Raider Review May 2012

Classes are starting! What do you hope to do with your time here at RJ this year? Start a club? Play a sport? Write for the newspaper? You've got an entire school year ahead of you! Go forth and set the world on fire.

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Morgan Jones, signing off. In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. Thanks for everything, Regis Jesuit.


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2,012 likes - 1,337 talking about thisREGIS JESUIT: WHAT'S ON YOUR TIMELINE?A FINAL FAREWELL TO THE RAIDER REVIEW STAFF AND CLASS OF 2012, FROM THE EDITORS

Billy Cuddy ‘12

Regis Jesuit votes for student councilThe student body chooses a new stuco for the 2012-2013 school year

As the year comes to an end, the student council of Regis Jesuit un-dergoes a change in leadership. The old leaders of the previous school year leave, and the men who will run student council in the future take their positions.

This year, Conner Dunn, Michael Harpole, Cooper Cohen, Ben Fry, Noah Simpson, Nolan Smith, Sean Whitley, and Sam Tezak were re-placed by Brendan van Jacobs, Ry-ley Llorente, Uche Agwu, Jack Pi-etig, Charlie Marks, Drew Lazzeri, John Hadfield, Collin Jostes, Owen Brown, John Casillas, Gunner Pat-terson, and Connor Shea.

What is Student Council?Student council is the group of students that run various activities and tasks around the school.

According to Ms. Blanc, the mod-erator of StuCo, “They plan home-coming, season of giving, mission week, and little things throughout the year.” StuCo members also frequently (though not always) read the annoucements.

“Some of my tasks as Publica-tions chair included designing the homecoming shirts and reading the morning announcements,” said senior Connor Dunn.

The CampaignIn the weeks prior to the elec-tion, the halls of Regis Jesuit were decorated with posters encourag-ing people to vote for a particular candidate. Sometimes, they feature the endorsements of famous fig-ures. For example, Jack Pietig was endorsed by Mozart and Pope John Paul II.

To be eligible to run for for StuCo, a student must fill out an applica-tion and two teachers must vouch for their good behavior. There are rules regarding campaign posters, of course. They must be appropri-ate, and attack advertisements against other candidates are not allowed.

The Election“I felt like the students of Regis Jesuit made a wise decision,” Jack Pietig commented on his winning of the election.

The results appeared to be indepen-dent of the effort a candidate put into their campaign.

Junior Brendan “Skipper” van Ja-cobs said, “I wasn’t very confident. I hadn’t done a lot of campaigning. I felt like I could do more, but I was surprised that enough juniors voted for me.” Skipper won the election for Activities chair.

Similarily, junior Drew Lazzeri expressed surprise at his success this year.

“This is the second year in a row I have won without doing any advertising. I did not hang up any posters. I feel loved by the Regis Jesuit community.” Drew won the election for Service chair.

On the other hand, Jack Pietig hung up many more posters than his opponent, Byron Gamble, and won the election for Pastoral chair.

“I think it contributed to my success quite a bit. Byron did not put up that many posters, while I campaigned quite a bit.”

Regis Jesuit looks forward to what next year’s Student Council will bring to the school.

Uche Agwu, next year's Diversity Chair

Charlie Marks, next year's Publications Chair

StuCo 2012-2013Brendan van Jacobs: Activities Chair

Ryley Llorente: Athletic ChairUche Agwu: Diversity ChairJack Pietig: Pastoral Chair

Charlie Marks: Publications ChairDrew Lazzeri: Service Chair

Owen Brown, one of next year's junior class reps

John Hadfield, one of next year's senior class reps

Collin Jostes, one of next year's senior class reps

Conor Shea, one of next year's sophomore class reps

Gunner Patterson, one of next year's sophomore class reps

CorrectionsIn "A game of kings," the names should be Sam and Owen Honeycutt, not Hunnicutt.Page 14 was labeled "News." It should have been labeled "Opinion."Page 16 was labeled "News." It should have been labeled "Features."

The Raider Review staff would like to sincerely apologize for these errors in the previous issue.

John Hadfield & Collin Jostes: Senior Class RepresentativesOwen Brown & John Casillas: Junior Class RepresentativesGunner Patterson & Connor Shea: Sophomore Class Representatives

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Movie TicketsThose were some great movies.

Demerit CardNot bad for my senior year, huh?

Physical AppearanceGot to work hard to look this good!

IDs & MoneyGas prices are so high that I don't even have

enough money to drive around my block, but at least I'm looking good for my last year here!

Good Luck CharmsMy lucky prayer, picture of Dom, and Irish coin.

I never go anywhere without them.

Wallet of Danny Pfannenstiel '12What's in your wallet?

Ricky Le ‘14

What is being 'The More'?Students share stories at TEDxYouth conference

On the evening of April 17, mem-bers of the student body and faculty attended Regis Jesuit’s first ever TEDxYouth conference. This event was a place where students from the Regis Jesuit community shared their ideas, following this year’s theme, “What is your Magis?”

Magis is a Jesuit word meaning ‘more’. It surrounds our philoso-phy of being men and women for others. What have we done to fulfil this? What have we not done, and what can we do more? As the Regis Jesuit TEDx conference came together, students, teachers, and parents alike gathered to listen to their ‘Magis.’ What inspired them to be men and women for others?

The entire talk was made possible by a diverse group of students. This included the RJ Live technology team that broadcasted the event and the hospitality team that to served the food and drinks.

The show itself was hosted by junior Laurel Teal and sophomore

Tito Limas-Dominguez. There was entertainment between several of the talks performed by senior Connor Mestas-Duey who played guitar pieces, and Asia Brown, who read original poetry selections. A total of eleven presenters gave their talks, each demonstrating their idea of Magis.

These presenters came from diverse backgrounds, with each having a different idea of Magis, rang-ing from self-expression through painting to building robots to cow-boy ethics. Each person had their own story to share, each having a different viewpoint of Magis. These talks had one thing in common: they led these young people to dis-cover something about themselves; something that made them unique, something that made them more.

Each student had their own story to share. Junior Soo Choi, through his artwork, showed the dangers of smoking, and how it had taken his grandfather’s life. The most recur-ring theme in Magis is the expres-sion of oneself through an artistic

medium. Each person had a dif-ferent story to share through what they created. Junior Sean Morton, current president of the Regis Jesuit Impressions club, showed how writing could help give voice through thought and feeling. Per-haps the most touching story was one of freshman Riley O’Connell, who told the tragic story of her brother’s passing, and her vow to carry on his legacy through her writing. There were many others who were willing to share their ‘Magis’ to the listeners.

Everyone who attended the confer-ence left with something more. “I felt a certain eagerness towards it, and I hope we do this a lot more of-ten,” said Tito Limas-Dominguez.

TEDxYouth was a success, espe-cially for the first event of its kind held at Regis Jesuit.

You can watch the video of the event on RJ Live or on the RJ Li-brary webpage.

TEDx participants gather onstage --Kalina Reichart '14 & Byron Gamble '14

Connor Mestas-Duey entertains the crowd --Kalina Reichart '14 & Byron Gamble '14


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Benton Waterous ‘12

RJ Robotics out-techs the competitionTeam wins two awards, third place at Colorado regionals

The spinning of gears, the clicking of machinery, the warm glow of a computer screen. The robot, drive motors whirring, moves forward and shoots a ball into the basket.

The Regis Jesuit FIRST Robotics team is RJ’s team for the national FIRST Robotics competition. The team is made up of roughly thirty Regis Jesuit students who form an elite group of mechanics, electrical engineers, drivers, and computer scientists.

will have to build a robot for.

This year, the competition involved making a robot to play basket-ball. As another challenge, teams were to have their robots balance on narrow bridges, either with other teams on their alliance, or in “coopertition” where robots from opposing alliances balanced together.

Once the competition was an-nounced, teams had six weeks to construct, wire, and program their robot. The team held weekly meet-ings, but began to meet every day as time progressed. After six weeks, the robot was put into a sealed bag and the participants were not allowed to touch it until the begin-ning of the competition.

The competition itself was a huge success for the Regis Jesuit FIRST Robotics team.

“After all of our matches, we got third place,” said junior and lead programmer Matthew Haney. Sev-eral key victories helped the team find success at the competition.

