured a tough- er opponent for the Colonels: the Blue- birds of Highlands. CovCath started out hot and found themselves up 10-0 mid- way through the second quarter after a field goal by Matt Kloska and a 4-yard touchdown run by Anthony Best. The Above: (Adam Picarillo and his family cel- (CCH WR #9, Ian Summe cheering section was going crazy as ebrate Adam's Highschool tnure) celebrates win against Dixie) the Colonels held a two possession lead Below: (Offensive/Defensive Lineman, over the Bluebirds. The Colonel Crazies Lee Ludovicy is recognized with his mom) then lost it completely as Krispy Kreme delivered over a hundred free donuts to the student section! Meanwhile on the field, Highlands was battling back and made it 10-7 at halftime. In the second half Highlands scored again and went up 14-10. CovCath continued to fight back, but they could not find their way back into the end zone. The final score of the (CCH Athlete, Anthony Best reaches for game: Highlands 14, CovCath 10. extra yards at Dixie)

Freshman Football

Johnny Schaffstein In respect to the freshman football team’s success, Cov Cath football has a pleasing future. The Colonels fought through true adversity. Head coach Ted Edgington, has done an outstanding job building such a successful season. Week four the Colonels battled the Simon Kenton Pioneers and won 29-8. The next week they traveled to Highlands. This was a true grudge match, but with a key goal line stand from the Colonel defense and some big time plays by the offense, Cov Cath won 39-21. The Freshman Football Team has been successful against the Bluebird with winning 3 of the past 4 meetings. The Colonels then faced the Beechwood Tigers with them dealing the first loss of the season. After the tough loss Cov Cath went on a two game win streak beating Connor and Boone County handily. For the final game of the year they traveled to union to face the Raiders. It was a close game in the first half but the Colonels pulled away with a 42-28 victory. They ended the season with an 8-1 record. The freshman team has put out an outstanding season. The accomplishments they have made been truly exceptional. The Colonel community cannot wait to watch this group grow to their full potential for years to come. Congrats on a great season. Go Colonels! Cross Country Academic Team

Satisfied Undefeated!!! James Wilson

The varsity Academic team is having a great year so far their record is 6 and 0. They have a great chance to remain undefeated, for they are holding the first position in division 2 for state. The team consists of Logan Boyle, Mitch MacKnight, Aidan Donaghy, Jack Scharstein, and Matthew Franxman. Their fearless captain who will lead them to victory is Logan Boyle. If you are wondering how these young men got so smart the answer is Covington Catholic, but these men take it the extra mile they memorize lists from Quizlet. If you are wanting to join these men and be part of the academic team you will have to take a written test and score at least a 36 Thomas Ziegler out of 41. The Academic Team accepts only those looking to challenge their cognitive abilities, putting their knowledge to the test against some The Cross Country team went into their last two races of the year of the brightest around. with a lot of questions. The team was predicted to finish 3rd at regionals way behind Cooper and Ryle, and predicted to finish 19th at the state meet. Nobody expected anything from the Cross Country Colonels and the team used that as motivation. On October 31st the team ran in their regional championship and finished runner-up. The Colonels were led by Owen Piatt in 3rd, Matt rose in 6th, Zach Hemsath in 11th, Mike Ward in 20th and Thomas Ziegler in 22nd. Cooper won the meet easily, but CCH upset Ryle the team predicted to win the region. “The coaches were very pleased with everyone’s effort in this race. Cooper’s pack was just a little tighter than ours today and they deserved to win.” Coach Arnold said. The Colonels went into the state championship looking to get the better of Cooper. The State Championship was on November 7th. The Colonels went into the meet of 34 teams, with over 200 runners. The Colonels finished 11th and all 7 runners finished in the top 150. The team was led by Owen in 48th, Zack Hemsath in 57th, Matt Rose in 66th, Mike Ward ijn 110th, and Will Akin in 119th. The Colonels finished just outside the top 10 against the best competition in the state. It was a good way to send the seniors out. The team has a very bright future with 7 of the top 10 runners returning for another year.

Basketball

It Can’t Come Soon ENough

Nick Porras Back to Back Regional Championship, 2 straight runs to the state tournament, and a state championship. Under the tutelage of Scott Ruthsatz, the colonels have formed a powerhouse in the 9th region and a mainstay in the bluegrass state. The colonels return their leading scorer, a 9th region player of the year front runner, a junior, Cole Von Handorf. Cole averaged 18 points a game while shooting 47% from the field. The defending 9th region champions also return one of their top 4 scorers in senior wing Andy Flood. Flood averaged 8 points while being one of the best 3 point shooters on the roster. This year he will be asked to play a bigger role in complementing Von Handorf in the backcourt. Flood should be considered as one of the most underrated guards in the entire region The Colonels do have several questions to answer as well. Although they have 5 seniors on the roster, only 2 played significant minutes posing the question who will help replace the leadership of guys like Cooper Theobald, Bo Schuh, Grant Romes, and Matthew Shumate. Will Heppler was one of the players from last season who played big minutes especially down at state. He will be asked to do the dirty work down low this season. Another senior, Ryan Massie who will be called upon for his defense and hustle play will see a bump in minutes. Austin Sweeney is another senior who will be called upon to play the 4 and run the floor. Then there is the biggest question of the roster. Who will be the point guard day 1? Will it be sophomore Aiden Ruthsatz or senior Noah Lenhof. Ruthsatz has seemingly got better and put on more weight in the offseason and will definitely see significant minutes whether it’s off the bench or in the starting role. Then there is the senior Noah Lenhof. Lenhof isn’t the biggest kid on the floor but what he doesn’t have in size he makes up for in heart. Lenhof, who seems to be notorious for getting dunked on and being in the wrong place at the wrong time looks to put that behind him this season. Lenhof shot 36% from 3 last season which was the best on the team for a minimum of 10 attempts. There seems to be underrated players on this roster every year and yet someone always plays big minutes. Watch out for sophomore CJ Frederick, sophomore Jake Walters, and junior Hunter Zigelmeyer. The Colonels open the season Wednesday, December 2nd at Cooper. Some notable out of region teams the colonels will play include: Taylor County, Wilmington, Louisville Trinity, and Moeller. The expectations in Park Hills are sky high this year and why wouldn’t they be? With one of the best coaching staffs in the state and coming off back to back regional titles and state tournament trips who wouldn’t be excited? Academic Team ADVERTISEMENTS

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