Two Backer Awards Given Schmelter Hired As New Director of Admissions
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The weekly student newspaper of St. Louis U. High - 4970 Oakland Ave. - St. Louis, MO 63110 - (314) 531-0330 ext. 183 - [email protected] - sluh.org/prepnews Inside... News -Students travel to Mex- -John Rick, ‘59 hired ico and China, pg. 2 as Vice President of Advancement, pg. 4 Sports Sports -Volleyball upsets Spar- feature “If nothing else, value the truth” tans, pg. 5 -Cruz shadows baseball managers, pg. 9 VOLUME LXXIV ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 ISSUE 25 Schmelter hired as new Cashbah Director of Admissions grosses PHOTO COURTESY OF MRS. ANJA SCHMELTER Matt Bettonville U.S. Cardiovascular Editor in Chief Sales and Market- ith the recent hiring of Anja ing at Medtronic, $560,000 Schmelter as the new Director of Inc., in Minneapolis, Mike Lumetta AWdmissions for next year, a new infra- Minn., according to Core Staff structure for the St. Louis U. High admis- an e-mail that Prin- ashbah 2010, held on March 21, sions office is in place. However, aside cipal John Moran grossed $560,000 for St. Louis U. from the addition of new insights from sent to the faculty on HighC with a net profit of approximately Schmelter’s marketing background, the March 22 announc- $460,000. SLUH parents, teachers, alum- admissions process will largely remain the ing Schmelter’s hir- ni, and benefactors enjoyed the night, same as in past years. ing. which had the theme “Welcome Aboard: Raised in Puerto Rico and holding a Moran said that Anja Schmelter Cashbah 2010,” and contributed to the degree from the University of Notre Dame expanding the admissions team has “been a school’s scholarship fund. and a Master’s of Buisness Administration goal for a year and a half now.” Moran said Seven hundred fifty guests attended the from the University of Chicago, Schmelter he was surprised to find current Director of annual auction, organized by co-chairs Barb worked mainly in marketing until her move Admissions Craig Hannick managing the Bettonville and Claire Jablonski. According to St. Louis, most notably as Director of see ADMISSIONS, 15 to Bettonville, the attendance fell by about 75 people from last year, but the smaller crowd made the nautically decorated Commons feel Two Backer Awards given “a little bit more spacious.” Eric Lewis PHOTO COURTESY OF RAVETTA PHOTOGRAPHY and it recognizes alumni that fulfill Bettonville said, “Everybody was there Core Staff the ideal outlined by the Profile of to have a good time and to support SLUH, t. Louis U. High the Graduate at Graduation. and everybody seemed very enthusiastic President David In his introduction of Barnidge about it.” LaughlinS announced and Fleming, Laughlin said, “The The benefactors socialized in the Danis two Backer Award award is presented to those that Lobby and in the lavishly decorated Student recipients, Robert embody, in outstanding fashion, Commons, where nautical signal flags hung Barnidge, ’58, and the mission of our school, derived from the ceiling, and a sail stood behind the David Fleming, S.J., from the Jesuit ideal that a man is a auctioneer on the stage. ’52, during the senior free son of God who develops and Three hundred fifty volunteers also class Mass on Fri- utilizes his talents so that he has worked the night of the auction. The vol- day, March 19. Both more to give others, and does it all unteers were divided into 44 committees, recipients addressed for the greater glory of God.” ranging from the oral auction to decorations the senior class after- Laughlin, with the aid of Alumni to painted treasures committees. ward. Board President Robert Funke, “From my standpoint it just seemed like T h e B a c k e r Chair of the Board of Trustees everything was very smooth, just like it has Award, named in honor Tom Keeline, and Jesuit Superior been in the past,” said Bettonville. Robert Barnidge and David Fleming of George and Anna S.J. pose with their Backer Awards. Carl Heumann, S.J., chose the two “It was very well organized,” said Presi- Backer, who funded the recipients. The criteria for Backer dent David Laughlin. construction of SLUH’s current campus, is Award nominees include “service to their Corporate sponsorship increased 18 per- the highest honor SLUH offers an alumnus, see BACKER, 12 see CASHBAH, 11 April 9, 2010 2 Volume 74, Issue 25 News SLUH students build hous- Chill Room es in Reynosa, Mexico Ben Kim “(Mission: Mexico) has the excitement set to move News Editor of any spring break trip, but it has a personal, Drew Dziedzic group of 20 adults and 51 St. Louis spiritual, human connection that you prob- Staff A U. High students, along