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The Norfolk CatholicKnighttimesWednesday, February 27, 2013Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Ten in the EndJordan PeitzColumnist/Layout Editor

It was evident who was the better team. It was early for any standard of a football game, and anyone who was there knew it was freezing, but Memorial Stadium was echoing with excitement. But, for just a second, the crowd held their breath. The buzzer sounded, and the sidelines and stands alike erupted. They were state champi-ons.13-0, the perfect season.

Four teams held score-less, and every other de-molished. But yet, in the end, it all comes down to one game. The crowd was put on edge when the first play showcased a bad snap. But, that was almost it for early error on the Catholic side. They came back next posses-sion with a touchdown by Jack Marsden, and then the game got fun. Dylan Kautz added 3 more over

the next two quarters, and Evan Smith scored with an eight yard run, making the score 35-0. A state shutout almost seemed possible when the student section noticed Boone’s neglected balloons drift away into the sky.But, no game is won with-out defense. Ethan Piper told the Lincoln Journal Star, “Defense wins champi-onships, and that’s the

mindset we developed late in the season.” Earlier in the season, Norfolk Catho-lic won against Boone 48 - 35. Sam Cantu says “We kept working throughout the year. Our defense got stronger, and that helped a lot.” People always ask, what makes a state cham-pionship team? Many of the seniors agree, the key is leadership.

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- November 29, 2017 The Knight Times

Newspaper StaffThe Knight Times Sponsor: Mary Seier Editor: Drue PieperLayout Editors: Drue Pieper, Josie Liess, Jordan Peitz, Peyton Kerkman, Sienna SohlerCopy Editors: Peyton Kerkman, Tia Simpson, Emily ZachColumnists: Allie Barrett, Makenna Beller, Andrew Beutler, Kristen Brtek, Kylie Brungardt, Kellen Carney, Brooklin Dahlheim, Laura Kalous, CeCe Kann, Jarret Cerny, Peyton Kerkman, Bree Kucera, Cara Leader, Josie Liess, Payton Love, Maddie Maguire, Evelyn Me-jia, Ben Morland, Emma Neuhalfen, Drue Pieper, Kade Pieper, Jordan Peitz, Chelsey Reifert, Tia Simpson, Si-enna Sohler, Audrey Stelling, Rhiannon Van Fleet, Sa-vanna Vervynck, Emily Zach. The Knight Times is published the last Wednesday of the Sept., Oct., Nov., Jan., March, & April. The opinions of the columnists may not reflect the opinions of Norfolk Catholic Schools Reminder that the “Knight Times” can be found at www.norfolkcatholic.com under the heading “Newsletters”

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Customers, shov-ing and yelling, trying their hardest to get the best deals throughout their cit-ies. Aggravated employ-ees spewing their annual cries of anguish— this is what Black Friday sounds and looks like. However, this year may be a little different than the usual disastrous Black Friday. Despite the majority of the U.S. holding their food co-mas off for a few hours of shopping every Thanks-giving, many are actu-ally just staying home this year. In 2016, online Black Friday sales bumped up more than 15% than the previous year. This means that more discount shop-ping was made through a mobile device than the regular in store purchas-ing on Black Friday. It’s no secret that in both stores and online, seasonal dis-counts have became more spread out than usual. For the once hectic and antici-

pated Black Friday holi-day, this means that it’s end could very well be on it’s way. Although, many already knew this, see-ing as it’s famous in-store shopping days aren’t so popular anymore. As tech-nology has advanced so has our society, therefore we could be killing Black Friday sooner than we think. Whether this day is very significant to you or not, once it’s gone it may be missed by many. Al-though for now, we’ll just have to take advantage of this holiday while we still can.

Black Friday ShoppingEvelynn MejiaColumnist

My All-State Choir experience was by far one of the best experiences I have ever had. To make it into All State, you are given 6 songs you are expected to rehearse and learn by the day of the audition. The morning of the audi-tion you find out the se-lection of the 3 songs that you are expected to have perfected. You only get a 4 minute audition time frame that will in turn decide if you make it or not. The au-

dition was the scariest part of my life. It’s a one shot deal where if you mess up, you can’t redo it, you just continue on with your audi-tion. There were six people from our school that audi-tioned, but only two of us made it, and that was Ben Bugenhagen and myself. This year at All-State, there were 440 participants and the performance was at the Lead Center in Lincoln, NE.

