“Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation...” Mark 16:15

News: Page 2 Features: Page 7Features: Page 5Features: Page 4

STAT

E GOL

FPG

2

R IebelRevIew.org

Seni

or Ca

ther

ine G

augh

an

“Lik

e” u

s on

Face

book

.

BRING THE RINGSLady Rebels softball will receive state championship rings tonightCo Sports EditorBY JIMMY COOK

Four months ago the Lady Rebels softball team achieved the ultimate prize in high school athletics: a state championship win.

After a decade-long drought, the class 3A title is back in the hands of Roncalli, in the

team’s final season in that class. At the start of the upcom-ing spring sports season, Roncalli will move up to the 4A level because of the current enrollment count of the student body.

“This being the last season in 3A added to the sense of urgency, because we knew we were losing such a great class of seniors after this season. The final weekend of the regular season was a sign to me that the girls sensed the urgency and knew their goals were attainable if they kept going with a team concept,” said head coach David Lauck.

This sweet taste of victory was the culmination of a three year journey. After falling just short in postseason play the previous three seasons, Coach Lauck and the rest of the Lady Rebels, brought back not only a softball title, but the first state title in any sport at Roncalli since 2006.

“Finally getting the ring means a lot to me because it is the icing on the cake to all the great team memo-ries, friendships and spirit of last season,” said senior Meghann Wood.

Despite a large number of contributors graduating in the off season, varsity members from last season’s cham-pionship roster still remain on the team, including junior Kendra Lynch and senior Allie Burkhardt.

“It’s an honor to be recognized in front of the whole school for our achievement. Winning in the middle of summer makes it harder for the news to get out, and it will be nice to finally have the whole team back together again,” said Burkhardt.

“This really is a privilege, because few get to experi-ence this in high school. Plus, these memories will stick with us forever,” said Lynch.

The 2011 Lady Rebels state champion softball roster will be honored and will receive their rings during half-time of this evening’s senior night football game against East Central.

Visit us online @ www.RebelReview.org

October 14, 2011 Roncalli High School Volume 11:2

TEAM SPIRIT: After win-ning the state tourna-ment back in June, the team poses with the tro-phy. The team hopes to repeat this accomplish-ment this spring, despite losing eight seniors.

GAME FACE: Senior Meghann Wood focus-

es as she prepares for her turn at bat in the state championship.

Wood played third base for the Rebels.

Bishop Coyne visited Ron-calli for mass. After the celebration he chatted with a few students.

Students can travel to excit-ing destinations during fall with the guidance of some fall break trip ideas.

Like everything else, mov-ies evolve. Over the years, horror films have changed in many different ways.

Walkathon is the biggest fundraiser and has changed significantly since it first started in 1991.

““Finally getting the ring means a lot to me because it is the icing on the cake to all the

great team memories, friend-ships and spirit of last season.

Senior Meghann Wood

PHOTOS BY JESSIE DEAK

News2 October 14, 2011 www.RebelReview.org

ConferencesParent-Teacher conferences will take place October 18 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

“Perfect” RebelSacred SoundsWalkathonSenior Joe Penno is the new-est “perfect” Rebel scoring a 36 on the Reading section of the ACT.

The Sacred Sounds band and choral performances take place on October 16 in the auditorium at 1 and 3:30 p.m..

All Walkathon donations are due in to the advancement office by October 26. Collections during lunch start October 18.

Roncalli Top News

Golf team third at stateLady Rebel golfers take home a third place finish in the state competitionBY COLLIN O’CONNORCo Sports Editor

GRAND OLD WEDNESDAYGrandparents Day is a long standing tradition at RoncalliBY PAIGE PRETTIOnline Editor

Grandparents Day this year is next Wednesday. This is one of the biggest events Roncalli puts on for its stu-dents and their grandparents.

“I like the day because it shows a great side of our school. Grandparents get to see the whole school in

prayer and then see the responsibility it takes to do well in class,” said senior Ben Susemichel.

“I think some times older people have a negative perception of teenagers and this day shows them how we all successfully manage full schedules while also focusing on our faith,” Susemichel said.

Students get to enjoy the day, but they do not know how much hard work and effort is put into making it such a success. There is a team that is made up of different teachers and administrators that help organize and make the day run smoothly.

Mrs. Lora Mascari, administrative assistant to RHS president Joe Holowell, sent out 925 invitations to grandparents. Included in the invitation letter was a yellow RSVP card that the grandparents mailed back to Roncalli. The first 875 grandparents to send in their RSVP have the privilidge of coming to grandparents day. She does not pick and choose what grandparents come, it all depends on who mails their RSVP in right away. Also, she then calls 16 to18 parents asking them to volunteer to help make this day run smoothly.

Mascari then starts a waiting list after she reaches the 875 because many times some grandparents are unable to come. When this hap-pens she gets the privilege to call and make someone’s day by telling them they are able to attend grandparents day.

The week of October 3, the grandparents recieved their tickets which allow them to come to grandparents day.

“I love the day because we all get to learn about history from a liv-ing person. We can realize how incredible life is and what older people have been through during their lives,” said senior Logan Zielinski.

On September 28, Bishop Christopher Coyne vis-ited Roncalli to celebrate mass. Not long ago he was formally ordained a bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. Today in Indianapolis he is called an ap-ostolic administer. This means he basically does

everything Archbishop Buechlein did before he had his stroke in early March, but Coyne did not receive this title until last week when Buechlein announced his retirement.

