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The Viking Voice V OL OL UME UME XIII N XIII N UMBER UMBER 4 4 AR CHBISHOP CHBISHOP WOOD OOD H IGH IGH S CHOOL CHOOL WARMINSTER ARMINSTER,PA J A J UNE UNE 15, 15, 2004 2004 Snyder to take the reins Wood prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary SPECIAL EDITION Class of 2004 sets scholarship record They came to the Pavilion of Villanova University as Archbishop Wood seniors on June 1. They left as Wood alumni and as record-breakers for scholarship earnings. . The Class of 2004 was awarded $9.7 million in scholarship money, more than any other Wood class. The announcement of the amount drew cheers from family and friends gathered at Villanova. There were a number of well- deserved ovations on June 1. Salutatorian Joseph Cymerman and Valedictorian Lisa Whitlock drew applause for their inspiring words, and a number of academic award winners and Distinguished Senior Awards winners (see Page 3) were cheered. . Senior Tami Alexander received a huge ovation for earning a Perfect Attendance award for not missing one day of school in 12 years. . Officiating at the 2004 gradua- tion was Dr. Richard V. McCarron, secretary for Catholic Education. Dr. McCarron repre- sented Cardinal Justin Rigali and extended his congratulations to the graduates on behalf of the archbishop. . The Class of 2004 has set a high standard for succeeding classes to live up to. By William Devlin Advisor The senior class garnered close to $10 million in awards, the most of any graduating class in school history. Salutatorian Joseph Cymerman addresses the Class of 2004 at Villanova University’s Pavilion on June 1. Forty years ago this September, Archbishop Wood opened its doors to students for the very first time. Since then, the school has employed hundreds of teachers, started dozens of clubs and sports teams, and educated thousands of students. These students have gone on to become attorneys, company CEOs, teachers, and even astronauts. The 40th anniversary of Archbishop Wood’s opening will be celebrated with various events throughout the upcoming school year. The administration hopes these events will embody the legacy of the Archbishop Wood community. On Friday, April 30, the 40th Anniversary Celebration was kicked off with cake and cup- cakes for the student body at each lunch period. To continue the cel- ebrations throughout the 2004- 2005 year, the administration has announced a variety of events that will incorporate Wood’s community, both past and pres- ent. The Homecoming parade next year will be made much more fes- tive with the addition of student - made floats. Aid in technical and design areas will be offered to students interested in creating a float. The administration is hop- ing to award prizes to the most creative and decorated floats. While a date has not yet been announced for Homecoming weekend, the administration is confident that this will be the most enjoyable Homecoming weekend in the school’s history. On November 6, 2004, the school will hold a Gala for the alumni at the Downtown Marriott, which is attached to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Gala will include cocktails, dinner, dancing and live music. The Alumni Office will have a listing of other attractions and events in and around By Kate Legnetti 05 Staff Writer This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Archbishop Wood High School. To celebrate, the administration has many exciting and student-focused events planned. "Imaginative, top student, fun, friendly, a born leader- these com- pletely characterize Eric Snyder," said a classmate of Synder’s. Many people may be surprised by this description of Archbishop Wood’s new student council presi- dent because he seems a bit reserved, but people who know him say he is everything his class- mate says he is. I had the opportunity to interview Eric about his life, Wood, and plans. VIKING VOICE: What made you decide to run for the new Student Council President? . . . . . . . . ERIC SNYDER: I decided to run when I realized I had support from people I respect. People would just come up to me and encourage me to run. So I did. . . . . . . . . . . . VOICE: Did you ever think about becoming president or even running before you gained these people's support? SNYDER: I never really gave it much thought. I knew that I could do a good job, but I was really discour- aged about running until I realized I had so many people's support. Here at (Archbishop) Wood I know I could actually make a difference because I am approachable and open to anyone's ideas. I will listen to anyone who comes up to me and I will take his or her suggestion seri- ously. VOICE: Are there any other things that you are involved in? SNYDER: I am actually very Eric Snyder is set to take the reins of Student Council next year, and has big plans with an even bigger resolve. By Krista Szymborski 05 News Editor SNYDER continued on page 4 ERIC SNYDER Courtesy of The Intelligencer Courtesy of The Intelligencer Kathleen Heenan embraces a classmate as the Wood graduates prepare to process into the Pavilion at Villanova. WOOD continued on page 4 FUN FACTS THE BOYS SCHOOL ORIGINALLY HAD NO OFFICIAL UNIFORMS, ONLY REQUIRED STYLE OF DRESS. THE FIRST TUITION CHARGED AT WOOD WAS $20 A YEAR, BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 1970S. MR.WILLIAM MASTERSON IS THE LONGEST-SERVING FACULTY MEMBER. WOOD STARTED WITH ONLY TWO GRADES, WITH THE FIRST CLASS CHOOSING THE SCHOOL COLORS AND MASCOT. LOCATION:VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY DATE:JUNE 1, 2004, 4:30PM SEE A LIST OF DISTINGUISHED SENIOR AWARD WINNERS AND THE RESULTS OF THE VIKING VOICE SENIOR POPULARITY POLL ON PAGE 3. VALEDICTORIAN: LISA WHITLOCK SALUTATORIAN: JOSEPH CYMERMAN

