The Covington Catholic Times Volume XXV-Issue VII 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Kentucky 41011 (859) 491-2247 April/May 2013 Page 2 Editorials Page 5 Student Life Page 9 Sports Page 12 Reviews Seniors of the Year By: Andrew Schwartz dents--not just seniors, but also Spirit Club, where he is a key com- son who leads the cheers at nearly underclassmen. He has always ponent to raising the school spirit. all of the games. Kyle, a member Senior of the Year, a title been a wonderful individual and of National Honor Society, where synonymous with greatness at is willing to lend a hand to anyone Kyle Massie, the treasurer he is the Sergeant without Arms, Covington Catholic, was award- in need. Will is also quite the char- of Student Senate, is very similar is also active in National English ed to two outstanding individu- acter. He is an outgoing person to Will in many aspects. He is a Honor Society, Student Senate, als this year: Will Henry and Kyle who will never let his opinion go kind man and will help the people and the Community Service Club. Massie. Generally only given to unheard. Whether giving a speech around him at whatever they may one student, the award was giv- in front of the students or leading need. Whether it be tutoring some- Both individuals embody en to both students this year due a cheer at a basketball game, Will one in Calculus or giving a ride to what a true Colonel and a true to a tie in votes. It is a unique is very loud and gets the rest of underclassmen to a game, he is friend should be. No matter what situation, but it shows how great the school excited and wanting to there to help. He is a very generous you need, you can turn to one of students strive to be at CCH. participate in whatever the activ- individual, not just in school but in these young men and you know ity. He is also an active member in the community as well. Kyle has you will have a friend there. Kyle Will Henry, the student many clubs, including Student Sen- received a varsity letter for service Massie and Will Henry are true Col- body president, is a man who is ate, National Honor Society, Na- multiple times over his four years. onels and are extremely deserv- genuinely nice and cares greatly tional English Honor Society, and Although he is not as outgoing as ing of the title Senior of the Year. about the happiness of the stu- Will, Kyle is still an outgoing per-

Teachers of the Year By: Will Henry “It certainly is an honor gain by simply listening.” After 20 stunned to discover he was one of winning the award again,” ex- years of teaching, Herts affirms the recipients. “This means more Each year, the senior class- claimed Mr. Hertsenberg, or infor- that the best thing going and his to me than any other award I have es vote on their favorite teacher: mally as Coach Herts. He believes favorite witnessing every day is received here,” claimed Snyder. the teacher that displays integrity, that the reason he won this year the camaraderie. The Brother- However, he claims it is not he dedication, and compassion for and has won in previous years is hood of CovCath, without a doubt, who won the award. “The stu- their class and the en- dents and the Community Service tire school. The votes Program win the award; I just fa- are submitted only cilitate.” Mr. Snyder went on to say by students, not by the Community Service Program other teachers. The instills that yearning for service in winners of the 2012- the heart of nearly every person 2013 school year that participates. “I have gradu- for Teacher of the ates from over ten years ago that Year were a three- come back and thank me for the way tie between service opportunities because it Mrs. Diane Ruth, has truly changed them as a per- Mr. Al Hertsenberg, son,” Snyder said. Because gradu- and Mr. Bill Snyder. ating classes routinely surpass the required service requirements, Mrs. Ruth was Snyder is humbled. “This year’s mildly shocked by her graduating class alone had over nomination because double the required amount… sim- she has never won ply amazing,” whispered Snyder. the prestigious award before. “I think the As the senior class walks boys have lost their down the aisle for graduation, minds,” she joked. there will certainly be mixed However, there is no feelings, but one thing is for cer- wonder Mrs. Ruth because of the respect he gives has a Spirit That Will Not Die. tain, every teacher and their was selected after the countless to the students and the respect legacy will be engrained in all of hours she puts in to taking pictures he receives in return. He reminds A choked up Mr. Snyder our hearts forever. All you Colo- for the yearbook, moderating prac- others to “Be yourself and al- was honored by the award. “It nels rally ‘round, and fill the tically a dozen clubs, and grading ways listen to others, because is an absolute honor.” Snyder valley with a mighty sound… papers for her six different classes. you never know what you might has never won before and was She is a worthy recipient, indeed. Editorials and News Page 2 Is it Jihad or Should We Be Worried? By: Andy Gregg Madrid, Beslan, and Moscow. The ture seems full of questions and irks a majority of the radical Islamic faith produces more suicide there is not a clear solution to the Muslims. An eerie and foggy Ever since the terrorist at- bombers than any other, dying for problem. Should we leave the future lies ahead, but hopefully tack on the Twin Towers in New the cause to reach Allah. Jihadists Middle East and let Muslim lead- peace is brought to the world York City, American citizens have are by no means the majority in the ers deal with radical Muslims, or between the East and West. held a different view on Islam. As Islamic world, but they are also the should we stay and help keep the a whole, the nation believes that most feared hated not only in the peace? At the same time, the http://news.yahoo.com/dark-side- diversity-070000603.html they are an aggressive, radical, West but also in their own coun- West’s presence in the East is what and fighting faith. We should be tries. The ultimate goal of Jihadists thinking that only a select few act is to bring the world to acknowl- in such a manner as this and par- edge that there is no God but Allah, ticipate in terrorist groups. But is and Muhammad is his prophet. The there more fighting and terrorism Islamic faith is growing at impres- in this faith than was anticipated? sive rates. They make up a fourth of mankind and with high birth Terrorist groups are pop- rates, their numbers are soaring. ping up all over the world and try- ing to rip down governments in Now is the time to ask the parts of Russia, Thailand, and Chi- question, “What are we to do?” na. Since the year 2000 Islamists How are we to act on this grow- have been responsible for massa- ing radical Islamic faith? The fu- cres in London, Boston, Mumbai,

Not The Place To Settle Down By: Austin Beck $854 per month in rent. Honolulu, $371 per day for a nursing home at what you are really paying for Hawaii. At first, it sounds lovely to or $3,900 monthly for an assisted- if you truly want to retire here. Many citizens looking to retire to Hawaii and enjoy perpetu- living facility. San Diego, California. retire are looking at the wrong as- ally pleasant weather and ocean What makes it difficult to retire in pects. People are more focused on breezes, but living there is much the San Diego metro area are the the views and other citizens rather more expensive than other places high housing costs. San Francisco, than the expense. While those are because they are in the middle of California. The city’s big drawback also important, it is more significant nowhere. Los Angles, California. is housing. 3.) San Jose, California. to focus on the finances of each area. Retirees who stay in the city pay Retirees with mortgages in San Jose, a median of $1,003 per month in Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara pay an Retirement is especially dif- rent or $1,996 per month in mort- average of $2,266 per month. The ficult if you live in a place with ex- gage payments. New York City, New worst city to retire in is Washing- pensive real estate, high taxes and York. Once they are no longer tied ton, D.C. The hardest part is being steep health-care costs. Retiring in to a job in the New York City area, able to afford to live close enough a city with an inordinately high cost one of the first things some retirees to take advantage of these world- of living means you will have to do is leave town in search of more class exhibits on a regular basis. save more money and invest more space, less traffic and a lower cost successfully just to make ends of living. Oxnard, California. People If you are looking to re- meet. Here are 10 U.S. cities where 60 and older with mortgages pay tire, hopefully you will be able to it’s extremely difficult to retire well. a median of $2,107 each month. avoid these cities and save some Bridgeport, Connecticut. In the Poughkeepsie, New York. Long-term money to spend on yourself. Even Bridgeport metro area, which in- care expenses, while lower than in though these cities are beautiful cludes Stamford and Norwalk, peo- Manhattan, still cost a median of and seem perfect, you must look ple 60 and older pay a median of The New News By: Will Henry let for people all across the globe. page of Reddit for all to see as soon Reddit is organized into what are as they logon. It is a twist on the so- called “subreddits,” which are spe- As mainstream media in- Reddit does not require au- cial networking scene, not requir- cific sections of the website, nar- cluding newspapers, television, and thentication, the credibility of the ing a complicated setup or even a rowing down what the user wishes other outlets turns to digital distri- posts are determined by the num- profile; it is completely anonymous. to view. For example, the subred- bution, more and more people flock ber of “up- dit “funny” would have the funni- to the internet to get their news. As votes” a post est posts upvoted to the top of the instantaneous as news can travel receives. If page. The subreddit “news” would over the internet, a vast majority of the Reddit have the most popular news sto- big media names like Fox, NBC, and community ries of the day. There are millions CBS require authentication through believes a of posts in thousands of subred- various sources and other meth- post to not be dits, spreading the news quicker ods of confirming tips. Because of credible, they than ever before and connect- this, news can be delayed by a mat- can “down- ing millions of users, not through ter of several minutes to an hour, vote” it. The a type of Facebook, but through which is too long in some eyes. As a posts with common ideals and “upvotes.” remedy for this, an emerging social the most up- media site Reddit.com has quickly votes each climbed the ladder and claimed day appear one of the top spots as a news out- on the front Editorials and News Page 3 Boston Bombing By: Brandon Ward noon of the bombings. The culprits of this terrorist act were found, The Boston Marathon has and a shootout ensued between been around since April of 1897, the two brothers and the Boston when it was won by John J. McDer- police force. In the shooting older mott. On average around 20,000 brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev was runners participate in the famous killed along with police officer Sean marathon know as the Boston Mar- Collier. Younger brother Dzhokhar athon. On April 15, America was Tsarnaev got away from the au- hit with a devastating blow of the thorities at the first scene and was Boston bombings during this mara- found later hiding in a boat in a thon. The two brothers responsible backyard. The suspect was then for the devastating act were Ta- taken to the hospital where he was merlan Tsarnaev (29) and younger treated for his wounds and will brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (19). be held for further questioning. On a beautiful day in Boston With the suspects caught terror suddenly struck the Boston a major relief was felt in the city, area when two bombs went off at but sorrow remained for the vic- the finish line of the race. Broth- tims of the mind-blowing attack. ers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar, were After the attacks the city of Bos- the two responsible for the action. ton started a saying called “Bos- With the actions of these two, a to- ton Strong”. Boston has showed tal of 264 people were injured and how strong they really are with treated in the local hospitals. There how they are handling this situa- were also three innocent bystand- tion. Prayers go out for all the vic- ers that lost their lives that after- tims and families of the victims.

