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Sleep Study: Students average 6.75 hours a night

Catching Zzzzs Examining Teen Sleep

By P. Erik Meyer ’14

THE ROUNDUP The average Brophy student sleeps six hours and 45 minutes a night.

A sample size of 50 students conducted

by The Roundup revealed the number of hours of sleep they attain a week.

Six and a half hours is well below the National Sleep Foundation’s recommendation of nine and a quarter hours of sleep a night for teenagers.

According to senior Michael O’Gara ’14, often times he loses sleep from studying and distractions.

“Studying, and there’s a lot of distractions with computers and so you want to take a break for a little bit and you get distracted and then you realize ‘oh my gosh, I just wasted three hours doing nothing,’” O’Gara said. “I think that is a lot of times what happens.”

O’Gara must account for multiple AP courses, playing tennis and at least a 30 minute drive in to school everyday when planning for his sleep.

“I usually get about six hours of sleep a night, but on Wednesdays I probably get about an hour and a half more,” O’Gara said. “I wake up about 6:30 and go to bed around 11:30 to 12, sometimes 1.”

Similar to O’Gara, Jack Katzman ’15 said he struggles to reach the desired eight-hour minimum.

“I get between five and half to six hours,” Katzman said. “I usually go to bed between 12 and 1 and I get up at 6:30.”

Katzman plays varsity football and lives in Scottsdale, which results in at least an hour in the car each day.

“I usually have stuff after school so I probably get home around six o’clock and then I mess around and watch TV and stuff,” Katzman said. “I’ll finally get to sleep pretty late.”

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“S

ome people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while others sleep.”

–Albert Camus

Sleep is an integral component of teen life, and students experience its benefits and drawbacks in many forms.

Some students struggle to sleep enough each night.

Others work to balance schoolwork and rest.

Scientists make a living studying sleep and its impacts on teenagers.

Ths month, The Roundup examines the various issues surrounding teen sleep, from students falling asleep while driving to sleep paralysis.

Photo illustration by Alec Vick ’15

Inside » Teenage Sleep

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• Technology, late bedtimes contribute to daytime drowsiness

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• Wisely planned naps show considerable benefits

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• Restless sleep cycle causes intense struggles, bedtime panic

• Studies show naps improve productivity • Teachers seek to maintain normal sleep schedule

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• Sleep paralysis affects the body, results in waking up in panic

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• Despite critics, coffee consumption has benefits

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Students find sleeping, driving a dangerous combination Garrison Murphy ’15

THE ROUNDUP You’re driving down a poorly lit street, eyes barely open.

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Suddenly you wake up on the wrong side of the road seconds from a collision.

This situation may sound like the makings of a nightmare, but for some students this is a reality.

“The next thing I knew I was on the wrong side of

Camelback,” said Matt Figueroa ’15. “If I hadn’t woken up I don’t know if I would be here today.”

Figueroa said that he often finds himself sleepy after track practice or play rehearsal.

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Studies show naps improve student productivity

By Garrison Murphy ’15

THE ROUNDUP No matter what school or grade level, sleeping in class is almost always considered a punishable offense.

If recent studies are true, school officials may want to reconsider how they react to snoozing students.

Scientific studies done by institutions such as NASA have stated the benefits of daytime napping, but high schools have yet to recognize the advantages.

“Napping if used to make up for

loss sleep can be very beneficial,” said AP Psychology teacher Mr. Matt Williams ’07. “If you are sleep deprived … a nap would be a great way to supplement your normal sleep cycle.”

Mr. Williams said that the chief advantage of napping is recovering from a less-than-full night of sleep or repaying a “sleep debt,” which many students suffer from.

A current poll on The Roundup website indicates that 79 percent of respondents are sleep deprived with only one percent of voters stating that they enjoy 10 or

more hours of sleep.

The human brain and body are also at some of their most crucial and vulnerable stages during adolescent years and a lack of sleep can greatly hinder development, according to Mr. Williams.

“We’re kind of overloaded with homework a lot after school. We’re expected to do work at school and after school and that really takes a lot of time away from our time for sleeping,” said Joey Underwood ’15, who is a selfproclaimed day-napper. “A good nap like mid-day could definitely help us stay

mental performance by 34 percent and alertness by 54 percent.

According to a study done by Flinders University in 2006, a 10 minute nap can boost all around mental capabilities for as long as 155 minutes after the nap.

Even with these statistics many teachers find sleeping during the day unnecessary and in some cases rude.

“Sleeping in class is a big no-no … it’s nonnegotiable,” said Dean Mr. Pat Higgins. “A catnap before school is OK but once the bell rings it is go-time.”

more alert and attentive in class.”

Underwood said that it is difficult for him to stay awake in class at times due to a lack of sleep and napping during study halls and after school gives him energy and focus to continue on with his day.

He cited factors such as after school play practice, voice lessons, homework load and procrastination as causes for his sleep deprivation.

In 1995 NASA released a study on napping and revealed that taking a 26 minute nap could improve overall

Teachers seek to maintain normal sleep schedule, balance work with rest

By Chase L. Manson ’16

problems going to sleep.

“I normally get to sleep in five minutes,” Mr. Mazzolini said. “This probably means I don’t get enough sleep.”

Mr. Mazzolini also said he doesn’t need a lot of sleep. Some teachers say they do not get enough sleep though.

“I do not get enough sleep, not even close,” said Ms. Jessie Mason. “I try to get six hours, but I normally get about four to five hours.”

Ms. Mason said that her duties as a teacher and her extracurricular activities get in the way.

“I am always juggling all my responsibilities,” Ms. Mason said. “I try to be well rounded and live all of those aspects to the fullest.”

Ms. Mason said her schedule is very flexible and sometimes sleep becomes a priority.

“There is certain stuff that is planned,” Ms. Mason said. “However, sometimes I do have to cancel events to make sure I get sleep.”

Ms. Mason said that this year her sleep schedule

THE ROUNDUP While many students struggle with finding a healthy sleep pattern, some faculty members have found a routine and others struggle with getting enough rest.

Mr. Andy Mazzolini said he goes to bed almost every night at 9 p.m. and wakes up every morning at 3:30 a.m.

“My sleeping pattern started when I was in high school,” Mr. Mazzolini said. “My family was always early risers.”

Mr. Mazzolini also said he gets up early to be alone, and uses the time to get work done.

“At four in the morning, teachers are usually emailing,” Mr. Mazzolini said. “However, I rarely grade in the morning, I normally plan that out over the weekend.”

Mr. Mazzolini said he doesn’t have any

is much better than her first year at Brophy.

“My sleeping schedule is much better,” Ms. Mason said. “It’s hard to be a new teacher, there is just so much planning.”

Ms. Mason said that her sleeping schedule returns to normalcy in the summer.

“When summer comes I get a good healthy sleeping pattern,” Ms. Mason said. “When school comes, sleep becomes a luxury.”

As a new teacher this year, Ms. Breanne Toshner said her sleeping schedule is much better than when she was an engineer.

“When I was an engineer I was at the office until two in the morning,” Ms. Toshner said. “Here I have much more freedom, but there is still a ton of prep.”

Ms. Toshner also said her sleep has improved since she is happier here; however, she said she struggles with sleeping for long stints.

“Staying asleep is a hurdle for me,” Ms. Toshner said. “However, the more sleep you do have is

excellent.”

Ms. Toshner said she goes to bed around 10 p.m. and wakes up early in the morning.

“I am an early riser,” Ms. Toshner said.

“Sometimes I get up early to hike. Exercise has really improved my sleep.”

Ms. Toshner and Mr. Mazzolini said they do drink coffee regularly.

“I do drink coffee, it’s necessary,” Ms. Toshner said. “However, I don’t drink caffeine after noon, it does have an effect on me.”

Ms. Mason said she does not drink a lot of caffeine but said that milk helps her sleep.

“I drink milk, which has tryptophan,” Ms. Mason said. “Tryptophan is the brain’s natural chemical that induces sleep.”

Mr. Mazzolini said he has advice about sleep.

“I think in the end people have little control of their sleep patterns,” he said. “However, a good restful sleep is imperative.”

Sleep paralysis affects body, results in waking up in panic and inability to move, speak

By Will Schubert ’15

THE ROUNDUP Due to a lack of sleep and an abundance of stress, a handful of students suffer from a rare sleep disorder called sleep paralysis.

Sleep paralysis is the phenomena in which people either sleeping or awakening experience an inability to

move or speak.

Sleep paralysis may be experienced by 20 to 60 percent of people, depending on the population that is examined, according to huffingtonpost.com.

During these experiences people have reported seeing a “shadowy figure” in their peripheral vision and when they try to yell or scream, it comes out as a faint whisper.

According to Stanfordhospital.org,

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a 10 day jail sentence, a $1,250 fine, community service, alcohol education and treatment class and

the installation of a certified ignition interlock device on all your vehicles, which requires the driver to blow into a breathalyzer each time he or she starts the vehicle.

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sleep paralysis is believed to be caused by disruption during REM sleep (a transition into deep sleep), and it can last from several seconds to minutes.

“I woke up and I was just super panicked, I couldn’t move my arms or legs and it was scary,” said Cole Malkoff ’15.

During REM sleep the body is kept relaxed so that dreams are not acted out.

“If this relaxation, or atonia, occurs

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while the person is awake, it can cause temporary paralysis,” According to “Understanding the Terrors of Sleep Paralysis,” written by Brandon Peters, M.D. “This may be experienced when a REM period is disrupted.”

“When I woke up I saw a dark figure in my doorway and it was really scary because I couldn’t move my legs,” said Dakota Ducar ’15. “I also heard a really loud noise.”

Despite the need for students to log more than nine hours of sleep each night, most across the country are well shy of that mark.

Brophy students are right on par with the national

Sleep researchers conclude that sleep paralysis is simply a sign that your body is not moving smoothly through the stages of sleep.

According to dreamstudies.org, there are a few ways to help prevent sleep paralysis such as sleeping on your side instead of your back, no heavy meals before sleep, reducing caffeine in your diet, getting more sleep and meditation.

average of six hours and 31 minutes of sleep a night, according to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 study.

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Ewing emphasizes student discussion, communication

By Cameron M. Bray ’16

THE ROUNDUP Before coming to Brophy in 2006, Dr. Sam Ewing worked as an assistant professor at Elmira College where he never pictured himself teaching at high school.

According to him, it was “just serendipity” and “just luck” that brought him to Brophy.

“My experience prior to this had been totally at college,” Dr. Ewing said. “And I never thought I would teach at a high school; it was never my intention, never my goal.”

Dr. Ewing currently teaches four different classes: AP European History, AP U.S. History, AP Comparative Government and Politics, and U.S. History.

Though the workload can be demanding, students say they enjoy Dr. Ewing’s classes.

