St. Mary’s new school building is coming along well. Students will be in the new building after the Christmas break in January. The new building is 90 percent com- plete; the construction workers and contractors are now putting in the air conditioning, floors, lights and final touches. The gym and the li- brary are the last buildings to be completed. Students and faculty will enter cam- pus through a large gate around the school, with the letters “SMA” and the school crest on it. The gate will be open during the day, and closed after school, on holidays, and on weekends. There will also be a big fountain in the courtyard. The campus will also have soc- cer and softball fields; the bleachers and sta- dium lights are already in place. The building is mostly brick, so when there is a hurricane, it will not ruin the walls in the classrooms or throughout the school. Each classroom will come equipped with a flat screen television and a Smart Board. Sister Judith Therese Barial, a long- time teacher and almnae of St. Mary’s, com- mented that she is ready to move over. She said, “My hope and desire is that the state of the art building will motivate students to be state of the art students under the guidance of devoted teachers.” Sophomore Tristan Santa Cruz commented that she feels very excited. She said, “I am so happy that it is finally done!” On Wednesday September 29, students gathered in St. Mary’s Academy gym for the annual Col- lege Fair. This event is for students to learn more about different colleges and what each college of- fers. The event started with a welcome to all students who attended, and the majority of them were se- niors. The newly elected president of St. Mary’s Academy, Sister Clare of Assisi Pierre, gave a welcoming speech to the students. Later, princi- pal Sister Jennie Jones gave an opening prayer, and the students went off to visit each college. The students asked questions to the representatives of the colleges, and learned more about each indi- vidual school. Each college gave applications to those who were interested in attending their school, and de- scribed all types of majors the colleges have to offer. After all the colleges were visited, the event ended. The representatives from the colleges said they were impressed by how successful the event was. “The college fair was a success, it helps students make a good decision for what college they are interested in,” said senior La Shante’ Mutley. The event was an overall success, and many students gained a lot from it. Volume 62/Number 1 St. Mary’s Academy/New Orleans, LA. November 29, 2010 Photo Courtesty of St. Mary’s Academy Photo Courtesy of St. Mary’s Academy Sophomores Jasmine Adams and Mariah Palmer listen intensely to a col- lege representative at the recent College Fair. Adams and Palmer were two of the many students who explored their college options. An artist’s rendering of the new campus. Maryites, faculty and staff look forward to “the big move” after the Christmas holidays. SMA Hosts College Fair Campus Almost Complete By Brionne St. Cyr Sports Editor By Gabrielle Trepagnier Reporter St. Mary’s Academy hosted their annual homecoming activities this past week. The week ended with the Homecoming Dance at the Double Tree Hotel on Saturday November 20. The student council announced this year’s theme as “Maryites Move from the Past at Last.” This theme was chosen to reflect “the big move” from temporary buildings to the new campus in 2011. The theme of the homecoming dance was “A Night to Remember.” In preparation for the event, Ms. Cains and the homecoming court had been practicing after school every day the week before. “They are very excited and very respectable”, said Cains. SMA homecoming queen Tierra Au- bert also had a few words to say, commenting, “I am looking forward to all of the activities, because this is a wonderful opportunity and I’m honored to have it. I just hope everyone is just as excited as I am.” Aubert reigned as Queen, with Glenn Haisley of St. Augustine as the King. Senior Maids were Taiylor Nash and Jada Williams; senior Dukes were Dwayne Williams and Randy Brown. Chelsey Coleman and Alexis Lee served as Junior Maids; David Marcelin and Blair Leefort were the Junior Dukes. Dynasty Robinson and Eryn Hartzog were the Sopho- more Maids, with KiJana Curtis and Desmond Lange III as Sophomore Dukes. Finally, the Freshmen Maids were Maya Esteves and Tif- fany Doss; the Freshmen Dukes were David Bartholomew and Jonathon Tumer. SMA students participated in various homecoming activities throughout the week. Monday was “Blast from the Past” Day, where students dressed up in outfits from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Several faculty mem- bers also sported attire from those decades. “Swagg your uniform” was