The StannerVol. LVIII, No. II Archbishop Molloy High School October 2014

Celebrating its 100th year serving St. Ann’s and Archbishop Molloy

Do iPads give frosh special privileges?

Frosh are allowed to email, browse the internet, or take photos anywherein the building with their new iPads. (Photo by Julia Remache ‘15)

By Phillip Barsamian '15 andSophia Savvides '15

With their textbooks, class assign-ments, and notes now on an iPad,frosh are allowed to use them in anypart of the building all day long.

Molloy has limited some functionsto try to insure that frosh use iPadsonly for learning purposes but bothteachers and students say some froshhave gotten around those safeguardsto play games during class by goingto gaming websites on the internet.

One thing Molloy has not tried toblock is the ability to use iPads towrite and read email, take pictures,and access the internet.

In other words, the frosh can usetheir iPads to do the same things thatolder students get detention for do-ing on their cell phones.

This raises the question: Is it fairthat frosh can use email anywhere inthe school building while the rest ofthe student body gets detention fordoing that anywhere except the Caf-eteria?

Junior Shania Chua said it is notfair that frosh can use their iPads to

email friends and family at any timefrom anywhere in the building.

“Ipads and iPhones are essentiallythe same device," she said. "IPadscan’t text, but they can just as easilyemail."

Assistant Principal for StudentsMr. Ken Auer said cell phone use will

continue to be banned despite whatseems like a double standard.

“The reason we can allow iPadsand not cell phones is that we havecontrol over the frosh’s iPads," hesaid. "We do not have control overthe students’ cell phones.”

One reason cell phone use is

banned outside of the Cafeteria is toprevent cheating. Unrestricted cellphone use would allow students totext or email quiz or exam informa-tion to each other during the day.

But now that frosh have iPads,they can use them to email quiz andexam information to each other.

“Cheating is always a concern,"said Mr. Auer, who added that nofrosh has been caught cheating viaemail. "Teachers must be aware andmake sure students are not cheatingduring class. It is not much differentthan a kid passing a note with an-swers.”

Math teacher Ms. Danielle Choodoes not give her frosh tests on theiPads because “things like graphingare more difficult for most studentsto do on the iPad.”

Ms. Choo believes it’s possible forstudents to email answers during atest or quiz but hasn’t seen it done.She has seen students emailing eachother during regular class time.

“The best way to prevent this isto allow students to have their iPads

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SMCS announces service trip to the Dominican RepublicBy Harry Singh ‘16

The St. Marcellin ChampagnatSociety has announced that studentsinterested in taking a service trip to

the Dominican Republic from April4-11 should come to a meeting onThursday Oct. 30, said trip organizerMr. Chris Dougherty.

The service trip, which is open tosophomores, juniors, and seniors, isbeing run in partnership with Mus-tard Seed Communities, a non-profitorganization offering programs dedi-cated to the care of children with se-rious physical and mental disabilities.

“The trip will be eye-opening,”said Mr. Dougherty. “The trip allowsstudents to experience the povertyfaced by those less fortunate and gainappreciation for those who sufferfrom severe disabilities.”

Junior Christian Horan joined lastyear’s volunteers on a trip to Nicara-gua and hopes to go to the Domini-can Republic this year.

“It’s truly a great opportunity to

do service with a great organizationthat really changes and saves lives ofthe children,” said Horan. “I was in-spired by their capabilities of loveand happiness.”

Volunteers will fly via AmericanAirlines to the small town Cangrejoon the outskirts of Puerto Plata inthe Dominican Republic and stay inHogar Immanuel, a guesthouse builtby Mustard Seed.

Volunteers will participate in lightconstruction work and play withhandicapped kids.

The estimated cost of the trip perstudent is $2,300 and interested stu-dents must fill out applications in or-der to go.

A faculty selection committee willselect 14 girls and 10 boys to takethe trip from the 50 to 100 studentsMr. Dougherty expects will apply to

go on the trip.Students who went on last year’s

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Senior Freddy Jean-Joseph went toNicaragua last year with the St.Marcellin Champagnat Society.

Seniors Carla Hanna and JoeyGilfeather do some constructionwork while in Nicaragua with SMCS.

Rain doesn’t spoilthe fun at firstFrosh Retreat

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AM t-shirts ratherthan costumes forHalloween Walk

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Actress Emma Watson, who isa UN ambassador for women's is-sues, recently spoke about whatHillary Clinton called “the unfin-ished business of the 21st cen-tury: ultimate gender equality.”

Watson is best known for herrole as Hermione in the "HarryPotter" films but she is more thanjust a pretty face.

Her speech conveyed herstrong feelings against gender in-equality and how the world's viewof women is greatly influenced bymen's opinions of what it meansto be female.

Watson said when she was agirl, her friends began droppingout of sports because they didn’twant to be seen as being “toomuscular” in the eyes of boys.

Watson is an advocate for the“HeForShe” movement, which istrying to get men to join womenin their push for equality.

By committing to the cause,men pledge “to take action againstall forms of violence and discrimi-nation faced by women and girls.”

Molloy faculty and studentsseem to agree with Watson’spoint of view.

Junior Nicholas Gangone said,“In today’s society, I believe thatguys do not see girls as equals.The tradition of men being themore dominant gender has beenpassed down through generationsand affects many male opinions.Rather than trying to fight gen-der discrimination, we all just flowwith the narrow-minded idea.”

Junior Christian Horan saidit’s a serious problem that a lot ofboys don't see sexual harassmentor sexual assault as a major issuein society.

