2017

S2t9ten up, Mrs. Beck gets the attention of
her class during a math lesson. For a
student to fully comprehend, they must
listen and watch what the teacher is
modeling. Math is especially important
because each topic builds off of the last.

Cou& you /tepeat that Codey Court (9) asks
Mrs. Jones about the topic that they're going
over in art class. "It's good for the class to
understand the directions or the concepts that
we're studying." said Ms. Jones. The only way
for students to know something is to ask
questions.

O SA W ith M is . S tA k o w ^

K What inspired you to become a teacher?

Am My math teacher inspired me to become a teacher, because at

the time I was very bad at math, but he helped me get better at it.

o : Where did you teach before coming to Bishop?

Am I was a student tutor at the University of Alabama, but I was

so good at it, the University wanted me to become the Spanish
teacher.

Of What do you like about Bishop?

AS^ What I like most about Bishop is the students. They inspire

me to come back everyday. I've wanted to work at Bishop for
years since my sons came here, and it finally happened.

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QAie^come inte/mationa^ s tu d e n ts , Ritchie Park
(11) and Joy Baek (10) study at the work table in
the library. The international students were
welcomed to their new home, Bishop
McGuinness, as they prepared to take on the
American lifestyle. The international students
came from many different places, such as China
and Korea.

Stftum Olt, Jin Woo Bae (12) practices his guitar
skills in the music room. All international
students were welcomed in all classes, including
the arts, which were not always available for them
to take classes for in their home countries. Bishop
McGuinness encouraged students to follow their
dreams and pursue their talents in life.

^eftcioug. International student
Maverick Li (11) and his friend Ritchie
Park (11) enjoy their lunch in the cafeteria
while they get to talk and spend time with
their friends. At Bishop McGuinness, it was
important that students got to spend time with
each other and create strong friendships.

Wome(^uiay^/lom^ome

International Students traveled halfway around the world and
lived with host families to attend our American High School.

‘Viiactice makes pe4ect, "JU y \3:(appij-go-Cucl3i], Michelle Badc^iO) smiles
while waiting in the library for a classT ‘
John Weng (11) practices nis begin. Michelle has lived with the W d ^ ie
guitar strumming during music family for the past two yej^s, along,, with her
class. "The teachers are nice and sister," Joy Baek (10). Many intem|tional
the people are very friendly," said fudents lived with teachers or other schocs
John Weng (11). families during their time in the Unite

aiitist, Jonathan Gao (9) thinks (^m6/iican Skpe/tience"

about his abstract art project in class while
working to cut out pieces and put them together.

I Conceni/iaie, Winnie Liu (12) focuses on her
I classwork. Winnie has attended Bishop for four
n years and has lived with the Kolosieke family

for the past three.

"I have become much "My favorite thing about "The studies at school
more mature and being an international are very fun and there are
student is having a
independent from this a lot of activities," said
experience," said stronger chance of getting Jonathan Gao (9).
John Weng (11). to go to a college in the

United States," said
Maverick Li (11).

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Students in Art I took on abstract scluptures and other unique projects.

By Sara Kirkman Photos: Candyce Sturgeon

Shoes ake a qi/i& best jjkiend, McKenzie King

(9) is all business as she works on her shoe
drawing in art class."I love this class; it's

expressive. We get to show our own style in
everything we do!" said McKenzie. McKenzie's

shoe was a running shoe becau.se of how much
she loves to run. Her shoe also had a cross on it

to represent faith and family.

^ a k d WOkb pQUing 0^, Art I students Lily

Role (9), Claire Namen (9) and Mary Davis
(9) work hard on their shoe drawings. The Art 1
students worked on drawing their own shoes and
incorporating symbols that described themselves

into the drawing. The shoe project was similar
to their abstract scluptures, but rather than

describing their families, they were de.scribing
themselves. "I drew my running shoes and I also

added the ocean and sun because I'm from
Flordia. 1put the music note because I love to

dance and listen to music," said Claire.

‘^/teCiSton is fcey, Will Lorenz (9) stays focused as he works on his abstract sclupture. The

blue piece surrounding his sclupture repre.sented his dog, the big purple piece stood for his
dad. The long pink one represented his mom, and the light blue one is for his brother. He
u.sed a smaller pink piece to represent him.self. "1 really enjoy art class, it gives me a chance
to express myself and 1have alot of fun with my friends, said Will.

This year the art program welcomed a new teacher, Mrs.
Ann Jones. Before coming to Bishop, Mrs. Jones taught at
Immaculate Heart of Mary and still teaches there part-time.
She has been teaching for 20 years. Mrs. Jones has always

had a passion for art and school; when she was in high
school, she decided to combine the two. "I like being able

to show students that they can be creative and teaching
them new skills with materials. I like students to grow and I

love their enthusiam for art," said Mrs. Jones.

