March 2013 Prep News

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Disguising his handwriting, each cardinal writes his choice on the ballot and folds it twice

Each holds his ballot so it can be seen and walks to the altar

Ballot is placed on a golden plate, then slid into a receptacle, traditionally a chalice; receptacle is shaken to mix the ballots, which are then transferred to an urn

Ballots are counted at a table in front of the altar. Names are read aloud; a needle and thread are used to join the ballots, and they are placed aside; votes are totaled

� A pope is elected when he obtains a two-thirds majority — a change established by Pope Benedict in 2007; if cardinals are deadlocked after 13 days, they pause for a day of prayer and reflection, then move on to runoff ballots between two leading candidates; election continues until a two-thirds majority is reached

� When ballots are burned, black smoke indicates no decision has been made and white smoke signifies a new pope

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PREPPREPNEWSNEWSROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL 9301 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 64114 March 8, 2013

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First individual state champion in wrestling

Hockey finishes season undefeated

Check out the story behind the hockey team’s record-setting undefeated season on:

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Senior Drew Daniels capped off his career as Rockhurst’s first individual state champion in wrestling. See the story on:

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Basketball advances to state quarterfinals on Sat., March 9, at 6 p.m. Independence Events Center

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Negro League

exhibit

This past February, students saw the glass display cases in the �� Ƥ��with memorabilia and information about the historic Negro Baseball Leagues.

The display was put together by the M.E.E.T. Club and Mrs. Valerie McCoy, director of di-versity at Rockhurst, in honor of Black History Month.

The display cases not only celebrated the �� ƪ��Negro Leagues, but also brought a local as-pect into Black History Month.

Assistant

dean position

In addition to Mr. Matt Darby assuming the posi-tion of dean of students next year, the school is also looking for someone to take the role of a new position at Rockhurst: as-sistant dean of students.

Both the rise in atten-dance and the upcom-ing implementation of next year’s new schedule �� Ƥ�� in adding the position.

“Mr. Alvey had done so well at his position, but that position was original-ly created with 700, 800 kids in the building. Now we are a school with about 1,100,” Mr. Darby said.

The school has not announced any hir-ings for the new posi-tion up to this point.

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New tuition announced

Mission Week ends on a high note

Freshmen go ‘all in’

Above: Senior James Donnelly’s group enjoys a sombrero-themed retreat. Below Left: Playing a game of ping pong, freshman Jacob Wilson com-petes in the Freshman Olympics. Below Right: Receiving the Eucharist from Fr. Joe Laramie S.J., freshman Ben Koca particpates in a class mass.

Auction uses new technology

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restorations

complete

Almost two months �� Ƥ�� -tling room of the Loyola Center occurred due to a malfunction in the light-ing system, repairs are now completed.

“It’s close. All the repair work that was �� Ƥ�� ƪ�� Ƥ��ǡ��paying for almost all the expenses,” Mr. Delbert Conrad, director of main-tenance, said.

Only minor work such as the reinstallation of the wall mats needs to be done in order for the varsity baseball team to begin using the room as a batting cage.

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Catholic leadership set to change hands

pope will most likely choose a new name. The tradition of changing names is one that goes back to Pope Mercurius in 533 AD, who believed his name to be an in-appropriate one for a pope be-cause it is of the name of the pagan god, Mercury. Since the

Next year, Rockhurst will be starting a completely new pro-gram called the Hurtado Scholars program. According to Mr. Greg Harkness, principal, the program will aim to provide young boys an opportunity to grow academi-cally and realize their talents.

Rev. Terrence Baum, SJ presi-dent, and Mr. Harkness based �� ơ� �� programs around the country.

“When we decided to look at a program for Kansas City, Fr. [William] Sheahan looked at pro-grams in Cleveland, St. Louis, Chi-cago, Phoenix and at Regis High School in New York City. We evaluated these programs then created a hybrid for the needs of our city,” Mr. Harkness said.

Two programs that Fr. Baum, Mr. Harkness and Fr. Sheahan, SJ director of the program, mod-eled the Hurtado program after are Saint Ignatius’ REACHing

MAGIS and Regis High School’s REACH program. Both programs are designed for academically gifted sixth graders, and both hope their program will nurture their gifts of mind and spirit.

“It was the start of my Je-suit education,” Mr. Christo-pher Chavez, former Regis High School REACH student, said. “If I could redo the program again I would. I wish I could send my kids through the REACH pro-gram.”

Fr. Sheahan will select ten Ƥ��Ǧ��promise, high motivation, desire

Reaching to the heart of the city

to succeed and have a family in-come of less than $23,000.

“We want to take boys who demonstrate abilities to give them academic and social enrich-ment that will help them with Ƥ��-ratory high school,” Fr. Sheahan said. “Whether that is Rockhurst or another local high school like Bishop Miege or O’Hara is up to the student.”

The scholars will be selected from either Holy Cross, Our Lady of Guadalupe or Our Lady of An-gels, all of which are Catholic di-ocesan schools committed to ed-

ucation in the central city. They must be nominated by their prin-cipal and have high test scores as well as high academic grades.

“[The students] who went ��Ƥ��in [at Xavier High School]. They feel like they have been here for three years. They already have a connection with the teachers, and their families have connec-tion with the faculty,” Mr. Hark-ness said.

If these scholars decide to come to Rockhurst, they will still have to pass all the requirements for admission to Rockhurst. Fur-

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thermore, they will not be grant-ed any automatic scholarship money from the program if they decide to come to Rockhurst, ��Ƥ��ǡ�they will go through the same process as everyone else.

“I hope that these young men will learn to understand that Rockhurst can be an option for them if they work hard and pay attention to their studies...We are sorely lacking students from the urban cores of the two Kansas Cities; we need to change that fact,” Mr. Harkness said.

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inner city students

beginning of that tradition, new-ly elected popes have selected a name of a past pope who they wish to emulate.

After his election, the new pope will need to address sev-eral issues in the immediate fu-ture such as the recent child sex

abuse scandals and the ongoing Catho-lic relations with the Muslim community.

Many say that the relationship between Muslims and Catholics has been strained due to comments made by Pope Benedict XVI that linked Islam with violence. This rela-tionship will need to be improved because of the rapid spread

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First papal resignation in 600 years

Emeritus pope’s future made clear

Now that the emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has resigned, he will be moved to a remote mon-astery near the Vatican to live out the rest of his days in peace as pope emeritus.

The pope’s new home, on which restoration crews have been working for multiple months, was formerly the resi-dence of a special group of nuns tasked with praying for the papa-cy. The centuries-old building is in the heart of the Vatican; however, the pope will be fairly isolated from the busy tasks of his former �ƥ��ǡ��Ǥ�

The holy father will live out his days not in a state of complete solitude, but his lifestyle in this monastery will be one in which ��Ƥ��comfort and prayer.

Hank Elbert

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According to Christopher Ruddy, associate professor of historical and systematic the-ology at the Catholic Univer-sity of America, Pope Benedict XVI was an expert theologian throughout his seven year ten-ure, but critics say that his weak-ness was governance of the Church. Many hope this area will be one of the next pope’s strengths.

Until white smoke symboliz-ing the election of the new pope, is emitted from the Sistine Cha-pel the Church is asking that all Catholics pray that a decision is made and a new and capable suc-

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Helping the needy any way possible

The same routine occurred every day. My fellow classmate and I would carpool to our se-nior service project downtown at 1600 Baltimore. We took the exit from I-35 N onto Southwest Blvd, where we were often stopped at a long stoplight.

Each and every brisk morn-ing, the same homeless man would stand, slightly hunched over, holding a sign reading, “Homeless, anything helps.” ��Ƥ��ǡ��ơ��ǡ�or even a smile or wave. We were giving in to the same sense of cowardice and disconnect from the homeless that people

Summer’s Night By: Danny Summers

Keep the phones out of classStudents not tied

down by current

cell phone policy

PREPVIEWSWith the changes to the drug

policy, iPad implementation in 2014, a new lunch program and a new dean, there is a likely chance, according to administra-tors, that the in-school cell phone policy will also change. However, the Prep News believes that the current cell phone policy should not be changed because the current policy ��Ƥ��ǯ��Ǥ

With the use of iPads in 2014, there can be no logical way to justify cell phone use in the school. An iPad gives students all the same features as their phones without the talking and texting—the biggest

problems as-sociated with cell phones in school.

Currently, students are permitted to use their phones only in the Barry Commons be-fore and after school hours.

However, beginning this year, the administration and faculty

have allowed for students to use their phones

generally throughout the build-ing during activity period. The current policy does not permit cell phone use in classrooms in order to maintain a controlled classroom atmosphere.

If cell phones were to be allowed in the classroom, even only for academic purposes, such as a digital planner or read-ing from an online book, then ��ǯ��ƥ��Ǥ��-��ƥ��managing iPad use, and adding phone calls and text messag-

ing to the list of potential class distractions is not a good idea.

Widespread cell phone use in classrooms compounds potential problems in class and ��ǯ��ơ��Ƥ��outside those which iPads can provide.

The complications that will arise from changing to a more lenient cell phone policy far ��Ƥ��Ǥ��Ƥ��the move would be that a less restrictive cell phone policy is more representative of stu-

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Cell phones may be used before and after school only in

the Barry Commons. From the first bell in the morning until the final prayer of the day, cell phones must be kept in lockers and

turned off.

normally succumb to. After a few days, we spared

the man a dollar here and there. But I still felt that we could do more for him. He was almost toothless and clearly weathered from spending day after day on the streets. I could see the pain in his eyes.

