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October 17, 2008 Indianapolis, Indiana Roncalli High School

Unzipping Our RivalsPage 7

Spirit WeekPage 4

HSM 3Page 8

Mrs. CarsonPage 2

Miriah WhitePage 3

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Volume 8:2

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by Joe FanelliStaff Writer

RedRed vs.vs. BlueBlueWhile the Presidential debates may be over, the voters still want to know how candidates would deal with economy

The biggest ques-tion coming

into the presiden-tial debates was whether Senator Barack Obama’s su-perb orating skills could surpass Sena-tor John McCain’s years of experience and knowledge. Af-ter two debates, the proverbial tug of war is at a standstill with neither candidate taking a command-ing lead. Polls have remained about the same over the course of the last three weeks, with most national polls giving Obama a slight three to fi ve point lead.Th is lack of change in the polls also could be due to the oppo-nents strategies. Nei-ther Senator has per-formed particularly well at the debates, choosing more often than not to ignore his own stances and fo-cus on “bashing” his opponent’s positions. While discuss-ing the War in Iraq, Obama had this to say about McCain’s position, “At the

time when the war started, you said it was quick and easy. You said we knew where the weapons of mass destruction were… You said that we were going to be greeted as liberators. You were wrong.”

Th e Iraq War has been the issue that Obama and Mc-Cain have clashed on the most. Of course Obama is a fi rm be-liever in the evacua-tion of Iraq. He has already presented his plan for action if he was to take the White House. He plans to start an immediate departure from Iraq lasting about sixteen months, or until the summer of 2010. McCain has said before that the next

President of the United States will have to deal with the evacuation of Iraq, but he feels that leaving prematurely could be a costly de-cision for America. “I do not want to keep our troops in

Iraq a minute lon-ger than necessary to secure our interests there… And I believe we can achieve that goal, perhaps sooner than many imagine. But I do not believe that anyone should make promises as a candidate for Presi-dent that they cannot keep if elected. To promise a withdrawal of our forces from Iraq… is the height of irresponsibility. It is a failure of leader-ship,” said McCain.

Th e current eco-nomic crisis has be-come a main talking point in the debates. Th e fi rst debate on September 29th was originally scheduled to be about foreign policy, but the candi-dates instead decided to talk a lot about the economy after Presi-dent George Bush presented his $700 billion bailout plan on national television. Th e bill would call for the government to buy the bad loans given out by banks and would be the big-gest ever of its kind. Originally, Barack Obama was reluc-tant to comment on his opinion of the bill. John Mc-Cain was a supporter from the start, saying that he “hoped to be able to vote for it.” Th e bill has since been passed by Con-gress. On Friday October 3rd, both candidates did vote “yes” on the bill af-ter days of modifi -cations were made. Th e biggest dis-apointment of the debates so far has been the candidates reluctance to answer

prominent questions. Both Obama and Mc-Cain have frequently missed questions by instead referring to their opposing can-didate. When asked about how successful President Bush’s bill would work, Obama instead referred back to McCain’s similar-ity to President Bush, a strategy he has used repeatedly through-out his campaign. McCain appeared eerily friendly at times. CNN recorded McCain saying “my friends” 22 times at the second debate on October 8th. He has also constantly over-used the “maverick” theme he has been trying to portray himself throughout the election, with a lot of his answers go-ing back to his bipar-tisan voting record. With Election Day less than a month away on November 4th, both candidates will perform last-min-ute campaign trips to try to persuade vot-ers to their side. Th e biggest swing states still up for grabs in-clude Ohio, Flor-ida and Missouri.

...I do not believe that anyone should make promises as a candidate for President that they cannot keep if elected.

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A new statue of Blessed Pope John

XXIII sits in front of the RHS Auditorium due to the generos-ity of RHS Chaplain Father Jim Wilmoth. On October 28, the Roncalli family will have a prayer service for the entire student body to commemorate the date of the election of Pope John XXIII, October 28, 1958. Th e statue was created in Italy by Demetz, Inc., an international maker of church art. Father Wilmoth com-missioned the statue so Roncalli students might be inspired byit as they walk into the auditorium. “Th e statue will be a good teaching tool because Rebels can learn visually about Pope Roncalli from 50 years ago,” said Fa-ther Wilmoth. “Pope Roncalli loved youth, faith and the church,” he continued. Father

Wilmoth said that Pope John, born Ange-lo Giuseppe Roncalli, would be proud to see his sculpture at RHS because it is a Catho-lic school that shares the ideas he valued. It is also interesting to see what the “Rebel Pope” looked like. Th e statue went from Italy to France then to New York. During its journey, one driver dropped it off and then another driver couldn’t fi nd the statue, so in other words the statue was lost for a day and then they eventually found it. It would have taken three days, but since they lost it tem-porarily, it took four days. Father Wilmoth chose the bronze color because he thought the bronze would best fi t the color of the build-ings. Th e statue took three to four months to create. It is made of resin which is like a hard piece of plastic.