“In our first four matches we lost three of them and won one of them. After lunch, we tied one of

our matches and won three,” said junior and build team, drive team, and electrical team leader junior David Varley.

The team attributes their success to multiple factors. “Teamwork. I couldn’t do my job if our program-mers or pit crew didn’t do their jobs,” Varley said. “We all worked together.”

Many of the members of the Robotics team also cite the quick thinking of the team programmers. When they retrieved the robot from its sealed container on the Thursday before the competition, programming issues prevented the robot from functioning. Working non-stop, programmers Morgan Jones, Matthew Haney, and Teddy Hatley were able to get the machine up and running by Friday.

After losing three matches, the morale of Team 3729 weakened. With frustrating mechanical issues threatening their chance at the playoffs, they started to go for the coopertition points.

That’s when they started winning.

The team won a number of pres-tigious awards at the event. They won the Coopertition Award for an incredible number of balances on the coopertition bridge. They also won the Judges Award for their outstanding overall placement in the competition.

The admirable teamwork of the FIRST Robotics team led to a solid 3rd place victory. The FIRST Robotics team continues to grow as they prepare for next year’s challenge and their booth at the SparkFun Electronics Autono-mous Vehicle Competition on June 16. Recently, junior driver David Varley went to St. Louis to drive for 3729’s mentoring team, Rambotics.

Because of their teamwork and skill in engineering, the Robotics team looks forward to succeeding in future competitions.

Freshman Chris Morroni and sophomore Dylan Schlager flex their technical muscles --Jon Zulanas '11

Team 3729 works with 1764 in a coopertition balance --Jon Zulanas '11

Junior Skyler Morris stares intensely at junior David Varley during the competition --Jon Zulanas '11

In FIRST Robotics, teams build robots and compete against other teams in a variety of challenges. The competition kicks off on the first Saturday of January, when the facilitators of the competition reveal the challenges that the team

Billy Cuddy ‘12

Ten Steps to an AProfessional procrastination in physics classes

The best way to hit a golf ball is to do it in as many steps as possible. It is the time of year when the Regis Jesuit physics classes build Rube Goldberg machines, contraptions designed to go through many steps to accomplish a simple task. This year, that task is to hit a golf ball into a hole.

The Rube projects have require-ments for the overall projects as well as for each individual steps. Each step requires a main concept and a secondary concept, as well as the corresponding equations.

The machines vary in their com-plexity, design, and themes. All of them, however, have the same end goal of getting a good grade—and hitting a golf ball.

Seniors Austin Riley and Joe Petrow stand by their machine.

Seniors Tyler Gappa and Daniel Deane reset for another run.

Some students watch while others set up their machines

Marshal Conrad, Anthony Zeto, and their creation

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Senior newspaper staff heads to college, reflects on journalism journeyA final farewell to the class of 2012's dedicated senior editors

“Greatest moment was when Chick-Fil-a had called up looking for Morgan Jones wondering where the $600 was for the food

that someone bought in his name.”

“Journalism is awesome because we get to write about whatever we want and get to

express our thoughts.”

“I loved how I got to learn things about people that I didn’t even know. It’s

interesting.”

“The best part was watching Morgan Jones write for the

newspaper.”

“I would rather have newspapers without a government, than a government without

newspapers.”—Thomas Jefferson

“I loved running 1,000 feet of Ethernet cable from the press box to the field house with Mr. Dawkins and Elliott.

And it’s still there.”

“Writing for the paper has been a lot of fun and I have learned a lot throughout my 4 years with the Raider Review.”

“Having class with the best buds, Boselli and Harpole, and getting to do the wallet dissections. Glad to see everyone really loved those!”

“My favorite things that I remember are pubnights and J-Days. Whitley, I’m gonna miss blaming things on you.”

“I love writing in the paper. I’m going to miss pubnights and J-Day and Whitley. More importantly... They all

brought me joy.”

“Being able to create something tangible and serving the community in a way we can be

proud of.”

“Journalism is the greatest thing that has happened to Regis Jesuit. It is a shame that there isn’t a designated room for it. When they build a room for it… sign up

immediately.”

Nick GianfrancescoEditor, involved for 2 years

Morgan JonesWeb Editor-in-Chief, involved for 4 years

Evan BattenEditor, involved for 2 years

Jack LoweryEditor, involved for 1 year

Benton WaterousEditor-in-Chief, involved for 4 years

Peter BayerEditor, involved for 2 years

CJ MadrilEditor, involved for 4 years

Danny PfannenstielPhotography Editor, involved for 3 years Michael Harpole

Design Editor-in-Chief, involved for 4 years

Matt BoselliEditor, involved for 2 years

Billy CuddyEditor, involved for 2 years

Wes KlukkertEditor, involved for 1 year

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Chief EditorsEditor-In-Chief: Benton Waterous '12

Editor-In-Chief [Design]: Michael Harpole '12Editor-In-Chief [Web]: Morgan Jones '12

So long, and thanks for all the fish

AdviserMr. Adam Dawkins '98

Section EditorsFeatures Editor: Evan Batten '12

Sports Editor: Peter Bayer '12Clubs & Organizations Editor: Matt Boselli '12Photography Editor: Danny Pfannenstiel '12

News Editor: CJ Madril '12Humor Editor: Brendan Courtois '12

Copy EditorsNick Gianfrancesco '12, Wesley Klukkert '12, Billy Cuddy '12, Ben

Mohler '14, Jack Lowery '12, Sean Whitley '13,Anthony Fante '14, & Connor Lehr '12

ReportersRicky Le, Danny Pan, Andre Gianfrancesco, Emma Carroll,Allie Petko, Jackson Burkholder, Ben Petty, Dugan Tighe,

Alex Nemechek, Andres Robles, Marko Prizmic, Alec Weed,Joseph Montijo, & Michael Pasqurella

The Raider Review welcomes letters to the editor, comments, questions, and concerns.

Contact: [email protected] drop a letter in the box in room 155.

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Peter Bayer ‘12

Regis Jesuit track sprints to the finishTrack team tries to place highly in state

The Regis Jesuit track team has been working hard in order to achieve their goals for the season. “My expectations for the team is to place in the top ten in state,” senior Zach Johnson said. Johnson has been one of the bright spots for the team, throwing discus. He has placed 2nd in three meets with his best throw being 148’ 8.00”.

Another bright spot for the Regis Jesuit track team is senior Austin Riley. Riley runs the 3200 meter and 1600 meter. Running all four years at Regis Jesuit, Riley hopes that this season is one to remember.

“My expectations for the team are for us to continually improve. This will come through continued hard work, support, and encour-agement of each other. For myself, my goal is to run the very best I can, and reflect the work ethics of past teammates such as Danny Nicolls and Brian Sokas who helped me,” he said.

As far as the season goes, the Regis Jesuit track team is still trying to find its groove. The team has participated in 5 events this year. In the Aurora City Championships the team placed 5th, at Runners

Roost of Fort Collins they placed 11th, at Bulldog Invitational they placed 13th, at Rod Card Invi-tational they placed 2nd, and at Dakota Ridge Invitational they placed 12th.

“The strengths are in the coaching and in the leadership. Everyone is very focused on qualifying for state and performing well for the team,” Johnson said. However, “A weak-ness is the lack of juniors, it will be hard for next year’s team due to the lack of seniors that will be in the team,” he said.

Austin Riley also pitched in on this topic. “A strength we have is that many of our athletes are very dedi-cated to improving, and work very hard. Our team is fortunate to have several dedicated coaches as well.A weakness is that we do not have the depth we have had in the past with distance runners in particular, but I see much potential for them in the coming years,” Riley said.

One more bright spot for the Raid-ers is sophomore Jordan Hatfield. Hatfield is a pole vaulter that also looks to contribute in state.

“For the rest of the season I’m look-ing forward to representing Regis

at state as a sophomore and really pushing myself to be in the 14’6” height range and hopefully place at state,” Hatfield said.

Hatfield also has set personal records of his own during this season.

“I’m a pole vaulter with [personal record] 13’10”, and I’ve done High Jump with PR 5’6” on occasion,” he said.

Led by Coach Taylor, the track team looks to do the best they can finishing out this season, and have as many people place at state as possible.

