The Leprechaun Gold ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL * VOLUME XXXIX * ISSUE 8 * MAY 2011 Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night Meghan Dannemiller staff REPOrtER It was a night to remember on Saturday, This year’s winners were seniors Tyler Rice and May 21, 2011, as juniors and seniors arrived Danielle Freeman. The duo shared the traditional at the Akron Art Museum for this year’s prom. king and queen dance to the song of the night, “Drops Because the prom was held at an art museum, of Jupiter” by Train, while crowds gathered around to “Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night” was the congratulate them. perfect theme. The colors of the night were blue, Following the dance, most students made their green, and yellow. way back to STVM for the 2011 Slamma Jamma The Prom Committee, consisting of members After Party. Provided by the Parent’s Club, Slamma of the junior class, worked hard to make this the Jamma offered a DJ, video games, karoake, and best prom yet. The junior class officers who were much more. Lots of prizes included gift cards, in charge of planning this year’s prom include t-shirts,and electronics. Almost every attendee left Sasha Kovalchick, Austin Manna, Alex Pianalto, with a small prize, like a gift card, and 13 students and Tessa Weigand with advisor Miss Angela received the big prizes. Aaron Carey won a fitness Sanor. machine as well as a foosball table; Lauren Falluco The night began at 7:00 p.m. when guests, won a JVC TV with a DVD player; Danielle Stokes clad in tuxedos and formal dresses, arrived at the won an Ipod Touch with headphones and an Itunes dance. Dinner, consisting of chicken, pasta and gift card; Maverik Timberlake and Conner Childers vegetables was served. Music provided by Beach both won LCD TVs; Nancy Dunbar won a Vera Boyz Entertainment brought everyone to the Bradley bag with a free mani/pedi as well as a $150 floor for a fun night of dancing. Gamestop gift card; Scott Leonard won Cedar Point Students gathered in the middle of the dance tickets with a gas card and Quaker Steak and Lube floor for the most anticipated moment of the gift card; Nikki Almenar won an HP Notebook com- night: the crowning of Prom King and Queen. puter; and Matt Perry won a signed poster of Lebron James. Slamma Jamma was a fun and free way to DANIELLE FREEMAN AND TYLER end the evening. RICE dance after their announcement as Prom Queen and Prom King. News Leprechaun Gold Leprechaun Gold St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Inquiry Team ranks #1 15 North Maple Street Katy Fox Akron, Ohio 44303 Staff REPOrtER On the Web: www.stvm.com On Saturday, May 7, over 299 schools, including STVM, attended the 63rd annual State Sci- ence Day hosted by The Ohio State University. More than $3.7 million in both scholarships and awards were awarded to the winners. Advisor Along with 14 Superior and 2 Excellent ratings, the Irish received the Harold C. Shaw Outstand- Mrs. Maureen Harrigal ing School Award and earned over $250,000 in awards and scholarships. Winners receiving a Superior rating included seniors Oliver Hildebrandt, Matt Schwenning Assistant and Jon Stone; juniors Jessa Blankenship, Sasha Kovalchick and Alex Pianalto; sophomores Nick Mrs. Barbara Wood Neill, Stephen Hall and Vincenzo Volpe; freshmen Meghan Gorbach, Erin McNulty, Katherine En- gels, Sean Gaffney and John Giles. Winners receiving an Excellent rating were junior John Friess Editor-in-Chief and freshman Erica Wolf. These students won special awards: Jessa Blankenship, American Chemical Society Columbus Maria Arnone Section, Chemical Sciences Award; John Friess, Future Physician Scientist Award, Engineer- Staff Reporters ing Achievement Award, Edison Center Materials Science and Engineering Award, Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Advanced Materials; Meghan Gorbach, Ohio Wesleyan University State Meghan Dannemiller Science Day Scholarship; Stephen Hall, Stone Laboratory Scholarship, Ohio Wesleyan Univer- Ian Edgley sity State Science Day Scholarship; Erin McNulty, Ohio Wesleyan University State Science Day Scholarship; Nick Neill, Nursing Award; Jackson Ewing Alex Pianalto, Heidelberg Science Scholar- Katy Fox ship, Otterbein University State Science Day Scholarship; Vincenzo Volpe, Governor’s Matt Karipides Thomas Edison Award for Advanced Materi- Erin Layne als, Engineering Achievement Award, Edison Center Materials Science and Engineering Tessa Weigand Award; Erica Wolf, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Outstanding Natural- Photos ist Award, Governor’s Thomas Edison Ms. Harmon Award for Excellence in Biotechnology and Biomedical, The Wilds Conservation Career Mrs. Burdon Training Scholarship. “Go Green” for summer Jackson Ewing AN IRISH PRAYER Staff REPOrtER May the road rise ever With the school year ending, there are many