This is SuperDance! - Bishop O`Connell High School

The Visor
Bishop O’Connell High School
Volume 53 Issue
This is SuperDance!
Funny men Jackie Beaver, Michael Bonini, and Alec Williams
Heather Sherlock
Staff Writer
Each year O’Connell’s
Superdance for Cystic Fibrosis makes
another significant contribution to the
search for a cure. The dance was first
held in 1975, organized by both Maura
O’Donnell, an O’Connell student
suffering from the disease, and Msgr.
McMurtrie, O’Connell’s principal.
The O’Donell family eventually lost
four bothers and sisters to the dreaded
disease, but their faith, courage, and
optimism inspired the entire O’Connell
community to take action. Thus began
Superdance.
Cystic Fibrosis is a deadly
disease that can be passed down from
generation to generation. It causes a
fatal buildup of mucus in the lungs,
digestive tract, and other parts of the
body. But because there were so few
people that carried the disease, there
was no government related funding for
a cure, further complicating research
efforts.
This year’s dance-a-thon
theme adopted a Gerard Butler/300
inspired theme: “This is Superdance!”
This year’s dance was one of the biggest successes yet in raising funds and
awareness. This year’s extravaganza
netted over $135,000, including over
$4,000 raised by alumni, around 30%
more than last year’s 108,000! The
varied musical acts once again attracted
huge crowds, including a large number
of 8th graders and alumni.
There were also several
competitions, including the 12-Hour
Dance Competition and the Couples
Contest. All contestants who started the
12-Hour Dance Competition endured
the entire dance and so it was decided
by a dance-off. After the dance-off the
winners were chosen by the amount of
applause they received. The winners
were seniors Peter Ciampa, Emily Rivers, and Brian Edmonds.
The Couples Contest ultimately resulted in a tie between the two
couples, Greg Krug & Nicole Carty,
and Charlie “Chuckles” Digiulian &
Mia Gazala. The two couples received
free prom tickets, saving them $140
per couple.
Senior Joe Dannenfelser
observed, “The Superdance committees
did a great job of pulling together this
year. It was a grand time!”
Making special appearances
were the ever-popular boy band, Struan
Shields, recent graduate Brad “Breezy”
Hunt, and the debut of senior Daniel
Grady and junior Connor Welsh’s band,
Raw Auras. All three acts electrified the
crowd with their distinctive sounds.
Congratulations to all the students, teachers, and alumni and bands
that made this year’s 37th dance a very
successful Superdance.
Not ‘The End’ to O’Connell Students’ Talents
Erin Buckley
Staff Writer
This year, on Cinco de Mayo,
the Bishop O’Connell art community
proved once again how talented its students are. Tents were raised, art work
was hung, lights were set, and microphones were placed. Mayan-themed
decorations were displayed, and soon
The Festival of the Arts began in earnest.
Students who take art look
forward to this opportunity to display
their creations throughout the year.
Wooden dividers lined the gym with
colorful paintings, photography, drawings and media projects, all done by
students from Art 1 to AP Drawing. As
the Festival filled with people, artists
and teacher’s faces alike showed pride
and happiness in their work. T-shirts
designed by senior Jack Hurley, which
sported a graphic of the festival’s
theme ‘The End’ theme quickly sold
out.
“The Festival of the Arts” in my opinion was by far the best high schoolproduced arts presentation I have ever
seen,” said Mr. Owens. “Student driven from start to finish, I look forward
to volunteering on the committee next
year.” Outside, musical performances
by students such as Alex Birrotte and
Dan Carnie entertained people in the
coffee house; soon it was time for the
fashion show.
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Spring Sports.........................................4-5
Q&A with John Thomas Beaver III.......10
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“Everyone who participated in the
festival did a near-perfect job. The
fashion show and artwork was incredible,” commented senior Adrian Acuna. Although the show displayed
students’ work, the festival wouldn’t
have been a success without teachers’
commitment. A special thanks to Mr.
Crivella, Mrs. Beary, Ms. Koons, Mr.
Mastric, Ms. Van Duzer, Mr. Shirey,
Mr. Britt, Mrs. Milam, Mr. Andrews
and Mr. Owens for their hard work and
dedication in making another fantastic
Festival of the Arts.
A Blessed Birthday
to Sister La Reine
Sister Maureen Christopher
Special to the Visor
Sister Marie La Reine
came to Bishop O’Connell from
Trinity High School in Pa. in
1984. She served as Assistant
Principal for Academics until
2002, but remained as a consultant until 2004 when she was
appointed to Camilla Hall at Immaculata in PA. Sister is fondly
remembered by many alumni,
teachers and former students for
her service and loving ways.
She continues to remember O’Connell in thoughts and
prayers as she serves the Lord in
other ways. Her retirement from
school allows her to actively
enjoy other members of the
IHM Community as they live in
retirement.
Sister celebrated her
ninetieth birthday this past April
15th and wishes to thank those
of our school community who
sent birthday greetings and good
wishes on this joyous occasion.
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O’Connell Welcomes
Dr. Michael E. Mann
Deryn Pappano
Staff Writer
On Friday, March 16, the sophomore, junior, and senior class gathered
in the auditorium for a discussion about
climate change by guest speaker, Dr.
Michael E. Mann
Mann, director of Pennsylvania
State University’s Earth System Science
Center, opened the discussion stating
“Scientists have been collecting data on
climate trends for more than 100 years.
This isn’t anything new.”
“What is relatively new in our
lifetime is the global interest and engagement on the potential effects of an upward
trend in average temperatures around the
world.”
As an influential scientist,
Mann’s career initiative is to give [the
student’s] awareness as to how the climate
changes would affect everyone in the
future. How are we contributing to the
rising temperatures? Are there ways that
we can try to prevent this? Factors affecting climate change include both natural
and human behaviors. One key example
includes smog in the air; this occurs all
around the world, not just in one place.
Therefore it affects all of us. Another
example includes rising temperatures.
