The Marquette GazetteIssue I Vol. I Marquette Catholic High School October 19, 2017

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Gazette StaffMr. Jon Jones, Advisor

Peyton Kline, Editor-In-Chief

Department Editors Brandon Buhs, news

Taryn Fox, entertainmentMaya Hutchinson and Joe Voss,

featuresDaniel Jun and Evan Hendricks,

opinionsAaron Gregory, sports

IN THIS ISSUE...

Welcome to the first edition of the Marquette Gazette. Our goal is to inform and enter-tain the students of Marquette Cathoic High School. We got off to a slow start due to technolo-gy complications, but now, the community can expect an issue on a more regular basis. This will be a publication that focus-

es on students, faculty, staff, the Marquette community and the greater Riverbend community at large. We expect to be our own worst critics, but if you ever see something in the newspaper that needs a correction, please let a staff member know. We strive to display accurate depictions of the stories that we are covering.

Marquette is a school we know and love for its family environment. A good way the school has been able to keep enrollment flowing with intelli-gent freshmen every year is by the 8th grader day! Students in 8th grade from surrounding catho-lic schools come to Marquette for a day to witness life as an Explorer. The students split into groups and sit in classrooms and take in the expe-rience. If they’re lucky enough to be in Mr. Walters’s group, he usual-ly does amazing experiments that the 8th graders find fascinating. The amazing cafeteria chefs always serve up a great meal for the 8th graders that

they can’t resist. To really reel the kids

in on the future of becoming an Explor-er, we show them our BLUE CREW! Marquette has the greatest fan section in the area and anyone would be lucky to be apart of it. Marquette stu-dents get crazy and rowdy at the pep rally and let the 8th grad-

ers participate in all of the chants. The 8th graders play games that Stu-dent Council comes up with and they always seem cheer-ful and excited to be in on the action. As the tradition of 8th grade day continues,

Marquette will keep becoming a contender for many 8th graders trying to choose a high school.

8th Grade VisitBy Aaron Gregory

The Mississippi earThTones FesTivalBy Taryn Fox

The Mississippi Earth tones festival took place on Sep-tember 16 in downtown Alton. An entire block of Broadway was closed off as venders and organi-zations set up tents in the street. The entire festival was for peo-ple who cared about animals and the earth. On one end of the block there were tables set up from lo-cal animal protection agencies like The Sierra Club, the Nature Institute, The Treehouse Wildlife Center and The World Bird Sanctuary. The Treehouse Wildlife Center was founded with the

intent to rehab orphaned and injured animals. They brought a tiny eastern screech owl named Buddy to the festival. He will grow to be no bigger than an

iPhone 6 plus. Built upon similar ideas, the World Bird Sanctuary brought an owl and a bald eagle. Both were permanent-ly injured and can not survive on their own. One of the volunteers,

Linda, said “Its an honor to be a part of it. We are here for them.” The World Bird sanctuary has more than 200 volunteers per year and is a non-for-profit orga-nization.

Along with the organiza-tions, many people were at the festival selling things that were hand-made. Multiple jewelry stands were there, along with wall art, hand made from brass. One lady had a sticker that “got rid of headaches”, and many people sold handmade soap and lotion. The Earthtones festival was full of art, from the Mar-quette Art Club’s chalk mandalas to the recycled fashion show. The art club has been drawing chalk pieces there for two years

now, hoping to raise awareness about certain issues. This year, the issue they focused on was saving the bees. Some of the most interesting pieces were the

recycled art projects. Butterfly sculptures and abstract pieces lined the streets and were over 5 feet tall. Around noon there was a fashion show, each outfit made from recycled ma-

terials. One girl even created an entire outfit from target bags. All around it was a great success and many are excited for an even bigger and better event next year.

This year, we get to welcome four new babies to the Marquette family! Let’s learn a bit about each of them: Mrs. Rivera will be hav-ing a baby boy named Kobe. Her due date is on October 31st, Halloween. She says that his room will be grey since that is the color of the nursery that he is taking over. If she had to guess, Mrs. Rivera thinks that her baby will be very sporty and will play golf, baseball, and basketball if he comes to Marquette. She also predicts that he will be a mem-ber of Student Council, Veteran’s Heritage Project, and stresses that he better be in NHS. Ms. Decourcey is having a baby girl named Hayes on Dec.

8th. Hayes’s room is painted brown and decorated with pink and gold accents. If Hayes comes to Marquette, Ms. Decourcey pre-dicts that she will be in Student Council, of course, as well as soccer and cheerleading, just like her mom! Mrs. Piazza is having a baby girl namedof Giuliana Grace. She plans to call her GiGi, who is expected to be born on Oct. 23rd. Mrs. Piazza plans to keep her room a neutral color and thinks that if her daughter comes to Marquette, she will be apart of Scholarbowl, WYSE, and play the violin. Ms. Schultz chose not to comment at this time, but we wish her and her baby the best!

New Babies By Peyton Kline

Homecoming Court... page 2

Athlete of the Issue... page 3

Rap Star on the Rise... page 5

Sheriff is in Town...page 6

Bring a Co-op Program...page 7

Man Behind the Mask...page 8

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A new club has formed at Marquette that focuses on one of America’s favorite activities. Thenewbassfishingclubat Marquette is more than just yourtypicalfishingclub.Theclubbeganaftermultiple people proposed that Mr. Marth should be-come a sponsor for the club, and since hehadbeenfishingsincefiveyearsold,hewasaperfectfit. Mr. Marth beganfishingbecauseofhisfather. His interest continued to growthroughhisfatherandlateronthroughboyscouts.

Theteamisgoingtomeetapproximately once a month todiscussmarinebiology,fishecology(thestudyofhowfishsurvive,feedetc.),fishingtech-niques and also to enjoy the

outdoors. They willalsobegoingaround to various local public ponds toputtheirfish-ingknowledgetowork. So far there are around 25 people interested,

whichwillmakeforagoodstart-up year. If you are interested in joining,contactMr.Marthandstartcatchingsomebigbass!

