Vol. VII No. 4 - Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016
DE EQUITIBUS
INSIDE
Lady Knights
power their
way to
undefeated
season start
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New Ultimate
Frisbee Club
participants are
flying high
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TPA alum Redlin is making positive impact around globe
2013 grad planning to
aid refugees in Africa
By Carter Sampson
TPA has many great alumni, many who
have made huge impacts on the world.
However, few have accomplished as much
as Forest Redlin has in so short a time.
Since graduating in 2013, Forest has become an integral part of the student body
at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.
A few weeks ago, he was working as one
of four students to take part in a research
program in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is
working to develop this program for Macalester, which has never before included
students along with the faculty.
Forest also has been working with a
group of students to help in the refugee
Forest Redlin, center, works on an entrepreneurship incubator project at Macalester College with follow students.
Forest, left, bikes in Copenhagen, Denmark, with his Macalester professors.
crisis. His group has received a grant from
the American Refugee Committee. They
are developing a program of their own
design, which will take place mostly in
Uganda. Forest is going to be the team’s
ambassador to the American Refugee
Headquarters.
For anyone who knew Forest while he
was at TPA, his incredible accomplishments are no surprise. He says his education here is responsible for much of his
success: “The ability to write well, to
clearly articulate your thoughts and defend
your position, to cultivate a depth of wonder and sense of inquiry in your academic
pursuits - these are all things I credit to my
time at TPA and have had an immeasurable impact on my collegiate experience.”
We are grateful for the way Forest has
represented his alma mater, and we wish
him the best of luck in his amazing endeavors. He is a great example of what it
means to be a Knight.
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Emma Moriarty finds hospital volunteer work fulfilling
By Cole Klassen
Volunteer service is a big part of Tempe
Prep. In fact, you have to have at least 10
service hours every year in high school.
That means that everyone is going to have
to volunteer, but where? Maybe your interests do not lie at a soup kitchen or at Feed
My Starving Children.
Well, if you’ve got a desire to get into
medicine, Emma Moriarty might have the
program for you. Emma has been volunteering at Chandler Regional Medical
Center, a part of Dignity Health, for three
years now as part of the VolunTeen Program, which focuses on getting teenagers
involved in medical and hospice work.
Emma had to go through a rigorous application process, including an interview
and an essay, but she was eventually accepted. She started off simple, helping the
patients after surgery and trying to make
them feel more welcome and happier,
but by her third year she’s moved up into
emergency room and more serious issues.
She described it as “a very structured
experience with everyone needing to do
their jobs. If anyone messed up or slacked
off the staff would jump on them immediately because the patient might have been
hurt or even killed. It’s a lot of thinking on
your feet and learning on the job, as they
just throw you in there and expect you to
figure it out as you go.”
While this is a high-stress situation, it
really allows people to develop skills
and experience, especially if you want to
pursue medicine. When asked why she did
it, Emma responded “Helping people has
always been something I have striven to
do. Ever since I was young, I tried my best
to make hurt people feel happy, usually
with candy, and sick people feel comfortable. As I grew older, I realized that the
best way to apply my passion is through
medicine. At 14, I began volunteering at a
local hospital.
“Every year I volunteer, I learn more
about medical fields and how to interact
with patients. Because of the smiles and
joy that surround volunteers, it’s a very
rewarding job.”
So, if you’re ever looking for more
hours or want to get some experience in
medicine and caregiving, talk to Emma
Moriarty.
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Published by and for
Tempe Preparatory
Academies
Tempe, Arizona
by joining Speech and Debate team
By De Equitibus Staff
Though Tempe Prep’s Speech and Debate
team may be small, we are still fierce competitors. With five tournaments in the first
semester, Tempe Prep managed to show
that we can still compete with the best,
despite having only seven team members.
Tempe Prep Speech and Debate competes
in Division I, alongside huge schools like
Desert Vista and Hamilton High who have
teams with hundreds of kids.
