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Claggett named to Delux Magazine Power 100 list BY Jimmy Stanley CORE STAFF
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ocial Studies teacher and head varsity basketball coach Erwin Claggett was recently recognized as one of the Delux Magazine Power 100 list of influential, inspirational, and gamechanging urban professionals. Claggett was invited to a gala held at the Chase Park Plaza in the Central West End on Dec. 23 for the honorees. “The magazine promotes people in the community that are doing positive
work with the youth, the impoverished and communities,” said Claggett. “These people are making a difference and blazing their own trail.” According to Delux Magazine, the list is compiled from anonymous nominations of people who “lead, inspire, innovate and demonstrate through their individual talents, the very best in St. Louis.” The list is not a popularity contest but a way to recognize underappreciated inspirational people in the St. Louis com-
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Claggett coaching vs. CBC in March of 2017.
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Senior capstone to be introducted to English curriculum Will replace second semester English elective BY Sam Tarter and Noah Apprill-Sokol STAFF, REPORTER
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he snow still blankets Saint Louis U. High’s campus, yet the English Department has emerged from its wintery cocoon, first with current Clean Up Day and now more recently with the redesigning of senior curriculum. As announced to juniors as part of the electives surveys at the start of the semester, the English Department has designed a senior capstone course for the second semester English course, beginning in Spring 2020. A capstone course is the pinnacle of a curriculum in a certain discipline, the culmination of a student’s journey through a curriculum. The English “senior capstone” course will draw on the writing and reading skills developed during a SLUH student’s first three years of English, and is the student’s
last English course before leaving for college. “It is called the senior capstone because we wanted something that would be a culminating experience— where, in a sense, all of the courses that the students have taken for the first three and a half years at SLUH would build to this final culminating experience,” said English Department chair Frank Kovarik. In the past, rising seniors would choose two different English elective classes for the Fall and Spring semesters from a list of classes ranging from Irish Literature to African American Voices. With the new senior capstone, students will now choose just one elective class, for the fall, and then take the senior capstone in the spring. While the shorter spring semester schedule makes typical English electives, the
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Learning to read the stone: Bugnitz returns from sabbatical spent printing BY Johno Jackson CORE STAFF
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preliminary art courses last March. By June, she had dug into her primary area of study, lithography, a form of printmaking based on water and oil repelling each other. A work of art is made in oil and pressed onto a canvas or sheet of paper using a printing press. “I love using the big machines and big printing presses.
It was just fantastic,” said Bugnitz. Stone lithography, a type of printmaking, is one area of the craft that is particularly difficult to master. Bugnitz worked alongside other artists, including professors Jeffrey Sippel and Linda Bangert at UMSL. It was not until November when Bugnitz found the satisfaction
rt teacher Joan Bugnitz returned recently from her first semester sabbatical to a welcoming school community. In her time away, she experienced growth, knowledge, and of course, art. The sabbatical offered a chance for her to expand her knowledge of printmaking with a special emphasis on stone lithography. Bugnitz studied at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) with other students under two professionals. The complicated practice took her the majority of her time away to master. Though Bugnitz did not technically begin her period off until the beginning of this school year, she started taking Bugnitz teaching a student in 2010.
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he Storm of ’19 dumped eight to 12 inches of snow last Friday afternoon, according to the Post-Dispatch. Forecasts throughout the week had shown increasingly worse probable conditions, and Principal Ian Gibbons, S.J. announced that school would be a half day during homeroom Friday morning. At 12:15, the St. Louis U. High campus was nearly evacuated, and athletic contests and club activities were postponed or canceled. Whenever snow is predicted or falls, the administration has to take precautions before making hasty decisions. Gibbons consults many different sources in order to make cancelation or delay decisions, whether that be in the form of a day off, late start, or half day. He checks credible meteorological sources, consults the administrative team, tunes in with what the other private schools are doing, and considers the events and safety of the students. Weather reporting sometimes is not accurate, but it gives Gibbons a heads up for seeing what is predicted. “Obviously, the weather reports are a big part of that. Looking at the possibilities and the events coming up. Generally, you are looking at that piece of information,” said Gibbons. Then, he talks with the administration and chats with the other private school principals about what approach might be best for each school. “We call it the snow day forum. We share kind of our own thoughts on what’s go-
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ing on, and we can discuss who’s deciding what. That is helpful,” said Gibbons. “Obviously, I convene with my administrative team and some other people in the building: Mr. (Gene) Wright, Mr. (Joe) Rankin, Dr. (Brock) Kesterson, who is also a big part of that decision. We take a look at what we think is going to happen.” While the safety of the students is the topmost priority, the administration considers different on-campus events happening throughout the day and the consequences of losing those events, such as Friday’s junior class Mass. Looking at the forecasts up until 6 a.m. Friday, Gibbons thought the storm would arrive after 3 p.m., but around 7 a.m., news changed and the storm was coming quicker than expected. “With urgency, the major meteorological sites that we use said, ‘no, the storm is going to come anywhere from an hour to three hours before we thought it would,’” said Gibbons. The administration decided to call a half day so students could get home safely. “I can’t recall a time when the campus cleared quicker,” said Gibbons. They also made sure faculty and staff got home safe. They kept faculty that lived nearby and relocated students mainly to the Commons and the pool hall. Snow days are complicated because each one is a unique situation. Both the timing and the severity of the storms are unpredictable. SLUH’s philosophy is
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of being able to create a stone lithograph on her own. “The highlight was just when I realized I was making lithographs without asking for help from my instructors” said Bugnitz. “In November, I started to read the stone, I started to be able to anticipate, my instincts were honing.” Because of the time and machinery required to teach stone lithography, it’s not something that could practically be implemented into one of Bugnitz’s printmaking courses. However, another type of lithography, photolithography, requires less time and SLUH already has the equipment. Bugnitz is hopeful that she may be able to include it in her printmaking course. Bugnitz was overwhelmed
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YLSL visits History and Holocaust Museums to learn about diversity
BY Carter Fortman REPORTER
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he representatives of Youth Leadership St. Louis (YLSL) from St. Louis U. High went on a field trip last week to the Holocaust Museum and History Museum in St. Louis. The focus of the field trip was for the group to learn more about diversity. YLSL is a citywide leadership program with over 20 participating schools. Every school sends around eight students to represent them in this program. The members from SLUH are juniors Peter Michalski, Fitz Cain, Kaleb Ephrem, Kameron Moses, Peter Curdt, Noah Hayes, Victor Stefanescu, and Matt Friedrichs. “Each month, there are usually two field trips to somewhere in St. Louis to learn about things like diversity, economics, and the city in general, and then there is an action project that the members from each school work on as well,” said first year moderator Tracy Lyons. The group went on a trip to different museums along with about half of the schools in YLSL. The group toured the Holocaust Museum and heard a second generation survivor of the Holocaust talk about discrimination. The group then went to the History Museum, and after touring sections about Women and Black History, heard a speaker talk about discrimination. “That whole (day) was dedicated to diversity,” said Lyons. “Specifically, we went to the different areas in the museum to see things that relate to diversity.” Along with diversity, they also learned about discrimination. “Specifically at the Holocaust Museum, we learned about discrimination,” said junior Peter Michalski. “And then, at the History Museum
we learned the contributions to history of groups who have been previously discriminated against.” Lyons specifically noted one exhibit at the museum that she found significant. “Something that caught my eye in the Holocaust Museum was the propaganda that the Nazis used,” said Lyons. “They had this one pretty famous picture of Hitler addressing a huge crowd of people. There was no photoshop back then, but this photo was a manufactured picture to convince Germans that a lot of people were there when they actually weren’t.” The group also learned about proper communication while there. “At the History Museum we heard a presentation from a man talking about communication and how to be heard correctly, how that falls into discussions of stereotypes, and how to communicate properly so you don’t enforce things like that,” said Michalski. The group also traveled to exhibits in the History Museum that were about women’s contributions to history, as well as a section about black history in America. Overall, the point of the trip was to get a better understanding of diversity and the history of discrimination to prepare for a summit they intended to have this past Saturday. Unfortunately, the unfavorable weather led to the cancellation of the summit. “I think it is a great program” said Lyons. “This is my first year, but I think the students are learning a lot, and I am learning a lot. “I got a deeper insight into what causes this discrimination and the contributions of people who were once hated and discriminated against,” said Michalski.