“It’s a great class,” said Miles Bimrose ’16 of AP European History. “A lot of notes, but you learn a lot. They’re pretty time consuming ... probably 30 minutes to an hour a night.”

Like many teachers before him, Dr. Ewing said he enjoys teaching, especially the student-teacher interactions.

“I’ve enjoyed teaching at Brophy,” Dr. Ewing said. “I love the interaction with students. I think ... the quality of our learning here and of our conversations ... really approaches the quality of a college level class.”

Besides teaching classes, Dr. Ewing serves as department chair for Social Studies.

Social Studies teacher Mr. Matt Williams ’07 said that Dr. Ewing is not only a good department chair, but

Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Dr. Sam Ewing lectures his students during fifth period March 6.

also a good friend.

“He’s a very intelligent guy. He’s also a very compassionate man. He’s been a mentor and a friend to me, and I’m lucky to be in his department,” Mr. Williams said.

Dr. Ewing also moderates the Republican Club, which meets every Tuesday in his room, B209, at lunch.

He said that he also moderated the bygone Libertarian Club and that he would moderate any political club.

“I’ve always told people I would help out with any political club,” Dr. Ewing said. “No matter what the affiliation.”

Dr. Ewing also said he believes in the importance of communication.

“Giving people a forum to talk is one of the most important things you can do in society (in order) to help diffuse tensions and avoid wars,” Dr. Ewing said.

Other than clubs, Dr. Ewing said that recommendations are what keep him

busy.

“First semester there’s a lot of recommendations for college that come due and a fair amount of administrative paperwork,” Dr. Ewing said.

“Recommendations are a big, big chunk of time.”

Grading also keeps Dr. Ewing busy.

“By the end of the semester it can be kind of overwhelming,” Dr. Ewing said.

“But somehow I always find a way to get it graded.”

When he is not grading or writing recommendations, Dr. Ewing said he likes hiking near South Mountain and that he has a couple of dogs that he brings with him.

Dr. Ewing said he enjoys physical exercise as well as teaching.

“When you have a job like being a teacher and it tends to be more cerebral,” Dr. Ewing said. “It’s quite often good to balance that with something physical.”

Students watch diverse Sochi Olympic events, slope style a favorite

By Brendan Hinkle ’16

THE ROUNDUP The Sochi Olympics have opened and closed, and students watched a variety of events during the two-week span.

The Winter Olympics boasted 98 events this year, some new and old.

According to nielsen.com, the most watched Winter Olympic event is

freestyle skiing, which has been an event since 1992. Skiing itself shows to be popular among students.

“I watched men’s slope style skiing the most, probably because I ski myself and I just think it’s really impressive the tricks they do,” said Alex Briestensky ’16.

Slope style skiing involves a variety of tricks and flips. They ski down a mountain and grind on rails and jump

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He acknowledges that it is dangerous, but hard to avoid.

Nolan Weinstein ’14 briefly fell asleep at the wheel after a PSAT preparation class during his sophomore year, but unlike Figueroa he wasn’t able to avoid a crash.

“I dozed off and rear ended a car while going approximately 45 miles per hour,” Weinstein said. “Fortunately both of us were OK, but if I had drifted one lane over I would have hit oncoming

off ramps.

“I like to watch slope style skiing because it’s the only thing the U.S. is good at,” said Marvin Santos ’16.

In the men’s slope style skiing event this year the United States won bronze, silver and gold sweeping the podium.

“I watched the ski slalom the most because I like the pace of it,” said Bobby Dorris ’15.

traffic … which in that case a fatality would have likely happened.”

He said that a lack of sleep is the usual cause of dozing at the wheel, but in his case it was because of working through lunch and not eating his usual meal of two sandwiches, yogurt and chips.

More than 250,000 drivers fall asleep at the wheel every day in the United States, according to a study done at Harvard Medical School. An investigation done by the United States Department of Transportation showed that male drivers are two times more likely to fall asleep while driving than

The average speed a slalom athlete skies is around 40 to 50 miles per hour.

There is one stretch where every skier reaches 85 miles per hour or more, according to David Currier, a former skier.

“I watched curling the most over the Olympics because seeing that guy face plant was priceless,” said Joshua Berum ’16.

females.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported sleeping and driving has been a cause in more than 100,000 accidents in the United States annually.

“People who get approximately six hours or less sleep a night for two weeks function at the same cognitive ability as someone who is illegally drunk,” said AP Psychology teacher Mr. Matt Williams ’07.

Mr.Williams cited a phenomenon called “microsleep” as a danger to drivers who are lacking sleep.

The curler Berum mentioned was a Russian named Andrey Drozdov. The face plant occurred in Russia’s game against Switzerland, in which Russia emerged victorious.

The United States won a total of 28 medals this year at Sochi, nine of which were gold. Some of the favorites, such as Shuan White who was favored to medal, didn’t get a medal at all in the Olympics.

“It’s when you are extremely sleep deprived … and your brain goes into almost emergency mode and what it will do is shut down from a couple of seconds to up to 30 seconds,” Mr. Williams said. “What happens during this time is your brain goes into immediate REM … the person affected doesn’t even know what happened.”

He said that if a student were to find himself driving drowsy the best course of action besides pulling over is to not take risks, give other drivers space on the road and drink a cup of coffee if the drive is short.

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Mr. Petrich: ‘It’s fun to see our students succeed’

By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14

THE ROUNDUP It’s fifth period and a young Jesuit-intraining holds open the door to Loyola Academy’s lounge.

The Jesuit sports a backpack and, along with the white collar typical of priests, a pair of black dress shoes that have a considerable amount of mud caked to the bottom from coaching young scholars.

As Mr. Perry Petrich sits crosslegged on a plush black sofa, his presence has an undeniable sense of excitement, curiosity and exploration.

Although many people, when prompted to ask questions, begin to speak immediately, Mr. Petrich pauses between the ends of questions and the beginnings of his responses.

Mr. Petrich is a Jesuit scholatic who is new to Brophy’s campus this year.

He teaches four periods of freshmen English and works with Loyola Academy students.

One of the main goals of English I is to instill knowledge of the Grad at Grad traits in students.

“The enduring outcome of English I is knowledge of the Grad at Grad traits—an intimate knowledge; that’s what’s supposed to carry on beyond high school,” Mr. Petrich said. “Obviously it helps to set students up for success in Sophomore English, but the really important thing is knowing the Grad at Grad, so a lot of the focus of the course is envisioning the future—what does it look like to you when you’ve embodied these traits?”

Mr. Petrich’s students enjoy his unique approach to the subject.

“It’s an interesting class, to say the least,” said Spencer Kolesar ’17.

“I think he’s a good guy—he has an approach that’s different.”

From Mr. Petrich’s class, Kolesar said that he has gained a better understanding of the Grad at Grad traits.

“I learned that there are actual defined principles that they want you to achieve,” Kolesar said.

So far the experience at Brophy has been positive and the transition to teaching has been easy, Mr. Petrich said.

“Teaching prep school, especially at Brophy, for me, is easy,” Mr. Petrich said. “You ask students to do something and they do it.”

However, despite this, there is a challenge in helping freshmen transition in to high school, he said.

“As students here know, freshman year is so important to finding a niche and

Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Mr. Petrich works on his laptop after school March 11.

feeling at home at Brophy,” Mr. Petrich said. “Getting to teach freshmen and help students find that niche and find comfort here is a tremendous gift to me; I love that part of the job.”

Students have found his help useful.

“He makes it easier to get up in front of your classmates,” said Sam J. Harris ’17. “He’ll always be there to help you so you don’t feel alone.”

Mr. Petrich’s positive demeanor also helps keep the classroom from getting stale.

“He’s not hyper, but he’s definitely not boring,” Harris said. “You never see him in a bad mood.”

Mr. Steve Smith ’96 occupies the room next to Mr. Petrich’s, and although he’s known him for only a brief amount of time, he said he considers him a good friend.

“We have a lot in common,” Mr. Smith said. “We’re both English teachers and he likes cool music.”

Mr. Smith said he sees big things in Mr. Petrich’s future.

“The more I think about him, the more I think he will be the head of all Jesuits someday,” he said. “He can seamlessly move between groups and find a way to connect with everyone in a room.”

In addition to helping students find their niche, Mr. Petrich said he hopes to teach students the value of diversity

and seeing the world from many perspectives.

“What’s important, and what I want to offer to the students, is the experience of other people’s points of view—not necessarily that you need to change what you think and agree with other people—but to learn that other people have a different way of seeing the world, and that’s worth taking seriously,” Mr. Petrich said.

In addition to teaching English, Mr. Petrich also teaches sixth graders from Loyola Academy and coaches their football and basketball teams.

“Getting to work with Loyola Academy students … is just a blast,” Mr. Petrich said. “I jump in and teach sixth grade religion and I get to work a lot with the seventh and eighth graders, coaching their football team.”

So far, Mr. Petrich said he has greatly enjoyed teaching the Loyola Academy scholars.

“To work with the Loyola Academy students and (help them find what makes Brophy their home) is a real gift and it’s just a lot of fun,” Mr. Petrich said. “With the smaller student body at Loyola Academy, I get to know the students more intimately and know their families more closely.”

Loyola Academy students said they

have enjoyed Mr. Petrich’s approach to religion.

“It’s fun and cool,” said Cristovan Jimenez, a sixth grader. “He teaches about feelings and how to behave.”

Loyola Academy sixth grader Creg Mims said he appreciates how straightforward the class is.

“He’s fun and a good teacher,” Mims said. “He always states his points.”

Students also find the class easy to approach.

“He makes religion fun but also easy to approach,” said Basil Ribakare, a sixth grader at Loyola Academy. “Instead of getting in to religion automatically, he takes us step-by-step.”

Although this is his first year of coaching for Loyola Academy, his teams have accomplished a string of successes.

“We took third place among small Catholic schools in Phoenix and our basketball team was runner-up,” Mr. Petrich said.

Players on the team said they appreciated the support they received from their coach.

“He was very supportive,” Ribakare said. “He always told us, ‘no matter what happens, you guys are winners because you trained hard.’”

The players also said that they owe a lot of their knowledge of basketball to

Mr. Petrich.

“He was a pretty good coach,” said Matthew Brown, a sixth grader at Loyala Academy. “He basically taught us all how to play.”

As a coach, Mr. Petrich said he has taken inspiration from some of the other coaches on campus.

“Mr. Scott Heideman is sort of an idol for coaching for me; I hope to one day live up to the volume he’s able to produce on a sideline,” Mr. Petrich said. “He gave me advice starting coaching: Don’t over-coach.”

Mr. Petrich’s main goal as a coach is to gauge the talents of his players and put them in appropriate positions.

“Coaching for me is all about finding the skills of the players on the team and putting them in positions to be successful,” Mr. Petrich said. “Helping students be successful and helping athletes excel more is just fun.”

For Mr. Petrich, student success is the ultimate goal for both the basketball court and the classroom.

