April 2013 Prep News by Peter Daly

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Are young people losing their faith?

Recent studies indicate that younger generations are trending away from organized religion. The Prep News considers some of the reasons for this trend:

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Basketball wins state championship

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Top Live Auction Items “Spirit of the Rock” Original Mike Savage Oil Painting

April 12, 2013

8 Week Old Chocolate Labrador Retriever Puppy

A Week Stay for Four at C Lazy U Ranch

Auction essential part of maintaining balanced budget Nicholas Romano nicholasromano@amdg.rockhursths.edu

One of Kansas City’s most beloved and renowned artists has transferred Rockhurst High School from his uniquely colorful palette to canvas.

Male born on Feb. 20, 2013. AKC Registered parents, microchipped, initial immunizations and worming. Package also includes a complete medical plan.

The perfect 5 Star family vacation spot. Luxury lodging, gourmet meals and most ranch activities, including horseback riding, are all included.

Auctioning in New York

Tech upgrade expected to increase interest in bidding Nicholas Romano nicholasromano@amdg.rockhursths.edu

City will be coming to Rockhurst High School for this year’s Rockhurst Spectacular Auction on April 20. Because nearly onemoney comes solely from the auction every year, Mrs. Judie Scanlon, special activities director and manager of the auction, has been working to make sure this year’s auction is a success. “We have 35 percent of our families [at Rockhurst] that are tion],” Mrs. Scanlon said. Mrs. Scanlon, along with the auction chairs–Mark and Chris-

tina Demetree, Ray and Sarah

Brad and Susanne Stanley–have dedicated over 11 months to planning and coordinating the event. The auction will feature many of the same events as recent auction, and the live auction. However, the silent auction will be getting a high-tech upgrade in an attempt to raise more money. This new system will feature an app on guests’ phones that will alert the user the moment he or she is outbid on an item. The bidder can then raise it right from their device instead of walking across the room. “In the past we feel that people haven’t been bidding on the items they want because they are too busy talking to people they haven’t seen for years and

the tables close by the time they get over there. We hope this system will allow people to bid on everything they want,” Mrs. Scanlon said. tendees will be able to purchase in the silent and live auctions include a trip for eight to Ireland, a new Tempur-Pedic bed, and two tickets to the Royals vs. Astros game. The night will also

tions and entertainment. Upon arrival guests will be ferried to the Rose Theatre entrance by yellow cabs and enter into the Barry Commons, which will be disguised as Central Park. Guests will then take a ride in the “subway” down the locker room hallway to the sound of sophomore Vincent Jones’ saxophone and

get relies on donations from Rockhurst benefactors across the country. The annual auction aid’s funding every year, netting $745,247 in the 2011-2012 school year. ition assistance last year was $1,700,400, meaning the auction accounts for over 40 percent of Without the annual auction, Rockhurst most likely through raising tuition, which the school is not looking to do. cial aid budget to an all-time high of $2 million next year, the success of the auction is more important than ever. As for other aspects of the budget, Rockhurst’s total expenses for the 2011-12 school year totaled $14,695,221, most of which went to salaries are essential to maintaining the quality of faculty Rockhurst expects, according to an administrative source. In order to maintain a balanced budget, the school relies upon tuition, donations, auction income and many other sources of revenue to Gift giving for the 2011-12 school year totaled $3,018,661. The majority of that money comes from three facets of gift giving: endowment giving, the annual fund and the auction.

Rainbow Room.

*Income statistics compiled from the annual 2011-12 President’s Report. All photos used are courtesy of the Rockhurst auction chairs

Fine Arts Festival Moved Assistant Dean position named Connor Prochnow

Mr. Billy Linscott

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Ethan Rhodes

This is one of the photographs that will be displayed in the Barry Commons during the Fine Arts Festival which has been moved to Tuesday, April 16 in order to have less disruption in the school schedule and provide more time to pull the festival together.

In order to help Mr. Matt Darby adjust to his new role as dean of students, Rockhurst created a new position: assistant dean of students. After almost four months of searching, the administration has chosen Mr. Billy Linscott to take the position. Mr. Linscott graduated from Rockhurst High School in 2009 and currently attends Wheaton College where he will graduate this May. While at Rockhurst, Mr. Linscott was a member of Student Government Association, a three-sport varsity letterman

2009.

Photo courtesy of Mr. Billy Linscott

(football, basketball, track and ciety member. According to Mr. Greg Harkness, principal, the administraformer students to take the po-

sition. “We wanted to bring in a young alumnus, and someone who was interested in both

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Students strive for service

Old and young gather for Mass

roberthilliard@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Gold Award: 250+ hours

Matinn Miller 354 hours

Charlie Gotschall

Enjoying the company, junior Connor Prochnow and his grandfather, Mr. Jim Tierney, class of ‘44, walk to the brunch after going to Mass.

Grandparents, grandsons enjoy traditional Mass

John Chazhoor 250 hours

Sam Clifton

Silver Award: 175-249 hours

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The third annual Grandparents’ Mass took place in the Rose Theatre last Sunday, April tion to participate in the Mass, adding up to an estimated total of 600 to 700 attendees. A light brunch was held directly afterwards in the performance gym. Mrs. Judie Scanlon, coordinator for spe-

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At the end of the current school year, Ms. Peggy Martin, math teacher, will be leaving Rockhurst and moving to Tampa, Fla., to teach at Jesuit High School. Ms. Martin requested a transfer in the hopes of moving closer to her aging parents, who live in Tampa. In early March when she received a call from the principal of Tampa’s Jesuit school sition, she was quick to accept. “I thought that this would be a good opportunity for me to be with my parents in the last years of their life,” Ms. Martin said. Ms. Martin, who has taught at Rockhurst for 13 years and lived away from her parents for most of her adult life, knows she will miss the home she has found in her position at Rockhurst. “It’s hard to leave a job

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that you love, but I’m doing it because I love my parents,” Ms. Martin, a Miami native, said. “I’ve always felt like I wanted to end up down there; this just happened sooner than I anticipated.” With all her sons no longer living at home, Ms. Martin now has the freedom to make such a move. The pre-AP calculus class at Rockhurst has been taught by Ms. Martin for 10 years. With her moving away, the math department will have to look at tweaking its teacher assignments as it loses one of its veteran members. Ms. Martin has, in the last class with her signature highly ever takes the reigns of the course will have access to all her online resources—something she hopes will make the transition easier for the department and for her successor.

ents’ Mass in 2011, and it was a success. Furthermore, attendance has only increased through the years. “[Grandparents’ Mass] is an excellent opportunity for grandparents to spend some quality time with their grandsons,” Fr. Terrence Baum, SJ, president, said. “Also, a lot of grandfathers are alumni of the school, and they are very proud of the fact that they have grandsons here at this school.”

will be somewhere between 280-290 students. However, the enrollment

I can 200 percent guarantee that the [alcohol hair] test will be ready by August.

Through exploring the website and calling representatives from the company, students have taken note that there is little to no information regarding hair testing for alcohol, something the administration said would be part of the testing. Although it is true that the the alcohol testing service is company, it will be ready by the start of the 2013-2014 academic school year, when Rockhurst’s new drug and alcohol policies will be implemented. “I can 200 percent guarantee that the test will be ready by August,” Dr. George Elder, vice president of colleges and schools for Psychemedics, said. The company has been hard at work advancing the alcohol testing technology for the past few months to ensure that the next year meets the standards

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Photo by Hank Elbert

Ms. Peggy Martin, shown teaching on the right, will be moving to Tampa, Fla. next year to teach at Jesuit High School.