with students ably can’t find in your typical vacation,” t. Louis U. High’s Administration has from Cor Jesu, St. Joseph’s, and DeSmet, said senior Core Team co-leader Kevin converted the former Coaches’ Com- traveled to Reynosa, Mexico over spring S PHOTO COUMRTESueller.Y OF JAMES FISTER mons, which is below the Robinson Li- break for Before leaving the United brary, into a Student Lounge. This new the annual States, the volunteers were split Student Lounge will eventually replace “Mission: into five groups of 14—ten the popular Chill Room, currently located M e x i c o ” students and four adults—to in the Jesuit wing. And whereas the Chill s e r v i c e build each house. SLUH built Room sheltered only seniors, the Student project. De- its houses around a brickyard in Lounge will be open to all classes. spite the the colonia. When not building “We are trying to explore other areas risk of Mex- during the day, the volunteers for students to hang out. With the closing ico’s violent interacted with the Mexican of the STUCO room and (the fact) that the drug cartels, families and played with the Chill Room is cramped, it seemed as (if) the group children. the students wanted a better place,” said managed to The purple team stands outside its completed house The construction process Assistant Principal for Student Affairs Brock build five with its new owners. was divided over four days. In Kesterson. houses for the poor in Reynosa’s colonia, order to build the houses, the workers leveled Kesterson also mentioned that the due to the city’s slum. the ground and placed cinder block bases for the small size of the Chill Room, it became see BUENO, 12 overheated and a fire hazard, which will not be an issue in the much larger Student Lounge. Juniors travel to Nanjing Also, according to Chill Room modera- Matt Cooley PHOTO COURTESY OF TED WIGHT tor Michael Marchlewski, S.J., the students Reporter in the Chill Room were bothering the classes hile many students were tak- in the J-wing, especially during the NCAA ing exams and enjoying spring Tournament. break,W four juniors were experiencing “I’m happy to relieve these teachers life on the other side of the globe. Alex (in the J-wing),” said Marchlewski, who Childs, Jon Conley, Dan Raterman, and promises to still visit the new Student Lounge Ted Wight left for Nanjing, China on often. “And (the Student Lounge) will be March 20 and returned last Saturday. very spacious. It will be a lot more open. St. Louis U. High’s exchange program Much more accommodating.” with Nanjing Foreign Language School But current seniors have no reason to (NFLS) began in 1997, when two Chinese worry; the Chill Room will not close im- students spent the second semester at mediately. SLUH juniors Alex Childs, Jon Conley, Dan Raterman, and “The Chill Room will stay as is until the SLUH. The program has since expanded Ted Wight with their hosts. to accommodate four Chinese students next plane, only to have it sit on the runway (current) seniors are not here any longer,” annually. In 2008, SLUH sent its first group for another hour and a half before taking off promised Kesterson. of students to NFLS over spring break. for the 14.5-hour flight to Shanghai. They Kesterson plans on using the fourth SLUH students in junior and senior Chi- were picked up and driven south to Nanjing, quarter as a transition period, hoping to open nese classes with good grades and an interest arriving there at 11 p.m. Sunday. the new Student Lounge soon. The lounge in Chinese culture are eligible to make the For the next two weeks, they spent the will primarily serve as an extension of the trip. Each year, Chinese teacher Ching-Ling mornings in class at NFLS. One was a private cafeteria for this school year. It will have Tai distributes $2000 in scholarships among class in which SLUH students determined tables and a flat-screen television, which the four students to help defray the cost of the subject. was donated by the family of senior Ben and airfare. “We learned about anything we wanted. freshman Darrian Castro. The area will be The connecting flight from St. Louis The only catch was that the whole lesson was similar to the old Student Commons, which to Chicago on March 20 was delayed three taught in Chinese,” said Raterman. “I believe is located right next to the Commons. hours. The students scrambled to board the see CHINA, 13 see ICE BOX, 13 April 9, 2010 Opinion Volume 74, Issue 25 3 LETTER TO THE EDITORS Students should consider movies’ morality To the Editors: ing an important rating of their moral and thematic appropriateness Whether it’s a rock concert, a movie, or prime time TV, Ameri- for viewers of all ages, not just kids.