Volume LXXX, Issue VIII St. Louis University High School | Friday, October 9, 2015 sluh.org/prepnews Freshman theology switches Students can see film version of Fall Fest to text; sophomores take new The Martian next Friday include grills church history course BY Jack Sinay event is not mandatory. ing the book.” and pumpkin CORE STAFF “We wanted to do some- There was an advanced thing that was optional, so screening exclusive to SLUH thrills he New Horizons Space- only the people who really science teachers, Science Club craft capturing thewanted to do it would be in- members, and film students T BY John Michael Fitzgerald world’s first pictures of Pluto. volved,” said senior Michael last Tuesday at Ronnie’s Plaza. STAFF The discovery of frozen wa- Hayes, who was a member of The event was made possible ter on Mars. SLUH’s watch the committee that chose the because of film teacher Mark he annual SLUH Fall Fes- party for The Martian next book. Cummings, who had vouch- Ttival, a traditional event Friday. Each of these events This event is unlike pre- ers to preview a 20th Century of food, fun and entertain- represents a landmark in the vious all-school reading book Fox film. ment that marks the begin- current study of space, and activities. For the 2012 book, Many of those attended ning of fall, will take place on SLUH students can be part of The Alchemist, a small group enjoyed the movie thorough- Thursday, Oct. 15, after the one of them next week. discussion took place, while ly, and remarked on how it second exam. On the morning of Fri- the authors of both the 2013 stayed true to the book. You can expect the low- day, Oct. 16, SLUH will send book, Shift, and the 2014 “I was very relieved to er field—where the festival busloads of students to the book, Tattoos on the Heart, see that they were true to the is taking place—to be filled Esquire Movie Theater to came to speak to the student book,” said science teacher with students and faculty, all watch Matt Damon play Mark body in mandatory assem- Kathy Chott, who attended gathered to take part in this Watney in the film version of blies. the advanced screening. “I exciting event. Along with the this year’s all-school summer “In a lot of years past, was happy to see the excite- grilling and live music, there reading book, The Martian. there’d be some kids who re- ment (of the movie), I espe- will also be events added to The event, which was or- ally enjoyed discussing the cially liked how they handled bring newer, more vibrant en- ganized by the Science Club, books and there were some the scenes where he was ergy to the festival. science department chair kids who (felt) it wasn’t re- a l on e .” This year will also fea- Mary Russo, and members of ally their style,” said Hayes. “The actors were stellar,” ture the first ever Pumpkin a committee that chose The “We thought (this) would be said senior Nick Messina, a Games, in which students Martian last year as the all- a little more fun, and it kind former film student of Cum- form teams of five to com- school reading book, will take of worked out perfectly that mings and on the committee pete in a variety of smaller place the day after exams, the movie was coming out at that chose the book. “In fact, competitions including touch photo | Mr. Matt Sciuto when SLUH is off school. The the same time we were read- continued on page 5 football, inflatable fighting, The freshman theology class of James Page, S.J., last month. pumpkin hurling, tug o’ war, BY Sam Chechik apple bobbing, sack racing, CORE STAFF freshman theology teachers Parsons makes shirts, not bowties and cornhole. At the end of are still pulling material from the games a winning group reshman and sophomore that textbook to aid in their will be chosen. Ftheology curriculums teaching of the Old Testa- “We really wanted Fall have changed for the 2015- ment. Fest to be better this year than 2016 school year. For the first Throughout the year, in years past by making it a semester of freshman year, freshman theology teachers fun, relaxing culmination to students will now use only the will weave the main themes of the first quarter,” said Student Catholic Youth Bible as their Zanzig into the course itself, Council president Jack Perry- official textbook. including the patriarchs and man. “But to make it better The class of 2019 will be matriarchs, the Hebrew King- we knew we had to make it the first class to have the new dom, the judges, prophets, bigger and more exciting than freshman and sophomore kings, and primeval history. ever before.” theology curriculum; the ju- “Our goal is that the stu- Student Council has nior and senior courses will dents know the narrative of added activities such as a chili remain the same. the salvation history for the cook off, a jack-o-lantern The new freshmanOld Testament so that they carving competition, and a course consists of the Old understand that foundational possible bonfire. Testament in the first semes- piece of why we have an Old The festival will also ter and the New Testament in Testament in the Scriptures,” feature live music, with per- the second semester. said freshman theology photo | courtesy of Mr. RJ Parsons formances by the band Jeske The sophomore course teacher Danielle Harrison. Some shirts designed by Latin teacher RJ Parsons. He runs his own business by making shirts. Park, the renowned Dj Squill, will now consist of church Freshman teachers and BY Sam Heagney bor overseas to make their products. and Esoteric; all of these history—with a focus on their students have found FEATURES EDITOR “When I would go out to purchase groups are comprised of Christology—for the first se- new insights while focus- clothes, especially gym clothes or workout SLUH students. mester while sacraments and ing on the Old Testament in f you happen to catch new Latin teacher clothes, just anything that is not profession- STUCO is hoping that sexuality remain a staple of class. Teachers can pick and IR.J. Parsons outside of school, you may not al dress, it would have Nike labels and they this year’s Fall Festival will the second semester. choose readings from Zanzig recognize him without one of his signature would be made in sweatshops. They were also attract more people and that In having the Bible as they want to focus on, and bowties on. Instead, he’ll probably be sport- not representing the things I wanted to rep- they will stay longer, accord- the textbook for first semes- students are able to dive right ing one of the bamboo t-shirts he designs and resent,” said Parsons. “So I decided I would ing to Perryman. ter freshmen, the theology into the history of the Bible screens himself. take a course in how to screen print and buy “I really think that this department decided to re- with those themes to guide Since 2012, Parsons has been silk screen- materials myself.” can be our best Fall Festival move Thomas Zanzig’s Un- them. ing, or screen printing, his own shirts. Parsons noticed that even when he con- yet if the entire school gets derstanding Catholic Chris- “The themes that Zanzig Because he didn’t purchase clothes very tracted custom shirt makers in the area, they into the fall spirit and enjoys tianity from the freshman hits, I think, can be covered often anyway, Parsons had trouble finding often used shirts that were made in sweat- themselves,” said student curriculum. Even though it’s throughout the freshman clothing he liked without supporting and shops and with chemicals that weren’t envi- body vice president Patrick not officially taught, some continued on page 5 representing companies that used cheap la- continued on page 4 Pence.

