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Volume 49, Issue 1 September 15 , 2011 Bishop Noll Institute 1519 Hoffman Street Hammond, IN 46327

Varsity volleyball coach Emilio Torres joins the BNI

faculty. See the new teacher profiles on page 4.

The JourNollEstablished 1961

Hitting a 90-year milestone

Just think. Ninety years ago to-day, 40 students at Catholic Central High patrolled the grounds of Saint Mary’s in East Chicago for the first time as future Warriors. Not unlike you, they had a goal in mind--to prepare themselves academically for a college education. And also not unlike you, along the way, they had some fun. By the spring of 1922, the first few classrooms held the spirited group of college prep students on these very grounds. In the following de-cades, enrollment grew and so did the school. The students--many of them Notre Dame or Saint Mary’s College-bound strove to be the best athletes, the best musicians, and the best intellectuals in the region. Years wore on. The faculty of the Poor Handmaid Sisters of Jesus Christ grew to include laypeople, and in 1947, Catholic Central celebrated the Archbishop of Fort Wayne by changing their namesake to Bishop Noll High School. The 1950s saw new construction of the overcrowd-ed school, and when the blizzard of 1967 hit Chicago, a group of Bishop Noll students spent two days locked in the school, diving into snow piles from second-story windows, eating chilled desserts from the cafeteria and swimming in the pool. Three

Mary Ellen O’Neill, director of institutional advancement

JourNoll staffer, 1967

Senior Stephanie Rarick, 2010

Rick Davitian,1981

Members of the Monogram Club, 1951

Bishop Noll celebrates 90 years of Catholic secondary education today

Although a huge trend in fashion, TOMS shoes clothe kids in devel-eping countries with every pair purchased. See Noll students’ con-tribution to the effort on page 5.

The centennial will be a huge celebration.

Junior Thomas Daly, 1929

more decades brought a burst of enrollment, marking Bishop Noll as one of the premiere schools in the region. Even though today marks the 90th anniversary of Bishop Noll, the cel-ebration of this decade mark has been intact since last spring. Ac-cording to Mary Ellen O’Neill, di-rector of institutional advancement, last year’s Emporium theme--90 Years of Excellence--was designed to commemorate the anniversary. “The display window outside of the auditorium celebrated our an-niversary with a poster for each de-cade highlighting the major events and photographs in that decade. ,” O’Neill said. “Old letter jackets and letter sweaters were also on display in the case. Alumni who were at the Emporium really enjoyed this dis-play.” According to O’Neill, the 90-year mark begins a decade-long prepara-tion for Noll’s centennial. “We have begun some early dis-cussion about our centennial in ten years, although no concrete plans are in place, yet. The centennial will be a huge celebration,” she said. Happy 90th birthday, Bishop Noll. May you have 90 more glorious years.

After nearly a hundred years of providing care for children that have been abused, neglected and who simply have nowhere to turn, St. Joseph’s Carmelite Home for Girls (which now also gives care to boys) is in danger of losing the facil-ity that has helped nurture so many children. Built in 1913 by BL. Maria Teresa, St. Joseph’s has evolved from an or-phanage to a group home to a resi-dential treatment center. The home also provides an on-campus school

that helps children who need one-on-one time and a more structured learning environment. They also try to give the kids material bene-fits, social skills, intelligence, and a sense of God’s presence. In 2001, Holy Innocents was opened, at the request of a Juve-nile Court judge, to give emergency shelter for girls and boys who suf-fered from trauma, abuse, and ne-glect. They also opened a nursery and toddler called the Maria Teresa Tauscher Center in 2004.

In a recent issue of the Whiting-Robertsdale community newspa-per, The Write Stuff, a story was published about the state’s budget cuts which have drastically altered funding to homes like St. Joseph’s. The state has adopted a policy that prefers children who could benefit from the services of St. Joseph’s to stay in their home and be issued a monitor, leaving organizations like the Carmelite Home struggling for funding. The Whiting-Robertsdale area is

hoping to answer the call. Members of the Whiting Chamber of Com-merce are asking residents to each donate $10.00 to the home, hoping to raise over $40,000.00. The Bishop Noll community is also asked to volunteer or contribute to the cause. To volunteer or make a monetary or other contribution, visit St. Joseph’s Carmelite Home for Girls at 4840 Grasselli St. East Chi-cago or send an email to srmariagi-useppe@me.com.

STAFF REPORT

Contributions needed to aid St. Joseph’s Carmelite Home for Girls in East ChicagoRACHEL HURTIGMANAGING EDITOR

The Bishop Noll drama club has announced their fall play, Wait Until Dark, a thriller that was made famous by actress Audrey Hepburn. “It is a story about a blind girl who comes into conflict with a drug dealer,” says Mrs. Fredi Conley, director of the production. From there, the story escalates as the drug dealer begins a deadly search for the drug-filled toy that he gave to the blind girl. The lead characters of the play will be Roat (played by junior Jimmy Mullaney and sophomore Maddy Smith), Mike (played by seniors Chase McDermott and Nick Sanchez), and Susan (played by seniors Julie Fornaciari and Ana Markovic). The play will run for three weekends: Novem-ber 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, and 19. All shows begin at 7:00 PM. The costs of the tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for students. A special fundraiser night during the performances on Nov. 12 will raise ticket prices to $10 with proceeds going to the renovation of the auditorium. Due to unconditional weather, the Drama Club car wash that was scheduled for August was cancelled. The Bishop Noll car wash has now been rescheduled for September 24 at the Blue Top Restaurant in Highland.