Is there a future sculptor in our midst?

One of the major projects in Art I is an abstract
sclupture. The sclupture was supposed to symbolically

represent the student's family and show their
relationship. The artist had to think of adjectives that
represented the personality of each individual and put

them into an artistic form.

3t's uAbstkact, Lily Role (9) smiles as she
proudly holds up her abstract sclupture.
Lily's favorite aspect of her piece
represented her sister. Lily's sister is a big
role model for her and a big helper to the
family. "That's why some of the other
shapes lean on it, because she is a very
important part of our family," said Lily.

foi/e ^0/t fl/tt, Hope Suire (9) loves
her abstract sculpture. "I'm not that good
at art, but that's why it's considered
abstract!" said Hope. The heart in Hope's
sculpture represented her mom.

(jl/iteu, Sofia Lawrence(9) holds up her
art sclupture. Sofia's favorite piece was the
pink one, which represented one of her two
sisters. "Nina's piece is my favorite
because she is a very artistic person and
the designs I did really represented her
well," said Sofia.

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Wkfi u p u iith t k M(§-MCommitteef? Mult, Mr. Preudhomme shows off his skills as he
rolls the ball down the lane. He was the man to beat
The Mischief and Merriment ("M&M") Committee was during the bowling event, bringing his own shoes, ball
formed with the task of planning a special event every month and even a brace for his bowling hand."I have been
bowling since high school, but 1wasn't very good in high
to build community and to strenghten bonds within the school or college. When 1got married I stopped bowling,
school, between students, and between faculty members and but I still have a love for it," said Mr. Preudhomme.

staff. These monthly treats or mini-retreats may not have
always been announced, but they were always a welcome
break from the routine. One of the events the committee

planned was a teacher salad potluck during one of the
planning weeks in the summer.The Mischef and Merriment

Committee consits of Mrs. McKendry, Mrs. Knox, Mrs.
Redmon, Mr. Coble, Mr. O’Meara, Mrs. Stoller, Mrs.
McMillian, and Mrs. Gehling.

^eady to kollt Mrs. Redmon is ready to bowl but she is
having trouble deciding which ball to choose. The teachers
drove down to the local bowling alley to let off some steam and

relax on a Friday afternoon in October.

W s , Mr. O'Meara and Mr. Koepf talk about bowling and
the new "Mischief and Merriment" Committee. "The new

committee is a great opportunity to enjoy each other and to get
out of the everyday work environment to have fun. We have
some good bowlers and 1had a lot of fun," said Mr. O'Meara.
Fifteen teachers met to bowl and cheer each other on.

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are
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The teachers went on an afternoon outing to bowl and build staff morale.

By Bridget Kinsely and Sophia Cobb Photo: Mrs. Kohl

■HSf'v'Wii

StiiilsG that, Mrs. Shaw celebrates a good throw during one of

her turns. All the teachers enjoyed hanging out together to do
different things, like bowling. Plans were already in the works

for their next get-together.

9igg^6S, "I am a terrible bowler but it does not stop me from going. It 53
was a fun idea to do something after school, and it was better than going to
a restaurant and sitting down because we got to be active. It was a fun
thing to do and way better than sitting in our rooms by ourselves," said
Mrs. Garrett. The teachers used the time to unwind without the sight of
papers needing to be graded.

3 do is UJin, Mrs. Gehling celebrates a strike. "There were a lot of

strikes and a lot of gutter balls, but Mr. Preudhomme was the overall
winner,"said Mrs. Gehling. There was no doubt that Mr. Preudhomme was
the overall winner; even after he left, everyone was trying to beat his high

score.



tfU ffO R K

What did the seniors hope to accomplish before their
final year at Bishop was over?

By Bridget Kinsley Photos: Noah Saffer

Go out of the country. -Mary Mulqueen
Get ripped. -Leo Wells
Go to Tanglewood. -Mia Tanyag
See a Broadway Show. -Drachel Pereira
Graduate! -Spencer Webster
Understand physics. -Lauren Soltis
Go to L.A. -Kyeongjun Na
Get a hundred on anything in Phreudhomme. -Jared Russell

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i l , Q i•j o

Uq

is-i?

Mr. Fuanan
"Climb to the top of the
Duomo in F orence"

Mr. Smith
"Dive into the Mayan

Cenotes"

Mr. Kist
"Go to Aleks HQ"

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'Jlfiteii the (jOg deans,
The ctieerleaders line up
to bring out the football
team before a home game
begins. "Cheerleading is

a fun sport, but very
underrated. We cheer for
two sports, back to back,
practice long hours, work

on stunts, have Rally
Boys and learn so many
cheers and dances ... all
while having fun with our

friends," said Mia
Tanyag (12). The
cheerleaders each have
"Rally Boys" during the

season. They are
assigned specific team

players and they
decorate their lockers and
bring them small gifts or
food items every week to

get them pumped up for
game time.

