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Brophy Roundup

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Brophy Roundup

‘Chromakopia’: Comprehending Tyler, The Creator’s Album

Anthony Campo Paramo, Photo Editor December 28, 2024

Tyler, The Creator’s latest album, Chromakopia, serves as a profound exploration of identity, self-expression, and the complexities of personal relationships. Each track weaves a narrative that highlights...

Weighing School Safety at Brophy

Ryan Tipsord, Staff Writer December 27, 2024

With the growing number of school shootings in America, bulletproof backpacks are becoming more common. Sales have soared more than 300% since 2019, CNN reported.  As a result, one Brophy student's back-to-school...

Discography Deep-Dive: Album of The Year

Luke Hayes, Staff Writer December 25, 2024

As the year comes to an end, it is time to look at how the year was overall for music and decide what I believe is the best album of the year.    The albums nominated this year were five of...

Former Collegiate Runner Teaches at Brophy

Colin St Hilaire, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

New teacher and assistant cross country coach Mr. Colin Donovan joined Brophy this year and helped coach the team to a top-10 finish in the AIA State Championship.    Mr. Donovan, who attended...

BCP’s biggest event of the year returns

Kevin Millar Jr, Staff Writer December 1, 2024

One of the biggest event of BCP’s school year, by attendance, is on the horizon: The 2024 Fine Arts Extravaganza. The Fine Arts Extravaganza is an annual event that Brophy hosts towards the end of November...

The best movie of the year that you haven’t seen

Charlie Richards, Entertainment Editor December 1, 2024

It is my duty to use the small following that I have gained from working with The Roundup over the past couple of years to uplift unseen and underappreciated art. With that in mind “Hundreds of Beavers”...

How the cast of the Spongebob musical prepared for the show

Nathan Bass, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

The Spongebob musical put on by the Brophy Theater Department premiered on Thursday, November 14, directed by Mrs. Brooke Feldman-Cryan and starring Annika Dowdall ’26. The set is adorned with paintings...

Beyond the Fist Bump: Mr. Ward’s real passion for Brophy

Diego Alejos, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

With a busy schedule like Mr. Ward's, many students don’t have the opportunity to have a friendly conversation with him. Some students go their whole Brophy careers only ever conversing through a fistbump,...

Brophy Social Club logo courtesy of Peter McLaughlin

Social Golf Club: Is it up to par?

Michael Horne, Staff Writer November 12, 2024

  Social Golf Club’s membership has exceeded more than 100 students since its foundation at the beginning of the ’24-’25 school year. Founded by Ms. Highland Turby, former Division 1 golfer...

Photo Illustration made by Luke Hayes '25

Discography Deep-Dive: 20th Anniversary of American Idiot Shines New Light on 2024 Political Scene

Luke Hayes, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

American Idiot is a 2004 Grammy award-winning concept rock album by Green Day that delves into themes and criticisms about Bush-era America.    The album is widely loved by fans and is still...

Dr. Kachorsky playing a weezer vinyl during first period.

Vinyl operations create an experience

Anderson Stack, Staff Writer November 2, 2024

Streaming offers entertainment, while vinyl offers an experience; listening to vinyl is an experience that can never and will never be felt any other way. Music is a form of expression that paints a...

Metallica’s newest album relates to teens in unexpected ways

Metallica’s newest album relates to teens in unexpected ways

Kevin Millar Jr, Writer November 1, 2024

Metallica’s 72 Seasons album has some hidden connections to teenagers, such as changes, growing and developing, that most people would not expect. In this day and age, it seems teens are always looking...

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