Volume 45, Issue 1 The Voice of the ? September 19, 2006 Cardinal Gibbons High School In this Issue... Student Government Summer Sojourns Club News New Faculty and Staff Insight Staff 2 3-4 8-9 10-11 12 Erin Kelley’s Column Sports Entertainment Fun and Games:contest 13 14-15 16-20 19 What’s in a Name By Natalie Clark No longer will “Go Skins” be chanted in the auditorium and “Redskins” be painted red and white on the arms of dedicated fans. For the students of Cardinal Gibbons High School, it is time to say goodbye to the beloved mascot. Last year, the stu- dent body received notice that the school would no longer use the name “Redskins.” However, since then, no more information has been given on what the new name would be. This is because Mr. Ott is hoping to leave it up to the students, teachers, and alumni. For many, the title “Redskin” evokes a sense of spirit and excitement, but for the Native American tribes in the United States this word is discrimina- tory. Student Government President, Phil Youakim, commented, “I think we are using the name in a positive way, but if anyone is offended by it the best thing is to change it.” A ballot will be created from the names voted on in last year’s Insight poll. The options are going to be the Chiefs, Warriors, Red Hawks, and Cardi- nals. However, it is not too late to voice an opinion. The students are allowed to submit suggestions for a different mascot if they include the graphic art that will represent their idea. The voting will take place soon. Students will vote on a ballot just like they do in student council elections. The alumni will also be able to vote on the Cardinal Gibbons website. If everything goes as planned, the name will be announced after teachers, students, and alumni have provided input. Welcome Back: The tradition continues The “seniors” welcome the students, especially the freshmen, to CGHS. Story page 3; more pictures page 20. The graph shows the mascot sur- vey results from last year’s Insight.
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Volume 45, Issue 1 The Voice of the ? September 19, 2006
Cardinal Gibbons High School
In this Issue...
Student Government Summer Sojourns Club News New Faculty and Staff Insight Staff
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3-4
8-9
10-11
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Erin Kelley’s Column Sports Entertainment Fun and Games:contest
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14-15
16-20
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What’s in a Name By Natalie Clark
No longer will “Go Skins” be chanted in the auditorium and “Redskins” be painted red and white on the arms of dedicated fans. For the students of Cardinal Gibbons High School, it is time to say goodbye to the beloved mascot. Last year, the stu-dent body received notice that the school would no longer use the name “Redskins.” However, since then, no more information has been given on what the new name would be. This is because Mr. Ott is hoping to leave it up to the students, teachers, and alumni.
For many, the title “Redskin” evokes a sense of spirit and excitement, but for the Native American tribes in the United States this word is discrimina-tory. Student Government President, Phil Youakim, commented, “I think we are using the name in a positive way, but if anyone is offended by it the best thing is to change it.”
A ballot will be created from the names voted on in last year’s Insight poll. The options are going to be the Chiefs, Warriors, Red Hawks, and Cardi-nals. However, it is not too late to voice an opinion. The students are allowed to submit suggestions for a different mascot if they include the graphic art that will represent their idea.
The voting will take place soon. Students will vote on a ballot just like they do in student council elections. The alumni will also be able to vote on the Cardinal Gibbons website. If everything goes as planned, the name will be announced after teachers, students, and alumni have provided input.
Welcome Back: The tradition continues
The “seniors” welcome the students, especially the freshmen, to CGHS. Story page 3; more pictures page 20.
The graph shows the mascot sur-vey results from last year’s Insight.
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Guidance Department Reminders
• The Guidance Department welcomes
back the Senior Class of 2007!
• Remember Seniors!! Early admission applications for University of
North Florida are due Monday, October 2.
Early decision for University of Miami due Wednesday, November 1.
Bright Futures Scholarship formal applications are
to be done by January. • Scholarships
Time to earn some money! Online Math League-America Loves Math
Contest: Write a 250-word essay on “Why You Love Math” for a $1,000 grand prize. Deadline is October 21.
Check www.onlinemathleague.com for more infor-mation.
For more information on these and other
opportunities see your guidance counselor:
Mrs. Blyth (A-Cl), Mrs. Assal (Co-G), Mrs. Fournier (H-N), and Dr. Bonniwell (O-Z)
Student Government would like to welcome everyone to the new school year.
