2014 April Issue Jesuit Crusader

Volume LX, Issue VI

Jesuit High School • Portland, Oregon

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Munch Madness Naod Aynaylem, ’15

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he second annual Munch Madness basketball tournament is all about “hooping it up for a good cause.”

A collaborative effort between the Christian Service office and Student Government, Munch Madness is a student-based fundraiser for charity: the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Mirroring the NCAA’s Division I basketball championships, the 3-on-3 basketball tournament is a new and popular means of giving back within the JHS student body.

All proceeds go to St. Vincent de Paul and will be matched by Jesuit alumni.

St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization that encourages women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Jesuit also partners with St. Vincent de Paul for the annual canned food drive.

“St. Vincent de Paul helps people with food and rent insecurities,” said Christian Service director Scott Powers. “We realize that hunger is not just something that happens at Christmas time.”

The Activities Committee of Student Government, made up of seniors Zack Loftis and Griffin Marieb, juniors Jack Reese and Shannen Burton, and sophomores Serena Oduro and Madeline Moss, is in charge of organizing and spreading awareness for the tournament.

“Munch Madness is a fun and interactive way to get the student body involved in helping people who are in need,” said Reese.

The rules are simple. Games are ten minutes each and the first team to seven wins.

Each team donates a minimum of $25.00 to be placed on the roster. The most important rule is to have fun.

This year there is an additional opportunity for student involvement. Students are now able to fill out a bracket with their predictions on who will win the whole tournament.

“It truly unites our community in an entertaining and engaging fashion,” said Burton. “It’s not about the athleticism or skill, its just about showing up and supporting a good cause.”

The games will be held during both lunches, in the Knight Gym on April 7th, 8th, 14th, and the Championship Assembly on the 15th.

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Overwhelmed by the changes, sophomore Emily Holman believes that it is never too early to prepare for the SAT.

The new & improved SAT F Coyle Dummigan, ’15

or the sophomores and juniors ramping up for college, the SAT looms

large.

For the freshmen who are already thinking about the SAT, the College Board will be changing the content and format of the SAT starting in 2016.

As many people may already know, the current SAT requires a specific way of thinking that is not always taught in school. The SAT will be issuing a redesigned test with hopes to further prepare students for college and beyond.

The revamped SAT will focus on eight key changes to the test: the addition of more relevant words, ability to work based on given evidence/information, the essay, greater focus on three concrete math topics, the use of real world context, the analysis of science and social studies texts and graphs, inclusion of excerpts from influential and founding documents of the United States along with text from current social issues, and finally there will not be penalties for incorrect an-

swers.

The vocabulary used in the current SAT is not often seen in the everyday life.

Students are encouraged to use flashcards to learn obscure words that otherwise would not be in daily vocabulary.

According to the College Board website, “the redesigned SAT will focus on more relevant words, the meanings of which depend on how they’re used. Students will be asked to interpret the meaning of words based on the context of the passage in which they appear.”

Students will also be asked to interpret information found in sources throughout both evidence based reading and writing sections. The redesigned test will greater reflect the need in college and beyond to search for and interpret information found in various sources.

In certain questions during the writing sections, students will be asked to look at a graphic and edit the writing passage according to the information found in the graphic.

During the reading sections, students will be asked at least once per pas-

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sage to pick a quote in the reading that supports the answer they previously chose.

This will encourage students to not just guess but actually feel confident in why they’re choosing a specific answer.

The essay on the redesigned SAT will be very different from the current. Instead of being asked to write a five paragraph essay on the assigned topic, “students will read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument. They essay will also become an optional component to the SAT more reflecting its competitor the ACT.

The SAT math sections will be focusing on three key areas of mathematics.

The test will include problem solving and data analysis, core algebra and an introduction to advanced math.

Problem solving will include the use of ratios, percentages and reasoning to solve problems, the core of algebra will focus on demonstration of complete mastery regarding linear equations and systems.

Lastly, the introduction to advanced math will ask students to display their familiarity with more complex

equations.

Students will be asked to use all skills tested in the SAT to answer questions in science, history and social studies.

Very similar to the changes explained before, students will be presented with graphics and pieces of literature and asked to revise data and information presented to solve problems in the sciences.

The SAT will not be adding a science section it will focus more on reading and analysis of data.

Not only will this eliminate some of the pieces of seemingly worthless writing features in the SAT, but the College Board hopes the new integration of our worlds issues and countries past will engage students with their past, present and future.

Although some changes may be more difficult and challenging than the current test, some aspects may benefit the younger students that will be taking it. One of the largest tests in the country is looking at a change that will affect everyone in the education world.

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Jesuit High wins 2014 Oregon Sustainable Award Brigid Kelley, ’15

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esuit has turned the corner in becoming a leading school in environmental a wareness ....in the state of Oregon. In late March, Jesuit High School was announced as a 2014 Oregon Sustainable School Award winner, specifically under the category of Oregon Pillar 1 Award for Environmental Impacts.

This is the third year in existence of the award, which is announced annually to schools in the state of Oregon that exemplify profound methods of sustainability.

This award has 4 pillars: Sustainable School Award, Environmental Impacts, Healthy and Safe Students and Staff, and Education for Sustainability. Last year, Jesuit won this award under Pillar 3: Education for Sustainability and in 2012 JHS received honorable mention again under Pillar 3.

This award was received as a result of the hard work of Principal Hogan and Ms. Cournia. Ms. Cournia worked on and submitted the 25 page application process earlier this year.

The Oregon Sustainable Schools Award has been in existence for 3 years. Schools that apply must submit an application for analysis under each pillar category.

“The Oregon Sustainable School Award looks at the ways for how we have been able quantify improvements in natural gas usage, electricity and water usage,” said Ms. Cournia. The application tracked numbers in the last 3 years to see improvements and progress. It has the schools applying share different

things that the school has used to be sustainable.”

Additionally, schools may apply to be eligible for the nomination as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. To be named a Green Ribbon School would mean federal recognition awarded at the national level. There are currently only 4 schools in Oregon that

the first year that Jesuit has been nominated as a Green School candidate. The winners will be announced on Earth Day, April 22.

A unique aspect that Jesuit has compared to other schools in Oregon, is the Christian Service Program.

“The Christian Service program enables educating for

received a grant to build a new recycling center to be in the cafeteria. This center will be up by Earth Day, April 22, and hosts a clear method for disposing of different types of recycling, compost, trash.

“Receiving this grant is created heightened awareness for the student body. It has allowed the faculty and staff to

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The Elorriaga Center is the newest sustainably constructed building on Jesuit High School’s campus are Green Ribbon Schools.

To be nominated for a Green Ribbon Award, a school must be high achieving in all three pillar areas: 1) reducing environmental impact and costs 2) improving the health and wellness of students and staff 3) providing effective sustainability education. Schools receive a nomination to the Green Ribbon Application based on submission from the state level. This is

sustainability through how we are aware of the poor and marginalized in our community,” said Ms. Cournia.

Around Jesuit, there are a lot of activities that students might not be aware of that increase the sustainability and overall safety of the school environment in regards to health.

Many actions are taken around the school to improve the global impact. Recently, JHS

see what we are doing, and recognize where there is room for improvement,” said Ms. Cournia.

“With every recognition and acknowledgement, it spurs the administration to make decision to continue in the sustainable manner.”

After Jesuit won this award, the Board of Trustees put language in the new sponsorship about sustainability in the goals for the next 6 years.

Last Christmas break a team tested some of the classrooms for radon, which is a leading cause for lung cancer. Also, the water on campus has been tested for lead in the past. Both the radon and lead testing were all clear and well below the signs for concern. There is also a well situated on campus that reaches well water which is used by the school.

A fairly-new addition to the JHS campus is the eco-friendly Elorriaga Center.

“The Elorriaga Center is one of the most sustainable buildings on campus,” said junior Isabel Klein who is the Sustainability Chair on the Green Team/Service Club. “The center uses environmentally friendly materials, efficient lighting, and solar panels on the building.”

Some other aspects that Jesuit students may not be aware of, are the ongoing advancements to increase the safety and education of our school environment.

Recently, by the flagpole roundabout and Cronin parking lot, two new anti-idling signs have been added. This promotes the continued education especially for parents who dropoff and pick-up their children Every step to increase awareness is crucial for a sustainable and healthy school environment.

“It is really important that people recognize that the choices they are making can have a direct impact on the environment and are thinking about their environmental footprint because the way they choose to live will impact their future,” said Klein.

What happened to flight 370?

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n March 8 Malaysia flight 370 disappeared en route to Beijing from Kuala Lampur International airport. The plane was carrying 239 people making up 13 different nationalities.

The vanishing plane has mystified the world, as the cause of its disappearance still remains a question. The plane was supposed to land at 6:30 am, but about 45 minutes after take-off, air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane over the Indian ocean.

Over the past 3 weeks, 12 different nations have been involved in the search for the plane.

As of March 16 it was declared a criminal investigation and authori-

ties have led extensive investigations into the pilots, crew, and passengers. No evidence has confirmed that any individual is responsible for the disappearance of the flight, but it is a high possibility at this point in the investigation according to Malaysian authorities.

The search as spanned over thousands of kilometers.

Investigators say that “looking for a needle in a haystack would be much easier to find.”

Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association, in a recent speech pointed to “disbelief both that an aircraft could simply disappear and that the ‘black box’ is so difficult to recover.”

The black box stores crucial information

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to what happened on Malaysia flight 370 as it able to recreate and evaluate events leading up to a crash.

Controversy has sprouted among investigators as they are forced to doubt their sources after finding discrepancies in the final words spoken in the cockpit of plane 370.

Malaysian authorities have just verified that the last voice transmission was “Good night Malaysian three-seven-zero.” rather than the previously reported, “All right good night.”

The question still remains as to where the plane is located and what exactly happened after the loss of contact with the Malaysian pilots, but police and investigators have confirmed that the plane has crashed.

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or many, the flu season starts the annual frantic ritual of rushing to a doctor to get a flu shot. While this tradition is common, are those little sticks in the arm really worth it?

People have debated for years whether getting a flu shot really does more good than bad. There have been many cases in which people become sick or even die from a flu shot, but these cases mostly have to do with the elderly or infants. For a Jesuit student, the risk does not out weigh the reward.

“During the 2013/ 2014-flu season, the most prevalent strain of the flu was H1N1,” said Dr. Heather Baskin of The Baskin Clinic. “This strain is known to affect the young and

healthy, not just very young or elderly individuals.”

According to WebMD, people should understand the following about flu shots:

1. They will not give you the flu.

2. To get the best result, a person should get the vaccine before Thanksgiving.

3. If you are allergic to eggs, the vaccine is not for you.

4. Up to 49,000 people (including teens) die of the flu every year, so prevention is key.

If you are among the many who are against getting the shot, there are many ways to keep yourself healthy without getting the shot.

For instance, keeping vitamin D levels up in a person’s body up can increase his or her chance of

combating the flu.

“Vitamin D is an important player in overall healthy immune function, but it’s also an effective antimicrobial agent in its own right, producing 200 to 300 different antimicrobial peptides in your body that kill bacteria, viruses and fungi,” said Dr. Joseph Mercola of Mercola.com,. “So optimizing your vitamin D levels will help combat viruses in more ways than one.”

Seeing that Jesuit students can be stuck under the clouds of Oregon weather, vitamin D can be hard to come by. Taking a supplement everyday can get vitamin D levels back up into a healthy range.

Besides maintaining healthy levels of vitamin D, sleep and diet are an extremely important factor in combating the flu. A

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The flu shot debate: options for all Shea Morgan, `14

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diet high in processed sugars, like fructose, can slow down the immune system and cantherefore cause you to get sick more often. Also, excess sugar in someone’s body becomes food for the viruses and pathogenic yeast, which cause illness.

Getting a good night sleep will keep one’s energy levels up that are vital for fighting off viruses and bad bacteria. It may be hard, as Jesuit students, to go to bed at a reasonable hour, but those extra hours can do wonders for your health and your grades.

So whether someone chooses to get a flu shot or not, there are important factors to understand before making any decisions.

Talking to your doctor is always a good first step in understanding what will work best for you.

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Feeling well Not sick at all Have a light cold Tired Have the sniffles Have a mild runny nose Have a mild cough without a fever

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STAY HOME IF...

• Have a fever (99.5 F or above) • Have had a fever in the last 24 hours • Throwing up (or have in past 24 hours) • Have a communicable disease • Taking medication to reduce a fever • Have diarrhea • Have a rash

Lunch room allergies Molly Jenkins, ’14

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esuit’s cafeteria offers a variety of options at lunch for a portion of the student .....body, but what about everyone with serious food allergies?

Yes, it is clear that Monday’s cheese pizza is unlikely to contain nuts, but if you have a severe nut allergy like seniors Helen Davis, Drake Desrosiers, or Christo Michaelson, you can’t just assume the food is safe.

“Luckily, Pizza Schmizza served on Monday’s is safe from nuts and my favorite thing to indulge in at Jesuit,” said Davis.

“Since my allergy is so bad I don’t get food from the Jesuit cafeteria because I’m so worried about nuts,” said Michaelson. “If I do get anything I stick to packaged items to be safe or a sandwich because they are separate from everything else.”

Michaelson’s approach to eating in the lunchroom is practical for those with severe nut allergies. However, Michael-

son and others can be severely limited in their options.

Those with nut allergies aren’t the only ones that the cafeteria must accommodate. One of the hardest food allergies to have options for is gluten-free. The majority of those who are gluten-free stick to a strict gluten-free diet for health reasons. While Jesuit’s Sacristans accommodate those students with a “gluten-free” host served by senior Joey Alfieri, the cafeteria is not as accommodating.

“When I first found out about my intolerance to gluten it was hard to find good foods to eat,” said senior Darby Cronin. Cronin, like many other gluten-free students, usually brings her own lunch to school.

“Rice is the only thing I can safely buy for lunch at Jesuit,” said senior Emily Earnshaw, who is allergic to gluten.

The majority of those with gluten intolerances and

a portion of those with an allergy can come in contact with gluten without having a severe reaction. However, some students cannot eat gluten because they have Celiac Disease, a chronic disease. The disease can also lead to other diseases if continual contact with gluten is made. Therefore, those with allergies to gluten, especially if you are severely allergic or have Celiac Disease, can’t just assume it is gluten-free.

Yes, you can have a baked potato with cheese on Fridays or perhaps a bowl of rice with nothing on it. However, the risk for cross-contamination is high in the cafeteria, and therefore it’s safer to bring your own lunch or buy packaged food like Michaelson suggests.

“I bring my own lunch to school because there are not any other options for me,” said junior Katie Sandquist, who is allergic to gluten, dairy, eggs, and soy.

“I’ve only bought lunch one time and it wasn’t a good experience because all I could have was rice.”

Jesuit’s cafeteria does offer a wide variety of food options but they aren’t necessarily healthy. Students are limited to a bowl of rice or a packaged snack during school, and find it unclear if the food is processed in a safe environment.

There is nothing that guides the student as to what is safe to eat. Furthermore, for those with severe allergies, nothing is guaranteed to be safe unless it’s pre-packaged or prepared in a separate area.

With rising awareness about food allergies in the lunch room, more schools, particularly universities, are developing safe spaces and menus for those with allergies.

The University of Notre Dame is prized with having one of the best programs for those with allergies in the cafeteria, followed by

schools such as Baylor University and Southern Methodist University. Both Notre Dame and SMU have created sections in their cafeteria for those with allergies. Baylor is a step behind with no distinct section for students but a clear menu of what is safe and labels in the cafeteria. Many other schools, such as Texas Christian University, are starting with a list of what is safe for students to eat.

“I think having a menu or list at Jesuit of what foods were safe to eat would be popular,” said Sandquist.

“A lot more people have allergies at Jesuit than they know because their allergies are hidden since everyone plays it safe and brings their own lunch.”

“Having a list of what was safe to eat at Jesuit would be amazing,” said Michaelson. “It would make people like me feel much safer to eat the food in the cafeteria.”

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Back in the classroom Emily Preble, ’16

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Michaelson and Larner pose with their friends and family after winning their awards on March 9.

Michaelson and Larner take all Rachael Vargas, ’14

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ast month, two of Jesuit’s finest athletes, seniors Christo Michaelson and Erin Larner, won Oregon Sports Awards for their accomplishments in their respective sport.

The Oregon Sports Award is an award ceremony for local athletes at the high school, college, and professional level. The event took place March 9th at Nike World Headquarters.

Winners were chosen based on a fan vote, as well as a professional vote.

“A statewide voting panel made up of media members from around the state votes on the finalists for each award, determining the winner,” said Cristina Duin, project manager for ETZEL Lagency, producers of the show. “There is also an online fan vote that counts as one vote on the voting panel.”

Michaelson, a soccer player, found out he was nominated a month in advance for “Prep Soccer Player of the Year,” but he didn’t know he was going to win until the

ceremony.

“It was pretty stressful.

When I did find out at the actual ceremony, it was one of the most humbling experiences of my life,” said Michaelson.

Senior John Melito, who has played with Michaelson for two years, both at Jesuit and in club soccer, attended the award ceremony to support his friend and teammate.

“Christo is a work horse, he puts his head down and works until the game is over. He leaves everything on the field,” said Melito.

Michaelson and Melito enjoyed seeing all of the athletes that attended the event.

“My favorite part was easily the ceremony and being able to see all the other amazing athletes win their awards. It’s really interesting to watch the highlights of the top athletes for their sport,” said Michaelson.

Larner, a tennis player, had an equally rewarding evening. Larner also brought an entourage, which included senior Emma Marquard.

“She is super dedicated and puts a ton of time into tennis. I think she deserves the award more then anyone else,” said Marquard.

“I know Erin worked hard for her award and letting her have a night to shine was awesome.”

“My favorite part of the event was seeing the athletes from all levels of sports,” said Larner.

Both Michaelson and Larner have a different place they choose to keep the giant trophy that serves as a constant reminder of their achievements and hard work. Michaelson keeps the trophy on his nightstand right next to his bed and Larner keeps hers with her other trophies on her dresser.

The next step in Larner’s tennis career is to play for Northwestern University. Although she is still undecided on what exactly she plans on studying, she knows that she wants to peruse a career in either business or law. Michaelson has signed to play for Gonzaga University. He is still undecided but is leaning toward business or sports managment as future career options.

money in tips and salary and was even offered a permanent position, but after some discernment decided to continue searching the job market.