News News Sports INDEX The weekly student newspaper Blast-off to success of St. Louis University High Robotics club STEMs out Football fumbles to CBC 3 Commentary Robotics Club reaches out to lo- The refueled SLUH Science Club Despite loss, SLUH scores most School experiences success and prepares Policy 4970 Oakland Ave. - St. Louis, cal grade schools as part of Clavi- points allowed by MCC rival us Project to teach building and for TARC rocket competition. CBC this season. Page 6. Platform MO 63110 Page 2. (314) 531-0330 ext. 2241 programming. Page 2. Crossword online at sluh.org/prepnews Opinion 4 How to be Sustainable News It’s a big (Jesuit) world Sports [email protected] All-District orchestra Inspired by a pilgrimage with 43 Soccer encounters narrow field 5 Credits Four SLUH students performed Jesuit schools, students wonder A small field and inclement Potato? ©2015 St. Louis University High against local musicians in the what it truly means to be Jesuit weather meet SLUH soccer for 6-7 Sports School Prep News. No material may All-District orchestra competi- educated and what SLUH’s role their second loss of the season. be reprinted without the permission tion. Page 2. is in the wider Jesuit community. Page 6. 8 Around the Hallways of the editors and moderator. Page 3. Calendar 2 Prep News NEWS October 9, 2015 Robotics Club helps grade schoolers through Project Clavius Science Photo | Daniel Wagner little teams inside the big one tion and programming of ro- Club starts, that help the kids get more bots. hands on time that they Mr. Pitts expressed an wouldn’t in a bigger group.” interest in the SLUH Robot- looks to said Wagner. ics Team because of his back- The program is working ground in engineering and new year at 11 grade schools around St. when he saw that this pro- Louis right now and just re- gram had a lot of potential, he Plan to cently added two to that list. took hold and ran with it. The This coming winter, the Cla- project’s mission statement enter rocket vius Project looks to host a is “The Clavius Project at St. competition jamboree where all the grade Louis University High trains, and host schools involved will compete mentors and inspires urban in different challenges. The middle school students in speakers project hopes to have about 16 STEM-related areas (Science, schools involved by then. Technology, Engineering and BY Matt Godar and Peter The jamboree was an idea Mathematics), thus address- Spezia that Jeff Pitts (father of junior ing a critical need of the com- REPORTERS Daniel Pitts) had to give the munity that lacks competently he Science Club hopes for kids something to work to- trained professionals in these Tan ambitious debut this wards. The Project plans on key disciplines, particularly in year, with plans for multiple helping the kids learn to build underserved areas of the city.” competitions as well as a di- the EV3 robots and eventually “Mr. Pitts really took verse range of speakers. looks to have the individual the idea as his baby and, us- The Science Club was schools buy their own kits. ing some grant money, he formed this year by SLUH “Our goal is to have as turned the program into what teacher Robyn Wellen to fur- many high schools partnering it is now,” said Robotics Club ther pique students’ interest in with us as we can so we can moderator Tracy Lyons. science, and is an expansion serve as many middle schools The Robotics Club ap- of last year’s short-lived Sci- as we can,” said Pitts in an plied for an ITEF (innova- ence Olympiad Club, which email. tive technology education focused solely on the nation- An elementary school student building a Lego Mindstorm EV3. He was helped by members Right now Rosati Kain foundation) grant to do so. al tournament of the same of the Robotics Club, who were there doing service through Project Clavius. is another high school in- The group won the grant and name. volved in the project, but Pitts was awarded nearly twice the “I think we kind of get set BY Andrew Pluff and Ben do so in a controlled environ- dents at St. Francis Cabrini. and the team are working to requested funds. From this into our roles of doing biology Frailey REPORTERS ment. “I think it’s a really cool get more schools involved in came the Clavius Project. or physics or chemistry, when The middle school kids experience for the tutor and the program. Clavius is work- Today, they are building in reality there’s a really wide he Saint Louis U. High are currently able to construct the kids, the tutor already ing to help Cardinal Ritter de- on the original idea of bring- range of things that are avail- TRobotics Club has been and program Lego Mind- knows they like the topic velop a robotics program and ing STEM to underprivileged able to you,” said Wellen. sending members to various storm EV3 robots that they and the kids seem to enjoy it once they have one up and junior high students and are Last year, six SLUH local grade schools in an effort then attempt to complete because, who doesn’t like ro- running they have agreed to hoping to go well beyond. students participated in the to spread STEM education to challenges with, although in bots?” said Albers. contribute to the program. Pitts hopes that students Olympiad, bringing home a those schools that normally the future the Project mem- “The program is reward- There has also been talk that participate in the pro- silver medal in astronomy. wouldn’t have access to it, as bers hope they can eventually ing,” said junior Daniel Wag- of attempting to expand the gram will gain an increased Initially, ten students intend- a part of the Clavius Project, have different types of robots ner. “It’s cool to get to work Clavius project to a different interest in STEM and will ed to participate, but sched- which is approaching its first available to build. with kids at grade schools and city in order to spread STEM eventually be able to take ad- uling conflicts with freshman full year of activity. The students have been get them interested in science to even more students. vantage of he 11,000 STEM retreat forced some students Students at SLUH, es- helping by troubleshooting and math.” The Clavius Project is the based jobs in St. Louis or the to miss. pecially those involved with with computer issues, pro- Wagner began helping brainchild of Pitts, who has 1.7 million open jobs in the The club hopes more the Robotics Club, have been gramming the robots, assist- with the program last year worked tirelessly to advance United States. students will participate in taking an afternoon out of ing with building problems, and has continued to serve at the program from a theory to the tournament; 93 students their week and traveling to 11 and mentoring in any way St. Ambrose with the many something that helps students signed up to be on the Science different schools around St. possible. sub-teams that participate in middle schools and junior Club email list at the Activi- Louis to help kids interested Junior Will Albers has there. high in Saint Louis experience ties Fair. in learning more about robots been working with the stu- “There are a bunch of STEM through the construc- “We finally have enough people to fill out all the events we have planned for the year, Four students qualify for Saint Louis All-District orchestra which was our goal for the Artwork | Will Kramer year,” said junior Ian Mulvi- BY Nick Messina hill. CORE STAFF over again,” said Andrew Wil- “For every audition that Another facet of the club son. “It’s four lines of music, I’ve done, intimidation is ac- is the speaker series. Wellen our Jr. Bills played their but some people sound like tually a huge factor. The or- is still working on the plan- Fhearts out and quali- they’ve played it thousands of chestra (student-musicians) ning, but the lectures will fied for the prestigious All- times. It’s very intimidating.” can be vicious,” laughed Wil- tentatively take place during District orchestra after a day Adam Wilson, who has son. activity period, roughly once of auditions at Fort Zumwalt qualified for All-Districts in “Honestly, so often I see a month. East on Saturday, Sept. 25. the past, gave his own per- kids who either don’t take the The next speaker, Dr. Senior Manny de Legarreta spective on the audition. time to do it or aren’t moti- Mary Vermillion of St. Louis received 10th chair violin; se- “I wasn’t (seated) as high vated, or maybe fearful of the University, will come to SLUH nior Adam Wilson, 3rd chair as I was in previous years, but idea of failing,” said Pottinger. on Oct. 21, to talk about Fo- cello, sophomore Alex Sia- I am still really excited about “But (the students who au- rensic Anthropology. mpos, 11th chair violin, and the opportunity,” said Wilson. ditioned) really embraced it, The club also hopes freshman Andrew Wilson, “With all audition sce- and realized that it’s not about to participate in the Teen 12th chair viola. narios, there is the anxiety of the product, but the process.” America Rocketry Challenge The students were upnot knowing how well you Wilson had a similar (TARC). According to the against student-musicians were compared to everyone revelation when recalling the official TARC website, the from many private schools else that auditioned,” said de audition. contest challenges students around St. Louis, including Legarreta. “I felt that I person- “I came into the audition to design and build a rocket SLUH, Rosati-Kain Lutheran ally could have played better not expecting to get in, but that can carry two raw eggs South, as well as students from during my audition, so I was as long as you try your hard- to an altitude of 850 feet and the Fort Zumwalt schools. pleasantly surprised to learn est and give everything that return them to the ground The total number of stu- that I made it. It’s cool because you have, there won’t be any- uncracked, all within 44 to 46 dents auditioning was divided it means that I play at an ex- thing bad coming out. All that seconds. up into their respective in- ceptional level in relation to comes out of the (experience) In order to help students struments, where they would the St. Louis area, which is a is your self-improvement,” he through the process, the Sci- receive a certain chair based very high compliment.” said. ence Club is bringing an a on their performance in the Prior to the audition, The All-Districts hasmentor, Ellis Hayes, to help audition, with first chair des- band director Jeff Pottinger, as three rehearsals and a con- with designs. Participants will ignated as the superlative well as recently-retired choral cert in which everyone who fly their rockets ten times be- achievement for an instru- director Joseph Koestner, led come even more difficult, so I the number of applicants, a qualified for a chair will play fore March. ment. the students preparing to au- was proud of them for doing higher or lower percentage of with each other to comprise “TARC should be a very “I was (waiting) with dition in practice. the extra work and going for musicians may qualify for any the orchestra. The concert is exciting experience for the about 20 other students that “The students worked re- it,” said Pottinger. given instrument. For Wilson slated for the first weekend in Science Club,” said Mulvihill. came up for the audition, ally hard on it and it’s really For the different instru- and the violas, around 50 per- November. Science Club meets every and everyone is just playing difficult. Over the three years ments, there is a limited num- cent of the students audition- Wednesday during activity the audition (piece) over and that I’ve been doing it, it’s be- ber of seats, so depending on ing qualified. period in room S201.

