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arly each morning, just as the sun begins to rise, and far before the first carpool arrives in the North lot, the gates of Brophy are unlocked. Hours later, after classes have been taught, lunches eaten and games played, those same gates will shut for the night. Many of the things that go on between the opening and closing of these gates are obvious to us, but many happen behind the scenes and are easy to miss. While we sit in class, food is cooked, admissions decisions made and dances planned. This edition, The Roundup tries to disassemble the many moving parts of Brophy, to pull back the curtains and to discover how our school makes it through each day. In doing so, we move closer to answering a question that we all have asked: How does this place actually work?
Inside » How This Place Works
•Dance planning consists of budgeting, conversation
See News, Page 3
See Entertainment, Page 16
• K10 transforms on students request
• Admissions process is a year-round process See News, Page 3
• New gym has more than athletic facilities
• BLAM chooses contest winners through students See Entertainment, Page 17
See News, Page 6
•Sports schedules factor into school’s ability, region
Graphic by Bryce Owen ’17
See Sports, Page 12
•Officers secure school events, work closely with Buchanan See Sports, Page 14
Inside » Remembering Fr. Harry “Dutch” Olivier March 17, 2017 marked the two-year anniversary of the Rev. Harry “Dutch” Olivier, S.J.’s death. His legacy as a priest, leader and friend among the Brophy community, however, continues to live on. In an oral history composed of interviews with students, teachers and administration over the last three months, The Roundup attempts to capture the feeling on campus on the days surrounding his death, and subsequently the legacy he left.
Opinion:Trump needs to be fact checked Page 7
Pro/Con: Dutch Bros. vs. Starbucks Page 10
Junior Carson Kurtz ’18 aims to continue athletic growth Page 13 News Online
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Scheuring grateful for Alumni Service work By Jack Davis ’19
THE ROUNDUP Can I please get your full name and class year? Dominic Michael Scheuring, Brophy Class of 2011. Where did you go to college and what was your major? I went to the University of San Francisco and studied Theology & Religious Studies. A bit of a hybrid major considering the approaches within each respective discipline can vary dramatically. Where are you now and what are you doing? I’m out east in the snowy city of Boston! I’m studying at Boston College for a graduate degree in Philosophy and Theology, and I am here as a research fellow to join a bunch of people far more brilliant than me in the close study of a particular Jesuit thinker named Bernard Lonergan.When I am not studying I am tutoring international students in
writing and working in BC’s Art Library. How did working in the Alumni Service Corps. last year affect you? Being a member of the ASC was a transformative experience in several ways. First and foremost, I learned so much about what it is to be a Jesuit educator. Yes, I was a teacher, or at least I tried to be, but as an ASC member you are also a kind of student with nearly 100 master teachers to learn from, many of which aren’t formally teachers. The Brophy faculty and staff are committed to you and your classmates’ education and development on a level that you might not be able to fully comprehend until years down the road—I certainly failed to see the extent of their dedication while I was a student myself. I grew religiously in a number of ways, especially through the continual work of service while being a part of the OFJ. As a teacher I grew intellectually: Aristotle says one needs a phantasm or image to understand the intelligibility of something--and so one way in which teaching helped me was to really grapple
with what phantasms speak most to young people of your generation and how to communicate the insights of thinkers long since passed. Also, when one
As a relatively independent person, I adjusted to living in community with some wonderful former classmates of mine, all of which have very big minds and hearts. I could say much more, but despite the long hours it was a absolutely a gift to wake up each morning knowing that you were working with people who were fostering the good in so many
ways. What are your plans for after Boston College? My plan is pretty straight forward: After finishing this degree I am hoping to teach in a Jesuit high school anywhere in the country. Though preferably where it doesn’t snow half of the year! Do you have any advice for current Brophy students? I don’t have any specific academic insights that your exceptional teachers couldn’t give you, but here are three things: 1. Be what you are. You are a being with an unrestricted desire to know, and it is this that propels you through your inborn capacity to experience, understand, judge, and decide. So because of that, be attentive, be intelligent, be reasonable, and be responsible! But most of all be loving. 2. When you say or write A.M.D.G., remember that God’s glory, in part, is you. 3. Be sure to always say hi to Ms. Dennard and Mrs. Hornbeck if you find yourself in the SAC.
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“As an ASC member you are also a kind of student with nearly 100 master teachers to learn from.” — Mr. Dominic Scheuring ’11
teaches or spends a lot of time with young people, one can gain a lot of confidence in their capacity to lead; I found this to be true in my experience.
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Giovanni Garcia ’20
Javier Davis ’19
Conner Nagaki ’17
“One of the coolest things that happened last “This past month, I had an exchange student week was finding out about the seven new for three weeks, so we decided to go to Las earth-like planets that NASA discovered.” Vegas.”
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»How this place works
Ward: Admissions is an all-year, school-wide job By Matthew Zacher ’18
THE ROUNDUP The admissions process is a perennial task that, despite only two full time people in the Admissions Office, is an all-hands-on-deck effort. The department, led by Director of Admissions Mr. Mike Ward and Assistant Director of Admissions Mrs. Shelly Scheuring, released admissions decisions for next year’s freshmen class to applicants March 3. Applicants were required to submit report cards, a personal essay, teacher recommendations, and other application info to the admissions office by Jan. 27. Applicants also must participate in an interview with a faculty member and take the HSPT entrance exam. Mrs. Scheuring said that, once received, those applications go through an extensive review process. “Everything was due Jan. 27, and so
we start that next Monday, so that was like Jan. 30 when we actually started reviewing files,” she said. Each file includes the report cards, essays, test scores, recommendations and anything else that is factored into the decision making process, such as shadow day recommendations. “So we do a review of all the files in our office first, in Admissions, that takes about three weeks,” she said. “And then everything goes to committee on Feb. 20 for a full week, so everything is preread and reviewed before it actually goes to the committee.” Mr. Ward said he personally reads each application before they go to committee. “Everyone gets a really good look,” he said. “We don’t just look at a file and say ‘this kid does this, this, and this well, OK he’s in.’ We look at his character, as best we can, we’re going to look at what he does and what he brings to the table,
“It’s not just your test scores, and it’s not just your grades; it’s the whole package.” — Mr. Mike Ward
made. Mrs. Scheuring said that the committee spends about a half an hour discussing each student. “It’s not just your test score, and it’s not just your grades; it’s the whole Photo by Manny Mata-Flores ’19 package,” Mr. Ward said. Mrs. Shelly Scheuring speaks with President Ms. Adria Renke after school Feb. 14. Mrs. Mr. Ward also leads the Red and Scheuring and Mr. Mike Ward run the admissions office and lead the application process White club, the student diplomatic and interviews every year. corps that prepares for the open we’re looking for a really diverse group The committee is composed of house, shadow days, and other events of kids that represent the entire Valley teachers and administrators and is throughout the year. that have different skills.” where all final admissions decisions are
K10 transforms to quiet work space at students request By Hayden Welty ’19
THE ROUNDUP A classroom until this semester, Keating 10 is now a quiet study room for students who want to get work done effectively on flex periods. “The purpose is to create a quiet space for diligent, focused, disciplined students who want to spend flex periods … to go work and have a place where hopefully, without the policing of adults,” said Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs Mr. Seamus Walsh. “They can be free to get work done on their own unmolested or uninterrupted by movement, by the elements outside, and by kids messing around.” Mr. Walsh said that Grant Hushek ’17 is the reason the space exists. Hushek sent an email to Mr. Walsh last year asking if there was anywhere students can go on flex to be productive. In response, the administration opened a faculty workroom last year in the Eller building to a group of students looking to be effective in their use of flex time. Mr. Walsh said that he really appreciates that’s something students want to do. “I think that students often get the reputation that they just want to game all the time,” he said. “I think it’s easy to default to the reputation as opposed to remembering that there’s a lot of kids here that want to get their work done, that want to take advantage of flex, so that they’re not staying up an extra hour.” Hushek contacted Mr. Walsh again this year and asked about creating a possible quiet space. “Once he brought it up, it had been a conversation with myself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Mulloy, some of the other people on the admin team and Dean Higgins,” he said. “It was just a question of ‘Alright, well, where can we do this, what’s it going to look like?’” Other factors also contributed to the furnishing of this new area. “When the admin team asked students to take
Photo by Bryce Owen ’17 Students work on homework during break Feb. 28 in K10. K10 was converted from a classroom to a quiet study room for students to work on classwork.
a survey about the strength and weaknesses of Brophy in the fall, many different students brought up the fact that they want a quiet study space during flex periods,” Mr. Walsh said. Initially, they talked about trying to set up a seven-period rotation of classrooms that would be open to students, but setting that up would be too complicated, Mr. Walsh said. After “the Dutch” opened this semester, Mr. Antonioli was given a new classroom space, opening up his previous room K10 for another use. Mr. Walsh said that K10 was originally going to be used for storage and student council activities, but because students were expressing their desire for a quiet student space, the decision was made that the room should become that quiet area. “There was no greater need than meeting the needs of the students,” Mr. Walsh said about the decision to repurpose K10.
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“There was no greater need than meeting the needs of the students.” — Mr. Seamus Walsh
Initially, there was just some scattered stuff left after Mr. Antonioli moved out, so Mr. Walsh asked the maintenance department to see if they could help him furnish the room. The group gathered some old tables leftover from the library before the Innovation Commons, collecting them from storage in the Post Office lot. They also grabbed six desks from a storage room on the third floor of Eller. “Maintenance was great,” Mr. Walsh said. “They
had it turned over in like 48 hours.” The room now services students every day as a quiet area to go study and work. “It all happened sort of quickly,” Mr. Walsh said of the process of establishing the room. “Unfortunately, it just took a long time for it to get to the quickly happening [stage] because we just didn’t have a room to do it.” Sophomore Bryce Dyer ’19 said that he uses the room almost every other day. He said that he thinks that it’s nice to have a quiet, focused environment available to students. During his freshmen year, Dyer said that he used the Fr. Renna Reading Room, but when people started to find out about it, it got too noisy and busy. Ronald Heyman ’19 agrees that it’s a nice quiet zone, especially because not many people use it. “I went during my Deacon [Stickney] flexes and just sat in there and did some homework,” he said. “All around, it’s a nice place to go if you have a flex.” Heyman said that another perk of being in K10 is the WiFi. “Before when I had flexes I would just go to the balcony or right next to the balcony in Eller, and not only was that in the hallways, but the WiFi wasn’t very good,” he said. “It’s nice to just be in Keating to use the WiFi.” Mr. Walsh echoed the sentiment that room is not too crowded or busy with other students. “Numbers tend to range from three to 10,” he said. “I’ve never seen 30 in there, but I’ve never seen nobody in there.” Mr. Walsh said that he’s not quite sure what K10 will look like in the future. “It’s a small area, and I’m hoping that in the future we can create a bigger space or more small spaces like that… ,” he said. “I don’t know what it’s going to look like next year, but it’s a priority of ours to make sure there is a place where kids can go get work done.”