Denver Nuggets look to make a playoff run

The track team warms up before their meet. --Ryan Stanford '12

Zach Johnson gets ready to throw the discus.--Ryan Stanford '12

Austin Riley paces himself in the 1600. --Ryan Stanford '12

The Denver Nuggets once again advanced to the postseason after picking up the number 6 seed in the Western Conference. The Nuggets finished their regular season strong winning six out of their last seven games.

The postseason has been a problem for the Nuggets as of late. Even though this is the 9th straight year they have been in the playoffs, they have only been out of the first round one time. A matchup against the Lakers in the first round is not going to make it any easier.

The Nuggets look to use their fast paced offense to speed up a Lakers team that likes to slow the game down. The Nuggets are a problem for any team to stop on offense be-cause they lead the NBA in points per game (104.1), and assists per game (24.0).

Peter Bayer ‘12

Kenneth Faried "The Manimal" has been a huge team asset as a rookie.

Ty Lawson, the Nuggets' scoring leader.All photos from Wikimedia Commons

The Nuggets find themselves in trouble after dropping the first two games of the seven game series in Los Angeles. In Game 1 of the playoffs, the Nuggets were off their game and the Lakers took advan-tage of them, winning 103-88. The Nuggets played a lot better in Game 2, only losing 104-100. Now the Nuggets look to regroup as the series shifts to Denver. Andrew Bynum has been a killer against the Nuggets in every meet-ing they have had this season. In Game 1, Bynum got a triple double, scoring 10 points, 13 rebounds, and set an NBA record for blocks in a playoff game with 10.

The Nuggets will have to gameplan around Andrew Bynum, the 7’2 center makes it tough to score any easy baskets in the paint, in which the Nuggets normally thrive. Ty Lawson is going to have to step

up and contribute just like he did all season. Lawson led the Nug-gets in scoring with 16.4 points per game, however added only 7 points in Game 1 of the playoffs, and was off on his shooting all night.

The Nuggets know that they have more depth than the Lakers, ev-eryone just has to contibute to the team.

Javale McGee, the newly acquired center from the Washinton Wiz-ards, took to Twitter to give his reaction to the game.

“I had some jitters coming into my first ever playoff game, but I will be ready for Game 2,” McGee (@JavaleMcGee34) said.

This is another issue for the Nug-gets in the playoffs this year: a lack of experience. The Nuggets are the 2nd youngest team in the NBA, and hardly anybody on the team has any playoff experience.

If the Nuggets want to take down Kobe Bryant and the Lakers and

make a run in the playoffs, they are going to need to make a lot of improvements from the first game.

However, anything can happen now that it is the playoffs, and the Nuggets could turn some heads if they can get on the right track.

REMAINING SCHEDULE05/03/2012 @ 3:00 pm

Freshman Championships @ Sports Authority Stadium (Parker)

05/05/2012 @ 9:00 amCherry Creek Invite @ Stutler Bowl Stadium

(Cherry Creek HS)05/10/2012 @ 4:00 pm

League Championship @ Sports Authority Stadium (Parker)

05/12/2012 @ 9:00 amLeague Championship @ Sports Authority

Stadium (Parker)05/17 through 05/19/2012: All Day

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Jack Lowery ‘12

Volleyball undefeated, heads into playoffsRegis Jesuit boys volleyball continues a strong season, seeks third straight championship

Do you know who plays for our boys volleyball team? Do you know the positions they play? Many stu-dents don’t realize that our volley-ball team is currently the two-time defending 5A champions.

The Regis Jesuit boys volleyball team is seeking its 3rd straight state championship. Although CHSAA does not recognize boys volleyball as an official “sport”, they still have playoffs and a championship.

“I wish it was considered a sport. It’s becoming quite popular but we still have a couple championships. Thats pretty cool,” senior Michael Courtois said.

The Raiders are undefeated yet again for the 2012 season. This is quite impressive, given the amount of traveling and searching for teams to compete against.

The Raiders play a variety of teams spread out around the Metro area. The team is led by seven seniors. All underclassmen who are inter-

ested in playing volleyball in the near future should ask them about joining the team.

“We’re hoping to get another one to add to our name,” senior Nick Flaig said about winning the title yet again here in 2012, “but winning isn’t everything.”

Winning, however, can persuade people into joining. That might be the ultimate goal for our boys vol-leyball team this year.

Speaking of winning, the Raiders have just defeated Valor Christian and Doherty.

Look out for the Raiders in the postseason, as they make their way to the Regionals on Saturday at Re-gis Jesuit. The highest rank gets to host the first round. The champion-ship is May 12.

Positioning for a volleyball game. Graphic: Morgan Jones '12

VOLLEYBALL ROSTERMichael Courtois: Captain, Outside Hitter #32John Atencio: Libero #3Ben Feiten: Middle Hitter #35Cody Hillenbrand: Middle Hitter #34Nick Flaig: Middle Hitter #16Kyle Bolton: Libero #4Mitch Decker: Outside Hitter #17Zach Smith: Rightside Hitter #11Tim Gerken: Offensive Specialist, Rightside Hitter #27Zach Vega-Perkins: Setter #5

Senior Michael Courtois relaxes after a game.--Ben Feiten '12

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RJ climbers get their own club, scale obstaclesA look at Regis Jesuit's very own climbing club, started by senior Thomas Plank

RJ has clubs of every sort, from airsoft to ping-pong.

No matter what you like to do, you can find a club and meet people that share the same interests as you. If you can’t find the club you want, all you need is a couple of buddies and a teacher and you can start a club.

That is exactly what senior Thomas Plank did when he started the RJ climbing club. “I started the club because Regis needed one, and be-cause it is intended to get climbing out to those who can’t have access to it,” he said. Thomas found new RJ teacher Ms. Andresian to sponsor the club.

“Ms. Vela and Mr. Fagnant were leading the club at first, then they asked me to take over. Since I was going to the climbing gym several times a week anyway, it seemed like a natural way to blend a personal interest with my life at Regis,” Ms. Andresian said.

The club meets every Wednesday down at local climbing gym Rock’n

and Jam’n. It is a warehouse-like building with

45-foot tall vertical and overhanging walls built specially for climbing. It imitates

the outdoor climb-ing experience so climbers can climb

year round indoors, or just during the winter season.

The club is for all levels, from pro-fessional climbers to people who have never even put a harness on. “If it was only for the experienced, no one would ever do it. Climbing is all about the new experience,” Plank says.

All you need to go to a climbing club session is a RJ waiver and a Rock’n and Jam’n waiver. The club even has some harnesses and chalk

bags purchased with club funds that members are allowed to use.

With Plank leaving for Stanford next year, soon to be junior Adam Fioretto will take over. “I love climb-ing with the club,” Adam said. “I’m excited to take it over next year.”

The club has often thought about taking outdoor trips, but outdoor climbing can be very dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. “I want to bring the club outdoors, but it’s not covered by the law, so

that probably won’t happen,” Plank says.

Next time you’re looking for some-thing to do, whether it’s a hobby or just something to do after school,

climbing club will be there.

Ben Mohler ‘14

Adam Fioretto scales a wall at Rock'n and Jam'n.

Rugby ends season on nail biterThe Raiders end the regular season ranked #4 in Colorado

Although the season ended early for the Raiders, they played great during the season. Seniors like Sean Ferguson, Eric Hamilton, and Collin Pullara will be missed as the Rugby team will continue without them next year. The remaining Raiders are young and ready for another great season.

Stay tuned for RJ sports updates! Follow @RJ_Voice and @RegisJesuitAlum on Twitter for announcements and live game broadcasts!

Raiders have scored 165 points and have allowed 144 points.

“We played really well this season. I’m proud with how well our team has come together and has learned from mistakes we made at the beginning of our season,” senior captain Sean Ferguson said.

With 4 wins under their belt, the Raiders entered the playoffs in hope of reaching the state championship.

Preparation for the playoffs was very challenging for the players. Conditioning is one of the main parts of rugby because once you are substituted you can’t come back in. Therefore, it is important to stay conditioned and to be able to play for most of the game.

“Conditioning has definitely been the most challenging part about Rugby so far, but it is very impor-tant to stay conditioned so that you can make that open field tackle during the game,” senior Collin Pullara said.

PLAYER PROFILE: CAPTAIN SEAN FERGUSON '12Height: 5'10Weight: 190 lbsPosition: Flanker

Scored 2 tries.