the theme of Tuesday. Students were able to accessorize their uniform with earrings, hats, socks, and so on. Wednesday was Twin Day, when students get together with another student and dress alike as though they really have a twin. Faculty also dressed in black and gold for the occasion. Thursday was colorful as the theme was “Class Color Day.” This is when students get to wear their class color expressed on a shirt. The faculty also played the students in a friendly volleyball game. Friday culminated with the annual Blue & Gold Day and Homecoming Parade, featuring the court and the marching units. St. Mary’s Hosts Homecoming Index By Brittany Seymour Reporter Hawthorne’s classic novel gets a new look in “Easy A” Page Five New Maryites Welcomed at Orientation Page Three Volleyball Finishes 2010 Season with eyes to the future Page Eight Respect Life 2 Ring Mass 3 Opinions 4 Staff List 4 The Wiz 5 Ms. Delone 6 Poetry 7 The Regina Maryites and Purple Knights Get Ready for College
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St. Mary’s new school building iscomingalongwell.StudentswillbeinthenewbuildingaftertheChristmasbreakinJanuary. Thenewbuildingis90percentcom-
pusthroughalargegatearoundtheschool,withthe letters “SMA”and the school creston it.Thegatewillbeopenduringtheday,andclosedafterschool,onholidays,andonweekends. Therewillalsobeabigfountain in
thecourtyard.Thecampuswillalsohavesoc-cer and softball fields; thebleachersand sta-
mented that she is ready tomove over. Shesaid,“Myhopeanddesireisthatthestateoftheartbuildingwillmotivatestudentstobestateoftheartstudentsundertheguidanceofdevotedteachers.”SophomoreTristanSantaCruz commented
whoattended,andthemajorityofthemwerese-niors.ThenewlyelectedpresidentofSt.Mary’sAcademy,SisterClare ofAssisi Pierre, gave awelcomingspeechtothestudents.Later,princi-palSisterJennieJonesgaveanopeningprayer,andthestudentswentofftovisiteachcollege.Thestudentsaskedquestionstotherepresentativesofthecolleges,andlearnedmoreabouteachindi-vidualschool.Each college gave applications to thosewho
St. Mary’s Academy hosted their annualhomecoming activities this past week. TheweekendedwiththeHomecomingDanceattheDoubleTreeHotelonSaturdayNovember20. The student council announced this
Night toRemember.” In preparation for theevent,Ms. Cains and the homecoming courthadbeenpracticingafterschooleverydaytheweekbefore.“Theyareveryexcitedandveryrespectable”,saidCains. SMAhomecomingqueenTierraAu-
HaisleyofSt.Augustineas theKing. SeniorMaidswereTaiylorNashandJadaWilliams;senior Dukes were Dwayne Williams andRandyBrown. ChelseyColemanandAlexisLeeservedasJuniorMaids;DavidMarcelinandBlairLeefortweretheJuniorDukes.DynastyRobinsonandErynHartzogwere theSopho-moreMaids,withKiJanaCurtisandDesmondLange III asSophomoreDukes. Finally, theFreshmenMaidswereMayaEstevesandTif-fanyDoss; the FreshmenDukeswereDavidBartholomewandJonathonTumer. SMAstudentsparticipatedinvarious
homecomingactivitiesthroughouttheweek. Mondaywas “Blast from the Past”
ofTuesday.Studentswereabletoaccessorizetheiruniformwithearrings,hats,socks,andsoon. Wednesday was Twin Day, when
studentsgettogetherwithanotherstudentanddressalikeas thoughtheyreallyhavea twin.Facultyalsodressedinblackandgoldfortheoccasion. Thursdaywascolorfulas the theme
was“ClassColorDay.”Thisiswhenstudentsgettoweartheirclasscolorexpressedonashirt.Thefacultyalsoplayedthestudentsinafriendlyvolleyballgame. Friday culminated with the annual
St. Mary’s Hosts HomecomingIndexBy Brittany SeymourReporter
Hawthorne’s classic novel gets a new look
in “Easy A”Page Five
New Maryites Welcomed at Orientation
Page Three
Volleyball Finishes 2010 Season with eyes
to the futurePage Eight
Respect Life 2Ring Mass 3Opinions 4Staff List 4The Wiz 5Ms. Delone 6Poetry 7
The ReginaMaryites and Purple Knights Get Ready for College
On September 24, St.Mary’sAcademyhelditsan-nual Freshmen Initiation forthe2010-11schoolyear.Thisyear,thebashwasputtogetherbyMrs.AuroraSherman,thetwelfthgrademoderator,Ms.Cains, the ninth grade mod-erator,Ms.HandcockandMs.Ross.The festivitieswerestarted
wouldlaterbetheirlittlesis-ters. Thegroupplayedvari-ousgamessuchas“ShipsandSailors”and“HeyBurrito”.There was also a talent
show.Thegirlsweretopairupwithothergroupsofgirlsto perform.Rosemary Jones,a freshman, won the talentshowwith rendition of “Su-perhuman.” Therewere lotsofdancingandsinging.SeniorKateriCrayton said
that she loves both her littlesisters. Sherman said that
shewashappyseeingthebigandlittlesistersforminglast-ing friendships. NinthgradeteacherMs.Deloneintroducedherbigsister,whocameandspoke about how they werestill friends after all theseyears.The freshmen and seniors
nowshareasisterlybondthatwill last for many years tocome.AfterInitiation,thebigand little sisters can be seenspending time together bothonandoffcampus.
