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The Covington Catholic Times
Volume XXV-Issue IV 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Kentucky 41011 (859) 491-2247
Dec/Jan 2013
Page 2 Editorials
By: Corbin Maschinot
As the year came to a
close people began celebrating their wonderful accomplishments during 2012 while others were still grieving over their
losses. It was a year full of tragedy and accomplishments, of
murders and new advances.
2012 started with high
hopes but quickly turned for the
worst on January 13th when the
gigantic cruise ship the Costa Concordia wrecked off of the coast of
Italy where 32 people lost their
lives. The cruise ship had only been
set sail for a couple hours, and the
passengers had not yet done any
evacuation drills. The ship ran into
a reef and tipped over and sunk.
The ship held 3,200 passengers
and 1,000 crew members so considering that the ship had not even
done any drills to prepare, 32 people is not much compared to how
big of a tragedy it could have been.
Then
February
came
around and a shooting happened
that changed America forever. On
February 26th George Zimmerman
(neighborhood watch) reported to
police that a suspicious man was
walking around his neighborhood.
Mr. Zimmerman then decided to
confront the young man which
led to an altercation that ended
in the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin
being shot in the chest. He died
shortly afterwards. Mr. Zimmerman said that Trayvon was being
suspicious because of the color
of his skin (black) and that he was
wearing a black hoodie. The case
has sparked up much controversy
that will last for years to come.
Every year there seems
to be at least a couple shootings
that hit the hearts of everyone
who hears about them. 2012 sadly
had a couple of those shootings.
After the murder of Trayvon Martin, would the country be able to
handle more unnecessary death?
By: Ethan Egbers
Page 9 Sports
Page 11 Reviews
A Look Back
On July 20th a night many people
looked forward to with the new
Batman movie coming out, “The
Dark Knight Rises,” but the midnight premiere quickly took a turn
for the worse in Aurora, Colorado,
when a masked man released a
noxious gas into the theater which
made it harder for people to get
out. He then began to open fire
leaving 58 wounded and killing
12. The man was caught by police
and was found to be 24-year-old
James Holmes, a recent college
drop-out. When his neighbors
made a comment to police they
said that James’ behavior was very
surprising because he seemed like
such an intelligent and normal guy.
Every year it seems that
Mother Nature will shock and awe
the human race with a storm that
surpasses the one the year before. When many people across
the U.S. began getting ready to
celebrate the happy holiday of
Halloween, people on the MidAtlantic coast tried to prepare for
a storm that would surpass any
storm in recent years. Mother Nature decided to throw Super Storm
Sandy at the U.S. when it swept
through 19 different states as far
inland as Kentucky. The storm’s
total death toll was estimated to
be at 125 dead in the U.S. Sandy
left over 8 million without power,
and the total cost was at 20 billion and rising. This is surely a
storm that will not be forgotten.
Democrat Barack Obama beat out
his Republican competitor with
332 electoral votes compared
to Mitt’s 206; Obama also won
the popular vote with 51% of the
votes. With the election closed
and the President returning for a
second term, Americans can start
believing in their economy once
again. Stocks saw a double digit
gain in 2012, the stock market is
once again going up in a positive
climb, and because of this more
people are willing to put their
money back into the stock market.
Some of the most interesting facts that happens over the
year are the smallest ones to come
out of the year. Everyone has
heard that air travel is safer than
traveling in a car, but still people
are afraid of flying more than driving. During the twelve months
of 2012 there were only 22 fatal
airplane crashes, which is an alltime low for a year. With this information the air industry has high
hopes that their business will be
increasing and many of the struggling companies will no longer
be struggling by the end of 2013.
shocked many people was that
the head of the universal Catholic
Church, Pope Benedict XVI created
a twitter account for himself. Before he could send his first tweet
he had already had one million
followers. His first tweet read,
“Dear friends, I am pleased to get
in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous
response. I bless all of you from
my heart.” The Catholic Church
hopes that with this new plan they
will be able to bring new followers and even old followers who
strayed away back to the church.
As there is every year,
2012 was not short of its notable
deaths. Neil Armstrong, the first
man on the moon, died on August
25th at the age of 82 because of
complications after a surgery he
had. Don Cornelius, the creating
and legendary host of the music
show Soul Train, committed suicide on February 1st at the age of
75. Rodney King, whose beating
by the LAPD caused riots all over
the United States and helped push
forward the civil rights movement,
died on June 17th at the young age
of 47. Michael Clarke Duncan, an
actor known for his roles in The
Green Mile and the children’s
movie See Spot Run, died on September 3rd just a few months short
of his 55th birthday. One major
political death of the year was
Charles Stevens; the U.S. ambassador to Benghazi was killed during an attack on the consulate
building on September 11th. The
attack was in protest of an antiIslam film sweeping the globe. He
was 52 years old, and many people who knew him said that they
had high hopes for him changing and fixing the U.S. relationships with many foreign countries.
Though it may seem that
2012 was filled with tragedy, there
are good things that happened
over the year too. In March the
United States Census Bureau estimated the world’s population to
be at 7 billion and rising. That is an
all-time high for the human race,
and with all these people working together who knows what advances are to come. In November
as the presidential election came
to a close the citizens of the U.S.
found out that their President will
be returning for a second term.
With the passing of the
great Apple founder Steve Jobs
many wondered where the company would be headed with a new
leader for the first time in its long
history. Tim Cook took over Apple
with a game plan and the want to
strive to make the company stronger than ever before. Not only has
Apple seen much change, Facebook for the first time since its
founding went public. This means
that now anyone can invest in the
company, and with more people
investing and more money coming
into Facebook the site has seen
many changes and increases in its
users since its going public on Friday, May 18th. With social media
We can only hope that
becoming the next thing for the 2013 will be a wonderful year
entire world, many new and strong and go into it full of hope and
political figures have been get- anticipation for what is to come.
ting involved in the trend. There
is one, though, that surprised and
and Will Huber are the three
standout talents making up the
band. John is lead singer and
plays bass, Brett plays drums and
offers up some backup vocals,
and Will plays the guitar and can
also sing some notes. The boys
recently recorded a album that
if you are interested I am sure
they would be more than happy
to sell one to you at a low price.
at The Madison Theatre. The band
has made the cut for two rounds
now and plays in the semi-final
round on February 15th. Information will be available about time
of performance when we get
closer to the date. If you are interested, the band has a facebook
page if you have any questions.
Come out and support Covington Catholic’s finest on the 15th.
Colonels Take The Stage
Lately if you think of musical
talent around Covington Catholic
you would probably think of CCH’s
Chamber Choir. If you ask the students the same question they will
most likely tell you Anderson Ferry.
You are probably asking what or
who is Anderson Ferry. Anderson
Ferry is a band consisted of 3 of
Cov Cath’s own talented seniors.
Page 5 Student Life
Currently the band is in a
John Frisch, Brett Micek Battle of the Bands competition
Above: Brett Micek performs at the
Battle of the Bands.
Editorials and News
The Best and Worst
By: Will Henry
Everybody works in one
way or another, and if one is unemployed, he or she has most
likely had a job in the past. Of the
millions of jobs out there, CareerCast.com has put together a list of
the most stressful and least stressful jobs of 2013. The website created a ranking system that takes
into account several work-related
factors including travel, environmental conditions, growth potential, income, interaction with the
public and general work hazards.
The top ten most stressful jobs are:
1. Enlisted military personnel
2. Military general
3. Firefighter
4. Commercial airline pilot
5. Public relations executive
6. Senior corporate executive
7. Photojournalist
8. Newspaper reporter
9. Taxi driver
10. Police officer
By: Will Henry
Our great nation is stricken
with grief and feels absolutely exhausted from the senseless mass
shootings we have faced over the
past few months and years. Most
recently, and arguably the worst,
shooting was at the Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Newtown,
Connecticut, where twenty-seven
innocent teachers and children
lost their lives. Countless proposals
have been offered, but to no avail,
as of yet. Two of the most discussed
solutions are to station armed
guards or teachers in every school,
or to establish more gun-free zones.
