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TEDx TALKS: pg. 2Jesuit students and alumni relay the 5 characteristics of a grad-at-grad on a nationally broadcasted channel.LIBRARY RENOVATIONS: pg. 2Enjoy a ‘Sader Rebel’ in upper Arrupe.

GLADSTONE’S BUCKETLIST: pg. 8Gladstone celebrates 11 eventful years and looks forward to more memories.LOCKER #170: pg. 8Though the music in freshman hall has ceased, the legend will endure.

JESUIT UNIFORMS: pg. 9 Where did last year’s Jesuit athletic jerseys go? Malawi, Africa!TWILIGHT RELAYS: pg. 10The process behind the always- popular Twilight merchandise.

APRIL 2016, EDITION LIX

PAGE EDITOR: Jaclyn Flood

T wo questions -- “What is this? Where did it come from?”-- gener-

ally more exclamations of dis-gust than queries, that librarian Laura Schick too often hears when students encounter the pile of unclaimed print paper that has made a permanent res-idence next to the main library printer. The stack of printed papers, consisting of anywhere from entire chemistry lab man-uals to seven copies of the same theology reflection, current-ly seems to be equivalent to around 13 reams of printer pa-per––that’s about 6,500 pieces of paper. In fact, the pile of pa-pers has grown to be so large over the course of the school year that Schick recently had to remove much of the paper from its increasingly precari-ous towering pile next to the printer, resituating it instead in a cardboard box right at the en-trance of the library with a sign above it reading “Unclaimed Documents”. For most students, the first instinct when seeing this unprecedented level of paper waste is not only a shock but also more importantly a disap-pointment––the profusion of paper waste seems to under-mine our core environmental values as a green ribbon school. However, awareness of the is-sue is only the beginning. “Most of the students believe in sustainability and conservation––they don’t want to just unthinkingly waste pa-per,” said Schick. “I think stu-dents are aware of the problem, but they might not necessarily be aware of how they as indi-

viduals are contributing. And I think that’s true for all of us to an extent.” The next logical step is to ask, quite simply, why? Both Schick and AP Environmental Science teacher Kathryn Mahoney agree that iPads may contribute to the problem due to the printing convenience. Of course, the in-troduction of iPads at Jesuit has certainly lowered the amount of paper consumption associ-ated with physical textbooks now accessed through iBooks, handouts now saved to notabil-ity and homework now turned in through Canvas. But does a paperless device necessarily eliminate the possibility of pa-per waste? In Schick’s opinion, the iPads act as both a vehicle for paper waste and conserva-tion. While she believes that the overall school-wide paper usage has decreased with con-sideration to textbooks and Canvas assignments, she cred-its the increase in printing in part to the ease with which the iPads allow students to print. “I think by making printing super easy, you don’t really have to think about what you print if you don’t want to,” Schick said. “The iPads have made it so that you can be choosy about what you print, but they have also made it su-per easy to print. So if you ar-en’t taking the time to think critically about what and how you’re printing, then the iPads make it easy to print a billion things.” According to Ma-honey, the ease that comes with printing on the iPads is a lethal combination when paired with the confusion that generally

revolves around printing––particularly when it comes to dealing with paper jams or re-membering to select the correct printer before sending out a document to be printed. Unfor-tunately, the first impulse when a document doesn’t immedi-ately come out is to try pressing the print button several more times, leading excess papers in printers all over campus. That, and, as Schick relates, people too often simply forget to pick up what they print. That’s not to blame students for the entirety of the problem. Not only is printing a cultural aspect of America, but also of Jesuit itself––people like print, and now printing is easi-er than ever. To this extent, the iP-ads seem to be partially failing in their mission to reduce the waste of paper resources at Je-suit. After all, paperless is al-ways better––right? Both Schick and Ma-honey are wary of the convic-tion in a “paperless revolution.” First and foremost, Mahoney and Schick note the necessity of print when it comes to learning. Students print out materials not only be-cause their teachers ask them for a hard copy of their assign-ment, but also often because they learn better on paper. “People often don’t re-tain what they read on iPads simply because there is less in-put. It’s on the visual––there’s no smell, no touch. Less input means less neural connections, and less neural connections means you’re less able to re-member what you read,” Ma-honey said. “Same with writing on the iPads, there’s no tactile component like there is with

paper. You actually remember what you write on a piece of pa-per better than what you write on the iPad.” According to Ma-honey, there’s another reason why paperless may not always be better. While the waste of printer paper at Jesuit is visible around campus in stacks of un-claimed printouts, the devices that allow us to print so freely create an environmental im-pact just as significant as the impact of our careless paper consumption. Ultimately, iPads have an environmental cost just like paper. Some context: the premise of discerning the envi-ronmental cost of a product has to do with following the chain of impact caused by the man-ufacture of that good, explains Mahoney. The more refined and “produced” a good is, the greater its chain of impact is from the beginning of the man-ufacturing process to the final product. According to an ar-ticle titled “The Price of the Paperless Revolution”, the “en-vironmental impact of a single e-reader––factoring in the use of minerals, water, and fossil fuels, along the manufacturing process––is roughly the same as fifty books…. Moreover, it takes almost exactly fifty times as much fossil fuel produc-tion to power an iPad for the hours it takes to read a book as it would take to read the same book on paper by electric light.” Considering that de-vices like Kindles and iPads are not meant to last longer than two years on average, according to Mahoney, the ecological im-pact of such devices on natural resources becomes only more

staggering. “Paper is renewable. What iPads are made of is not––it’s all minerals, plastic and petroleum,” Mahoney said. “It’s not renewable, or even re-cyclable. You can recycle paper and you can grow more trees, but you can’t do anything with the iPad after you’re done with it.” Moreover, Ms. Keller, Green Team supervisor, points out that paper can also be re-used without recycling. Cur-rently, the Green Team is making notebooks out of the unclaimed paper in the library and will be selling them during Green Week. As Mahoney points out, however, paper is not with-out its own environmental cost. Making just a single sheet of paper uses over 13 ounces of water, not to mention the envi-ronmental effect of the myriad harmful chemicals used to give paper its traditional white col-or. The right answer: there is none. When considering the question of paper versus iPad, Mahoney emphasizes the ne-cessity of a critical mindset looking not for a right answer, but rather seeking out that op-tion which is the “least worst” for the long run. “As we say at Jesuit all the time, we can’t just react blindly to new information. We can’t just assume “paperless is great!” We should always be thinking critically and reflect-ing on our own actions,” Schick said. “It’s about what kind of people we want to be: are we the kind of people who waste what we have, or are we people who take care of what we have and live intentionally?”

Sustainability: the price of paper and tech

BY OLIVIA GLASER, ’16graphic by Kyle Phelps ‘17

On April 9, five Jesu-it students partook in an event called

TEDxYouth. TEDxYouth is run by the same people who organize TED talks. TED talks are usually thirty minutes long and discuss a variety of topics, anywhere from politics to science. The difference with the TEDxYouth talks is that they are not only directed towards youth, but they are also given by young people. TEDxYouth takes place all across the coun-try, after an approval pro-cess. Jesuit was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to host this event. It was broadcasted from the Moyer Theater on the national TEDx channel. Students auditioned back in February with a five-minute long talk. This was to see if they were qualified enough to do the twelve-minute TEDxYouth talk. A total of ten dif-ferent speakers participat-ed in this event. Five were Jesuit alumni and five were current students. The five alumni were Paul Grubb, Matt Wil-cox, Joey Jenkins, Anar-ghya Vardhana, and Aaron Danowski. The five Jesuit students were senior Amy Caldwell, sophomore Ar-nob Das, junior Evan Hut-ton, senior Mia Baudey, and senior Zoe Fanning. The talks focused on the five components of the Jesuit Education: Be-ing Open to Growth, In-