"It’s like they forget that girlsare actual human beings, too, andthat they are capable of being

hurt both physically and emotion-ally by sexual assault or harass-ment.

"But at the same time, moreand more boys are realizing thatit is wrong and that it is a prob-lem we have in our society thatneeds to be fixed,” Horan said.

Junior Daniel Jimenez saidboys are getting better at takingfemale athletes as seriously asthey do male athletes.

“There's definitely an air of im-portance around female athletes,especially the great ones, but evenat a high school level, female ath-letes are definitely seen [by boys]as being closer to equals,” he said.

Some Molloy girls are consid-ering putting the idea of genderequality into practice by breakingaway from the tradition of wait-ing for boys to ask them to go tothe Senior and Junior Proms.

Yet by doing that, girls wouldface something boys have had toface for years: rejection.

Some girls say they would haveno problem taking the initiativeby asking a boy to the prom aslong as they were pretty confi-dent he would say yes.

Junior Chris Autera thoughtsome boys wouldn't like beingasked to the prom by a girl.

“A guy's big, over-the-top'prom-posal' to a girl is a tradi-tion," he said. "Most guys, andgirls too, would like to keep thattradition. But times have changedand some traditions are meant tobe broken. It should be totally fineif a girl asked a guy to prom. Andthe guy, should he reject the of-fer, should not do so for the solereason that a girl has asked him,rather than vice versa.”

Ms. Mary Pat Gannon ad-dresses gender issues and roles inher English classes. "I always re-

verse pronouns: she then he,"she said. "I always use inclusivelanguage and correct those whodon't. I never shy away fromopening a discussion on genderroles and I carefully choose fic-tion and non-fiction that will en-gender such discussions.”

Mr. Jim Sheehan takes ongender issues when his classreads "The Scarlet Letter."

It is important that teachersdiscuss gender roles with theirstudents because these issuesaffect their everyday lives.

Gender inequality will con-tinue unless something is doneabout it now.

Children have to be taught ata young age that male and femaleare equal genders.

Boys: Join girls in push for gender equality

Little girls in pre-schoolshouldn’t be encouraged to playwith dolls or toy kitchens whileboys are pushed to play sportsbecause this is where childrenstart to develop perceptions oftheir roles in society and howthey are expected to act.

We have come a long waysince the start of the women'smovement in the 1960's butthere is still work left to do.

As Ms. Gannon says, “Theglass ceiling has cracked but it hasnot been obliterated. I'm stillwaiting to hear the words: 'Ma-dame President.'"-- Maria Gulino '16, Stacy

Kanellopoulos '16, andMaria Goetz '16

Actress Emma Watson is a spokesperon for the HeForShe organization.

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Editor-in-Chief: John Fenner ‘15Assistant Editors: Phillip Barsamian ‘15 and

Sophia Savvides ‘15Production Staff: Connie Zhao ‘15, Liana

Liang ‘15, Maria Gulino ‘16,Emely Pimentel ‘18

Moderator: Mr. Charley McKennaPublisher: Bro. Thomas Schady

Continued from Page 1only when they are being used by theentire class and to walk around to seewhat they are doing,” she said.

Another potential iPad problemis students cheating on tests by try-ing to find answers on the internet.

"Students definitely have the ca-pability to Google quiz answers if thequiz was given on an iPad," Ms. Choosaid. "This is why I would not give aquiz on the iPad. The only way tostop them is to stand in the back ofthe room to make sure they do nothave search engines like Safari open.

“Search engines would discourageme from giving an iPad quiz in thefuture. We all remember The Stannerarticle from last year where 50 per-cent of Molloy students admitted tocheating!” she said.

English teacher Mr. Jim Sheehandoes give quizzes on the iPad and canmonitor what part of the quiz his stu-

dents are doing from his iPad.If he sees they are taking too long,

he can go check on them.“I can give each question one by

one and if they are Googling answers,they will miss out on the next ques-tion,” he said.

Mr. Matthew Morgado, of the ITDept., said, “There is no way forteachers to know if a student leavesan app open [to email or search theinternet].”

As a result, the only way teacherscan see if a student is cheating is towalk around the room. However, theIT Dept. has access to all the infor-mation frosh access on their iPads,including the exact time a studentlooked something up, which wouldallow it to discover cheaters.

“We have all the histories of thestudents, so teachers can come to usif they have a suspicion,” Mr.Morgado said.

Frosh Sven Larsen said that it iseasy to access email and the interneton the iPads. “Wifi is sometimesspotty in the Music Room, but oth-erwise it is all good,” he said.

He has most of his tests on theiPad and said Safari can be open any-time during a test. “I have not heardof any student attempting to cheat,"Larsen said. "Teachers walk around

to check.”Frosh Diana Alvarado said it's

easy to access email as long as onedoes not log out.

She said students can cheat usingthe iPad but not if they have an at-tentive teacher.

Other frosh reported seeing cheat-ing going on during a test with stu-dents copying and pasting answers.

Do iPads make it easier for frosh to cheat during tests?

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By Jessica Antal '18, PatriciaFawcett '18, Sven Larsen '18, andAndrew Soltesz '18

Last month frosh were introducedto the rigors of high school life atMolloy and a new school means newfears, new friends, and new teachers.

What are their first impressions oflife at Stanner High?

The frosh found upperclass stu-dents to be very helpful and welcom-ing. "The older students have been agreat help to me because multipletimes I've been stuck in a sticky situ-ation such as locker trouble andthey've been there and willing tohelp," said Cecelia Carinci.

