Holy Cross High School Flushing, The New York Volume 58 Issue 3 Lance May 2013 Mr. Genovese Retires: A “ True Gentleman” Leaves Holy Cross Frank Barongi’13 Mr. Genovese, the Service Coordinator ing a student their permit test. For Mr. “My social life is basically the people I and a member of the Holy Cross fam- Genovese, this is not a job – it’s his work with. They are my family.” Mr. ily for more than 44 years, has sadly life. He lives the Holy Cross mission Genovese is very much respected by made the decision to retire this June. and sets an example that we should all his colleagues, his students, and the The first thing that comes to mind live by. people he has served. In fact, he was when people see him work is how busy just elected President of the Walter he actually is. Luckily I was able to get Some of Holy Cross’ closest partner- Kaner Foundation, a foundation that almost thirty minutes of time just to ships such as St. Mary’s Hospital for helps disabled children. This founda- interview him on his retirement. Children and St. Josephs School for tion has also given back to the stu- the Deaf, will continue to stay a big dent’s of Holy Cross with scholarships When first asked why he was retiring, part of the service program when Mr. that have been awarded by Mr. Geno- he explained that “I’m not tired of Genovese retires. vese. working and it’s not a matter of money. I’m 72. I want to spend time When asked who would take over his Mr. Genovese explained that the thing with my family and do other things. I position, Mr. Genovese explained, that he will miss the most about Holy want to write about what I’ve done “Hopefully Demitri Tsimoyianis. He Cross is the people that he has worked over the past 44 years. Retire does not has been offered the Job but has not with. mean rocking chair. It means other agreed to take it. I feel Demitri has a ways of being a contributor. Once you vision of the true nature of service and A colleague of Mr. Genovese, Mr. stop, you’re going backwards.” social justice. He will interact very Gibney, commented on his retirement well with students.” Mr. Genovese ex- by saying “Mr. Genovese is a true gen- Photo by Justin Sam ’13 It does not matter what part of the day plained that he will continue to support tleman and one of the most caring and that you walk into his office. If he’s Demitri and said that he hopes to be a Christian men I have ever met.” The not planning a service trip, he’s mak- resource especially with the Children Holy Cross family couldn’t agree ing sure a student is up to date on his of St. Mary’s. more. service. If he’s not doing that he’s giv- Science Research Students Look to the Future In this Issue: Joel Rivera ’13 The Science Research students have meeting with their parents and write a When speaking with Science Research been lucky enough to be part of the short essay that is read by Mr. student, Patrick Tuffy, class of 2015, Habemus papam! most prestigious club in the school. Chowske, Mrs. McCarthy, and Mrs. why he wanted to join, he stated “I Page 2 Having the leadership of one our most Kenny to be considered for the course. wanted to learn about a disease I had dedicated teachers, Mrs. Kenny, has when I was an infant called Failure to been a great asset to keeping the club Although there are no physical goals Thrive.” When asking about what he Swedish House Mafia running and keeping its honor. that students must com- liked most about the course, he said, Hits MSG plete, according to Mrs. Kenny, most “The Albany college credits is what I Mrs. Kenny, a biology teacher at Holy students either create journals or enter like the most about the club.” Page 3 Cross teaches strictly Freshmen and science competitions in their three devotes most of her time to the Science years of service. The Science Research Club is one of Research Club where she serves as the the most prestigious clubs in the school Ammirati Signs to moderator. The Science Research Club In 2011, student Dominik Kamel was and requires highly motivated students Bellhaven is a three year course started in sopho- asked to speak at the American Acad- with a great work ethic. The students more year where students participating emy of Cardiologist Conference in taking part in this club must be dedi- Page 4 in the course receive 12 college credits New Orleans where he was the first cated in order to achieve the highest at the end of their senior year. and only student to still attend high honor that this club has to offer. With Closer’s Final Curtain school and speak at such a prestigious the help of Mrs. Kenny, Science Re- When asking Mrs. Kenny about the convention. search students work their hardest in Page 4 Science Research course she stated The course has maintained its prestig- order to get the full benefit of the pro- that the course is made up of students ious honor because it is becoming gram and eventually move on to bigger from the honor classes. After the stu- more popular outside of the school and better things in the world of sci- dents are picked, they must attend a with a larger database of mentors ence. mandatory wanting to work with the Holy Cross students. Holy Cross High School The Lance May 2013 1 Habemus papam! The Lance Frank Barongi ’13 Published by the students of Holy Cross High School Habemus papam! In other words, we have a pope! On cis Leary explained when he was asked about the pope that March 13, at approximately 7:06 PM (Rome time), Cardi- "Pope Francis is a down to earth man who I feel is going to 26-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard nal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, was elected the pope have a great impact on the Church." Pope Francis is a Flushing, New York 11358 of more than 1.2 Billion Catholics. breath of fresh air for Catholics all over the world. (718) 886-7250 When Cardinal Bergoglio finally gained enough votes from the 115 voting cardinals to become pope, Cardinal Claudio President: Father Walter Jenkins, CSC, Ed. D. Hummes of Brazil, whispered to the new pope "Don't for- get the poor". It was then, the pope said, that he would name himself Pope Francis I, after St. Francis of Assisi. Principal: Mr. Joseph Giannuzzi Francis is a perfect name for the new pope. When Pope Francis became a Cardinal in 2001, he decided not to live in the bishops’ residence and drive in a new car. Instead, Senior Editor: he would continue to live in a small apartment, cook his Thomas Gillen own meals, and take public transportation. Like St. Francis of Assisi, he quickly became known for his humility and Staff reporters and photographers: empathy toward the poor. Justin Boniello’15 Christopher Cadigan ’15 When asked about why he chose his name, Pope Francis James Callahan ’13 referenced St. Francis and said that he was "The man who Eric Espinoza ’13 gives us this spirit of peace, the poor man...How I would John Flynn ’15 like a poor Church, and for the poor." His humility and Angelos Georgiadis ‘14 selflessness has made him quickly popular throughout the Chris Laudando’15 world. Joel Rivera ’13 Justin Sam’13 While the Pope is still getting used to the papacy, he is also preparing to deal with the many problems that the church is Moderator: Mrs. Carrie Mulligan facing today. Many people have, over the years, become discouraged by issues that the church has had and he must make a change for those people. Holy Cross Brother Fran- Photo courtesy of Forbes.com World Languages Week Culminates in International Night Celebration Justin Sam’13 On the week the student body and faculty returned from Students that brought in food received credit in their for- This publication seeks to follow the Holy Easter vacation, Ms. Diez along with the foreign language eign language class. Raffle tickets were sold at the counter Cross philosophy, objectives, and mission department hosted World Languages week. after presenting the tickets. statement. We reserve the right to edit all articles for grammar, taste, clarity, content, This week was a week to honor all students that come from Our President, Father Walter Jenkins (C.S.C.) started off and availability of space. Letters are ac- cepted. Please direct them to the editors or different cultural backgrounds and traditions. Each day the evening with a few words and then an opening prayer in the moderator. started off with the Lord’s Prayer that was said in a differ- blessing the food. After the food was served, cultural des- ent language. serts were provided as well. While the craving of different foods was going on, photos were presented of this year’s During the beginning of HCtv, students would introduce Italy trip that happened during the Easter vacation. Finally, themselves in their own language before the broadcast be- international night ended with our traditional raffle prizes. gan. At the end of the broadcast, different closing songs were played that was based on the culture that was recog- Overall, we thank Ms. Diez and the foreign language de- nized that day.