Golden Lines - St. Pius X Catholic High School

Golden Lines
A student publication of
St. Pius X Catholic High School
Vol 51 Issue 8 St. Pius X Catholic High School
OPINIONS
2674 Johnson Road NE Atlanta, Georgia 30345 404.636.3023 www.spx.org May 3, 2013
Students elect new leaders for upcoming school year New pope wins
Student body co-presidents, class presidents elected
MATTHEW ANGULO
Editor-in-Chief
Jared Hennick reviews the nine
seasons of hilarity on
“The Office” on Page 2
NEWS
Erin Villella has all the details
on the Falcons’ new home on
Page 5
FEATURES
Laura Brower describes the
service of the mission teams on
Page 9
SPORTS
Martin Powell gives us an update on the Braves on Page 11.
CENTERSPREAD
Find out what lies ahead for the
Class of 2012 on Pages 6 and 7
The student body gathered together on April 19 for the student
government elections, a process
that should not to be taken lightly.
This assembly is one of the most
important of the year since it produces next year’s leadership: the
student body co-presidents. The
role of the presidents is to serve the
students and protect the traditions
before them.
After listening to campaigns
from three different tickets, the
students elected juniors Daniel
Crochet and Ben Tuttle to be their
leaders for the 2013-14 school year.
During the election, Crochet
and Tuttle, abbreviated into the
catchy title of CroTut, campaigned
heavily across the school. Some of
CroTut’s more popular ads included “free drinks on us” signs at
every water fountain and a pair of
eyes on the ceiling of the breezeway
implying how ever vigilant these
new presidents will be.
After catching the student
body’s eye with their expert advertising, focus turned to the candidates’ speeches. As students piled
into the game gym, CroTut began
their promises for the next year.
They vowed to continue student
government traditions such as the
Simba Awards, March Madness,
Simba Cup and other events held
this year. In addition, they aim to
fulfill some of the other promises
that past presidents were unable to
keep like Powder Puff and the Talent Show.
However, with a new era dawning these presidents pitched their
own ideas for the upcoming school
year. Some of their proposals included opening up the library during lunch periods to students who
wish to work and eat and allowing
students to wear St. Pius X outerwear during the school day.
In addition to these new student body co-presidents, senior
class presidents were also recently
elected. Laura Koenig and Carson
Travers are the senior class presidents, Rachel Remmes and Madeline Summers are the junior class
presidents, and Cristina Bleacher
and Katherine Klinger are the
sophomore class presidents.
With bold and innovative ideas,
CroTut and the new class presidents bring a glimmer of hope
for the future, a glimmer that will
hopefully reach its full potential in
the next year. Until then, Crochet
and Tuttle would like to thank everyone for trusting them to lead
the school and promise to do everything in their power to make
next year as fun as possible.
New student body co-presidents, Daniel Crochet and Ben
Tuttle, pose for the camera. “CroTut” is anxious to begin
their term and demonstrate their leadership. Staff photo.
Students selected for Governor’s Honors Program
VICTORIA PATRONIS
Staff Writer
Thousands
of
Georgia
high school students apply for
admission into the Governor’s
Honors Program every year,
but only 690 finalists are
accepted into the program.
This year, five St. Pius X
students were admitted into the
program for several different
subjects.
Juniors Josh Chatfield was
selected
for
Mathematics,
junior Ana Haynes for Visual
Arts, and juniors Grace
Obiofuma and Lydia Pedersen
for
Communicative
Arts.
Junior, Nick Twiner was also
named as an alternate for Latin.
“I’m very excited to attend the
Governor’s Honors Program,”
said Pedersen, “My sister went
last year and she really enjoyed
it, so I’m continuing the legacy.”
Hosted on the Valdosta
State University campus, the
Governor’s Honors Program
is a residential summer
program for gifted high school
sophomores and juniors. The
program is currently in its 50th
year, and it is currently the
longest continually running
program of its kind in the nation.
With a goal of offering students
an opportunity to expand their
knowledge in ways that are not
available in the ordinary high
school classroom, the program
is completely funded by the
state’s education budget, which
allows all accepted students to
attend free of charge.
In order to be considered
for the Governor’s Honors
Program,
students
must
first be nominated by their
schools. The profile of a
typical nominee includes a
high aptitude of achievement,
dedication, exceptional PSAT/
SAT scores, and an impressive
transcript. The applicants must
then complete an interview or
audition for a representative
of the Governor’s Honors
Program board during January
and February. The students
who make it through are
admitted to the program.
The program begins June
23 and lasts for four weeks.
Students will spend their
mornings taking classes in the
subjects for which they were
nominated. In the afternoons,
students will take classes
in minor subjects in which
they are interested, and in
evenings, students will have
the opportunity to attend
seminars, activities, concerts,
and performances.
The Georgia Governor’s
Honors Program is a great way
for students to get a taste of
what college will be like while
expanding their knowledge in
new ways. “I anticipate the flow
of creativity and the vibrant,
diverse environment,” said
junior Grace Obiofuma. “I look
forward to the chance to discuss
with individuals who share my
passion for novels and writing.
Overall, the concept of an
unorthodox teaching method is
simply refreshing.”
over the hearts
of millions
KATIE MILEWSKI
Staff Writer
Although he has just begun
his papacy, Pope Francis has
already won over the hearts of
people all over the world. Formerly known as Archbishop
Jorge Mario Bergolio, the new
pope has impressed the world
with his unassuming papal
style.
The pope chose to take the
name of St. Francis of Assisi
because of the saint’s commitment to the poor and the environment. “This is what I want,
a poor church for the poor,” he
later explained.
Pope Francis is continuing the legacy of St. Francis
by calling for greater care and
awareness for creation. “Let us
be protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed
in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment,”
he said.
He has also gone out of his
way to prove that his job is to
reach out to everyone indiscriminately through humble
gestures. It has been a tradition for the pope to wash the
feet of priests and lay people at
the Basilica of St. John Lateran
or St. Peter’s Basilica on Holy
Thursday. However, Pope
Francis decided to change
things up and visit Rome’s
Casa del Marmo instead, which
is a juvenile detention facility.
He celebrated mass there, and
washed the feet of the troubled
youth.
In his homily on Easter
Sunday, Pope Francis called
for peace and unity throughout the world. He urged for
peace in Israel, Palestine, Iraq,
Syria and North Korea. “How
much suffering must there still
be before a political solution
to the crisis will be found?” he
asked the crowd.
One of the most important
things Pope Francis hopes to
do is to encourage the Church
to evangelize more. He gave a
speech outlining his concerns
during a pre-conclave General
Congregation meeting of the
Cardinals. He said that if the
Church does not step out of
herself to evangelize, then she
becomes self-referential.
(Continued on pg. 4)
sports
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May 3, 2013
JUNGLE Senior athletes continue to play at the college level
May 2-4: Boys
Track & Field State
Meet
ROARS
Upcoming
Athletic Events
May 3: Baseball
State Playoffs @
TBA; Boys Golf,
The Invite @ Chattahoochee Golf
Course of Gainesville, 3 p.m.; Girls
Lacrosse vs. Grayson @ Grayson,
5:30 p.m.; Boys Soccer vs.
Dawson County @ Home,
6:00 p.m.
May 4: Boys Golf, The Invite @ Chattahoochee Golf
Course of Gainesville, 9
a.m..; Baseball State Playoffs
@TBA
May 6: Girls Golf State
Sectionals @ Hartwell Golf
Club, 9 a.m.; Boys Golf State
Sectionals @ Cateechee Golf
Club, 9 a.m.
May 7 : Boys Lacrosse State
Playoffs @ TBA
May 8: Baseball State Playoffs @TBA
May 9-11: Girls Track &
Field State Meet
May 9: Baseball State Playoffs @TBA
May 10: Girls/Boys Tennis State Championship @
Clayton International Park;
Boys Lacrosse State Playoffs
@ TBA
May 14: Baseball State Playoffs @TBA; Boys Lacrosse
State Playoffs @ TBA
May 15: Baseball State Playoffs @TBA
May 16: Physicals @ SPX,
3 p.m.
May 20: Baseball State
Playoffs @TBA; Boys/ Girls
Golf State Championship @
Reunion Golf and Country
Club/Chateau Elan, 8 a.m.
May 21: Baseball State playoffs @ TBA
May 25: Baseball State Playoffs @ TBA
May 27: Baseball State Playoffs @ TBA
Congratulations
Golden Lions on another
outstanding athletic year!
NATALIE PITTMAN
Staff Writer
After a record-breaking year
of athletics, many seniors have
committed to play sports at the
college level.
Senior player Caroline Wootten committed to attend and play
for Wake Forest. For Wootten,
making the decision to continue
her soccer career was easy. “I
knew I wanted to keep playing
since it has been such a big part of
my life,” said Wootten. “I wasn’t
quite ready to give that all up.”
Drawn by the school’s size and
location, Wootten enroll as a PreMed student.
Elizabeth Eidson, who has
played soccer since the first grade,
made the decision earlier this year
to play at Sewanee: The University of the South. “I knew I wanted to play college soccer,” said
Eidson, “and I am glad I decided
to play at a smaller school so I can
keep a good balance of soccer, social, and academics.” Eidson said
she will most likely participate in
Greek life, outdoors club, and the
emergency medical technician
program.