During the last couple of days of service, my classmate and I overcame our blind sense of sympathy and tried to do some good for the man. We made him a simple sack lunch of a sand-wich, fruit, chips and a bottle of water. When we delivered the meal, his face lit up and was more than gracious for our

�ơ��Ǥ�Giving him the chance to

avoid the toil and struggle of Ƥ��hit home with me.

We acted on our base emo-tions and heart instead of con-tinuing to pass him by and doing what was convenient.

From the onset, this story should have nothing to do with the underlying goal of our senior service projects. But for me, it means everything.

About a week and a half prior to this event, Jewish Vocational Service—the agency for my project—directed us towards Synergy, an organization that moves homeless people with disabilities into apartments.

We spent the better part of the day moving heavy applianc-es into various apartments.

Not only are the apartment and simple housing necessities paid for by the organization, but the person is also aided in their search for a job—an attempt ��Ǧ��Ǧ��ƥ-ciency.

One lady who was to move into this new shelter had just ��ơ��Ǥ��was obese and had an evident mental disability. Although her

disability prevented her from properly voicing her gratitude, I could tell by the smile on her face that she was thankful. This meant everything to her, just as it did to the homeless man at the stoplight.

��ǡ�Ƥ��ǡ��being freed from the shackles of poverty and provided a brighter future, because a group of ��Ƥ��self-worth and human dignity. In the spirit of senior service, we

helped someone who could not help herself.

��ǯ��shelter for a mentally ill woman or a couple days worth of food for a downtrodden man, “Any-thing helps,” just as the home-��ǯ��light.

In the end, they are both cre-��ǯ��small contribution meant every-thing for the man and woman, just as my renewed sense of altruism meant to me.

Revamped evening of music brings in funds and fun

��ơ��National Honor Society, this ��ǯ��event featured several interest-ing and much needed changes. The location and theme were ��ơ��mood. The relaxed atmosphere in the Barry Commons allowed

for an enjoyable evening that attracted more fans.

��ơ��well received in comparison to the rock battles of previous years. Because the show was in the Commons, the audience was concentrated in one area, which gave the show an intimate feel. ��Ƥ��students and parents, and even though the commons is not as spacious as the gym, it was still

impressive to see a full house. ��ơ��

delicious and important part of ��Ǥ��ơ��ǡ�the atmosphere would have ��Ǥ��ơ��also complemented the show ��ƥ��charity and fair trade.

Eliminating the competition between bands was also a wise move. It allowed the purposes of charity and enjoying music

to become more prevalent. The event was no longer focused on who was the best, which made everyone involved feel more relaxed. The show was simply about good times, good music and a good cause.

Traditionally, the Battle of the Bands would have been on a Saturday, but it was moved to Thursday this year. The date ��Ƥ��allowed for better attendance.

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Abram Hawkins

Reflecting on two moments

of reaching out and giving

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Rock Reports

B+The holding of the Mother

Son Dance at Union Station

this year provided both posi-

tives and negatives. While the

venue was far more beauti-

ful and an upgrade, the echo

of the hall and the somewhat

chaotic parking made the ven-

ue slightly less than perfect.

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dated this year have been

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Freshman retreatThe biggest snow storm

in recent years threatened to

cancel this year’s freshman

retreat. However, all involved

in the retreat successfully

came together to alter the

schedule and put on the event

in a way that was meaning-

ful for the freshman class.

While the absence of certain

parts of the retreat was un-

fortunate, all in all the event

was a commendable success.

On a Saturday night, students normally have other plans and are less inclined to attend a school function; by changing the show to a Thursday, atten-dance was increased and the night was a success.

Most importantly, the show ��of donations. A total of $261 ��ơ��classes, contributing to the funds raised for Mission Week.

These men were among those with whom senior Danny Summers worked during his time at the Jewish Vocational Service.

��ǯ��ǤHowever, students can

permissibly use their iPads to complete any task that can be done on a cell phone and the iPad does not allow for calling or texting. This also decreases the ease of cheating via phone use. Students preparing for the real world by using an iPad allows for them to learn all the important features or time-management abilities that a ��ơ��temptation of call or text.

Courtesy of Martin Okpareke

Faith Foundations

PREPVIEWSStarting with the 2013-2014 school year,

the Rockhurst administration will imple-ment a partially altered theology curriculum for juniors. The current junior theology course, “Church in the Modern World”, will be replaced with a new course known as “Philosophical Foundations of the Catholic Faith.” This new course is a welcome change to the curriculum and will enhance students’ theology education.

��Ƥ��ǡ��-��Ƥ��philosophical ideas. The second semester will contain a condensed version of the world religions curriculum already in place.

The new philosophy studies will cover concepts not currently in the theology cur-riculum. In addition to examining key Catho-lic positions on God and human nature, the class will push students to learn positions such as skepticism of human knowledge, moral relativism, materialism, and others.

��Ƥ��-work of the theology curriculum as a whole. Freshmen sometimes enter Rockhurst lack-ing the basic knowledge of Catholic teach-ings needed for a successful look at Catholic philosophy. For that reason, their class should and does focus on learning what it is Catholics believe.

By the time students are juniors, most

are more mature thinkers—thinkers who are capable of confronting deeper questions about why Catholics believe as they do. This new course will seek to help satisfy those questions, and, in doing so, will meet a key need of maturing people of faith.

This class will largely be discussion based; in a constantly evolving world, the complex teachings behind religions need to be dis-cussed and analyzed. This course provides an ideal format for doing so.

After tackling in-depth Catholic philo-��Ƥ��ǡ��broaden their perspectives second semester and examine the belief systems of other religions, while still comparing them to the Catholic philosophy learned earlier in the year. Maintaining this facet of the course was wise, as a study of world religions helps students appreciate the various types of spiritual lifestyles and beliefs held by many people.

Though a potential downside of this change is a lack of depth in the study of the world’s religions, theology department ��Ƥ��not negatively impact the study of these various beliefs. There was much careful con-sideration and conversation on this matter among the experienced theology faculty, and the conclusion they have reached on the matter is a one that can be trusted based on the experience of those who made this choice.

The Rockhurst theology curriculum will better serve juniors within this new course format. Adolescents mature enough to ask deep questions about their own religions deserve the chance to discuss and answer these questions. This new course will provide such a forum in its combination of Catholic philosophy and study of the world’s religions.

Parking problems worth considerationWith over 1,100 students en-

tering and exiting the school ev-ery day, the Rockhurst parking lot can get very crowded before and after school. The current parking lot setup takes care of ��ƥ��Ǣ��two entrances, State Line and Ward Parkway, minimize the ��ƥ��would cause.

However, some parents park in the through-lane in front of the Barry Commons entrance ��ơ��ǡ��Ǧ��ƥ��creating a problem for the Rock-hurst parking lot.

When these parents block

��ƥ�ǡ��ƥ��the driving students to navigate the lot. This causes a more crowded parking lot and can lead to accidents as students Ƥ��in the oncoming lane to get

through the lot. While the lane closer to the school is appro-priate for parent parking, the middle lane is intended exclu-sively for people driving through the parking lot.

Many students are angry with this situation and want the

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Vanity

FairBy: Van Schloegel

“Tuck in your shirt!”What? In what way does my shirt being

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Am I not allowed to have a beard next year? I thought Rockhurst was “college-pre-paratory.”

“I better not see your hair that long to-morrow!”

So not having hair over my ears is going to change how I perform on that calculus or physics test? Ha, show me the studies that prove that.

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I think you get the point: Rockhurst has a lot of questionable rules. I am basically a straight-A student, besides Mr. Andy Hage-dorn’s class, of course. I tell you this because I do follow the rules—for the most part. I don’t cheat, steal or anything like that, but I constantly forget to shave, or wear my hood-��Ƥ��untucked (I know, I go hard) I just have bet-ter things to focus on.

In the morning, no one is really paying at-tention to if they are wearing their Sperrys or much more comfortable moccasins, or if they have a belt on. Most of my mornings are just a haze of making sure I eat and don’t forget my homework, while still being half-asleep from a long night of homework.

I choose to follow the rules that I think are ��Ƥ��Ǥ��ǡ��ǡ�which is a crucial skill to have for any career path we take, but that should be at our own discretion. Rockhurst should say we need to look ready for school, not dictate our exact looks.

Having such strict guidelines about uni-form and appearance is not a part of the Je-suit education. For example, our Jesuit breth-ren in St. Louis, Mo., at DeSmet Jesuit do not have any mention of facial hair requirements in their handbook, nor do they require their students’ hair to be above the ears, over the eyebrows, and the like. They even allow ap-proved hoodies in class.

DeSmet, along with many other Jesuit ��ǡ��ơ��on how students may present themselves at school, saying in their handbook “hair must be clean and neatly combed or brushed” and “outlandish hairstyles are prohibited.” DeSmet, as Rockhurst should do, says stu-dents’ hair must look presentable and not be too crazy. This forces the students to choose what they think is appropriate, which is a more important skill than forcing kids to dress a certain way.

“Do you have a belt on?”It doesn’t matter how many times a

teacher disciplines me for these rules, I will still forget to shave, wear my moccasins or hoodie to class... oh, that reminds me, I need to shave before school tomorrow.

Certain rules go too far

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Volume 70, Issue 6

March 8, 2013

Joseph Caruso, Samuel Clifton, Andrew Dakan, Peter Daly, Jack Franken, Robert Healy, Robert Hilliard,

Carson Jones, Brendan McCann, Jack McHugh, Hudson O’Neill, Nicholas Privitera, Connor Proch-now, Nicholas Romano, Alexander Stubbendieck,

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“World religions is not a subject that �� Ƥ�� semester. There is no way to avoid neglecting impor-tant parts of the course.”

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Nicholas Ryan Peter Stanley

“I think this will be a good change for us. We will get to learn more about both the religions and our own faith this way.”

school to try and minimize this problem.

