March SHACK 2016 - JPII Catholic Schools

The
S.H.A.C.K.
“Sacred Heart Academy Club Kernals”
Vol. 10 Iss. 7
Shanley High School
5600 25th St. S Fargo, ND 58104
701-893-3200
March 2016
Lady Deacons Bring Home Another State Title
By Kristin Carew
The Shanley girls’ basketball
team has brought home yet
another state championship
trophy, putting their total up
to three state titles, four EDC
titles, a second undefeated
season and 70 games won all
in a row. The girl’s basketball
team has made history many
times throughout the season,
whether it be a team award or
an individual accolade. Over
the course of two games, senior
guard Sarah Jacobson broke
three scoring records. The first
being a personal record of
2,000 points, the second being
Shanley’s highest scoring record of 2,014 points, previously held by Angie Welle, and the
third being the North Dakota
Class A scoring record of 2,120
points. While breaking all of
these records, Sarah managed
to stay humble and not focus
on scoring, but on the success
of the team and the road ahead.
The first milestone these
ladies reached was the North
Dakota record for consecutive
games won, which was previously held by Bishop Ryan at
63 games. The Deacons beat
Bishop Ryan last year to put
their streak at 20 games. Night
after night, the Deacons were
breaking their own records.
The Shanley Girls Basketball Team with State Trohpy
As tournament time
came around, nerves grew and
the pressure rose, but these
girls all stayed very focused
on their goal. Senior Lauren
Rotunda said “The entire squad
knew our goal since day one
was to finish the season with
the ‘W’ in the state championship game. Each time we
stepped on the floor we strived
to accomplish that goal. We
never gave up until we reached
it.” Before they could snag
that state title the Lady Deacs
topped Grand Forks Red River
for the EDC championship title
for the fourth year in a row
and moved on to state as the
number one seed from the east.
From there the girl’s team took
off for Bismarck in the trusty
ol’ people mover, the girls’
now favorite bus.
The girls took care of
business in the first round on
Thursday night with a 53-48
close victory over Minot High.
Minot lead the Deacons by one
point with five minutes left,
but immediately the Deacons
responded to the Majettes and
went on a 7-2 run to finish the
game. Lauren Rotunda lead the
Deacons with 22 points and
reached her 1,000-career-point
milestone in the first half. The
winning streak was still alive;
and so was the chance for
3-peat. On Friday night, the
Deacs took on Wahpeton for
their fourth time this season,
but there was no doubt that
they could top the Huskies
once again. Senior Annie
Swenson says about meeting
Wahpeton again, “Going into
the game against Wahpeton we
knew they would come at us
with all they had and that we
had to match that intensity. We
came out right away hitting
shots and stopping them from
getting hot. We knew nothing
was going to stop us from getting into the ship.”
Finally, Saturday night,
the night that everyone had
been waiting for, the Deacons were given a chance to
make history by winning three
consecutive state titles and 70
consecutive games. These girls
put their all into this game,
every last ounce they had was
left on that court. Before the
game the girls got an inspiring speech from their all-time
biggest supporter, Joe Keller.
Joe focused on an acronym he
made for Deacons: determination, enthusiasm, attitude,
consistency, opportunity, never
give up, and stick together.
The girls took his motivating
words and implemented them
into their game. Never once in
Shanley’s 70-game win streak,
did they play in an overtime
game. Bismarck Century truly
put the Deacons to the ultimate
test. This game was a battle, it
was neck and neck the entire
game. Jacobson says “Century
is a great team. They came
out ready to play, hit some big
shots and got some stops too,
but we were resilient.
STATE continued on page 5
The Shanley Players Present:
Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella
By Nicholas Schons
It was that time of the year
again… the annual Shanley
Spring Musical. After three
months of intense rehearsals, the
cast was ready to open their show.
Throughout the entire rehearsal
process, the cast not only showed
their work on stage, but they also
contributed a lot to the backstage
work. Every cast member was required to do at least fifteen hours
of set building, and it definitely
paid off. The set design, led by
Karl Nesler, was stunningly beautiful. From Prince Topher’s horse,
to the golden carriage created by
the Fairy Godmother, the set did
not disappoint. Sandy Theil, a
Shanley alumni has been working
What’s
Inside:
tirelessly on the beautiful costumes showcased in the production. Each ball gown used in the
show was created individually for
each specific character. This year,
Shanley theatre had its largest pit
in recent history. The pit players
included Shanley band students,
Mr. Pochmara, and members of
the Fargo Symphony. The excitement intensified especially during
the highly anticipated and dreaded
“Tech Week.” The amount of
dance rehearsals, singing lessons,
and countless hours working on
lines and character development
mounted up to the opening of the
curtain on opening night. The cast
had put so much work into their
show which made it extra exciting
year for the Shanley Players. Fifty
years ago, the Shanley theatre
department celebrated the first
“First Nighter” performance. This
annual tradition is a night to enjoy
the theatrical arts with dinner and
the show. This has always been
such a special tradition at Shanley.