Students enjoyed having Coyne celebrate mass at Roncalli. “I thought there was a lot more energy, and he really lightened

the mood with his sense of humor,” said junior David Saling.Coyne’s sense of humor was prevalent throughout the mass

and even after mass when he sat down and talked to a few juniors and seniors. He asked questions about Roncalli and told them about things that he does as an apostolic administer.

Coyne really seems to emphasize the Internet. He has a blog, a Twitter and a Facebook. Every morning he gets his cup of cof-fee and he posts on Twitter or Facebook about a saint whose feast day it is, a prayer or something to help people get off to a good start with their day. Coyne thinks that getting involved with the Internet will help him reach out to younger Catholics not only in the Indianapolis area, but around the nation.

Students asked Coyne if he would likely be Buechlein’s re-placement. “[It’s] not really probable because the pope would usually appoint a diocesan bishop to an archdiocese, and con-sidering I just became a bishop it is not likely, but I certainly would not mind if he [the pope] did end up appointing me,” said Coyne.

Coyne did mention that he does miss home because his fam-ily is all back in New England. Growing up in a close family and one of seven brothers and sisters made it hard for him to leave, but he knew that God was calling him to Indianapolis.

An apostolic administer has the same obligations and duties that a diocesan bishop does, but with some limitations. They cannot ordain priests or deacons, they cannot appoint other priests to higher positions or other churches in the diocese. Put simply an Apostolic Administer deals with the day to day func-tions of the diocese, but cannot make any structural changes or innovations to the diocese.

Bishop Coyne said he enjoyed his time at Roncalli and hopes for more visits in the future.

COYNE VISITS RONCALLIBishop Christopher Coyne celebrates massBY JULIE TRAINAPhoto Editor

WELCOME: The student council gave Bishop Coyne a plaque. It was a gift and featured a picture of Pope Roncalli.

COMMUNION: Bishop Coyne related his homily to everyday life and trust with his story about the family in the wheelbarrow. He then went on to break the bread for Eucharist.PHOTOS BY JULIE ALBERTSON

As the season came to a close for the top-ranked girls golf team, they fell just short in the state finals with a third place finish behind Penn and Hamilton

Southeastern, who won it all.Two great individual performances were

turned in by senior Anna Gleixner and soph-omore Abbey Gleixner, who finished tied for fourth and tied for sixth respectively.

This was also the last performance for four out of the five varsity golfers, complet-ing their four years as golfers for Roncalli. Seniors Catherine and Coleen Gaughan and Julie Traina were the other three athletes mak-ing their final appearance as a Rebel golfer.

There were also four more seniors, Lauren Roehling, Stephanie Meyer, Kayla Han-ley and Caylan Quinn, on the team who finished their careers with Saturday’s performance.

This marked the fifth straight year in which the golf team has come up short in the state finals. Through the entire last two seasons, they were her-alded as one of the favorites to win it all. However, they have finished just behind the leaders, which is still an accomplish-ment in itself.

So, next year, as they will try to make it back to the state finals for the sixth straight season. Sophomore Abbey Gleixner has already established herself as one of the top 10 golfers in the state, but this will leave a big opportunity for

younger athletes to step into a very successful program.

“Next season, the few remaining members of the team and I are going to have to push ourselves to meet expectations. We will have to work extra hard to be able to live up to those [expectations,]” junior Brooke Lentz said.

Lentz will be the lone returning senior next season as it will be a young team with just two current sophomores and two fresh-men. However, with one of the top programs in the state year in and year out, all signs are pointing towards the success continuing.

“If our team works hard enough and be-lieves we can do it, there is a good chance we can make it back to state,” Lentz said.

PHOTO BY LAUREN SHEETS

FOR

E!: S

enio

r Col

een

Gau

ghan

dri

ves

the

ball

from

the

fair

way

. G

augh

an w

ent

on to

mak

e th

e A

cade

mic

All

Stat

e te

am.

PHO

TO B

Y LA

URE

N S

HEE

TS

TEAMWORK: Row one: Freshmen Kris-tin Foresman and Nicole Salwowski, sophomore Cassey Turk, junior Brooke Lentz and sophomore Abbey Gleixner; Row two: seniors Anna Gleixner, Kayla Han-ley, Lauren Roeh-ling, Julie Traina and Coleen Gaughan; Row three: coach Tom Wade, seniors Caylan Quinn, Cath-erine Gaughan and Stephanie Meyer and coach Bryan Hendricks.PHOTO BY JAY WETZEL

SCORE: Senior Anna Gleixner and coach Bryan Hendricks score Gleixner’s last hole’s score. Gleixner went on to make the All-State team.

Features 3October 14, 2011www.RebelReview.org

Changing the landscape

In preparation for the March for Life in January, the pro-life club attended the Celebrate Life Dinner, mass at the cathedral and the life chain.

“I believe every person should have the right to life. When we take away the most fundamental

right of a human being, we completely overlook and de-stroy the most precious gift that we have all been given, life,” said pro-life club moderator Patrick Verhiley.

With over 900 people in attendance, this year’s Cel-ebrate Life Dinner was held at the Indianapolis Conven-tion Center on September 27. The keynote speaker was Troy Newman who has been actively involved in pro-life since 1991.