The Prep News has come up with a potential solution to this parking lot dilemma: the school could put up new signs that more clearly explain that the second lane in front of the commons entrance is not for ��ơ��driving through only.

Replacing the current signs explaining the lane system with these new ones should let parents know that stopping right in front of the school is not an option while picking up their students if they do not keep to the appropriate lane.

Signs would solve drop-off, pick-up issues present in main student lot

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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT

Argh, cast looking to unite as one sailing crewProduction looks

towards channeling energy in musical

Yesterday night the lights in the Rose The-atre dimmed and the audience settled in and ��Ƥ��-��Ǥ� ��Ƥ�� clicked on, casting their bright eyes on a new world.

The stage was no longer a collage of black springboard, but the perfect frame for an ancient form of art. Every element of the set is perfectly placed to lead the audience’s imaginations into the plot.

This magical metamorphosis was the product of the hard work and numerous hours devoted to setting the stage during tech weekend.

Tech weekend, which begins one week before opening night, is when the tech crew Ƥ��-dividual line, and the actors practice the per-formance for the last few times before the actual show begins. It is a very exciting, but hectic time for the cast and crew.

“You don’t sleep at all, and by Wednesday you start to feel like you can’t do this but then once you get to opening night and there’s such an energy to it, it’s all kind of worth it,” junior Zach Nickerson, Pirates of Penzance cast mem-ber, said.

Tech week involves stringing together all �� ơ�� of the play that, until then, have for the most ��Ǥ��ơ��-ments of the play’s music, acting, lighting and �� ơ�� -ments in a symphony.

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Students unveil unique theatre tactic

Cloud of mystery surrounds thespian

production

Breaking with the strategy of past productions, the theater program has decided to take a somewhat unorthodox ap-proach to publicizing the spring play—not publicizing it. Show-ing on April 26 and 27, the play’s title, plot, and characters are known only to the members of the Theatre III class.

“People like to go into shows knowing what they’re going to see, but you’re going into this blind—is it a comedy? A tragedy? �� ǫ� �� ǯ�� Ƥ�� until you go,” junior Zach Nicker-son said. “And that’s half the art of it.”

�� Ƥ�� -ater department would be at-tempting anything like this. Nothing will be known about the play until a teaser trailer is re-leased on April 17. Nickerson got the idea from his latest fashion show, where he similarly didn’t release any information until the show itself.

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full orchestra to practice with the actors on stage. Also, because the costumes and the

look of each cast member is im-portant in plays like Pirates of ��ǡ� �� ơ�� opportunity to spot any potential costume defects and make sure ��Ƥ��Ǥ

The lighting and sound are of the utmost importance in making sure that the audience can become fully engaged in the action of the play. Lighting helps the audience ��ơ��scenes, and tech week is a time to ensure that the light cues are un-

derstood and practiced by the lighting crew. ��ơ��ǡ��

together on tech week, combined on open-ing night to make the play the experience for the audience that it was.

“I decided [not releasing any information] could work at a Rockhurst show, so I suggested it to the Thespian Society, and they loved it.” Nickerson said.

The play will also showcase the actors being in more execu-tive roles than in past shows. The actors will be in charge of costumes, set, tech, publicity and direction. According to Nick-erson, this would be one of the Ƥ��this heavy of involvement from the actors.

In preparation for the play, the Theatre III class spent the Ƥ�� -searching classic theatre styles so that the play could be a hy-brid of the most brilliant minds in theatre.

Despite the fact that the pub-lic will know nothing about the play going into it, Nickerson as-sures Rockhurst students that it will be enjoyable.

“Again, I cannot tell you the plot, but I can say that it will be very relatable with the RHS audi-ence. The plot is one that every-one understands and will shake something in everyone,” Nick-erson said. “It will make people leave the theatre thinking.”

Seaside, Fl.

Playa del Carmen, MexicoGulf Shores, Al.

Sunny skies, white sand beaches and emerald green wa-ters make Gulf Shores, Al, a hot spot for high school and college students on spring break with many groups of students opting to split the cost of a house by the beach together.

Vacationers can enjoy deep �� Ƥ��ǡ� ��ǡ� ��cruises, parasailing and more than 16 golf courses within 20 miles of Gulf Shores, including the two top-rated courses in Alabama: Craft Farms and Kiva Dunes.

��ơ��-er alternative to more costly in-ternational trips.

“What drew me to Gulf Shores was the cheaper costs and the fact that a lot of my close friends were going,” senior Brandon Luber, travelling to Gulf Shores next week, said.

One of the more exotic places Rockhurst students will be visit-ing is Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The main draws of Playa include the warmer weather and a more exotic atmosphere compared with locations in the United States.

A popular feature of Playa re-sorts is their all-inclusive nature, in which meals, beach equip-ment, and water sports rent-als are included in the cost of a room. Resort goers can jet-ski or snorkel in Playa’s Caribbean wa-ters through guided excursions sponsored by the hotel. A wide variety of aquatic life makes scu-ba diving an especially popular activity for tourists.

“I heard good things about [Playa] from past seniors who went there,” senior George Wil-liams, Playa-goer, said. “It’s kind

of a senior tradition almost, and that’s what drew me to Playa.”

Playa remains one of the most popular spring break loca-tions for Rockhurst seniors, despite its higher price tag.

Seaside, Fl, is one of the more popular spring break destina-tions. A master-planned commu-nity, Seaside was built to keep the shops, restaurants, houses and the beach within walking distance of each other, making it ideal for tourists.

“I’m looking forward to es-caping the cold weather and still being able to be with my friends,” junior John Hogan, a vacationer to Seaside next week, said.

The community has a lot to of-��ǡ��ơ��by a pro, three swimming pools, ��Ǧ��ǡ��Ƥ�-ness center, catamaran rentals and nature walks. The middle of the community is the gath-ering place for thousands of vacationers: a large grassy area with a stage. In the daytime people will be playing soccer, lacrosse, or sitting down to have a pic-nic. In the night time people will be en-joying concerts and other entertainment events.

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Top Left: Junior Charlie Burgess and Emma Daugherty gaze into the moonlight Top Right: Juniors Thomas Martin, Patrick Sullivan and Charlie Burgess participat in knighting of Frederic. Bottom left: FreshmanPatrick Bessenbacher tells Ruby Dibble how he really feels. Bottom Right: Freshman Patrick Bessenbacher, juniorThomas Martin, junior Patrick Sullivan and sophomore Randy Willnauer rehearse lines to achieve repetition and effect.

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Students are looking forward to escaping the cold weather for tropical climates at locations like Gulf Shores, Al. pictured above

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ARTS &

ENTERTAINMENT

Speech and Debate switch focus to state qualifiers

The speech and debate team has been rigorously preparing for their district, state and national tournaments.

District public forum debate was held March 1 and 2, and individual events, such as Lincoln-Douglas and humorous inter-preatation, will be held on March 8 and 9 at Blue Springs High School. Individual con-gress district events will be held at Rock-hurst High School.

�� Ƥ�� Ƥ�� Ǥ��Ƥ��ǡ��Ƥ��-tional speech and debate tournament in Bir-mingham, Al. this summer.

Juniors Aidan Alemifar and Austin Meyer weren’t pleased with their peformance, get-ting knocked out of the competition in the fourth round.

“[Although we were in good shape,] most schools like Neosho and Blue Springs

Bands You Oughta Know: Hip-Hop, Folk

Trampled by Turtles is a blue-grass band hailing from Duluth, Minn. They have caught the eye of many folk fans through their recent performances at nota-ble folk and bluegrass festivals across the country, including the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Newport Folk Festival. Tram-pled by Turtles plays an upbeat, faster- paced type of bluegrass, commonly referred to as new-grass or speedgrass. The group, like most bluegrass bands, is all acoustic, meaning they have no electric instruments. The band �� ƪ�� music, shown through their fe-rociously fast and heavy strum-ming, and folk artists such as Bob Dylan and Townes Van Zant, �� ƪ�� -ing and chord progressions.

I recommend listening to “Wait So Long”.

Trampled By TurtlesIf you like country music, real

country music, you have to know �� ǡ� �Ǥ� �� might describe his genre as outlaw country, he is more of a red dirt country singer, a genre that includes bands from Oklahoma, west Texas �� Ǥ� ��country music isn’t like the generic songs on the radio; he doesn’t alter his voice to sound more ‘country.’ Rather, he gives the music his own unique feel. Sure, it includes the twangy guitars, staples of all coun-

��ǡ��ǡ��Ǧ��Ǧ��-nom in the new wave experimen-tal rock scene. After appearing in Rolling Stone magazine in 2011, he found a strong yet small follow-ing in the United States. His deep voice catches the listener by sur-��ǡ� �� ơ��and hip-hop inspired beats bring

Robert Earl Keen

If you’re looking for bluesy southern rock band with a lot of soul, the Alabama Shakes are your band. Lead singer Brittany Howard’s hard-driving vocals sound as though Janice Joplin was reincarnated in the foothills �� Ǥ� �� musicians in the band are solid, Howard’s delivery and songwrit-ing ability make her the true star of the group. Three recent Gram-my nominations have the band poised to skyrocket into stardom on the back of Howard’s vocals.

I suggest listening to the Grammy- nominated single, “Hold On,” the Ƥ��ǲ��and Girls”.

SHAD

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Shad, a Canadian rapper, is quickly on the rise. Atypical to the current rap world, Shad has lyrics focusing on social causes, such as genocide and racism. In one of his original songs “I’ll Never Under-stand,” Shad raps about the Rwan-dan genocide and includes poetry �� Ǥ� �� -�� ƪ��ǡ�Shad is often compared to the American rapper Common, both of ��ƪ��the London rap scene of the early ‘90s. I’m not huge rap fan, but I re-ally dig Shad.

