dents to work with them. You could have a new teacher next year instead of Mr. Williams or Mr. Girard, like in previous years. One of the senior teachers next year will be Mr. Rose, who currently teaches A.P. English Literature for juniors. He will be teaching Sci-ence Fiction and Science Practice for his senior course. His students will be reading fiction and essays in science and philosophy that look at biotech developments like transhumanism, ge-netic engineering, human cloning, and other

only the varsity team but the other teams as well. We are already starting to see some suc-cess in the offseason training just in the last few months since he’s been appointed.” Players are currently hard at work in the offseason as the next season is just around the corner in just over a few months. Players, stu-dents, and parents across all levels are excited to see what the Moeller soccer program holds for the future.

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English Department Chairman Geoffrey Girard decides to make changes to the senior English course next year. He’s doing this to give Moeller’s seniors more choice in their schedules. They will now have many different courses offered to them from different teachers. Mr. Girard says he is eliminating the cur-rent CP1 and CP2 senior English classes to of-fer eight or nine electives for students to choose from. According to his plan, seniors will take two semester courses for their senior year with the ability to choose two electives. According to Girard, new electives include Popular/Modern Fiction, Creative Writing, Popular Song & Lyrical Poetry, and Film Liter-acy. There will be seven different teachers from the English department teaching these new courses. Girard said, “I thought it would be a clever way to combat senioritis. Instead of just being stuck in an English class, you can choose two classes you’re more interested in.” Mr. Girard also says that these new classes will still be geared towards college prep. This will allow students to take a new subject while preparing themselves for the demands of col-lege, he explained. These teachers are going to have very specific subjects which allow stu-

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DESIGNING Senior Ben Treinen won a contest where participants are to design cars on paper that are possible to be manufactured while consisting of new and creative features.

LEADINGTed Weber was elected as next year’s school captain, with vice captains Chris Berger and Tyler Quehl alongside him.

PREVENTINGJuniors Chandler Williams, Nick Howell, Matt Bugada, and Auggie Huber launched a fundraiser called the Depression Prevention Project. The project consisted of soccer tournament, where teams signed up to play and donated $50 each. All of the money was donated to the American Founda-tion for Suicide Prevention.

CALCULATNGNext year’s seniors who have completed pre-calculus will automatically be placed into AP Calculus. The course is divided into AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC, and because colleges have chosen to do this as well, Moeller is attempting to prepare the students even more for the college atmoshphere. AP Calculus AB (the easier one) will be for students from Mr. Kuhlman’s CP1 Pre-Calculus class this year and AP Calculus BC will be for students from Mr. Braun’s Honors Analysis this year.

CROSingCrisis Releif Overseas (CROS) is an organization that operates in the Middle East, improving the lives of children and families that are affected by armed conflict. Their last fundraising event took place on December 4, 2015, at Moeller, and the next one will be here in June.

EVOLVINGThe Crusader newspaper will be evolving into new forms next year as a part of Mr. Justin Claypool’s new Journalism and Media Stud-ies course.

MARSHALLINGMoeller High School welcomes Mr. Marshall Hyzdu as its second President. He will join Mr. Blane Collison and Mr. Carl Kremer in marshalling the Big Moe troops.

FOOTBALL DEBATEShould tackling beallowed in football

practices? | 2

STUDENT Q&ASee what Daniel Kopcha

‘16 has to say | 3

MOVING OUTSee where the Class of

2016 is headed | 4

interesting scientific innovations. Mr. Rose believes that the English depart-ment is offering many different classes that seniors will find interest in. “I think most seniors will find one or two courses that per-sonally interest them, and personal interest is always beneficial to learning, “he said. He also believes that with these elective classes teach-ers can still prepare students for the demands of college.

By Drew HornBack ‘17Crusader Sports Editor

After a successful season, Randy Hurley re-signed as Moeller’s varsity soccer head coach. Athletic Director Mike Asbeck has appointed Mike Welker to take Hurley’s position. Welker, the former head coach of the JVB/freshman soccer team, has hired a new staff for all levels of Moeller soccer. Dan Welling and Matt Hoffman will be working alongside Welk-er as assistant coaches of the varsity squad. Coaches for the rest of the teams are yet to be named. “This past season was great,” says Welker. “The team made it to the Elite Eight, but I want that to be the norm for our varsity squad. I want to win state. That needs to be our goal. Every time we bring it in, we chant ‘State.’ Not ‘Team’ or anything like that; we need to keep our goal at the front of our mind and actually work at it.” Seniors involved are excited to see what Welker has to bring. Matt Bugada ’17 says that he is encouraging leaderhsip and pride amongst all players. “He’s a coach with a great attitude which will lead to seniors with great attitudes which will lead to great results. It’s all connected.” Ethan Clarke ’17 says, “He’s totally cleaned

out the house and given the program a new look, staff, a clean slate, a fresh start. That’s

what we needed. If he keeps it up, I can defi-nitely see him leading the Moeller soccer to-ward the state championship not only this year, but for the next ten years or however long he’s here.” New uniforms and equipment have been ordered, and there will continue to be more changes within the program. “We need to not only play like varsity ma-terial, but we need to look like it as well,” says Welker. “I’m investing in these boys, literally. And what I want in return is to take the skill I know they have and put it to the use that I know they can: state.” Nick Howell ’17 concludes, “He is and will continue to be a very good influence on not

Senior English courses heading in new direction Mr. Geoff Girard spices up classes for Moeller’s eldest students

Moeller names new varsity soccer coach Mike Welker takes helm of Sauce Squad

By cHanDler williams ‘17Crusader Managing Editor

Coach Mike Welker

“He’s a coach with a greatattitude which will lead to

seniors with great attitudes which lead to great results.

