Saints SENTINEL Volume 1: Issue 4 March 2019 Seniors Are Victorious Saints Olympics 2019 by Theresa Wagner Saints Olympic Week is one Each day’s theme allowed week’s main focus. Throughout of the most anticipated weeks students to express their school the week, classes donated of the school year and for spirit and add liveliness to each canned goods and nonperishable good reason. School spirit and classroom. Purple and gold filled foods to the Pawtucket Soup friendly competition characterize the hallways on Monday morning Kitchen as well as clothing and the race to win the coveted and flags from every nation were toiletries to the Providence bragging rights that accompany paraded down Walcott Street on Rescue Homeless Shelter. The the trophy. This year followed Thursday afternoon. Tuesday’s money collected from the one of the most unexpected dress-down day benefited Foster “Coin Wars” competition was outcomes in Saints’ history—the Forward, as students and faculty donated to Saints’ sister school, class of 2021 upset last year’s members collectively donated St. Mary’s, located in Kenya in senior class to win Olympics. hundreds of dollars to the order to provide students free The competition was fierce. organization. education, housing, and meals. Juniors, sophomores, and even Although Friday’s pep rally The Class of 2019 was freshmen had a shot at a title is the week’s main event, severely underestimated, but that had once belonged to that donations to local, national, and on Friday morning half of the year’s senior class. international charities are the tables in the East Cafeteria were covered in the class’s donated clothing and food. They came out of the games with more than 10,000 points earned through their generosity and athleticism, qualifying as the class with the highest scoring total at the end of the week. One can only wonder who will take home the trophy in 2020, but one statement is certain: Never count out the underdog! photos by Gabriela Castaneda-Pineda Mock Trial Makes the Case by Anna-Marie Ferris the teenage boy who is being The Saint’s Mock Trial team charged with manslaughter, has just wrapped up their 2019 while the prosecution is trying to season. The team won two of incriminate the defendant,” said their cases, one as Defense Cooper Arnold, an attorney on against North Providence the Mock Trial team. High School, and the other as The Mock Trial team made it Prosecution against Lincoln High into the first round of playoffs but School. unfortunately lost to Providence Each year, the competing Country Day School. Isabella schools throughout the state are Calise, a member of the team, photo courtesy of Mrs. Alexandre given the same specific case. mentioned that her favorite part The coordinator, Mrs. Mary SRA parent, for volunteering his While all the cases are fictitious, of being on Mock Trial is the Alexandre, said that she is very time and expertise to help the they are similar or based-on real- experience because it “teaches proud of the team and enjoys team. life cases. This year the case, great leadership qualities and watching everyone work well Saint Rays is incredibly proud State vs. DeLuca, involved texting gives us opportunities to learn together. The Mock Trial team is of the Mock Trial team, comprised while driving. “The defense was from current people in the law very grateful to John MacDonald, of only underclassmen, and all it given the case of protecting profession.” a criminal defense lawyer and has accomplished this year. 2 News Women’s History Month We Are Wise. We are Worthy. We Are Women. by Emily Fournier March is a very important Jane Addams set out to prove month for women across that white, privileged women the country as it is Women’s were not going to gain equality History Month. Established by on their own, instead they Congress in 1987, this month reached out to women of every is dedicated to celebrating and background including slaves and honoring women’s contributions immigrants. to history, culture, and American That is what makes the society. This March in particular women’s suffrage movement holds a very special meaning so impactful: women standing for American women as 2019 by women instead of letting marks the 100th anniversary race, politics, and backgrounds since women received the divide them. Women proved right to vote. Although this is that they were powerful, is over—a brief gaze at today’s a voice and more freedom than a tremendous milestone for strong, and could not be headlines will prove that that ever, there are always incidents women and the fight for gender silenced or shackled forever. is not the case. There is still and conversations that remind us harassment. There are still that change is a gradual process, double standards. There