Knightlife April 2013

APRIL 30, 2013 • VOLUME XLV • ISSUE 75430 TORRANCE BOULEVARD, TORRANCE, CA 90503WWW.BMHS-LA.ORG

BISHOP MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOLKNIGHT LIFE

COACHELLA UNIQUE TEACHER HOBBIES DRAMA LAB TRIP

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Artistically Inclined

Pure Band-emonium!

Arts Fest Week: providing our talented student body the chance to display its creativity and love for art, in all its many forms.Written by Mary Grace Costa and Yidan Yuan. Photographed by Arionne Thomas.

Written by Nia Liggins. Photographed by Christine Peterson.

April 22nd saw the kick-off of the BMHS Arts Fest, a week-long, school-wide event orchestrated espe-cially for talented students to show-case their artistic prowess, to increase awareness of Bishop Montgomery’s extensive art program, and to encour-age a profound appreciation for the fine arts. Though often overlooked, the Arts Fest proves that the BMHS Art Department is full of vibrant young

The Bishop Montgomery Mu-sic Department had an exciting oppor-tunity that took them over 2,000 miles to our capital city, Washington D.C. Around 80 members of the Bishop community, comprised of students and their families, experienced this monumental occasion. Facing cold temperatures, the group got up every day, prepared to explore a wondrous city and learn about the United States of America. To start, the group took a trip to the Arlington National Cemetery, where they witnessed the Changing of the Guard Ritual. Later, they split up into smaller groups to explore the monuments and memorials in the Na-tional Mall. In the evening, everyone reunited to watch an ensemble per-form at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. On the second day, the students held a performance at the World War II Memorial. Many of the tourists stayed to watch them perform, rather than continuing to look at other attractions. The band spent the rest of the day touring Howard University, Catholic University of America, and the Smithsonian National Zoological

individuals whose creative ideas cry out for new forms of expression. Monday, the start of the event, was dedicated to the screening of short film entries such as Robbie Alpine’s ’13 short film “Struggle and Triumph” (which won the film catego-ry), Christine Petersen’s ’16 “Skinny Love”, and Kamila Washington’s ’13 “Call Me Maybe” video, which was played at Carmelita Jeter’s pep rally

Our very own BMHS Band recently journeyed to Washington D.C. to perform at the WWII Memorial and ex-plore our nation’s capital, representing Bishop with pride.

earlier this school year. “It was actu-ally just a compilation of a bunch of things that I filmed over the year,” Robbie said. “My favorite thing to film is skateboarding, and I thought this was a good way to represent it.” A sunny Tuesday brought with it the second day of Arts Fest. Mr. Hankey’s band students treated the student body to a merry performance, with a beautiful melody of bagpipes, flutes, and clarinets. Ms. Kallok also organized a small ceramics sale by the gym on the same day. Although numerous art classes are offered at BMHS, there is no art class quite like Kallok’s ceramics. “I think, because it’s a three-dimensional [art form, that it’s unique],” she said. Aside from being a lab day, Wednesday also proved special as BMHS dramatists and spectators gathered in TMH to deliver and listen to monologues. Drama Lab member Vincent Miramontes ‘14 expressed his love of theater: “Acting is different from other forms of art because it isn’t just an occupation or a hobby; it’s a lifestyle.”

Thursday’s Art Display would prove to be one of the most an-ticipated events of the Arts Fest. The students’ original artwork impressed and dazzled viewers. Two of Christine Petersen’s photographs were selected by the Art Department to be displayed in the library. In her opinion, art is a way for Christine to document her experiences and feelings and thus preserve them, and her endeavors show that her experience has become her best teacher. Among the displays were several winning pieces such as Hee Shin’s “Flower” and Senior Erin Jamison’s “Greek Archer.” In addition, a number of submissions fell into the Religious category, such as a mixed-media religious piece featuring Mary by Samantha Peralta ’15. The Arts Fest was a wonderful opportunity for students to find other unconventional ways of express-ing their thoughts and feelings. Be it through paint, graphite, or sculpture, the art display effectively showcased the artistic accomplishments of BMHS art students.

