Inspirational Students Ignite Loyola

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Tuesday,
May 27, 2014
Volume G Issue X
Inspirational Students Ignite Loyola
Caroline Cronin
LA News Editor
After the seniors finished
their last day with the all-school
Sending Forth Mass, students
began preparing for the night’s
Honors Convocation. Whether it
be for language, Student Council,
Arrupe, Science Olympiad, or
anything in between, the Honors
Night showcased students from
every tile of Loyola’s patchwork
quilt. Students gathered in the
West Gym at 7:00 pm and were
greeted by members of Torch
Club, as well as handed a large
program of the night. Inside this
program were the numerous
awards with the recipients
names listed next to them. After
grabbing a cup of coffee, taking
a quick picture, and listening
to the orchestra play a song or
two, the students found their
assigned seats and put on their
name tags, while parents filled
the rest of the vacant chairs.
Dr. Kathryn Baal gave a quick
speech to open the night, thanking
the students for their hard work
and the parents and teachers for
their encouragement. Soon after,
the awards ceremony began. There
were seven categories of awards
presented that night: Scholarship
Awards, Academic Awards,
Student Activity Awards, Service
Awards, School Counseling
Awards, Distinguished Scholar
Awards,
and
All
School
Awards were given to their
proper recipients in that order.
The
Scholarship Awards
ranged from the Evans Scholars
Scholarship to the Army
ROTC and Air Force Academy
Scholarships. These awards were
presented by specific leaders not
only in our community, but also in
our country. Most of the Academic
Scholarships were based on
Language Exams taken early in
the spring, and teachers of the
respected languages handed out
awards to their pupils. However,
the Academic Scholarships did
not end at Language. Many other
awards included writing awards,
art and photography awards,
choir awards, acting awards,
architecture awards, science
awards, and even P.E. awards.
Next came the Student
Activity Awards, which awarded
Haley Loquercio, winner of the Brost award, brought
Dorothy to life in this year’s spring musical.
Photo Courtesy The Year
What’s
Inside?
Eximus Architecture
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Elliot Buscaglia accepts the Rebarchak award from Fr. McGrath
and Dr. Baal at the Sending Forth liturgy.
Photo Courtesy The Year
students who dedicated time to
helping Loyola become a better
place. This recognition included
awards for The Year, The Prep,
Scholastic
Bowl,
Speech,
Debate, Torch Club, and Student
Council. After the Student
Activity Awards came the Service
Awards, presented by members of
Campus Ministry. These awards
included Arrupe Medals, Catholic
Action Awards, the Ministry
Social Activism Award, Liturgy
Leadership Awards, and Ministry
Spirit Awards. The Counseling
Department even gave out two
Gonzaga Awards to seniors! After
the Counseling Awards came the
Distinguished Scholar Awards.
These
included
numerous
AP Scholar awards including
Distinction, Honor, and Scholar.
This was also the part of the night
where the school recognized
the National Merit Scholarship
Winner,
Jake
Skarzynski,
along with all of the nominees.
To close the night, the school
handed out the All School
Awards. These awards were
mentioned at the Sending Forth
Mass earlier that day, along with
the nominees for each award. The
Michael Rebarchak Memorial
Award was given to Elliot
Buscaglia at the Sending Forth
Mass. This award recognizes a
student who works tirelessly to
make Loyola a better place. This
person, however, often works
behind the scenes without seeking
any public acknowledgement.
Elliot
Buscaglia
perfectly
fits that definition of an
outstanding
Rambler.
The nominees for the Richer
Award
included
Jesherene
Enerio
(year-book),Alexandra
Gambacorta
(Italian
Youth
Group), Elise Hoag (Nothin’
But Treble), James Hogan III
(Man Choir), Daniel Holmberg
(Thespians), Joo Hyeon Lee
(Architecture Club), Alexander
Smith
(Philosophy
Club),
Chelsea Tuvilla (Asian Youth
Group), Jamie Wright (SAVE),
and Micah Zaker (Fishing Club).
This award honors a senior
for outstanding contributions
to a co-curricular activity
outside of sports and ministry.
The award was presented
Nigeria Turmolt
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Godzilla Re-Emerges
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to Micah Zaker. Micah was
nominated by the moderator of
the Fishing Club, Mrs. Nugent,
who said, “I would be very
surprised to hear of students or
faculty who do not know Micah.
He is the student who says hello
in the halls, goes out of his way to
make new students feel welcome,
and is in a perpetual good mood.”
During his time in the club,
Micah selflessly dedicated his
time helping other members
improve their fishing skills,
helping organize events such as
the ice fishing trip, and recruiting
new members to keep the club
going strong. The ice fishing trips
always presented the attendees
with some challenging weather,
but as Mrs. Nugent noted, “there
is Micah, standing in the snow
grilling hot dogs and bratwursts
for the group. When the fish
aren’t biting, Micah is building a
snowman or playing on sleds. With
genuine enthusiasm he takes what
could be a challenging situation
and makes it memorable.”
Outside of the fishing boat,
Micah could be seen helping out
at this year’s International Night
as the emcee. His positive attitude
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Micah Zaker, winner of the Richer award, shows off his catch
from this year’s ice fishing trip.
Photo Courtesy Fishing Club
Hawks Repeat?
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The Prep
Editor-in-Chief
Sabrina Tong
Managing Editor
Sabrina Tong
Moderator
Ms. Katie Klein
EDITORIALS
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Letter from the Editor
Well, it’s May. We’ve almost made it. The end of the year offers
change, as well as lots of excitement with the coming of summer. First
off, The seniors are gone, and everyone is almost another year wiser.
