March 2011 - Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School

Put on your dancing shoes, slick
your hair back, and get ready for a weekend
of singing, dancing, and overall incredible talent.
The performing arts department is ready
to take the stage with its production of the
hit movie Grease, starring
senior Robbie Hankey as
Danny Zuko and freshman
Jennifer Meier as Sandy
Dumbrowski.
In the play, Danny
and Sandy meet over
the summer before their
senior year and instantly
fall in love. They were sure their love would
end when Sandy was to return home, but she
enrolled in Rydell High School much to Danny’s
surprise. Sandy is deeply hurt by the fact
the boy she met at school is different than her
summer fling. Throughout the show, the two
seem to have an on-off relationship.
Robbie Hankey was definitely sur-
The Ludlow Street Journal
March 2011 Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School
Volume 4, Issue 6
Greased Lightnin’ Strikes CJ
Josie Kolvek
Staff Writer
“There is going to be a surprise
guest, the music is very
entertaining, and everyone is
going to have a blast!”
– Jennifer Meier ‘14
prised at getting the lead. He admits he’s not
a performing arts person, but thought it would
be fun to audition.“It’s my senior year and I
wanted to do something that people would
remember me by. I thought I would just get
a background part like a
Greaser, but I was really
shocked when I found out
I would play Danny,” he
exclaimed. Besides the Students
of Diversity talent
show, this will be the first
time he has performed on
stage.
Jennifer Meier encourages everyone
to come. “There is going to be a surprise guest,
the music is very entertaining, and everyone is
going to have a blast!” she cheerfully announces.
Many can agree that this will a memorable
show that everyone will talk about for a long
time, so don’t miss out because “Grease is the
word.”
Talent Show Brings Humor Along with Dance, Singing
Photos by Cassie Zehenny
Chris Persons ‘11 and Michael Russell ‘11 bust a move on
stage.
Who’s the master behind
this Rubik’s Cube?
Turn to Page 3 to find out!
Dasia Satchell ‘13 (below) and
the Dance team perform at
the SOD assembly on March 1.
Nick Muhl
Editor-in-Chief
“Cluck! Cluck cluck cluck,
cluck!” said senior Joe Ferneding. The
Students of Diversity Assembly is always
one of the best assemblies of the
year. Every year CJ students look forward
to watching their fellow classmates
participate in the most unique assembly
CJ has to offer. The assembly is always
very special to the seniors, and the class
of 2011 will never forget their last SOD
assembly.
Turn to page 2 for more
about the SOD assembly.
Winter Sports finish the
Postseason strong.
See Page 6 for all CJ
Sports News

CJ’s talented and diverse community
of artists has been receiving well-deserved
attention recently. With the blossoming of a
student-led Art Club and esteemed regional
recognition for a couple of aspiring artistic
visionaries, it appears that the department is
finally finding steady footing.
Mrs. Barr said that the end of February
and coming of March marks a busy
time for CJ artists. Primarily, she noted the
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition,
recognizing students’ creativity on local,
regional, and national levels. By raising student
artwork to public awareness, the organization
provides well-deserved opportunities for students
to achieve attention from prestigious institutions.
Two participants from CJ received distinguished
feedback from Scholastic for their exquisite talents.
Senior Rachel Ruttle was given two Silver Keys
and one honorable mention for her photography,
and fellow senior Maggie Cleary entertained four
honorable mentions for her drawing, painting, and
photography submissions. Maggie enjoys being
able to embrace the artistic prospects and challenges
presented by Scholastic. She says of the
contest, “Scholastic in general is a tough contest
because of our neighboring competition (Stivers),
but I feel that CJ students do pretty well considering
this. I feel honored to have received an award
in this competition, and I’m really proud of Rachel,
as well!”
There are plenty of other artistic contests
to be had, Mrs. Barr explains. This March, she
Arts
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continued from page 1: Students of Diversity
The SOD assembly this year highlighted
defending Poetry Out Loud State Champion
Lynsay Strahorn, and the other POL participants,
Mary Queen of Peace dance groups, CJ’s very own
Dance team, junior Andre Tomlinson in his rap debut,
junior Wally Fisher’s inspirational JFK speech,
and many others. “From Joe’s chicken cluck’s to
Chris Person’s and Michael Russell’s smooth dance
moves, my laughs just kept on coming. It’s great to
watch my classmates perform all their special talents,”
said senior Tiarra Comer.
