The StannerVol. 50, No. 3 Archbishop Molloy High School November 2006

By Sarah Conlon Led by frosh Nick Scala, who raisedover $3,200 single-handedly, Stannersraised about $144,000 in ArchbishopMolloy’s 13th annual Walk-a-thon onFriday Oct. 27, said Mrs. MaureenKelly, the school administrator whoorganizes the fund-raising event. “This was about the same total asprevious years,” said Mrs. Kelly, “sincewe’ve always had an average of $70per student.” The money will be used to buySmartboards for the classrooms thataren’t already equipped with them. Thenew Smartboards will be installed inFebruary said Mr. C.J. Mallia. The rest of the money was used topurchase five new computers completewith desktop publishing software, aprinter, and a scanner for the new officecreated for The Stanner and Blue &White Yearbook in the basementopposite the music room. The Stanner moderator Mr. CharleyMcKenna said his staff was verygrateful that Molloy President Mr. JohnSherry and Principal Bro. Roy George,“saw fit to reward the staff for all theirhard work last year by giving us ourown office and the computers that willmake it easier for us to put out a goodnewspaper every month.” Led by Scala, homeroom 1J was thetop fund-raising homeroom in theschool. Scala won free tuition for this year asthe top student fund-raiser this year anda $150 gift certificate to The Gapclothing store as the top frosh. I was surprised to win,” Scala said.“I only made a couple of phone calls tofamily members and I got lucky. Myaunt’s company was very generous indonating $2,500. My brother triedreally hard [to win] when he was atMolloy and always came up short.” Scala’s parents were thrilled that hisefforts resulted in free tuition for the

2006-2007 school year. “My parents were in disbelief when Itold them,” Scala said. As great as Scala’s performance wasthis year, it didn’t come close to theindividual fund-raising record of $6,000set several years ago. Jeff Crane won a laptop computerfor being the second overall and freetuition for Driver’s Ed for being the topjunior fund-raiser. “I set out to try to win free tuition,”said Crane, “although I am very happywith the second place finish.”Crane said he was able to raise $2,880“from family donations, but mostly frommy dad’s co-workers who were verygenerous.” Homeroom 2E provided all three ofthe sophomore individual winners:Connor Hubbard, Sean Hickey, andAnthony Infante. While the rest of the school waswalking through the streets of

Briarwood, many seniors were giventhe opportunity to participate in thefund-raiser by participating in a walkinto Manhattan and by playing a varietyof games such as basketball, softball,handball, and, of course, flag. The “banana yellow” Walk-a-thont-shirts was chosen after Bro. Roy wentinto the cafeteria one day and askedstudents for t-shirt ideas. He told them he wanted something“beachy” to go along with the flip-flopdesign on the t-shirt. The students cameup with the color yellow. “I was very pleased with how theevent went this year,” Bro. Roy said.“As the students walked, the people inthe neighborhood could tell that theywere a good group of kids.” Walk-a-thon Prizes: Seniors: 1. Daniel Rankel (two ticketsto the Senior Prom); 2. Brendan Regan($125 Gap gift certificate); 3. MichaelBorek ($100 Gap gift certificate). Juniors: 1. Jeff Crane (Free Driver’sEd); 2. Vincent Sorrentino ($125 Gapgift certificate); 3. Matt Kruk ($100Gap gift certifcate). Sophomores: 1. Connor Hubbard($150 Gap gift certificate); 2. SeanHickey ($125 Gap gift certificate); 3.Anthony Infante ($100 Gap giftcertificate). Frosh: 1. Nick Scala ($150 Gap giftcertificate); 2. Chris Chandler ($125Gap gift certificate); 3. David Kane($100 Gap gift certificate). Raffle prize winners: Seniors: Brendan Regan ($50 Gapgift card); Steven Jelcic ($50 Gap giftcard); Caitlin Gambill (two tickets to aNew York Rangers game).

Frosh is top Walk-a-thon fund-raiser

Juniors: Matt Flynn (three tickets toa New York Jets game); Joshua James($50 Barnes & Noble gift certificate). Sophomores: Kaitlin Carr ($50 Gapgift card); Justin Gratta ($50 Old Navygift card); Leslie Corona ($15 Targetgift card). Frosh: Kim Mahadeo (iPod); DavidOtano (personal computer); AshleyAnderson (six tickets to a New YorkIslanders game and $50 Old Navy giftcard); Teresa Governale (four ticketsto a New York Rangers game); JoannaSantos (two tickets to a New YorkRangers game); Peter Kramer (fourtickets to a New York Knicks game);Shannon Chiarel (five tickets to a NewYork Rangers game); Michael Sforza(four tickets to a New York Islandersgame); Rocco Romeo ($50 Molloybookstore gift certificate); MelissaGazal ($50 in movie passes); BrianGribbon ($15 in iTunes); MichaelCarraher ($10 Blockbuster giftcertificate); Florian Santos ($15 Targetgift card); Claire Mahon ($15 Targetgift card).

