FLYER
October 11, 2024 Vol. 38, Is. 1
Students reflect on their favorite childhood memories. Pages 8-9
LOOKING AHEAD
October and November Edition
OCTOBER
Grandparents Mass: Oct 18
Bring your nana and papa for Mass for some family fun. They are sure to enjoy a day out with their grandchildren and enjoy having Mass with them also.
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Oct 23-24
Make sure butter up your teachers for a good conference or your tea will be spilt. On the bright side, students get a four-day weekend.
NOVEMBER
All Saints Day: Nov. 1
Don’t eat too much candy Halloween night because you have Mass the next day. Make sure to head to your local parish that day to fill your holy day of obligation.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
4 Father Charles
8 New Leadership
Learn
10 Football Defense Line
Father Charles went from student to the seminary and came back to BC.
about the new head of BC, Mr. Dester, and fun facts about Mr. McCracken.
The senior boys show off their school spirit at the fall sports pep rally. Photo by Abby Forrest
FLYER STAFF
Editor: Chelsea Blake
Sports Editor: Evan Long
Staff:
Kolbe Asmussen
Rica Bluml
Bridget Gear
Abby Forrest
Tien Le
Gabrielle Martin
Daylin Riedlinger
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Students adjust well to big changes
At the Back to School Dance, Father Hayden was hoisted into the air by students welcoming him to Carroll. Drawing By Tien Le.
Chelsea Blake Editor
The school year began with with stricter policies and new faces, including two new administrators (Mr. Dester, Mr. McCracken) and a new chaplain (Father Hayden Charles). The school rules involving phones and dress code, among other things, are being enforced more strongly.
Mr. Dester told the Flyer staff he wants to be friendly to students but that he will also enforce the rules. He seems to be doing that, and students should be commended for responding well to the changes.
“For the most part, students are doing what they are asked to do,” said Mr. Slade LaMunyon, assistant principal.
The not-so-new phone policy has been the biggest change since students have not been used to the rule being heavily enforced. Phones are not allowed to be used in classrooms, unless a teacher permits for educational purposes, during the day and can only be used in your locker during passing periods.
About 15 phones were being taken by teachers at the start of the school year. That number has been greatly reduced, thanks to students following the rules. The phone policy hasn’t really changed daily life that much, only that more people are using their computers to still get their daily screen time. The enforcement of the phone policy has also been well received by teachers and parents as well.
One negative students have discovered is that many teachers have different interpretations
of when phones are allowed at lockers, which confuses many students. Another disadvantage students have discussed is if they are able to access phones if there is an emergency since they are supposed to be left in lockers.
Additionally, other changes should have a positive impact on campus, such as the addition of a new campus minister and a new chaplain. Campus minister Mrs. Hohl is active in the communities, and she hopes to put the Kairos retreat into full action in the coming years.
Fr. Charles, a BC graduate, brings a fun aspect to the school by being with the students a lot and providing a younger influence, especially by crowd surfing and wearing matching outfits with Father John at school dances.
The video board in the stadium is a new and exciting addition to the Friday night football games. It adds a lot to the game day experience and makes the stadium feel more professional. Hopefully in the future, it is used for more fun bits like interviews with students or or a fan cam, like at professional football or collegiate games.
One thing we hope never changes is the role of Mr. LaMunyon, longtime vice principal. Despite the many changes, he has been an anchor in this sea of change. Mr. LaMunyon, we appreciate you sticking around for helping with our locker combinations, keeping the parking lot fair, and your presence at many school events.
So far this school year has been off to a good start with some big changes that have been positive overall. We hope that the year continues with very little worry and lots more fun.
From Student to Chaplain
Father Hayden Charles’ journey back to Bishop Carroll
Fast Facts
With Father Hayden
Favorite Animal: Dogs, specifically a Black Lab
Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting
Favorite Food: Enchiladas with Red Salsa (Authentic only!)
Favorite Pastimes: Reading. running, and watching sports with friends.
Fun Fact: Both of Father’s parents are Catholic school principals
Tien Le Staff Writer
Fr. Hayden Charles’s first thought of priesthood was during his time at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. He was a second grader at the time, and his class had been preparing for their First Communion.
Young, new priests had been frequently visiting his grade to help with the preparations, and little Fr. Hayden couldn’t help but notice how excited they were as they visited. Father began to consider priesthood as a future career, but this thought faded over time.
Fortunately for the Wichita Catholic community, his interest in the priesthood was recovered during Fr. Hayden’s senior year of high school.
At Bishop Carroll, Fr. Hayden played soccer, and he was on Bishop’s drumline. He said he was sociable and liked to “run around” with his group of friends. He had a strong love of sports and planned to go to the University of Kansas to pursue a career as an athletic trainer.