October 9, 2015 OPINION Prep News 3 Commentary Bigger picture—Jesuit identity at SLUH and beyond BY Ethan McIntyre & Tim in a room, their dining hall pictures of the Pope home example of what can hap- Nile Editorial Policy EDITORS to be exact. The walls of the with us. We brought home pen when you take pride in dining hall were draped with a refreshed sense of what it Jesuit identity. This identity f you walked into a history nine story-high banners with means to be a student in a doesn’t have to stop in fresh- The Volume 79 Prep comed and encouraged to Iclassroom and asked who the names of the first nine Je- Jesuit institution. This Jesuit man theology class. It doesn’t News opinion section serves submit a letter to the editors. Charlemagne is, even a fresh- suits to follow Ignatius—Peter identity is a fundamental pil- have to stop at the front door the purpose of being the ve- Every letter received by the man would be able to tell you Faber, Francis Xavier, Simon lar that we touch on in fresh- where we pass St. Ignatius ev- hicle of the personal opinions editors will be read and given that he was the emperor of Rodriguez, Diego Lainez, Al- man theology classes, twice a ery morning. It doesn’t have of students, faculty, or others. consideration. All letters must most of Western Europe in fonso Salmeron, Nicholas Bo- day during prayer, and at Dr. to stop at the end of the day All topics discussed in the sec- be signed, but the author’s the 9th century. If you walked badilla, Claude Jay, Paschase Moran’s speeches during class when we dedicate all of our tion will be related to St. Louis name may be withheld from into a physics classroom, Isaac Broett, Jean Codure. meetings, but beyond these thoughts words and actions University High School. publication by request and at Newton’s name is plastered This was the original Je- times it sometimes feels like “To the Greater Glory of Nothing published either the discretion of the editors. all over the walls. I bet every- suit brotherhood. The same this pillar crumbles the longer God.” Instead, it can extend as an editorial or as a letter to The Prep News editors one can quote a little Aristo- brotherhood that students of we run through the motions into relationships with our Je- an editor should be consid- reserve the right to edit any tle and Socrates, but do they SLUH often seek during their of SLUH. These Jesuits ideals suit family. ered the opinion of the school, submissions for publication know who Jean de Brébeuf, time here. If Ignatius didn’t disappear into the everyday It is hard to explain what the administration, or anyone in order to meet grammatical Ennemond Masse and Charles have these nine comrades norm, so much so that it took it felt like to be with the other other than its author or au- standards, but they will not Lallemant are? These men are who knows that we would a 1000-mile pilgrimage to re- schools in Philadelphia. For thors. skew the author’s original in- the original French Jesuits still be a community as strong mind us that these roots are one thing, it made De Smet A Prep News editorial is tent. Also, the editors reserve in North America, and, in a as we are, roughly 500 years still there. look a lot less like a rival sports the opinion of all four editors the right to withhold from sense, the reason that St. Louis later. These are the genesis of Whenever a pro- program and more like our on a particular topic. publication any submission if University High School exists. the brotherhood we hold so spective student tells someone Jesuit brothers. Even further, A commentary or col- it is deemed vulgar, tasteless, We recently spent four sacred today. And why haven’t that they want to go to SLUH, seeing 450 representatives at umn is an opinion of one or otherwise inappropriate. days at St. Joseph’s Prepara- we heard of seven out of nine the response is inevitably the the 2Philly4Francis pilgrim- member of the Prep News Authors should be available tory School in Philadelphia. of these names? Yes, Igna- same: “You better study up age inspired us—it made us staff, not of thePrep News it- for the editors to contact them The Prep is the SLUH of Phil- tius receives lots of credit for on the Jesuits before you go feel like a part of something self. before publication to address adelphia—engrained in the forming the Society of Jesus to your interview.” These in- way bigger than SLUH, some- A perspective or note- matters of concern. history of its city, top-notch and we give it to him, but we coming freshman may have thing that stretches all around book, like a commentary, is All authors wishing to academics, and Jesuit. never hear about the rest of Googled the Society of Jesus the world. We felt more pow- the opinion of one person, of- have letters published must While going on a tour the group. to get past an admissions in- erful, more capable of making ten a Prep News staff member. submit them by 4:00 p.m. the of The Prep with some of its The focus of the tour was terview, but they had no clue a difference. Sure, SLUH can Unlike a commentary, Wednesday before the letter is seniors, it quickly became St. Joseph’s Prep and their about the amazing Ignatian make a big impact on the St. such a piece is often intended to be published. clear that they were leading us connection to the much wider culture that they are becom- Louis community. SLUH and primarily to convey a personal Letters should be e- along a rehearsed tour route Jesuit tradition. And the event ing a part of. And, as we have De Smet together could make experience rather than to pro- mailed to prepnews@sluh. much like the one we use dur- itself was a gathering of stu- come to realize of late, most an even bigger impact. Imag- vide a viewpoint on an issue. org, and if possible a signed ing our Open House here at dents from 43 Jesuit schools, students, ourselves included, ine what 43 Jesuit schools Unlike a letter, such pieces copy should be given to a Prep SLUH. There were many simi- all of which had their own fla- have so much more to learn could do together. But, this are usually developed at the News editor or moderator or larities: the fancy twin of the vor to add to the Jesuit iden- about this Jesuit tradition. We change can’t happen until we request of, and sometimes un- mailed to the Prep News cour- Si Commons, the brand new tity. Talking to students from have our whole lives to learn cherish our Jesuit roots and der the guidance of, the Prep tesy of St. Louis University Field House, and an entire other schools taught us a lot this, but only four valuable continue our Jesuit educa- News editors. High School, 4970 Oakland, wing of state-of-the-art class- more about the broader Je- years at SLUH to connect our- tion–not just the academic Every member of the St. Louis, MO 63110. rooms. suit culture. This encounter of selves to the bigger Jesuit pic- education, but the chance to SLUH community is wel- What stood out to us the bigger world of the Jesuits ture. learn about and live out the wasn’t any fancy room or ath- stirred something within us. What we saw in Phila- Jesuit ideals. letic facility—it was what was We brought more than delphia was an empowering Fall Fest Crossword Platform Policy Crossword | Jack Casey and Cade Dernlan

As the student-run news- in every issue and on our web paper of St. Louis University site. Despite our desire to High School, the Prep News make the paper visually ap- is a weekly publication that pealing, we commit ourselves strives to inform the SLUH not to allow form to supersede community about events and substance. people, with its focus on those The editorial staff will use pertaining to the school, pri- social media to communicate marily through the written with the paper’s readership word. and to update students about The Prep News is neither SLUH events and highlight the voice of the administra- the paper’s content. The edi- tion nor the students. Rather, tors will not allow their goal the newspaper serves to gath- of speed and accessibility on- er and distribute information line to weaken their commit- for the entire school. ThePrep ment to accuracy and depth. News editors and staff mem- The Prep News strongly bers make every effort to be encourages underclassman objective in their news cover- involvement, and our office on age and editing. the second floor of the Jesuit The members of the edi- Wing, room J220, is always torial staff are co-workers and open for involvement, criti- share equally the duties of cism, praise, or suggestions. writing, copy-editing, layout, Contributed student opinions and staff management. All of are also welcome under the the editors share responsibili- Prep News Editorial Policy. ty and leadership of the paper. Without student reaction and The editors are supported by a feedback, the Prep News could core staff of regular reporters not function. as well as artists and photog- If the Prep News is inac- raphers. curate, we will correct any sig- It is the role of the edi- nificant error in the following tors to seek out and facilitate issue and on our web site as the reporting of all significant soon as possible. news at SLUH. While any Furthermore, the edi- faculty member or student is tors assume sole responsibil- welcome to submit sugges- ity for the text of news and tions to the editors for poten- sports articles, features, and tial articles, the Prep News is editorials. We ask faculty or never obligated to publish any students who take issue with article idea. the manner in which the news Our primary emphasis was reported or find an error as editors of the Prep News is to bring it to the attention of upon clear and accurate writ- the editors, not the individual ing and careful editing. We reporters. also attempt to include visual This is the platform of expression—photography, the editors of Volume LXXIX drawing, technical aids, etc.