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The MillwriteNovember 23, 2010 Volume 41 Issue 2 Cleveland, OH 44105Leo Hyland Named New Presidentby Angel Franklin, Millwrite Staff

We have nally found someone to

ll the void here since Mr. Ertle our former

president left. Welcome our new school

President, Mr. Leo Hyland. He has beenhere for ve weeks already and I had to

know more about him.

As I walked in his ofce, he was

sitting at his desk with his back towards

me. I knocked and he turned around with a

huge welcoming smile. He gestured me to

sit and the interview began.

I asked him what the difference be-

tween a president and a principal was. He

responded with a smile. He said they are

two separate positions. A president is re-

sponsible over the schools external affairs.

A principal however takes care of every-thing that has to do with things inside of

the school. He feels its a shared leader-

ship. Fifty percent of all Catholic schools

have this model.

With the change I wanted to know

how he was going to keep the school nan-

cially grounded. He replied that his current

operations were budget approvals and states

funds and nding private sources. He says

that the key to our success would be more

revenue. He is also developing a strategic

plan which is schedules to be ready by Au-

gust of next school year. A twenty- ve per-

son team will work to produce a marketing

plan. He seemed very condent with what

his plans were and that was a comforting

thing.

He feels that Central is on the

verge of breaking out meaning that more

people are becoming aware of the schools

presence in this community. He says the-

new eld is a symbol of ten years worth

of effort and support from the school, city

diocese and private donors.

He came from Notre Dame Cathe

dral. He started there in 2003 and said hifarewells this year. He had a lot of exposur

to Central though the years because of Sis

ter Allison whom he has known for twelv

years and he fully trusts. He also had expo

sure from his brother Mr. Marty Hyland, a

former English teacher at CCC.

Mr. Hyland had to start some

where, right? As a young child he attended

St. Gregorys. Then for high school he wen

to Cathedral Latin. He got his undergrad

degree at Ohio State then went on to get hi

Masters at Case.

At home he has a wife named Beth

Shes been a social worker for twenty- ve

years. He has two kids, Brendan who at

tended NDCL and is now a college studen

in Baltimore, and another son named Jack

who is a freshman at NDCL as well.

His outlook for Central seems op

timistic and we are all glad to welcome him

to our Cleveland Central Catholic

family.

Happy

Thanksgiving

25 Days

Until

Xmas

Break

21 days

Until

I Sem.

Tests

Miss a Week, Miss a Lot:Open House, Winter Sports Preview and Senior

Fashion Show Keep CCC Creative in Mind and Spirit

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Editorial Policy: The Millwrite is published by the students of Cleveland

Central Catholic High School 6550 Baxter Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44105. Sub-

missions of all types are welcomed from all members of the Central Catho-

lic community. TheMillwrite 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 Dio-

cese of Cleveland. Submissions may be made to the moderator, Mr. Ronald

Gilak([email protected]) or any member of theMillwrite Staff.

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MillwriteStaff

Editors

Mauricia Eggleton 11

Jonathan Sliman 11

Alysha Caraballo 11

Photographer

Allen Clark

Reporters

Lauren Morales 12

Angel Franklin 11

Cornelius Bogard 13

Mark Walsh-Frazier 11

Jacob Artino 12

Jenny Oelschlager 14

Shelby Roberts 14

Angel Poole 12

Samantha Mullinax 13

Faculty Adviser

Mr. Ronald Gilak

Sister Julie Bruss has been asister of Notre Dame for 37 years.

During her time as a sister she has

done many things. One was being

a high school teacher. She taught

math, theology, and French. She has

alos been a secretary, an assistant

administrator, and a dean of

students. She also has done clinical

work helping with psychological

problems and addiction rehab for15 years. I asked if she has been

anywhere out of Ohio and she

said she lived in Sarasota Florida

teaching there for 6 years.

Q. What made you decide to

take the job here at Central?

