THE KNIGHT TIMES - December 2017

INSIDE
Features 2
Entertainment 5
Sports 6
Opinions 7
Advent
Chapel
Service of lessons
and carols
brings Christmas
message
Staff
Farewell
The final Garden
of Edens and
On the Hunt
Boys
Soccer
SPC Champs
look to
keep title
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Page 4
Page 6
THE NIGHT TIMES
Official Student Newspaper of Episcopal High School
December 2017 4650 Bissonnet, Bellaire, Texas 77401 www.ehshouston.org Volume 33, Issue 5
EHS continues
holiday spirit
and traditions
ANGEL STRINGER
Staff Writer
It’s that time of year again. Holly jolly
faces, cocoa by the fire, mistletoe, and even
snow this year! At EHS we celebrate the
holiday season with lights and décor, Advent
Chapel, Christmas parties, advisory
challenges, and our famous and fun Singalong
Chapel.
This year the campus was decorated with
Christmas trees in a number of locations,
Santa hats on knights in every building,
and various other decorative signs of the
holiday. All of these were graciously put
up by some of our mothers, and it looks
fantastic and is much appreciated.
Senior Cooper Braverman observed that
“the decorations get [him] really jazzed up
for the Christmas holidays.”
We become closer as a community
through our Advent Chapel and advisory
gatherings. In advisories, students bring
lots of food and celebrate the season together.
The advisories also have the opportunity
to partake in a number of other activities,
from cutting out paper snowflakes,
decorating cookies, having a Secret Santa
or White Elephant exchange, or singing
traditional songs.
Sing-along Chapel is a much-anticipated
gathering. During this Chapel, everyone is
given a sheet of songs that each class votes
to sing. In addition, there is a special visit
by Santa and his Elf, who have made an
annual appearance during the celebration
for many years.
Sophomore Rachel Gudimetla, in refer-
Seniors hit the runway for Style Show
Good Knight and Sweet Dreams showcases stunning outfits
James Dickson and Anna Rollins strut down the runway for the Senior Style Show. Photo by Amber Hatfield.
An example of one of the many Christmas
decorations around campus. Photo
by Sydney Hutchins.
ence to the many things going on on campus,
said, “It puts me in a happy place and
destresses me because it reminds me of all
the fun things that come with Christmas.”
The weather in Bellaire has been cooperating
with the season as well, furthering the
feel of the time of year, which is a welcome
relief to the heat of Texas.
Christmas is a time for friends and family,
special little traditions, and a sense of
community. Have fun and enjoy your vacation.
Be nice or Santa is putting coal in
your stocking! Go Knights!
WILL EDENS
Staff Writer
This year marked another successful Senior
Style Show for the 2018 Senior Class,
whose members strutted their stuff while
modeling clothes from stores like Orvis,
Dillard’s, and Macy’s at the Westin Hotel
in the Galleria on December 2. The theme
was “Good Knight and Sweet Dreams.”
The seniors were required to be at the
show location Saturday morning at 6:45
a.m. to help prepare the show and to get
their hair and make-up done. They then
had last minute outfit preparations along
with runway practice. The seniors spent
all of Friday’s lunches working on learning
how to walk like high fashion models.
Lenny Matuszewski put the event together
and has been running the EHS show
for close to 20 years. The mothers behind
the scenes helping to organize the program
were Denise Megarity, Judy Stanley, Gina
Luther, and Debby Hanna. Seniors were
required to go to a fitting on Wednesday or
Tuesday the week before the fashion show
and were fitted for each dress or outfit.
Seniors started this process on the
first day of their senior year at the Senior
Breakfast when they turned in about five
to seven answers to various questions that
Dean Collelo would then use during the individual
runway walk.
The mothers made sure all the seniors
were able to get a fitting the week before
the show and get to the Westin Hotel on
time. The seniors were given specific requirements
on what to wear and bring to
the fashion show.
Girls were each given a specific shoe
style and color to bring and undergarments
as well, and they were told to show up with
day-old clean hair and a face of foundation.
Most boys were told to bring a white
v-neck t-shirt and a specific pair of dress
shoes.