“I knew what I wanted to do, where I wanted to go, what I wanted to study,” Fr. Hayden said.
But during senior year, Father worked on the Bishop Carroll freshman retreat committee. This experience was enough to make Father question his career once again.
“I began to ask God what does he want from me... thoughts of seminary kind of naturally kept coming up and wouldn’t go away. And so, I went to seminary, not sure if I was going to make it or not,” Father said.
Fr. Hayden graduated Bishop Carroll in 2013, and he took his first step to priesthood by going to Conception Seminary College in Missouri. He considered doing seminary for just a couple of years to ease his curiosity, but he ended up staying until he graduated in 2016. He then went to Mundelein Seminary, where he struggled during his first year. The environment was harsher than Conception’s. So much so that it made him question his career choice.
“Just in prayer, I felt Jesus continually inviting me to follow him and then to commit my life to him in this way. Always offering me, of course, the choice. I could've left if I wanted to, but that wouldn’t have been faithful to my experience, to this relationship with Jesus that had been formed,” Father said.
Fr. Hayden stayed at Mundelein until he graduated in 2020, finishing off his seven years of seminary.
After graduating from Mundelein, Father
was a deacon at St. Patrick Catholic School for four years. There he helped with their confirmation program, and he met many children that left distinct impressions on him. Fr. Hayden remembers one girl in particular though. He noticed her going to weekly Sunday mass with her mother, and after mass, she and her mother would converse with him
He watched her get confirmed, and now she helps with St. Partick’s confirmation program. Father said that seeing her grow and make connections around her made him realize that he was making a difference as a priest, and he is extremely grateful for his position.
Even while Fr. Hayden was working at St. Patrick’s, he had been hoping to be assigned to Bishop Carroll as a priest. Now that he is here, he said that seeing the classrooms of people he was taught by and remembering old memories as he walks by certain places feels surreal and nostalgic. He enjoys working with the youth and spreading the faith, and he said that he is looking forward to his time here at Bishop Carroll.
When asked about the students, Father said, “I’m really blown away sometimes just by their character as people, as individuals, but then also their desire to know Jesus and to love Jesus... most of my life in high school I was not that way... so seeing that it is really impressive to me.”
Fr. Hayden is currently a traveling teacher for Christain Vocations, a semester-long religion class for the seniors of Bishop Carroll. Though he has only just started teaching, he has managed to create a positive impact on the students.
“He’s fun, he’s a good man,” said Vincent Damm.
“I think he’s a really great priest. He’s a great mentor to all of us and he’s really real with all of us,” said Jude Riopel.
Fr. Hayden has been extremely participative in school activities. At the Back-to-School Dance, he was seen crowd surfing with the support of the students around him. Not long after, at the first football game of the year, he and Fr. John used inflatable boxing gloves to playfully fight each other.
“I think that was awesome... being playful and interacting with us,” said Riopel.
Fr. Hayden Charles is truly grateful to be here. To show this, Father has a message he wanted to share with all students.
“Thank you for welcoming me so far. I’m just grateful to be with you and to know you and I’m looking forward to spending as many years as possible as I can here at Bishop Carroll.”
Father Hayden graduated Bishop Carroll in 2013. He was a social, friendly student who played soccer and did drumline.
Photo courtesy of Father Hayden.
Father Hayden preaching at community mass. Photo by Abby Forrest.
Page design by Tien Le
Relying on Christ’s plan
Mrs. Krug gives away everthing she has to follow God’s plan for her life
To most of the students and staff, Mrs. Krug may just be like any other person. But little do people know that she lived in Uganda for a year and has completely trusted in God’s plans for her life.
This is her story, and this is how Bishop Carroll became blessed with having her as a teacher.
Mrs. Krug was born and raised in Wichita. She attended Resurrection Catholic School for Pre-K through 8th grade and after elementary school she went on to attend Kapaun Mount Carmel Catholic High School and graduated from in 2014.
Becoming a teacher was something that she was always passionate about and always knew that she was called to it. She especially realized this calling when she got the opportunity to teach a middle school girls’ group while in high school called “Challenge.” Mrs. Krug went on to study to become a teacher at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, in Ohio, where she had a strong community of faith and an incredible experience.
When Mrs. Krug graduated from college she was thrust into this world where she didn’t have a strong sense of community, didn’t have family close to her, and didn’t have any sort of strong faith community. It was these things, combined with mental health issues, that she started to question her faith and herself.
thing bigger. Mrs. Krug began getting a calling to do something big with her life, very slowly. At first, she wouldn’t find herself hearing God’s voice at all and then some moments she would hear Him so strongly that she would have very emotional experiences.
