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Roncalli High SchoolRoncalli High School

The mission of Roncalli High School is to educate in the Catholic traditions of spiritual growth, life-long service, and academic excellence.

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Our school was named after Angelo Giuseppe

Roncalli in 1965, shortly after his death in 1963. Roncalli,

in his time called Good Pope John, is remembered most

for convening the Second Vatican Council, from 1962—

1965. The world was in a time of war, specifically the

cold war between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. The

Vatican felt that the world needed a pope that would

keep quiet and wouldn’t cause much trouble, but

Roncalli drastically changed the Church in his time as

pope. His hope was that the Second Vatican Council

would be the beginning of a new Pentecost for the

Church.

The Catholic Church became more involved in the

political and justice issues of the world. The celebration

of mass was drastically changed, from a priest speaking

Latin with his back to the congregation to a priest

speaking the common language of the people while

facing his congregation.

The Catholic Church became much more united

with itself and other faiths of the world. Pope John

XXIII helped change what was a traditional Church into

a modern and involved Church. His work in Catholicism

and his love of youth in the world is what led the people

who established Roncalli High School to name our

school after him.

St. John XXIII

The Life of the “Good Pope” Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations but about your unfulfilled

potential. Concern yourself not with what you have tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.

- Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, St. John XXIII

Born on Nov. 25, 1881

Ordained on Aug. 10, 1904

Served as a medic and chaplain during

WWI 1915-1918

Became a cardinal and patriarch of

Venice 1953

Roncalli High School founded in 1965

1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1940 1950 1960 1930

Served as archbishop in Bulgaria 1925

Served as apostolic delegate to Turkey in 1934

Issued visas to save Jews during WWII 1939-1944

Elected Pope Oct. 28, 1958

Opened Vatican II

on Oct. 11, 1962

Died of cancer on June 3, 1963

By Megan Taddy and Morgan Fessler

Roncalli High School celebrated Pope John XXIII’s canonization

with a bit of fun and a bit of prayer. Throughout the week, religion

classes were based on learning about Roncalli’s life. On the Friday

before the canonization, there was a prayer service and a presentation

for Pope John XXIII. Lunch was Italian with chicken parmesan as

the main course and Italian ice as a treat for the students and faculty.

On the Saturday before the canonization, Roncalli held the

annual Pierside Auction and dedicated it to St. John XXIII. Roncalli

High School continues to honor St. John XXIII at the end of every

prayer by saying the words that will forever be etched in our minds

and our hearts: “St. John Baptist de LaSalle, pray for us. St. Francis,

pray for us. St. John XXIII, pray for us.”

Printing compliments of

The Pilot staff would like to thank Fricke Printing for donating the time, materials and expertise to print our student

magazine; Mr. Berkhout, Mrs. Giesen and Mrs. Wichlacz for their guidance; Mr. Stelzer and Mr. Olson for their inspiration;

Mrs. Rohrer for proofing; and all the people who gave their time, advice and input. With God as your pilot, you will soar!

Pray for Us!

Father Carl Schmitt, a Roncalli alumni, celebrated a special

mass before the Pierside Auction.

All students received a special St. John XXIII

medal to celebrate his canonization.

Roncalli High SchoolRoncalli High School

2014 Junior2014 Junior--Senior PromSenior Prom

Friday, May 2Friday, May 2

Grand March Grand March -- 5:30 pm5:30 pm

Roncalli Fine Arts CenterRoncalli Fine Arts Center

Dinner Dinner -- 7:15 pm7:15 pm

The Golf Course at Branch RiverThe Golf Course at Branch River

Dancing to follow until midnight Dancing to follow until midnight

A fun night to be had by all, this year’s

prom was a hit! Picture taking, dinner,

dancing, and lots of kiddie cocktails made

for a wonderful time. Countless dazzling

dresses lit up the dance floor as the music

played. It was certainly an enchanted

evening, and one we will all remember.

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By Kristen Lango

This year’s season didn’t happen over night. It was years in the making.

By Ben and Lizzie Wichlacz

CoaCh Rux’s notes:

There are never enough words to describe the

excitement that a state tournament appearance

brings to the team and community. Every team that

makes it to Madison needs to overcome some type of

adversity, and this team was no exception. We lost

two key players in Sam Scheer and Alex Deets prior to

the season with football injuries which changed the

entire team dynamic. When you consider how many

players had to change positions and roles in a short

period of time, it makes you appreciate the resilience

this group displayed. To end your season in the Kohl

Center is an accomplishment few teams get to

experience.

