2012 Wrestlers - St. Mary's Central High School

FEATUREFEATUREBy: Sierra HallStatistics have indicated that manypeople fear public speaking more than death. Onthe other hand, some people would die for thechance to give a speech. Some of these verypeople walk the halls of our high school - theyare the members of the St. Mary’s Speech team.The speech team has done very well under coachMr. Arntson, who is in his 11 th season as thecoach. Mr. Arntson’s main goal for the membersis that they become champions within. He lovesto win, as any coach does, but it is not the mostimportant thing. Upon arriving at a tournament,Mr. Arntson’s goal was to make the other teams say, “St. Mary’s is here.We aren’t going to win many trophies.” The team seems to have done agood job at meeting this goal, as the Saints took 1st place at the 2010-2011 state tournament, and have received a trophy at state every yearfor the past nine years. The speech team has been growing with over 70students from the three junior highs and the high school on the team thisSpeechTeam!STATECHAMPS!Sommer Wild, Sam Hager,Shelby Wood, and MaryArmstrongPhoto by: Becky Mastelyear. One member, Sommer Wild, said she joined speech because she was told it is a great experience and has alwaysenjoyed being in theater, so she thought, “Heck, why not?” The Speech team participates in tournaments almostevery weekend, hosting the SMCHS tournament at the end of February. So, if you happen to see students talking towalls, or walk by Mr. Arntson’s room and hear a student talking about their drug addiction, marital problems, or dead children, donot be alarmed. It only means that speech season has arrived.RELIGIONYou Gotta Love it!By Dominick GoettleRELIGIONAmong the amazing books written by thecelebrated C.S. Lewis is The Four Loves. Thisis one of his lesser known works, but it containsjust as much wit and charm as all the others.The Four Loves begins by describing likingsand loves for the sub-human, then it takes oneon a journey through four different divisions oflove: affection, friendship, eros, and charity. AsLewis describes it, affection is based on familiarityand is the love one has for family and other familiarpersons. Friendship is the love that is most missingin today’s culture and is based on common interest.Eros is romantic love but includes so much more than themarital act or Venus as Lewis dubbed it. Charity is “LoveHimself,” according to Lewis, and it is the only love thatGrace and Rita GoettlePhoto by: Rachel Goettlecan be purely a gift. Lewis elaborates on all of these loves, explaining the ways in which they can betaken too far and the wrong ideas that our culture has of them. For people who like C.S. Lewis’s otherworks, such as Mere Christianity or The Chronicles of Narnia, The Four Loves is a must read.