Along with Freshman Welcome Week and Homecoming, Holy Bowl Week is one of the most anticipated events of the St. Au-gustine school year. There never seems to be a shortage of spirit and pride. Facing off against our Catholic counterparts, the Cathe-dral Catholic Dons, has become a hallmark for our school that even alumni remember

Blast from the Past: Birth of the Holy Bowl

Saints Varsity Football celebrates a win at the Rivalry Series featured Holy Bowl.

Year after year, the annual Holy Bowl against the Dons brings the Saints community together like no other athletic event, except for perhaps a CIF championship. This epic rivalry is criti-cal to the spirit of Saints sports. Not only has the feud become a part of the culture of Saints sports, but it has also become a part of the Saints experience as a whole.

Before the Cathedral of today there was University of San Diego High School, known around San Diego simply as “Uni.” The Saints and Cathedral rivalry can be traced back to one fateful game in 1975.

Allen Kent, a Saints dad, had proposed that Saints and Uni play in an exhibition game to raise money for their respective campus programs. The schools agreed to participate in this game, which was then dubbed the “Charity Bowl.” The game would be played at San Diego Stadium, now known as SDCCU Stadium (recently renamed from Qualcomm Stadium), and it would be the first high school football game ever to be played in the stadium. Both Saints and Uni generated money through ticket revenue, but they also had to cover expenses for the venue and for the halftime entertainment.

At the halftime of The Charity Bowl,

famous actor and comedian Bob Hope per-formed live. While this was quite exciting for everyone at the time, the consequences would be much more than either school predicted. There was apparently a mis-understanding, because Hope thought the proceeds would also benefit his own chari-ties.

“Bob Hope took some $10,000 for his own charities, leaving next to nothing in-

tended by the Holy Bowl,” said Coach Stephenson, who attended this game as a 19-year-old.

This led to bickering, mainly between the parents over who was responsible for the debacle. “The 1975 Charity Bowl was the spark that started the Saints and Dons rivalry,” Mr. Cudal said. “But it was the parents who took the enmity between the schools even further.”

Since, the Holy Bowl has persevered as a contest between two ambitious and determined teams, and its spirit has even expanded into other sports outside of foot-ball. The fiery rivalry has evoked strong emotions and is an aspect of our school pride. Every Saintsman, whether he is in the Pit, on the field or neither, feels a deep calling to topple Cathedral year after year.

as if it were yesterday. This year, Holy Bowl Week started on October 30th along with a chance to give back to the needy.

The Fill the Holy Bowl drive is a week long effort to collect as many canned foods, dry and boxed goods, clothes, and non- perishables as possible from the stu-dent body. It was started by Saints alumni Rodney Thompson and Noah DiNapoli just last year. This year, ASB President Chas Parada headed the campaign.

In order to boost participation, an an-nouncement was made that the grade which collects the most items would receive spirit dress privileges on November 13th. This year's competition was a blow out with the sophomore class bringing in close to nine hundred cans, defeating all the other classes.

For the first time since 2013, the United States Marine Corps came to San Diego sponsoring the Saints-Cathedral matchup with its American Rivalry Series program.

Saints faced Cathedral and won the trophy from the Charity Bowl in 1975.

The American Rivalry Series shines a spot-light on the nation’s top high school football rivalries and celebrates the cultural phenom-enon known as “Friday Night in America.”

As part of its program, a pull-up com-petition was held on Thursday, November 2nd that pitted the strongest students of the two schools against each other. Thanks to massive pull-up scores like sophomore Matthew De Frates’s twenty-six, Saints was able to exceed Cathedral’s numbers. In total, Saintsmen hammered out 1,057 pull-ups, 555 more than Cathedral's total.

To end the week, the fifty-first annual Holy Bowl took place. Vexed by last year’s embarrassing 35 point shutout, The Saints were in search of some sweet revenge.

Coach Sanchez had a gameplan in mind going into the contest and didn't shy away from it. It proved beneficial thanks to the play of sophomore sensation Angelo Peraza and senior workhorse Deandre Daniels. Per-aza, who registered 123 yards through the air for two scores, was named the American Rivalry Series MVP while Daniels recorded impressive 63-yard and 65-yard touchdown runs in the 1st and 3rd quarters.

