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January 28th mark the day that many Junior received their class rings from Jostens, thus marking the countdown to the Junior Ring Mass. Junior David Aguilar said about his ring that, “I really like how my ring turned out, and I am glad to have such a nice momento for Bishop Montgomery.” Other student like David feel the same way about their rings serving as a reminder of highschool. For them, their ring, no matter what the price, will be a valu-able token of their high school years. The Junior Ring Mass was held on February 2nd in the main gym with all students attending. The mass began as usual, with students entering the gym with friends prepar-ing themselves for Mass. With the very friendly Father Ken, everyone had a blast listening to him and participating in Mass. Junior Mark Baldo said “I really enjoyed listening to Father Ken talk about never being

alone even if we fail sometimes.” What made this Mass extra special for many Juniors was that some of their parents were their to attend the ring blessing. This moment truly made Bishop Montgomery feel like a family that accepts all people. When the ring blessings began, all the Juniors rose their hands to have their rings blessed by both Father Ken and Ms. Libbon. This was a very sacred moment which everyone in the gymnasium took place in by showing respect during the blessing. Though holding their hands up was tiresome, the Juniors getting their rings blessed knew it was worth it. The Mass as a whole was a suc-cess, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and Father Ken made Mass a fun event for all people. At the end of Mass, Ms. Libbon spoke to the whole school, letting all the students know that she was every-one’s valentine and that she loves us

all. The positive attitude that every-one held during Mass made a lasting impression on the day making it very enjoyable and gleeful.

College DazeWritten by Carolyn Egekeze

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From college applications to scholar-ship applications to the usual home-work, most seniors can tell you that the last couple of months have been stressful. At some point during the year, almost every senior has been asked questions about their col-lege progress and plans by friends, family, and even strangers. Now that applications have been sent in for most colleges, the only thing left to do is wait. But waiting for decisions to be released can be just as stress-ful as applying. Senior Ebehi Aboi-ralor applied to Cal State Fullerton last semester as a Journalism major, hoping to be a news anchor or me-dia proprietor. She says that waiting is “very painful because you hear

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people getting accepted but you refresh your email and all you see is financial aid news. It’s very discour-aging.” Megan Madrigal ‘16 agrees saying that waiting for her decision from Boston University feels “kind of like when you’re going up on a roller coaster and you’re just about to drop. It’s a lot of nervousness.” While others anxiously wait for decisions, some seniors have already been accepted to col-leges. Senior John Nonato recently got accepted into California State University Long Beach, where he hopes to major in computer science to design video games. “I feel re-lieved,” he says. “I thought I messed up in every application and thought I wouldn’t be accepted.” For some students, acceptances don’t always ease feelings of anxiety towards the future. “It’s a little nerve-wracking,”

says senior Rachel Maggio, who got accepted to Oregon State University, CSU Channel Islands, and Humboldt State University. “Now I know I’m really an adult and I’m staring into eternity and realizing it’s all fleet-ing and I’m scared.” Senior Kristina Soberano, who got accepted to the University of San Francisco to study nursing, expresses bittersweet feel-ings: “I’m really happy but I’m also really sad at the same time because I’m leaving my school of your years. I don’t know how I feel about that.” So what can future college applicants do to ease the stress that comes with the college process? Above all seniors advise future ap-plicants to avoid procrastination by starting during the summer and getting essays like personal statements done early. “Get as much done as soon as possible,”

Above Left: Father Ken celebrates mass with the student body during the junior ring ceremony.Above: Jaynarie Rhambo ‘17 partici-pates in mass by sharing a petition. Below: Juniors receive a blessing on their new school rings.

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says Jeremy Pfahler ‘16. “Apply early action as much as you can.” Other suggestions from seniors interviewed include asking ques-tions, only applying to schools you want to attend, and taking the time to explore what’s right for you, whether it’s going to college, taking a gap year, or moving off the grid. In the meantime, con-gratulations to all those who have been accepted into their colleges and best of luck to those eagerly awaiting decisions!