tellectually Competent, Religious, Loving, and Committed to doing Jus-tice. Each person talked about how these core goals are shaping or have shaped them into the world. “I hope that, by sharing my stories, I can cement the concept within myself that stepping up to the plate and being willing to partake in conversation with others, particularly those [who] I don’t know, is something that is easily doable,” Caldwell said. Hutton’s talk was about having ADHD. He was focusing on it in a larg-er sense and the power of perspective surrounding it. “I just want to have fun doing something that seemed so out of reach,” Hutton said. “I only get one 12 minute stretch to give this talk, so I want to completely experience each second of that time.” Caldwell’s talk was titled “The Power of Hello” and was essentially about how we as individuals can change the world for the better by acknowledging those around us. “I hope that others can realize that working to solve a lot of the world’s problems isn’t as hard of a task as it might seem,” Caldwell said. Das talked about his journey in scientific re-search and how he was able to create a low-cost test for the early detection and re-mediation of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, Par-kinson’s, and diabetes. “I really wanted to

spread the awareness of how research is an inclu-sive and creative process and how science only val-ues you for your ideas and not stuff like gender, race, socioeconomic status,” Das said. “Through resource-fulness and persistence anyone can help the world become a better place.” Baudey talked about her journey with feminism, especially as it pertains to the creation of the Gender Equality Club. She includ-ed personal stories about how she grew in confidence as one of the leaders of the club and how it catalyzed some needed conversations about gender and sexuality within the community. Fanning’s talk was titled “Living with One Foot in the Air,” which de-scribes an approach to liv-ing in an active, fulfilling, and positive way. This ap-proach entails a committed and focused motion but doesn’t look the same for everyone; forward move-ment is the pursuit of the activities that give our lives meaning. Living with one foot in the air emphasizes the belief that in order to get to the places we aspire to be in the future, we have to take an active role in our present. The ability to do a TEDxYouth talk is one that does not come around very often, so it was a privilege for these students to be able to partake in it. Through their talks, students were able to share something that they are passionate about with others.

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TEDxYouth captivates JHS

This past week, the Jesuit administration officially revealed plans for the

addition of a fully operational Dutch Brothers to the impend-ing Clark Library renovation. The announcement was made during a staff meet-ing Tuesday morning by li-brarians Ms. Laura Schick and Mr. Gregory Lum, who have worked closely with the archi-tects in revising the renovation plans to ensure all students’ needs will be adequately met. Currently, the Dutch Brother is planned for the far corner of the library, directly opposite the silent study spac-es. The finalized plan, which will go up for approv-al with the Board of Trustees Friday April 30th, includes an intimate café-style seating area around the kiosk which will be distinguished from the surrounding study spaces by a low wall partition and several Greek-style statues, as well as a small stream. “The main motiva-tion behind this addition,” said Schick, “is creating a multi-pur-pose space that will effectively serve the needs of the student body: that means group study

areas, ipad charging stations, silent workspaces, and now a convenient caffeine-fix.” With the popular Je-suit coffee destination with-in school limits, the Steering Committee also hopes that stu-dents will spend less time com-muting for drinks during lunch and prep periods and will have more time for studying and homework. The new Dutch addi-tion is projected to generate over $500,000 in revenue next year alone, money that will go towards financial aid and other school expenses. While some parents have voiced concerns about the availability of caffeine for their students, Schick assures that having a Dutch Brother’s on school grounds will allow Jesuit to more freely monitor the student population’s Dutch consumption. In addition to this sub-stantial revision, the Steering Committee also added plans to paint white and yellow walking lanes along the library floor to aid and control of the flow of Freshman in and out of the li-brary. Most importantly when considering these new li-brary renovations, April Fools.

Dutch in new lib

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BY OLIVIA GLASER, ’16

Russia takes offBY KYLE PHELPS, ’17

Europe’s ExoMars pro-gram has taken off smoothly, and their or-

biter is now cruising towards the red planet. This is Russia’s first at-tempt to acquire scientific in-formation regarding Mars via spacecraft. They have account-ed the fact that they are signifi-cantly behind the US, consid-ering Curiosity landed on the planet back in 2012. The mission blasted off March 14, and the launch was completely on target. The craft, named the Schiaparelli,

is on a 7 month course and is expected to enter the Martian atmosphere in late October. Once successfully landed, it has a brief window to analyse the surrounding environment and send back electrical field data, possibly discovering the cause for Martian wind storms. Engineers back at the ExoMars control center have successfully finished tests and activation as the craft hurdles toward its destination. So far, Europe’s first Space Agency mission since 2003 couldn’t be going any better.

BY REBECCA PFLUGER,’17

COURTESY OF RAMSEY SULLIVAN ’16

Mr. Lum completed the training to become an offical barista.

From left: Seniors Mia Baudey, Zoe Fanning and Amy Caldwell. From right: ju-nior Evan Hutton and sophomore Arnob Das. Each of the five students pictured as well as five alumni speakers deliverd a twelve minute TED talk on one of the five components of the Jesuit Grad at Grad.

COURTESY OF HANNAH MALIN, ’17

NEWS

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For current students of Je-suit High School, Easter Sunday held a significant-

ly deeper meaning. On Good Friday, March 25th, word spread that junior Ruby Gray had died in her sleep during a spring break trip in Sun Valley. Within a mat-ter of hours, prayers for Ruby and the Gray family flooded social media, and the following day, the student body received an official email from Mr. Don Clarke explaining what hap-pened. Mr. Clarke’s email de-tailed Ruby’s last day in Sun Val-ley, where she skied, and danced, and sang alongside close friends. As senior Molly Jansky, report-ed, it was the “best day ever”. Yet on the eve of Eas-ter, a day of celebration and joy, Jesuit faced an overwhelming loss. While Catholics across the world waited for the resurrec-tion of Jesus Christ, we waited for a follow-up email telling us everything was okay. Something that said ‘Ruby Gray, a great light

and boundless energy within the halls of Jesuit, was okay’. There was no follow-up email. Instead, students faced the daunting question of “what now?” There was no protocol, no agenda, and no how-to list to follow. There was nothing in the student handbook that cov-ered the death of a friend and peer. Rather, we were thrust into looking at life and its precious-ness in a very real way, and the question shifted from “why” to “what does it mean?” Services began that Fri-day, and people gathered both at home and out of state. Senior sacristan David Bridges led a rosary in California. About 40 students met and held a prayer service in Portland later that night. Then Monday the 28th, Jesuit hosted over 1,000 stu-dents, teachers, parents, and friends during a vigil service for Ruby. Throughout these ser-vices, there was prayer, there was love, and there was a pro-found sense of community. On

Monday, those close to Ruby stepped up to a microphone and shared fond memories as the audience gripped hands, wiped tears, and basked in the ex-traordinary light of Ruby Gray. On Monday, the ever-reaching threads of Ruby’s web of influ-ence suddenly braided together under one roof, secured by the presence of God. On Monday, students started to see that Ru-by’s death meant something, and that there was a deeper meaning behind the seemingly unsurpassable pain. When the rest of the school returned to Jesuit on Tuesday the 29th after spring break, they were told that the day would be different. The day started with an all-school assembly addressing the loss of Ruby, known information about her death, and an overview of the services available through-out the day. Immediately fol-lowing the assembly, students were invited to give the sign of peace to their peers. For some, the hugs continued for an hour and a

half. After the assembly and the sign of peace, students had options. They could return to class, they could go to the chapel and light a candle, they could speak with counselors from Jesuit or Central Catho-lic, they could spend time with the therapy dogs, or they could make visual representations of Ruby’s life along Mary’s Way with chalk. As mentioned by Principal Hogan and Mr. Clark e, there was no ‘right way’ to mourn; everyone handles death differently, and each student had the liberty to do what they needed to do to cope, and to heal. Yet rather than mourn-ing individually and retreating to separate areas of the school, Jesuit grieved together. As a community. For an entire day, the student body was breathing together. By lunch on Tuesday the sidewalks of Jesuit High School were adorned with vi-brant ski slopes, flowers, and hearts. Green “I hope you”

hearts flashed on every wall and door. Letters to the Gray fami-ly filled the baskets outside the chapel. The day was undeniably as colorful and copious as Ruby was. Now, nearly a month later, we are still asking what the death of Ruby Gray means. Re-minders surface everywhere, be them flowers lining the front of the school or “RG” stickers em-bellishing the helmets of spring sport athletes. Ruby has indeli-bly thickened the braid of the community. We will never, and should never, go a day without asking ourselves how we can reflect the tenacious, confident, and generous spirit of Ruby in our actions. ‘Living like Ruby’ is officially the new “Age Quod Agis.” Some will discover what March 25th, 2016 means to them before others do. But if nothing else, Ruby Gray has called us to look deeper. Say ‘I love you’. Pursue your passions. And, like Ruby did, find some-thing that gives life a deeper meaning for you.

