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Assistant Secretary of Education Frank Brogan visits SLUH to see STEAM work BY Johno Jackson and Nathan Rich

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hile students and faculty pushed through their final day of semester exams, St. Louis U. High quietly welcomed Assistant Secretary of Education for Primary and Secondary Education Frank Brogan to campus. The Dec. 19 event pulled some students and faculty out of the exam routine to share the school’s STEAM endeavors. Brogan has served in the Department of Education since his 2018 appointment by President Donald Trump. He started in education as a fifth grade teacher, followed by experience as an administrator. He bridged politics and education with his 1994 election as Florida’s Commissioner of Education. He has also served two terms as Florida’s Lieutenant Governor and as the President of Florida Atlantic University. Brogan was joined by two delegates from the Missouri Department of Education including Commissioner Margie Vandeven on behalf of Missouri Governor Mike Parson. The purpose of their visit was to explore successful sci-

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Frank Brogan (left) with president Alan Carruthers.

ence, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) programs around the St. Louis area. When Principal Ian Gibbons, S.J. was initially contacted by the Department about a potential visit, he immediately jumped on board. “You hear something like ‘Would you be interested in a visit from the Assistant Secretary of Education?’... your obvious answer is yes,” Gibbons said. “It’s a chance for us to showcase our work and to get

feedback from a major leader in education.” Science teacher Mary Russo, who was a part of the discussion with Brogan, was also excited at the prospect of a high profile visit. “When a person of importance wants to see what you’re doing it’s really a validation of the good work you feel like you’re doing … it’s a moment of celebration,” said Russo. The visit was centered

Merriott steps in while Toussaint on maternity leave BY Noah Apprill-Sokol and Nick Campbell

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he sweet sound of music filled the Si Commons on the last Friday of the first semester, but it didn’t come from the talented choir or the skillful band, it came from the teachers of St. Louis U. High. The Commons was packed with students who had come to listen to their favorite teachers and staff members perform popular songs in the annual Teacher Karaoke event. The event is run by members of the National Honors Society (NHS), and is led by moderator Lynne Casey. Teacher Karaoke is one of NHS’ main fundraisers that art | Jackson DuCharme they host during the year and one of its most popular.

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Chess King me! SLUH defeats CBC chess team! Page 4 news

OAC Trip It only goes downhill from here: OAC takes Colorado Page 2

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Senior Project Preview Wait, where did the seniors go? Check out these Senior Project spotlights. Page 3

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NHS-sponsored Teacher Karaoke raises over $1,000 for two charities BY Jack Figge REPORTER

fter giving birth to her third child, Pauline, in mid-December Spanish teacher Kate Toussaint will be on maternity leave for all of the third quarter. Freshman Spanish teacher Javier Moreno has stepped in to cover Toussaint’s sophomore classes, and long-term SLUH teacher Charles Merriott will return to teach Toussaint’s Spanish 4 classes when the seniors return in February. Merriott is well familiar with the halls of Saint Louis U. High, having taught Spanish here for 26 years, beginning in 1991. He has been a Spanish teacher even longer than that, though, having first

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on SLUH’s strides in STEAM education, including the opening of the Innovation Lab. To iLab director Jeff Schaefer, SLUH’s selection demonstrates the growing recognition of its top-notch programs. “I think it says a lot of really good stuff (about SLUH),” said Schaefer. “We stood out enough that they wanted to come here and they were excited the whole time they were here. It’s really impres-

sive.” After the delegation took a school-wide tour led by Admissions Director Ann Murphy, they spent time talking with students and teachers in the iLab classroom to see what makes SLUH’s STEAM program successful. Faculty members and students from across STEAM programs such as robotics, Clavius, and the STEM innovative product design course participated in the discussion. The Clavius Project is a program that brings STEM education to at-risk middle school students in the St. Louis area and it is one of the reasons that President Alan Carruthers thinks Brogan was interested in SLUH in the first place. “Clavius is remarkable because it’s not just robotics for high school … not only is that a leadership opportunity but … it’s also a powerful educational system,” said Gibbons. Brogan dominated the visitor side of the panel, explaining his philosophy on education and the Department’s hopes for the future of STEM education, which

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“I liked Teacher Karaoke because it was interesting and I didn’t expect to see some of the teachers sing so well and it gave me a chance to step away from studying for exams,” said freshman Daniel Irvine. This year the leaders of NHS decided that of the event they wanted to try something different for the fundraising aspect of the event. “This year we took on two charities, so we wanted to raise enough money to give a sizable donation to both of them,” said Casey. NHS members chose Knockout ALD and Variety as the charities that would receive donations. Knockout ALD is an organization that

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Renovations in Ignatian Conference Room underway Completion scheduled for Feb. 5 BY Carter Fortman CORE STAFF

enovations have begun in the Ignatian Conference Room following severe rain damage last summer. In addition to fixing the issues caused by the rain damage, the renovations are intended to make the room a more comfortable and versatile place. Renovating the conference room has been something the administration has pondered for years, but the timeline was accelerated after rain damage left the carpet essentially ruined while also damaging the walls and wood paneling. It was decided that instead of simply fixing the damage, they would just fix the entire conference room. “When the problem happened in June, that kind of opened up a different can of worms of additional things we had to do and that kind of mushroomed into us thinking about what things needed to be replaced,” said Director of Facilities Joe Rankin. Improvements in the conference room started a couple months ago with the installation of a new HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system to replace the previous one that was over ten years old. Unlike the older system, the new system includes humidity control to remove moisture from the air. “It was a challenge keeping it dehumidified with the old system that was there, so upgrading to the system we have now is just doing such a better job,” said Director of Maintenance Rick Figge. With everything we’re doing, I think it’s gonna be a great place.”

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From bunny slopes to double blacks, OAC conquers Colorado

OAC Members skiing in Vail, Colorado BY Jacob Sprock and Carter Spence

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ust five hours after winter break started, the Outdoor Adventure Club began a four day ski trip to Colorado. Thirty-four people traveled with moderator Patrick Zarrick: 22 seniors, four juniors, two sophomores, and six chaperones. On each of the four days, the group hit a different ski resort using their Epic fourday passes; they skied at Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Breckenridge, which Zarrick thought was a neat experience

for the students. “We spent a day at each, and it gave the guys a taste of each resort,” Zarrick said. “It also spoils them because it’s a real treat to be able to ski at multiple resorts rather than staying at one resort your whole stay.” “Skiing the different resorts and getting a taste of each one was probably my favorite part,” said junior Ryan Pineda. According to Zarrick, the timing for the trip was ideal, and made for one of the best trips he has ever had. By going before Christmas, they avoid-

