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Aurora Central Catholic High School
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Wednesday, October 31st
3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet-ing (Library)
7:00 PM FORTRESS Meeting (Li-brary)
Thursday, November 1st
6:30 PM Open House
Friday, November 2nd
7:30 AM Science and Outdoor ClubMeeting (Rm 208)
3:00 PM Drama Club Meeting (Cafe-torium)
Saturday, November 3rd
7:00 PM Father-Daughter Dance(Cafetorium)
Sunday, November 4th
3:45 PM Fall Sports Awards Banquet(Cafetorium)
Tuesday, November 6th
7:15 AM Newspaper Meeting (Room
204)
Wednesday, November 7th
3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet-ing (Library)
7:00 PM SPARCS Meeting (Library)
Wednesday, November 14th
3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet-
ing (Library)
7:00 PM FORTRESS Meeting (Li-brary)
Thursday, November 15th
7:30 AM NHS Meeting (Library)
Friday, November 16th
7:30 AM Science and Outdoor Club
Meeting (Rm 208)
7:00 PM Fall Drama Performance
(Cafetorium)
Saturday, November 17th
7:00 PM Fall Drama Performance
(Cafetorium)
October, 2007
Photo by Liz KottkampSenior Sean Grismer speaks to students during a Youth For Truth meeting held at the school library.
Planned Parenthood
Opens In AuroraStudents ProtestF
or the past month our newspapers have
been ooded with the controversy of
the new womens clinic, Planned Par-
enthood, which opened in Aurora. There has
been a huge response from the community
both for and against the Planned Parenthood
Clinic. While driving through the area one
may have noticed the signs decorating indi-
viduals yards. Some read Planned Parent-
hood: Bad for Aurora, while others read
This Family Supports Planned Parenthood.
Although Planned Parenthood does supply
other services, they provide abortions at a
lower cost than most hospitals. Anti-abortion
demonstrators have been seen sitting outside
of the clinic since the building rst began.
Demonstrators have kept the protest peace-
ful by praying, singing, and displaying signs
against the clinic. Many of Aurora Central
Catholic students have been part of these
demonstrations. The Youth For Truth forum
organized a peaceful protest outside the clin-
ic before it opened so other Central students
could attend and voice their opinions about
the value of life. Over 700 youth attended.
At one point in time the community felt that
their prayers had been answered. Due to
some legal problems the opening of the clinic
was delayed, and at one point it looked like
the clinic just might lose their land. Much
to the communitys dismay, an occupancy
permit was issued for the clinic, making it
legal for them to open their doors. Steve
Faces ofUganda
I was expecting a repetitive cry for help
accompanied with pictures and stories
of gaunt, starving children in Uganda. I
must admit, I was just hoping the cause
would sway people enough to want to
help, not so much the presentation. Lets
just say I pleasantly surprised, both by
Invisible Children Uniteds presenta-
tion and the reaction from our school.
Lets back up... Invisible Children United
is an organization dedicated to helping
children in Northern Uganda. War has tornthe country apart for twenty-one years, and
it is the children who are suffering for it. Be-
sides the obvious dangers of war to
everyone, some children are be-
ing kidnapped in the night by
a renegade group called the
Lords Resistance Army
(LRA) to be made into
child soldiers, who
make up more than
90% of the army.
After a brutal desen-
sitization process, these chil-
dren become part of the mass group
committing horrible acts of violence.
Other children, however, make a nightly com-
mute to public sites, most commonly the bus
station, in order to escape the reach of the LRA.
Hundreds of bodies are squeezed into thesmall space, solely in order to be kept safe.
And it was all caught on tape. Bobby Bai-
ley, Jason Russell, and
Laren Poole, three
lmmakers from Cali-
fornia, set off for the
Sudan to nd a topic to
make a movie about. I
think we all remember
The Most Depressing
Shot Ever. In leaving
the Sudan, they found
their story. And it be-
gan a movement that
we all can take part in.
Invisible Children United is an organization
By Lauren Lecco
Local and World News Editor
By Kara McNamara
School News Editor
Continued on page 2...
Continued on page 3...
School NewsRead complete coverage
of homecoming events
including the powderpuff
game (pictured), twins
day, and much more.
Charger SportsFind out how ACC upset
Marmion in football.
Pop CultureJohn Whitney reviews
Halo 3. Also take a look at
this years scary movies in
time for Halloween.
Page 3 and 4 Page 6Page 5
Is your clubs schedule not listed here?
Contact Ethan Romba to discuss adding
your schedule to this section.
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Trombley was quoted saying that, He was
thrilled to call Aurora their new home. A
fellow protestor, Eric Scheidler, rebutted this
comment by saying, As long as the clinic is
open we will be here praying and counsel-
ing Planned Parenthoods potential victims.
Although the clinic is open, to its oppo-
nents the ght is not yet over. As long as
the clinic is open and running, there will
be people standing up for the rights of
the unborn and ghting against abortion.
Aurora Central sophomore Dan Schlietweil-
er founded Youth for Truth, and senior Sean
Grismer is the president. This organization is
in the process of setting up a website. Also,
a rally was held Sunday, October 21, in Chi-
cago from 1 to 4 p.m. If anyone would likemore information about this event, he or she
can contact any Youth for Truth member.