345 Thomas More Pkwy. 1518 Dixie Highway Park Hills Kentucky 41011 Crestview Hills, Kentucky (859) 261-4939 41017 Bill and Traci Gregg 859-341-3687 Student Life Page 4 Not Your Ordinary Singing The Blues By: Sam Wehrman Williamson and Will Henry per- Day At The Ballpark formed an impromptu song which This year the National Eng- caught the attention of the audi- By: Will Henry After batting practice lish Honors Society had a talent ence. Some of the poems were re- wrapped up, we headed up the show, otherwise known as Coffee- cited by Norb Wessels, Jason Kline, Covington Catholic students stairs to the second floor where the House. Mrs. Ruth heads the show Cassie Shoborg, Cameron Stans- Jimmy Stratman and I, Will Henry, brain of Great American Ballpark and many students are encouraged berry and some of the Notre Dame strolled into Great American Ball- lays – the press area and control to show up and perform their mu- seniors.Christian Stewart gave his park on a sunny Wednesday af- rooms. The press area was quite sical or literary talents to a group best comedy routine. The highlingt ternoon, but this was no ordinary the spectacle with journalists from consisting of friends and family. of the night was Will Huber who afternoon. Stratman and I were all corners of the nation quietly Many great talents were exhibited showed his skills which will get him greeted by a media representative typing away on laptops, scribbling by the participants. to the Cincinnati Conservatory of for the Cincinnati Reds and were notes, and studying stat sheets. Music. whisked away to retrieve their spe- After viewing the press box, we The show was highlighted cial media passes. A brief rundown found ourselves being led into a by drama skits by Norb Wessels The NEHS CoffeeHouse was of the day was given to them before room filled with computer screens and Eric Zimmer, and also great a success just as many expected it they headed off down a long cor- from floor to ceiling and staff bus- music played by Anderson Ferry to be. The annual event was en- ridor labeled “South Field Access.” tling about, speaking into their Band. Patrick Verst played various tertaining as always, and included headsets, coordinating camera po- piano songs and a few solo acts As the door reading “Au- many talents students from CCH sitions, scoreboard displays, and which were very entertaining. Max thorized Personnel Only” at the and NDA. essentially everything on the tech- end of the hallway opened and nical side that makes GABP tick. sunlight poured in, we stepped up to the visitor’s dugout, which The tour eventually came was being utilized by the Chicago to a close, but the fun was not Cubs for the day. The guide took over, because Reds staff grant- us around the front of the back- ed the group free tickets to that stop to watch the Reds’ batting night’s game. So a bag of pea- practice before the matchup be- nuts and an ice cold Pepsi later, gan. Several high-profile players we sat down and enjoyed the end walked by and some stopped by to a great day at the ballpark. to say hi and take pictures, includ- ing third-baseman Todd Frazier.

I Want To Ride My Bicycle By: Andrew Schwartz balloons at each other. After hav- ing fun the Colonels began riding Bike Day: one of the many back towards CCH. Once arriving, privileges of being at senior at Cov- the Colonels rode around the track ington Catholic. On May 1, most of for a victory lap after defeating the the seniors met to prepare for Bike Pandas. At the end of the ride, the Day. seniors gathered at the center of the football field to give one final Early in the morning, on a cheer of the ride. The spirit of the Wednesday “B” schedule none- morning carried on during the day theless, the seniors got up early as it was unofficially “Lava Day”. Al- to meet by the old Pizza Hut and though some of the faculty did not get ready to bike. At around 7:45 enjoy it, the students had a good in the morning, the seniors began time running and jumping around riding their bikes up to Notre Dame the school. Bike Day was an exciting to taunt some of the girls. It was day and a nice day to coast towards a tiresome ride going up the hill the end of school. Hard Work Pays Off to NDA, but it was still a fun time. Some of the girls attempted to All in all, it was a very fun By: Matt Summe Haders, Krumps, and Balskus with hurl water balloons at the guys but day for the seniors of both schools. awards for their specified clubs: missed on most of the throws. The It was a good was for the Colonels With the school year wrap- Art Club, Bug Club, and Governor’s Colonels enjoyed circling the girls ping up, comes the Activity Awards. to get even more excited about the Cup. To wrap up the awards, Mr. and taunting them. Because they end of the year but also to enjoy The Activity Awards are supposed Snyder gave recognition to all of lacked the arm strength to hit the to applaud all of the students who the great times they have had over the students who donated over 40 boys, the girls began throwing the the last few years. have donated their time and effort hours of community service. After to clubs and community service. the awards were given out the stu- This year a tremendous amount of dents and their parents went to the students received awards. cafeteria and had a nice gathering, with bagels, coffee, and donuts. The awards were given out by Mr. Hartman, Mrs. Ruth, Ms. Hopefully, next year we will Mosko, Coach Krumps, Mr. Had- get the same amount of students ers, Mr. Balskus and Mr. Snyder. Mr. that excelled not only in the class- Hartman gave out awards for the room but also in extracurricular. Academic Team; Mrs. Ruth gave awards for some journalism efforts and accomplishments. This left Student Life Page 5 And The Winner Is.... By: Cameron Murphy Jason Kline. His beautiful shot of the Golden Gate bridge aided in his Each of the past five years, obtaining 50 dollars. The second the Covington Catholic Photo place winner was Junior Garrett Club has held a school-wide pho- Atchison who caught the attention to contest in order to promote of the judges with his nature photo the club and appeal to many stu- of a snake slithering through leaves; dents with a love for photography. Garrett received a 75 dollar award This year the Photo Con- for his great effort. The first place test saw over twenty contestants winner of this year’s photo contest along with their very best pieces. was Senior Noah Gripshover. Noah The judges of the contest consisted caught an amazing shot of a rain of Mrs. Blankenbuehler; Mr Dur- covered leaf and earned himself ham; Mr. Haders; Mr. Cleveland; the 100 dollar grand prize. Con- Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan, owners gratulations to all award winners! of Prestige Photography; Photo Daman Clemons, the Presi- Club President Daman Clemons. dent of the Photo Club said, “I After thoroughly assess- would like to thank all who par- ing each of the photos, four con- ticipated in the Photo Contest; we testants walked away with a cash love seeing the interest in pho- prize. The fourth place winner was tograpy among the student body.” Junior Adam Holstein-Seibert. His The Photo Club plans to simple yet intriguing piece left him continue with the contest next Noah Gripshover’s winning photo. walking away with 30 dollars cash. year and hopes to improve on a The third place winner was Senior successful 2013 Photo Contest. Windy City