On the other side of the ball, a resilient Saints defense held the Dons to one redzone appearance and forced three turnovers, one of which was Tyson McWilliams’s (‘20) 92-yard pick-six in the fourth.

Despite injuries to senior OL Moham-med Khalil and RB/LB senior Brenden Silvia during the game, Saints proved to be too much for their Del Mar Heights rivals, dominating them 45-6. This is the most de-cisive victory in Holy Bowl history. With the regular season now complete, the Saints look to make noise in the CIF open division playoffs as the sixth seed. Be sure to come out and support!

Nick Alcalay ('19)

“Tolle Lege” St. Augustine High SchoolIssue 2 November 9, 2017

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Saints Triumphs Over Cathedral 45-6

By Michael Mallucci ('18)SPORTS WRITER

By Matthew Anguiano ('19)EDITOR

CAMPUS LIFEPage 2 November 2017

Pilots and Players Do Poppins, Shakespeare

The fall project for OLP's thes-pians and new directorial staff was the pro-duction of the musical Mary Poppins.

Along with the ladies of OLP, juniors Joey Rougas and Parker Richardson show-cased their musical and theatrical talents. One of the major challenges they faced this year was performing scenes involving magic, dancing, and singing.

“There’s a lot of magic in Mary Pop-pins and it’s really cool how we’ve been

able to make all the illusions happen,” said junior Joey Rougas. “This play is re-ally challenging physically and in terms of our acting and singing. There’s so much dancing that takes place and the songs and scenes require a lot out of the whole cast and crew.”

All the members of the cast were eager to rise to the challenges pressed to them and were able to grow into one big family through their involvement.

The cast members of Mary Poppins re-ally enjoyed their time in production.

“I loved my experience in Mary

Poppins,” Richardson said. “It was re-ally fun, and I always looked forward to rehearsals because that was the best part of my day. This show was special for me because I loved the people involved. It was really easy to make friends because the cast and crew were so amazing and friend-ly. Also OLP's new director, Mr. Tracy, re-ally helped me to get in character. I'm glad I was able to work with him and the rest of the cast and crew.”

Although the OLP production has con-cluded, the joint Saints-OLP community will be given the opportunity to experience

Saints thespians Joey Rougas and Liam Brucker-Casey promote their respective plays. Andrew Tran ('19)

Haunted Homecoming Held in Gym

A vacant, eerie gym waits to be haunted by spirited students.

Before the construction of the Phase 2 buildings, homecomings were often held in hotel ballrooms, such as the U.S. Grant or the Hyatt. This year, however, marked the first time in re-cent history that homecoming was held on our own campus. The completion of the new student center and gym offered the perfect opportunity.

Junior ASB President Chris Erpeld-ing said that planning for the event be-gan as soon as the building was ready. ASB’s efforts didn’t end with the school year as they continued planning and preparing a memorable homecom-ing throughout the summer.

The ASB set out to plan a one-of-a-kind dance and implemented never-be-fore seen concepts to make that dream a reality. Since homecoming was only three days before Halloween, they fig-ured a haunted homecoming theme would be fitting. Exemplifying this theme was the haunted hallway guests walked through to enter the dance.

“We wanted to transform the gym and give students a dance they had never seen before… with the new gym we had to set the bar high,” said junior Class ASB Vice President Luke Macie.

“I wanted to make this homecom-ing stand out; so instead of being like our previous homecomings where you just go to a table, check in, and walk in, we decided to make a haunted hallway as the entrance to the gym.”

Along with the themed entrance, colorful noise canceling headphones made an appearance at this homecom-

ing. These were a part of the silent disco, where a separate DJ would mix music on different channels to which those wear-ing headphones could listen. It offered people the chance to listen to a variety of music separate from what was was being played on the loudspeakers.

“I really liked the electric atmo-sphere of the dance and the creative ele-ments brought in by the junior ASB. The headphones and silent disco made the

music choice accessible to everyone,” said junior Chris Borin.

The night continued for hours with the DJ playing classic party anthems like “Yeah” by Usher along with traditional Halloween hits like “Thriller” by Michael Jackson and “Monster Mash” by Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kickers.