“For me as a teacher—and I’m sure for the faculty and staff at Brophy—it’s fun to see our students succeed,” Mr. Petrich said. “I think that’s what animates all of us—setting our students up for success, whether it’s in college, jobs later on or seventh grade basketball.”

Philosophy club provides forum for ethical discussion, argument

By Riley Morrison ’16

THE ROUNDUP The Philosophy Club, brainchild of Andrew Salmon ’14, provides students an opportunity to discuss and understand their opinions on a range of subjects, spurred by a bi-monthly distribution of articles.

“We choose topics every two weeks, and each week I’ll send out an article pertaining to the topic that ranges from philosophy of the mind to ethics,” Salmon said. “Then we meet every other Thursday

at lunch in Dr. Ewing’s room and discuss the topic at hand and the questions that the articles raised.”

One of the primary purposes of the organization is opening the member’s eyes to ideas and situations they had never even known existed.

“It’s interesting to think about questions you would have never asked before,” said Brad Solliday ’16. “After going to the club, I have a better way of looking at different situations.”

The club also fills a need for what many believe to be a necessary part of a Jesuit education.

“I think it helps promote our primary mission

of getting people to be more thoughtful and intentional with their lives,” said Dr. Sam Ewing, the club’s moderator. “It gets them to ask big questions about the nature of existence and reality.”

The group also aims to educate students about how to think emotionally, yet be able to back up their opinions with logic.

“Rather than just basing your opinions solely off your feelings toward the topic, you can learn why you feel that way,” Solliday said. “If you know why you feel that way, you can then have a better argument for why that’s the right way or wrong

way to feel.”

The club also gives its members enough time to read and come up with arguments for the next week. These articles will later be used as evidence in the discussion.

“Right now were doing what’s called ‘the problem of the many’ posed by Peter Unger,” Salmon said.

“It basically is an argument that ordinary things do not exist in any precise sense.”

The hypothesis is only one of the many up Salmon’s sleeve, ranging from “mind-body dualism” to Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.”

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Despite critics coffee consumption has benefits

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n a world driven by results and productivity, 2013, did not mention that the point where coffee it’s no surprise that stimulants like caffeine drinking became inherently harmful was 28 cups have widespread popularity. a week.

In 2013 more than 83 percent of Americans Just 24 percent of coffee drinkers make it over 13 reported drinking coffee on a regular cups a week, according to Statistic Brain, to semi regular basis, according to the and a recent study by the New England National Coffee Association, with 63 Journal of Medicine showed that drinking percent stating that drinking coffee is two cups of coffee a day decreased the part of their daily routine. risk of dying prematurely by 10 percent.

And like most indulgences in our Thus, if a coffee drinker is not mostly sedentary society, the world consuming extreme amounts of coffee of modern medicine has expressed its every day coffee can have benefits. reservations about it.

Caffeine has also been known to While the concerns raised help combat the early onset of

By Garrison Murphy ’15 in some medical studies have Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s The Roundup proven legitimate and credible, disease. the average coffee drinker should consider both the The Japan Geriatrics Society found that drinking pros and cons of a morning Joe before dumping it the equivalent of three cups a day reduced the risk completely. of Parkinson’s disease by 26 percent.

In many instances components and aspects of Additionally, a study done at University of South coffee have proven beneficial to not only mental Florida and University of Miami showed that but physical health. drinking the same amount of coffee could delay the In recent years a number of studies showed the effects of early-onset Alzheimer’s. health benefits and drawbacks of drinking coffee, Athletic Trainer and Physical Education teacher some of which have been used to make coffee Mr. Chris White said that the average person drinkers think twice before sipping. can take in 300 milligrams of caffeine without any In 2013 a study released in the Mayo Clinic adverse health defects.

Proceedings found a correlation between drinking The only demographics that are threatened by coffee and dying younger. caffeine intake are those who already have a medical “Coffee: Your Poison or Your Medicine?”, an predisposition, the elderly, very young children or article featured in the Huffington Post September those who consume extreme amounts of coffee,

Photo by Alec Vick ’15 Students across campus consume caffeine in many forms. New research shows that, in moderation, caffeine has health benefits.

Mr. White said.

He added the one thing most coffee drinkers do have to worry about is developing a caffeine dependency as that is where problems arise.

However, if you are already drinking coffee

moderately and not experiencing adverse side effects, statistics show that you may actually benefit not only in the form of short-term energy boosts but also in long-term health.

Technology, late bedtimes contribute to daytime drowsiness Less technology and earlier bedtimes authored the paper, having these devices can have a greater impact on teens’ in their bedrooms can lead teens to subconsciously see the room as a place wellbeing than one would expect. of entertainment rather The connection than a place of rest. between teen sleep and Moreover, at a more technology use has been apparent level, the study extensively reported reports that many teens by various science often lose several hours publications and media of sleep each night outlets. because of the ringing or For example, the vibrating of their phones Journal of Pediatric due to a constant Psychology published

By Aakash Jain ’14 barrage of text an article last year that The Roundup messages, emails and claimed that an excess Facebook messages. of technology— televisions, phones, computers and Even losing one hour of sleep a video games—can cause anxiety and night can directly hurt a student’s sleep loss among teens. performance in school by impeding According to the researchers who memory and concentration.

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What is your bedtime?

Other studies have shown that going to Based on these facts, it can be argued that the joining of technology and sleep sleep just an hour earlier can contribute to a teen’s health should be avoided and overall at all costs, “... It can be argued that especially in the the joining of technology and wellbeing to an extent far greater case of teens. sleep should be avoided at all than one would While this advice looks costs, especially in the case of normally think. teens.”

For example, a good on paper, study involving it is undeniably mainly adolescents difficult to follow found that people in practice. who go to bed I myself am one hour earlier guilty of usually than usual get 73 sleeping with my phone at my bedside, which inevitably minutes more sleep, a little more than often disturbs my sleep with messages the expected 60. and may potentially even result in the Researchers claim that this is because psychological effects found in the Journal sleeping earlier leads to a more restful night of sleep because earlier bedtimes of Pediatric Psychology study.

“2.”

– Patrick McGovern ’16

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“When I check my clock it usually says 10:15.”

– Anthony Ianitti ’15

are more in tune with humans’ natural circadian rhythm.

Moreover, sleeping habits that encourage an earlier bedtime also have been shown to lead to more productive sleep.

In other words, scientific studies have shown that teens wake up more rested and more ready for school when they sleep earlier, even if they sleep the same amount of time they would have otherwise.

Despite its challenging implications, the science is undisputable—not only should teens seek earlier bedtimes to get more restful sleep, but they should also eschew technology in their bedrooms to avoid schooltime drowsiness.

“Probably 10.”

– Austin Ianitti ’17 “10 o’clock.”

– Parker Hudak ’17

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Wisely planned naps show considerable benefits More than 85% of all mammals are polyphasic more sleep-deprived. sleepers, meaning that they sleep Studies show that, although nothing periodically throughout the day. tops a good night’s sleep, a wiselyHuman beings are the minority.We’re timed nap can help combat the death monophasic; our days are divided in to grip sleep deprivation has on the two distinct periods: the time we’re United States. supposed to be awake and the time There are three types of naps: we’re supposed to be asleep. planned naps, emergency naps and However, since children and elderly habitual naps. people nap regularly, it is unclear Planned naps are a preventive measure. that this is the natural pattern for humans, according to the By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 The planned napper takes a The Roundup nap before feeling drowsy in National Sleep Foundation.

As a nation, we seem to be becoming more and order to ward off later feelings of drowsiness.

Emergency naps are taken out of absolute necessity, when someone suddenly feels tired and has something important to complete.

Lastly, the habitual napper goes to sleep at the same time each day.

Whatever the type of nap, short naps are preferred.

Oftentimes, naps that last more than 30 minutes leave the sleeper feeling groggier when they wake up than they were when they took a snooze.

I can personally attest to the legitimacy of this assertion.

As it stands, I’m caught in a cycle and I desperately want to get out of it.

After school each day, I take a nap—usually about two hours. When I wake up, I feel as though I have been struck by a truck.

Because I take this nap every day, my body tells me that I need to take this nap every day.

It’s a catch-22 of sorts and it leaves me both groggy and unproductive.

I average anywhere from three to six hours of sleep every night.

If you don’t nap the way I do, naps have great benefits to offer.

So, take a nap; you’ll feel better when you wake up.

Unless it’s more than 30 minutes.

Restless sleep cycle causes intense struggles, bedtime panic Sleep both a form of release and stress Sleep to me is an important part of life.

However, it was not always a great release.

Sleep for most of my life has been a struggle and often my view of sleep changed.

It began in the second grade when my cousin spent the night telling me ghost stories.

After that day, I began to sleep with I never hallucinated during the day; it my head below the sheets for only came out at night and several years, out of fear. made sleep miserable.

My imagination was always One night in the fifth grade stronger at night, which led I saw ships flying across my to some good nights and room and I kept standing often lousy nights. up and walking around my I had a problem with room just to calm down. hallucinating.

The problem was that I There was one time could not turn my

By Austin Norville ’15 I woke up believing brain off so I just kept The Roundup I needed a special on thinking, which pillow and I went to my parents asking still affects me to this day. for it.

The hallucinations did stop, but the

dreams became intense and real and often had me walking around the house with music playing and the presence of someone following me.

The weirdest dream was when I thought I had woken up three times, but each time I “woke up” I was in another nightmare.

When I did wake up I could not move and had shortness of breath.

As time went on I began to have extreme ringing in my ear followed by intense panic to the point that I could not sleep, forcing me to go upstairs and

watch TV for an hour to calm myself down, which did not always work.

I began to play games with myself and create stories in my head that I planned to make novels out of.

It kept me at peace.

It has improved incredibly but I do still often panic when trying to go to bed.

I never figured out what caused it.

For most of the population sleep is a release from the days stress, but for me it has been a puzzle and a fight to get myself to fall asleep and stay asleep.

Higher minimum wage benefits workers without substantially harming businesses Throughout the history of the United States, had previously attempted this with the National private industry and capitalism have been two key Industrial Recovery Act, but the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional in 1935. factors that have played major parts in The Act set the federal minimum dictating the growth of the nation.

After the Civil War, industrialization wage at 25 cents an hour, or $4.10 in boomed--private industry began to 2012 dollars, according to the U.S. climb to its apex.

Bureau of Labor.

Large businesses, such as mining Currently, the federal minimum conglomerates and railroad tycoons, wage sits at $7.25.

The Fair Minimum Wage Act wrote arose as inventors and innovators this into law, and as of July 24, 2009, developed new technologies and the federal minimum wage has techniques.

By Cameron M. Bray ’16 not changed.

Inevitably, a few colossi, like The Roundup Many would like it to, Andrew Carnegie, made their however—myself included. fortunes in industry.