Bishop Noll’s Homecoming dance, Holly-wood Nights, will take place on October 8 from 6:30-9:30 P.M. Prices are $18 for a sin-gle bid and $35 for a couple’s bid. Although spirit week themed days have not yet been announced, spirit week will run from Oct. 3-Oct. 7. Check www.journollonline.com to see a complete list of the spirit week days when they are announced. Voting for the Homecoming Court will be done the week before spirit week and the top 10 finalists will be announced on Ed-line. Homecoming king and queen will then be announced at the football game against Wheeler High School on October 7 at 7 P.M.

The Bishop Noll broadcasting team is con-tinuing last year’s success by adding four new people to the team: juniors Tommy Abbott and Anthony Rodriguez, sophomore Nate Bibat, and senior Jon Castro on camera. The broadcasting team webcasts all home football games on www.ihigh.com/bishopnoll, and plans to also webcast both boys’ and girls’ soccer games, as well as select home volley-ball games. Check Bishop Noll Publications’ new website--www.journollonline.com--or the iHigh site to see the latest school broadcasts.

A new paintball club started this year by ju-nior sponsor Lecil Martin. Currently, the club has over 70 students. The club’s meeting dates are yet to be determined, but costs for partici-pating will vary from $25.00-$40.00, depending on if rental gear is needed or if club members will use personal gear. The club will play paintball games at The Bad-landz in Crete, Illinois, against other schools’ clubs. For more details or to join the club, con-tact Lecil Martin or Mr. Eric Schmiedl.

Tickets for Bishop Noll’s fall raffle “Reach for the Stars” are now on sale. One grand prize winner will be chosen for $20,000. Sec-ond place is $5,000 or one year of free Bishop Noll tuition. Third place is $3,000. Four $500 prizes will also be given. Noll students are required to sell 40 tick-ets at $10 each. Extra ticket sale money will be given to a club or sport of the student’s choice. The raffle will take place at 2:30 P.M. on Oct. 26 in the fieldhouse. All ticket sales must be turned in by noon on Oct. 26.

A second date for senior pictures has been scheduled, due to the conflict with the football game on Aug. 26. All remaining senior portraits will be taken on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 from 3-7:30 PM in the auditorium. Any senior that was unable to take pictures in August should plan to take pictures on this date. Prestige Portraits contacted all seniors that need to take their portrait. For appointment in-formation, call Prestige at 1-800-797-7571. Portrait retakes for both dates will be taken on Nov. 8th from 3-8 PM.

Drama club to perform classic Hepburn thriller

JORDAN WILSON STAFF REPORTER

ALISON KREGER STAFF REPORTER

ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF REPORTER

TIYLER MANUEL STAFF REPORTER

ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF REPORTER

SERGIO VALDES STAFF REPORTER

‘Reach for the Stars’ raffle ends Oct. 26

Homecoming tickets go on sale Oct. 8

Noll starts new paintball club

Student broadcasters to broad-cast fall sports, school events

New date, Oct. 5, added to senior portraits

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TS2 News September 16, 2011

Even though it is still early in the year, it is never too early to start planning for the fu-ture. Juniors should be soon registering for an ACT or SAT. Seniors should start apply-ing to colleges and if they haven’t taken an ACT or SAT, they should register for one as soon as possible. To help students with the monumental task of applying to college, In-diana started College Go Week. College Go Week occurs every year in Sep-tember. It was created to encourage and pre-pare students to attend college. The state asks seniors to complete a college application, ju-niors to visit a college, sophomores to take the PSAT, freshman complete a college or ca-reer survey, and eighth graders to complete a high school graduation plan. As an incentive to seniors, a list of colleges involved will waive the application fee. Col-lege Go Week includes many small or private schools in the state, but that doesn’t mean students shouldn’t take advantage of the week. Although this program only includes schools from Indiana, students that live in Il-linois should still apply to these colleges. At this time, Illinois does not a program that waives application fees, but KnowHowTo-GoIllinois.org is a site that information about preparing for college. This year, College Go Week is Septem-ber 26-30th. For more information go to http//www.CollegeGoWeek.org or http://www.facebook.com/pages/College-GO-Week/159634144053721.