These experiences that she had occurred often during Mass where she would feel the presence of the Lord in the Eucharist so strongly that she would leave Mass weeping. It was also through the series “The Chosen” that she encountered God, and it made her consider the gospels more seriously. Another big event that helped her realize her calling was when COVID-19 happened. During this time, the two biggest things that were keeping her going, her students and Mass, had
was no air conditioning, they had to carry their water until a well was eventually built, they didn’t have electricity but had solar power for lights and phones, they cooked over a fire for meals, they didn’t have a car, and they grew their own food and slaughtered the animals for meat.
While there, Mrs. Krug stayed in a house with five Ugandan women, and she oversaw their spiritual formation. They lived together in a prayer community, worked together, and ran a school together. Mrs. Krug and these women also opened a medical center together and would do door to door ministry with the families in the community.
She got to see the physical fruits of her labor and was able to form great relationships there, but she said, “I don’t know if I can ever know what all the Lord did through me, but I do know that I was deeply changed by being in Uganda...”
Mrs. Krug entered into this dark time in her life, but the whole time she was sustained by the sacraments, and states that she kept reminding herself of these things, “...The Lord allows... us to suffer in darkness for the sake of purifying us, for the sake of making us stronger, and preparing us for something.”
The whole time that Mrs. Krug experienced depression and anxiety in a more intense way, she realized that the Lord was using that as a time of purification to prepare her for some-
been taken away.
“It created...this utter emptiness which only God could fill and that is when I heard His voice really clearly and it was through praying with scripture that I heard Him call me to mission work.” It was at that same time that she heard the call from God to go and do mission work, that a mission had been praying for a missionary. She departed to go do mission work in Uganda in 2021 and stayed for a little over a year, returning in 2022. Living in Uganda allowed Mrs. Krug to experience a form of poverty. There
Returning home was not an easy decision for her. After doing much discerning, she heard that the Lord was calling her to return to the United States because she had felt a new desire for her vocation, and it was time for her to pursue it. When she returned, she continued to work for the mission in the States and go around telling people about the mission, recruiting more missionaries, and fundraising.
After about seven months she then heard the Lord calling her to something else. At the time that she was discerning out of the mission, they also realized that they couldn’t take her on as an employee anymore.
It was just a few weeks later that the position opened at Bishop Carroll. “I’ve enjoyed every job I’ve ever had, but this is by far the best. I love the Bishop Carroll community, I love that I get to preach the gospel all day everyday...and I love, love, love my students.”
Student Quotes
“Mrs. Krug is an amazing and kind teacher! She teaches us something interesting every day and her class is always fun. Mrs. Krug keeps the class interacting with the lesson with her warmup questions and crazy stories.” -Ann Arnold
“I think Mrs. Krug is really passionate about her faith and her teaching. It’s obvious to me how much she cares about sharing her love of God with her students, and how she wants to lead them to love Him too. Mrs. Krug..starts every class by praying with the Psalms...Even if you just look at her while she’s reading the verses you can see by her expression how much peace and joy she feels from God’s word...She is always open to answering questions about the faith or give advice to students about strengthening their own relationship with God.”
-Claire Stockemer
Mrs. Krug lived in Uganda for a year and helped re-open a school following Covid. A short time after leaving Uganda in 2022, she came to Bishop Carroll. Photo courtesy of Krug.
Photo by Abby Forrest.
Remember When?
Remember being a kid, when there wasn’t homework every day and there were never any worries besides what flavor of ice cream you wanted to eat after dinner? Staff writers Rica Bluml and Gabby Martin asked students some questions about their favorite childhood memories. It feels like every passing year goes by a little quicker, so it’s important to take a minute to look back on all the fond memories.
Describe a fond memory you have from your childhood.
Marisol Aguero, sophomore: “I remember that me and my best friend would stay the night at each other’s houses for a sleepover three days straight. I remember our bond was so strong that everywhere one went the other had to come along, becoming a part of the family.”
What was your favorite movie from your childhood?
Emalie McMullen, sophomore: “My favorite movie growing up was “Rise of the Gardians.” I don’t remember the first time I watched it, just that I watched it a lot. I liked how magical it was and how it kept me believing in things. I remember writing a letter to the tooth fairy asking her to show herself just like in the movie.”
What were some songs you were obsessed with as a kid?
Mikayla Le, freshman: “Oh, definitely the 2017 songs. Every time I hear them again, it’s like a beach ball that got spiked to my head. What are some examples? “Legends Never Die,” “On my way,” “Faded,” “Darkside,” and others. Alan Walker carried 2017.”
