Homecoming 2013 hits full stride today with a parade and pep rally on campus – all in advance of a Friday night football game and Saturday dance.

The six-day celebration, which began Monday, also includes an alumni tour of the old Boling Street campus in Jackson and an alumni Mass in the Fine Arts the-ater on Saturday.

Principal Keith Barnes said that alumni and St. Joe students will reflect and honor the life and work of former Coach Bill Raphael. Raphael died last month after a brief illness.

“As a community, the ultimate goal for this Homecoming is to take out the com-petition and for everybody to have the best experience,” Mr. Barnes said.

Homecoming is an annual event cel-ebrating everything about St. Joe, includ-ing its students, alumni and faculty.

While most of the week’s events have centered around the current student body, Homecoming also is a time when alumni return to rekindle memories of past years. For some alumni, Homecoming is the only chance they have to visit a campus where they spent four years of their lives.

This year’s Homecoming theme is “Survival of the Fittest.” The theme al-lowed St. Joe student leaders to build daily events all week capturing the imagi-nation of students and helping spur their creativity.

The annual Homecoming parade be-gins at 6 p.m. today on campus, ending at the stadium and Bill Raphael field for a night-time pep rally. On Friday

St. Joe Fabulous Flags practice long hours to entertain fans and students.

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n PARADE: 6 p.m. today, starts by Fine Arts and heads to the stadiumn PEP RALLY: Immediately following parade at Bill Raphael fieldn COURT PRESENTATION: 2:20 p.m. Friday, gymnasiumn FOOTBALL GAME: St. Joe vs. Marshall; kickoff is 7 p.m. at Bill Raphael fieldn HOMECOMING DANCE: 8 p.m-11:30 p.m. in the school gym; the theme is “Safari Fever”

St. Richard or St. Anthony, so most of them were familiar with each other. But they were not familiar with the expecta-tions at St. Joe because they contrast with the expectations of their previous schools.

“We used to be the lead-ers of the school in the sixth grade at St. Richards,” said seventh grader Alice McPhail. “Now we’re right back at the bottom.”

At. St. Richard and St. Anthony, the students changed classes – but they only had six classes. At St. Joe, students juggle eight classes. Other changes for the seventh graders include bigger classes, more home-work, more responsibility, challenging courses, no recess and classes in multiple buildings.

Seventh grader Leila de Gruy explained that St. Joe requires a lot more responsibility out of her than St.

ing assemblies from everyday to the first day of the week. “But we need to do what’s best for our students.”

number of classes students attend each day – like the test schedule that was run last spring. Others could reduce the num-ber of classes each day by lengthening the time they meet.

“Schedule changes are very important toward our school community,” Keith Barnes, principal of St. Joe, told one of the school’s two journalism classes during an informal news conference last month.

“I do miss morning assembly very much,” Barnes said, referring to a change this fall that reduced the number of morn-

St. Joe runs a bell schedule with six pe-riods a day lasting 65 minutes each. With students taking eight classes, the time when classes meet changes every day. For exam-ple, a class that meets at 9:05 a.m. one day could meet at 11:25 a.m. the next.

One possible schedule would create seven periods a day with classes lasting 50 to 55 minutes. Another would be the

Can’t make the Homecoming game Friday night? St. Joe sophomores Noah Greene, Jojo Katool and Ben Payne call the football games on Bruin Sports Radio.

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Despite injuries to several key players, the Bruins ride a

four-game win streak into district play this week with a Homecoming game against Marshall. Sports writer Noah Greene looks at the Bruins midway through the 2013 season.

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Starting St. JoePractical advice for making it from

seventh grade through your senior year as a Bruin

I miss morning assembly because it was a chance to socialize. It was nice getting to pray with the whole school.”

– Emma Adkins, an eighth-grader at St. Joe

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Theo Costas, scrambling frantically to make his social studies class, stopped by his locker, reached for his book

and found it crammed among other items.

He grabbed it. Yanked it. Pulled it. It was jammed. And so was he. Costas wound up late to class – and it wasn’t even the right one.

“My first couple days in a new and bigger school were definitely rough,” said Costas, a seventh grader who came to St. Joe after spending elementary school at First Presbyterian.

The seventh graders at St. Joe are considered the “bottom of the food chain.” They’re new to the school, don’t exactly know how things work, and often times are intimidated by upperclassmen.

The majority of the seventh graders come from

By SUTTON KLEINThe Bear Facts

In the above photo, senior Robert Hamil and seventh grader Jace Rasmussen take time for a picture during a recent lunch period as Hamil shares views from a unique vantage point about making it through high school. In the photo on the left, nothing can be crazier for a new student than the controlled hysteria of a Bruin pep rally.

St. Joe students could have a new bell schedule by fall 2014.

Principal Keith Barnes said St. Joe plans to test possible new bell schedules during the spring 2014 semester. The tests would be similar to one that took place in spring 2013.

Some possible schedules could short-en class time and, likewise, increase the

St. Joe considers new bell schedule

KEITH BARNES

Test runs planned for spring semester; student, parent, faculty input wanted

See BELL SCHEDULE, Page 3

Story and photos by Whitley Pannell

See STARTING ST. JOE, Page 3

By MIA NICHOLSThe Bear Facts

As a community, the ultimate goal for this Homecoming is to take out the competition and for everybody to have the best experience.”

– Keith Barnes, principal

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me into the person that I am. All these have given me a clearer vision of what my future could be like.

Last Spring Break, I traveled across France with a wonderful group of classmates. That experience opened my eyes to living abroad or making a foreign language part of my focus during college.

In ninth and 10th grade, I was fortunate enough to go to Nicaragua on a mission trip with a group of outstanding people from St. Joe. I was way out of my comfort zone, especially when I was only 14 and leaving the country for the first time to spend a week away from my parents in an impoverished nation.

As Pope Benedict XVI once

On the other hand, I dreaded to tell my mom the results of my first English test to start off the year. I didn’t read the summer book, and my test reflected that.

“Mom told you to read it, Halle,” Hope said as we pulled into the garage.

Rushing in front of me, Hope began to tell my parents about her great day at school.

“Oh, how the lunch was great,” she said.

“Oh, how the teachers are great,” she said.

Blah! Blah! Blah! When Hope finally stopped talking, my mom and dad looked at me as if they knew what I was avoiding. But they still smiled and asked about my day.

“It was . . . great,” I said. Hope finally interrupted the

quiet. I snuck off to my room, where I started to think about

let other people talk me into doing things that may not be the best. Last year was when I decided what I would major in: Communications. By the time the College Fair rolled around, I was so excited that I would be able to ask different colleges my own personal questions. As usual, I had let other people talk me into things. The small, liberal arts colleges were trying to solicit that they were the best choice for my major and that I would not get near the education that I needed if I attended a state school

Last year, I was set on going to Loyola University in New Orleans. It’s funny how things change in a year.

After touring Loyola, I realized that it was too small and that I would feel suffocated if I

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Our View

Student Views

Jack LeDoux, 8th Grade“Make all A’s and to get better at baseball.”

Caleb McCullum, 11th Grade“Make all A’s, get ready for college and prepare for the future.”

Hope Anderson, 7th Grade“To make honor roll and make more

friends.’

Caroline Bonin, 12th Grade“Further prepare to get into a good

college.”

With the school year just beginning, Mia Nichols, a reporter with The Bruin Buzz, asked four St. Joe students about their goals are for the upcoming year. Here is what some of them said:

Sorting out my senior year

ELISABETH SCOTT

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Elisabeth ScottEditor

Bria PaigeManaging Editor

Halle AndersonOpinion Page Editor

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Michael Juhas, President

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HALLE ANDERSON

My sister’s journey to St. Joe

A new year has arrived. Hallelujah, right? A new year also means new teachers,

new students and new seventh graders. Everyone loves our seventh graders. I know I love mine. My little seventh grade sister is Hope Anderson. She was beyond excited about being able to come to St. Joe this year. For me, on the other hand, my feelings this year have gone from being an excited freshman to being an excited senior ready to graduate. Don’t get me wrong. I love St. Joe. It is truly an honor to go to this school. But who doesn’t like new and exciting beginnings?

I know that’s why my sister was so happy to come here. I remember the day she graduated from sixth grade at St. Richard. She was sad to leave her school behind, but at the same time she couldn’t even sleep the night before her first day at St. Joe. Hope rode home with a big smile from ear-to-ear, ready to tell my mom and dad about her day.

how happy Hope was to be going to my school. I thought about the fresh new start she made. I thought about how that will hopefully be me in college next year.

New starts are great. They take you from your normal, sometimes boring routine of either going to school or working everyday to something new, something better. Sometimes a fresh start is all we need to keep going in a sometimes harsh world.

Life can become so routine at times – almost to the point where we can’t even feel the things we are doing anymore. Our whole purpose and goal for that day is to sometimes “just get by.” My mom always says that just getting by is not enough if you want to change lives and the world.