On October 1, 2007, in Memphis Ten-
nesee, Taylor Bradford (21) was not
shot and killed intentionally, which was
suggested by the police director Larry
Godwin. In addition, authorities know
that the outsiders will not be housedon campus. Evidently Bradfords kill-
ers were not diligently seeking the ef-
forts and alibis of the student body.
The murder was intentionally aimed to-
wards this specic individual and not in-
tended to harm others. Police reported that
at around 9:45 he had crashed his car near
a tree on a campus street around 200 meters
away from his apartment. He was slumped
over motionlessly, relayed police director
Larry Godwin, saying that witnesses had
observed a couple of unidentied men run-
ning away from the crime scene abruptly
after the event occurred. Shirley Raines
was quoted saying that this event was not a
random act. The individual who was being
specically targeted was due to question-
able activities he may have been involved in.Taylor Bradford originally attended Sam-
ford University and transferred to Memphis
(Home of the Tigers) after two football sea-
sons. He was a very skilled 511 300 pound
linebacker who will be remembered by all
of those who knew him and were associated
with Bradford. He attended Antioch High
school in Nashville, Tennessee and held re-
cords in shotput and discus as a multitalented
athlete. We feel like the campus is safe, but
wed rather err on the safety than not, the
spokesman Curt Gunther had replied in a sad
and discontent manner. A large red ribbon
was tied around the tree where Bradfords car
struck, along with a poster board to commem-
orate and abnegate negative and sad thoughts
of his death as a way to record memories and
signatures from all that loved and knew him.
On another campus, University of Massa-
chusetts Amherst, football player Johnny
Evens, 18, was in a decent condition after he
was stabbed in the buttocks last weekend.
He had been engaged in a ght after a stu-
dent union dance. The injury in itself was
not life threating, but required some stitch-
es. No arrests were made. However, inves-
tigations are continuing as time goes on.
The moral teaching or lesson, if you will,
of the report is quite simple. The lesson has
been told again and again. This is the reality
that some may unfortunately die in insinuat-
ing circumstances, while others can be quite
lucky to escape with their lives. This is a tes-
timony to not take our own lives for grant-ed because death is inevitable, and we must
cherish the things we are most grateful for.
On Saturday, October 6, British adventurer
Jason Lewis nished a thirteen-year trip in
which he circumnavigated the world. He
did this by only using manpower. He used
a twenty-six-foot pedal boat, a bike, roller-
blades, and kayaks to complete his journey;
he also hiked for a good portion of his trip.
During his trip, Lewis faced many challenges.
He was hit by a car while rollerblading through
Colorado, and broke both legs. He was also
attacked by many animals during his trip, in-
cluding crocodiles, sharks, and even a mon-
key. One of his biggest problems was being
accused of spying in Egypt after crossing theborder illegally from Sudan. He was thrown
in jail and threatened with 40 years in prison.
Lewis started in July of 1994 at age 26 and
nished on October 6, 2007 at age 40. He
traveled a total of 46,505 miles, crossed three
oceans, and went through 37 countries. It
took him thirteen years, two months, and 23
days to complete his journey. On October 6,
Lewis and many spectators carried his boat
across the nish line in Greenwich, England.
Everybody knows that a dog is mans best
friend, but what everybody doesnt know is
that cats are mans worst friends, especially
for Mr. Rolland Cote of Greenville, Maine.
In the early morning of Sunday, the 9th of
October, Mr. Cote was awakened by Thump-
er, a black Labrador retriever, and was al-
lowed enough time to call 911 and make his
way out of his burning house. Thankfully
no one was hurt in the re and Mr. Cotes
wife and 7-year-old grandson were away at
the time of the re. After the re ceased to
be, the re marshal and Mr. Cote both agreed
that Princess, the family cat, caused the
re. The re was presumably started whenPrincess knocked over a kerosene lamp.
Last week authorities were called to the scene
of a motorcycle accident on the main road in
Cambodia. When they arrived at the scene,
the police were astounded to nd out that the
cause of this fatal crash was a cow in the road.
A Cambodian ofcial talked to the Chicago
Tribune and stated that this particular cow
was the cause of 6 deaths earlier this year.
On the day in question, the white, ve-foot
cow was standing in the middle of the main
road in Cambodias capitol, Phnom Penh, as
a 66-year-old motorcyclist came riding down
the road late Monday night. The police chief
of Phnom Penh, Pin Doman, said the roads
are very dark at night, and this was the rea-
son that the motorcyclist didnt see the cow.
Every year the 26.2 mile Chicago Mara-
thon is run. This year, however, the 30th
annual race was cancelled just before noon.
The heat was just too great for the runners
to endure. Out of the 45,000 runners that
registered to run in the race, about 10,000
didnt show up, and another 10,934 started but didnt nish. Many runners were tak-
en to hospitals or treated onsite for their
heat-related ailments. There was also
one participant who died during the race.
Chad Schieber from Midland, Michi-
gan died while running the Chi-
cago Marathon on Sunday.