The top ten least stressful jobs are:
1. University professor
2. Seamstress/tailor
3. Medical records technician
4. Jeweler
5. Medical laboratory technician
6. Audiologist
7. Dietitian
8. Hairstylist
9. Librarian
10. Drill press operator
Agree or disagree, after intensive research and polling, experts have decided on the preceding
lists as the most and least stressful
jobs, respectively, for the year 2013.
With many still struggling to find
work, the question is not the most
or least stress, but simply what will
put food on the table. Although,
it is interesting to think how easy
your university professor had it!
Page 2
Violence in America
By: Austin Beck
America is, without a doubt,
one of the greatest countries of all
time. However, it has its fair share of
violence and crime within it. These
cities in 2012 topped off the list of
America’s most dangerous cities.
The tenth most dangerous
city in America is Buffalo. The city
has a violence rate of 1,238 per
100,000 residents, and over 30%
of the city’s population is living below the poverty level. Coming in at
number nine is Cleveland. The city
has a very high crime rate, but the
murder rate fell 27% last year. Number eight is the city of Stockton. This
particular city is endeavored is debt
and has filed for bankruptcy, and
has cut back dramatically on policing. The seventh most dangerous
city is Baltimore, Maryland. It ranks
in the top 15 U.S. cities for all violent crimes. Number six is Atlanta.
This city has extreme robbery and
violence. The city’s crime rate rose
6% is 2012 mostly because of robbery and assault. The halfway point
of number five includes Birmingham, Alabama. This city has an extraordinarily high drug trade and a
high poverty rate, which many believe leads to the violent nature of
Armed Teachers
President Barack Obama, in
his statement after the Sandy Hook
shooting, suggested that armed
military personnel be stationed at
every school in the United States.
However, this would obviously be a
large tax burden to pay for all these
personnel, so many have proposed
that teachers be trained to carry
concealed weapons in the school
building. In Utah, this has already
been in effect for many years, and
has yielded success. Although no
teachers have had to fire a weapon, several times the knowledge of
a gun in the classroom has deterred
students from attempting anything
rash. A national mandate to allow
concealed weapons in schools by
trained personnel would signifi-
this city. Number four is Memphis.
Memphis is atop the list for most
reporting crimes than any other
city in the U.S. Oakland enters the
list as the third most dangerous
city. Oakland has high drug trading which leads to violence on the
streets. The second most dangerous city in America is St. Louis. The
city has been plagued with murders
since the late 1990’s and has only
gotten worse. The most dangerous
city in the U.S. is Detroit, Michigan.
This city has been number one for
over five years now and continues
to struggle. Extreme violence which
includes murder, assault, and robberies enable this city to be named
the most dangerous city in America.
When you are planning
a nice family vacation this summer, be sure to avoid these cities
at all cost. These cities are notorious for violence and crime and
are sure to present an unpleasant time for residents and visitors.
cantly reduce the odds of an insane
gunman attempting a massacre.
fantasy bubble and causes them to
either kill themselves or surrender.
“Gun-free Zones” have
been in place for over 20 years as
a deterrent to criminals. However, the opposite has proved true.
According to the Department of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,
in the last 20 years, all mass murders have been in places where
guns have been forbidden, such
as schools, malls, and movie theaters. The supposed gun-free zones
have proved a breeding ground
for deranged criminals to produce
a fantasy world bubble of killing.
Experts agree that the presence of
a gun and the threat of returned
violence often bursts the killer’s
We live in an ever-changing world, a world that is not the
same as it was years ago. Times
have changed and we are no longer as safe as we once were. There
have always been murders, but it
almost seems like they are getting
more numerous and more gruesome by the day. There is no failsafe plan to prevent murderers
from carrying out their plans, but
changes in legislature and elsewhere can, perhaps, decrease the
number of senseless deaths and
mindless killing of innocent people.
Editorials and News
Page 3
The Jeff Ruby Experience
By: Max Williamson
The path to success is
something that has been contrived,
contested, and conversed ever since
the first day man found himself
wanting more. The path to success
is ever-changing; in a world with
a minute by minute news cycle,
the catalysts of change remain
constantly at work. However, the
truly paramount challenge of
success in the modern world is
the maintenance of relevancy with
time. Ever since leaving home at
age fifteen, Jeff Ruby has endured
the fight for relevancy and success.
Opening his first restaurant in
1981, the legacy of the Jersey born
philanthropist and businessman
has spanned over three decades.
A lightning rod for controversy and
a role model for entrepreneurship,
Jeff Ruby’s success can be attributed
to his fluidity in the changing
market, especially through the
expansion of social media, as well
as an unfailing drive towards the
bigger and better life, however
never forgetting that, “unshared
success isn’t really success.”
part of many people’s lives, and
Jeff Ruby was looking for a new
way to connect with his guests.
“Brandon Phillips was telling me
how I need to get on this Twitter
thing… my people initially said no,
but with my daughter helping me
out with it, they eventually said
yes,” says Ruby. “Whether it be
about City Council, Obama, or just
quotes or conversations, people
enjoy getting to know me beyond
just my restaurants.” Mr. Ruby has
experienced a variety of people
on Twitter and has inspired even
more, including a 19-year-old
Cincinnatian who was formerly
caught up in the world of drugs.
With the help and guidance of Ruby,
this confused young man was able
to procure a job at The Precinct, a
changed attitude and life, as well
as a comprehensive rehab program
designed to rid this man of his past
It is now estimated that
over 500 million people use Twitter,
with over half visiting the site at
least once a day. It has become a
Super Bowl Breakdown
By: DJ Powell
The Super Bowl: a sports
spectacle which is viewed by
sports fans all around the world.
It is played between the best team
from each conference in the National Football League, the AFC
and the NFC. The 2013 Super Bowl
bout will feature the NFC Champions the San Francisco 49ers,
coached by Jim Harbaugh, and the
AFC Champions the Baltimore Ravens, coached by John Harbaugh.
This is the first time in NFL history
that brothers will coach against
each other in the Super Bowl.
The San Francisco 49ers are
a team known for their physicality
and their smash mouth style of play
on both offense and defense. They
have a rookie quarterback by the
name of Kolin Kaepernick leading
the explosive offense of the 49ers
who are known for their good balance of run and pass. Their keys to
victory will be to wear down the Baltimore Ravens’ stellar defense led
by veteran linebacker, Ray Lewis,
by running the ball at them and tiring them down. To do this the 49ers
must sustain long drives consisting
of many plays. Also, they will need
troubles. The influence of Ruby
has been shown in his connection
to celebrities and the social elite;
however, Ruby works hard to
maintain personal friendships
with not only his customers, but
also his Twitter followers. “It’s
interactive, and I love just getting
to learn about the people that are
responsible for my livelihood.” To
culminate Ruby’s generosity and
thankfulness for his followers and
guests, he has decided to throw a
massive party in order to say thank
you for all of the people close to
him. The restaurateur and circa
5,000 of his closest friends will all
be immersed in a night of fun as
Ruby plans to recruit a nationally
recognized band, his world famous
eatery, as well as an atmosphere of
friendship and gratitude as the city
of Cincinnati can celebrate as one.
arrest. However, this arrest actually
brought a bigger spotlight to Ruby
and boosted his social following.
Ruby welcomes followers both
positive and negative remarking
that,
“When
you’re
really
successful, they either love you or
hate you, there is no middle.” This
self-actualization, combined with
ambition and drive, is something
that is sought after and marveled
by many people; however, to Ruby,
it is innate. Ever since he left home
at age 15, he has raised himself.
Completing school at Cornell, a
drive towards success is something
that has illustrated Ruby’s goals.