All of us have been advanced, and referred to as “rising ____ (insert
next year’s grade level here)” instead of our current grade. As we are
all preparing for our transition into a higher grade level, the freshmen
are getting a head start. Since the seniors have left, I have noticed that
the freshmen are the ones mostly adopting this practice, but I think
this is mainly an excuse for them not to be freshmen anymore. I guess
they’re now “rising sophomores”, but to me, they are still freshmen
for a couple more days. For me and the rest of the juniors, the seniors
leaving means having less than ten people in some of my classes, as
well as having five hundred less people to deal with in hallway traffic
during passing period. I guess it also means that the people in my class
are the new leaders of the school (“rising seniors”) as well; I don’t
know whether to celebrate or be nervous about that fact. Compounding
on this change, the end of the year is also the busiest time of the year.
Finals are on the horizon, which normally means that I can’t remember
the simplest things I have to do, but for some reason can remember the
Consistent Ethic of Life for my ethics final.
The end of the year also is a time of reflection, most notably the investigation of where all my pencils have gone throughout the course of
the year. In August, we started the school year with a shiny new set of
pencils, folders, and notebooks, possibly eagerly starting a new chapter
in our education (freshmen), or dreading to go back to the daily grind
of high school (everyone else). Now, I find it strenuous to even find my
one and only pencil that I picked up in my ninth period US history class
two days ago, and many of my peers are struggling to do the same. My
notebooks are now filled up, and most of my folders are at breaking
point. In addition to the traditional school supplies, my iPad, the main
change in school supplies this year, has provided a new problem of having no iCloud storage, much to my dismay. With only a few school days
left until the end of the year, my laziness to not back up my iPad resulted in a headache, since I had to reset my iPad a couple weeks ago due to
a malfunction. The challenge of having a thoroughly-used iPad has now
plagued me, but the reminder that it’s the end of the year causes me not
to worry as much. All these factors – the seniors leaving, being called
a “rising senior”, the even smaller class sizes, my lost pencils, filled-up
notebooks, overflowing folders, and the lack of memory in my iPad and
my brain - mixed together remind me that summer is coming, forcing
me to reflect back on the year that is about to end.
It’s difficult not to look back on the changes made in school. This
year has certainly been an interesting one with the introduction and
integration of the iPad into our academic lives. The Academy encountered new, but now constantly familiar, problems, such as the struggle
of spotty wifi, distractions in games (Hay Day, anyone?), and more
digital communication methods than ever before. However, though reflection is essential at the conclusion of anything (I think Ignatius said
that), and this school year will soon be in the past, we are still living in
the present. The present and immediate future right now is finals and
the few exhausting days of school before the relaxation of summer.
The echoing chants of “Summer, summer, summer!” straight out of a
scene from High School Musical 2 may reverberate through the minds
of many, as they prepare for finals, but it is important to remember
to live in this present moment. We’re almost there everybody. Have a
good summer everyone and best of luck on finals!
Sabrina Tong
Editor-in-Chief
Contributors
Caroline Cronin, Amanda Byrne, Mike Toomey,
Tom Murphy, Courtney Capra, Kelly Reichert,
Gabrielle Timm, Mikey Rocha, Kristen Daly,
Melody Ogoke, Will Reichert, Matthew
Caldwell, Jackie Sowa, Mitchell Lee, and Nigel
Wilson
Notes in the News
Amanda Byrne - Current Events Editor
Planet of the Bees
If the last time you saw a bee was on a box of Honey-Nut Cheerios this
morning, then you probably have not been to England recently. While
we have been enjoying the wonderful beginning of the spring season,
the people of England have been dealing with the dawn of the dreaded
swarming season. Swarming season is a time when young queen bees
(also known as Regina Georges to us on the North Shore) set out to find
a new hive. Unfortunately, these queen bees are followed around by a
swarm of thousands of bees, and they tend to not always select the most
practical hives. One of these poor hive selections made for an interesting display in a Topshop storefront window in London, leaving shoppers
fleeing what appeared to be a scene out of a horror movie as a swarm descended upon the store. Another unfortunate choice was a man’s parked
car, which was covered by over 20,000 bees! The people of England
have to continually deal with this swarming season from late April to
July, and it is most severe around this time. But to end on a positive note,
if you want to be a bee keeper, London’s hiring.
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
It’s wildfire season again in California, and many counties across the
state have been trying to utilize new communication technology like
social media and phone apps to inform citizens about fire conditions
and evacuations. Recently, San Diego County’s emergency notification
app issued an evacuation order for an advancing wildfire in your pants.
That’s right, San Diego County orders you to evacuate from your pants
immediately! According to the San Diego Communications Director, the
notification on the app was supposed to say Bernardo fire, rather than fire
in your pants. Shockingly enough, the pants message was simply a hack
in the system and was fixed after it was posted (and re-posted on Twitter hundreds of times). I hope they at least gave a little leeway on those
public nudity charges for the gullible app users who were pants-lessly
stop, drop, and rolling through the San Diego streets.
Can you translate that into Bostonian?
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has finally realized
why their signs encouraging the use of turn signals were ineffective at
preventing nearly 5,000 tickets for the offense last year; they were written in foreign language. They were written in American English, not
Bostonian English! The department finally got the message and recently
began posting signs along the highway that read, “Changing Lands? Use
Yah Blinkah.” All I have to say is wicked clevah Massachusetts Department of Transportation!
Scooby, Where’s Shaggy?
Earlier this month, instead of Shaggy asking, “Scooby-dooby-do where
are you?” the tables were turned when radio personality and voice of
Shaggy, Casey Kasem, went missing. He was missing for a few weeks,
until he was finally tracked down by the FBI and local law enforcement
safely staying with friends outside of Seattle. He definitely would have
been found sooner if the gang had gotten back together and brought the
Mystery Machine out of retirement. They would have discovered that
he was actually kidnapped by a man dressed as a ghost for some crazy
reason that made sense all along! He would have gotten away with it too
if it wasn’t for those meddling…senior citizens?