“There wasn’t a slow point or even a lull, everyone was dancing and having fun the whole duration of the dance,” said

senior Carlos Lopez Tenorio.The popular view of most Saintsmen

was that this homecoming was better than previous year’s homecomings for its un-ambiguous theme and the creative use of the space within the gym. Special thanks to the junior class ASB officers for their hard work and preparations for a haunt-ingly good time.

another great performance which will be put on by the Saints Drama Department. With Mr. Slevcove at the helm, Saints Theater has stepped into a brand new at-mosphere with its newest production: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).

Mr. Slevcove has been given permis-sion to make little changes to the play in order to appeal more to the Saints com-munity. Ordinarily, the original integrity of the script must be maintained verbatim, but Saints Theater has been able to per-sonalize The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.

“There are going to be a lot of Saints references in here, things like the feud with Cathedral,” said cast member Gabriel Mouritzen, a junior.

The cast is made up of ten Saintsmen and two OLP Pilots, and there will be many new faces on stage. Eight of the twelve members are taking part in their first Saints Play. The shoes of alumni thespians have been filled by Liam Brucker-Casey, Josh Gonzalez, and Diego Hernandez.

This year’s play is based off of a Broadway performance that compiled thir-ty-seven Shakespeare plays into one ninety minute play. The majority of the time is dedicated to Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, and Othello. Small excerpts from all the other plays will be included as well.

“It has a lot of split second costume changes, which is what they did in Shake-speare's day, too,” Mr. Slevcove said. “You had twelve people playing women, old men, and monsters, and we’re doing the same thing. It's going to be a lot of fun and a little crazy.”

November 16th is the first showing, so buy your tickets soon and come to experience ninety minutes of fast paced Shakespeare performed by your friends and peers!

By Nicolas Correa ('19)STAFF WRITER

Photo Courtesy of Chris Erpelding

By Sebastian Larson Moreno ('18)STAFF WRITER

The End of Off Campus Lunch?Senior year can be a very exciting time.

After three years of being filthy rats, you get the chance to show that you are finally the big man on campus. With this comes many great privileges such as getting a freshman for a week, standing front row in the pit, and going to Prom. But there is one very special privilege that is overlooked and often forgotten for the better part of the year, and this year seems to be no exception. Off campus lunch is offered exclusively to seniors, and Saints is one of the only high schools in San Diego to offer it.

The process for Seniors to unlock off campus lunch involves getting signed per-mission from a parent or guardian, register-ing a car with Student Services (if you drive to school), having a Saints issued lock on the proper locker, and registering that lock’s serial number with Student Services. This privilege tests the students’ ability to prove their sense of “unitas” because off campus lunch isn’t un-locked until each senior has completed these four steps.

With the second quarter well underway, the class of 2018 is still a ways away from being able to take advantage of this privilege. About ninety students are still missing at least one of the requirements to unlock off campus lunch.

When informed that the majority of the senior class was still missing items for off campus lunch, Executive ASB President Chas Parada said, “I’m absolutely appalled.”

The trend has been that seniors gain this privilege later and later each year. Ms. Bayer

has done her part to notify those seniors who are still missing off campus information.

“The motivation isn't there,” said Senior class president Sonny Varcardipone, “It’s un-fortunate that we haven’t been able to get this done. Last year's seniors were able to get it done by the second week of November.”

Therefore, to encourage Saintsmen to do what they should have done already, we have included the name of every senior who has yet to complete the four tasks. Feel free to moti-vate them to do their part.

The following students (as of Nov. 1) were missing at least one item in order to unlock off campus lunch. See Student Ser-vices if you have any questions.

David Acevedo Sebastian AcevedoDaniel Ackerman Jorge AhuageAndrew Alves David AmbagtsheerKaori Anderson-WalkerConnor Barry Patrick BazziSamuel Bernal James BitterDane Black Juanes BodenJohn Britt Jack BrowningTrevor Burnett Gabe CabanasRyan Camarata Jack ChamberlainTaeshon Cherry Domenico CianfloneChase Colbert Jose CoralJoe DaLuz John DagostinoDe Andre Daniels Jesus DelgadilloPreston DeLuca Damien DemkoJack Dolak Aidan DoughertySean Earley Logan FisherJuan Garcia Ben GiammarinaroEthan Gibbons Reid GohlkeIsaac Hall Seth HansonPaul Hernandez Anthony HindiChris Hubka Keoni Hughes

