Soldiers Today Still Answering 9/11s Call

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September 30, 2011 Volume 42 Issue 1 Cleveland, OH 44105

by Marisa Foulkrod Millwrite Staff Sergeant Robert Joseph Santiago, called Santiago by his unit, has been on a journey that, as Americans, we have all wondered about during the years since 911. What makes a young man want to join the army? What makes our soldiers want to fight for us and risk their lives? Sgt. Santiago stated that after September 11, 2001 he saw soldiers going off to war and he knew that this would be an important moment in history. He said, I wanted to be part of that. So for Santiago it was about making a difference at a crucial moment in history. Sgt. Santiago went into the army with certain expectations about what it would be like. He said that as he grew up living with his father that his father was tough on him. His home was a strict environment. So when

On tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sgt. Robert Santiago volunteered to fight in a war that started ten years ago on 911

he arrived at basic training it was just what he thought it would be. Climbing hills with hundreds of pounds on your back, running miles and miles, and other physical training was exactly what Sgt. Santiago was prepared for. But what he struggled with was the teamwork that was required. He came to realize that when one person messes up everyone gets punished. Contd on pg. 3

Miss Christine Salisbury was an art teacher with great potential, said Sister Allison. She was such a great spirit and a very creative person. Sister was very impressed with the portfolio of her work. Her talent was expressed in many forms: metal, drawing and painting. She had also been successful in bringing out the talent of the students she taught. She spent 5 years at the Columbus college for art and design. Sr. Allison says that she was very excited about having her join the Central Catholic Community. Contd on pg. 8

In Memory of by Marisa Foulkrod Ms. Christine Salisbury Millwrite Staff

Paint the Heavens

Looking Backward
Central Remembers and Reflects
by Mark Walsh-Frazier Millwrite Staff Just ten years ago our country was attacked. This affected not only the people that were viciously murdered but our whole country. Since the one hundred and ten story towers fell the world, has changed and so have peoples feelings about these tragic events. CCC students, only 6, 7 or 8 years old in 2001, remember how they felt then and now. Senior Terron Allen said that when the attack occurred he was too young to really understand much Contd on pg. 3

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Senior News and Notes

by Zolivia Caraballo MillwriteStaff

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Okay seniors there are a list of things that have to be done. Not only do college applications need to be turned in, but scholarships and financial aid applications also need to be filled out. Make sure to check the deadlines on those. Make sure to visit one of the open houses at Baldwin Wallace October 3rd from 6:30 to 9:00pm or John Carroll Thursday October 13th from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Dont just be limited to those colleges though; seniors should be scheduling visits to potential colleges. Also dont forget seniors have one free day where they can visit a college instead of coming to school. Seniors should also pay attention to deadlines for senior career experience. The medical release form along with your typed goal sheet is due no later than October 21. Also, transcripts and college applications should be turned in to Sister Josephe in the guidance office.

Commentary Zolivia Caraballo

Eat Your Wheaties

Are you sluggish in the morning? Saying, Mom give me five more minutes! wishing it was Friday when its only Monday? Well I can give you five ways to prepare for school in the morning. 1. Set your alarm clock one hour before you actually have to wake up. That way when you actually push the snooze button you arent going to be late and have to rush out the house. 2. Eat a healthy breakfast with orange juice. Breakfast is proven to help you get energized in the morning so you arent sleeping in that history class of yours anymore. Make yourself some eggs instead of spending all your money on McDonalds every morning. 3. Make sure you actually have your homework done the night before so you arent struggling to find that one classmate that actually does their homework so you can copy. 4. Get to school a little early, it doesnt hurt. Itll give you time to get organized, relaxed, and prepare for your long day of hard work. 5. Make sure every morning you come to school with a prepared mind to learn! There are a lot of things that need to be done, but if you keep your head together you can get through it. Relax and enjoy the year as it flies by, soon you all will be college students!
Editorial Policy: The Millwrite is published by the students of Cleveland Central Catholic High School 6550 Baxter Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44105. Submissions of all types are welcomed from all members of the Central Catholic community. The Millwrite staff reserves the right to deny publication of any submission that does not conform to our acceptable standards. Opinions expressed are those of their respective authors and do not represent the views of the newspaper staff, Cleveland Central Catholic High School, or the Diocese of Cleveland. Submissions may be made to the moderator, Mr. Ronald Gilak(gilakron@centralcatholichs.org) or any member of the Millwrite Staff.
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Editors Angel Poole Zolivia Caraballo Photos Alan Clark Jacob Balyer T. Greer Reporters Marissa Alvarado Marisa Foulkrod Madison Skerkavich Mark Walsh-Frazier Douglas White Evan Zorn Faculty Adviser Mr. Ronald Gilak