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La NEws
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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Designing a Winner
Mike Toomey
Class of 2014
On May 2, as other seniors
were contentedly enjoying their
“College T-Shirt” Friday, the
members of Loyola’s 2014 Mock
Firms team, Eximus Architecture,
were busy running around in the
very best of their formal outfits.
Despite the cool, calm collectedness that formal wear generally
entails, these five proto-architects
were anything but. It was the
day of the competition, and, as
they scrambled to put the finishing touches onto their skyscraper
Unity Towers, the hour of judging slowly crept closer and closer.
This was it. All the hard
work, the sleepless nights, the
anguished cries of “When can I
go home? I just want to see my
family,” converged upon this
point in time. Then it began.
The first judge approached, and
the Ramblers began their unpracticed, unplanned spiel. Jane Lee,
the Head Architect, introduced
the firm and her team members.
The Design Architect, Bobby
Reedy, then discussed the form
of the building, and the ways in
which its yin-yang shape embodied the basic ideas of bringing healthy balances to people’s
lifestyles and the environment,
key themes of this year’s competition. The spotlight then moved
to Jean-Phillipe Boucher who
explained the building’s core
and outrigger structural support
system, fulfilling his role as Eximus’ Chief Structural Engineer
with descriptions of the various
elements that kept Unity Towers
standing. Chris Gloeckle was up
next. Being the Interior Architect, he expounded upon floor
plans and the building’s general
vertical layout, going into detail
about the building’s fitness, residential, and commercial spaces.
Finally, Mike Toomey, the Sustainability Officer and Computer
Engineer, delineated the various
environmentally-friendly aspects
of Unity, including its plasma
gasification plant, thermal energy
storage system, and smart grid.
Two more times for two more
judges they repeated this ten minute sequence, and then, to their
great relief, the judging was done.
Exhausted from the stress of
the competition and their lack of
sleep, barely able to move their
limbs, the team decided it would
be prudent to take a fifteen block
walk to find lunch. After a nice
Thai meal and a brief stint at the
Art Institute, the Eximus architects returned to the Congress
Hotel for the award ceremony.
They sat down and waited to
hear their sentences. Somehow,
even through their delirium, the
words “Eximus Architecture”
managed to make it to their ears.
Confused, the Ramblers walked
up and grabbed their awards
for Runner-Up in Construction
(which referred to the actual
quality of the model they built.)
Again, “Eximus Architecture”
rang out, and, again, the five perplexed members made the trek
from the back of the room to the
front, where they accepted their
certificates for Runner-Up in
Design (the originality of their
proposed building.) Questioning whether their team name had
been accidentally swapped with
another, the architects’ suspicions
were confounded when their
firm name was announced for
a third time, this for the Illinois
State Champions medal. Jaws
had been irreversibly dropped at
this point. And yet, it kept going. They were again called for
the Midwest Champions medal,
and, finally, and most impossibly, the National Skyscraper
Champions medal. Loyola’s
Mock Firms 2014 team, Eximus
Architecture, had won, to everyone’s mutual but approving surprise, the skyscraper competition.
Loyola’s architecture program
has been improving year after
year, illustrated well by the winning of the 2014 Mock Firms National Skyscraper Competition.
Despite a lack of 3D printer capabilities, the team was able to build
models that impressed judges beyond those of other, more technologically advanced schools. The
program is designed to teach the
fundamentals of model-making
and design techniques, and will
only improve next year with several advancements, including a
larger Architecture II class and
3D printers. Architecture Club,
too, helps to develop the skills
necessary to create and bring to
life actual buildings with its various remodeling projects. Loyola’s
architecture and design program
is on the rise, and there has never
been a better time to get involved.
The Architecture Club shows off its hardware from their first place win.
Photo Courtesy Architecture Club
Mrs. Nugent - then and now. As always, she brings her distinct style to
the classroom and amazes her students.
Photo Courtesy Prep Staff
Faculty Flashback
with Mrs. Nugent
Tom Murphy
Freshman Writer
In nature, there is no worry
about grammar, papers, or why
the caged bird sings. In fact,
there are no caged birds because
everything is in its natural state.
Just ask Mrs. Nugent, an English teacher here at Loyola who
moonlights as a host of the television show, Outdoor Wisconsin.
Mrs. Nugent is an alumna of
Regina Dominican High School,
although she actually grew up
in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Her
brother attended Loyola, where
her father taught, and her mother
taught at Regina. With an hour
commute to school every day (if
she was lucky), she spent most of
her time at Regina and two hours
per day with her family in a car.
She was extremely active at
Regina and was on the basketball
team and the soccer team (both
of which she made Varsity as a
freshmen). Mrs. Nugent was also
on Student Council and was Class
President her Junior and Senior
years. As a student, she was inspired by her philosophy teacher,
Mrs. Rose, a hard nose teacher
who challenged her students and
earned the reputation that would
make most students shy away.
Mrs. Nugent accepted the challenge with open arms and an open
mind.
Mrs. Nugent spent her summers in summer school classes at
Loyola and in college immersion
at Carlton College in Minnesota.
Mrs. Nugent also enjoyed going
to sports camps. Every summer,
she and her family would take
a week long fishing trip isolated
from the outside world. Mrs. Nugent spent this time doing homework and reading on the boat, but
she learned to love the outdoors.
She began writing articles about
the outdoors and eventually came
to host her own show, Outdoor
Wisconsin.
After high school, she went on
to study at Lawrence University,
where she majored in Philosophy
and also met her future husband.
In 2009, Mrs. Nugent received an
Emmy nomination in the category
of Outstanding Achievement for
Informational Programs for her
work on the segment “Outdoor
Wisconsin: Black Bears.”
Even with these achievements,
Mrs. Nugent is very humble.
When a former student of Mrs.
Nugent was asked to describe her
in a couple of words, he said that,
“she couldn’t be described in a
million words.”
