The GuardianVol. 50 Issue 1 Saint Joseph Regional High School, Montvale, NJ Friday, September 14, 2012

The Green Knights will have multiple chances to show off their talent against other football teams that have been recognized nationally, especially in September. To open up the season, the Green Knights played Good Counsel, who is ranked 20th nationally in the Rivals High rankings. This game was also picked by Maxpreps.com as one of the top ten games of the week. They will also play a critical matchup against Xaverian Brothers from Massachusetts on September 15th and in-state rivals Bergen Catholic (#33) on September 22nd at home. In the final regular season game, the Green Knights will play against defending national champion Don Bosco on Thanksgiving Day in Ramsey.

SJR in National Spotlight as 2012 Season Begins As the High School Football Season starts in 2012, many eyes have been following the prog-ress of Tony Karcich’s squad, as a few sites that follow high school sports have considered the Green Knights to be a nationally ranked team. Rivals High ranked SJR at #60 to start the season, and since then the Green Knights have managed to move up to #54 without taking a step on the field. Maxpreps.com has also noticed the talent on the football squad led on offense by junior quarterback Spencer Aukamp, as their computer rankings have had them recently as high as #36 in the nation.

By Vincent DePinto

Left Column: Navy Stadium

Right Column: Sherman Alston (#6) turning the corner against Good

Counsel; Matt Buckman (#4) and Jeff Farina (#43) lining up.

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The Guardian StaffEditor: Dan GettlerLayout Editor: Elliot Ferris Sports Editor: Vincent DePintoPhoto Editor: Peter Holtznecht Staff Writers: Sal Bellomo, Chris Cheesemen, Chris Farell, Louis Napolitano, Brandon O’Connor, Jeff Richardson, Moderators: Mr. Mackie, Mrs. Fields

News

Mass of the Holy Spirit

Monsignor O’Keefe delivering a moving homily Andrew Mascis leading the procession

Monsignor with Saint Margaret’s parishioners Student Council inductees in the SJR Courtyard

Student Council Moderators Mrs. Dennehy and Mr. Sand-gran with the SJR Student Council Executive Board

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News

The Week AheadFriday, September 15:9:30 AM - Freshmen Football game v. Don Bosco away10:00 AM - JV soccer v. De Paul Home2:00 PM - Varsity Football Game vs. Xaverian Brothers

Monday, September 17:Underclass and faculty yearbook photos taken in theater4:00 PM - Cross Country Race v. Bergen Catholic at Darlington7:00 PM - Goals and assists meeting in lounge

Tuesday, September 18:7:00 PM - Senior guidance night pro-gram in the Inserra Theater

Wednesday, September 19:4:00 PM - JV soccer v. Paramus Catholic away4:00 PM - Freshman soccer Game vs. Paramus Catholic7:00 PM - Middle states planning com-mittee meeting Soccer game vs. Paramus Catholic

Thursday, September 20:Period 7 - Senior Class Photo3:00 PM - Freshmen Community Week-end begins Esopus

Friday, September 21:7:50 AM - Friday Mass for Gregory Bar-ber, Father of AustinPeriod 7 - Pep Rally Soccer Game vs. West Milford4:00 PM - JV Soccer v. West Milford Home7:00 PM - Alumni Pep RallyFreshman Soccer Game vs. West Milford

Saturday, September 22:9:30 AM - Freshman Football game v. Bergan Catholic 1:00 PM - Varsity Football game vs. Ber-gen Catholic

SJR Welcomes Class of 2016!