It’s all connected.”- Matt Bugada ‘17

Page 2 OPINION May 2016

Published quarterly, the student newspaper of Archbishop Moeller High School is a public forum, with its student editorial board mak-ing all decisions concerning its contents. Unsigned editorials express the views of the majority of the editorial board. Letters to the editor are welcomed and will be published as space allows. Letters must be signed, although the staff may withhold the name on request. The Crusader reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and all letters are subject to laws governing obscenity, libel, privacy, and disruption of the school process, as are all contents of the paper.Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of The Crusader staff or its faculty adviser, nor should any opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as the opinion or policy of the administration of Archbishop Moeller High School.

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Thomas Gray Editor-in-Chief

Chandler Williams Managing Editor

Tony Shirk Op/Ed Editor

Drew HornbackSports Editor

Isaiah ReavesArts & Culture Editor

Alex Coburn Features Editor

Brady HenleinArt & Photography Editor

Mr. Michael RoseFaculty Advisor

Making The GradeMOE-PINIONS

By alex CoBurn ‘17 By drew hornBaCk ‘17Let the boys tackle No tackling in practice

The recent Ivy League policy of banning full con-tact tackling in football practice has received mixed reviews. The movement’s goal is to reduce chronic traumat-ic encephalopathy (CTE) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) due to repeated concussive blows obtained in practice; unfortunately research shows it could end up causing more concussions and injuries. Being a football player for the past decade, I have learned that tackling is all about technique. When players tackle correctly and keep their head out of the play, there is less of a concussive blow. However learning this technique takes practice, and last year our very own Crusader football team practiced tackling for at least 10-15 minutes every day. By doing this we were prepared to tackle in games and the proper form was second nature to us. If full contact was banned then we would probably use bad form in games.

According to the New York Times article about the issue “In the N.F.L…concussions during practices in the preseason and regular season have declined since 2012, the year after limits on the number of full-con-tact practices were put in place. (Concussions overall rose last year, however.)” The overall rise in concussions last year could be due to the lack of full-go practice in tackling form and players going for “kill shots” or attempting to lay an excessively forceful hit on another player. Midwest Rush Orthopedics, a major sports medi-cine practice in Chicago responsible for the Bulls and White Sox, recommends practicing proper form and doing a number of strength exercises for the neck muscles, along with stressing proper technique. I believe that the solution to the TBI and CTE prob-lems facing the game of football could be proper tackling form and education on what could happen if they go for “kill shots” or use improper form to tackle. Most college and NFL players are just trying to make the highlight reel and go for the big hits with-out thinking about the ramifications of “leading with their head”, while a squared up head-back approach would still allow them to generate power for the tackle, without exposing their head to the same blow. I don’t think that the problems associated with CTE correlate with tackling in practice. The real problem arises when big hits in games come along. In my ex-perience as a football player, the big hits come in the games, not in practice. These big blows we see on Sundays in the NFL are what need to be stopped, not tackling in practice.

Ivy League football coaches have decided to elimi-nate all full-contact hitting in practices for the up-coming regular season. This is an aggressive measure to combat growing concerns about brain trauma and other injuries. I believe that the Ivy League is right to do this and more schools should follow suit to ban tackling in football practice. All eight Ivy League coaches unanimously ap-proved the measure in March. The Ivy League al-ready has existing limits on the amount of full contact in practice in the spring and preseason. This means the Ivy League believes that limiting full-contact is not enough. By eliminating all-contact the league can decrease the number of injuries in a season and keep players healthier. Research has shown that limiting the amount of full-contact practices can reduce the number of con-cussions. This new Ivy League rule was inspired by coach Buddy Teevens at Dartmouth. Teevens started eliminating full-contact practices in 2010, to reduce injuries and concussions, which were keeping play-ers out of games and wore them down over the course of the season. In the past three seasons, Dartmouth has finished third, second, and tied for first in their conference. Other teams have started to pay attention to Teeven’s methods, since Dartmouth tied for first in their con-ference in 2015. Through Dartmouth, the league has a proven example of why every team in the confer-ence should do this. I feel that Dartmouth is one of the reasons the Ivy League decided to start this mea-sure for all its’ teams. From Pop Warner to the NFL, teams have restrict-ed the amount of contact in practice, where many concussions and other injuries occur. Practice Like Pros is a group led by Terry O’Neil that promotes less contact in practices. O’Neil says that while only 3 percent of concussions sustained in the NFL occur on the practice field, while in high school the rate is 60 to 75 percent. This means that more measures need to be taken to help the issue. One measure to help high schools concussions could be to limit or eliminate full-con-tact practices to reduce the number of concussions on the practice field. It may take time for other college conferences and leagues to follow the Ivy League’s measure. Despite these concerns, I believe that eliminating tackling in practice is the right thing to do. I also be-lieve more college football teams should do this since their players already know how to tackle and this will keep the players fresh for the games. In the past year, the number of concussions has gone up again and by reducing tackling in practice, I think we will see a decline in the number of concussions. We need to educate more people on the impact of concussions and their detriment to players after they’re done playing. By limiting the amount of tackling in practice we can help them play longer and possibly never have a concussion because of measures like this one to help athletes from hitting each other in practice.