Among the attendees of the “First
Nighter” was Bishop John Folda.
Throughout the five performances of the show, the seats in the
audience were practically sold
out. The audience laughed until
their side was sore and loved the
production as a whole. This will
definitely be a Shanley musical
not to be forgotten soon.
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Question of the Month:
What Are You Most Looking Forward To This Spring?
“It’s almost
summer!!”
~ Sophomore
Ella Kruger
“Golf and
Trapping”
~Sophomore
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“Hanging out
with Devin”
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Shanley Students Participate
in Tri-College
By Elizabeth Erickson
On Wednesday, March 16, a team of
mathletes from Shanley High School
crossed the Red River to compete
in the 37th annual Tri-College Math
Contest. There were over 200 teams
in attendance representing more than
1700 students in middle and high
school from the local area. Unfortunately, the Shanley teams failed
to bring home any hardware as the
Davies’ Bad Asymptotes swept the
competition. Jasper Keller did the best
of the Shanley mathletes with an individual score of 20/36. Mr. Picard and
Mrs. Backlund coached and prepped
the teams. The Infallible Functions and
The Matrices were made of freshman
and sophomores (Infallible Functions:
Mason Thimjon, Kevin Shen, Brady
Ouart, Chris Kadlec, Cade Busek,
Cole Friederichs, Mary Noah, Luke
Noah; The Matrices: Alexis Wanner,
Sarah Lefor, Hope Roeber, Cole
Mathison, Alex Fetner, Daniel Wanner,
Drew Jordahl, Jacob Pollard), and the
Calc-oholics and Wooly MamMATHS
consisted of juniors and seniors (Woolly MamMATHS: Andrew Hollingsworth, Sam Magnotto, Andrea Vetter,
Abby Kautzman, Jasper Keller, Reid
Nelson, Kolby Johnson, Mike Noah;
Calc-oholics: Ty Sandene, David Dai,
Kevin Wolfe, Maggie Von Ebers, Matt
Burd, Hannah Manz, Megan Miranda,
Katie Roberts).
“My favorite part of Tri-College
was spending the day with funny people,” said Mary Noah, a freshman who
competed for the first time. Andrea
Vetter, a senior mathlete also enjoyed
her team saying, “My favorite part was
the team test because I got to work
with my teammates.” Jasper Keller
concurred saying, “My favorite part
was spending time with friends.”
Abby Kautzman, another senior
mathlete preferred the aspects of college life saying, “My favorite part was
being on campus and pretending like I
was in college for the morning… We
got to eat lunch on campus which was
a cool experience getting ready for life
next year.”
The team learned many new things
from social experiences to new concepts. Mary Noah said with a chuckle,
“…I learned that I would not make
for a good child prodigy.” Kautzman
said, “I’d advise you to bring extra
pencils to any exam you are taking
because things do happen; I learned
that for sure.” Keller also learned about
test-taking, saying, “I learned that a
calm, open mind is all you need on
those kinds of tests.”
Congratulations to all Mathletes
on a great showing this year at the
Tri-College Math Contest!
State Speech is Coming!
By Mike Noah
With the Speech season coming
to a close, the team is about to head
off to EDC and State on April 16th,
where Shanley is trying to come off
with the 1st place and secure the
State title they have desired over
the years. Consistently Shanley
has taken 2nd place at many of its
activities and the Speech team is
trying to break this. They have had a
recent first place at the NDSU Lions
tournament when Lane Hallock, a
senior joining Speech for a tournament, accompanied them and the
team ended up with the top rank!
The Speech team is composed of
about fifteen kids who all take part in
different events such as Informative,
Persuasive, Dramatic, Humorous,
Poetic, Entertaining, and Extemporaneous speaking. Reid Nelson,
a Speech extraordinaire, takes part
in as many as six events in a single
Speech tournament, and ranks very
well at all the tournaments, he has
prequalified for state (taken first
place) in four of his events and
is a top competitor in the Speech
community. There are about 15 to 50
people in one event! Reid carries the
team for the most points all year and
is a “Speech Master.” Unfortunately
the Speech team will be missing a
considerable amount of speakers
due to a Band/art trip that is going to
Chicago during state speech, which
will weaken the teams’ chances of
winning but does not necessarily
mean they can’t win.