JR Justice Mohamed KhalilCameron Kosmicki Eduardo LedesmaBrendon Legaspi William LeggPatrick Lloyd Javier LozanoMatthew Lujan Octavio MartinezOmar Martinez Nick MartyEthan McVeigh Teddy MedinaMatthew Meram Roman MirandaJanan Moein Andrew MouraMatthew Olivo Jonluke OriolGregory Pacheco Alec PadillaJoey Parks Alex PetersConor Phan Wyatt Pliskin

Damien Rafael-Jopanda Ricardo RebeilNick Reichert Gio SalemAslan Sarabia Jose SpechtAnderson Sphire Carson SpiveyMitchell Stoddard Jacob SuarezChris Tanaka Lamarr ThompsonMatt Tran Adam TylerDaniel Vasquez Nick VecchioniTysean White Spencer WilfahrtRyan Wilson Edan WingfieldAlex Zonce

Ian Haliburton ('18)Some seniors still dream of off campus lunch.

Page 3FROM THE EDITORSNovember 2017

As many of you are aware, I accom-pany a group of Saints and OLP stu-dents on visits to Casa Hogar La Gloria, the orphanage we support in Tijuana. The students are very creative about or-ganizing fun and educational activities for the children there. At the end of our time together, we gather to celebrate Mass. Students from both San Diego schools as well as children residing at Casa Hogar participate in the liturgy as lectors and Eucharistic ministers. When the time comes for the Prayers of the Faithful, I always present the op-portunity for those assembled to offer prayers, and I’m always quite moved by what follows. One child after an-other offers prayers for those who have less than them. For the sick. For those who don’t have a home. For the women who care for them. For their teachers. For the opportunity to receive a good education. The list goes on. While these kids seem to have very little from our perspective, they are always incred-ibly enthusiastic about expressing their thanks for their many blessings. But it does not stop there.

Across the street from the orphan-age lives a family with a sixteen year old daughter named Xochil. Xochil has a pronounced developmental differ-ence. She is also morbidly obese. For years she suffered taunts from school-mates and neighborhood children…a cruel reality that had left her socially isolated and painfully shy. About a year

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and a half ago, Xochil’s mother ap-proached Beatriz Tovar, the director of the orphanage, to ask if it might be possible for Xochil to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday in the company of the kids there. Ms. Tovar took this opportunity to speak with the children about the impor-tance of caring for our brothers and sisters living at the margins of soci-ety, and asked them to receive Xo-chil as a member of the Casa Hogar family. Eighteen months later, a very happy Xochil is always pres-ent for our visits and at Mass. She has gentle, loving interactions with the children there. Her mother has the enormous relief of having a safe place for her daughter to relax and have some recreation.

As we approach Thanksgiving this year, I encourage all of us to think about the example the children at Casa Hogar La Gloria are setting for us. We are reminded to be thank-ful for the abundant blessings we have received. Perhaps more impor-tantly, though, we are instructed to transform our gratitude into action. So I invite us all to consider how we might share the blessings we have received in the form of showing extraordinary kindness to someone who is in need of it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Giving Thanks for the Blessings We Have

CHRISTIAN SERVICEPage 4 November 2017

On every annual Club Day, we see new clubs that attempt to make a differ-ence in the Saints Community. This year, Mexic-Aid, founded and led by junior Rodrigo Quijano-Luna, is challenging us to help out to the victims of the earth-quakes in Mexico. He was motivated to start the club after the recent earthquakes rattled Mexico and caused staggering amounts of damage to the communities.

“I believe that we at Saints should help out those in need, keeping true to our core values of unity and love,” Quijano-Luna said.

The generous junior has begun to raise money by selling “Fuerza Mexico” bracelets at Saints for one dollar, or fif-ty pesos. Since Club Day, he has raised $400. He has no set goal yet, except to raise as much money as possible for all the victims. Quijano-Luna has also looked into teaming up with students from OLP, as well as Tijuana schools In-stituto Cumbres and Instituto Mexico.