The 35-year-old man collapsed while run-
ning on the citys South Side. The witnesses
have reported seeing Schieber collapse and
become unresponsive. The races medical
director says that Schieber must have lost
his pulse very quickly and died on the race
course. He was pronounced dead shortly
before 1 p.m. at a Veterans' Affairs hospital.
Many runners complained that the organiz-
ers did not have enough water or Gatorade.
There were many spectators handing bot-
tles of water to runners and spraying them
with garden hoses as they ran by. Firehydrants were also opened in an attempt
to cool off the runners as they ran past.
In the future it is hoped that the organizers
of the race will be better prepared for the
marathon. Also, these race organizers are
hoping that the race record temperature of
88 degrees by 10 a.m. that was set on Sun-
day is not repeated. The previous record
for the marathon was 84 degrees in 1979.
Hopefully we can learn from this tragedy
so the same mistakes aren't made next year.
Runners at the West Aurora Stampede, a West
Aurora High School cross country meet, fell
ill due to unusually hot weather conditions.
The event was held at Wabaunsee commu-
nity college at their sugar grove campus, and
their was approximately 2,000 runners from28 different schools competing at the event.
The majority of injuries had to do with de-
hydration, or other heat related issues. An
onlooker described how at one ve minute
stretch, an onlooker would literally collapse
every thirty seconds. Fourteen ambulanc-
es were called to the eld to deal with the
amount of injuries, eventually getting to the
point emergency crews canceled the last race.
A spokesman for West Aurora High School
said they will review how to better handle
these racing situations. Hopefully the poor
judgement West Aurora ofcials displayed
will be corrected so that six kids will not end
up in a hospital again from a running event.
Planned Parenthood
College Football
Player Slayed on
Campus
West Aurora Cross
Country Disaster
Police Arrest
Cambodian Cow
from page 1
By Kevin EversoleStaff Writer
By Jeromy Sonne
Staff WriterBy McKay Violetto
Staff Writer
By Alyssa Shaff
Staff Writer
By Marcus Jackson
Staff Writer
By Mark PfotenhauerStaff Writer
Around the World in Thirteen Years
Chicago Marathon Heat
Dog Blames CatMan completes 13 year trek around the world
Man dies and others are hospitalized during race
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dedicated to raising funds and awareness
for the Ugandan people. Across the United
States, thousands of people are participat-
ing in events for ICU. The Bracelet Cam-
paign, for example, is raising money for a
scholarship fund that is allowing over 600
children to go to school when they couldnt
before for nancial reasons. Another new
program is called DisplaceMe. Like the
displaced Ugandan people that the govern-
ment forced to abandon their homes and live
in ill-prepared camps, DisplaceMe gives
Americans the chance to experience just a
little of what the Ugandans do daily. It is
a student-run event that includes activities
such as building your cardboard home tolive in, writing a letter to a political leader
to urge his or her involvement in the move-
ment to help these Invisible Children, and
observing twenty-one minutes of silence
to commemorate the twenty-one years of
war that has plagued Uganda. Perhaps the
most well-known event is the Night Com-
mute, which is an overnight walk much like
that of the Ugandans. Its focus is to raise
awareness both of the plight of the people
and of ICU and ways a person can help.
Aurora Centrals Peer Council is now part
of ICU, and the group is participating in
several events ICU urges. Later in the
year, partnered with IMSA, the students
of Aurora Central Catholic can participate
in the Night Commute. But even soonerthan that, on December 7th, Aurora Cen-
tral is holding its own DisplaceMe, from
three to eight P.M. All students are invited
to attend. It is the Peer Councils hope that
much of the school community will attend.
The movie was only the beginning. Theres
so much that you can do. Be active, be a par-
ticipant. Whether you want to join the cause
to make a difference, to do something for a
cause, to join a growing nationwide move-
ment, youll accomplish all three. Take the
opportunity and help the children in Uganda.
Faces of Uganda
from page 1
Tensions were high going into this years
annual Powderpuff football game, when
the Juniors face off against the Seniors.
Tegan Rogers, a senior, was clearly unhappy
with the outcome of the Powderpuff foot-
ball game. Seniors shouldve won. [The]
refs were bogus. Go Seniors! Most, if not
all, of the seniors would agree. Although
both teams brought their A game, the
Seniors were unable to pull off a victory.
At halftime, the Juniors were up 2-0, after
they scored on a safety early in the game.
The stadium was relatively quiet for the
remainder of the game, except for a few
people who could be heard scofng at the
referees. Its been a tradition for many
years that the Seniors win Powderpuff,
said senior Liz Kottkamp. I only wanted
a fair opportunity. And it was obvious
that the game was anything but fair. One
senior, who wished to remain anonymous,
said, Its not really the Juniors fault. But
they didnt win the game legitimately.
As the third quarter got underway, the
Juniors received the ball on the kickoff.
They began to march down the eld on theexhausted Senior defense. With the ball
around mideld, the Juniors ran a risky
play, which ended up being intercepted.
With the Junior offense resembling the
Packers offense of the second half, it ap-
peared the Senior offense was going to
take command of the game. The Senior
defense took the ball down to their own
15 yard line on the interception. Even with
this great opportunity, the offense couldnt
nd a way to put the ball in the endzone. The
struggling offense had their best opportuni-
ty to score here with the ball at their own 30
yard line. A few dropped passes led to the
Seniors turning the ball over on downs again.