Stanners are all smiles while taking a break during the Walk-a-thon. (Photos by Steve Montoni)

Molloy’s track team is always the first to finish the Walk-a-thon.Matt Poon & Marissa Giarraputo(Photo by Michiko Morri)

Molloy encourages academiccompetition. We are a highly rankedschool with extensive collegepreparatory programs. The names ofthe students who make the Principal’slist and the Honor Rolls are postedoutside the cafeteria. Students whoearn academic awards are praised inhomeroom announcements. Many of us have loaded up ourschedules with A.P. and honors classes,with homework and tests that can seemnever ending. Walking through the halls, manystudents nervously ask each other “whatdid you get?” on this test or that. The pressure to succeed can wearyou down. So how do some of us deal with ourexhausting schedules? Go to our newly renovated cafeteriaand there you will find the answer —caffeine. Molloy sells various kinds of coffeeproducts from DoubleShots topackaged Frappuccinos. At the local deli, students can buy arethe “energy drinks,” such as Red Bull,which are loaded with massive amountsof sugar and caffeine. This use of caffeine to try to improveacademic performance can bedangerous but many students seem tofeel that it is even more dangerous to

do badly on a test. Our society has made getting intocollege so competitive that someteenagers seem to be willing to risk theirgood health in order to stay on top inthis twisted game of life. My need for low-calorie energydrinks led me to start drinking Tabduring my sophomore year with. Itprovided a caffeine rush without thebitter taste of coffee. Beneath the fruity taste however, lay95 milligrams of caffeine and someunwanted side effects. My symptoms of withdrawalincluded: headaches, muscle fatigue,and muscle pain. When the caffeine rush ended, acycle of jitteriness and uneasiness sweptover me within a matter of minutes. So I drank more Tab. After a while, I felt that Tab wasn’tworking for me anymore. I didn’t feelthe quick energy burst I once had. After a while, I needed greater andgreater amounts Tab to revive the“caffeine high” I once felt. Eventually I chose to quit cold turkeyrather than consume more and morecaffeine. But some students faced with myproblem have resorted to prescriptionpills such as Adderall and Ritalin inorder to help them stay awake when

preparing for an exam in high school orcollege. These prescription pills for peoplewith Attention Deficit HyperactivityDisorder and Attention Deficit Disorderare stimulants which prolong attentionspan but the side effects can be moredeadly than illegal drugs: psychoticepisodes, irregular heartbeats, and evendeath. The sad thing is that taking these pillsis not taboo. Some students have claimed that theyscored better on tests using Adderall

than they did taking the test clean. Isthe desire to break 2000 on the SATstronger than the desire for good healthor even life itself? Our society seems to be saying it isbecause it stresses to students that notgetting into a good college equals notgetting a good job and not having agood life. But society is wrong. Students should kick the caffeinehabit and never resort to chemicalstimulants to succeed.

—Connie Tsang

Archbishop Molloy is a school thatattracts students with great intellect,sportsmanship, and creativity. A great emphasis is put on Stannersdeveloping their intelligence and manyindividuals are extremely focused onmaking the Principal’s List or the HonorRoll each marking period. Some dreamof becoming the class valedictorian orsalutatorian. Clubs such as the Math League,Science Olympiad, and Mock Trialsearch for the best mathematic,scientific, and legal minds in Molloy toparticipate on their teams.

Molloy’s championships in sportssuch as volleyball, soccer, and trackare heralded in homeroomannouncements and the schoolnewspaper. But while academics and athletics areessential components of our society, wesometimes forget the third componentof a well-rounded person — creativity. Creativity has helped human societyto advance from the Paleolithic andNeolithic Ages, to the Golden Ages ofGreece and Rome, to the Renaissanceand Enlightenment Eras, to the IndustrialRevolution and our own modern times.

It has sparked new ideas,philosophies and practices in politics,science, mathematics, and the arts. Some Stanners would like to pursuecreative careers in fields such as fashiondesign, interior design, and graphicdesign but there is little here at Molloyto help us pursue those dreams. Sure there’s the Art Club, but thatcovers just one type of artistic creativity.Wouldn’t it be great if Molloyestablished a place where some of themost creative people in Stannervillecould meet and discuss their opinions

about one another’s sketches in acreative, relaxed haven — a placewhere designers can sketch in peace? Yes, it could be costly to the schoolto pay a moderator to start up a clubjust for students interested in design. Butit would be worth it. If we can increase the recognition forour designers and provide them with aplace where they can be inspired bysharing their ideas, creativity can takeits rightful place at Molloy alongsideintelligence and athletism.

—Raymond Ferreira

Molloy designers need a creative outlet at school

To the Editor: I read with dismay the Oct. issue’seditorial “Future Voters need a currentevents curriculum” because, for a paperthat prides itself on careful research andimplores others to do the same, it wassurprising that its conclusion that Molloydoes not do enough to prepare itsstudents to be well informed voters wasso poorly investigated and insulting. Current events have always playedan integral role in the Social Studiescurriculum. Two courses — U.S.Foreign Policy and AmericanGovernment — deal specifically withforeign and domestic current eventsThe Stanner wrongly believes areneglected. Guest speakers, from gubernatorialcandidates to marines just back from

Iraq, give Molloy students theopportunity to talk with and questionreal life participants in tomorrow’shistory. Voter registration is another issue TheStanner mistakenly assumes is notaddressed at Molloy. Since 1971,every senior in Mr. John Diorio’sAmerican Government class hasreceived a voter registration card withdetailed instructions. I urge The Stanner to uphold the highstandards for journalism that it has setfor itself and to thoroughly research itstopics before writing misleading anderroneous editorials.

