The Election
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Drew Hayden ’15
E very year, Devon Prep puts on a Christy Martin, who has no friends, Mark Davenport, Rieve Bule ’15 as
consistently entertaining Fall Drama which showcases the numerous talented actors who attend the school. This year’s show will be no different. The show is The Election, a comical representation of a high school student body election. The play wright describes his play as: “After an embattled student body president resigns in disgrace, Mark Davenport figures he will cruise to victory in the special election. After all, his only opponent is nerdy
and is proposing eliminating football. But that’s before she gets an extreme makeover, raises millions of dollars through a mysterious SuperPAC, and starts running vicious attack ads on local television. Now Mark is in for the fight of his life, and it’s either face total annihilation or accept the services of a slick professional campaign manager with questionable ethics and his own SuperPAC. A hilarious and timely satire on the contemporary political scene.” With CJ Nave ’15 as
Jesuit College Fair Sean Fulmer ’16
O n T hu r s d ay, S eptember 2 5, t he ju n ior a nd sen ior cla sses a ssembled i n t he g y m for t he Je s u it C ol le ge Fa i r. T here w ere 16 Je s u it s c hool s i n at tend a nc e: Ma rquet te Un i ver s it y, L oyol a Un i ver s it y Ma r y l a nd, L oyol a Un i ver s it y C h ic a go, L oyol a Un i ver s it y Ne w O rle a n s, S a i nt Peter ’s Un i ver s it y, S c r a nton Un i ver s it y, Re g i s Un i ver s it y, W he el i ng Je s u it Un i ver s it y, Fa i r f ield Un i ver s it y, X av ier Un i ver s it y, St . L ou i s Un i ver s it y, C a n i s iu s C ol le ge, Le Moy ne C ol le ge, Spr i ng H i l l C ol le ge, Joh n C a r rol l Un i ver s it y, a nd St . Jos eph’s Un i ver s it y. T he C ol le ge Fa i r w a s ver y i n for m at i ve a nd helpe d m a ny ju n ior s a nd s en ior s get i n touc h w it h repre s ent at i ve s f rom t hos e c ol le ge s. Ma ny s t udent s i n at tend a nc e w ere ver y i ntere s te d i n goi ng to a Je s u it c ol le ge a nd t hos e s t udent s t h at w ere not c onv i nc e d b efore t he C ol le ge Fa i r bet ter u nder s tood a nd appre c i ate d t he
b enef it s of goi ng to a Je s u it c ol le ge a f ter t he C ol le ge Fa i r. For m a ny of t he s e ju n ior s, t h i s w a s t hei r f i r s t enc ou nter w it h t he c ol le ge proc e s s. Ju n ior E dd ie Mc Gi n le y ’16 s a id, “Per s on a l l y, I w a s re a l l y g l ad to h ave t he oppor t u n it y to le a r n more ab out d i f ferent C at hol ic u n i ver s it ie s. T here i s s o muc h to le a r n w hen look i ng at a c ol le ge s o it w a s g re at to s e e it l i ve a nd i n per s on .” T he C ol le ge Fa i r helpe d t he s en ior s n a r row dow n t hei r s c hool s t h at t he y w i l l appl y to a nd helpe d t he ju n ior s u nder s t a nd w h at e x ac t l y t he y w a nt i n a c ol le ge. T here w a s a l s o t he oppor t u n it y to c ompa re s c hool s be c au s e t he y were a l l toget her i n t he s a me room at t he s a me t i me. T he ju n ior a nd s en ior c l a s s e s w ou ld l i k e to t h a n k t he D i re c tor of C ol le ge Pl a n n i ng a nd Pl ac ement , M r s. E l i z ab et h E s h lem a n, for put t i ng a l l of t h i s toget her.
