What Hoopcoming 101 can take away from Homecoming

November 28, 2011 • Tyler Daswick  
Filed under Commentary, Student Life

   Hoopcoming is on January 14, and with this one, Notre Dame is preparing to dip its feet into new waters. Understandably, some students are worried that the unfamiliar territory might lead to something less than pleasing. Luckily, most new things come with instruction manuals, and all NDP has to... Read more »

The unofficial NDP Parking Lot Survival Guide

September 26, 2011 • By Tyler Daswick  
Filed under Commentary

NDP freshmen are lucky. Seriously, when compared to Horizon High School’s “Freshmen Rodeo” (use your imagination) and Desert Mountain High School’s “Freshmen Friday,” NDP frosh are practically floating in and out of school on little clouds. What freshmen do not realize is that these exhaust... Read more »

London calling: How I answered its siren song

April 6, 2011 • By Katie Masters  
Filed under Commentary

I had the privilege of traveling to London this past spring break with my dear friend and fellow senior, Jennifer Hull. Our trip would take us across the Atlantic for 10 days in cultural, fashionable, historical, and commercial heaven. The experience is one that I will never forget, and I sit anxiously... Read more »

Hoopcoming dance a great way to boost school spirit

March 9, 2011 • By Sylvio Martins  
Filed under Commentary

One thing that many Valley high schools have in common is Hoopcoming, a dance held in celebration for each school’s varsity basketball team. As Hoopcoming celebrations are under way, this question arises: Why doesn’t NDP have Hoopcoming? A Hoopcoming dance is similar to a Homecoming dance, with... Read more »

Balloons present no threat to education

January 7, 2011 • By Maddie Stevens  
Filed under Commentary, Uncategorized

Imagine its your best friend’s birthday and you want to celebrate this special day by bringing her a balloon to put on her backpack so everyone knows its her birthday. She keeps it on her backpack for a few periods until it is confiscated by a teacher at break. Her special day is ruined because balloons... Read more »

Annual Veteran’s Day Assembly focuses on patriotism

November 29, 2010 • By Madison Stevens  
Filed under Commentary

NDP honored the more than 1.3 million American soldiers who have died fighting to protect America’s freedom during a Veteran’s Day assembly Nov. 11, highlighted by a visit from a World War II veteran. The assembly – albiet long – was a respectful and reverent way to mark the holiday.... Read more »

Hope permeates festival at NDP’s largest volunteer event

October 6, 2010 • Jan Carteaux, The Seraphim Adviser  
Filed under Commentary

“They’re so happy.”  That description of the four little girls who giddily sang in unison as they zipped on a train around the NDP campus was what Saturday’s HopeKids Festival was all about. The joy on their faces and in their voices was apparent to even my handicapped son – who at 14 cannot... Read more »

Banned Books Week advocates no restrictions on expression of ideas

October 1, 2010 • By Amy Medeiros  
Filed under Commentary

Every year during the last week of September, thousands of Americans read things that they shouldn’t. They are joined by hundreds of bookstores and libraries, which encourage this mass reading of banned material by setting up displays and events. This event is known as Banned Books Week and took place... Read more »

New sexting law’s message: Think again before pressing send

September 2, 2010 • By Kailey Loud  
Filed under Commentary

  What can ruin your chances of receiving college scholarships, job offers, and your reputation?  Sexting can do all of this and more.   On July 29, the Arizona Legislature changed its laws for sexting, downgrading the maximum penalty from a felony to a misdemeanor, yet those convicted will not... Read more »