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Class of 2013 admitted to SLUH 290 receive acceptance letters Mark Waterman (as possible),” he said. eral students. Core Staff In his first year as part of SLUH’s ad- “(The interviews) are a lot of times re- “ he numbers are the same, but the missions process, Moran noted that students ally, really inspiring,” he said, specifically names have changed,” said Direc- admitted to SLUH overwhelmingly decide to mentioning one student who said that he torT of Admissions Craig Hannick of the attend, a trait that is, in his experience, unique would like to incorporate his study of Chinese St. Louis U. High Class of 2013, which to the school. Admissions at St. John’s Prep, with orthodontics. looks to be yet another strong group of Moran said, often involved admitting more Laughlin said that issues such as the students. than four hundred students to end up with a economy and Highway 40 reconstruction Letters of acceptance were mailed to class of three hundred. have had little noticeable effect on the number 290 hopeful adolescents across the bi-state Moran also noted that the annual day- of applicants. “What attracts people to SLUH area on Feb. 6. This year SLUH received long meeting of the nine-member admissions is the strength of our program,” he said. 315 applications, which Hannick said is at committee seemed to go rather smoothly. Hannick agreed, saying that things like the low end of the spectrum but, still, about “One hundred and fifty or so (students) just Vision 2000 improvements or economic is- normal for the applicant pool. go right in. … That made it easy,” he said. sues fail to sway people in any major way. “This is a really strong class,” said President David Laughlin echoed this “It’s part of a whole package that’s Principal John Moran. “The decisions were sentiment, saying that this year had a little impressive,” he said. easy.” Moran himself interviewed about 25 less “wringing (of) hands” in the committee The data seems to back this up, showing prospective students. “I really wanted to get meeting. Laughlin, whose son was accepted that SLUH is still drawing its students from to know as many of the incoming students into the class of 2013, also interviewed sev- see UNLUCKY, 10 Jason Evert PE P RALLIED PHOTO BY ZAC BOESCH to speak on chastity Chris Brennan News Editor oday, St. Louis high school students will hear a presentation by Jason Evert,T a Catholic speaker who works for the radio show Catholic Answers. Evert will be speaking to the whole school about chastity, beginning at 1:50 p.m. according to Assistant Principal for Academic Af- fairs Mark Michalski, SLUH’s liason. Former Principal Mary Schenkenberg Junior Kevin Mueller (center) hoists aloft his Sno Ball date Krystal Pennzoil (senior Phil Azar) at the and former Assistant Principal for Student pep rally Friday after school as the SLUH hockey cheerleaders from Nerinx Hall look on. Affairs H. Eric Clark were contacted about see EVERT, 12 2 News February 12, 2009 Marcouiller, S. J., to take Speech team reigns of Missouricommunity CarlProvince Heumann, S. J. For this wins CISL Matt Bettonville particular six-year term, the provincial will Core Staff negotiate a merger of the Missouri and New with four first ouglas Marcouiller, S. J., has been Orleans provinces due to low population in named provincial for the Missouri the New Orleans province. ProvinceD of the Society of Jesus. He will After individual conferences, the society place finishers become provincial on July 31, when cur- picked Marcouiller as their man. Pat Lynch rent provincial Timothy McMahon’s, S.J., “The Jesuits of the Missouri Province Core Staff term expires. are hardworking and holy men,” Marcouiller he St. Louis U. High speech team end- Marcouiller’s job as provincial will be said in a press release. “I look forward to ed its season on a high note Sunday, to oversee the 300 Jesuits in the Missouri serving them as well as I can. I am also ea- clinchingT team first place in the Christian Province, meeting individually with each ger to work with our many colleagues and Interscholastic Speech League (CISL) as once a year to help discern the best assign- partners in ministry.” well as a host of individual awards for ment for him. The provincial has the final Marcouiller attended Princeton and Yale the team members. The team consists of say in where the Society sends each Jesuit. Universities to earn his bachelor’s and mas- seniors Jack Erbs, Andrew Fowler, Andy The Missouri province that Marcouiller ter’s degrees, respectively. He later earned a Frank, Mark Holzum, Will Hussung, Jack will take responsibility for encompasses all Ph.D. in economics from the University of Leahy, Pete Winfrey, and Joey Zanaboni; Jesuit communities in Missouri, Kansas, Texas at Austin after his ordination