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Vol. 52 Issue 4 Saint Joseph Regional High School, Montvale, NJ Friday, October 31st, 2014

By Liam Glass ‘15

SJR Chorus Performs at Carnegie Hall

The Guardian

Gearoid Grant, one of the most popular conductors in Ire-land, led the orchestra and chorus. Patricia Tracey kept the venue alive in multiple songs with her extraordinary work on the violin, and Patrick Martin made extremely creative work of a different instrument: the Uillean pipe. Colm Reil-ly, a tenor who was the Master of Ceremonies, sang You’ll Never Walk Alone/Climb Every Mountain alongside another Irish tenor, Michael Bodnyk. Additionally, Soprano Megan Ruby Walsh, a 17-year-old who won a competition, which over 400 across Ireland took part in, used her dreamy voice in solos like Danny Boy.

While the St. Joe’s chorus has performed at venues such as the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, nothing com-pares to Carnegie Hall. “I had butterflies all the way there. Singing at Carnegie Hall is not something everyone gets to chance to do,” said Sal Castronova, ‘17.

The chorus reached New York City early Thursday in the afternoon to rehearse from 3-5. They then took the stage in the Main Hall at 7:30. All wearing matching black pants, white shirts, and black ties, they approached the audience and gave it all they had alongside the orchestra and other singers.

29 members of the St. Joe’s chorus sang at Carnegie Hall with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland last night. The chorus received this prestigious oppor-tunity through event coordinator Orla Ma-guire Moore, who heard about the St. Joe’s cho-rus via word of mouth and incredible buzz from people including Monsignor O’Keefe, pastor of St. Margaret’s in Pearl River.

Mrs. Maguire Moore saw the chorus sing at the St. Joe’s mass for po-licemen, firemen, and emergency workers.

“It was surreal, singing along other talents was unbeatable, something I’ll cherish for a long time,” said Kristian Thame, ‘16. The chorus was one of seven tri-state schools, which performed. Holy Angels in Demarest and St. Margaret’s School in Pearl River, New York also participated, singing alongside St. Joe’s in the second act.

The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland as established in 1995 shortly after the violence in Northern Ireland con-cluded. Composed of 120 young musicians from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the orchestra is nation-ally acclaimed and world-renowned.

Uniting the youth from both countries in peace with the beauty of music, the group has received many awards, including “Outstanding International Performance” at the World EXPO in 2010, which took place in Shanghai.

The chorus has expanded to more international purposes since its origin 20 years ago, but it still visits countries such as the United States infrequently. This was only the CBOI’s third visit to the U.S

Photo Courtesy of Mr. AsseltaThe SJR chorus at Carnegie Hall before last night’s performance.

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Opinion

By Mr. DiStaulo ‘99

Best Rock Band? Easy – The Beatles!

Considering that I’ve been to over 50 concerts and seen hundreds of bands, the question of which is the greatest rock band is a quite a co-nundrum. There are so many things to take into account: Top-40 hits, album sales, years touring… seems too hard to quantify. But being the most intelligent man on Earth and a Julliard-trained mathematician, I will solve this problem. Through the use of statistics and expertise, I will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt which is the greatest rock band of all time.

It maybe cliché but the greatest rock band of all time is The Beatles. I’m try-ing to be impartial because The Beatles aren’t even my favorite band but the proof is in the puddin’. The British Invasion was the largest contribution to music since Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry who pretty much invented the genre. Bands like The Beatles, The Roll-ing Stones (also arguably the greatest of all time), Led Zeppelin, The Who, and The Kinks, among others, single hand-edly changed the face of Rock and Roll as we know it. Think about it: bands and songs have come and gone but what’s the one band that almost every-one of every age knows and loves? … The Beatles. In 100 years what will they be listening to? Not Kanye West, not Bruno Mars, not Bruce Springsteen, but the greatest The Beatles.

The Beatles top the charts with the most #1 singles (20), they’re 3rd with the most Top-10 singles (34), and #4 with the most Top-40 singles (50). They are 2nd with the most consec-

utive #1 singles (6), #3 with most weeks sitting at the #1 spot (59), and Paul McCartney and John Lennon top the list of all-time song writers with #1 hits. The Beatles claim the #1 spot when it comes to sales of a record with over 600 million, not including online downloads or bootlegs. Including all their records, they have sold over 2.3 billion albums worldwide!