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Olivier left indelible mark on students, community 2 years after his death, community members look back at surrounding days, ‘Dutch’s’ impact on campus By Anthony Cardellini ’17
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he Rev. Harry “Dutch” Olivier, S.J. died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the age
of 88. He was a Jesuit for 71 years and a member of the Brophy faculty for 28 years. A second gym opened this January, nicknamed “The Dutch” in honor of Fr. Olivier, who was a team chaplain and sports fan. The Jesuit priest was also a fan of all student activities and his presence was felt in programs like retreats and Loyola Project. Almost two years after his death, Fr. Olivier’s influence on campus is still apparent to students and especially faculty. In this oral history, students, teachers and administrators share their memories about the days surrounding Fr. Olivier’s death.
‘Don’t make a fuss of me’ Devin McManimon McNally ’17: He would do most of the noonday Masses in Brophy Chapel, so that was really my first encounter with Fr. Olivier. Then I started seeing him around ... I almost got this idea in my head that he was both a figurehead of Brophy but also a friend to all the Brophy students. Mr. Jim Grindey, Religious Studies department chair: About a few months [before he died] I was in the Chapel and I was praying, I was bringing my Ignatian Workout kids in. And I remember in the back of the sacristy I went to turn the lights on and I saw Fr. Olivier sitting there praying with his breviary with his eyes closed and he was just in peace, you know? Mr. Chad Unrein: Some time before [he died] I was in my classroom late afternoon and I was just stretching, walking around and I looked out there and saw Fr. Olivier praying out by the statue. I was so moved by the scene in front of me that I took a picture of it with my iPad. Mrs. Sue Hornbeck, assistant to the assistant principal for ministry: Leading up to [his death], because I would sit across from him, he was getting more tired, he would take a little nap during sixth period. The first time he took a nap during sixth period I was a little worried. And
Top photo by Ben Liu ’15 The Rev. Harry ‘Dutch’ Olivier waves to the football crowd Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Fr. Olivier was the football team chaplain, along with many other sports. Right photo by Mr. Chad Unrein Rev. Harry ‘Dutch’ Olivier sits by the Saint Francis statue in front of the school, praying quietly.
“He didn’t want to leave his boys, that’s what he told me. He loved the Brophy boys..” — Mrs. Sue Hornbeck
I think he had an inkling himself that his days here were ending. He said ‘I put up the good fight and I’m coming home.’ He didn’t want to leave his boys, that’s what he told me. He loved the Brophy boys. The Rev. Phil Postell, S.J., director of alumni relations: On the previous Sunday [before he died] he was over there to say Mass in the Brophy Chapel. He came over to do a baptism and he could barely climb the stairs. He said that there was a terrific pain in his leg. He walked out on the altar and sat down and did a baptism. Then I came back to the Jesuit residence and I got a phone call from the two people who run the Chapel and they said ‘We have a little problem. Fr. Olivier can’t walk.’ So I got the superior and we drove over and we didn’t know whether to call 911 but he said ‘No, I’m alright.’ Two people carried him into the car and we drove him back over to the Jesuit
house and we carried him into his room and we put him on his bed and he sat there and he said ‘Don’t make a fuss of me.’
‘I will forever cherish the fact that I saw him the night before he died’ Fr. Postell: Sunday he got a few visitors to come in and then the next day Fr. [Bill] Muller (former Jesuit community superior) and I took him to the doctor to evaluate his foot and the doctor said ‘There’s nothing wrong with your foot. I examined it and it’s fine.’ So we got a wheelchair and rolled him back. In the course of the next two or three days he was in his room, we brought him food. Mr. Bob Ryan, principal: I received a call from Fr. [Eddie] Reese (former Brophy president) in the morning and he told me that Fr.
Olivier had fallen and that he was going to move to Los Gatos, which is where the Jesuit retirement center is. And initially he said he was going to move on Tuesday. And so we went back and forth on that day about those details, and I was trying to figure out a way for the faculty to get a chance to see him, and they were trying to keep the news quiet because we didn’t want a thousand people stopping by the house to see him because he was not well, he was sick. Mr. Unrein: I was at home and it was an email not that he had passed away but there was an email from Mr. Ryan that immediately, the next day, he was going to Los Gatos, which is where the Jesuit retirement center
is. And I remember I was very upset because I loved him and I wasn’t going to get a chance to say goodbye. Mr. Ryan: I remember I went to a spring training game [a day before his death] with my family and while we were there I was getting updates, and they were saying he was going to leave in the morning on a plane. That evening I went home for dinner and I asked him if he was going to be well enough for me to stop by and visit, and he said ‘Yeah, come on by.’ So I went down that evening and I told my wife, I said, ‘Why don’t you put the girls in the car and follow me and I’ll go in and see him, and if he’s well enough I want you to bring the girls in to come and say goodbye,’ because we
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“We were kinder, but I think we were all just more loving to each other. Started to think of each other as a family.” — Carter Santini ’15
Mr. Fisko: The message from [Dutch]—she was inconsolable. Mr. Ryan: [Telling the faculty] was really moving. I think an email went out the day before letting people know that he was going to California. I can’t remember if Fr. Reese had emailed the faculty beforehand. But it was really moving. Fr. Reese didn’t say a whole lot, I mean he was emotional. He talked about being there when Fr. Olivier died, he talked about what happened. It was emotional, I think people were stunned. Carter Santini ’15: I walked into Student Council and asked if we could put on music. Chris Ashton ’15 said it’s not the day for it and when I asked Taylor Wood ’15 why everyone seemed so down, he let me know. I remember just being in total disbelief, the man seemed immortal to me. just thought he was going to move to California for retirement. So I went in to see him and then I brought my daughters in and they gave him a hug and talked to him for a minute and then they left and I stayed behind at the Jesuit residence for a couple of hours and was talking with the Jesuits and spent a lot of time with Fr. Olivier. This is eight o’clock on March 16, he died on March 17. So this is the day before he died. So I stayed at the residence until 10 or 11 and really we were all sitting out on the patio—Ms. [Adria] Renke was there, Mrs. [Kendra] Krause, and the Jesuits—and we were just telling stories about Fr. Olivier and we were expecting that that next morning he was going to go to California. Fr. Postell: Late [March 16] he began to complain about having trouble breathing. We called 911, they came and got him and took him over to St. Joe’s. And two or three of us were there and we talked to him and assured him that we wouldn’t let him go and we wouldn’t leave him and he died sometime in the middle of the night. Everybody blessed him, all of the priests there gave him a blessing, the Sacrament of the Sick. Mr. Ryan: I went home and I woke up at 5:30 or 6 and there was a text from Fr. Reese that he had died that night. So I came in and helped think through what we were going to do that day. We told the faculty before school and then emails went out to the community letting them know about his death. And then I kind of helped think through how we would honor him and the funeral and all that kind of stuff. I will forever cherish the fact that I saw him the night before he died and my daughters got to see him and say goodbye. They loved him and he was really good to them.
‘I remember just being in total disbelief, the man seemed immortal to me’ Mr. Unrein: Early the next morning I received that devastating news and things kind of made sense to me why everything was so rushed. That tempered my anger a little bit and then it was quickly replaced with tragic sadness.
McManimon McNally: I remember I walked into Brophy Hall and saw that everyone was a little sad. I think it was during prayer that morning when they said, ‘For the rest and repose of the soul of Fr. Olivier.’ That’s when it finally dawned on me that he had passed. I think there was a quick sense of denial, but then I saw that a lot of the teachers were very upset.
‘Keep smiling’ Mr. Grindey: So after he had died and I went into the Chapel and that image of him came up, of him just quietly sitting there with his breviary in silence and in prayer.
Top Photo by Luis Gamez ’15 Fr. Harry “Dutch” Olivier hands out ice cream sandwiches to Loyola Academy students at break Sept. 4, 2012 to celebrate his 85th birthday. Photo by Nick Park ’15 Brophy celebrated the funeral of Fr. Harry “Dutch” Olivier, SJ, Monday, March 23, 2015. Fr. Olivier died March 17 that year at the age of 88.
Mr. Jim Grindey: I remember hearing about it when I came to work. The vivid memory I have is I felt sad, but in the teachers’ lounge at break Fr. Olivier was always there. He was always asking people how they were doing and cracking jokes and he was always bantering with me about my weight, and asking about my wife and kids. What I distinctly remember is an absence in the teachers’ lounge with him not there. Mr. Paul Fisko, assistant principal for ministry: I walked in [the Student Activity Center] and said ‘Dutch died last night.’ And [Mrs. Hornbeck] hadn’t heard yet and it was early in the morning. Mrs. Hornbeck: So I heard from Mr. Fisko. It was the Holy Spirit working: when I came in that morning and started taking messages off my phone, the very first one was from Fr. Olivier.
Fr. Olivier spent a lot of time his last day in the hospital making calls, saying goodbye to people and giving good wishes, and he had called to say what a great pleasure it had been that he and I had been able to spend all this time together. And he wanted to wish our son, who was going to get married that June, happiness on his wedding and always. So I took that, very emotional and I hung up, and I take the second call and it’s Fr. Olivier again. And it’s so typical of Fr. Olivier, always thinking of others first, he lived by that. ‘God is first, others are second, I am third.’ And he truly, truly believed in that. And what he wanted me to do was please call because he was going to have a meeting with a young man not from Brophy and he wanted me to go on his planner and get the phone number and call this young man to let him that know he would not be able to keep his appointments.
McManimon McNally: It seemed that in the weeks afterward everyone was just a little nicer and a little more understanding. I remember standing [at the honor guard of students at Fr. Olivier’s funeral]. Everyone was talking, but the minute that they started moving Fr. Olivier everyone went silent. It was kind of awe-inspiring. Mr. Unrein: I remember thinking ‘How are we every going to overcome this?’ I couldn’t imagine anyone ever filling his shoes. The mood on campus for people that knew him was he was literally part of Brophy’s identity in terms of how we imagine how we want our students today, how we teach. Santini: Afterwards, at least my class was brought noticeably closer together. We were the last class that got to know him all four years, and I think it just hit us all that we didn’t have much time left together after that point. We were kinder, but I think we were all just more loving to each other, started to think of ourselves as a family. Mr. Ryan: I asked him when I was in there the last time I saw him, ‘What do you want me to tell the faculty, what do you want me to tell everybody?’ and he said ‘Keep smiling.’ He was quite a guy. Somebody said that most people they’d known that had died they prayed for, but he was the first person they ever prayed to.