A. She liked what she saw

and she felt that she could make

contributions to make this school

better.

Q. How do you see your job

here as Dean of Students?

A. Her job here at Centralwas to

try and create a positive environmentto prepare students for adulthood.

Q. What are your goals for the

students?

A. Her goals for student life

are to make this an environment

conducive to learning; o promote

the right relationships between

students and teachers; to promote

the core values that mark CCCHS

(commitment, courage, creativity

hope, and service.); and to challengestudents to take full responsibility

for their actions and choices.

Newsmaker

Interview:Sr. Julie Bruss, SND

by Jacob Artino,

Millwrite Staff

Johanna Orozco is nothing

like your typical young woman.

She has a story. A crazy, sad,

somewhat miraculous story. Jo is

like a walking miracle.

On November 3, 2010

Johannas story not only touched

mine, but many hearts. She stood

in front of our school, and with

courage, enthusiasm, and a smile,

told us her story.

While Johanna was speaking,

I could hear the power in her voice,

along with the pain. This young

woman had been through more than

you can imagine, and she is still

standing proud.

I remember hearing about

Johanna on the news. If I am no

mistaken, I was in sixth or seventh

grade. I really did not know wha

was going on at rst, but I remember

seeing a really pretty teenage girlghting for her life. When I saw

Johanna myself here in person, I

still saw that girl who fought for

her life, but the power and strength

that she had just over powered her

pain. It kind of just made it poof

disappear.

Student Opinion:

Demand

Something

Better! by Lauren Morales,Millwrite Staff

SEE Demand Something Better

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 The Millwrite Page 3

Affected in the Deepest WayBy Mark Walsh-Frazier and

Millwrite StaffI, myself have not been in an

abusive relationship, but someone very

close to me has been. It caused me a lot

of pain to see her hurt, but I know shewas in way more pain. Luckily over

time she got herself out of the situation

before it escalated. Only God knows

what could have happened.

I truly believe that nobody

deserves to go through anything that

has to do with any type of domestic

violence in any relationship. Anyone

going through anything like that needs

to understand that there is always a way

out. Love is not violence and violence

is not love. It is out of anger, and shouldnot be used to control someone. There

is always something better.

On November 3, 2010 the

classes at CCC had the opportunity

and the privilege of meeting with andtalking to Johanna Orozco. The reason

for Johanna visiting our school was to

discuss domestic violence and the im-

portance of a good honest relationship.

While at the assembly Johanna told

us the tragic story of an abusive rela-

tionship that she had and how it nearly

killed her.

After asking several students

and teachers I found out how meeting

this young woman and hearing her sto-

ry has affected our school community.One of the rst people I spoke to was

Junior Thomas Foster. Tom said that

the story Johanna told was good for ev-

ery student to hear and that it sends a

good message. He concluded by saying

about Johanna, Shes a warrior, any-

body that can go through that has got to

be a warrior. I asked Ms. Bednarchik

her thoughts about the assembly, and

she told me, Its something every high

school student should hear.

I learned that everyone can

get something from this story. I asked

around twenty students what they

thought and I got a wide range of an-

swers but in the end one quote seemed

to sum up what most students thought

about this experience. It was an amaz-

ing story that had the ability to affect

you in the deepest way.

Having the Domestic Violence

Organization come to our school hasgot to be one of the best programs that

our school has set up for us. Hearing

the tragic story of Johanna and infor-

mation on healthy relationships was

sure to open the eyes and ears and make

us value life more.

If you would like to hear Johan-

nas story just go to Cleveland.com and

you can read and hear about the battle

that this young woman had to face and

how she is recuperating along with the

doctors plans to ensure a successful re-

covery.

Cleveland.com also gives you

a slide show on how the doctors are

planning to restore what was lost and

the battle that Johanna and her family

and friends had to face when one of the

key people in their lives was near de-

struction and the victorious feeling of

sending the person away that put her

there.

