Who has the best hair game at The Mount?

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Sam Van Haute | Staff Writer

Look at that flow bro! Your hairstyle is one of the first things that a person notices about you. Although Mount Michael’s handbook limits the amount of mane you can attain, students and staff still manage to express them-selves through their hair.

The freshmen flow is definitely not lack-ing. Luke Van Haute sets a new trend with his European flop haircut. The style Van Haute rocks attempts to mirror the hair of his favorite soccer player Marco Reus. Van Haute likes to wear his infamous “wolf sweatshirt” to compliment his European hipster-style haircut. His hairdo proves to be the best in the freshman class.

Sophomore stud Sam Clements can sim-ply be called “Goldilocks” with his mane. Clements’ approach is fierce but friendly. He crushes opponents on the football field, but off of it he is innocent with his rosy red cheeks and signature long curly hair. Clements’ golden locks of love prove to be the best of the sophomores and remind us all that a curly mess provides a substantial amount of flow.

Is that Cristiano Ronaldo? No, that’s Mar-cus Cronin! Soccer-loving Cronin rocks the European soccer cut. Mimicking his role model Cristiano Ronaldo, Cronin works hard to keep his unique haircut looking classy. He uses his favorite gel, “Gorilla Snot” to make sure his unique hairstyle stays in place, especially on the soccer field. Cronin’s hair is a true display of the culture of soccer and its most famous play-ers. Cronin’s bold Ronaldo-like hairstyle is the best of the senior class and is arguably one of the best hairstyles in the school.

Mr. Crawford’s presence will be deeply missed when his time at Mount Michael comes to an end, and one of the things peo-ple will remember about him is his supe-rior hair. Although his fellow cross coun-try coach John Gathje, gave him a run for his money in the competition for the best male staff hairstyle, Crawford came out on top. Our recruitment director has flow that students can only hope for.

Gina Fosco has the best fro in the school.Although it has not been revealed until now, Fosco’s fro is simply breathtaking. She takes a lot of pride in her secret hairstyle and caused quite a stir when she revealed it for the first time to the journalism team. Fosco’s fro is the reason why junior Paul Forget calls Ms. Fosco ‘Ms. FoxBRO.’

photo by Sam Van Haute

photo by Sam Van Haute

Junior Ray Dorsey has flow with true defi-nition. Since his mother is a skillful hair-stylist, it is evident that knowing how to style your hair runs in the family. Dorsey trims his hair every two to three weeks to assure that his cut is looking fresh. I know it may be hard to believe, but his hair uses no gel. Dorsey’s natural flow is the freshest in the junior class.

photo by Sam Van Haute

photo by Sam Van Haute

photo by Sam Van Haute

photo by Sam Van Haute

At last! The voice of the students have been heard! At the beginning of the school year, the new managers of the bookstore struggled to meet student needs, but that has changed, and for the better. The bookstore’s management has made tremendous improvements since the beginning of the school year by increasing the hours they are opened, broadening items available, and seeking student feedback. The increase in hours, made possible through volunteers Gina Girard and Jill Panzer has been key. By donating their time, these ladies make it possible for the store to be open generally from 8:00 a.m. to noon each day. Although these hours are less than last year, they still give students enough time get those important daytime snacks. Also, as mothers of current freshmen Alex Girard and Jackson Panzer, they have a sense of what snacks students enjoy. In the last month, there have

been quite a few additions to the variety of items in the bookstore which is great. In addition they have asked students what snacks they enjoy the most and have made sure to stock them. It empowers students to know that their voices are heard. And improvements aren’t stopping there. Next up they plan to upgrade the current system that keeps track of purchases and I.O.U’s. Besides helping student keep better track of what they owe, this could also allow bookstore manager Dominic Antonelli a way to track the most popular items and make sure they are stocked. Finally, Girard and Panzer bring a lot of warm energy to a student’s mornings. They are always smiling. It may seem like a small thing, but the ability to purchase a snack mid-morning and have a friendly conversation with these ladies can be just thing get through those periods right before lunch.

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We do not need our deans to hold our hands. We are treated like little children even though we are constantly told that we go to the best school in Nebraska, arguably the country. At the beginning of the year we signed a contract saying that we had read the handbook and would follow it. In case you just signed the paper without actually reading the handbook, which I’m sure a lot of you did, it says that getting caught with your cell phone is punishable with a fine and three to five demerits. And four lines above where it talks about phones, it talks about tobacco offenses. Tobacco is also punishable by five demerits and a fine. Are tobacco and cell phones the same thing? We can argue that the school is putting cell phones and tobacco on the same level. It amazes me that tobacco, something that is illegal for most high school students to use, and cell phones, something that is completely legal for all high school students to us, are punishable by almost the same exact thing. Junior dean Matt Luettel says that the reason cell phone fines are so high is because, “We want it to be something that is stiff enough that it sends a message.” I understand the reasoning behind this but we are in high school. Every student can agree that while we came to Mount Michael to receive the best education we can, we are also teenagers and we want to talk to our friends, girlfriends and family. We got through grade school, and

were accepted into Mount Michael even though most of us were allowed to keep our phones 24/7. Why should we have that “privilege” taken away? “We pride ourselves on being the best school in the state of Nebraska and we do that by you guys paying attention in class, not texting your girlfriends.” Luettel’s argument is rational and I do not disagree with it. But I do disagree with how cell

phones are handled. If a student is caught with tobacco then he only receives two more demerits then a student who gets caught with his phone That is a slap in the face to anyone who has received punishment for keeping their phone, in my opinion. Tobacco causes more deaths in America then human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use,

motor vehicle injuries and firearm-related incidents according to the centers for disease control and prevention. Tobacco kills people, cell phones do not. I do want to point out that the administration and deans make efforts to understand that we are students in high school, “If we feel there is a problem [with tobacco] we will search more often, but at the same time we don’t want you to feel like you are in prison, we understand you are teenagers, and we know you will make mistakes.” Luettel said. In my opinion, cell phone fines are too strict and tobacco fines are not strict enough. Every decision the school makes is made in our best interest but I think something needs to be fixed.

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