Stand tad. After the
coin toss, Mia Tanyag
(12), Cassidy Lechner

(11) , Anna Zoretich
(12) , and Laura Yow

(11) do shoulder sits
while chanting

"B-M-H-S." This is a
new idea the girls came
up with that they thought
the fans would enjoy. "I

have been on varsity
cheerleading since

freshman year and as a
Junior, I am excited to

continue cheering on
football and basketball
for the next few seasons.
From a new coach to a
smaller team, I would

not trade my
cheerleading memories

for anything," said
Cassidy.

‘d^kactice hand but phg luandek, The girls ^auqltmg tke dags anau, Mia Tanyag (12), Anna Zoretich (12)

perform a dance at halftime of the football and Marie Lawson (12) take a break from practicing to have fun
game. "I love cheerleading because everyone
and enjoy their final days of cheerleading as seniors at Bishop
is like a family and everyone pushes McGuinness. "Cheerleading is unlike any other sports at Bishop. We
everyone to be their be.st. Our team got a lot
smaller, so we all have to work harder, but I are basically like a big family and I love having a front row view at
all the games," said Anna. Anna began cheering in middle school at
love it and would not trade this experience OLG and has been cheerleading at Bishop for the past four years.
for anything," said Lily Rowe (11). The

teams combined from JV and Varsity to only
one Varsity team two years ago. They have
to learn a different half time dance and two
new quarter cheers for every game . The

squad went from 25 girls down to 12 girls, so
they had to work much harder to be the best
cheer squad they could be.

The Cheerleaders supported the Villains with good old fashioned S-P-I-R-I-T!

By Sophia Cobb Photos; Marilyn Butterworth

to the ^ i g SPeagu6s Along with cheering for Bishop,
senior Marie Lawson also cheers for
Cheer Extreme. "I have a passion for
competitive cheerleading, since it is
where I can block out the rest of the

world, pursue my happiness for
tumbling and stunting, and be
surrounded by a team that is like my

family," said Marie.

Marie has been doing gymnastics for
8 years and cheerleading for 2 years.
She finds time to pursue her passion
by balancing schoolwork with cheer

practice 8 hours every week and
around 10 competitions a year.

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N e w Y e a t^ Te a m

The Bishop McGuinness football team completely changed its game.

By Brendan Chase Photos: Candyce Sturgeon

Qood gpo/ttemahsitjh is fccu, Ben Babcock (12)
congratulates teammate Drew Kitzel (11) after a good play.
Senior leadership and good sportsmanship went a long way

this season to bring the team together.

__

QAiliat a catc{t, Wide reciever, Ben Babcock (12), hauls in a pass for Qo SPong, Quarterback, Peter Ingle (12), scans downfield for an
another great reception, and a huge Villains gain. Ben has some of the open reciever. "The offense that everyone has seen this year is not
most recieving yards of any player in the nation. "I'd say the biggest something that occurred overnight. Coach Jones, Coach Bowen, and
difference would be that it was another year in the same offense, so it I, along with the rest of the guys on offen.se, have been conitually
helped with experience, as well as it being my senior season. I wanted working to make this squad as effective as it can be. Having great
to make sure that I went as hard as I could all the time and never took playmakers has also greatly contributed to the sucess we have had
any plays off," said Ben. Throughout the regular season, Ben amounted this year," said Peter. This year, the team opted to use a more pass
a staggering 1,435 recieving yards and 11 touchdowns. heavy offen.se, which catapulted the Bishop McGuinness
quarterback and his recievers to the forefront of state rankings.

set h^ike, Daegan Shigo (12), Jake Brancazio (11), Alex Dioii (12) and the
defensive line get ready for the snap, waiting to stop the play."I think the defense did a
great job this year; we practiced really hard and it showed up in our games with how we
played every week," said Daegan. This year. Bishop McGuinness was able to rack up
two hundred tackles and 13 interceptions over the regular season and played a major
role with great contributions in each of Bishop McGuinness's games.

Ploverofffie P I T

Qo ^Team, Claire McDonough (12), Molly Bernard (12), and Brad
Standen (11) cheer for the Villains from the sidelines with signs for the

players. "Having such a great crowd presence really adds to the
environment, they really make each game better,"said wide reciver, CJ

Cappuccio (11). "The Pit" provided rowdy support for the Villains,
game after game, with unwavering fervor.

'dTajsG a knee, Taking a break from the action,
Reid Featherngill (12) grabs some water on the

sidelines as he reacts to a good play. Middle
school students, Evan Stoller and Landon Raines,
could often be found on the sidelines helping the
team with water and equipment.

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nn 'I

The cross country team looked for ways to extend their finish line.

