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Jesuit High School • Portland, OregonVolume LXII, Issue VII May, 2015

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iPads power the schoolWith much anticipation, a new addi-tion to the Jesuit community was not another student or staff, but rather a thin black iPad that quickly changed the Jesuit atmosphere. Now common phrases such as “send me a picture” and “email me” can be commonly heard in the hallways. Apps on the iPad like Notability, Canvas, iBooks, and Pages have replaced heavy books. With internet and wifi the silent war-riors that keep our school function-ing, the Internet Technology De-partment, or “IT” are now the most popular people on campus. White glows illuminating students’ faces and chic stylus’ can be seen in classrooms, while smaller backpacks are the more suitable option for the year. Overall, iPads have allowed Jesuit to begin the new age of teaching with technology and helped students ease into the fu-ture of education.

SKID performance impacts stu-dent drivingStop Kids Impaired Driving, or SKID, brought a powerful presenta-tion to Jesuit with a role-play scenario of what an impaired driving accident could do, to the drivers, victims, their friends and family. With police, fire-man, and a helicopter on campus this presentation brought students to have a visual to the effects of driving under the influence. After the presentation, which can be found in full on the

JCTV YouTube channel, there was a talk from Mr. Ken Potter and then students were directed to go back to their classrooms and write a letter to their parents reflecting their emotions of what they just witnessed. This event brought attention, awareness, and discussion among students.

25th Anniversary of El Salvador-ian martyrsIn November 2014 we remembered the martyrdom of 6 Jesuit priests and their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador in 1989. These men were Jesuit priests teaching at the Uni-versity of Central America and were murdered in the night by the Salva-doran Army. In solidarity with our Jesuit community, white crosses were placed along Mary’s Way and a spe-cial mass was in dedication of these people. Mr. Don Clarke, Director of Campus Ministry, was invited down to El Salvador during this weekend to commemorate the lives of these martyrs. Also during this weekend a group of over 50 Jesuit students and teachers travelled to Washington D.C. for the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, a conference for Jesuit insti-tutions around the country to learn about social injustices and to speak with State Representatives. The theme for this year was to remember the Jesuit martyrs, and to continue learning and advocating for the Jesuit ministries.

“Not In Our House”In late November Jesuit students and staff participated in the National Anti-Bullying Week. The Upstanders Club, a group of students focused on preventing bullying at school and online, focused an assembly focused on bringing awareness to this issue. Led by speakers like junior Serena Oduro, students were also encour-aged to sign their names in the Ge-drose Student Center and pledge that they would stand up against bullying of any kind. Ending the week with mass on Friday lead by Provincial Scott Santarosa SJ, of the Oregon Province, and he spoke about how students need to understand and use their power for good and to help oth-ers.

Volleyball goes undefeatedThe tradition of the exceptional ath-letic program at Jesuit continued this year throughout all courts, tracks, and playing fields. Most noticeably was the Women’s Varsity Volleyball team going undefeated their entire season and finishing with a state title. They reached attention on a national set-ting, and were ranked at the No. 9 spot with teams across the country. Standout players were juniors Ni-cole Peterson, who was named the Oregonian Volleyball Player of the Year, Ariana Wiltjer, senior Symone Tran, and sophomore Kathryn Decker.

“the courage, yes the courage” The Campus Ministry Department led another year of retreats, masses, and spiritual opportunities for stu-dents. Starting the year off with the Senior Pilgrimage, a 12 mile walk to St. Francis Church, the theme of the year came from Pope Francis’ first homily as Pontiff, “ My wish is that all of you will have the cour-age, yes the courage, to walk in the presence of the Lord.” The theme carried through with freshman and sophomore overnight retreats and seven Junior Encounters. Weekly lit-urgies in the Smith Gym drew guest Jesuit priests from all over, including Archbishop Sample and Archbishop Vlazney. These Campus Ministry events truly bring together the spirit of the Jesuit community.

Drama productionsThe Moyer theatre graced us with a year full of productions aimed to the theme of “Seeking Connections.” The productions of the year were: Proposals, In The Heights, Hamlet, the JHS Playwriting Festival, One Acts, and the freshman ensemble. The tech-theatre group took a trip to Disneyland to learn about how the Disney magic happens, and contin-ued to help run all the productions in behind-the-scenes ways. Sexual Assault Awareness assem-bly draws attention to a greater issue

At the beginning of March there was an assembly at Jesuit focused on bringing attention to the issue of sex-ual assault in high school and college students. This assembly was divided into two and was separated by gen-der. Students listened to talks from their teachers and a presentation by local school police about rules and consequences. This assembly brought out emotion and feelings in many stu-dents, and sparked conversations that happened in classrooms and around the school that day. The only way to prevent an issue is to bring attention to it and by having this poignant as-sembly, discussions began to happen around the Jesuit HS campus.

Ethics and Mock Trial teams con-trol the classroomsCompetition at Jesuit is not only limited to the sports fields, but the classrooms as well. The Mock Trial team went to the State competi-tion and placed 4th, they were lead by seniors Lucile Beckett and Kai McPheeters. Their case was about police use of excessive force without a burden of proof. Also, the new Eth-ics Bowl team set a high bar for years to come since one of the two Jesuit teams won the state competition and went to North Carolina to compete at Nationals. Three seniors Laurel Nee, Kai McPheeters, and Danny Bugingo represented Jesuit, and the state of Oregon, and placed 9th out of 22 teams.

Brigid Kelley, ‘15

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As the first year of iPad integration comes to a close, Jesuit administra-

tion has been discussing the ben-efits of the 1:1 program as well as the adaptive changes they plan to implement in the following years. Prior to the iPad rollout last fall, Jesuit spent a decade researching 1:1 programs in schools all across the country––including our neighbor, Edison High School, which has been using iPads for the past 4 years––in order to discover the most seam-less way to introduce iPads to Jesuit. As the results of the student per-ception survey showed, the adminis-tration’s prior research was successful, as 77% of students have said that the iPad rollout went well for them and around 89% said their organizational skills have improved with the iPads. While some students have re-joiced in the academic benefits of the device, other students have––with no big surprise––found iPads to come with increased distractions. To combat this, the administra-tion implemented a strict “no-game” policy on April 10. The technology policy now reads: “Technology resources are to be used for educational purposes on campus. Playing games, watch-ing videos, or other ‘entertainment’ activities not expressly approved by a teacher or administrator are not allowed on campus between the be-ginning and end of the school day.” This alteration in the technol-ogy policy is just one of the many diverse changes Jesuit plans to incorporate next fall to further

the success of the 1:1 program. The issues of distrac-tion have come with variation. “The policy change hasn’t affected me at all,” senior Kendall Scott said. “I never used my iPad to play games in the first place, but I know plenty of people that were always distract-ed by games or other apps. I think it really comes down to regulating and teaching self-control, because

students here range from ages 13 to 18 and a lot of growing up hap-pens between the time you’re a fresh-man and the time you’re a senior.” The administration agrees with Scott about the variation of self-control and plans to ad-dress the subject accordingly. Self-control is a difficult skill to teach students, as it typically comes with age and maturity. That be-ing said, the first of many changes will be the new way in which fresh-men are introduced to the program. “The freshman will come in with an understanding that they have a ‘whitelist’ of apps, Principal Paul Hogan said. Although the process has its dif-ferences, the whitelist will be similar to Edison’s program in the sense that the administration will closely moni-tor the contents of freshmen iPads.

“Students will be able to load something that is ‘banned’ but we’ll know right away, and the students will get a response email telling them to remove the app,” VP of Profes-sional Development and Instruc-tional Technology Carol Wyatt said. Another change aimed at en-hancing back-to-school efficiency includes having the freshmen class come to school a day earlier at the

end of the summer to receive their iPads, complete the basic setup, and receive general training for apps such as Notability and iBooks. This day will take the place of this year’s iPad rollout which stretched over the course of multiple days. Returning sophomores, juniors, and seniors will be using their iPads from this year. iPads have given students the free-dom and the burden of being able to work whenever and practically wher-ever they choose. While this ability can be praised, it can also be admon-ished. Jesuit already doesn’t allow homework to be given over holiday breaks, to encourage students to spend time with their families, but Principal Hogan thinks we need to take it further than that and discour-age midnight homework deadlines in favor of more reasonable hours. Other concerns have revolved

around a decrease in Mass atten-dance. Since the implementation of iPads, the number of students choosing to attend study hall in-stead of Mass on Friday morn-ings has significantly increased. “There’s just more you can do in study hall now,” senior Alex Baker said. “Like if you’re sit-ting in first period trying to decide whether to go to study hall or not,

I think more students opt to go to study hall now than before we had iPads, because even without WiFi, you can find a way to make the pe-riod more productive with screen-shots, textbooks, and other apps.” Though no official measures have been taken yet, the adminis-tration is strongly considering mak-ing Friday study hall an iPad free zone, changing the policy to read: “Friday Period 2: This is a ‘screens down,’ sacred time of reflection at Jesuit High School. The Inter-net, electronic books and academic tools/apps are not available for stu-dent use. Cooperative learning as-signments, test makeups, and tutor-ing are not permitted. Students may choose to read or write without elec-tronic devices during this period.” Principal Hogan recognizes that this change could bring about

backlash from students, and even some parents. However, he believes the ends would justify the means. “If we truly are a community that finds coming together and praying together important, I don’t think it’s too much to ask students to abstain from using technology for an hour a week,” Hogan said. “Interestingly, the Parent Board unanimously agreed with the ‘screens down’ Friday proposal.” Despite the issues that have arisen, as expected with such a new program, the student and parent surveys, the vibe around campus, and responses from faculty have found the first year of iPad inte-gration at Jesuit to be successful. “A lot of what we did in prep-aration really did work,” Hogan said. “We haven’t experienced any major crashes, and our in-frastructure has worked well.” The issues with distraction are being successfully addressed and shouldn’t overshadow the posi-tive aspects of the 1:1 program. “I’m a little concerned that we’re talking about the ‘issues’ too much, that these distraction sto-ries are becoming the narrative of the iPad,” Wyatt said. There’s a lot of good things coming out of the 1:1 program that allow students to take ownership of their own edu-cation in a lot of ways. Yes, we do need to be careful about distractions and we need to focus on learning, but we also do need to appreci-ate what the device does bring.” Jesuit will continue to adapt over the years to further ensure the success of the 1:1 program and its benefits to the school.