I suggest listening to “Rose Gar-den” or “I’ll Never Understand.”

��ǡ�� Ǥ� ��a lot more lap steel, which gives his songs a bluegrass, blues feel. Argu-ably one of the best storytellers in country music today, his ability to recount events plays a central role in his live shows. During performanc-��ǡ�� Ǥ� �� -tween songs and through the lyrics of the songs themselves.

I suggest listening to “The Road Goes on Forever,” “The Front Porch ��ǳ��ǲ��Ƥ��ǡǳ��you can’t go wrong with any REK song.

an upbeat feel to his otherwise melancholy voice. He’s an indie �� Ƥ�� success in United States because of the opening of the experimen-tal rock door by the British group ǲνǡǳ��Ǧ Ǥ�

I suggest the song “Out Get-�� ǳ� �� ǲ�� Ǥǳ

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[schools] had stronger competitors due to emphasis on speech and debate classes. In a class, they can devote a lot more time to research than we can,” Meyer said.

Students must spend a lot of time reading over evidence, writing up cases, and discuss-ing “major points of contention” to prepare for tournaments, Meyer added.

�� ǡ� ��Ƥ��ǡ� �� Rockhurst student in the individual compe-tition, will look to advance to nationals in congress.

Among the events, congress is predicted �� ƥ�� Rockhurst participants.

�� Ƥ�� weeks, the speech and debate team has been waiting in anticipation for Mr. Don Ramsey, speech and debate coach, to choose the two participants in their respective events for the tournament.

Depending on how well Rockhurst does ��Ƥ��ǡ��state meet, which will be held in Columbia, Mo. on April 19 and 20.

A Look Ahead

to future

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Catholic Schools past and presentPast economic, demographic changes contribute to evolution of area Catholic schools

Every day 1000 or so students trudge through the Barry Commons’ doors, some of them early and some of them late. And every day those same 1000 or so students hurry out the doors at the end of the day.�� ǡ��ơ��

from years of travel, sits in its permanent home on the shelf of the trophy case and watches the students come to and fro.

Now forgotten, it was once the coveted award reserved only for the victor of a Kansas City high school rivalry more heated and passion-ate than any since. The trophy sat on the sidelines for over 50 football games, watch-ing two of the area’s best teams battle it out for its honor.

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Local Catholic schools struggle to adapt to ever-changing problems in the present

Partnerships with universities key to future successIf Catholic schools in Kansas City, Mo. are

to continue to accomplish their goal of pro-viding an education for parishioners across the city, the diocese and other Catholic insti-tutions need to come up with a new way to keep schools sustainable even through hard economic times.

Right now the Diocese of Kansas City-St. ��Ƥ��ơ�teachers, consolidate or close down.

“I think the future is going to be more col-laboration with other institutions in terms of

providing schools. We’ve had really good con-versations with Avila University and Rockhurst University,” Mr. Jude Huntz, Kansas City-St. Jo-seph Diocese director of human rights, said.

Partnerships with universities give schools ��Ƥ�� to if the community or neighborhood is no longer able to support them. According to Mr. Huntz, one area where partnerships have �� Ƥ�� ǡ� ��Ǥ�where the University of Notre Dame has de-veloped a very strong partnership with its lo-cal diocese.

“I think that greater engagement with Catholic universities will provide a lot of im-

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Posing for a picture at the ground breaking ceremony, prospective students for the

new St. Michael the Archangel High School show excitement for their new school. The

school is set to open its doors in 2015.

petus and creative ideas in terms of how we meet the needs of Catholic education in the future,” Mr. Huntz said.

A study on population changes in the Lee’s Summit area is what helped the diocese make the decision to open up a new school, St. Mi-chael the Archangel, in 2015 after they found that the area’s population was growing steadi-ly further to the southeast.

This new high school is a sure sign that the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has already invested in understanding what Kansas City will look like in the future and is working to en-sure that Catholic schools will be an important part of that future.

in the rival-ry between Rockhurst and De La Salle High School, but that old, ��ơ��ǡ��remembers every snap of every game and every player on every team.

From 1918-1970 the tro-phy was a vagabond. One year it would reside at 55th and Troost in the Rockhurst trophy case, the next year at 16th and Paseo in the De La Salle trophy case.

Jesuit school versus Christian Broth-ers school, all-boys school versus all-boys school, Rockhurst students today probably couldn’t dream of a yearly game that would be more fun than that. But in 1970, the rivalry, and De La Salle as it was known, came to an end.

The role of Catholic schools in Kansas City has been to provide an education to Catholic students and any other students seeking an alternative to pub-lic and other private schooling. The turbulent history of Catholic schools in Kansas City is a testament to the dif-Ƥ��Ǥ��

In 1971, De La Salle shut its doors as a Christian Brothers all-boys high school. Rockhurst lost its rival, and downtown Kansas City lost a high-performing high school in an area where a ��ƥ��Ƥ��Ǥ�

The changing economics of the area undoubtedly crippled De La Salle as a high school. By 1971, Paseo and Troost were no longer �� ơ��ǯ��ǡ�� ơ��education. ǲ�� Ƥ�� -

ably hit, across the board, hard for a lot of families ��Ƥ��

high tuition to send your son or daughter to one of these schools when there are options for free

educations,” Dr. Glenn Young, Rockhurst Univer-sity professor of theology and graduate of Kansas

City Catholic parochial and high schools, said. In areas where Catholic schools have been need-

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Changing economics and demographics over the past 50 years are a big reason that the landscape

of Catholic schools doesn’t look anything like it used to.

“Catholic schools have always been a part of Ameri-can Catholic life going back to the 1800s, and we have

always seen schools as a part of the mission of the dio-cese to provide an education for primarily those who

belong to a parish but also anyone who lives in the parish boundaries,” Mr. Jude Huntz, Kansas City-St. Jo-

seph Diocese director of human rights, said. De La Salle, after being unable to maintain an

all-boys high school, changed its philosophy and is now an alternative school for troubled youth.

Around the same time that De La Salle closed, the Loretto Academy for Girls, established in

1904 by the Sisters of Loretto, closed its doors in 1966. Loretta was located at 39th Street and ��ƥ��Ǥ

Numerous schools that were once staples of Catholic education in the area have met similar

fates. Hogan Preparatory High School, a char-ter school today, was once Bishop Hogan High

School, the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese’s only inner-city high school. In 1999 it, too, had to shut

its doors as a Catholic school. The schools that have achieved impressive

longevities have done so in large part because of �� ǡ� �� ƥ��

larger partners. St. Teresa’s Academy, for example, was found-

ed in 1866 at 12th Street and Washington and moved to its current campus at 5600 Main Street ��Ǥ��Ǥ��ǯ��ƫ��-

cation outside of the downtown area well before the area’s demographics and economics changed

around the 1960s. In 1916 St. Teresa’s started an all women’s col-

lege called St. Teresa College, which would later grow and become Avila University.

�ƥ��like St. Teresa’s and Rockhurst a much stronger

presence in the community, as well as a founda-tion that could potentially support them if they

were to hit a tough time. The schools that have managed to maintain ��Ƥ��-

tional landscape have done so for a variety of rea-sons. They are positioned in neighborhoods that

are very much invested in their success and have the resources to support the school and they have

earned and maintained a reputation for providing an excellent education to their students.

Private schools in Kansas City, Mo., used to be ƪ��Ǥ� ��ǡ��

was high.Today, money is tight, and enrollment is slowly

dwindling.The economy has fallen, and demograph-

ics have changed throughout the years, leav-ing schools scrambling to keep their enrollment

up. However, these changes have hit some schools harder than others.

Christ the King School used to be one of the better-attended schools in the area with around

two classrooms per grade, but now the school has only eight primary teachers for grades K-8. But

Christ the King isn’t the only school struggling.“I think it costs more as a parent to educate

your children [today]...The economy has a lot to do with it; people’s paychecks are really be-

ing stretched. And I think as the demographics changed in certain areas, the schools struggled

to adapt to that,” Mrs. Jodi Briggs, principal of Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic School,

said.But despite all these challenges, some

schools have been able to weather the storm, such as St. Peter’s School.

“I think one advantage St. Peter’s has is that it’s located in a true Kansas City neighborhood...

Plus, we’re an anchor; people know that without us, the Brookside neighborhood begins to crum-

ble a little bit. So there are a lot of businesses, and certainly homeowners, that have a stake in

seeing St. Peter’s succeed,” Fr. Steve Cook, St. Peter’s pastor, said.

But for every St. Peter’s, there’s a Christ the King trying to maintain enrollment.

However, it’s not just grade schools that have fallen on hard times. The four high schools in the

diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph have had trou-ble keeping their enrollments up. According to

high-schools.com, of the private schools located in Missouri, none of the four diocesan schools rank

in the top 20. O’Hara leads the area at 25th, and St. Pius X is next at 35th. Bishop Le Blond and St.

Mary’s rank 63rd and 64th, respectively.Compare that to the fact that St. Thomas Aqui-

�� Ƥ�� ǡ� ��-spectively, among private schools in the state of

Kansas, and many questions arise - questions that share the same answer, according to Fr. Cook.

“It’s simply location. Where [the Kansas] high ��ǯ��ƫ��-

ple that have a desire to have a Catholic high school education... and the resources to make that hap-

pen,” Fr. Cook said. “Raytown is not a particularly ��ǡ��ƫ��Ǥ��

think the schools on the Kansas side have more fam-

��ơ��ǤǳMrs. Briggs sees location as a factor, but she says

that is not the only reason for the development, or lack thereof .