OK, let’s be serious for a second. I love music with a passion and even though I’m very opinionated I’m totally aware of the fact that what you like is what you like. Any day you want I’ll have a heated debate, but I respect the fact that everyone has his own favorite and his own idea of what message music gives him and that’s why I love it so much. Heck, I listen to everything from heavy metal to opera – to each is own. You’ve got geezers like Mr. Hueb-ner, who loves Motown, and Mr. Don-nelly ’71, who is a die-hard Springsteen fan (even though Jersey belongs to Bon Jovi!), and dilettantes like my class-mates Mr. Davis and Mr. Hoffmann who try to stay young by listening to that young hipster music, but that’s the magic: it all touches people differently.

Scientists say that humans are drawn to music because of a subconscious con-nection to the rhythm of our mothers’ heartbeat in utero. I don’t know if that’s true but it certainly sounds beautiful. So whether you like rap, rock, or coun-try, enjoy it and try to really listen and see that it is the work of an artist, and like all art there’s a message. Whether that message is only for the artist or whether he or she is trying to make you feel something, take what you want from it. Laugh, cry, or just enjoy; music is meant to reach people on all levels and that’s certainly what it does for me. I can’t think of anything better than going to an awesome show with friends and family, and just shutting up and relaxing and letting someone else do the talking for a little while, and just tuning everything else out and living in that moment.

Partly in the spirit of Halloween, The Guardian asked Mr. DiStaulo ’99, Mr. Huebner & Mr. Asselta, “Which is the greatest Rock and Roll band of all-time? With tongue at least halfway in cheek, their answers:

(Editor’s note: Mr. Huebner is either remarkably prescient or finagled an ad-vance copy of Mr. DiStaulo’s opinion.)

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Editor-in-Chief: Nick CaramicoManaging Editors: Ryan Doran, Liam Glass, Christopher WalkerPhotography Editor: Jeff ChimentiSports Editor: Joseph MalfaLayout Editors: John Henry Da Silva, Andrew ZoltowskiPhotographers: Stephen Chimenti, Greg De Biasio, Nico BlasucciStaff Writers: Jack Battle, Chris Brennan, Chris Cheeseman, Steve Collins, Conor Dickson, Jimmy Dronzek, Arkadius Goetz, Joseph Inneo, Greg Kaulfers, Cooper Miqueli, Che Paul, Julio Sanchez, Thomas Stewart, Ryan Soranno, Mike Tyrie, Alex WalshModerator: Mr. Mackie

The Guardian Staff

OpinionMr. Huebner & Mr. Asselta Reply: ‘No’ & ‘Yes’

By Mr. James HuebnerOne of the advantages of being old (63) and having lived through the greatest years of Rock and Roll is that I have been fortunate to see in person the greatest bands of our time. I saw The Who and The Cream as the opening groups for The Young Rascals in the 60s. I saw The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Rolling Stones, Santa-na, Credence Clearwater Revival and many others.

I was fortunate to be at the original Woodstock in 1969, Rock and Roll’s greatest musical festival. But it was in 1966, when I climbed the walls of Shea Stadium to sneak in and see the group that changed Rock and Roll forever – The Beatles.

Their incredible number of number ones, their influence on musicians for decades and decades after they entertained the entire world and the fact that performers are still sing-ing their songs proves to me that The Beatles are Rock and Roll’s greatest group.

The results of Mr. DiStaulo’s latest alien abduction (seventh overall) have rendered his mind utterly useless. The Beat-les – really? Their original music was labeled “bubblegum music.” What they did bring to this country was innovative and creative haircuts. Just because Mr. DiStaulo aspired to be a world-class ballerino at Julliard does not qualify him as a music expert. I just got a flash: a mental image, of a tutu, stockings and … uh, oh: I believe this image has left permanent scars.

The question posed was “Which is the greatest band of all time?” I respect a man who when asked a direct question gives a direct answer. Mr. DiStaulo is not this man. He first says The Beatles, then maybe The Rolling Stones, then maybe Led Zeppelin and finally maybe The Who or The Kinks. He changes his tune like a wind chime in a tornado. His sense of conviction is underwhelming. Gosh, what did those aliens do to him?My greatest band of all-time is AC/DC – period, end of story! If you agree, great; if you don’t, who cares.

Music is too subjective to be evaluated by objective crite-ria; you like what you like. Mr. DiStaulo admits this in his fourth paragraph after making the objective case for The Beatles in his third paragraph. So I guess his third para-graph should be totally disregarded. Flawed logic is just one of the symptoms of a visit to “Planet Meat-Head.”

