TheLeprechaun G ld A student publication of St. Vincent - St. Mary High School Akron, Ohio December 19, 2019 Vol. XLIX * Issue No. 3 Students give back through Adopt-A-Family By Jackie Cantor Captains from each homeroom will be in asks that students try to donate as much as charge of assigning gifts to the students in possible so that these families have an amaz- his Christmas season St. Vincent their class. Some things that we provide for ing Christmas! If you have any further ques- TSt. Mary will be holding our annual the families are things like clothing, toys, tions about next year’s Adopt-A-Family, or Adopt-A-Family program. This is our most household items, and even bicycles. STVM want to donate please contact Mrs. Spinner. impactful and longest running service ac- tivity held at the school, starting in 1984. This program was created by long time beloved teacher, Luanne Richardson V59. This year we will be providing a wonderful Christmas for 18 families, coming from five agencies. Our main goal of this program is to bring joy and cheer to the neighbor- hood and give a Christmas to families who cannot afford it. This is a great way for our high schoolers to give back to the commu- nity. The kick off for this started November 25 and 26 and ended with a prayer service on December 18. Every homeroom will re- ceive a giving tree with things the families have asked for. The two Adopt-A-Family lead role. Chaos ensues as Viola attempts Mr. Neary has once again directed a spectac- Fall Play 2019: to keep her idenity a secret, and in turn ular show and STVM looks forward to watch- Shakespeare In Love falls in love with Shakespeare. Eventually, ing the next production, Oliver, this spring. By Issac Carson Viola saves the day by performing on stage as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, marking her as the first femaie performing in public. he Leprechaun Theatre Guild’s pro- Not only did the actors shine, the stu- Tduction of Shakespeare in Love proved dents behind the scenes also worked hard to be a massive success. The show ran to make the production come to life. from Thursday November 21, to Sunday, Stage crew, managed by seniors Grace November 24. Shakespeare in Love was a Dowling and Audrey Kunce, truly helped humorous and captivating performance make the magic of theatre shine with the that lived up to the highly regarded repu- excellent set. Sound and music was man- tation of The Leprechaun Theatre Guild. aged by senior Maria Leeser while lights The play followed famous playwright Wil- were made possible by junior Maggie liam Shakespeare, played by senior Alex Gilkey. Overall. the Leprechuan The- Palmer, as he was looking for a muse to ater Guild did not disappoint this fall. write his next play. Meanwhile, Viola de When asked about his role, Alex Palm- Lesspeps, played by junior Julia Mullin, er said, “It was a great experience and it dreams of being an actress. As women are helped me grow as a person. Everyone not allowed to act on stage during this time, does a great job every year and I am grate- Viola dresses up as a man, auditions for ful and proud of every person who was Shakespeare’s play, and ends up landing the in the performance and in stage crew.” Photos By Journalis and Yearbook Staffs Page 2 FAMILY TRADITIONS 19 December 2019 formance of each of the branch’s anthems. STVM honors Veterans Veterans of these branches stood when they The Leprechaun Gold By Alex Palmer heard their songs played and aroused ap- plause from the student body, moving some St. Vincent - St. Mary High School eterans day is a holiday that some- to tears. The choir then sang “Im proud to 15 N. Maple Street Vtimes slips past us because the men be an American” to round off the small but Akron, OH 44303 and women that the day is dedicated to are powerful ceremony. As students left the overshadowed most of the time. We do not Lebron James Arena, they were each given hear about wars and our military much in a toy soldier to place somewhere that they On the web: www.stvm.com the media anymore as we are in a relative- can see. It is a reminder of all of those who ly peaceful period of time. However the have died to protect our nation and other St. Vincent St. Mary High School Fighting nations that couldn’t defend themselves. Irish were not going to stand by and allow ADVISOR these heroes to be forgotten. Ms. Meghan Dannemiller VM12 The Fighting Irish put on a small but pow- erful assembly in remembrance of all those CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF who have fallen in combat and also for those who have returned to live out nor- Emily Bame VM21 mal hard working lives after the horrors of Abby Minear VM21 war. The ceremony, in remembrance of our troops and members of the school’s family, STAFF