Park. The next day, the group once again split up and explored the differ-ent Smithsonian museums, the New-seum, and even the International Spy Museum. Many students also partici-pated in National Pillow Fight Day by participating in a large pillow fight held at the National Mall. On the final day, the students

took a trip to Pennsylvania to visit the Gettysburg National Military Park. As the trip neared its end, Tracey Shank-weiler ’15 expressed, “All of the scen-ery and buildings were beautiful and unique. Way different from out here.” Throughout the entire trip, in the mornings and evenings, Michael Hankey, Mr. Hankey’s brother, gave the group an exceptional tour of our

capital. Like others looking to have a deeper understanding of our country, Harry Davila ‘16 felt a renewed sense of patriotism, stating, “Being in our nation’s capital really showed me why I should be proud to consider myself an American. And performing in D.C also made me proud to be a student of Bishop Montgomery.”

Above left: The BMHS Band proudly standing at the WWII Memorial, where they performed.Above right: The enthusiastic crowd on National Pillow Fight Day.

Above: Thursday’s Art Display in the library, showcasing a diverse range of artwork and the hard work of many students.

2 SPORTS/CLUBS

Season of Spring and Sweat

Springing into Sports - Part II

Our Bishop teams proudly show off their diverse talents; be it on the track or the tennis courts, our athletes are always giving us a reason to be proud!Written by Rose Park. Photographed by Kayla Wilkins and Yearbook.

It’s springtime, and we all know what that means! The sun is shining, we’re making our way back to the beach, and Bishop’s spring sports teams are getting their gear out of their basements and showing us their stuff. Spring is a huge time for sports:

Written by Shannon Lipp. Photographed by Arionne Thomas.

baseball, boys’ volleyball, golf, and tennis; girls’ softball; boys’ and girls’ swimming; and track all participate. For whom should we be look-ing out? You might see their bright gold shirts around school sometimes: the boys’ golf team showing their

Above: Liam Kent ‘15Right, left corner: Austin Monteilh ‘14 Right, right corner: Kate Tokuhara ‘16Right, bottom: the boys Varsity tennis team, league champs.

school pride on days of matches. They had a strong start to the season and won their season opener against Bishop Amat. The team is small; 8 boys from freshman to seniors. Likewise, the boys’ tennis team was successful, as their regular season

comes to a close. Both Spencer Hig-gins ’15 and Errol Smith ’13 bring a boost for the team in singles, and the teams of Austin Gabriel-Jonathan Judan and Kenny Campbell-Steven Nguyen help keep the Knights on top. The team is ranked 9th in CIF division V. Of course, there’s the boys’ volley-ball team, which didn’t get as far into CIF as they had hoped last year. This year, however, it seems that the team is stronger and more consistent than ever. They are ranked 3rd in CIF divi-sion IV. In girls’ and boys’ swimming, although the team is smaller than most of the other teams at Bishop, they’re still tackling the season as ferociously as the rest. Austin Monteilh ’14 competed in the Del Rey League Prelims and finished 6th in the Varsity Boys’ 100 yd Breaststroke and 14th in the Varsity Boys’ 50 yd Freestyle. Valerie Belanger ’14 also competed in the Del Rey League Prelims and placed 4th in the Varsity Girls’ 100 yd Butterfly, which qualified her for CIF. In addition, the track team has been anxiously practicing every day, and both long and short distance have had a good turnout and season. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when every day we hear over the announcements at least one team leaving school early, the rest of us always ready to cheer them on. Go Knights!

Andrew Blair For Andrew, running is second nature. Whether he is running cross-country or long distance in track, Blair always hustles to the finish line, leaving other competitors in the dust. He joined cross-country his freshman year and decided to go out for track as a way to continue running and to stay conditioned. Though track has several different events, ranging from shotput to long jump to sprints, Andrew finds himself most comfortable in the long distance events. “I like the mile,” he proclaims. “It goes by relatively fast and is very competitive.” While endur-ance is necessary for a long distance runner, speed is also an important fac-tor; this runner proves he possesses as much speed and he does stamina. “My proudest moment was running the 800 [meter] at 2:13,” he recounts. Although he doesn’t plan to pursue running as a career, he does want to continue running as a hobby and as a means to stay fit and healthy. As Andrew quickly approaches the finish line for his final year running as a Knight, he suggests to all eager run-ners, “Just go out and try all different events for track! Don’t limit your pos-sibilities.