Mr. Edward CameronSocial Studies Chairman

The StannerVolume 50, Number 3

Editor-in-Chief: Kim SeilerPhotography Editor: Fernando OrtizCopy Editors: Stephanie Almache, Megan Boyle,

Melanie Dostis, Ray Ferreira, Allie Reisch.Production Staff: Stephanie Almache, Ray Ferreira,

Emily Tansey, Allie Reisch.Technical Supervisor: Mr. Tom HarrisonPhotography Club Moderator: Ms. Jeanne LongeranoStanner Moderator: Mr. Charley McKennaPublisher: Bro. Roy George

Jittery Stanners should put down the cup of coffee

Letters to the Editor: Please note the following correctionsto errors in Volume 50 Number 2: Junior Angela Cerbone is not anewcomer to The Stanner Players asstated in the Drama Club article aboutits fall production. She appeared in

“Harvey” two years ago as a frosh. Sophomore Allie Reisch’s name wasmisspelled in the story about Molloy’sVarsity Girls tennis team. Mr. Jeff Gallagher’s name wasmisspelled in a photo caption.

Corrections:

By Jillian Grogan Seventy-nine juniors traveled toEsopus on Nov. 3 for a weekendretreat where they heard motivationalspeeches, had discussion among theirpeers and tried to strengthen theirrelationships with both their classmatesand God. The retreat’s theme “Letting Go andLetting God In,” featured speeches bystudents, alumni, and faculty that taughtlessons about stress, change,relationships, regret, and leadership. The retreat tried to re-enforce the ideathat not everything is yours to controland that sometimes, although you mayfind it hard to let go of certain things,you will be better off if you can makepeace with those regrets and move on. The juniors then broke down intogroups with one or two group leaderswho led discussions about the themesof the speeches. Junior Cristina Auriemmo said thegroups were what she liked best aboutthe retreat because, “it was a chancefor you to talk amongst your peers and

give your opinions and hear others’opinions.” All who attended wrote what theymost wanted to let go of in their liveson a strip of constuction paper and eachpiece of paper was stapled into a chainto show the bond within the group. Later, the juniors again wrote whatthey wanted to let go of on a small pieceof paper but this time placed the paperin a bonfire at night to further rid themof the worry. Saturday evening featured thesacrament of reconciliation and a massin the chapel which gave juniors achance to reflect on their own lives. A trip to the cemetery at Esopus tookplace Sunday morning where the juniorsreflected on the lives of the deceasedMarist Brothers. Students were eachgiven the name of a deceased MaristBrother to pray to, asking him to bewith them in their journey through life. Junior Amanda Foley said, “I woulddefinitely recommend the JuniorRetreat, especially because I had never

been on a retreat before and now Iregret not going on the Freshman orSophomore retreats.” Campus Ministry Director Mr. MikeGermano urges juniors not to wait untilsenior year before going on an Esopusretreat. “It’s a great experience and once theydo it, students generally wish they hadgone earlier,” Mr. Germano said. Students were split in their opinionabout whether or not the Junior Retreatwas similar or not to the Frosh andSophomore Retreats. Mr. Germano said the Junior Retreatis supposed to build on previousretreats and become sort of a “segwayto the Senior Encounter.”

However, Mr. Germano added thatthe Junior Retreat could stand alone asits own separate experience as it is morespiritual and features more personalspeeches than the previous retreats inorder to try to get the juniors to achievea deeper understanding of life. Junior Molly Joyce said she wouldnot change anything about herexperience because she felt that theretreat was very well run and liked thefact that it incorporated many alumniwho were out of high school and couldlend advice about life after Molloy. The next Junior Retreat will be heldFeb. 2-4 in Esopus. The cost is $110per student.

By Joseph Dujmovic For the first time inrecent history,Molloy is offering three SeniorEncounters the 2006-07 school year,“because of its popular demand” saidCampus Ministry Director Mr. MikeGermano. Senior Encounters, like all Molloyretreats, are weekend-long events at theMarist Brothers Retreat House inEsopus, two hours north of the city. Students in other grades will beoffered the ususal two retreatopportunities. The Encounters cost $110 to attend,and offer placement to just 70 students,unlike the retreats for other gradeswhich can accommodate up to 84students. “Each student is selected on a first-come, first-served basis,” said Mr.Germano. “Each year is a progressionof meeting the communal, social, butmost importantly, the spiritual needs ofthe Molloy community. The retreatstend to become more serious,encompass more in-depth groups and,overall, have a greater dynamic as astudent journeys from freshman tosenior year.”

Upon reaching their final year atMolloy, students are offered theopportunity to embark on their “SeniorEncounter.” “The Encounter is the pinnacle ofyour retreat experiences and is evenmore appreciated if you’ve gone on aretreat before,” said Mr. Germano. “Toencounter Christ’s love is the goal ofthe Senior Encounter and it is our hopethat we are able to provide this to ourstudents.” Unlike the retreats for frosh,sophomores, and juniors, which arevery open-ended and can change fromyear to year, the theme and format ofthe Encounter never changes. But Mr. Germano stressed, “there aredifferent ways of going about it anddoing it.” In order to make the retreats andencounters truly memorable, Mr.Germano chose eight seniors each yearto lead the way. This year’s leaders are: MeganBoyle, Dana Blond, Dominique Brown,Kristen Cadacio, Casey McAuliff,Alessandra Rannazzisi, Stephen Silvaand Catherine Soderberg.

However, Mr. Germano said, “thehard work and effort of many peoplego into the planning and running of eachindividual Retreat and Encounter.” The first Senior Encounter was heldin early October and only positivecomments were made about it. “Everything on the Encounter wasamazing”, said senior Jennifer Mavra.“It was much more spiritual than Iimagined and I would recommend it to

everyone. They did a phenomenal job.” For some seniors, The Encounter wasthe first time they had ever gone toEspous. “I got to meet and speak with peoplewhom I’d never spoken to before andit was truly one of the greatestexperiences I’ve ever had,” said seniorAnte Skorpanic. Senior Denise Calma said, “TheEncounter was excellent! Enough said.”