Originally from San Diego County, California, Newman and his family moved to Wichita, Kansas in 2002 to spread his activ-ism. Newman became the leader of Operation Rescue which is an or-ganization to help end abortion. Helping close over a dozen abortion facilities and helping see over 40 abortionists go out of work, Newman is continually fighting for the right to life.

Discussing the cruel-ties of Planned Parent-hood and ways to end abortion, Newman captured the Convention Center audience with his emotional connec-tion to pro-life.

“I was struck the most by all the success the pro-life movement is having throughout the country by the num-ber of abortion clinics closing,” said Verhiley.

Along with the Celebrate Life Mass, pro-life advocates attended the Respect Life mass at the downtown cathedral and the life chain. October 2 marked Respect Life Sunday in which states all over the country held life chains.

“I love that there are so many people in Indianapolis who share my beliefs, and it was so exciting to see that they are willing to stand and pray for the unborn too,” said senior Juliana Schott.

Holding signs containing messages such as “pray to

end abortion” and “abortion kills children”, numerous people stood along Meridian Street for a silent protest. Life chainers were not allowed to yell or provoke argu-ments; they were simply allowing people to recognize their views on abortion.

Stationed on 34th and Meridian Street, members of the Roncalli pro-life club participated in the one hour chain.

“The life chain was so moving; driving down the street and seeing all of the people in the silent protest gave me chills,” said senior Brittany Kehoe.

Although there were some disapproving stares and comments from people, most bystanders were sup-portive of the protest.

“Hearing people tell us “God bless” as they drove by proved how much of an impact we had on the city,”

said Kehoe.Getting actively involved

with pro-life is something the pro-life club has made pertinent.

“Abortion is an issue that will never stop being preva-lent in our society, and until it is made completely illegal,

our country and our world will continue to have prob-lems. The more people who are positively involved with

[pro-life], the more lives we can save,” said Schott.Teenagers often feel that they can’t make a difference,

but there are many opportunities for them to help pro-mote life.

“[They can] get involved with activities that support life like donating blood or going on the March for Life trip in Washington D.C. [They can also] educate them-selves on issues concerning life such as abortion and pray daily for all victims of abortion, both the unborn babies and the mothers and fathers experiencing the suffering of their decision,” said Verhiley.

As abortion continues to remain prevalent in today’s society, pro-life advocates recognize the importance in supporting and fighting for all forms of life.

BY PAULINE DEARINGCo-editor-in-chief

HEARD YOU

ABOUTHAVE

A NEW CIRCLE: The circle has been renovated allowing for more ef-ficient vehicular travel. The entire scene has been beautified.

PHOTO BY WADE CATT

This summer, aspiring singer and song writer Ana Rol-lins traversed the country to Los Angeles, California, to study at a singers workshop through the Berklee College of Music. While Berklee is located in Bos-ton, teachers from the college traveled to California

for a week long singers workshop.“They talked a lot about how you need to make connec-

tions. You need people with different musical abilities to come together,” said Rollins, a senior.

With the theme of “It’s all in the song,” Rollins learned about the music business and song writing, production and performance. Every day ended with a guest speaker. All of this learning taught Rollins important lessons for her future

aspirations.“[We learned] how to market your own music to take off as an

artist,” said Rollins.The summer before her junior year, Rollins auditioned for

American Idol in Nashville Tennessee. After waking up at 4 a.m., standing in line for a few hours and sitting in the stadium

for many more, Rollins finally sang “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood for a producer.

“Nobody in my group made it. My [judge] was British so it didn’t even matter that I was rejected since it was in a

British accent,” said Rollins.During the spring break of her junior year, Rollins had an-

other experience with American Idol after her mom made her try out for Disney World’s Idol Experience. Rollins performed on the Disney stage and sang Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me with Your Best Shot.” Judges and the audience then vote for the winner.

“It was cool because the winner of my round was actually from Indiana,” said Rollins.

In the spring of junior year, Roy Hamilton III, a music producer from New Jersey, e-mailed Rollins and asked her if

she would want to work with him. He sent her a base track, and she wrote the lyrics for it. Her song, “Too Hard to Get,” ended up being played on the radio.

“It was a good experience to make connections,” said Rollins.Rollins hopes to continue her music passions at the University

of Southern California, New York University or Indiana University next year.

Co-editor-in-chiefBY MAX BROWNING

Over the past ten years, Roncalli has enhanced its landscape and improved the look of the campus by adding new features to the outdoor areas and renovating the inside of the school. All of these new improvements and renovations took years of planning and consideration involving many staff members on the board of directors and other committees.

“All facility changes, improvements and additions go through many channels prior to be-ing implemented. For example, the chapel has been on our strategic plan and the facility plan for over fifteen years. The Board of Directors and all of the committees look at what our community needs, and what our students need, and then we look at the funding side and then start planning,”said Mrs. Terese Carson, Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

Some of the recent changes that have been added to the inside of the school include the new administra-tive wing which was added on this past year. This new wing consists of larger offices and a larger teacher work area. The old office has now been remolded into two new classrooms. Other features consist of more science labs and new technology such as new computers for most of the English classrooms.

Not only have the academic structures improved, but athletic ones have as well. There has recently been new bleachers placed in the gymnasium and on the softball diamond. The football field also changed over

the past decade by having new turf added.

The outside features of the school have also changed over the years. In 2010, The Pope Garden of Life was built outside of the Fine Arts Center. The area features a beautiful waterfall fountain with a statue of our Blessed Namesake Pope John XXIII. Not only was this added on in 2010, but the chapel was finalized in 2010-2011. The chapel has been a positive influence on Rebels as they walk the halls.

