RAIDER REVIEW Born Rowdy | Page 3 All-American | Page 8 NEWS | BREIFS New theatre director Aldo Pantoja calls the cast to gather around the small stage in the RJ theatre. Each actor and actress steps up on stage and prepares for the day’s unique rehearsal. “Let’s take a temperature read,” he says. Lead actor Kyle Butenhoff begins to read the famous lines from Oscar Hammer- stein II’s, “The King and I”, written in 1956. All of the actors get their own personal script with their lines highlighted in flo- rescent neon colors. Pantoja brings great energy to the stage when directing. “Mr. Pantoja lets you find your character” Butenhoff says. He plays the King of Siam, a man igno- rant of the respect towards women. Even on the first day it was hard to separate the character from him. Mr. Pantoja sits in the seats contemplating how to improve. “I hope this will be a popular play,” Pan- toja says. “There are a lot of roles, so we hope that draws families and friends.” A 2001 graduate, Pantoja is extremely ex- cited to be back teaching and directing. He says that he loves watching the students perform such formal and intricate roles. It’s hard work. Hours of practice each day after school and weekends too. Cast & crew pepare to deliver “The King and I” Victor Diaz & Kade Baker ‘17 | staff writers Kyle Butenhoff ‘14 and Brielle Pray ‘15 rehearse key lines photo | Kade Baker ‘17 PAC CENTER ON SCHEDULE Following heavy rains at the end of September, construction on the new $13 million Performing Arts Center & Student Commons continues on schedule. Mr. Rick Sullivan, Vice-President of Operations, said that construction will continue as planned. The project is expected to be completed sometime in January. Housing a 490-seat theatre, student communications center, and counseling center, the Performing Arts Center is the first in a long line of planned additions to the campus. The fire lane will re-open mid-October. CAR CLUB REVS UP Senior Connor Janson, current pres- ident of the Car Club, has had great success in the expansion of his club this year. In three years, the club has grown from three members to 30 car-crazed scholars. The co-divisional club meets during lunch in room 174 of the Boys Divi- sion every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. They discuss the latest car news and also occasionally go cart- ing at Unser Racing with 55mph carts. HOMELESS PLUNGE OCT. 17 Regis Jesuit’s annual Homeless Plunge starts on October 17, when students and teacher chaperones will take public transportation downtown to visit Urban Peak, an outreach center for homeless youth. After hearing from Denver PD and the Colorado Coali- tion for the Homeless, they will walk the 16th Street Mall and reach out to some of Denver’s homeless. They will return to school and spend the night on McNicholas Green. On October 18th, food will not be sold during Academic Support, the vending machines will be turned off, and se- niors will be unable to go off campus. In an attempt to recreate a meal some- one on the street might receive at a soup kitchen, a simple lunch of a sand- wich, fruit- will be the only options. To sign up visit the student HUB. Long lines. Every high school cafeteria has them. The cafeteria at Regis Jesuit is no different; however things are being done to change this. This year, the school added a computer system in an attempt to increase efficien- cy and shorten lines. “We can get through the lines faster so we can get more kids through” head of cafeteria Ms. Katie Diaz said. The new system makes it easy for Ms. Diaz, her assistant Mrs. Ellen Hamburg, and the volunteer parents to serve many students very quickly. More kids than ever are now using pre- paid cash cards by swiping their student IDs. Transactions move faster, balances can be checked from home, and checks are immediately deposited into the sys- tem. Although the efficiency is greatly im- proved by these machines, the long lines are inevitable. “If you were to compare us to a McDonalds and 900 students arrived at both places you would find that Regis Jesuit would be more efficient. We just have to be efficient in running the lines and if we are doing our job and selling the food that the students like, we are always going to be in demand,” Ms. Diaz said. There are rumors of a 6th computer and another line for students to purchase food, but the kitchen is low on space and the rumors are unconfirmed. Machines are not the only change in the lunchroom; several additions to the menu have come or are in the works. “We are always trying to bring in new things, but I think the addition of Chi- potle was huge,” Diaz said. “Kids have wanted that and we were able to do it. We go through it in about 10-15 minutes.” The school is always concerned about quality, safety, and nutrition. Senior Nick Sawyer works in the kitchen at Academic Support as part of the work study program. He has always been impressed with the work environment. “I’ve been consistently impressed with the cleanliness and efficiency of the food preparation process,” Sawyer says. He and the other work study kids sometimes daydream of future additions. “We’ve been talking about perhaps incorporating Schlotsky’s, Thai Orchid, or Panda Express into the rota- tion.” Mrs. Hamburg sees the benefits of the new system. It allows them to focus on provid- ing new options and a better experience. “Now that we have most of the moms trained, we plan to start cutting up some fresh veggies such as carrots and celery. We are also continuing the fresh fruit cups,” Hamburg said. The big payoff, however, will always be the warm cookies. There will always be long lines for those. Anthony Fante ‘14 | managing editor BY THE NUMBERS 76 Dozen cookies daily 116 Burritos made daily With several additions cafeteria is running smoother than ever Ms. Diaz and Mrs. Hamburg work dilligently to stay ahead of the lines. photo | Anthony Fante ‘14 Leads embrace challenging roles under direction of new drama teacher continued on page 2 Tweet at us! @RJ_Media RJM The spirit lives here. the an RJMEDIA publication Take a virtual tour inside the PAC | Coming later this month to RJMediaonline.com Regis Jesuit High School | 6400 S. Lewiston Way, Aurora, CO 80016 | October 1, 2013 | Volume 6 | Issue 1 rjmediaonline.com
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RAIDER REVIEW Born Rowdy |
Page 3 All-American |Page 8
NEWS | BREIFS
New theatre director Aldo Pantoja calls the cast to gather around the small stage in the RJ theatre. Each actor and actress steps up on stage and prepares for the day’s unique rehearsal.
“Let’s take a temperature read,” he says.
Lead actor Kyle Butenhoff begins to read the famous lines from Oscar Hammer-stein II’s, “The King and I”, written in 1956.
All of the actors get their own personal script with their lines highlighted in flo-rescent neon colors. Pantoja brings great energy to the stage when directing.
“Mr. Pantoja lets you find your character” Butenhoff says.
He plays the King of Siam, a man igno-rant of the respect towards women. Even on the first day it was hard to separate the
character from him. Mr. Pantoja sits in the seats contemplating how to improve.
“I hope this will be a popular play,” Pan-toja says. “There are a lot of roles, so we hope that draws families and friends.”
A 2001 graduate, Pantoja is extremely ex-cited to be back teaching and directing. He says that he loves watching the students perform such formal and intricate roles. It’s hard work. Hours of practice each day after school and weekends too.
Following heavy rains at the end of September, construction on the new $13 million Performing Arts Center & Student Commons continues on schedule.
Mr. Rick Sullivan, Vice-President of Operations, said that construction will continue as planned. The project is expected to be completed sometime in January.
Housing a 490-seat theatre, student communications center, and counseling center, the Performing Arts Center is the first in a long line of planned additions to the campus. The fire lane will re-open mid-October.
CAR CLUB REVS UP
Senior Connor Janson, current pres-ident of the Car Club, has had great success in the expansion of his club this year. In three years, the club has grown from three members to 30 car-crazed scholars.
The co-divisional club meets during lunch in room 174 of the Boys Divi-sion every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. They discuss the latest car news and also occasionally go cart-ing at Unser Racing with 55mph carts.
HOMELESS PLUNGE OCT. 17
Regis Jesuit’s annual Homeless Plunge starts on October 17, when students and teacher chaperones will take public transportation downtown to visit Urban Peak, an outreach center for homeless youth. After hearing from Denver PD and the Colorado Coali-tion for the Homeless, they will walk the 16th Street Mall and reach out to some of Denver’s homeless. They will return to school and spend the night on McNicholas Green.
On October 18th, food will not be sold during Academic Support, the vending machines will be turned off, and se-niors will be unable to go off campus. In an attempt to recreate a meal some-one on the street might receive at a soup kitchen, a simple lunch of a sand-wich, fruit- will be the only options. To sign up visit the student HUB.
Long lines. Every high school cafeteria has them. The cafeteria at Regis Jesuit is no different; however things are being done to change this.
This year, the school added a computer system in an attempt to increase efficien-cy and shorten lines.
“We can get through the lines faster so we can get more kids through” head of cafeteria Ms. Katie Diaz said. The new system makes it easy for Ms. Diaz, her assistant Mrs. Ellen Hamburg, and the volunteer parents to serve many students very quickly.
More kids than ever are now using pre-paid cash cards by swiping their student IDs. Transactions move faster, balances can be checked from home, and checks are immediately deposited into the sys-tem.
Although the efficiency is greatly im-proved by these machines, the long lines are inevitable.
“If you were to compare us to a McDonalds and 900 students arrived at both places you would find that Regis Jesuit would be more efficient. We just have to be efficient in running the lines and if we are doing our job and selling the food that the students like, we are always going to be in demand,” Ms. Diaz said. There are rumors of a 6th computer and another line for students to purchase food, but the kitchen is low on space and the rumors are unconfirmed.