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The overall rise in concussions last year could be due to the lack of full-

go practice in tackling form and play-ers going for “kill shots” or attempt-ing to lay an excessively forceful hit

Graduation Yes, seniors, it’s almost

over. Bittersweet emotion as the ride

comes to a close.

Senioritis With less than a month left

in their Moeller careers, seniors struggle to stave

off the dreaded illness

The HeatThe lack of air

conditioning is slowly setting in as students try

not to fry in the heat.

Exemption from ExamsWhat a nice way to

close out the year and showcase the

success of students.

School SpiritThe Crusader

Cavalry has school spirit at a whole new level, from

lacrosse to tennis

TONY’S DECLASSIFIEDSURVIVAL GUIDE

High school survival expert Tony Shirk 16’ has a few tips for all his fellow Crusaders.

The winds are howling in and they’re bring-ing hot air along with the summer sun. That’s right boys; grab your water guns, nerf guns, board shorts, tank tops, sunglasses, sandals, beach towels, footballs, and forget your sun block as you walk out of school into a cool pool. If you don’t like the weather, I bet you’d still like summer because of two keys words that sound super sweet when put together. No school. Schools out and it’s time to kick back and enjoy life without worrying about those AP stats assignments. Thank the Lord for sum-mer break! However, the thought hasn’t even occurred to you that summer can be dangerous.

There’s old men in nothing but short-shorts mowing their lawns wherever you go, the pools will be overcrowded with four-foot ma-niacs that can’t observe the rules, your parents will constantly badger you to get a job, and worst of all you’ll forget your sunblock! Sum-mer break is truly a merciless world, you’ll not escape without a few cuts, bruises, and maybe some broken bones. So here’s my advice on how to survive the summer:

You don’t… summer survives you.

Yes sir, that’s the truth. You don’t survive summer, you live it up! It’s impossible to avoid the physical dangers of summer, so you might as well have a lot of fun getting grass burns playing backyard baseball. Summer break is a rite of passage. After the first one, you’ll never be the same. Always clamoring and fidgeting as you watch the minutes pass by while the teacher battles for your attention. Summer break is impossible to survive unscathed, so live it up! Unless you sit inside and watch Net-flix everyday… then you’ll be a coach potato.

That is all for this expert survivalist. Stay sharp and stay alive. #FTB #ForTheBoys

Submit your own survival topics via email at Shirk_a16@moeller.org.

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Teenagers across the United States are becoming addicted to using their cell phones, and social media may be to blame. According to the Pew Research Center, 92 percent of teens access their phones daily. Almost a fourth have admitted to going online al-most constantly.

This generation of teenagers is absorbed in its own digital world and the teens tend to lose focus on the world around them.

The Pew Research Center found that boys tend to use video games more than girls while girls use visual-oriented social media more than boys.

So what does this all mean? What’s the big deal if we’re all on our phone? After all, isn’t this new technology “handy”?

Well, the big deal is that we lose social skills, we are exposed to an unfiltered digital world, and we form superficial relationships based on an “I’ll fol-

low you, if you follow me back” code. Do we even know half the people that “friend” us on Facebook?

Some might argue that our social lives increase when we use our phones and the internet because we can contact everyone we know with a tap of the button. However, they do the opposite: they pull us away from the real world around us.

It’s okay to send a few texts, but I often see people more engaged with their phones than with their friends right next to them. Couples sit down at restaurants and immediately access their phones instead of engaging in conversation.

We have become an impatient American society that needs constant distractions to get us through the day. Why can’t we just interact and live in the

By Tony Shirk ‘16Crusader Op-Ed/Research Editor

Cell phone addiction opens world of new problemsDigital world disconnects students from reality

Robert Kindle ‘16 checks his phone while relaxing in the library

IntervIew by Andrew HornbAck ‘17 Crusader Sports Editor

Moe Student Q&A Daniel Kopcha ‘16

Daniel Kopcha ‘16 is perhaps one of the most well-known individuals of the 2016 graduating class. He is not famous for his stunning looks or his unparalleled athelte-cism, but for his gentlemanliness and his overwhelming bear hugs. Daniel plans to attend the Ohio State Univer-sity next fall and wants to double major in Sports Industry and Data Analytics while working with Ohio State bas-ketball coach Thad Matta.

Q: What is the funniest moment or time you have had at Moeller?A: It would have to be the Saint X video from my sopho-more year.

Q: Why do you like hugging other people?A: It just comes naturally.

Daniel Kopcha ‘16 is a true Crusader and a well-known gentleman

Q: If St. Xavier begged you and was willing to give you a full-ride, would you have gone there?A: St. X could pay me tuition to go there and I still wouldn’t go there because it’s not MOELLER HIGH and the broth-erhood associated.

