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October 23, 2014 Volume 27, Issue 3

CONTENTS

THECountdown

CAMPUS NEWS

EXTRAS

SPORTS

FEATURES

News

Pancake Breakfast for Catholic Education Foundation: 4-5

Aquinas Welcomes New Trainer: 6-7

Royals Making History: 27

All About Concussions: 22-23

Catholic Athletes for Christ: 26

The Best of Social Media: 8-9

Centerspread: 16-17

Clean Joke of the Month: 21

Tommy Talks: 24

Survey Says: 25

Cap That: 28

Canned Food Drive Point Breakdown: 29

Last Look: 30-31

Saints in the Sky: 10-12

Local Youth Group: 13-15

Savannah Miller’s Travels to Peru for Twirling: 18-20

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Days to CannedFood Drive

Days toGraduation

Days toHalloween

Cover photo by Anthony George I The ShieldSeniors Jaycie Tiehen, Katie Ernst, and Emily Lavery hold signs as participants in the annual Life Chain movement.

Saint Thomas Aquinas High School

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Centerspread Editor

Anthony George

Social Media EditorAlex Kinnan

Campus News EditorKatie Bernard

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AdviserMatt Hallauer

ReportersJordan Bartz

Ellie HeitAlex Kinnan

Daniel Petracek

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Campus News

Plethora of Pancakes

Students raised money for the Catholic Education foundation with a pancake breakfast.

By Katie Bernard

Tuesday morning the saints raised $704 for the Catholic Education foundation.

The Catholic Education Foundation provides scholarships to 21 schools in northeast Kansas. CEF does not provide scholarships to Saint Thomas Aquinas, St. James, Bishop Miege or any of our major feeder schools. The foundation provided $1.2 million in scholarships to students from families with an average income of $24,000 a year for this school year. The scholarships are given to students from families who would like to give their children a catholic education but don not have the resources to afford it. Some of the schools that benefit from the catholic education foundation have 50% or more of their students enrolled as a result of CEF scholarships. The

catholic education foundation’s ultimate goal is to give every family the opportunity to provide their children with a catholic education regardless of their financial situation.

The foundation is commonly confused with the Guardian Angel Fund which is a scholarship program specifically for Aquinas.

Even though Aquinas is not directly affected by the CEF we still do plenty to support the organization. All proceeds from Tuesday’s pancake breakfast went to the Catholic Education Foundation. The breakfast was started last year by student

council as a good way to raise money for the foundation while bringing the student body together at the same time.

“We have been happily contributing to CEF since the

days of the Penny Drive and that goes back 20 years,” Said Student Council moderator Chuck Hammons.

Even though the penny drive is a thing of the past Aquinas still

supports the organization in many ways including mixers, the data match, the love loft, candy grams and pancake breakfasts. All these are planned and carried out by StuCo who was in charge of set up and clean up at the breakfast.

“ We have been happily contributing CEF since the days

of the penny drive

CHUCK HAMMONSStuCo Moderator ”

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Photo by Katie Bernard | The ShieldStudents enjoy pancakes before school starts. The breakfast raised $704 for the Catholic Education Foundation.

Most Aquinas student athletes probably hope they will never have to see the athletic trainer, but if you do happen to require treatment, you are in the reliable hands of Donnie Jamison. A recent hire as the Aquinas Sports Medicine Coordinator and Athletic Trainer, Jamison brings much experience with him. Jamison interned as a student Athletic Trainer at Manhattan High School. He then went on to be the Athletic Trainer for the Kansas State Men’s basketball team. Prior to his career as an athletic trainer, and even before his college years, Jamison served in the U.S. Army for four years of active duty. During this time, he lived in Iraq for a 15 month period. His four years of active duty was followed by four years of inactive ready reserve. Now at Aquinas, Jamison has proven to be a huge help to the athletic programs. He gives each individual the necessary

attention and proper treatment. His care for the athletes is displayed through his work and dedication. Jamison arrives at Aquinas every afternoon to get the training room set up. When class is dismissed at 3 p.m., he goes right to work, giving athletes the needed medical care. He treats the long line of athletes that seek his invaluable treatment. Jamison evaluates athletes’ injuries, tapes them up and prepares them for practice. Once everyone is taken care of, he goes to the practice or competition of the most high-risk sport for that time of year. He is present in case any athletes need his assistance. After the conclusion of the practice or game, Jamison returns to the training room. There, he evaluates and treats injuries, sets up the cold whirlpool and gets ice for anyone who needs it. Jamison has a very busy

schedule, but he enjoys his job and makes it his goal to never let a coach down. Volleyball coach Sarah Cretors said, “He has been there as great support for our team.” Jamison is always attentive to the specific needs of athletes.