Chess put up a good fight without senior standouts, but fall to Metro High BY Kevin Stein REPORTER
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he Saint Louis U. High chess team headed into Metro High School on Wednesday riding a twogame win streak and left with a loss, making for a 2-2 overall record for the season. However, with star seniors John Marx and Ben Keil lost to Senior Project, the Jr. Bills lost 26-4 in a match filled with close games, competitive play, pivotal moves, and young talent. “We were playing a very good team that we should be competitive with based on how each has performed up until this point. Having an unfortunate situation with guys out and people playing up a board or two, we had to deal with an uphill battle,” said coach Rich Esswein. “On the plus side, we got some good, younger experience with guys getting their first and second matches under their belt. It was a disappointing loss no doubt, but we will learn from our mistakes.” Juniors Thomas Reilly, Garret Seal, and Ben Gremaud played on boards one, two, and five respectively. Freshmen Brody Nester and Robert Mize played on boards three and four, respectively. Losing on nearly every board to Metro last year, the squad viewed the match as a great opportunity for improvement and a chance to get varsity exposure for their younger players. Metro has always been a tough opponent, so the players knew they would have to bring their best effort. Last year, SLUH was only able to manage a tie on two boards against them. Going down two guys heading in, it would have been an exceptional feat to top the familiar foe. Reilly was making his second career appearance on board one and first of
this year. Although nervous before the match, he did not look any anxious during the game. Reilly battled Metro’s top player in an extremely close game. “It was a pretty close game,” said Reilly. “My opponent was able to gain a slight positional edge in the beginning of the game so that when I tried to create some counter-play he was able to force an exchange and came out a pawn ahead. He carried the one pawn advantage into the endgame and managed to turn it into a win.” Reilly has been one of SLUH’s best and most consistent chess club members since his freshman year. Seal played his board two debut for the Jr. Bills. Known for his remarkable ability to think through po-
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The big story of SLUH chess this year has been the club’s freshman talent. Representing the class of 2022 in Wednesday’s match were Nester and Mize. Although both lost their matches, the competition they gave was impressive, leading one to believe that SLUH chess is in good hands for years to come. “We got five freshman who would make an outstanding freshman team and are a really strong group of players,” said Esswein. “I would put them up against anybody else’s top freshmen. The last three years we have had some strong players, and now we are adding these guys this year. We have better numbers of talented players than in the past; this year is
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sitions quicker than most, it was a surprise to see his opponent having more time on the clock at the end of the game. Seal started off with a slight advantage materially, but his tight position led him to lose a bishop, which turned the tide in favor of Metro. “Positionally, I was very cramped, but I was playing well resulting in me winning an early pawn. However, in the mid-game I made a big blunder with my king which resulted in losing back the pawn and then a piece,” Seal
the jackpot.” Nester made his varsity debut on board three. His excitement before the game, however, did not translate to the outcome of the match. In a wild match with both queens being hung (captured without recompense), the exchange soon turned into Metro’s favor as Nester went down two minor pieces. He was not able to overcome this deficit, resulting in a checkmate for his opponent. Having played a competitive game on a higher board for the first time, it was a great
showing from Nester. It gives reason to believe that he could be something special in the future. Mize was coming off a stellar varsity debut with a board three win against Belleville West a week before Christmas break. Unfortunately, the rising star lost in a close match on board four. In a match without early much action early on, Mize fell victim to forcing risky attack in the mid-game that eventually backfired and resulted in loss of material. “I wasn’t feeling very inspired in my mid-game, and that led me to be overly aggressive. Although I could’ve won another day, my opponent definitely deserved his win,” said Mize. Gremaud strolled into Metro determined to give the SLUH a win on board five. Early on it was clear to him that he had an advantage, as his opponent made a string of bad moves to give Gremaud an insurmountable material and position gain. From then on, it was an easy checkmate to give the Jr. Bills their only points of the match. “Several key blunders from the opponent made for a relatively straightforward and basic match. The opponent allowed me to pin her queen to the king and capture it, and from there the material deficit was too great to overcome,” said Gremaud. Next week SLUH is set to face off against Crossroads in a decisive match to swing the 2-2 campaign one way or the other. The odds for the Jr Bills, however, are more favorable getting back two vital seniors. In the words of Thomas Reilly, “Next week should produce a better result as powerhouse senior John Marx will be returning and leading us to victory.”