T eaching History

Before teaching at Rockhurst, Ms. Peggy Martin taught at St. Teresa’s Academy. Has taught at Rockhurst for 13 years. Took over the pre-AP calculus class 10 years ago

Blood Drive

Enrollment Numbers The school expects little change in the enrollment numbers for the 2013-2014 school year. According to Mr. Jack Reichmeier, director of admission and

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-Dr. George Elder

Teacher transferring to Tampa Hank Elbert

Despite recent rumors and questions regarding the alcohol testing that will be implemented next school year, the administration is continuing with the original testing policies that were announced in January. Over the past few months, interested students have looked into Psychemedics, the company that will be handling the drug and alcohol testing for Rockhurst, to learn about the science and the process that the strands of hair will go through for the testing and to gather general information about the company.

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Senior Max Maiale Worked 206 hours Junior Ed Wilkinson Worked 240 hours Junior Joe Cochran Worked 240 hours

Alcohol rumors dismissed Jack Hilliard

Sam Clifton

William Mead 358 hours

August when school starts. “With summer school, families withdrawing from Rockhurst or moving to KC and applying late, our enrollment summer months,” Mr. Reichmeier said. Robbie Healy

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. An estimated 38,000 blood donations are needed every day in the United States, or around 14 million every year, just to meet the current demands. Over 50 seniors registered to undergo the ten-minute process of donating a pint of their blood to help meet this need when the Community Blood Center

on the drug hair test. “We would not have gone public that it was alcohol [testing] if the test wasn’t going to be ready, because we knew we could always add it to drug testing, ” Mr. Greg Harkness, principal, said.

returned to Rockhurst for its annual blood drive yesterday. The Community Blood Center serves over 70 hospitals in Kansas and Missouri, which require 580 donors each day to meet their need. “It saves people’s lives, and it’s healthy,” senior Danny Mitchell, blood donor, said. The blood drive brings attention to the need for blood in the community. Jack Franken

3 Pope displays Ignatian values Robbie Healy robbiehealy@amdg.rockhursths.edu

“Bishop of Rome, vicar of Jesus Christ, successor of St. Peter, prince of the apostles, church, patriarch of the west, primate of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan of the Roman province, sovereign of the state of Vatican City.” This is the full title of the Catholic Church’s new leader. However, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now known as Pope Francis, says he would much rather be known as just Francis. The son of Italian immigrants, Bergoglio was born on Dec. 17, 1936 in Argentina. He

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entered the Jesuits as a novice in 1958 and was ordained a priest in 1969. In 2001 he was named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II. In the brief time Francis has been head of the Catholic Church, he has drawn a lot of international attention for his remarkable humility. But this is not out of character for Francis. While living in Buenos Aires, ArgenPhoto by Maurizio Brambatti/Ansa/Zuma Press/MCT tina, he declined the Waving to the crowd, Pope Francis, the new head of the Catholic Church, is introopportunity to live duced to the public on March 19. in the lavish bishop’s quarters. Rather, he lived in a “I suspect there will be Terrence Baum, SJ, president, simple apartment and took the other manifestations of a sim- said. bus to work everyday. pler style to his papacy,” Fr. One thing Rockhurst stu-

dents will recognize in his style are the unique Jesuit mantras such as “being men for others.” Francis embodied these ideals on Holy Thursday this year when he broke a centurylong tradition, choosing to wash the feet of prisoners rather than those of the cardinals. Additionally, he is currently living at Casa Santa Marta, a hotel in the Vatican, rather than the lavish Apostolic Palace. According to many, it is an exciting moment for Jesuits around the globe, and the world can expect many of the Jesuit values that are taught at Rockhurst everyday to start showing themselves on the international level.

Science department to revamp curriculum Sam Clifton samuelclifton@amdg.rockhursths.edu

The administration has imposed a new science schedule for the incoming 2013-2014 freshmen. Freshmen will be taking two semesters of biology next year, and those who score highly enough on the high school placement test will be recommended for honors biology. The freshman biology courses will incorporate the traditional sophomore curriculum along with Mr. Paul Winkeler’s ap-

plied science curriculum, which method, and measurements and properties. “[Having made the changes, the classes] will be challenging, but they will meet the needs of the students, Mr. Winkeler, chair of science department, said. “When you have to move a sophomore class down to a freshman class, you [must] make adjustments. Those adjustments include getting students from 70 same page.” With freshmen taking biology,

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from pg. 1 education and student formation,” Mr. Harkness said. “After Mr. Linscott expressed interest in the position, several people around the school spoke very highly of him so he was a clear choice.” Originally, Mr. Linscott was looking to acquire a teaching position at Rockhurst. However, after a discussion with Mr. Mike Sullivan, chemistry teacher, Mr. Linscott learned of the assistant dean of students position and was immediately attracted to the job. Mr. Linscott said he was especially drawn to the position due to the interaction he’ll be able to have with students. “I am really looking forward to getting to know the students. It was not that long ago that I was at Rockhurst myself, and I believe that there are a lot of things that I share in common with them,” Mr. Linscott said. “I hope to use that ence in the student body.” In addition to serving as assistant dean of students, Mr. Linscott will teach junior English classes and coach freshman football. Mr. Linscott’s relationship with Mr. Darby dates back to the fall of 2005 in a freshman English

class and, according to Mr. Linscott, has continued to remain strong since. “I had Mr. Darby as a confused and bewildered freshman in 2005 back when he was a second year teacher. I believe since day one we have had a solid connection and our meetings over the that,” Mr. Linscott said. “It is certainly feeling like I am going to be working with a friend.” According to Mr. Harkness, the assistant dean of students position was not created to “prepare” Mr. Darby’s successor. Because Mr. David Alvey has been dean for 19 years, his experience, according to Mr. Harkness, was his assistant. Without that experience, the administration wanted to help Mr. Darby transition by adding a new assistant. That, according to Mr. Harkness, as well as a growing student population and changes to the student schedule were the primary reasons for the need of additional administrators. “The new schedule is going to give students more free time, especially for seniors. It would be unreasonable to ask Mr. Darby to oversee the entire student population’s safety, especially since they’ll be so spread out, so having that extra dean only enhances student structure and safety more,” Mr. Harkness said.

the sophomores will take chemistry and the juniors will have the option of a pre-AP physics course, regular physics, anatomy and physiology, or AP chemistry or AP biology. Seniors can take either physics, anatomy and physiology, or environmental science, in addition to any AP science courses. The two-year decision to change the science curriculum was a collective agreement among the Rockhurst High School administration science department, and college counselors. After looking at other

high schools, it was decided that freshmen need a year-long lab science course. Also, this will help with college placement because students will be better prepared for universities that demand four years of lab science. The change will resolve unwanted doubling up of sciences senior year. department change is that next year, half of the school will be taking biology. There are not enough science faculty members to teach all the students, and because of this, Ms. Janna Boerger,

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chemistry teacher, will be moved to teach biology and a new instructor will be hired. The administration has yet to announce who the new teacher will be.