Quincy Nieporte will play
baseball for Tallahassee Community College. When asked
about the excitement surrounding the start of his college career,
Nieporte said that he likes “how
well known [TCC] is for baseball,”
although he will miss bringing
pride to his alma mater. Through
15 years of playing the sport he
loves, Nieporte said that people
such as his mom, his uncle and
coach JT Gilbert have all helped
him get to where he is today.
Runner Elizabeth Pettit has
committed to compete for University of South Carolina in cross
country and in track. Although
she has only been running since
her freshman year, Pettit said she
could not live without it. “Some
pros [to playing at the college level] would be having the resources
and support to become a better
runner,” said Pettit, “as well as
the extra academic support that
comes with being an athlete.” Pettit also commented that she will
miss how supportive the entire St.
Pius X community is of the sports
program. “We all want each other
to succeed,” remarked Pettit, “no
matter what.”
Devon Dabney committed
to swimming for Louisiana State
University. Swimming for the
past 10 years, Dabney is happy to
see her hard work pay off. “The
recruiting process was so hard,”
said Dabney. “I was very nervous
and anxious at each visit.” Dabney
credits both her father and her
YMCA swim coach Tim Sorenstein for teaching her necessary
skills for a competitive swimmer.
Dabney plans to swim year round
and study exercise science.
Tiffany Rodriguez has committed to play at Armstrong
Atlantic University. Located in
Savannah, Armstrong Atlantic
offers the top physical therapy
program in the state of Georgia.
Rodriguez’s decision to play at the
college level was not difficult to
make. “I never thought about not
playing soccer,” said Rodriguez.
“It was always a goal of mine to
play.” Rodriguez plans to study
physical therapy this fall.
Thrower Kyle Johnson committed to compete in field events
for Wake Forest. “I like Wake Forest because it reminds me of Pius
in terms of its close-knit community,” said Johnson. “It’s a smaller
school, so everyone pretty much
knows each other.” Competing
since freshman year, Johnson has
been encouraged and supported
by both his parents and his club
coaches, Mike Judge and Ronda
Broome. Johnson would like to
Lions points came from the success of the state champion cross
country teams, state runner-up
titles for the football team and
volleyball team played a big part
in the ranking. Points will also
be added for the girls basketball’s state championship, and
for any spring sports that advance in the playoffs.
“We are so fortunate here at
St. Pius X to have such a strong
program,” said Athletic Director
Mark Kelly. “It has been strong
for quite a long time, but I do
not think there is any question
that from an overall standpoint,
we are having our best year
ever.”
Mr. Kelly attributes the success of the school’s athletic program to a number of different
factors. He credits student-athletes with unselfishly buying into
the team aspect and the coaches
who work tirelessly with the athletes. Another aspect that might
go overlooked normally is the
Athletic Association, which not
only provides financial contributions but also parent volunteer help.
“We have an unbelievable
spirit in this school, which I be-
lieve stems from our great tradition,” said Kelly. “This excites
and motivates all of us.”
However, the most important
aspect to Kelly is the foundation of St. Pius X, our faith. He
believes faith binds the sports
teams together. “This bond goes
a long way to helping create a
singular sense of purpose and
our feeling of family,” said Kelly.
Kelly believes the only way to
continue this successful run is
study in the medical field and is
interested in sports and exercise
science.
Other seniors that will be continuing their athletic careers in
college include: Alex Kowalski
(soccer, Elon), Justin Yestrumsky
(baseball, LaGrange), Mike Krill
(baseball, Elon), Emily Morrison
(volleyball, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Tyler
Gee (basketball, Rhodes), Ryan
Brennan (baseball, Oglethorpe),
Natasha Sherrod (softball, Presbyterian), Jack Spear (baseball,
GCSU), Tyler Alexander (soccer,
undecided), Roger Speth (lacrosse, High Point), Calvin Tirrell
(running, Georgia Tech), Sam
Beckwith (water polo, Lindenwood University), and Hannah
Smith (soccer, Oxford at Emory).
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Athletic program finishes “best year ever”
STEPHEN KOENIG
Staff Writer
On the heels of one of the
best athletic seasons that St. Pius
X has ever had, St. Pius sports
have cemented themselves not
only as one of the best teams in
the state, but also one of the premiere programs in the nation.
After a strong showing during the fall sports season, St.
Pius was ranked the third best
high school sports program in
the MaxPreps Cup, outranked
only by Webb High School in
Knoxville, TN and St. Thomas
Aquinas High School in Fort
Lauderdale, FL. Rankings
will become finalized after the
spring sports season, when the
cup is awarded.
The MaxPreps Cup, which
first began last year, is a ranking
of high schools in the United
States, using records from 21
varsity sports. The MaxPreps
Cup developed a formula that
counts points earned by finishing first or second in the state,
the size of the state, the size of
the school, and the popularity of
the sport.
While many of the Golden
to not forget the hard work the
brought the school here. He also
says student-athletes believing
in each other and keeping their
priorities in line will continue
the athletic success of the school.
The points earned from the fall
season combined with good outcomes of the winter sports season as well as good prospects for
the spring season will keep the
Golden Lions in the hunt for the
Cup.
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May 3, 2013
Braves begin 2013 on fire and lead division
MARTIN POWELL
Staff Writer
Yet another choke by
the Atlanta Braves late last
season called for off-season
change, and General Manager Frank Wren made huge
moves to improve the team
in 2013.
Wren’s first area of concern was adding power to
an inconsistent 2012 lineup.
The Braves captured all-star
brothers, B.J. Upton from
the Tampa Bay Rays and Justin Upton from the Arizona
Diamondbacks. The Upton
brothers will make a huge
difference in the outfield as
well, and combined with Jason Heyward they make up
arguably the fastest outfield
in the history of baseball.
Included in the trade for
Justin Upton, the Braves also
acquired infielder Chris
Johnson. The retirement
of third baseman Chipper
Jones was a huge blow to
the organization, but Johnson plans to spend a good
deal of time at third base
in place of Jones. Although
it cost the team stud hitter
Martin Prado and a few
minor league pitchers, the
Braves have a new and improved lineup, consisting of
several power hitters.
Young catcher Evan
Gattis was initially brought
up to be a supporting player, but outstanding hitting
early in the season was
cause for national attention
and a place in the starting
lineup.
Like Upton, the rookie
Gattis was also on a tear in
April, homering in his first
Men’s volleyball
team serves up
new excitement
IAN DAVIS
Staff Writer
If you walked in the
main gym of St. Pius X on a
Wednesday after school, you
would see volleyballs flying
through the air and hear the
squeaking of sneakers on the
floor. There would be all the
normal sights and sounds of
volleyball except for one aspect; boys would be playing
instead of girls.
Just recently, St. Pius
added a Men’s Volleyball
team after years of male students asking for one. The
team is coached by the Girls’
Volleyball head coach, John
Frederick.
When the idea was announced to the school, many
students were excited, “I just
thought it sounded like a
good idea, so I signed up,”
said junior Chris Cardillo.
Some of the other players include juniors Jordan
Reticker, Dalton Scoggins,
Ben Tuttle, Miguel Alfonso,
Duncan Trumble, Daniel
Crochet, and sophomore
Colm Boyer.
The team practices every
Monday and Wednesday after school. The number of
players that attend practices
have varied anywhere from
three to 12. Coach Frederick teaches the players the
rules, basic fundamentals,
and proper techniques.
They also scrimmage each
other to improve their
skills. The players came
into the first practice with
no prior organized volleyball experience and did not
know what to expect, and
many of them like Cardillo were “surprised by how
hard it was and how laidback [their] coaches are.”
The team will only play
in one competitive tournament this season, which is
the State Tournament. It
is sponsored the Georgia
Volleyball Coaches Association on May 5 at the Tsunami Volleyball Facility in
Forest Park, GA. Currently
there are 11 teams entered
in the tournament, including St. Pius.
When asked about the
team’s chances in the State
Tournament, Coach Frederick thinks that “it will depend on how quickly [they]
can absorb the basic skills
because [they] will be able
to hang in with the other
teams athletically.” Reticker is a little more ambitious,
as he said, “We’re in it to
win it; I want the ring.”
The team is excited
about learning a new sport
and their opportunity to
represent St. Pius’ newest
sport.
Major League game, and hitting extremely well in the absence of the injured starting
catcher Brian McCann.
Early in the season, Justin Upton also hit extremely
well. Upton homered six times
in the two weeks of the year,
and destroyed opponents’
pitching. As of April 29, Upton was batting for an impressive .304, with 18 RBIs and 12
homeruns.
To accompany this loaded
batting order, the Braves have
once again organized an outstanding pitching rotation. Ace
Tim Hudson will anchor the
staff, followed by studs Paul
Maholm and Kris Medlen.
In 2012, with Medlen on
the mound, the team won 23
straight games, which was an
all-time Braves’ record. The
record came to an end against
the Philadelphia Phillies in
Medlen’s first start of the
season, but he started a new
streak the next week, when he
beat the Miami Marlins.
The team plans to use great
pitching throughout the year,
from all the pitchers on staff
in order to dominate in the
National League East. After
boasting an impressive 1.82
team ERA through the first
12 games of the season, they
ended the month of April with
a respectable 3.24 ERA.
