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By TRISTAN VANECH

A newly reinstated cheerleading team will begin cheering at games this basketball season. The cheer squad, led by Loyola Marymount University cheerleaders Ally Doles and Liz Dunham, will be the first of its kind since the 1990s when the previous team concluded its final year.

Tryouts, taking place Saturday, Oct. 26, are open to any high school girl, according to Director of Student Activities Chris Walter. An informational session will be hosted on Saturday, Oct. 17, to inform prospective cheerleaders of the schedule for the basketball season.

"The pilot program this year is just basketball games, and it's just home basketball games, with potential to do a little bit more,” Mr. Walter said. “We'll see how things go.”

Student body president Justin Hopkins made cheerleading part of his campaign platform last year, promising to accomplish the goal he had envisioned during his successful run for class president in freshman year.

“He spoke about it in his speech and publicized it a lot and got a lot of positive feedback from the students,” Mr. Walter said. “He actually did a lot of work behind the

scenes.”Hopkins researched uniform costs,

transportation methods and possible coaches for the program. He said he wanted to bring back the cheer team, formerly known as the pep squad, to foster more interaction with girls’ schools and to liven up the stands.

"I think it will definitely improve school spirit,” he said, “especially at basketball games where it's a smaller crowd.”

Though the team plans to cheer only at regular season games, the timeline can be continually tweaked.

Mr. Walter said, “We don't want to make it too much of a commitment to start because we want to have success. And then potentially we'll go to playoff games and see how that goes.”

Hopkins said he hopes the cheerleading program expands its reach in years to come.

“Right now at the football games, our cheer section could be a little bit better,” he said. “So having actual cheerleaders to get our guys more active and more in the games will definitely help us.”

The cheerleading coaches are on board with the idea of performing at football games next year.

Ms. Doles said, “As long as we get interest in the program, I think it will definitely

continue on.”Cheerleaders will coexist with Pride

Leaders for the first time. The two spirit-leading groups will synchronize some cheers, according to pride director Mr. Michael Baham.

“That's something that we need to work out, and the cheer coaches know that,” he

said. “They'll definitely work in sync with different cheers. We'll see how much they can coordinate.”

Ms. Doles said she is excited to help lead popular Loyola chants such as the "triple L."

“We would love to incorporate your guys’ own traditions,” she said, “because traditions are such a big part of high school sports.”

SOPHOMORE TRE POLAMALU steps to throw as defenders close in on him in last Friday's 24-10 loss to St. John Bosco. The football team is 1-3 on the season and faces Mira Costa at L.A. Valley College in its second home game onight. SPORTS, A8

Schedule changes probable next year

Pilot cheerleading program to tip off this winter

By ANDREW WALLENDER

For the first time in more than 35 years, Loyola High School will transition to a new schedule which will involve seven periods, 60-minute classes and a school day that lasts from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The changes, helmed by Principal Frank Kozakowski, are more than a decade in the making and represent a push by the administration to improve the mathematics program and a need to align the theology curriculum with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ requirement that Catholic high schools teach eight semesters of theology, according to Mr. Kozakowski.

The changes are scheduled to be implemented next year; however, if the administration is unable to finalize the new curriculum by Christmas of this year, the schedule changes will be moved to the 2015-2016 school year.

“I think the number-one thing,” Mr. Kozakowski said, “is the schedule change allows us to bring into the curriculum things that I’ve

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A Look JACOB SHORE ENLIGHTENS CUBS WITH 'TIPS' FOR THE FIRST DANCE

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CHEERLEADERS, pictured in the 1996-1997 El Camino, performed at football and basketball games before the program ended over a decade ago.

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THE LOYOLA INVITATIONAL brought together debaters from Northern California, Las Vegas and Southern California. Mothers of debaters ran the concession stand.

PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN PAZ

By DARREN KIM

Two weeks ago Loyola hosted its first ever Speech and Debate Tournament. Varsity debaters from different schools competed on Friday, Sept. 13, and Saturday, Sept. 14, and novice debaters competed on Sunday.

“Loyola has previously hosted facili-ties to hold a tournament, but this is the very first tournament held at Loyola,” said Mr. James Zucker, head coach of the novice team and Social Science teacher.

Mr. Zucker explained that Loyola’s host-ing this tournament came about at the Tour-nament of Champions in June, the most pres-tigious high school debate tournament on the national circuit. Head Coach Michael Overing was asked to host the tournament at Loyola. Once Mr. Overing accepted, he and Mr. Zucker spent the summer planning the event.

“To hold a debate tournament, you need judges, facilities, food and a ta-broom--a location where the results are tabulated,” Mr. Zucker explained.

Mr. Zucker said that visiting teams were impressed with how smoothly ev-

erything ran. Schools that competed in-clude Notre Dame High School, Har-vard-Westlake, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Oxford, and Brentwood.

Varsity debaters for policy and Lincoln Douglas participated in six rounds over the course of Saturday and Sunday. As part of the hosting team, Loyola’s debaters did not compete; they helped out by judging nov-ice debate rounds and hosting a trivia quiz during the wait for the tabulation results.

At the novice part of the tournament, first-year debaters competed in three rounds. Nick Arody, a novice policy debater, said, “It was an awesome experience because I think it was good to be able to learn from experience rather than the classroom. At the beginning of the tournament in the first round, though, it was somewhat diffi-cult; but as my partner and I went through round two and three, we got the hang of it.”

Mr. Zucker said he and Mr. Overing have already discussed how to improve next year’s tournament, including attracting more, possibly out-of-state, teams. “We are just learning from experience,” Mr. Zucker said.

Forensics team hosts national debate tournament

By JUSTIN VERBIEST

Nine seniors have been named semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholar-ship Program, an academic competition in which students earn recognition and qualify for scholarships distributed by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Semi-finalists are seniors Tom Heaney, Michael Karamardian, Brandon Kim, Chris-topher Kymn, Justin Lee, Paul Legler, Daniel McGough, Cole Paullin and Justin Hopkins.

Karamardian explained the next step in the process. “Now we have to fill out infor-mation about ourselves and write another essay, which will be judged to move on to the next round,” he said. Semi-finalists will learn in February if they have advanced as finalists.

Becoming a National Merit Scholar-ship Semifinalist requires preparation and hard work. Principal Frank Kozakowski said, “Qualifying is all based on the PSAT exam. The top half of one percent quali-

fies as a National Merit semi-finalist. If a student is sick during the PSAT, there is an appeal process for this award using the SAT that they would take instead of the PSAT.”

Juniors nationwide take the PSAT on a designated day in October, and Cubs gen-erally do well. On average, 9.6 Loyola se-niors are selected yearly as semifinalists.

Once 15,000 finalists are named in Feb-ruary, each receives one of three scholar-ships: a national merit, a corporate-spon-sored merit or a college-sponsored merit award. A national merit scholarship gives a student $2,500 towards the college he or she plans to attend. This money comes from the non-profit National Merit Pro-gram. The corporate- and college-sponsored scholarships provide money from, as the name implies, businesses and universities.

At press time the school had not re-ceived names of African-American and Hispanic National Merit Semifinalists.

DEBATE

By PABLO MUÑOZ

The Peer Tutoring Program (PTP) will be launched after school on Tuesday, Oct. 8,

under the direction of math teach-er Mr. Matthew Baham, in room L104.

Restructured last year by chemistry teacher Mr. Brian Kwan, who is now attend-ing medical school, the program is aimed at students who need help in a class or classes. Students are tutored by peers who can some-times explain things in a simpler fashion.

Students who have already taken or who are currently excelling in a course are en-couraged to apply to be tutors. To become a tutor, each interested student must com-plete an application, after which Mr. Baham checks with the student’s past teacher(s) to make sure each potential tutor is as quali-fied as possible. After being accepted as a tutor, training sessions are offered to the accepted students, where they are guided on how to better help their fellow students.

Tutors are eligible for up to five hours of community service credit for five hours of tutoring. Mr. Baham said, “The hard part is just making sure we have students available to tutor. If each junior and senior offered just one time period of tutoring, I would have all the tutoring covered for the year.”

Like past years the program will run on Tuesday afternoons, Wednesdays during lunch and Thursdays before school. Help for math and English will be available all three days, while help for languages and social science will be offered on a rotating schedule. Finalized hours and schedules will be posted on fliers around campus in the coming weeks, according to Mr. Baham.

“I think it’s going to be a great pro-gram,” Mr. Baham said, “and a great benefit to the school and students.”