— of the Prep News. 4 Prep News FEATURE October 9, 2015 Parsons bypasses middleman, silk screens clothing himself (continued from page 1) around the program and stu- away shirts that misprinted such as Photoshop. He usu- ronmentally friendly. He was dents and faculty were buying or have errors on them to stu- ally starts with an image he also inspired because of his shirts for themselves and for dents in class as prizes. Even finds on Google searches, dealings with local shirt mak- friends and family. Every year if students don’t like the shirt, then manipulates it, changing ers when ordering shirts for Parsons still gets emails from he encourages them to turn it to black and white or some the Latin Club at Palos Verdes new students asking him for the sleeves in and use it as a combination of two tones Peninsula High School. a shirt. Now he gets to screen pillowcase; it is a bamboo and editing the contrast and “I was constantly order- them himself though. shirt after all. brightness. ing Latin Club shirts from He took a free course at “They’ll look at it and At first he had to convert other people locally, and they the community college near- be like ‘this is the weirdest the dining room of his two- were charging us out the nose, by and learned the process of thing I’ve ever seen,’ but on bedroom apartment into a and the designs weren’t all screening shirts. The course the other hand it’s like yeah hybrid room so he could print that complicated. I just kept gave Parsons all the tools to but you’re never gonna get a at home. Since moving to St. thinking, ‘Man, if I could do actually screen shirts, though t-shirt like this,” said Parsons. Louis he’s purchased a house this, if I could figure out how he had to learn to use Adobe Parsons starts the process with a basement that allows it’s done, then it would be and how to design the prints by printing a large transparen- him to have a dedicated work- cheaper, easier, and it might on his own. cy and laying it on his screen shop just for screening. be something that I would en- The course even provid- which he covers with photo For now, he makes a new joy,” said Parsons. ed him with a couple of US emulsion, a goopy substance shirt only every month or so, The shirts Parsons makes and Canadian bamboo shirt that hardens when exposed but come next summer he for himself all follow a similar makers who make their shirts to light. He then uses special expects that to pick up. Still theme: they are nerdy and a locally and grow their own lights to expose the device to though, whenever friends lot of them use Latin words bamboo. He’s also careful to UV rays, so the exposed pho- see Parsons’ shirts, which and images. use inks that are environmen- to emulsion hardens and the they know are all made by “As part of my brand, it’s tally friendly and all natural. rest remains a liquid. Parsons him, they sometimes ask to kind of just nerdy stuff,” said Parsons researches the com- then hoses down the screen, buy one and since he usually Parsons, whose business was panies intensely. washing away whatever emul- makes them in batches of 20, originally named NerdLaun- Parsons’ hobby grew over photo | courtesy of Mr. RJ Parsons sion didn’t harden. He then he’s happy to oblige. dry. time, eventually into an offi- Parsons’s machine that he uses to create his shirts. runs a shirt through the press For now, though, Parsons Parsons made his favorite cial business. At first he only and it leaves an imprint of the is sticking to making shirts design before he got into the made shirts for himself and and opening up another web- cense, which is a pretty simple original design on the shirt. and pants for himself, friends, screening aspect of shirt de- school clubs, but over time his site, but this time under a dif- task online, will allow Parsons “Essentially I take other family, and sometimes as gifts. sign. While in the University orders grew so much that he ferent, undetermined name. to officially sell shirts as retail people’s blank t-shirts and I Next time you see him in of Kentucky Master’s degree got a business license online “I’m probably going to and help him buy plain shirts put ink on the shirts in an or- the halls, look down to check program, he made a shirt with and set up a website to sell his change the name because at wholesale value. derly and, one hopes, attrac- out socks, the next industry a distorted image of Petrarch shirts. NerdLaundry is a little bit Latin students at SLUH tive way,” said Parsons. he’s taking on. and the name of his program He plans on getting a limiting,” said Parsons. were the first to discover Par- To make the designs, in Latin. It soon became a hit business license this winter Getting a business li- sons’ hobby because he gives Parsons uses Adobe programs How to be Sustainable at SLUH What goes into trash? What goes into recycling? What goes into compost?

Right: The TREX Left: One of many yel- recycling bin that takes low composting bins plastic bags. that collects all of the organic materials at SLUH.

photos | Sam Chechik photos | Sam Chechik

Left: The blue recycling bin that takes all other Right: Although many of recycled items listed these items are composta- below. ble, the chocolate milk photo | Sam Chechik carton is only recyclable. The gray trash can that takes all landmill materi- als along with the rounder, darker bins in the Commons. There are many items around SLUH that Truthfully, throwing something away are recyclable, but many just pitch those things. should only be a “last resort.” The main items These objects include aluminum or steel foil that should be thrown only into the gray bins and cans, plastic and non-foamed containters Most people know what usually would are platic flatware (e.g. forks, spoons, knives), (no styrofoam!), glass bottles, most paper, milk go into compost—leftover food. It’s true; all straws, chip and candy wrappers, dirty plastic containers, and juice boxes. Clean plastic bags organic matter can go into those yellow bins, bags, and plastic wrap. can go into the TREX white cardboard con- including meats and bones. Waxed paper and Also, did you know that the average Amer- tainers, not the blue cans. napkins can be composted, and cups, plates, ican creates 7.1 pounds of waste per day? The “Most paper” refers to a lot of normal and flatware can be composted if they have United States Environmental Protection Agen- things like notebooks and looseleaf, but tis- the U.S. Composting Council logo. Wooden cy (EPA) stated that an American should pro- sues, toilet paper, napkins, and waxed paper stirrers and sticks should also be thrown into duce just 4.4 pounds per day. Most of the trash CANNOT be recycled because waxed paper those yellow bins. that goes to the landfill is actually recyclable has already been recycled once. material. compiled by | Sam Chechik