The 2011 SOD assembly was a very special
one. Who will ever forget junior Chris Menart
The CJ Dance Team showcased its talent at the Students of Diversity
Assembly. Senior Victoria Gray had been excited about their S.O.D.
performance for weeks leading up to the show. “Students of Diversity is really
a great way for us to show CJ what we can do,” Gray said.
At the assembly, the dance team came out in leather jackets, and
performed a routine to a mix of music. About halfway through the performance,
the jackets came off and Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” came on.
The dancers continued on with the routine, and the crowd showed its appreciation.
CJ’s Artistic Side on Display this Spring
Chrissy Barrett
Photo/Design Editor
proclaiming the greatness of CJ and asking us,
“Can I get an Amen!?,” or Thomas Cox proclaiming,
“I wish I could whistle…?” Even with all the
comedy going on, the arts still shined again at the
assembly. Authors & Audio performed showing off
their bands’ musical talents, senior Jarred Jones and
sophomore Dominic Ekezie sang their hearts out to
Ms. Ruffolo and Ms. Egbers, and Vega performed
another one of it’s hit songs.
“I think it’s really cool that CJ is one of
the most diverse schools in the district and that
we can celebrate our diversity with this assembly”
added Comer.
Dance Team Excites Crowd
This photo of nature taken by Rachel Ruttle ‘11
showcases the photography talent of CJ artists.
saw the outstanding performance of many student
entries into the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition
and looks forward to the Congressionals
High School Art Competition and the Catholic
school-based Creative Spirit contest, saying that at
least sixty submissions are expected for each.
On a more local level, the art enthusiasm
within the CJ community is brimming as well. According
to Art Club vice-president Rachel Ruttle,
the CJ Art Club is an open gathering for anyone
who wishes to participate and work on whatever
artistic endeavor they wish. Ruttle invites you to
join in on the excitement. “I feel there are so many
amazing artists at CJ that are finally starting to come
together and create this uplifting atmosphere of
creativity and inspiration,” she says. “And because
of this, greater opportunities to express yourself
are becoming more easily accessible.”
Photo by Cassie Zehenny
Wally Fisher ‘12 performs a John F. Kennedy
speech during the Students of Diversity Assembly.
Gray and fellow senior Jazmin Tate led the team, and included
junior Angelica Tomlinson, sophomores Dasia Satchell, Jalyn Kirk, Mariah
Manson, Maya Manson, Macy Pitts, and freshmen Trinity Pitts, and Keyra
Rutlin. The team is coached by Monique Satchell.
Overall, the S.O.D. performance by the Dance Team rocked the
auditorium, and Tate was excited about it. “It was great to hear the reaction,”
she said. “It felt so good.” The Dance Team certainly received recognition for
its hard work and preparation all year.
Strahorn Three-Peats as
POL Champion
Will McKelvey
Sports Editor
CJ had its annual school-wide Poetry Out
Loud competition on Thursday, February 17. Many
competitors worked their way through class competitions
to reach the school level, and senior Lynsay
Strahorn emerged victorious for the third consecutive
year. The state champion last year, Strahorn has
a lot of work ahead of her to defend her title.
The contest, as a whole, went wonderfully.
Said Mr. Brooks, “The competition was the
best ever in terms of the overall quality of the performances.
The students really knew their poems
and displayed the feeling and meaning behind them.
There was barely a pause or need for prompting
throughout the whole evening.” The second place
finisher was senior Joe Ferneding and third place
was junior Jon Meyer.
Strahorn will be the only one who moves
on to the state level and then hopefully on to the
national stage. As a national contestant last year,
Strahorn is well versed on the strategies to do well
in this competition. To memorize the multiple poems
needed at the school, state, and national levels,
she breaks down the poems part by part and annotates
them so she knows what they mean. This way
she can put feeling in to the performances while
letting judges know that she understands what she
is reciting.
During the state competition, Strahorn
finished her Poetry Out Loud career with a second
place finish.

March 2011 News
Eagles Show Talent Without Wearing Blue and Green
Carson Brubaker
Staff Writer
Many students at CJ are not only excellent
students, but talented athletes as well. The CJ
community does a phenomenal job at supporting
junior varsity and varsity athletics by showing up at
the games and rooting for their friends and classmates.