Survivor and Advocate, Johanna Orozcospoke with all CCC students in an event

sponsored by the Guidance Department.

Demand Something

Better contd

On October 26th and 28th, the

sophomore class went on their annual re-

treat. In case you didnt know, the sopho-more retreat is a service retreat. They spend

the day devoting themselves to service to

others. This year they went to a variety

places, including Marymount Place, the

West Side Catholic Center, The Food Bank,

The Refugee Center, and many other places

around the Cleveland area. It was a great

chance for us as students to give back to

our community which does so much for

us.

For many sophomores this experi-

ence was a positive one. It was described as

powerful or moving. A great deal of the stu-

dents who had gone to this retreat gained as

much out of it as they put into it. Many of

students learned to value a lot more what

they already have. By seeing how little

these people had, it really made me appre-

ciate what I have even more, noted Mike

McKenzie 13 who had gone to the West

Side Catholic Center where they spent the

day sorting clothes for the needy. It gave

me a sense of self-satisfaction knowing

that I did something good, said Madison

Soph Service

RetreatsBy Samantha Mullenax, Millwrite Staff

Skerkavich 13.

Unfortunately, with any experi-

ence, there is always a negative side. Some

students werent lucky enough to get such a

positive outcome. Many of the sophomores,

who went to Marymount Place the rst day

for example, were disappointed. They had

expected a lot more to do but were instead

abandoned by the Marymount supervisor by 11:30. Or for example the kids who

went to University Settlement where re

damage limited their opportunity

Even though it wasnt what they

expected, many still realized that they have

to make the most of situations. Several felt

that it also brought them closer together as

a class, whether the experience was good or

bad. So overall the Sophomore retreat was

a great success, with most everyone getting

at least one thing or another out of it.

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Homecoming 2010: RENAISANCEDiscover Who You Are

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Ben S. Stefanski II Stadium Dedication

A dream come true says

Ms. Marie Kittredge, executive di-

rector, after speaking with me at thestadium dedication. She says that It

may have taken 10 years to nally

get it accomplished but it was worth

it in the end. The Slavic Village

area needed something thats ours,

something like the Ben S. Stefanski

stadium. The new stadium can be

useful in so many ways. Not just to

by Angel Poole,

Millwrite StaffCleveland Central Catholic, but to

the other muni teams out there suchas the Broadway Comanches.

After talking with past

Cleveland Central Catholic coachJerry Fasko he had mentioned that

the neighborhood used to call them

the Baxter Road Boys when he

coached back in the 1980s and that

now we have this eld they can re

ally live up to that name here.

Alumnus John Peca joins Former

Coach Jerry FaskoVarsity Football Coach John Lundy

Marie Kittredge of the Slavic Village

Development Corp.

Sr. Allison Marie, Cong. Dennis Ku-

cinich and the Stefanski Family.

Bishop Richard Lennon delivered the

blessing for the new stadium.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson shown

here with Retired Bishop Anthony Pilla

long time advocate for CCC.

Many people attended the

Stadium Dedication on Septembe

21, 2010 to support the ribbon cut

ting ceremony.The man that seemed to be

most excited and pleased was cur

rent 2010-11 head football coach

Mr. John Lundy. I am so over

whelmed, waited forever for a eld

for CCC 40 years. We intend to

make you proud by a lot of victories

and more than anything to defend

our home eld as well as possible,

said Coach Lundy.

The dedication concluded with a ribbon cutting shared by representatives of

CCC, the City of Cleveland, the Browns and the Slavic Village community.

Marc Stefanski reads the words from

the commemorative plaque which of-

cially names the stadium after hi

brothet Ben S. Stefanski II.

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Mr. Schweikert has been teaching for about twenty years: at South

Bend(Indiana) St. Joes for nine years and at Regina High School for eleven

years until Regina shut down last spring. I found out that Mr. Schweikert

didnt always teach Physical Education. He was more into business. Whenhe rst started teaching his other classes were business education, business

math, keyboarding, accounting, and other related classes. He also used to

coach at South Bend St. Joes. He coached softball, baseball, football, even

golf, and hes looking forward to coaching here at CCC.