What is an item from your childhood that you have kept and why?
Fin Jones, freshman: “I have kept a singular crank lure that I caught a big catfish on with my dad. I still have it in my room. I’ve kept it because that was my first ever big fish, and I have always jokingly said that is my lucky lure.”
What is an item from your childhood that you have kept and why?
Karel Acosta, junior: “A childhood object I’ve kept is a blanket with little angel bears on it. I’ve kept it because it’s a good blanket that I used all the time growing up, and my grandma gifted it to me.”
What was your favorite TV show from your childhood?
Emily Holtzman, junior: “My two favorite TV shows growing up were Doc McStuffins and Sophia the First. Every morning when we woke up, me and my sisters would all go watch these two shows and eat our breakfast. Whenever we did fashion shows or singing concerts, I would always either sing Taylor Swift or a song from either of these shows. I think I really just liked them because they were fun and interactive.”
What’s a special holiday memory you have from your childhood?
Olivia Garcia, freshman: “On Cinco de Mayo we had a tiny party at our house, and I was playing tag with my friends and decided it was smart to run on the fire escape and my leg got stuck in it and my mom had to use vegetable oil to get it out.”
What was a fun vacation you went on as a kid?
Alexis Hoffman, freshman: “A really fun vacation was for Easter my family would go up to Arkansas to see my great grandparents. We would all make tortellini, an old recipe that came with my great grandparents to America, and I learned to count to 100 by counting tortellini.”
What age was the best to be?
Emily Forrest, sophomore: “Being 8 years old was the best; having sleepovers every weekend and going to my brother’s baseball games. At the time I hated going to his games, but now that I’m older I’m glad that I went.”
Describe a fond memory you have from your childhood.
Keatyn St. Vrain, junior: “My friend and I would meet at the same pond every day and fish. One weekend we stayed out and cooked our catches over a fire.”
Fin Jones, in second grade, fishing with his favorite lure. Photo courtesy of Jones.
Karel Acosta, 6 months old, sitting on her favorite blanket. Photo courtesy of Acosta
What’s a memory you have from a childhood sport?
Corinne Landwehr, senior: “A good sports memory is there being a dust storm at my T-ball game and everybody running to their cars.”
What’s a memory you have about a childhood pet?
Braxton Everett, sophomore: “Me and my sister used to chase our old dog around the house until he got mad. Then he started chasing us and we hid from him.”
What was your favorite toy from your childhood?
Paige Baalmann, freshman: “My favorite toy whenever I was little was this fake play phone. Whenever I missed my cousins, aunts, grandparents who live 3.5 hours away, I would call them on that phone and pretend to have a conversation with them.”
What age was the best to be?
Emily Forrest, sophomore: “Being 8 years old was the best; having sleepovers every weekend and going to my brother’s baseball games. At the time I hated going to his games, but now that I’m older I’m glad that I went.”
What is an item from your childhood that you have kept and why?
David Basile, freshman: “I still have this old tour guide of the White House from when I was younger. I kept it because it is something I got from a trip with my dad to D.C.”
According to Bishop Carroll students, their favorite age is 14 years to now.
Timeless Television
There are so many shows from our childhood that we look back on and remember fondly. However, are they as good as we remember them to be? That is what I decided to find out. The show I chose to rewatch was “Gravity Falls.” I remember being obsessed with this show as a child. My brother and I even convinced our parents to buy us the graphic novel that came out after the show was over. I rewatched both seasons of the show to relive the whole experience. “Gravity Falls” was an animated show about a twin brother and sister, Dipper and Mabel, sent off to live with their great uncle during the summer. Over the course of the series, the sibling duo slowly starts to unravel the mysteries of “Gravity Falls.” The whole series ends with a massive battle between the townsfolk and the creatures that invaded their universe. Rewatching this show was a very enjoyable experience; it wasn’t as childish as I feared it was going to be. There were some very interesting plots, and I even found myself laughing at the jokes. My favorite episode was season 2 episode 12, when Dipper and Mabel found out their great uncle, Grunkle Stan, had a secret twin brother who was stuck in a different dimension for 30 years. Episode 12 was a flashback to the brother’s childhood. It showed how their relationship developed and eventually how one of them got stuck in a different dimension. The series finale was also very good; it took place in three parts and ended the show perfectly. Although “Gravity Falls” ended in 2016, recently there have been rumors of the show getting a reboot or a prequel. While nothing has been confirmed by the show’s creator, Alex Hirsch, he did release a new book and a website that added to the lore of the show. Overall, I would say that Gravity Falls did in fact hold up to the test of time. It was just as funny, thrilling and mysterious as I remembered it to be. — by Rica Bluml, staff writer
David Basille with information from his tour of the White House when he was in second grade. Photo by Mr. Long.