Machines are not the only change in the lunchroom; several additions to the menu have come or are in the works.
“We are always trying to bring in new things, but I think the addition of Chi-potle was huge,” Diaz said. “Kids have wanted that and we were able to do it. We go through it in about 10-15 minutes.” The school is always concerned about quality, safety, and nutrition. Senior Nick Sawyer works in the kitchen at
Academic Support as part of the work study program. He has always been impressed with the work environment.
“I’ve been consistently impressed with the cleanliness and efficiency of the food preparation process,” Sawyer says. He and the other work study kids sometimes daydream of future additions. “We’ve been talking about perhaps incorporating Schlotsky’s, Thai Orchid, or Panda Express into the rota-tion.”
Mrs. Hamburg sees the benefits of the new system. It allows them to focus on provid-ing new options and a better experience.
“Now that we have most of the moms trained, we plan to start cutting up some fresh veggies such as carrots and celery. We are also continuing the fresh fruit cups,” Hamburg said. The big payoff, however, will always be the warm cookies. There will always be long lines for those.
Computers increase cafeteria efficiency
Anthony Fante ‘14 | managing editor
BY THE NUMBERS
76 Dozen cookies daily
116 Burritos made daily
With several additions cafeteria is running smoother than everMs. Diaz and Mrs. Hamburg work dilligently to stay ahead of the lines. photo | Anthony Fante ‘14
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We live in a time where news is more accessible than ever. With newspapers, Internet, magazines, and TV news networks all trying to keep you as up to date as they can about what’s happening in the world, and right now a hot topic is the country of Syria.
What makes this country so important? Syria, a country that is slightly larger than North Dakota and has a population of roughly 22,457,336 people, is in the middle of a civil war. This civil war has lasted around 2 years and 6 months and has led to over 100,000 deaths, according to the United Nations.
Why did this war start in the first place?
It began due to a series of revolts in the Arab world, conventionally named the Arab Spring. It specifically began in Syria after protests began to be shut down forcefully by the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, which led to the protesters becoming an armed rebel army. Violence quickly escalated causing it to become the huge event that it is.
What did these protesters want?
The Arab Spring inspired many nations, Syria included, to begin to revolt in the hope that they would be able to overthrow their respective governments and replace them with ones that may be more beneficial to them. In Syria, protesters were asking for the resignation of President al-Assad, and the removal of the Ba’ath party, which has ruled since 1963.
Syria is located in the Middle East, but it still has an impact on American lives. This is because, the U.S has gotten involved in the conflict. Originally this was not the case until on August 21st reports surfaced about the use of chemical weapons being used. In response, President Obama promised mil-itary action, but he said he would not have ground forces shipped to Syria. The tides changed again though as Russia and the U.S. agreed to a plan where the U.S. would not use military force, if Syria dissolved of the chemical weapons.
Why is Russia involved?
Russia is involved for many reasons, the two though largest being that Russia has a huge naval base the only in the region in Syria and the Russian Orthodox Church wanting Russia to protect Syria’s Chris-tians.
What are the Catholic Church’s views on Syria?
Well, Pope Francis has said specifically on Syria that they should abandon, “the futile pursuit of a military solution.” He then continued on to ask to keep the, “hope of peace alive,” and asking many to end the violence in Syria.
Syria, is and most likely will continue to be a hotbed for discussion, because although there have been peace talks, a peaceful solution could be awhile off. The U.S could continue to be involved also, even without using military force. Also, look as all of our news outlets bring more current and up to date news, about Syria and their civil war as it continues until a solution is achieved.
Syrian civil war draws global attention
Use of chemical weapons has U.S. government on edge.
Jaylem Allen-Durousseau ‘16 | staff freelancer
At a high school sporting event, the normal focus is usually on the athletes and the drama of the
game.
But at Regis Jesuit there is a third element of entertainment to titillate the spectators and fill the gaps in the action.
The Regis Jesuit Rowdies are a venerable and unique institution who light up the crowd and keep it motivated to cheer on our team to victory.
The Rowdies have taken many dif-ferent forms over the years. Former ASC volunteer and former teacher Joe Ruzicka helped revive the fun
aspects of the Rowdies and set them on a path toward the evolution we see today.
They’ve been at every home game since. And every away football and basketball game. Epic games are played weekly, and yet the Regis Jesuit Rowdies often steal the show.
Mr. Nick Fagnant ‘02, has been the moderator for three years. He some-times has to reign in the Rowdies’ more egregiously crazy endeavors.
“Most of my role in reality is to help individuals and the group of rowdies to become Ignatian lead-ers,” Mr. Fagnant said.
This year’s Rowdy squad includes
seniors Chambers Giblin (Head Rowdy), Ryley Llorente, Joe Elio, Gabe Feiten, Kurtis Young, Con-nor Likos, Liam McHugh, Jesse Suchomel, Hennessey Stuart, and Timmy D’Costa (in no particular order of awesomeness).
Auditions are open to all future seniors at the end of the year who are available all year for sporting events.
To become a rowdy one must participate in some peculiar tasks that test creativity, access leader-ship abilities, ideas for the future that promote fun and Ignatian ideals.
“Our basic job to get the crowd going and not have them do pessi-mistic cheers but keep them in-volved and excited about our sports teams,” Timmy D’Costa said.
Each of the 2013-14 Rowdies contributes new ideas to keep their supercharged school spirit fresh and exciting. Gabe Feiten, one of the finest out on the field, keeps the crowd motivated.
“We all contribute ideas at the meetings to try and make the expe-rience the best it can be for the stu-dents while still following CHSAA regulations,” Feiten said.
Mr. Fagnant appreciates the dis-cernment.
“Collectively this Rowdy group is different. They keep open minds and are able to focus on the positive aspects of the rules and regulations rather those that restrict them,” Fagnant said.
Rowdy Joe Elio acknowledges the social aspect of attending a football game, but he also recognizes that sometimes the crowd needs to be reminded that they are there to support the team.
“To get the crowd pumped, there
is one simple thing to get everyone going- Noise. Usually, when there is a good amount of noise, students usually stop talking to one another and join in the game,” Elio said.
The Rowdies take inspiration from all sorts of everyday things in the world.
Even animals can give them ideas.
“Usually, when I am rowdying, I imagine myself as a majestic ferret. Why, you might ask? It’s simple, ferrets are ferocious yet adorable creatures of the jungle, and I believe that the rowdies are very similar in that fashion,” Elio said.
Timmy D’Costa says, “I probably see myself as a ferocious lion. All the testosterone comes out of the field. I just get really pumped and sometimes my mouth foams up be-cause I’m really excited.”
Although this year’s group of Rowdies is indubitably the best in recent memory, there is still hope for the future since there appears to be no end to Rowdyness on campus.
“The future for the Rowdies is a hopeful one. After a rough start to our cheer career, so to speak, we had to clean up our act and take some Rowdy action. Hopefully, we will be adequate enough for the class of 2015 to follow in our footsteps,” Elio said.
BORN ROWDY
Anthony Fante ‘14 | managing editorHunter Gause & David Arzumanyan ‘14 | editors
New rowdies bring a fresh look to old tradition
Timmy D’Costa, Joe Elio and Chambers Giblin bask in the glory of a Friday night. photo | Jackson Burkholder ‘14
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Regis Jesuit High School intends to make bul-lying a thing of the past. The newly implement-ed Side by Side program is a bully prevention program that brings together students, teachers, parents, and the outside community to educate them and teach them how to stand up against bullying.
The Side by Side program “promotes a positive peer culture by empowering our community to stand “side by side.”
Head Boys Division counselor Ms. Marsha Caldwell has witnessed bullying for over 40 years.
“I see the pain and stress it causes these stu-dents, so I felt we had the opportunity to make our school a better place. It was a necessary thing to do,” Caldwell said.
After a 2012 student and faculty survey showed issues with bullying and harassment, a committee of administrators and teachers came together to implement the program and bring awareness.
The kickoff event joined the community together to stand Side by Side. The event, held on August 30th, featured 9News sportscaster Drew Soicher and a talks by the principals and Fr. Dyer.
The students pledged to, as Fr. Dyer said, “reb-
el. To go against the norm and be differ-ent.” To not only recognize differences, but embrace them.
The program continues with classroom meetings during advisement six times throughout the year to teach and train stu-dents how to handle bullying situations.
The Side by Side program was imple-mented to change today but also change tomorrow.
Ms. Samantha Carroll, Spanish teacher and a member of the Side by Side committee said, “I think it will help in the long run if we continue the class meetings, the training and a re-commitment happens every year, and it can be easily forgotten about if we don’t continue to take initiative. It can’t only be in the school but also outside the school in our community.”
The program has brought awareness to students and teachers, to educate them on how much bullying hurts and how often it occurs. Although some treat it in a joking manner, the majority of the student body finds it very helpful and takes it seriously.
