students Will Travel to Bánica

Panther Press
volume XXV, Issue IV
February 2012
Paul VI Catholic High School
Students Will Travel to Bánica
By Sarah Plombon and
Kristine Boyd
Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Fourteen Paul VI Catholic
High School students will travel
from Fairfax, Va., to Bánica, Dominican Republic, this Easter
break, from April 9–14. Bánica
is a small town in the Elias Piña
region, where the Diocese of
Arlington has set up a mission.
The students attending the
Youth Group Trip include Matt
Buonforte, Alejandro Calderon,
Alec German, Santiago Gaviola, Victoria Coan, Melissa Kormanec, John Krolicki, Veronica
Mercado, Cassidy Meyer, Hannah Muskett, Nicolette Perez,
Caroline Peters and Mariel Simko, along with five chaperones.
To be considered for selection, students wrote an essay
giving reasons why they should
be chosen and what they will
bring back to the Paul VI community. Joyce Krolicki, coordinator of Campus Ministry at
Paul VI, was looking for hard
workers and compassionate students to participate in the trip.
The Dominican Republic is
a place of severe poverty, disease, alcohol abuse and lack of
priests to tend to the spiritual
Spearheading the project is Father O’Hare, a Paul
VI graduate who was part of
the jazz band, captain of the
boys’ soccer team and voted
“Most Musical” by his peers.
Father O’Hare, along with
several residents of Bánica,
spent the day with the Paul
VI community back in No-
the mission as well as to those
who come to do service projects.
Christ is present in the poor at a
profound level, and we are incomplete Christians if we have never
personally loved a poor person.”
The 14 students have organized several ongoing fund
raising opportunities to help
cover the costs of their trip.
A spaghetti dinner was held on
November 17 for students and
families of the Paul VI community.
Students also are in the process of publishing a cookbook
comprised of Paul VI student
and staff recipes, which will
be available later this winter.
A Chili Cook-Off will take
place in March where groups
and clubs will compete to
see who makes the best chili.
Additionally,
the
Pancake Supper on Fat Tuesday
will benefit the Bánica trip.
This trip will not only be
a learning experience for
the residents in Bánica, but
also for the Paul VI students.
“It’s great to do something
to help people and provide for
their physical needs, and I think
these people are going to teach
us a ton without even knowing it,” says Mrs. Krolicki.
By performing both corporal and
spiritual works of mercy during
the trip, Bánica can be financially
and spiritually supported. Through
small donations of school and
medical supplies, clothes and other necessities, Bánica will flourish
and “grow in grace and wisdom.”
Please contact Joyce Krolicki at Paul VI if you would
like to make a donation:
campusministry@paulvi.net.
The students got to choose from
a variety of career choices, including architecture, construction, arts, audio/video technology and communication,
business management, administration, education and training,
finance, government, publications, health sciences, hospitality and tourism, human services,
information technology, law,
public safety, corrections and
security, manufacturing, marketing, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, religious vocations and nonprofits.
The Paul VI alums that came and
spoke with the students were Katie
Bahr ‘03, Brian McCrane ‘86, Traci
Scaffido Hopkins ‘89, Erin Miller
‘07, Alexandra Magee ‘06, Sylvia
Vergel de Dios ‘01, Liz McCarthy ‘04, Karen Glorioso ‘88, Alex
Hrovat ‘04, Dan Grimm ‘93, Ray
Madonna ‘88, Rachel Andrews
‘02, Ann Zigo ‘01, Bryant Burnheimer ‘05, Robert Madelmayer
‘04, Jennifer Fulcher ‘01, Zinah
Mansy ‘98, and Sarah Mrozek ‘97.
Anthony Chiappetta, director
of career services at the Catholic University of America, and
Sean FitzPatrick, senior corporate recruiter at MicroStrategy, both Paul VI class of ‘91,
were the keynote speakers. They
spoke about a variety of subjects
concerning preparation for college majors and minors and their
professional lives after college.
The speakers gave advice on
choosing a major and how that
leads to making one of the biggest
life decisions—selecting a career.
The speakers told students that
careers are to be chosen based
upon the person’s interest, not
based on the best pay. Employ-
needs of the people living there.
The Northern Virginia high
school students aim to meet the
spiritual, physical and emotional
needs of the residents in Bánica
by building outhouses, making repairs to smaller chapels
and evangelizing in the region.
vember, sharing personal stories regarding life in Bánica.
“As a 1990 graduate of PVI,
I’m really looking forward to
hosting the group of PVI students here in Bánica. Here in
Bánica, grace flows in both directions—to the poor people of
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Fairfax, VA
Dual Enrollment
By Catie Daus
Editor-in-Chief
New and innovative dual
enrollment classes are being added to the Paul
VI academic program.
In addition to the current Biology 101 and 102 class, there
will be a total of three classes
added to the school program
for 2012-13: German, English composition 101 and
102, and music appreciation.
Music appreciation also
will be available in the summer academy for students
who need to fulfill the fine
arts requirement. This class
is useful for musicians who
are aspiring to major or minor
in music and want to complete college classes early.
The GPA boost for these
classes is like the AP classes,
they get a five-point grade
boost along with the credits for college in the class.
The advantage to choosing
dual enrollment over AP classes is there is no required test to
be taken to pass the course and
they count as college credit.
Once the class is taken,
this class is accepted by
most Virginia colleges that
honor a NVCC transcript.
Alumni Speak about Their Careers
By Catie Daus
Editor-in-Chief
On January 26, Paul VI students took advantage of an educational opportunity the school
set up for them—Career Day.
Many of the representatives
that were at Career Day were
Paul VI alumni who were advocates for their professions.
The students benefited from
this instructive opportunity
because they could ask questions of the representatives in
the various different job fields.
