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The MillwriteSeptember 30, 2011 ● Volume 42 ● Issue 1 ● Cleveland, OH 44105

Soldiers TodayStill Answering

9/11s Call

On tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sgt. Robert Santiago volun-

teered to ght in a war that started ten years ago on 911

by Marisa Foulkrod

Millwrite Staff

Sergeant Robert Joseph Santiago, called San-

tiago by his unit, has been on a journey that, as Ameri-

cans, we have all wondered about during the years since

911. What makes a young man want to join the army?

What makes our soldiers want to ght for us and risk

their lives? Sgt. Santiago stated that after September

11, 2001 he saw soldiers going off to war and he knew

that this would be an important moment in history. He

said, “I wanted to be part of that.” So for Santiago it

was about making a difference at a crucial moment in

history.

Sgt. Santiago went into the army with certain expecta-tions about what it would be like. He said that as he

grew up living with his father that his father was tough

on him. His home was a strict environment. So when

he arrived at basic training it was just what he thought

it would be. Climbing hills with hundreds of pounds on

your back, running miles and miles, and other physical

training was exactly what Sgt. Santiago was prepared

for. But what he struggled with was the teamwork thatwas required. He came to realize that when one person

messes up everyone gets punished.

Cont’d on pg. 3

Looking BackwardCentral Remembers

and Refects by Mark Walsh-Frazier

Millwrite Staff

Just ten years ago our country was attackedThis affected not only the people that were viciously

murdered but our whole country. Since the one hundred

and ten story towers fell the world, has changed and so

have people’s feelings about these tragic events. CCC

students, only 6, 7 or 8 years old in 2001, remember

how they felt then and now.

Senior Terron Allen said that when the attack

occurred he was too young to really understand much

Paint the HeavensIn Memory of

Ms. Christine Salisbury by Marisa Foulkrod

Millwrite Staff

Cont’d on pg. 3

“Miss Christine Salisbury was an art teacher

with great potential,” said Sister Allison. “She was

such a great spirit and a very creative person.” Sister

was very impressed with the portfolio of her work. Her

talent was expressed in many forms: metal, drawing

and painting. She had also been successful in bringing

out the talent of the students she taught. She spent 5

years at the Columbus college for art and design. Sr.

Allison says that she was very excited about having her

join the Central Catholic Community.

Cont’d on pg. 8

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Editorial Policy: The Millwrite is published by the students of Cleveland

Central Catholic High School 6550 Baxter Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44105. Sub-

missions of all types are welcomed from all members of the Central Catho-

lic community. The Millwrite staff reserves the right to deny publication of

any submission that does not conform to our acceptable standards. Opinions

expressed are those of their respective authors and do not represent the views

of the newspaper staff, Cleveland Central Catholic High School, or the Dio-

cese of Cleveland. Submissions may be made to the moderator, Mr. Ronald

Gilak([email protected]) or any member of the Millwrite Staff.

Millwrite Staff

Editors

Angel Poole

Zolivia Caraballo

Photos

Alan Clark

Jacob Balyer

T. Greer

Reporters

Marissa Alvarado

Marisa Foulkrod

Madison Skerkavich

Mark Walsh-Frazier

Douglas White

Evan Zorn

Faculty Adviser

Mr. Ronald Gilak

The Millwrite Friday, September 30, 2011

Senior News and Notes

Commentary

Zolivia

Caraballo

Okay seniors there are a list of things that have

to be done. Not only do college applications need to

be turned in, but scholarships and nancial aid applica-

tions also need to be lled out. Make sure to check thedeadlines on those.

Make sure to visit one of the open houses at Bald-

win Wallace October 3rd from 6:30 to 9:00pm or John

Carroll Thursday October 13th from 7:00 to 8:30pm.

Don’t just be limited to those colleges though; seniors

should be scheduling visits to potential colleges. Also

don’t forget seniors have one free day where they can

visit a college instead of coming to school.

Seniors should also pay attention to deadlines

for senior career experience. The medical release form

along with your typed goal sheet is due no later than

October 21. Also, transcripts and college applications

should be turned in to Sister Josephe in the guidance

ofce.

There are a lot of things that need to be done,

but if you keep your head together you can get through

it. Relax and enjoy the year as it ies by, soon you all

will be college students!

Are you sluggish in the morning? Saying, “Mom give

me ve more minutes!” wishing it was Friday when

it’s only Monday? Well I can give you ve ways to

prepare for school in the morning.