Coming together to celebrate Ruby Gray

BY EMILY PREBLE, ’16On Tuesday, April 29, students decorated the school with chalk as a way to come together as a community and celebrate the life of Ruby through drawings.

COURTESY OF MARIO SARICH, ’16

Dear Freshmen, You will soon be tran-sitioning into your second year of high school. Similar to freshmen year, sophomore year is often considered an-other social barrier to over-come. You no longer bare the title of being “those awkward freshmen,” but are not quite upperclassmen. Spend your last year as an underclassman by con-stantly pushing yourself out-side of your comfort zone, and continue to try new things. Instead of opting out of the Commitment Program, aim to participate in it all four years. Sophomore year will give you a chance to solidify your place in wherever you feel you ex-cel best, yet push yourself to thrive and grow in new areas. Dear Sophomores, The joys of being an

upperclassmen await you. Ju-nior year will challenge you with an increase in academic and behavioral expectations. It may seem like a plethora of stress has been unleashed upon you, but junior year will become a milestone for growth in your academic en-deavors. In addition to an overload of homework and commitments, your college search will increase in signif-icance throughout the year. It is extremely helpful if you be-gin researching colleges you may be interested in and start the process early. Despite the copious amounts of stress you will ex-perience, the upcoming school year holds many precious mo-ments that you will discover in yourself, love, and God. In-dulge in those moments. Dear Junioritis Juniors,

An early onset of se-nioritis has struck your class, and even a few sophomores can sympathize with you. With the junior paper com-plete and college applications on the horizon, remember the spring final exams of your ju-nior year do matter. Colleges will not nec-essarily ask for your grades from the first or second se-mester of your senior year, but it is essential to find the motivation you need to fin-ish the year strong. You may find encouragement through supportive classmates and teachers, requirements for your dream college, or simply advice from seniors who have recently gone through the process. Over the summer, be-gin reviewing the Common Application essay prompts. Try to apply early action and

show interest in the colleges you are looking at by request-ing information and schedul-ing interviews. If you need any guidance, college counselors are at your disposal. Dear Stressed Out and Ready to Graduate Seniors, With only a couple of months until graduation, I know many of you are fuming with stress, anxiety, and lack of motivation. Take these last couple of months, and run with it. Try not to let an ex-treme case of senioritis hold you back. It is imperative to spend the time you have with friends, family, and the com-munity. Take advantage of the loving environment that Jesuit encompasses, and reach out to people you have not yet had the opportunity to connect with. Be sure to dedicate time for family, this is the last year

you will have spent a tradi-tional Thanksgiving or Christ-mas at home. Do not worry wheth-er or not the college you have chosen, or will choose is a perfect fit for you. Some class-mates may say they discov-ered their college of choice the minute they set foot on campus during a visit, howev-er, this is not always the case. Similar to high school, it can take time, perhaps even a year of living on campus, for many to find where they belong. College will prepare you for the area in which you wish to pursue internships or a career in, and gain valu-able life skills and experience. Make the best of your college experience, and become the person you wish to be. Sincerely,Sam Louie ‘16

BY SAM LOUIE, ’16Advice for students from a graduating senior

PAGE EDITOR: Conor Chapman

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OPINION 4

To the editors: I am responding to the back page editorial in the

March, 2016 Jesuit Crusader. As a former Journalism teacher and moderator of the Crusader, I believe deeply in the role of our school paper as a forum for sharing school news, celebrat-ing accomplishments, and fos-tering robust discussion about issues of importance to Jesuit’s students and staff. As principal, I am extremely proud of the consistently superb quality of the Crusader. I also understand the place of unsigned editorials in a high school paper. In that spirit, allow me to respond to your March edito-rial. It is difficult to address the points raised specifically, be-cause they are so sweeping. That is part of my concern. While the editorial page should be a place in which we can engage in real, sometimes pointed debates on issues of the day, last month’s

article was built more on vague insinuation than actual sub-stance. The series of rhetorical questions in the penultimate paragraph asks whether Jesu-it’s administration places more value on the rank of a “person speaking” (on what topic?) in an ill-defined “hierarchy” than we do on the content of the speaker’s ideas. The editorial asks if we rely on a “punitive en-forcement of the rules instead of turning mistakes into teach-able moments?” The editorial also suggests that students are concerned that initiating a con-versation could get a student in trouble with the administration. Those charges are seri-ous. As principal, I value each student’s opinion equally. As an administration, we believe strongly in dialogue with stu-dents and staff. While restor-ative justice is a complex con-cept that takes a great deal of training, we believe in its tenets, and seek to make reflection and

reconciliation the heart of any serious violation of school rules. I realize that it can be daunting to walk up to an ad-ministrator and say, “Can we talk?” But a student who brings forward a reasonable idea, con-cern, question, or critique of a school policy will never get in trouble as long as I am princi-pal. At least, it shows that the student is thinking critically, which is one of the reasons you attend Jesuit. It also demon-strates courage. Believe it or not, it may actually lead to meaning-ful change in our school. Please remember that “the administration” is made of real, live human beings. So come talk to us! Your school’s administrators are not on a power trip. We love teenagers, especially Jesuit students—that is why we became teachers and are at Jesuit. We do indeed val-ue each JHS student, “no mat-ter their age, gender, sexuality, race, or socio-economic back-ground,” as your editorial so el-

oquently puts it. When students have a question on school poli-cy, we ask them to start with the person most directly involved (eg, the directors of activities, athletics, campus ministry, etc.). Bring us your story ideas, your questions, your cri-tiques of school policy. Know that we would enter such a con-versation with St. Ignatius’s Pre-supposition of Good Intentions, which essentially means that in a dialogue, especially one in which two parties may disagree, a “good Christian” should pre-suppose the best of intentions on the part of the other person. If you want evidence that students can make mean-ingful change in our school by talking with us, ask seniors like Alzena and Seabas and Hadley and Michael Tobin and Serena and JD and Dugan and Mira and Madi White. This year, all of them have brought forward serious ideas and concerns, and we took them seriously. In fact, we have already implemented

several of their suggestions. For example, Hadley and Alzena led a panel of students of color who spoke to our faculty and staff about ways to make Jesuit a more inclusive community. Along with Serena, they also helped convene a spring series of brown bag lunches on race and culture. Last week, Mrs. Forde, Mr. Maxie, and I invited 40+ seniors to lunch to ask for feedback on a range of school issues, from Officer Cotton’s presentation on social media, to student stress, to how to improve Jesuit High. Soon, all JHS students will be asked to take an anonymous survey on how well Jesuit practices what we preach in areas like social justice, gospel values, and a commitment to diversity. So let’s talk. But let’s be specific, and let’s engage in dialogue believing in each other’s best intentions. In do-ing so, we can indeed make Jesuit an even better school.

Call for Dialogue: Letter to the Editors BY MR. PAUL HOGAN

Fr. Adams, S.J. celebrating Mass at Jesuit’s Christmas Liturgy

COURTESY OF MR. FALKNER

BY MIRA PETRILLO, ’16

PAGE EDITOR: Carli Wood

The Jesuit community can be experienced in a variety of ways: on

the field, on retreats or even in the classroom. But when searching for a place that one can experience community no matter their involvement, many turn to Jesuit mass. Coming into Jesu-it, some students aren’t sure what to expect from Friday liturgies. People wonder if the same messages they hear on Sundays will just be repeated in the context of school. But what many students come to find is a whole different at-mosphere than Sunday mass-es. “When I came to Je-suit I wasn’t sure what the Friday liturgies would entail,” senior Kevin McCarthy said. “But I’ve come to see that they are one of the best places to be with all of your friends and classmates. They are a time to slow down and be with a lot of the people you care about.” Many students talk about how retreats are a time to slow down from busy life and reflect on personal feel-ings. But masses can also

serve as an important place for students to get time away from their hectic lives and slow down with many of their friends, all while in school. “I enjoy Friday mass-es because the homilies are generally in the context of students which makes the mass engaging,” junior Grace Becker said. Students especially value the emphasis on being part of a much larger Jesu-it community while at the masses. “Jesuit mass unites the community as we come together once a week pray,” senior Patrick Quinn said. “Not only does mass give you a chance to connect with friends and classmates, but it also provides the opportunity to connect with yourself, and a much larger community.” Jesuit masses are one of the best ways for students to connect with other stu-dents, parents, staff and a much larger Jesuit commu-nity. They are a time to step back from otherwise busy lives, and unite with the as-pect of Jesuit that many find the most special.