“You wouldn’t think of the things I’ve done, the coast guard, styling hair, and teaching, as being similar,” said Mr. Yanosy.

“But what interconnects them for me is the need to constantly be learning. You have to be confident as well.”

Athletic director, Mr. Hughes, began on a religious path running a youth ministry program in Portland.

“It’s funny, because coincidentally Mr. Clarke and Mr. Allen were doing the same thing with different ministries,” said Mr. Hughes.

During the eighties these teachers started programs like the Portland Plunge and began ministries for the teens in the Portland area a mission not so different from the Jesuit service they are involved with today.

Principal Hogan watched

his brother pursue a career in law as an attorney and thought he would do the same.

“When I was younger and in college I wanted to be a lawyer,” said Mr. Hogan. “But I watched my brother’s world, the hours and mainly the adversary nature of the job and realized it wasn’t my calling.”

Mr. Hogan, on a rugby team in high school, traveled to Europe to play his senior year of high school. It was here he was turned on to a one-month student teaching gig.

“And that was when I really knew, the student teaching gig was my inspiration after I realized law was not my passion,” said Hogan.

Although their pasts vary, the one thing these stories have in common is the collective passion each staff member has found in the practice of teaching and learning. This shared love brought all of Jesuit’s staff to grace these halls alongside us.

rincipal Hogan jumps back into the classroom this semester as he fills in during Mr. Villareal’s paternity leave.

After teaching at Jesuit High School for 26 years, it is fair to say that Mr. Hogan knows what he is doing in a classroom. Upon receiving his title as principal, however, things got a little more complicated as he was forced to juggle the taxing demands of his new role as well as the efforts needed to run a successful class.

“This year we’ve had a lot going on including this whole accreditation sponsorship review process, and that takes a lot of time,” said Mr. Hogan. “I knew I didn’t want to teach, but then the timing worked out so that Mr. Villareal’s paternity leave started after that all ended, so this is kind of an experiment to see if I can be a good principal and a good teacher.”

Mr. Hogan’s main concern with taking up both the roles of teacher and principal focuses around the issue of time management; with daily meetings, reports, and blogs to write and attend, Mr. Hogan fears that he won’t have the time to fully devote his energy to both positions.

“I worry that I’m not going to have enough time to be as good as I should be,” said Mr. Hogan. “The jury is still out on whether I can pull that off.”

The students who have been lucky enough to

have Mr. Hogan, however, say differently, emphasizing his passion for teaching and willingness to listen to the voices of those in the class.

“The class is going really well overall,” said Heran Mamo, a junior enrolled in Mr. Hogan’s sixth period AP English class. “I can tell that Mr. Hogan not only has experience as an English teacher but also possesses a lot of zeal and enthusiasm for it. He is so friendly and charismatic and knew everyone’s names before he even began to sub for our class, which really showed me how much he cares for us.”

Although attending a class taught by the principal can seem intimidating, the students of Mr. Hogan’s class gush about his honesty, openness, and genuine sense of love that he has continued to share with them.

“At first, I was nervous to be taught by a man of such high authority and power in our school,” said junior Wendall Tseng. “What I soon came to realize was that Mr. Hogan is a very equitable, just, and might I say ‘chill’ guy.

He in no way abuses his power or intimidates us, but rather I feel like I’m being taught by any other teacher. His easy and smooth assimilation to our class is a testament to that.”

While he continues to find the perfect balance of simultaneously teaching and running the school, Principal Hogan hopes to use the rest of this semester as a test to see what positions next year holds for him.

If teachers weren’t teachers Cece Alexander, ’14

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he Jesuit staff are just like the rest of us: there was a time when they had no idea what they wanted to do with their lives. The things they might have pursued come in all shapes and sizes, and oftentimes are surprising.

English III and IV teacher, Mr. Yanosy, is known as a grizzly pirate and Lord of the Rings enthusiast around school, discloses his passion was once cutting, coloring, and styling women’s hair.

Mr. Yanosy was asked to manage the front desk of his friend’s newly opened hair salon, but soon found himself mastering the tricks of the trade. His skills eventually included giving scalp massages, highlights, and artfully setting thinning woman’s hair to evoke the illusion of fullness.

“People would get sick, and someone had to fill in,” said Mr. Yanosy. “I really loved using the straight blade.”

Mr. Yanosy made ample

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Principle Hogan tries to inspire his new 6th period students.

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Auction strives for success

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Lunch moms make sure students get exactly what they want for lunch.

What’s a lunch mom?

Claire McCarthy, ’14

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he Food Services Department, more commonly known as the Hot Lunch Program, is responsible for the daunting task of providing balanced and affordable meals for the student body and staff. The department operates four days a week, August through June, with the help of 200 volunteers, nine of which are male.

Volunteers can either sign up for a regular schedule or as a substitute to fill in when someone is unavailable. Regular scheduled volunteers sign up for a day of the week to work.

“For example if you sign up to work Tuesdays you are then assigned a schedule for Tuesday volunteering the first, third, and fifth Tuesday of the month or Tuesday volunteering the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month,” said Mrs. Matthews, the mother of two JHS students, who works for the lunch program.

Volunteers prepare the food, serve both lunch periods, and cleanup after, with a short time between to eat their own lunch. The average volunteer day is about a four hour commitment starting about 9am to around 1pm. Volunteers also receive $5 for their students to pay for lunch on that day.

“The lunch tickets are a nice perk, but more than giving my kids the tickets, I like to keep a watchful eye on my kids and their friends at lunch,” jokingly added Mrs. Hickman, who has two kids who attend Jesuit.

All these volunteers would not be productive without the support of paid employees who coordinate the

volunteers, schedule the staff, and order food and supplies.

There are four part-time staff members and one full-time employee, Mrs. Prentice who is the Food Services Director.

Mrs. Prentice is the head of the department who communicates with other administrators and supervisors to make executive decisions about the Food Services at Jesuit.

“With the help of my staff I oversee the menus, paying attention to keeping healthy options available and prices affordable,” said Mrs. Prentice.

Mrs. Prentice and the rest of the staff are committed to keeping the kitchen and lunchroom a safe place for students and faculty.

Every lunch volunteer must have a Food Handlers card and must follow standard health codes.

“I am responsible for keeping the kitchen running smoothly and safely. Safety in the kitchen is paramount among my staff,” added Mrs. Prentice.

Safety and service are the first priority with the kitchen staff and they work hard to provide students with healthy meals.

“It’s fun to see the kids, and I love getting to know the other friends I volunteer with,” said Mrs. Jarrett who has been working with the lunch program for 10 years.

“When I first started I thought it would be just a social event, but I quickly realized it was hard work, but I keep coming back because I’ve made so many friends and we’re just having a good time.”

Most volunteers agree that the hard work pays off by helping the school, demonstrating service for students, and making new friends.

“When I first started I thought it would be just a social event, but I quickly realized it was hard work.”

he tranquil, earth-toned façade of the DeSmet business center sets a deceptive tone for what lies just beyond the two hallway entrances.

Upon entering, I felt as though I was amidst a colony of strongly determined bees, as there was a low hum in the air that nearly screamed “productiveness.” Each person I walked past on my quest to find the auction office was on a mission, but I was yet to discover what for.

Tucked away in the back left corner of the DeSmet offices with an overlooking view of the tennis courts, sits the auction office. Once again, the office’s quiet temperament and modest appearance is quite the misrepresentation.

Approaching May 3, is the 46th annual Jesuit auction.

With its theme “Celebrate the journey,” the auction team is preparing to fulfill a night of celebration and much more.

Stepping up to the demanding and laborious task of co-chairing this year’s auction are Mrs. Rose Kilpatrick and Mrs. Karen Petroff. Along with the other full-time members of the auction development de-

partment, the team has been working on everything-auction since the night of last year’s big event came to a close.

Karen Petroff, an auction veteran, chaired the 2007 auction, has worked in procurement for the past six years, and is back again, determined to ensure this year’s success.

“Jesuit is unique in that it is a school that highly values traditions,” said Petroff. “Our goal is to celebrate the beliefs of the school, create a fun night where the community can come

used to keep tuition rates as low as possible and to cover other basic school expenses.

Chairing alongside Karen Petroff is Rose Kilpatrick. While she explains that it does indeed take quite a bit of work to organize and execute a lucrative auction, the true reason the event succeeds is due to the team’s positive mindset.

“Fun is a must. If we aren’t having fun then why are we here? Everything works better when people enjoy what they do,” she said. “Our meetings are not only fun–but funny; some of your moms have quite the sense of humor.”

Without the assistance brought in by the development department, staff, and parent volunteers, both chairs admit the auction simply would not go on.

The Jesuit auction involves so many different individuals and groups in the planning and execution of this school-wide event, and it completly embodies the sense of community that Jesuit is known for.

From planning, donating, fundraising, and dedicating their own precious time, the auction team is truly working for the “greater glory.”

“Fun is a must. If we aren’t having fun then why are we here? Everything works better when people enjoy what they do.” together, and raise money for Jesuit.”

The successes of Jesuit’s auctions speak for themselves as it currently holds the title for the longest running high school auction in the state of Oregon.

Last year the auction grossed about $725,000 and this year has set a goal of $750,000.

