The Student Newspaper at Mater Dei High School

The Scarlet Scroll

Menu
EXPLORING THE CITY Members of Mater Dei Student Publications pose for a photo near the clock tower at Boston College. From Nov. 1-Nov. 5, several students enrolled in Newspaper and Yearbook classes had the opportunity to visit Boston and learn more about the publications process through a journalism convention as well as sightseeing around the historic city. “Going out and exploring things is an opportunity given by Mater Dei for a lot of courses, [and] being able to go to Boston and learn about a class I’m very interested in is always a pleasure,” senior Jordan St. John said. Photo courtesy of Mater Dei Student Publications.

School Trips at Mater Dei

Charlotte de Leon, Managing Editor
December 8, 2023
PEACE FOR THE WORLD Mater Dei President Michael Brennan and sophomore Alexa Giries light the peace candle at the beginning of the Respect Life Mass, praying for an end to all life-threatening violence. On Tuesday, Oct. 17 Mater Dei held an all school Mass to honor Respect Life Month. The Monarch community had the opportunity to pray together for peace and the preservation of all life. “Respect Life Month is a period of time where you can really dedicate [yourself] to prayer, praying for life and working towards improving life for all people,” sophomore Evan Nguyen said. Photo courtesy of Katherine Ruiz.

Respect Life Month

Charlotte de Leon, Managing Editor
October 24, 2023
TOKENS OF FRIENDSHIP: Junior Lydia Lea visits an all boy orphanage in El Salvador and builds new friendships at the arts and crafts table. As Lea interacted with the young boys and girls throughout her trip, she created friendship bracelets as a symbol of family. By doing so, Lea modeled the spirit of goodness for the masses of neglected children.

Summer Volunteers

Sam De Guzman, Boston Crenshaw, and Leo Tordera
October 6, 2023

Bookstore volunteers provide unique shopping experiences for students

Lilly Ashworth, Editor-in-Chief
June 1, 2023

Academic Decathlon team goes to state

Jaden Kessler and Rachel Montoya
June 1, 2023
NEW YEAR FUN Seniors Isabella Faccio and Liv Hertzog play Bầu Cua Tôm Cá, a Vietnamese Lunar New Year game. During lunch in Shamrock Plaza, students from Ms. Marsh’s Chinese classes hosted various activities, such as Chinese calligraphy and Vietnamese card games to celebrate Lunar New Year.

Celebrating Lunar New Year at Mater Dei

Charlotte de Leon, Managing Editor
February 7, 2023
THE REAL PRESENCE Eucharistic Adoration is held in the Chapel every Friday during both lunches, allowing the opportunity for students to spend time with Jesus. This fosters a love for God throughout the Mater Dei community, which ultimately contributes to the worldwide Eucharistic Revival that is taking place in the Catholic Church.

Celebrating Eucharistic Adoration at Mater Dei

Charlotte de Leon, Managing Editor
January 3, 2023
WITNESS SWEARS IN Sophomore attorney, Angela Karanja, temporarily plays the role of bailiff to swear in Junior witness, Anthony Laguna, during a mock trial scrimmage for the Gray Team. To ensure that witnesses do not lie or make up scenarios that are not from the case packet, they swear to tell the complete truth in both their direct and cross examinations. “My favorite part of mock trial is the experience of learning how a real court case works with my friends, and people I look up to,” Karanja said.

Mater Dei Mock Trial Team introduces new team structure, prepares for the upcoming season

Charlotte de Leon, Managing Editor
October 27, 2022
Coach Rollinson stands with the team he created and his grandson Matthew at the game on Friday, Sept 2 versus Corona Centennial. The year 2023 serves as Coach Rollinson’s 34th year as Head Coach of the Monarch Football Team. He has led the team to win eight CIF Championships, four state titles, and the National Championship in 1994, 1996, 2017, 2018, and 2021. Rollinson loves to have his family with him at games, and the week prior when Mater Dei played Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas his grandson made a very important decision. “Matthew is seven and he looked at me and I say ‘What’s wrong?’ Rollinson said. “I knew he had apprehension and I didn’t want to force him and I didn’t want him to feel uncomfortable, it had to be his decision. And I wanted him to make that decision. He finally said, ‘I’m gonna do it.’ And I replied, ‘What are you gonna do?’ He said, ‘Can I be a ball boy?’ And I said, ‘Yes.’ He loved it. I mean, I’m sitting there going this is pretty cool. We are at a major football game and my grandson is the ball boy- life is good.”

Coach Rollinson and the Mater Dei Legacy

Dominique Marchand and Isabelle Alyn
September 20, 2022
WORKING FOR THE PRESS: Kristen Castillo ‘18 sports Arizona State University’s signature “forks up” sign in The State Press newsroom. After graduation, Castillo chose to join The State Press as a staff reporter, and appreciates the experience she received while at Mater Dei. “[Running a newspaper in college] is the same exact situation,” Castillo said. “[The newspaper] is completely student run. We are at the expense of our peers, which is really cool.”

So you want to be a collegiate journalist?

Kathleen Khorn and Nathaniel Calilung
February 2, 2022
ACTING THE ANNOYANCE: Sarah Castillo portrays the character Caliban getting teased by nymphs in Mater Dei Theatre’s production of The Tempest. In China, she performed in plays as well, one of which required her to learn how to say her lines while eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She has continued to expand her acting repertoire while in the States, “I’ve always been interested in theatre, but I started getting into Shakespeare when I came to the US,” Castillo said. “I’ve always, ever since I can remember, been involved with theatre and performing.”

Junior transfers to MD after living in Asia most of her life

Tia Shackeroff
October 29, 2021
STUDYING HISTORY WHILE LIVING THROUGH IT: Sophomore Willow Laws works on a history worksheet on her iPad at home on Oct. 13. Laws’ history class, taught by Justin Deskovick, is considered an asynchronous class where she is given assignments and assessments to complete on her own on time and is self-paced for students fully online. “I feel like I’ve gotten used to [online school] but it is still a little weird,” Laws said. “I only have Zoom classes for two of my classes [Religion and Spanish] so I haven’t really seen who my teachers are yet. I feel like I can make it work because all of my teachers are always emailing me and reaching out to me.”

As a precaution, students choose remote learning MD Online option

Isabelle Alyn and Emma Califato
October 29, 2020
Load More Stories
Donate to The Scarlet Scroll
$0
$500
Contributed
Our Goal

Comments (0)

All The Scarlet Scroll Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest
Activate Search
Home