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Community reacts to early Trump executive actions “I find it ironic that the right was complaining about Obama’s use of executive orders and now they are using them.” — Mr. Pat O’Neill
By Micahel Taszarek ’18
THE ROUNDUP Members of the Brophy community reacted strongly to President Donald Trump’s early wave of executive actions. Through just over three weeks in office the president signed 11 executive orders. These orders ranged from travel restrictions to reviewing Wall Street regulations. Some Brophy students and faculty had strong opinions, with some excited about the president’s recent executive actions and others disappointed. “I find it ironic that the right was complaining about Obama’s use of executive orders and they are now using them,” said Mr. Pat O’Neill, head swim coach a math teacher. Mr. O’Neill also said Trump’s first travel ban, which has been recently held up in the courts, was problematic. “The travel ban order was not well thought out and was not implemented in a professional matter,” Mr. O’Neill said. Some students, including juniors Jack Dimond
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe depart the White House on Feb. 10, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
’18 and Connor Newton ’18, said they were disappointed with the president’s early executive actions, but Newton said he has hope that everything will still work out for the best.
“I was outraged,” said Connor Newton ’18. “But, they are executive actions, and I have faith in the separation of powers, so I think it will work out.”
Dimond said he was surprised by the new president’s executive actions, but said he wasn’t happy. “I was not particularly surprised,” said Dimond. “But, I was dissatisfied with his impetuous behavior.” Reese Galvin ’18, a Trump supporter, was quite satisfied with the executive actions. “I see them as a fulfillment of his campaign promises,” Galvin said. “While I am disappointed with his stances on the environment, I am thrilled with his decision to pull out of the TPP, and I support the executive ban on the seven ‘high-risk’ countries. I personally am happy to already be seeing changes in American foreign policy.”
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Campus expansion covered by money raised, not tuition By Juan Carlos Ramirez ’18
THE ROUNDUP The process of expansion always involves many moving figures and every decision administrators make take into account the needs of our students, according to the Brophy president. President Ms. Adria Renke said that the board of trustees make the decisions on spending. “There is a board of trustees that is the governing board of this school,” Ms. Renke said. “There are 13 people on the trustees. I am one of them. Mr. Ryan is also a non-voting member. If we are going to spend over $500,000, the board of trustees must give us permission to do that. We just can’t go and spend money willy-nilly.” As the president, Ms. Renke said that tuition money is used purely for educational outlay. She said that the money used for the buildings like Piper Math and Science building or the Fr. Harry “Dutch” Oliver, S.J. Athletic Complex are raised by the vice president and herself. “The president’s job and vice president’s job is to figure out what we need,” Ms. Renke said. “Figure out how to pay for it. Don’t get into debt. Don’t
“If we are going to spend over $500,000, the board of trustees must give us permission to do that.” — Ms. Adria Renke
run the school down. And this is a very important one, your tuition dollars only go towards your cost of education. None of your tuition dollars goes to this stuff [buildings] you see. That is the sign of a stable school. When we figure out that your tuition dollars can cover the cost to educate.” Brophy’s campus has gone through a large physical change over the years, and Ms. Renke said that this was all part of a plan. “I’ll go back 20 years,” Ms. Renke said. “Fr. Reese was the president then, and I was his wingman, the vice president. We were both new. To get our arms around the school, we did something that is called a strategic plan.”
She said that they talked to many people and got their input on which direction they should take Brophy. “People wanted us to build a football stadium that we would use six times a year and then it would be empty,” Ms. Renke said. “The things that really erupted was that we needed to get Brophy ready for technology. There wasn’t a computer on campus.
We need to expand our Fine Arts program. Kids were in a work shed with drafting pencils and drafting tables. We needed to get our science and math beefed up. We needed our athletic facilities beefed up. People still could not believe that we still had that one gym. Remember
that locker room in that gym. We were woefully inadequate.” Mr. Steve Smith ’96 said that Brophy’s campus has gone through significant changes that even affected the schedule since he attended the school. “This is going to sound kind of awesome, but I only took six classes when I was here,” Mr. Smith said. “So every Monday through Thursday we got out at 2:10 p.m. Every Friday we would get out at noon. It sounds great, but we didn’t have Eller and we didn’t have arts program at all. I took like zero art classes at Brophy. It just didn’t exist. That’s why Fr. Reese helped
us build Eller and some other buildings. He brought us
an art programs. So I think I would much rather go now a days and have these fun art classes.” The most recent expansion of Brophy is the “Dutch” gymnasium. Ethan Mena ’18 said that this new gym makes it more accessible for any student to lift weights. “It is definitely more accessible for any student,” Mena said. “In the old weight room, teams would always be down there. You would be able to get some reps, but now you have two new weight rooms. The downstairs if the teams want to use it and upstairs is for anyone
who wants to use it.” Mr. Smith said that he feels blessed with the new weight room because it is at a different level than most franchise gyms. “I didn’t really use it that much,” Mr. Smith said. “I feel blessed that our new gym is better than like LA Fitness and these health clubs. If I have an hour to spare and I’m grading, I want to not grade for a few minutes, walk over to the new gym, work out for 14 minutes and then come right back to grade some more. I’m just blown away by how blessed we are to have that new gym.”
New gym boasts 3 new classrooms, new diverse classes By Edwin Perez ’18
THE ROUNDUP The new “Dutch” gym provides not only a new basketball court and weight room but new classrooms for Mr. Scooter Molander and Mr. Frank Antonioli. On the second level there is classrooms marked D201,D202 and D203. These classrooms have given Mr. Molander and Mr. Antonioli a new space to carry on their daily teaching duties in a different environment than usual for them. Mr. Antonoli is a US history teacher who used to teach in K10, now the quiet room next to the Student Activity Center. “I have really enjoyed the new
Photo by Andrew Brown ’18 The Dutch Gymnasium is used by students, faculty and alumni during all parts of the day.
classroom,“ Mr. Antonioli said. Another teacher who had a change of scenery was Mr. Molander, a Health, US Government teacher and football
coach whose room and office use to be in Loyola. His favorite feature about the new classroom is the space that he has now.
“It’s very expansive, I am able to have 35 desks and now have a high ceiling, with many pictures and posters on the walls, and the technology is great,” Mr. Molander said when asked about features of his new classroom. His classroom will not only be used for teaching but also for football. “The point being is to have the team still together and still spend time together,” Mr. Molander said when asked about how it will effect his football team. Both of them both agree they are really happy about their new room but their old room will still hold a special place for them. “That place will always hold a special place in my heart and certainly served its purpose,” Mr. Molander said. Yanik Garcia Ayon ’18 is in Mr.
“That place will always hold a special place in my heart and certainly served its purpose.” — Mr. Scooter Molander
Molander’s government class. He likes the new classroom and was in Mr. Molander’s health class so has seen the transition. “I like the new classroom he teaches in,” Garcia said. “He has many photos in his classroom.”
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President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference Feb. 24 in National Harbor, Md. Trump has repeatedly made statements that need to be fact checked by objective news sources.
Trump needs to be fact checked extensively
By Hayden Welty '19
THE ROUNDUP n this new era of presidential politics, it has become increasingly important for the media to keep deceit at bay and away from the public. It is the job of a journalist to report only the facts. However, in contemporary American politics, the line between fact and fiction has become increasingly blurry. An onslaught of outright lies and twisted facts have been spewed out to the public, blinding us and our ability to differentiate between reliable news and outright falsities. The rise in accusations of “fake news” and the “liberal media” has also led to a widespread distrust in American news outlets, indicated by a poll from
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Gallup last year, which showed that only 32 percent of Americans have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in the media. The emergence of this phenomena, combined with the ascension of a dubiously untruthful president willing to tell outright lies from the White House’s pulpit, has forced the media to face a crucial decision: Should journalists just report what is said by quoting a president who is spewing outright lies or should they treat objectively false statements with an alternative approach? If journalists choose to “fact-check” the president, they might be accused of being the “liberal media,” and if they chose to print outright lies, even if they are said from a normally reliable source like the president, then they run the risk of being jeered at as “fake news.” There is much middle ground between the notion that a news organization is purposefully spreading lies to achieve a common goal and the notion that a news organization is too lazy and incompetent to check its own facts before publication. However, it does illustrate the complicated set of ethical questions that have come up in journalism over the course of the 2016 election. Most people would say that if a statement is objectively false, then a journalist should just provide facts, which disprove the validity of what someone stated.
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An issue arises, however, when we consider that, in many cases, a journalist does not have the means to dig up the appropriate statistics or facts that can resolutely disprove lies. If concocted from thin air, some lies just cannot be fact checked. For example, there was a dispute over the number of people who watched President Trump’s inauguration, both at home and at the Capitol. But no one can definitively prove who was right since the National Parks Department does not keep an exact count of attendees and the number of people watching online or on TV cannot be easily or accurately compiled. I am not a philosophy professor, and I cannot give you a straight answer as to how the press should
respond in this new “Trump Era.” But I absolutely do believe that the media must play a key role in making sure that the truth is revealed to the public. Ever since the beginning of American democracy up to the modern era, the press have played a vital role in keeping our democracy flourishing, whether it's Thomas Jefferson’s praise of the press or Upton Sinclair’s muckraking work in “The Jungle,” the media has always been a staple of our democracy. It’s especially concerning to me when you watch a president and a staff that is willing to spout outright lies from the highest office in our country. The worst part is that they’re usually able to get away with it too. So far in the Trump administration shows like “Saturday Night Live” have been addressing the president’s affinity for the outrageous with eloquence and effectiveness, hitting a 22-year high in ratings, according to CNN, and providing a valuable outlet for Americans’ frustrations. Other notable work from comedians Seth Meyers, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah entertain and inform the masses. My hope is that both comedians and the more serious media outlets are able to keep this administration in check, making sure that they report not just the facts, but ones that are truthful too.
