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Wu named ‘Man of the Year’ By Gabe Morrison ’17 & J.P. Hajjar ’16
THE ROUNDUP While most students spent their sixth-grade year focused on middle school academics, athletics and social lives, The Roundup’s 2015 “Man of the
Year” recipient Yuxuan Wu ’15 contended with a different issue: learning English. Wu moved to Phoenix from Guangzhou, a large city in southern China, when he was 12. Wu said that though he had studied English in China, only when he reached Brophy did his English language skills improve drastically. Ms. Hollie Haycock, who has taught Wu
Latin for three of the past four years, said she remembered that at the start of class during Wu’s freshman year, the class was being rowdy and noisy. Without prompting, Wu turned around and asked the students to be quiet out of respect for the teacher. “That’s the kind of stuff that he can do, and some kids couldn’t get away with that, but everybody
listened to him and did what he said,” Ms. Haycock said. “And I really appreciated that as a teacher… He was not afraid to say that to his classmates at that age.” Ms. Haycock said Wu is not afraid of being judged by his classmates. See WU, Page 4
DEFINING SCHOOL SPIRIT
Photo by Noah Rodriguez ’17 Brophy fans cheer Oct. 17 against Chaparral. Brophy defeated Chaparral 17-9 in a home game played at Camelback High School.
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chool spirit is an integral part of any school community and Brophy is not an exception. To some, school spirit means cheering at football games. To others it is participating in arts and academics. In this edition of The Roundup we explore the various ways students exhibit school spirit around campus.
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•Red Army takes on different forms over time, brings school together
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• Home court appreciated, validated by records • Pep band entertains at football games See Entertainment, Page 19
Welty enjoys physics, plays board, video games Page 5 Fr. Olivier remembered for empathy, joyfulness
- Brophy alumni recall experiences of school
• Student Council seeks to enhance school spirit
McShane talks JFK, clubs at Brophy
Man of the Year Runners-Up Swaminathan, Carter show intellectual depth, sociability Page 4
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Annual Summit a success, awakens students to harsh realities. Page 10
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Early administration chose campus through compromise By Gabe Morrison ’17
THE ROUNDUP Students are typically familiar with the fact that the Jesuits and Mrs. William Henry Brophy started the school in 1928 as an all boys school. What is less well known is how the location of the school was selected. The Rev. Phil Postell S.J. said Brophy’s placement was a political move. “There was an agreement made by the then bishop ... that no other religious order could build an institution within the diocese,” Fr. Postell said. “So the bishop, on one hand, wanted to bring the Jesuits in to start a school, but he had this agreement that he made with another order that they were to have a virtual monopoly on religious institutions in the city, if not the diocese.” This was problematic for the creation of the school. “He (the bishop) and the Jesuits made a very quiet arrangement that the school would be built just outside the city limits,” Fr. Postell said. The northern city limit of Phoenix was the canal at the time the
location was selected. “Even when they built it, it was within the city limits, but when they made the determination to build, it was outside of city limits,” Fr. Postell said. What was once north of Phoenix is now considered to be a central location. The Phoenix city limits now extend to New River Road north of Anthem, more than 28 miles north of Brophy.
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Football scores first victory in school history October 1928
The Brophy football team, which began in the first school year in 1928, won its first game Oct. 12 of that year. The team, which was originally known as the Pintos, beat Ajo High School, and the final score was 18 to 6. The Pintos came back to win the game after being down 6 to 0 in the first half. Herb Bryant ’30 and Pat Lowery ’30 were critical to Brophy’s win, with Bryant making a key interception, and the two directly leading to two of the team’s three touchdowns. The Arizona Republic originally covered this game in an edition published Oct. 13, 1928.
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Student Council seeks to enhance school spirit, organizes activities By Will Schubert ’15
THE ROUNDUP Student Council works many hours behind the scenes throughout the year to get more students involved in after school activities. Student Council is in charge of organizing student activities at many events including football games, basketball games, soccer games as well as the numerous dances they host each year.
Taylor Wood ’15 and Jacob Anderson ’15 were in charge of the music at most of the fall football games and Wood is currently known as “DJ Hollywood.” Wood also DJs the Frosh Mixer as well Friday Night Lights. “Members of Student Council do not have specific positions, instead we work as a group collectively on projects,” Wood said. “But me and the other guys that have three years of experience take a role as mentors to the younger members.”
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Wood has been on Student Council since sophomore year and started to DJ his junior year. “I like being able to facilitate other groups around campus and helping people become involved,” Wood said. Mark Frakes ’15 and other members of Student Council often wear body paint to the football games to get the crowd more excited. “I joined Student Council my sophomore year because I wanted to make school events more exciting,” Frakes said.
Frakes said one of his favorite parts of being on Student Council was putting on body paint and being a letter at the football games. Student Council’s biggest events this year were prom and homecoming. Student Council is in charge of planning dances, setting them up and cleaning them up. Members usually come to school the day after the dance to pick up the mess left behind by students. This year’s prom was Disney themed.
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Fr. Olivier remembered for empathy, joyfulness
Photo by Ben Liu ’15 Fr. Harry “Dutch” Olivier S.J. leads a prayer for Varsity Football at the Desert Mountain game, Aug. 30. Fr. Olivier passed away March 17. By Garrison Murphy ’15
THE ROUNDUp During Fr. Harry “Dutch” Olivier’s final hours late Tuesday, March 16, Principal Mr. Bob Ryan asked him if he had a message to pass on to Brophy students and faculty. He responded, “Keep smiling.” Fr. Olivier passed away hours later March 17 at the age of 88 at the Arizona Heart Hospital. “He lived his life joyfully and … he did what he loved doing until 24 hours before he died,” Mr. Ryan said. “That smile and twinkle in his eye came from a
deep innate sense that God was alive in the world.” The 2014-15 school year marked his 28th year at Brophy and his 71st year as a member of the Society of Jesus. Saint Francis Xavier church hosted Fr. Olivier’s funeral service on Monday March 23, where students, faculty, alumni, the Phoenix Jesuit Community and others said their final goodbyes. Fr. Olivier was born Sept. 5 1926 in San Francisco CA. and joined the Jesuits in 1944 at the age of 18. He was ordained a priest in 1957. He came to Brophy in 1987 where he taught Latin, religion and acted as an athletic chaplain for many sports teams.
Mrs. Sue Hornbeck said she worked alongside Fr. Olivier since August 1995. “It was such a blessing and gift to see someone who was so loving and had such a gift,” Mrs. Hornbeck said. “He loved you guys so much and he loved his work so much.” She said even though Fr. Olivier’s health had been declining, he continued his work as best he could. Fr. Olivier taught an Ignation Spirituality class to seniors until this fall. “When I was looking back at my life, he changed my viewpoint on how I thought about religion … he put me on the right path to my spirituality,” said Gabe Villa
’15, who was a student in Fr. Olivier’s last Jesuit Spirituality class. “Future students will be missing a lot of laughter … the whole atmosphere next year will be different.” Villa isn’t alone in his observation of Fr. Olivier’s unique personality and presence in and out of the classroom. Others cited his sense of humor and optimistic disposition as distinctive qualities. “It almost felt like winning the lottery having that kind of priest teach your class,” said Mr. Pete Burr ’07 who was taught as a freshman by Fr. Olivier. “His personality was bigger than the room … I grew immensely in my respect for him
and the way we should live our lives.” According to Mr. Ryan, although Fr. Olivier’s humor and personableness were “first-rate,” his empathy and joyfulness are what defined him most. “Anybody who knows the Jesuits is aware of their world view, which says that God should be found in all things and many of us say that and try to be that, but I don’t know if I have ever met anyone who lived it the way that he did,” Mr. Ryan said. “Everything in this world is a reflection of what God is and he really saw that and believed that.”
Red Army takes on different forms over time, brings school together By Anthony Cardellini ’17
THE ROUNDUP While Brophy’s Red Army is a well known entity today, the organization wasn’t always as distinct. “The Red Army has existed in various forms for a very long time,” said Mr. Pete Burr ’07, whose job it is to run the first period Student Council class. At one point the Red Army was just a club of students who supported sports teams. Mr. Burr said that the decision to make the concept a student-wide group was a conscious one. “It had transitioned away from the Red Army to just ‘Game Day’, cheering and a student section.” “And we made a choice three years ago to go back to this Red Army cheering section because we thought Game Day just meant that it was only for people who had games,” he continued. “So we
Brophy from other schools brought back this Red Army mentality that we show up for is the diversity of events represented. everyone and support all parts Red Army of campus.” “You know you can show up for any event from a Mr. Burr said that » “School spirit is something football game to a musical supporting fellow students that can bring the whole school together,” said Charlie Kamps and there’s going to be is a large part of the Brophy ’15 people there supporting experience as a whole. »“There’s always going to be a students.” “I think school spirit is bunch of crazy kids that want to Charlie Kamps ’15 infectious,” he said. “I think a show up and support their peers agreed that supporting lot of people have a hard time in whatever they do,” Mr. Pete every student is important. defining what makes their Burr ’07 said. Kamps was a member Brophy experience great and of the chest-painting crew I think a lot of that has to do at varsity football games with the community that’s built this year with students like here.” He also said that a big aspect in this community is Carter Santini ’15, Anand Swaminathan ’15, Mark Frakes ’15 and Max Kufel ’15. “building that support group.” He said that the main part of the Red Army is the He said that one of the things that differentiates
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students that contribute to it. “School spirit is something that can bring the whole school together. It’s a big part of the brotherhood aspect of Brophy,” Kamps said. He also said that carrying on the tradition of the Red Army depended on the seniors incorporating younger classes into games. “It’s super important to have the school spirit so it’s important to bring the younger classes in. The seniors have to show how it’s done so the younger kids can carry the torch,” he said. As for the future of the Red Army, Mr. Burr said he can’t see an end in sight. “I don’t think the Red Army will ever go away,” he said. “There’s always going to be a bunch of crazy kids that want to show up and support their peers in whatever they do.”
