By Chemah Rivera

This semester in CardinalHayes High School newfilm/media courses have

begun.The courses commenced with a

donation from Hayes alumniMartin Scorsese, who last yeardonated $300,000 dollars allow-ing Hayes to start the construc-tion of its new media rooms.This year’s Channel H and

Film classes are taught by Ms.Joan Apoldo and Mr. TrevonBlondet.Ms. Apoldo, who is also the

Communications teacher, teach-es the new Channel H class. Inthe class students will learn edit-

ing with the newest Vega VideoProgram.Mr. Blondet, a Hayes alumnus

of ‘94, hopes that eventually thecourses will become part of thecore curriculum. Mr. Blondet’scurrent class of thirty is now

learning about lighting and ana-lyzing plot and has recently fin-ished viewing the classic movie“To Kill a Mocking Bird.”Mr. Blondet said “This is

something I love; it is hard tolook at films and entertainment

because I am constantly lookingat the quality, production, light-ing, acting, grammar, etc; as if itwere a job, if I knew that this iswhat I wanted to do as a studentI know that this studio wouldhave helped in a large way.”

By Evan La Melle

On Sunday, October 21,2007, Father Joseph P.Tierney and Father Harry

Burke celebrated the Day of Re-membrance Mass here at CardinalHayes.The annual Day of Remem-

brance Mass is a Tradition atHayes that spans back manydecades. On Sunday at 11 o’clockin the morning, Father Tierney,Father Burke and about 150Hayes’Alumni and family mem-bers gathered together in the 4thfloor chapel to pay homage to alldeceased Hayes graduates andtheir family members. After themass was over, current Hayesmenand teachers shared their stories,experiences and endeavors withHayes graduates while beingserved brunch in the cafeteria.The Day of Remembrance Mass

began with the ProcessionalHymn “All People That on Earthdo Dwell” which was followedby the Opening Prayer. The FirstReading was from Exodus 17:8-13, which was followed by theResponsorial Psalm, which wasthen followed by The SecondReading: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2. Fa-ther Tierney, the celebrant of themass, read the Gospel reading:Luke 18:1-8, and performed theHomily. After the Homily thencame the Prayer of the Faithful

then the Presentation Hymn:“Lord of All Hopefulness”, theSanctus, the Acclamation, theAmen, the Agnus Dei: “Jesus,Lamb of God” and then the Com-munion Hymn: “On Eagle’sWings”. After the Communion,Father Tierney and Mr. Christo-pher Keogan, the Principal ofHayes, ended the mass with theClosing Remarks followed by theRecessional Hymn: “For All theSaints”.

Father Burke, the concelebrantof the mass, stated, “The Masswas a very fulfilling experienceand a nice gesture toward the de-ceased members of the Hayesfamily.” Father Burke would alsolike to extend a special thanks toeveryone who helped with thisspecial day of prayer and remem-brance for our Hayesmen andtheir family members

Mass of Remembrance for OnesWe Miss

By Derick Abebrese

On November 3, 2007,Hayes, along with manyother schools, participated

in the ninth annual Kids CharityFun Run held by the Ronald Mc-Donald House of New York. Therun helped raise money for kidswho are struggling with cancer.Vaughn Dean, one of our fellowHayesman, died of this disease.To know more about VaughnDean, read senior Pedro Chavez’sarticle on him in this issue of TheChallenger.According to junior Jean Carlo

Alvarez, who donated money tothe Ronald McDonald Run,“The reason I donated mon-ey was because after go-ing to the Ronald Mc-Donald house andhearing the stories ofthe parents and chil-dren, it impacted me.”The Ronald Mc-

Donald House ofNew York, Inc. is anon-profit charity thatprovides a temporaryhome to families from all over theworld. These families travel toNew York City to seek pediatric

cancer treatment for theirchildren. The house alsoprovides a strong support-ive and caring environ-ment.Hayes was able to raise

$862 for the Ronald Mc-Donald House and $500for the funeral of VaughnDean. In Ms. MarieHeaney’s own words,“It was a great deal of

work but it will be reward-ing to see the good we have

done to help the struggling kidsand their parents who haveleukemia.”

Ronald McDonald ‘Fun Run’ for Kids

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“With the possible exception of gypsyfortune-tellers and babbling mad peoplein the streets, everyone pretty much hasit internalized at this point that you can’tjust go around making claims about thenature of reality without evidence and

expect to be believed. “—Bruno Maddox,

Discover Magazine, on the dearth,death and rebirth of Science in America.

CARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOLFor God and Country

By Pedro ChavezOn Friday, October 26, 2007

from 2:00 to 9:00 PM, theWilliams Funeral Home INC.held the funeral of VaughnDean, ‘10. Mass service waslater held in Our Lady of An-gels Church, at 10:30 on Satur-day, October 27, 2007. JosephP. Tierney (Father Tierney),Mr. Christopher J. Keogan andother staff members of Hayesattended Vaughn Dean’ssomber funeral service.Vaughn was born on Decem-

ber 25, 1991 and grew up inBronx, NY. Vaughn was theonly child in his family. In hisfreshman year, Vaughn was di-

agnosed with leukemia andcould no longer attend school.During the rest of his high

school career, Vaughn washome-schooled where hestruggled to maintain hisgrades while he tried his bestto survive leukemia. Unfortu-nately, Vaughn, at the youngage of 15, passed away due tohis leukemia.“Vaughn Dean was a great

kid because of his struggle toovercome leukemia andmaintaining his grades,” saidMs. Marie Heaney.Devastated by the loss of

Vaughn Dean, the Hayes housewill always remember him as agreat Hayesman.

LET US REMEMBERVaughn Dean

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By Derick Abebrese

Mission collections areconducted in all religionclasses; during these

collections students donate mon-ey to help the less fortunate.According to junior Frederick

Abreu, “I contribute to the mis-sion collections because I believethat it is for a good cause andeven a bit of charity helps thosein need.”The mission collections are a

huge part of Cardinal Hayes his-tory. The mission collectionshave been conducted for about65 years at Hayes. Last year,Hayes was able to raise $6, 430through the mission collections,which was sent to Sr. Pauline

Chirchirillo and the Society forthe Propagation of the Faith.Through the Society, the moneywas sent to a third world countryand used to acquire pure drink-ing water for the people of thatcountry.According to Mr. Frank Cough-

lin, Hayes has raised about $500since the start of the 2007-2008academic year. The money Hayesraised is a gift that showed thecompassion Hayesmen feel forour less fortunate brothers andsisters in developing countries.In the words of Mr. Coughlin,

“It is our responsibility as Chris-tians to love our neighbors nearand far, Hayesmen through themission and many more carrythis out quite well.”

NewMedia Course for a New DayAlumnus Martin Scorsese gets the ball rolling for future media rooms

NOVEMBER 2007 CARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 67 ISSUE 3650 GRAND CONCOURSE, BRONX, NEW YORK 10451

CCHALLENGERTHE

By Chemah Rivera

On November 13, Hayescompeted against the Mil-lenium Arts Academy in

the Channel 12 high school“Challenge.” The thirty-oneschools competing consist of fif-teen schools from the Bronx andsixteen from Brooklyn. The HotelPennsylvania, located on 33rdstreet and 7th avenue in Manhat-tan, hosted the “Challenge” tap-ing.Cablevision Channel 12 broad-

cast the televised event on Decem-ber 15, 16, 29 and 30.Four students and two alternates

took part in the competition, repre-senting Hayes’ Academic All Starteam. The students, who qualifiedfor the five positions, were given a

Hayes Picks UpChannel 12 Challenge

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By staff

Cardinal Hayes was re-cently featured in a NewYork Post article by Ms.

Erika Prafder titled “Higher Ex-pectations,” regarding New York

City’s offerings of top privatehigh schools.A sidebar titled “High School

Hotlist” prominently listed Car-dinal Hayes High School, with apicture of the front of the build-ing by Robert Kalfus, and the

following:“The Catholic affiliation school

offers the lowest annual tuitionof any other New York CityCatholic high school ($4,900)and welcomes approximately1,100 students every year.”

Hayes Makes Good $ense

THE CHALLENGERCARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOL

650 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX, NEW YORK 10451

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VOLUME 67 ISSUE 3NOVEMBER 2007PRESIDENT

FR. JOSEPH TIERNEYPRESIDENT

CHRISTOPHER KEOGANMEDIA DIRECTORFRANK MOSCO

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFDAVID HARRIS, ESQ.

CONTRIBUTING EDITORSDERICK ABEBRESE, ‘09PEDRO CHAVEZ, ‘08

RAMIRO DOMINGUEZ, ‘08EVAN LA MELLE, ‘08

CHRISTOPHER NESMITH, ‘08MATTHEW PAZ, ‘08CHEMAH RIVERA, ‘08KEVIN SALAVARRIA, ‘08JOE VILLACRESES, ʻ09TECHNOLOGY LIAISONSDOUGLAS MCEACHERN

SANTOS COLONSPORTS LIAISONS

COACH C.J. OʼNEIL

LAYOUT AND PRINTINGMEDIA TRENDS

Readers are encouraged tosubmit letters and guest

articles; to request coverage of events, sports or clubs,

or for questions, comments or submissions,

contact the Editor via email atdharris@cardinalhayes.org

After distribution of last issue ofThe Challenger, several reporterswere informally informed that in-formation contained in the footballroster was incorrect; however, nocorrections have been offered byany individual, and no specific er-rors have been brought to the edi-tor’s attention. As such, any errorsregarding the roster, while unin-tended, cannot at this time be ascer-tained or corrected.

The Editor and staff of The Chal-lenger ask any and all interestedparties to contact us immediately re-garding any inaccuracies whatsoev-er, no matter how slight; retractions,corrections and, if necessary, apolo-gies will continue to be forthcoming.

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By Pedro Chavez

Channel H is one of manyclubs in Cardinal Hayes.Channel H is specially

known for making shows for theHayes house. This year ChannelH has many different aspectsthan the previous years.Channel H was created by Mr.

Christopher Keogan, Principal ofCardinal Hayes, in 1992. In 2003Ms. Joan Marie Apoldo becamethe moderator of Channel H.Student Jose Mercado stated

that “doing videos in the school”was the most fun thing for him todo at Hayes.This year Channel H is a home-

room and a class in the MediaDepartment. The class enjoysnew equipment to edit new workand shows as part of the new

Scorsese Media Center beingbuilt to work on new activities. Approximately twenty students

work on shows and assignmentsin Channel H. Mercado stated hewas not sure about the work eachindividual member of Channel Hdid for the club, but everyoneworks hard. In the new Channel H home-

room the class plans future showsfor the Hayes house and also editvarious segments of the Hayeswebsite. Channel H uses digitalcameras, digital cam coders and15 laptops that have Sony VegasSoftware for editing. This equipment will assist, ac-

cording to Ms. Apoldo, to “ini-tially to get more work done forthe shows and also give seniorprivilege in Channel H home-room.”