Jenny Weigley Diallo Whitaker Tyler Snowden You may have seen her on the sidelines during football season or dancing with the rest of Song Team during pep rallies for the past 3 years. Jenny tried out for the team as a Sophomore and has climbed the ranks to become one of the co-captains of the Song Team. Over these past years, Jenny describes how the girls she performs with are more than just teammates: “They became my best friends, but more importantly, they are like my sisters, and we are one crazy family.” These hard-working girls practice not just for Bishop sporting events, but primarily for competitions, from which Jenny recalls some of her fondest memories, “The feeling of dancing our hearts out and leaving everything we had on that floor was truly amazing.” Jenny plans to minor in Dance when she enters college, and she leaves these words of advice for any underclassmen interested in auditioning for song: “As soon as you step foot onto the floor, even the audi-tions, don’t hold back. Don’t be afraid to be who you are; show it through your dancing. Put your heart into Song Team. If you do that, that’s where you get the most out of your time.”

When he was four years old, Diallo took off his floaties and dove into the deep end as he began his life as a swimmer. When his mother signed him up for swim classes at the YMCA, he was hooked like a fish. Now, as a senior, Diallo is the captain of the Bishop swim team, but he’s not one to brag. In fact, he says his favorite moment as a swimmer was his first meet: “It was great to see the support all teams gave each swimmer.” Whitaker is a team player and thanks his team for the support and memories they have given him throughout the years. The lane doesn’t end here for Diallo, as he plans to dive into the college pool and continue with his favorite sport. Swimming has helped Whitaker stay fit as he describes it as “the perfect workout.” With his last lap as Bishop swimmer closing in, Diallo offers these words of wisdom: “While at times it can be competitive and frus-trating, don’t forget to have fun with it.”

Though a majority of track runners begin in high school, Tyler has been running since the 4th grade. Running became an escape for her, as Snowden says, “Running helps me release stress from school and life. It’s a type of therapy for me.” She’s made close bonds with her fellow runners throughout the years. When asked to describe her team, she depicts the dy-namics of their relationship: “My track team is an example of a dysfunctional family and I’m the aunt that let’s you get away with everything. There is a lot of potential and success in our track team.” Tyler specializes in the Hurdle and the High Jump events, and she has mastered the three-step rhythm needed between the 110-m hurdles. She has even qualified for CIF as a high jumper. Her running days are far from over, but she’s still deciding whether to compete in Track and Field as a club or division sport when she goes to college. Before she finishes her last season on the track as a Bishop Knight, she advises future runners, “Eat healthy, that’s number one, because without a healthy inner self, how are you going to be able to compete at your full potential?”

3SPORTS/CLUBS

Club CornerWritten by Samantha Nishimura and Alex Ray.

President: Stephannia Vinasco ‘13Co-leaders: Lisa Bell ‘13 and Khris-tine Vrana ‘13Meeting location: Room 107Meeting days: every other Wednes-dayModerator: Ms. Strauss Students for Animals, which acts as a secondary club to Eco Club, is run by head Stephannia Vinasco ‘13, and co-leaders Lisa Bell ‘13 and Khristine Vrana ‘13. Approximately 20 dedicated members take part in frequent fundraisers for local organi-zations and volunteer opportunities at local shelters. Throughout the year, the student body often heard an-nouncements over the P.A. or in the bulletin about yet another fundraiser that Students for Animals was hosting. For example, the club sold “I LOVE ANIMALS” wristbands, candy bags, and Easter eggs to support organiza-tions such as Bullies and Buddies, the Marine Mammal Care Center, and the

Wildlife Learning Center. This school year, Students for Animals focused on promoting aware-ness about animal abuse and raising money for these organizations, which aid disadvantaged wildlife. In addition, the club hosted visits for guest speak-ers, who spoke of their experiences raising stray animals. On April 27, Students for Animals took a trip to the Wildlife Learning Center, which gave them a much more personal understanding as to where and how their hard work and fundraising is put into action. Co-leader Lisa Bell says, “Students for Animals is a club for compassion-ate and dedicated students who want to be more active in helping animals around our community. This club is all about using activism… to make a dif-ference for the animals that need our help.”

Above: Stephannia Vinasco ‘13 and Kathryn Hagmaier ‘13 hold up their dona-tion to the Wildlife Learning Center.

What’s up with these clubs?JSA members debate their way through a weekend spring convention, and the YEA club spends time with the elderly.Written by Ariana Rupp and Alex Rodriguez.