1. Set your alarm clock one hour before you actuallyhave to wake up. That way when you actually push the

snooze button you aren’t going to be late and have to

rush out the house.

2. Eat a healthy breakfast with orange juice. Breakfast

is proven to help you get energized in the morning so

you aren’t sleeping in that history class of yours any-

more. Make yourself some eggs instead of spending all

your money on McDonald’s every morning.

3. Make sure you actually have your homework done

the night before so you aren’t struggling to nd that

one classmate that actually does their homework so

you can copy.

4. Get to school a little early, it doesn’t hurt. It’ll give

you time to get organized, relaxed, and prepare for

your long day of hard work.

5. Make sure every morning you come to school with

a prepared mind to learn!

by Zolivia Caraballo

MillwriteStaff

Eat Your Wheaties

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Santiago was scared that the kids would be in danger

being around them, but then Santiago went to the store

and bought some Jolly Ranchers and a volley ball and

ended up playing with the young children.

Sgt. Santiago can easily remember twenty sol-

diers he served with. He considers them brothers. San-

tiago said, “No bond you will ever see is like the one

with those you fought beside.” Santiago said that in the

beginning he kept a journal but after a while, as fellow

soldiers were killed, it got too difcult so he got rid of

it. “There were enough stories about this,” stated San-

tiago. He believes that he changed from a boy to a man

in that rst year of deployment.

Sgt. Santiago earned the following awards dur -

ing the three years he served: Army Commendation

Army Achievement, Combat Infantryman, NATO Rib-

bon, Overseas Ribbon, Iraq Companion, Afghanistan

Companion , Global War on Terrorism Ribbon, Ser -vice Ribbon and a Purple Heart.

Friday, September 30, 2011 The Millwrite

He said that it was difcult because he knew his own

capabilities and limits but didn’t really know that about

the others he trained with. In a real sense, Santiago was

working to start a new life. He said “To be reborn.”

Sgt.Santiago explained that the way he gotthrough many of the challenges offered by basic train-

ing was not to think about everything too much. San-

tiago said, “I tried not to think, just do.”

The sergeant said that basic training had its fun mo-

ments also. All of the units are in a competition and if

your unit wins you got to go to a place called the Sand

Hill. At Sand Hill there were movies, pizza and pop

and things like that. It was place to hang out just for a

few hours and relax. Santiago said, “Winning is suc-

ceeding.”

Basic training helped get him ready, but only

gave him the basics, the simplest things about being a

soldier. But the real world where he would be deployed

and ght was a lot more difcult.

On his rst tour he went from the states to Ku-

wait. His unit stayed there for a couple of weeks and

then went to Iraq. Santiago said, “The smell, the looks,

it was like it was all on the T.V., then it was reality; new

and exciting; the thought process took a while.” He also

said that he wasn’t really scared until later on and he re-

called, “Fear makes you smart; (that you have to) walk with tactical swagger.”

So what about the people in Iraq? What about

the kids there? Santiago remembered a time he met with

some young children there. He told about a time he had

to watch a street for roadside bombs and children came

to him asking for anything they could get: cigarettes,

candy, anything they could get their hands on. At rst

911s Call Cont’d from Page 1

when his mother told him about it. Now as Terronreects on the event he feels genuine sadness seeing

live footage of the tragic day. He also said he hoped

that if he were in the same situation as the passengers of

United Flight 93 that he would have acted as heroically

as they did in trying to recapture control of the plane.

Senior Janan Shahadah explained that when she

was younger she knew something sad had happened but

was not one hundred percent sure exactly what it was.

She now realizes the far reaching consequences of this

single act.

Samantha Kriefall, also a senior, was one of

many who didn’t go to school that day, kept home by

her mother. When her mother told her what happened,

she remembers being afraid. Today she can better

appreciate the grief this attack caused to the families

of the victims and also the sadness that comes from the

wars we are still ghting.

Many students acknowledge that we have all

been affected by the attacks even though we don’t live

Looking Backward Cont’d from Page 1

Cont’d on pg. 8

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Senior Captains Need to Win Anxiety and Anticipation Mark 2011 Season

by Angel Poole

Millwrite Staff

For senior captains Khairi

Dickson, Kentrell Richard, Jovan

Stoner and Marice Robinson thisnal season of their high school

career causes both anxiety and

anticipation.

Khairi Dickson, with 500

rushing yards, 200 receiving yards

and a total of 6 touchdowns so far

this season, leads by example. He

feels that a signicant achievement

this season would be for the team

to make the state playoffs with a

winning record. His personal goals

are to rush for 2000 yards and score

15 touchdowns. “I should play like

it’s my last season; I play every

down like it’s going to be my last.”