With the time closing in until
State Speech, the team has two
tournaments left. EDC and NFL’s are
the two tournaments, and for those
Shanley High School
of you thinking the speech team is
now professional football players,
NFL stands for National Forensics
League. NFL gives students a chance
to nationally qualify and take a
trip out to the national tournament,
which is held in Salt Lake City this
year! This tournament will only
allow two people from each of its
events to qualify for the national
tournament, so the top two ranked
competitors will be selected to go to
the national tournament and compete
for a chance to win with their piece
on a national scale!
The Speech team has done very
well in the past at all the tournaments they have participated in, and
they continue to do well right up to
present day. Will this be enough to
win state? Or will this be another
second place for Shanley High
School? Well you can go watch and
find out for yourself at Jamestown
High School on April 16th!
Juniors Test for College
It’s that time of year again when the
juniors prepare to take the ACT and get
it under their belt. ACT is the leading
US college admissions test, measuring what you learn in high school to
determine your academic readiness for
college. The junior class registered on
Thursday March 3rd in their English
class with Mrs. Anderson. In the registration process the students fill out several things from your name to address.
On March 15, juniors, all over the state
of North Dakota, took the ACT. This
test is required by all juniors and is
part of the process of getting accepted
into a college. This exam tests students
on the subjects of English, Mathematics, Reading, Writing, and Science.
The test consists of 215 multiple
choice questions with an essay prompt
at the end for the writing portion
of the exam. The writing portion is
required on the national testing day,
but is optional on any other test day if
you decide to take it again. The total
testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes,
plus an additional 30 for the writing
section. There are breaks in between
sections but only about 15 min break
to get up and walk around and stretch
to prepare for the next section. Many
juniors took part in the ZAPS ACT test
prep on January 16th. This seminar
gave several tips and hints on taking
the ACT. One of the most helpful tips
given at the seminar was “zapping,”
this is also called crossing off and
or eliminating the answer that is less
logical. Managing your time well is a
key point because there is only a set
amount of time per section, so you
must pace yourself. Juniors that begin
to notice there time is running out, it’s
a good idea to begin guessing because
guessing is better than leaving them
blank, and even if it’s wrong, it can’t
go against you. The test is scored from
1-36 scale. If a student scores a 36 on
the test they are required to retake the
test to ensure there was no cheating
involved. The National Average ACT
scores range between 21-23. Students
can take the test as many times as they
would like to try and improve there
score if they are not satisfied with the
one they received. When the testing
had come to a close many juniors
were drained, mentally and physically,
and wanted to do nothing the rest of
the day. Studies show getting a good
nights rest, eating a full breakfast, and
waking up with a positive mindset
have reflected in higher test scores. In
the end, the juniors are happy to be
done with the test so they can enjoy the
rest of their junior year.
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SHANLEY SPORTS
State Continued...
We stuck together, believed in
each other and got the win.” The
Deacons played with resilience,
they adapted to the intensity of
the game and the crowd around
them and they matched Century
every time they scored or got a
stop with countless great plays.
Senior Ellen Erie said “Our
coach always preached to us that
cool heads prevail and I truly
believe that because with all the
hours we have put in as a team I
knew we were ready so we just
had to go out there and show
it and I had full faith that we’d
accomplish our goals.” Jacobson,
finishing with 31 points, created
a much needed 3-point play with
32.8 seconds left in overtime to
give the Deacons a 71-66 lead,
by putting up a shot and drawing
contact with her girl. And when
it came down to the wire, with
all the passion and heart given
from both teams, the better team
prevailed.
Junior Emily Dietz and
seniors Lauren Rotunda and
Sarah Jacobson earned all-EDC
and all-state team honors. Both
Rotunda and Jacobson were Miss
Basketball nominees. Sarah Jacobson took home the Miss Basketball honors, alongside being
named senior athlete of the year
in the EDC and in the state, as
well as tournament MVP for both
EDC and state. On top of all that
Jacobson was named Gatorade
Player of the year, for the second
year in a row. Right by their side
were seniors Annie Swenson
and Ellen Erie whose shooting
was outstanding throughout the
year, and with that they brought
an energy to the team that kept
everyone going. Sophomore
Caira Berg stepped up during her
first year on the varsity court and
proved she can hang with every
post in the state.
Boys Swimming Season Finishes Strong
By: Riley Giauque
After a great showing in
EDC, the Co-op swim team
of Shanley-South-Oak GrovePark Christian took the statewide competition by storm last
weekend, March 4th and 5th.