Junior State of America Through the well deserved weekend of April 19th and 21st, Bishop’s very own JSA participated in the JSA Spring Convention: a meet-ing of several different California high school JSA clubs, during which they debated and exposed themselves to different ideas, all while making new friends along the way. The JSA Spring Convention took place at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles. It consisted of different con-ferences and debates, of which each club took part. There were a variety of topics that the students debated over, including: Repealing the Patriot Act,

Feminism, and clean energy by 2025. Most of the day consisted of debate conference, but at night, the JSA club members from all over California put on a talent show and had their infa-mous JSA dance, happily ending the weekend. After asking Andrew Blair, one of the club’s presidents, about Bishop’s very own JSA, he responded, “If I could say one thing it would be to encourage other students to open themselves to new ideas and try new things such as JSA. You make new friends and develop skills that will enable them to communicate and become public leaders.” JSA is a club

Students for AnimalsCo-presidents: Matt Kurata ‘14 and Corrine Tumanjan ‘14Meeting location: Room 105Meeting days: once a monthModerator: Ms. Adams Bishop Montgomery High School embodies the Christian reli-gion and its values and encourages students to live a value-driven life. The school sets the bar high above other institutes with its loyalty to its students and its moral values. So what does it mean to live a life of faith? That question can be answered by Bishop’s H.I.S club. Bishop’s H.I.S club, or Harbor Interfaith Service, represents the core of Christianity by providing service to others. Matt Kurata ‘14, co-president of H.I.S, helps to organize and manage the upcoming events in the group. “H.I.S. stands for Harbor Interfaith Service, and our club is based out of an organization centered in San Pedro that focuses on helping the working poor and homeless in the

South Bay. Other clubs help outside countries; however, H.I.S helps those in need in our own cities,” says Matt. Their club holds food drives twice a semester, and members vol-unteer at the Harbor Interfaith Gala, held each spring, which is the largest fundraiser the organization promotes. Additionally, club members collect miscellaneous items for the Harbor Interfaith operated shelter. “Since our club is centered so close to Bishop, our members can volunteer at the center in San Pedro whenever they would like and can do a variety of types of volunteer work there such as organizing the food pantry,” Matt adds. Although there are no upcoming events soon, H.I.S is planning a food drive for San Pedro which will take place in the near future. This focus on giving back to the community and sup-porting others in need is exactly what BMHS is about.

Above: (L to R) Sarah Jean Johnson ‘14, Paulette Casillas ‘14, Justina Breen ‘15, and Corrine Tumanjan ‘14 volunteering at a charity dinner for H.I.S.

Harbor Interfaith Service Club

in which all students have a say in the political aspects of our world today and in the future. The JSA Spring Convention created friendships and opened the eyes of club members to the many ideals that individuals as a group, or by themselves, hold and keep strong through the power of their voice.

Youth Elderly Alliance On April 20th, members of the Youth Elderly Alliance Club, led by junior Leah Rae Munoz, journeyed to the nearby elderly retirement hotel called The Huntington. Members looked forward to the event because they were going to play fun board

games and teach creative crafts to the elderly, all the while receiving service hours! What is there not to love? Members brought friendly-for-all-ages games, such as Uno, Con-nect Four, cards, chess, and check-ers. But what the elders enjoyed most was making the crafts with the friendly students who attended! YEA members taught The Huntington’s seniors how to make May Day Flower Baskets, which is a simple but fun craft of tis-sue paper flowers. The seniors crafted several flowers including Blue Dragon flowers, Sunflowers, Daisies, and much more, which were later placed into white, lacy paper bouquets for the elders to keep and jokingly show off to their friends! One junior, Stephanie Li, remarks “The woman I was helping had a now-60 year old daughter who went to Bishop. She was telling me all about how it was back then and it was just so interesting and funny how some things are still quite similar! It felt great seeing how much they appreciate us helping them and I got called “darling” and “cute” so many times!” If you are interested in joining the YEA club, be sure to attend their meetings in Room 211 every other Thursday at lunch since YEA plans on going to The Huntington again May 18th!

Above left: (L to R) Katelyn Taira ‘14, Andrew Blair ‘13, Emily Blair ‘16, Claire Thatcher ‘14, and Alexandra Ruiloba ‘14 at the LAX Hilton, looking sharp on the last day of convention.Above right: YEA members pose with examples of the tissue paper May Day flowers they crafted with the elderly, as their Arts and Crafts hour comes to a close.