As the school year is com-ing to a close, news and rumors of teachers

leaving Jesuit spreads all around campus. One of the teach-ers leaving is the beloved music teacher, Mr. Al Kato, who has helped to shape the minds of many creative young musicians. Mr. Kato has been the con-ductor and teacher of Jesuit’s band program for 27 years. He has been leading students to be part of orchestras and forming them into musicians to com-pete in band competitions. Mr. Kato has taught the school band, conducting them at games, as-semblies, concerts and intro-duced freshman to the world of band through the fine arts program for incoming students. “My favorite part has been the students,” Mr. Kato said. “It’s great watching them grow up through the years and progress as musicians.” Most freshmen have had the op-portunity to experience Mr. Kato as a teacher if they choose to take the freshman fine arts class. This class offers students the op-

portunity to experience drama, choir, art, and band through-out their school year. Through-out their time with him, he has taught them to read music, musi-cal history and basic percussion. Outside of teaching students at the most basic level, the beloved Mr. Kato has also mentored ad-vanced Jesuit musicians. Students like senior PJ Hummelt, junior Preetha Velu, sophomore Kelly Gentry, and freshman Mia Her-mann competed at state ensem-ble and solo contest at Lewis & Clark College and Pacific Uni-versity. For them, and students like them, Mr. Kato has been instrumental in the success of his students in the world of mu-sic. From the time they step into freshman band, Mr. Kato thrives to mold them into wonderful, young, and talented musicians. After so many years working towards creating great young mu-sicians, Mr. Kato will be leaving Jesuit High School. He leaves be-hind a great imprint in the band program. Mr. Kato has been a teacher for those who are not new to the music world, as well as those who are playing instru-

ments for the very first time. “I think that he has made a very big impact on how the arts pro-gram is experienced by students,” sophomore Tristan Parker said. “He will be greatly missed.” After such a long career at Jesuit, Mr. Kato has become an essential part of the Jesuit com-munity. Without his presence on campus, the school band will not

be the same. Mr. Kato has enjoyed his final year here at Jesuit, in-fluencing many young musicians. “There are a lot of things I’ll miss. Teachers, all of the activities, the bus rides, festivals,” Mr. Kato said. Students know that his ab-sence means bigger things for him. Twenty-seven years is a long time. Teachers cannot teach forever, and Mr. Kato

sees this as a good time for him to leave. Upon his departure, Mr. Kato is not sure what he will do in the upcoming years. “I don’t think I’ll retire com-pletely,” Mr. Kato said. “I just won’t work as much as I do now. I still have to figure it all out.” One thing can be said for sure. Mr. Kato will be dearly missed by the student body.

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iPad moving forward: innovations for the future

Kato to take musical rest after 27 years at Jesuit

Mr. Kato announces at the annual school Christmas concert in his 27th and final year teaching band at Jesuit. Courtesy Zaria Parvez, ’16

“It really comes down to regulating and teaching self-control, because students here range from ages 13 to 18 and a lot of growing up happens between the time you’re a

freshman and the time you’re a senior.”

Marie Van Rysselberghe,

At the end of this school year, four teachers will be leaving Jesuit. Mr. Van Al-

styne, Mrs. Foulke, Mrs. Barr, and Ms. Maier are planning on leaving once the school year is up to ex-plore different things. Freshman faith formation teach-er Mr. Van Alstyne will be leaving after two years at Jesuit. During his time here, he was involved with the Knights program, helped out on various Jesuit retreats, and was a chaplain for varsity soccer and

swimming. As part of his jour-ney as a Jesuit scholastic, he will be moving to Germany to continue his education. “I am going to study German in Germany with the hope of some-day being able to teach philosophy in college, and to do that you need to pass German reading tests,” Mr. Van Alstyne said. Mr. Van Alstyne will get to work and live in Munich at a Jesuit col-lege that focuses on philosophy with Jesuits from all around the world who want to learn German.

Along with continuing his educa-tion, Van Alstyne is looking for-ward to traveling around Germany as he has never been there before. Regular and honors biology teacher Ms. Foulke will also be leaving Jesuit. Since she started working at Jesuit in 1992, Mrs. Foulke has taught honors and reg-ular biology, one year of algebra I, and some physics classes. Her fa-vorite part about working at Jesuit are the students that she gets to meet and form relationships with. “The students are the best thing,”

Foulke said. “Every year there’s a new crop and new personalities and new ways to misunderstand miosis.” After leaving Jesuit, Foulke has many things that she plans on do-ing. She would like to get a Volk-swagen van and travel around the desert, following the birds and flowering plants and making sure to visit friends. Foulke also wants to take a class from an invertebrate zoologist at Portland State Uni-versity. She plans on returning to Jesuit as a substitute teacher next year and might travel with her hus-band if he has to go overseas for work. “Official records keeper” Mrs. Barr will be leaving Jesuit after ten years. She has worked in the main office as the registrar, some-one who is in charge of keeping all student records and grades. Barr also works with the academic vice-principal on scheduling students for their classes over the summer and with the principal as an ad-ministrative assistant. Another job that Barr has held is the varsity cheerleading coach. Barr’s favorite part about work-ing at Jesuit is the community at-mosphere. “The community is my favorite part of Jesuit because after I had only been at Jesuit for three years, my husband passed away,” Barr said. “People came to his service that I didn’t even know, who had

ties to Jesuit...I felt like everyone during that time took care of me and watched out for my daughter and I.” Upon retiring from Jesuit, Barr will be moving back to her home-town, Chicago, to be closer to her family. She is looking forward to traveling, doing some volunteer work, take up golfing, and spend-ing time outdoors in her spare time. Barr plans to return to Port-land after about three to five years in Chicago. College counselor Ms. Maier will be leaving after 22 years at Jesuit. At the beginning of her time here at Jesuit, Maier was a caseload counselor who helped students with academics, college, and any personal problems that students came to her with. After a while of doing this, she became a full time college counselor. Her favor-ite part about being a counselor is the relationships that she has made with the students. “I love working with teenagers,” Maier said. “The kids are wonder-ful and I get so much energy from them.” Maier is retiring after working in education for forty-four years. She plans to move to Salem with her husband, Mr. Nelson, who retired from Jesuit last year. They plan to just take a year off and relax in a less hectic place than Portland. After that, Maier would like to do some traveling.

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Intel “searches” for talent at Jesuit

Each year, Intel searches for the brightest young minds and innovators in science,

engineering, and technology. This year Jesuit students have been rec-ognized as some of the best and brightest among a pool of thou-sands of applicants. During this time, high school students are sharing their projects at a science fair that plays host to students from around the globe in hopes of receiving the recognition of both the fairs officials and their peers in the scientific community. Winning means scholarships, pres-tige, and most importantly to all involved, a chance to share their findings with others. “I think it’s really amazing to be able to say that you’ve been apart of making the world a better place and for me that was through sci-ence,” sophomore Chaitanya Karamchedu said, who will be participating in Intel’s Internation-al Science and Engineering (ISEF) fair this year. “It feels awesome to be able to say that you’ve revolu-tionized thinking and redefined people’s understanding.” Both Karamchedu and freshman Arnob Das have had a long road to reach ISEF, one of the most prestigious science fairs in the world. To make it to ISEF requires recognition at both the regional

and then state level or a project so exceptional it is allowed to skip over the state fair. This year ISEF will be held in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania from May 10 until May 15 and will play host to some of the best science proj-ects in the world and certainly some of the brightest scientific minds of our generation. “My project was all about how we’ve failed to get a certain un-derstanding about the way plants grow. There’s a certain branch of mathematics called fractal geome-try and it governs the way elements in nature grow, such as the way blood vessels grow or the bronchi-oles in our lungs branch out and the way plants grow,” Karamchedu said. “So essentially the project is all about how can I put a quantita-tive description on the growth of plants and what can I understand about the plants strategy and how its manipulated its own growth in response to it surroundings and how can I measurably define that and what do find out when I mea-surably define that?” While Karamchedu’s research has application in carbon sequestration analysis, Das has been working on ways to save the lives many of the worlds population with degenera-tive diseases. “I was looking into a lot of chronic and degenerative diseases

like Alzheimer’s, heart disease and cancer so I correlated all of them into one marker and then basically now I can now detect them in their really early stages,” Das said. “A whole variety of diseases like Al-zheimer’s, cancer and ALS. Basi-cally I made a new chemical that could detect these diseases in their super early stages and then emirate them. Now when we do these pre-liminary screening tests there not all in vain and a lot of deaths will be reduced.” The level of support they and students like them receive from Je-suit is limited. Students complete University-caliber research with few if any of the benefits of class time, teacher assistance or facili-ties. Some STEM students at Jesuit conduct their own research outside of class, and participate in compe-titions like ISEF on their own time with their own resources. “The one thing that the school is hoping to change is that we have to do some sort of research in science class, so that more students can get involved. Right now it’s really done independently and everything is sort of put on the student to find a mentor and to find a project,” Jesuit physics teacher Mrs. Kuenz said. “So right now these students are not only doing their research on their own but their they’re do-ing everything on their own.”

Avery LeClair, ’17

Four beloved teachers leave for new adventures

Courtesy Tayz Hernandez, ’17Teachers leaving from left to right: Mrs. Foulke, Ms. Maier, Mrs. Barr, and Mr. Van Alstyne

Several member of Jesu-it’s Entrepreneurial In-novation Club have re-

cently participated as a part of the Tie Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) competition. Club leader sophomore Kruthi An-nigeri announced the exciting news to Mr. Hogan on April 27, explaining the details of the competition. “Jesuit members of the En-trepreneurial Innovation Club competed on four teams,” Anni-geri said. “One of these teams, including junior Cole Arenz, was selected to compete at the Global Business Plan Competi-tion in Atlanta in June.” The other lineups in-cluded sophomores Lakshya Bakshi, Victor Agostinelli, Alexander Erickson and Annigeri on one team, and sophomores Daniel Sealand and Daryl D’Abreo as well as freshman Christian Frech on another. Sophomore Akh-il Kambhammettu also com-peted. The process of prepar-ing to participate in TYE has been, for the club members, a long and arduous ordeal. But, especially considering the success of many members, Annigeri feels it has been worth it.

“Over the past seven months, we have attended seminars and mentor sessions to learn about business con-cepts and develop ideas of our own,” Annigeri said. “For example, Cole’s team created a company for small farmers that helps them monitor their crops using drones, which they validated by going out and interviewing local farm-ers and talking about their needs.” During the course of the competition, each team is evaluated on their business model, customer validation and execution, and the stan-dards are high. The ambition of these young entrepreneurs in par-ticipating in TYE is a tribute to the Jesuit spirit of “Age Quod Agis”, one that An-nigeri hopes gain traction and support from the whole school. “We hope that the Jesuit community can appreciate and congratulate Cole’s suc-cess and the other competi-tors’ efforts, and we’re really excited to support Cole as he continues on with his team’s company. This really encour-ages the flourishing field of youth entrepreneurship.”