BY Sam Chechik CORE STAFF What’s the plan to help change SLUH’s actions? t. Louis U. High is reach- STUCO, NHS, and Pax through the 23. Sustainability main office and Danis Lobby. Battery Center buckets. are involved in a program Sing out to many areas of Christi all are planning to crews will also be next to the Director of Maintenance Also, for students who called Project Green Chal- the school to promote sus- work together through Sus- bins during activity period Rick Figge recently started a pack their lunch instead of lenge, where every day they tainability. tainability and its moderator and lunch to promote waste battery recycling program, buying their lunch, there are participate in a challenge to Now, SLUH will be Anne Marie Lodholz to notify reduction. and he will accept any bat- ways to prepare a “zero waste reduce the amount of waste charged three dollars per con- the school of this issue. From November thorugh teries for recycling if they are lunch.” Buying snack foods in they produce in their lives ad tanimated compost bag (the Homeroom Representa- January, SLUH will hold its brought to the maintenance bulk and bringing food in re- in their school. They are Liam yellow bin). One little piece of tives are going to be present- annual Christmas tree light shop in the basement of the usable containers are just two Heffernan, Matt Dorsey, Matt trash could cost SLUH three ing in homerooms the week recycling program by collect- J wing. The batteries will be ways. Rauschenbach, and Sam Pot- dollars. after exams, from Oct. 17 ing them with red bins in the collected in green Interstate Finally, four sophomores tinger. October 9, 2015 NEWS Prep News 5 New freshman and sophomore ¡Viva el Papa! Watney survives curriculum uses only Bible (continued from page 1) assistance, training traversal, According to fresh- (continued from page 1) how reading straight from the last year, the theology depart- you could say they were Inter- equipment servicing, and soil man Science Club member year as different things come source has challenged the stu- ment had conversations about s t e l l ar.” sample return. Trent Adelmann, roughly 55 up in the Scriptures, so I am dents. course topics and decided After the movie, Spencer “We’re just planning on people have RSVP’d as of late comfortable with the Bible “I enjoy Scripture. I think on themes for the year in ad- Vogel, ’12, who is on a team doing a quick demonstration,” Thursday afternoon. Howev- being the primary textbook, it engages students right away. vance. from Missouri S&T whose said Vogel. “We are going to er, the link to sign up will be and then teachers bringing in The challenge is to get them The switch was indirect- goal is to build the next gen- bring it with us, weather per- open until Tuesday night, so if those themes on their own,” to see that Scripture is their ly influenced by the United eration of rovers to assist as- mitting, and are planning on students still hope to sign up, said theology department friend—especially Old Tes- States Conference of Catholic tronauts on Mars, will come running it around for a little they can visit http://goo.gl/ chair Diego Navarro. tament—not something to Bishops publishing frame- and speak to students when bit, show off the arm, possibly forms/hJpWuMo0cm. It costs Harrison has noticed a be fearful of,” said Harrison. work for high school theology they return to campus. The let the students drive it, de- $5 to attend and includes do- change with how non-Catho- “You’ve gotta pick the things courses. The group put out a rover his team designed has pending on how things go that nuts and a shuttle ride to the lic students have responded to that are most important in publication in 2008, and after competed in competitions in day, and then we are planning theater in addition to the the new freshman focus. both semesters and balance it reading through it, the theol- both Utah and, most recently, on opening it up to a question movie. “I see students that are out .” ogy department saw a theme Poland, that tests astronaut and answer.” not Catholic responding more “I think (the Bible’s) of Jesus. quickly. That first semester good because we’re learn- Through course discus- with Zanzig, the students who ing the history—it’s the Old sions for this year, they in- weren’t Catholic were really Testament that we’re learning terpreted that the bishops Rationalization and Amplification shy in asking questions,” said about—and that helps when wanted to focus on Christol- Harrison. “They were almost you’re learning about the ogy and then implement that embarrassed to ask questions present,” said freshman Max focus in the curriculum, and Pope or potato? because they didn’t want to Mantych. “When you learn specifically for the sopho- seem dumb. I believe scrip- about the past, it’ll help you mores at SLUH. ture kind of leveled the play- with today.” In the past, there was ing field. Even if they know Although the idea for a junior theology course on Pope!, an homage made apparent to us by 9:01 the stories, they haven’t really changing the curriculum first Christology, but now that has to Pope Francis’ Ar- a.m. Emails flooded the in- studied scripture in an aca- came about in the summer been replaced by faith and gentinian heritage. boxes of Laughlin and Prep demic or critical manner.” of 2014, last year it became morality. However, in ac- News moderator Steve Missey, Harrison has also seen a concrete plan. Throughout tual Spanish, ¡Viva swiftly informing them of the la Papa! means tragic mistake. Multiple facul- Long Live the Po- ty members also pointed out tato! The Prep the error to both Missey and PN 80 Editors News would like to Prep News staff members in take a moment to the hallways on Friday. Editor in Chief News Editors Sports Editors Features Editors stress that we are Like the skin of an ex- Leo Heinz Nolen Doorack Tim Nile Sam Heagney the newspaper of a pertly peeled potato, the high school deeply situation was spiraling out of Connor FitzGerald Keith Thomas Ethan McIntyre rooted in the Jesuit control for everyone involved tradition. We, nor, in the incident. However, at SLUH, have ever SLUH, we’re nothing if not worshiped pota- ingenious, so it was time for toes, nor was the some clever damage control. headline a state- Director of Communications ment of our inten- Ben DuMont, who was aware tion to do so. of the issue at hand, testified Unfortunately, that the translation was cor- this mistranslation rect—in Italian. Sadly, it was was not spotted un- discovered shortly afterwards til Friday morning, that even in Italian the trans- artwork | Will Kramer the day of the re- lation was not correct. Ap- Despite our best efforts, lease of Prep News Volume 80, parently, Google Translate, a few mistakes slip into Prep Issue 7. And by that point, like the best ‘almost-correct’ web- News every edition. Normally, the French fries our brother based translation service out these errors are small pota- stole from us, it was already there, had also mistranslated toes—formatting slip-ups or a out of our hands. The news- ¡Viva la Papa! We here at the misspelling of a word or name papers had been distributed Prep News feel it’s in our best of a student. Thankfully, these across the school into the ea- interest to disclose that we did faults are typically tucked ger arms of students and fac- not intend for two innocent away deep in the heart of the ulty members more equipped languages to be brought in paper, where no one can see to translate to and from Span- to help incorrectly translate a them. ish than our own AP Spanish simple statement. The Prep News regrets translator on the staff atPrep And thus ends the lon- Quotes of the Week that this was not the case for News. gest chain of mistakes (prob- “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” the issue of Oct. 2, 2015. As By 9 a.m., President Da- ably) for a Prep News mistake. many of you remember, the vid Laughlin sent out his e- Naturally, we’ve come to terms headline for the front page newsletter, the 1818 Insider, with our mistranslation and “The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.” stated, “¡Viva la Papa! SLUH containing the “¡Viva la Papa!” are pleased to report that, as sends eight pilgrims to Phila- headline to roughly 15,000 of usual, the Prep News regrets —Ralph Waldo Emerson delphia.” In our eyes, ¡Viva la the alumni on the email list. this error. In the meantime, Papa! was meant to translate If by 9 a.m. we didn’t real- ¡Viva el Papa! in Spanish as Long Live the ize the mistake, surely it was —Written by Nick Messina

Prep News Volume 80, Issue 8 Credits “Favorite Emoji” Editor in Chief Nick “Sideways Facing Angry Cat” Messina Chris “Confetti” Kreienkamp Leo “Horse” Heinz Charlie “Mailbox” Mueth Andrew “Back On Top Soon” Modder Jack “Banana” Sinay Aidan “Chestnut” Moore News Editors Patrick “Swimming” Schuler Nolen “See No Evil Monkey” Doorack Staff Andrew “Sassy Whale” Pluff Connor “Mr. Spookey Face” FitzGerald Billy “Djibouti Flag” Balossi Nick Gima Jimmy “Angry Face Blowing Smoke” Bricker Peter “Small French Horn” Spezia Sports Editors Liam “Cool” Connolly Ben “Squid” Frailey Tim “Smiling Pile of Poop” Nile Cade “Eggplant” Dernlan Matt “Frog” Godar Keith “Smiling Purple Devil” Thomas John Michael “Frosty Mug” Fitzgerald Joseph “Fire” Reznikov Contributing Photographers Features Editors Brendan “Alarm” Voigt Sam “Bicep” Heagney Staff Artists Ethan “U-Swag Hands” McIntyre Joe “Spooky Goblin” Fentress Contributing Artist Ian “One Hunna” Mulvihill Will “The Dark Moon” Kramer Core Staff Sam “Sneaky Little Snake” Chechik Reporters Moderator Patrick “Elephant” Enderle Jack “Flying Money” Casey Mr. Steve “Cell Phones Prohibited Sign” Missey Prep News 6 October 9, 2015 SPoRTs Issue 8 Football falters against CBC, now 2-2 in MCC play, 5-2 overall Upcoming Chris Kreienkamp REPORTER Matchups