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“He has his own mind, and he makes his own decisions, and he doesn’t care, maybe, about what his peers think about it,” Ms. Haycock said. “And I think his peers respect him for this.” Ms. Haycock also said Wu is as smart as they come. “He’s brilliant, obviously, he’s one of the smartest kids, just bright and intellectually curious, that I’ve ever taught,” Ms. Haycock said. Wu said an example of his curiosity being sparked was when he learned about “The Cave” in Plato’s “Republic,” which he studied in Living the Paschal Mystery taught by Mr. Tim Broyles. “When he (Mr. Broyles) taught us about Plato’s “Republic,” it taught me to start to look at my own authentic desires and it began to make sense to me that the way I lived my past life and now has been to society’s norms and rules... It made me realize that I wasn’t really doing what I wanted to,” Wu said. Mr. Broyles said that Wu got a lot out of that specific lecture because he is bicultural, and being accustomed to two cultures helped him understand Plato’s message. Mr. Broyles added that Wu was inspirational in class.
“His simplicity and his wisdom and intelligence are inspirational, but he’s also very chummy and friendly and very down to earth,” Mr. Broyles said. “As bright as he is, there’s no arrogance in the kid.” Bobby Doris ’15 said Wu distinguishes himself from other students through his kindness. “I think he has a good combination of really good work ethic and genuinely kind personality, which these days is kind of undervalued,” Dorris said. Dorris also said that Wu was always willing to teach him challenging mathematics and physics topics during their seventh period study hall. “There is a big group of us who goes down to the Info Commons and discuss Physics and Calc or stuff like that and he always makes himself available,” Dorris said. “He always says I can text him if I have any trouble.” Wu said his main goals are to become a doctor of some sort, be an authentic person and be confident around people, which he believes he has in the past four years. He said he was humbled by even being in the Man of the Year conversation. “I’m really happy that I was even nominated by my teachers and classmates,” Wu said.
Photo by Alec Vick ’15 Yuxuan Wu ’15 is the Class of 2015 “Man of the Year”. Wu is especially known for his academic prowess and mathematic and linguistic capabilities. Each year The Roundup selects the Man of the Year based on input from faculty nominations, senior voting and staff discussions.
Runner-Up Swaminathan shows intellectual depth, sociability By Anthony Cardellini ’17 & Gabe Morrison ’17
THE ROUNDUP For Anand Swaminathan ’15, school work, love of Brophy and social activeness come in a tight package. These are some of the reasons The Roundup selected Swaminathan as “Man of the Year” runner-up. Swaminathan is the literary editor for the Brophy Literary and Arts Magazine, the chief editor of TheWrangler and a member of Student Council. Close friend Kabir Marwah ’15 said that while most of their mutual friends hang out in their free seventh period, Swaminathan uses it to work on these commitments. Marwah also noted his kindness and approachability in social situations. “He’s always willing to talk to everyone. Anand is probably the smartest kid a lot of people know, just
because he is so outgoing,” Marwah said. He added that he met Swaminathan when the two of them were in Advanced Placement Biology as freshmen. “I was the only kid who came to Brophy from my middle school, and he took the initiative to reach out to me at first, introduce himself ... he was one of the first kids at Brophy to reach out to me, as a friend,” Marwah said. Marwah also said that Swaminathan was willing to discuss deep topics. “We’ve had some really late-at-night talks about philosophy,” Marwah said. Mr. John Damaso ’97 agreed that Swaminathan is very approachable but also has an impressive mind. “As opposed to being an unapproachable intellect, he’s one of those approachable intellects ... And he’s got a pure love of Brophy. I think ‘depth’ is a really good word for Anand... a lot of kids at Brophy have what looks like a broad world view but have
“He’s always willing to talk to everyone. Anand is probably the smartest kid a lot of people know, just because he is so outgoing.” —Kabir Marwah ’15 only scratched at the surface,” Mr. Damaso said. Mr. Damaso said Swaminathan distinguished himself from other students through his ability to build on his peers’ insights, as well as his view of satire as something to start important conversations. “What I really noticed his junior year was his ability to engage his classmates and to bring everyone up to a higher level of discourse. He was really good at building on what other people were saying during the class,” Mr. Damaso said.
Photo by Hayden Corwin ’15 Anand Swaminathan ’15 is Chief Editor of The Wrangler, the Literary Editor for BLAM, and participates in Student Council.
Runner-Up Carter remains humble despite recognition from peers By William Joseph Borders IV ’16
THE ROUNDUP Amidst the Big Brother program, Student Council, leading Kairos, writing for The Wrangler and many more activities, Race Carter ’15 has maintained high grades and a humble personality. “He left an immediately good first impression. Race is the kinda guy who smiles with his whole body and when he asks you how you’re doing, he really means it,” said Mr. Mike Welty ’83. Carter said he has grown closer to God through his experiences at Brophy and looks to continue his level of involvement. “I know finding God here and really
finding a community built on propelling people forward to the future is more than great,” Carter said. “Brophy’s motto of ‘setting the world on fire’ is something I have really taken to heart.” Carter said that Student Council has been his favorite part of Brophy thus far. “Being apart of the events that really excite the student body, bring us together and attract crowds is something special to me because it’s a time where we can really be unified, and it’s a time where we can enjoy what Brophy has to offer,” Carter said. Carter has a kindness to him that few posses, but many desire. “What distinguishes Race though I think, is his extreme niceness,” Mr. Welty said. “I think he universally comes to school everyday with this open
and honest attempt to see the people around him and to do his best for them.” Carter said one reason he maintains his grades are because of the healthy relationship he has with all his teachers. “I’ve never had a teacher that I disliked, or a class that has been boring to me. I’ve never gotten a B in a class because I’ve never fallen asleep to tell you the truth,” Carter said. He said he looks to strive in his education at the next level in a big public college, studying business and philosophy. “I think that really well rounded people need to be involved in all walks of life. He’s kind of a people person and I know he could get the best out of what he does in the future,” Mr. Welty said.
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Race Carter ’15 is known as a student on campus with a lot of spirit, attending games and supporting his school.
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Welty enjoys physics, playing board, video games By Cameron M. Bray ‘16
THE ROUNDUP Now in his 27th year at Brophy, Mr. Mike Welty ’83 teaches Honors Physics classes and one period of AP Physics C. However, these are not the only courses he has taught over the years. “I’ve taught all the courses that we teach in the math department and all the courses that we teach in the science department,” Mr. Welty said. Of all these classes, he said physics has been his favorite subject to teach. A fan of science since his Brophy years, Mr. Welty earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola Marymount University, where he originally studied engineering, not physics. He said he got into physics “indirectly.” “When I was an undergraduate in college, I studied engineering,” Mr. Welty said. “But I took a year of engineering intro courses, and the thing I was most interested in ... was the fundamental truths of why the relationships worked the way they did. And what I found out ... was that engineers don’t care about that. So, what I found was, I wasn’t really interested in engineering; I was interested in pure science.” According to his students, Mr. Welty’s mastery of physics and his passion for the subject are visible. “I honestly think he’s one of the smartest people at Brophy,” said Alberto Cardona ’16, an Honors Physics student. “He seems to know a lot about physics and has a passion for it, which I highly respect” Daniel Bonner ’17, another student in Honors Physics, said he enjoys Mr. Welty’s class. “I recommend the class to those thinking to take a physics course,” he said. “It’s a great class.” Bonner said that he likes Mr. Welty as a person, too. “He’s a great guy, a great teacher,” he said. “He’s one of my favorite teachers at Brophy.” Besides science, Mr. Welty also enjoys theater. As a student he said he was a “theater guy.” “I did theater for all four years,” Mr. Welty said.
Photo by Cameron M. Bray ’16 Mr. Mike Welty ’83 teaches Forrest Wiegand ’15 about angular momentum March 18. Mr. Welty teaches Honors and AP Physics classes.
“I did every show that there was and a number of community theater shows. I was big into doing musicals. Singing and dancing were my fortes.” In fact, he performed in numerous recognizable works. “We did ‘My Fair Lady’ when I was here,” he said. “We did ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ That was the big musical my freshman year. Junior year we did ‘Carnival.’” On campus, Mr. Welty also serves as an assistant coach for Speech and Debate and as the moderator for the Brophy Rocketry Club, headed by Cameron Kurtz ’15. Off campus, Mr. Welty enjoys reading and
playing video games and board games. He enjoys spy fiction, historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and he said his favorite game is probably “World of Warcraft.” In addition, Mr. Welty occasionally plays board games with Mr. Bill Woods and Mr. Doug Cox. “Settlers of Catan’ was the first one we really got into, so we played that a bunch,” Mr. Cox said. “We played ‘Euchre’ and games like that.” Mr. Cox said that Mr. Welty is both a smart teacher and a great friend. “He’s awesome, just a great guy, and I’m happy to be friends with him,” Mr. Cox said. “He’s just such a great person and a remarkable man.”