Just last year, she was selected
by the Class of 2013 as the Educator of the Year. Having a unique
path of her own, Mrs. Nugent encourages kids to embrace what is
unique about themselves, instead
of hiding what makes them different. Needless to say, Mrs. Nugent
is an inspirational and valuable
member of the staff at Loyola,
and she simply makes Loyola a
better school and a better community.
Loyola Honors Inspiration Students, cont.
Continued from page 1
and enthusiasm for the various
acts brought a great energy to the
evening. Teachers and students
alike are sure to notice Micah’s
friendly nature and positive attitude in the halls of Loyola. Perhaps his club moderator said it
best when she commented, “He
embodies what we want our
graduates to be at graduation.
And I know if he doesn’t get this
award, he will be the first one to
congratulate the person who does.
He is just that kind of person.”
The
nominees
for
the
Brost Award were Seo Yun
Bang
(Architecture
Club),
Daniel Ellingsen (Man Choir),
Katherine Lederer (yearbook),
Haley Loquercio (Thespians),
and Lena Volpe (Nothin’ But
Trouble). This award is given to
a junior who has dedicated his
or her time to a co-curricular
activity. He or she has taken on a
leadership role and has positively
influenced his or her group.
The winner for this award
was Haley Loquercio. Haley
was nominated for this award by
her club moderator Mrs. Ryan.
Haley has been a member of
the Thespian group since her
freshman year. She has worked
behind the scenes as part of the
stage crew and most recently
on the stage as the female lead
Dorothy in this spring’s musical
The Wizard of Oz. Additionally,
she qualified to become an
International Thespian, an honor
reserved for only the most active
members. She is a member of the
Thespian board where she helps
to plan and run activities for
the year. Haley is also an active
member in the Brother Small Arts
Guild and worked as a tour guide
for one of the group’s outings this
year. As her moderator Mrs. Ryan
said, “In addition to her work as
a member of the cast and crew,
she is a terrific cheerleader for the
Thespians as well as the arts in
general. She does all of this with
a smile on her face and a cheerful
word for everyone who works
on her teams, endearing herself
to both adults and her peers.”
Another award presented
tonight and at the Sending Forth
Mass was the Fausone Medal,
in honor of Molly Fausone.
This medal went to senior Jamie
Wright. Jamie was the winner
of last year’s Brost Award for
her work with SAVE, a group
she founded to help make the
world a greener place. During her
senior year, Jamie continued this
work along with moderator Mrs.
Nold. At the Sending Forth Mass,
Jamie’s volleyball coach, Mr.
Chang, gave a speech to introduce
her as the winner. He noted
Jamie’s inspiring work here at
Charlie Heintz presents the Fausone Medal to this year’s winner,
Jamie Wright, at Honors Convocation.
Photo Courtesy The Year
Loyola. It is because of Jamie that
Loyola now has recycling bins
in the cafeteria and homerooms.
She worked tirelessly to make
the student body and faculty
aware of ways to save energy by
donating her time to complete
room checks to ensure computers
are powered down and lights are
turned off at the end of the day.
This year she also organized
a “Going Green” night for the
volleyball team where they
raised awareness about helping
the earth. Needless to say, Jamie
has left her mark on Loyola.
After this wonderful yet long
evening came to a close, it was
clear to see that The Academy
is filled with many talented
and
inspirational
students.
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The Prep
Current Events
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Terrorists Hold Nigerian Girls Captive
Will Reichert
Junior Writer
April 14, 2014 was just another day at Loyola Academy.
I was studying for tests, texting my friends and thinking
about what summer adventures I would start in just a few
weeks. What a life! If only
everyone lived in such a bubble. Now flash forward and
think of what has just unfolded in Africa, where similarly
aged students were kidnapped
by a group of Islamic terrorists, with some sold as slaves
throughout the continent.
The kidnapping, which happened a month ago now, took
place at a Government Secondary girls school in Chibok,
Nigeria, where a group of 530
female students, ages 16 to 18,
gathered to take their Senior
Secondary Certificate Examination. It began as the extremists overwhelmed the guards,
rounding up close to 300 girls
and forcing a majority on to
trucks where they were kidnapped and presumably taken
into the local forests where the
group found refuge. Luckily
Nigerian women protest the abductions of the young girls in Nigeria
Photo Courtesy AP
some of the kids broke free,
but approximately 223 were
not so fortunate. It is thought
they have been taken beyond
the area and some possibly
sold off to slavery by now.
One teenage girl who did escape was interviewed by phone
and is too terrified to ever return to school. She explained
that the terrorists told the girls
that if they moved, they would
be shot. She said it is too pain-
ful to go outside in her region
and have the parents of other
abducted girls look at her and
weep for their own daughters.
The leader of these militants
is a man named Boko Haram,
who has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. It is
said his following opposes
the westernization of Nigeria, which he believes is the
root cause of criminal behavior in the country. His group
is fighting for a strict Islamic
state. Different government
officials believe that the kidnapping is potentially tied to
negotiations they will seek
to have many of their imprisoned militants released from
prisons. A spokesman for the
group has claimed attacks on
schools will continue as long
as the Nigerian government
continues to interfere with
traditional Islamic education.
The scale of is kidnapping
was unprecedented, and while
this crime has been condemned
throughout the world, the children are still missing. So far
the international response has
been swift as the United Kingdom and the United States
have sent military and law
enforcement officers, whom
specialize in “intelligence, investigations, hostage negotiation and information sharing,”
to the area. U.S. surveillance
has shown different Boko
Haram groups setting up temporary camps and then moving
around in northeastern Nigeria.
Officials are frustrated however by poor Nigerian security equipment and untrained
troops that are unsuccessful in
keeping up with the militants.
Parts of Nigeria, the most
populated country in Africa,
are known areas for human
trafficking. Children can be
sold for domestic work, prostitution, militant fighting, etc.