By: Andy Gregg frisbee! The 12 adventurers Its An Ultimate Experience May 3rd to 5th was an event participated in some hardcore By: Corbin Maschinot pionship. Team Gruner shocked the filled weekend for the art students ultimate frisbee in the one and league beating out Team William- here at Covington Catholic. This only Millennium Park. After a long The Ultimate Frisbee son for their chance to become the weekend marked the dates for the weekend of walking, site seeing, League ended its season with a champs. The final round of ultimate annual Chicago Art Trip. There and art viewing it was time to head tournament beginning on Monday was finally here, and it was Team were 12 students ranging from back to good ol’ Northern Kentucky. April 22 and ending on Thursday VanDusen vs. Team Gruner. The Art 1 to Art 4 that participated April 25. The tournament was a two game between the two teams was in this trip. While being in and out tourney with the winner of a great championship game with the Windy City is a fun-filled the loser’s bracket playing the last both teams trying their hardest to event in itself, the art students team in the winner’s bracket for win. In the end VanDusen was able participated in a wide range the championship. At the begin- to pull out the win and become the of events to make their ning of the tournament everyone’s Ultimate Frisbee League Champi- weekend a memorable one. pick to win was Team Williamson, ons for the year 2012-2013. The first day in Chicago but people were shocked by the was spent at the Art Institute end of the tournament. The under- The Ultimate Frisbee dogs, Team VanDusen, started the League is always a big hit here at which boasts a large collection tournament facing off versus Team CCH. With one more season under of Claude Monet. Hopefully, Gruner with Vandusen pulling out his belt, Mr. Haders the league co- our students picked up some a victory of 10-0. Team VanDusen ordinator is planning for next year of Monet’s attributes during the All good things come to an then had to play Team Williamson already. He plans for next year to trip. Not all of the art in Chicago is end some wise person a long time which ended in a sudden death be the biggest year yet. If you are pinned up in a museum. The city ago said, and it cannot be true match with Vandusen winning 9-8. a fan of Frisbee be sure to sign up has many sculptures and statues enough. The art students had to The loser’s bracket was in full swing for the league next year. It is one of around town for the looking, some return back home to rainy Kentucky and Team Williamson was playing the most fun things offered at CCH of which were inspired by the and go back to the daily grind at Team Gruner in the final round of and they do not cut anyone from famous Picasso. Even though the school and work. The memories of the loser’s bracket, winner of this the teams. trip was an art trip, there were other the trip will not be forgotten and the game plays VanDusen in the cham- activities as well, such as ultimate experience will be irreplaceable. Make It Rain By: Brandon Sullivan give $1,000 to each school. best charity. The club had to vote the year raised $550 for doing a on the charity that would be the car wash. They also made $250 in The Magnified Giving Club Here at Covington Catholic best recipient. matching funds that the Magnified is a great club to be in at Covington the club meets on two Mondays a Giving club gives them. In total the Catholic if you are looking to give month with Mr. Rich Andolina as They decided to donate Magnified Giving Club at Covington back to the community. Magnified the moderator. The theme for this the money to the Madonna House Catholic donated all $1,800 to the Giving was founded by Mr. Roger year was Pro-Life. At the meeting in Northern Kentucky. This char- Madonna House. Grein in 2008 but the foundation they get split into groups, and each ity was for women who decided was found many years ago. This is group is assigned a CEO. They look to have their child. They stay here the fifth year that Magnified Giving for five different charities to donate for a year and provide them with has branched out to high schools. the $1,000. The CEO of each group food and shelter. They also help There are 35 different schools is to do an on-site investigation of educate them and try to find jobs around the area that are involved. the charities picked. Each group to help them get back on their Philanthropists in Magnified Giving picked what they thought was the feet. Covington Catholic earlier in Student Life Page 6 The Successors One Wild Night By: Drew Brueggeman By: Austin Beck were still determined to have a good time. They continued to dance the night away until 12a.m. th On Wednesday, April 24 , the stu- The Colonels danced the night away Once the dance ended the students traveled dent body went to the Griffin Centre to lis- at prom with their dates at the Newport Syn- to Town and Country Sports Complex for after- ten to the candidates give their speeches for dicate on April 13, 2013. This is an event prom. This year’s afterprom was a huge success the Student Senate Elections. The candidates hosted by the school in which juniors and se- to say the least. There was a plethora of food spent weeks campaigning with posters and niors are invited to bring a date and enjoy a provided from various places such as Buffalo bringing in food before school to gain votes. night filled with fun from beginning to end. Wild Wings. Students were able to roam around the complex and do as the wished. Many of the There was not much surprise when it Prom began at 8p.m. with dinner being guys found the basketball courts and spent a came to the presidential election. CJ Moellering served at 8:30. Students were able to enjoy sal- good deal of their time competing on the courts. ran unopposed and left no question as to who ad, vegetables, potatoes, and pasta to give them It was one to be remembered without a doubt would fill Will Henry’s shoes. Kyle Hennies and plenty of energy for the night ahead. Once din- as everyone appeared to have a great time. Alex ‘Victor’ Matos ran against each other for ner was consumed, the DJ decided to get every- the Vice President position. In the end, Victor one on the dance floor and get the party start- Prom can be one of the best memo- Matos won out after his sarcastic speech about ed. Students enjoyed many modern favorites as ries for a person in high school, and this year’s being a dictator. Mark Schult was elected as well as some ‘oldies but goodies’. Unfortunate- prom and afterprom will be one that is not Treasurer in a close race with Danny Schlachter. ly, while dancing to one of his favorite songs, se- forgotten. The seniors will be able to leave In the end, Matt Schmahl won the Secretary nior Quinton Floyd fell hard on his knee and had after experiencing “the best dance we have position over a good opponent in Johnny Thiel. to be taken to the hospital. He has recently had been to.” Many schools try, but no one can surgery and is recovering as scheduled. Even compete with the ‘spirit that will not die.’ The newly elected Student Senate of- with this unfortunate accident the Colonels ficers are more than ready to assume their roles as leaders of the school. They have big shoes to fill and a lot to learn before next year. I would like to congratulate all those candi- dates who ran and good luck to those who won.