So,
it
has
become
conclusively true over time that
the success of Jeff Ruby can be in
part due to his changing business
model coupled by a maleable
mind towards change, as well as
Furthermore, Jeff his drive towards success which
Ruby has a drive and has propelled him to the position
competitive spirit that where he resides today. The path
has propelled him to to success is one that is troubling
the top. “You don’t get to many people and impossible to
to where I am without define to many more; however, to
being badmouthed,” Jeff Ruby, it is everyday business.
commented Ruby. He
has been the victim
of some scrutiny from
members of Twitter,
especially after his
Best Jobs in the USA
to be able to protect against the Ra- By: Austin Beck
vens’ ability to throw the deep ball.
2012 was an outstanding
year
financially;
however, the un
The Baltimore Ravens are a
team similar to the 49ers in many employment rate was still higher
ways including their smash mouth than desired. Even with unemploystyle of play and their stellar de- ment high, jobs in America continfense. The Ravens’ offense, headed ued to grow and strengthen. This is
by quarterback Joe Flacco and run- a list of the top ten jobs for 2012.
ning back Ray Rice are also an ofThe tenth best job in Amerfense known for their good balance ica
for
2012 was Occupational
of run and pass as well as their
Therapist.
The Labor Department
threat to throw the deep ball. Keys
to victory for the Ravens include predicts this industry will grow 33.5
keeping rookie quarterback Kolin percent from 2013-2020. Number
Kaepernick contained and in the nine is Computer Programming.
pocket and prevent him from using This industry is exploding onto the
his legs to get big chunks of yards market with a huge technology
by running. They will also need to outburst in the last 3-5 years. Physwear down the powerful 49ers ical Therapist ranks in at number
defense with their running game. eight. This profession is expected to
grow over 40 percent by the year
The 2013 Super Bowl fea- 2020. Number seven consists of
tures two very evenly matched Computer Systems Analyst. Comteams, and they have very similar puter systems analysts often serve
keys to victory. It is projected to as a liaison between the needs of
be a low-scoring game on account the client and the financial and
that both defenses are very good technological capabilities of a comand have a smash mouth style pany. A Web Developer ranks as
of play. Kickoff is Sunday, Febru- number six on the list. A Web deary 3, 2013 at 6:30 PM Eastern veloper will need at least a bachTime. Tune in to see this heavy elor’s degree to land a job. These
weight bout between two of the professionals use their knowledge
best teams the NFL has to offer! of applications and HTML code to
create visually appealing, intuitive,
and organized Web content. The
halfway mark of number five is Database Administrator. The employment growth is expected to be 30.6
by the year 2020. Number four is
Medical Assistant. This requires
very little formal training and has
one of the lower average salaries of
the list, but it’s also one of the fastest growing, and you could use the
skills you learn in the field to advance in the profession. The third
best job in America is a Pharmacist. This profession requires much
schooling and hard work, but if one
succeeds, the salary will be the pay
off. Software Developer is number
two. This industry has been having consistent ample growth and
is expected to continue to grow.
The number one job for 2012 was
a Registered Nurse. Now that virtually all of the trade-schools offer nursing, many Americans took
advantage of the situation and
became registered nurses. This
profession is without a doubt the
fastest growing career in America.
These jobs were the best
ones to have for the year 2012 and
are sure to be successful during
2013. If you are looking for a new
job or career, a great place to start
would be any of these on the list.
Editorials and News
NRA Mocks Obama
By: Andrew Schwartz
One flaw in not placing the
guards is the children’s safety is
In a new ad from the Na- at a much greater risk. The Presitional Rifle Association, President dent believes that taking away
Obama is called “an elitist hypocrite” gun ownership would lessen the
for having Secret Service protec- risk of school shootings, but he
tion for his daughters, even though fails to understand the fact that
he refuses to put armed guards those who are crazy enough to
in schools around the country. murder innocent children will find
The narrator in the ad the means to attain a weapon.
claims, “Are the President’s kids Guards in schools may not be the
more important than yours? Then best solution, but taking away gun
why is he skeptical about putting rights is certainly not the answer.
armed security in our schools when The President’s children
his kids are protected by armed may have the name recognition,
guards at their school?” Press sec- but they should be treated just
retary Jay Carney says that “to go as any other children around the
as far as to make the safety of the country are treated. If Obama bePresident’s children the subject of lieves that his kids should be proan attack ad is repugnant and cow- tected, then he needs to take a step
ardly.” Even though one should not to protect other American children.
make an attack on innocent children, the ad does hold some truth. http://todaynews.today.com/_
It does seem that Obama does news/2013/01/16/16543105-nranot worry about the other chil- ad-brings-obama-kids-into-gundren of America. Obama says that debate?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=3
if there is even one minute thing
that could change to save a single
life, he says he would do it. By not
putting armed guards in schools, it
does allow money to go elsewhere,
which is greatly needed, but it does
nullify his previous statement.
Page 4
A New Year With New
Change
swear in the incumbent Obama.
The President addressed several
With the New Year comes issues facing our nation, but pernew changes and new promises. haps the most surprising was the
President Barack Obama had some extended diatribe over climate
unfinished business to attend to, change and how the U.S. affects
thus he ran for reelection. Obama it. “We will respond to the threat
claimed that he plans to “seize [the of climate change, knowing that
country] together” and end parti- the failure to do so would betray
sanship in order to get things done our children and future generain Washington, saying “Preserving tions,” the President said. Other isour individual freedoms ultimately sues included gay rights, education
requires collective action.” “We reform, immigration, and other
cannot mistake absolutism for prin- aspects of the liberal agenda.
ciple, or substitute spectacle for
After beating Republican
politics, or treat name-calling as rea- candidate
Mitt Romney by a sizable
soned debate,” pronounced Obama
margin,
Obama
promises to shift
atop Capitol Hill after being sworn
in for his second four-year term his entire focus to the betterment
as President of the United States. of America for all citizens. After the
ceremonies, the inaugural balls en
Although the crowd fell sued. Several celebrities, politicians,
short of 2008’s record 1.8 million and contributors alike gathered to
attendance, the inauguration cere- celebrate this momentous occamony was highly attended by hun- sion. Although some of the euphodreds of thousands who flocked to ria has worn off, there is no doubt
see the event. Millions tuned in live history is still being made as the
to virtually every news channel to first African-American President is
watch Chief Justice John Roberts sworn in for a second term in office.
By: Will Henry
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Student Life
Page 5
Colonels Love Babies
sands, in the streets leading all
the way up to the Supreme Court
On Friday, January 25, the Building. In all there were over
Colonels step foot on to our na- 640,000 marching on Friday, with
tion’s capital with one goal in 150 of our own Colonels involved in
mind, to stop the murder of inno- the march. The protest did not go
cent infants. After enduring a 10- on without a hitch, as there were
hour haul on a bus the Colonels people that did not see eye-to-eye
began to stretch their legs, as well with the idea of a pro-life country.
as their voices. The Right to Life Arguments were lobbed from both
March takes place every year, and sides as this controversial hot butevery year thousands flock to the ton issue raced on. The pro-choice
capital to have their voices heard side seemingly eternally combustabout the slaughter of these poor ed as they were unable to come
children. Cov Cath is a strong mem- up with sufficient proof to deny
ber of the march and has always the basic rights to a human fetus.
been very active in lending a hand This argument does little to change
in marching. This year was no ex- the minds of the government, who
ception as our boys exemplified pull the strings on this issue. The
the right to freedom of speech and real victory will occur when bathe hope that someday the world’s bies are granted the same rights
view on abortion will change. to life that grown humans attain.