Channel H In the Spotlight

By Pedro Chavez

S.W.A.T. has started a new se-mester in school with newmembers and new ideas.

The S.W.A.T. club visited a newresort over the summer and a Con-vention Center in the first markingperiod of the school year.Mr. Frank J. Mosco, the Director

of Technology and Moderator ofS.W.A.T., took all members toTiffan Inc over the summer. Mr.Mosco and the members ofS.W.A.T. went home and return toTiffan Inc. for three days. S.W.A.T.members were able to experiencewhat filming was about and meetthe moderators of Tiffan Inc.William Hernandez was able to in-terview the President and Vice-President of Tiffan Inc.S.W.A.T. also visited the Jacob

Javitz Convention Center to expe-rience and explored the 2007 Dig-ital Life convection. In the JacobJavitz Convention Center the stu-dents were able to not just see butalso learn about the latest comput-er innovations. Mr. Mosco’s rea-son for visiting the Jacob JavitzConvention Center was to repre-sent Cardinal Hayes and makeS.W.A.T. presence known. Mr.

Mosco was also searching forsponsorships for the S.W.A.T. cluband collected great souvenirs andinformation. The S.W.A.T. groupmade contact with very importantcompanies like Microsoft, Intel,M-Audio, Dell, and HP.Mr. Mosco’s second reason for

the Convention was to gain mo-mentum for creating the country'sfirst high school cyber athleticleague in New York City. At theConvention, Mr. Mosco spoke toone of (Global Gaming League)GGL head representatives, JoeMoss, as well as reporters fromVOOM HD, CBS, and Fox Newsabout this idea. Mr. Moss and re-porters from VOOM HD, CBS,and Fox News agreed that Mr.Mosco’s idea was not only a "verycool" idea but was also somethingthat could possibly come true.Mr. Mosco stated that the mem-

bers of S.W.A.T. were “fun andcharming while being Hayes gen-tlemen” at the Convention Center.Senior Anthony Davis stated

“The Progress is going good andwe are hoping to get donations forS.W.A.T.” The S.W.A.T. Club isnow making plans for the upcom-ing marking periods in Decemberand January.

S.W.A.T. Starts Well & Triumphs

By Staff

Anew student activity, theCardinal Hayes Invest-ment Club, has newly

formed.The investment club will intro-

duce students to the world ofbusiness. The club will mainly fo-cus on teaching finance conceptsand exposing students to basic

economic and accounting terms.The club is organized to mentorstudents and open their eyes tothe possibility of majoring in fi-nance during college and startinga professional career in business.The current coordinator is

Leopoldo Benavides, ’00, whocan be contacted at www.cardi-nalhayes.investmentclub@gmail.com.

Investment Club Launches

ACADEMIC ALL STARSadvisor: Mr. HarrisThe All-Star team, faced the CablevisionChannel 12 “Challenge” on Nov. 13. Thetournament, taping at the Hotel Pennsylvaniain Manhattan, was slated for broadcast onNovember 18.

ALTAR SERVERSmoderator: Fr. TierneyAltar servers have plannedthe successful Mass of theHoly Spirit, and will also holdThanksgiving Mass, the Christmas Serviceand the Awards Ceremony.

ART CLUBmoderator: Mr. RomanoThe Art Club meets for students who have aninterest in cartooning, comics, video games,drawing and creating visual stories.

BLACK HERITAGEmoderator: Fr. HarrisonThe clubs tries to identify problems in thecommunity, and is practicing how to behavewhen approached or stopped by law en-forcement agents.

BIG BROTHERSmoderator: Mr. ChesnavageThere are no further Big Brother nights cur-rently scheduled for this academic year.

CARDINAL PLAYERSdirector: Mr. Acevedo; coach: Mrs. NankoThe Cardinal Players were slated to hold au-ditions in late November or early Decemberfor this year’s musical production, “Foot-loose.” Mr. Miguel Acevedo, ‘86, will direct,and Mrs. Nanko will be vocal coach for theproduction. Performances are slated for April11, 12, and 13, 2008. Please see the articleregarding the production in this issue of TheChallenger.

CARDINAL SINGERSmoderator: Br. Bugembe; director: Mrs. NankoThe Singers are slated to perform at theOpen House on Oct. 20, The Bronx BlackYouth Caucus on Oct. 28, ThanksgivingMass, the Dec. 16 Christmas Concert (withthe Ladies from Hayes’ “Sister” schools) andthe Christmas prayer service on Dec. 19. TheSingers meet Tuesdays and Wednesdays at2:35 in Room 236, and new members are al-ways welcome.

CHALLENGERinstructor: Mr. HarrisThe Journalism class continued to work tire-lessly to bring interesting and relevant issuesto the Hayes community, and will continue todo so next year with a new staff. Contactdharris@cardinalhayes.org with submissions,corrections or letters to the editor. Please alsosee the article regarding The Challenger’sacceptance into the Columbia ScholasticPress Association in this issue.

CHANNEL Hinstructor: Ms. ApoldoChannel H has been elevated from club toclass status; as such, students meet daily toprepare shows for broadcast on the Hayesin-house network. Under the auspices of theMedia Department, Channel H covers allHayes events of interest. Channel H is doingits best working with Mr. Mosco with variousitems of new equipment, and is also doing itsbest shooting and directing the first show forthis year.

CHESS CLUBmoderator: Mr. CiarciaThe chess club will continue meeting everyTuesday from 2:30 to 4:30 in the guidancecomplex. All students are welcomed to at-tend. Mr. Ciarcia hopes to be able to post achess puzzle in the next issue of the chal-lenger for students to participate in.

CITYSCAPES MAGAZINE moderator: Mr. Rounds Mr. Rounds, as the new moderator takingover for Dr. Webster, has designedCityscapes to combine both art and literaryworks. For anyone who has any work theywould like to submit, Mr. Rounds ask if youwould please submit it directly to him in room340.

FUTURE ALUMNI CLUBmoderator: tbaAll students who are outgoing, proud of theirschool and wish to meet successful alumnishould see Mr. Blondet.

GUITAR CLUBmoderator: Mr. ThorneAfter the debut at last Spring’s concert, theclub gained official status. This club meetsevery Friday after school preparing for theWinter concert; new members are welcome.

INVESTMENT CLUBCoordinator: Leopoldo Benavides, ‘00 Seethe article on this club’s launching in this is-sue of The Challenger.

JAZZ ROCK ENSEMBLEinstructor: Mr. ThorneThe class ensemble performed this year’sfirst show at the Campaign Gala on Sept. 12,and was slated to play for the Bronx BlackCaucus Youth Mission at St. Barnabas on

Oct. 28th. They will also playat the Alumni Dinner Dance inNovember. The club meets onTuesday and Friday mornings.

LAW CLUBmoderator: Mr. Harris

The Law Club, now in its third year, meetsevery Wednesday after school in room 348.Students have discussed interaction with thecriminal and civil law systems, and will beviewing relevant excerpts from films such as“Liar, Liar” and “My Cousin Vinny.” Newmembers are welcome to attend anyWednesday meeting.

LIBRARY CLUBmoderator: Ms. HewittThe book of the month for November wasslated to be “Down These Mean Streets” byPiri Thomas. Please see the Book Review inthis issue of The Challenger. Ms. Hewitthopes that by the end of November manynewly ordered books will have arrived, andshe will begin mixing knowledge with funwhile teaching her club members about be-ing a librarian. Ms. Hewitt is also constantlylooking for new members.

MARCHING BAND / CONCERT BANDinstructor: Mr. ThorneThe Hayes class bands, after energizing theHayes house at the Sept. 21st rally, preparedfor our Open House and later for Homecom-ing on Oct. 27, and is slated to visit LehmanCollege to watch the Marine Corps ConcertBand on Nov. 6.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYmoderator: Mr. Guimaraes, ‘97The NHS continues to have official meetingsonce a week. Cabinet members unofficiallymeet in Mr. Guimaraes’ room on a daily ba-sis.

SOCIODAD LATINOmoderator: Mr. FiliatrautLa Sociodad Latino held its first Café Kahlounder new management on Tuesday, Octo-ber 30, kicking off the Halloween celebrationwith beverages, snacks and various themedactivities and contests.

SPEECH CLUBmoderator: Fr. HarrisonThe members of the club have been chosenfrom the many eager applicants, and thegroup has already formed a practice sched-ule and is rehearsing weekly for SpeechNight.

STAGE CREWmoderator: Br. PiusThe stage crew is gearing up for the Hayesproduction of “Footloose.” See the related ar-ticle in this issue of The Challenger.

STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEEmoderator: Ms. HeaneyAfter a successful raffle raising money for theRonald McDonald House in the name ofVaughn Dean, S.A.C. is slated to participatein the Thanksgiving food drive, Share-Daydress down day, Toys for Tots, a plannedschool video game contest, the Ronald Mc-Donald walk and many more events to come.

STUDENT COUNCILmoderator: Dean West, ‘72Please see the article regarding the new Stu-dent Council members in this issue of TheChallenger.

STUDENT GOVERNMENTmoderator: Dean West, ‘72Please see the article regarding the new Stu-dent Government activities in this issue ofThe Challenger.

S.W.A.T.moderator: Mr. MoscoSwat is starting an outreach program with LaSalle academy and developing a computer-ized in house convention. S.W.A.T. is alsotrying to start the first Cyber athletic league.

YEARBOOKmoderator: Mr. RoundsThe Yearbook club has completed the coverfor this year and asks if there are any sportsphotos or candid photos that anyone wouldlike to be in the yearbook, please submitthem to Mr. Rounds in room 340.

Moderators, student club members andother interested parties are encouragedto submit updates, event calendars, cor-rections and other pertinent informationto the Editor via email at dharris@cardi-nalhayes.org

CLUB BOX

Visit uphayes.org for further updates, events and news!