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The Millwrite Page 3 Santiago was scared that the kids would be in danger 911s Call Contd from Page 1 being around them, but then Santiago went to the store and bought some Jolly Ranchers and a volley ball and He said that it was difficult because he knew his own ended up playing with the young children. capabilities and limits but didnt really know that about Sgt. Santiago can easily remember twenty solthe others he trained with. In a real sense, Santiago was diers he served with. He considers them brothers. Sanworking to start a new life. He said To be reborn. tiago said, No bond you will ever see is like the one Sgt.Santiago explained that the way he got with those you fought beside. Santiago said that in the through many of the challenges offered by basic trainbeginning he kept a journal but after a while, as fellow ing was not to think about everything too much. Sansoldiers were killed, it got too difficult so he got rid of tiago said, I tried not to think, just do. it. There were enough stories about this, stated SanThe sergeant said that basic training had its fun motiago. He believes that he changed from a boy to a man ments also. All of the units are in a competition and if in that first year of deployment. your unit wins you got to go to a place called the Sand Sgt. Santiago earned the following awards durHill. At Sand Hill there were movies, pizza and pop ing the three years he served: Army Commendation, and things like that. It was place to hang out just for a Army Achievement, Combat Infantryman, NATO Ribfew hours and relax. Santiago said, Winning is sucbon, Overseas Ribbon, Iraq Companion, Afghanistan ceeding. Companion , Global War on Terrorism Ribbon, SerBasic training helped get him ready, but only vice Ribbon and a Purple Heart. gave him the basics, the simplest things about being a soldier. But the real world where he would be deployed and fight was a lot more difficult. On his first tour he went from the states to Kuwait. His unit stayed there for a couple of weeks and then went to Iraq. Santiago said, The smell, the looks, it was like it was all on the T.V., then it was reality; new and exciting; the thought process took a while. He also said that he wasnt really scared until later on and he recalled, Fear makes you smart; (that you have to) walk with tactical swagger. So what about the people in Iraq? What about the kids there? Santiago remembered a time he met with some young children there. He told about a time he had to watch a street for roadside bombs and children came to him asking for anything they could get: cigarettes, candy, anything they could get their hands on. At first Contd from Page 1 single act. Samantha Kriefall, also a senior, was one of many who didnt go to school that day, kept home by her mother. When her mother told her what happened, she remembers being afraid. Today she can better appreciate the grief this attack caused to the families of the victims and also the sadness that comes from the wars we are still fighting. Many students acknowledge that we have all been affected by the attacks even though we dont live Contd on pg. 8

Looking Backward

when his mother told him about it. Now as Terron reflects on the event he feels genuine sadness seeing live footage of the tragic day. He also said he hoped that if he were in the same situation as the passengers of United Flight 93 that he would have acted as heroically as they did in trying to recapture control of the plane. Senior Janan Shahadah explained that when she was younger she knew something sad had happened but was not one hundred percent sure exactly what it was. She now realizes the far reaching consequences of this

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Senior Captains Need to Win

Anxiety and Anticipation Mark 2011 Season

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Friday, September 30, 2011 by Angel Poole Millwrite Staff