Q: How do you celebrate victories after basketball games?A: I don’t because WIN makes me look forward to going back to work

Q: How would you rate your Moeller experience overall? Is there something that you’d like to do over again?A: How else would you rate home but a 10? No there is nothing I wish I’d have done differently.

Q: What would you say is the spirit here at Moeller high school? A: It can be really high thanks to guys like Logan (Nelson) or Kyle (Butz or Zimmerman). Hats off to them but some-times it can be a little dry and monotonous. What Kyle and Logan provide is somewhat of an excitement to their job and if they’re hyped for a game (i.e. any St. X game or GCL South game) it’s easier to get excited about it. But if it’s faked it’s harder to get excited

Q: Are you planning on sending your future children to Moeller?A: If I’m in town and can afford it or if I have a son. I’ll let him decide just like my awesome dad did to me. If he chooses St. X I’ll be disappointed, but I’ll support the other side while he’s there at least.

Q: If you were on an island and could only take three things with you, what would you take?A: I would bring water, wood, and a saw.

world around us? Because whenever somebody’s bored, the go-to is to grab his phone because it is easy and requires little effort.

However, all of this wouldn’t be so bad if the problem was only that we are glued to our screens. What disturbs me is what we are looking at when we access these grand databases at our fingertips.

The internet is unfiltered and even if a student’s parents block his phone, he still has plenty of ways to access the filth that our society generates. All he has to do is lean over his desk and look at his bud-dy’s phone.

I have a Twitter account, and every day I see ads that promote alcohol and sex, videos that display domestic violence, and plenty of unpleasant tweets. I am not suggesting we ban freedom of speech, I am saying that we need to separate ourselves from the digital world more if we want to hold on to our sense of morality.

Don’t think or believe that these things won’t af-fect your behavior. You often become the company you keep, even if it’s through the internet. And that brings me to my final point: our relationships with many people online are fake.

We call people that we’ve never met “friends”. Need I say more? Real friendships are built through love and adversity, not because they “like” that photo you put up on Facebook.

And finally, what happens to our real friends when we consider people we’ve never met as equals to them? True friendship is a valuable thing, and it is forged through suffering and sacrifice, but the reward for surviving the adversities of life is an un-breakable bond.

Our phones can open up the world to us, but they can also trap us and cut off our communication with the people that truly matter in our lives. Phones should be used responsibly. So maybe next time you get the urge to take out your phone around friends or family, set it to silent, and enjoy the moment.

Our phones can open up the world to us, but they can also trap us and cut off our communication with the peo-

ple that truly matter in our lives.

SENIOR DESTINATIONS May 2016Page 4

The following senior destinations were compiled by Guidance Department and are current as of May 3, 2016. Some seniors were not included because of this.

There is a dot on the map in the place of every university that a Moeller student from the class of 2015 will be attending next fall.

University of CincinnatiBaker, NolanBeckham, Trevor Beitman, AndrewBrown, Aidan Buehler, Jack Burns, JoeyCarroll, Reilly Chanin, Roger DeYoung, Luc Eiser, Joshua Elmore, Hunter Fazlani, Ali Fox, Jake Gehringer, Ryan Graham, JackGreiner, JP Hall, David Heffernan, Wyatt Henlein, BradyHericks, NathanielHeuker, NickHopkins, Daniel Johnston, SpencerKaiser, NathanKindle, RobertKnizner, HunterKuethe, CooperLuck, AndyLutts, BrandonMcLaughlin, KyleMechley, KyleMiller, SamNance, RyanOrkwis, JonathanQureshi, ZainRickert, JonnyRitter, LoganSalehpour, KaevonSchneider, DavidSchriml, HaydenSence, BenStang, ConnorStatzer, MattyStewart, DrakeWeisgerber, JacobWhitaker, Henry

University of Dayton Bajorek, GradyBalogh, Justin Butz, Kyle Graves, CooperGray, Thomas Holzer, Connor Montour, Andrew Renneker, KyleReutelshofer, BenRobinson, Patrick

Ohio State University Albright, JackBruggemann, JasonBuller, BradDenzy, DavidDowling, JohnathanFrohman, SamuelGilliland, WilliamHausmann, JacobHeister, NathanielHill, NashKopcha, DanielMcNamara, ConnorMaresco, AustinMartino, TJMustard, ChadNymberg, GregPainter, augieScales, JustinThompson, SamuleToelke, AlecWernery, David

Miami University Bayliff , NoahChuey, CharlesClark, DannyDewine, MatthewDimuzio, SeanHoelker, AlecPeloquin, JacobPilipovich, DavidPoch, DavidRawlings, MichaelRuehrwein, Colin

Ohio University Barbetta, JosephDavis, LiamFrey, LukeHolbert, AlexMeister, AdamPetri, JoshPhipps, JesseShirk, Tony

Xavier University Bracken, SamuelCashman, JustinHolbert, JaredJuszczyk, SamuelNordloh, JosephVannatta, ElliottWoehler, Mark

University of KentuckyCollins, CameronKurz, HarrisonRentfrow, Ian

UC Blue Ash/Clermont CollegeBarger, AndrewCurry, MichaelMeyer, ChristopherO’Dell, JonathanWaddell, Zachary