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Student behavior at Mass inappropriate, detrimental to experience The Issue: Some students are disruptive and rude during Mass. Our Stance: Students need to be respectful during Mass and of the hard work of the OFJ. The actions of some students during recent Masses are inappropriate and hinder an otherwise enjoyable communal celebration. Mass is an integral part of our Brophy community and brings all of us together in united participation. Unfortunately, the actions of a few have detracted from the experience of many.
Some students have clapped excessively and disrespected the band by talking and cheering. While most students remain respectful, the disruptive actions of some are noticeable. Regardless of the intentions of the students participating in the disruptions, it is distracting at best. The Office of Faith and Justice staff works hard to make Mass engaging. Examples are moving some Masses into the gym for a change of venue and assembling a student band to lead the Mass music. But those efforts are disrespected and ignored if even a handful of students
decide to interrupt the Mass. Clapping and cheering is alright, albeit, in small doses, or when specifically encouraged by the lector. There is certainly a fine line between encouraging the efforts of the band and OFJ through light clapping and means of validation, and attempts to derail Mass through being obnoxious and disruptive. With the exception of the Summit opening Mass where no students left until the closing song, the most interruptions occur when the band plays toward the end of Mass. In the previous Mass in the gym Jan. 19, band leader Max Fees ’17 had to interrupt the song and remind people to
stay. Kudos to Fees for exercising that leadership, but that is not a message he should have needed to deliver. This is unfair to the musicians, as it is comprised of talented individuals who work extremely hard to make Mass more interesting and fun. Derailing those efforts isn’t benign.We have all experienced frustrations during Mass because of an interruption from even one or two students. Being obnoxious and disruptive during Mass is childish and can carry consequences. The efforts of the OFJ and the student band to spice up a sometimes-drab ceremony are greatly appreciated, and,
as students, we should do our best not to dissuade these efforts. We think it is widely agreed on that these efforts to reform Mass are appreciated. As such, it’s important to be respectful of these efforts and do our best to encourage more similar and interesting reform, starting with how each of us act. By Hayden Welty '19 and Jack Cahill '17 Staff editorials represent the view of The Roundup. Share your thoughts by e-mailing roundup@brophybroncos.org or leave comments online at roundup.brophybroncos. org.
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Philosophy needs to be a required religion course for students
By Ethan Winkler '17
THE ROUNDUP When the entire classroom was visibly stunned and baffled, I knew that this course was going to stick with me. We all walked in that day, thinking we knew the answers to any question that could be thrown our way. Only 15 minutes later, there we were, silently staring at Philosophy teacher Mr. Tom Mar after he made us all look like fools. He just asked us what we thought we knew was real, and to all of our answers he had one question: How can you know that for sure? Mr. Mar’s semester-long Philosophy course tends to immediately teach almost every student that walks in that you can’t believe anything without defending it. We have grown up in a culture in which everyone is allowed to have their opinions with little backlash. But, we are going to have to learn that, as an adult, we need to back up the thoughts that we have. That’s one reason why Philosophy is so important, and why it should be a required religion course for Brophy students. One of the first topics you can plan on learning during the course is logic. While we all have a concept of what logic is, this class goes much more in-depth, showing you how to form arguments and present reasoning. Whether you’re listening to lectures in class or looking at readings for homework, you slowly learn important techniques for critical thinking. You’ll discover the writings and teachings of legendary philosophical figures such as Socrates, Aristotle and Plato. An entire class period might be spent debating whether or not you live in “The Matrix.” What other courses can you take that will cover things like this? This subject stands out and is unparalleled to any other religious course at
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Mr. Tom Mar addresses his Philosophy class. He pushes his students to create arguments that challenge the status quo.
An entire class period might be spent debating whether or not you live in “the Matrix.” What other courses can you take that will cover things like this? This subject stands out and is unparalleled to any other religious course at Brophy.
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Brophy. And in the case of using logic, critical thinking and many other topics, this class teaches you things that will benefit you greatly in the real world. Another way this class is especially unique is how it’s not explicitly centered around God, at least on
a day to day basis. As a non-religious student at a Catholic school, there are some required religious courses that just don’t do much for me. While some of these courses have provided me with priceless knowledge and information that I have used to form my own opinions, it is still an interesting experience to walk into a religion class that might not mention God once over the span of a class period. God is brought up during the semester because Mr. Mar said he believes that God is an obvious answer to many major questions when using logic, but he stresses that we shouldn’t use God as a defense for our thinking early on in the semester so we can learn how “natural philosophy” works. But I do still think this is a religious course. It gives religious students of any culture and tradition the capabilities to defend the way of
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thinking they’ve been taught throughout their lives. In other words, it can allow students to start thinking for themselves, helping them decide whether or not the religion they’re a part of is one they feel is true. Required courses can start to feel repetitive, and Philosophy is a refreshing way for students to learn unique skills that they can use to build upon their belief in God or in whatever they believe in. Looking at all of this, I find it crazy that Philosophy is not a required course for Brophy students. I will use what I’ve learned in the class to justify my way of thinking and question others beliefs that don’t have backing, while possibly annoying some people on the way. As Mr. Mar tells us throughout the semester, you aren’t questioning people enough until everyone hates you.
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What is your favorite part of how Brophy works? —Ethan Winkler ’17: Flex periods instead of study halls have been a fantastic change to how Brophy works. —Chris Agnone ’18: I am really enjoying the late starts and early releases. Great time. —Spencer Inglett ’19: Danforth. —Collin McShane ’19: It allows me to attend. What do you think of the “Dutch” so far? —Tyler Conrad ’17: It’s awesome. I still never workout, but it’s impressive nonethe-
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Who is one faculty member integral to Brophy who goes under the radar? —Graham Armknecht ’18: Mr. Oldani. He puts together 1,300 schedules AND does schedule changes. He deserves more credit. Amazing! —Jack Cahill ’17: Mr. Cordova, also known as ping pong papi, is the greatest source of enthusiasm on campus. —Matthew Zacher ’18: Max Fees ’17 is really good at his job. —Collin McShane ’19: Mr. McShane is alright.
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less. —Edwin Perez ’18: I heard they have great coffee. —Juan Carlos Ramirez ’18: It is easily the best high school gym in the state. I would argue top 5 in the nation. —Hunter Franklin ’19: It's fantastic! I feel super grateful for the services and amenities that this school is full of. What part of Brophy goes overlooked and is underrated? —Edwin Perez ’18: The new quiet room which is K10. Somewhere where whatever you want to do in silence can be done. —Jack Cahill ’17: The swimming pool on top of the gym. Check it out. —Hayden Welty ’19: The Roundup? Is that the funny one? What new album releases are you excited for? —Camden Andl ’19: "This Old Dog" by Mac Demarco is coming out May 5. I’m so stoked. —Joe Valencia ’17: Drake’s “More Life” and Kanye’s “Turbo Grafx 16” definitely have my attention. —Edwin Perez ’18: All the new Kidz Bops coming out this year.
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Illustration by Camden Andl '19 The Dutch Bros. and Starbucks mascots battle it out over who has the best cup of coffee on the west coast. Brophy students often attend both of these coffee shops.
Wake up! Students debate favorite java
Dutch Bros. offers superior pricing, options, customer service
Starbucks best place for morning cup of Joe, nutritious breakfast
Dutch Bros. Coffee was founded Enter Dutch Bros., which in the early 1990s and since then, it provides several non-coffee has expanded across the west coast, options including Rebels (a providing a better alternative to other soda-like carbonated beverage), coffee chains, in particular Starbucks. smoothies, teas and sodas. One reason for why I prefer Dutch Starbucks only provides a small Bros. for my daily energy boost—the selection of teas and smoothies. price. They can’t measure up to the A standard 16 oz. coffee drink from amount of alternative coffee Dutch Bros. costs a mere $3 items that Dutch Bros. can compared to Starbucks’ $3.65. offer. By Jack Davis '19 In fact, customers pay $3.50 Lastly, in my experience, The Roundup for 24 ounces of coffee, known I have found that Dutch as a medium at Dutch Bros., Bros.’ customer service Enter Dutch Bros., which is still less than Starbucks’ which provides several exceeds Starbucks’. grandé size—let alone venti (20 I never wait as long at non-coffee options ounces). Dutch Bros. as I do at including Rebels (a As an avid coffee drinker, the Starbucks. soda-like carbonated dollars and cents really start to That’s not to mention beverage), smoothies, add up. the energy and excitement teas and sodas. Dutch Bros. gives me the most Dutch Bros. workers bring bang for my buck, and I don’t when they attend to you. think there’s a drop off in taste. Starbucks just doesn’t have Another reason I prefer Dutch that. Bros. to Starbucks would be the For my morning cup of variety of non-coffee drinks. It becomes a Joe, there’s simply no other option than little repetitive to have something as hot and rich Dutch Bros. as coffee whenever I want a caffeine kick.
Starbucks, founded in 1971, still concoction packed with the taste of remains the best place for coffee too much sugar and an excess and is superior to Dutch Bros. of cream. I will concede one thing and That isn’t to say that Dutch that is the pricing. Dutch Bros. Bros. makes bad coffee, it just is cheaper than Starbucks by a doesn’t compare to Starbucks. nominal margin of only 50 cents. Starbucks also has a superior However, I believe it is worth it to selection. Sure, Dutch Bros. pay slightly higher prices to get my may offer more smoothies and cup of java at Starbucks. energy drinks, but Starbucks By Jack Cahill '17 Firstly, in my experience, Dutch far exceeds Dutch Bros. in The Roundup Bros. may have overtly friendly regards to their selection and workers, but they do a terrible quality of food. Starbucks offers a job at managing lines. Starbucks offers a myriad myriad of healthy I have spent upwards of 25 of healthy breakfast choices, breakfast choices, minutes in the Dutch Bros. line, lunches and snacks, whereas lunches and snacks, boxed in by cars, only to get a Dutch Bros. has only one whereas Dutch Bros. has pastry on their menu. mediocre coffee. That leads me to my second only one pastry on their As someone who often menu. point: Starbucks simply tastes doesn’t have time for breakfast, better. it is incredibly convenient to be I realize that taste is completely able to order a fairly nutritious subjective, but something about breakfast with my morning Dutch Bros. tastes so artificial cup of Joe. compared to the coffee found at Starbucks. Dutch Bros. may be an up-and-coming When I get a latte at Starbucks, I am met with coffee store with fair prices, but Starbucks remains the delightful taste of quality coffee. It actually unparalleled in regards to taste, customer service tastes like I’m drinking real coffee and not some and selection.
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Soccer suspends returners after hazing incident By Andrew Howard ’17 & Anthony Cardellini ’17
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Illustration by Bryce Owen ’17 Team schedules are a complex process managed by the athletic department in close communication with other schools and the AIA.