However, a lot of people at CJ don’t realize
that some students choose to use their talents on
recreational activities outside of CJ.
Junior Connor Kaminski and senior
Nick Nolan play club ice hockey rather than high
school hockey, since the majority of high schools
don’t have a team. Hockey is a costly sport when all
of the equipment, traveling, and ice time is added
up, which is why most schools don’t have a team. It
is also difficult to find willing players. Connor started
playing ice hockey when he was six and roller
hockey when he was five at the Kettering YMCA.
His parents decided to sign him up because he had
shown an early interest in roller blades. Later he
started playing for the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets in
Columbus. Now Connor travels across the country
with his current team. The league he plays in is the
most competitive and best developmental league in
the country for a U 18 AAA. Connor says, “I love
hockey, but sometimes not being able to see my
friends or missing out on various things is annoying.”
Nick has been playing ice hockey for
thirteen years and has played for eight teams. His
biggest encouragement is his dad. His family liked
Bobby Krupa: Rubik’s Cube Master
Josie Kolvek
Staff Writer
For most people, it’s a challenge
solving a Rubik’s Cube in under
three minutes. Not for freshman Bobby
Krupa. He can solve it in just twenty
seconds.
It was 2008 when Krupa
picked up his first Rubik’s Cube due to
a power outage. “I was trying to find
something to keep me occupied, and I
found an old cube I got as a present for
my seventh birthday. When the power
came back on, I looked up on Google
how to solve a Rubik’s cube, and I found
a video on Youtube that showed how to
solve it,” he shares. He has an enormous
collection of 50-70 cubes of all different
sizes. One is called a Skewb, which
is a puzzle that has 8 corner pieces and
6 center pieces and is solved by turning
the corners. Though with so many
unique cubes, his favorite is the classic
3x3.
There are competitions held
at least three times a month all over
hockey, so they decided
to buy him hockey
equipment. He plans to
play club hockey in college,
but he isn’t certain.
For Nick, the hardest
part about hockey is
conditioning before the
season starts. He spends
roughly eight hours a
week playing and practicing.
Gymnastics
is another sport that is
extremely competitive,
but most high schools
Courtesy of Mackenzie Aughe
don’t have a team. Junior
Molly Finch is a level 9 gymnast at Gem City
Gymnastics in Tipp City. She practices 16 hours
a week and competes in states around the region
such as Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
She has been in gymnastics for fifteen years. Last
year, she was the Ohio State level 9 champion, and
she went to Nationals and placed top ten on bars
and vault.
Finally, junior Mackenzie Aughe started
Irish dancing when she was only six years old, at
the Celtic Academy of Irish dance because her aunt
bought her lessons as a Christmas present, and she
decided to stick with it. It would be a fair statement
to say that Irish dancing is in her blood, due to her
heavy Irish background. Mackenzie is in the open
Championships level, which is the highest level in
Irish dancing, and she has competed at the local,
Bobby Krupa ‘14
the United States in malls or convention
centers. He has traveled to Indiana,
Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Minnesota
to compete. Krupa has placed third
in a Skewb competition. “I think just
learning how to solve the classic is my
greatest highlight,” he says, even though
he placed first in Rubik’s Magic. Krupa
confesses, “I plan on competing until
I’m bored with it, but I doubt that will
be anytime soon.”
Kyle Foley
News Editor
A two-hour delay
couldn’t stop CJ students from
saving lives. On Friday, February
25, 75 CJ students and teachers
gave blood at the
annual blood drive.
Workers from the
Community Blood
Center came to
the gym and made
this day possible.
Each person who
gave blood gave
one pint. “Each pint of blood can
save up to three lives,” said Miss
Ruffolo. “The CJ community
saved up to 225 lives.”
Students were called
down from their classes throughout
the day. Senior Emily Sims
described the experience, “It felt
great, especially since I knew I
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Courtesy of Connor Kaminski
Mackenzie Aughe ‘12 and Connor Kaminski
‘11 show off their skills outside of school.
regional, national, and world levels. As an individual
dancer this year, she placed 39th at the Mid-West
Regional Championships, which qualifies her for
Nationals, and her team has made it to the World
Championships in the past and placed 6th. Mackenzie
claims, “Irish dancing is my life.” However, the
time consuming factor of it can be a burden. She
practices at the dance school five days a week, and
she practices at home on the dance floor her father
built her as well, not to mention the shows on the
weekends. Despite the downfalls, she still loves it.