By Anna Blister Photos: Marilyn Butterworth

iisyouftMiiEPMfliyicisscoynra

"My favorite part about cross country is the team.
Cross-country is a great way to meet new friends
and strengthen old friendships. It can also be a
really good stress reliever. When you have a really
hard day at school, you can let it all out when you
are running."

-Jack Herndon (10)

"My favorite part of cross country is that you have to be kequi/tPMPniS, To keep motivated,
mentally strong to push yourself through the pain of Robert Ganzert (11) gets Taylor Tremblay
running, because your biggest enemy is yourself. My other (11) to write on his arm with Sharpie at every
favorite part is the team, because everyone is so accepting race. "It gives me motivation to keep pushing
and welcoming. I love all of cross-country because I feel on in a race, especially through the hardest
like it has made me a better person." parts and when 1am really tired," said
Robert. Likewise, Taylor also wrote on her
-Taylor Tremblay (11) arm at meets, and put all the names of people
that she ran for. Both Taylor and Robert
wrote these sayings, so when they were at a
race they could glance at their arms and be
reminded of their teammates' support and

motivated to finish the race strong.

n The amazing cross country girls Kelly
J H Lg Gaylord (11), McKenzie King (9). Olivia
Forish (12) and Taylor Tremblay (11) are
not just teammates, but very good friends as
well. "All the girls and I like to draw on each
other with Sharpie, warm up together, laugh
together, and our favorite thing to do before a
race starts, on the start line, is to pray to God
together for strength throughout the race,"
said Kelly. This year, the girls became
conference and regional champions.

Me a After a long and arduous day, the cross country-

team is able to finally relax. All the participants on the team said they

had very strong bonds with one another. The team said they liked to

sleep, eat, laugh, play and hang out with each other when they were

not focu,sed on running. Typical high .school cross country meets

lasted between one to two hours.

Cafm bejfilte th e stofim. Making their way to the first trail. Robert

Ganzert (11), Dominic Zecca (9), Alex Finder (12), Jack Herndon
(10), Sean Muller (10), and Garrett Price (9) chat with each other.
"There is always a lot of nerves before a race, but being with my
teammates always makes it less nerve-racking and more light­
hearted," said Alex. The unique thing about cross country is that
everyone gets to compete and run the same course, although only the
top seven runners are considered the scoring team.

'Sio/tgiag ahound. Having fun after a
hard meet, Sean Muller (10),
Xavier Preudhomme (9) and Matt
Herndon (12) play with their team
pet. "Our stick-horse's name is
Nuanda. We got her when we went
to Arizona. Nuanda attends all of
our meets and the team believes that
Nuanda has magical powers that
cause us to be excelsior in our
coming," said Sean. The members
of the cross country team liked to
have fun to lighten everyone up and
make sure people were awake. This
year, out of the 26 members, there
were at least three members from
each grade.

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The girls tennis team valued more than just winning; teamwork

was a number one priority.

By Evelyn Yale Photos: by Donna Crink

Qo ^i^fain9, The girls huddle up at practice and come
together as one unit. Even though matches were played as
singles and doubles, the team aspect of the game added
support from week to week.

Double Candyce Sturgeon (12) and Kennedy Barber (12) Marion Sloyan (9) and Lydia Corte.s (9)
Trouble After every every point the girls got in a match, Marion Sloyan's favorite part about being on a
Candyce and Kennedy would both hit racquets and doubles team was always having a person next to her
do little dances. "My favorite part is having someone during her and Lydia's matches. "One celebration
there to take away some of the pressure. I also enjoy that we do is high-five racquets after every point
the close bond that forms between doubles partners," when neither of us is serving," said Marion. Lydia
said Candyce. They are constantly looking out for and Marion have become very close because of
and helping each other on and off the court . tennis and plan to stay friends for a long time .

Q&A S Olivia Montanez (10) Julia Hagler (10)

What is your favorite "My favorite memory is i l l M y favorite memory is
memory from the our last home match. We going out to Cookout
season? after matches with the
won by a lot and „> team."
celebrated afterwards
with yummy cupcakes." I

b a c k h a n d 3 t Kennedy Barber (12) shows off her great backhand.
Kennedy has always enjoyed spending time with with her team and

has became close with all of her teammates and coaches during her
senior season of girls tennis. "My favorite part about playing tennis is

the competitiveness. I love the competitive spirit and the rush of

adrenaline," said Kennedy. Her signature move was to come out
strong and that usually ended up with a win for Kennedy.

Qlf) and Quell, Becky Auger (11) has always had a passion for
tennis because she grew up playing. "I enjoy playing tennis because
I grew up with it. 1also love bonding with my teammates," said
Becky. She enjoyed working with her coaches everyday because
they inspired her to work hard and improve her skills.