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ed tons of holiday traffic at the resorts and did not have a line for the ski lifts. While there was a snowstorm that hit Colorado before they arrived, it did not snow when they were there, which made the slopes better and did not cause Zarrick to worry as much for everyone’s safety. The timing of the trip was also ideal for junior Jack Rosenstengel. “I liked the time that we did the trip the most. It was an amazing way to relieve ourselves from the stresses of exams, and the resorts were not nearly as crowded as they

would be after Christmas or on other holiday weekends,” said Rosenstengel. Although nearly half of the students were returners on the trip, four of the students had no prior skiing experience. They were required to spend the first day learning the basics of skiing, before making the choice to ski with their classmates or to continue practicing. On one of the nights, the group was treated by Zarrick with 30 extra large pizzas from a local place called Last Chance Pizza. The pizza was enough for two nights’ worth of meals. “One of the funniest things was when I ordered 30 extra large pizzas. I watched everybody in the restaurant stop what they were doing and ask themselves, ‘did he really just say 30 extra large pizzas?’” Zarrick said. Skiing in Colorado was a remarkable experience for many of the students. The group had many funny and memorable stories on the slopes and at their AirBnB. “Nick Vacca’s ski fell off on the lift, so me and Andrew Zerega had to go through a quarter mile of untamed snow to find it,” Booher said. “It was extremely bumpy and we almost missed it. It was so buried in the snow and cut right through it.” “Near the end of the day we were about to head down, and so the other guys decided to take the gondola down,

and I begged my instructor to let me go down the hill that was probably 3.5 miles long,” sophomore Thomas Nguyen said. “Luckily the seniors were up there, and my instructor allowed me to go down with them. That was a pretty good way to end the day.” One of only two sophomores on the trip, Nguyen enjoyed being able to bond with the upperclassmen. “I was nervous because I was a pretty new skier and Charlie was pretty advanced but I eventually made friends with a lot of the juniors and seniors,” said Nguyen. For Zarrick, the trip was more than just bonding with his students. For the first time on an OAC trip, he was able to spend quality time with his son. “It was good to ski with my son Christian, who’s a senior. It was good to have that father-son time. It was the first time I have had that in one of my Outdoor Adventure Club trips and I’ve done over 60 of them.”

After a full day of skiing at Breckenridge, the group returned on a late flight that did not arrive to St. Louis until 1:00 a.m. on Christmas Eve. “The most memorable part of the trip was skiing with guys who I rarely talk to at school but became better friends with on the trip,” Rosenstengel said. “I had only ever gone skiing with my family so it was fun going down down the slopes with a huge crowd of SLUH boys,” senior Danny Hartnagel said. “It was also cool getting to know guys who I didn’t know as well through the skiing experience.” SLUH grad and chaperone Sam Perry was happy to see that his brainchild has carried on through the years. “That’s really cool to see that something I invested a lot of time into is being enjoyed to this day by people who still go to school,” said Perry. “Hopefully I get to continue doing this for a while, and hopefully the trip goes on.”

photo | Christian Zarrick

OAC Members ready to ski.

Mohr reigns supreme in Teacher Karaoke with rendition of “Country Roads”

Dr. Maria McNair and theology teacher Mike Lally.

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was founded by freshman Nick Purschke’s parents. The organization is dedicated to raising awareness and donating money towards research to find a cure for a rare disease that affects the nervous system, called Adrenoleukodystrophy. Variety is an organization that provides assistance to those with physical disabilities and their families. Variety gives families access to programs, therapy, and medical equipment for children

with special needs. Variety has played an important role in freshman Nick George’s life and has helped him to attend SLUH. “Variety has meant a lot to me and my family over the years,” said George. “They most recently helped pay for some of the features on my power chair, most important being the elevating feature that allows me to independently access everything I need at school.” While raising funds to support local charities was

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the main goal of the event, the leaders of NHS also wanted to create an event that provided a fun break for students studying for their stressful final exams. The event featured classic songs such as “American Pie” and “Country Roads,” a rap from the hit Broadway show Hamilton, and Camila Cabello’s popular song “Senorita.” To kick off the performance, theology teacher Mike Lally and former SLUH English teacher Maria McNair

performed the popular song “Cabinet Battle #1” from the Broadway show Hamilton. This is the second year that the duet has performed a rap from Hamilton; after receiving positive reviews from the student body last year, they decided to do it again. “Mr. Lally really sounded like a rapper and he and (McNair) did a good job performing the song,” said freshman Michael Bauer. ASC Sigmund Gusdorf and fellow ASC Ian Wuertz followed the dynamic rap performance with Cabello’s “Senorita.” “(Mr. Gusdorf and Mr.Wuertz) brought that young energy and it was a really cool and unexpected performance,” said sophomore Charlie Vonderheid. Many students were astonished with how well the two ASC’s were able to perform Cabello’s song. “Their performance was basically like watching Camila Cabello live,” said sophomore Matt Kluba. “Gusdorf was able to hit those high notes amazingly well.” Following that mindblowing performance, English teacher Michael Mohr, S.J. performed a modified version of the popular “Country Roads” that featured original lyrics related to St. Louis written by Mohr and a live band composed of Assistant Principal for Mission Jim Linhares and school counselors

Kenneth McKenna and Walter Kempf. Mohr’s performance truly brought the crowd alive, with students singing along and clapping to the beat. “Mr. Mohr told us that he could sing in English class last year,” said sophomore Jared Thornberry. “But I didn’t believe him until he was the star of Teacher Karaoke this year.” Mohr’s enthusiastic performance and creative spin on the classic song made his performance a student favorite and helped him take home the title of champion of Teacher Karaoke 2019. To conclude the festivities of Teacher Karaoke, an ensemble of different teachers performed the beloved classic song “American Pie.” The ensemble consisted of math teachers Dan Schuler and Tracy Lyons, English teachers John Kavanaugh and Michael

Mohr, S.J., and choir teacher Addie Akins. Each teacher took their turn singing a verse from the popular song and then formed a choir to sing the refrain. For the final verse, a large group of SLUH faculty and staff joined the teachers onstage to close out the song and the event. “In the past I had always sung with one other teacher, but this year we decided to try it with a larger ensemble,” said Schuler. “To be able to sing “American Pie” with a large group of really talented singers and faculty members was a really fun experience.” Teacher Karaoke turned out to be a huge success. “We raised more money than we did last year,” said Casey. “I was very pleased (with the event) and each charity will receive over $1000.”

English teacher Michael Mohr, S.J.

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SPOTLIGHT: SENIOR PROJECTS

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Lafayette Preparatory Academy BY Sam Tarter CORE STAFF

orking with kids can be a challenging but rewarding task, as senior Komlavi Adissem has experienced during the first few days of his Senior Project. Adissem is volunteering at Lafayette Preparatory Academy with a class of third graders, where he helps them stay focused in class and guides them through classes they are struggling with. Adissem has also worked one-onone with a couple of students, and has found it challenging to explain math concepts to them in a way that they can understand. “They’re doing wordbased math problems right now, which has been tough for them,” said Adissem. “They’re really smart kids, sometimes it just takes that extra push.” While seeing that these younger children often need a small bit of assistance to properly complete their work,

Adissem has also seen how some students do not value themselves or recognize their good work. “This one kid, I’ll call him Tony, I have really gotten to know and have spent lots of time alone with him,” said Adissem. “I’ve helped him understand pronunciations in English and reading. It’s been fun getting to know him. We talk a lot and he’s really smart, but I feel like he doesn’t give himself enough credit.” Adissem has also recognized that the third graders are one of the more mature groups at that school, saying that they were a good mix between adolescence, while still being thoughtful and reasonable. “Getting to see that they’re still kids but can still understand things helps me not have to talk in a diminutive way to them, which is amazing, and I think it’s really great that they’re such a smart group of kids,” said Adissem.

