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during special
one of the many cornerstones of Rita: The St. Rita Marching dents have the opportunity to be a part of the band.
Mustangs Band. The Mustangs put on their Annual Christmas Concert De-
Without them playing at football and basketball games, cember 10th and are now gearing up to compete in the State
pep rallies, concerts, and various other school functions, of the Art Catholic Band Competition. That competition
Rita would not be the same place.
Mass ceremony
This year is no exception; the band is preparing for a year
of excellence by changing their practice-time structure and
will be taking place February 21st at Marian Catholic.
JUST ONE WEEK later, the Mustangs will move on to
take part in the Midwest Music Festival at Lemont High
focusing on important goals. School on February 28th.
One of the biggest changes in the band’s practice-time Without a doubt, the biggest upcoming event for the band
structure is that the Rita student members of the band now is the trip they will be making April 10th through April 19th
practice every day during the C and D portions of 4th pe- to Italy. The Mustangs are preparing to travel Italy over
riod. Easter Break, a trip that the Rita band takes part in every
THIS CHANGE HAS been made to allow the band to four years.
focus on improving unity and skill. The change gives stu- “I am really excited about the Italy trip,” said senior band
dents who may not have been able to be a part of the band member and officer Ted Haras.
in the past due to other afternoon commitments the ability Many stops will be made along the tour including one in
to practice during the day and prepare with the other band Rome, however the most important stop will be when the
members. Mustangs visit Cascia and the shrine of St. Rita.
The band also practices as a whole with the female mem- Everyone in the band is working hard and has high expec-
bers of the band who attend area Catholic all-girl high tations for their performances throughout the year.
schools joining the Rita students every Wednesday after- The overall theme of this year, as band President Bran-
noon. Every student in the band is required and able to at- don Cross said, is “to get everyone motivated musically and
tend this practice regardless of their involvement in sports teach the band members self-discipline.”
What’s That?
Movies bridge that gap between people so they can all
share in a common experience.
THIS PROVIDES A reason as to why people start
doing things similar to what they see in the movies.
Why do you think movie companies have to put dis-
claimers before movies like MTV’s Jackass? People
will attempt the stunts they see in that movie because
The following question was recently asked of several classes of Rita students.
they, and their friends, think it will be hilarious. What was the best or worst Chrsitmas gift you have ever received?
Every other time you see someone reenacting some-
thing or doing a parody, it’s usually never as good.
They’re not professionals, so whatever they do is usu- Tom Minnick freshman: I think the
ally terrible. Yet people still love it.
People love when others imitate the art they like, so
best Christmas gift that I have ever
they will continue on doing it. They will continue imi- received was a dog, because my dog
tating the art, instead of wanting art to imitate them. is like another part of family now.
Please note, the editorial is a written view of one St.
Rita High School student. It does not necessarily re- Brian Flisk, sophomore: The best
flect the views of others at St. Rita or the school as an Christmas present that I have ever
institution.
received was a autographed Thomas
Jones plaque. It was also the worst
The Ritan is a publication of the students of St. Rita of through because he was traded that
Cascia High School, 7740 S. Western Ave., Chicago
year.
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northwest end of the second floor, submitted via the best Christmas gift that I ever
email to editors@theritan.com or given to Mr. Josh received was a trip to Colorado. It
Blaszak in Room 206. was a lot of fun going skiing down
Editors-in-Chief: Marty Malone and Dan Moore the big mountains and I went tubing
Assistant Editor: Dave Schrader down a slope.
Staff Writers: Luke Bentley, Brian Boyd, Bob Car- Brandyn Cheatham, junior: I think
roll, Joe Cahill, Matthew Dunson, Luke Konrath, the best Christmas present I’ve ever
Cesar Morales, Sean Nolan, Craig Sabath, Al Smith,
received so far was a new laptop be-
Alex Summerfelt, Ricky Valadez, Adam Vargas, Kyel
White, Bart Wolski, and Manuel Yu cause I use it all the time and I can
use it anywhere in the house and not
Photographers: Matt Bokoski, David Huang have to sit at a computer desk.
and Al Smith
Artists: Matt Gooseherst Countless other Ritamen: The best
and Warren Higginbothan
SWEENEY Christmas present I ever received CHEATHAM
Moderator: Mr. Josh Blaszak was my Xbox 360s.
December 18, 2008 STUDENT VIEWS Page 5
celebrate
football team continued on their path of glory
throughout the remainder of the season suffering
only one tough loss to Mt. Carmel.
A triumph came for the Mustangs when they
8-1 finish
brought home a great win over Loyola Academy,
27-14.
The Mustangs’ success continued as they came
up with a 27-14 win over Fenwick. However,
during that Fenwick game, while putting the team By Ricky Valdez
first and working toward a win, Harry Zelek suf- Freshman Writer
fered a season-ending injury while recovering an
onside kick. The 2008 football season has come to an end.
Rita’s Homecoming game was next for the The freshmen Mustangs finished out its last 5
Mustangs. They took on one of their biggest ri- games well, winning 4 and losing 1.
vals, the Crusaders of Br. Rice. Their record overall at the end of the season
LED BY OFFENSIVE linemen Joe Nash and was 8-1. This placed the Mustangs second in
Tom Hitz, the Mustangs took care of the Cru- their conference.
saders and sent them home defeated with a final Photo courtesy of Mike Baron The first game for the second half of the sea-
score of 27-14. This victory clinched the Chicago TRAVIS STARKS RUNS the ball during the sophomore Mustangs’ game versus Br. son was against Providence. The game was
Rice. The Mustangs 27-14 victory over the Crusaders clinched them the CCL Title. played very well and ended in a St. Rita Victory
Catholic League Championship for the sophomore
Mustangs. The Mustangs and their coaches believe this was a great 39-0.
The Mustangs did not let the CCL Championship keep them season overall as they look back on their many great achieve- THE NEXT GAME, was the first game the
from playing hard in their final game of the season against ments, including the winning of the CCL title. freshmen got to play under the lights at home.
Collins Academy. The players look forward to moving up to varsity next year, That game was against Loyola Academy, a well-
Although the game was cancelled due to rain after the first and some were already given that chance to move up at the end known school with a good football team.
quarter, the Mustangs led Collins 14-0. of this season. The game started with an early rushing touch-