Photo slideshow: Students perform in the annual “Poetry Out Loud” competition
February 24, 2020
LOUD AND PROUD: Theatre regular London Griffith has been in numerous school productions such as, “Love, Labors, Lost” and “The Diviner’s.” She recited Aldestrop, a 16 line poem, that she learned in less than two days. “I prepared just as I do for any role in a play, but I didn’t act as a different character” Griffith said, “I was myself [and] feeling a different emotion.”
![GETTING BETTER TOGETHER Mater Dei swimmers exert themselves at morning practice. As the season approaches, the swim team must discipline themselves for their early swim competitions. “Waking up early for practice is really hard, and getting yourself up in the morning and committing to the sport can be [difficult] at times,” Acevedo said.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_9894-1200x800.jpg)
![FRIENDSHIP IN PRINT Members of the Hi-Lighter student newspaper gather for a press conference in 1954. Among them is senior Lenore Rigney (O’Hara), who had worked on the publication for two years after transferring to Mater Dei as a junior. “I found the students were all so friendly and accepting,” O’Hara said. “It was [important] to be friendly to someone new and to help them get used to the school and make friends.”](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3582-1200x794.jpeg)