“The chapel is a positive change for the school [especially] the stained glass windows in the chapel.

They allow the light to shine through our school hallways and the light re-

minds me of God’s glory,” said senior Chessie LaRosa.

The most recent land-scaping improvement was made to the circle out front. The circle used to have large bushes around the circular path, but now consists of the Jerusalem Cross made out of bricks. Most bricks were pur-chased and engraved with a name.

The Jerusalem Cross is common among seniors and alumni. The cross symbolizes the Senior Christian Awak-ening Retreat. If one were to look at the cross, they would notice the four corners of the cross. These four corners are symbolized to spread God’s word to the world. Most of the bricks have names engraved on them. Each name stands for someone who is deceased, but living in spirit with the Roncalli family, for someone who has graduated from RHS, or for a supporter of the school.

Although there have been numerous changes, staff members are still creating new ideas that will con-tinue to improve our school. For example, one new feature being considered to add to the campus is a swim-ming pool. Building a swimming pool is something the board of directors have considered, but the thought will take many more years to debate and decide on.

All these improvements were made to benefit the students and staff members and have a positive effect on them.

“I do believe that all of these changes benefit our students, that is the reason for these changes. If our students and faculty were not to benefit and have a better educational experience, then the changes would never have been made,” said Carson.

Staff WriterBY SHELBY ENNIS

Ana Rollins whose music has taken her to both coasts of America?

Many construction projects have been finished this past decade

POPE GARDEN: A bronze statue of Pope John XXIII was built in 2010. It is located in front of the fine-arts wing of the school.

PHOTO BY WADE CATT

Fighting for the Right to LifePro-life club members participate in activities promoting life

SINGING OUT: Senior Ana Rollins perform-ing in show choir. The performance happened during her junior year.

PHOTO BY KATE SCHUTTE

PHOTO BY PAULINE DEARING

FIGHT THE POWER: Brea Salazar, Allison Harmon, Cheryl Shover, Victoria Szczechowski and Rachel Lutgring are taking a stand for what they believe in.

Features4 October 14, 2011 www.RebelReview.org

BY KRISTEN MCCARTHYFeature Editor

Fall break trip ideas are profiled leaving students to decide on their destinationBeating fall break boredomAs fall break approaches, students are left with four days of freedom. Although doing nothing may be great for some, many students are searching for something to do. There are many places around Indiana, and even Indianapolis,

that offer exciting things. So instead of sleeping fall break away, try a road trip instead. From beachy places to historical landmarks, there is a place in Indiana suited for everyone. So load up the car and make the most of the time off from school. Relaxation, fun and memories await.

Downtown Indianapolis is home to the historical district know as Foun-tain Square. Once again becoming known as a place for unique restau-rants, live entertainment and an-tiques. When there, walking around can be as entertaining as Duckpin Bowling, which is just like regular bowling, but miniature. Duckpin Bowling is located in the Fountain Square Theatre Building. The popu-lar Smokehouse on Shelby Street is a casual dining restaurant that it a fun place to eat with friends.

Fountain Square1 In Southern Indiana, these ho-tels are only a two and a half hour drive from Indianapolis. Both historic hotels have been recently renovated. Once called the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” the West Baden Hotel has a one-of-a-kind domed atri-um spanning 200 feet. There is no need to stay there overnight since the hotels encourage visi-tors to look around and partici-pate in activities.

French Lick and West Baden2

Located on the Lake Michigan shoreline in northern Indiana, students can take a road trip to visit the dunes. A three hour drive provides access to numer-ous beaches, trails and of course, sand dunes. Many visitors choose to camp at the Dune-wood campground for $15 a day. Horse back riding and hik-ing are also available.

3 Indiana DunesBiking, walking or running the canal is popular among many downtown residents and is also a fun activity to do with friends on fall break. Once on the three-mile loop, one becomes aware of even more activities such as renting paddle boats, taking a gondola ride, dining at one of the many restaurants that offer a view of the canal or even taking a segway ride.

4 Canal Walk

Homecoming spirit week

Wed

nesd

ay

Tues

day

Mon

day

Thur

sday

Frid

ay

Spirit week is such a major event for students at Roncalli because they are required to wear uniforms almost every other day of the year. Much excitement builds towards the upcoming pep rally, game and dance. Each day has a theme; come as you are day, twin day, what the heck are you wearing day, movie character day and red, white, and blue day. Not only is red, white and blue day a theme, it’s also worn by students in the cheer block for the homecoming game. Nearly everyone shows their spirit during one of the most thrilling weeks in the Rebel school year.

TOUCH-DOWN: The

Roncalli student sec-tion cheers as the Rebels

score against Brebeuf. The final score was Ron-

calli 26, Brebeuf 6.

HOMECOMING FLOATS: Junior Cam-

eron Powers participates in the class float competition as the character Russell. The

theme of the juniors’ float was from the movie

“Up.”

CROWNING: Senior Coleen Gaughan

poses with her sister Cathe-rine Gaughan after Coleen was announced homecoming queen

at the game against Brebeuf. Cole Toner was crowned king

at the homecoming dance.

LOUD AND PROUD:

Senior Ryan Van Abeele cheers on the

Rebels with his classmates at the homecoming game

against Brebeuf. The Senior class won the

spirit award.