Ma s s Cu l tu reBY CONOR CHAPMAN, ’16

College Admissions ReformSeniors look back with

relief while juniors look forward in fear at the

absurdity that has become the American college admis-sion process. A steady escalation of pre-college pressure to take the hardest schedule, overload with extra-curric-ulars and receive the highest grade-point averages regard-less of actual learning has reached an all-time high for this year’s seniors. College acceptance rates to elite universities have reduced by approximately 50 percent since 2005, leaving many Jesuit seniors disap-pointed and fed up with the process. “My classmates that appear most qualified aren’t even getting into their top colleges, making me believe that acceptance rates and college admissions have be-come even more competitive which I believe leads to low self-esteem and frustration,” senior Phoebe Mol said. The escalation seems to have reached its peak, and elite universities have final-ly decided to do something about it. On Jan. 13 of this year, Harvard School of Ed-ucation published a report calling for a revolution of the college admission process. The “Turning the Tides” report emphasiz-es community service and

quality over quantity, en-couraging applications to provide space for only three activities rather than the Common App’s ten. It also provides “recommendations for reducing undue achieve-ment pressure, redefining achievement and leveling the playing field for eco-nomically diverse students” (“Turning the Tides”). “Right now there isn’t room for quantitative expression of activities, and we see this as a call to ac-tion,” college counselor Mrs. Mollie Falkner said. “It’s not a policy change by any means on the college side with admission.” The “Turning the Tides” treatise will hopeful-ly begin a movement away from the academic pressure the college process places on students. “You are all commit-ting academic suicide be-cause you think you have to,” English teacher Ms. Megan Mathes said. “When I see students forecasting, they’re just loading up with AP’s and honors classes, I can’t help but think that every night they’re going to have to make the decision on who they’re going to disappoint tomor-row. Every night, they’re going to sit there looking at the pile of work and know that you can’t get it all done or get it all done well. You should have time to do your

work well and focus on the classes that interest you and you should have time to take care of yourselves and to be dedicated to co curriculars without having to disappoint yourselves and disappoint your teachers on a daily ba-sis.” Another problematic part of the college admission process is the value placed on elite universities. Sometimes it appears that students only wish to go places others will see as prestigious and hard to get into. Both Falkner and counselor Mr. Peter John-son agree that this is only a small step forward in chang-ing the college mania creat-ed by colleges, students and parents. The mindsets of students, parents and teach-ers need to be changed in addition to the pledge many universities are signing. Many factors have contributed to the current college mania including an increase in students apply-ing to college and a wave of over-coaching. “One of the recom-mendations discourages over coaching which I think in turn calls for more au-thenticity in the admissions process,” Johnson said. “Unfortunately because of the selectivity it’s becom-ing fabricated. We’ve lost the humanity in many cases with this process.”

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Lights, Camera, State. The annual Thespi-an State Festival took

place on March 31 through April 2, and Lizzy Rees, Caroyln Connell, Emma Ulring, Beverly Skinner, Paul Danowski, Michael Cline and Noah Kulala showcased. “This process is much different than any other sports finals,” se-nior Carolyn Connell said.

“The whole purpose of the ‘competition’ part of it is to determine who will per-form in the showcase on the last day of State. Every-one is so supportive of one another, and most people are already happy with the fact that they have gotten to State. We call it the ‘State Festival’ rather than the ‘State Competition’ because it is more about celebrating our love for theatre than competing with one anoth-

er.” Starting on March 31, thespians all over Or-egon arrived at the Salem Convention Center. All schools have been prepar-ing their acts since the be-ginning of the year, and all come together to perform for one another. Not only is the festi-val filled with many differ-ent acts, but all actors and actresses get the chance to participate in workshops

and get to attend two danc-es. This year senior Will Grimme lead a workshop called “Art of the Warm-up.” “My favorite part of the weekend was the workshops,” Rees said. “We have the chance to work with professions and other schools, doing things we are interested in. I got to take a swing class this year!” This weekend has become the best weekend

for those who participate in drama. Thursday through Friday is filled with cele-brations for all of the hard work and dedication that goes into performing on the big stage. “My favorite part about the Thespian State Festival was meeting new people who have an appre-ciation for theatre and see-ing the immense amount of talent high schoolers in Or-egon have,” Ulring said.

Students sweep the stage at State Festival

BY NATALIE LANDGRAF, ’17Right: Jack Levis and Brook Gatto in their performance during a showcase Brown Bag; Left: Lizzy Rees and Carolyn Connell also performing at the Brown Bag.

COURTESY OF MIA BARICEVIC, ’16

W ith “Legally Blonde: The Musical” offi-

cially coming to a close at the beginning of March, the Jesuit Drama depart-ment quickly transitioned to a more serious, heavy play. The next play Jesuit took on is Wit, which fol-lows Dr. Vivian Bearing, a 50-year old English pro-fessor who is diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic ovarian cancer. Throughout the course of the play, Vivi-an reflects on her life and her work through the En-glish language, especially through the metaphysical

poetry of John Donne. “I have to trans-form from Lizzy Rees to Vivian Bearing,” Rees said. “That has been really challenging for me, find-ing moments where I as a 17 year-old can relate to this 50 year-old 17th cen-tury poetry professor.” Transitioning from the sunglasses and short dresses of sorority life to masks and scrubs of a hos-pital, the cast of Wit fo-cused on the language of the show. “We’ve been talking with oncologists,” Rees said. “We talked with other medical professionals and end of life counselors. We are trying to tell the story

of this woman.” Something new that the audience will see is the style of the show. The directors decided to take on a Brechtian style for this production. In-spired by Bertolt Brecht, also called Epic theatre, it provokes rational self-re-f lection and critical view of the action on stage. This is different from “Legally Blonde: the Mu-sical” which appealed to audiences because they could identify emotional-ly with the characters in the show. “It’s through fac-ulty at the hospital and self ref lection where she is able to f ind moments of

joy and hope,” Rees said. Senior Carolyn Connell plays Susie Mo-nahan, Vivian’s primary nurse. Connell felt the impact this show will have on the school. “Out of all of the shows I have been in at Jesuit, this has definite-ly been the hardest emo-tionally and mentally,” Connell said. This play also hits home for a lot of the members of Jesuit’s com-munity. It addresses a disease that has impacted our school time and time again. “Cancer has affect-ed each and every one of us, whether it was us di-

rectly, a family member, a friend or someone in the larger community,” Con-nell said. “We think that this show is going to res-onate with everyone, and we want to make sure it is as real and touching as we can make it.” Rees also says that the audience should have a certain mindset when they attend the show, which runs April 21-24. “People should go to the show with a mind-set that they are going to see a story of love and compassion and to see a change in this woman who is dealing with cancer,” Rees said. “That’s what’s going to affect everyone.”

BY RAMSEY SULLIVAN, ’16

Students take on a heavy script in Wit production

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Staff

Every year, toward the end of

second semester, seniors have the opportunity to reflect

upon their high school years. The Senior Silent retreat is a great opportunity for students

to disconnect themselves from their daily lives and focus on the specific time and place, living in the present, without any

technological distractions. The Senior Silent, a 30-hour reflection retreat, takes place at Solomon Schecter

on May 13-14, welcoming all Jesuit Seniors to reflect, talk with God, and find peace

within themselves, during one of the busiest times of

their lives.

Prom is easily

one of the largest events at Jesuit oc-

curring every year. Although prom only falls on one night, May 21, the

preparation can be tedious when trying to plan the dates, the dresses, the tuxes, the transportation,

and the venue. How do the students of Jesuit live up to this elaborate stigma for simply one dance? The dance, as tradition,

is located at the Portland Art Museum in downtown. Like last year, prom only includes juniors and seniors.

This dance, for seniors, marks a coming to the end, and is an important

event often described as “the night of

nights.”

