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Managing Editor

Benjamin Lake

Lilli Marshall

Writers

Christian Harnden

Maddie Hattervig

Sarah Laird

Sarah Parks Alexis Pell

SP Perry

Stella Quintero

Megan Raleigh Mike Ridyard Dom Sequeira

Luke Schirmer Jessie Schneider

Keegan Stinnett Niki Taylor

Paul Tenewitz

Advisor

Mr. Amato

February 2015February 2015February 2015

TechNew Club Provides Technology to Aid the Sick

Contact Us at

The Beeline

Melbourne Central

Catholic H.S.

100 E. Florida Ave.

Melbourne, FL 32901

Phone:

(321) 727-0793

Email:

amatom@ melbournecc.org

By Christian Harnden

Beeline Staff

Sick people in the hospital often do

not have ways to communicate with their

friends and family beyond a phone call or an

occasional visit. TechNew, a new club at

MCC founded by Tom Crowell, give sick

people the ability to easily communicate with

loved ones. He was inspired to start this club

when he was visiting his sick brother who

was bored during his hospital stay.

TechNew is the club that he created

and their mission is to connect the sick to

their friends and family even if they can’t be

with them in person because they are in the

hospital. The club does this in a variety of

ways such as accepting old technology and

improving it to give purpose who is in dire

need of some purpose in his or her life. Tech-

New is an expanding club at MCC which has

members who donate their time so they can

improve the lives of others. Senior Maggi

Marshall said, “I am inspired by what Tech-

New is doing and I admire all the love and

compassion they

are spreading in

the community and

especially among

the sick and hospi-

talized.”

The Tech-

New club needs

help from the

MCC community

just as much as the

sick need help

from TechNew.

Technology is in

such high demand in today’s fast paced world every

where around us.

Small donations of old technology does not

mean much to the donator but can mean the world in

happiness and gratefulness to someone who can’t get out

of bed to visit their friends and family.

Old iPods, tablets, MP3 players, and laptops are

very important to the TechNew team which can use

these to brighten people’s days each moment they spend

in the hospital.

Photo by Drew Vici

Tom Crowell leads the TechNew club

which helps the sick receive new tech-

nology to help improve their lives..

National Signing Day Sends MCC

Athletes to College Level

By Ben Lake

Beeline Manager

In early February, the

MCC community gathered in

the gymnasium to honor three

outstanding athletes: Max Erd-

man, Austin Perlman and

Brandon Ziarno, who signed

letters of intent to play football

at the collegiate level. Erdman

and Ziarno will attend Florida

Institute of Technology, while

Perlman will head to Deland to

play for the Stetson Hatters.

On the first Wednesday

of February every year, high

school students are selected to

sign a National Letter of Intent,

which binds the athlete to play

football at that specific school. The colleges that sign

players are members of the NCAA.

Courtesy Photos

From top: Parents joined

Max Erdman, Austin

Perlman and Brandon

Ziarno.

By SP Perry

Beeline Staff

On February 18th, Ash Wednes-

day marked the beginning of Lent. The

Season of Lent is an opportunity for Cath-

olics to reflect, fast, and repent.

Ash Wednesday was first record-

ed during the tenth century in Anglo-

Saxon text. According to orlutheran.com,

it was later practiced throughout the Mid-

dle Ages by sprinkling ashes on the head

rather than anointed as they are today.

However, the message of Ash

Wednesday has remained the same. As

Christians receive the Ashes, they are

reminded of their nature to sin and their need to repent. The

cross reminds people that Jesus was crucified for their sins

and signifies his sacrifice for humanity. Ash Wednesday and

the Season of Lent gives all Christians the opportunity to

recognize their sins and repent for their wrongdoings.

Ash Wednesday: Integral to Catholicism

Melbourne Central Catholic H.S.

Courtesy Photos

Fredrick Yana

receives ashes on

his forehead dur-

ing the first day

of the Lenten

Speech and Debate Team #1 in County

PAGE 2 THE BEELINE

By Christian Harnden

Beeline Staff

The Speech and Debate team has vastly improved within the

past few years and is now one of the most competitive teams in Brevard.

This program at MCC is both an extracurricular activity and daily class

during second period under the direction of Rita Herschbach.

Trevor Mills, a junior, and Osiano Isekenegbe, a senior, are the

varsity captains of the team. They competed

together in the debate category of public

forum. In public forum, teams are given a

topic to prepare for each month. The teams

research this topic and prepare speeches

which they perform at competition. The de-

bate includes crossfires, summaries, grand

crossfires, and final focuses.

Junior Aaron Blaylock has enjoyed

his time on the Speech and Debate team,

which he joined his sophomore year. He

was challenged by the tasks when he first

began, but as he learned to collaborate with his teammates, he began to

enjoy competing. Blaylock and his partner Peter Wilkie, who is also a

junior, have made the tough transition to the varsity level this year. The

MCC debate team is the top-ranked team in Brevard County. The team is

composed of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Each member plays a

critical role in the overall performance of the team. MCC has competed

in three different competitions since this school year began and has had

many top ten finishes.

Courtesy Photo

The Speech and Debate team

at a recent competition.

International Program Continues to Thrive and Promote Success

By Pierre Valverde

Beeline Staff

After just a few years, MCC’s International Pro-

gram is thriving as students from all over the world are

now taking classes here in Florida. Second semester just

began and six new international students from Asia have

joined the MCC community.

From China, Zoe Xu has a great impression of

MCC from her first day of class. Xu is a member of the

class of 2017 and wants to attend an American university.

“I enjoy the weather and my host family is awesome,”

said Xu.

Another international student from China, Mi-

chael Jiang, said, “I have enjoyed my time here in Ameri-

ca and especially MCC because of the teachers and how

nice the weather is.” In his second year in America, Jiang

said he loves Florida’s weather and food. “My host fami-

ly is so nice and I enjoy being a part of their family,” said

Jiang. Just as the American students experience, stress is

a major part of academics at MCC. “This time of the year

is a bit stressful for everybody,” said Missie Valencia,

international coordinator. With difficult classes,

tests and school activities students

stay very busy.” Juniors are prac-

ticing and getting ready to take the

T.O.E.F.L test (an English-fluency

exam), working harder to improve

their GPA and starting to choose

colleges.

Another international stu-

dent, Dorka Jagnesakova, class of

2016, said it is very important for

juniors to start searching for col-

leges and preparing their resumes.

Students of the 2015 class

are far from being done. They are

still applying to college, which is a

stressful part of senior year. Also,

the seniors are working on their

Community Awareness Projects, which are due on March

12. Juniors and seniors are giving their last efforts to fi-

nally fly into a bigger world—college. “It’s hard to stay

focused, especially being so close to the end of high

school,” said Luca Janssen.

Photo by

Pierre Valverde

Luca Janssen enjoys

Florida because of

the weather and

school he attends.

For The Kids: MDM Soars!

Photo by Michael Chan-Pong

Beeline Staff Story

The MCC Mini-Dance Marathon

program doubled its goal of $12,000 on

March 15th as over 230 MCC students were

at school for six straight hours—all to raise

money for the Greater Orlando Children's

Miracle Network. During MCC's 3rd Annual

Mini-Dance Marathon, students spent count-

less hours planning fundraisers, securing

food donations, registering participants, and

organizing the event all in the hopes of bene-

fitting children being treated in CMN hospi-

tals in Central Florida. All told, $23,007.49

was raised.

Looking Toward the Future By Niki Taylor

Beeline Staff

Through the years, MCC has inspired it's students

to dream big. On January 30th, students circulated through

classrooms and met a variety of enthusiastic professionals.

In the gym, speaker Larry Laskowski proudly displayed his

Hustler football jersey when he attended MCC. Laskowski

beemed when he held up his Hustler jacket, "proof" of his

coaching career. He concluded his speech with an exuber-

ant "GO HUSTLERS!"