All-State ChoirEmma FantaGuest Columnist


Senior Sam Cantu again attests to this, “We had re-ally good team chemistry; there was a good bond. We got along better than any other team I know. There was a lot of lead-ership this year, and the seniors cared a lot.” No great team is ever discovered without the guidance of a great coach. Norfolk Catholic coach Jeff Beller is one of the great-est coaches in the state. This year in particular, Beller made one for the record books. The earlier

win vs. Wayne earned Beller the title for Win-ningest Coach in Nebras-ka history with 344 wins. Then, as the team headed into playoffs, he added an-other achievement to his name, coaching 100 play-off games. And as if that wasn’t enough, last week Norfolk Catholic added an-other: Most State Football Titles in Nebraska history. He is a coach of almost unmatched success, but still he stays modest. He passes his success onto his assistant coaches, and

the talent and work of his players.

To end with a quote from senior Payton Love:“Our team this year knew what the task at hand was, and we worked all sum-mer to be raising the State Championship trophy. It was an amazing experi-ence to be apart of such an amazing and hardwork-ing team, and it was the most fun that I had ever had on a team. We as a team wanted to thank the whole coaching staff,

students, and parents for everything they did for us to make history by hold-ing the 10th state title in Norfolk Catholic football history, breaking State Records including Coach Bellar’s all time winningest coach in Nebraska History, breaking the power point record for all classes, and becoming the first ever school to have 10 Foot-ball State Championships in the Playoff Era. Go Knights!”

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Josie LiessColumnist/Layout Editor

Christmas Traditions

Emily ZachColumnist

Rhiannon Van Fleet“Driving around and looking at

Christmas lights”

Danny Gubbels“My siblings and I exchanging pres-ents with each

other”

Ethan Morland“Not getting any presents”

Maggie Berryman“Baking and dec-orating Christ-

mas cookies with my family”

What inspired you to make this project?Mrs. Kraft assigned it to us.

What did you use to make it, and how much time did it take you to make it? I used colored pencils to make this drawing. It took me about 2 weeks.

How long have you been in art?This is my first year be-ing in art.

What is your favorite thing about art? It inspires me to express my individuality and to be creative.

Can you give advice for people to improve about art?Look at others work for inspiration and practice.

Why should students be in art?It allows them to see a different side of them-selves, and to challenge themselves.


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Adoration is anoth-er that we, as Catholics, go to Jesus in the most Blessed Sacrament. It is a time of prayer, con-templation, and ado-ration of our Saviour. Here in our parish we have something really awesome, Perpetual Adoration. That basi-cally means that any-one can go to adoration at any time of the day in the Adoration Chapel at St. Mary’s Church. If I’m not at home or work, then you can more than likely find me there.

Having Perpetual Adoration in our parish has been life changing! It has also brought me ever so deeply into a relation-

ship with Christ. It’s an hour or more that I can lose thought and sight of what’s going on around

me, and really just talk to God about the good and bad in my life. Most im-portantly, though, I can

just be with Jesus. I feel very blessed to have a parish that has Perpet-ual Adoration because it

has allowed me to con-tinue to encounter Jesus in the Eucharist every single day. It’s no longer

something I feel I should do, but rather a date with Jesus that I anticipate all day! Many of us have

experienced a power-ful encounter in Adora-tion at a conference or camp, and granted it’s not 100% the same at-mosphere, but it is the SAME Jesus. And He wants YOU to come see Him!!!! I can almost guarantee that you will feel great peace as soon as you walk in the door, I know I do! I greatly encourage ev-eryone, no matter your age, to just try doing an hour sometime! It

brings nothing but

Grace!

Go Meet Him in Adoration

Peyton KerkmanLayout Editor/ Columnist

Catholic Corner


Now that Thanksgiv-ing is over we as Catholics now start to prepare for Christmas in the sea-son of Advent. Advent is the liturgical season that we celebrate to prepare ourselves for the birth of Jesus. Advent begins on November 30th and lasts until December 24th. The season of Christmas then begins on the 25th of De-cember and lasts until the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. During this season there are many ways that we can prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus. A common tradition that many people practice is having an Advent Wreath. In an Advent Wreath there are four candles (one pink & three purple candles). Each Sunday of Advent one of the candles is lit and certain prayers are said corresponding to what candle is being lit. Each Sunday also has a particular theme that help us prepare for the birth of Christ. Another way to strengthen your relation-ship with Christ during this season is to purchase an Advent Devotional book. Many of these books will help you to grow deeper in your relationship with Christ as well as grow-