One King and Queen to Rule Them All... HOCO CourtBy:AaronGregory

Fish On! new Club At MChsDidyouknowthatwehavearobotics class here at Marquette? Robotics is a new addition at MarquettethatistaughtbyMr. Crotty. When Mr. Crotty wasaskedabouttheclass,hesaid,“Robotics is all about robots. Webuild,design,andidentifyevery functionality to do with the robots.WearecurrentlyusingtheVEXroboticskitandweplanonupgradingandgettingnewkitsinthecomingyears.”Mr.Crotty stated, “Students shouldtakeroboticsbecauseit has such a practical and real word application. It also allows students to show their creativity andteamworkskillstocollab-orate to build their own robots andbringasenseofaccomplish-

ment,unlikeotherclasses.Itisa fun class and will help them understandthefuture.” Robotics teaches so many skillsthatmanyemployerswantand need in their employees. Knowinghowtocodeorhowtoworkasateamtoachieveoneul-timategoalareincrediblyusefulskillstohaveinlife,androboticscanteachyouthesethingsandsomuch more. Everyone that has a free elective next semester or even in the next few years should really giveMr.Crottyandhisrobot-icsclassalook.Itisaclassthatseems very fun and provides knowledgeandexperienceinafieldthatnootherclassatMar-quette can.

1.Didyouexpecttomakehome-comingcourt?2. What are you most excited for senior year?3.Ifyouwerearealking/queenwhatwouldbethefirstlawyouput into place?4.Whichcarareyouusingtoflexoneverybodythedayofthedance?Amanda Murray 1. No, not really.2. Graduation 3. Free ice cream on every street corner. 4.Horsedrawncarriage#royalty

Peyton Kline 1) No 2)Basketballseason&gradua-tion. 3) School can’t start until 9:00. 4) Red ford focus baby.

Lauren Walsh 1) I didn’t expect it but I hoped Iwould.Ithoughtthatitmighthave been all the couples, so I was nervous.2)Not much really... I love this place and all these ppl too much I don’t want to leave. 3) Any ice cream anywhere is freeofcharge.4) You’ll just have to show out to thegametofindout.

KeelieStork1)Yeahkinda.2)Eitherpowderpufforgettinganextraweekoffbeforegradua-tion3)Probablysomethingtofixtheschoolsystem,likemakemorevacations/breaksandthecours-es more focused on real life.4)Mydad’s1968ChevyImpala!!!

Sarah Harnetiaux 1) No2) Football and dance team be-comingstatechamps.3) All mchs students must be atallhomegamesorpenaltyofdeath. 4) Probably John’s car

MaddieZigrang1).NoIdidnotexpecttomakeit.2) I am most excited to attend therestofthefootballgamesandbasketballgamesplusgoingtobe state champs in dance. 3)Myfirstlawwouldbeevery-one must attend every dance team performance.4)BMW convertible.

JohnnaHarshberger1) I wouldn’t say that I expected tobeonhomecomingcourt,butmorehopedthatIwouldmakeit on because I have really been lookingforwardtosenioryearandI’mgladthiscanbeapartofmy experience. 2) I am so excited for dance com-petition season to start so we cantakehomethatstatecham-pionship title this year; I expect everyone to show out... and I also can’t wait for the rest of football seasonandbasketballseasontogetrowdyintheBlueCrew!3)IfIcouldmakeanylawitwould have to be that puppies are allowed in schools. Puppies aresocuteandmakeeveryonesmile,makingitastress-freeen-vironment because who doesn’t love puppies?4)I’m not exactly sure which car yet,justknowI’lldefinitelybeflexin’.

Oscar Liu

1)Iexpectedtomakehomecom-ingcourt.2)GoingtobeahomecomingKingorPromKingaremymostexcited for senior year.3)IfIwerearealking,Iwouldcommand all people to join the military,andfightagainstNorthKorea.4)Iamnotusingacartoflexoneverybody the day of the dance. In fact, I will use my private jet to flexoneverybody.

Tommy Declue 1)NoIdidn’texpecttomakeiton court. 2)Playingfootballorgraduation.3) There must be a tacobell on every street corner. 4) The Hellcat. JayceMaag1) No 2)Hangingoutwithallmyfriends. 3)Youaren’trequiredtogotoschool.4)Idkyetprobablysomethingsweet.

NoahFahnestock1)Ireallydidn’tknow,IthoughtIhadchancebutIdidn’tknowforsure. It’s an honor. 2) I’m most excited for lead-ingtheCrewduringbasketballseason, that’s when the student section is in full form.3.)Myfirstlawwouldtobetobringthesebackpacksback.Myarms are tired.4) Wait and see.

KyleBegnel1) I wasn’t sure, I would say yes andnobecauseifIdidn’tmakeitI wouldn’t have been very sur-

prised. either. 2)Football,baseball,andforget-tingwildatbasketballgamesinthe Blue Crew and with my boys intheDawgPound.I’mabigsportsfanandsupporting/play-ingformyschoolisonethingI love to do because I’m pretty competitive.Beingtheoldestkidsatschoolisgreattoo.3)IfIcouldmakeonelaw,itwould require all people of our greatnationtorespecttheAmer-icanflagineverystate.Wedonotrespecttheflagandwhatitsymbolizesnearlyenough.4) Not sure of my car yet but expect it to be icy. I’m afraid I won’t be able to ride around in itbecauseit’sduringhalftimeofthefootballgamebutIneedtomakesureJohnnaisflexing.

D’avion Peebles 1) Yes, because a lot of people weretellingmetheywrotemyname down, but also no because it could’ve went either way.2) What I’m most excited for is gettingoutofschoolearliertheneveryone else.