Going to become a Jesuit.

Voted a Raiderman for the class of 2012.

CJ Madril ‘12

On April 28, the Raiders played the Aurora Saracens at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the first round of the playoffs. The Raiders played well, but the Saracens ended up winning by 2 points. It was a devastating loss, but the Raiders gave their best effort.

“It was a close game, but we made too many mistakes. We were the better team, but things didn’t go our way,” senior captain Eric Ham-ilton said.

The Regis Jesuit rugby team has finished their regular season with a 4-3 record. They ended the regular season ranked number 4 in state.

This year, the Raiders have gone head to head with a few challeng-ing teams including Cherry Creek, Denver East, and the Colorado

Springs Grizzlies. It is difficult to play teams with the talent from most schools around their area.

Although these powerful teams have beaten Regis Jesuit, the Raid-ers have continued to remain domi-nant against the rest of the teams in Colorado. During the season, the

Eric Hamilton folllows his blockers down the field. Austin Brendel '12

Senior Sean Ferguson poses in uniform.

... just before he smashes a boulder with his bare fists.

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Nick Gianfrancesco ‘12

CHSAA: Clean cheers onlyAn in-depth look at the Colorado High School Activity Association's conduct

On a Friday night in the middle of September, the night air is crisp but not cold. Hundreds of students screaming and cheering for the Raiders, bringing the stadium to life, pack into the stands, with standing room only.

Regis Jesuit is on defense. It’s a crucial third and long, nobody has timeouts left, less than a minute to go. We have the lead, but only by 4 points.

The quarterback drops back and shortly after he throws an incom-plete pass, that stadium goes in-sane. They’re out of field goal range, and there is not enough time left now for them to make a successful run down field.

All of a sudden, a yellow flag flies out of a pocket. One of our defenders is called for roughing the passer. The penalty gives the drive new life, and on the next play the game ends with a touchdown and a Raider loss.

The fans are going crazy, yelling and screaming, but we can’t “boo” the ref, or say “you suck” or any-thing along those lines. All we can do is grumble to ourselves and talk about what a bad call that was.

CHSAA states that, “When not to cheer: when an unsportsmanlike act has occurred or is occurring.”

This penalty may not necessarily be unsportsmanlike, but, to the home team, it seemed that way. However, the rules state that we cannot cheer.

CHSAA is the Colorado High School Activities Association. CHSAA monitors sports and clubs in which high school students participate.

CHSAA’s primary goal is to make participating in these events fun and safe for the participants and for the spectators. Some sports, such as rugby and boys’ volleyball, are not sanctioned by CHSAA, but by the schools that play them.

However, CHSAA also mandates that schools maintain their crowds and obey rules about recruiting, two things Regis Jesuit has come under fire for in the past.

“We do a very good job of policing ourselves,” said Dean Doherty.

As a Regis Jesuit community, we have a strong student body to sup-port our sports teams who have been quite successful over the years, and our fans have supported them every step of the way.

However, when someone is suc-cessful, someone else always wants to take them down from their pedestal.

As Regis Jesuit has been successful, many schools have tried to do just that. It’s obvious that schools will point out our single gender aspect.

“Some schools have chanted some nasty things,” said Athletic Direc-tor Mr. Kelly Doherty.

Kelly Doherty added, “When we ask you to do something, you do, and that doesn’t necessarily exist at other schools.”

At every Regis Jesuit playoff game, Dean Doherty is always at the front of the crowd making sure we do not charge the court or the field. This is not only for CHSAA rules, but also for our safety as spectators.

When asked about his opinion about not being able to chant or charge the field, senior Tyler Gappa stated, “I think it’s kind of rub-bish that they keep us under strict requirements, such as no charging the court, when nothing happens when another team charges our court.”

This was in response to the basket-ball playoff game where Regis Jesuit lost in a close game to Poudre High School in the second round. Poudre charged the court after their upset win. It’s strictly up to the school to enforce the policy. CHSAA does not punish the schools for charging the court.

Senior track athlete Patrick Barton disagrees with Gappa. “CHSAA runs our varsity meets, with an electronic timer so as to get the most accurate times for everyone from meet to meet. Without accu-rate time for everyone then it would be unfair for those trying to qualify for state.”

CHSAA may be tough on regula-tions, but at the same time they’re quite good at assisting with sport-ing events which the sponsor.

CHSAA does have some tough rules, but they are for the safety and betterment of the students, athletes, fans, parents, officials and coaches at their respective schools.

Now, imagine this. On a Friday night in the middle of September, the night air is crisp but not cold. The yellow flag flies out of a pocket.

Instead of just yelling, we charge the field. Some students try to fight players or refs, some of the Regis Jesuit players are injured, and some are run over by hundreds of angry students. The opposing team’s sideline is overrun. Students are out of control.

Without CHSAA regulations, this could be a potential scenario: not necessarily at Regis Jesuit, but at a high school that has maybe just lost to a rival, or at a playoff game. CHSAA may not be perfect. They may seem like the bad guy sometimes, but they only have the students’ best interests at heart.

Evan Batten ‘12

Seniors Joe Mullins, Do Jones, and John Atencio excite the crowd with clean CHSAA-approved cheers. --Jackson Burkholder '13

During a football game, the Rowdies keep the dedicated fans loud and crazy to support the team on the field. --Allie Petko '13

The Rowdies jump around and get the crowd excited for the season opener. --Allie Petko '13





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by Michael Harpole ‘12

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Where are you going?

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Introducing the Brick SquadMeet the Defensive Middies that have been shaking up CO Lacrosse

Brick Squad Sayings“I think that ref thought my shot was a pass.” -Drake Thenell ‘12

“Had an assist yesterday... cele’d harder than the guy that scored.” -Cooper Cohen ‘12

“The only time my name is announced is for penalties.” -Wes Hackemer ‘12

“I’ve missed a few open nets in my day, but just look at my triceps.” -Drake Thenell ‘12

“Regis O middies? I’ve seen better dodges at a junk yard.” -Cooper Cohen ‘12

“Scored my first goal today and put the ball in my bag. Coach asked for it back after practice.” -Wes Hackemer ‘12

“I don’t think I have ever made a check with my hands together.” -Drake Thenell ‘12

For those who don’t know too much about lacrosse, defensive midfielders, sometimes referred to as the kickers, are not usually given much attention. In a usual game they pick up a few ground balls, get a few hits, and probably break a shaft or two.

This is where the Brick Squad departs from the normal, run of the mill defensive middies. But what is the Brick Squad? That is what a lot of players are left saying after they are turned around in a dodge, a ground ball is snagged

from under their nose, or a clear is made to look effortless.

Most people would think of Mullen High School’s linebackers of 2010 that led arguably the most domi-nant defense the state of Colorado has ever seen.

However, we’re not talking about that Brick Squad. There is another squad around now. A squad full of bricks haunting the dreams of offensive middies all over the state. Seniors Drake Thenell, Cooper Co-hen, and Wes Hackemer make up the most ruthless, destructive, and uncontrollable group of defensive

middies RJ has ever seen.

“There was a Brick Squad at Mullen? Yeah I’ve never heard of them. I bet they didn’t have matching tanks,” Drake Thenell said.

According to the Brick Squad, they began their shaft-shattering reign at lacrosse tournaments last summer.

“What can I say, we be laying out O middies like bricks,” Cooper Cohen

said.

While the Brick Squad does have their share of controversial hits this season, they have made up for their slew of penalty minutes with exceptional fielding. Drake Thenell and Cooper Cohen lead the team with 43 and 35 ground balls as well as each posting a goal as well, a rare occurrence for a defensive player.

“I should have more goals than Drake, but Coach Soran always seems to call timeouts when I have the ball,” Wes Hackemer said.

The Brick Squad has recently been involved in an outreach program to pick up some back up bricks. Possible additions range from faceoff king Matt Hess to recent long pole convert Eric Her-ringer, but the squad is confident they can finalize the roster before playoffs.

It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season will pan out for the Brick Squad, and we will all look forward to a deep run into the playoffs for our favorite bricks.

The Brick Squad begins their routine of calling out to the gods of war before each game.