Winning innovation

Amie Hookland, ’15

Ten years ago, a group of graduating seniors were featured in the May 2005

edition of the Jesuit Crusader. Their aspirations ranged from becom-ing the next Oprah to a Porsche-driving surgeon. This edition, we followed up with several of the featured seniors and graduates of the class of 2005 to see where they actually ended up ten years later. During his senior year, alumnus and former track and cross coun-try runner John Maletis aspired to enter the world of aviation. After attaining his pilot’s license at age 17, Maletis returned each sum-mer in college to partake in train-ing at the Hillsboro airport. Four years ago, Maletis accomplished his dream when he began pro-fessionally flying corporate jets. Today he travels all over the world, as each week results in a different travel schedule. “I just found out yesterday I’m going to be gone next week,” Ma-letis said. “I’m going to go to six different cities on six different days, and I don’t even know which days those are all on. So, I could be in New York one day and they could decide to go to Texas the next, so I just have to be flexible. I like seeing new places and not knowing where I’m going to go.” One central aspect of his Je-suit education he continues to value is the balance he learned to have between school, ath-letics, and other interests. He sought such balance as he went to Duke to study public policy and run track and cross country. “It was something I loved study-ing,” Maletis said. “It doesn’t really

have a whole lot of application, but some of that goes back to Je-suit teaching you to be balanced. I went and studied something that has nothing to do with what I’m doing now, but that’s not to say it won’t have any application if I want to do something else later in life. And also, I think getting a broad education, having broad ex-periences is key. I’ve always loved flying. I could’ve gone to a flight academy and done that for college, but I wanted to study and grow.” Alumnus Conor O’Brien pre-dicted that in 10 years he would be entering the medical field. Instead, today he works as a chemistry teach-er for the Baltimore public schools. Initially when he came to the University of Oregon, he centered his academic program around the pre-med prerequisites and majored in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry. Gradually, he began to question his vocation to medicine due to the many years of train-ing required. By his junior year, he felt a calling to participate in the Teach for America program and ultimately started teaching chemistry to high school students. What he expected to be a short-term career of two or three years now has transformed into six years of work in a profession he acclaims. “I think that teaching is the most challenging, the most com-plex, the most complicated, it can be the most rewarding, it can be the most draining career,” O’Brien said. “You wear a lot of different hats as a teacher and have a lot of jobs in one. Teaching and admin-istration is the most important thing for what our country is go-ing to be like in 10, 20, 30 years.” Particularly living in Baltimore

in the midst of current riots, O’Brien cites his Jesuit educa-tion and background as central to his approach and understand-ing of pertinent social issues. “Just thinking about being a man for others and also thinking about my Christian Ethics class that I took at Jesuit that was very mind-opening,” Maletis said. “It chal-lenged me, challenged us, to think for ourselves to critically examine an issue outside of what our prior viewpoint was up to that point.” Avital Shira, likewise, saw a trans-formation in career paths as she entered Yale College as an aspiring actress and left as a freelance direc-tor. Currently, she moves through-out the country to direct various productions every six weeks. How-ever, in the future she hopes to settle into a singular community. While in college, Shira first discovered her passion for direct-ing when her interest in politics transformed into an opportunity of artistic expression. At Jesuit, she developed an interest in the ethics of the death penalty. Want-ing to bring attention to the issue to campus, Shira directed a pro-duction of Dead Man Walking. Since that experience, she kept choosing directing opportunities in favor of acting opportunities until her career changed directions. “The most unexpected thing that I’ve learned over the last cou-ple of years is that you never quite figure it out,” Shira said. “No one ever decides for the rest their lives anymore ‘I’m going to be a doctor for the rest of my life’ or ‘I’m go-ing to be a lawyer for the rest of my life.’ This childhood idea that you choose something that you want to do for the rest of your life

is not the way that it works. It’s a constant questioning and reconfiguring ev-ery six weeks for me, but hope-fully longer peri-ods of time over time to figure out how to mean-ingfully share the things that I’m passionate about with com-munities that I care about.” While alum-nus Shannon Turner always knew she wanted to go into busi-ness, she never anticipated a re-turn to school after gradua-tion from Spelman College. Cur-rently, she is an MBA candidate at the Kellogg School of Manage-ment at Northwestern University. Before returning to school, Turner worked for 6 years as a management consultant as a self-described “business doctor.” She worked with businesses to mini-mize the loss of employees and to aid companies losing money. “Who you are and your brand is very important, so once you have a reputation if it’s getting stuff done on time or always be-ing proactive or always being a self-motivator, which follows you and allows you to have oth-er opportunities,” Turner said. Eventually she hit a plateau as she decided she wanted to go into the retail, luxury, or hospital-

ity industry. Thus, she returned to graduate school to further her career. Utilizing time management skills she attributed to her time at Jesuit, she noted the difference today in her own self-confidence. “I think the biggest thing is I’m more willing to take risks and step out of my comfort zone,” Turner said. “When I was at Jesuit, I think I was one of 11 African American students, so I always felt out of place. I didn’t want to try new things because I didn’t know how it would be received. After leaving Oregon, getting exposed to different people and different countries, it takes me back to if I could change one thing back then it would be know it’s not that big of a deal. Just be who you are and take more risks and it’ll be okay.”

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Then and now: alums look back ten years later

Uncovering the origins of brown bag lunches

A forum for sharing ideas and “courageous conversation,” Brown

Bag Lunches are a staple of the current Jesuit experience. Brown Bags provide a safe and welcoming environment to converse about various top-ics affecting the student body and the outside world. Just this year, Brown Bag themes have ranged from Environmen-tal Justice to Immigration to Life in America as an African American in response to the Mike Brown shooting. Besides being a medium for controver-sial topics, it also serves as a way to celebrate and come to-gether, by hosting renowned individuals such as videogra-pher and viner Zack King and writer and Editor of Univer-sity of Portland’s Magazine, Brian Doyle. “In my mind, the Brown bag provides opportunities for discussion and learning

that set curriculums don’t al-low for,” Christian Service Director Scott Powers said. “It’s become the culture of the school when there is an issue or topic we want to address and it doesn’t happen in the classroom interested faculty and students get to have the conversation.” The platform of Brown Bag Lunches came out of the Middle East conflict in 2003. Originally called a Symposium or “a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meet-ing at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic be-fore an audience” (dictionary.com), this gathering informed students about the War in Iraq that was soon to embark. Deriving from a commit-ment to education, six faculty members, five who still teach at Jesuit, shared their knowl-edge of the conflict in the Middle East. Mr. Tom Man-ning spoke about the politi-

cal state of the Middle East, specifically Israel. Mr. Jerry Hahn shared his knowledge on NATO stemmed from his experiences in the US Military, along with other faculty such as Mr. Smart, and Mr. Hun-nicutt. In 2003, previous Vice Principle of Academics Paul Hogan said, “As a Jesuit, Cath-olic, American high school, we have an obligation to educate our students about various facets of this complex inter-national crisis.” The most significant segment of the Symposium came from former teacher Ms. Kathy Fritz. She spoke from a personal perspective, a point of view emanated from being a mother of a soldier. Ms. Fritz had a daughter stationed in Kuwait. Her portion covered her feeling about a possible war and addressed a woman’s role in the US Military. In the midst of confusion and destruction from the ter-

rorist attacks of 9/11 for a generation who was suddenly faced with the possibility of not only their country, but friends and family going to war, the Symposium offered clarity, understanding, and peace. In the same spirit, Brown Bags present students a chance

to not only learn but experi-ence the issues first hand. It has created moments some students can never forget. “The Brown Bag we had following the Mike Brown ver-dict was one of the most pow-erful discussions we’ve had as a school,” junior Alzena Hen-ry said. “We all sat in a circle

Naod Aynalem, ’15

Marianne Dolan, ’15

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See the boxed names above for the alums featuredCourtesy Jesuit Crusader

The crowd listens to diversity brown bag in December of 2014

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Dugan Marieb, next year’s se-nior class presi-

dent, is also excited to lead his class. Marieb wants to im-prove the system in which

students con-nect with the administration.

“There needs to be more fluidity in what people in student gov-ernment are trying to do and what’s actually being done,” Marieb said. “I feel like that process is

too slow.” Marieb hopes to set up interesting events and add new things that will stay at Jesuit for a long time. He feels honored to lead as senior class presi-dent. “I’m really glad that

my peers voted me in,” Marieb said. “I’ll just re-ally try to make the best of it that I can.” “Next year I want more student involvment so I can listen to what my classmates want and try to make those changes”, “I am very grateful that

my classmates elected me because they and I both know that I will put the work in and fight for what they want” “It is my senior year next year and I want to try to add some events to help better student life here at Jesuit”

With this year’s ASB president, PJ Hummelt

‘15, stepping down from the throne, next year’s ASB president, JD Demming ‘16 prepares to make his

vision for a tighter knit Jesuit community come true. “I wake up in the

morning and brush my teeth and comb my hair, taking care of my body, and after, I take care of the student body,” Demming said. Although this will be

Demming’s first time in student government, he is ready to tackle problems head on, using his skills as an athlete and thespian to improvise and learn the ropes as he goes. “I don’t think I know what everyone needs and wants, but I think I have a wider scope than the aver-

age [student] because there aren’t a lot of people who do drama and sports.” Demming is ready to be an active and involved president and is ready to set the tone for next school year. “I’m going to give the teachers a lot of hassle. I’m going to try and make

new progressive policies, and I’m thinking of some cool dance themes ahead of time” Demming juggles track practices, drama re-hearsals, school work and friends, but still finds the time to relax and manage his stress, maximizing his potential.

Next year’s junior class p r e s i d e n t ,

Jackson Shank, will lead the rising juniors in their first year as upperclassmen.

“I’m happy to represent my class, and I’m excited for next year,” Shank said. His main focus for next year is to increase the attendance of the student body at school

events. “I want to make sure our football at-

tendance skyrockets,” Shank said. He also hopes to make the dances more entertaining and as-semblies more engag-ing, in addition to

building a stronger community. Shank acknowl-edges the challenge of Junior year and hopes to do what he can to make it easier for his class. “For our class spe-cifically, there will be

harder classes next year and the junior pa-per,” Shanksaid. He hopes to “create free time for students to go and do things other than school and come together as a community.”

JD Demming ASB President

Jackson ShankJunior Class President

Dugan MariebSenior Class President

Next year’s fearless sophomore class president, Tanvi

Yeccaluri hopes to bring the class of 2018 together and fire up school spirit. When asked “why did you

run for student government and

how do you hope to contribute to the school next year?” Tanvi said “I want to get more people involved in the com-munity. Not everyone can be involved with student gov-

ernment, but I can get their ideas out there,” Yeccaluri said. Observing the lack-luster attendance at athletic and other school events, Yeccaluri wants to encour-age her classmates and the rest of the school to come together and show their Je-

suit pride. “As for school spirit and attendance at sports games. “I think we need incentives for people to at-tend. We need to make things sound really excit-ing to make people want to come.”

