Cardinal Gibbons High School 43, Issue 2 The Voice of the Redskins October 20, 2004 Cardinal Gibbons High School In this Issue... Commended Students Honor Council Class Officers News

Volume 43, Issue 2 The Voice of the Redskins October 20, 2004

Cardinal Gibbons High School

In this Issue...

Commended Students Honor Council Class Officers News Homecoming Week Talent Show Insight Staff Opinion

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Survey Point/Counterpoint Sports Powder Puff Game Homecoming Game Contest Homecoming Court

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Powder Puff team members: Back row, left to right: Juniors, Jennifer Habegger, Morgan Metaxa, Ashley French, Mary-Lynn Hodges, Syl-via Cobo; Front row: Victoria Bujalski, Aly Pfeifer and Whitney Goldbach (Story page 14)

Gibbons Goes Hollywood By Katie Horvath Cardinal Gibbons’ annual Homecoming, hosted by the Class of 2006, was given two thumbs up. Although everyone was busy, students found the time to “Go Hollywood” in the exciting events during the week. Kicking off the week, the Talent Show was held in the gym on Sunday evening, September 19. Singers, actors, dancers, and other performers ex-hibited flair and skill in front of an admiring crowd. Judges rated all of the students as stars, and a win-ner for each category was selected with great diffi-culty. (See “Talent Show” page 8) Monday was Dress Up Day. The students were decked out in the Hollywood movie themes each class had chosen. The freshmen, dressed as superheroes, the sophomores as gangsters, the juniors as nerds and the seniors as

To the left: King and Queen of Homecoming: Jamie Cross and Emily Ross (See page 20)

Gibbons Goes Hollywood: continued on page 7

Below, Dress Up Day: Kimon Voyages, Alex Hoch and Alex Blackburn ( See page 6)

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National Merit Commended Students By Carrie Wartmann

Eight CGHS students, Jacqueline Bates, Bryan Davis, Sarah Forhan, Andrew Haas, Matthew Innes, Timothy Ironman, Matthew Matson, and Wil-liam Ward placed in the top 5% nationally out of over one million students who took the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in 2003.

A spokesman for the National Merit Scholar-ship Corporation commented, “These young men and women named Commended Students have ex-hibited outstanding academic performance for which they are being honored. We hope that the recognition received by these scholastically talented students will encourage them to take advantage of opportuni-ties for the continued pursuit of excellence. The na-tion will benefit from the full development of this valuable intellectual resource.”

Back row, left to right: Andrew Haas, Matthew Matson, Tim Ironman, and Bill Ward Front row, left to right: Bryan Davis, Sarah Forhan, Jackie Bates, and Matt Innes

2004-2005 Honor Council By Caroline Adams Honor Council Prefect “Use no harmful deceit; think innocently and justly; and if you speak, speak accordingly.” The famous words of Benjamin Franklin help to remind us of our Honor Code. In 2001 Cardinal Gibbons estab-lished an Honor Code for the students, faculty and staff. By having this code, we are able to maintain a strong sense of pride and integrity in ourselves and in our school. Honor is not something to be taken lightly, and we all need to un-derstand the importance and benefits that we receive by supporting and acting upon it. Our Honor Code was estab-lished to foster a professional and honorable way of life, on and off the campus. By each student actively respecting the rights and privileges of others, we are able to make this idea work.

Back Row: (Left to right) Seniors: Caroline Adams (Senior Prefect), Ryan Gilbert, and Tim Ironman; Juniors: Aly Pfeifer, Sarah Ham-mada, and Mike Bowman Front Row: (Left to right) Sophomores: Jackie Santarelli, Nicole Pis-catelli; Freshmen: Lindsay Davis and Marissa Prieto; ( also Sopho-more, Summer Preve, absent for picture)

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Junior Class Officers: To the right: (Left to right): Ben Greaves, Katie Horvath, Frank Sortino (President), Sarah Slagle, and Jaki Pagnotta

Sophomore Class Officers: To the left (Left to right): Phillip Youakim, Au-tumn Martin, Kelly Dunne, (President) and Preston Kafka