This pastmonth, St.Mary’sAcademy cel-ebrated Respect LifeWeek. Thisweekwasinspiredbythe40DaysforLife,whichisalsocelebratedinthemonthofOctober.Initshonor,theschooladdedaprayerforthe
wereshockedtoseetheseaofelectricpinkandblue flags thatwereplaced in the front lawn.Theywere evenmore surprised to learn thattheseflagsrepresentedthe4,000babiesthatarekilledbyabortioneachday.TheflagswereputinplacebyMr.Ganucheau’s1stand4thperiodclasses.TheexecutivedirectoroftheLouisianaRighttoLife,whoalsoloanedtheflagstotheschool,suggestedtheideatoGanucheau.OnWednesday,SisterKhuongandtheju-
gionclasseswerevisitedbytwospeakersfromLouisianaRighttoLifeandCelebrateLifePreg-nancyCenter.Onespeakersharedherstrugglesassomeonewhohashadanabortion.Anotherspeakerexplainedtothestudentshowtheabor-tionisactuallydonethroughoutdifferentperi-odsofthebabies’lives.Apart from theweek’s activities, there are
manymorePro-Life activities planned in thecomingmonths. TheArchdiocese sponsoredaRespectLifeMass.,whichstudentsattended.Mrs.Binder collected items on behalf of theAccesstoLifeCenter.Thedonationswerepre-sentedduringtheMass.TheMaryites forLife club are planning to
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By Elysia DantzlerNews Editor
By Erika AlexanderCo-Student Editor
Big and Little Sisters Finally Meet
Abortion Facts and FiguresSince1973,moreAfricanAmericanbabieshavebeenkilledbyabortionthananyothercausecombined.4,000abortionsareperformeddailyintheUnitedStatesAfricanAmericanwomenmakeup13%ofthepopulation--yet35%oftheabortionsperformedareonAfricanAmericanwomen.TheabortionrateamongAfricanAmericanwomenisthreetimesgreaterthanitisamongwhitewomen.
Sources: protectingblacklife.org and the CDC
Photo Courtesy of St. Mary’s AcademyFreshmenMorganMelder(left)andAaliyahCarr(right)greettheirbigsisterKateriCrayton.
A “hopping” good time at annual event
Everyyear,it’straditionalfortheseniorclass to receive theirclass rings through a spiritualceremony.OnFriday,October1,St.Mary’sAcademyrecognizedtheirclassof2011atSt.MariaGorettiChurch.The ceremony began with a
traditional church Mass whilethe seniors entered with theirparents. As theywent to theirseats,thedaughtersandparentsseparatedontwodifferentsidesoftheaisle.AfterreceivingtheEucharist,thepriestcamedownto hand the seniors their rings.Excitement filled the pews asthe ladies anxiously awaited tofinallyseetheirrings.Onebyone, theseniorswere
calledtowalkupwiththeirpar-entsandgetblessedbyFatherinreceivingtheirclassrings.Oncethe tearsweredriedandall theladies received their rings, theentireclasssangtheSt.Mary’sAlma Mater. The Mass endedandallthestudentsrantoshoweachothertheirrings.SisterJennieJoneswasasked
about the Mass, and she re-sponded, “Mass was beautiful.The parents are very proud ofthem.We’vehadsomeofthesegirlsheresincesixthgrade.It’skindofbittersweet.”While moving through the
aisle, senior Monet Stykesstopped to talk about her ring.“Ilikemyring.Ihaveagreenstonewithacheersymbolonit,becauseI’macheerleader.”sheexplained.Notonlydidmemoriesappear
in theminds of the graduatingclass, but also for parents.The
mother of AmberWashington,an alumna from theSt.Mary’sclass of 1982, said, “The cere-monybroughtbackmanymemo-riesofmydaysatSt.Mary’s.”Nowseniorsweartheirrings,
and for “good luck” associatesof the ladies turn the rings totheright.Congratulationstotheclassof2011onreceivingyourclassrings.