Adissem has enjoyed spending his days with third graders. “It makes me feel like a kid again, which is such an irreplaceable feeling. We all want to feel like we are young again, but this experience has really put me in that life,” said Adissem. “One thing these students have taught me is that we don’t give kids their age enough credit. In our society we have this whole stigma around the youth that they are so inexperienced that we have to coddle them, which is wrong because they can handle more than we can, they just need the extra encouragement to get there,” said Adissem. Along with reading and math, Adissem accompanies the kids to Physical Education and Art classes, and he is looking forward to going to music class with the kids, a ACROSS subject that Adissem excels at 1. Brief Chinese dynasty and enjoys. which interrupted

St. Louis Altenheim BY Luke Duffy REPORTER

enior Miguel Cadiz is doing his Senior Service Project at St. Louis Altenheim Retirement Community along with Eric Tice, Emmanuel Reyes, and Daniel Gatewood. As volunteers, the seniors will do everything from meal service to entertainment for the community. Altenheim’s website describes how its goal is to make residents feel at home along with the care of an accommodating group of staff and volunteers, according to its website. Cadiz described how the seniors were there

to simply do little things to comfort the people there and make their lives more enjoyable. “I think the project at Altenheim is just a nice and subtle act of love,” said Cadiz. “A lot of little things really can add up to something big.” Though the day-to-day work at the nursing home is relatively simple, it brings about challenges that are rather complex. Since many of the residents struggle with communication, whether they are hard of hearing or have mental disabilities, their caregivers have to be patient

with them in order to understand them. “I was talking to somebody who wasn’t able to speak, so I had to make sure I looked at their eyes, looked at their mouth, saw if they were smiling, saw if they were nodding or shaking; I needed to make sure I was extremely attentive,” said Cadiz. The seniors doing this project are learning to work through these challenges, being able to both better serve the residents and better understand how to communicate with everyone they encounter in the world.

Gateway Michael School BY Jack Feise REPORTER

enior Mike Del Pietro is working on his Senior Project at the Gateway Michael School in the City of St. Louis. The Gateway Michael School teaches in a special education setting and serves students ages three through 14 with serious health problems and multiple disabilities at the Samuel Shephard, Jr. Educational Park on Jefferson Avenue. The school was established over 80 years ago to educate a largely ignored group of children labeled “crippled” by society, according to its website. Gateway Michael continues to provide opportunities for children who require extra help to make progress in an educational setting. Del Pietro’s main role at the school is to assist students with physical and mental dis-

abilities in a classroom, and to help them with schoolwork. The school ranges from Pre-K to 8th grade; Del Pietro was assigned to Pre-K. He described how even in the few days he has been working with the kids, the experience has been very rewarding so far. “I really like how everyone always has a smile on their face. I never really see any sad faces when I am working with the kids. I like how even though the kids face many physical and mental limitations, they still strive to learn and be the best that they can be,” said Del Pietro. The school serves many low income children, and Del Pietro observed that many students’ limitations occur in a classroom setting. “One main challenge with the kids is that it is hard to stay happy sometimes. While helping them with in-

struction at the school, the children often lose focus and start playing with other kids,” said Del Pietro. Del Pietro noted that serving a class of preschoolers may be challenging at times, especially since he is serving at a school with students with special needs, but he says at the same time, the experience is very rewarding. “I feel that after serving for a few days, I am much more grateful for the opportunities which I have, and that I need to continue to push myself to be better in my daily life, and also to better assist the children who I serve,” said Del Pietro. So far, Del Pietro has had a great time volunteering at Gateway Michael School, and would recommend it as an excellent Senior Project destination.

50. “’Cause all the cool kids, they seem to _____ in” the Han 51. Construction toy 4. Hall and Oates or system featuring rods Hull and Oates and connectors 7. SLUH’s Mr. Komos, 57. South African tribe e.g. 61. Opulent 10. White or Red base 62. What might be ballers found buried at this 13. 21, to Tiberius puzzle’s theme 14. Yellow or green 65. One branch of the Hearthstone button U.S. federal govt. 16. Rose of GNR who 66. Method of sending incited a riot at River information port 67. Managed stress 17. Sport for a bro 68. Star Trek: The _____ 18. Secure in position, Generation such as a tent flap 69. Laundry detergent 19. End of a string of with a rainbow in its letters logo 20. Sports tactics, or a 70. This puzzle’s theme, tool to analyze them in another context 21. Half of the cuisine at 71. Primarily black Fuzzy’s or El Maguey gemstone 22. This puzzle’s theme, in another context DOWN 25. Gen _____; not a 1. Size for a big guy Boomer 2. Genus of some crabs 27. Method of sending 3. Cancel, as a deal information 4. Occasional accompa 28. Family relation niment of withdrawal 31. One is about 10-10 symptoms meters in size 5. Porta-potties, e.g. 33. Copy 6. Keats wrote one con 35. _____-Am, advocate taining the line, “Beauty for green food is truth, truth beauty” 36. NCAA coach Meyer, 7. Large drinking vessel or a type of legend seen around St. Louis 38. End of a letter in 2019 39. It’s formed by inter 8. Gross income, but not locking vertebrae net income 40. Cry without crying 9. War resulted when out 21-Across became this 42. NCAA coach John, 10. Instrument for Col or type of acting trane and Kenny G 43. Housing for the key 11. Prefix for a moron to a house like a sophomore 45. Gum used as a thick 12. File extension for ening agent in foods certain Open Language 46. Sounds of laughter Tools files 47. One way to manage 15. Xmas request stress 22. How a tightrope is 49. “_____ spell” (take a pulled load off) 23. “_____ ne pas etre,”

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that is the question in French 24. Common type of bar stool 26. Videogamer at be ginning of Toy Story 2 27. Animal that makes an unknown sound 28. Greeted 29. Possible quote from Felix Unger, in The Odd Couple 30. Burnt color 32. With 35-Down, what this puzzle’s theme does, like in the unclued squares 34. Purple and black baseballers 35. [see 32-Down] 37. Tiny pencil 39. Family relation 41. Mercutio originally called for a plague on both houses, not this 42. Candle compound 44. Currency of central Africa 45. Entrance exam for MBA programs 48. Start time when the Blues visit the Canucks 51. Radio station in the second largest U.S. city 52. Open source tool for making universal apps 53. A logic gate that yields 1 when the two inputs disagree 54. Warrior Princess of late 90’s TV 55. Bank record (abbr.) 56. HIV and hepatitis, e.g. 57. Foreign prefix 58. Oregon Trail engines 59. I’m Too _____, Right Said Fred song 60. Genetic testing com pany

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Education Department visitor reviews SLUH STEAM curriculum (continued from page 1)

include allowing the private sector to invest in education and reducing the federal government’s regulation over schools. Members of the SLUH community explained the functional elements of the iLab, such as the flexibility of the furniture and some of the equipment. Students stressed the advantage of having access to high end and expensive equipment for experimentation and handson learning. Senior Micah See used the example of an oscilloscope, a sensitive piece of equipment that measures changes in voltage, which SLUH purchased at his request. “I brought up the oscilloscope as an example of SLUH investing in the personal projects of students,” said See. “He was talking about how schools must make an investment in modern equipment like computers to teach students. And I said that even if SLUH didn’t

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President Alan Carruthers and Frank Brogan (right) talking.

already have the exact equipment I needed, it was amazing that they were willing to buy the piece of equipment just because I needed it to do my innovation project.” As the discussion concluded, See and others showed off the device to Brogan, who seemed to enjoy the interaction.