The boys finished out the season
Next year, the team will
strong with a dual record of 8-1
be losing four starting seniors,
and splashed their way into the
but will be gaining a competitive state meet confident in their
group of girls that are ready to
chances. Shanley diver, Sam
rise to the challenge of keeping
Magnotto, and Shanley swimthe streak alive. This young
mers: Andrew Hollingsworth,
group of girls have worked
Anthony Hollingsworth, Jack
hard all season and show great
Mehus, and Chase Steffes all
potential for next year and are
participated to give Shanley a
looking to continue the legacy
great shot at a state title.
that has been cemented in ShanSenior swimmer, Andrew
ley history. The seniors hope that
the legacy continues to grow and Hollingsworth, began competinspire those coming after them. itive swimming in 2007 with
the Crookston Club team. He
Through all the records excelled and started swimming
and accomplishments that the
with the Co-op Varsity team in
girls obtained, they remained
just the seventh grade. Andrew
focused and showed what a true was a very worthy contender
Deacon looks like. When asked in the state meet this year, and
about the senior class, junior
after a good showing in the state
Emily Dietz says “I tear up
meet last year, Andrew got back
just going through pictures and
videos from state. Those seniors
mean so much to me. It’s really
hard for me to process that I
won’t play a game with the fab
five again. They are amazing
teammates and amazing people.
It’s going to be the hardest thing
in the world for me to step on
the court next year without those
By: Shayne Dauenhauer
guys next to me. I love them so
much and I want to thank them
The Eastern Dakota Confor making this a season I will
ference
tournament took place
never forget.”
in the first week of March. The
Deacons went into the tournament ranked fifth in the EDC.
Shanley was matched up against
the fourth seed from the East,
Red River. The top four seeds
from the East get a home game
in the first round of the tournament. Therefore, on Tuesday
March 1st, the Shanley Boys’
Basketball team traveled up to
Grand Forks to compete against
Red River. The quarterfinal game
tipped off at 7:30 and the Rough
Riders instantly hit the gas pedal
and took an extensive lead in the
first few minutes of the game.
Red River continued to push the
The Shanley Seniors Celebrate After the Big Win!
tempo and maintain the momentum going into halftime. Coming
out of halftime, the Deacons
to work, and really turned some
heads at the tournament this
year. Mr. Hollingsworth finished
his first individual event, the 200
IM, with a time of 1:58.55 seconds. This time went on to beat
the old school record of 1:58.55
seconds, set by Andrew Wolf in
2010, and provided Andy with
a second place trophy in the
event. It wasn’t over for him yet
though, Andrew came back his
next event, the 100 Butterfly, and
posted yet another jaw dropping
time of 52.52 seconds. This time
declared him a state champion.
Anthony Hollingsworth, brother
of Andrew, qualified for state in
the 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle. Anthony also swam in the
“A” 200 relay in which his squad
placed 7th in the state. Freshman, Jack Mehus, got in on the
state action as well, qualifying in
the 100 Breaststroke and the 200
IM, Mehus finished strong in
both events.
The boy’s team ended the
season on a very high note,
finishing in second place. After
maintaining possession of the
Golden Brick Traveling Trophy
in the annual dual against former
co-op and cross town rival, the
Davies Eagles, and the first win
in a dual over the Fargo North
Spartans since 2007, the boys
felt that they reached a landmark
this 2016 season. Individually,
senior diver, Samuel Magnotto
also finished out a great career
and season, ranking among the
top 16 divers within the state of
North Dakota.
“It was an amazing experience,” said Andrew Hollingsworth when asked about his
time at state. “It was the best
possible way to wrap up a high
school career and finish things
off. I was extremely proud of
the team and what they accomplished.” Andrew humbly continued to add, “The entire team was
responsible for the final outcome
of the season. No single person
won the meet. 100 percent team
effort. I wouldn’t give up this
season for anything.”
The Shanley Boys’ Basketball
Season Has Wrapped Up
fought back and made a run in
the beginning of the second half
however, Red River took over
the game and won with the score
of 79-62. Red River advanced
to the semifinal game and ended
up taking second place in EDC
heading into state.
In order for the Shanley Deacons to make the road trip to the
Bismarck Civic Center for state,
it was necessary to win their next
game. Shanley was matched up
against Sheyenne High School in
the consolation semifinal game.
Sheyenne and Shanley went
head-to-head twice this year in
the regular season and ended up
winning both games that turned
into nail bitters. The game took
place at West Fargo High School
on March 4. The Deacons started
off strong and took the lead
in the first few minutes of the
game. Kaleb Christmann came
off the bench early and was a
crucial key player, scoring three
three-pointers instantly. The
Mustangs fought back and tied it
up at the buzzer as they headed
into halftime. The Mustangs
came out of halftime rowdy and
fired up wanting to win the game.