Our team motto this year was, “It's not about

you.” The players understood that to achieve great

things and overcome the adversity we experienced,

we were going to need to have a team-first attitude.

That attitude was solely responsible for the success

this team experienced.

Thanks to all the coaches and players for their years of hard work and dedication!

Roncalli International Students 2014

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Yiqi (Lanky) Liang

“I was shy in the beginning of the school year, and then I found my best friend, Sophie Joski. I think my English is much better than before, but I still need to improve it. Roncalli is the best Catholic School in my heart!”

Chenxi (Ann) Zhang

“I am an international student from China, I like talking all the time, try to be friendly to everyone and would love to be friends with everybody. This is a really awesome school, I met so many great friends and teachers, I had a really lovely year here.”

Yuxi (Echo) Zhang

“I am so glad my host family, my friends, and the teachers are willing to help me during my fantastic junior year. Studying at Roncalli is a really great experience for me. Thank you so much! Roncalli is like my big family, and I love it!”

Yucheng (Warren) Jiang

“I love this school. I would come back next year. Hope we all have a wonderful year, too. Roncalli is a free, friendly and open school.”

Zeqi (Chris) Zhang “Roncalli has the best teachers and wonderful classmates, and also the music and athletic athletic athletic atmosphere. I am so glad to comeee to study to study to study in Roncalli High School, and I wish I was a junior so that I could spend one more wonderful and amazing year!”

Hongyi (Frank) Bian

By Spencer Fricke

Roncalli High School accepts students from around the world who are pursuing their education in the United States.

These international students are here to complete their secondary education. In many cases, they plan to continue

their education in American universities. If you feel your family would like to host an international student or have

questions about the program, please contact John Stelzer.

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“I am not an active person except for dancing, soccer and shopping. My favorite time of a day is lunch time, and I become so happy when my mom tells me it’s time for dinner. Roncalli is the place I found everything I wanted, which is close friends, great family, and new experiences.”

Gabriela Ungrova

“I am an international student from the Czech Republic. This year was just the best year of my life. I met so many great people and met so many wonderful friends that I will, hopefully, stay in touch with even when I go back. Roncalli is just the best! Roncalli is a great school and community, and I am glad for every day I can spend here.”

Thor Endre Stoa

“I am a Norwegian international student. I enjoy hang-ing out with friends and meeting new people more than anything. Roncalli has been a great school, and I have learned a lot. I will always remember Roncalli.”

Ziqing (Alma) Kang

“I enriched myself by taking part in all kinds of great activities. Music is always the most enjoyable part for me. I had an awesome year. Roncalli provides great opportunities for people to show their talents.”

Hongyi (Frank) Bian

“I went to Roncalli, I liked Roncalli, I will miss Roncalli. What a school! I could not ask for more.”

Here at

Roncalli we are blessed

with a custodian staff that goes above

and beyond the call of duty. Whether sweeping the

hallways, cleaning bathrooms or collecting garbage, they make

sure our school is clean. They are more than just custodians—they are a

part of the school. Mr. Naidl and Mr. Prange are really here to help. They

are both willing to help students in any way they can, from opening the

school doors to helping a student get into their locker or even walking a

student who has stayed late to their car.

Beyond the Halls: The Custodians

of Roncalli By Brett Giesen and Anthony Marchlewski

Mr. Prange has been working as a

custodian at Roncalli for almost 10

years now, and Mr. Naidl has been a

custodian at Roncalli for a total of

three years.

Both Mr. Prange and Mr. Naidl

worked somewhere else before

becoming custodians at Roncalli. Mr.

Prange worked at several places before

becoming a custodian, which included

working at auto places like Autotec and

Body Tech. Mr. Naidl worked in the

construction industry, but decided to

become a custodian because “my body

was telling me to retire and find a job

less physically demanding, so here I

am.” Mr. Naidl felt that his knowledge

of construction would help him with

the maintenance that is constantly

needed. Mr. Naidl also said that “My

wife and kids attended this school. This

is my chance to say I did, too.”