Khairi Dickson came to Cleveland

Central Catholic his sophomore year and he took a big

role on the football team junior year when he became the

starting running back. He says that his top three dream

colleges to go to and play for would be Northwestern,

Illinois University and the University of Georgia. His pre-game song to get him in the mood for a good game

is “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cindy Lauper.

“I am going to make it my best year. I’m going

do what I have to do to make it my best,” Kentrell

Richard So far this season Kentrell have a total of 200

receiving yards, 2 touchdowns and a total of 20 solo

tackles. He hopes to continue to add to his totals on

both offense and defense. This is his second seaso

as a starter. His dream college to play for would b

The University of Pittsburgh. He echoes Khairi’s hope

to make the playoffs. When dealing with ofcials th

best thing to do according to Kentrell is to “just let the

ref, ref the games don’t try to argue.” Kentrell say

when asked to compare to playing in practice to game

days said: “Playing in front of the crowds just makes

me more into the game; the audience makes me show

out.”

Senior football players, (left to right) Jovan Stoner, Kentrell

Richards, Khairi Dixson and Marice Robinson gather with Ms.

Hynes (right center), Ms. Parker (left center), and trainers Lia

Hinson (far left) and Shelby Roberts (far right).

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Marice Robinson is a team captain in only his second

season as an Ironman. He said he tried to stay focused

during preseason training and tried his best to get

teammates to push themselves to do the same. During

this nal season he is doing his best to support his

teammates and believes they will do the same for him.

Marice is looking forward to possibly attending Notre


Dame College or Baldwin Wallace. Marice says, “I

don’t let the audience affect my game.” He also states

“No, I don’t feed into the audience especially at home

games; I just do what needs to be done to win.”

Jovan Stoner has been with the Ironman football

team for four years now. He is an honor student here

at CCC with a 3.7 GPA. He plays left guard for the

offensive line. The team “needs to win and make ito the playoffs.” Other individual achievements won’t

matter much. He looks forward to going to Akron

University or University of Toledo while playing

football. Displaying a leadership role is very important

to Stoner as he leads by example. He does not mess

around when it’s time to be serious.

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This school year we wel-

come Mrs. Shannon Woods as our

new Intervention Specialist.

Mrs. Woods graduated high

school from Corning Painted Post

East High in Corning, NY. Then she

earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Art

History from Case Western Reserve

University. She then studied at Ur -suline College in Pepperpike, Ohio

and she graduated there with a Mas-

ters in Education.

In high school she used to

run track. She also had an interest in

drama/theatre and dance. Her favor -

ite play she was in was The Sound of

Music.

Mrs. Woods has worked at

Chagrin Falls, working with fth

and seventh graders. She has also

worked at the Metropolitan Bank as

the manager of art collections for

Contemporary Photography. She

was an Art Gallery Director before

she earned her teaching degree.

Mrs. Woods says the students

here at Central Catholic are “great

kids, I enjoy them very much.” She

became interested in teaching here

After the death of former

art teacher, Ms. Christine Salis-

bury, Mr. Michael Hinman joined

by Madison Skerkavich

Millwrite Staff

by Marisa Alvarado

Millwrite Staff

Mrs. Shannon Woods

Intervention is Her Speciality

when she was introduced to Sister

Allison Marie.

Here at Central Catholic

Mrs. Woods works in a Theology

class, a Spanish class, and 2 English

classes. Her job is to help students

understand the topic being taughtand help them reach their academic

goals.

To Mrs. Woods if you keep

trying and never give up you can

succeed in education. Watching her

own children trying and succeeding

in school, inspired her to further her

education and help kids just like her

own.

Mr. Michael Hinman

Freshman Lionel Nieves checks with Mr. Michael Hinman about the

requirements for an assignment in Drawing 1.

the Central Community as an Intro

Drawing and Drawing I teacher. He

has been educated at Temple Uni-

versity and Tyler School of Arts in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr

Hinman has previously taught at

Northeast Elementary in Erie, Penn -

sylvania. Upon arriving at Central

he states that his rst impression

was, “A positive environment with

respectful students and good, car -

ing teachers and administration.”

He also gives students the advice to

get organized and stay ahead with

school work this year.

Aside from teaching art

classes, Mr. Hinman mentions thathe enjoys listening to music as one

of his hobbies. He displays an en-

thusiastic attitude and hopes to en-

courage students to have a success-

ful year. He also looks forward to

getting to know his students better.