Things have

changed since the 2005 opening of the

Spirit Store: an official website has been launched! It has more options

than ever and more ability for customization. Check it out and place an order at http://spiritstore.

jesuitportland.org. However, one thing has remained definitively same since the very beginning of the Spirit Store’s creation: all

proceeds go directly towards the Arrupe Fund, respon-sible for administering financial aid to Jesuit

students in need. Open from 2 pm to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday, the

Spirit Store is located on the east side of the

Smith Gym.

May 8 through

May 14 is National Women’s Health Week

(NWHW). For the 17th year in a row, the week celebrating the empowerment of

women begins on Mother’s Day and emphasizes improving one’s mental and physical health by attending

checkups routinely and receiving preventative screenings. The week also highlights the importance of practicing healthy eating

habits, being active, and being aware of one’s mental health. Piloted by the OWH, the week is an opportunity to coor-

dinate events in support of promoting women’s health with the resources available.

Raise awareness by using the #NWHW hashtag on so-

cial media plat-forms.

On Sunday,

May 8, Moth-er’s Day rolls around

again, honoring mothers, or any maternal figures in society. Some

gift ideas include: A do-it-yourself gift, such as a home-made picture frame, or a painted mug,

candles, or any art project. Others opt for the traditional flowers and a card, a box of chocolates, or breakfast in bed. Some

also plan a day filled with her favorite activities: a hike, a bike ride, or a trip downtown. It could be big or small, but she will appreciate

it either way. Mothers love to be loved. Take her out to brunch, make her dinner, do not let her do

any sort of job or chore for you! Love your mother, she is special and

important in your life, even if you do not

realize it.

LOOKING FORWARD:Some of the big events you should be

getting ready for this spring

Mother’s DayEmma Graham, ‘17

National Women’s Health Week

Emery Hanel, ‘17

Senior Silent RetreatEmma Graham, ‘17

Prom is eas-

ily one of the largest events at Jesuit

occurring every year. Although prom only falls on one night, May 21, the

preparation can be tedious when trying to plan the dates, the dresses, the tuxes, the transportation,

and the venue. How do the students of Jesuit live up to this elaborate stigma for simply one dance? The dance is located

at the Cascade Crest Banquet Center. Like last year, prom only includes juniors and seniors. This

dance, for seniors, marks a coming to the end, and is an important

event often described as “the night of

nights.”

As most

of the stu-dent body knows, the

library this spring is getting a makeover. The whole project will cost

about $1.4 million and the library will offer new “study rooms” as well as updated equipment and furnishings. There will be an added supply of books

and a new color scheme too. The plan for this upcoming project is displayed in Upper

Arrupe, and will be open to all Jesuit students next

year.

Things have

changed since the 2005 opening of the

Spirit Store: an official website has been launched! It has more options

than ever and more ability for customization. Check it out and place an order at http://spiritstore.

jesuitportland.org. However, one thing has remained definitively same since the very beginning of the Spirit Store’s creation: all

proceeds go directly towards the Arrupe Fund, respon-sible for administering financial aid to Jesuit

students in need. Open from 2 pm to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday, the

Spirit Store is located on the east side of the

Smith Gym.

LOOKING FORWARD:Some of the big events you should be

getting ready for this spring

New Spirit StoreEmery Hanel, ‘17

PromLiz Hastings, ‘16

Library RemodelLiz Hastings, ‘16

Page Editor: Emily Preble, ‘16

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As President John Glad-stone prepares to say his goodbyes in June, he re-

flects on his memorable years at Jesuit. Considering his 11 years at Jesuit High School, Gladstone feels that the growth of the school community is what has changed the most. “I think there’s more of a sense of gratitude than ever be-fore,” Gladstone said. For Gladstone, the most influential piece of Jesuit has al-ways been the student body. The collective respect that students have for one another and their deep understanding of the Jesu-it mission impress the outgoing president more than any athletic or academic honor they bring to the school. “For me, the most life-giving piece here is our stu-dents,” Gladstone said. “I’m going to miss the faculty and staff, the board, and the parents; but I’m really going to miss the students. They give so much life and light to this place, and not seeing them everyday will be very hard for me.” At the beginning of his presidency at Jesuit, Gladstone made it a personal goal of his to

attend 7:15 mass every Monday through Thursday and every Fri-day Mass, too. He estimates that he has made it to approximately 1500 morning Masses at Jesuit. Having announced his retirement last spring, Gladstone entered this school year with a few items needed to fulfill his experi-ence at Jesuit High School. Specif-ically, he aspired to be more pres-ent and take time to enjoy his final months despite the busy schedule that comes with running a high school. “When I first came to Jesuit, I promised myself I’d walk around the school each day when I came in,” Gladstone said. “The job just doesn’t allow that, but I’m trying to do that a little more.” Even having worked with Jesuit schools for the last 38 years before coming here, Glad-stone discovered a number of sur-prises during his eleventh year at Jesuit. “Getting to know the archbishop and the new superin-tendent for Catholic schools has been enlightening and makes me realize the many challenges and opportunities Catholic schools face and have in the 21st century,” Gladstone said. “Also, the success of the plays, having us win five

state championships this year, and what is happening with robotics, mock trial, and choir have all been really good. Of course, Campus Ministry, our Friday Masses, and the clear and indelible work of Christian Service have been re-markable.” In February, 2016, Glad-stone and his wife, Gina, took their first opportunity to attend the February Coed Encounter. Though he’d walked with the se-niors on the pilgrimage 10 out of 11 years, Gladstone had yet to experience the peak of Campus Ministry at Jesuit. “For my wife and I to have this opportunity was really amazing, for us to go on this to-gether,” Gladstone said. “We got to see firsthand why that’s such a transformative experience for stu-dents.” Before he leaves in June, Gladstone aims to express his gratitude for all who have impact-ed him in some way throughout his time at this school. Another item he plans to check off of his to-do list is to make Jesuit more reliably affordable for all students. “[Affordability is] a challenge, I think, greater than many people inside and outside our school can fully understand,”

Gladstone said. “It’s such a chal-lenge to make sure the budget is good and provide financial aid so that our students can not only can come to Jesuit, but can graduate from here.” Gladstone also noted the dilemma of providing fair and just salary and benefits for all faculty and staff. Gladstone looks forward to spending more time with his seven children and soon-to-be seven grandchildren during re-tirement. Even after retiring from his position as president, Mr. Gladstone plans to stay involved in the Jesuit community, attend-ing Friday Masses, school plays, and choir and band concerts. In regards to his hopes for the fu-ture president, Gladstone looks forward to seeing Mr. Tom Arn-dorfer take the reigns as our next president. He said Arndorfer has a superb grasp of mission and the financial complexities of the school. “I want to leave the school in as good a position as I can,” Gladstone said. “I want to make sure that when Tom Arn-dorfer arrives that he comes into a place that welcomes him warmly and one that will maintain and nurture the mission that we have.”

President Gladstone’s bucket list BY JACLYN FLOOD, ’17

Students work hard during the year to indi-vidualize their lockers

with art and motivational messages, but one student decided to take it as far as possible. One freshman had decidedly inserted a fully- functioning sound system in his locker, complete with a 30W subwoofer, a 200W amp, a 50W speaker, flashing lights, a computer fan, and an ATV battery. “I just had some ex-tra parts laying around. I had a battery and thought I just might as well put it in there and I just got the amp too. I wasn’t using my locker for anything else and I don’t have a locker partner so why not?” freshman Morgan Kindel said. What Morgan con-sidered a simple setup could have easily left several teach-ers and students scratch-ing their heads at how it all works. The answer is fairly brief, however. “For me, all this kind of stuff is really simple. It’s a quick, ‘Oh I can just get this wired up,’” Morgan said. While his system was high-

tech, public opinion on it revealed to be indifferent. “When I first heard the speaker in the freshman’s locker I thought it was pret-ty clever,” senior Hannah Harnsberger said. “I found it a little distracting though because I was walking to my 4th period class after lunch ended and there are multiple classes in session in freshman hall while he was playing mu-sic.” Morgan had previ-ously run into trouble with faculty, staff, and students who express appropriate con-cern over how the noise may disrupt other classes. “I would understand how certain teachers wouldn’t appreciate if music was play-ing right outside their class-room doors,” Harnsberger said. Only until recently was he asked to take down his equipment from the locker, sparking voices from a range of students. “Music is different for everyone so it could be an-noying to some people, but really motivating to others. As a whole, I think music is generally encouraging to people,” junior Clara Julia-no said. “So maybe it was an

expressive thing for him. He’s probably pretty in touch with music personally and maybe he wanted to share that with the community in a positive way.” However, students won’t exactly find any specific regulations on sound systems in their planners. This doesn’t mean the locker didn’t cross any guidelines, though. “There’s actually not a specific highlighted rule, but we do have a statement in the handbook that talks about the responsibilities of what’s in the locker, and the lockers are for books and lunches,” Ms. Forde said. “The issue that came up was that the noise was too loud in the hallways, but not for everyone. Oth-er students were saying that they wanted to put these in their lockers. They wanted to have music wars. So it started to be kind of contagious.” Students and teach-ers can look at this instance from any viewpoint, but Jesu-it still needs to follow certain guidelines to keep students contented. “We like to have kids be able to share their expressions, but it has to be something that everybody can tolerate,” Forde said.