Senior Class Officers: To the left: (Left to right) Emily Ross, Caroline Adams, Patrick Bond, Travis Motta (President), and Taylor Tegreeny

2004-2005 Class Presidents and Board Members

Freshman Class Officers: To the right: (Left to right) Morganne Lliteras, Natasha Mislang, Austin Belt, Danny Morris (President), and Kathryn Lepine

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Get Graphic@your library During Teen Read Week, October 18 – 22, the Library Media Technology Center featured some of the new graphic novels now available. A “graphic novel” tells a story in words and images and can be fiction or factual. This genre also in-cludes some of the classic superhero comics bound into one or more volumes such as “Spiderman,” “Batman,” “Supergirl,” “Superman,” and D.C. Com-ics’ “Justice League of America.” One of the most interesting of the true graphic novels is Maus by Art Spiegelman, which won a Pulitzer Prize. It is a gripping personal tale of the holocaust in Germany during WWII. Another thought-provoking and suspenseful read is Watch-men by Alan Moore which is a Hugo Award winner. It takes place in a non-ideal world where superheroes seem to be the only salvation to complex problems. Mrs. Lansdale, the Library Director, also

plans to add many graphic classics and will eventu-ally include some manga and anime. Look for new titles featured on the shelf next to the magazines in the library.

Brandon Hall is checking out his favorite graphic novel in the library.

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The gift of life By Ashley Ruiz-Margenot Service to the community is a large part of what the Cardinal Gibbons family is all about. Each year, the students and staff of our school pitch in whether it is with donations of money, school sup-plies, or toys to help those in need. In June of this year, a great honor was bestowed upon Cardinal Gib-bons for another kind of service: giving the gift of life to others. Three times each year, National Honor Society sponsors blood drives at CGHS; students and par-ents turn out in large numbers to make donations and serve the community. The Florida Association of Blood Banks Award was given to CGHS for the highest percent of senior class participation in the

blood drives, and also for 18 years of continuous sponsorship of these events. Cardinal Gibbons was up against all high school blood drives in the state of Florida. Amanda Sacino and Jodi Ann Kong, co-chairs of the blood drives this year, hope to continue the school's tremendous support in these endeavors. They are also hoping to receive local scholar-ships through their hard work with the blood drives. Mrs. Parr, moderator of National Honor Society, said, “I was very surprised but so pleased that the Cardinal Gibbons blood drives were recognized by the state of Florida. Today more than ever, this is one service project that is needed and in which everyone can participate. The shortage of blood is critical this year due to the im-pact of the hurricanes this season in Florida.” Mrs. Parr hopes to

continue this much needed com-munity service for many years to come.

Left: Amanda Sacino and Jodi Ann Kong are holding the NHS award from the Florida Associa-tion of Blood Banks for their high percentage of participation.


Cardinal Gibbons will host its

Annual College Fair Thursday, October 21 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

All CGHS students and their parents are encouraged to attend this valuable college planning evening. Approximately 200 col-lege and university representatives will be available to personally meet with students and parents, distribute brochures, and an-swer questions about your future. Admis-sion is free and refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit or call Guidance Office at 491-2900, ext. 114

(Left to right) Lexie Perreras, Gabriela Mansilla, Caitlin Downs, Matthew Matson and Michelle Romeu

Spanish Honor Society and Spanish Connection helped hurricane victims in the Bahamas by collect-ing needed supplies.

¡Qué viva el español!