Mr. Prange says the most difficult

part of the job is teaching the kids on

work study how to clean in the

summer. Mr. Naidl isn’t a fan of

cleaning bathrooms. He says, “I have

to admit that at first it was difficult to

say, I just cleaned this yesterday and

today it needs to be cleaned again.

But, I’m sure if you ask my wife, I

make bigger messes at home.”

There is always plenty going on at

Roncalli, which means there’s also

plenty of work for our custodians.

One night, Mr. Naidl was working by

himself in the atrium when he heard

the elevator go up all by itself. It was

spooky! But, Mr. Bill solved the

mystery the next day by explaining

that the elevator is programmed to

operate when not in use to cycle the

oil.

Both custodians agree that

working at Roncalli has its benefits.

Mr. Prange says his favorite part of

the job is in fall when everything

looks nice and clean for the new

school year. Mr. Naidl says he enjoys

working with the staff and students.

He said, “The atmosphere in general

and the courtesy and respect I see in

so many of the students makes me

feel younger just being here.”

Mr. Prange (left) and Mr. Naidl (right) take pride in keeping our school

clean and helping students.

Class of 2014

I want to be...

When I was a young girl, I had my life all planned out. I proudly wanted to be a tooth fairy and go to the

academy to study all the basics; flying, shrinking down to size, etc. As I grew up, I sadly realized that wasn’t an

option. Even though I know my childhood ideas were not realistic, I’ve learned that it’s always important to

dream big. Our senior class has many happy memories of their time at Roncalli and ambitious paths which

include everything from education to the Army. Congratulations to the Class of 2014! May God bless you on

your journey!

— Katy Orth, Class of 2014

Singing the finale in

“Children of Eden” at

Mr. Olson’s last show

Summer Show

Arts Band trip

to Florida Tech Crew

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Sports Taking 6th at 2013 boys’

State Tennis tournament

Running the “water trough”

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Winning the football

game vs. Freedom

Baseball practice with Robs

Going to State with boys’ basketball

Volleyball

Wrestling Mud sliding with

the soccer team.

Our Favorite Memories We asked our senior class to share their

favorite high school memories from

Roncalli.

Spending time with amazing people

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Opportunity to take Father

Beaudry’s class

Senior theology with Mr. Olson

Chief BINGO

Mr. Mack’s

psychology class;

I didn’t know

I could laugh so

much in one class!

Our Seniors Are... We asked Roncalli teachers and faculty to describe the senior

class in a word or short phrase.

Our Seniors Will... The Class of 2014 has high aspirations for the future. Here are

some of the careers and fields of study they plan to pursue:

College Ruled Next Year You’ll Find

Our Seniors at:

UW Madison

University of Notre Dame

Marquette University

St. Norbert College

UW Manitowoc

Columbia College, Chicago

UW Whitewater

Northwestern University

UW Milwaukee

Lakeshore Technical College

Viterbo University

Concordia University, WI

Augsburg College, MN

University of Findlay, OH

St. Mary’s University, MN

UW Stevens Point

Marian University

Edgewood University

Alverno College

UW Green Bay

Creighton University, NE

George Washington University

University of Minnesota

Mrs. Teshima: Inspirational

Mr. Waak: Industrious

Sr. Kinate: Challenging

Mrs. Rohrer: Loquacious

Mrs. Piaskowski: Idiosyncratic

Mrs. Nickels: Highly Motivated

Mr. Baranczyk: Champions

Miss Green: Exceptional

Mr. Niquette: Joyfully Diverse

Mr. Hendricks: Cooperative

Mr. Mack: Steadfast

Mr. Van Sickle: Leaders

Mrs. Sevcik: Ravenous

Mrs. Seizert: Spirited

Mr. Jahnke: Winning

Mr. Stelzer: Successful

Mrs. Pritzl: Hopeful

Nursing

Biomedical Sciences

Business

Computer Science

Psychology

Physical Therapy

Education

Accounting

Pre-med

Computer Engineering

Navy

Sociology

Social Work

Theatre

Biology

Film Studies

Army

Nutritional Science

Live Performance

Management

IT Network Security

Animal Science

Pre-dental

Kinesiology

Pre-law

Police Science

Non-profit

Management

Mechanical

Engineering

Political Science

International

Affairs

Marines

Mr. VanSickle’s stand light

Mr. Mack Day!