Robotics preps for FIRST competiton in March BY John Browdy and Rob Brooks
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he Robotics team will be working over the next five weeks to design, build, and program a robot to compete in this year’s For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics St. Louis Regional Competition at Chaifetz Arena. Facing the heavy loss of senior programmers, the team looks to rebuild and aim high at the competition in mid-March. Each January, the FIRST organization announces a project objective for the competition, which is held six weeks after the announcement. This year’s theme is Destination: Deep Space and features many outer space arrangements and props that simulate an
astronaut’s experience on a foreign planet. The competition is set up as a game and includes obstacles and objectives that earn teams points. Teams pre-program and manually control robots to defeat their opponents; the winners of each match move on in a tournament style until two finalists remain for the regional championship. The Robotics team has been working together every day since the unveiling of the new Innovation Lab’s makerspace, with seniors returning to school after their service projects to help support the younger team members. Obstacles the team has had to deal with include last week’s snow evacuation, Senior Project, and the Kairos retreat. The team is also working to adjust to some of
its best programmers graduating. Many in the group are learning new skills as the competition approaches. This shift in roles continues to be a challenge for the young team, though the group is eager to take on new experiences as a team. “As the schedule is right now, the last day of quarter exams is the first day of the competition, so of course we’ll have to miss exams and make them up later. Also we’ve been set back a bit, because our lead programmer from last year was a senior, and he didn’t really teach us that much of what he was doing. Because of that, I’ve been having to learn everything on my own, since I’m now the head electronics guy,” said sophomore Daniel Blittschau.
The final design of the robot must be suited to take on a series of challenges and tasks that prove its capability. Adapting the gadget to effectively traverse the map will be key in earning the most challenging points and eventually edging opponents in the final rounds. “The greatest part will be its ability to climb at the very end. ...We hope to have the robot climb a 19-inch platform. If we can get that down and do that consistently, that will be our greatest accomplishment,” said Craig Hinders, co-moderator of the STEM Club. In last year’s competition, the RoboBills advanced all the way to final stages, but were unable to amass enough points and were quickly eliminated in the first round.
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This year, the team has taken on a new course of action. Instead of designing the robot in terms of the simulation’s various tasks, the focus has been shifted to develop the bot’s ability to complete one or two specific
processes in the competition. Hours of 3D rendering in computer-aided design (CAD), troubleshooting, and improving upon consistent ideas have made the group feel optimistic going into the competition.
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Notebook: Snow point but the adventure BY Paul Gillam EDITOR IN CHIEF
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here’s snow denying how troublesome snow is—especially nine inches of it. In the face of the recent near-historic snowstorm, our entire city seemed to go belly up as we retreated into our homes to wait it out. I did something similar, but instead of retreating into my own house, I built my own: Inuit style. Although my back was sore and a blister was forming on my left thumb from shoveling driveways, Saturday afternoon was probably the best opportunity I would have to fulfill my long-held dream of building an igloo. The light but sticky snow and the mid-30 degree weather provided me with perfect working conditions and I didn’t want to pass them up. Starting the igloo wasn’t hard work, just slow and monotonous, as the snow mountain I was amassing grew exponentially slower. My dad helped me, which I was extremely grateful for. The mid-five-foot mound, surrounded by newly snow-
less grass, towered over anything smaller than it—including my 6th grade cousin who was looking to pick a snowball fight. The next step was creating the master bedroom. Getting onto my belly, I carefully dug into the snow, eventually creating a pocket I could sit up or lay down in. Lavishly furnished with a shower-curtain-and-sleeping-bag floor, old candles, and a beach towel door, the finished product looked as if it belonged on “MTV Cribs.” Sure it was small, a bit cold, damp, and isolated, but it was really cool and that made the effort worth it. I figured the next step was to sleep in it, naturally. Pulling almost every sleeping bag from our downstairs closet and dragging all my blankets and pillows outside, I bedded down in almost total silence for a surprisingly short night. Although it was around 25 degrees outside, my igloo was a cozy 34 degrees—perfect sleeping conditions if I might say. I should been worried about cave-ins or lack of airflow, but the thoughts only briefly crossed my mind. I woke
up twice, once at 3 a.m. and once at 7 a.m., but I stayed up after 7. I have to say that sleeping in my front yard in the middle of the winter in a hand-made igloo was easily one of the coolest things I have ever done. The entire process felt like an adventure. Sure, I didn’t get good rest and my feet were freezing and my back was sore, but it was absolutely worth it. The igloo made me realize that I rarely do things just do to them—just for the adventure. Nearly everything we do, especially at SLUH, is for its outcome, and we can easily forget about the process and the adventure that comes from it, focusing too much on why and less on what and how. Thinking back, there was really snow point to building the igloo. At the moment it’s still standing in my front yard with a boot-sized hole in its wall and I haven’t been in it since Saturday. But the igloo serves as a good reminder to do things just for the adventure, just because they are cool.
Gillam preparing for bed in his homemade igloo.
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Shortened semester prompts senior English reform (continued from page 1)
English Department liked the independent structure of the “Reading and Writing Fiction” used. “One of the courses that we thought did work in the second semester was Reading and Writing Fiction,” said Kovarik. “It is kind of like a workshop model, where the students are doing longer form projects, stories, and are conferencing with their teachers in order to edit and polish them for the end of the quarter.” Along with incorporating a more independent structure to the design of the class, the English Department wanted to incorporate the style of the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition course, which focuses more on rhetoric, and reading non-fiction more than other classes. The English Department hopes to combine the two courses by creating a course where students can work independently and do their own research while also reading about particular content, working with their teacher, and learning to analyze the rhetorical situations and strategies of different types of texts. English teacher David Callon has high hopes for the class. “My goal as a teacher has started to shift to wanting to allow my students to have more interaction. I think that makes for a more effective lesson, one that they will remember,” said Callon. Recently, the English Department has been thinking about making St. Louis the theme of the course. Kovarik hopes that students will be able to use their ideas learned on Senior Project and the experiences that they have had at SLUH to cre-
ate an essay on a particular viewpoint of St. Louis. Kovarik also hopes that students will be able to use and develop all of the skills they have learned in English during their four years at SLUH. “This class is a culmination of the abilities and skills as readers that students have been working on at SLUH, and it’s also a culmination of their writing skills. Skills such as writing with organization, revising sentences, and thinking about who your audience is. All of these things will be brought to use on the project in this course,” said Kovarik. Kovarik is enthusiastic about what the new course will do for seniors, and about the chance to work with some his fellow colleagues to create something new. “I think that will be very fascinating, and kind of invigorating. I think it will be fun to teach something that will have about seven or eight people working on the same course at the same time together,” said Kovarik. “It’s something I’ve never experienced before, and I think it will be very cool.” With a new class on the horizon for his future senior year, junior Tony Romero is looking forward to the class. “I believe that this class is really going to push us in the right direction,” said Romero. “Each year SLUH gives us important skills. Freshman year introduced us to English as a whole, sophomore year we learned about literature being comic or ironic, and junior year we learned about why we tell stories. I think that the English capstone class is going to nicely wrap up our English career at SLUH and truly make us the best writers that the school wants us to be.”