“You also have to consider, and this is just my opinion, we also compete with schools

like St. Teresa’s and Rockhurst. Those are also very viable, good options,” Mrs. Briggs

said. “So, over the years, we haven’t in-vested in O’Hara and St. Mary’s. Plus

their location [is a big factor]. St. Mary’s was landlocked in the heart

of Independence, and at O’Hara the demographics have greatly

changed.”�� Ƥ�� -

lem the diocese has de-cided to build a new high

school, St. Michael the Archangel, which will

merge St. Mary’s and O’Hara. The school

will be built in Lee’s Summit where

feeder schools such as Our

Lady of the Pre-sentation have

performed well over the years. It will open

to St. Mary’s students in the fall of 2014, with

O’Hara students set to en-roll in the fall of 2015.

But this can not be seen as ��Ƥ��Ǥ�

According to Fr. Cook, the big-gest problems with education in

general lies within the public school system.

“There’s been way too many changes being made at the superintendent level. I

think it interrupts their education when they are constantly moved from one system

to another,” Fr. Cook said.But public schools aren’t the only thing that

contribute to the problems. Demographics have hurt many schools, but some have taken steps to

combat that.“We do a lot of partnering with Banneker, which is a

public school east of Troost. We had a science fair over here a few weeks ago. But they’re not only coming here,

we’re gaining from their institutional knowledge and their work, as well. So it’s not a hand-out relationship; it’s a true

relationship,” Fr. Cook said.Ultimately, a school is only as good as the community around

it. This leaves some schools well-positioned; others are less so.How each school will adapt to these challenges will ultimately

shape the future of parochial schools in the Kansas City, Mo., area.

Current Catholic Schools in Kansas City, Mo.St. John Lalande, Nativity of

Mary, Notre Dame de Sion, Our Lady of Angels, St. Peter’s, Visi-

tation, Holy Cross, St. Andrew, St. Charles, St. Gabriel, St. James, St. Pat-

rick’s, St. Therese, St. John Francis Regis, Christ the King, St. Elizabeth, St. Stephen

St. Thomas More, Our Lady of the Presentation, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Peace, St. Mary HS, Archbishop O’Hara HS, Notre Dame de Sion HS, Rockhurst HS, St. Pius X HS, St. Teresa’s Academy, Cristo Rey HS

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1999Bishop Hogan High School �� ƥ�� the diocese and becomes a public school. The school’s enrollment was dwindling leading up to 1999 due to changing economics in the area.

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will no longer be dealing with students, but instead with teachers.

“Was it a job that I jumped out and said ‘Oh, I really want to do that?’ No. But it’s an important job that not everybody can do, and I know I can,” Mr. Alvey said.

While the new role away from the stu-dents may seem strange for the school and ��Ǥ�� ǡ� �� Ƥ�-ting role. Because one of the main goals of his new job will be “to create a culture of Ig-natian spirituality at Rockhurst through the teachers,” it is merely another step in Mr. Alvey’s long journey of Ignatian growth, one that started in his childhood and has shaped him into the dean and man that he has be-come.

Growing up in a religious family in Kan-sas City, Kan., Mr. Alvey had always been exposed to the Church’s teachings. Despite his constant awareness of God in his early life, Mr. Alvey found himself struggling to stay out of trouble during his early years at Savior of the World Seminary High School, something which has actually helped him as a dean.

“Growing up, I was much worse than most of the kids I deal with, so I can say [to troublemaking students] ‘I know what it means,’ and ‘you’re not fooling me’ [because I] can really put things into perspective,” Mr. Alvey said.

But around the time of his junior year of high school, Mr. Alvey had a change of heart. He stopped acting out, his grades shot up, and he ultimately decided that he might be interested in the religious life. After two years at Rockhurst University, Mr. Alvey joined the Jesuits.

“When I had Jesuit teachers at Rockhurst, I really liked how they approached every Ƥ��ǡǳ��Ǥ��Ǥ��ǲ��ǯ��wanted to become a Jesuit.”

Going through the process of becoming a Jesuit preist, the ‘regency’ portion of Mr. Alvey’s formation brought him to Rockhurst

"Law

is for

order;

order is

for peace;

peace creates

the climate in

which to obtain

holiness."

Pope St. Pius XREINFORCER

“At his core, he is a kind and gener-

ous soul. Even when he was firm

about discipline and behavior, it was

in service of fostering a community

with deep moral character. What

more could one want?”

Mr. Anthony Badami Class of 2007

“As an assistant principal and discipli-

narian myself, I have modeled many

of my actions and responses to the

mantra ‘WWMAD’ - what would Mr.

Alvey do?”

Mr. Michael Padow Class of 1999

“To this day, I still use

one of his signature

phrases – “forewarned is

fair-warned”. Now that I have

a daughter I know that I’ll only be

using it more! Truly a lifelong impres-

sion…” Mr. David Hayob Class of 2000

Dean looks to take spiritual leadership to new role as faculty counselor

High School in 1985 where he served as a re-gent and a U.S. history and typing teacher.

ǲ��ǯ�� Rockhurst... and that’s when I saw that I re-ally liked working with [students],” Mr. Alvey said.

After Mr. Alvey’s three years of regency at Rockhurst ended, he went to the Jesuit �� Ǥ��During his time at the school, Mr. Alvey be-gan to have gut feelings that something wasn’t right with his work as a Jesuit. So with the last step of ordination nearing, Mr. ��ǡ� �� ƪ�� ǡ�decided to leave the Jesuits after ten years of service.

But the time Mr. Alvey spent learn-ing and loving Ignatian values did not go to waste. After a four year stint as an administra-tor at an at-risk school in Murron County, Cal., he met his wife. Expecting a baby, Mr. A l v e y and his wife de-cided to move back to Kansas City in 1994, ��ơ��across the Kansas City area. During this job searching process, Mr. Alvey’s Jesuit experi-��ơǤ��

“I was looking for someone with a Jesuit background, [which Mr. Alvey had]. But he also had a great sense of humor, he was a guy who went out and took charge of situ-ations, and he had the sensitivity to not just be the ax man... He was the right guy for the job,” Dr. Jerry Goben, principal of Rockhurst at the time, said.

Mr. Alvey was swiftly interviewed and hired as the dean of students in 1994, and, from there, the rest is history. Mr. Alvey, over the next 19 years, would handle dis-�� ơ��to expulsions and would play an active role keeping the Rockhurst culture intact. And through it all, those Ignatian qualities were there, helping him become a fair and moral

leader.“A lot of why Mr. Alvey works as dean is

��Ƥ�� ǡ� �� Ƥ�� -tween right and wrong, [and] a commitment to the students,” Mr. Eric Berg, counselor and longtime friend of Mr. Alvey, said.

It is because of this commitment to the students that Mr. Alvey, when serious rules are broken, has been known to erupt into yelling or scolding. But these eruptions, which are very rare, are due to nothing more than the fact that he cares.

“He really does care about [students’] growth and well-being... and when you treat the 1100 men in the building as your sons,

a n d t h e y

let you down, that

�ơ�� ǤǤǤit’s really disap-

pointing,” Mr. Greg Harkness, principal, said. In the end, Mr. Alvey’s goal

as dean has always been to help the students of Rockhurst realize the

��Ƥ�� -als, as he himself has done. Next year, in his new job as the assistant principal for faculty development and formation, Mr. Alvey will shift his focus from working with students to working with teachers.

Among other things, Mr. Alvey’s new job will call for him to be an available resource for teachers as they grow in their profes-sions, seeking out programs that will help them become better teachers. He will also be responsible for coordinating faculty re-�� Ǧ��Ƥ��-cial resources and teacher evaluations. But, at its heart, the job still allows Mr. Alvey to work toward the goal he has had as dean.

“I will [still] be working toward creating a culture of Ignatian spirituality at Rockhurst, only now I’m starting with the faculty,” Mr. Alvey said. “I’m going to miss [being dean], but I’m looking forward to [my new job].”

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never met.”

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Chamber of relaxation

Sitting anxiously in his chair, a ��Ƥ�-gers nervously.

“What are the classes going to

be like? What about the teachers?

Will students be nice to me?”

As his mind races through thoughts about the day, he looks up and notices a series of Latin manuscripts hanging on the wall around him. He watches the morning light peek through the high windows as it drips on a large quilt from the Lakota tribe. He turns around and sees a statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola. These sights ease his anxiety as he soaks in the serenity of the room.

The Pesci Atrium, located just inside the State Line Road en-trance outside the admissions �ƥ��ǡ� ��ǯ�� Ǥ��ǯ��-��ƥ��stage, but its simplicity and beau-��Ƥ��areas of the school.

Originally built as part of a larger renovation plan, the front atrium was nameless until the board of trustees agreed to dedi-cate it to one of the longest ten-ured and most groundbreaking presidents in school history: Fr. Thomas A. Pesci, SJ.

***“When Fr. Pesci arrived in

1993, there was declining enroll-��ǡ��Ƥ��been cared for, and it basically

��Ƥ��what [Rockhurst] was going to be,” Fr. Terrence Baum, SJ, presi-dent, said. “A large portion of that revolved on renovating the building.”

Beginning in the mid-1990s, Fr. Pesci, along with the board of trustees, began reviewing the ��ǯ��-tion. In order to prepare for the new millenium, Jesuit schools worldwide were making bold renovations to their school and Fr. Pesci wanted Rockhurst to follow the trend.

The plans were compiled into the Millenium Masters Plan, which would include 13 new classrooms, the Chapel of the Sacred Heart, the front atrium, and an enlarged gymnasium, all of which were included in the renovations.