4 ENTERTAINMENT/OPINION

A Desert Dance Party: Coachella 2013

Down-to-Earth

Called to the Movie Theatre

One of the most anticipated and well-known music festivals, Coachella, finally arrived, showcasing a diverse range of talent and making for a memorable, remarkable experience for music-lovers.Written and photographed by Aimee Myers.

Written by Jasmine Shin. Photographed by Sabrina Supapkooha and Kayla Wilkins.

Written by Shannon Lipp. Photographed by Alex Rodriguez.

For the fourteenth consecu-tive year, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival took over the city of Indio for two magical weekends at the Empire Polo Club. With the first weekend (April 12-14) selling out in a mere matter of minutes and the sec-ond weekend (April 19-21) selling out in just under a day, 80,000 music fans from all over the world congregated in

the desert to spend three adventurous days seeing some their favorite bands perform. A total of sixty-six artists performed on Friday, April 12th. Of these artists, a few notable names included the Stone Roses, Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Stars, Earl Sweatshirt, and Of Monsters and Men. April 13th hosted sixty-four acts,

The Earth has been a perfect planet for all of our lives. It provides beautiful sights, history, and so much more that people don’t recognize. Unfortunately, this home slips into many dangers as our civilization keeps developing: rise in temperature, unpredictable climate, and polluted

atmosphere. In the early 20th Century, people were not aware of such en-vironmental issues. Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator from Wisconsin, was different. In 1962, he persuaded Presi-dent Kennedy to arouse the crowd into putting the environment into the

During Earth Week, we are reminded once again of the importance of caring for our environment.

While April may have been a slow movie season -with Oscar sea-son over and the summer blockbuster season not beginning until May- a few entertaining movies were showing in theatres during this time. The Call was one such movie. This thriller movie deals with what happens on the other end of a 911 call. After overhearing the kidnapping of a frantic caller, one 911 operator (portrayed by Halle Berry) cannot handle the stress and takes a break from taking these emergency calls. A few months later, Berry’s character returns to the calls to help a rookie and discovers that another girl (portrayed by Abigail Breslin) is being kidnapped by the same abductor. Instead of waiting for the police, this operator takes matters into her own

hands and sets out to save this victim. The films grows more intense near the conclusion of the movie, so it is not recommended for the faint of heart. Most of the conflict deals with the psychological stress the main character suffers from due to her job, and the rest is comprised of the suspense from the abductor and his victim. Due to its nature, the film keeps the action and surprises coming, leaving the audience at the edge of their seat. The ending of the movie takes an interesting twist that will either please, frustrate, confuse you, or maybe all of the above. The Call is a definite thriller, so don’t watch this movie alone because afterwards, you’ll probably want to walk with a friend to your car.

including Phoenix, the Postal Service, New Order, Franz Ferdinand, Two Door Cinema Club, Descendents, 2 Chainz, Grizzly Bear, and the xx. Sixty artists performed on the final day of Coachella. Just a few of the acts that closed the festival were Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vampire Weekend, Thee Oh Sees, Wu-Tang Clan, Tame Impala, James Blake, and the Lumineers.

This year’s lineup was one of the most musically diverse yet, with everything from new members of the indie pop scene to hypnotic DJs to alternative legends with decades of festival experience under their belts. If 2013’s schedule is any indication of years to come, it is certain that Coachella will only continue to grow in popularity, quality, and success.

Above left: An evening overview shot of the Coachella grounds, capturing perfectly the excited, almost magical atmosphere.Above right: The Coachella crowd goes wild as The Stone Roses performs onstage.

Above: Frank Antero ‘15 was fascinated and ecstatic about The Call movie poster.

political limelight by going on a na-tional conservation tour; however, the plan did not go well. Nelson continued to speak to a variety of audiences in 25 states, but the issue was put aside due to a lack of interest. In 1969, on a conservation speaking tour, Nelson decided to organize a huge grassroots

protest over what was happening to the environment. At a conference in Seattle in September, he announced that in the spring of 1970, there would be a nationwide grassroots demon-stration on behalf of the environment, and he invited everyone to participate. Eventually, on April 22nd, 1970, his efforts paid off, eventually leading to millions of concerned citizens today. The environmental tradition has passed down even now. The tradi-tion is to do a favor for the earth like Alex Trujillo, class of 2014. Over the spring break, he’d planted new pots in his garden. He suggested, “Clean spi-der webs and put off dead branches and leaves into the green trash can... And the cycle keeps on moving.” Saving energy and water would also be helpful, in addition to planting. For instance, have a walk instead of driv-ing a car. It’d be good for your health and for the earth. How about making that decision to take a walk to a store, and start planting today?