Sport schedules determined by school’s ability, region Schedules rotate on 2 year basis By Juan Carlos Ramirez ’18
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season is composed of home and away games, but beyond that, how does creating a schedule for a certain sport happen? Athletic Director Mr. Bill Woods said that there are many factors that go into scheduling for a team sport. “In fact, this year, the scheduling changed from prior years,” Mr. Woods said. “So the focus in prior years used to be scheduling by school’s ability. Now, the scheduling is two parts. It’s scheduling by region and then scheduling by ability a little bit.” He said for individual sports, it’s a bit different. “In the individual sports, like tennis,
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somebody does the scheduling,” Mr. Woods said. “In fact, this year I did the scheduling for two thirds of the state. So, I went through and decided which teams play who and on what day.” Varsity tennis player Jack Woodrow ’18 said that there is some advantage in playing a home game versus away. “With tennis, most of the sites are pretty neutral,” Woodrow said. “But it is nice to have the home court advantage because you know how the surface is going to play. Some schools don’t keep up their tennis courts, and there will be dead spots where you will not know.” He also added that the crowd is not a big factor because there is usually not a huge student section presence, and the parents are the ones who comprise most of the cheering section. Student Council member Bennett Houck ’18 said that he likes more home games in a season because it
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makes it easier for the students to support the teams. “Having more home games permits a bigger student section,” Houck said. “Being able to support with a bigger crowd is normally more helpful for the team. Home games also make it easier for people to be there.” Mr. Woods said that the decision over home and away games for team sports is based on a two year block. “Most team sports have something that we call a two-year block,” Mr. Woods said. “That two-year block means that you are going to play a team this year and next year. And then you will switch who is home and who is away. In football, the goal is five home, five away every year. Doesn’t always happen that way. Sometimes you end up six and four depending on the teams that you are going to play.” If a team wants to travel out of state,
that would have to be worked on by the school and would not involve the state, according to Mr. Woods. “Football is a good example of that,” Mr. Woods said. “So last year we traveled to California.We set that as our game. State has nothing to do with that. That means for next year, we have to set up a game too. We decided next year to play a team that is in state. So we are not going to California next year. We are playing another team that went to California last year and doesn’t want to go next year.” Mr. Woods said that other fall sports are currently being scheduled while football has already been finalized. He added that the football team will play the same teams on the same weeks like last season, with the exception that the previous home and away games will change to away or home for next season.
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Following events Principal Mr. Bob Ryan described as “hazing” that took place on the varsity soccer team’s annual retreat in January, the school suspended returning players from all soccer activities for a week in the season. The events and subsequent punishment also forced the soccer team and the school’s administration to rethink the season, and take a deep look into the culture of its program. “We found out two things. At the retreat up at Manresa some returning members of the team engaged in a ritual of sorts with new members of the team,” Mr. Ryan said. “Their intention was to ‘welcome’ members to the team, my interpretation is that it was hazing. The second thing we discovered, which is more disheartening to me is that this has been happening for the last few years.” Mr. Ryan said he could not elaborate on the specific activities, but was clear in stating that behavior that seeks to “humiliate, demean or dehumanize” other students will not be tolerated on campus in any form. He said that before discovering it was happening beyond this one event and instead as part of the culture of the team, he had every intention of ending this year’s season. All returning players were suspended from all soccer activities for the week after the incident was discovered, including one game, which the team lost 3-0 to Perry. More than just being suspended, the returning players spent a day at Brophy that included a repentance element, a service element and a reflection element, something Mr. Ryan said was important for rebuilding the team. “The consequence was levied to every See HAZING, Page 12
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Coaches: Starting lineups determined through performance Various head coaches decide starting lineups through performance, attitude and work ethic By Jack Davis ’19
THE ROUNDUP From their first day of high school to the last game they suit up for, every athlete works in their respective sports with the goal of a starting position. “A lot of playing time in games is determined by effort and performance in practice,” said varsity basketball
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assistant coach Mr. Austin Pidgeon ’08. “I think coaches always evaluate players during practices even before they have tryouts.” “A lot of things like attitude, chemistry with the team and obviously performance in the specific sport [determine a starting lineup],” he added. Head basketball coach Mr. Matt Hooten said a variety of factors play a role in starting lineup decisions, including practices, individual performances and the way a collective group of players perform with each other. Mr. Hooten said that lineups are subject to the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. “This year, we switched off between man and zone, so sometimes we made decisions on lineups based on which type of defense we were playing,” he said. “This year, we started at least eight
guys three different times … we had a lot of different guys moving in and out of the lineup this year,” Mr. Hooten added. Freshman football head coach Mr. Scott Heideman, who has previously coached varsity football as an assistant, said that being a fit was an important factor in determining the depth chart. “The keys to go into the starting lineup, I would say in any sport, but particularly in football, is that you are putting the best kids at the spot that you can put there,” Mr. Heideman said. However, high-potential and athletic players can still find their way onto the field as a rotational piece. “Sometimes, obviously, you feel there’s an athlete who has a lot of potential,” Mr. Heideman said. “With a good field of vision, good agility, good footwork and good technique, who might not be in a position to play behind guys that are better than him but is good enough to
have to kind of move around and find a spot for him.” Mr. Heideman said that he enjoys the challenge of finding the right blend of players. “I think that’s kind of what I enjoy most about football is that challenge of putting the 11 best players on the field together and learning as you go through the season if that changes by the progress of the other athletes,” he said. After an athlete spends multiple years in a program, it is a common thought that their hard work could be rewarded with playing time when they’re an upperclassman. However, Mr. Pidgeon said that the basketball team doesn’t necessarily take seniority into account. “I can’t speak for all coaches in all programs, but with the basketball program, seniority is not necessarily a factor,” Mr. Pidgeon said. “I think the best players play regardless of grade
level.” Mr. Hooten also said that seniority isn’t a determining factor when lineups are finalized. “Certainly, we’re going to look at guys who have been in our program and at the varsity level for a longer period,” Mr. Hooten said. “But at the end of the day, we’re looking for the combinations that are going to work the best for us.” “We had seven returning varsity players this year, but one of our starters was very consistently coming from the JV team last year,” he added. “It’s certainly something we look at, but not a determining factor.” Mr. Heideman said that in the case of position-battle ties, the edge goes to seniority. “I think, to be honest, seniority would be a factor for me if two guys with equal talent were competing for the same spot,” he said. “I would give favor to the upperclassmen at that point.”
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Antonioli sheds light on the process of new sports uniforms By Andrew Jordan ’18
THE ROUNDUP Brophy has a tradition of wearing classically recognizable sports uniforms, and the man behind the football team’s uniforms is Mr. Frank Antonioli. The largest sport, based purely on total number of athletes, is football. The task of managing and distributing uniforms and equipment for over 200 athletes has become Mr. Antonioni's primary focus. “Typically, we will order varsity uniforms every three years and then move the jerseys down to the next level,” Mr. Antonioli said. As more time passes from when the athletic department decided to make the switch to Under Armor, the lower levels of the football program have received uniforms similar to that of varsity. “When I first took over as equipment manager, the freshman teams wore their practice pants to their games,” Mr. Antonioli said. Starting recently, players at every level have access
to Under Armor uniforms and game pants. The other half of his job is handling and distributing the equipment that the athletes wear. “The only thing that has an expiration date are the helmets, and that’s 10 years,” he said. “We send the helmets out every year to get cleaned, disinfected, and scanned for any cracks.” Since varsity receives new uniforms every three years, there is also a set of uniforms being phased out. He preferred to call these jerseys “vintage.” “When we have a set of jerseys that we like to say are vintage, we have been giving those to the varsity shop. They take those and sell football jerseys along with old basketball and baseball jerseys,” Mr. Antonioli said. These provide money to put back into the program while also providing students with vintage jerseys. “I’m actually about to take over three large tubs of vintage jerseys to the varsity shop, some of which were part of one of the state championship games,” Mr. Antonioli said. He is referring to the jerseys worn in the 2007 state championship game against Desert Vista.
Photo Illustration by Andrew Brown ’18 Many sports such as football, basketball and soccer receive new uniforms every few years. Mr. Antonioli’s primary focus is distributing uniforms and equipment for the football team.
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Soccer digs into team culture, looks to make adjustments moving ahead single returning member of the team, not just the specific guys who were at fault here because every member of the team, to our knowledge, knew this was going to go on,” Mr. Ryan said. “Our determination was that there was an issue with the culture of the team, and all of those who were aware of the culture are to be held responsible.” Mr. Ryan also said it was important for the players who were not directly involved to know that they still had a voice and the ability to stop this from happening. Head soccer coach Mr. Paul Allen ’03 had a similar response to Mr.
Ryan’s, saying that the actions not only did not reflect the team, but did not reflect what Brophy stands for. “That’s not within the justice or men for others values or anything that we stand for, so to find out something like that has been happening behind the scenes is very disheartening to me, especially when it’s in a program I’ve been a part of for 15 years of my life,” he said. Mr. Allen also said that when things like this happen, it is his job to help the students learn from their mistakes. “My goal as a coach is to get them to understand what they did and why they
did it and how it was wrong so that we can move forward from it,” he said. “To fix a culture you have to start now and continue with the new mentality into the future so it doesn’t happen again … We are going to work as a group to get back to our core values and our values as Brophy Soccer.” All players were reinstated for the final four games of the season. The team lost to Tolleson in the semi-finals of the state playoffs. With the incident happening in the middle of the season, Mr. Allen said it was important to try and move past it and prevent it from being a problem for
the whole year. “We didn’t want to harp on something and keep it lingering around when it was during the season, but now that the season is over this is the time where we sit down as a staff and administration and say ‘how do we fix this going forward?’” he said. When asked about his feelings on how the team can move forward, he said he wanted it not only to be a learning experience for his players, but for all others dealing with similar problems. “You can’t mask things, if there is a problem it needs to be addressed … people can learn from what has been
experienced with us and part of doing that is letting it into the open and saying ‘this was a culture, we’ve seen it, we are fixing it, and this is how we will move forward,’” he said. Mr. Ryan agreed that this can be a learning experience for other teams and the community. “Everyone likes to say we are different here, and we should be different here,” Mr. Ryan said. “Just because lots of other communities and lots of other teams and part of the culture that [hazing] is how boys welcome each other, we should be different.”