Father Kevin Dyer says it is no laughing matter. “In anything you do there’s going to be people who take it seriously and some who do not, but the key is you’re united and you’re sending a message and it increases the number of people who see the problem,” Father Dyer said.
Side-by-Side: we all stand togetherAnti-bullying program brings awareness to all
Matt Shanahan & Carmine Lonardo ‘16 | staff writers
Victor Diaz ‘17 says, “I think the Side by Side program is definitely a step in the right direction.”
Zach Anderson ‘15 says, “I think it protects the little people in our so-ciety and really shows there is still faith in the community.”
Reid Byrne ‘16 says, “Great pro-gram because it helps protect schools. Awareness can lead to prevention of any school violence”
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Even the extras must be prepared. Freshmen Max Stern plays a commoner. He has found the theatre community has been welcoming.
“Mr. Pantoja is a really nice guy,” Stern says. “I like everyone onstage. They’ve been so nice.”
Senior Kyle Butenhoff and a junior Bri-elle Pray are the leads. Butenhoff states that the hardest part of his lead is “the dialect, just getting it down so it’s not too over the top.”
Pray, who plays Anna Lenowens, a British widow and school teacher, says the play is “very different because it’s a classic, and I’ve never done a classic before.”
The time period in which this story was written affects the complexity of the roles.
Cast & crew pepare to deliver “The King and I.”
“I think it’s really difficult because the characters are so complex,” Pray said. “There’s a lot of memorization, its a long script.”
Pantoja says, “The students handle their roles impressively.”
On rehearsal day Pray and Butenhoff occupy most of the talking time, but the stage is always shared by extras and minor characters accompanying the oth-ers creating a friendly, energetic vibe.
They run on and off the stage and seem to get most of the accents and some material down on the first day. It is an impressive feat from a new cast and a new director.
Pantoja says that they all have to be a “triple threat- able to sing, act, and dance.”
“The King and I” will debut at Colorado Heights University on November 9th at 2:00pm. There will be three shows over two days.
Student, faculty, parents, and local community members gather on the JV baseball field to kickoff the program.
Senior Hunter Gause looks for direction while rehearsing for his role as Captain Orton photo | Kade Baker ‘17
Mr. Pantoja gives some advice to fresh-men Andy Jump who plays Louis. photo | Kade Baker ‘17
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In the new dawn of technology, schools are starting to learn the pow-er of technology in learning. Regis Jesuit High School is harnessing
the power of technology, leading them to bring in the iPad program next year.
Regis Jesuit has done a lot of research on this program before committing to it. The school wants wants to improve the use of technology so their students will benefit more from what they are learning.
Mr. Jason Beyer is one of the lead direc-tors of the program. “When students have this access they get a better apprehension of higher level thinking,” Beyer said.
IPads have many helpful utilities and functions. Its touch screen can be useful for anything from geometry to physics.There are plenty of apps in the App Store that can benefit how students learn.
“Even ten of the apps can completely revolutionize the way we are teaching,” Beyer said.
It can also lower costs on books, and it can keep the students backpack load down. Students can use this device every year, opposed to having to buy new books each year. Best of all, iPads are easy to use, making the most of class time and less waiting time.
IPads can break down the walls of im-mobile technology in school. Due to this, students and teachers can use the tools of technology anywhere on or off campus.
The desktop computer creates a barrier
between the students and teacher. Being small and lightweight, the iPads are an easy commuter whether you are walking to another class, driving home, or moving inside a classroom.
As long as you are in range of a wifi connection, you have the ability to easily communicate with other students or teach-ers. You can also use email, Canvas, and Raidernet to keep up with grades, catch up on homework, or stay in touch with teachers.
The big question is, will iPads become a distraction in class?
RJ prepares to adopt 1:1 iPad program School hopes technology will connect students and teachers to improve learning Champ Martinez ‘15 & Nik Geoly ‘17 | staff writers
In between periods students can be found on their ipads checking on homework, scrolling through social media, or playing games. photo | Nik Geoly ‘17
“iPads will bring the Regis commu-nity together, but can also become a distraction if they are not prop-erly monitored.” Coloton Ksiazek | Junior
What is essential to surviving daily life at Regis Jesuit from the beginning of day one to the end of day 632 (not including rain days, power outages, and other unex-pected off days)?
Regis Jesuit is a unique school that offers many different opportunities. The key to being successful at RJ is to find a path as one grows throughout these four years of high school.
The transition of mindset from middle school to freshman year often requires some guidance; the best advice comes from those who have been there and done that.
“The only thing I can say is to relax, be cool, and try new things. Find something that you want people to know you for and expand on it. Once you’ve found your base you can keep building your charac-ter and maturing. Try to step out of your comfort zone every once in awhile because people respect spontaneity. And when someone has the guts to stand out, people notice, especially the ladies.” | Owen Brown ‘14
“Step outside your comfort zone, whether it’s cheering when nobody else is, or asking a girl for her number. Seize your opportunities. The more things you try, the more you will learn. Invest in the school; be happy to be here. Don’t complain about the little things. You sound ridiculous complaining about a one
hour assembly. We got a day off for rain this year and it didn’t rain that day. Focus on things like that.” | Gabe Feiten ‘14
“So far I have learned that staying on top of homework and taking notes in class are essential to surviving the year. Trying to get into sports, clubs, and activ-ities is good because it’s a lot of fun and it makes the year go by a lot faster, but it also keeps things interesting.” | Zach Hlopak ‘17
RJ Survival Guide
From academics to athletics, to the social scene, What does it take to survive at Regis Jesuit?
New place. New job. New people. Teachers volunteering for the Alumni Service Corps are just getting their feet wet. Mr. Kevin
Roy and all of the other Alumni Service Corps teachers just began a new full time job and sizable adventure.
Young adults who have just finished college and graduated from a Jesuit high school or university, have the opportunity to embark on a journey that may change their lives forever.
The Alumni Service Core is a one year commitment in teaching for free at a Jesuit high school or middle school in the Missou-ri province.
The mission of the ASC Program “Through their teaching, coaching, mento-ring, and other school responsibilities they are ‘Men and Women for Others’.”
Mr. Sean Agniel, former ASC teacher and now the director of the ASC program, taught in 2000-2001 at Rockhhust High School in Kansas City.
“It was way more adventurous than I had expected” Agniel said.
He fell in love with Rockhurst Jesuit High
School and the Jesuits, both of which inspired him to work in the Missouri prov-ince as the director of the ASC program.Mr. Agniel knows the challenges as well as the blessings of being an ASC volunteer. He suggests everyone should consider the ASC program, especially new graduates of Regis Jesuit.
As an ASC teacher, Mr. Weber taught math-ematics and coached the freshman soccer team.
“The program is incredible for a young person.” Mr. Weber said. “I was so well taken care of by the community here that I did not want to leave.”
Mr. Weber taught as an ASC teacher during the 2011-2012 school year. This year will be his third year teaching.
”I feel a bit more experienced and more comfortable,” he said. “I really don’t know the difference.”
The current boys division ASC teacher Mr. Roy teaches Biology and works in the service office. He is from St. Louis and he also attended a Jesuit High School. Mr. Roy attended Rockhurst University where he recieved his degree in Biology.
Giving Back: The Alumni Service Corps Program
Mark Ahern ‘16 & Trent Schultz ‘17 | staff writers
“The faculty has been great and very sup-portive. I’ve been meeting new people, and making new friends has been really fun.” Mr. Kevin Roy said.
Mr. Roy, busy with school related activities, participates in mass with the Jesuits once a week and participates in the daily lives of Ms. Allison Body and Ms. Kristin Sanfilip-po, both ASC teachers in the Girls Division.
“I love Regis. I love working with you guys.” Mr. Roy said. “I’ve been treated like a faculty teacher for sure.”
After only a short time at RJHS, Mr. Roy is hard at work. He is teaching Biology and also working in the service department. photo | Mark Ahern ‘16
ASC FACTS
1. Began in 1991 by Fr. Frank Reale SJ with the help of Jesuits in the Missouri Province.
2. 200 Men and Women are now involved in the Alumni Service Corps program.
Volunteers experience teaching, embrace community
watch them take on Creek.
Doherty and his team didn’t win state that year; one of their top swimmers got appendicitis a week before the state meet and was in the hospital. But that loss lit the fire under the swimmers. They all trained in the off season and came back and obliterated Cherry Creek the next year in the state meet. That was also the year of their first National Championship.
After that first championship win the Raiders never looked back. They won an additional 19 state championships and another 3 National Championships under Coach Doherty.
The thing that sets Doherty apart is his discipline and his high expectations of all the swimmers both in the bubble and in the classroom.
“His passion towards the school in general is one to be considered. It’s not just for the swim team. He cares about the whole commu-nity of Regis,” senior captain Hennessey Stuart said. “He definite-ly takes pride in both areas of his work. When he’s coaching he leaves everything in the pool and completely focuses on his team, and when he’s in school he focused on being a dean.”
This kind of excellence that Doherty expects from his swimmers and his students has been one of his philosophies since the very beginning.