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Recently, Ihavebeenwatching thenewsandlisteningtotheradio,andIhaveseenaspikeinteenagesuicide. Suicideisaveryseriousissuethatisallaround.It’sineverycommunity,everyrace,andeverygender. According to statistics, suicides out-
thatIthinkyoushouldknow.Shesaidthatsui-cide is permanent. You can’t comeback afteryou’vedoneit.SowhatIhavetosayis,don’tgiveuponlife.Yeah,itmaybehardnow,butthinkaboutallthethingsthatyouwouldn’tbeabletodoonceyou’vekilledyourself.Herearesomefacts
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From the Desk of the Editor ... Welcometo“TheRegina!”Thiswillbetheonlytimeyouhearfromme,soI’llkeepitbrief. Youholdinyourhandsourcampusnewspaper.Now,thismaynotmakeyousuperexcited,butletmeexplain. Thisfirstissueisareturntoactualnewsprint.“TheRegina”wasprintedonnewsprintbeforeHurricaneKatrina,andnowfiveyearslater,wereturntoasenseofpre-Katrinanorm-lacy. Thisissueistheresultofhardworkofmanypeople.IwouldberemissifIdidnotthankseveralpeopleforthiersup-portof“TheRegina.” IwanttofirstthankSisterClareofAssisi,SisterJen-nie,andMrs.Brownfortheirsupport.ItwastheirguidancethathasbroughtSt.Mary’sfromthedestructionofKatrinatoournewcampus.IalsowanttothankMs.FletcherandMs.Rossfortheoutstandingpictures. Lastbutnotleast,IwanttorecognizetheJournalismclassfortheirhardwork,theirexcitementandtheirdedicationtogettingthisissuetogether.Eachofthemhaswrittenanarticleinthisissue,andIcouldn’tbeprouder. Onefinalnote:thisisYOURnewspaper.Thisnews-paperbelongstoyou.Thisnewspaperhasstoriesandpicturesofyouandyourfriends...wellmoreimportantly,yoursisters.Ihopeyouhavenoticiedtheboxintheoffice,waitingforyour“LetterstotheEditors.”Iknowthatyouhaveanopinion--Iheartheminclasseveryday.Sowritethemdown!Needadvice,needtovent,needtoshare--shareitwithus! Thanks,andenjoy“TheRegina.”
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Throughout the past twenty years, therehavebeenmanymodernretellingsofclassicstories.Forexample,therewerethefilms“She’s
bestfriendtakespartin,andalsoviciousat-tacks,whichmostlycamefromtheschool’smost religious student, Marianne Bryant(Bynes).EasyAisamoviethatcouldeasilyhavebe-
Thosewholooktomoviesformeaningwillfind it just as enjoyable thosewho look tomoviesforescapehavefoundit,makingitanidealpickforall.
This year at St. Mary’s Academy,therewillbeaproductionof“TheWiz”putonbySMAstudents.Thestudentsinvolvedfeelthatthisisaveryexcitingevent,andthedramadepartmentcannotwaittoperform. In charge of the production isMs.
Elizabeth Fletcher, who teaches English andYearbook.Mostofthecastisundecidedatthispoint,butasofnowjuniorNicoleWashingtonwillbeplayingDorothy,juniorMyeshaHaganwillbetheWiz,andjuniorLeahAnderswillbeplayingthepartoftheScarecrow. Hagan isveryexcitedabout theup-
HoroscopesLibra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23) -- You are feeling some social energy welling up inside of you, that should make com-munication extra sweet for now. It’s a really good time to express feelings that have been somewhat elusive.
Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21) -- The simple fact that you’re about to allow someone to offer you their con-gratulations, possibly in a public place...well, that’s major for you. That in itself is plenty of excuse for you to take yourself out for a treat, or do something to spoil your-self. Let’s not forget that you’re getting those pats on the back for a reason. Go ahead. Do it up.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) -- Outgoing? Ultra socia-ble? Who, you? It’s what you’re most famous for. You’re so famous for it, in fact, that when you’re even a little bit down in the dumps, your friends and family don’t know how to handle it. They’ve seen you worried lately, so they’ll be delighted to see you now, in fine form, smil-ing and laughing, like your old self.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) -- You’ve never been espe-cially fond of sharing intimate issues with others, even if you know them well. So if someone who isn’t at all close to you tries to get too personal, you won’t put up with it. You’ll dismiss them, and you won’t do it delicately, ei-ther. The funny thing is, with your gift for sarcasm, they may not realize you’ve dressed them down until they’re walking away. -- By Kearstin Clay
Ms. Fletcher and the cast
prepare to bring St. Mary’s
“no bad news” in this year’s production of
“The Wiz.”