Sheyenne went on a run earlier
in the second half and continued
to stretch the lead. They ended
up beating Shanley with the
score of 65-55. Devin Klieman,
a senior captain, claimed, “It was
a heck of a run by the boys. It
was upsetting we couldn’t piece
it together at the end but we
showed a lot of character in the
post-season.”
The Boys Basketball Team
ended with a season record of
13 and 10. Congratulations on a
great season!
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{Joseph Hagstrom}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Favorite Quote
“No pain no gain.”
Learn the school song right
away.
Superpower
Biggest Fear
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Freshman year football
Spiders
College Plans
Airforce Community
College
First Crush
Strength
Sarah Jacobson
{Kacie Baumler}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Superpower
Favorite Quote
Ability to fly
“Adventure may hurt you,
but monotony will kill you.”
Make good friends.
First Crush
Joseph Thibert
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Biggest Fear
Drowning
College Plans
Rome pilgrimage
Physical Therapy
{Peyton Steinhouse}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Favorite Quote
You can’t catch them all.
“True friends stab you in
the front.” -Oliver Sykes
College Plans
Biggest Fear
Superpower
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Not being able to see John
Cena
NDSU
Junior retreat
The ability to catch them all
{Olivia Salonen}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
True friends stab
you in the front.
Biggest Fear
Being home alone and
hearing a children’s laugh.
Favorite Quote
Superpower
“Do I need to be liked? No. Eating 2x my body weight @
every meal.
I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked.
College Plans
But it’s not like a compulEducation/Communications
sive need to be liked. Like
my need to be praised. ”
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Experiencing German culture
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{Mason Ostern}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Don’t leave your backpack
unattended.
Favorite Quote
Superpower
“Liberalism is a cancerous
society.” -Mark Ostern
Ability to hid objects
Favorite Shanley
Memory
College Plans
Automotive Technician
Biggest Fear
Football
Driving an Avalon
{Bryan Finneseth}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Sparknotes is a lifesaver.
Biggest Fear
Lane putting ANOTHER
hole in my wall.
Favorite Quote
Superpower
“In my body, where the shame
gland should be, there is a
second awesome gland. True
story.” -Barney Stinson
Wheels
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Junior Retreat
College Plans
First Crush
NDSU, medicine
Jessica Vig
{Riley Giauque}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Always laugh at your own
jokes, that way its not
awkward when nobody else
laughs.
Biggest Fear
Zach Noack with a box of
matches.
Favorite Quote
Super Power
Super speed
“Be the best version of yourself you can be, don’t be a
second rate version of someone else.”
College Plans
Medical field or Business
First Crush
Marcela Hanson
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Streaking at the PowderPuff
{Sarah Jacobson}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Be yourself, enjoy high
school, it flies by.
Biggest Fear
Getting injured
Favorite Quote
“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.”
Superpower
Read minds
College Plans
NDSU to play basketball
Favorite Shanley
Memory
State basketball 2014, 2015,
& 2016
First Crush
William Thomas Kenney
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{Ty Sandene}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Favorite Quote
Take a foreign language
that you enjoy.
College Plans
Superpower
Control time
“Two things are infinite.
The universe and human
stupidity...and I’m not so
sure about the universe.”
-Albert Einstein
Texas A&M for Aerospace
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Freshman football
championships
Biggest Fear
First Crush
Being buried alive
Mary Simon
{Harrison Kourajan}
Biggest Lesson
Learned
Favorite Quote
When in doubt, ask Joe K.
for gum.
“How could mirrors be
real if my eyes aren’t real.”
-Jaden Smith
Biggest Fear
Superpower
The ability to catch them all.
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Prom 2015
College Plans
Slap bets
NDSU for Zoology
First Crush
Abby Kautzman
Biggest Lesson
Learned
{Aaron Rydell}
Be on the lookout for
cops when speeding.
Biggest Fear
Toyotas
Superpower
Money Tree, the ability to
grow money
First Crush
Marcela Hanson
College Plans
Diesel Technician at NDSCS
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Peter Simon and Jacob Lang
as commentators during PowderPuff football
{Bruce Mizero}
Biggest Lesson Learned
Favorite Quote
Don’t do drugs.
“Don’t worry; be happy.”