“I did theatre for all four years. I did every show that there was and a number of community theatre shows. I was big into doing musicals. Singing and dancing were my fortes.” —Mr. Mike Welty
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Alumni teachers recall experiences of spirit at Brophy, other schools By Jack Cahill ’17
THE ROUNDUP Brophy is home to many alumni who now teach at the school, all of whom have a different experience of school spirit. Today, school spirit is found in various rallies, sports games, the Fine Arts Extravaganza and events organized by Student Council. Mr. Steve Smith ’96 said that the spirit the school has today is better than ever. “I think we’re at a high point right now in terms of school spirit,” Mr. Smith said. “I feel like the Student Council and the student body does a great job in promoting school spirit, as does the administration. I don’t remember it
negatively when I was a student, but I feel that there was maybe one rally per year.” Mr. Smith pointed out that there are more rallies today than in the 1990s. “I’m so proud of Brophy today because we’ll have a football rally, a swimming rally, a speech and debate rally, a rally for the play and arts all in one semester,” Mr. Smith said. Other teachers said they believe that school spirit was better decades ago than it is today. “In some ways, I think there was more school spirit here back when I was a student here in the 70s,” said Mr. Tom Danforth ’78. “I went here in the mid 70s, and we had a lot of activities that were scheduled like rallies. I don’t know that we have any rallies now.” Mr. Danforth said that there were
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many unscheduled activities when he was a student. “We also had a lot of unscheduled activities. For example, we’d come to school one day where we’d find out the afternoon class was cancelled and the whole school would go out to the front lawn and they would have a circus come out and perform,” Mr. Danforth said. Mr. Smith said that school spirit at other schools “doesn’t compare” to the school spirit at Brophy. Mr. Smith previously taught at a different school for a few years. “At the school I used to teach at, school spirit didn’t compare to Brophy’s, because they had no school spirit,” Mr. Smith said. “So, there was no comparison whatsoever. I think the only thing we ever did was wear our school t-shirt every couple months.”
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At a Glance School Spirit » “I think we’re at a high point right now in terms of school spirit,” Mr. Smith said. » “In some ways, I think there was more school spirit here back when I was a student here in the 70’s,” Mr. Danforth said. » ”I taught for five years in Colorado at a public school. School spirit there was very generic,” Mr. Stevens said.
Mr. Chris Stevens ’85 shared sentiments similar to those of Mr. Smith. Mr. Stevens taught at a public school
in Colorado for five years and said school spirit there was “average.” “I taught for five years in Colorado at a public school. School spirit there was very generic,” Mr. Stevens said. “It was football and sports oriented, with rallies and stuff like that.” “Brophy school spirit when I went here was any sporting event, whether it was basketball, football, or baseball, it was very well attended,” Mr. Stevens said. Mr. Stevens said that school spirit has improved since he was a student, with an exception. “Since I’ve been back, I’ve been very impressed with the school spirit at Friday night football games. I’m a little disappointed at the spirit at basketball games, whether it be at home or away. That’s where I’ve noticed a little bit of a drop off,” Mr. Stevens said.
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Ashton strives to build community using school spirit By Carter Santini ’15
THE ROUNDUP Chris Ashton ’15 says he’s been at almost every home game and Brophy-related event this year driven by a love for the school. Student Council moderator Mr. Pete Burr ’07 said he has been impressed with Ashton’s energy and inclusion. “School spirit only works if there’s a sense of community,” Mr. Burr said “I’ve always been impressed by his ability to include everyone whether he realizes it or not.” Brendan Duffy ’17 said he admires Ashton. “He’s been a true leader, the younger guys in StuCo really look up to his devotion,” Duffy said Ashton said he was inspired to become spirited because he looked up to the energy and positivity of the previous Student Council members. While he loves the bigger events, Ashton said he prefers to support the events with talented people who are often left out of the limelight. “I think there is a lot more to this school than football games and dances, and I try to bring my spirit to those things,” Ashton said, “I like to think
“I think there is a lot more to this school than football games and dances, and I try to bring my spirit to those things.” —Chris Ashton ’15 everyone should have a light shined on what they do every once in a while.” In addition to Student Council, he brings his energy and enthusiasm as captain of the baseball team and as a member of the Brophy Cookie Project. Adrian Zubia ’15 has played baseball alongside Ashton for four years and said his leadership is an asset to the team. “He’s always encouraging when you mess up or you’re feeling low,” Zubia said. Zubia said that Ashton’s main duty is setting an example for underclassmen by using his attitude and spirit on and off the field. Ashton plans to join the student government at Santa Clara University in the fall.
Photo by AK Alilonu ’16 Chris Ashton ’15, posing for a photo in the mall, is a member of Student Council. He is known for his school spirit and working to build the Brophy community.
Students mixed on spirit quality, faculty sees beyond game attendance By Hunter Cisiewski ’17
THE ROUNDUP While one person might see empty seats in the football stands as a sign that school spirit could be better, others take a more holistic approach to what defines a community’s spirit. School spirit allows all students to stay involved with their high school. Even if they do not participate in any sports or clubs themselves, students can always provide encouragement to their classmates and cheer them on, according to patch.com. Brophy has a tradition of high levels of athletic school spirit, but when it comes to game attendance some say they noticed a decline. “I think spirit has declined since I got here for sure. Most home games don’t have nearly as many people as they used to,” said Dylan Lawless ’15.
“ I think spirit has declined since I got here for sure.” —Dylan Lawless ’15
“I don’t think school spirit has declined at all since my freshman year.” —Charlie Kamps ’15
The past football season had some football players feeling a bit disappointed about the attendance of both home and away games. “I think it is a lack of personal spirit,” said Max Fees ’17. “Collectively we do a great job of rallying, but there might be a disconnect between individual and collective spirit.” Fees said that he believes that Brophy does do a good job of being supportive when they are there, but the problem is getting people to come out. Non-football athletes also said school
spirit is important to their confidence and drive. “It is important because we need to respect all the hard work everyone does here and cheer them on,” said Blake Tawney ’16. “ We talk about being men for others but when we have a lacrosse game and not a lot of people show up, that concept seems forgotten.” Student Council worked to promote attendance at events like football games during the first semester. “I think the biggest factor is that people seem afraid to show spirit, especially
underclassmen,” said Brendan Burg ’17, a Student Council member. However, not all students feel the same. “I don’t think school spirit has declined at all since my freshman year,” said Charlie Kamps ’15. Kamps said that multiple recent events have had more students then ever. “Sure I think football game attendance has declined a bit, but if you look at various other areas, I think, if anything, it has gotten better,” Kamps said. Kamps added that when it comes to football games, students always come out when Brophy has a big game or a rivalry. Some of Brophy’s faculty see school spirit as high as ever. “Its not that kids aren’t going to X,Y,Z, it is that they are going to A,B,C. We have so many different things now compared to 10 years ago that you can’t judge school spirit by just game
attendance,” said Mr. Tony Oldani, director of student activities. Mr. Oldani said that it’s not the fact that there is a lack of school spirit, it is that there is actually so much that students are participating in different things now. “When I leave at the third quarter to go set up Friday night lights, there are already 100 kids by the time I get there,” Mr. Oldani said. Students have branched out and the number of clubs, both school-orientated and semi- competitive, is at an all-time high. Students have also become more involved in more clubs and extracurricular activities like Brophy Student Theatre or the Fine Arts Extravaganza. “I think that over my four years school spirit hasn’t gone anywhere but up,” Kamps said.
Herschel backpack trend sweeping campus, fashion and price attract students By Joseph Valencia ’17
THE ROUNDUP Herschel brand backpacks are a popular site on campus this year as an increasing number of students are deciding to use them. The backpacks come in a variety of colors and patterns, as well as different styles. The most popular style at Brophy is the “Pop Quiz” Herschel backpack. The “Pop Quiz” backpacks are sold for $70 in stores such as Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters. They have one large pocket, which contains a fleece laptop sleeve, with three smaller pockets located in the front of the bag. One of the smaller pockets is made for glasses, and is lined with fleece. The majority of the exterior of the bag is made of polyester, while the interior compartments are made of nylon and
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Students John Harris ’15 and Brendan Cabano ’15 eat lunch together Dec. 11 as a Herschel backpack rests by their feet. Hesrchel backpacks have become a common site around the campus.
fleece. The base of the bag, as well as the handle, are made of synthetic leather. The straps are adjustable and padded.
A vintage style Herschel logo patch is also present in the front of the bag. Many students at Brophy have Herschel
backpacks, though their reasons for purchasing the bag vary.
Some students said they were attracted by the fashion and visual value of the bag. “I bought the backpack back in freshmen year. It was a stylish bag, and not many people had Herschel bags at the time,” said Justej Sra ’17. Other students were drawn in by the price of the bag. “It was a great deal,” said Max Henderson ’17. Other students bought the bag in the spur of the moment. “Why not? It was a good bag, and I had seen them around Brophy before,” said Hunter Kotoske ’17. The vintage style seems to be a throwback to the 1960s, though the Herschel company was founded in 2009. Urban Outfitters as a whole regularly sells over 200 Pop Quiz bags per week, with a spike of over 600 bags sold in the week before Christmas.
Opinions The Roundup | May 2015 ÂťStaff Editorial
School spirit shown in more ways than 1
Photos provided by Chase L. Manson '16, Anthony Gutierrez '15, Kyle Scheuring '15 and Michael Ging Top left: The Mock Trial Team celebrates after a competition. Top right: The band performs in the Great Hall. Bottom left: The Quidditch team poses after a match. Bottom right: Mr. Paul Olson conducts the Honor Chorale in the chapel.
The Issue: School spirit is often defined as participation in extracurricular activities and sports. Our Stance: All aspects of a school contribute to school spirit.