A Rainy Day At The Ballpark

By: Ethan Egbers Warm sun, hot-dogs, good friends and Reds baseball is what you think CCH’s Senior Skip Day might entail. Well for the past two years of the annual skip day, it has been cold rain, cold-dogs, good friends and about a half an inning of Reds baseball. On April 24th the Colonel seniors bundled Amazing Technicolor Performance up in their heavy rain gear to attend a Reds base- By: Max Williamson ball game. After numerous rain delays, the game did not get underway until about 2 o’clock. With This past month, the all the seniors having sat around in the cold rain CCH and NDA drama depart- for already two hours, most, if not all, decided to ments put on a play that has cut their losses and head back for the bus early af- stood the test of time, as well as ter that first crack of the bat. The weather would rang true to people of all nation- not improve until about the 6th inning for those alities. Led by student directors brave souls who decided to stay for the game. Pat Verst and Julia Davis, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor While the Colonel seniors were try- Dreamcoat premiered Friday, ing to stay warm and dry before the game, April 19th, with shows the next another group of Colonel Brothers looming two days. was under the stadium the whole time out of anticipation for the game to start. The CCH Headlined by Neal Stan- Chamber Choir and Mr. Jim Wolfe were stuck sel as Joseph, and bolstered by in a crowded room under the stadium wait- the supporting roles of Norb positive step towards transcendence of age into ing for their name to be called to present our Wessels, Noah Gripshover, Justin Van Dusen, theatre greatness. Behind the scenes savants nation’s colors with their rendition of the Na- and Eric Zimmer, the cast brought the story to such as Jimmy Stratman and Jacob Futscher on tional Anthem. When they finally got their life as the group of troubadours told the trials lights, and Colin Cummings and Will Huber on chance to sing, and after a bit of a shaky start, and tribulations of young Joseph. Newcomer music, the play had an all around formality and the singing Colonels delivered yet again for Zach Stegman took on the role of Jacob in his panache only exceeded by the brilliant takes on the few fans in attendance on that damp day. first ever play. With the help of NDA performers these classic roles. Hope Pauly, Carrie Hall, and Katie Maurer, the This play capped an amazing season of Even with all the rain and cold, I am sure productions exceeded not only the expectations drama for these entertainers, but it is no ques- most of the seniors would agree they would of this critic, but effectively provided an enter- tion that the CCH drama department is well rather go to a Reds game for about ten minutes taining, comedic, and dramatic break from the equipped for future success in the world of in the cold, than to be sitting in a classroom doldrum minutia of high school plays and took a all day long. Thank you to Mr. Flesch, Coach stage acting. Dickmann, and all those involved with put- ting together this special day for our seniors. Student Life Page 7 Eastern Kentucky University Senior Colleges • Ryan Basford Northern Kentucky University Thomas More College • Connor Nowak • Austin Beck • Wheeler Blersch • Trevor Wendt • Nolan Buscher • DJ Powell • Spencer Hemmer • Nate Erpenbeck Western Kentucky University University of Louisville • Corbin Maschinot • Mitchell Humphrey • Jon Beiersdorfer • Shae McKee • Justin Schmitt • Brady Chadwick • Chase Moriconi • Jimmy Stratman • Ryan Cunningham • Daniel Sandfoss • Justin Van Dusen • McCoy Dressman • Zach Stegman • Eric Zimmer • Ethan Egbers University of Cincinnati Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology • Jacob Futscher • Will Huber • Joe Kendall • Adam Goddard • Zack Tobler Georgetown College • Christian Greenwell • Ben Schweitzer • Mitchell Lemker • Noah Gripshover • Sam Williamson Xavier University • Chris Gruner • Joe Breen • Braden McCauley • Daniel Hellmann • Nick Wessels • Cameron Stansberry • Christian Howard Texas A&M Capital University • Jacob Kaiser • Tanner Fangman • Brett Micek • Nik Knipper Bellarmine University St. Louis College of Pharmacy • Jake List • Bobby Beatrice • Casey Moore • Mitchell Masarik • Andrew Schwartz Bliss Creek Outfitters Guide School • Alexander Mize • Nick Fredrick • Andrew Sander • Cameron Murphy University of Dayton Manhattan College • Clint Noble • • • Bill Nutter Blake Bir Nick Stutler • • Joe Schaefer Andy Gregg Franciscan University of Steubenville • • • Sam Sketch Grant Lyons Patrick Verst • • Brandon Sullivan Kyle Massie Stanford University • • • Nathan Wainscott Jon Wessels Max Williamson • University of Kentucky Norb Wessels University of South Carolina • • Robert Bayer Colorado State University David Zalla • • Kevin Boerger Prescott Drees Bluegrass Community and Technology College • • Drew Brueggeman Zach Toebben • Kellen Jenkins • Trent Grothaus Navy • Sawyer Pauly • • Liem Le Adam Ciuccio Miami University • Ross Rohling Marines • Will Henry • • Matt Summe Nick Davis • Dan Shumate Air Force • • Sam Wehrman Skylar Finn • Ben Reis Student Life Page 8 Senior Scholarships Bobby Beatrice Adam Goddard Grant Lyons Bill Nutter -Monsignor -Louisville Trustee’s -President’s -Trustee’s Nick Stutler Horrigan Scholarship-UD Scholarship-UofL -Athletic Scholarship- Andy Gregg Scholarship Bellarmine -Father Chaminade Corbin Maschinot DJ Powell for lacrosse- Scholarship-UD -Excellence -Parochial Promise Manhattan College Austin Beck Scholarship-NKU Scholarship, Dean’s -Athletic Noah Gripshover Scholarship-TMC Zack Tobler Scholarship for -Trustee’s Kyle Massie -Century golf-NKU Scholarship-UofL -Merit Scholarship- Ross Rohling Scholarship-UC UD -Provost Blake Bir Chris Gruner Scholarship-UK Justin Van Dusen -The Dean’s Merit -Paul Winnia Braden McCauley -GSA Scholarship- Scholarship-UD Scholarship, -Buschmann WKU Trustee’s Scholarship-Xavier Alex Scanlon Wheeler Blersch Scholarship-UofL -Monsignor Nathan Wainscott -Parochial Promise- Ben Metzger Horrigan -Trustee TMC Mitchell Haas -Parochial Promise- Scholarship, Scholarship-UofL -Cincinnatus TMC Trustee Kevin Boerger Scholarship-UC Scholarship- Brandon Ward -Commonwealth Chase Bellarmine -Athletic Scholarship, Will Henry Meyerratken Scholarship- Engineering -Redhawk -Monsignor Treece Justin Schmitt Indiana Univ. SE Scholarship, and Excellence Scholarship- -WKU Music Alumni Association Scholarship-Miami Bellarmine Scholarship Jon Wessels Scholarship- UK Univ -Trustees Merit Brett Micek Andrew Schwartz Scholarship-UD Drew Brueggeman Joe Kendall -Music Scholarship- -Monsignor -Provost -Class of 1940 Capital Univ Horrigan Norb Wessels Scholarship Scholarship -RHIT Scholarship- -President’s Merit -Horace Ford Alexander Mize Bellarmine Scholarship-UD Scholarship-UK Nik Knipper -Trustee’s -Trustee Merit Scholarship-UofL Ben Schweitzer Max Williamson Prescott Drees Scholarship- -Cincinnatus -Athletic -The Provost’s Uof L, Kenny & Jeff Molony Scholarship, Scholarship- Scholarship- Brian Williams -Provost Century Stanford Univ. Colorado State Scholarship Scholarship-UK Scholarship-UC David Zalla Tanner Fangman Liem Le Casey Moore Cameron -McKissick -Full Ride -William Parker -Dean’s Stansberry Scholarship- Scholarship to Diversity Scholarship-St. -Catholic Dean’s University of Texas A&M Scholarship, Louis College of Award-Xavier South Carolina Commonwealth Pharmacy Nick Fredrick Scholarship-UK Zach Stegman -Athletic Cam Murphy -NKU Excellence Scholarship Mitchell Lemker -Woodford