BY NATALIE HERBERTZStaff Writer

Student body shows heart and pride during the 2011 spirit week

PHOTOS BY NATALIE HERBERTZ

PHOTOS BY CAITY RUHANA

PAJAMA DAY: Freshman Lanie Jackson and junior Kyle Kedra dressed up in their pajamas.

TWIN DAY: Freshmen Alli Grahn, Erin Bower, Alexis Wishhart, and Kennedy Stenger went as a group and dressed as dalmatians.

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WEARING DAY: Seniors Melissa Massengale, Joseph Micucci, and Amy Hemmelgarn dress in their best crazy attire.

RED WHITE AND BLUE DAY: Senior Paul Johnson holds the spirit stick for the senior class.

MOVIE CHARACTER DAY: Senior Maryann Kirkoff and sophomore Sara Stevens dressed up as Harry Potter characters.

www.fountainsquareindy.com

www.indianadunes.com

www.frenchlick.com

www.discovercanal.com

Features 5october 14, 2011www.RebelReview.org

Evolution of horror moviesScary movies grow more intense over the yearsNews EditorBY WADE CATT

PHOTO BY NATALIE HERBERTZ

1956

1958

1973

1975

1978

1979

1980

1990

2002

2005

2009

2010

2011

Scary Funny Cute

What costume are you?

In today’s world, teenagers regularly go out and spend their time and money to get scared by watching the latest horror movies. October has always been a popular time for producers to market the genre due to Halloween. Most people notice that what once scared past generations isn’t incredibly scary any more. What many people do not realize is that the horror genre got its start in the 1920s. The silent horror movies of the Pro-

hibition Era focused on supernatural elements as seen in “Nosferatu” (1922) while post World War II films took on a science fiction element as in “The Blob” (1958). “This [“The Blob”] was my first scary movie. When the ball broke open and then the scum touched the man and he couldn’t get it off his arm, I ran out of the theater,” English teacher Mrs. Marsha Sander said. However, over the years a trend has manifested itself in the horror genre: as time goes on, scary movies get increasingly violent. This is evident in the United States rating system, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). The scariest movie in 1963 was Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” which retained a PG rating. Nowadays it is impossible to see a truly scary movie that is not rated at least PG-13. This trend began in the 70s when special effects began to take a bigger role in shocking the audience and hor-ror movies began to regularly be rated as R, like with “The Exorcist” (1973) which was nominated for 10 Oscars and won two. “The whole idea of Satan possessing, embodying a little girl was riveting, yet scared me to death! ” German teacher Mrs. Janet Price said.

But it was in the 1980’s that the genre completely changed. Special effects took on a role never before seen in movies. Although they may look cheesy compared to the computer generated imagery found today, these special effects were considered state-of-the-art and very realistic. echnology enabled filmmakers to explore new approaches to scaring audiences but unfortunately cost them story depth: less and less money was being put into the script and high-profile actors became a rarity in the genre with almost every new scary movie featuring first-time actors. In 1984 the PG-13 rating was added to the system due to parents who were upset with a little movie called “Gremlins” (1984) which many people considered too scary for young children despite its PG rating. Ever since then, special effects have gotten better, ratings have gotten more strict and stories have grown increasingly lacking in quality and all of this seems to correlate with a more intense viewing experience. This October will see the third installment in the “Paranormal Activity” franchise. The home-video style of “Paranormal Activity” was first implemented in “The Blair Witch Project” (1999) and has been adopted and adapted by many others since. “Paranormal Activity” has gathered quite a following due to its shock-value techniques. In fact, junior Michael Clements and freshman Michael Carroll both cited “Paranormal Activity 2” as the scariest movie they have ever seen. So it appears as though the trend will continue through this Halloween and future ones. Whether that is a good or bad thing is up to the public to decide.

1) calbk tca _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2) ppmunki _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3) lstokeen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4) cwsaorrce _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5) vlseae _ _ _ _ _ _ 6) plpeas _ _ _ _ _ _ 7) gfirnehitgn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _8) sfanyat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9) cbimoskort _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _10) ysarc _ _ _ _ _ 11) kyosop _ _ _ _ _ _ 12) ncaros _ _ _ _ _ _ 13) vhrsate onom _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14) dhyraie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15) wbbeco _ _ _ _ _ _

WO RD SCR AMB LE

What is your favorite Halloween activity?

Go to a party

Do nothing

Watch a scary movie

Hand out candy

Go to a haunted house

Go trick-or-treating

ANSWERS: 1)black cat 2)pumpkin 3)skeleton 4)scarecrow 5)leaves 6)apples 7)frightening 8)fantasy 9)broomstick 10)scary 11)spooky 12)acorns 13)harvest moon 14)hayride 15)cobweb

26%

14%

12%

8%2%

38%

PHOTO BY NATALIE HERBERTZ

CRAZY APE: Senior Paul Strack dresses up as King Kong for Movie Character Day. The gorilla outfit could also be a scary Hallow-een costume.

BEAUTY SCHOOL DROP OUT: Bob Tully’s wig and fake teeth make a funny Hal-loween costume. He dressed as a pink lady from Grease on Movie Character Day.

GREASED LIGHTNING: Junior Rachel Brown poses as Sandy from Grease on Movie Character Day. The outfit could be a cute costume for any Halloween party.

poll of 100 Rebels

What is the first thing you think of when

deciding what to wear?cute look scary look

alone

group

trick-or-treat

party

receive candy give candy family friends

Would you go trick-or-treating

with a group or alone?