“The work my colleagues and I
are doing is not to ‘predict’ global climate
trends, but rather to ‘project’ how the
trend could continue, given different
future scenarios.” Mann said. His achievements dedicated to this work of global
awareness have resulted in his being
awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. At
the end of the presentation, the students
were afforded a “Q & A” session to gain
a better understanding of what they had
just learned. “This encouraged reflection among the students, resulting in well
thought-out questions,” observed Senior
Elizabeth Black. Senior Camila Rondon
commented, “The presentation was very
informative. I learned things about the
environment and how we are affecting it.
Some of the things [Mann] mentioned I
never knew about.”
“We were thrilled that our students could participate in this discussion
today. Our hope is that these opportunities help them get their arms around the
importance of being stewards of God’s
creation and begin thinking about their
personal role in their generation’s future,”
President Katy Prebble remarked, at the
conclusion of the assembly.
SADD Club Teaches O’Connell About
Destructive Decisions
Deryn Pappano
Staff Writer
“Party at Alec’s house!”
Senior Olivia Timms shouted, running down the aisle of the auditorium as a part of a skit for this year’s
SADD assembly. The members of
the club then gathered onstage in
a skit to portray a party that lead
to multiple fatalities due to drunk
driving. Seniors PJ DiBenedetto
and Lauren May played a couple
involved in the crash, soon after
leaving a party that included the
abuse of drugs and alcohol. DiBendetto’s character had continued to
drink heavily in spite of pleas from
his friends.
May’s character warned
him about the dangers of getting
in the car but he insisted, “Don’t
worry! I’ll be fine.” After piling
into a car with the very intoxicated
driver, May and five other students
soon died as a result of an off-stage
collision which was audible to all
in the packed auditorium.
Following the skit, May,
as well as the other five students
“killed,” came onto the stage covered in fake blood with a red spotlight shining on them. President of
the SADD club, Senior Michael
Helou, and Vice President, Senior
Shaudi Malakooti, provided a chilling news broadcast of the crash, as
well as enumerating the dangers of
drunk driving. The students were
also shown a few videos, warning
about just how dangerous texting
and driving truly is.
The assembly then moved
on to a speech by Junior Kaitlyn
Stoskus’ mother. Stoskus lost her
sister, Paige, in 2005 to a reckless
driver. Mr. Harrison next took the
stage to add his own reflections on
the dangers of destructive decisions involving driving.
Senior Lauren May concluded the
assembly with the important message: “Remember- do not drink
and drive.”
Model UN Concludes Another Successful Year
Theresa Jeffrey
Staff Writer
The Model U.N. is a high school
and college extracurricular club inspired
by the operating procedures of the United
Nations. Each student member of the
Model U.N. assumes the role of a delegate
from a specific country, and studies that
country’s stances on topics and issues
related to their political and economic
needs. The students then debate these
issues with other countries, resulting in
final, offiicial U.N. action. The goal of
the Model UN is to help students gain a
better understanding of how the world
operates. It also seeks to improve the quality of student debate, while it encourages
cooperation and research skills as members learn how to play a role on the world
geo-political stage.
Model U.N. participants attend
several conferences throughout the year,
sponsored by high schools and colleges
around the area. At these conferences,
members from the O’Connell student
body representing a certain country join
groups of other high school students
representing that same country. Each
member works together with other high
schools to resolve chosen issues.
These conferences are the ultimate test for the member of the Model
U.N. requiring great debate, speech and
research skills in order to succeed. The
Co-Presidents of the Model UN are Helen
Evans and Brandon Bonair. The Vice
Presidents are Meg Donovon and Adam
Miner. The moderator is Mrs. Sposato.
The Model U.N. has attended
three conferences this year: The Ivy
League Model U.N. Conference, hosted
by the University of Pennsylvania, the
Centerville High School Model U.N.
Conference and the Thomas Jefferson
Model U.N. Conference. The club has
won awards at both the Centerville and
Thomas Jefferson Conferences. Adam
Miner received Honorable Mention at
Jefferson and Helen Evans also received
Honorable Mention at Centerville. The
Model U.N. plans to attend more conferences next year.
The Visor
Bishop O’Connell High School
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Published monthly, the student
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High School is a public forum with
its student editorial board making all
decisions about its content, under the
guidance of its faculty advisor.
Opinions in the paper are not
necessarily those of the staff, nor should
any opinion expressed in this public
forum be construed as the opinion or
the policy of Bishop O’Connell High
School, unless so attributed.
Editors-In-Chief
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Maria Buitrago
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Peter Ciampa
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Health
Tori Finucane
Entertainment
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Style
Tori Finucane
Sports
Kelsey Mix
Campus News
Erin Buckley
Heather Sherlock
Spreads
Alex Birotte
Outside News
Deryn Pappano
Copy Editors
Peter Ciampa, Thesesa Jeffreys
Staff Writers
Alex Birotte, Erin Buckley, Peter Ciampa,
Joe Dannenfelser, Tori Finucane, Theresa
Jeffrey, Kelsey Mix, Deryn Pappano,
Heather Sherlock
Faculty Moderator
Dan Culler
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Campus News
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New College Counselor Has Big Plans For Students’ Success
Deryn Pappano
Staff Writer
Next year O’Connell’s counseling department will be operating according to a new system with the addition of
a brand new college counseling department. One counselor will be assigned
to freshmen, and two counselors to
sophomores and juniors. The seniors will
be assigned to two counselors, as well
as new Director of College Counseling,
Jeremiah Shepherd.
O’Connell believes that adding
this new system will benefit all students.
Working closely with Dr. Daniel Stabile
and Mrs. Tara Brown, Shepherd will be
giving each student greater individual attention, helping all students achieve success in the college application process.
“A successful College Counseling Program is designed to assist students
and their families in preparing to reach
their future goals,” Shepherd said.
“Mr. Shepherd’s team of college
counselors will begin their efforts in the
final semester of the students’ junior
year. Each student will meet with team
members and begin selecting schools
based on necessities such as an intended
major, location, and even financial aid.
Shepherd, Stabile and Brown will work
with them from that point on to the final
selection of the college best suited to the
needs of each student,” Dean of Faculty
and Counseling Erin O’Malley said.
“In the end, the process should
be designed to help students find the
appropriate “fit” in an institution and not
choose a school simply based
on name recognition and ranking,” Shepherd added.