Nine seniors recognized as national merit semi-finalists

Reinstated peer tutoring program calls on Cubs

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ON THE SHORE: A primer on how to enjoy the first dance

By JACOB SHORE

There is always specula-tion, especially from freshmen, about what to expect at the first Loyola Dance. The follow-ing information will help you have an awesome experience.

First and foremost, the Loyola dance is a night of tra-ditional dance and intellectual discourse, so don’t skimp on the tap dance lessons and don’t leave your copy of the “Iliad” at home.

Second, the dance is restrict-ed to only Loyola guys, but girls from any kind of high school can come and normally come in staggering numbers. As a tip to all Cubs who hope to impress a stranger or significant other at the dance, study up on cur-rent events, review your favorite Renaissance literature, and lis-ten to a few One Direction CDs.

To impress a person from, say, Marlborough, a stimulating recre-

ation of the Chomsky v. Dershow-itz debate on the state of Israel and Palestine is strongly encouraged. The evening begins with the an-nual get-together near the Mal-loy Commons, where the the Cub boys, their female counterparts, and each of their respective chap-erones swap their favorite sto-ries, riddles and limericks. That’s the way to get a party started!

Then the music starts and the night really gets going. Adoles-cents and adults alike migrate to the center of the Commons where the dance floor resides, followed by the always popular dance com-petition set to the rumbling beat of John Strauss’ off-the-hook ver-sion of “Voices of Spring.” Cubs and their partners try to outdo each other with the most math-ematically precise waltz, and the winners are treated to a night of 80’s karaoke with their parents and Principal Frank Kozakowski!

Between dances you and your significant other can head over to the Social Interaction Area, where one can compare test scores, show off braces or just work on home-

work! This is the place where you can really discuss adolescent is-sues like teen acne and Instagram, or just argue the merits of Greco-Roman literature. Cubs, bring your A-Game—you’ll never know when she’ll want to analyze a Greek Tragedy like the “Oresteia”!

For the hungry Cubs and fe-males, Zilicious is serving up some specials for the occasion. Do you like to suck a cooked snail out of its shell? Well, Z’s is presenting escargot as an appetizer for the night along with Maruchan Ra-men and California Burritos for the main course to really stimu-late the mind, body and soul!

By the end of the night you’ll be both intellectually and physi-cally exhausted and ready to rush home with your parents for a quick game of “Sorry” before bed. And for you Cubs who can access social media, make sure to send out your best memo-ries and vines from the evening to @FallFrolic with the hashtag #WaltzingisthenewTwerking.

Cub Commandments: six suggestions for the new year At the Mass of the Holy Spirit two weeks ago, Principal Frank Kozakowski stressed that Cubs need to make changes to become more inclusive of one another and that these changes will come slowly, as they do with the Bonsai tree he held aloft. A week later, Pope Francis published remarks which criticize the church’s prioritizing doc-trine over serving the poor and marginalized. Listeners generally found both men’s words refreshing. Mr. Kozakowski spoke direct-ly and honestly about some Cubs’ behav-ior, and the pope once again reminded the world that he is a man of love and compas-sion. Both men’s messages challenge us to fo-cus on what we share, not in how we differ. The Loyalist applauds their exhortations which have inspired our staff to put togeth-er a list of guidelines for students to follow in pursuit of the Graduate-at-Graduation. We consider these six tips important enough to be labeled the Cub Commandments:

1. Eliminate prejudiced language.Mr. Kozakowski indicated that racist and hom-ophobic remarks are still an issue. Some seniors were observed last Friday making such deroga-tory remarks in the presence of freshmen. While any Cub might think that calling a friend “gay” is no big deal, it is. With the revival of the cheer-leading program set for this winter, we all need to be especially mindful of sexist language, as well.

2. Call out each other on bullying.The principal alluded to three incidents of bul-lying last year. They happened around other Cubs who could have stepped in to say enough is enough, but they did not. Cubs should politely but cogently call out one another whenever they see teasing, coercion, roughness or any form of bullying, whether verbal or physical. Loyola is not known for severe physical bullying, but we need to stop the instances of minor bullying because

all students should feel safe around other Cubs. 3. Participate in social justice initiatives.

Referring to the importance of healing wounds before pushing doctrines, His Holiness said in the interview, “I see the church as a field hospital after battle.” Members of the com-munity have many opportunities to work for social justice, including the Ignatian Family Teach-In in Washington, D.C., in November and Lobby Day in Sacramento in April. The Peace and Justice Coalition, which meets on Wednesdays, has already established a pres-ence on campus with signature tables at lunch, and SB-260, one of the bills for which students signed petitions in Malloy Commons, has been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.

4. Seniors, get to know freshmen. Seniors are the big guys on campus, and they should model against the stereotype that they bully underclassmen. Treat each oth-er with respect, regardless of grade level. Last Friday, seniors in Loyola’s Leadership Boot Camp did a good job when they dis-persed among underclassmen for the Vitru-vian Man project displayed in Hannon Hall.

5. Freshmen, get involved.Do not wait until sophomore year to join one or more of the many clubs at Loyola. At the Mothers’ Guild community service fair, many mothers asked if their freshman sons could join a particular service activity. Of course, every ac-tivity is open to all grades, so do not wait un-til your mother tells you to join a club, either.

6. Be open to growth.This Grad-at-Grad characteristic enables stu-dents to live out the other five. Mr. Koza-kowski sermonized inclusivity; Pope Francis, a “home for all.” Will we as Jesuit students, men for and with others, live the message they have given us? If students take to heart these Cub Commandments, the answer is yes.

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heard us want to do for 30 years. The second thing is it allows us to advance all Loyola students in mathematics to a point where it’ll be beneficial in terms of college prep and SAT. The other factor is we need to get in line with an eight-semester theology curriculum.”

COURSE CHANGESIncoming freshmen will be subject to the

largest number of changes with geometry becoming mandatory freshman year, physics becoming mandatory freshman year and hu-man geography being elongated to a full-year.

About two thirds of all incoming Loyola students place into Algebra 1, according to Mr. Kozakowski. These students will now have a math class their freshman year that combines the curriculum for Algebra 1 and Geometry into a single, double-period class.

“This is kind of a radical idea,” Mr. Koza-kowski said. “I’ve asked the Math Department to come up with a plan of joining these two classes together. What I don’t want is that during period 5 students are in Algebra, and period 6 students are in Geometry.”

The Math Department is still discussing how to formulate the math curriculum in a way that will intertwine geometry and algebra.

However, not all students are completely sold on the idea. Sophomore Carl Mongan said, “I was not one to make it into geometry my first year, so I find it a little odd to shove the freshmen into geometry if they are not prepared for it.”

Next year’s upperclassmen will also be

affected by the schedule changes. The extra period will allow juniors and seniors an op-portunity to take an additional, ungraded elective. The administration is also consider-ing an advising period for seniors, a period which would operate somewhat like a study hall.

“We can go nuts with what we’re going to do with the additional period,” Mr. Kozakows-ki said, “but I’ve got to legislate non-graded electives. Otherwise, that’s my fear--that there’s going to be a big push where students want to take another AP or honors class in their already full class schedule.”

HELLO LONGER SCHOOL DAYOne of the biggest drawbacks to the new

schedule is that possibly up to 300 minutes of classroom instruction will be lost over the course of a semester, according to Mr. Koza-kowski. The loss of time is a result of adding a seventh period to Loyola’s rotating schedule, a change which will cause classes to meet fewer times per week than they currently do.

To help combat the loss of instructional minutes, the administration is considering elongating periods from 55 minutes to 60 minutes, and the administration is also con-sidering eliminating certain faculty in-service days and work days, according to Mr. Koza-kowski.

But the administration is also considering taking the controversial step of increasing instructional minutes by adding an additional period to the Friday schedule, ending Loyola’s long-standing tradition of Friday lunch-time dismissals.

Mr. Kozakowski said, “Longer Fridays will be part of any new schedule. While there is no plan to add an additional period on Friday, it could be considered as an option if we decid-ed we need more instructional minutes.”

Mr. Kozakowski continued, “We’re trying to tweak the bell schedule and get that number of lost minutes down a little bit.” He added, “but the bottom line is that teachers are going to have to survive with fewer minutes, which is okay. They can do it. They’re just going to have to do the best they can.”

But not everybody is convinced that the right approach is being taken. A number of teachers who did not want to be quoted stressed concern that the elimination of the shortened Friday schedule means longer commutes home and less incentive to attend Friday night or weekend school activities.