Austin Havner, Josh Zuber-Banks listen to Mrs. Jennings

Mr. Hoffmann and freshmen shuttle between classes

Nick Berninger watches a presentation Chris Hoehn paying attention on his first day of school

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Features

Guardian: Well first of all I want to thank you for sitting down with me today.Prior: Well you are quite welcome. It’s really great that they have someone to do interviews (of the new teachers).How often do you do this? Guardian: This would be my fourth or fifth interview for the school paper. But I do have some questions for you. Prior: (Laughs) Can I lie? Guardian: No (Laughs). So for my first question; what made you want to become a teacher? Prior: That’s interesting. I would have to say it’s from my years of working with technology at the bank, being the main programmer there and teaching the various employees how to work the computers. When I first started at the bank PCs were just coming about so I bought one for myself at home and I taught myself how to use it. I honestly believe that I found my love for teaching when I would teach someone how to use a computer and the light went off in his head. The realization that I could help someone was amazing to me. I was teaching at Bergen Community College teaching adults when a friend said that I would love to teach high school. So after teach-ing at IHA for nine years, I am now teaching here.Guardian: Well, you have busy. How was your first week here? Prior: Absolutely Hectic! I have actually been in the school since the start of July to update all of the computers in the classrooms throughout the school. This past week has be busy with the computers but also with a new class of students, which causes confusion no matter what school you are at. But I really enjoy having both students and faculty greeting you in the hallway. The atmosphere is amazing; everyone is polite and very respectful. I’m lovin’ it! I just haven’t eaten here yet, so don’t ask me about the food. I want to try the food; I just have been so busy (laughs). Guardian: So with your brogue, I am going to assume that you are not a New Jersey native. Prior: (Laughs) No, I am not. I am from a small village in the North West of Ireland that is next to a small coal mining village. But speaking about the brogue, there are sometimes in class that the students get confused by it. You know when you get excited and you begin to talk fast, well with the brogue, it becomes hard to understand. So I tell my students, “If you get confused whether it’s because of your accent of the term I use,” and they all look around because they don’t think they have an accent, but to me they do. Guardian: When did you immigrate to the United States?Prior: I came over in the 1970s. Everyone in Ireland knew about New York and New Jersey and how great they were, but we all heard the stories from people who were wealthy enough to come over to Ireland. At that time, commercial airlines were in their infancy so the prices were incredible. When I got over to the states, I realized that there were many people who did not succeed over here and they did not have the money to return back to Ireland. But I do believe that it is an Irish custom to immigrate to another country.Guardian: What sports do you like to watch and what teams do you follow? Prior: Wel,l I love to watch sports. I have become less interested in sports from Ireland and more interested with sports played over here. I will watch the Giants mostly because I went to school with a former tight end from the team but I will watch the Jets as well. Baseball I’m not as big of a fan of but since my daughter is a Yankee fan I will watch the Yankees and I will watch the Mets just so I can keep up a conversation with my friend who is a Met fan (laughs). I do like to watch soccer which many people don’t enjoy because not enough goals are scored, but I will watch that, and I will watch tennis and of course I love to both watch and play golf. Guardian: Are you a cook? Do you have a signature dish? Prior: (breaks out laughing) You think I can cook? No. I am a very boring person when it comes to food. I am the definition of a meat and potatoes boy; give me a well done piece of meat and a nice potato and I will be fine. My wife has been able to get me to eat pasta now, and Chinese, and even pizza which I couldn’t bring myself to eat for a long time. When I grew up, my mom ran a post office and when she would cook for us she would put meat in a pan and potatoes in a pot. When we would go to get our food, we would grab a piece of meat that had been burnt to a crisp fifteen to twenty minutes ago and a potato. I get made fun of when I go out to eat a restau-rant by my friends and family. It will be a nice place and I will order a burger and fries and say, “When the burger looks like a hockey puck, bring it out to me.” Guardian: What would you like to accomplish here at SJR?Prior: I want to do better than I did at IHA. I want to take my experience there and use it to my advantage here at Joe’s. I want to teach kids that my class isn’t a subject, but a life skill. The next time that most of these kids will be seeing this material again will be in college. It is always a great feeling when kids come back to me, and they say how much the information they gained in my class helped them in college. Guardian: Well that’s all for the questions I just want to say thank you for sitting down with me today. Prior: You are welcome.

Typically the new faces in September are all of the incoming freshman, but this year there are two more faces that Saint Joe’s has added to the mix. One is Ms. Martha Lobianco (interview coming in next issue), and the other Mr. Frank Prior. Now if you have had technology this quarter, you will know that Mr. Prior is quite an interesting man. I had the privilege to sit down with him and ask him a few questions for this week’s issue of the Guardian.