Quijano-Luna is already teaming up with an indispensable partner, an-other new club called Saints Nutrition Awareness Club (SNAC), led by juniors Alejandro Eros and Sebastian Echegaray. Mexic-Aid and SNAC have organized a fundraiser, with all proceeds going to the victims in Mexico through the Mexican Red Cross.

“I would love to help the people who suffered from the earthquakes in Mex-ico,” said Echegaray before the start of the fundraiser. “I heard about Mexic-Aid from Rodrigo, and since I already wanted my fundraiser to be for the victims of Mexico, I thought it would be better for the both of us if we teamed up.”

The fundraiser began on October 22nd and has been extended, contrary to the dates on the flyers around campus, to the 27th of November.

The fundraiser challenges partici-pants to follow a healthier lifestyle and give sthem an opportunity to help the less fortunate. Every time a fundraiser participant wants to buy junk food they can instead record the cost of the item

The Mexic-aid club shows off their charity bracelets.

By Luis Andrade ('19)STAFF WRITER

Andrew Tran ('19)

Saintsmen Raise Money for Mexican Red Cross

Sebastian Garcia Backpacks to Afghanistan

Backpacks for Changes supports children like these in Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of Sebastian Garcia

As Saintsmen, we often take for granted the many privileges we have: all the materials to succeed, the sup-port from our teachers, family, and peers, and a stellar education. Unfor-tunately, this isn’t the reality for many other students in foreign countries.

Senior Sebastian Garcia is doing everything he can to make the pros-pect of success a reality for students in Afghanistan through his nonprofit, Backpacks for Changes, which sends

backpacks filled with school supplies to the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club School in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

“We are called Backpacks for Chang-es, and what we do is send care pack-ages, in the form of backpacks, filled with necessary school supplies and a letter of encouragement to the students in a school in Afghanistan,” Garcia said. “We box up all the backpacks, anywhere from twelve to thirty of them, and we send them to the school.”

Garcia started this organization with the help of his friend, Sophia Razi. To-gether, they have sent as many as 30

on a notepad. If the participants do this every time they resist junk food, the amount on their notepad will naturally add up. After this challenge, the amount of money on the notepad should be do-nated to the fundraiser. You can donate by turning the money in to Alejandro Eros, Rodrigo Quijano-Luna, or Mr. Johnston (Chief). All money donated to this fund-raiser will be going directly to the Mexican

By Abraham Franco-Hernandez ('19)STAFF WRITER

backpacks at once to the school with the help of donations from companies such as Staples, which has provided the supplies and backpacks to help Gar-cia’s nonprofit run smoothly. The non-profit’s goal is to help students in less than ideal situations have the opportu-nity to become the leaders of tomorrow, something that Garcia believes can be accomplished with the supplies he pro-vides and the letters of encouragement that accompany the backpacks.

Sebastian was inspired to start Back-packs for Changes after he attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

Conference, which is a program that rec-ognizes meritorious 11th graders in the San Diego area for their leadership and contributions to community service pro-grams.

It was in this conference that he met Fary Moini, who helped establish the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club School in Afghanistan for refugee chil-dren. Moini helps distribute the back-packs to the students once they arrive in Afghanistan.

“Moini told me about the school in Afghanistan and how she wanted to help its students succeed and have the op-portunity to become the leaders of to-morrow,” Garcia said. “I became very inspired, so I got the idea of the back-packs because she said it was extremely hard for the students in Afghanistan to get the necessary school supplies. I told my friend Sophia about my idea of get-ting donations and sending them to the school. We got to talking, and eventually in June we set up the website of our or-ganization.”

Sebastian is overjoyed with how his organization has helped change the lives of many students who previously did not have the resources to succeed in school. He hopes that Saintsmen will continue to help many more people who are less fortunate than we. Specifically, as Sebas-tian is graduating this year, he sincerely hopes that another Saintsman will carry on the spirit and work of his organiza-tion.

If you wish to learn more about Backpacks for Changes talk to senior Sebastion Garcia or visit their website at https://backpacksforchange8.wixsite.com/backpacksforchanges.

Red Cross.After this, Mexic-Aid plans to keep

helping our southern neighbors by col-lecting cans for the homeless in Tijuana, and by visiting migrant houses as well. You can get involved with either club by emailing Rodrigo Quijano-Luna (Qui-jano-lunaro@sahsonline.org) or Alejan-dro Eros (erosal@sahsonline.org).