After my reflection that day on Hope’s excitement, I sat there thinking that I missed an opportunity to do more than just get by. It’s my senior year. Why not mix it up a little? Like that English test I am still trying to see if my mom can overlook. Did I study enough just to get,

by or did I study enough to make sure I got nothing less than an “A.”

And what about the service hours we do for school? Have I done them in the past to actually “do them” and get something out of them, or did I do them just get what I need for school? I want to have an effect on the world, or at least part of the world.

It’s just like that Hannah Montana song – whom I normally would never quote – “Life is hat you make it.”

That song is so right. Life is what you make it. Either we are going to go over and beyond with what may be thrown at us, or we are going to allow the things that we do to “just get by” to determine us, to determine our futures.

I wish my sister good luck with her St. Joe experience. And I’m determined to make this year the best experience for me possible.

As Richelle E. Goodrich said: “Life demands much. Give more.”

Halle Anderson, a senior from Jackson, is Opinion Page editor.

Preparing for senior year can be terrifying. For me, I was so nervous about all the decisions that

I was about to face. In the next few months, I have

to figure out what I want to do after high school; what college I want to attend after I graduate St. Joe; what I want to study in college; and what job I want to have after college.

I was not even sure about the classes I had signed up for at St. Joe.

All these questions about the future can get very overwhelming. It would be so much easier if someone could tell me what I was meant to be or what I should do with my life. These questions are not only for seniors, though.

In middle school, students are faced with confusing problems, too. It is a time when people are finding their friends and preparing for high school. All throughout my time at St. Joe, I have been faced with opportunities that have shaped

said: “The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.”

This quote became very true for me because after a week in Nicaragua my life changed. I felt called to volunteer and do service for others. This calling has stuck with me throughout high school, and I am definitely looking for opportunities in my future to do mission work.

All these extraordinary opportunities that I took advantage of – including March For Life, Abbey Youth Fest, Dance Marathon, Retreat Team, Music Makers, Service Club, Nun Run and more – have reinforced my Catholic identity.

St. Joe has made me very sure of who I am in the eyes of God, and I have learned how to defend my faith and stand up for what I believe. Being one of the captains of the varsity cheer squad at St. Joe this year and editor of the school newspaper have taught me responsibility and leadership.

I have had to step up and take

initiative. This has given me the skills to work with others, manage my time wisely and organize myself better. Because of these opportunities, I look forward to being involved in my college community next year and being a responsible student.

The future is a mystery. But with the values instilled in me and the skills I have learned, I know that everything will come together the way God wants it to be. Patience is not an easy virtue to have.

Waiting for God’s call can be frustrating at times, not knowing how all the loose ends will come together. However, if the opportunities available are taken advantage of, the future becomes clearer. By volunteering, my interests and passions were revealed to me.

I still have no idea what exactly I am meant to do, but I trust in God and I have patience that over time His plan will be exposed to me.

Elisabeth Scott, a senior, is editor of The Bear Facts.

Welcome back St. Joe students. We invite you to a new and exciting year. We

know you were simply overjoyed when you set foot onto this great land we call St. Joe.

We sound positive because that’s our mission. We want this year to be great because we, the students, and faculty have the responsibility to make it great.

Positivity is the key to life, the key to success in our every day events and the main reason for having a great year. We know it’s hard to think of positive things when you are surrounded by negative people and situations.

So, thank goodness we are here staffing this student newspaper, your student newspaper. We will do our best to always show a representation of God through our writing as well as being positive in every situation.

Every story may not be the lightest note or inspire you to be the most spirited person in the hallway. We are here to inform you about things that you may not know. Through it all, we want to present a positive attitude.

We want to let you know our door is always open. We welcome your input. We welcome your suggestions. Let us know what you think about the paper. And tell us when make mistakes so we can promptly correct them.

Be positive about everything you say and do. We have many writers on the newspaper staff this year; support and encourage us. Tell us when you like something and how we can make something better.

Thank you for your support. And have a great year.

Welcome back, St. Joe students

Well seniors, we are almost done with high school, which means

it is time to start thinking about where we want to go to college and what we want to do with our lives.

Applying and even just thinking about college can be scary, but I promise you that it’s not.

I faintly remember walking the halls of the 500 Building without a care in the world. I had the idea that I had a very long time before having to think about becoming an adult. Little did my 13-year-old self know that adulthood was closer than I thought. Now, I am about to venture out into the big, scary world, better known as college.

I know that searching for the right college can be the most difficult part of the process. I remember last year was the first year that I was able to attend the College Fair. There were so many colorful tables, all of them representing different colleges. I used to be a person that always

went there. I was devastated and felt I would never find a college that was suited for me.

Then, I remembered going to football games with my family at Mississippi State University. I had only ever thought of MSU as a sports-related place where football fans could bond over a weekend. I never considered it as an option for my college education. I instantly told my dad about me possibly going to Mississippi State, and he was overjoyed (mostly because I will be the third generation Bulldog of the family).

On Aug. 1, at midnight, I went on the MSU website applied for the fall 2014 semester. I remember vividly my mom and I excitedly shouting at each other as we raced to type my application. I admit: I was nervous because I just realized I was signing up to live away from home.

About one month later, I remember Bailey Brilley telling me that acceptance emails from MSU had been sent out. I immediately signed onto my email. I felt a huge weight being

lifted off of my chest as I read the words “Congratulations! You have officially been admitted to Mississippi State University.”

On Sept. 12, I took my first college tour of MSU. Administration officials are one-on-one with students, and most everyone is friendly. During my visit, I explored the Communications building and met with the editor of the campus newspaper, “The Reflector.”

Even though MSU was the first college I applied to, I knew that I had to look at a few different colleges, too. I eventually made a decision.

In the fall of 2014, I will be attend Mississippi State University majoring in Communications with a concentration in Journalism. I am so glad that I have made a decision this early.

My fellow seniors who are still undecided, do not worry. You will know when the right college comes to you. So, that’s my college story, what’s yours?

Choosing the right college is a challenge

Homecoming is finally here and we would like to extend a warm appreciation to the classes that are “coming home.”

To the classes of 1958, 1963, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2003, and 2008, we offer a warm welcome. While you are here, reminisce about the great moments you have had at St. Joe. We hope you can extend your wisdom to the future alumni that make up our senior class.

To the rest of the student body, we wish you a safe and enjoyable Homecoming 2013. It’s time celebrate who we are: St. Joseph Catholic School.

Go Bruins!

Homecoming fever hits St. Joe

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By GENIN HARKEYStaff Writer

New teachers fill slots at St. Joe

St. Joseph lost a lot of good teachers last year but also gained plenty of great teachers this year.

St. Joe gained Norma Alzamo-ra, Mary Banks, Emily Bechtold, Shelbi Constancio, Jana Drum-right, Joe Harris, Dena Kinsey, Tanita Mitchell and Bridget Moorehead.

Drumright moved to Madison from Tennessee because her hus-band got a residence at Univer-sity Medical Center.

In Tennessee, Drumright taught labs at Tennessee Tech and the University of Tennes-see Health Science Center. At St. Joe, she teaches chemistry, biol-ogy and physical science.

When Drumright was asked if she liked St. Joe, she said she loves St. Joe and its family com-

munity and is happy to be at St. Joe. She said she does miss her old school.

She is also the new assistant volleyball coach.

Ms. Bechtold moved here from Georgia. She taught at Ridgeland High School and Madison Career and Tech Center. Bechtold said she loves St. Joe and the kids at the school; she said she loves how if feels like a family.

When asked if she misses her old school, she said, “I miss the kids, but I feel like I’m meant to be here.” Bechtold is the new cheer coach. When Emily Miller, a sophomore cheerlead-er, was asked how she liked her new coach she said, “I love her! She is so funny.”

Alzamora moved here from Tyler, Texas. Before teaching at St. Joe, she taught at Jackson public schools. At St. Joe, she

teaches Spanish I and Spanish II. Alzamora said she loves St. Joe and that it is a really nice school with good structure and a good sense of community. When asked if she misses her old schools, Al-zamora said, “to a certain point, yes but once you serve your pur-pose you move on.”

Harris came from Canton Academy. He teaches eighth-grade science. When asked if he likes St. Joe he said, “Yes, I love it and enjoy being part of the good Christian atmosphere.”

Harris says he misses the kids at his old school and also enjoys the kids at St. Joe. Harris is a new assistant varsity football coach. When asked how he balances coaching and teaching he said “ I have been coaching long enough at other schools that it’s easy to balance.”

Submitted photoMadison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler tells journalism students at a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 25, that Sam’s Club, Target and Academy could open in Madison possibly next year. Hawkins-Butler also fielded questions from students about her political career.

Submitted photoSt. Joe 2013 homecoming maids pose for a picture. They were nominated and selected by

each grade. Back row from left, Elisabeth Scott, Anna Claire Chastain, Rachel Divine and Caitlyn Beasley. Middle row, Margaret Best, Sammie Dupont, Alannah Frierson and Emily

Miller. Front row, Coralyn Jones and Tori Cobb.