REPORTERS was opened with prayer and kind words Jackie Cantor VM20 from some of the student body leadership Isaac Carson VM20 in the building. After this the band and Julia Mullin VM21 choir used their talents in a moving per- Mason Niskanen VM21 Irish in the House Irish saints, towns, symbols, and promi- Kat O’Connor VM22 nent figures in Ireland’s history. Once each By Emily Bame Maura O’Connor VM20 House has a name, its colors, values and Camryn Olechnowicz VM22 personalized House crest will be created. ednesday November 13th, students Along with Irish being appointed as the Alex Palmer VM20 Wattended presentations held by the House theme, teachers underwent an Quincy Powers VM20 House naming Committee to present the interview process with faculty and stu- Brooke Shook VM21 top three House themes: Akron, Irish and dents in hopes to become House Deans. Sarah Sollenberger VM21 Marianist. Students and staff voted and The House Deans were announced on with an overwhelming amount of votes, November 26. Congratulations to Mr. Mason Stams VM20 Irish took the win! With Irish being such a Elizabeth Tavolier VM20 Coen Cobb, Mr. Ken McDonald, Mr. broad category, there are countless options Joe Paolucci and Mrs. Rebecca Petrilli. for what the four Houses can be named Many big steps have been happen- after, relating back to the overarching ing to prepare for the induction of the The Leprechaun Gold is published Irish theme. Picking four specific House throughout the year for the House System and all are encouraged names is the next big step of creating the to attend the Steering Committee meet- students of St. Vincent-St. Mary House System. Many students have come ings once a week during all lunch peri- High School. Letters to the editor up with possible ideas like the names of ods to share their opinions and ideas! are encouraged, provided they do not contain disruptive material to the educational process, and that they are signed. This paper reserves the right to edit submitted material for length. 19 December 2019 IRISH EVENTS Page 3 ments, senior Quincy Powers said, “I think this will be a real- Irish News team visits WKYC ly fun transition for our school. I believe that this will be a way By Quincy Powers and Elizabeth Tavolier for students to be actively aware of what is happening at STVM.” If anyone is interested in joining this group, you are welcome n Wednesday, November 20, a group of broadcasting inter- to visit Mrs. Gupta or Mr. McKrill if you have any questions! Oested students traveled by yellow bus to WKYC studios in Cleveland. They were given the opportunity to explore different platforms in the media industry and were lucky enough to ex- perience live shows being filmed. The students were immersed in a Question and Answer session with lead anchors from the station including Michael Estime, Jay Crawford, Tiffany Tarp- ley and they were even given an inspirational speech from Leon Bibb! After meeting with each newscaster, STVM students gift- ed each one a mug and a t-shirt to welcome them to our family. The trip to WKYC proved to be a great opportunity to get the ball rolling for the new and upcoming broadcast- ing club that will soon take over the morning announce- ments and will include various entertaining segments. The first broadcast by the video announcment team aired on Fri- day December 13, and incudled segments like weather, STVM news, and a holiday commentary. Now that the team has one broadcast under their belts, there are sure to be plenty more to come this school year. When asked about the new video announc- STVM Choir concert brings Christmas spirit By Sarah Sollenberger n Thursday December 12, 2019 St. Vincent- St. OMary hosted the annual Christmas Concert. The show consisted of Concert Choir, Show Choir, Gos- pel Choir, and the Introduction to Dance class. The Concert Choir performed “Believe” from The Polar Express, “The Christmas Song,” “Holly Jolly Christ- mas,” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?” The Show Choir performed “Last Christmas,” “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,”and “Deck the Rooftop.” The Gospel Choir performed “You are Good,” “Angels,” “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” and the “Gospel Choir Theme Song.” There was a vocal solo performed by Julia Mul- lin, singing “Grown-Up Christmas List.” There was another solo performed by Nichelle Mosley, accom- panied by Bennie Mosely performing the song “Who Would Imagine a King?” All girl choir members per- formed “A Soulful Christmas (Medley)” and all choir members performed “May the Road Rise to Meet You.” spirit.”A special thanks is extended to Sound and Lights (Maria Closing with the performance of the Irish Blessing is going to be- Leeser, Alex Palmer, and Maggie Gilkey).