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Chick-Fil-A offers unique eat School lunch brings change in menu Carson Jones carsonjones@amdg.rockhursths.edu

For almost all who have driven down State Line or Ward Parkway. There is one familiar aroma that sparks their desire to stop and eat, that being the smell of the Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich. That very classic chicken sandwich, which has remained almost unchanged since Truett Cathy, founder, opened the lanta, Ga. in 1963, has become one of the most popular foods in America and at Rockhurst. Two years ago, thanks to a push by the SGA, Chick-Fil-A and the Rockhurst administration worked out a deal to make the chicken sandwich part of the regular lunch menu. From Farm To Freezer The classic chicken sandwich begins with a chicken which originates anywhere then sell to conglomerates such as Tyson or Koch foods, industrial sized farms. Once the chickens are butchered, cleaned and packaged, the product is shipped to the MBM food distribution

center located in Elkhorn, Wis. where the chicken is prepared to suit Chick-Fil-A’s orders. “One thing unique about Chick-Fil-A is that instead of a computer sending in product orders to the distribution centers, we always have an actual employee placing the orders, giving us the ability to adjust the order to accommodate any upcoming events such as Rockhurst lunches,” Mr. Drew Severns, general manager of the Ward Parkway Chick-Fil-A. Arriving by truck three times a week, the chicken comes in pre-packaged boxes, organized by spicy and original, and ately put in the large, industrial freezer located behind the kitchen. Into the Fryer The process for one sandwich begins 24 hours prior to anyone eating it, with the chicken being pulled from the freezer and placed into what they call the “thawing container,” or basically three large refrigerators. After 24 hours of waiting, it takes only wich. First, the thawed chicken breasts are taken out of refrigerators and sent kitchen member. “We are one of the only ones, if not chicken breast,” Mr. Severns said.

one of two coats and then one of two breadings depending on whether the chicken will the chicken is placed on racks before it is thrown into a Henny Penny pressure fryer for about three minutes. er are the addition of the toasted, buttery bun and two pickles to go on top. With a little more than a thousand students attending Rockhurst and most buying lunch on Chick-Fil-A days, the pressure on Chick-Fil-A to produce the massive amounts of sandwiches is high. “Chick-Fil-A buys the very best equipment that allows us to make a ton of food while keeping it tasting so good,” Mr. Severns said. Although the demand for sandwiches sharply rises on Rockhurst lunch days, the schedule, and only begins making the sandwiches for Rockhurst about an hour While using up to three pressure cookevery three or four minutes, the cooks quickly plow through the Rockhurst order, all while keeping up with the demand of the store. Once the sandwiches are bunned and set into baggies, they are loaded into heat friendly bags and driven to Rockhurst for students to enjoy.

“Behind the Scenes” Act VI: Athletic Department Connor Prochnow connorprochnow@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Spinning out of a pick, senior Connor Kuhlmann catches a pass and throws up a three point shot. The sound of the ball swishing through the nets and hitting the hardwood section as their cheers thunder throughout the gymnasium. It is moments like these that give sports nature. But what if there were no refs to control the games? What if there was no team to set a state record against? It’s these details that allow for players and coaches to create an exciting and entertaining environment. And it’s athletic administrators who are responsible for these details. Mr. Peter Campbell, athletic director; Mr. Matt Darby, assistant athletic director; and Mr. Kevin McGill, athletic assistant, all play instrumental roles in coMr. Pete ordinating Rockhurst and the Campbell numerous components of a high school sports program. make sure that coaches and players can do their job, and that’s coach and play the game,” Mr. Campbell said. On a daily basis, Mr. Darby and Mr. CampThey call each opponent, each referee, each transportation provider and each media com-

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Frying a chicken, this Chick-fil-a employee prepares the lunch for Rockhurst.

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An employee at chick-fil-a places a sandwhich in a bag for the Rockhurst lunch.

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Junior Kyle McLagan enjoys his sandwhich on Chick-fil-a day.

Field of Rockhurst’s dreams Historic land gives way to baseball field John Berrigan jberrigan@amdg.rockhursths.edu

The Steele homestead, formerly located at 94th and State Line stood overlooking 180 acres of farmland. The original house, a small farmhouse built by Jesse Steele in the 1840s, was once home to slaves, witnessed the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the birth of Kansas City. It was a part of a neighborhood so old that at one point just up the road from the house lived Alexander Majors, co-founder of the Pony Express. Time came to pass, and year after year the land was passed down through the Steele family, and more and more of the velopments as the city expanded southward. Eventually all that would remain of the estate was a small plot of land just south of the Greenlease Memorial Campus where the house stood at the top of a very steep hill. In 1988 Rockhurst High School spent $550,000 to purchase the land from Hanlineage to reside in the home. When Ms. Steele put the property on the market it -

velopers. Plans had the land drawn up to be home to 36 condominiums complete with a clubhouse and a pool. These plands were scrapped when Rockhurst bought the land as a part of the Millennium Master Plan which was a 25 year project A construction crew cements the teacher parking lot. in 2003 After it was leveled, construction bethat included the construction of the Rose Theatre, the gan on the property in 2003 with funding expansion of the library, and an endow- from the Foundations Forever Project. ment program for underprivileged stu- The land would be used for a baseball facility and faculty parking lot. The baseball dents. “We’re trying to look at the next 25 team had formerly practiced at Sunnyyears, and we saw the land as key. We side park, and players were happy to have have no building plans, [but] it’s more a facility on campus to practice. breathing room,” Fr. Thomas Cummings, SJ , former president, said to the Kansas of a hassle for players. Before we would City Business Journal in 1988. Early on, Rockhurst used the Steele have to practice at Sunnyside Park, which mansion for Jesuit retreats, formation meant we had to drive out there everymeetings, and the housing for Alum Serby 6-year old T-ball players too,” Mr. Ryan vice Corps members. Rockhurst felt some pressure to make Bennett, class of 2004, said to the Prep a move on the lot because the Steele News in September of 2003. No T-ball players can cut baseball house was becoming too run down for use. At the time of the purchase, much of the property was a very steep grassy will serve Rockhurst for years to come, hill which made it an un-ideal area for any but Rockhurst’s time is only a chapter in the history the old Steele Property. of the schools needs.

games and times. While it can become mundane at times, they recognize the importance of making sure the little things run smoothly. “In some ways it’s a lot of meaningless work because a vast majority of the answers we get are ‘yes, we have that too,’” Mr. Campbell said. “But then there’s the time that you don’t do it and the team doesn’t show up or the buses Mr. Matt Darby show up late, and that just can’t happen at our level.” On top of their day-to-day duties, athletic administrators have several long-term planning responsibilities as well. They ensure academic eligibility for all athletes, handle all coaching contracts, and establish the budgets for each program. In addition, they are responsible for creating schedules for a majority of teams at every level, whether it be freshman, sophomore, junior varsity or varsity. This requires them to attend multiple meetings with other athletic directors and communicate with several different people. “If you think about having six football teams and three soccer teams, that’s nine different schedules we coordinate just for the fall sports season,” Mr. Darby said. “So Mr. Kevin it’s really important that we stay on the same page with McGill coaches, other schools, and even the administration here.” With Mr. Darby leaving his position to become dean of students next year, there is still regardless of who takes over, the schedules will still be maintained, the referees for next the excitement that follows sports will still be there.

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Ad majorem dei gloriam Senior exemplifies man for others Alex Stubbendieck alexstubbendieck@amdg. rockhursths.edu

9:30 p.m. After a long day of pastoral lunch meetings, honors and AP classes, and a tiring night of working on the newspaper, rest of his homework. Staring at

doing everything for ‘the greater As Prep News opinions editor, included a wide variety of tasks ranging from planning daily Masses, organizing events, leading the freshman retreat and designing and managing a newspaper department. Yet even with such a packed schedule, El-

as the cross country team.