By: Daniel Sandfoss
The Colonels piled off the
bus around 7 a.m. and spent the
day sight-seeing and touring till
30 minutes before the march was
to take place. Everyone gathered
round with 30 minutes left and
assumed their positions to march
on D.C. As 2 p.m. rolled around
the boys in blue began to respectfully protest, with the help of thou-
The trip to Washington D.C.
was a great bonding experience
and helped the Colonels to see the
profound effect that a human life
can have on the world. The result
of the March was nothing less than
spectacular, and maybe changes
will actually occur because of it.
Chamber Choir
Wins Big
By: Corbin Maschinot
Recently our Covington
Catholic Chamber Choir led by Mr.
Wolfe entered into a radio contest
consisting of high school choirs.
To get into the contest each choir
had to sing a Christmas song and
submit it to Q102, the songs were
then put onto Q102’s website.
People were then encouraged to
go online and vote for their favorite choir. Covington Catholic has
always been known to have great
support for all its students, and
this is a great example of the support CCH gives to its students. For
weeks everyone was encouraged
to go online and vote. The CCH
community put word out in all its
newspapers, websites, and sport-
Colonels pose with their signs saying they are pro-life.
ing events. The contest is one of
the biggest Chamber Choir competitions in all of Northern Kentucky.
Our chamber choir submitted their version of the song Blue
Christmas by Elvis Presley. The
chamber choir practiced this song
for weeks before finally recording
a record that they were proud to
submit and put the CCH name on
it. The song was obviously a huge
hit, since the chamber choir won
the contest. Along with winning the
contest the choir was rewarded with
a new piano for the school, $5,000
in cash, and their song was played
on Q102 throughout the Christmas season. We are very proud of
Mr. Wolfe and his chamber choir.
NEHS Going Strong
By: Andrew Schwartz
The
National
English
Honor Society started the year
off well, and it continues to get
stronger. Many members have
been willing to volunteer their
time to help around the community, and it has paid dividends.
Over the last few months,
the NEHS has found many events
to get the members busy. In late
November, several students headed over to Barnes and Noble on
Newport on the Levee to wrap gifts
for anyone who wanted their gifts,
from books to posters to Nooks,
to be wrapped. Members Andrew
Schwartz, Scott Drees, and Jimmy
Stratman brought in the most money through generous donations,
most likely due to their superb
wrapping skills. Several students
also sold chances for a week of free
CCH lunches ($25 into your lunch
account) during the last week of
November. The event was so successful that the NEHS was able
to give away three lunch prizes.
Similar to previous years,
around 5-6 students head
to Madonna Manor each
month to entertain the elderly residents. Generally,
Right: Members entertain the
residents at Madonna Manor.
Left: The Chamber Choir and
Director Mr. Wolfe accept
their prize from Q102.
members will read short stories to
the residents, but this year, many
new activities have been introduced. One such activity, Christmas
caroling, took place the week before exams with around 6 students,
including President Tanner Fangman, participating. On Thursday,
January 17, 20 members from Covington Catholic and 10 from Notre
Dame went to see the movie, Lincoln. It was a very good turnout,
and everyone was thrilled with
the movie. During the first week of
February, Cov Cath and NDA NEHS
members will participate in a book
drive to donate to Health Pointe,
who will receive the childrens’
books, and the Brighton Center,
who will receive all other books.
The NEHS will continue to
work hard throughout the rest of
the school year and plans on getting even stronger as the year
progresses. The members have
always loved serving the community, and this will no doubt
persist for a long time to come.
Student Life
Bo Schuh Takes
Top Prize
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Coach “A” Presents To Save A Life
By: DJ Powell
with his life. Jake meets a kid at school named
Johnny who needs help with a girl, Andrea, and
Coach Andolina and the Pro-Life Club Jake ends up making fun of him for needing the
hosted movie night in the Griffin Center on advice. Johnny then loses his phone to a kid
our campus. The movie for the month of Janu- named Danny who calls the school and gives a
By: Cameron Stansberry
ary was To Save a Life (2009) directed by Brian bomb threat in Johnny’s name. The police come
Covington Catholic was honored this Baugh. With roughly forty students from Coving- and arrest Johnny and right as he is about to
year at the annual Martin Luther King Prayer Ser- ton Catholic and other Diocesan schools around commit suicide in the back of the cruiser, Jake
vice at the Cathedral, as sophomore Bo Schuh Northern Kentucky, they commenced their film stops the car and talks Johnny out of it. After a
took the top prize in the Youth Essay competi- on January 15, 2013 and from the reviews I have long time of depressing events in Jake’s life, his
tion amongst all the freshmen and sophomores heard, everyone enjoyed the movie thoroughly. life returns to normal and ends up putting his
throughout the Diocese. Each year, three win- To Save a Life is a Christian drama film new daughter up for open adoption where she
ners are selected from three separate divisions: starring Randy Wayne playing the main charac- is put in a good home where Jake can remain a
Junior High, Freshman/Sophomore, and Junior/ ter, Jake Taylor. Jake starts out at a funeral for part of her life. Jake is ready to head off to LouisSenior. Abigail Martin from Notre Dame Academy his buddy, Roger, who committed suicide and ville for college, but before he goes, Johnny gives
won the junior/senior division, Molly Bilz of St. ends up meeting the pastor at the funeral, Chris, him a note that thanks Jake for saving his life.
Pius X School took home the Junior High honors, who mentions that Roger had attended mass a
The Pro-Life Club movie night was a
and Sophomore Bo Schuh of “THE” Covington week prior to taking his own life and no one in Catholic High School took the freshman/sopho- the church really acknowledged Roger or made great success and everyone enjoyed the movmore honors back home to the Colonel family. him feel welcomed. Jake continues to struggle ie. Listen to the morning and afternoon announcements during school to get more in
The service began with a procession of with Roger’s death. On top of that, Jake’s girl- formation on the next Pro-Life Club movie.
colors at 7:30. The red and white colors were friend Amy finds out she is pregnant and does Pro-Life Club movie nights are open to all who
symbolic, as red symbolized the blood shed not want to keep the baby (which Jake’s father wish to attend and you may bring whoever you
throughout our nation’s history by means of persuades her to keep); and Jake’s parents get a like. Hope to see you at the next movie night!
both violence and abortion, while white sym- divorce after his father had an affair. With all of
bolized our new hope for the future. The ser- this going on, Jake is having a rough time coping
vice music was led by Greater Cincinnati’s best
choir- The Covington Catholic Chamber Choir-,
the Holmes Youth Choir, and the NKY Commu- By: Cameron Stansberry
nity Choir. This year, Covington Catholic alum,
Reverend Fred Hollis, played the role of host at
The power of prayer and reflection is By: Ethan Egbers
the prayer service ceremony. He began by re- one of the most undervalued aspects in our
flecting back on the suffering that Martin Luther culture today. However, Covington Catho- The Culture Club took their most recent
King had to endure because he stood up for what lic is far from the norm, as the primary pur- venture to Cincinnati, Ohio to eat some Belgium
was right. Coincidentally, the topic of the essay pose is to embrace the gospel message of Waffles. More specifically, 1801 Race Street #9,
was how each candidate would exemplify cour- Jesus Christ in order to educate young men Taste of Belgium- “Home of the Authentic Waffle.”
age and leadership in order to make a change spiritually, academically, physically, and socially.
The students chose to visit this resin our world for the greater good of mankind.