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chool spirit on campus has often been defined as those involved in extracurricular activities or those who dress up every Friday to support a sports team. But it is also true that school spirit is exemplified in every aspect of student life on campus. From attending football games to working hard in the classroom, there are a variety of ways to show school spirit. If we look at the example of the Rev. Harry "Dutch" Olivier, S.J., who
passed away this last March, one can easily see the impact he had on every Bronco he encountered, athletic or not. As a teacher and a priest on campus, he showed more school spirit and humanity than most others will through their lives. Attending almost all the football games, he encouraged the players to do their best on the field. He also rarely missed a band concert or other student performance. Filling both those roles as an educator and a man of God, Fr. Olivier embodied well-roundedness, wisdom and compassion. These qualities help paint a picture of the ideal Brophy student, one who shows true school spirit. Through Fr. Olivier, we find a true meaning behind school spirit: being
well-rounded, encouraging others these different activities have the same to follow their passions and pushing impact: They contribute to a positive yourself to do what school atmosphere. As Fr. Olivier taught you love. As students, we He showed us that us, school spirit is simply would do well to there are more ways remember this basic about going out and to show spirit than encouraging others in all fact. simply participating So, if you truly aspects of campus life. in a large number want to call yourself of school activities, a school-spirited though that is Bronco, don't just important. go to the football A student can show equal amounts of games and not participate elsewhere on school spirit as someone cheering on a campus. football game by participating in artistic Likewise, you cannot stay home activities, such as writing, playing an every Friday night in the fall and only instrument or acting in a play. participate in concerts. Everyone has the potential to show Cheer on the men's choir, go to a band their appreciation and love for their concert, encourage the mock trial team school in a variety of ways, and all of at a tournament, spectate a quidditch
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match. Go just go out. Encourage others. Be that man for others that the school wants you to be. As Fr. Olivier taught us, school spirit is simply about going out and encouraging others in all aspects of campus life. If we truly want to call ourselves "school-spirited," then we'll need to demonstrate this type of zeal so that future Brophy students can continue to be exemplary. By Austin Norville '15 & Cameron M. Bray '16 Staff editorials represent the view of The Roundup. Share your thoughts by e-mailing roundup@brophyprep.org or leave comments online at roundup.brophyprep.org.
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Editors say goodbye, offer parting advice Journalism depends on viewers
Going from writing fictional stories to writing stories that affect real lives, I’ve learned a lot about humanity and the art of storytelling. Although there were many tough times, I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.
By Garrison Murphy '15
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I remember considering the fact that I would have to write this letter when first taking the Co-Editor in Chief position approximately one year ago, but it still seems odd that I am here writing it now. It’s common to hear seniors talk about how fast time flies at Brophy and it’s true, my time at Brophy and at The Roundup has gone by so quickly. In my short four years at Brophy and my even shorter two years with this publication I have learned so much. I have learned with and about my peers, my community, my school and myself. If someone told my freshman self what I am doing today, he wouldn’t believe it. But above all, in all of my journeys, trials and tribulations at this school and in this publication I have learned the importance of being present. Being informed and in the moment is the most important thing a person can do and that is especially true on campus. It is also an issue that is becoming more relevant everyday on a nationwide scale. Americans under 30 are spending progressively less time consuming news than young people of previous generations, according to a survey done by the Pew Research Center in 2012. The survey showed that Millennials spend 38 minutes less per day consuming news than older generations. This gap in news consumption is startling, and for many reasons terrifying. As a student journalist I have been taught that a large chunk of my job, and the job of all journalists, is to keep those who hold high positions in check. We are a sort of an unintended check-and-balance that uses mass communication to keep the populace out of the dark. But what if that populace simply doesn’t care? Another job we have is to keep people up to date with current events. How would the average person really know what is going on in Capitol Hill without journalists? What about the Middle East? But what if that average person just stops caring about the news of the day? Obviously, in both circumstances the populace becomes more susceptible to corruption and manipulation, but what about other not so obvious consequences? If this trend of not caring about news continues, one thing is for certain–there will be a substantial decrease in the amount of people who cover news and in turn a substantial decrease in news, especially news that strives to be unbiased. What happens when we really need news coverage, like in the instance of a national
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catastrophe or natural disaster? Sure there might be some superficial coverage of it, but would there be enough? Would your local news organization be able to inform you of how this event affects your community specifically if it is low on journalists and low on funds? In order for news organizations to stay afloat, we as news consumers need to begin seeking news much more actively. How we can initiate that on a large scale, I am not sure yet. But if you cared enough to read this column then you are already on the right track and can begin to help turn things around. This newspaper you are holding or website page you are scrolling through is your community news. It is your lifeline to all things that go on in your community. Just read the news, that’s all you have to do. It is a win-win situation for everyone involved. In fact, it is our duty to be informed citizens. If you feel inclined, buy a subscription to a newspaper even if it is an online subscription–it’s worth it.
Journalism paramount in today's globalized society By Austin Norville ’15
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When I started Brophy four years ago I never expected that I would be working on the newspaper. And I was split on the concept of newspapers and news media for their common manipulation of stories so that the reader prefers one side over the other. However, once I started writing for and developing The Roundup, I came to realize that when done right news outlets become an essential part to society as it informs the masses in just about 20 pages.
The experience has definitely given me a new perspective on news and the way we tell stories in our society, whether it be through creative multimedia or through cold hard facts. We are a society that loves stories and wants to be informed on every aspect of a story that interests us. That is the role of a newspaper: to tell a story, give the whole story and to keep a society knowledgeable on current issues so it can start discussion. Hopefully it leads to change in something that needs fixing or can lead to better appreciation for the aspects of society that work really well. Journalism is a tough profession and is not for everyone. Three years ago I came into The Roundup as a shy sophomore with very little confidence in myself; it was difficult for me to do interviews and try to write in the style of The Roundup. After the first year there was a lot of stress and I almost left. However, I decided to apply for an editor position and I was hired as the Online Editor then the next year as Co-Editor in Chief. And through it all I am glad that stayed for all three years, learning much along the way even though it was tough. The thing I have learned the most is the importance of the work that we do on a monthly basis. It is incredible to know everything that goes on at this school and be able to share it with the rest of the student body, mixing our words with the words of those who are directly involved with a story. I’m going to miss that most when I leave and pass the torch to the next Editors in Chief. Going from writing fictional stories to writing stories that affect real lives, I’ve learned a lot about humanity and the art of storytelling. Although there were many tough times, I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.
Summit workshops most beneficial, should be extended beyond 1 school day Each year the Summit on the signup link a few hours Human Dignity’s workshop early then there is a good day tops my list of favorite chance you won’t get to see the workshop that interests days of the semester. The concept is amazing, you the most. getting to learn in depth Even if you are senior, Summit-related knowledge the list of presenters can from experts about what overwhelm and there’s just interests the individual. The no way to see everything most novel part is that you want to see. By Carter Santini '15 there is a workshop If these issues to connect each were fixed by either The Roundup student’s passion to having two days of the issue. workshops or making the day a full day Sadly, if you’re not a senior who gets of presentations, students would get
vastly more out of the Summit. I understand the scheduling headaches that the Office of Faith and Justice and the administration goes through, but if students are getting a full, deep and connected experience out of the Summit it’s worth a few missed periods. Students who didn’t get their choice of presentations are slightly helped by the promise of a conversation in their fifth period about the day. The conversation is a nice touch and leads to a forum for debate and discussion. But the students are getting a second hand recount of the workshop, hardly the same thing as
hearing professionals speak. The other issue with this system is it encourages students to just go to wherever they want. As it stands now, the sign-up system isn’t respected as it should be. While many students are lawful and follow their printed schedule there are many who go to what interests them even if they didn’t sign up. This leads to overcrowded lectures or half full classrooms. Overcrowded rooms are not ideal for getting the most interaction out of a speaker and half full classrooms make it
look like the Brophy community doesn’t care about the talk. Those students should not be punished or looked down upon; they’re simply attempting to get the most out of their Summit, as we all should be striving towards as well. This year was the first year where I got all three workshops I wanted, and it was awesome. I couldn’t help but feel like I had missed out for three years though. If the Summit committee made this minor change more students would be engaged and develop a passion for the issue.
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Students debate school spirit's positive influence
Photo by Matthew Montes '15 The Brophy Bronco cheers on the crowd at the Brophy versus Hamilton game, Friday, Nov. 21 in the state semifinals. Attending football games is a common display of school spirit.
School spirit beneficial to campus life School spirit energizes students to be successful
Positive and negative effects are both important, however. We need a decent balance to help shift student attitudes to be more fulfilling to a school's overall Generating school spirit is a wholesome art, and goal. Too much, and spirit quickly loses it symbolic one that Brophy is rather famous for. meaning of brotherhood and unison and becomes The spirit of a school, good or bad, is not a a massed frenzy that is incomprehensible and fortuitous one. unorganized. Whatever its character is, it can be Too little, and the school becomes traced back to a common cause or call. the prison some exaggerate it to be, It is neither spasmodic nor ephemeral; it with little creativity and support for comes as growth and persists relentlessly. fellow scholars and teachers alike. Too much school spirit can lead to an It’s hard to tell what is more ultranationalistic approach to campus life, dangerous. which can result in misbehaviors. I suppose it's up to your own Too little and school is a lifeless gulag. relative interpretation of what you We must find a middle ground. want a school or an idea to If school spirit is bad, it can be By Reece M. Krantz ’16 mean. easily to attributed to the depravity The Roundup The middle ground is of the students, except for a fact difficult to obtain. that in another school where there is Positive school It requires arduous maintenance equal depravity, there is good spirit. spirit will give off a and a subtle system of checks and The initial impression that someone positive atmosphere, balances. gets as they walk into a school, I would where people will Brophy is an example of one argue, is the sense of school spirit. enjoy the overall that seems to have a decent When they walk into the main court experience of the middle ground of the two of a school, they should be able to feel school. extremes. a certain pride that exudes a lively I would also contend that we atmosphere. have strayed to both ends in the Positive school spirit will give off a past, but a strong community is a positive atmosphere, where people great equalizer in these cases. will enjoy the overall experience of In the expression Esprit de Corps we have a fitting the school. and simple way to show and characterize school This is very important because the more people spirit. are motivated and in are unison with their fellow This phrase helps embody as "the animating classmates, the more efficient and behaved they are spirit of the collective body" and it is through this as a whole. comprehension that we form a definitive definition The opposite of this is negative school spirit or of school spirit. bad school spirit. Too much or too little, school spirit is something This kind of spirit gives off a bad impression to that all schools must maintain in some form to be a strangers who come visit the campus. Rather than great place communally and academically. motivating students, it saps more than it gives.
