Marist Brothers Celebrate 200 Years
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THE SENTINEL Marist High School Volume 53, Issue 1 4200 west 115th street, chicago, il 60655 SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 Marist Brothers celebrate 200 years “Marcellin used the skills that his father by Faith Laughran had taught him to build the furniture,” editor-in-chief Marist president Brother Hank Hammer said. “The image from that period that This school year marks the anniversary survives to this day is of that table. It is an of the beginning of the Marist Brothers. important symbol.” 200 years ago, Marcellin Champagnat Champagnat taught his first two students began his mission to educate and restore at this table, Jean-Marie Granjon and Jean people’s faith, starting in France. Baptiste Audras, who did not know how to On July 22, 1816, a young Marcellin read or write. Champagnat was ordained a priest, and he The table began to become an image, committed himself to a life of service. He like the Eucharistic table at mass, feeding hoped to bring the teachings and examples the two recruits with knowledge so they of Christ and Mary to the people of France, would have the strength to go out and who were recovering from the recent teach others. It was at that table the Marist revolution. Champagnat began his ministry Brothers started. at his first parish in La Valla. Today there are more than 3,000 Champagnat was surprised when he met Marist Brothers in schools in 83 different the parishioners. They were apprehensive countries around the world continuing about their new priest because they what Marcellin Champagnat started. were used to a drunken pastor who was To celebrate 200 years of the Marist unenthusiastic during Masses. The people Brothers, Deacon Andy constructed a La of La Valla were tired after the revolution Valla table himself. The faculty celebrated and the church itself was in bad condition. an opening Mass together around that table Champagnat began to put the church on August 22. photo by Faith Laughran back together by cleaning, repairing and Each faculty member was given a clay motivating people to go to church. The Brother Hank, Deacon Andy and students gather in Champagnat saucer to signify a plate, and to remind Square around the La Valla table that symbolizes St. Marcellin’s poverty and lack of education of the people them that each of them has something strengthened Champagnat’s desire to be call for us to share our talents with one another as the Marist to bring to the table to share with their Brothers celebrate their 200th anniversary this year. an educator and motivated him to form a students. group of brothers to help him. “The significance now of the table is to and everything brought to the table should to look back and get the sense that they are On October 28, 1816, Champagnat met use it as a symbol of unity, and the unity be honored, welcomed and shared.” a part of something much bigger,” Brother Jean-Baptiste Montagne, a 16-year-old boy Marist has with the Marist Brothers ties Marist Chicago started the celebration Hank said. dying of tuberculosis. Montagne had little together with all Marists,” campus minister with the building of the table, and will Amazed by Champagnat’s legacy, education and Champagnat discovered Deacon Andy Neu said. join together with other Marist schools to Brother Hank challenges the Marist when talking to him that he had no faith The table will be used as an altar at commemorate the anniversary throughout community to consider our future. in God. school masses and in the chapel, and it the 2016-2017 school year. “It’s incredible to think that, because of Following Montagne’s death, Marcellin will find a new home in Champagnat On March 29, there is a Marist national what happened in 1817, we are here in this bought a house and began to repair the Square to remind students of Marcellin day of service and all American Marist building today,” Brother Hank said. “Is place. He also began building his own Champagnat’s journey and teachings. schools will be involved. there anyone here in our community today furniture for the home. The first piece he “I hope that the table will trigger “The national day of service will be who will do something incredible that will built was a dining table, which was also something in students,” Deacon Andy said. streamed live, and at the end of the day all be remembered and talked about 200 years used for meetings, workshops and school. “We all have something to bring to the table Marist schools in the United States will get from now?” Valek makes school history with perfect ACT score by Raini Eldorado junior reporter Last spring, Becca Valek became the first female student in Marist history to earn a perfect score on the ACT. And she did it