Diana Alvarado, who went toMost Holy Redeemer Catholic Acad-emy, said, "I think the older studentsaren't as scary as I thought they'd be.They're very helpful and they don'treally look down on you as I thoughtthey would. Instead, they help youand are there for you like older sib-lings would be, which is really niceand reassuring."

Vassilia Plakas, who attended MS158 in Bayside, said, "I love the factthat the upperclassmen welcomed thefreshmen like we'd been here for years.They didn't treat us poorly. They wentout of their way to help us. I thinkthe older groups are very generouskids. Since I have a brother who is ajunior, I feel very comfortable aroundthe school."

Alexis Sciano, who went to M.S.67, said, "The older students atMolloy are really helpful and nice.The older kids were was one thingthat kind of scared me when Ithought about high school. But whenI saw how nice they were, I realized Ihad nothing to worry about."

Maureen Meenan, from Our Ladyof Hope, said, "At first I thought theolder students would ignore me andtoss me aside since I am a freshman.Since talking to a few older students,I have found this to be the oppositeof what really happens. The older stu-dents greet me when they see me and

they help me when I need help."Nicole Rivera said, “The older stu-

dents are shockingly helpful to thefreshmen.”

Many frosh arrived at Molloy withcertain expectations.

"I heard that it had a family envi-ronment and everyone helped youout," said Dakota Racan, who addedthat it turned out to be true.

Enrico Cecchi, who attended P.S.232 in Manhattan, said, "I thoughtMolloy was going to be very strict andhave various set rules and that’s truebut there's also very nice people andclassmates here."

Rachid Sassine, who went to Sa-cred Heart School, came to Molloy"because basically the academicswere higher than other high schoolsand the sports teams do really well. Ialso heard everyone was nice and theteachers were easy to talk to. Every-thing I heard is true and the work isn'tthat hard."

Megan Devereux, who attendedAve Maria Catholic Academy, cameto Molloy because she really liked lastyear's Open House.

"It is different from what I ex-pected because I thought I wouldn'tmake any friends, go to the wrongclassrooms, and forget my lockercombination," Devereux said. "Nowbeing a Stanner for a month, I wasable to make a lot of friends, get toall my classes on time, and remem-ber my locker combination."

Thomas Verrone, from Our Ladyof Hope, said, "The thing that sur-prised me most about Molloy was justhow much fun the school has been.Although it's a lot of work, I've hadnothing but good times."

Angela Martinez, who attendedDivine Wisdom Catholic Academy,had heard Molloy was a very friendlycommunity but she was still surprisedthat it was "more friendly and openthan I expected. I made friendsquickly."

Most frosh like their teachers."I thought the teachers were go-

ing to be intimidating but they are theeasiest people to talk to," saidSassine.

Said Plakas, "The teachers arevery helpful and explain every detailof a concept. Even though we aregiven a lot of exams, the teachers stillmake sure we are prepared before wetake the test."

Devereux said, "The teachers areincredible. They are always there tohelp their students when they don'tunderstand something and they put110 percent into everything they do."

Said Alvarado, "The teachers arevery kind and helpful and are alwaysthere for you when you need help foranything. It's a really great feeling toknow that you can trust your teach-ers to help you."

Verrone added, "The teachers arealso all very funny."

Martinez liked "how the teacherspush you to do well. They are veryopen and don't make you feel embar-rassed to ask questions."

Deirdre Ballesty, who went to St.Mel's school, said, "The teachers arevery strict and there is a lot of deten-tion given out but sometimes they arenice and funny."

Said Rivera, “Molloy is harderthan I expected. With all the tests, I

Frosh like Molloy’s family feel

feel like I never get a break.”Jade Penn, from Our Lady Queen

of Martyrs, said Molloy "is as strictas I thought it would be. Someclasses, however, aren't as strict as Ithought they'd be. Some teachers aremore laid back and some are verystrict. Some of the TA's are reallystrict, too."

A few things the frosh don't likeare the strict dress code rules,crowded hallways, high prices atlunch and the lack of bells to signalthe start and end of class.

"You have a greater chance ofbeing late to class because you don'tknow when the teacher will close thedoor and make you get a late pass anddetention," Plakas said.

But despite some complaints, theClass of 2018 has settled in well.

"I really do feel like a Stanner,"said Alvarado. "With fellow studentslike the ones I have at Molloy, it makesit much easier to fit in and feel athome and that family-like environ-ment has made my transition to highschool much easier, for which I'm in-credibly grateful."

Said Devereux, "What I like mostabout Molloy is that when I walkthrough the doors of the school, I feellike I'm at home."

"I think the older students aren't as scaryas I thought they'd be. They're very help-ful and don't really look down on you as Ithought they would. Instead, they help youand are there for you like older siblings.”

Getting help opening a lower level locker for the first time is a Molloy riteof passage for frosh. (Photo by Mr. Joe Sommo)

Trying out for a team, such as here with the Girls Step Squad, makes froshfeel more a part of Molloy. (Photo by Krishna Patel ‘15)

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By Andrew Wenzler ‘17The first Freshman Retreat of the

year on Oct. 3-5 in Esopus attracted77 frosh and was a success despitean all-day rain on Saturday, said Bro.John Raeihle, the retreat organizer.

“I was very, very pleased with theway things went,” Bro. John said. “Itwas a great way to start off the year.”

The weather was beautiful onFriday when the frosh arrived butturned damp on Saturday.

“The rain didn’t stop us fromhaving fun,” Bro. John said. “We hada great time doing activities inside.”