In addition to his help
in the selection process, it is
also Shepherd’s job to write
letters of recommendation, and
work closely with individual
college representatives.
Shepherd was offered
the job following a nationwide
search for someone with his
particular skill set. His resume
includes being on the college
admissions board of Johns Hopkins University, and his alma
mater, Northeastern University,
as well as being a high school
counselor. He is currently serving as the Associate Director
of College Counseling at the
Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania. He holds a M.
Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern
Jeremiah Shepherd Looks Forward to Joining O’Connell as 1st Director of College Counseling
University.
“Mr. Shepherd has the experi
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Sports
O’Connell Serves their Best Season Yet!
From top left: Coach Borgiasz, Quinn Bergeron, Danny Hughes, Ryan Doherty, Matt Papiernik, 2nd row: Daniel O’Connell, Daniel Grady,
Mekonnen Halefom, Abey Yoseph, bottom row Patrick Reyes, Patrick Hughes, Andrew Merz, Kevin Shepherd and Coach Parson
Peter Ciampa
Staff Writer
O’Connell Tennis, known on
the streets as OC Tennis, began their season with a win on March 8th in a match
against St. John’s College High School.
The effort was led by Senior captain
Joe Dannenfelser
Staff Writer
Danny Hughes, who is in his fourth year
on the team, and Coach Borgiasz, in his
second year coaching.
This year’s team has a strong
lineup with seniors Hughes, Ryan Doherty, Matt Papiernik, Quinn Bergeron,
and Daniel Grady all working together
to lead the team. The team is enthusiastic
about its prospects for both the WCAC
tournament and State tournament,
hoping to place in both. Senior Danny
Hughes believes that one of the reasons
for their new drive is Coach Borgiasz’s
attempts to “start a culture of winning,”
and believes that the team will be really
strong for at least the next few years
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because of the new focus of the team. At
press time the team had a 5-3 record, and
two of those losses were tough, closely
contested losses, 5-4 against PVI.
The team works hard each day
at practice; each practice usually consists
of running, drills, or matches between the
players. Senior captain Hughes said of
the practices, “They’re very competitive;
we’re always challenging each other for
a higher spot.” Tennis teams are set up in a
ranking method and currently the top
player for O’Connell is freshman Patrick
Hughes. At practice there are matches to
change the rankings of the team.
In the final match, the WCAC
tournament, the team as a whole had
great results. In singles Danny Hughes
and Kevin Shepard made it to fianls
and in doubles 2nd seat Matt Papiernik
and Patrick Hughes did as well. 3rd seat
Kevin Shepherd and Andrew Merz also
continued to finals.
Overall, Men’s varsity tennis
had one of its most successful seasons
in recent memory. A season filled with
regimented structure, an emphasis on drill
and conditioning and a good work ethic
have propelled the team to its best results
in years.
O’Connell Seeks Par for the Season!
A game of patience, a game of
focus, a game of precision. Golf is not
simple and many find when playing for
the first time that the skill and attention
required to play the game is not easy to
come by. One needs to be able to drive
the ball off the tee, use the iron clubs to
move it up to the green, and putt the ball
into a hole only 4.25 inches in diameter.
All of this must be done in as few strokes
as possible, meaning any small mistake
will have immediate consequences.
Senior Anthony Olivette, a member of
O’Connell’s golf team, says that one of
the most misunderstood aspects of the
game is that it is very “competitive and
you need to spend a lot of time playing
in order to become competitive.”
For O’Connell’s golfers, it’s
always a competition among their own
teammates to earn a spot in the next tournament. By watching the players during
course, I seek Chief Herman’s advice.”
Tom is speaking of Mr. Herman,
O’Connell science teacher, who works
with Coach Reed to teach the players
the game of golf. Coach Reed is a 1986
graduate of DJO who was a four year
letterman and captain of the golf team his
senior year. Reed has been the Head Pro
at Chantilly National Golf and Country
Club for nine years. He was an assistant
pro for the four years prior to taking over
the leadership role. Reed also coached
the Westfield High School golf team for
four years.
practice, the coach decides which golfers
deserve to compete in tournament play.
Varsity Golfer Tom Terwilliger says that,
“You have to play like your spot is on
the line every single day. Sometimes,
when I’m having a bad day on the
The team has failed to get a win
so far this year but hopes that by working
hard and learning from their coaches, they
can get better and better each day and
achieve success, whether it be a personal
or team success.
O’Connell Crew Is Rolling on the Potomac River
Kelsey Mix
Staff Writer
O’Connell crew started with a
splash. Coaches and rowers alike are
pleased with the spring season. Practice
on the water began in earnest at Thompson’s Boat Center in Georgetown. The
season officially began with its first
race, the Cindy Cole Cup Regatta, on
March 31st.
After capping off a successful
winter season that included appearances
at Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints and Crash
B’s, the entire team and coaching staff
is ecstatic about the improvements and
achievements that were reached over the
winter training season.
Highlights included freshman
Julia Gorka and Margret Dail breaking
eight minutes for their 2000 meter erg
test at Crash B’s, the largest international
indoor rowing championship in the
world. Tess Heimerman, Kenneth Evans,
Charlie Fidler, Brian Edmonds, John
Bergin, Blake Martin and Nick Petrihos
also did well in
their respective
races. Both the
women’s and
men’s team had
outstanding performances.
Coach
Del Sordo commented that “the
results were
nothing short of
incredible. We
had 100% im- Men’s Varsity Eight: Coxswain Austin Hall, Brian Edmonds, Nick Petrihos, Kenneth Evans,
Blake Martin, Greg Reyes, Charles Fidler, Rieder Grunseth and John Bergin
provement from
everyone.”
Head Varsity women’s coxto have fantastic results.”
The next big race for the crew
swain Caiti Hall said she is happy with
On the mens side, O’Connell
team
is
the
Stotesbury Regatta which takes
the varsity women’s progress and is
dominated the men’s varsity eight
place
in
Philadelphia
on the Schuylkill
confident that they will meet with even
event, beating Ireton by open water.
River.
This
is
the
largest
high school
greater results during the championship
The O’Connell womens varsity eight
sporting
event
in
the
country.