All revenue earned on May 3 goes to a combined endowment

Jesuit adds new security force James Wisniewski, ’14

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the past several months. The deal of $20 million, the comesuit High School is again Beaverton Police Department pany has agreed to send out 250 ramping up campus security has been vocal about the schools of their SOs (Security Officials) as school violence around actions, saying that this is what to protect the Jesuit High School ......the country becomes more all schools should be doing. Campus. prevalent.

The BPD even sent their Police When Sharp End Inter It is safe to say that Je- Chief to tour and approve the national officially begins worksuit has become one of the saf- campus on March 18. ing at Jesuit, they will dressed est schools in the area, with our After several months and positioned in a way that is added security guards least disruptive and our new security as possible. The gate, but the question officials will be has been asked: are we suited in all-white safe enough? Can we uniforms and a ever be too safe? The white helmet and answer that Jesuit High visor, with “JHS” School has agreed upon printed in everis no, we can never be green across the too safe. For this reafront and back of son, notable changes the chest. are being made towards There will be the tail end of this year exactly one SO to again make Jesuit stationed in the even safer. corner opposite

“I believe that of the main door it is a good thing that of the classroom.

Jesuit is doing this, beAlthough it may Courtesy of Google.com seem a little over cause we need to be safe, and honestly, you The new BOSS security guards are prepared to keep Jesuit safe. the top, the SOs can never be too safe. It will all be armed may be over the top, but it can’t of interviews, the BOSS and with a special tranquilizer-blowhurt us,” said senior Bridget administration came to a deci- dart-gun that Sharp End InterO’Donnell. sion, choosing Sharp End In- national invented and patented

Starting Monday April ternational. Sharp End Inter- for their company.

7 there will be a plethora of new national is a private military Along with “JHS” faces around Jesuit. The admin- company that trains government printed across the uniforms of istration and the BOSS (Board and corporate entities as well as the SOs, there will also be a very of School Security) teamed up provides high-security services. delicately stitched “April fools” and have been interviewing sev- This company is based out of displayed on the back of the coleral high-security agencies over Australia, but after striking a lar.

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Spring Women's Track Women's Tennis Seniors: Erin Larner, Isabel Meunch, Meghana Rao, Darby Rosette New to varsity: Danielle Larner, Jules Symmonds, Bailey Cook, Sophia Tran, Aashna Saxena, Ashlyn Bronson “Our seniors are great leaders and will play a big part helping lead the team to a successful season. They are wonderful at making sure all members of the team feel valued,” said coach Ruchaber.

The tennis season has begun and the Jesuit women’s team is hungry for the state title after their second place finish in 2013. Lincoln High School squeaked past the Jesuit women by one point in the state tournament last year. However, a few of Lincoln’s key players were seniors last year. State champion Erin Larner, along with the other talented seniors, plan to set examples for the underclassmen as they strive for success in the Metro League and state.

Seniors: Abby Wachter, Claire McCarthy, Jessica Finn, Rachel Dulcich, Carly Gray, Leda O’Connor, Taylor Moscoe, Colleen Sullivan, Kathrina Slater, Karen Link “After the first track meet the team looks really good. We have a lot of returning girls with a lot of high expectaitions. Ultimately the goal is to win a state chamionship, and they are in a good position to make a run for it,” said coach Barry.

Jesuit women’s varsity track is looking for redemption this year at the state meet. Head coach, Tom Rothenberger, along with several assistant coaches focus on different events during practices, which run from 3-5 every day after school. Events range from the 100 to 3000, jumping, throwing, and pole vaulting. The seniors are looking to create a successful and tightknit team that focuses on self-improvement along with teamwork.

Men's Track Seniors: Max Dordevic, Sahil Doshi, Sam Remington, Carlos Coleman, Henry Mondeaux, Michael Godbout. Joey Alfieri, Nate Alvey, Matt Zweber, Alex Bolton, Zach Grubb, Jason Zhang, George Kingsley “The Jesuit track and field program believes that there is a place for any Jesuit student on the team. We firmly believe that if we bring together motivated and talented studentathletes and mentor them with experienced, inspiring and passionate coaches then some very cool things will happen,” said coach Rothenberger.

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Entering the spring after a league and state championship last year, the men’s track team has goals to repeat last year’s success. With 360 participants and growing, the track season is off to a competitive start. The men’s track team is filled with motivated athletes that push each other to their strongest point. They know how they can perform at their best, and expect nothing less than the hard work and determination they’ve seen in previous seasons. Support and commitment is counted on when it comes to performing strong in competition, and pulling the points they need to proceed to state.

Seniors: Tara Dunn, Karyn Levin, Anne Marie Minniti, Megan O’Mara, Savannah Savage, Frances Skakel New to varsity: Savannah Aube, Em Steele, Allessandra Hovey , Julianna Fustolo, Hannah Winterling, Mary Makowski “We have a talented and experienced group of varsity players who are determined to make a run for the Metro League title. We are returning 8 starters, 2 of which were selected to the 2013 1st team all-league Metro and one who was selected to the 2013 2nd team all-league Metro. It will be a fun and exciting season for our team,” said coach Geist.

The varsity women’s lacrosse team looks better than ever. With thirteen returners, this team has an abundance of leaders to guide the squad to a Metro League Championship. After receiving second in the Metro League two years in a row, they are determined to not only come out of the season with a Metro League Championship, but also make it past the first round of playoffs. Their biggest competition is Sunset High School. The team has already developed great chemistry and kicked off their season with a 15-5 win against St. Mary’s Academy.

Men's LAX Seniors: Riley Hoffman, Connor Baele, Connor Perkins, Jack Sweitzer, Brandon Castaneda, Eric Leonard, Hunter Henninger, Griffin Palmer, Indy Hickman, Crawford Schafbuch New to varsity: Blake Hilary, D.W. Houston, James Harris, Jimmy Gambee, Jack Marquard, Tucker Dordevic, Jackson Hering, Jonathan Edwards “Our goal is to be improved from the previous day… that’s it. Just get better each day, and the scoreboard will take care of itself,” said coach Corbitt.

After making it to the semi-finals last year, the Jesuit men’s lacrosse team returns with high hopes. With a strong foundation of 10 seniors to lead the team, Jesuit is preparing for their upcoming game against West Linn this Friday. Jesuit seeks to avenge their prior loss against West Linn in the state semifinals this past year. The team also prepares to face off with Metro league rival Sunset, who won Metro and defeated Jesuit in double overtime last year. Beyond the strong leadership base, the team also has many underclassmen who contribute to. The past season, six freshmen made varsity. This year, two freshmen, Tucker Dordevic and Jack Marquard, play on varsity.

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SPORTS SOFTBALL Seniors: Ali Schulteis, Hailey Malin, Kelsey Downey, Emily Allen, Catherine Enger New to varsity: Hannah Malin, Emma Gordon, Olivia Duyck, Cathryn Abell, Claire Lucas, Alicia Taylor “I think we will be very competitive in the Metro league and should have a solid team both offensively and defensively, as well as strong pitching ,” said coach Hall.

With a rigorous season ahead of them, including a week of six backto-back games in Southern California against teams in Palm Desert, Indio, and Shadow Hills, the softball team has been preparing since the end of last June to approach this coming season with their best cleats forward. With a fairly underclassmen-heavy team last year, the lineup for this season has shifted to a majority of sophomores and seniors along with six new players. The return of senior pitcher Hailey Malin will prove to be a huge asset to the team after sitting out last season due to an ACL injury. Finishing last season with a 9-6 record in the metro league and a 17-10 overall, the team placed third in metro.

Anxious to hold the title for metro league champions, which they last held in 2008, the women of softball are ready to exhibit their new team dynamic and put their pre-season efforts to work on the field.

Men's tennis

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Seniors: Helen Davis, Sarah Craven New to varsity: Mia Baricevic, Alyssa Froude, Bella Marconi, Elizabeth Moyer, Amy Wagner, Kristen Yeoh “We’ve got some really capable freshman in Bella Marconi and Amy Wagen. Our returners are also really solid. Riley Pendergast has put in a lot of effort over the summer.

Helen Davis is strong, and Sarah Craven has had a really a good boost of confidence.

We have strong competition in Beaverton’s Gigi Stoll,” said coach Reinhart.

The varsity women’s team finished 3rd in the 2013 Metro Championships. The team started with a solid season opener placing second behind Lincoln, the 2013 metro champions. Davis came in fourth, Pendergast in ninth, Craven in 11th and Marconi in 14th. However, on March 31st the crusaders came in first with senior Davis also placing first individually.

Seniors: Nathan Lortz, Alejandro Centurion, and Mitchell Morse New to varsity: Edward Murphy, Thomas Remington, Michael Quinn, Sebastian Quach, Rahul Majmudar “I think these guys will do a great job of forming a tight knit group,” said coach Wood.

“That is the key ingredient to having a successful year.”

Jesuit’s 6-time winning state champion men’s tennis team seeks another state title in 2014. Having the pressure of another championship pushes the athletes to train harder, longer, and give all they have. Coach Jeff Wood’s expectations for the season are that the team will stay healthy, hopefully peak at the right time, and give everyone the oppurtunity to compete by the end of the season.