(unabletoobtainresponsesforremainingquestios)

AaronGregory1)Yes, but I’m very happy my peers voted for me.2)Promonefinaltime.3)Allowingnaptimeforschoolandwork.4)Y’allwillseebutjustknowmycargottamatchhowflyI’mgoingto be.

New Robotics course at mchsBy: Maya Hutchinson

By: Evan Hendricks

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Football Team Driven by LossBy: Aaron Gregory

The Explorers are coming off of a dominating win against the South Mac Chargers, turning this year into one of their great-est season runs. They are sitting on a record of 7-1. The only loss the Explorers suffered was to the Taylorville Tornadoes. Taylorville. The name puts a bitter taste in the entire Blue Crew’s mouth. The rivalry started October 28, 2016 when the Tornadoes faced the Explor-ers in a round one playoff game at West Stadium in Alton. The Explorers took a tough loss that left the upcoming class of seniors with a heavy heart. The rematch that both teams desired hap-pened in Taylorville on the last windy Friday in September. Both teams showed tenac-ity on the field in the first half, but the Explorers were down 14-7 because of a fumble on the goal line. The Tornadoes were able to throw a 99 yard bomb downfield for a touchdown. The 3rd quarter began and neither

team was able to put together a good drive and score. With both teams begin-ning to look wore down mid 4th quarter, the Tornadoes quarter-back threw an unexpected Hail Mary for a 62 yard touchdown making the score 21-7. There was still enough time left on the clock to make a 4th quarter comeback but a tipped pass led to an interception for a pick 6 that put the Explorers down 28-7. The Tornadoes were able to give the Explorers a 3 and out the following drive, then the game was in the Taylorville’s hands. They held the ball for the last 2 minutes of the game and came out on top with a score of 28-7, ruining the Explorers per-fect record and dropping them to 5-1. The Explorers bounced back with a dominating win against Bunker Hill and hope to finish the season strong Friday night.

ATHLETES OF THE ISSUEBy: Aaron Gregory

Riley Vickrey is quickly making history and she’s only a sophomore! The cross-coun-try runner has been a beast on courses, fighting through what she feared might not be a great season for her. Vick-rey stated “This sum-mer I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be able to run this cross coun-try season. I couldn’t run the whole summer, so coming back not in my usual tip top shape was hard.”, It was her natural instinct that pushed through adversity to have a great season. In the Car-rollton Winery, Vickrey placed second in a very tough meet. She has gained four met-als this year, including placing 21st out of 339 at the SIUE sea-son opener! Riley was fortunate enough to qualify for the cross country state meet as a freshmen and hopes to do the same this year! Vickrey says her parents are her biggest motivators when she’s tired, but she would also love if more Explorers came out to support her! Everyone find time to go see an amazing run-ner who it appears is going to be making history!

Girls Golf captain Ellie Kane made her first state appear-ance on Friday, October 13th and Saturday, October 14th. The senior shot an 86 in the Class A Marquette Sectional on Mon-day, October 9th to qualify for the state tournament. Kane’s state qualification makes it the third time in four seasons that Marquette has sent a female golfer to state, with Carlee Cronin qualifying in 2014 and 2015. In the sectional, Kane finished with seven pars and a birdie.The team

score for the Explorers was a 371 in the sectional, which earned them a tie for sixth place, only three places short of qualifying

for state as a team. Lauren Walsh’s 92 and Annie Kane’s 94 along with Ellie Kane’s 86 made up the top three scores for Marquette. Kane fin-ished at 18th place in the state tour-nament and was

named Chris Erwin State Farm’s Schol-ar Athlete of the Week. Concerning the state tourna-ment, Kane said, “It

was a long two days, but a cool experience.”

The Game of Kings

By: Peyton Kline

Golf is widely referred to as “the game of kings” and that is no different here at Marquette Catholic High School. MCHS holds a wealth of young golf talent in both boy’s and girl’s golf. The Marquette Explorers boys golf team finished their season last weekend at state play-offs without placing as a team. Despite that, junior Kolten Bauer was able to finish with a tie for sixth place, and is the first medalist that the Marquette golf program has seen since 2012. Bauer shot a score of 4-over-146, and Senior Jack Patterson fin-ished with a 161 in a tie for 53rd. Coach Ryan Geisler said, “We are very proud of both Jack and Kolton, especially proud of the way they represented Marquette at the State Finals.” The golf team clenched a state playoff position after a tough loss to Quincy Notre Dame (QND) at the Belk Park course in Wood River. Quincy put up in an impressive score of 297, easily beating the still impressive

score of 319 shot by the Explor-ers. Even though a first place win is always the goal, Marquette was still able to gain the posi-tion needed to advance to state. Junior Kolten Bauer placed third with a score of 74 and Senior

Jack Paterson placed sixth with a respect-able score of 79. The Ex-plorers were seeking their fourth consec-utive regional

title, but were stopped by not only QND, but also the rain. The Explorers were playing a great front half and were looking to take first place, but when the rain came in, Notre Dame was able to stay focused and locked in while the Explorers struggled at the will of Mother Nature. Marquette should be proud of what the boys were able to accomplish this season. With a win over city rival Alton High and many medals by both varsity and junior varsity, the Explorers are hungry for a state title next season and have a lot to look forward to.

Marquette state golfers left to right: Kolten Bauer, Ellie Kane, Jack Patterson

By: Evan Hendricks

Aaron Boulch is rapidly be-coming a shining star for the Varsi-ty Boy’s Soccer team. He currently leads the team in goals scored with 18. He also has 12 assists, 48 points, and 5 game winning goals on his record this season. With these

numbers, he’s sure to be an excellent leader for the next two years. Boulch started playing

soccer when he was 4 years old, and with a decade of soccer skills and field I.Q. to his name, he makes playing forward look easy. When asked about Mar-quette’s season thus far, Aaron said that he believes they’ll be going to the finals in state this year. When asked who the main hindrance in Marquette’s playoff run will be, he replied, “Edwards-ville. Their athletes are very skillful and physical on the field.” Unfortunately, Aaron has dealt with multiple injuries this season, but credits his mom’s sup-port on and off the sidelines as an integral part in keeping him moti-vated. Although he’s only a sopho-more on the varsity squad, he keeps composed knowing he’s helping his team win games.