In only the second tournament of the
year, held at McClintock High School,
sophomore David Smith, new to the team,
placed first in Novice Impromptu – an
event in which you are given two minutes
to prepare a five-minute speech on an
unfamiliar topic. He was also the champion Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate – a
one-on-one philosophical debate. Junior
Lindsay Newfeld was a finalist in Varsity
Impromptu, placing fifth. Junior Harish
Ilango was a finalist in Congressional Debate, placing fourth in the tournament.
At the Mesquite Water Tower Invitational, Lindsay Newfeld was a finalist
in Original Oratory – an event in which
the competitor writes and memorizes a
ten-minute persuasive speech on the topic
of their choice. She placed sixth in the
tournament. Harish Ilango was a finalist in
Congressional Debate, placing fourth for
the second time in the year. At all of our
tournaments, we have competitors consistently breaking to quarterfinal rounds
and semifinals in both speech events and
debate.
It has been a great first semester for
Tempe Prep Speech and Debate but
we still need more members. No matter how amazing our team does, we are
still competing with Desert Vista High
School whose team boasts at least a
hundred members. Speech and Debate is
an amazing extra-curricular activity and
while it does take time and dedication, it
is extremely rewarding and teaches you
skills that you can continue to use for the
rest of your life.
The team meets Tuesdays and Thursdays after school in Room 404. If you are
interested in joining the team for second
semester just stop in one day and see what
speech and debate is all about.
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Sophomore David Smith excels in gymnastics
By Katherine Camberg
School sports are very popular at Tempe
Prep, but what about students who participate in sports outside of school? These
students also put in a lot of work in their
sports, but don’t get as much recognition for their efforts as students in school
sports do. I would like to spotlight one of
these hardworking student athletes: David
Smith.
David practices gymnastics outside of
school. He works very hard, training 12
or more hours a week. Practices are very
structured and include stretching, strength
training, and training for the different
events. David is in Level 9 gymnastics
(the second highest level). He competes
for his gymnastics team, and has competed
at the state meet too.
When I asked David what the hardest
part of gymnastics was for him, his answer
surprised me. I was expecting him to mention difficult training, or the challenge of
balancing homework with sports. Instead
he told me the hardest part of gymnastics
David does a handstand on the parallel
bars.
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David is at home on all the apparatuses, including rings, above, and high bar, below.
was that it takes
away from his time
with his family, and
that it makes him
miss family dinners sometimes.
David’s dedication
to his family is very
admirable.
David’s older
brother TJ also attended Tempe Prep
and is now doing
very well in college
at Princeton. TJ was
also a very talented
gymnast and he
used to train at the
same gym with
David. TJ is now
working on organizing a gymnastics
club at Princeton.
His older brother’s
hard work and success is an inspiration
to David.
Some of David’s
favorite parts of
gymnastics are his
friendships that he
has made with his
teammates. He also
enjoys doing lots of
skills, including his
favorites: back flips
and fly aways (a move where you swing
up on the high bar and, once you are parallel to the ground, release into a flip). He
also says that gymnastics has helped him
to stay disciplined and it has taught him
time management. It is also a great way to
stay fit.
David’s story is a great example of how
Tempe Prep students who play sports outside of school deserve more recognition
for their hard work. David is by far not
the only student playing sports outside of
school. Congratulations to our hard working TPA students!
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Girls basketball team undefeated in early season play
By Katherine Camberg
The girls basketball season if
off to a great start. The team has
won all three of their games so
far, and are working very hard
in practice to continue to be
successful. The team is led by
its three amazing team captains:
Claire Carmody, Becca Knebelsberger, and Cinta Tonnesen.
Coach Calahan said she is
very hopeful for their season
this year, and has described
the team as “very coachable,
and great at taking directions.”
The girls are hoping to make
it to the playoffs this year and
to redeem past seasons. With
a hardworking team, they are
on the path to achieving these
goals.