Men's golf Seniors: Rj Tennant, David Ganz, Matthew Veber New to varsity: Jack Marrs, Matthew Tennant, Daniel Terrell, Nick Timm “For this season I am very excited about the new freshman that we have coming onto the team. They show a lot of promise, and will be good additions to the squad,” said Hummelt.

BASEBALL Seniors: Michael Skayhan, Tucker Hamilton, Ken Carlson, Wyatt Neff, Garret Scheckla, Josh Anderson, Trent Werner, Thomas Swide, Evan Haberle, Christian Martinek, Marco Albanese, Adam Evetts

After taking the Metro championship last year in an impressive run, the Crusaders return this year looking to build on their success last season. The team will face some strong competition throughout the season, but they firmly believe they have the talent to compete against anyone in the state. Among the returners this season is junior Pj Hummelt, who placed 3rd at metro and a 2013 All-State player. If the team makes it to state, their biggest competition will be Lake Oswego.

“The team is working really hard at the little things. We are very pleased. If we continue to progress we should be a very competitive team and battle at the top half of the league,” said Coach Massey.

After finishing off the 2013 season 2nd in the Metro League, and then becoming state quarterfinalists, the Varsity Baseball team hopes to again make it to the top half of the league. With standout players like Oregon State University commit Christian Martinek, the Crusaders will face some very stiff competition throughout the Metro League. The toughest competitors fighting for the state title against Jesuit are Westview (home 4/24), Southridge (home 4/29) and Beaverton (home 5/15).

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The Crusader Ask alumni: Natalie Johnson and Favian Rahman

Claire Powell, ’14

meeting with my college counselor my freshman year during forecasting for my sophomore year, because she helped me select classes and create and track a four-year plan for my class schedule.

I also worked very hard to maintain a good GPA and to be involved in extra-curriculars, and I visited many campuses.”

college?

“By the time I had met with the counselors at Jesuit, I already had a pretty good list of where I wanted to apply.

The counselors at Jesuit helped me narrow the list and decide which ones I should focus on.”

Did you find all the college preparation helpful?

Natalie Johnson Class of 2013 Freshman at Vanderbilt What insights did college visits give you?

“College visits helped me learn what I wanted in a college and what I should look for.”

Where did you go to get college prep help?

“I did use my counselor at Jesuit, but my primary counseling and advice came from an outside counselor who was a family friend and also helped my brother with his search.”

What did you do to prepare?

“I definitely focused on preparing for and performing well on standardized testing, and I also read through many Princeton Review college and university books about potential schools. I began

“I think that my standardized testing played a large role in allowing me to attend the university that I am at. The research and visiting campuses allowed to really understand what I was looking for in a school and consequently what I should focus on in high school in order to achieve my goals. Having a plan for my classes also definitely helped because I knew I would need to take a difficult course load, and I was able to have enough time to take those classes.”

If you could do anything differently what would you change?

“I do not think I would do anything differently. It helped that my older brother had already gone through the same experience and had figured out how to successfully navigate the college applications process.”

Did the counselors at Jesuit help you to prepare for

me sort through my different opinions and find the school that fit my goals best.”

Do you feel like Jesuit supported you and helped you sufficiently during the college application process?

vising and encouraging me, and their efforts to ensure that I attended the best school possible for me.”

“Jesuit was incredibly supportive. I am so thankful for the time they spent ad-

Favian Rahman Class of 2013 Freshman at Carnegie Mellon How big of a role did Jesuit play in your college search?

“My Jesuit counselor was my biggest source of guidance and information during the college research process… although I had been doing college visits before senior year began, I still wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted in a school.

I was very scattered, and my counselor really helped

College counselor benefits CeCe Alexander, ’14

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fter long stretches of grade and middle school, the short four years of high school seem to fly by. Before we know it college is a frightening reality on the horizon.

Preparation for this stressful time is certainly no requirement, but it does offer a way to find Zen amidst the college mayhem that encompasses senior year.

Approaching the topic of college was a task I once found impossible.

From standardized tests, to choosing “safety” and “reach” schools, to searching for scholarships, it can be overwhelming. After all, the ultimate goal of all of this was to determine my educational future and where I plan to live, ALONE, for the next four years.

For me, reaching out to a college counselor outside of school was my saving grace. My college counselor

became one of my favorite people.

She opened my eyes to schools, ones perfectly fitting the criteria of my ideal college, that might have never been a blimp on my radar.

She asked me questions about my interests, hobbies, grades, and extracurricular to help me then formulate a game plan for the upcoming year; taking classes and engaging in activities outside of school that my colleges of choice would look upon favorably.

My counselor asked me about my strengths and went through essay prompts with me. She recommended SAT and ACT preparatory classes, and filled me in on any information I was lacking.

Most importantly, my college counselor gave me confidence. The process of preparing to apply and applying to college is extremely intimidating. The amount

of information available is incomprehensibly large, and I was terrified to so much as Google “University of Oregon” for fear of the flood of various sites that claimed to know all the ins and outs of said school.

My counselor made organizing this information infinitely less stressful and more manageable. If we hit a dead end and there was a school I loved that I could not afford or didn’t have the qualifications to likely be accepted, my college counselor hunted until she found an option that offered the same things I loved about the first school at which acceptance was a realistic possibility.

Going into the college preparation process, the thing that scared me the most was the embarrassment of failure. I was so scared I would not find a school I was in love with that I could also get in to.

My college counselor

gave me the assurance and guidance I needed to avoid feeling lost and ignorant in applying my future school.

Outside of school college counseling can be, understandably, unaffordable. Luckily, starting junior year, Jesuit offers all students ample amount of helpful college counseling in the counseling center for free.

The counselors here helped me target my schools based on the probability of acceptance.They were also extremely helpful in helping me create a strong academic calendar for myself coming into senior year.

My biggest piece of advice to anyone in the college preparation process is this: give yourself lots of good options. Do the research online and seek out schools that offer strong programs in your realm of interest, and apply to schools that

are within reach

Keep in contact with your couselors here at Jesuit regardless of if you use outside of school help or not.

The counselors here will keep you accountable for your grade point average (and lets be honest, you will be a senior and senioritis is a very real thing) and offer you asistance with finding tutors, communicating with your teachers, and keeping up on your workload.

Whether or not you choose to use outside of school college prep services or not, remember to relax and focus on what you can do now to help yourself out later.

College Guide The hidden costs of college: SAT/ACT prep Olivia Glaser, ’16

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he options for college prep provide a varied resource for students, both in regards to their

budget and to their learning style.

One of the most cost-effective choices for students seeking the help of an effective college preparation course lies right here at Jesuit.

According to the JHS website, the SAT and ACT math preparation classes fall at $95, and SAT a n d

ACT verbal prep classes at $50.

While Jesuit classes might present the most economical option, there are also several other locations around the Portland area within lower price range that Jesuit counselors recommend to students, including programs at Portland State University Saturday Academy and Portland Community College.

According to the official Saturday Academy website, Portland State University’s prep classes span in cost from $179 to $379. Additionally, Portland Community College offers SAT and ACT prep courses at $99 per course (PCC Community Education).

Some students, on the other hand, prefer individual tutoring session in place of a group class. However, this requires a much larger budget, with prices starting at an hourly rate.

Some locations that focus only on one-on-one tutoring include Huntington Learning Center and Stumptown Test Prep.

For an example of the price range of private tutoring, Stumptown’s official website places their rates at $175 to $150 per hour. The program recommends that students meet their tutor around

once a week for a 1-hour session, disclosing that most students require between 1012 sessions of tutoring. This places the average total cost of Stumptown’s one-on-one prep classes around $2,100 to $1,800.

Even more programs such as Power Score and Kaplan offer both private SAT and ACT tutoring and prep courses, unique in that they give students an online option for both the group classes and the individual sessions.

To give a sense of the pricing at these locations, Power Score’s official website marks their online SAT and ACT prep courses at $350 to $495 and their in-person classes at $595.

For the program’s private tutoring options, prices span from $595 for a 5-Hour Package to $4,400 for a 35-Hour Package. These numbers are the same for both the private in-person sessions and private online sessions.

Whatever the program, all prep courses require the use of an SAT and ACT booklet or study guide, purchased separately. These books can range anywhere from $15 to $30, depending on the program’s requirements.

When added together, the total cost of college prep among the lower-budget program options amounts to around $65 to $399 per course. The average total

cost of preparation at at a high-budget location specialized in private tutoring ranges from $2,130 to $1,830.

Finally, the total price of a non-specialized high-budget program ranges from $380 to $625 for group courses and $625 to $4,430 for in-person courses.

These prices might seem overwhelming, but in comparison to the actual cost of college, these numbers going towards college prep seem nominal.

In the one-year cost breakdown at a given college, room and board averages around $8,000-$10,000; books and resources are about $1,500.

Personal expenses average at $3,000, and finally, travel expenses range from $2,000 to $3,000. Paired with the actual tuition and fees that can reach up to $50,000 per year, the price of college reaches unmatched heights.

In addition, such expenses are multiplied by four years while these SAT prep classes normally only last up to a year.

Therefore, although the resources devoted towards SAT and ACT exam preparation might appear to be put towards better use in paying for the different aspects of college expenses, the price of attending a university is so much greater than the cost of prep that this money would make little to no difference, especially in the cost scheme of four years.

Premature college prepping?