Michael Harpole ‘12

Huge bricks, short sticks, and big hits




Danny Pfannenstiel ‘12

Prom state of mindRegis Jesuit students dance the night away at 2012 prom

Regis Jesuit students took to the ballroom dance floor of the Sher-man Event Center on April 14th for the 2012 prom.

The students and their dates had an amazing night with a wide open dancing area, giant chocolate fondue fountains, delicious pink lemonade, and a sea of students dancing.

The girls came dressed to impress from their long dresses, to short dresses, frilly dresses, to shiny dresses, no two dresses were alike.

The guys all came looking their best with perfectly fitted tuxedos

and nicely gelled hair.

The night was filled with the joy that came from the students and their excitement from “dancing in the moment” with their dates.

The students had a chance to get away from the “school” aspect and have fun being themselves from 3 pm that Saturday all the way until 2:30 am the next morning.

Not only were the students having fun at the dance, but the after prom was a huge success this year as well.

Students gathered at Celebrity Lanes for breakfast foods, bowl-

DRESSED TO IMPRESS: THE STYLES OF PROM 2012

ing, music, games, card games, and even more fun to cap off the night.

Over all, the entire dance and after prom was a huge success compared to last year’s.

Prom at Regis Jesuit is continuing to catch the eyes of more juniors and seniors.

Who knows where the next prom will be or how much fun the students will have. One thing is for certain: it’s going to be awesome!

"Prom? There was a prom?"

--Drake Thenell '12

"Watching Dean Doherty do the worm at prom is something I'll always

remember."--Joe Mullins '12

Pictured: Drake and Joe with their prom dates. --Cooper Cohen '12

"The vest really helped with the dancing. Wasn't so constricting."

--Joe Mullins '12

"The cummerbund is the classiest thing you can

wear!"--Drake Thenell '12





For many years, I have been a music fanatic. Until now, I have been enjoying every piece of music available. I’ve been listen-ing to music since my early years. However, I suddenly realized something is wrong.

All music is deteriorating from its former glory. The use of autotune and computer generated effects is ruining songs. I never enjoyed these aspects, and I never will. I keep looking for music similar to what I used to listen to, but I am not successful. Maybe it’s the change that has trailed with music for centuries. It’s also possible that I was not ready for this change, and it caught me off-guard.

Since my first serious encoun-ter in 2004, music has changed drastically. Listening to the Foo Fighters, Nirvana, My Chemi-cal Romance, and even Fall Out Boy, I felt at peace. My brother introduced me to many inspir-ing bands that changed the way I looked at music.

Nowadays, I have no idea of what happened to the “rock-era.” Hip-hop and rap have taken control,

and now even country music is re-emerging. New genres, such as dubstep, appeared out of the blue, and grasped everybody by the ears with “unbelievable” beats and bass-drops.

I was confused and felt isolated from other music admirers. Of course, I listen to rap occasionally, but would rather listen to my favor-ite bands from the past.

Many have drifted away from the “old days,” following the main-stream life of listening to the radio and tuning into their favorite station to hear the number one hip-hop single on the charts.

The main reason why this is hap-pening? Evolution of technology and how it is used in recording studios. The industry is changing. Derek Thompson from The Atlantic writes how the music industry’s profits have declined by 60 percent in the last decade. Thompson has another good point, in which the listener of a specific band could get a single track from iTunes. 15 years ago, people didn’t have iTunes, and they had to buy the complete album. Has this led to a change in people’s views of music? We have

more control of what we want to listen to more than the artist does.

This is also the case with many radio listeners. People freak out when they hear their favorite song on the radio, and have a differ-ent reaction when they order the song to be played on a disc. Why isn’t this the case when they cycle through the tracks on a CD?

Has music changed for the worse? It depends on how you look at it and how you interpret the music that you enjoy. I have not yet ac-cepted the hip-hop and dubstep genres as being enjoyable because, most of the time, they lack artistic and musical talent. The uses of autotune and lip-syncing have brought the talent down. The contestants on American Idol are better at singing than some of the the highest paid hip-hop artists. Music has changed drastically from the rock ages. I haven’t adapted to the newly created genres, and I hope I don’t. I will be listening to somebody shred-ding on the guitar or singing beautiful lyrics, while others are listening to T-Pain sounding like a robot on stage.

Today's music is overrated

The Kairos banners need a homecould be a kind of christening for the new building. It would even be interesting to be able to see the girls’ alongside the boys’.

As for practicality and cost, the project fits the bill. The halls have a lot of bare spaces that aren’t exactly cheerful. On multiple occasions I have been told that our school looks like a prison. Filling just one wall with the banners would liven up the atmosphere. It wouldn’t cost a lot either. All it really requires is a track along the wall to suspend the banners. These tracks are already used around Regis Jesuit to hold up the art work of many accomplished students, so adding a few more wouldn’t be hard.

If you agree, let Fr. Steele know. He oversees the decoration of the walls, and I am sure he is always looking for new ways to make the school a better place. This project would be a true testament to the unique community and tradition that is Regis Jesuit.

Finding a home for the banners won’t be a hassle. There is plenty of room for them and the school could use some livening up. It’s a win-win situation.

The staircase going up from the dean’s office to senior hall would be a fantastic location. The hall is used by seniors and underclassmen alike, but the proximity to the cur-rent banners would serve as a re-minder of the honor and tradition behind Kairos and Regis Jesuit. As for the seniors preparing to leave, it would be a point of reflection for their time at Regis Jesuit and all the people they’ve met along the way. Go walk by the wall some time and look at all the free space.

Alumni also benefit from the ban-ners by reminding them of their experiences and legacy that they have left on the community. With that in mind, the new arts building scheduled for construction would also be a prime location. They

The end of senior hall is a revered spot. Behind all the students studying or relaxing on the sofa, there hangs an almost sacred symbol—the Kairos banner for the senior class.

And on that wall is where it stays for the course of the school year. A visual reminder of the mystery and glory that is Kairos.

But once the year ends, it’s taken down. Where does it go? Well, it simply gets folded up and stored in the chapel where it stays until it presumably gets taken out with the trash.

These revered symbols of God’s love, class bonding, and of the graduating classes’ legacy get one year in the spotlight and then are forgotten. For a school so heavily vested in tradition, this seems like an abomination. The girls divi-sion has dedicated a spot for their banners, even though they make five times as many per year.

Alec Weed ‘12

Ben Petty ‘15

My parents always debate about who is right. “The Republicans did this” or “the Democrats want this,” but to me, it is all an ongo-ing political game that continues to tear people apart. I try to be in-volved in this political battle, but soon I am going to lose my mind.

The current American system of red vs. blue politics is overrated.

Political party lines divide the nation into many different groups. We are all people and we should all want to have a prosperous, happy nation. With a divided people, that will not happen. Abraham Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself can-not stand.” If we are always criti-cizing a person for their political beliefs, how will we ever achieve happiness? Night after night, debates go on. The economy grows and dies. We make mistakes, but this is one mistake we should not make. We continue to blame the other party for what happens, Republican or Democrat.

The recent GSA scandal is just

one example of party politics. Both Republicans and Democrats are responsible for this outra-geous crime. According to the Los Angeles Times, the GSA, General Services Administration, orga-nized the Las Vegas conference that ran up $823,000 dollars in October 2010. $823,000 taxpayer dollars down the drain. After the scandal, one blames the other for what happened, even though they are both at fault. The people with power abuse it.

We are all people, and the choice of politics should not define who we eat with and socialize with. Even when people campaign, we show name-calling advertise-ments about the other candidate separating us even more.

There is a war within our country that could be solved by looking past the party lines. Yet, the prob-lem continues. Almost every night I watch the news. It is always the same, party lines stand divided.

We need to put aside our differ-ences, and look towards the better future of the nation.

Red vs. blue politics are overratedMarko Prizmic ‘15

2012 RAIDERMEN

Congratulations to the Raidermen from the class of 2012!

Matt AlleyBrendan CourtoisMichael Cruciotti

Ben FeitenSean FergusonAustin Galoob

Michael GavrilovicJames McGregor

Nolan SmithConnor Smith

OPINIONTHE RAIDER REVIEW



Wes Klukkert ‘12

West Of All, another RJ greatThomas Harpole sheds light on his emerging band

Summer Concert Must-Sees of 2012

These two "West Of All" album covers depict the band's laid back and spontaneous music.