Mr. John Powell swam for the Raiders when they won their first state championship in ‘91 and now teaches science in the Boys Division.
Legacy of a legend: Doherty ends 32 year run on top
32 years, 20 state championships, 4 national championships, 91 All Americans, 86 Academic All Americans and a 387-31 record. These are the things that head swim coach Mike Doherty left behind when he retired this year. But he is leav-ing behind more than just state records and hardware. He is leaving behind a legacy, a dynasty and a tradition.
The legacy of Regis Jesuit swimming didn’t exactly start out as dominant as it is now. In 1981, the Regis Jesuit swimming coach quit two weeks before the season started, leaving the position open. Doherty was doing his student teaching at Westminster High School at the same time. He found out about the opening and contacted the school to see if he could apply. He got the job, and with it inherited all 13 swimmers that were on the team.
They did not start out winning state championships. “It took us a long time to build up; it took us a long time to get respectable,” Doherty said. “We were lucky if we could win half of our meets when we first started.”
As the program grew, the talent improved. In 1985 every-thing fell into place. The Raiders had a couple of strong senior swimmers and ended up getting second place in the state meet. This achievement was huge for the team, having never won anything before. “Our kids were throwing each other in water, acting as if we had won,” Doherty said.
The push to first was even more of a challenge. Regis Jesuit was runner up for five years in a row after that first second place finish. The year before they won state was possibly one of the most pivotal of Doherty’s entire career.
They broke through the ice with a win over Cherry Creek in a dual meet 92 to 78. Cherry Creek was then the power-house of Colorado swimming.
“They had just absolutely dominated us for over a decade” Doherty said. The spirit of Regis Jesuit that we see today at sporting events helped spur them on, filling the bleachers to
Dean retires from leading storied swim program, but will remain involved
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continued on page 9 New country, new culture: International students adapt to America
Chung, Escobar share their experience in coming to an American school
Danny Girard, Devin Kadillak & Liam Nugent, ‘14 | editors
Ignacio Escobar walks into Regis Je-suit High School, his first day before him. After transferring to Regis Jesuit from Spain, he is nervous for his first
day of school in the U.S. He hears the students talking in a language he barely understands. His conversations consist of “yes” and “no”. Only knowing the basics of the language, Ignacio struggles his first year of school.
He is not alone. Many international trans-fer students go through the same transition. However, their effort is not in vain. As a result they get enriched with new culture while also exposing students to their culture.
Ignacio, now a senior, moved here from Madrid with his mother during the Europe-an economic crisis.
“Things were not too stable,” Ignacio said, “Spain is going up and down, but here things kind of stay the same.”Ignacio also feels the difference between American and European schools.
“School in America is much different from school in Europe,” Ignacio says. “In Europe, the teacher is more of a dictator. In most of the schools the parent gives permission to the teacher to hit the student
if he does something wrong.”
School here was strange for Ignacio. However, none of these differences compares to the trouble of tackling a new language.
Dave Chung, a Junior, transferred here from South Korea.
“I decided to study in the U.S. because I always wanted to go to college in Ameri-ca,” Chung says. “I also thought it would be great to make a friend in the United States.”
He is living with senior Hunter Krenek and his family, a Regis Jesuit family, and learning what it is like to be American.
“They do a lot of fun activities and are a very outgoing family,” Chung says. “I think I can say they are my American family.”
Chung notes that the sports culture in America is much different than his Ko-rean experience. Chung, enabled by the more sports-oriented culture of America, is participating in rugby and soccer.
Perhaps the biggest barrier for interna-tional students is the language. Chung and Escobar both cited English as their prima-ry struggle. Because Regis Jesuit does not offer ESL (English as a Second Language)
classes, students who have a fairly basic grasp on English are left to understand the nuances of English language on their own.
“With English I just had a hard time speak-ing. I was okay in writing and grammar,” Chung says, “but speaking with Americans was hard because of a lack of confidence.”For Ignacio, attending summer school at RJ helped.
“I had to learn the language. I knew really little when I came here, just the basic colors and stuff,” Ignacio said, “I didn’t know how to speak well.”
Mr. Paul Muller, Director of Admissions for RJ, says that English is the hardest part of adjustment.
“The language is a huge component of it,” Muller says. “It’s probably the thing we spend the most time on, making sure they are fluent enough because we do not offer ESL classes.”
“The benefit for the community is when they come and stay and bring years’ worth of their own personal experiences here,” Mr. Muller says.
Today Escobar walks into school, comfort-able and well-adjusted with English, a prime example of an ideal transition into the Regis Jesuit community.
Dave Chung ‘15 and Ignacio Escobar ‘14 bring experience from their home countries to RJHS. photos | Devin Kadillak ‘14
The downside to the iPad program is that the students have access to thousands of games that are on the Apple app store.
The goal is to teach the students that there is a time for work and a time for games.
Mr. Beyer sees the implementation as an opportunity.
“We’re teaching you how to use tech-nology in a way that becomes produc-tive, that helps you evolve as a thinker and as a human being,” Beyer said.
““The iPad program will help improve communica-tion between students and teachers.” Joshua Barber | Sophomore
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Tonight, Mr. Zachary Fenoglio is not a chemistry teacher. He is not a football coach that is honing the players to the State
Championship. Tonight, in Philadel-phia’s Union stadium, Fenoglio is number 2 playing for the USA National Rugby team, making his country and Regis Jesuit proud.
A graduate of the Class of 2007, Feno-glio played football and Rugby where he won the State Championship for rugby his senior year.
His position was (and still is) the hooker which in his words is, “the guy that throws the ball and lines up at the mid-dle of the scrum that hooks the ball back so there’s the hooker term.”
After Regis, Fenoglio went to Loyola Marymount to major in Natural Scienc-es and Pre Med, looking to follow his father’s footsteps as a doctor. At Loyola, Mr. Fenoglio left football to pursue his education but he still played rugby for Loyola Marymount Lions, winning the All-American title twice.
After Fenoglio graduated, he went on to play at Belmont Shore in Los Angeles
Mr. Zachary Fenoglio ‘07World-class Rugby player comes back home
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Mr. Aldo Pantoja ‘01Playwright and former Rowdy energizes theater
Andrew Jacobsohn ‘14 | editor
Aldo Pantoja, Regis Jesuit alum (‘01) has the somewhat daunting task of leading Regis Jesuit’s ever expanding Drama
Club in their complex Fall Musical The King and I, the Spring Drama, as well as teaching several Theatre classes.
Mr. Pantoja has already brought an in-credible renewed energy to the program through his experiences as a Regis Jesuit student, volleyball player, actor, (and as The King says in the “The King and I”) “etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!”
Pantoja could trace his energy to his abil-ity to identify with Regis Jesuit students. As a student at RJHS, Mr. Pantoja was a self-proclaimed “jokester.” He was an
avid sports fan whose childhood dream was to be a professional volleyball player. It wasn’t until he was invited to audition for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicol-or Dreamcoat” that he realized he had a love for theater and performance, which would eventually inspire him to join the Rowdies as a senior.
He attended CU Boulder, where he played on the men’s volleyball team.
Originally a Business major, it wasn’t until Mr. Pantoja’s sophomore year at CU that he began to pursue a degree in the performing arts.
“I didn’t really do too well with my grades that first year at CU” Pantoja said, “because I wasn’t passionate about the business classes, I wasn’t passionate about
a lot of the classes I was taking.”
“I had a chance to talk with my father. He asked me ‘Well, what do you want to do?’ And I said ‘Well, I want to do theater.’”
He then auditioned for CU’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program. He was one of only ten members selected for the ensemble that year.
After graduating from CU, Pantoja went to help create Single Carrot Theatre in Baltimore, MD. Him and several others from CU’s BFA program composed the ensemble, directors, and managers.
He remembers the genesis of the pro-gram: “We were like ‘Hey, let’s start our own theater company. I don’t want to audition in New York or Chicago; I don’t want to be ‘Spear-holder number four’ for three years.’”
In addition to acting for the company,
It is a year of many firsts for Yi Ren. Teaching for the first time at Regis Jesuit as the first Mandarin Chinese course in the history of
the school. But it is not the only first for Mrs. Ren. Teaching high schoolers is another first as she has previously only taught adults and young children.However, it is a challenge that Mrs.
Ren is facing head on.
Ren comes to Regis Jesuit from the Colorado International School where she continues to teach.
“I am so proud to be here because I am the first Mandarin teacher and this is the first Mandarin class for the school,” Ren says.
She has met many parents and students already who are excited about the new class and are very eager to learn Chinese.
Why learn Mandarin? Mandarin Chinese is the most popular spoken language in the world. Globally, China
Mr. Pantoja worked as the Director for Audience Development and began to see himself as a director as well as an actor. “Directing is definitely a more rewarding experience, but I will say that acting is more fun,” he said.
In his six seasons at Single Carrot, he would produce over 30 plays.
Mr. Pantoja further expanded his horizons by venturing out as a playwright. His first, “La Muneca”, was adapted from a Spanish poem, then converted into a 10 minute short before Single Carrot asked him to make it into a feature-length show.