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Homecoming Maids for 2013

St. Richard did. “I have to make sure I get

to class on time so I won’t get a tardy,” she said. “I have to remember my assignment book so I won’t forget my homework. I have to listen to the announce-ments for important informa-tion. Also, I have to get to lunch quickly to get my favorite food before it runs out.”

The majority of seniors at St. Joe also started as seventh grad-ers – and they could definitely relate.

“At one point, I was just like the seventh graders,” said Andy Dorian. “I had my fair share of problems, and I was really intim-idated by the upperclassmen.”

Mostly seventh graders said they have problems opening their lockers, getting to class on time, remembering to bring their assignment books and staying or-ganized.

After finding out about the

struggles of seventh graders, seniors found that some of the stories were similar to their own seventh grade stories.

A few seniors offered some advice for seventh graders about how to survive and how to have a successful career for the rest of their years at St. Joe.

Dymond Jackson offered seri-ous, but helpful, advice: “Study hard, turn in your work and take your classes seriously because when you get to high school, colleges pay close attention to everything – academics, service work, extra-curricular activities, etc.”

Caitlyn Beasley told seventh-grader Blaise King: “You’re re-ally going to enjoy your years at St. Joe. Just work hard and do your best.”

Joe Harkins and Sam Osborne took a more humorous approach in the advice they gave.

Said Harkins: “Drink plenty of

water so you can stay hydrated, and so you can have bathroom breaks.”

Said Osborne: “Do your homework and kiss-up to all your teachers. It’ll help you in the long run.”

Karson Nelson explained the importance of getting involved: “Really get involved in the dif-ferent activities that St. Joe has to offer. You will have fun and learn how to become a well-rounded student.”

Hopefully, the seniors offered beneficial advice for the “new-comers” that will help them ad-just to their new environment, lose all their fears and frustra-tions, and feel more like a part of the St. Joe community.

“Now, I’m definitely more fa-miliar with the way things work, and, so far, I haven’t had any more embarrassing moments. Thank God,” Costas said with a smile.

HOMECOMING, from page 1students and parents will gather in the gym at 2:20 p.m. for the formal court presentation.

Homecoming activities have been occurring all week with dif-ferent theme days for each day.

Monday was Zombie Apoca-lypse Day, in which students dressed as zombies or zombie hunters. Tuesday was Home-coming T-shirt day, in which students wore the official Home-coming T-shirt that was designed by a fellow student.

Wednesday was “The Hunger Games” day where each grade represented a certain district

from the popular book and film. Thursday is Animal day in which students dressed as an animal. Finally on Friday students will enjoy the epic “Blue and Gold” day.

Homecoming is planned and headed by 10th grade Student Council. Luci Strong, a sopho-more and also the secretary on Student Council, said she expects to see more participation from students as well as parents in this year’s Homecoming.

Daily morning assembly made a return appearance at St. Joe this week for Homecoming. Each

morning, students have partici-pated in fun games during morn-ing assembly that were tied to the theme.

“Survival of the Fittest” was chosen to convey that only the elite would survive a hectic Homecoming week. The theme makes it easier for students to be-come more creative when finding costumes.

Two weeks ago, students chose Homecoming maids. This week, they will choose the queen; her name will be announced at half-time of the Friday football game.

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Jace Rasmussen and Robert Hamil pose in the cafeteria.Photo by Whitley Pannell/The Bear Facts

The staff of The Bear Factswishes all St. Joe alumni, students, faculty, staff

a safe and memorable HOMECOMING

BELL SCHEDULE, from page 1so-called “block schedule” in which four of a student’s classes meet one day and the other four meet the second day; classes could last about two hours each.

A schedule in place at St. An-drew’s Episcopal School would require a core set of classes meet at the same time every day with other classes rotating on-and-off the rest of the day.

Any changes, Mr. Barnes said, would “ensure that the students receive as much class time as possible in an effort to increase the academic success of our stu-dents.”

This year’s change reducing

the number of morning assem-blies to one a week requires stu-dents to report to their first class on days without an assembly by 7:55 a.m.; those who don’t make it to class by the second bell are considered “tardy.”

Some faculty and students at St. Joe like the changes made to morning assembly.

Kelsi Bouldin, a freshman at St. Joe, said she is fine with the one assembly each week. Kristi Garrard, St. Joe’s director of ad-missions, said having one assem-bly a week “makes me appreciate it more because it’s one time a week.”

Other students, including Av-ery Pogreba, a junior, aren’t so keen on the prospect of changing the bell schedule. Said Pogreba: “I do not like having one assem-bly a week because some kids who live far away (from St. Joe) cannot make it on time the rest of the week.”

Emma Adkins, an eighth-grader, said she loved morning assembly last year.

“I miss morning assembly because it was a chance to so-cialize,” she said. “It was nice getting to pray with the whole school.”

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who has coached Speech and De-bate teams for 15 years.

This year, the Speech coach-es are Mrs. Walberg and Lin-da King. They have practices just about every Saturday and through the week in Mrs. Wal-berg’s classroom.

“These students practice long hours doing something they love- and it shows,” she said. “The skills they learn from Speech and Debate, including self confidence and improved speech skills, will stay with them their entire life.”

Since Michael Mohr, the last and most recent debate coach, left and joined the Jesuits, the team currently does not have a debate coach. So varsity mem-bers use their knowledge about debate gained from previous years.

“Not having a real coach is dif-ferent, but it’s a new experience. And I think we will do fine,” said junior Bria Paige, an active de-bate member of the team.

St. Joseph Catholic Speech and Debate team plans to have a great season after taking away an even better experience from competing in a national tourna-ment in Philadelphia last spring. Last year, while all of the student body and teachers were celebrat-

takes at-tendance. The trea-surer keeps track of the school funds raised by fundrais-ers the student council conducts. The vice presi-dent backs the president and they work together to execute every-thing.

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Homecoming, pizza Fridays, free dress days and Catholic School Week are among the many activities the St. Joseph Student Council and its student leaders help coordinate each year.

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Get active in school clubs

Sports aren’t the only thing people are getting excited for this fall. As the school year gears up, so do many of the school clubs.

St. Joe has a wide range of clubs including all three of the languages offered at St. Joe.

Each foreign language offers a club that all students are in-vited to participate in. The three languages represented include Spanish, French and Latin.

The Spanish Club is headed by new teacher, Norma Alzamora.

In the past, the Spanish Club has offered many different op-portunities such as fiestas for cultural celebrations, Masses in Spanish and a three-on-three bas-ketball tournaments to help the local children’s hospital, Blair E. Batson.

The French Club has multiple opportunities to broaden the knowledge of the French lan-guage in the St. Joe community.

“The French Club meets to study the French language and France on more than just an aca-demic level,” said senior Anna Claire Chastain. “We also do ser-vice projects and take trips.”

Anyone can join the French Club, even if they don’t neces-sarily take French as a foreign language. The main goal of French Club is to learn about the French culture on a deeper level and participate in fun French ac-tivates.

“People should join the French Club because we have a lot of fun at the meetings. The French culture is amazing and we have great time learning,” Chastain said.

The last of the language clubs is the Latin Club. Latin Club dis-covers the language through cul-ture, history and mythology.

Sophomore Marion Welsh said: “Latin Club is a group of Latin scholars who appreciate the best language of all, Latin, of course.”

Speech and debate off to strong start

OXFORD – The St. Joe Speech and Debate team attended the an-nual Ole Miss tournament on Saturday. This tournament is held every year for varsity and novice members of Speech and Debate teams across the state.

Many students from the St. Joe team brought home trophies from this tournament.

St. Joe competed against more than 20 schools. Members placed and received awards. These var-sity members who placed were seniors Bailey Brilley and Whit-ley Pannell and sophomores Noah Greene, Ben Payne, Jack Collins and Megan Patterson. The novice members who placed were sophomore Jack Hall, and freshmen Tess Lott

Their last tournament, the Petal High School Invitational Tournament, was also successful. Five students placed and brought home awards. These students were sophomores Noah Greene, Patrick Morgan, Megan Patter-son, and seniors Gene Loper and Bailey Brilley.

“I can’t be more proud of our students,” said Pamela Walberg,

ing the last day of school, 16 members from the speech and debate team and three teachers were on a long plane ride to the Catholic Forensic League Tour-nament in Philadelphia.

More than 1,000 students from across the country attended the Catholic Forensic League Tournament. The event brings together lots of different speech and debate competitors from all different places.

On May 25, the students com-peted in four rounds of their particular event at the local uni-versity. When the rounds were completed, they waited to see if they advanced to the next round, which would be on Sunday.

Last year, St. Joe took one of the largest groups of students in St. Joe history. This may just seem like a normal speech and debate tournament, but it’s hard-er than it sounds. Students had to qualify to be able to go. They had to be in the top eight finalists in their particular event that they chose to be in. They compete against people from their particu-lar district.

No one from St. Joe had ad-vanced at the Catholic Nationals Tournament in Philadelphia, but it was more about the learning

Welsh also said, “People should join the Latin club be-cause we have a mascot, Trashius the Latin fish.”