So the next time you see one of these
talented athletes in the hall, stop and congratulate
them, and maybe even consider supporting them at
some of their events or games. These four student
athletes, and many more, are still indirectly representing
CJ.
It Takes All Types to Save a Life
“It felt great, especially
since I knew I was saving
lives.”
– Emily Sims ‘11
was saving lives.” Fellow senior
Arielle Brooks added, “I missed
classes, but for a great cause. It
was my second time giving blood,
and it feels great to save lives.”
Saving three lives with one pint
of blood is a powerful thing, and
the CJ community stepped up
and made a great
contribution to
the Community
Blood Center.
Donating
blood is a great
way to help
people in need.
Accidents happen
every day, and blood is always
vital. “I think everyone should
give blood,” Arielle Brooks says,
“It doesn’t even hurt.” It takes
all types to save a life, and the CJ
Blood Drive proved that students
in this school are willing to save
lives.

4 News
March 2011
Random Doors Reveal Secrets
Maggie Switzer
Copy Editor
If you think you’ve seen big cockroaches
at CJ or maybe in the Faust-you haven’t even
seen the biggest ones yet. Try looking in one of
the tunnels under the school. That’s right, there
are underground tunnels that run all over CJ, and
the entrances to them are right under your nose.
One tunnel runs directly under the area
in the cafeteria where students get their ketchup
and spoons for their lunches. This tunnel only has
one entrance and is used for pipes and such things
to fuel the cafeteria technology. When a student
goes to lunch, down that little hallway, there is a
door on the left just before the stairs. The door
has windows that are hard to see in. Inside the door
there are steps that lead downward, and on the
right is an entrance to the tunnel under the cafeteria.
(That’s where the dead mice and the huge dead
cockroaches are, by the way). Mr. Young actually
reported that about twelve years ago, CJ bought
new boilers. The workman they hired to help replace
these boilers was adjusting pipes in a tunnel,
when a fire happened in the tunnel. The workman
had to crawl out of the tunnel with the fire raging
behind him, just like in an action movie. It was put
out quickly before any damage was done.
Going down the Ministry & Service staircase
into the basement, most students turn right
into the doorway there. Instead, look to your left
and you see a janitor’s closet with storage. Okay, so
CJ has storage in the basement. Not uncommon.
What is uncommon, however, is what’s at the end
of the room. Looking out at eye level, there is a
huge room that can only be traveled through on
hands and knees. It’s not a normal tunnel; it has a
good size width and length. Its height, however, is
different. You have to climb into it, and then crawl
around on the dirt.
“In the old days of the school, the
space was actually used for more storage, but it
was cleaned out a number of years ago,” says Mr.
Young. There are two entrances to it: one through
the janitor’s room, and another through a trap door.
Inside a janitor’s closet, a hole in the floor is off
to the left, revealing another way to get from the
courtyard to under Ministry & Service.
Now that two tunnels have been discov-
Female Alternative to
FreshMan Club Emerges
Maggie Switzer
Copy Editor
In response to the FreshMan Club
run by Mr. Colvin, Mrs. Bardine decided there
should be a club for freshmen girls as well. Girls
Inc. is a national program run by the YWCA
to help high school girls’ transitions through
the struggles of adolescence. The slogan for
the program is “Inspiring all girls to be smart,
strong and bold.”
The club meets every Tuesday for six
weeks. They have two groups of six-week sessions,
and the first group will have just finished
and the second group of freshman girls will
have just begun. Twenty girls are in each group.
A woman from the YWCA named Veronica
Fodor comes in and runs the meeting with the
girls during homeroom/lunch. The program
is also featured in many other schools such as
some of the Dayton Public Schools. CJ pays no
money for this, and the YWCA representative is
a volunteer. They meet in Mrs. Bardine’s room,
which is why the program has to be split up into
two sessions, because of the lack of space. Either
Mrs. Bardine or Mrs. Badinghaus also sits in
on the meetings.
Freshman Logan Cobbs likes Girls
Inc a lot. She says, “We talk about very broad
subjects with our little group, and I feel like I can
talk about basically anything.” Fellow classmate
Sha’Lori Ansley felt the same way. “I think they
give good advice about stuff that you should
do and how you should approach certain situations.”