Every day, he tapes up the volleyball players that require it. He also provides them with ice and heat rub for sore muscles. Jamison has also been a huge asset to the football program. He has helped make sure that there is a mode of

An Athlete’s Best Friend

Campus News

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Donald Jamison brings his Grade A treatment and injury expertise to Aquinas athletes as the school’s new athletic trainer.

By Daniel Petracek

Photo by Daniel Petracek | The ShieldJamison attends to an injured athlete before practice. At the end of every school day, he is responsible for helping several athletes that require his treatment.

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Photo by Daniel Petracek | The ShieldJamison tapes up an Aquinas football player during the game versus Blue Valley. He is on the sideline of every football game to evaluate and treat any injuries that may occur.

communication between rehab professionals and team doctors. Jamison is

also on the sideline for all the football games, readily attending to those players that require treatment. Head football coach

Randy Dreiling said, “I feel fortunate that we have Mr. Jamison to care for our

athletes. It is a huge comfort knowing that professionals administer treatment and determine what is best for our players’ safety.” Jamison is grateful for his position in the Aquinas community.

“Sarah Burgess has accepted me with open arms and believes that I can help out the athletic program and she has

been nothing short of spectacular in helping me help the programs,” Jamison said. The warm welcome has not stopped at coaches and faculty. He added, “The student athletes have been great. They have been slowly warming up to me and making me feel like I belong here. They have been the utmost respectful group of kids and that is greatly appreciated by me.” Jamison also mentioned his admiration for the coaches and the way they run their programs. He alluded to

the impressive number of banners in the gym as evidence. In an unfortunate set of circumstances, perhaps you will have to see Jamison for a visit. Just know that he will do all he can to have you on your way to a speedy recovery.

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Juniors Kevin Henderson, Jack McKean, and senior Nathan

Eckenberg spend their weekends l5,000 feet in the sky flying

airplanes. Photo courtesy of Kevin Henderson

Photos courtesy of Nathan Eckenberg

Saints in the Sky

Features

Pilot Profiles

Nathan Eckenberg

Kevin Henderson

First knew he wanted to be a pilot: He flew to Hawaii when he was six. When he stepped off the airplane in Maui he told his dad he was going to fly jets for the rest of his life.Types of planes he flies: Piper Warrior, Cessna Skyhawk, and a Piper ArrowAirport he flies from: Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)His farthest flight: Solo: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dual (with another pilot):

Fort Lauderdale, FloridaHow often he flies: Once a week during summer. Every other week during school.Current license: Commercial Pilot Airplane Single Engine LandCareer plan: Flight instruct throughout college to gain flight hours and then fly for the airlines out of college.Why he loves to fly: “There is this indesribable feeling of freedom as you soar across the sky.”

First knew he wanted to be a pilot: He went to the Aviation Exposition at Downtown Wheeler Airport when he was seven and was fascinated.Types of planes he flies: Cessna 172SP SkyhawkAirport he flies from: Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC)His farthest flight: 270 nautical miles (300 statute miles)How often he flies: Once or twice a month

Current license: Solo-endorsed student pilotCareer plan: Go to college and commission in the Navy to become a Naval Aviator.Why he loves to fly: “There’s no way to describe how it feels inside a piece of machinery that does what airplanes do...doing what so many have wanted to do for thousands of years. I wouldn’t give [that] up for anything else.”

First knew he wanted to be a pilot: He just always knew. The sight of lying amazed him.Types of planes he flies: Cessna 172Airport he flies from: Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC)His farthest flight: Manhattan, KansasHow often he flies: Every weekend.Current license: StudentCareer plan: Go into the military for

seven years, and hopefully get a job at a major airline after.Why he loves to fly: “I love flying because it is very peaceful and very relaxing. To be able to see the amazing sights and everything is a blessing.”

If you think driving a car is difficult, imagine being in control of a 13,000 lb. machine 15,000 feet in the air...alone. The thought alone is terrifying to some, but to these three boys it can’t be beat.

Becoming a pilot is anything but easy. The journey from becoming a student pilot to becoming a commercial pilot is long and grueling. Juniors Kevin Henderson and Jack McKean and senior Nathan Eckenberg are all at different points in their training, but their end goal is all the same: fly.