The event started at 11 a.m. in the Westin
Ballroom where close family and friends
gathered to watch as they ate lunch and
cheered for their graduating seniors. The
seniors were divided into groups and
walked down the runway in clusters according
to outfit type.
These groups had names such as “Precious
Metals,” “First Blush,” and “English
Manner.” The seniors then walked together
down the runway in a line, then they
walked individually as they were presented
to the audience.
The audience was told the senior’s name,
what he or she wanted from Santa, how life
has been so far, and some friendly advice
for freshmen.
The event was a stunning success thanks
to the Moms, Dean Colello, Lenny Matuszewski,
and our seniors.

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Features
'SU P with Soph
Dear Santa,
SOPHIA HENRY
Staff Writer
How naive your jolly old self must be.
Little did you know, I have created a coal
empire from all the coal you have sent
me. Each year, I always ask for coal, so
whether I’m on the naughty or nice list, I
will always receive the black gold.
Everyone assumes coal mining is a dying
industry, but in fact, it is an untapped
industry. The silly people in lab coats are
trying to discover an alternative for gas
when the answer is so clear: coal. Soon
the hipster automobile consumers will
look toward my clean energy cars that run
on coal. I will monopolize the coal car
market, creating a new era. The miners
will rise once again, and we shall take
back the industrial market. People will
even begin to decorate their homes with
coal: classy centerpieces for the dining
room table, coal infused paint on the living
room walls, coal soap in the bathrooms,
and coal food products.
Once my empire grows, the world’s
mortality rate will be on the rise from the
abundant consumption of coal, and I will
release to the press that you, Santa, were
the product of this coal catastrophe. The
parents will stop their children from writing
to you, and your elf-enslaved workshops
will be destroyed and replaced with
coal mining. Yes, the coal industry will
even grow its territory into the North Pole.
The best part of it is that you, giving
other children coal, will now profit me, so
go ahead.
Sincerely,
Wizard Henry
Response Letter
Dear Sophia,
That was my plan all along. Guess
who owns most advanced coal hybrid
technology? My elves worked decades to
create a coal with the energy to sustain an
entire car with just five ounces. You see,
I wanted you to put coal at the top of the
non-renewable energy food chain once
again for me to release my hybrid coal
when the market is at an all-time high.
Children these days do not appreciate
me breaking into their homes, placing suspicious
boxes under their tree, and taking
their food. With my new coaling company
beginning to monopolize your entire
empire, I will have enough money to
buy back the North Pole. I will create the
country Christmas Land where gift-giving
and jolly ole times are appreciated. You
have single-handedly helped end Christmas
for everyone, and yet I am the one
who came out on top. HO! HO! Merry
Christmas… it will be your last.
Sincerely,
Santa
Annual Troop for Troops drive
aids Lone Survivor Retreat Center
LAUREN PORTER
Editor-in-Chief
Troop for Troops, a popular organization
at Episcopal, donated items to the Lone
Survivor Retreat Center this month for
wounded service members in need.
The Lone Survivor Retreat Center aids
wounded soldiers through health, wellness,
and therapeutic support. Many soldiers
struggle with the effects of war such
as PTSD, and the Center tries to combat
illnesses like PTSD to help soldiers transition
back into their normal lives.
The items donated by EHS students
ranged from toiletries to snacks. Donation
bins were located around the school,
and the drive ended on December 14. The
drive this year was different from past
years, as there was not a huge packing
event for club members and volunteers.
Last year, many students formed an assembly
line and packed boxes for soldiers
that may not be able to come home for
Christmas. Students wrote Christmas
cards to the soldiers and helped extend
Christmas cheer to them while they were
overseas.
Although the drive was different, the
soldiers at the Lone Survivor Retreat Center
will certainly benefit from the donations,
and Troop for Troops looks forward
to having more drives to support service
men and women.
Advent Chapel reminds us to wait
GABRIELLE DUCOTE
Staff Writer
The Episcopal faculty, staff, and students
gathered together in the Benitez
Chapel for the annual Advent Chapel on
Tuesday, December 12. This service has
been a tradition since the opening year of
EHS. Its intention is to tell the story of
salvation starting from the Old Testament
until the birth of Christ.