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Editorials......................2
Features...........................3
Sports......................5
People........................6
College........................8
ers want to see potential employees show interest and aptitude in their individual areas.
Employers are looking for communication skills, leadership
qualities and adaptable personalities indicating the ability to work
with colleagues and co-workers.
Companies are looking for the
“diamond in the rough” workers that are impressive and have
experience in the workforce.
One more helpful tip to getting
a job in this wavering economy
is to get a master’s degree versus
stopping at a bachelor’s degree.
Students March for Life
By Joe Frommelt
Staff Writer
On January 23, the 39th annual March for Life took
place in Washington, D.C.
March for Life is a pro-life
rally that protests abortion. It
is held in Washington, D.C.,
around the anniversary of the
United States Supreme Court’s
ruling that legalized abortion
in the case of Roe vs Wade.
The March usually starts with a
rally at National Mall near Fourth
Street and is then followed by a
march down Constitution Avenue
to the steps of the Supreme Court.
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Paul VI made its annual appearance at the march. More than 250
students, staff members and chaperones were in the attendance.
The Paul VI group started out
the day by going to Mass in the
school’s auditorium which was
followed by a concert from musician Robert Pierre. The group
met in the large gym and received
winter hats and a free download
of one Robert Pierre’s songs.
They left around 11:30 am in
six buses that carried them to
D.C. for the event. Then around
noon, the Paul VI group joined
the from endless crowd of
people for the March for Life.
It was truly a memorable day
as the March for Life always is.
The event brings hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
Although the event does not
receive much media attention,
the importance of it is still great.
It is a march of hope and promise that one day the ruling that
was made on January 22, 1973,
to make abortion legal, changes.
The March for Life is the
voice of the unborn babies who
cannot speak for themselves.
A voice that cries, ”A life is
a life, no matter how small.”
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Grins
to the Giants winning the Super Bowl! Congrats! Go Big
Blue!
Groans
to the Patriots
losing; what a sad repeat of history. Better luck next year, guys!
Grins
to a fantastic Valentine’s day full of flowers, chocolates
and cards. And thank you, Cupid, for all
the extra love in the air.
Editorials
Grins
Groans
to our boys’ basketball team dominating at #1 and holding
that title, taking down Gonzaga and
DeMatha along the way!
Grins &
Groans
Groans
Grins
Groans
to the superaddictive Temple Run keeping me from
doing my homework; my teachers are
not appreciating it.
Panther
Press
Gold Medalist 2001–2004
Silver Medalist 2002, 2006,
to the students tak2007, 2008
ing down the slowpoke teachers during
Bronze Medalist 2005
the Faculty-Student baskteball game!
Columbia Scholastic Press
Way to make us proud! And thanks for
Association
making it so easy, teachers.
First Place 1992–2004, 2006
Second Place 2004–2009
to coming in
Quill and Scroll
two minutes later than usual to school and
First Class 2001–2003
having nowhere to park! Where did all
Second Class 2005–2007
these cars come from?!
National Scholastic Press
Association
to the success of
First Place 2005–2010
Career Day! Not only was there a surplus
American Scholastic Press
of free things, but there were lots of interAssociation
esting insights into the job market.
Grins
Groans
to there still
being no blizzards! After two years of
Snowmageddons why can’t we even get
one snow day? What is this?!
to Patrick Holloway and his epic game-winning 3-pointer with .2 seconds left on the clock.
to half the classrooms still being saunas and the other
half still being the North Pole...
Panther Press
February 2012
Grins
Groans
to all those
long-lost New Year’s resolutions.
They’ll be missed.
Grins
to the Bishop’s
Day Off! It was so nice to sleep in after
staying up all night either celebrating or
crying in a corner.
Groans
to all the papers
that seem to be piling up... Why didn’t
we start them earlier when they were
assigned?
Grins
to the new tradition
of an awesome winter formal! It was so
much fun!
What are you going to do for
Valentine’s Day?
Editors-in-Chief
Lizzy Norcott
Catie Daus
News Editor
Catie Daus
Editorials Editor
Lizzy Norcott
Sports Editor
Sarah Plombon
Features Editor
Pamela Cristi
People Editors
Mary Clare McGinn
Anna Brinkley
College Editor
Matt Ong
Photo Editor
Rachel Volz
“I’m taking my beautiful girlfriend, Hayley, to
Mokomandy’s to enjoy some delicious cuisine.”
-Brian Ruiz ‘12
“We’ll be continuing our new tradition of going to the movies
on Valentine’s Day, then we’ll go to Noodles and Company,
and then if things get spicy, we’ll pop some popcorn and watch
-Alyssa Gurley‘12 and Alvaro Bustillos ‘12
a little tv.”
Staff Writers
Kristine Boyd
Taylor Clouse
Joe Frommelt
Conor Hughes
Claire Robinson
Kayla Sharpe
Rachel Volz
Advisor
Mrs. Beth Slucher
Editorial Policy
“I’m not quite sure what I’m doing yet, but I know for sure that
I will be getting my wife a nice box of truffles. Not the kind you
can get at a drugstore, I’m talking really nice truffles here, and
then I’ll get a little something for each of my kids.”
-Dr. Rozmajzl
“We’re going to the Melting Pot, and then we’re
going ice skating at Reston Town Center.“
-Elina Shirazi ‘12
Panther Press is a student
newspaper published for the
Paul VI Catholic High School
community six times a year.
Unsigned editorials reflect the
opinion of the editorial board.
Otherwise, each commentary
is the opinion of the writer.
Letters to the editor and other
contributions are encouraged.
Names may be withheld upon
request if the editorial board
believes there is just cause.
Panther Press reserves the
right to edit or withhold material in the interest of clarity,
good taste and space.