are still and that there are those that still stifling societal expectations. put women down and view them Especially now, these issues as subservient beings. need to be considered when This March, it is important celebrating the history of to remember that despite the women in America if we want setbacks women still face today, progression to continue. It was they have still made tremendous only 2017 when the #MeToo progress in the fight for gender Movement started, and even equality. As it has been proven today it is an ongoing epidemic throughout the centuries, of hashtag activism in which women triumph when they survivors are still stepping listen to one another, learn from forward with recent stories of one another, and encourage one sexual harassment and abuse another. Becoming a successful in their homes and at work. woman should not be viewed as While movements like #MeToo a competition. Every woman is and Time’s Up attest to the idea worthy of respect, acceptance, that women now have more of opportunity, and success. equality, the prejudice and Despite their inferior status in injustice that women face in American society, they not only their own communities must not continuously campaigned for be overlooked. their suffrage, but they also To understand where we are SENTINEL made countless advancements

Saints 2018-2019 Staff Members now, it is important to reflect in politics, science, technology, on where we have been. While and medicine which only Staff Writers: Staff Photographers: many may credit the petticoated reinforced the idea that women Gabriela Castaneda-Pineda Gabriela Castaneda-Pineda Sydney Charette Emily Fournier soldiers of the early twentieth were a force of nature and Anna-Marie Ferris Gianna Medeiros century as the champions of the perfectly capable of performing Emily Fournier Hector Padilla women’s suffrage movement, the same tasks as men. These Emily Gaboriault the fight for the right to vote women included Ada Lovelace, Jeremy Knox Copy Editors: can be traced back to 1848 in Marie Curie, Edith Wilson, and Ben Senra Gabriela Castaneda-Pineda Jordan Severino Emily Gaboriault Seneca Falls, NY, where Susan Eleanor Roosevelt, whose lives Kylie McLaughlin Emily Fournier B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady still remain prominent in the Gianna Medeiros Theresa Wagner Stanton famously introduced minds and hearts of today’s Hector Padilla their own declaration of courageous females. While it Jack Rigley Layout Editors: Jesus Santos Anna-Marie Ferris sentiments and opposition to is easy to look at our past and Ryan Sutherland Jeremy Knox the oppressive state of their come to the assumption that Theresa Wagner Gianna Medeiros country. Women like Sojourner the fight for acknowledgment, Faculty Advisor: Jordan Severino Truth, the Grimké sisters, and acceptance, and gender equality Heather Gaffney-Hsu Sydney Charette News 3 Spotlight: Mrs. M. Murphy by Emily Fournier families, especially in the field A: I want every student to Good teachers enlighten of social work. While she helped know that they are special, and the mind, but great teachers me recognize my potential for that God has a plan for each and enlighten the heart. It can be and interest in this job, Mr. every one of them. I want them said that what separates a good Murray’s psychology class is to know and understand that life teacher from a great teacher is what solidified that for me. They is a journey and that they are how one sees his or her students. both had a hand in my career well on their way to becoming A great teacher recognizes choice. the best versions of themselves students’ respectability, dignity, Q: What is it you love most that they can be; who God and individuality. While Saint about Saint Raphael Academy? intends for them to be. I hope Raphael Academy proudly boasts What is it about the school that that I model what that’s like. I an abundance of great teachers, inspired you to come back and hope that by me being imperfect, this month’s spotlight article is work here? by being real and honest in my devoted to the incomparable A: I love our students. I love we really are family. work with them, that I help Mrs. Malaina Murphy. working with each and every Q: What is the most rewarding them to see the opportunities Q: When did you know that one of them and their families. part about being a guidance that lie ahead for them. I want you wanted to be a guidance I love our Lasallian community counselor? them to know that I am driven counselor? of dedicated teachers and staff. A: I love watching students by helping students become the A: I always knew that I wanted They are all such incredible grow and transform into the best version of themselves, and to work with kids. I always knew