Claggett honored as an “Everyday Hero”
Claggett at the gala.
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teve Schlanger, ’89, typically calls the play-by-play of the world’s greatest athletes on national television, but on Sunday, Jan. 27, he will be speaking to the St. Louis U. High community at the Father-Son Banquet. Every year, the FatherSon banquet gives students and their dads a chance to connect with other fathers and sons in the community and hear from someone who has made a global impact. The evening begins with a Mass and continues with a large dinner, served buffet-style. The dinner time allows fathers and sons to socialize before the keynote speaker delivers his speech. Past banquet speakers include the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Mike
Bugnitz instructing two students in 2014.
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cal offered. Unlimited time and self-set goals allowed her to spend hours alone in the studio learning a new craft. Slowing down and making art over the course of the last half year is something Bugnitz describes as a luxury. “So many times all of us
SLUH (ACES) and the annual Black History Month presentations. “I had Coach Clagg for history my freshman year and we have been cool ever since,” said junior Kam Moses. “It is beautiful when you have guidance from him, whether it was what we needed to read or expressing what we feel the need to say and other things like that.” In his nine years at McCluer and his seven years at SLUH, he has been an inspiration to many, and many alumni still recall on his amazing leadership skills. “When at SLUH and now Coach Claggett has been an impactful leader in my life. Since day one he has felt like more than a coach and helped me to become a better man on and off the court. He believed in me to be better and whenever I needed to talk to someone, he was there. Coach Claggett taught me that there is more to life than just basketball,” said Sam Ratterman, ’18.
Steve Schlanger, ’89, set to speak at Father-Son Banquet Matheny, and His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan. The Fathers Club President, Dan Lally, ’82, and some of the Advancement staff made the speaker selection for this year’s banquet and were deliberate in trying to find someone who embodies similar values as the speakers of the past, but with a different perspective on making such big impact. Principal Ian Gibbons, S.J. feels that Schlanger is the right man for the job. “Steve has done not only tremendous things, but he brings a lot of the charism and tradition of SLUH into all the work he does,” said Gibbons. Schlanger has been a sportscaster for years, announcing events such as the Tour de France, the Paralympics, and most notably, the Olympic Games. His first Olympic gig was the London
Bugnitz excited to bring new skills to classroom
with the welcome she received upon her return. The maintenance staff in particular made her feel back at home. And while she is glad to be back in the classroom, she misses the pace, productivity, and creative flow her sabbati-
Power 100 is a list compiled of notable people around the St. Louis area and each person selected is put in one of nine categories. Claggett was recognized in a category named “Everyday Heroes” with nine others. “Everyday Heroes” is a category all about people who work behind the scenes day in and day out. “Most of the time the people go unnoticed and they come across the youth. They give them a role model or positive influence to look up to,” said Claggett. Claggett’s drive for change and influence is one part of how he is an everyday hero at SLUH, whether it be in the classroom or on the basketball court. “Coach has always pushed me to be a better person playing basketball and as a person through life,” said sophomore Freddie Cooper. During Claggett’s time at SLUH, he has been involved in the Association for Cultural Enrichment at
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teaching here have other things that fuel us, but we’re always trying to catch time to do it,” said Bugnitz. “It took me months to figure out how to slow down.” Teaching the art of printmaking is once again her responsibility. Bugnitz jumped back into the course she’s taught
at SLUH for the past 20 years with a new perspective and expanded artistic ability that’s difficult to quantify. “It’s hard to come back from that, but it’s easy to come back to really good people. I missed a lot of people,” said Bugnitz.
Games in 2012, and he has covered the last three Games since, calling some of the biggest moments in recent memory. At the PyeongChang Games, Schlanger proclaimed that Jessica Diggins and Kikkan Randall had won the first ever cross-country skiing gold medal for the U.S., a historic comeback that inspired millions. Having been part of many big moments like that in PyeongChang, Schlanger knows what it is like to be in the midst of some of the greatest human success stories of our time and how deeply these narratives affect audiences. “What the speakers discuss can help us understand life and inspire us to do work outside of SLUH that affects the world,” said Gibbons. “The way Steve brings bigger
meaning into an event—the struggles, the challenges, the life and tropes that go into competition and sports—it’s inspiring.” Junior Braden Kramer knows Schlanger personally because his little sister is close friends with Schlanger’s daughter. Kramer attests to how Schlanger brings a bigger message into his work and leaves a lasting impact on the viewer. “He carries the SLUH tradition wherever he goes and in what he does,” said Kramer. “When you see him, you can tell that SLUH left an imprint on his mentality.” The Father-Son Banquet starts with Mass at 6 p.m. and is a must-see event. Don’t miss the opportunity to take part in the community and hear from such an exciting and prominent voice in sports.
Film Club Today Today after school in M106, the SLUH Film Club will show a screening of M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable, from 3:30 to 5:15. To RSVP, email Sam Tarter at 2021679@sluh.org. Free popcorn and soda will be provided.
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Senior Project Spotlight:
Seniors work at international institute seeking to help mix America’s melting pot BY Ben Klevorn CORE STAFF
Senior Project Spotlight:
Securing the package: seniors work with special needs adults at Lafayette Industries BY Braden Kramer and Carter Spence REPORTERS
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enior Nick Rakonick is spending his January at Lafayette Industries in Manchester, Mo., where he volunteers from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for his Senior Project. Lafayette Industries is a packaging company that aims to provide jobs to people with autism or other disabilities who, in typical companies, would be unable to do such work. A typical day at Lafay-
ette Industries for Rakonick includes being in charge of about 40 employees while interacting, helping, and motivating the workers when necessary, and sometimes just walking around, offering assistance to anyone in need. He may have to help some employees do anything from ensuring there are the correct number of envelopes per rubberband to helping control their tempers. He even helps complete the work when they are understaffed.
