The Covington Catholic Times Volume XXVIII-Issue IAugust 2015/Freshman Issue

1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Kentucky 41011 (859) 491-2247

Page 2 New Teachers Page 3 Arts Page 4 Clubs Page 5 Cheers

New Brand Released This Year After 90 years of educating young men, with over 8600 alumni, the marketing and alumni departments decided it was time to trademark a CCH logo that cannot be manipulated at the drop of the hat. With those intentions, many people came together to keep Covington Catholic High School on the cutting edge. Everyone agreed faith was a key ele-ment that was a necessary part of Covington Catholic. “Based on this reflection of CovingtonCatholic, informed byhistory as well as surveys and focus groups from a current perspective, key characteristics of the CovCath brand include:•CatholicIdentityandTradition:Thecrossisatthecenterofourmis-sion. It is samecrossas theone included at thecenterof theschoolSeal, which will be carried forward as a key part of the overall brand representation. •Traditionisthefoundationforthefuture:Wereflectthatfoundation,with a modern update. Our logos and fonts have a classic, ‘clean’ and collegiate feel. •AllMale:Thelogosaremasculine,strongandbold,withadistinctness

Staffthatreflectsandconnectsanindividualspirittothecommunity.•UnityandExcellence:Bydrivingconsistencywithaunifiedandseam-lesscollectionoflogos,wedemonstratehonorandrespectfortheexcel-lence of our school’s brand. •Colors:Theprimarycolorsaredeeproyalblueandwhite,withuseof lighter blue and a silvery grey as an accent color. Different shades of bluehavehistoricallysymbolizedMary.•Character:TheathleticmascotistheColonel.Colonnello means col-umnofsoldiers,andreflectsstrength,leadershipandcollaboration.” Thereareseveralversionsofthe“C”Logo,theAcademicLogo,theAthletic Logo, and theColonel Logo. Checkwith theMarketingDept. to see what is available for use. “Covington Catholic High School will trademark/copyright the core elements of these logos, as the brand-ing strength they represent is an asset that deserves respect and protec-tion. As such, it is viatally important that the copyright mark is main-tainedwhereindicatedonthelogos.”

Ambassadors Working to Keep Freshmen Going StrongMrs. Diane Ruth, Faculty After years of requests from faculty, students, and parents aprogramhasfinallycometofrui-tion. The ColonelAmbassadors,a vision of Mr. Rowe’s, began acouple of years ago to help out events like Open House. At this event, the student amabassadors would lead potential incoming stu-dents and their families throughout the school grounds offering them information and advice about Cov-ington Catholic High School. Thisyear,theAmbassadorstookonalittledifferent job. Thegoal was to make sure that every freshman was given a fair chance when they walked into the doors of

Covington Catholic High School. UndertheleadershipofMr.FleschandMr.Barczak,SeniorAmbassa-dors have been assigned freshman homerooms. Around 45 seniors have answered the call to act as Big Brothers to these new Colo-nels.Theirgoalsthusfarhavein-cluded directions to classes, help-ing with locker issues, making sure ties are properly tied, and advice. OnTuesdaysandThursdays,theseAmbassadors can be found in the freshman homerooms lending a guiding hand. Good luck to the Ambassadors and the freshmen who are starting the year off with a bang.

Noah Lenhof, Senior

• Homecoming Game/Dance (September 26)- Day of football, culminating in a dance in the evening.

• Father Son Day (September27)-Dayfulloffatherandsonactivities,suchaskickingfieldgoals,playingdodgeball,ultimatefrisbee.

Enjoyachilicook-offandanentiredayoffun.Makeitatradition.

• Super Hike (October 2) - 3-mile hike around Devou Park, no school when done.

• Halloween Bash Dance (October30)–CCH/NDAfreshmanHalloweenmixerwithcostumes,food,andmusic.

• Mom Prom(dateTBD)–Mother/Sonpartywiththewholeschool,alongwithphotobooth,music,anddancing.

Mark the Dates

Above: Ambassador Jacob Haught helps a freshman master the art of opening the locker.