Specialty Dish: An Interview with Mr. Prior By Dan Gettler

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New on NBC is “Guys With Kids.” This hysterical show, developed by late night star Jimmy Fallon, focuses on three dads who are just trying to figure out how to live their lives after the birthday of their first child. “Guys With Kids” airs 8:30pm, Wednesdays on NBC.

“Go On” stars “Friends” alum Matthew Perry as a sports commentator named Ryan King whose wife has recently passed. The premise follows Ryan and his trials in group therapy that leads to comedic chaos. The supporting cast features the likes of, “Everyone Hates Chris” star, Tyler James Williams, and the star of “Harold and Kumar” John Cho. With the comedic presence of this cast it is definit-ly a show that deserves a place on your DVR. Go On airs 9:00pm, Tuesdays on NBC.

“Elementary” a new take on Sherlock Holmes premieres this fall on CBS. Jonny Lee Miller plays Holmes as a New York detective with Lucy Liu as his Watson. This show will have a connection to BBC’s Sherlock. “Elementary” airs 10:00pm, Thursdays on CBS.

ABC is adding a thriller on in its Sunday nightline up. “666 Park Avenue” is about a hotel, the tenants in it, and the de-monic and horrific events that occur to them. 666 features Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters) and Rachael Taylor (Transformers) as a young married couple, and Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty) and Terry O’Quinn (Lost) as the satanic antagonists. “666 Park” airs 10:00pm, Sundays on ABC.

To gain a more male dominated audience, ABC is adding to its lineup “Last Resort”. This show focuses on the fictional Navy Submarine the USS Colorado, and its crew. After defy-ing superior orders to bomb Pakistan, the crew is attacked and left for dead upon the fictional island of Sainte Marina. “Last Resort” airs 8:00pm, Thursdays on ABC.

A Fall TV Preview

By Jeff Richardson and Dan Gettler

“Family Guy” returns for its tenth season on Fox with more hysteria and more vile antics. This season the Griffins will be joined by the voice talents of Elizabeth Banks, Drew Bar-rymore, and Jessica Biel. For its two hundredth episode, get ready for another time travel adventure with Brian revisit-ing various moments throughout the shows history. “Family Guy” returns Sundays at 9:00 pm on Fox.

Editor’s Top Pick of the Week: When we last saw “Revenge’s” Emily (Emily VanCamp), she had just found out that her mother was alive (but that was after she had killed a guy). The Season One finale was full of jaw dropping, cliffhang-ers, pregnancy, overdose, blackmail, murder, and let’s not forget the explosion of a private jet. Season Two promises to top season one as it continues to follow Emily’s hunger for revenge over the death of her father. “Revenge” returns to ABC’s Sunday nightline up at 9pm on September 30th.

Welcome, the few and faithful, to Dunder Mifflin’s last year at “The Office”. For those of you who left with Steve Carell (as we did), you might not know that the show continued last year for an eighth season. This past season was under-whelming to say the least (possibly one laugh or two an episode), and I would suggest reading a recap of the season rather than watching it. I do think that Season Nine will bring back some of the comedy with flying cats, Dwight, and board meetings. With original show runner Greg Daniels taking back the reigns this season should bring “The Office” back to the top. “The Office” final season airs Thursdays at 9pm on NBC.

This week on Saturday Night Live: Guest host Seth McFarlane and musical performance by Frank Ocean

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Guardian: What expectations do you have for the 2012-2013 school year ahead of us?

Donnelly: It is our 51st year of operation, and we are looking forward to continuing the successes that we had last year. Last year was a very successful year on a lot of levels- aca-demically- we had all the anniversary events that were going on, and we do have a couple more of those going on this year. The thing that will make this year distinctive is our Middle States Self-Study; it’s going to take a lot of time, a lot of effort on the part of the faculty and community in general, and it serves a very valuable purpose. That is the one thing that is going to make this year different from the others.