Biggest Fear
Favorite Shanley
Memory
Snakes
Sports
Superpower
Time manipulation
College Plans
Florida Gulf Coast
First Crush
Mariah Carey
Shanley High School
Sophomore Retreat
By Sarah Lefor
The Shanley High School
Sophomore retreat was an
emotional experience for all who
attended on Monday, March 21,
2016. The day started out with
a showing of “The Passion of
Christ” in the school auditorium.
The movie showed a very accurate description of what actually
happened during holy week. One
moviegoer said, “It was a solid
movie choice to help us prepare
for the Easter weekend and
remember what Easter is really
about.” After the movie, many
people needed time to recuperate
from what they had seen. With
that in mind, the teachers led a
procession over to Saints Anne
& Joachim Catholic Church with
two students carrying a representation of Jesus’ cross. This was
a time for many to think about
what they had just seen on the
big screen. When they entered
the church, the teachers offered
the students food. Afterwards,
students sat in adoration and
rested in the presence of God.
The sophomores had the option
of receiving the sacrament of
reconciliation if they chose.
Many people ran off their built
up energy outside during the
long lunch break. Some of the
sophomore boys used their lunch
break for athletic discovery.
They made it their determination
to kick a soccer ball over the
outside of the church. “We lost it
eventually… I hit the brick wall
a couple of times with it (the soccer ball),” someone anonymously
said. They eventually got the ball
over the church, as it landed on
the roof. After the lunch break,
the students continued their day
of focusing on God by praying
a Divine Mercy Chaplet. They
used their artistic abilities to
make their own decade of the
rosary out of beads. The sophomores finished out the day with
a celebration of the Eucharist
in the holy mass. “The musical
was very exhausting, so it was
refreshing to go and clear my
mind,” said one sophomore. All
in all, the Shanley sophomores
enjoyed a wonderful day of
preparation for Easter.
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Shanley Band Enjoys a Successful Festival
By Elizabeth Erickson
On Tuesday, March 8, the
Shanley and Sullivan Bands
boarded buses to head a little
ways north to NDSU for the
Raging Red Music Festival. The
Shanley students listened to the
Sullivan Band play for a bit, then
they played, and then they had
a clinic where a college professor reviewed the band and gave
them extra advice. Junior Gabe
Thomas said, “It was exciting
to see how much talent there
is in the middle school that is
coming up.” At the end of the
day the Shanley flautists were
awarded the outstanding section.
Senior Anna Triller said, “It
was a dream come true.” Cassie
Johnson said, “…It took a lot
of practice and time to get our
performance ready, but like any
other instrument in the band,
we played our part the best we
could, and it ended up being a
successful performance. That’s
all we can ask for! …Now we
just have to top what we did this
year, next year!”
Many students enjoyed the
clinic the most. Anna Triller
continued, “We had a clinic
with a professor who critiqued
our music, so it was a different
learning experience. It was nice.”
Gabe Thomas said, “My favorite
part was getting feedback from
very skilled college professors.”
Gabby Ries, senior, said, “We
had the same guy from last year.
We only went over one song, but
it was good.”
Sophomore Adam McTaggart
really enjoyed the milieu saying,
“It was good. It sounded like
we played well.” Junior Jasper
“Dave” Keller concurred saying,
“My favorite part was being able
to play in the concert hall. Everything sounds better there.”
The students learned a lot and
developed new abilities. Adam
McTaggart summarized his day
saying, “I learned to just play
stronger and keep tempo.” And
Gabby Ries said, “It was quite
wonderful.” Congratulations
Band on a fantastic festival!
National Honors Society Induction Ceremony
By Kylie Kanwischer
“I pledge myself to
uphold the high purpose of the
National Honor Society to which
I have been elected; I will be
true to the principles for which it
stands; I will be loyal to my and
will maintain and encourage high
standards of scholarship, service,
leadership, and character.” This
pledge was said by the newest
inductees of the National Honor
Society at their banquet. The
ceremony was held on Tuesday
March 22, 2016, at 6 PM. The
induction took place in the Shanley High School Chapel. Those
inducted were juniors and they
joined the Alpha Chapter of the
National Honor Society at Shanley. The students entered alphabetically and sat at the very front
of the Chapel. This year there
were twenty-nine students selected to be inducted. In order to be
inducted students must first meet
the grade criterion for GPA. If a
student has met this requirement
they must submit an application
that explains their achievements
not just academically but also
their achievements in leadership
positions, their character, and
service to their community. The
applications are then viewed by
the Schools Honor Society advisor and applicants are chosen.
The advisor at Shanley is Mrs.