colleagues. I just love the people they were meant to be. I as they work towards that, they that social work or something community as a whole; how love getting to witness students help me in return and reassure along those lines was the career diverse it is and how intimate it enter their freshman year as me that I am doing the right path for me. I didn’t necessarily is. As far as what inspired me to young kids, and over the next thing with my life. want to be a guidance counselor; come back, it was the opportunity four years grow personally, While many great teachers I had no plan to be a guidance to give back to a community that emotionally, and academically, go underappreciated, this is not counselor at any other school. gave me so much. When I was and become these mature the case for Mrs. Murphy, She But one day I got an opportunity a student here, not only did I seniors capable of engaging is an example of what every to apply for this job, and it just receive a great education, but I in such deep and purposeful teacher should be: passionate, made sense to me. received so much support from conversation, and really start to charismatic, unpretentious, and Q: Who inspired you to choose my teachers and my classmates. become adults. I’m so grateful candid. She treats all of her this career? By working here, I view it as that I not only get to witness students and colleagues with A: Sister Regina. She an opportunity to share with this change but be a part of the respect and is overwhelmingly recognized my strength and students what was given to me. journey into adulthood as well. loved and respected by them in really helped me realize that I I would not want to work in any Q: What is one thing you really return. Saint Raphael Academy wanted to work with kids and other school setting. At Saints, want your students to know? is truly blessed to have her. Saints Drama: “Our Place” by Ryan Sutherland a One Act production of “Our is nothing without its amazing When it comes to Saint Ray’s Place.” Every actor and actress sound and lights crews. The Drama Program, they never did a phenomenal job and every technical crew’s talents matched cease to astonish the audience part of the play was crisp and those of the performers creating with their amazing talent. Saints smooth. Since the play was a top-notch production. Drama has a long history which a series of vignettes, many Saints Drama program goes back over 40 years. students were able to be featured attended the Rhode Island Recently, Saints Drama held on stage. Of course, the play Drama Fest where they placed third in the state while winning many individual awards as well. Many students were able to see this play a second time when the cast and crew performed two shows for the entire student body. of the play while other parts Many students who are brought them to tears. This just not involved in the drama goes to show how excellent the program and might not have performance was. There is no the opportunity to see all of the doubt that this talent will never plays were laughing hysterically fade away from Saints Drama photos by Gabriela Castaneda-Pineda throughout the comedic parts program. 4 News The College Search by Jeremy Knox and Kylie McLaughlin photo courtesy of Getty Images Searching for the perfect college is a long, stressful, and tedious process that nearly all high school students must endure. The number of variables that must be filled can sometimes seem endless and confusing and can overwhelm students who are overstressed. However, for incoming seniors and others thereafter, Saint Raphael’s seniors have some words of advice after experiencing the college process themselves. Q: How did you make your list of things you wanted in your potential list of colleges? A: Gianna Medeiros, (Emmanuel): Personally, I envisioned my perfect college experience in my head more research, I realized being a down. A: Gianna Medeiros, (Emmanuel): before making my list. I wanted pediatrician wasn’t for me. Q: What were some of the When I went to the accepted to know what it was like to go to I had always excelled in math as specific things you looked for while students’ day at Emmanuel College, tailgates, Division 1 sports games, well as science, and the health field visiting your schools? I realized it was the best of both and all types of campus events. still interested me, but I wanted to do A: Jake LeFort, (undecided): The worlds. I will be in the heart of Having been to small, Catholic something more math based. After absolute biggest thing for me when Boston, surrounded by everything, schools my entire life, I knew I doing more research on jobs that I was visiting, was if I felt at home but I will also be benefiting from was ready to transition to a larger