Tanvi YeccaluriSophomore Class President

Travel a short distance to make a big differenceSam Louie, ’14

Part of the Jesuit Chris-tian Service program requires students in

their junior and senior year to complete a minimum of sixty-five hours of service. While several students decide to go on immersion trips, many choose to stay in Portland. According to Christian Service Director, Mr. Scott Powers, the junior and senior project last summer consisted of three hundred forty-six students, twenty-six percent of which left the country for immersion trips. Thirty-percent of the stu-dents volunteered at places within the Portland-Beaverton community. “Not all students go on trips to places like Nicaragua or the Dominican Republic,” Scott Powers said. “Many will choose to work with Camp Rivendale, Camp Kiwanis, or

other placements.” Portland offers a variety of diverse opportunities for vol-unteers. There are organizations that specifically focus on help-ing the homeless, victims of domestic violence, el-derly and assisted living, or children who are marginalized. Students over the summer volun-teered at institu-tions such as Rose Haven, Boys and Girls Club, and Beaverton PAL. Rose Haven is located in downtown North Port-land and offers many volun-teer jobs such as hospitality, helping women shop in their gift shop, and even giving manicures. The organization is designed to help specifically women and children who are homeless or fleeing domestic violence.

“It was a wonderful experience working with other Rose Ha-ven volunteers and the guests

that went there,” junior Ramsey Sulli-van said. “Volunteering there really opened up my eyes. It was clear that a small conver-sation made the biggest dif-

ference, and their stories were inspiring.” Boys and Girls Club works with children providing fun activities and a safe place for

them to make new friend-ships, finish homework,

and grow. There are several placements located in Hills-boro, North and Northeast Port-land. For service op-portunities locat-ed in Beaverton,

students can vol-unteer at Beaverton

PAL. The acronym stands

for Beaverton Police Activities League, an or-

ganization that specifies in creating a strong relationship between children, the commu-nity, and law enforcement. “Beaverton PAL allowed me to connect with various kids through playing games

and good conversation” ju-nior Sierra Kizzier said. “I really enjoyed my service and it has impacted me in a posi-tive way.” Despite the hype built around going on immersion trips, most students neglect to realize that it is those who individuals work with, not the placement that creates the ex-perience. Although trips to Ecuador and Costa Rica seem like the ideal trip to go on, there are several juniors and seniors who can offer organizations that hold many service oppor-tunities for students. “Service to one’s communi-ty and world is integral to any Jesuit education,” Powers said. “As a school we want students to reflect on their service, to gain understanding about peo-ple’s lives and to witness how our society does and doesn’t take care of its most vulner-able members.”

Portland

Jesuit’s 7-time winning state champion men’s tennis team seeks another state ti-tle in 2015. Already out to a 16-0 start, the team has

put to rest any doubt that they wouldn’t be able to start quick-ly due to lack of experience. The team is led by sophomore Michael Quinn, and juniors Andrew Newell and Tommy Mulflur. Behind head coach Jeff Wood, the team has all of the confidence in the world in their ability to succeed this year. Now, it is all just about maintain-ing current momentum and car-rying it over into the playoffs. “We’ve really been fo-

cused on continuing what we did well in years passed,” Quinn said. “None of us doubt that we can win the whole thing, that’s for sure.” Quinn’s enthusiasm is certainly shared throughout the team. Before each match, even though they know it is not good to underestimate an opponent, the tennis players have prepared men-tally as if they have already won. “I like to do a lot of vi-sualizing beforehand... I feel like it helps me concentrate,” sopho-more Edward Murphy said. “I know the rest of the team does it too. If we come in thinking we’ve won, that’s already half the battle.” With a little under 50 percent of the season to go, the men’s team is not the only squad

waiting for their share of the glory. The women’s tennis team has always been a force to be reckoned with, but that consis-tent reputation was represented by 2014 graduate, Erin Larner. This season, it has been junior Bess Waldram who has lead the team. The girls season still remains im-maculate, and the ladies even managed to snag a Metro League Championship Title along the way. Seniors Brigid Kelley and Laurel Nee have displayed leadership skills that have helped the Crusaders stretch to the fur-thest lengths of their potential. The mixture of wise words and veteran experience has lead to Kelley and Nee’s formula for suc-cess. Nee often becomes poetic

with her motivational speeches. “Tennis combines indi-vidual matches and team competi-tions,” Nee said. “Therefore, suc-cess can only be achieved through the unique combination of self-de-termination and team confidence.” The junior girls pack quite the punch. The presence of Waldram, Katie Kelley, Em-ily Holman, and Nicole Peter-son on the same court has been lethal. Waldram is the skill of the operation, Peterson adds power, Kelley delivers a sneaky overhead shot, and Holman tops it off with her unshaken consistency. Jesuit has a secret weap-on that wanders in sophomore hall. Bailey Cook has had a huge im-pact this season, and really made a

name for herself on this team. The undefeated season is credited to the fact that the Crusaders have no weaknesses in their rosters. Every class is represented well. The key to their success? Team chemistry. “The tennis team is so close because we have one team for girls and guys,” Cook said. “That is what makes it so unique com-pared to other sports at Jesuit.” With the playoffs right around the corner both teams will be looking to carry any momen-tum from the regular season over, so finishing strong is imperative. “It’s about setting the tone, and that starts with finish-ing,” Quinn added. “I know the girls have the exact same mindset as us, and that’s one word: hungry.”

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JHS NCAA Athletes

Jesuit High School’s head football coach Ken Pot-ter will make an appearance

coaching the North Team in the 2015 Les Schwab Bowl,

June 20th. Following last year, the game will take place at Hillsboro Stadium. Potter has been awarded this position many times since the bowl was created. Two Cru-sader players, Nick Miller and Chase Morrison were invited to

compete, but are unable to at-tend. Needless to say, Jesuit High School will still be well represent-ed by their fearless leader, Coach Potter. Coach Potter has been around this event for over 14 years, before it was called the Les Schwab Bowl. For the first 50 years, the late summer all-star game was simply known around the state as “The Shrine Game.” All proceeds and earnings were donated to Shriner’s hospital, and on top of that visits were made to the Shriner facilities. In 2002 the game was transformed by the

Oregon Bowl Alliance, and was then formally renamed “The Les Schwab Bowl.” Potter has had a great amount of success in his appear-ances as the coach of the North Team. After 67 games, the North squad leads the South 33-30, a lead that Coach Potter has played a big part in creating. The on-going rivalry between the North and South is all in good fun, and all of the players and coaches cer-tainly buy into that notion. Today, the game serves as an opportu-nity for in-season rivals to work as teammates. Also, it is a great opportunity for the players going on to college teams to get in a live repatition. “I have been around this even for a long time,” Potter said. “Every year it is a lot of fun being around the competition, and see-ing how the players work togeth-er. Rivals becoming teammates is a neat thing to watch.” Coach Potter has been selected on numerous occasions because of the results and lead-ership skills he has displayed in his long coaching career. After

26 seasons as Jesuit football’s captain, Coach Potter has devel-oped quite the track record. He started in 1987, and the last time the Saders missed the playoffs under Potter was 1992. Potter has guided the Crusaders to 13 Metro League titles and 24 state playoff appearances, making 15 trips to quarterfinals, 11 to the semifinals, and four to the championship fi-nal. Jesuit has won all three of it’s state titles under Potter. Moreover, In the more recent 14-year history of the bowl game, the North team has held an 8-6 win advantage over the South. The North has won three out of the most recent four annual con-tests. It is a great tradition. “It is a great event. Fun for the players of different schools to get to know one anoth-er,” Potter said. “The game has a lot of great camaraderie amongst the athletes, and the coaches. It is a great opportunity for me to work with and become friends with coaches from a variety of schools, and witness the different coaching styles at work. Overall, it’s just a fun time.”

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Ken Potter reps Saders at LSBPotter displaying his wisdom in the classroom in the image above, showcasing his leadership ability.

Jack Taylor, ’15

FootballJack Hamburg – Carroll College

Nick Miller – WestPoint Academy Chase Morrison – Portland State University

VolleyballSymone Tran – Seattle Pacific University

SoccerDavis Chimento – Oral Roberts University

Anthony Leavens – Eastern Oregon University Jordi Kellogg – Carroll College

Jake Brady – Chaminade University of Honolulu Scott Murphy – Pacific Lutheran University

Essam Nicola – Richmond University in Leeds Eng-land

Spencer Scott – Redlands UniversityMaddie Kincaid – Gonzaga University

Lindsay Lamont – Oregon State University

BaseballColton French – Dartmouth College

BasketballCollin Landry – Boise State University

Track and FieldJojo Ananouko - University of San Francisco

Dylan Hite – University of PortlandHailey Sears – Western Oregon University

Chloe Smith – University of RichmondEric Myers - Claremont McKenna College

Zani Moore - University of San Diego Spencer Grant – Macalaster College

TennisColton Squire – Millsaps College

Nicole Fouts – Chapman University

SoftballMcKenna Holmes – Whitworth University

The Jesui t Track team has a new superstar in the for m of ju-

n ior Jul ian Body . Body competes in the 100, 200 , 110 hurdles and 300m hur-d les. Last year in the s ta te m e e t , he p laced second in the 300m hurdles and 3rd in the 110 hurdles. He a lso was par t of the s ta te cham-pion 4x4 team that inc lud-ed Car los Coleman, Max Dordevic and Sahi l Doshi . Body d id not l ive the s tereotypica l ch i ldhood of a t rack s tar. Hurdl ing does not r un in the fami ly and h is brother ’s choice to t r y i t out inspired h im to take to the t rack . In 8th g rade

he ran on the same youth t rack team as senior t rack a th le te Chase Mor rison . “He was a lways fas t but I never knew he would become as fas t as he i s now, espec ia l ly in the hurdles,” Mor r ison sa id . Ju l ian recent ly broke the school record for the 110 meter hurdles set by for mer jesu i t s tudent Max Dordevic. Dordevic now r uns t rack a t texas, and Body looks to fo l low his foot s teps on the path to be ing a co l lege spr inter. Body has been lucky to be spec i f ica l ly coached up by Jesu i t spr int ing coach Ar t Andersen. Andersen was an e l i te spr inter in h is own t ime and has exper i -

ence involv ing t rack , es-pec ia l ly spr int ing events. “He’s the best coach there i s,” Body sa id . “He i s a lways he lp ing me work on my technique and speed work . He’s there a t ev-er y meet and ever y prac-t ice mot ivat ing the team.” Track coach Tom Rothen-berger has a l so p layed a ro le in the deve lopment of Body and h is t ra in ing. “He a lways has a p lan and a v is ion for me and oth-er a th le tes” Body sa id . “He a lways mot ivates us and pushes us to do bet ter.” The Jesu i t t rack team as a whole wi l l be in a heated race to protect the men’s Sta te Champion-ship they won in 2014.