College GO! Week Information

College GO! Week encourages students to apply to college

RACHEL HURTIG MANAGING EDITOR

Everywhere students turn, new faces have been mixed in with those of familiar class-mates. This has to do with a number of rea-sons, all of which are benefiting Noll. Student enrollment rose for the 2011-12 year. “Current enrollment is 478 [students], said principal Colleen McCoy-Cejka. “We had to wait-list sophomores because we could not schedule in one more [sophomore] student.” The freshmen class of 2015 has 135 students, enrolled and is the largest since 2001. Another reason enrollment has gone up is because of Indiana’s installment of the Choice Scholarship Program, a program in

which the state provides vouchers or scholar-ships to eligible students to attend a private school of their choice. “We believe this program has helped our enrollment,” said McCoy-Cejka. With the help of the Choice Scholarship Program--as well as the good name of Bishop Noll--has brought 28 new transfer students to BNI. “[The Choice Scholarship Program] is ben-efiting students whose families might have not been able to receive a Catholic educa-tion,” said McCoy-Cejka. “That’s the impor-tant thing: Noll is getting more great kids--it’s a win-win situation.”

Voucher program boosts Noll’s enrollmentHANNAH DOMINIAK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

There are three parts in which Bishop Noll can better itself and its community: increasing the student body, increasingly yearly net profit, and increasing the standard of a Catholic education that would cause more students to want to attend Bishop Noll. More students would mean a larger profit, and a larger profit could go many ways, including to improve the education--thus restart-ing the cycle. This plan, of course, isn’t capable of hap-pening over night, but over a five to ten year time-frame. With changes in these three areas, Bishop Noll can en-sure that it will prosper and continue its significant progress. Attracting students and increasing enrollment is perhaps the most important issue that Bishop Noll needs to address. With a number of other private school op-tions in the Chicagoland area, Noll has to take into account the options that might attract students. A less expensive tuition, more scholarships to reduce tu-ition, better transportation options, improved facilities--of both the educational and recreational nature, and better advertising for the school are only a few ideas that could considered. But let’s start with a more obvious one that some department at Bishop Noll--admissions or another--needs to really push. Recently, the Indiana State government approved the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program, a voucher system designed to allow financially eligible students to attend a private school. Bishop Noll accepts students that participate in this program. Indiana has already given vouchers to about 3,700 students, and it still has 3,800 to give. Noll needs to set up a program that would both educate local families about Noll and the accessibility of this pro-

Starting this year, DePaul University will no longer be requiring the submis-sion of SAT or ACT scores for admission. In doing so, they are now regarded as the largest private non-profit college to offer test-optional applications. According to DePaul’s website, “By allowing [students] to determine how to best showcase [their] academic potential, [we are] emphasizing that four years of perseverance, motivation and effort during high school bear a direct relation-ship to successful college-level work”. Didn’t do as well as you’d hoped on your SAT or ACT? Don’t sweat it. Test-optional universities allow students to emphasize their strengths through other means, such as additional interviews, transcripts, or short essays. Poor test-takers now have other means to make themselves more appealing to college admissions officers. Many universities have begun realizing that every student possesses individual strengths and weaknesses. Reviewing students through a holistic, all-around type of consideration provides a more diverse student body – both intellectu-ally, culturally, and socially. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that “of the incoming class of 2010, the lat-est figures available, 52 percent fall into one of four categories that make up what DePaul calls a “mission student’ — a first generation college student, low income, an underrepresented student of color or a student from the City of Chi-cago”. Many of these students are unable to get proper test prep. Test-optional policies are a great way to encourage students of all socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for university and obtain a degree. Whether you aren’t the strongest tester, you don’t have the resources to prepare for your test of choice, or you simply feel that your test scores don’t accurately represent your academic potential, universities with test-optional applications do exist, and their numbers are growing; there are currently around 800 insti-tutions that have added the option, including Indiana State University, Sarah Lawrence College, Smith College, and Arizona State University.

gram, and aid them in applying for a voucher or scholarship through the program.

While Noll’s enrollment has already benefited from the new students that have participated in the program, we can benefit immeasur-ably more. Educating our communi-ty’s families about the pro-gram is the first step. Most people probably don’t even know that they are eligible. Indiana offers the scholar-ship to students whose par-ents make up to $61,000 for a family of four. Many of our current students fall into that category. They are eligible to apply, and if they are already scholarship re-cipients from funding that comes from the school, Noll can hold on to that money or use it on another student. Boasting of Noll’s wonderful attributes and the fact that the Indiana Choice Scholar-ship Program is applicable at the school would only further interest current and prospective families. But the movement that might really draw in pro-spective students is if Bish-

op Noll admissions also aided in the application for the process. Many parents might refuse to even look at Indiana’s program, simply because they do not want to deal with the hassle of applying. If our admissions department aided with all of the necessary paperwork, suddenly our school seems so much more charitable and enticing. While other suggestions for improvements to the school could take years to actually apply, the movement to create a program to aid and educate local families hardly takes no time at all. Bishop Noll should take advantage of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program and use it to its fullest power.

EDITORIAL: Noll should recruit students for Choice Scholarship Program

Indiana offers the scholarship to students whose parents make up to $61,00 for a family of

four.