lthough the St. Louis U. AHigh football team put Soccer up the closest game that CBC has seen all year, it still was 10/9 vs. O’Fallon not enough. The Jr. Bills lost to their MCC rival 56-22, drop- 10/13 @ Parkway ping SLUH’s record to 5-2, 2-2 in the MCC. South Though SLUH received 10/17 @ De Smet the opening kickoff, CBC shut down the usually vibrant Jr. 10/20 @ Ft. Zumwalt Bill offense quickly. By the end of the first quarter, CBC South had scored three unanswered touchdowns, leading 21-0. 10/22 @ Eureka Additionally, SLUH quarterback junior Mitch Batschelett did not complete one pass on his first five -at Football tempts, but eventually went afayette on to make 8 completions on 10/9 @ L 21 attempts for 65 yards—his 10/16 vs. Kirkwood lowest completion percentage all year. In the second quar- | ter, CBC scored another 21 Kansas State commit and CBC running back Tre Bryant (8) last Friday night. photo Brendan Voigt Swimming points, but SLUH was finally the game, junior Kameron outscored CBC (8-7) and “I told the kids after the and I’m very proud of them able to find the end zone, as Bowdry partially blocked the thereby outscored CBC for game I was extremely proud for the way they came out and 10/9 vs. MICDS senior captain Daniel Isom kick and SLUH recovered on the half (15-14). of the way we came out and competed in the second half.” returned a kickoff 99 yards for the CBC 23-yard line. Though the score might battled second half. Because The Jr. Bills take on La- 10/13 vs. Vianney the first Jr. Bill touchdown. Perhaps the biggest rea- convey that SLUH did not it would have been really easy fayette in the final regular Head coach Gary Korn- son SLUH had such difficulty play well, SLUH actually did not to fight through that,” said season away game at 7:00 p.m. 10/17 @ Lindbergh feld credited Isom’s speed and on offense was that CBC held what it had planned to do Kornfeld. “You know if you tonight. Both Lafayette and Invitational agility and the blocking. junior Andrew Clair to just 12 coming into the game. Over want to be lazy and not care, SLUH are 5-2, with Lafayette’s “I think Isom would be yards on 11 carries, with no the past several weeks, SLUH that’s the easy way out, but last loss coming to Kirkwood 10/19 vs. Chaminade the first one to tell you that the touchdowns; Clair had been has focused on limiting turn- our kids worked and won the on Sept. 4. blocking was set up beauti- averaging 155 yards per game. overs and penalties. SLUH’s battle. They’re competitors, ful,” said Kornfeld. “I told Mr. For the first time this year 50 yards in penalties was the Wehner the other day, I think Clair did not lead SLUH rush- lowest in over a month for the XC he could have run through ing statistics—sophomore team. that hole that they had there.” Jared Scott ran for 46 yards on Though the Cadets seem 10/10 MCC Champi- SLUH went into the half 6 carries. to have the best offense in down 42-7. Scott scored the Jr. Bills’ the state, the Jr. Bill defense onships Though the Jr. Bills had last touchdown and converted forced three turnovers. Jared 10/17 Borgia Inv. failed to make it past the 50- the 2-point play by hauling in Scott forced and recovered yard line in the first half, they Batschelett’s pass. a fumble. Bowdry recovered (V2, JV, C) had great field possession to After both teams re- a fumble forced by Anthony start their first drive of the moved their starters in the Sansone. Clair recovered a 10/23 Clayton inv. second. Batschelett hit Isom fourth quarter, the SLUH fumble and carried it for 24 for a 10-yard touchdown to second-line and third-line yards after defensive back make the score 42-14. outplayed CBC’s. For the only Isom had stripped it from the On CBC’s first punt of quarter of the game, SLUH receiver’s hands. photo | Brendan Voigt Head coach Gary Kornfeld at last week’s game. Traveling soccer team wins two out of three despite narrow fields BY Keith Thomas SPORTS EDITOR pretty: cold air, pouring rain, goal in two games, pushing the win.” seemed unlikely, but SLUH ented squad, Rock Bridge. and a skipping ball presented SLUH to a 3-1 lead. Perry has “It was cold and rainy, made every attempt possible The flow of the game seemed tough challenges for SLUH to been a quality 12th man off but we had a really good team to even the score. to favor Rock Bridge, who he St. Louis U. High soc- overcome, in addition to the the bench this season, and effort,” said Frein. “We got the Senior midfielder Will scored midway through the Tcer team faced an unusu- narrow field. with his quick pace has pro- win that we needed.” Minnick was fouled out of first half to put the Jr. Bills in al opponent in Louisville last In the first half, SLUH duced a lot of scoring chances After a hearty meal and a bounds on the Trinity end- a 1-0 hole. weekend: a narrow field. dominated, scoring two beau- for the Jr. Bills. good night’s rest, the Jr. Billik- line, a foul which normally One characteristic of the A typical soccer pitch, tiful goals to propel the team After Frein scored a pen- ens faced Trinity the next day. would have resulted in a pen- Jr. Bills’ play this year has been is about 60 yards wide. How- to a 2-0 lead at the halftime alty kick after being fouled in Both teams struggled to create alty kick. Since the foul oc- their repeated excellence from ever, when the team took the whistle. The first goal was the box, the game seemed all any chances in the first half, curred just past the endline, the corners. Both of the goals field last weekend, the pitch produced by the dynamic se- but over, with SLUH ahead but Frein had the best one, though, all Trinity received scored in the game were from was much narrower than the nior trio of Jack Dempster, 4-1. striking the crossbar from 35 was a yellow card. the corners, the first of which typical 60 yards, causing the Peter Simon, and Trey Ha- However, the Highland- yards out late in the half. Had Simon added a goal with was scored by Simon off of team to struggle to maintain man. Dempster secured the ers of Floyd Central would Frein scored, the momen- 3:30 left, but the effort was too Frein’s well-placed ball. possession. ball on the wing and passed not let down their relentless tum would have undoubtedly little, too late. The Jr. Bills col- Each team battled for the Martel said that the team the ball to Simon, who slid the attack. SLUH’s back line, full turned SLUH’s way. lected their second loss of the ball for the remainder of the “will never play on a field like ball to Haman for a convinc- of underclassman substitutes, “I think if we’d have got- year and headed back home game, but the match went into that again,” as the confined ing finish. struggled. After scoring two ten the lead, we would have with sullen spirits. extra time with a score of 1-1. field’s condensed play made it The latter of the two sloppy goals, Floyd Central won,” said Martel. “It would “I thought it was one of The Jr. Bills barely need- hard for the Jr. Bills to retain goals came from Matt Jansen, had found its way back into have made a difference and the best games we’ve played in ed the extra time, though, as the ball. who scored after a bicycle the game. put (Trinity) on their back a while and some of the best Dempster poached the ball “Every time we had the pass from captain Matt Frein The rest of a game was a foot a little bit.” energy in a game we’ve had into the net off of Simon’s ball, we were being tack- found Jansen’s feet. battle; SLUH tried to main- Halfway through the sec- all year,” said Frein. “We com- throw from the corner to se- led because the field was so The second half, simi- tain possession while Floyd ond half, Trinity scored from pletely dominated the whole cure a 2-1 victory. small,” said Martel. lar to the weather condi- Central attempted to put any roughly 35 yards out. The ball game and should’ve won, but “That was one of the Despite the narrow field tions, produced a downpour kind of shot on Frederking. snuck into the upper right soccer doesn’t always go the best games I’ve seen in a long conditions, the Jr. Bills went of goals. A Floyd Central The