Page 2New Faculty/StaffRobert Young, Senior Every year brings new ex-periences, and faculty are no differ-ent.Thisyearfivenewfacescanbeseen throughout CCH hallways.

Coach Eddie Eviston: Social Stud-ies/Discipline

Coach Eviston has never taught before this year. He was the Offensive Coordinator at George-town College before coming to CCH.InCoachEviston’sshorttime,he said he likes that the students

come to Cov Cath daily for a purpose of becom-ing better men and students, and stu-d e n t s have well set goals. Obvious-ly, Coach has little free time being the

head football coach but likes to spend his free time chilling with his family.

Coach Terry Brown: Social Stud-ies/Defensive Coordinator/Line-backers Coach

Coach Brown has previously

Coach Eviston and his wife from Spring 2015.

taught at Newport Central Catho-lic 2003-2005, coached and taught at Campbell County High School from 2005-2009, and coached at Pendleton County from 2010-2014. Coach Brown said he has noticed spirit and tradition, excitementin the halls, respect of students to teachers and fellow students, and students enjoy coming to school at CCH. In Coach’s free time heenjoys watching horseracing and watching the hysterical show The Big Bang Theory.

Mr. Stephen Snyder: Religion/Community Service Director

Mr.Snyderhastaughtfor12years now including an earlier stint atCCHfrom2002-2005.Mr.Sny-der loves being at CCH because he feelsthattheupperclassmenareex-ceptional at including the freshmen feel a part of the brotherhood. He also likes how Christ-centered CCH is, the focus on making the students quality young men, and how much better the Cov Cath retreat system is compared to any other local high school.Outsideofschool,Mr.Sny-

Coach Terry Brown

der enjoys martial arts, rock climb-ing/backpacking, and started the Outdoor Pursuits Club at his firststint at CCH and hopes to bring it back. .

Ms. Jessica Brown: Jr./Sr. Coun-selor

Ms. Brown previouslytaught English at Simon Kenton for 7 years and at Scott for 4 years. Ms.Brownhasenjoyedbeingina

smaller school this year, how re-spectful and polite all the students are,andthe traditionofCCH.Ms.Brown plans to visit all 50 states in her life time, having already cov-

ered 34 states. She plans to visit Mainethiswinter.

Mr. Sam Beiting: Mathemat-ics/Academic Support/FootballCoach

Mr. Beiting previouslytaught Spanish, math, and soci-ology at Newport Central Catho-lic for 10 years before coming to CCHthisyear.Mr.Beitinglikesthe new, nice, and well-kept fa-cilities here at CCH and also the strongidentityCCHhas.InMr.Beiting’s free time he enjoys cooking.

New Faces, New Spirit in the Classrooms and on the Field

Counselor Ms. Brown

Mr. Stephen Snyder

Mr. Sam Beiting

Never Fear: Just a Matter of Time and PerspectiveEvery person carries with them fears of different things. Sometimes they may seem ridiculous to others, but for the most part, people overcome those fears.Thosefearsthatseemedamazinglyforbodingatthetime,shrunktoalmostnothingastimepassed.AfewseniorssharedtheirfearsasfreshmenandsomewordsofwisdomforallfreshmenseeingCovingtonCatholicforthefirsttime.

Decker Schwartz: Fear--High School WorkloadW of W--Be Social. Don’t take everything too seriously.

Coire Ayres: Fear--Not Knowing People W of W--”GetInvolved!”

Connor Hodge, Senior

Ben Darpel:Fear--Homework

W of W--”GototheGamesandbeaColonelCrazy.”

Ethan Sammons: Fear--SingingtheFight Song and Coach Krumps. W of W--”Donotbeafraid. Iamwithyou.”