Follow editorialist Lecil Martin’s plans for school improvement with each edition of The JourNoll. Read his pieces online at www.journollonline.com

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LECIL MARTIN AND JOURNOLL STAFF CONTRIBUTORS

Four years and eight months ago, a 46- year old Illinois senator announced his campaign for the office of President of the United States. He sang songs of hope, and spoke words of a promising bright future for out country. His name, Barack Obama. His story, a grassroots politician from Chicago’s Southside, who claimed a cultural background. He was a man who worked his way to the top of the politi-cal ladder, keeping the people’s interest at heart all the way. He was the underdog, who took a stand for America’s underdogs. He spoke a brighter days for some people who had lived their lives in the darkness. And sym-pathized with the working class, promising to fight the fight for them in the White House. He was vocal about his distaste for irresponsible government spending and bailouts for corporate America. Fast forward to now, the dawn of campaigning season of the 2012 Presidential Election, as several men and women offer themselves as our leader into 2012, many voters question whether or not Obama is the individual who can lead us into a bright future. During his presidency we witnessed the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, the capture and assassination of America’s Most Wanted, Osama Bin Lad-en, and the Healthcare Reform. These events were monumental, and accomplish-ments that will perhaps change the dynamics of our culture. Many Americans are, however, dissatisfied with the man who has led us for the last four years. President-elect Barack Obama, within the last four years of his presidency appeared as more of a people-pleaser and less of the revolutionary liberal who appeared to us from February 2010 until November 2011. Though he made several attempts at putting regulations on government spending, he was unsuccessful at balancing our country’s budget. Failure to put a cap on frivolous spending, this country was unable to find its way out of a deficit that could take another presidency to fix. He was unable to break the gridlock in congress, often wishing to please both parties. Perhaps voters have lost patience with Obama’s display of bipartisan be-havior. Furthermore, America will decide from now until November 6, 2012, if he is the man that will lead us again for the next four years.

Don’t sweat standardized test scoresColleges now looking at other strengths

Should Obama run for re-election?

ANA MARKOVIC COPY EDITOR

JORDAN WILSON STAFF REPORTER

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New faces in famiiiar piaces2011-2012 brings new faces to faculty and staff

Mary Ellen O’NeillDirector of AdvancementHometown: Westchester, ILHigh School: Immaculate Heart of Mary HS in Westchester, ILCollege/Major: Mundelein College, Chicago with a BA in Retail ManagementPosition before BNI: Part-time work with my husband, prior to that I was the

Manager of Executive Placement at Marshall Field’s in ChicagoGuilty pleasure dance song: MacarenaWeird hobbies: I don’t really have any weird hobbies, but I do love to garden.Weirdest job you’ve ever had: In college, she was an elevator operator.Pet peeve: People who channel surf while I’m trying to watch TV. What did you want to be when you were five?: A flight attendantWhat are you looking forward to this year at Noll?: I’m looking forward to raising money for BNI to support our teachers, provide scholar-ships for our students and continue to make improvements to our school. I’m also looking forward to being here at BNI while my daughter Eileen O’Neill is a student. She is a senior and I will miss her not being here next year.

Rosalie SchmidtScienceHometown: Hammond, INHigh School: Bishop NollCollege: Kansas StatePosition before BNI: Hammond High SchoolGuilty pleasure dance song: If the

House Is a-Rockin’ by Stevie Ray VaughnWeird hobbies: Knitting and bike ridingFavorite Movie: Back to the FutureWeirdest job you’ve ever had: Dairy farmerWhat are you looking forward to this year at Noll? Working with great kids!

Elizabeth MarinoEnglishHometown: Champaign, ILHigh School: Champaign Central HSCollege/Major: Ball State University with a major in English EducationPosition before BNI: English Teacher at Thea Bowman Leadership Acadamey

Guilty pleasure dance song: Anything by MobyWeird hobbies: Playing guitar and ZumbaWeirdest job you’ve ever had: Working in the clothing ware-house for RagstockFavorite Movie: The Godfather Part IIWhat did you want to be when you were 5? AstronautWhat are you looking forward to this year at BNI? Great students! Go Warriors!

Rocco CariotoBandHometown: Evergreen Park, ILHigh School: Marist High SchoolCollege/Major: Elmhurst College with a major in Music EducationGuilty pleasure dance song: Any-thing by Billy JoelWeird hobbies: I collect items from

the original Star Trek TV seriesWhat did you want to be when you were 5? Baseball player for the CubsWeirdest job you’ve ever had: Being hired to play in a wedding bandFavorite Movie: Jaws--I know every line in the movieWhat are you looking forward to this year at BNI? Helping to put our band back on the map! And to share our music with our school and the community, and being apart of the BNI family for many years to come.

Diane Wilson French & EnglishHometown: ChicagoHigh School: South Shore High SchoolCollege/Major: University of Illi-nois, Chicago with a major in French and Loyola Marymount University

with a major in International BuisnessPosition before BNI: TF North High SchoolGuilty pleasure dance song: Any song by James BrownWeird hobbies: Playing spades on the InternetWhat did you want to be when you were 5? Doctor of EducationWeirdest job you’ve ever had: Selling carsFavorite Movie: The GodfatherPet Peeve: Technology that isn’t user friendlyWhat are you looking forward to this year at Noll? Getting to know everyone.