twice. Valek took the ACT for the first time in September 2015, the beginning of her junior year. Although she scored a 34, a great score, Valek was not satisfied. In April 2016, Valek took the test again and scored a 36, which is a perfect score. “I was not happy with my writing score, so I decided to take the ACT a third time to see if I could improve in Becca Valek that area,” Valek said. In June, she made her third attempt. Although her writing score remained the “Mr. Glennon helped make the math RedHawk journalists attend IJEA conference same, again she scored a 36. section easy for me because he pushed us so hard in class that the time limit and The Illinois Journalism Education Association held its annual high Valek credits the strong curriculum school journalism conference at the University of Illinois-Urbana on with helping her achieve high ACT caliber of the problems [on the ACT] Friday, September 16. A total of 28 high schools from around the state scores. weren’t an issue.” attended, including 17 members of the RedHawk journalism program. “My classes at Marist prepared me Valek has not yet decided on a college, Junior Michelle Lenz took third place in the write-off contest for her very well, especially for the reading and but wants to pursue a career in pediatric feature story about the keynote address given by Dow Jones Journalism science sections,” Valek said. oncology. Teacher of the Year Mitch Eden, of Kirkwood High School in Missouri. She also credits math teacher Mr. “I have seen many kids affected with 2016 marked the fourth year in a row that a RedHawk placed in the Owen Glennon for helping her achieve cancer and I want to make a difference highly competitive contest. After listening to the keynote address, a perfect score on the math section. by working toward a cure,” Valek said. students attended sessions given by professional journalists. PAGE TWO NEWS SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 Theatre guild presents Shakespearean comedy for fall play by MiKaela Dismukes “Much Ado About Nothing” is a comedy written by William Shakespeare senior reporter in 1599. The performances at Marist are special because this year marks the 400th The Marist Theatre Guild will present anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. “Much Ado About Nothing” as its fall The play is set in Messina, a village in play, with performances on Nov. 3, 4 and 5 southern Italy and the plot centers around at 7:30 p.m. in the RedHawk Theatre. two couples who go through a series of Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for trials in their relationships. general admission and will be sold during Benedick and Beatrice are addicted to lunch MODS and at the door. witty putdowns of one another rather than The show features seniors Becca admitting their true feelings. Shakespeare Valek as Beatrice and Jake Listowski as uses them to represent realistic love. Benedick. Claudio and Hero’s love is based more Other cast members include juniors on physical attraction, so their relationship Abram Camerena as Claudio, Maddie represents romantic love. Curtin as Hero, Philip Duda as Don Pedro, In addition to the love stories, the Quinn Donnelly as Leonato and Liam character Dogberry, played by junior Cate Kelly as Don John. Hynes, adds humor throughout the plot The production is co-directed by Mrs. while Don John provides entertainment as Erin Kelly and Mrs. Erin Vail. the villain. “We set the play in the 1980s, with pop “When most people think of Shakespeare, photo by Marie Weber culture references and music that audiences they think of the tragedies they read in their will enjoy,” Mrs. Vail said. “Performing English classes,” Valek said. “This show Seniors Jake Listowski and Becca Valek rehearse a scene on Monday these roles using Shakespearean language is not quite like those and it has a really in the RedHawk Theater. The pair will star as one of two romantically is the biggest challenge for the actors, but entertaining storyline. Audiences will involved couples in “Much Ado About Nothing,” presented Nov. 3-5 audiences will be impressed.” enjoy the comedy in the show.” by the Marist Theatre Guild. Goodbye, Edline. Hello, PlusPortals. by Cara Donegan Although there has been a lot of positive feedback, there are some teachers and senior reporter students that have some complaints. This school year, a new student “I don’t like the change at all,” said information system, PlusPortals, replaced senior Julia Ruzevich. “It is a lot slower Edline, the system used for the past several than Edline and getting homework is years. confusing and sometimes doesn’t work.” The one major difference between the Some teachers do not like that two systems is that PlusPortals features PlusPortals works only with Explorer and real time gradebooks.