Golf Sends Kane To State

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It was not a winning night for the Marquette Explorers

girls’ volleyball team, but it was a winning night in the fight against cancer. Senior Allen Wright from Roxana was diagnosed with stage

four colon cancer in

May. Faculty and fellow students held an

emotional presen-

tation for him before the varsity

game. In between the JV and var-sity game, they announced people in the audience who had fought and

beat cancer. After the fundraising matches, the actual games took

place. Before the girls took the court, boys from Marquette played boys from Roxana to ten points. The Marquette boys beat Roxana 10-2. Marquette’s Girls Varsity team went 1-2 in three sets, 26-24, 20-25, 14-25. The Shells were determined to win the sets for fellow classmate Allen Wright.

They started strong gaining a 4-0 lead against Marquette, but soon after Marquette took a 7-5 lead. The game was back and forth with ties at 22 and 24. Marquette eventually clenched the first set

26-24. In the second set Roxana pulled themselves together. Senior Braeden Lackey of Roxana led the Shells to a victory and Roxana finished the second on top, outscoring Marquette 25-20.

In the third set Marquette fell to the Shells 25-14, awarding Roxana with the win 2 sets to 1. Highlights from the game include Brooklyn Taylor with 10 kills along with 8 blocks, Regina Guehlstorf had 8 kills and 7 solo blocks, while Peyton Kline dished out 24 assists and Carly Creel had 22 digs, 11 service points, and 4 aces. Although Marquette didn’t secure a victory, the girls were happy to participate in a commu-nity-wide event for a great cause.

Despite Captain’s Injuries, State Championship Still in Sight

The varsity boys’ soc-cer team players are regional champs with an overall record of 12-6-3. They are poised to make a run for the state title if they keep playing as well as they have this season so far. Unfortunately, they have-suffered a shake up in their roster. Senior Noah Fahnestock suffered a collarbone injury on September 19th in the game against Collinsville and will be out for the season. His skills will

be greatly missed on the field where his teammates will have to pick up the slack. We reached out to seniors Noah Fahnestock and Riley Vell-off to ask them how the rest of the year is looking. It’s clear that the Mar-quette Boy’s Soccer team is in good hands for the rest of their season, and hopefully we’ll be hoisting the State Championship in the end.

1. How is the recovery process going for you?

N:The recovery process is coming along smooth, a couple days after surgery was rough, but I’m in no pain now.

2. How severe is your in-jury? When will you be at 100% again?

It was pretty severe. My

surgery was supposed to take around an hour to an hour and a half, and it took about 3 hours. The doctor said my bone was like a broken egg shell and he had to put it back together. There was also a piece of bone resting on one of my main arteries which could have led to internal bleed-ing. Recovery is supposed to be 6-8 weeks, I’m hoping to be back sooner than that.

3. Do you still have high hopes for the season?

Of course I still have high hopes, we’re still very talented and can accomplish a lot. #TGFS 4. Who do you feel will be stepping up to take over in your on-field roles?

No one can fulfill my roles. They can try, but I’m one of a kind.

1.How has Noah’s injury affected the team as a whole?

R: His absence is felt greatly on the field. Losing him as a senior captain forces everyone else to step up and be a leader on the team.

2. How has the team dynamic on the field changed without him?

Everyone else, especially Chris Hartrich and I, have had to step up and take charge on and off the field to keep the team focused.

3. Do you still have high hopes for the season?

I have extremely high hopes for the rest of the season. We’re finally back in 1A playoffs where we should be, and are looking to make a state run this year.

4. Who will be stepping up to fill Noah’s shoes on the field?

Chris Hartrich and I have had to step up a lot and taking charge of everyone on the field. Staying organized and playing as a unit is now put on us. There’s no doubt his presence can’t be replaced, but we will do what needs to be done to succeed.

Field Hockey: A Brief History

Marquette vs Roxana Fundraiser for Cancer

Since Field Hockey is a new sport at Marquette, many people may not be familiar with it. A field hockey match con-sists of two halves, usually 35 minutes each, and begins with a pass back (non-defended pass from one teammate to another at mid-field). There are 11 players from each team on the field at a time, including the goal keeper. The object of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team. The girls’ team at Mar-quette began in 2014 when some of the graduated seniors made a petition to start a team. This is now the third year that Mar-quette’s field hockey has been a varsity sport. Over time, the girls have improved tremendously and inexperienced players have become key varsity starters. The field hockey team is a part of the MSHSAA league. The girls currently have six games left before their playoffs and are feeling fairly confident about their remaining games. As long as they’re able to play well as a team, they are fully capable of

winning, especially under the leadership of captains Keel-ie Stork, Melissa Lurkins, and Kelsey Sulin. The girls play large schools, who have had teams years prior to MCHS’s first sea-son, but that doesn’t stop the them from putting up their best fight. Coaches and referees even come up to the girls after games, telling them how pleasantly surprised they were at how well the team played due to the small amount of time the girls have been playing compared to their opponents. There are many chal-lenging aspects of field hockey according to captain Keelie Stork, “In my opinion, it’s all the rules. The calls are so subjective de-pending upon the referee. One referee might call or card you on something whereas another referee might let it slide.” Next year, the team will feel the loss of the current se-niors, but with an amazing coach and promising underclassmen, the future of the program looks bright.