Jr. Retreat focuses on letting go and letting God in

Seniors’ demand increases number of Encounters

From left, Senior Encounter leaders, Stephen Silva, Megan Boyle,Dominique Brown, Kristen Cadacio, Alessandra Rannazzisi,Catherine Soderberg, Dana Blond, and Casey McAuliff. ( Photocourtesy of Mr. Germano.)

Juniors enjoyed their group discussions at the first Junior Retreat ofthe year at Esopus on Nov. 3. The theme of the retreat was “ LettingGo and Letting God In.” (Photos courtesy of Mr. Mike Germano)

By Melissa Chien Ten bands from Archbishop Molloy participated in thesecond in the Jack Curran Gym in hopes of being pickedRock Aid events. Over 400 Stanners attended the audition as spectator The three judges, Mr. Glenn DaGrossa, Mr. Eric Stolzband, which features senior Mark Giernicki as the leaGulmezian as keyboardist, alumni Peter Slusarski on drbass. “This band was picked [as the winner] because they rjudges,” said Mr. DaGrossa, “It’s always a tough decisi Keyboardist Gulmezian said, that they were surprised tplaying a 45-minute set at Rock Aid. Dirt, which has been together for a little over two monPeppers and “Time is Running Out” by Muse for their au The first Rock Aid concert will be held on January 12 aat 6:30 pm in the Jack Curran Gym, and tickets will cos Rock Aid will feature a full light show, and a 12,000 w“It will be a real spectacle, and it will look like a real pro All profits from Rock Aid will go to the Leukemia Lypresent at the show. Also present at the show will be th The faculty group Lazarus, which features Mr. DaGrosfirst Rock Aid, while Dirt will headline the second Rock Red Note, the runner-up in the Battle of the Bands, wspots. The group consists of seniors Zach Kramer (vocalist), Hanna (rhythm guitar), Tom Lynch (drums), and freshm “I can’t see myself playing with anyone else,” said Na Their second-place finish was very satisfying to theeliminated at auditions for last year’s Rock Aid concert. “The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of band everyone knew they could be,” said Mr. Stolze. “Ain themselves.” The Kramer brothers’ basement serves as a studio, compthat they believe really gives them the upper hand on oth Other bands that will be playing at Rock Aid are; thirdbass, junior Rocco Astore on guitar, and Michael Rangoon vocals and drums, respectively), and fourth place finisAdam User on vocals, alumni Kevin McAuley on guitarTansey on bass).Deanna Gulmezian also contributed to this story.

Battle of the Dirt cleansRock Aid a

The Stanners who auditioned for Battle of theBands, clockwise from upper left, sophomoreJordan Sopp, senior Raphael Cervantes,senior Rob Nappi, sophomore Emily Tansey,senior Thomas Lynch, junior Beth Terranova,senior Adam User, and senior Zach Kramer.(Photos by Christina Loccisano.)

e annual “Battle of the Bands” audition on Novemberd to be one of the four bands playing in this year’s two

rs.ze, and Mr. Carl Semmler chose Dirt as the winningd singer, senior Tim Viani on guitar, senior Deannarums, and Juan Letto-who does not attend Molloy-on

received the highest combined score out of the threeion to make.”to come in first place, and they are looking forward to

nths, played “Dani California” by the Red Hot Chiliudition.and the second on May fifth. Both shows will be heldst $7.watt sound system.ofessional show,” said DaGrossa.ymphoma foundation, whose representatives will bee local news and a major newspaper.ssa and Mr. Stolze, will be the headlining band for thek Aid. Both shows will also feature a DJ.

was the only all-Stanner band to finish in the top four

Robert Nappi (lead guitar and backup vocalist), Timman Peter Kramer (bass).appi.e members of Red Note as they were the last band.f Red Note now is: finally; they’ve finally become the

And they got there through hard work and by believing

plete with professional recording gear and instrumentsher high school bands.d place finishers Say What (junior Beth Terranova ono and Gary Pace, both of whom do not attend Molloy,shers The Void (senior John Saladino on guitar, seniorr, junior Sean Ginter on drums, and sophomore Emily

Bands 2006s up at theauditions

By Hendryx Silva When Molloy’s Indian Club membersattended the club’s first meeting of theyear in the school library last month,they discovered that they had a newmoderator. For the past several years, Ms. MaryPat Gannon has been moderator of theIndian Club, but a new moderator hastaken over those duties this year: schoollibrarian Ms. Dorothy DeNoto. “I didn’t know what to expect,” saidShelly Singh of that first meeting. “Therewere rumors going around saying Ms.DeNoto was the new moderator, butwe weren’t sure if she really was.”

By Diana Trent Mr. Ted McGuinness took a groupof Molloy students to a production ofShakespeare’s “Richard II” at theClassic Stage Company in Manhattanduring Columbus Day weekend, thefirst of several theater trips he plans toorganize this year. Mr. McGuinness usually takes agroup of about 20 students to off-Broadway theaters in Manhattan a fewtimes during the school year. “I want to introduce students to livetheater,” he said. “It’s probably easierand more fun for them to go as agroup.” Mr. McGuinness, a Molloy guidancecounselor, was inspired to start thesetheater excursions by memories of hisown trips to the theater as a Molloystudent, especially the class trip to theBroadway play “Da” starring MartinSheen that was organized by Englishteacher Ms. Mary Pat Gannon.In the past, Mr. McGuinness has takenstudents to see “Of Mice and Men,”“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,”and “House of Desires.” Senior Jackie Zimmel was part of thegroup that went to see “Richard II” butdidn’t like the small theater and said theplay was too long.