Those activities included ice-breaking exercises run by Mr. BrianKlimas, skits on how life would bedifferent if everyone could get along,playing oddball, and carving jack-o-lanterns.

“The goals for this retreat were tocreate a family spirit and for thefreshmen to become part of Molloy,”Bro. John said. “It was a way forfreshmen to interact with each otherand their underclass leaders.”

The retreat met its goals.“I was able to grow closer to some

of my classmates and to accept othersmore,” said frosh Dayna McGinley,who went on retreat due to her great

Esopus experience at FreshmanCamp.

Christiane Diaz, who went onretreat to “spend time with myfriends and meet some new people,”said she did both.

The next Freshman Retreat will beheld from Dec. 12-14 and is open toall frosh.

The cost is $140, which pays forall meals and transportation to andfrom school.

“People should go to Esopusbecause it is a way to grow closer toGod, while still having fun playinggames,” said frosh James O’Neil.

Rain can’t spoil first Freshman Retreat

Frosh were in a good mood, left, as they board the bus to Esopus for thefirst Freshman Retreat. Senior Lillian Mangialino, above, shows the froshhow to carve a jack-o-lantern during one of the retreat’s many indoor ac-tivities due to rain. (Photos by Julia Remache ‘15 and Mr. Jim Sheldon)

Continued from Page 1Nicaragua trip may apply again to goon the Dominican Republic servicetrip.

The trip will be chaperoned by Mr.Dougherty and his fellow guidancecounselors Ms. Kristin DeSantis, andBro. Patrick Hogan.

English teacher Mr. Matt Kilkellyis on standby to fill in as one of themale chaperones if eitehr Mr.Dougherty or Bro. Pat can’t go on thetrip, while the position of second fe-

male chaperone still needs to befilled.

Junior Konstantina Raptis, whowas one of the volunteers who wentto Nicaragua last year, said that be-fore she went on the trip, “it was soeasy to forget about the problems inthe world around you.”

Raptis said she went to Nicara-gua not for her own benefit but tohelp the kids she met. “I didn’t hopeto gain as much as I hoped to give,”she said.

Molloy’s SMCS volunteers togo to Dominican Republican

Senior Valerie Rico shovels some cement to help build a Mustard SeedCommunity Center during SMCS’s trip to Nicaragua in April 2014.

Activities Fair

Seniors Samantha Morgan, left in the kimono, and Liana Liang, rightwith a diabolo, or Chinese yo-yo, promote the Asian Club at the annualActivities Fair in the Jack Curran Gym. (Photo by Ms. Laura Sawyer)

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Seniors Christopher Looney, Brianna Contomo, and Kim Chuber seem to be enjoying last year’s Walk-a-thon.

No costumes for the Halloween Walk-a-thonBy Sargam Mehra ‘16

Molloy’s 22nd annual Walk-a-thonwill take place on Halloween on Oct.31 but Stanners will not be allowedto dress in costume.

Halloween was chosen as the dayfor Walk-a-thon 2014 so that Stannerswould have to spend just a half dayat school before leaving to enjoy theholiday festivities.

However, due to a request by thepolice, Stanners will not be allowedto wear Halloween costumes or ac-cessories while they walk to allow thepolice to be more effective and effi-cient while supervising the event.

Instead, students will wear ath-letic gold and black Walk-a-thon t-shirts with a lion on the chest thatwas drawn by the winner of last year’sSpirit Leaders’ t-shirt design contest,Matt Low of the Class of 2014.

Stanners will walk to raise moneyto refurbish all the student lockersand to buy new laptop computers forthe Computer Lab and Library.

Each student must raise $80 toearn the Walk-a-thon holiday on Mon-day, March 16, which will create afour-day weekend when combinedwith St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.

Whoever does not reach the $80fund-raising minimum must to cometo school on March 16 to watch themovie “Ghandi” under the supervi-sion of Mr. Ed Shannon or Mr. KenAuer. Last year, 35 students did notearn a Walk-a-thon holiday.

Seniors who raise $80 or more willbe able to opt out of the walk itselfin order to join another activity suchas the senior walk to the World TradeCenter, Tourn-a-thon or Zumba.

The student who raises the mostmoney will receive free tuition for theschool year. Top fundraisers in eachgrade also will receive a prize.

Students who raise $100 will beentered into a lottery for additionalprizes. Students will get one lotteryticket per $100 raised, so, for ex-

ample, a student raising $200 gets twotickets and $300 gets three.

Student Activities Director Ms.Liz Murdocca said the Walk-a-thonhelps “keep tuition low and allowsthe school to offer the students anamazing facility. The beautiful newLibrary, Labs, and Cafeteria are all theresult of Walk-a-thon money.

“So it is very important that stu-dents go out and raise money,” sheadded. “This is a time-honored tradi-tion; it is not just about asking yourparents to write a check, it is aboutcommunity spirit and helping eachother at Molloy.”

Junior Maria Aliberti agreed thatit’s better to go out to raise funds.

“I think it’s rude to ask familymembers or family friends,” she said.“You don’t want to make a personfeel obligated to send money, espe-cially if they’re in a bad financial situ-ation already.”

Stanners will walk the same routethrough Briarwood as last year.

“It was better than the old routeafter it was fine-tuned by Mr. [Jim]Sheldon, Mr. [Brain] Kelly, Mr. [Den-nis] Vellucci and myself," said Ms. LizMurdocca. "It is a route that is easieron the students, the community, andthe police.”