With the start of the fourth quarter, theJuniors had the ball again, and began to
march down the eld. The Senior defense,
although exhausted, still fought to get the
ball back for the offense. With a little under
four minutes left in the game, the Seniors
took control of the ball. A few bad calls by
the referees put the Senior offense in a huge
hole that they couldnt get themselves out of.
Again, the offense turned the ball over with
an interception. The Seniors wouldnt again
gain control of the ball until the waning
moments of the fourth quarter. With the
Senior offense desperate to nd an answer
to the Junior defense, the Seniors used a
secret weapon Mark Adams. With time
running out, the Senior offense drew up a
play designed by Adams. As the Junior de-fense blitzed the pass, the attempt fell short.
The game ended with a 2-0 Junior victory.
The Seniors did have plenty of opportu-
nities throughout the game, especially
in the fourth quarter. But all cannot be
blamed on the Seniors. Some outra-
geous calls by the referees made it dif-
cult for the Senior offense to gain any
momentum. Were the referees to blame?
Photo by Kelli Schmidt
Senior Liz Kottkamp smiles after the game, despite the Senior s 2-0 loss.
Referees to Blame
for Seniors loss?By Kelli Schmidt
Staff Writer
This year the Drama Club is starting off by
performing One Acts from various mu-
sicals. The students chose what acts they
would like to be a part of, and then were
cast to the roles that t them. Last year the
club did One Acts that consisted of the
students writing their own acts and then
casting the students they thought would
do best in their show. The One Acts were
a big hit including a cartoon convention,
a story about ordering fast food, going to
war, and remembering funny stories from
a yearbook. The Spring Musical last year,
The Wizard of Oz, was a great success
with two gifted casts. This year the Dra-
ma Club isnt sure what the show will be,
but invite everyone to come and try out!
Not only will the Drama Club be do-
ing their annual shows, but they will also be
trying to get more student involvement in
drama-related activities. They plan to host
a Film Festival in which they will invite
area schools to join in the fun. Also, movie
nights, short productions, student based
productions, and acting workshops will be
offered. The acting workshops will con-
sist of people with theatrical backgrounds
coming from Chicago to school and help-
ing with stage crew management and act-
ing programs. Many other things like
eld trips will be organized at later dates,
Drama Club - Fall
PreviewBy Stephanie Schuetz
Staff Writer
and the Drama Club is always looking
for input from students. The Drama Club
meets every other Friday at 3:30, and Dra-
ma Director Ms. Hogan invites all of you
to explore what Drama Club is all about!
Various pictures from last years shows.
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SPARCS, which stands for Students Pro-
claiming and Actively Reinforcing Christs
Service, is a largely student-based club.
Organized by Mrs. Biebel, who also moder-
ates Kairos, SPARCS members meet almost
every other Wednesday to plan Fortress, a
group of students who come together to lis-
ten to speakers, play games, and simply hang
out with friends. Many, if not all, theology
teachers offer extra credit points for attend-
ing Fortress meetings. SPARCS members
live in accordance with the Bible, and be-
come closer as friends through the various
meetings. SPARCS is a great opportunity tomake friends, to become a leader, and to do
something worthwhile that benets others.
Chess Preview
By Mark BrouchStaff Writer
Even though some of the activities of Home-coming were cancelled, the dress days were
still enjoyed. On Monday, the majority of the
school participated in Clash Day wearing
crazy colors and looking as
though they got dressed in
the dark! Tuesday was Sports
Day, and jerseys seemed
to be the fashion trend. On
Wednesday, Dress-Up Day,
most everyone looked very
nice at all-school Mass. On
Thursday, there were twins,
triplets, and quadruplets
all over school! And on
Friday, Spirit Day, all the
Chargers showed their true
spirit for ACC by wearing
blue and gold. These dress
days helped everyone get
into the spirit of Homecoming, and
everyone really enjoyed not hav-
ing to wear the school uniform!
Aurora Central Catholics chess team
opened their season on October
13 at the Charger Challenge
Chess Tournament, hosted at
ACC. Thirty teams from twenty-
ve schools representing eight of
the states fteen conferences at-
tended- roughly 300 people in all.
The tournament started early in
the morning kicking off with
several events. Players could
face off against internationally-
ranked Master Albert Chow in
a 42-man simul. Other playersattended a chess clinic on the
stage and learned new moves,
strategies, and techniques. Ad-
ditional events included a speed
chess tournament run by Allen
McWilliams and a Shogi tourna-
ment (Japanese chess) run by Jun
Nakano, president of the Mid-
west Shogi Association. George
Marino (many remember him as
Mr. Marino, Geometry teacher)
hosted a 3D chess demonstra-
tion. The Illinois Chess Coach-
es Association website, www.
chesscoach.org wrote, With all
the activities and large number of
participants, the morning sessionresembled a three-ring circus.
Considering that the team was missing
two of their top players (Dusty Lawless
who was beating Marmion at a football
game and Tyler Kennell who had become
ill), the team did decidedly well at the
Charger Challenge. Tournament format
consisted of ve-man teams competing.