Editor’s Note: Send information, updates or corrections to dharris@cardinalhayes.org

UPCOMING EVENTSThurs., Nov 22. – Fri., Nov. 23 No Classes – Thanksgiving

NOV. 30 2nd Marking Period Ends

DEC. 3 3rd Marking Period Begins

DEC. 6 Parent Teacher Conference

DEC. 7 No Classes DEC. 8

ACT Exam THURS., DEC 20 – WED., JAN. 2

No Classes – Christmas

RETRACTIONS/CORRECTIONS

timed qualification test. This testconsisted of ten multiple choicequestions, based on history, math,science, literature and logic. Thestudents who answered the largestamount of questions correctly inthe shortest amount of time wherechosen to compete. The team is comprised of cap-

tain Jose De Jesus, ’09, AnthonyDavis, ’08, Richard Mateo, ’08,Christopher Michael, ’08, and al-ternates Chevon Jenkins, ’08 andFrank Suarez, ’08.The challenge itself consists of

all basic academic subjects (whichdoes not include Religion), with afirst round offering multiplechoice questions in four cate-

gories, a lightning round offering60 seconds for each team to an-swer as many questions as possi-ble on a single subject, and a finalround wherein students must an-swer questions without any multi-ple choice prompts.Mr. David Harris, a Hayes Eng-

lish teacher, has the job of advisorfor the Cardinal Hayes team. Mr.Harris’s job consisted of con-structing the Academic All Starteam and preparing them efficient-ly for the competition by review-ing typical questions sets andviewing older episodes of “TheChallenge” from Connecticut,Long Island and New Jersey.Mr. Frank Mosco, Director of

the Media Department, also at-tended the event, chaperoningseveral Hayesmen who wanted to

cheer on their fellows and be con-sidered as alternates in futurerounds of the competition.The winners of the first round go

on to compete in further rounds inDecember. Mr. Harris believes themost competitive teams are TheDe Gautier Institute, because theyhave excellent academics andhigh standards and the Saint Ray-mond’s school for girls, becauseadolescent girls are generallymore intelligent than boys ofequal age. Mr. Harris believes the Hayes

team will do as well as it canwhen competing this year and inupcoming years. When Mr. Harriswas asked what his hopes werefor the team he stated, “Hopebreeds suffering, therefore I do notpromote hope; I demand effort.”

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November 2007 Hayes NEWS

By Joe Villacreses Cardinal Hayes held its Honors

Convocation on September 19,congratulating all students whoearned Diamond H, Cardinal &Gold, First, Second and ThirdHonors on one night. Many stu-dents had the opportunity to shinein front of the many family mem-bers and friends present. The Convocation, which is held

every semester, began with a pro-cession followed by Br. Thomas E.Kelly’s introduction, and an invo-cation by the President of the Stu-

dent Government, ChristopherFlores, ‘08. Flag salutation pro-ceeded, followed by Mr. Christo-pher Keogan’s welcome speechfollowed by a reading by KevinDonkor’s 08’. As the night went on, Fr. Joseph

Tierney blessed the pins whichwere then distributed by Mr.Keogan and Mr. William D. Lessa.To close of the evening’s festivi-ties, Mr. Keogan said some finalremarks to the audience. Students feel proud to be recog-

nized as Honor Roll students.Steve Ducos, ‘09, is an example of

one, stating “I feel very proud tobe an honor student at Hayes, be-cause it represents a student whocan be an inspiration to others andto the school itself.” Ducos, who has in the past re-

ceived three Third Honors and oneSecond Honors, said it is essentialfor students to take their examina-tions seriously, study for them andpay attention in class Last semester, 202 students

earned places in Honor Roll, in-cluding seven students who earnedDiamond H status: Riliwan A.Adekiigbe, Santy Barrera,

Ruben Diaz, Kevin K. Donker,Christopher Flores, Victor Garciaand Donald Tomlinson. The Cardi-nal & Gold category consisted ofthree students: Riliwan A. Adeki-igbe, Ruben Diaz and Kevin K.Donkor. First Honors were award-ed to nineteen students, SecondHonors were presented to fiftynine students and 114 studentswere awarded Third Honors. The next Honors Convocation

will be held during the spring,which will honor all students whoearned Honor Roll for this first se-mester.

Fall Honors Personify a Hayes EducationExcellence, diligence and steadfast honored at Convocation

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By Derick AbebreseOn Saturday, October 20, 2007,

Mr. Craig Joseph, director of ad-missions, and Cardinal Hayesheld the open house for incomingfreshmen. The open house washeld from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.According to Junior Clement

Butler, “The open house made mesee the little things that make Car-dinal Hayes a good school.”The open house was not created

by any one person at Hayes; it isan event mandated by the Arch-diocese. Last year, 280 studentsattended the Hayes open house.This year, early estimates countalmost 500 attendees.According to Mr. Joseph, Fr.

Tierney, the president of Hayes,

started the open house with aprayer. This was followed by aspeech from Mr. Keogan, princi-pal of Hayes. Christopher Flores,president of the student body, andthree other seniors spoke to thestudents about athletics, academ-ics, and overall life at Hayes. Tours were given of the build-

ing, representatives from each ac-ademic discipline gave presenta-tions, and tables were set up forall of Hayes’ many extracurricularactivities. Mr. Joseph’s office pre-pared glossy booklets advertising“10 Reasons to be a Hayesman”including the Hayes commitmentto excellence, the ability ofHayesmen to grow spiritually andpersonally, Hayes’ many athleticprograms, the availability of tech-

nology and media classes, Hayes’rigorous academic program, theplethora of club activities, Hayes’65 years and 28,000 graduatesworth of tradition, an impressiveroster of colleges and universitieswhich have accepted Hayesmen,Hayes’ extremely low tuition, andeven Hayes’ location at thebustling foot of the Bronx.The open house was made so

that the students can put a face onthe people and the environment atthe specific school they plan to at-tend. It also allows the students todecide whether the school theyplan to attend is right for them. In Mr. Joseph’s words, “Inter-

acting with the eight graders dur-ing open house lets me know ifthey are going to attend Hayes.”

Opening Up the House for Future TACHS TAXESPuts Prospectivesin Perspective

By Joe VillacresesOn Friday, November 9, stu-

dents from different elementaryschools gathered at CardinalHayes for their Test for Adminis-tration into Catholic HighSchools (TACHS) entranceexam. The TACHS test is an entrance

exam which is required by allCatholic High Schools. TheTACHS exam is broken downinto four major categories; Read-ing, Language, Mathematics andAbility. Based on the score thestudent earned, schools choose toadmit or reject the student. The eighth grade students, be-

fore being given the exam, areasked to write down the threehigh schools of their choices, andthe students are score from theTACHS exam is then sent tothese three schools. Students whowant to apply to a public schoolstill need to fill out forms andchoose high schools, but there isno need for an exam unless theschool requires one. The basic purpose of the

TACHS exam is to provide theCatholic High Schools a sense ofthe students’ knowledge whichdetermines if they are accepted ornot into the high school of theirchoice. The students are notifiedin February if they met the re-quirements of various highschools and can begin the regis-tration process.

It’s Back: On Track with Hayes

By Ramiro DominguezOn November 5th, 2007, On

Track started for students whohave two or more failures at Car-dinal Hayes High School.On Track started at least four

years ago. The coordinator of OnTrack is Br. Thomas Kelly,Hayes’ Dean on Studies. OnTrack provides aid with home-work and classes in which thestudent is failing. Teachers at Hayes who are par-

ticipating with the On Track pro-gram will be getting paid $40 anhour. Hayes receives a portion ofthe additional funds for thesestipends from the William SimonFoundation to use as part of thisyear’s stipend. Last year, Hayes paid teachers

$30 an hour and required a stu-dent to pay $3.50 each day.The 2007 On Track session be-

gan on November 5th, 2007 afterthe end of the first marking peri-od and concludes on November26th, 2007. Cardinal Hayes HighSchool has been very successfulwith the On Track program. Theaverage amount of students thatwere required to take On Track isabout one hundred seventy stu-dents. Bro. Kelly states, “As the year

goes by, the number of studentsOn Track decreases . . . studentsjust tend to realize that it is betterto study than to be On Track.”

PSATPrep Class

By Christopher NesmithThis October, Cardinal Hayes

High School administered thePreliminary Standardized Apti-tude Test (PSAT), to juniors andsophomores.The PSAT was first adminis-

tered at Hayes over 30 years ago.Hayes usually focused on lettingjuniors take the exam, but everysophomore was given the oppor-tunity to take the PSAT as well.Guidance Director Mr. Lessa

stated that the scores of the PSATare kept with the Guidance De-partment and then sent to the stu-dents who took the exam. Thescores are not sent to colleges.Mr. Lessa said “The PSAT is

important because it gives stu-dents the opportunity to see howthey do on a college entranceexam. It also helps provide thestudents with knowledge on theirstrengths and weaknesses andhelps to plan the outcome of theirtests.”The PSAT was sponsored by the

College Board and the NationalMerit Scholarship Corporation.Juniors who took the exam com-peted with all other juniors in thenation for a National Merit Schol-arship. Sophomores were not giv-en this chance because the schol-arship is only for juniors. Whenthe scores are given to the stu-dents, each student also receives aDiagnostic in order to view theirstrengths and weaknesses. Thefee for the PSAT is $14.

By Ramiro DominguezMr. Craig Joseph, Director of

Admissions, along with theHayes Ambassadors, participatedin several High School Fairs onSeptember 20th at Hayes, Sep-tember 25th at Cardinal Spellmanand on October 24th at Our LadyQueen of Angels.Hayes attempted to recruit as-

piring incoming freshmen basedupon the basic aspects of Hayes’life. Junior-high students were in-formed that Hayes enrolls ap-proximately 1100 students eachyear, with a student to faculty ra-tio of 1:30 and an average classsize of thirty students. Studentswere also informed of the low

annual tuition at Hayes (the low-est in the archdiocese at only$5458) and of Hayes’ graduationrequirements (two credits in aForeign Language, one credit inFine Arts, four credits in Math,three credits in Science, twocredits in Religion, four credits inEnglish, four credits in SocialStudies, two credits in PhysicalEducation, and a half credit inHealth).Senior Chemah Rivera 08’, a

Hayes Ambassador states, “I be-lieve all opportunities in whichthe Student Ambassadors canconvince future Hayes men to at-tend our great school is always asuccess.” Nine other Hayes Ambassadors

prepared power point presenta-tions for the prospective recruits.Mr. Joseph stated “The threemost discussed topics at HighSchool fairs are academics, tu-ition and athletics. After inform-ing various students interested inHayes about our academics, tu-ition and athletics, most studentsseem very interested in Hayes.”The next High School fair

Hayes will participate in will beheld in May of 2008. Any stu-dents who are interested in Hayesand didn’t get a chance to go to aHigh School Fair are given theopportunity to shadow a fresh-man at Hayes and spend a wholeday at Hayes and experience asemblance of student life.