Guardian: What is the Middle States Self-Study?

Donnelly: The school gets accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools once every seven years. It involves a self-study that the school does one year before a visit. The following year a committee of outsid-ers come and look to see that the findings of the self-study coincide with what they observe inside the school when they come. The visit is planned for November of 2013, so we will be doing the self-study during the year. There is a plan-ning committee who coordinates the self-study made up of students, faculty members, alumni, and parents. Each of the faculty members will be assigned to an individual committee that works on different aspects of school life. There will be a third committee that will ultimately define some goals for the future- what things do we want to work on for the next seven years to move the school forward.

Gaurdian: Anything else new and exciting going on this year after the 50th Anniversary?

Donnelly: In terms of 50th Anniversary events, we will be making a time capsule that the Student Council will be help-ing us with. We are waiting for a few more items and we are planning to finish it sometime in the Fall. On October 27, we will be having a Gala (a dinner dance) for our parents, alums, and our community in general, and that will be held at the Pearl River Hilton. We are going to recognize two members of the original graduating class of 1962, two gentlemen who have been awarding the Alumni Scholarship over the last 15 years. The purpose of the Gala is to celebrate the successes of St. Joe’s over the years; it’s going to be a party more than a long, drawn-out ceremony. We will be making some presen-tations and then we’re going to celebrate.

Guardian: Looking back on the 50th Anniversary Year of St. Joe’s, what kind of feeling do you have on that, being a part of a lot of that legacy?

Donnelly: Well, for me, having been here for a really long time (laughs), 4 years as a student and 37 years as a staff member, it was a really great experience for me because I remember a lot of those events. In one way or another, I guess, I was a part of those events and I certainly remember the people who were involved in those events over the years. It really gives everyone an opportunity to take pride in the things that the school has accomplished, to remember some of the people who are with us now, but who left a legacy on the school over the years; the principals who were with us in the early years who established the traditions of the school, the Xavieran brothers who founded the school originally and were here until 1997. And you think about all the things that they did to establish the way the school was run and the traditions that it has. That was a very rewarding part for me, as well as getting people - the alumni in sports, theater, those who came for the Mass, who aren’t necessarily involved in the day-to-day things at the school - to come back and celebrate with us.

By Chris Farell

Interview with Mr. Donnelly

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Sports

ANNAPOLIS, MD- The stage was set for an exciting game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Saint Joe’s team and fans traveled 250 miles for this game against Good Counsel, a national powerhouse. The fans were loud and waiting for their team to put on a show. Head coach Tony Karcich and assistant coach John Lanari gave their team a pregame speech that had everyone in the locker room pumped up. The Saint Joe’s Green Knights were ready to show the nation what their team was made of. And then came the rain... Following a 45-minute rain delay, which included heavy rain, winds, and even a tornado warning, the Green Knights lost a heartbreaker to the Maryland school 14-10. Saint Joe’s looked great out of the gate, and scored the first points of the game when Senior Matt Buckman recovered a fumble on the snap by Brendan Marshall. But the Green Knights offense, led by Junior Spencer Aukamp, was unable to put it in the end zone, and had to settle for a field goal by Junior Mark Fossati. On their next possession, the Falcons gave the ball away again, this time on a miscommunication between the Good Counsel quarterback and running back on a pitch; Senior Marcus Jemison recovered the loose ball. The Green Knights took advantage of the turnover by running the ball on the Falcons; Jeff Farina capped the four-play drive with a two-yard touchdown run, putting the Green Knights up 10-0. St. Joe’s would go into the half up by that same score. But when they came out for the second half, everything started to go wrong for the Green Knights. After accepting a running into a kicker penalty to create a 4th-and-short with 10 minutes left in the third quarter, the St. Joe’s punt unit attempted a fake punt, but the snap was out of C.J. Fitzpatrick’s reach, and the Falcons started the drive on the Green Knight 29-yard line. Good Counsel cut the lead to 10-7 after the Falcons scored on a one-yard run. Later in the 3rd Quarter, after Mark Fossati put the Falcons inside the 10-yard line with a beautiful punt, Good Coun-sel took the lead. They completed a 94-yard touchdown pass to Kendall Fuller, who is a D-I recruit committed to the University of Virginia. Fuller was able to get behind the Green Knights secondary, and by the time they noticed, they were unable to catch him as he ran for a touchdown, giving Good Counsel a 14-10 lead. The Green Knights had a few chances to come back in the fourth quarter, but it seemed like every time Saint Joe’s had a good play, the yellow flag would come out on the field. At one point, it appeared that Mark Fossati had stripped a Falcon and was headed for the end zone, but the player was whistled down. On 4th and 10 with 25 seconds left on the clock, as the Green Knights were hoping for a game-winning touchdown, Aukamp threw an incomplete pass, and the Falcons ran out the clock.