Both the
race, adding an exclamation point to an
was competitive and placed second in
men’s
and
women’s
teams
have
high
already satisfying season. “I have seen
finals. The continued rivalry between
expectations
for
their
performance
at
how hard the girls have worked this
Bishop Ireton and O’Connell is someStotes
and
are
ready
to
finish
the
season
winter season, training in the weight
thing to be watched as both teams enter
off strong.
room and on the ergs and we are going
the championship chase.
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Girls’ Varsity Softball Dominates Once Again!
Amanda Ehlers gets ready for her next at-bat.
Tori Finucane
Staff Writer
With their winning record,
the varsity softball team showed once
again the result of their hard work
and determination: another WCAC
championship.
With ten returning varsity
players, they seemed to be poised to
achieve that goal from the outset. Since
February 25, the varsity girls have been
practicing after school for over three
hours a day. Although they work on
their fielding skills, the practices focus
primarily on the offensive part of the
game. With the team producing multiple
hits and runs during all of their games,
their hard work in the batting cage seemed
to be pay off.
The Lady Knights kicked off
their season with a 12-0 win against
St. Mary’s Ryken, followed by a 10-0
triumph against Ireton. This really set the
tone for the rest of the season. Head coach
Tommy Orndorff shared the following
comment about his team’s offense.
“If I have a concern it would
be that graduation claimed a lot of our
offense, having no less than 14 home
runs and over 100 RBI’s last year. I feel
good about the top of the order, but we
need others to step it up if we are going to
fulfill our goals: winning the WCAC and
Virginia States.”
This does not seem to be an
issue. The varsity girls have outscored
their opponents 271-8, culminating in a
24-1 record.
This team never seems to
quit. With 8 consecutive WCAC
championships, their perseverance never
falters. Coach Tommy Orndorff leads this
team to success every year, assembling a
solid and talented group of athletes.
These players are always up
for a challenge. They want to play the
best to be the best. Their schedule speaks
for itself; a rematch against Northern,
defending Maryland State champs Urbana,
and Ursaline from New York. Against
these teams, O’Connell ended up with a
2-1 record. Their conference games are
always fun to watch, because you never
know who is going to show up and play
their best each game.
The tradition carried on when
the Lady Knights faced Elizabeth Seton at
the University of Maryland. On Saturday,
May 12, O’Connell claimed its 9th
consecutive WCAC Championship in a
5-0 win over the Roadrunners.
O’Connell outhit thier opppnent
8-2. The Knights jumped on Seton’s
Senior pitcher Mary Ann More early,
scoring 2 runs in the first. This gave the
team good momentum for the innings that
followed.
The varsity softball team is
thrilled not only from winning, but also
from keeping a storied winning tradition
alive.
Congratulations to the 2012
WCAC Girls Softball Champions!
Another Long Green Mile
Peter Ciampa
Staff Writer
On your marks, get set, Track
season go! The outdoor track season started
with a bang with Coach Cindy Walls as the
head coach once more. In the fall of 2010
the O’Connell administration along with
O’Connell coaches decided to eliminate the
indoor track season so that athletes could
focus more on individual training programs
dur, and hopefully reduce injuries during
the demanding outdoor season. Thus, for
the second season in a row, there were
three months where the runners were able
to train alone.
Now many of the runners are
raring to go for this challenging track
season, “I’m excited to run with my friends
after three long months of running cold and
lonely,” senior distance runner Michelle
Tansey observed.
This year’s track team is looking
really strong with a large number of
seniors taking up leadership roles: Keith
Holleran and Nick Gigliotti as captains
of the distance runners, Matt Anderson as
captain of the throwers, Kevin Keens and
Daniel Burns as captains of the sprinters,
and Emily Blagg and Alison Dommel as
captains of the girls’ distance runners. There
is also an abundance of seniors running
this year who add strength to strong senior
leadership. These senior runners include
Kevin Reidy, John Stella, Adrian Acuna,
Michelle Tansey, and Sammy Sison.
has
This season the Track team
seen a number of remarkable
Keith Holleran, team captain, sprints for the finish in the 800 open.
accomplishments. First, Alison Dommel
broke the previous 800m record at the
Hall of Fame Invitational Track Meet with
a time of 2:15. Next, the a boys’ four by
800m relay team won first place at Cassell’s
XCD Invitational and broke the previous
school record with a time of 8:56. The
team’s anchor Keith Holleran, ran a time of
1:58, a new personal record for him. And,
finally the Boys team won at the Arlington
County Championships and the Girls team
placed second. And most recently, the Boys
placed third in the State Catholic Meet, and
the Girls placed second!
O’Connell Women’s Lacrosse Team Meets with Success
lacrosse team this year is full of friends,
good times and limitless drama, as well
as wicked talent. The current record for
the team this year is 14 and 6 with the
end of the season right around the corner.
The Virginia Independent League begins
on Tuesday the 15th and if the girls win
they advance to a Friday game at Old
Dominion University.
“The team dynamic is great this
year” says Senior Captain Alanna Furey.
This excellent team dynamic is due in
part to three sisters: Courtney, Ashley and
Shannon Cross. The seniors on the team
are: Courtney Cross, Jenny Davis, Alanna
Furey, Nicole Carty and Catherine Bean.
Theresa Jeffrey
Staff Writer
Do you like long walks on
Virginia Beach? Do you like classy,
upscale hotel rooms? Do you like random
compact disc mixes? Do you like eating a
lot of food in one sitting? If so, O’Connell
women’s lacrosse is the team for you. The
When asked what she will miss
most about the team, Senior Jenny Davis
commented “The girls, the team dynamic,
the bonding, and the fun bus rides.”
This year, nine girls were
honored by making WCAC teams.
Devin Nihil, Courtney Cross, and Taylor
Chamness made the first team, Rachael
DiGiulian and Ashley Cross made the
second team and Jenny Davis, Alanna
Furey, Shannon Cross and Nicole Carty
made honorable mention.
Overall, the girls have had a
great season and the seniors are planning
on ending this last season on a high note.
This is coach Meghan O’Boyle’s last
season as the women’s lacrosse coach.
Senior Jenny Davis summed up
the season by saying “Overall it has been
a really great season. We have won more
games against private schools and we
have been working hard to do well for our
coach.”