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Junior pole vaulter Kurtz aims to continue athletic growth Kurtz originally got into pole vaulting after some friends joked that he should join, and it has turned into a positive and successful experience. By Jack Davis ’19
THE ROUNDUP Carson Kurtz ’18 said that he wasn’t serious about pursuing pole vaulting when he initially picked up the sport two years ago. “Honestly, as a freshman, I decided to do pole vault as a joke, with a few friends,” Kurtz said. “After my first year, I ended up really enjoying the sport, so I decided to continue sophomore year after wrestling season.” Since then, Kurtz said he has grown with the sport and has even engaged in it outside of school. “I have participated in club during the fall to improve my performance, and have just begun the 2017 season,” he said. “I have found that weight lifting with higher weight and low volume has increased my explosiveness on the track,” he added. Michael Beram ’18, a friend of Kurtz, said in an email that Kurtz’s skill and interest in pole vaulting has greatly improved. “Over the course of three years, Carson has begun to show more and more interest in the sport,” Beram said. “His jump has improved significantly since freshman year. He is beginning to run taller, plant higher and has reached a personal best of 14’1’’.” Kurtz said that athletic ability isn’t the only necessary skill in order to be a successful pole vaulter. “I think that 75 percent of the vault is controlled by the mind, so I think that I have developed in that sense,” he said.
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“I love pole vaulting so much because almost anyone can do it,” Kurtz added. “No matter how athletic you are, learning how to vault is like learning how to walk. It’s awkward and hard at first, but it becomes extremely rewarding.” Beram said that he met Kurtz during their freshman year, and that they have bonded over athletics. “I had seen him a couple times before high school, but we became close friends freshman year when we both wrestled together,” Beram said. “We grew closer and closer as we spent two seasons together on the wrestling and track team.” Beram said that Kurtz’s trustworthiness and guidance makes him a valuable friend. “Carson is someone who I can always rely on to give me advice when I need it,” Beram said. “He is one of the only people I can trust, and is someone that is always honest.” Kurtz said that he hopes to pole vault beyond Brophy into college. When he isn’t on the track, Kurtz said that he likes examining stocks, building computers and spending time outside. “I have enjoyed looking at stocks and becoming more informed, while I also like making computers for people in need of one,” he said. “Also, I think of myself as an outdoorsman, so I love hiking and fishing when I get the chance,” Kurtz added.
Photo by Bryce Owen ’17 Carson Kurtz ’18 pole vaults at the Brophy home meet March 1.
On The Wild Side
Hiking pitch black ‘Lava Tube’west of Flagstaff gives subterannean experience By Hunter Franklin ’19
THE ROUNDUP Hiking at the Lava River Cave just west of Flagstaff provides an exciting and challenging opportunity to explore subterranean passageways. Being avid adventurers, my family and I are always looking to try new things, so one weekend we decided to go on a hike in a lava tube. Geologists believe this lava tube was formed sometime in between 650,000 and 700,000 years ago when lava erupted from a volcanic vent in nearby Hart Prairie, only to be discovered by some lumbermen hundreds of thousands of years later in 1915. The lava tube was out in the middle of nowhere, 14 miles west of Flagstaff in the Coconino National Forest to be exact. We veered off the highway and ventured deep into the woods on a bumpy dirt road, kicking up dust wherever we went. We passed a couple of cow pastures, receiving some moos. Eventually, we found an established dirt parking lot among the tall-ponderosa pines, marked with
logs with a dirt foot path, leading to the lava tube. completely alone. It was very eerie. Somehow, We arrived at the stony-rimmed entrance crater always thinking of the worst case scenario, I to the lava tube, and we carefully hiked down into thought of all the cave horror movies where cave the pitch black abyss with headlamps turned on. creatures dragged unsuspecting adventurers into As we entered the mouth of the lava tube, there deep tunnels, never to be seen again. was a sudden and drastic temperature change. As we made our way forward the ceiling of the While waiting outside, we had been sweating in tunnel lowers and rises causing us to have to hunch the blistering dry summer heat but upon entering over on all fours and shimmy until we could lift our the cave we felt a cool breeze that was chilling to heads up without hitting the rocky roof. the bone. The cave’s height It got so cold ranges from 30 feet that we had to put to less than two feet. The Lava Tube on our jackets. It also widens and » The hiking spot is found just west of Flagstaff It had gone from narrows. » For more information, visit http://www.all85 and sunny to The lava tube trails.com/trail/us/arizona/lava-river-cave as well 40 degrees and eventually gets too as https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction pitch black. tight for anyone to fit The toughest and that's when we part was the 60realized we’d reached foot climb down in which you had to carefully the end of the tunnel and began our long journey navigate big rocks with large spaces between them. back to surface where you can see the light again Lots of gripping hands and careful footwork is and warm up. needed. Walking over jagged and sometimes slippery We could see our breath on every exhale, especially rocks of various shapes and sizes, we stumbled our near the entrance to the cave. There are usually lots way forward. of other hikers in the cave, but at times we were One of the times we were hiking in the tube, we
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had to administer first aid to a woman who hit her head and got a nasty gash upon climbing out. What we were able to see really depended on how many flashlights or headlamps we brought with us as well as how much foot traffic there was in the tube.You can’t see anything without a flashlight, so come prepared. Some advice from our experience is that headlamps are better than flashlights since they free up both hands. Make sure to wear proper footwear such as hiking boots since sure footing is a must. At one point, you'll reach a fork in the tunnel. It won't matter which way you go, because they both end up connecting again as part of the main single tube. Heading back, you tend to move quicker having gotten good grasp of your surroundings and the only real difficulty you face again is climbing out on top of 60 feet of rocks. The lava tube is about 0.75 miles one way, the longest cave of its kind in Arizona. All in all the Lava River Cave hike is a great experience that I would recommend to hikers and spelunkers alike.
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Photo by Ethan Broer ’19 Rex Tessler ’17 (left) and Noah Pittenger ’17 (right) both committed and will continue their football careers at U of A.
8 student athletes commit to play collegiate sports By Edwin Perez ’18
THE ROUNDUP Eight seniors formally signed Feb. 1 to continue their playing careers at the collegiate level. Jack Blake ’17 swam for Brophy and while doing so he broke a 50-freestyle record formerly held by Olympian Gary Hall Jr. ’93. He also placed first in state meet in the 50-free, 100-free, 200-free relay and 400-free relay. »How
He has committed to swim for Alabama. Patrick Wintergalen ’17, who played club soccer, has committed to Southern Methodist University. On the football side of things, six athletes committed to continue their career. Matthew Kempton ’17, who played both football and basketball for Brophy, decided to be a tight end for Northern Arizona University. “The thing I’m probably looking forward to the
most is just getting the opportunity to be a part of a team and be able to compete again,” Kempton said. “The main thing that helped me decide was the coaching staff, who made me feel really welcomed and valued.” Running back Noah Pittenger ’17 committed to the University of Arizona. “He’s worth the price of admission,” said head football coach Mr. Scooter Molander of Pittenger during an interview after the playoff
game against Pinnacle. Linebacker Rex Tessler ’17 also committed to U of A, meaning he will join Pittenger in Tucson. Brophy also has a trio of players going to same college. These student athletes all committed to Lake Forest in Illinois. Cornerback Jordan Briggs ’17, quarterback Caleb Moore ’17 and defensive end Matt Leonard ’17.
This Place Works
Officers secure school events, work closely with Buchanan By Matthew Zacher ’18
THE ROUNDUP Mr. Brian Ross, an officer with the Phoenix Police Department, has been securing Brophy after school events for 10 years. These events include everything from football and basketball games to auctions and school dances. “Whenever they need off-duty police officers, they will contact us,” he said. Mr. Ross said that he started out working Brophy events because of his friendship with head football coach Mr. Scooter Molander. “I went to one of the football games Scooter’s first year coaching,” he said. “I saw a couple police officers working on the sideline, and I thought the view was better there.” Mr. Ross asked to be a part of their team, and, 10 years later, he is leading it. Campus Security Director Mr. John Buchanan said that when he needs some officers for an event, he calls Officer Ross. “I get along very well with [the officers],” Mr. Buchanan said. “If I didn’t, I would get others, because I have to work closely with them and have a good working relationship with them.”
Photo by Bryce Owen ’17 Officers Brian Ross (left) and Steve Mulligan of the Phoenix Police Department speak to Mr. John Buchanan after a basketball game Feb. 21. Mr. Ross and Mulligan both secure many Brophy sporting events during the fall, winter and spring sports seasons.
Mr. Ross said that he has known Mr. Buchanan for a while. “He actually taught Sgt. Steve Mulligan and I 23 years ago,” he said. “Mr. B is
like a traffic law expert. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to traffic law and he taught at the academy 23 years ago for a week, so he was our instructor for a week at the academy.”
Mr. Ross said that he enjoys coming to the varsity basketball games. “The atmosphere at the games are second to none,” he said. “I have gotten
to know a lot of the parents, a lot of the players, and a lot of the fans and I look forward each week to coming to a different Brophy sporting event.”
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Sophomore White makes two varsity teams, contributes to basketball, football By Hayden Welty ’19
THE ROUNDUP What’s your name? Marques White. You made the football team this fall as a sophomore. How did that happen? I wasn’t actually expecting to play varsity this year, so it was really fun being a part of the team. I was going to try out for JV, but [Coach Moore] and [Coach Molander] invited me. How did you think you did during the season? I think I did pretty good being a sophomore. I put up pretty good numbers this year compared to other teams’ safeties and compared to the overall team. What’s your favorite football team in the NFL? Easy. Denver Broncos. Ooh. Rough season this year. Yeah, the quarterback spot is not looking good for us. Do you think you guys will make a run for the playoffs next time? Hopefully yeah. We just need to pick up somebody for quarterback, and we should be good. So you also made the varsity basketball team this year, right? Yes. Can you dunk yet? Oh yeah, easy. Have you dunked in a game yet? I dunked twice in one JV game, but I haven’t dunked yet for a varsity game. That’s awesome. Since you made two varsity teams as a sophomore, do you think you would want to play professionally? Oh yeah, of course. I want to play football first and basketball second if I get offered. Do you know where you would want to go in a
perfect world? UCLA. I love UCLA. So what are your hopes for the rest of this basketball season? Of course I want to get the title, but this year I want to be a big contributor to the team. This year I’m more of like a role player. I help out on defense and overall help the morale of the team. How long have you been playing both sports? I’ve been playing basketball ever since I was like 5; football since I was 7. Who’s your biggest supporter? My dad; he is the one that pushed sports onto me and made me love it. My mom and dad both played sports growing up, so it was something easy that I could roll into and accommodate into. I have a couple rapid fire questions for you. Favorite sporting goods store? I don’t know. I’d say Nike, but I like Under Armour too. Favorite class? Math. Honors Algebra II with [Mr. Doug Cox.] Favorite coach? You don’t have to say it if you don’t want to. I don’t know; it’s too hard to choose. Favorite restaurant? I love a lot of restaurants. I’d just say Spinato’s because it’s the last place I remember going to. What’s your favorite meal at Spinato’s? I love pasta, so I’d say chicken alfredo pasta.