Trick-or-treating or go to a party?

Go with friends or family?

Give candy or receive candy?

Start

PHOTO BY ALEX ANNEE

ACTIVITIES BY DEZI BOWMAN

Getting back in the swing of school can be complicated, espe-cially when teachers assign piles of homework to students over the weekend.

Students have so many other worries like what to wear to the Friday night football game and how late they are able to

sleep in on Saturday mornings. Sunday afternoons are reserved for the dreaded homework. No student wants to be reminded of the homework that must be done.

However, because of the existence of procrastinators, effort may vary for weekend assignments. Some try harder while others just don’t care.

“I try harder on weekdays because I want to get it right once and not have to double check it,” said junior Lindsay Kern.

Often frustrated with the reasoning behind the educators’ methods of homework, students seem to have a very common opinion of the affair.

“I would rather spend more time doing more interesting things like hang-ing out with [his girlfriend] Megan than doing homework,” said senior Matt Meyer.

The problem may be established from misunderstanding between the two parties. High school scholars want a chance to breathe and relax, but teachers realize the opportunities that are at hand.

The instructors make an excellent argument for themselves. Their exercises have purpose, and the student’s achievements prove that.

English teacher and moderator of student council Ryan Costello hands out weekend homework because every topic in the curriculum needs to be ad-

dressed, and more often than not, there’s not enough time to do so during class.On the other hand, Pat Crosley, a social studies teacher and assistant basket-

ball coach, rarely assigns homework over the two-day break. He is aware that, like him, students have further engagements that have been planned in advance. He “allows for flexibility” when it comes to assignments.

Indeed, teachers have homework too. Grading papers is never an easy task, and it consumes a lot of their time.

“As you turn in seven assignments a day, I do 90,” Crosley said.Each teacher has to correct all the papers in a timely manner in order to

return them to the students. Teachers are one in the same with students when it comes to deadlines, because students want to be kept posted with what their grade looks like, and there are progress reports and report cards, too.

“We have to get it graded, so we can get the next thing graded,” said Costel-lo. In the end, pupils and staff compliment each other.

Staff and students alike are obligated to carry heavy loads of responsibility when it comes down to the work that is finished. Even though homework on the weekend seems annoying, just imagine the amount of course require-ments teachers push to determine that their students are ready for the next level. Teachers are looking out for their students.

The next time a worksheet is laid on the desk that is due the following Mon-day, picture the tedious hours of grading that’s in store for the teacher. Before the next complaint about homework leaves your lips, rethink of the amount of work teachers do in order to make students go beyond achieving their goals.

Editor-in-Chief: Max Browning Photo Editor: Julie TrainaEditor-in-Chief: Pauline Dearing Photographer: Jessica DeakNews Editor: Wade Catt Copy Editor: Natalie ButlerIllustrator: Taylor Calhoun Staff Writer: Hannah SmithOnline Editor: Paige Pretti Staff Writer: Dezi Bowman Feature Editor: Kristen McCarthy Staff Writer: Shelby EnnisCo Sports Editor: Jimmy Cook Staff Writer: Natalie HerbertzCo Sports Editor: Collin O’Connor Sports Staff Writer: Sam Orrell Social Media Editor: Jake Byrd Adviser: Mrs. Julie Albertson

Editorial PolicyWe accept letters to the editor from all faculty, staff, and students. They can be e-mailed to jalbertson@roncallihs.org or delivered to room 203. Please keep these letters short, roughly 200-300 words. They will be accepted under the circumstances that they are signed and noted to which article it is in response. Letters that contain misinformation or are meant to libel another will not be published. The decision to publish these will be decided by The Rebel Review adviser Mrs. Albertson. We also accept photographs and articles written by students, teachers, and staff members. Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/MCT Campus High School Newspaper Service.

The Rebel Review Staff

Our Opinion

THE WEEKEND DREADTeachers and students express their differing opinions about homework assigned for the weekends

ILLUSTRATION BY TAYLOR CALHOUN

Autumn fun not just for the youngVariety of festivities makes the season relevant and enjoyable for all ages

News6 October 14, 2011 www.RebelReview.org

BY NATALIE BUTLER Copy Editor

Identifyingwith the traits of Pope John Roncalli

What I have always admired about Pope John XXIII is his sense of humor. When you read stories about him, or when people remember him, they always remember him smiling and laughing. Mr. Weisenbach has read the faculty many stories about him, and to me, his sense of humor -- about himself and about the world --is his greatest attribute.

Laughter coming from a class room is to me a sound of joy. It means that people are connecting with each other – that they are sharing a moment of release from the tension and stress that seems to surround all of us in these very uncertain times. Laughter reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously.

Unlike tears, humor has to be shared. As soon as we hear a good joke, or have something funny happen, we rush to tell others. I have had incredibly goofy things happen in class rooms – exploding volcanoes, pickled lamb tongue, fires that I am glad could be doused quickly, and what I remember the best is how we all – teacher and students – laughed.

Pope John XXIII demonstrated through his life God’s abundant love for us – and I think that shared laughter is the happiest manifestation of

Each month, the Roncalli faculty member who we feel best portrays a trait of Pope Angelo Roncalli will express how they live it out.