“Interacting with the employees and helping them do a normal job like another person” is Rakonick’s favorite thing to do on the job. He commented that the employees want a normal life, and it is what they can have, “as long as they have the work ethic and motivation to do the best they can.” Rakonick has found God in his experiences at the site. He explained that he has seen God in “every interaction I have with an employee and every time
Seniors Nick Rakonick and Dalton Ennis at their site.
SLUH Tweet of the Week: St. Louis U. High @sluhjrbills Thanks @WUSTL Neurophysiology Department staff for recently visiting SLUH to teach freshman #Biology students about the nervous system and brain. They shared pain research techniques and brought human brain and spinal cord specimens to teach #JrBills about important structures.
they learn how to become better at their jobs.” Throughout his time at Lafayette Industries, Rakonick has accomplished much more than his daily assignments. He noted that he has developed a “new level of patience and appreciation for people at Lafayette” and has learned “how to work with people that have disabilities by making sure they experience life and what they really want from it.”
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eniors Ben Stringer and Joe Mantych are working on their Senior Project at the International Institute of St. Louis, located on Arsenal Street in South City. According to its website, the International Institute is an organization that helps immigrants and their families become productive Americans and use ethnic diversity as a cultural strength, and works to strengthen relationships between foreign-born and long-term residents. Every year, the Institute aids over 7,500 immigrants from approximately 80 countries across the globe. A large number of the refugees are people fleeing war-torn countries. Stringer is currently teaching a daily entry-level English class to adults. The majority of the class consists of learning basic vocabulary and verbs that immigrants will use in their lives. “It’s a lot of teaching basic words that are somewhat important, so stuff like the supermarket, doctors, and clothes,” said Stringer. In addition to teaching English, Stringer has helped immigrants prepare for their United States citizenship test. He recalled one specific example of helping a man from Somalia prepare for the test through mock interviews. Instead of claiming Somalia to be his country, the man was ecstatic that his country was America.
The toughest part for Stringer so far has been the limited communication he has had with the immigrants. Because their understanding of the English language is not perfect yet, he has to be a lot simpler with his word choice. “Maybe I come back to school after a weekend and I’ll say, ‘Oh, how was your weekend? What did you do?’ But at International Institute, I just limit myself to saying ‘Was your weekend good? Did you relax?’” said Stringer. “I’m just limiting my language to stuff they have an easier time responding to.” According to Stringer, the adults he is teaching are smart, but they have a tougher time learning a new language at an older age. Because of Stringer’s prior experience of volunteering at the International Institute, choosing his Senior Project spot was not a difficult decision. “I’m really interested in working with immigrant populations, both on a personal level and on a wide scale level because I really find enjoyment and I really find a lot of purpose and enjoyment representing and speaking on behalf of people that don’t have the ability or language skill to represent themselves,” said Stringer. Stringer has had a wonderful time volunteering at the International Institute, and he would recommend it to people for Senior Project.
Senior Project Spotlight:
Seniors work with senior citizens at the St. Louis Altenheim BY PJ Butler REPORTER
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he trio of Ben Blittschau, Marty Jaskiewicz, and Reed Milnor has been spending their Senior Project at the St. Louis Altenheim, a retirement community in South City. Following a predetermined activities schedule, the seniors’ daily work primarily involves transporting residents—some of whom are well past the age of 100 and in various states of physical and cognitive decline—to and from the day’s events. The group has so far settled into the daily rhythms at the Altenheim. Although the structure of the day and their official roles are centered around one or two events and mealtimes, the trio has made a conscious effort to spend additional time with the residents in order to better cultivate individual relationships with them. “It’s definitely been very
rewarding getting to know some of (the residents), who otherwise I would have never met or interacted with,” said Blittschau. The marquee activity on any given day is often bingo, which requires the seniors as well as the activities staff to assist Altenheim residents in moving from the floors on which they live into a central hall. Once they arrive, a lighthearted, friendly competition ensues, with prizes usually ranging between nickels and quarters. A bingo victory is sure to elicit smiles and excitement, even if the prizes are relatively small. “It just made me step back and realize how much I have, and that maybe I don’t think enough about how lucky I am,” said Blittschau. “The people who I’m working with are incredibly grateful, even if it’s just for winning a dime.” The group is also re-
sponsible for the set-up and clean-up at the various events, a duty which occupies most of the time not spent helping the residents to move around or being with them during the organized activities themselves. Outside of the time when they are needed by the activities staff, Blittschau, Jaskiewicz, and Milnor visit with the residents and move in between the building’s various floors. Perhaps the most entertaining experience for the seniors and residents of the community alike has been helping residents play Wii Bowling. According to Blittschau, playing the video game is a treat among those with whom he has worked. Even though the console is now more than 12 years old, the staff doesn’t understand how to work it, so the game has become a rarity enjoyed almost exclusively while SLUH students are present in the community.
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Unfortunate, but necessary; various events cancelled after snow storm
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the half day until about 7:40,” said Gibbons. “I am very sympathetic to families and their needs to make plans.” School events are another difficulty with snow storms, especially sport cancellations and postponements. Sport conflicts rely heavily on Athletic Director Chris Muskopf. Non-sanctioned MSSHA sports like racquetball and hockey, both of which had events over the weekend, are difficult. The hockey games are decided by the rinks and not SLUH or the competing teams. This causes concern for when SLUH calls school and other events off yet has little say in the games. SLUH was scheduled to play CBC Friday which snowman art | Harrison Petty would have drawn a big
to keep students safe and to make sure students and families know whatever the decision is on time. “One thing I felt really bad about on Friday was we couldn’t get a decision about
crowd and therefore, money for the rink, so the rink waited a while until calling the game. For sanctioned events, Muskopf and the coaches have much more control over when to cancel contests. They have a process similar to Gibbons. They consider the opponents and their travel distances. “You also have to consider who the opponent is
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and what kind of transportation. Are the other student-athletes driving like a lot of our teams do? Do they have a bus?” said Muskopf. Muskopf is hesitant call games off based only on the forecast. For example, the Paint it Pink game Friday was canceled once school was canceled, but SLUH was hesitant to call it before. With the forecast they saw, both teams decided to postpone the freshman game and move the other games up, but once more information about the timing of the snow came in, the whole tournament was postponed. Sporting events face weather issues all year round, but the time of the season really matters for postponement dates. “When you have one, two, three (events) and it’s
early enough in the season, over for cancelling contests it is not hard to reschedule. and other school events. But when you get into five, Even if an event is not called off, families still have the option of choosing their son’s course of action. “You have to allow for parents to care for their sons and make those decisions too,” said Muskopf. Canceling school and events is a difficult balancing act. “We want to get the information out in a reasonable time, we want it to be a good decision, one that is not made hastily, one that is not made out of fear, one six, seven events and play- that is somehow going to offs start early to the middle maintain a balance of inof that month, it gets hard structional days and keepto reschedule those events,” ing everyone safe,” said Gibbons. “Each situation is a said Muskopf. As another snow storm unique case.” is predicted for Saturday, the —Ben Klevorn contribprocess might have to start uted reporting
Open Mic Night
NARRATOR - ETHAN SCHMIDT CINDERELLA - MACLEAN BLANNER JACK - PATRICK BLANNER MILKY WHITE-ALEX BOLLINI JACK’S MOTHER - CLARE EISENBEIS BAKER- SAM GUILLEMETTE BAKER’S WIFE - FIONA SCOTT CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER - GRACE SHAUGHNESSY FLORINDA - ABBIE SZEWCZYK LUCINDA - CLAIRE CONWAY CINDERELLA’S FATHER - PETER MICHALSKI LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD - GABBY ANDERSON WITCH - ISABEL GARCIA CINDERELLA’S MOTHER - AMY HOHENBERGER MYSTERIOUS MAN - ANDREW NORMINGTON WOLF/CINDERELLA’S PRINCE - FITZ CAIN
The first Open Mic night of the semester took place last night in the dance studio. Ben Stringer hosted poetry performer and Open Mic regular Gabe Lepak, improv performers Ethan Schmidt and Jay Duda, and a range of other acts performing karaoke, music improv, improv, and poetry.