At the one month anniversary
of this kidnapping, candlelight vigils are being held for
the abducted girls around the
world. We can only pray the
children are found and freed!
Russia Still in Ukraine The Row to N’tls
Gabrielle Timm
Class of 2014
Since the flight and subsequent dismissal of President
Yanukovych in late February,
Ukraine has been at the center
of international controversy.
Externally, the West and Russia argue over Ukraine’s future and Moscow’s actions in
the crisis. Within the country,
Ukrainians are divided on their
stance towards Russia, be it
they believe in tighter ties with
Moscow or tighter ties with
the West and European Union.
With the May 25 elections to
replace Yanukovych, Ukraine
hopes to regain some semblance of political stability.
Due to Russia’s aggressive
behavior during this crisis,
many have been concerned
about the appearance of approximately 40,000 Russian
troops on the Ukraine-Russia
border in the weeks following
the removal of pro-Russian
Yanukovych. Russia has huge
economic and social interest in
the region. Ukraine has a large
ethnic Russian population and
was once a part of the USSR.
More important are the gas
lines that run through Ukraine.
Russia is a major supplier of
natural gas to Europe and half
of its natural gas pipelines run
through Ukraine. The amass-
ment of troops on the border
indicates the potential of Russian military interference on
the matter, an aggressive but
perhaps unsurprising move
considering the Russian take
over of Crimea, a region in
southern Ukraine. However,
on May 19 Russian president
Vladimir Putin announced the
withdrawal of troops along
the border of Ukraine to their
original bases. While some
remain optimistic that this
signals Moscow will not interfere militarily in Ukraine in
response to the May 25 election, many note this is the third
time Moscow has claimed it
will withdraw troops from
the border and Russian officials have stated that troop
withdrawal takes a lot of time.
Inside the country, the situation is tense and the country
remains divided. In Eastern
Ukraine, there are still several
areas that remain under control of armed militants despite
the harsh crackdown by the
Ukrainian government. Both
sides are incredibly aggressive, with the Kiev-backed
army struggling to regain
control of the east and proRussia rebels driving campaigns of violence and intimidation throughout the Eastern
Ukraine. The turmoil in the
region causes questions over
the viability of the presidential
election in Eastern Ukraine,
since separatists have enough
fighters to disrupt the election process and are already
doing a decent job of intimidating citizens of the region.
Accompanying the election
questions comes the troubling
report from the United Nations. A recent report released
May 16 highlights an alarming
deterioration of human rights,
noting that while many peaceful protests continue to occur,
in critical cities rallies have begun to lead to violent confrontations typically due to rallies
of opposing groups being held
simultaneously. A rise in abductions and unlawful detentions of activists, politicians,
military members, and representatives of international organizations was another major
concern raised by UN observers in Ukraine. Though unverifiable claims have been made
against violations by government forces, the majority of
violations occurred in areas
under control of pro-Russia
militant groups. The Russian
Foreign Ministry claimed the
report was politically motivated. The release of this report indicates that no matter
the result of an already challenging election, long-term
political stability in Ukraine
will not occur soon and international debate will continue.
Nigel Wilson
Junior Writer
After six months of training, the crew season is finally coming to a close.
With some athletes’ seasons
stretching from the beginning of the school year, the
last few weeks of crew come
with a bittersweet feeling.
This year, the Loyola
Academy Rowing Team had
around 120 rowers and more
than 10 boats entered into the
Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championship. Of these
boats, all made it through
the semi finals to the finals.
Among these is the Women’s
Junior Varsity 8, finishing a
close fourth out of seventeen.
They trailed the third place
boat by a mere three seconds.
The Women’s Varsity 4
placed sixth out of twentysix, and the Women’s Freshman 8 placed fourth out of
eleven. Furthermore, the
Women’s Novice finished
placing eleventh out of twenty-three, and the Women’s Junior Varsity 4 placed tenth of
nineteen. Unfortunately, these
standings did not earn any of
the women’s teams a spot in
the Scholastic Rowing Association of America National
Championships.
However
the Women’s performance
earned them an overall ranking of seventeen out of thirty. The Men’s team had an
equally impressive showing at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships.
With most boats qualifying
for finals, the men’s team had
a very memorable weekend.
The Men’s Freshman 8 placed
sixth out of thirteen, the Men’s
Novice 8 placed tenth out of
twenty-five with the Men’s
Third Varsity 8 B placing seventh. The Men’s Third Varsity
8A placed third, Men’s Junior Varsity 8 placed fourth
of twenty-three, the Men’s
Second Varsity 8 placed second out of eleven, and finally the Men’s First Varsity 8 placed third of sixteen.
Both the Men’s Second
Varsity 8 and the Men’s First
Varsity 8’s performances
earned them spots at the Scholastic Rowing Association
of America Championships
held May 24 to the 26. The
Men’s performance earned
them an overall ranking of
seventh out of twenty-seven.
As a combined team, both
Men and Women, Loyola was
ranked tenth out of thirty-two
teams. Congratulations to the
Loyola Academy Rowers.
‘Zilla Strikes Again
Mikey Rocha
Freshman Writer
When I first heard that
Legendary Pictures had acquired the rights to a make a
Godzilla film, I was floored.
Godzilla had been my favorite superhero, favorite
dinosaur, and favorite video
game character, so the kaiju’s return to the screen filled
me with glee. Flash-forward
four years later, the movie is
coming out this year, and I
have never been so excited
for a singular event in my
life. That being said I had
very high expectations for
the film, so even the smallest flaw grinded my gears.
Although, seeing Godzilla
on the big screen for the
short time he appeared
made the ticket worth every penny, and then some
Let me start off by saying that Bryan Cranston
is an incredible actor. He
put his heart and soul into
this role, and it shows in
the final product. Sadly,
Bryan is not in the film for
very long, which is one of
my gripes, being that he is
one of my new favorite actors. His wife in the film,
played by Juliette Binoche,
does a good job too, but
just like Bryan Cranston,
is not in the film much.
