Christmas Arrives at Aquinas

11411 Pflumm Rd. Overland Park, KS 66215 Volume 24, Issue 5 December 15, 2011 the SHIELD www.stasaints.net The student voice at Saint Thomas Aquinas Christmas Arrives at Aquinas Advent brings changes to Mass Black Friday shopping becoming too crazy The best local Christmas light displays Christmas commercials highlight holiday shopping season Inside “Charlie Brown” cast Girls Basketball has big overcomes short rehearsal shoes to fill after time to perform production. finishing last season as Entertainment, Page 11 undefeated state champions. Sports, Page 14 2 December 15, 2011 Contents Upcoming Events Saints lose in home-opener Dec 16- Finals: Hours 1,2 Emily Seib | The Shield Play Auditions 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Right: Senior Jimmy Clark shoots a basket Wrestling Johnson County Classic at BV while Blue Valley North Girls’ Basketball at Hy-Vee Shootout defenders atttempt Dec 17- Boys’ Basketball at Hy-Vee Shootout to swat the ball away from him ans senior Dec 19- Finals: Hours 4,5,6 John Ekedahl looks on. Play Auditions 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Clark, one of only three Dec 20: Finals: Hours 7,8 seniors on this year’s Dec 25- Christmas varsity team, led the Saints in scoring with Dec 31- New Year’s Eve 10 points. Ekedahl also Jan 1- New Year’s Day added eight points for Jan 4- Second Semester Begins the Saints. However, Clark’s scoring effort was not enough as the Class Competition Standings Saints were defeated by the Mustangs 57-47 Seniors- 20 on Friday, December 9. Emily Seib I The Shield Juniors- 17 Below: Junior Tyle Clem- ent dribbles the ball past a Blue Valley North de- fender. Clement , along Sophomores-16 with seniors John Eke- dahl and Will Markway scored eight points in the Freshman-9 loss to the Mustangs. In this Issue... Aquinas adjusts to new Mass changes Campus News Page 3 Exchange students share their christmas traditions Featues Page 6 Aquinas Alumni offer the truth about college Features, Page 7 Senior directs “Charlie Brown”, Entertainment, Page 10 Ending world hunger is actually attainable Opinions, Page 12 Debate over “Occupy Wall Street” movement, Opinions, Page 13 Girls’ Basketball has high expectations this year, Sports, Page 14 Senior supports Special Olympians through program, Sports, Page 15 Campus News December 15, 2011 3 Unitown helps unify students Unitown mixes schools to can be raised.” Aquinas has been partici- help analyze the prejudices pating since the fall of 2009. of society while helping The retreat is put on in the fall and spring. There is also an all- students relate with each metro Unitown that gets kids other. from all over the Kansas City Metro area and is held twice, EMILY SEIB one in April and the other in Last Look Editor May. Counselors help lead some discussions and assign a group of delegates to lead in Unitown helps to dissect discussion. This group is called Sydney Klimas | The Medallion prejudices and stereotypes their family group. Father Andrew Strobl performs the Doxology during Mass. The quiet prayers that priests say during Mass have also had teenagers might hold against This retreat had several modifications and priests have to memorize those changes as well. each other. It also helps the Aquinas students coming back students see problems from a to help lead as counselors, se- new perspective. niors Hannah Smith, Susannah “Unitown is a retreat to McCord, Spencer Smith, Sara Major changes made to Mass help break down prejudices Hernandez and Katy Wright. including racism, sexism, het- Father Andrew explains the the Church after Vatican II was orandi, lex credenda, the law of “Being a counselor was the erosexism and classism,” senior for the English translation to be prayer, is the law of belief. Every- most amazing experience and reasoning behind the recent Hannah Smith said. “It is a very temporary. This is the reason only thing flows from the scriptures I absolutely loved leading my eye-opening experience to see mass changes and his views. the English language is changing. and prayers. I believe in the family group,” McCord said. all the prejudices people engage Pope John Paul II initiated the saying, ‘say the liturgy, save the “Asking them the questions translation process at the begin- world,’” Strobl said. in without even realizing it.” and watching them come to MADISON PETRACEK ning of the new millennium. Father Andrew was nervous English teacher Lisa the realization about how they Entertainment Editor It was necessary because many too when he saw all the changes Bauman agrees that Unitown perpetrated sexism, heterosex- languages depend on the accuracy he had to memorize. He still does breaks down prejudices, but ism, racism and classism. Seeing