A deep bench featuring Jordan Schafer, Reed Johnson,
Juan Francisco, and Ramiro
Pena has helped the team tremendously in April as well,
especially with the absence of
key players.
In addition to McCann’s
absence, first baseman Freddie Freeman went down with
an oblique injury in early
April, and Heyward was
recently sidelined with an
appendectomy that will
likely keep him out until
late May.
As of press time, the team
is 16-9 and has a 3.5 game
lead in the NL East, and
the Braves will continue to
count on good play against
division rivals the Nationals
and the Phillies in order to
position themselves well for
later in the year. The team
will certainly need to have
a good record against these
teams in order to compete.
The Braves have arguably the best chance to
take home a World Series
Championship they’ve ever
had, and players and fans
alike hope that the team
can close the deal in 2013.
Proud Supporters
of the Golden Lions
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May 3, 2013
Two students and one
teacher are asked a series
of random questions...
Say
What?!
Rachel Remmes ‘15
Olivia Naegle ‘13
Mr. Trey Broussard, English
Who is your favorite
sports team?
Alabama
Pius Girl’s Varsity Soccer
Atlanta Braves
Have you ever lived in
another state?
Iowa
No
No
Have you heard...?
Yes
Ummm, no
I guess not
Most attractive hair color?
Blue
Blonde
Brunette
Because I like Dip ’N Dots
I don’t
Because I always have
What is the best smell?
Coconut
Warm vanilla sugar
Freshly cut grass
Right or left handed?
Right
Right
Rightie
Are you hiding something
from someone?
Always
Yeah
Never. I lay it all out there.
Grilled or fried?
Fried
Grilled
Fried
Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi
Coke
No contest, Coke
P-Diddy
P-Diddy
I have an amazing life
Why do you chop?
“I wake up in the morning
feeling like ______?”
Breeze
way
Where will you spend most
of your summer vacation?
“On the farm”
-Laura Brower ‘14
“Football workouts”
-Luke Stokes ‘15
“Concerts”
-Wes Salton ‘15
“At baseball and my house”
-Justin Yestrumsky ‘13
“At the lake”
“California”
-Matthew Gutmann ‘16
-Ally Rodriguez ‘15
“At the pool”
-Ryan Tuemler‘15
“Lake Hartwell”
-Kelly Raines ‘13
“At my house”
-Lucas Schiavinato ‘16
Banter
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Golden Lines
St. Pius X Catholic
High School
2674 Johnson Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
404-636-3023 phone
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www.spx.org
Editors-In-Chief
Mr. Matthew Angulo
Catherine O’Neill
John Weber
Staff Writers
Anna Bolet
Laura Brower
Philip Camp
Ian Davis
Sean Fahey
Jared Hennick
Stephen Koenig
Sean McAleer
Katie Milewski
Madison Mischick
Keefe Osment
Victoria Patronis
Natalie Pittman
Martin Powell
Erin Villella
Jamie Williams
Adviser
Ashley Curlette
Principal
Steve Spellman
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published approximately
10 times per school year
by the students of St. Pius
X Catholic High School
for the entire student
body and surrounding
community.
Views presented by the
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necessarily
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school
administration,
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and opinions associated
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with such teachings.
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What We Think...
As the year draws to a
close and the weather becomes ever more enticing,
the Class of 2013 has mere
hours left as members of our
student body.
Although we will miss
them dearly, we cannot contain our jealousy of their freedom. As a last parting gift,
the seniors have left each of
us with something to handle
in these last three weeks: senioritis.
According to urban dictionary, senioritis is a crippling disease that strikes high
school seniors. Symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing sweatpants, athletic shorts, and sweatshirts.
This condition also features a lack of studying, re-
Power Through, y’all! Only 3 weeks left!
peated absences, and a generally dismissive attitude.
With only weeks until final exams, this infection has
spread to our underclassmen. And, while we know
how much we would love
to be at the beach or by the
pool or out with friends, deep
down we know how crucial
the last few weeks of the semester are.
This is your pump up
speech.
Guys, listen up. Here’s
the deal: we only have three
weeks left. We have made it
through March Madness and
spring break, and we even
survived prom. The weather
is really nice and thoughts of
summer plans occupy most of
our brain space.
It’s closing time...
“The Office” ends after nine years of comedy
Since
M a r c h
24, 2005,
television
screens
o
n
Thursday
nights
JARED HENNICK
h a v e
Staff Writer
b e e n
graced with Ricky Gervais’s
hilarious
documentarystyle comedy “The Office.”
The series takes place
in the Scranton branch of
the Dunder-Mifflin Paper
Company. After nine hilarious years, the producers
announced the show will air
its final episode on May 16,
2013. It has given a jumpstart to actors and actresses
like John Krasinski, Rainn
Wilson, Jenna Fischer, and
many others. “The Office”
has been awarded many
prestigious awards, including a Golden Globe for Best
Actor in a Comedy Series,
an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and a
Screen Actor’s Guild for
Outstanding Performance
by an Ensemble in a Television Series.
Having three older siblings, it was rare that I
found good shows by myself. “The Office” was one
of the first television shows
I found all by myself, the
first show that I was not
turned to by another sibling’s recommendation.
While many viewers
agree that the series became terrible after Steve
Carell, who played Regional Manager Michael Scott,
left the lead role, I disagree
with them. I happen to still
love “The Office”; I have
watched the show since its
very beginning in 2005 and
have seen every episode
multiple times.
The show spent almost
half of a season searching
for a new character to replace Michael Scott, and
they finally found a new
manager in hilarious actor
Ed Helms, who has been in
films such as “The Hangover”
and
“Semi-Pro.”
Helms plays the role of inept salesman Andrew Bernard, a vivacious Cornell
graduate who is promoted
to the role of Regional
Manager.
While this was a glimmer
of hope for the series that
just lost its main character,
it was not enough to save
the series from its inevitable
“skid” that would follow.
The “skid” included a drop
in ratings as well as a large
drop in viewers. Many former viewers, in fact, did not
even know the show was
in its final season. “What?”
exclaimed sophomore Beth
Kozee. “How can they cancel it? It’s the best!”
So, even Kozee agrees,
“The Office” is undoubtedly one of the best shows
on television during the 21st
century and it breaks my
heart to see it go.
For many years now,
“The Office” has been my
favorite show, and I do not
think that will change any
time in the near future.
Listen,
(your
name
here), you can do this. You
were born for this. All those
late nights and early morning spent poring over your
books are finally about to pay
off. Plan a study schedule and
stick to it. Make sure to work
hard but work smart; spend
more time on challenging or
lengthy topics and less time
on topics you are familiar
with. That being said, don’t
over work yourself. Make
sure you eat properly and get
plenty of sleep. Take breaks
during study sessions to relax. In the words of Kid President, “This is your time. This
is my time. This is our time.”
Take a deep breath and focus. You can do it.
Bow ties are cool
Uniform style gets boost
S t u dents at
St. Pius X
next year
will experience an
influx of
class and
KEEFE OSMENT
charm, as
Staff Writer
bow ties
have been added to the winter uniform for boys.
Men’s fashion has remained steady for hundreds
of years. No man can go
wrong in a dark suit, and
modest, plain colors are always preferred, but the one
splash of color in the man’s
formal outfit has always been
his tie.
Bow ties are a timeless
symbol of elegance. They
have existed as a staple in
popular culture for men who
are not content with the drab
tones of the average tie. No
formal tuxedo could be complete without a bow tie, and
they can be worn on nearly
any occasion.
For those doubters who
think that a bow tie may be
awkward, strange, or simply
not their style, the tradition-
al straight tie will still be an
option for normal use. Great
men throughout time have
worn bow ties, from Winston
Churchill to our own Mr.
Smentek himself. Now our
students will have the option, the opportunity to add
their own names to that list.
Students have expressed
delight at the addition to the
uniform code. Junior Joshua
Chatfield agrees that “bow
ties are basically the coolest thing ever.” He, along
with other students, has long
held that the current ties are
“way too boring. Bow ties are
spiffy.”
Because bow ties are not
generally in fashion, those
who choose to wear them are
seen as individualists. The
separation from fashionable
crowds is seen as a mark of
distinction, signaling that the
wearer is above the mainstream. Bow ties may not
always be the most popular
choice, but they are certainly a clear mark of status in
menswear. Their addition to
the school uniform will be a
welcome opportunity to the
few who dare to grasp it.
Bow ties will make a comeback in our school next year.
Students can replace their looks with this timeless symbol of elegance. Photo credit www.abeautifulmess.com
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Amusement parks: Do they live up to their hype?
E a c h
y e a r ,
when the
last school
bell rings,
kids
get
out
of
s c h o o l
MADISON MISCHICK
and look
Staff Writer
forward
to visiting Six Flags, Disney
World or Universal Studios.
Going to amusement parks
is a popular summer activity,
and memories of riding roller
coasters, eating popcorn, and
getting a picture with Mickey
Mouse are often remembered
fondly. However, there are
plenty of other fun ways to
spend a summer, and I think
that amusement parks aren’t
worth your time.