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didn’t have the slightest idea phrases, it is clear that tonight is 12:45 a.m. With three solid hours of homework and study-

schedule, one might ners to avoid a mental

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Senior Hank Elbert

Coming in to Rockhurst, I didn’t have the slightest idea that I would be this involved with everything I do.

suit ideals and phrases taught to him at Rockhurst, he creates for himself as large a workload as they teach us here such as ‘Magis’ and ‘AMDG’ all seem pretty

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sets his alarm clock for 6:00 a.m. to head into school early so he can set up for the all-school Mass scheduled for the next day. With a heavy workload accompanied

said. “But as the opportunities

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ing fully involved as he tried to adjust to the new high school atmosphere. But after his freshman retreat, he decided that he wanted to do more than just his gan working in the pastoral of-

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man, pastoral associate, said.

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for the liturgies as well as helping organize the freshman, sophomore and junior retreats.

Junior varsity runner

of the aspects of the ‘Graduate at Graduation’ we teach here at Rock-

Photo by Ryan Van Keirsbilck Top: Senior Hank Elbert second to the right and his fellow leaders from Kairos 100 pose for a photo. Right: Running for the cross country team Elbert strides towards the finish line. Left Competing in the Harry Potter trivia Kip Hart and Elbert feel confident about their answer

tance of them and strives daily to accomplish that.”

think that there is a lot of merit in them, and when you stop to

Math teacher finds a home at Rockhurst Former IT worker finds passion in teaching Jack Franken johnfranken@amdg.rockhursths.edu

passed away. he worked with computers, velop new software and support services. for the most part my only interreally, really tired of that,” Mr.

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Mr. Tom Zima explains the Advanced Algebra II/ Geometry class to parents at back to school night.

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Rockhurst High School is the only place where I want to teach... I don’t want to leave

and attended St. Olaf College just a few hours from his home. Although he planned on getting a computerscience degree, he later changed course and majored in math. But with the use of St. Olaf’s computer facilities he still managed sics of computer-sciences, which companies.

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likes what she is doing, and she likes El Paso, and she respects

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City.” While living so far away from found a new home at Rockhurst, Statistics.

go into teaching, and in a few months, he did

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puts 100 percent into his work, whether it’s the math team or his class.” leaving Rockhurst anytime soon. “Rockhurst High School is

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Exchanging culutres: Journey to US

cy made up of around 60,000 Korean “cyber diplomats” who make friends via the internet with people from around the world and discuss their dreams and thoughts on global issues. On top of working for VANK, Won has also worked as a voluntary prosecutor of pro-North Korean South Koreans. Because North Korea and South Korea are such bitter enemies, South Korea attempts to keep all North Korean propaganda out of its country. For two months, Won

Photos Courtesy of Hosung Won

Left: Junior Hosung Won poses with one of his family members Henry Won. Right: Junior Hosung Won and sophomre Kishan Desai pose for a photo during the harvesters food drive

Student adapts to new country

junior Hosung Won, this is life. Born in South Korea, Won became a foreign exchange student at the beginning of his sophomore year, spending one year at a school in New Hampshire before starting his junior Ben Burch year at Rockhurst. Although he had never been bburch@amdg.rockhursths.edu to the United States before he became an exchange student, Won has had a feel for American plane to a foreign country, only culture from a young age. Growit’s not a vacation, and you won’t ing up near the Osan U.S. Air Force Base in South Korea, school year is over. Imagine liv- Won had a lot of contact with Americans, ing with people you Junior Hosung Won living in the just met, starting the school year knowing I love my country same apartbuildnobody, and walking just so much... But ment ing as many the halls with virtually nobody from also I love America American solyour home coun- too. No matter [if diers and their families. Won try. Imagine taking I’m in] South Korea often went a foreign language class; only, every- or America, I am into the base, body else in the class very positive I will where he was able to see an speaks the language as their primary lan- bring all the ben- American high and guage. Imagine just efits and knowledge school library. This how strange and [I can] to these two allowed Won countries. to become acwould be. quainted with For you, this was merely a mental exercise. For Americans and their way of life,

“

which would later help him when he came to America. “Even before I came to [the] U.S., I got a feeling [for] how it was going to be,” Won said. But perhaps the thing that most prepared him for becoming an exchange student was, of all things, American television. Because various American TV shows aired in South Korea, playing in English with Korean subtitles, Won began comparing the Korean words he read to the English words he heard. This ing English. “When I was really young, I just enjoyed watching Cartoon Network... [and] I wasn’t trying to learn English, but after watching it for four years, it just happened,” Won said. With some additional help from the English classes he took in English by the time he was 14. So when a foreign exchange program opened up on the nearby military base, with the urging of his parents, Won applied for the program, passed the required English test, and soon found himself starting his sophomore year at Dover High School

in New Hampshire. Although Won already had experience with Americans, and although South Korea is a relatively westernized country, he ing to his new home. He began tween the American way of life and his way of life back home, most notably in school. “Everyone is always shocked when I say this, but [in Korea] school starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 10 p.m.,” Won said. “It’s way more tiring.” But Won quickly and easily adapted, and by the time he arrived at Rockhurst for his junior making friends and getting involved by joining the Model U.N. and Human Dignity clubs. “I love Rockhurst... [I have had] no problems with going [here],” Won said. But while Won has enjoyed his time in America, he has never lost the love he has for his home country. In fact, since he has been in America, Won has served his country in two ways. For one, he has been a volunteer at the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), an agen-

pro-North Korean South Koreans and using evidence to build cases against them via the Internet. He would then report the person to a National Information Service (NIS). And he did all of this purely out of the love he has for his country and the dislike he has for North Korea. “There’s no fun in this job. There’s only anger and fury,” Won said. nior year out at Rockhurst and continue on to an American college. Beyond college, Won is not yet sure what he will do. But old home of South Korea or the new home he has found here in the U.S., Won hopes he will be able to use his unique experience to make an impact in whatever way possible. “I love my country just so much... But also I love America too,” Won said. “No matter [if I’m in] South Korea or America, I am very positive I will bring all can] to these two countries.”

J ourney Home

Rockhurst student beats his way to original music Junior expresses self in music Danny Summers dsummers@amdg.rockhursths.edu

As the aspiring young musical artist meanders through his everyday routine, melodies begin to make their way into his enter his brain and begins to piece together a song, strictly in his psyche. Later, the tall, wide-eyed local high school musician begins to write down lyrics and weave together rhymes that work well with each line. He then discovsong” and sits down in his inhome studio to add any drum

tracks, bass,or beats. This is a process of creating original music that can take months, weeks or even just a few hours for junior Jackson Ries, a garnered attention through his Facebook, YouTube and SoundCloud pages. “Any kind of music is an inthe good in every song. My motivation for all of this is simply my love for music,” Ries said. His love for music has always been a constant in his life, but the talent is a new discovery. Accord-

ing to Ries, freshman choir was how to “work on his voice.” In addition, after taking piano lessons and teaching himself the guitar, coupled with the encouragement of friends, he decided to take his music public. “I really like how [Ries] can take a song that he covers and just make it his own. It takes a real talent,” junior Max Young, a rapper and collaborator of Ries, said, Ries’ work with Young is a testament to his versatility as a young musician as the duo crosses over between rap and and a sort of indie-rock. Although this style is

J ackson Ries

Photo Courtesy of Jackson Ries

Jackson Ries poses with his keyboard in between writing new songs.

comes quite easily for Ries due to his diverse appreciaton for various types of music. “My musical inspiration is really hard because I am really sic. I would describe my music as kind of a hippie meets 2 Chainz,” Ries said. With the recent attention and

praise of his unique crossover style of music he is already planning for the future. “I would really love to pursue a career involving the music industry, whether it be recording, playing live or producing. I plan to just keep doing what I’m doing and if an opportunity arises to get into the music industry, that would be great,” Ries said.