Visor May 2012
Virginia
Where We’re Going Longwood University
Christopher Newport University
Michael Pipan
Marie Connole
Erin Fitzgerald
Jack Hurley
Kristina Pontillo
Alexandra Sahagun
Kelsey Saunders
Molly Zinzi
Deryn Pappano
Emory and Henry College
University of Virginia
Katherine Ballington
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Alabama
Maritime Welding Academy (Vir- University of Alabama
Jill Romano
ginia Beach)
Dale Mulhane
Auburn University
John Beaver
Virginia Tech
Brendan Dannaher
Nicholas Gigliotti
Jessica Eidt
Tyler Hahne
Visor May 2012
Massachusetts
Boston University
Where We’re Going
University of Rochester
Kentucky
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
South Carolina
University of Kentucky
Michelle Gbolumah
College of Charleston
Gabriella Clemente
Boston College
University of South Carolina
Anthony Bucaro
Bernadette Jarvis
Catholic University of America
Jessica Armstrong
Daniel Do
Allison Gliot
Brittany Magee
Gabriella Rivera
Kate Vidrine
Robert Renner
American University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Alexander Kingston
George Washington University
Emily Rivers
Andrew Roa
Ohio
The Ohio State University
Arturo Garcia
Woojin Kim
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Franciscan University
of Steubenville
Rachel Azcarate
Alex Birotte
Alexander Butler
Vanessa Corral
Joe Dannenfelser
Christopher Smith
Erin Walhout
Eaton Zveare
Penn State-University Park
Ashly Ninteman
Villanova
Courtney Cross
Noor Faraby
Emma Goetzman
Aaron McDaneld
University of Pittsburg
Thomas Cline
St. Joseph’s University
Brandon Bonair
Indiana University
of Pennsylvania
Anthony Olivette
Lisa Young
Joshua Conrad
Charles DiGiulian
Ana-Maria Hecton
Alexis King
Rebecca McGovern
Camila Rondon
Yangsun Kim
Pennsylvania
University of Mary Washington
Corcoran College of Art and
Design
Denison University
Joe Bender
Julia Connole
Xanthe Papovich
Laude Vidovich
Alex Batta
Erin Buckley
Nicole Carty
P. J. DiBenedetto
Michael Esti
Madeline Giuseppe
Michael Graf
Lindsay Harvey
Noelle Lane
Matthew Leonard
Dominick Manuel
Jennifer Medina
Shannon Nasca
Thomas Terwilliger
Mary Kate Watson
Lydia Haile
Brian Edmonds
Marymount University
Radford University
Georgetown University
Cathleen Garcia
Dina Hamami
Olivia Timms
Berry University
Thomas Burrill
Franklin Fomunyoh
Kathryn Gstalder
Michael Helou
Craig Kochel
Zachary Makoutz
Tom Morgan
Marc Muratore
Troy Potts
Jessica Richardson
Marc Saucer
Emily Simon
Samantha Sison
Michelle Tansey
Linh Tran
Natasha Warcholak
Pedro Del Carpio
Daniel Meaux
Jasmine Rose
District of Columbia
Coastal Carolina University
Georgia
George Mason University
Old Dominion University
Jonathan Mendez
Amelia Gazala
Kelly Luciani
Quinn Bergeron
Mike Brown
Jennifer Davis
Kevin Dawson
Amanda Engebritson
Madeline Fitzpatrick
Alanna Furey
Julia Golojuch
Kevin Grady
Calvin Heng
Mark Hilliard
Jennifer Huynh
Nina Kajaria
Caroline Leary
Adam Miner
Natalia Muniz
Alison O’Brien
Kevin O’Malley
Chloe Seagrave
Morgaine Castillo-Amore
Maria Cervantes
Marjorie Lillis
Joseph Marca
Daniel McAteer
Temo Perron
Calvin Pham
Adrian Teran-Tapia
University of North Carolina at
Wilmington
Luci Keefer
Charles Fidler
Tess Pascua
James Madison University
Northern Virginia Community
College
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California
University of California San
Diego
Leah Sredl
Humboldt State University
Christian Tito
Santa Monica College
Jazmir Ramos
Oregon
Wilson College
University of Portland
Megan Fangman
Ryan Doherty
Duquesne University
Matthew Anderson
Elizabeth Bloom
Megan Brosnan
Stephanie Gulley
Caitlin Hall
Caroline Hollis
Neil Ohlhausen
Joseph Pearring
Sydney Speetjens
University of Virginia at Wise
Colleen Farrell
Virginia Commonwelth
University
Allan Africa
Christina Borda
Abigail Fundling
Emily Griffin
Antonio Guajardo
Mikaela Kelley
Thatianna Le
Armando Luyando
Shaudi malakooti
Rachel McGovern
James Mulville
Jimmy Nguyen
Monique Nguyen
Nailah Salvary
John Toth
Grace Wald
Anthony Walls
Alexander Williams
Michael Helou
Joseph Griffin
Francis Nguyen
Lananh Nguyen
Carlo Palma
Thanh Pham
Kevin Reidy
Mary Sears
Dannah Simbulan
Maggie Stievater
Kathryn Tuason
Regan Wagner
The College of William and Mary
John Conroy
Alison Dommel
Keith Holleran
Regan Houston
Daniel Hughes
Mary Marsilii
Patrick McLaren
Kelsey Mix
Leah Retta
Thomas Vaughn
Drexel University
Florida
Assumption College
Joe McDonald
Joel Saunders
Troy Jefferson
John Lynch III
La Salle University
John Haseltine
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rutgers University
Indiana
William Dukas
New Hampshire
University of Maryland
Jonah Marie Azurin
Julian Gooch
Kitae Kim
University of New Hampshire
Fairfield University
David Gillick
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Vermont
St. Michael’s College of Vermont
Rhode Island
Loyola University
Patrick Andrews
Providence College
Lauren Sese
Theresa Jeffrey
Pauline Cusmano
New York
Towson University
New York University
Justin Aguinot
Shenandoah University
Washington College
Stefano Murro
Joseph Shirey
Bradley Farr
Kenneth Evans
Cornell University
Roanoke College
Brianna McAuliffe
V.M.I.