Gail Ringey. The banquet started
with an invocation by Father
Charles LaCroix. Following
the opening prayer, senior and
Honor Society member, Hannah
Altringer gave a brief history of
the Honor Society. Then Father
LaCroix gave a speech about
how we must use our God given
gifts and talents for God and
to help make the world a better
place. Father Charles gave all
of those in attendance a prayer
to be read aloud by everyone,
which continued the theme of
using member’s talents for good.
The students were then officially
inducted and went up one by
one to receive their certificates
and write their signature in the
book to be officially inducted.
After this four senior members
of the National Honor Society
spoke about what it meant to be
academically excellent, a leader,
have good character, and serve
your community. Four candles lit
at the front of the church symbolized each of the four pillars of
the National Honor Society. The
pledge mentioned previously was
the proclaimed by all of the 2016
members. Mrs. Ringey was one
of the speakers at the induction;
she then spoke of what it meant
to be a member and member
responsibilities. Principal Sarah
Crary then spoke to the members
about sharing talent with others
and member responsibility to the
school. Father LaCroix gave a
brief closing prayer and blessed
the new members. The induction ended and new members
got together for a group picture,
and were then invited with their
family members in attendance to
have complimentary cookies and
punch. Junior and 2016 member
Hannah Manz stated, “It was
nice to have the support of proud
family members and staff at the
induction.” After all, none of the
members would be where they
are without family and staff of
Shanley High School.
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Shanley High School
Meet the Janitor
Where did you grow up?
West Fargo
What was your least favorite subject when you were in
school and why?
English, It was my hardest
subject
What do you want to be doing
in five years?
Work less, I work an average of
70 hours per week.
When did you decide to become a custodian, and why?
I was a service manager for a furniture company called Business
Essentials. I worked for there for
23 years. Back in 1999 I started
a cleaning company, I still own it
and my wife currently runs it.
What is the best thing about
being a custodian of a high
school?
Remembering all that I used to
do in high school, nothing has
really changed
What was the best day of your
life?
The best day of my life was the
birth of my first born child.
What is your favorite movie/
book?
My favorite movie is the Punisher, and my favorite book is you
making me hate you by Corey
Taylor.
What is your favorite restaurant?
Porter Creek
What is your idea of fun?
Riding my Harley Davidson
motorcycle and hanging with my
family.
Do you have any pets? If so,
what are their names?
I have two dogs, Wicket and
Chewy.
Any interesting plans for 2016?
Maybe a new home...
What is the worst thing about
cleaning a high school?
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From the Promotional Manager
What we leave behind…
this is a concept that I have been
contemplating lately, and to which
I have given serious thought. As
my senior year begins to draw to
its inevitable close, I find myself
looking backwards, to what lies
behind me. You see, the entire
senior class, myself included,
will soon be leaving the doors
of Shanley forever. And once we
leave those doors as students for
the last time, there is no coming
back. Sure we’ll be back for some
football games, class reunions, and
other such events that will draw us
together, but it will not be in the
same way we are here now. Our
time to make a difference here is
limited, and it’s running out fast.
This swim season, one of the
things that my coach drilled into us
seniors the most, was to consider
the legacy that we were leaving. I
remember there were several days
after practice when a friend and I,
who had been swimming together
for six years, had long conversations with the coach. He would
tell us many things, but one of the
most memorable was the impact
that we would have when we were
gone. “What will they remember?
What will be the stories that they
tell of ‘The Days of Old’ when
they are seniors? These are the
questions you have to ask yourselves, gentleman. Keep these in
mind when you are leading.”
I tried my best to keep this
mindset when leading the team. I
only hope what Sam and I did was
enough to keep the team strong
in the future. But as I have said
before, this isn’t about me, and
it’s no about us for that matter. It’s
about doing the best that we can
to lead the younger generations
to excellence. Whether we like it
or not, we set the standard. When
the freshman walk into the doors
of Shanley, the seniors are the first
they look to for an example. Think
back to your first day at Shanley…
what was it like? This is what
we have to keep in mind as we
think, speak, and act. People will
eventually forget what you said,
what you did…but they will never
forget how you made them feel.
That has to be the goal, to lead and
to inspire.
Now I know this can be hard,
but the good things in life never come easy. Nor should they,
because, after all, we reap what
we sow. There are some days
where we simply will not have the
strength to do what’s right. Well,
that’s when we have to ask God
for the strength to do the good.
We can’t do this on our own, we
need to reach out to others. This is
a team effort, and we will sink or
swim together. By the time this is
published, there will be only a couple of months left of school. This
is not much time, but it could make
all the difference in the world.
There are so many of us who will
be leaving for the last time in May,
teachers included. It’s too late to
change things for us, but it’s not
too late set up a great Shanley for
those that will follow. Do the best
that you can do, in everything that
you do!