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Gibbons sees STEAM education as a means of interconnectivity and empowerment.. “It’s a 21st century practice,” said Gibbons. “When you put (multiple subjects) together you have a way of seeing the world… a capacity to understand things that you can’t get just by one focus.”

“STEM is a way of thinking. It’s creative thinking which brings in all sorts of skills that we’re learning across the board,” said Russo. “We need creative solutions to the world’s complex problems and some mentalities that go along with STEM can really help that.”

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However, the HVAC system was not the end of it. Plans also include repainting and replastering the walls. “The paint will be a combination of muted blue and darkish tannish color, very similar to the Currigan Room,” said Rankin. The carpet will be completely replaced as well. “I’ll be mimicking the carpet that’s up here (the third floor) and the Currigan Room,” said Rankin. “It’ll be a darker grey in the main foyer area as you first walk in and the carpet in the back will be a lighter grey.” The administration had to decide the best uses for the room and implement that vision into their renovation plans. “It was a combination of me working with our IT peo-

ple like Jonathan Dickmann and thinking it through with (President) Alan Carruthers and then with Rick (Figge) deciding what we can do,” said Rankin. They eventually decided to replace the large heavy conference tables with lighter, easier to move training tables that would allow for greater flexibility in the room. “(We think it will be) very much more functional for other people and not only for our own staff but we have a lot of meetings that are going on in this particular area (the Jesuit wing and third floor) with other groups,” said Rankin. “Faculty can use it with students too.” The room located on the south side of the conference room, which was most

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taught at Bishop DuBourg for 24 years. One of Merriott’s accomplishments at SLUH was the beginning of sending seniors to Honduras to help serve at the nutrition center in Yoro. “I worked for the Honduras Senior Project for 23 years,” said Merriott. “From 1995 to 2017, for every January for those years, I was in Honduras with six seniors. Sometimes I would take a group of Seniors in summer, too. Over those years, I think I made about 27 trips to Honduras. It was kind of like my extra activity here at SLUH.” Still, Merriott has never really stopped teaching nor has he really left the classrooms of SLUH since he left in 2017. In the winter of 2018, he substitute taught for Spanish teacher Magdalena Alvarado, and he subbed for Toussaint in the spring of 2019. Merriott was known among students for his great enthusiasm and engaging ways of teaching and was beloved by his students, who call him “Profe.” Despite teaching for such a long time, Merriott feels one challenge as he prepares to return.

“My challenge even while I was here is all the technology,” said Merriott. “I always learned to do exactly what I needed to do and then I would struggle with the other stuff.” Merriott enjoys being reunited with the school and its community. “I am so excited to come back and be in the classroom again to be with the students,” said Merriott. “I miss this every day, and this is my third year of retirement. I ought to be used to this by now.” Merriott has a few things he would like to incorporate into the senior class to make it engaging and fun, drawing from his past experience. “There is a movie that I used that was actually made for students,” said Merriott. “It really is quite good, and I am thinking about using that.” One of Merriott’s ways of teaching is by speaking almost completely in Spanish, even in the Spanish 2 classes he has taught in the past. He excited about welcoming the seniors back at the end of the month. “Having a senior class means that I can do a lot more things with them in Spanish,” said Merriott.

Chess moves to 5-0 with dominant victory over CBC Renovations in the conference room.

recently the former home to the Prep News archives, is also being renovated to be a new office for the Rev Ralph Houlihan, S.J. While most of the work for these renovations will be done by outside contractors, the maintenance staff will be doing some of the work. “Plastering is being contracted out, carpeting is

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being contracted, but we’ll fix the lighting, doors, and windows,” said Figge. The funds for the renovations will come from a combination of money from the contingency fund and insurance money from the rain damage. Renovations are expected to be finished by Feb. 5.

New Faculty Babies

Date of Birth: 12/09/19 Weight: 9 lbs, 10 oz Length: 21 3/4 inches

Veteran teacher Merriott excited for his return to Spanish classroom

Pauline Katherine Toussaint

Date of Birth: 12/13/19 Weight: 8 lbs, 8 0z Length: 22 inches

Eleanor Marie Menne

Date of Birth: 11/21/19 Weight: 7 lbs, 11 oz Length: 20 inches

BY Ben Gremaud REPORTER

he St. Louis U. High varsity chess team took on the CBC B-team on Wednesday in its fourth match of the year. The team was looking to continue its undefeated start to the season. While it had been amost a month since the last match, SLUH showed few signs of rust. Senior Ben Gremaud’s match was the first to finish, lasting less than 30 minutes. Gremaud’s opponent blundered in the middle game and ended up down material in an exchange. Using this advantage, Gremaud traded off pieces and found a checkmate using his queen, rook, and bishop, to give SLUH the 4-0 lead. Sophomore Brody Nester also finished his game with a win on board five. “I was up positionally out of the opening, and I was able to advance my pieces and win the match,” said Nester. Senior Thomas Reilly was also able to secure a win using tactics. Just ten moves into the match, Reilly used a discovered check to win his opponent’s queen, and with a huge material advantage, Reilly took the victory on board one. Unfortunately senior Garrett Seal was not able to win on board two due to a

missed tactic, giving him his first loss of the year. However, sophomore Robert Mize was able to secure a victory on board three. “I fianchettoed a bishop early on, taking control of the center, and his queen was out of position, leading to me winning a piece,” said Mize. The Jr. Bills finished the match with a solid 19-6 victory, improving their record to 5-0 on the year. There was also a JV board playing on Wednesday as well. Sophomore Justin Barnard played in and won his first competitive match of the year. “My opponent played well, but he made one mistake allowing me to checkmate on the next move.” Barnard said. The Jr. Bills have been very pleased with the season thus far. With five matches left in the season, the U. High is in great shape to make the playoffs and make a run for State. “So far this year it’s been really nice to see the numbers we’re getting, a lot of people have been showing up and a lot of people have been improving. I think this is going to be a great season for us,” said Reilly. SLUH will be looking to keep their winning streak alive when they take on Metro at Metro high school next Wednesday.