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School spirit illogical, divides schools School spirit creates arbitrary distinctions
choose either. While the students and teachers at Brophy all earn their right to be here, they wouldn't even be here if they lived in Yuma. Being part of this community is mostly by Not a single high school in this country doesn't chance, and the aggressive sectionalism that many devote some of its budget to banners, air horns or high schools feel among themselves ignores that colorful mascot costumes, all for the purpose of fact. boosting "school spirit." On the other hand, self-identifying The Student Council exists in part with a school encourages students to to make sure that Brophy isn't an represent it well when off-campus. exception. It brings people together who A library of football cheers proves wouldn't even meet otherwise. they've succeeded. But using those reasons to defend But not all trends serve a purpose, school spirit is very limiting to those and some don't even make sense to who would say that they're schoolbegin with. The educational system spirited. has entirely bought into one of If representing a high school By AK Alilonu '16 them. is the only thing keeping The Roundup To take a look at school spirit, people from doing things one has to know what exactly it is. they'd regret, that means that While students are When someone has "school no one is able to evaluate how brought together spirit," it usually means that he through school spirit, their decisions affect society or she is proud to go to his or her as a whole, something that the they're also ripped school. education system should be apart from other Clearly, there must be a reason teaching in the first place. groups of students for a person to feel that way, And while students are that are like them in brought together through whether it's the football team, the everything but the teachers or the student body. school spirit, they're also ripped But are any of those things colors they wear. apart from other groups of objectively better than those at any students that are like them in other school? everything but the colors they Probably not. wear. Students convince themselves To be clear, there is no that they are because they happen imminent danger in having a to go to one school or the other. little school spirit. Why root for the football team unless you're on Doing so is what makes football games fun and it, or know someone who is? dances loud. Feeling solidarity with someone because he or But the Brophy community can't prove there she is enrolled in one institution or the other is any logic behind rooting for the Broncos makes as much sense as being biased towards whenever they take the field. a race or a nationality, because no person can
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Annual Summit a success, awakens students to harsh realities Summit offers variety of perspectives for student learning
difficult issues. And by offering keynote speakers and workshop presenters from a variety of backgrounds, these Summits allowed students to learn about the difficult realities of today from different angles Say what you will about the Summit, and to contemplate them. but it is uniquely Brophy and is one of This Summit was no different. the biggest events of the One of the things I think year. this Summit did well, as it Not many other high has done in the past, was schools in the country offer keynote speakers take time out of their busy and workshop presenters schedules to discuss the from a wide variety of difficult issues of today, such backgrounds. as the U.S. prison system Speakers such Mr. Shaka and its shortcomings. Senghor and Mr. Carlos That is why I would Cervantes touched By Cameron M. Bray '16 our hearts, recounting say the Summit is such a blessing upon The Roundup their experiences our school. both inside and The Summit allows outside prison, while The Summit allows us to look critically us to look critically activists such as Tim and academically and academically and Noelle Nightingale at the systemic and at the systemic and and Mrs. Janet Connors overarching problems of overarching problems preached forgiveness in our society and to make restorative justice. of our society and our own judgments Students even to make our own about those issues. participated, adding judgments about During my three their own perspectives those issues. years at Brophy, the to the discussions. Summit has dealt with For instance, Maanik three very controversial Chotalla '16 and and touchy issues in Tarun Suresh '16 American society: gave a presentation income inequality, race entitled "A Clockwork Orange is the and the prison system. New Black" (a title, they conceded, that Throughout these three Summits, was just a riff off the popular Netflix there was meaningful discussion and series, "Orange is the New Black") that thoughtful debate surrounding these discussed restorative versus retributive
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Photo by Matthew Montes '15 Tarun Suresh '16 presents his Summit Workshop, "A Clockwork Orange is the New Black," March 5. Suresh, along with Maanik Chotalla '16, discussed restorative versus retributive justice.
justice. In addition, I think what the Summit does well is enlighten the student body of the unfortunate realities of today. For example, did you know that the United States has a recidivism rate of 53 percent (an estimated 53 percent of all prisoners are incarcerated again within three years). Or did you know that one in every 100 U.S. adults is behind bars?
"What is not school spirit?" – Andy Vainauskas ’15
I certainly didn't until I heard Mr. Barry Frank's presentation in the Chapel entitled "Recidivism and ‘The System.’" Or how much did you know about the history of capital punishment with all its bloody executions? I didn't know much until I heard Mr. Peitzmeyer's presentation, "Evolving Standards of Decency: Trending Toward Abolition of the Death Penalty." I learned a lot during the keynote
“School spirit is a love and passion for your school.” –Ted Donley '16
addresses and during my three workshops. I imagine the same is true for many other students. The Summit spurs students to contemplation and perhaps even action. And for this reason, as well as others, I believe that this year's Summit was a success and that the Summit should continue to be an integral part of the academic year.
"Going out and supporting teams.” – Charlie Albin ’18
“Living out what your school represents inside and outside of school.” – Will Mulkern ’17
of the Month By Hayden Prescott Corwin '15
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"What is school spirit?"
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May: Reece M. Krantz '16
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Sports The Roundup | May 2015
Home court appreciated, validated by records
Photo by Gray Olson ’17 Students cheer in a home game at Camelback High School versus Chaparral. Brophy defeated Chaparral 17-9 Oct. 17. The team is 27-8 at home over the last five years. By Gabe Morrison ’17
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thletes of various sports recognize that home field advantage significantly and positively impacts their performance during competitions. Though many athletes and their coaches often did not equate playing their on home turf with any better strategy or execution, they felt the Broncos played harder at home. Second-year varsity football lineman Brendan Coleman ’16 said he loves playing at home games. “I love it. There’s a bunch of energy, there’s always music playing,” Coleman said. Coleman said that the team was more motivated and “pumped up” at home this season, and he said that at home, Bronco fans were more positive. “Regardless of a bad play or a good play, they are always cheering. It’s always positive reenforcement at home,” Coleman said. Football head coach Mr. Scooter Molander agreed with Coleman that playing at home pumped the team up. “Any time the fans get into the game and there is
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excitement and a reason to go to the games, it’s a home field advantage,” Mr. Molander said. Mr. Molander added that the concrete stands of Phoenix College helped radiate the sound better. “It’s a mental aspect, and what we have seen is the great Red Army has really intimidated some people over the years not only because they are loud, but because they look at the situation like ‘gee, I wish we had a fan base like that,’” Mr. Molander said. According to the football page on Brophy’s website, the football team is 27 and 8 at home over the last five years, while it is 17 and 12 playing away in the same timeframe when playing away. All games at Phoenix College and Camelback High School have been counted as home, while any other field is considered away. This academic year was the first that the swim and dive team used the Brophy Aquatic Center, which resides on campus. The team previously used Brophy East Pool near 28th Street and Campbell Road. Head swim coach Mr. Patrick O’Neill agreed that a strong crowd base helped his swimmers compete better, and he said that the new facility has seen better attendance.
“I do notice that there are more students there. Attendance seems to be higher. There seems to be more excitement on the new facility,” Mr. O’Neill said, though he noted that after only one season at the new campus, the sample size for comparison was small. Two-year varsity basketball player Mason Zwillinger ’15 agreed that energy could make a difference in close games, and he added that turnout for basketball games was especially good this year. “Especially this year, we had really great turnouts, some of the best in the state, and not only was the turnout big, but the energy in the crowd is good too,” Zwillinger said. Though Zwillinger said that energy from the opposing crowd could negatively impact the team’s game, sometimes it could be beneficial too. “Sometimes in late game situations, it can give you more energy too though. There’s a fine line between having the energy you need and letting your emotions take over,” Zwillinger said. To balance those emotions Zwillinger said you have to “feed off the energy without personally paying attention to it and letting that take over in
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place of your game.” Two year Student Council member Chris Ashton ’15 said that they try to keep crowds engaged. “We don’t give our fans the time to get disengaged,” Ashton said. “We are always doing something, whether that’s just moving or yelling, and by doing that it give them something to focus on, a task at hand. It allows them to stay into the game.” The “roller coaster,” chants, “spirit fingers” during Bronco free throws, “Silent Night” at Hoopcoming and chanting players names after good plays are some of the ways Student Council engages the crowd. Ashton, also a varsity baseball player, said that the team has a better chance of winning with a good home crowd. “The more people there are, the better chance we have at winning. Playing for a crowd is such a better feeling... and it gives you a reason to perform to the best of your ability,” Ashton said.
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Track wins Olivier Invitational, looks to state meet
Photo by Roberto Aponte ’17 Robert Brooks ’17 (second from right) competes in the 200 meter race at the Chandler Rotary Invitational Meet.
Team honors the late Olivier in the Fr. Harry “Dutch” Olivier Invitational, with win By Chase L. Manson ’16
THE ROUNDUP As the track season winds down, head coach Mr. Bill Kalkman looks forward to the state competition in May with a large team behind him. “So far this season has gone really well,” Mr. Kalkman said. “Our attitude is great, everyone is working really hard.” This year the track team yielded one of the largest teams with 180 members. “The JV so far has done great,” Mr. Kalkman
said. “But our varsity team performances are top notch.” This year several school records have been broken in multiple events. Isaiah Oliver ’15 broke two schools records in the long jump as well as an Arizona record in the 300 meter. Luke Mason ’17 was looking to break the sophomore record in long distance. Robert Brooks ’17 also broke the sophomore record in the long jump. “This year our sophomores have done really well, breaking several records,” Mr. Kalkman said. “Luke Mason especially, can’t wait to see what happens later down on the road for him.” Oliver said the team’s athletic strength is the underclass. “We have a very talented team this year with a
lot of young talent,” Oliver said in an email to The Roundup. “We don’t have that many seniors on the team this year but we are still able to compete at the big meets with all the schools.” Mr. Kalkman said he believes the freshman class also bodes well for long term success. “Our freshman this year have been fantastic,” he said. “The team can look to great success in the future.” On March 27 the track team competed in the Fr. Harry “Dutch” Olivier Invitational and won. “This year’s invitational was important,” Mr. Kalkman said. “It’s just a week after the death of Fr. Olivier, SJ and we hope to honor his memory.” Also an important victory was the AMDG meet, which Brophy Varsity team won. Mr. Kalkman attributes some of the success to the coaching staff.