CAMPUS LIFENovember 2017 Page 5

Saints-English Dictionary

She does it all, that Ms. Au. We all see her, maybe not on a daily basis, but cer-tainly often enough, wherever music can be found.

Those who have her as a teacher or as their conductor know her as the enthusi-astic maestro who knows the ins and outs of the theory and the practice of music. Even her students, however, could not easily tell you just how many instruments she plays. In fact, when asked to provide a definitive list, Ms. Au said, “I play every-thing. If you give me just five minutes I’ll figure it out. I just don’t like the trumpet very much.” Indeed, as the band director, she has had to develop a certain level of mastery for many instruments so that she can better help each musician.

Her talent comes from an extensive background in music. From introductory elementary school classes to owning her first piano to being a drum major in high school, she hardly went a day without exposure to music. (Except for, she says, during an out-of-character few weeks at the beginning of her freshman year in high school when she thought she would be a thespian instead.) Having been a drum major, she has a strong affinity for percus-sion. She loved it so much that she spent many of her weekends in high school as part of an indoor drumline, a type of en-semble she would love to see return to Saints someday.

When it came time to think about her professional future, Ms. Au shockingly was not considering music. In fact, she thought she would go to college for bio-engineering. Just a few weeks before her first day at SDSU, however, she realized she did not want a future without music at its heart. Ultimately, she would graduate

Teacher Feature: Ms. Au is Au-mazing!

Ms. Au plays trombone for the ska band “Unsteady” Photo Courtesy of Ms. Au

majoring in euphonium performance. Around this time is when Ms. Au

brought her talents to Saints. She started as a percussion coach, and has since be-come the band director. With this change in roles, she has also assumed other re-sponsibilities, like teaching guitar, work-ing with the Saints players and helping with sound tech at events. Although she just got her beanie a few years ago, Ms. Au has been a part of the Saints family long enough to see her freshmen become seniors and go on to college.

Saints, fortunately, does not keep her talent and her energy confined to its pro-

grams. Ms. Au is an active member in a few interesting groups in the community. She plays trombone for the San Diego Legacy Big Band, in which she says she is “one of the only musicians under 60.”

Her most eccentric commitment, how-ever, is to the ska band Unsteady. The genre is a mix of jazz rhythms and calypso feels, and its original manifestation is seen as a contributor to reggae. Ms. Au was welcomed into the band after a successful audition. She had to learn the music in no time at all, as her first gig was rapidly ap-proaching. She rose to the challenge and, at the gig, was also part of Unsteady’s music

video for their song “Lucky,” which can be viewed on YouTube. She continues to gig with them often, helping to keep alive the now more than twenty year old band. As an additional project, Ms. Au is cur-rently considering joining the salsa band Rumba Y Soul.

To support Ms. Au, make sure to come out to the upcoming concerts for the Saints band. She and the band are preparing for a concert at USD on the 16th, a Saints and OLP winter concert on the 30th, and a Saints Christmas concert on the 5th of De-cember. Beyond that, maybe you can catch Ms. Au’s ska band performing some time...

By Alejandro Eros ('19)EDITOR

By Ian Haliburton ('18)EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

We at The Augustinian have compiled some common Saints sayings and phrases along with a translation of them into common English for any student who may find himself a bit confused.

Buddy, grades don’t matter [buhd-ee, greydz dohnt mat-er]A phrase used to remind students that the importance of the number or letter that indicates the quality of academic work is minimal.Origin: CoacherStudent: “Coacher, why did I get such a bad grade on my test?”Coacher: “Don’t worry about it buddy, grades don’t matter.”

Dicey [dahy-see]Adjective: Having uncertain or unpredictable consequences; risky. Sketchy.Origin: Chief Johnston“Vaping in the garage is pretty dicey.”

Dirty, filthy rats [dehrtee, fil-thee rats]Noun: A species of saintsman at the lowest level of maturity andexperience, commonly known as freshmen.Origin: Mr. Lamerato“Get out of my classroom, you dirty, filthy rats.”