Above left: We’ve all seen him around school: Mr. Butler, recycles soda cans and plastic water bottles.Above right: Peter Saramiento ‘14 and Mr. Meyette, as Peter chooses “zero-waste” and recycles his water bottle.

5ENTERTAINMENT/OPINION

A Not So Pitch Perfect Night

Next Gen Gaming

Written and Photographed by Alex Rodriguez.

Written by Alex Horejsi and Peter Mitchell. Photographed by Alex Rodriguez. The next generation of video game consoles is expected to be revealed in detail at the E3 2013 conference this upcoming June. Sony has released some details about its Playstation 4 console already, with more to come. Sony has revealed a few launch games such as Killzone: Shadow Fall and InFamous: Second Son. Hopefully, the launch of the PS4 will be better than that of the PS3, which was not that great. The PS3’s launch line-up of games was terrible and it was at the very high price of $600. The PS3 also did not have many console exclusive games for the first two years of its lifespan. If they had made it backwards compatible with PS2 games, it would have been possible to play every PlayStation game on one console. However, for the PS4 to be successful, the public requires more games and games that are better known than the few they have shown us. The hardware of a console will not sell it, the games will. It needs to be more affordable than the PS3 was. The PlayStation brand is a big one in gaming, but the PS3 did not do it justice. The PS4 will have to sell well and impress us if Sony wants to live up to the standards of the PS2, the best-selling console ever. Along with the new games, the PS4 has a few exciting features. It will have a new feature called Sus-pend Mode. Suspend Mode allows you to put the console into a low power state, stop playing so you can do your normal, everyday tasks, such as eating a bagel, and then continue playing. This removes having to boot

In mid-April, the 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards took place at the Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City with “Pitch Perfect” star Rebel Wilson as the host. Definitely not your typical awards show, the ceremony began with a comedic clip that resulted in the host literally landing/crashing onto the stage in a female version of an Iron Man suit. After Wilson’s landing, the cast of “Pitch Perfect” united for energetic, acapella performances of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire,” and Macklemore’s and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop.” Speak-ing of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the hip-hop duo later performed the second single of their album, The Heist, “Can’t Hold Us” during the show along with ex-Disney star, Selena Gomez, who made a Bollywood-themed performance of her latest single “Come and Get It.” The show, overall, was relatively quick-paced, and as always, somewhat inappropri-ate with its constant immature joking, which, apparently, pleases the MTV audience. Big winners of the night included “The Avengers,” winning three Popcorn trophies, “Silver Linings Playbook,” which notably won Best Male Performance (Bradley Cooper) and Best Female Performance (Jen-nifer Lawrence), and musical comedy “Pitch Perfect.” Three special awards were also given at the informal awards show: the MTV Generation Award, MTV Trailblazer Award, and Comedic Genius Award to Jamie Foxx, Emma Watson, and Will Ferrel, respectively.

up your console and load your file to continue playing. This is a very strong selling point for the PS4. It allows gamers to quickly get back into their game. InFamous: Second Son is the sequel to InFamous 2 and also looks very impressive. The InFa-mous series is one of Sony’s flagship franchises and the next installment looks very promising. Unlike the first game where the main character could manipulate lightning in a variety of ways, the new main character will have the ability to turn into and ma-nipulate smoke. This is a new power that has not been seen before and should make the gameplay fun and interesting. Killzone: Shadow Fall is the sequel to Killzone 3 and looks ab-solutely spectacular. Graphically, the game shows off exactly what the PS4 is capable of. They have added a few gameplay elements that are new to the Killzone series such as changing to a scope with a higher zoom on your gun. There are many other games that are slated to be released for the PS4 yet they remain unnannounced. What the PS4 has looks very good so far. There is just not enough of it. If Sony gives us more games, this will be one of the best-selling consoles of the next generation. The PS4 will be released Holiday 2013. Sony’s competitor, Microsoft, however, has been more secretive about the next installment in its Xbox franchise (presumed to be the Xbox 720) to this point. Rumors of more advanced motion sensing technology (currently being used by the Xbox 360’s “Kinect” functionality) have been floating around the internet, and more

Above: Justina Breen’15 shows off her MTV Movie Award Popcorn Trophy proudly for her excellent portrayal of being a BMHS student.

