Pierce Braun ’20 THE ROUNDUP Advocacy around Brophy has taken place in many different ways this year, including walkouts, teach-ins, and speeches on behalf of groups on a local level and even worldwide. Brophy Advocacy Club faculty moderator Mr. William Rutt said that the schools draw a lot of direction from the Catholic church and […]
By Pierce Braun ’20 THE ROUNDUP As the New York Stock exchange seems to be reaching record high after record high, the choice of whether to buy or sell is clear: SELL. Looking back to October of 1929, similar the Dow Jones industrial average was reaching the highest it had ever been, but what followed […]
By Pierce Braun ’20 THE ROUNDUP Fortnite, a building-based survival game that debuted July 25, 2017 has had an effect on how students now spend their free time. The Battle Royale-style of gameplay is not necessarily a new concept, but was reintroduced by “Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds”(PUBG). Fortnite, which has a similar style of playe has now […]
By Pierce Braun ’20 THE ROUNDUP The varsity lacrosse team is led by Innovative Technologies teacher Mr. Zach Widbin, who has coached lacrosse at Brophy for 9 years. The varsity team fell short of the state championship in the finals last year, losing to the NDP Saints. Junior varsity is a no cut team, while […]
By Pierce Braun ’20 THE ROUNDUP Last year’s undefeated Brophy Quidditch team is in the process of having an even more advanced and skilled season ever. “Quidditch has come a long way since its first year,” said Marcus Pimentel ´18. He included that while in a tournament, Brophy beat Arizona State University in a match […]