Please email submissions to
bslucher@paulvi.net
Features
Panther Press
Febuary 2012
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‘You’re Going to Hollywood!’
Rachel Volz
Staff Writer
American Idol, a show loved
by many, was created by Simon
Fuller and produced by Fremantle
Media North America and 19
Entertainment. The show was
based off a British show called
Pop Idol, which was inspired by
pop stars. The first U.S. show
aired in 2002 and had an original
set of judges, who have changed
over the years. The original judges
were easy-going Randy Jackson,
sweetest-of-them-all Paula Abdul
and cruel-truth Simon Cowell.
Simon’s personality pulled in
many viewers. Although the con-
testants were scared of Simon, he
always spoke the truth, pushing
the contestants to their full potential. As of now, the judges are
Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and
the lone survivor Randy Jackson.
American Idol is about making
a nobody into a somebody and
making dreams come true. The
judges go out every year to find
the best singers in America who
are not yet known. Over the last 10
years, American Idol has launched
the careers of singers, such as
Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, David Cook,
Kris Allen and Scotty McCreery.
None of these people would be
as successful as they are today
if it weren’t for American Idol.
Most viewers’ favorite part of
PHOTO:Fox News
the show is the auditions. This
show gets some of the most bizarre
and out of the ordinary people
who audition, hoping to hear,
"You're going to Hollywood!"
from the judges and receive a
piece of paper to move on to what
lies next. Once in Hollywood, the
contestants perform individually
or in groups in a series of rounds.
In the final round, the contestants perform a solo with a song
of their choice. At the end of Hollywood week, some 24–36 contestants move on to the next round
to compete against one another.
The final decision is determined
by the viewers at home, who call
in or text to vote for their favorite
contestant. The winner receives
a record deal with a major label,
which may be for up to six albums,
and secures a management contract with American Idol affiliated
19 Entertainment’s management.
This show has made so many
dreams come true, and many of
us have grown up watching it.
American Idol is now in its 11th
season and is now in Hollywood.
This season has so much positive energy, and many contestants
have a lot to offer.
In the end, American Idol will
once again give recognition to a
new star.
Laptop Program Approved for 2013
By Kristine Boyd
Staff Writer
Class of 2016 and Class of 2017
students will pilot Paul VI’s new
laptop program. The program is
an exciting upcoming addition
to Paul VI academics in which
each student will use a laptop or
tablet to enhance their learning.
“Students will have the immediate advantage of having textbooks
accessible on the laptop,” said
Mr. Tom Opfer, academic dean.
The laptop program creates
many opportunities for students
to get and stay organized, as
well as provides new ways to
learn, research and problem
solve. “Student e-textbooks,
homework, calendars, class
notes, and project work are
all contained in one location.”
The initiative also limits reliance on heavy textbooks and easyto-lose papers, while promoting a
more Eco-friendly environment.
As we move forward in the
21st century, students are continually exposed to new electronics, and this program
will allow students to
use and improve their
technology skills for
their academic benefit.
Studies show improved test scores for
students that participate in laptop programs. With many
students driven by
technology, perhaps
this program will help
motivate those less enthusiastic students towards their academics.
Each student will
be required to have a
laptop or tablet. The fee for each
laptop will be added into the student’s technology and fundraising fee. The cost for the laptops
may seem expensive but the price
is actually rather low. “Believe
Sopa? Nopa!
By Kayla Sharpe
Staff Writer
While browsing the Internet
earlier this year you may have
noticed several websites and
online comments protesting two
bills that are currently being
reviewed by the U.S. Congress.
These bills, SOPA and PIPA
stand for the Stop Online Piracy
Act and the Protect Intellectual
Property Act and are being reviewed by the House of Representatives and Senate respectively.
Now you might be wondering
how these bills affect you. Both
pieces of legislation are supposedly based on combating the
piracy of copyrighted material via
the Internet such as movies, music
and television, which is a legitimate problem in today’s worlds.
However, the passing of either
bill would prove absolutely disastrous to the current freedom of information due to the unrestrained
Internet censorship that would
imposed by major corporations.
Opposing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, SOPA and
PIPA would allow any company
to file legal charges against any
website or server hosting userbased content, consequently putting it out of business. This would
also affect websites that link out
content hosted on other sites.
Internet sites would be unable
to sustain their business under this
constant threat of persecution.
These sites include: Youtube,
Google, Wikipedia, Memebase,
Twitter, Facebook and Reddit.
The shut down of the largest tech
companies in the US would result
in a major loss of current and future jobs and entrepreneurship in
a country in the worst economic
state since the great depression.
This $90 million payoff to congress from corporate media lobbyists is neither the only nor best
solution to stop Internet piracy.
Just as many people called
their representatives or signed
petitions to protest these bills,
the same positive effect could
come about if people resolved
to ease off the pirated content
and browse the iTunes store for
some legally uploaded songs.
it or not, the cost of technology
per day per student is less than ones who will benefit from the
the daily cost of a PVI lunchroom program. The laptop program will
also benefit the
teachers! This
program will allow the teachers
to improve student curriculum
as well as being
able to provide
student specific programs if
needed. It will
allow the teachers to accommodate individual
learning styles,
promote better
organization
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their technology
hamburger!” says Mr. Steve Latskills
as
well.
Teachers
will now
ter, Laptop Program Director and
have
the
opportunity
to
explore
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new
teaching
methods,
have
the
This is an amazing and inexpensive
ability
to
interact
with
students,
way to enhance student learning.
The students aren’t the only provide feedback and critiques on
student works. The laptops will
add a new dimension to learning
with the ability through virtual
trips to such places as Gettysburg for the US History classes.
“Laptops also help teachers to be
more organized and rely more on
electronic file assignment drops
and grading versus physical paper
transport,” says Mr. Steve Latter.