Above: Sophomore Joshua Villalta holds up a picture of the newly-revealed Playstation 4 controller, which has gamers everywhere eager for more news and the console itself!

powerful computing and graphics capabilities are virtually guaranteed. Both Microsoft and Sony will send out their new consoles to compete with Nintendo and the Wii U. The Wii U has not sold as well over its first few months as Nintendo had hoped, following in the footsteps of the Nintendo 3DS and other consoles with their disappointing sales . The Xbox 720 and Playstation 4 hope to attract

Ferrel’s acceptance speech was awkwardly interrupted by “Parks and Recreation” star Aubrey Plaza who tried to pull a “Kanye,” horribly failed, and was asked to leave the premises afterwards and although very uncom-fortable to watch, the moment definite-ly was a highlight of the night. Ratings for the latest MTV Movie Awards are much higher than its predecessors, most likely due to the immense self-promotion and abuse of the fans since the show boasted about premiering the highly, highly anticipated trailer for “The Hunger Games” follow-up, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” along with the trailers for upcoming sum-mer films. The ceremony gave sneak peeks of the “Star Trek” film, “Fast and Furious 6” (6 - how many can there be?), “World War Z,” and “Iron Man 3.” The people who worked behind the scenes really duped the fans of the various movies, specifically those of “The Hunger Games,” and promised trailers “right after the break!” only to be shown only one hour later and left the “Fire” trailer for, literally, the last five minutes of the show. Although somewhat frustrating, inappropriate, and sometimes just plain awkward, the MTV Movie Awards were quite entertaining, although possibly leaving the viewer asking, “Why is a music television program airing an awards show for movies again?”

The MTV Movie Awards Have a Fun Night with the Movies.

a more niche and “hardcore” audience to increase sales. The tech-world eagerly waits to find out everything that the next generation of video game consoles has in store.

6 CAMPUS LIFE

Bishop’s Spring BreakersWritten by Sojung Kim and Claire Park.

For the students becom-ing exhausted and shiftless from insurmountable amounts of school work, long-awaited free time even-tually greeted us-Spring Break! Spring Break finally approached and many BMHS students were able to spend it meaningfully. De-spite the short period of time given compared to other breaks, it was surely enough time and opportu-nity for us to recuperate ourselves; some people chose to relax and spend time with their family, some tried things they could not do dur-ing school, and some did not miss the opportunity to prepare for the future. To begin with, Sophomore Cassie Bae ’15 visited South Ko-rea to visit her family and relatives. As an international student, she especially enjoyed meeting her friends in her hometown, Gang-nam in Seoul. She says “Every time I tell people, ‘I’m from Gang-nam,’ people start singing the song Gangnam Style by Psy and it is re-ally exciting to tell people about it.” By spending her time having family bonding and enjoying her favorite Korean dishes, I am sure that she was able to relax and retreat from the stress and ordinary school days. She picks the most memo-rable moment as going to “Jjimjil-bang,” Korean health spa, with her friends. Another sophomore, Caleb Kim ’15 also spent his time mean-ingfully. He was able to plan and develop his future plans of making new smartphone apps. He says

“I have always wanted to be an engineer when I was young and wanted to invent an extraordinary device that would surprise every-one.” His role model is Steve Jobs and he dreams of becoming the most renowned engineer for the next generation. He says he could not focus on coming up with new smartphone apps due to loads of school work he had to do and he says Spring Break was the time when he really focused on his plan. He says his emphasis of the app is a combination of all the popular and convenient apps such as SNS (Social networking site) and searching gear. He says he is still in the process of finishing his work but his goal is to finish this by the end of this year. Good luck Caleb! Seniors Sierra Smith ’13 and Joelle Balthazar ’13 cel-ebrated their two weeks off with a sleepover and an impromptu trip to Beverly Hills. There, they drove to the famous restaurant/bakery “Milk” and bought, well, milkshakes! Although not a trip to a foreign country, the two seniors enjoyed their spontaneous journey! Smith states that “it was fun drive up to Beverly Hills late at night to get milkshakes!” Whether student’s breaks were spent sleeping, travelling, getting prepared, or some other thing that is not school - we all en-joyed a nice two weeks and we are ready to finish this year and get ready for our next break - Summer!

Above: Seniors Joelle Balthazar (left) and Sierra Smith (right) smile anxiously as they are about to enter “Milk.” Below: Sophomore Caleb Kim practices mak-ing apps on his iPad, which he plans on doing in the future.