Pope John XXIII statue arrivesAfter a long journey, statue of the RHS namesake sits on the lawnby Andrea SilcoxStaff Writer

SNEAK PEAK

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September’s Results

Pope John XXIII stands in front of the RHS Auditorium. The statue was a gift from Roncalli Chaplain Father James Wilmoth.

Photo Illustration by Blake StegemillerMcCain Photo - Charlie Nye/The Indianpolis StarObama Photo - Sam Riche/ The Indianpolis Star

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October 17, 20082 News

This month’s Random Rebel is sophomore Tori Pinna. She is an only

child and St. Barnabas grad. Her favorite class is chemistry with Miss Barna, and she can’t get enough of that Papa John’s pizza. Tori is in the Spanish club and choir. Her fi rst day of freshman year she attended Perry High School, then transferred to Roncalli because she missed her friends. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and listening to music. Country, rap and alternative are her favorite types. Tori’s favorite part of Roncalli is attending the Friday night football games. Her favorite part of being a sophomore is “not being the youngest” anymore. Tori’s favorite day during spirit week was rock star day and her favorite color is turquoise. She is planning to attend IU.

Thursday Septem-ber 20th 2007,

may have been a nor-mal early-autumn day for most at Roncalli, but for Roncalli’s Vice President for Institu-tional Advancement Mrs. Carson, it was one of the most de-fi ning days of her life. On this date, Carson was diagnosed with stage III invasive duc-tile carcinoma. From there, Carson faced a series of diffi cult months full of che-motherapy, radiation, surgeries, and spir-ited perseverance. In mid-September 2007, Mrs. Carson, whose family tree is full of cancer, per-formed a self breast examination. Despite visiting her oncolo-gist that previous May and having a clean bill of health, Carson felt several lumps and became suspicious. Given the impetus to visit her oncolo-

gist, Carson was told by her doctor that she had breast can-cer. Upon receiving the news, Carson was shaken but knew her fate was likely due to her genealogy. “I am the sixth person to have breast cancer in my family. My mom was diag-nosed with it when she was 37. My aunt also had breast can-cer. So, I’ve been aware of breast can-cer throughout my entire life,” she said. After receiving her

diagnosis, Carson, along with her fam-ily and doctors, began creating her treat-ment plan. During this time, Carson had three biopsies and numerous MRIs and ultrasounds. A little over three weeks after being diagnosed, Mrs. Carson began her fi rst chemotherapy treat-ment on October 8 at her oncologist’s offi ce. She received two types of chemo-therapy treatments, each through a port below her shoulder.

“For chemotherapy, I went to my oncolo-gist’s offi ce every other Monday. I would go into an offi ce and the nurses would hook me up to a device that looks like an I.V. bag. I would lay there for several hours. It was more relaxing than you might think.” While the treat-ment was not overly strenuous, Carson did experience some of the customary symp-toms that come along with the treatments, including losing her hair and feeling very fatigued. Carson de-scribed the fatigue as feeling like, “a truck hit your body.” Dur-ing her treatment, which lasted until January 2008, Car-son mostly wore hats made by Sr. Cathy Anne Lepore in place of her normal hair. Despite these symptoms, Carson managed to continue

her work for the Ad-vancement Offi ce. While she did not come into school ev-eryday, Carson either worked half days or from home. By the end of January, Carson com-pleted both doses of her chemotherapy and was told that the treatment had been successful in ridding cancer from her body. On February 18, 2008, Carson had a double mastectomy. From there, she was ready for radiation treatment. Unlike chemotherapy, Car-son received radiation treatments every day in an eff ort to fully extinguish the cancer. “For 7 weeks, I re-ceived radiation at St. Francis South. Each time, I would go in and lie down on a table and radiation beams would shine down on me with the goal of ‘zapping’

any cancer left in my body,” said Carson. Eff ects of radia-tion included extreme fatigue and sunburns from the radiation beams. By May 2008, Carson was offi cially declared cancer free. Over the summer,

Carson also had a hysterectomy and implant surgery in order to reconstruct her normal form. Today, Carson is happily back to work

in the Advancement Offi ce. Now offi cially labeled as a “Breast Cancer Survivor,” Carson tries to be a mentor to other women. During Oc-tober, Breast Cancer Awareness month, Carson is excited about supporting the breast cancer cause. “I’ll be sporting my pink breast cancer gear all month, and, like al-ways, fi nancially sup-porting institutions and organizations that conduct breast cancer research.” Mrs. Carson is proud to call herself a victor over breast can-cer and is very thank-ful for all the loving and generous sup-port from everyone in the Roncalli family. “Th e support of mine and our family was in-credible. It’s amazing how word spread and people I don’t even know helped me.”