Page 3Arts/Entertainment

Nick Porras, Senior Ifyouwanttoseeacombi-nation of comedy and basketball, do yourself a favor and watch the movie Semi-Pro. In 1976, Jackie Moon, theartist of the one-hit single Love Me Sexy,purchasestheFlint,MichiganTropics.Heistheowner,coach,andstarting power forward of the pro-fessional ABA team who holds the worst record in the league. When thethreatofdissolvingtheTropicsis presented to Jackie, he proposes a goldenidea.Thetopfourteamsofthe ABA should be merged with the NBA. The turning point of themovie is when Jackie, the self-proclaimed pretty agressive owner,

trades the team’s washing machine forformerNBAchampionEdMo-nix, who is played masterfully byWoody Harrelson. Monix takescontrol of the team shortly there-after as agreed upon by Jackie and leads the team on a winning streak. ThecommissionerthenpresentstheTropicswithanotherconundrumre-quiringastablefanbase.Thisleadsto a series of events that will have the viewer wondering why? The movie is a slam dunkin every sense of the word. Andre 3000,MauraTierney,DavidKoech-ner and Will Arnett are also central charactersinthismovie.TheKentAltermanfilmwasreleasedin2008byNewLineCinema.

Nick Porras, Senior Straight Outta Compton is thefilmof thesummer thatevery-one needs to see regardless if you areafanofrapornot.F.GaryGrayhas directed another classic master-piece.Themoviedoesanexcellentjob of incorporating racial violence of the ‘80s and ‘90s along with rap and the hardships of living in dan-gerous gang-infested cities like Compton. Dr.Dre, IceCube,EazyE,DJ Yella, and MC Ren were thefivemainmembersoftherapgroupNWA.Theywereoneofthemostsuccessful rap groups of the ‘80s, selling millions of records in their careers. Dr.Dreand IceCube to-

day are two of the most prominent figuresintheworldtoday.Dr.Dreis a billionaire from his selling of beats,whileIceCubehasturnedoutasuccessfulactingcareer.Tohavetheir teenage years highlighted the way they were showing where they started and where they came from is humbling even to the viewer. The film was releasedAu-gust 14th and has already grossed over $119 million, including $24 millionoverthefirstday.IceCubeis played by his son O’Shea Jack-son, Jr., while Dr. Dre is played by Corey Hawnkins and Eazy E by Ja-sonMitchell.Allareup-and-com-ing young actors who will surely be in the industry for a long time.

Semi -Pro: An Oldie But a GoodieA Must See for all Rap Lovers

Staff From humor to adventure,the summer movies had what you wanted. Here are some of the top summer movies to catch, even on a second time.

Sinister 2Lookingforagoodscareand have seen the first one? Thisfilm will make you stay awake atnight.

Furious 7. Came out in April, but the adventure and stunts were non-stop in this second version. You cannot go wrong with Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson.

Mad Max: Fury Road. 30 years in the waiting, viewers can catch uponwhathappenedtoMadMax.ThistimeTomHardyportraysMaxin an adventure across the desert in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Pitch Perfect 2. Likemusic, thenthis one is for you. RebelWilsonand Anna Kendrick are competing in another acapella contest.

Tomorrowland. Disney brought out this movie, inspired by their theme park ride. With George Cloo-ney as the star, it was an adventure to seefirsthandwithan interstingplot.

San Andreas. More adventurewith Dwayne Johnson. This time

hefightsanearthquaketosavehisdaughter.

Jurrasic World. Starring Chris Pratt, this installment of dinosaurs bringstheexcitement.Itisnodis-appointment with the IndomitusRexeatingeveryoneinsight.

Inside Out. Hopefully, you did notmissoutonthisone.Theemo-tions of the young characterRileybecomealivetotheaudience.Itiseye-opening, entertaining, and hi-larious, and family friendly.

Terminator:Genisys. Who could do without another Schwarzeneg-ger movie? Arnold brings back his role, playing several versions of the T-800battlinghimself.

Minons. Everyone loves minions. Nowtheyhavetheirownmovie.Ifyou need some laughts, check it out.

Pixels. Need some nonsense? Adam Sandler battles aliens that come in the form of arcade games.