The students were anxious to meet each person on

their schedule as the professionals walked to their assigned

classrooms. This year, we met a pilot of a major airline, a

lawyer at Harris, architects, nurses, a pharmacist, a bomb

technician, Miss Apopka and many others. The nurses each

gave presentations about their schooling, and showed pic-

tures of their hands-on experience in the field. Mr. Ridyard,

father of Michael Ridyard, talked about flying huge airlin-

ers. Ridyard even told students that a plane can land itself if

the visibility is too low or in an emergency situation. The

some of the architects brought in plans to show students the

beginnings of buildings. Students were thrilled to see how

many professionals were employed in the area of their

dream jobs. After Career Day was wrapped up, the profes-

sionals headed back to the Media Center where they were

provided a full lunch.

PAGE 3 THE BEELINE

New Resource Officer: A Positive Influence on Students By Keegan Stinnett

Beeline Staff

MCC has a placed a renewed emphasis on safety

this year with the introduction of Student IDs, but the

school’s commitment did not stop there. MCC hired Mr.

Dean Gross as the new Resource Officer this year. As the

resource officer, Gross’s new responsibilities include stu-

dent safety and student conduct. Aside from his duties,

Gross strives to make a positive impact on students.

Gross’s position may be new, but he has been a

part of the MCC family for years. Gross worked in the

maintenance department since 2006 and is the brother of

Mr. Shawn Gross, MCC’s Maintenance Director, and uncle

to several MCC alumni and current student Josh Gross.

Gross’s new position as campus security covers a

wide range of responsibilities. He makes sure students get

to class on time, checks uniforms, keeps the campus safe,

etc. Gross supports the students IDs, “they show that the

right kids are on campus and their for the kids safety,” said

Gross. Gross’s presence provides an added level of safety

and security to the campus. Gross can be found patrolling

the halls during class time ensuring student are doing what

they are supposed to.

Student morale is very

important to the success in the

classroom and to the school.

Since Gross’s induction into

the school day, his positivity

with the students has been un-

deniable noticeable. “I want

the students to feel relaxed and

have a positive day,” said

Gross. Whether it is a high-

five in the morning or a simple

smile during the day, his cha-

risma goes a long way. “Mr.

Gross brings such a positive

influence to the school, he

makes sure we behave, but

more importantly his upbeat

spirit makes our days just a little bit better.” said senior

Michael Hopkins.

Gross is helping to make MCC safer and more

secure for students while always trying to exude positivi-

ty. He enjoys his new position and finds it “very reward-

ing.”

Photo By

Keegan Stinnett

Dean Gross is an ever pre-

sent reminder of safety in

the halls of MCC through-

out the day.

Science/Math Education at MCC

By Niki Taylor

and Drew Vici

Beeline Staff

On February 12,

students from many of the

local feeder schools partici-

pated in leadership build-

ing activities at MCC. Stu-

dents were broken into

groups led by MCC repre-

sentatives from student

council. Throughout the

day, the middle school stu-

dents engaged in several

math topics and science

experiments.

According to Kea-

ton Cederstrom, a senior,

the students travelled to a

series of different stations

to learn science and math-

ematics principles. Some

of the activities included egg drop to learn physics and

Sudoku for math skills, and other activities to strength-

en their teamwork and leadership skills.

Photos By Sammie Novak

Top from left: Nicole Hen-

nessey and Kiana Zanganeh

and (bottom) J.P. Crowell

and Paul Ingrid instruct stu-

dents on various principles

of chemistry.

and worked hard.”

During the playoffs the

team made it to the regionals

but lost a tough game to Ox-

bridge Academy 77-48. “We

had a great season and we gave

it our all,” said Kemari Jones,

the team’s 6’1” center who will

be attending Longwood Univer-

sity in Farmville, Va.

“Everybody left it all on the

court during the playoffs.” The

team finished with an overall

record of 19-6 with big wins

against Florida Air Academy in

the district finals (55-51), the

team’s second district champi-

onship in a row.

Leading up to the re-

gional game, the team won their

non-conference game at home

against Highlands Christian by

a score of 56-28. Throughout

all the hardships the team endured during the regular sea-

son, the team was able to be successful and finish the sea-

son with pride, Jones added.

THE BEELINE

By Sarah Parks

Beeline Staff

January was one of the busiest months for MCC

as prospective students toured the school to discover what

makes it so amazing. Families recently took a full school

tour, allowing them to get a day-to-day look at the school

and had a question-and-answer session with Lourdes Wy-

att, the school’s admissions advisor. “Questions that po-

tential candidates asked about the courses offered at

MCC, electives, athletics, and involvement in club activi-

ties,” said Wyatt.

She added that the purpose of open houses and the

Hustler for a Day event is to welcome possible students

and families to our school community. This past fall, over

50 visitors attended MCC’s open house, and about 25

families attended this winter. According to Wyatt, more

than 95% of the students who attended the open house

will attend MCC next fall.

The Hustler for a Day event took place on

Wednesday, January 28, for eighth through tenth-graders.

This event was for students who are not currently attend-

ing a Catholic feeder school or any other student who does

not attend MCC.

By Luke Schirmer

Beeline Staff

No matter the age or the experience level, all

basketball players love the sound of the crowd’s cheer—

an explosion of built-up excitement as they await the

crisp swish of a three pointer at the buzzer.

Every basketball player knows the feeling of a

crushing victory and the deflated feeling of defeat. A

true Hustler knows how to shake off a loss, train harder,

practice smarter and regroup to return to the court ready

to tackle their next competitor.

The team has had to overcome a bounty of ob-

stacles this season already. For example, the team lost a

lot of major contributors to the team last year because

players graduated or decided to focus on schoolwork.

No matter the reason, new players were eager for the

opportunity to tryout and land a spot among this team of

hard working, dedicated and faithful athletes.

Senior Ashley Baerlocher, who scored her 1,000-career

point this season, is one of the team’s top players. She

discussed how the team was constituted of many new

players. “The new players are fitting in well,” she said.

“One of my favorite parts of playing is that the entire

team is just one big family and we all have a good time

together,” said Baerlocher. She added that “...even

though we have fun, we all came out, took it seriously

Lady Hustlers Work Hard to Reach Regionals

Each event required much plan-

ning in very little time. Impres-

sively, the school’s administrative

staff manages to pull off the plan-

ning of the events in one week.

Prepping includes promot-

ing MCC open houses through the

local community and the Brevard

County Catholic Schools organiza-

tion. Creating flyers, posters, and

sending out informational packets

are other promotional methods.

The Green and Gold Society

helped in many ways, such as lead-

ing the tours and creating thank-

you notes for visitors. Wyatt said, “Open houses are con-

sidered very successful in the eyes of the administrative

staff.”

These events allow individuals to understand the

daily life of an MCC student. This open house gave the

MCC community the opportunity to demonstrate the

school’s excellence and welcome potential students to our

campus.

MCC Welcomes Families Through Open House

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Photo by Sarah Parks

Lourdes Wyatt was in

charge of the recent

MCC Open House,

which showcased the

school to prospective

students and parents.

Courtesy Photo

Seniors Kemari Jones,

above, and Ashley Baer-

locher, led the MCC girls

team to the regionals this

season. Toni Bannister heads

down court looking for an

open teammate.

By Sarah Laird

Beeline Staff

This year, at the University of Florida, high

school students of all grades from around Florida came

together to hone their debating skills and attempt to solve

world problems. There are two different groups delegates

can be sorted into: General Assemblies (GAs), for the

newer advocates, and Crisis Committees (CCs), for the

more experienced members.

In GAs, each person is assigned to an assembly,

which include the World Health Organization (WHO), the

Commission on the Status of Women, Unicef Children’s

Fund and many others. Each person is assigned a country

to speak for and engage in discussions the assembly as-

signs. For example, the WHO assembly might discuss

solutions to the Ebola outbreak.

More experienced students are eligible to be on

Crisis Committees. Students are assigned a specific per-

son to speak as and are allowed to dress up if the situation

calls for it (Abraham Lincoln was seen last year). Some

committees this year are the Security Homeland Interven-

tion, Enforcement and Logistics Division (better known

as the S.H.I.E.L.D. agency), the Court of King Henry the

VIII, Ronald Reagan’s Cabinet and others. As the name

implies, the CCs deal with Mock

crises that “suddenly” arise through-

out the debate.

At the end of debating, each

assembly and committee creates a

position paper that (hopefully) re-

solves the pressing issues each group

faces. After the papers have been ap-

proved, usually by the end of the sec-

ond day, the award ceremony begins.