Every year, around 100-150 students taurant by popular vote because who doesn’t
Bo Schuh, who is only a sophomore, wrote an
from
Covington
Catholic ride up on buses to love waffles? Students from the club traveled
extraordinary essay titled “The Wind”. The creWashington
D.C.
and participate in the annual down there together to enjoy the great food
ativity and originality of his essay ultimately won
the judges over, as he took home the top prize in March for Life. This is an opportunity that is open and they were not disappointed. Nothing but
the freshman/sophomore division, and beat out to all students, but space on the bus is limited so great reviews about the food and the atmoevery other essay in the diocese of Covington. interested students are strongly encouraged to sphere were reported back to me. So if you
sign up early. This year the March occurred on are ever in the mood for some chicken and
In conclusion, the entire Colonel fam- January 25, and on that day, an all school prayer waffles, or just want a little taste of anything
ily could not be more proud of Bo and all of his service was called to pray for the students on Belgium, Taste of Belgium is the place to go.
great academic achievements. His essay has the march, and in hope that their efforts will
The Culture Club’s next activity is yet to be
brought great honor to both himself and Cov- hopefully evoke change in our country’s view ington Catholic as an institution. This achieve- on abortion. The prayer service was led by the announced, but it is sure to be another good time.
ment once again shows that Covington Catholic following seniors: Bobby Beatrice, Grant Lyons,
is the best school in Greater Cincinnati on every Ben Schweitzer, Will Henry, Nate Kunkel, and
level, and bears with it a spirit that will never die. Blake Bir, as each read a decate of the Rosary.
Praying Colonels
Colonels Love
Waffles
All students left the service in silence,
as they remembered their Colonel Brothers fighting to make a change in Washington.
Above: Bo Schuh and his English teacher Mrs. Ruth
enjoy the moment at the Cathedral.
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Amazing Trip To Japan
By: Andrew Schwartz
一瞬一瞬を生きる。If you saw this
character message, written in Japanese, would
you know that it meant live for the moment?
Most of us never get the opportunity to visit Japan or learn any of the language. Jacob
Futscher, a senior at Covington Catholic, got the
opportunity to do just that over winter break.
beauty. Many were built right next to a large
pond, which added to the serene appearance.
He and his family went on the trip because of a family friend, named Sigo Condo,
whom they met while skiing in Colorado.
The house that he owns was on 15 acres,
which is extremely expensive in Tokyo. The
land had a Japanese garden on it, which Ja-
Jacob went to Tokyo, Japan, with his family
for around a week during
Christmas break. He has
said “it was a great vacation and I would love to
go back again someday.”
He explored much of the
city, but he said his favorite
part would have to be visiting the Buddhist temples
around the area. He said
he was amazed by how
much more astonishing
they look in person compared to pictures. The architecture in particular was
what he enjoyed the most.
Photo by J. Futscher
It amazed him how precise the temple’s struc- cob said was beautiful. Another fun part of
ture could be while still maintaining its immense his trip was exploring the downtown area.
Savin’ Lives
By: Ethan Egbers
New Kid on the
Block
On Friday, February 1st, our Colonels
stepped up to save lives in Cov Cath’s annual
Blood Drive. Cov Cath holds a blood drive every
year to offer our students a chance to help out
By: Max Williamson
and save lives. This year was a success just as past
years with a large number of students signing up. On January 15th, 2013, Covington
The blood drive is run by Hoxworth Catholic was blessed with yet another anBlood Center located all over the tri-state. This gel. Evan McMillen, formerly of greater Louyear was the second year in a row that the blood isville area, has been admitted and started
drive was held in the Griffen Center. Students at Cov Cath. A strong swimmer and an even
16 and over were able to sign up for this event, stronger student, Evan comes to Cov Cath on
and they did just that. Although numbers were the waves of victory, as he will help the Cololower than last year, Cov Cath still has one of nels achieve their first State Championship in
the largest turn outs in the tri-state area. Over- over twenty years. Already bonding with many
all this year around 70 students signed up and of his brothers at school, Evan has become a
multiple more students gave what they call hot topic at CCH as his dynamic presence trua “Double Red.” Each time a student gives a ly makes a splash. “I was so impressed with
single blood bag, it has potential to save up to the friendly people, angelic architecture, and
3 lives and a “Double Red” can save up to six. the overall welcoming nature of the school.”
If you put all of that together, this year
we saved well over 200 lives. If you are interested in giving blood, please contact Hoxworth’s
to scheduale a visit to the center near you.
An afid fan of choir music, as well as
rip roaring rap music, his interests range all
of the way from swimming, to track and field,
all the way to IBL. His favorite movies include
The Blind Side, Forrest Gump, and The Longest Yard. Among his favorite foods are pizza,
crab, and pizza with crab spread in an array of
nautical goodness cascading through the facets and mountains of marinara and cheese
on the pizza. “There is no question that Cov
Cath was the right choice, and I can’t wait
to see how the rest of my years here go!”
Jacob said he was fascinated by how
much different the culture is as a whole. Two
things in particular that he noticed, though, was
how much more polite the people were compared to Americans and how much more familyoriented the people were. Whenever he went
out, he saw so many people walking around
with their family members and partaking in
multiple family activities, such as taking hikes
and exploring the Buddhist temples
as a group. Not everyone behaved in
this manner, but Jacob said that they
seemed much friendlier as a whole.
Although he did enjoy this
aspect of the country, there was one
part he did not enjoy: the Japanese
food. It consists mainly of fish, which
many people do not like, including
many of Jacob’s family members. He
admitted to eating mostly KFC and McDonald’s because of his dislike of fish.
Jacob
thoroughly
enjoyed
his trip to Japan, his first time
ever going, and he has said that
he would go back in a heartbeat.
Skiing Colonels
By: Zach Toebben
There are many clubs at Covington
Catholic, enough to satisfy anyone’s taste. All
Clubs are fun nevertheless some are beneficial
for those that have less. One club in particular
that meets this quota is the Ski Club; members
who love skiing comprise this group. The group
travels to Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, several times throughout the
winter season to enjoy the slopes. Not only do
these members ski for fun; they ski for service.
Every year Perfect North hosts a Special
Olympic Ski Day for those peoples who have
special needs. Various schools around the area
send students to help these special needs children. CCH has sent their Ski Club every year. The
members of the group each pair up with a special needs partner and teach him/her how to ski
as well as getting to know them. After several
hours of teaching finally the kids get to show
off what they have learned. Midday all those
who wish line up for the time trial race. There
is a straight line race as well as a turning course
for the special needs participants to finish as
quickly as possible. After everyone has gone
through their desired course all participants
are awarded with a medal for their efforts. After all the hard work, everyone is invited inside
for a lunch. After racing and lunch teaching students and their buddies continue to ski and get
to know each other until the day has ended.
The Ski Club is a perfect opportunity
for those who enjoy the excitement of skiing as well as providing service for those who
are less fortunate. Mrs. Stengel is the club
moderator and participates in each ski trip
as well as Special Olympics Day. The club
is going strong and has over 20 members.
Student Life
The Final Set
ond came Team Hacker
who finished 28-10-1, while
The
Covington in third place Team Finn
Catholic Intramural Bowl- finished 24-15. The Freshing League came to a close man/Sophomore
team
on December 11, 2012. standings had Team PohlaEvery week Superbowl in beln with the best record in
Erlanger, Kentucky, hosted this IBL season with 31-8.
upwards of 100 plus peo- In second place came Team
ple some days. More than Ziegler with 26-13, and in
90% of students missed third was Team Zumdick one
three or fewer weeks over game behind Team Ziegler
the IBL season, an impres- with a record of 25-13-1.
sive statistic to say the
This season showed
least. Superbowl had nothing but compliments to strong individual standings
the visiting Colonels every in both the Junior/Senior
week. Intramural Bowling and Freshman/Sophomore
will always be something Leagues, but especially in
that students at Coving- the Junior/Senior Division.
ton Catholic anticipate. The top three bowlers in the
Junior/Senior Division were
In the Junior/Se- David Hacker, David Zalla,
nior team standings Team and Alex Riedinger. Hacker
Greenwell finished on top had a 175. 39 average, Zalla
with a 28-8 record. In sec- had a 168.80 average, and
By: Andy Gregg
Riedinger had a 166.60 average. In the Freshman/
Sophomore individuals the
top dogs were Ben Zumdick, Todd Sheets, and
Ben Pohlabeln. Zumdick
had an average of 139.4,
close behind was Sheets
with a 139.28, and Pohlabeln had a 131.91 average.