The unique evening service was candlelit
and beautifully decorated. With a
second service opportunity the following
night, each member of the EHS community
had a chance to experience the serenity
of the event. Parents, faculty, students,
administration, alumni, and other members
were all represented in the Chapel
on both nights as many read passages and
scriptures.
Photo by Luke White.
As a service of lessons and carols,
Advent Chapel truly highlights the talen
and dedication of the Chapel Committee
and each person who participated. The
choir consistently practiced for months in
preparation and performed wonderfully.
Each attendee was able to grasp a feeling
of peace and excitement for the holidays.
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Features
Visual arts exhibition wows
the Episcopal community
CAMI PYNE
Contributing Editor
The Visual Arts Exhibition has been
blessing the halls and atrium of B-building
and the library for the past few weeks,
but how does the arts exhibition come together?
During an explanation of how the
beautiful pieces come together, Mrs. Kate
Philbrick, Visual Arts Chair, discussed the
exhibition while crediting the students’
hard work along with the long hours of
dedication put in by some members of the
Visual Arts Department faculty.
How does the Visual Arts Exhibition
work?
The work in the student exhibition is work
that students enrolled in fall visual arts
classes have produced in the semester.
Students in Painting, Drawing, Photography,
Mixed Mediums, Sculpture, and Ceramics
classes submit work for the show.
What is the process for getting a piece
in the show and is it a competition?
The school hires two independent professional
artists to adjudicate the Exhibition;
they spend time on campus reviewing the
work and come to their decisions. The
judges give awards in three categories: 2D
studio art, 3D studio art, and photography.
Each category has individual subcategories
that each art piece can qualify
for, namely Best in Show, 1st Place, 2nd
Place, 3rd Place, and Honorable Mention.
Are there special events for the Visual
Arts Exhibition?
We have a reception in the evening and
invite family and friends to come look at
the work. During the reception there is an
awards ceremony, when we announce who
received what award and those students
are given an award certificate.
How do you decide what gets put in the
show and where it goes?
The artwork is installed throughout the
B Building, 2nd floor hallway, 1st floor
hallway, and atrium. There are also installations
in the stairwells and photography
in the library. Deciding on placement is up
to each instructor, but we try to showcase
the work done by students in the advanced
visual arts classes in the atrium, but we
have had beginning level students do
extraordinary work and we like to try to fit
those in the atrium, if there’s space.
Is there anything else important you
would like to add about the amazing
work the Arts Department is doing currently?
Visual arts students have been achieving
great success this fall. Even before we
installed the show, we’ve had students
winning awards outside of school. For
example, three Visual Arts students were
invited to be a part of the Scholastics’ Art.
Write. Now. Exhibit in Washington D.C.,
which will travel throughout the country.
Film student Weston Bering won the
All-American High School Film Festival
Award; three students were accepted in
the annual Via Colari street art event in
downtown Houston, and 13 students and
1 faculty member won 18 awards in the
Association of Texas Photography Instructors
(ATPI) fall contest.
A prayer presented by Mollie Hanna
embodied the passion that shines through
all of the students in the Arts Department.
The student and faculty dedication is truly
amazing and is exhibited throughout the
halls while it radiates a beautiful work
ethic that all members of the community
can enjoy.
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JOHN CADENA
Guest Writer
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth),
dirigida por Guillermo del Toro,
es una película que toma lugar en 1944,
cinco años después del final de la Guerra
Civil Española. La joven Ofelia y a su
madre Carmen, quien está embarazada,
han viajado para vivir con el capitán
Vidal, el nuevo esposo de Carmen. Vidal
tiene órdenes del general Franco para encontrar
a los miembros del grupo rebelde
(los Maquis) dentro de los bosques cerca
de la frontera francesa.
Ofelia es representada como una niña
con una obsesión en los cuentos de hadas.
A su llegada, ella se fascina por el viejo
laberinto cerca la casa del capitán. Por
la noche, regresa al laberinto donde se
encuentra con el Fauno, una antigua
criatura encomendada por el rey del
inframundo para encontrar a la princesa
perdida Moanna. Está convencido de que
Ofelia es la princesa desaparecida, pero no
puede volver al inframundo con ella hasta
que ella haya completado una serie de tres
horribles tareas antes de la luna llena.