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Jack McKean

How To Become A PilotGo to the nearest airport with

a flight school and schedule your first lesson, commonly called a “discovery

flight.” Meet your instructor and go over what you will be doing during the flight. Henderson said, “One could expect an

introduction on the controls of the airplane, making turns, climbing, descents, and radio calls. This is more of an experience than a

lesson by itself.”

Requirements: must be 16 years old and have a valid third class medical

degree which shows that you are healthy enough to fly a plane.

Henderson said, “You can now work towards becoming confident in the airplane

towards your solo! You fly the airplane alone! All you need to do is take off and

land three times consecutively. Once you reach this major point in your training, you can move on the the cross country phase of flying, [which is] flying to other airports and gaining experience.” You then start preparing for the written and oral exams

and check ride required to become a fully licensed Private Pilot.

Requirements—pass the FAA practical test to become a licensed airline transport pilot (ATP). In order to be eligible you must have at least 15,000 flight hours and be 23 years or older. You must also pass a written exam to demonstrate your

knowledge of navigation and safety.

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STEP 1: Orientation Flight

STEP 5: Commerical Pilot

STEP 2: Student Pilot

STEP 3: Private Pilot

STEP 4: Civil or Military

Requirements: meet the minimum solo cross country hour time (40 hours), pass the

written exam (60 questions), oral exam, and your check ride with a certified FAA member.

Eckenberg said, “This certificate allows you to go out and fly a single engine airplane with you being the pilot in command. You are the person in charge

of the airplane.”

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CIVIL: Work towards different ratings, clock more flight hours, and earn a college degree (not necessarily in aviation)

Instrument Rating: Requirements—50 hours of cross country flight time as

Pilot-in-Command. 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time. You must pass

a knowledge and practical test to prove you can fly in bad weather.

Eckenberg said, “You have to gain a much larger perspective on weather and systems

of the airplane. Learning to fly off of just the instruments on the flight panel instead of looking outside at the horizon is a huge

adjustment.” MILITARY: Apply to be a pilot in the

military

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The Next Generation of Believers

By Ellie Heit

Spread the Saint Thomas Aquinas community of faith by attending your local youth group.

At Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, one of the many things we pride ourselves on is our community of faith. While this is executed with near perfection at Aquinas, there are many ways to continue the faith outside of school. One of the ways is to participate in the youth groups that are set up in most

of the local catholic parishes. According to the recent Shield survey, 254 of 353 stated they never go to their

parish’s youth group. This is mostly due to a lack of time in the students’ schedules. Most youth groups in the area, however,

factored in this challenge making their session on Sunday nights. This gives students an entire weekend to do homework before focusing Sunday night on God.

Even teachers participate in the spiritual event. Government teacher Mark Blaise first started when he was in high school, and is now a small group leader at Church of the Ascension. “I help mentor kids,” said Blaise. “It helps me understand highschool age kids more and what they’re going through.” Blaise

“It helps me under-stand high school

aged kids more and what they’re going through.

Mark BlaiseGovernment teacher

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Photo by Ellie Heit | The ShieldA group of boys at Nativity close their small group with prayer.

Featuresalso enjoys the and com-munity and how it helps people grow deeper in their faith. Junior Jack Lind has also been impacted by his parish’s youth group. Lifeteen, the youth group at Holy Trinity, is one of the largest groups in the area. It offers many retreats to go onto deepen teen-agers’ relation-ships with God. “My favorite part of Lifeteen is the reatreats that I get to lead. It lets me take a weekend off of normal life to lead people closer to Christ,”said Lind. Lind was originally influ-enced by his sisters to go, and now considers it to be a second home. “It really provides a backbone to my faith. The relationships that I have made keep me going.”

Youth Director of Nativity, Liz Hagen, agrees. “It just gives me a lot of faith in the world to hear kids sharing their faith and how they turn to God with their problems,” said Hagen. “I take a personal interest in each of them.” The Nativity S.O.U.L.s, or

Serving Others United in the Lord, is a small-er group, which might make it seem less

intimidating when you first attend. Hagen’s daughter, Kansas University student Katy Hagen, also shared some insight. “I spent so much time here that it made con-tinuing my faith in college so much easier. It helps me keep things in perspective and it’s where I draw my confidence from.”