By: Maya Hutchinson

By: Daniel Jun

By: Joe Voss

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Mrs. Sands is much more than just a math teacher, she is actually the CEO of Missions International, a charity that has been in operation for over 30 years. It originated after her father went on a mission trip to Haiti, and when he came back Sands expressed, “something changed in him -he felt the call-ing to do something great- so he began Missions International.” Before Mrs. Sands took over Missions International, she actually started Sacred Brothers-Sacred Sisters, which has over 50 participants from here at Marquette Catholic High School. Sacred Brothers-Sacred Sisters initially formed off of an idea that her friend came to her with at a football game. Her friend was telling her about how they could make a huge differ-ence by adopting brothers and sisters through prayer, and Mrs. Sands had the means to make it happen. Anyone can partic-ipate, and we receive the op-portunity to do so through sign ups at MCHS. Last year’s seniors made rice meals, which are still shipping to Venezuela and they have been a massive help. Sa-

cred Brothers-Sacred Sisters is a complement of The Missionaries of Charity in Venezuela, founded by Saint Mother Theresa, and St. Joseph of Apparition, which are both orders of nuns. Both of these orders send in supplies and assistance to either orphan-ages in Venezuela or schools in Haiti. Sands communicates with the sisters free of cost through “Whatsapp”

After she began Sacred Broth-ers-Sacred Sis-ters, her parents became ill and needed some-one to take over their charity, she

explained, “Missions Internation-al was a blessing that fell into my lap.” Now, there are more than 60 parishes that work with Missions International and it has grown tremendously over the years. The primary function of this organi-zation is to pair parishes in the United States with parishes in Guatemala, Haiti and Venezuela and then establish financial and spiritual support between the two. There are 12 board mem-bers, who help with various functions, such as holding confer-ences to discuss taking people to Guatemala. cont. page 7

Mrs. Sands-Above and Beyond

Rap Star on the Rise Sammy Green, known basketball player, has another secret talent…rapping. He grew up listening to rap and hip hop, his favorites being Eazy E and Wiz Khalifa. Some of his biggest influencers are Lil Yachty and Wiz Khal-ifa. Lil Yachty was the one who showed him that it’s really possible to make it in the music industry as a young-er artist, and having fun while doing so. He began in 2016 for fun with his friends, but started taking it more seriously spring 2017. Since then, they have all improved and produced multi-ple songs, the most well-known being “Jiggy”, with over 21,800 plays on Soundcloud. Sammy and

his friends got bored one night, so they made “Jiggy”, not expect-ing it to be as popular as it is now. Sammy hopes that more will join his wave of music as

time progresses. Even though Sammy raps, he doesn’t consider himself a rapper. Sammy’s hidden talent (rapping) is very known around

Edwardsville, but not so much in the Alton area. Although he does have a strong love for music, he also has a huge dedication to basketball, which is his main priority at the time and what he is best known for. All of the guys are confident in their music and show a lot of promise for the future.

Big Shoes to Fill You already have to see your annoying brother or sister enough at home, and now you have to deal with their nonsense at school too. There are lots of freshman and senior siblings here at Marquette and we want-ed to ask some of them a few questions: ~Noah & Jonah Fahnestock >What is the first thing that crosses your mind when you see your brother in the hall? -Noah: “That kid looks like a rat.” -Jonah: “I think he’s going to hit me.” >Who is the better sib-ling? -Noah: “This question is disre-spectful towards me. Shouldn’t even be asked.” -Jonah: “I am the better sibling because I’m better looking.” >Who is the better look-ing sibling? -Noah: “Jonah has braces and doesn’t have any flow at all. His personality really puts a damper

on his level of attractiveness.” -Jonah: “I am more attractive because Noah’s neck is too long.” ~Lauren & Rachel Heinz >What is the first thing that crosses your mind when you see you sister in the hall? -Lauren: “It’s really weird be-cause we haven’t gone to school together in so long.” -Rachel: “Don’t talk to me.” >Who is the better sib-ling? -Lauren: “Me because I’m smart-er, my room is cleaner, and my hair’s a normal color” -Rachel: “Lauren because she gets better grades and follows the rules.” >Is a setter or hitter more important? -Lauren: “Setter because they make everything possible for the hitter. A hitter wouldn’t be a hitter without a setter.” -Rachel: “Setter because that’s what I am.” ~Greyson and Lila Snider >What is the first thing

that crosses you mind when you see your sibling in the hall? -Lila: “I get really excited and yell his name and he usually responds with, ‘Omg’ and walks away.” -Greyson: “Oh my” >Who is the better sib-ling? -Lila: “If you ask anyone, they would say I’m the better sib-ling, which is true because I’m cooler and I’m funnier.” -Greyson: “Me because I’m way nicer than her. >Is basketball or foot-ball the better sport? -Lila: “Definitely basketball. Basketball is the best sport out there. Plus, I play basketball and Greyson doesn’t, which makes it better.” -Greyson: “I like football because it is a really fun sport to play. I like running through the tunnel of students. ~Jacob & Nathan Hall >What is the first thing that

crosses your mind when you see your brother in the hall? -Jacob: “Every time I see him in the halls I want to take a razor and cut a strip of hair down the middle of his head.” -Nathan: “When I pass my broth-er in the hall I think about when I was in 1st grade and I would see my brother in the halls when he was in fourth grade.” >Who is the better sib-ling? -Jacob: “I’m the better sibling because he seems to copy every-thing I do so he can “try” to do it better than I can.” -Nathan: “I’m obviously better because I don’t ever punch him for no reason in the hallways like he does to me.” >Who would win in 1 on 1? -Jacob: “Me. If we were to play 1 on 1, I would just dribble my way down to the post and either drop step dunk on him or I would hit him with a Kobe shimmy fade away on the baseline.” -Nathan: “I would win because

By: Maya Hutchinson

By: Peyton Kline

By: Maya Hutchinson

AP Physics: An Army of Two This year’s AP Physics Class consists of teacher Mrs. Piazza and only one student, Kathleen Botter-bush. Although more students were originally signed up for the class, Kathleen was the only one that stuck with it. Mrs. Piazza credits the lack of interest to two things: the fact that it is early bird, and a misconception about the prerequi-sites required to excel in the class. “Early bird class is only

hard during the first couple weeks of school before you’re used to it!” Piazza says, “The reason we put the class in the morning is so that it does not interfere with other class-es students want to take as seniors. You can still have early out if you want.” She also stresses that you don’t need Calculus to take AP Physics. cont. page 7