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Photo by Hunter Franlin ’19 Marques White ’19 plays for varsity football and basketball team, seeks to play football first before basketball at the collegiate level.
Volleyball hopes to best 2016 1st round loss, seeks growth for young team Varsity Volleyball will rely on strength in the middle this year By Andrew Howard ’17
THE ROUNDUP After a first round playoff loss in 2016, the volleyball team is more experienced and looking toward the future of the program, according to their coach. “We had some success last year, it faltered towards the end, we were very young and starting four sophomores,” said head coach Mr. Tony Oldani. Juniors Connor Dunn, Bennett Houck, Jacob Chavez and Nate Thompson all started last year, and hope to make a large impact this season.
Mr. Oldani said he is confident with all the returning players, but was most confident about the depth the team has at middle this year. Keith Gross ’17, Matt Werner ’17, Bennett Houck ’18 and Tommy McGrath ’17 will all contribute this season. “Some teams might have one better player, but no one has two, let alone four,” Mr. Oldani said. Mr. Oldani said Gross is the team’s best overall player right now, and is coming off of a very good club season. Mr. Oldani said this year is different than previous years because of the size of the team. “We usually take about 14 guys, and this year we had so much talent that we have 18,” he said. Not only is the team larger than usual, but all players on the team are coming off of a club volleyball season heading into the school season now. “We come into this season now not only having everyone on the team having played club, but being
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Varsity Volleyball » First round loss in the 2016 playoffs » Juniors Connor Dunn, Bennett Houck, Jacob Chavez and Nate Thompson all started last year » Mr. Oldani said Keith Gross ’17 is the team’s best overall player right now » Mr. Oldani said that they usually take 14 athletes but this year they took 18
key contributors on their team,” Mr. Oldani said. “We have 16 guys who have been playing really high level volleyball in August, which puts us in a different position than last year at this point.” Werner said this year’s chemistry has been great already, despite just coming off of tryouts. “We have a big team, and so far we have all been gelling really well and are excited for the season to
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start,” he said. Mr. Oldani agreed that this year’s chemistry has been special. “I’m very pleased with how guys have been getting along this year despite playing against each other during club season,” he said. Mr. Oldani said Highland, Perry and Boulder Creek will be the team’s biggest competition this season, all having a lot of returning players.
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Favorite sport that Panda Express or Favorite childhood cartoon? Taco Bell? you don’t play? Andrew Shear ’17
“We usually take about 14 guys, and this year we had so much talent that we have 18.” — Head volleyball coach
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Entertainment The Roundup | March 2017
Reeves works behind the scenes
Photo Courtesy of Max Fees ’17 Derby Reeves ’17 (right) and Cheney Meel ’16 (left) perform at the Battle of the Bands Feb. 10. Reeves started a band called The Art School Wannabes and plays at Brophy events.
Artist Profile: Derby Reeves By Collin McShane ’19
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rophy prides itself on being the “home to the sixth man,” which, in basketball terms, means it is the home of many unsung heroes. One of these behind the scenes work horses is Derby Reeves ’17. Nico Pacioni ’17, friend and fellow actor, said Reeves’ personality has grown over the time he’s known him. “He’s become a more understanding
person, he’s just grown to be much more pragmatic and easy to work with,” Pacioni said. Reeves is a long time director/ contributor to Brophy Student Theater and actor in a variety of Brophy and Xavier plays. He is also the drummer and frontman of the band Art School Wannabes. “Derby’s actions for BST have changed Brophy significantly; he really took it by the reigns,” Pacioni said. “He does so many things to just make sure these events happen like writing music for the musical, writing lines and just doing so much grunt work that is required for these projects.” Although on paper BST seems like
a pretty simple operation, it is by most accounts one of hardship, long unforgiving hours and tons of grueling work, but these actors willingly face these difficulties. “A lot goes into these shows,” Reeves said. “If you don’t see the whole operation, the tech crew, the casting, the actors, the writing, just all of it, then it’s hard to understand what really goes into these shows.” Since the beginning of Reeves’ directing, BST as a whole has gained much more popularity. Friend and band mate of Reeves, Jack Arthur ’19 said that “even the Bronco Room, one of our least popular shows, was packed every single night.”
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“Derby’s actions for BST have changed Brophy significantly; he really took it by the reigns.” -Nico Pacioni ’17
Reeves has also participated much in Brophy’s musical arts such as Battle of the Bands, Friday Night Lights and the Fine Arts Extravaganza. “I am in a band (that’s now known as Art School Wannabes) in which I am
the drummer with Jack,” Reeves said. “We’ve performed about eight or nine different shows together with rotating members, but I would say that Jack and I are the core two.”
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Dance planning consists of budgeting, conversation By Tyler Conrad ’17
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Dances are often a highlight of high school for many students, but what is frequently looked over about these events is the months of work that goes into ensuring a fun and safe time. Mr. Pete Burr ’07 said that the wheels start turning for major dances as early as the Student Council retreat in August. “It’s [the retreat], about 30 hours, and we essentially plan the big picture of the entire semester in those 30 hours,” he said. Due to other high schools planning similar dances around the same time, Mr. Burr said it is important to book certain elements of the dance, such as DJs and vendors, in advance. In recent years, major dances such as Prom, Homecoming and Hoopcoming have fallen on the same weekend every year. “We try to do our best to fit in pretty regular timelines for when Prom is going to be,” Mr. Burr said. However, scheduling is only the beginning of event planning; Mr. Burr said where a lot of the responsibility falls is in budgeting. “We have really elaborate budget sheets and thorough conversations in class about what is worth the money,” he said. “Students are really working through fairly complex contract issues, and having great conversations with vendors on how they can save money and re-work things.” Student Council member Bryson Leander ’17 said there are many companies Student Council works with for larger dances. “For bigger dances like Hoopcoming or Prom, we meet with a company called Satyr, and we use a company called Cre8ive for publicity and marketing,” he said. “Satyr basically puts on everything for us, and we meet with them multiple times to finalize different prices and figure out lighting, sound, anything that goes on in the dance. We have the vision, they have the execution.”
Photo by Mason Warner ’20 Brophy and Xavier students dance at Hoopcoming Jan. 20. Dances are planned out through a process of budgeting and conversation with vendors and entertainment.
Mr. Burr said that despite the professional nature of financial planning, students have no problem taking charge. “Sometimes I see the final contract, and students have to sell me after spending weeks working on it, and all I say is ‘that sounds awesome,’” he said. Profitable dances make it possible for Student Council to plan other activities throughout the year.
“The reality is that Student Council is self sufficient, we don’t have any funding from the school other than what we make from our own events,” Mr. Burr said. “When we give away all those March Madness prizes for free, that’s because we made enough money off an event to do that.” Once all financial plans are set in stone, students spend the day before an event helping with setup.
“On Friday we start setting up, there will be a few guys who set up all the sound and the lights, and vendors will set themselves up on their own,” Leander said. The organization also has a consistent conservation going with the Dean’s office to ensure all dances meet school standards.
Pidgeon forms new band for school Mass with students By Collin McShane ’19
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You may have noticed something strange at the Summit Mass; everyone stayed until the last song instead of running out after the priest, and the people playing that music was a student made Mass band. Mr. Austin Pidgeon ’08 supervised this band and also gave them a room to play in. “The Mass band was created in an attempt to get more student involvement in the Masses,” Mr. Pidgeon said. “It was also a way to get the rest of the community singing, because when it’s your peers up there, you might want to sing more.” The band has no set line up, Mr. Pidgeon wants as many people as possible to circulate through and enjoy the ride. “Currently we have a few seniors like Max Fees ’17 and sophomores like Camden Andl ’19,” Mr. Pidgeon said. “It’s in its early stages right now but I think we’ll continue to experiment and hopefully get better.” Mr. Pidgeon also said that the crew should be 100 percent student run, and he should get very little credit for their
Photo by Andrew Brown ’18 Various musicians and singers cantor during the opening Mass Feb. 27 at this year’s Summit on Human Dignity.
success. “I don’t even know if I should have a title at all, I’m just the guy who has a classroom and lets the kids in,” Mr.
Pidgeon said. “No band names, and I will remain titleless.” The purpose of all of this ambiguity of titles and set lists is so that the band
can continue on after all of the current members leave or graduate. “The entire process is democratic, we all have input in what songs we play,”
Mr. Pidgeon said. “We ask ourselves ‘do the lyrics make sense to the Mass and are they enjoyable to the students’ and if the answer’s yes then we go for it.” The main drummer of the Mass band, Max Henderson ’17, has played at all of the bands performances so far. “Normally we’ll just talk about what songs we want to play and the logistics of it all then we just like give it a go,” Henderson said. “It’s overall a pretty manageable schedule.” The band tries to meet on Fridays before school in Mr. Pidgeon’s room in Brophy Hall. “I would say that’s it’s not just about playing, but learning too,” Henderson said. “We get to play music we’re not used to, and at a venue we’re not used to, but on the other hand it’s a lot of fun.” Henderson also said that he really wants the band to continue when he is gone as he is graduating this year. “I know there are a lot of people able to and I just hope they step up to the plate when it’s their turn,” Henderson said. Editor’s note: Camden Andl ’19 is a Roundup staff member but did not take part in the production of this article.
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» How this place works
BLAM student staff chooses contest winners “Unfortunately, there is a lot of great work that doesn’t get published.” -Mr. John Damaso ’97
Photo by Bryce Owen ’17 Members of the BLAM literary committee select winners for the recent submission contest March 7. The BLAM students help select what makes the edition and who wins. By Josh Spano ’18
THE ROUNDUP Brophy Literary Arts Magazine hosts many contests around campus, but whether a piece makes it into the BLAM magazine at the end of the year is all up for the student staff members to decide. Once known as The Tower Literary Magazine, BLAM has been around since the 80s and is on its eighth edition of the new format.