Chart by Ellie Heit | The Shield

Above: This pie chart shows thow often Aquinas students attend their youth groups.

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“It really provides a backbone to my

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How often do Aquinas students go

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Photos by Ellie Heit and Leah Scott | The Shield

1) Juniors Olivia Rode, Kelli O’Donnell and Sarah DeVincent discuss their faith during small groups at Ascension.

2) Students from surrounding high schools attend Lifeteen at Holy Trinity.2002 Aquinas graduate Mikey

3) Aquinas graduate Mikey Needleman leads a Prayer and Worship session in the Ascension Youth Room.

4) Teenagers chat at Nativity’s Sunday session while eating the provided dinner.

Youth Group TimeHoly Trinity Sunday Nights at 6:15 pmHoly Spirit Sundays at 11:30 amPrince of Peace Sundays at 6 pmAscension Wednesdays at 6:30 pmNativity Sundays at 6 pmSt. Michael’s Sundays at 6 pmSt. Joseph’s Sundays at 6:30 pm

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Takes theBatonsSavannah Miller

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By Jordan EberhardySenior Savannah Miller went to Peru for two weeks to help celebrate the Festival of the

Spring.

Photos Courtesy of Savanah Miller

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Savannah Miller left her usual turf field stage and went to Peru to share her amazing talent of baton twirling in honor of Peru’s celebration of the Festival of the Spring.

This trip to Peru has been happening for 60 years now. Ten to fifteen junior or senior girls are selected at Nationals to be exceptional performers and ambassadors of the United States. Savannah was chosen as part of this elite group and travelled to Trujillo, Peru to twirl on a world stage.

“Only the athletes that embody versatility are invited to the annual event in Peru. One must be accomplished and represent [the country] as an ambassador, said Dale White, one of Savannah’s coaches.

“As a group of twirlers, I knew we would be expected to twirl a lot,”

said Miller. “What we didn’t know is that we would have to twirl the minute we got off the plane as we were greeted by lots of press and paparazzi! It was exciting to know how excited they were to have us in their country.”

The trip is funded by eight sponsors who pay for the travel expenses except for the expense of getting to the Miami airport. Once in Peru, the group gave a

performance to each one of the sponsors. Savannah’s favorite performance was the one for Coca-Cola representatives and workers.

Peru celebrates each season every year. For the spring celebration, a queen from a well-off

family is chosen, who will rule reign as queen of the festival and of Peru for the entire year. Savannah twirled at the queen’s coronation and through much of the Festival to ring in the new season.

One of Savannah’s favorite memories from the trip is going to a formal ball the last night of the trip. The twirlers got to get dressed up in long gowns and were formally asked to dance by

boys at the ball.“I was asked to dance by one

of the princes of the country and he taught me how to salsa dance! It was a blast and I was so happy

“ It was exciting to know how excited they were

to have us in their country.

Savannah MillerClass of 2015

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Photo courtesy of Savannah MillerSavannah is greeting by paparazzi as she gets off her bus in Peru.

Photo courtesy of Savannah MillerSavannah went to a formal ball while in Peru, and she was the only girl to get asked to dance by the Prince.

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he took the time to teach me,” said Miller.

During her time there, Savannah also had the chance to meet Miss Bolivia and Miss Ecuador, who will be competing in the upcoming Miss Universe competition, as well as the mayor and governor of Trujillo.

On the last day of the trip, there was a five-mile parade to culminate the celebrations. Savannah and one other girl led the entire parade and twirled constantly for the entire distance.

Savannah said, “It was exhausting to twirl for that long, but it was so much fun.”

Savannah’s coach Mark Nash described why she is able to do so well in big performances.

“She trains very hard which prepares her to always have great performances and to not make mistakes. She hates mistakes! She is a technician and twirls with a clarity that is textbook,”

said Nash.Going

on this amazing trip meant that Savannah would have to miss two whole weeks of school. She was

gone from September 17 through October 1. She said that making up what she has missed has actually been fairly manageable because her teachers have been great about working with her.

All she has left to do now is make up a few tests and share the experiences of her trip with everyone back here in Kansas.

“ She trains very hard which

prepares her to always have great

performances and to not make

mistakes.

MARK NASHTwirl Coach

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Photo courtesy of Savannah MillerThe president of the main Peruvian newspaper meets

with Savannah and the other twirlers.

CLEAN JOKE OF October

Submit your school-appropriate joke to newspaper@stasaints.net for a chance for your joke to be featured in the next issue of The Shield

How did the Italian chef die?