INDEPTH

April 12, 2013

Are teens losing their

Faith?

8-9

Millennialgenerationtrendingawayfrominstitutions Van Schloegel vschloegel@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Pulling into the Visitation Church parking lot, two seniors show up a couple minutes before the Sunday 11 a.m. service. They park their car, ready for Mass. Except these seniors are not going to Mass today. In fact they have not gone to the Sunday service at Visitation since their sophomore year when by themselves to Mass. The seniors recline the seats in their car and enjoy an hourlong nap before heading back home. Raised in a strong Catholic family, the seniors, since their eighth grade year at Visitation Grade School, have gradually moved away from the Church. “I don’t know if I believe in God, but I believe in the morals of Christianity,” one of the seniors–who asked to remain anonymous–said. ***** This transition is part of a growing trend of the millennial generation, or people under the age of 30, moving away from religious institutions. The reasons are varied, but what is for certain is that teenagers and young adults are gravitating away from organized religion, which has left the Church at a crossroads. With the media’s attention on the election and the unorthodox style of the new pope, a lot of questions surround the Church and the direction it is going to take. According to a recent Pew Research poll in 2012, 34 percent of people from ages 1822 consider themselves unafcompared with less than 15 percent for people above the age of 50. Also that same survey found that 18 percent of the millennial generation have with a religious institution to

ligious institution. Similar to the example of the two seniors sleeping through Mass to please their parents, 48 percent of Rockhurst students surveyed do not attend Mass on a regular weekly basis. However, despite not attending Mass weekly, 83 percent of students said they pray “occasionally” or “daily,” indicating that the

grounds and beliefs. “The older generations see spirituality as more of orders and we see it more as options. There seems to be more

believe,” senior Hunter Seabaugh said. Another cause, according to Mr. Andy Hagedorn, AP Enlish teacher, is that religions just are not as strict as they used to be, which he believes is in large part due to Vatican II and the perceived change in their faith than just attending how the Church looks at conMass. sequences. “[Going to Mass] is more “When I was younger, a of something I do because lot of kids would not receive my parcommunion Mr. Tom Norman ents tell because they me to... I think a number of things had commitIt’s more ted a mortal have happened. I think of going sin before t h r o u g h there is so much more acchurch and the mo- cepted pluralism. You are had not been tions,” jureconciliaware of and accept differ- to nior Joe ation for the ences across the planet Cochran, sin. How a weekly that [my generation] would many kids Mass atdon’t receive not have done. tendant, communion said. nowadays beSo with the younger gencause they committed a moreration trending away from tal sin?” Mr. Hagedorn said. organized religion, what could That is shown in the Rockbe some of the reasons why hurst survey with 48 percent this trend is happening? of students saying they do not “I think a number of things attend religious services on a have happened. I think there weekly basis, which is similar is so much more accepted to the national average of 43 pluralism. You are aware of percent of the millennial generation saying they do not atthe planet that [my generatend religious services on a tion] would not have done,” weekly basis. Mr. Tom Norman, a 30-year “We are not as afraid of the teacher at Rockhurst and acChurch’s consequences for tive leader of the pastoral desinning as I think older generapartment, said. “There is much tions used to be,” Seabaugh said. ways of doing things so that Additionally the increase in you don’t have one institution social media has only magnithat dictates one’s behavior.” This acceptance and tolercern organized religion, which ance of others has been seen also shines a spotlight on the in the civil rights movement, Church’s stance on issues. as well as the recent gay mar“I feel like there are a lot of riage debates and the generissues, like pro-life, pro-choice ally more accepting society or gay marriage that people have to take a stand on now

“

Other 7%

Catholic 77%

how she and others view organized religion. and everything He stands for ,but sometimes I have a hard time following organized religion,” Hutchison said. According to a Pew Research poll taken in 2010, a majority of the younger generation, 53 percent, still constatistic that suggests that, while the millennial generation may be trending away from organized religion, they still believe in some of the same beliefs as the Church. Additionally, around 60 percent of Rockhurst students said they believe that religion has had a als and beliefs about right and wrong. “From things that have happened in my life, I looked towards God, and that helped me…. I don’t really focus too much on the Church itself,” senior Kevin Doherty, a leader of multiple faith retreats at Rockhurst and his local parish, said. ***** Although the seniors sleeping in their car have not gone to Mass on their own for a couple years, they both have been on by Rockhurst, attended class Masses, done all the service requirements, and worked at an economically-disadvantaged grade school for senior service during their time at Rockhurst. Despite students potentially

52.3% 24.6% 10.4% once a week

No Religion 11%

or the Church then that leads to more questioning,” St. Teresa’s Academy senior Rose Hutchison said. Hutchison, who was raised Catholic and has attended Catholic schools all her life, has had to form her own views on issues that are constantly in the media spotlight, such as abortion and gay marriage,

moving away from organized religion, Rockhurst has offered and continues to offer opportunities for students to grow spiritually, putting slight reminders of religion in student’s lives. Some of these reminders, besides retreats and service requirements, are daily Mass in the chapel, daily prayer, the rosary during Lent, prayer at sporting events and practices, theology classes and mission trips. “The best part [of Rockhurst’s faith reminders] is the announcements in the morning because you feel all rushed and then the prayer slows you down and it’s a good reflection to get you ready for the day,” senior Robbie Thompson said. “I think that has helped my faith life a lot by just adding the consistency of everyday prayer and reflection.” These reminders, whether they affect students during their time at Rockhurst or not, could potentially have an impact on a student later in life. “I think I’ll have my kids go to a Catholic school just because it is a good environment and church is good for kids to go to.... Mass has good intentions and morals,” one of the anonymous seniors said. Ultimately the decision to follow organized religion or not comes down to the individual, and that individual must decide what faith and religion means to him or her. “I think Rockhurst has provided me a good base for my faith... Coming into Rockhurst I had a lot of questions, and I think our generation as a whole has a lot of questions,” Cochran said. “I think Rockhurst has answered some of those questions for me, but I will have to figure out what I ultimately believe on my own.”

How often do you attend mass?