Mrs. Carson and her daughters Ali and Katie pose in their “Carson’s Crusaders” t-shirts before last year’s Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk.

Carson Crusades past Breast Cancer

October usually brings to mind

cool weather, colorful leaves, and of course, Halloween. People often overlook or do not know of an in-spiring event that oc-curs annually every October. Running October 16-24, the Heartland Film Fes-tival will be open for the public to watch

inspiring movies that show the best qualities of the human spirit. Th e Heartland Film Festival screens mov-ies from around the world and pres-ents winning entries with cash prizes and awards. According to the Public Relations Coordinator for the Festival, Margaret

Heartland Film Festival: Truly Inspiring Films

by Kristen WestStaff Writer

Tori Pinna

Henney, 600 fi lms were submitted. Th e Heartland Film Festi-val states the purpose of the festival is “to recognize and honor fi lmmakers whose work explores the hu-man journey by artis-tically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life.” Established in 1991 as a small non-profi t organization in Indianapolis, the Heartland Film Fes-tival continues to fl ourish and spread its uplifting values throughout the Mid-west. More and more people throughout the Midwest travel to Indianapolis for the nine day experi-ence of movies that move the heart. Th e Heartland Film Festival of 2009 launched off with the tragic story of a young boy living near a concentration camp with his Nazi father. He befriends a young boy on the

Battling breast cancer has given Mrs. Carson an even greater desire to fi ght the disease and help others faced with the same diagnosis

Mrs. Carson holds a blue body mold be-fore she undergoes radiation at St. Francis Hospital.

by Rachael SquillaceStaff Writer

by Erin GahimerEditor-in-Chief

Hollywood comes to Indy with movies that portray the best qualities of the human spirit

other side in stripped pajamas in, Th e Boy in Striped Pajamas, held yesterday night at the Murat Th eater. Oth-er movies and short fi lms selected for the Heartland Film Fes-tival include Tsotsi, Tinker Bell, A Secret, Sophie Scholl - Th e Final Days, Second Hand Wedding, Lost in the Fog, Ocean of Pearls and many more inspiring fi lms. AMC Th eaters Castleton Square 14 and Greenwood Park 14 and the Regional

Entertainment Group at the Circle Center Mall downtown host Heartland Film Fes-tival screenings. Th e Heartland Film Festi-val closes with Phoebe in Wonderland, a story about a young girl who desires to be in her school production of Alice in Wonder-land. Phoebe in Won-derland will be shown at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indi-ana History building downtown on Oc-tober 24 at 7:00pm.

Ads for the festival can be seen all over downtown.

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October 17, 2008 3FEATURES

This Sunday, the Roncalli choirs

and the band will be hosting the annual Sacred Sounds. The concerts will begin at two different times, one at 1:00 and the other at 3:30. The Sacred Sounds is an opportunity for people to listen to sacred music and become spiritually closer to God. “The Sacred Sounds theme is always about highlighting sacred music from different genres, cultures and songs styles,” said choral director Trevor Fanning. According to Mr. Fanning, the songs for the choirs involve friendship and love. The choir will be performing

14 spiritual songs and the band will also be performing u p l i f t i n g melodies. One of Mr. Fanning’s favorite quotes sums up what Sacred Sounds is all about. “We should live in such a way that one’s life would not make sense if God did not exist.”—E m m a n u e l Cardinal Suhard, archbishop of F r a n c e . T h e Sacred Sounds concert follows the message of Emmanuel Cardinal Suhard by bringing the presence of God in other people’s lives by singing and playing sacred music.