Covers by Michael Harpole '12

This alumni band is completely scattered, from Boston to Denver. They’ve all graduated and have moved away.

But, being scattered hasn’t affected them. They are used to it. In the beginning, three original members, Billy Reardon, Nick Mundell, and Zach Constant, all went to the same middle school, but the next two members would come from totally different schools and backgrounds.

“I met Billy through football and got to know him well,” said Thomas Harpole, guitarist for “West of All.”

“After we played some acoustic songs together we decided to start a group, but we needed a drummer,” he said. “We thought about it and said to each other, ‘hey what about that one drummer Dominic?’”

They agreed to welcome him in and immediately started jamming. Dominic Fante, the current drum-mer, was ecstatic to be in and soon they decided on their first show: August 10th, 2011 at Cervantes.

“I want to say there were about 103 people there; a lot of college friends and family. It was definitely a success,” he said. “It really was the highlight of the summer and now

we’re trying to do the same this summer. We will probably play two or three more shows.”

He explained that the band is more focused on writing new music and recording new music before they start playing live again.

But they don’t have a genre. They played a variety of genres because they all want to “express themselves differently” and they don’t want to be “put in a box,” Harpole said.

The box he is referring to is the genre box. They don’t want to be categorized. They want people to listen to songs they like for what they are, not for what they are categorized as. After some small talk, Harpole told me I had caught them at a time where they are just starting to emerge.

“We just got together last summer and so far it’s going well, but we re-ally just wanted to put some tracks down and mark ourselves.”

The tracks he is referring to are the four songs on his band page on Facebook. They are free to listen to.

I asked him what artists and bands

have the most influence and he responded,

“Pearl Jam is definitely one and State Radio is also the most influ-ential.”

“It depends on how well we do this summer. If we do well, we’ll continue playing,” he said.

He later said that he is mainly looking to have a good time and to help other people have a good time. Don’t miss their next concert this summer.

Follow West of All for updates:on.fb.me/westofall

RammsteinMay 20 @ Denver Coliseum

Def LeppardJune 25 @ Pepsi Center

Kenny Chesney & Tim McGrawJuly 21 @ Sports Authority Stadium

The FrayMay 11 @ Red Rocks

Global Dance FestivalJuly 20-22 @ Red Rocks

Eric ChurchMay 19 @ Red Rocks

LMFAO, Far East Movement May 28 @ Red Rocks

Iron MaidenAugust 13 @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre

AerosmithAugust 1 @ Pepsi Center

Zac BrownJune 23: Country Jam USA

DrakeMay 13 @ Comfort Dental Ampitheatre

Van HalenMay 24 @ Pepsi Center

Toby KeithJune 15 @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre

Wes Klukkert ‘12

Lupe FiascoMay 17 @ City Hall

The Red Jumpsuit ApparatusMay 24 @ Pepsi Center

Foster The People, Mayer Hawthorne & moreJuly 3 @ Red Rocks

Sublime with RomeAugust 12 @ Red Rocks

AviciiJune 26 @ Red Rocks

ENTERTAINMENTTHE RAIDER REVIEW




Sean Whitley ‘13

Everybody has a story: Connor Smith '12

Everybody has a story presents Connor Smith. He is currently a senior at Regis Jesuit. He will be attending CU next year. “I will miss the sense of fellowship that is found on Regis’ campus. The students at Regis are really friendly toward each other and it makes school a great place to be,” Smith said.

Smith is a very busy man, “I do DI with a team from my middle school, I help out at the St. Francis center when I can, and I love to go skiing at Vail.” Always being a man with and for others, and then going to go have fun afterwards.

Smith had a big choice to make. He had to decide to either go to Mullen or Regis Jesuit. “My dad’s older brother went to Mullen and hated it so he and his little brother attended Regis Jesuit at the University campus,” Smith said. “Since then I have had several cousins graduate ahead of me. I was baptized by the former president of Regis Jesuit, Fr. Houlihan, and I was proud to know that I would always end up here.”

What animal would you be?“I would be a lion because life as the top of the food chain would be super chill.”

Favorite sports teams?“I always cheer for my Broncos!”

Favorite hobbies?“I love to longboard because I live right near DU and like to spend my time cruising through campus. I have been doing speech since 7th grade but wanted to challenge myself with debate. I have been doing it for 4 years because it forces me to seriously analyze important political and moral debates of the 21st century.”

Favorite music?“I love country music because it is very wholesome. My favorite coun-

try songs are about appreciating the beauty of getting away to nature and the fresh air, experiencing a ‘little bit of life.’”

How do you relax?“My favorite way to relax after a long week is to ski at Vail then come back to our condo and hot tub under the stars.”

Connor Smith, enjoy college. We will miss you. Congratulations on your Raiderman recognition and good luck as an RJ alumnus!

Who's next?Smith closed his eyes, opened the yearbook, and opened to the junior class.

Spencer Aitken, what is your story? Find out in Volume 6 of The Raider Review next school year!

Connor Smith looks happy as he contemplates his future at CU Boulder.

Opponent Location ScoreCherry Creek RJ L 9-18Smoky Hill RJ W 9-2Ft Collins Ft Collins W 9-5Highlands Ranch RJ W 4-1Legend Legend W 11-3Thunderridge RJ W 3-2Rock Canyon Rock Canyon W 5-4Castle View RJ W 13-8Heritage Heritage W 20-4Douglas County RJ W 8-1Ponderosa Ponderosa L 5-7Mountain Vista RJ W 4-3Littleton RJ W 11-1Chaparral Chaparral W 10-0

Check-in: RJ baseball's 2012 seasonBen Mohler ‘14

Photos: Jackson Burkholder '14

The Regis Jesuit baseball team won the Continental League Championship with a 10-0 victory over Chaparral on Wednesday. The Raiders finished their season 15-4 with a conference record of 10-1.

District playoffs begin May 12, and Regis Jesuit will be a host site. The Raiders have the depth to make another run at the state title this year. Regis Jesuit is currently number 4 in the state according to The Denver Post, and had an 11-game winning streak earlier in the season.

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Inside look: Mr. Saulino, math teacherThis longtime teacher has a heart full of love for his studentsMarko Prizmic ‘15“My students are the joy in my day,” longtime teacher Mr. Saulino said.

Mr. Saulino is the current Algebra and Honors Algebra teacher for the current freshmen at Regis Jesuit.

He has been working at Regis Jesuit for 31 years and has held different positions, ranging from principal and computer course teacher to coach and mathematics teacher.

He decided to teach because of his high school and college teachers.

“I really respected my teachers when I was growing up,” Mr. Sau-lino said.

After going to Regis College and enrolling in a Lesley College course, he received a BA and a Masters in Education. In 1984 he was honored as teacher of the year. “I was shocked that they called my name” he said.

Saulino taught Geometry to sopho-mores, and moved up to teaching junior Algebra 2/Trigonometry. He was honored as teacher of the year when those students were seniors.

They still came to the ceremony

and supported him even though he was not teaching them.

Mr. Saulino is a Colorado sports fan. “I have had Broncos tickets since I was a senior in high school,” he said.

Football season is a real treat for him, enjoying not only the game, but some fun time with his broth-ers. He was principal of Regis Jesuit, and even the Academic As-sistant Principal at one point.

“It was exciting, challenging, but I wouldn’t trade any second of it for anything different,” he said.

The goals for the future include advancement in technology. So far he has no plan for retirement, but it is always an option.

“I take everything one year at a time, one day I might get up and say I don’t want to do this any-more,” Mr. Saulino said.

Mr. Saulino is a widely appreciated teacher, especially to his students.

“I like the energy Mr. Saulino has as a teacher, he helps keeps the class involved,” freshman Anthony Pidanick said.

His classroom is filled with knowl-edge, and lots of numbers.

“He is a really good teacher, and has good teaching methods,” fresh-man John Brock said.

Mr. Saulino’s advice for the fresh-men: “Never lose your personality, let it grow.”

Q&A: MR. SAULINOWhat is your favorite childhood memory?

When I was growing up, my dad and his brothers all lived very close to each other. So, I was brought up by a bunch of dads and moms, all my aunts and uncles, within 3 blocks of each other. I used to love to hear the story that my uncles and my aunts told me about my grandma.