He used songs that he learned in the Select Choir at Regis Jesuit to flesh it out into a musical.
He reflects: “It was my little homage to Regis, in that way.”
Perhaps his greatest achievement as a play-
where he won the Division I National Championship in 2012. However, there was a sense that something was missing in his career.
“All my dad’s side and mom’s side are teachers so I knew I would be very interested in doing and wanted to come back and teach at Regis so it was kind of a no-brainer when the job opened up,” Fenoglio said.
Now Fenoglio is back in Colorado, playing for the Glendale Raptors, teach-ing full-time in the science department, and coaching football.
Fenoglio is also the new head RJ rugby coach.
While Fenoglio is not the first alum-
nus teaching at Regis Jesuit, his fellow teachers have nothing but very positive comments about the 23 year old teacher.
Mr. Wolf, Fenoglio’s old teacher and mentor, said, “He was a top-notch stu-dent. He always got really good grades and from early on, he emerged as a lead-er in the freshman class. A great example of the Grad at Grad.”
When he is not practicing for rugby or grading tests for his 2RW class, Fenoglio tries to have fun and is an avid outdoors-man.
“I love the outdoors so I am pretty active in Colorado. I love spending time with my family and friends back here, so whatever that entails I am soaking up the Colorado sun,” Fenoglio said.
is making its mark and everyone is do-ing business on an international basis. The 2008 Beijing Olympics projected a huge spotlight on China, which in-creased tourism. In turn, increasing the desire to speak Mandarin.
Locally, more than 60 schools around the state are teaching Mandarin. For many families, China is a very popular destination. Some students who have traveled to China have enrolled in the class simply because of their expo-sure to Chinese culture. Others have enrolled because they know the value of learning Mandarin Chinese.
While Mrs. Ren has been teaching Mandarin for 15 years, this is the first
time she has taught high school stu-dents.
Ren says, “It is very different. I taught children at the elementary level. Adults, elementary students, they are all differ-ent. I don’t say it’s harder or easier, I just need to approach a different way of teaching them.”
She believes Regis Jesuit students are really smart and motivated to learn Chinese because they plan to use the information in the future. While Regis Jesuit may be a new ad-venture for her, she is very familiar with private schools. Her children went to private schools and her husband cur-
Unfortunately, it can be tough balancing his rugby life and his teaching.
“It is definitely a tough balance,” Fenoglio said. “You need to make sure you get the proper training and keep the right nutrition and stuff so it’s tough to balance it.”
The USA Rugby team has experienced tough defeats in the past summer losing to various national teams while trying to build a team out of players who barely know each other.
“It’s a struggle, but obviously the more you play with them, the more you get familiar with the guys. Unfortunately, the USA team doesn’t have a training schedule where we can get together quite a bit,” Fenoglio said.
wright came from his second play, “The VIP,” which he also directed. “The VIP” is based on a hostage crisis which occurred in an international embassy in 1996 in Peru, where Pantoja’s family is from. “The VIP” was born out of interviews he had with his uncle following the crisis.
His uncle was one of hundreds of officials taken hostage for 126 days by guerrilla fighters. Pantoja was a student at Regis Jesuit at this point, and he was always amazed by the community outreach.
“[The news] reached the administrators and my teachers, and every day we would pray for my uncle, and for my family. It was so crazy, but I felt the love of the community,” he said.
It premiered last April, during Mr. Panto-ja’s final season at Single Carrot Theatre. “I got incredible reviews,” Pantoja regards fondly. “People really seemed to like it.”
Recently, he has learned that an ensemble company based in Chicago has taken an interest in producing the play. Pantoja’s play was also awarded “Best Original Pro-duction” in the “Best of Baltimore.”
Even after his work with Single Carrot, Pantoja felt something was missing. “I knew in my heart that I needed to tran-sition out of Baltimore,” he said. “I loved Single Carrot, I loved Baltimore, and I wouldn’t change those years for anything. But I needed to find a career that was more fulfilling.”
He knew that he wanted to be a teacher after he began directing at Single Carrot.
“It’s not that different” he says about working with high-school students for the first time. “The talent--especially with their voices--is incredible.” Although, he jokes that the attention span of the high-schooler is something that is diffi-cult.
Mrs. Yi RenNative Chinese citizen brings new language to Regis Jesuit
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rently teaches at Denver University. “ We know how parents respect their children. They pay money for students to come here,” Ren said.
By offering Mandarin Chinese, Ren is preparing RJ students for work in the global marketplace and giving them an advantage when applying for colleges.
Learning Mandarin Chinese is no easy task. There are 21 consonants and 16 vowels, which together, can create over 400 monosyllabic sounds.
Unlike most other languages, there is no verb conjugation, no tenses, no plu-rals and no subject/verb agreement.
Mr. Chris McHugh
What brought you to Regis Jesuit? RJ is an ideal teaching environment full of interesting and curious faculty and students.
What do you teach? Favorite Subject? Teaches World History/ Global Studies II, American Studies, Psychology. Would like to teach a course on the history of the middle east.
Mr. Sean Powers SJ
What brought you to Regis Jesuit? Missioned to teach at Regis Jesuit in prep for Catholic priesthood.
What do you teach? Favorite Subject? Freshman Theology for Boys and Fine Art 1 and 2 for Girls. Theology and Art are favor-ite subjects. Would like to teach Spanish.
Mrs. Mindi Phipps
What brought you to Regis Jesuit? Worked part-time and wanted to increase to full-time.
What do you teach? Favorite Subject? Teaches Spanish 1 and 3. Favorite subject is Spanish and Math. Would like to teach Anthropology.
Ms. Kirstyn Dutton ‘08
What brought you to Regis Jesuit? Wanted to come back after graduating from RJ.
What do you teach? Favorite subject? Teaches Physical Science, Biology, and Honors Biology. Biology is favorite. Would like to teach Theology.
Dr. Dan Sage
What brought you to Regis Jesuit? Came here after retiring from public school.
What do you teach? Favorite subject? Teaches Psychology, American studies and Philosophy.
Mr. Kevin Roy
What brought you to Regis Jesuit? Placed here on a year of service by the Alum Service Corps.
What do you teach? favorite subject? Teaches general Biology and Honors Biology. Biology is favorite subject, but also loves history. Minored in history in college.
Mr. Tyler Robbins
What brought you to Regis Jesuit? Coached JV baseball, wanted to teach.
What do you teach? favorite subject? Teaches Forensic Science, Colorado Geology, and Scientific Principles of Athletic Training. Forensics is favorite subject. Would like to teach P.E., Health, Anatomy or Physiology.
Ren teaches one beginning class in the Boys Division and one in the Girls Divi-sion for juniors and seniors.
Class sizes are small, but as the popu-larity of the class grows, more students will enroll.
Mrs. Ren says, “I want them to know that Mandarin is not any harder than what they think. If you go step by step, follow the instruction, you can learn and read very well. For me, I’m not only teaching them the language itself, I also teach the culture.”
However, Mr Fenoglio is used to the stress and all he does is train harder for the next game.
It is November 9th and Fenoglio is prepar-ing for the match against the New Zealand All Blacks in Philadelphia.
The 6’2 man is filled with adrenaline, remembering the strategy that the coach went over with the team.
He steps on the field, ready to crush his op-ponent, but aware that thousands of miles away he has a stack of Chemistry exams waiting to be graded.
In the end, he is a man, dedicating his thoughts, words and actions to the greater glory of God.
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Senior plays against the best in the world as part of U-18 Pro Academy team
Even as a freshman, Coach Rick Wolf knew he wanted Kurtis Young as his captain. His confidence, his work ethic, his
attitude and his vocal leadership stood out among all the other eager 14 year-olds trying out for the soccer team.
“Just his overall confidence, there is not enough positive things to say about him” Wolf said about his former star player.
Young never got that opportunity to be captain of the Regis Jesuit soccer team. Instead, he got the opportunity to play with some of the best soccer players in the country.
Young is a member of the U-18 Colo-rado Rapids Academy team. He’s been playing for the team since freshman year, and he has moved up the ranks to U-18 and even the reserve team. The first team occasionally brings up players from the reserves to play with them against other professional teams.
Young played against Chivas USA, the Seattle Sounders and the LA Galaxy during the course of the summer. “It’ll
definitely help me reach that next level of soccer as I move onto the next stage of my life next year,” Young said.
The next stage for Kurtis is the Univer-sity of Portland, where he has commit-ted to playing soccer for the next four years. When asked about the magnitude of the athletic scholarship Young simply smiled and said “I’m not sure if I’m al-lowed to tell, but lets just say it’s pretty generous.”
Without the Rapids however, Kurtis might not have received such a gener-ous scholarship from such a prestigious school. He had the opportunity to play at showcases with the Rapids team when he was 16, and those showcases grabbed the attention of many college coaches and scouts.