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Page 1: The Viking Voice, June 2004

The Viking VoiceVVOLOLUMEUME XIII NXIII NUMBERUMBER 4 4 AARRCHBISHOPCHBISHOP WWOODOOD HH IGHIGH SSCHOOLCHOOL � � WWARMINSTERARMINSTER ,, PPA JA J UNEUNE 15,15, 2004 2004

Snyderto takethe reins

Wood prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary

SPECIAL EDITION

Class of 2004 setsscholarship record

They came to the Pavilion of Villanova University asArchbishop Wood seniors on June1. They left as Wood alumni andas record-breakers for scholarshipearnings. .

The Class of 2004 was awarded$9.7 million in scholarship money,more than any other Wood class.

The announcement of the amountdrew cheers from family andfriends gathered at Villanova.

There were a number of well-deserved ovations on June 1.

Salutatorian Joseph Cymermanand Valedictorian Lisa Whitlockdrew applause for their inspiringwords, and a number of academicaward winners and DistinguishedSenior Awards winners (see Page3) were cheered. .

Senior Tami Alexander receiveda huge ovation for earning aPerfect Attendance award for notmissing one day of school in 12years. .

Officiating at the 2004 gradua-tion was Dr. Richard V.McCarron, secretary for CatholicEducation. Dr. McCarron repre-sented Cardinal Justin Rigali andextended his congratulations tothe graduates on behalf of thearchbishop. .

The Class of 2004 has set a highstandard for succeeding classes tolive up to.

By William DevlinAdvisor

The senior class garnered close to $10 million in awards, the most of anygraduating class in school history.

Salutatorian Joseph Cymerman addresses the Class of 2004 at Villanova University's Pavilion on June 1.

Forty years ago this September,Archbishop Wood opened itsdoors to students for the very firsttime. Since then, the school hasemployed hundreds of teachers,

started dozens of clubs and sportsteams, and educated thousands ofstudents. These students havegone on to become attorneys,company CEOs, teachers, andeven astronauts.

The 40th anniversary ofArchbishop Wood’s opening willbe celebrated with various eventsthroughout the upcoming schoolyear. The administration hopesthese events will embody thelegacy of the Archbishop Woodcommunity.

On Friday, April 30, the 40thAnniversary Celebration waskicked off with cake and cup-

cakes for the student body at eachlunch period. To continue the cel-ebrations throughout the 2004-2005 year, the administration hasannounced a variety of eventsthat will incorporate Wood’scommunity, both past and pres-ent.