ACC featured Mark Brouch on board 1,Phil Karaat on board 2, Saleem Touny on
board 3, Catherine Pauls on board 4, and
Sean Allison on board 5. The Chargers beat
West Aurora High School and nished the
tournament 23rd out of 30 teams, ahead of
conference team Oswego High School and
only two places behind Marmion Academy.
This years team is fairly young, consisting
solely of Sophomores and Juniors on the
top eight boards. All players are playing a
board up from last year, due to last sea-
sons board 1, Megan Lawless, graduat-ing. Nevertheless, the team looks stronger
than ever this year. The top three boards,
Jr. Mark Brouch, Jr. Dusty Lawless, and
Jr. Phil Karaat, have now
been playing together for
three years and are look-
ing to make a statement at
the conference tournament
this year. Other strong re-
turning players include So.
Tyler Kennell (board 4), So.
Nick Pannell (board 5), Jr.
Jake niemiec (board 7), and
Jr. Catherine Pauls (board
8). Newcomer So. Saleem
Touny (board 6) has shown
considerable skill and is ex- pected to do well this year.
Last Thurday, the Chargers
travelled to Plaineld South
High School to play their
rst conference match of
the season. Plaineld South
proved to be very tough
competition, and ACC lost
46-3, despite many players
playing the best games they
had played since last season.
The loss has not discouraged
any of the team and they
hope to achieve the seasons
rst win this week against
Romeoville here at ACC.
The Chargers will go on to face IMSA,
Oswego, Glenbard South, Marmion
Academy, and newcomers to the confer-
ence Plaineld North. Additionally, the
Chargers will play at several more tourna-
ments this year, including the IHSA State
Chess Tournament in Peoria in February.
Junior Dusty Lawless meticulously envisions the perfect
move during the IHSA State Chess Tournament last year.
SPARCS - What Its
All AboutBy Sarah JarochaStaff Writer
The Dress Days of
HomecomingBy Alyssa Shaff
Staff Writer
Photos by Alyssa Shaff
ACC has had a foreign language club for
nearly a decade. Run by Mrs. Gonzalez, this
group has been known for its in-class cultral
activities and interesting excursions to local
ethnic restaurants. In recent years, however,membership and commitment have been
dwindlingtrips have had to be canceled
and the attendance to some meetings could
be counted on one hand. Last year was a a
particulary troubling one for the club, and
it might very well not be around today if
it were not for the efforts of a handful of
Juniors. This past May, Tori and Ethan
Romba, Alyssa Shaff, Carly Shroeder, and
Kara McNamara took it upon themselves to
bring the foreign language club back to life.
The ve students wanted the 07-08 school
year to be different for the FLC. Members
would have to be committed to the club,
rather than just join for an extra picture in
the yearbook. There would be a set pat-tern of meetings, activites, and trips, and
plans were made for T-shirts that could
be worn on their cultural outings. Things
would be so different, they decided, that
the group would need a new name. Af-
ter much debate, they settled on SLICK:
Student Learning International Cultural
Knowledge. It was hip, catchy, and re-
ective of the club's underlying purpose:
to grow in understanding of different cul-
tures and their many diverse pasttimes.
Students in Action-
SLICK
By Ethan Romba
Staff Writer
The new Foreign Language
Club
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Homecoming week is an exciting time atACC each year, because it gives us time to
remember our traditions and build memo-
ries with friends. Most importantly, it is
the time of year when the school spirit that
students have shines the brightest. This year
was no different. At the football game the
stands were full, everyone was glowing
at the dance, and we all showed our ACC
pride on spirit day at school. The difference
between this year and every other year was
as simple as this: about ve seniors.Five seniors, and all of a sudden the seniors
lose the opportunity to show pride in our
school for a good portion of the homecom-
ing week. Fair? Maybe not. Needed?Probably. I believe that the events that took
place on September 29 were clearly wrong,and quite despicable at that. However, I
believe that it is important that everyone
understands what really happenedthat night. The senior class did notunite in the acts of vandalism. The senior
class did not rally behind the students who
were doing wrong. In fact, the senior class
was showing their school spirit just as ev-
eryone had in the years past. It was not the
senior class. It was about ve seniors, and
despite what some may believe, it is not so
easy to stop others from an act that you are
unaware of. As a senior, I understand that
the administration did the best it could in
the resolution of the events, but I feel as if
the punishments were a bit unjust. This is because the ve seniors who defaced the
property had no school pride in the rst
place. They were not excited for homecom-
ing week, and canceling homecoming week
activities did not affect them in the slightest
bit. It honestly only hurt the peoplewho were innocent and eager toshow the pride that they had for our school,
because honestly its one of the last chances
well get as seniors. I know that the admin-
istration had to take some immediate ac-
tion, and I understand why they did it, but
its honestly unfortunate that ve seniors
had to deface the name of the entire class.
We cant change what happened anymore,
but I do hope that students who will cel-
ebrate homecoming in the future will takeinto serious consideration theconsequences that their ac-tions will bring.Nobody should havea homecoming week like that of this year.
Homecoming is a time for happiness, not
headaches, pride, not punishment, and for
me and many others this year, it was only the
latter. My hope is that we can move on from
what happened and have a chance to show
what we are really about as a class, which
is the traditional pride in our school that has
marked the senior classes at ACC for years.
