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Catching Zzzzs: Examining Teen Sleep

Sleep Study: Students sleep on average 6.8 hours a night Teachers seek to maintain normal sleep schedule, balance work with rest Technology, late bedtimes contribute to daytime drowsiness Wisely planned naps show considerable benefits Restless sleep cycle causes intense struggles, bedtime panic Sleep paralysis affects body, results in waking up in panic and inability to […]

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Photos: Annual Summit focuses on race

Photos by Nick Park ’15, Amir Khawaja ’15, Kyle Scheuring ’15, Alec Vick ’15 & Cory Wyman ’16 THE ROUNDUP This year’s Summit on Human Dignity, titled “Beyond Colorblind,” focused on issues related to race. The annual event ran March 3-14. Click here to see photos from the two week Summit

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Baseball Sports

Baseball brings back veteran starters

By Brendan Hinkle ’16 THE ROUNDUP  Head coach Mr. Tom Succow said he expects not only the varsity baseball team, but the freshmen and JV teams as well, to do well this year. “I hope all three will do good this year. They did good last year,” Mr. Succow said. “I think JV will be […]

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Volleyball sets sights on upcoming season

By Jace Riley THE ROUNDUP  After their 32-9-2 season last year, the volleyball team prepares for a new season. Head coach Mr. Tony Oldani said that team chemistry is a big focus for this year’s group. “I think the most important thing for our staff is getting them to understand the love they     […]

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Entertainment

Rapa: Music composition ‘like reading a book’

By Aakash Jain ’14 THE ROUNDUP Senior Phillip Rapa ’14 has directed and written music for several Student Theater musicals such as “A Very Potter Musical” and “Pokemusical,” and hopes to study music composition in college. Rapa has played the piano since he was five years old and has also added the synthesizer, guitar and […]

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Assembly kicks off race Summit

Photo by Nick Park ’15 – Assistant Principal for Ministry Mr. Chris Calderon, SJ speaks to the student body Feb. 26 during an assembly about the upcoming Summit on Human Dignity. The Summit, which focuses on race this year, officially starts Monday, March 3.

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New pool slated to open next fall, 2nd gym confirmed

By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP  Next year Brophy will once again boast an on-campus swimming pool. Construction started Dec. 6 on what used to be Loyola Field. On Aug. 1 of this year, a new pool complex will open on the eastern half of the field. “God willing when school starts you’ll have […]

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OFJ schedules diverse group of Summit speakers

By Riley Morrison ’16 THE ROUNDUP  For this year’s Summit on Human Dignity, Beyond Colorblind, Brophy will host a variety of keynote speakers, from children of historical civil rights figures to modern leaders in the immigration debate. The Summit, beginning March 3 and ending two weeks later on March 14, will explore racism and its […]

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Maynard: Racism still simmering in society

By Hayden Prescott Corwin ’15 THE ROUNDUP Ms. Susan Maynard was born in 1952 in Tennessee and moved to Huntsville, Ala. when she was five years old. The civil rights movement had already begun in Alabama with Rosa Park’s demonstration. Ms. Maynard’s family took a stand on the issue of civil rights. “My parents were […]

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Mandela’s passing shines light on accomplishments

By William Joseph Borders IV ’16 THE ROUNDUP  Nelson Mandela passed away from a respiratory infection Dec. 5, 2013 in South Africa, at the age of 95. His life’s work has been seen and has affected people across the globe, including on Brophy’s campus. “He was a freedom fighter,” said Mr. Christopher Agliano, a religious […]

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