SLUH wins Silent Night Game, beats defending champs BY Michael Trower CORE STAFF

t. Louis U. High varsity basketball played in seven games over Christmas break, including the Legends of Winter Classic tournament hosted by SLUH annually. SLUH managed to go 2-2 in the tournament and 4-3 overall for the winter break, including impressive wins over Vianney and defending state champs Webster Groves. On Friday, Dec. 20, SLUH faced off against Vianney in the Silent Night game. As tradition, the SLUH student section is supposed to be silent until the tenth point is scored. SLUH unfortunately had a rocky start, trailing 17-10 after the first quarter, but they managed to get that tenth point for the students to get loud before the second quarter. In the second quarter, things started to take a turn for the better as sophomore Jaden McClain started hitting 3-pointers, including one on three consecutive possessions. McClain also forced a steal and took it the length of the court for a dazzling layup, pumping up the SLUH section. SLUH came back and took the lead by scoring 24 points in the second quarter alone for a lead of 34-30 at the half. “It was a pretty big night for us,” said McClain. “We lost to them twice last year so we had to come out and get a big conference win.” SLUH came out of halftime with the plan to manage the clock and take longer possessions in order to limit their own turnovers. Some possessions took about two minutes of passing and moving until Vianney’s defense cracked and an easy shot could be made. SLUH led 47-44 going into the fourth and final quarter. SLUH held on to the lead

for the rest of the game, winning 63-56. SLUH’s play and younger stars managed to get them some recognition on Just Lobs, a popular Instagram/Twitter account showcasing St. Louis high school basketball teams and players. SLUH faced off against Bowman Academy at Webster Groves High School in the Midwest Showdown Shootout, losing 66-53 in a game that SLUH trailed the entire way. However, sophomores Nick Kramer and Luke Johnston had great games with 27 and 14 points respectively. SLUH hosted this year’s 2019 Legends of Winter Classic in Danis Field House. In the first round, SLUH lost to St. Louis Christian Academy 58-56 and moved into the consolation bracket, where they played Bishop DuBourg and won by a commanding score of 59-44. In the third game of the tourney, SLUH faced off against Soldan and did not have a pretty start to say the least. SLUH trailed 15-6 and had plenty of turnovers and unforced errors; the Jr. Bills were lucky Soldan’s lead was only nine points. The second quarter was much better but SLUH still trailed 23-21. The third quarter was where things finally turned around and SLUH went on a 15-6 run and led 36-29 after the third. Soldan managed to surge late in the game, but it was not enough as SLUH went on to win 50-40 and advance to the consolation championship thanks to Kramer’s 16 points. The championship game against Lift for Life Academy (LFLA) was just as advertised with a very high-scoring first quarter with the game tied at 19-19. SLUH had a two-point lead going into halftime thanks to Johnston’s 11 points. Defense

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Hockey splits 8-game stretch over break, breaks three-game losing streak BY Blake Obert and Julien Jensen SPORTS EDITOR, STAFF

he Jr. Bills’ hockey team was kept busy during exam week and winter break, playing eight games over the period. SLUH went a disappointing 4-4 over the break, beating Priory, Fort Zumwalt South, Oakville, and Chaminade, and losing to Vianney, Lafayette, and CBC twice. The Jr. Bills’ offense was dominant in their four wins, outscoring their opponents 18-3 and outshooting 116-54. However, during their losses the team was outscored 9-1 and outshot 72-53. “Our defense and goaltending is solid enough for defensemen to go down on the rush, which helps us get a lot of shots on goal. Yet once the puck is alone in front we don’t capitalize like we should be,” said senior Jack Hazelton. In their first game of the stretch, SLUH lost to MCC rival CBC in a dominant CBC win. The Cadets outshot the Jr. Bills 29-15 and maintained control of the puck for a majority of the game. The Jr. Bills lost the game 2-0. SLUH bounced back a week later against Priory, the first of a three-game win streak with a 3-1 victory, despite being outshot 22-18. The Jr. Bills secured another commanding victory a day later, beating Fort Zumwalt South 7-0 with the seven goals coming from six different players. SLUH won again a week later against Oakville 3-1, with

two goals coming from junior Matthew Warnecke and one from senior Alex Beville. They dominated in the performance, outshooting them 30-13. Things took a turn for the worse after the Oakville victory, as the Jr. Bills lost

goal overtime. “We weren’t working hard in the dirty areas like the front of the net and in the offensive corners, so we didn’t get much offensive production or time in general,” said Hazelton. On New Year’s Day, the

Junior Matthew Warnecke against Vianney.

three games in a row, to Lafayette, CBC, and Vianney. The loss to Lafayette came in heartbreaking fashion, as the Jr. Bills were unable to find the net for the whole game and lost 1-0 in golden

photo |Jonel Olar

Jr. Bills looked a lot stronger against CBC than the scoreboard showed. They were only outshot 21-19, but let up four goals total without scoring a single one themselves. The Vianney loss was also

hard to swallow. The game was scoreless until the third, when the Griffins scored twice to win 2-1. “We had a brutal stretch of five games in eight days and it took its toll,” said coach Jack Behan. SLUH had a triumphant finish to the break, ending their three game losing streak with a 5-1 stomping of Chaminade that saw senior Patrick Simoncic get a hat trick and sophomore Max Sextro scored his first goal of the season. “We knew we had to score more because we scored a combined one goal in the previous three games. Scoring four (more) goals was really encouraging considering we had tied them in our last game only scoring one. That game was definitely a confidence boost for the rest of the season,” said senior goalie Cole Jansky. “Our game against Chaminade was vintage SLUH hockey,” said Behan. “The guys were terrific.” The Jr. Bills start the final stretch of the season with a game tonight and two next week. Tonight’s game is against De Smet at 8:25 p.m. The next game is on Monday against Lafayette at 8:45 p.m. The last of the three-game stretch is on Thursday at 8:25 p.m against Kirkwood. All the games will be played at Affton.

Rifle sends five shooters to Olympic Qualifier BY Jack Rybak REPORTER

ver winter break, the St. Louis U. High rifle team has been busy, having practiced through the entirety of winter break in preparation for their upcoming matches. Five of the top shooters planned to compete in the Junior Olympic Qualifier with hopes of being invited to the Jrunior Olympics. “I felt confident going in,” said team captain Ryan Janson. “This match is a good way to measure where the team is with their standing position.” The team put up some very competitive scores, taking home gold, silver, and bronze among Missouri shooters. Janson was the top shooter with an impressive all standing score of 159. Sophomore Albert Stix Art| Bob Devoll took home the silver with a 158, and junior Nick Storer

placed third with a 540. “Our team had promising scores at the match in Kansas City. Each of our team members have shown tremendous improvement already this year, and it looks like it’s going to be an exciting regular season,” said coach Thomas Lally, ’15. “There’s always room for growth, but our boys took home all medals and made us very proud this weekend.” The participants will find out if they are going to Colorado Springs in April to compete for a place on the USA Olympic shooting team. “I felt that I shot a very good score, and I’m happy with the way my teammates shot, and it will give us momentum going into the NRA Sectional,” said Janson. In addition to the Junior Olympics, the team will be heading to Heritage Classical Christian Academy for

a match this Saturday. With cited to see how the team several practice matches does as a whole. and reviewing shooting techniques, coaches are ex-

photo | Harrison Petty

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SLUH wrestling places well in Fort Zumwalt and Vianney Tournaments, looks toward upcoming Districts Luke Altier CORE STAFF

fter enjoying a smaller Christmas break than most students, the SLUH varsity wrestling team got back on the mats, competing in tournaments hosted by Fort Zumwalt East and Vianney. At Fort Zumwalt, the varsity team finished tenth out of 21 teams. At Vianney, the Jr. Bills took third out of 14 teams. The Fort Zumwalt Tournament was full of tough competition, and the individual success of the team was impressive. The lineup for the tournament was junior Will Coovert (126 pounds), Leo Wagner (132), sophomore Jack Onder (145), junior Cam Perry (152), senior Auggie Lodholz (160), junior Logan Neumann (170), junior Bobby Conroy (182), senior Kevin Flack (195), and senior Darvin Lavine (220). The team as a whole finished in the middle of the pack as far as tournament rankings, but the individuals on the team had great success. Conroy (182) went undefeated, winning first place in his weight class. Neumann (170), pinned his way to the finals and finished second in his weight class with six wins in the tournament. “Besides finals, I felt really good,” said Neumann. “I pinned all of my opponents in the first period

leading up to finals so that was good. Bobby and I were the only ones who made the finals, but everybody else placed in the top ten, which we weren’t expecting.” Senior co-captain Flack (195) came in third in his weight class and lost a dogfight of a semifinals match.