(Left to right) Laura Trimarco, Kim Thibault, Lydia Quinn, Sarah Slagle, Kathryn Baker, Ryan Keough, Cita Peterson, and Jessica Lee

To the right: Spanish Honor Society are at La Bamba’s Welcome Back dinner: Left, Jen Mahon, Meghan McLane, Jonathan Bouchard; right, Kari Swiderski, Cristina Zitoli, Margie Spangler, and Jodi-Ann Kong

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Homecoming Week

Left: Jami Becker and Norine Ferguson are on the way to the volleyball game. Photo by Jackie Santarelli

Alex Brum, Ben Greaves, Mike Landers and Mr. Littlefield in the background. Photo Sarah Hammada

Erica Bloom, Brittany Oldehoff, Katie Tighe (Photo by Lauren Splendido)

To the left: Back row: Molly Douglas, Kelly Lindquist, and Ashley Miller; Front: Katie Almeida, Kaitlin Andrews, and Jamie Eyeler Pictured above: The senior Powder Puff team

Spiderman: Nolan Rice

Seniors are getting psyched at the open-ing assembly.


Homecoming Week

Gibbons Goes Hollywood: Continued from page 1 By Katie Horvath hula dancers and surfers. At the opening assembly, the cheerleaders and dance team gave a great show. The towering posters in the gym got everyone talk-ing and the “spirit checks” proved that this would be an awesome week. That night, the movie Tommy Boy had everyone laughing in the gym. Tuesday was an exciting volleyball game against arch-rival St. Thomas. The Lady Reds fought hard but lost. The annual Powder Puff Game on Wednes-day pitted the junior girls against the senior girls as

they demonstrated their flag football skills. There were some unusual plays by both teams; ultimately, the juniors were victorious, finishing off 18-12. On Thursday, a sea of red and white rocked the gym with Redskin spirit during the Pep Rally. The enthusiasm carried over to the football game against Northeast with the Redskins earning the win. A spaghetti dinner concluded the evening. Hurricane Jeanne couldn’t dampen the Homecoming spirit, but it did postpone the Home-coming Dance until the following weekend. On Sat-urday, October 2, Cardinal Gibbons rolled out the red carpet and the Gibbons’ stars shown brightly and danced the night away with friends.

Enjoying the dance are (left to right) Amanda Pollio, Crystal Col-lazo, Kelley Koepfinger, Theresa Privett, Casey Barreto, Kristen King, Marielle Witting, and Michelle Calabro.

Juniors: Meghan Kull, Jorge Pesaro, Chelsea Florea, Patrick Legendre, Katie Almeida, and Matt Smith

A group of sophomores got together before going to the Homecoming Dance.

Left to right, seniors: Jennifer Gala-tis, Carolyn King and Colleen O’Brien


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A Night of Talent By Austin Taylor Homecoming Week began at Cardinal Gibbons with the Tal-ent Show on Sunday, September 9. At the end of the night the five judges, Mrs. Talerico, Mr. Talerico, Ms. Penny, Jim Lang, and Ms. Grant had the task of se-lected the best performers of the night. The show began with the band “Madelyn” and was followed by a handful of other bands: “Nature’s Perfect,” “Babyeater,” “No Refunds” and “Survival of the Uprise.” According to junior, Mi-chelle Romeu, the evening was “entertaining and intriguing.” Later in the night, Kathe-rine Sulenski and Kari Swiderski performed the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with incredible harmony. But that wasn’t the only duet to perform at the event: Kaitlin O’Connell and Stephanie

Hubers were quick on their feet with their Irish Dancing. The pair was so talented that they went home with one of the first place awards. Another first place winner was Maggie Peterson, a freshman with the voice of a professional singer. Justine D’Addio and Kaitlin Conway also did out-standing jobs singing solos. Some kids used an instrument to show-case their skills. Catherine Del-monico sang while playing the pi-ano, Andrew Boss also did an ex-cellent job displaying his piano abilities, and Adam Robl played a few tunes on his guitar. As always, interspersed throughout the night were the hu-morous class skits. The sopho-mores conducted a dating program using the teachers as the “contestants.” The juniors used its class theme, “nerds,” to explain how one should prepare for the Homecoming Dance. The Senior

Skit, which received first place, featured an interesting parody of the Emmy Awards starring Jeff Halavacs as Michael Jackson and Beth O’Connell as Madonna. Paul Desantis, a sophomore, said “The night was a great way to begin Homecoming Week.”

Maggie Peterson sang her win-ning song at a Homecoming assembly.

Into the Woods

comes to Gibbons!

