By Brett A. Mejia ’13/THE ROUNDUP
Brophy’s spring musical production “Once Upon a Mattress” comes to Xavier’s Virginia Piper Performing Arts Center March 22.
Directed by Brophy English teacher Ms. Dorothy Dunnion and assisted by Brophy English teacher Ms. Susan Maynard, “Once Upon a Mattress” is a satiric retelling of the fable “The Princess and the Pea.”
By Julian De Ocampo ’13
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There are racks upon racks of clothes scattered throughout the room, a bookshelf filled to the brim with paperbacks and a large metal desk smack-dab in the middle of the room.
At the desk sits Ms. Andrea Pierre, Varsity Shop coordinator and manager.
Brophy’s Summit on Human Dignity focusing on masculinity starts Feb. 27.This month The Roundup examines issues related to masculinity on our campus and in our culture.
By Andrew J. Barnes ’12/THE ROUNDUP
Ever since he was in fourth grade, varsity basketball assistant coach Mr. John Burns has loved being around the game of basketball.
“Coaching was always something I wanted to do,” Mr. Burns said.
By Jack Macias ’14/THE ROUNDUP
When he was only five years old, Brophy freshman Andy Vainauskas ’15 got his first violin from a music shop as a surprise birthday present.
Since then the instrument has become a fixture in his life.
By Logan Hall ’14
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Principal Mr. Bob Ryan received an email Tuesday, Jan. 17 informing him that the National Council of Teachers of English awarded BLAM, the Brophy Literary Arts Magazine, with the Highest Award rank in their 2011 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.
By Ian Christopher Beck ’12 & Michael Moroney ’13
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Brophy’s fall sports season saw the varsity football team go undefeated in the regular season, the golf team win state for the first time in 12 years, the swim team capture its 23rdconsecutive state title and a fourth place finish by the cross country team in their state meet.
By Kevin M. Cabano ’12
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During this previous summer, I attended a concert by a band of largely Brophy students called Treefingers.
I have known Treefingers songwriter, keyboardist and lead vocalist Quinn McGovern ’12 for several years, but this was my first time seeing him in a musical setting.
By Alex Stanley ’12, Julian De Ocampo ’13, Roan Enright ’13 & Josh Galvin ’13
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The Blackbox Theater was abuzz all night Nov. 22 at the Fine Arts Extravaganza, with school bands and four student acts filling the small theater for more than four hours of music.
The first student organized groups came on at around 8:15 p.m.
“We are the 99 percent!”
This battle cry resonates in protests, all over the Internet and in various news outlets.
But how do the Occupy Wall Street movements affect Brophy students?
The Roundup examines these questions, among others, in this month’s edition.