R. Scholarship for basketball -Athletic Grant, Porter Scholarship- -Bellarmine Childers Christian UofL Jimmy Stratman Leadership -Red Towel Scholarship- Scholarship-WKU Georgetown Student Life Page 9 Senior Wills I, Ryan Joseph Basford, will the one-pitch inning to Tommy I, Skylar Finn, will my Spanish and bowling skills to David Lawler, my speed to Nate Bailey, my good looks to Noah Galvin, Hacker, my Minecraft land plot to Ben Pohlabeln, and finally my my jammers to Robbie Newman, my flip turn to Mikey Summe, beard to Mr. Arnold. my goggles to Keagen Finley, my swim cap to Brendan Meyer, and to Nick Cheeseman I will nothing... I, Nick Fredrick, will my bounce to Nick Ruthsatz and my 3 to Mark Schult. I, Robbie Bayer, will my football skills to Andrew Beiersdorfer and my love of Modern European History to Mr. I, Jacob Futscher, will Bradley Couch my advice-giving McCoy. abilities, Jason Meyer my amazing foot skills, my basketball skills to Andy Flood, and my goalie skills to Sam Romes. I, Bobby Beatrice, will my Jerry Rice Hands to Luke Bir and my looks to Caleb Summe. I, Adam Goddard, will my angelic singing talents to Zach Meyers, my dancing skills to Bradley Couch, my chemistry smarts I, Austin Beck, will my supreme golfing skills to Brett to Jeremy Greer, and my astounding soccer skill to Jason Meyer. Bauereis, my golf clubs to Paul Huber, my car to Merik Berling, and my bed to Timmy Fritz (you will need it at Taylor County). I, Christian Greenwell, will my problems to Alex Reidinger, my skills with the ladies to Noah Wilmink, my table to Andy I, Jonathon Thomas Beiersdorfer, will my bowling skills to Flood, my good looks to Decker Schwartz, my ability to have an David Hacker, my Ultimate Frisbee skills to Matt Quinn, my row ever clear mind to Johnny Schaffstein, and the attitude of going in Prob and Stats to Adam Atkinson, my Art 1 skills and rapping hard every day to Cameron Pitzer. ability to Pat Connaughton, and everything else to Lee McClure and Logan McDowell. I, Drew Grefer, will my basketball skills to Andy Flood, my good looks to Noah Wilmink, and my dance moves to David I, Blake Bir, will my desire for good grades to Sam Murrer, Wessels. my appreciation of Toby Keith to Adam Wagner, “the boat” to my brother Luke, my chicken nuggets to Matthew Way, my beefy I, Andy Gregg, will my lacrosse skills to Chandler Brooks, body to Samuel Hatter, and somethingt (just don’t know what) my amazing philosophical abilities to Coach Herts, and my to Jake Erpenbeck. peanut butter pretzels to Mrs. Ruth. I, Wheeler Blersch, will my bowling skills to Will Reitzes I, Noah Gripshover, will my amazing good looks and acting and Blake Nelms, my soccer cleats to Jason Meyer, my endurance ability to James Hummeldorf and my daily morning commute to to Daniel Chal, my leadership to Robert Lilly and Joe Schuh, and band practice to Hank Hehman. my arm wrestling strength to Noah Wilmink. I, Trent Grothaus, will my responsibilities as B.U.G Club I, Kevin Boerger, will my lacrosse skills to Corey Craig and Leader to Conner Field. my work ethic to Jake Erpenbeck and Matt Quinn. I, Chris Gruner, will my attendance record to Mr. Hartman, I, Drew Brueggeman, will my Bart Simpson So Icy Chain my ultimate finesse to Adam Holstein-Seibert, and my art skills to Samuel Hatter and my basketball abilities and height to Noah to Austin Harden. Wilmink. I, Daniel Hellmann, will my athletic talents to Chandler I, Nolan Buscher, will my car to Zach Buscher, my driving Brooks, all of my material possessions to my son Tyler O’Connell, skills to Ben Darpel, and my skill for soccer to Nick Jacobs. and my beautiful singing voice and Ol’Rusty to Matt Schmahl and Victor Matos. I, Brady Chadwick, will my mustache to Tanner Chadwick. I, Spencer Hemmer, will my perspiration to Sam Burchell, I, Adam Ciuccio, will my academic ability to Peter Schaefer, my fantastic work ethic to Drake Ficke, and my golf game to Matt my Accounting talent to Paul Wagner, my sweet haircuts to Sam Schmahl. Burchell, and everything else I own to Jared Flood. I, Will Henry, will the keys to the Student Senate Lounge I, Ryan Cunningham, will my tennis skills to Austin Hussey to my predecessor C.J. Moellering, Slippery McPherson to Corey and Laine Harrett, my accounting skills to Brandon Zumbiel, and Craig, and the Henry legacy to my brother Hudson Henry. my parking spot to Brian Haughey. I, Christian Howard, will my 4x1 track team to not drop I, Nick Davis, will my Zebra Cakes to Grant Schriever, my her and my locker to the next freshman to take it. Rawlings to Brian Radcliff and my crashness to Noah Galvin. I, Will Huber, will my artistic abilities to Adam Holstein- I, Prescott Drees, will my tennis skills to Austin Hussey, Seibert, my band skills to Joe Pieper, Kevin Sommers, and Andrew my Regional Championship trophies to Nathan Wichmann and Branch, my rhythm to Hank Hehman, my frisbee skills to Austin CJ Mollering, and my “hipster-ness” to Coach McCoy. Harden, my guitar skills to Colin Cummings, and my humor to Christian Stewart. I, McCoy Dressman, will my tennis abilities to Coach McCoy, my eyes and ears to Bowen Dressman, my frisbee to I, Mitchell Humphrey, will my SWAG to Matthew Way Coach Herts, and my work ethic to Mrs. Ruth. and Austin Oberhausen, my IBL ballin’ skills to Matt Schmahl, my Ultimate Frisbee skills to Ryan Massie, my bench spot in football I, Ethan David Egbers, will the Colonel sweater to Samuel to Andrew Reidinger, and absolutely nothing to Jake Erpenbeck Hatter, my position at wide receiver to Matt “Diesel” Schmahl, and Drew DeMarsh. my huge muscles to Lee McClure, my dirty good looks to Sam Dressman, and my Cowlick to Benny Kindt. I, Kellen Jenkins, having nothing to will to anyone...sorry. I, Nate Erpenbeck, will my talents to get to school on time I, Jake Kaiser, will my whip to Jared Flood, my Spanish to Cody Caldon, and my Cosby sweater to Noah Wilmink. skills to David Hacker, and my Journalism skills to Mrs. Ruth. I, Tanner Fangman, will my back muscles to Adam Fischer, I, Joe Kendall, will my intelligence to Laine Harrett and my Mederma to Austin Oberhausen, my weight watchers my tennis skills to Jake Haught. subscription to Matthew Way, my IQ to Alex Wagner, my heaters to Drew DeMarsh, and a bag of mulch to Mrs. Baulch. I, Nik Knipper, will my German skills to Mark Schult, my football skills to Matt LaFontaine, my smile to Trevor Bosley, my Student Life Page 10 Senior Wills good looks to Joe Ledonne, and my dos to Christian Stewart. Harden, my A in calculus to Tom Ryan, and my perfect attendance to Mr. Hartman. I, Liem Le, will my calculus knowledge to Peter Brothers and absolutely nothing to Bowen Dressman. I, DJ Powell, will my dashing good looks to Robby Fields, my intensity for football to Blake Nelms and Sam Burchell, my bus boy I, Mitchell Lemker, will my discus skills to Chris skills to AJ Skubak, and I will nothing to Jake Erpenbeck. Holthaus. I, Ben Reis, will my soccer head to Adam Atkinson, my I, Jake List, will my artistic abilities to Adam Wagner grades to Laine Harrett, my tennis capabilities to Blake Heimbrock, and Clay Crowe, my humor to Trevor Bosley, my Pokemon and everything else to Austin Hussey. skills to AJ Skubak, my track knowledge to Sean Panoushek, my Facebook statuses to Corey Craig, my defense squad I, Ross Rohling, will my shot putting skills to Brian Day, swag to Robert Lilly, Joe Schuh, Jacob Nurre, and Evan Wall, my parking sport by the sewer on my street to Max Boyle, my my awesomeness to Daniel Chal and Jason Meyer, my shoe excellent taste in music to Blake Nelms, my