Pete Haslach, ’14

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Steps for college prep Freshman year: Begin with small steps to get an idea of your “types” of colleges Sophomore year: Narrow your options and begin taking steps to make sure the colleges of your choice are in your range.

Junior year: Begin with SAT/ACT classes as necessary and prepare yourself to apply.

Senior year: Retake SAT/ACTs if necessary and apply!

arents often want their children to be competitive in applications to top schools, but when is too early to start preparing?

Some students begin preparing as freshman, while others wait until meeting with their counselors junior year.

For many, it is a laregly-debated matter of personal preference.

Many students opt to take prep courses for the SAT and the ACT to earn a better score. The prep courses are often comprehensive studies of what one should expect to see on the exams. Some students don’t find SAT prep courses to be necessary.

“You learn all of the things that you need in high school, so you don’t really need to take a class,” said senior Arjun Vachhani.

Although some find the courses unnecessary, others have found them to be helpful for determining how prepared one is for standardized tests.

“The SAT prep classes are useful for getting to know where you are, and what you need to work on when it comes to the different sub-

“I think that people should start preparing for college at the end of their junior year,” said senior Jimmy Arnold.

Often parents find it important that their children start preparing for college early. In fact, according to campusexplorer.com, par-

“The SAT prep classes are useful for getting to know where you are, and what you need to work on when it comes to the different subjects.” jects,” said senior Victoria Orfaly.

Most students opt to take prep classes during their junior year, when most people take their SAT or ACT exams.

For many students, junior year is when they begin preparing for college, because that is the year that colleges scrutinize the most.

ents should start preparing their children during middle school.

“Although colleges and universities won’t be looking at middle school grades when considering your application, middle school is a great time to think about the type of high school subjects and programs you want

to take to start preparing for college early,” according to campusexplorer.com.

With many different opinions regarding when to begin preparing for college being voiced, it can be difficult to determine when is the best time to start preparing for college.

When is the best time to prepare? It is different from person to person, but the general consensus is that junior year is the best time to begin. Jesuit juniors meet with the college counselors for the first time and prepare to take the SAT or ACT.

Overall, high school is designed to prepare students for college, and although some debate when is the best time to start, it really begins when you start freshman year as you select your courses and begin activities that could eventually impact admssions officials of whether to admit a student.

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The pressures and challenges of being a Jesuit athlete

Jack Bell, ’14

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here is a cer tain pedig ree that comes along with being a Jesuit althete. T here’s an undeniable sense of pride and tradition that one feels as soon as they bear the school’s name across their chest. However, many may not understand the pressures that also come with playing a Jesuit spor t.

In some cases, the expectations have been brought on by the cur rent athletes through performances in previous seasons.

Still, in most others, the

high expectations are due complish. not involved in the prog ram.

However, to meet For example, there’s to the success that those who have come before have those high standards of suc- a bit of an undefined r ule that as an brought to the athlete at school.

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“Of course, the on the same pag e about expectations that might not what they are tr ying to ac- be as well known by those coaches want you to g et big-

g er, faster, and strong er in your spor ts off season,” said junior Reid Bucy. “Power training is a g reat oppor tunity to do that in school.”

However, for most athletes to tr uly g et better in ever y way possible, they have a bar rag e of daily workouts with trainers and club teams set up for after school. T he g rind never stops.

Never theless, most Jesuit athletes would ag ree that they wouldn’t have it any other way than it is right now. Doing whatever it takes to meet those expectation levels is par t of what being an athlete at this school is all about.

“I wouldn’t chang e anything even if I could,” said senior Daniel Nelson, “because in the end achieving that success and g oing through all the hard work with your teammates is what its all about.”

material or it is simply forgotten immediately after they finish the test. Also, an additional final means the student will have less time to study, which encourages cramming.

One can argue that with freshman and sophomores testing into higher level language classes, eliminating finals at those levels would be an issue as the class would be a mixture of students ranging from freshman to seniors. There would be a grey line created in which freshman and sophomores would be expected to take finals, yet they are in a class with a majority of juniors and seniors. A complete elimination of finals would be unreasonable, but other alternatives may be more realistic.

“I would rather have a project at the end of each semester rather than a final,” said O’Connor. “It would allow for students to be able to use a wider range of their knowledge of the language rather than just test-taking skills.”

Although it may seem unfair that the students choosing to take a cer tain elective must take a final, the students knowingly choose that elective, and the majority of electives have some type of final exam or way to test the student’s final knowledge. Eliminating any type of a final seems unreasonable, but alter natives to the traditional sit down finals could possibly be more productive and beneficial in some cases.

Should second semester seniors have to take a language final?

Erin Larner, ’14

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here are few elective classes at Jesuit that require the students to take a final. At least that’s what Jesuit students think.

The majority of elective classes still have some sort of a final. Elective courses such as International Studies and Speech and Debate have a final project, presentation, or exam in class before finals week. However, the myth is that the only electives that have required finals are the language electives, but those are just the only classes whose finals are during finals week.

“A number of the elective classes do have final exams,” said Vice Principal of Academics Mr. Chris Smart. “They are just not the traditional exams where students sit during finals week.”

Students are required to take two years worth of language credits to graduate, but many choose to continue on with their language.

They may do this because they enjoy the language, want to become fluent, or simply because it looks good for colleges. However, if they choose to take a language as an elective as a junior or se-

nior, they are often met with more work.

Students could easily take an elective that would require little to no work, or even take a prep period, but often they continue on with their language for at least one more year than required.

Having a required final can help a student to memorize more distinctly so that they may be able to file away that infor mation for the future.

It requires that students remember their material for long periods of time.

“The importance of the language finals at the higher levels is that it is an opportunity to use all the language we have learned and apply it in a more natural way,” said senior Jessica Finn.

Students know that eliminating all tests and quizzes at this level is absurd as they would not be able to test their knowledge and in the end they would not fully learn the language. However, if the goals of the language departments are to have their students become as proficient in the language as possible, then finals may not be the best way to test their knowledge.

“The language final just makes me cram in a bunch of infor mation that I’m told to study for the test,” said senior Leda O’Connor.

“But finals don’t necessarily help me master the language better.”

Cramming is often an issue with finals. Students do not always fully learn their

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Discipline: admin approach Tracks for electives these posts are seen by the administration as making Jesuit a less safe place for any individual, then the counselors and deans will get involved.

One thing that really surprised me was that while quite a few social media incidents happen at our school, we rarely hear about them because most social media issues are treated very discretely and usually only involve the student(s) and their parent(s). If there are consequences from the school, these are decided on a case-by-case basis, if there is a consequence at all. The most common consequence for a

ment, because all educators are “mandatory reporters” in these incidents. As Officer Cotton recently reminded us in an assembly, there is no such thing as privacy on the World Wide Web, which students often forget.

“Our philosophy is that as Jesuit students, you represent your family, yourself, and your school,” Rachel Hickman, ’14 explains Principal Hogan. “Ofomething that has from ten people off-campus are aware time to time been thought that you are a Jesuit student, and if of as fact is that the adminyou do something that violates the istration searches to get people in school’s rules and we are notified of trouble, specifically online. Whethit, you could face consequences.” er Googling a student’s name or

The other issue that seems making fake profiles on to be talked among stuFacebook and Instagram, dents are the consequencI have heard it all. es from partying. If you

But is there any are a student-athlete, there truth to these rumors? I will be consequences if had never heard the adyou get an MIP or there is ministration address these evidence of you drinking, rumors, so I always asdoing drugs, etc. There sumed it was true. will be times when the

“I want to deadministration is alerted bunk a myth: Jesuit’s adabout a party with no suministration does not pervision. If the student surf students’ Facebook host is known, the deans Courtesy of Sydney Monfries, ’15 will likely alert the parents or Twitter accounts,” said Principal Hogan. “We Principal Hogan discusses Jesuit’s discipline approach. about it, and explain the have absolutely no interest laws surrounding hosting in doing that, not to mention that social media infraction would be a party where either drugs or alcowould be a nightmare to track with the student being called in by their hol are provided. all of the other responsibilities that counselor and alerting the student’s “I think there is a widespread go with running a good, Catholic, parents who often didn’t know perception that the Jesuit administracollege-prep school.” about the situation beforehand. tion wants to micromanage every part

There are really only two There may not even be a disciplin- of students’ private lives, whether that things that I have ever heard of ary action, but the school always be online or on the weekend,” said students getting in trouble for off wants to make sure students have a Principal Hogan. “We do believe that campus: social media and party- safe learning experience. students have a private life, and that paring. I learned from Mr. Hogan that If a situation like sharing ents are in charge when students are off sometimes students and/or parents inappropriate pictures through text campus. Still, students should be aware will bring to the administration’s or online occurs, the consequences that their choices outside of school can attention posts online that may be can be much more severe. In those still affect their school life, especially if hurtful to a student or disrupt the cases, the school is obligated to those choices impact Jesuit or other student’s learning environment. If report the incident to law enforce- students’ opportunity to learn.”

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Insight on JHS Commitment

Samantha Louie, ’16

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he Jesuit Commitment program encourages students to become more involved on campus and exposes them to several new experiences. Once a part of the program, several students ocasssionally decide to drop Commitment after their first year.

On average, 70-75% of the freshmen class will join along with transfer students. According to Linda Pieratt, 240 freshmen, 205 sophomores, 165 juniors, and 115 seniors are a part of the 2013-2014 season of the program. With a school full of opportunity, I believe the Commitment is a great way for students to become involved.