This is an exciting step for the
future of PVI. While the final
decision has not been made on
the specific device that will be
used, it is anticipated one will
be made six months prior to the
implementation of the progam in
order to offer the most up to date
technology. The implementation
of the laptop program is essential
as the PVI moves forward in the
21st century of learning, information sharing, technology, life
and career skills for its students.
Features
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By Pamela Cristi
Features Editor
Panther Press
February 2012
Hairstyle Tips from Seventeen!
Glam Braids
Girly Twist
Try Miley Cyrus' stylish curled twist for
prom or any formal event!
Step 1: Curl random sections of hair
around a one-and-a-half-inch curling iron
to create loose curls (they'll give your style
more dimension). Pull back the right side
of your hair, and pin securely to the back of
your head with bobby pins.
Step 1: Keep hair in place by creating a
deep side part, then use a mixed bristle brush
to smooth down flyaways and frizz.
Step 2: Apply a small amount of pomade
to your fingers to give shine and hold to the
braid. Start French-braiding a three-inch piece
of hair at the full side of your part.
Step 3: Pull the rest of your hair into a low
side ponytail. Wrap the ponytail around its
base to form a bun. Secure with bobby pins.
Step 4: Hold your style in place with a mist
of light-hold hairspray. Apply a little extra on
the braid to keep it from unraveling.
Step 2: Take the rest of your hair and twist
it toward your right shoulder. Keep tucking
to create a soft French twist. Pin it for hold
as you go.
Step 3: End the twist at the nape of your
neck, and secure the style with large bobby
pins where it meets your head. Let the rest of your hair fall into a pony; spray
with strong-hold hairspray.
The Perfect
Blowout
STEP 1
Apply a quarter-size amount of thick
anti-frizz serum to towel-dried hair
to keep your strands smooth. Rub the
serum over your hands, then run your
fingers through your hair from roots
to ends.
STEP 2
Blow-dry hair on high heat starting
with a three-inch-wide section in front.
Use a round brush with holes in it so the
heat can reach all your strands. Aim the
dryer directly at the round brush, first
from above and then from below.
STEP 3
Roll each section under a Velcro roller
after blow-drying it (while it’s still warm).
STEP 4
Remove the rollers when all your hair is totally cooled. Finish by evenly
misting your entire head with an aerosol hairspray from 10 inches away. This
seals the hair shaft, so it stays smooth and frizz-free the entire day.
How to Fishtail
Braid
Step 1. Part your hair down the center.
Beginning on the right side of your part at
your forehead, twist a one-inch section of
hair away from your face.
Step 2. Use a comb to separate a 1/2-inch
section right below the first section along
your face and twist that piece away from
your face, combining it with the first piece.
Step 3. Continue adding 1/2-inch pieces
along your hairline down to your neck. Use
a clip or a bobby pin to hold the hair in
place at the nape of your neck.
Step 4. Repeat the twisting on the left
side, starting at your forehead.
Step 5. When you reach the nape of your
neck, unclip the right side and hold both the
left and right sides in two separate sections.
Step 6. Pull a 1/2-inch section of hair from the right section and add it
to the left section. Repeat with a piece from the left section, adding it to
the right section.
Step 7. Continue adding 1/2-inch pieces down to the ends and secure
with an elastic.
Top Ten Movies You Should See
By Claire Robinson
Staff Writer
Last year heralded so many
great box office releases, from
Harry Potter to Bridesmaids
and every genre in between.
This year is no exception. Here
are some movies that you might
have missed with your schoolpacked life that could help you
get through the rest of the year.
1) The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo-- A story about a journalist named Mikael Blomkvist
trying to solve a case about a
woman who has been missing
for 40 years, with the help of
a young computer hacker. It
is a great mystery to try and
wrap your head around and
focus on instead of school.
2) Mission Impossible-Ghost
Protocol-- An action-filled movie, where Ethan Hunt’s new
team has to go rogue to clear
their company’s name. This is
the perfect movie for all Mission
Impossible lovers and action
seekers. When the school day
gets dreary, this is a great movie to
keep you on the edge of your seat.
3) Sherlock Holmes-A Game
of Shadows-- An exciting sequel where Sherlock and Dr.
Watson have to solve their case
before an all-out world war
breaks loose. If you enjoyed the
first movie, you will love this
one. It’s an action-packed movie
with a surprising shocking twist.
4) The Vow- A car accident puts
Paige in a coma, and her husband
has to get her to fall in love all over
again in this romantic movie. It is
the perfect Valentine’s Day movie
that you do not want to miss.
5) War Horse--The story of a boy
who follows his horse into battle
and takes him on the adventure of a
lifetime. It is a heartfelt movie that
makes you feel good after a long
week of school and gives you the
motivation to come in next week.
6) The Muppets-- A wonderfully
nostalgic movie with all of your
favorite characters that you know
and love. The Muppets have to save
their studio from a greedy tycoon.
This movie is a great flashback
to the old days when homework
was not even in our vocabulary.
7) Contraband-- The story
of a man who has to protect
his brother-in-law from a drug
lord. This movie will keep you
on the edge of your seat trying to see if he can pull this off.
8) The Adventures of TinTin-Another nostalgic movie of TinTin, Captain Haddock and Snowy,
our favorite furry companion on
an adventure for treasure. It takes
us back to a time when the books
we read were under 100 pages.
9) The Woman In Black-- A
scary thriller about a lawyer on
his journey to a remote village.
When he gets there, he discovers
it is being terrorized by a ghost. It
is a great movie to add a little horror to your week just in case your
math test wasn’t scary enough.
10) Moneyball-- Brad Pitt tries
to start a baseball team on a bud-
get. It is a funny sports movie that
everyone will love. It is a great
way to end a long week of school.