Alex Klein made the

tree almost all by

himself.

Playing cards

Nothing better than putting a bunch of antisocial teenagers on stage in front of a crowd.

Mr. Olson told them they would be going onstage for bows. Many people tried to make excuses for leaving early.

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Mr. Mack Day

By Rachel Wichlacz and Zach LeVeneBy Rachel Wichlacz and Zach LeVeneBy Rachel Wichlacz and Zach LeVene

“Over the years there have been so many great shows and wonderful casts and crews and this show was no exception. I will miss the theater dearly because I love it and the many people that have put forth their time and effort to express their own love. The hardest part of directing and saying goodbye is indeed the letting go.”

Making the Sets

The Ark used in this year’s musical was also used in the last two musicals at Roncalli.

It was Javert’s suicide bridge in Les Misérables and part of the castle in Camelot.

Animals, trees, etc. were made all by

students with direction

from Mr. Woodcock.

T e c h C r e w

Actors & Actresses

The roof started leaking into the Tech Booth during rehearsals one day. For two weeks, all the equipment had to be covered with garbage bags and the appearance was rather reminiscent of the house under quarantine in “E.T.”

Congratulations to Mr. Olson Congratulations to Mr. Olson Congratulations to Mr. Olson on his last show as director.on his last show as director.on his last show as director.

Come at me bro!

“We couldn’t find the red book and feather for the animal naming scene, so we grabbed a random red book and stick-like thing and gave it to Mr. Olson. He gave us a funny look; then we found them right after.

Welcome to the Pilot Game Page! In this game, you must find out what is wrong in each of the

pictures. Have fun and good luck!

The band and

choir travelled to

Minnesota this

year. With all of

the people going

on one trip, you

would think that

some people are

bound to get

mixed up.

(2 changes)

By Anna Gottshall and Lizzie Wichlacz

Answers: 1. Mr. VanSickle and Flynn Rider (from the movie “Tangled”), 2. The trampoline, Santa Claus and Captain America

3. The Mona Lisa, Star Wars Poster with Mickey Mouse, Brutus sitting in the second row

Great job basket-

ball team! You

were very good

this year, while

you were reach-

ing new heights.

Super job, guys!

(3 changes)

You never know

who or what

you will see in

Mr. Mack’s

room.

(3 changes)

Every year, Roncalli’s Student Government holds

various fundraisers to help those in need. One such

fundraiser is Mr. Roncalli, a spirit competition for junior

and senior guys, where all proceeds are directly given to the

Domestic Violence Center and The Haven, a local homeless

shelter for men. In this competition, the contestants try to

outdo each other in various events to prove that they have

the most spirit, which is always an entertaining endeavor!

This year, the theme of the show was Winter Olympics,

inspired by the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The

contestants—Zach Berres, Chaz Kersher, Liam Casey, Jon

Roberts, Nathan Miller, and Chris Zhang—each

represented a different country. The foreign language

department, consisting of Mr. Baranczyk, Mrs. Seizert, and

Mrs. Pritzl, came together to judge the events. Scores were

given to the contestants for the first three events, but the

last event was mostly just for fun so that the judges could

take advantage of the extra time to tally up the scores.

Between the events, there were guest appearances from

various groups to give the contestants a breather after

completing in the vigorous rounds of the competition.

After the first event, Jean Wolfmeyer’s dancers preformed a

rhythmic tap routine, and the Roncalli Stool Fools

illuminated the stage with a light show once the spirit

portion had concluded. In between the last two events,

Lukas Peterson accompanied by Hayden Boettcher

serenaded the audience with a few songs. It’s always

amazing to see the talent of all these groups and how well

they work together!

To start the show off, each contestant took a turn

walking on stage with their escort to introduce himself and

give a short biography. After this, the contestants got their

game faces on and the competition began. The first event of

the evening was Winter Wear. The contestants “strutted

their stuff” in an outfit from their winter wardrobe while

one of the hosts told the audience why the contestant chose

those particular articles of clothing. Both Zach and Jon

showed off their pride for their country with warm clothing

reflecting their country’s culture, while Chaz, Chris, Liam,

and Nathan showed off their warm outfits of choice.