Awards include Best Delegate, Best

Delegation (for an entire school’s

group), Best Position Paper (for a

certain assembly and a certain committee) and others.

The students who participated this year were Sen-

ior Teddy Xiou, Senior Wicky Zhang, Junior Blake Hil-

dreth, Junior Undra Bayasgalan, Sophomore Christopher

Erdman, Sophomore Sarah Laird, and Freshman Bryan

Wells. For more information about the Model United Na-

tions club, see Mr. Ed Henry or Mrs. Kathleen Buice from

the History Department. The kids all had a blast this year

and are hoping to see more friendly faces in the club next

year.

MCC Football Players Shine in All-Star Games

Model UN Club Represents Well at Competition

THE BEELINE PAGE 5

Photo by

Sarah Laird

Sophomore Chris

Erdman is excited to

go to his first Gator

MUN competition.

Ryan Craft, Ziarno and Erdman

are some of the hardest working

players on the team and it shows

on the football field. In the offsea-

son when most kids are relaxing,

Erdman and Ziarno are working

on their game by lifting weights,

throwing passes, and running

routes. During the season, Erdman

and Ziarno are either watching

hours of film of each week’s oppo-

nent or they are viewing films of pro and college players.

Erdman and Ziarno have recently committed to

play college football at Florida Institute of Technology.

F.I.T. football is an up-and-coming program that went 6-5

in their inaugural season. Next year Ziarno and Erdman

are both looking forward to leading the team to another

winning season. “I’m really excited that I have the chance

to play college football. I chose F.I.T because of all the

great coaches and the chance to play for a National

Championship,” said Ziarno. According to MCC’s head

football coach and athletic director, Mike Riazzi, the Ziar-

no family has had a big impact on the school over the

years. Brandon’s father, Jim (an MCC math teacher) also

played football for the Hustlers. Additionally, Erdman’s

brothers—Mike and Max, also played for the Hustlers,

and Will is a current member of the team.

Photo by

Paul Tenewitz Brandon Ziarno and Max

Erdman are football all-

stars who will play at the

By Paul Tenewitz

Beeline Staff

From flag football, to Pop Warner, junior varsi-

ty, and varsity football, Max Erdman and Brandon Ziar-

no have dominated the football field. Every year, there

are several high school football All-Star games in Flori-

da. These games are an opportunity for players to show-

case their skills to college coaches and scouts. Recently,

Erdman and Ziarno played for the East team in the Cen-

tral Florida All-Star game. Erdman caught two passes

and even though he played well, his team still lost to the

West, 28 to 17. “Being in the All-Star game was awe-

some. I got to meet a lot of good players from the area,”

Erdman said. Ziarno’s best play was scoring the two-

point conversion in the fourth quarter to win the game.

“It was great opportunity for me to represent MCC; it

was also a lot of fun playing with great players from all

over the state,” Ziarno said. Ziarno also played in the

Florida Athletic Coaches Association 60th Annual

North/South All Star Classic where he took the team to

victory with 34 seconds left by throwing a nine-yard

touchdown pass. These games capped off a very impres-

sive high school career for Ziarno and Erdman at MCC.

In Ziarno’s final year he threw for over 3,000 yards and

44 touchdowns. In Erdman’s senior year he caught 68

receptions for 1,058 yards. According to their teammate

By Michael Ridyard

Beeline Staff

The boys soccer team had a fairly disappointing

season due to the high expectations they set for them-

selves this year. The team struggled throughout the year

with a final record of 4-10-1, but that did not keep them

from giving great effort in games and in practice. “We

definitely did not reach the expectations we had set for

ourselves,” said Junior goalkeeper Trevor Mills. “But I

feel like we gave it our all and that is all we could have

done.” Mills took over the goalkeeping duties when first-

stringer Jordan Dalrymple when down with a concussion.

Both goalies did a sold job in the net this year, said Coach

Chuck Kelly. One of the leaders on the team, Junior

Ronald Isaza, led the team on the defensive side and made

some terrific plays this season. “I feel that I did my best

and gave as much as I could to my team,” said Isaza.

“Even though it wasn’t as much as expected, I had fun

this season and I hope to do better next season.” The team

worked hard in practice but struggled to score goals dur-

ing the season. “Though we did a great job preparing for

the games, we just did not execute the way we needed to

be successful,” said Isaza. With unexperienced players,

the coaching staff worked diligently to develop the

younger players so they were ready to play when called,

By Luke Schirmer

Beeline Staff

The majority of kids in high school have access to

the internet on a daily basis. The online universe can be

an extremely helpful tool for discovering information and

connecting with people. However, many people do not

know how to protect themselves online. People share their

e-mail, name, date of birth and other identifying infor-

mation on websites, without understanding how detri-

mental this information could be if it is obtained by the

wrong people. From Instragram to Facebook, predators

lurk online, waiting to steal people’s information and take

advantage of gullible teens.

On January 22nd, Officer Martinez of the Mel-

bourne Police Department visited MCC and demonstrated

the proper and safe protocol for online use. He shed light

on how to maneuver the minefield of truth and falsity of

the World Wide Web and showed the MCC community

how to protect themselves while online.

Many students, as well as faculty, were enlight-

ened by Officer Martinez’s presentation. Even for stu-

dents and staff of MCC who are not on social media, the

presentation was an eye opener. MCC social studies teach-

er, Ed Henry, was specifically fascinated by the angles in

which criminals attack from.

“I do not, nor will I ever,

have, social media,” said

Henry. “I will definitely be

teaching my three children

the precautions they need to

take, upon joining social

media platforms.”

Officer Martinez

used comedy to convey the

message of internet safety to

his audience by describing a

scenario in which a young

child was convinced by a

much older internet preda-

tor, to defy his parents and

find comfort in the predator’s arms. He used the term

“reverse santa” to describe the process of how predators

seduce people into “cuddling” with them on the app

Cudlr. “I will definitely not be joining Cudlr because I

have never felt the urge to ‘cuddle’ with a stranger,” said

Henry. Officer Martinez’s presentation magnified the im-

portance of internet safety to the MCC Community by

illuminating the harms of social media and the Internet.

Boys’ Soccer Looks to Build for the Future

Online Safety: A Necessary Skill in Today’s Society

THE BEELINE PAGE 6

said Isaza. Coach

Kelly is a very

experienced and

has helped players

grow in soccer and

in maturity.

“Twelve of our

players last year

were seniors and it

is always difficult

to replace that

many players. Steven Hammond, our leading goal scorer

with seven, was a senior this year but I feel we have many

young and talented players to be developed to get back to

winning ways,” said Kelly. The soccer team has been

very successful recently —they went to the final four two

years ago. “Our recent success definitely makes this

year’s disappointing season sting a little more, but be-

cause of our young talent, I feel like we can be a success-

ful program again very soon,” said junior Josh Walts. The

team will work hard in the offseason to make sure they

are ready to compete next year. “Some of our players play

other sports but some of us also play club soccer to work

on our games, stay in shape, and get ready for next sea-

son.” said Walts.

Photo by

Michael Chan Pong

Officer Martinez shares his

wisdom on how to safely ma-

neuver the many types of

online hazards.

Courtesy Photo

The boys soccer team enjoyed a productive

season this year.

Strong Core Propels Basketball Team By SP Perry

Beeline Staff

This past month, the Varsity Boys’ Basketball

team established itself as one of the top teams in the dis-

trict. With a mix of experienced upperclassmen and new-

comers, the players have shown great improvement since

last season.

“This year we had a better defense, better com-

munication on offense and stronger leaders,” said senior

Lee Davidson, who has helped lead the team to several

victories, such as Bayside and Viera. “We were eliminat-

ed last year in the first round, but now we are confident

we will go deep (in the regional tournament).”

Throughout the season, the players have been

consistent and meticulous in their playing style and tech-

niques, which has led to many victories. “Our hard work

ethics and mindset paid off very well this season,” said

Davidson. “Additionally, key players have also helped

younger athletes develop and become stronger players.”

The team went twenty and seven this year and recorded

their first twenty win season in thirty years. They battled

throughout the season and made it into the first round

Team Play Helps Players Bond Through Season

THE BEELINE PAGE 7

By Alexis Pell

Beeline Staff

Though the season ended with less than hoped

for goals, MCC Girls’ Varsity Soccer still enjoyed the

competition and finished 10-9-1. Senior Brytni Emison,

starting goalie of all four years had a fascinating season.