involved what I was interested in, I or not when walking around and small class sizes and a liberal arts school for college. I wanted to found that biomedical engineering just being there. I knew I would be education that I believe will mold go somewhere where everyone was a perfect combination of what living on campus, so I had to feel me into a well-informed participant enjoyed where they were and I wanted: math, science, and like I wasn’t going to hate being in society. loved being involved. I also knew medicine. I knew I would love it. there every day for the school year, One of the most important I did not want to bring my car to The advice I’d give to someone and that is very important in this pieces of advice is to remember college, and I love the city, so an struggling to find their major is to be search. that everything happens for a urban campus with everything in open minded. Most of us have some Another thing I found highly reason. You will get accepted into proximity was perfect for me. sort of idea about what we want to important was the food. When most schools, but you could be Q: How did you pick your major pursue, but I encourage keeping an you’re going to be living the next deferred or denied from others. and what advice would you give to open mind. Do lots of research; we four years of your life at a place Rest assured, that what happens someone struggling to decide what know our skills better than anyone away from home, you need to make is supposed to happen and is all they want to do? else - throw them into Google and sure that the food you are eating part of the process. It’s an exciting A: Morgan Collins, (Wentworth): see what comes up. At the end of every day is good, right? time, try not to let the stresses get At first, I was positive I wanted the day, trust your gut and don’t Q: How did finally decide which to you, and take it from us, when to be a pediatrician. But, as I met be afraid to steer away from the school was going to be the right fit everything is over, it will be the best with guidance counselors and did path you thought you were headed for you? feeling ever. Purple and Gold Zone: Sports 5 Saints Take the Ice by Ben Senra This sports year for Saint showed how good they were Raphael Academy has been one by winning two games, scoring to remember. The fall sports six goals while only allowing set a high standard with two five, sweeping Ponaganset, and teams making it to the state earning themselves a chance to championship, and the hockey play for the state final. team did not disappoint. The boys In the finals, PSW was set were able to achieve one of the to face the juggernauts of the best seasons in program history league, Cumberland. In the earning a record consisting of regular season, Cumberland 14 wins and 4 losses. This gave earned themselves a respectable them the 3rd seed going into the record of 16 wins and 0 losses. daunting playoffs. However, this did not put fear In the first round the team in PSW, it only made them faced Lincoln. In the regular want it that much more, and photo by Emily Gaboriault season, they won a nail biting they showed it. The first game game against Lincoln which was an electrifying game with into sudden death overtime and to force OT. Even OT could not ended in overtime with a everything anyone could have with an extremely lucky bounce separate the teams and it went final score of 2 to 1. It the asked. Cumberland scored first Cumberland won the game with to a penalty shootout. The team same outcome in the playoffs. and early; however, PSW did a score of 2 to 1. Game two was did not crack under pressure and The boys won the series in a not allow them to have lead for a thriller to say the least. It was won the shootout with a score command fashion of 2 games to long scoring a quick comeback a do or die game- win and play of 1-0. Unfortunately, the last 0 in the best of three series. In goal. Nothing could separate game three, lose and the season game did not go our way, and the Semifinals, the team faced the teams except for a very is done. The team came out we lost with a score of 1 to 0. Ponaganset, who was ranked questionable call by the referees dominating going up 3 to 0 in However, the boys showed great second going into the playoffs. disallowing a goal scored by PSW. the first period. They slipped a resilience and fought to the last However, the team truly Unfortunately, the game went little and Cumberland was able buzzer. Kudos Making a Splash at States by Ethan Potvin To Our The Saints swim team started three years ago with one National swimmer. Now the swim team has five members, three girls and two boys, being coached by Mike Winners Constantino. Those swimmers are Katherine Castanos (2021), Morgan McCann (2022), Meghan