GRANNY - DANIEL GATEWOOD RAPUNZEL - ELLIE SCHWARTZ RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE - JIMMY WOLFE STEWARD - ANTHONY GARTNER SNOW WHITE - ALEX BOLLINI SLEEPING BEAUTY - DANIEL GATEWOOD TREE PEOPLE - DANIEL GATEWOOD, DOMINIC GRASSO, & DONOVAN MEACHEM ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS - BEN WALSH & OLIVER MALONE
PN Correction In last week’s issue of the Prep News, the racquetball artwork on page 6 was misattributed to Jackson DuCharme. The artwork was created by junior Christian Zarrick. The Prep News regrets this error.
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Wrestling enters MCC tournament SLUH shuts out Edwardsville; gives nonstarters playing time ready to rumble; takes third BY Chris Staley and Leo Wagner
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he St. Louis U. High wrestling team was ready to rumble at the 141 Rumble Tournament this past Saturday, but the meet was called off because of the snowstorm. However, the boys were still able to hit the mats in the MCC tournament this past Wednesday at CBC. The meet was in round robin form, and SLUH defeated Chaminade and Vianney but lost to De Smet and CBC to finish in third place overall. After coming off a hot week, the Jr. Bills were ready to carry the momentum into an important weekend tournament at Rockwood Summit in the 141 Rumble Tournament. Unfortunately, snow and icy roads left the wrestlers trapped at home. Despite this, most boys were still able to get some form of workout, whether it was lifting at home, going for a run, or playing in the snow. “It threw a lot of us off. We were really hoping to go to the 141 Rumble,” said senior captain John Murphy. “It’s an amazing tournament
and a good way to test what we’ve learned and practiced through the season.” In an attempt to capitalize on the days prior to the MCC tournament, the wrestlers practiced hard on Monday and Tuesday, working around the seniors’ special Senior Project schedules. Having not practiced since the previous Thursday, the boys were excited to get back in the room and prepare for another major tournament. “You take what you can get. Even though (the meet) was cancelled, we are trying to bounce back from that because that was another two days where we didn’t have practice or wrestle at all,” said Murphy. After facing some of the same competition just weeks earlier at the Vianney Tournament, the Jr. Bills entered the MCC tournament excited for competitive matches. Sophomore Bobby Conroy put SLUH on the board with a pin, but the team lost to De Smet in its first match. “It’s all in my attitude, I got really nervous and shut down, but after the first period I felt much more relaxed
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and was able to use the moves that I had been working on in practice,” said Conroy. In the match against Chaminade, the Jr. Bills pulled through with a narrow win. With several byes from SLUH, they were able to take a commanding lead early in the round. Then, with winning matches from Murphy, Pineda, Conroy, and sophomore Joey Fallon, SLUH protected themselves against that byes the Chaminade would have later in the round. With a walk-off win from junior Kevin Flack, SLUH triumphed over a Chaminade, 32-30. Unfortunately, Murphy was forced to leave his match early due to a shoulder injury. Although the injury was not as serious as others he has dealt with throughout the season, he hopes to avoid any downtime and get back to practice as soon as possible. “It’s hurting, but I think I’ll be fine to be back this weekend for the tournament,” said Murphy. “It’s hard to explain what happened, but try to touch your right shoulder to your left ear without moving your head.” After a bye round, the SLUH wrestlers headed back out on the mats to battle CBC, the defending state champions. Having not yet faced CBC this season, SLUH came out with an impressive intensity that seemed to be matched by the opposing wrestlers. With several early byes, CBC took an early lead. Then, as the matches went out, CBC extended their lead as SLUH fell behind, and then lost the round. Regardless of the loss, SLUH still showed a valiant effort against an incredibly strong program and was able to gauge some of the toughest competition that they will be facing during the District Tournament, which is coming up in three weeks.
