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Theatre for Social Change inspires change through the arts

By Nick Pecora ’21 THE ROUNDUP Brophy’s Theatre for Social Change, helmed by student leaders Jackson Bernreuter ’21 and Steven Watson ’21 alongside faculty moderator Ms. Carolyn Wright, is set to begin its second year of work on Brophy’s campus. The club, which was formed last year by Ryan Breuer ’20 with the help of […]

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Brophy Theater Adjusting to COVID Restrictions

By Thomas Haak ’23 COVID-19 has drastically changed sports, normal life and fine arts. Many elements of music and theater are not possible if one wears a mask, so Brophy theater has changed dramatically. Brophy theater has taken a different approach, not requiring masks while the plays are going on, but requiring masks at all […]

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Column: Jackson’s Favorite Things

A Quirky Start to the School Year Back to school: the magical time when Walmart becomes a battlefield, siblings cry over the number of crayons in their box compared to that of Aubrey F. and the first day of school brings about the climactic ending to a summer which was essentially one long Tuesday. This […]

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How Brophy Students Use Disney Plus

By Thomas Haak ’23 The Roundup Disney Plus, a popular streaming platform that holds almost everything Disney has produced, has been very popular at Brophy, with a successful economic year. Disney Plus is popular with students at Brophy such as Charles Clarke ’23 who watches Disney Plus very often because he “likes Marvel and Star […]

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Brophy Students Use Quarantine to Develop Hobbies

Photo by Adrian Munguia ’22 | Yadai Navarro ’23 works on producing another song By Adrian Munguia’22 Song artists at Brophy utilized free time from the new learning environment to write and release songs at a higher rate while also using their hobby to distress. One students used the free time to work out way […]

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Theatre remotely producing ‘Lear 1984’ miniseries

Screenshot from virtual rehearsal on YouTube | Stay-at-home directives have forced the creators of “Lear 1984” to collaborate remotely on producing the miniseries By Nick Pecora ’21 THE ROUNDUP Although there is no way for any members of the Brophy community to safely attend a play due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Brophy’s theater program […]

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Farewell Tiger King

Dear Tiger King, I think we should see other people. It’s not you, it’s me. Well, it’s partially you. Things started out so easy, so fun, so simple. My first experience with you was lighthearted, crazy, bizarre. We first met Joe Exotic, Doc Antle, Carole “Freakin” Baskin. It was mysterious, fun. There were big amputees, […]

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“Don’t touch the glass!” and other COVID-considerations

THE ROUNDUP By Cooper Parson It’s finally happening, our parents, the school systems and the government are begging us to stay inside and watch Netflix. That’s right, it’s COVID-19, and we have all lost our minds. Celebrities are singing ‘Imagine’ to us, the country is fighting over toilet paper and preppers can finally say they […]

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Elysia Fleetwood shares Xavier Experience

Photo provided by Elysia Fleetwood ’20 | Elysia, one of the star players of the Xavier basketball team, has her photo on display in the court. Xavier Gator By Adrian Munguia ’22 The ROUNDUP What is your name and graduation year? I’m Elysia Fleetwood and I graduate in the year 2020. While at Xavier what […]

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Shakes and shame, exploring the shortcomings of March

THE ROUNDUP Column By Cooper Parson Alrighty, look at that, we made it. It’s time for when we celebrate “green” the holiday, the gorgeous celebration of St. Patrick’s day! Someone thought to themselves, “Well, February got a holiday, so I guess March needs one too.” It’s the holiday of potato shaped candy no one asked […]

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