Flack. “It was a good finish though, we faced a lot of district opponents, and we did well as a unit.” Senior co-captain Lodholz faced his toughest competition this year. He faced four previous state placers, which made it difficult for him to break the

to place fourth in districts to go to state, so I was right there.” “It’s a hard tournament and featured a lot of our district matchups,” said head coach Rob Nahlik. “There were some important matches for seeding and the District Tourna-

On the final day, Flack was not active because of the byes he received. “I had a tough first match against a Hannibal wrestler in overtime. I was up 3-1 going into the third, and I wasn’t thinking enough, I should have been more aggressive,” said

top three. “The four guys that beat me were all previous state placers, so I was right at the bottom of the pack of elite competition,” said Lodholz. “This tournament was a good measure of how difficult the District Tournament will be. You have

ment as a whole, and really let us know where we stand as a team.” After a tough tournament at Fort Zumwalt East, the team finished third in the 53rd Annual Wrestling Tournament at Vianney. Conroy (182) led the team in points with 24.5,

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went undefeated again, and won first place in his weight class. Neumann (170) followed Conroy with 21 points and lost a tough finals match to earn second place. Coovert (126) placed second in his weight class and appears to be settling into his new weight well. Lodholz (160) started the day off hot by winning three straight matches but lost the fourth; he ended up placing second in his weight class. “I ended up being upset in the final round,” said Lodholz. “I was beating the guy in the neutral and he even admitted it, but overall I was happy with the team’s performance and think that Vianney was nice to have right after the big tournament at Fort Zumwalt East.” “It’s a really exciting time for us right now, we’re hoping to get some wins and help our guys get looks at different teams in our next two meets,” said Nahlik. On Wednesday the Jr. Bills wrestled in a tri-meet against Lindbergh and Vianney. SLUH was seriously outmanned and lost badly to both Lindbergh (60-10) and to Vianney (48-17). The reason was not poor wrestling but a lack of team roster depth and the reality that Lodholz, Conroy, and Onder were unable to wrestle because they were sick. However, the series of unfortunate events continued. Wagner was stuck on the edge of the mat against

his Lindbergh opponent, who headbutted him. “His head rammed into my teeth and my front right one split off and fell out of my mouth,” said Wagner. Along with these disadvantages, some of the wrestlers were moved to different weight classes to try and find better matchups, or to deal with the holes in the roster. Flack, who normally wrestles at 195, was temporarily moved up too, while sophomore Cayden Owens took his place at 195. The gaps in the team created by Conroy and Lodholz weren’t filled, so those were free points for Lindbergh. Flack managed to win both of his matches, and Neumann managed to grab a win as well. Looking into the coming weeks, the team is facing the most crucial time of the year. “This is an exciting time. We have home meets next week, and we’re hoping to put on a show at SLUH High,” said Nahlik. “We have no tournament this weekend, so we get a break. But the last three weeks of January are packed with important matches, it’s the heart of the season right now.”

Over 4,000 attend second annual Legends of Winter Roundball Classic Jimmy Stanley and Jared Thornberry

SPORTS EDITOR, REPORTER

he St. Louis U. High basketball program hosted its second annual Legends of Winter Roundball Classic Christmas Tournament from Dec. 26 to Dec. 29. With 16 teams from across Missouri competing, the excitement was high and provided numerous Field House-packed games. St. Louis Christian Academy won the tournament by beating Cardinal Ritter, last year’s champion, but most all of the games were close. The tournament was founded last year by head basketball coach Erwin Claggett and fellow basketball coaches around the area. “The idea and vision of the tournament was put forth by a number of the coaches in the tournament,” said Claggett. “I wasn’t the only one with the vision, and we all came together to put it on.” Claggett, along with SLUH Athletic Director Chris Muskopf, spearheaded the tournament planning and organization. “So it was similar but different to last year’s, be-

cause the bracket was a little more complicated because we wanted everyone to play three games and (we have) 16 teams,” said Muskopf. “Coach Claggett was in communication with the teams that were playing leading up to December and then in early December on a Sunday morning we had a meeting with all of the coaches. They got to talk about their teams and we got to talk about the tournament.” This year, two large sponsors stepped up to provide the tournament with funds. Mercy Hospital and Enterprise banking both helped cover the tournament costs in exchange for advertising. The tournament shirts that were distributed to the coaches and players displayed both sponsors’ logos on the back and banners around the Field House. “The sponsorships began with parents who were affiliated with the basketball program who work with companies who are immensely generous and offered some financial support for the tournament,” said Muskopf. “It helps with things like not making the teams pay an entrance fee and allowing us to provide

the t-shirts.” The tournament featured many big names high school basketball in St. Louis, including CBC senior Caleb Love and St. Louis Christian Academy junior Jordan Nesbitt. This also brought familiar faces in media to the Danis Field House, including News Channel Five and SLUH grad Mario Thomallari, ’16, the owner of the St. Louis highlight company Just Lobs. “It was a little nerveracking at first, but eventually you get used to it and just play your game,” said sophomore Nick Kramer. With an average of 1,200 to 1,300 fans a day attending the tournament, SLUH also received over $20,000 in door admission across the four days. Kramer attended most of the tournament games and felt the impact of the big crowds himself. “The gym was pretty packed for most games, especially for St. Louis Christian. Many other teams would watch our games and we would watch theirs,” said Kramer. SLUH lost in the consolation championship game to Lift for Life Academy, but won the Sportsman-

ship Award and Kramer was named to the All-Tournament team. The tournament created four consecutive days of games for SLUH, which counted as regular season games. “It was more fun because there were a lot more teams there, the other teams would watch your games and you would get to play teams you wouldn’t normally get to play,” said Kramer. Claggett felt that the

tournament wasn’t even his and it did not affect his coaching style. “It really isn’t that different. We all created this tournament, so it doesn’t even feel like SLUH’s. It just feels like we are going to any other tournament,” said Claggett. Claggett believes that this is only the start of the Legends of Winter Roundball Classic and that it will only become bigger and

better. “In the future I don’t know if it would stay at SLUH. It is only going to get bigger. Legends of Winter is going to grow into its own entity where I think it can be one of the best high school holiday tournaments in the Midwest and the country.”

photo courtesy of | Erwin Claggett

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Racquetball starts second semester by sweeping Vianney