One of the worst aspects
of amusement parks is
the heat. Since summer is
the most popular time for
going to amusement parks,
it is usually unbearably hot
when most people attend
them. The fact that the
most popular amusement
parks tend to be in hot areas
(like Florida) makes it even
worse. While most summer
activities are designed around
this heat (like going to the
pool or beach), going to an
amusement park will not cool
you down. While of course
people flock to amusement
parks in order to ride roller
coasters, the majority of time
spent at one will involve
walking and standing in lines.
The result is being sweaty and
miserable.
The heat of an amusement
park might not be so horrible
if you were spending most of
the time at the park with wind
rushing past your face as you
rode a roller coaster, or if
water was splashing on you
during a water ride, but only
a small fraction of your time
at an amusement park will
be on the rides. Because the
majority of your time at an
amusement park will be spent
in lines. While you may only
have to wait a few minutes
for a small ride, most roller
coasters have waits that last 30
minutes on a good day. At a
popular park like Universal
Studios, the wait for the most
popular rides can be up to two
hours. Do the math: for one
of the more popular roller
coasters, the wait will likely
be 60 minutes minimum, for
a 120 second ride. Is it really
worth it?
Not only are amusement
parks a waste of time, but
they are also a waste of money
because they are ridiculously
expensive. For instance, Six
Flags tickets are $56.99, and
$39.99 for children, with
parking costing $20. Park
food tends to be expensive too,
and if you are traveling, you
will also be paying for a hotel.
There are less expensive ways
to have fun over the summer,
such as going to the beach,
the pool, or the movies.
Yes, going to amusement
parks is a common summer
tradition, and roller coasters
can be fun, but to get to them
you have to suffer through the
heat, the huge crowds, and
high prices. This summer,
try finding something fun to
do that doesn’t take so much
work.
Amusement parks are popular summer destinations, but are they really worth the
time and money? Some argue that they bring more trouble than actual entertainment,
while others insist they are one of the best ways to spend a summer vacation. Photo
courtesy of rollercoaster.wiki.com
What
is
better than
getting
great exercise
w h i l e
having
PHILIP CAMP
a ton of
Staff Writer
fun and
making new friends? The
answer to that question is
absolutely nothing. Amusement parks offer each of
these opportunities and
more.
Just close your eyes and
imagine yourself so close
to stepping in that cart for
the ride of your life and
how excited you are. What
a great feeling! You have
the adrenaline rushing
through your body, you
have the jitters, and you
are just ready to have fun.
After the ride you are just
pumped up and ready to
tackle any coaster.
When you are done
tackling all those awesome
coasters you are able to put
your skills to use with the
games. You win prizes and
go home with a smile! At
some parks there are even
shows, mascots, and water
rides. Who wouldn’t want
to do all those fun things?
As you are enjoying
your time with family and
friends you may not realize
you are getting one heck of
a work out. You are walking to and from every activity you are accomplishing,
which is helping you get a
nice exercise.
While having the time
of your life, getting a
work out, and making new
friends, you are also getting a lot of Vitamin D. As
a society, today we spend
most of our time inside
with electronics and rarely
do we ever go outside for
a sufficient period of time.
Amusement parks allow us
to enjoy ourselves while
getting outside to attain
the vitamins we need to
stay healthy.
People who are not
fond of amusement parks
complain about the lines,
the heat, and how much
it costs. Well quit your
whining because there are
options for you. To conquer the lines, you can get
a version of a fast pass so
you don’t have to stand in
those lines. You can buy
one of those handy passes
that enable you to get to
the front of the line.
The heat can be dreadful for some people. If you
don’t want to be so hot
while having a blast, wear
breezy clothes, bring a
small little fan, and drink a
lot of water. When you are
having the time of your life
rarely do you ever think
about the heat.
Money means a lot to
people and people are
very cautious about spending. Yes amusement parks
can be expensive but that
shouldn’t stop anyone!
Every amusement park offers discounts and special
offers that reduce the cost
and may throw in something free. There is no
complaint to stop you from
having a blast at an amusement park.
In the end, whether
you like amusement parks
or not, it is your opinion.
But I do recommend if you
are not fond of amusement
parks, give them a chance.
Try to take advantage of all
the great opportunities...
you won’t be disappointed!
Congratulations to our newspaper staff seniors!
Matthew Angulo: University of Notre Dame
Philip Camp: Stonehill College
Catherine O’Neill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Keefe Osment: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Martin Powell: Mississippi State University
Erin Villella: Georgia Southern
John Weber: George Washington University
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It’s time to raise the roof, Falcons fans!
New football stadium scheduled to open in 2017
ERIN VILLELLA
Staff Writer
Because of our football
team’s great success last semester, the Georgia Dome
has become even closer to
the hearts of the St. Pius X
community, but in just a
few short years will be demolished. After months of
negotiations, the city of Atlanta and the Falcons owner
Arthur Blank have finally
reached an agreement to
build a new football stadium.
According the CBSsports,
the exact location of the new
facility is still undecided, but
it will be in close proximity
to the Georgia Dome, which
will be demolished after the
scheduled opening of the new
stadium in 2017. AJC’s Politifact verifies that the new stadium will have a retractable roof
but is projected to have fewer
seats than the current dome.
During a meeting with season ticket holders in 2012,
Blank justified the need for a
new stadium. “If we eventually want to be considered to
not just play in a Super Bowl,
but to host a Super Bowl,”
said Blank, “we will need a
new stadium. If we eventually
want to be a consideration for
a World Cup – and the World
Cup will come back to United
States' soil -- we need to have
a new stadium in Atlanta,
Georgia. If we want to con-
tinue to be considered for the
NCAA Final Four, we need
a new stadium in Atlanta.”
The total cost of the new
project is estimated at $1 billion. Many Georgians were
concerned that the building
of an “unnecessary” stadium
would cost them more; however, this burden will not
fall on the people of Atlanta.
If Georgia tax payers aren’t
paying for this $1 billion dollar investment, then who is?
Yahoo! Sports has reported
that the Atlanta Falcons have
renewed their contract with
the city of Atlanta and have
promised to pay for 70% of
the new building. The other
$300 million will be paid
Film festival a roaring success
Golden Simba Awards attracts a packed audience
JOHN WEBER
Editor-in-Chief
St. Pius X students gathered
late last month for the first annual Golden Simba awards, a
star-studded school wide ceremony in which students are
honored for their dramatic,
inspirational, and especially comedic video projects. The event
was first proposed by Student
Council presidents Matt Angulo and David Spratte during
their campaign last year. After
receiving significant support
for the idea, they worked to
bring the proposal into reality.
“David [Spratte] and I were
extremely excited to host this
event,” said Angulo. “It was a
tremendous success as the auditorium reached standing only
capacity.”
Angulo and Spratte received
over 30 submissions, ultimately
selecting 12 finalists to showcase at the festival.
After ‘unwittingly’ conversing offstage with live mics, the
co-presidents opened the ceremony by playing the Dome
Pre-Game Video. “This film
embodies the heart and soul of
what it means to be a Golden
Lion,” Spratte said of the production by seniors Frank Martin, Grayson Holt, and Aneek
James. “And, it is indicative of
the elite cinematographers of
the pius community.”
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Mr. Michael Scirocco and
Ms. Kristin Kramer then took
the stage, introduced as “Mr.
Sexy Semicolon Scirocco and
Capt. Kristin Crazy for US History Kramer” to present the
first category.
Frank Martin’s “Perception”
took home the Overall Best Picture Award and the accompanying $100 prize.
Senior Aneek James received the Award for Best Actor for his role in “Hitch,” a
romance centering on 19th
century poets Walt Whitman
and Emily Dickinson.
“I liked that the event was
dedicated to those photographers and film makers who
contribute to the school even
though they never have a proper outlet to display it in,” said
James. “Scirocco’s film classes
do some amazing stuff as well ,
so it was great to see them get
recognized.”
Additionally, senior Clara
Suarez-Nugent won the Award
for Best Actress for her role in
“A Tell-Tale Heart.”
“Hey” won the Award for
Best Soundtrack, and “Different Perspectives” won the
Award for Best Effects.
Senior Abby Castro, while
noting that the show “ran a little long,” thought the show was
“awesome” and said she particularly enjoyed Angulo and
Spratte’s offstage opening.
Angulo said he hopes that
this year’s ceremony is only
the first of many, and believes
that he and Spratte have “established a new tradition that
will be passed down from age
to age.”
by proceeds from the Hotel
Motel tax on out-of-towners.
Arthur Blank has also invested an additional $15 million dollars of his own personal money to renovate the area
around the new stadium in
order to make the experience
and the environment safer
and more family friendly.
According to WSBTV,
31% of the new dome design
will come from women and
“minority business enterprises.” Atlanta Mayor Kasim
Reed said, “Equally important, a new stadium will lead
to the creation of well-paying
jobs during its construction.”
Experts predict that the new
stadium will not only lead
to economic prosperity in
the future, but it will also
help struggling families now.
All expenses aside, the new
Falcons stadium is projected
to be a wise investment. According to a Financial Times
report, NFL has stated that
on average, a minimum of
$300 million can be the expected income from hosting
a Super Bowl. The building of the new stadium also
brings the possibility of be-
ing home to a Major League
Soccer team or even host a
World Cup, which is estimated to bring $1 billion.