Ansley also liked learning about other
people.
The girls have watched inspirational
video clips, made posters, participated in team
building activities, read articles and had discussions.
They cover all sorts of topics: self-esteem,
healthy relationships, leaders, choices, etc. They
also focus on assertiveness and try to strengthen
their values and goals. Every meeting there is a
balance between lectures, information and fun
activities.
Left: The large tunnel under the first floor
which previously contained storage.
Below: The tunnel under the cafeteria
where the fire happened.
Photos by Maggie Switzer
ered, you’d think there would be no more. In reality,
there are many more. Another tunnel is more like
a room. It lies under the Food Lab. Its equipment
blocks off the entrance to this underground room.
In the old Chaminade days, the room was used for
storage of important student files, since computers
were not yet invented. Now the room is reportedly
empty, although no one has been in there for quite
some time. Maybe the rumors are true: Fr. Chaminade
may possibly be buried underneath the school,
in a deep dark tunnel.
Science Fair Students
Showcase Projects at
CJ and Beyond
Nick Muhl
Editor-in-Chief
On February 17, CJ again hosted the school science
fair. The school had 40 participants in the competition,
where 22 judges from the local community judged
them. 14 students moved on to the County Science Fair
at the University of Dayton on March 5. Freshmen Tom
Weckesser, Adrienne Myton, Matt Dudon, Samantha Cudney,
Luke Schumann, Carli Goode, sophomores Kaitlin
Blanchard, Annemarie Krug, Kathryn Marshall, and juniors
Jon Besecker, Taveon Brown, Adrianne Marx, Erin
Warfield, and Lauren Wells all moved on. “Once the judging
started, I was really nervous, but now that I made it
to county, I know the nerves will be gone because I have
confidence in myself that I can do it,” said junior Erin Warfield.
On March 5, the students participated at the
Montgomery county Science Fair. Six students, Blanchard,
Cudney, Krug, Marshall, Schumann, and Warfield all scored
superiors. The six will now move onto the West District
Science Fair, which will be held on March 19 at Central
State University.

Because of the diversity at
CJ, the words “racism,” “prejudice,”
and “discrimination” are thrown
around quite a bit. As a fourth year
student at CJ, I can honestly say that
racial discrimination is hardly an issue.
Of course it still exists, and it
probably always will. However, the
majority of CJ students definitely
accept each other for who they are.
Racial discrimination is more of an issue
freshman year, since lots of Catholic grade schools
aren’t very racially diverse, and students are used to
being with the people that they are most comfortable
with as opposed to the people that they don’t
know. As the years go on, students tend to become
much more accepting of other students that aren’t
exactly like them.
For the most part, the administration
does not racially discriminate either. Of course
people have their hidden resentments about various
things, but I have never had a teacher that I felt
showed favoritism or dislike towards students of a
particular race. However, I have seen teachers show
favoritism to students that play a particular sport
or are involved in a certain extra curricular activity.
The football coaches that are also teachers always
get the worst reputation of playing favorites to
their students that also play on their team. In some
cases that is very true, but they are not the only ones
guilty by a long shot. It isn’t always coaches that
also happen to be teachers either; it can be a teacher
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Is Racial Discrimination an Issue at CJ?
March 2011 Opinion
You might have caught wind of the confusion
briefly centered around the changes occurring
in room 126 rather recently. Some teachers and
students had taken to calling it the “New CIL,” and
questions were raised regarding the fate of the old
one.
In fact, the “old” second-floor computer/information
lab, or CIL, that we are familiar
with has not changed, and nothing has taken
involved with Poetry Out Loud, Science Olympiad,
or any other club. However, it would be hard for a
teacher to see a student on a regular basis and not
establish a better relationship with them as opposed
to the rest of the students that the teacher only sees
in class.
If there was a group of people involved
with the CJ community that might tend to be racially
discriminatory, it wouldn’t be the student body
nor would it be the faculty and staff; it would probably
be the parents. Of course not all of the parents
would be considered prejudiced, but as a group,
many more parents would be as compared to the
students and administration. Racial acceptance can
be harder for some of the parents to achieve, since
a lot of them grew up during or close to the Civil
Rights movement, when equality for all was new to
the country. A lot of current CJ parents were raised
in a household that wasn’t necessarily racist, but
definitely prejudiced. This can be proven because
many students make statements such as, “I don’t
think my parents are racist, but my grandparents
definitely are!” These particular parents have grown
its place. However, the first floor computer lab—
that is, room 126—has seen some recent improvements.
