The Covington Catholic Times Volume XXVII-Issue III 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Kentucky 41011 November/December 2014 (859) 491-2247 Page 2 Arts Page 5 Student Life Page 8 Clubs Page 12 Sports NEHS Colonels Honor Veterans Tyler Micek he was (imprisoned on a British assembly focused on a seemingly To end the assembly, the warship) when writing the song. miraculous example of peace On Veterans Day, CovCath in one of the most deadly and students were blessed with the abil- In the next segment of the devastating wars of all time: ity to celebrate the patriotic holi- assembly, Nick Stegman gave a the First World War. Grant day by learning about the National preview and summary of the cru- Guenther shed light on the Anthem and watching NEHS and cial Union victory at the Battle Christmas Truce of 1914, an drama class members act out im- of Gettysburg, underclassman unofficial one-day ceasefire portant scenes of our country’s Sam Hacker delivered a recognized by al- vast history of bloodshed, from compelling and well-re- most all foot sol- Abe Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address hearsed rendition of Abe diers on the trench- to the Christmas Truce of 1914. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Ad- covered Western dress, which front; a reenact- revitalized in ment of a famous Americans the radio-play depict- all-important ing the spectacle preservation was performed by Josh Kennedy, David Rice and Logan Franx- of the United drama class mem- man serve as the Color Guard for the first time. States and its bers (Ben Zum- ideal of being a Sam Hacker did his dick, Alex Beckes, Colonels stood and recognized self-governing best Abe Lincoln impression. Parker Sommerkamp, alumni and teachers who have nation. To con- and Brett Ziegler acting served in war with applause and a clude the Get- as British Soldiers who playing of “Taps” by Wiley Carr Mrs. Ruth introduces the Veterans Event with the tysburg portion of the were in awe over a beautiful Ger- III. Teacher and Army veteran Chamber Choir in the background. assembly, NEHS Vice- man voice, Senior James Hummel- Coach Hovan delivered a compel- President Patrick Bal- dorf, singing “Silent Night” from ling speech honoring those who low spoke about the significance across No Man’s Land. died in the terrorist attacks on 9/11 After the opening prayer of Lincoln’s Speech before handing the microphone to by Mr. Snyder and an introduction in American history Counselor and Navy veteran Mr. to the ceremony by NEHS advi- and how its ideals are Flesch, who had the honor of clos- sor Mrs. Ruth, the award-winning still practiced in the ing the ceremony with a brief, yet CCH Chamber Choir had a won- United States today. very sentimental statement on war. derful performance of the National Anthem. To further educate why To segway The Veterans Day assem- our National Anthem, “The Star- from the violence bly served as a great reminder to Spangled Banner”, was selected, of war into the po- the CCH students on how appre- senior Bo Schuh delivered a speech tential of peace, the ciative we must be of the millions about Francis Scott Key and where latter portion of the of lives risked and sacrificed to preserve our freedom. Veterans and their families enjoy the service. Out-Canned By Pandas But Families Have Hearty Holidays Jack Schrage The Canned Food Drive vs NDA was, to say the least, a success. The Colo- nels and the Pandas competed to see who could come “out-can” the other. The friendly wager between the two schools was the loser had to serve/bus tables one day of the winner’s choice. In order to prevent losing, seniors Noah Galvin, Jack Schrage, and Patrick Hennies went to Krogers and bought over 600 cans of vegetables and other dif- ferent items. They believed that those cans would ensure the victory for the Colo- nels. Unfortunately, the Colonels were out-canned by the Pandas. The Colonels raised about 6,000 cans, which is the highest number of cans of all time, while the Pandas raised over 15,000. They got us this year, but it is all for a good cause. Overall, the Pandas and the Colonels teamed up to make sure that people who had not planned to eat for Noah Galvin cannot keep up with all these cans. Thanksgiving had food and a happy Thanksgiving, and that is all that really mat- ters. Great job, Pandas and Colonels! Arts/Entertainment Page 2 Interstellar Offers Adventure Christmas Joy! Austin Hussey on a farm. One day Matthew and his daughter discover NASA’s se- This