One teacher in the 2008 survey issued by the Calendar Committee said that a “Friday 2:15 dismissal means a two-hour drive home.”

Another teacher in the same survey said, “By adding more time you are not only going to burn out the students but the teachers, too.”

In fact, 84 percent of the 81 faculty sur-veyed in 2008 were against any changes being made to the current Friday dismissal.

Students have expressed similar concerns. Junior Tyler Wincott said, “The Fridays, I feel, were always really nice to have as a 12:30 schedule. So, I feel, it will kind of affect every-one with the whole 12:30 dismissal changed. But other than that, I feel that the new sched-ule will do us well.”

Another teacher who commented in the 2008 survey perhaps best summarized the

challenge of instructional minutes, writing, “Time will always be an issue. There will al-ways be people who want more time and who want to cram in more material. Teaching is a balancing act of making the most of the time you’re given.”

HISTORY OF CHANGESSince at least the 1970s Loyola’s schedule

has remained close to what it is today, with only minor tweaks throughout the decades. Adopting a new schedule has been talked about by the school’s principals for years, ac-cording to Mr. Kozakowski.

“Every principal has always kind of ex-amined the schedule,” Mr. Kozakowski said. “There’s always been yearly discussions on some aspect of the schedule. So there isn’t re-ally anything that I kicked off.”

The changes coming next year were origi-nally put in motion by former principal Mr. Bill Thomason, who in 2005 organized a fac-ulty committee to look into possible options for an alternate schedule. Mr. Thomason pro-posed a schedule that involved four classes on Monday through Thursday and three classes on Friday with an optional fourth period for advising or Mass, according to the report the schedule committee released in May of 2005.

Mr. Thomason’s proposed changes were never implemented, however, after it became apparent that a new principal would soon be taking over.

Now, nearly a decade later, changes are coming.

Loyola to implement new schedule

THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE will include a new period 7 which will allow for a number of changes such as a combined algebra and geometry class for freshmen, 8 semesters of theology, manda-tory physics for all freshmen and a full year of Human Geography.

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2004 - 2005 Fall 2008Former Principal Mr. Bill Thomason pro-poses to students and faculty a new schedule and asks the Loyola community for input. A report is published in May detailing research as well as attitutdes about the possible sched-ule change. The change is never adopted.

A calendar committee headed by retired counselor Mr. Thomas Vavra examines the school calendar and schedule. The commit-tee conducts a faculty survey and releases its findings in Dec. of 2008.

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By the numbers

Physics will become mandatory for freshmen.

Between 0 and 300 minutes of instructional time may be lost per class per semester depending on the bell schedule adopted.

Human Geography will become a full-year class.

Freshmen will be required to complete Geometry.

Time will be built in for teachers to collaberate with one another.

The school day will possibly be extended from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

September 2011Late Summer 2013

Loyola students who in 2005 said they were open to a new schedule

should it involve at least one short-ened day during the week.

2 in 3 incoming freshmen place into Algebra 1.

At the request of Principal Frank Kozakowski, a number of Loyola High School faculty members meet to discuss the benefits and negatives of various schedules. A four-page report includes teachers' comments and ob-servations.

Principal Frank Kozakowski announces his vision for a 7 period schedule to Loyola's faculty members. The changes are scheduled to be implemented next school year.

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A6 SPORTS SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

JV Waterpolo off to a promising start

By ALEJANDRO SALINAS

The JV Aqua Cubs, led by Coach James Miller and Assistant Coach Stephen Siri, defeated Ventura, 8-2, last Wednesday, Sept. 18, and are off to a 4-1 start for the season.

Commenting on the Ven-tura game, Coach Miller said, “I thought offensively we were patient with the ball, didn’t turn the ball over, and we executed our game plan, which was to work the ball into two meters and not turn the ball over. In defense we had a good hard press defense. We had guys up in the lanes getting steals, play-ing aggressive and working hard.”

Freshman Noah Morales said the team is motivated. “The coaches are always push-ing us to our limits,” he said.

Sophomore Terence Roque-more added, “Coach Miller and Coach Siri really make us work hard every day so that we can make varsity in the future.”

Coach Miller said, “As waterpo-lo normally is, it’s a team sport; no one wins by themselves. We have a really strong team, a really deep team, a team with a lot of poten-tial, so that’s exciting as a coach.”

Besides preparing the junior varsity team members for var-sity play, Coach Miller said he wants the team to be more well-rounded players and people, along with being men for others.

Roquemore said that by hav-ing almost a split of freshmen and sophomores on the team, it really is a “melting pot” because, “Our teammates have good chemis-try in and out the pool. Every-one gets to make new friends.”

Morales said, “I like that every-one is nice to each other and we all understand our roles and we’re al-ways helping each other to get better.”

With the JV AquaCubs strengthening teamwork and skills, they have “a lot of po-tential,” Coach Miller said.

The Cubs travel to Los Alami-tos High School today for a 4 p.m. contest against Los Alamitos and then face Long Beach Wilson at 5 p.m. Cubs face rival Harvard-Westlake at the John. C. Argue Swim Stadium-USC Coliseum on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m.

Varsity Waterpolo practices hard, expects success in the future

mistakes and try to continue with the good things that we did. It’s early in the season, and the tourna-ment was a great wake-up call for our team.”

Not everything in the tournament was bad. Thom-as said, “Our sophomore goalie Will Rubschlager played the game of his life; he was probably the player of the game. He had lots of big time saves. We had to have someone step up, and Armen Deirmenjian did. He was the fire of our team, making a lot of stops and goals. Even though we lost, we were able to see that even without our entire team we can still have a lot of fire and still compete with some really good teams.”

This year the team faced its hardest pre-season training in a long time, with seven-hour swim sessions, conditioning and, for the first time, weight-lifting.

Traversi said, “Our pre-season training has been

crucial for us. Our being in shape from training allows us to grind on teams and play hard-nosed water polo.”

Senior Parker Meek said, “Our hard pre-season training is helping us later in our games. For example, when we played Acalanes, we were tied one to one at the half. During the second half they got tired, and we kept going to finish the game with a victory at 10 to 4, Loyola.”

Coach Healy said, “The pre-season was very tough. We swam, lifted and conditioned in preparation for a tough season. The boys pushed through the tough workouts with great attitude and discipline. I was very happy with how they approached the pre-season.”

With heightened conditioning, players returning from injury, and learning from previous mistakes, the AquaCubs are eager to compete.

“Hopes for league and the next tournament are that we will win them, and nothing less will be accept-able,” Waugh said.

As for this week’s competition, Traversi said, “The South Coast Tournament is a great opportunity for us to play other Division 1 teams and climb up in the CIF rankings. We have been training since spring to pre-pare for Mission League finals against Harvard West-lake. We have to win.”

Coach Healy said, “I just want the guys to improve on some of the things we did not do well in Santa Barbara. We have a tough bracket, so I expect anoth-er weekend of tough games. I think we will be more prepared and successful this weekend. Everything we do now is in preparation for our league play, which begins in three weeks. We are excited to fight for our sixth straight league championship.”

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SENIOR DAVIS WAUGH practices with his team during one of their difficult after-school practices.

PHOTO BY JACK DIXON

By ROLAND WILEY

The cross country squad has shown promise during the beginning stages of the 2013 campaign. Following a sixth-place finish in last year’s California CIF State Championship, the team has continued its cross country dominance through to this year.

Cubs travelled to Rosemead on Saturday, Sept. 14, and met success at every level in the Rosemead Invitational.

The Cubs began with a decisive first-place finish from freshman Charlie Sherman. Sherman dominated the freshman boys’ three-mile race, finishing with a time of 15:52. The second-place runner crossed the finish line over 40 seconds after him. Sherman’s performance contributed significantly to the Cubs’ finishing third overall in the freshman three-mile race.

The sophomore squad experienced similar success. Sophomore Jonathan Pinon also added a first-place finish, running a solid 15:41 three-mile. With the assistance of a third-place finish from Preston Ortiz, the sophomore Cubs finished second overall.

Junior Robert Brandt, a standout runner since his freshman year, did not fail to impress at Rosemead as well. He finished with a swift 14:49 time in the three-mile race, the fastest recorded at the meet. Brandt’s performance propelled the junior team to a third-place finish.