CAP Summer Drive Eddie McGinley ’16
One of t he chief priorit ies here at Devon Prep has a lways been to g ive back to t he communit y a nd to t hose less for t unate t ha n we. This was cer ta in ly t r ue t his past summer, when t he Christ ia n Act ion Prog ram (CA P) held yet a not her dr ive in order to ea rn supplies for t hose in need. This specif ic drive’s goa l was to collect va rious school supplies and have t hem delivered to St. Elizabet h’s Communit y Center in Nor t h Phi ladelphia. Nearly 3000 items were gat hered and subsequent ly dist r ibuted, consist ing of ever y t hing f rom pens and pencils to ca lcu lators a nd back pack s. Senior CA P Presidents Pat Rohr ’15 and A ndrew K ra mer ’15, as well as junior CA P Vice Presidents Eddie McGin ley ’16 a nd Kea ne W hite ’16, headed t he orga nizat ion a nd dist ribut ion of t he items. Fa mi lies of Nor t h Philadelphia received t hese
supplies at St. Elizabet h’s a nnua l Communit y Block Pa r t y, where t he items were dist ributed direct ly to t he chi ldren at tending school. CA P
Pictured, from left to right: CAP Vice Presidents Eddie McGinley ’16 and Keane White ’16 and Presidents Pat Rohr ’15 and Andrew Kramer ’15
w i ll a lso tea m up w it h St. Elizabet h’s Communit y Center in t he upcoming Tha n k sg iv ing Food Drive t hat w i ll direct ly benef it t heir food pa nt r y a nd t he fa mi lies of t he surrounding a rea.
Karl Merriweather, and Jack Wagner ’17 as Gary McMaster, and under the strong direction of director Mr. Paul Recupero, this show is guaranteed to be a good time for the whole family. The Election takes place on November 7,8, and 9, right in the middle of election season, and after all the hard work and time the director, actors, actresses, and volunteers have put forth—and considering how funny the show is—this play should be attended by everyone!
Fresh Princes of Devon
Michael Knudson ’15, Co-Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Fre s h m a n or ient at ion i s a n e x c it i ng t i me for ne w a nd ret u r n i ng s t udent s a l i k e. W ide- e ye d f re s h men h ave t he oppor t u n it y to e x plore t hei r ne w s c ho ol w h i le e x per ienc e d s en ior s proud l y s how of f t he i n s t it ut ion t h at h a s be en t hei r home for t he l a s t t h re e ye a r s. T he ne w n i nt h g r ader s were f i r st led to t he c a feter i a w here t he y m a ke ner vou s c onver s at ion w it h one a not her. It i s a n u nder s t a nd abl y u nc om for t able e x per ienc e: a ne w pl ac e, ne w pe ople, a nd c on f u s i ng ide a s a s to w h at t he h ig h-s c ho ol e x per ienc e w i l l ac t u a l l y ent a i l . Fr. R ic h a rd W y z y k ie w ic z ’61 c lea r s h i s t h roat to c apt u re t he s t udent s’ at tent ion before open i ng t he e vent w it h a pr ayer. H i s s uppl ic at ion i s fol low e d b y a br ief s pe e c h f rom A s s i s t a nt Head m a s ter M r. L a r r y Ie z z i, w ho t hen h a nd s t he rei n s over to t hos e member s of t he s en ior c l a s s i n at tend a nc e. S en ior s Pat Roh r, Luc a s Wat s on, E r ic D i P iet ro, M ic h ael K nud s on, Ty ler K l ic k a, A nd re w Daw s on, Gabe Pa l l a nte, a nd Jac k He g a r t y a re eac h a s s ig ne d to a g roup of f re s h men . E ac h s en ior le ad s h i s g roup on a br ief tou r of t he f ac i l it ie s, prov id i ng i n for m at ion about te ac her s a nd c l a s s e s a s w el l a s a n s w er i ng a ny que s t ion s. Fol low i ng t he tou r s, s t udent s a re le d to t he g y m w here t he y eng a ge i n c l ic hé ic ebre a k er s a nd h ave a not her oppor t u n it y to eng a ge w it h one a not her, now t h at s ome of t he i n it i a l ner vou s ne s s h a s abate d . W h i le it m ay not s e em l i k e a l i fe- c h a ng i ng e vent on t he s u r f ac e, t he i mpor t a nc e of f re s h m a n or ient at ion c a n not be over s t ate d . It i s t he ver y f i r s t e x per ienc e t h at t he s e you ng men w i l l h ave w it h t he member s of t he De von P rep c om mu n it y : pe ople w it h w hom t he y w i l l be w ork i ng , c ompet i ng , a nd jok i ng for t he ne x t fou r ye a r s of t hei r l i ve s.