Many people in the state
of Georgia, however, disagree
with the building of a new facility. Some argue that the current Georgia Dome is only 20
years old and is still perfectly
capable of hosting world-class
events. Since the Georgia
Dome was built in 1992 it has
hosted the Olympics in 1996,
numerous
NCAA
March
Madness
games,
NCAA
Football games, high school
football championships, concerts, monster truck rallies,
and one Super Bowl in 2000.
Whether or not the new
stadium seems necessary, it
has an opportunity to affect
Atlanta’s economic status
positively. The new location
could allow more people to
be able to go to games and
events which could unite
our city even more. St. Pius
families enjoyed cheering
on our Golden Lions this
winter in the Georgia Dome
and are hopeful to get to
play there again a few more
times before it is history.
Pope Francis leaves
his mark on the world
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“[The Church] keeps Jesus
Christ within herself, and does
not allow him to go out,” he
said.
He went on to say that “the
Church must come out of herself and go to the [existential]
peripheries.” This includes issues such as the mysteries of
sin, pain, injustice, and ignorance and indifference to religion, intellectual currents and
all misery. These are the issues
that need to be addressed in
our world.
Pope Francis said that the
Church can have one of two
images: one in which she evan-
gelizes outside of herself by
reaching out to people of all
ages and backgrounds, and the
other is “the worldly Church
that lives within herself, of herself, for herself,” he explained.
So far, Pope Francis has
made a great impression on
the world. He has won over
millions of people through
his loving, selfless service.
Through his mission to serve
the poor, he has become a beacon of hope for not only the
Catholic Church, but for people in every corner of the earth
as he takes on his new job on a
worldwide stage.
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Future Predictions
Morgan Agnew: Will still be
obsessed with Harry Potter
Tyler Alexander: Will still be
searching for an orange juice
flavored sunflower seed
PhineasAndrews: Will be the
first mathematician to successfully divide by zero
Matthew Angulo: Will marry
Moira Sweeney and live in
Buckhead with their twelve
Catholic children
Jessica Aponte: Will be dancing in NYC
Kallan Arvidson: Will
continue to get VIP access
to every electronic music
festival, become famous, and
marry a DJ
Rachel Autrey: Will become
a world-renowned hair stylist
for A-listers
Jack Barbe: Will never stop
talking as he travels the world
as Forbe’s Most Influential
Person
Jay Barnhardt: Will be a
career military man
Alexandra Barton: Will open
a high class nail salon
Megan Bazzell: Will move to
Alabama and become a nurse
Joe Beach: Will have multiple
closets filled with every possible piece of preppy clothing
Ryan Beck: Will travel with
the local circus and juggle
firey soccer balls
Tim Becker: Will join the
Special Forces and singlehandedly take down a terrorist organization
Sam Beckwith: Will be playing water polo for the United
States Olympic team
Garret Bernhardt: Will be a
professional golfer
AC Bickes: Will be the loudest mom on the first day of
preschool drop-off.
Katherine Bleakly: Will become an English teacher
Austin Boaz: Will win
Wimbledon
Sam Bonnie: Will legally
change his name to “Beezy”
Bianca Borough: Will
become a Romanian supermodel
Suzanne Brady: Will become
a flagline coach
Madison Brazell: Will be a
permanent judge on the 40th
season of “America’s Next
Top Model”
Ryan Brennan: Will marry
Miss America
Elizabeth Brown: Will become a national spokeswoman for Burt’s Bees chapstick
Ellen Brum: Will replace
Katniss as Peeta’s girlfriend
Colette Brunner: Will be a
writer for Chelsea Handler
Alison Buchanan: Will take
Ms. Bruckert’s place as a high
school cheerleading coach
Adalie Buechner: Will star
on the reunion season of
“Friends”
Rose Cahill: Will still be
baking cupcakes for all her
friends’ birthdays
Harrison Cain: Will open up
his own custom car business
Amanda Cameron: Will be a
columnist for the New York
Times
LindsayCameron: Will still
love “The Vampire Diaries”
Philip Camp: Will still be a
hipster
Eric Carboni: Will still be
messing with Jack Cote’s car
Julia Cartwright: Will live in
her own underwater marine
biology research lab
Abigail Castro: Will be stressing out about her children’s
handwriting homework
Anna Cavagnaro: Will always
have the loudest laugh in the
room
Jonathan Chin: Will still be
grounded
Michelle Cobb: Will be the
most enthusiastic cheerleading coach Pius has ever seen.
Claire Coman: Will instruct
horseback riding lessons on
her farm
Katerina Cook: Will have
her own cooking show called
“What’s Cookin?”
NatalieCorso: Will excel in
everything she does while being perpetually tan
Jack Cote: Will still be a disappointed Saints fan
Nicholas Coupland: Will be
golfing in Colorado
Devon Dabney: Will be a
world famous triathlete
Aida Davis: Will be on the
U.S. Olympic Fencing team
Anna Democko: Will star in
the reunion season of “Gilmore Girls” with her husband,
Orlando Bloom
Thais Diaz: Will marry a
man named Carlos and name
their two children Thais and
Carlos
Julia Dolgetta: Will be the
next family on “19 Kids and
Counting”
Lauren Drawe: Will advocate
for “Lizzie McGuire” to make
a comeback
Elizabeth Dressel: Will attend every country concert
that pulls into Atlanta
Matthew Dubus: Will legally
change his first name to Dubus
Jessica Ecklund: Will be the
next member of the hit TV
Show “Duck Dynasty”
Elizabeth Eidson: Will become a famous hand model
and be known worldwide for
her freakishly short thumbs
John Elias: Will still be working out, while exclusively
sporting V-neck tees
Alejandro Espinosa: Will
become a U.S. Ambassador
for every single country
Kevin Ferri: Will be instrumental in creating Skynet
Ryan Foster: Will be known
for bursting into song in random places
Ryan Francis: Will have an
amazing transformation and
become a starting center in
the NFL
Abigail Fraschilla: Will
marry a red head and single
handedly save the ginger
population
Sarah Fristoe: Will still be
easily spooked by loud noises
Mackenzie Garrison: Will
have her wardrobe featured
on Pinterest
Tyler Gee: Will be the next
Aaron Parr and coach basketball at St. Pius X
Evan Gillespie: Will create
a new computer publishing
software, giving Apple and
Microsoft a run for their
money
James Gilmore: Will open a
Greek restaurant after discovering he is Michael Lambros’
long-lost-brother
Mamie Goldman: Will be
commanding any room
she walks in with a monogrammed Turvis Tumbler in
hand and Ray Bans covering
her eyes
Kateri Goodwin: Will become
the next director of the Atlanta Chinese Dance Company
KaitlynGornowicz: Will
make cheerleading an Olympic sport and win the first
gold medal for cheerleading
JP Graves: Will live surrounded by classic movies
and red headed children
John Green: Will still have
people obsessed with him
wherever he goes
Becca Gregor: Will be attending the SAG Awards every
year, this time as a nominee
for best producer
Cole Grisham: Will still be
asleep on a bus
Kevin Gross: Will be the next
Mr. Brisbane and continue the
legacy of the “Impossible Quiz”
Alyssa Guigou: Will open a
scrapbooking store with her
mom
Adam Gunn: Will be the next
Mark Wahlberg
Alicia Guyton: Will become a
Disney princess
Christina Haas: Will be a successful nurse living in South
Carolina with three kids, her
husband, and their four dogs
FrancesHarrison: Will be a
Starbucks-owning, yoga-pantwearing, soccer mom
Cavan Hayes: Will be the
president of the Georgia
Tech Irish Society
Niara Hayes: Will be a sassy
mom on the TV show “Dance
Moms”
Ryan Heard: Will still be
working out after two hours
of soccer practice
Margaret Hehir: Will head
mission teams to Brazil every
summer after completing
Teach for America
Drake Henke: Will follow in
his dad’s footsteps and go
into the Navy
Jordan Hennick: Will open a
designer injury boot store
Gabe Hesketh: Will still be
jamming out on his keyboard
Molly Hildreth: Will have
published many of her
novels, making herself the
modern Jane Austen
AndrewHinds: Will still be
talking...and talking...and
talking...