The CGHS fall musical will be Into the Woods, based on the book by James Lapine with mu-sic and lyrics by Stephen Sond-heim.

Where? Ft. Lauderdale Downtown Library

When? November 19 ~ 21

How Much? Adults $10 in advance; Students $6; $12 at the door; Children 5 and under are FREE!

Unplugged was the first

drama program of the year. On September 29, upstairs M-wing was transformed into a stage that had the aura of a nightclub. Per-formances varied from piano so-los to full-fledged bands and eve-rything in between.

By 7:00 p.m. people com-pletely packed M5 to see the event. Bryan Davis hosted the eve-ning with witty retorts and his now-famous ukulele abilities. There were a number of original songs along with numerous covers

of popular songs. Junior, John Morgan with his band “No Re-funds,” played untitled and origi-nal music; senior, Chris Hum-phreys and his band played the hu-morous original tune “North American For Life.” Sophomore, Crystal Collazo and company per-formed Pink Floyd’s “The Trial,” and freshman, Erick Crow, played “Devil Went Down” and other tunes. Bryan Berry said, “Erick was really great on his violin.”

For those who missed the first Unplugged, another is planned for January 12.

Gibbons Unplugged By Austin Taylor


Working to make a difference By Kathryn Almeida Cardinal Gibbons is very fortunate to have had Charlie Miller visit our halls for 10 years. He comes to our school to speak on the reality of drugs and drinking. He provides information to help students make good deci-sions and to encourage teens to choose not to use drugs so that they will not be socially handi-capped. He shares his experiences in a way that teens can understand. Miller has been giving presentations since 1988 all over

the United States. He has been to 81 schools and has spoken to over 110,000 students and 19,000 parents. Even though he has spo-ken to so many people, Miller says he still feels nervous every time. He knows the importance of his message. “I understand that teens are making decisions without good information. It seems no one is willing to be honest and transparent with their lives and experiences. Kids need to know that their choices do matter and affect their future,” said Miller.

Charlie Miller spoke with students in Mr. Lonteen’s classes last week.

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Mr. Minor makes major differences By Jennifer Johnstone

Mr. Minor, a teacher here at Cardinal Gibbons, is a favorite of many students. Most of us have seen his friendly face in the hallway or have overheard his soft southern accent through the intercom. Luckily though, some of the juniors and seniors actually get to have him as a teacher! While many kids look forward to lunch and after school activities, his class is always just as amusing. Most of the classes that we are required to take help us academically, but being in Mr. Minor's Global Studies/Morality class teaches us on a differ-ent level. Throughout the day Mr. Minor fills his classes with activities that help us high schoolers open up to each other. In class we perform experi-ments that test our faith in God and in one an-other. Sometimes we get to sit in the "hot seat" to challenge how comfortable we can be with our class-mates. We hear stories about different kinds of peo-ple that help us to appreciate and respect our class-mates. Not only does having the actual class make one's day less stressful, but having the opportunity to have such a caring and unique teacher can literally lift weights off shoulders. Mr. Minor can make us all walk out of his class with a smile 10 times the size it was when we first entered. So, be prepared freshmen and sophomores...Mr. Minor truly does make major differences.

Why so Early? By Angelica Silberstein

It seems that every year we start school ear-lier. In fact next year we are scheduled to start school another week earlier than this year. Suppos-edly the Broward County school board wants to end the school year around the same time colleges and universities end their year. According to them, in order to accomplish this, schools need to start in early August. I started thinking about this whole situation, and I don’t quite understand the purpose of this schedule. Why not start school after Labor Day or in the middle of September and end in mid June? August is one of South Florida’s hottest months and the end of August through September is the peak of the hurricane season. It seems that begin-ning the year a little later would be the more sensi-ble thing to do. Shouldn’t we plan the year in agreement with our seasons? Over the past few weeks schools all over South Florida have missed many days due to multiple hurricanes. If the schedule were set up differently, important school days would not be missed. It also seems odd that while we South Flor-ida students are already hitting the books and wak-ing up early to the dreaded sound of our alarms, the rest of the world is still sunbathing at the beach. Everyone is still on vacation because August is one of the biggest vacation months of the year, yet we are in school. Something is wrong with that pic-ture. I think that school should be scheduled in agreement with South Florida’s seasons; especially the hurricane season. It would make things a lot easier.