The Homecoming parade nextyear will be made much more fes-tive with the addition of student -made floats. Aid in technical anddesign areas will be offered tostudents interested in creating afloat. The administration is hop-ing to award prizes to the mostcreative and decorated floats.

While a date has not yet beenannounced for Homecomingweekend, the administration isconfident that this will be themost enjoyable Homecomingweekend in the school’s history.

On November 6, 2004, theschool will hold a Gala for thealumni at the DowntownMarriott, which is attached to thePennsylvania Convention Center.The Gala will include cocktails,dinner, dancing and live music.The Alumni Office will have alisting of other attractions andevents in and around

By Kate Legnetti �05Staff Writer

This year marks the fortiethanniversary of the foundingof Archbishop Wood HighSchool. To celebrate, theadministration has manyexciting and student-focusedevents planned.

"Imaginative, top student, fun,friendly, a born leader- these com-pletely characterize Eric Snyder,"said a classmate of Synder’s.

Many people may be surprised bythis description of ArchbishopWood’s new student council presi-dent becausehe seems abit reserved,but peoplewho knowhim say he iseverythinghis class-mate says heis.

I had theopportunityto interviewEric about his life, Wood, and plans.

VIKING VOICE: What made you decide to run for the new StudentCouncil President? . . . . . . . .ERIC SNYDER: I decided to run when Irealized I had support from people Irespect. People would just come upto me and encourage me to run. SoI did. . . . . . . . . . . .

VOICE: Did you ever think aboutbecoming president or even runningbefore you gained these people'ssupport?SNYDER: I never really gave it muchthought. I knew that I could do agood job, but I was really discour-aged about running until I realized Ihad so many people's support. Hereat (Archbishop) Wood I know Icould actually make a differencebecause I am approachable and opento anyone's ideas. I will listen toanyone who comes up to me and Iwill take his or her suggestion seri-ously.

VOICE: Are there any other thingsthat you are involved in? SNYDER: I am actually very

Eric Snyder is set to take thereins of Student Councilnext year, and has big planswith an even bigger resolve.

By Krista Szymborski �05News Editor

SNYDER continued on page 4

ERIC SNYDER

Courtesy of The Intelligencer

Courtesy of The Intelligencer

Kathleen Heenan embraces a classmate as theWood graduates prepare to process into thePavilion at Villanova.

WOOD continued on page 4

FUN FACTS

� THE BOYS SCHOOL ORIGINALLY

HAD NO OFFICIAL UNIFORMS, ONLY

REQUIRED STYLE OF DRESS.

� THE FIRST TUITION CHARGED ATWOOD WAS $20 A YEAR,BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 1970S.

� MR. WILLIAM MASTERSON IS THELONGEST-SERVING FACULTY MEMBER.

� WOOD STARTED WITH ONLYTWO GRADES, WITH THE FIRSTCLASS CHOOSING THESCHOOL COLORS AND MASCOT.

LOCATION: VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

DATE: JUNE 1, 2004, 4:30PM

SEE A LIST OF DISTINGUISHED SENIOR AWARD

WINNERS AND THE RESULTS OF THE VIKING VOICE

SENIOR POPULARITY POLL ON PAGE 3.

VALEDICTORIAN:LISA WHITLOCK

SALUTATORIAN:JOSEPH CYMERMAN

Page 2: The Viking Voice, June 2004

Page 2 News & Opinion June 15, 2004

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

EMILIE HAERTSCH

MANAGING EDITOR

ASHLEY SIFER

EDITORIAL EDITOR

TOM SHAKELY

NEWS EDITOR

KRISTA SZYMBORSKI

FEATURES EDITOR

JEN MCCANN

SPORTS EDITOR

MELISSA DIPENTO

PRODUCTION & DESIGN

TOM SHAKELY

ADVISOR

MR. WILLIAM DEVLIN

STAFF OFFICE

ROOM 312

PRODUCTION OFFICE

LOCATED IN LIBRARY

AWARDS

CATHOLIC STANDARD

& TIMES

2003FIRST PLACE

� BEST EDITORIAL

THIRD PLACE

� BEST LAYOUT

� BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

2004FIRST PLACE

� BEST NEWS ARTICLE

SECOND PLACE

� BEST LAYOUT

� BEST PHOTO

- OUTSIDE SOURCE

Contributing Staff

Relationships can be good and bad, but with the right boyfriend or girlfriend, they can last.The Viking Voice asked a student from each year:

WHAT ARE QUALITIES YOU LOOK FOR IN MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?