ing in your understanding of the Catholic faith. A common decoration when it comes to the Christ-mas season is a Nativity Scene. Nativity Scenes are a classic tradition that represents both a visual and spiritual outlook on what it was like the night Christ was born. It includes the star which the wise men followed, the stable which Christ was born, the three wise men, Mary & Joseph, and of course, Christ him-self. Many people also follow the old tradition of waiting until Christmas Eve to place Baby Jesus into the scene. To some Advent is also sometimes known as the “little Lent” therefore prayer, alms, and sacrifices are also a common theme during this season. As the Magi followed through the long journey to worship and give Jesus the precious gifts, we can also give our sacrifices to Jesus during

this time as well. During the holiday season we are all often reminded of the less fortunate as well as how we can help those around us to have a more enjoyable holiday season. This is where almsgiving comes into play, almsgiv-

ing is the giving of alms to oth-ers. Some ways that you can practice almsgiving this holiday season is doing good deeds and showing generosity to others. Advent is

a great time to practice these various acts of mer-cy. Some ways you can practice this is by volun-teering at a nursing home whether it is helping with food or just visiting with the guests. The guests will love your presence and it will bring a little joy to their holiday season. Donat-ing winter coats and other accessories to those who will need them the most this season is also an op-tion. By doing something as small as visiting those

who are sick can make a great impact in the pa-tient’s life and will bring some happiness to their holiday season. Many of these patients may spend Christmas in the hospital so a small act of kind-ness may just make their Christmas a very special time. Even by simply invit-ing people into your home who may not have many friends or family to cel-ebrate the holiday’s with. Another way to fully get the most out of the Advent season is to celebrate the Advent Saint Feast Days. There are many feast days during this season and by celebrating them we can learn more about the day as a whole and it will help us have a better understanding of prepar-ing for Christmas. All in all this season has many important milestones and ways that we can prepare for the birth of Christ. Although Christmas may seem far away it will be here before we know it, and it is best to notice all that is around us and pre-pare ourselves as much as we can spiritually for this very special time in our Catholic faith & tradi-tions!

Preparing for Christmas in the Season of AdventLaura KalousColumnist


SchedulesGirls Basketball

11/30 5:45......Gross Catholic Tourney12/2 TBD......Grand Island CC Tourney 12/5 7:45......Pierce 12/7 6:00......Bishop Neumann12/11 7:45......HARTINGTON CC12/14 7:45......Lutheran High NE12/16 7:45......Guardian Angels CC12/21 4:30......WINNEBAGO

Boys Basketball11/30 TBD......Gross Catholic Tourney 12/2 TBD......Grand Island CC Tourney 12/7 7:30......Bishop Neumann 12/9 6:45......Battle Creek 12/12 7:45......LUTHERAN HIGH NE12/15 7:45......BOONE CENTRAL12/21 6:15......WINNEBAGO

Wrestling12/2 9:15am......O’Neill Tournament 12/7 7:00......WAYNE DUAL12/9 9:00am......Stanton Tournament 12/12 6:00......Wisner-Pilger Triangular 12/16 9:30......Boone Central Dual

Wrestling This years wrestling team is filled with a wide variety of athletes, but the ones who have to make their legacy this year are the seniors. There are eight seniors out for wrestling this season. The seniors are Rik Seymour, Will Abler, Sam Cantu, Brandon Silva, Ryan Webbert and Justin Keller. However, Justin is out for the season because he tore his ACL during the late

football season. The head coach this year is Coach Aschoff accompanied by the assistant coaches: Coach Fisher and Coach Kant. This will be Aschoff’s first year being the Knights head coach. “With all the talent on the team this year, I think it is going to be a good sea-son. I am excited for what is to come and spending time with my brothers on the mat.” said Rik Seymour.