Please, go and enjoy the music of your choice.

By Mr. John AsseltaMr. DiStaulo ‘99, Mr. Huebner, and Mr. Asselta.

The Guardian welcomes “Letters to the Editor.” Submissions should be emailed to [email protected]

Photo by Nico Blasucci ‘16


Barrett Seaman, Time Editor-Reporter, Visits SJRBy Gregory Kaulfers ‘15SJR students met with Mr. Barrett Seaman, the senior White House correspondent for Time magazine during President Ronald Reagan’s 2nd term (1985-1989) and the author of Binge: Campus Life in an Age of Disconnection and Excess on Wednesday.

Seaman shared stories of getting trapped in a college dorm by kegs and losing his shoes in a massive crowd in Argen-tina (for which he was never reimbursed) and balanced it with sound advice and serious reflection. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet a professional writer and an interesting character.

Seaman reported and edited for Time Inc. over 30 years, retiring in 2001. He is also renowned, however, for Binge, which details the modern lives of college students and offers commentary on the college drinking culture. The book earned him a Journalism Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism.

Seaman is also a founding member of “Choose Responsi-bility,” a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the climate in which young Americans are exposed to alcohol and which specifically calls for a reassessment of the feder-ally-mandated minimum 21-year-old drinking age.”

Seaman is also a trustee of Hamilton College, his alma ma-ter and president of the University Glee Club in New York City, an all-male chorus with about 100 members which has performed in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

Three classes met with Mr. Seaman, specifically the honors and college credit English courses, as well as the journalism class. Students solicited college advice and asked what it was like meeting Ronald Reagan.

Of college, he said, “After the class day ended, it became their [the student’s] world.”

On Reagan, Seaman said, “Reagan was a great joke teller.”

He recalled the president draping his arms around him and another reporter and telling them a slightly off-color joke.In researching his book, he went to 12 different colleges to study undergraduate cultures and found incredible similari-ties. “I was really interested in writing a book about college life in general, but in the course of reporting, the biggest problem on campuses was drinking.” Binge goes into depth on this subject. Seaman once witnesses EMTs successfully treat an undergraduate who consumed 22 shots.

Seaman believes in lowering the legal drinking age to 18, noting places such as Canada and Europe where drinking ages are as low as 16 have fewer drinking issues on campus-es. He believes there is a correlation between the drinking age and the drinking culture in the United States. The “forbidden fruit” temptation is very real, and Seaman stands for strong awareness.

Covering President Reagan 24/7 was very demanding and interesting. He said flying on Air Force One was excit-ing, but hurriedly jotting down information from press secretaries and cabinet officers, so he could relay news to the 185 reporters not on the president’s plane was often nerve-wracking.

Seaman travelled to a vast number of places, covering spec-tacular stories. He was in five Time Magazine bureaus in the U.S and Germany.

He mentioned being the first to break the news that Nancy Reagan planned her husband’s schedule using an astrologer – a huge scandal in its time – as one of his best scoops.

One of his scariest moments was when he was sucked into a crowd of millions in Argentina during the return of Juan Peron, Evita Peron’s husband. His shoes vanished as he climbed a wall to escape the crowd. One of his most enjoy-able experiences was at the University of California, Berke-ley, when several undergraduates blocked his dorm room with six empty beer kegs.

News

Mr. Barrett Seaman, senior White House corrspondent for Time during Ronald Reagan’s 2nd term, with the journalism class.Photo by Mr. Mackie


FeatureDevelopment Office Welcomes Mrs. CampbellBy Che Paul ‘16Now that the first month of school has finished it’s time to interview one of the new staff members at SJR, Mrs. Eliza-beth Campbell. Mrs. Campbell is the associate director of development; she helps with fundraising, events, emails and publications, and press releases to the media. She helped work on the alumni reunion at the Bergen game and inter-views students for the school and local publications.

Mrs. Campbell is happy to be working at SJR. “It’s a great school, and as the mother of two boys I am thrilled to work at an institution that is dedicated to positively shaping the lives of young men,” she said.

Mrs. Tracey Taylor, Director of Development, said, ““I am very excited to have Mrs. Campbell join the Development Staff. Before she came to SJR, she worked with a variety of schools and non-profits, so she has a wealth of knowledge. She also brings a fresh set of eyes to the office, which is always good for growth. In just the short time she has been here, she has already made a huge impact. I’m thrilled to have her as part of our team!”