Austin Peay State UniversityMcCracken, SamuelBowling Green State UniversityArmour, NicholasHenke, AndrewCase-Western Reserve University Hansen, Samuel; Rabah, BrandonCentre CollegeAshmore, ColeCincinnati StateBarrow, LucasClemson UniversityBurandt, TylerCleveland State UniversityHensley, JosephCoastal Carolina UniversityJuelg, AndrewNewbanks, JohnCollege for Creative Studies (Detroit)Schaffer, NicholasTreinen, BenjaminColorado State University Krejsa, CharlesDenison UniversityAndrews, IsaacMullinger, PatrickStricker, BryceDePauw UniversityLaChapelle, NicholasRichey, JohnWallace, ConnorEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPorter, BradenHigh Point UniversityTatman, LukeHocking CollegeRupp, JacobIndiana UniversityLeonard, JacobSmith, RyanIowa State UniversityPolnow, AlexanderKansas State UniversityKlus, Jacob

Kent State University Girard, DouglasKettering University Gruenwald, MichaelLoyola University New OrleansRasch, JosephMarian UniversityPacker, BradleyWead, KennyMiami University, MiddletownMoore, JustinMichigan State UniversityCoghlin, MatthewMorehead State UniversityMeyer, JackMount Saint Joseph UniversityCorbett, ZacharyLevesque, NathanielMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMcBride, TreyNorthern Kentucky University Albers, DanielChachoff, KeithReaves, IsaiahYelmgren, JackNorthwood University Georgeton, NathanPrinceton University Raga, RichardRose-Hulman Institute of Technology Cusmano, EvanSaint Joseph’s UniversityO’Brien, MichaelSeton Hill University (Penn.)Farrell, ThomasTennessee State UniversityYett, DemtriusUniversity of Akron Armour, JoshuaGabel, AlecUniversity of Alabama Bayer, OwenSummerours, JaelenThe University of ArizonaBrenning, KevinHill, GriffinThe University of Alabama HuntsvilleArway, DavidUnited States Air Force Academy Nelson, LoganWard, JacobyUnited States Army Muenzer, MichaelUnited States Military Academy, West PointTull, BobbyUniversity of LouisvilleBennett, NicholasUniversity of New OrleansLin, CalebUniversity of Notre Dame Junker, CameronUniversity of Pennsylvania Bayliff, AlecUniversity of Pittsburgh MacVittie, ThomasUniversity of South Carolina Dicari, DomenicHensler, MaximilianPoch, ShaneQuehl, JackUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville Blumenfield, DevinUniversity of Toledo Holloway, EvanUniversity of WisconsinHodge, CooperWalsh University DeBruler, AlecGraves, AlecWest Virginia UniversityFangman, ErinLynch, AshtenWittenberg University Beck, JosephFasano, AaronLeBarge, AnthonyProbst, RyanSmith, Jack

SENIOR TOP TEN

CONNOR MCNAMARA

Connor has been involved at Moeller in a variety of ways such as being a member of the Admis-sions Team and Pastoral Ministry Executive Board. He has served as a Zaragoza House Captain and as the president of the National Honor Society. Additionally, he was a three year starter for the varsity volleyball team. Next year, Connor will be taking his talents to The Ohio State University to study International Politics and Foreign Policy.

JASON BRUGGEMANNJason has played on Moeller’s volleyball team for four years. He participated in the British Literature trip to England as well as the Rooted in the Vine service trip in down-town Cincinnati. He will attend The Ohio State University next year where he plans to study engineering.

SAM MILLER Sam played soccer freshman year, and volleyball his freshman and sophomore year. His favorite memories at Moeller were Kairos, the Rooted in the Vine retreat, and going to all of the games, especially senior year. Sam will either be attend-ing University of Cincinnati to study mathemat-ics or statistics.

THOMAS GRAY

Thomas was a member of the football team, as well as being involved in Teens Acting for Peace, the school paper, and tutoring. Next year, Thomas will be attending the University of Dayton, but he is unsure at this point what he will be studying.

ALEC BAYLIFFAt Moeller, Alec has dedicated much of his time to rugby, the U4U internship, Mr. Ward’s calculus homework, and Netflix. Alec will be attending the University of Pennsylvania to study engineering and business

BRAD BULLER

Brad has been involved in a wide range of activities throughout his high school career at Moeller. He has gone on the Rooted in the Vine Summer Service Trip, visited England, and has been a part of the Moeller volleyball program for four years. He will be furthering his education at The Ohio State University to study Mechanical Engineering.

JACK ALLBRIGHT

Jack has spent his time at Moeller involved in a variety of sports as well as in various leadership positions such as the Vice School Captain, NHS Vice-President, etc. Next year, Jack will be taking his academic abilities to The Ohio State University to study Chemi-cal Engineering.

BILLY GORCZYNSKI

Billy has been involved in the cross country, bowling, and track programs at Moeller and is a member of the National Honors Society as well as the Trinity Leadership Team. Next year, Billy will be attending the United States Air Force Academy and will be studying Aerospace Engineering.

SAM HANSEN

Sam has been a four-year member of the Moeller bas-ketball program. He also served as Pillar House Chap-lain this year. Sam will be attending Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, where he will be playing basketball and majoring in biology.