Katie Hoffman: Will visit
every single Disney World
location across the world
Haley Holifield: Will have
her own jewelry line and
will have written three books
about high-end fashion
Grayson Holt: Will become a
famous producer
Claire Homrich: Will still be
telling random and intricate
stories to complete strangers
Corey Hosier: Will open
his own jazz club and be the
featured saxophone player on
Friday nights
Meagan Huff: Will be the star
of the next medical reality
TV show
Nicholas Ifkovits: Will be an
oral surgeon
Calvin Jackson: Will live
contently in his small cabin
in Norway as a practicing philosopher
Robby Jackson: Will be digging up dinosaurs
Aneek James: Will be the
next Morgan Freeman
Madison Jenkins: Will open
a store that sells only Wanelo
products
Kyle Johnson: Will set the
record for most appearances
in the Olympics
Ashley Jones: Will outgrow
her current EDM clothing
line and create her own with
Kallan Arvidson
Daniel Kamman: Will constantly compete on “Storage
Wars”
Sean Kani: Will make the
front page of Reddit
Timothy Klein: Will be
following in Don Draper’s
footseps with his charm, class,
and most importantly, trophy
wife
Grayson Klinger: Will become an o-line and strength
and conditioning coach
Courtney Koenig: Will become a youth minister
Sarah Kohrumel: Will be
BFF’s with Kim Kardashian
Abbey Kolodziej: Will still be
correcting people on how to
pronounce her last name
Ryan Kostensky: Will make a
perfume called “Not Stanky”
Alex Kowalski: Will finally
reveal what his nickname
“Pogo” really means
LaurenKowalski: Will have
all of the kowal-ifications for
owning her own zoo
Barbara Anne Kozee: Will
use her degree from Georgetown to start a fashion line
consisting of only midriff
blouses
Nicholas Kramer: Will have
his own line of Muscle Milk
called “Krame Dawg Milk”
Michael Krill: Will coach his
son’s Little League baseball
team
Caroline LaFreniere: Will
marry someone with an even
more French last name
Michael Lambros: Will
definitely NOT participate in
Greek life in college
Jessica Landes: Will live
along the gulf and open up a
beachside jewlry hut
Stephen Landry: Will open
a cajun restaurant in New
Orleans
Jonathan Leiner: Will be the
most admired bachelor in all
80 seasons of “The Bachelor”
Kevin Lewis: Will take the
day off work to attend field
trips with his kids
LandriaLewis: Will live in
Washington D.C. and have
her own fashion line
Elizabeth Littlefield: Will
travel everywhere wearing
an oversized sweater with her
daughter, Pumpkin, wrapped
in her arms
Stephen Lococo: Will attend
every Hawks game
Erin Logan: Will become
Taylor Swift’s publicist
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KathrynMacDonald: Will
host her own show on Comedy Central
Stephanie Magri: Will set
the world record for smallest
person with the loudest voice
Jessica Mall: Will move to
South Georgia and raise her
children with a down-home
country man
Edelynn Mallah: Will open a
mall called “Mallah Mallah”
JoAnn Mallory: Will be the
nurse that all the male patients request at the hospital
Rachel Manciagli: Will host
a dance show called “ManciaGLEE”
Karina Mandock: Will help
Corey Hosier open a jazz
club
Beth Marcinko: Will be head
of the Religion Department
at Christ the King....just.like.
her.mom.
David Marsau: Will still be
living in his frat house until
the age of 30
Michael Marshall: Will have
a ten-game winning streak on
“Jeopardy!”
Brian Martin: Will be the
best host that “SNL” has ever
seen
Frank Martin: Will be sleepdeprived and running on caffeine for the next four years
LaurenMassey: Will be the
most compassionate nurse
at the Children’s Hospital in
Columbia, SC.
Sean McAleer: Will be the
first person to be canonized
while still alive
Annette McDermott: Will
train her children to take copious notes in their composition notebooks
Jack McIntyre: Will still be
sporting his clashing thrift
store outfits
Avery McKenna: Will find
posters of herself posted
around the world
Allison Meinert: Will own a
40-acre horse farm in south
Georgia while participating
in Veterinary Medicine
Grace Mendzef: Will meet
her husband eating croissants
and crepes in a café in Paris.
Matthew Millican: Will name
his children Dave and Matthews, even if they are girls
Sena Moore: Will live in Bradenton, FL where she’ll raise
her curly-haired, blue-eyed
children
Shannon Moore: Will single
handedly take out the deer
population in Grayson, GA.
Emily Morrison: Will be
the CEO of the next photosharing social media app,
giving Instagram a run for its
money
Tori Mulford: Will be a
spokesperson to bring dance
programs to high schools
across the country
Brendan Murphy: Will open
a restaurant across the street
from Murphy’s in Virginia
Highlands called Murphy’s II
Katherine Murphy: Will continue the Murphy’s legacy by
expanding the franchise all
the way to the West Coast
Olivia Naegle: Will open her
own Children’s Boutique for
Buckhead Betty Moms that
will be by frequented Moira
and Matthew’s children
Isabella Nang: Will still be
darting from place to place
Rachel Nega: Will be in the
Peace Corps
Anthony Nguyen: Will still
be “What, what? Thrift shopping”
QuincyNieporte: Will still
be running for president
Julia Norton: Will open a
bakery with Rose Cahill
Catherine O'Neill: Will be
next in line to be the manager at her local McDonald’s
Keefe Osment: Will be a successful mechanical engineer
for a German car company
Armando Osorio: Will own
an Italian restaurant that puts
Bambinelli’s out of business
Caroline Owen: Will legally
become Maggie Smith’s sister
Matthew Panetta: Will open
his own antique car shop
Kaleb Parks: Will have his
own talk show on OWN
Matthew Pearson: Will find a
cure to cancer without even
trying
Amalia Pedersen: Will be
on the 40th “America’s Next
Top Model”
Danielle Penk: Will be pole
vaulting her way to greatness
Quinn Peragine: Will become the next David Sabino
Andres Perez-Alonso: Will
be a millionaire
Elizabeth Pettit: Will be an
old cat lady
Rachel Ponce de Leon: Will
chronicle her Roller Derby
days in a New York Times
bestselling novel
Martin Powell: Will be
Chairman of the Masters
Davis Price: Will be kicking back in the Dominican
Republic
Hannah Provost: Will start
a tanning salon for all the
people that can’t be as naturally tan as her
Patrick Pruckler: Will be the
first person to win the Tour
de France without using performance enhancing drugs
Caroline Quinn: Will go to
Australia and swim with the
sharks
Anees Ragy: Will forever be
a part of the St. Pius X Class
of 2013
Kelly Raines: Will be a feisty
mom raising 5 black-beltwearing, soccer-playing kids
Matt Raines: Will still be tripping over benches
Sarah Rawls: Will sell all of
her phones as collectibles and
live in Egypt off her fortune
Michael Reddaway: Will play
Gibby on an “iCarly” throwback season
Laura Redmond: Will be on
“The Real World”
Spencer Reece: Will still be
trying to lead the “I Believe”
cheer at Pius football games
Mats Ricker: Will have 3 kids
named Johns, Franks, and
Davids
Rachel Rieder: Will create
her own series of CrossFit
workout videos
Michelle Rinow: Will raise a
beautiful family and donate
her original artwork to help
raise money at a local elementary school
Meredith Riski: Will be a
chaperone on her kids’ freshman pilgrimage
Allie Rives: Will return to her
roots down under and be a
nurse in Australia
Chris Roberts: Will be a biomedical engineer in Arizona
Will Robertson: Will be a
buyer for Nike
Tiffany Rodriguez: Will be
cheering for her kids just as
loud as her dad cheers for her
ValeriaRossi: Will still be
the new kid
Mary Kate Rowland: Will still
confuse people with her habit
of only hiccupping once
Graham Roy: Will throw a
huge reunion party called
“Project Y”
Addison Sans: Will become
the CEO of a Fortune 500
company without trying
Bianca Schemankewitz: Will
create a designer pacifier line
called “Binky”
Marah Schiavinato: Will be
living on the beach with her
millionaire husband and kids
Berlin Sewell: Will embarrass
his kids as the goofiest parent
ever
Smith Sheehy: Will be a rodeo queen at the historic Fort
Worth Stock Yards
Natasha Sherrod: Will be
a guest star on Kaleb’s talk
show discussing Switchfoot’s
next tour
ThomasShevlin: Will
marry the perfect southern
girl named Mary-Lou and
become the president of the
University of Alabama
Candace Siegworth: Will
surprise everyone and bring
Matt Ryan to her class reunions
Michael Sikorski: Will go
into the NFL and endorse
Nike so he can get all the free
shoes he wants
Rebecca Skidmore: Will have
twin girls and will be the
room mom…every.single.
year
Hannah Smith: Will start a
sorority for redheads called
“Redheads United”
Mackenzie Smith: Will become a professor of psychology at Oxford
Maggie Smith: Will be an
elementary school teacher in
the suburbs
Anika Snyder: Will create the
next Claymation film called
“Rooster Jog”
Kassandra Solsrud: Will
be traveling the world and
collecting new items for her
magical wardrobe
Emily Sparkman: Will live in
England but travel the world
Jack Spear: Will spearhead
a Little League team for the
Make a Wish Foundation
Jennifer Spencer: Will be the
star of Herbal Essences commercials for her perfect hair
Roger Speth: Will always be
a lax bro
David Spratte: Will forsake
his family’s company and
work at Burger King
Elissa Stanton: Will forever
be in a knee brace
Amanda Stitt: Will live in
Cuthbert, Georgia and sell
homemade jam cased in
mason jars
Anthony Stone: Will become
a millionaire by selling his
stone collection
Emilia Suarez: Will bring
back the era of the flower
child and always be super
chill
Clara Suarez-Nugent: Will be
on Broadway in New York
Sallye Sullivan: Will open
a new summer camp that
focuses on the art of monogramming
Class
of
2013
MichaelSweeley: Will betray
the family tradition and send
his kids to Marist
Moira Sweeney: Will be the
next Elle Woods after passing “Gracie’s Bill” that gives
Cavapoos equal rights
Luke Taylor: Will be a surgeon
Tsoler Terzian: Will marry
an Armenian man and start
her own show, “Keeping up
with the Terzians”
Calvin Tirrell: Will still be
Ms. Spear’s favorite
Gabriel Tomala: Will always
be having the best day ever
Andrew Tran: Will be smiling as he leads Segway ghost
tours around the city of
Atlanta
Blaise Tschirhart: Will take
the nickname Blazer and
compete on a dodgeball team
Ben Twiner: Will become a
famous actor and meet up
with Becca Gregor at the SAG
Awards
Kelsey Vaccarelli: Will still
be teaching Sunday School on
Tuesdays to 5 year olds who
never remember her name
Gretchen Van Keuren: Will
marry Lord Dooley, Emory’s
mascot
Erin Villella: Will still have an
hour-long morning commute
Demetria Walker: Will be a
cheerleader for the NFL
John Weber: Will be a foreign
correspondent for CNN and
will write political sketches for
“SNL”
Tricia Wenke: Will rescue
Locks for Love during a hair
shortage
Julie Werner: Will be an
awesome elementary school
teacher
Erin Whitlark: Will still live
in the Virginia Highlands and
open her own coffee shop
Lauren Whittemore: Will
marry a professional athlete
Devin Wilcox: Will rise
through the ranks at the FBI
Kate Wildman: Will start her
own pearl jewelry line for
sorority girls
Harris Woodward: Will still
be doing Bane impressions
Caroline Wootten: Will quit
soccer to do research on taming wild curls
Justin Yestrumsky: Will
continually be mistaken for
Michael Phelps
Alex Young: Will still be
talking about going “into the
wild” with Jordan Hennick
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May 3, 2013
Upcoming
Events
May 3: Long
Assembly Schedule
May 6: AP
Chemistry,8 a.m; AP
Psychology 12 p.m.