final whistle came, how- corner, and the home crowd way it’s supposed to.” time,” said Martel. “Two re- 1-1 in Louisville, defeating midfielder had the ball at his ever, and SLUH escaped with erupted for Trinity. The shot “It turned into a physi- ally good teams just butting Floyd Central and falling to a feet near midfield, and rock- a narrow 4-3 victory. was a dagger for the Jr. Bills, cal battle, and Trinity got the heads. It was a battle that talented Trinity squad. Earlier eted the ball past keeper Ty “We had a commanding who couldn’t gain much mo- goals they needed,” said Mar- could have gone either way, this week, the Jr. Bills defeated Frederking’s gloves to narrow lead, and I put the subs in and mentum until late in the half. tel. “We had a lot of chances, but luckily we came away with Rock Bridge 2-1 in Columbia, SLUH’s lead to 2-1. they couldn’t quite hold the After Trinity’s captainbut we couldn’t convert.” the victory.” Mo. in the team’s most thrill- Not long after, surging lead,” said Martel. “Normally defender drilled a headball Those spirits quickly After a wild celebration ing game yet. striker Sam Perry squeaked they do hold the lead, so I was off the crossbar and into the changed when the Jr. Bills from the team and Martel, the The game against Floyd the ball past the Floyd Central a little surprised, and we let net off a corner kick late in traveled to Columbia, Mo. to Jr. Bills came back to St. Louis Central was anything but keeper to secure his fourth the lead slip away but we got the second half, a comeback face off against another tal- continued on page 7 October 9, 2015 SPORTS Prep News 7 XC finishes fourth without Davidson, Butler Burke and Fields shine BY Joseph Reznikov senior Billy Balossi (17:06), said of Gale. “He had fallen said Porter. “It’s a lot easier vs. Rockwood STAFF who placed first for SLUH and in both of his two races so far with teammates doing the 15th out of 137 overall, and this year—Palatine and the same thing, but Dustan had a he goal for SLUH cross junior Joe Laughlin (17:09.6), (Forest Park Cross Country great workout.” Tcountry coming into the who finished second forFestival)—so it was the first In place of Davidson, Parkway West Invitational SLUH and 18th overall. time he stayed on his feet in sophomore Paul Burka was last Saturday was to decrease “Billy and Joe definitely a race.” called up to varsity and had the gap between their first and were great leaders for us,” said Because senior Joe Butler his best race of the season, fifth place runners, which had junior Brad Gale. “I was really was feeling tight in his Achil- running the 5K in 17:43.6— been over a minute in their happy with the guys that we les, and Davidson was looking over a minute faster than his last race. The team responded had running and the way we for more training time before previous personal record. well to the goal and decreased ran.” the district meet next week, Burka is the first sophomore the gap to 19 seconds, finish- Gale also raced very well, Porter made the decision to to run with the varsity team ing fourth in the meet. helping lead SLUH to their rest the team’s top two runners this year. “We wanted to create strong finish. Gale ran the 5K for the race at Parkway West. Because of the district a pack and put a little pres- in 17:17.0—a personal record. But the team wasn’t fazed at meet tomorrow, the team sure on the guys to see how He placed third on the team all by the loss of Davidson and has a bounce week this week, they would respond without and 29th overall. Butler. meaning lighter workouts to (senior) Dustan (Davidson) “I felt a lot better going Davidson participated make sure the runners will be there, and they ran great,” said into the race than the oth- in a hard workout on Friday well rested before the biggest head coach Joe Porter. “The ers so far,” said Gale. “I was with Porter, where he had one race of the season thus far. key for us was just to move definitely calmer and more of his best workouts of the The team will race in the our pack up from where it had fo c u s e d .” season. MCC Championships tomor- been, and we did that.” “It was good to see him “It’s hard to work out by row at 9:00 a.m at Forest Park SLUH’s pack was led by back up with the pack,” Porter yourself with just a coach,” at Aviation Fields. —Game Briefs— —JV Soccer— —C Soccer— —B Soccer— photo | Brendan Voigt A SLUH diver Friday at a meet vs. Rockwood Summit. BY Patrick Schuler (5-3-1) (9-5-4) (6-3-1) REPORTER been working very diligently 10/6/15 10/6/15 in practice and it’s paying off,” SLUH 3 10/02/15 SLUH 3 otivated by the fact that said Ehret. De Smet 0 SLUH 3 Rock Bridge 0 Mthey would not have Along with the outstand- CBC 2 practice Saturday morning if ing performances by Burke Goals: Joseph Krause, Chris Goals: Alfie Arun, Buck the team were to produce two and Fields, swimmers were Doehring, and Nicolas Goals: Henry Wagner, Sean Cody, Louis Vacca Chevalier (2) goal times—a time set by head given an opportunity to swim Delgado coach Lindsey Ehret—the in events they usually do not 10/7/15 Key quote: “I think it was kind of a turning point in the Key Quote: “We’re finally St. Louis U. High swim team swim. SLUH 1 season, our team started to play as a collective group, rather getting things together; it was handily beat Rockwood Sum- Following the off-day on CBC 3 than individuals,” said head coach Bradley Mueller. probably the best game we’ve mit 129-54 . Saturday, the Jr. Bills practiced Goal: Nicolas Delgado played as a team yet,” said Sophomores Jacob Fields Monday through Wednes- 10/05/15 sophomore Jack FitzPatrick. and John Burke both met their day this week, with meets last Key Stat: Junior Klaus Pre- SLUH 2 “We’re keeping our compo- goal time in the meet. night against Parkway Central usser made a diving save on a De Smet 1 sure and producing a lot of Burke swam his best time and tonight against MICDS. penalty shot. chances in the middle of the of the season in the 200-yard As the season continues, Goals: Chris Ceriotti, Louis Vacca field.” individual medley with a time the team creeps closer to the Key Quote: “They were a of 2.16.02. MCCs and the State Champi- tough team, but we came up Key Quote: “In the second half, they came out with fire, that Next Game: Today vs. “I definitely felt good in onship meet, held on Nov. 6 at short tonight.” - Sophomore we’d never seen before, much like the one in the CBC game,” O’Fallon Township, 4:00 p.m. the water,” said Burke. “My the Rec Plex. Colton Nadenbush noted Mueller. at SLUH. goggles filled up with water During the next few almost immediately, but it still weeks the swimmers and Next game: Oct. 15 vs. Pat- Next game: at Saint Mary’s in CBC Tournament Oct. 10 ended up being a good race. coaches will be working ex- tonville, 6:30 P.M. at SLUH. It was nice to see that despite tra hard to see who will swim this I still got my goal time.” what at the conference meet. Fields swam a personal Weaknesses of the team in- best in the 100 butterfly, a clude depth in longer distance —JV Football— —C Football— 1.03.20. events. These are the events “My 100 butterfly felt re- Ehret will be focusing on to (6-1) (4-5) ally good,” Fields said. “I was find depth going into the -fi really glad to be the one that nal dual meet of the season 10/5/15 10/05/15 helped the team.” against Chaminade and the SLUH 3 SLUH 0 “Burke and Fields have MCC Championship meet. CBC 34 CBC 44

Key stats: Sean Bender had an interception., and the team’s Key stat: Linebacker DJ Sansone recovered a fumble. 6-game winning streak was broken by the rival Cadets. 10/07/15 Soccer plays last home SLUH 13 Key quote: “We definitely didn’t have our best game but CBC D 20 game tonight the loss exposed our weaknesses,” said sophomore Dee (continued from page 6) McMurran. “We will work on those weaknesses so we are Key stat: Nick Shelton had an interception with a special determina- top seed. ready for our last two games to be a better overall team.” tion. With the regular season The next matchup for Key quote: “We can’t play poorly against a team that good, winding down in the next two the Jr. Bills is today at SLUH Next game: Monday vs. Lafayette at 4:30 p.m. at SLUH and we did not play our best game,” said assistant coach weeks, the Jr. Bills are looking against O’Fallon (Ill.), and is Adam Cruz. forward to their district tour- the final home game of the nament, where SLUH is the year. - Will Smit Jr., Nick Gima, Andrew Modder, Will Farroll, Jacob Hennes, Joe Lux, and Rory Butler contributed reporting

From the Vault: The last time SLUH beat CBC in football, October 2004 8 Prep News POTAYTO-POTAHTO October 9, 2015 Around the Hallways