Ms. Cains
“Ms.Delonedisplayedalotofschoolspirit...”
Recently, St. Mary’s Acad-emy ‘s student Iman Ricksparticipated inSt.Augustine’shomecomingcourt;shewasthesophomoremaid.Rickssaid,“although itwaskindof tiring,thewholeexperiencewasveryfun”.Thehomecomingwasheldat
theSheratonGalleria.HerdatewasDarrenScienoux,andtheyboth wore yellow and black.“During homecoming season,therearemanyevents that thecourtmustparticipatein,”Rickscommented.Thedaybeforethehomecomingdance,thehome-comingfootballgamewasheldatTadGormleyStadium.Rickssaid, “I was very scared butwhenwearrivedatthefootballgame, everyone just let looseand had a great time, andwewon!” Thescoreof thegamewas56to7,atremendousvic-tory overMillerMcCoyHighSchool. Ricks said she was
very scared to dancewith herpartner in front of everyone.Shesaideveryonejuststaredatthemanditfeltasiftheyweretheonlytwoonthedancefloor,althoughtheyweren’t.Shealso
said thatwholeevent was very well orga-nized,butinheropinionthemusiccouldhavebeenmoreuptodate.“Everyonelookedfabulousandthemaleswerereally handsome,” Rickssaid.Shehopestobeinthecourtagainnextyeartobe-comejuniormaid,and thenthe next year to becomeQueen.Ricksfeltveryluckytoexperiencebeingapartofthecourt.
positive things tosayabout their teacher. MandyDarbysays,“She’sagreatteacherandshedressesprofessionally.“KennedyLastrapadded,“Shehasfunwaystoteachandshehelpsuswithourworkwheneverwedon’tunderstand.“Delonesaidthehardestaspectofteachingis“tryingtoaccom-
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Get to Know Ms. Delone
Favorite Movie: “The Notebook”Favorite Artist: Monica -- “She’s down to earth”Favorite Song: “Ribbons in the Sky”Favorite Color: BlueFavorite Food: MirlitonFavorite Clothing: BCBGIf you had a million dollars, what would you do? Buy a house, put in stocks, and titheIf you could, where would you move to? CaliforniaYou can’t leave the house without your...? Cell phoneAs a student, favorite teacher: Ms. CainsParticipated in: Majorettes (Captain), Eucharistic Minister, Student Council, CSMC, Volleyball, Softball, and ChorusYour favorite moment at SMA: “Talking with Sr. Timothy for half an hour outside of Ms. Brown’s counseling office. We talked about why she be-came a nun and moved to New Orleans. And then she tackled me.”Your wish for students at St. Mary’s? “That girls have more pride in their them-selves, and more school spirit and pride.”
Thevolleyball players at St.Mary’sAcad-emyplayedagoodseason,buttheircoach,Ms.Simon, feels that the girls couldhaveplayedbetter. Someof thegirls’best-playedgameswereagainstXavierPrep,McDonough35,&BenjaminFranklin.BothXavierPrepandBen-jaminFranklinaredistrictrivals.SomeofthestarvarsityplayersincludeAni-
shaJohnson,AlexisJackson,andKateriCray-ton. Junior varsity star playerswereTiffanyDoss,Maya Esteves, and ImanRicks. BothSimonand theplayersexpect abetter seasonnextyear.St.Mary’s changed their district, so in the
future they will be playing different publicschools.Thevolleyballteamwillbelosingfiveseniorsnextyear,andtheseseniorswerehon-oredattheFacultyvs.StudentvolleyballgameonThursday. Thevolleyballteamisexcitedabout
with the season but she feels the team couldhaveplayedbetter.Shecommented,“beingthatthiswasmyfirstyearplaying,Ireallyenjoyedthisseason.”JuniorAlexisLeeadded,“Meandmygirlshadagoodandfunseason.” AlexisJacksonisincludedinthefiveseniorsthatwerehonoredonThursday. Shesaid,“Ireallyen-joyedplayingvolleyballatSMAandI’mgoingtocontinueplayingincollege.”
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