Athletes such as Tanner Tropio and Mor r ison wi l l be the corners tones of the team as they a l l competed in the State Championship a t Hayward Fie ld las t year. Rothenberger wi l l a l so be count ing on newcomers Enzo Cyzs , Eric Fel l in , K aeden Klein and many others to s tep up in f i l l the ro les of depar ted seniors. “I t has to be a team effor t” Kle in sa id . “We a l l have to perfor m to repeat as s ta te champions and i f we work hard in pract ice

and prepare wel l the resu l ts should be pos i t ive for us.” As for the Jesuit women, they will be trying to build upon their solid 3rd place finish last year at the State meet. The women will count on returning senior sprint-ers Lexi Dixon and Keara Vu. “The team has some new pieces this year but I think we have just a good of chance as any team out there” Vu said. The Jesuit track and field program is undoubtedly in good hands as they cont inue the i r march towards the Eugene and the s ta te t rack meet .

With the long academ-ic year cooling down, Jesuit sports teams

and practices are just heating up. Just after finals fin-ish, many students con-tinue their successful year at Jesuit with their sports. For example, baseball ath-letes can try out for JV and Varsity summer baseball teams. “There are about for four games a week, with no prac-tices and just games,” JV player and sophomore Garrett Peter-son said. “It’s a lot of fun play-ing and working on our skills.” However, baseball is the only sport with a Jesuit summer team. Tennis players, on the other hand, must maintain their great skills by continuously practic-ing throughout the summer. By league rules, they are not allowed to practice exclusively as a team. Instead they have open court practices where anyone can come and train. “The whole team prac-tices during the summer on Monday nights from about 7:00-9:00,” said sophomore Sebastien Quach. “But, nothing is required because

many people go to tennis camps or play with clubs.” Transferring from the smooth track to longer and rougher courses, the track and cross country team spends a large portion of their sum-mer working towards an al-ways successful season. They are given many options in order to decide how to pre-pare for their season ahead. “During the summer we get together three times a week, and we meet at different places like Pittock Mansion or Washington Park and go for a run,” says varsity runner and sophomore Logan Phillips. “We practice different kinds of long distance training just to keep our fitness up through the summer because it’s a long off season. Nothing is mandatory because people do different things during the summer but when any one can make it they come because it’s pretty fun.” One training option includes an out of state trip for some of the team’s top runners. “The first week we get out of school some of us go to a lake in Montana,” says Phillips. “About the top 16

runners go. It will probably be cold but also very fun.” Continuing onto the fall sports, football must also train and practice to get ready for their competitive season in the fall. Quarterback and junior Eric Restic knows the teams training sched-ule and goals set in place to have a successful season. “During the summer we have plyometric workouts from 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning, and then we get in the weight room from 8:00-10:00,” Restic said. “From there we usually throw after-

wards up until 11:00 or 12:00.” “So for the majority of the morning we just kinda work out,” adds Restic, despite the enormous workout he and other members of the team complete 3 days a week almost every week of the summer. Finishing off Jesuit’s tough summer sports activi-ties with volleyball, junior Nicole Peterson will work very hard this summer with the varsity volleyball team to maintain their state title. “During the summer there are workouts that are optional

but many girls do attend them,” Peterson said. “I have club volleyball and college camps in the summer so it is diffi-cult for me to go to them but when I am available I do go.” Following league rules, there are no team practices during the summer; however, similar to tennis, there are other op-portunities for the athletes. “We have open gym until camp and tryouts in August. Once the season starts we prac-tice everyday, but before try-outs we try and play a few times a week,” Nicole Peterson says.

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OurStaff

A sincere thank you to the people who made the paper

what it is today. We’ve all enjyed watching you guys

grow.

-The heart of the paper. Home Alone 3. #killerhookshot #WNBAplayer. She and Brigid have shaped the paper into what it is today. -Your nice-off game has improved sig-nificantly.-Extremely hard-working and dedicat-ed. Consistently caring and support-ing.-Marianne is one of the sweetest peo-ple I know. She works hard and always offers to help anyone who needs it. It’s hard to imagine journalism without her!

Marianne Dolan-Always hard working, devoted and ded-icated. She and Marianne have really shaped the paper into what it is today.-You’re so driven and organized- you set a good example as a leader.-A good leader. Keeps everyone on task and makes everyone a better writer by holding them to a standard.-Thanks for keeping us on task, Brigid, and thanks for sometimes taking us off task. I’ll miss you.

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-Happy and always smiling. Looks like she is always having a good time. A tal-ented writer, and very helpful.-Sydney is so skilled with the media as-pect of Journalism. She makes some rad videos. -Thanks for making me look a little less uncomfortable in the How-To’s.-Thanks, Syd, for never getting too mad at me when I don’t put a picture on the website... which is most of the times. It’s been incredible having you in journalism for the past 2 years––won’t be the same without you. I’ll miss you.

Sydney Monfries

-Such a swagtastic person, has great taste in music, and is a kill-er basketball player. I’m sor-ry for making you spit coffee on yourself. I’m more sorry for laughing after. Thanks for the sugar and the giggles. -You were always my favorite. xo.-A really good writer with great insight and perspective

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-New as a senior, but she thrives as a writ-er. Heran always has new ideas to share and is very helpful to everyone.-You’re so fun to talk to and my go-to swoop. I’ll miss complaining to you.A really good writer with great insight and voice. -Dear Sass Master, I have more respect for you than you could ever know. Thanks for putting up with me. I’ll miss you.You have a great skill in commanding a room, but you’re also so kind. -You have an incomparable worth ethic.

Heran Mamo-Always ready to work and has a great attitude.-You’re the sweetest ever and such an amazing listener.-Good graphic designer and writ-er. Also fun and enthusiastic.-(Lax on)x 2.-You are so funny and sweet. I wish all those days you were driving behind me we were driving togeth-er.

Marie Van Rysselberghe-Has a fantastic obsession with Peter Pan, has guided the infamous soph-omores, and has always been a kind friend to all.-The blood, the sweat, the tears, the pride, the thrill of the game, the hopes all riding on that final shot. That is something we will always share. Thanks Amie, for being 1/3 of the greatest basketball team Late-Night will ever see, and for every-thing else too. I’ll miss you.

Amie Hookland

-He’s a great writer and is dedicated to the class. He has a kind heart and a wonderful personality.-I admire your sass-Positive and silly. Sports officianado-Jared, you are the sweetheart of journalism. You are constantly reach-ing out to people, asking them how they’re doing and making people feel loved. Thank you for the kindness and smiles you spread this year.

Jarrett Bernhardt-“I honestly have no clue what I am do-ing”. best quote.-You’re unexpectedly funny and a good basketball player.-He’s perfect in every sense word, eyes as blue as the ocean sea.-Dane is super rad and has an awe-some sense of humor. -I’m going to miss your daily hand-shake. Get after it, I guess.

Dane Strength-The fashionista of our class and a vet-eran in Sports writing and page layouts.-You have excellent music taste.-A very gifted sports writer, and very helpful.-“You got style, son.” Thanks for always saying hi to me in the hallways. It makes me look more stylish, which has helped raised my status among the ruthless social structure that is high school. We will all miss your flourishing charisma Andy.

Andy Bryan

-Makes the best music videos. Ever.-You never fail to make me laugh.-A funny presence in the classroom. A great writer and energy in the journalism class. -Lax on.-You’re funny at all times and always lighten up the room. -You’re a true comic and a true friend. Have fun in college!

Hannah winterling-Great in sports writing due to his involvement in both journalism and JCTV. -You know sports the way that I hope to one day know Chemistry... and the illusive “nightlife”. You’re going big places, and probably places where sports are really important. -Your passion for sports broadcast-ing is something to admire. You have seen what you want and gone after it

Jack Taylor-Not only my side BAEse in cheer, but a hilarious classmate in journalism. Her “how to’s” kill me every time.-Your “How-To” section never fails to make me laugh and neither do you. You are so fun to talk to and clever in your articles.-Your How-To’s and hilarity will be missed.Positive, motivating, and enthusiastic.

coco Pool

-Despite joining late, you are enthusi-astic to learn and be involved in jour-nalism. you has a great, positive atti-tude.-very kind and very smart. A great writ-er/addition to the class.-You are honestly so much fun to talk to. And can I just say, you really know your way around the topic of facial masks. Also your bun is literally my inspiration.

Siobhan Salzman-“It’s not a meat smoothie. It’s just a smoothie.” The only person to call people by nicknames no one else uses. -Hilarious, sassy, and a deep and in-sightful writer.-You’re a very aggressive basketball playerI enjoy hearing about your interesting life every morning. You rock.

Sophia Forstag-Designs our fabulous shirts and is helpful to the lost sophomores.-Great editor, better basketball player. We should have won the Tummy Stuffer. -Helpful editor and a really great writer and page designer. -I love Coyle. He is truly a gentleman and someone I aspire to be. Go Buffs!