Mrs. Campbell said the adjustment to SJR has been easy: “All of the faculty and staff members have been very wel-coming,” she said.

Before coming to SJR, Mrs. Campbell was an executive director of a small national nonprofit. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for 20 years, including four years as direc-tor of public relations and communications at Dwight-En-glewood School, an independent pre-k to grade-12 school in Englewood.

Mrs. Campbell graduated from Drew University; while a student there, she had the opportunity to write for the school’s alumni magazine.

Mrs. Campbell’s husband, Bill, works at Dwight-Englewood School, where her youngest son, Andrew, 12, is in sixth-grade. Her oldest son, Jake, 15, attends River Dell High School. The family supports her work at SJR. “Our family places a high value on education, so they supported my decision to join the SJR family,” she said.

Mrs. Campbell was interested in the position at SJR because she was interested in returning to a more communica-tions-oriented job. “I was excited to have the opportunity to do more public relations and communications.” She had heard good things about the school from adult leaders of her son’s Boy Scout troop, who had told her that St. Joe’s boys were always well-mannered and respectful.

As for activities outside of school, she enjoys reading as well

as taking walks, but family activities keep her busy most of the time. Even with all of her responsibilities she still hopes to become even more involved in the SJR culture. As a mat-ter of fact when asked about her plans to get more involved she said “Yes as time goes on I will definitely find a way to become more involved in the SJR community.”

When asked about her goals for the future here she said, “I hope to get the word out about the other aspects of St. Joe’s other than sports and the theater.”

She also said she was impressed with the school’s emphasis on faith development, which she feels is especially import-ant in today’s society. When asked what impact she hopes to leave on SJR she said she hopes to make St. Joe’s a better place in any way that she can.She’s hardworking, has a passion, and enjoys the job. She is striving to make the school an even better place and do even more things around it.

Mrs. Taylor (L) with Mrs. Campbell.Photo by Mr. Mackie


(Clockwise from top left) Brother John Dunning as the Pink Panther in 1989.

Mr. Augie Hoffmann ’99 as Mr. “T” inn 2008.

Mr. Nick Devito’ 97 as Grover and his son Nicholas as a little firefighter in 2013.

Mrs. Sharon Kozuch as a penguin in 1993.

Halloweens Past: Faculty & Staff


(Clockwise from top left) Mr. Andrew DeCicco as Gene Simmons of Kiss in 1994.

Mr. John Lanari, 1989 Columbia University graduate.

Mr. Dan Distaulo ’99 as Optimus Prime in 2013.

Mrs. Maryellen Grillo with her son Vincent, the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, in 1993 .

A Ghost, a Goblin, a Grad & a Scarecrow


Pizza BlogGrant’s Street Cafe, Salvano Favorite, Delivers

By Jack Battle ‘16For this issue of my pizza blog, John Henry DaSilva ‘16, Paul Banach ‘16 and I brought along a well-known face in the St. Joseph community, Coach Frank Salvano, to a place called Grant’s Street Cafe in Dumont.

Grant’s Street is a local favorite and has been visited by everyone near and far, and came highly recommended by Coach Salvano. Tom Delaura, Sr., the owner of this es-tablishment, and his son Chris is the master behind their delicious pizza.

Grant’s Street may seem like just a local bar when you first walk in, but when you head to the dining area and look at the extensive menu, you soon realize it is much more.

Together, we ordered a pie with extra cheese, a pie with meatballs, and a pie with pepperoni. The food came fairly quickly, which is always a plus. I found the food to be de-licious. The cheese was melted perfectly, and the crust was not overly cooked, but not soggy or soft either.

Usually, I would not prefer pepperoni pizza, but this was an exception. Chris Delaura personally brought us a special pie, inspired by a sandwich called the “Fat Sandwich,” which typically has everything from onion rings to chicken fingers

to French fries to cheesesteak, all stacked between two buns. Chris came up with the genius idea to put everything normally found in a “Fat Sand-wich” on top of a pizza.

Coach Salvano decided against eating a slice, even though he eyed it like a hawk throughout our meal. It was extremely appetizing, and one family even commented on it as they walked by, regretting that they didn’t order it as their meal.

Coach Salvano is a regular at Grant’s Street. He knows Mr. Delaura and his son well and loves the restaurant’s atmosphere: “This place is always really friendly, and I love the people it brings in. The staff is great, and the food is delicious. How can I skip an opportunity to go to my favorite pizza place, especially since it means it will be promoted to the whole school!” said Coach Salva-no.