The Latin Club is headed by Matt Hosler. Mr. Hosler also heads up the chess club.

Chess Club is an after school group that gets together and en-joys challenging each other in the magnificent world of chess. The club participates in competitions and has placed in competitions last year.

The Chess Club is open to all students interested in opening their mind and challenging them-selves against others.

The Quiz Bowl team is another club that the school offers. Quiz Bowl is a chance to show off your knowledge and gain more fact-based wisdom throughout the process.

Sophomore Patrick Morgan says, “Quiz Bowl helps people to gain more knowledge and learn fun facts and meet lots of new people along the way.”

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St. Joe Speech and Debate Team after the awards ceremony at the Petal High School Invitational Tournament.

and experience from the tourna-ment that counted the most to the students.

Sophomore Patrick Morgan, a student who attended the tour-nament for the first time, said, “Even though the speech and debate team didn’t win anything in the tournament, it was a suc-

cessful trip.”The members of the team are

using the knowledge and experi-ence gained from Philadelphia in the tournaments they already at-tended and the ones that are com-ing up.

As for the speech and debate as a whole, the upcoming season

should be even better than last years.

“We have a big pool of novice and experienced seniors,” said senior Bailey Brilley one of the captains of the speech and de-bate team. All the members and coaches are looking forward to the rest of the season.

the campus throughout the year.“We are working with staff

and administration to make this year a great one. Everyone wants to make sure that the whole stu-dent body remembers this as a great year, and it’s our job to help make that happen. We couldn’t be more excited,” Chastain said.

The Student Council is made of up the student body represen-tatives followed by a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer for each grade level.

They are elected, in the spring, by the students in that particular grade level.

The secretary writes down the ideas, keep track of minutes and

their best to plan events and rep-resent the school.

The class representatives are there to answer any questions students might have. They are the “go to” people.

To be a part of the Student Council is a great recognition, but it is also a great responsibil-ity. You must be a model student.

The administration has guide-lines to ensure this such as you can only miss two meetings, you cannot have too many detentions, and you must have at least a 2.5 GPA

The Student Council had its first meeting Thursday, Aug. 15. They can’t say too much about

what they are planning because they have spent most of their time on Homecoming.

But as of now, their main event is Homecoming. After Home-coming, they will start to work on a few other projects that re-mained nameless.

Pace McDonald. the 12th grade president, has served on the Student Council for three years.

When asked what exactly stu-dent council does, he responded: “We plan all the major events. As of now, our main focus is Home-coming. We thought that last year’s Homecoming was great, and we are trying to make this

year even better.”They may make this sound

easy, but a lot of hard work goes into this.

“The reason why Student Council gets here so early in the morning, the reason they stay so late to get things accomplished is because they want to make the whole student body proud, and honored to say, ‘This is our school.’And that’s what we work toward every day,” said Mr. Rel-ler, who is the moderator for all student council.

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Spirit Steppers stepping high this year White boots, red lipstick and

high kicks – what more could you want?

Captain Anna Claire Chastain as well as co-captain Mary Jo Thomas have been working dili-gently with all the girls to pre-pare for this football season as part of the Spirit Steppers dance team. And you could definitely say they have spirit.

During their summer dance camp, they won an award for having the most school spirit. Dance camp was a first for many of the girls this year, helping to improve their technique and get-ting to know each other. Camp proved to be a great success.

First timers Eliza Strickland, Frances Huff and Mary Claire Logue are just a few new ad-ditions to the team. With new coaches at the helm, how are the girls adjusting?

Said senior Shelby Willough-by: “It actually hasn’t been bad. Mrs. Thomas and Ms. Case have gone out of their way to make this year great so far, and it can only get better. I look forward to this year with all the girls, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us this year.”

With new outfits, new spon-sors and new dances, the team is definitely prepared for the year. Practicing every week since the beginning of summer, the Spirit Steppers are ready for Friday football.

With their signature tall white boots and sequined outfits the girls will be rocking that 50-yard line. So what makes this team different? With all the girls spread out through age and their special bonds, the girls get along great and teach each other a lot.

“I expect a fun year with great dancers and a ton of memories,” Willoughby said. “I’m so glad I did this for my senior year.

Speaking of senior year, what about Captain Anna Claire Chas-tain?

With her dance background, Chastain makes a perfect fit for captain. When the subject of Chastain came up, fellow dancer sophomore Eliza Strickland said that she “gets work done but is so sweet.”

“I look at her as a one of my role models. She teaches me something new about dance ev-eryday and is a great leader. I can’t wait for this season with her.”

As for only the second year for this team to be back at St. Joe they have come a long way, and put in a lot of hard work to get ready for this 2013 football season.

So when you’re out there on Friday nights, be sure to catch the amazing Spirit steppers out there kicking it high. They defi-nitely will be hard to miss.

They’re loud, they’re proud, they’re talented – and full of St. Joe spirit.

The St. Joe flag team is one of the many teams that showcase their Bruin pride at numerous functions and sporting events.

The flag team was created four years ago by Georgia Sckiets. She is the parent of St. Joe gradu-ate and former flag team member, Kathryn Sckiets.

“My favorite part about the flag team is pep rallies and foot-ball games because we get the chance to display our talent in front of St. Joe supporters,” said Malik Travis, one of two seniors on the flag team.

The flag team has always had seven members. This year, how-ever, the team stands at five Be-sides Travis, other team members are senior Mollie Montgomery and sophomores Jordaine Pier-nas, Kayla Osborne and Megan Patterson.

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Photo by Leila de Gruy/The Bear FactsThe Spirit Steppers join Josephine for a photo. Back row from left, Anna Claire Chaistain, Frances Huff, Jean Nicolette Nixon, Mary Zuniga, Mary Jo Thomas, Tori Cobb and Eliza Strickland. Front row: Morgan Sellers, Mary Claire Logue, Coralyn Jones, Jackye-Rayla Gregory and Shelby Willoughby.

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part about the flag team is pep rallies and football games because we get the chance to display our talent in front of St. Joe supporters.”

– Malik Travis,a senior at St. Joe

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Travis and Montgomery are looked up to by the other mem-bers. With the help of Mrs. Scki-ets, the two seniors make up the routines and then teach the other members. The team practices these routines during the sum-mer at two different locations: Mrs. Sckiets’ house and St. Rich-ard’s Catholic School. They also practice during the school year on Tuesdays and Thursdays after

Fabulous Flags twirl on as team members entertain crowd school.

Ronnie Russell, the St. Joe band director, chooses the music for the flag team drills.

The team always performs during halftime of Bruin football games.

Bailey Brilley, a senior at St. Joe, says that he really enjoys watching the flag team perform to the song “Tequila.”

“You really see the crowd par-ticipate whenever the flag team performs to this song,” Brilley said. “Not only is it a great song, but the team’s routine is really entertaining and exciting.”

So what makes the flag team different from others such as the cheerleaders, the bands and the dance team?

Montgomery said it best: “What makes us different from the other teams is that St. Joe has never had a flag team until four years ago, so it’s completely dif-ferent from band, cheerleading, and dance. Also, we entertain the fans in a different way through our halftime show with the help of the band.”

Photo by Leila de Gruy/The Bear FactsKayla Orsborn performs with the St. Joe Fabulous Flags during halftime of a recent football game.

Submitted PhotoPottery II students shape their projects on the pottery wheel in class.

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St. Joseph Catholic School students will stage two clas-sic theatrical productions this year: The dark comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” this fall and the splashy Damon Runyon musical “Guys & Dolls” in the spring.

Rachael Kenyon, who teach-es theater and dance for both middle school and high school, has staged a wide variety of fall productions – from “Steel Mag-nolias” to “And Then There Were None.”

All have been great successes over the years.

Mrs. Kenyon describes “Ar-senic and Old Lace” as “a farce along with a dark comedy. It is a very fast-paced play with a twist. The characters are memorable as well as the plot.”

Mrs. Kenyon chose “Guys and Dolls” because of its notoriety and prestige. “Arsenic and Old

Lace,” written by Joseph Kessel-ring, centers around the character Mortimer Brewster.

Brewster is a drama critic who is forced to handle his insane, maniacal family living in Brook-lyn while trying to decide if he should marry the woman he is in love with, Elaine.

Mrs. Kenyon chose the play because it “has a good-sized cast and the storyline is one that many have heard about. It is a wonder-ful choice for our school.”

Auditions for the fall produc-tion were Aug. 21 and call backs were held the next day on Thurs-day.

The next round of auditions were Aug. 28. The cast list was finally posted that following Fri-day.

Students, ranging from sev-enth grade to twelfth grade, ex-pressed their talents by deliver-ing a one-minute monologue of their choice.

Mrs. Kenyon has always been satisfied by the amount of people who audition every year.

“I think there is a limitless amount of talent here at St. Joe; so many students don’t know what they are capable of,” she said.

Sophomore Jordaine Piernas recited a monologue at auditions “because it was required for all theater students. But it would be really cool to be in this play; it’s really funny.”