He pasta way.

Submitted by Freshman Devin Diggs

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Sports

THECONCUSSIONEFFECT A peek inside the dark,

dark world of students with concussions. By Alex Kinnan

Injury

Recovery

Prevention

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The Saint Thomas Aquinas Soccer team had a problem. Four of their varsity soccer girls were out with concussions. As a result, that same year the soccer team decided to adopt the “headgear”

that we see Saints soccer players wearing today.

“Currently, headgear is a requirement for all players on all levels of soccer, and it is proven that a player wearing headgear is three times less likely to become concussed,” said head soccer coach Craig Ewing. “Anecdotally we

have had remarkable results in how few concussions we now have.”

Fast forward five years and Aquinas has 11 reported concussions. Only two of these were soccer related injuries, and neither resulted from contact with the area of the head that headgear protects.

“Although student with concussions have only been kept track of by Aquinas since 2012, I would assume the amount of concussions have gone up in the past years as we have become more aware about concussions,” said Academic Principal Craig Moss.

“Lasting headache, vomiting, loss of consciousness, and sensitivity to light and sound are signs that you have a concussion,” said Junior Liz Miller who suffered two concussions over the span of two weeks. “I was flipped in the air and the back of my head hit the ground, the second concussion a ball was kicked straight into my head and I fell right away.” According to the Mayo Clinic, the best thing an athlete can do to recover from a concussion is to put a little amount of stress on the brain as possible. This includes avoiding all types of sports. “I had to stay away from TV and all electronics, I basically slept and stared at the dark,” said Miller. Junior Jacob Leikam received his concussion when he was tackled while playing football. “The defensive back came up to tackle me and the way we hit each other resulted in helmet to helmet contact which was pretty bad. Then shortly after that play, I was tackled again and my head slammed into the turf pretty hard. One of those two hits is when I probably received it.” Leikam has suffered a total of three concussions during his career. “For me, the initial signs of my concussion were poor coordination and amnesia,” said Leikam.

“The main thing is just to rest,” said Leikam. “I’ve been sleeping and just listening to the tv in a dark room so I don’t put too much strain on my brain.”

Although the suggested recovery time is two weeks, in some cases it can be much longer. Liz Miller said, “I am still recovering; I just need to be careful after hard hits, because it will be easy for me to get another concus-sion now.”

Because she suffered two con-cussions in the span of two weeks her recovery time is up two three weeks. Luckily, Miller said that many of her teachers have been understanding with the limited amount of school work she has been able to do. According to a report from Mayo Clinic, many stu-dents athletes may be asked by their doctors to scale back on school work and to take breaks during the day.

IN SPRING 2009

Concussion: a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of

cerebral function.

INJURY RECOVERY

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TommyTalks

SendiMessage

Hey Saints! It’s the best time of year to be a Saint!

State sports will be arriving soon. I’m so proud of all the hard work from all of our student athletes. It’s been exciting to lift weights in the weight room with all the kids. #swole

I also had the chance to sit front row at musical rehearsals. Children of Eden will be awesome!

18 days. That is how long you have to prepare yourselves for the biggest, baddest food drive of all time. It’s time to raid Aldi, Price Chopper, HyVee, Hen House, and any other store with cans, go door to door in your neighborhood, and talk to anyone and everyone who can help us feed those in need. It’s time to pull out all the stops. We got this.

S’GOOO SAINTS!!!

Peace, love, cans,

Tommy

Sur ey SaysLayout by Anthony George

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Sports

Aquinas welcomes a new faith based program for student athletes.By Jordan Bartz

Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC) has been introduced to Saint Thomas Aquinas to pres-ent an opportunity for student athletes to grow in their Catholic faith with their athletic teams.

CAC is being moderated by golf coach Ryan Best, lacrosse coach Mark Blaise, academic principal Bryan Schenck and volleyball coach Sarah Cretors.

Academic Principal Bryan Schenck said, “The goal of this program is to form an even better community of support on and off the [playing field] than we already have. We can do this through sports because there are a lot of spiritual lessons that can be learned from being an athlete.”

CAC will start meeting twice a month during one of the STA periods for 30 minutes to share and discuss faith with its mem-bers. Eventually CAC hopes to make smaller groups that will meet more regularly.