Ms. DeNoto, who is also moderatorof the French Club, said her interest indifferent cultures is the reason why shebecame involved in Indian Club afterMs. Gannon stepped down asmoderator. “I have friends who are Indian,” saidMs. Denoto, “and wanted to get toknow the Indian students [at Molloy]and more about their culture.” So far the club has only had a fewofficial meetings to elect officers.Juniors Melissa Bhikham and KatherineRodriguez were elected as co-presidents of the club. Junior Loveleen

Zoria was elected as vice president,junior Ahana Sen was elected assecretary, junior Pawanjeet Kaur waselected as treasurer,and junior MelindaMartinez was elected as sergeant atarms. Senior class representative is ShellySingh, junior class representative isNima Vyas, sophomore classrepresentative is Maya Shah, and froshclass representative is Priyanka Shaam.The club’s executive board has recentlymet to discuss future events such aswhich club members will perform onInternational Day in March.

“I went because we need to see atheater performance for Ms. [MaryAnn] Safrey’s drama class,” Zimmelsaid. “I really didn’t like it. The actingwas great but I think you have to bereally into Shakespeare to trulyappreciate it.” Nevertheless, Zimmel said sherecommends that Stanners go to thetheater with Mr. McGuinness just forthe experience of it. Mr. McGuinness said his goal inconducting these trips is to help studentsexpand their theatrical horizons, as wellas exposing them to culture they usuallydon’t experience. Mr. McGuinness said he will continueto seek out Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway plays to take Molloystudents to in the future. He said he’d like for students to beable to “mix social fun with a play-goingexperience.” The appoximate cost for these tripsis usually between $15-$30.The trips are open to all students andwill be publicized in the homeroomannouncements. Mr. McGuinness said potentialtheater-goers also can check with himin Room 207-B.

Juniors rule in Indian Club elections

By Caitlin Gambill Twenty-five Molloy juniors andseniors received a letter in the mail lastmonth congratulating them on beingaccepted into the Architecture,Construction, and Engineering MentorProgram of Greater New York. A.C.E. is a nation-wide non-profitorganization with a New York branchthat seeks to give high school studentswho are interested in architecture,construction, or engineering someexperience in those fields. They hopethat they will consider going into thoseprofessions while attending college. “The best part is that you get tohave a hands-on experience withprofessionals in the field, get a tasteof business skills, and go on field tripsto construction sites,” said Mr.Richard Whelan, a Molloy physicsteacher who promotes the A.C.E.program to his students. The A.C.E. Program, which hasbeen in existence for over 10 years,brings together high school studentsfrom all five boroughs and variousconstruction firms, some of which areinvolved in projects such as thebuilding of the Freedom Tower on theWorld Trade Center site, to formteams. Students work on hypotheticalprojects with their mentors from

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1. Tallest male teacher2. Name sounds like a type of cookie3. Science teacher who tucks his tie intohis shirt6. Shortest male teacher8. English teacher with an ear ring9. Cafeteria lady who says, “Ciao bella”11. Bro. Flag expert13. Teacher who says, “Moving on upto the penalty box.”

Although Ms. DeNoto has theFrench Club meetings on different datesto avoid conflict with Indian Clubmeetings, she is planning to hold a multi-cultural tree trimming party in Decemberand an end of the school year partywhich will bring both clubs together.She is also thinking about a possiblesports competition between the twoclubs. The Indian Club represents allstudents of South Asian descent and isopen to all students.

October to May, gaining insight andexperience in the fields ofarchitecture, construction, andenginereering. At the end of that eight-monthperiod, there is a presentationassembly featuring all the teams wherestudents get to present their finalprojects. Molloy students became involvedin the A.C.E. Program several yearsago when the Syska HennessyGroup, a construction firm that helpedto start the program, sent a letter tocollege guidance counselor Mr.Kerry Hughes inviting Molloystudents to participate. Mr. Hughes passed the letter on toMr. Whelan who encouraged hisstudents to sign-up. “What I like best about theprogram,” said senior Steve Montoni,“is that I’m learning the different rolesplayed by architects and engineerswhile still having a good time. I wouldrecommend that others get involvedin it if they’re interested so they canget to see what it’s like.”More information about the A.C.E.Mentor Program can be found at:www.acementor.org.John Cachurani also contributedto this story.

25 Stanners come up aces Stanners brush up their Shakespeareon Mr.McGuinness’s theater trips

Crossword Puzzle: Faculty FunBy Dana Giuntini and Claudia Goncalves

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4. T.A. whose last name is a color5. AP teacher who claims to have aNapoleonic complex7. The custodian who says, “V for Victory”10. New teacher in wheelchair after knee surgery12. The last name of three faculty members14. Mr. Second, Mr. Minute, Mr. ___15. Draconian dress code enforcer outsideRoom 219