Brooklinn DahlheimColumnistFrom the Basketball

Coaches DeskWhat was the record from last year and the returning starters? Anderson: 5-19, Returning starters are Chace Clau-sen, Andrew Fleecs, Kelby Schaefer, Ethan Piper Kassmeier: Record 4-18, Returning starters - MacKen-na Kalin 22 games, Jordan Peitz 19 games, Drue Pieper 3 gamesWhat are your thoughts on the team for this year? Anderson: I think we will be much improved. We need to be better defensively and controlling our turnovers to improve on our record! Kassmeier: We have a team that has good experience back, 9 letterwinners, and will be very balanced - 10 players will play throughout the course of the game who all bring something different to the table.

What does the upcoming season bring? Anderson: I think we have a strong group of leaders in the Senior and Junior class, along with some depth that will help us get better in practice everyday. We play a tough schedule so stay-ing healthy and executing will determine our wins and losses. Kassmeier: We play a very tough schedule - our con-ference is traditionally very good with a number of state qualifying and champion teams and our non-confer-ence schedule is very good

too so we will not have many days where we can play average and be success-ful. We have a team that will compete very well and we hope to put ourselves in the right positions to win games.What do you think the team needs to work on most?Anderson:From last year and the summer I would say our defense, especially on the ball. We have to keep teams out of the paint! Kassmeier: We need to keep working on our com-munication on both ends of the floor and rebound agres-sively.Who do you think will be our toughest competitor? Anderson: We have a lot of tough games, to single out one wouldn’t be fair. 9 teams on our schedule made the state tournament last year. Kassmeier: I think you can look at every game on our schedule as being tough and we just need to rise up and be ready to go every night. Do you expect better things this year from last year?Anderson: Definitely, we bring a lot of guys back and have some nice young play-ers. Kassmeier: I would think that we will be able to have more scoring opportunities this season because of our depth and experience back.


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Norfolk Catho-lic co-ops with Norfolk Public to compete in swimming and diving. The boys team has 16 returning swimmers and divers from the state runner up team last year. The boys team consists of 20 members. The boy swimmers and div-ers representing Norfolk Catholic are Junior Ry-lan Rasmussen, Sopho-mores Kellen Carney, Benjamin Bugenhagen and Nate Liess, and Freshman Tony Caldera. The girls also have 16

returning swimmers and divers. The girls team consists of 28 members. The girl swimmers and divers representing Nor-folk Catholic are Senior Ashley Schultze, Junior Audrey Stelling, and Sophomore Jenna Cra-ven. The teams first dual is November 30th at South Sioux City. Their first home meet is De-cember 5th at the YMCA against Fremont. Good Luck Norfolk Panthers Swimming and Diving team on their upcoming season!

Swimming and DivingAudrey Stelling Columnist

The Lady Knight Volleyball season came to an end against the Pierce Bluejays at Sub-Districts on October 30th. They ended the season with a record of 7-22 but what they got out of this sea-son and how much they grew from last year beats any stats. I asked Jordan Peitz, senior, to share her point of view of this sea-son and what it was like a be one of the great se-nior leaders the volleyball team had the opportunity to have this year. “Going into this year, we seniors knew we were in for an uphill battle. We were the un-derdogs coming in from a young junior year. We knew that in order to be the best that we could be this year, we were going to have to go all out, every day. I know you couldn’t

see it in our record, but I know every single day in practice we conditioned and outworked any of our opponents. This year wasn’t for us, but it was to establish a tradition for NC volleyball- to set the standard for our under-classmen in the years to come. I know I speak for all of my seniors when I say that this was a year that we will never forget. Everyday we laughed, and had the best jam out sessions on the bus rides home. A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out and supported us at our games and to the parents who sacrificed so much for us all to play the sport we love. We started our climb this year for NC vol-leyball to be on top in the future years, and I’m glad to have been a part of it.”

VolleyballEmma Neuhalfen

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Last Monday, Norfolk Catholic got a special visit from US house represen-tative Jeff Fortenberry. As a listener, I found it very in-sightful to listen to how he explained some of the foun-dations of our government. He explained in great detail what the truth in govern-ment meant. One example he used was the idea that if you were holding a pencil between two fingers, and moved one ever so slight-ly, the pencil would fall. That is the same idea with the truth- if you even start to move away from these “self evident truths,” it re-ally is no longer the truth. Afterward, Fortenberry opened discussion to the

student body. Many of the questions were your typi-cal “where do you live” or “what do you do,” but many students had very insight-ful questions such as “how did you vote on the tax bill that was just approved in the house”. Fortenberry said to Norfolk Daily News, “All people have an inher-ent dignity and rights and we have a shared respon-sibility for ourselves for the rights that we enjoy, but also for others,” Forten-berry said. “That’s the ba-sis of our government and our culture. That’s why it presents itself as so at-tractive to so many people because not everyone has that true liberty.”