“I wish it could have lasted longer, as a senior the season

went by really fast,” said Emison. The soccer team was

very close this year. “They were all great teammates and

I will miss them a lot when I graduate,” said senior So-

phia Carroll.

Many injuries occurred this season, mostly ACL

tears and sprained ankles. “If there was anything that I

could change about this season it would have been not

tearing my ACL in the beginning of the season,” said Car-

roll. Along with her Sophia, cousin Michelle Carroll,

players, tore her ACL in the beginning of the season due

to their injuries missed the rest of the soccer season. “We

had a tremendous amount of injuries, if I could, I would

try to stop the injuries from happening,” said Emison.

The girls soccer team had many challenging

games but the one that was most challenging was the first

district game of the season because the team hadn’t

learned how to play with each other yet and most of the

teammates were still in their cross country season, said

Dom Sequeira. Heritage high school was the teams’ big-

gest game of the season, Heritage was ranked much

higher than

MCC but the

team still man-

aged to win.

Senior

Sophia Carroll

got injured dur-

ing that game

and the team

knew they had

to step their

game to win it.

In the first

round of dis-

tricts the team

lost but still

held their heads up high. “I would replay our first game

of districts because we had potential to outplay our op-

ponents and keep moving forward but we let our nerves

get the best of us,” said Sequeira.

Junior Kiana Zanganeh is excited for what the

next soccer season has in store for her and her team ma-

tes. “The next year’s team looks strong, we have big

shoes to fill but it is possible,” said Zanganeh. This cen-

ter defender has been playing on varsity soccer for all

three years and wants to continue to play throughout

senior year.

Courtesy Photo

Seniors Dom Sequeira, Brytni Emison,

and Brooke Emsion lined up for their last

soccer season.

of regionals. Despite

a great effort from

several players like

Davidson and Kellen

Rogers, a senior, the

team suffered a loss

to Oxbridge Academy

with a score of 50-38,

which Davidson at-

tributed to their of-

fense.

However, the

season had several

highlights including when Rogers became a member of

the 1,000-point club. Rogers was the team’s leading

scorer, averaging 16.5 points a game. The team also ex-

perienced success late in the season when the team se-

cured a spot in the state playoffs by beating John Carroll

in the district semi-finals. This win not only gave the

team a 20-win season, but according to Coach Rob Ter-

ry, established this year’s team as one of the best MCC

has had in over a decade.

Photo By SP Perry

Lee Davidson leads a Hustler team

that looks to perform on and off the

court this year.

THE BEELINE

Gymnast Strives for Achievements to Improve Herself By Stella Quintero

Beeline Staff

Beaming as she held her medal, freshman gymnast

Ne Cornelius could not believe she had won All-State for

Colorado, which was held in Bolder, Colorado. Cornelius

won this title when she was in level 5 and was only a 5th

grader. “I felt proud when I won because I had the highest

score of the day,” said Cornelius. The Denver, Colorado-

native was inspired to become a gymnast, when she was

four years at her ballet practice. “I was at my ballet practice

and I saw a bunch of gymnast doing a bunch of tumbles,

which inspire to join gymnastics,” said Cornelius.

Then, unexpectedly, when Cornelius was 13 years

old, her father was given an opportunity to move to Mel-

bourne. Once here, she attended Hoover Middle School and

adapted to her new surroundings. “In the beginning I got

nauseous of the heat, but now I love Florida weather, I was

also scared that no one would like me when I started

school, but I was able to make new friends,” said Cor-

nelius. Yet Cornelius’s aspiration to gymnastics didn't end

in Colorado and she became determined to continue her

gymnastics career.

After school, Cornelius is a member of the Harbor

City Gymnastics. Currently, Cornelius is in level 7 of 10

levels at Harbor City Gymnastic. In total, she has won 57

medals and 10 trophies. She is a multifaceted gymnast, in

Art Student Receives Diocesan-Wide Drawing Contest Award

PAGE 8

20 meets she has won 1st

place in categories of beams,

floor, and bars. This year, Cor-

nelius will participate in 8 dif-

ferent competitions nationally,

“I’m going for regional this

year in Alabama,” said Cor-

nelius.

She said her biggest

challenge is finding enough

time to do her homework. “It

was been hard to juggle school,

gymnastics, and friends,” she

said. Cornelius has practice four

days a week, and all her practic-

es last for 3 hours and a half. Cornelius is not only a gym-

nast but a member of the MCC French club. She has also

been a surfer for two years and is planning to surf compet-

itively. After high school, Cornelius plans to use her gym-

nastic talents to achieve scholarships for college.

Her plan is to attend the Air Force Academy in

Colorado. “My goal is to serve my country in the Air

force as a F16 pilot for at least two years then later be-

come a photographer to take over my mom’s photography

business,” she said.

can put anything on the paper and

create something new. There are

few rules and you can just relax

and have fun.” In looking to the

future, Szoke has, “...always had

an interest in drawing comics. I

would want to pursue that kind of

art in college, but I’m terrible at

drawing that way,” said Szoke,

humbly. Anyone who knows her

would agree that she can do any-

thing she sets her mind to. In

Szoke’s free time, she writes and

knits, hobbies that are perfect for

such a creative person. To ex-

plain what inspired her to create the fantastic design, Szo-

ke answered that she knew she wanted to incorporate col-

ored pencils in some way, as they are her favorite medi-

um. The 15-year-old also knew that she wanted to have

the theme of radiance in her design, which she portrayed

masterfully. Finding a quiet place or one with good light-

ing was the key to such a successful drawing. Szoke loves

art, and hopes that she can continue to make MCC proud.

Photo by Sarah Laird

Veronica Szoke shows

her creativity through

her drawings.

Photo By

Stella Quintero

Ne Cornelius has won 57

medals and 10 trophies in

gymnastics competition.

By Sarah Laird

Beeline Staff

When teacher Michelle Lombard told her Ad-

vanced Art class about the chance to draw the Bishop’s

Christmas card, Veronica Szoke couldn’t refuse. The de-

sign had to include the Bible verse Luke 2:10, “The angel

said to them, I proclaim to you Good News of Great Joy.”

Szoke felt fully prepared to take on the challenge and her

efforts paid off. She won first runner-up in the whole Or-

lando Diocese.

Szoke is a transfer from Wisconsin. She said it was

weird, at first, going to an open-air high school, as she has

only gone to school in cold areas. Szoke much prefers the

warm weather, where nature can be much more stimulating

for her drawings. Nature sometimes influences her, but

mostly it’s a sentence or a description. “It creates a picture

in my head and makes me want to draw it.”

Her art advocacy began when she was young. “My

grandparents always wanted me to draw them something,”

said Szoke, “So I just said okay and went along with it.”

The sophomore had no idea that those simple requests

would spark a life-long interest.

Specifically, Szoke said she enjoys, “...the way you

PAGE 9 THE BEELINE

Love for Horses Provides Chance for Service

By Paul Tenewitz Beeline Staff

Every year, the MCC Student Council hosts a sev-

enth grade leadership day for kids to come and experience

the campus. Over 130 students were in attendance for this

year’s event, all from MCC’s feeder Catholic schools. The

students do many leadership and team building activities

during this day.

Seventh grade leadership day is a very important

event for MCC. It serves as a time for potential MCC stu-

dents to learn about the school, and to familiarize them-

selves with the average day of a high school student. The

students also meet MCC students. This day also helps to

the students to improve their leadership skills through

team building activities. Leadership day’s attendance this

year was over 130 students. The students were placed in

13 different groups, each one named after great leaders.

Some of these leaders include Mother Theresa, Martin

Luther King Jr., and Pope John Paul II. All of the students

came from MCC’s feeder Catholic schools. Some of the

schools in attendance were Saint Mary’s, Ascension, Our

Lady of Lourdes, and Holy Name of Jesus. This day is

very important to MCC because students from these

schools make up a high percentage of the schools popula-

tion. At this event all the

By Alexis Pell

Beeline Staff Charlotte Perlman has a knack for helping the

community and Mother Nature’s creatures. The junior

has served over 1,000 community service hours since her

freshman year, many at HART (Hidden Acres Rescue of

Thoroughbred), which is a horse rescue in Port Saint John.