Most Stanner have fun walking.Junior Kathleen Kelly enjoys “so-

cializing and intermingling withteachers, classmates, and Stannersfrom other grades. When Molloy doesactivities like these, it brings theMolloy family together and we allraise money for a good cause. It helpsus present ourselves well to otherpeople and to represent our school.”

Aliberti said, “I like it because ev-eryone can socialize while exercisingand everything is very laid back andcasual.”

Aliberti has experienced the only

two Walk-a-thons that ever had to berescheduled due to rain.

"I hope it doesn’t rain again," shesaid. "That would be bad luck for ourgrade if that were to happen threeyears in a row. I liked last year’s Walk-a-thon, though, because it was moreorganized, while in freshman year, alot of the groups got separated.”

Junior Terence Coppinger said, “Itwas pretty cold last year. It’s not thatstrange that the weather hasn’t beengood the past two years but I believethis year we’ll have good weather.”

Kelly said, “Even if it does rain,we can all come together and getthrough it. I think it’ll be a fun expe-rience. I live in Briarwood and I likeseeing the new places around myneighborhood.”

Ms. Murdocca thanked the SpiritLeaders for their hard work in help-ing organize and distribute Walk-a-thon materials.

By Shibangi Saha ’16 and LaksumiSivanandan ’16

The Stanner Players will presentthe Thornton Wilder comedy “TheMatchmaker” as its fall productionwith three seniors in the leading roles.

Director Ms. Shannon Winterschose Christian Martinez, StephanieToma, and Alexa Kober for the threeleading roles and sophomore DavidKemp and junior Matthew Frenzel forthe two major supporting roles afterauditions were held on September 11,12, and 15.

Performances will be held Nov.20-22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.

Ms. Winters chose this comedy,which later became the basis for thefamous musical “Hello, Dolly,”because she knew that her actors hadthe talent to pull off such a

complicated farce based on theirsuccess in the comedy “You Can’tTake It With You” last spring.

Juniors Julia Zirillo and SalvatoreDiPaola are the Stage Manager andAssistant Stage Manager.

Almost 40 students auditioned forthe play’s 16 roles by reading scenesthey were given ahead of time so theycould prepare for their auditions.

While the majority of the cast iscomprised of experienced membersof The Stanner Players, a fewnewcomers, such as senior LianaLiang and frosh Donovan Walker,also earned roles.

“Choosing the cast was extremelydifficult this year, even more so thanlast year,” said Ms. Winters.

Junior Harry Singh, who has ap-Continued on Page 7

Seniors get leads in Stanner Players’ fall production

Senior Christian Martinez rehearses a scene with other cast members of“The Matchmaker” in the Theater. (Photo by Liana Liang ‘15)

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By Harshani Luknauth ’16 andChristy Dey ’16

For the first time, Molloy’s annualHalloween Dance will be open toStanners in all four grades when it’sheld Oct. 30 in the Jack Curran Gym.

Director of Student Activities Ms.Liz Murdocca said the change wasmade thanks to the tremendous suc-cess of last year’s dance due to itsnew features such as the HauntedHallway devised by Molloy’s SpiritLeaders.

“This dance seems to be the mostsuccessful because students generallylove Halloween and love the oppor-tunity to dress up. Almost 100 per-

cent of students dressed up lastyear,” said Ms. Murdocca.

The dance, which had been opento only frosh and sophomores in thepast, also has been moved this yearfrom its usual Friday night date toThursday Oct. 30 to not conflict withstudents’ Halloween night plans.

Ms. Murdocca said she chose thedate because the next day is Molloy’sannual Walk-a-thon, when studentsreport to school 45 minutes later thanusual and no classes are held.

The dance will begin at 7:30 p.m.and end at 10:30 p.m.

The $5 tickets to the dance, whichmust be bought in advance, are soldduring homeroom and lunch periods.

Costumes are required to be ad-mitted to the dance but Ms. Murdoccasaid almost all students arrived in cre-ative and amazing costumes last yearso she doesn't think the new costumerequirement will be a problem.

A Costume Contest, run by theSpirit Leaders, will award prizes tothe best, the most original, the mostfrightening, and the best group cos-tumes.

Students can sign up to competein the contest if their costumes passthe Spirit Leaders’ eye test and thenparade across the stage as the audi-ence claps and cheers for them.

Last year’s prizes included trophiesand lunch vouchers, but Ms.

Murdocca wants to go bigger on thisyear’s prizes.

Sophomore Anjalie Baijoo, whodressed up as Peter Pan, enjoyed thedance last year, especially theHaunted Hallway.

Sophomore Diana Mieles, who ar-rived dressed as a policewoman, alsoenjoyed the Haunted Hallway andlaughed when she became so scared.

While Halloween and the Senior-Faculty Basketball Sock-Hop havebeen Molloy’s only dances in the past,Ms. Murdocca said she is willing toorganize another dance but will haveto see how much student interestthere is as the year goes on.

Costumes a must at Halloween Dance

By Sophia Betzios ‘17 and LoriMangone ‘17

A total of 44 girls tried out onSept. 16-17 at the Molloy DanceTeam auditions in the Dance/StepStudio, but far fewer returned for call-backs on Sept. 18.

When all the auditions were over,only 15 girls were selected, one fewerthan last year, as Dance Team Direc-tor Ms. Liz Murdocca limits the teamin order to fit inside its small studio.

Senior Deanna Aliperti, who hasdanced since she was three-years-old,made the team again this year.

“I made the team in my sopho-more year but I was nervous that yeartrying out,” Aliperti said. “But myjunior and senior years, I was a lotmore relaxed and confident."