Robert Nugent
Andrew Phan
Won Bin Choi
Shannon Edmionds
Ke Azhye Cymone Irby
Matthew Papiernik
Dan Byrne
Anna Christopher
Haylea Wisniewski
McDaniel College
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Catherine Bean
Rachel Hudson
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Michigan State University
University of South Florida
Maryland
Michigan
Allison Grasmeder
Peter Ciampa
Zach Pardes
Hofstra University
Gemia Price
Ithaca College
Maria Buitrago
North Carolina
High Point University
Kevin Keens
Elon University
Marlena Fernandez
Emily Rodriguez
University of Houston
Caitlin Gunning
Baylor University
Diego Rodriguez
Greg Krug
University of Notre Dame
Kansas
University of Kansas
Sam Snead
Peter St. George
Indiana University
Joseph Polchek
Indiana University-Kelly School
of Business
Kyung Hoon Lee
United States
Marine Corps
Diego Olivieri
Joe Rodriguez
Mike Shero
Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana
Champaign
Antonio Lee
Switzerland
University of St. Gallen
Nikola Lindstrom
Iowa
Iowa State University
Olga Kilian
East Carolina University
Rebecca Culhane
Madeline Lynch
Lauren May
Texas
Missouri
Washington University/St. Louis
Emily Blagg
England
Guildford School of Acting
Allison Roaquin
Entertainment
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Visor April 2012
Eager Fans “Eat Up” The Hunger Games Opening Weekend
Erin Buckley
Staff Writer
Well- it’s official; The Hunger Games initial reception seems
to underscore the movie’s odds for
success. The Hunger Games opening
weekend revenue was $155 million,
putting it near the top of the record book.
The huge opening marks the
third-best debut ever regarding profits, right behind the $169.2 million
opening for the 2011 Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and
the $158.4 million opening of The
Dark Knight, in 2008. Worldwide,
The Hunger Games grossed a total
of $214.3 million in just a few days.
This is a particularly astounding opening because this is the first
movie of the franchise; the other record
breakers were movies that already had
established a movie fan-base. Although
the movie was marketed to teens and
young adults, The Hunger Games also
made huge profits with older fans, 56%
of the crowds being age of 25 and older.
Fans proved their love for The
Hunger Games by waiting in lines for
hours, bringing friends and parents to
see the movie, some dressing up as their
favorite book character to show support.
Suzanne Collins, the author
of the Hunger Games trilogy, gave the
movie its blessing, praising it by saying;
“I feel like the book and the
film are individual yet complementary
pieces that enhance one another. The
film opens up the world beyond Katniss’
point of view, allowing the audience
access to the happenings of places like
the Hunger Games’ control room and
President Snow’s rose garden, thereby
adding a new dimension to the story.
Director Gary Ross has created an ad-
aptation that is faithful in both narrative
and theme, but he’s also brought a rich
and powerful vision of Panem, its brutality and excesses, to the film as well.”
The Hunger Games was released
on March 23, and all are encouraged to see it.
Marvel’s Avengers Sets Hulk-Sized Records at Box Office
Erin Buckley
Staff Writer
The highly anticipated superhero movie of the year broke all-time
records this weekend. Marvel’s The
Avengers took $103.2 million to lead
for a second straight weekend, raising
its domestic total to $373.2 million.
With $95 million earned overseas, The
Avengers took their $628.9 million to
a global profit of just over $1 billion.
The Avengers was the first movie to
ever make more than $100 million domestically in its second weekend out.
The film bested a record set by The
Dark Knight, topping $300 million in
9 days, The Dark Knight reaching that
in 10.
Director Joss Whedon, and
co-writer Zak Penn accepted the challenge of bringing together Stan Lee’s
and Jack Kirby’s classic superheroes
for the big screen.
“For me, it’s capturing the
essence of the comic and being true
to what’s wonderful about it, while
remembering that it’s a movie and
not a comic. The first Spider-Man did
things in the vein of the comic. You
see things like the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, where they threw
out the comic, or Watchmen, where
they did it frame for frame, and neither
one worked. You have to take the spirit
of the thing and then step away from
that.”
The talented troupe of actors
portrayed their superheroes with a
humorously nuanced group dynamic,
an interesting departure from the
characters of the individual films. The
overlapping of each hero’s story was
flawless, each character true to his
STUDENTS!
nature in his comic books. The actors’
fine performances, with a combination
of the well-written screenplay and the
superior visual effects, produced a film
that many critics around the world are
praising in the highest terms.
Avengers’ star Robert Downey
Jr. commented during a press release
how he felt after seeing the movie
for the first time. “What everybody
captured...was the right tone. Without
killing it you kind of tip your hat that
you don’t take it seriously. It’s a comic
book movie, but you buy into the reality of it. Joss did a great job of finding
everyone’s frequency. ... I see Joss’ wit.
Whether the wit is funny or the wit is
actually being able to pull together the
whole myriad of ideas and notions that
you have to get right for The Avengers
not to be bunk.”
Many O’Connell fans went to
the midnight premiere of The Avengers.
Some even attended the Marvel Movie
Marathon at Tyson’s Corner, an all-day
event at AMC that showed Ironman,
Ironman 2, The Hulk, Captain America,
and Thor, leading up to the premiere of
The Avengers.
“We all felt so cool, having
our marathon passes to the premiere,”
said senior Patrick Andrews. “getting in
early while everyone else was waiting
in line. The whole experience was crazy
good.”
When you clean out your lockers, please collect unwanted school supplies and
1. Give Them to Your Homeroom Teacher,
2. Drop Them into One of the Many Collection Boxes throughout the School or...
3. Give Them to Mrs. Wentzel in Room 326!
Outside News
Visor May 2012
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Space Shuttle Discovery Retires in D.C.
Deryn Pappano
Staff Writer
“I see it!” Senior CaRynn
Lucas shouted in exclamation as the
student’s in Mr. Murray’s third period
English class watched the 747 flyover
the school, carrying the now retired,
Space Shuttle Discovery, the longest
serving orbiter. The shuttle is now displayed in the Smithsonian’s National
Air and Space Museum’s Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center.