Once plans �� Ƥ��ǡ�funding for the massive project began. The ��Ƥ�� -paign, which began in late 1996, was the most successful fund-raising campaign in school histo-ry. A total of 19.5 million dollars was raised, an 11.5 million dollar increase from the development �ƥ��ǯ��Ǥ

Beyond the facilitative chang-es, Fr. Pesci also had a very large impact on the development of students themselves. He greatly expanded the amount of co-cur-ricular opportunities students had on top of adding one of the most powerful spiritual experi-

e n c e s at Rock-h u r s t : K a i r o s retreat.

“Fr. Pesci took the idea from Jesuit schools back east and peo-ple from Kairos 1 were so moved by the retreat that they wanted to do one for their friends right after,” Mr. Tom Norman, fac-ulty Ignatian spirituality director, said.

***Originally, the front atrium

was used to hold small recep-tions or faculty meetings. Vol-

unteers would hold fundrais-ing meetings, discuss plans for the auc-tion, and mail out invitations.

“The atrium was pretty much our pri-mary fundrais-ing meeting area for a long time,” Mrs. Judie Scanlon, c o o r d i n a t o r

for special events, said.Now the atrium has shifted its

audience from faculty and volun-teers to students. The captivat-ing artwork, coupled with the ��ǯ�� ǡ� ��it a peaceful environment for students who want to do home-work, listen to music or simply talk with friends. And with the new scheduling changes giving students more free time, the atrium will be used by students more than ever before.

ǲ��ǯ��students to spend their free time and hang out,” Fr. Baum said.

residents Not ShownȈ� Rev. Michael P. Dowling, S.J. 1914-1915

Ȉ� Rev. Aloysius A. Breen, S.J. 1915-1918

Ȉ� Rev. John A. Weiand, S.J. 1918-1924

Ȉ� Rev. Arthur D. Spillard, S.J. 1924-1928

Ȉ� Rev. William P. Manion, S.J. 1928-1932

Ȉ� Rev. Daniel H. Conway, S.J. 1932-1940

Ȉ� Rev. William H. McCabe, S.J. 1940-1946

Ȉ� Rev. Thomas M. Knapp, S.J. 1946-1951

The sound of Wilson

Past president’s legacy left

through atrium

Sparked by an elementary school talent show, Mr. Andrew Wilson, physics teacher, discov-ered his love for music.

As his passion has grown, he ��ơ��instruments: piano, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, drums, ��ǡ� ƪ��ǡ� ��ǡ� ��and bagpipes.

��Ƥ��-no around the age of eight. Soon ��ǡ��Ǥ��ǯ��encouraged him to play a second instrument. She recommended the trombone, considering his evident talent.

His teacher pushed him to learn to play even more instru-ments due to his music compre-hension and skill. His musical knowledge has continued to grow well into his adult life.

He has been collecting instru-ments starting at a young age, starting with the piano, then the trombone, and most recently the ukulele.

ǲ�ǯ�� -ments. In fact, I just picked up the banjo this past summer, and I picked up the ukelele just a cou-ple months ago. So those instru-�� ǯ�� ǡ�� Ƥ�� -terns and chords,” Mr. Wilson said.

Mr. Wilson has expanded his musical knowledge through the help of his close friends. His peers provide access to instru-ments, while he teaches himself through trial and error. If he ��ǯ�� ǡ� ��Ƥ��Ǥ�

ǲ�ǯ�� obtain instruments from my friends who no longer want ��Ǥ� �� ǯ�� ǡ� ��when I have time I practice in the music room here at Rockhurst. But most of my instruments, ȏ�� Ƥ�� ǡ� ��-��ǡ��Ȑǡ��ǯ��-��Ƥ��ǡǳ��Ǥ

Mr. Wilson performs regularly at First Friday at the Crossroads and the Brick, a bar and venue in downtown Kansas City.

He also plays the accordion while Mr. Greg Owsley juggles and artists perform aerial danc-es in a circus group called the Moondrop Circus.

Multi-talented teacher finds

home in music

Rev. Maurice E. Van Akeren, S.J.

Presidents from 1951 to present day

Rev. Louis G. Mattione, S.J.

Rev. Carl G. Kloster, S.J.

Rev. Luke J. Byrne III S.J.

Rev. John M. Hunthausen, S.J.

Rev. Thomas W. Cummings, S.J.

Rev. Thomas A. Pesci, S.J.

Rev. Terrence A. Baum, S.J.

Connor Prochnowconnorprochnow@amdg.

rockhursths.edu

Samuel Clifton

[email protected]

Mr. Andrew Wilson speaks to the students during his performance in the Shawnee Mission East Prep Rally.

Ȉ�Rev. Michael P. Dowling, S.J. 1914-

1915

Ȉ�Rev. Aloysius A. Breen, S.J. 1915-

1918

Ȉ�Rev. John A. Weiand, S.J. 1918-1924

Ȉ�Rev. Arthur D. Spillard, S.J. 1924-

1928

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Michael Ricci

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Unique personality exceeds expectationsSenior goes above and

beyond

Packed into the performance gym bleachers, the entire student body boos, cheers and chants during the class introductions of Rockhurst’s annual Mission ��Ǥ� ��ƪ��ǡ�a contestant erupts in an ecstatic celebration after winning an event for his class.

With the constant crowd noise, the rival chants between classes, and the intense atmo-sphere, this part-pep rally, part-c o m p e t i t i o n , more closely resembles a pro-fessional sport-ing event than a traditional board game.

Despite the crazy environ-ment created by the students in the stands, one student calmly �� ƪ��ǡ� ��Ǧ��moving the games along and serving as the ringleader of this chaotic three-ring circus.

Senior Andrew Watts, senior class vice president and emcee of the Mission Week board game, maintains a presence within the SGA far greater than that techni-

cally required of senior class vice presidents, according to Mr. Chris Bosco, SGA moderator. Watts uses his position within SGA as a platform from which he can use his humor and outgoing per-��Ƥ��community.

So far this year, Watts has gone beyond what was required of him in SGA, most notably by taking a leadership role in pre-paring for and performing in pep assemblies. Within SGA meet-ings themselves, he stimulates conversation and brainstorming. ��Ƥ��ǡ�

opening up the ƪ�� to participate.

“Watts brings a great amount of energy to each SGA meet-ing,” senior Nick Hense, student life committee chair, said. “He expresses his opinion and gen-erates ideas eas-ily.”

Watts’ in-volvement in SGA began last summer, when he met with fellow members to redesign the spirit ��ơ��-ent spirit point events, including the board game. Realizing that SGA promises an improved spirit contest almost every year, the team spent extra time calculating potiental scenarios, like when the contest would be clinched or the amount of points a class could potentially win.

“This year, we wanted to get it perfect,” Watts said.

�� Ƥ�� many for Watts. At these SGA meetings, he’ll often be the one to ��Ƥ��ǡ��the rest of the group. According to Mr. Bosco this fearlessness to speak up, combined with his trade-��ơǦ��ǡ��instrumental to SGA’s success.

“When you’re dealing with a lot of people trying to be creative, it’s important to have an ‘Andrew Watts’ in that group,” Mr. Bosco said.

Watts agrees, recogniz-ing himself as an ex-troverted person who can initiate conversa-tion within SGA.

“If you go to one of those [SGA] meet-ings, you’ll see a lot of people just sit there and listen. And if every-body’s just sitting there and listening, we’re not accomplishing a lot,” Watts said. “Some-times you have to stand up and ask the ‘dumb’ questions; sometimes you just have to get the conversations rolling about anything.”

But Watts isn’t all talk. Though he origi-nally anticipated to stick strictly to duties required of the senior ��ƥ��ǡ��ơ��-ent committees within SGA, reaching beyond

Senior draws own future

Parent volunteers are all over Rockhurst. Nearly every school day and event takes at least a lit-tle parental assistance. And even though these tasks can be time �� ƥ��ǡ� ��parents work for nothing, giving �� ơ�� Ǥ�Without these volunteers, a lot of the things students take for granted would not be available.

Each day in the cafeteria, par-ents, mostly moms, help to serve hundreds of students lunch. A crew of four to eight volunteers prepares the food, sets it out, sells it, then cleans up every single day so the students can eat.

“I enjoy being involved with the cafeteria,” Mrs. Jodie Seitzer, parent volunteer, said. “I like be-ing able to see the boys and all their friends and being able to get to know the other moms.”

Parent volunteers come in to help sell Rockhurst gear, plan-ners, locks and more at the Rock Shop. These parents come in dur-ing activity periods, after-school or special events such as Back to School Night and Orienta-tion. During the fall, parents also volunteer at the stadium’s Rock

Shop during football games and other events.

Other parents take on more lengthy tasks. For example, the auction chairs, consisting of four couples, along with special ac-tivities coordinator Mrs. Judie Scanlon started planning for the April auction before school even started. Since then, the auction chairs have met at least once a week and have also coordinated the gift-gathering parties for each grade level and alumni.

“There are many on-going de-tails to make the actual night of the auction a fun social event and ,most importantly, a successful fundraiser,” Mrs. Susanne Stan-ley, parent volunteer and chair of the auction, said.

Over 150 volunteers, broken down into 38 committees, are responsible for managing all of those details and making sure everything at the auction is just right.

“We felt that we need to give some of our time to Rockhurst as ��ǤǤǤ��Ƥ��that our boys have gained from the school,” Mrs. Stanley said.

Parent volunteers are all over the school. Many parents volun-teer at the help desk, where they greet people as they come in the door and make sure they know where they are going.

“If you freely volunteer your time and talents, your children will grow up to do the same,” Mrs. Stanley said.

Senior Andrew Watts listens as Mr. Matt Nolen leads the September pep rally.