The leading man in last year’s musical “The Music Man,” ju-nior Andrew Morgan, showed his love for the Fine Arts program by auditioning for St. Joe produc-tions every chance he gets.

“I auditioned for this play be-cause I felt that there was a char-acter I could very well portray,” Morgan said.

Morgan was cast as the male lead, Mortimer Brewster. He will play alongside senior Maggie Smith, who plays Elaine Harp-er; senior Bailey Brilley, who plays Jonathan Brewster; Mattie McCafferty, who plays Martha Brewster; and many other St. Joe students.

Besides staging a fall pro-duction, St. Joe also produces a spring musical. This year’s musi-cal will be “Guys and Dolls.”

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Classic musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ set as spring production

SUBMITTED PHOTOWalter Lydick of Jackson spends his Sunday afternoon constructing sets for the St. Joe production of “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Lydick volunteers his time to the school even though his three children have long graduated.

“I think it is a very well-known play, and it has something for ev-eryone in it,” Mrs. Kenyon said.

Her overall goal for both pro-

ductions is to have the students take as much ownership as they can and still have a wonderful experience each time they do so.

Everyone who is participating in “Arsenic and Old Lace” urges the student body and faculty to come see this play because it is a definite crowd-pleaser.

SUBMITTED PHOTOMary Zuniga and Sophia Waddingham, Art II students, finish work on a poster design for the upcoming fall play “Arsenic and Old Lace.” One piece from the class will be chosen for the poster art and for the program cover.

Photo by Lizzie Montgomery/Special to The Bear FactsSeniors enjoy Menchie’s frozen yogurt provided by the senior moms on the senior deck on the first day of school.

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Entertainment

one epi-sode per week.”

This easy ac-cessibil-ity for view-ers has trans-formed the way we watch TV shows. Internet sites like these have transformed how viewers watch TV shows forever.

Unlike movies, TV shows don’t just start and finish in one sitting. TV shows engage their

juring” attracted vast crowds; people knew that the horror film would easily send chills down their spines.

But when you ask people about their favorite summer movie, many will say the comedy “This is the End.”

“I thought the movie ‘This is the End’ was exquisite; it’s one of the best comedies that I have ever seen,” said Johnny Taylor, a senior and the starting center for the St. Joe Bruins football team.

“This is the End” was one of the biggest movies the summer; it

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From horror movies to com-edies and thrillers, everyone flocked to the theaters this sum-mer to catch their favorite flick – making summer 2013 one to remember and generating more than $4 billion at the box office.

“The movies this summer had lots of action and big budgets,” said Tyler O' Hara, an English teacher who teaches Literature in Film at St. Joseph Catholic School. “This recipe makes a lot of sense; kids want to see big ex-plosions.”

Big budget movies dominated the summer. Everyone pays to see lots of action and special ef-fects, and those kinds of movies this summer lured thousands of people to the theaters. Movies like “Wolverine” and “World War Z” had just what people want to see in a movie: lots of excitement and amazing visual effects. Both entertained their audiences and brought in huge crowds.

“‘World War Z’ was my favor-ite action movie this summer,” said Isabelle Cosmich, a junior at St. Joe. “The visual effects for the zombies were great and were exactly how I imagined them.”

Another main reason why kids love to come to the movies is for the fear and suspense. This summer, movies like “The Con-

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combined comedy with fantasy. This laugh-out-loud comedy was jam-packed with notable celeb-rities – including James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen.

While these and other stars at-tend a party of Franco’s house, they are faced with Apocalypse and must team up together to sur-vive the end of the world. Lots of action and laughs is just what fans wanted to see this summer.

Now that summer is over, many are looking for the next big movie to hit the theaters. One of the movies that’s getting talked

The cast of “This is the End” pose in this publicity shot from the hit film.Submitted Photo

about the most is the upcoming motion picture “The Spectacular Now.”

“I’ve heard a lot of buzz about it,” Mr. O’Hara said. “It’s a mov-ie about high school, and that would appeal to St. Joe kids.”

This is a film you don’t want to miss. Find a theater near you and make sure you’re the first to see this exciting new flick. And if you missed out on catching these hot summer films, make sure to stop by Redbox and treat your-self to the best movies of sum-mer 2013.

Action, sci-fi dominated summer filmsGreat movies worth watching again

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“The Conjuring” Plot: Set in the 1970s, a

family in Rhode Island calls a pair of investigators when paranormal events take place at their run down farmhouse.

Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, and Ron Livingston

Why you should see it again: With terrorizing horror and suspense, this movie will always keep fans on the edge of their seats.

“This is the End”Plot: A party with some of

the biggest stars in Los Angeles is faced with the end of the world. Comedians like James Franco and Seth Rogen decide to team together with hopes of surviving the apocalypse.

Stars: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson

Why you should see it again: Lots of celebrities, action and laughs – what’s not to like?

“World War Z”Plot: When the world is infected by a plague transforming people

into zombies, former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane journeys to find a cure to the disease and save the human race.

Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos and Matthew FoxWhy you should see it again: Special effects and action scenes in

the film were some of the best that summer films had to offer

Netflix, Hulu, streaming video transform television viewing habits

Whether we like it or not, the world of entertainment is changing.

More and more people are ditching store-bought mov-ies and instead staying home to watch their favorite shows.

Television shows are becom-ing popular family rituals. Every-one grabs a snack, settles down in the family sofa and tunes in to their favorite show the same time every week.

All of us love the comfort of home, and the entertainment world is adapting to make it easier than ever. And if miss your show because you have to

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study for that big test, the Inter-net makes it a breeze to watch your favorite shows anytime and anywhere.

Websites like Netflix and Hulu allow you to view tons of shows instantly.

“We are all starting to see lots of different ways TV is con-sumed,” said Tyler O’Hara, se-nior English teacher and middle school football and basketball coach.

He explained a new fad that has come from Netflix. “Binge watching: when someone watch-es five episodes in a row. Now that Netflix offers their own shows, there is no more waiting for

audiences. Now with bigger budgets, TV

shows open more possibilities. They can create a story, and have the money to make the plot excit-ing for an entire season. Shows like “Breaking Bad” on AMC have enough of a budget and star power to make it one of the most exciting series.

This electrifying show of crime and drama tells the story of Walter White, a chemistry teach-er in Albuquerque, N.M. When diagnosed with lung cancer, he chooses the life of crime.

With the help of a former stu-dent, White begins the drug busi-ness with hope to make enough

money to help his family’s finan-cial future.

From a Catholic standpoint, we can see the good and the bad. Even though Walter White re-sorts to illegal activity, he is only concerned about his family and risks prison to give his family a better life.

“It’s the best thing on TV,” said junior Buddy Paul Martin. “The characters are so real, you create a relationship with them. And ev-ery week they do something un-expected.”

Another show that is taking the nation by storm is “Pretty Little Lairs.” With lots of drama and teen dilemmas, the show appeals

mainly to high school students.This show is mainly for ladies,

with lots of unexpected events filled with suspense.

“It’s full of drama,” said Tina Foust, an Algebra II teacher and head coach for the women’s basketball team. “High school students, especially girls, love drama.”

Girls love the show because they relate to the characters. The plot pulls in the viewers, always leaving them guessing.

With Netflix and Hulu, it’s easy to find something you like. So grab your laptop or settle down in the family recliner, and discover a show today.

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St. Joseph Catholic School

After meeting as teachers at St. Joseph Catholic School two years ago, Aaron Reller and Abby Quitzau made it formal this summer when they were married during a wedding Mass in New Orleans.

The two were married June 1 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in the Mid-City area of New Orleans. And Miss Quitzau, a former eighth-grade religion teacher at St. Joe, is now formal-ly known as Mrs. Reller.

“I was extremely nervous,” said Mr. Reller, a Spanish teacher and chairman of the foreign lan-guages department. “But then those nerves subsided when I re-alized that my best friend whom I want to spend the rest of my life with was standing right beside me.”

Everyone might be wondering if there will be a new addition to the Reller family anytime soon. “Abby and I would love to have children someday. Who knows what the future might bring us?” Right now, he said, he is just en-

joying married life and his time with Mrs. Reller.

“Married life is awesome so far,” Mr. Reller said. “I’ve shared the good, the bad, and the ugly with her. I’m also learning all types of new words. Did you know that shellac is a type of gel for your nails? But, I do know that just as teaching is my voca-tion, this is my main vocation and that God has blessed both Abby and I by showing us ex-actly where we need to be.”

The Rellers are just one ex-ample of major changes that took place over the past few months to St. Joe faculty – changes that saw the head baseball coach wed, a science teacher give birth to her second child and an English teacher anxiously await the birth of her daughter.

Unlike Mr. Reller, St. Joe base-ball coach and assistant football coach Miller Todd was not quite as nervous about his wedding to new wife, Katie Todd.

“I wasn’t nearly as nervous as everyone said I would be,” Coach Todd said. “I knew that I wanted to marry her. But the only thing that went through my mind was ‘Let’s get on with it.’ But I seri-

ously love her.” The Todds were married July 5, 2013, at St. Fran-cis Catholic Church in Madison.