^Godtj Positions, Claire Rogers (10) enjoyed playing her singles
matches and surprising her opponent with her signature backhand
volley. "You get to meet a lot of new people when you are apart of a
team and that is why I like being apart of girls tennis," said Claire.
She is looking forward to her next two years on the tennis team and
building better connections with everyone she already knows.

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The volleyball team hits hard and tackles obstacles, while growing strong together.

By Adanna Aham-Iroelugo Photos: Noah SalYer

SPocfo n' ^oad Diana^CTnande^irunda (lO) sets up

or Emma slam itflown. " I a ^ e a t tii

'Waiting Qanie, Olivia Dioli (10) gets ready to pass the Lydia Specht (10) jump serves in an attempt to send the ball
ball to the setter to get the play underway. "Our team over the net. "Rapping with everyone on the bus was definitely the highlight of
had some problems midway through the season but we the bus rides, in my opinion," said Lydia. Team bonding was a big part of the
volleyball team's mission this season.
made it though stronger and surprisingly closer," Olivia
said. The JV team ended with a 13-5 record.

SmeCfe ^ifce tem Spt/tif, students perform the famous Rollercoaster Ce^ebkaiion, Happiness is clearly shown on the face of Sarah
cheer at a volleyball game. This year, turnout for volleyball games Lininger (10) after winning a very hard fought volley. "Gettting
became much higher. "It was fun to get to dressed up and cheer on hurt almost put a damper on my season, but it only made me
the team," said Niel Ingle (10). Students even made themed nights more eager to win," said Sarah. Volleys in volleyball can go on for
several minutes.
including Jersey Night and Whiteout.
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67

New Bishop McGuinness traditions are
evolving! Vinny was the newest edition to the
Villian Nation this Christmas season.

By Megan Standen Photos:Marilyn Butterworth

The Elf on the Shelf is a Christams tradition for families worldwide.
It is based on a children's picture book that explains how Santa
Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It de.scribes elves who visit
children between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve and then return
to the North Pole until the next holiday season. Does your family

an elf that visits you?

^/lilils up. Ella Doran (10) has a
visitor while getting some water in the
lunchroom. The lunchroom was one of
Vinny's favorite spots in the school. "It
was fun to look for him every day and
see who could find him first", said Ella.
Vinny liked to spend time near the
lunch line because he could visit with
the most students there.

cAlauglitiJ Oh oMiCG, Vinny spends
the day in Mrs.Kohl's room. He
made sure all of the junior
students were on their best
behavior.

S^tUing a %ili9li Vinny
relaxes with some friends in Mrs.
Sobkowski's classroom
hammock. He appeared in a new
spot in the school everyday.
Student Council thought it would
be very fitting to name him
Vinny, after Father Vince.

^eek-a-boo, Vinny surprises
some students in the hallway at
their locker.

Season'c /leadings, Vinny decides
to give the library a visit. He
thought the collection of holiday
readings would be appropriate.

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By Lydia Cortes

S' Photos: Marilyn Butterworlh and Noah Saffer

o]~ 'S^i^hop I icy^ uinne^ S'

Twenty-six alphabetical representations of Bishop!

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tX fA om a

Cynma^unt

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FacuH y

H isfoty M d lig a te e

imtnmi V

JoyM K in d n ess Lockets M ath

Nice Students Office Principal

Tetdtnology U hihm ns Villains

W restling Xylophone Yearbook ^ooTrip

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Festive sweaters get students into the holiday spirit.

By Maria Adams Photos: Marilyn Butterworth



By Charlotte Dabar Photos: Donna Crink

The Senior Peer Ministers worked hard to put together bags of

supplies for the hom eless in our eommunity this Christmas season.

seMiCe,, With a smile, Claire McDonough (12) puts
supplies into a plastic ziploc bag. The senior peer ministers
spearheaded a project this year to donate "blessing bags" to

the homeless. "Doing this project so close to Christmas
really reminds you what the holiday is all about," said
Claire.

QAio/ifcing kaiid o/t Imd^eu wo/tfcing, Emma Fritts (12)
laughs as she grabs a fistful of ready-to-go bags and moves
them to a table. "This project was a lot of fun to do because
the whole time I was packing the bags, 1was thinking about
the impact it was going to have on a person's life. Something
that seems like a nice gesture to me can really end up having

a big impact on someone, especially during this holiday
.season," aid Emma. The blessing bags project was just
another one of the many service projects that the senior peer
ministers have been involved in this year. They especially
enjoyed this project because of the many people they were
going to be able to bring joy to this holiday season, and
because the project didn’t even really feel like service

because it was so fun to put together.

tk p M C.PSSitiPS, All the supplies bought for the blessing
bags were bought with donations from the Bi.shop

McGuinness student body. The senior peer ministers went
out to the store together and bought as many supplies as they

could witht he amount of money that was donated. The
items in the blessing bags include: handwarmers, first aid

kits, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, granola bars, mini
tissues, deoderant, mini shampoo, quarters, gloves, gum,

crackers, chapstick, and lotion. With the help of all the
homerooms, Bi.shop managed to raise almost $1,500
between November 28 and December 18.

pi|P on tlif the. Finally, Emma Fritts
(12) and Will Ladka (12) finish the last
couple of bags and get them ready to be
delivered. The senior peer ministers
delivered the bags themselves before the
holiday break.