When most seniors think

of repeating their last year of high school, they cringe. Although Miriah White knew that she would be leaving her graduating class of 2008 and continuing her high school education with the current seniors, she was still eager to spend a year as a foreign exchange student in Germany. While her classmates were fi nishing out their high school careers and making crucial college plans, Miriah was traveling Germany, experiencing a new culture and making lifetime memories. Arriving in her new hometown of Lembeck, about 30 minutes from Holland on the west side of Germany, was somewhat of a shock for Miriah. “I was expecting to see a town of cobblestone roads and traditional German houses but everything was pretty modern,” Miriah stated. Miriah was

welcomed with open arms into her new family of two parents, J�rgen and Inge, a 12-year-old

sister Jacqueline, two

younger brothers, Joel and Davin, and the family’s pets, a rabbit, two dogs, and chickens. At fi rst,

the language barrier

between Miriah and her exchange family was an obstacle, but each day she grew more and more fl uent in her speech. Just as Miriah expected, the language barrier was not the only diff erence between America and Germany that she discovered. She faced many cultural diff erences, such as block scheduling at school, attitudes of the people, and a nonexistent drinking age. It took Miriah awhile to become accustomed to not having diff erent classes every other day, and at school she realized how much she missed and loved Roncalli. “I hated waking up at a diff erent time everyday for block scheduling, it took a long time for me to get used to it,” Miriah said. She also found that the attitudes of the students were much diff erent from American students; in which they are taught to fi ght back against authority in

fear of becoming a Nazi country once again. Most

teenagers would think

that traveling to a country with no drinking age would be a blast, but Miriah admitted, “It was actually a little awkward to drink in front of my exchange parents and in public.” Spend ing a school year in Germany was defi nitely not all about education through school. Miriah experienced the German culture by going to the Disko on the weekends and watching German fi lms whenever she could. She even took a week-long trip to Berlin with the rest of the exchange students in her program which she described as a “much-needed escape from my exchange family.” Th is allowed her to meet people from all over the world- from Japan to Moldavia- and experience cities such as Holland and M�ster. Miriah even traveled to Hurgada, Egypt, over spring break with her family, which is a usual vacation

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The Rebel Review has chosen two new teachers for the teacher feature. This month’s teacher features are Ms. Tristan Jones and Ms. Casey Schaefer. Both single, but not for long.

Ms. Tristan Jones

Ms. Jones graduated from the University of Indianapolis. She is teaching English

to RHS freshmen and sophomores. Ms. Jones decided to teach at Roncalli because of her Catholic faith, the community, and it is a lot like her high school, Providence. After high school, she moved to Indianapolis to attend college. Her favorite subject is English and she enjoyed participating on her college speech team. Ms. Jones is in charge of the Speech Team this year at Roncalli. She chose to teach English because she loves reading and writing. In her spare time she enjoys running and playing with her puppy. Ms. Jones will marry on July 4 in New Albany, Ind. She has most of her items ready for the wedding like her dress and the locations.

Sacred Sounds

by Michelle JohnsonStaff Writer

Teacher Featuresby Michelle SchultzStaff Writer

Music for the soul

Rebel Spends a Year in GermanyMiriah White experienced life as a German foreign exchange student during the 07-08 school year

Miriah takes a break next to a cabbage patch in Germany

Ms. Schaefer teaches religion at RoncalliMs. Jones teaches English at Roncalli

spot for Germans.As the year came to an end, Miriah was anxious to get back home to her friends and family. Surprisingly, coming back to the States after a year was not the cultural shock she thought it would be. She remembered all of her English and fi t into the American lifestyle she had been missing with

Miriah viewed this unusual, but famous clock in Berlin.

ease. Miriah is now completely bilingual and even has dreams in German. Although Miriah is not sure exactly when she would be able to visit her exchange family again, she would defi nitely like to. A year in Germany was an interesting experience for Miriah, but she is happy to be back at Roncalli this year.

Ms. Casey Schaefer

Ms. Schaefer teaches religion to freshmen and sophomores. She especially enjoys

teaching the New Testament. A graduate of Marian College, she became Catholic during college and wanted to continue practicing her faith. Ms. Schaefer came to Roncalli because she gained a great respect for Roncalli when she played them in sports during high school. She student taught at Cardinal Ritter. During her school career, she had certain subjects like science and math that she enjoyed. Ms. Schaefer did not have religion until her junior year in high school. In college and studied in England. “It was amazing!” said Ms. Schaefer. She studied special needs and went to high schools. In her spare time she likes to go camping, playing different sports, hanging with her best friends, and going to the movies.

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Spirit Week was a huge success this year as students, faculty and staff took part in the festivities. Each day had a different theme including, “Come As You Are,” “What the Heck are You Wearing,” “Alma Mater Day,” “Rock Star Day,” and “Red, White, & Blue Day.” Each class also decorated fl oats for Homecoming ‘09 using a Disney theme. The junior class took top honors with its rendition of the movie Alladin. (pictured below)

What the heck are Andrew Schroeder,

Luke Scifres, and Kate Schutte wearing?