Check Out Movies of the Summer

Page 4ClubsJoin a Club and Get Involved

SKI CLUB

Moderator: Mrs. JulieStengle(Rm312)Members: Open to anyone willing to pay skiing fees Meetings: Begin in the ear-lyFall.Fourdateswillbesetaside in January where the club will meet as a group at Perfect North Slopes Costs: Discounts on ski passes will be available for CCH Ski Colonels. . Bus transportation will be made available on those days.

DRAMA CLUB

Moderator: Mrs. DianeRuth(Rm214)Members: Open to anyone wanting to tryout for a part or crew position. Meetings: All four produc-tions put on each year are presented at Notre Dame Academy’s state of the art Performance Center. Costs: NDA charges fees that help with the cost of their theater.

PHOTO CLUB

Moderator: Mrs. DianeRuth(Rm.214)Members: Open to anyone with an interest in photogra-phyMeetings: Monthly whenneeded.Costs: Normally none, un-less you purchase personal camera and supplies.Trips: Photo shoots to Spring Grove Cemetery, St. Mary’s, lectures at CAM,pancake breakfasts month-ly, Spring Schoolwide Pho-to Contest, and more.

B.U.G. CLUB

Moderator: Mr. BillKrumpelbeck(Rm.307)Members: Anyone with an interestinanimalsandextracredit for Biology. No time constraints to signing up, so if you missed out on the initial sign-ups, it’s not too late to get involved. Meetings: Every morning from 7:30 to 7:45, exceptWednesdays from 8:15-8:30. Costs: None.Duties: Feeding andcleaning animals and cages

FISHING CLUBModerator: Mr. Bill Sny-der(Rm.112)Members: Open to all lev-elsoffishermenMeetings: Fall and lateSpring, dependent upon weather.Costs:Fishinglicense,per-sonal fishing equipment isnecessary, along with rides to the various lakes.Trips:Mr.Snyderlooksforlakes throughout NKY area. Contact him with ideas.

COLONELS FOR LIFE

Moderator: Mr. RichAn-dolina(CoachA)(Rm114)Purpose: Promote life in anyway you can, whether it be praying in front of the abortion clinic every Sat-urday with Coach A and students, or enjoying a fun pro-life movie night with friends.Members:Open to all for just 2 HoursMeetings: Meetings areas needed. Listen for an-nouncements.

KYAKY Youth Assembly

Moderator: Mrs. BarbHagedorn(Rm311)Members: Open to anyone interested in politics and law, specifically preparingbillsMeetings: Monthly; morefrequently when convention arrives for practices. Costs: Only those involved in an annual convention to Louisville

KUNA KY United Nations

Assembly

Moderator: Mrs. BarbHagedorn(Rm311)Members: Open to anyone interested in other countries in conjunction with interna-tional govt. Meetings:Meetingscalledwhen neededCosts: Only those involved in an annual convention in Louisville.

SPANISH CLUBModerator: Mrs. CarolRasp(Rm.203)Members: Open to all lev-els of Spanish-interested students. Extra credit of-fered for Spanish class.Meetings: Monthly onWednesdaysCosts: NoneTrips:SpanishMass

COFFEE CLUB

Moderator: Mr. CraigCleveland(CADLab)Members:Open to all inter-ested in drinking coffeeMeetings: Meetings areas needed. Listen for an-nouncements. Costs: Donations to coffee salesPurpose: Donate to No-

CULTURE CLUB

Moderator: Mrs. DianeRuth(Rm.214)Members:Open to all in-terested in foregin culture Meetings: Monthly meet-ings Costs: Dependent on the trips taken.Trips: Foreign films, for-eign foods, cultural events.

AMBASSADOR CLUB

Moderator: Mr. RickFlesch(Guidance)Members: Open to all stu-dents interested in repre-senting CCH.Meetings: As neededCosts: NoneEvents: Open House is the major event, but other school events may need the help of Ambassadors.

ACADEMIC TEAM

Moderator:Mr.StuartTha-man(Rm.201)Members: Open to all stu-dents interested trivia fun;three levels of Freshman,JV, and Varsity competitionPractices: Weekly, before school normallyCosts: NoneInformation: Practices are usually 2-3 times week-ly, with a weekly match against schools in our dis-trict. Matches are afterschoolhours.Rideswillbeneeded.