They later enjoyed their hon-eymoon in Montego Bay, Jamai-ca. The two stayed for five days and four nights, enjoying fun ac-tivities such as snorkeling, laying out on the beach, and relaxing.

Meanwhile, St. Joe science teacher Brooke Jones recently welcomed her second child into the world. Porter Daniel Jones was born at Women’s Hospital at

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St. Joe Teachers celebrate marriage and babies Married life is awesome so far. I’ve shared the good, the bad and the ugly with her.”

– Aaron Reller, who married

former St. Joe teacher Abby

Quitzau this summer.

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Five St. Joe seniors named in Portico Magazine St. Joe showcased some of

their finest seniors when five were featured in Portico maga-zine’s “25 Students Who Will Change the World.”

Seniors Bailey Brilley, Karson Nelson, Sam Osborne, Whitley Pannell and Maggie Smith were all presented as five influential students who are making a major difference in the world.

This prestigious honor comes to all five after years of hard work, dedication, and a desire to be successful.

“To be selected as one of Por-tico’s students who will change the world was such an honor. I hope that I can be an example to younger people and influence them to reach their goals,” said recipient Karson Nelson.

Each one of the students wrote a paragraph, accompanied with a photo, describing their leadership and unique talents that ultimately show how they are changing the world.

The five St. Joe students were among several other schools in the metro- area.

Bailey Brilley said, “It was re-ally great to be featured because the magazine’s writers go out of their way to get a diverse and well-balanced group of students, as opposed to simply the smartest or the most talented.”

Although they are all smart and talented, they exhibited their different areas of interest in the magazine feature.

Brilley described his experi-ence at the 2011 World Youth Day in Spain. Nelson showed her leadership through several trips she has taken. Sam Osborne

showcased his passion for math tutoring.

Pannell focused on her dream to become a lawyer and her ac-complishment of creating the Mock Trial team at St. Joe.

And Smith described her pas-sion for the stage through speech and debate and theater.

All five students represented St. Joe well as they continued the tradition of having several St. Joe students displayed in the feature.

Pannell said, “It was a great accomplishment that I had al-ways hoped for in previous years. It gave me the motivation to want to be a more active leader in my community.”

Copies of the August edition of Portico magazine can be found at local book stores and restaurants.

5:53 p.m. on April 4, 2013. She has spent the past few months at home taking care of her newborn.

“It can be suffocating, and it is a lot of responsibility taking care of a newborn,” said Mrs. Jones, who is back at work after taking the last two months of the school year off for maternity leave. “I barely have time to watch ‘Breaking Bad’ anymore.

“Even though I am tired from waking up in the middle of the

night just to rock my baby, I love him to death and would not trade him for anything else in the world. He is the cutest thing ever, and all I want to do is squeeze him tightly. He is God’s greatest gift to me.”

St. Joe English teacher Aman-da Weissinger can’t wait to ex-perience what Mrs. Jones talks about. Mrs. Weissinger recently gave birth to a girl, Margaret Jane “Margo” Weissenger.

“Excited doesn’t even cover what I am feeling right now,” said Mrs. Weissinger, who taught this fall until she gave birth.

“I am a bit impatient,” she said in an interview just before giving birth. “I don’t know what to do with myself right now. Coming to school really takes my mind off of the anxiousness. Even though I’m impatient, I know that I am so ready for my daugh-ter to pop out.”

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Photo by Meosha Smith/Special to The Bear FactsClockwise from bottom left, Maggie Smith, Bailey Brilley, Sam Osborne, Karson Nelson and Whitley Pannell were named to Portico Magazine’s “25 Students Who Will Change the World.”

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Fall fashion: eye liner,peplum skirts, dresses

Colored eye liner, peplum skirts and dresses, and army pants. Do you own any of the following?

If so, you’re already a step closer to becoming trendy for fall 2013.

“I’ve been seeing so many girls wearing peplum skirts and dresses,” said ninth grader Pera Massey. When asked whether she likes it or not, Massey said “Yes, I actually do. I feel like it makes my waist look smaller, and it is really cute. It makes me feel better about myself.”

Peplum skirts and dresses have been everywhere recently.

For those of you behind on this trend, a peplum skirt or dress is a regular dress with a twist. It has some extra fabric that is in a flap around your waist. It is sup-posedly more flattering because the extra fabric creates the illu-sion of a smaller waist.

“I can see a lot of peplum Homecoming dresses for 2013,” Massey said.

Another hot trend for fall 2013

is bright colored eye liner. A neu-tral eyeshadow look with a pop of color on the lash line has been all over the runways.

“It makes you look a little more done up, and it looks like you took more time on your ap-pearance. In reality, it only took you about two minutes,” said UK makeup artist Tanya Burr.

It has been seen worn on the

upper lash line for the bolder ones. It really brings attention to the eyes and makes them look bold and flirty.

If you don’t want a ton of at-tention brought to your eyes, try smudging colored eyeliner on your lower lash line or running a kohl pencil eyeliner on your

bottom water line. It is subtle, but still adds a little something-something to your eyes.

“If you don’t have the money to splurge on a new eyeliner, wet an eyeliner brush with water, and dip it in a fun colored eye shadow. It works the same,” Burr said. A trend you might not have been expecting to get big for 2013 is Army green cargo pants.

“I was surprised when I saw them in the stores. But I kept see-ing them over and over and over so I decided to give them a go. I tried them on and ended up lov-ing them. After a whole summer of wearing girl tanks tops and shorts, I’m ready to wear some-thing a little more edgy and out there for fall,” said 10th grader Julia Robinson.

Paired up with a white top and the very popular combat boots, you’ll be getting looks no matter where you go. They can be intim-idating, but if paired right it can be really cute. You can find pairs with studs on the pockets or zip-per detailing which contributes to the edgy factor a lot.

These trends have been seen a lot recently, and are expected to be as hot as the crop top and high waisted shorts trends. These could make or break you; it all just depends on how you wear them.

After a whole summer of wearing girl tanks tops and shorts, I’m ready to wear something a little more edgy and out there for fall.”

– Julia Robinson, a sophomore

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By TAYLOR HEALYThe Bear Facts

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a new column written by St. Joe fashion analysts. In this edition, Taylor Healy offers the run-down on all fall trends.

Submitted PhotoFreshman tennis sensation Stedman Strickland represented Mississippi in the Southern Junior Cup tournament the weekend of Sept. 20 held in Chattanooga. Mississippi beat Kentucky and was competitive in matches against Louisiana and Tennessee. Strickland is a member of the St. Joe varsity tennis team.

Stedman Stricklandrepresents Mississippi

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Photo By London Hatten/The Bear FactsJosiah Paulding, leading the St. Joe Bruin football team, charges through a tunnel of cheerleaders and Spirit Steppers during the first pep rally on Aug. 23.

Photo by London Hatten/The Bear FactsConor Crain, left, and Andy Dorion hold cheerleaders Lucy Kennington and Karson Nelson on their shoulders during lunch before the St. Adrew’s-St. Joe game on Sept. 13.

Photo by Sarah Powell/The Bear FactsSeniors Natalie Smyth, left, Allie Jones, and Walker Burrow tailgate before the first game of the season.

Special to The Bear FactsThe Bruin marching band performs during an early season home game at Bill Raphael Field. Besides performing in between plays, the band also does an elaborate half-time show.

Photo by London Hatten/The Bear FactsCaitlyn Beasley, left, Meosha Smith, Bridget Moorehead, and Halle Anderson enjoy a circus-themed pep rally on Aug. 23, 2013

Photo by Whitley Pannell /The Bear FactsShelby Doiron and Mac Brown support the Bruins by dressing up with the circus theme on Aug. 23.

Photo by London Hatten/The Bear FactsElisabeth Scott, left, pies Dennis Dillon for bringing in cans to beat St. Andrew’s for the Mississippi Food Network on Sept. 13.

Photo by London Hatten/The Bear FactsCoaches Dave Wissel, left, Dennis Dillon, Bill Walberg, Tyler O’Hara and Flip Godfrey get pies in their faces to support the canned food drive on Sept. 13.

Photo by Whitley Pannell/The Bear FactsBennie Buckner, left, Loden Snell, Ashley German, Nina German, and Caleb McCullum play music during Meet the Bruins on Aug. 21, 2013.

Photo by London Hatten/The Bear Facts The Bleacher Creatures flex for a crowd shot during the Blackout pep rally on Sept. 13.

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The Saint Joe cross country team kicked off the season with its first meets on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Madison Central and on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Bovina Course in Vicksburg.

Team members are prepared to make another run for a state championship.

Both the girls and the boys var-sity teams won district champi-onships in recent years. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, the girls varsity team and the boys varsity team won district championships over the other 2A divisional schools.

Also, last year the boys varsity team won the state title.

This year, however, both teams have to work even harder with the loss of the many seniors.

By ELISE SHELDRICKThe Bear Facts

Ryan Crandall was one of the boys varsity team’s best runners. Also, Natalie Younger and Bren-nan Trask have graduated and left the Bruins cross country team.