My grandma had passed away be-fore I was born... she died 2 years before I was born, so I never knew her, and they used to talk about her and my dad. I could just picture her eating

bread, and washing clothes, and just telling me all the things that she did. Mothers did not work back then, outside the house, they were mothers so I think that those are some of the stories that I remember.

I feel like I knew my grandma, personally. So I think that’s really important, I know its nothing dra-matic, but its really cool to me.

I understand you went to Regis College and Lesley College. What influenced you to go there?

It was an off campus program, so they brought the teachers to Colo-rado. Computers were just kind of

starting and I wanted to get my degree in computers, so they had a great program and two teacher that I have taught with in Denver public schools, I went to see them one day, and they said, oh you got to get into this program. That afternoon the three of us went through the whole program in a year and a half we got our masters degree, going on weekends.

So I taught all day long on Friday, go to class from 5-10, Saturday from 9-5, Sunday from 9-5, I did that for a year and a half.

Mr. Saulino shows his enthusiasm for math class --Marko Prizmic '15

Meet John Carroll Lynch '81A distinguished alumnus of Regis Jesuit with a major acting career

In 1977, actor John Carroll Lynch was just beginning his high school career at Regis Jesuit. At this time the school was located at its older campus in North Denver. Some of his hobbies included singing in the choir, participating in the theater productions, playing football, and swimming. He truly was an overall man of Regis.

Today, Lynch is a series regular on the show Body of Proof as Detec-tive Bud Morris. His character is a homicide detective who is a member of the Philadelphia Police Department. The show’s first season was met with positive ratings and it was renewed for a second season. It is currently broadcasted Tuesday nights on ABC.

After graduating from Regis Jesuit in 1981, Lynch attended and gradu-ated from the Catholic University of America located in Washington,

D.C. in 1981 with a degree in fine arts. His degree was specifically in theatre and he participated in the Hartke Theatre Acting program while attending college.

After this, John Lynch acted heavily in theatre around the Minneapolis area in plays by Shakespeare and other notable playwrights build-ing up a following as well as fame. During this time he worked for the Guthrie Theater Company for 8 seasons.

Lynch didn’t start acting in films un-til his big break came in 1993 when he was cast in a very small role in the film Grumpy Old Men. His tal-ent was immediately recognized and he was cast in many films shortly thereafter.

His next big break came when film-makers Joel and Ethan Coen casted him as Norm Gunderson, husband

to main character Marge Gunderson played by famous actress Frances McDormand in the 1996 film Fargo.

One year later in 1997 he had a small role as the head prison guard in the film Face Off. The film was headlined by stars John Travolta and Nicholas Cage.

More recently Lynch has been cast in films such as Zodiac, Gran Torino, and Shutter Island. In Gran Torino, he was cast alongside and worked with legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood. In the film Shutter Island he portrayed Warden McPherson and he was fortunate enough to work with academy award winning director Martin Scorsese.

His most recent film was the ro-mantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love where he acted opposite Julianne Moore, Steve Carrel, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, and Kevin Bacon.

John Carroll Lynch has also worked on television. He was a member of The Drew Carey Show for a number

Joseph Montijo ‘12

TIMELINE: JOHN CARROLL LYNCH'S FILMS

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of years. He was also on the HBO show Carnivale.

Lynch is also very active in the community. He has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity as well as the St. Bernard Project which helps families displaced by Hurricane

Katrina.

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife of 12 years, Brenda and two stepchildren.





There are few places on earth that have a community like Regis Jesuit High School. I have been so blessed to be able to call this place home.

No one can say that Regis Jesuit, or any place is perfect, but any writer knows that the ups and downs of a story are what make it memorable. For me, my experi-ence at Regis Jesuit, and writing for the Raider Review, has been a defining period in my life. Stories of Regis Jesuit fill the pages of my own life story.

While I am sad that my own story at this school has reached its last line of print, I take heart knowing that there will always be more Regis men to take my place. It is easy to regret the end of such a glorious, four-year cycle. However, this cycle will never end; it is eternal. I remember the anticipation I felt when I first stood as a freshman before this school’s doors. So many people, memories, and experiences were stretched before me; so many sto-

Benton Waterous: Raider Review staff, 2008-2012

ries to be written into the book of my own life. And now, I have lived them, I have written my own Regis Jesuit story.

When my brothers and sisters of the class of 2012 leave this school, the Regis Jesuit chapters of each of our stories will come to a close, and we will begin to pen new tales of our adventures after high school.

However, although the chapters of this school that we as individuals have written may end, the story of Regis Jesuit High School is never-ending. I take comfort in know-ing that there will be another class of scared and wide-eyed freshman start-ing at the exact

same place that we began, ready to take up the pen of fate and write their own stories into the legacy of this school.

It is a story written in love and bound in brotherhood. I have come to the end of my story, but the Regis Jesuit story is eternal, and the brotherhood is a tale that will forever be written, as long as

we hold it in our hearts to be its stewards. This is the true meaning of stewardship. Remembering that each choice we make inks another letter into the Regis Jesuit story. This is a freeing concept, that we have the free will to make Regis Jesuit the school that we as a com-munity want it to be, but it is also an incredible responsibility.

Each class of Regis Jesuit High School, for time in im-memorial will be the keepers of this story. What will you choose to write in it?

Sometimes it is a story that we love to read, savor-ing the nostalgia of the memories. Sometimes it is a story that we wish we could blot out, to tear the pages from, and expunge

Letter from the editorThe cycles of stewardship

from living memory. But, we can-not. Because whatever the story tells, whatever words might adorn the pages, it is ours. We have the choice to write this story however we desire, and that is our eternal challenge.

Thus is stewardship. The time of the class of 2012 has passed, but life will continue. The greatness of Regis Jesuit High School will stay true as long as there are men of the brotherhood who are willing to keep it.

This is our story, the story of Regis Jesuit High School. I am so hon-ored to have been among its pages. Thank you so much. Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

~Benton Charles Waterous Class of 2012

Another hopeful transmissionA final farewell from Morgan Jones, web editor-in-chief

Ultimately, you want to come out of Regis Jesuit proud of what you’ve accomplished here. Take a risk. Start a club. Launch a website. Go forth and set the world on fire.

Journalism at Regis has let me do all of this, and more. And it’s intro-duced me to an amazing group of people who are willing to carry it forward.

I believe that the work our editors have done for the past four years has ensured the successful future of journalism at Regis: this year especially.

We’ve turned The Raider Review into something absolutely amazing: something that, four years ago, we wouldn’t have even dreamed would be winning awards on a state, much less national level. And it’s grown from there.

I’ve seen Thomas Harpole’s Regis Radio audio broadcast turn into the RJ Live video broadcast, and our viewers almost double in a year.

I remember my own Compass Day vividly, when I was just a fractured piece of the mass of students sitting on the floor of the gym... the mass of students that would become the class of 2012.

A voice thunders across the expansive gymnasium, echoing from the lowered bleachers up to the blinding arc lamps above:

“These will be the best four years of your life. Cherish them.”

That’s when it began. A massive four-year quest through the halls of Regis Jesuit and beyond. An epic story, complete with vic-tory and defeat. Joy and tragedy. Inspiration and motivation. Late nights, pizza, and Daft Punk. Building computers, running cables, and writing code. Photog-raphy at the CU Event Center and broadcasting at Invesco Field.

And becoming part of the Regis Jesuit brotherhood through Kairos.

I’ve seen the continuing success of The RJ Voice, which continues to deliver creative content published by students.

And I’m proud to say that I’ve been a part of all three: a new beginning for Regis Jesuit’s journalism pro-gram: reshaping and chronicling the history of Regis simultaneously.

My quest through Regis Jesuit had many decisions. Countless paths to take from start to finish. A wealth of side quests, dungeons to clear, achievements to unlock, and levels to gain, with the occasional roll of the dice to shake things up. Many of those dice rolls involved Regis’ journalism program, and many failed. Failure is always an option.

My quest through Regis Jesuit will never end because of the amaz-ing community at this school: one that binds people together through brotherhood.

That begs a question: what do you

want to do with your time at Regis Jesuit? What’s your unique contri-bution to the Regis brotherhood? What’s on your timeline? Which quests will you take, and which ones will you refuse because they’re either too hard or you don’t want to fail?