Hayes is Fairest of Them All

By Christopher NesmithThis year, the freshman class

of ‘11 started their transitionfrom junior high school to highschool by adjusting to the rigorsand rhythms of Cardinal Hayes.Freshman Devon Sheard feels

that the school routine is man-ageable and he has no problemswith adjusting to high school.Sheard deftly evaded On Trackfor the first marking period.Freshman Jonel Paulino, who

also is not part of the On Trackcrowd, believes the Hayes rou-tine is simple and he has no trou-ble adjusting to high school.Freshman Andre Brown feels therules of the school are somewhateasy to follow and feels that he

has a couple of problems adjust-ing to high school like switchingclasses during periods. AnotherFreshman, Kirk Comas, feelswell adjusted to the school’srules and has no problems so faradjusting to high school.Freshman Morris Abner also

feels that the school system iseasy and he has no problems ad-justing to high school. DespiteAbner’s beliefs, he received OnTrack for failures in four classes.Abner and students like him

who are having a slightly moredifficult time adjusting to highschool work loads are in the mi-nority. Only 16% of the fresh-man class were placed On Trackfor multiple failures. BrotherThomas Kelly, Dean of Studies,

expects for this number to dropcome second marking period.Br. Kelly expressed his belief

that the freshmen have been do-ing well overall for the firstmarking period. Br. Kelly com-mended the parents of freshmanfor attending meetings and keep-ing their sons in a positive mind-set for school. Br. Kelly feelsthat the school does not ask for alot, but he understands the tran-sition from eight years of ele-mentary school to high school isa big step. Br. Kelly commented on prob-

lems freshman may have adjust-ing to school, saying, “Theirbiggest problem is being heldaccountable.”

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By Derick AbebreseEvery morning from 7:25

am to 7:45 am, Fr. HarryBurke and Fr. Joseph P. Tier-ney, celebrate mass in theschool chapel on the fourthfloor. Unfortunately, Hayesstudents rarely attend thesemasses.According to Senior Edgar

Angel, one of the few studentswho attended morning mass,“I went to mass because Iwanted to start off my day ona positive note . . . not to men-tion Brother Pius was givingextra credit for attendingmass.”The school’s morning mass

has been celebrated at Hayesfor 65 years in the schoolchapel. The chapel is often re-ferred to as “the heart” of theschool. Over 40 priests whotaught at Hayes over the yearshave celebrated mass in thatchapel.According to Fr. Burke, it is

unfortunate that in a Catholicschool more students do notattend or participate in themorning mass. Currently, themass lacks alter servers andactive participants.The students are not the only

people that do not attendmass; the Hayes faculty alsohas a poor attendance when itcomes to mass. To improveattendance, Fr. Tierney invitesevery body who is willing toattend morning mass. In Fr.Burke’s own words, “I wouldlike to see the chapel filled tocapacity every day.”

By staffSeniors know more about their

own futures than their teachersand parents may realize.Recently, eleven percent of the

227 Senior Hayes students wereasked to take a survey consistingof the following three questions:“What do you want to study incollege?” “Do you know if youhave to go to school for thisstudy?” and “What school do youwant to go to?” A separate sam-pling of a different group consti-tuting another eleven percentwere only asked to list the topthree colleges and universitiesthat they are planning to apply tofor admission (for context, thereare 2,363 four-year colleges/uni-versities and 1,721 two-year col-leges in the US).Students answered the survey

enthusiastically. Only 1/6th of thestudents surveyed were undecid-ed about what discipline theywant to study in college; the vastmajority already have thoughtson possible majors and fields ofstudy. These fields range fromAccounting, Architecture, Biolo-gy and Business to Education,Film, Law, Philosophy and Soci-ology. The most popular plannedmajor was Business.

Ten of the twenty-five studentsanswered A majority of students, 3/5ths of

those surveyed, were very awareof the challenges ahead of themand the obstacles to overcome ontheir way to post collegiate ca-reers, and had specific schools inmind which have programsand/or majors necessary forprogress in the students’ specifi-cally chosen fields. The schoolsstudents were interested in rangedfrom Baruch, Boston College,Canisius, Columbia, Cornell,Fordham, Hofstra, Hunter, Ionaand John Jay College, to Lehman,Long Island University, Manhat-tan College, NYU, Purchase,Stony Brook, St. John’s and Syra-cuse. The most popular schoolstudents expressed interested inwas John Jay, with NYU, Ford-ham and St. John’s topping offthe remainder.The Student Government presi-

dent, Christopher Flores ‘08, list-ed Boston College and New YorkUniversity. Other seniorsbranched further afield, includingSenior Leonard Vidal ‘08 wholisted the University of SouthFlorida, Lehigh University andUniversity of San Francisco. Sen-ior Luisfredo Disla ‘08 pre-dictably listed several of the more

popular choices including JohnJay, Fordham and Baruch.As of now, most of Hayes stu-

dents are in the process of seek-ing schools and majors that theyare already interested in and havealready spent some time investi-gating the many opportunitiesthat await. Senior Michael Acosta ‘08

states, “As a student of CardinalHayes, I am currently undecidedabout my major but I am current-ly hoping to find a discipline thatbest fits me. As for my school ofinterest, I definitely want to go toLong Island University.”

Research for this article wasperformed by RamiroDominguez.

Volunteeringfor Life

By Kevin Salavarria This fall, various community

service and volunteer pro-grams were welcomed intoCardinal Hayes in an effort toget more students to volunteer. According to John Pellicier,

a senior at Hayes who is a vol-unteer at The ExceptionalChildren’s Program, “Volun-teering makes me feel like Iam making a big differenceand teaches me importantskills for the future.”Ever since its opening day

on September 8th, 1941,Hayes has always given itsstudents plentiful opportunitiesto volunteer and contribute tothe community. Fourteen yearsago, Mr. Charles Chesnavageaccepted the challenge of lead-ing the volunteer effort inHayes and now arranges visitsfor volunteer programs to re-cruit at Hayes. Some community service

programs that recently visitedHayes include the R.E.A.D.program where volunteersteach young children how toread and the Respite Programwhere volunteers work withautistic clients after school. Hayes also hosts The Excep-

tional Children’s Program, avolunteer program whereHayesmen and students fromMount Saint Ursula performmany productive activitieswith mentally challenged chil-dren. Other clubs in Hayessuch as the National HonorSociety and the Student Advi-sory Committee also activelyparticipate in community serv-ice. Every year in the spring, all

the volunteers of Hayes arecommended in the Communi-ty Service Recognition Nightand receive a pin to symbolizetheir efforts.According to Mr. Chesnav-

age, volunteering has manymore benefits than studentsmay assume and is very im-portant for their future. By vol-unteering in programs such asthe Exceptional Children’sProgram at Hayes, studentslearn important job skills, in-terview skills and social skills.Students who volunteer alsolearn more about the job expe-rience and can meet peoplewho are more than willing towrite a college letter of recom-mendation. “ It essentiallyteaches the student how to be-come a more responsibleyoung man,” states Mr. Ches-navage.All volunteer programs are

welcome to visit Hayes andoffer students opportunities tovolunteer. Mr. Chesnavage,who moderates the visits of allvolunteer programs, states “Itis in giving that we receiveand all Hayesmen shouldgive.” Mr. Chesnavage also encour-

ages all freshmen to start vol-unteering early, if not only tohelp their community, to alsobetter their chances for accept-ance into college. Any stu-dents willing to volunteer maycheck their lunch period forprograms to sign up for com-munity service.

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By Matthew PazThis November, Ms. Robyn Hewitt, the Cardi-

nal Hayes Librarian, chose “Down These MeanStreets,” by Piri Thomas, as the book of themonth.Ms. Hewitt chose “Down These Mean Streets”

because it seemed appropriate for an all boys’school, stating “I think a story about urban lifewill catch student’s attention.”“Down These Mean Streets” was first pub-

lished in 1967 and is about three hundred andfifty-two pages long. “Down These MeanStreets” is the autobiography of Piri Thomas, aPuerto Rican who grew up in El Barrio (SpanishHarlem), a section of Harlem that has a largePuerto Rican population. In the book, we watchPiri as he goes through the first few decades ofhis life, lives in poverty, joins and fights withstreet gangs, faces racism (in both New York

and the South), suffers through heroin addiction,gets involved in crime, and ends up in prison.Commenting on the book, Cassie Thomas con-

veys, “…how she is able to identify with somany of the character’s feelings and how theway he handled them, I felt as if I was right inthe middle of the scene, sometimes wanting tocomfort him in his shortcomings.”Also commenting on the book,

Helen Velasquez writes, “I thinkbecause of your book, you inspiredmany Latinos to write about theirexperiences in New York as LatinAmericans.”Also critiquing the story, Michael

Mazza writes, “This is a raw, pow-erful book that explores the inter-connections of race and religion,and vividly portrays the subcultureof prison life.”

BBOOOOKK RREEVVIIEEWWDown These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas

By Christopher NesmithThis October 16, the class of ‘08

attended the Senior Ring Ceremo-ny at Cardinal Hayes.A senior ring is a reminder of

four years of going through highschool. It is a symbol of all thethings that took place in one’stime as a high school student.Herff Jones manufactured theHayes’ ring with gold plating anda red stone to match the schoolcolors.Senior Andres Ramirez pur-

chased a senior ring and receivedit at the ceremony.. Ramirez stat-ed that he purchased the ring tosymbolize his hard work.Ramirez also stated that hisgrandmother bought the ring forhim and it will always serve as amemento of his grandmother.Ramirez commented on his feel-ings about senior rings and theceremony, saying, “It shows the

true meaning of being a senior.”Senior Christian Oquendo did

not purchase the ring. Oquendosaid he would rather save upmoney for other purchases.Oquendo expressed his feelingsabout the importance of seniorrings, saying, “The rings serve asmemoirs but they are not im-mensely important. The ring ismore or less a portable diploma.It serves the same purpose as adiploma is my opinion.”Dean James West, whom re-

placed his senior ring last year af-ter losing it two years after hisgraduation, stated that the ringceremony is one of the first activ-ities for seniors and the rings actas a reminder of the goals insight. Dean West expressed hisfeelings on senior rings, saying,“The rings represent the hardwork and dedication that a stu-dent has made toward gradua-tion.”