His coaches Brian Crookham and Steve Cooke have been crucial in his recruitment pro-cess. They talked with the college scouts and coaches, giving them their personal expe-
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Kurt Young’s Rapid climb
riences with Kurtis as a player. They also helped all of their players work through the recruitment and college process.
The process of recruiting has its draw-backs though.
The coaches at Portland want Kurtis playing at the highest
level possible, which means it’s impossible for him to play on the Regis Jesuit team as well. In an ideal
world, Kurtis would be able to do both but it hasn’t
worked out that way. “I definitely miss
high school soccer some-times” Kurtis explains, “but its what’s necessary to get to the next level.”
Senior Pitcher brings experience from his summer to the baseball team
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Senior pitcher David Peterson had an astonishing summer, but it was far from a summer break. Peterson spent most of his time this sum-
mer traveling the nation, showcasing his baseball skills in two All-American games on two different teams.
The University of Oregon recruit was named the 32nd best baseball player in the nation by MaxPreps.com after his perfor-mance in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego, as well as the Under Armour All-American game at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
“I think now that I’ve played in a game like that, where it’s the best players in the country,” Peterson says, “I hold myself to a higher standard.”
As a top prospect in the nation, the senior expects to be a leader for the Raiders this
season. His high skill level and leadership capabilities will add to the talent of the Regis Jesuit baseball team.
Fellow senior and teammate Max George has known and played with David since middle school. “As seniors”, George says, “we have the responsibility to lead the team, and I think David and the other se-niors, including myself, have the leadership qualities this team needs to win.”
With a 92 mph fastball, Peterson is ranked 15th in the nation for pitchers. This Fall, he will be signing with the University of Oregon to play baseball with them after graduating from Regis Jesuit this upcoming spring.
“It definitely takes a lot of hard work, so to stay there and to get even better is going to take even more work.” Peterson says about his national ranking.
After losing only seven seniors and with the addition of a new coach, the Raiders look to improve upon last year’s record of 14-6. With 56 strikeouts and an earned run aver-age (ERA) of 1.60, Peterson can only look to improve his already impressive statistics to lead the Raiders to their ultimate goal, winning a state championship.
“At the end of the season when we’re sitting there on top with a state ring, I think that’s what we all imagine and what we all want,” Peterson said.
Fast Five: David Peterson
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David Peterson: double All- American
The new artificial turf field in Lou Kellogg Stadium was installed over the summer as part of the new master plan for the campus.
Regis Jesuit spent $745,000 to replace the previous artificial turf fields, which were installed in 2003.
Why such a hefty price tag? Turns out there’s more to it than some pulverized tires and fake grass.
“The main drive with getting the new AstroTurf fields was preventing injuries to students and players out there,” said Mr. David Beasley, head grounds-keeper.
Beasley oversaw the installation of the new artificial turf fields over the summer. Designed by AstroTurf, LLC, the new artificial fields are state of the art.
According to the AstroTurf website the new turf fields are a result of a year-long Michigan State University study. Artificial turf is big business. And the science behind the product is exact.
The AstroTurf GameDay Grass™ 3D system with all-rubber infill has the lowest average torque of all synthetic turf sys-tems tested, second only to natural grass. The field is specifically designed to be safer and longer-lasting when compared to other competing artificial turf fields.
“As the fields get older they lose their ability to absorb shock, which can cause concussions and other injuries” Beasley said. “They can break ankles, cause concussions, and all kinds of stuff. It’s like getting tackled on concrete versus a bed.”
Safety was a major concern when the decision was made to replace the old artificial turf fields with the new AstroTurf design, but so was the performance of the athletes who use them.
“I’ve really noticed a difference in how hard people are hitting the ground in practice” said senior offensive guard Juan Shiraishi. Shiraishi, who’s been a member of Varsity football team for two years, spends most of his afternoons practicing on the new AstroTurf fields. “It’s significantly less painful, and the field as a whole feels softer and more grippy.”
Varisty soccer goalie Steven Szachara notices the difference. “If you look at the dynamic environment of a soccer game on the field, the turf quickens the pace of the game. No drag, no divots. It’s a smooth ride for the ball,” Szachara said.
Varsity Football coach Mr. Mark Nolan also pointed out the advantages of artificial turf as compared to real grass. “It aids in performance because it’s always in great shape. Unlike real grass, artificial turf creates a smooth playing environment which lacks the inconsistencies of grass field.”
The new artificial turf fields are welcome addition for the athletics department. They will help improve performance in athletic events, and keep student athletes safe and healthy.
With advances in technology and produc-tion, the fields will hold safer and better competitions for years to come. It’s a small price to pay for world class research and development.
The dirt on turf New field means better safety and Improved performance
“Psalms is his favorite chapter” former Hitstreak assistant coach Marcus Quade said of Matt Darr. “You can just see his faith in the way he presents himself”.
New head baseball coach Matt Darr was hired to replace Mike Anderson who left to coach at the University of Oklahoma. Darr is the fourth coach in the past four years for the Raiders.
Darr was the head Coach at Denver Chris-tian from 2008-2012. He led the Crusaders to become 2A state champions last season. He has also been an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado, and a trainer at Hitstreak, an elite baseball train-ing facility.
His former experience at a religious pro-gram bodes well for the Raiders. His plans to expand the importance of faith in the Raiders ball club.
“It’s a good thing any time you mix in faith,” senior second baseman Max George said.
“I’m looking forward to his leadership.”
Darr not only plans to bring his faith, but also a sense of camaraderie to the team.
Coach Darr, being a family man himself, with three kids, hopes to bring a family atmosphere to the team.
Darr’s coaching philosophy comes from focusing on the small parts of the game. Things like keeping your shirt tucked in and keeping your hat straight teaches val-ues not only in baseball but in life.
Darr believes when the small things are taken care of, you can attempt to tackle the big issues in life. “Discipline in the small things can not only be applied to baseball, but life too, like when you become a hus-band or a father,” Darr said.
Leading by example is a big part of Darr’s teaching tactics. This helps enable players and other coaches to grow as men in their communities.
“Coach Darr taught me the little things about being a great coach” former col-league Quade said.
Darr is also a new member of the service and pastoral offices at Regis Jesuit. He as-pires to go beyond this position and become a full time employee.
Darr’s faith-driven leadership will work to form true men of the Jesuit community. Quade said “He not only teaches you about baseball, but how to be a man.”
Coach Matt Darr brings leadership, faith
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Focusing on the little things breeds success
FAST BREAKS | FALL SPORTS Cameron Matt and Reid Byrne ‘16 | staff writers
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“There was always an expectation that we handle ourselves with the utmost discipline, and we handle ourselves with respect in everything we do,” Powell said.
After all these amazing highlights and considering this legacy that Doherty has built for both himself and Regis Jesuit, some people might be puzzled that he decided to give it all up.
In reality, it is mainly a time commit-ment issue. Being a dean is a full time job, and the swimming coach adds even more hours to his already busy schedule.
“It’s a huge commitment to deliver the type of product that our swim team has,” Doherty said. “I would never want to be coaching a kid who needs 9 prac-tices a week and we only do 5 practices a week because I didn’t feel like getting up.”
This decision was not made lightly, Doherty consulted with Fr. Dyer as well as fellow coaches, evaluating how last season went and how he felt about it.
“I did not want to walk away from the program when there was nothing else in the cupboard. I wanted to make sure the program was in a strong place before I left,” Doherty said.
The program is in a strong place right now. Senior captain Hennessey Stuart and the rest of the team look to lead the Raiders to another state championship, regardless of who is coaching.
“Me and the other captains want to make sure there are certain things about the team that won’t change,” Stuart says. “The next four years will be pretty similar if the coach is at all like Doherty. I have faith in it though.”
The job of replacing coach Doherty will be a tall order to fill for anyone. But with the level of talent that the Raiders have this year in both swimming and diving, it looks to be a highly sought after job.
Doherty says he will still stay involved with the team.
The entire program and all the success it has had is because of his leadership, and that legacy will live on long past our time.
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GOLF
Varsity football completed non-conference play at 3-1 and held on to a
top-ten ranking.
Conference play begins with Homecom-ing battle agaisnt #1 ranked Thunder-Ridge as this paper is going to print.
This year’s defense is one of the Raider’s best strongsuits.
The defensive line has two defensive ends that make a difference every game. On the right side, Alan (Ace) Escobedo averages 5.7 tackles a game. On the left
side, Terran Hasselbach averages just 1.3 more tackles, with 7.
Starting tailback Jalen Williams is averaging 7.24 yds a carry. The Raiders beat rival Mullen 44-19 on Friday, Sept 13. It was the first time Regis Jesuit beat
Mullen since 1983.
SOCCER
Varsity head coach Rick Wolf does not consider this year a rebuilding year. “We have quality senior leadership,” he says. “We have a good chance at making a run
at the league title.”
New players bring a great attitude and positive influence. The team has a lot of freshmen and underclassmen talent that
will see some playing time. The team ended week four with a 3-3-1
record. They are traveling to Kansas City for the Jesuit Classic as this paper goes
to print.