However, the team has gained many old and new runners. There are many new seventh graders on the team, and there are many senior runners and junior, sopho-more and freshman runners as well.

“Both the girls and the boys are very young teams this year,” Coach David Wissel said. “I am looking forward to being very competitive with both of my teams, and I am looking forward seeing big things from them.”

This season, the team has many senior captains who will have their last runs as a Saint Joe Bruin.

“I can’t believe I am a senior,” Katherine Mangialardi said.

Lady Bruins volleyball off to strong start

Photo Katherine Mangialardi/The Bear Facts

Volleyball coach Toni Harris, far right, meets with her team court side in the St. Joe gym. The Lady Bruins varsity volleyball team continues to build on the momentum from last year’s successful season.

By CHARLES KING IIThe Bear Facts

The Lady Bruins varsity vol-leyball team is working hard to-ward a successful season.

In the past, the St. Joe lady Bruins have had several disap-pointing losses and suffered heart breaking defeats in middle school, junior varsity and varsity.

The volleyball team this year is determined to change that.

After years of improving per-formance, last season opened people’s eyes that volleyball is a sport unlike any other.

The team took off under the direction of Coach Toni Harris; the Lady Bruins capped off a successful regular season with a 21-16 record – with 10 wins in district.

The team advanced to the playoffs, but unfortunately fell to Lewisburg 3 sets to 1. Players hope this season will be better.

“Our team will do really well this season because we have all of our starters and plenty of new players from the junior varsity team,” said junior Lucy Love-

Our team will do really well this season because we have all of our starters and plenty of new players from the junior varsity team.”

– Lucy Miller Loveless, a junior

on the Lady Bruins volleyball team

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Bruin football games stream live on web

St. Joseph Catholic School football games are on the air.

A team of three St. Joe students plan to broadcast nearly every Bruin game this year over Bruin Sports Radio, an In-ternet streaming audio service accessi-ble through the school website at www.stjoebruins.com.

Calling the games are sophomores Jojo Katool, who handles play-by-play, and Ben Payne and Noah Greene, who handle color commentary and expert analysis.

“This is a great way for fans who can’t make the game to follow the action as it happens,” Payne said. “All of us are ex-cited at having the chance to broadcast our games for Bruin fans.”

The Bruin Sports Radio team has aired every game so far this season ex-cept for the St. Joe Greenville game. School officials canceled that broadcast because of bad weather on game night.

The broadcasts will continue Fri-day when the Bruins host Marshall for Homecoming 2013. Pregame begins at 6:45 p.m.; kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Bruin Sports Radio is produced by the St. Joe journalism program with the generous support of the St. Joe Booster Club and C-Spire Wireless.

The radio station is one part of an award-winning high school journalism program that includes a student pro-

From staff reports

Photo by Sara Powell/The Bear FactsBen Payne, left, and Noah Greene, both sophomores, make up part of the broadcast team that calls Bruin football games live on the Internet. Not pictured is Jojo Katool, another sophomore, who handles play-by-play.

Sophomores Jojo Katool, Ben Payne, Noah Greene make up broadcast team

n WHAT: Bruin Sports Radio, broadcasting St. Joe football live on the Internetn WHO: Broadcast team of Noah Greene, Jojo Katool and Ben Paynen WHEN: Pregame for each game is 6:45 p.m., kickoff is 7 p.m.n WHERE: Go to the St. Joe website, www.stjoebruins.com, and follow link to Bruin Sports Radio

BRUIN SPORTS RADIO

duced and edited newspaper, The Bear Facts; a student newspaper Web site, The Bear Facts Online; the school year-book, The Shield; and a school Internet newsletter, The Bruin Buzz.

Student journalists also provide pho-tos for school publications and news releases.

“This is a great opportunity for our fans, friends and alumni to follow St. Joe Bruin football this year,” said Principal Keith Barnes. “It’s also an excellent way for our own journalism students to gain valuable broadcast experience working live on an Internet radio station.”

St. Joseph Catholic School was founded in 1870. The school, in Madi-son just off Interstate 55 and Mississippi 463, offers seventh- through 12th grade

Catholic education with a rigorous col-lege prep curriculum grounded in the teachings of the church.

St. Joe is accredited by the Missis-sippi Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school serves students in the Greater Jackson area.

“We have a talented group of students involved in student media this year,”

Barnes said. “Our student broadcast team has the talent and drive to create an effective, entertaining production.

“Journalism teaches students self dis-cipline, research, interview and writing skills. Allowing students to produce ac-tual sports broadcasts on Bruin Sports Radio and print publications like The Bear Facts and The Shield are great ways for them to learn through hands-on

experience.”Greene, who is taking Introduction to

Journalism this year along with Payne, agreed. Greene and Payne also are members of the award-winning St. Joe Speech and Debate team.

“This has been a great learning expe-rience,” Greene said. “I have enjoyed sharing the excitement of our football games with our fans and listeners.”

less. “The newcomers are adjusting

well and really making an impact on the varsity team.”

The Lady Bruins didn’t lose any seniors to graduation last year, keeping the.

Coach Harris worked alone last year as coach. This season, the Lady Bruins will up the ante with the addition of new assistant coach Jana Drumright – who also serves as a Chemistry I, Physical Science, and Biology I teacher.

Mrs. Drumright has moved here from Tennessee, and has background in the pharmaceuti-cals.

“I am very excited to be at St. Joe, not only as a coach, but a teacher,” Mrs. Drumright said.

“I think the girls are going to have a very great season. They have been working really hard, and I am very excited to help coach the girls.”

attended Southwestern Louisi-ana in Lafayette, La., where he earned his undergraduate degree. At Southwestern, he participated in track, football, basketball and boxing; he was the heavyweight boxing champion.

In college, Raphael met his wife, Claire Louise Nassar. They were married for almost 60 years until her death.

After graduation, he began his career at St. Joseph Catholic School, which lasted 41 years. During this time, he earned his master’s degree in mathematics at Mississippi College; he later

earned a specialist’s degree.“Coach,” as he was known

by many of his students, was re-spected and admired. Students not only saw him as their teacher, but also as a great mentor and role model. While at St. Joe, Ra-phael received numerous awards and achievements.

Among them: He was induct-ed into the Mississippi Coaches Hall of Fame; he was a two-time coach in the Mississippi High School All-Star game; and he engineered the monumental vic-tory over the highly-ranked Mur-rah Mustangs in the 1972 Capital

Bowl. After leaving St. Joe, he

coached at Millsaps College and taught math at Belhaven.

Since his time at St. Joe, the St. Joe football field was dedi-cated in his name and a book was written simply titled “Raphael” which chronicles his coaching career at St. Joe.

He was an active parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He loved sports, watch-ing western films and reading. He also had many friends with whom he would participate in Monday night poker, golf and lunch at Fat Tuesdays.

RAPHAEL, from page 12

The girls relay team lost an im-portant member. MariMac Col-lins, the daughter of Mrs. Collins. MariMac is attending Washing-ton University in St. Louis on a swimming scholarship.

However, the St. Joe relay team still has high hopes for win-ning several races. Sophomore Sophia Waddingham, Junior Nii-jor May and Junior A.K. Brunini, all of whom are back-to-back state champions, welcome fresh-man Ellie Smith who is filling MariMac’s spot.

They are looking to win anoth-er state championship in the 200 freestyle relay.

On Sept. 14, the Bruins com-peted in the St. Al Invitational. They brought back four first place victories.

May won the 50 free and was a part of the 200 freestyle relay win

with Sophia Waddingham, Mag-gie Smith, and A.K. Brunini.

Nick Burrow, Stewart Inman, Jack Collins, and Tony Weisen-

berger won the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay.

The swim team is also wel-coming back three alumni who are giving back to the team.

Riley Collins, a member of the St. Joe Class of 2012, has come back to help his mother coach. Jake Slinkard, a member of the Class of 2011, came to the St. Al meet to cheer on his alumni.

Helping with dryland condi-tioning is Andrew Harris, who graduated in 2008. An anony-mous donor has also donated a highly needed pace clock for measuring practice times.

The hard work these students put in is required at least four times a week. These students are prepared to keep going as a powerful force in the 2A classi-fication.

SWIM TEAM, from page 12

I feel really confident on my chances this year to win a state championship.”

– Walker Burrow, a senior and a

member of the St. Joseph Catholic

School swim team

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Bruin cross country team makes run for title

“It seems like yesterday I was starting my first day of practice. I am looking forward to spend time with my teammates because they are all like family to me.”

Besides senior captains, there are also many new seventh look-ing forward to their first year of junior high sports. Many are ex-cited for new challenges and get-ting involved at St. Joe.

“I am excited to challenge myself to keep up with the big-ger kids,” said Patrick Garrard, a seventh grader. “My goal is defi-nitely to keep up with them and to continue to run with the team”

Many team members said they enjoy the friendship and sportsmanship generated by cross country. They also said the workouts will prepare them for other sports ahead.