Mr. Malik Cupid,’ 92, who stillhas his senior ring, was the guestspeaker at the ceremony. Mr. Cu-pid was pleased with the turnoutof the ceremony and felt that itwas good for seniors to under-stand why the administration hasbeen so hard on them.. Mr. Cupidshared his feelings on being guestspeaker, saying,” It brought backmemories and it was good tohave an opportunity to have aword with the senior class.” Mr.Cupid feels the ring symbolizesan accomplishment for four hardyears. Mr. Cupid commented onthose who did not purchase ringsby saying he understands studentsmay have financial burdens, but itis essential to have memories ofhigh school.160 seniors ordered their rings

and 125 received theirs at the cer-emony. The others who did notget their rings will receive themwhen they are made.

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By Christopher NesmithThis November 5, American

technicians traveled to Yongbyonto dismantle North Korea’s nu-clear program.After World War II, Korea split

into two countries. The countriesare known today as the Demo-cratic People’s Republic in Korea(DPRK or North Korea) andSouth Korea. North Korea wasdominantly a communist countryunder the rule of Kim Il-sungwho is North Korea’s ‘eternal’president. North Korea is nowrun by Kim Il-sung’s son, KimJong-il. Under the rule of Kim Il-sung, North Korea was already inthe process of creating a nuclear

program. North Korea signed atreaty in October 21, 1994 inGeneva to freeze their nuclearprogram, but they violated thetreaty by keeping the program inmotion.An American technician team

headed by the Director of the

U.S. Department’s Office of Ko-rean Affairs reached North Ko-rea’s capital Pyonyang on No-vember 4th. From there they wentto the main nuclear site in Yong-byon to dismantle the one func-tioning nuclear reactor and shutdown the two other facilities.

North Korea agreed to the U.S.dismantling their nuclear programfor guaranteed aid and security.The technician’s process is a twoto three week rotation for twomonths disabling the plants thatproduce plutonium.Defense Secretary Robert Gates

says that South Korea is still cau-tious of North Korea because thedismantling is going to take time.Gates says that North Korea isstill buying new weapons in placeof their nuclear program. Gatesalso says that America’s main rea-son for having an alliance withSouth Korea is because NorthKorea was a continual threat toSouth Korea and could be a pos-sible threat to the world.

StudentLoans KillEconomy

By Evan La MelleCurrently in the United

States of America, the cost ofa college education has pro-duced high-priced studentloans that could leave collegealumni and the U.S. economydeep in debt.Issued by the government,

student loans are loans of-fered to students to aid in thepayment of the cost of a col-lege education and are a formof financial aid. Student loansdiffer from scholarships andgrants in that student loansmust be paid back. In order tobecome eligible for a studentloan, a student must fill outthe Free Application for Fed-eral Student Aid. Studentloans are rewarded to stu-dents based on his or herfamily income, assets andeconomic need.According to experts and

lawmakers, more than $17billion in private studentloans were issued last year,up from $4 billion a year in2001. Last year, outstandingstudent borrowing jumpedfrom $38 billion in 1995 to$85 billion. The main reasonwhy students are deep in debtis because they are not able tofind jobs that are able to payoff their student loans. Ac-cording to Mr. WilliamDaniel Lessa II, CardinalHayes’ Senior Advisor, mostlikely 75% of the senior classwill receive student loans.

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5U.S. Starts Dismantling North Korea’s Nuclear Program

By Matthew PazAccording to the Daily News,

A.J. Jacobs, 39, carried out asolemn vow of living out thebible for one whole year. Jacobs’biblical odyssey lasted about 381days.When asked about living by the

bible for one whole year, SeniorAnthony Saddler said, “Living bythe bible will be best for me be-cause I can avoid many sins aspossible.”Jacobs, an agnostic, said the

idea came from his fascinationwith the role religion plays inpeople’s lives. Also, Jacobs ad-mits that it was a stunt so he cansell a book.

Jacobs heeded the Ten Com-mandments and did not lie, steal,or covet. He tithed his incomeand wore white and attached tas-sels to his shirt-sleeves. He worebiblical attire, purchased from aHalloween store, and he consult-ed with priests, rabbis and minis-ters for religious advice.Jacobs’ most noticeable feature

was his beard. “The facial hair issimply the most noticeable physi-cal manifestation of a spiritualjourney I began a year ago,” Ja-cobs said.As to the difficulty of the task,

Mr. Francisco Lameiro stated,“There are many sets of instruc-tions that pertain to many differ-ent sets of circumstances, making

it impossible to follow all instruc-tions.” However, Mr. Lameiro added “I

suppose it is possible to live bythe spirit of the Bible for a year ormore, if one were able to stay se-riously committed to the worshipof God and to the service to oth-ers.”

A Real Life Modern Biblical Journey

By Derick Abebrese

On Friday, October 5,2007, the African BurialGround Memorial was

opened to the public. Visitors tothe site, which is located in low-er Manhattan, had access to atwenty-foot-high chamber ofgray stone with water elementsrunning beside it.The burial ground, discovered

in 1991 by construction workers,contained more than four hun-dred remains of what is believedto be the first group of Africanslaves brought to the city. Thebones also revealed information

about who the slaves were andoffered ideas of where they camefrom. The bones revealed thatthe African slaves were probablyinvolved in a range of activitieshelping to convert New Yorkinto a seaport. The bones alsoshowed that half of the popula-tions died before they becameteenagers, where as others diedearlier.The site holds an estimated

15,000 African remains. Two students of the Black His-

tory class, taught by Fr. RobertHarrison, had two completelydifferent opinions on the openingof the African Burial Ground

Memorial even though they havenot yet discussed this issue intheir class. According to junior Zubari

Rolle, “It is disrespectful to thedead African Slaves.” Contraryto junior Zubari Rolle, seniorRichard Delgado stated “It ismagnificent that they are honor-ing [the slaves].”According to Mr. Ralph Cof-

fey, American History and Eco-nomics teacher, the African Bur-ial Ground Memorial is a wel-come sight. In Mr. Coffey’swords, “It is fitting in proper thatwe recognize and honor the re-mains of these early Americans.”

NYC Opens African Burial Ground Memorial

U.S. Defense Sec.Robert Gates saysAsia is, in hiswords, one of the“last places onearth with the po-tential for nuclearconfrontation.”

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(Above) AJ Jacobʼs book The Year Living Biblically

(left) A before and afterphoto of Jacobʼs growinghis beard. He also fol-lowed other less knowrules from the bible:donʼt wear clothes ofmixed fibers, stone adul-terers.

A memorial at the African Burial Ground National Monument honors the

memories of the estimated 15,000Africans buried at the approximatelyseven-acre site in the 17th and 18th

centuries. The memorial opens dailyat 9:00 a.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m

except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Yearʼs Day.

African Burial Ground National Monument

290 Broadway, 1st Floor New York, NY 10007

Phone for Visitor Information(212) 637-2019

Off-site presentations and a 90-minute walking tour about

the African presence in early New York can be scheduled

by dialing 212-637-2019. www.lowermanhattan.info

Artist rendering of the memori-al designed by architect Rod-ney Léon.

TThhee HHiissttoorryy ooff HHaall lloowweeeennBy Joe Villacreses

Every 31 of October, the UnitedStates and other countries celebrateHalloween with many traditional ac-tivities including trick-or-treating,bonfires, costume parties, visiting“haunted houses” and carving jack-o-lanterns. The word Halloween isshort for All-hallow-even, whichmeans the “eve of all hallows day,”also known as “All Saints Day.” Modern Halloween traditions may

have grown from older traditionsfrom Samhain, an Irish holiday.Samhain was day which was associ-ated both with the harvest and other-worldly spirits. With the majormovement during the nineteenthcentury to North America, Irish and

Scottish immigrants carried versionsof their traditions. Other westerncountries embraced the holiday inthe late twentieth century. Hal-loween is now celebrated in differ-ent parts of the world, places likeIreland, the United States, Canada,Puerto Rico, the United Kingdomand occasionally in parts of Aus-tralia and New Zealand.The main event for children during

Halloween in the United States istrick-or-treating, in which childrendress up into costumes and go door-to-door in their neighborhoods, ring-ing each doorbell and yelling out“trick or treat.” This modern prac-tice reflects the older tradition ofguising in Ireland and Scotland, thismodern tradition did not appear in

North America until the 20th centu-ry, and could have developed inde-pendently.New York City hosts one of Unit-

ed States’ largest Halloween cele-brations, known as The Village Hal-loween Parade. This Halloweenevening parade attracts over twomillion spectators and participants,and nearly four million televisionviewers annually. The Village Hal-loween Parade is arguably thelargest participatory parade in thecountry.

By Evan La Melle

On Saturday, November 10,2007, Cardinal Hayes’25th Annual Hall of Fame

Dinner/Dance was held at theMarina Del Rey in the Bronx.The annual Hall of Fame Din-

ner/Dance has been a long-stand-ing tradition here at Hayes. Ac-cording to Father Joseph P. Tier-ney, in order to become qualifiedto a member of Hayes’ Hall ofFame, one must have been a stu-dent, teacher and/or religious cler-ic here at Hayes. Additionally,prospective hall of famers mustbe involved in Hayes’ activitiesand demonstrate quality servicehere at Hayes’ and his or hercommunity. Among the Hall of

Famers include Msgr. VictorPavis who was inducted in 1984,Mr. Regis F. Philbin ‘49 who wasinducted in 1989, and Mr. JohnG. Duffy ‘67 who was inductedin 2001. This years current Hall of Fame

Inductees included Father HarryBurke, current faculty memberhere at Hayes, William J. Lennox,Jr. ‘67, Senior Vice President ofWashington Goodridge Corpora-tion, John Fontana ‘76, President& CEO of Real Estate OwnedManagement Services Inc., andEdward J. McDonald ‘59, SeniorVice President (Ret.) of MerrillLynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.Also, the special awards that weregiven out included the “CardinalCooke Award” which was pre-

sented to the Inner City Scholar-ship Fund, the “Msgr. Pavis Ath-letic Award” which was presentedto the 1966-1967 Varsity FootballTeam, the “Cardinal SpellmanAward” which was presented toPaul La Rosa ‘71, Emmy AwardWinning Journalist of CBS News,and the “Msgr. Mc McCormackAward” which was presented toDavid M iranda ‘81, Client Rela-tions Director of Strategic StockSurveillance LLC. Father Burke, now a member of

Hayes’ Hall of Fame, felt that itwas a tremendous privilege to beinducted into the Hall of Fameand the nomination by FatherTierney was something that Fa-ther Burke did not expect.