Overall, I would recommend Grant’s Street Cafe to people who love a friendly atmosphere. The pizza was very good, but I feel the restaurant itself was even better. They have built up quite a reputation, and have been able to live up to their expectations and go beyond what the normal restaurant would strive to reach.

Coach Salvano enjoying a slice of pizza at Grant’s Street Cafe.

John Henry DaSilva ‘16, Paul Banach ‘16, Jack Battle ‘16, Coach Salvano, Chef Chris Delaura, and owner Tom Delaura.

Photo by Mr. Battle

Photo by Jack Battle ‘16


Entertainment

Films for All Horror’s EveBy Liam Glass ‘15Horror is a classic genre in the film industry. It is easily the most engaging genre, as the simple stories hook you in and the nature of horror keeps you at the edge of your seat. While the genre seems to become more repetitive in recent years, with cheap jump-scares dominating the industry, there are still multiple standouts over the years. This Hal-loween season, treat yourself to a classic, be it old or new, shut the lights off, and have fun spending a night in fear!

Classics

Alien- Alien is a sci-fi horror that came out in 1979. This certain film set the bar for horror movies set in space, or ones with a futuristic premise. The film stars Sigourney Weaver as Ridley, the captain of a ship with its crew on their way home from a delivery. On its voyage home, the ship receives a distress call, and is forced to land on an unknown planet. Leaving the planet, it becomes ap-parent something got on the ship with the crew. What makes this film terrifying is that it throws you into the unknown. For most of the film, you are unaware of this life form on the ship, where it is, and what it is capable of. It is also the extremely slow build-up in the first act, the slow shots of the ship, space, the cinematography set-ting the tone. Then, the film kicks off and does not slow down, as members of the crew start being picked off by this surreal creature.

Scream- It is hard to go around on Halloween with-out seeing a Michael Myers, Freddy Kreuger, or Jason Voorhees. Their respective films are all classic, and fun to watch for a good scare. However, Scream wraps all three of the films into one, and gives its own twist on the take. Scream is about a masked killer who starts murder-ing teenage girls, and as the murders progress, a group of friends form a list of cliches in horror films that get people killed, a list they will avoid in order to stay alive. The film is scary and a good crime thriller, but it is very self-aware and pokes fun at the horror genre. Any fan of horror will enjoy the satire Scream brings to the table, and will get a good scare and interesting story about a mysterious serial killer and the teenagers avoiding them.

Modern Greats

The Conjuring- This low-budget horror of 2013 became one of the most successful films in the past few years. The Conjuring stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmigia as two paranormal investigators who explore a dark presence in a local family’s home. The film feels like a classic in its possession storyline, but also feels original in the pacing and quality acting for a horror film. There are few to

none jumpscares, and the buildup pays off with the second and third acts being completely terrifying, the pacing never slowing down and the scares never stopping. The Conjuring is possibly the best horror film in a decade, and simply a must watch for a fan of the classics.

Cabin in the Woods- This film was marketed as just your average slasher: a group of teenagers retreat to a cabin for a weekend where they meet unforeseen consequences. How-ever, this time, it’s different. Cabin in the Woods is not your average horror film. It completely explains just about all horror films in a satirical way, showing off all forms of mon-sters and why plots unravel the way they are. While it was advertised as a horror, and there may be intense moments, it’s actually a comedy, and a darkly hilarious one at that. Fans of all forms of horror, especially slashers, will get a kick out of this completely out-of-this-world film.

Movie poster from The Conjuring


SportsFootball Defeats DePaul 35-17; Improves to 4-2

By Jimmy Dronzek ‘17

Photo by Jeff Chimenti ‘15

“We win some and we lose some, that’s just how it is going to be,” said Head Coach Augie Hoffmann. This season has been an emotional rollercoaster for the SJR football team. Heading into the game against Bergen Catho-lic, the Green Knights were 3-1 with big wins against teams out of state and a dominating victory over Old Tappan.

The rival Crusaders came to Robert Joseph Dinallo Stadium for a big matchup against the Knights. SJR struck first with a touchdown throw from Jack Walsh to Joe Giles-Harris; this was the first score in what would become a high scoring affair.

“Getting that first touchdown against a team like BC is a great feeling. Putting us up on the scoreboard never felt better,” said Joe Giles-Harris.