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Underclassman Briefs JV Hockey (8-2-4) 1/13-CBC SLUH 0 0 0 0 CBC 2 1 2 5 Cole Jansky (19 saves)
JV Basketball (6-4-0) 1/9-Chaminade SLUH Chaminade
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C Basketball (Blue) (4-12) 1/10-De Smet SLUH 16 23 39 De Smet 22 22 44 Kevin Hogan (11pts, 8 rebs), Gus Tettamble (11 pts, 2 rebs ,10 asst)
C Basketball (White) (9-6-0) 1/14-De Smet SLUH 24 20 44 1/14-De Smet De Smet 8 15 23 SLUH 23 17 40 Chris Brooks (18 pts, 12 De Smet 21 27 48 rebs) Gus Tettamble (14 pts, 2 Nick Fisher (7 pts, 5rebs) rebs, 3 asst), Kevin Hogan (12 pts, 5 rebs) 1/15-Chaminade SLUH 24 14 38 1/15-Chaminade Chaminade 20 19 39 SLUH 15 24 39 Joe Weiss (11 pts, 7 rebs) Chaminade. 18 24 42 Owen Rittenhouse (15 pts, 4 rebs), —compiled by Jared Thornberry Kevin Hogan (10 pts, 11 rebs) B Team Hockey (2-1-2) 1/13-Clayton B SLUH 214 7 Clayton 0 1 0 1 Goals: William Brewer (1), Max Sextro (1), John Browdy (1), Michael Kirchwehm (2), Joey Inserra (1), Niko Nadreau (1)
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fter the snowy weekend, St. Louis U. High took on Edwardsville at the Affton ice rink on Jan. 14 in a one-sided victory. The team took control of the game from the very beginning and played exceptionally throughout. The blowout gave many non-starters opportunities to get some playing time before the post season begins. The Jr. Bills came out firing with a burst of quick shots coming from all over the offensive side and kept the puck from crossing center ice for the first five minutes of the game. Despite the abundance of offense, the team had trouble finding the net until junior Nolan Meyer received a pass directly off a faceoff from senior Gabe Schwartz that resulted in a one-timer that started off the night’s scoring with 6:32 left in the first. “We wanted to put some more points up (after the first goal),” said Meyer. “We wanted to stick with our game and not follow the other team’s temptation and get chippy.” A minute after the first goal, sophomore Matt Warnecke secured the puck from freshman Ryan Spinner after a strong a forecheck and finished
another one, putting SLUH up 2-0. The Jr. Bills continued to shut down Edwardsville in the first as they diffused any offensive opportunities they had with the use of good poke checks and positioning. As the period came to a close junior Bob Lockwood put
bomb from the blue line in for a goal, pushing the score to 4-0. The Jr. Bills continued to dominate, putting up another point two minutes later, but the team soon faced its first challenge of the game when senior Justin Jacoby got sent to the penalty box for slashing, giving Edwardsville a power play. For-
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up another point, giving the Jr. Bills complete control of the game at the end of the first with a three-goal lead and a 17-1 shooting advantage. SLUH started off the second period with a bang after senior Henry Wagner sent a clap
tunately for SLUH, the defense held strong and killed the penalty with ease, allowing only one shot. SLUH’s offense continued to impress with two more goals and entered the third period
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JV Raquetball serves up victory against Kirkwood BY Peter LaBarge and Kyle McEnery REPORTERS
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ith the varsity team having a week off from league matches, the JV1 racquetball team had a chance to shine on Wednesday at the JCC courts. They defeated Kirkwood easily, 4-0, with every player winning in two sets. In the No. 1 seed match, junior Jonathan “Prich” Prichard defeated his opponent 15-3 in both games. Because his opponent showed up late to the match, Prichard had lots of time to warm up, giving him the upper hand. Prichard was able to take control of both the court and his opponent with his outstanding ceiling balls. He overpowered his opponents with strong serves but played defensively in both games. “(Prichard) had good serves,” said coach John Kleinschmidt. “However, he needs to attack more when the shots are set for him. He needs to stick to his drive and pinch shots.” In the No. 2 seed match, junior Kyle McEnery beat his opponent by a score of 15-5, 15-3. McEnery
controlled the game with strong, consistent serves, great forehand shots, and solid wraparound shots. The first eight points of his match were aces. “McEnery had great serves,” said Kleinschmidt. “He did a great job mixing up his serves, and even though he had been struggling the past few practices in his serves, he came out and did a great job using them to his advantage.” Junior Kyle Zoellner won in the No. 3 seed match, 15-1, 15-6. Zoellner used his good serves, great shot angles, and good shot selection to control his game. With beautiful ceiling balls and incredibly low shots, Zoellner was able to pass an opponent with a wide reach. Even though he fell behind early in the second game, he battled back and fixed his mistakes, easily defeating his opponent. After being injured for almost two months, No. 4 seed sophomore Danny Juergens finally returned to the courts. Juergens defeated his opponent 15-7, 15-9. Juergens had quick reflexes and reacted to shots that the average player would most
likely have missed. Juergens controlled the game and has been improving throughout each match. His serves improved throughout the match and helped him win. “I feel like I started really well,” said Juergens. “My serves were generally okay too.” With some no shows, doubles team Eric “Hamfam” Hammel and Jackson Haupt weren’t able to play their Wednesday match. The match has been rescheduled for this Sunday at 3 p.m. at Vetta Concord during Kirkwood’s practice. Hammel and Juergens did play a scrimmage match against Kirkwood’s doubles team so the players could get some playing time. Although the team had never played together, Hamfam and Juergens had great chemistry and got several points off serves together. Next up for varsity 1 and JV 1-1 are their matches against Lindbergh next Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Vetta Concord. With State and Nationals slowly approaching, the team must keep on practicing and improving.
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Around the Hallways Chinese Exchange Welcome Party International Club will host a welcome party for the five Chinese exchange students on Thursday, Jan. 24 in 215C. Snacks will be provided. International Club invites all to attend. Free Stuff As a result of the school-wide cleaning days last week, unearthed items were given away for free.
Among the items given away were t-shirts, a puffer fish, and old copies of Sisyphus. Some students and faculty were able to sift through the old cafeteria for odds and ends. Senior Project Meeting The senior class met at school for their Senior Project reflection night on Monday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The event provided seniors an opportunity to
Wrestling falls to CBC and De Smet; still makes podium (continued from page 7)
“CBC was good. That’s not really up for discussion. CBC beating us I think really settles us into reality,” said Murphy. “We haven’t faced very many good teams, so I think our egos got a bit high. It was good for us to get grounded.” Entering their final match, SLUH was confident that they would be able to pull through with a win against Vianney, whom they had wrestled previously in the season. With several byes and big wins from Conroy, senior Jake Pineda, Flack, and sophomore Leo Wagner, SLUH routed Vianney during the final round of the tournament After losing to both De Smet and CBC, beating Chaminade and Vianney, SLUH
claimed third place. Head coaches Rob Nahlik and Todd Clemens reiterated the point that through hard and dedicated practice, the Jr. Bills will continue to improve between now and districts. “Come districts, we’re going to have to bring our ‘A’ game. Tonight was good, but improvements are necessary to get the results we want when wrestling at districts,” said Nahlik. The wrestlers are looking forward to the MICDS Tournament this Friday and Saturday, where they will face their toughest competition of the year so far. As the tournament is filled with several district rivals, SLUH wrestlers will be sure to look out for potential opponents that they could see again shortly.
take a step back from their project and hear from their classmates. Each senior was in a small group with two or three faculty advisors. After the meeting, refreshments were provided for seniors who remained to mingle with friends.