Currently, the BLAM staff has 15 committed students and there are between six to seven editors within the staff who have their own subcommittees. One of the faculty advisors, Mr. John Damaso ’97, describes how BLAM chooses the writing topics for the year: “The topics are usually dictated by students’ interest as well as the editorial direction,” Mr. Damaso said. “The staff comes up with a theme
and they usually build creative writing and art contests around that theme.” Current managing editor of BLAM Ian Grey ’17 said that choosing the topics for BLAM is one of the most fun things to do. “That’s one of the most fun things we do on BLAM,” Grey said. “We get up on the whiteboard and people start brainstorming what they think would be ideas that connect to our main theme for the year. “[BLAM also wants] ideas that would be
interesting to Brophy students and that we could get people to write about in English class or just for fun.” Typically, BLAM meets weekly on Mondays at lunch to discuss submissions sent or what the next contest will be about. BLAM normally hosts contests every month or two, in both creative writing and visual arts, where participants have chances to win prizes and be recognized in BLAM. Once BLAM promotes their contests submissions are sent to BLAM@brophyprep.org where the submissions are reviewed by either the creative writing or visual art BLAM committees so they can choose a winner. “They have each individually reviewed all the submissions and they get together and they not only discuss the work but apply a rubric they created for visual art and for writing,” Mr. Damaso said. Grey said there is a rubric staff members use for decisions. “[Pieces are] based on common structure, grammar, as well as stylistically and how well [the committees] liked it,” Grey said. While there are around 300-600 art submissions and 75-150 creative writing submissions per year, only about 10 percent of all submissions make it into the BLAM magazine at the end of the year. “Unfortunately, there is a lot of great work that doesn’t get published. But we want those who are published to feel that it is a true honor,” Mr. Damaso said.
Widbin 1st sought career outside teaching, offers advice Teacher’s Pet: Mr. Zach Widbin By Cooper Parson ’20
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Mr. Orem’s question from last month: “Have you ever had an unmistakable experience of God?” I love hiking and one of the things I love particularly, is hiking mountains. I love getting to the top and hearing the nothingness. I find a remote place and when I get to the top and there’s no sound or just the sound of the breeze. I think that this auditory isolation allows me to remove everything that’s normally competing for my attention and what’s left is God. As a kid, did you always know what you wanted to do after college or did you figure it out along the way? I knew what I didn’t want to do. I definitely knew when I was getting out of college that I wasn’t going to teach, I was sure of it. My dad is a professor at a seminary, so I grew up with a father who was a teacher and was able to see his lifestyle. Then I got out of college and had a few formative experiences that
pushed me toward things that I wanted to do and in some ways pushed me away from things that I thought I’d wanted to do. What advice would you give to your younger self now? I would just emphasize over and over to my inner self to do what you think is right and to do what you think is best for you. Don’t worry about the other people. What was your college experience like? I loved it, college was great. However, in a lot of ways it was the hardest thing I have ever done. To have to manage a full time lacrosse load with a physics major. But, I wouldn’t change it for anything. What is the most important thing that students learn in high school? We all learn so many different things in high school that are all very important. But the most important thing that I learned in high school that wasn’t a fact or a figure, was kind of a mindset. I was fortunate enough that my parents made me work, and I had to pay for my own gas. I had to buy my own car in high school if I wanted to drive something. I had to get a job, or they forced me to
Photo by Andrew Brown ’18 Mr. Zach Widbin tinkers with a speaker that will be used for a physics demonstration March 10.
get one indirectly rather. So, the most important thing that kids get from high school are the experiences. It’s what opens your eyes to more learning, as
opposed to anything you might learn in a class. Would you like to pose a question for the next faculty member to
answer? Who’s had the biggest impact on your life directly or indirectly?
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‘Logan’ slashes way to being action movie hallmark ‘Logan’ — starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen 10 out of 10 By Sam Romero ’17 & Graham Armknecht ’18
THE ROUNDUP Be warned, this review contains massive spoilers for “Logan,” but to those who have not seen the movie yet, it is a new standard and should be held as a hallmark for how superhero movies should be made. “Logan” is the last movie in the Wolverine trilogy, and it takes place in a dystopian future where Logan and Charles Xavier, played by Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart respectively, are the last two X-Men. The movie follows the pair as they traverse the country to deliver Laura, played by Dafne Keen, to a place called Eden. The R-rating of this movie is well deserved, but it allowed for the gore that Wolverine normally leaves in his wake to be portrayed accurately. The R-rating allowed for the tone to be the darkest of any superhero movie made as of this time. The darkness works with the character and doesn’t feel forced. The movie was about Logan vs. himself more than Logan vs. a villain. Jackman is playing a much older Logan than he has previously. His wounds aren’t healing like they used to, he is wheezing from
“Logan” is based on the Marvel character Wolverine and displays his attempt to protect a young girl with mutant powers.
his age and he’s walking with a limp. Outside of the physical aging, Logan is portrayed as very cynical, even by his usual standards. This man vs. self conflict is displayed literally when X-24, a chemically grown younger Wolverine, fights the original Logan in glorious fashion. At the end, X-24 is killed by the same bullet Logan was planning on killing himself with, ending the physical and mental battle with himself. After
X-24 is killed, Logan experiences his last moments with Laura in a heartwrenching scene. In that moment, he displays how he is finally at peace, even in leaving his newfound daughter. Speaking of Laura, Keen does an amazing job playing Laura in her debut in movies in general. She doesn’t have many lines in the film itself and does so much with her facial expressions. With the few lines that she has, they hit the audience in an emotional and impactful
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way. Another fantastic aspect of this film is the chemistry between Jackman and Stewart. It’s so effortlessly done, with a back and forth that is very entertaining. The pair has been portraying their characters together since the X-Men movie franchise started, and the audience could feel the old friendship between the two aging men in the movie. The pace of the story might seem a
little bit slow at times, with a run time of 2 hours and 21 minutes. However, all of the time is used in an efficient way and nothing is excessive or seemingly left out. Everything that is said and done has a purpose and a reason behind it adding onto the plot of the story or development of the character. All and all, the movie earns its 10 out of 10 rating with amazing effects, excellent themes and with great performances to send off the character of Logan.
‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ packs decent story into a gun slinging thrill ride ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ — starring Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio
The action sequences are astounding in how they manage to use excellently composed shots, yet still manage to convey a great sense of speed and intensity.
8 out of 10 By Joseph Valencia ’17
THE ROUNDUP “John Wick: Chapter 2” does an amazing job by listening to the fans from the first film in order to create a much stronger action flick this time around. While the action and atmosphere is better than ever, the plot isn’t much of an improvement over the first installment. However, I feel that the director intentionally sacrifices the strength of the plot in order to focus on the action. Essentially, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is an everyday man with a dark and hidden past that he is trying to put behind him. In the first movie, John Wick bought a puppy for emotional comfort after his wife died of an unspecified illness. However, his dog is killed by the Russian mob when they break into his home. The death of his dog sets John Wick on a mission of vengeance against the people who wronged him. The film wraps up nicely as well, with John finding relative peace by getting a new dog after his mission is complete. “John Wick: Chapter 2” opens shortly after the first movie ended, with John Wick being forced to serve an Italian crime lord named Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio), to whom he owes a favor. The film greatly expands John Wick as
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service “John Wick: Chapter 2” was a great movie that was action packed and very stylish.
a character, solidifying his reputation as a former international assassin. John Wick’s character develops as numerous mob bosses discuss how they fear him due to his deadly precision and unrelenting nature. His presence is almost mythical, with some characters fearfully referring to him as “the boogeyman.”
The action sequences are astounding in how they manage to use excellently composed shots, yet still manage to convey a great sense of speed and intensity. The sets and locations are also amazing, with gun fights taking place in a luxurious Italian estate as well as the seedy underbelly of New York. The set piece used for the final firefight is
possibly the best I’ve seen in an action movie. John Wick is forced to face a small army of mobsters in a mirror maze. The mirrors create an amazing sense of tension, as Wick shoots each one while fully expecting a gunman to be behind it. While this sequel was unexpected, it was definitely well done, and is a superior film to “John Wick.” That brings me to my favorite aspect of this film: the ending. Without spoiling anything, the movie ends very ambiguously for John Wick, leaving the franchise open for another sequel. While some may be tired of these films, I believe they have the potential to form an amazing franchise. I’m really excited that Keanu Reeves has made his comeback as an actor, and I can’t wait to see where he takes John Wick.
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Rachel Demaria ’17
By Tyler Conrad ’17
THE ROUNDUP What’s your name and year? Rachel DeMaria ’17, I’m a senior. What’s some of the ways you’re involved on campus? The biggest way I’m involved in school is through Student Council.We meet for at least five hours a week to plan events for the school and our grade. However, I’m also in NHS, Spanish Club, Music Club and a member of Blue Crew as well. That’s so fun! How long have you been involved with Student Council? I have been involved in Student Council for the past two years now. It’s one of my favorite activities at Xavier and I wish I would have run for office even sooner. What positions have you held? I’ve been a senator both years in a row. When you’re not busy with your extracurriculars and school what else do you like to do? I absolutely love anything involving music or movies. So, I normally spend my time on Spotify or Soundcloud,
By Michael Taszarek ’18, Edwin Perez ’18, Collin McShane ’19 & Josh Spano ’18
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trying to find new music and artists to listen to. I do play the guitar, as well, and mess around with mixing music from time to time. If I’m not playing around with music, I’m usually hanging out with friends or trying to find new movies to watch. I also love going to the mountain and exploring downtown, as well. What is your favorite class this year? My favorite is easily AP Psychology because I’ve always loved learning about the brain and how people think. My hardest class would definitely be AP Physics just because the concepts are so difficult to grasp. For sure, would you consider pursuing a career in psychology? Yeah, absolutely. I want to major in computer science, and then get my masters in Neuroscience, actually. Then I’d be able to incorporate psychology into artificial intelligence. That’s really interesting. Have you always wanted to do that type of thing, did anything inspire you? Totally, I think it’s just a combination of enjoying the biology, computer programming, and psychology classes I’ve taken throughout my four years of high school.
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Words from the Wise ... “I do not have a twin named Cameron.” -Camden Andl ’19
“I don’t know. Just call me Big Mother or something.” -Ms. Susan Maynard when talking about “1984”
“Too many burritos. That’s a great problem to have.” -Mr. Scott Heideman
“Tradition gives us ties. Bow ties. Regular ties.” -Mr. Tim Broyles
“Call Kenny Loggins ‘cause you are in the Danger Zone.” -Sterling Archer
“I could easily date this paper.” -Sam Romero ’17 in reference to The Roundup
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