Already, 19 states have minimum wages higher The majority of Americans, however, consisted of the working classes who generally suffered from than the federal minimum.

Additionally, 62 percent of Americans support unsafe working conditions and paltry wages.

To fix the latter issue, Congress passed the raising the minimum wage, according to a poll Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938—Congress taken by The Huffington Post.

So why has Congress, to borrow a phrase from Julius Caesar, been as immovable as the northern star?

Well, firstly, opponents argue that a higher minimum wage will kill jobs and strain corporations.

The first is true: The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a half million jobs would be lost by 2016 should the minimum wage be raised to $10.10 an hour.

This is truly a downside, but it does come with an upside, The Congressional Budget Office also estimates that 16.5 million workers would see their wages rise with 900,000 climbing out of poverty.

Currently, the poverty line for an average family of three sits at an income of $19,530 a year, according to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

About 46.5 million U.S. citizens, or 15 percent of the total population, are living at or below the

poverty line, according to a 2013 report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

At the current federal level, someone who works 40 hours a week—a full-time job—earns $15,080 a year, more than $3,000 below the poverty line.

How are we comfortable with this difference?

Second, the belief that raising the minimum wage would make it harder for businesses to hire new workers is a fallacy.

If this were true as some purport it to be, why do 85 percent of small businesses, according to U.S. News & World Report, pay wages higher than the federal minimum?

Truly, that notion is false, and the benefits of higher minimum wage heavily outweigh the drawbacks.

A higher minimum wage will benefit impoverished workers without severally damaging businesses.

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CVS responds appropriately to tobacco’s dangers, sales Drug store chain CVS recently selling tobacco products.

This is a very smart idea that received announced it was pulling tobacco media backlash, as it deprives addicts of products from its shelves. their substance.

With CVS no longer selling However, instead of cigarettes, one must wonder getting people addicted, what has happened to the CVS can help the addicts industry that once controlled with supplying the materials the world. to quit.

The product seems to be CVS does sell nicotine irrelevant and no longer the supplements, which they cool thing to do. should push to customers The Centers for Disease who once came to buy Control report that

By Chase L. Manson ’16 cigarettes.

18 percent of adults The Roundup The CDC reports smoke in the United that about half of smokers have the States.

These numbers have continued to intention to quit. drop and have been attributed to health Due to CVS, these smokers may finally awareness and state legislation. beat the addict.

However, the CDC also reports some The motivation is there, as CVS once frightening numbers: supplied smokers with the cheapest While the numbers of smokers above cigarettes on the market.

18 years of age are dropping, the Other drug stores still sell cheap number of smokers under 18 year old cigarettes. are rising.

However, CVS has inspired Walgreens The CDC reported in 2011 that to consider stop selling cigarettes. everyday 2,100 people became addicted Economists think otherwise as to cigarettes.

Walgreens makes about $2 billion These numbers prompted CVS to stop annually in profit from cigarettes.

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus CVS Caremark announced Feb. 5 that it will no longer stock tobacco products.

Walgreens has responded to CVS by creating a free online program to quit.

This a good step in the right direction for smokers.

However, I do think that what CVS has done is much more beneficial for smokers in general.

The world is changing and CVS has

responded to this.

Tobacco is no longer in vogue and the product that once started wars is winding down.

Farm Bill unduly pares down nutrition programs, provides other benefits Most notably, it will cut $800 million, or about Congress passed the first farm bill in 1933, known as the Agriculture Adjustment Act, as part one percent, from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which of President Roosevelt’s New Deal. spends $80 billion annually, according The Act granted farmers subsidies for to The Huffington Post. leaving certain parts of their land fallow Over a decade, this bill is expected and for killing excess livestock. to save the United States about $16.6 The Act’s purpose was to reduce crop billion, with $8 billion coming from surplus, and thus raise the low prices on the cuts to the food stamps program, crops that were threatening the agrarian according to The NewYork Times. lifestyle of farmers throughout the On paper, the cuts almost seem like a Great Depression. good thing.

Although the original farm bill

By Cameron M. Bray ’16 After all, $16.6 billion over a was deemed unconstitutional in The Roundup decade is a lot of money, but we 1936, additional farm bills have must also study the bill’s longterm ramifications. been continually passed by Congress.

Currently, 47 million U.S. citizens receive food The most recent of these is the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill. stamps, according to Yahoo News.

President Barack Obama signed the farm bill into The cuts will cause four percent of recipients, or law Feb. 7 since the previous farm bill, the Food, 850,000 families, to lose $90 a month, according to Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, had expired The NewYork Times. in 2012.

As of July 2013, the population of Malta, a small The bill as it stands is a woeful disappointment European island nation, is approximately 411,277 that curtails important benefits for the poor. people, according to the CIA web-site.

Finally, the farm bill will pool its remaining That makes the number of families affected by the funds in to many important cuts a little more than twice ventures such as conservation, the population of the entire “... While the cuts have rural development, renewable island nation. obvious downsides, the energy and crop research.

Truly, that is a lot of people rejection of the farm bill As a whole, the success of the affected by the proposed cuts.

As a student of a Jesuit school, would bring the legislation farm bill, because it depends on it is my duty to advocate for back to Congress, which is many unpredictable variables, helping the less-fortunate, arguably a dicier endeavor.” such as weather and the very nature of the agricultural such as the feeding of the market, will largely weigh hungry through programs such upon chance. as food stamps.

And yes, while the cuts Still, the bill makes strides in other areas. have obvious downsides, It will eliminate subsidies called direct payments, the rejection of the farm bill would bring the which can encourage idleness since farmers are legislation back to Congress, which is arguably a paid regardless of whether or not they grow crops. dicier endeavor.

Additionally, direct payments cost about $4.5 As the result of a two-year congressional impasse billion annually, according to The Washington Post, the bill is already late. Let’s not interfere with this and these costs will be saved by the farm bill. bill any further.

Unfortunately, most of the savings are being Let’s wait until 2018, when the bill expires, and redirected to create new subsidies and expand crop then we can make a decision with everyone’s best insurance. interests in mind.

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Gilbert Mormon Temple connects two communities, opens eyes to importance of temples The Gilbert Mormon Temple had beautiful churches, including one on our its grand opening open house Jan. 14, own campus. But this tour was a way to see some of the beauty found bringing in thousands of in other religions. people from all over the state Temples are an important to get a tour before it is only part to the Mormon religion accessible to the Mormon as baptisms and weddings Community. occur there. Families are Having never spent any bonded forever when time in a Mormon Temple, I married in the Temple. had the unique opportunity To me, walking to visit the Gilbert facility during the through the Temple

By Austin Norville ’15 open house tour. I was powerful. The The Roundup had an eye opening building was crowded experience. with people, showing that this is a As a Catholic I have seen many great catalyst for bringing the Mormon

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community and the Arizona community This is also true for weddings.

I walked approximately three to closer together.

Temples go back “Today (temples) still have four stories up in the Temple and to before the time great importance to religious noticed how clean of Jesus and are communities, with more everything was. mentioned several At the entrance, times in the Bible. than 140 Mormon temples they cover your Today they still have worldwide.” shoes and they great importance placed plastic to many religious covering on the communities, with carpet. more than 140 Mormon temples The baptism worldwide. chamber was breathtaking; it was a According to the tour, when attending large pool being held up by 12 bulls. service members must dress in all white. The Temple puts a lot of emphasis on

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symbolism.

After the open house, the Mormon community dedicated the Temple to God. At this point the Temple is closed to the public and only selected members of the Mormon community who have interviewed with a Bishop will be able to enter.

Altogether the Temple, in its large size, stands as a symbol of hope, religion and community that I believe all people can appreciate.

The temple serves as a glimpse for some into the beauty that all religions have to offer.

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Legislation should fix problems, not seek them out The Issue: Legislation like Senate Bill 1062 opens the possibility for legalized discrimination Our Stance: The protection of religious freedom shouldn’t come at the potential cost of basic human rights Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062 Feb. 26, a bill that aimed to amend an existing statute and give any individual an exemption from a state law if it is in conflict with a person’s religious beliefs.

Most notably, it would change Arizona’s law regarding public accommodation— the ability or inability to refuse someone service in a public institution.

Basically, a company or person would be able to refuse service to anyone if that person didn’t fit in to their “sincere” religious belief.

A scenario of this could be a store owner refusing service to a homosexual person, divorced woman or an unwed mother because the store owner’s religious belief is against that certain group.

The Roundup applauds Gov. Brewer for making the right decision with this problematic legislation.

According to the contents of the bill, SB 1062 was introduced because, “free exercise of religion is a fundamental right that applies in this state even if laws, rules or other government actions

are facially neutral.”

After the bill quietly and quickly passed through Arizona’s state legislature, it received an immense amount of backlash, with critics citing it as a law that would open the door for statesanctioned discrimination.

Private citizens and many in the state’s business community called for the governor’s veto pen.

After days of anticipation, Gov. Brewer vetoed the bill, deeming it too broad.

“I have not heard one example, in Arizona, where business owners’ religious liberty has been violated,” Brewer said during a press statement announcing her veto. “The bill is broadly worded and could result in unintended

and negative consequences.”

SB 1062 draws an obvious parallel to Senate Bill 1070, the controversial piece of legislation that caused national fervor years back when it granted Arizona police officers the right to ask suspected persons of their citizenship status during lawful traffic stops.

Both bills faced fierce opposition and have helped to develop Arizona’s now infamous status around the country.

If we hope to fix our reputation, we need to ensure that bills such as SB 1062 are seldom introduced and never passed.

While the goal of SB 1062 is noble— religion is inherent to one’s identity— it came across as a bill looking to fix a problem that doesn’t exist, and it went

about it in a wrong, dangerous way.

Although religious freedom is a crucial component of our culture— and something we should take great pride in at this school in particular— its protection should never open the opportunity for discrimination or come at the cost of another’s basic human rights.

Staff editorial by Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 & Christian Guerithault ’14 Staff editorials represent the view of The Roundup. Share your thoughts by e-mailing roundup@brophybroncos.org or leave comments online at roundup.brophyprep.org.

Late school day start boasts pros, cons Later start helps students perform better In the interest of student health, of the Holy Cross in Worcester, safety and education, school start Mass., told The Huffington Post. times should be pushed back by 30 So if that’s when we should really minutes to an hour. be waking up, why Brophy’s late start on are we in class when, Wednesday was a good first biologically, we should step, but all five school days be sleeping? should be pushed back to It simply doesn’t this time. make sense.

