The Lance – The student news site of St. Joseph High School

Students trek through Westchester for Mass

Angel-Michelle Guajardo, Staff writer

February 22, 2020

Going to church in a Private Catholic High School seems normal, especially if the school has a spot for them to do mass in. St. Joseph, however, is a special school. As an institution, we decided to go down the street for mass on November 1. Given it was November, some students were ripe to complain about the cold temperatures, but for the most...

New Science teacher fitting right in

Eduardo Manzanarez, Staff writer

February 22, 2020

One of the newest teachers to join the St. Joseph staff is Mr. Spang. After the departure of Mr. Rosa at the end of the first quarter, Mr. Spang was hired to take the place of Mr. Rosa as the Physics and Algebra teacher. Mr. Spang spoke about why he wanted to become a teacher. He said that he has been teaching his own kids for the past several years. He...

New English Teacher fitting right in after mid-quarter transition

Grace Rostello, Staff writer

November 19, 2019

A new face is teaching this year at St. Joseph High School. He is one of many new teacher and staff working here for the school year. Mr. Ray Hodorowicz began midway through the first quarter and is currently teaching English for the Freshmen and Sophomores. “The drive looks long (from where I’m coming) but yeah you know it looked like a nice school, so It was...

Chargers welcome back Mr. Miller

Angel-Michelle Guajardo, Staff writer

October 16, 2019

Returning to St. Joseph High School this year is a familiar face. Mr. David Miller, who taught here at St. Joseph as recently as five years ago, returned to the school this year to teach Pre-Calculus and Digital Citizenship. Mr. Miller has been working for 10 years as a teacher in the telecommunications industry. “I did enjoy working, I said that I worked...

Latest Fundraiser incorporating NFL games

Eduardo Manzanarez, Staff writer

October 16, 2019

If you’ve checked your mail recently you may have seen some sweepstakes tickets inside an envelope. No you didn’t win anything, but if you sell them you might win something yourself. So the question is how do I sell them? What am I selling? Well, lucky for you Mr. Q is here to answer your questions. At all started in the parents club where...

New teacher grew up with education in his veins

Anthony Capua, Staff writer

October 2, 2019

St. Joseph’s new Religion and Speech teacher, Mr. Victor Smith Jr., has an interesting background that not many other teachers in Westchester share. He was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama in 1990. He lived there for 26 years and then moved here in 2016. This is his first year of teaching in his own classroom, but he has been doing teaching for a couple of years...

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World/US News

Black Friday losing its luster or is it still a maddening day?

Grace Rostello, Staff writer

February 22, 2020

Other than Thanksgiving, there is another "holiday" that is very talked about and that is Black Friday. This day is special because of how the stuff at the stores are half price of what you ordinarily get year around. The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was applied not to holiday shopping but to financial crisis: specifically, the crash of the U.S....

Christmas Break – a time to relax or a time to play?

Anthony Capua, Staff writer

February 22, 2020

As we are getting closer to the end of the semester, the anxiety of finals is undermined by the thought of a two-week vacation that is soon to follow. Many of the students are getting ready for break in multiple ways. Some people are going to visit family afar, while others are staying local. “I’m going to visit my parents in Kentucky, my brother is going to be...

The dangers of vaping and its impact on teenagers

Alexis Holmes, Correspondent

November 26, 2019

Recently, it has become advised for men and women to keep away from E cigarettes thanks to a development in a nationwide eruption of severe respiratory organ injuries associated...

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Opinion

Celebrities weighing in on politics…should we care?

Giana Guerrero, Staff writer

November 19, 2019

Thanks to Social Media, celebrities have a newfound way to keep in touch with their fans. Celebrities will talk about things like their diets, where they went with their kids...

Getting the most out of our high school experience

November 19, 2019

Understanding the relationship between pets and owners (from an emotional standpoint)

September 29, 2019

Think twice before picking up that soda next time

December 2, 2018

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Arts and Entertainment

You Tube sensation hits it big on the country scene

Monse Cepeda, Staff writer

November 25, 2019

Conan Gray, a 20-year-old singer, started to write songs when he was 12 to kill some time while living is the small-town community of Georgetown, Texas. “I...

Brightness in the Dark with Emo: The Musical

November 19, 2019

Old school rock in the new school

November 12, 2019

A gaming oldie, but goodie

November 12, 2019

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Sports

Wrestling Program looking to rebound in numbers, production

Eduardo Manzanarez, Staff writer

February 22, 2020

The wrestling team has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start this year. Due to a lack of numbers, it’s been hard to get enough students out recently to field a full team. This year, though, got a bit tougher with a coaching...

Nationals claim first title; disappointing season for Chicago baseball teams

November 26, 2019

The 2019 MLB season has seen some eventful moments and interesting stories as we head into the postseason. The American League juggernaut, Boston Red Sox, has taken a dive out of playoff contention, while...

Monsters of the Midway are just maddening this year

November 25, 2019

The Chicago Bears have an endured a roller coaster season to date, sitting at 5-6 heading into their Thanksgiving tussle with the Detroit Lions. Despite returning a ton of talent from last year’s...

Volleyball team begins anew with new coaching staff

October 2, 2019

St. Joseph’s very own Lady Chargers Volleyball team has one more month till the season ends. These ladies have been practicing non-stop in order to perfect their routines and come together...

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Video

Breakdown with Kyle and Joe

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Charger Basketball: Inside Scoop

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Alumni Spotlight

No summer vacation for 2016 Joe’s grad
September 19, 2018
Sam Daughenbaugh has had marine biology on his mind since he can remember. The 2016 St. Joseph High School graduate soaks up knowledge on the subject like an ocean sponge...
Playing the Game
March 23, 2018
Building relationships in one’s career is often associated with helping professions, such as teaching, nursing, or counseling. Financial planning would not make that list...
Law and Order a family affair for St. Joseph siblings
April 11, 2017
Staff report
“In the criminal justice system, … “ Those familiar with the twenty year run of TV’s Law & Order will recognize those words at the beginning of each weekly show....
Half-century of success began at St. Joseph
May 11, 2015
Staff report
“Revealed Preference of the Federal Reserve: Using Inverse Control Theory to Interpret the Policy Equation of a Vector Autoregression” … “Saddlepath Solutions for...
St. Joseph grad relishes eye-opening experience overseas
February 24, 2015
Staff report
Scott Rock, Saint Joseph High School Class of 2011, and soon-to-be graduate of Benedictine University, knew more than Good Morning (Zǎoshanghǎo! 早上好!) when he returned...
St. Joseph grad making a name for himself in Washington
December 17, 2014
Staff report
Andrew Waller, St. Joseph Class of 2006, is less than ten years out of high school but daily finds himself in the nation’s capital, serving as a police officer for the Supreme...
Familiar face back to lead St. Joseph into the future
November 12, 2014
Grace Genova, Staff writer
Brother Thomas Harding is the new President at St. Joseph, and his role here is to convey our message into the greater community that supports our school. He also wants to...
Former Charger making waves on the air
September 24, 2014
Staff report
You’re on the air! Phil Inzinga, St. Joseph High School Class of 1988, has heard those words thousands of times from his producer and now the former Westchester resident...
Local Scientist Assists Inventors
February 27, 2013
He has a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Bio-Chemistry and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He’s Paul Weaver, Saint...
All in the Family
January 6, 2013
He saw it worked for his brothers so he thought he’d give it a shot. Paul Tallarovic, St. Joseph Class of 1990, watched as his brothers John (Class of ’84) and Carl (Class...