When asked about his rst impressions about our school, he said

That is was very welcoming and has a good environment. He likes a

small school because everyone is a family and hes glad to be a part of it.

He loves what he does and cant wait for other ways to be involved here.

You can nd Mr. Schweikert in the weight room and if youre a

softball player you will see him in the spring because he will be helping

coach the Lady Ironmen.

Miss Dennstedt is just one of

the new faculty members at Cleve-

land Central Catholic. I got to in-

terview Miss D. Miss Dennestedt is

cooler than ya think!

A brief bio about Miss D:

She graduated from Ohio State Uni-

versity . Go Buckeyes! Miss D.

has done directing of plays, and she

is really interested in musical the-

atre. She loves to see movies. Miss

D. also has two dogs.

I asked Miss D. what her

views were on discipline. She saysthat she feels its necessary. She

says it shouldnt be a personal at-

tack. Miss D. also feels that if dis-

cipline should remind us of what is

expected of us. It is always a work

in progress.

Miss D. also teaches col-

lege classes at Tri-C. She teaches

English and College Composition.

She has also taught remedial Eng-

lish and two college Composition

classes. College composition is a

class that sort of prepares you forcollege English.

I asked Miss D. what her rst im-

pression of CCC was. She says that

our school has a core pride that res-

onates between students and staff.

She also thinks that our school is

very energetic and welcoming.

Miss D. says that she decided to

work here because she likes to be in

New to CCC in2010 Mr. John Schweikertby Jacob Artino, Millwrite Staff

by Lauren Morales,

Millwrite Staff

Ms. Shelby Dennstedt an urban environment. She saysthat she appreciates the Catholic

values, and how the departments are

small, and work together.

I asked Miss D. what made her want

to be a teacher. She says I have

always been a part of teaching.Miss D. used to be a counselor at

music and theater camps. She also

was a volleyball coach, and she tu-

tored students fourth through eighth

grade. She says that we high schoo

students are fresh and keep her

on her toes. Miss D. says that she

decided to teach English class be-

cause she likes discussion and its

a way to learn from one each other.

She says that she likes that AHA!moment, where students can see

their power through words.

Miss D. says that the most important

thing about teaching is the students

She feels that it isnt her job to cre-

ate cookie cutter students but to

help students read the world, and

with that, you can do anything.

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by Shelby Roberts,

Millwrite Staff

A recent edition to CCC,

this past year, was a garden (located

across the street from the Ironman

Center). With this garden came a

club to care for it. Run by Mr. Traud,

this club teaches students how to not

only care for plants, but how to work

together, improve social skills, and

test their patience. This past summer

and fall, this garden boasted fruits

and vegetables such as: broccoli,

carrots, cauliower, lettuce, okra,

Kentucky pole beansbeans thatgrow upwardsstrawberries, sweet

and spicy peppers, tomatoes, and

zucchini. All of the food produced

is distributed to the students, and

if there is any left over, to the

community. New members are

always welcomed. Please contact

Mr. Traud for any other additional

information.

The Cleveland Central

Catholic Drama Club brought a

new production to the school last

year (Big Bad) and was considered

a success.

Drama Club provided

a Haunted Classroom for the

Homecoming Festival, and while

planning a new play to perform,

Drama Club also nominated students

to take over as leaders. After eachnominee gave speeches to the club

with their goals and interests, the

club voted Joy Hopkins as treasurer,

Sophia Higginbottom as secretary,

Yasiara Arroyo as Vice President, and

Alysha Caraballo as the President.