Numerous studies Many of the problems support the claims that that people usually later start times associate with help teens stay later school start

By Riley Morrison ’16 healthy. times such as The Roundup “A study from missed athletic 2007-2008 found ‘significantly’ events, less time in the afternoon higher teen crash rates in Virginia for homework and more difficulty Beach, Va., than in a similar district picking up younger siblings would in nearby Chesapeake where classes solve themselves. started 75 to 80 minutes later,” wrote Most athletic events happen much Beth J. Harpaz of The Huffington Post. later after school anyway and more “Another study found crash rates sleep will lead to more productivity for teen drivers dropped 16.5 at night. Although students are percent in a Kentucky district after getting home later, they will feel high school openings went from 8 better and be more motivated to a.m. to 9 a.m.” start their homework earlier.

Biologically, teenagers aren’t built The younger sibling issue is to be waking up as early as most do. certainly possible, but is outweighed “Research shows teens don’t get by the gains students would receive if sleepy until around 10:45 p.m., start time was pushed back. when their bodies begin to secrete All in all, it doesn’t make sense melatonin, but once they fall asleep, to start as early as we do when we they stay asleep for about nine hours would be safer and more productive and 15 minutes, waking at around 8 with later start times. a.m,” Amy Wolfson, a sleep expert Let us hit snooze a few more times. and psychology professor at College We’ll be better because of it.

Pushing back morning bell inhibits student productivity

The controversy over the length of school days is a lengthy academic projects. never ending tug of war that neither science nor logic can An earlier school hour means more time to work on comprehend. academic projects later in the day, as there is no hurry to get Some people say that pushing back the time things done — a problem a late-riser might face school starts will reduce sleep deprivation, a way would be procrastination. to reduce the stress and complexity of school Procrastination is an important component in life. this discussion. On a personal level I know I will I disagree with this; getting up early prepares wait until the morning on Wednesdays — our late students for an adult life and a full time job. start days — to finish homework, which I realize These years are formative in teaching good is a bad habit but it is too tempting not to break. habits and helping students acquire skills that Procrastination leads to doing poorly in school will benefit them later in life. almost objectively. Reliance on bad habits will not I can see the argument for the other side, help you in the future when you are and

By Reese M. Krantz ’16 waking up early is not fun or energizing. adult in the real world.

The Roundup But if you want to change your morning Waiting for the last second in the real attitude, start at night. Go to bed earlier rather than staying world could result in you losing your job and potentially up all night on social media. your career.

The more you sleep, the more awake you will be in the Early starts are an important dose of reality in a wonderland morning and more motivated you will be through out the of nonchalance. day.

It is common knowledge that your body runs on an internal A bright and early start to a school day helps teach students clock, a system which keeps you in check with the rise and how to make good use of their day and how to be alert and setting of the sun. responsive for the rest of the day.

Waking up early or later affects your internal clock.

Boosts in confidence is vital to success in the long term. Getting your internal clock set to an early time will mean Confidence can be compared to motivation and by starting that all of your previously accustomed actions will be done earlier, students can feel more capable in their own abilities earlier. and take more opportunities.

Homework will be done earlier, freeing up valuable time They will be more active throughout the rest of the day and for recreation and family. This directly correlates with more learn important skills about time management as an adult. time to spare in general.

There are fewer distractions in the early morning, less Waking up earlier will allow you to have more free noise, and the early riser begins his day in a better state-of- weekends as you will have done everything you need to do, mind. earlier.

A clear state-of-mind is important. It increases mental An early schedule prepares you for the adult journey, activity and is conducive to a productive day. The less on your while providing the valuable service of time management mind, the more focused you are as a whole. in your younger life.

Focus will lead to success in the future and help with Wake up and smell the success.

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Senior athlete Ward balances sports, choir, clubs

Photo by Alec Vick ’15 MIchael Ward ’14 bats in the 2014 Adam Donnefield Baseball Tournament Feb. 28 at Brophy.

Multisport singer receives praise from coaches as a leader on the field and a humble player

By William Joseph Borders IV ’16

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M

ichael Ward ’14 has been a part of two Brophy sports since freshman year.

He has participated in baseball and

football.

He has been playing baseball since he was in the first grade.

“My dad played in college, so I was kind of just brought up playing baseball.

It’s really fun and I love it,” Ward said.

Since he has been playing baseball all four years he has gotten to know his coaches quite well.

“I think Michael is a hard worker, he puts the work in order to succeed. He has gotten a lot better as a catcher for our baseball team this year because of all the hard work he’s put in. I think that is also evident in his high school football season,” said head baseball coach Mr. Tom Succow.

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Although he is a leader on the team, he isn’t the loud mouth star who acts above everyone else.

“I think the supporting role will do what’s necessary for the good of the team. He is the constant teammate, (and) will do whatever it takes for the team to be successful,” Mr. Succow said.

Not only does he play baseball, but he has also played four years of football.

“I’ve always had an interest in football, I’ve always loved to hit people. So I mean it was a really decent fit,” Ward said.

Ward has always been known to be very outgoing, open to growth and ready to try new things.

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He is involved in Big Brothers, Family to Family, Honor Choral and the Red and White Club.

“Honor Choral has been the biggest surprise for me at Brophy, it’s my favorite class to go to everyday. I never thought I would have stuck with it for four years, but it’s so much fun and a joy to be around it,” Ward said.

His choir teacher said Ward balances envolvement across campus.

“I appreciate Michael for the fact that, from what I’ve seen of his student life, he’s involved himself in a variety of activities. He has given himself a variety of opportunities and experiences,” said choir director Mr. Paul Olson.

“I think the supporting role will do what’s necessary for the good of the team. He is the constant teammate, (and) will do whatever it takes for the team to be successful,”

-Mr. Tom Succow

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Baseball relies on returning veteran starters to lead team

By Brendan Hinkle ’16

THE ROUNDUP Head coach Mr. Tom Succow said he expects not only the varsity baseball team, but the freshman and JV teams as well, to do well this year.

“I hope all three will do good this year.

They did good last year,” Mr. Succow said. “I think JV will be really good this year, and I think freshman will hold their own. I think all three levels will be very competitive.”

Last year, the varsity team’s record was 17-10, and they played in the state tournament. The JV team’s record was 15-3, and the freshman team’s record was 11-6.

The varsity team lost a lot of seniors last year, but Mr. Succow said he is not worried.

“I think we have a good group of seniors this year that are good leaders for our team,” Mr. Succow said.

“We had a lot of graduating seniors from last year. I don’t know the exact number but I’m going to say around 10,” said varsity player Nolan Weinstein ’14. “We also have a lot of returning seniors so I’m not too concerned with our team losing most of our lettermen from last year.”

Mr. Succow said that the baseball team has a schedule that is as challenging as any schedule, and that they always play the most difficult schedule.

Weinstein added they look forward

Photo by Alec Vick ’15 Jackson Sipes ’14 pitches Feb. 28 game against Gila Ridge.

to some of the more challenging games this year.

“Our first power point game, we play Sandra Day O’Connor, which will definitely be a powerhouse this year,” Weinstein said. “We play Horizon right

before the playoff game, which will be a very decisive game for ranking. We also play Chaparral, Desert Mountain, Hamilton, those will all be challenging games. I think every game is just as important as the last one.”

Brophy also hosted and participated in their own tournament, which was from Feb. 26 through March 1. The tournament is named after a former Brophy baseball player named Adam Donnenfield ’92, who was killed in

a car accident during his senior year at Brophy.

The tournament featured 12 teams.

Brophy went 3-1 in the tournament.

Teachers enjoy intramural sports, form connections with students

By Jeffrey James K. Erdely ’14

THE ROUNDUP Mr. Matt Hooten coaches junior varsity basketball.

In his spare time he has fun playing intramural basketball against students.

“The fun is me reminding them before the game that if we lose I’ll just take 10 percent off their grade,” he said.

Mr. Hooten has been playing intramural sports at Brophy for all seven years he has worked here.

Mr. Hooten is a history teacher and junior varsity basketball coach.

“I’ve done intramurals in previous years but as I’ve been here longer and I’ve gotten older the

number of intramurals I’ve participate in have declined a little bit,” Mr. Hooten said. “When I first got here I did flag football, basketball, I did handball a couple times, but now it’s mostly just basketball.”

Brophy teachers have been a part of intramural sports for as long as they have been around, “Coach Cox, Coach Woods, Coach Kalkman and Mr. Munro played a couple games with us,” Mr. Hooten said. “I don’t remember our record. We might’ve lost one.”

Teachers usually dominate the basketball intramural scene.

“Four years I’ve been doing intramural sports.

I’ve never beaten a teacher team,” said William Edwards ’14. “I’ve played with them though. We

still lost. They needed a sub this year, a goalie, and we lost.”

The secret weapon for the teacher intramural basketball team success lies within Mr. Doug Cox. “He scores about 99 percent of all our points,” Mr. Hooten said. “The rest of us kind of pitch in here and there…one of Mr. Cox’s strengths is his ability to score so everyone else sort of sets him up to do that.”

“Mr. Cox is really good,” Edwards said. “Like, stupid good. He’s such an athlete.”

The student-teacher bond is changed during this time. Some teachers play intramural sports for this exact reason.

“I think it’s fun for students to see us in a little bit

of a different light,” Mr. Hooten said.

“Every time the students saw Mr. (John) Damaso come out and play they couldn’t believe that he was going to play basketball.” Mr. Hooten said. “And he’s actually a pretty good player. It was always fun for me to watch students begin to have maybe a more rounded look at who their teachers were.”

This sentiment is shared by students also.

“I think it humanizes the teachers a little bit more with an aspect that we can all relate, which is sports,” Edwards said. “I bet it gives them a pretty good release from grading and other matters such as that.”

Soccer completes playoff run as back to back DI state champions

By Christian Guerithault ’14

THE ROUNDUP Brophy Soccer went four for four in the playoffs and defeated Hamilton Feb. 15 to win its second consecutive state championship.

The soccer team was led by its eight seniors, four of whom were the team captains.

First year head soccer coach Mr. Noah Lewkowitz ’98 said the team

captains were Alex Broglia ’14, Tyler Dial ’14, Adam Mosharrafa ’14 and Conor Coleman ’14.

“There were eight seniors total and each one of them played a leadership role in different ways throughout the year,” Mr. Lewkowitz said.

Throughout the playoffs the Broncos scored eight goals while only conceding three.

“We decided midway through the year that we were going to focus on defense, so we tried to tighten up our

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defense going into the playoffs,” Mr. Lewkowitz said. “I think that was helpful for us. We didn’t generate as many goals as we have in the past and so by not allowing other teams to score was a reason we were able to win.”

Goalkeeper Phil Mourikes ’14, who was named the “Fox Sports Arizona’s Soccer Player of the Game” for the state championship game, also praised the defense.

“We are always talking and always making sure men are covered and the

ball is taken care of in a safe matter,” Mourikes said. “We knew if we kept a clean sheet in the back of the net, our players up top will put in at least one goal.”

Brophy started its playoff run with a 3-1 victory over Basha; they then defeated Ironwood 3-0 in the quarterfinals; the Broncos defeated Alhambra in the semi-finals in penalty kicks, 4-3, after ending regulation 2-2.