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Andrew Cleveland Did you dress up as a su-perhero? If so, what super-hero? “No, I did not. I didn’t re-alize how many people would dress up as one. Next year, I’m definitely going to participate.”

Ariel Urban What was your favorite event during Homecoming and why? “The actual dance, because we waited an extra week for it, but the waiting paid off!”

Glenn Gardiner What was your favorite event during Homecoming and why? “The varsity football game. Everyone was so hyped up and painted. Everybody looked like they were having fun.”

Dominique Casale What was your favorite event during Homecoming and why? “My favorite event during Homecoming was the preparation. I enjoyed get-ting ready with all my friends, all filled with anticipation.”

Krystle Johnson Did you dress up as a super-hero? If so, what superhero? “I wore a superman T-shirt under my school shirt like Clark Kent wore under his suit.”

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Did Homecoming live up to your expectations?

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70%

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What was your favorite event during Homecoming?

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45%DanceFootball GameAssemblies

“Superheroes” Speak Out By Sasha Moss Ninety-two percent of the freshman class was surveyed on their opinions of Homecoming Week. The most popular events were the dance, football game, and the assemblies. Also, 70% felt Homecoming lived up to their expectations.


Rock the Vote By Carrie Wartmann Some may have heard of the nonprofit organization Rock the Vote (RTV) advertised on MTV, radio sta-tions, or in magazines. Rock the Vote has stepped up its exposure this election year to try to get the teen population out and voting. RTV is an organization dedicated to protecting freedom of ex-pression and helping young people change the world one vote at a time. More than 500 musicians, actors, and political activists have worked with RTV in the last 15 years, including some big names like P. Diddy, Dave Matthews Band, Dixie Chicks, Linkin Park, Megad-eath, OutKast, and Iggy Pop. These artists have helped RTV and other partner organizations to register over 3 million new young voters. RTV is everywhere this year. The corporation has put out an estimated $10 million for the 2004 election year in hopes of raising the number of young adults voting. RTV has encouraged youth voting through television ads, strategically placed posters, Internet and tele-phone voter registration, and local and large scale concerts like Warped Tour. This year alone RTV has registered 1, 025, 331 people to vote according to their website. To register to vote, visit www.RocktheVote.com, or call 1-800-ROCKVOTE. "We must be the change we wish to see." Mohandas Gandhi

Express yourself: VOTE By Ashley Ruiz-Margenot Whether we recognize it or not, voting is of great impor-tance to our country. The best proof of this is seen on to-day's television. Think of reality shows like Survivor or The Ap-prentice. How many millions of people tune in every week to watch someone get voted off of the proverbial island? Considering this obvious fascination with vot-ing, it is surprising that when it comes down to casting a vote for the leader of one's country, all who are eligible do not take the opportunity to do so. According to national statistics, only 51.3 per-cent of people eligible to vote went to the polls in the 2000 presi-dential election, and only 67.5 percent of registered voters par-ticipated. In Florida, only 68.1 percent of registered voters went to the polls (and we all know how that went). Why are there so few Americans willing to vote? When looking at statistics, why does one not see voting percentages in the eighties or nineties? It is often said that many feel as though their vote does not count. It does. Every vote represents a unique voice and expresses loud and clear what that person believes. Voting gives each person the opportunity to express his or her opinion about who should lead our country for the next four years, and in which di-rection this country should go. Exercise your freedom: vote in the 2004 presidential election.