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Presidential MessageWritten by Kelly Huben, photgraphed by Rebecca Julifs

As members of the Asso-ciated Student Body, we try our best to come up with new ideas for school activities, act as plan-ners, organizers, and facilitators of events, represent and convey students’ ideas to the administra-tion, and keep students updated on what’s going on around cam-pus. After a successful Aloha Week, Spirit Week, and Santa’s Village, we hope to continue this into second semester. We started this year off by wishing you all a Shrektastic New Year during win-

ter spirit week! There was another beautiful junior ring mass, where the juniors realized just how much closer they are to being seniors, and the seniors realized just how close they are to graduating. Our first lunchapalooza and lip sync battle yesterday turned out great! As we look forward to the coming months of second semester, there are more events to look forward to, including: Friendship Week, Earth Week, Spring Spirit Week, Sa-die’s, Prom, and many more small activities. Our goal is to get as

To celebrate Chinese New Year, which is on February 8th, some businesses and compa-nies hold the 2016 Lunar New Year Festival on January 30th and 31st in Monterey Park. This festival incorporates Chinese cul-ture, exotic cuisines, business expositions, kid’s facilities, folk arts and various cultural perfor-mances. It attracts an estimate of 250,000 visitors every year. On January 31st, Junior Iris Shi went there and helped people at the information center as a volunteer. In the spirit of the year of the monkey, there was a rock climbing facility featuring a master climber dressed as a monkey. There was also a wish-ing tree where people could go

make wishes and offerings. By tradition, believers make votive of-ferings in order to gain from that natural spirit. This is great place for visitors of all ages to celebrate Lunar New Year. Around 300 ven-dors were present, including 56 food booths featuring traditional Chinese street food and other Asian and Mexican cuisines as well. Moreover, people also could shop there. Although it was actu-ally rainy and windy on the day Iris went there, it still brought her lots of fun. She says, “I met new friends, and celebrated New Year with them for the first time. I might go next year just for fun instead of volunteering, do you want to come with me? HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!”

Lunar Fe s t ival of t h e New Year Written by Iris Shi & Ricky Xu, photographed by Iris Shi

“Another year passed in the sound of firecrackersWhen warm spring wind breezes in TusuExpecting and greeting for the com-ing yearOld signs replaced by the new.” This is a poem written by a great Chinese poet--Wang Anshi, which describe the scenes in Chi-nese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. Chinese New Year has more than 4,000 years of his-tory. Why do the Chinese have their own New Year, why is it called the Spring Festival, what do Chinese do in the New Year, and what interest-ing story is the background of this great Chinese Festiva? After reading the article, you may find your own answers. The Chinese have their own calendar--The Lunar Calendar. The first day of this calendar is the Chi-nese New Year, which also means the arrival of the spring season. According to history, great Emperor Shun prayed to god on this particular day, then people began to follow this tradition, celebrating the beginning of ther new year. However, Chinese New Year is not a specific day, but a period that usually lasts for 15 days. Three important days we should know in this period are New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and the Xuan

Xiao Festival. New Year’s Eve is the last day of the whole year. Ancient myth tells us that on this day, a horrible, terrifying monster called “Nian” (the Chinese word for year) came out from the deep dark forest to kill people and eat young kids. Nian was so strong that nobody could defeat him. One day, an extremely smart man discovered that Nian feared the color red, loud sounds and fire light. He called up all the villagers and told them to stick red papers on the windows and front gates. They prepared tons of firecrackers. The sun went down, the night came, and hungry Nian eagerly fed on flesh. Nian came down to the village and found red paper surrounding him. At this time, a brave villager set off fireworks and firecrackers. Nian was so scared and hurt by the fire, so he had to flee. From then on, every New Year’s Eve, people post red pa-per on the windows and doors and set off large amount of firecrackers. People are afraid of Nian’s attack, so they get together with family, sit, chat and stay up all night to prepare defense. Although this story was all imagination like other myths, it still formed the great culture of Spring Festival. Nowadays, people still follow those traditions, by posting paper and red Fu (Chinese word for

fortune) on walls, sitting together and having a feast. Jiaozi (dump-ling) is the main dish that is served on the table. After eating, the family gathers around to watch a special TV program made to celebrate New Year and wait for bells to ring twelve times. The next day is the first day of the new year, and people usually get up early, make Jiaozi, parents will put coins into Jiaozi, and the per-son who find coins will have a great fortune in this new year. After eating Jiaozi, people go out to visit their friends and relatives and do the new year greeting. “Happy New Year” is the most common greeting people use, in Chinese is “Xin Nian Kuai Le,” so you should say it to your Chinese friends, They will be sur-prised. Young kids kneel to the old and wish they have good health and peace all year round. Then the old should give kids lucky money inside the red envelope, called Hong Bao. Receiving lucky money is the hap-piest thing in my childhood memory, because I can use this money to buy what I want. On this day, everyone will dress up, and wear their new clothes. Red is the most popular color. After 15 days, the Yuan Xiao Festival comes, which rep-resents the end of Chinese New