A fancy, new name has been provided for
the space; it is now known as the Writing Center,
and it has a new arrangement combined with a dual
function. Half of the room, of course, is the computer
research center, but the other half is now devoted
to providing opportunities and tutoring for
writers, complete with new bookshelves and furniture.
Teachers are scheduled to be present in
the space during periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to address
students’ writing concerns, provide second
opinions on pieces, help students obtain writing resources,
and so on. So far, the Writing Center sees
about one to two students per day, usually seeking
help with formatting or guidance on how to write
the most effective research paper. Senior Alexandria
Boyer is a regular visitor to the new Writing
Center. “I have noticed more and more students
going there during homeroom to work on the computers
and get work done. I have been using the
up with prejudiced ideals, and
the older you get, the harder it
is to change. Hence the expression,
“you can’t teach old dogs’
new tricks.” I am not condoning
this opinion, nor claiming
that is acceptable, nevertheless
it is justifiable. In other words,
the origin of the opinion can
be logically explained.
Some parents aren’t
extremely blunt about their
hidden dislike towards members
of different ethnicities;
most are great at hiding it. Most
people aren’t comfortable with
being labeled “racist.” There have been scenarios at
CJ that involve two people of different races going
to a dance together, or even dating and people ask
questions such as, “How do your parents feel about
that? I know my parents wouldn’t approve.” There
are also parents that have contemplated sending
their children to CJ but have made statements
that expose their discomfort with a racially diverse
school. For instance, “I don’t want my son to go
to CJ because black people will be on his football
team.” Statements such as those are clearly unfair,
seem ridiculous, and hurt many peoples’ feelings,
so what can be done about this? Sadly, not a whole
lot. Discrimination will most likely be an issue for
a very long time, if not forever. The odds suggest
that there will always be a group of people in society
that are in the minority and get picked on because
of it. As long as individuals understand ethics
and good moral reasoning, it doesn’t have to be
everyone’s issue.
Refurbishing of Computer Lab Offers New Opportunities for Writers
Chrissy Barrett
Photo/Design Editor
Poll of all freshmen
during
freshman
retreat
room to work on my scholarship application essays
and random English papers,” she says.
Mr. Mueller says that he’s had the idea
for this writers’ wellspring for about two years, and
that last semester was the planning and preparatory
period to get this new space in 126 up and running.
“We saw a need for writing tutoring in the CJ community,
and felt that a Writing Center would be a
good way to address it,” he says. Mr. Mueller also
added enthusiastically that CJ was lucky enough to
receive a $1,000 Gerald L. Turner Teachers’ Grant,
which went toward the refurbishing of room 126.
CJ has used the donation to purchase new furniture,
bookshelves, and reference books for the
space. Mr. Mueller and Mrs. Ketch installed the
final bookshelves on February 23; they, and the
other teachers that have assumed a position of
counsel for this new Writing Center, look forward
to serving a wide range of writing needs in the CJ
community and foster the literary growth of our
essayists, poets, journalists, and maybe even aspiring
novelists.

Sports
Winter Sports End with Success, Bitter Tears
6 March 2011
Nick Muhl
Editor-in-Chief
Freshman Phenom Wrestler competes
at State Tournament
This year’s wrestling season finished
with a bang for the Eagles. The team
took home the GCL North title, and then
competed in a very successful postseason.
Freshman Lyle Plummer, sophomores Justin
Morninwheg and Tommy Redinger,
and seniors Nick Muhl and Josh Marshall
all qualified for the District tournament by
placing in the top four in their weight classes
at sectionals.
Districts continued to be a success
for the Eagles. While Marshall was unable to
compete due to sickness, Plummer and Muhl
drove to the second day of the tournament.
Two-time district qualifier Muhl fell short on
qualifying for State, but it was the freshman
103 pounder, Plummer, who punched his
ticket to the State tournament.