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Mr. Murphy is very excited to be our new

Spanish teacher in room 209. He attended theUniversity of Dayton to prepare for his teaching

career. He taught previously at Holy Name and St.

Ed’s High School. He enjoyed working at both of

those schools. He coached baseball at Holy Name

and St. Eds.

Prior to his teaching career he was an ac-

countant executive in corporate sales. He sold

millions of dollars in product to The Plain Dealer

and Metro Health hospital.

He won several championships as a com-

petitive baseball coach for his own team.

His rst thought of CCC was, “This is the place

where I belong and can continue my passion.” His

plan is to get involved in coaching sports here at

CCC soon.

Jayce Bailey is our new Math teacher, assistant

football coach and a former student of Central Catholic “Class

of 2006.”

During his time at Central he played three years of

football. Mr. Bailey was taught by teachers who still teach

here such as Mr. Gilak, Dr. Hynes, Ms. Modic and Mr.Badar.

After graduating from Central Catholic he attended Marietta

College and graduated in 2010.

He returned back to Central for his rst job as a

scorebook keeper for the girls’ volleyball and basketball team.Before joining Central’s faculty Mr. Bailey was employed by

Sylvan Learning Center as a tutor. His rst year teaching was

at Sacred Heart of Jesus Middle and High School in Walton

Hills.

Mr. Bailey believes students here at Central Catholic

have a lot of school spirit and seem to be really engaged in

the activities that the school provides. He says “It’s the same

Mr. Thomas Murphy

by Douglas White

Millwrite Staff

by Marisa Alvarado

Millwrite Staff

Mr. Murphy passionate

about classes, coaching

Mr. Jayce BaileyAlumnus Returns to Help Current Stu-

dents Achieve Their Own Dreams

Cont’d on pg. 8

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school pride that I had here as a

student.” Mr. Bailey believes that

through education you can achieve

any dream that you may have. He

also believes that the further you goin education the more enriched your

life will be.

Mr. Bailey teaches Business

Math to seniors as well as Basic

Geometry and Honors Geometry to

sophomores. He plans to start a math

club and he also hopes to recruit for

an Academic Challenge team.

Mr. Bailey Cont’d from Page 7

Looking BackwardCont’d from Page 3

in New York city or have friends

or relatives killed or injured that

day. Movies have been made,

memorials built and ceremonies

held but students hope that we have

truly honored the memory of these

fallen by our actions during these

ten years.

Ms. Salisbury’s death was

sudden and unexpected. Sr. Allison

said there were no signs of any

health issues, so when she did not

come to school on that day Sister

thought maybe she overslept or had

the u. She called Ms. Salisbury’s

father to ask about her. He said it

wasn’t at all like her to miss work.

He decided to go to her apartment to

check on her. When he got there, she

was already dead. Ms. Salisbury’s

death was the result of heart failure.

“It makes you realize how fragile

life is,” stated Sr. Allison.Sr. Allison said she felt

sad because Ms. Salisbury died so

young. She was only 28. She also

said that even the few days she spent

with us were a gift. During new

teacher orientation, Ms. Salisbury

did a quick drawing of an Ironman

while reecting on the history of our

school. This drawing is on display

in our Chapel of the Four Saints.

Paint the HeavensCont’d from Page 1 How to Survive

Freshman Year

by Evan Zorn

Millwrite Staff

Based on a very non-scien-

tic survey, here are some sugges-

tions to help 9th graders make it

through to sophomore year:

1. Do not stand out (in a bad way)

2. Do not be a follower

3. Stand up for yourself (in a non-

violent way)

4. Keep quiet and follow rules5. Do your homework

6. Do your classwork

7. Do not skip class

8. Be respectful of adults and

other students

9. Do not play hooky

10. Make friends and have fun!

Homecoming is approaching and this is just a reminder of what’s

going on. Friday, October 7th we do not have school but there

will be class hallway decoration for all to participate in . For thoseof you who don’t know what this is, You will be helping to deco-

rate your class hallway. That following Monday we will not have

school either, but Homecoming will start Tuesday October 11th and

continue all the way thru Friday October 14th. Friday we will be

having mass, a homecoming rally and also a festival after the rally.

Please join the Ironman football team on October 15th at 1:00 p.m.

for the homecoming football game; let’s get this victory against St.

Thomas Aquinas. The homecoming dance is that evening starting at

7:00 PM till 11:00 PM here at Cleveland Central Catholic.

Homecoming 2011“A Central state of mind”

by Angel Poole Millwrite Staff

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