notebooks, papers, and books that will not have to meet you much use during the next three months. Instead of carelessly throwing them away, they can be recycled. Recycling paper is one of the best ways to save trees. Another way to save trees is to save May the wind be unused notebooks and paper for the next school year, and this is not only an easy way to be less ever at your back wasteful, but this also eliminates having to buy more paper for the next school year. May the sun shine A good way to save energy this summer can also be an entertaining one. Riding a bike or walk- ing instead of driving can save a large amount of energy and can be a fun activity to do when the warm upon your face weather is nice. It is also a cheaper and more eco-friendly alternative to using cars. May the rain fall The hot weather during summers prompts many people to use air conditioners, but there are soft upon your fields more environmentally friendly options. Fans are a much greener way to cool down and opening windows at night is also an environmentally friendly way to cool the house. Air conditioners can And until we meet again, use large amounts of energy, but Energy Star qualified air conditioners use less energy than regular May God hold you in the air conditioners and are just as effective at controlling the temperature. Palm of His hand. Bug spray and sunscreen choice also provides another opportunity to “go green.” When looking for bug sprays, avoid the ingredient DEET. This and other chemicals are harmful to the environ- ment and can be replaced with natural ingredients such as citronella, lemongrass, and geranium oil. Some sunscreens are also thought to affect the endocrine system in a negative way, but choosing a sunscreen with mineral ingredients is not as harmful to both the user and the environment. Swimming in greener pools also helps the environment. Pools that contain saline and oxygen The Leprechaun Gold is published throughout are evironmentally friendly alternatives to chlorine and can be an easy way to “go green.” the year for the students of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. There is no charge for the paper. With the nice weather during the summer, planting grass and trees can be another easy way to Unsigned editorials represent the consensus of the help the environment. Lower water-consuming plants are a good way to replace turf grass, and editorial board. Letters to the editor are encouraged, perennial trees and plants can help as well. Planting native plants and cutting down on toxic pes- provided they do not contain material disruptive to ticides can lower the impact that chemicals have on the environment. Also, avoiding gas powered the educational process and that they are signed. The lawn mowers by using electic or push mowers can cut down on gas use. Leprechaun Gold reserves the right to edit submitted Summer vacation is a time to relax and enjoy the break. By paying attention to certain things material for length. and cutting back, summer vacation can be both fun and environmentally friendly. 2 May 2011 Leprechaun Gold News Shamrock Alley Rocket teams travel to Ian Edgley staff REPOrtER Annual Art Show showcases Virginia for nationals Maria Arnone senior art and photography EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The STVM Art Show was held on Friday, nah Sims, Jack Giles, Ray Stone, Nick Codrea, Famous scientist, singer, and songwriter May 6. All art students contributed to the Tyler Rice, Jon Stone, Ben Nelson, Isabella Elton John once said, “It’s just my job five days show. Many students had received awards Sparhawk, Hannah Fisher, Theo Kanis, Ryan a week, a Rocket Man, a Rocket man.” For the for works in the Scholastics Competition and Porcellato, Adam Porcellato, PJ Morely, Matt students of the STVM Rocket Team, being a displayed them at the Art Show. Seniors Ellen Schwenning, Alex Morely, Trevor Chopko, rocket man (or woman) is a five day a week Rochford and Shannon Hamilton both won Max Pitman, Sloan Piglia, Ryan Loney, Adam job. Working hard is what helped these young Gold Keys, and Ian Walsh won a Silver Key. Kofsky, Mike Fiander, Kevin Sickels, Matt men and women make it to the National Rocket At the Holocaust Art Competition of Akron, McGovern, Stephen Hall, Noah Nicholas, Flying Competition. Danielle Van Devere won First Place and a and Aaron Bennett, Miranda Mondozzi, Max The challenge these students faced was to trip to Washington, D.C. while Ian Walsh won Morganti, Preston Hollopeter, Lucia Vinzani, find a solution to design a rocket that would Second Place. Seniors Anna Mion, Rochford, and Julianne Stamer. blast off hundreds of feet in the air with an egg Melissa Ford, John VanDevere, and Mary Corpas all won Honorable Mention. Other artists who displayed their works were seniors Mallory Trecaso, Hamilton; juniors Rose Klein, Hannah Comeriato, and Maria Alvord.