Year. The Yuan Xiao Festival is also known as Lantern Festival because at night time, people will put on beautiful lanterns beside the street. The lanterns are red, green, yellow, pink, purple, and every color you can come up with. The street is crowded with people who want to see the lanterns as well. When you see the lights and children’s smiles, the tremendous happiness will fill your heart. There are riddles on the lan-terns for smart guys to solve. If you see someone frowning beside a lan-terns, no doubt he is thinking about the answer to the riddles. People go home after a great journey and make Tangyuan (rice flour dumplings) for the whole family. I can still remem-ber how delicious they are. When I was young, I would always wait near the pot until Tang Yuan was ready to eat. When I squeezed them with my spoon, I saw black sweet sesame stuffing flowing from the white rice skin. This is one of most beautiful things that I have ever done. Like most festivals worldwide, the topic of Chinese New Year is reunion. Every year, billions of Chi-nese people step on the way home during New Year period, wish they all arrive home safely, and wish all the people in the world have a great monkey year!

many people and clubs involved as we can, so if you have an idea or would like to host or participate in something, just ask! We meet every Monday at lunch in Activi-ties, and our door is always open for new people and new ideas. ASB and class officer elections are coming up fairly soon, so con-sider if ASB is the right way for you to get involved! It was also great to see everyone at the Teach-ers vs Students Volleyball game!

Above: Iris Shi ‘17 volunteers at the Lunar New Year Festival in Mon-terey Park.

Above: ASB President, Kelly Huben ‘16 helps to plan and organize the many events on campus.

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Question Corner: Christmas Break EditionWritten by Matthew Alcedo Questions:

1. What did you do over Christmas break?2. What is the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received?3. Do you have a New Year’s resolution?4. What do you hope to get out of 2016?

Abbie Sullivan ‘16

Giovanni Garcia ‘18

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1. I went on a cruise to Mexico with my family.2. The best gift I got were concert tickets to Demi Lovato and Ed Sheeran.3. I just want to be more positive in general. 4. I hope to get accepted to college, anywhere really.

1. I slept in and helped my community through Confirmation.2. My first 6-string guitar when I was 4.3. My resolution is write more music, hopefully a new song each month if I can.4. I hope to get better musically in general, and somehow fix my sleeping schedule because it’s random and I’m always tired.

1. I just stayed at home and made Greek desserts with my family over the holidays.2. The best gift I ever got was Wii awhile back and I still use it to this day.3. My New Year’s resolution is to do well in school and make new friends.4. It’s pretty much the same as my resolution.

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At it again? Bishop Mont-gomery High School Varsity girls basketball lost two major assets to the team last year when se-niors, Chelsea Lidy and Christine DeLaPena graduated. The team had a rough start to the season losing their first 3 games, but they have quickly made a comeback this year. Seniors Hana Kitamura and Kayla Cainglet show amaz-ing leadership with fellow starters Jessica Malazarte, Sophia Car-roll, and Kayla Padilla. Coach-ing this season are head coach Bridget Reyes, and assistant coaches Tiffany Hicks, and Melo-dy Peterson. This season marked impressive improvements for the team and showed the impressive fight the girls put up.

Senior Night was celebrat-ed on February 9th, where the girls took on their rival, Serra, and scored 51 points. They finished off league on February 11th, play-ing their last game against Bishop Amat. As league ends, the girls end their season with a notable 11 wins.

This year, both the Junior

Varsity and Frosh girls’ basketball teams also had seasons marked with improvement. This season, Junior Varsity played their final game against Bishop Amat on the 11th; they ended their season with a solid win against El Segun-do. Frosh ended their season on the 9th in a game against Serra, defeating Penninsula 52-7 earlier in the season.

She Got Game Written by Elizabeth Hadnett Photographed by Mariana Madrigal and Yearbook

Above Right: The girls varsity team plays tough defense to get the ball back.Right: Kelly Sawa ‘19 shuts down the other team’s offense on the JV girls team.

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AlumniWhere are they now?

Written by Bronte Brewer & Audrey EgekezePhotographed by Jenny Choi

1. How’s the College life treating you?“My college life is going great thanks to Bishop Montgomery. It has been such a saving grace, every class has prepared me not only for my college courses, but also for my sorority, my jobs, and my internship at the hospital. I didn’t know at the time, but Mrs. Walle’s teaching style has made my biology courses in college so much easier.”2. What do you want to major in and what do you want to be when you grow up?“I am going to major in behavioral neu-roscience with minor and leadership. When I grow up I want to be a regis-tered nurse and a midwife.”3. What sports and activities do you participate in at UCSD?“I have participated in cheer, intramural volleyball and tennis, Sorority (Alpha Delta Pi), I am sisterhood chair, Junior guard, Relay for life team (cancer orga-nization), and I volunteer at the UCSD hospital.”4. Do you have any tips for college?“Take AP classes in high school that will help you, don’t take six classes your first semester, and have fun. Also, treat every class like it matters. You have to have your priorities together, and however long your class is, study twice amount of that time.”1. How’s the college life treating

