Getting a gold at ISSMA is no easy task. Earning that award requires practice, talent and focus during the performance before the judge. Some particularly musical students often opt into competing in two separate instruments for the competition, but for senior Luke Dow, even that wasn’t enough. Dow signed up for Group 1 piano, snare drum and marimba performances and earned a gold rating in all three, ma...

Prom takes place the weekend after spring break, which means that the rush to buy a dress or tuxedo, find a date or group to go with, decide whether to go to a restaurant or eat at prom, and order a corsage and boutonniere is closely approaching. Out of all these factors that go into prom, the biggest struggle for girls is finding the right dress. There are many different options when it comes to fin...

Three hours. That’s how long it took to strike down the set for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” which took three solid weeks to build. This would be the last Roncalli stage 20 seniors would ever step foot on. “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was set on top of a raked, or sloped, stage. The set was created and designed by theater director Mr. Phil Anderson, along with a number of p...

For years, Roncalli has been a southside staple for school spirit. And, by and large, it still is. At times it can seem like the school is losing momentum in spirit, but the truth is that it is simply evolving. That said, one cannot deny that participation is down in nearly all school events. The speech team, for instance, came into the 2017-18 school year with three state placements under its bel...