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Bush: United States Hero By Hunter Brown President Bush is a hero, constantly fighting for truth, jus-tice, and the American dream. He is a proven leader who can lead our country through the dangerous times of today. George Bush pro-vides a clear plan to shape a safer world free of terrorism. While in office, George Bush has shown commitment, leadership, and determination. For three years he has dealt with threats to our country and has shown nothing but unwavering leadership. He defends our country at home and overseas; he brings the war to the terrorists instead of anticipating their next attack on our soil. As a result of the war on terror in Afghanistan, 25 million people are now holding free elections instead of living in fear of the Taliban. Since September 2001 the President has en-acted a policy to combat terrorism and has followed through with it: Saddam Hussein is now awaiting trial in a democratic Iraq; the world is now a safer place. Iraq is becoming a bastion for democracy in the Middle East, a place known for its constant tur-moil and upheaval. Al Qaeda is now on the run in the mountains of Afghanistan, unable to muster an-other attack on the U.S.A. since 9/11. Mission ac-complished? I’d say so. It’s not so clear where Senator Kerry stands on these issues. He constantly equivocates on the important issues. He voted to authorize the war in Iraq but later voted against authorizing the money the soldiers needed for supplies that would save lives such as bullet proof armor. He says that sometimes it’s good to change your views on an issue, but there’s no way he can convey strength to Americans and the rest of the world by constantly flip flopping on issues. The president made a difficult decision when he sent our troops to combat, and he won’t go back on his word. George Bush offers us ideas for the fu-ture of America, and Kerry has none. In November, there’s only one candidate who is worth voting for: George W. Bush.

Point/ Counterpoint Senator Kerry for president: A better choice for America Bryan A. Davis Throughout the campaign for the presidency of the United States, the “leadership capabili-ties” of John Kerry have been a key issue in all Republican rebut-tals. But I pose this question: Who is more fit to lead? Is it John Kerry, a decorated war hero turned politician who, for the last twenty years, has served in the United States Senate to achieve change and progress for the good of the American people? Or is it George W. Bush, our current presi-dent who used 9/11 and terrorism as propaganda to force us into an unprovoked war that has led to bil-lions of dollars in debt and over one-thousand American casualties? In addition to attacks on his “executive qualities,” John Kerry has repeatedly been accused of “flip-flopping.” It is true that Senator Kerry was one of the many Democratic supporters of the war in Iraq. However, this was only while under the pretense of the presence of weapons of mass de-struction. Now, after nineteen months of fighting and no signs of weapons of mass destruction, Kerry is among the millions who feel that they have been lied to about the true intentions of the war. With most of the federal budget focusing on the debacle across the world, many domestic issues have been left unattended. The economy has suf-fered and over two-million jobs have been lost. To rectify these “mistakes,” John Kerry has outlined a detailed plan on how to clean up “the mess” George Bush has made. Kerry wants to help Amer-ica by changing the losing strategy; Bush wants to “stick to his guns.” So I ask once again, who is more fit to lead?

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Juniors battle out a victory By Whitney Goldbach It was definitely no ordi-nary football game at Gibbons on September 22. First of all, the girls were the football players, and sec-ondly, the juniors beat the seniors. This exciting game was the annual Powder Puff football game, which takes place during Homecoming Week. All of the girls on both teams were filled with anticipation and class pride as they cavorted onto the field. Prior to this game, both junior and senior teams spent several days practicing and learn-ing plays from their male class-mates who are varsity football players. The guys were very or-

ganized and handled the coaching very well. It was a great experi-ence for both classes and a good way for them to bond with each other. Most of the student body came out to cheer on and support their classmates. Teachers and par-ents also filled the stands. The coaches on the side lines were cheering on the girls and going crazy as they watched them com-pete. Pictures were taken to cher-ish the memories, and the girls showed off their athletic abilities and competitive attitudes. Until the last few minutes the game was neck and neck. Then junior, Jamie McMillan, scored the winning touchdown. The final score was 18-12. Sec-onds after she scored, the whole junior team and all of its coaches

ran out onto the field and jumped up and down. It was an awesome thing to see the juniors celebrating their victory together. The seniors showed good sportsmanship and congratulated the winning team.