Although the senior squad was the only Loyola class without a first-place finisher, seniors ran impressively as a whole, with Aaron Zambrano, John McAndrews and Gabriel Morin finishing second, third and seventh, respectively. With these three finishing in the top ten, the Cubs decisively took home the first-place senior trophy.

After coming off of a solid performance a week earlier at The Great Cow Run in Cerritos, the Cubs have demanded attention. Starting at the eighth spot of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 preliminary rankings, the Cubs have since moved up five spots and are now the third-ranked team in the CIF Southern Section.

Anyone who arrives early

on campus on a given day will likely see the cross country team running back to the track after their morning workout. Brandt commented, “I can easily say that this year’s team is the hardest-working team I have been on at Loyola. We don't take any shortcuts and take full advantage of every workout.”

Brandt is confident about the

team’s potential. He said, “Our team is showing a lot of improvement through our hard work, and I think we have a really good chance to be under the white tent in Fresno.”

If the spirit of hard work and focus continues as it has throughout the beginning of this season, Loyola’s cross country team is poised to be a strong competitor at the California State Champions.

CROSS COUNTRY

Cross Country on steady pace to dominate

A7SPORTSSEPTEMBER 27, 2013

FOOTBALL CUBS PLAY MIRA COSTA TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. AT L.A. VALLEY COLLEGE

Fantasy Football community diverse, thriving, exciting

By BRANDON POSIVAK

In recent years fantasy football has skyrocketed in popularity with people from all ages and backgrounds participating. Fantasy football gives normal, everyday people the thrill of owning their own football team with some of the best players in the NFL at their disposal.

“After finishing playing competitive sports in high school, fantasy football gave me something else to be competitive about. Being an avid Eagles fan, fantasy football gave me a whole new look on the game and the ability to root for multiple teams,” said Mr. Annarelli.

“Fantasy football games makes watching football more fun and interesting because you can root for multiple teams,” said Mr. Baham.

Some people choose to play in a private league with their friends and colleagues, while some people compete with other players from all over the world.

“Playing in a league with friends allows you to be competitive and have fun. If you beat your friend, then you can have bragging rights until the next week of fantasy football,” said sophomore Daniel Caruso.

“I am not in a league with friends, which I think emphasizes the competitive aspect week to week against my opponents,” said sophomore Will Minck.

Whatever the seriousness may be, fantasy football brings people together under one of America’s favorite pastimes. Football fans put their skills to the test and try their best to pick a group of players from each position to build a winning team from the ground up.

“I pick the best players available that can get me the most points and maximize my chances of winning,” said sophomore Derek Vincent

People may have their different reasons for playing or strategies for winning, but one thing they can all agree on is that they love to watch professional football.

SPORTS FEATURE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL

Freshman White Team shares schedule with Freshman Blue

By DREW SLIPE

For the first time ever, the freshmen Blue and White teams are alternating between playing games on Thursday and Saturday.

This means that one week the Blue team plays on Thursday, and the white on Saturday; the next week, the White team plays on Thursday while the Blue plays on Saturday. This change was made in order to allow both teams the opportunity to compete against the best talent other schools have to offer.

White team Head Coach P.J. Pascale said, “Preparing for games is definitely different. We have a great coaching staff and the players are enthusiastic about football and are willing to work hard no matter what.”

Four games into the 2013-2014 season, the White team has made a nearly seamless transition. The team has shown that it can compete well with a record of 2-2, including a 28-13 win at Mission Viejo on Saturday, September 14.

Freshman wide receiver Preston O’ Brien-Shulman noted that the team’s preparation affects how they play. “The hard work that we did in practice translated to our game play,” he said.

Freshman cornerback James Sims also commented on the team’s work ethic, adding, “The coaches inspire the team to play with intensity and pride in our school.”

While the White team has started off with some success, they still have a long way to go before the end of the season, with tough games at St. John Bosco and Valencia before entering league play.

Coach Pascale said, “The most important thing is that the boys stay focused and play to the best of their abilities; if they can do that, they’ll enjoy great success.”

THE VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM runs during one of its early morning practices.PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREW WALLENDER{ “I can easily say that this

year's team is the hardest-working team I have been on

at Loyola."—Junior Robert Brandt

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1. Mater Dei 2. Harvard-Westlake 3. Newport Harbor 4. LB Wilson 5. Dana Hills 6. Loyola 7. Corona del Mar 8. Santa Margarita 9. Huntington Beach 10. Northwood

By JACK DIXON

Swimming this week at the South Coast Tournament in Santa Ana and Newport Beach, the varsity water polo team hopes to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing performance at the Santa Barbara Tournament. Having trained during pre-season like no other AquaCubs, these swimmers expect success.

Last weekend the varsity water polo team competed in the Santa Barbara Tournament where the Cubs finished first and third with a victory over Acalanes High School and losses to Sacred Heart, Murrieta Valley and Dos Pueblos.

Senior Zack Traversi said, “We definitely did not do as well as we wanted to up in Santa Barbara, but we're learning from our mis-takes, so the tournament helped us develop.”

Junior Sean Thomas said, “Well, against Sacred Heart we didn't have our starting goalie, and we were missing a couple of other seniors. We didn't have Ryan Wilson in the complete second half because he got majored [three ejections], so he couldn't play anymore. Corbett

Cruze has been injured and still hasn't played in his first game yet. We have another senior Jamie Taylor who has a major concus-sion and a broken nose, and I am returning from a slight concussion, so injuries are a major issue we have.”

Senior Davis Waugh also com-mented on team injuries and expressed opti-mism for the team’s future. “The Santa Barbara tournament, in my opinion, is a bad representation of how we will look a month from now,” he said. “We still have a few key players who are hurt, and we are still getting used to playing with each other. Once we have everyone healthy and once we are used to each

other, I think we will be a force to be reckoned with.”

Head Coach Erik Healy com-mented on his team’s losses by saying, “We did not play up to our

ability in Santa Barbara; however, it was our second through fifth games of the year, and that is to be expected. We will learn from our

By STEPHEN REILLY

With a 1-3 record after last Friday’s 24-10 loss to number-one ranked St. John Bosco, the varsity football Cubs remain confident with two non-conference games remaining before the start of Serra League play.

Hurt by turnovers in its season opener 27-21 loss to Harvard-Westlake on Aug. 31, the Cubs rebounded the following week with a decisive 38-6 victory over the Lakewood Lancers. In their third game of the season, Friday, Sept. 13, the Cubs suffered a nail-biting, double-overtime 23-17 loss to the Crenshaw Cougars. Loyola is looking to turn around the season.

Head Coach Marvin Sanders said, “When you start to build a program, there are a lot of little things that you have to clean up to become successful, and we have [done so] in all four games. What we are trying to do is learn how to win as a team. As a new program, we are learning how to finish. So those are things we will continue to work on.”

Despite their losses, the Cubs are positive about their remaining season. Senior running back Nico Evans commented, “We've had some tough losses as a team, but I feel our record doesn't really describe our team. We improve so much after every game, whether it's a win or a loss. After the loss to Harvard-Westlake, we came back better than ever. Even though we lost to Crenshaw, the team fought until the very end.”

Led by sophomore quarterback Tre Polamalu and many experienced seniors, including seasoned field-goal kicker Nick Dopke, the Cubs believe they can capitalize on their strengths.

Defensive tackle John Turner, a senior, said, “Our offensive line is good, and our running backs are just work horses.”

Evans echoed these comments on the strength of the offensive line. “On offense, our main strength is the size of our line and our running game that eventually opens up our pass attack.”

The pass attack includes quarterback Polamalu, whose connection with senior Carlos Rowe in the Lakewood game was the longest passing play of the season for a 59 –yard touchdown play.

Commenting on the team’s defensive strengths, Turner said, “Defensively, we’re fast, and everyone is getting to the ball.”

Dopke added that senior leadership on defense is a big asset: “Our middle linebacker Reuben Peters is a returning starter who always comes up big when we need him. He is helped out by our ball hawk Joe Harding at corner and Adam Pilapil at safety.”

Defensive leadership held the Cougars to a field goal after four fourth-quarter goal-line attempts that ultimately sent the Loyola-Crenshaw game into double overtime.

The Varsity Cubs continue to fight hard together in each game, no matter how challenging.

“The main strength of our team is our team chemistry and our drive to never give up in challenging situations. I feel this is something our last year's team was lacking,” said Evans. In fact, despite a scoreless first half against St. John Bosco, Loyola scored in the third and fourth quarters.