The Space Shuttle Discovery
is the third shuttle of NASA’s fleet. It
first arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL in November
1983. On August 30, 1984, the Discovery was launched on its first mission,
flight 41-D. Other missions include the
Hubble Space Telescope mission STS31 in April 1990, and mission STS-41
in October 1990: the Ulysses’s spacecraft launch.
Discovery Shuttles Home
Picture by Mr. David Nasca
Department of Human Health and
Services Introduces Employee
Mandate
Peter Ciampa and Theresa Jeffrey
Staff Writers
The Department of Human
Health and Services issued a mandate
on January 20, 2012 that will require
employers to grant insurance that covers “preventive services for women
including recommended contraceptive
services,” (e.g. abortion-inducing drugs,
sterilization, and the birth control pill).
In the past, Catholic institutions were
given exemptions from these mandates
because they were religious institutions.
However, under this new mandate a
religious institution is defined very differently; an
institution
may only
receive an
exemption if its
primary
purpose is
religious
in nature,
(e.g. converting, or
holding
religious
services).
This means
that many
Catholic
institutions will
be forced
to drop
coverage
rather than offer services that violate the
precepts of the Church. The Department
gave nonprofit religious institutions that
do not currently offer these services
an extra year to comply, extending the
deadline to August 1, 2013.
On Sunday, February 05, 2012,
150 Catholic bishops around the nation had letters read to their parishes
that condemned this mandate. Bishop
Loverde, in conjunction with the Bishop
of Richmond Francis X. DiLorenzo, offered a statement to Catholic Churches in
Arlington, calling Catholics in Virginia,
and across the nation, to join together
against this attack on religious liberty.
They called the mandate “an unjust law,”
and asked Catholics in their dioceses
and around the nation to join together
to bring this law down by exercising
the right of Americans to petition the
government. Nancy Pelosi, when interviewed by the Cybercast News Service,
called the decision by the Department
“courageous,” and said that she would
stand with her “fellow Catholics in
supporting the
administration
on this [decision].” In doing so, she directly opposed
the bishops’
stance on this
mandate.
This
mandate is
blatantly unconstitutional. The first
amendment
guarantees the
freedom of
religion. This
recent mandate is a direct attack on
the Catholic
Church and its
right to freedom of religion. While there
is an exemption for primarily religious
institutions, this exemption does not
include Catholic hospitals, schools,
charities etc. If the Catholic institutions
are forced to provide contraceptive services it would be in direct violation of
Church teaching. While this issue as of
now only affects the Catholic Church,
all religious institutions and individuals
should be concerned.
Caps Playoff ReCaps
Joe
Dannenfelser
Staff Writer
Another
season has
come to a
close for the Washington Capitals.
While the team had a bumpy season
and came into the playoffs as a “less
than impressive” 7th seed, they made
an extremely impressive effort in the 1st
round of the NHL playoffs to dethrone
last year’s Stanley Cup Champions, the
Boston Bruins. It was a series that made
playoff history as it was the first playoff
series to ever have every game won by
just one goal.
Game 1: Bruins beat Capitals
1-0 in overtime; Game 2: Capitals win
2-1 in the second overtime; Game 3:
Bruins beat the Capitals 4-3; Game 4:
Caps win 2-1; Game 5: Caps win 4-3;
Game 6: Boston wins 4-3 in overtime to
push the series to game 7; Game 7: Joel
Ward, forward for the Capitals, scores
the game winning goal in overtime to
move Caps on to the next series. After a
strong series such as this one, the Caps
hoped that their postseason luck from
past years had started to change for the
better.
In an unfortunate end to their
season, the Caps lost game 7 of the series in the second round of the playoffs
against the Rangers. Once again the
Caps season has ended with postseason
disappointment. The Caps did, however, show remarkable determination
coming into the playoffs; and although
they were not able to close out the last
game of the series, they should be commended for their effort.
The Capitals have never won
the Stanley Cup and have squandered
their success in the regular season
by not being able to pull out a strong
performance in the playoffs. 2008 was
the turnaround year for the Capitals,
though, who had not made it into the
playoffs in 7 years. This was the year
Ovechkin became the first Capital to
ever win the Hart Trophy as MVP and
Bruce Boudreau achieved the Adams
Award for Coach of the Year for finally
pulling the Capitals into the playoffs.
Unfortunately, the Caps went out in the
first round to the Philadelphia Flyers in an
extremely close series that was decided
by a tiebreaker in game 7.
The matchup between the Caps
and Penguins in 2009 was perhaps the
most memorable series in all of the franchise’s history. The Capitals made the
playoffs again and were able to topple the
Rangers, coming back from a 3-1 deficit
in the series to win in game 7, and move
on to a matchup against their arch-rival,
the Penguins. The series is remembered
so well because of the matchup of the two
elite scorers, Ovechkin and Crosby, each
of whom claimed hat tricks in Game 2 of
the Series. It was a hard-fought series that
resulted with the Penguins topping the
Caps in Game 7 and moving on to win the
Stanley Cup, thanks in large part to the
dominant performances of Evgeni Malkin
and Crosby. Another unfortunate year
for the Caps would spell out even more
misfortune for the team in the playoffs in
the year to come.
The Capitals came into the 2010
playoffs as a heavily-favored team to go
far in the playoffs and maybe even clench
their first Cup. They were the NHL’s
best regular season team by a long shot
and were expected to easily sweep past
the Montreal Canadiens into the second
round. Defying all logic, the Caps blew
a 3-1 lead in the series, allowing the
Canadiens to win 3 games in a row. This
made the Caps the first No.1 seed in the
playoffs to ever have lost the series when
leading 3-1 in the series.
Last year, after winning the first
round of the playoffs, it seemed the Caps
were getting a good lead in to the playoffs,
getting to the 2nd round of the playoffs, but
then they were swept by the Tampa Bay
Lightning which brought another abrupt
ending to their season.
Caps fans hope that in seasons
to come, they can see the Caps team
translate regular season success into a
good run in the playoffs. And maybe
one day Washington fans can watch
their players holding the Stanley Cup
above their heads. Until then, fans will
have to stand by their team, in good
times and bad, and remember that it is
no easy task they take on every day on
the ice.
