Top 5 / Worst 5 of the 2012-13 School Year

Evan Sasiela ‘14

Staff Writer

Top 5

1)      Assemblies – Our assemblies this year were always fun. Whether it was “Thanks Mark, that was awesome”, Jesse Manibusan wanting to be a “beatle”, seeing Fat Young getting pied in the face or watching Mr. Marshall do cartwheels, any assembly was always a good one.

2)      Papal Election – This year’s papal election was exciting for our school. We enjoyed picking our own cardinals (even though we all lost) and going out in the cold weather to attempt to make white smoke. Habemus Papam!

3)      Girls Basketball – This year’s run to the Breslin was a remarkable one for our girls basketball team, who hasn’t been there since 2007. Seniors Taylor Hengesbach, Paige Albito, and Shelby Sawyer led the team to MSU, where our student section rocked neon and we received some entertainment from Nick Ludka and Thomas Minbiole.

4)      Mrs. Joynt and Mrs. Sullivan – If this didn’t unite our school and community, I don’t know if anything will. There is nothing more special than one mom offering to help save the life of another. The emotional prayer service at Holy Spirit united our community and redefined what it means to be part of the Nouvel family.

5)      Mr. Hoving’s new addition – We knew Mr. Hoving was a good Christian man when he took the job at Nouvel, but we didn’t know he could perform miracles. He has the joy of raising six kids, and this past year he delivered baby Martin at home by himself. When MLive interviews you about something like that, it’s kind of special.

Worst 5

1)      The Wallet Incident – No comment.

2)      Teacher Departures – We lost two of our most influential teachers this year in Mr. Novak and Mrs. Perry. Mr. Novak went on to win the election and became Saginaw Co. Treasurer, while Puff Mama went back to get her masters. We’ll miss Mr. Novak’s fist pumps during lectures and Mrs. Perry’s saying “No sex, no drugs, no alcohol, your bodies are temples of the Lord.”

3)      Paws Death – This year was tragic due to the fact that we lost our school’s mascot Paws. Paws was always a friend to everyone and loved to be petted in the hallway. He would post up in Mr. Rocha’s room all day every day. RIP.

4)      Father Albrecht’s Death – Although most of us did not know him, he was very good friends with the many of the teachers who were here when he was the Nouvel chaplain for nine years. He always came to our annual reconciliations in the CFM. Once a Panther always a Panther. RIP.

5)      Chicken Nuggets – I don’t know the sequence of events that led from the chicken nuggets being amazing my freshman year to being somewhat awful now. They are burnt, meatless, and when you burp you can still taste it. They might not be too bad if  Young likes to grub on them.