BYKYLE PHELPS, ’17Freshmen locker #170

PAGE EDITOR: Ashley Mepham

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, you might

be stressing out over what to give your mother in order to show her how loved, cared for, and appreciated she tru-ly is for everything she does. Popular gift ideas for mother’s day usually in-clude jewelry, flowers, or surprising them with their favorite foods. “My mom loves chocolate so I’ll probably try to find this one type of Aus-trian chocolate she really likes”, junior Jacob Salidvar said. However, if you’re under a tight budget or have maybe forgotten all about Mother’s Day until the night before, don’t worry: there are still plenty of things you can do to surprise your mom! To get the inside scoop on what some moms really want for Mother’s Day, we interviewed some of our very own lunch moms. Lunch mom Colleen Nistler said that on Mother’s Day, all she is really looking forward to is “sunshine and breakfast in bed”. “I really just want my family to be together,” Nistler said. “Have all my kids together, outside, bik-ing. That’s what I would en-joy.” Lunch mom Kris-tin Dreyer also said she was looking forward to breakfast in bed. “I would love a big cup of espresso, some eggs, bacon, and orange juice,” Dreyer said. “I would also want my family to work in the garden with me.” Like the other lunch moms, Julie Bohley also said she is looking forward to be-ing with family on Mother’s Day. “We get together with our extended family, and the whole family will cook for all the moms and then clean up afterward,” Bohley said. “It’s nice to get a break sometimes!” So this year, if you don’t know what to give your mom, instead of going out and buying a gift to show her how much you love her, try spending the day pampering your mom and doing all her favorite activities with her.

BY KAMYA CHANDRA, ’17

Mother’s Day gifts

Jerseys sent to MalawiBY GENEVIEVE KLEIN, ’17

Jesuit jerseys are now worn by the girls at Loyola Jesuit secondary school in Malawi, Africa.

COURTESY OF MIKE HUGHES

BY ASHLEY MEPHAM, ’17

Senior year, first season

PAGE EDITOR: Genevieve Klein

Senior Cici Pham recent-ly tried out for varsity la-crosse goalie after Morgan

Majors, varsity goalie for sever-al years, graduated. Cici heard about the opportunity from friends on the team who were worried about who would fill Morgan’s position. “I originally heard about it from [Senior Lacrosse Captain] Andrea Macalalad,” Pham said. “She was like, ‘We need a goalie!’ At first it was kind of jokingly, but then they still didn’t have anyone for goal-ie. So I thought ‘Hey, it’s senior year second semester...why not?” The problem, besides the fact that she had never played lacrosse before, was that Cici also participates in varsity track and field. She throws shot put, discus, and sometimes pole vaults. Cici was willing and in-terested in participating in both sports but wasn’t sure if she could because they are in the same sport season. After doing further research and talking to some friends and coaches she found out that she would have to get a form signed by both of her coaches, parents, counselor, and the school athletic director, Mr. Hughes, to play both sports.

Cici realized that every day she had a track meet she didn’t have a lacrosse game, meaning that she would never miss either sports’+ competitions. Aside from the plan-ning and paperwork, she also needed to learn how to play lacrosse and get all of the right equipment. “Before the first day of tryouts I ran up to [junior] Em-ily Steele after school, and An-drea brought me a lacrosse stick, and they kinda showed me what I needed to do,” Pham said. The next day, right after learning how to play lacrosse for the first time, Cici went to try-outs. “At tryouts I just walked up to the coaches and was like, ‘Hi! I’d like to try out!’. And they were like, ‘Oh you’re Cici right? Do you have a USL number?’ but I didn’t so I wasn’t allowed to try out, but then Andrea and I signed me up on her phone so I was good to go.” Once eligible to try out for the team, she had to borrow all of her equipment from other players on the first day. By the next day, however, she had all of the right gear. She learned the basics of lacrosse, as well as learning how to be a goalie, all within the short time frame of the tryouts. “She came to tryouts

everyday and I think they had her suit up for goalie a couple of times during tryouts and we shot on her sometimes,” fresh-man Grace Hamburg said. After going through tryouts, Cici made the team and has played every game as goalie. So far she’s done very well and her coaches have been very im-pressed. “She’s a super sol-id athlete and it comes across when she plays as goalie,” said Coach Lauren Acker. “She’s got really fast hands and is really quick and light on her feet so as coaches we really couldn’t ask for more from her.” Aside from being a great athlete, Cici has also added to the dynamic of the lacrosse team. “She’s definitely stepped up as a leader, especially because as a goalie you have to be a lead-er,” Hamburg said. As well as leading the team on the field, she comes across as a leader off the field. She inspires others to try new things and for that reason ev-eryone respects her. “I think that it’s really cool that she decided to do a new sport, especially since it’s her senior year,” Hamburg said. “I really admire her for playing two varsity sports in the same season.”

Whether a team receives new jerseys every

year or every 3 years, Jesuit is fortunate enough to have a multitude of jerseys. Once jerseys have been cycled through a sport they don’t sit and collect dust. Not all high schools have the resources of Nike so close, but they do have Jesuit Portland to help. The most recent recipients of Jesuit’s light-

ly used jerseys are the stu-dents at Loyola Jesuit sec-ondary school, Kasungu, Malawi. This Jesuit school in Malawi, Africa was started under the leadership of Fa-ther Peter Henriot, S.J. who is from the Northwest Jesuit community. Father Henriot was born in Tacoma, Wash-ington and with his north-west roots he knew which Jesuit school to contact in search of jerseys. Athletic Director Mr. Hughes, along with the

help of junior John Tolar and friends, organized six large boxes to send to the fellow Jesuit school. Though Jesuit Portland was able to organize the jerseys, paying for the shipping would’ve called for further fundrais-ing. With the assistance of Nike’s connections, DHL, a global shipping company, took care of the shipping. “My hope is that once a year we can take our best stuff and keep sending it to this brand new high school,” Mr. Hughes said.