SieCpitin hands. Natalie Kolosieke (12).

Molly Giarner (12), and Nicole Harrison
(12) pack blessing bags full of
goodies."We were all really excited with
the turnout of this project, and because of
the generosity of the student body we were
able to make a lot of people happy on
Christmas," said Molly.

GHVICTORyi

Joseph Spillane (12) brought Mr. Seidel's homeroom
donut's after they reached their goal for money raised
towards blessing bags. Julia Hagler (10) especially
enjoyed her donut, which is one of her favorite foods.
Bringing in food was part of the incentive programs the
peer ministers had going on throughout the project, and it
was a great way to get the students involved and donating.
"We had no problem bringing in food for our homerooms
when they reached their goals, we were even happy to do

it. Overall, we were happy with the outcome of the
donations and excited with the generosity of the student

body," said Joseph.

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New yeoA'i Eve "I watched the ball "I went to a party." I spent New Years with
drop with friends." -Elizabeth Knorr (12) friends and family, watching
'T went to my friends house -Anna Trego (11)
and we celebrated." all of the football games."
-Connor Cortes (11) -Brendan Chase (11)

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^ o m e ^ofi the

BySaraKirkman Studciits shared thclr spccial holiday moments and traditions.

2nn Logan Smith (12) spent his
Christmas break visiting San Franci.so to
see his brother, Spencer Smith (Class of
2012). Logan spent about a week in San
Francisco and got to visit the bay area and

other attractions and sporting venues.

^^G^COme ^ 0 cAIgW^O/ifc. For her
Christmas break, Olivia Kennedy (9)
traveled to New York City. Olivia has a
lot of family in New York and travels
there every year. "I love the atmosphere
and how busy it is. I also like how there
is always something to do, it's my
favorite place to go," said Olivia.

Christmas break was not just WomG the Slo^tdays.
a time to get off of school
Nicole Harrison(12) went to
and relax, it was a great time Africa during her break. Nicole
to spend time with family
visited Monrovia, which is
and travel to different places. where most of her family on her
Over this Christmas break,
many students stayed close mom's side lives. When she was
to home, while others visited visiting, she stayed at her
other states such as New
York and California. Even uncle's house and was there for
with a shorter break this about a week. Monrovia is
year, some students were
even able to cross the ocean located in the northern portion
and visit Europe and Africa. of the Liberian coast.

^ u n . Ella Allen-Bolten (12) spent her
Christmas break traveling all the way to England. Ella
spent 2 weeks there visiting her family and also visiting
Moors, which is a part of England with a lot of
countryside. "I got to meet a lot of family members that
I've never met before," said Ella.

DtttGSS. Hope Suire(9) spends the holidys in
New Jersey and "New York. Hope loves going to New York,
and her favorite part of the city is Manhattan. She loves
going to the Central Park Zoo and watching Broadway plays.
She also loves New Jersey where her family is located."!
love shopping there and spending time with my family. We
have really big family gatherings and I love spending time
with my cousins and my gamdpa," said Hope.

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Britain voted to leave the
European Union. 52% of voters
voted for "Brexit."

President Obama became the The US Olympic team blew all
first sitting president to visit of the competition away with a
Cuba in 88 years. The visit was total of 121 medals. Michael
an effort to bury the last remnant
of the cold war with Cuba. Cuba Phelps alone earned a whopping
welcomed the President with 28 medals.

open arms.

flUO] News
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2016 was filled with ups, downs and
unexpected victories. England voted to
80 leave the EU, President Obama made a
historic visit to Cuba, and the US
dominated at the Rio Olympics

iiurn Sports
u

2016 was a year for the record books. The

Panthers faced the Broncos in the Super
Bowl, "the curse of the billy goat" was
ended by a World Series Win and the

Summer Olympics were held in Rio, Brazil.

sley and Samuel McDonald

Peyton Manning retired after 18
years in the NFL and a Super
Bowl win. The Broncos beat the
Panthers in the Super Bowl 24-10.

Tom Brady won a record The Chicago Cubs ended their 108 Simone Biles earned five gold
breaking 201st game. No other year "curse of the billy goat" with a medals in the Rio Olympics at
player is within 50 victories of World Series win against the just 19 years-old. She is only the
him. Brady has played 16 Cleveland Indians. The curse began fourth American female
seasons with the New England in 1945 when William Sianis brought Olympian to win five medals in
Patriots and has won 4 Super his goat, Murphy, to a game. He was a single Olympics.
Bowl titles with the Patriots. denied entrane. Sanis said the
Chicago Cubs wouldn't win the 1945
World Series or any other ever again.