Megan Tiscareno English and Admissions

Hometown: HammondHigh School: GavitCollege/Major: Purdue Cal with a major in English Writing with a focus in Journal-ismPosition before BNI: Media Relations

writer at Bite Size PRGuilty pleasure dance song: Don’t Stop BelievingWeird hobbies: My hobbies are all very normal! Reading, pilates, running.Favorite Movie: Dirty DancingWeirdest job you’ve ever had: Screening content of obituary guestbooksWhat did you want to be when you were 5? Professional bal-lerinaPet peeve: ChompingWhat are you looking forward to this year at Noll? Convincing my students that reading is amazing, and making a difference in their day.

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Jessica OmelanczukSpanishHometown: Southeast Side of ChicagoHigh School: Marian Catholic College/Major: Loyola University Chicago with a Psychology ans Spanish Major, Criminal Justice MinorPosition before BNI: Drug and Alcohol

Counselor at a methadone clinicGuilty pleasure dance song: I Got a Feelin’ Weird hobbies: I don’t think I have any weird hobbies, but I love to dance, especially salsa, merengue bachata, and cumbia.Favorite Movie: Pearl HarborWeirdest job you’ve ever had: I haven’t had any really weird jobs, but my most interesting job was working as a counselor for drug addicts. What did you want to be when you were 5? DoctorPet peeve: MisspellingsWhat are you looking forward to this year at Noll? I am look-ing forward to making my Spanish classes fun and at the same time helping my students LEARN! I am also looking forward to continue to grow and develop as a teacher.

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Editor’s NoteDear Readers, It is my pleasure to once again serve you as the Editor-in-Chief of the JourNoll for the 2011-12 school year. Although it was sad to see so many amazing and talented staff-ers go last year, my new staff is just as capable and tal-ented to bring you the news of Bishop Noll every month in print and everyday via Facebook and our new website. This issue is a great monument to the changes occuring around Noll. It celebrates everything from Noll’s 90th year in giving students quality Catholic education to the amaz-ing students and what their interests are. I hope you find this first issue of the JourNoll as enjoyable as it was to put it together. Remember: The JourNoll is about YOU, the student

and your interests. Therefore, if you have any questions, con-cerns, or suggestions about our next issue, feel free to contact a staff member or myself. We are always in the Pub room working diligently to provide you with a quality newspaper. I know this year is going to be awesome in so many ways. Luckily, you’ll have the Publica-tions staff to cronicle every moment of it for you. So, have fun Warriors! Make the most of this year; I know I will.

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onesolefultrend

TOMS One-for-One movement becomes a trend at Bishop Noll

HANNAH DOMINIAK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

CHIEF SHOE GIVER. Blake Mycoskie, or ‘Chief Shoe Giver’ as he is sometimes called, fits a child with their first pair of shoes. Photo: facebook.com/TOMS

Having multiple pairs of shoes is a given for most people, especially those of the female pop-ulous. There are, however, people--including children--in other parts of the world who have never known the comfort of a sole beneath their feet. The TOMS shoe brand is changing that, one sole at a time. Blake Mycoskie, 34, founded the company in 2006 while traveling in Argentina where he met children who had no shoes to cover their feet. Thus began the One for One Movement. The movement’s goal has a simplistic ring to it: For each shoe bought, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need in countries such as Argentina, Peru, and Haiti. “Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future,” says Mycoski. “It’s the core of our business and it’s time we celebrate it.” But why give shoes? Shoes are a very impor-tant aspect of everyday life in the countries men-tioned above, as well as many others. There are places where a child cannot attend school if he or she does not wear shoes. The TOMS reason-ing is this: Giving a child a pair of shoes allows them the opportunity to go to school, which then gives them the opportunity to be successful later in their lives. It’s not just Mycoskie and his team of volun-teers who make the TOMS movement possible. Millions of people take part in One for One who also make the TOMS brand and charity a suc-cess. Across all grade levels, students are sport-ing TOMS on their feet. Senior Julie Devon has been attiring her 7 ½-sized foot in TOMS since her freshmen year.