“We have a fantastic coaching staff, we are so blessed to have outside coaching,” Mr. Kalkman said. “We also have great faculty coaching like Mr. Joe Klein and new coach Mr. Oscar Boraboa ’06.” Mr. Kalkman has high hopes for the state meet, which is May 6 through 9. “We will have tough competition, especially Desert Vista,” Mr. Kalkman said. “If you can beat them, you win state and we can do that.” Oliver also said he believes the team will have a strong performance at state. “State this year will be very close,” Oliver wrote in the same email. “Every year we are competing for the top spot at state and this year again we will be doing the same thing.”
Swimmer Blake sets sights on Olympics, competing for Spanish team Dual-citizenship allows Blake to swim for Spain By Chase Bayless ’15 & J.P. Hajjar ’16
THE ROUNDUP Swimmer Jack Blake ’17 officially acquired dual citizenship in Spain with the hopes that he will compete for the country’s swim team in the upcoming Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. As a frequent visitor of the country and whose mother was born there,
Blake said he felt comfortable with his decision and liked his chances of making the team. “I knew I wouldn’t make the U.S. team since I would be competing against 27 year olds,” he said. “So I decided to swim for Spain so I could swim in Rio in 2016.” Swimming head coach Mr. Pat O’Neill said he likes Blake’s chances at making the team in his best race, the 50-meter freestyle. “He is one of the top 50 freestyle sprinters in state so he has a valid chance to make their national team,” Mr.
O’Neill said. Blake plans on going to Spain for nationals June 29 of this year and then again in March of 2016 for the Spanish open. His times at these events will decide whether or not he will qualify for the Olympics. “I’ve always thought about doing it but now that it is happening it is really exciting,” Blake said. Mr. O’Neill said that by 2020 Blake may be able to swim for the U.S. team, but for 2016 the Spanish team is his best shot. At this point, he said he doesn’t really
have goals to medal, but just wants the chance to take part in the Olympics. With his mother being from Barcelona, Blake has technically always had dual citizenship, but it has just recently become official. He said Spain is definitely is a meaningful place to him. If Blake were to make it, he would be in the second semester of his junior year when he competes. This would mark the first time a swimmer would be partaking in the Olympics while still a student at Brophy.
“He is one of the top 50 freestyle sprinters in state so he has a valid chance to make their national team.” — Mr. Pat O’Neill
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Baseball looks to carry streak into playoffs, undefeated in section
Photo by Alec Vick ’15 Adrian Zubia ’15 salutes Chad McLanahan ‘16 with his helmet after McLanahan hit a home run against Red Mountain on Apr. 24 By Andrew Howard ’17
THE ROUNDUP Closing in on the end of the regular season at The
Roundup’s print deadline the baseball team is 14-6 overall and 6-0 in sectional play. This year’s team has exceeded expectations and started by winning eight games in a row. After
a shaky few weeks, the team is back on track after back to back wins against Camelback and Westwood. Brophy is the only team left with an undefeated
record in sectional play. “Chris Ashton (’15) has been our number one guy this year,” said head coach Mr. Tom Succow. Ashton leads the team in number of innings pitched with 34.2, and has an earned run average of 2.42. “Coach Succow has done a great job of driving me and motivating me to work harder not only on the field, but off it as well,” Ashton said. The team has a combined batting average of .321, and has scored 130 runs. “We’ve really come around offensively, and we are playing good baseball right now,” Mr. Succow said. With only six games remaining as of April 22, the team has a very good chance of making the playoffs. “The most important thing is getting that top eight seed so we can get a first round bye,” said Adrian Zubia ’15. Zubia leads the team in home runs and runs batted in so far this season. This year’s team has much better chemistry than past teams. “This is different from any other team because there is not one stand out player, everybody knows their role and helps the team in any way possible. The team chemistry is off the charts this year, every player on the team gets along with one another and it makes for a good time on and off the field,” Zubia said. The Broncos’ last regular season game was April 28 at Horizon High School.
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Brophy lacrosse passes league games undefeated, preps for playoffs By Brendan Hinkle ’16
THE ROUNDUP The 2015 lacrosse season was at the midway point as of March 20, with the varsity not losing a league game in state so far. Varsity coach Mr. Zach Widbin said the lacrosse team has played fairly well this season. “I don’t think we’ve been particularly challenged yet in the league,” he said. Mr. Widbin said there was a very
even distribution of points throughout the team, and a lot of guys were getting significant playing time. “Some of the key players are at midfield Alex Paul ’16 and Pat McNeil ’15,” Mr. Widbin said. “On defense Mark Frakes ’15, on attack Cole Malkoff ’15 and on the crease James Traxler ’18 and John Turner ’15. But it’s pretty evenly distributed in terms of the offense.” Varsity player Jack Traxler ’15 said there is a team goal to play unselfishly,
and to have the majority of goals be assisted instead of non-assisted. “Last game we reached that goal, and out of 19 goals we scored we had 15 assisted,” he said. “We are trying to continue that trend through the rest of the season.” Traxler said the team played against other teams from out of state such as Lawrenceville, who are challenging and play a whole new level of lacrosse. “They challenge us to play fast and hard,” he said. “Teams like that are the
only real challenges we’ve had so far.” Mr. Widbin said that the team always has a goal of going undefeated and winning state, and also to travel over spring break. Traditionally they go to San Francisco. This year it was Dallas, Texas. He said they want to win as many games as they can out of state. The head coach of the lacrosse 2 team Mr. Chris Agliano said the varsity 2 team has also played pretty well. “We play really good competition,”
he said. “We are mostly made up of freshmen and sophomores playing against other varsity teams, so juniors and seniors. We’ve been competing with great effort, great focus and the guys are really coming together as a team.” Mr. Agliano said this year’s team probably has the best team camaraderie he’s ever seen and ever coached. He said some of the key players this year have been Oliver Wanebo ’17 and Sam Harris ’17 on attack and Trevor Eldean ’17 as a midfielder.
Sophomore Bonner finishes 1st in March Madness Bracket Challenge By Henry Erlandson ’16
THE ROUNDUP College basketball’s March Madness Tournament was filled with huge upsets and close games this year. There were many brackets that made the competition close until the very last game, including a bracket from Mr. Matt Hooten, who finished the school’s Bracket Challenge tied in 10th place. However, only one participant of the hundreds who partook in Brophy’s Bracket Challenge could emerge victorious and Daniel Bonner ’17 was this year’s champ. Bonner correctly picked a Wisconsin-Duke matchup in the final game and chose the victorious Duke to win it all, scoring 109 points in total, closely followed by second place finisher, Luke Mailliard ’15, who racked up 107 possible points. “My favorite team is Michigan and I watch a lot of Big Ten basketball, so I saw Michigan State play a couple of times this year and I saw that they had what it would take to make it to the Final Four,” Bonner said.
Bonner made up a very small percentage of participants in the final rounds of the Bracket Challenge to pick Michigan State to go all the way to the Final Four. One of the major upsets in the tournament that ruined a large number of brackets was the heavilyfavored 1-seed Kentucky falling to Wisconsin. “I thought there weren’t a ton of early surprises that really made much of an impact later in the tournament,” Mailliard said in an email to The Roundup. “However, I was surprised how Kentucky went from seeming unstoppable in the Sweet 16 against West Virginia to almost losing to ND and then losing to Wisconsin.” “Kentucky was ultimately upset by Wisconsin who had the best offense in the country and similarly Notre Dame had a high-scoring and efficient offense who I felt had what it took to beat Kentucky,” Bonner said in contrast to Mailliard’s surprise of Kentucky’s early exit. Both Mailliard and Bonner said they closely followed college basketball throughout the course of the regular season, which they claim is why they were so successful in predicting some of the key upsets and big match-ups during the tournament.
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service Duke’s Tyus Jones (5) drives to the basket during the second half of the NCAA National Championship game on Monday, April 6, 2015, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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Volleyball hopes to continue successful season, win state with senior leadership Henry Erlandson ’16
THE ROUNDUP The volleyball team was 11-1 through the midpoint way of the season and hopes to continue that streak. “We are very talented in that all but two of our guys play club,” said head coach Mr. Tony Oldani. “Andrew Lincoln’s (’15) play has been better than what we expected.” The team managed to get its first big win in a match against Desert Vista early on in the season. After winning their first big preseason tournament, the team won all of its seasonal games except for their match against Hamilton and just came back from winning a tournament in Las Vegas against the reigning champions from California. “We usually start slow but we were unbelievably good the first night,” Mr. Oldani said of the team’s play. The team also played well at the Chandler Wolf Howl Invitational, with some of Brophy’s seniors like Cole Hermann ’15 and Lincoln becoming elite players in the state, Mr. Oldani said. “Carson Flood (’15) holds the team together with his leadership,” Mr. Oldani said. “They really trust and respect each other so problems tend to not fester.” Flood noted that their first loss against Hamilton really showed the team that they would have to work hard to win state and it motivated them to play
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Jack Rauch ’16 prepares to hit the ball. Varsity volleyball played Kellis April 14 winning with a score of 25-4, 25-13 and 25-15.
harder. “We have the experience, hard work and ability to fight through adversity,” said Mason Zwillinger ’15.
One of the team’s most recent victory came against a strong Sandra Day O’Connor squad on April 9 at Grand Canyon University.