“We began to volunteer at HART while we were horse

shopping,” she said. “We wanted to spend as much time

with all the possible horses we could adopt and volunteer-

ing seemed like a great way to do it.” The 17-year-old’s

job is to maintain, feed, clean, work, and train the horses

she works with. For the past four years Perlman volun-

teered every Sunday for four or more hours. This horse

lover doesn’t just work on week days and weekends but

also contributes her time at summer camps. Ever since

seventh grade Perlman has worked at HART and loves

what she does so much she wants to pursue horse rescue

as her career. Perlman has two of her own horses, one is

able to compete and the other is a rescue from HART.

A thoroughbred horse means that they are not able

to race anymore because of age, injury, or the horses are

not winning any of their races. “I want to make this my

Students participated in team and leader-

ship building activities. There were 13 sta-

tions and the groups went to each of the

stations. Among these activities were the

Human Knot, Hot Lava and a Speech and

Debate Presentation. At the speech and

debate station the middle school students

got see what it was like to be on the speech

and debate team. Junior Trevor Mills gave

a brief overview of the speech and debate

team, explaining the class and what he has

learned from taking it, after the presenta-

tion the students could debate Trevor on

various topics.

These seventh graders got a very

special opportunity to see our beautiful

campus and everything MCC has to offer,

as well as get a feel for what a regular day

is like as a high school student at MCC.

These seventh graders had the very special

opportunity to see our beautiful campus and everything

MCC has to offer. From this experience, they learned

what it is to be a Hustler and what it would be like to at-

tend MCC..

Seventh Grade Students Learn How to Lead

career eventually with

my own horse rescue

facility,” said Perlman

confidently. Within

this year Perlman

wishes to race her non-

thoroughbred horse at

Whickham Park and

Rocking horse. Perl-

man is extremely excit-

ed about getting into

horse racing and with

training and practice

her horse Rising Dream and herslef will more than suc-

ceed in what she loves to do. “I plan on doing three phase

eventing with Dreams, which is cross country, stadium

jumping and dressage. I also plan on showing Renegade

in lower level dressage,” said Perlman. Renegade is a

eight year old Thoroughbred horse and is unable to com-

pete due to a fractured sesamoid. Rising Dream is a ten

year old OTTB and was born and raised in New York.

Thanks to Perlman, many rescue horses are being helped

and loved.

Courtesy Photo

Charlotte Perlman enjoys riding

horses in her free time.

Courtesy

Photo

Angela Ham-

mond helping

students at

MCC’s 7th

Grade Lead-

ership Day.

THE BEELINE PAGE 10

Religion Teacher Spreads Word of God

By Maddie Hattervig

Beeline Staff

After 22 years as a teacher at MCC, Richelle Lier-

man knows what it takes to help students succeed. Her di-

verse background lends itself well to her achievements.

Lierman was born in Hawaii and had the oppor-

tunity to grow up in various places including Maryland,

California, and Japan because her father was in the mili-

tary. When she graduated high school in Virginia Beach,

she didn't know exactly what career path she wanted to pur-

sue. “Most kids don’t know what they want to be when

they grow up, while others know exactly what career is

right for them. I never actually wanted to be a teacher, it

just happened,” said Lierman. Despite her uncertainty, she

graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a

Bachelors of Science in Science Education/Biology and

with a Masters of Science in Environmental Science.

After college, Lierman arrived at MCC and has

been influencing the futures of thousands of students since

then. “MCC is a great place to work and the people are

great to be around,” said Lierman. She teaches Biology,

Honors Biology, and AP Biology. She has also taught

By Jessie Schneider

Beeline Staff When Matt Giuliano, came to MCC, he already

knew he would enjoy working here. After the religion

teacher graduated from Franciscan University in Steuben-

ville Ohio, he decided to join his wife, Cara, who is also a

religion teacher here.

He decided to teach Religion for various reasons.

“It’s more than just a class,” Giuliano said. “It teaches you

about life and important lessons that will take you through

life far past high school.” But aside from just teaching,

Giuliano enjoys playing Frisbee, woodworking, and walk-

ing on the beach in his free time.

Giuliano said that his favorite part about teaching

is, “...the good kids. I love spending time with them.

There's so much more to teaching than just a lesson plan. I

really love getting to know my students.” Giuliano also

remarked, “I love all the cool clubs here, that’s one of my

favorite parts about MCC.”

If one wants to see the appreciative response of his

students, it’s easy to find. For example, one senior said she

really loves religion class this year. “My favorite part

about having Mr. G as my teacher is his positive attitude

and he really cares about the kids—not just the teaching

aspect,” said Megan Taylor. Always inspired by God’s di-

vine message, Giuliano knew from an early age that he

computer, math, and other general

science classes. “I love watching kids

learn and finally get that a-ha mo-

ment,” said Lierman. She is also in-

volved with the junior class by helping

students choose the perfect class ring.

A new endeavor for Lierman was

chaperoning the Saint Lucia Mission

Trip, though not a stranger to foreign

lands—she once lived in Guantanamo

Bay, Cuba. “My favorite thing about

teaching is having all the breaks. I

love having summer and Christmas

off,” said Lierman.

Although she keeps herself

busy with classes and extracurricular activities at MCC,

she still makes time for her family. Lierman has two sons,

Cameron and Justin, and one daughter, Maddie. Cameron

is an alumnus of Class of 2013 and Maddie is currently

part of the Class of 2016 of MCC. Lierman not only gains

a close relationship with her children, but MCC benefits

from having her as a teacher.

After 22 Years in Education, Teaching Is Still Fun

Photo By

Maddie Hattervig

Richelle Lierman

examining a slide of

a cell on a new mi-

croscope.

wanted to somehow be involved

with his faith in an active role.

He originally taught spe-

cial education and started teach-

ing it when he lived in New York.

Then he went on to teach in Port

St.Lucia, and finally arrived at

MCC and worked in special edu-

cation for one year. “I really en-

joyed teaching Special Ed stu-

dents because they were so fun

and they taught me just as much,

if not more, than I taught them,”

he said.

But sometimes, work life

and personal life come together.

Recently, the Giulianos celebrated

the birth of their first child, Grace, who was born in De-

cember. “that was the best day of my life,” he said.

“My favorite Bible verse is Timothy 2 4:7. It is “I

fought a good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.”

This bible verse ties with Giulianos faith inspiration from

the Franciscan virtue of Endurance. “It reminds me to

always keep my faith and stay strong in everything I do”

said Giuliano.

Photo by

Jessie James

Matt Giuliano said he

enjoys working with the

great students at MCC.

THE BEELINE

Championships: Bucks Roll Ducks, Patriots Pluck Seahawks

PAGE 11

By Michael Ridyard Beeline staff

In January, the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Marcus

Mariota and the Oregon ducks to win the first ever College

Football Playoff National Championship. The Buckeyes won

with a commanding 42-20 score, due in part to the stellar per-

formance of their running back Ezekiel Elliot. Running for

over 200 yards for the third straight game, Elliot has lead

Ohio State on this impressive championship run. The Buck-

eyes faced extreme adversity throughout the season and were

down to their third string quarterback Cardale Jones for the

championship game. Cardale Jones made the most of it,

proving to be a nightmare for defenses with his combination

of size and speed. This victory for the Buckeyes is historic

because it is the first college football championship not in the

BCS system. In previous years, the teams playing for the title

were chosen by a computer system that decided the best two

teams in the country. However, in the new system the selec-

tion committee chooses four teams to play in a playoff. Ohio

State made the cut, barely passing TCU and Baylor for the

final spot. Next season should be just as exciting.

The Incentive Problem and Obama’s Solution By Niki Taylor

Beeline Staff

President Barack Obama addressed our nation on

January 20th. I caught a couple of heartwarming declara-

tions, between my father’s loud rebuttals to the president’s

remarks. Mr. Obama has constantly told the American peo-

ple that his ObamaCare plan solves the problem of

“cheaper healthcare” because it makes the prices lower

across the board and makes it more affordable for everyone.

However, the plan for ObamaCare only hurts the overall

quality of care, and doesn’t solve the problem efficiently.