Page design by staff writers Gabby Martin and Rica Bluml
Gravity Falls cover on left.
NEWLEADERSHIP
Dester discusses faith, new policies and having a daughter at rival KMC
The statistics that Mr. Dester, BC’s new principal, shared with the Flyer show that students are adjusting to the strict enforcement of the cell phone policy.
The policy states, “You cannot have a phone on your person. It must be in your locker or backpack and turned off.”
At the beginning of the school year, about 15 phones per day were being taken by staff from students violating the policy, Mr. Dester said. On Oct. 1, Mr. Dester said the number was down to three or four phones being confiscated from students on an average day.
Only one student has had his or her phone taken twice.
To enforce this policy, teachers are allowed to take the student’s phone if it is out in the hallway, on your person, or out in class without permission. However, Mr. Dester said in an interview with the Flyer that a student can go to their locker, check if they have received any important messages, respond quickly, and then put it back in a locker. The use of a phone is allowed if a teacher permits it for class, but these instances should be rare, Dester said.
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friendly face
Mr. Dester wants students to see him as a friendly face while also knowing that he’s going to strictly enforce the rules.
“I’m not your friend, I’m your principal, but I can treat you friendly,” Mr. Dester said. “I’m always going to follow through with what we have to do.”
Cherish every day
Mr. Dester wants students to enjoy their high school days as much as possible.
“Cherish every single day of your high school experience,” Dester said. “Twenty years from now, you’re going to be reminiscing about these days.”
Mr. Dester emphasizes savoring your days in high school instead of wishing them to be over, as he did. “My saying was ‘I’m so sick of preparing for life, I just want to go live life.’ So I hope that’s not your attitude. I hope you can
Dan Dester, new principal, did an interview with the Flyer during the second week of school. He wants to have a good relationship with students. “I’m not your friend, I’m your principal, but I can treat you friendly,” he said.
enjoy the best time of your life.”
Mr. Dester was heavily involved in sports when he was in high school. He played football and track.
“When I go to a football game all I remember is when I played football and the great times I had doing that,” he said.
How it began
Mr. Dester started off as a teacher at Magdalen Catholic school, where a fellow faculty member told him he would make a good principal. At first, he did not want the principal role, but after some consideration he decided he was up for the task
That next year he applied for a principal spot at Blessed Sacrament Catholic school and got the position, which began his administrative career.
“I would love to finish my career here. If I start slipping, we will have to gauge it,” Mr. Dester said with a smile.
The reason we’re here
Mr. Dester considers faith to be the most important aspect of Bishop Carroll. “That’s the only reason we’re here,” Mr. Dester said.
Mr. Dester said that the faith formation students receive at Carroll will be with them for the rest of their lives.
“We got four years to set up a foundation with you and to
prepare you for that time,” Dester said.
Looking ahead
Mr. Dester is already preparing for the future of BCCHS with the implementation of a “strategic plan,” which maps out the school’s goals.
He plans to gather a group of parents and staff together with a hired consultant to plan BCCHS’s next five to 10 years.
“It will include everything from building, to enrollment, to the academics, to the faith formation. This plan will all be encompassing of that,” Mr. Dester said.
Currently, Mr. Dester’s biggest priority is getting the school’s unfinished classrooms done by this or next year. Four of the classrooms are in one group, while two are in another, adding up to six unfinished classrooms in total.
He plans to lessen or even eliminate the number of current traveling teachers, though he doesn’t know when the project will start.
A Crusader in the house
Mr. Dester has a daughter in 11th grade at Kapaun. What’s it like having a daughter at a rival school? “Hilarious,” he said.
Asked what gear he will wear at the BC-KMC football game, he said without hesitation, “Bishop Carroll, of course.”
The Flyer’s Kolbe Asmussen interviewed new administrator Keaton McCracken. Here are some facts he uncovered.
• Mr. McCracken was assistant principal and athletic director at St. Paul, a small K-12 school in southeast Kansas before coming to BC.
He said he was excited to take the assistant principal position at BC because of the school’s tradition and commitment to excellence.
•His title is “assistant principal of academics.”
• Mr. McCracken is married with a young daughter.
• Mr. McCracken had a lot of friends who graduated from BC, so he said he always had a high opinion of the school. His wife is also from Wichita.
“(It) was exciting that the job came up and worked out for my family,” he said. “The traditions and the excellence we have here... I was just really excited to come here.”
McCracken earned his bachelor’s degree and masters of education at Pittsburg State University.