(From left to right)

Anna Fanelli, Jennifer Feltman, Shelbi Grow, & Mr. Grimes are all comfortable in their PJ’s.

Week

Patrick Cheek, Louis

Feagans,Tyler Jones,

Michael Mis-lan,

and Abby Koop have

Rebel Spirit.

Taylor O’Brian, Nick Crecelius, Stacey Klene, Jennifer Felt-man, and Brittny Williams wear their most outrageous outfi ts on What the Heck are You Wear-ing? day.(right)

Homecoming court (l to r) Katherine Ajamie, Olivia Jahnke, Queen Morgan Gibson, Rachel Marshall, Kaitlyn Shaw, Grace LaRosa, Katelyn Dawson. (Right ) Rebel Rockstar’s Jake DeLong, Cody Smith, Tyler Braun, and Mindy Gosset.

Spirit

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(above) Roncalli parents

show their Rebel support

by hosting a tailgate

before every game. Th ey

make hamburgers and

hotdogs for hungry Rebel

fans and all the extras

go to the football team

after the game. Th e food

is free, but donations

are accepted and 100%

of all proceeds go to the

football program. Th is

year the money is being

used to buy a new grill,

tables and chairs for

tailgaters to enjoy. If you have ever been to a Roncalli football game, you would know that it can get pretty crazy with spirit! (above) Jessie Haldeman and Christina Miller show their spirit. (above right Alastair Merkel is in full camofl age on Senior night. Th ere is constant screaming and cheering and a variety of diff erent outfi ts. Of course we have our weekly themes, but our Rebels get personal. Guys are painted Roncalli colors; some have their fellow classmates name and number on their backs as well. RHS students wear spirit wear from the bookstore, too.

Jerry Ragland, Jordan Perryman, Karl Knight, Thad Corcoran, and Greg Arment show their Rebel spirit on Senior Night.

(left )Ricky Ben-ning performs at halftime. (right) Jon Jenkins runs for a fi rst down.

Mr. Puntarelli sports his What the Heck Are You Wearing

day attire.

OCTOBER 17, 2008 6 Opinion

This is the newest feature of The Rebel Review. Send in your random comments to Room 206. We want to hear from you!

Let it Out Rebels!

For the fi rst time in what seems like cen-turies, Halloween is fi nally on a Friday!

Is it just me, or does Tina Fey really look like Sarah Palin?

Congrats to Roncalli’s Homecoming Queen Morgan Gibson and Mr. Rebel

Matt Herbertz.

Seriously, Toledo over Michigan. Now that’s just funny.

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Cubs getting swept fi rst round of play-offs probably made my year.

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Is it ok that I am a male and enjoy Han-nah Montana Music?

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Editorial PolicyWe accept letters to the editor from all faculty, staff, and students. They can be e-mailed to jalbertson@roncallihs.org or delivered to room 206. Please keep these letters short, roughly 200-300 words. They will be accepted under the circumstances that they are signed and noted to which article it is in response. Letters that contain misinformation or are meant to libel another will not be published. The decision to publish these will be decided by The Rebel Review adviser Mrs. Albertson. We also accept photographs and articles written by students, teachers, and staff members.

The Rebel Review StaffThe Rebel Review Staff

Editor-in-Chief: Erin Gahimer Staff Writer: C.J. AllardDesign Editor: Blake Stegemiller Staff Writer: Brad BourneBusiness Manager: Alex Stock Staff Writer: Andrea SilcoxStaff Writer: Hannah Cave Staff Writer: Kelly Kern Staff Writer: Joe Fanelli Staff Writer: Michelle SchultzStaff Writer: Michelle Johnson Staff Writer: Kristen WestStaff Writer: Rachael Squillace Adviser: Mrs. Albertson

“My vote d o e s n ’ t

count, so I’m not go-ing to vote. It doesn’t matter anyway.” I heard this comment in the cafeteria the day RHS students had the opportunity for vot-ing registration. I have to disagree with this comment. With the Presidential election coming up, it is now very important to vote. Not just in presi-dential elections, but any election, whether it is for school board president, mayor or governor. Elected Of-fi cials have the chance to change situations for the better, and your vote can help them get there. Next

time you complain about a pot hole in the road or state tax rates, think about how you can help voice your complaints to the ap-propriate representa-

tives. Every vote counts. Imagine if every-one felt that their vote didn’t count, we would never elect a president. Clearly, ev-ery vote is taken into consideration. In the November election of 2004, the 64 percent of voting age citizens was higher than the 60 percent in 2000. The overall people who voted in the Novem-ber 2004 election was 126 million. This past year, the voting and registration age of 18 increased by 11 per-