is the story of a twelve man
jury who are deliberating on
“The doubt is there… whether or not an eighteen
in my mind.” But is there year old kid is guilty of murenough doubt to let a pos- dering his father. Just when
sible murderer walk? That it seemed that the jury was
was the question posed to decided on a guilty verdict,
the 2012 CCH Drama Class the sentimental jury man
during their performance number eight (Norb Wesof Twelve Angry Men. sels) began to turn the pop
It featured 12 ju- ular opinion towards a not
rors performed by McCoy guilty verdict. The jury goes
Dressman, Jimmy Strat- back in forth between verman, Norb Wessels, Grant dict decisions thanks largely
Lyons, Robbie Urbina, Will impart to the irate third juReitzes, Craig McGhee, ror (McCoy Dressman), the
Christian Greenwell, Brock calm and collected fourth
D’Alessandri,
Quenton juror (Jimmy Stratman),
Floyd, Patrick Verst, and and the racist juror numDylan Ficke. Nolan Buscher ber 10 (Quenton Floyd).
was
the
Judge/Guard With tensions running high,
while Jacob Futscher and the jurors are released
Will Henry served as the and bring to the judge
sound/light crew. Not only a unanimous decision.
did the cast have to juggle This year’s perforthe life of a possibly inno- mance of 12 Angry Men
cent man in their sweaty showed that talented achands, but they also had tors don’t have to come
to get out on stage with from the CCH/NDA
the knowledge that Mrs. Drama Club. Two of
“Ruthless” Ruth was sit- the standout perting in the audience with formers were sea grading sheet and a pen. niors McCoy Dress
Twelve Angry Men man and Brock
D’Alessandri. DressRight: McCoy Dressman and Norb
Wessels’ characters have a difference of
opinion.
By: Zach Toebben
Catholic
Schools
Week is a week that every
student at Covington Catholic looks forward to. It is a
week with fun and fellowship among all Colonels.
Catholic Schools Week is a
tradition amongst all catholic schools in our diocese,
Now that this year’s however, CCH commences
Intramural Bowling season their week a tad differhas come to a close, the ently. In fact, that stateCovington Catholic Colo- ment goes for most things
nels wait with much antici- operated at the one and
pation. In the meantime only Covington Catholic.
we have the real IBL, IntraStarting off on Monmural Basketball League, day
the
Parents’ Club treats
to keep us occupied while
the time passes. We have all students with what CCH
much to look forward to calls Sundaes on Mondays.
for the rest of the year Students receive tickets
until the 2013 Intramural during homeroom for their
Bowling season arrives. ice cream; then when lunch
rolls around each person
will get their own bowl of
ice cream and have the opportunity to stroll through
an assembly line of sweets.
Oreos, caramel, chocolate
syrup, butterscotch, strawberries, whip cream, and
top it all off with a cherry.
The Drama Class’s
12 Angry Men
By: Jimmy Stratman
Page 8
A Week of Fun
man’s portrayal of the hardnosed, irritable juror number three propelled the
story along as he attempted
to persuade his fellow jurors to take on a guilty verdict. In the midst of all of
this serious, Brock Dialsandre’s performance as the
old juror number 9 added a
spark of comedy to the severity of the show. Brock’s
whimsical accents and senile actions gave the show
an appropriate amount of
humor without detracting from the main focus.
The CCH drama
class could see the doubt,
but stepped up to the plate
anyway. They took on critics of the show, critics of
their ramshackle troupe,
and the biggest critic of
them all, Mrs. Ruth, in order to deliver a good performance of Reginald Rose’s
drama 12 Angry Men.
offer. Students volunteer
each day to participate in
activities. These activities
include ice cream eating
contests, Wheel burrow
races, and even dance competitions. There is nothing better than lunchtime
entertainment at CCH.
The most popular
event of catholic schools
week is now a ongoing tradition that has been rolling for only two years now.
Amidst the events young
establishment it certainly
boasts as the best event of
the week. This spectacle is
the CCH vs. NDA volleyball
match. NDA’s varsity squad
takes on a handpicked team
of the fiercest Colonel volleyballers. NDA obliterated
CCH’s A team, however, in
the second match The faculty of each school brought
their team comprised of
teachers. CCH prevailed in
this match making up for
the loss of the boys. In the
third match NDA brought
out a random selection of
their Panda students, while
CCH brought their B team.
During all lunch
The boys demolished the
mods each day of the week
Girls giving the Colonels a
students participate in
2-3 victory for the overall
lunchroom fun. Activities
event. This event was a charyou would never normally
ity and all proceeds went to
see in a lunch room, but
the NKY homeless shelter.
leave that for CovCath to
Colonels vs. Pandas
Death Match
By: Will Henry
The Second Annual
Volleyball match between
the Colonels of Covington
Catholic and the Pandas of
Notre Dame Academy was
a riveting and profitable
evening. A fun and enjoyable experience captivated
audiences as the Colonel
All-Star squad, decided by
a grueling series of tryouts,
took on the varsity Panda
volleyballers. While the
Colonels may have fallen to
the Pandas the first game,
the preceding two games,
the Colonels found themselves victorious. The second game, the faculties of
each school faced off in an
epic showdown. Behind by
five points, the CCH faculty rallied to overcome the
veteran NDA faculty team.
In the final game, the CCH
All-Star B Team took on
the NDA random student
team. The Colonels easily overtook the Pandas
in the third game, thus
making Cov Cath the winning team on the day winning two of three points.
While the evening
was filled with fun and
cheer, the game was not
about the students and
faculty of the two schools,
but about a greater cause.
The Emergency Shelter of
Northern Kentucky, which
houses hundreds of homeless during the cold winter
months, profited greatly
with over $1,000 raised
from the volleyball game.
It was a great day, indeed, for the students and
teachers, but more importantly, the less fortunate.
Sports
By: Sam Wehrman
Hard Work Pays Off
Bob Hurley, knows what it
takes to win and it is showing due to the Colonels
15-2 start to the season.
The
2012-2013
Covington Catholic Varsity
basketball team is coached
by Scott Ruthsatz. Coach
Ruthsatz is currently amid
his second season along
with Assistant Coach Tony
The season began
on November 27th at Clark
County where the Colonels demolished them 59-
Bacigalupo, and the two
of them are doing an outstanding job thus far.
Coach Ruthsatz, learning from legendary coach
38. Then came five more
wins against Taft, St. Henry,
Pendleton County, Moeller,
and Connor. Louisville St.
Xavier brought about the
By: DJ Powell
first loss of the season in a
physical, high scoring game.
A seven game win streak
ensued, but the Colonels received their second loss of
the season against Holmes
on January 8th. The season
still has plenty of games left
so hopefully the Colonels
consists of four seniors:
Nick Fredrick, Spencer
Hemmer, Zach Tobler, and
Sawyer Pauley, and they all
bring something special to
the team. The five juniors
on the team, led by Nick
Ruthsatz and Ben Heppler,
are tremendous basket-
keep improving for districts
and the region tournament
which is in late February.
ball players who will surely
bring good things for this
year as well as next year. Bo
Schuh is a starting sophomore on the team and he
This
year’s
team
Road to Region
The
Covington
Catholic JV basketball team
(11-4) is having a successful season thus far and
showing great promise for
next year’s varsity squad.
They are showing great
talent and with another
year in the off-season they
will only get better as they
make their transition to varsity basketball in the 20132014 basketball season.
The Covington Catholic JV basketball team started out winning their first
three games against George
Rogers Clark, St. Henry, and
Pendleton County respec-
tively. They then fell short
their next two out of three
games against Moeller and
Louisville St. Xavier which
are two teams that prove
to be powerhouses in their
conferences. The JV basketball team earned a win
over Campbell County in
between the two losses
to keep the hope high to
finish the season strong.