of the English translation because not know all of it by heart. He she says it’s more than that. In Catholic Churches around how I had helped them was they do not directly translate out made a “cheat sheet” of his own “It’s a non-religious retreat the world, “cheat sheets” are pa- truly moving.” of Latin. The English version to help him along with the memo- where kids from Saint Thomas rishioners’ gifts from Pope John The retreat is lead by of the Mass is now accurate and rization process. Aquinas can interact with kids Paul II for the Advent season. Airick Leornard West, the The recent changes to the more formal. “In seminary we had 10 from other schools and see Kansas City, Missouri school Mass have been the first altera- Saint Thomas Aquinas High weeks, without distractions, to beyond the (Aquinas) bubble,” board president, and is con- tions to the celebration in 400 School’s chaplain, Father Andrew memorize the prayers and other Bauman said. Strobl, is absorbing all the new material. We would video tape stantly bringing people back to years. The updates are part of the Each retreat is very differ- changes. A substantial percentage each other performing Mass and the Unitown experience. The 3rd Typical Edition of the Ro- ent. The people who attend the of the missal has been modified. would turn it in to our teacher so retreat also emphasizes words’ man Missal and took 10 years to retreat, delegates and counsel- “(The congregation) can tell he could critique it. Now I have effects on others. achieve. A new Latin-to-English ors alike, help to run their own a difference when listening to the to learn new prayers, but this time “(Unitown taught me) translation was necessary because retreat. Unitown is tailored to a priest, but the quiet prayers that with a lot of distractions,” Strobl how powerful my words are it was not as accurate, direct or mix of people. no one hears have also changed,” said. and you can't tell what some- meaningful as it could be. For “Issues discussed are example, “et cum spiritu tuo” was Strobl said. Strobl has heard no com- one’s been through,” McCord different than most retreats originally translated to “and also For Strobl the changes are plaints personally, but he did said. because you can talk to people with you,” but it really means for the best. hear concerns before Advent. He Bauman encourages every- about what it’s like to be His- “and with your spirit.” “The concepts are more hopes both young and old people one to go. panic,” Bauman said. “Every When the Mass language direct and the new words provide in the Church accept the modifi- “Unitown will change your more imagery for the congrega- cations, but he understands some retreat is different; the more changed from Latin to the local life,” Bauman said. g vernacular, the original intent of tion. It all matters because lex people do not like change. g diversity the more issues that 4 December 15,2011 Features Alumni Yo-Yos in Tokyo Earn college credit while in high school Alumni Ben Conde preformed in Japan over Thanksgiving break. MEGAN LUCAS Features Editor Q: When did you begin yo- yoing? A: I was four years old; my older brother got into it. There were clubs in Kansas City at Win Wizards. I went and got hooked so I stayed with it. Q: You toured this summer. Will you tell me about it? A: My yo-yo sponsor offered me a tour on the East Coast. I went around, performed, and taught kids. Q: How did you get a sponsor? A: When I was eight, at Worlds, a yo-yo guy saw me yo-yoing with the yo-yo he makes and liked what I was doing. He told the captain of the team. It’s a big “College Now classes give you an advantage deal to be sponsored. the second you start college.” Q: How did you get to go to Libby, transferred 21 College Now credits to Ohio State University Japan and compete? College Now at Johnson County Community College is the only A: A sponsor flew me out and nationally accredited concurrent program in Kansas. we stayed for ten days. I got See your school counselor for details or visit www.jccc.edu/collegenow fifth. Q: Where all have you com- peted? A: Japan, Hawaii and Worlds in Orlando, Florida. g Courtesy of Ben Conde| Above, Ben Conde performs onstage in Chicago. Below, Conde demonstrates his yo-yoing skills. Features December 15, 2011 5 Junior Emily Curran travels to the Holy Land Fun facts Emily Curran encountered about: Christ in a whole new way Miss D when she and her family visited the Holy Land, Tiberius and Rome. What classes Madison Petracek Entertainment Editor she teaches: Honors and regular Kansas City to Cincinnati; World Literature, Cincinnati to New York; New York to Rome; Rome to Tel Honors and regular Aviv; total flying time: 30 hours.

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