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Lights, Camera, Action - San Diego!

What Teachers Actually Do Outside of SchoolWritten by Natalie Pistole.

Interviews and Photography done by Hye Yoon Seo

Above: Drama Lab students get dressed up during their San Diego field trip.

Above: Mr. Garriepy works on his breaststroke.

Left: Mr. Nguyen enjoys catching some waves at the beach.

Question Corner

Students are not the only ones with unique hobbies: some of our own faculty have quite unique hobbies as well!

A lot of new music has come out lately from hot artists like Beyonce, Selena Gomez, and PSY. Is there any new music

you are especially looking forward to?

PSY’s newly released single, Gentle-man, is very catchy and his music

video is hilarious. I can’t wait till PSY’s next single comes out.

The Wanted has lately been com-ing up with more singles, they sound & express themselves successfully.

I’m looking forward to Katy Perry and Lady Gaga’s upcoming works as well!

I’m looking forward to Trey Songz’s and GD new songs and concert soon. I’m also looking forward to Fun.’s new

songs as well.

I’m excited for my favorite rock bands to come out with new albums. When I see them play at music festivals and concerts, sometimes they play new

songs that will be on their next album.

Maria Jue ’15

Kayla Rogers ’16Cindy Vu ’16

Alex Trujillo ’14

While most students were waiting for a weekend of sleep and relaxation on Friday, April 12, Bishop Montgomery’s very own authentic actors and improvers left the school before the 12:45 bell rang and took a road trip to San Diego! Although it was not Broadway or London, San Diego is full of enriching drama experiences for any aspiring actor or actress. Twenty of Drama Lab’s own juniors and seniors piled into cars Friday afternoon to further enrich their acting abilities. All weekend they saw three drama enriched shows; two musicals and an Improv show at the Old Globe, a replica of Shakespeare’s original theater. The first musical our actors saw is called Assassins. It portrays

For Mr. Garriepy, solving equations is not the only thing he is crazy about. Outside of school, he coaches and participates in an adult swim team. Mr. Garriepy’s favorite stroke is the Butterfly, and he currently holds the team record for the 200 yard Butterfly. He says, “I like the fact that it works your entire body, and it’s something you can do your entire life.” Before a big race, Mr. Garriepy warms up by stretching and listening to his favorite music to get himself pumped up. Bishop wishes him and his team good luck in their future races. Mr. Nguyen has a passion for surfing. He has been surfing for about thirty years, starting at age eleven. Mr. Nguyen’s favorite beaches to surf at include Rincon, Santa Barbara, and Trestles, where the waves are the best. When asked why he enjoys the sport so much, he states, “There’s a certain freedom to it,” and it is his way of getting in touch with nature. Although Mr. Nguyen has been injured many times, this has never stopped him from doing what he loves. A father of two kids, Mr. Nguyen has passed on the exciting tradition to his children, and plans on passing it on to his third

the attempts to kill multiple Presidents of the United States through musical theater. The second play, A Gentle-men’s Guide to Love and Murder, is a comedic musical about a serial killer and lost love. They last showing they say was a professional improv show set on by the National Comedy The-ater. Emelia Santos ’14 thought “the trip was inspiring. Yes, it truly was.” Micah Burog ’14 claims, “It’s a bless-ing that I could go on a trip centered around theater with people that share the same passion as me. It was an amazing, inspirational opportunity.” Needless to say, the trip influenced BMHS’ Drama Lab’s member acting capabilities.

Written by Matthew Cusolito.

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child, whom he and his wife have re-cently just welcomed into their family! What do you do if you get lost in the wilderness? You should hope Ms. Rey is with you. Ms. Rey has participated in S.E.R.E. camps, which stand for Survival, Evasion, Resis-tance, and Escape, and train people for wilderness survival in various environments. Ms. Rey’s students who hear stories about her times in the wild say, “It’s intense.” In one case, she and a group of people had to try to be found and rescued, a useful skill when one gets lost while hiking or camping. In another scenario, her group had to survive and stay hidden from an army sniper. Ms. Rey has learned how to use first aid, make fresh water, start a fire without matches, make fish-ing line, and find food from the local plants and animals, just to name a few skills. She encourages everyone to participate in activities like this, saying, “Survival is the key in natural disas-ters; knowing what to do and how to help others makes the unbearable, bearable. In other words, everyone should have a PLAN!”