By: Peyton Kline

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Welcome to the family!This year at Marquette, we have four new teachers to welcome and introduce. Mr. Eddy couldn’t be reached for comment, but we’ll follow up with him at a later date. Here are some questions the newspaper asked to get a chance to know them.Dr. Lammert: Lori Lammert is the new Spanish teacher at Marquette. She teaches Spanish II, III, and IV. Dr. Lammert resides in Ed-wardsville with her mother and her chinchilla. She has obtained a wealth of knowledge including a PhD in both Spanish and Portu-guese from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Lammert has taught Spanish and Portuguese at sev-eral different colleges such as Lewis & Clark CC, UMSL, St. Louis University, and Vanderbilt Uni-versity. So far Dr. Lammert seems to be enjoying herself at Mar-quette. Doctor Lammert stated, “Marquette has very friendly and knowledgeable staff and faculty.” As well as “very smart students”. Dr. Lammert also enjoys reading English literature and some of her favorite books are The Hun-ger Games and The Book Thief Mr. Igel: Brad Igel is the new Hu-

manities and Public Speaking at MCHS. Mr. Igel lives in Elsah, Illinois. He has received his masters degree in special education from Mcken-dree University. Mr Igel wanted to become a teacher because he felt that he could “help others achieve their goals.” He is “absolutely loving” Marquette so far and enjoys the students and his fellow faculty. Mr. Marth: Blake Marth is our last addition to the Mar-quette facul-ty. Mr. Marth is the new world history and geogra-phy teacher for both Honors and college prep. Him and his wife live in River Wood and they were mar-ried this past summer. Mr. Marth went to SIUE and majored in Historical Studies and minored in Social Studies. Last year, he taught at Bunker Hill and before he graduated, he worked at Saint Louis Regional Airport in the maintenance department. Mr. Marth is “loving Marquette and the atmosphere that exist here” and he is happy coming to work every day!

The Gazette’s Aaron Gregory interviewed some teachers about their lives when they were 17:Tim Harmon-Attended Jerseyville Community High School-Participated in a lot of band activities (NERD!), played soccer, and played hockey -Hairstyle was long down to shoulders -He would be 17 again if he could so he could do everything differ-ently -First job was an assistant Green’s keeper at a country club Jessica Shade -Attended Carrolton High School -Played basketball, volleyball, golf, and still holds Pole vault track record -First job was at Dairy Queen -Listened to Punk Rock and clas-sic rock in high school -She would live in the 60s or 70s if she could because of the great music Sr. Maria-Regina-Attended Evergreen Park Com-munity High School -Played softball and volleyball. Also participated in Gangs -Had long hair to her waist -Would not be 17 again because it “hurt too much”

-Feels Marquette is better than her old school because it is small and people are a little more po-lite to each other Mike Stratton -Attended East Alton Wood River -Favorite memory was his team scoring a 40 yard touchdown with seven seconds left to beat Marquette for the Conference championship his senior year-Long curly hair that was at his eyebrows -Wouldn’t be 17 again, college was a lot more fun -Vibed to Linkin Park and a lot of rock in high school Mary Rivera -Attended Marquette Catholic High School -Favorite memory was playing on sports teams -Most embarrassing moment was her freshmen year when her brother’s friends circled around this boy that kept messing with her and they started shouting to him “You better leave Mary Weidman alone” -Listened to rap all through high school -First job was at the fireworks tent across the river

Reminiscing on the Good Times

Out With the Old / In with the New

Mr. Marth

Mr. Igel

Who’s that mysterious man, looking out the window, observing anything and notic-ing everything. That man is Mr. Hertz, Marquette’s Criminal Jus-tice teacher. I sat down with Mr. Hertz, and he told me about his time in law enforcement. When he was just 22, he applied to the Illi-nois State Police Academy and was accepted thus beginning a 43-year long journey in the law enforcement field. He started as a regular patrol officer for the Madison County Sheriff ’s Office, worked his way through the Detective Unit and was elected Sheriff.

Mr. Hertz retired at the age of 65. Even though he left law enforcement, law enforce-ment didn’t leave him. While he was working as an officer, he taught classes at Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC). The courses he was involved in teach-ing were Criminology, Criminal Investigation, and an Introduc-tion to Criminal Justice. After his time at Lewis & Clark, Mr. Slaughter approached him about teaching an Introduc-tion to Criminal Justice course right here at Marquette Catholic. Mr. Hertz was eager to start and has crafted his own curriculum, teaching with 43 years of expe-rience patrolling the streets and solving crime. While talking with him about his time in law enforce-ment, I asked him what was the most significant case he ever solved worked. He went on to

tell me about the time he had to solve the murders of three mem-bers of a family. “This case was one of the longest and most aggravat-ing case I ever worked. Just the complexity and the twists and turns kept me on edge the entire time.” Hertz said. At the end of the case, they found out the killer was a dentist that had a fetish for murdering people. “The amount of paper-work accumulated was enor-mous. On this case the man hours alone were strenuous.” he said. Mr. Hertz said the reason he was successful in his career was because of the commitment he put into his job and his will-ingness to work hard to make sure that at the end of the day the job got done. I asked him if he could advise someone who wants to get into the law enforce-

ment field, Mr. Hertz said, “You need to know what you’re getting into, and if you still like it jump in with both feet, don’t ever be afraid to ask for help.” As a former law enforce-ment officer, Hertz described his experience with the general public as a double-edged sword. “There have been bad police,” he explained, “and there still are, but the vast majority of officers are dedicated, hardworking in-dividuals who want nothing but the satisfaction of helping oth-ers.” I asked Mr. Hertz if he had any mentors while work-ing in law enforcement and he said,“The main influence in my life was his father, who instilled in me strong core values and a hard working attitude.”

