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Some Seniors Too Apathetic to Exercise Their Rights this Fall

Eye study finds 60% of eligible seniors haven’t registered to vote.

By GEORGE SULLIVAN ’11
Eye Staff Reporter

The 26th Amendment of the Constitution gives the
right to vote to 18 years-old.   But, with the up-coming
midterm election and control of Congress in play, some
eligible seniors are choosing to sit on the sidelines.

An analysis of school records revealed that 70 seniors
are over the age of 18 and eligible to vote in this year’s
election. Of these 70, only 29, or 41% of eligible seniors,
have registered to vote.

Although these numbers indicate a lack of interest
among teens, they are not uncommon for a midterm
election. The turnout during midterm elections—the
years between presidential elections–is consistently
low, regardless of the number of registered voters.
In the 2006 midterms, the total turnout of the voting
age population was only 37.1%. If all but three of the
registered seniors at St. Ignatius actually vote, this
percentage will be matched. However, in 2008, during
the presidential election, the total turnout of the voting
age population was 56.8%.

Should the lack of participation in this election cause
worry and debate about raising the voting age? Probably
not. But the low number of registered seniors
at St. Ignatius High School should be a concern. The
Ignatius mission statement, as stated in the \”Graduate
at Graduation”

Wishing You A Fearful Experience

By SCOTT KING ’13
Eye Staff Reporter

The Fear Experience”

The Nation’s No. 1-Ranked Team Continues To Apply The Defensive Pressure

By Eddie Dwyer
Copyright, October 2010

Saint Ignatius’ gifted and gritty senior co-captain Ryan Ivancic said winning a district championship is a great honor.

The tireless midfielder added, however, that the Wildcats’ soccer program has set a standard in which the team expects to be in position to win a district crown every year.

\”But in soccer, anything can happen,”

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Head Of The Charles Regatta

The lads rowed this past weekend at the Head Of The Charles Regatta in Boston, MA.  This is the world’s largest two-day rowing event and was first held on October 16, 1965. The race was established by the Cambridge Boat Club members D’Arcy MacMahon, Howard McIntyre, and Jack Vincent, with the advice of Harvard University sculling instructor Ernest Arlett. Arlett proposed that a ‘head of the river’ race similar in tradition to races held in his native England, be held on the Charles River. ‘Head’ races, a class of regattas, are generally three miles long-boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart. Winners of each race receive the honorary title of ‘Head of the River’ or, in this case, ‘Head Of The Charles.’

Over the past 46 years, the Head Of The Charles regatta has grown tremendously. Today, more than 8,000 athletes from 13 countries compete in 55 different race events. The Regatta grew to a two-day event in 1997 and now attracts up to 300,000 spectators during the October weekend.

The oarsmen of Ignatius and our alumni represented Blue & Gold this weekend with class AND distinction at the Head of the Charles in Boston this past weekend.

In the Club 4+ race on Saturday, Wayne Reichard ’08 (Jacksonville U), Sean Hurley ’04 (Yale), Chris Branchick (’09), Jim Kozak ’99, and yours truly rowed through the University of Kansas to place 14th out of 60 entries.
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Sunday morning, the Youth 4+ of Andrew Reichard ’13, Dan Drees ’13, Kevin Foley ’13, Tommy Brzozowski ’12, and Trent Wimbiscus ’13 raced to a 32nd place finish out of 75 entries of mostly high school juniors and seniors, an impressive feat for 4 sophomores and a junior.
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The Youth 2x of Emery Eiber ’11 and Gopal Srinivas ’12 earned the school’s first ever automatic bid in the double race by placed 20th out of 41 entries.http://www.row2k.com/hocr/photo.cfm?action=pf&dir=2010Fall/HOCR/R21YouthDouble&start=43&offset=36&label=2010

The Youth 8+ of Michael Pyrtko ’12, John Mathews ’12, Robert Turcotte ’13, Tanner Larson ’12, John Tanis ’13, Bret McCarty ’12, Alex Barni ’12, Andrew Kershaw ’12, and Colin Turcu ’11 moved from 32nd place into 14th place overall and 6th among high school crews, the best finish ever for a Wildcat Navy 8+.   The field of 76 boats included boats from 3 countries and 23 states.http://www.row2k.com/hocr/photo.cfm?action=pf&dir=2010Fall/HOCR/R23YouthEight&start=34&offset=24&label=2010