AUGIE PAINTER Augie has been on the bowling, academic, and chess teams for four years. He traveled to England for the “Moe Brit Lit Trip.” Having been a Boy Scout since first grade, he just completed his Eagle Service Project. Augie has a great love for all things WWII: tanks, ships, planes, and Grandpa. Hoping to one day design his own armored combat vehicle, he will be attending Notre Dame, Ohio State or UD majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

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Page 6 NEWS/OPINION May 2015

Moeller is known nationally for their award-winning athletic programs, but a number of highly talented artists have emerged from our halls with specialties in different areas, such as music and drama. While the theater department, under the direction of Mr. Hotze continues to thrive year after year with productions ranging from sophisticated musicals to Shakespearian comedies, and the music department, held down by Mr. Browning and Mr. Balbach, devel-ops the band and chorus, the art program, under the direction of Mr. Stanforth also thrives with equal suc-cess.

Students are offered courses in art history and also are given the space to share their talents with the school and the greater community. This sets the stage for limitless possibilities in the future for Moeller’s own gifted drawers, painters, photographers, and more. Some graduates and current students did more than one thing. For instance, 2013 graduate Evan Verilli did theater, as well as drawing. Moeller offers many ever-growing opportunities for this arena, which surprisingly, doesn’t get a lot of exposure.

By IsaIah Reaves ‘16Crusader Arts & Culture Editor

But as time moves forward, the program has achieved higher and higher levels of recognition not only within the walls of school, but throughout the local area. The steady flow of opportunity continues. Every year, students from our art program graduate with lucrative scholarship offers from some of the top art institutions in the nation. “The art program’s the main reason I’m here. The program’s really solid. It’s Moeller’s hidden gem,” says Max Adarve, a student in the art program. “I’m applying to 27 colleges,” Adarve went on to say, “but my top 3 choices are Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, SAIC in Chicago and Art Academy.” So far, he has been accepted into several colleges. Adarve isn’t the only person who has benefitted from the program. Other students are getting accept-ed based off of their exceptional talents in their craft. This, no doubt, helps to enhance the art program’s reputation as one that grooms excellence and encour-ages artistic growth. In an age when so many schools are cutting art programs due to financial restraints, it is so impor-tant to so many people that a place like Moeller exists where artists and students who want to try art and explore their creative sides. And what does the future hold? Mr. Stanforth and his students will continue to move forward with scholarships, and of course, there are more scholar-ships to come. As for the program itself, more growth is expected in years to come. The art program is sure to continue its great success. Mr. Stanforth has yet another group of artists looking to make a name for themselves in college.

By ChandleR WIllIams ‘17 Crusader Managing Editor

Art program continues to shine Mr. Stanforth leads a group of stellar young artists

Junior Chris Berger has been spreading awareness of suicide and depression through bracelets, in hopes of preventing suicide and supporting those with de-pression. “The recent suicides over the last year or so have made me realize that more needs to be done and I’m doing what I can. And I think others should do what they can too after coming to the realization that this is a problem that needs to be solved,” says Chris. These bracelets are being sold for $1 each here at Moeller and as well as at St. Xavier by a junior there, Jimmy Mangicaro. All profits go toward the Linder Center of Hope, the mental health treatment center on Western Row. When asked what inspired this idea, Jimmy said, “I don’t feel like enough is being done about this stuff. So to raise money, and therefore awareness, to support those involved in this problem, and to just say to those that think they are alone, here are these bracelets.” He continued, “And they mean something. It’s not just a bracelet per se. This is a situation where it’s the thought that matters the most. The effort that Chris and I are putting toward is simply manifested in the form of bracelets.”

Chris adds, “Yeah, like Jimmy said, this was some-thing he started. I just got involved because what he’s doing is really awesome. And I wanted to help get them out here at Moeller, not just St. X because the message is the same everywhere.” Chris has a message for those struggling and im-pacted by suicide and depression today: “Whether you lost someone from suicide or you yourself are conflicted by these thoughts and feelings, talk to someone. Don’t go through that fight alone.” Chris adds, “Talking with someone about how you’re feeling and what is going on in your mind is the best thing you can do. Trying to handle those feelings on your own will be so much harder than trying to manage them with the help of the people around.” Many students and adults and others agree with the motives and intentions behind this project. To support the cause, all you have to do is buy a bracelet. “I know it’s cliché and sounds really false, but in reality, every dollar counts.”

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scholarship offers from some of the top art institutions in the nation.

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The hope is that the bracelets will send a message.

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“I don’t feel like enough is being done about this stuff. So to raise money,

and therefore awareness, to support those involved in this problem, and

to just say to those that think they are alone, here are these bracelets.”

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hands for next season. Payton scored a team high 12 points in the final game against Wilmington. Starters Keegan McDowell and Riley Voss will also be returning next year. Golf: In what turned out to be the final season for Mr. Rick Bohne as the head coach, the golf team wasn’t able to make it to state as they did last season. However, senior UC commit Jake Fox performed extremely well, finishing second in the state after posting a score of 148 in 36 holes. Bowling: The bowling team made it to districts back in late February. The team was led by senior David Schneider, who rolled a 615 at districts. Schneider was also awarded All GCL Second Team. Junior Alex Kronenberger scored a 560 at districts to come in second on the team. Wrestling: Many wrestlers finished their careers at Moeller with a solid final campaign. Seniors Jacoby Ward, Jack Meyer, and Joe Hensley earned All-GCL First Team. Ward was named “Wrestler of the Year” in the GCL. At state, the team finished 15th out of 74 schools, while Jacoby Ward and Jack Meyer finished fifth and third at state, respec-tively.