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Sports
Panther Press
February 2012
Cheers,
Competition &
Charm
By Kayla Sharpe
Staff Writer
Anyone who’s attended a
sporting event at Paul VI has
witnessed the precision and
finesse of the PVI cheerleaders.
More than 40 girls perform in
three squads of Varsity, Junior
Varsity and Competition. Present at nearly every sporting
event, their spirit is vital to the
competitive spirit of Paul VI as
they train, condition, rehearse
and compete on a daily basis.
“Cheering is a support group
for the sports at PVI. We give
PVI a good name and get the
school pumped up for big sport
events and pep rallies,” said
Varsity Cheerleader Junior
Meghan Riley Williams describing the supportive aspect
of cheerleading She also remarked on the challenges of
cheerleading. “Competitive
cheer is difficult and hard. It
takes work, time and strength.”
The cheerleading squad
plays a vital role in boosting and maintaining Paul VI
pride. The girls spend countless
hours prepping for important
games by designing banners,
decorating players’ lockers
and preparing concessions for
Paul VI’s exceptional teams.
Varsity Cheerleader Junior
Maddy Marks reflected on
her role on the team. “As a
back spot, I have to assist the
basses to make sure that the
flyer stays up and doesn’t hit
the ground. We’re all a team.”
When asked about Paul VI’s
recent wins in boys’ and girls’
basketball and the teams’ #1
ranking, Marks added, “The
enthusiasm of the VI MAN
made is so easy to cheer. You
could feel the excitement. When
Patrick hit the final shot [at the
buzzer at the DeMatha game],
everyone went crazy! The Gonzaga game was just as important.
The crowd was super pumped,
and the outcome was awesome.”
PVI Cheer has boosted into
high gear in February as the
Varsity and JV squads perfect
their routines for home basketball games and the competition
team drills for Nationals in
Disney. The season doesn’t end
there, however. Summer is a
key training and conditioning
session for cheerleading. The
team spends several weeks
working on strength, endurance, flexibility and core as it
readies for fall football season.
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Girls’ Basketball Is Force in Conference
By Sarah Plombon
Sports Editor
The Paul VI Girls Basketball
Team is currently ranked number
1 in the Virginia Independent
School Division, where they
are in pursuit of their sixth consecutive VIS State Championship. Paul VI has won the title
12 times in the last 15 years.
Under the direction of Head
Coach Scott Allen, the girls
continue one of their best seasons
in PVI girls’ basketball history.
The varsity team’s players
include Lauren Cox, Marlena
Tremba, Annie Kane, Marlisa
Morales, Josey Swanberg, Mariel
Simko, Kasey Curtis, Ariana
Freeman, Lindsay Oblitey and
Kendall Hunter. Kasey Curtis is
currently out due to a hand injury,
yet the team has played well despite Curtis’ inability to play. With
no senior players, this young team
has the potential to be a powerhouse this season and the next.
Beginning with the Westfield
get a high seed for playoffs.”
The team also has two managers, Nicole Miller and Veronica Mercado. Miller said,
“Co-manager Veronica Mercado
and I deeply enjoy being a part
of the girl’s basketball team. We
enjoy getting their waters every
single day and seeing their refreshed faces as they come out
of the game. It’s so much fun!”
The junior varsity team had
a major learning experience
in the beginning of its season with only one returning
player. However, the team still
holds its goal of winning 18
PHOTO: E. Kiley
games this season in sight, in
addition to winning the conferPotomac High School and Flint ence tournament in February.
According to Junior Varsity
Hill. Then, in the new year, the
Head
Coach Jeff Benjamin, “There
team had exciting wins over conis
no
doubt this is the most comference rivals Carroll, Ryken,
petitive
the league has been from
Ireton, McNamara and O’Connell.
top
to
bottom
since I have been
According to Junior Marlena
here.
You
have
to bring your
Tremba, “The team is playing rebest
each
night
or
you will lose.”
ally well together, and we have had
With
three
freshman
players
some great wins. We can hopefully
who
have
previously
played
for
beat one of the top WCAC teams
him,
Lauren
Alger,
Kayla
Meador
in the next few weeks, so we can
Bulldog Bash Holiday Tournament (3rd place) and the Arthur Turner Memorial Tournament (1st place) in December,
the team beat top-ranked schools
and Megan Plombon, he believes the team is capable of
winning the conference if they
continue to improve and maintain
focus throughout the tournament.
With a winning record, the
freshman team is following
in the varsity and junior vars i t y ’s f o o t s t e p s . F r e s h m a n
guards Kelly Taplin, Emma Brehany and Isabelle Murakami
have exhibited excellent leadership skills on and off the court.
Freshman Girls’ Basketball
Head Coach Tony Conques,
who marks his 11th year at Paul
VI, believes, “This is one of the
best groups I have ever worked
with. As a coach, I think we
have met my goals—having the
girls improve and having them
grow together as a family/team.”
The team only has a fewgames left in the season, where
they will be up against rivals
Good Counsel, O’Connell
and Georgetown Visitation.
Best of luck to the girls’ basketball program in their upcoming games and tournaments!
111 Million+* Watch ‘Rematch’
By Joseph Frommelt
Staff Writer
Four years ago, the New York
Giants played the New England
Patriots in Super Bowl XLII
(42) in Arizona. The Patriots
were heavily favored as they
were undefeated and looking
to complete a perfect season. If
the Patriots won that game, they
would be considered one of the
greatest teams of all time. The
Giants, on the other hand, barely
made it to the playoffs and, by all
accounts, were extremely lucky
to even be there. The score was
very close the entire game with
the Giants defense holding the
Patriots offense to few points.