“The boys never gave up fighting. We had great passing from Nagaki, Flood and Randolph all night,” Mr. Oldani said.
They defeated Notre Dame Monday, April 13 during their run to win the state championship.
Photos by Gurkuran Bhatti ’17 Cole Yandell ’17 leaps during the long jump event while Noah Williams ’17 and Samir Rahman ’17 start their 110 hurdle race at the North canyon invite.
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Lincoln looks forward to volleyball future at BYU
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THE ROUNDUP What’s your favorite cereal? Frosted Flakes. That’s easy. How long have you been playing volleyball? I started freshman year. Most memorable game and why? Championship match for the Vegas tournament this year against Buchanan. They were large people and we came out and upset them. When could you first dunk? Sophomore year. Nike or Adidas? Nike. Favorite sports moment of your career? Getting the kill in that championship match. Pregame ritual? 360 dunks, but only at home games. How did your March Madness bracket end up? I’d say I’m probably 400th in the school. Why volleyball? Because I got cut from the basketball team freshman year. If you could grow up to do anything, what would you do? I would coach. Which college are you going to attend? Brigham Young University. Favorite sport to watch? College basketball or volleyball. Favorite class? Intro to Acting. What to do after college? No idea.
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Andrew Lincoln ’15 plays volleyball and will attempt to help his team in the state tournament. He will continue his playing career at Brigham Young University.
Students create co-ed off-campus soccer team, play against teams around the state By Will Schubert ’15
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Students play in serious sports leagues with friends outside of school This semester a handful of seniors decided to create an indoor co-ed soccer team called 24 Karat Goal. The team plays its games once a week at the Phoenix Sports Center and although
they do not have practices many of the players on the team have played soccer before, including Trent Jones ’15 and Luke Schwarzkopf ’15. This is not the first indoor soccer team for many of the players like Charlie Kamps ’15 and Chris Ashton ’15. “A couple of the guys on our team were bored over summer so they just decided to play in one. Again in the fall we did an all-male league with the guys who are on the team,” Ashton said. “Spring came around and we wanted to
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the league very, very seriously. We were not expecting the league to be as serious as it is but there are few things as tense as being on that field,” Kamps said. The games are on Tuesday nights and the games usually start between 7-10 p.m. at the Phoenix Sports Center located 35th Avenue and Indian School. They have currently won three games and lost four. Carter Santini ’15 is the manager of the team.
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they said they would love to play.” Schwarzkopf and Jones are the leading scorers on the team. There are currently four Xavier girls on the team who are all seniors. When a girl scores in the indoor league it counts as two points compared to the boys one. 24 Karat Goal plays teams from all around the city, which are made up of people of various ages. “We play against a bunch of 30 and 40-year-old men and women who take
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MAKING MUSIC Photo Illustration by Tanner Nypen ’15 Kyle Scheuring ’15 pieces together audio to create and produce his own songs.
Scheuring peruses music production Senior transitions from playing in a band to producing music By Tanner D. Nypen ’15
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ver the past summer, senior Kyle Scheuring ’15 expanded his music
interests, which led him to begin stringing together various pieces of music into one splice and producing his own songs. “First I got into hip hop, then I kind of got into the roots of hip hop where all these artists don’t listen to as much hip hop as they listen to jazz and funk,” Scheuring said. “So I got into that kind of music, and I saw the connection between the two and I just went with that.” Each song that Scheuring pieces together can take well beyond a month to put together.
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“First I find a hip hop song that already exists that I want to mimic in a way, or copy the structure of it,” Scheuring said. “Then I go about listening to
random music, sometimes that is just walking into record stores and buying a bunch of $1 records.” Scheuring describes the process like fitting pieces of a puzzle together. “It’s slowly finding more and more pieces that fit in a puzzle, slowly adding more parts to create a structure for the song,” Scheuring said. “It’s a really long process but it’s a lot of fun.” Sometimes some pieces don’t fit into the production as originally thought. “Sometimes I could spend three hours finding a sample that ends up not fitting well and I just have to trash
it,” Scheuring said. “It’s a really long process.” Scheuring hasn’t shared his music with very many people quite yet but one student who has gotten to hear it is Calvin Higgins ’15. “He’ll take old voice recordings, like from old TV shows, and an alternative song and repeat parts that are cool,” Higgins said. Higgins said the songs are a mix of familiar and new beats. “I’ve heard a lot of beats before, from rap and other songs, and Kyle’s are definitely on par with today’s hip hop.”
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Molander
Smith
Mr. Mar challenges Mr. Smith to a chess match. Mr. Mar wins with the classic Rook to B4. Mr. Mar advances.
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Victor: Molander Mar McShane
As Mr. McShane and Mr. Schmidbauer begin their challenge, Mr. McShane hears of Mr. Smith’s loss. He immediately drops everything to seek the truth, suspecting a conspiracy in the defeat. Mr. Schmidbauer advances.
Because Mr. Schmidbauer always complains about not being in Words from the Wise, He advances as a consolation prize from The Roundup.
Schmidbauer
Schmidbauer
Schmidbauer
It’s the battle of the Boston College alumni. The challenge is a Bostonian accent; the better accent advances. The size of Mr. Agliano’s beard turns on him and muffles his voice. Mr. Schmidbauer advances.
Burke
Mr. Widbin and Mr. Burke must grab the other’s flag to win the round. Mr. Widbin immediately puts on his camouflage and is unseen. He grabs Mr. Burke’s flag and advances.
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Widbin
Mr. Widbin challenges Mr. Agliano to a match of hide-and-seek. Mr. Agliano’s magnificent beard gives him thermal vision. He finds Mr. Widbin even in his camouflage and advances.
Stevens Mr. Stevens and Mr. Agliano compete to see who can coach more sports in one year. Both coaches take positions in anything they can get their hands on, from swimming to track. However, Mr. Agliano becomes a quidditch consultant to tip the scales and advances.
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Agliano
Agliano
Molander
Molander Schmidbauer Each teacher challenges the other to their respective sport. Day one is Mr. Schmidbauer’s volleyball day. Mr. Molander’s height plays to his advantage and he does well. The next day is football. Mr. Molander opens with a “deck of cards” drill. However, Mr. Schmidbauer only pulls face cards and collapses without finishing. Day three is a “Jeopardy!” day lead by Mr. Kolb. Mr. Molander takes control of the board from the start due to his extensive knowledge of the game. The final question was “This man won the 2015 Battle Royale.” Mr. Molander responded immediately and confidently with “who is Mr. Molander?” thus winning the tournament. Mr. Molander is the new Battle Royale champion.
Mr. Molander and Mr. Unrein meet in the new plaza between Brophy and Loyola halls. Students line the elevated walkways of Loyola and watch with anticipation. Mr. Molander leads with expert level knowledge of government and how an ideal system should work. Mr. Unrein counters by trying to teach Mr. Molander how to write a beautiful and intricate fiction story. The on looking students decide being a productive citizen is more important in today’s world of political bickering and scandal. Mr. Molander advances.
Mr. Molander plans to engage Mr. Kelly during a football practice. When Mr. Molander arrives, one of his players hands him a note from Mr. Kelly that simply reads, “Best weekend ever.” Slightly confused but hopeful for the weekend ahead, Mr. Molander advances to the next round.
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Two titans of Brophy sports meet in the first round, each having the backing of their respective teams. Due to his wrestling skills, Mr. Leyba gets an early advantage against veteran coach Mr. Molander. Luckily dramatic comeback wins are common in football. Mr. Molander advances.
Leyba Hornbeck
Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Hornbeck meet in the ceramics room for their Battle Royale showdown. Mr. Kelly, with a home field advantage among stacks of clay and tools, begins to think of his plan of attack. However, Mrs. Hornbeck is too kind and caring to engage in such activities involved with the Battle Royale and concedes. Mr. Kelly advances.
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Mrs. Dunnion and Mr. Unrein step out of their second floor Brophy Hall rooms. Hero’s Journey clashes with American Literature. And the hero always wins in the end. Mr. Unrein advances.
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The showdown of baseball coaches is about to begin in center field. They spend hours testing each other’s skills until they collapse. Lucky for Mr. Unrein he has a handy coffee machine on his desk to wake him up. Thanks to the power of caffeine Mr. Unrein advances.
Antonioli Cox
Mr. Cox submits a 12-page essay to Mrs. Dunnion about how he should mathematically win the round. Unfortunately for him, Mrs. Dunnion found three errors within the first four paragraphs. For today at least, English beats Math. Mrs. Dunnion advances.
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McShane talks JFK, clubs at Brophy
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 Mr. Lane McShane ’82 talks to a student group March 24 about the project they are working on. Mr. McShane teaches English classes during the year and will be teaching a US History class over the summer.
Teacher’s pet: Mr. Lane McShane ’82 By Andrew Howard ’17
THE ROUNDUP Mr. Tusell’s question from last edition’s “Teacher’s Pet”: “What is your favorite pupusa?” My favorite pupusa is the one on my
hands. Many know about your interest in the JFK assassination, what first made you start thinking it was a conspiracy? There are hundreds of books, the facts just don’t line up, I have a commitment to justice and as a Jesuit educator, and I believe there is a strong relationship between truth and God and the truth has not been revealed yet.