Student finds love in artwork

Sitting at his Maplewood desk, hard at work on his next big project, senior Evan Brown looks out the clear-screened windows in front of him thinking of ideas. He rolls up the sleeves of his gray sweatshirt as he draws out his pencil and begins drafting on a pale white piece of paper.

“The best thing about art is the freedom and openness… There’s so much that can be done,” Brown said.

For Brown, art has always been a big part of his life. In the second grade at Overland Trail

Elementary School, though it was just for fun, he won an art competition for a sketch of the city of Leawood, Kan. He also submitted minor works through-out grade school at the art fair at Nativity Parish School. It would not be until high school, howev-er, that Brown would take a seri-ous approach to his artwork.

“I’ve been into art all my life, but I wasn’t really serious about it until I got into high school when I took some classes with Mr. Tate Owens. As of right now, I’ve got-ten myself pretty headstrong into it,” Brown said.

Brown plans on majoring in either graphic design or illustra-tion next fall at the University of Kansas.

“It’s between those two right now,” Brown said. “They both start out at the same kind of basic level where you take the basic classes and they combine between the two, and then as

you get higher up in the program ��ơ��-egory.”

In order to be accepted into the graphic design program at Kansas, an applicant must sub-mit a portfolio of 20 or less draw-ings. Brown has submitted 19 pieces.

All of the drawings are dis-tinct in their own way. Some are detailed sketches of human faces, while others are rather uncanny, such as a drawing of a nude female form.

“He’s a great illustrator. He thinks outside the box, he doesn’t let anything get in his way or get frustrated,” Mr. Ow-ens said.

He enjoys artwork that is more positive and enthusiastic as opposed to artwork that is dark or depressing.

Brown enjoys realistic draw-ing and painting. He is very detail-oriented with his art; if a project doesn’t meet his stan-dards, he will simply throw it away.

“I’d like to put myself out there as someone that’s level-headed and that can do the business part along with the art aspect and creativity. It’d be nice ��Ƥ��ǡ�not just be the guy that’s all the way at the bottom,” Brown said.

Brown’s relationship with art is one that has developed in ma-turity from his days painting at Nativity for fun to exploring his talents in high school and on to his future at KU.

James Flood

[email protected]

Jack Franken

[email protected]

Act V: Parent

Volunteers

“Behind the Scenes”

what was required �� Ƥ��

the school as a whole. His in-volvement with pep rallies, for

example, of SGA was completely

voluntary. Mr. Bosco said

that from the start, the group rec-

ognized Watts as someone who could

lead them through the pep rallies.

“Everybody recog-nized Andrew as being

a very creative, intelli-gent person who would

have wonderful ideas to contribute, so I think

that just naturally moved people to-wards his involve-ment,” Mr. Bosco

said.

Watts struggled to put togeth-�� Ƥ�� year, but he hit his stride prepar-ing for the teacher-imitation pep assembly Watts worked with se-nior Michael Dold to write a funny yet appropriate script, determine what teachers would be imitated, Ƥ�� teachers, and get the teachers’ permission. Based on the crowd reaction, the assembly was a huge success. Mr. Matt Nolen agrees.ǲ�� ƪ��-

less,” Mr. Nolen said.Watts’ time in SGA and at

Rockhurst numbers just a few more months. In that time, he’ll work with the senior class gift and senior prom. At least, those are the only things currently on the schedule.

“Those are the big events I’m scheduled to work for,” Watts said, “but if I ever see anything that needs help, I’m going to work on that as well.”

Jack McHugh

[email protected]

Mr. Chris Bosco

“ “

Everybody recog-

nized Andrew as be-

ing creative, intel-

ligent person who

would have wonder-

ful ideas to contrib-

ute, so I think that

naturally moved

people towards his

involvement

Rudy Rodriguez

Photo Courtesy of Evan Brown

A picturesque landscape, part of senior Evan Brown’s portfolio to KU.

Journalism I Contest Winner

PPNN SPORTS13March 8, 2013

Core-Four looking for moreSenior heavy

squad strives for continued success

Dominance is a word many use to describe the Rockhurst golf team’s success over the last several years, winning 10 of the last 23 state championships and Ƥ��Ǥ

�� Ƥ��ǡ� �� can be used to describe last sea-son’s performance as they took home the state title by a large ��Ǥ��even included the individual �� ǡ��Ǥ� ��-��ǡ��Ǥ

When an individual state champion graduates, it can be ��Ǥ��ǡ�the team does not seem to be ��Ǥ

ǲ��ǯ��Ǥ��Everybody knows that; they ��ǡǳ��Ǥ��ǯ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ

Seniors Danny Summers, �� ǡ� �� varsity players from last year’s state championship team, ��-��Ǥ

ǲ�� ǡ� Ƥ��and foremost, is to win state as �� ǡǳ� �� Ǥ� � ǲ��I’ve got the ultimate personal goal of winning state as an indi-��Ǥǳ

Golf is a team sport, and all of those seniors will say their num-ber one goal is to win state as a ��Ǥ��Ƥ��-dividualistic aspect to the sport, and the competitiveness the top four seniors have amongst each ��Ǥ

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�� ǡ� �� have their own personal ambi-tions, which means beating each

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��Ǥ��Ǥ� ��the state title and [each] be the state champion individually,” ��ǯ��Ǥ

�� been a driving force for the team’s success since they were all on varsity together sopho-��Ǥ

�� ǡ� �� -pointed with a second place Ƥ�� ǡ�coming up 17 strokes short of ��Ǥ

“It was a long van ride ��ǡǳ��Ǥ� �ǲ��

�� and how we only have two more ��Ǥǳ

So they did not take that fol-�� Ǥ� � ��worked on their game, never shying away from throwing pointers at one another along �� Ǥ� � �� ơ��tournaments, something that ��ǯ��Ǥ

��-��ơ��summer, the four look to follow ��ǯ��Ǥ

�� ǡ� �� Ǥ��

��Ƥ��ǡ�assuming that the four on the state team last year take over ��Ǥ

�� ǯ�� that no spot anywhere on the �� Ƥ��on in the season, he has his pre-dictions for who might take on ��Ƥ��Ǥ

ǲȏ ��Ȑ��ǡ�ȏ��-��Ȑ� �� ǡ� �� ȏ��-nior] Zayne Williams could all be Ƥ�� Ƥ�� fourth position on the team,” ��ǯ��Ǥ

�� ambitions for the season, but the weather has hindered the pro-

��Ǥ��longer be able to have the nine-day tryout they usual-ly have, according to Coach �ǯ��Ǥ��to hit balls at the driving �� ơ��-

tively work on their short game, which ��Ǥ

�� ǯ��hurt this team’s con-Ƥ��Ǥ

Team moves into new league, faces new foes

��ơ��last season, the lacrosse team is ��Ƥ��Ǥ��ǡ��

��Ƥ��Ƥ��Ƥ��Ǥ��learn from its mistakes last year and improve upon them this ��Ǥ�� ǡ� ��Ǥ� ��

Reidy, varsity lacrosse coach, made the decision to switch ��Ǥ� � �� -�� ǡ� �� ȋ��Ȍ��where they will play primar-ily against teams in the great-�� ǡ� �� Ǥǲ��

�� it makes sense [to switch ��Ȑǡǳ� �� Ǥ��ǲ��-ter [locally] is East beat us last ��Ǥǳ

Shawnee Mission East, tra-ditionally the basketball team’s biggest rival, is becoming just ��Ǥ�� the last two years and will likely

be Rockhurst’s biggest chal-��Ǥ

“Due to the fact that East beat us last year and won the championship, along with the major rivalry we have with them, they are most certainly the team to beat this year,” ��ǡ��-Ƥ��ǡ��Ǥ�� Ƥ�� -

�� ǡ�� ǯ�� Ǥ� � ��ǡ� ��to the large amounts of �� Ƥ��ǡ� ��game will be resched-��Ǥ��Ƥ��

will then be a tourna-��Ǥ

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In the second season under the new coach, they have high ��-ter last year’s disappointments, ��Ǥǲ��Ƥ��

the championship this year,” ��Ǥ

Don’t hate the trade

It’s rough being a sports ��Ǥ��-

als haven’t had a winning sea-son since 2003, the Chiefs just Ƥ�� ǡ� �� ǯ��Ǥ

�� Ǥ� � �� Ǥ��-er viable options to replace Matt ��Ǥ� � �� dealt the hand of trying to make the best out of an unfortunate ��Ǥ

It’s becoming increasingly apparent that Geno Smith is not ��Ƥ��ǡ��ǯ��ǡ�imagine the backlash if the Chiefs ��Ǥ

�� every team has a quarterback with the last name Rodgers, ��ǡ��Ǥ� ��know it’s hard to come to terms with, but this year’s draft just doesn’t have any high-caliber �� ƥ��Ǥ

�� he’s a “game manager,” a man unable to carry the burden by ��Ǥ� �� thought, I’ve decided that having a game manager behind center is better than leading the league in turnovers, but I’ll let you decide your own preference on that

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Trying to elude the defender, senior Gregory Massman looks to gain a step.

Illustration by Curran Steck

(From left to right) seniors

Drew Hill, Danny Summers,

Brian Wade, and Patrick

Byrne.

PPNNSPORTS14 March 8, 2013

Tennis squadstrives

to get over state hump

After a second place fin-ish in the state championship last season, the tennis team is looking ahead to another suc-cessful season this year.

Rockhurst has faced Co-lumbia Rock Bridge in the past five state tournaments, with Rock Bridge eliminating Rock-hurst in the last two.

“We have come up short to Rock Bridge the last few years,” junior John Nogal-ski, varsity tennis player, said. “We need to be really ready when it comes to playing at state.”