cent. When asked if she was going to vote, se-nior Kim Clifton said, “Yes, because voting is a privilege and it is important to take

advantage of this op-portunity and contrib-ute to choosing the leader of our country.” I have also found that some of the rea-sons for not voting are that a person cannot decide between can-didates. This is hardly an excuse. Since there are only two choices for President, it would only make sense to choose the best can-didate of your stan-dards and participate in the voting. Young people need to realize that this election is ex-tremely vital because either the fi rst African -American President or the fi rst women Vice President will be elected. This elec-tion will make history. “I’m just excited to have a say in what I believe and who I think should win,” said newly registered voter senior Katelyn Dawson in an inter-view on Ch. 8 News.

This is the attitude young people who are the age of 18 and old-er should have. When asked if the younger generation should take advantage of vot-ing, senior Joe Warner replied, “Very much so! Right now only our parent’s issues are being heard, not our generations!” Voting has become a privi-lege that too many Americans ignore. I feel it is important for our political views

No Voice, No Choice

It would be judgmental and

juvenile for me to review a movie that I have only seen clips of and heard rumors about, but I can say that I have developed strong feelings against the movie and series “High School Musical.” With the hype of the newly anticipated High School Musical 3, I created a goal for myself to investigate the phenomenon that is High School Musical

and why a movie that was created and targeted for young, 11- year -old girls could draw such a strong fan base from 16 to 18 year olds. I actually did attempt to watch the original High School Musical, but had to stop due to self-induced welts I had on my arms from pinching myself to make sure it was real. So I then resorted to the Internet, but even clips of no more than four minutes in length became painful for me to watch. But I understand the basic plot of the movie. High School Musical is the story of two teens and their quest for love,

while trying to star in the school’s musical, all while being thwarted by the plans of their jealous friends. My immediate reaction was it was just a joke. A movie that was so bad that its fan based loved it merely based on the fact that it was one of the worst movies ever made. My next thought was maybe, just maybe, it held some sort of moral theme that somehow was able to stand out amidst a terrible plot, acting, and frankly, singing. But none of these were answers to my question, Why High School Musical? I could not come

up with a rational answer to why mature, teenage girls would love a movie like High School Musical, until I talked to some of them. So Why? Why the attention to a movie that originally played on Disney channel? A movie that never even premiered in the theatre, with no widespread form of advertisement. Why a movie with cliché themes and over the top characters that sing archetypes of every other high school movie ever made, ever? I think the best answer I had when asking why people enjoyed this movie

was because it was fun. It was a fun movie. Could a movie be good purely because it was fun? Why Not? It’s a movie with a bad plot, bad actors, and bad dancing, but, apparently, it is fun to watch. In all my arrogant, supercilious thinking, I completely missed the objective of a movie, to be entertaining to its viewer. So maybe I was the one who completely misjudged the movie. Maybe a movie does not have to be full or murder and mystery and Academy Award winning actors to be great. I blame the Academy Awards for

taught a lesson I could not ignore. High School Musical is mindless garbage, but my trash is some thirteen- year- old girl who thinks Zac Efron is hot’s treasure. I know to open my mind to fi lm that portrays less than original ideas and themes, and, as I will probably never watch them, not immediately look down upon those that enjoy “fun” movies. You would think eleven years of a Catholic school education would teach me not to judge a book by its cover, I just never thought it applied to movies.

my sudden emo movie selection. This past year, out of the fi ve pictures chosen as the Academy’s best picture nominees, three of them were about murderous scandal. So maybe I took my preconceived notions of what makes a good movie too far when evaluating High School Musical. I do not refute my notion that “High School Musical” is a bad piece of fi lm, but I am admitting that there is a possibility that it serves more purpose than destroying the brain cells of its viewers. So in my fi nest efforts to destroy a movie I hated, I was

Seriously, “High School Musical”?

to be put out there through our civic duty of the right to vote. If you do not think vot-ing is a privilege or a big deal, ask yourself how you would feel if you didn’t have the chance to vote. There are a lot of countries where people don’t have a choice, and I’m sure they would trade places with you. So, if you’re able and registered to vote, help our country de-cide its new President!

Senior Theresa Neizer supports fellow senior Patrick Zielinski while he cast his ballot for the mock vote. McCain was the election winner at Roncalli.

Hannah Cave

Joe Fanelli

Thanks for the prayers on Senior Re-treat. But, more importantly and des-perately, keep praying for us as we make

up our three-days worth of work.