From Retired Sheriff To School Educator

Mr. Hertz

By: Evan Hendricks

By: Aaron Gregory

By: Brandon Buhs

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By: Joe Voss Marquette Catholic High school has declared that any students caught with a backpack in school will be asked to put it away in their lockers. If a student is caught with a backpack then they have it taken away, put into the main office, and pay five dol-lars to get it back.

Here’s Captain Marquette sporting his paw patrol backapck

One of the excuses they give the student body is that the backpacks are a fire hazard, and that it is in the student handbook we all sign every year. After suf-fering a collarbone injury, cap-tain Marquette carried around a kid’s Paw Patrol backpack for his books. If you see his backpack you will know it’s too small to be a fire hazard. A toddler could step over it. Every year we are taught how to leave the building and where to go if and when there is an emergency. The student body consists of ages fourteen to eighteen years old, if we haven’t figured out not to panic and walk out in a calm and orderly fash-ion then we shouldn’t be in high school in the first place. School shootings are also a big reason why backpacks are restricted. Although almost every school shooting is in a public school, Marquette insists that it could happen here. But in real-ity, we are still allowed to bring the backpacks into the school. So is preventing them in the classrooms really making us that much safer? The one big thing about Marquette is that we are a family. Lots of people are always com-menting that Marquette has a very family-like style that they don’t see at other schools. So a school shooting at Marquette is very unlikely. Backpacks are actually a very practical tool that students who want to be successful use in order to be on time, be prepared, and be on top of things. It’s really that simple!

Backpacks...Practical but Dangerous

Marquette needs a co-op program. This program would allow students to grow more ma-ture and get a head start in the workforce. A co-op program provides many benefits to students. Co-op allows students to get a job and go to school providing certain financial benefits. If a student has enough credits to graduate early, they should be given the oppor-tunity to do so. Some students work in order to attend Marquette, be-cause not all parents can afford it by themselves. So, these students get jobs on top of a full class load.

This becomes stressful for the student and they may start to slack off in one area. If their grades fall they are forced to quit their jobs, but if they quit their jobs money for school or college is being lost. By creating a co-op pro-gram, we give them the opportu-nity to take a full class load but still get out early enough to work and pass their classes. Being able to start work-ing early helps a student build a resume. Most white collar, en-try-level jobs require experience. Where is this supposed to come from? Well, if students get a job

or an internship in high school, it gives them at least a year of experience to set them above the other people competing for the same job. In addition, it shows a level of dedication that they worked through high school, and learned the job’s traits early. Marquette should offer these programs and allow stu-dents to grow in more environ-ments than just the classroom. When all of our students gradu-ate, they need to be prepared to enter the work force and know how to function in a workspace. Co-op would be one avenue for such preparation.

Why does Marquette not have a Co-op program?

Cont. from page 5 These shipping contain-ers contain medical supplies, non-mechanical sewing ma-chines, and other supplies that enable people to make a steady flowing income for their families. Missions International plans on sending people to Guatemala next summer. Mrs. Sands greatly appre-ciates the charitable opportuni-

ties she is given, and states, “It is very difficult to put into words

the joy you get from working with the people in countries where the priorities are com-pletely focused on relationships with God, faith, family, compared to here where the focus is more materialistic,” she goes on to say, “It is a very humbling experience, sometimes you do what you are meant to do”.

Cont. from page 5 AP Physics 1 only requires Algerba as a prerequiste. Mrs. Piazza thinks that anyone inter-ested in pursuing an engineering career should definitely think about taking AP Physics. Ninety percent of stu-dents who have taken the class at Marquette have earned college credit and even if you don’t earn credit, it will still help students get through college physics, which is a weed-out course for freshmen at many colleges. Mrs. Piazza hopes that more students enroll in the class next year and encourages stu-dents to sign up with a friend since the class is lots of lab work. She also allows donuts and coffee to be brought into her class since it’s early in the morning. Since she only has one student in her class this year, her teaching style is different than usual. She claims that it very causal. Kathleen backs this up when asked about the at-mosphere of the classroom by saying, “It’s pretty laid back and chill.” Kathleen shared that her motivation for continuing the class as the sole student is based upon her future. “I want to major in engineering so I’m going to need this class. I might as well learn it now rather than later.” Students shouln’t shy away from the chance to get as many college credits as possible before heading into college. AP Physics is an excellent opportu-nity to do exactly that and be one step ahead of the game.

By: Taryn Fox

Mrs.Sands-Above and Beyond AP Physics: an Army of two

When Marquette students go to sporting events as Blue Crew members, they are going for amuch bigger experience than to just watch a game. They are active participants, affecting the energy,the atmosphere, and at times, the outcome of the game. The Blue Crew intimidates the opposing team and electrifies Marquette fans and players. “Being in the Blue Crew is really excit-ing,” says freshman,Carmen Kline, “It’s fun to see all of my friends at games on the weekends.” Although it is made up of kids from many dif-ferent social circles, Mar-quette truly comes together as a team and a family in theBlue Crew, led by their valiant lead-er Captain Marquette. Noah Fahnestock took the role of Captain Marquette this year and is arguably the best student section leader Marquette has ever

had. “The BlueCrew is fearless in everything we do,” Captain says, “We are tenacious and everyone in the Crew ispart of the game.” Despite the small size of Marquette, its student section has noticeably impressiveturnouts for sporting events, and at every event, they are loud and spirited. Marquette students yellchants at the top of their lungs under Captain Marquette’s lead. Captain says, “My goal is to keep

everyone involved and to make every game fun for everyone. The more energy the Crew gives me,the more energy I will have. I thrive

off of everyone’s energy, so make the game fun by getting nuts!”

The Marquette Blue Crew truly is an intimidation factor, mometum booster, and most importantly, a part of the team.

“Hey, We are Marquette Catholic!”