you?“College is everything I wanted and more. Don’t get me wrong, high school was fun and I made some awesome friends at Bishop, but I feel like lifelong friends will be from Emerson and espe-cially the softball team.”2. What sports and activities do you participate in? “Well I’m on the varsity softball team at Emerson which takes up most of my time. But I am also a part of WEBN which is a tv station on campus. I help edit highlights, am a college football beat reporter, and I’m on the air some-times. I’m also a part of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, which gives the athletes on campus a voice and we vote on legislation that the NCAA wants to pass. I’ve also written for the newspaper.”3. Any major or exciting achieve-ments for the softball team? “We have the best GPA in the entire Di-vision 3 of NCAA. It’s been our fourth consecutive year, which is comprised of 400 schools, but our season starts on Monday.”4. What do you want to be or major in?“I’m majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in sports communica-tions. My dream job would be to be the play by play announcer.”

Breanna Lewis Class of 2014: Captain of Color-guard

1. How’s college treating you?“College is treating me well. The in-dependence is a lot different, but I’ve handled it well”2. What sports and activities do you participate in? “Here, I don’t have much time for more than being a student and an athlete. But as a college student you still need to be responsible in branching out and making connections because they are beyond beneficial later. So I participate in the SAAC Student Athlete Advisory Committee) which we are in charge of events and important meetings that connect us on campus and with other students.”3. What are you majoring in and what do you want to be when you grow up?“I’m majoring in Kin sports psych (sports medicine) and when I grow up I want to be a coach”4. What advice or tips do you have for college?“Big Tip: you’re busier than you even realize even if you think you’re busy. “

1. How’s college treating you? “It’s treating me good. It was a weird adjustment at first because there are so many people and so many new fac-es, but it’s exciting each day.”2. What sports and activities do you participate in at CSLB?“Basketball mostly, but in my free time I like to go play racquetball with friends as an extra activity”3. What are you majoring in and what do you want to be when you grow up?“I am majoring in sociology and minor in forensic science to go into law en-forcement.”4. Any major or exciting achieve-ments for the basketball team?“Basketball is going really well. Starting on a college team is a major accom-plishment of mine and I think a big win for me was beating BYU this year be-cause we lost to them last year.”5. What advice or tips do you have for college?“Learn how to manage your time wise-ly, there’s so much to do, but make sure your priorities are straight.”

Jillian Gearin Class of 2014: Varsity Softball

Justin Bibbins Class of 2014: Varsity Basketball

Ashley Murray Class of 2014: Varsity Volleyball

Steven Thompson Class of 2015: Varsity Basket-ball

1. What’s in like in college and what’s it like to play Basketball in college? “College is pretty busy. I have to man-age my time wisely between class, practice, study hall, and other meet-ings. Bishop basketball definitely pre-pared me for college sports so it’s not too much of a change. Just the level of competition is really high.”

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As the temperature outside declines, the struggle of finding ways to accessorize your uniform and clothes outside of school ris-es. Luckily, there are ways to add a personal touch to your ward-robe and remain warm. A popu-lar trend with guys and girls, is a comfy scarf. The scarves at H&M are affordable, yet will give you an easy way to keep warm while showing your personal style. An accessory for the ladies is a knit-ted head wrap. It’s perfect for the cold weather outside and for hiding those bad hair days. A fel-low Bishop Montgomery knight, Jayden Davis, makes them her-self. Knee high socks seem to be a trend that has caught on at Bishop. They manage to keep

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away the goosebumps on your legs and look adorable with the uniform skirt. Knee high socks can be found at Target. Outside of school, there are more options for a fashionable, cozy outfit. A black, tailored blazer is perfect for guys with black pants. It gives a classy twist compared to a basic sweatshirt. For a more athletic look, Nike sweats are the popular go to. The sweats feel like you’re wearing a blanket yet look just as put together as the blazer. Some-thing that works on both guys and girls are oversized windbreakers. Sold at Spyder or any surf store, windbreakers are the key to sur-viving El Niño. Just because the weather makes you feel like you just want to get back into bed, it

Sir Port’s SUPPORTDear Sir Port,

Valentine’s day is coming up and I have no idea what to do with my [removed for anonymity]friend! How do I make sure this Valentine’s is the best-ever for them,

and that we spend a lot more together? Pick something that the both of you like to do. Don’t worry about whether it’s big or flashy enough - the point is, you’re doing

it for them. Whether you’re having a picnic in the park, playing Where’s Waldo, or watch-

ing lobsters fight at the supermarket, nothing beats spending time with those you love.