BY Kyle McEnery CORE STAFF

fter a long break containing festive practices, mini tournaments, and some much-needed rest, the SLUH varsity racquetball team made its return to the competitive scene this Tuesday as they swept Vianney 7-0. Over break, the team practiced ceiling ball drills and worked on serve rotations. The constant work definitely paid off for the varsity as they dominated their matches. Because Vianney’s No. 1 seed, a freshman named Dane Bjorn, transferred to Lindbergh this semester, Vianney is required to forfeit all of Bjorn’s matches for the rest of the season. As a result, SLUH’s No. 1 seed, senior Nick Schulze, won his game due to a forfeit. The No. 2 seed, Andrew Porterfield, was nervous about facing Vianney’s Blake Kronsbein. “I heard that he had a really close match with a guy from Lafayette that’s really close to me in skill level,” said Porterfield. “So, I came ready to fight a tough battle in my match.” Because he went into his match prepared, Porterfield played incredibly strong. He gained several

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points off Kronsbein from a variety of perfect serves in his serve rotation, and won 15-1, 15-3. “I think serves were a big part of my game,” said Porterfield. “Forcing an ace or an easy shot really put me in a good position.” Senior Tommy Phillips dominated his No. 3 seed match against Vianney’s Andrew Copeland with low down the line shots that Copeland was unable to reach. With the great strength behind his shots, Phillips finished his game as champion, winning 15-0, 15-7. “I think my forehand was really working well,” said Phillips. “I was able to place it pretty much wherever I wanted and was getting great power behind it.” No. 4 seed Kyle Zoellner (Sr.) also had a powerful match against Vianney’s Sam Calandro. Zoellner’s quick thinking and strong patience allowed him to keep up his ceiling ball game to play defensively. This defensive gameplay drew out errors from Calandro, leaving perfect opportunities for Zoellner to drill the ball to the front and leave Calandro in the dust. Zoellner won his match 15-6, 15-1. “I controlled the match pretty well and made smart shots when I needed to,”

said Zoellner. “My ceiling shots were really strong and I was able to mix my serves up to ace him or get him confused.” Junior Oliver Allen came out with so much strength and power that he let up only one point in his No. 5 seed match against Vianney’s Jake Svezi. Allen’s beautiful serves brought him to a 15-1, 15-0 victory. “My passes were definitely my strong suit,” said Allen. “I was able to keep everything low and clean. I was more consistent with both my forehand and my backhand for the first time this year.” Vianney’s No. 6 seed, Nathan Szewcyk, did not show up to the match, leaving SLUH’s Danny Juergens (Jr.) to win by forfeit. Although Juergens won his match, he forgot a very important part. “Danny forgot to bring snacks for our team meeting, so I was pretty mad about that,” said Zoellner. SLUH’s doubles team of John Hilker and Johnathan Prichard faced off against Vianney’s Jake Atchley and Logan Greunke after Prichard’s return from a head injury. Hilker and Prichard both worked together to play a defensive game and threw several ceiling balls at Vianney’s team, leaving them with zero return options. Hilker and Prichard won the match 15-4, 15-7. “Our ceiling balls were very strong for both of us,” said Hilker. “Our chemistry also has greatly improved over the entirety of the season, making me very hopeful for Nationals.” “Down the line passes worked really well and then our wide angles entirely threw the other team off,” said Prichard. “They literally froze on the court when we hit them.” SLUH’s next match is against Lafayette on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Basketball loses heartbreaker to LFLA with seconds left on the clock (continued from page 7)

was not the story of this game as SLUH and LFLA traded baskets and the score was 43-39 going into the fourth frame. The end of the fourth quarter was chaos. SLUH managed to lead 54-53 with 14 seconds left, until LFLA scored a basket that shouldn’t have been counted. What happened was LFLA had six players on the court and scored a basket before the referees noticed, and, by rule, a basket can’t be taken away. However, a technical foul was called on LFLA afterwards due to having six players on the court, an automatic technical foul. SLUH had the opportunity to take the lead by hitting both free throws, but only made one of two. The game was sent to overtime. The overtime ended with LFLA winning 61-60 to become the consolation champions. Kramer made First Team AllTournament, the only player on

the Jr. Bills to receive any honors. “Something about the tournament atmosphere makes the home court feel slightly different,” said senior Eric Tice. “It’s fun to be a part of it and fun to compete in it.” On Wednesday, SLUH faced off against Webster Groves at Roberts Gym, where the Jr. Bills hadn’t beaten Webster since the 2016 postseason. SLUH led 8-7 after the first quarter. Webster scored a layup at 5:22 left on the clock to make the score 12-11 Webster. That was their last points of the second quarter as SLUH’s defense was on a clinic and was airtight on the Webster forwards. In addition SLUH didn’t foul until the second to last minute of the first half, showing great discipline. SLUH led 27-12 at the half. Webster never came closer to seven points within SLUH’s lead for the rest of the game, even after going on an 8-0 run.

Johnston ended that run with a 3-pointer before the buzzer to increase SLUH’s lead at 33-23 after the third quarter. The final score was 52-45 SLUH. SLUH had their most impressive win of the season by going on the road and putting on a defensive showcase. Johnston finished with 10 points. Kramer had 12 points and nine rebounds. Junior Freddie Cooper had eight points and McClain scored nine points to go with four assists. Freshman Zach Ortwerth scored five points and had four steals. “We didn’t foul and had some good discipline from our defense which is something we should start doing every game,” said Tice. “If we can do that then we should be able to string some wins together.” SLUH travels to Chaminade tonight to take on the Red Devils at 7:00 p.m.

Fall Sports Awards SWIM AND DIVE

COOPER SCHARFF: ALL METRO SWIMMER OF THE YEAR ELI BUTTERS: FIRST TEAM ALL METRO SEBASTIAN LAWRENCE: THIRD TEAM ALL METRO CROSS COUNTRY NOAH SCOTT: FIRST TEAM ALL METRO LUCAS RACKERS: FIRST TEAM ALL METRO ADAM MIUTTENDORF: THIRD TEAM ALL METRO

Athlete of the Week Bobby Conroy was named a Post-Dispatch Athlete of the Week for taking first place in the Fort Zumwalt East and Vianney tournaments over break.

Underclassman Briefs B Basketball (4-4) 12/20-St. John Vianney SLUH 28 22 50 Vianney 15 15 30 Nick Witcher: 10 pts, 4 assists Eric Piening: 6 pts, 8 rebounds

1/9-Webster Groves C-Team Basketball Blue SLUH 20 19 39 (4-4) Webster 23 26 49 12/26-St. Mary’s Michael Floretta: 8 pts SLUH 13 32 45 Gus Tettamble: 12 pts Cardinal Ritter 26 33 59 Oliver Floresca: 13 pts, 7 reC-Team Basketball White bounds 1/3- CBC (4-5) Conner McMullen: 10 pts, 5 SLUH 22 22 39 12/26-Cardinal Ritter rebounds CBC 25 34 59 SLUH 23 11 34 Gus Tettamble: 12 pts Cardinal Ritter 20 16 36 12/27-McCluer North Jack Christanell: 12 pts Wyatt Seal: 9 pts, 5 steals SLUH 20 23 43 McCluer 20 20 40 Oliver Floresca: 20 pts, 18 rebounds Conner McMullen: 10 pts, 10 rebound