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Key Club is an international student-led organization that provides opportunities to serve others while building friendships, character, and leadership skills. In partner-ship with the Norfolk noon Kiwanis Club, we strive to make a positive impact as we serve in the school and community. This year our growing club is made up of students from Norfolk Public and Norfolk Catholic. Each year we choose a number of service projects to do around the communi-ty. For one of our christmas projects we are making a donation to four local unprivi-

leged kids and taking them shopping to pick out gifts for them and their families so they get to experience a memorable christmas. We are also partnering with the Norfolk Family Coalition and hosting a christmas party for the connected youth. We are in the process of fundrais-ing money for christmas gifts and other essential items. If you are interested in being a part of Key Club we would love to have you! We meet every other Monday. If you have any questions, ask any-one with a Key Club sign on their locker.

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On November 16, 2017, The US House passed their Republican-based “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” bill. The bill claims to cut corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 per-cent, cut income tax rates, double the standard de-duction, and eliminate personal exemptions. But what does this really mean for us? Well first off, unlike popular belief, the bill actually keeps former President Obama’s re-quirement that almost all Americans buy health in-surance or pay a penalty. The Senate has talked about a revision that could possible scrap that, but only time will tell. Another key feature is that in the end, big business get the biggest break. Essentially, large businesses get the

largest one-time big-busi-ness tax break ever. But why? Many Republicans are claiming that the tax cut should allow for big businesses pass their savings onto the consum-ers, jump-starting eco-nomic growth. This is that the idea that any regular person will be able to buy more with their money, and will actually do so. One thing that skeptics keep pushing is that inves-tors and the very-rich also get a large break. The es-tate tax, which is paid only when property and other assets worth over $5.5 mil-lion are passed on when someone dies, doubles to about $11 million in 2018. Many left-wing activists are pushing that the idea that passive real estate investors like President

Trump get the best break. And finally, 92% of Ameri-ca will pay the same— or lower— taxes until 2023. But, the reason for sup-port of the bill comes mainly because of the rea-son that doing your taxes will get much simpler. Say goodbye to itemized de-ductions (expenses that individual taxpayers can claim on federal income

tax returns and which de-crease their taxable in-come, such as donations to church or goodwill) and many 401(k) exemptions. The senate is set to vote on their portion of the bill December 1st. Only time will tell on the outcome of this one.

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Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year. From the twinkling lights to the bright white snow, I love everything about it. It is the time of the year where everybody seems to be full of joy and spreads the holiday cheer to everyone they meet. I always look forward to listening to Christmas songs and decorating the house. I love seeing the house transform into a Christmas wonderland with all of the lights and little villages we put up every year. Putting up the Christmas tree is my favorite part. My fam-ily and I always put it up together and use old homemade ornaments that my sister and I made when we were little to decorate the tree. It is fun to look at all of the old ornaments and reminisce on the Christmas’ before. Traditions are big in my family around this time of the year. We always get together to bake Christ-mas cookies. We make them from scratch with

my Grandma’s recipe and they always turn out deli-cious. Another tradition is playing secret santa. It is always fun to find out who picked your name and to see the look on your person’s face when they open their present. Driv-ing around looking at all the Christmas lights has to be my favorite tradition we have. I love seeing all the different lights around town and how festive people can be. My family and I will sometimes drive around for a couple hours just looking at all the houses in town. My favor-ite thing about Christmas though is celebrating Christ’s birth. Church is a magical place during Christmas. I love singing the Christmas songs dur-ing church and seeing the decorations they put up. It seems like Christ is even more apparent to me at Church during Christmas. Christmas will always hold a special place in my heart and be my favorite time of the year.

Christmas!Emma NeuhalfenLayout Editor/ Columnist

The joy of Christ-mas is for all ages. No matter what age, the overwhelming excitement felt at waking up to the frosty air and vaulting out of bed to race to the tree is lost on no one. But, a person never truly enjoys Christmas as much as they did when they were children. Remember set-ting out cookies and milk for Santa? Trying to wait up and get a glimpse of his cherry nose and red suit? Listening for rein-deer hooves on the roof? And let’s not forget the Santa tracker! I inter-viewed four children from Sacred Heart Elementary about Christmas, and these were their adorable responses.