In the state championship game, Brophy and Hamilton were tied 0-0 at

the end of regulation but Brophy won 4-2 in penalty kicks.

Mr. Lewkowitz said keeping the players with fresh legs and not letting progressive fatigue kick in is hard toward the end of the season.

“Our practices tended to get a bit lighter,” Mr. Lewkowitz said. “We didn’t focus as much on fitness and whatnot towards the end; we just needed to allow our guys time to get their legs to recover.”

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Track and Field looks to underclassmen to prove themselves Students athletes take on leadership roles as coaches, attempt to fill void left by lack of seniors

Track and Field Schedule as of March 18, 2014:

By Michael Ahearne ’14

THE ROUNDUP Brophy Track and Field began its season at Chaparral, March 5, after training for just over a month with both old and new coaches.

Brophy Track began their training with their first practice Feb. 10 at the Brophy Sport Complex.

The team has been practicing every day since, during the season, as well as Saturday and no school day practices, which will be arranged by individual event coaches.

The team has about 180 students this year, making it one of the largest groups yet.

About 60 are long distance runners, 35-40 are throwers, and about 90 are working on short distance running, jumping and hurdles.

The majority of Track and Field is younger students, but that is because by the time students reach junior/senior year, they either have their own place they are comfortable with on the team or don’t do the sport anymore, said head coach Mr. Bill Kalkman.

Bobby Bullington ’14 has been part of long distance running all four years, and said he believes the senior team is weaker this year, but still has a chance

Photo by Alec Vick ’15

March 21/22 @ Chandler Rotary Invite March 26 Chandler March 29 @ Freshmen Showcase (Desert Vista HS) April 2 Horizon & Pinnacle April 5 Fr. Olivier Soph. Inv & Var. open April 9 @ Hamilton

April 11/12 @ Arcadia invite, CA April 25 @ Mt View Invite April 26 @ Sophomore Invitational April 28 @ NE Valley Region - day 1 April 30 @ NE Valley Region - day 2 May 7 & 10 @ State Div. 1 and 2

Luke Sternberg ’16 sprints the 100-meter dash March 12 at a meet at North Canyon High School.

to win state.

“It’s always a kind of mystery with the track team.” Bullington said. “I didn’t expect us to win state last year but we had a lot of help from Devon Allen (’13) and a lot of the great seniors from last year. But I think with this year, we lost a lot of talent with Devon Allen and Marco Luiz (’13) and all those other great runners. I think we still may have a chance at winning a state championship this year.”

Bullington said there is pressure on

seniors on the team each year.

“Every year there is always a chance for the senior class to try to prove themselves,” Bullington said. “To show they are just as good as or better than last year’s seniors class, but I think we will have a tough time this year proving that we were as good as last year’s track team because we had so much talent last year.”

Bullington has also seen many underclassmen step up and try to take leadership roles with so few seniors in

Track this year.

“I can definitely tell that in long distance Luke Mason (’17) is going to be a huge force on our long distance track team,” Bullington said.

The team staff includes both current Brophy teachers and outside coaches who, coach Mr. Kalkman, said deserve to be mentioned, as they are a key part to the team’s success.

Coaches Mr. Mike Keahon ’73, Mr. Matt Williams ’07, Mr. Alex Mason ’05 and Mr. Ted Skowron are

in charge of training those interested in distance running.

Coaches Mr. Bill Bakley and Mr. Joe Klein ’86 are in charge of throwers.

Coaches Mr. Doug Cox and Mr. Andy Rienhardt as well as student Robert Brooks ’17 are in charge of those interested in sprinting.

Coaches Mr. Chris Ramsey and student Isaiah Oliver ’15 are in charge of training hurdlers and jumpers.

Finally, coach Mr. Shea Kearney is in charge of pole vaulters.

Cox coaches multiple sports, puts emphasis on 1 win at a time Athletes appreciate head coach Mr. Doug Cox’s focus on balancing practice, getting better every day

By Jeffrey Erdely ’14

THE ROUNDUP With winter sports wrapped up, freshman basketball coach Mr. Doug Cox said he has been involved with the sport throughout his whole life.

“This is my sixth year coaching freshman basketball,” Mr. Cox said. “I’ve played since I was a little kid, I played through high school, but I didn’t play through college, I only played intramurals. I still play recreationally to this day.”

Mr. Cox said he has some coaching experience off campus, but most enjoys working with high school students.

“I used to coach for city of Scottsdale Recreational

Sports. But for high school Brophy’s it. I’d always loved sports, being part of a team, I love the way that a coach can connect with his players, reach a goal together, trying to improve on a daily basis.We always get hardworking kids.”

Mr. Cox’s earliest coaching experiences go back to high school.

“In high school some of the guys and I put together a club team but we didn’t have a coach,” Mr. Cox said. “I kind of was our coach. I remember really enjoying putting together game plans and everything. I think that’s where it first started.”

Basketball is not the only sport Mr. Cox has coached.

“I came to Brophy hoping that there’d be some positions open for me. My first year I coached football, basketball and track,” he said.

Mr. Cox is a teacher in the math department.

When he is not preparing for basketball, he is teaching sophomores juniors and seniors Algebra, Geometry and Statistics.

“Definitely in season there’s a lot less time out of class,” Mr. Cox said.

“He is a well-rounded coach,” said Sean Even

’17. “We run, practice plays, scrimmage and practice shooting drills all pretty equally. There isn’t one thing he focuses on more than another.”

Even is a center on Mr. Cox’s freshman team.

“He really made sure that we got that we were playing to be better and get better instead of playing to be undefeated or just to win,” Even said.

Mr. Cox said he is firm on this view.

“We just try to win the next game. We don’t look too far beyond that. A lot of times players will say ‘I want to go undefeated this season’ but I like to be realistic. You don’t know who you’re going to be facing, since freshman rosters change between schools every year.”

Mr. Cox said while important, coaching does not impact his family life negatively.

“I have one five-year-old daughter. I got her a little mini basketball hoop but no I haven’t coached her yet. I’d like to help out a bit with whatever team she’s on.”

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“We just try to win the next game. We don’t look too far beyond that. A lot of times players will say ‘I want to go undefeated this season’ but I like to be realistic. You don’t know who you’re going to be facing, since freshman rosters change between schools every year.”

-Mr. Doug Cox

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Volleyball sets sights on upcoming season

By Jace Riley ’16

THE ROUNDUP After their 32-9-2 season last year, the volleyball team prepares for a new season.

Head coach Mr. Tony Oldani said that team chemistry is a big focus for this year’s group.

“I think the most important thing for our staff is getting them to understand the love they have to have for their teammates in order to be successful,” Mr. Oldani said.

Senior William “Billy” Andrew ’14 said he knows firsthand how the team chemistry can affect the team.

“I’ve seen teams with a lot of talent but for some reason just don’t gel the right way and they just fall, crash and burn,” Andrew said. “I think chemistry is a huge part of it.”

Along with the team’s chemistry, they are trying to follow the phrase “play like a girl,” according to Andrew.

While that usually has a negative connotation, in men’s volleyball it is a compliment if you play to the caliber of many successful female programs.

“We’ve seen a commitment to playing defense better...to having better ball control ,which are two characteristics of the girls’ game,” Mr. Oldani said.

According to Andrew, this approach has been talked about at the practices and is something he wants to works on.

Ball control is something freshman Connor Nagaki ’17 says is a big difference in male and female volleyball.

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This was Mourikes’ second time starting at goalie in a state championship game.

“This year was better than last year mainly because we are a complete team,” Mourikes said. “Last year there were some issues with behavior and the seniors, but this year we really stepped it up and changed the

By Chase Bayless ’15 & J.P. Hajjar ’16

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Photo by Alec Vick ’15 Trent Cork ’15 practices volleyball in the Robson Gym.

“Usually guys we just try to swing as hard as we can...we usually end up hitting it out,” Nagaki said. “Girls tend to be a lot smarter...the girls are really

graceful at it.”

As the season approaches, they hope to go for the state championship which Andrew and Nagaki think they have a

shot at.

“We always want to win state,” Andrew said. “This year I think we’ve got a shot at it.”

program. We are a family and there is a bond between all the players.”

Mourikes said the playoffs and regular season are different challenges.

“The playoffs were an entire new challenge compared to the regular season,” Mourikes said. “We were playing the top 16 teams in the state and as the No. 2 seed we knew every team wanted to kill us and knock the defending state champions out

of the tournament.”

To prepare for each game the Broncos were consistent in their pre-game meal.

“Before each playoff game we would all meet with Coach (Lewkowitz) and go to Sweet Tomatoes for a pre-game meal,” Mourikes said.

This was Mr. Lewkowitz’s first year as soccer head coach and he said there were things that he didn’t expect.

“The one thing that I didn’t

expect was that I began to care about the guys in a way that I never have before,” Mr. Lewkowitz said. “I’m always concerned about their wellbeing.”

Brophy soccer has made the state championship game the past four years and they have won the title in three of those years.

Out of Left Field Baseball

Fergus Shanks ’15

Soccer Luis Torres ’16

Track

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Dogs or cats?

NBA Finals matchup?

Training hours per week?

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Pelicans vs. Bobcats

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Heat vs. Suns

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First pick in the 2014 NFL draft?

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8 seniors commit to colleges, athletic programs With graduation on the horizon, eight senior athletes have committed to continue playing their sport at the collegiate level.

Seven of the eight commits signed letters of intent on National Signing Day Wednesday, Feb. 5, while another committed later.

Austin Todd (AT) Hall ’14, an offensive lineman, committed to Stanford in late July of 2013 prior to his senior football season.

“Why not? I mean, you get to go have a world class education, an Ivy League education, live in California where the weather is perfect, play major Division I football and they are pretty good,” Hall said when asked about why he chose Stanford. “I just think it’s the total package for me, personally Let us know and it has always been a dream, so as soon as about more college it happened, I took it commitments from the and rolled with it.” class of 2014. Email Fellow teammate us at roundup@ C.J. Keller ’14 will brophybroncos.org or be joining Hall at Stanford as a long send us a Tweet snapper. @BrophySports.

The third and final football player to commit to a university was Brian Woodward ’14.

He received a late offer from South Dakota and committed to play quarterback for the Division I FCS school.

Woodward was the starting quarterback and safety for the varsity teams this season.

In 2012, three-year varsity baseball player Ryan Castellani ’14 verbally committed to University of California, Los Angeles.

But this year the versatile pitcher, outfielder and first baseman flipped his commitment to Arizona State University.

Castellani also played football, but decided to pursue baseball.

According to a Roundup article from November, Castellani said he visited ASU again and it was simply a gut feeling to make the switch.

After helping lead the Broncos to a track and field state championship, sprinter and hurdler Bobby Grant ’14 decided to continue his track career at University of Miami.