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As seniors all around the nation and at Jesuit High School have made

the process of applying to col-lege part of their daily lives, the question arises about whether the college process actually takes away from student’s ability to fully enjoy the experience of their senior year of high school. The college process inter-feres with pace of everyday life. Often seniors are miss-ing school to visit college campuses across the nation. For some people like Wendall Tseng, the compilation of days missed due to college visits along with other absences leave a slim margin for error and in return drop a load of extra unwanted pressure at the end of the year. If any Jesuit student misses more than 20 days of school, they have to then petition to graduate. “They are punishing you for getting prepared for college,” Tseng said. “You shouldn’t be punished for doing what Jesuit prepares you to do, especially as a college preparatory school.” In contrast to this perceived added stress, Edison High School

transitions counselor Martha Callahan sees this dilemma as not a natural occurrence, but rather one that is self-imposed. “The college process can af-fect students and I’ve seen it af-fect students,” Callahan said. “I believe that it is self-imposed stress because if you start early in this whole process in which you’re trying to reach a goal at the end of getting into college, and you’re organized, then it shouldn’t re-ally be a problem.” Chris Gray, a Uni-versity of Idaho bound senior at Edi-son, can atone for the fact that organiza-tion is key to unlock-ing a less stressful and more positive journey through this up and down process. Because I’ve been so orga-nized, I’ve tackled all the amount of work I’ve needed to complete for this last year of high school,” Gray said. “I have maintained a very good grade average and it’s made the process relatively stress free. There’s always going to be stuff that will get by you, mak-ing you stressed a little bit, but because of being organized you

are tremendously less stressed then you would be otherwise.”A big contributor to the stress and pressure of this intense process is the fact that a lot of it is a mystery. This uncertainty plays a big role in one’s attitude. Kendall Scott, a senior cheerleader at Jesuit, has noticed a huge differ-ence in her attitude since the col-lege process has entered her life. “It’s definitely made me more

anxious which makes me more irritable,” Scott said. “The way that colleges look at extracurricu-lar activities makes some of them lose the value of the activity and it feels like you’re doing it just to get it on the college application.” With this change in attitude comes a set of ripple effects that causes seniors to try to do their best to manage both sides of the equation. Jesuit senior and ski team member Andis Solomon

has a conceptual understand-ing of this, having both gone through it himself and having seen others go through the same process. He’s had to deal with the incoming flow of collegiate duties that have mixed with an already increasing workload and extracurricular activity schedule. “I can feel for somebody who is a three-sport athlete and for someone who is in multiple dra-

ma productions having these huge time com-mitments outside of school in addition to college visits,” Solo-mon said. “The biggest thing that suffers from all of this is not only your sleep cycle but your family life. You

lose a lot of that relationship with your mom and your dad and that’s why you see a lot of students lashing out at their par-ents because they’re impatient, stressed and don’t have time.” With applying to college comes the added pressure to maintain your grades and your GPA so you can go to the col-lege you desire or so that you can keep the scholarship you want. A part of attending Jesuit

High School is the above average workload that being in a college preparatory high school presents. Having to manage this workload and the expectations of col-leges is something that Tseng sees as a little contradictable. “In order to maintain your grades for colleges and scholar-ships you have to worry about college stuff on top of your al-ready heavy work load,” Tsang said. “A heavy workload I don’t think is conducive to getting into your college of choice, which is primarily what Jesuit wants you to do. They want to send you off to a good college and further your ed-ucation spiritually and mentally.” While the college process may seem to be full of negativ-ity, as they near the end of the process and start to look back, seniors notice that there are some positives that they can take away from this experience. “It’s helped me to multitask and balance multiple things at once and multiple prospects,” Scott said. “Deciding what college to go to has helped me strengthen my decision making process and sort of helped me figure out who I am and what I want more out of the next four years.”

OpinionMay, 2015 JESUIT CRUSADER Editor: Marie Van Rysselberghe

College anxiety lingers over Jesuit seniorsJarrett Bernhardt, ‘15

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The average high school stu-dent always seems tired. With a seemingly endless

amount of schoolwork, sports, homework, and other activities, nearly every part of us just needs rest. In the last year particularly, many students began to complain about their eyes constantly be-ing tired, and many questioned whether the bright iPads were to blame. Dr. David Karr of the Casey Eye Institute at OHSU said that eye fatigue for teenagers spending too much time in front of screens is a growing concern. “Many factors go into the eye fatigue that young people experi-ence,” Dr. Karr said. “It is hard when students have to spend so much time looking at the backlit screens, which many students do without taking the proper breaks.” With traditional books being re-placed with digital ones, students are facing the problem of hav-ing to read from backlit screens, unlike traditional printed books,

which can increase eye fatigue. “It makes economical sense for schools to replace printed text-books with digital ones,” Dr. Karr said. “They are less expen-sive to buy and can be updated in a way printed textbooks can’t, which often are outdated al-most as soon as they are printed. However, this can be a problem for students who have to spend more time in front of screens.” Dr. Karr discussed general fa-tigue that many people experi-ence when reading or doing a va-riety of work from digital devices. Because they can go anywhere, people become less concerned with how they use the device. While it would be hard to review handwritten notes with the lights turned off late at night, it is eas-ily accomplished on a tablet, which can cause the user prob-lems they might not feel at first. “First, people need to under-stand how to properly use the device,” Dr. Karr said. “They should keep it close to them like a book, ‘on the horizon,’

and sit with enough light in the room, but not so much that it reflects back into their eyes.” Dr. Karr stressed the importance of taking breaks while reading or doing work on the devices, saying that one of the greatest causes of eye strain and later fatigue is not realizing the need to take a break. “When we watch a movie, or read a book we are focused on, we tend not to blink. Blink-ing helps to moisten and re-fresh the eyes. When we read a printed book, the eyes are given a natural resting point when we flip the page,” Dr. Karr said. “The problem with digital books is that often all we need is a swipe, and we don’t take a short break which is necessary.” Another problem that iPads present which cause students’ eyes more strain is the backlit screen. iPads give off a natu-ral hue, in the blue spectrum of color. This is similar to daylight. When we read or work at night, especially just before bed, we have a harder time falling asleep

because our bodies think it is still daytime. The best thing to do is to try and accomplish the work that has to be done on iPads earlier, so not to throw off our sleep-cycles. The English department an-ticipated this problem and had their students buy tradi-tional paperback books. Be-cause many students read last at night, they did not want the students to read off of backlit screens of the iPads in the dark. Yet, many of the other tasks students are required to do are on the iPads, and there isn’t an easy way to get around them. Dr. Karr stressed that the best thing to do is to take breaks to limit continuous screen time, which if too much can cause serious eye problems. “A good rule to keep in mind is the 20, 20, 20 rule,” Dr. Karr said. “For every 20 minutes spent in front of a screen, stop, pick an object 20 feet away and look at it for at least 20 seconds.” A 20 second break isn’t a lot, especially considering it could save part of our vision.

Are iPads worth the eye strain?Conor Chapman, ’16

“You shouldn’t be punished for doing what Jesuit prepares you

to do, especially as a college preparatory school.”

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This school year has been a memorable one for every level of Jesuit’s multi-fac-

eted community: students, staff, administration, parents. But this year has especially been a time of growth for the 28 students of the room 45 Journalism class. In August, the returning jour-nalism students gathered to talk about the year to come. We ap-pointed new editors, welcomed new writers and embraced the long journey ahead of us. The editorial board had a clear sense of where we wanted to take the paper and knew it would take a strong sense of comradery among the class, and off the bat we all worked to cre-ate a Journalism micro-community that mimicked the acceptance and inclusion of the larger school com-munity. From the first day of school, we had an overwhelming amount of new staff writers. Fortunately, they were all eager to learn and excited to get to work on the first issue. However, we still had our fair share of confusion in the form of InDe-sign, interview etiquette and find-ing quotable sources. It’s safe to say the editors learned more about as-sertiveness and patience than they ever will as the class worked to put

out the newspaper’s October issue. In November, the editorial board had the opportunity to attend stu-dent press day at the University of Oregon. We were able to attend several seminars and lectures given by accredited journalists and pro-fessors. We were also able to com-pare the Jesuit Crusader to other publications around the state. We learned a lot and were determined to continue improving the quality of the paper. In March, we surpassed 100,000 views on our re-designed website, a significant feat for a school of only 1100 students. Every issue this year has ac-quired its own set of rules and di-rection. Similar to the actual news, newspaper publishing is prone to ever changing circumstances. Flex-ibility and problem-solving is key to putting out a finished paper… and in some cases keeping your sanity. While our class accomplished many feats this year, the most valu-able accomplishment from work-ing the newspaper this year was teamwork. It’s very difficult trying to put together a cohesive piece of work with many moving parts. When a mistake is made, however easy it is to blame on one person, it always falls on the whole team

because creating a 20 page effort is ultimately a group responsibility. In a class such as journal-ism, it’s easy to divide into factions or cliques; however, over many shared jokes and several commu-nity breakdowns credit to none other than InDesign, the class has formed a close bond. And never has this bond been more evident than during the infamous late night when we worked towards the ulti-

mate prize: a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. For such game to occur, we had to achieve the im-possible. All of the pages had to be finished by 8:30. It’s normally a good night if everything is fin-ished by 10. They said it couldn’t be done, and at some points during the night it seemed like they were right. But with each person working diligent-ly, our class finished well before 8,

an act unprecedented in the history of the Jesuit Crusader. The 2014-2015 issues of the Je-suit Crusader were all created with a genuine sense of dedication and commitment. The group of stu-dents we got to work with this year are all incredible individuals, who contributed a significant amount of talent to a community and a newspaper that will continue long into the future of Jesuit.

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As summer approach-es, fear of being the kid “just hanging out”

all summer, waiting for their friends to get done work sets in. Getting the obvious restaurant or retail job seems to be get-ting harder, especially without any work experience. Jesuit stu-dents find ways to make some money and entertain them-selves over the summer break.

Luke Tillisch: Construction Work Senior Luke Til l isch recent-ly found his summer job do-ing construction work. After realizing he couldn’t compete in the restaurant and retai l f ield due to lack of experi-ence, he applied to work at a local drywall company who hired him to give him expe-rience and skil ls. He has al-ready worked a few hours. “It’s hard work, espe-cial ly in the heat, but it ’s kind of fun,” said Til l isch. “What I do is instal l insula-tion, hang drywall , tape it off, and cover it with plaster and mud. I occasionally do office work as well . After working at the company since January, I’m sti l l learning new things and how to use the hundreds of tools at our disposal.” Til l isch usually works with a crew of 3-4 guys, but recent-ly worked with a crew of 15-17 on a job with a commercial com-

pany on Burnside. He works from right after school to 6:30, but will work longer days in the summer.

Alex Munzel: Taco Bell Junior Alex Munzel found work at a local Taco Bell restau-rant when he noticed there was an opening when he was dining there one day. He does drive through and front desk. In the fall though, he will receive a promotion to be the Manager in Charge. Current-ly he works a 40 hour week (full time) and will continue the same work schedule into the summer. “Crazy things happen ev-ery day at Taco Bell,” said Munzel.

Sydney Bogen: Sky High Furthermore, senior Syd-ney Bogen recently started her summer job at Sky High. Her job is to keep the jumpers safe. “It can get pretty bor-ing because there aren’t a lot of jumpers on weekdays but the weekend shifts are very stressful,” said Bogen. She either works the front desk where she checks to make sure everyone has proper waiv-ers signed by parents. She also can work as court monitor, keep-ing the kids safe while jumping. “I wanted to get this so I have something to do this summer,” said Bogan. “Uni-versity of Oregon doesn’t start until the end of September so I have a really long summer and need something to do!”

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Mira Petrillo ’16Jesuit students strive for jobs during summer

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Lifestyle IMay, 2015 JESUIT CRUSADER Editor: Sam Louie

Coco Pool, ’15

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Sophia Forstag, ’15

Olivia Glaser, ’16

Can you match the 1997 babies to their parents?

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C. D.