Guillermo del Toro ha creado una obra
maestra a través de su ambigua exploración
de dos realidades diferentes. La
película muestra elementos de la fantasía
y lo real, elementos que sólo existen en
la imaginación de Ofelia. Del Toro está
más enfocado en producir una historia
que permite la interpretación. Mientras
Your Spanish Corner
la película continúa, Ofelia se encuentra
luchando para hacer frente a su nueva vida
dominada por el sádico capitán Vidal. Su
obsesión con el laberinto sólo crece a medida
que se convierte en un escape de la
realidad más dura que se ve forzada a soportar
en casa. Su única otra salida es con
su madre y la criada de la casa, Mercedes.
Mercedes se encariña con Ofelia durante
toda la película y comparte el aspecto de
una doble vida. Mientras trabaja para el
capitán, ella está constantemente robando
suministros para su hermano rebelde. La
relación entre el capitán Vidal y Mercedes
sirve como una fuente constante de tensión
y suspenso a lo largo de la película,
y destaca especialmente la naturaleza
intensamente fascista de Vidal.
Yo recomendaría El Laberinto del Fauno
y sugeriría a los espectadores que vieran
la película con una mentalidad optimista.
Members of Diversity In Action attend national conference in Anaheim
ETHAN KNIGHT
Guest Writer
On November 29 through December 2,
six EHS students were selected to travel
to Anaheim, California, for the Student
Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC).
The students representing the Diversity In
Action organization, as well as Episcopal
High School, were sophomores Austin
Wills, Claire Henry, Rachel Gudimetla,
and Catalina Rendon along with juniors
Tyler Johnson and myself. We were accompanied
by chaperones Mr. Wayne
Jones, Ms. Cristina Cepeda, Ms. Amira
Kamal, and Mr. Isaiah Coleman.
EHS was not the only school involved,
as 1,600 other students from various independent
high schools across the country
were in attendance. We met students from
all over the nation, from Boston and New
York to Tennessee. There were some
familiar faces, too, as we ran into students
from Kinkaid, Awty and St. John’s.
The atmosphere in the convention
center where the conference was held was
electrifying. The bright lights and grins
accompanied by the sounds of laughter
made it easy to feel comfortable. After
the opening speaker, all the chaperones
were asked to leave so the students could
have time to themselves. The chaperones
wouldn’t accompany the students for the
duration of the conference. The students
were split into groups named after Disney
characters, such as Dory, Jane, and Elsa.
These groups would be our new families.
The next few days would be a whirlwind
of emotions. The amount of trust and
friendship shared among us was astonishing.
Our groups were fantastic. We
confided with each other through personal
stories and experiences, things we would
rarely say to anyone else. We bonded and
we laughed. With the laughs came hugs,
then crying, then more hugs. The amount
of unconditional love and acceptance was
overwhelming. The trust our newfound
friends had put in us, as we with them,
was unlike anything I have ever seen before.
We discussed topics that we seldom
speak about back home, including race,
gender, socioeconomic class, age, LGBT,
gender identity, racism, white privilege,
and even why “boys can’t cry.”
Other groups we split into were affinity
groups, which represented each race
to discuss and celebrate. If we felt like
we weren’t one specific race, there was
a multi-racial affinity group and also an
LGBT affinity group. No one was left out.
Later, we split into regional groups,
in which almost every state had its own
room to discuss and be together. These
discussions were difficult to get through
at times; everyone had many questions
and experiences regarding the topics. At
all times during these discussions, we remembered
to keep an open mind and look
at different perspectives as we engaged
DIA members Tyler Johnson, Austin Wills, Cat Alvarez Rendon, Claire Henry, Rachel
Gudimetia, and Ethan Knight. Photo courtesy of Ethan Knight.
in these discussions. Never did we put
each other down or call each other names.
There was no judgment when we spoke or
if a mistake was made. In fact, mistakes
were encouraged; once we made a mistake,
we could let go and move on, which
is something we can all take with us.
The positivity day in and day out was
beautiful to witness. Every day each one
of us sat at a new table with new people
for meals. There was no pressure to sit
with a specific person or group because
we always felt recognized.