By Mr. Trevon Blondet, ʻ94

As many of you may know,our own Regis Philbin,‘49, appeared on Fox

Television’s show Are YouSmarter than a Fifth Grader? TheHayes grad was sharp, answeringquestion after question on his wayto $175,000 for Cardinal HayesHigh School in the Bronx. Mr.Philbin was finally stumped by aquestion asking for the author ofthe poem “The Road Not Taken”(also known as “The Road LessTraveled”) – which most currentHayesmen know to be RobertFrost. Nevertheless, Mr. Philbinshrewdly chose not to risk losinghis already large stake and wasable to secure a huge win forHayes.Mr. Philbin’s past generosities

have included an appearance on

Celebrity Jeopardy, a benefit per-formance for the school in 1994,as well as serving as ExecutiveCo-Chairman (with William F.Reilly, Former CEO of Primedia,Inc.) for two successful capital

campaigns. Most recently, Mr. Philbin was

named Honorary Chairman forCardinal Hayes’ $10 million OurFuture – Your Hands CapitalCampaign which launched inApril of 2005 to keep tuition af-fordable and make improvementsto the aging school building. Thecampaign concluded on Septem-ber 12th, 2007, with a Gala Eventat Cipriani’s, hosted by Mr.Philbin himself.The generosity of alumni and

friends over the years, however,has helped keep the tuition at amoderate level (the lowest in theArchdiocese of New York), there-by providing a chance for thesedeserving boys to receive a solid,well-rounded education in a car-ing, disciplined environment—achance these boys probablywould not have otherwise.

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TEACHER PROFILE

Fr. Robert Harrison

By Kevin SalavarriaThis fall, Father Robert Harri-

son continued his established ca-reer in Cardinal Hayes andmarked his nineteenth year ofteaching for the Hayes house. Ac-cording to Edwin Reyes, a seniorin Hayes who attends Fr. Harri-son’s Black History class, “Fr.Robert Harrison is no ordinaryteacher or preacher. He is a greatrole model that is able to findways to make class fun and keepeveryone in class joined like afamily.”Fr. Robert Harrison was born in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Janu-ary 6th, 1937. Fr. Harrison earneda Masters of Social Work fromthe University of Wisconsin andwent on to earn a prestigious JurisDoctorate from the Indiana Uni-versity School of Law. Fr. Harri-son also became the first blackpriest to be ordained in Wiscon-sin. Before beginning his career at

Hayes, Fr. Harrison representedteenagers in a juvenile court inWisconsin and performed admin-istrative law work for the NewYork City Board of Corrections.Currently residing in Hayes’fourth floor, Fr. Harrison initiallylived in St. Charles BoromeoParish Church in Harlem, NewYork. In Hayes, Fr. Harrison isthe head coach for the Junior Var-sity Basketball Team, moderatorof the Speech Club and modera-tor of the Black Heritage Club. Fr.Harrison also leads the Black His-tory Month Speech Night in Jan-uary and presides as a priest dur-ing every Hayes mass.According to Fr. Harrison, he

chose to study law and earn hisJuris Doctorate so that he couldbetter represent the sameteenagers he worked with in juve-nile court. Realizing that he un-derstood his teenage clients muchmore than any assigned lawyerwould, Fr. Harrison earned his Ju-ris Doctorate solely to representthe teenagers he grew to knowwhile working in juvenile court.

In regards to his priesthood, Fr.Harrison sincerely admits that hedid not expect to become a priest.“I wanted to be a utility baseballplayer or a pharmacist,” Fr. Harri-son earnestly stated, “but it wasGod’s will that I become a priestand that is why I am one today.”Facing the difficult road of beingone of the very few black menstudying to become a priest, Fr.Harrison faithfully persevered andnow holds the title of being thefirst black priest ordained in Wis-consin.Fr. Robert Harrison, who cur-

rently teaches Religion 9 in thefifth and seventh periods andBlack History in the sixth periodstated, “In my class, it is my goalto teach all of my students aboutrespect, love and joy.” Fr. Harri-son kindly added that he highlyenjoys teaching the men of Hayesabout life and how to be success-ful in it. As his definitive messageto the students of Hayes, Fr. Har-rison says, “You are too young toknow everything, so be sure tokeep your mind open.”

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By Matthew PazIn the Summer of 2005, Mr.Glennville Lawrence began hisstint at Cardinal Hayes HighSchool. Mr. Lawrence is our se-curity guard at Hayes whogreets students, along with Mr.Thomas Rochford, every morn-ing when they are arriving toschool. Mr. Lawrence is an employee

of Maxim Security, and beforearriving to Hayes, Mr.Lawrence’s first job was a secu-rity officer at a residential build-ing. Afterward, the head ofMaxim Security asked Mr.Lawrence if he wanted to workat a school called “CardinalHayes,” and Mr. Glennville sim-ply said, “Yes, I would love to.” When he first arrived at Hayes,

Mr. Lawrence went through aninterview process with Dean ofDiscipline, Mr. James West, ‘72,the Principal, Mr. ChristopherKeogan, and the assistant princi-pal, Mr. William D. Lessa.

Mr. Lawrence stated that hisfavorite aspect of working atHayes was the level of comfortprovided by the family atmos-phere. Mr. Lawrence added,“The management and the boysare good to me.”There are newer faces at Hayes

as well. For a short time, Hayesalumnus Erick Baez took Br.Patrick O’Toole’s place whileBr. O’Toole was out recuperat-ing from surgery.Ms. Stephanie Suero also

joined the Hayes house for ashort time to replace Mr. RoyCole at the Reception Office asMr. Cole lent a hand as a Physi-cal Education Department Aidwhile Mr. Curt Scheibe was alsoout recuperating from his ownsurgery.Mr. Menatu Beckford joined

the Hayes house this year as thenight security guard, beginningat 11:00 p.m. each night and working until 7:00 a.m.,when he is relieved by Mr. Lawrence.

NAMES TO KNOW

By Evan La Melle and Pedro Chavez

Cardinal Hayes seniorlineman David Johnson,who returned this year

after spending his junior yearinjured, was profiled in Octo-ber 2nd’s issue of the NY DailyNews.During the majority of the

2006-2007 football season,Johnson was sidelined due to adislocated left ankle and a frac-tured fibula. In the article,Johnson reflected on his seasonending injuries and return backto the football field. According to the article,

Johnson stated, “The play wasmessed up and the fullback fellon me. My ankle just turnedthe wrong way.” Current football coaches, like

Coach C.J. O’Neil and Defen-sive Coordinator TrevonBlondet, as well as currentteam members, like senior line-backer Juan Breton and juniorTailback Shariff Smith, gavetheir opinions on Johnson’s in-jury and the impact the injurieshad on the team. According to the article,

Coach O’Neil called Johnson’sinjuries, “the worst I’d everseen in football.” Breton also stated that after

Johnson was injured, “Somepeople were crying because hewas a good guy and nobodyexpected that to happen tohim.” Johnson was quite nonchalant

about his prominent article inthe New York Daily News.Johnson stated that he wants topursue a career working in asteel mill but will continue

playing football in college onlyif he is offered a scholorship.Jeff Williams, a Hayes gradu-

ate, was one of the many dis-abled students that attendedHayes, and was in the news re-cently for his many achieve-ments in an article titled “Dis-abilities Won’t Slow This Driv-er,” by Justin Silverman. Mr.Williams was shot accidentallyby his friend at age 13; his legswere left paralyzed.There have been many dis-

abled students in CardinalHayes, and Hayes has providedthem with easy access to the el-evators. Hayes does not leaveany student with out any help,but makes it easy for disabledstudents to move around theschool.Mr. Williams has shown that

any disabled person canachieve anything they put hisor her mind to. Mr. Williams isnow a full-time budget analystwith Colgate-Palmolive. Mr.Williams also works nights andweekends as a broker with theManhattan firm Parker RealityGroup and he owns a BMWthat is modified specially forhim.“I always teach my son that

no matter how different some-one appears to be, by nomeans does it have to stopthem from being productiveand successful in life,” Mr.Williams stated.Jerry Gittens, a junior in

Hayes, is one of two disabledstudents that share the samedifficulties that Mr. Williamsonce did in Hayes. Regardlessof being in a wheelchair Jerrystated, “It is easy for me tomove around the school.”

www.cardinalhayes.comThank you Regis!

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By Christopher Nesmith

This December, the Cardi-nal Hayes Varsity Basket-ball team starts their sea-

son at Hayes.Assistant Coach Mr. Joseph

Lods commented on the team’sefforts by saying no one hasstepped up to show senior lead-ership yet. Mr. Lods has beenpreparing the team so far by giv-ing them open gym and weightroom privileges. Mr. Lods hasbeen reminding the team of how

they won City Championshiplast year to encourage them topractice. Mr. Lods stated, “I feel pres-

sured to do better this year, but Idon’t want the team to feel likethe underdogs.”Senior Arben Kukic, a player

on the Varsity team, commentedon feelings about the new sea-son. Kukic is most looking for-ward to adjusting to the loss of 2seniors who played last year, andthe development of the juniorswho played last year that are

now seniors. Kukic feels a littlepressured to do better this yearbecause the team has high expec-tations. Kukic says he contributes to

the team with hard work, dedica-tion, and by doing what is told.Kukic spoke on the team’s readi-ness for the new season by say-ing, “Of course, we are well pre-pared thanks to our coachingstaff.”Tryouts for the Varsity team start-

ed on November 1 and the team’sfirst game is on December 1.