As the season progresses,
they are learning how to work
together better and are improving a lot from last year. Claire
Carmody describes the team as
“really fun, hardworking and
determined.” The team is very
passionate about basketball,
and has a lot of potential to do
well this season.
The girls team has quite a few
upcoming games so make sure
that you go and support our
Tempe Prep Knights. Their next
home game is 3 p.m. this Saturday in the Tempe Prep gym
against Leading Edge Academy.
Fans are always appreciated!
Middle School softball team working hard to develop basic skills
By Theresa O’Connor
This year, we are off to a slow but steady
start for TPA’s new Middle School softball
team. With new and returning players this
year we will have an awesome softball
team and year.
TPA’s softball team is being coached
by our volleyball coach, Mr. Bill Goodykoontz. The volleyball team did great
so we think we will do great in softball
too. From the few practices we have had,
the softball team has definitely improved.
They have gotten better and better each
practice and game. Although it can be very
intimidating during the games, the softball
team still tries their hardest in every play.
This hardworking team practices every
Tuesday and Thursday to get ready to
play. Sometimes they even have games on
top of all that too. During practices, the
team works on fielding, batting, catching
pop flies, and pitching.
They also have great encouragement in
their teammates, whether it is batting or
their pitcher getting ready to pitch. Overall
this team’s hard work pays off and helps
them in games.
Good luck Softball Lady Knights!
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Boys basketball team progressing rapidly under new coach
By Katherine Camberg
The boys basketball team has undergone
many changes this year, and they are
working very hard. When asked about
their new coach, the boys responded very
positively, saying that Coach Waddell is
a great coach with a lot of experience,
who is very realistic. Tempe Prep basketball has a bright future ahead of them
with many young players and a great new
coach.
So far this season, the boys have been
making lots of improvements and they
have high hopes for this season. Team captain Micah Britain says that his goals for
the team this season are that they improve
with every game and that they can help the
underclassmen prepare for the future. The
team also aims to make it to the playoffs
this year.
The team is currently 0-3 but they have
recently played some very challenging
teams. The season is just beginning, and
Micah predicts more wins for the Knights
to come. They have learned a lot from
their losses and will continue to work
harder to improve
upon their mistakes.
The boys basketball
team embraces hard
work and friendship.
Seniors Micah Britain
and Sam Fowler said
their favorite parts of
playing basketball this
year are the camaraderie amongst the players, and being able to
watch the freshmen
improve.
Make sure to support
the Tempe Prep boys
basketball team, and
go cheer them on
at their games. Go
Knights!
Middle School baseball players inexperienced but learning fast
By Hayden Sampson
Baseball is a different kind of sport. It
takes quick thinking, as well as the willingness to put in the work to get better. So
far the Middle School baseball team has
done just that.
Head Coach Tom Kandler says, “We are
an extremely young team with not a lot
of pitching experience. Our defense and
offense have been strong and I am very
happy with the development of the boys.
Although we are off to a rough start, as far
as wins and losses go, the future of Tempe
Prep baseball is bright for years to come.
We have an awful lot of talent in each
grade level.”
This year there are only a few eighth
graders, so the team is made up of mostly
seventh and sixth graders. While there are
quite a few club baseball players - this
means they play the sport all year round
- most are not. This leads to need for
improvement, which the team has really
started to do.
Baseball games are almost halfway done,
and the second half starts in January. Good
luck, Knights!
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Team chemistry propels Knights to strong 2-1 start
By Carter Sampson
This boys soccer season has been looked
forward to for a while thanks to the influx
of young talent to the program. Great
plays from underclassmen, and leadership
from the seniors, have led to the Knights
2-1 start.
The season began with a convincing 3-1
victory against Trivium Prep, with goals
from three different underclassmen. Then
the team left for soccer camp, where they
had a great time, while coming closer
together as a team.