How does Santa deliver your presents?“With a magic sleigh”“Sleigh”“Through the chimney”“Sleigh”Why do we celebrate Christmas?“True meaning of Jesus’ Birth”

“Jesus’ birthday”“Jesus’ birthday”“It’s fun”What is your favorite Christmas Carol?“Carol of the Bells”“12 days of Christmas”“12 days of Christmas”“Deck the halls”What do you want most for Christmas this year?“Nintendo 2DS”“Desk”“Apple Watch”“Night Vision Goggles”If you could tell Santa one thing what would it be?“Can I come back to the North Pole with you?”“Thank you”“Jeez you’re fat”“Wash your reindeer”What do you like the most about Christmas?“Presents”Favorite Holiday Tradi-tion?“Puzzles”“Wearing pajamas ALL DAY”“Going to Omaha”“Brunch eggs”Christmas: You should love it y’all.

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It seems like just yes-terday I was starting my first day as a freshman student. And now suddenly we only have less than four weeks left in our first semester of se-nior year. People always said that high school would fly by. I never thought this to be the case until this year where I find my-self sur-rounded by so m a n y “ L a s t s . ” It’s in these mo-m e n t s where it seems to start to hit me. Se-nior year is a year full of de-c i s i o n s . H o m e -work and college decisions & applications are important aspects of our life right now but sometimes these things are the furthest things from my mind. I usually find my-self focused on three other important things: school ac-tivities, family, and friends. There are so many activi-ties that we can be involved in here at NCHS. Whether it is being involved in a sport, musical, FBLA, newspaper, choir, or any other activity we offer, these activities can

help us become involved and build more relationships with our peers. Whether you’re a freshmen or a senior I en-courage you to get involved. It’s never too late and you won’t forget it. My family is also obviously a big part of my life. Spending

time with my fam-ily is so important especially since our time with them is becoming more pre-cious as we contin-ue to grow up. L a s t l y , spending time with my friends and class-mates has been a

huge part of my senior year. This is my last year with people I have grown up with for the last 12 years. These people have been a huge part of my life and have been a huge part in how my high school career has played out. Although at times we don’t all get along, it’s important to cherish all the time that we have together because we will never get it back. It’s time to live for today and not worry about the future. Here’s to one final semester.

“Lasts” Emily ZachColumnist Senior year is

stressful, especially when you have so many schol-arships to write and ap-plications to fill. It is also filled with many experi-ences that are unforgetta-ble including winning state champi-onsh ips if you are lucky enough. Most im-portantly it is about being a l e a d e r to those that need one. Be-ing a leader is h e l p i n g someone get their spirits up or leading a team to being successful. I have taken a role as a Senior to be a leader of the school and to help anyone that needs it. It is a role that every senior has taken on this year, and everyone of us have used this leadership in some ways that are dif-ferent than the others in the senior class. That also means that we are here to leave a legacy behind us that will need to be upheld

by the next senior class. I love my senior class and I feel like we are ending our last year at Norfolk Catho-lic strong, but I know that we can leave a legacy behind that is unforgetta-ble. Senior Year is almost

ha l fway done and it has gone way f a s t e r than ex-p e c t e d . I never believed it when I was younger, but trust me to whoever is read-ing this that your H i g h

School career will come to an end very fast, and then you will open a new chapter to a whole new part of your life. I know that a lot of seniors can’t wait for that time to come where they get to live on their own and make their own choices that will af-fect the rest of their lives, but I know that I will forev-er have some part Norfolk Catholic in me.

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be done about the bump stock attachment on semi-automatic firearms. The bump stock was used by the Las Vegas shooter in a killing spree that killed 58 people and injuring 546 in the worst mass shooting in American history. The bump stock allows a gun that shoots a bullet every time you pull the trigger to shoot multiple bullets while the trigger is being held. While it has yet to be de-termined what will happen to the bump stock in the future, nearly everywhere they are sold out due to high demand. Assault

weapons have also been a major argument among the members of congress. Many people believe that civilians have no use for a weapon with the caliber of an assault rifle. The ques-tion rises again, would that solve anything? Statistics have shown that areas with strict gun laws do indeed have fewer deaths caused by guns, but crime does not go down. Take, for example, the United Kingdom, they have laws in place that forbids any sale of firearms, however, they have one of the high-est number of terrorist in-

cidents in the world. Even though guns are outlawed, the terrorists still manage to find a way to cause harm. If it’s not by gun, people will find a way to kill. It will be interesting to see how President Trump and the rest of Congress handle this debate.