To all freshmen
and new students, I am sure you are going to love it here, and to all returning students we anticipate this year to be better than ever. Welcome Week was a success, and thanks to all the stu-dents who participated. This year is chock-a-block with plenty of activities. So I challenge every-one not just to be involved with the school but to be committed to it. As they say, “The difference be-tween 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like eggs and ham; the chicken was 'involved', the pig was 'committed'.” There are plenty of opportunities to do so. Homecoming Week is just around the corner so please come out to the events and support our school. For the seniors, this is our last Homecoming, and I look forward to seeing all of you there. Not only am I looking forward to working with all of you, but the other student government of-ficers are as well: Seniors, Bailey Budd, Anthony Campenni, Alex Jean, Marceliano Munoz, and Katie Tighe; Juniors, Lindsay Davis and Dan Morris, and Sophomore J.P. Ross. Also in the coming months we will be having food drives, so please give generously. I encourage everyone to show school spirit by supporting all our extracurricular activities such as our athletics, arts programs, and many clubs. Only with your help can we make this an ex-citing and productive school year. So get out there, learn, love, have fun, and hopefully end the year say-ing, “Wow, what a ride!” Phillip Youakim Student Government President
Go To Links-To-Learning
2:35-3:35 Monday: D7 and B8 Tuesday: B2 and B7
Wednesday: A3 and D3 Thursday: B1 and B5
Phil Youakim
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The Tradition Continues By Jessica Hill and Giuliana Francini To kick off the new school year, the Class of 2007 continued the tradition of dressing as "senior" citizens with gray hair dye running down their faces and only canes to support them during the opening parade of Welcome Week. The seniors slowly but surely marched through the rainy parking lot on Monday, August 21. The freshmen were also in-volved and showed their newly found school spirit by dressing up as babies sporting pigtails and dia-pers. All day the “elderly” showed off their seniority while freshmen made sure to steer clear of them. The day ended with an assembly where games and school spirit were on the agenda.
Tuesday night, CGHS students went to Boomers in Dania Beach to enjoy video games and bumper boats; Boomers was taken over by Gib-bonites. Students who did not have rides were pro-vided an activity bus.
Holding blankets in one hand and pillows in
the other, students piled into the gym on Wednesday night for Movie Night. Even though the movie choice, The Ringer, was not actually watched, every-one socialized in their pajamas. The $5.00 donation at the door was given to a local charity.
Thursday was an early release day because of testing. After school, Gibbons’ spirit was shown at both the volleyball and football teams’ victories. The pride for CGHS continued into Friday’s Red and White Day; students came to school wearing the col-ors of CGHS. The first pep rally of the year intro-duced all of the fall sports. The cheerleaders and dance team performed, and Kelly Dunne and Billy Zenga portrayed “nerdy freshmen.”
That night students attended the school dance from 7:30-11:00 p.m. in the gym, which was packed with kids letting loose. At one point in the night, Mr. Ott was even seen grooving to the beat. “The dance was really a good way to end Welcome Week. Everyone looked like they were having a good time!” senior class president, Bobby Christo-pher, exclaimed. (Pictures on page 20)
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In the Good Ol’ Summertime... By Karli MacDonald When summertime comes around, students’ and teachers’ thoughts turn to vacation. While soak-ing in the summer sun at the beach and traveling to far off exotic places sound like the perfect way to spend a two-and-a-half month hiatus, some students found interest in continuing their studies throughout the summer months. Why would anyone want to study during the summer vacation? Those who par-ticipated all agreed that it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. S e n i o r s Stephanie Botero and Lexie Perreras participated in a Latino studies pro-gram at the Univer-sity of Notre Dame. The pro-gram lasted for eight days and in-cluded forty other s tudents f rom around the United States. During the day, the girls heard f r o m v a r i o u s speakers about the Latino identity and culture within the United States. Every night included an activity such as bowling or going to the movies. Students stayed in the dorms and were given access to campus facilities. “My favorite part of the experience was meeting Latinos from other cities. It helped me to see how I fit into Latino culture in this country,” said Lexie. Another CGHS student Shannon Blyth, a senior, participated in the Florida Girls State Pro-gram. The Florida Girls/Boys State Program is con-sidered the premier youth leadership program in Florida. It involves eight days in Tallahassee to en-gage in mock legislative elections, bill-writing, and various debates. Delegates can also earn three col-lege credits through Tallahassee Community College in the subject of State and Local Government. “I was particularly thrilled that the program took place in the actual chambers of our state capitol,” Shannon
said. Shannon was elected to the posi-tion of state repre-sentative and served on the education committee. She helped develop a bill supporting larger salaries for teachers. She interacted with three hundred other delegates and mas-tered parliamentary procedures. “The girls I met in the process were ex-tremely outgoing, ambitious, fun and no doubt, future lead-ers,” Shannon said. Senior Natalie Clark also participated in a summer program. Something like summer stock, Natalie spent four weeks studying theatre at New York University. Every year, NYU opens a summer theatre program at Tisch School of the Arts. An av-erage of three hundred students apply each year, and only thirty-two are admitted. The program includes acting classes, vocal lessons, dance classes, and vari-ous theatre appreciation courses. Along with their classes, they had the typical “New York Experi-ence.” The students saw a total of eight Broadway productions and took a day trip to Coney Island. Natalie Clark commented, “At times my classes were very challeng-ing, but the overall outcome was com-pletely worth it.” Natalie’s favorite part of the experience was meeting the amazing people involved with the program, both students and instruc-tors.
Shannon Blyth participated in the Florida Girls State Program.
Summer Sojourns
Stephanie Botero (left) and Lexie Perreras participated in the Latino studies program at Notre Dame.
Natalie Clark with her NYU dance instructor, Ben Cam-eron. She studied theatre at Tisch School of the Arts.
