The Argo Volume CXXXIV, Collection
The Rutgers Preparatory School
2022-2023 Edition
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Introducing the New Editors- in- Chief a short glimpse of the leaders of Prep’s news By: Juliet Bou Mansour’23 Feature Section Editor
A new school year, a new season of The Argo, THREE new Editors In Chief. Seniors Christopher Kaleekal, Keyon Majidi, and Siya Angras are our esteemed trio for this year’s Argo, and I am more than happy to properly introduce them to you all. Christopher Kaleekal has been writing for The Argo since his freshman year (dedication!). He was the editor of the Arts and Entertainment Section his sophomore year,
the Science Section his junior year, and now an Editor-in-Chief. Besides the newspaper, Chris plays in the school’s Chamber Orchestra and runs on the Varsity Cross Country Team. A leader outside The Argo, Chris leads Fusion Ensemble and Operation Smile Club :))). Next, not extremely well known at prep, Keyon Majidi was the editor of the Sports section last year. He divides his time in mock trials and heavily enjoys
AP Government. Keyon devotes a majority of his time attending Prep sports games to show avid school spirit and yell at the refs, his only hobby. He’s also the school president, if that makes any difference. Last, but never the least, Siya Angras was the editor of the Opinion Section last year. A leader of GEM club and GO club, Siya has completed an independent study on the effects of imperialism on South Asia, and wrote a (very emotional) piece
for a blog called “Project Heal.’’ She’s also been Vice President of the class of ‘23 for the last two years. So you can thank her and me for setting the expectations for how Prom should be for years to come. While it will be hard to submit my work to these three for the next year, I do know that they all deserve this position, and have proved it time and time again. So let’s give a very warm welcome to our new EICs, and wish them best of luck this year.
Classes were in session. Morning meeting The Seniors v. Faculty Football Game was led by the lovable yet was it a fair win? light-hearted school presBy: Keyon Majidi’23 ident. To the unsuspectCo-Editor in Chief ing eye, it was an ordinary Friday at Rutgers Prep, but to members of the Class of 2023, it was game day. The long-awaited senior faculty football game had arrived. It’s been a staple at Rutgers Prep for decades and a tradition for the faculty to leave the 12th She analyzed the oppolevel, was especially motigraders with a parting degracefully weaving nents’ defensive adjustvated to win the game after feat. This year, however, through the middle-aged ments and orchestratspending his summer tirethe seniors had other plans. defense to tie up the ed an aerial attack that lessly writing recommenFor weeks, they designed game at seven apiece. placed the ball in the dation letters for the class plays, filmed an electrifyAs the game went on, hands of Demi Osinubi of ‘23. The seniors were not ing hype video, and trained it felt like the faculty had for a receiving touchready to back down though. vigorously so that once settled in and the seniors down. Suddenly, the seCoaches Juliet Bou Manthe first whistle blew, they were playing a sloppy brand niors were within one sour and Taylor Repollet could teach a lesson of their of football, falling behind score. The game was decided it was time to rally own on the field. When the by multiple scores. What winding to a close and the the troops. When they were game began, there was palensued next, however, can gentle autumn breeze had done snapping clipboards pable energy on both sideonly be characterized as strengthened to a cutting and breaking tables on the lines. The faculty scored a beautiful chess match. wind. The seniors needed sideline, they delivered on their first drive— the Selah Anderson, seven points to equalize, an impassioned speech unlikely yet surprisingwho’d spent sleepless nights but with the football in that had their players all ly dynamic duo of Mr. engineering the seniors’ of- the faculty’s hands, only a but ready to run through Quenault and Mr. Kuchar fensive strategy, was locked miracle could do it. Lucka brick wall for their team. connected on a trick-play in a duel of intellect and she ily, the seniors had an ace It seemed to have worked passing TD. Mr. Kuchar, was not prepared to lose. up their sleeve. Just as because on the next drive, a former star player and Jake Riggi had joined the Jadin Collins broke free for coach at the high school explosive run,
class late a year ago and saved junior year, it was time he pulled off another late-game revival. Jake stepped onto the field for the first time with just minutes left on the board and took off on a nearly full-field pick-six that knotted up the score. Not only did he keep the seniors alive by sending the game into overtime, but he disproved anyone who says you can’t both be athletic and devilishly handsome. In OT, a series of controversial events that call into question the legitimacy of the tradition decided the game in favor of the faculty. Nonetheless, the class of 2023 etched its name into RPS history for a game that spoke to all their defining strengths: communication, perseverance, and most of all, an unrelenting commitment to one another.