Sisyphus Submissions Wednesday marked the end of Mr. Moran’s Winter —Paul Gillam, Liam John, Sisyphus emails. The art and Ben Klevorn, Johno Jackson, literary editors have the sub- and Jimmy Stanley
Hockey prevails against Edwardsville (continued from page 7)
with a 32-2 shot total and a seven-goal lead. “We had a big lead and coach was trying to keep us from getting sloppy,” said junior Preston Johnson. “Edwardsville maybe wasn’t the best opponent, but we wanted to keep doing our thing, run our best plays, and try to get some of the guys with less playing time an opportunity to come in and make an impact.” Once the Jr. Bills had the game all but secured, they began to play a variety of underclassmen and players who had not had many minutes so far this season. SLUH would go on to score two more goals and ended the game with a final
Athlete of the Fortnight: Henry Wagner ’19
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Editor in Chief Matic” Thibodeau Paul “Clean my room-O- Jimmy “Eatable Taco Tape” matic 450” Gillam Stanley Blake “Bread Securer-ONews Editors Matic” Obert Liam “Coffee-O-Matic” Johno “Layout-Be-Done” John Jackson Handley “Roll-O-Matic 016” Hicks Staff Sam “Being Awesome-OSports Editors Matic” Tarter Chris “Meanie Bobeanie Nick “Flying Car” Prainito Stobeanie-O-Matic” Staley Peter “Sleep Weightlifting Justin “Russian-O-Matic” Machine” Campbell Koesterer Joe “Swim-O-Matic” Feder Carter “Synthetic Drums” Core Staff Fortman Thom “Sushi roller-O-Matic” Molen Art Director Brad “Grill Master-O-Matic, Darion “Auto-Scroll” MulOh Wait, That’s Me” Pike lins Ben “Archive-Matic” Klevorn Staff Artists Matthew “Something-O- Jackson “Artist’s Block De-
missions and are using the next week to judge and decide what pieces will be published. The Sisyphus website will also be updated in the coming weeks to include online editions of art, prose, and poetry. This website will include pieces that were submitted but could not fit in the magazine.
score of 9-0. “Our goal is to develop our entire roster,” said coach Jack Behan. “In a game like that we feel it is more important to provide players who do not get much ice time more time (to develop) and reward them for their efforts and commitment to the team.” The Jr. Bills faced Chaminade last night and will take on Francis Howell next Monday at the Affton ice rink in their third to last regular season game. “As the regular season comes to an end,” said Behan, “we have a tough challenge to finish with the top seed and to keep playing at a high level.”
Senior Henry Wagner has been tearing through opponents this year for SLUH hockey. With 20 points in 11 games, the Yale commit leads the team in average points and goals per game. As a captain, he has led the team to a record of 14-1-1. Wagner looks to lead the Jr. Bills to another win on MLK day against Francis Howell at The Barn.
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Regular Schedule
Senior Kairos March for Life AP Snack—Bosco Stick Lunch Special—BBQ Beef Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese Racquetball Doubles Tournament V Wrestling @ Eric Lewis Tournament 5:00PM Clavius Set-up
Saturday, January 19
March for Life Racquetball Doubles Tournament Clavius Jamboree C White Basketball @ Chaminade Tournament C Wrestling @ O’Fallon Township Wrestling Invitational
Sunday, January 20 March for Life
Monday, January 21 Junior Retreat Martin Luther King Jr. Day 5:30PM V Basketball MLK Shootout
No School
Tuesday, January 22
No School Junior Retreat Faculty Meeting 3:30PM JV2-1/JV1-2/V1 Racquetball vs Lindbergh 4:00PM C (Blue)/B/V Basketball vs Cahokia 6:00PM C/JV/V Wrestling vs Vianney/Lindbergh Wednesday, January 23 Regular Schedule Junior Retreat AP Sophomore Scheduling Meeting AP English Boot Camp Snack—Pizza Stick Lunch Special—Chicken Tenders Vegetarian—Turkey Burger Thursday, January 24 Regular Schedule AP 1818 Registration for Juniors Sophomore Liturgical Choir Rehearsal Snack—Chicken Bites Lunch Special—Dominos Pizza Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 12:00PMM/C Board Meeting 3:30PM JV1-2 Racquetball vs DeSmet V2 Racquetball vs DeSmet 5:30PM AMDG Ignatian Spirituality
Friday, January 25
Regular Schedule Foreign Language Department Day AP Sophomore Class Mass Snack—Chicken Rings Lunch Special—Fajita Day Vegetarian—Garden Burger 4:00PM C White Basketball @ Vianney 5:30PM B Basketball @ Vianney 7:00PM V Basketball @ Vianney
Saturday, January 26 1:00PM JV3 Racquetball Singles
Sunday, January 27
5:00PM Father/Son Banquet
Monday, January 28
Regular Schedule Senior Project ends AP Snack—Chicken Bites Lunch Special—Buffalo Chicken on Flatbread Vegetarian—Mac & Cheese 4:00PM JV2-2 Racquetball vs. Lafayette V2 Racquetball vs. Lafayette 5:00PM C/JV/V Wrestling @ Festus
Tuesday, January 29
Regular Schedule Seniors First Day Back AP Snack—Chicken Rings Lunch Special—Taco Bar Vegetarian—Grilled Veggie 4:00PM C Basketball (Blue) vs. Webster Groves 5:30PM B Basketball vs. Webster Groves 6:00PM V Basketball vs. Webster Groves Wednesday, January 30 Mass Schedule Senior Project Reflections Lunch Special—Chinese Vegetarian— Black Bean Burger 3:30PM JV1-2 Racquetball vs. Kirkwood JV2-1 Racquetball vs. Chaminade
Thursday, January 31
Regular Schedule AP Snack—Pizza Stick Lunch Special—Papa John’s Pizza Vegetarian—Pasta 3:30PM Varsity Racquetball vs. DeSmet JV1-1 Racquetball vs. DeSmet 5:00PM C Basketball (Blue) @ CBC 6:30PM C Basketball (White) @ CBC
Friday, February 1
Mass Schedule Black History Month Assembly Arrupe Leaders Summit AP Snack—Bosco Stick Lunch Special—Chicken Wraps Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 3:30PM JV2-1 Racquetball vs. SLUH JV2-2 4:30PM C Basketball (Blue) vs. Vianney 6:00PM B Basketball vs. Vianney 7:30PM V Basketball vs. Vianney calendar | Ben Klevorn