The Colonels would
then go to win seven of
their next eight games with
their only loss at the hands
of a tough Newport Central
Catholic team. In that eight
game stretch they recorded
wins over big teams such
as Winton Woods, Cincinnati St. Xavier (twice),
Chaminade
Julienne,
Holmes, and their rivals
the Highlands Bluebirds.
The Covington Catholic JV basketball team is set
to play the remaining nine
games of their schedule and
hopefully do the Covington
Catholic proud by coming
out victorious in all nine.
JV games start at 6:00PM
on nights that the varsity basketball team plays.
Come out and support our
JV basketball Colonels on
their quest win out the rest
of their tough schedule.
Page 9
is a huge contributor to the
offense as well as the defense. This year, as well as
the future, is looking good
under coach Ruthsatz and
hopefully the Colonels can
bring back a state trophy.
The Start of
Something Good
By: Andy Gregg
The Freshman Basketball Team has started
the season strong with an
11-6 record. They have
played a tough schedule
and have beaten local Covington Catholic rivals such
as St. Henry 45-25, Ryle
44-29, and Newport Central Catholic 44-42. They
have also beaten Dayton’s
Chaminade Julienne 47-28.
The
freshman
Coach, Mr. Matt Stevens is
a 1994 Covington Catholic graduate and has many
years of coaching experience, including a 2006 KBA
Kentucky Middle School
State Championship. This
year’s Freshman squad has
some considerable size
on the roster, along with
speed. Will Heppler who is
6’4” and 185 pounds plays
center and Sean Brownfield who is
6’3” and 176
pounds also
plays center,
they make
up most of
the
size.
Guards Ryan
McGinness
who is 5’10”
159 pounds
and Alex Kallmeyer who is
5’9” and 147
pounds make
up the speed.
The Freshman Basketball
Team
finishes
the
20122013 with a tough schedule. They play teams such
as Holmes, Dixie Heights,
and Cincinnati St. Xavier.
The hopes are high for
this team, and it looks like
they will finish the season strong. Go Colonels!
Sports
Page 10
Mr. Kaelin’s Final Set
By: Drew Brueggeman
On the following Friday, the
Colonels qualified for an 8th
Mr. Kaelin returned seed with a qualifying score
this year as the coach of of 1198. The Colonels lost
the Interscholastic Bowling in the opening round to
team. He came back this the 9th seed, Scott County.
year to finish his 50th year Cov. Cath. came close, but
of teaching and to make a they only managed to win
memorable season for the two of the five matches.
Bowling Team. This year’s
While the Colonels
team has gone to unchart- ed waters. The Colonels had an early departure
gave him the best farewell from the state championgift he could’ve ever asked ship, their achievements
for. The Colonels headed won’t be overlooked. They
to state for the first time are losing some valuable
in the history of Cov. Cath. Seniors, but the team is left
with a lot of talent in the
On Thursday, Febru- Junior class for next year.
ary 7th, juniors David Hacker I would like to congratuand Paul Wagner partici- late all the members of
pated in the KHSAA Singles the Bowling Team and Mr.
Championship. Hacker fin- Kaelin for their outstanding
ished in 11th place with a performance throughout
game high of 218 and a to- the season. I’m sure it was
tal of 621 over three games. a memorable one for everyWagner finished 27th with a one, especially Mr. Kaelin.
three game total of 557.
The team huddled up discussing a game plan.
David Zalla sending the ball down the lane.
Colonels in the Lanes
By: Max Williamson
The AquaColonels
are back in action this
winter with the goal of
taking state and dethroning the Louisville St. Xavier Tigers. In an attempt to
break a 25 year streak by
the defending champion
Tigers, the Colonels have
been buckling down, suiting up, and swimming
their fastest to show why
Aquacolonels have a,
“Spirit that will not die.”
Above: Stanford-bound Max Williamson makes headway
down the lane.
Above: Sophomore Alex Beckes gives 110% in his
race.
The Colonels were
off to a rough start taking
second in a duel meet to
Cincinnati St. Xavier, but
the Colonels rallied to
wins at both Lakota West
and East, as well as in the
Scott Eagle Classic. The
Colonels are headed by
coach Richard Dickman as
well as diving coach Kevin
Bodkin. Led by returning
state finalists Chase Vennefron and Max Williamson, the Colonels have
added a new aspect of
excellence in the form of
a strong freshman class.
Among the new colonels are Brenden Meyer,
Jake Lentsch, Keegan
Finnely, and transfer
Evan McMillen. The Colonels’ attack plan comes
in the form of the middistance and Individual
Medley events, strongsuited by junior Zach
Smith, Michael Summe,
and
Bob
Newman.
The next steps for
the AquaColonels is the
road to State Finals. Starting with the conference
meet, the Colonels take a
quick stop by a duel meet
against Louisville St. Xavier, then it goes to regionals and eventually state.
The Colonels are coming
off a successful, but not
fufilling second place finish at State last year, but
are poised to put it all
on the line to win State
this year. Stay tuned
as the Colonels further
their journey towards
greatness in the pool.
Sports
Page 11
“IBL Updates to Follow”-Mr. Hovan
Freshman
By: Zach Toebben
Break out the head
bands and short shorts: it
is IBL time. If you are looking for a laugh, head out
to a freshman IBL game.
Intramural Basketball has
and always will be the most
popular intramural sport at
Cov Cath. The freshman IBL
squad is so large it created
scheduling issues. IBL is held
in Cov Caths own gym once
a week, with two grade levels in the gym two different days of the week. This
freshman class is the first in
IBL history to have 5 teams.
Team Pitzer over Team Bosley 53/47. In the second
game Team Hodge embarrassed Team Chadwick 53
to 30. Game three was a
little better; Timmerman
beat Hanson 57 to 41.
Game four was low-scoring with the winning Team
Fischer with only 48 and
the losing squad Lehman
with 32. Finally the last
game, game five, Theman
won 64 over Gibson 43.
So far it looks like
Team Pitzer is one of the
best. They have strong
players Edmonson, and
Cam Pitzer. They have the
In the first week of highest scoring wins and
Freshman IBL there were scorers. It will be interestsome good games. The ing to see how this freshfirst game which was held man season unfolds itself.
on, 1/6/13, at 5:15 saw
Sophomores
By: Jacob Kaiser
Just about everyone at Covington Catholic has played
at least a year of IBL. IBL stands for Intermural Basketball
League. The league has been around for as long as anyone
can remember. IBL is made up of several teams from each
grade and one faculty team to play against senior teams.
The Sophomore League has been very competitive
this year. There is only one undefeated team left team
Hussey. The sophomore league has 8 teams in it. The
teams are: Fathman, McDowell, Wagner, Hussey, Kathman, Zumdick, Clark, and Crowe. The teams are named
after the captains who drafted their teams. The second
best team in the sophomore league is team Clark who
has only one loss which was a close game against Fathman. The league has a lot of talent so much that a few
players could possibly make the varsity team next year.
It should be an interesting finish to the year in Sophomore IBL.
By: Daniel Sandfoss
Seniors
Warm up the lights and lace up the old gym shoes. It’s IBL time in Colonel Country. The season has been underway for over two weeks now, and we can already see
teams begin to pull away with it. Top dogs coming into this season are led by the returning victor from last year, Matt Summe. He looks to pull out another championship this
year with one of the greatest high-scoring offensive attacks in the game today. No champion can be crowned without a struggle, and it appears the biggest threat will come from
Dan Shumate’s squad. Shumate’s squad makes up the strongest front court in the league
and is accented with great scorers. The second week of the season has left two teams at
the top, Shumate and Summe, and a plethora of teams fighting in the middle ranks for a
high seeded 3rd ranking. Great basketball is expected to come of the league this year, and
it should be exciting to see how it all turns out.