Jamie McMillan scored the win-ning touchdown for the juniors. Photo by Mr. Goldbach

At the turn By Emily Quatromoni The swim team has had its highest participa-tion this year with 70 swimmers, and more are wel-come, especially those interested in diving. This year, the team not only has talent, but also great fans who are dedicated and supportive. Along with many new players, a new coach was added as well, Mr. Zmuda. Head Coach Duffy Dillon, who has been a member of the Redskin team for 7 years, had only the best to say about the newest chief, “I’m happy to be here watching this team grow each year and to have Mr. Z on the staff this season.” With the season half over and districts in a few weeks, the boys currently stand 5-4 and the girls 6-3. The recent battle against American Heritage and district rival, Pine Crest was challenging, but they came in second, beating American Heritage by a sin-gle point. The first place finishes came from senior, Brendan Hennigar swimming the 100 breast, and

freshman, Donald Sutton, swimming the 50 free-style. The next meet was against Taravella and CGHS won each event, many placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Congratulations to all of the team members who won in their event and to those who lowered their times.

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Some girls were hanging out in the locker room.


JV gets it done By Ryan Sheehan The JV football squad has a winning record so far this season; however, they have been severely lacking fan support. Sophomore quar-terback Zac Angelos said, “I always like to see more kids at our games; it shows me that there are people that respect our hard work.” Everyday after school, the team has been practicing out in the heat. “They’ve been working hard, in fact as hard as the varsity has been working, without all the glory received by the older guys,” said Assistant Coach Cy. JV football’s last game is a home game against St. Thomas, Octo-ber 20, at 4pm. Come out and show your support.

Help is needed:

The Biomedical Club is collecting first aid and sanitary supplies for Hur-ricane victims. For every 3 items (or $15 value of items) students will re-ceive 1 service hour. Items should be brought to E3.

XC: Running Far and Fast By Matt Innes

The Cross Country team is off to a fast start through the first two months of the 2004 season, even though three of its top runners have suffered injuries: Vanessa Ricatti, Jake Dighton, and Carl Krokstedt. Coach Lee and the Running Redskins have been training hard to achieve their goal of qualifying for the State Championship for the 27th consecutive year.

The boys’ squad is led by senior captain Bryan Shartrand and sophomore Billy Zenga. So far they are 11-5 and ranked 7th in Broward County, notching key victories over Deerfield, West-ern, and Everglades. Unquestionably, the boys would be even stronger without sustaining injuries to two of its top runners.

The girls are off to an impressive 15-1 record and are led by senior runners Jackie Davis and Megan O’Connor, and junior Kristin Furdella. Their only loss of the season so far came to Cypress Bay, one of the top ranked teams in the county.

Along with the team veterans are many new members who have been running extremely well this season. Freshman Ariel Urban, sophomore Kayla Canan, and junior Sarah Hammada have all been contributors for the girls. For the boys, sophomore Zack Smith, along with seniors Alex Durie and Hunter Brown have exceeded expectations and filled in admirably for the injured runners.

Coach Lee summed up the season by com-menting, “This has been a wild season with all of the hurricanes, but somehow we will weather it.”

Boys Cross Country Team Photo by Kathy Blyth

Girls Cross Country Team Photo by Kathy Blyth

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Redskins upset Northeast By Bobby Christopher and Matt Innes The Homecoming game, a yearly tradition at any high school, is almost always a monumental success. This year’s game was no different as Gibbons defeated dis-trict rival Northeast 17-7. Weeks before the actual game, the players and coaches be-gan preparing for what could end up being the biggest game of the year. The rivalry between Gib-bons and Northeast has always been heated, but playing the Hurri-canes at Homecoming made the stakes even higher. The fact that both the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald picked Northeast over Gib-bons provided even more motiva-tion. Gibbons used all of this motivation to play a tough game

defensively. The Redskins were able to contain Broward County’s leading running back, A’Mod Ned, while also shutting down the Hur-ricane passing attack. Senior safety Tommy Nolan intercepted three passes; his third coming late

in

the fourth quarter after Northeast had reached the Gibbons three yard line. Tommy Nolan commented, “They wanted to win this game very badly, but we just wanted it more. We weren’t going to let them come on to our field and win. I think that showed how well we played.” Offensively, senior quarter-back Mike Greco returned to the field for the first time this season and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to David Blackwell in the first quarter. A.J. Simeon rushed for 65 yards on the first play of the second half for a touchdown to put Gibbons ahead 17-0. Northeast head coach Adam Ratkevitch summed up the game saying, "We were outplayed in every phase of the game. Those interceptions were drive killers."