My dad has always told me that the way to solve a econom-

ic regression problem is to give an incentive. The final re-

sult of this incentive placebo is to get everyone working

towards a goal. ObamaCare has been threatening the quali-

ty of services since its inception. Look at any socialist ideal

like this thought experiment: You have a classroom of stu-

dents that believe strongly in the success of a socialist soci-

ety, so the professor says that they will spend the year as a

socialist-based class, where everyone will get the same

grade on each test, not matter how well they do. The stu-

dents thought this was great; they were confident everyone

would work together to get the best grade. The first test

came back, and collectively, the class got a B. The people

who studied hard and got an A were appalled. The people

who got C’s or lower were happy; they had gotten B’s and

they hadn’t worked that hard. When the next test rolled

around, the people who got A’s were angry at the class av-

erage and studied less. The people who got B’s or lower

studied even less than before because they expected the

average pulled up by the A students. The next test average

was a C-. The A students slowly began to realize their de-

mise, and the B students were now furious. The C and lower

students were somewhat satisfied. By the end of the class,

none of the students wanted to work because everyone was

disappointed by their peers. All of the students had lost their

incentive, because they had nothing to work for, no goal.

Exemplary students found it extremely frustrating and indo-

lent students lost any motivation to try at all. The professor

failed everyone in the class.

This thought experiment teaches us about how so-

cialism experiments always end up. We have seen it in Rus-

sia and socialist countries around the world, and this ulti-

mate result is cleverly called “regressing to the mean”. Eve-

ryone expects the same result no matter his or her work eth-

ic, the quality of work inevitably depletes over time. This is

how it works with ObamaCare, doctors study hard to start a

licensed practice, but the government limits how much each

procedure costs (to make it affordable for everyone). Doc-

tors no longer compete to raise quality because no matter the

quality, the payment would still be the same. U.S. becomes

the thought experiment through ObamaCare, and with set-

ting prices for procedures, the president wants to directly

help the poor by directly hurting the rich. Suddenly you have

a loss in incentive for the rich to make money if they give it

to the poor, and the poor lose incentive because their govern-

ment provides them with what they need. That is what is

happening now. People are provided food stamps and free

healthcare that is paid for by others. Morally, our president

finds it important to provide the less fortunate with money

that the rich have. However, the idea of “regressing to the

mean” only damages the American Dream.

By Michael Ridyard Beeline staff

For just a moment, it looked like

a replay of two previous Super Bowl

Losses for the New England Patriots: last

-minute miraculous plays that would end

the Pats championship dreams. But Fate

would render a different outcome this

year. With 26 seconds to play in Super

Bowl XLIX, the Seattle Seahawks had

the ball on the Pats one-yard line—déjà vu all over again.

But for some unknown reason, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll

called an inside slant—Russell Wilson was picked off by

Patriots rookie defender Malcolm Butler, who snatched the

ball away from receiver Ricardo Lockette. “I was positive

Seattle would just run the ball and win the game. But their

coach made a terrible call in my opinion. I screamed louder

than ever when Butler picked off the ball,” said Cederstrom.

As the crowd went crazy, Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady

(named MVP) would earn his fourth Super Bowl victory in

six tries and put him the same conversation with legends Joe

Montana and Terry Bradshaw.

Photo by

Mike Ridyard Avid Patriots’ fans

Lee Davidson, left,

and Keaton

PAGE 12 THE BEELINE

Keystone Pipeline: An XL Issue in New Congress towards energy independence, and

bolster our national security by

tapping into our energy re-

sources.”

The State Department,

which over sees construction

crossing international borders has

released its review of the Keystone

XL pipeline and concluded that

the environmental impact would

be nominal on a global scale.

However, they have acknowl-

edged the rise in greenhouse gases

from drilling the

oil sands. The

review prompt-

ed even more

debate over the

issue as Repub-

licans interpret-

ed it as green

light and Envi-

ronmentalists

called it insuffi-

cient. Speaker

John Boehner

said, "the report

again makes

clear there is no

reason for this

critical pipeline to be blocked one

more day." However, many Envi-

ronmentalist countered that the

review was not comprehensive

and ignored the effect of tar sand oil on climate change. Fi-

nal approval from the State Department is expected in June.

Presently locked in a global trade war over oil,

Obama would be imprudent not to approve the pipeline. The

Keystone XL pipeline has undeniable economic benefits that

should outweigh environmental impacts. Regardless of

whether or not the President vetoes the expected legislation,

the drilling will not stop and our foreign competitors will

reap the economic benefits the United States surrendered.

Republican senator, Ted Cruz, recently pointed out, “The

Canadians are not going to leave the tar sands unmolested.

They will send it to China,” said Cruz, “which will do far

more damage to the environment than refining it in the U.S.,

where it would generate good, high paying jobs.”

The XL pipeline has become a symbol of power in

the government because its benefits and issues align neatly

with party lines on both sides of the aisle.

A relatively simple proposal that should have

passed without issue, has evolved into an old fashioned

grudge match between Republicans and Democrats that is

begs the question: when will our politicians play nice in the

tar sand box?

By Keegan Stinnett Beeline Staff

As Republicans took control of the legislative branch

this January, the Keystone XL pipeline has resurfaced as a

topic of fierce debate. The Republicans, led by Speaker John

Boehner and majority leader Mitch McConnell, plan to pass a

bill that would approve the pipeline as their first order of busi-

ness. "The first item up in the new Senate will be the Key-

stone XL pipeline, the Hoeven bill,” said Majority leader

Mitch McConnell. “It will be open for amendment, and I hope

that senators on both sides will offer energy-related amend-

ments.” President Obama has already alluded that he will veto

any bill approving construction citing that the negative envi-

ronmental effects and minimum job creations

are the reason for his veto. The State Depart-

ment review of the proposal has polarized

partisan efforts, despite several Democrats

advocating for the pipeline as a job creator.

So what is the big deal about the Keystone

XL pipeline?

The Keystone XL pipeline, which

was first proposed in 2010, is a crude oil

pipeline that would run from Alberta, Canada

to Steele City, Nebraska. TransCanada, the

company building the pipeline, has estimated

that this 36-inch-diameter, 1179 mile pipeline

is capable of moving 830,000 barrels of oil

daily, cutting U.S. dependence on foreign oil

by almost 40%. This is part of the larger Key-

stone project that has already built a pipeline

across the United States. The existing pipeline has caused po-

litical debate over the necessity of the new XL pipeline.

President Obama and his constituents have taken a

strong stance on this issue because of the environmental im-

pact and relatively low number of long term job opportunities

that would be created after the initial construction. They argue

that the extraction process from oil sands is unclean, expen-

sive and wasteful. Ironically, in his recent State of the Union

address, Mr. Obama called for new infrastructure, but does

not consider the pipeline to be that. “Twenty-first century

businesses need twenty-first century infrastructure — mod-

ern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest Inter-

net. Democrats and Republicans used to agree on this. So let

us set our sights higher than a single oil pipeline,” said

Obama.

Republicans have advocated for the XL pipeline since

its proposal, hailing it is a job creator and an avenue toward

U.S. oil independence. They believe the economic benefits

outweigh the expected environmental impact. It is estimated

that the new pipeline would create 42,000 jobs both in con-

struction work and the services related to the project. The

Keystone XL pipeline would join the nearly two and half mil-

lion mile web of pipelines that cover the US will significantly

increase the United States oil production output. Republican

Marco Rubio said, “By not acting on Keystone, the President

is depriving America of a means to create jobs, take a step

“I feel the long and short term economic and envi-ronmental impact will truly bene-fit the Unit-ed States. Even though the US produces the majority of its own oil we should still develop the Key-stone pipeline. 1st the amount of jobs that will be created for the con-struction and mainte-nance of the pipeline will give a boost to our economy. 2nd, I feel that shipping crude oil over pipelines is cheap-er and safer than ship-ping oil on tankers, trucks or barges. So, in the long run the envi-ronmental impact of the pipeline should be minimized. I know this is a political issue be-tween the Republicans and Democrats but they should be able to

compromise and get the legislation passed.”

Courtesy Photo

History teacher Ed Henry spoke about the Keystone XL Pipeline.