Au revoir sophomores

In light of the recent and highly suc-cessful banishment of sophomores from Jesuit’s annual Promenade, the

student body has made several requests to extend a “no-sophomores” policy into all aspects of high school life. These students, in their own words, have been “greatly encouraged” by the success of their policy proposals regarding Jesuit dances, leading to the development of several other anti-sophomore campaigns, a covert operation marked most clearly by the passive-aggressive “jokes” causally thrown the sophomores’ way in both pub-lic and private forums. Most recently, various “Occupy Jesu-it” petitions have been making their way through the junior, senior, and even fresh-man classes, raising support for the newest cause: a sophomore-ban at school assem-blies. “We are really happy to see that our cause is picking up support within the Je-suit circle,” senior activist Smith Phillips said. “We love the feeling of unity that this campaign has created… we think of this as a type of community building exercise, everyone coming together with one sole cause.” This cause, of course, is noble. Sopho-mores have been known to face challenges in a wide variety of social situations: not only Prom, but also at school assemblies, all school masses, even lunch. Evidently, the students seeking reform are motivated by a valid, school-wide con-cern: the sophomores are just far too in the middle of it all. Not young enough for the students to forgive their mistakes, but not old enough to be involved in it all. But this isn’t even the thing that alarms and infuriates seniors and juniors (some-times even freshmen) the most. Quite sim-ply, in the famous words of the esteemed Jesuit Provincial Fr. Blant, “sophomores,

am I right.” That, of course, is the most common and effective argument made against sophomores. As junior Kamra Orange explained, “you just can’t argue with pure logic,” leading the student activists to make this phrase the motto of their campaign. “I think that Fr. Blant’s words really capture the popularly accepted irrational-ity of this whole movement,” Orange said. “There’s a certain beauty to the definitive nature of his thoughts, and I think the fact that we so readily agree with them speaks to some repressed tension that still haunts all of us from sophomore year, and has therefore limited our capacity to be open and loving to a finite degree.” In fact, Blant’s argument is so air-tight, even sophomores can’t seem to find much traction against it. Sophomore Kale Vegg understands the strangely natural sense of resignation insult that dominates the sec-ond year of high school. “When you’re constantly the focus of all those subtle yet hurtful jokes, your first instinct is to defend yourself, to just ask ‘why?’” said Vegg. “But then they come back with ‘sophomores, am I right?’ It speaks to such a powerful truth… There’s just no way around that.” Shortly after this revelation, which Vegg estimates usually takes place within the first few days of school, the sophomore re-signs to their fate, occasionally murmuring in indignation when they are forgotten at assemblies, or completely ignored at school dances. But, as Phillips explains, the students who wish to reform sophomore school participation policy are doing so in as self-less a manner as possible. “This isn’t just about us,” Phillips said. “This is about all of us. Because if we all feel this way, then it must be the right way to feel. We’re doing this for everyone.”

Coco’s how to: graduate in style

Perfect a front walkover. You’ll bound across stage, grab your diploma with your feet and pop back up to shake Mr. Gladstone’s hand suavely.

Borrow Mr. Rombach’s swaggy knee scooter and scoot your way up and across the stage in one quick push.

On the topic of transportation, drive across stage in a toy jeep. Just make sure to not run over Mr. Smart like the kid in that one Vine.

Don’t bother walking across stage. Become a falcon-trainer and have your new avian side-kick swoop down and retrieve your diploma for you.

Hit the whip. This may take a few extra hops, but you will get to Mr. Smart eventually. Grab your diploma and hit the whip one last final time as you part ways with the ol’ J-High.

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Match the senior baby picture to their parent teacher. Fill in your answers below the pictures!

Mr. Hogan Mr. Cowal

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Senior babies: Carson Shaar, Peter Cowal, Molly Hogan, and Erin Feebeck

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Courtesy Sydney Monfries, ’15

Stage One: Birth

Forcefully removed, the stylus hatches from its egg of plastic packaging and into the strange world of oily fingers and greasy

touch-screens. A newborn, it is untouched by the horrors of ex-istence and is treated with utmost affection. The stylus’s owner takes special care to see that the stylus is always returned to its pencil pouch crib after usage and is used by the stylus owner

and stylus owner only. Its performance is exactly as promised in its product description, and it is perfectly functional for its first

several uses. But unfortunately this is the peak of the stylus’ life. After the third day of life, its chances of survival plummet severely and its odds of successfully reaching the following life

stages dwindle.

Instagram has surged in popularity the past couple years. As of right now,

there are approximately 300 million active Instagram users today. Due to its unprecedent-ed access to people all around the world, it has unsurpris-ingly become a huge marketing tool for countless companies. These companies are hop-ing to disseminate their brand, reaching their target audiences by essentially giving away their prod-ucts to celebrities and beauty gu-rus, who in turn, post glamorous pictures with the product. This is referred to as lifestyle market-ing. Lifestyle marketing is a fre-quently used tool employed to elevate the popularity of a prod-uct; when a product is associated with a certain lifestyle, it becomes more desirable to the consumer trying to attain that lifestyle. “I love Free People’s Insta-gram!” senior Keara Vu said. “I

wish I could wear their clothes in all the locations they post. It’s sort of unrealistic, but I like to dream.” In some cases, companies thrive off of lifestyle marketing alone. The popular Instagram ac-count from accessory designer Patrick Kiel James is filled with snapshots depicting a life of New England luxury. There are count-less of photos of well-dressed, twenty-something’s vacationing in beautiful Maine ski lodges and Nantucket summer homes. The accessories line has become overwhelmingly popular as they are unable to keep their luxury handmade bracelets in stock. It’s safe to say that the world that this brand has created is ex-tremely compelling and highly alluring; however, behind the scenes tells an almost completely different story. Despite the Ivy League, rich kid aura, James nev-er attended college and worked to build his company from the ground up, alongside his fian-cée Sarah Vickers. The kids in

their photos are paid interns, the homes they stay in are rented, and many of their material items are sponsored by various brands. Like many marketing strategies, these heavily rely on enhanced realities to make products more desirable. Fashion bloggers are follow-ing a similar path. Bloggers have notoriously taken over front row seats at fashion week, once re-served only for editors and celeb-rities. Brands are eager to obtain a spot on their Instagram feeds, reaching the millions of followers bloggers have attained through their perfectly curated feeds. Julia Hengel runs the popular fashion blog ‘Gal Meets Glam.’ The San Francisco-based blog-ger frequently post pictures of beautiful ensembles. She has an impressive bag collection of Prada, Balenciaga, Chloe, Celine, and Chanel, none of which sell for under $3,000. While she pro-vides many affordable options to her pricey ensembles, it’s hard to ignore the extravagant lifestyle of

a 24-year-old beauty blogger. Not only does she boast an impressive closet but a busy travel itinerary. She is in a new country almost ev-ery month with her photographer husband in tow to document. Hengel, like many other bloggers, is sponsored by fash-ion brands to wear their prod-ucts and advertise them on social media. It’s highly effec-tive as clothing items previ-ously posted on Hengel’s Insta-gram have sold out in minutes. “I love to look at fash-ion Instagram’s for out-fit inspiration,” Vu said. The effectiveness of Insta-gram marketing is undeniable. It’s a strong tool for companies trying to reach their target demo-graphic, and it will likely become more prominent in the com-ing years. However, it’s unclear whether the demographic they are targeting will be unable to tell the difference between reality and the elaborately staged pro-duction of lifestyle marketing.

Lifestyle IIMay, 2015 JESUIT CRUSADER Editor: Mira Petrillo

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Sydney Monfries, ’15


Graffiti

Instagram marketing enhances reality

The riveting life cycle of a Jesuit stylusTommy Mulfur, ’16

As of February, both the men’s and women’s bath-rooms on campus have

experienced serious acts of van-dalism. Three boys’ bathrooms have been closed and one girls’ bathroom, creating inconvenience for students during class and in between. However, the bathrooms were opened again after teachers saw the closed bathrooms as hav-ing a negative effect on Jesuit’s educational environment. From flooding the toilets to writing on the stalls, Jesuit’s bath-rooms have become run-down by these recent acts. Just recently it escalated to the perpetrator smearing feces on the walls of the bathroom. As the actions surface, some immediately jumped to Jesuit’s de-fense, saying that it couldn’t be a Jesuit student. Now as more and more incidents happen during the middle of the school day, it’s clear that these actions were done by a student or group of students. The lack of cameras in and around the bathrooms has made it difficult to track the culprit ac-curately. This will be changing shortly. “We’re going to get more cam-eras because of this, not in the bathrooms of course, but out-side,” said Mrs. Forde. While this statement speaks to just a few peoples’ actions, it un-fortunately reflects on the whole Jesuit community. We aim to be one of the best Catholic college preparatory schools in the area, and this could not be farther from the Jesuit mission. The goal that students become loving and committed to doing justice has been pushed aside over these recent months. “It’s a pain for the administra-tors to try and figure it out, but they’re hurting their classmates when we have to shut it down, and they’re really hurting the cus-todian and maintenance guys,” said Forde. “You should see their faces when they tell me what they find.” While the motives behind ac-tions of vandalism like these are tough to sort through, Dr. Jeffrey Chase has come up with an expla-nation. “Vandalism to me is basically anger,” Chase says. “It can be dis-placement — displacement in the technical sense is that [vandals] wish to do something against a more threatening object or indi-vidual, so they vent their anger on something safer.” The perpetrators are project-ing their anger in a terrible way and clearly missing the big pic-ture. Their poor decisions cause a terrible ripple effect for the com-munity., the worst coming to the cleaning crew that has to clean up the pieces of the mess. As the year winds down and summer is right around the cor-ner, it’s easy to tune out and coast to the finish line. The chal-lenge now as a community is to not let that happen. We need to make changes. People jumped to our defense immediately claiming that we’re better than that. Now we must prove them right and be better than that.

Emery Hanel, ’17

Stage Two: Purgatory

Most styluses never make it to this stage, as they are lost long before this phase of life to bottomless lockers, cavernous backpacks, and the mysterious Jesuitermuda triangle. How-

ever, if the stylus is unlucky enough to remain alive thus far, it is welcomed into a cruel realm of homelessness—being borrowed by count-less humans, thrown across rooms, slid across floors. The abuse that ensues leaves the stylus battered and oftentimes amputated, missing a

pen-clip limb.

Stage Three: Death

Exhausted and ready to ease its suffering, the stylus approaches its death. By means of overworking, the stylus is beheaded and given a brief funeral where is buried in one of many trashcan graveyards, covered with snotty tis-sues, pencil shavings, and dried whiteboard

pens.

R.I.P Jesuit styluses that have lost their lives on the Jesuit campus this past school year; you will

be missed (and then replaced).