• His favorite hobby is smoking various kinds of meats on a small smoker on his patio. His dad enjoyed smoking meats, too, and he passed that down.
“He’s pretty good at it and he’s done it since I was little,” Mr. McCracken said.
• The Kansas City Chiefs are his favorite NFL team.
The Pitt State Gorillas are his favorite college team.
— by Kolbe Asmussen
Mr. Keaton McCracken, new assistant principal of academics, took a selfie while making
pizzas with his family. Photo courtesy of McCracken.
PERFECT ORGANISM
Flyer staff writer Kolbe Asmussen, a big fan of the popular “Alien” franchise, ranks the movies and describes some of the best and scariest scenes.
1. “Aliens” Aliens is the second movie in the franchise and is the best because it combines action hero tropes and horror. After the first movie, people realized how good the franchise could be. It made about $7 million, making $85,160,248. The movie is about Ripley, the survivor from the first movie, and a team of marines tasked with finding out what happened to a colony that was experimenting with the aliens. While exploring, they find a little girl hiding and they find out that the aliens are being sold, causing the team to split up on opinions. The best and scariest scene in the movie is the scene where the team is alone in a room, and a motion tracker beeps louder and louder, signaling the approaching aliens. But then they look in the ceiling.
2. “Alien Romulus” Romulus is the most recent movie to come out and has topped most of the previous movies, making an overall gross of $101,263,382. After years of poorly written movies, the new director, Fede Álvarez, brought the movie back to the roots of pursuit-type horror. It takes place between the first two movies and shows more of how the production of the aliens work. The best scene to me is the scene where the characters look up in a dark room, and see the alien in the corner, on the ceiling, looking down on them. The scariest scene when the characters don’t know anything, and they go into a flooded room where there are a bunch of aliens in the water. They hunt the humans down while they can’t see.
3. “Alien” The first in the franchise and one of the most iconic alien-based horror films. It was one of the first movies about aliens to use a dark and mysterious setting, changing the sci-fi genre forever. When it came out, it was a huge hit because of the original use of aliens. The movie raked in $78,944,891. It takes place in an explorer spaceship orbiting the alien planet. When the explorers went down to explore, they came across an egg that had an alien in it, and it attacked one of the explorers, who went back to spaceship feeling fine. It turns out that the explorer was implanted with an embryo; it bursts out, hides, and grows up to hunt the rest of the explorers. The best and scariest scene is the “chest-bursting scene” described before.
4. “Prometheus”: Prometheus was the first Alien movie in 15 years and came out with high expectations
and made the most money in the franchise with a lifetime gross of $126,477,084. It is based hundreds of years before the first movie and shows the start of everything. The whole movie was about an android wanting to be God, so he travelled with a group of explorers to an unknown planet to secretly create a virus that produced the alien species. When it came out, it was hated because of the style it used, but in recent years “Prometheus” has become one of the most loved Alien movies in the franchise. The best scene is when the explorers go to the ancient ruins and find an alien that hasn’t been shown in the movies before. It’s a shock to see something that works completely differently than the other aliens.
5. “Alien: Covenant”: Covenant is the direct sequel to Prometheus and is one of the most hated films. The trailer made some people excited, and some people disappointed, because the characters seemed bland and forgettable. The movie brought in only $74,262,031. The best scene in the movie is the scene where the remaining explorers try to escape, but an alien starts chasing them and jumps on the spaceship. The scariest part is when the explorers are in tall grass and small aliens start hunting them down while the audience only sees the grass moving.
The alien is called a “Xenomorph,” or “the perfect organism,” because it is tall, flexible, and does not need oxygen. The alien has acid for blood.
6. “Alien 3”: The third movie is probably the most unique one in the franchise in terms of setting. It had high hopes when it came out, and it made $55,473,545. It’s very slow to start off with, but speeds up pretty quickly towards the middle of the movie. It was supposed to be the end of the franchise, cutting off loose ends to make a good ending, but it didn’t, making the movie almost useless. The best part is the scene where a dog becomes the host and makes a new type of alien, and the scariest part is towards the end when the camera is in the point of view of the alien hunting the miners.
7. “Alien Resurrection”: This is the fourth movie in the franchise and is by far the strangest one in terms of plot. It kind of brings the franchise back to the roots of staying in a spaceship. It made $47,795,658. It is the weirdest movie because the characters are all mercenaries, it combines multiple elements into the movie, and has the weirdest ending, but it’s still somewhat enjoyable. The scariest scene is when the humans start getting hunted by a human-alien hybrid.
“Aliens” (1986) was released second but is the best of the franchise.
“Alien Romulus” (2024) returned the franchise to pursuit-type horror.
“Alien” (1979) is the iconic original. Photos courtesy of 20th Century.
