Volume LXXXIV, Issue V St. Louis University High School | Friday, September 27, 2019 sluh.org/prepnews Dress themes, songs, and daily activities: Voices of New Merit Spirit Week 2019 in full effect SLUH looks Scholars BY Roman Ortiz and Kyle McEnery to tackle Program REPORTERS stress issues introduced rom rowdy activities, at SLUH Up to $5,000 Frocking music, risky scavenger hunts, and ridicu- BY Sam Tarter and available in lous outfits, St. Louis Univer- Fitz Cain merit-based sity High’s 2019 Spirit Week STAFF, REPORTER managed to inspire the whole awards SLUH community and bring hether it’s staying up everyone closer together. Wuntil 2 a.m. finishing BY Nicholas Dalaviras Spirit Week started on an essay, frantically rushing and Nathan Rich Monday with the student vs. through a WebAssign during NEWS EDITOR, REPORTER teacher basketball game that activity period, or struggling involved ankles being bro- through a test you didn’t have t. Louis U. High has an- ken, balls being swished, and time to prepare for, SLUH Snounced a new Merit people taking flight to dunk. students know stress. Well, Scholars Program that will Both teams brought out their Voices of SLUH is here to offer awards ranging from lethal lineups to play in the help. $3,000 to $5,000 to students game, and a powerhouse of- Next week, Voices of who place in the top five ficiating crew of P.E. teacher SLUH will be hosting a num- percent on the Scholastic Patrick Zarrick, senior class ber of initiatives to help raise High School Placement Test president Ben Thomas, and awareness about stress and (HSPT) and to high-achiev- vice president Peter Her- Dr. David Callon takes a shot in the student vs. teacher basketball game Monday. anxiety among the student ing minority students. Mem- rmann refereed a hard- photo | Andrew Munie population. bers of the Class of 2024 will fought game. The first half started off super close to my class at that Mueller stepped onto the Founded in 2017 by be the first at SLUH to be able The starting lineup for slowly for both teams, with point. It honestly felt a bit court and helped pull off an Austin Sexton-Warner, ’19, to be a part of a scholars pro- the teachers consisted of Chi- the teachers pulling away like a family cheering each offensive front. and carried on by Director of gram where they will receive nese teacher Yude Huang, with an early lead. How- other on.” “I got crossed up by Mr. Equity and Inclusion Frank money based on placement English teachers David Cal- ever, the senior team had a The first half ended Mueller at one point,” said Kovarik, Voices of SLUH is an test scores. lon and Adam Cruz, theol- streak of luck when Johna- with a 9-9 tie, followed by a senior Colin Floretta. “But it outlet for pressing issues to be The Fr. Gerald Sheahan, ogy teacher Mike Lally, and than Prichard arrived on the faster paced second half. Al- was kind of worth it because brought to the student body S.J. Scholars program will re- rookie ASC English teacher offensive and put up a shot, though the seniors may have playing against the teachers through sponsored events ward high achieving students Ian Wuertz. followed by several baskets been pulling away with more just gave me a whole new with the goal of inspiring pro- for their scores and is aimed The opposing student from Czarnik. points, the teachers adopted perspective on SLUH. The ductive conversation and per- at attracting more of the St. team featured seniors Quinn “I thought the best part a much more aggressive of- game kind of made me proud sonal reflection. Louis area’s best and brightest Dunnivan, Jacob Czarnik, of the game was when ev- fense, putting more points to be at a school where we get Past Voices of SLUH to become a part of the SLUH Victor Himich, Matthew Igel, eryone started to chant ‘We on the board. to do goofy stuff like this.” projects include the assembly community. The program fol- and Jimmy Stanley for their want Prich!’” said senior StuCo moderator and Part of what StuCo aims following the Jason Stockley lows similar programs imple- starting lineup. Gabe Manalang. “I really felt physics teacher Bradley continued on page 4 verdict, the neighborhood as- mented by every other all- sembly last year, and the essay boys Catholic school in the All Access: secret elevator, no frills desks, new automatic door; series focused on gender in- area. The intention behind equality. the program is to keep SLUH freshman with brittle bone disease adjusts to high school life According to Voices of Admissions competitive in SLUH executive producer for a private school market that BY Johno Jackson the 2019-2020 school year is slowly shifting to a greater EDITOR IN CHIEF as a St. Louis U. High student Kate Toussaint, mental health number of families who have with a disability. was something the Voices of never paid tuition for school reshman Nick George has George was born with SLUH planning committee before. Fhis own “secret” elevator. osteogenesis imperfecta, also overwhelmingly felt was im- “With the change in From its base around the cor- known as brittle bone disease, portant to address this year. makeup and nature of educa- ner from the weight room, it a genetic condition character- “When we were meet- tion in St. Louis, and across lands on the first floor near the ized by bone fragility and slow ing and brainstorming ideas the country quite frankly, loading dock and on the sec- or limited bone growth. He for this year’s (VOS project), you have the reality that 50 ond around the corner from depends on an electric wheel- anxiety was overwhelmingly percent of our kids come the rear of the Russian room. chair for mobility. chosen,” said Toussaint. “It from Catholic, parochial He has an all access pass—his George has worked with was a group of probably 60 backgrounds and 50 percent wheelchair fits and, against the Variety, a children’s charity percent students and 40 per- come from public school odds, this one lift gets him to whose mission is to help chil- cent adults—staff and fac- backgrounds,” said President each of his classes this semes- dren with physical and devel- ulty—who had a ton of ideas Alan Carruthers. “Families ter. He has but two complaints. opmental disabilities reach on a whiteboard, and anxiety are coming from different “It could use a paint job, their full potential, all his life. was the one that people felt scenarios in those realities.” maybe. It smells kind of funny. From the time he was a baby, strongly about.” Director of Admissions But it takes me everywhere I Variety helped provide the Students definitely rec- Ann Murphy has observed need to go,” said Nick. George family with some of ognize this need. Senior Peter some top performing students For George, elevator aes- the equipment they needed. Curdt, who helped plan the interested in SLUH choose thetics are just one thing he Since then, he’s gotten in- project, thinks that this week other schools because they experiences a little differently continued on page 3 artwork | Jackson DuCharme continued on page 4 continued on page 8 News News Sports INDEX The weekly student newspaper Faculty Day Vending Machine Swimming of St. Louis University High Sleeping in last Friday? Not the Rest in Reese's Pieces, Robotics Making waves, swimming 2 News School faculty! 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Prep News NEWS September 27, 2019 2 Volume 84, Issue 5 AMDG Students grow closer to God through the arts, fellowship BY Harrison Petty and Bob Devoll Toddhall Retreat Center in twine. about art as not only a creative with other artists,” said senior dedicated to my work was a STAFF, REPORTER Columbia, Ill. and was led by “The whole retreat cen- process, but an act of holiness. Christian Zarrick. great break from my usual Fine Arts Teacher Sean Pow- ters around the idea that art “Making art is making “Each talk gave great in- busy schedule.” wenty-three of St. Louis ers, Choir Director Addie can open ourselves to our own meaning and making beauty. sight into the different aspects Students generally agreed TUniversity High’s emerg- Akin, English teacher Chuck selves, the world around us, The creation and the perfor- of art. They helped me as an they didn’t have enough time ing artists took part in the an- Hussung, and Band Director and ultimately to God,” said mance of art is an innately artist understand myself bet- to complete their art to the ex- nual Art Retreat in an effort Jeff Pottinger.