Sophomore Gabby Peperone, whostarted dancing when she was two-years-old and dances at Fazio DanceCenter in Howard Beach, made theteam for the first time this year.

"When I tried out freshman year,I was so nervous that when it wastime for me to perform the numberin small groups, I completely blankedout,” she said. “Needless to say, Ididn't make the team.”

Ms. Murdocca said, "There is noguarantee that you will have a spotjust because you were on the team

last year. Usually the former memberswill make it, but I have had a coupleof years where one or two girls didn'tremake the team."

When auditions began, Ms.Murdocca was looking for dancerswith good technique, style, stage pres-ence, enthusiasm and the ability to

pick up choreography quickly.The talent of the frosh trying out

made a big impression on Ms.Murdocca and the veteran dancers.

"I was very impressed with a lotof the freshmen who tried out thisyear," said Peperone.

Ms. Murdocca said the frosh who

tried out were among the best ninthgrade dancers she has ever seen atMolloy.

Ms. Murdocca encouraged thosewho didn’t make the team to join theDance Club because “it is importantto keep dancing and working on cho-reography and technique."

Ms. Murdocca said that while itdoesn’t happen very often, girls in theDance Club have moved up to theteam during the year and all clubmembers always will have advantageover the first-timers at next year’s au-ditions.

The Dance Team will perform atVarsity basketball games, Interna-tional Day, and the Senior-FacultyBasketball Game, as well as duringSpirit Week and at the annual LIU-Post Dance Conference.

"This year I'm just excited to beon the team period,” said Peperone.“It's an amazing experience being ableto perform at the basketball gameswith an amazing group of girls anddoing everything that comes alongwith being on the Dance Team."

Aliperti said, "I'm looking forwardto just having a lot of fun and reallymaking my last year on the team thebest one yet. I can't wait for basket-ball season to kick in so that we candance at the games."

Just 15 survive dance auditions

Members of the Dance Team rehearse their routines with Ms. Liz Murdocca,far left, in the Dance/Setp Studio as they prepare for their 2014-15 debutat the Varsity basketball games next month. (Photo by Shoma Nath ‘16)

The variety of costumes is the high-light of the Halloween Dance.

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Team scores: 1. 1D, 44 points; 2. 1A, 43;3. 1F, 41; 4. 1L, 37; 5. 1J, 34; 6. 1E, 33; 7. 1H,32; 8. (tie) 1G & 1K, 31; 10. 1C, 30; 11. 1B, 25.

Chess: 1. Mike Perkins, 1H; 2. EnricoCecchi, 1B; 3. Anthony Ronacher, 1J; 4. DanielLopez, 1F; 5. Andrew Soltesz, 1K.

History: 1. 1B (Alexio Boubev, DennisCorrales); 2. 1A (Sonalia Balli, Daniel Babat; 3.Anthony Basdeo); 3. 1E (Sven Larsen, JosephKasper, Antonina Leone); 4. 1H (VassiliaPlakas, Joseph Pennacchio, Jarrick Reid); 5. 1L(Vincent Wu, Donovan Walker).

Boys Basketball Knockout: 1. OrrinBarfield, 1A; 2. Moses Brown, 1B; 3. DevinAmaro, 1A; 4. Khalid Moore, 1G; 5. MatthewCastro, 1B.

Girls Basketball Knockout: 1. CelinaRoberts, 1J; 2. Katarzyna Zezula, 1L; 3. DionieKuprel, 1E; 4. Sabrina Soerdjpal, 1K.

Boys Football Throw: 1. Michael Ball, 1A;2. Joseph Hoch, 1D; 3. Anthony Romero, 1J;4. Isaias Ramirez, 1H; 5. Daniel Dilluvio, 1C.

Boys Soccer Shootout: 1. Andrew

Matusewicz, 1F; 2. Rosario Troia, 1K; 3. PhilipNowowiejski, 1G; 4. Adam Cortes, 1B; 5.Patrick Coppinger, 1B.

Girls Soccer Shootout: 1. Kaitlyn Helfer,1D; 2. Briana Payano, 1H; 3. Valeria Rodriguez,1J; 4. Tulin Ortalan, 1H; 5. Lauren Vulin, 1L.

Girls Softball Throw: 1. Emily Flanagan,1D; 2. Taylor Torres, 1K; 3. Megan McGee, 1F;4. Hailey Rama, 1H; 5. Margaret Mogielnicki,1G.

Potato Sack Relay: 1. 1C (Christiane Diaz,Megan Devereux); 2. 1F (Eva Li, KaitlynMcCleary); 3. 1A (Alison Allen, Ileana Azzara);4. 1L (Marco Vittozzi, Alexander Velez); 5. 1F(Christopher Lopez, Conor Mangan).

Spoon Relay: 1. 1L (Charles Wrizar,Razzaan Zia); 2. 1F (Megan McGrath, DaynaMcGinley); 3. 1K (Mary Sullivan, Sarinna Sung);4. 1G (Leah Messina, Abilene Mohan); 5. 1J(Meesha Samuels, Nicole Rivera).

Boys 100 Meters: 1. Juan Alejandro, 1A;2. Michael Yogumyan, 1L; 3. Rashid Sassine,1J; 4. Gary Romanello, 1J; 5. Malik Maitland,

1F.Girls 100 Meters: 1. Paula Tobar, 1K; 2.

Eliza Milstead, 1G; 3. Amanda Genna, 1D; 4.Annabella Ulysse, 1L; 5. Julie Moran, 1G.