“Between my sister Sam (class of 2009) and I, we have seven pairs,” said Devon of her shoe collection. She also believes that TOMS are more than just shoes. “They’re giving these kids an opportunity to go to school and improve their futures,” she said. Devon and the ladies of Bishop Noll aren’t the only students who wear TOMS. “They help out and I get a cool pair of shoes,” said junior Robby Lorenz. Lorenz first heard about the canvas shoes from his brother, and now has a few pairs of his own. “They’re comfy and cool shoes, and they help out kids in need,” he said. The TOMS movement has become a promi-nent fixture in the young culture. “I feel like our generation is wanting to make a difference in the world in some way or another,” said Devon of the trendy shoes. “That, and they’re super comfy,” she added. Other companies are also taking to and mirror-ing Mycoskie’s plan. The widely popular Skech-ers shoe company is also giving a pair of shoes to a child in need when buyers purchase a pair from their new line--BOBS. From their identi-cal canvas design to the placement of the BOBS logo, the Skechers shoes have raised some eye-brows on the TOMS end of the rope. “I guess you can’t complain because they’re contributing to a good cause,” said Devon. “It’s just they way [Skechers] went about doing it (‘stealing’ the TOMS design) is what makes it kind of shady.” Out of all TOMS has to offer–their new One for One sunglasses line and sponsoring ‘One Day

Without Shoes’ to spread the word, and TOMS deco-rating parties where the white canvas shoes are purchased in bulk for One for One–Devon says it’s the TOMS ‘communi-ty’ that impresses her the most. “It seems like most people who wear TOMS re-ally want to make a difference,” she said. The TOMS brand is truly making its mark on the world, whether it’s with the help of those who sport the canvas shoes on their feet, or those that receive shoes because of the amazing–and very soleful–One for One Movement.

Student Spotlight: Laura LopacinskiSenior has an eye for photography

JULIE DEVONSENIOR

JN: What is your favorite thing about photography?LOPACINSKI: My favorite thing is that there is a story and style behind every photo. Each photo gives off an emotion, whether it’s sad, happy, comforting, etc. My photos are a method for the viewer to use their imagination. I don’t want my photos to only show my emotion or story, but to have the viewers relate to it somehow. JN: What kind of photos do you typically take? LOPACINSKI: I typically take random pictures. I don’t stick

to one specific category.JN: What inspires you? LOPACINSKI: The positive reactions I get out of people and what they have to say about my portfolios. The more I see people smile and see any type of emotion come out tells me right away that I’m focusing on doing this the rest of my life. JN: Who is your role model?LOPACINSKI: It would have to be my cousin Erik because he’s always done photography and he explains a lot to me about what I can do better to enhance my skills, etc. He helps me understand what an actual photographer does; the positives, the negatives, etc. JN: What is the best advice you’ve been given? LOPACINSKI: Never stay out of ‘focus’.

Senior Laura Lopacinski has had an eye for photography since she was 14. She is inspi-ration to her friends and family everyday. “Her cheerful disposition is catchy and helps put me in a good mood,” said Lopacinski’s mother. Lopacinski is always very helpful and has a great sense of humor in addi-tion to her unique love of photography.

LIFE IN FOCUS. CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Lopacinski, Hancock building in Chicago, beach in New Buffalo, and the Trump Tower in Chicago.

From Left: Freshman Caliegh Carpenter, Seniors Julie Fornaciari, Cristina Her-nandez, Chloe Johnston, Junior Robby Lorenz, and Seniors Shan-non Whalen and Jordan Wilson. Pho-tos: Hannah Dominiak

P h o t o s provided.

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6 Sports Setember 16, 2011

The 2010-2011 Bishop Noll Boys’ Soccer team is cur-rently undefeated with the record of 10-0-0, and are ranked third in the region. Hoping to build off of this un-defeated momentum, seniors Angel Zamudio and Jerrin Moore hope to make it to State. Even though Moore is unable to play due to a knee injury, he still supports the team fully. “We trust in Jerrin,” said Za-mudio in support of his team-mate. As one of the top players, Zamudio has a total of 15 goals and 7 assists and is always ea-

A little Moore Angel

ger to get on the playing field. “He is such a great competi-tor and fun to watch. He’s go-ing to take us far,” said Moore during the Wheeler game. “I’m always excited to get on the field and give it all I’ve got,” Zamudio said after their win over Wheeler (4-0). “I hope we will continue play-ing with the heart and dedi-cation we have so far for the rest of this season so we can continue to do big things.”

Boys’ soccer team remains undefeated with a record of 9-0-0 with help of star seniorsJON CASTRO AND TIYLER MANUEL STAFF REPORTERS

KICK IT. Senior Angel Zamudio goes for the goal in last year’s game against Andrean.

This year the girls’ golf team has improved their game because they as a team have gotten closer. “It takes a lot of guts to golf the way we do,” said senior Shannon Whelan, team captain. This season, the golf team has taken its game and attitude to a to-tally different level of play. Senior Tate Hickey won fifth overall in the conference on September 2nd. “Knowing that all of our hard work paid off, both in-

Girls’ golf team has positive outlook for season

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dividually and as a team, has really impacted our attitude to win,” explained Hickey. Senior Caroline Rosales also added that motivation is the key in this year’s team. “En-couraging each other is what we strive off of,” said Rosales. The girls have come to this season with a mentality to win and are ready to conquer what-ever match is headed their way.