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For many years, it was thought that the Hubble Space Telescope had seen nearly everything in our galax; however, recent mathematical findings may prove this wrong. A team of scien-tists at the California Institute of Technol-ogy, or Caltech, used computer simula-tion and mathematical models to find a new planet. While there have been no direct sightings or observations of the planet, scientists are trying to use the best telescopes they have to try to find it. The planet’s predecessor, Neptune, was also discovered in a similar way using mathematical models and calcu-lations. The planet before that, Uranus, was discovered by William Herschel when he was observing the stars and noticed that one of them seemed differ-ent. After looking at it more, he noticed that it orbited around the Sun. The sci-

dwarf planet Eris, which is smaller than Pluto, in January of 2005. Konstantin Batygin is a 29 year old scientist with a side hobby of being in a rock band with other people including his dad.When Batygin and Brown first noticed that some space objects had strange orbits, Batygin jokingly suggested that it was a new planet, and they both started giving this ”planet” silly names. Brown says that he set out to find a planet 20 years ago when he first started re-searching the solar system. When he reclassified Pluto, he was convinced that he would never find another plan-et. When he and Batygin noticed the strange orbits, they were convinced that it was a coincidence or that their calculations were wrong; they assumed everything except for the possibility of a new planet. When all else failed, they decided to give it a shot, and it ended up being the only theory that fit. Research-ers say that there is only a one in 15,000 chance that the space objects being clustered together is a coincidence. Astrologers say that this new planet will help improve love lives, that

entists speculate that the new planet is 20 times farther from the sun than Nep-tune, which is 2.8 billion miles away. It is also estimated that the planet is about 5,000 times the size of Pluto and 10 times the mass of Earth. The new planet, temporarily called “Planet Nine,” would be the third true planet found in recent history after Uranus and Neptune. The scientists that discovered it, Mike Brown and Konstan-tin Batygin, say that it would take be-tween 10,000 and 20,000 years for the planet to make one full rotation around the sun. Since Pluto’s demotion in 2006, Planet Nine would be considered the ninth true planet in discovery. Mike Brown is a 50 year old seasoned sci-entist at Caltech, most famously known for “killing Pluto” and discovering the icy

Above: A student shows off her favorite winter fashion essentials.Left: Daniel Muncherian ‘16 is “on fleek” with his winter wardrobe.

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A Whole New Planet

Dear Sir Port, Valentine’s day is coming up and I have no one to spend it with. All my friends have dates, and even my parents are going out! What can I do? Don’t sweat it, you’re not alone in being alone. Do what makes you happy, as long as it doesn’t involve third-wheeling. Someone who can ride a unicycle is way more impres-sive than someone who can ride a tricycle. Treat yourself. Love yourself. Be yourself. And make sure to pick up all that discount chocolate the day after.

it signals the advent of a more trusting and caring society, and that it promises to alter finances and people’s relation-ship with money. While there is no true evidence that this planet is out there, it has still sparked controversy and many conspiracy theories. For example, soph-omore Colin Sevely-Ortiz thinks it’s fun-ny how “we discovered this planet the week before the X-Files comes back on TV.” However, scientists believe that we will eventually have more proof, such as pictures, of this planet’s existence within the next five years or so.The planet will not always be called “Planet Nine,” however. One potential name for the planet is Persephone, and freshman Melissa Cuthbert-Urista likes this name because it “pays homage to Hades, or Pluto” from Greek mythology. The job of coming up with the name for this planet will be up to the Internation-al Astronomical Union, or IAU. As the search for the evidence of this planet continues, the Department of Astrono-my at Caltech will keep with its mission of cutting-edge research in astronomy and astrophysics.

doesn’t mean that you have to look like you just rolled out of one.