Marist Youth commencesBy Allie Reisch The Molloy chapter of Marist Youthhad 30 Stanners join for the 2006-2007school year. Seventeen seniors joined the group:Justine Balog, Timothy Baynes,Christopher Bonelli, Yamilee Duroseau,Ian Fitts, Chris Hughes, Jessica Hurley,Zachary Kramer, Stephen Kostel,Kelly Magee, Michael Mitarotonda,Patrick Modafferi, Elliot Nasser,Kathleen O’Connell, Eddie Rizzo,Peter Stamm, and Anthony Tufano. The 13 juniors who joined are:Charlotte Barrett, Brittany Bieber,Alison Brennan, Martyna Buczek,Christina Campisi, Robert Costello,Meghan Crane, Sean Crane, DanielGirdusky, Molly Joyce, MichaelKuchinskas, Sean Pinckney, andMichael Stewart. The Marist Youth, whose Molloy

chapter was started in 2001 bymoderator Bro. John Raeihle,is a groupof students from different Maristschools in the United States, Mexico,and Canada that meets once a year atMarist College or Esopus. On these annual retreats, studentshave group discussions about what itmeans to be Christians. Bro. John said, “The missionof Marist Youth is to make Jesus knownand loved.” Marist Youth runs The Lantern prayerservices every Wednesday in the schoolchapel and presents a freshmanorientation on Marcelin Champagnat. The Marist Youth group is in theplanning stages of community serviceat children’s hospitals and makingdinners for the homeless as its newactivities for this year. This year the

group is going to Marist College duringMemorial Day weekend. Stamm said he joined Marist Youth,“to get closer to my peers and helpingothers who are less fortunate.” Hughes characterized Marist Youth

as, “a group of young kids whoexemplify the qualities that MarcellinChampagnat was looking for in people,such as leadership and being a rolemodel.”

By Sapna Kishnani Thirty-eight seniors were installed asEucharistic Ministers at the Senior Massof the Holy Spirit in September, thehighest number in the six years Mr.Mike Germano has served as CampusMinistry Director. “There is a greater core of students[in the Class of 2007] who feel aresponsibility to do good for otherpeople,” said Mr. Germano. “This is thebest group thus far. They are the mostenthusiastic and dedicated bunch wehave had in these six years.” During their first mass as newlyinducted Eucharistic ministers, theyplayed a major role in the liturgy as theyoffered the gift of Communion. Theywill play a role again in the ThanksgivingLiturgy this month. Eucharistic ministers not only servethe Molloy Community at schoolliturgies but at hospitals and nursinghomes as well, providing HolyCommunion to the sick and the elderly. “Eucharistic ministers are seen as asource of hope for so many people,”Mr. Germano said. “The fact thatChrist’s love is reflected by [theEucharistic Ministers’] actions is a verypowerful thing. People can see and betouched by how wonderful the studentsare.” Students begin the process ofbecoming a Eucharist Minister in thespring of their junior year by attendinga few applicants’ meetings. After that, paperwork must be filledout attesting to the fact that the studentis a baptized and confirmed Catholic. Those who are approved to becomeEucharistic Ministers then must attenda workshop run through the Dioceseof Brooklyn. Once this process has beencompleted, the student is inducted inSeptember of senior year and is readyto serve in the school, at hospitals andnursing homes. With the greater number of

Eucharistic Ministers at Molloy thisyear, the students will be able to offertheir services at more hospitals. Another change Mr. Germano hasimplemented this year is his conductingmeetings every few months wheremembers will reflect on how theirministry has gone thus far. Senior Hendryx Silva said, “I becamea Eucharistic Minister to connect morewith my faith. It serves as anopportunity to be involved with themost sacred part of mass and tobecome more involved in thecommunity.” When he first distributed Communionat the Mass of the Holy Spirit, “I wasn’tas nervous as I thought I’d be,” Silvasaid. By the time he graduates, Silva said,“I hope to gain a better understandingof my faith, myself, and others throughmy actions as a Eucharistic Minister.” The following 38 seniors wereinstalled as Eucharistic Ministers at theirSenior Liturgy on Tuesday Sept. 27:Caroline Abikaram; Jennifer Amador;Richard Avolanti; Katherine Azcona;Christina Bacchioni; Megan Boyle; JoyceCallada; Denise Calma; Stephanie Cavaliere;Michael Conley; Kristina Dawes; KatherineDeMarco; Michelle DePinto; Andrea Devas;Kelly Ann Dolor; Joseph Dujmovic;Elizabeth Hampton; Lydia Howrilka; JessicaHurley; Anita Joseph; Cassandre Kernizan;Tina Kochupurackal; Sean Loftus; ElizabethMaharaj; Catherine Massowd; BiancaNeptune; Jason Oftring; Nina Pinto; RachelPolito; Eddie Rizzo; Erica Rodriguez;Margaret Rossi; Brittany Schieler; HendryxSilva; Elizabeth Solaimanian; Peter Stamm;Katarzyna Topczewska; Diana Trent.

By Olivia Antosiewicz The Archbishop Molloy LiturgyCommittee’s annual ThanksgivingLiturgy this month in the Jack CurranGym will be open for all students whowould like to reflect on how Molloy istheir home, said committee membersenior Erica Quintana. The Thanksgiving Liturgy will beginat 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November22. The theme of this year’s liturgy is“home” and will feature both skits andmeditations that will show howArchbishop Molloy is a home toeveryone involved in the school. The 20-person Liturgy Committeeput a great deal of time and effort intopreparing for the Thanksgiving Liturgy. For three weeks prior to theThanksgiving Mass, the LiturgyCommittee met twice a week to design

the liturgy and then had two-hour, after-school rehearsals, for several daysbefore the liturgy, said Moderator Ms.Mary Pat Gannon. The Committee aims to create aliturgy that will give the studentssomething spiritual to take with themas they begin their holidays. Club members feel a great sense ofaccomplishment to see their creativeefforts transformed into a liturgy. “When I come up with an idea thatgets put into a Mass, I feel wonderfulfor getting involved and truly being apart of the Mass and its experience,”said senior Dana Blond. “I joined theLiturgy Committee last year. I reallywanted to be a part of it after going tothe masses every year and seeing howmuch work and effort it must have takento put them together.”