Crimmins, Mouldon attend counseling students to enter in their name and email conference address. The new director of college counseling, Kevin Crimmins, and longtime counselor Dave Mouldon attended the National As- Webster University professors visit SLUH eleven families to the Robinson Library to the Commons. However, the malfunction sociation of College Admissions Counsel- to prepare for upcoming exhibition thank them for either hosting a Chinese last month caused three false alarms—two ors (NACAC) national convention of over Two professors from Webster Uni- exchange student from the Nanjing Foreign during the evening and a brief one Friday 6,000 high school counselors and college versity visited SLUH on Tuesday to take Language School Exchange Program or morning. This time, most classes emptied admission counselors in San Diego last measurements and assess the art gallery in planning to host one in during the spring se- out the first time before the system was week. Mouldon said that the two major is- the J-wing in preparation for an upcoming mester. Although usually only four students turned off. The system had second false sues discussed were a “coalition for access” Chinese art exhibition. The exhibition will come to SLUH, the newest plans are set for alarm midway through seventh period— which 83 colleges have organized to give take over SLUH’s art gallery and includes around ten student total, which means that but was turned off promptly after around more access to underserved students, and a 35 Chinese scrolls. The exhibition will run there will most likely be a formal transfer 15 seconds. plan to move the financial aid application from Nov. 11 to 20 with a reception on Nov. student introduction. Although Laughlin earlier, from January to the fall. 13. was in Kansas City at the time, Director of On Wednesday, the day before the Admissions Anja Schmelter played a pre- First choral concert with new Director of conference, Mouldon and Crimmins at- Gadfly releases first episode of the school recorded video showing Laughlin cordially Choirs tended a gathering of representatives from year thankings the host families for their gener- The new Director of Choirs Addie the counseling departments of all of the Gadfly—a sketch comedy in its sev- osity to the school. Akin directed her first concert at SLUH last Jesuit high schools and college and univer- enth year—released its first episode of sea- night in the Si Commons. The ten-song set sities from around the country. The confer- son seven this past week. Moderator David False fire alarms, again list included a sampling of many genres of ence ran from Thursday to Saturday. Callon produced this episode with a group Yesterday’s false alarm during sixth music. It included the Gregorian hymn Ubi of core members—Ryan Hopkins, Alix period was due to a test of the heating and Caritas and even the pop song Happy. The School-themed Geofilter added to Snap- Warner, Kevin Strader, Laith Armouti, El- cooling system, Assistant Principal for Varsity Chorus, Concert Choir, and Zero chat yesterday liot Auch, and Sam Harmon. A recurring Student Life Brock Kesterson announced Hour Chorus individually performed songs Popular photo-sharing application joke throughout the nine and a half min- in the after school announcements. Direc- in addition to two songs sung by a com- Snapchat features design filters unique to ute episode was a search for Callon, who tor of Facilities Joe Rankin and Director of bined chorus. a user location called Geofilters. Over the went on sabbatical last semester. Many of Maintenance Rick Figge were away from past year, many cities, landmarks, and uni- the members agreed that they were most campus. The system malfunctioned last —Sam Chechik, Nolen Doorack, Leo Heinz, versities have created unique Geofilters. proud of the skit Illinois Customs. Episode month due to the presence of water in the Aidan Moore More recently, a handful of St. Louis area 7.2 and the Gadfly magazine are already in conduit of an air conditioning system above high schools like Ursuline, St. Joe’s, and the works. De Smet have created Snapchat Geofilters. Snapchat hosts a website that allows the Class of ’65 holds 50th reunion public to submit ideas for Geofilters. Around 100 members of the class of Some SLUH students have tried to 1965 had their 50th reunion last week- submit Geofilter designs specific to the end. On Thursday night, they traveled to campus, but have been rejected by Snap- Joe’s Cafe for dinner, which is owned by a chat. Thursday, students noticed that an “Ad class member. On Friday, they played golf Majorem Dei Gloriam” Geofilter had been together in the morning and had their added to Snapchat. A student successfully actual reunion in the Si Commons with submitted the design released on Thursday. mingling, food, and drink on Friday eve- The Admissions and Advancement Depart- ning. Saturday included tours on the cam- ments were not involved in the production pus and dinner together while on Sunday, or release of the SLUH-themed Geofilter. they celebrated Mass together. Director of Advancement Melissa Jones emphasized Students receive $10,000 check from auto the role of the facilities crew along with the dealer for ‘safe driving pledge’ reunion committee, much of which as or- Several students received a large check ganized by class members John Mundwiller from the automobile dealership group Jim and Paul Steube. Butler Tuesday for a ‘safe driving pledge’ that Student Council emailed to students Reception held for Nanjing host families last week. The email directed students to a On Monday evening, President David link on the dealer’s website which required Laughlin and Principal John Moran invited Junior Christian Moore-Eston (far right) during his solo of Happy Thursday night. Photo | Brendan Voigt

Calendar Wednesday, October 14 Tuesday, October 20 Regular Schedule PSAT and NEDT Testing, No Classes for Seniors AP Bantam Foxes Concert Friday, October 9 Schedule R 5:00pm JV Soccer vs. Fort Zumwalt South AP Latin Club Elections Thursday, October 15 Exam Schedule 5:15pm C Soccer vs. Seckman @ Parkway North Lindenwood University (MO)—M108 4:30pm C Football vs. Lafayette @ SLUH (Suburban Tournament) University of Miami (FL)—M110 6:30pm SLUH Night 6:00pm C Football vs. Kirkwood Lunch Vegetarian— Grilled Cheese 6:50pm V Hockey vs. Webster Groves (@ Top Hat 6:00pm Ignatian Teach-In Prep Meeting Special— Meatball Sandwich Tournament) 7:00pm V Soccer vs. Fort Zumwalt South

4:00pm B Soccer vs. O’Fallon Township @ SLUH Friday, October 16 No Classes Wednesday, October 21 4:15pm Swimming vs. MICDS @ Forest Park Regular Schedule Theater Tech (until October 24) 6:00pm V Soccer vs. O’Fallon Township @ SLUH Drive for the Homeless (until October 28) 8:15am Martian Movie Watch Senior Moms’ Cookie Sale 7:00pm V Football vs. Lafayette 11:00am Class of ’45 and ’50 Lunch @ Currigan Room B Soccer @ CBC Tournament Leadership Circle Dinner Saturday, October 10 5:15pm JV Soccer vs. Pattonville @ Suburban JV Tournament 3:45pm C Soccer vs. Parkway South @ SLUH (Suburban 9:00am Cross Country MCC Championships @ Forest Tournament) 7:00pm V Football vs. Kirkwood @ SLUH Park 4:00pm JV Soccer vs. Vianney 12:45pm C Soccer vs. Saint Mary’s @ CBC Tourna- Saturday, October 17 ment Thursday, October 22 Regular Schedule 8:30am Swimming @ Lindbergh Invitational Sunday, October 11 AP Junior Ring Orders 10:00am XC @ Borgia Invitational Alta Gracia Living Wage Apparel Workers 11:00am Mother’s Club Card Party 10:00am V Soccer vs. De Smet Presentation 12:00pm Freshman Retreat Training 12:00pm B Soccer vs. De Smet 8:00pm Fall Ball 4:00pm V Soccer vs. Eureka Monday, October 12 Exam Schedule Friday, October 23 C Soccer @ CBC Tournament (until October 17) Sunday, October 18 Regular Schedule 12:00pm SLUH Night Practice 1:00pm NACAC College Fair Football District Quarter-Final @TBA 4:15pm B Soccer vs. Marquette AP Junior Ring Orders Medical Careers Club Speaker 4:30pm JV Football vs. Lafayette @ SLUH Monday, October 19 Regular Schedule 3:45pm XC @ Clayton Invitational 6:00pm Varsity Soccer vs. Marquette AP Junior Class Meeting 6:30pm JV Soccer vs. Pattonville @ Suburban JV 4:00pm Swimming vs. Chaminade @ Forest Park Tournament 4:00pm C Soccer @ Troy (Suburban Tournament) Quote of the Week 4:30pm JV Football vs. Kirkwood @ SLUH Tuesday, October 13 Exam Schedule 5:00pm B Soccer vs. Soldan @ CBC (CBC Tournament) No man’s knowledge here can go beyond 12:00pm SLUH Night Practice 7:00pm Mother’s Club Senior Rep Meeting his experience. 4:00pm Swimming vs. Vianney @ Forest Park –John Locke 6:00pm Varsity Soccer vs. Parkway South Calendar | Liam Connolly