In the second quarter, both teams reached the end zone. SJR’s score came on another pass from Jack Walsh, this time to Ugo Ezemma. At halftime, the score was 14-7 in favor of the Green Knights. Defense and physicality were key factors in taking the lead, but that didn’t hold true throughout the rest of the game.

The Crusaders outscored the Green Knights 10-7 in the 3rd quarter, with the Green Knights’ only score coming on another Jack Walsh touchdown pass, this time to Troy Gethers. This put the score at 21-17 in favor of SJR heading into the fourth.

“I was really feeling good throwing the ball on medium routes to almost anyone,” said Walsh. He ended with 236 yards and four touchdowns in the game.

The fourth quarter was where things began to pick up. BC was able to score again and hold SJR to three points. SJR threatened to end the game on a late drive, but they came up short. The score was all tied up at 24, so overtime was necessary.

“Both teams played their hearts out all game, so it was fit-ting that it went into overtime,” said Tommy Hatton.

In the first OT, both teams were able to score touchdowns – for SJR, the score came on yet another Walsh throw to Ezemma. Then, in double OT, SJR was only able to muster a field goal. Unfortunately, BC found the end zone on its next possession to end the game.

“This will go down as one of the better games between us and BC, so it stinks that we lost,” said Coach Hoffmann. “We just have to go into the next game, forget about it, and play like we know we can for another win.”

As Coach Hoffmann said, they needed a win. The following week they played agaisnt a strong DePaul team, and they were able to get the job done; the Green Knights found a way to play much better defense and come up with a 35-17 victory. The offense exploded in the second and third quarter with 28 points on four touchdowns, three of them coming on that Walsh to Ezemma connec-tion.

“It is good to know we are back in the groove again, and we know one loss cannot bring our entire season down,” said Walsh.

Their big win definitely proved a point. SJR’s next game will be away against Wayne Hills on November 1st at 1:00 P.M.

Mr. Kievit (r) and Joe Malfa ‘16 began broadcasting St. Joe’s home football games through highschool.com with the Bergen Catholic game on October 18.

Fans can click on the link on the left side of the SJR homepage and listen to replays of the Bergen and DePaul games, or future livestreams of the Paramus

Catholic and Don Bosco games.

SJR Streams Live Broadcast of Football


Sports5 Runners Achieve Personal Bests at Countys

By Ryan Doran ‘15

Soccer Focused on the 2014 State TournamentBy Ryan Soranno ‘17

After successfully defending its Garret Moun-tain Invitational title, and finishing the regular season with its best record in three years, the SJR Cross Country team were only faced with one more challenge: the county championships.

The Green Knights took first place at the Garret Mountain Invitational on a cold, wet Saturday morning, defeating Madison High School, plac-ing four runners in the Top 7.

The team added another impressive result to its season at the Bergen County Group Championships on Saturday (10/25). As a team, the Green Knights took sixth place in a competitive field, improving on its result from last season.

Additionally, Matt Zovistoski ‘15, Charles Herrmann ‘15, Mark Bodnar ‘16, Steven Halko ‘16, and Mike Tyrie ‘16 all ran personal bests which pushed the Green Knights to their excellent finish.

Coach Nick DeVito was very happy with the teams perfor-

mance: “I was proud of the way our guys performed this year. Our juniors have been excellent additions to the senior talent that we already had, and I have no doubt the team will continue to impress next year.”

The Freshman runners have also been very impressive this year, as Dalton Collins, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, and Joey Messa-na have consistently posted good times.

The varsity finishes its season at the Eastern Christian In-vitational where they dominated the field, taking first place last season.

The latter half of the 2014 season has been filled with ups and downs for the SJR soccer team. After winning in the first fround of the County Tournament, they came up short in a lopsided 6-1 defeat at the hands of Northern High-lands. The game was tied 1-1 in the first half with Kenny Monfort ’15 providing the goal, but they fell apart and gave up five unanswered goals. The high pressure playing style of Northern Highlands definitely gave the Green Knights trouble, as it’s not something they’re accustomed to playing against. The Green Knights bounced back from that dev-astating defeat with a 3-0 win against Paramus Catholic on Senior Day. Kenny Monfort continued his tear, providing two of the goals with the third coming from Christopher Robertson ’15.