CCHAHATTERBOTTERBOXX :: Rules of Attraction

CHATTERBOX IS A STUDENT SURVEY FEATURE THAT APPEARS IN EACH ISSUE OF THE VIKING VOICE. PHOTOS AND INTERVIEWS BY TOM SHAKELY.

I look for a guy with nice eyesand a generally good personali-ty. Besides those things though,he has got to be athletic and niceto others.

- Freshmen Samantha Iuliano

She should be shorter than I am,and not scary. Nice smellinggirls are always a plus, espe-cially if they don’t like socks butdo like hats.

- Junior John Tran

A good voice is always nice,and his hair style does matter.He should be funny, and notafraid to do stupid things forme.

- Sophomore Kasia Wileusz

She definitely had better havea good personality, but sheshould be able to take a joke.On a side note, she must likefeet.

- Senior Patrick Socaciu

Remembering the life of Reagan, the day at Normandy

As an actor and president, RonaldWilson Reagan possessed a keensense of timing, always seeming tohit the right note at the right time.

His passing was no exception, as hedied on the eve of the 60th anniver-sary of the invasion of Normandy,the turning point in the Europeanfront during WWII.

Both Reagan’s passing and theanniversary of D-day carry enor-mous emotional weight, but it’simportant not to focus so much onthe tragedy of these events as on thehope and promise that bothNormandy and Reagan provided forthe entire world.

Reagan valued freedom and thepromise America offered immense-

ly, and his faith in God (though thatfaith is not now widely reported)helped him to believe that theAmerican dream of liberty and lifewas ultimately the best and mostpractical one.

He understood that bravery wasrequired in order to champion theAmerican cause, just as bravery wasrequired of the Allied forces not justat the invasion of Normandy, butthroughout the war-torn world.

It was this encompassing per-spective that helped Reagan remaina man of overall high standards, andit was this perspective that aidedhim so greatly in inspiring all ofAmerica in the 80s. When moralewas lowest and prospects seemedfewest, he reminded a country of allthat it had to be proud of, and allthat it had still to accomplish.We owe eternal gratitude to Ronald

Reagan, as his eloquent yet forcefulstatesmanship ultimately eliminatedthe Soviet threat without the greatloss of life that has defined all pastwars.

Far and away the best thing wecan do to show gratitude for thosethat served us, for people like thesoldiers at Normandy and Ronald

Reagan, is to take to heart the les-sons of history. As Americans, weare obligated to uphold the princi-ples of our republic, or else all whohave died have done so in vain.

Just as character and couragedefined the lives and deaths of ourfallen brothers, so too must charac-ter and courage define our dailylives in our words and actions. Inthis way we keep in step with theprinciples of our faith and the idealsof this still fragile experiment offreedom and liberty.

Personal politics and beliefsaside, it is by no chance of fate thatAmerica, indeed mankind itself, hascome this far.

With life comes an inherent, ifunspoken, acknowledgement thatgood will triumph when all is saidand done, for if truth lay in the pes-simistic belief that the bad out-weighs the good, the good wouldlong ago have ceased to exist.

Never will there be a day whenour shining city on the hill isdimmed or destroyed so long asmemory serves and gratitude anddevotion reign. This is somethingReagan grasped, and something heembraced in both politics and in

every aspect of his life.We can do no greater service to

those who sacrificed everything andto those who devoted themselvesentirely to the American cause thanto take to heart these words ofRonald Reagan:

“I know in my heart that man isgood. That what is right will alwayseventually triumph. And there's pur-pose and worth to each and everylife.”