For senior captains Khairi Dickson, Kentrell Richard, Jovan Stoner and Marice Robinson this final season of their high school career causes both anxiety and anticipation. Khairi Dickson, with 500 rushing yards, 200 receiving yards and a total of 6 touchdowns so far this season, leads by example. He feels that a significant achievement this season would be for the team to make the state playoffs with a winning record. His personal goals are to rush for 2000 yards and score 15 touchdowns. I should play like its my last season; I play every down like its going to be my last. Khairi Dickson came to Cleveland Central Catholic his sophomore year and he took a big role on the football team junior year when he became the starting running back. He says that his top three dream colleges to go to and play for would be Northwestern, Illinois University and the University of Georgia. His pre-game song to get him in the mood for a good game is Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cindy Lauper. I am going to make it my best year. Im going do what I have to do to make it my best, Kentrell Richard So far this season Kentrell have a total of 200 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns and a total of 20 solo tackles. He hopes to continue to add to his totals on

Senior football players, (left to right) Jovan Stoner, Kentrell Richards, Khairi Dixson and Marice Robinson gather with Ms. Hynes (right center), Ms. Parker (left center), and trainers Lia Hinson (far left) and Shelby Roberts (far right).

both offense and defense. This is his second season as a starter. His dream college to play for would be The University of Pittsburgh. He echoes Khairis hope to make the playoffs. When dealing with officials the best thing to do according to Kentrell is to just let the ref, ref the games dont try to argue. Kentrell says when asked to compare to playing in practice to game days said: Playing in front of the crowds just makes me more into the game; the audience makes me show out.

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Marice Robinson is a team captain in only his second season as an Ironman. He said he tried to stay focused during preseason training and tried his best to get teammates to push themselves to do the same. During

this final season he is doing his best to support his teammates and believes they will do the same for him. Marice is looking forward to possibly attending Notre

Dame College or Baldwin Wallace. Marice says, I dont let the audience affect my game. He also states: No, I dont feed into the audience especially at home games; I just do what needs to be done to win. Jovan Stoner has been with the Ironman football team for four years now. He is an honor student here at CCC with a 3.7 GPA. He plays left guard for the offensive line. The team needs to win and make it to the playoffs. Other individual achievements wont matter much. He looks forward to going to Akron University or University of Toledo while playing football. Displaying a leadership role is very important to Stoner as he leads by example. He does not mess around when its time to be serious.

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The Millwrite when she was introduced to Sister Allison Marie. Here at Central Catholic Mrs. Woods works in a Theology class, a Spanish class, and 2 English classes. Her job is to help students understand the topic being taught and help them reach their academic goals. To Mrs. Woods if you keep trying and never give up you can succeed in education. Watching her own children trying and succeeding in school, inspired her to further her education and help kids just like her own.

Friday, September 30, 2011 the Central Community as an Intro. Drawing and Drawing I teacher. He has been educated at Temple University and Tyler School of Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Hinman has previously taught at Northeast Elementary in Erie, Pennsylvania. Upon arriving at Central, he states that his first impression was, A positive environment with respectful students and good, caring teachers and administration. He also gives students the advice to get organized and stay ahead with school work this year. Aside from teaching art classes, Mr. Hinman mentions that he enjoys listening to music as one of his hobbies. He displays an enthusiastic attitude and hopes to encourage students to have a successful year. He also looks forward to getting to know his students better.

Mrs. Shannon Woods

Intervention is Her Speciality

by Marisa Alvarado Mr. Michael Hinman Millwrite Staff This school year we welby Madison Skerkavich come Mrs. Shannon Woods as our Millwrite Staff new Intervention Specialist. After the death of former Mrs. Woods graduated high school from Corning Painted Post art teacher, Ms. Christine SalisEast High in Corning, NY. Then she bury, Mr. Michael Hinman joined earned her Bachelors Degree in Art History from Case Western Reserve University. She then studied at Ursuline College in Pepperpike, Ohio and she graduated there with a Masters in Education. In high school she used to run track. She also had an interest in drama/theatre and dance. Her favorite play she was in was The Sound of Music. Mrs. Woods has worked at Chagrin Falls, working with fifth and seventh graders. She has also worked at the Metropolitan Bank as the manager of art collections for Contemporary Photography. She was an Art Gallery Director before she earned her teaching degree. Mrs. Woods says the students here at Central Catholic are great kids, I enjoy them very much. She Freshman Lionel Nieves checks with Mr. Michael Hinman about the became interested in teaching here requirements for an assignment in Drawing 1.