“I joined in my freshman year,” said sophomore Hannah Brown.

“It was a great way for me to meet new classmates and be part of the Jesuit com-

munity.”

After their first year of Commitment, students tend to question the importance of it. Once freshmen year is over, students seem to have found their place and no longer have the need to seek for opportunity.

Students in the program are expected to fulfill certain requirements and attend meetings that serve as checkpoints throughout the year. However, I think many of the requirements can be found tedious. Some of the requirements such as writing book reports and attending meetings make me question how they will be beneficial to me and what the purpose behind them is.

At the end of the year, students who complete all requirements receive a passing credit on their transcript.

Students who fail to attend several meetings or fail to complete the certain tasks do not.

When the deadline for the Commitment paper approaches, students rush to fulfill all of their requirements, and integrity must be taken into consideration. Although tedious, I, as student in Commitment, believe the importance of integrity for completing requirements remains a larger priority.

“We hope students take the Jesuit Commitment Program seriously,” said Linda Pieratt, “And that they understand the importance and value of personal integrity and promise to be completely honest about fulfilling the requirement.”

The Commitment is an excellent opportunity for freshmen to get involved within their first year at Jesuit. Although some drop Commitment after freshman year, most sophomores and upper classmen continue to participate in Commitment as a way to stay involved, even though some requirements may not seem important or beneficial.

Most students stay in commitment despite the hassle of fulfilling requirements. Commitment is one way to get and stay involved within the community.

I believe one of the main reasons juniors and seniors stay in commitment is because of how it will look on college applications and receiving a cord at graduation. As a sophomore, I plan to remain in Commitment throughout my senior year for college applications and as a way to continue meeting more people.

Makayla Symmonds, ’14

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hat does an Art 1 student advance to next year? Art 2. Yet, a sophomore who takes a drama class does not have that option.

They could take photography or power training, but Drama 2 is not offered.

As a college prep school, Jesuit promises to prepare students for higher education; however, what constitutes a class that is college preparatory, and one that is not?

“We have tried to focus on being college-prep,” says Principal Hogan.

“Which means that we ensure that ALL students have a rigorous and rich preparatory course of studies in the ‘core academic areas’: English, History, Math, Science, Theology, Languages, Fine Arts.”

The student body proudly claims to be diversely filled with scientists, performing artists, athletes, and writers. The school supports these groups with the education needed to further those pursuits; however, some furthered more than others.

The art track is a strong program that Jesuit is proud of, yet it is unique in its case. Students are offered Art 1, Art 2, Art 3, and also independent study in a clear progression that can be drawn out for 3 to 4 years.

Other classes like journalism can be taken for 3 years consecutively whereas drama and photography have no progression classes.

While being points of interest of many students at Jesuit and very popular classes, they are still asked to choose a new class to pursue while at Jesuit.

“As a sophomore I took Art 1 and as a junior I took photography,” tells senior Natalie Hotchkiss. “However, I really wish there would have been another class for photography, I really felt like one year was not enough”.

Students would be helped if new classes were available to them, but this is expensive task.

“Adding new electives ends up costing close to $15,000, which impacts tuition,” said Mr. Hogan.

Showing interest in one distinct hobby and pursuing it for three or four years looks good in the college application process, which is why Jesuit has taken the initiative and added class electives over the years.

“We have actually added a number of electives in the past 5-7 years,” says President Paul Hogan. “Including Anatomy and Physiolog y (H), Creative Writing, International Studies, AP Environmental Science, etc., in addition to our longerterm electives”.

“I find it to be helpful that art is a tracked program because it allows the classes and the artists to develop simultaneously,” says senior Erik Klee. “Allowing more challenging projects and mediums as we become more comfortable and confident in our abilities.”

The opportunity to further pursue interests and hobbies inside school would enhance students learning experience and overall high school careers. While this option may not be always a possibility, polling the student body could see where the interest is also, looking at other Jesuit schools’ cirriculum. The addition of more classes that have a progressive class program would be seen extremely beneficial to the student body as well as a new and exciting way to share interests with their peers.

“Adding new electives ends up costing close to $15,000, which impacts tuition”

Courtesy of Zaria Parvez, ’16

Senior Josie Yanzick at an International Studies brown bag debate.

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Portland food carts Tatum Marrs, ’14

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All drama club members, including the state qualifiers, showing their silly side in the Moyer theater.

Drama takes the stage at state Katie Kelley, ’16

competition,” sophomore Jack Levis stated. “Everybody just his spring, a group from loves to share their talents, but the drama departit is definitely nice to ment will be comwin!” peting in the State Drama REGIONAL FINALISTS

Preparing for Competition. The group Solo Acting: Noah Kulala this event, the students composed their own renpractice choreography dition from 13 the Musi- STATE QUALIFIERS and review music every cal including choreogra- Solo Musical: Casey Collins, Rose Lee day after school, makphy, acting and singing. ing an effort to keep

The scenes are Group Musical: Carolyn Connell, Colette Copic, things interesting and completely directed by Brooke Gatto, Brandon Gille, King Green, Jack productive. the students themselves. Levis, Hank Loennig, Isabel Klein, Tatum Marrs,

The large group For many of these stu- Maddy Mathews, Jon Matter, Lizzy Rees, Jereme musical is already fodents, this is their first Wilke cusing on working as time competing in the Rean ensemble. The state gional as well as the State Group Acting: Hank Loennig, Conner Myers, competition is unique competitions, which is a Catherine Skinner in that it is not all comhuge step in their drama pletion. career.

Pantomime: Casey Collins and Jon Matter

“We go away

“This is my first for three days and atyear competing in region- Duet Comic Acting: Noah Kulala and Nicole tend a bunch of workals and it will also be my Manning, Maddy Mathews and Jon Matter shops,” said Levis. “We first year going to state,” see a bunch of shows said sophomore Lizzy and really just have fun Rees. “I am very excited all weekend. I know and enthusiastic about that with Jesuit there going! I am ready not only to tors competing don’t always is a strong emphasis on wincompete in the friendly compe- have such a competitive atti- ning, and believe me I want to tition but also meet new peo- tude towards the event. win, but I don’t even mind if ple, go to different workshops, “Well, a lot of ac- we don’t because I know that it see some fantastic shows and tors don’t even like to call it a will be a blast.” just have a great time!”

Although this is a competition, many of the ac-

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f you are a lover of food, Portland is a spectacular place to live. From restaurants, bistros, and bubble tea bars, Portland offers a variety of delicious and creative food options to enjoy. In recent years, Portland’s food carts have attracted positive attention from food lovers everywhere, and have become an extremely popular, cheaper way to eat lunch or dinner, offering a variety of delightful food on a student budget.

While each food cart has its own unique and tasty menu, a few stand out to be crowd favorites amongst a few Jesuit students.

These students give the run down of the best food carts in Portland, and what to order when you’re at the tasty spot.

For first time food carters, it may seem difficult to chose which cart should be the first one you should try with so many of them spread across town. When looking for a classic but delicious option, head down to 12th and Hawthorne for some pizza!

“My favorite food cart is Pyro Pizza at the Hawthorne carts,” said senior Malia Endres. “You can get whole pizzas and they have vegan options. And they make their own organic sodas.”

Hawthorne’s food carts contain some of the best food carts in the city, with vegan, gluten-free

and vegetarian options. The carts include a crepe stand, burrito and potato bar, and a peanut butter and jelly cart.

“The PB&J cart is my absolute favorite,” said senior Hank Loenig. “Next to the one on Hawthorne, there is one on 23rd, and Lovejoy. My favorite sandwich they serve is one made with homemade peanut butter, home-made jelly, with challah bread, cream cheese and banana.”

Enjoying a meal at one of the food carts around 23rd, downtown or Hawthorne is especially fun during the spring and summer months. With friends, and good weather a trip down to a cart becomes a great weekend adventure.

“Eating at a park or in a square of food carts is so much fun during the summer time,” said senior Catherine Skinner. “If I had to chose between a food cart and restaurant on a date I would totally go for the food carts.”

The food carts in Portland provide fun and a delicious cheap meal with friends, and are one of kind in their healthy and creative way to buy food.

With new carts coming out each year, it’s important to keep in mind the crowd favorites from Jesuit’s food cart experts. When feeling adventurous and in need to try something new, check one of these places out! Deliciousness awaits you.

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Malia Endres’s favorite food cart, Pyro Pizza, in downtown Portland.

The best advice you will ever get in your high school career Dear Helpless Helen,

Advice columnist, Amie Hookland ’16, offers her wisdom and advice regarding all things Jesuit High School.

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ear Ask Amie,

I’m struggling in my history class and I am wondering what I should do to get some help.

-Helpless Helen

One of the best resources available is your history teacher. The teachers at Jesuit are always there to sit down and talk to you about how you can improve. But if you feel a bit awkward approaching your teacher, visit the counseling center. Your counselor can give you a list of student and adult tutors who can help study for tests.

Speaking of studying, find a study buddy! Memorizing facts and concepts with a friend is always more fun than studying by yourself. Meet up at Starbucks or Skype the night before a test. You can also use the website Quizlet to make a study guide and quiz yourself on the class material. The most important thing to do to bring your grade up is to just read your history textbook and take notes on what you read...

that way you’ll be extra prepared for class!