Cabral (2022), Steve Guaman (2019), and Ethan Potvin (2020). This season the swim team swam at multiple meets at Rhode Island College against other schools with independent swim teams, and some of our swimmers were invited to invitational photo courtesy of Ethan Potvin meets at Brown University and Roger Williams University. The Ethan swam the 200m individual Championships. season culminated with multiple medley and the 500m freestyle, The team is already looking swimmers qualifying for the Katherine swam the 200m forward to next year’s swim State Championships held at individual medley and the 100m season and hoping to see new Brown University on February butterfly, and Morgan swam faces on the team next year. If Congratulations to 23, 2019. the 200m individual medley you are interested in joining the Jake Lamothe, Braxton The qualifying swimmers and the 100m breaststroke. team, talk to any one of the team Fontaine, Nas Medeiros, were Ethan Potvin, Katherine All three swimmers achieved members for more information. and Darius Kipyego Castanos, and Morgan McCann. personal best times at the State Go Saints! 6 Arts & Entertainment Jordan Peele Does It Again by Jack Rigley Have you ever been enjoying their “Tethered” counterparts. a nice summer vacation when Academy award winner, Lupita a murderous and vengeful Nyong’o who plays Adelaid lookalike breaks into your house Wilson, the paranoid protagonist and threatens your life with and mother of two as well as her golden shears? Yeah, me either. utterly terrifying doppelganger, The widely anticipated horror Red, is a clear standout among film, Us, which hit theaters March the cast. Though scary to watch, 22nd, is full of with its fair share you can’t take your eyes off of of doppelgangers terrifying the Nyong’o as she creates the movie’s characters as well as the layers of Adelaid’s character photo courtesy of Getty Images people in the audience. as well as the eerie body and the easter eggs, symbols, and this film is exceptional as a After the success of his Oscar facial movements and pained hidden secrets that they may result of unbelievably strong winning film, Get Out, many voice of Red. The stunning and have missed the first time. performances, cinematography, eyes were on Jordan Peele to very real performances from the Peele also makes sure to add and thrilling plot filled with deliver another exciting and high actors also add to the power and a deeper satire about society suspense. Peele did indeed deliver caliber movie experience, and he greatness of this new installment into the meaning of his films. another extremely successful did it again. Though this movie in Peele’s filmography. Though the face theme of this film, which ended its opening doesn’t surpass the cultural As all Jordan Peele films do, film is that we are our own worst weekend with a whopping $70 masterpiece that is Get Out, it this film has a climactic and enemy, there is an even deeper million, surpassing other horror strongly and effectively hits its extremely surprising twist at theme. While Get Out dealt with films like Get Out and A Quiet mark. Like Get Out, Us is filled the end. These twists also add racism, Us confronts classism. Place at the box office. Us is with extraordinarily strong, even on to the movie experience. All in all, Us is a movie sure to make you sleep with a Oscar worthy, performances They make it so that audiences experience that you don’t want golf club at your bed side as well from its cast. Actors had to play want to go back and watch it to miss. Though not as scary as make you look at the people their core characters and also a second time to catch all of as the movie trailer suggests, around you in a different light. Jonas Brothers Reunited by Sydney Charette “We’re back….” These were hard to believe that the group singer in the band DNCE. Their same rock and roll teen boys the words spoken by Kevin, Nick, that so many of us loved as individual comebacks in the that fans remember but three and Joe Jonas on the morning children were coming back to Hollywood spotlight were short matured singers accompanied of Thursday, February 28th. Old gift us again with their music. lived and slowly died out, but the by their wives (and fiancé), with fans, a generation of eighteen Within the ten years between band members say that this was a new pop twist to their music. a time of healing for themselves It is a refreshing and nostalgic and the band. However, they time for those of us who went slowly realized that they needed to school with Joe Jonas on our to begin creating music together backpacks and S.O.S blaring again, and a documentary through our iPod shuffles. The will now be released following only thing left for this band to their reunion. Their new