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL

Moderator:Mr.RyanLub-bers/Mr.NickHovanMembers: Open to all stu-dents wanting to compete in basketball Meetings: None, but week-ly games come January in gym. Drafts in December.Costs: Has been $15, which helpstopayforTshirtsandreferees.

MUSIC CLUBModerator: Mr. StuartThaman(Rm.201)Members:Open to all in-terested in jamming out weeklyCosts: NoneMeetings: Wednesdays af-ter school or before school

ROBOTICS CLUB

Moderator:Mr. Bob Lind(Rm.215)Members:Open to all inter-ested in building and learn-ing about robotsMeetings: Regular meet-ings before and sometimes after school to prepare for local robotics competitions

STUDENT SENATE

Moderator: Mr. RickFlesch(Guidance)Members:Open to all inter-ested student government;do not have to be elected officer;attendancetomeet-ings gets you a positionCosts: NoneMeetings:Tuesdays beforeschool

DRUG FREE CLUB

Moderator: Mr. RickFlesch(Guidance)Members:Open to all inter-ested in staying drug-free;seeofficeforapplicationCosts: One time feeMeetings: None, unless called.Info: Students are given incentives throughout the year to remain drug-free.

MAGNIFIED GIVING

Moderator: Mr. RichAndolina (Rm 114)Members:Open to all inter-ested in supporting charitiesCosts: NoneMeetings:MonthlyInfo: club receives money from philanthropists and then decides through de-tailed investigation what charity is worthy of the do-nation.

SPIRIT CLUB

Moderator: Mr. AlHertsenberg(Rm.110)Members: Anyone with an artistic eye and Colonel spiritMeetings: Before big gamesCosts: None.Duties: Choose themes for sporting events and make and hang posters throughout the school

ART CLUB

Moderator: Mr. TimHaders(Rm.111)Members: Anyone with an interest in artMeetings:MonthlyCosts: Dependent on eventEvents: Museum visits,putt-putt, video game battles, Dark Side of Oz

Decker Schwartz, Ben Schlipf, Nick Jacobs, Ca-son Wall, Ben Thieman, Graham Merten, Noah Lenhof, Connor Hodge, James Wilson, Coleman Sweeney

CHEERS Page 5

Cheer IndexColonelCraziesarealwaysneededatallsportingevents.Donotletthefactthatyouarefreshmenkeepyouawayfromtheaction.Lookoverthecheer list to get a taste of the Crazy lifestyle.

Connor Hodge/Johnny Schaffstein, Seniors

CHA-CHACha cha khoo lea Cha cha la vistaCha cha luego

Hoo whaaHoo whaa

(repeat faster each time)

DOWN BY THE RIVERDownbytheriver!Wetookalittlewalk!

Wemetupwithsome(insertopponent’sname)!Wehadalittletalk!

Wethrewthemintheriver!Wehungemouttodry!

Wecanbeatthose(insertopponent’sname)!Anyoldtime!

PROFESSIONColonels!

Whatisyourprofession!?Colonels!

Whatisyourprofession!?Colonels!

Whatisyourprofession!?

BEEF HOT LINKSIsaidabeefhotlinks!Isaidabeefhotlinks!

Isaidabratbeefkilbasa!Hotsmokedsausagecheddarwurts!

Welovemeat!Welovemeat!

CLAPclapclapclapclapclapclapclap!clapclapclapclapclapclapclap!

give it to me give it to me one moretime!

clapclapclapclapclapclapclap!

C-C-HC!C!H!

ClapC!C!H!

clapC!C!H!

clap(repeat as necessary)

VICTORYV-I-C-T-O-R-Y,that’sourfreshmanbattlecry!V-I-C-T-O-R-Y,that’soursophomorebattlecry!V-I-C-T-O-R-Y,that’sourjuniorbattlecry!V-I-C-T-O-R-Y,that’sourseniorbattlecry!V-I-C-T-O-R-Y,that’sourColonelbattlecry!