Twilight RelaysOn April 29, the Twi-

light Relays attract roughly 60 schools

from all over the Pacific Northwest with 3,500 com-peting athletes, some of whom rank among the best in the nation. This major track event is publicized long in advance, but who is really behind the magic of it all? Starting the week after the 2015 relays, Mr. Rothenberger attended a meeting that began the plan-ning for this year’s event. Banners are placed around Jesuit, flyers are sent out to schools, and merchandise is customized to publicize. “This event is a year -round endeavor. I have a 4\four person steering com-mittee of coaches and in-terested people, particular-ly Trish Leavy. She plays a huge role,” Mr. Rothenberg-er said. Twilight merchan-dise is a wildly popular part of the relays. Because of Je-suit’s partnership with Nike, the relays get sent boxes of apparel for athletes and spectators. “We meet with Nike in November to start our planning. Nike provides tents and 90% of the prod-uct we sell. We will sell roughly $23,000 worth of product in a 6 hour period of time,” Mr. Rothenberger said. Having a partner-ship with Nike gives the school the support needed for publicizing the relays. It also gives the event a sense of formality that draws in atheletes. “Nike is very instru-mental in the success of the Twilight Relays,” assistant coach Trish Leavy said. “They donate a number of items which make the event ‘cool.’ Nike is responsible for the retail tent. This is the place where athletes can purchase Twilight Relays ‘swag.’ They also provide equipment and banners that make great back drops for photo-ops - perfect for Snapchat, witter, Facebook, and Instagram.” The design pro-cess for the apparel takes months to reach a final con-sensus. The main designer

of the merchandise is Na-than Rothenberger, the son of Mr. Rothenberger, who owns his own independent design company. His com-pany creates the logos and finds the specific apparel they will purchase. The ap-parel is very popular not only among the competing athletes, but also the spec-tators. “I always notice the clothing selling out so quickly. People run to the tent to have their first pick on all the apparel because you can’t buy it anywhere else. It also makes great gifts for family and friends,” ju-nior Hannah Croy said. Leavy is a very in-fluential part of the relays. Being the “checklist lady” supervising merchandise arrival and preperation to make the event both suc-cessful and organized. “I have a team of three helpers who volunteer to work the whole week be-fore they meet with me,” Leavy said. “Together, we gather materials to be dis-tributed to the over 60 teams that will be attending this year. We order and sort over 1,500 race bibs for all the athletes that will be racing, throwing, or jumping. We coordinate the set up and stocking of the coaches and guest’s hospitality tent.” After constant plan-ning and monthly meetings year-round, the final set-up comes the night before the relays. The main coordina-tors bring in volunteers and supporting staff in order to make the relays happen. “Along with oth-er volunteers and the Jesuit grounds and maintenance staff, we hang banners, post-ers, flags, tents, etc., so that when the competing athletes arrive on Friday, they will see and feel that the track and the area surrounding it have been transformed into a very unique, special place,” Leavy said. The Twilight Relays is one of the largest track and field events in the Pa-cific Northwest. Without yearlong planning and the help of numerous volun-teers behind the scenes, the professional feel and unique atmosphere this event has would not be possible.

BY STELLA KALOMIRIS, ’16

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Perserverance: “I broke my elbow pitching during my freshman baseball season and had to miss summer ball because of it. My goal was always to make varsity my sopho-more year, but with this setback it was going to be tough to achieve. Instead of making excuses, I worked harder than I ever had. I would hit in the batting cages before school in the dark at 6am. Some people thought I was crazy, I’m sure, but I knew I needed to work harder than everyone else to achieve my goal. I ended up making varsity my soph-omore year. I was able to persevere through an injury which taught me a lot about my-self and what I can accomplish when I put in time and effort; That’s the take away I have from playing Jesuit baseball.” -Dart-mouth pitcher Colton French ’15

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SPORTS 10

Every year more ban-ners get hung in the rafters of the Knight

Gym, with athletes across all sports bringing champi-onships back to Jesuit. While the accolades are wonderful and are of-ten what Jesuit gets defined as, it is not what the school looks to gain out of its athletic

programs. “Our athletic pro-gram is proud to be part of our excellent offerings of cocurricular opportunities at Jesuit High School,” Ath-letic Director Mr. Hughes said. “Our coaches believe that their work is an ex-tension of the classroom. Besides learning the “X’s and O’s” of sport specific drills, our student athletes

will develop lifelong values of teamwork, leadership, dedication, sportsmanship, goal setting, maintaining composure, developing a hard work ethic, balanc-ing busy schedules, living a healthy lifestyle, poise, and becoming men and wom-en for others. Beyond wins and losses, the primary goal of our athletic department is to provide a program

which clearly demonstrates that athletics is a positive and energizing means to advance the physical, emo-tional, spiritual, intellectu-al, and moral development of our student-athletes.” These values are stressed throughout all four years of Jesuit athletics and help shape student athletes in different ways beyond the classroom. These values

are the lasting impact of Je-suit sports for athletes. Val-ues that carry onto sports at the collegiate level and on intothe real world. For a few of Jesuit’s athletes, past and present, these values can be cap-tured in memorable mo-ments that highlight those values.

Putting a value on the value of sportsBY TOMMY MULFLUR, ’16

For many Jesuit athletes, being a part of a varsity team stands as the end

goal. At Jesuit, where sports can be perceived as a com-ponent necessary in the per-fect ‘Jesuit Student’, this goal almost seems required. For incoming fresh-man as well as sophomores, the expected placement is a JV2 or JV team, while some exceptional athletes join up-perclassman with a place on varsity. After sophomore year, though, the pursuit of varsity status becomes more prevalent, knowing that be-ing an upperclassman comes with a stigma to be a part of a varsity team. As students find their passions and narrow down their activities to satisfy their more demanding work load,

upperclassman may not par-ticipate in another year of sports. Also, the placement on a lower team can seem unsatisfactory. “I definitely do see upperclassman who don’t try out just in fear of not making the higher team they want,” junior Millie Orlando said. For Juniors, being put on a JV team can be disappointing, while others see it as an opportunity for growth and chance to have fun, while still playing the game they love. Although making JV Baseball was dissapointing at first, junior Brad Meader quickly turned it into a posi-tive. “Given the circum-stances with a senior ahead of me who plays my posi-tion, I figured JV would be

good because I would be able to play and get ready for next season,” Meader said. Although discour-aged at first, Meader ap-proached JV Baseball as a chance to make new friends and appreciates the chance for more playing time than he would have on varsity. “Playing on JV is a lot easier and more laid back,” Meader said. “It does not have the stress of varsi-ty yet I still get to play all the time.” While some friends move up to varsity, the split between individuals seems like an opportunity for the distancing of friendships, but junior Alyssa Froude felt that being a part of JV Women’s Basketball, she was still able to keep a close bond with her friends on varsity.

“It wasn’t hard to stay connected with the girls on varsity, although our games were different, our practices were all the same,” Froude said. Froude acknowl-edges that even though she considered not playing basketball for another year knowing she would not make varsity, not playing a game she had enjoyed her entire life would’ve felt

incomplete. “I liked getting to know underclassman,” Froude said. “I was one of the two juniors on the team so we were known as the team moms.” This team gave her a leadership opportunity and a chance to build close bonds with new people she would’ve not otherwise con-nected with.

BY BAILEY COOK, ’17

Juniors find the merit in junior varsity

PAGE EDITOR: Tommy Mulflur

Character: “Early on as a student athlete at Jesu-it you learn that you will always be representing your school, and that your image does not just re-flect you, but the school as well. My freshman year at Northwestern in one of the first weeks we had a social media meeting. There they basically tore apart every form of social media, even our private instagrams, all of it. They pulled up anything that could be seen as inappropriate and brought up how important it is to act with character and pres-ent yourself with class. I’m happy to say that they didn’t find anything wrong on mine. The lessons I had cemented into my brain at Jesuit made me responsible on social media and saved me a lot of trouble in college. As a result of those lessons I was very conscious of how I presented myself to others via social media, on the court, and in everyday in-teractions, and it pays off” -Northwestern Tennis Player Erin Larner ’14

Dedication: “Dedication has been the most com-mon word for me in Jesuit sports. When I first started playing basketball at Jesuit I didn’t think I had to commit fully, but I was wrong. There was so much commitment and dedication that I had to fulfill to be a Jesuit athlete. That is what makes us so different from everybody else. You don’t see any other teams having 8 am practices on Saturdays. When I couldn’t go anywhere for winter break because of basketball I was upset.Then I realized this is good for me because they prepare you for the real world. In most working scenarios you won’t get winter break or many breaks at all. You have to fully dedicate your time to that job, and that’s what we do in sports here. If I wanted to be good I knew I had to dedicate myself to the program for 3 years. That’s what I did and the results came because of the program and the coaches pushing me to be the best I can be.” -Malcolm Porter ’16

Junior Brad Meader takes an at bat in a home game.