The Bishop Noll girls’ cross country team made Bishop Noll history on August 27 by being the first girls’ cross country team in fifteen years to completely (as a team) finish a race. This is an amazing accomplishment. here are five girls on the team. These five girls chose this rig-orous sport over the more popu-lar sports such as volleyball and soccer. Some practices consist of running in temperatures in excess 90° for an hour and a half with no shade and very little rest. Senior Tate Hickey, who previ-ously played volleyball and soc-cer broadened her horizons when picking out a new sport for the fall. “It is my senior year and I wanted to get involved in something,” Hickey said. The girls’ cross country team is headed by Coach Repay, who thinks a lot of girls came out

Girl’s cross country team back in action

this year out of a chain reaction. “I think it is because one friend convinced another friend to join, because no one wants to do it alone,” Repay said. “There-fore, the numbers added up.” Repay also has some good ex-pectations of the girls this year. “Hopefully we get more girls coming out, and we run dur-ing the summer. Then we should become a good team.” The girls have a lot of un-explainable heart that drove them to finish a tough 3.1 mile run without stopping. Runners were stopping all around them and they just kept on running. Everyone can learn a valu-able lesson from our girls’ cross country team. That is, to finish the race of life, everyone needs to stay the course, focus on their goals, and cross the finish line knowing they did their best.

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For years the Bishop Noll foot-ball program has been not up to the status quo compared to other teams at Noll. But this year the Warriors are doing better with only losses. The Warriors can get on a winning streak to prove to the region that the program is better than in the past years. Coach Mike Juscik always goes into a game thinking that the War-riors won’t win. It’s proven to work, too; last week the football

Football team has a 2-2 record

team took down Lake Station 35-15. Senior Josh Galgan, quarter-back, had four touchdown passes which led seniors Kevin Kearney, Bobby Edinger, and Jorge Gomez to bring home four touchdowns. Today, the Warriors will face the Whiting Oilers at 7pm here at home.

Upcoming iHigh Broadcasts

TODAY: 7pm Football vs. Whiting Oilers

OCTOBER 7: 2pm Homecoming Pep Rally

7pm Homecoming Football vs. Wheeler Bearcats

Check out ihigh.com/bishopnoll

to view broadcasts of athletic

events.

Varsity volleyball coach in advancement office, named dean of students

Upcoming Football Games

TODAY: 7pm vs. Whiting Oilers

SEPTEMBER 23:7pm at CalumetSEPTEMBER 30:

7pm at River ForestOCTOBER 7:

7pm Homecoming vs. WheelerOCTOBER 14

7pm at North Newton

Emilio TorresDean of Students

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto RicoHigh School: Colegio San JoseCollege/Major: Cabrini College with a major in History and Political SciencePosition before BNI: AAC -Bilingual Education ProgramGuilty pleasure dance song: “Suave-mente...besame!”Favorite Movie: Back to the FutureWeirdest job you’ve ever had:Grocery BaggerWhat did you want to be when you were 5? SailorFavorite Movie: Sandlot

Mr. J. Emilio Torres has quite a bit on his plate this year. Stepping into the Noll com-munity as both the Dean of Students and the head volley-ball coach, he has made a tre-mendous commitment to Bish-op Noll Institute – one that he clearly honors with dedication. A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Torres has also worked in Mozambique and The Re-public of Guinea-Bissau before returning to the United States.Torres says that this year, he is most looking forward to learning from everyone – most importantly, the students. And it's a great thing to see; when not tending to admin-istrative obligations, Torres is out and about in the hall-ways, engaging with students, teachers, and staff members. This type of communica-

tion and respect is what Tor-res stresses as an educator.When asked if there was any-thing he wanted to say to the student body, Mr. Torres sim-ply said, ‘Carpe diem’, or 'seize the day’. Given Torres' service and dedication to communities both school and worldwide, it is certainly a lesson we can all take from him this year. Initially, Torres was hired to teach Spanish and also work in the Advancement Office. But, administrators thought otherwise after seeing the ex-pierence he had at the Ham-mond Area Career Center. He was then offered the position of interim Dean of Students. Torres is continuing to coach the volleyball team, and is still going to contribute in the Advancement office for com-munication and grant writing.

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HUDDLE UP. Coach Torres advises the varsity volleyball team last year during a game against Mererville.

GO LONG. Senior Josh Galgan passes the football during a game last season. Last week, Galgan had four touchdown passes during the game against Lake Station.

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7EntertainmentSetember 16, 2011

Fright Night is a 1985 horror film about a teen named Charley and his best friend Ed. Charley suspects that his next door neigh-bor Jerry is a vampire. Once Charley sees that it's true, he re-lies on the help of vampire killer Peter Vincent. After Charley con-vinces Peter to help him, they must save his girlfriend Amy, Ed, and kill Jerry before it's too late. The remake of Fright Night is in 3D and premiered in theaters on August 19. This version adds comedic elements and should not be viewed by children under thir-

‘Fright Night’ remake doesn’t live up to original

teen. There are also a lot of dif-ferences between these two films. In the 1985 film, Charley and Ed are best friends. Also, Peter Vin-cent gets fired from his job as the star of Fright Night, a TV show, but returns to it at the end of the movie. Amy has to pay Peter to help Charley because he doesn't believe him. Charley, Peter, Ed and Amy confront Jerry at his house and make him drink Holy Water to see if he's really a vam-pire before defeating him. Jerry kidnaps Amy at the club and turns her into a vampire back at his house. And at the end of this film,