The soon-to-be Hurricane was one of the top runners in Arizona last year, finishing 2nd in the 300-hurdles and 3rd in the 200.

In a Roundup article from February, Grant said “I chose to commit to Miami because the education is great, they’re a top40 institution, their track team is on the right track and they’re building a whole new facility.”

Golfer Andrew MacMillan ’14 committed to Villanova University to play golf for the Wildcats.

“I chose it because I like the location, in Philadelphia. It’s a big city and academics-wise it’s one of the top schools in the country,” MacMillan said.

He chose Villanova over five other schools.

The final three pledges were lacrosse players Daniel YoungMiller ’14, Braden Gagner ’14 and Brad Nordstrom ’14.

“I want to get out of state. I was either going to choose Westminster or Barrett, go to ASU and play there,” YoungMiller said when asked why he chose Westminster in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Gagner is headed to the University of Detroit Mercy. He said he was excited to play there, but doesn’t plan on pursuing the sport after college.

Goalie Brad Nordstrom ’14, who will attend Fairfield University, rounds out the last of the commitments.

Entertainment The Roundup | APRIL 2014

Into The Great Wide Open

Photo by Michael Heiland ’14 A self portrait of Michael Heiland ’14while working on a new photo project.

Heiland’s time lapse videos recognized state-wide AP Photo student seeks future career in photo, video at UofA

By P. Erik Meyer ’14

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ichael Heiland ’14 has been taking photos since the sixth grade, but his recent pursuits have launched him into a bit of the spotlight.

“I always had a camera in my hand after sixth grade because my dad had a digital camera. I finally bought my own camera sophomore year and that’s when I got really serious.”

Heiland gave up one long time activity for what would become another.

“The reason I got serious is because I played club soccer, forever, for 12 years and then that is when I stopped when I got the camera,” Heiland said.

“So I dropped soccer and picked up photography.”

For Heiland, photography was always selftaught until his Brophy career.

“Most of the photography I did up until last year was self taught until I took Mr. Mulloy’s photo classes,” Heiland said. “I am doing AP Photo, which I learned the most in because I actually have deadlines. Mr. Mulloy makes us responsible.”

In October, Heiland completed “The Valley,”

a time-lapse photography project consisting of serious when I got back and after school I would scenes from across Phoenix. just go out everyday, I was out at least three days a “I had always seen really cool videos online and week up on a mountain.” cool pictures and I wanted to do that,” Heiland Heiland did not do the entire project alone. said. “I had always wanted to make a time lapse Brian Smith ’14 helped throughout the process. and I realized that no one had done a time lapse “He was there easily 80 percent of the time, so he of Phoenix yet, so I thought this was my time to wasn’t there when I was learning over the summer shine.” but he helped me carry equipment up at four in He said the project could the morning on Squaw Peak,” not have become a success Heiland said. “Brian was a without the support of some huge help, he didn’t have many “I’ve learned a lot generous donations. his own clips in the video making ‘The Valley.’ of “I thought I could make but he helped with a lot of my it with just a tripod and a Honestly I think it’s a shots.” camera but I wanted motion,” Smith and Heiland met learning experience.”

Heiland said. “As you saw coincidentally online, unaware the whole video was motion at first that they both attended controlled and so I emailed Brophy and were in the same this company and I was like, class. ‘hey, I don’t have any money, “Michael posted on Reddit I’m a high schooler can you asking for locations for his guys hook me up?’ And so they hooked me up for time lapse and I saw it and I responded not knowing more than half off, it was almost three fourths the it was him and then he replied and we figured out price so this company pretty much sponsored me we went to school together so he’s like ‘Hey lets go do a time lapse over the summer,” Smith said. “So even though I was only 17.” we met up and from then on we just kept going out “The Valley” required a summer long effort.

“So they sponsored me and gave me some pretty and taking time lapses over the summer. “ cheap equipment and I think I stared the project the Smith, who has been taking photos since freshman very first day of finals last May and that was a full year, said he provided support to Heiland. learning experience,” Heiland said. “All summer I “I was a pack mule, I would carry stuff up and I learned how to do time lapses and then I got really would set up my camera or watch his camera while

“

he went up and set up another shot,” Smith said.

According to Smith, he and Heiland plan on working again together this summer on another time lapse project.

“I’ve learned a lot making ‘The Valley.’ Honestly I think it’s a learning experience, its not the best video,” Heiland said. “What I’m doing right now is ‘Discover Arizona’ or ‘Hidden Arizona,’ so what I’m going to be doing is basically, it’ll be about half the time of ‘The Valley’ but its going to be all nature shots, there are going to be no people, just going to be epic night shots and epic sunset shots. I’ll probably be living out of my car in the middle of nowhere for a solid month taking time lapses. That will be a much more professional shoot and also the sponsor guys are giving me more stuff, which is really chill.”

Heiland’s plans don’t stop this summer however.

He plans on pursing photography as a career path.

“I’m going to the UofA next year for film school and so I’ll be learning how to make obviously films and stuff but I’m also going to take a bunch of photo classes too and so I don’t really know what the plan is,” Heiland said. “I know what I want to do but there are so many different paths to go down.

Doing time lapses professionally would be cool, I wouldn’t mind being a time lapser but then doing wedding photography on the side just to make money, we’ll see what happens.”

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‘Lego Movie’ works humorous plot into a great family experience “The Lego Movie”Starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson and Will Ferrell 9 out of 10

By Tanner Nypen ’15

THE ROUNDUP My initial expectation for “The Lego Movie” was merely a longer, less interactive version of the Lego brand games.

That was not the case at all.

The movie revealed a humorous plot centered on saving the world from the evil Lord Business, voiced by Will Ferrell.

The movie focuses on Emitt Brickowski, voiced by Chris Pratt, who is a less-than-average guy who no one notices.

His life is flipped completely when he finds the “piece of resisitance,” which is used to stop the Kragle.

The Kragle is an ultimate weapon that Lord Business plans on using to end the world.

Along with Batman, Vitruvious, WildStyle, Unikitty, Metal Beard and Benny, Emitt adventures across various Lego worlds to become a master builder and save the world.

Among the master builders are various faces from popular movies, comics, Lego sets and more.

Throughout the entire movie the group of friends struggle to stop Lord Business while being chased down by Bad Cop, voiced by Liam Neeson.

Bad Cop is the second hand man to Lord Business and is constantly hunting

Photo Courtesy of MCT Campus Emmet (center, voiced by Chris Pratt) -- who is believed to be “The Special” or “Master Builder” -- joines forces with Batman (Will Arnett), Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Vitruvious (Morgan Freeman) and others to save the world in “The Lego Movie.”

down the main characters.

The movie itself was hilarious.

Numerous scenes included strange interactions between characters or strange worlds.

With a unicorn cat with odd anger spikes, Batman randomly cutting into conversations and even a Star Wars cameo, this movie kept me laughing

almost the entire time.

However, at some points it seemed too ridiculous.

Granted the target audience was likely not 17 and older, but I felt at times the movie focused too much on humor and overdid some scenes.

As well as humor, there were some touching moments, which were more towards the end of the film.

However, I don’t want to spoil anything about that part of the plot.

The modeling of the characters and scenery was very good.

The locations looked both highly detailed and were designed to be constructed of pure Lego.

The buildings, streets, homes, even the water of a Lego ocean and the rocks

formations of a Lego western world appeared to be constructed of the little blocks.

The humorous plot and great animations of both characters and scenes changed my initial perception of the movie, but due to some really awkwardly funny scenes, I give “Lego Movie” 9 out of 10.

‘The Breakfast Club’ offers heartfelt message, genuine characters Revisiting the Classics “The Breakfast Club”– Starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy 9 out of 10

By Chase L. Manson ’16

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During the 1980s, John Hughes’s coming-of-age comedies began to achieve popularity.

Some of these films include hits such as “Ferris Buller’s Day Off,” “Pretty in Pink” and “The Breakfast Club.”

Even though “The Breakfast Club” was filmed in the ’80s, it has a quintessential and timeless quality to it.

The characters are universal; we have all had encounters with these types of personalities and egos.

This is why the movie works, we have had personal experiences with these characters and what they stand for.

Without spoiling too much, the basic premise is that a group of diverse students all find themselves in Saturday detention. Over the course of the film, the characters learn about who they are and how they perceive others.

The acting overall is very good. They act with the right amount of precision and emotion.

Sometimes the acting is not top notch, but for young actors it is very impressive.

Although the narrative is very clever, the plot has it shortcomings. It is cliché and overused but luckily, that’s not the film’s focus.

The focus is on the students and each has an equal

amount of time for character development.

The characters are the reason the movie so good.

The comedy is very unique. Since it is an older film, some of the dialogue can seem archaic, but the main source of laughter is in the actions.

Since we are familiar with these archetypes, the audience knows what actions they will take. This is how comedy is intertwined, the very generic actions are funny because of the personalities.

In the end, “The Breakfast Club” is a good movie with memorable characters. Go check it out for yourself on Netflix, and relive the magic of the ’80s.

Phantogram album delivers seductive vocals, heavy percussion Phantogram-Voices 8 out of 10

By Riley Morrison ’16

THE ROUNDUP “Voices,” Phantogram’s second studio album, was released Feb. 18 to generally good reviews, based on it’s heavy use of catchy vocals and the albums largely atmospheric electronic backing.

A much better album than their last,

“Eyelid Movies,” “Voices” raises the bar on the atmospheric R and B rock scene.

Much of the album’s energy comes from Sarah Bartel, one of the founding members of the band.

According to Pitchfork’s Stuart Berman, “she’s not afraid to place herself in a vulnerable position in service of a song.”

The album’s two heavy hitting songs, “Black Out Days” and “Fall in Love,” are both excellent.

“Fall in Love” is extremely melodic and

uses a variety of synthesizer elements.

“Black Out Days” is equally good, but much faster with danceable beats.

Another solid song is “Bill Murray.”

Though nothing clearly relates the song to the actor, it is piano driven and emotional.

According to Josh Carter, Phantogram’s other member, “we named it Bill Murray because we always pictured a sad Bill Murray for the visuals of that song.”

On the other hand, there are certainly

a couple songs to avoid on “Voices,” mostly because after a few choruses, they become dull and repetitive.

Among them are “Howling At the Moon,” “Bad Dreams” and “My Only Friend.”

One of my only suggestions for the album, other than cutting the above songs, would have been to feature Josh Carter’s vocals on more tracks.

His voice is interesting and contrasts well with Bartel’s.

The one song he did solo, “Never

Going Home,” was stirring and powerful and left me wanting more.

A few songs to certainly add to your library would be “Nothing But Trouble,” “The Day You Died” and “Celebrating Nothing.”

In addition to the previously mentioned “Black Out Days,” “Fall in Love” and “Never Going Home.”

The band will be performing April 19, at The Marquee in Tempe.