What’s it like moderating three different clubs at Brophy? How do you manage it? It’s a lot of fun, my clubs are a reflection of hobbies, I get to do a band club, attend hockey games, talk about politics that are uncommon. My new Future Educators Club is interesting because there are some boys very interested in becoming teachers, and even though there are only a few of them, it is very
fun and they are motivated to continue the Ignatian mission of making the world a better place. You mentioned clubs are a reflection of your hobbies, what are some of your interests outside of Brophy? Comedy, we used to have a “Monty Python” Club and I enjoyed that, I even had front row seats to Aziz Ansari. Which classes do you teach at
Brophy, do you have a particular favorite? I teach whatever Brophy pays me to teach. I teach English during the year, and history during summer school. What is a question you would like to propose for the next teachers pet article? Why is it that kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid stuns audience, has flawed pacing Revisiting the Classics ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ Starring—Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross 9 out of 10 By Sam Romero ’17
THE ROUNDUP The classic western movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” directed by George Roy Hill, tells the true story of Butch Cassidy’s hole-in-the-wall
gang and their adventures. them constantly running away on horseback. It starts off with Cassidy returning to his gang It is the gunfights we want to see, not just the after being away for a long time. Logan, one of the suspense. One of the famous scenes outlaws, challenges Cassidy in the movie is when Cassidy to a knife fight to be leader The quotable dialogue buys a bike and rides it with of the gang. takes the movie to a Etta, Sundance’s wife. This well acted scene Even though it is well whole new level of witty perfectly shows there are filmed and shot, it does not no rules or laws in the and comedic. fit the story and the movie West. could go without it. The Even though this movie viewers came to see fights, is full of adventure and not bicycle crashes. excitement, it is slowed with its pacing The foreshadowing throughout the film and has long periods where not much on the deaths of Cassidy and Sundance is excellent happens. and played out perfectly by Hill. It shows the hole-in-the-wall gang robbing a train The first time this is shown is when Sheriff but then takes a large part of the movie showing Bledsoe tells the duo that they are going to die
bloody and all they can do is choose where. It is apparent to the viewers that Cassidy and Sundance are both going out bloody no matter where they run. The second time their death is foreshadowed is when Etta tells the two outlaws that she will do anything for them except watch them die. She leaves them in Bolivia at the end of the movie. Her leaving shows their time has come and she doesn’t want to be there when it does. The quotable dialogue takes the movie to a whole new level of witty and comedic. Overall, this movie has some of the most quotable lines and memorable scenes out of all western films, which would have given it a 10 out of 10 rating, but the inconsistency of pacing the action throughout the film makes it fall to 9 out of 10.
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Pep band entertains at football games By Jack Cahill ’17
THE ROUNDUP Big moments at a football game can generate a lot of excitement, energy and sound. A student group tasked with helping to lead that excitement is the Pep Band. The Pep Band is a group comprised of members of the school bands, whose primary purpose is to entertain at football games. The Pep Band is headed by Mr. Leo Werner, who acts as the group’s facilitator. “The student leaders and I select which music to play, and when during the game to play it. For instance, we do not play when our team is on offense,” Mr. Werner said. The Pep Band has a fluctuating number of members. Mr. Werner said that there are usually around 30-50 students playing at each football game. “The number of members fluctuates somewhat from game to game, because the students in the band classes are required to attend a set number of games, but not all the games,” Mr. Werner said. The Pep Band stands out among other band groups and school clubs as it is both part of the band and an extracurricular activity. Matthew Borlongan ’15, a trumpet section leader in the Pep Band, called the group “something close to a club.” Borlongan also said that the group provides a unique experience for its members.
Photo by Ben Liu ’15 The Pep Band played at the homecoming game against Desert Ridge, Sept. 26. Members of the Pep Band come from a variety of other bands in order to entertain at football games.
“It’s one of those few times when the members of various classes in the band program can come together and hang
out,” Borlongan said. Borlongan said he hopes that the band will continue to grow.
“The numbers this past year have been a little less than usual, but we hope to continue growing both as a Pep
Band and a band program as a whole,” Borlongan said.
‘Mario Party 10’ enjoyable yet still disappointing, falls short “Mario Party 10” — Nintendo — for Wii U 7 out of 10 By Cameron M. Bray ’16
THE ROUNDUP To be honest, I’m not sure why I bought “Mario Party 10.” Before going to the store, I asked myself, “Don’t I have enough ‘Mario Parties’ already?” I have played many “Mario Parties,” so I wondered how different “Mario Party 10” really could be. What really sold me on “Mario Party 10” was the game’s new “Bowser Party” mode, which adds a fifth player to the mix. In a “Bowser Party” one player plays as a Bowser, using the Wii U GamePad, and up to four others play as Mario and company, using the basic Wii
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other things. remotes. As “Bowser,” you truly feel like a devious villain The four players share a car and roll dice in order to flee Bowser and reach the end of the board, and a scoundrel as you battle and annoy your friends–a feeling that is insanely gratifying after an which is how they win. especially stressful day. The Bowser player, on the It’s a shame, however, The “Bowser Party” also other hand, rolls an average makes the best use of the of four dice and tries to hunt that the rest of the Wii U GamePad. down the four players. Cleverly, Nintendo gives Whenever the Bowser game does not live up to the Bowser player his own player reaches the same expectations. screen and controls so space as the four players, a that others can’t see and minigame begins in which interfere with his scheming. he tries to steal as many life It’s a shame, however, that the rest of the points as he can from the other players. game does not live up to expectations. If the four players lose all their life points Unfortunately, the game carries over bad at any point during the “Bowser Party,” then it’s game over and the Bowser player ideas from “Mario Party 9.” wins. In a regular “Mario Party,” everyone still moves as Playing Bowser is probably the best part of the a group and the board is still a linear progression game. In the minigames, you can spit fireballs at rather than an open-ended, go-where-youyour opponents and even dive-bomb them, among please-style map, both taking away your sense of
independence. In addition, the minigames still do not occur once a turn as they did before “Mario Party 9” (though they do, thankfully, in the “Amiibo Party”). A minigame only occurs when someone lands on a minigame space. So, in theory it’s entirely possible to go through a “Mario Party” without playing a single minigame–the one aspect of the game that requires skill, not just dumb luck. Finally, the “Amiibo Party” mode is simply not interesting enough to be played multiple times. Sure, the “Amiibo Party” is new and has some good ideas, such as the ability to move individually and to play minigames each turn, but it’s just boring. The minigames involve too much tapping of the Amiibo figures onto the Wii U GamePad and the maps are all dull, square-shaped circuits. Overall, “Mario Party 10” offers some very good new ideas, such as the “Bowser Party,” as well as some very bad ideas–those adopted from “Mario Party 9”–and for that it gets a 7 out of 10.
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THE ROUNDUP What’s your favorite animal? Pretty typical, but puppies. Why isn’t it a polar bear? The commercials asking for money to support the polar bears make me too sad. What is your thought on the prom theme? It is fantastic, the only downside is I don’t see how they can top it next year. Favorite Disney movie and why? Definitely “Lion King,” but Kronk from “Emperor’s New Groove” was my childhood crush... What’s your favorite class? Art or history with Ms. Welty. What’s your favorite memory from this year? Badminton Dollar Day was awesome. What do you look forward to
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www.starwhal.com This game has players controlling one of four flying, colorful narwhals battling to pierce each other’s hearts. It’s a random premise, but the game provides great fun. “Starwhal” can be played with up to four people on a single computer. The keyboard is split into regions to allow four players to share a single computer. The narwhals are challenging to control, allowing for purposefully clunky and silly gameplay. Each narwhal has four lives, and loses a life each time an opponent pierces its heart with its horn. The narwhal’s heart is a large target on each narwhal’s chest. The last narwhal standing is the winner of the game.
www.feedthehead.net Feed the head does exactly what its name implies, which is tasking the player with feeding and interacting with a large blue head. The head is very interactive, responding to certain interactions from the player. Some of the head’s transformations are quite entertaining, such as when the head opens to reveal a movie projector hidden within its forehead. The head itself is well designed and is akin to a piece of art that is ever changing. One moment, the head may breathe fire, while the next moment has
next year? Xavier does something called senior treats where the moms bring us treats, and just having the chance to make more friends and memories before we go to new places. What’s your favorite outside activity? Night hiking and finding new places in Arizona. Why isn’t it roller skating? It should be roller skating. Are you an inline skater or four wheeler? I’m basically a professional inline skater. Would you ever enter a roller derby? No, I value my life and don’t want to be eaten by those frightening girls. What would your roller derby name be? My roller derby name is the same name as my laser tag name, and there’s no way I could reveal that top secret information.
the head opening on the top to reveal another smaller head. The head’s transformations depend on the player’s interactions, which are determined by mouse movements or finger taps. For example, the head may grow a beard, which the player can shave by simply moving the mouse into the beard.
www.thisiswhyimbroke.com “This is Why I’m Broke” is basically a catalogue for some of the most outrageous items on the Internet. The site offers fun and useful items, such as a wearable sleeping bag and a shower head that lights up water to make it appear multicolored. The site also offers extremely expensive items, such as a usable, street legal TRON motorcycle, as seen in the films and priced at $65,000. Though some of the items on the site are very expensive, the majority of the items are meant for everyday consumers. Another example of an entertaining item is the Harry Potter Remote Control Wand. This item is a wand that is programmed to communicate with television sets through gestures. The most expensive item found on the website is an underground parking platform. The consumer pays over $1,000,000 to have a construction team come to their house and build an elevating, underground platform.
The Roundup
Words from the Wise ... “I hate to say it, but I think it’s time to blast off, Rocket Club.” - Mr. Mike Welty ‘83
“Mr. Smith’s arms are bigger than my head.” - Jack McAuslan ‘16
“Immanuel Kant? More like Immanuel Kant touch this.” - Sohum Mendon ‘16
“The bell hasn’t rung yet. Don’t get up. I still own you.” - Ms. Breanne Toshner
“What we are called to be are little Christs.” - Mr. Tim Broyles quoting Fr. Henry “Dutch” Oliver, S.J.
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The Artist’s Corner Email your artwork to blam@brophyprep.org.
Above: “Space” | Monotype with pen and ink by Will Harris ’15 Middle: “Harry Kane: King of the Mouth Breathers” | Linoleum block print by JD Mcelenney ’15 Bottom: “The Transfiguration” | Photography by Jeff Thomas ’16