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October 17, 2008 7Sports

Guess and Checkby The Rebel Review Sports Crew

by Blake StegemillerSports Editor

Fall Sports UpdateRebel fall sports teams are gearing up for State.by C.J. Allard, Staff Writer

They are the biggest names in Roncalli athletics. Why is there

such hype when it comes down to that last second drive against

Chatard or the game-winning goal against Cathedral? The

answer to that question can be summed up in

one word: rivalries. Rivalries at

Roncalli have always been

a tradition (not to

s a y

that we enjoy, but yeah we like ‘em). It is the rivalries that spark our pep sessions each month. It’s the rivalries that fuel our intensity at all the big games. It’s the rivalries that give us our school spirit. So now, in the heat of fall sports at Roncalli, it is time to “unzip” these rivalries and grasp the depth and complete meaning of our rivalries.

Cathedral. Franklin Central. Chatard. Center Grove.

UNZIPPING OURRIVALRIES

It’s the biggest rivalry in Indiana. Roncalli vs. Cathedral. To the average student at either school that’s all that needs said. However, for the average high school sports fan, there’s more to be said to this long-standing rivalry. When it comes down to Roncalli vs. Cathedral, it means everything is put out on the line. Losing is not an option. That is what this rivalry is like.

There is alot to say about this famous southside rivalry, however there is not enough room to describe the intensity of this matchup. It can be summarized like this. Intense fan support. “Chik-fil-a” challenges. Last-second wins. And the biggest cross-town rivalry in Indiana. That’s what it comes down to.

Cathedral Irish

Franklin Central Flashes

Center Grove Trojans

This rivalry is not understood by many who don’t pay attention to high school sports in Indiana. The Center Grove vs. Roncalli matchup is actually pretty simple. The winner of this matchup is usually the winner of the southside and will claim bragging rights for the rest of the year.

Chatard TrojansThis private-school rivalry comes down to sheer heart and detirmination. The will to win is a neccessity no matter what sport is being competed. This is also one of Roncalli’s oldest rivalries.

The boys tennis team had the best season

in school history. With a record of 19-4, the boys made a strong push to win the Marion County tournament. Th e team moved through the fi rst two rounds of the tournament, smashing Pike 5-0 and getting past rival Franklin Central 3-2. Th e boys pulled off a close victory which propeled them into the fi nals where they lost to the number one team in the state, North Central. Th e boys won the Terre Haut Invitational for the fi rst time in school history and won their sectional championship with a victory over rival Franklin Central.

After starting with two strong wins, the team dropped its next two games to Chatard and Plainfi eld. Stopping the skid, the team was victorious over rival Scecina. Next, the always tough Cathedral welcomed the Rebels to a home game at Arlington. Th e off ense could not click as the Rebels fell to the Irish 17-3. Th e boys homecoming game was a route as they dismantled the Artesians 42-7. Senior Night faired well also has the Rebels smashed Decatur Central.

Th e girls volleyball team has adapted well to the summer coaching change. With a regular season record of 9-4, the girls are showing they are primed to make another run at a State Championship. Any naysayers were silenced when the girls obliterated a high ranked Bishop Chatard in three seemingly eff ortless games. Th e next night, the momentum did not carry over as they lost to a very strong Brebeuf team. Th e team then came together and rallied off three straight wins before faltering to another tough team, Center Grove. Unfortunately, the Rebels were beat early in the Marion County Trounament.

Th e boys soccer team is rolling as usual this year. Th e Rebels had never beaten Cathedral in boys soccer. Th at skid ended this year with the Rebels beating the Irish 1-0 on a goal by Curtis Vercruysee. Th e team currently is gearing up for regionals because they won their third streight sectional title. Continuing on with their success, the team won the opening round of County by beating

Franklin Central, but lost in the next round to Brebeuf 0-2.

Th e girls soccer team seems unstoppable since claiming the Hoosier Cup in late August. Th e Rebels have won seven of their past eight regular season games with the lone loss being to rival Cathedral. Th e girls lost late in County play. Th ey are favored to win their sectionals.

Th e boys cross country team has had a brutal schedule, running in meets with many of the top teams in the state. Th e boys fi nished 21st out of 31 teams at the Brown Country Invite. At the next meet, the Rebels put 10 runners in the top 20 as they easily beat Beech Grove, Whiteland and Greenwood. Not letting down, the Rebels fi nished 22nd and 8th in their next two meets. Th e boys fi nished 11th in a tough County race.