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Moeller athletics: year in review

To the surprise of no one, Moeller’s athletic teams have strived for success yet again. Here are how some of the teams fared. Soccer: The Sauce Squad had its best season in team history, reaching the Elite Eight in what has ended up being Coach Randy Hurley’s final season as head coach. The team set the school record for most ties in a season, but got hot late in the season and was one goal away from defeating “Goliath” Mason and going to the Final Four. Seniors Trevor Beckham, Evan Cusmano, Jonathan Orkwis and Sam Frohman made All-GCL, while senior Mick Hamilton led the team with six goals on the season. Football: After playing one of the toughest sched-ules in the nation according to MaxPreps.com, the football team posted a 5-5 record, failing to reach the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. How-ever, the football team did beat St. Ignatius for the first time in school history, having previously been 0-6 against the Wildcats.

In addition, tight-end Jake Hausmann had a fan-tastic season with 50 catches for 718 yards and 11 touchdowns. Basketball: The crusade to Columbus fell just short, but the team was just a few bounces away from heading to the Elite Eight. After losing senior point guard Nate Georgeton to a knee injury, the team rallied to the Sweet 16 of the state tournament. Sophomore guard Isaiah “Sleepy” Payton shined in Georgeton’s absence, leaving the team in good

By Thomas Gray ‘16Crusader Editor-In-Chief

After this year’s season, Rick Bohné passes on the duties of head golf coach to Dan Dunlap ’98 who has been involved in the Moeller program for the past 17 years. Last year, the Moeller golf team won the state championship with Mr. Bohné leading the charge. For 38 years, Mr. Bohné has been coaching golf at the high school level spending 29 of those years here at Moeller.

People are wondering why the coach has decided to leave the game, now, after winning a state cham-pionship. According to coach Bohné, he had seen his retirement coming for a long time, and his “fiery passion” had slowly been slipping away. He decided that it was time to move on. “I coach because I like the interaction with young people, and I like watching them grow.” said Bohné. When he coached, it wasn’t about his own personal achievements, but about the success of the team. Mr. Bohné believes that coaching is about teaching the kids something that goes beyond the game. Bo Schembechler, one of his inspirations, taught about

By Tony Shirk ‘16Crusader Op-ed/Research Editor

A look back at the school’s teams as year winds to a close

the aspect of the “team,” he said, and that it’s never about one single individual. It’s about the whole.Bohné had taught his team that it’s not going to be “Bohné wins state championship” in the papers or any other individual, it’s going to be “Moeller.” Winning state had brought immense pride not just to him, but to Moeller as well. His great-est memory was watching as those young guys smiled after golfing under pressure for hours. Mr. Bohné says he coaches to see those players com-pete so hard and finally be relieved when it’s all over and they’ve won. Mr. Bohné never made the game about him because it’s really been about all about those young men overcoming obstacles, having fun, and learning about life along the way. Life and golf are both “spiritual journeys” to Bohné. “It’s you and the course and yourself” says Bohné. Golf requires a constant mental discipline. When Moeller won the state championship, those

Moeller golf coach retires with grace

young men handled all that pressure for more than two days in the heat. For Bohné, whose parents inspired him to always do the right thing and give everything you have, it was an easy choice to resign. Now that Dunlap is taking over, athletic director Mike Asbeck believes that the new head coach will “complement and build” on what coach Bohné did. Dunlap has both energy and vision that just might be enough to rein in another championship says Asbeck.

Rick Bohne decides to hang up the towel

Seniors playing college athletics

David ArwayLacrosse - University of Alabama Huntsville

Cole AshmoreFootball - Centre College

Nick BennettBaseball - University of Louisville

Hayden BianchiniBaseball - John Carroll University

Kyle ButzFootball - University of Dayton

Nick ByrnesBaseball - Ohio University

Matthew CoghlinFootball - Michigan State University

Evan CusmanoSoccer - Rose Hulman

Alec DebrulerBaseball - Walsh University

Tommy FarrellLacrosse - Seton Hill

Aaron FasanoBaseball - Wittenberg University

Jake FoxGolf - University of Cincinnati

Nate GeorgetonBasketball - Northwood University

Alec GravesBaseball - Walsh University

Sam HansenBasketball - Case Western University

Jake HausmannFootball - Ohio State University

Joe HensleyWrestling - Cleveland State University

Cooper HodgeSwimming - University of Wisconsin

AJ JuelgBaseball - Coastal Carolina University

Cameron JunkerBaseball - University of Notre Dame

Nick LaChapelleFootball - Depaul University

Tony LeBargeLacrosse - Wittenberg University

Thomas MacVittieFootball - University of Pittsburgh

Trey McBrideBasketball - Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Sam McCrackenBasketball - Austin Peay University

Jack MeyerFootball - Morehead State University

Patrick MullingerBaseball - Denison University

Logan NelsonLacrosse - U.S. Air Force Academy

Mike O’BrienGolf - Saint Joseph’s University

Bradley PackerFootball - Marian University

Jacob PeloquinSwimming - Miami University

Ryan ProbstBaseball - Wittenberg University

Brandon RabahFootball - Case Western Reserve University

Rick RagaFootball - Princeton University

Jack SmithSoccer - Wittenberg University

Ryan SmithFootball - Indiana University

Bryce StrickerTrack and Field - Denison University

Bobby TullRugby - U.S. Military Academy at West Point

Jacoby WardWrestling - U.S. Air Force Academy

Kenny WeadBasketball - Marian University

However, the football team did beat

St. Ignatious for the first time in school history, having previously been 0-6

against the Wildcats.