Isnt it interesting how we are in 2007, and
more than 3 months away from the primary,
and already campaigning has begun for the
presidential position. We have candidates
having a MySpace, a Facebook, and their
speeches on YouTube. Why do the candi-
dates have such an interest in the younger
voting poll? Well studies show that the per-
Around this time of year there is only onething on your mind: Halloween. And there
is no better way to jump right into that spir-
it of Halloween than to go and see a scary
movie. Scary movies come out all year long
but they usually save the best scary movies
to premiere around Halloween. Maybe you
like scary movies, maybe not, but here are
the next ten upcoming scary movies and
the top ten scary movies of all time. Scary,
twisted, and deranged? I can guarantee it.
The next 10 upcoming Scary movies:
Saw 4 October 26, 2007
The Signal October 26, 2007
P2 November 09, 2007
The Mist November 21, 2007I Am Legend December 14, 2007
Sweeny Todd December 21, 2007
Alien vs. Predator
RequiemDecember 24, 2007
One Missed Call January 04, 2008
1-18-08 January 18, 2008
Untraceable January 25, 2008
Top 10 scary movies of all time (ranked by
MSN Movies):
1. Psycho (1960)
2. Repulsion (1965)
3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
4. Suspiria (1977)
5. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
6.The Texas Chainsaw Mas-
sacre(1974)
7. Dont Look Now (1973)
8. Halloween (1978)
9. The Exorcist (1973)
10. Eraser Head (1977)
Honorable mentions:
"The Shining" (1980);
"Jaws" (1975);
"The Silence of the Lambs" (1991);
"Dead Ringers" (1988);
"Seconds" (1966);
"Audition" (1999)
Editorial - The Aftermath of Homecoming Scary Movies
Race for the
Presidency
By Anna Scott
Content Editor
By Sarah Chandler
Pop Culture Editor
By Jessica Wesley
Staff Writer
It is nished. The nal Halo game,
Halo 3, has been released, ending the war
that has infested the homes of millions of
Americans. It is simply UN-BE-LIE-VA-
BLE! The story,
the ending, its
all just amazing.
The graphics have
also been im-
proved (however
slightly), and all
of the characters
are much more de-
tailed. New weap-
ons, such as the
Brute Spike Rie,
have been intro-
duced, as well as a couple new vehicles,
like the Mongoose. The campaign is
shorter than the previous game, but
I feel it makes up for it in other
ways. The multiplayer has
some cool extra features;
like Halo 2, you can play
as either a Spartan or
Elite, but you now have
the option of customiz-
ing your armor with pieces you can
earn by unlocking
various achieve-
ments. Another
new feature allows
you to save lms
of your multiplayer
matches, which you
can view for fun,or to review your
performance and see where you
went wrong. If you are a Halo
fan, GET THIS GAME. If not,
become one: you are miss-
ing out on the best thing
to happen since in-
door plumbing.
Game Time
By John WhitneyVideo Game Columnist
First look at Bungies Halo 3
The Covenant controls Earth, the all-consuming
Flood is unleashed and the fate of the galaxy
hangs in the balance. An ancient secret, buried
under the sands of Africa for untold millennia
may hold the key to our salvation or our doom.
Spartan-117, the Master Chief, a biologically
augmented super-soldier, must uncover that
secret and stop the forces that threaten us once
and for all. He is the last of his kind, a warrior
born for combat, bred for warand humanitys
last hope.-The back of the Halo 3 Box.
cent of 18-to-24-year-olds voting has gone
up in the last ve to ten years, varying 47 to
50 percent. I think that the youth of our na-tion are more interested in the 2008 election
because they want someone that will come
in and x all the wrong that President Bush
has done. They would like to see someone
who will come in and try to take troops out
of Iraq and try to help Iraq establish a solid
government and army. But the problem with
us trying to go out of Iraq is that we are in to
deep. President Bush made the decision that
we were going to go into Iraq on suspicion
that there are these so called weapons of
mass destruction, and than come out with
no responsibilities. Even though he knew
the Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds were in a sortof economic war of who is going to be the
dominate class per say. Many people are
now saying that they wish that we never
went into Iraq and never got involved with
the war there, but as they all know we cant
just pull out of Iraq and not have their to-
tal infrastructure crumble, and have a mass
genocide and have no more Iraq. There
are so many candidates that say they will
be able to x the problem in Iraq. I think
it will be another 5 to 10 years till we will
be able to come out of Iraq. The candidates
for this years election are Joe Biden, Hil-
lary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliami, MikeHuckabee, Chris Dodd, Duncan Hunter,
John Edwards, John McCain, Mike Gravel,
Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, Mitt Romney,
Barack Obama, Tom Tancredo, Bill Rich-
ardson, and Fred Thompson. The 2008
election is now in the hands of the United
States youth. Lets hope we as the youth
make the right decision and vote. Will you
be responsible for helping this country, or
just sit there and watch others do it for you?
If you havent heard about the ACC Forums,
youre missing out on a cool new experi-
ence just for Chargers. Whats that? you
say. The ACC Forums is an online bulletin
board made by students for students. Sim-
ply put, a bulletin board is a website used
to post messages for other users to see. To-
gether, these messages make up discussions,
which are listed in sections of the site called
forums. Think of it as a cross between
email and an instant messaging chat room.