By: Maya Hutchenson

By: Peyton Kline

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There are many old mov-ies from many time periods, but the eighties produced some of the most memorable.

The Heathers (1988) Halloween is just around the corner, so what better way to get ready than to watch a creepy movie. Now there are no jump scares but The Heathers will have you seriously mentally disturbed. In a story that starts out at a seemingly normal high school these two teens fall in love and commit a few crimes. This movie is one of the best as it follows Veronica Sawyer, her boyfriend JD, and the three Heathers as they battle morals, murder, and suicide. This movie is 5/5 stars- and it has a musical adaptation.

The Breakfast Club (1985) Obviously had to make

this list as it is one of the most iconic movies ever. The teens in the movie have qualities so diverse that anyone can relate to them. Whether you are the prin-cess, the athlete, the basket case, the criminal, or the brain there is something about this movie that will make you say “same.” If you need a pick me up or a good cry, this movie has got your back. 5/5 stars.

Can’t Buy Me Love (1987) This is what happens when a geeky guy pays a thou-sand dollars to fake date the popular high school girl. This is probably the epitome of cheesy movies, but that’s what makes it so great. It isn’t one of those movies where you predict how it ends either. The end threw me for a loop but it still is a 4/5.

Is Drama Bigger than Football?!

Who’d of Thunk It?- I bet you didn’t know that there were once three Daycare teachers who were arrested for starting a toddler fight club.- Benjamin Franklin left the cities of Philadelphia and Boston $2,000 in his will, but they could not collect it for 200 years. The total came out to be worth $6.5 million.- Fact: Daytime naps can improve your memory and help

cut the risk of heart disease.- Michael Jackson had a pet Chimpanzee named Bubbles. When they parted ways, Bubbles reportedly tried to com-mit suicide. - A man in Iowa was once arrested for assaulting his preg-nant wife with a Mcdonald’s McChicken sandwich.

Oldies, but Goodies

The drama kings and queens are taking over Mar-quette, and they’ve already over-taken one of the most famous clubs at the school: The football team. The MCHS Drama Dept. has become the largest club at Marquette, and for the first time, they have more members than the Marquette football team. The Marquette football team has 40+ members, while the drama dept. has 65 members and counting as the first quarter continues on. Regardless of any com-petition, the two clubs are both quite exciting to see perform, whether on stage or at Public School Stadium. Everyone make sure to support all clubs and teams at MCHS, and let’s go Blue Crew! Our staff talked with a member of both groups, Kyle

Begnel and Joseph File, to see how they felt about the state of the drama department and the football team. 1. Did you know that the Drama club has more members than the football team? How does this make you feel? JF: Yes I knew it, and to be honest it really isn’t a showboat thing for me. The football team does awesome things on the field and we do awesome things on stage, so both clubs make Mar-quette look good. KB: No I didn’t know, and I think the football numbers are down because parents don’t want their kids to get hurt, and that the football team takes more work than the drama club. 2. How excited are you for prospect of more talent in the drama dept.? JF: I’m very excited. The-

atre is very therapeutic for many people and it teaches empathy, which is something the world needs a lot of today. The fact that more people want to get involved is a great thing. KB: I like it. I like going to watch the performances and it’s exciting because more talent will equal more things Drama can do with it, and more audience mem-bers at the shows. 3. Why do you think more people were drawn to the Drama club than the football team? JF: For one, it’s boys and girls that are new members this year. To that question, I’d say that for each athletic, confident per-son, there are 5 non-athletic hu-man beings with low self esteem. That’s where theatre comes in, we take in those shy people and mold into beautiful performers with an extended family.

KB: Probably because the new freshman were less athletic and did Drama beforehand, so it drew them to it. Plus, football takes more work in my opinion. 4. Is this a good thing or bad thing for MCHS in your opin-ion? JF: I believe it’s a good thing, theatre is an experience you won’t regret. Either expe-rience it as cast and crew or an audience member. Also, Come see harvey November 16-18! KB: I know we’ve had a rich history as a football team, and if our numbers keep going down, it may be an issue for the school as a whole. I’m all for more people joining Drama, but if we keep losing numbers, it may be bad for our reputation in football and we may lose money from sales at games because not as many people are playing.

THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK

By: Brandon Buhs

By: Taryn Fox The history of mask making goes back many years. In fact, some of our earliest ances-tors used them for ceremonies, decoration, or protection. Now though, masks are a fun Hal-loween tradition used to scare people or take on a new perso-na. With Halloween being just around the corner everyone is searching for the perfect cos-tume, while senior Daniel Jun is making his. Daniel started making masks back in late July after drawing inspiration from some of his favorite bands like Slipknot and Kissing Candice; both which rely heavily on masked perso-nas. Daniel said “One of my main inspirations is AJ Good. He’s one of the main reasons I got into collecting and has one of the largest collections in the world.” I sat down and asked him sever-al questions about this unique hobby.

~What do you plan on doing with this tal-ent? -I don’t really have a set plan for it, I’ll just collect and make my own for as long as I decide I want to.

~What is the extent of what you can do with your creations? - The sky is the limit for

masks. You can make your own molds and create your own one of a kind piece, the only limit is your own creativity and drive.

~Why do you enjoy making masks? -I think it’s just the freedom of it, you can’t be held down by any restrictions besides what you want to do. You can go as gross and horrific as you want or as

well made and clean as you want. Artis-tically, it just allows you to do so much more.

~What is the process you go by to make a mask?-Make a mold of the shape/size/face that you want; choose a material to use like latex or vinyl and shape it on the mold until you have a solid mask to work with; cut off excess around plac-es you don’t want latex and make sure to cut out eye/mouth holes and ear holes if needed; let it all dry completely and paint it with whatever kind of paint you feel is necessary; once it’s dry, put straps or a string so that it stays on your head. And we’re done! Daniel’s skills will only improve as he continues to de-velop his craft but his skills are already impressive.

By: Taryn Fox

By: Daniel Jun

The Jester

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