“I coach because I like the interaction with young people, and I like watching them grow.”

Moeller basketball with their Division 1 district title (the Enquirer)

Mr. Bohne with his 2015 state championship team (far right)

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By Andrew HornBAck ‘17Crusader Sports Editor

On Sunday May 29th, Matt Maher will be com-ing to perform at Moeller for a concert. Maher, a contemporary Christian musician, was nominated for three Grammy awards this year. He was also recently recognized artist of the year at the GMA Dove awards, which is a Christian music awards show.

Maher can be described as an evangelizer who makes inspirational music. He is a talented per-former who makes powerful music. The reason he was brought to Moeller was because history teach-er Todd Naumann, saw him perform and felt that he should try to get him to perform here.

Mr. Naumann likes him because he said he has

a message about the catholic faith and a message of hope as well. When Mr. Naumann heard him preform it blew him away and he said that his concert was the best he’s ever seen. Mr. Naumann

Another way to experience faithENTERTAINMENT

William Choi ‘17 Zain Qureshi ‘16 Ali Fazlani ‘16 Isaac Andrews ‘16 Tre Whittaker ‘17 Harrison Daniel ‘17 Daniel Chaves ‘19Who is your favorite

Presidential Candidate? Donald Trump Bernie Sanders Kanye West Bernie Sanders Ben Carson Me

Straight Outta Compton

Mad Max Little Boy A Boy in the World Straight Outta

Compton Anomalisa Star Wars

Batman or Superman? Superman Superman Batman Batman Batman Batman! Deadpool

Favorite ethnic food? Sesame Chicken Chicken Tikka Lettuce I Love Everything Chicken Sushi Burritos

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Chorus U.S Government Whatever I have for A1 or B1 Pre-Calc English M-Block Religion

Mick Hamilton ‘16

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Superman

Burritos

The English Department decides to mix things up by giving next year’s Seniors more

options.

Philosophy & Literature

Gothic & Horror Literature

Language and Composition

Contemporary Christian music performer coming to Moeller in May

Physics

NEW SENIOR ENGLISH CLASSES

This CP1 course will make you question your existence. This class focuses on almost every famous thinker and the development of ethi-cal, scientific, and metaphysical thought. Just think about it.

This AP class focuses on the study of rheto-ric and nonfiction texts. For those of you that don’t know, rhetoric is the art of effective and persuasive writing or speaking.

This CP1 course covers everything that goes bump in the night from the renaissance to present day. A true look at horror.

This CP1 course goes in depth into the Science fiction universe and how Science fiction has an impact on the real-world.

Science Fiction & Science Practice

Creative Writing

Contemporary Fiction

“This is a once in a lifetime op-portunity and this doesn’t happen very often to have someone of his

talent in an intimate setting.”- Mr. Naumann

described Maher as someone who is talented, energetic faith-filled, and inspirational.

Mr. Naumann wanted to do this concert to end the school year on a positive note. “This school year we had a lot of depressing things and through this con-cert we can celebrate the school year and our catholic faith,” said Naumann.

Mr. Naumann feels that all Moeller students should come and experience this concert. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and this doesn’t happen very often to have someone of his talent in an intimate setting,” says Naumann. He has also planned other events that will coincide with the concert.

Before the concert, mass will be offered at four o’clock in the gym, followed by free food and music by Matt Schneider ‘15 ,Anthony Muñoz former Ben-gal offensive lineman will be acting as the MC for the night as well as one other local celebrity that is to be announced.

Since Mr. Maher is such a well-known person in his industry, it is very unique that he is coming here. He will be the first Contemporary Christian music performer to come to Moeller. “He could play at a lot of places, and the fact that he is coming to an all- boys high school to share his faith is really special,” says Mr. Naumann.

MOE Culture Moeller Diversity

Epic Fantasy & MythThis CP1 course is about examining heroes and their grand adventures in literature. Bon-nie Tyler needs a hero and he has got to know about Greek mythology.

Contemporary PoetryThis CP1 course will explore modern poetry through popular music. Students will learn how these poems are made and why they’re culturally significant.

This CP1 course will allow you to explore and study the most popular novels of the 20th and 21st centuries. I mean, who wouldn’t want to read The Shinning.

This CP1 course is for students that seek a future in the craft of writing. This class takes a close look at the style, technique, and funda-mentals of writing.

The Revenant

Don’t really like any of them

Mr. Naumann snaps a selfie of himself after dominating during the three-point contest right before the senior-faculty basketball game.

Best movie of 2015?

Matt Maher rocks out with his guitar at Stranahan Theatre in Toledo.He’ll be coming to Moeller High School over Memorial day weekend.