Photo courtesy of 20th Century. llustration by Gabby Martin
EAGLES ENGAGE
defensive line, which assistant coach Jim Nance described as a strength of the defense. Photo by Abby Forest
Variety of talents shine on D line
Daylin Riedlinger Staff Writer
Jim Nance, defensive coordinator, said the defensive line has been the strength of the defense.
“They have done nothing but improve,” Nance said. Here is a closer look at each lineman, including size, stats, Nance comments and “strength and style,” which are based on the coach’s comments.
Jack Duling, junior Size: 6-1, 180
Stats: 6 tackles, 1 for a loss
Nance says: “He is really good at stopping the run.”
Strengths and style: His speed and agility make him a weapon for the line. He can execute any play and continues his pursuit until the quarterback is tackled. Duling is known for getting to the quarterback quickly to blow up
passing plays. Duling says: “I have been playing decent, always room for improvement. I need to hold my ground better and am always working on ways to do so.”
Mitchell Frank, Sophomore Size: 6-4, 200
Stats: 16 tackles, 6 for a loss, and 2 sacks, and one fumble
Nance says: “ It’s not that often that you have a sophomore that steps up to the level he is on.”
Strength and style: Frank made an instant impact with two sacks and a forced fumble in the first two games. He is a powerful player who will push through anyone in his way to get to the quarterback. Frank, although a sophomore, is one of the biggest players on the team and uses his size and strength. Some linemen in front of him look like
little kids. Frank says: “One of my strengths on the D line would be my speed. I can use it to get around the slow offensive linemen. Against Northwest, our defense played really well all game, especially the second half when we shut them out. Our D line was a big factor in that game.”
Zachary Helten, Junior Size: 6-4 205
Stats:13 tackles, 5 for a loss, and 1 sack
Nance says: “He is quick off the ball.”
Strength and style: At the beginning of the season, Helten thought he was going to be a wide reciever, but once the coaches saw his size that changed quickly. A switch from WR to the D line is unusual, but Helten has made it work. Helten brings speed to the defensive line, making it difficult to contain
QUICKHITS
Gwen Sattler, a sophomore cross country runner, has been the breakout star of the fall. In her first year of cross country, she is putting up times that compare with past outstanding BC runners, including Hope Jackson. Sattler took third in her first race, running a 19:25.19 at Great Bend.
“I didn’t really know what I was doing, just going with the flow,” she said. “I didn’t get as tired as I thought I would. Every week, I’m just trying to go a little faster.”
him. Other teams have been known to make mistakes on their snaps because of Helten.
Mason Kaltenbach, senior Size: 6-1, 220 Stats: 21 tackles, 4 for a loss, 2 sacks, 1 fumble forced Nance says: “ Mason is the team captain who all the team looks up to.”
Strengths and styles: He brings strength, so he will push his way through the offensive line. Kaltenbach has a strong work ethic on the field that wears off on the other players. Kaltenbach is also known as a hype guy on the team, helping fire up his teammates.
Kaltenbach says: “Our overall strengths to the D line are we are just dogs 100 percent of the time.”
Volleyball started 11-1 and has great team chemistry, coach Teri Larson said. Ally Orth is an assist leader, and hitter Lauren DeGroot has a high hitting percentage. Other stat leaders are Sophia Smith (blocks), Reese Daugherty (digs) and Brea Martin (aces).
As of Sept. 27, golf was ranked fifth in Class 5A. BC placed second in four straight tournaments. Mary Bina finished in the top 10 in each tournament. Kinsley Montgomery has three top 10 finishes in the past four tournaments.
Katelyn Timmermeyer, Rhys Hauserman and Ava Spexarth also have top-10 finishes.
Led by Logan Jagolinzer, tennis started 11-2 overall and 6-0 in CL. Tennis won the Goddard and Eisenhower tournaments. Jagolinzer was 11-2, and the doubles team of Liza Dugan and Brooke Steven were 9-3.
A strong defense and Jaronn Williams’ team-leading four goals helped the soccer team to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in City League play. “We have amazing players all over the field, from our starters to our reserves,” goalkeeper Diego Medina said.
The Eagles’ defensive line goes head to head against the offensive line in a recent practice. Senior Mason Kaltenbach is the captain of the
Pro Tips
“Use max protection for offensive line, and run nickel on defense,” Mitchell Frank said.
“Don’t hold the ball too long when you’re passing. You get no time in the pocket,” Andrew Ferguson said.
“I would say on defense, blitz most plays, and on offense, run corner routes until they stop it,” Mason Deitchler said.
“Rolling out with the quarterback can help avoid sacks,” Eli Stuchlik said.