Their son Ford, played
by Aaron Taylor Johnson,
is the main character for
the rest of the film. This is
where I begin to criticize a
bit. Aaron CAN act, but his
lines seem a little cold to
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me. Maybe, that just happens to any actor who has
to compete for the spotlight with Bryan Cranston.
That being said, Aaron still
gets the job done, which
is good enough for me.
There are a slew of side
characters as well, such as
Ford’s wife, who is played
by Elizabeth Olsen, Dr. Serizawa, played by Ken Watanabe, and his assistant, who
is played by Sally Hawkins.
These actors all do their part,
and fulfill their roles, which
is nice if, dare I say it, coming such a cheesy franchise.
Now let us talk about the
real reason why everyone
bought his or her tickets, to
see Godzilla. The film goes
with a Jaws type method, of
showing the actual monster
very little, which personally, I enjoy. I feel that the
moments where we do see
Godzilla are more meaningful than if he was in
every frame of the movie,
but Godzilla is not alone.
There are other monsters
that come to do battle with
the beast, and some of these
fight scenes are the most incredible things you will see
in a movie theater. In fact,
one moment of the film had
our entire theater applauding, which I have never witnessed. So all in all, with
some acting issues and a
pretty basic plot, Godzilla
is a great movie for Godzilla fans and non-Godzilla
fans alike. I give it an 8/10.
Godzilla returns to terrorize the world in the latest
reincarnation of the sci-fi classic.
Photo Courtesy AP
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Thank you to the following senior
editors for their hard work and
dedication this year!
Sarah Young - University of Chicago
Mike Toomey - Washington University
Gabrielle Timm - Vanderbilt University
Alex Boustany - Ohio State University
Nonye Ogbuefi - Northwestern University
We wish them good luck in all their
future endeavors!
It’s the Final Review
Kristen Daly
Class of 2014
Summer’s here for Loyola
Academy’s Class of 2014
and the underclassmen as
well. Graduation means
looking ahead while remembering the past. One past
recommendation is College Rules! (3rd edition) by
Sherrie Nist-Olejnik, Ph.D.
and Jodi Patrick Holschuh,
Ph.D. Tips include: manage time wisely, sit in the
front of the class, use campus resources, do homework, and meet with professors regularly. The authors
quote Aldous Huxley, who
famously said, “Perhaps
the most valuable result of
all education is the ability to make yourself do the
thing you have to do, when
it ought to be done, whether
you like it or not” (85). I
will keep that in mind myself and take more breaks
from Instagram. Another
past favorite now getting
great awards is Eleanor and
Park by Rainbow Russell.
In addition, my new book
recommendations are: Take
a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg, whom I got to meet,
about famous seniors moving on to arts-oriented colleges; Exposure by Kathy
and Brendan Reichs, the
story of high schoolers
with superpowers at Bolton
Prep; and Dorothy Must Die
by Danielle Paige, about
Amy Gumm from Kansas, who is recruited by the
Revolutionary Order of the
Wicked. The guy at Barnes
and Noble in Old Orchard
said this is a top seller!
As graduation approach-
Before leaving for college, be sure to check out this helpful
survival book out in stores now.
Photo Courtesy AP
es, it is also time for farewell to friends, faculty and
administrators.
Thanks
so much for everything –
it’s been a wonderful four
years! Special thanks to
Mrs. Morris and Ms. Hunt
for moderating creative
writing club; to Ms. Klein
for moderating the Prep; to
Ms. Krein for moderating
the yearbook, and to Ms.
Metzler for moderating Menagerie Arts. All are great
places to express oneself
as a creative writer, editor
and participant. Thank you
also to Ms. Ursula Soni for
Oral Traditions class, where
we learned about other
ways to share life experiences. Thanks also to Ms.
Neidhardt, Mr. Ames, Ms.
Coury and Ms. Faye Ryan
for two years of the Brother Small Arts Guild. Also,
a big shout out to Mr. Rob
McDonald at The Book Stall
in Winnetka for supporting
me as Teen Book Reviewer.
I have met many authors,
read many novels, and got
published by the Chicago
Tribune. I also read my
poetry along with Megan
Dunbar and Nikki Mocsinski from GBS at Open
Mic nights at the bookstore in the Glen. Finally,
thank you to Dean Donald
Heider and Loyola University Chicago’s 2013 High
School Digital Storytelling
Workshop, where I got to
be on YouTube! CBS-TV
and LUC SOC’s website.
I will bring all these experiences to the University of Dayton as an English major, member of the
band and participant in
club field hockey. While
I’m becoming a Flyer, too,
I will always be a Rambler
at heart! Full hearts, bright
eyes (and a good book) Class of 2014 can’t lose!
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words in the May word search. Be the first to bring Ms. Klein your completed
puzzle to win the prize. Good luck, Ramblers!
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Comic Corner
BATHING SUITS
BEACH
CAMP
EXAM
FINALS
GRADES
KHAKI FREE
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To all of my supporters, I cannot thank you enough. Even if I don’t know you,
knowing that my little comics might have brought a smile to your face makes me
incredibly happy. It means a whole lot to me just to have the chance to put myself out
there. A special thanks to all of my friends who tolerated me enough to let me pester them
for their critiques. Thank you to Ms. Klein for this opportunity. Lastly, thank you to Mr.
Rank for getting me to start this whole thing in the first place. I love you all, thank you.
See you around,
How nervous are
you for finals?
What is your hardest final?
How long do you
think you will
actually study for
that final?
Very nervous.
World History
Let’s just say a very
long time.
I’ll be studying all of
them.
Everything
I’m very confident in
my abilities.
Chemistry.
30 minutes.