Senior offensive lineman Willy Hock agreed, “A highlight so far has been our strong showing against St. John Bosco, one of the top five teams in the country. We held our own against them which reveals that we can hang with any team.”

As the Cubs look toward the remaining season, Head Coach Sanders reflects on some of the challenges the team has had and the areas for improvement: “Of course we want to eliminate mistakes and penalties. Those can always kill you. We want to make sure we clean up our special teams and just continue to run the ball, control the clock, and build momentum.”

Evans stated, “We have big goals for this season starting off with going undefeated against our challenging Serra league opponents, then making a playoff run that the school will be talking about for years to

come.”The Cubs have upcoming games against

high-ranking opponents including non-conference games against Mira Costa and Valencia. Cubs finish the regular season with games against four Serra League opponents: Alemany, Crespi, Notre Dame and Bishop Amat.

The team takes on Mira Costa tonight. Coach Sanders said, “I think our young men are ready and excited to play. The fact that we have gotten better every day has been our strength, and we continue to see improvement. Our goal has always been to continue to grow as a team, not worry about the scoreboard. We still have two more games until we start the conference. We will develop ourselves and see what happens.”At nearly 7900 feet above sea level, “Running twice a day every day can be very challenging, but I can easily say that this is one of the hardest-

working teams I have been on at Loyola.” McAndrews said, “I’m really excited for

my last season. I've learned a lot over the past two years and am really looking forward to improving a lot. I'm just going to make the most of every day I have left and do my best to go out with a bang.”

The Cubs have their first meet, the Cerritos Invitational, at Cerritos Regional Park tomorrow.

Coach Diaz said, “We’re going to get tested. Last year’s state runner-up is California High, and they’re going to be there, so we’re going to know whether we’re legit or otherwise right away.”

Cubs remain confident despite early losses

AquaCubs stay afloat, endure tough defeats

SPORTSTheLoyalist

VARSITY WATER POLO STANDINGS

VARSITY FOOTBALL (State)

Courtesy of Maxpreps

1. St. John Bosco 2 Serra (Gardena) 3. Mission Viejo 4. Mater Dei 5. Alemany 6. Vista Murrieta 7. De La Salle 8. Long Beach Poly 9. Hart 10. Folsom

73. Loyola

SOPHOMORE JORDAN RIORDAN evades Bosco defenders in last Friday's home game.

VARSITY WATER POLO(CIF)

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

(CIF)

A8 SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

1. Arcadia 2. Great Oak 3. Loyola 4. Warren 5. Dana Hills 6. Crescenta Valley 7. Fountain Valley 8. Long Beach Poly 9. Corona 10. Vista Murrieta

VARSITY FOOTBALL

JUNIOR RYAN WILSON passes to a teammate during one of the teams' many tough practices.

[SEE WATER POLO, A6]

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE REV. JOHN QUINN, S. J.

PHOTO BY JACK DIXON

FEATURETheLoyalist

By DANIEL HOUSTON

The Spotlight Awards, an annual competitive art program open to Southern California high school students, has begun accepting applications for its 2014

award season. “The Spotlight Awards are a

chance for student artists in Los Angeles to be recognized for their achievements and dedication to the visual and performing arts,” said Ms. Christina Faulkner, chair of the

Fine Arts Department. According to Ms. Faulkner, the

program, first established in 1988, has grown significantly since its inception. She explained, “They really just want anyone who is interested in being an artist or

getting better at it to go ahead and apply.”

The awards are broken down into two main categories, performing and visual arts. The two are further broken down into many different subcategories of each genre. For example, categories for performing arts are ballet, non-classical dance, classical voice, non-classical voice, classical instrumental music and jazz instrumental music; categories for visual arts are two-dimensional art and photography.

This year the Spotlight Awards will also feature cash prizes for applicants whose pieces advance in the competition. The grand prize winner in each category will receive $5,000; each runner-up, $4,000; each honorable mention, $250; and each semi-finalist, $100.

Besides cash prizes, applicants will also have access to several educational workshops at the Music Center located in Downtown Los Angeles as well as a chance to have their work critiqued by professional artists and art educators. “By applying, you are automatically invited to their workshops they hold on Saturdays, and they’re all

run by very well known artists or performers or directors, so you get this really great professional input on your work and guidance for going into careers,” Ms. Faulkner said.

According to Ms. Faulkner, the application process has been simplified. She said, “To apply, students just need to upload two pieces of art to their site. They look at everything digitally. If they like the pieces, they call the applicant, and then he or she needs to bring in more examples of work.”

While several students have entered the Spotlight competition in the past few years, Loyola has been minimally represented in the competition, according to Ms. Faulkner. She said, “I would say if we could get more people to participate, it would be fantastic, and it gets Loyola more on the map.”

Anyone interested in submitting work to the Spotlight Awards should speak with Ms. Faulkner in Burr Hall, Room 002, as well as visit the Spotlight Awards website at musiccenter.org/spotlight.

By MARC CASTILLO

Loyola will host the annual back-to-school dance, themed “Loyolapalooza,” in Malloy Commons tomorrow. The dance is set to feature two dance floors and two DJ’s and will run from 7:30 to 10:30.

According to Director of Activities Mr. Chris Walter, Groove Factor Entertainment will be returning this year in order to DJ the event, although they have prepared a new setup for their equipment and lighting. Judging from the numbers from previous dances, Mr. Walter expects over 2000 people to attend. With only several hundred of the 1200 Loyola students anticipated to go, the dance’s infamous three-to-one girl-to-guy ratio is nearly guaranteed. To accommodate for such a large

amount of students, Loyolapalooza will have two stages for dancing, one in Malloy Commons and the other in the loading dock.

Female students from all high schools are invited. Tickets can be purchased at Loyola either presale or at the door for $10. Attire must be in good taste, and girls must have a valid high school I.D. in order to enter. As for boys, Loyola students only need to bring their school I.D.’s to be admitted, and boys are expected to behave and dress appropriately as per the school rules. As usual, faculty will be present in order to enforce policy.

As the first and biggest dance of the school year, the event will have to live up to the hype of past back-to-school dances. Student Body President Justin Hopkins is hopeful that Loyolapalooza will do just that.

He explained that the name came from “Lollapalooza,” one of the biggest music festivals in the world. Hopkins said that the Student Council chose such a name “in order to reflect the great qualities of this festival.” In addition, Student Council members have worked with Groove Factor Entertainment to create the ideal list of songs for

the night, according to Hopkins.Students every year look forward

to attending such a reputable dance. Sophomore Adrian Sibal said, “I’m looking forward to having a great, fun time and, of course, seeing some girls again!” Freshman Justin Joo shares the same sentiments. “I’ve been wanting to go since the sixth grade when my brother told

me about his first dance and how fun it was,” said Joo. President Hopkins encourages the first-time freshman class to go. He said, “The first dance of the year is the single greatest way to meet and interact with high school girls from literally all of Los Angeles. For freshmen, there is no Loyola event I would advocate attending more.”

TOMORROW'S DANCE is themed after the world famous Chicago-based music festival Lollapalooza. The dance runs from 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. in the Malloy Commons. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10.

Students ready to let loose at 'Loyolapalooza'

FIRST DANCE

ART AWARDSSpotlight Awards competition now accepting applications

Students and teachers anticipate the well attended first dance of the year.

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B2 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Music Appreciation classes take to iPads as digital instruments

By THE LOYALIST STAFF

Music teacher Mr. Ste-ven Speciale has re-structured his entire

Music Appreciation curriculum in order to implement iPads.

“It’s kind of amazing, the iPad. It’s processor is now fast enough to deal with multiple apps,” he said. “The Apple iOS is a very lockdown operating system. There are a cou-ple of apps that allowed you inter-app operability, very few, but it is possible now.”

According to Mr. Speciale, this year is the first that any fine arts class has ever had full accessibility to an iPad cart.

“The processor for the iPad is now fast enough to run a select number of applications that allow for inter-application operability,” he said. “This allows us to use it as

a creative device.”Mr. Speciale said he plans to

work with art collective Ruckus Roots to display his classes’ ex-perimental music at Sound Walk, a professional art exposition where Loyola is the only high school to participate.

At first, Mr. Speciale said he had made it a goal to make a complete music video over the summer by using only an iPad to record foot-age and design animation and to assemble all sounds. His success was a breakthrough.

What was largely impossible a year ago is now possible largely be-cause of minor tweaks in the IOS operating system. Android tablets, on the other hand, have too much latency with sound. In this regard, Mr. Speciale said, “The iPad is su-perior for music-making.”