FOOTBALL, from page 12expected, it should not be taken for granted. Like other sports teams at St. Joe, Bruin foot-ball relies on the hard work and dedication of each player and the coaching staff.

During last year’s season, many Bruin fans speculated that their regular season success was due to the Bruins’ lax sched-ule competing against familiar schools such as Pisgah and St. Al.

However, several high school sports broadcasters disagreed, saying the undefeated season as more than just a fluke.

While St. Joe plays similar teams this year, the overall com-petition level has increased.

Although the Bruins have a 13-man senior class, the question stands: Will they be able to com-pete at such a high level without such all-star players from last year as Nick Beasley and center Bobby Tallant?

While the Bruins had a slow start, prospects look more prom-ising as the season has pro-gressed.

After suffering a disheartening 45-14 defeat against the Lake Hornets in the Week 1 opener, the

Bruins improved the following week almost defeating Natchez Cathedral in a close game.

In Week 3, the Bruins came out

more aggressive than ever deter-mined to beat the St. Al Flashes on their home field.

Since winning their first game, the Bruins have not looked back – beating local rival St. An-drew’s and shutting out the St. Joe Greenville Fighting Irish ending their undefeated season.

However, the Bruins’ season hasn’t been without heartaches with four key players sustaining

major injuries. Senior Josiah Paulding was

among the first to be injured, shattering his femur in a close game against St. Al.

Two weeks later, three more Bruin players followed Paulding to the side line. Among the in-jured: Junior Jack Olstad, junior Hunter Beene and sophomore Nick Burrow.

Over the course of the season, the Bruins have sustained various injuries putting a cloud of doubt over the season.

When dealing with the injures Coach Flip Godfrey made it clear the Bruins would not overhaul their system.

“We’re going to take the people we got and call on more kids,” he said.

Among these mentioned were sophomore halfback Mason Fridge and tight end John Dale Dieckman.

The prospects for the rest of the Bruins season looks promis-ing. After beating the Union Yel-low Jackets in a close back-and-forth game, the Bruins move on this week to take on Marshall.

I believe the Bruins will have another winning season.”

– Chris Hanneke, senior quarterback

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places of those now gone.

The team struggled early, falling to Canton in the preseason jamboree at Madison Central High School and then starting the 2013 season with a loss – their first regular season loss in nearly two years – by falling to the Lake Hornets on Aug. 23.

However, the Bruins walked off the field victorious after their match against St. Andrew’s and

Former St. Joe Ath-letic Director and football coach Bill Raphael left a legacy of hard work and dedica-tion among alumni, stu-dents and faculty.

“He will forever live in our hearts,” said David Wissel, the cross country coach and a re-ligion teacher at St. Joe. “His legacy will live on through the athletes and students.

“As long as they remain dedi-cated and always work hard, then they are delivering what Coach intended of St. Joe,” said Wissel, who coached with Raphael at St. Joe.

Raphael died Aug. 23 of pan-creatic cancer at home while sur-rounded by his family. He was 87. He worked at St. Joe from 1950-1990.

Raphael was born June 19, 1926, in Natchez. He was the youngest son of the late Charles and Rose Raphael, who were Lebanese immigrants.

After graduating from Natchez Cathedral, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for being a stel-lar athlete. He served in World War II.

After his discharge, he

As long as (our students) remain dedicated and always work hard, then they are delivering what Coach intended of St. Joe.”

– David Wissel, the cross country coach

JACK HALLSports Editor

St. Joe Bruin football 2013 to meet great expectations

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013

Bruin Sports

Swim team makes waves at area events

With 53 students, the St. Joseph swim team is by far the biggest sport at this school.

Led by Coach Lauri Collins, this team is looking to bring St. Joe a state championship.

Mrs. Collins has been coaching swimming for 30 years. She is prepared to lead this year’s swim team to multiple state champi-onships.

Mrs. Collins allows students with no prior competitive swimming experience to join the team. She plans to help all students become top-notch swimmers.

“This team may not have many superstars, but we have depth,” Mrs. Collins said.

Depth is something the Bruin swim team is looking forward to being the key to clinching

By JON DALE DIECKMANThe Bear Facts

See SWIM TEAM, Page 11

Photo by Elisabeth Scott/The Bear FactsSenior Walker Burrow swims in the 100-meter butterfly during the Sept. 3 meet at the Jackson Yacht Club.

Bruin running back Hunter Beene races through the Saints defense during the St. Joe-St. Andrew’s football game at Bill Raphael field on Friday, Sept. 13. The Bruins won the game as well as the following two to give themselves a four-game winning streak heading into the Homecoming game Friday against Marshall.

Former coach leaves legacy

By KATHERINE MANGIALARDI

The Bear Facts

Bruins roll strong as district play opens

yet another state championship. Because the Bruins have so many great swimmers, they can win the state meet with second, third, and fourth place wins.

St. Joe is led by seven returning state champions this year. Walker Burrow is one of these state champions. Burrow, a senior, won state in the 100 fly and the 400 freestyle relay, which is when swimmers swim the length of the pool down and back.

Alongside Jack Collins, Stuart Inman,and Tony Weisenberger, the 400 freestyle relay team is ready to be a strong competitor in the state meet. Burrow is also participating in the 200 IM this year.

“I feel really confident on my chances this year to win a state championship,” Burrow said.

After a tough start to the 2013 football season, the

St. Joe Bruins look to finish strong as they ride a four-game win streak.

Coming off a tough season-opening loss to Lake and a second game road loss in Natchez to Cathedral High School, the Bruins rebounded and scored wins against St. Al, St. Andrew’s, St. Joe Greenville and Union.

This year’s squad won’t go undefeated in the regular season, but they still have a lot for which to play.

Coach Flip Godfrey said his main focus for this season is for his “players to get better every week.” Steady improvement by the Bruins will help their overall game and

improve the team’s record in post-season play. “The seniors must step up this year,” Godfrey said, refer-

ring to the team’s 13 seniors. Godfrey said he expects a lot from seniors, one of them

being Quarterback Chris Hanneke.“There’s no doubt he’s made improvements on his

game,” Godfrey said, adding that Hanneke is “getting faster, stronger, and throwing the ball better overall.”

Hanneke agreed.“I’m ready to take charge of the offense,” he said. “And I

believe the Bruins will have another winning season.” As it stands, Hanneke has thrown for more than 1,000

yards going into his senior season and has steadily improved his completion rate. The Bruins boast 12 other seniors.

Even the younger players are ready to step up.“Through senior leadership, it has pushed everyone to get

better,” said freshman tackle Nick Thompson.Although leadership by experienced players is to be

See FOOTBALL, Page 11

THE SCORE

St. Joe rides four-game winning streak into Homecoming contest

Lady Bruins look to improve over last year.

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Bruins cross country team prepares run for state title.

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Bowling tryouts will be Oct. 17 at Fannin Lane – contact Coach Dennis Dillon for more information.

Middle school football team, 2-2 on the year, plays next at Pisgah on Tuesday,Oct. 8.

See RAPHAEL, Page 11

There’s no denying that the 2012 Varsity Bruin Football team was the most successful in school

history. The mighty Bruins ended

the regular season undefeated with an impressive 11-0 record. Unfortunately, the team lost its bid to the state champions in the second round of the playoffs against East Marion.

This season, however, will be much different than the previous.

With many valuable and important members of last year’s team long gone, the Bruin coaching staff has had to quickly rebuild the program and bring in younger players to take the

haven’t looked back since. Last year, the Bruins played at St. Andrew’s and all but dismantled the team. They’re now on a four-game win streak and are showing no signs of letting up.

Some people may wonder if the Bruins this year can match up to last year’s team. Many may be left to think that any hopes of a winning regular season and a competitive playoff bid have gone up in smoke after the loss of so many senior players.

But I’m sure the Bruins will come back with the same strength and success that they’ve had the previous two seasons.

I can think of many reasons why the last two teams have

been so successful. We had some exceptionally talented seniors. We had and continue to have a great coaching staff led by

Coach Flip Godfrey. And we had the camaraderie of a close-knit team.

Conor Crain, a senior who has been part of the last two playoff teams, said he has high hopes for the season. He believes that the team will have a breakout performance their first year in the new district.

“We’re a whole new team this year without all the starters from last year,” Crain said. “We’ve got a new feel to the team, a new identity. We’ll be playing new, more competitive teams and we’re really going to find out what we’re made of.

“But the most important thing, still, is that Bruin Football is about the brotherhood among

your teammates. And that’s what everyone is going to know after this season.”

To put this in perspective, it seems like everyone is calling for a great season.

I, myself, can only hope for the best and will leave it to the players on the field. They’ve given up their time and energy to such a great team and every victory will have been earned through their effort and sheer determination. This will certainly be a memorable season. Go Bruins.

Jack Hall, a sophomore at St. Joe, is sports editor of The Bear Facts.

We’ve got a new feel to the team, a new identity. We’ll be playing new, more competitive teams and we’re really going to find out what we’re made of.”

– Conor Crain,a senior

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Sports analysis by Noah GreenePhoto by Benjamin Payne

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