Marist youth members, seniors Jessica Hurley, Justine Balog, PatModafferi, Danny Quinn and Ed Rizzo attemd Marist youth confer-ences at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York everyspring.(Photo courtesy of Marist Youth)

38 new Eucharistic Ministers named;largest number in last six years at AM

Thanksgiving Liturgy 2006

Juniors led the way with 23students named to The Principal’s Listthis month for the first marking period. Seventeen frosh, 15 sophomores,and 12 seniors also qualified byachieving a 99 overall average withno grade below 85. The following students were namedto The Principal’s List as of Nov. 15: Frosh: Gina-maria Arena; PaulBakoyiannis; Michael Carraher;Stephanie Czastkiewicz; MonicaDluzniewski; Camille Dwyer; FrankGentile; Christopher Hwu; DianaJaramillo; Peter Kramer; LouisLamia; Brent McDonnell; NatalieOlszewski; Michael Pagan; GracePerrotta; Javed Yunus; Susan Zheng. Sophomores: Nicole Bonilla;Nicolas Chan; Sigrid DeGuzman;Valentina DiGangi; Michelle Eichorst;Julianne Keyes; ChristopherKosiewska; Stephanie Kotnik, Paul

Kozlowski; Kristen Lask; JonathanMangar; Karthik Nagalingam;Charles Paszkowski; Allison Reisch;and Daniel Waters. Juniors: Melissa Bhikham; MelissaChien; Meghan Crane; PatrickFlahive; Laura Fontanills; ZacharyGitto; Pawanjeet Kaur; Keun WooKim; Jenny Kochupurackal; MarcellaKocolatos; Daphne Liu; DorinaLleshi; Stephen Maniscalco; KevinRhodes; Brianne Rosa; MeganSattler; Ahana Sen; Jadwiga Stec;Michelle Vasquez; Sebastian Velez;Christian Ventura; Melissa Wolf; andZullay Yepes. Seniors: Megan Boyle; JustineChirichella; Umer Hassan; TinaKochupurackal; Sylwia Mackiewicz;Jerina Martinaj; Steven Montoni;Kelly Newton; Gennarina Santorelli;Priam Saywack; Brittany Schieler;and Diana Trent.

Principal’s List

Across: 4. Browne; 5. DeSarno; 7. Steve;10. Gorynski; 12. Mallia; 14. Auer;15. Smith. Down: 1. Semmler; 2. Diorio;3. Verdi; 6. Sottosanti; 8. McKenna;9. Claudia; 11. James; 13. Leonardo.

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By Tara Gildea Molloy’s Varsity boys soccer team’sseason came to an end Nov. 1st with aheart-wrenching loss on penalty kicksin the state tournament semifinals at St.John’s University after battling St.Francis Prep to a scoreless tie. “It was an extremely hard foughtgame,” said Molloy Athletic DirectorMr. Mike McCleary. “After tying Prepthree times this season, to lose onpenalty kicks (5-3) upset the boys verymuch.” The Stanners won their first roundplayoff game 2-1 over Xavier on Oct.25 at their home field at Alley PondPark and then handed top-ranked andpreviously undefeated St. Joseph by theSea a 3-0 loss in the quarterfinals Oct.28 at Randall’s Island. “In spite of not winning the statechampionship, we had a very successfulseason,” said senior defender and tri-

By Erin Henry Molloy’s Girls Varsity soccer teamadvanced to the CHSAA B Divisionchampionship game last month butdespite a excellent effort lost 2-0 tohost St. John the Baptist. Molloy reached the finals bydefeating The Mary Louis Academy1-0 on a goal by junior midfielderStefanie Posa on October 25 at AlleyPond Park, Molloy’s home field. But St. John the Baptist, which beatthe Stanners 4-0 in the regularseason, again proved to be the betterteam in the finals two days later. “The girls deserve to be positivelydescribed because they tried theirbest,” said said Athletic Director Mr.Mike McCleary. In both the semifinal andchampionship games, “Anna DiRewas composed and calm,” said LauraRuocco, sweeper and midfielder.Mr. McCleary added that, “EricaRogawski was solid in net.” Rogawski had played defense allyear but stepped into goal when theteam needed her there in the playoffs.

Molloy’s Varsity volleyball teamhanded St. Francis Prep its first defeatof the season at the College of StatenIsland Nov. 8 to win the Brooklyn-Queens championships. After dropping the first match to 14-1 Prep, the Stanners came back to winthree of the next four matches. Thescores were 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 27-25, 15-12. Seniors Angelina Waterman had 38kills, Brittany Schieler had 13 blocksand Moriah Kreppein had 27 kills inthe victory over. Prep. Junior setter Nicole Bagatta had 66assists. Molloy took its 11-1 record to theNew York State Catholic High Schooltournament at St. Anthony’s HighSchool in Huntington but faced somethe top teams in the state and did notemerge from group play. “We were upset but we didn’t forgetour season’s accomplishments,especailly beating Prep for thechampionship,” said Schieler. “Weweren’t saddened by our play at statesas much as by the fact that we sevenseniors aren’t coming back next year.”