Plummer, is the first wrestler to
qualify for the State tournament for CJ since
Terry Stevenson ’07. “It felt great to qualify
for State. It took a lot of time, effort, and
determination,” said Plummer. He went 1-2
at the State tournament, one match away
from placing in the top eight in the State.
“I wish I could have done better [at state],
but now that I have this experience under
my belt, I know what it’s going to take to become
a state champion next year. The team
did great this year, with help especially from
our senior leadership, and new coaches Tim
Begley and Phil Plummer. We showed a lot
of heart.”
Lady Eagles Basketball, the Comeback
Queens
You can never count out the Lady
Eagles basketball team in any game, no matter
how dull the scoreboard may look. Twice
this postseason the Eagles have made fourth
quarter comebacks to keep their State Tournament
hopes alive.
The Eagles easily handled their
The CJ Quiz Bowl Team shot out of the
gates at full speed, this year. The team qualified
for the State tournament by winning the GCAL
Fall Tournament – the first competition of the
year. The varsity team finished the regular season
at 10-1, failing to top last year’s perfect record of
10-0. They rampaged through the GCAL, winning
the league for the fifth time in as many years. The
first two opponents Valley
View and Thurgood
Marshall, winning both
games by large point margins.
However, the Eagles
were then faced with
two teams in Bellbrook
and Wyoming, who had
a combined five losses
all season between them.
“We always have the determination
to never back
down and always fight
back, despite what the
scoreboard says,” said
Duffy.
The Eagles
advanced to the District
finals where they faced
a tough Wyoming team.
Another victory in dramatic
overtime fashion,
the Eagles overcame a
14-point deficit with six
minutes left to defeat Wyoming in overtime.
Junior Simonne Gage’s clutch shot at
the end of the fourth quarter tied the game
up and sent it into overtime. “This is what
we’ve done all tournament,” says Duffy,
“Hopefully we continue this run all the way
to the State Tournament.”
The Eagles then took on the Alter
Knights in the Regional semi-finals, the third
time the teams have faced each other this
year. The Eagles made another comeback,
after being down 22-21 at the half. The Lady
Eagles played a great, controlled second
half and defeated the Knights in convincing
fashion 50-42. Gage led the team with 14
points, junior Raytea Long had a powerful
inside game with 11 points.
Unfortunately, the Lady Eagles
were upended by Carroll in the regional finals,
40-35.
GCAL romp included a decisive victory over the
Alter Knights by the score of 54-3.
The varsity squad features juniors John
Manovich, John Chick, and Arthur Siwecki along
with seniors Raymmond Hall, Giles Hinders, and
John Henry Hinders. “Everyone earned their spot
on the team and everyone brings something different
to the table,” says junior John Chick. The
team is powerful year after year. Says senior Giles
Hinders on the team’s annual domination, “Most
varsity members have had a few years on JV to get
Photo by Mary Kate Carrigg
Simonne Gage ‘12 schools a Fenwick player on Senior Night,
February 29.
Quiz Bowl Rides Early Season Success All the Way to State
Will McKelvey
Sports Editor
Photo by Lindsay Sraj
Lyle Plummer ‘14 (above) takes his position on the podium
after placing first at Sectionals.
experience, and we go in expecting to win.”
Team member John Manovich said that
the team maintains its usual practice schedule of
two rigorous, morning practices a week in Mr. Sparrow’s
room, where heated games of Jeopardy take
place. They maintain their sharpness for the State
tournament in April.
The team hopes to continue its tradition
of winning, and carry that momentum all the way
to the State Championship.

March 2011 Sports
Maggie Switzer
Copy Editor
Nickname
Favorite Cereal
College
Competition
Highlight
Embarrassing
Moment
Favorite Athlete
Kyle Foley
News Editor
Men’s Tennis
Coming off of one of the best seasons
in recent memory, the CJ Men’s Tennis team is back
and ready to go. Last season, the Eagles were led
by junior Andrew Bole, senior John Buerschen,
and the doubles team of seniors Matt Henne and
Joseph Hangana. Of the seven varsity spots, only
one will be occupied by a new face. Losing only
one senior last year should prove to help this experienced
team. Last season, Bole, Buerschen, and
the Henne/Hangana team were all first team GCL
North. Junior Andrew Bole is also coming back
from the first state appearance for a CJ Men’s Tennis
player since 1990.