PG-13, action/mystery cret base and he is recruited to go movie was released November 5, on a space adventure to save man- 2014 and is still in movie theatres. kind by finding a new home planet. “You walk out of the movie theatre Matthew’s daughter who was also a completely mind blown” senior genius tried working on a plan on Jack Schrage stated as he walked Earth while her father was in an- Photo by David Dinn out of the movie “completely mind other galaxy searching for a planet blown.” This great and scientific ad- capable of living on. The numbing venture takes you on a ride through silence of some moments in the your brain, logic, and the universe. movie will drive your suspense in- With movie stars Matthew McCo- sane. naughey, and Anne Hathaway, they get you to really think outside the The movie was all around box. an amazing movie that I want to go Noah Helbling see again. The adventure is excit- The band and chorus pre- This adventure starts with ing, sad, and happy all on an up and Each year, the Covington ceded the chamber choir and did the world, Earth, having a short down ride. Go find out what hap- Catholic chamber choir, chorus, and an excellent job as well. The band supply of food and Matthew Mc- pens by seeing Interstellar in the- band perform a Christmas concert played songs such as The Grinch Conaughey living with his family atres and have your “mind blown.” for students and community. This and Baby It’s Cold Outside. Mr. year, on December 7, the chamber Cerimele has done an outstanding choir, chorus, and band performed job with the band over the past sev- for the students. Many students eral years and has made it sound look forward to the annual Christ- better than ever. mas concert because it not only gets them out of class, but they are able The chorus has also im- to hear the wonderful, Covington proved in just the past couple of Catholic Chamber Choir. years. The chorus did a wonderful job with such songs as The Grinch, The chamber choir is what with sophomore Joe Gray having a the students and Covington Catholic short solo, followed by senior Bo community look forward to most. Schuh wrapping up the song with a The chamber choir is quite im- solo of his own. pressive and is recognized around the tri-state, having won the Q102 This year’s Christmas con- Christmas contest that gives $5,000 cert did not fail to impress the au- to the winner. The chamber choir diences. Many of the students and continued to impress this year, sing- faculty were impressed by how well ing songs like Hark the Herald An- the chamber choir, chorus, and band gel Sing, the song submitted for the performed. The Christmas concert Q102, Mary Did You Know?, and is something that students and fac- Joseph’s Song, composed by Cov- ulty look forward to each year be- ington Catholic’s own Jim Wolfe. cause of the many fantastic songs sung and played and this year, like all others, did not disappoint. Chamber Choir Brings Home the Money and Accolades for CCH Staff Photo by J. Abdrabbo On December 12th, radio station Q102 awarded our own Chamber Choir 1st Place in their annual Christ- mas Choir Competition for the third year in a row. Radio hosts Jeff and Jenn came to the school to present the $5000 check to the Chamber Choir, along with Director Jim Wolfe. “With only four members returning from last year, I wasn’t sure of what the outcome would be. I had 14 new members join the choir, and I couldn’t be prouder of this group as a whole. They worked so hard to produce such a high quality piece,” said Mr. Wolfe. The choir entered with the song Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Judges selected the choir as one of the nine semifinalists, and then it was up to the CCH family to vote, vote, vote. And vote they did, pushing the choir into the finals. These three Jeff and Jenn from Q102 present the check to the Chamber Choir and Mr. choirs were then judged by the radio station’s own judges. The Wolfe. rest is history. We are so proud of this group’s great accom- plishments and Mr. Wolfe’s hard work. Arts/Entertainment Page 3 12 Angry Men Prove They Can Act!! Josh Kennedy Spiritoso as Juror Number 4, Parker Sommerkamp as Juror Number 5, Every semester, for drama Brett Ziegler as Juror Number 6, class’s exam, the students must Bowen Dressman as Juror Num- perform in a play. They use all the ber 7, Buckley as Juror Number skills and tricks they have learned 8, Jacob Kennedy as Juror Number over the semester, to act and per- 9, Max Schaefer as Juror Number form.