By Tom Shakely �05Editorial Editor

www.holtz.org

Ronald Reagan served asPresident from 1981-1989.

With the passing of FormerPresident Reagan on the eveof D-day, America was leftto mourn and reflect upontwo of the greatest influences on modern history.

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The graves of American soldiers dot the landscape at Normandywhere over 10,000 Allied soldiers lost their lives on Jun 6, 1944.

Olga says farewellI would like to take this

time to wish my fellowVikings farewell.

I have served faithfullyas your Viking advicewench during my time hereat Archbishop Wood, but Ifind Sweden's call growstoo strong for me to ignoreany longer. I must return tothe land of plundering sodear to my Norse heart.

Luckily, though, thesame exchange programthat brought me to you willsoon send over my youngersibling who has inherited

from my dear parents thesame strong head for pillag-ing and advice that I have.He will replace me here tosolve all your problems.

Please don't forget oldOlga, your Viking advice

wench. If you ever happento come into theScandinavian docks feelfree to stop by my ship.There's always a spare ham-mock for any Viking friendof mine. So now,Archbishop Wood, I bidyou not a "farewell", but an"until we meet again!"

-Olga

Ask OlgaHelp & Advice

Angela Schlauch �04

These days there are probablymore “hit” sitcoms and more come-dians vying to make it big than everbefore. Success in comedy, espe-cially stand-up, rests in the ability ofthe comedian or writer to make theaudience laugh, but what does makeus laugh anymore?

I, for one, know that most of thesupposedly hilarious stuff I see ontelevision leaves me sitting on thecouch with nothing but a blankstare.

Television, for instance, used to befunny. The three stooges werefunny, Bill Cosby was funny-MTV’s “Jackass” isn’t funny. Thestooges were fun to watch becausethey pretended to do silly andunlikely things; “Jackass,” however,actually consists of people doingstupid and idiotic things. Maybe thisis just my view, but watching a guyget a concussionfrom rolling downa hill in a barrel iss i c k e n i n g .“Jackass,” asMaddox, an inter-net critic said, is“finally a shownamed after it’starget audience.”And no Martha,that’s not a goodthing. .

Stand-up comedians can be evenworse. So many of them try to makeme laugh by shouting somethingunoriginal at me. I didn’t go there tohave a “joke” shouted at me. If it’sfunny when you shout things, restassured I’m only laughing at you.

It’s the same way with “comedi-ans” who think they’ve found comicgold because they’ve finally learnedto combine the words “idiot” and“Bush” in a sentence. Wow, they’vemastered the precious art of name-calling. Time to graduate fromkindergarten! (For some reason thewords “Politically Incorrect with

Bill Mahr” kept flashing in my headas I was writing the last three sen-tences.)

Calling someone a moron isn’tfunny. Don’t assassinate their char-acter, make me laugh by poking funat, say, something funny.

Once you allow yourself to getlaughs by character attack, though,you open up a whole other box. Ifyou’re going to call someonenames, why not make fun of anentire group of people, say males?For a culture that beats us over thehead, and even demands that every-one be colorblind, tolerant, etc., it’sstrange that I see countless showswith men who are blubbering idiots,

and others that simply use the raceor culture of another to elicit laugh-ter. When they have a hawaiianman with an accent saying “That’sfreaky!”, are they getting me tolaugh because he’s got a funnyaccent, or because whatever “that”is, it’s somehow funny? If you’regoing to protest discrimination, gono further than the largely hypocrit-

ical mainstreammedia. But, it’sall in the nameof humor, isn’tit?