Mr. Steven Speciale upgrades the Music Appreciation classes' curriculum to integrate iPads in digital music production.

MR. STEVEN SPECIALE holds up an iPad presenting one of the many applications he is now using with his Music Appreciation classes to produce digital music. Mr. Speciale will work with the art collective Ruckus Roots to display his students' music at Sound Walk, an event in which Loyola is the only high school participant.

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Latin club members travel, experience Italy, VaticanBy ANDREW WALLENDER

Twenty Latin students traveled to Rome and southern Italy this past summer under the leadership of Latin teacher Mrs. Teresa Kawamata and religion teacher Mr. Jerry Fru-mento. The trip was the first of its kind at Loyola, specifi-cally appealing to members of Loyola’s Junior Classical League, a club which promotes an appreciation and under-standing of classical Greek and Roman culture.

The ten-day tour began in Sorrento, Italy, where the group embarked on day trips including those to Pompeii, Herculaneum and the island of Capri. Students also had the opportunity to climb Mt. Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that is best known for its 79 A.D. eruption which decimated the nearby towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Sophomore Patrick Liddy said, “Capri was definitely the favorite part of my trip, taking the shuttle up to the top and then having gelato and lunch and then seeing the Blue Grotto.”

At each stop informal lessons on Roman history from the

group’s tour guide or from Mrs. Kawamata accompanied the usual sightseeing, giving the trip an educational edge.

“I wanted to do active things like climb Mount Vesu-vius,” Mrs. Kawamata said. She added, “We talked about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and how that’s the reason we know so much about Italy and Rome and the ancient Romans. And so when we got to climb up there, we could see for ourselves. We were talking about the direction the wind was blowing that day and other stuff.”

Senior Wil Bakula said, “I definitely feel I learned a lot about Roman culture and history. It was cool because we had all Latin scholars there. So instantly we had an enor-mous amount of knowledge about the Roman structures and Latin language.”

After spending half the trip in southern Italy, the group of JCL students traveled to Rome, stopping in Capua to see an ancient Roman amphitheater and at the Catacombs of St. Sebastian where early Roman Christians were laid to rest. Once in Rome, the group visited a number of famous sites such as the Roman Forum, the Capitoline Museum, the Col-

osseum and the Pantheon. The group also enjoyed a private Latin mass underneath

Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican along with a tour of the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel before the museum opened to the public.

“I loved the trip,” Bakula said, “because we got to involve ourselves in the local culture while also seeing all the touristy stuff that everyone usually sees when they visit Italy. So we got to go to places like Mt. Vesuvius, where everybody goes to. But we also got to just walk around the streets of Rome by ourselves and go to small lunch places and talk to the local people.”

Mrs. Kawamata said, “People, when they asked me about the trip and they asked me how many kids went, and I said 20 and two adults, they were shocked at the large student-to-teacher ratio. But I told them it’s the JCL guys. They’re all together; they have it down. They’re just great guys, so it was easy because they took care of each other.”

By WILLIAM MINCK

Loyola High School recently upgraded its online software from Zangle to Q, according to Mrs. Bren Wells, director of informations sys-tems.

Q was created by a group of people who left the company that originally started Zangle. They owned the rights to the software, so they created their own product, Q, which is similar to Zangle. Loyola felt comfortable with the switch because the new software was so closely related to Zan-gle, Mrs. Wells explained.

The new system has a variety of helpful fea-tures for the student, faculty and parent portals. One of the biggest changes in the new system is the uniformity among all three. On the previ-ous software, the students, parents and faculty all had different looking portals. According to some parents, using Zangle was difficult because it was different from the student portal. Mrs. Wells said, “Now, there is a very consistent look and feel between what the teachers use, what the parents use and what the students use.”

Loyola students used Zangle primarily to look up grades and check schedules. With Q students have all the functions as on Zangle along with a new interface that allows them to access all the information they need on one page. The new interface allows students to have a faster, easier, more user-friendly experience. Sophomore Bran-don Posivak said, “I think Zangle was simpler than Q, but the new software is more organized

and easier to navigate.” The faculty portal has a new gradebook sys-

tem. Some technically challenged teachers said they have had a hard time learning how to use the new system. Theology teacher Mr. Jerry Fru-mento said, “I think this a good thing. Nobody likes change, but this change is or the better. The new system offers a lot more, and Mrs. Wells is always there when we need help.”

According to Mrs. Wells, feedback from teachers has been mostly positive. “The major-ity of the feedback from the teachers has been that they do like it,” she said. “They think that working in the student profile is much easier, and they’re comfortable because it has a lot of the same look and feel as Zangle.”

The parent portal underwent the most sig-nificant change. Prior to Q, Loyola did not have a reliable way to access emergency informa-tion. Last year, Loyola used an online program called Formstack; but, according to Mrs. Wells, it didn’t completely fit the school’s needs. In the new software, Loyola decided to integrate the emergency information system into the parent portal. As a result, the developers built a system into Q Parent to suit Loyola’s specific needs.

Parents heavily support the new system be-cause they now have the assurance that all their information is up-to-date and accurate. Mrs. Wells said, “The parents think that doing the re-enrollment process, giving us the emergency information while it’s new is a very useful and assuring feature.”

Community weighs in on Q

JCL MEMBERS AND AN ITALIAN LOCAL pose in Sorrento, Italy, and prepare to board a boat to Capri. PHOTO COURTESY OF MRS. TERESA KAWAMATA

Q SOFTWARE is visually different than its predecessor.

Q SOFTWARE is a newly upgraded version of Zangle.PHOTOS COURTESY OF STUDENT CONNECTION

4 FEATURE

A renaissance man himself, Social Science teacher Mr. Dan Annarelli has been leading Loyola students on summer tours of Italy for several years; and this summer, from Monday, June 10, through Thursday, June 10, he led a group of 21 members of the Class of 2014 on a trip to Sorrento and Florence before a final stay in Rome.

Mr. Annarelli did not single-handedly chaperone all the students; he had the assistance of his best friend Mr. David Pepino, who has chaper-oned before with Mr. Annarelli. Mr. Pepino had traveled abroad with Mr. Annarelli in the winter of 2005.

“It was my first trip to Italy,” said Mr. Pepino, “and I remember what an amazing experience it was to walk the streets of Caesar, seeing Rome in all its glory. Though my first trip was enjoyable, there was still so much I wanted to see and experience. I have been fortunate that each trip with Loyola has been different, allowing me a new experience that I can share with each group. Though my role is as a chaperone, I feel that I grow both culturally and spiritually on each trip.”

For some students this visit was not their first in Italy. However, the Loyola experience is unique, as it offers rare opportunities. For example, the Feeley Family, including Declan, Class of 2012, and Brogan. Class of 2015, extended its privilege of the title “Art Patron” to the Loyola tour group. This title allows exclusive access to and tours of many famous works of art, including the Sistine Chapel and the Statue of David.

Michael Feeley said, “The Vatican museums are a treasure trove of art for all humanity. It is a pleasure to offer Loyola students an opportunity to open up these treasures without the crowds so they could experience the gallery in a special way."

Aaron Jaramillo said, “Getting a private viewing and tour of two of the most influential and beautiful works of art in the world was an amaz-ing experience. I was fully able to appreciate the intricacy and attention to detail that the artists put into making each.”

Brett Elder said that his favorite part of the private tours was the visit to the Vatican Art Restoration Labs. “I had never imagined that so much art would be lost through the years at the hands of the elements. Seeing those works of art before the public ever would was an opportunity that I greatly enjoyed.”

Both Mr. Annarelli and Mr. Pepino agreed that their favorite experience was the visit to the Accademia and Uffizi art museums in Florence. Pepino said this tour was unlike any other from the previous trips because the art patron title allowed the group to tour museums apart from the general pub-lic.

“With no other tourists and groups present, we were able to enjoy the artwork with an expert in the field and no distractions,” said Pepino, “In addition, we took a tour through a private passage that was designed for the Medici Family that is off limits to the public. Not even our guide, who had lived and worked in Florence for seventeen years, had the chance to see this part of the palace.”

Students did not spend all their time in museums, though; Cubs spent a day at the beach. Richie O’Reilly said that beach at the Monterosso al Mare was a great experience. “They had a turf field nearby, so a bunch of our guys went down to play soccer. It was nice to jump into the Mediterranean right after the game!”