The team will be challenged this year,
traveling to Columbus to take on state powerhouse
Columbus Academy, matching up against Centerville,
and making the trip to St. Xavier, which is
always a challenge. Mr. Brooks doesn’t want his
team to take anything lightly, and is prepared for
a great season. “We definitely have a shot at state,”
says senior Matt Henne. “I’m looking forward to
it.” Look for the Men’s Tennis team to have a stel-
Spring STAR ATHLETES
Emily Dannemiller ’12
Rowing / Crew
Dannemals, ‘Lil Goose
Honey Bunches of Oats
with almonds
University of Wisconsin
Winning 1st at Midwest
and going to Nationals
I played a trick on the
rowing team during
freshman year, and it
failed.
Maggie Switzer &
Jill Costello
Camille Dickens ’12
Women’s Track
I’m the “C” in the ACDC
Cap’n Crunch
Ohio State University
3rd at Nationals in ’08
and 1st team GGCL all
years at CJ
My spike got caught on
Wayne’s turf and I fell
on my face while warming
up for LJ
Shaun White &
Cameron Dickens
Tyler Rohrer ’11
Baseball
Rohrer
Peanut Butter Cap’n
Crunch
CJ Spring Sports Looking Strong
lar regular season and be competing for a state title
when postseason play comes around.
Rowing
For most teams, the season after losing
eight valuable seniors would be considered a
rebuilding year. That is not the case for members
of the CJ Rowing team. Juniors Emily Dannemiller
and Maggie Switzer will lead the charge with the
help of sophomores Gretchen Bruggeman, Emma
Bridgman, and Lydia Schmitt. Coach Miles says of
the team, “I think we’ve really gotten stronger than
we have before.” The CJ rowers are expecting to
make yet another run to nationals, nothing different
from last year.
The CJ rowers are just as ready as they
were last year to have a great season. Coach Miles
says, “I think we have a really good chance of placing
at Nationals, and I’m excited for all the strength
the team has.” They have been hard at work in the
Student Conditioning Center since fall, and are anxious
to get in the water.
In terms of what to look for this season
from the rowers, Coach Miles says, “The scores
from this year have been faster than previous years.”
Look for the CJ rowers to make another trip to Na-
Xavier
Inside the park homerun
at Oakwood last year
Dropping an easy fly ball
at Greenville because I
lost it in the sun
Derek Jeter
Sam Arrichio ’11
Lacrosse
X Factor
Count Chocula
Ohio State University
7
Having the most ground
balls on the team in
indoor
I don’t get embarrassed.
Steven Gerrard
tionals, and possibly place even higher than they did
last season.
Track
Like always, expectations for the CJ Men’s
and Women’s Track teams are high. Highlighted
by many returning runners, the track teams are a
highly respected program in the Dayton area. Seniors
Jasmine Williams and Aaron Stokes will lead
the sprinters, along with juniors Allie Coleman, Camille
Dickens, and Darian Reynolds. Distance runners
also have high expectations for the year. Led
by sophomore Kathryn Marshall and senior Rachel
Collins, the Women’s distance runners certainly expect
to do big things.
Coach Puckett is ready for a great season
in his first year as head coach. “I think the team has
a chance to be great,” Puckett says. “They’ve been
working hard so far, and I expect the hard work to
pay off in the season.”
The Men’s and Women’s teams have
goals of winning the GCL and GGCL, respectively.
As the spring season begins, look for the CJ Track
program to do big things and to do extremely well
in big meets this year, including the GCL/GGCL
meets, and all of the postseason meets.

March Madness
8 March 2011
March Madness Predictions from the Men of Print Media
Final Four: Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas St.
Champion: Duke
First Round Upset: Richmond (12) over Vanderbilt (5)
Nick Muhl, Senior , Editor-In-Chief
Final Four: Ohio State, San Diego St., Kansas, Wisconsin
Champion: Ohio State
First Round Upset: Oakland (13) over Texas (4)
Will McKelvey, Junior, Sports Editor
Final Four: Ohio State, Arizona, Notre Dame, Florida
Champion: Notre Dame
First Round Upset: Clemson (12) over West Virginia (5)
Kyle Foley, Senior, News Editor
Final Four: Duke, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh
Champion: Pittsburgh
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the same title game (1961 and 1962)
- UCLA has the most tournament apperances with
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