The goodnews: producersseem to realizetheir shows lackany element ofhumour Theydecide to solve

the problem by tacking on a “laughtrack” to trick us into a sense thatit’s not the shows that’s not funny,it’s our own old school sense ofhumour. But for me, when a showsays “You’ll find this funny, orelse”, I only change the channelfaster.

Maybe if comedians and the sit-com executives examined what usedto make comedy good instead ofhow they can convey their bitternessand political views through ameasly 30 minute show, I would beable to laugh again. But I’m notholding my breath.

Tom ShakelyOpinion

�FAR TOO MANY

SITCOMS ARE BLAND;LUCKILY PRODUCERS

REALIZE THIS AND

DECIDE TO TACK ON A

LAUGH TRACK.�

Where has all thelaughter gone?There are hundreds of sit-coms and thousands ofcomedians, but surprisinglyfew can combine originalitywith humour.

Page 3: The Viking Voice, June 2004

Page 3 Seniors & Graduation June 15, 2004

PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM SHAKELY

SENIOR POLL

Distinguished SeniorAwards

Initiative:Thomas Gushue

Loyalty:Michael Rakszawski

Perseverance:Marissa Truskowski

Scholarship:Kevin Rakszawski

School & Community:Kaitlin Kennedy

Service:Meagan Terry

Leadership:Andrew Rascoll

Spirit of the Viking:Kathleen Bond and Dane Mangin

President & Principal:Kevin Rakszawski

PRESIDENTIAL PREVIEW

IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY,WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE

FOR PRESIDENT?

BUSH: 51.7 PERCENT

KERRY: 36.7 PERCENT

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CLOCKWISE FROMTOP: AnthonyLupinacci (best car),Dane Mangin andMeghan Volz(cutest couple), theSenior clap-out,President Bush,Ryan Fitzpatrickand Kate Zumpino(best hair), andMeghan Terry(yearbook editor).

Favorite subject:First: MathSecond: English

Cutest Couple:First: Meghan Volz/Dane ManginSecond: Kate Bond/Frank Nolan

Best Car:Anthony LupinacciKate Zumpino

Best Hair (girl):Kate ZumpinoLaura Riley

Best Hair (boy):Ryan FitzpatrickDave Guld

Funniest:Mark KitchmanTim Walters

Friendliest:Pat KaneMelissa Mroz

Hardest Working:Kevin RakszawskiMike Rakszawski

Song:�Time of your life� by Greenday�We�re not gonna take it� by Twisted Sisters

Cafeteria food:Fries 23%Popcorn chicken 17%

Memory: Senior Viking DayFootball Championship

THE RESULTS

THE SENIOR POLL WAS ADMINISTERED TO ALL SENIORS DURING HOMEROOM.

Page 4: The Viking Voice, June 2004

Looking to be more involvedin activities at Wood next year?The newspaper might be theright choice for you!

Next year we will have majorvacancies in the staff, and to fillthose we’re appealing to you.We’re looking for anyone inter-ested in general writing, editori-als, editing, graphics, photogra-phy, and a number of otherthings. If you enjoy doing any ofthose things, we have a spot foryou at The Viking Voice. Even ifyou don’t think you’re a goodwriter you should consider join-ing, as regular writing can onlyserve to improve your skills andhelp you discover new ones.

Working on the paper will nottake up a lot of your time,though you will be expected tocome to regular meetings. You’llhave the creative license to sug-gest your own ideas for articles,features and interviews, andhave the chance to interact regu-larly with the editors and advisorto ask questions and get whatyou need to get the job done.

If you have any questions, orif you’d like to sign up to be onnext year’s staff, send an emailpromptly to:- [email protected]

STAFF POSITIONS- Photographers- Sports writers- General writers- Game reviewers- Poets- DVD Reviewers- Concert & band reviews- Editorial writers- Computer People- Your talent here!

We’re also looking for someonewho is familiar with php-nuke tohelp run next year’s viking voicewebsite. Please contact me viaemail. .