Doinker [doingk-er]Noun: A person who acts or appears foolish.Origin: Coacher“He's such a doinker.”

Über naughty [oobuhr nawtee]Adjective : Having a high level of misbehavior; having a tendency to break or bend rules.Origin: Mr. Dent“Horsing around at Homecoming is über naughty, chico.”

Ya feel me dog? [Yuh feel mee dog?]Interrogative clause: An inquiry about whether or not the students in question understand the speaker. Origin: Mr. Jezewak“Ya feel me dog?”“Yeah, We feel you, dog.”

Gentlemen! [Jen-till-mehn]Interjection: Be quiet and sit down.Origin: Mr. Crouse*Students talking* “Gentlemen!”

Did you miss it? [Didj-oo miss ‘It]Interrogative clause: A question typically used to claim that a person, infact, was oblivious to the subject in question.Origin: Mr. CudalClass: *Silent and confused* Mr. Cudal: Did you miss it?

Harvard [Hahr-verd]Noun: A place where cheaters go.Origin: Mrs. Gormly“Cheaters don’t go to heaven...they go to Harvard.”

That’s all the harder it is [thatz ahl thu hahrdur it iz]Idiom: An explanation of a level of difficulty, stating that it does not exceed a certain point.Origin: Mr. Ozdowski“You just jam an x value into the equation. That’s all the harder it is.”

CLUBSPage 6 November 2017

SAHS Club Guide

Cancer Awareness ClubModerator: Mrs. CrachyPresidents: Luis Arechiga and Christian KonjaMeetings: Upon Announcement in room 315The Cancer Awareness Club's main focus is to raise awareness for cancer through special events, fundraisers, and donations.

Fishing ClubModerator: Mr. da LuzPresident: Tim WingerMeetings: Most Wednesdays at lunch in room 220 The club creates a network for students interested in fishing to meet, discuss techniques, and plan group fishing outings. Follow us on Instagram: @saints_fishing for meeting information.

Rotary Interact ClubModerator: Mrs. MacVayPresident: Sebastian RohrerMeetings: Tuesdays at lunch in room 322

A service club that organizes efforts to help the Saints community and the communityat large. Projects include No-Shave November and used shoe drive.

The AugustinianModerator: Mr. BachynskyEditor-in-Chief: Ian Haliburton Meetings: Tuesdays at lunch, room 318

The Augustinian always welcomes talented and aspiring writers, photographers, and cartoonists. If you are interested in such tasks, feel free to stop by at meetings.

With Club Day behind us and the rest of the year ahead, The Augustinian encourages Saintsmen to take advantage of the diverse selection of clubs in the community. Below, we've included 19 clubs on St. Augustine's campus and their information. These are only some of the many clubs at Saints.

Carpenters for ChristPresident: Patrick LaffMeetings: Once every two weeks in Campus Ministry, workshops once a month in the garageWe strive to instill an appreciation and love for woodworking and craftsmanship through creating crosses and other items & symbols; all proceeds from sales go toward the Hogar Infantil Orphanage.

FIFA for the Orphans ClubModerator: Mr. da LuzPresident: Chas ParadaMeetings: By announcement, room 220

The FIFA club will hold two tournaments a year with a five dollar entry fee in the hopesof raising money for the Hogar Infantil orphanage.

Key ClubModerator: Dr. ReyPresident: Raul UrrutiaMeetings: Mondays at lunch, room 319

The Key Club is a nationally recognized, service based group which runs our school's blood drives, and provides students with opportunities to serve.

Restless Hearts ClubModerator: Mr. GranadosPresident: Brendan SilviaMeetings: Every other Thursday at lunchWe are a Catholic service club with a focus on pro-life goals and service to pregnant women. We also serve the homeless at St. Vincent de Paul and work with many parishes across the county.

PC E-Sports ClubModerator: Mr. da LuzPresident: Alex EscobarMeetings: Thursdays at lunch in room 220The club is dedicated to providing a fun atmosphere for PC gamers to dialogue about the latest in PC Esports / PC gaming Hardware and to establish club level tournaments for members.

Mock TrialModerator: Mr. ManleyPresident: Jason MislehMeetings: Tuesdays after school in room 223

If you are interested in finding out what it is like to be a lawyer, Mock Trial is for you. The team goes to court for a countywide competition in February.

