SLUH News 2008-05-09T10:07:41-05:00 Friday's B Baseball game vs Parkway North and Saturday's game against Northwest have been canceled due to inclement weather and wet field conditions. 704 Canceled

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]]> 2008-05-09T10:07:37-05:00 2008-05-09T10:07:20-05:00 - SLUH Breaks Ground on Danis Fieldhouse 702 Today St. Louis University High School ceremoniously broke ground on the Danis Fieldhouse, a new facility that will better serve its students while punctuating its commitment to the City of St. Louis. This new facility is a keystone of the largest campaign project in school history, known as VISION 2000. The entire student body, along with key school and civic leaders, were present for the groundbreaking ceremony (which was hosted inside due to rain).

“The Danis Fieldhouse is the culmination of a significant commitment not only to our students, but to the City of St. Louis,” says David J. Laughlin, SLUH President. “VISION 2000 is helping to preserve our school’s heritage by strengthening our academic and scholarship programs, while developing our neighborhood and campus.”

Construction of the Danis Fieldhouse will create a competition gymnasium, additional court space for practice and recreation, a dedicated wrestling area and athletic offices. It is expected to be completed by Autumn of 2009.

SLUH will then reallocate the existing gymnasium in the main building to better serve its students and constituents. That space will be converted into a Multi-Purpose Commons, which will replace the current cafeteria and provide enough space for multiple uses, such as masses, reunions, banquets and the CASHBAH auction. After the Multi-Purpose Commons is completed, the current cafeteria will become the new location for the main academic offices, along with academic space. The main academic office space will eventually be transformed to a common area for student clubs and organizations, such as Prep News, STUCO and Dauphin Yearbook, bringing them together to create a “campus hub.”

The Danis Fieldhouse will be a three-level complex of more than 40,000 square feet. BSI Constructors Inc. is the contractor, and Hastings Chavetta is the architect for the approximately $10-million project.

The new facility is named in recognition of the Danis Family. David Danis ’61, Tim Danis ’65 and Tom Danis ’65 have generously supported the VISION 2000 campaign.

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]]> 2008-05-09T10:07:37-05:00 2008-05-09T09:48:44-05:00 AD This Week In SLUH Sports May 5-10th** 700 THIS WEEK IN SLUH SPORTS WEEK OF MONDAY MAY 5TH TO SATURDAY MAY 10TH
A.M.D.G

FRIDAY MAY 9TH**
B-Baseball vs. Parkway North at SLUH - 4:15 p.m.GAME CANCELED

SATURDAY MAY 10TH**
Varsity Baseball - 12 Noon
C-Baseball at CBC Tourn.-9:30 a.m. vs. CBC
Varsity Track at District Meet at Kirkwood - 9 a.m.

Call the SLUH Athletic Hot Line at 531-0330 Press 5**

]]> 2008-05-09T10:07:37-05:00 2008-05-09T09:49:20-05:00 AD Junior Scores 36 on ACT 697 Junior Kevin Wright became the tenth St. Louis U. High student since 2005 to earn a perfect 36 on the ACT after taking the test for the second time on April 12 at Ladue High School.

Scoring a 36 on the ACT has been a goal for Wright for a while. His sister, now a student at Duke University, scored a 35 while in high school. The motivation to beat his sister played a big role in his desire to earn a perfect score, he said. In addition, Wright has in mind schools like Duke and Brown University, which require top scores for admission.

According to act.org, the national average score on the ACT in 2007 was 21.2, while only about one of every 4,000 students who took the test earned a 36.

Wright earned a 35 on the February ACT. Kevin was happy with the score but “knew (he) could do better.” With that in mind, he set out to take the test again with the hopes of a 36.

Roughly two weeks after taking the test for the second time, Wright was traveling to Indianapolis with the SLUH Lacrosse team on a bus. Anxious to see if his score had been posted, he used junior Charlie Rechtiene's iPhone to log online and find out his score. Upon learning of his perfect score, Wright’s initial response was "surprise and happiness" even though he had expected to receive a high score.

Wright attributes his high score to his skills gained in math teacher Craig Hannick's ACT Prep Class. Because of the class, Wright learned good time management skills as well as great ways to prepare mentally and physically for the test.

He added, "Getting a good night's sleep the night before allowed me to concentrate well."

by Chad Carson '10
Prep News

]]> 2008-05-02T09:33:14-05:00 2008-05-02T09:32:51-05:00 Chad Carson '10 Pitching Shines in Win Over Chaminade 696 Starting at pitcher for the first time this season, Joe Luckey pitched a 1-hit shutout against the Chaminade Red Devils, winning the game 7-0. Luckey shut down the Chaminade offense, working efficiently while also baffling Chaminade hitters with 5 strikeouts. On offense, the Jr. Bills got a few big hits to help jumpstart their offense. Up 3-0 in the 4th, triples by John Helling and Alex Goedeker and a double by Joe Blume fueled the 4 run inning. SLUH faces off next in a doubleheader against Granite City at SLUH on Friday, 5/2.

]]> 2008-05-02T11:13:57-05:00 2008-05-02T11:13:55-05:00 - DeSmet Pitching Stymies Jr. Bills 695 After their match against DeSmet was canceled on Monday 4/28, the Jr. Bills drove out to DeSmet to play their MCC rivals for the first time this season. However, when the first five SLUH batters struck out to begin the game, the Jr. Bills knew that they might have a tough day ahead. SLUH recorded only 4 hits and 2 runs on the day, while striking out 11 times. At pitcher, Dane Stole began the game with a shaky first inning, walking a total of 4 batters, but minimized the damage to only 2 runs. After the rough beginning, Stole settled down for the next three innings before DeSmet tagged the Jr. Bill pitcher for 4 runs. SLUH tried to rally in the top of the 7th, loading the bases, before a groundout to third ended the game. DeSmet won the game 6-2, dropping SLUH's conference play record to 1-3. The Jr. Bills look to shake off the loss in their next matchup against Chaminade at SLUH on Thursday, 5/1.

]]> 2008-05-02T11:13:56-05:00 2008-05-02T11:12:59-05:00 - SLUH Puts Forth Strong Effort in Win Over MICDS 693 Playing one of their most solid games all season, the Jr. Bills defeated MICDS 7-2. SLUH put together a complete performance, starting with superb starting pitching by Alex Goedeker. Goedeker pitched a complete game, letting up only 2 runs while striking out 8 batters. Offensively, SLUH started off slow, unable to get on the board until scoring 2 runs in 4th inning before breaking out in the 5th inning with 4 runs. MICDS got its only 2 runs in the 6th inning, but never made a serious comeback threat. SLUH faces off against MCC and Jesuit Rival DeSmet for the first time on Monday 4/28 at SLUH.

]]> 2008-04-30T22:32:43-05:00 2008-04-30T22:32:42-05:00 - Jr. Bills Dismantle Cavaliers 692 Due to rain, the Jr. Bills faced off against Bishop Dubourg in Forest Park, rather than at Dubourg. However, no change in location could have stopped the Jr. Bills, who mercy-ruled the Dubourg Cavaliers 12-0 in 5 innings. Elliot Fish pitched 4 solid innings, giving up only 1 hit. The Jr. Bills offense also had a big day racking up 16 hits. Chad Carson led the offense with 3 hits and 3 RBI's on the day. Hopefully the Jr. Bills will continue their hitting frenzy into their next game at MICDS on Saturday 4/26.

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