Geometry
Going to Country
Thunder
Very nervous.
Ancient Greek
5 hours spread out.
The rest of them.
Working as a caddy
I studied for all of
them for 45 minutes.
Getting a job, hanging
out with friends, and
working on my dance
moves
What won’t you be
studying for?
What are you doing for summer?
Lydia Lorenzo ‘17
Avery Sneed ‘16
John Pasquesi ‘15
Wasn’t nervous at all.
Pre-Calc
45 minutes.
Marquinis Murphy ‘14
Not at all.
Ms. Rice
Hardest final to grade
are essays
Zero minutes.
Any of them
Training incoming freshmen for
iPad classes, going
on summer service
trips and to Maine.
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Hawks to Dethrone Kings?
Jackie Sowa
Sports Editor
I wanted to start off the
last article of the year by
thanking all of the seniors who were a part of
the newspaper this year.
It will surely not be the
same without you guys
next year! We are going to
miss you, and I hope you
have the time of your life
during your college experience! You will always
be part of The Prep staff.
Now onto hockey, the
western conference finals are underway and our
Blackhawks are one of
the contenders. Throughout the playoffs, they have
had unending confidence,
stride, and determination
to repeat the Stanley Cup
playoffs from last year.
They have defeated the St.
Louis Blues in six games,
repelling back from the two
game deficit to kick off the
series. They also “tamed”
the Wild, defeating them
in six games as well.
The Hawks are now facing the seemingly unstoppable Los Angeles Kings.
They have had success
in game one, beating the
Kings 3-1. Since Los Angeles and Chicago make
up two of the top three
largest viewing markets
in the country, I believe
the NHL would like to extend the series for added
revenue and exposure.
Many calls and no-calls
on the ice have been questionable. An example is
the disallowed goal that
was called on the ice during game one. The NHL
released a statement saying, “At 3:22 of the second
period in the Los Angeles Kings/Chicago Blackhawks game, the referee
consulted video review to
see if Jonathan Toews’ initial shot entered the Los
Angeles net. It was determined Toews’ initial shot
did not enter the net. The
referee’s original call on
the ice was ‘good goal’ but
a discussion between the
on-ice officials resulted in
a “no goal” decision because Toews made incidental contact with Kings’
goaltender Jonathan Quick
before the puck crossed the
goal line. This is not a reviewable play therefore the
decision on the ice stands
- no goal and no penalty.”
The underlined part contradicts itself because the
first part states that the referee consulted a video review, which he did when
he put on the headphones
and talked with the man
in the penalty box. The
second part states that he
consulted with the refs on
the ice to make a call. Thus
the contradiction, presenting two different facts in
one statement is confusing
and uncalled for in a professional sport. Luckily,
the no-goal call on Captain Toews didn’t faze the
Hawks much, because they
came back and won the
game by two goals. Toews,
getting his goal back, was
one of the scorers along
with Keith and Saad.
Things are looking to
the positive side for the
Blackhawks to repeat on
the Cup win. Even Vegas
thinks they are going to
win it again. The odds are
in their favor, according
to vegasinsider.com they
have an 8/5 “chance” of
winning, the Kings have a
5/2 chance, the Montreal
Canadians have an 11/2
chance, and the New York
Rangers 21/10 chance.
The Hawks record when
scoring first is an impressive 41-2-7 and their record when the captain
scores is 23-3-1. The team
has quite the track record
and many experts are optimistic that they have the
full potential for pulling
out another Stanley Cup
Championship season. Fingers crossed! Go Hawks!!
Girls Track and Field
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03 ft in discus putting herself ten feet ahead of the
second place thrower. The
other varsity thrower was
Erin Rooney who received
32-01.00 ft in shot put and
94-06 ft in discus giving her
third place in both events.
In long jump, Lauren Pinderski and Angela Tomas
were in fifth and sixth place
respectively with a result of
31-04.50 ft (Pinderski) and
31-04.00 ft (Tomas). Sera
Olin and Stephanie Fay participated in high jump. Both
achieved the same height of
4-02, so competed in a tie
breaker where Olin came
out on top. She placed eighth
with Fay in ninth. With track
coming to a close, it was an
emotional time for some se-
niors as they say goodbye.
Jackie McDonnell, team
captain, said about what
winning meant to them,
“Last time we won was
freshman year and it was a
great way to end my senior
year. Our 4x400 relay at the
end was one of the best races of the season. We knew
we were going to win the
meet, but we had so much
more to prove to ourselves.”
Another senior, Nicole
Ochal, said, “It was an
emotional time for me because it was a close group
of girls and we all got
along. Winning freshman
year motivated me to do
my best to win this year. It
was all on us to win and it
was a good feeling, too.”
Of all events for the athletes to act as a team, the
last event of the day that
experienced the most cheers
was the 4x400 relay. Excitement filled the air as
we chanted each member
of the relay team on and all
watched Kathryn House, as
the relay’s anchor, pass Ignatius and increase the distance in the final lap. After
that moment, we all knew
we had won this and we
waited for the loud speaker
announcement to make it
official. Looking around,
everyone was visually ecstatic (and sunburned), and
for a few seconds forgot
that we had been at school
on a Saturday for more than
five hours. It was all worth
it because of when the team
was handed the first place
plaque, all that came to
mind was: it indeed was a
great day to be a Rambler.
Owen and Tom, members of the illustrious sailing team, ride the waves
of victory late in the season despite bad weather at the start.
Photo Courtesy The Year
Sailing Cross Country
Mitchell Lee
Class of 2014
The high school sailing
season began this year with
a slow start due to Mother
Nature. The thick ice on
Lake Michigan restricted
the team from practicing and caused their first
regatta to be cancelled.
Luckily, Loyola sailors
were not discouraged, and
the club maintained its
membership strength and
title as the nation’s largest
high school sailing team.