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A giant spaceship waivers in the sky as you open the covers of a new world. With every turn of the page, a family separates, strangers congregate, and the battle against the unknown intensifies. Rick Yanc-ey’s The Fifth Wave follows multiple protagonists in their fight against themselves and strangers invading their home, Earth. Cassie Sullivan struggles, after the murder of her father and death of her mother, to save her younger brother, Sam, who was captured and taken to an alien concentration camp to be trained to fight against his own people. As Cassie Sullivan treks miles in a des-perate search for the remaining ties to her family, Ben Parish embraces the cruel treatment of Camp Haven in his training to be faux soldier. Although separate, the survivors of the first four waves get ready em-brace and fight against the unknown fifth wave. The first wave was loss of electricity over the entire world; the second wave resulted in a giant tidal wave, caused by an earthquake, that destroyed the coasts of every continent; the third wave spread a horrific plague that killed millions;

the fourth wave made humanity question their existence as their own people, apparently, turned against each other. The unmatchable-sci-ence-fiction thriller was turned into a motion picture on January 22, 2016. Although the movie fared well, not many movies can capture the thrill and suspense, as the readers hang onto every word, that a book can generate. Senior Christian Watts, an avid reader, recalls the twists and turns that the carefully planned lines delivered, “I enjoyed the Fifth Wave as well as its sequel, although, like many books, it came with its highs and lows. I really liked the change in perspectives and how each of the unreliable narrators confused me about the main plot. It was intriguing trying to read how everything played out amongst different characters in moments that happened at the same time.” Although the book sounds like every page is covered in alien guts, Yancey includes romance between the characters to create strong, unbreakable bonds. Through this, he managed to touch upon almost every interest. From intense

On January 10, 2016, the 73rd Golden Globe Awards were held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Starting on the red carpet, hosts from the E! Network, Giuliana Rancic and Ryan Seacrest, interviewed arriving award present-ers, film directors, and actor and actress nominees; red carpet stand-outs were Jennifer Lawrence and Katy Perry, as well as fan favorite couples, Eddie Redmayne and wife Hannah Bagshawe, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and Channing and Jenna Dewan Tatum. Heading into the hotel, the show opened with four-time Golden Globe Awards host, Ricky Gervais, who preceded to touch on topics circling Hol-lywood. Laughter filled the room continuing with the first award presenters, Jonah Hill, dressed as the bear from The Revenant, and Channing Tatum. Other humourous presenters were pairs Eva Longoria and America Ferrera, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and Ryan Gos-ling and Brad Pitt. Presenters Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence pleased the crowd with their joking humor over Schumer’s potential celebrity couple names when com-bining Amy with Tom Hardy and the Hemsworth brothers. Another unforgettable moment was Leon-ardo DiCaprio’s shocked face when award winner Lady Gaga bumped into him while walking to the stage to receive her golden globe award for the show, American Horror Story: Hotel. The crowd was surprised at Taraji P. Henderson when she began to hand out cookies to sur-rounding celebrities as she walked to the stage to receive her award for Best TV Drama Actress. On stage, Henderson said she would continue her acceptance speech because she waited twenty years for the

award which, again, brought laugh-ter to the crowd and onlookers.

While the Golden Globes was filled with many talented and hardworking actors and directors, only one nominee could win per category. Probably the most cov-eted award of the year was for Best Motion Picture Drama, and it was awarded to The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The Best Mo-tion Picture Musical or Drama went to the film The Martian. The Disney film Inside Out received the award for Best Motion Picture Animated. The awards for best actors and actresses posed major competition due to the immense amount of talent in the nominees. However, the Best Performance by an Actor in a Mo-tion Picture Drama award went to The Revenant’s Leonardo DiCaprio. The Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama award was presented to the Room’s Brie Larson. In addition, Kate Winslet received the award for Best Perfor-mance by an Actress in a Support-ing Role in any Motion Picture for her role in Steve Jobs. Sylvester Stallone, surprisingly, received the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for his role in Creed; during his acceptance speech he said, “I want to thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I’ve ever had.” At the end of the night, Tom Hanks presented the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award to Denzel Washington for his continuing legacy in film.

Above: “The Fifth Wave” entertains audiences in theatres.

fight scenes, to heartache, to fan-girl moments, The Fifth Wave is a must read according to GoodReads. Despite the movie not pulling in the same amount of viewership that the book managed, the plot and ideas, nonetheless, leave one wonder-ing about the far-out reaches of our galaxy.

On December 18, 2015, moviegoers sat in intense anticipation as theater lights fell. After over ten years, fans were finally being transported back to a galaxy far, far away.Directed by JJ Abrams and now produced by Disney, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens begins the new reboot of George Lucas’s classic space saga. The film shattered box offices worldwide and accumulated over $529 million its first weekend, beating out Jurassic World for big-gest opening. Beginning in February, it ranks as the third highest grossing film worldwide with profits just shy of $2 billion - and still growing.