The team isn’t exactly entering the state tournament on a high note after losing to Don Bosco on Monday by a score of 3-1 and to Bergen Catholic on Tuesday by a score of 4-1. The Don Bosco matchup was much closer than the score seems as the score was tied 1-1 until Bosco scored two goals in the last 15 minutes of the game; SJR had their opportuni-ties but simply couldn’t capitalize.

Even after those loses, SJR is very confident heading into states.

“We are glad to have double digit wins on the season, but we are not settling with that. We are looking forward to states

and think we have the ability to beat anyone along the way,” said captain Patrick Doherty`15.

Forward Brian Sevilla`17 had the same opinion as Doherty: “Although we had a good regular season, the state tourna-ment is much different. We need to step up our game and we have the ability to do so.”

SJR soccer wants to go as far as they can in this state tour-nament not only for the program, but also for the fifteen seniors who will be graduating.

Eric Feeney ‘15 heads upfield.

Cross-country hoists the Garret Mountain trophy for the 2nd consecutive year.

Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Ochiuzzo

Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Herrmann


Catching Up with Andrew Giuliani ‘05Joe Malfa on Sports Andrew. “I’m still close with a bunch of the guys from the

team, and for the guys I don’t see often, whenever I do see them it’s like we never missed a beat. Going through the two-a-days and working hard with those guys everyday really formed unbreakable bonds. Some of the victories that I shared with those guys are the highest points of my athletic career. Few things felt better than going to Don Bosco to beat the 2nd-ranked team in the nation when we were seniors.”

If you walk into the SJR gymnasium, you’ll see banners hanging on the wall that list the titles won by the football team, basketball team, baseball team, hockey team, wres-tling team, and golf team. On that golf banner, there is only one state championship, and Giuliani had a lot to do with it.

“I was blessed with great teammates both as a football play-er and as a golfer,” he said. “Winning a state championship in my junior year was awesome. In some ways, it was as special, if not more special than the football championships because in golf there was only one state champion – not like football where each section has its own champion. It was a tremendous team that included myself, Brian Mackey ’04, Jimmy Burns ‘04, and Brian Robertson ‘04 – all four of us went on to play golf in college.”

After graduating in 2005, Giuliani attended Duke Univer-sity to continue his education and play golf. He played golf in his first three years there before turning pro prior to his senior year. Even though he turned pro, he still attended classes at Duke and graduated in four years.

“For me, going from the New York metro area to Durham, North Carolina was a bit of a culture shock,” said Giuliani. “I made some great friends, who I am still close with to this day, who helped me get adjusted to life down there and helped make my time at Duke enjoyable.”

While Giuliani enjoyed his time at Duke, nothing compared to his days at SJR:

“One of the amazing things about St. Joe’s that you begin to realize while you’re there is that those are four of the best years of your life. The bonds that you form, the people that are there… it’s just so special. It’s really hard to describe unless you’ve walked through those doors and you’ve actu-ally been a Green Knight. My parents also got the chance to enjoy those four years along with me. I played 48 football games; my dad was there for 47. My mom was a big part of the booster club and always loved Coach Karcich’s football tutorials that he threw for the parents. While, my dad has the name and spent a lot of time at St. Joe’s, my mom was really an everyday part of my St. Joe’s experience. Looking back, I feel blessed that I had the opportunity to spend my high school years at St. Joe’s.”

Andrew Giuliani '05 with his lucky golf shirt after winning the 2009 Met Open.

One day during the 2000-2001 school year, three 8th grade students interest-ed in attending SJR sat in Mr. Michael Doherty’s office. Two of the 8th graders were twins who went by the names Devin and Jason, and the third was Andrew Giuliani, son of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. As we now

know, those twins went on to have outstanding academic and athletic careers at SJR and modest success in football after high school, but what happened to the third prospec-tive student in the room that day?

Andrew Giuliani began his freshman year at SJR in Sep-tember of 2001, and the four years that followed brought him a lot of success. In the classroom, he took all honors, advanced placement, and college credit courses, earning a 3.6 GPA and a spot in the National Honor Society.

“I was never in the Top 10 in my class and I wasn’t the best in the classroom, but what I accomplished was respectable,” said a very modest Giuliani.

Giuliani’s success carried out onto the football field. While donning the green and gold, he was a part of four state championship teams as the kicker. In addition to winning those state championships, over the course of his four-year career, Giuliani set the record for most points in a career (a record now held by Mark Fossati ‘14 with 199).

“I simply loved my days playing football at Joe’s,” said

Photo Courtesy of Andrew Giuliani ‘05

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