Religions at Rockhurst: Protestant 5%

compared with past generations, and then if our views

once or twice a month

several times a year

7.1% 3.2% 2.3% once or twice a year

never

more than once a week

According to a Prep News survey of 126 students

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

April 12, 2013

Speech and debate team heads to state Talented competitor excels at two events Joey Caruso josephcaruso@amdg.rockhursths.edu

The debate team headed out to the district tournament at William Chrisman High School in Independence, Mo on March 15 and the 16. They sent nine students to the tournament; three of these students qualified for the state meet at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo on April 19 and 20. Senior Julian Marshall qualified for poetry while senior Adam Spangler and sophomore Zach Klamann qualified for public forum; however, they chose not to advance to the state level. According to Mr. Don Ramsey, speech and debate coach, since Rockhurst is in such a large district, competitors must place within the top three or four in their event to qualify for state . “During first semester, [Mrs. Hanna Cusick and I] were looking at a lot of poetry that fit the society’s definition of masculinity,” Marshall said. “Once we found the pieces, we looked for impact not just for words, but

you want simplicity...You memorize it, and I want to show people the message I’m trying to convey.” Marshall not only qualified for state in poetry, but he also qualified for nationals in dramatic interpretation of “11/22/63” by Stephen King. The national tournament is June 16-21 in Birmingham, Ala. Klamann and Spangler were not able to make it to nationals, but they placed second at the MSHSAA district tournament. “We figured out our topic on Feb. 1... Besides running arguments during practices and meeting outside school with Spangler, we gathered evidence and practiced,” Klamann said. “We couldn’t have gotten this far at all without the rest of the team.” According to Marshall the team has had a great season so far, and Marshall hopes to finish the season with a strong performance at the state meet. “As a team we are growing, and with Mr. Ramsey and Mrs. Cusick I think the possibilities are endless... Mr. Ramsey is a funny guy, a nice guy, and a great coach to work with and work for,” Marshall said.

Senior Julian Marshall -

“11/22/63”

Illustration by Connor Prochnow

Infinite ‘shocks’ game world ‘Note’worthy achievments Bioshock prequel worth the wait Frank Evans fevans@amdg.rockhursths.edu

It was the Friday before Easter, (I rememthat day), and instead of working diligently on my classes, like I always do (yeah......), I was jumping in between cities in the sky, city, watching them ragdoll all the way to the depths below. And I did this for hours... 11 straight hours to be exact. The sad part, besides the fact that I sat in my basement for a whole day playing a video game, was that it left me craving more. To be of the most engrossing and enjoyable games I’ve ever played. The game begins with your character, Booker DeWitt, a disenfranchised soldier

who was part of the “Wounded Knee Massacre” of 1890, sitting in a boat being rowed out to a lighthouse. As far as the plot goes beyond that, I won’t say (for fear of ruining the beautiful story that unfolds throughout the game), but if you were privy to any of the game’s commercials, you’d know that soon enough you are rocketing through Columbia, a dystopian city in the sky. One of the greatest parts of the game is that not only are the visuals stunning, they often found myself just gazing at the environment surrounding me. However, I could only gaze at the environment so long before my character was put in jeopardy, which is where the combat comes yourself saying “wow, that was cool.” Also, I’ve ever played. So, as far as my rating on the game, I’d give it a 5/5, - it was nigh on perfect. The only the shortness of it. While it isn’t anything that particularly bugged me, I found that as that’s what the upcoming downloadable content is for, right?

Soloists shine through districts, move to state

Rellihan all received ones for their performances. According to Burgess, the singers had been practicing for months to perfect their pitch and diction in order to achieve success at districts and beyond. Nick Privitera The nine soloists who won at disnicholasprivitera@amdg.rockhursths.edu tricts will move on to the state championships in Columbia, Mo. on April The Rockhurst choral program 26. They will perform the same two participated in the district solo and songs that they sang at districts, small ensemble competitions on Fribut, according to Mr. Anderson, they day, March 22. will have to give Rockhurst their best perforsent 21 indimances to have vidual singers success at the for the solo state level. competition “Of course at and a sophostate, the level more octet [of competition] choir for the is a little bit highsmall ensemer. [The judges] ble, or group, are thinking competition. ‘Oh, you’re state At districts, quality, let’s students perPatrick Melland judge you on form two Performing his solo, junior Jackson Ries disstate levels,’” m e m o r i z e d plays a high note in front of the audience. Mr. Anderson songs to a said. judge. Competitors’ performances are then rated on a scale of one to five: one being the best, five being the worst. Nine Hawklets received a score of one, and the rest received twos. The octet choir also earned a score of two, an impressive feat due to their inexperience, according to Mr. Samuel Anderson, choir director. Senior Drew Jurden; juniors Charlie Burgess, Thomas Martin, and Zach Mundy; sophomores Anthony Albera and Trevor Weinrich; and freshmen Dominic Parry, Ben Pautler and Jed

D istricts

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Below: The primary environment of Bioshock Infinite, the floating city of Columbia.

SPORTS

April 12, 2013

Re‘lax’ing around the country Senior Isaac Zorn gains lacrosse experience all over the country

make him a good leader. He leads by exhead coach of the lacrosse team, said. With the season already underway, Zorn has been playing well. He was elected a captain by his teammates and is the leading Starting lacrosse in fourth grade, Zorn

junior Weston Elder said. “He is a role model and during conditioning, he is the This season, Coach Reidy will be relyand lead the team. “When the underclassmen see how

Matthew Watz matthewwatz@amdg.rockhursths.edu

ton, and Missouri. According to Zorn, the

With only 60 seconds on the clock, the against Pembroke. With 11 seconds left, senior Brooks Elder caught the long pass and quickly passed it to senior Alex Lackey. As time was running out, Lackey dished the ball to senior Isaac Zorn on the right wing. He took a shot with three seconds left, winning the game. Zorn is one of the four captains on the lacrosse team Whether it is helping an underclassman, getteam listens to the coach, Zorn is a major part of this years lacrosse team. “[Zorn] has a lot of good qualities that

said. Committed to play at Messiah College

“The game on the east coast is the best -

only players to commit so far. Although

some good memories there. And Kansas

“I liked the atmosphere of the team.

learned from the east and west coasts pays As a leader on the team, Zorn does his

said. “It is also a Christian school, which is important to me. The campus is also dry, which in my opinion brings the team

dent. Last year he was still getting to know

Leading the team has always come natural to Zorn, and he is using that leadteam.

players, according to Coach Reidy.

Lived in Seattle until 2008 when he moved to Great Falls, Va.

Born on March 4, 1995, in Seattle, Wash., where he lived for 13 years.

Moved to Kansas City, Mo., in 2011, the summer before his junior year.

New league brings early victories Hudson O’Neill williamoneill@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Golfers attempt to find rhythm

games on the horizon against the number one ranked Shawnee Mission East Lancers on Thursday, April 18, the Hawklets

brendanmccann@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Bud Linville

Senior Gregory Massman tries to outrun the Shawnee Mission South defender after the faceoff.

brought them together. “Last year we graduated a senior captain Addison Degen

til then and a week of practice

Carolina and now, according to junior goalie Matthew Brown, is sion. “We started out the season putting some of the new parts

Mr. Tim Reidy, head coach, said.

After losing to the Lancers

ating a large group of seniors last year, the returning seniors ership and unity. Seniors such as Degen, Isaac Zorn, captain,

success.

second behind the Lancers in the Lacrosse Association of Kansas City coaches poll, Rock-

Brendan McCann

After being delayed by the snowy weather, the Rockhurst regular season. The team has started the season undefeated, 3-0, in league play, and 5-3

Will be moving to Mechanicsburg, Pa., to attend Messiah College.

that... we had a good group of seniors leading a solid unit that Coach Reidy said. The team showed their unity April 4 in a thrilling 6-5 win against Pembroke Hill. Rockhurst, according to Coach Re45 minutes of the game. Pembroke had put the pressure on fense. With Rockhurst down 5-2 and only three minutes remaining,a win looked out of reach, but a quick goal by Degen began a push to tie the game at 5-5. Then with three seconds left, win the game.