Each night, students were allowed to explore a certain part of the city. They met in a specified piazza and returned at a designated time, often going out in groups to find whatever Italian delicacy they were craving.

Zack Traversi said that Piazza Navona was his favorite night spot. “The piazza was originally a track for racing chariots. It was crazy to know that we were walking in the same area that held social events more than two thousand years ago.”

Following the Jesuit tradition, Mr. Annarelli arranged a visit to a service site, called the Caritas House, in Rome. This opportunity opened students’ eyes to the daily lives of people who are displaced from their homes or countries. In addition to providing hot meals, Caritas House offers coun-seling and career services to help people start new lives. Once the people are on their feet socially and financially, they often return to Caritas House to serve and inspire others.

Both Mr. Annarelli and Mr. Pepino said they look forward to next year’s Italy trip. Mr. Pepino said, “If Mr. Annarelli would invite me to join Loyola for the summer of 2014, I would be most honored. This trip is a highlight for me every year, and I am hoping we can continue this tradition for many more years to come.”

Although the 2013 Italia Cubs trip is over, students agreed that the memories and friendships they made will last far beyond Loyola.

Friendship and art, Italian style

The group descends the steps of the Candoglio.

MR. DAN ANNARELLI and co-chaperone Mr. David Pepino pose at the Vatican.

MATT OMORI AND DUSTIN SHIRLEY, Class of 2014, pose in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

The Cubs pose together at the Ostia Antica on their way to Florence.

By RICHARD WINDISCH

"It was crazy to know that we were walking in the same area that held social events more than

two thousand years ago."- Senior Zack Traversi

Photos Courtesy of Mr. AnnArelli

5FEATUREStudents eat, pray, serve in New Orleans

Two days after school let out for summer on Friday, June 7, twenty Cubs met at LAX and boarded a flight to New Orleans, embarking on a social justice im-mersion trip led by math teachers Mr. P.J. Pascale and Mr. Matthew Baham.

Once in New Orleans, the group boarded two vans and drove to the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, where they all would sleep in one room full of bunk beds. Mr. Baham said, “Camp Re-store, the program that organized the trip, provided clean facilities and spacious lounging quarters. Since there were other groups staying in the same complex, the boys were more relaxed, and it al-lowed them to enjoy the trip more and make new friends.”

Cubs devoted the first weekend to sight-seeing and experiencing the city’s rich history. The first sight Cubs visited was the famous French Quarter, the city’s oldest neighborhood. Senior Nico De Cardenas said, “I liked Bourbon Street and the whole French Quar-ter. It was very different from Los Angeles, a lot of walking around. It was fun to see all the small, weird stores.”

After meandering through the French Quarter, the group toured Loyola and Tulane Universities. Senior Nico De Cardenas said, “I liked both universities. It was cool how they had adjacent campuses, and we got to walk around and see both of them.”

On Sunday morning, Cubs dressed in collared shirts for a mass at Saint Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter. Jack Wayne, class of 2015, said “Going to mass as a group gave me a sense of pride. We were all looking clean

and represented Loyola well. And on top of that, the priest gave us a shout out.”

During the weekend preceding the community service, Cubs were able to taste some famous New Or-leans’ cuisine. De Cardenas said, “The food there lived up to the hype. The seafood was amazing. Good po’ boys and good gumbo.”

Sophomore Christian Rector added, “The food was great. It brought me back to my roots.”

On Monday community service began. Camp Restore organized the service and sent the Cubs, in two groups of ten to different work sites for the day. Cubs moved furniture at the APEX Youth Center, visited senior citizens at the Lower Ninth Ward Senior Center, cleaned and painted at the Rescue Ranch and played with inner-city youth at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.

Mr. Baham’s favorite service occurred at the Lower Ninth Ward Senior Center: “I talked to some of the ladies while they reflected on their Katrina experience and how the younger members of the family left and never came back to rebuild. It was heartbreaking.”

On the last day of service, Cubs changed their plans so all twenty could return to the Gloria Dei camp to be reunited with the children. Mr. Pascale said, “I actu-ally liked how we were able to be flexible in where we served. When we were planning the last day, the students changed the plan to go back to the kids’ center because some of the students had been there the day before, and it was a good experience. The kids were so glad to see them again.”

Rector said, “The kids were great. They reminded me of

when I was a kid: a little rebel-lious. Before we met the kids, we were told that one of them named Tyrone had been shot. Later in the day I had the great opportunity to hang out with Tyrone for the day. He had so much energy and enthusiasm for what we were do-ing at each moment that he never let what had happened to him or where he was from get the best of him. I still think about him a lot.”

Returning to Los Angeles, Cubs expressed different lessons learned as well as impressions of New Orleans. De Cardenas said, “The lesson I learned was to be appreciative of what you have, because you see people living in different situations and you realize how lucky you are to be where you are and going to the school you go to.”

Senior Stephen Patrides said, “My favorite memory in New Orleans was working with the dif-ferent people there. We got to see a wide range of people, from youth to elderly. They were all good people who were so negatively affected by what happened in Ka-trina. It was heartwarming to see their perseverance in everything they went through. Overall, I got to be with Mr. Baham twenty-four seven. That was a life experience.”

The best memories Cubs took away from the trip were those of service. Mr. Pascale said, “ I think those little children at the summer camp touched the boys, and that’s something you don’t know will happen until it happens. Most of them don’t expect service to touch them, and they say ‘I have to do this anyway; I might as well have some fun,’ and all of a sudden they realize, ‘Wait a minute; we’re doing something important here.”

By ANDREW WORKMAN

TEN STUDENTS visited New Orleans for community service, working mainly in the APEX Youth Center.

Photos by GerAld deoCArizA

TWENTY CUBS pose in front of the University of Loyola New Orleans.

JUNIORS ALEX DUNCAN AND MATTHEW PEREZ load supplies outside of the APEX Youth Center.

JUNIORS ANDREW WORKMAN AND CHRISTIAN RECTOR spend time with a Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Camper.

B6 FEATURE SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Director of Community Services Mr. Tom Zeko, along with 12 students and three faculty chaperones, embarked on the fifth annual Loyola Intercambio to Argentina and Uru-guay this summer. The Intercambio is part of an exchange program between Loyola and two Jesuit High Schools, Co-legio del Salvador and Colegio del Sagrado Corazon, located in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, respectively.

Mr. John Tanner, S.J., Mr. Amado Machorro-Cervantes and Ms. Cristina Faulkner accompanied Mr. Zeko on the trip, which started in Buenos Aires and stopped in Montevideo before ending in Iguazu, Argentina. The five-week trip lasted from Saturday, June 8, until Monday, July 15. This trip’s main goals include expanding language study, enhancing cultural awareness and engaging in community service.

“While each Intercambio has been really good, we’re getting smarter about it,” Mr. Zeko said. “Each one has gotten better each year because we know how to schedule better and what to plan for. This was easily the best of the five done so far. We had 12 guys who worked well together as a team. They gave it their all.”

This group of Loyola students is one of the big-gest groups Mr. Zeko has ever taken on the immer-sion trip, so the group of 12 were separated into two groups at the beginning of the trip and reunited at the end of the closing ceremony. Five students were stationed in Buenos Aires, and seven students were stationed in Montevideo.

The 12 Loyola students attended school and lived with host families for about three weeks. Junior Alex Lopez said, “The most exciting thing about going to school with a brother was that you would meet new people. It was fun meeting new people and having another kid your exact same age be with you all the time; it was like having a bodyguard who would always make sure you were safe and introduce you to a whole new lifestyle.”

“They bonded well with their host families,” Mr. Zeko

said, “which is a key element--they all did this year, and it was really hard for their families to give them up and hard for them to leave their families.”

During the fourth week Cubs went on a community service trip, called “Pachacuti” in Montevido. During the

fifth week, students traveled to Iguazu waterfalls, where they zip-lined, repelled and toured the falls by boat.

Cubs said they were warmly welcomed by their host families. Junior Alejandro Hernandez said he will remember

the words one of his hosts said nightly: “‘Tomorrow you will have a lot of fun. Goodnight, Ale. Love you, man,’ said Au-gusto almost every night before I went to sleep. How I loved and now miss hearing that almost every night at Argentina in my host brother’s house. It made me feel special, loved

and thankful for everything that I was doing.” The fourth week focused on the community ser-

vice aspect of the trip. Loyola students divided into twelve groups and worked with youths from other schools in Uruguay. They traveled all over Monte-video, some groups going only thirty minutes from the main school in Uruguay and some going as far as two or three hours away. Students worked to help rebuild schools, churches and homes.