I recall Austin Wills and Tyler Johnson
performing on stage for the Talent Show
with 1,600 high school peers staring at
them, and they represented Episcopal very
well. The amount of support they received
was shocking and very much appreciated.
I recall seeing people stand up at an open
mic and tell everyone that they were beautiful
or that they were gay or that they had
struggled in the past with their troubles.
In response, they received praise and applause
and love. I specifically remember
thinking to myself this is what #StandOut
should look like. No specific cliques,
no judgment. Just open-mindedness and
respect. There was so much love present.
My group could not stop talking about
our day at the conference as we walked
back to the hotel each night. The excitement
I felt attending SDLC from 7:00
a.m. to 10:00 p.m. was incomparable to
anything else I’ve been part of.
I strongly encourage you to try and go
on this amazing trip to SDLC. In order to
go, you must be an active member of the
Diversity In Action organization (everyone
is welcome), and you can speak with
Ms. Cepeda about your interest in the trip.
I could go on and on about how the
SDLC trip went and what we did. I have
rarely been in a place where I felt so much
emotion. The bonds made are unbreakable;
whether it be my “Jane Family” or
Austin Will’s “Dory Gang,” everyone felt
accepted and loved. No one was afraid to
speak out for what they believed.
I leave you with this: hold yourself and
others accountable for any comments that
are offensive to any one or group, and
focus on bettering yourself and your community.
Again, I cannot stress this enough.
SDLC was one of, if not the most, impactful
trips I have ever attended.

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Features
On The Hunt makes final appearance
Teacher spotlight shines on Hickey
HUNTER MAGARITY
Staff Writer
Dear EHS community,
As I reflect on my time as a staff writer
for The Knight Times, I regret to inform
everyone that this will be my last article
for this newspaper. I would like to thank
everyone who spends their time reading
through our student-led, monthly offering,
and it has been an honor and a blast to
serve on this team for three years.
I would also like to thank our fearless
leader Coach Framel for steering the
ship that is our class every day. As I say
my last farewell, I would like to share a
couple of my final hard-earned personal
stats with the community:
Editorials written: 1
Articles written: 52
Articles turned in on time: 0.5
Average grammatical errors before
editing: 84
Average bathroom/ water breaks per
class: 7
My suggestions shot down by Mr.
Framel: 309
Jokes told per day that no one laughs
at: 16
Jokes told per day by Mr. Framel in
response to my attempts at humor: 16
Amount of food brought into class: 3
plates a day
Watch for my journalistic endeavors in
the future in your weekly grocery food
flyers.
ISABELLA GOODMAN
Staff Writer
Mr. Hickey is a new junior and senior
physics teacher here at EHS. The Knight
Times talked to Mr. Hickey about his passion
for science, space, and movies, and
his favorite aspects of teaching at Episcopal.
What were you doing before you came
to EHS?
I was teaching physics and astronomy
at Chaves High School in HISD for three
years. My classes were twice the size of
EHS classes; it’s tougher trying to teach a
science class to 37 people rather than 18.
Was it hard to get their attention?
Yeah, I would stand in the middle of the
class; it was hard to teach from the front,
so we did a lot more group stuff. I tried to
make it fun for them.
I watch a million movies and a million
TV shows. My favorite movie is a tie between
2001: A Space Odyssey and There
Will Be Blood.
Garden of Edens
Advice about Things that Matter with Will Edens
Welcome back to another edition of
Garden of Edens. This month we are focusing
on the college process. For all my
freshmen out there, the best thing y’all can
do is make good grades and try to figure
out high school before you start thinking
about the next step in your life.
Sophomores, start thinking about
schools and maybe tour one, but keep the
grades up. This is probably around the
time when you can start taking practice
ACTs or SATs. Trust me, you’ll have a
blast taking those.
Next, juniors, it’s crunch time and you
have your hardest year of high school
ahead of you. Y’all need to start taking
real ACTs and SATs, and you need to do
well on them. You can get tutors to help
you improve your score. You are also going
to have to start the actual applications
in the summer going into your senior year.
My best advice for the Junior Class is to
stay calm and do your best to not explode
before you get to enjoy your senior year;
it’s not as far away as it feels.
Seniors, we are living the life right now,
Stay calm while waiting on those college
acceptance letters you worked so hard on,
pray a lot, and don’t get senioritis (too
early).
