Recently, Mr. Semancik, who is a tutor in our learning center, celebrated his fiftieth year in education! Given this noteworthy occasion, we interviewed him and asked about his career.    What was your first teaching job? “Well, I graduated in June of 1969 from college. I started my first teaching...

Lately, streaming services have taken over the world of television. With the introduction of Netflix in 1997, more and more streaming services have popped up around the world. The newest service to be introduced is Disney +. Launched November 12, 2019, and owned by Walt Disney Company, Disney + has already...

Last week, The DiRectory went to the learning center to talk to Mrs. Sangiolo and some members of the Heart-y Party/Community Service Elective. When we arrived, we were met with smiling faces of hard workers. The members of the elective were busy making decorations and finalizing last-minute plans, and...

Have you seen Mr. Guertin more throughout your day this year than you used to? The reason is in addition to being a dorm parent, he is now also a new Admissions Associate at Rectory. He recently told me that he “really likes to talk to parents and potential students to see what they might be looking...

Now before any of you get all-out mad, I don’t hate today’s music. As much as I love modern music, I still have some opinions about it. What I mean is, it appears that anyone can get on the top trending music lists, and anyone can publish a video displaying their music or band and quickly gain...

Before we can discuss graffiti, we need to define the word art. Google.com defines art as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.”...

In today’s culture, we are managing ourselves less and less and relying more and more on technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants. A perfect example of this is Alexa created by Rohit Prosad. In a 2018 article found on businesstoday.com, Prasad said, "Another important reason for adoption...

Students in all grades, from pre-school to grade 9, as well as our faculty and administrators dressed up to celebrate Halloween on Thursday, October 31st. We had goblins and ghouls, ghosts, witches, vampires, as well as some crayons and M&Ms roaming our campus. We even had a rather handsome, real-life...

On September 13, 2019, a new song was released called Don't Call Me Angel from the soundtrack of the 2019 film Charlie's Angels. This song is by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey.  I believe Don't Call Me Angel is one of the best soundtracks ever made and that it fits the theme of the...

On August 24, 2019, a firefighting-supertanker airplane flew from the U.S. to the Amazon rainforest to bring firefighters to help others battling the immense blaze in Brazil. This unique airplane is a B747-400; it’s in the category of Very Large Airtankers (VLAT). This plane is specifically designed...