Captain Jacob Cryder says, “The team’s
chemistry comes from team bonding at
camp and Coach Potter’s methods. A lot
of the underclassmen have bought into the
environment as well.”
The highlight of the season so far was the
win over highly ranked Casteel. Despite
injuries to important players, the Knights
pulled out a tough victory. Asa Champ
sealed the victory with a clutch goal, and
Josh Hudson stepped in at goalie due to
injury.
This victory should be the start of a great
season. Captain Jacob Matsumoto says,
“Our season had a very good start. We
played tough with one of the best teams
in the state (Safford) and beat another
(Casteel).”
The season looks to be one that will
make a lot of memories. Good luck to the
Knights as they continue into region play!
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Expanded girls soccer team building for success
By Carter Sampson
Last season, the girls soccer
team barely had enough players to field a team. This year
that’s not really an issue. The
squad’s numbers have more
than doubled, which has given
the team a far greater chance
for success.
Junior Sophie Welter says the
goal for the season is to “get
more wins than last year and to
bond more as a team.” So far,
the Knights are making great
progress towards that goal.
They have already won their
JV game against the Odyssey
Institute 3-0.
The team has also become
very close over their hard work
at practice. The hard work is
paying off on the field, as the
Knights have faced several
physical teams which they had
to scrap with throughout the
game.
Junior Solange Steadman says,
“Our team has become a lot
closer, especially after camp
where twenty of us slept in one
room.” Hopefully that chemistry continues to show on the
field. Go Knights!
Middle School soccer teams improving with each practice
By Maya Kostov
“Don’t practice until you get it right,
practice until you can’t get it wrong.” This
is the epitome of what soccer is about. It’s
about doing your best on and off the field,
and the TPA Middle School boys and girls
teams are doing exactly that.
Now this season is a little different for
both teams because, previously, the teams
have been coed. What’s strange about
the switch from coed to two teams is that
when the kids heard that there would be
two separate teams this year, at least 20
extra kids signed up. Many people on both
teams love having the opportunity to bond
with their teammates and classmates.
The TPA Middle School girls team has
had a very good start this season. The
team won both of their games and is currently undefeated. Coach Joe Cady says,
“I have been extremely impressed with
the team so far - with their willingness to
learn, and their ability to take direction
and instruction. From the very first practice, each week I’ve seen an improvement
in their strength, their skill, their teamwork, and their appreciation for the game.
I see the goal for the team to be far bigger
than just winning. I’m far more interested
in the girls learning and improving day to
day.”
Kylie Klassen says,” I think that the best
thing about this soccer season is that we
have a team of all girls because we really
understand each other and get along.” Recently, eighth grader Niah Johnson moved
to a different state. Though she will be
missed, the team will keep playing strong
in hopes of staying undefeated.
The TPA Middle School boys team has
also had a very good start to this season.
Both games were really close calls. Every
single person on the team has amazing
potential and a lot of them are starting to
show it. Each player has had a memorable
moment on the team, whether it’s having
a funny moment at practice or scoring a
field goal in a game.
Coach Isaiah Slucher says, “We have a
couple of goals for this season. A big one
for us is to learn more and to always be a
sponge. So I would say the goal is to be
willing learners off and on the pitch. The
final goal is to make the playoffs.”
Eighth grader Evan Hackett says,” It’s
great to see more of my close friends, and
to learn more about the personalities of
my other peers.” The coach also says that,
“The cohesiveness of the team is outstanding. We work well together and we are
willing learners. We have a quote that we
say to each other and that is: ‘If we are not
making mistakes, we are not learning.’”
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David Hudson takes gold in Jr. National Championships
By Clara Moffitt
We all dream of being the best in the
country at something. Tempe Prep Senior
David Hudson has achieved it with swimming!