“Humorous”

History Teacher Mrs. Kathleen Helbing

PHOTO BY NATALIE BUTLER

Trick- or- treating, haunt-ed houses, scary movies and costume parties are all signs that Halloween is approaching. Every

year, Halloween is celebrated among a wide variety of people. The question is, is Halloween simply a holiday for little children or is it fun for all ages?

There is some debate on this topic. On one hand, Halloween is geared towards younger children with trick-or-treating and assortments of candy. When thinking about Halloween, the typical image that comes to mind is eager kids dressed like ghosts and mon-sters running from house to house in search of the tastiest candy.

Nevertheless, some teenagers feel that there is no cutoff age for trick-or-treating and should be enjoyed by all. Teenagers trick-or-treating with younger siblings is understandable, but how scary would it be if three six-foot guys showed up at the door asking for candy? The guys may be completely innocent and honestly just want some candy, but most people would perceive it as creepy and would be scared to open the door.

One alternative to trick-or-treating is collecting cans. With the canned food drive taking place in early No-vember, Halloween is an opportunity to go around neighborhoods and col-lect cans. This allows for teenagers to still feel a part of the trick-or-treating spirit while taking part in a good cause.

Another aspect of Halloween that

attracts teenagers is scary movies. With most modern horror movies being rated PG-13 or R, teenagers are the tar-geted audience for many.

Along with movies, haunted houses have also instituted fear among chil-dren and teenagers over the years. With chainsaws, blood-curdling screams and hidden, masked monsters, haunted houses often attract more teenagers than little kids.

What most teenagers enjoy about Halloween is allowing other people or things to attempt to scare them. Haunted houses are a way for teenag-ers to experience that fear and still have fun with their friends.

Costume parties are another preva-lent theme around Halloween. For younger children, these parties mostly consist of bobbing for apples, hayrides and scary stories. As the children get older, the parties change along with the costumes. Even though the activities and outfits change, costume parties still appeal to children and adults.

Because of the wide range of activi-ties that can be done on Halloween, the holiday is for everyone. Whether it’s trick-or-treating, scary movies, haunt-ed houses or costume parties, people of all ages can participate in the festivities of Halloween. The spooky holiday only comes once a year, so everyone should get the chance to experience all that Halloween has to offer.

Features 7October 14, 2011www.RebelReview.org

Scavenger HuntAfter Walkathon, students may form teams and take pictures of specific items, places and activi-ties for a scavenger hunt.

Homecoming Wrap UpSpirit Week UpdateIdeas Needed700+ - number of students at Friday morning pep rally930 - number of students who attended the dance

87% - average percentage of dress-up day participation79% - lowest percentage of dress-up day participation

Email ideas for items, places and activities for the scavenger hunt to studentcouncil@ron-callihs.org before October 19.

Student Council Update

Publication explanation Members of the newspaper and yearbook talk about their publicationsBY JAKE BYRDStaff Writer

Every month, the staff of the Rebel Re-view releases a paper for the school re-garding what happened in sports, the arts and everything else at Roncalli in the past month. At the same time, the Ron-

calli Reveille yearbook staff works all year on the memorable yearbook. Students may not realize that these are even classes or what work is put into them.

The Rebel Review, which meets during 5th pe-riod, strives to write interesting and gripping stories that will draw the reader in and inform them of is-sues around the school. Every month, co-editors Max Browning and Pauline Dearing, alongside 12 other staff members, work every day on getting ideas for stories and designing the pages of the paper.

“The newspaper staff puts a lot of time and ef-fort into making the newspaper the best it can be,” said Dearing. The paper has crucial deadlines every month for finishing up pages and also writing stories for the Rebel Review website. Staff members of the newspaper work during class and even sometimes at nights and weekends to get the stories perfect and design the pages.

The Reveille is Roncalli’s yearbook that is filled with the memories of the past year. The 10 -member staff works to write stories, design the pages and fill it with all the good times of the past year. The co-editors of the yearbook are juniors Andria McHugh and Caity Ruhana, the only returning members of the staff which meets daily during 4th period.

“Knowing that it’s our responsibility to edit a book that people will read for the rest of their lives is at times stressful, but very rewarding”said McHugh. The 10 staff members work on the yearbook all year and work with each other to get done with it.

Some people may say “that’s a class?” or “what do you guys really do in there?” Both of the publica-tions work hard to satisfy readers and to draw in new members for the next year. Newspaper takes respon-sibility to get a good and fun story out to the school. Yearbook takes the time and patience to get the pages done and to fill it with the good times of the year.

PHOTO BY JAKE BYRD

Walk down memory laneThis is the 20th year Rebels will walk to raise money for tuition assistanceBY HANNAH SMITHStaff Writer

Each year, usually about 1,200 students, faculty, and staff participate in Walkathon, one of the biggest fundrais-ers of the year. The proceeds

go to supporting students in need of fi-nancial aid.

This is the 20th year of Walkathon. Bob Tully, the campus ministry director, was the first to coordinate the Walk-athon here, on May 1, 1991. Walkathon first started at Our Lady of Providence, but RHS, along with Chatard, contin-ued the idea. Chatard’s Walkathon took place in the fall and ours took place in the spring. In 1991, participation was mandatory.

Now, it is not mandatory but par-ticipation is highly encouraged. About 700 students attended Roncalli in 1991 and about 100 students either walked or ran. Others passed out drinks and aided them. The goal was approximately 30,000 dollars, but we exceeded that goal. The theme was “A Walk for Catho-lic Education!”