In the end, the Giants won in the
last drive, capped off by Quarterback Eli Manning throwing a
20-yard touchdown pass to Wide
Receiver Plaxico Burress. The
final score was 17–14, with Manning being named the Super Bowl
MVP. That game was arguably the
greatest Super Bowl ever played.
This year, Super Bowl XLVI,
held in Indianapolis, once again
pitted the Giants against the Patriots in what was called “The
Rematch.” Not many of the players who played in the game four
years ago were still on the teams.
The hype for this year’s game was
great, with many hoping to see
another classic on the gridiron.
The game started with a surprising grounding call on the Patriots
when Quarterback Tom Brady,
threw the ball where no Patriot
receivers were. The play resulted
in a safety, and the Giants started
off the game in the lead 2–0.
Then after the Giants received
the ball after the safety, they
quickly drove down the field and
scored, with Eli Manning throw-
ing a two-yard touchdown pass to
receiver Victor Cruz. The Giants
were cruising, leading 9–0 in only
the first 4 minutes of the game.
The Patriots had a wake-up
call by trailing early. But that
did not faze three-time Super
Bowl Champion Brady. The Patriots then drove the ball down
the field, resulting in a 29-yard
field goal by Stephen Gostkowski.
After a failed drive by the Giants, the Patriots quickly scored,
with Brady throwing a four-yard
touchdown to Danny Woodhead.
At the half, the Patriots led 10–9.
After Madonna’s crazy halftime
show, the second half kicked off
with the Patriots receiving the
ball. They quickly marched down
the field, resulting in a 12-yard
touchdown pass by Brady to
Tight End Aaron Hernandez. After trailing early in the game, the
Patriots now seemed in control,
leading 17–9. The Giants hung
tough though with two field goals
by Lawrence Tynes that cut the
lead down 17–15 in third quarter.
With only 3 minutes and 46 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the
Giants still trailed 17-15. The Giants then went on a long drive that
resulted in a six-yard touchdown
run by Ahmad Bradshaw that put
the Giants in the lead 21–17. With
57 seconds left, Brady and the
Patriots got the ball, earning one
last chance to win the game. The
game came down to one last play
in which Brady chucked the ball to
the end zone, which ended incomplete but was almost caught by Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski.
In the end, the Giants won
21–17, with Manning again netting the Super Bowl MVP Award.
position to finish the season in the
same way they started—strong.
Paul VI’s team has particularly
impressive relay squads this year,
with a girls’ team consisting of
Jackie Bacon, Kayla Sharpe, Cassandra Nnaji and Natalie Lu, and
a boys’ roster of Will Nixon, Sean
Powell, Jeffrey Bacon and Danny
Lee. In addition, several newcomers, like distance runner Caroline
Rosini, have joined the team and
have contributed a great deal to its
recent success.
“With the small number of runners on the team this year, compared to years in the past, we’ve
done exceptionally well,” said
Head Coach Dennis Hutson.
Winter track serves to keep
the runners fit and focused for
the highly competitive upcoming
spring season, not to say that it is
without competition. Much of the
winter months, according to Junior
Kayla Sharp, a sprinter, are spent
concentrating on specific field
events, such as hurdles, shot put
and long jump.
Track is a demanding sport that
requires consistency, perseverance, determination and endurance. According to Sharpe, “Track
is all about focus. It’s a team sport
in some ways, but in the end, it’s
just about you and the track.”
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Panthers Hit the Track
By Conor Hughes
Staff Writer
The PVI Indoor Track Team
started off the season at the Episcopal All-Comers Meet. An invitational meet at St. Christopher’s
in Richmond during the weekend
of January 27 yielded a record
number of qualifying times. With
States just around the corner,
February 11 and 12, again at St.
Christopher’s, our Panthers are in
Congratulations
to the Boys’
Basketball Team
for Being #1!
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Lights, Camera & Sean Pugerude
By Anna Brinkley and
Mary Clare McGinn
People Editors
What is your full name?
My full name is Sean Taylor
Pugerude. Not even my
middle name is really a girl's
name. Not that I'm bitter or
anything.
Where were you born?
I was born in Syracuse,
New York. It’s basically the
opposite of everything you
think of when you think "New
York." Farms, farms and more
farms.
Do you have any siblings?
I have one sister, Erin Marie
Pugerude. She's 12 years old.
Not one, but two girl names,
mind you.
When did you first know that
you enjoyed acting?
I can't think of a time that I
didn't enjoy acting. My first
play, I was about 10 and
totally messed up and cried
all the way home. I guess
that's when I realized how
important it was to me. Since
then, I've been in every play
or musical I could.
What was your first major
production?
I had been in plays in junior
high, but I'd consider my
first major production to be
Damn Yankees at PVI, my
freshman year. I was just a
chorus member, but It was
so exciting for me to be
surrounded by people who
were much better than I was.
I met one of my best friends,
Patty Kelleher, and by the
end, I knew PVI Players was
something that would be a
big part of high school for
me.
What are your plans for
next year?
Right now, everything
is really up in the air,
which is the worst. I've
auditioned for a lot of
theater programs, and I'm
waiting to hear back about
those. So far, I've gotten
into Alabama, so that's
something.
What is your favorite movie?
It’s too hard to pick one.
I have favorite movies for
different occasions. If I wanna
laugh, Talladega Nights. If I'm
feeling romantic, 500 Days of
Summer. If I wanna feel allaround terrible, Revolutionary
Road.
What are some of your other
hobbies?
I really love to cook.
Depending on who you ask,
I'm pretty good at it, too. I also
have a bizarre obsession with
the Real Housewives series.
I'm not sure if that counts as a
hobby though.
What is your dream career?
