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(from 1) my Schmitz, Orey Smith, Dan Strackeljahn, James Strang and Durian Ullrey. Notable runners who are contending for the victory include Myers, who has run a 3:53 mile and is the two-time 1500 meter National Champion, and Ullery, who has run 3:57 in the mile. Rosario has the slowest PR in the field, but is still hoping to break the four-minute barrier. “This is (my) 20th week in a row training for this event, and I feel very ready,” he said. “The way that his training is going right now, he’s definitely an under-four contender,” said SLUH head track coach Joe Porter, who is helping Rosario train for the mile. Porter is excited about the race in general, saying, “The elite mile is just so exciting to have so many fast guys in the field. Pretty much everybody but Ben has broken four or run four-flat in the mile.” The winner will receive $1,000, a bonus thousand if they break 4:00, and another bonus thousand if they break the meet record of 3:55 set by Leo Manzano last year. The funds for the prize money will be provided by the Big River Running store. The five dollars at the door go straight to the Rathmann family, as well as all conces-
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while their deaths might have been averted by a timely donation or two. There are about 31,000 organ transplants every year, from 13,000 donors. One kidney, a section of a liver, one lung, skin, and parts of the pancreas are among the organs that can be donated. Organs extracted from a dead body are still able to be transplanted up to 24 hours after the time of death. About 75% of all these organs go to children age 15 or younger, particularly newborn infants. The closer to death the possible recipient is, the sooner they will receive the organ that their body needs. Approximately 17,420 people died in 2008 from organ failures, and every 10 minutes another person is added to the organ waiting list. Ratz explained that to the SLUH community as Catholics, the mission of organ donation is “a big sign of love and sacrifice.” She quoted Pope John Paul II’s official teachings on organ donation, wherein he stated that to donate on organ is “a challenge of faith and courage.” To those skeptical few who are worried
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sion profits and donations. Those who cannot make the event but still want to donate to the Rathmanns, can send a check to the Festival of Miles. Rosario has tried to advertise and promote the event by creating a website and posters, telling all customers at Big River Running, sending a newsletter to 10,000 people, and emailing high school coaches. Rosario also has spoken about the event on KFNS, Fox 2 (twice this week), and KTRS. Rosario hopes that the amount of press will lead to a higher attendance, which will greatly benefit the Rathmann family’s needs. “Five thousand wasn’t bad, but we definitely want to go above that … If we could (raise) $7000 or more, I think I would be pretty happy,” said Rosario. Porter has higher hopes, saying, “We’re hoping for 2000 people on the track and $10,000.” “I think its going to be fun just having the whole atmosphere, having a lot of the SLUH runners from cross country and track there,” said senior Bill Gabler. “St. Louis is a cool running city. I think people are really starting to get into it, and I think people are going to be packing the stands.” The first event starts at 6:30 Saturday night, and the elite mile will begin around nine. about the care that doctors take to the bodies of donors, or are nervous about being a living donor for various reasons, Ratz would simply ask in response, “What if you needed a transplant? Would you accept an organ? Then why not give one?” Ratz said that she was lucky because her brother was willing to be her donor, but many people are not as fortunate. Ratz also emphasized how it is crucial that we, as high school students, can make a difference. “To be an organ donor is not just having the back of your driver’s license signed,” she explained. “It’s about talking to your family about it.” She said that teenagers play a crucial role as donors as well because of the damages teenagers inflict upon themselves through acts like driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or simply driving recklessly. The website for the United Network of Organ Sharing, unos. org, gives further information about organ donation for teens. She concluded with information about the 2012 Kidney walk, which last year raised more than $50,000 for organ donation, and