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2016 was a great year for pop music. Kanye,

Beyonce, Rihanna and many more released new Rihanna released

albums. Drake had many top songs, and some music her new album.

relationships went down the drain. Anti, in January

2016. The album

peaked to number

one, only one

week after it was

# Beyonce's album for 2016, Lemonade, was one of the Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift released. Her song
top albums of 2016. Her album included many ended their relationship in 2016. "Work," went
popular songs including "Son-y" and "Formation." After their split, Taylor quickly straight to number
moved on to another guy. one. That was
Formation was also one of the top songs of 2016. Calvin also earned 63 million Rihanna's
fourteenth number
dollars in 2016. one song.

Kanye Westt released his Fifth Harmony's latest album 7/27 3
new album in Febuary of dropped on July 27, 2016. The album
2016. The Life of Pablo was number four in the US. It reached Drake's album. Views, was released in
was nominated for 5 top ten in ten other countries, and April 2016. It spent 13 weeks as the
Grammies and his song number one in Spain and Brazil. In number 1 album, according to US
"Famous" was December, the group got news that Billboard 200. His song, "One Dance,"
nominated for Best Rap Camila, one of the group members, spent 10 weeks as the number one song in
was leaving the group.
Song. the country.

5 3 Angelina Jolie and Brad
Pitt had a rough divorce in
Leonardo DiCaprio Finding Dory was released 2016. This was by far the
won an Oscar for best in June of 2016. It was the biggest celebrity split of the
actor in "The top grossing movie of 2016, year. The couple was only
Revenant." His film and brought in over 1 married for 3 years.
was also nominated billion dollars.lt has been
for best movie of 2016 13 years since Finding
Leo has been Nemo was released.
nominatd for 5 total
Academy awards.

Matt Damon was nominated for Star Wars : Rogue y t i \W F iml
One was released
best actor in his movie "The in December 2016.
Martian." "The Martian," was It was the first
also nominated for best movie independant Star
of 2016. The Martian won 2 Wars film and was
Golden Globes for best actor not apart of the
chronicles.
and best movie.

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Students backpacks represent their personality and character.

By Lacy Drane Photos: Brianna Paul

Joseph Spillane (12) Justin Russel (12)

Andrew Kabealo (11) Andrew DeSalvo (11)

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Students in Marine Biology and Botany took a trip" to the North

Carolina Zoo for the day. By Molly Bernard Photos: Noah Saffer

SCions, tiqe/i9, a n d b e a k s ... ©ft my!, Mikaela
Kamsch (10) thought she found the cutest snow

fox. She had never seen this kind of animal
before. "The snow fox was the cutest animal I
saw at the zoo, I wanted to bring it home," said
Mikaela. This field trip is Mikaela's favorite and

she hopes to go back next year.

(Dh a saj^ahl, Lydia Specht and Adaeze Cukwudebe (10)
looked out to find the zebras in the Africa exhibit, "the
zebras are my favorite animal because their patterns are so
interesting," said Adaeze. The Marine Biology class wants
to have more field trips discovering animals because they
had so much fun.
Snapsliot, Juan Montoya (10) found out his favorite exhibit
was the Polar Bear exhibit. He wanted to capture the
moment by taking a picture on his phone. "Polar bears really
intrigued me because you do not see them often in normal
day to day life," said Juan. He planned to share these
memories with his family.

Scaf-ious^y St^%, Chelsea Jeffrey (10) laughs at the seals
as they swim againest the glass. "It was really fun to watch
them swim by and have my friends there to enjoy the zoo
with me," said Chelsea. Seals have a layer of fat under their
skin called blubber, which keeps them warm in cold water.
Their slick fur coat is streamlined for gliding through water.
Stuping in good times, Samuel Mcdonald (10) held a
stuffed puffin at the North Carolina Zoo in the bird exhibit.
"The bird was really soft and squishy and it was weird that I
was holding a dead animal," said Samuel. Samuel's favorite
animal is a hippo and he hopes there are hippos at other
zoos he visits, since there were none at the NC Zoo.

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Students at Bishop participate in m a^ja<® ^ties during Catholic Schools' Week.

By Olivia Dioli

song unto the

The chorus follows Dr.
Hirsh's lead as they sing a

song during the Catholic
Schools' Week Mass. The

chorus prepai'ed for and
participated in every school I'i-
Mass that was held this year.