This is my hopeful transmission to you. How do you want to leave Regis? Will you dare greatly, or will you know neither victory nor defeat? By the time you leave Regis, will your quest journal be empty? Or will it burgeon with your ex-periences, your dreams, and who you have become at Regis with the support of your brothers?

I am honored to have been part of this community. My thanks can’t even begin to describe it.

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

~Morgan Jones Class of 2012 LT4 xkcd #137

Morgan Jones: Raider Review staff, 2008-2012




Matt Boselli ‘12

The last graduating RJ class of the world, the best?With the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar nearing, the senior class gets prepared for an attack

Senior Geoff Huebner shows his disgust after hearing about the possibility of zombies rising.

With the senior class graduating soon, it makes you wonder if they were a good enough last class ever to come out of Regis Jesuit.

Looking at what the Mayan calendar shows, the world is approaching an end before another class will have graduated. So the question is, are you ready for the apocalypse?

“I cannot wait until I have the chance to fight some zombies, I hope it happens,” said senior Corbin Chamberlain.

With Chamberlain’s mindset, it seems like he is already prepar-ing for an attack by zombies. For the kids like Chamberlain that are preparing for an attack, they may have the upper hand when it comes to defending themselves.

While many people in this world and at Regis Jesuit ignore the idea of the world ending on December 21, 2012, some students are scared and already having nightmares.

“I am really scared that the apoca-lypse will actually happen. I’m not ready for the end of the world,” said senior Tanner Samson.

When asked about his preparation

They felt like they had much more important things than speaking their mind on why they do not believe in the Mayans’ end of the world.

Whether you think that the end of the world is this year or a long time from now, we can all agree that the senior class is ready for an attack from zombies.

for the possible attack of these zom-bies, senior Tim Gerken was sure about what he would do.

“I would go straight to Costco and stake out there. They have every-thing you’ll ever need,” Gerken said.

Obviously, students at RJ are not overlooking this possibility of an attack, but when looking at how we represented RJ as the last class some get nervous.

While some students don’t think they have done well as the last graduating class, most are never too shy to share how awesome they are. “I think we are the best class to graduate, it was perfect timing for us to be the last,” said senior Jack Hardeman.

Students like this are overjoyed to be called the last class out of Regis Jesuit before the end of the world is called to happen.

On the other hand, there is a large population in the halls that want nothing to do of this conspiracy theory. Multiple seniors have denied interviews because of their immediate disgust in the issue.

REGIS JESUIT'S LUAU CREWWhile not an official club, the Luau Crew has been gather-ing Regis Jesuit students of all backgrounds together to have an enjoyable lunch every Thursday. The picnic is usually on the hill just beside the boys gym.

The crew has been together for about 5 weeks now. With every week drawing more and more of a crowd, there is really no limit to how big this thing could get.

Even though there is some ad-ministration that does not look at the wearing of Hawaiian shirts to school very positively, it is the dress code for the Thursday pic-nics. The Hawaiian shirt directly represents what the Luau Crew is all about.

They are gathering to have a fun time with great people and just

enjoy life while eating great food. Every week concluding the Luau is a toast to those who have gone before and who still live within.

The Luau Crew is the real deal and is here to stay. Get used to those vibrant faces on Thursdays, as those kids are headed out to the Luau!

Zombie senior Matt Hess tries to munch on freshman Chet Dunstin's brains.

Cofounder juniors Luca Evangelista and Andrew Reihl show their "I'm the man" posses. --Matt Boselli '12

Reasons the Luau Crew is cool

Mothers cook food that is delicious

They all are required to wear their custom lei on Thursdays

Mohak Singh is always present

It’s not legal to wear Hawaiian shirts, but they do anyway

ABOVE: Cofounder Luca Evangelista cranks the tunes with members of the crew listening along.

LEFT: Members of the Luau Crew enjoy a nice home cooked meal provided by RJ mothers.

Top ten weapons for zombie attacks

1. Flamethrower2. Chainsaw3. Big guns4. Whale harpoon5. Samurai sword6. Axe7. Throwing knives8. Napalm grenades9. Bow and arrow10. Flail

On the menu

Fried chicken, pizza, chips and salsa, brownies, and cheesy potatoes

Guest appearances

Flo and Derrick Doyle and the Whitley family

Top ten foods to store in hiding

1. Chipotle burritos2. Beef jerky3. Twinkies4. Koolaid5. Chex mix6. Potatoes7. Pretzels8. Protein shakes (blender bottle

included)9. Cheesy potatoes10. Chicken





Dr. Big Love, signing outAs a year ends, a new doctor of this degree starts training

XOXO Dr. Big Love

With special thanks toDr. Little Love: Michael Harpole

Cupid: Danny Pfannenstiel

This year’s prom slogan was Em-prom State of Mind. This slogan played off the overall theme of New York as well as a popular song about New York ‘Empire State of Mind.’ This prom theme and slogan was one in a long line of clever slo-gans in recent Regis Jesuit history.

Notable examples are Optimus Prom, Major League, and Cheese-burgers in Promadise. But these themes weren’t the first choices for previous proms. Many themes were discarded right away, while others are kept waiting for their year to appear.

Locked away in a dark corner of the school lie these rejected prom ideas. I have painstakingly located and compiled these themes for the stu-dent body to read. Below, ordered by year of submission are Regis Jesuit’s rejected prom ideas.

2008Prompeii, Viet Prom, The Great Prompromise, Barack Oproma, & Election Prompaign

2009Mo' Money/Mo' Promblems, Prom-a-thon, Pax Promona, Promadise Lost, Promletariat, Prompaganda, & OctoProm

2010I got 99 promblems but a date ain't one, Prom.0, Dot Prom, Oh the Promanity!, Attila the Prom, & Prommunist Revolution

2011Promtime television, Breaking the Prom, Prom at Prom, Promic Con, Promula1 Racing, Ice Promsicle, Promenian Rhapsody, Promped-up Kicks, iProm, Promposition, & LOL Prom

2012The Promness of the Artist as a Young Man, Mitt Promney, My heart will go Prom* (Submitted by Forrest Templin), I'm the King of the Prom!*, Prom Almighty!*

*Indicates a Titanic related theme for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic

In 'Other' NewsRejected prom ideasBrendan Courtois ‘12

“What’s a good summer date set-ting?” –Junior Sean Whitley

Well Sean, one of my favorite activi-ties on a summer day would have to be a nice game of putt-putt. I know of many stellar courses around the area and would have to recommend Family Sports. It’s a reliable place to have a good round.

Following this, you can never go wrong with frozen yogurt. These two are truly a combo from the gods. Another safe option in the summer time is to attend one of America’s pastimes. The Rockies are just about to get hot, so maybe I’ll see you at the stadium one date.

If these options don’t work for you, then you may want to take a whole new route. You could always head to the ice rink for a nice little skate. Even though I struggle with the whole balance thing, you could find me there from time to time. What-

The past year with all of you,has been a bag of chips and even a cookie too.

Hearing sad and confused questions from you all,when your love gets a little rocky try not to fall.

Our relationship will never die,although it’s goodbye I’ll try not to cry.

With two weeks left and the end in sight,Finish through the finals and win the fight.

Love is strong and hard to find,so keep your eyes open and you will never go blind.

Walking around the halls I see all of your faces,I hope I have helped in your love cases.

Take my advice with a fair warning,No matter what I say love will be there in the morning.

To all the haters out there,I couldn’t say that I even care.

You all have yourself a good day,and never let love slip away.

Dr. Big Love loves you,even more than his love for a nice shoe.

XOXO Dr. Big Love

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ever you decide to do, make sure you are always a gentleman. You’d better get that door.

“What would be a fun job over the summer?” –Anonymous

I have only heard of great remarks from summer camp counselors about their work sites. Even though I have never done this, it sounds like a fun time and could be a new spice in your life. You could maybe even find a new woman to chat it up with.

Besides this, I would have to recommend the lifeguard position. Lifeguards have always seemed to have their heads on straight when it comes to good looks and enjoying summer.

I mean, who else could be famous for rocking the white lotioned nose? Only a group of men that have the qualities to be a guarder of lives. If you’re looking for a job that might get you some numbers this summer, I have one other idea. You could always look into work-ing at the puppy store. Every good girl needs herself a cute puppy.

Farewell and Goodbye

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