Email me sooner rather than later. .- [email protected]

Page 4 In Focus June 15, 2004

Be a part of the Viking VoiceSNYDER continued from page 1

involved. I am in the band, I workat Six Flags, I am in the executiveboard of CSC, I am the VicePresident of NHS, and I write forthe Courier Times. But regard-less of what else I am involved in,I am willing to give this school allmy time.

VOICE: You really are busy! Sowhat do you like to do for fun?SNYDER: Well, I am really intomusic. I go to a lot concerts inthis area. I go on road trips to seebands, and a lot of times I don'talways have tickets but somehowI find a way to get them. A cou-ple weeks ago I heard that OARwas playing at the Hollister at theKing of Prussia Mall, so I got apass and went. There were hun-dreds of people there. There wasno room inside. Then the policecame. I talked to one of them,and towards the end of the show Igot him to let us in and watch. Iwas like 5 feet away from theband. It was amazing!

VOICE: So tell us a little aboutyourself. What's your favoritecolor? Food? TV show? Movie?Band?SNYDER: My favorite color is blue.I love Chicken Parmesan sand-wiches from Dom's Pizza Coup.

I watched "My Big FatObnoxious Fiancé" all the time.My favorite movie is "Good WillHunting." I can't really say whatmy favorite band is, but probablyOAR or the Beatles.

VOICE: Is there anyone whoinspires you to be a good leader?SNYDER: There's not anyone inparticular, but I really don't wantto let the school down.

I also asked Eric about plansfor next year but he wouldn't giveme specifics. "My biggest objec-tive is to have something foreveryone. I want everyone to getsomething out of this year-havesomething to remember. I alsowant to make improvements onthe school if possible. I am goingto work my hardest to make it agreat year for everyone."

He also mentioned that sincenext year is the 40th anniversaryof the school, there will be a lotof different things going on, andhopes that everyone will getinvolved.

Overall, next year looks likeit will be an amazing year for all.With Eric as our president, wewill be able to unite not only as asenior class, but as a school.

Tom Shakely

Mrs. Murray and Eric Snyder enjoy the greener aspects ofWood�s campus.

Mystery Box a must-read for Dixon, Keene fansNancy Drew and Hardy Boys

fans, this one's for you. GordonMcAlpine's recent young adultnovel, entitled Mystery Box, is afictionalized account of theauthors of these series, CarolynKeene and Franklin W. Dixon.Though those names are actuallypseudonyms for the countlessnumbers of authors who wrotefor the Nancy Drew and HardyBoys books throughout theyears, McAlpine manages tocreate a well-woven plot cen-tered around the two main char-acters meeting and subsequentrelationship in 1920s Paris.

For Nancy Drew and theHardy Boys readers, pieces fromthe earliest works are woven intothe novel as events in Carolyn

and Frank's lives. The idea isthat the inspiration for the seriesthese future authors were towrite came from the mysteriesthat they experienced personally.Also interesting to the avid read-er is that in Paris, Frank andCarolyn socialize with such lit-erary luminaries of the 1920s asF. Scott Fitzgerald, GertrudeStein, and Ernest Hemingway.Though this scenario is very far-fetched, the conversations thecharacters hold on writing actu-ally make for the best reading inthis novel. At one point,Carolyn asks Hemingway foradvice on a sentence in a bookshe's working on. Hemingwaygives ample criticism, but whenCarolyn tells him that her sen-

tence is just a sentence, heresponds, "If you've taken thetime to write it down…it's themoon and the stars." For anyonewho is interested in writing, it'sworth reading this novel just tosee what the great authors sayabout writing.

The plot centers on Carolynand Frank leaving home and liv-ing in Paris, both to escape theirhome lives and because theyseem to be searching for some-thing (which actually turns outto be each other). The mainproblem for the reader is thetotal lack of emotion the charac-ters show throughout the novel.They have experiences thatshould evoke great anger, or sad-ness, or joy, or something! But

they convey nothing. The gener-al emotion given off is disillu-sionment, and for the reader (atleast this one) that can be quiteaggravating. Both charactersfind and lose and find each otheragain while uncovering the mys-teries of their own lives anddeveloping their writing skills.If only they would feel some-thing amid the turmoil of theirexistence, this novel would besatisfying.