Sarah Lassiter (11) sang
with the chorus for this ;

service and performed a solo f
rendition of "Ave Maria." i

even though she is not a part
of the class this year. "I enjoy
singing at Mass becau.se it is a
way to give back to God and
the church community," said

Sarah.
Photo: Marilyn Butterworth

Qet h^pe, The Varsity Boys Basketball team does their pump up oTafce this of: you and dulnk fnom it. Monsignor Marcaccio
routine during the pep rally held on Friday of Catholic Schools' holds up the chalice during the consecration at the Catholic
Week. The pep rally was meant to motivate students to attend the
basketball games that night. For the seniors, this was the last time Schools' Week Mass. Monsignor is the pastor at St. Pius X in
they participated in a pep rally at Bishop. "I thought the pep rally Greensboro, but he was more than willing to help out for this

was a big success, and being a senior made it much more yschool service. He is known for his sense of humor and and
memorable because it was the most exciting one I have ever
participated in. The spotlights made it so that everyone was involving students in the Mass. He also interacts with children a
recognized for being a part of the team, which was awesome to lot during his homilies at the .school Masses for St. Pius X,

me." said Ben Babcock (12). Photo: Noah Suffer terworth

S e c t's

Stofty time, Pre-K students at St. Pius X sit around Codey C ourt (9) as he
reads to them. "I enjoyed reading to the kids beacuse it reminded me of what
it was like to be a kid," said Codey. "It also reminded me of spending time
with my awesome little brother." Many students from Bishop traveled to the
feeder schools they came from to read to younger students for Catholic
Schools' Week. Photo: Bishop Facebook Page

This year, a Vocations talk was brought back to
Catholic Schools' Week at Bishop. The girls'
group was lead by Bethany Fischer, the youth
minister at St. Leo's in Winston-Salem, and the

boys' group was led by Mr. Rad, who is the youth
minister at IHM in High Point. Vocation talks
have been done in the past, but this was the first
that has been held in several years.
Photos: Noah Saffer

kands, A first grade student at Our Lady of Metcy works on an art
project for Catholic Schools' Week as Heidi Bleyer (10) helps him out. Heidi
graduated from OLM in the class of 2015. "It was really great going back to
Mercy for a day. I got to see some of my favorite teachers from middle
school. It's hard to believe I was there only two years ago," said Heidi.

0^ime to The TWIRP dance is the annual winter

dance held in February. The acronym TWIRP stands for "The

Woman Is Required To Pay." Students always enjoy switching

it up so the girls have a chance to ask. Photos: Mr. Rad Students
dress up for
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the Winter
GOTo’ S * ' Spirit Week

themes in
preparation

for the

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W inter Art Show that's out o f this world!

By Charlotte Lassiter Photos: Brianna Paul

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Katie Herzberger( 10), Haley LaJeunesse( 12) Olivia Forish (12)
Haley LaJeunesse (12)
Kerry Garner( 10) Cassidy Shaw (12)
Audrey MacDonald! 10)
Kelly King (12)

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(12), 9 ’iwe ^Tfies, by Elaina Gamer (12), an d Qoiitig 9iiCfe, by Olivia

Forish (12), Aian Qogfiing Somewhc/ic, by Kelly King (12)

/if! Joseph Spillane (12) and Kelly Gaylord (11) take a quick break
from the March for a selfie.The March for Life brought many

communities together in our nations capital. "March four Life was
meaningful to me because it gave me the opportunity to get politically
active and stand up for what I believe in," said Joseph. Joseph loves to

advocate for the ones who can not.

3 'iTnfec jjidde, Marchers hold signs up proudly at the march. Hundreds of
thousands of people came out in the cold winter weather to show their
support for the Pro-Life Movement, and many of them used creative and
colorful signs to show others their thoughts.

Bishop students joined the ^omii oi ©hg
thousands o f people at the March
for Life in Washington, D.C. By Carter Shannon Photos: Marne Lawson

.'W u't tntiol Many have said that this ge'nerat‘ion' H i

of pro-life advocates the most informed yet. Youth
and young adults were among some of the largest j
groups in attendance at the march. The 2017 theme ^
was the "Power of One," which is a reflection^n the
incredible difference that just one person can make.

CiiGGSG. Kelly Gaylord (11) pauses to take pictures with other pro- oA/lalsutg OH Thousands of marchers took to the streets, hoping
life marchers. Kelly went to the march with several fellow students
and family members. They wanted to let the world hear what they to inspire change. McKenzie King (9) felt very passionate about the
had to say.
march. "I want to defend the people who cannot fight for themelves," said

McKenzie.

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A page dedicated to Bishop students
having Too Much Fun!

By Maximo Sprenkle

Photos: Donna Crink

^ /le a ^ tiijjfi, Matt Kelly (10) watches,
Netflix during his free time at the e|iiay»,(
class. "I usually watch Netflix during my,
freetime because 1 hate doing classwork
and it gives me something to do," said
Matt. With the addition of Wifi around
campus this year, Netflix streaming was