The site was founded by Mark Brouch and
Ethan Romba just a few days before school
started last year. Together, they have trans-
formed the forums into a unique, feature-lled tool for ACC students to talk it up.
Their latest concern has been getting the
word out. So far, over 100 students have
joined and have written almost 2000 posts.
If you havent joined already, you should
really consider it. The more students who
participate, even making just one post ev-
ery couple of days, the more useful and
interesting this new tool can become.
Keep in mind that the forums are still devel-
oping, so to speak, and how they will be used
isnt set in stone. This means that you, the us-
ers, have a real ability to shape where this site
goes. No matter where the future leads, how-
ever, the ACC Forums will always remain a
fun-loving community exclusively for Char-gers. Dont wait: go to www.accforums.com
today and see what everyone is talking about!
ACC Forums
By Ethan Romba
Staff Writer
Discover the hottest new
student-created website!
Central Times
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Mark Brouch Managing Editor
& Layout
Anna Scott Content Editor
Lauren Lecco Local and World
News Editor
Kara McNamara School News
Editor
Sarah Chandler Pop Culture Editor
Alyssa Shaff Sports Editor
Shannon
McDowell
Business Manager
Ethan Romba Web Manager
Need Advice?Do you have questions that need
answering? Do you nd yourself
lost, dazed or confused? Let the
Central Times sort out your prob-
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Central Times - Charger Sports October, 20076
Charger Sports
As the volleyball season started off some-
what rough, the team had their rst con-
ferance win on October 10, 2007, against
Driscoll Catholic Highlanders. They took
Driscoll into three games and beat them 25-
23 in the third match. Captains of Aurora
Central Catholic, Sarah Chandler and Megan
Shambaugh, both had good things to say at
the end of the game. Sarah commented on
how well everyone played as a team, which
was something that we needed all along. I
asked Megan, "What do you think was dif-
ferent about the Driscoll game compared to
This year's girls' Tennis team made a great
effort in the season. Considering the con-
ference, the team put out some great com-
petition and worked their very hardest. This
year's team consisted of: Liz Schweitzer,
Sol Vargas, Lily Bautista, Adrienne Krpan,
Vannessa Corral, Jackie Dopp, Taylor Sainz,
and Cathy Bernhardt. While the team came
up with no wins, there were some individu-
al matches that were won against Wheaton
Academy and Lisle Academy. We caught up
with Coach Swanson to get her thoughts on
the season. We asked about her overall feel-
ing about the season and she replied sayingthat there were "high highs and low lows."
She enjoyed the Taste of ACC saying it was
the highlight of the season for her since it was
so much fun. Team statistics aside, Coach
thought that the best quality was "Resilience"
and the fact that we over came the adversity.
"The conference was tough, but the team was
resilient." coach stated proudly. Finally, we
asked if there was one statistic that would be
best changed, and she thought it was "overall
consistency and experience." Sounds like the
team is getting better and better, as Coach
Swanson continues to train a motivated team.
This season the Aurora Central Soccer Team
started off with a big win, 4-2, against El-
gin Academy, but then the team went onto
a four game loosing streak where they only
scored two goals and let in fteen. Next the
Chargers went on to win their only confer-
ence game, 4-2, against the Driscoll Catho-
lic Highlanders. Again the Chargers started
another loosing streak where they let in
seven goals and scoring zero. The soccer
team came back with a win against the Pla-
no Reapers, but soon after went into another
loosing battle with a combined score of 10-0.
Last weekend the cross country team com-
peted well at the Wheaton Invitational on the
29th of September, 2007. Both the women
and men won the meet at the Open level,
as well as the Varsity women. The open
women's team was lead by Meghan Kelly
and Bianca Guzaldo as they nished strong
They have run consistently and with im-
provement since the Charger Classic meet.
Varsity men took 2nd, and the team was led
by Max Gilbert and James Sobucki in close
Our Aurora Central Catholic Chargers
football team ended the season with a re-
cord of 2-7 (2-5 in conference). It was a
tough season for the Chargers but an im-
provement over last seasons 1-8 nish.
The Chargers ended a ve year losing streak
in the 27-21 triumph over Marmion. They
were going into halftime with a 14-3 lead.
Marmion rallied in the third quarter and took
over to make it a 21-14 game. On the ensu-
ing kickoff, Marmion attempted a squib kick
to Kyle Edwards. Edwards read the block-
ing scheme and broke it free for an 80 yard
Aurora Central Catholic wasnt supposed
to beat Marmion Academy. Aurora Central
wasnt supposed to be able to move the ball
against Marmions stellar defense. Aurora
Central wasnt supposed to run the ball
against Marmions stout defensive line ei-
ther. They also werent supposed to have
any defensive three-and-outs, any spe-
cial teams touchdowns, or a ground game
that would consume clock. AppalachianState wasnt supposed to beat Michigan
either; and the Red Sox werent supposed
to come back from a 3-0 game decit to
beat the Yankees in the 2004 playoffs.