TRACKS
LION How to keep your social life hot this summer
May 7: AP Computer
Science, AP Spanish
Language 8 a.m.
May 8-10: Senior
Exams
May 8: AP Calculus AB/BC
8 a.m.
May 9: AP English Lit &
Comp 8 a.m.; AP Latin 12
p.m.
May 10: 8 a.m. start; AP
English Lang & Comp 8
a.m./ AP Stat 12 p.m./ AP
Studio Art
May 13-17: Elective Exams
May 13: AP Biology & AP
Music Theory 8 a.m.
May 14: Special schedule,
Junior Move Up Mass;
AP US Gov’t 8 a.m., AP
French 12 p.m.
May 15: 8 a.m. Start, HR
first schedule
May 16: Baccalaureate 7:30
p.m.; AP Macro & AP World
History 8 a.m.; AP Micro 12
p.m.
May 17: Honors Assembly
8 a.m.; Special pep rally
schedule, locker clean out
May 18: Graduation 9:30
a.m.
May 20-22: Final Exams
May 22: Last day of school!
Book return; 12:45 p.m.
dismissal
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Monday, May 20
Math/English Final Exams
Tuesday, May 21
Social Studies/Science
Final Exams
Wednesday, May 22
Foreign Language/Theology
Final Exams
ANNA BOLET
Staff Writer
Since the beginning of
first semester, students have
been longing for the day that
they are finally finished with
the school year and get the
pure freedom that comes with
summer vacation. It is certain
that every student has thought
about what he or she will be
doing during these short-lived
two months. These six events
and concerts will be sure to
keep the boredom away this
summer.
Braves Game
Where?
Turner
Field,
downtown Atlanta
How much? Tickets start at
$4 for the casual fan but if you
would like to be close to the
action, tickets can cost $82 and
up.
Why? Many people believe that
it is necessary to be a dedicated
baseball fan to watch the sport,
but this is not necessarily true.
Turner Field has a variety of
options in their stadium. There
are multiple restaurants, game
attractions and even a museum
that can be toured any time. So
even if you are not a baseball
fan, there are still many other
options that can be pursued
while visiting Turner Field to
have a good time.
Summer Film Festival
Where? The Fabulous Fox
Theatre, downtown Atlanta.
How much? Tickets start $10.
Why? This year The Fox
is offering movie nights
throughout the months of
June and July to air classic and
new films. The festival gives
its viewers a chance to see the
classics but there are also films
that came out this year. It is
the perfect opportunity to see
great movies at a discounted
price with the breathtaking
scenery of Atlanta’s most
famous theatre.
Atlanta Food Coalition
is a style of food for just about
everyone.
Starlight Six Drive-In
Where? A few minutes away
from downtown Atlanta.
How much? Tickets are $7 for
general admission.
Why? What could be better
than sitting outside in the cool
evening air and enjoying two
movies for the price of half of a
regular ticket at the box office?
Starlight Six has been located
in Atlanta for many years, and
it offers an inexpensive way to
view today’s top movies with
a classic 1960’s scenery that
makes you feel like Danny and
Sandy in “Grease.”
Shoot the Hooch
Where? Food trucks in various
locations that are spread
throughout metro Atlanta. The
website www.atlantastreetfood.
com has locations based on the
trucks’ day-to-day routes.
How much? Prices vary based
on the food truck.
Why? Food trucks provide
a fast, easy and affordable
method of getting food
anywhere in Atlanta. The
coalition has multiple types of
cuisines from burger stands
to vegetarian options so there
Where? Roswell, GA
How much? Tickets range
from $25 to $30 to rent an
inner tube and to get access to
go down the river.
Why? Jump into a tube, canoe,
kayak, or raft this summer and
float down the Chattahoochee
for a fun and relaxing day.
Shoot the Hooch is located just
a few minutes from downtown
and can be found in the middle
of beautiful Azalea Park. The
Hooch provides a variety of
foods to enjoy while drifting
theme, “25 or 24 to 4” by the
band Chicago, “April in Paris”
from the musical “Walk a Little
Faster,” and “Superstition” by
Stevie Wonder. In a creative
addition, the band also
performed a surf medley which
included “Wipeout,” “Hawaii
Five-O,” and “Miseriou.”
Last to perform was the
Symphonic Band, who dazzled
the crowd with music including
“Mars - The Planets,” “Spanish
March,” a “Take 5” tribute,
and music from films including
“The Hunger Games” and
“Skyfall,” which also featured
a singing performance from
junior Mikayla Burg.
which featured songs from
classic rock artists but was very
proud of the dedication of the
young guitarists.
“Everyone has to be
incredibly focused in order
to perform the piece, ‘Guitar
Heroes Medley,’ successfully,”
said Kennedy. He went on to
say that “The concert was a live
rock show in every sense of the
word. If you’ve never made it
out to a guitar concert, this was
the one to catch.”
The Concert Choir also
impressed audiences on April
25 with an impressive lineup
of songs featuring both classical
and pop pieces. Some of the
amazing classical songs included
“Credo,” “The April Rain,” and
“Festival Sanctus.” The singers
also performed pop songs such
as “Children Will Listen” from
down the massive river. Tubers
can even stop by and jump off
of a 30-foot rock to test their
courage, and the best part of
the trip is that you can stop
anywhere down the river just
to enjoy the beauty of nature.
Atlanta Zombie 5k
Where?
Atlanta
Motor
Speedway Atlanta, GA
How much? To run the race as
a zombie, it would cost $25 and
to run as a human it would be
$45. Registration is currently
open to anyone, and the race
will take place on September
14.
Why? If you are thinking that
this is a typical and tedious 5k,
then you are dead wrong. This
3 mile obstacle course gives its
runners a chance to run for
their lives. If you think “The
Walking Dead” is exciting,
this race gives the competitors
an opportunity to actually
experience the life threatening
chase from zombies. Once the
race is finished, there is even a
“quarantine” party that comes
complete with a DJ, food
and a killer good time where
zombies and humans can party
in harmony.
Spring concerts fill SPX with the sound of music
SEAN FAHEY
Staff Writer
Through
weeks
of
dedication and practice, the
Band, Guitar, and Concert
Choir programs showed off
their skills this spring with
performances that wowed
audiences and drew huge
rounds of applause.
The
Band
program,
featuring
the
Symphonic,
Concert Jazz, and Youth Honor
Bands, held their concert on
April 18.
“Listening to a prerecorded
song is one thing; anyone can
plug in a CD. But when you
experience a song played live, it
is more exciting and the concert
featured a familiar great line
up,” Mr. Paetznick said proudly.
The Youth Honor Band,
a talented group of middle
school kids with an interest in
band, performed an original,
energetic concert with a variety
of upbeat songs including
“Jungle Dance.” They also
played “Autumn Colors,” a
slow, serene piece that paints a
beautiful scene with music.
Following
the
Youth
Honor Band was the Concert
Jazz Band, who wowed the
audience with pieces including
the original James Bond film
The audience at the Guitar
program’s concert had a blast
on April 25 as students rocked
out to a huge variety of music
in the Young Center. Some
of the well-known bands and
artists featured included Led
Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers,
Jason Aldean, Foo Fighters,
the Beatles, Steve Reich, Phillip
Glass, Andrew York, among
other famous musicians.
Guitar teacher Mr. Brion
Kennedy said the most difficult
pieces to perform included Steve
Reich’s “Electric Counterpoint”
and “Guitar Hero Medley,”
the movie “Into the Wild,”
“For Good” from the musical
“Wicked,” “I Know Him So
Well” from the musical Chess,
and “Brighter than the Sun”
by Colbie Caillat. Junior Emily
Grosch, sophomores Emily
Brady and Rachael Meyer, and
freshman Carolann Stout each
performed solos.
“We were all new to
choir, and none of us had any
voice training,” Grosch said,
“but after a lot of hard work,
practice, and good teaching we
became a real team.”