Boys 200 Meters: 1. Joseph Davidson,1C; 2. Christopher Escobar, 1C; 3. Jesse Ortiz,1H; 4. Rachid Sassine, 1J; 5. AngeloMastrogiacomo, 1F.

Girls 200 Meters: 1. Aaliyah Josey, 1E; 2.Kristen Mardenborough, 1F; 3. AriannaSarchese, 1J; 4. Siena Pizzo, 1H; 5. Olivia Sergio,1J.

Boys 300 Meters: 1. Marc Villa, 1L; 2.Andrew Spadaccini, 1K; 3. Faolan Mejias, 1G;4. John McNamee, 1F; 5. Adewale Adeyele,1A.

Girls 300 Meters: 1. Sinead Girdusky, 1D;2. Lauren Batac, 1A; 3. Agatha Latek, 1E; 4.Melanie Rodriguez, 1J; 5. Emely Pimentel, 1H.

Boys 800 Meters: 1. Raymond Diaz, 1C;2. Alexander Rief, 1J; 3. Jonathan Downward,1C; 4. Mathew Castro, 1B; 5. AnthonyAmbrosino, 1A.

Girls 800 Meters: 1. Natalie Ortof, 1H; 2.Ashley Grigg, 1D; 3. Kaleigh Gilroy, 1D; 4.Charlotte Anich, 1A; 5. Meesha Samuels, 1J.

Boys High Jump: 1. Marc Villa, 1L; 2.James Mack, 1F; 3. (tie) Owen Motherway, 1Gand Philip Georgio, 1D; 5. Nicholas Balfour,1A.

Girls High Jump: 1. Margaret Mogielnicki,1G; 2. Maria Jara, 1D; 3. Caitlin Hogan, 1D.

Boys Long Jump: 1. Michael O'Leary, 1G;2. Arturo Ceniza, 1B; 3.Justin John, 1E; 4.Michael Yogumyan, 1L; 5. Jiho Chang, 1B.

Girls Long Jump: 1. Aaliyah Josey, 1E; 2.Angela Martinez, 1F; 3. Katherine Koziol, 1E;4. Megan Wessely, 1L; 5. Annabella Ulysse, 1L.

Boys Shot Put: 1. Marcus Bianchi, 1A; 2.Francesco Tullo, 1K; 3. John Nessenthaler, 1G;4. Andres Ortiz, 1H; 5. Johnluke Giannelli,1D.

Girls Shot Put: 1. Troi Lucas, 1F; 2. Brit-tany Germain, 1D; 3. Shannon Tracy, 1K; 4.Tessa Kuch, 1E; 5. Isabella Dougherty, 1C.

Continued from Page 5-peared in previous Molloy produc-tions, said he anxiously awaited theresult of his audition because he hadno sense of how well he had done.

“I really hoped that I would re-ceive some feedback after audition-ing, but I got nothing.” Singh said. “SoI was extremely nervous, especiallysince I was auditioning right in frontof Ms. Winters."

Singh was cast in the supportingrole of Malachi Stack

"I discovered I had been cast bylooking at the list posted on the The-ater doors," he said. "I didn’t knowhow to react.”

Frenzel was also nervous after hisaudition.

“Even though I have been in twoof the previous productions, I wasstill a bit nervous," he said. "No mat-ter how much you prepare yourself,

it’s next to impossible to not be atleast a little worried.”

Frenzel was cast as BarnabyTucker, a clerk in a store owned bythe main character, HoraceVandergelder.

“Barnaby is very young and inno-cent,” Frenzel said. “He’s only 17 butthe play takes place in 1890 and atthat time, many people his age werenot as mature as most 17-year-oldsare today. I enjoy playing Barnaby,because he’s so much like me — ran-dom and a little goofy.”

Singh's role is an apprentice to themain character.

“Malachi is 50-years-old andhasn’t been able to hold a stable jobthroughout his life,” he said. “Portray-ing this character is somewhat differ-ent for me. For example, he doesn’trequire a foreign accent, which issomething I needed last year.”

Rehearsals began right after theplay was cast.

“Despite the time crunch, re-hearsals have been extremely produc-tive,” Singh said.

Frenzel agreed, saying that re-hearsals "have gone well so far. Sincewe only have two months to rehearse,it is going to be a little more difficult,as opposed to rehearsing for thespring show, for which we had threeto four months to practice.

"There are also a few classes thatuse the Theater during the week, sowe can’t even put up a set yet. How-ever, Ms. Winters is a great director,and with her leadership, I’m certainwe’ll be able to make the show a hit,”Frenzel said.

Ms. Winters is confident her ac-tors will do a great job despite hav-ing less time to rehearse.

“It’s always challenging to navi-

gate everyone’s schedules," she said."With a shorter amount of time thanwe had for last spring’s production, Ihave no doubt everyone will buckledown and put in the time and effortneeded to make this production asuccess.”

Here is the cast for “The Match-maker”:Horace Vandergelder.....Christian A. MartinezIrene Molloy.................................Alexa KoberDolly Levi...............................Stephanie TomaCornelius Hackl...........................David KempBarnaby Tucker......................Matthew FrenzelAmbrose Kemper.......................Mark PerkinsJoe Scanlon/Musician..........Donovan WalkerGertrude/Musician...............Kaela CoppingerErmengarde..........................Joanna TroyanosMalachi Stack..................................Harry SinghMinnie Fay..................................Jonella WongA Cabman..................................Robert DittusRudolf...........................................Ryan WeceraAugust.................................David Di MaggioFlora Van Huysen............Megan McLoughlinCook..............................................Liana Liang

Frosh Field Day medal winners and homeroom team results

The Stanner Players to perform ‘The Matchmaker’

Humans of Stanner High

"Well, definitely not what got methese [crutches]. It was on the Fresh-man Retreat. We were playing Flag.Everyone was getting really pumpedwith adrenaline and energy and Iscored a point for my team. My teamtackled me! It was a really amazingfeeling."