The golf team is entering this season with high expectations and lots of anticipation. Hownormal nine days to only four, the golf team has been searchtournaments this season. The two-week delay made

tournament -

Q uick start

golfer, said. Varsity won the Columbia Classic Tournament by two points, 308 to 310, on April 1 score of 72, and seniors Danny Summers and Drew Hill both shot 78. eled west to Palm Springs, Calif. Club, placing 19th out of 38 selected teams from across the nation. second, along with sophomore Luke Henke and freshman Aaron Lang who also medalled. In the Raymore Peculiar Tournament, the JV1 team took sec-

12 SPORTS

April 12, 2013

Senior strives to improve skills Michael Reardon mfreardon@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Todd Czinege, senior third baseman, turns the pitching machine on and begins taking swings in the batting cage. The metal bat makes a loud “ping” after solid contact is made with each pitch. He makes it his goal to hit every pitch straight back up the middle. If not, he is frustrated with himself. While playing in the racquetball club, Czinege dives for the ball and hits it with his racquet. He is losing to his coach, and is trying to decrease the margin. Even though it

Carson Jones carsonjones@amdg.rockhursths.edu

As the varsity baseball team begins their season, the 12 returning varsity seniors look to depend on their experience to

was one of the best hitters on the team, batting .344

“

Veteran experience gives team edge

“[Czinege’s] desire to win encourages everyone else to be competitive and play as hard as we can,” Nutt said. Czinege looks to improve on his good performance from last year, when he

lineup, he believes he can make a larger impact on the game by increasing his average and driving in more runs. Czinege has made it his goal to win it all this year, and according him, anything less season, he still refuses to lose this game. is meaningless. Czinege carries this competitive attitude “I want to win state. We all want to win, and it’s something we know we can do,” is prepared for the season, having complet- Czinege said. In order to have major team success, taking pitches in the the team must have strong leadMr. Jim DeGraw batting cage, preparing ership. Coaches and teammates his throwing arm and Todd is one of “Todd is a very strong leader; skills. His voice is heard those guys that you [he] leads by example. He is very point to and say, ‘If vocal, and you can always hear challenging his teamyou guys could be him from the dugout or on the mates to be better. like Todd Czinege, from seniors, especially good “He is always talking in the dugout and on ones,” Mr. Jim DeGraw, varsity we would have a great, great team.’ baseball coach, said. example,” senior Brody Nutt, varsity pitcher, well as his stellar academic record said. have earned him a scholarship to play DiviCzinege, a three-year varsity player, is an sion 1 baseball next year for Villanova Unianchor to this year’s baseball team. And his versity, which is in the Big East conference, competitive edge is what drives him. earning him the nickname “Big East” from “[My competitiveness] makes me want his teammates. to win all the time. I hate to lose. I have a “Todd is one of those guys that you point ‘no losing’ type of attitude whenever I am to and say ‘if you guys could be like Todd Czinege, we would have a great, great team,’” According to Nutt, his competitiveness Coach DeGraw said. has an infectious impact on the rest of the team.

state championship in school history. “Having 12 seniors on the team, our goal is the same as last year, and that is to win districts, make our way to the state round, and with some luck, we can piece everything together at the end of the season and win a state championship,” Mr. Jim DeGraw, varsity head baseball coach, said. Not only is the team incredDivision 1 talent, having 8 players who have already committed to play at the collegiate level. “Just because some of us are going to play in college doesn’t guarantee us a win, but it gives can compete with any team we play this year,” senior Victor

B y the numbers

Team finds strength in balance Curran Steck csteck@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Junior Curtis Goldmon, varsity triple jumper, gets excited for each jump. He pounds his chest and bounces around. He’s focused on only one thing: breaking the 46-foot barrier. feet 9 inches jump, currently the second longest jump in Missouri. Goldmon helped the team place second at the Shawnee Mission South Relays on March has reason to be excited about the rest of the season. Tonight the varsity team races at the Raymore-Peculiar Invitational, and then qualifying runners will compete at the competitive Kansas Relays next week. The team’s strength so far has been balevents have contributed to the team’s success in meets this season. There is a special sense of togetherness in this year’s team; each athlete is supportive of the next, regardless of event or skill level. “This year’s team is unique in the amount of camaraderie shown between athletes throughout the team. I mean there were runners, jumpers and throwers all staying until the end of the meet to cheer on their teammates... This is probably one of the closest groups I’ve seen,” Mr. Michael Dierks, head

Finishing up in the sand, junior Curtis Goldman completes his jump at the Shawnee Mission South track meet. Goldman was recently named the Kansas City Star Athlete of the Week for his feats.

said. After an appearance in the state meet last year, the 4x100 relay (seniors Dylan Stoetzer, Max Linscott and Tommy Seitz) has continued its success this season; they have brought home two gold medals with two of runners. There is plenty of competition for the fourth spot. Seniors Wondabeka Ashform after some winter setbacks. “Won and Dylan are key contributors for us, so we are being patient in bringing them along. We are happy with their progress,” Coach Dierks said. In the middle and long distance events, senior Alex Lombardo and sophomore Carson Bode have represented the team with strong performances. After mainly running the 400m and 800m last year, Lombardo has moved to longer distance races this year. In addition to a 2:00 800m time, he has raced team-best times in the 1600m and 3200m events, running a 4:31 and a 10:11 respectively. Bode has and has broken two minutes in the 800m run. New faces are stepping up to compete

Jules Nazzaro

at a varsity level, as well. Distance runners senior Carl Nelson and sophomore William Thompson set personal bests in the 1600m and 3200m. Freshman Pat Bowen and sophomore Aaron McGovern have also helped give the team depth in the 400m dash with times the baton in the 4x800 with a sizeable lead, Bode, instead of maintaining an easy pace, “I am really happy with the results of the meet. However, we cannot get full of ourselves after a big win, because at the end of the day, track is a mental sport so we have to stay focused on trying to improve every day

City, Mo. to play in the Capital City Invitational, where they won one out of three games, losing to Helias and Eureka high schools. “With so many seniors and all the talent we have on the team this year, we expect to win every game we play, so losing the was hard,” junior Jack Benningit reminded us that we have to play to our potential every time Again losing on Tuesday, April 9, to St. James High School by a score of 6-3, the team is relying heavily on the senior leadership to get them back on track and onto winning ways. “We need to get back to how we were playing at the beginning and lean on our experience to get over this bump,” Brancato said. With upcoming games against Olathe North, Bishop Ward and Lee’s Summit, a district rival that is expected to be one of the toughest teams on Rockhurst’s schedule, the team is looking to bounce back from the losses and get hot before heading to Lawrence to play in the River City Classic on April 18 and 19. But in order to do this, sive game needs to improve. “The pitching has been there for us, and as soon as we can get our bats hot, we will be in good shape for the rest of the season,” Brancato said.