Th e girls cross country team has also had a harsh road to state. Th e girls raced fast to a 19th

place fi nish at the Brown Country Invite Th ey easily defeated Beech Grove, Whiteland and Greenwood. In the next two meets, the Rebel girls fi nished 25th

and 8th. Comparable to the boys, the girls also fi nished 11th in their County meet.

When you see the girls golf team, you are looking at the 2008 Marion County Champions. Th ey placed 2nd in regionals with a team score of 325. Th e

Rebels had an awesome 4th place fi nish at State.

59Numbers For September

Boys Tennis - 13 winsBoys Soccer - 11 winsGirls Golf - 10 winsGirls Soccer - 10 winsVolleyball - 10 winsFootball - 3 winsBoys XC - 1 overall winGirl’s XC - 1 overall win

Records current as of 9/31/08

Numbers For October

11Boys Tennis - 1 winsBoys Soccer - 3 winsGirls Soccer - 1 winsVolleyball - 4 winsFootball - 2 winsOther Notables...Girls Golf - Placed 4th in StateBoys XC - 2nd @ Johnson Co. ParkGirls XC - 2nd @ Johnson Co.Records current as of 10/14/08

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Senior Greg Kyler looks to make a pass upfi eld.

Senior Erin Buckley watches a drive during

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n y e - l o o - l a y - d o o . Are you familiar with these terms? Chances are these phrases bring nothing to mind but confusion. However, if you go back to 1998, these friendly greetings were spoken frequently by a “must have” toy, the Furby. Selling over 40 million units in 1998, the Furby was a toy coveted by any kid ages 5-12. These fury electronic owls had a very unique speaking capability that appealed to

children. They exploded onto the scene with over 20 different models and styles. But whatever happened to them? Popularity of the Furby went down the drain in late 1999. Kids were attracted to new innovative toys like the Razor Scooter and the Furby simply couldn’t compete. Tiger Electronics came out with new models in 2005 but sales flopped and manufacturing was cancelled. If you stil l have Furby-fever, you can negotiate a

price for one on Ebay. “Talk to me, tell me your name, you blow me off l ike it’s all the same…” A simple excerpt from Ricky Martin’s hit song “She Bangs” would never be the same after 2004. “American Idol” had seen plenty of poor routines by the time the third season rolled around. However, William Hung, a college student from California, is remembered by many to be the worst of all . After singing an off key version of “She Bangs,” people around the world were in shock. After the show aired, Hung even got a record deal and ended

he once majored in civil engineering.

¡Yo quiero Taco Bell ! Everybody’s f a v o r i t e C h i h u a h u a has been long forgotten since 2000. Gidgit, the dog’s actual name, was made to talk through special effects. Because of his famous lines, l ike “Drop the chalupa,” the Taco Bell dog was a national icon. His one liners were often quoted on TV shows like S p o r t s C e n t e r . The Taco Bell dog became a bobble head in the back of many vehicles and was made into a push talk toy. America’s favorite dog’s reign came to an end in 2000 because of claims by Latin Americans that

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Have you ever wondered what has happened to these forgoten fads?

by Erin GahimerEditor-in-Chief

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What time is it? HSM3: Senior Year time! Th e third installment of Disney’s High School Musical series, HSM: Senior Year will hit the box offi ce in less than a week, on Friday October 24th. Previously, the HSM movies have been aired on Disney Chan-nel, but, because of their wide-spread popularity and nation-wide sensationalism, this fi lm will have a theatrical release. No fear Wildcat fans, all six primary characters are back at East High for their senior year, including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ash-ley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. Once again, Kenny Ortega directed and choreographed the fi lm. Th e storyline of the fi lm will focus on the Wildcats’ fi nal year of high school at East High. Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are facing the prospect of being separated from each other after graduation as they “go their own way.” Also, all of the Wildcat friends decide to put on a spring musical that commemorates their four years of high school and looks into the future for what’s waiting for them all after life at East High. Th e HSM 3 soundtrack is set for release on Tuesday October 21st. Four singles from the album have already been released and are playing over Radio Disney airways everywhere. Th ese include, “Now or Never,” “I Want it All,” “A Night to Remember,” and “Right Here, Right Now.” Th e young and the old, the jocks and the dramatics, the Wildcats and the Knights are all expected to turn out for the movie’s theatrical release. With an impressive array of singles and showtunes in the movie, HSM 3 is sure to make some sound waves and keep the box offi ce spinning with Wildcat fever.

HSM 3 premiers in theaters on October 24th

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HSM, A HistoryTake a look at the evolution of the HSM series and the Wildcats’ jounrey through high school.