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Summer “Hot” Shots By Karli MacDonald There is no doubt that summertime brings thoughts of backyard baseball games and fun with friends and neighbors. These backyard sports are definitely not the only choices one has. Various sports programs hold some of their biggest confer-ences and competitions throughout the summer months. Three of our current Gibbons athletes were able to participate in some of these experiences. Junior, Matt Johnson, and freshman, Drew Zloch, participated in a baseball trip, accompanied by Class of 2006 graduates Ralph Arrojo and Ryan Gluth, as well as Mr. Hamilton, the Cardinal Gib-bons baseball coach. The program took place in Ev-ergreen, Colorado and lasted for a week. They par-ticipated with about twenty others from the Orlando area. The team played nine games overall, including one, which they won, at the Air Force Academy’s field in Colorado Springs against the Air Force Academy High School. Along with the sporting as-pect, the group also visited the Garden of the Gods, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and they even took an old mining train ride through the mountains. Matt com-mented, “The sights of Colorado from the Garden of Gods to the Air Force High School were unbeliev-able. The coaches and players were outstanding peo-
ple and did their best to help you, too,” Drew said, “I would definitely go again!” Another CGHS student, senior, Shannon Blyth, a member of Team Florida USA, participated in a two-week European basketball tournament and tour this past summer. The tour involved visits to Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland. Those who participated stayed in the homes of local players where they got a taste of each coun-try’s culture. The competition was divided by age, placing Shannon in the eighteen and under category. Team Florida placed third overall out of forty-three other teams from around the world. Shannon con-tributed twenty-eight points, a record-high for her, during a key game in Finland. As an added bonus, friends, Jackie Davis and Sarianna Elena Jarvio, were spectators at the game. The girls were unaware that Shannon would be play-ing. Jackie is a Gibbons alum from the class of 2005; she was visiting Elena, a resident of Finland, who attended Cardinal Gibbons as an exchange student for the 2004-2005 school year.
Pictured on their Colorado trip are (Standing left to right) Coach Tony Villa, Coach Tom Hysell, Ryan Gluth, Matt Johnson, Ralph Arrojo; (Sitting, left to right): Drew Zloch, Jimmy Zloch and standing Coach Hamilton.
Pictured at a Team Florida game in Finland are (left to right) Jackie Davis, Class of 2005, Shan-non Blyth, a senior, and Sarianna Elena Jarvio, an exchange student last year from Finland.
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Attention Juniors and Seniors
Join us on October 8-10 for a few days of fun, fellowship, and prayer. Journey Retreat III will take place at Gold Coast Christian Center in Lantana. The cost is $50. This is a great opportunity to take a break from the grind of school and come back feeling refreshed. If you have any questions see Mr. Lonteen.
SECURITY: School Necessity, or Paranoid Hogwash? By Lisa Stengel
Living in a decade plagued by war, national security has be-come a topic of never-ending dis-cussion. Who thought it would come to the point where it’s against regulations to bring food on an airplane? And it doesn’t stop there. How many surveillance cameras can be counted on a rou-tine excursion to Walgreens? And those are only the ones that can be seen—what about the government satellite taking aerial shots of houses at this very moment? As invasive as it may seem, national security cannot be ignored. Secu-rity doesn’t apply solely to airports and federal government buildings; it must be fixed in any public oc-cupied establishment. School cam-puses have become the ideal estab-lishment for the implementation of security measures.
One by one, schools across the nation have locked down their campuses like for-tresses, going to such lengths as reinforcing the grounds with re-
source officers. Although such measures aren’t needed at a school like Cardinal Gibbons, action has been taken to ensure safety on campus by hiring a se-curity guard. Mr. Ott said, “It was a request by the faculty to provide more security on an open campus, and it was one of the recommendations that came out of the five year study for school improvement during last year’s SACS visit.” Cardinal Gibbons’ new security guard, Kerry Hardi-son, was a member of the police force for 26 years. “We hope to have a safe campus and we now have someone who is available throughout the school day to patrol the grounds to make sure we have no unwanted visitors and all our students are where they belong during the school day,” Mr. Ott explained.
As an adjunct to our new security guard, the school will be issuing every student, teacher, and staff member with an I.D. card on a lanyard that must be worn every-day. The I.D. cards will serve to immediately identify anyone on campus who is not a member of the Gibbons’ family. They will also be used to check out books in
the library. The school also hopes in the future to use the I.D. cards as a debit system for use in the cafeteria.
Many students may turn their noses up at the notion of wearing an I.D. card everyday; however, it does provide for a safe environment on campus. Whether students believe that a security guard is in the school’s best inter-est or that I.D. cards are “taking it too far,” the school will continue attending to the safety of its stu-dents and faculty members.
Mr. Kerry Hardison patrols the school grounds making our school a safer place.