Jerry dies by being set on fire and Amy turns back to human. In the 2011 film, Charley and Ed are not inseparable best friends. Peter Vincent never gets fired from his job. Amy never pays Peter to help Charley. The gang never confronts Jerry about be-ing a vampire and Jerry is never forced to drinks holy water. Jerry turns Amy into a vampire at the club and then takes her to his house. The endings of the films, however, are relatively similar. These are both pretty good films but I prefer the 1985 ver-sion. I think this movie is better because it’s more of a true horror film. The 2011 film is much too predictable. It isn’t very scary ei-ther. The previews make it look a lot better that what it really is. Craig Gillespie, director of the 2011 film version, says, "Fright Night will drive a stake through the heart of those ‘over-the-top’ words of praise. It's a gorgeous looking 3D picture with just as many ‘guts-in-your-gob’ mo-ments as Final Destination 5." Even though the director states this, the 2011 Fright Night does not compare to the original film.

‘Apollo 18’ has a cliche plot, but still scary

Are you in the mood for watch-ing a good scary movie? Then Apollo 18 is the choice for you. This sci-fi-horror flick takes place during the Cold War be-tween the United States and Rus-sia. A small team of astronauts launch to the Moon on the Apollo 18 mission, which actually never happened in our history. Things go terribly wrong when they dis-cover that they are not alone on the desolate Moon. Apollo 18 is a movie that delivers many frightening moments and the execution of suspense is great. I found myself at many points of the movie literally on the edge of my seat, wondering what hor-rifying thing will happen next. However, there are some as-pects of the movie that keep this movie from greatness, particu-larly the ending. The plot itself, unfortunately, is somewhat cliché and almost feels like a rip-off of other popular mockumentary movies like Paranormal Activ-ity and The Blair Witch Project. The ending is also bland and feels

like it doesn’t successfully end the movie. Despite these faults, Apollo 18 is actually a decent movie that delivers some very scary moments, but it just can’t top some other scary movies.

30 Minutes or Less is a Com-edy with a little action and a little adventure added into the mix. The movie starts with a middle-aged man, Dwayne (Danny Mc-Bribe), and his buddy, Travis (Nick Swardson), trying to ob-tain early inheritance money by killing Dwayne’s father. Mean-while, Nick (Jessie Eisenberg) is a Pizza delivery “man-child” who unluckily runs into these two mad-men, and ends up with a bomb strapped to his chest. He has forty-eight hours to rob a bank and acquire one-hundred thousand dollars to give to the two criminals so they can pay a hit-man to get the job done. Nick then turns to his best friend and roomate Chet (Aziz Ansari). When you put all of this togeth-er in a nice rated R package, what do you end up with? A pretty de-cent movie. I have to admit I’ve been a fan of Jessie Eisenberg since Zombieland and is probably the main reason I went to see this movie. Little did I know I was going to be in for a little treat. The dialog, the physical humor,

Review for L.A. NoireL.A. Noire is an open-world, ac-tion video game created by the franchise, Rockstar. The same developers of the popular Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Re-demption. Unlike Grand Theft Auto, the player interacts as a detective for the Las Angeles Police Department, protecting the city from crime instead of causing it. Taking place in Las Angeles and the year 1947, the player’s job is to investigate the crimes, review the clues, and interrogate the suspects. The game’s 1940’s style and atmosphere was so outstanding, it was easy for me to experience the feeling of living in the City of Angels. Another strong point that the game had was the amazing vi-sual design. Everywhere I went, I was able to spot many famous buildings such as the Egyptian Theatre or the Heritage Square Museum. Most importantly, the gameplay was unique and never repetitive. The developers made sure to mix it up throughout the story, whether you were pursu-ing a suspect in a thrilling car chase, interrogating a suspect, or

Eisenberg’s new comedy can wait for DVD, Blu-Ray

having a gunfight in Chinatown, you’ll have a hard time finding a boring moment in the game. Some of faults in the game were pretty small, such as a disconnec-tion between cases which lead the player in confusion and jar-ring situations. Other than that, L.A. is an excellent game and I thinks it’s safe to say that this game has the potential of win-ning game of the year for 2011.

BOTTOM LINE: L.A. Noire gets a 9.5/10, the story was compelling and the gameplay was enjoyable, but the replay value is not very high.

and the jokes are the things that make this movie. It’s story is very simple and basic; just like a com-edy movie’s plot should be. And that’s about it, it’s a good movie to go and see for fun, but it’s not a ground-breaking feature-film that you absolutely must see. But that’s all the film was trying to be, a funny little comedy to go see with a couple of friends.BOTTOM LINE: 7.5/10, Best time to see it would be the Matinee showing on a Satur-day or during the week if you have the time.

‘L.A. Noir’ has a lot of potential

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