In The Force Awakens, the galaxy is once again under a new threat in the form of the evil Kylo Ren and the First Order. When new-ly deserted stormtrooper Finn crash lands on the desert planet of Jakku, he meets Rey, a young scavenger. Through Finn, Rey learns that the droid she had saved from becom-ing scrap metal is part of something much bigger: it carries vital informa-tion crucial to the success of the

Resistance. With the First Order hot on their tails, Rey and Finn embark on the journey to bring the informa-tion to the Resistance in order to save the galaxy. The film has been commended by critics for being less of a reboot and more of a remix, emitting familiar themes, character-izations, and even dialogue that long time fans have appreciated in past films. Actors from the original trilogy even returned to reprise their roles in The Force Awakens: Carrie Fisher as Princess - now General - Leia Organa, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, and even Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca. Joining alongside Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, and many other fresh new faces, the film does not fall short in talent. With The Force Awakens, the Star Wars community continues to thrive as both old and new fans find enjoy-ment in the neverending struggle between dark and light.

Aliens Invade!

Left: Students show their enthusi-asm for Star Wars with their buddy, R2D2.

STAY GOLDEN The Force is Upon Us

Written by Emily BlairPhotographed by Chloe An

Written by Anna Leoncio Written by Caroline Cusolito and Theresa Sitter

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CAMPUS LIFE

Spilled Ink Short Story: The Horsemen of VäriTHREE YEARS PRIOR… The town of Taivas recovered, but slowly. No one felt safe living on the same battle grounds where their loved ones had died. Ekert noted seeing Indigo only once in the spring. Blanche grew more powerful and short-tempered as time began to pass. Ekert saw this, but could do nothing to stop him. It had been a year since he had found out he was a No-nite, and slowly for that year, Blanche unknowingly began to drift away. His essence was strong, he was ambi-tious, and Ekert could do nothing more than throw a punch. Nothing,

His parents were disappointed in him. Ekert knew that. Having a son that was both a Nonite, and joined a Caravan seemed a combination no one else had to suffer. He understood what they felt. Yet, when he looked at that Caravan, with its wheels worn and tarp tattered, Ekert was taken back to the days when he would sit in that tent, listening to those stories. He remembered his heartbeat picking up as Mauve’s voice grew louder, and picturing himself as the protagonist of every adventure. He remembered Blanche leaning in, enthralled, and not realizing that his nose was almost

until he started building. At first his projects were small: a clock for the house or a random trinket. Then, they began to grow. A metal crossbow was one of his most prized creations, and he made a spear for Blanche to use. Still, Ekert held no intention of join-ing a Brigade Caravan, as his young-self had once wanted. It wasn’t until Blanche took off on one, and the ru-mors began flying back to town that these dreams began coming back. Sentences were made up of the words Blanche, Horseman, and death. Ekert could not pick the true from the false.TWO YEARS PRIOR…

Club Corner: Robotics

Written by Anonymous Continued from Knightlife’s November Issuein the fire. Now, Ekert would make his own stories. Hands lifted him into the back of the Caravan with his new crew. They waited for one more. Her grey eyes frightened Ekert no more.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Hooves clicked against the hard floor, and Ekert stood at a ready with crossbow in hands. Indigo stood adjacent, her essence flowing freely around her and dual-wielding both her weapons. The enclosed area echoed with raised anticipation. Ekert’s heart beat like a drum against his chest. This is where his story would begin.

-Anonymous

Written by David MacaragPhotographed by Simon Tran

Robotics is the branch of me-chanical engineering, electrical engi-neering, and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots. At Bishop Montgomery, our robotics team, the Robo-Knights, which was founded about 5 years ago, was cre-ated to “attract talented students with various skills to create, design, and build a task-specific robot,” as stated in the club explanation. These de-scriptions are basically interchange-able and highlight the objective of our robotics team, which is to gather talented engineers and program-mers, harness their knowledge, and help grow and expand their experi-ence in the field of robot building. However, before the con-struction of a robot, a team must first be assembled. With the numerous applicants seeking to join Robotics, Mr. Sansalone, the moderator, has to make some tough decisions in who he thinks will be most beneficial in creating the most effective robot. With this in mind, he has chosen twelve commendable members of the team throughout the past four years. These members are split into three groups that are designed to help develop different parts of the robot making process. One group consists of John Nonato ‘16, the head programmer, and program helpers Ivan del Castillo ‘16, Ryan Simone ‘18, and Brian Aru-can ‘17. The second group consists of Mikaela Frichtel ‘17, Shane Vil-lafana ‘17, Kevin O’Donnell ‘18, Ash-ley Kim ‘17, and Simon Tran ‘17, who are the engineers. The final group, which is comprised of Nick Sim-one ‘17 and Gillian Miles ‘16, does not contribute to building the robot but contributes by helping in media. With all these excellent and talented students gathered, the team attended a kickoff event in early Sep-tember to see what type of robot they would be challenged to build and with what design it would need to be constructed. They also learned what games would be played and how the points would be distributed. They could then start to make the robot after brainstorming the design with this in-formation at hand. The process start-