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All students and faculty are invited to pray Wednesday mornings in the Chapel at 7:30 a.m. A prayer intention book will be left in the back of the Chapel . All intentions writ-ten in the book will be lifted in prayer each week. Peace, Campus Ministry
“Prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven; it is a cry of rec-ognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.” ~St. Therese of Lisieux
Is Chivalry Dead? By Joanna Sandager Commentary Let’s go back to the 15th century, the age of Lords and chivalrous knights, a time period of un-rest and uncertainty with little established law, if any. If you haven’t taken Dr. Rowan’s European History class, your knowledge of the era may be lim-ited to what you have learned from movies, like Shrek or A Knight’s Tale. Nevertheless, all portray-als of the Middle Ages evoke a strong sense of chiv-alry and honor. In a tumultuous age where all one’s posses-sions could be stripped away at any time, honor was particularly important and in some cases all people had. A code of conduct was established, Chivalry, to ensure nobleness, prowess, loyalty, and justice. Knights pledged allegiance to Lords to provide pro-tection to the community and to ensure that all en-deavors would be solely to benefit one another. Their word was taken with high esteem. It’s a time we have all dreamt of at some point. Haven’t we all wished to be a princess or valiant knight? Fairytales aside, Cardinal Gibbons has brought chivalry back. At times it may seem that the world we live in today is tantamount to the medieval period. Cardi-nal Gibbons has successfully strived to be a haven from the outside world, our castle per se, one in which honor and integrity are regarded as highly as they were six hundred years ago. We too have a code of conduct.
Established in 2001, the Honor Code set in stone what was already an integral part of Cardinal Gibbons since its beginnings. It is a fundamental social contract which benefits us all. As stated on page 81 of the handbook, “Honor can be difficult to define because it manifests itself in deeds and more often than it does in words….Honor is the basis and the by-product of actively maintaining one’s integ-rity, especially in situations where one may be tempted to compromise it.” Each time we sign our name on an assign-ment under the honor pledge or recite the pledge as a school, we are pledging our allegiance to academic integrity and loyalty and respect to all members of the Cardinal Gibbons family. The Honor Code’s purpose is to secure an environment in which we can all thrive. The Honor Code allows students to have responsibility and the ability to be recognized appropriately for their ac-complishments. The greatest aspect of the Honor Code, besides its intentions, is its student impact. Eight students drafted the code and ten elected students preside on the full Honor Council each year. The active role of students successfully alleviates indiscretions and aids in promoting an honorable community; ultimately, making Cardinal Gibbons a better place. Essentially we give each other the royal treatment we each deserve. So next time you absent mindedly scribble the pledge on your Scantron test, think about what your signature represents and where you would be without the protection of fellow Cardinal Gibbons “Knights and Ladies.”
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Student Leadership By Blair Budd This year, the Student Leadership Club is back and as busy as ever. With dedicated mod-erator, Mrs. Hanke, and a new team of officers, the 2006-2007 school year is filled with the promise of fun, community-helping projects and events. All students are encouraged to get in-volved and join, especially if service hours are needed. Some of the club’s events include Links to Learning, Mercy Manor craft-making, Holy Cross Decorating, Jack and Jill visitation, Kids in Distress, Blood and Snack Drive, Ronald McDonald House, and many more. Club meetings are the first Tuesday of every month in the chapel, and dedication to at least one project is required. In addition, any ideas or suggestions for new projects or events are welcomed and appreciated. President, Lexie Perreras, Vice Presidents, Anthony Campenni and Bailey Budd, Secretary, Caitlin Soto, Treasurer,
Jillian Kenney, and Historian, Blair Budd, hope to see everyone at the next meeting.
Pictured (left to right) back row: Bailey Budd, Jillian Kenney, Anthony Campenni, Caitlin Soto, Kristen King Front row: Blair Budd, Yodeline Gerrier, Michelle Dzung
SHS ready to make a difference By Katie Wright
The Span-ish Honor Society (SHS) has forty members this year between the junior and senior classes. The club modera-tor is Sra. Zamora, and its officers are Michelle Horevitz (president), Lexie Perreras (vice president), Sum-m e r P r e v e (secretary), Bran-don Wha ley (treasurer), and Katie Wright (historian). The new officers are very dedicated and
want to make this year a great one. The society is beginning with tutoring Mon-
day through Thursday all year in room B-1. Spanish tutoring is offered to anyone for one hour after school. The club also starts its many service projects in October with the Halloween Party at Kids in Dis-tress. For some of the larger projects, including the Sheridan House Thanksgiving Food Drive and the Sheridan House Christmas Drive, the club will be asking the student body for help by bringing in non-perishable food and toys for children.
The Spanish Honor Society will also have a team in the Cancer Relay in March, an Easter egg hunt for the Kids Crisis House in April, a Mother’s Day drive for the Sheridan House, and School Sup-plies Drive in May.
Some new service projects that the officers are trying to incorporate are the Holy Cross Hospital Teddy Bear Drive, Broward Meals on Wheels, and Guatemalan Project. This club is hoping to make a difference in the community.
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(Left to right) Standing: Katie Wright, Brandon Whaley, Sra. Zamora; (sitting) Michelle Horevitz, Summer Preve, and Lexie Perreras
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Exchangettes ready to go By Lauren Traver The new school year has not only introduced several new projects for the Junior and Senior Ex-changettes, but also a new moderator. Miss Vanessa McConville, the new club leader, is certainly no stranger to the Exchangettes; she participated in the club when she was in high school, right here at Car-dinal Gibbons. Recalling her experiences as an Ex-
changette, McConville said that her fondest memory of the club was the shirts: “We had to choose a nick-name and we had them embroidered on the back with a favorite number,” she said.
