Nebraska State Honor Choir

Congratulations to Andrew Whitaker '15 who was selected to participate in the annual Nebraska Honor Choir at Hastings College. Andrew is the son of Mike and Michele Whitaker of Omaha Nebraska. Andrew will sing 1st Bass.

The Nebraska High School Honor Band, Choir & Orchestra will be held February 5-7, 2015, at Hastings College.

The annual concert is scheduled for Saturday, February 7, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. More Info

Additionally the following Knights will take part in the River Cities Conference Honor Music Festival at Ralston High School on Tuesday February 3, 2015.

SENIORS:                Ian Alfieri

                                Ryan Anderson

                                David Choi

                                Jonathon Collins

                                Marcus Cronin

                                Fletcher Lin

                                Andrew Whitaker

JUNIORS:                Kalle Haines

                                Elliott Heineman

                                Brian Kang

                                Case McNally

                                Jae Jun Park

                                Jacob Raemakers

        Tony Tang

SOPHOMORES:       Andrew Ahn

                                Broden Kaps

        Joe Melia

FRESHMEN:        Jack Blaser

Marching for a Cause

Young Joon Park | Co-Editor-In-Chief "The Mount"

Since its inception in 1974, the March for Life has been growing slowly and attracting many people from all over the nation. This year, 13 of Mount Michael’s own, including ten seniors, two juniors and teacher Amy Masek, joined three hundred other Nebraskans in traveling to march in the nation’s capitol.

Omaha Archbishop George Lukas
With Young Marchers
photo by Oliver Jarosik '16

The March itself, an open protest against abortion, occurred Thursday, Jan. 22, with over half a million people reportedly participating. “It’s a great thing to see so many people come out for such a good cause,” senior Alex Hotovy said. The March gained national television exposure and is a large enough event that it would be hard not to hear about it. Hotovy was also interviewed on the day of the March itself, and said about the interview, “I’m just glad to be able to help people see what we think and let people know why we’re here.”

The Pro-Life movement seems to have had some effect. Abortion numbers in the United States are declining steadily; however, Pro-Lifers still believe that there is work to be done. “I believe that, with time and work, people will gradually come to see our side and that abortion will be stopped, but for now, this is the best way to show them,” senior Andrew Whitaker said.

People do not, however, only participate because of abortion. “I go because I want to stop abortion, yes, but I also love the atmosphere and the people there,” Whitaker said. In addition to the day spent out on the March, participants from Nebraska visited the National Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton, the Gettysburg Museum and Battlefield and the National Holocaust Museum.

The bus rides there and back encompass about forty-four hours in total, but participants say that should not discourage people from going. “The bus rides are long, but there is so much joy and excitement that it’s hard not to have fun, both on the buses and the March itself,” senior Jonathan Collins said. “Honestly, the bus rides might have been my favorite part.”

While the March for Life is not for everyone, it has received overwhelming support, especially in recent years, from all different groups and denominations. For some people, the March for Life would not be right. But from the Mount Michael participants, the response was overwhelmingly in favor.

Two Knights Selected for UNO Boch Honor Music Festival

Fletcher (Dun) Lin                                             Joe Melia

Mount Michael senior Fletcher Lin, son of Song Lin and Feng Lan Lu of Hong Kong was selected for the honor band. He will be playing 1st Flute.

Sophomore Joe Melia, Son of Steven and Janet Melia of Chyenne, Wyoming will be singing 1st Bass in the honor choir.

Though a rigorous audition process, high school musicians from across Nebraska and surrounding states are selected to come together and perform with other musicians at one of Omaha’s premiere performance venues. Students have the opportunity to work with UNO Music faculty and students as well as guest clinicians in both masterclass and rehearsal settings. It is a fun-filled weekend of music making and learning with other talented musicians.

The 2015 festival will take place January 23 and 24, 2015 with the final performance at the Holland Performing Arts Center on January 25.

 

UNO BOCH Festival

Academic Decathlon Team: Regional & Conference Champions

Left to Right: Walt Wear, Jacob Ramaekers, Broden Kaps, Jacob Bova, Max deMayo, Andrew Ahn, Jon Collins, Michael Fischer,  Alex Hotovy, Cade Johnson, Jared Mikuls, Adam Terasinki, David Cormier (coach)

Mount Michael's Academic Decathlon sweeps their Regional & River Cities Conference Tournaments. They now prepare for the Nebraska State Championship to be held on the University of Nebraska Omaha Campus on February 19th-20th.  Congratulations and good luck at State!

Conference:

Honors:

Jonathan Collins:  2^nd Language/Literature, 1^st Art, 1^st Math, 1^st Science

Broden Kaps:  2^nd Math

Max deMayo:  3^rd Art

Scholastic:

Alex Hotovy:  1^st Lang/Lit, 1^st Art, 3^rd Math, 1^st Science

Jared Mikuls:  3^rd Lang/Lit, 2^nd Art, 1^st Math, 2^nd Science

Jacob Bova:  2^nd Math, 3^rd Science

Adam Terasinski:  2^nd Lang/Lit, 3^rd Art

Varsity:

Jacob Ramaekers:  2^nd Art, 2^nd Math, 1^st Science

Walter Wear:  3^rd Math, 2^nd Science

Michael Fischer:  2^nd Lang/Lit, 1^st Art, 1^st Math, 3^rd Science

Team:

• First place in Super Quiz
• Conference Champions

Regionals:

Honors:

Jonathan Collins:  1^st in Lang/Lit, Music, Art, Math, Economics, and Science

Broden Kaps:  2^nd in Art, Lang/Lit, Math, and Music; 3^rd in Economics

Alternate Honors:

Max deMayo:  1^st in Art and Math; 2^nd in Music and Science; 3^rd in Economics

Andrew Ahn:  1^st in Math, Science, and Economics; 3^rd in Art

Scholastic:

Alex Hotovy:  1^st in Art, Economics, Lang/Lit, and Music; 2^nd in Math and Science

Jared Mikuls:  1^st in Math and Science; 2^nd in Art, Economics, Lang/Lit, and Music

Alternate Scholastic:

Jacob Bova:  1^st in Art, Math, and Science; 2^nd in Economics and Music; 3^rd in Lang/Lit

Adam Terasinski:  1^st in Economics, Lang/Lit, and Music; 2^nd in Art and Science; 3^rd in Math

Varsity:

Jacob Ramaekers:  1^st in Art, Lang/Lit, Math, Music, and Science; 2^nd in Economics

Walter Wear:  2^nd in Art, Economics, Music, and Science; 3^rd in Math

Alternate Varsity:

Michael Fischer:  1^st in Lang/Lit, Music, Art, Math, Economics, and Science

Cade Johnson:  2^nd in Music; 3^rd in Art and Science

Team:

• First place in Super Quiz
• Regional Champions

Knight Scores a 36 on ACT Exam

Congratulations to Jonathan Collins who
recently scored a perfect 36 on the national ACT Exam!

Governor Ricketts, Jon Collins, Charlie Collins
at a ceremony honoring students with perfect scores