(from 4) incredibly strong implications for his team. Down 18-13 in the third game, on the verge of losing the match and watching the dream of a State title disappear, Metzger decided to take things into his own hands. Metzger went on a serving tear, smashing serve after serve right down Oakville’s throats. His serves completely disrupted their passing and they had no answer for him. After five straight points, SLUH had tied it up. But Metzger was far from done. He reeled off three straight aces and made it clear that this was SLUH’s night. In total, he led SLUH on an 8-0 run that eventually won the final game 25-19. In the 2010 Missouri state volleyball semifinals, Metzger took over game three and put his team on his back by sparking an 8-0 run. Check # 6. One more to go. Just 1 match more. “Scot’s serving run was unbelievable,” Siebert said. “We knew things weren’t over yet, but our chances of winning didn’t look good at all at that point. A serving run like that with three aces is great enough by itself. But under the circumstances that it came
this year hopes to raise even more. Ratz said, “If you don’t remember anything else from this talk, remember this: Always wear a seatbelt, and never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Drink at least 8 full glasses of water every day, and go to the bathroom right when you need to.” Zinselmeyer said he invited Ratz to speak to students because her message is in tune with the Wellness Club’s mission: mental, social, spiritual and physical health, all of which Ratz touched on. Zinselmeyer was impressed with the “tremendous turnout for a Wednesday activity period.” He was encouraged to see Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson, Principal John Moran, the Wellness Club’s co-moderator, Scott Gilbert, and many students he did not recognize in attendance, although he did offer extra credit to sophomores in his Global History II class for attending. “I would most definitely (invite guest speakers like Ratz) in the future,” Zinselmeyer said, “because our job is to keep kids informed about all kinds of health.”
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under, well that only made it even more impressive.” Going into the State championship game, SLUH has every reason to believe they are going to take it all. Surprisingly, they will not have to face their rival DeSmet, as the Spartans were upset by Howell Central. The last time SLUH faced Howell, the Spartans came away with a convincing victory in three games. But that was over a month ago. Things have changed. Both teams have improved and the stakes are much higher this time. Each team has reeled off 6 straight wins in the playoffs to get to the finals. Each team has their share of area leaders in kills, blocks, and assists. And each team wants more than anything to win that State championship. The stage is set equally. The rest is up for the players to decide on the court.
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(from 1) and Hill said, “That’s something we could actually do.” Concerning prayer services, Heisohn stated that he, along with John Lan Tran, S.J., have been working to improve them. Heinsohn said he wants to attract students to lead a prayer service, which would hopefully make the service more relatable. “I’ve been looking a lot to make it more interesting,” said Heisohn. Heisohn does not want them to be like this school year’s STUCO, whose ideas of having homerooms do prayer services never materialized. Heisohn intends to have a signup sheet in order to see who is interested. The forum ended on the topic of the lack of intramurals. Most of the students at the meeting stressed the importance of intramurals and encouraged STUCO intervention. “We need to make it more of a point, as a STUCO, to coordinate with (Assistant Athletic Director Tim Rittenhouse),” said Perrini. Hoerr suggested that the Intramural Task Force, who now only referees games, also help Rittenhouse plan and run intramurals. He also proposed that a tentative schedule be made at the beginning of the year. “I liked the idea of student involvement in prayer services and more STUCO involvement in intramurals,” said Hilker, who also described the meeting as very positive and constructive. Armed with these suggestions, STUCO is going into summer, when they intend to use the ideas for next year’s agenda. “We are going to have to review the ideas. We are going to have to talk about them,” said Perrini. STUCO plans to meet every two weeks over the summer to work. STUCO encourages anyone who has a suggestion to email them or message them through Facebook.
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Aaron Kressig, the Cradlebills fell 6-5. The team regrouped itself after the stunning defeat, and pulled off impressive victories against MICDS and Parkway West. SLUH’s only other loss was just as unfortunate as the first, as the game was against Chaminade at Compton-Drew in rainy conditions. The SweetWindBreakerBrobills again started off well, and again fell victim to injury, this time McHenry. The teams traded goals until the fourth, when the Red Devils pulled away. Despite these two blemishes, the JV lacrosse team remained successful. When asked about his first year, Tlapek responded, “It was everything I expected— and more.”