lady killing skills to Sam game to Kyle Hennies, Matt Ellison, Parker Kenny, and Samuel Dressman, my German skills to Mark Schult, and my love for Mr. Hatter, and Adam Holstein-Seibert my frisbee throws. Kaelin to Colin Cummings. I, Grant Lyons, will my German skills to James I, Andrew Sander, will my nickname, Colonel Sanders, to my Hummeldorf. brother Jacob. I, Mitchell Masarik, will my good looks, snappy I, Daniel Sandfoss, will my Hawaiian shirts to Matt Schmahl, sarcasm, and bowling skills to Matt Quinn. my soldiers to Nick Kathman, my P-90x to Christian Stewart, my titanium knee to Doug Lonneman, and my love to my boy Nate I, Kyle Massie, will my big red van to Ryan Massie and Urban. Ben Schlipf, my red hair to Jake Erpenbeck, my receiver skills to Lee McClure, and awesome car rides to Alex Reidinger. I, Joe Schaefer, will my tennis skills to Robb and that is it. I, Braden McCauley, will my weekend plans, I, Justin Schmitt, will my awesome driving skills to Josh confidence, and skill to Alex Reidinger, my lifetime supply of Kennedy, my Asian Swag to Paul Huffman, my musical abilities to febreeze to Coach Krump’s B.U.G Room, and my legendary Kevin Sommers, and my multilingual skills to Mark Schult. status to anyone who can live up to it. I, Andrew Schwartz, will my Vice Presidency to whomever I, Shae McKee, will my lacrosse ability to Sam Kathman. my successor will be and all of my religion highlights and super amazing good looks to CJ Moellering. I, Brett Micek, will my craftiness to Bowen Dressman and my good looks to Tyler Micek. I, Ben Schweitzer, will my theoretical economic wallet to Matt Schmahl, my coney making abilities to David Wessels, and my I, Alex Mize, will my desire to learn to the uninspired iPod to Joe Schuh. individuals in school, my laziness to Tom Ryan, my mostly calm disposition to Alex Torres, my Spanish vibe to Nathan Urban, I, Dan Shumate, will my ability to throw in 3rd inning fally my locker to a prepared freshman, and my car to a frequently hogs to Brian Radcliff, the tub to Adam Fischer, my Mario Tennis late junior. abilities to Adam Atkinson, my slaying abilities to Tanner Chadwick, and the ability to get like me to Noah Galvin. I, Ben Metzger, will my discus launching skills to Chris Holthaus, B.U.G Club to Tom Ryan and my Powerstroke to...no I, Sam Sketch, will my flo to Will “Cliff” Rietzes. one, no one at all. I, Cameron Stansberry, will my coming to freshman I, Chris Molony, will my height to Victor Matos, my orientation in “shorts” day to the incoming freshman who chooses truck to Mike Henn, my McDonald’s kids meal to Laffy, and to not read the handbook. my ravishing good looks to Nick Kathman. I, Zach Stegman, will my parking spot to Kurt Stegman and I, Casey Moore, will my charming abilities with ladies my swimming ability to my cousin Tyler. to Thomas Ziegler and Coach Arnold, my frog call ability to I, Jimmy Stratman, will my overly eccentric nature to Robbie Jake Kleier, and my car to Graham Merten. Urbina, my amazing skills on the basketball court to Jake Fischer, I, Chase Moriconi, will Drew Wittmer the sacred cross my senior express rights to Jake Wessels (once he is a senior), my country class schedule card and my blazer, AJ Skubak all of my counter parts, Jimmy Pace, guitar skills to James Hummeldorf, my running shorts, Jake Zimmerman Frazoli’s in Florence, Brian sass and my booth to Alex Torres, the coup de etat to whoever Menke and Bradley Couch the cross country ab workouts. is taking McCoy’s MEHAP class, and my G’Z” stature to Graham Merton. I, Cameron Murphy, will my UK fan hood to Noah Wilmink, my FIFA skills to Grant Schreiver, and my lack of I, Nick Stutler, will my collection of “Trailer Park Boys” facial hair to Matt Schmahl. episodes to Aurey Moore and Will Reitzes, my left handed lax skills to Stuart Green, my height to Graham Merton, my kindness and I, Clint Noble, will my artistic skills to Trevor Bosley, my generosity to Mr. Wolfe, and my calming attitude to Mr. Snyder. specialized art table to Blake Nelms, and my smarts to Patrick Moriarity. I, Matt Summe, will Samuel Hatter anything he wants, Matt Schmahl the ”Dot *** Swag”, Drew DeMarsh my go getta ability, Andy I, Connor Nowak, will my can of lemon scented pledge Flood my pure basketball stroke, Kyle Beck punches towards Andy and lawnmower to Alex Matos, my beard growing ability to Flood in the hallway, Mikey Summe my morning tunes, Evan Braun Blake Nelms, my superior economics skills to Dave Wessels my jump ball abilities, and Parker Sommerkamp my twitter game. and Matt Schmahl, my good looks to Alec Kaelin, my Creed cd to Christian Stewart, my purple jacket with rainbows on the I, Zack Tobler, will my basketball locker to Bo side to Nick Kathman, Big Dawg’s leash to Pat Connaughton, Schuh, my snacks to Coach Z, and my lax skills to Clyde. a bag of Beggin’ Strips to Ben Schmidt, a bag full of chocolate I, Zach Toebben, will my Vice Presidential cookies from Subway to Johnny Schaffstein. abilities to Victor Matos, my lax bone crushing to I, Bill Nutter, will my Ultimate Frisbee prowess to Austin Corey Craig, and my muscles to Graham Merton. Student Life Page 11 Senior Wills I, Justin Van Dusen, will my Latin knowledge and swag to Brett Ziegler, my acceptance of underclassmen and my attendance to James Hummeldorf, my frisbee team to Todd Sheets, and my dedication and hard work to Joe Pieper. I, Patrick Verst, will my amazing Christmas carols to Mr. Snyder, my one and only life that the drama club gave me to Mrs. Mosko, and my many Kings Island stories (and the singing voice that Kings Island once took from me) to Mr. Wolfe. I, Nathan Wainscott, will my intelligence and spot on the soccer team to Daniel Chal and my class rank to Will Neltner. I, Brandon Ward, will my arm and hair to Jake Tomlin, will Yagoot and the walk up song “Can’t Do It Like Me” to Adam Atkinson, my jumper to Nick Ruthsatz, my knees to Nick Pope, my tennis shoes to John Horlein, and my spot as leader of the breakfast club to Cody Caldon. I, Sam Wehrman, will my golf skills to whoever desires them on CCH golf team and my ability to barely make it to school on time to Parker Sommerkamp. I, Trevor Wendt, will the keys to the house to Austin Oberhausen and Matthew Way, and the street to David Hacker. I, Jon Wessels, will my position as president of D-Sqaud to Corey Craig, my soccer skills to Joe Schuh and Robert Lilly, and my GPA to Evan Wall. I, Norb Wessels, will my words to Neal Stansel, my left screw and Madonna dancing abilities to Aaron Schilling, my right screw and ACT score to Colin Cummings, my lips to Evan Harmeling, and my milk making ability to James Hummeldorf. I, Nick Wessels, will my soccer skills to Robert Lilly, my brain power to Joe Schuh, and my lady skills to Andy Flood. I, Max Williamson, will nothing to the underclassmen to a lack of hustle, except Brendan Meyer, he is a good kid. I, Sam Williamson, will my beard to the pilgrim Tyler O’Connell, my werewolf abilities to Sam Burchell, and my box of anatomy knowledge to David Wessels. I, David Zalla, will my third of the triple drag bunt to Brian Radcliff as well as my show time abilities, my speed to Adam Fischer, my hint-solving abilities to Nick Pope, my corn hole abilities to Matt Schmahl, my ten pin abilities to David Hacker, my fly ball catching skills to Grant Schriever, and my blind loners to Brett Bauereis. I, Eric Zimmer, will the ability to act to Colin Cummings, the title of ‘Best’ Male Dancer to Neal Stansel, my pun-making a-bee-lity to Evan Harmeling, and my suave, lady killing charm to Mr. Wolfe.