Best said, “CAC is different from our old program Federa-

tion of Christian Athletes (FCA) because the focus is much more on the Catholic faith instead of just the Christian faith. The orga-nization has also gotten support from professional athletes most notably from former Kansas City Royals player Mike Sweeney.”

Blaise said, “[CAC] is a program with more structure. It’s

student led but it’s not student dependent. We need student involvement but it’s not all up to the students.”

Schenck said, “FCA stopped meeting on a regular basis over the last couple of years so this allows us to start with a new pro-gram that will meet more regu-larly and is more Catholic focus.”

CAC has already met once with roughly 20 student ath-letes who were chosen by their coaches to attend the first meet-ing of the year to help jumpstart the program.

Blaise said, “We didn’t want to send out an email to every-one and only get ten people [at the first meeting]. We wanted to send it out to select people and then start out with getting 95% of those people [to attend] and then let it grow from there.”

A second meeting time has not been set yet but will be pub-licized on social media and most likely with a video announce-ment.

Schenck said, “CAC will be open to the general population of the school, and I want to make it clear that anyone can join.”

Best said, “It will be a great time for students to have a little prayer and a little reflection time in their busy day. Hopefully this will catch fire and become a school wide thing.”

“ Hopefully this will catch fire and become a

schoolwide thing.

RYAN BESTCAC Moderator

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Catholic Athletes for Christ Comes to Aquinas

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News

29yearsof Royalty

Ronald Reagan was president

Beyonce was four years old

A gallon of gas costed $1.19

Half of the current Royals team had not been born yet

The Breakfast Club premiered

Careless Whisper by Wham! was the top selling song

The Royals won the World Series.

In 1985...

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“Just trying to channel my inner King Kong.”

Submitted by: Senior Pam Shalo

Senior Video 9/7/14

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4 pointsPancake Syrup (plastic only, 35 oz.)Canned Chunky/Progresso Soup (19-21 oz.)Canned Fruit (29 oz.)Large Box Mac&Cheese (12 oz.)Peanut Butter (18 oz.)Jelly (18 oz.)Corn Flakes (18 oz.)Cheerios (18 oz., boxed cereal only)Boxed Pancake Mix (32 oz.)

3 PointsSpaghetti (32 oz.)Noodles & Macaroni (16 oz.)Canned Beans (14-29 oz., Kidney, Red, Pinto, etc.)Canned Soup (10.5 oz.)Small Box Mac&Cheese (7.5 oz.)Canned Spaghetti Sauce (16-26 oz.--NO GLASS)Canned Tomatoes (Whole, diced, cubed, halved, stewed, etc., 18-28

oz.)Pork and Beans (16 oz.)Canned Chicken or Beef (5 oz.)Canned Chili (19 oz.)Canned Fruit (15 oz.)Applesauce (29 oz.)Canned Tuna (5 oz.)Beef Stew (20 oz.)2 PointsCanned Tomato Sauce (8 oz.)Canned Tomato Paste (6 oz.)Canned Green Beans (14.5-16 oz.)Canned Spaghetti (12-16 oz.,

Spaghettio’s, Ravioli, etc.)Canned Peas (15-18 oz.)Canned Corn (15-18 oz.)Canned Mixed Vegetables (15-18 oz.)Hamburger/Tuna Helper (Box; 5-6 oz.)Small Mandarin Oranges or Canned Pineapple (7-11 oz.)Canned Fruit (15 oz.)Canned Tomatoes (14.5 oz.)1 PointEVERYTHING ELSE

Canned Food DrivePoint Breakdown

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Last Look

Photos by Anthony George | The Shield1) Mrs. Schoneman, Mrs. Radiel, Mrs. Maher, and Mr. Radiel line West 95th street near Quivira.2) Junior Laney Zabroske holds a sign as part of the annual Life Chain movement.3) Senior Ian Galbreath gives a big smile to passing cars as he holds his pro-life sign high in the air.4) Seniors Emily Downey, Abby Pope, and Elizabeth King and Junior Megan Ryan stand united, supporting the pro-life movement.

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Photos by Anthony George | The Shield1) National Merit Finalists and Commended Scholars are acknowledged at halftime of the football game against Blue Valley.2) Senior Mike Grasing stands between his parents on the field as he is recognized for being a National Merit Finalist.3) Grade school kids get to play with the Saints’ Brigade at halftime of the game against Blue Valley.4) Mr. Ewing uses his golden pipes to announce the football game.5) The Saints’ football team lines up to tell Blue Valley good game.

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