In 1991, the Walkathon route started north on LaSalle to Thompson, east on Thompson to Edgewood, west on Edge-wood to Gray, north on Gray to Thomp-son, west on Thompson to LaSalle, and ended by heading south on LaSalle to the Stadium. During the walk, Rebels picked up litter that was found.

“I actually love whatever I can do for Roncalli and kids!” said Tully.

This year, Walkathon will take place on Thursday, October 27th. The theme is “We are Walking in the Light of God”. The goal is to raise $80,000 from a col-lection of what students, teachers, fac-ulty and sponsors raise. We usually meet the goal. It continually grows signifi-cantly every year. Along with the goal of raising the 80,000 dollars, this year is also going to have more sponsors. A lot of the sponsors are Alumnus.

“I like the energy of the day, and it’s the one time of the year the school comes together for tuition assistance...it is a way to ensure that students who want to go to Roncalli, can,” said Vice President for Institutional Advance-ment, Terese Carson.

Typically, in order to keep the costs of the shirts from being too expensive, companies will sponsor. The t-shirts are worn on the day of Walkathon, along with other designated days throughout the school year.

The winner of the shirt design this year was sophomore, Connor Basch. The theme winner was freshman, Julia Martinez.

All teachers are required to help in some way, whether it be working a study hall for the students who have chosen not to participate, or helping out at the finish line, running, walking or just con-tributing money.

PHOTO BY JESSIE DEAK

WALKING ALONG: Students, faculty and staff raised nearly $80,000 in last year’s Walkathon. The theme was learn to-gether, pray together, walk together.

THIS YEAR: The picture above is the 2011-2012 Walkathon logo. The theme is “we are walking in the light of God.”

RUNNING WALKATHON: Some students and teachers decide to run during Walkathon instead. Juniors Daniel Buergler, Alex Alfery and James Perry run with cross country coach Mr. Andy Niewedde.

YEARBOOK: The Reveille staff comes together to talk about the theme of this year’s yearbook. Each day the staff designs, edits and takes photos for the upcoming yearbook.

Rebel Review and Reveille were both named finalists for Indiana’s top student publication award, the Hoosier Star. Staff members attending the IHSPA State Convention October 21st will find out if they won the coveted award.

Hoosier Star

NEWSPAPER: The Rebel Review staff works hard on the October issue. They have to finish their stories and get to work creating the pages each month.

PHOTO BY JULIE ALBERTSON

ILLUSTRATED BY CONNOR BASCH

PHOTO BY JESSIE DEAK

Sports8 October 14, 2011 www.RebelReview.org

Fall SportsROUND UP

Football

Team Record: 5-3Notable Wins: Franklin Central, Brebeuf Prep

Boys Soccer

Team Record: 13-5-1Notable Wins: Sec-tional Champs

Boys XC

Notable Finishes: 3rd Pendleton Heights Invite, 2nd at Craig Park

Rebel faces in the crowdHighlighting four athletes who made an impact this season

Girls XC

Notable Finishes: 4th Pendleton Heights Invite, 6th All Catholic Invite

Volleyball

Team Record: 17-10Notable Wins: Cathedral, Bishop Chatard

Tennis

Record: 7-9Notable Wins: Cardinal Ritter, Lutheran

Girls Soccer

Team Record: 7-5-1Notable Wins: Southport, Franklin Central

Girls Golf

Notable Finishes:3rd at State,1st Marion County Tournament

Senior Danny Cox

Senior Jacob Saylor

Junior Joey Wolf

Junior Josh Brockman

Senior Anna Gleixner

Freshman Bailey Schnell

Senior Cassie Schultheis

Senior Kate DeMoss

Girls Cross Country

The tennis team lost their number one sin-gles slot last year when Nick Strange gradu-ated, but without missing a beat, junior Joe Wolf has stepped up to take the challenge of filling that role. “It was a good season, a little rough at some points.”

Abbey Finch is entering her second year on the volleyball team which has helped her improve from last year. She has had a fantastic year already with a lot more games left to be played. “It helped me to know more people, and they helped me to get better as a player.”

Kal

eigh

Wil

ham

She is only a freshman, but Kaleigh Wilham is already turning heads by breaking the Freshman Cross Country record with a time of 20:43. “I didn’t realize it at first but after I crossed the finish line my dad told me that I ran under 21 minutes, It’s quite an accomplishment.”

Dai

nel B

uerg

ler

Daniel Buergler is consistently at the top of the cross country standings despite a new coach. He recently ran his personal best time at the Flashrock Invite while leading the team to a 14th place finish. “We’ve gone a long way this season, It’s been a difference in our attitude.”

Boys Cross Country

Abb

ey F

inch

Girls Volleyball

Joey

Wol

f

Boys Tennis

BY SAM ORRELLSports Writer

PHOTO BY HANNAH SMITH PHOTO BY JULIE ALBERTSONPHOTO BY CAITY RUHANA PHOTO BY HANNAH SMITH

Updated as of 10/11

PHOTO BY MEGAN YODER

PHOTO BY CAITIY RUHANA

PHOTO BY JULIE ALBERTSON

PHOTO BY HANNAH SMITH

PHOTO BY JESSIE DEAK

PHOTO BY MEGAN YODER

PHOTO BY HANNAH SMITH

PHOTO BY LAUREN SHEETS

Collin O’Connor and Sam Orrell