Arts IMay, 2015 JESUIT CRUSADER Editor: Amie Hookland

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Students write and direct playwriting festival

Each year various students from all grade levels submit their scripts to the drama

department in an effort for it to be selected and produced in the E.L. Wiegand Studio Theatre on 21-23 May. Five scripts were chosen from students, senior Cameron Mur-vihill, junior Peyton McAuliffe, sophomore Natalie Schur, sopho-more Riley Corbitt, and sopho-more Meghan Mueller. These scripts are completely stu-dent directed. The directors this year are senior Jon Matter, senior Jereme Wilkie, senior Nicole Manning, senior Colette Copic, senior Helen Hansen, and junior Claire Marieb. Most plays this year are comedic, with the exception of one drama by Murvihill. Murvihill’s dramatic script, direct-ed by Hansen and Marieb, is called “Art of Whimsy.” It deals with Ca-price, a reclusive painter living in an apartment building who struggles with other tenants that despise her lifestyle. After one of her paintings belonging to the landlord is stolen, her friends help her confront the other tenants and resolve her per-sonal reservations. “The image of the inner-city re-cluse appeared frequently in my daily pages assignment in creative writing, and I felt drawn to it when I read it over, so I went with it and

something came of it,” Murvihill said. McAuliffe’s script, directed by Copic, is “Til Text Do Us Part.” The play is about elders learning technology. The main character is Carter, sophomore Josh Dekoltz; a 27-year-old Apple employee and in order to move up in his job he has to teach a technology class. He thinks the class will consist of high school se-niors, but it turns out that the class consists of senior citizens. He must spontaneously re-vise his lesson and learn how to work with the elders. Schur’s comedic script, directed by Manning, is called “Get the Camera!” The play focuses on two students in middle school, Amelia, played by freshman Sylvie Martin, and Sam, played by sopho-more Nate LaRiviere Koempel, who are preparing to kiss for the first time. Before the children can share their first kiss, their parents, Dave, played by sophomore Mi-chael Cline, Lily, played by junior Jenna Koury, and Biff, played by senior Wyatt Nelson, get involved and try to help them out in funniest ways possible.

Corbitt’s script “Bobo the Bridge Keeper,” directed by Wilkie, is about a small and lonely troll named Bobo, played by sophomore Joey Collins, who lives under a bridge in a mythical land. Bobo tries to charge people to cross the bridge, just has

his late father had, but is too small to succeed in doing so. Bobo hires a large but sweet ogre named Brudis, played by senior Paul Vickers, to do the job for him. Mueller’s script, directed by Mat-ter, is called “One Eighty.” The play revolves around two students who cannot seem to get along. The two main characters, Lucas, played by freshman Paul Danowski, and Gwen, played by sophomore Carolyn Griffith, portray differ-ent stereotypical people in society.

These two students inevitably end up in the dean’s office after various disputes. The dean, senior Ally Jan-sky, is notably insane and leaves the students alone in her office while she deals with more pressing mat-ters in her personal life. In the short

time the s t u d e n t s are alone it is to be de-t e r m i n e d whether or not they can i m p r o v e their mini-mal com-municat ion and get their work done or if they will fall back into their old ways. “I’ve al-ways liked to

write about somewhat realistic top-ics,” Mueller said. “I am not a very imaginative person when it comes to creating fictional stories so I am rarely able to write or even watch animated stories. I knew I wanted my script consisting of a situation that the audience could possibly re-late to.” One of the more exciting aspects of the playwriting festival is the di-rectors and playwrights choosing actors to make the play come to life. “My favorite part of the process

was watching my play come to life,” Schur said. “I had imagined it in my head for so long, but watching it actually happen in front of me was crazy. I never imagined it per-formed as well as it was.” Both the directors and playwrights spend a handful of hours after school for a couple of days audi-tioning people. “Some advice for next year’s play writers is to think ahead and take time writing,” Schur said. “The best writing will come from something that you’ve thought about and have put some time into developing. The most helpful part of the process is, if you’re in the creative writing class, is sharing a scene from your script and letting people help you with their ideas and suggestions. It defi-nitely helped me shape my idea.” The auditioning process consists of various games and scene reading. Although some auditioning games felt pointless, they sometimes help the directors and playwrights choose their character quicker. “Get organized early, and then make time for fun!” Matter said. “If you get organized and have the logistical stuff out of the way first, you’ll have more time to bond with your cast, and find and put together a story!” The Playwriting Festival is a great way for people to get involved in the drama program at Jesuit with-out the long commitment of a larg-er Jesuit play held in the auditorium.

Siobhan Salzman, ’15

Summer drama camp calling all acting protégés

The Young People’s The-atre Project is a theatre production camp that

takes place at Camp Caldera in Central Oregon. Every summer for two weeks, young actors and actresses from around the state are selected to participate in a two week acting binge. “It’s hard work,” long-time camper senior Isabel Klein said. “We have rehearsals up to three times a day and by the end of it everyone is exhausted. But every year I’ve been it has been worth it in the end.” The Project’s website states that “The Young People’s Theatre Project combines entertainment and education for all audiences. Through performanc- e s , workshops, and resi-dencies with pro-fessional theatre artists, young people of all ages explore their cre-a t i v e p o -

tential. The Project is a resource for an ever expanding communi-ty, from opening nights to open-ing minds.” The history of the program dates back to 1987 when The Project was founded by our very own drama teacher and director Jeff Hall. The program moved to Portland in 1991 and has been present in over 40 states with help of their touring program. The Project has been in coalition with schools, community art centers and other local art programs. Over the years, the pro-gram’s popularity has grown and The Young People’s Theatre Project brings in one of Camp Cal-dera’s largest groups of the year, at over 50 actors and ac-tresses. Unfortunately,

this means auditions are n e c e s s a r y and not everyone

that au-d i -

tions is guaranteed a spot. The exception to this rule pertains to returning members of The Project, who are not required to re-audition. Over two weeks, the group of selected students for that year will learn lines, rehearse and eventually put on a drama pro-

duction. One showing of the selected production is put on at Camp Caldera and a second showing is put on back at Jesuit High School. In addition, opportunities to participate in a day program are provided to those who cannot make the cut for the overnight camp, as well as for the younger

campers who will not attend the overnight at Camp Cal-dera.

Campers come from about

15-20 regions around the state, yet The Project gets a large por-tion of its campers from Jesuit High School. “It technically isn’t supposed to be correlated with Jesuit,” camper junior Carolyn Connell said. “There are campers from Sunset and Westview as well as

some other schools, but it ends up being way more kids from Jesuit than kids from other schools.” Although the camp’s intensity is high, and the level of acting even higher, the Project provides an environment for campers to have a good

time. There is a lake as well as a high ropes course that campers have access to in or-der to make their stay one to remember. This summer, The Young People’s Theatre Project is putting on the show BIG FISH. The overnight camp for grades seven through twelve will be from June 27 to July 8.

Coyle Dummigan, ’15

“We have rehearsals up to three times a day and by the end of it every-one is exhausted, but it has been so worth it ev-

ery year I have been.”

Playwriting Festival directors Copic, Wilkie, Matter, and Hansen.Courtesy of Emily Pozzi, ’15

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Senior wisdom: how to become a freshman again


As every Jesuit student knows, late spring is a time of transformations. The leaves in Mary’s Way become greener, the motivation of upperclassman begins to dwindle, and the fight against the dress code becomes even more fervent. All the while, each class prepares to move up and fill the shoes of their forerunners. Seniors, however, are tasked with the ultimate transformation: becoming freshmen again. The class of 2015 will soon go from the top to the bottom. In prepa-ration, The Jesuit Crusader has enlisted the help of our own freshmen in compiling a list of advice for our graduating class. Here is how to survive the last freshman year of your life:

DON’T talk. Whatever you do, don’t make eye contact

with the other students.

DON’T argue. Or speak above a hushed tone. They will

hear you, and they will find you.

DON’T bare your teeth. The others will take this as a

sign of aggression.

DON’T ask questions. If you don’t know something,

it’s for a reason.

DON’T look too happy, or too excited. The others will

become suspicious.

DO stay to the sides of the hallways. They won’t stop. And

they won’t feel remorse.

DO keep your reservations hidden behind a mask of insecu-

rity. They can smell fear.

DO laugh at every joke the seniors say. Quietly. To yourself. In

the bathroom.

DO recognize that you are already wrong. Before you even

speak.

DO eat, sleep, breathe, and die by this list.

MARIE FUCILE

MARIE VAN RYSSELBERGHE

CONNIE PARKER

JACK TAYLOR

SABRINA MUCKLE

PJ HUMMELT

BRIGID KELLEY

AVI DEBNATH

ANNA PFLUGER

RYAN MCEVOY

CELESTE HATFIELD

TEN

YEARS

FROM NOWOn Features I, we caught up with several alumni from the class of 2005 who in the senior edition in 2005 had predicted where they would be in ten years. Now, the class of 2015 is predicting where they will end up in the future.

In ten years I see myself being the first human to live in Antarc-tica. I will have trained a pack of penguins to serve me and do anything I desire. I will be feasting on fish and snow cones.

Still be a kid and work for Disney

Saving lives, taking names, and lots of sleep

I see myself traveling through Europe and Asia, trying to ap-pease my intense wanderlust and dreading going back to my actual job

I see myself working as a manager for a biotechnology com-pany or just chilling on the beach (preferably both)

As an anchor on ESPN

Actually getting sleep… and teaching math or history some-where

Living in DC and working on issues of social justice

An engineer, just married, living on a farm in New York

Underground street racer driving a 97 suptra Rz with a T-88 turbo

Working at Jesuit... just kidding!

The BackMay, 2015 JESUIT CRUSADER Editor: Sydney Monfries

Sader on the Street“What’s your favorite memory from this school year?”


Luke Tillisch `15 Nathan Hartmaier `15

Mary Makowski `15

Claire Lucas `15 Wade Coleman `17 Sejal Dua `17

Kelly McShane `16 Jake Day `15

“Leading ACE.”

“Going on ACE.”

“Sophomore Overnight.” “Feebeck Chem Tests.”

“When I went in a hot air balloon.”

“Leading the Senior Pilgrimage and OWE.”

“Beating Dane Strength at Golf.”

“Making the Prom video.”

“Winning my chinese and watercoloring award.”

Mckenna Hughes `15

“Graduation.”

Nebz Fekede `15

“The white out football game against Central.”

Liz Hastings `16 Josh DeKlotz `17

“Going to prom.”

Chloe Nightiningale `15

Natalie Kinsel `15

“The Sub.”

“Leading the freshman overnight with Paul.” “Mr. Biegler”

Mary Makowski `15

Kelley Qu `15

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