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SIHS alumni racing included Aaron Marcovy ’01 (4th place in the Champ 2x, racing for the US National Development Team), Tom Paulett ’04 (Princeton – Lightweight 4+), Kevin Fiamingo’07 (Harvard – Club 8+), Michael Hess ’07 (Hobart – Club 8+), Luke Brozozowski ’08 (Penn – Champ 4+), Drew Schulte ’08 (Marietta, Lightweight 8+), Andrew Hess ’08 (Xavier – Lightweight 4+),  Matthew Carlsen ’08 (Miami U – Club 4+), Brandon Vazquez (Fordham – Collegiate 8+), Kyle Jones ’09 (Boston U – Club 8+), Connor Walters ’09 (Marietta – Lightweight 8+), and Michael Vazquez (Villanova – Collegiate 8+)

Thanks to Keith Mokris and George Moy for making the trip with us.   We crossed paths with many alumni who asked about various teachers, coaches, and staff.   They miss St. Ignatius and sent well-wishes back with us.

Golf Team Finishes in 2nd Place

The golf team finished in second place in the state golf tournament on October 22-23, 2010.  After a disappointing round on Friday, they stormed back to shoot a state record 302.  They were led by the blistering rounds of 72 from Junior Beau Titsworth and 74 from Junior Matt Gerard.  Senior Anthony Maroon shot 77.   Junior Christian Wagner and Senior Connor McCafferty both shot 80.  This score of 302 was a record one day total in this history of the state golf finals.

Ignatius Men Forever

Beau Titsworth’s efforts at states gained him a runner-up individual medal and first team all state.  His two-day score of 147 is the lowest in Ignatius golf history.  Matt Gerard’s score of 154 is the third lowest in Ignatius history and earned him second team all state.

Their season record was 224 -7.

Hispanic Heritage Month

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Multicultural Parents Group in conjunction with the Multicultural Student Union will be hosting a bi-lingual Hispanic Mass on Thursday, October 28th at 3pm in St. Mary’s Chapel.

Fr. Roberto of La Sagrada Familia along with their chorus has graciously accepted our invitation to celebrate mass with the Saint Ignatius High School community on this day.

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries”

Debate team advances to state finals

so close to the finals

After the walk from Parma to Saint John’s Cathedral and back to Saint Ignatius on the Pilgrimage retreat, Cameron Colella ’12 was still able to win the 2nd speaker award at John Carroll University policy debate tournament held on October 15-16, 2010. from a field of 60 debaters.

Cameron and his partner, Jon Dokler ’11 also became the first team this year to advance to the state finals in March.  There were 30 teams from two states in competition.  The top eight teams advance early to the Ohio High School Speech League finals held in March 2011.

Also competing for Saint Ignatius were the teams of Kevin Pucci ’14 and Andrew Beddow ’14, Sean Lavelle ’14 and Kieran Kelly ’13, and Daniel Counihan ’13 and Zachary Leciejewski.  Except for Daniel, for all others this was their first tournament.

"I'm sooo tired. Only 4 more hours."

A Novice Reflection on Policy Debate

New Trier Debate Tournament

By: Daniel Counihan’13

1-5. That was the record at my first ever debate tournament, 1-5. I am a first year debater at the New Trier National Tournament. Now you’re probably wondering why a novice is attending a national tournament. My answer, I have been working on debate since the beginning of the school year and was planning my first tournament to be at the John Carroll University tournament. But I went to room 512 after school as usual for my daily lecture to learn enough varsity theory to attend John Carroll.  As I walked into the room Cameron Colella, a third year junior debater, who attended the University of Michigan debate camp, asks if I can attend New Trier since they needed a forth person and didn’t have anyone else ready. I said I sure and that was that. They told me I would be debating with Ben Griffin a third year senior debater. Over the next few weeks Cameron taught me theory and Jon Dokler, also a senior, wrote updates along with Ben.  I learned as much as I could as fast as I could.

the boys after the storm

The Thursday of departure came and we left school after 5th period walking to the RTA. New Trier is a High School northeast of in Winnetka, Illinois. That night we wrote updates (I just highlighted them) to prepare for tomorrow’s first four of seven preliminary rounds of debate. The first round I was nervous knowing what I had to do but not knowing if I could. The round started at 11 am and Ben and I expectedly got \”schooled”

Wildcat Golfers finish second at Pine Hills

The Wildcat golfers took second place in the district tournament at Pine Hills on Wednesday.  The total was 308 with  scores of 74, 77, 78, 79 (Beau Titsworth and Matt Gerard were low scores respectively).  Christian Wagner and Connor McCafferty both posted scores under 80.

They are heading  Thursday for a practice round at the much ballyhooed Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University.  Friday and Saturday they play 36 holes against the best of the best.  Please give them your support.

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