My dream career would
be actress/sandwich
connoisseur/ couples’
counselor/make up artist/
housewife/ Paula Dean. I
would basically like Don
Draper's job in Mad Men.
What has been your
favorite PVI play you have
been a part of?
Bad Seed was my favorite
show. It was my first time in
a drama, and I got to work
with my best buddy, Casey
Enochs. It was so exciting
because the audience was
so close, and you could feel
them reacting to everything.
But I feel like Hello, Dolly!
our upcoming spring
musical, is going to be my
new favorite. The cast is
so fun, and it’s going to be
a big and fabulous show.
Everyone should come
see it: April 20th, 21st and
22nd! Shameless plug? Yes.
What is your pre-play
routine before you go
onstage?
Theater kids have some topsecret rituals before shows
to get us pumped up and
release some nervousness.
Generally, right before I go
on, I like to be alone and
just close my eyes, take a
deep breath and focus.
Favorite vacation spot you’ve
been to?
I’ve been to some pretty cool
places, but the Outer Banks
has so many great memories
for me. It’s not super busy or
flashy, but it’s perfect when
you're with friends and family.
What would be you dream
vacation?
After watching Midnight in
Paris recently, I would really
love to go to Paris on a rainy
day and maybe go to the
Lourve and eat snails.
What do you think people
would describe you as in one
word?
Just "Theater." I feel like I'm
generally associated with
everything involving theater
at PVI. People who are close
to me would probably say,
"Affectionate,” though. If feel
like I communicate best with
squeeze-hugs. People who
are even closer to me would
probably just say "terrible."
Where do you see yourself in
10 years?
If I could somehow be
involved with both theater
and marketing and be close
to getting married, that'd be
ideal. Anything but a cat-lady.
Sean’s headshot, taken when she was nominated as best
supporting actress for Cappies.
PHOTO: Sean Pugerude
Which actresses do you
aspire to be like?
I think everyone wants to be
like Meryl Streep, but after I
saw Melissa McCarthy poop
in a sink in Bridesmaids, I
thought, I wanna be like her.
If a famous actor was in a
PVI play, who would you
want to play your love
interest?
I love watching plays
or movies with really
dysfunctional relationships,
and I also really love Daniel
Day Lewis. It would be
terrifying and awesome if
he and I were together just
yelling at each other and
stuff, despite the fact that
he's getting kind of old. Okay.
Actually, he's really old. I'd
say Leonardo Dicaprio too,
but he is also getting up
there. Maybe Ryan Gosling,
or Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
or Ewan McGregor or Seth
Rogen for some romantic
comedy. I don't know. This
question makes me too
conflicted.
Describe a perfect day?
I would wake up at sometime
past 10 and go to Bagel
Buddies with Patty Kelleher,
Casey Enochs and Mary Covert
and get a Bronx sandwich with
an Arnold Palmer, then go
perform in some show and win
a bunch of money on Family
Feud. Afterwards, I'd primp for
three hours and go to some
fancy party with cupcakes
and bubbles and Corgis
everywhere. When it was all
done, I'd cook a late dinner for
my boyfriend and he'd suggest
we watch Pride and Prejudice.
What would you do with a
million dollars?
I'd take all my friends and
family to Hawaii and replace
the sinks in the green room at
PVI.
Any words of advice for
underclassmen?
Get involved in what makes
you happy, even if you don't
know anyone. You'll end up
meeting people who really get
you.
“Get
involved in what makes you
happy, even if you don’t know
anyone. You’ll end up meeting
people who really get you.”
Sean in “The Importance of Being Earnest,” playing the
nasty Lady Bracknell.
PHOTO: Sean Pugerude
Sean with best friend, Casey Enochs, on their way to New
York for the semi-annual theater trip.
PHOTO: Sean Pugerude
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There’s a New Cook in the Kitchen
By Anna Brinkley and
Mary Clare McGinn
People Editors
What is your full name?
Michele Anwyll.
Where were you born, and where
did you grow up?
I was born in Fort Belvior, Va.,
because my dad was in the military,
but grew up here in NOVA.
What high school and college did
you go to?
Chantilly High School and went to
college at Virginia Tech, where I
studied Art Education and Art, with
a minor in Nutrition.
What were you like in high school?
I had a lot of friends but was not a
fan of cliques. I was a good student,
but I certainly had a deviant side.
When you were little, what did you
want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a cook and a teacher,
so I got the best of both worlds!
What has been the hardest thing
about switching from Lake Braddock
to Paul VI?
NO BLOCK SCHEDULE! The
lack of time is definitely a hard
adjustment and makes this program
a challenge for the students.
What has been the best thing about
switching from public to private
school?
I love being able to speak freely
about my faith and not having to be
on guard with my students.
What do you think is your strongest
personality trait?
I am very compassionate and have a
soft spot for the underdog.
If you could travel anywhere in the
world, where would you go?
Italy/Europe. I would love to sample
all the cuisines of the world.
Have you traveled outside the U.S.?
I have been to the Bahamas and
the Dominican Republic. I love the
beach and anything that has to do
with water!
Has your faith always played an
important role in your life?
No. Faith was not a part of my life
until I was in my 30s. My faith is
new (18 years), but it is by far the
and work for free in your kitchen,
and do well, will you hire me then?
And, I have clearances…!”
So that is what happened. I
What is the last big
began working and getting this
investment you’ve
amazing training from these quality
made?
graduates of the Culinary Institute
My new car, a red
of America. The CIA [Central
Acura MDX.
Intelligence Agency] was going to
pay for a full ride at the Culinary
Who would you say
Institute of America, but I found
your role model is?
out that I was pregnant with my
Jesus! I want to be
daughter. My life took a different
able to love like He
direction, but I always kept my
does when I grow up!
food and career aspiration involved
in food.