COURTESY OF JESUIT PHOTOGRAPHY

In Jesuit’s five-year strategic plan. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are great priorities. We are seek-

ing to make our community cultur-ally relevant, culturally intelligent and culturally effective by being accessible and supportive of vary-ing ethnic, socio-economic, and religious backgrounds. For us as faculty and administrators, we need ongoing professional development in cultural awareness strategies. It is essential. Last week, myself and Mr. Kato were sent to a couple of Diver-sity conferences in Philadelphia to further our education and training in equity and inclusion. Our first conference was the Jesuit Schools Network (JSN) Diversity Confer-ence. In this conference we met with Jesuit diversity and equity edu-cators and program directors from around the country. We spent time in workshops creating a dialogue that included goals to “Develop a common language and framework for JSN schools to increase the col-lective level of cultural competency. Share and build concrete strategies for implementing a diversity and in-clusion strategic plan. Lastly, engage in and model open, respectful and critical conversations on equity, in-clusion, diversity and social justice” (JSN). We heard Keynotes from professional educators and facilita-tors that encouraged us to continue

these conversations in our Jesuit school communities. The second half of the week I was joined by Jesuit English teacher, Megan Mathes. who joined with me to attend the 17th annual White Privilege Conference (WPC) created and ran by Dr. Eddie Moore. The WPC’s conference goals in-clude “Providing a challenging, collaborative and comprehensive experience. We strive to empower and equip individuals to work for equity and justice through self and social transformation” (WPC). The theme of this year’s conference was Let Freedom Ring-Re-imagining Equity and Justice in the United States. The workshops and Key-notes at WPC talked and discussed systemic racism, forms of oppres-sion, and privilege that have left a crack in the foundation of Amer-ica. They also addressed the hope of repairing this crack by returning to our communities and actively examine “…unjust laws, unequal schools, poverty and marginaliza-tion” (WPC). Once we establish the issues and what needs to be done, we can start effecting the change that needs to happen. Now that I am back with my Jesuit community, I am more empowered to continue this work and promote change. It is time for us to look at our own past to under-stand the present so we can imagine the future.

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Starting in the 2009-2010 school year, the First Fri-day Feast meets on the

first Friday of every month to provide food for hungry peo-ple at the Beaverton Transit Center. Many students know the catchy “First Friday Feast” tag line from announcements or at mass when students bring up sandwich supplies to the al-tar, yet there is much more to this event than providing food. Every month, a sign up sheet outside the Christian Service office fills up as five or six students commit to spend-ing their “first Friday” after-noon in the service of others. “We walk around and offer food and hot drinks and hospitality to anyone there,” Ms. Casey, co-Christian Ser-vice director, said. “This is a way to offer hospitality in our neighborhood. There’s a great need for service in this area- the Beaverton school district

actually has the highest home-less population in the state. So this is a way to raise awareness about homelessness in Beaver-ton.” The model for Jesuit’s First Friday Feast stemmed from a program that started at a Jesuit high school in Ohio. This program is featured in the sophomore year Christian Ser-vice presentation. The school in Ohio gathers students every Sunday night to make hot food and gather supplies that they then bring out into their com-munity. “[Students] drive around downtown and con-nect with the same people who are then homeless,” Ms. Casey said. “It’s all about relation-ships. [These students] keep a journal of who they meet with and their individual needs. Every week they try to con-nect with those same people to bring food, clothing, and fulfill requests. Really it’s about more

than food and supplying items, it’s about getting to know peo-ple and offering companion-ship.” The First Friday Feast at Jesuit hopes to embody this same mission, to serve oth-ers not only to provide basic needs, but also to form rela-tionships rooted in compas-sion. “[The First Friday Feast] is a good reminder of how much we have and how many things we take for grant-ed,” senior Amber Grimmer said. “It’s a good reminder that we are all called to treat every-one we encounter with kind-ness and a smile, no matter where we are.” This Christian Ser-vice opportunity is open to all students attending Jesuit High School. The sign up sheet is posted outside of the Christian Service office every month and new students are always wel-come to sign up.

Demystifying the stereotypes of Islam

BY KATIE KELLEY, ’16

T hroughout history, the United States has a tenden-cy of defining itself by sep-

arating itself from ideas, cultures, and appearances that differ from those of the majority. From racism, to sexuality, and now with Islam-ophobia, our media continues to discriminate against people with unfamiliar traits and backgrounds. With all of the violence occurring by radical Muslim ter-rorist group ISIS, the Islamic faith is often portrayed as a destructive religion. “The word terrorist and Muslim are kind of used synon-ymously,” junior Nadia Siddiqui describes. “When people commit an act of religious violence who are not Muslim, like when [there was a shooting by] an extreme right

wing Christian [at a] Planned Par-enthood, they did not consider that an act of terrorism. The peo-ple on the ground fighting ISIS right now are other Muslims. The most lives that have been tak-en by ISIS are Muslim lives.” Not all Muslims carry out their beliefs in the same way. Many of the ex-tremist connotations asso-ciated with Islam are a prod-uct of the cultural stigmas of the area. “People don’t un-derstand that the issue isn’t really with the religion,” senior Zaria Parvez said. “I think the is-sue is more with the people who are skewing Islam and adding cul-tural beliefs and cultural ties. Peo-ple start rejecting the wrong thing. They start rejecting the faith,

which is actually very peaceful, instead of the [extremist] cultural practices tied with the faith.”

While many view Is-lam based

o n the vio-lence by done by

extremists, the roots of Islam actually

stem from ideas of

love and community, similarly to Catholicism. “The root of the word Is-lam means peace,” said AP Biology teacher, Dr. Lara Shamieh. “I think

that’s something that isn’t high-lighted very often because unfor-tunately in western media we’re taking a very select radicalized few who are truly doing horrific acts and we’re using them as a basis to judge how we view the entire

faith. If the tables were turned we would see the injustice in that.”

Thankfully, our school has begun to ad-

dress these stigmas with recent brown bags about Islam-ophobia.

“Jesuit is a relatively ac-cepting community,” Siddiqui said. “But there is a point where [Islamic faith] is extremely ‘oth-ered’ in a sense. It’s kind of treated as a very different, foreign religion, not something that’s familiar and just a regular part of the world.”

While there are still issues surrounding the understanding of Islamic faith at Jesuit, students are becoming more empathetic to what it would be like to be Muslim within our school and our country. “I think that [the extrem-ist violence] makes people embar-rassed to talk about their religion,” said senior Jenna Koury, who helped lead the brown bag series. “I know as [a] Catholic in a Cath-olic school, sometimes, for me, it’s still hard for me to talk about my religion.” While Islamophobia is a prevalent issue in our culture to-day, through building loving rela-tionships and putting ourselves in the shoes of other people we begin to understand the struggles of our Muslim friends, family members, and classmates.

BY CARLI WOOD, ’17

PAGE EDITOR: Rebecca Pfluger

Students feed homeless

Diversity ColumnBY MRS. LOWERY

Student achievementsCOURTESY OF MRS. LOWERY

Eddie Moore, Mrs. Lowery, Dr. Howard C. Stevenson, Megan Mathes

At the Northwest regional science expo a few weeks ago, junior Chai Karam-

chedu won first place in Envi-ronmental Science, Qualified for Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair in May, and won the NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet award. Sophomore Arnob Das placed 2nd in Chemistry, won the American Chemical Society award, and qualified for the Intel International Science and Engi-neering Fair. Sophomore Robin Tan won first place in Computer Science and won the Intel Excel-lence in Computer Science award. Junior Ashwin Sah placed second

in Mathematical Sciences. At the at the Gresh-am Science Fair sophomore Leo Deng placed second in Medicine and Health Science. Freshman Marielle Le-Fave recently won the Oregon Poetry Association’s 18th annual statewide poetry contest. Sophomore Ryan Ste-phen was recently featured in the online magazine Cult of Mac for his photo editing app called Glaze. Junior Sage Taylor won University of Portland’s Garaventa Award for his poetry. Senior Elizabeth Rey-naud was honored in April as a 2016 Young Arts National Award

winner. Elizabeth and Junior Brandon Gille were both selected. At the Robotics Tour-nament junior Kruthi Annigeri won the Dean’s List award which is the highest individual award. Senior Amy Caldwell helped the team to win the Industrial Safety award. The Model United Na-tion’s team represented the U.S.A. and Jesuit at the Spring Confer-ence in Eugen. Sophomore Ar-chita Harathi won the “Consen-sus Builder” award for the Health and Human Services Committee. Sophomore Claire Devine was also voted Conference Undersec-retary for next year’s event.

BY REBECCA PFLUGER ’17

Staff

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In loving memory

Ruby Hoke GrayJuly 16, 1999- March 25, 2016