Till next time…yours truly, Hollywood
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it
living someone else’s life. Don’t let the
noise of others’ opinions drown out your
own inner voice. And most important,
have the courage to follow your heart
and intuition.” - Steve Jobs
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By Emily Alderman
Junior Privileges??
Respecting Others
“I firmly believe that respect
is a lot more important, and a lot
greater, than popularity.” This
quote from Julius Erving says a
lot. Look around you. It is rare to
find someone who respects their
peers and elders. It is almost as
if people do not care about the
feelings of others. Everyone has
feelings. Everyone deserves to
be treated with kindness and
respect. Like Dr. Seuss once said,
“A person’s a person no matter
how small.” Even if you have
or have not been friends with
someone since kindergarten, you
should respect them and their
views on life. No one should feel
like they have to hide something
or hold something in because
they are afraid of how someone
will react to them. Treat everyone how you would want to be
treated.
Respect in schools is very important. You often hear teachers
saying, “Respect your teachers
and fellow classmates.” Lately,
this has been a hot topic in the
hallways of Shanley High. Students are told to respect everyone
in the classrooms and outside of
class, but many students feel like
teachers are disrespecting them.
It goes both ways. Most teachers
know students pretty well here
at Shanley, and they know how
students react to different things
and how they approach their
classmates and other teachers. I
think that everyone should be respected and be able to voice their
opinions without the other person
getting upset. Students often
feel disrespected when teachers
will not let them say their side
of the story or their view on
something. Sometimes, teachers
ask to have the person come talk
to them outside of class simply
because they need to continue
to teach the class, or because it
is an inappropriate time to be discussing that topic. Talking while
the teacher is talking happens
way too often. No teacher should
have to stop teaching multiple
times to get students to be quite.
Kristin Carew says, “We are in
high school, this shouldn’t be a
difficult concept to understand at
this age.” Respect in the classroom goes both ways and I think
students and teachers can learn to
better respect one another.
good of friends they are with
that person. Respecting people
should not be hard. Respect your
teachers, respect your classmates, respect your friends, and
respect those who you do not
know. Everyone has feelings and
everyone deserves to be respected. Stand up for others that are
being brought down.
Emily Alderman (above)
and Kristin Carew (below)
are Senior Editors of The
S.H.A.C.K.
In today’s society bullying
and disrespecting people is,
sadly, much easier to do because
of all of the technology and
social media. Social media is the
easiest way for people to bully
others. People are often times
scared to approach someone in
person, but are more than willing
to post things on the internet.
Even if they think they are “joking around,” some people take
things personally no matter how
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By Kristin Carew
The question has risen if
juniors are allowed the same
privileges as seniors. This has
caused many seniors to become
very angered. The biggest reason
that made the seniors so mad is
because they had to wait their
fair time for the privileges, so it
is not fair that the juniors receive
these without doing anything to
earn them. I think its true, the
juniors have done nothing to earn
any type of privileges, so why
should they get to leave during
study hall and lunch to get food?
Being a senior, I get to experience senior privileges, and
although they may be great, they
aren’t something to be taking
lightly. In my opinion these privileges should be a perk that only
seniors get for multiple reasons;
first, seniors are going through
a hectic and stressful time and
need a break, second they have
earned the privileges, and third
it is something that can easily be
abused by a lower grade.
Personally in my freshman,
sophomore, and junior years
of high school, I really didn’t
have that much stress put on
me. I wouldn’t say it was easy,
but it certainly doesn’t compare
to what I’m dealing with now.
Along with all regular classes,
we have to deal with college and
everything that goes with that
and all its deadlines.
earn some special treatment to
show all that they have accomplished. They are older and have
paid their dues. Everyone will
get their chance with senior privileges, but it is something that
has to be earned through the first
three years of high school. As
students, we have worked as hard
as we can in order to do what is
right for our futures. As a reward
for our hard work and efforts, the
senior class is awarded privileges
to leave school grounds during
their own study halls.
Giving juniors privileges
now will lead to bad habits,
such as always leaving for lunch
or going home and not getting
homework done in study hall
everyday. They will become so
accustom to leaving that they
won’t have time for homework.
I believe senior privileges
should stay as a benefit only to
the seniors because as an underclassman “senior privileges” was
something I looked forward to,
and if juniors were allowed these
privileges, it would defeat the
purpose of the name. They are
something earned and something
given by the administration to
seniors who have earned it. It is
something that sets the seniors
apart from all underclassman.
Senior year is the last year of
high school and seniors should
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