By Jennifer Amador andGennarina Santorelli The Boys’ Varsity Cross Countryteam won the Brooklyn-QueensSectional Championships for the firsttime in eight years at Van CortlandtPark on Oct. 20. Varsity head coach Bro. BobAndrews said many Molloy runnerswere “dancing on the flats of VanCortlandt” after learning the final results. “About 20 minutes after the raceended,” said senior Rory Cunnane, “Iwas changing back into my warmups,hoping for second place, when DannyEdwards walked over to me with atrophy and a sad look on his face. ‘Wegot third,’ he said. “I was disappointed for about twoseconds until Edwards put a smile onhis face and screamed, ‘Psyche! Firstplace, baby.’” Molloy placed first in the 2.5 mile racewith 45 points, followed by McClancy

(53 points), and St. Francis Prep (56). Bro. Bob said that the team’s strategythroughout the competition was tobreak up the lead pack of McClancyrunners and it worked. “Brother Bob told us that we had ashot to win if Danny Edwards brokeup the leaders of McClancy and the restof us ran in a pack not far behind,” saidCunnane. The team’s captain, senior Edwards,finished third in a time of 10 minutes,34 seconds, dropping 20 seconds offhis personal best time. Bro. Bob said Edwards’ leadershipas well as the team’s willingness to workhard made the season a great success.Senior George Arcarola finished sixthin 14:00, Cunnane was eighth in 14:03,senior Steve Bione was 10th in 14:46,senior Victor Szuper was 18th in 14:46,and junior Aaron Woods, finished 21stin 14:51. “We came up short of making ourgoals the past couple of years so wewere excited to have pulled off theupset,” said Cunnane. “Now we justhave to make sure the winning doesn’tstop for the indoor and outdoorseasons.”

B/Q Championships

Girls Varsity - 2.5 miles Team standings: 1. Bishop Kearney48 points; 2. St. Francis Prep 57; 3.Molloy 91. Molloy individual results: 8. CamilleRicciardi, senior, 17:59.06; 12.Dominque Brown, senior, 18:17.25; 18.Christine McGrory, senior, 18:5015;26. Catherine Morreale, sophomore,19:29.42; 27. Jessica Conter, junior,19:33.72; 28. Alison Brennan, junior,19:34.69.

Boys JV - 2.5 miles Team standings: 1. Molloy 34 points;2. Ford 56; St. John 133. Molloy Individual Results: 4. TimFrankie, senior, 15:31; 5. Joe Mayer,sophomore, 15:58; 7. Conor Cunnane,sophomore, 15:52; 8. Robert Nappi,senior, 16:02; 10. Dan Quinn, senior,16:04; 12. Sean Kittle, junior, 16:07;13. Mike Crane, senior, 16:15; 14. AlexWach, sophomore, 16:19; 15. WilliamVabrinskas, sophomore, 16:23; 16.Manuel Cordero, sophomore, 16:39;24. Giovanney Mendoza, sophomore,17:08.

Girls JV - 2.5 miles Team standings: 1. Kearney 37points; 2. St. Francis Prep 53; 3.Molloy 69. Molloy Individual Results: 9. MichelleDePinto, senior, 20:20:14; 10. KristenLasak, sophomore, 20:24.12; 15.Amanda Brzozowski, senior, 20:55.41;17. Laura Mansour, junior, 20:58.83;18. Monika Prokop, senior, 21:02.83;20. Nicole Ramirez, sophomore,21:27.28; 22. Theresa Cervantes,sophomore, 21:36.60; 23. AlisaOrahovac, senior, 21:40.78; 24.Kathryn Powers, sophomore,21:44.88.

Boys Frosh - 1.5 miles Team standings: 1. Ford 38 points;2. Molloy 69; 3. St. Francis Prep 73.Molloy individual results: 3. DevinChowske, 10:05; 13. Angelo Lees,10:31; 15. Ernest D’Ambrose, 10:36;18. Peter Kramer, 10:45; 20. LukeKuna, 10:58; 21. Kevin Ginter, 10:58;23. Eric Johnson, 11:05.

Girls Frosh - 1.5 miles Team standings: 1. St. Francis Prep31 points; 2. Molloy 63; 3. Ford 66.Molloy individual results: 7. KathrynEdwards, 11:45; 12. SamanthaTraslavina, 12:09; 14. TeresaGovernale, 12:33; 18. Brianna Hines,12:59; 20. Hailey Ledo, 13:16; SusanZheng, 13:43; 25. Emily Jagroop,13:46.

Boys surprise winners at Brooklyn-Queens meet

Girls lose in ‘B’soccer title match

captain Frank Sadicario, who playedwell in the shutout of St. Joe’s.Senior midfielder and tri-captainStephen Kostel, who scored Molloy’sfirst goal against St. Joe’s, is very proudof his team’s effort against the top-ranked team.“They stepped up,” he said. “It was agreat team effort.”Senior tri-captain Andrew Birstingl saidof the team’s 8-3-10 overall record thisseason, “We have talent, we trustedeach other, and we’ve succeeded.”Junior goalie Michael Murphy gave uponly one goal in Molloy’s three playoffgames.After such a good playoff run, Mr.McCleary is optimistic about next year’sseason.“This year’s team is mostly made up ofunderclassmen,” he said. “We also havesome JV players moving up next year.”

Penalty kicks kill boys’hope of state soccer title

Volleyball winsBrooklyn-Queenstitle; beats Prep

Seniors led the way for Molloy tothe B-Q title. Danny Edwards, atleft, and Rory Cunnane, above,both finished in the top eight atVan Cortland Park. (Photoscourtesty of Mr. Dombrowski.)