Boxer, Bull, Sumo, and Roller Coaster:

ActionCheers,Repeatwhateverwedo!

Page 6CHEERS

AllyouCol-onels,ral-ly‘round;Filltheval-leywiththemight-ysound.

There’sajobtobedonebytheBlueandWhite,Andsuc-cesscanbewonifwefight,fight,fight!

With a spi-rit that will not dieAnd the pledge of our loy-al-ty,

WewillfightforoldCov-ing-tonCath’licHighAnd go on-ward to vic-tor-y.

Onwardtovic-tor-y!We’ll stand and never fall.

Read-ywe’llal-waysbe,whenourAl-maMa-tercalls.(repeat)

by Brother Raymond McQuade, S.M. (1957)

CCH Fight Song

TheColonelCrazies are always on the hunt fora new cheer, so if you have ideas bring them to a senior.SeetheStudentSenateofficers:PresidentEthan Sammons, Vice President Cameron Pitzer, SecretarySamRomes,andTreasurerLucasTim-merman.

Ifyouarehavingtroublewithwhatever,findyourAmbassadorsfirst.If,however,theycannotseemtohelpyou,herearesomeotherresourcesto try:

Locker Trouble:Mr.Guidugli/OfficeProblems in Classes:Mr.Barczak/Guidance

Bullying:Mr.Flesch/GuidanceTutoring:Mr.Barczak/Guidance

orMrs.Ruth/NEHSModerator(214)Lost Items:Mrs.Flaherty/OfficeSickness:Mrs.Flaherty/Office

Detention Issues:Mr.Hartman/Rm.313orDODOffice(byCafe)Stolen Items:Mr.Flesch/Guidance

Parking Space:Mrs.Flaherty/OfficeSports Equipment Storage: Coach orMr.Bacigalupo/AthleticDir.

Spiritwear:SpiritShop/Mrs.GarnickForallotherissues,seeMr.Barczak,thefreshmancounselor.

FYI

Page 7Student Life

September is Library Card Sign up Month!Snoopy and the Kenton County Public Library are celebrating library users with a special giveaway! Anyone who checks out items at the Kenton County Public

Library during the month of September will receive one raffle ticket per transaction to be entered into the drawing!

PRIZES INCLUDE:

Grand: Two 2016 season passes to Kings Island

Second prize: Win a pair of movie tickets courtesy of Rave Motion Pictures in Florence

Third prize: A basket of books and stuffed Snoopy toy

Covington Branch Library 502 Scott BoulevardCovington, KY 41011

859-962-4060

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William E. Durr Branch Library1992 Walton-Nicholson Road

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http://www.kentonlibrary.org/library-card

Anyone any age can get one! Adults must bring a photo ID with their current address or ID plus proof of address. Residents living in Kentucky or the greater Cincinnati region are eligible.

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Page 8Student LifeCovington

Catholic Times

1600 Dixie HwyPark Hills, KY 41011

859-491-2247

Advisor:Mrs. Diane L. Ruth

Editors:Connor Hodge/Robert Witt

Reporters:Kyle Beck, Ben Darlington, Jacob

Haught, Nick Jacobs, Noah Lenhof, Graham Merten, Nick Porras, John-ny Schaffstein, Ben Schlipf, Decker Schwartz, Austin Sweeney, Coleman Sweeney, Ben Thieman, Cason Wall, James Wilson, Robert Young, Thom-

as Ziegler

Photographers:Mrs. Diane Ruth, Prestige Portraits

Advertising: Robert Young/Ben Schlipf

All opinions expressed here are the opinion of each individual student. These opinions do not express the opinions of the administration, the

staff, or the school as a whole.

Advertisements can be purchased for $3 per column inch. Contact Robert Young or Mrs. Diane Ruth for infor-

matiion about advertising at 859-491-2247.

Above are some beginning of the year photos for the freshmen from Orientation to classes to New to the Blue events.