By Pierre Valverde

Beeline Staff

Terrorism is not something that can be taken

lightly. Since the attack on the Twin Towers in 2011, Is-

lamic terrorist attacks have increased. In early January,

Islamic terrorists struck again in Paris, France.

The attack against Charlie Hebdo, a French news-

paper, occurred January 7th 2015. Two Islamic men,

armed with assault rifles, entered the Charlie Hebdo offic-

es and open fired. They fired almost fifty shots, killing 11

people and injuring 11 more. During the attack, the two

men shouted “Allahu Akbar” which means ‘God is the

greatest’ in Arabic.

Among the victims killed in the attacks were car-

toonists, economists, editors, and a police officer. Another

person was killed on the “Boulevard Richard-Lenoir” by

one of the criminals while they were escaping.

The terrorists were affiliat-

ed with the Jihad, a group of people

who declare war on people who do

not believe in Allah. The newspa-

per, Charlie Hebdo, has been heavi-

ly criticized for its antireligious

publishing, including mocking

Catholic, Jewish, Islamic, and po-

litical organizations. Many people

have responded negatively to this

newspaper, but none as strong as

the Jihad. The motive behind the

shooting is thought to be an accu-

mulation of cartoons published dur-

ing the past five years.

In 2011, Charlie Hebdo

published cartoons making fun of

Islamic leaders and Muhammad.

Aside from the derogatory words published in the paper, a

cartoon of Muhammad was also published. In the Islamic

faith, depiction of Muhammad is strictly forbidden. As a

result of this publication, the newspaper was firebombed

and their website was hacked. On January 8th, a female

police officer at “Montrouge”, killed four Jewish people

she had taken hostage in Vincennes grocery stores. Two

days after the Charlie Hebdo massacre, the Group of In-

tervention of the National Police (GIPN) were successful

in locating both the killers at a print shop north of Paris.

It was discovered that the brothers were part of Al

-Qaeda’s Yemen branch. The brothers exchanged fire

with the police and were eventually killed. Unfortunately,

the French Government received a message from the Ji-

had saying that these attacks are only the beginning. The

impact of these events is considerable in France as well as

other countries. Several manifestations of support took

place in many cities globally, including in France.

On Sunday, January 11th, forty world leaders

participated in a “republican march” in Paris. The

“republican march” brought over

1.5 million people to march in

Paris and over four million peo-

ple marched throughout the

country in the following days. In

addition, Charlie Hebdo has

agreed to give all revenue of the

first million copies sold of their

January 14th edition to the fami-

lies of those killed.

MCC was also touched by

this incident, “I was shocked to hear what happened to my

favorite city, which is very dear to me,” said French

teacher Mr. Poirier. “I was worried about my family liv-

ing over in Paris,” said junior Frederic Yana, an exchange

student from Cameroon. “This will

probably happen in other European

countries.” French club member

and senior, Osiano Isekenegbe, said

“I was astonished by the Paris inci-

dent. It is alarming that these vio-

lent incidents are occurring

throughout the world.”

Security has increased in

Paris following the shooting, but

the country is unsure if it will be

enough to protect against Al-

Qaeda’s attacks. Over fifty people

who supported the attacks on Char-

lie Hebdo were arrested as

“apologists for terrorism” and were

sentenced to jail time. The League

of Arab Nations released a state-

ment condemning the attack, but the question still re-

mains: will Al-Qaeda strike again?

Photo By: Pierre Valverde MCC’s French teacher, Mr.Poirier, junior Frederic

Yana, and senior Osiano Isekenegbe give their

opinion on the Charlie Hebdo event in Paris.

Violence in France Rocks American Psyche

The motive behind the shooting is

thought to be an accumulation of

cartoons published during the past five

years.

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Taylor Swift Tells Her Fans to Shake It Off By Stella Quintero

Beeline Staff Taylor Swift’s recent album, 1989, made number

one in the Billboard’s Top Ten Best Albums of 2014.

The album received numerous achievements, such as

number one in Cosmopolitan's Top 20 Best Album of

2014, number two in Rolling Stone’s Top 20 Best Pop

Albums of 2014, and number one in Billboard’s top 10

Best Albums of 2014.

After listening to the CD, I thought Swift has

continued her deft songwriting and produced one of the

most lyrical albums of the year so far. I especially liked

Shake It Off, Styles and Blank Space because the music

is catchy and seem to stick in my head. The lyrics are

easy to sing and remember and different from the themes

of her last album, which focused on relationships. But

these songs seem to pay attention to having a good time

and relaxing, as well as being a unique individual.

During the promotion for the album, Swift said

that she, “...woke up every single day not wanting, but

needing to make a new style of music than I'd ever made

before.” 1989 consists of 19 songs and four singles.

Shake it Off, Blank Space, and Out of the Woods, are sin-

gles that they were released from the album that all ap-

peared in the Top 20 Songs of ITunes. According to one

MCC student, Andrea Zavalla, “I

have several songs from the album,

but Blank Space is my favorite,” she

said.

Another thing I liked about

Swift’s new album is knowing that

she plays her own instruments. Swift

is an excellent guitar player, which

complements her songwriting and

singing talents. Her backing band is

also quite talented. The song, Blank

Space, in particular, has a great drum

beat with outstanding keyboards

which create the perfect atmosphere

for the song’s theme: her opinion on the paparazzi and

how the media affects her life and often portrays her as a

relationship-obsessed woman. This song shows listeners

exactly how Swift really is—a down-to-Earth, honest and

giving person. She often helps her fans by visiting them in

hospitals and helping them with their financial problems.

In all of Swift’s songs from this album, she is

either the writer or the co-writer. The only song from the

album that Swift wrote by herself was This Love. Overall,

Swift shines once again with a variety of up-lifting music

that can bring smiles to everyone around the world.

NASA’s Orion Launch Marks a Success By Maddie Hattervig

Beeline Staff

NASA’s Orion spacecraft marked success when

it launched on December 5, 2014, and traveled the far-

thest a spacecraft has ever gone in the past 40 years. The

Orion spacecraft was launched on top of a Delta IV

Heavy rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force

Station for a flight test at approximately 7:05 a.m. to

Mars. The Orion splashed down 4.5 hours later in the

Pacific Ocean 600 miles southwest of San Diego, Cali-

fornia. Throughout the flight test, the Orion traveled

through the Van Allen belt twice with no crew, reaching

an altitude of 3,600 miles above Earth. When entering

Earth’s atmosphere, the spacecraft reached speeds of

20,000 mph and experienced temperatures of 4,000 de-

grees Fahrenheit. The Flight Test also assessed the

launch and high speed reentry systems including avion-

ics, attitude control, parachutes and the heat shield.

The Orion was built to take astronauts farther

than they have ever gone in space before. NASA also

built the spacecraft to serve as an exploration vehicle that

can carry a crew to space, supply emergency abort capa-

bility, support a crew while traveling, and provide safe

returns from deep space travels.

In the future, Orion will launch on

NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, Space

Launch System (SLS). The Space

Launch System is currently being de-

veloped at Marshall Space Flight Cen-

ter in Huntsville, Alabama.

The heavy-lift rockets will be

more powerful than ever, resulting in

capability of sending humans to deep

space destinations such as an asteroid

and eventually Mars. Exploration

Mission-1 will be the first mission to

have a 70 metric-ton Space Launch

System send Orion in a backward or-

bit around the moon.

Currently, a team from

NASA, the U.S. Navy, and Lockheed

Martin personnel are in the process of

recovering the Orion spacecraft will

be delivered to NASA’s Kennedy

Space Center in Florida. Engineers

will then gather more information the

spacecraft’s performance and make

improvements.

Photo By

Stella Quintero Andrea Zavalla is a

fan of Taylor Swift’s

Blank Space.

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NASA’s Orion

launched from Flor-

ida’s Cape Canav-

eral Air Force Sta-

tion.

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The Silence of the Night Sheds Light on Holocaust Survivor

By Sarah Parks

Beeline Staff

“The days resembled the nights, and the nights

left in our souls the dregs of their darkness.” This quote

from Elie Wiesel’s memoir, published in 1956 and trans-

lated into English by his wife, Marion Wiesel, recounts all

the losses humanity faces through the terrible circum-

stances of the Holocaust.