Miss McConville would like to see the Ex-changettes become involved with a cause which is completely new to the club. “I definitely would like to see us do an Autism Awareness project because my 3-year-old cousin is autistic, and I really believe in the cause,” said McConville. The Autism Walk which is held in March/April of 2007 is a possibility for the club.
Another project for the Exchangettes will in-volve Becca’s Closet; the girls will be asked to do-nate formal dresses for teenage girls who do not have the resources to attend their Homecoming or Prom. The club participated in this drive last year. Miss McConville said, “I personally have donated several dresses. We will be doing it twice this year, once be-fore Homecoming and once before Prom.” The Jun-ior and Senior Exchangettes certainly have plenty of ideas in mind and have much to look forward to this year.
National Honor Society By Sean O’Leary Moderated by Dr. Bonniwell, the CGHS Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) is striving to fashion an enthusiasm for scholarship and motivate interest to provide service, promote leader-ship, and encourage the development of character in Cardinal Gibbons students.
NHS is led by president, Joanna Sandager, vice-president, Mike Craig, secretary, Sarah Swaney, and treasurer, David Nau. Through their leadership and the hard work of the members, this year’s NHS plans on doing good works not just through the Car-dinal Gibbons hallways but in the surrounding com-munities as well. The projects and events scheduled for the 2006-2007 school year include three Blood Drives, the first of which will be on September 22. Also planned are regular visits to the Jack and Jill Day Care Center, Williamsburg Landing Senior Center, and sponsoring the annual Brain Brawl.
NHS Officers from left to right are Mike Craig (Vice President), Sarah Swaney (Secretary), Joanna Sandager (President), and David Nau (Treasurer).
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Pictured are Michelle Metzger, Treasurer; Katie Canadeo, Secretary; Kristen King, President; and Amanda Ledbetter, Vice President.
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George Ingalls College Algebra, Alebra I and II
Bob Seger
Christina Assal Guidance Counselor
U2
Rhiannon Adams Spanish I and II
Led Zeppelin
Mark Sheremeta Comp 1 and
British Literature Dave Matthews
Cindy Hirsch Receptionist
Earth, Wind, and
Macy Stayton British Literature
The Beatles
Kerry Hoag Chemistry
Donna the Buffalo
Bud Navero Comp IV
The Beatles
Tom Herrmann Physics
The Exploited
Kristine Chikerotis American Literature
The Police
Welcome New Staff And Faculty
By Carly Arcella Returning to the halls of Cardinal Gibbons, students were sure to notice a few new smiling faces. Each new “family” member has a unique flavor to bring to the school community. It wasn't too long ago that these teachers and staff members were in high school themselves developing their own talents. Now they hope to bring out the best in each of their students. Remembering their high school days, the new faculty and staff members recall their favorite bands.
New additions to the “Gibbons Bunch”. . .
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Vanessa McConville Integrated Math Algebra I and II Dave Matthews
Chandra Gertzlin Biology
Jimmy Buffet
Mary Sue McLemore Secretary
Carole King
Zahira Dueno-Ramirez
Spanish I and II Chicago
Kerry Hardison Security
Allman Brothers
Karla Holmes Dean Secretary
Bon Jovi
Susan Quailey Chemistry
The Bee Gees
Nelson Araque Bible 1 and
Global Studies Chicago
Pablo Pabon Maintenance Larry Harlow
Mara Conway Bible 1 and Ethics
Santana
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Congratulations! Melanie and Matthew Dubuc are the proud parents of another baby boy. Trent Maxim Dubuc was born August 14, weighing in at 5 lbs, 11 ounces. He is pictured with his big brother, Trey.
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Young Democrats: CGHS Chapter By Erin Kelley
The Young Democrats (YDA) of Cardi-nal Gibbons have finally signed up on the offi-cial webpage of their namesake. The YDA’s will be assisting in campaigning around the Fort Lauderdale area, attending benefits for Young Democrats, registering students to vote and make a difference, and if at all possible, debating with the currently non-existent Young Republi-cans of CGHS.
Cardinal Gibbons is sure to be a promis-ing chapter of this political club. If you would like to sign up for the Cardinal Gibbons Chapter of the Young Democrats of America, which is moderated by Mr. Lonteen, you can add your name to the roster at www.yda.org.
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September 11th By Shawn Kelaher Even though it has been five years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Penta-gon, and the crash of Flight 93, the world has not forgotten the 2,973 victims who lost their lives that day. America suffered greatly, and Cardinal Gib-bons paused to remember. The morning of September 11, students, faculty, and staff gathered in the gym for a com-memorative ceremony to honor those who lost their lives as victims and heroes on that disastrous day. The Library Media Center also displayed the “Flag of Heroes” and several books on 9/11. Later that evening many went to the Coral Ridge AMC Theater to see World Trade Center, a film that portrays the 9/11 attacks through the eyes of the firemen and police officers who heroically served their country on that tragic day.