David has had an amazing senior year
of swim accolades. First, he was named
USA Swimming All-American Scholastic Swimmer. He earned the honor by
meeting Junior National Qualifying times
in both the 100-meter and 200-meter
butterfly, while also maintaining a grade
point average of over 3.5 during his junior
year. David is one of only 520 high school
swimmers from across the U.S. on the
Men’s Scholastic All-America Team.
“This achievement means a lot to me,”
David says. “It is a national-level recognition that recognizes both my life as an
athlete and a student. Achieving goals like
this make the work worthwhile and the
future exciting.”
Along with swimming for Tempe Prep,
David also swims with the Scottsdale
Aquatics Club. David spends approximately 20 hours per week in the water or
doing dry land conditioning as he works
to achieve a spot on a college swimming
team. He only started swimming competitively as a Freshman, so that makes this
achievement quite remarkable!
David explains, “Freshman year I
decided to try swimming competitively.
This was new for me and not only was I
competitive, but it felt amazing. I enjoyed
the culture and feeling of togetherness
with your teammates, even though training
is 100 percent independent. Discipline became a part of life. I no longer depend on
someone else for things I know I can do, I
just do it. Without discipline, a swimmer
cannot be successful.”
Competing in the AIA State Championships, David’s relay team, which
also included Tempe Prep senior Jeffrey
Snoddy, took two first-place gold medals
in both the freestyle relay and the medley
relay (David swam butterfly). David also
received second place medals at the State
Championships in 100-yard butterfly and
200-yard freestyle.
Just this week, David competed in the
Speedo Junior Championships in Texas,
where he met with remarkable success.
With David swimming butterfly, the 400yard medley relay team took a first place
in the western region. The 200-yard medley relay team took fifth place. And, in his
signature 200-yard butterfly stroke, with a
new best time of 1:49.34, David took tenth
place. He also had best times in two other
events during the week.
David was one of many great swims
for the Scottsdale Aquatics Club where
the men’s team and the overall team both
earned the highest point total, winning first
place in the U.S.
What’s next for David? Math is his
favorite academic subject and he has
submitted several college applications to
study engineering at a variety of excellent colleges around the county. And he is
talking to college swim coaches. “I have
travelled to new places and met amazing athletes and coaches; all have had an
impact on my life. I quickly realized I
wanted to swim through college and then
further. Swimming has defined my life
goals. I now look to the future, and work
to make it a reality with no one to stop me
but me.”
Tempe Prep’s new Ultimate Frisbee Club is flying high
By Rachel Dinh
If you were asked to think of a high
school sport, you probably wouldn’t
think of Ultimate Frisbee. That’s because this is the first year that there’s
been a high school Frisbee league.
This league is made up of Tempe
Prep, Pinnacle High School, Scottsdale Prep, Westwood High School,
Brophy Prep, and Bourgade Catholic
High School. Although it’s new, this
league is operating well under high
school students who do everything
from managing emails to organizing
the games.
The idea for a team had come from
Coach Lambros’ spring lifting group,
who enjoyed playing Frisbee on their
weekly cardio days. When the interest
in forming a team spread, meetings
were held and other schools were
contacted to organize games.
Stephen Veenstra, a sophomore who
helped start the club, said, “Frisbee
is a fun sport and I wanted to see it
formalized at TPA. I thought it would
be fun to play with friends and learn
the sport better.”
Steven also described the various
positions in Frisbee, such as handlers
who are the main throwers, and cutters, who are like the receivers in football. Seven players from each team
are on the field at a time, and the goal
is to get the Frisbee to the end line.
The interesting thing about Ultimate
Frisbee is that there are no referees.
Players determine if there are fouls.
So far the team has had two games,
with a loss against Brophy and a win
against Westwood.
This is currently a high school club,
but hopefully a middle school one can
be started soon. The team is always
looking for new members. Coach
Lambros says, “If anyone would
like to be a part of our club, please
see Jacob Steineke, Steven Veenstra,
Prakash Wiese or any other member
of the club to get all the info needed
to be a part. We would love to have
you.”