Farewell to Friend and Teacher after 50 Years Of Service By: Cameron Stansberry evening, Mr. Kaelin was emotionally moved by the On the evening of number of students that Friday, May 3, the Cov- attended his celebration, ington Catholic commu- and even went as far as say- nity gathered in the gym ing how much the students to celebrate the career meant to him and how of one of the most hon- they were the reason for ored faculty members in his motivation and willing- the history of Covington ness to continue teaching Catholic, Mr. Jack Kaelin. for these past fifty years. It was a night to remember Mr. Kaelin served and celebrate, with food, as a dedicated teacher of drinks, and companion- German and Economics ship with the entire Cov- for fifty years at Covington ington Catholic community. Catholic High School. Nick- named the “grandfather of Mr. Kaelin, will al- cross country”, Mr. Kaelin ways be remembered coached the varsity team by the Colonel commu- for several decades and led nity for his dedication, them to multiple regional time, and energy in help- titles and two state cham- ing kids to become lead- pionships. When giving his ers in the world tomorrow. retirement speech Friday

Right: Former students and athletes share their respect and love with Mr. Kaelin. Student Life Page 12 Senior Predictions MOST LIKELY TO… Adam Goddard- be Jimmy Neu- Liem Le- sit still for a very long Joe Shaefer- be at Better Bodies tron’s dog time Ryan Basford- manage a little Justin Schmitt-play in the sym- league team Nate Gradel- be a robot Mitch Lemker- have a phobia of phony dumbells Rob Bayer- star in breakfast club Christian Greenwell- to convert Jake Schrand- sell energy drinks sequel to Judaism Jake List- like his own status Andrew Schwartz- use the Bobby Beatrice- get married Drew Grefer- speak up Matthew Litzler- join fight flub Schwartz before college Andy Gregg- wear socks and Grant Lyons- be a hypnotist Ben Schweitzer- become a horse Austin Beck- be a pro-golfer sandals jockey Mitchell Masarik- develop ar- Jon Beiersdorfer- run a pest con- Justin Griffith- open his own cof- thritis Daniel Shumate- shank right trol company fee shop Corbin Maschinot- move down Sam Sketch- grow…… his hair Blake Bir- win the Heisman Noah Gripshover- catch a river- under monster Cameron Stansberry- count Wheeler Blersch- become a Kyle Massie- be a student sen- cards botanist Brendan Groneck- to go to a ate moderater Zebra-Farm Zach Stegman- be a dinosaur Kevin Boerger-become a pho- Braden McCauley- please have tographer Zeb Gronotte- have the most another party Jim Stratman- professionally put surgeries on a light show Ryan Bowman- start a cyber-war Shae McKee- coach Lacrosse Trent Grothaus- survive the ice Nick Stutler- be the Dean of Joe Breen- show up to class age Ben Metzger- drive a Chevy Discipline/Golf Coach Drew Brueggeman- marry an Chris Gruner- paint a self por- Chase Meyerratken- star as a Brandon Sullivan- talk out more older woman human rainbow trait for the Smithsonian Matt Summe- toss Jeff Ruby’s Nolan Buscher- lose his phone Mitchell Haas- blow something Brett Micek- become the next salad Carter Beauford Brady Chadwick- own a shower up Zack Tobler- forget to pay the business Daniel Hellman- work for Mira- Alex Mize- make money, lots of meter it Adam Ciuccio- be on a ship but cle Whip Zach Toebben- get a 2013 Jargis never out of contact with Kaiser Spencer Hemmer- be the new Chris Molony- develop a line of and Beck bologna Justin VanDusen- join a retreat Chewbacca team/ become a priest Daman Clemons- open a pan- Will Henry- get lost at the Wiz Jeff Molony- become a tutor cake house Patrick Verst- own King’s Island Khalifa Concert Casey Moore- invent steele and verst very loudly Ryan Cunningham- quote Family Alex Hodge- be the step-son of fingernails Guy for the rest of his life Nathan Wainscott- own a For- Willenbrink. Oh, Step-Pappy! Chase Moriconi- become the tune 500 company Brock D’Alessandri- to brainblast mayor Christian Howard- be the next Brandon Ward- become a Dalton Davis- to become the member of NWA Alexander Moyer- open up his chauffer next Bernie Madoff own Dojo Will Huber- deliver a face-melter Sam Wehrman- work for Bavar- Nick Davis- be on laptop on the Mitchell Humphrey- never trust Cameron Murphy- be the Mi- ian battlefield chelin Man chairs again Trevor Wendt- order potato Scott Drees- inherit an empire Kellen Jenkins- grow up to be Clint Noble- chop up a cow wedges Mccoy Dressman- show up late, the next Danica Patrick Connor Nowak- be annexed by Austin Wesley- be the next Mr. oh wait, he does that now. Jacob Kaiser- get everyone’s at- the United States Cleveland Ethan Egbers- get arrested for tention Bill Nutter- have a talk show Jon Wessels- be bubble boy taking deceptive photographs Joe Kendall- succeed Nicholas Otte- ride the bus Nick Wessels- find Molly Nate Erpenbeck- become obese, Jason Kline- go missing probably not in a million years Sawyer Pauly- drive a mini van Norb Wessels- be on Broadway Daniel Klosterman- model for Tanner Fangman- hit his head DJ Powell- become a pacifist Bryson White- play football for GQ OSU and forget everything Ben Reis- not use the toilet Nik Knipper- send his kids to Skylar Finn- fly an airplance Will Whitehead- become a Highlands Chris Rogers- talk morning person Quenton Floyd- be a dancer Brad Knochelmann- surprise us Ross Rohling- sacrifice to the Brady Willenbrink- wear a G- Nick Fredrick- grow up to be an all iron gods String backwards astronaut Nate Kunkel- become a human Andrew Sanders- next Bear Max Williamson- to drown John Frisch- be the next Marylin tank Grills Manson Sam Williamson- join team Matt Lanigan- model as Gerber Daniel Sandfoss- work for Jos- Jacob Jake Futscher- get everything Baby tens David Zalla- join the PBA done on time Ian Lape-Gerwe- go on a trip… Alex Scanlon- get salmonella never come back Eric Zimmer- catch ‘em all Sports Page 13 Lax Bros Ready...Set...Go... Up And By: Brandon Ward By: Drew Brueggeman Egbers placed 6th in the 200M Dash. In addition, Brian Menke received th Coming The Covington Catholic On April 5 , the Covington 2nd place in the 1,600M Run. The By: Ethan Egbers Lacrosse team is coached by Bill Catholic Track team traveled to Colonels placed 5th a week later in Mathis. The Lax Colonels have a Jefferson High School in Indiana the NKAC event. On May 4th, the The baseball program here record of 6-9 and are 5-2 in district to compete in the Inferno Classic. Track team got their first win of the at Cov Cath is always a contender play. The team is ranked number Ethan Egbers and Logan McDowell season in the Walnut Hills Invita- to make a run deep into seasons. 19 in the state and how to improve both tied in the 100M Dash by plac- tional. Brian Menke placed 1st in the The team would not be able to do th on their ranking. The Colonels will ing 11 in 11.87. Sean Panoushek 3,200M Run, and Andrew Beirsdor- so if it were not for a very deep th be taking on Scott County in the finished 4 place in the 300M Hur- fer came in 2nd for the pole vault- and talented program with young first round of State on May 9, 2013. dles with a time of 43.85. Junior ing event. The 200, 400, and 800M players being developed everyday Jake Zimmerman and Brian Menke relay teams all placed 3rd to help at the junior varsity level. The JV The Colonels are led by se- th placed 4 in the 800M Run and combine for their winning effort. baseball Colonels have had suc- nior star Nick Stutler. Nick has com- the 3,200M Run respectively. Ben cess to this point in the season mitted to play Lacrosse next year at Metzger placed 4th in discus, and The Colonels will be com- with a record of 12-3 and some Manhattan College. Nick has had a Ross Rohling got 8th place in shot put. peting in the Regional Champion- impressive wins on their resume. very impressive season scoring 40 ships on May 11th. The Colonels th goals and having 13 assist in only 15 On the 16 , they ran in Col- are coming off of a big win in the The Colonels would drop th games of play. Congratulations Nick erain’s annual event and placed 4 Walnut Hills meet. The team is their first game of the season to on your signing and the rest of your for the meet. Logan McDowell fin- not as a strong as they have been Ryle and have the next two games th season. The second leading scor- ished in 4 for the 100M Dash and in the past, but they are going postponed due to weather, so they nd er for the Colonels is Sophomore 2 in the long jump event. Ethan into the meet being optimistic. were unable to get the ball roll- Chandler Brooks. Chandler has 27 ing the way they had hoped. They goals this season scoring a total would bounce back, though, win- point value of 30. The goalie for the ning 3 out of their next 4 match- Lax Colonels is senior Zach Tobler. Swing Batter Batter ups including back to back wins th Zach has 157 saves on the season By: Drew Brueggeman On the 6 , Cov. Cath. played Ryle against Simon Kenton and a qual- at home after a tough loss to Con- ity win over Hamilton Badin 5-4. with a save percentage of .544. The Varsity Baseball Colo- ner. They came out victorious and The Colonels would lose their next nels finished April with a 12-7 re- Good luck Lacrosse Colonels beat the Raiders 7-6 in a close win. game to Cooper, but then the base- cord and 16-9 on the season. They in there road to state. The Colonels Two weeks later, the Colonels won ball boys caught fire winning their still have plenty of games to play to first opponent is Scott County. This big over Shelby Co. 13-2 with a big- next 5 games by huge margins get Coach