ed with trying to find a sturdy frame that set the robot’s dimensions to 18 inches by 18 inches by 18 inches, then finding what arms and “legs” the robot needed to pick up and transport any objects. According to Mr. Sansa-lone, the robotics team built over ten designs before coming up with the end result. Due to multiple minor and major changes needed, the de-sign was often tweaked. In fact, the trial-and-error process was so inten-sive that Mr. Sansalone notes, “what we ended up with looks nothing like what we imagined at the beginning.” With their robot complete, the team headed to the Annual Regional U.S. First FTC on the third most diffi-cult level of competition. In the whole competition, the Knights had to com-plete five games with their robot. In the first game, they had to make the robot pick up debris and place them into buckets that varied in height. They ended up demolishing their competition in a 168-30 victory. John Nonato ’16 remarks, “I felt relieved after the first game because all of us were not really expecting our robot to do as well as it did.” The team contin-ued on with the last four games on a lose-win-win-lose streak. At the end, the Robo-Knights came out placing third out of thirty other high school robotics teams. Gillian Miles ‘16 was also so proud of her team’s effort and tweeted, “They [Ryan Simone] call me the coach Mitchell of robotics ;~),” implying that she helped coach the robotics team to their 3rd place with her two years of robotics experience. Although they narrowly missed their chance to go to re-gionals by the loss of one game, the team was extremely happy with their performance and had a great time at the tournament. Most of the members described the competition as one huge emotional rollercoaster. The Robo-Knights truly exemplify the camaraderie that comes from joining a club at Bishop Montgom-ery; it should encourage all of you to join a club next year, so that you, too, can reap the benefits of being a student at Bishop Montgomery: a student who has the opportunity to join a numerous amount of clubs!

Above: The Robo-Knights and its robot competes in the competition.

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Knightlife 2015-2016 BoardEditors-in-Chief: Lourdes Lidzbarski & Anna Leoncio

Vice Presidents: Stephanie Trelease & Caroline CusolitoPhotography Executives: Emily Blair & Simon Tran

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This Issue: Staff Writers: Alec Rupp, Andrea Mansilla, Angelo Pasco, Audrey Egekeze, Bronte Brewer, Caroline Cusolito, Carolyn Egekeze, David Macaraeg, David Carroll, Emily Blair, Elizabeth Hadnett, Erin Hall, Fabiola Higueros, Jackie Pistole, Johnny Brunac, Jayden Davis, London Williams, Matthew Alcedo, Natalia Cortes, Nicole Barragan, Ricky Xu, Samantha Ochoa, Stephanie Trelease, Theresa Sitter, Iris Shi, Isabella DeSanto,

Staff Photographers: Alexis Cervantes, Alondra Camarena, Andrea Mansilla, Audrey Egekeze, Bronte Brewer, Caroline Kim, Chloe An, Christine Zhao, Elizabeth Hadnett, Emily Blair, Erika Akyeah, Iris Shi, Jada Harris, Jenny Choi, Johnny Brunac, Kassandra Madrigal, Mariana Madrigal, Matthew Topacio, Maya Mimura, Michaelson Kuong, Natalia Cortes, Rachel Hong, Rebecca Julifs, Richard Vela, Zandra Tsao

Staff Advertisers: Alondra Camarena, Bella DeSanto, Bronte Brewer, Caroline Kim, Carolyn Egekeze, Jayden Davis, Jenny Choi, Rachel Hong, Ricky Xu, Samantha Ochoa, Zandra Tsao, Theresa Sitter

Staff Interviewers: Alondra Camarena, Natalia Cortes, Audrey Egekeze, Bella DeSanto, Bronte Brewer, Carolyn Egekeze, Elizabeth Hadnett, Jayden Davis, Johnny Brunac, Kas-sandra Madrigal, London Williams, Lorenz Montecillo, Mariana Madrigal, Matthew Alcedo, Matthew Topacio

Peer Editors: Angelo Pasco (1-2), David Macaraeg (3-4), Lourdes Lidzbarski (5-6), Anna Leoncio (7-8)

Graphic Designers: Caroline Cusolito (1 & 6), Jesus Vazquez (2), Erin Hall (4), David Macaraeg (5), Jackie Pistole (7), Stephanie Trelease (3 & 8)

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