I recommend this novel forthe avid Nancy Drew or HardyBoys reader, the aspiring writer,or the disillusioned youth. Foreveryone else, it's no must-read.

- EMILIE HAERTSCH �04

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

On the

BOOKSHELF

Price: $16.95 (Paperback)Author: Gordon McAlpineBarnes & Noble- September 2003

Philadelphia that weekend foralumni who would like to cometo the city early, or stay for theweekend.

During the second semesterthere will be student-focusedevents, including a new formatfor the ACE award assembly.The celebration will end in Mayor early June of 2005 with acruise for the alumni from

Penn’s Landing that will featurea silent auction and buffet din-ner.

The 40th Anniversary ofArchbishop Wood is sure to bean exciting and memorable timein the school’s history. As thisimportant milestone begins, it isa time to find new and creativeways to continue the ArchbishopWood legacy.

WOOD continued from page 1

FALL TEAMS

Field Hockey� First TeamCaitlyn Watts

� Second TeamLaura Riley

Football (Blue Division)� First TeamJohn HavilandPat KaneMike KruzitsTom LaurichJohn McFadden

� Second TeamMike BarainyakJason DevineBrian DevlinDane ManginBill GrossChristian SzablowskiBryan McCartney

� Honorable MentionPatrick CartyMark HelmuthTim KilkennyTom Smith

Volleyball� First TeamKate Suder (MVP)Kelly Brett

� Second TeamKate SenneffKaitlin Reinert

Soccer (Girls)� First TeamBreean DaleyMary Kay Waddington

� Second TeamKate Cloud

� Honorable MentionChristine GregoryNatalie NotaroMeghan Volz

Soccer (Boys)� First TeamJoseph TaylorJay Halbreiner

� Second TeamRyan Drum

� Honorable MentionCharlie BarrettFrank Nolan

Cross Country (Girls)� First TeamKathleen Bond

Cross Country (Boys)� Honorable MentionMatthew GiustiWilliam Salamone

WINTER TEAMS

Basketball (Boys)� First TeamMatt Spadafora

� Second TeamTim Walters

Basketball (Girls)� First TeamPam Rosanio (MVP)

� Second TeamNicole Arcidiacono

Bowling (Boys)� Second TeamDan Slocum

Stephen Direso

� Honorable MentionChris Troxell

Bowling (Girls)� Honorable MentionShannon Cox

Indoor Track (Girls)� Second TeamJeanine Braithwaite

Swimming (Boys)� First TeamThomas Whelan

� Second TeamWilliam Langlois

Swimming (Girls)� First TeamKatelyn CromptonMichelle RacineLisa WhitlockJillian BrenneckeJaclyn Smith

Wrestling� First TeamTom BissettMatt Weygand

� Second TeamChris SzablowskiEdward Waddington

� Honorable MentionTom BrooksMark HelmuthSteve LewisJohn Haviland

SPRING TEAMS

Baseball

� Second TeamSean ReganJohn McFaddenChris Kirk

Softball� First TeamAshley Sifer

� Honorable MentionLaura Buzzard

Lacrosse (Boys)� First TeamDrew RascollDerrin ManginTony AquilinoDane Mangin

� Second TeamNick CarrollMike PavlakBryan McCartney

� Honorable MentionGeorge CerwinskiChuck ClarkeBrian KollerTim KilkennySteve RoyMark Kitchenman

Lacrosse (Girls)� First TeamAmanda MakiodMeghan VolzCaitlyn Volz

� Second TeamCaitlyn WattsKristin Conboy

Tennis� First TeamDerek Mancini

2003-2004 All-Catholic athletes