BASKETBALL TEAM ROSTER

42 CHRISTOPHER CRAIG 11 C/F R 6 ̓2ʼʻ 190

20 CONRAD HAYE 12 F R 6 ̓1ʼʻ 165

50 COREY KISER 12 F R 6 ̓3ʼʻ 160

24 ARBEN KUKIC 11 F/G L 6 ̓2ʼʻ 165

10 JEFFREY PAULINO 12 G R 5 ̓7ʼʻ 130

32 ARRON PHAN 12 G L 5 ̓10ʼʻ 150

34 DANIEL SKINNER 11 F/G R 6ʼ 170

30 LANCE WILLIAMS 12 G R 5 ̓8ʼʻ 135

Hoops Has Big Shoes To FillBy Evan La Melle

At the start of the 2007-2008 academic year,the Cardinal Hayes’

Track and Field/Cross Countryteams began their season led byCoach William Dowling, Mr.Trevon Blondet, ’94, Mr. JerryFlores, ’07, and Mr. Christo-pher Sarcone-Relaño. Before each meet and cross

country event, the Hayes teampractices at Van Courtland Parkin Yonkers, New York. Thepractices consist of long dis-tance training and running upand down hills, which CoachSarcone-Relaño asserts “makesor breaks runners.” During eachcompetition, the FreshmanTrack and Field team runs forone and a half miles and theVarsity team runs for two and ahalf miles.On Wednesday, October 10,

the Hayes team competedagainst other high schools atthe Bronx Championship.Three members of the team hadstand-out performance each set-ting personal records. For thefreshman team, Jonathan Pauli-no ran an outstanding 11:06and Leopaldo Reyes ran a su-perb 11:32. For the varsityteam, senior Mike Lamb ran a

personal best of 14:30.On Friday, October 12, the

Hayes team competed at the AllHallows Invitational. Despitethe cold weather the captainRonny Davila came in 2ndplace overall and ran a personalbest of 14:46. Senior Christo-pher Flores ran a personal bestof 16:37 and sophomore An-thony Pena also ran a personalbest of 17:09. The biggest im-provement of the day was bysophomore Dillion Ascensiowho ran an 18:22, which was a1:02 improvement.On Saturday, October 20, the

Hayes team squared off againstother high schools at the Mol-loy Meeting which was held atFordham. The only member ofthe Hayes’ team that set a per-sonal record was freshmanRaymond Garo who ran a12:01.As of November 1, 2007,

Hayes Track and Field/CrossCountry has had a productiveseason with the Freshman andVarsity Teams earning 31Bronze medals and 22 medals,respectively. Coach Sarcone-Relaño states

that he is pleased with the teamperformance so far and thateach member of the team hasimproved as runners.

The Other Track

By Evan La Melle

The “La Sociedad Latina” iscurrently reactivated after amoderator-less beginning

to the 2007-2008 academic year.La Sociedad Latina's main ob-

jective is expanding the knowl-edge of Hispanic history and tra-ditions. La Sociedad Latina also nour-

ishes the growth of its membersby organizing activities that ac-

centuate Hayes’ culture throughsport, literature, community serv-ice and interaction with otherschools. As of October 3, 2007, the new

moderator is Mr. Brian Filiatraut,faculty member of the Sciencedepartment. According to Mr. Filiatraut, any-

one seeking a membership intoLa Sociedad Latina must have an85 percent average or higher to beconsidered.

El Jeffe Nuevo Esta Listo

By Kevin Salavarria

This fall, The National Hon-or Society at CardinalHayes planned many enter-

taining activities for the first se-mester. According to Santy Bar-rera, a senior in Hayes who assist-ed in the planning of the events asthe assistant activities coordinatorof the NHS, “I think the studentsof Hayes will find the activitieswe have planned to be a lot of funand we all hope for them to par-ticipate.”The National Honor Society is

one of the nation’s most premierorganizations that recognizes ex-ceptional high school students. Tobecome a member of the NHS,students must demonstrate strongqualities of scholarship, leader-ship, service and character. TheNHS in Hayes is moderated byMr. Rui Guimaraes and officialmeetings are held on a daily basis.The NHS was involved in severalactivities last year, most notablyThe NHS Movie Nights and theannual Christmas toy drive. According to Mr. Guimaraes,

the goal of all NHS activities is todiscover ways to best serve thecommunity and bring spirit to thecommunities in New York City.To adhere to this goal, a portion ofthe money earned during these ac-tivities goes to the Hayes’ missioncollection. Currently, the NHS is holding a

raffle where the winner maychoose between an Ipod Touch, aNintendo Wii, a $300 dollar cashprize or free lunch for one month.For the remainder of the semester,the NHS planned further activities

such as a movie screening ofTransformers, a Haloween EveCostume Event, A Riverside ParkFund and a Halo 3 Tournament.These activities are scheduled tooccur between early October tolate November.Beside going toward the mission

collections, money earned duringNHS activities is also used tofund other activities planned forthe future. Mr. Guimaraes, whoassists the NHS members in theorganization and execution of theactivities stated, “I think we are

going to accomplish a lot morethis year. We have so many Hayesrelated and community service re-lated activities planned this yearthat we are not sure whether wewill be able to get them all done.” Mr. Guimaraes also added that

he hopes many Hayes studentschoose to participate in the NHSactivities and that he is confidentin the success of every activity.Any additional NHS activitieswill be announced in the futureand all are welcome to partici-pate.

NHS Plans for Service and AmusementBy Pedro Chavez

Cardinal Hayes Players andStage Crew have success-fully presented many mu-

sical plays, including “Grease,”“Smokey Joe’s Café,” and lastyear’s hit, “Little Shop of Hor-rors.” This year’s musical is go-ing to be based on the movie“Footloose.”“Footloose” is about a boy who

wants to dance in contraventionof his small town’s Puritanicalrules. Tulio Moreira, a hopefulpossible cast-member for the mu-sical, stated “’Footloose’ is goingto be a nice musical.” Footloose was first released on

February 17, 1984 (USA), direct-ed by Herbert Ross and starringKevin Bacon. “Footloose” wasthen released in Spain, Sweden,Australia, UK, Finland, Franceand Japan. The film won two Os-car awards, including one for bestoriginal music.The Cardinal players plan to

perform this play with help fromseveral female cast membersfrom Cathedral, Aquinas andCabrini High Schools. Auditionswere held on November 9, 10and 11 in the Hayes’ auditorium,with hopeful actors performingaudition songs and showing offtheir dance talents.In November the new members

are going to be presented with in-dividual roles they will be per-forming in the musical. Br. Piousis going to tell the membersabout the play, what it is aboutand what activities members aregoing to be doing to adequatelyprepare. The stage crew is thengoing to be working on the playin January. Br. Pious confidently stated that

“’Footloose’ is going to be agreat play,” and he encourages allstudents to try out for the play. Performances will be given at

Hayes in the Brady Auditoriumon Friday April 11, Saturday the12 and Sunday the 13.

Players Get Footloose

By Ramiro Dominguez

This 2007-2008 school yearat Cardinal Hayes, themembers of the Cardinal

Singers visited various freshmenand sophomore homerooms to in-form students about the CardinalSingers and to recruit new mem-bers.The Cardinal Singers were for-

mally known as the “Gleek” Club(the word supposedly being acomical combination of “Glee”and “Geek”), organized by FatherZiemak when Hayes first openedin 1941. Now, the Cardinal Singers is an

after school club which meetsevery Tuesday and Wednesday at2:35 in Room 236. The CardinalSingers perform concerts duringChristmas and spring seasons. Inthese concerts the CardinalSingers join with their sisterschools, Aquinas, Mt. St. Ursula,

and Cathedral High Schools. TheCardinal Singers perform at manyout of school functions as well. This program is directed by

Mrs. Nanko and is moderated byBr. Pius. Cardinal Singers alsohave a change in dress code - in-stead of wearing the traditionalCardinal Hayes uniform theychoose to wear all black pantsand shirt with a red tie. Some of the events the Cardinal

Singers are expected to sing arethe 2007 open house at Hayes,The Bronx Black Youth Caucus,the Hayes thanksgiving mass andthe Christmas concert at Hayes. There are about twenty students

who are part of the CardinalSingers. Ms. Nanko hopes to in-crease the number of singers toforty members. Ms. Nanko states,“My wish is that all members ofthe Cardinal Singers understandtheir importance…to me, music islife.”

Singers Ready to Soar

By Kevin Salavarria

This fall, The CardinalHayes Varsity BaseballTeam hit the mound and

began preparations for the upcom-ing spring season. According toJaasiel Rivera, a senior in Hayeswho is an outfielder and a pitcherfor the varsity baseball team, “Weare practicing hard for the springseason and we hope to go reallyfar this year.”The Hayes Varsity Baseball

Team is coached by Mr. CurtScheibe, who coached in Hayesfor over 26 years. Consisting ofmostly seniors in previous years,the varsity baseball team consistsmostly of juniors this year. In or-der to prepare for the upcomingspring season, the team has under-gone a series of skirmish matches.In last year’s post-season, Hayestied against Salesian on Septem-ber 14th, lost to All Hallows onSeptember 18th, defeated CardinalSpellman and Iona Prep on Sep-tember 19th and September 20thand lost to Stepinac on September25th. Afterwards, the Hayes teamfaced an unfortunate losing streak

as they lost to St. Raymond onSeptember 26th, Regis on Sep-tember 28th, Xavier on October1st, Fordham Prep on October2nd and October 3rd, Mount SaintMicheal on October 5th and Ford-ham Prep on October 6th. Howev-er, the Hayes team showed itsstrong pitching abilities in eachgame and never allowed a home-run to be scored against them.Hayes is yet to score a homerun,but not for long as the team isquickly adapting to the newwooden bats they must use.According to Coach Scheibe, the

post-season serves to evaluate theskills of all the players and seewhat general attributes the teamcould improve before the springseason. Because of this, the pre-season games are essentially veryorganized tryout sessions whereevery player‘s skill is observed

and judged afterwards. Because itis only the post-season, everygame shares a casual toneamongst the competition.The Hayes baseball team is

gaining experience and traininghard in hopes of being very suc-cessful this season. CoachScheibe, who is responsible forpreparing the team for the upcom-ing spring season stated, “We, as ateam, have a lot of work ahead ofus and we will make sure to step itup a notch in time for the upcom-ing spring season.” Coach Scheibealso stressed the importance of theoff season practice in relation tosuccess in the spring as well hisplans to help the Hayes teamachieve a higher level of successthis year. The Hayes baseball teamwill begin the official season inthe spring and all are welcome toattend any games.

Baseball Springs into New SeasonSPORTS November 2007

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BASEBALL(Division 1 CHSSA) VARSITY BASEBALL

HEAD COACH: Mr. Curt Scheibe, ASSISTANT

COACH: Mr. Mitch Martinez, Mr. John Sanchez.FALL STATS/SCHEDULE: 9/14 tiewith Salesian; 9/18 loss to All Hallows;9/19 WIN over Spellman; 9/21 WINover Iona; 9/25 loss to Stepinac; 9/26loss to St. Raymond; 9/28 loss toRegis; 10/1 loss to Xavier; 10/2 loss toFordham; 10/3 loss to Fordham; 10/5loss to Mount; 10/6 loss to Fordham.SPRING STATS/SCHEDULE: TBA

JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALLCOACH: Mr. Ronald Fulco.No fall stats/schedule

FRESHMAN BASEBALLCOACH: Ahmad Jackson.No fall stats/schedule

BASKETBALL (Division 2 CHSSA) VARSITY BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH: Mr. Thomas Murray, ASSISTANT

COACH: Mr. Joseph Lods and Mr. ThomasRochford.STATS/SCHEDULE: The Varsity teamstarted practice on November 1 – The season begins in December!