If you could have
Mrs. Anwyll creating a culinary masterpiece.
After 23 years of catering, I
lunch with any three
PHOTO:
M.Anwyll
eventually decided it was enough
people, dead or alive,
who would it be?
cooking! I am a voracious reader and committed to teaching full
Jesus, Apostle Paul and John the and love to learn, but my favorite time. My love of teens and my love
Baptist—anyone quirky enough thing to do it teach, whether in of food made this a perfect career
to eat locust would be a very school or with my bible study group. for me!
interesting character.
I really enjoy working with teens
and talking through “stuff” with What advice do you have for
What is your favorite part about them to help them see a different teenagers/high schoolers?
teaching?
perspective, helping them to make My advice to teens is to always
step back from your circumstances.
Building strong relationships with more well-informed decisions.
God allows trials to teach us things,
my students.
When did you first realize that you and He never leaves in the middle
What is your favorite high school wanted a career involving culinary of the hard stuff, even if we feel He
isn’t there!
memory?
arts?
When we are in the center of our
My favorite memory of high When I was in college, I was an
school is when I took a gourmet art major and I ran an art gallery. life circumstances, it is difficult
cooking class. I liked the aspect of We could not get many students to to see the bigger picture of the
competition, and won a blue ribbon come to the gallery, so I began to possible outcome. When we give up
for a dessert contest. But best of all, cater the events. The wafting scents that control in desperate times and
I met my husband in that class!
of mulled cider and goodies brought turn to God for guidance, He can
the hungry engineers off the streets, see the bigger picture and KNOW
Do you have any strange habits no and the art gallery became a more the outcome.
We have to trust in something
one knows about?
active environment.
People who know me would say I
When I got out of school, I was bigger than ourselves and trust that
am quite quirky, but I just tend to working for the CIA as a graphic He will bring us through whatever
insert my foot in my mouth...a lot! designer. After awhile, I became trial we are experiencing, and we
I also am picky about placement of bored, and I wanted to pursue my will learn something valuable to
things, maybe borderline OCD :)
passion of food. I boldly phoned take with us on our journey.
Sometimes the circumstance isn’t
up to the Executive Dining Room
What is your favorite dish to make? of the Agency, where Webster was the whole picture, and when we are
Favorite restaurants?
the director and Bush Sr. was our on the other side of the trial, we see
I love seafood and love to cook President and frequented the dining the purpose of the journey we just
went through.
anything. It really just depends on facility.
With college and life looming, we
what I’m hungry for as to what my
I had gained a lot of culinary
favorite food to make is going to experience by now, and I wanted have so many trials and decisions
be. My favorite restaurants are The to try my hand in the professional ahead of us. My advice is to hold
Inn at Little Washington; Bastille, world. They laughed at me when I on tightly to what God is doing and
a French restautant in Old Town, made the call! They said I had to join Him in the work He is already
Alexandria; Retaurant Eve (also be a graduate of a culinary institute doing. Your life will be hard, but
in Old Town on Pitt St.); a Thai and have graduated in the top 10% His way is the easier way, and if
restaurant called Rincome; and, of my class. Well, I have always He is for us, who can possibly be
of course, Burger Joint—great been a great student, but I had never against us?
burgers!
gone to culinary school. I also had
no plans of returning to school at
What are your hobbies/interests? this particular time of my life. So I
I love to create things. Gardening, propositioned them with an idea.
painting, sculpting and, of course,
“If I take a day of my leave, come
biggest part of my
life.
College
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SAT question
Happiest Students
Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath
the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined
material. Select the option that produces the best
sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces
a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select
choice A.
1. Rice University
2. Clemson University
3. Brown University
When light from a distant source, such
as the sun, it strikes a collection of water
drops, such as rain, spray, or fog, a rainbow
may appear.
Photo: Rice
Princeton Review
(A) such as the sun, it strikes
(B) like the sun’s, striking
(C) such as the sun, and striking
(D) such as the sun, strikes
(E) like the sun’s, strikes
Great College Town
1. Columbia University
2. Georgetown University
3. Tulane University
Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by
removing the unnecessary pronoun “it.”
Photo: Georgetown
courtesy of collegeboard.com
Princeton Review
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Some people may consider choosing where to
live and who to live with in
college as equally important
as choosing a college. Of
course, academics should
be top priority; however,
students need to be happy in
their surroundings.
It is absolutely necessary
that you are compatible with
your roommate or you will
have a terrible experience.
You probably may have
heard horror stories of how
having a terrible roommate
may be, so you should take
all precautions.
Most colleges have
their own system in choosing roommates, such as
personality tests. Depending on the size of the school
you plan on attending, the
time spent on matching
roommates is often rushed.
To meet your match,
Facebook Roomsurf has increased in popularity. This
program allows students to
take the initiative to meet
people that are going to the
same college and are looking for a roommate as well.
Personality tests and
other traditional ways of
rooming systems only give
you a one-dimensional view
of a person. You can see each
person’s interests, profile and
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living style, rather than just a
name.
Roomsurf may help you to
avoid surprises come movein day.
You might not want to
room with someone who is
a “bookworm.” Moreover,
you may not want to be
distracted by someone who
constantly just wants to
have fun.
Kelci Lynn Lucier, college life guide for about.
com, provides tips on how
to proceed in building up a
healthy roommate relationship, such as how to break
the ice and what to do if you
dislike who you are living
with.
By Matt Ong
College Editor
Some include: do not
expect to be best friends and
be open to new things and the
unexpected.
Rooming with your friend
may not be the best decision.
Not only will you not get the
full college experience of
branching out and being open
to change, but the stress and
constant time together may
lead to trouble and disappointment in the long run.
If you have not started
looking, start now! There is
someone out there that is in
your same position. So have
fun and good luck!