Once the clothing portion was over, the Spirit

competition commenced. In this event, the six contestants

let their school spirit shine through songs, a poem, a chant,

and reflections on their time at Roncalli.. This was the most

important event because it showed the contestant’s school

pride, which is what the Mr. Roncalli competition is all

about.

Next up, the contestants brought their most noteworthy

talent to the table and tried to outshine their opponents in

the talent portion of the competition. The contestants did a

variety of things including: singing, wrestling a ferocious

bear, displaying their remarkable athletic skills, performing a

slant poem, and dancing. It was definitely one of the most

exciting events of the evening because the audience had no

idea what to expect.

Wrapping up the competition was a final round that

changes year to year. In the past, it’s been a game show,

Minute to Win It, or a comedy improvisation session. This

Story and layout by Sarah Wagner

Nathan Miller: Silver Medalist

Jon Roberts: Bronze Medalist

Chaz Kersher

Chris Zhang

Liam

Casey

Zach Berres: Gold Medalist

year, however, it was Winter Games to fit the

theme of the show. Contestants had to do

an obstacle course that started off with

hockey then followed with jumping hurtles,

traveling on a scooter while trying to knock

down targets with Nerf guns and then

concluded with a 20-second dance show to a

random song.

With all the scores totaled up, the

winners were:

Gold Medalists: Zach Berres

Silver Medalist: Nathan Miller

Bronze Medalist: Jon Roberts

The 2014 Contestants

Thank you to

everyone who made

the Mr. Roncalli

program possible!

You helped raise

$2,700 for the

Domestic Violence

Center and the

Haven.

Tiffany Abts

Justin Achter

Megan Allen

Rebecca Anbu

Paige Arneson

Rachel Baetke

Zachary Berres

Regina Bettag

Hongyi (Frank) Bian

Hayden Boettcher

Jacob Bohman

Abigail Bouril

Madeline Braun

Lindsey Brennan

Liam Casey

Christian Colaco

Sarah Conard

Mary Cvetan

Christopher Davis

Alexander Deets

Samuel Dudek

Katie Ebelt

Matthew Eis

Jasmin Elliott

Joshua Erickson

Spencer Fricke

Hailey Gamez

Jill Gauthier

Brett Giesen

Richard Grajek

Christina Greene

Tyler Heyduk

Nathaniel Hoffman

Zachary Holschbach

Erin Jagemann

Shane Johnson

Charles Kerscher

Cung King

Alexander Klein

Mariah Klingeisen

Adam Knipp

Preston Konop

Megan Kraemer

Tessa Kraemer

Ryan Krueger

Killian Krummel

Kristen Lango

Rachel LeClair

Laura Linsmeier

Andrea Lohr

Ivan Loyo

Emily MacDonald

Joseph Macdonald

Patrick Manthey

Anthony Marchlewski

Austin Mielczarek

Alexandra Mihalakakos

Lauren Mihalakakos

McKenzie Miller

Nathan Miller

Jonathon Moran

Alyssa Neuser

Katy Orth

Jared Patek

Paige Pethan

Laura Platteter

Alex Pond

Megan Prather

Jonathan Roberts

JonPaul Ruether

Paige Ruh

Alec Salutz

Alayna Sbar

Vincent Schad

Garrett Scheffler

Austin Schneider

Samuel Schneider

Grace Schuette

Nicholas Stelzer

Thor Stoa

Lucas Stuiber

Catrina Tegen

Ashley Tess

Michael Thiele

Wyatt Van Goethem

Sydney Vandenbusch

Sarah Wagner

Reed Waldhart

Brittney Weyers

Benjamin Wichlacz

Benjamin Wilson

Kyra Wisnicky

Zeqi (Chris) Zhang

Chenxi (Ann) Zhang

Kendra Zipperer

Lidia Zurcher

“I will miss your class. I am proud of what you have accomplished and

grateful for what you have contributed to our community. I have very

much enjoyed being your teacher, director and principal. We’ve spent

a lot of time and effort laying a foundation for whatever you want to

become. But what you become will never be anywhere near as

important as whom you become. I have been privileged to teach you,

to know you, and I wish you peace wherever life takes you.”

Mr. Olson, Principal

Class of 2014 Roncalli High School