Coach Wolf belives strongly in the Jesuit tradition and incorportating faith into the
game.
Even after practice, players spend their free time on the field enjoying soccer. Wolf calls it, “the love of the game.”
TENNIS
Head Coach Laura Jones says this year’s team “is very deep.”
Jones says her “pool of 13 star players is strong like many teams, but we are strong with each other and for each
other.”
The tennis team is currently 9-0 with 3 matches remaining. The team easily defeated Chatfield on Sept 23rd (a top
10 team in CO) winning 6 of 7 matches. On Oct 2 and 3rd, the team will host the state-qualifying Regional Tournament at
Colorado Athletic Club at Monaco.
Senior David Arzumanyan is the team’s top singles player. Sophomore Chanon
Penvari is #2 singles and freshmen Erich Nuss is #3.
Timmy D’ Costa and Nate Root are #1 for doubles. The team is ranked 3rd in
the state.
XCOUNTRY
Varsity coach Bryan Bruno says that the main goal for the team is making it to the
state meet.
“The state meet for cross country is dif-ferent than most sports because it is not just two teams duking it out,” he said.
Since there are 18 teams that attend state the Raiders will need to place at least
fourth at their upcoming regional meet.
They’re close. “The way that we are going to make it to that fourth spot is to move those kids who are finishing farther
back closer to the top,” Bruno said.
The team will run in the Dave Sanders meet as this paper goes to print. The
Sanders meet will help position them for regionals.
The Varsity golf team is shooting for a four-peat at the
state championship.
Sophomore Varsity golfer Hayden Smith is ready to hit the
courses again this season.
“Although our team has a tre-mendous amount of talent with three returning state champion-ship golfers, it’s the influence
that coach Rodgers supplies the team that makes us above and
beyond,” Smith says.
Senior Spencer Painton leads the first place Raiders. He
currently ranked #1 in the state and was one stroke shy of the
Lone Tree course record.
The team is looking for another strong performance from the
senior at the state championship.
The team currently holds the #1 ranking in the state by 7 points
over Cherry Creek.
The golf team captured the regional title last week,
shooting 4 under par as a team.
Spencer Painton was medalist with a 68, Jake Kelley was
second with a 71, Chris Korte 4th with a 73, and Jack Lazzeri
11th with a 78.
GOLF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
SEPT 30-OCT 1
Murphy Creek Golf Course, Aurora
photo | Andrew James ‘14
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The death of HamiltonHow Congress may destroy the last of Alexander Hamilton’s fiscal idealsTito Limas ‘14 | editor
The simultaneous groan from the student body was audible when news hit that we would be selling another set of raffle
tickets this year.
The goal is to raise money for the iPad program for next year. But where is our tuition money going? Isn’t that enough? Well ...
No. According to the 2011-12 Financial report, tuition covers about 70% of the school’s total expenses.
We actually need more money, so Regis Jesuit High School students need to do things like fundraising.
Fundraising, as much as we students don’t enjoy it, is very necessary.
So things like raffle tickets come up. Last year, there were cash prizes for the peo-ple buying tickets. For the students, there was possibility for a day off if 5,000 tickets were sold schoolwide. We did not reach the goal.
But this year? Well, in the raffle, you can win a car.
Wait, a car? Like, we’re actually giving away a car? That’s genuinely kind of awesome.
So, does that mean we get better student incentives for selling these tickets?
Well ... Instead of a day off, we have the possibility of a jeans day if we sell enough tickets. Maybe it’s because we didn’t meet the goal last year.
But what does this show? We are totally willing to give away a brand new 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, but the school won’t come up with a decent reason for us to pull our raffle tickets out from the bot-toms of our lockers, or the deep recesses of our overstuffed backpacks.
Instead, if we can meet the goal of selling at least 5,000 tickets, we get a jeans day. Just a jeans day?
While prizes matter, why wasn’t more
effort put into offering decent incentives for students who sell tickets?
Now, according to state law, a non-profit cannot award monetary prizes of any kind to students for fundraising. But still, a jeans day? Come on.
Regis Jesuit is supposed to be forming Men and Women with and for others, and I get that. We should be happy to raise money for the school. But at the end of the day we’re still teenagers who enjoy prizes.
If the people in charge of these raffles don’t realize that it takes a student body that is not only willing, but also wanting, to sell these tickets, then we will never reach our goal of selling those coveted 5,000 tickets.
So what do I recommend we do?
Well, a day off is a nice start. So was the last year’s incentive that whichever class sold the most tickets got off campus privileges (except the seniors, of course,
Raffle Tickets: Who actually wants to sell them?
Jorge Palacios Jr. ‘14 | Editor, Social MediaFollow “The Daily Jorge” blog | @JPthePalacios
In AP US History, I learned that Alexander Hamilton is the “father of American Debt.”
His belief, enacted as the First Secre-tary of the Treasury, was boosting trade through good credit so he established a tradition that the federal government will never default on its debt.
Today, this tradition is threatened by far-right politicians in Congress, such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, who are threaten-ing to initiate a government shutdown.
A shutdown would mean that the Unit-ed States does not have a budget and government services would automatically close. This would lead to a default. According to an August National Journal article, “[Marco Rubio] turned that dynamic on its head by joining Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Ken-tucky at the forefront of a drive to shut down the government unless Obamacare is defunded.”
In short, radical Republicans are threat-
ening shutdown because they do not want a budget that will fund Obamacare. The shutdown would occur on October 1st, the day when Obamacare will be enforced.
A shutdown at this time would be utterly preposterous. Many Republicans, in-cluding Tea-Party elected Paul Ryan are against using the government shutdown to defund Obamacare.
Ryan stated on CBS’ Face the Nation, “Obamacare is an entitlement like Medicare and Social Security is, and so the entitlement carries on even under a government shutdown scenario.”
Even with a shutdown, Ted Cruz will fail on his objective because according to the Congressional Research Service, Obamacare would be enforced because of the individual mandate.
Secondly, if the government shutdown does occur, visitation to national parks will be severely restricted, veterans’ ben-efits will be cut and government staff will be furloughed to the bare minimum.
But what would make this shutdown preposterous, and utterly destructive, is the loss of trust in the American econo-my. Many foreign banks and investors used their foreign currencies to invest in T-Bills because the federal government always pays its debts- a practice initiated by Alexander Hamilton.
While some cities and states were close to default or defaulted, the federal gov-ernment never defaulted on its debt.
A government shutdown would be saying to the world: We are no longer able to pay our debts.
The result would be chaos in the finan-cial markets. We would have to raise our interest rates to attract investors cutting credit in the economy and creating anoth-er recession.
While Hamilton saw political division in his time, he would be shocked to see the pettiness and extremism in our govern-ment. He left a legacy that prompted America to always pay its debts.
The government always threatens to similar shutdowns in the past and it nearly always gets resolved in the last minute but that’s no reason to ignore this because it is an issue that can destroy our economic recovery.
We have had previous shutdowns, our most recent in 1995-1996 but those shut-downs were during times of prosperity.
Unfortunately, if the government does not act before Sep. 30th, Hamilton’s legacy will be buried with him and the country will finally go to the dogs.
Prizes are great, but incentives are lackluster Last year, the buzz around the school was about the sub-par schedule layout. Students and teachers alike complained that
classes were too long and Academic Sup-port was too short. This year brought yet another change to the schedule. The new schedule takes after the original schedule layout from 4 years ago: 1) Academic Support is back to being right after first period, and 2) Academy days and Mass days are back to being “2RW Drop” days. While this year’s changes are an improve-ment over last year’s schedule, there are still some issues.
I, for one, enjoyed having Academic Sup-port after 2nd period. I was able to grab a quick bite to get me through 3rd period. The time to get snacks is now not benefi-cial. I feel like I’m eating just because I can, not because I’m hungry.
In addition, Academic Support is also used as a “break time.” I think it would be more appropriate to go through half the day and take a break. And above all else, Academic Support is still too short. While the extension to 35 minutes is longer than last year, it is not the 45 minutes it was when I was a freshman.
Students needing to make up a test or quiz may not have sufficient time to do so. Some teachers have even resorted to using
academic support AND lunch for make up testing. If that doesn’t suck the life out of you, nothing will!
Additionally, clubs are reluctant to meet during Academic Support.
The 2RW period has been made longer from last year, which helps those classes better keep up with the longer classes.
However, dropping the period on academy/mass days is counter-productive. On 2RW drop days, those classes fall a day behind the other classes.
And why don’t we extend the lunch period to a full hour? Being only 50 minutes, those who go off campus for lunch feel rushed. Having experienced this myself, standing in long lines with the lunch rush crowd, the extra 10 minutes would be beneficial.
I would recommend the following as a solution.
The original schedule from my freshman year should be merged with last year’s schedule, and to do that, the day would have to be extended by just 20 minutes.
That way, Academic Support could be extended to 45 minutes, lunch would be extended to an hour, and the class times would remain untouched.
Bell would ring at 3:05. Fine by me.