The new ideas and interests of the

club consist of fundraising, gaining

a stage presence, new club members,

and an entertaining production at

the end of this year. Each practicetheres new activities that help

each member grow closer with the

others. The exercises work in talent

building and keep each meeting

interesting. Every week, I look

forward to the next Drama Club

meeting. Everythings so much

more fun now. said Jessica Massa, a

Ever since we were

freshman the Bridges Program has

been helping us choose a college to

attend, what majors we would like

to look into, and help us to gure ou

where we want to be as adults. Wel

they certainly have my attention. A

a next step in this program, a group

of Juniors visited Mount Union

University.Mount Union is located in

Alliance Ohio just south of Canton

Ohio. Their campus is 115 acres

and is complimented by a 131 acre

nature center. They have 80 tota

majors and minors. Their classes

are small with a student to teacher

ratio of 14:1 and the average clas

size is about 19. Although they have

a great academic school, they are

known for sports as well but donoffer any scholarships for them. I

you choose to play sports you have

to be a student athlete and thats jus

what you are.

by Jacob Artino,

Millwrite Staff

by Alysha Caraballo,

Millwrite Staff

In last years production ofBig Bad, Yasi Ar-

royo 11 as Evil Stepmother is not thrilled with

her client Big Bad Wolf (Josh Hermann 11).

Drama Club Plans to Be Bigger,

Badder This Seasonmember. With plans to raise money,

advertise and recruit new faces and

talent into the club, every week isa step closer to what members hope

will be a phenomenal performance

for the school.

I just want to make sure

Drama Club is a respected group with

great talent, said Vice President

Yasiara Arroyo. She said that just

like any team or club tries to do,

students learns from each other and

works off the others energy. This

high spirited group has big goalsand plans on meeting them all.

Mr. Trauds

Urban Garden

Bridges Program

Sends Juniors to

Mount Union

During our tour we saw

the library, the gymnasium, the

stadium, their cafeteria, their dorm

rooms, and their very own movie

theatre. All of these attributes really

surprised all the students who wen

there.


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Fall sports here at CCC( Football, Cross Country, and Volleyball) have recently concluded With ups and

downs in each sport, each program showed the heart of an Ironman with male and female athletes giving their all

throughout the season.The football season started with success as they won their rst game at Columbia. Then they suffered

a loss to Division 3 Field High School. They bounced back winning ve straight against Brooklyn, Gilmore,

Benedictine, Villa Angela- St. Joseph, and Chanel. After having won ve straight, they had a chance to make the

OHSAA playoffs by beating either Elyria Catholic or Lake Catholic. Unfortunately, both games ended in losses,

leaving the team with a 6 and 4 record and frustrations about not being able to get into the playoffs during their

rst year in the new stadium.

I interviewed Darius Richards, senior starting quarterback to get his thoughts on his nal season here at

CCC. He said, We had had some ups and downs, but I love this program and wish them nothing but success in

the future. His memorable moment of the season was the Benedictine game, it was third and thirteen and we

needed a big play. I stepped up and made a big run that set up a touchdown pass to Marcel Caver that gave us the

lead and put us over the top. I asked him what he would miss most about playing here at CCC and what he hopedin the future for CCC. He replied by saying: Ill miss playing with the team, period. And I hope the program will

improve and get bigger.

Listed below are some this seasons outstanding athletes and award winners.

Fall Sports Wrap Up by Jonathan Sliman,Millwrite Staff

Varsity Len Janiak

Deonte Kelso 11

JV Len Janiak

Tavion Pauldo 14

Marcus Steele Award

EShawn Dixson 11

*NCL First Team

Marcel Caver 11EShawn Dixson 11

Jamel Townsend 11

Jeremy Whitlow 11

*NCL Second Team

D. Caldwell-Ragland 11

Khairi Dickson 12

Darius Richard 11

*NCL = North Coast League

FOOTBALL

Cross CountryVarsity Len Janiak

Michael King

CheerleadersVarsity Len Janiak

Tyesha King 12

VolleyballLen Janiak Award

Paige Massey

Chelsea Merced

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