By Garrison Murphy ’15 THE ROUNDUP The Brophy robotics team placed first in the Phoenix regional First Tech Challenge league in overall standings after performing at competitions including a regional tournament during the 2013-2014 season. In March, Robotics had just begun its semester-long journey on the road to the FTC top spot after already competing […]
By Hayden Prescott Corwin ’15 THE ROUNDUP Spirituality and religion are two terms that are often used when talking about what faith a person believes and how they practice it. According to the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, spirituality is defined as belonging to the church or to a cleric as such under ecclesiastical law. Some students […]
By Austin Norville ’15 THE ROUNDUP Students tend to lean toward a certain subject when it comes to their favorite classes or extracurricular activities. “I love books and I love discussing books, but at Brophy I was kind of a math guy,” said Mr. Steve Smith ’96. “I told myself I was going to be […]
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
By Brendan Hinkle ’16 & Cory Wyman ’16 THE ROUNDUP Everyone has heard a good ghost story in their life, or some other frightening tale that kept them up at night. Not all scary stories are from campfires though. Many people have had experiences with scary situations you might usually find in Hollywood. The Roundup […]
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP Despite the winter season, students from all grade levels regularly wear shorts on campus. Students cite numerous reasons for this phenomenon including weather conditions, fashion choices, dress code restrictions and ownership, or lack thereof, of dress code-approved pants. “In Phoenix, since it doesn’t have normal fashion seasons, it’s […]
Traditions play a significant role in many communities and Brophy is not an exception. In this issue, The Roundup exposes many of the rich traditions that students experience in the classroom, on the field and at home. With its inception 85 years ago, our school has developed exponentially alongside our students ability to keep old […]
By Jeffrey J. Kimball Erdely ’14 THE ROUNDUP Diversity among students is present during the holidays. With so many different beliefs and traditions coming into play, students have a variety of customs, religious beliefs or practices they celebrate during the holiday season. Noe Medrano ’14 shares a custom his family is familiar with—the Spanish tradition […]
By Austin Norville ’15 THE ROUNDUP Students enter campus early for myriad reasons, including club and class commitments. Brock Christy ’15 gets to school at 7 a.m. and sits in Piper outside of his first period classroom. He arrives early because of “parking on the street, because I don’t have a carpool so I get […]
By J.P. Hajjar ’16 THE ROUNDUP Students partake in activities outside of the classroom each day from sports, charity events and music to arts and clubs. Students and teachers say they enjoy the close community this involvement creates, as if everyone is part of a big family. “The community, because everyone is there for each […]