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALLHEAD COACH: Fr. Robert Harrison; COACH: Mr. Davonne Buckson ‘93.

FRESHMAN BASKETBALLCOACH: Mr. Lawrence Collins, ASSISTANT COACH:Mr. Roy Cole.

BOWLINGHEAD COACH: Mr. Brian Bufford, Ms. Katrina SemeyNo fall stats/schedule

CROSS COUNTRYHEAD COACH: Mr. William Dowling, ASSIS-TANT COACHES: Mr. Chris Sarcone-Relano,Mr. Jerry Flores, ‘06.STATS/SCHEDULE: 9/15 RegisInvitational; 9/22 Xavier Invitation-al; 9/28 Fordham Developmental;10/5 Fordham Developmental;10/6 St. Anthony Meet; 10/10Bronx Champs; 10/10 Varsity In-tersectionals; 10/12 All Hallows;10/13 Mahnhattan College; 10/17Sophomore Sectionals; 10/20Molloy Meet; 10/27 Freshmanand Varsity Sectionals; 11/3Freshman and Sophomore Inter-sectionals; 11/17 State FederationMeet.

SOCCERHEAD COACH: Mr. Paul Eillis, ASSISTANT

COACH: Mr. Douglas McEachern.STATS/SCHEDULE: REGULARSEASON - 9/27 tie with Salesian;9/19 loss to Mount; 9/21 WIN overSacred Heart; 9/26 loss to Spell-man; 9/28 WIN over LaSalle; 10/1v. All Hallows to be reported; 10/3tie with Mount; 10/8 WIN overBlessed Sacrament; 10/10 tie withSt. Agnes; 10/12 loss to Spell-man; 10/15 loss to LaSalle; 10/17loss to St. Raymond; PLAYOFFS– 10/23 loss to Spellman.

TRACK & FIELDHEAD COACH: Mr. William Dowling, COACH: Mr. Infante Elizarraraz, THROWING COACH: Mr. Trevon Blondet ‘94; ASSISTANT COACH:Mr. Jerry Flores ‘06.No fall stats/schedule

FOOTBALL (Division 2 CHSSA) VARSITY FOOTBALL

HEAD COACH: Mr. C. J. O’Neil, DEFENSIVE COOR-DINATOR: Mr. Trevon Blondet ‘94, ASSISTANT

HEAD COACH: Mr. Lawrence Collins, ASSISTANT

COACHES: Mr. Noriel Davila, ‘95, Mr. Robert Ih-lenfeldt and Mr. Jeffery Cavagnaro, TRAINER:Mr. Phillip Tamburrino.STATS/SCHEDULE: REGULAR SEA-SON - 9/7 loss to Spellman: 9/15 lossto St. John the Baptist; 9/21 loss to St.Peter’s; 9/28 loss to Holy Cross; 10/6loss to Stepinac; 10/12 WIN overNazareth; 10/21 loss to St. Francis;10/27 WIN over Moore; PLAYOFFS –11/4 loss to Fordham; 11/10 v. St.Francis; 11/22 Turkey Bowl v. Mount.

JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALLCOACH: Mr. Craig Joseph, ‘99, ASSISTANT

COACHES: Mr. Alex Pimentel ‘99, Mr. AhmadJackson and Mr. Justin Simon. STATS/SCHEDULE: REGULAR SEA-SON - 9/8 loss to Mount; 9/15 loss toSt. John the Baptist; 9/22 loss toXavier; 9/29 loss to Holy Cross; 10/6loss to Stepinac; 10/13 WIN over St.Peter’s; 10/21 loss to St. Francis;10/27 WIN over Spellman; PLAY-OFFS – 11/3 loss to St. Francis.

FRESHMAN FOOTBALLCOACH: Mr. Frank Boughner, ‘90, ASSISTANT

COACH: Mr. Dennis O’Neal, DEFENSIVE COORDI-NATOR: Mr. Rudy Turnbull, ‘99.STATS/SCHEDULE: 9/15 tie withMoore; 9/22 loss to Xavier; 9/29 lossto Holy Cross; 10/6 WIN overStepinac; 10/13 WIN over Moore;10/20 loss to St. Francis; 10/27 WINover Spellman; 11/13 v. Bishop Ford.

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THE SPORTS BOX

Freshmen’s Fun-Filled Field-Day

By Joe Villacreses

On October 19, CardinalHayes held its annualFreshmen Field Day. De-

spite the bad weather conditions,the planed event had no delays orcancellations. Felix Henneh, ‘11,enjoyed the Freshmen Field Dayevents, participating in the 160 yarddash and six men relay, taking 3rdplace in the six man relay as well asin the 160 yard dash. “The most exciting event was the

six men relay because of the inten-sity that the event had,” stated Felix.The freshmen went to their nor-

mal classes for first and second pe-riod, and after second period theyreported to the gym for the events.Students then competed with andagainst their classmates in variousevents. Events included the 50 yard dash,

six man relay, 160 yard dash, longjump, shot-put and standing highjump. These events took place in-side and outside the school, withparticipants using the gym for all ofthe indoor events and the Duff foroutdoor events.For all events students had the op-

portunity of earning first, second, orthird place medals.

By Joe Villacreses

With the guidance ofCoach Paul Ellis andassistant coach Mr.

Douglas McEachern, the Varsi-ty Soccer team has shown im-provement since last year. Inthe 2006-2007 season Hayeswon three, lost six and tiedthree games, whereas this yearthe Hayes soccer team has wonthree, tied two and only losttwo games. Hayes started off its fall 2007

campaign with a game againstSalesian. Despite a sloppy start,surrending a goal to Salesianlate in the first half, Hayes ral-lied to earn a 1 - 1 draw with agoal from Felix Henneh.Hayes’ first home game startedof well, with Hayes taking anearly lead, with Angel Sorza'sfree kick in the 11th minute.How ever, Hayes could nothold on to the early lead, losingwith 2-1 to The Mount. Hayes earned its first victory

of the season with an 8-0 routof Sacred Heart. CharlieSalazar opened and closed thescoring, and Benny Santiagoalso added a pair of goals, bothof which came in the secondhalf. Felix Henneh, DerickAbebrese, Melsha Fowles andCarlos Rivera each contributedone goal.The third game was against

the challenging Spellman team,which this season averaged sixgoals per game. Hayes allowedonly one goal against their fa-vor which came in the 60thminute; unfortunately, thatwould be the only goal scoredin the game. Angel Sorza opened up the

fifth game of the season againstLaSalle by converting a penal-

ty kick in the 15th minute.Richmond Adom added a pairof goals, with the former com-ing off an assist by Henry Eng-mann. In the second half, FelixHenneh and Pedro Chavezeach tried to cross the ball intothe box but ended up scoringinstead. In the end, Hayes beatLaSalle with a final score of 5-0.The game against All Hal-

lows that was scheduled forMonday October 1st was post-poned due to the lack of a field.Hayes' usual homefield, theWilliamsbridge Oval, wasclosed by the NYC Parks De-partment that Monday to pre-pare for replacement of thefield. A make up game wasscheduled for a later date. Hayes fell behind in their

sixth game of the seasonagainst The Mount, but endedup tying it in the end withpenalty kick by Captain AngelSorza. “The soccer team has im-

proved with shocking amountof goals and wins this year,”states the Varsity Midfieldplayer, Henry Engmann. The Cardinal Hayes Soccer

players train every other daythat they do not have a game,preparing themselves mentallyand physically for the games. One of the hardest competi-

tions they face every year isCardinal Spellman team, “De-spite our hard work of my fel-low team mates, they alwaysfind some loop holes to beatus,” Henry Engmamn. As theSeason ends The Varsity coachand assistant coach will try toset up days when the team canpractice so that they can be pre-pared for the proceeding seasonto come.

Soccer Sees Some Success

BowlingBreaks Pins forWins

By Chemah Rivera

Now with their twonew coaches, Mr.Brian Buford and Ms.

Katrina Semey, the Bowlingteam is capable of starting itsseason. The farm team consists of

43 members, with the juniorvarsity at 6 members and the varsity at 7. The bowling

team competes against threeother Catholic Schools; Rice,All Hallows and Xavier. The season started already

with two early wins, oneagainst Rice and the otheragainst All Hallows, leavingHayes tied for first in theleague with Xavier. Ms. Semey stated that “My

bowlers are a great set ofkids, though we had a latestart we hope to continue arewinning streak and eventuallyperfect our bowling skills.”

VVAARRSSIITTYY RROOSSTTEERR

Levaughn Sedano Dequan Sedano Kevin Lee Sabastian Bernard Edrial Rodriguez Edward Trinidad Herbert Alford Jonathan Garcia

By Christopher Nesmith

This fall, the Cardinal HayesVarsity Football team be-gan a long losing streak at

Hayes that they finally broke inmid October. Senior Jonathan Villarica, who

plays wide receiver, says the teamstarted well during each game,but ended each badly. Villaricaalso says that the reason Varsityhas been losing is because playershave not been doing their jobsand have been slacking in per-formance. Villarica states, howev-er, that there is team unity thanksto the captains.Villarica commented that “peo-

ple who are determined in thegame are those who care aboutthe game.”On September 7, starting a hor-

rifying and seemingly unendinglosing streak, Hayes lost to theSpellman Falcons 13 to 26. Hayes

then lost to the St. John the Bap-tist Cougars by a score of 15 to33 on September 15. Hayes con-tinued with their next loss on Sep-tember 21, this time to St. Peter’sEagles, at 13 to 41. Another loss came on Septem-

ber 28 from competing againstHoly Cross Knights and falling21 to 35. A fifth loss came on Oc-tober 6th from the Stepinac Cru-saders with a resounding defeat of7 to 45. Finally, Hayes broke the down-

ward spiral on October 12 with awin at the Aviator Sports Com-plex against the Nazereth Kings-men, scoring 34 over the Kings-mens’ 6. Several attempts to get input

from Coach Trevon Blondet wereunsuccessful due to his hecticschedule.

Football Fights in Slumping Season

BEAT THE MOUNT!