On Saturday October 13, 2007, the Aurora
Central Catholic Chargers pulled off the
biggest win for the program in the last half
decade. Going in to the game, Marmion
Academy had a record of 4-3 overall. This
record, combined with the fact that Mar-
mion had 40-plus varsity members, versus
Centrals 27 varsity members, gave Marmi-
on hope of an easy win over their Suburban
Catholic Conference rival. This condence
quickly switched from Marmion to Central,
however. While Centrals rst drive ended
in a turnover, ACC did hold Marmion to a
30-yard eld goal by Alex Picini. After that
eld goal, Marmion would not score again in
the rst half. Aurora Central put up 14 un-
answered points on the arm and legs of Mike
Adams, and on the hands of Kyle Edwards.
Between Adams running for rst downs, and
wide receiver screens to Kyle Edwards, the
Chargers went on a 17-play, 80-yard drive.
Blocking by the line up front, especially be-
hind senior center/captain Billy Balderas,
led to Marmion sending more pressure to
stop the ground game. This opened up the
screen game for Kyle Edwards, who took
screens and consistently ran behind his fel-
low receivers Matt Wagner and Mark Brau-
weiler for gains of over 10 yards. Kyle had
not nished doing his damage, however.
The next ACC drive resulted in a fourth
down, 14-yard passing play from Mike
Adams to Kyle Edwards for a touchdown.
In addition to scoring twice in the rst half,
Edwards also kicked the extra points. Cen-
tral would go into the half leading 14-3.
Coming out in the second half, the fact that
ACC had eight players that play both ways
seemed to be wearing on the Chargers. ACC
quickly gave up 18 unanswered points to
start the second half. It was Edward to the
rescue again, however. Picking up a squib
kick at his own 20-yard line, Edwards re-
turned the ball 80 yards for the touchdown
behind key blocks from Billy Balderas and
special teamer Tom Barkei. I was just try-ing to get some positive yardage and hope
for the best, Edwards said of his kick re-
turn. Everyone was ecstatic; it was a huge
momentum boost. Tied at 21, Aurora
Central didnt abandon their game plan:
run the ball. They continued to use Mike
Adams as a running threat, which eventu-
ally resulted in a 1-yard touchdown sneak
by Mike Adams that gave Central their nal
points for the game. With the score read-
ing 27-21, Central went into their prevent
defense and didnt allow Marmion to score
again. With the lead and the ball with only
a minute left, Central never looked back.
Their upset was the biggest win in the last
half decade, and likely wont be forgot-
ten by anyone especially Kyle Edwards.
ACC Stuns Marmionon Back of St.
EdwardsBy Cisco Juarez
Secret Sports Correspondent
touchdown return. He then made the extra
point kick to make it a 21-21 game. The
Chargers were able to bring the Marmion of-fense to halt for the rst time in the second
half forcing a punt. The Chargers marched 55
yards down the eld, nishing the drive with
a 1 yard touchdown run by Mike Adams.
They rose to a 27-21 lead with 2:40 left on
the clock. With only four plays, the Charger
defense forced a turnover on downs, where it
became a matter of running time off the clock.
It was Coach Currys 100th win with ACC.
The Chargers also overcame St. Ed-
wards 52-36 in the rst week of confer-
ence play. The Chargers have room for
improvement and are looking to build off
of this year going into the next season.
Photo by The Beacon News
Football Highlights
By Andrew ScottSports Correspondent
The boys played hard the whole time, but
they just seemed to lack the defensive disci-
pline to keep themselves in the game, saysCoach Cournaya. It came down to a lack of
experience, but I really saw improvements in
the team and individuals as the season went
on. Coach Cournaya says his favorite part
of the season has been working with the guys
and seeing them trying to get better every
day. He was glad to see them showing hard
work and never giving up. The boys came
to practice showing him that they wanted
to improve their skills. The ACC boys
soccer team overall record is 3-9, and their
conference record 1-5. Great effort boys!
Soccer Wrap-upBy Stephanie Schuetz
Sports Correspondent
Cross Country
UpdatesBy Marcus Jackson
Sports Correspondent
VolleyballBy Courtney Hoffman
Sports Correspondent
other games that we have played in the past?"
She told me that, "You could tell way before
the game even started that we were pumped
to play, and then from there on the intensity
amongst the team got greater. The Lady
Chargers participated in their last tourna-
ment of the season at Sandwich High School.
I spoke to a couple players on the team and
they all had high expectations for the tour-
nament and the rest of the season as well.
On Monday, October 15, 2007, the Chargers
played their all time rivals, Rosary, for the
last time of the season. Even though the sea-
son is almost at an end, there are more than
enough opportunities to make this season a
memorable one. Come cheer the girls on!
Tennis SummaryBy Vannessa CorralSports Correspondent
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proximity to Aurora Christian, who took 3rd.
Based on the current effort and the assessment
of previous meets, such as the Charger Classic
and the Wheaton Invitational, the team pro-
gresses slowly and steadily. There has been
unfortunate illnesses and injury. However,
the rst of October was the half way mark of
the season, which entails room for improve-
ment athletically and physiologically, as well
as mentally. In the process of heading to the
State Series, the Chargers will continue on
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 at a home meet
as they compete against Marian Central.