By Vincent DePinto

Green Knights Charge through the Rain

#43 Jeff Farina proudly holds the American Flag before the Game

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On September 8th, the Green Knights Cross Coun-try team ran a tri-meet against Paramus Catholic and DePaul high schools. During their meet they endured a harsh rain-fall which gave them a difficult climate to run in. The Green Knights beat DePaul. Placing 1st in that race was sophomore Matt Zovistoski, followed by junior Louis Napolitano who took 3rd and sophomore Ryan Doran who placed 4th in that race. Against Paramus Catholic the Green Knights lost. Zo-vistoski, however, placed first in that race, while Napolitano and Doran took 8th and 9th. When Coach Nick DeVito was asked about the team this year he said, “We are in a state of rebuilding ... having graduated our top five varsity runners, but we have two returning.” Devito is excited about the freshman team: “From what I’ve seen in practices, there are some stand-out runners. Some could even participate on varisty later in the year.” When he was asked about the competition, the cross country team would face, he said, “Running in the Big North Divi-sion has tough competition, running against Don Bosco and Bergen Catholic, but I’m glad we got a win against DePaul on Saturday.” One of the pluses for this year’s team is the return of Mr. Frank DeVito to coaching. He’ll assist his son, head coach Mr. Nick DeVito, and help with the reconstruction of the St. Joe’s cross country team. Zovistoski and Napolitano look to lead this year’s varsity. They race against Don Bosco, which is one of the top teams in the county, as well as Bergen Catholic, Fort Lee, and Ridgefield Park also among the county’s best.

With a new coach and young team, the 2012 soccer team started off its season with a 4-0 loss at Don Bosco on Tuesday and a 5-3 defeat at home to Begen Catholic Thurs-day. Sophmore Ben Kaplan and Junior Lenny Dieu Juste led the Green Knights against BC with two and one goals respectively. Senior James Maldonado asisted on Kaplan’s 1st tally while sophmore Patrick Doherty and senior Dean Gaber aided his 2nd score. Senior A.J. Fontana assisted on Dieu Juste’s goal. SJR held the lead briefly in the 1st half but then BC scored the next three goals before Dieu Juste’s goal mid-way through the 2nd half made the deficit 2-3. Dieu Juste said, “It was a hard fought game by both teams.” He added, “We played harder and more aggressively than we did in our game Tuesday. If we continue to play like that we’ll have an excellent season.” This year’s varsity team is led by new coach, Mr. Alex Luna, and seniors Anthony Fontana, John Ficcara, John Dembowski, Jack Brennan, Connor McGovern, Dan Rios, Brendan Havner, Joseph Kerwin, Dean Gaber, James Mal-danado, and Sean Knepper. Rounding out the team are Matt Kerwin, Pat Doherty, Kenny Monfort, Lenny Dieu Juste, Eric Feeney, Ben Kaplan, Brian McCann, and Wilson Perez.

Cross Country Places 1st Against DePaulBy Louis Napolitano

Cross Country team warming up before their race

#21 Dan Rios strikes the ball to team mates down the field

SJR Soccer Loses Season Openers

By Sal Bellomo

Goalie Matt Kerwin intercepting the ball