GRIDIRON GLORY
Evan Long Sports Editor
EA Sports College Football 25 was one of the most anticipated video games of all time, earning $500 million in its first two weeks. Bishop Carroll students contributed quite a few bucks to that staggering total.
“I was super excited and bought it early,” sophomore Mitchell Frank said.
College Football 25, which was released July 19, kept junior Andrew Ferguson busy much of the summer.
“During the summer, I played every day,” he said.
Sophomore Caleb Andrews used just one word to describe how he felt about the game’s release.
“Hyped,” he said.
EA Sports developed college football video games from 1998–2013.
“I played NCAA 14 when I was younger and really enjoyed it,” Ferguson said.
The game was discontinued because college football athletes wanted to be paid for their name, image, and likeness
(NIL) being in the game, but this was not allowed by the NCAA.
On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that players should be compensated for their NIL. Following this decision, EA Sports College Football was back. Each player featured in the game received $600 and a free copy of the game, and fans were thrilled.
“On a scale of 1-10 (on the excitement scale), I was a 10,” junior Mason Deitchler said.
The game has extremely realistic graphics, which makes it super immersive. The stadiums are also accurately recreated, which adds to the realism of the game.
Colorado was listed as the pre-release favorite to be the most popular team in College
Football 25, according to a poll done by FanDuel Sportsbook. This prediction made a lot of sense because Colorado is a polarizing team.
Their coach is former superstar NFL cornerback Deion Sanders, and his son is the starting quarterback for the Buffaloes.
Colorado also has Travis Hunter, who starts at wide receiver and cornerback.
“Travis Hunter is my favorite player to use because he plays both ways,” Deitchler said.
Colorado is just one of many intriguing teams with uber talented players in the game. This includes local superstar quarterbacks like K-State’s Avery Johnson and KU’s Jalon Daniels. College Football 25 features all 134 FBS teams.
“It’s very realistic and has a lot of colleges in it,” sophomore Eli Stuchlik said.
College Football 25 returned the college football gridiron to fans’ living rooms and, in the process, became one of the greatest sports video games to date.
THE HIGHEST-RATED PLAYERS IN NCAA 25
Will Johnson, CB, Michigan: Johnson is a 96 (out of 99) OVR. He has 92 speed and 95 acceleration.
Will Campbell, LT, LSU: Campbell is a 96 OVR with 94 strength and 97 awareness.
Ollie Gordon II, HB, Oklahoma St: Gordon II is a 96 OVR with 90 speed and 97 acceleration.
Top 10 Overall Teams
1.Georgia (95 OVR)
Top Players: Malaki Starks (FS, 95 OVR), Tate Ratledge (RG, 95 OVR)
2.Ohio State (93 OVR)
Top Players: Caleb Downs (FS, 95 OVR), Quinshon Judkins (HB, 95 OVR)
3.Oregon (93 OVR)
Top Players: Dillon Gabriel (QB, 92 OVR), Tez Johson (WR, 91 OVR)
4.Alabama (92 OVR)
Top Players: Parker Brailsford (C, 92 OVR), Malachi Moore (FS, 92 OVR)
5.Texas (92 OVR)
Top Players: Kelvin Banks Jr. (LT, 94 OVR), Quinn Ewers (QB, 92 OVR)
6.Clemson (90 OVR)
Top Players: Barrett Carter (ROLB, 94 OVR), Peter Woods (DT, 90 OVR)
7.Notre Dame (90 OVR)
Top Players: Benjamin Morrison (CB, 94 OVR), Xavier Watts (FS, 92 OVR)
8.LSU (90 OVR)
Top Players: Will Campbell (LT, 96 OVR), Harold Perkins Jr. (LOLB, 92 OVR)
9.Penn State (88 OVR)
Top Players: Abdul Carter (RE, 91 OVR), Kevin Winston Jr. (SS, 91 OVR)
10.Ole Miss (88 OVR)
Top Players: Walter Nolen (DT, 93 OVR), Jaxson Dart (QB, 90
Page design by Evan Long; Photo illustrations from EA Sports.
PHOTOJOURNALISM GETS OUTDOORSY
STUDENTS CAPTURE NATURE PHOTOS FOR FIRST ASSIGNMENT
Aimee Sanders snapped this photo of a field of sunflowers. Sanders used he big sunflower as a clear center of interest.
Christina Dinh got up close to take this shot of peaches for her first assignment.
Isabella Martinez took this photo of the Keeper of the Plains, a 44-foot tall sculpture, at sunrise.
A mirror from Dollar Tree and some creativity helped Jamie Lubbe take this image of a sunset.
Page design by Abby Forest