1. (2-0) Team Shumate: A team with great size in the front and back courts
and solid players. Trouble could exist later in this team’s
future when depth of players becomes a major cog in the
wheel later on in the season.
2. (2-0) Team Summe: This team has the benefit of having some of the best guards
in the league. The offensive attack is stupendous but troubles could arise with a lack of size and a lack of defensive
motivation for such an offensive based team.
3. (1-1) Team Stansberry: The Stanz squad has a great list of fundamentally sound
players that know the game of basketball. The only trouble
I see with this squad is if they have enough team chemistry
to compete the length of the season.
4 (1-1) Team Boerger: Team Boerger struggles to find an identity as a difference
maker. This group may have talent but need a stand out
player to step up and lead this team in the right direction.
5. (1-1) Team Humphrey: The biggest fault for Team Hump is the recent loss of
their star, Nate Erpenbeck. This squad still has loads of talent but it will be interesting to see how they bounce back
from such a loss.
6. (1-1) Team Molony: Team Molony has somehow managed to squeak in a victory and now poses as somewhat of a threat to the rest
of the bunch. Chances are that this surge comes from first
round draft pick, Jon B. It will be interesting to see how the
season plays out for Team Molo.
7. (0-2) Team Wendt: The issue for this squad is finding more outlets to relieve the
pressure of scoring off their three main scorers: Hellman,
Zalla, and Drees. Teams find simple ways to defend against
these three, so the rest of the team needs to find more
productive ways to help out, such as scoring.
8. (0-2) Team Sketch: Consistency is the issue for our last ranked unit, Team Sketch.
The squad needs to find more ways to “share the loving”
if you will. The ball movement needs to increase if team
sketch wants to make a run in the playoffs.
By: Sam Wehrman
Juniors
This year’s Intramural Basketball season has
started out great just as previous years have. Week one for
the 2013 season occurred on
January 6th, and there were
many close games right out of
the gate. Game 1 was a lowscoring affair with Team Berns
coming out on top over Team
Jameson, 24-22. Team Berling
defeated Team Nemann 53-48
in game 2, and Team Oberhausen defeated Team Couch 6341 in game 3. Grant Schreiver
led the scoring in game 2 with
21 points, and Austin Oberhausen was the high man in
game 3, racking up twenty
points. In game 4, Team Way
defeated Team Hardcorn 6855, and Jacob Tomlin was the
leading scorer with 22 points.
In the first game of
Week 2, Team Nemann defeated Team Oberhausen
51-47. The leading scorers
were Walsburger with 14 and
Oberhausen with 11. Team
Couch beat Team Jameson
61-43 in game 2, and Michael
Brunot led all scorers with 21
points. Game 3 was a hardfought battle that went down
to the wire. Team Berling finished on top over Team Hardcorn, and Sam Dressman was
the leading scorer with 33
points. Game 4 was a blow-
The season is bound to take many twists and turns throughout the course
of the season, but don’t be surprised if any of these teams come away with the championship. The competition is fierce and no one want to go home empty.
out of Team Way over team
Berns 56-34. Kyle Morris was
the high man with 16 points.
Week 3 involved
many blowout victories. Team
Hardcorn defeated Team Berns in an embarrassing rout of
52-19, and Blake Nelms was
the scoring leader with 33
points. Game 2 was another
blowout of Team Berling over
Team Couch, 108-67. Leading
scorers were Grant Schreiver
with 26 and Couch with 17.
Team Oberhausen beat Team
Jameson 65 -29 in another
beat-down. Alex Matos scored
“a lot” and Michael Brunot
scored 29 points. Team Nemann defeated Team Way in
game 4, 74-64. Walsburger
was the leading scorer for
Team Nemann with 22 points.
scorers with 25 points. Finally,
Team Hardcorn defeated Team
Jameson 55-54 in game 4. Sam
Dressman had 30 points, and
Michael Brunot had 21 points.
Week 4 of junior IBL
contained some extremely
close games. Game 1 was
a Team Way win over Team
Couch; Fischer and Couch
each had 18 points. Game 2
was a nail-biter, 62-61, Team
Oberhausen over Team Berling. Schreiver had 28 points
and Moellering had 15 points.
Game 3 was a blowout of Team
Nemann over Team Berns,
83-44. Connor Brown led all
The first four weeks
of the intramural basketball
season have come and gone.
The juniors have had some
great game thus far which
have been a lot of fun to
watch. More basketball lies
ahead for the juniors, who all
crave the championship. Only
a few more games are left
until the playoffs, and surely
lots of great basketball awaits.
Clubs
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The Dark Side of Haders
By: Brandon Ward
The Art Club is a club that Cov
Cath offers that is run by Mr. Haters.
The club gives students the chance
to explore the art world with a different point of view. It is a great time
for the students to get together and
share in a common interest that they
share. In the last couple months the
art club has got together to play some
Wii Bowling and go to watch/listen
to the Dark Side of Oz. Not only are
the students playing Wii, but they are
competing in a tournament. The winners of the tournament were senior
Jake List and junior Adam HolesteinSeibert. The two were named tournament champions after defeating
five opponents including the dynamic
duo of Clint Noble and Sam Williamson, who they had to face twice. Congratulations to both Jake and Adam.
After that the students got to
participate in the showing of the Dark
Side of Oz. This was a time when the
students get to get together and hang
out and watch/listen to the movie.
There are plenty of snacks and pizza for
everyone to eat. The students before
the movie starts build a tent like fort in
the room to make the room all dark for
the movie. The Dark Side of Oz is when
Mr. Haters plays the Dark Side Oz album in reverse and the starts the movie Wizard of Oz in unison and the words
from the song match up with the movie which makes it look like the actors
are speaking with the song. It is truly
a neat experience and would suggest
giving it a try if you ever get a chance.
Brainiacs
By: Drew Brueggeman
Heights High School on Jan. 15th.
This year’s Varsity Academic Team is led by Seniors Nathan
Wainscott, Alex Mize, Joe Kendall,
Ryan Bowman, and Norb Wessels.
Juniors Joe Berns and Jeremy Greer
and Sophomore Parker Kenney are
also important pieces to this team’s
success. The Varsity team is coached
by Mr. Balskus. They had a solid
team last year and tried to repeat
the success they shared last season.
On January 26th, the Academic Team participated in the
Governor’s Cup District competition where they placed 2nd. Sean
Nemann advanced to Regionals
by placing 3rd in Math, 3rd in Social Studies, and 5th in composition. Nathan Wainscott took first
place in Social Studies. Joey Kendall placed 4th in Math and Science. Keith Radcliff finished in 2nd
in the composition competition.
This team had a disappoint- J.D. Henize placed 5th in Arts and
ing season finishing with a losing Humanities. Mitch MacKnight surrecord of 5 – 12. They started off prised the Colonels by finishing 3rd
the year shaky and never caught in Arts and Humanities. The Quick
Art Club is a great club. For more any momentum. They have not faout the event by
information about the club talk to Mr. vored much better since the Christ- Recall rounded
nd
finishing 2 . Congratulations to
Haders who Is located on the first floor.
mas Break. They dropped both of the Academic Team and best of
their matches to Newport Central luck to Sean Nemann in Regionals.
Go Colonels!!
Catholic on Jan. 8th and to Dixie
Photos by D. Ruth
Art Club members display those Wii Bowling skills.
Mr. Hartman watches his mathletes.
CCH Senior in Select Band
By: Andy Gregg
Justin Schmitt, a senior, has been selected to an AllState Band for the trombone. This is his second year of such
an honor. If you have ever seen him with his trombone, he is
the easy one to spot since his instrument of choice is CCH blue.
He is one of two students slected from the Diocese to be in this band. The other student is Szofia Komaromy-Hiller.
Schmitt will play third chair trombone.
The select band holds their concert Northern
Kentucky University’s Greaves Hall on March 16 at 3:30 PM.
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