single, do is set dates for their reunion Sucker, released midnight of the tour, and it is certain that fans 28th, quickly soared to the top are now digging through their of the iTunes and Spotify charts. old cd’s, ready to reminisce The video does not feature the together again. to twenty-five year olds, were the last Jonas Brother’s big hit ecstatic to hear that the band, to the present, we have The Jonas Brothers, were seen members of the group reuniting after a 6 year split. emerge as solo artists or dabble The announcement was posted in other forms of music and on social media, in the form of entertainment. a photo and teaser video stating Nick Jonas had his spike of the name of their new single, fame when he released his Sucker. single Jealous in 2014. Joe Jonas To the generation raised on also experienced his turn in the the Camp Rock and Hannah lime light in 2015 with his song photos courtesy of Getty Images Montana age of Disney it was Cake by the Ocean as the lead Opinions/Editorials 7 ’s New Album by Hector Padilla

On March 8, 2019 Chicago also capture Juice’s emotional as Big and Out My Way shifting job of taking his audience rapper, Juice WRLD, released evoking music. However, when gears to his rap game. through his deep and emotional his second studio album, Death it comes to Juice WRLD listeners Death Race For Love’s life. Fame has not made Juice Race for Love. Juice WRLD has often find themselves mixed up 72 minute album becomes WRLD any happier, but his found himself to be at the top into two genres, Hip Hop and his wearisome by the 22 track no music continues to enlighten of a new emerging era so called emotional pop-punk. Juice firmly matter how emotional it can be. heartbroken teenagers around emo rap, through his release gets into his bag on tracks such Juice WRLD does an amazing the world. 4 out of 5 stars. of Lucid Dreams in early 2018. Death Race For Love lands a spot at number one on the Billboard chart, making this Juice’s first No. 1 album on Billboard. With minimal features Juice allows himself to be the center of attention. Death Race For Love’s 72 minutes, consists of tracks such as, Empty, Maze, . Juice goes deep and dark with album opener Empty, something fans are accustomed to. Similar songs such as Who Shot Cupid? and Robbery photo Getty Images Don’t Miss Eli’s Kitchen by Gianna Medeiros

When in Warren, the restaurant day they were offering an array scene can’t be missed. Up, of specialty homemade donuts. down, and around Main Street The menu is not exactly lie restaurants, cafes, and pubs, extensive, but you will not be making it the perfect small-town disappointed by any of the scene for whatever mood one options. Eli’s Kitchen specializes photo by Gianna Medeiros may be in. One restaurant worth in lunch and dinner, with trying is Eli’s Kitchen, where the many vegan, vegetarian, and head chef recently won Chopped. gluten-free options that cater Although small in size, this place to anyone’s dietary needs. In is not to be underestimated, as addition to the homemade it accounts for some pretty big hummus and pita chips they flavors. give to every table, I started Eli’s Kitchen is characterized with the Sweet Chili Cauliflower by a rectangular open floor ($9). I was delightfully surprised plan, with tables (8 total) and a by the crunch of the cauliflower, bar area surrounding its edges. as well as the sweet and not- Most of the tables are meant for too-spicy flavor it gives. It is groups of 2-4, with one large the perfect appetizer; I would table that is friendly for large go back for this alone. For my groups. The walls are covered in entrée, I chose the Cauliflower art and décor, each piece adding Tikka Masala with Garlic and spicy flavor experience. I was well-known and well-respected to the warm, brown tones of the Cilantro Naan ($20). This dish is able to finish my experience at restaurants in the area. It may space. Overall, the restaurant comprised of the perfect blend Eli’s Kitchen with an Amaretto be overlooked at times, but has a cozy, casual vibe, inviting of spices that mixes effortlessly Brown Butter Glazed Donut. This the flavors and welcoming guests to be welcome and with the jasmine rice, creating a donut, with its soft interior and atmosphere make it a new indulge in some amazing food. perfect texture and taste that is rich, sweet glaze, is easily one favorite of mine. Because of the On one wall lies a small board worth the price. Scooping a little of the best donuts I’ve ever had. mastery of flavor and the overall displaying the specials, and I bit of the curry onto the naan Despite its size, Eli’s Kitchen ambiance, I have to give Eli’s was lucky enough to go on a allows for the ultimate savory- fits in the same caliber as other Kitchen 5 stars.