SPORTS

April 12, 2013

Tennis youth movement

Carson Jones Left to right: freshman Sinjin Nair, sophomore Joe Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, senior Steven Lawson, junior Jacob Moore, sophomore Jack Evans, juniors John Nogalski, Alex Koca, Patrick Michaelis

Young team gets off to fast start

T ennis team schedule

Andrew Dakan andrewdakan@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Senior Signings

Congrats to these seniors signed to play in college

Baseball

Billy Maloney- Central Missouri University Victor Brancato- Central Missouri University Todd Czinege- Villanova University Travis Able- University of Central Arkansas Logan Gray- Austin Peay State University Chase Watt- Murray State CC Matthew Wasche- Independence CC Joe Huber- Rockhurst University

Football

Jordan Willis- Kansas State University Tony Lashley- University of Idaho Zach Hannon- University of Nebraska Austin Ritter- Benedictine University Jason Nix- US Military Academy Alex Lackey- Central Missouri University

Golf

Danny Summers-University of Kansas Brian Wade- University of Missouri-St. Louis Patrick Byrne- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Drew Hill- Rockhurst University

City benefits from KU being in Final Four

Lacrosse

Isaac Zorn- Messiah College

Wrestling

Drew Daniels- US Naval Academy

Track & Field/ XC

Alex Lombardo- Claremont-McKenna College Carl Nelson- Regis University

Swimming

Louis Behnen- Bucknell University

Soccer

Garrett Loehr- Rockhurst University Matt Bernard- Drake University Christian Davenport- Blue River CC Information compiled by Robbie Healy

Angel Hair By: John Avery

14 SPORTS

April 12, 2013

Flying above the rest Senior forward elevates game during playoffs

stayed aggressive and played really hard and got into a rhythm every game… Demanding the

“The thing I am going to miss the most is the relationships I have made over the years.”

hard,” Wolf said. In an interview with Metro Sports after the championship

play to ensure that he and his teammates would accomplish their goal of winning a state championship. Wolf took his play to a new level

state championship game.

Joseph Gibson, Center PPG: 3.4 RPG: 2.4

consistent player on the team throughout the regular season. However, heading into the play-

Larry Bird’s message. Wolf is a winner. His accolades of Mis-

game. And going into the play-

Kyle Wolf, Forward PPG: 19.7 RPG: 10.4

jberrigan@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Year and state champion headplishments and triumphs. Wolf is talented, the team’s leading scorer with an average of 19.7 points per game and the

Senior Memories...

“I knew if we were going to make it far, I was going to have

John Berrigan

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talvelop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”- Larry Bird -

“The ten seniors have really built a strong bond through playing together this season, and that is what I’m going to miss the most.”

“Coach came up to me right told me that if you have the and you’ve earned the right to shoot it,” Wolf said. “And from then on every time I caught it I’d look to shoot it whether it was a deep three, midrange or inside shot.” Wolf’s more aggressive, attack-minded play led to an exone of the last games of the Wolf gained from this game caring to his consistently higher scoring throughout the tourna-

Marquess Guess, Guard

J.P. Decker

ment.

motivates me and he’s made me

Wolf during the postseason was the support of his father. Mr.

Wolf’s consistent production ent aspects of his game in order -

at Bishop Ward High School, who had great postseason success himself. “He’s my role model every

PPG: 1.2 APG: 0.4

“I’m going to miss spending time with all my teammates.”

dad would give me a speech I’ve worked hard enough... He

Tom Keller, Forward

Accolades pour in for Coach Nusbaum Peter Daly peterdaly@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Coaches Association Hall of Fame

spent at Iowa high schools, This includes a state champion-

it with family and friends, and nizes accomplishments that were shared with great players and coaches along the way,” Coach

In addition to the Hall of Fame receiving this honor for his coaching achievement within the state of Missouri, coaching for Archhurst.

appearances and one state cham-

Area, yesterday during activity period. -

Kyle Wolf:

Mark Nusbaum:

t t t

Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year Missouri Class 5 Player of the Year 1st Team All District

Misssouri Class 5 Coach of the Year, Paul Lambert KC Metro Coach of the Year

All-District: t t t

Zach Nelson, Guard PPG: 3.2 RPG: 3.2

coach.”

Academic All-State:

Kyle Wolf- 1st Team t Tom Keller- 1st Team t Brad Wilkins- 2nd Team t t

“I’m going to miss the sense of brotherhood that was created while playing together.”

senior Connor Kuhlmann, varsity guard said. “He is completely deserving of the award and I

Post Season Accolades and Awards

PPG: 9.4 RPG: 5.9

ate and former high school and

Joseph Gibson Nick Hense Tom Keller Connor Kuhlmann

“The thing I will miss would be spending everyday and putting in countless hours on and off the court with my brothers.”

1 9 8 9

2 0 1 3 The last two Rockhurst basketball teams to win the state title

PN Andrew Hall, Guard PPG: 0.9 APG: 0.4

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April 12, 2013

One shining moment

“I’m going to miss getting to work hard every day with my closest friends and that feeling of running out onto the court before a big game.”

Mike Jones, Guard PPG: 7.6 RPG: 2.4

“I’m going to miss my teammates most of all and I’m always going to remember our post season experience of chasing the championship.” Connor Kuhlmann,

Guard PPG: 3.4 APG: 4.2

“After the semi-final game, seeing all the students and how excited they were. It was amazing to see how much support we had from our fellow brothers.”

Hawklets end season with state championship

Jules Nazzaro

John Avery javery@amdg.rockhursths.edu

J.P. Decker

Mr. Pete Campbell, assistant coach, gives senior Zach Nelson some advice during the game.

Nick Hense, Guard PPG: 2.5 APG: 0.3

“I’m going to miss the camaraderie in the locker room, on the bus rides, and during practice.”

J.P. Decker

Attempting to win a loose ball, senior Connor Kuhlmann dives head first on the court.

Bradley Wilkins,

Guard

PPG: 9.0 APG: 1.5

“I’m going to miss going to practice with these guys day in and day out.”

J.P. Decker

Trying to get past his defender, senior Mike Jones dribbles to his left to get to the rim.

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Kansas City’s best Curran

Hunter

Louis

Whit

Whit Collins acollins@amdg.rockhursths.edu

Kansas City is a town known for its barbeque, but it’s quickly emerging as a hotbed of great pizza. The Prep News traveled to six locally owned pizza restaurants, es that specialize in each style of pizza: Hunter Seabaugh may be one of the most hip and happening people in KC, so it Curran Steck eats... a lot, and he was on the Prep News be a perfect choice for the Neighborhood style.

Steck

Seabaugh Behnen

Collins

Pizzabella v. Spin!

Kansas Citians to rate New York style of pizza. I, Whit Collins, am the author of the story as well as a

The salami and Italian peppers pizza was a unique pizza from Spin!, but we both agreed that it made the pizza very greasy. The lightness and the freshness of the Pizzabella accounted for our high marks and its overall victory in the artisan pizza category. It is also, in my opinion, the best pizza I’ve had in Kansas City.

4/5 - Hunter 4.5/5 - Whit

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3/5 - Hunter 3.5/5 - Whit

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Waldo v. minsky’s Minsky’s versus Waldo might be the greatest pizza rivalry in Kansas City. Both Minsky’s and Waldo have restaurants across the metro area. Waldo specializes in St. Louis-style pizza, a style known for its cracker thin crust and use of provolone cheese, along with traditional pizza. While both places’ sauce, cheese and pepperoni choices were near-

ran Steck said. We both agreed that it was also nice to see the pepperoni on the top of the pizza, something Minsky’s did not do, choosing rather to put their pepperoni under the cheese. Therefore Waldo came out to be the winner.

4/5 - Curran 4/5 - Whit

3/5 - Curran 3/5 - Whit

pizza51 v. d’bronx

4.5/5 - Louis 4/5 - Whit

2/5 - Louis 3.5/5 - Whit

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pieces.

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we tried at Pizza 51. However, after his initial bite, his eyes had deceived him. The slice tasted nothing like any of the pies he had back East. We both agreed that the soggy, super chewy crust was inherently inferior to the crispy crust that we experienced at Pizza 51.

Louis Behnen, a New York native, said as he folded his slice of pepperoni pizza from d’Bronx, like any true New Yorker would.

Illustration by Frank Evans