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From Journalist to Jock By Erin Kelley Commentary When I told my friends on the football team I’d be joining them for practice on Friday, the natural reaction was not the one I had expected, to say the least. The typical response was something along the lines of, “but you don’t exercise,” “you’re afraid of the ball,” and the ever popular, “but you’re a girl.” Trifectas like those haven’t held me back before, so when Mr. Morill threw me a pair of shorts and team shirt (both of which I failed to catch) I prepared for my ultimate challenge: get through a practice with the Varsity football team without losing my will to live. Here is my story… “Offensive was terrible last night, you’re go-ing to die,” were the first words uttered to me by Ste-ven Flutie (a junior football Adonis) the morning I stepped out of my car on that impossibly hot Friday. As the day wore on, I got a few more football studs throwing at me the occasional “see you at practice,” but no amount of chivalrous football behavior could have prepared me for “the furnace” I was about to jump into. The furnace that is Cardinal Gibbons Var-sity Football. Trudging onto the field at three o’clock in my red and white, I looked around the empty field and thought to myself for a split second that I could in-deed overcome this endeavor. It is with greatest dis-pleasure that I must inform you, however, that after a knock on the locker room door my perspective changed. As I walked into a room filled with rippling biceps, taped up pictures of Serena Williams, and a screaming Coach Morrill, I couldn’t help but wonder what in Zeus’ name I had gotten myself into. “Gentlemen, this is Erin, she’ll be doing a hands-on story for Insight and working out with you boys in
practice today, so just ignore her or treat her like one of the guys.” With smirks curling up on the faces around the room, the familiar facades of my fellow juniors began to look a bit more intimidating than usual. I was told that we would be acting as TV spectators of the game that previous Thursday night (in which we were victorious, by the way). I wanted to go where the action was, so when I found out there would be rabid screaming by the coaches in E4, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. I sat quietly in the back and before the meeting started, urging the coaches to shout as viciously as possible, no special treatment just because a double x chromosome was in the room. And after a nice verbal beating by the coaches, which was apparently well deserved, though I couldn’t help questioning if the team had really won, I realized that football was indeed able to be summed up into blood, sweat, and tears, with the occasional back breaking tackle. Let’s all remember that exercising to this young lady involves some light tap dancing in up-stairs M. Physical activity is not at all my thing. So when I saw the boys file into four lines, it became clear this was a nightmare. Without the proper sports equipment on certain parts of my upper half, the sideways and backwards runs (as well as intricate combinations of the two) took quite the uncomfort-able toll on my body. And at 4:15, when the bodies towered over me for a team chant (which I did per-fectly, mind you) I realized after a player requested a “good, old sweaty workout” that it was time to go. So with a round of cheerful and giggle filled good-byes from the football players, I was laughed off the field in the best of spirits. And though I can’t say en-dorphins kicked in and brought me scampering back for more, I can tell you one thing: football ain’t for sissies.
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Varsity Volleyball Under Way By Sean O’Leary
All opposing teams need is one look at the seventeen State Championship banners that adorn the west wall of the CGHS gymnasium to know that the Cardinal Gibbons Girls Varsity Volleyball Team is the epitome of dominance in the state of Florida. Year after year Gibbons produces talented and deter-mined squads, and this season is no different.
Under the guidance of AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Hall of Fame Head Coach, Louise Crocco, the CGHS Ladies are work-ing hard to bring Gibbons back to the State tourna-ment. Led by senior captains Jenna Romanelli, Jackie Santarelli and Kelly Scher, a young but ex-perienced Gibbons team is focused and ready to do all that is necessary to bring home the state title.
Jackie Santarelli said, “Number 18.” The number eighteen represents not just another state championship for Gibbons and the entire volleyball team, but it proves to everyone that they truly are the best team in Florida.
With a convincing win over powerhouse Douglas, Gibbons has already taken a vital step in reaching that goal. But with huge matches against both St. Thomas and Spanish River scheduled, the
team will need to dig deep if they hope to win it all.
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Pictured from left to right: (back row) Allison Buchanan, Kelly Cundy, Jenna Romanelli, Kelly Scher; (front row) Jackie Santarelli, Mary Kate Macek
Run For Glenn By Giuliana Francini With another blistering start to a new school year, the Cross Country Team once again heads to the park everyday at 3:00 p.m. to begin practice. They stretch and warm up as well as listen to Coach Lee's many announcements. Then it is off to an enjoyable long run that hopefully helps the stamina of the team members. Long practices and hard work are key to making it big in cross coun-try. The three coaches, each dedicated individu-als, help shape the team into champions. Coach Lee, the head coach, definitely knows from his many years of cross country coaching how to
push and motivate the young members. Assistant coach Peter Santamarina, a firefighter and avid marathoner, started coaching last year and has proven to be truly successful. The newest addi-tion, Austin Scott, a Gibbons 2003 graduate, keeps track of the schedules, and is Mr. Lee's bookkeeper. Along with the coaches, the team members practice rigorously so that they may excel at the meets. It takes a lot of determination to attempt the things that these athletes do on a regular basis. Pride, motivation, and the love of running is what keeps the team ready for more and more no matter how exhausting the process may be. The final rea-son for running, however, as the shirt says is "We run for Glenn."