to the juniors Kevin Kickham, Andrew Kresy- Colorado, Oklahoma, southern Illinois, and Society of Jesus. man, and Michael Meyer; sophomore Belize. Marcouiller also served as a delegate Patrick Smith, and freshman Christian Throughout this year, Jesuit communi- to the election of current Jesuit Superior Probst. ties in the province have gathered to discuss General Adolfo Nicolás in Rome last March, The team went into the competition at the qualities they wish to see in a provincial, according to Heumann. SLUH students might Incarnate Word Academy in first place in the according to superior of the SLUH Jesuit see PROVINCIAL , 12 CISL standings, a spot they have held since the first meet. “This is the strongest first place they’ve Third SAC discusses honor had,” said speech team moderator Kathryn Whitaker. “The team had a wonderful time code, stress, and iPods with (the meets) and have a wonderful Peter Mackowiak, Luke Chellis “We don’t want it to be something that spirit about them. They get excited about the Sports Editor, Core Staff (students) sign once and then never look meets, and are one of the more committed he third quarter’s Student Advisory at again,” said Goeddel. “We want it to be teams.” Council (SAC) met this Monday to something that (students) live by.” In addition to the team first place, many discussT the possible introduction of an Kesterson said the only way an honor members finished in the top three of their honor code, student stress, and the parent- code would be worthwhile “is if it comes respective individual categories. Winfrey student handbook. Time ran out before the from the students, and you make it your own. and Kickham finished first in Duet Acting, fourth item on the agenda—the purpose of It’s kind of like the Examen. It just becomes performing the opening scene of the play the SAC—could be addressed. part of what we are.” “The Foreigner” by Larry Shue, which the The idea of an honor code, discussed at English teacher Barbara Osburg said Dauphin Players performed last spring. last quarter’s SAC and the Junior Roundtable, repetition would help an honor code prosper. With regards to working with a partner, headed the agenda for the evening. “An honor code says we keep each other Winfrey felt he and Kickham worked well “We wanted to make sure (an honor following those values,” she said. “I think if together, saying that he “could rely on him code) would be … a list of positives, rather it were tight and kind of simple, and it were to get through the scene.” than a list of things not to do,” said junior brought up a number of times it might be a Zanaboni nabbed a first place finish in class moderator Mary Russo. Russo cited kind of mantra that might be helpful.” Extemporaneous Speaking, in which contes- DeSmet’s model, in which students sign an Discussion moved to the possible tants pick a current event question at random honor code freshman year and positive honor implementations of an honor code and their and answer the question through speech and code posters hang in the hallways, as a good pros and cons. Ideas included rephrasing the analysis. Zanaboni’s question concerned starting point. Graduate at Graduation, having incoming whether the U.S. should be a peacemaker Parent J. Christian Goeke said, “To me, freshmen sign a Grad at Grad pledge (and in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unfortu- the concept of an honor code is very basic: continuing the signing in subsequent years), nately, Zanaboni went twelve seconds over you don’t cheat, you don’t steal, you don’t and having seniors do a self-evaluative Grad the maximum time limit of six minutes. lie.” Several parents chimed in agreement. see SAC, 15 see SPEECH, 15 February 12, 2009 Opinion 3 Lewis ’10 defends Plainsong To the Editors: corrupt. Even if we blindfold our students to shield them from evil, After reading Henry Purcell’s letter in last week’s issue of they will stumble upon it eventually. The only rational choice is to the Prep News, I was relieved, although I disagree with almost prepare them for what they will inevitably have to confront. everything he had to say. It was heartening to see that intelligent I can think of no better form of preparation than studying Plain- conversation was actually taking place despite the best efforts of a song or a book similar to it. Critics want to ban the book based on a nameless person who went behind the administration’s back to rile few scenes, completely disregarding the context in which they are up controversy. Purcell expressed a fear that the sexually explicit presented. They would rather, if I have interpreted their arguments material in Plainsong would corrupt our dear, naively innocent correctly, simply discuss fornication and oral sex, among other sophomores and make them slaves to their own lust.