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Artist Fritzke emphasizes being well-rounded

By Cameron M. Bray ’16

THE ROUNDUP Throughout his time at Brophy, senior Austin Fritzke ’14, like most students, has dabbled in many interests, including writing and music.

It has been art, however, that has been his forte.

Fritzke has submitted several artworks to BLAM, trying to contribute to the campus’s artistic community.

One of Fritzke’s recent submissions, “Ice the Mind,” won BLAM’s bygone Mind-Craft contest-the goal being to “map out your brain, or mold your subconscious.”

“I depicted a face as an iceberg ... as kind of a symbolic representation of just a mind that’s mostly submerged—especially the eyes,” Fritzke said.

Not only creating art to be aesthetically pleasing, Fritzke also aims to contribute to the greater student community.

“Submitting artwork, I interpret it as my role of trying to ... add more to Brophy’s art community,” Fritzke said. “It’s kind of my hope to inspire others, to add to that community.”

Fritzke has been drawing since freshman year when he first took Introduction to Fine Arts, and has tried other activities as well.

One of his friends, Tanner Olhausen ’14,said that he met Fritzke through wrestling.

“We spent the first three years of wrestling together,” Olhausen said. “He was a very good wrestler and now he is a very talented artist.”

Besides drawing and wrestling, Fritzke said he has ventured into other activities.

“I’ve had my own attempts at music and writing, and it just happened to be that art is what I succeeded at,” Fritzke said.

Fritzke also said that it was student commentary that helped jumpstart his artistic career..

“I started getting some appreciation from some

Art by Austin Fritzke ’14 A pen and pastel drawing by senior Austin Fritzke ’14.

peers,” Fritzke said. “And it was addicting.”

Now, frequently submitting works to BLAM, Fritzke says he draws inspiration from several sources, including Tumblr.

Additionally, Fritzke said that modern art and street art have also inspired him.

“I saw ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ once and ... his style of art has had an effect,” Fritzke said of famed street artist Banksy. “Art that kind of inspires

me (is) trying less in depicting ... (but rather) more character through art or more emotion.”

Fritzke also underscored the importance of being well-rounded.

“I’ve always strived to be a well-rounded person and I think visual arts (have) been a part of that,” Fritzke said.

Besides art, Fritzke expressed an interest in science.

“I want to major in Physics,” Fritzke said. “It’s kind of a creative license for bigger-picture art. It’s tools to find my own fundamental truths.”

Olhausen praised Fritzke for participating in leadership programs on campus “He’s a good guy because he’s always trying to do leadership programs,” Olhausen said. “He helps the Loyola kids. He ... helps teach them art.”

Choquette praises Arsenal’s football club glamor and play style Teacher’s Pet: Mr. Roger Bond-Choquette ’10 Jack McAuslan ’16

THE ROUNDUP Mr. Grindey’s question from last edition was: Three frogs are floating down a river on a log. One decides to jump off, how many frogs are left on the log?

Well, I mean clearly two. I don’t know if that math is beyond coach Grindey but I am pretty confident that it’s two.

Editor’s Note The answer is three. The frog

only decided he would jumpoff at some point and had not leapt yet.

So what do you do here at Brophy?

I teach Western Civilization, I work at Loyola Academy and I work in the OFJ. Have things changed much since you graduated?

There’s a lot of teachers that I had that are no longer here and a lot of new faculty members, but I think the core ideas of the school and the values of the school are pretty much the same. I think the Brophy experience is pretty similar to what I had.

Are many of your Brophy

teachers still teaching here?

I say a little more than half. I had teachers like Mr. Broyles and Deacon Stickney and Mrs. Dunnion was my director, but the OFJ is a completely new faculty so getting to know Ms. McDonald and Mr. Hubbell and Mr. Calderon has been very cool.

Why did you decide to be a part of the Alumni Service Corp?

That’s a really good question, there’s a lot of reasons. Some of them are pretty idealistic. You know, I really wanted to know what it was like to teach, I wanted to have a really formative experience, and I wanted to be back in a place that

I consider my home. On the other end this gave me a year to apply to law schools and to decide what I want to do with my career. It felt like the right decision.

So what do you plan on doing after this year?

I’ll be going to law school in the fall.

What is your favorite professional sports team?

Arsenal Football Club, of course.

Why do you have such a love of Arsenal?

I think that’s a really good question.

Part of it is the way that they play soccer.

They have a long tradition under Arséne

Wenger of playing a very beautiful game.

There’s a lot of passing, and historically maybe not so much defense but their counter attacks are beautiful to watch.

Just absolutely beautiful. I also think that soccer is a sport that commands a lot of attention outside of the pitch too because the way players interact with coaches, the way coaches interact, and the story-lines going on are really interesting.

Would you like to pose a question for next month’s edition?

Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?

Cage the Elephant’s songwriting progresses in new ‘Melophobia’ album Cage the Elephant— “Melophobia” 8 out of 10

By Hayden Prescott Corwin ’15

THE ROUNDUP “Melophobia” is Cage the Elephant’s third studio album and was released Oct. 8, 2013.

The album, produced by Jay Joyce, features 10 original songs filled with fuzz, reverb and tender moments.

It is a record that takes the band a step away from the sound they had been producing.

The band had previously recorded songs which were aggressive and had dark undertones in the lyrics.

The sound of the band could have been described on their prior two records as The Pixies’ melodies mixed with the angst of Nirvana’s lyricism.

They developed a maturity in their song writing for “Melophobia” that they never could have achieved with their sophomore album “Thank You Happy Birthday” or their first eponymous album.

Songs such as “Telescope” and “Cigarette Daydream” showcase Matthew Shultz, the lead singer, developing as a lyricist.

“Telescope” depicts a man who spends his life locked away in his house wondering about where his life is heading.

“Afraid of what the truth might bring / He locks

his doors and never leaves / Desperately searching for signs / too terrified, to find a thing,” sings Schultz on “Telescope.”

This track deals with time moving quickly, and that people need to live life while they have it rather than locking themselves away from everyone and worrying about death and loneliness.

“Cigarette Daydream” is the final song on the album.

It is about a relationship that began to fade away, and the singer didn’t understand why.

The lyrics also suggest that the relationship was not based on maturity.

Both of these songs are slower and more elegant tracks than the typical upbeat and angst-filled Cage the Elephant song.

The single off the album is “Come a Little Closer.”

This track could sum up the sound of the entire album with a groove that stays in the pocket and then explodes at the chorus.

Cage the Elephant has also brought danceable tracks into their repertoire with this release.

“Take It or Leave It” has giggling and jumping guitar and bass sounds.

“Halo” is another song that has a bouncing bass line.

Rhythmic singing also helps these tracks to move.

Surfer rock sounds like that of the Beach Boys is an undeniable influence on the sound of this album.

Songs like “Black Widow” and “Spiderhead” have beach-music vibes in their composition.

Cage the Elephant is progressing as a band and as songwriters, and “Melophobia” looks to bring the band upward.

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The Roundup

Xavier Amy Galvan ’15

Gator

By Garrison Murphy ’15

THE ROUNDUP Please state your name and year.

Amy Galvan, I am a junior.

What is your favorite extracurricular activity?

Going to band practice, and working at In-N-Out. Are you in the school band?

Yes, the Wind Ensemble.

What is it like working at In-NOut Burger?

It’s fun; everybody should go there, oh and Five Guys (stinks) and so does Smash Burger.

How do you feel about Brophy’s Summit topic this year?

I think that everybody is equal and everybody has their own thing going on

and nobody should judge somebody else because of their skin color.

Do you think that Xavier should have a Summit week?

No, because I don’t think that we have that problem.

What are your plans this summer?

I’m going to Ecuador this summer to help orphan children.

What about next year?

I’m probably going to take a lot of AP classes and maybe yoga because they offer that now. Maybe try to get into Student Council.

Are Xavier students getting excited for prom?

Of course, every girl gets their own special dress.

Did you already special order your own dress?

Of course I did.

Words from the Wise ...

“Christian, we’re trading you to The Wrangler.”

“Do my eyes look more yellow today? I think so.”

- Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 to managing editor Christian Guerithault ’14

“What if there was fantasy newspaper?”

- Andrew Salmon ’14

“Do you ever get tired of sleeping?”

-Anonymous

- Alec Vick ’15

“You’ve been spoon fed enough, now welcome to the test.”

- Mr. James Grindey

“So much to be offended by ... so little time.”

Have you heard any wise words lately? Send them to The Roundup at roundup@brophybroncos.org

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- Dr. Sam Ewing

Artist’s Corner Presented by bLAM

By Reece M. Krantz ’16

THE ROUNDUP

www.playalterego.com/alterego Step back in time as you relive your life through an alternate series of choices.

Alter Ego is a site that presents choices that you hypothetically had through your life.

You start as a newborn and you get a series of choices that will end up making your alternate personality.

See something shiny?

Would you become curious and go towards it or would you be fearful of new things and leave it alone.

Each event presents a unique set of options that drastically affect the other events that will happen.

For example, if you are more inquisitive than most, you will have more thoughts, which lead to events, which ultimately lead to more attributes you are adorned with.

A truly interesting concept that is surprisingly in-depth and diverse in its delineation. It will keep you interested for hours.

Epix - Epic Pixel Heroes; IOS app Epix is a fairly standard “tap-em up” app, a term to describe games in which the only mechanic of control is to furiously tap the screen.

You are swarmed by the hundreds by angry orcs as you tap and smash through them.

Epix throws some curveballs in the formula by adding several unique

All Three Pieces By Will hArris ’15

upgrades and abilities to your hero, such as fireballs, shields and new weapons.

Not much else to say honestly.

Simple and fun for wasting some down time, it doesn’t get old too quickly and will hopefully keep you entertained.

Scribblenauts Remix; IOS app “Onward noble steed!” I yell as I mount my large flying-rainbow-fire breathing beaver and charge an army of undead clowns with rocket propelled grenades.

Welcome to Scribblenauts, a game where literally almost anything you can come up with in your twisted head is possible, thanks to your magical notepad.

The game follows a character named Maxwell, whose magic notepad can make anything he writes come to life.

This is the main portion of the game: You are given a set of challenges and you must solve them in the most creative ways possible.

Need to get a cat down from the tree?

No problem, just attach it to a military jet and swipe it out of there with ease.

The possibilities are endless.

Scribblenauts Remix uses a collection of words from the dictionary making almost anything possible. Along with this, it incorporates adjective mechanics to add certain perimeters to it, such as making a regular horse into a giant, pink jet-powered horse.

Scribblenauts does in fact cost money, $1 specifically. I personal think its well worth the cost and has practically endless amounts of replay ability if you have the creativity for it.

“Numbers” Oil Paint and Linoleum Block Print

“Rita Hayworth” Pen and Ink

“Lark” Pen, Ink and Watercolor