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Gibbons Football Kicks Off By Sean O’Leary The 2006 CGHS varsity football season is officially under way after a 17-0 victory over
Archbishop McCarthy. A recharged Gibbons defense led by seniors Titus McIntosh and Troy Volker helped shut out the helpless Maverick’s offense, only allowing 53 yards of offense. The team’s offense, while not as flawless as the defense, showed sparks of greatness as senior quarterback Zac Angelos threw a 62 yard touchdown pass to junior wide re-ceiver David Blackwell, and senior halfback Bran-don ‘Bobcat’ Burton ran the ball 26 times for 106 yards. Under head coach Mike Morrill and the en-tire Gibbons coaching staff, the team plans to make winning a habit. Zac Angelos feels, “If we play as well as I know we can, I have no doubt that this team could be a threat towards the end of the season.” With home games against the Monarch Knights on September 29, Douglas on October 6, and nationally ranked Belle Glade Central on October 13, the var-sity will have an opportunity to not just showcase its talent but prove to the Gibbons fans and themselves that they are a dominant team.
CGHS Golf Team is on par By Adrienne Tegreeny Both of Cardinal Gibbons’ golf teams are back in full swing at their home course, Oaktree Country Club. PGA teaching professional Dale Brady has joined Mr. and Mrs. Melnicoff on the coaching staff this year.
The boys’ squad is lead by seniors Bobby Bode and Robb Krausmen with sophomores Ryan Rogerson and Sean Kinney contributing to the team.
The girls’ team is in a rebuilding mode after many of the players graduated last year. They are led by Kelsey Richards, and expect great things from Claire Grysko once she recovers from wrist surgery. “The team is young and some are totally in-experienced in competitive play. We are taking it one match at a time and our goal is to keep improv-ing,” said Mrs. Melnicoff.
Head Coach Mike Morrill is pictured with the CGHS Varsity Football seniors.
The seniors on the Golf Team are (left to right)Bobby Bode, Robb Krausman, and Zak Liptak.
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Shuffle Scuffle A commentary by Nick Gereffi For a lot of people, things like dancing come naturally. For someone like me who struggles with movement in general and who can barely make it from GH to E building without falling flat on my face, this is most certainly not the case. Why then, may you ask, did I participate in the dance audition for our fall musical, Anything Goes? That is a ques-tion I am still trying to answer…. As I walked in to the audition, I felt like Rus-sell Crowe entering the lion’s den in Gladiator, (minus the thousands of cheering Romans.) Before me were a lot of familiar faces (after all, I'd been in drama the last two years,) but those old faces took on a newer light. In their jazz shoes and gaucho pants (who knew they still had gaucho pants?) my former comrades looked cool and confident. Being someone who can't tell a timer from a time step, I was justifia-bly feeling a little intimidated. I figured my feelings of nervousness would be assuaged once things got underway, but sadly, I was mistaken. A tall senior girl started the "warm up" (which was more like a burn out,) and I knew I was in trou-ble. This Grecian goddess contorted herself into po-sitions that a pretzel would envy, and I couldn't even fathom some of the things she was doing, let alone replicate them. My feelings of angst were prolonged, however, as the actual audition was about to begin.
Our new drama director, Mr. Mark Sheremeta, entered the room in his dance attire, and proceeded to teach us a “simple” jazz combination. I just fig-ured "What the heck?" and went along as best I could. We were then placed into groups of five (me with lords of the dance Patrick Harrington, Erick Crowe, Pat Gilday, and Gina Richards,) and were forced to perform the routine we'd learned in front of the entire group. I must have looked like a bumbling fool (I recall at one point dancing through the stage's curtain) but I was able to laugh at myself (and oth-ers) and it turned out to be fun. After everyone performed the jazz routine, we were taught a tap combination (since Anything Goes is heavy on tap.) Considering I was wearing sneak-ers, this wasn’t something I felt would come easy. As Mr. Sheremeta said, "Sometimes, you have to just fake it," and after sitting out briefly, I decided to just try and move my Size 12 feet to the tapping motions. Was I as gifted as Maggie Peterson, a dainty dynamo who shuffled off to buffalo and back? HA! No. But surprisingly, I didn't do as miserably as I thought I would. In the end, after downing a bottle or four of wa-ter, the seemingly daunting process was over, and, like most things, it wasn't that bad. Although I won't ever be "Mr. Riverdance", Michael Flatley, or Rus-sian ballet master Mikhail Baryshnikov, at least I can say I gave it a valiant, albeit ungraceful, effort. And that’s all that matters, right?
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Lies, deception, drama and…spoiled teenagers from Beverly Hills? Yes, Zoey Dean’s best-selling series, The A-List, exhibits all of the above, and so much more. The series began with Dean’s first novel, The A-List (2003), and has grown into a major craze among teenage girls, including six other books, all of equal popularity. Each book in the series is a continua-tion of the previous book, chronicling the lives of several extremely wealthy Beverly Hills teens of the Hollywood elite, giving the series its all-too-appropriate title. All the characters' lives are inter-twined, filled with romance, lies, cliques, and heartache.