Visor May 2012
Personalities on Parade
Spotlights
on...
John Thomas
Beaver III
Visor Interview with Jackie
Beaver, Winner of Most School
Spirit
Visor: Hey, Jackie! How are you
doing? Could you tell us a little
bit about yourself?
John Thomas Beaver III: As a
matter of fact, yes. My name is
John Thomas Beaver III. I am
a senior at Bishop O’Connell
High School. I’m going to Auburn University in the Fall. I
have never sneezed.
Visor: I hope you have a great
time next year. When did you
take up the mantel of most
spirited?
Jackie: I decided to become
most spirited after I was born.
My father told me that when I
grew up, I had to be best.
Visor: What an interesting story.
Tell me, Jackie: what is the
source of your inspiration?
Jackie: I want to be the best, because anything other than first
place is for losers.
Visor: That is inspiring, I suppose. If you had to choose, what
animal closest personifies your
spirit?
Jackie: My animal spirit is an
eagle. They hate evil-doers and
love America; and they also
provide my college’s mascot:
The War Eagle!
Visor: Who do you think will
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&
follow in your footsteps next
year?
Jackie: I am a once in a lifetime
type of guy. I’m pretty sure next
year is going to be a down year
in O’Connell history due to the
absence of my love and patriotism.
Visor: You are a spectacular
guy, John Thomas Beaver III.
Alright, these next couple questions are ones that the girls
around the school might be
curious to know. Did you have
any freshman crushes? If so,
who were they?
Jackie: Freshman year was
an odd year for John Thomas
Beaver III. He was still trying to
find his identity. But to be 100%
honest my Freshman year
crushes were...well...they know
who they were...and If either
one of you is reading this now, I
am so completely over you.
Visor: And finally, do you have
a special someone right now?
JTBIII: Weird you asked me
that, Peter; because I’m actually
in a very close relationship at
the moment. She’s amazing. I
can talk to her about anything.
Every time my fingers run
through her beautiful blond
hair, I smile. Every time she
looks at me with her striking
hazel eyes, my heart skips a
beat. My special someone is my
golden retriever, Cappy. I love
you girl and can’t imagine having to ever leave you.
Charlie Fidler
Visor Interview with Charlie
Fidler, Violinist Extraordinaire
Visor: We understand you were
awarded multiple scholarsships. Could you tell us who
offered?
Charles Fidler: I got one scholarship from the Rotery competition. I got second place and was
awarded a small sum for that
effort.
Visor: Where did you apply to
college?
Charlie: I applied at George
Washington, St. Joseph, Drexel,
Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, UC Davis, Northeastern,
and Boston University.
Visor: Where do you want to
go?
Charlie: I’m most likely going
to study psychology or maybe
psychiatry.
Visor: Are you going to play the
violin throughout college?
Charlie: I will definitetly play
violin but most likely not as
part of my degree program.
Visor: Now with the situation
with your back, what happened? Will you continue to
row or will this be your last
time rowing?
Charlie: I broke 2 vertebrae
in my back. I will be going to
physical therapy to work on
my core to strengthen the area
around my vertebrae. I will be
continuing to row and my possible scholarships are still open.
Charlie: I will be attending Boston University in the fall.
Visor: What were some of your
other scholarship offers? You
were pretty highly recruited.
Charlie: The scholarships I’ve
gotten are both Presidential or
Dean scholarships.
Visor: Could you tell us the
sum, or is that private?
Charlie: I got a scholarship
indefinitely to St. Joseph and
Drexel: $63,000 and $72,000.
The Crew scholarships are still
pending.
Visor: What are you going to
study in college?
‘So, let me get this straight, if I
sign up for Journalism next year,
I’ll not only be a beat reporter for
the Visor, with my own byline,
but I’ll also satisfy the Computer
and Fine Arts requirements for
graduation. I better do a little
more digging and get the scoop
on this.”
Visor May 2012
Farewell Seniors
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Farewell to the Seniors: Top 50 Moments from the Class of 2012
1. Power outage
2. First pep rally when the
cheerleader spelt O’Connell
wrong
19. Our first Superdance assembly
20. When you stopped having to pay
for detention
3. Televised basketball game
27. Spilling something on your white
polo
28. Walking into class and seeing its
movie day
35. Father Hudgens’ homilies
36. Cutting in the lunch line
37. #yolo
21. Music in the hallways on Fridays
38. Putting an ‘s’ in the web address
to try and sneak onto Facebook
in the library
4. First homecoming
5. Beating PVI in basketball
6. The breaking of the vending
machine glass
39. Not having to wear blazers
40. Wearing blazers just because you
don’t have to
7. Having to pay $20 to get your
phone back from Student Life
41. Getting accepted to your first
college
8. Surviving freshman year
9. The 2 hour fire drill
42. The dance you did when you
finished your term paper
10. Playing ninja at lunch
11. Mr. Crivella’s class
43. Not showing anyone your picture
in the yearbook
12. Eating in the courtyard for the
first time
44. Falling asleep in the balcony
freshman year
13. The new gym
45. Walking to 7/11 to get slurpees
14. Coach Snyder’s dogs
15. The bonfire junior year
22. Senior retreats
29. Sister Mo’s bone
46. Ducking from Mr. Sabatino when
your shirt is untucked
16. When the seniors went silent at
the winter pep rally
23. Tripping up the stairs when there
are people around
30. Starbucks at VJCL
47. Dissecting in biology
17. Immaculee visiting
31. Having health class in the old
library
48. Being a part of the spirit club
24. Never having to wear a gym
uniform again
18. Juhnyars (you know what we’re
talking about)
25. Mr. Cool’s bear stories
26. Wearing white polos
32. The Justin Beiber obsession
33. Our last Superdance assembly
34. Snowmageddon
49. Video announcements in
homeroom
50. When no one was at school
because of Swine Flu
Visor May 2012
Prom
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Get Ready for Prom!
The Do’s and Don’ts of
Dress and Tuxedo
Coordination
YES!
What’s Prom without a little car
pooling?
COMPLETING THE LOOK
For the Girls...
Wearing it down
is always a favorite!
but maybe you want
to work the updo!
MAYBE NOT...
For the Guys...