Night is not a book about beautiful, happy endings

that involve nothing but good deeds and small hardships.

Instead, it is about the atrocities mankind has committed

against each other and the prices paid by all. The New

York Times describes Night as, “A slim volume of terrify-

ing power.” The book illustrates the large gray area be-

tween good and evil. Civilized man can easily cross that

line and turn into a savage without a conscious thought.

Each chapter examines humanity’s destructive treatment

of its members.

Although suffering horribly, Wiesel did not lose

his ability to reason. Eloquently provided for the reader

are Wiesel’s carefully penned thoughts. Wiesel slowly

loses his faith in God. Instead of believing that God is the

reason for living, he focuses all of his attention on his dy-

ing father. Throughout the novel, Wiesel gives descrip-

tions of the atrocities inflicted on an individual in his

position. The only sign of hope

throughout the story is the slow pro-

gressive movement of the Russian

liberation forces.

The narrative writing style of

Wiesel’s memoir gives insight into his

personal feelings, which in turn makes

his story connect with the reader. The

reading experience was emotionally

draining. With every little light of

hope, there was the darkness of the

night and the death and atrocities that

took place in the camp not far behind. While reading

Night I felt like I was truly with Wiesel in the camp, pray-

ing to God that I would not get picked to be sent to be

killed next. My experience while reading the memoir was

enhanced because I had gone to Auschwitz, the camp

Wiesel and his father were placed in, not long before

reading the story.

With this novel comes the powerful theme of the

struggle to maintain faith in a seemingly absent, benevo-

lent God. Wiesel emphasizes the silence of allowing

nightmarish events to happen in the world. Night leaves

many questions unanswered, but forces the reader to think

about moral and philosophical issues.

Keke’s Restaurant: The Perfect Way to Start Your Day

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By Jessie Schneider

Beeline Staff

This past weekend, I went to a new breakfast place

across the street from the Melbourne Square Mall called Keke’s

Breakfast Cafe. The company was started in 2006 by brothers

Kevin and Keith Mahen who wanted to join the $50 billion a

year breakfast industry. Keke’s is a franchise that has over fif-

teen restaurants in Florida. The restaurant opens its dooes at

7:30 a.m. Upon entering Keke’s, I was seated within moments.

When I received the menu I was overwhelmed at the

mere size of it. The menu at Keke's definitely has something for

every breakfast lover. On the menu there are so many options

and combinations to choose from for both breakfast and lunch.

Pancake flavors range from strawberry, chocolate, blueberry,

and bananas, and many more. Belgian waffles also come with a

variety of flavors and are served with whipped cream and fresh

strawberries, blueberries, and bananas on top. Keke’s offers

stuffed French toast with options of chocolate chips, strawber-

ries, caramel, cinnamon apples, coconut, pina colada, and many

other flavors in the middle. For egg lovers, Keke’s has omelets

such as the cheese steak, portabella, three meat, and Hawaiian

omelets. Side orders include home fries, oatmeal, toasted ba-

gels, and fresh fruit. Everything on the kid’s menu is under six

dollars.

The lunch menu features paninis, burgers, salads, and

wraps. Keke’s offers uniquely flavored paninis such as cheese

steak, portabella, chicken and salsa, bacon, tomato, and cheddar

and southwest turkey club. As for sandwich-

es, Keke’s menu includes the classic BLT,

tuna melt, and ham and turkey club sand-

wiches. Wraps can be both pressed or regu-

lar and come in a variety of types such as

cheeseburger, cheesesteak, Carolina chicken,

and sesame chicken. Furthermore, my fa-

vorite part about Keke's is definitely the cof-

fee. My breakfast is not complete without a

fresh cup of coffee. Unlike most breakfast

places, Keke's provides you with a variety of

flavored creamers such as French vanilla,

hazelnut, caramel, and mocha. What sets

Keke’s apart from other restaurants is the

service. Aside from the delicious food, the

service is always impeccable. All of the

servers are friendly, polite, outgoing, and

punctual. They always make sure to meet your needs complete-

ly. Whenever my drinking glass was half empty, they came

over right away to fill it up. What great service, indeed. The

owner of Keke's came around to every individual table and

asked us how we were doing and how everything tasted. I

would greatly recommend Keke’s to anyone, especially stu-

dents who love giant pancakes and waffles covered in whipped

cream and cherries. The meal portions were extremely generous

and the prices were not too expensive. Their wide variety of

food and hospitable service made it a great place to eat.

Photo by

Maggie

Schneider

The food at

Keke’s will put

several pounds

on you every

time.

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Taken 3: A Rare Third Sequel That Works leaves Bryan feel-

ing confused. Not

long after, Bryan

receives a text

from Lenore’s

phone saying to

meet at his house

for bagels to talk

about something

important. Despite

feeling hesitant

after talking with Stewart, Bryan proceeds to the store to

buy bagels. When he gets back to his home, he sees Le-

nore dead in his bed. The police show up shortly after

because a neighbor reported hearing a woman cry out.

Bryan does everything he can to gather some sort of evi-

dence from the crime scene, but has to flee when the po-

lice come in order to find the killer himself. The remain-

der of the movie is about Bryan’s journey to discover who

killed Lenore and protecting his daughter. This action-

packed film received an abundance of positive feedback

from fellow moviegoers. Personally, I think the first Tak-

en movie was the best one but this was still an excellent

movie with a creative plot and unpredictable ending.

By Dominique Sequeira

Beeline Staff

In the newly released Taken 3, Liam Neeson

plays a former government official framed for the murder

of his ex wife. First of all, any action movie starring Liam

Neeson has to be a huge hit. His dexterous action scenes

can get a thrill out of anyone. Throughout the movie, his

number one goal in this hit thriller is to protect his daugh-

ter from assailants and to put an end to the threats to his

family once and for all. Neeson’s character, protagonist

Bryan Mills, faces numerous obstacles as he must stay

hidden from the cops and hunt down the unknown killer.

The beginning of the movie starts as any other

day would for Bryan Mills. He visits his beloved daughter

and plays golf with his buddies. Then he gets a surprise

visit from his ex-wife, Lenore. She informs him that she

feels trapped in her marriage and misses being with him.

Although he admits he feels the same, Bryan states that it

would only make matters worse if they began to see each

other. This was the last he ever heard from her before she

was brutally killed. A few days later, Lenore’s current

husband, Stewart pays a visit to Bryan, warning him to

stay away from her. He does this in a calm manner, but it

Dom’s Column In December, the religion department hosted a toy drive for Club

Esteem’s annual Christmas Party. This is a non-profit organiza-

tion that offers local children a place to grow academically and

personally. “The MCC community collected over 100 toys which

directly benefitted the members of Club Esteem,” said Mr. Ensell.

On December 27th, over 20 MCC alumni gathered to participate

in the first annual 4v4 soccer tournament to raise money for Mini

Dance Marathon. “It was a great turnout and I was thrilled to be

back at MCC. Seeing all the familiar faces while playing the sport

I love was a great addition to my winter break! It was also pretty

great winning the tournament,” said class of 2014 alumni, Keyon

Zakeri. The winning team Fake Madrid, consisted of six members

of the Class of 2014: Chase Santiago, Cori Hill, Ryan Zinone,

Paul Gleich, Keyon Zakeri, and Phil McKegg.

Senior Brooke Emison was chosen for as the Chamber of Com-

merce Young Adult Award winner for January. This award was

created for high school students who demonstrate excellence in and out of the classroom. On

January 8th, she was honored at a breakfast hosted by the Chamber at the Holiday Inn in

Viera. Congratulations Brooke Emison!

Senior, Marisa Boccabella was named Florida Today All-Space Coast 1st team for golf. This

was her third consecutive year making the 1st team. Congratulations Marisa!

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Giuliano for the birth of their first child, Grace Elizabeth

Giuliano! Grace was born at 9:33am on Tuesday, December 9th, weighing 8.6lbs. “She is

healthy, happy and beautiful!” said Mrs. Giuliano. Welcome to the MCC family Grace!

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Congratulations to team

“Fake Madrid” for winning

MCC’s first annual 4v4

Soccer Tournament!

By

Dominique

Sequeira

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Senior Brooke

Emison giving her

speech at the Cham-

ber of Commerce

breakfast.

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