Rock Bridge has won the Missouri state title four times in the past five years: 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Multiple times, the Bruins knocked the Hawklets out of the tourna-ment, making this rivalry very intense. This rivalry gives the players a reason to train hard-er and strive to be better.

“Our biggest rival is ob-viously Rock Bridge,” Mr. Zach Frisch, head coach, said. “They are always in the back of our minds when we step on the court.”

This year, the team plays Rock Bridge April 10 in Co-lumbia. The early scheduling should help the team gauge their rival’s skill.

“It will be nice to see how Rock Bridge is doing this year, and should help us prepare for state,” Nogalski said.

The heavy snow delayed tryouts for several weeks, but should not affect the team’s ability to be ready by the sea-son opening.

“A lot of the kids play club tennis, so lack of match expe-rience will not be an issue,” Coach Frisch said.

Senior Stephen Lawson is the only senior on the team, but Coach Frisch does not believe there is a leadership issue, believing varsity experi-ence will make up for the lack of age.

“We’ve got young guys who have played varsity, so they know what to expect,” Coach Frisch said.

The team’s first match is March 27 against Blue Valley Northwest.

Basketball team advances“Our goal throughout the season has

been to make it to the state tournament in Columbia and to win a state championship,” senior Kyle Wolf, center, said.

That goal is getting closer to reality with a win over a tough Blue Springs South team Wednesday 72-67. Although most people anticipated a close fought game, the Hawk-lets, after going down early, gained and held a comfortable lead for the rest of the game, thanks in large part to Wolf’s 21 points and senior guard Connor Kuhlmann’s clutch free throw shooting in the last few minutes.

“We’ve been playing well as a team late-ly and kept it going [against Blue Springs South],” senior Tom Keller, forward, said. ǲ��ǯ��ǡ��ơ�to a strong start and never looked back.”

The team now heads to the state quar-��Ƥ��ǡ��Ǥ�Ǥ��the Independence Events Center against Fort Osage. If Rockhurst wins, they head to ��Ƥ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ�on March 15-16.

Unlike every other number one seed in Missouri, who all lost in districts, Rockhurst upheld expectations as they defeated Lee’s Summit West for the second time at Lee’s Summit West by a score of 60-42.

“I thought the game went really well,” Kuhlmann said. “We showed that we de-served the number one seed, and proved once again we are better than Lee’s Summit West.”

To get to the district championship game, Rockhurst easily dismantled a strug-��Ǧǡ��the way with 31 points and Kuhlmann help-ing out with 11 assists.

�� Ƥ�� ơ� �� Ƥ�� games of the regular season strong with a 5-1 winning streak, which included playing

in 3 states and travel-ing over 1,000 miles- all after the tough loss to Shawnee Mission East on Jan. 25, 62-50.

They were able to come back from that loss to beat DeSmet, 75-66 after a cross-state bus ride, with se-nior guard Nick Hense helping the cause with a season-high 13 points �ơ��Ǥ

Traveling to Kansas on Feb. 1, the team beat St. James and were led to victory by senior guard Bradley Wilkins’ 20 points, going 6 for 7 from three-point range.

Rockhurst then came home to play Lee’s Summit West, a highly anticipated game that ended in a Ǧ� ��ǡ� �� senior guard Bradley Wilkins with 18 points.

District seeding fol-lowed, which resulted in Rockhurst garnering the top seed.

The team then trav-eled to Creighton Prep ��ǡ��-time, but the Hawklets pulled out the win, ǦǤ�

Their momentum took a hit against Co-��ǡ� ��ǡ�ǦǤ�The Hawklets came into town on the Bruins’ senior night, and the Rock Bridge guards had the hot hands that night.

“They were as hot as I’ve ever seen a

team. They went 15 for 22 from three-point range. They had more threes than two-pointers,” Mr. Mark Nusbaum, varsity head coach, said.

However, the team was able to bounce �� Ƥ�� ơ�� ǡ�Ǧǡ��ǯ��Ǥ�

Baseball returns loaded lineup

Track and field adjusts to bad weather

Despite the fact that the track has been covered with snow for over two weeks, the Rockhurst track team has con-tinued to practice and prepare for the 2012-2013 season. From holding practices in the parking lot to doing indoor circuit train-ing on a snow day, the team has let nothing halt their preseason workouts.

“We have handled it as well as I could possibly expect... The coaches have been excellent as ��Ƥ��-ing [lot work out in],” Mr. Mi-chael Dierks, head coach, said.

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ing season last year, the Hawk-lets will look to reload in several of their marquee events. Last year, Mr. Kevin Jantsch, Mr. Tan-ner Shuey and Mr. Sam Maas-sen, all members of the class of 2012, along with senior Alex Lombardo, broke the school record in the 4 by 800 meter re-lay. Lombardo will return to the event this year, accompanied by sophomore Carson Bode. The third and fourth spots in the re-lay are still wide open.

“This year my focus is on helping lead and develop more middle distance runners so Rockhurst can continue to per-form at a high level in those events for years to come,” Lom-bardo said.

While it is still too early in the year to predict any state champions, the 4 by 100 meter relay team has a strong group of dedicated runners who have a chance at taking the title ac-cording to Coach Dierks.

While the weather has cer-tainly provided a formidable ob-stacle for the team to overcome this preseason, Coach Dierks �� ƪ�� team has shown could become a strength later in the season.

“The kids haven’t com-plained about it; their work ethic has been amazing and the coaches have been awesome as �� ƪ��ǡǳ� �� said.

Despite terrible weather conditions, the Rockhurst baseball team has started their annual tryouts in the Loyola Center. With multiple returning starters, the team is al-ready optimistic about this season.

“We have a lot of talented guys coming back from last year. We learned from our mistakes against Liberty last year and are going to be very successful this year,” senior Logan Gray, varsity shortstop, said.

��Ƥ��ǡ��-er, the Hawklets will be returning every start-ing position player from last year, all of whom are college bound players. Seniors Logan Gray and Todd Czinege will solidify the left �� Ƥ�� Ƥ��Ƥ��Ǥ��

junior Jack Mercer will compete for the start-��Ǥ��ǯ��Ƥ��rotation will remain the same, with returning seniors Austin Ritter, Travis Able, Victor Bran-�� ơǤ

ǲ��ơ��is going to be there this year. It’s the pitching that will either make or break this season,” senior Brody Nutt, varsity pitcher, said.

��ơ��ace Mr. Andy Sherray, class of 2012. With Mr. Sherray gone, the team will be looking for certain players, namely Nutt, Able and Ben-��ơǡ��-ing rotation.

“We got spoiled last year with Sherray. But I think we have enough depth at pitching �� ơ�� -��ǯ��Ƥ��ǡǳ��Ǥ� ��ǡ��coach, said.

According to Coach Degraw, on paper the team has a legitimate shot at winning their Ƥ��Ǥ��ǡ��this is an unpredictable sport.

“It’s high school baseball. The ball can bounce kind of funny sometimes... but I think we have a good chance to get down to state this year,” Coach DeGraw said.

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Trying the keep the baserunner on first, senior

Joe Huber looks to the catcher for the sign.

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Rising high above the ground, senior Nicholas Hense tries to get his

jump shot off above the outstretched arm of the Lancer defender

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(Left) Junior Billy Powers flips a shot on net. (Above) Junior Parker Collins defeats his oponent on a face-off. (Below) Junior Jack Maple tries to beat the opposing goalie for a goal.

Senior Drew Daniels wrestles his com-petition. Drew became the first Rock-hurst wrestler to win the state title.

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Keeping up with tradition, the Prep News has decided to feature the best dressed students and

faculty. The results were determined by 10 percent of each class voting on their most stylish peers.

New to the contest this year is the $20 challenge, where three Prep News ��ơ��given only $20 and told to come clad in the most presentable apparel possible, from head to toe.

The contest participants were Newspaper I adviser Mr. Daniel Hrdlicka, junior Andrew Da-

��ǡ��ơ��ǡ��ǡ��Ǥ��of the challenge, each participant could not exceed the $20 stipend and was required to

save each receipt.

��ƥ��ǡ��Ƥ��way to look presentable. As evident in the receipts, the participants showed

that you do not have to shop at Pinstripes or Hall’s to look sharp.

From Savers, to multiple thrift stores and even JCPenney, they

found a way to improvise in order to show their fashion prow-

ess. Ultimately, one does not need deep pockets to

�� ƪ�� Ǥ� �� and a devotion to creativity.

$ 5.98Shoes are one of

the hardest things

to shop for on a

budget, but these

loafers show that

bargain footwear

can be found.

the $20 challenge

Best Dressed Breakdownfreshman sophomore junior senior faculty

Danny Summers

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Who is your fashion icon?

Hunter Seabaugh

Poppin’ Tags

What is your favorite brand of

clothing?

Vineyard VInes

What is the most important

article of clothing in an outfit?

Croakies

$ 3.99Despite being

illegal to wear at

Rockhurst, these

brown corduroy

pants were an

exquisite buy.

$ 2.98$2.98 is an

absolute steal for

this red Brooks

Brothers polo that

costs $65.95 at

retail.

$ 2.99Although the Wol-

verines are not

the most popular

team in Kansas

City, this t-shirt is a

great find.

$ 0.79For 79 cents, why

not pick up some

classic American

literature to top

off the shopping

spree?

$ 5.99 Not only are they

ridiculously stylish,

these peach J.

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an amazing

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clothing?

Polo Ralph Lauren



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Craig Sager


clothing?

Southern Tide



Belt


Senor Staihr


clothing?

Anything sold at Sav-

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Socks or Hawaiian Shirts


The students


clothing?

Whatever‘s on sale



Shirt and sweater

combination

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Savers

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Salvation Army

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