Krumps another 20-win game will be played in George- hitting night from Grant Schriever, of 16-3, 21-4, 19-1 and 14-4. The season. They have played incon- town Kentucky at 6:00. Fan sup- Nate Kunkel, and Brandon Ward. boys dropped their 3rd matchup sistently this year and are looking port would be much appreciated. against foe Ryle to give them the to find their The lead in the season’s series 2-1 but groove before Colonels would win against the next five Tennis the Regional have some opponents standing in their way. Tournament. opportuni- ties for a Will Heppler has led the way Ballers O n few easy thus far for the JV baseball Colonels By: Jacob Kaiser April 2nd, the wins over with his outstanding hitting as well Colonels trav- The Covington Catho- some weak- as being an ace on the mound. Noah eled up Ham- lic tennis team is one of the best er compe- Galvin, Adam Ruwe, and Sam “Big ilton Badin tennis teams in School history. tition in Show” Murrer have also performed for a tough the month some outstanding plays to help the road game. Covington Catholic has never May. They Colonels succeed. The boys only The bats were won a state championship in ten- have played have so much time left at the JV hot, and the nis; this year could be the first. some tough level before they become big varsi- game turned The colonels are looking to win teams ty boys, so come out and see them th out to be their 13 straight regional cham- and have now while you still have a chance. pionship. This year’s team is led an offensive three wins by Sophomore Austin Hussey who show out. Ju- against is ranked the number 2 player in nior Conner teams the state of Kentucky. There is Brown got the ranked strong senior leadership on the start for the top-10 in team from Ryan Cunningham, Joe game. Bran- the state. Kendall, and Scott Drees. The Ten- don Ward If they can nis teams record so far is 13-5 followed him continue come watch the colonels at Sum- and pitched to pitch mit Hills Country Club this season an excellent 4 well and as they roll over the competition. innings. Ben Heppler came in for the keep hitting, the Colonels will be save, and the Colonels won 11-8 in in good position to win Region. This team could go one of their best wins of the season. down as legends at Coving- ton Catholic if they win state. The Rookies By: Austin Beck a large number of freshmen came to Colonels have rallied back and are cur- Covington Catholic athletics try outs. Unfortunately the Kentucky rently on a 5-game winning streak to are top notch in every sport, but base- It’s that time of year again High School Athletic Association (KH- increase their record to 9-5 for the ball is one area in which the school where the Baseball Colonels come out SAA) only allows for a team to consist season. Everyone knows Covington really shines. Not only because of the to play. This year is a new, large group of a maximum of 19 players. Team- Catholic has one of the best baseball success, but also because of the dedi- of freshmen with a lot of talent and mates have been participating in off teams in the area, and it shows year cation of the players and coaches each potential. season conditioning and training run after year with the success the school year. This year’s freshman team is not by the head coach. The team started This year the Colonels are has had. It is important to recognize one you want to miss, so get out there off the season strong with a 15-2 win holding 19 players on the freshman the freshman team because these are and support these upcoming stars. over Bishop Brossart. The next few team. Try outs were held in February the stars that will one day lead us to games were a struggle, however; the as they are each year, and as expected, another state title in baseball. 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By: Max WilliamsonIndicudlustrate his battle between lust and love as he matures th On April 16 , 2013, in a world conquered by Scott Mescudi, stage name physical attraction. He trav- Kid Cudi, released his third els even deeper with his studio album titled, In- soul search in songs such dicud.Coming off of a chal- as “Immortal” and “Burn lenging past few years, Baby Burn” where he dis- where he battled the likes cusses his mortality, friend- of depression, declining re- ships, and his struggle cord sales, as well as a brief and eventual rehabitua- stint in alternative rock, tion with marijuana. “Cold Cudi delivered what could Blooded” appears at the easily become a model end of the album and dis- for artistic expression. In- cusses the detached nature dicud has been labeled by that his long-standing de- some as it’s own genre, pression has left him with. a mix between the hip- hop stylings in beats, with In a music industry psychadelic lyrics and mu- dominated by formulas and sic, all coming together in pop hits, Kid Cudi defies the the indie anthem that it is. usual laws of music, creates his own music rather than A storied album, the using a producer, releases songs mesh into each other the album on his own music into one, large album ex- label, and finds a new level perience. With hits such as of deep to come out with “Just What I Am”, wherein one of the most revolution- Cudi speaks of his humanity ary albums in recent times. and flaws noting he is, “… Scarface With a music label, a style, By: DJ Powell At the same time, Tony re- shoot him down. The rival just what you made, God…”, and a genre of his own, Kid the artist digs deep to find alizes that he can become cartel invades Tony’s man- Cudi has certaintly came The movie Scarface as rich as Frank if he were sion and Tony locks himself meaning in his life. Popu- up with a hit in Indicud. (1983), directed by Brian lar songs such as “Girls” il- to abandon him. With this in his office with mountains De Palma, is about criminal mindset, Tony Montana of cocaine stacked high on refugees who are forced to betrays Frank taking a lot his desk and an arsenal of Cast Away evacuate Cuba and sail to of his money, his drugs, his automatic weapons at his live in the United States in girlfriend, and even his life disposal. There is a major By: Daniel Sandfoss ception of a volleyball that isolated communities. One in the movie. With Frank standoff and Tony is able Tom shortly gives human of the refugees by the name “Wilson!.....Wil- gone and out of business, to hold off the rival cartel qualities to help cope with of Tony Montana (played by which opens up a new op- until he comes out of his son!”, we hear Tom Hanks his approaching insanity. Al Pacino) is trying to make yell at the top of his lungs portunity for Tony to make office to see thirty men it big in the United States it big in the drug cartel and, with guns aiming right at as he searches all over the The story gives great so he becomes a member ocean for his lost volleyball background into the char- with much hard work, he him on his balcony. After of the drug cartel in Mi- becomes the new presi- suffering many wounds to friend. The scene I am refer- acters life and how every- ami in order to make fast ring to is of course from the thing is wrongfully stripped dent of a cartel. Tony is now his body, Tony is shot from cash and become a United able to have a comfortable behind with a double bar- legendary film “Cast Away”. from him so quickly after States citizen. Tony and his The film follows a FedEx ex- the plane crash. The story lifestyle with all the money rel shotgun which ends his best friend Manny work and drugs he could ever life and the movie ends. ecutive (Tom Hanks) who resolves without the ending with a man by the name of must transform himself that everyone hoped for, but possibly want which later Frank who orders Tony and comes to backfire on him. I consider Scarface physically and emotionally nonetheless gave a great Manny to smuggle and run to be one of my favorite to survive a crash landing ending to such a great story. cocaine for him. Tony and Tony’s new found movies. It is fully packed on a deserted island. The I would rate this mov- Manny go on and do this fame finds him in the cross- with action and adventure film is an eye opening de- for a while and make a lot hairs of a drug war between which will leave you on the piction of what it would ie nothing less that superb and I highly recommend of money and build a good his new cartel and the one edge of your seat. If you like be like to be completely relationship with Frank. he abandoned with Frank. movies with plenty of ac- isolated and stranded on it to anyone that is inter- ested in seeing this movie. Frank’s loyalty receive word tion, excitement, and are an island, well almost com- Frank eventually that Tony is in his mansion graphic by nature then I pletely isolated with the ex- becomes very comfortable handling “business” and recommend you watch this with Tony and Manny and form a small group to in- movie! You won’t be sorry! has a lot of trust for them. vade Tony’s mansion and Covington Catholic Times Staff Advisor: Mrs. Diane Ruth Newspaper Editors: Andy Gregg HSJ Online Editors: William Henry/Sam Wehrman Staff: Austin Beck, Drew Brueggeman, Ethan Egbers, Nate Erpenbeck, Jacob Futscher, Andy Gregg, Will Henry, Kellen Jenkins, Jacob Kaiser, Corbin Maschinot, Cameron Murphy, Clint Noble, DJ Powell, Daniel Sandfoss, Andrew Schwartz, Cameron Stansberry, Jimmy Stratman, Brandon Sullivan, Matt Summe, Zach Toebben, Brandon Ward, Sam Wehrman, and Max Williamson Photographers: Ethan Egbers, Jacob Futscher, Jimmy Stratman, and Zach Toebben

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