New schedule plagued by issuesConnor Janson ‘14 | editor
We’ve all heard the drama surrounding the numerous schedule changes at Regis Jesuit in the last few years.
Last year the uproar surrounding the sched-ule change caused minor changes to be implemented at the end of the 1st semester, before the schedule was again overhauled for this new year.
This overhaul was exactly what the student body needed and wanted. This year’s schedule returns to a format similar to what was used two years ago.
Why did we make this “new” schedule so reminiscent of the old schedule? Because it works.
The new schedule returns to our longer Academic Support period immediately after 1st period. This allows students to never get too burned out from having too many class-es in a row. Academic Support is finally long enough to get things done. And, perhaps most importantly, the headaches apparent in the Academy Day schedule implemented last year are finally starting to subside.
Dropping 2R/W on Academy days is not some radical change. In fact, during our freshman year, it was common procedure. Academy Days used to be dreaded because no work could be accomplished during the Academy Period (usually). Now, by dropping the 2R/W class and adding a small Academic Support period to all Academy Days, students cease to feel like they are sitting around all day.
Of course, as a student body, we’d always like to see a little bit of a longer Academic Support period, or a longer lunch break. But this new schedule strikes a fine balance between class time and free time, and is certain to satisfy a much greater portion of the student body.
Andrew Jacobsohn ‘14 | editor
OPINIONS 1111
According to a 2012 Time Magazine survey:
• 24% of people surveyed have missed important moments in person because they were too busy trying to share those mo-ments on their social network.
• 39% of people spend more time socializing online than face to face.
•24% of Americans admit to ex-aggerating or lying on a social network about who they are and what they have done.
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Pinterest.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ten years, you’ve likely heard of them and you probably use them. ‘Friend me’ or ‘Follow me on Twitter’ are as common as saying hello.
Social media provides a great way to re-connect with lost or distant friends, make plans, or tell friends exciting news. But it can be harmful as well. The way we develop relationships has changed.
We are only at the very tip of the digital revolution. Online interaction will contin-ue to grow.
Our parents’ generation was the last gen-eration to grow up without the Internet and social media. Face to face relation-ships were much more prevalent. There was no texting, no facetime, and no Snap-chatting. Sure, people can create relation-ships online, but this pulls us away from our offline relationships.
A study done by the Chinese Universi-
ty of Hong Kong in 2004 showed that offline relationships involve more depth, interdependence, understanding, and commitment.
Face to face conversations are a much better way to make strong relationships rather than relying on social media.
Social media invites new and sometimes dangerous opportunities. We can make ourselves seem cooler or better in some way. We lie about ourselves. We may not even be talking to who we think we are online.
We don’t talk face to face. Phones, tablets, the Internet, all provide a social medium for people to build relationships and communicate online.
So why are we so addicted to these social media sites? Well it’s easier, isn’t it?
In a conversation online, not only can we instantly communicate with someone across the country, but we have time to think about what we say.
To make plans, we could just as easily call someone, but that would actually involve talking.
This situation is bad. Talking face to face or even on the phone will become harder to do because we are so used to having time to think about what to say when we are not in the presence of each other.
Social media can actually affect how we communicate in general, thus affecting relationships.
If this continues, our generation or the next one will be so involved in these sites that it will be impossible to talk and make relationships in real life.
Next time you want to talk with your friends, don’t just tweet at them. Pick up a phone, go out to eat, or even send a letter.
Get off Facetime and go get some real face time!
Relationship Changer: Social MediaOnline communications affect offline relationshipsJack Henkel & Jack Strobel ’14 | staff writers
“I find Facebook to be a distraction. It takes too much time out of the day that someone like me desperately needs. I have great relationships without Facebook.” Spencer Painton | Senior
“I use it to connect with international friends and relatives. It’s great for that.” Shane Jenkins | Senior
Raiders Gone Rabid | Anthony Pidanick ‘ 15
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POINT / COUNTER POINTNew schedule means less stress
who won Qdoba catering).
But what about a special prize for the stu-dent who sells the most tickets? It doesn’t have to be of monetary value. Let’s get creative.
If we want to tackle this better, lunch bought for the advisement class which sells the most tickets would also be a prize worth selling tickets for.
These, of course, are suggestions which could fare better than relying solely on good will and a “jeans day.”
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2013 Summer Movie ReviewsRJ MEDIA Critic Hunter Gause’s top movies of the summer
Hunter Gause ‘14 | editor
filming in black and white, the audience has to adapt and focus to understand the plot. We are closely paying attention because we are not used to seeing films in black and white. And thirdly, setting the film in one location. In our minds, we can all picture the house and we are not getting confused between the setting changing from location to location. This film was awesome. The standout of course was the actor playing Benedict, Alexis Denisof. If all adaptations of Shakespeare were like this everyone would love the Bard.
The two best movies of the summer are kind of a close one to call for me, they could go either way.
2 “The Spectacular Now” based of the novel by Tim Tharp, is a coming of age story. This could have easily gone downhill, it could have been
cliche, boring, or unoriginal, but is wasn't! The reason why this film earns the number two spot on my list is because the film was real. The teenagers portrayed in this film were forced into real life situations, the parties were real, the emotions were real.
The plot is basically about a hard partier boy who meets the “nice girl” and she helps him with his torn family life of divorce and alcoholism. But it turns out that not every-one is perfect and we all have obstacles to overcome. It includes outstanding perfor-mances by Miles Teller (“21 & Over”) and Shailene Woodley (“The Descendants”). This movie beats “Perks of Being a Wall-flower” or “The Way Way Back”. Go see it. It will make you cry and make you feel something.
Over 100 movies were released this summer. Odds are you saw a few of them. Here’s the ones you should have seen. Let’s begin with number four.
4 “The World’s End”, the British pub crawl comedy. It reunited “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” director Edgar Wright and actors Simon
Pegg and Nick Frost. Even though the movie was very stupid, the creative team managed to pull out great performances and exciting cinematography. The movie balanced comedy with quality film making. This film easily could have fallen into the pit of a stupid comedies,but Edgar Wright direction and the screenplay balances the stupidity out with a quality film.The apoc-alyptic comedy proved that the British still rule when it comes to making us laugh. By far the funniest comedy of the summer.
The next best movie of the summer was a modern day version of Shakespeare’s “Much ado About Nothing”
3 Director Josh Whedon (“The Aveng-ers”), assembled a team of actors who he loves to work with, and filmed in secret at his home in Santa
Monica, California. What happened was pure Shakespearian magic. Mr. Whedon filmed the entire film in black and white and adapted the original text himself. His adaptation was fresh and brought an entire new audience to Shakespeare. Many of my friends who do not like Shakespeare saw this film two or three times. And the reason for this? Number one: the audience adapts to Shakespeare’s verse within a few minutes (thanks to the new screenplay). Secondly,
15 Movies to see before Thanksgiving
Prisoners starring Hugh Jackman
Salinger a documentary about J.D. Salinger
James Gandolfini’s Last Film, Enough Said
Clooney and Bullock star in Gravity
Ron Howard’s Rush
Tom Hanks starring inCaptain Phillips
The Fifth Esatate starring Benedict Cumberbatch
The new remake of Carrie
Robert Redford’s one man movie All is Lost
The Counselor directed by Ridley Scott
12 Years a Slave (Watch Out Oscars)
Mathew McConaughey in Dallas Buyer’s Club
DiCaprio and Scorsese team up again in The Wolf of Wall Street
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Indie Flick Nebraska
1 “Star Trek Into Darkness” blew my mind. I never ever see a film twice. I never see 3-D or iMax. (I think iMax is overpriced and 3-D is overrated
and overpriced). But, I did with this one because it was just perfection. J.J. Abrams has made “Star Trek” cool twice. He man-aged to bring Khan back with a shirt this time (Trekkies will know what I am talking about). If you saw the first you will love this one, it is better than the first film. I can not wait to see what Mr. Abrams does with “Star Wars”.
Briefly, the worst . . .
3“We're the Millers” was stupid, just stupid. I mean really? Jason Sudeikis (A great former SNL mem-ber) as a drug dealer?
2 The second worst was “Now You See Me”. This movie suffered from an identity crisis. What was it? An action flick? A romantic action
flick? Or a magic show? The movie did not have these questions figured out and suf-fered immensely. And on a personal note, a hate, and I mean hate, product placement and this film was filled with it.
1 And finally the worst movie of the summer: “Man of Steel”. Two hours and 23 minutes I wish I could have back. First of all this film was not
about Superman at all! Put any character in the role of Superman in this film and the plot line would not change. This film was about Zack Snyder blowing up every building he could get his hands on. It was just bad.
Junior Chris Asercion says the indie flick “The Way Way Back” was the best movie of the summer. “The movie offered a view point of peopled trapped and it had a lot of metaphors”.
Sophomore Thomas Koenigs thought that “The Butler” was the best movie over the summer. “It was just really cool to see this movie, about progression and change, and being able to look around and see the diversity in that theatre alone. It was just awesome to see how far we’ve come.”
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