The combined hard work
and commitment from all the
Fine Arts students turned April
into a fun and beautiful month
of music, so if you missed out
this year you’ll have to wait until
next year to catch these singers
and musicians on stage again.
Summer Academic Camps
Looking for something to do this summer? Want to
reduce your stress regarding classes this fall? Then
the Summer Enrichment camps are your answer!
Don’t worry, it isn’t like “real” school–you don’t wear
your uniform and, in addition to learning/reviewing the
material, you get to play games and eat candy! More
information is on the Pius Website under Academics
and Summer Enrichment Courses. Check it out!
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Mission accomplished: Mission teams return with sense of fulfillment
LAURA BROWER
Staff Writer
The St. Pius X 2013 mission
trip members returned home
this April after experiencing
a life-changing spring break.
Teams of students and faculty
members traveled to Jamaica,
Nicaragua, and for the first
time, to Washington D.C.
Traveling to the outskirts
of Kingston, Jamaica, four faculty members and 14 students
stayed at a Mustard Seed Community named Sophie’s Place.
The Mustard Seed Communities serve as homes for orphans
with special needs, and they
teach the children how to live
independently and model their
lives after Christ.
While in Kingston, the
mission team spent countless hours digging trenches in
order to lay pipes for a water
draining system. They also laid
concrete for a driveway and
painted the whole front porch
of the home at Sophie’s Place.
The group then traveled to
Jerusalem, Jamaica where they
picked over 300 pounds of tomatoes and weeded out two
entire fields in only two days.
The Jamaican mission trip
impacted St. Pius students in
many ways. They developed
lifelong friendships, gained a
new perspective on their own
lives and most of all grew closer
to Christ through their work.
“They (children of Sophie’s
Place) had such a strong relationship with Christ and it
made me rethink everything in
my life and realize how much I
take for granted,” said junior
Graycen Dominey. “They were
always so happy and their faces
lit up when they saw us. It just
brought so much joy to see how
happy they were with so little.”
One of the most striking aspects of the trip was the extreme
poverty. “You could go around
any corner in Jamaica and see
the poverty that was there, said
senior Jordan Hennick. “These
children were truly amazing
and it was great to see that
even in such a situation they
had such great attitudes and
outlooks on life. I just thought
it was so great how these children love so easily and how it is
so different when we are here.”
The mission trip to Nicaragua included 21 students and
three faculty members who
worked at two Mustard Seed
Communities in Diriamba and
Managua. The team stayed at
the community in Diriamba
and worked at the Managua
base, where the younger kids
with severe disabilities and illnesses live.
In addition to playing with
the children, the mission team
also did manual labor. The
house’s previous kitchen was in
terrible shape and infested by
termites, so the St. Pius team
dug numerous six foot deep
holes to help build a foundation
for a new kitchen.
Junior Sophie Schwarze described a special moment on
her last day of the trip involving
a 12-year-old girl. “I picked her
up and placed her in my lap as
I sat in the rocking chair,” said
Schwarze. “We rocked back
and forth and I made numerous attempts to make her smile
or show any sign of response.
“As we watched the other
missionaries playing with the
children making them smile
and laugh, Guadalupe sat on
my lap with the same blank
expression. I thought of putting her back on the chair and
going to spend some time with
the other kids because I was
not sure if she was even aware
of my existence or if I was only
making her feel uncomfortable,
but something told me that I
should stay with this little girl.
“After about an hour I
bounced her up and down on
my knees cradling her head
and shoulders. A huge smile
crept across her face, and she
laughed. It was one of the most
amazing moments I have ever
experienced...I guess it was
just one of those moments that
fills a person with joy and gives
them a new understanding of
how much we can see the beauty and love in Christ in everyone,” said Schwarze.
The inaugural Washington
D.C. mission trip sent 14 stu-
dents and two chaperones to
the Washington D.C. Middle
School for Girls. This weeklong trip consisted of running
a spring break camp for the
WMSG students. The WMSG
makes it their mission to provide a holistic education in a
safe and caring environment
for young girls who are living
in underprivileged neighborhoods in D.C., who are at risk
of leaving school prematurely.
“My favorite part was getting to know the girls in D.C.
along with my own mission
team! We grew so close during
that week and have so many
fond memories!” exclaimed junior Amelia Kisling. “I would
love to go on another mission
trip if I had the chance! It was
probably one of the best spring
breaks I’ve ever had!”
Not one missionary has returned home regretting their
decision to join the St. Pius mission trips, and they encourage
their classmates to join in the
future.
“I just want everyone who
is on the edge about going on
a mission trip to just go for it.
There is no way anyone could
not have fun,” said Dominey.
Junior
Mak
Krause
agreed:“People ask you how it
was and it is hard to explain because you really have to experience it for yourself,” he said.
“You make great relationships
with the kids that will stick with
you forever.”
Junior Sophie Schwarze holds Guadalupe, one of the
oprhans from the Mustard Seed Community home in
Nicaragua. Photo courtesy of Carson Travers.
Despite tragic week, Americans remain hopeful and united
CATHERINE O’NEILL
Editor-in-Chief
People often say that tragedy brings us together. We can
only hope that this will be the
case given the past couple of
weeks in the United States.
On April 15 at 2:50 pm, as
thousands gathered both to run
and watch the Boston Marathon, twin explosions occurred
at the finish line and threw the
city into utter chaos. The explosions, which occurred just 50
yards apart, killed three and
injured well over 150 victims.
One of the spectators fatally
wounded was an eight-year-old
boy.
As Boston Police rushed to
address the attack, they discovered another bomb, which they
safely detonated in a controlled
blast. Initial accusations of an
external terrorist attack were
discouraged by both Boston
Police and the Obama administration as they sought to find
answers. The unsophisticated
nature of the attack led the
police and FBI to consider the
possibility of either domestic
terrorism or a lone attacker.
Many also questioned whether
or not the attacks were planned
to coincide with Massachusetts’
Patriots’ Day.
Police have since identified the bombers, 19-year-old
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his
26-year-old brother Tamerlan.
The Tsarnaevs were from the
Russian republic of Chechnya
and were born in Kyrgyzstan.
Following the bombing, the
brothers allegedly shot and
killed a police officer on the
MIT campus and carjacked a
black SUV. After the owner of
the car escaped, the police initiated a high speed car chase,
and Tamerlan, who was a legal
resident, was killed in a police
shootout.
The city of Boston shut down
to initiate a massive manhunt
involving thousands of cops,
and Dzhokhar was located on a
boat using thermal imaging on
the evening of Friday, April 19.
Dzhokhar was hospitalized with
serious injuries and was only recently able to communicate with
investigators.
Dzhokhar, a college student
and U.S. citizen, has allegedly
communicated that his older
brother was the mastermind of
the operation. The two “selfradicalized” themselves via
the internet and cited American wars as reasons for the attack. Dzhokhar has since been
charged with one count of using
and conspiring to use a weapon
of mass destruction resulting in
death and one count of malicious destruction of property
by means of an explosive device
resulting in death.
Meanwhile, while attempting to uncover the complete
truth about what happened in
Boston, federal investigators
sought to identify who had sent
letters postmarked on April
15 containing ricin poison to
President Barack Obama, Republican U.S. Senator Roger
Wicker of Mississippi and Lee
County judge Sadie Holland.
The letters were prevented
from reaching their targets by
authorities.
On April 17, authorities arrested Mississippi resident Paul
Kevin Curtis as a suspect. Curtis, who maintained that he was
innocent throughout the investigation, has a history of mental
illness. His attorney claims that
he was framed. A search of Cur-
tis’ home yielded no evidence of
ricin or the ingredients necessary to manufacture it. Authorities have since released Curtis
from custody and have searched
the home of another Mississippi
man, Everett Dutschke, who
has a history of negative interactions with Curtis. Dutschke
was arrested without incident
on Saturday, April 27.
Meanwhile at approximately
7:30 pm on April 17, the same
day that Curtis was arrested, disaster struck in the small town
of West, Texas. What started as
a fire at West Fertilizer Co. soon
bloomed into a full-fledged disaster. The subsequent explosions rocked the entire town and
destroyed dozens of buildings.
The explosion killed at least 14,
including 12 first responders,
and injured 200. The blast destroyed two firetrucks, leveled
approximately 80 homes and a
middle school and trapped 133
residents of a nursing home in
rubble.
Needless to say, our nation
has had a pretty rough couple
of weeks. But somehow, we’ve
made it through and managed
to find inspiration in the hard-
ship we’ve endured.
We’ve found inspiration in
the countless acts of sacrifice
we’ve witnessed.
We’ve found inspiration in
the spectators who ran toward
the blast sites to find and help
victims in Boston.
We’ve found inspiration in
the runners who crossed the
finish line and ran straight to
the local hospitals to donate
blood.
We’ve found inspiration
in Boston residents who have
opened up their homes and
hearts to all of the stranded or
temporarily homeless.
We’ve been inspired by the
first responders in West, Texas
who remained and attempted
to put out the flames despite
knowing that they were likely
risking their own lives.
We’ve found hope in our nation’s unity in this chaos.
Ultimately, amidst all this
darkness and madness, it is easy
to lose sight of the light. However, the wonderful people of
America have united in a way
that makes it very obvious that
we are not willing to get lost in
the dark.