Author Archive: Roundup
Photo Slideshow: Student Awards Assembly
Photos by Johnny Angelone ’13 & Ben Sacks ’13 THE ROUNDUP Click here to view a slideshow from the May 3 Student Awards Assembly
Sports Medicine trains to rehab athletes
By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP Anyone attending a school sporting event may notice a group of students running up and down the sideline, refilling water bottles, hydrating athletes and applying ice packs to injuries. These students are the members of the Sports Medicine class, a mostly behind-the-scenes group of athletic trainers in training. [...]
Senior shortstop Coppola looks toward TCU Horned Frog career
Senior wraps up 4 years of Bronco baseball By Connor Bradshaw Van Lier Ribbink ’13 THE ROUNDUP Finding motivation is a key ingredient in order for any athlete to achieve success, but it wasn’t hard for Charlie Coppola ’13 to find motivation before the 2013 season. It will be, after all, his final season wearing [...]
Extracurriculars best for personal edification
Staff Editorial The Issue: Brophy students often partake in a plethora of activities, athletics and AP classes. Our Stance: Student involvement is commendable but only if done for the right reasons. Throughout the college admissions process, one word recurs with startling frequency: holistic. Colleges like to boast that their selection criteria take a “well-rounded” approach, [...]
Editor-in-Chief steps down from soapbox
By Jackson Santy ’13 CO EDITOR IN CHIEF I’ve never been good with good-byes. It’s not that they make me sentimental or teary eyed—I’ve just never quite grasped the art of a farewell. But as it is customary for exiting editor-in-chiefs of The Roundup, the time has come to say it. However, I still have [...]
Storytelling, journalism a vital process in modern society
By Julian De Ocampo ’13 CO EDITOR IN CHIEF “We have art in order to not die of truth,” Nietzsche wrote in the 19th century. From my experience as a journalist, I’ll have to disagree with the venerable German philosopher. Journalism is paradoxical in that it is both an art and a science. Just check [...]
Campus needs more recycling options for students
By Michael Ahearne ’14 THE ROUNDUP With clubs such as the Environmentally Sustainable Club and classes of students who collect all of the recycling each week, students may think that we are totally environmentally friendly. That might not totally be the case though. I see an unequal ratio of trash cans to recycling bins at [...]
Volleyball team set up for playoff competition
Team consists of unique players, skillsets different than previous years By Christian Guerithault ’14 THE ROUNDUP With a regular season record of 13-1 as of April 23, the Brophy volleyball team looks to the state playoffs. “Our practices tend to be as game-like as possible,” said head coach Mr. Tony Oldani. “Usually our practice will [...]
Mr. Chambers cooks recipe for athletic success, multi-faceted Brophy career
By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP Through Biology, numerous freshmen are introduced to Mr. John Chambers at the start of their Brophy career. Oftentimes, they know him simply as an instructor or only hear murmurings of his role as athletic director. Although he’s a fixture on campus, plenty of students still know him merely [...]
Lacrosse players strive for perfection in weekly practices
Team uses practice to focus on fundamentals, strategy By Tanner Nypen ’15 THE ROUNDUP During the lacrosse season the public usually only hears about the games. But there are many hours behind the scences that lead up to those games. During the lacrosse season, players and coaches meet for their daily practices for about two [...]
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