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Mr. Thomas Murphy

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Mr. Murphy passionate about classes, coaching

by Douglas White Millwrite Staff Mr. Murphy is very excited to be our new Spanish teacher in room 209. He attended the University of Dayton to prepare for his teaching career. He taught previously at Holy Name and St. Eds High School. He enjoyed working at both of those schools. He coached baseball at Holy Name and St. Eds. Prior to his teaching career he was an accountant executive in corporate sales. He sold millions of dollars in product to The Plain Dealer and Metro Health hospital. He won several championships as a competitive baseball coach for his own team. His first thought of CCC was, This is the place where I belong and can continue my passion. His plan is to get involved in coaching sports here at CCC soon.

Alumnus Returns to Help Current Students Achieve Their Own Dreams

by Marisa Alvarado Millwrite Staff Jayce Bailey is our new Math teacher, assistant football coach and a former student of Central Catholic Class of 2006. During his time at Central he played three years of football. Mr. Bailey was taught by teachers who still teach here such as Mr. Gilak, Dr. Hynes, Ms. Modic and Mr.Badar. After graduating from Central Catholic he attended Marietta College and graduated in 2010. He returned back to Central for his first job as a scorebook keeper for the girls volleyball and basketball team. Before joining Centrals faculty Mr. Bailey was employed by Sylvan Learning Center as a tutor. His first year teaching was at Sacred Heart of Jesus Middle and High School in Walton Hills. Mr. Bailey believes students here at Central Catholic have a lot of school spirit and seem to be really engaged in the activities that the school provides. He says Its the same Contd on pg. 8

Mr. Jayce Bailey

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Mr. Bailey

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Paint the Heavens

Contd from Page 1 Ms. Salisburys death was sudden and unexpected. Sr. Allison said there were no signs of any health issues, so when she did not come to school on that day Sister thought maybe she overslept or had the flu. She called Ms. Salisburys father to ask about her. He said it wasnt at all like her to miss work. He decided to go to her apartment to check on her. When he got there, she was already dead. Ms. Salisburys death was the result of heart failure. It makes you realize how fragile life is, stated Sr. Allison. Sr. Allison said she felt sad because Ms. Salisbury died so young. She was only 28. She also said that even the few days she spent with us were a gift. During new teacher orientation, Ms. Salisbury did a quick drawing of an Ironman while reflecting on the history of our school. This drawing is on display in our Chapel of the Four Saints.

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school pride that I had here as a student. Mr. Bailey believes that through education you can achieve any dream that you may have. He also believes that the further you go in education the more enriched your life will be. Mr. Bailey teaches Business Math to seniors as well as Basic Geometry and Honors Geometry to sophomores. He plans to start a math club and he also hopes to recruit for an Academic Challenge team.

How to Survive Freshman Year

by Evan Zorn Millwrite Staff Based on a very non-scientific survey, here are some suggestions to help 9th graders make it through to sophomore year: 1. Do not stand out (in a bad way) 2. Do not be a follower 3. Stand up for yourself (in a nonviolent way) 4. Keep quiet and follow rules 5. Do your homework 6. Do your classwork 7. Do not skip class 8. Be respectful of adults and other students 9. Do not play hooky 10. Make friends and have fun!

Looking Backward
Contd from Page 3 in New York city or have friends or relatives killed or injured that day. Movies have been made, memorials built and ceremonies held but students hope that we have truly honored the memory of these fallen by our actions during these ten years.

Homecoming 2011
by Angel Poole Millwrite Staff Homecoming is approaching and this is just a reminder of whats going on. Friday, October 7th we do not have school but there will be class hallway decoration for all to participate in . For those of you who dont know what this is, You will be helping to decorate your class hallway. That following Monday we will not have school either, but Homecoming will start Tuesday October 11th and continue all the way thru Friday October 14th. Friday we will be having mass, a homecoming rally and also a festival after the rally. Please join the Ironman football team on October 15th at 1:00 p.m. for the homecoming football game; lets get this victory against St. Thomas Aquinas. The homecoming dance is that evening starting at 7:00 PM till 11:00 PM here at Cleveland Central Catholic.

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