-Ask Amie Dear Ask Amie, I’m always tired in the morning because I wake up early to make my lunch. Is there any way that I can make lunch without waking up earlier?

-Sleepless Sally Dear Sleepless Sally, A great way to get as much sleep as possible and still make your lunch is to prepare it the night before. Place everything you want to take with you in your lunch bag and then put it in your fridge right before you go to bed. This way your food will still be cold by the time you eat lunch.

If you don’t feel like preparing food at night, grab a couple items that require no

preparation before you speed off to school in the morning like an apple, leftovers from last night’s dinner, or a bag of pretzels. You can also pay your gullible younger sibling a dollar a week to make your lunch if you’re swamped with homework or just don’t feel like dragging your feet to the kitchen at midnight. And, if all else fails, buy hot lunch at school. I recommend the pasta salad.

-Ask Amie Dear Ask Amie, I have the destructive habit of procrastinating on homework and projects. How do I fix this problem?

-Distressed Dill Dear Distressed Dill, First of all, stop procrastinating! Push yourself to finish

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your homework by a certain time.

It’s almost like racing against the clock on a game show. That being said, I know that there are times when it is impossible to stop watching Netflix when you have a giant project due the next day.

One thing you can do to prevent procrastination is to make a study-schedule for each week.

Make sure that studying and getting homework done is your top-most priority, and when you accomplish each task, reward yourself with a piece of old Halloween candy or with a game of Temple Run on your phone. A simple yet effective way to stop procrastinating is to turn off your phone and find a quiet place to get your homework done.

An environment free of distractions is the best way to get your studying done in a timely manner and to get some sleep.

-Ask Amie

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Jesuit Art Gallery Cici Pham Year: Sophomore Class: Art II Description: It's an oil pastel of a teapot.

I didn't start it until everyone was halfway done because I decided to start over.

Mrs. Fleenor just had a bunch of random things set up on carts, and we could just pick an angle of an object or objects to paint. So even though some of us may use the same objects, each of our paintings is different.

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Courtesy of Julia Nelson,’15

Erin O'Brien Powers Year: Sophomore Class: Art II Description: The assignment was to do a water color painting of seashells based on seascapes that we made using sand and shells. I really liked how calming it was to do water colors, and I am proud of my work.

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Hunter Henninger, ’14 & Makayla Symmonds, ’14

1) You gotta 2) You gotta embrace the egg! sniff the egg!

3) You gotta lick the egg!

Courtesy of Frances Skakel, ’14

“Frances” becomes “Furnace” during a tradgic Starbucks run.

First world probs As Jesuit students, we take a lot of things for granted.

This is a list of things I hear people complain about, that really don’t matter.

Molly Jenkins, ’14

5) You gotta date the egg!

4) You gotta wash the egg!

6) You gotta BE THE EGG!

Nifty, neurophysiological nicknames Claire McCarthy, ’14

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ny visitor to Jesuit’s campus may be easily overwhelmed by the number of nooks and crannies eponymously named after donors or historical figures.

These official names which take two and a half breaths to spit out often seem stodgy and antiquated. While the administration might invite you to attend an event in the Alex L. Parks Performing Arts Center or the Gedrose Student Center and Commons, most students prefer to use their own lingo that wastes fewer syllables.

The casual passerby may hear the occasional reference to the Student Center; however, the majority of students use the term cafeteria in referring to the traditional location to eat one’s lunch.

Even the administration recognizes the effort it takes to enunciate a five word title for such a simple place; each semester the finals room schedule refers to the Gedrose Student Center simply as the café. This name seems fitting considering the pastries served every Wednesday, and it adds an air of sophistication to an

otherwise average room.

For students such as senior Indy Hickman, even referring to the café is too passé.

“I like to call it Snack Central, because of the tasty treats it has to offer, and its notoriety as one of the only places to have a snack on campus, ” said Hickman.

I struggled to find its validity. Besides the obvious lack of windows and overall stuffiness of the area I could see little resemblance, so I sought out some help.

After visiting Mr. Clean in the weight room and Lumdog millionaire upstairs who were both just as confused as me, I stumbled into Sprehepaint’s room where he impressed upon me some valuable insights about the Hobbit’s Hole.

Sprehepaint proceeded to explain the parallels between a Hobbit’s Hole and Lower Arrupe. Teachers who work down there have a tendency to never stray far away. They keep to themselves and can go weeks without walking outside their secluded area.

“Even I have found myself falling into these Hobbit tendencies,” commented Sprehepaint. “It is such a long trek to the teacher lunchroom to socialize I often just bunker down and rest.”

And if laziness, creativity, and interest don’t inspire you to start calling it Hobbit Hole, it is difficult to deny that fact that an unusually large number of small men call Lower Arrupe their home.

“Lazy verbalists who favor calling the downstairs level of Arrupe Hall ‘Lower ‘Rupes,’ are often met with blank stares or suffer from being stood up when planning meetings.”

Other locations on campus, such as Arrupe Hall, have more inconspicuous names. Lazy verbalists who favor calling the downstairs level of Arrupe Hall “Lower ‘Rupes,” are often met with blank stares or suffer from being stood up when planning meetings.

But even I was caught off guard when I heard the lower level of Arrupe Hall called the “Hobbit’s Hole.”

As I pondered this nickname,

• I went to Starbucks and ordered a nonfat 12oz 1 pump skinny vanilla latte, and not only was it too cold to drink, but my name was spelled wrong.

• I went to go on Tumblr, but it was down so I couldn’t reblog anything.

• I only got 102 likes on my selfie Sunday insta.

• All I want is a new phone case for my iphone5...but the case I wanted is only for 5c’s #CmonApple • Pandora took 5 minutes to load, and when it finally did Justin Bieber came on my Drake station. “The Motto,” is so not “Never Say Never” • I went to get a manicure and chipped my nail after… now I have to get another one. #smh • I went to workout at the gym, but all my favorite machines were being used. #meatheadproblems #maggedup #bighits #getswoll #ornah • I went to the Timbers game and was stuck in a box seat when I wanted to be in the Timbers Army…

• My new Patagonia got fuzz all over my pants • My favorite camelbak broke and now I have to

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use my old one.

• I ran out of whey protein powder…now I can’t get swoll #meatheadproblems #maggedup #bighits #getswoll #ornah • Halfway through my shower the hot water ran out. My 20 minute rinse just turned into 10… #smh • When I woke up this morning I realized my charger didn’t charge my phone.

• Classrooms with black boards instead of white boards...why do you exist?

• My car doesn’t have seat heaters… #freezing • My snapchats won’t send…

• My friend has a droid so we can’t i-Message • I passed out in hot yoga… so I guess I paid someone to help me pass out?

• The tanning salon made me orange again #PalmBeach #Basic • My DVR didn’t record the bachelor finale… so I had to find out who Juan Pablo chose via twitter. #NoMeGusta • I thought it was supposed to rain today so I wore rain boots...but it’s sunny. #OregonIssues • My automatic key won’t work in my car • Elevator was broken so I had to take the stairs #OutOfBreath #Levels • When you’re doing a circuit in the weight room and you go back and someone changed the weight.

• When you’re trying to take a stalker pic and the flash goes off.

• When you try and take a selfie and it’s on the front camera.

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Debate with friends over best things about Jesuit Pete Haslach, ’14

The Encounter (1)

Dilly Bars (1)

Mary’s Way in Fall (8)

Doing homework in the library (8)

Championship

Late Start (2)

The Food Drive (7) Championship Assembly (3)

ARRUPE LEAGUE

Book buyback (2)

XAVIER LEAGUE

Big laptops (7) Green counseling slips (3)

A tray of cookies (6)

Holy War (6) Exiting Cronin in a timely manner (4)

Mr.Mr.Mannings time (4) Manning’s prayer prayer time Cut out this bracket and submit it to the envelope outside room 43 to cast your bracket. The final bracket, based on votes, will be posted on www.jesuitcrusader.org on April 11th, 2014.

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5 Friday FridayLiturgy Liturgies (5)

Mad Libs: The most perfect prom night ever Lauren Brandt, ’14

Dear Diary, I am super

(adjective)about prom. There is so much to worry about. First off, am I going to get a date to the dance? I want someone who is

(adjective)and dances.

I have been dreaming of this will be wearing

(adjective)night for so long. I want it to be .(adjective) I will show up in a

(color).I think it really compliments my skin tone. My mom will then take

(vehicle) and I

(number) pictures of me and I will look so

(adjective)

I will have a dinner of

(food) and

(beverage)and then it’s finally time for the dance. As I

(verb)to the Portland Art

.Museum, I will walk in and everyone will (verb) and stare at me.

I will then

(verb) around the dance floor. During the slow dance my

date will look me in the eyes and say

(movie quote). So ro-

mantic! What a/an (adjective) night.

After the dance I will

(verb) with my friends. At the very

end of the night my date will door and give me a

(verb) me to my front

(noun). It will be the most

(adjective) night ever. I can’t wait for prom!

Sincerely, (your name)

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Jesuit High School’s student/celebrity look-alikes

Andy Bryan, ’15

Hunter Henninger, ’14

Tyler Posey

Maddy Matthews, ’14

Hailee Steinfeld

Reid Bucy, ’15

A young Chris Evans

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