1/3-CBC SLUH CBC

1/3-CBC 41 SLUH 17 20 37 44 CBC 24 25 49 Ken Kaid: 8 pts, 8 rebounds 12/27-Jennings Dillion Rammella: 9 pts, 4 SLUH 16 12 28 steals Jennings 27 7 34 Garret Schearer: 8 pts, 11 re- B Hockey (4-2) bounds 12/27-Kirkwood SLUH 0 1 1 2 12/28-McCluer North Kirkwood 0 0 1 1 SLUH 21 29 40 Goals: Matt Windler (2) McCluer 13 17 30 Wyatt Seal: 10 pts, 8 rebounds, 6 steals Garrett Shearer: 10 pts, 6 rebounds

12/29-Fox SLUH 2 1 1 4 Fox 1 0 1 2 Goals: Dylan Simon (3), Will Brewer 1/4-Parkway South SLUH 2 2 2 6 Parkway 2 2 1 5 Goals: Will Brewer (2), Matt Hempstead (2), Peter Roither, Dylan Simon

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Around the Hallways College Admissions The college counselors came into Junior English classes on Monday and Tuesday to give students their first in-depth look at the college admissions process. Besides introducing them to the Common App essay, the counselors showed the juniors the structure of the Common App and challenged them to accept, deny, or waitlist sample applications. On Wednesday, juniors used their

math period to start working niors are ecstatic to park closer on potential application essays. and walk less. The goal is to ease the applicaFoy Speaker tion workload come August. As part of the speaker series, IBL moderator Kevin Foy inSenior Parking Everyone moves up the park- vited the owner of Blues Buzz, ing spot food chain! With the PJ Cox ’17. Blues Buzz is an orseniors on Senior Project, the ganization that provides news parking lot has become less about the St. Louis Blues. Cox crowded. In particular, juniors started the organization with have the privilege to park in Foy in his sophomore year, and the first five parking rows in the recently he has hired SLUH Science Center parking lot. Ju- alumni Jack Buehring ‘19, Ryan

MacDonald ’19, Will Webster ’19, and Will McCann ’19. Cox talked about his experience on starting the organization and about the organization. He also was looking for any interested students wanting to get involved as entrepreneurs, writers/journalists, meme makers, and hockey fans.

Friday, January 10

Regular Schedule AP Freshman Class Mass Snack—Bosco Sticks Lunch Special—Shrimp Vegetarian—Pasta 3:30PM JV2-3 Raquetball vs Chaminade 4:00PM B Basketball at Chaminade 6:30PM Varsity Basketball at Chaminade 8:25PM Varsity Ice Hockey vs DeSmet

Saturday, January 11 Freshman Rifle/NRA Jr. Int. Air Sectional

compiled by Victor Stefanescu — Varsity Rifle/NRA Jr. Int. Air Sectional and Noah Apprill-Sokol 11:00AM C-Team Blue Basketball vs Rock Bridge

12:30PM C-Team White Basketball vs Rock Bridge 1:45PM B Team Ice Hockey vs Oakville B

Sunday, January 12 6:40PM JV Blue Ice Hockey vs Fort Zumwalt West 8:00PM JV White Ice Hockey vs DeSmet

Monday, January 13

Regular Schedule CBC Basketball Tournament (B-Team) Oakville Basketball Tournament (C-Team Blue) 2020-21 Calendar Planning meeting Freshman Service at McCormack House AP Snack—Chicken Bites Lunch Special—Pasta Bar Vegetarian—Turkey Burger 3:30PM JV1-1 Racquetball vs Chaminade 4:30PM C Wrestling at Rockwood Summit 5:00PM Senior Project Reflection Night 8:40PM Varsity Ice Hockey vs Marquette

Tuesday, January 14

Regular Schedule CBC Basketball Tournament (B-Team) Oakville Basketball Tournament (C-Team Blue) Freshman Service at McCormack House Senior Kairos Retreat PACES Meeting AP Snack—Cinnamon Roll Lunch Special—Taco Bar Vegetarian—Black Bean Burger 3:00PM Service at Soulard Shelter 4:00PM JV1-2 Racquetball vs Chaminade A 4:00PM Varsity 2 Racquetball vs Lafayette 5:00PM Wrestling (JV/V) vs St. Mary’s/Bishop 6:00PM Oakville Tournament (C-Blue Basketball) 6:30PM Financial Aid 101 FR/SO Parents

Wednesday, January 15

Regular Schedule Senior Kairos Retreat AP Sophomore Liturgical Choir Rehearsal Symphonic Band Percussion Rehearsal Snack—Mini Tacos Lunch Special—Chinese Vegetarian—Protein Noodle 3:00PM Freshman Service at Garfield Place 4:00PM Freshman Rifle/Heritage Christian Acad. STL League Match

Thursday, January 16

Prep News Volume 84, Issue 15 Editor in Chief Johno “Live laugh love” Jackson News Editors Nicholas “Get My Money” Dalaviras Ben “Become Scott Frost’s assistant” Klevorn Sports Editors Blake “Keto” Obert Jimmy “Smile” Stanely Visual Editor Jackson “Less Jojo” DuCharme Core Staff Luke “Get the Bears into the XFL” Altier Mitchell “More V-bucks” Booher Carter “Become President”

Fortman Braden “Trip to the Vatican” Kramer Peter “Watch MIB III” LaBarge Kyle “Eat more bran muffins” McEnery Victor “Blow up on Soundcloud” Stefanescu Sam “Get every Oscar pick right” Tarter Michael “Weight room” Trower” Staff Matthew “More Puzzles!!!!!” Friedrichs Michael “Think of a New Year’s resolution” Gordon Julien “End my dairy allergy” Jensen Joe “Sue the straw company” Studt

Credits

“What is your New Year’s resolution?” Staff Artists Bob “Dye my hair” Devoll Nick “Go viral on TikTok” Koenig Harrison “Nator Nation” Petty Reporters Jack “Eat pudding” Figge Jacob “Live long and prosper” Sprock Noah “Get to space” Apprill-Sokol Louis “Seize the day!” Cornett Jared “Ceiling balls!” Thornberry Jack “Nothing” Ryback Ben “Become a grandmaster” Gremaud Luke “Grow up” Duffy Jack “Get more sleep” Feise Nathan “Buy more stocks” Rich

Carter “Read Catch-22” Spence Nick “Eat soup“ Campbell Contributing Photographers Miguel “Shake down” Cadiz John “Move to Missouri” Hilker Jonel “Polish my lenses” Olar Christian “Watch The Residude 2: Unloaded” Zarrick Mrs. Kathy “Take more photos” Chott Moderator Mr. Steve “Catch all the mistakes ” Missey

Regular Schedule

Senior Kairos Retreat Oakville Basketball Tournament (C-Team Blue) AP Junior English Extra Credit Sophomore Liturgical Choir Rehearsal Snack—Bosco Sticks Lunch Special—Papa Johns Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 3:00PM Freshman Service at Garfield Place 4:00PM C-Team White Basketball @ Westminster

Friday, January 17

Regular Schedule Senior Kairos Retreat AP Sophomore Class Mass Snack—Chicken Rings Lunch Special—Spicy Chicken Vegetarian—Garden Burger 4:30PM Basketball (C-Team White) vs DeSmet 6:00PM Basketball (B-Team) vs DeSmet 7:30PM Basketball (V) vs DeSmet calendar | Carter Fortman and Jack Rybak