The weather finally became cooperative and the
ice cleared a week before
the second scheduled regatta. With only two days
of practice, Loyola entered
their first regatta looking strong and finishing
third overall. From there,
their team momentum began, and the season progressively grew better.
Overall, the team competed in six varsity regattas
finishing top three in five
of the events. Furthermore,
the team went on to qualify
for nationals in both fleet
racing and team racing.
This is the first time in decades the sailing team has
qualified for both events,
and it has been three years
since the team has qualified for a national regatta.
This accomplishment is
a big stepping-stone for
the team, allowing them to
further advance their skills.
This meant that the team
had to learn how to sail a
completely new boat for
both nationals. They usually sail 420s (4.2 meters
long), but for these two
regattas, the team needed
to learn how to sail a boat
called an FJ. Although the
boats are similar in size,
they are very different in
response, similar to the
type of change from driving a sedan to a sports
car. The team had two
weeks to learn the boats
before the first national
event. Luckily Loyola
had the perfect coach for
the task, a former sailor
on the Loyola team who
now competes collegiately
and sails the FJ regularly.
After two weeks the
skippers and crews were
feeling confident and ready
to head to California. Mallory Fleet Race Nationals
were held in San Diego,
California. Loyola fielded a team of eight varsity
students and at the end of
the two day event finished
sixteenth in the nation.
On the weekend of May
24, the team will be packing their bags one last time
for the season to head to the
other national competition,
the Baker National, and
traveling to Seabrook, Texas, just outside of Houston.
They will be challenging
twelve teams in a round
robin event. This event and
Mallory are the two most
difficult events to qualify
for in high school sailing
and Loyola has made it to
both. What an accomplishment! Wish them luck!
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Sports
UPCOMING SPORTS
EVENTS
Tuesday, May 27
Softball vs. IHSA Regionals @ 4:30
Boys Volleyball vs. IHSA Regionals
@6:00
Wednesday, May 28
Boys Volleyball vs. IHSA Regionals @
3:00
The girls celebrate their GCAC win at Loyola on May 10. The team hadn’t won the GCAC
since the 2011 season when the current seniors were freshman.
Photo Courtesy Coach Behof
Softball vs. IHSA Regionals @ 4:30
Track “Put”ing on a Show
Girls Lacrosse Playoffs (Sectional Final)
@ 5:00
Thursday, May 29
Tennis vs. IHSA State Finals
Friday, May 30
Tennis vs. IHSA State Finals
Boys Track and Field vs. IHSA Semifinals
Girls Lacrosse Playoffs (Super Sectional)
Saturday, May 31
Boys Track and Field vs. IHSA State
Finals
Tennis vs. IHSA State Finals
Softball vs. IHSA Regionals @ 10:00
Melody Ogoke
Sophomore Writer
Girls Track and Field
team’s hard work this season paid off in the end. This
year’s team was the champions of GCAC on May 10.
The girls managed to place
first with a total of 189.5
points beating St. Ignatius,
in second, by 179.5 points.
The day was a perfect day
to run, with a bright, hot,
and clear sun that gave
everyone a nice tan at
the end of the day to go
along with all the medals.
Many relays took place
for both distance runners
and sprinters. First event
to start off the day was the
4x800 meter relay featuring
Jackie McDonnell, Monica
Kaminski, Emma Thomas
and Olivia Gatti with a time
of 10:07.77 placing third.
The 4x100 meter relay team
featured Riley Fitzgerald,
Brianna Ruz, Elena Gatti,
and Nicole Ochal with the
time of 51.16s also placing third. 4x200 meter relay
was again Fitzgerald, Ruz,
Gatti, and Ochal with a time
of 1:48.19 placing third. The
last event of the day was
the 4x400 relay. Represent-
ing Loyola were Hannah
Hess, Jackie McDonnell,
Emma Thomas, and Kathryn House receiving first
place with a time of 4:08.93.
Individual events included all dashes runs. One of
the excitements of the day
was Kathryn House and
Caroline Zaworski taking
first and second place with
times of 11:51.96 (House)
and 11:56.88 (Zaworski)
for the 3200 meter run.
House also shone again
with Jackie McDonnell in
the 800 meter run. House
received a time of 2:19.29,
placing her again first in
that event, and McDonnell following House very
rapidly placing third with
2:20.05. Sarah Kelly and
Zaworski both ran in the
1600 meter run and earned
times of 5:16.61 (Kelly) and
5:26.74 (Zaworski). Kelly
ran again with Olivia Gatti
in the 400 meter dash and
both were separated just
by seconds. Kelly received
1:00.67 and Gatti 1:03.37.
Sprinters ran shorter distances such as the 100, 200,
and 300 dashes and hurdles.
Riley Fitzgerald and Nicole
Ochal both passed prelims
to run in the finals. Ochal
placed sixth with a time of
13.43s and Fitzgerald seventh with 13.51s in the 100
meter dash. Elena Gatti and
Ochal ran in the 200 meter
dash and placed fourth and
fifth with time of 27.13s
(Gatti) and 27.45s (Ochal).
Hurdle
representatives
were Hannah Hess and
Megan Zahorik who both
passed prelims to also compete in the finals. Hess finished third with a time of
16.70 s in the 100 meter
hurdles and took first in the
300 meter hurdles with time
of 48.33s. Zahorik placed
sixth during the 100 meter hurdles with 17.95s and
third with a time of 50.83s
in the 300 meter hurdles.
Other events athletes
competed in were field
events including pole vault,
long jump, triple jump, high
jump, shot put, and discus.
Lexi Nino won top spot for
pole vault with a height of
7-06.00 ft. Mary Simons
followed right at her heels
placing second with a height
of 7-06.00 ft. Francesca
LaTorraca won both events
of shot put and discus throw.
She achieved 35-11.00 ft
in shot put and threw 106Continued on page 7