-- A Junior

"It was the day I graduated frommy middle school. I didn't like any-one there, not my classmates or teach-ers, but I acted like I did. When I gothere, I joined the Step Squad and metso many more people. Everyone is somuch cooler at Molloy. Between aone and a 10, it’s definitely a 10."

-- A Frosh

"It was the first day of computerclass when I first met my best friend.She came up to me, looked at my ID,and said, 'Rachel, how was your day?'We started talking from there. I wascaught off guard because I'd nevermet her before and she was acting likewe had known each other forever!"

-- A Sophomore

"The day I stood up to a bully. Hewas pushing my buttons so I grabbedhim and flipped him over my shoul-der. I remember the wide grin on hisface as he looked up at me and said,'That was awesome.' So I grabbed hisoutstretched hand and lifted him up.That kid never picked on me again."

-A Senior

Liana Liang’s

What was the happiest day of your life?

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By Charlie Maisano ’16 andSalvatore Liarda ’16

Intramural sports will be back inaction this month with the FootballTournament set to kick things off onOct. 21-22 on Stanner Field.

The tournament will haveunderclassmen, upperclassmen, andladies brackets.

There will be no co-ed bracket,but Director of Intramurals Mr. BrianKelly said there will be co-ed bracketsin future tournaments.

In addition to football, otherintramural events this year will be thePing-Pong, Volleyball, Dodgeball,Basketball and Ultimate FrisbeeTournaments.

Ping-pong is the next event on thecalendar while frisbee will be the lastevent if Mr. Kelly can find a datewhen Stanner Field is free to be usedduring baseball season.

The dates for those tournamentswill depend on the availability ofStanner Field, the Jack Curran andMarsloe Gyms, and the Cafeteria,said Mr. Kelly.

“The best thing about theintramural tournaments is the factthat they get so competitive andbecome intense and fun at the sametime,” said frequent intramural sportsparticipant Giuseppe LoDuca, asenior who won the Ping-PongTournament three years ago.

Junior Paul Scarpelli saidparticipating in intramural sports is a

great experience. “What I like mostis that you can hangout with yourfriends and have a good time doingthings you like,” he said.

Students can sign up to participatein any intramural tournament bygetting a team roster sheet fromoutside of Room 301, filling it out,and choosing a team name.

The team name, however, must beapproved by Mr. Kelly.

“I always want it to be appropriateto Molloy’s standards,” Mr. Kelly said.

Winning intramural teams willreceive a championship t-shirt.

LoDuca said the tournaments arevery well run; Mr. Kelly credits that

to the students on the IntramuralCommittee, who not only organizeand run the tournaments but alsoserve as game referees as well.

He said students on thecommittee not only help out theirschool by the work they do, but alsohave fun.

Students wishing to join thecommittee should go see Mr. Kellyin Room 301.

Mr. Kelly is entering his fourthyear as Intramurals Director.

“I have always been a sports fan,so this job allows me to combine thatwith another job I love in teachingkids,” he said.

Football, top right, and ping-pong are just two of the competitions offered by Molloy’s Intramural Committee.

Football kicks off the year in intramural sports

1D grabs Frosh Field Day crown by 1 pointBy Alyssa Motilal ‘16 and MichaelOuari-Navarro ’16

Homeroom 1D scored 44 pointsto win Molloy’s annual FreshmanField Day on Sept. 26, beatingHomeroom 1A by just one point inthe team title competition.Homeroom 1F was third with 41points.

Homeroom teacher Mr. WilliamNiklaus seemed shocked by 1D’s vic-tory.

“I am very happy and proud, but Iwas really not expecting it,” said Mr.Niklaus, who added that his studentswere equally shocked by the results.

For the first time in FreshmanField Day history, running team

scores were entered into a computerand posted on a scoreboard screen inthe Jack Curran Gym so the 11homerooms could keep an eye onhow they were doing in the standingsas the day’s events progressed.

“For the first time we were ableto announce the team winner at theend of the day instead of having to

wait until Monday morning to an-nounce it over the P.A. duringhomeroom period,” said Mr. BrianKelly, who assisted Bro. Bob Andrewsin running the event.

Freshman Field Day is dedicatedto games, contests and athletics; froshcan participate in as many as twoevents which ranged from the 800-meter run to chess.

1D’s victory was not Mr. Niklaus’sfirst Freshman Field Day win, how-ever, as about three three years agohe supervised another winninghomeroom but he said he has no spe-cial trick to motivate his students.

Rather, Mr. Niklaus believes thatit is best to let the students sign upfor their activities of choice and justgo have fun.

And have fun they did.Kaitlyn Helfer, of 1D who won

the Girls Soccer Shootout, found thecompetition "fun and exhilarating."

Ashley Grigg, of 1D who finishedsecond in the Girls 800-Meter Run,said, "Running made me tired but Ihad a great time at Freshman FieldDay."

Enrique Montas, of 1G, who lostin the first round of Chess Tourna-ment, said, “I didn’t like losing, but Ienjoyed being with my friends.”

Mr. Bill Niklaus and the members of Homeroom 1D celebrate their victory at Freshman Field Day in the JackCurran Gym. (Photo by Ms. Laura Sawyer) See all the field day results on page 7.