Red Cross ClubModerator: Mrs. PalafoxPresident: Jason ShangMeetings: In room 326 on the first Thursday of every monthThis club will feature informative guest speakers and include opportunities to give back to those in need through the Red Cross.

San Diego River ClubModerator: Mr. WallacePresident: Thomas SandmeyerMeetings: 2-4 weeks in advance of each eventThe River Club partners with local organizations to preserve riparian habitats and looks to make a positive impact on the environment.

Film ClubModerator: Mr. OsbergPresident: Luke D'AgneseMeetings: Lunch on Fridays in room 316

The mission of the Film Club is to critique, discuss, and appreciate all genres of cinema.

Border AngelsModerator: Ms. QuirkPresident: Calvin SusterMeetings: First and second Wednesday of every month in Campus MinistryThe club is working in partnership with Border Angels- an organization founded by a Saints Alum that works to protect the rights of immigrants.

BrogaModerator: Mrs. PalafoxPresident: Matt DeFratesMeetings: Twice a month in room 326Broga is yoga for men. If you want an effective, full-body workout that improves overall endurance, core strength, and flexibility, then the Broga club is for you.

String Orchestra ClubModerator: Ms. AuPresidents: Matt Tran and Ian Haliburton Meetings: Thursdays after school in the band roomCome join if you play violin, viola, cello or string bass! We rehearse all kinds of musicto perform at school and community events.

St. Augustine Latino Student AssociationModerator: Mrs. GormlyPresident: Luc CharlierMeetings: Wednesdays at lunch in Mrs. Gormly's room

We strive to learn about, celebrate, and embrace Latino culture together.

Hogar Infantil Orphanage ClubModerator: Mr. SanfilippoPresident: Carlos Lopez-TenorioMeetings: By announcement, trips once a month on SaturdaysThe Hogar Infantil Club is devoted to supporting a Tijuana orphanage. Support comesfrom donations, fundraisers and dedication.

Glee ClubModerator: Ms. AuPresident: Alex ZonceMeetings: After school on Tuesdays and Fridays in the band roomThe Glee Club rehearses together with the goal of contributing to school concerts and ultimately participating in regional and national singing competitions.

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“Hoco-ween” Nightmare

Students Seek Szechuan SauceHUMOR

by Austin Max Lalangan ('18)

Ian Haliburton ('18)

The following is a satirical piece and while the article is based off of real life events, the affiliation between Saint Augus-tine High School and the show Rick and Morty is completely fictional. Thank you to Mr. Weber and Marty’s Kitchen for being a part of the story.

Saintsmen were outraged earlier this month to hear that Marty’s Kitchen had run out of the beloved szechuan sauce from the outstandingly popular sci-fi cartoon show Rick and Morty. The szechuan sauce was first referenced in Season 3 Episode 1 “The Rickshank Rick-demption” and ever since, the world’s obsession spread quicker than Rick Potion #9. Meeseeks and hive minds alike have been obsessed with squanch-ing a taste of the sauce which has not been served on campus since 1998.

Saintsmen formed a line that wrapped around the campus three times over to get a taste of the sweet plum sauce on Octo-ber 7th. The Saintsmen were disappointed to find the sauce was not as plentiful as they had hoped. Only a handful of lucky Saintsmen secured the sweet sauce and went away the luckiest men in the multi-verse. The hundreds of Saintmen left in the line were furious to find they would not be tasting the mouth-watering sauce that day. Saintsman and Rick and Morty fan Nick Vecchioni said, “The whole system

was unfair —it was a lottery. If I wanted to gamble I would have just gone to Blitz and Chitz.”

Among those left empty handed and sauce-less was Mr. Weber, a Rick and

Rick and Morty try to get some of the Szechuan Sauce at Ted's.Morty fan as well. “I know it’s just ketchup and soy sauce, but it’s Rick and Morty!”

Marty’s kitchen announced later that week that it will be bringing back the szechuan sauce this Winter following

By Mitchell Stoddard ('18)EDITOR

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Halloween Costume Contest Highlights

The faculty as Pink Ladies and T-Birds “Mr. Crouse” and a pumpkin monster A few classic childhood characters