The series centers around Anna Percy, who has just made the move from her swanky Manhat-tan residence to live with her father in Beverly Hills. The characters she encounters throughout the series are as numerous as they are petty, and give the books the impeccable wit for which they have been made famous. Any teenage girl can relate to the many obstacles Anna faces throughout the se-ries, making each and every book a total page-turner. Readers get a glimpse into the lives of the Beverly Hills elite: their trials, tribulations, and, of course, designer clothing. The series has proven to be absolutely irresistible. Better yet, after seven novels, author Zoey Dean shows no signs of stop-ping. The craze has become so popular that it is soon to become a major motion picture from Uni-versal Studios. If you have yet to be sucked into the A-List craze, I suggest you pick up a copy.
Do you have a ques-tion you are dying to have answered? Beginning in the next issue, an advice column, “Ask Erin” will appear in the glossy pages of Insight! Appropriate (PG-13) entries may be submitted to the “Ask Erin” box located in the library or email to [email protected]. They will be replied to by junior, Erin Kelley, an Insight staffer. Please keep entries short, to the point, and most importantly Catholic School appropriate. Please include your name and grade so we may contact you if your entry is chosen. You may choose to be anonymous, however, when the paper is published.
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Shiver Me Timbers… Pirates invade By Carly Arcella
‘Aye, it was rainin’ and stormin’ on the blistering morn of the 28 of August. It was then that a group of pirates be-gan to look for the great Gibbons treasure. They pillaged and plundered the campus in a quest for the “Golden Keys.”
Captain Herrmann led his physics class of sea dogs in this adventure of nautical proportions using vector addition. Each alli-ance of pirates was given a map with the coordinates north, south, east, and west accompanied by num-bers. Upon solving each of the problems, the bucca-neers used thar new found figures as a compass. Un-waveringly pacing in pursuit of the booty, many a band of ruffians was victorious in finding whar the treasure lay.
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Sudoku: Contest By Sean O’Leary The Sudoku puzzle is a number puzzle that in-volves no math, only logic. The sole rule of Sudoku is a simple one: every row, column, and 3x3 box in the puzzle grid must contain the numerical se-quence 1-9. The catch, though, is that no digit can be repeated in the same row, column, or 3x3 box, and you must work around the given digits. More information on Sudoku puzzles and an online com-puter program are available at www.sudoku.com. Five dollars will be awarded to the person whose name is drawn from all the entries who ac-curately complete the puzzle and turn it into the library tomorrow by 3:00 p.m. (Puzzles by Pap-pocom)
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CAN YOU FIND ALL 25 TEACHERS IN THIS WORD SEARCH? By Karli MacDonald Five dollars will be awarded to the person whose name is drawn from all the entries who accurately complete the puzzle and turn it into the library to-morrow by 3:00 p. m.
Back to School Movie Quotes: By Shawn Kelaher Name the movie where you heard this quote: Five dollars will be awarded to the person whose name is drawn from all the entries who accurately com-plete the puzzle and turn it into the library by 3:00 p.m. today. 1. “See if you can guess what I am now… I’m a zit, get it?” 2. “Jeffy likes apples.” 3. “I think we’ll go for a little Bohemian Rhapsody, gentlemen.” 4. “Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads.” 5. “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” 6. “At last we meet, for the first time, for the last time.” 7. “Bangarang Rufio!” 8. “My mother always said, ‘Live on Fisher Is-land, get buried in Palm Beach. That way, you’ll have the best of Florida.’” 9. “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beauti-ful friendship.” 10. “Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.” 11. “I’m the king of the world!” 12. “I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request.”
C B D F A T H E R A L O N S O U O A D O L I N O C K J Y P I R X Y E P U K D O B U R K E M R P A L M R K L P R Z B B V N A A H O E G I H D F C S A Q C N L D N D B Z M U D A U T S U N M T T R Y U D A A R T T W N H E H E G F E H I V K B I T N A R S E R A F I N I E J S D I M N L N B M H A O S O R T B N I H A N K E W E L S H M A U G L R S E T O T T V C W I Q S H T S H E R E M E T A Z N D B A O O E E S J G D K L X O M Y M N C R S I S T E R M A R I E T
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Freshmen (left to right): Nikki Mallon, Raymond Schreiber, Stephanie Ronison
Welcome Week
Freshmen: (left) Alexis Oberer and Nicole Dudziak
Mr. Zmuda and Anthony Campenni are decorating a Welcome Week poster.
Ashley Fernaays paints a Welcome Week poster.
Phil Youakim grabs freshmen (left) Conor O’Dea and CJ Burke by the ears.
Anna Davis pushes a freshman, Colin Milam, in his stroller.
Emily Quatromoni (left) and Ash-ley Fernaays make freshman Alex Sutton “Bow Down.”
(Left to right) Pat Jabour, Zach Smith and Alejandro Piedro