Hernandez, whose service project involved mak-ing a greenhouse, building a bridge and painting a mural, said that the trip was “the best community service experience I have ever done in my life.”

He added, “I will never forget these people and how they made me appreciate everything. Even though we did not shower for a complete week, at the end it did not even matter. All the freezing nights and mornings, the rainy days at work and sleeping on the floor did not stop us.”

Lopez said, “One memorable memory that I’m sure most of my classmates from Loyola would agree on is the Pachacuti Ending Ceremony. I felt as if so many different people from different parts of the world were coming together for one cause: service for others. Many of the students I met had been involved in the Pachacuti service for several years now, and they don’t feel forced to do it; they admire the service of the student body, and so they feel they should be a part of it as well.”

For information on how to get involved in the 2014 In-tercambio, students should see Mr. Zeko in the Community Service office.

Over the summer, sophomore Justin Wang had a life-changing experience on a three-week service trip to India. Wang went to India with Free the Children, an international organization which works to empower impoverished children through education.

For the journey to India, Wang, who has worked with the orga-nization since he was 12, was part of a service team of twenty-four Canadian participants. Wang was the only American.

Though Wang had never been to India, he had been on service trips to Ecuador once and to Kenya twice. Wang said his decision to travel to India was highly influenced by the opportunity to learn about a new culture and to experience the culturally entrenched caste system of India.

Wang was located in Rajahstan, a rural province which lies close to Udaipur. He spent time with many impoverished Indian families who had limited or no water, electricity, or education. In fact, many of the kids he met had already dropped out of school, some as early as first grade, so they could work to support their families.

Wang said, "Seeing these kids in conditions like this is heart-breaking. I was really sad when I saw the kids for the first time when I entered the village. I noticed that all of them had no shoes and were all malnourished."

Wang said he felt empowered to do as much as he could to help the families of Rajahstan who were in need. Wang and the other service team members worked with many of the families to construct schools. In addition, they played many games, such as tag, and went on several excursions, which included fetching water from wells and making Indian roti, which is similar to a flour tortilla.

"Just watching the kids smile and have fun by doing these activi-ties made me happy. Knowing that they were having a good time was a touching moment," Wang said.

Wang said that he gained a better perspective of the world from the trip. From seeing the different castes, he noticed major contrasts and disconnections among different groups in society. The Brahman, the highest caste, made up of priests and holy people, live in fancy homes and have more resources than the Untouchables, the lowest caste of the five traditional castes, who struggle daily to survive.

Reflecting on his journey, Wang said,"I learned a lot from this trip. I am more independent and mature. I felt that this experience changed me into the person that I want to become. If I had another opportunity like this, I would do it in a heartbeat."

Student aids underprivileged in IndiaBy FABRIZIO ROBALINO

Students in Argentina participate in IntercambioBy TYLER WINCOTT

Sophomore Justin Wang poses with children on a service trip to India.

Wang gets Henna done while on his trip.A Jainist Temple in India

Photos courtesy of Justin Wang

Loyola and Argentina Intercambio Students. Photo courtesy of tyler Wincott

B7FEATURESEPTEMBER 27, 2013

CSF: the grades, the tutoring, the mystery

The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) was started in 1916 by Charles F. Sey-mour who wanted to provide an exclusive scholarship society to honor students who thrive academically. Originating at National City High School in San Diego County, the program now extends its reach to nearly 1500 other chapters in California. CSF continues to maintain a strong adherence to its mission of inviting the best students to join.

The CFS application at Loyola High School states, “Membership is an honor, which en-tails high scholastic achievement combined with responsibilities in service to others,” affirming the original mission. Prospective applicants register for CSF at the beginning of every new semester in the counseling office. Acceptance into the program is based on a student’s previous semester grades which are converted to a point system. Each applicant must have high grades in rigorous courses, preferably honors and AP, to meet the mini-mum number of points required for admit-tance, ten.

Loyola’s CSF coordinator, Mrs. Dele Varga, said, “If the applicant meets the grade require-ments by having mostly A’s and B’s in certain

courses, he will certainly be accepted into the program.”

In addition to having strong academics, the applicant must show a willingness to be engaged in community service. The com-munity service aspect of CSF is manifested in the new Peer Tutoring program headed by Mr. Matthew Baham; applicants are expected to enroll in this program to follow the Jesuit vision of being a man for others.

Mr Baham said, “Working with a peers is successful because sometimes working with someone in your own age group allows you to solve problems more easily than working with a teacher; in this way, both the tutor and the tutored benefit.”

Being a part of the CSF program for at least four semesters earns a student the title of “CSF Life Member” at graduation. Being a part of the program for at least six semesters earns a student the title of “Highest Honors CSF.”

To earn the title of Highest Honors, a student should begin membership in CSF no later than his sophomore year. Ms. Varga said, “It is an honor to be in the program, and you are being honored at the same time.”

From left to right, top to bottom:Mr. Line poses with a fel-low reenactor;Mr. Line sleeps in his makeshift tent;A map of Gettysburg; A group of reenactors pre-paring for battle

Top two courtesy of Mr. LineBottom two courtesy of Google Images

By EDUARDO SALGADO Vertices A and C of square ABCD lie on circle O. The radius of the circle is 10 in. If the area of ABCD is 50 in2, what is the area of the sector of circle O that is subtended by arc AC?

NB: Figure not drawn to scale

Answer: Answer: 50π/3 in2

Math Challenge

Courtesy of Ethan McGarrigle

History teacher Mr. Levi Line participated in a histori-cal reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania during the 150th anniversary of the conflict, on July 4th through 7th. This did not correspond with the actual dates of the bat-tle of Gettysburg, which actually were July 1st through 3rd 1863.

Gettysburg tallied the most casualties to soldiers compared to any other battle in the Civil War. Union casualties amounted to 23,055 and historians pin-point Confederate casualties to 28,000. These numbers add up to over 50,000 soldiers wither wounded, missing, or dead. The main reason for the large amount of casualties of this bat-tle was the "end it all here and now" mindset of General Lee as well the open ground.

“The Civil War has always caught my attention historical-ly,” said Mr. Line, “I have never had a hobby, so dedicating my-self to reenactments, whether it was buying the muskets and pins, filled that void.”

“This was the world’s largest reenactment to date,” Mr. Line said, “with over 20,000 reenac-tors fighting on both sides and over seven battle replications that occurred at Gettysburg.” Mr. Line fought for the Confed-

eracy.These battles include the

Discharge, Peach Orchard and Cemetery Ridge. Over 15,000 spectators at each battle watched as history was replayed in front of them. Details that went into making the reenact-ments authentic included using realistic cap guns. These cap guns have all the sounds related to a real gun from 1863, but they do not shoot actual bullets; they shoot what reenactors call “blanks” or caps that only exude sound when fired. In addition to these guns, blood capsules are used to authenticate the acting that takes place. If a reenactor feels as though they would like to die in battle, they can fall to the ground and break a blood capsule onto their body or in their mouth to create the illu-sion that they had been shot. Finally, many of these historians take pride in the costumes that they wear to further place them-selves in the shoes of soldiers. Mr. Line adds, “Reenacting became addicting, if there was anyway I could get the greatest and latest thing, I would jump on it.” Details put into costumes can go down to what material it was made out of and what but-tons are sewn onto a jacket.

In 1863, a common thing to

eat was hardtack, or what some might call concrete. It was bread that usually became stale after travel and conditions. Most pro-tein for soldiers came from salt pork and salt beef, usually made from the unwanted parts of the cow and pig. In regards to sleep-ing arrangements, most men slept in cotton tents pitched up by ropes and stakes.

“I do about twelve reen-actments per year here in California,” Mr. Line said, “but this reenactment was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was the Super Bowl of all reenact-ments. Along with staying the night and living as if it were 1863, I was fortunate enough to visit the real battle sites and the museum. I also took the audio tour. So in addition to all of the reenactments, I could not wait to absorb the rich history that that occured in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 150 years ago.”

Fighting on the actual battlefield, now a cemetery, is prohibited. Other parts of the battle ground have been formed into a National Park as well. Gettysburg reenactments are now performed on a field “approximately a mile away, so the authenticity of conditions is very similar to those in 1863.” said Mr. Line.

150 years after Gettysburg, Mr. Line pays his respectsBy TYLER KONKAL

B8 FEATURE SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

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