Go Redskins!

Gibbons offense is working to score once again against Northeast. Gibbons won 17-7.

Fans painted and ready to cheer on the team for the Homecoming game are (left to right) Jessica Lail, Kelsey Varga, Lauren Palko, Arielle Segall and Liz Welsky Photo by Liz Errante

Homecoming Game


Homecoming football game half time:

Peter Ferencik & Natalie Greco Richie Marsico & Sarah Quintana Ben Greaves & Jaki Pagnotta

Junior Attendants Sophomore Attendants Freshman Attendants

The Homecoming Court was announced at half time and the King, Jamie Cross, and Queen, Emily Ross, were crowned. Senior Court is pictured on page 20.

The half time parade included the Color Guard, band, cheer-leaders and various clubs.

Homecoming Game


Fall Fashion By Angelica Silberstein Fall is here and so are the new fun fashion trends. Believe it or not, animal prints are back! They come in different varieties from sleek zebra stripes to sassy leopard spots. You can even find giraffe and fur prints! Animals are taking over the fashion runways. These animal prints can be worn with almost anything and any-where. If you aren’t one for being decked out all over in animal, there is no need to worry. Stores have their shelves stocked with a variety of shoes and purses adorned with fun animal prints that add some pizzazz to any out-fit. Other than the right shoes there is always one more thing that completes an outfit, and that is the

handbag. Purse-lovers will abso-lutely fall in love with all the fun styles this season. There are tweeds, aviator styles, jeweled bags, animal prints, and believe it or not purple bags. According to Instyle magazine, “Purple is the color of the moment.” The purples range anywhere from deep plums to light lilac shades. With the unique designs out there, tweed bags are a great daytime choice. If you are someone who tends to dress more on the casual side, aviator style bags are a good option. They vary from light tan to dark chocolate colors. This sea-son’s fashion line wouldn’t be complete without animal print handbags. These bags are abso-lutely a must-have item this fall. Jewelry already looks wonderful on you, but imagine how fabulous it would look on your handbag!

Jeweled purses are cute and add an extra splash of color to any outfit. Whoever thought handbags could be this much fun?

The new trends this season are all about being creative and having a good time, so get out there and shop till you drop!

Photo from the October 2004 issue of Instyle magazine

Art and Style


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Who are these “Hotties”?

Corrections in the September issue (Volume 43, Issue 1): Links to Learning should have read: Monday: Fr. Charles -D7 Tuesday: Mr. Littlefield –E1

Wednesday: Ms. Welsh –D3 Thursday: Mrs. Burke –B8 There was a caption error on page 20. The Mascot’s name should have read Sean Bunch. We regret these errors.

CONTEST:

The first person to E-mail the correct names of all 8 “Hotties” pictured

wins $10 of cold hard cash! Contest begins at 2:35PM today.

E-MAIL: [email protected]

Ms. Abrams Ms. Busby Mr. Dubuc Ms. Gillett Mrs. Hanke Mrs. Lanza Mrs. Lee Mr. Minor

Mr. Owens Mr. Ott Sr. Janet Rieden Sr. Marie Schramko Mr. Unis Mrs. Unis Mr. Ziontz Mr. Zmuda

Match the staff member to the picture:

Contest


2004 Homecoming Court

King Jamie Cross and Queen Emily Ross Amanda Roy and Vince Balsamo

Pat Bond and Layne Gardella Derek Stoller and Caroline Adams

Cardinal Gibbons High School 43, Issue 2 The Voice of the Redskins October 20, 2004 Cardinal Gibbons High School In this Issue... Commended Students Honor Council Class Officers News

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