Gun ControlJarret CernyColumnist


The movie Thor: Ragnarok is one of the many Thor movies. The director of this movie is Taika Waititi. Its genre is Fantasy Sci-ence/ Fiction. The plot of the story is between Thor, the God of Sky and Thun-der, and his sister Hela, the God of Death. Hela’s goal is to take control of Asgardian Civilization which is the place Thor calls home. Hela also called this home long ago. With the death of Thor’s father, Hela is able to re-turn to Asgard. Her desire is to rule the land again. Thor becomes a prisoner in the land Sakaar, where he ends up fighting and eventually working with the Hulk. With the help of the Hulk, who turns back into Banner, and Scrapper 142 Thor is able to escape from Sakaar and return to Asgard. Upon his re-turn, the group of Banner,

Scrapper 142 and Loki, fight Hela in the attempt to save the people of As-gard. Thor finally realizes that the civilization is what make Asgard, not the land that they are on. The re-sult of the battle ends up destroying the planet, but they save the civilization. This allows them to start over on another land. This movie was not my fa-vorite for several reasons. The plot seemed to take a long time to develop. If you are unfamiliar with the Marvel series, you will spend a lot of the movie attemping to figure out the characters. The music score was unique, but did not seem to fit the action at times. Finally, the end-ing was somewhat odd in how Hela was defeated. The movie has a lot of ac-tion, but the story needed some work.

Movie Review: Kade PieperColumnist

One Act this year is per-forming a thriller called Angel Street. Savannah Vervynck plays Mrs. Man-ningham, a woman being driven insane by her hus-band, played by David Mc-Caffery. So far they have competed at Conference at the Johnny Carson Theatre. Friday, December 1st, they compete in Co-lumbus at Districts. The Cast includes: Mrs. Manningham - Savannah Vervynck Mr. Manningham - David McCafferyRuff - Kellen CarneyElizabeth - Emma Fanta Nancy -

Rhiannon Van FleetStage Manager - Kelsey AschoffAssistant - Savana KoepkeChief Run Crew - Sienna SohlerRun Crew - Autumn Al-der, Hope Brummer, Anna Neuhalfen, Nate LiessCostume Crew - Carly Thramer, Emily Faltys, Evelyn MejiaMakeup Crew - Tia Simp-son, Jenna PochopProps Mistress - Maddie NealLights/ Sound Technicians - Raymond Lux, David Fanta

Thor: RagnorakOne Act Play: Angel Street

Sienna SohlerLayout Editor/Columnist


TRACKING THE KNIGHT’S:TEacher addition

Social Sciences

Peyton Kerkman/Emily ZachLayout Editor/Columnist

Science

Math

English

Vocal Music

Theology

Favorite part of being a teacher: Forming relation-

ships with current and former students, and having fun

with studentsFavorite Thansgiving

Food: Turkey and Mash Potatoes

Pre-School Song: A Day in the Life by The Beatles

Favorite part of being a teacher: When students

work hard and sing with their whole heart

Favorite Thansgiving Food: Homem ade cresent

rollsPre-School Song: None, it’s

my quiet time in the car

Favorite part of being a teacher: Getting to interact

with students and witnessing students grow in their faith

Favorite Thansgiving Food: Turkey Leg, espe-

cially the skin (I always save that for last)

Pre-School Song: K-Love Radio, it puts me in a great mood, and is a great way to

start the day

Favorite part of being a teacher: Everyday is a dif-

ferent and a new adventure, also getting to watch the

students growFavorite Thansgiving

Food: StuffingPre-School Song: K-Love

Radio, there is always some-thing inspirational

Favorite part of being a teacher: Teaching kids new things, and seeing them un-

derstand itFavorite Thansgiving

Food: Pumpkin PiePre-School Song: Scream and Shout by Will.i.am and

Britney Spears

Favorite part of being a teacher: Watching students understand a hard concept,

the “ah-ha” momentFavorite Thansgiving

Food: Turkey, especially the day after turkey sandwich

Pre-School Song: Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins

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