What’s your favorite part about teaching
at EHS?
My favorite part about EHS and teaching
here is the closeness of the faculty. I
feel deeply connected to a lot of the other
faculty at this school, which is something
you don’t necessarily get at a huge school.
I also really enjoy the religious aspect of
the school. Being a science teacher and
also a religious person, I find the value in
having students learn their academics and
stretching themselves in that way but also
learning about their place in the universe
in Chapel or in a world religions course.
I think it’s a really good way to teach a
student.
Do you have any end goals for this
semester?
I hope that, by the end of the semester,
my students have enjoyed it so far, and
that they’re interested enough to come
back second semester. I hope they gained
some new knowledge from my course.
Are you from Texas/Houston?
I went to the University of Texas but
grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas, which is
six hours from Houston and about a tenth
of the size.
What are your interests outside of
school?
EHS SPEAKS OUT
Santa’s reindeer are on strike. How does he get the presents delivered?
Mr. Hickey discusses physics and astronomy
with his students. Photo by
Cami Pyne.
What made you interested in science?
In sixth grade, I took a field trip to
Houston, to the Johnson Space Center,
and my first love was the space program. I
was fascinated by that for years and years.
Then I started taking physics classes in
high school because I knew that astronomy
and the space program required a lot
of physics. In college, I switched from
engineering to a pure physics/astronomy
degree to finally get answers to questions
about the universe that I always had. I was
deeply curious about science.
We hear you want to be an astronaut…
I have considered putting my name in.
I mean, it’s more complicated than that.
You can, with a technical degree in science
or engineering or a medical field,
apply with at least three years’ experience.
Teaching a technical science counts as
experience. I would do it, I think, if they
asked me, “Hey, Mr. Hickey, do you want
to be an astronaut?”
MIA MITHOFF
Uber
DIEGO GARCIA-MOROS
I’ll carry him
ISABEL YOUNG
Giant flying hamburger
KATE JACKSON
A yacht
MS. WHITE
Black lab puppies
GAGE HERROLD
UPS
OLIVIA CUSACK
Submarines
JACK MATTHEWS
Hop on the Pegasus
JACK GRAMS
A fleet of Ford F-150’s
#BuiltFordTough
MR. MELIUS
Harley motorcycle, duh!

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Entertainment
Cooking with Cami
Young and Hungry
CAMI PYNE
Contributing Editor
Peppermint Bark!
A typical Christmas delight - peppermint
bark! The smooth chocolate and crispy
peppermint lead to an amazing sweet
delight. This peppermint bark is perfect
for an early Christmas treat to have at any
time of the day.
Ingredients :
30 crushed Peppermint Hard Candies
1 ½ Pounds of Milk Chocolate Candy,
rough chopped
1 ½ Pounds of White Chocolate, rough
chopped
1 Teaspoon of Peppermint Oil
1 Baking Pan
Parchment/ Wax Paper
Pan
bowl
Directions:
1. Evenly spread the peppermint candies
2. Melt the Milk Chocolate over a Double
Boiler, on a low heat (a double boiler is
a pan, on a stove top, filled with about a
half inch of water with a smaller bowl on
top of the simmering water) until melted
completely, add the ½ of the peppermint
oil then pour the Chocolate over the peppermint
candies.
3. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until the
chocolate hardens
4. Melt the White Chocolate over a
Double Boiler, on a low heat, until completely
melted then add the remaining
½ of peppermint oil then pour on top of
hardened Milk Chocolate.
5. Refrigerate until hardened (about 30
minutes)
Courtesy of forkknifeswoon.com.
Gnocchi
This sweet and savory Gnocchi is the
perfect meal for any December night.
These pillowy pastas have an intense flavor
with the rosemary and parmesan and
are the ultimate Christmas comfort food
for the Advent season.
Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potatoes
½ cup whole milk ricotta
1 large egg
2-3 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of kosher salt
Rosemary Parmesan Cream Sauce:
4 tablespoons of butter (equal to ¼ cup)
1 tablespoon of chopped fresh rosemary
1 cup heavy cream
⅓ cup of grated parmesan (and more to
top)
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Kosher salt and pepper
Directions:
Gnocchi
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Poke holes in sweet potatoes with a
fork and bake for 45 minutes, until soft
and tender. Once cooked thoroughly, slice
them in half to allow them to cool (if they
are too hot they will cook the egg)
3. In a large bowl mix together the mashed
sweet potatoes, ricotta, egg, salt and flour;
until it reaches a sticky texture.
White Chocolate Mocha
An energetic delight to help you finish
prepping for a test because we are blessed
to not have finals this year!
This creamy coffee goodness is perfect
for a Christmas Eve dinner dessert to have
by the fire.
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cups of milk
Orange peel from ½ an orange
1 cinnamon stick
¼ tsp. Vanilla bean powder or 1 tsp vanilla
extract
50 grams of finely chopped white chocolate
2 shots of espresso
Whipped cream
Cocoa powder
Orange zest
Saucepan
2 Mugs
Directions
1. On a medium saucepan add the milk,
orange peel, cinnamon and bring them to
a simmer.
Whisk the ingredients constantly for a
minute and then put a lid on the saucepan
and let simmer for three minutes.
2. Stir in the vanilla and finely chopped
White Chocolate and whisk until melted.
Take out the orange peel and the cinnamon
stick with a strainer if needed.
3. Take out your 2 mugs and add a shot
of espresso to each, then add the milk
mixture, and top with whipped cream,
a sprinkle of Cocoa powder and a small
amount of Orange zest.
Courtesy of callmecupcake.com.
4. Roll the mixture into a large clump
of dough then put on a heavily floured
surface and separated into four parts, then
roll the individual parts into long rolls
then separate into little squares (about one
inch). Do this to all of the dough then, boil
when ready to eat.
5. Boil in salted water until cooked thoroughly
and float to the top (3-4 minutes)
Sauce
1.Heat butter in large skillet over medium
heat, until it starts to brown. Add the
rosemary, then pour in the cream. Whisk
in the parmesan, nutmeg and cayenne
pepper and then season to taste with salt
and pepper.
2.Simmer for 5 minutes
Add the strained Gnocchi to the sauce
then, serve warm, top with rosemary and
parmesan!
Courtesy of halfbakedharvest.com.
ISABEL YOUNG
Staff Writer
Have you ever dreamed of the perfect
mac and cheese?! Well, this month on
Young and Hungry, I am going to introduce
you to the restaurant of your dream
mac and cheese. Perfect for a casual lunch
or dinner, Jus’ Mac has every type of mac
and cheese you could possibly think of
with every imaginable topping.
There are two locations, one in the
Heights and one in Montrose, so I suggest
you go to the one closest to you right now
and try a delicious bowl of mac. The bowl
that I highly recommend is the Chicken
Parm - mac and cheese with fried chicken
and tomato sauce. It will not disappoint
you and will make other mac and cheeses
seem weak.
Another favorite is the Half Baked, a
mac and cheese with baked potato and
toppings in it. Although these unordinary
combos might sound weird, I promise that
once you try them, you will not think this
anymore!
If you are feeling more conservative
with your choice, you can order the Bacon
Bliss - mac with only bacon and cheese,
or the Quattro - mac with four different
cheeses. If you are feeling risky, try the
Chicken and Waffles mac and cheese
or the Pit Master with BBQ brisket and
sauce.
These are only a few of the numerous
options that you can order from Jus’ Mac.
So skrt on over to Jus’ Mac and eat some
amazing mac and cheese.
The Good Doctor delivers
ELLIOTT JONES
Staff Writer
An ABC original, The Good Doctor,
brings a new twist to cliché hospitaldrama
TV shows.
Based on a South Korean show under
the same name, Freddie Highmore, known
for his role in Bates Motel, stars as Dr.
Shaun Murphy, a resident surgeon at San
Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. However,
he is not your typical doctor.
Diagnosed with autism and savant syndrome,
this surgeon sees and understands
more about the medical world than most
in medicine.
Aaron Glassman, a father figure to
Murphy after he leaves his abusive father,
is convinced that Murphy has what it
takes to be a highly-esteemed surgeon and
recommends him to the hospital.
Yet, the other doctors there are not so
convinced due to his condition. Not taken
aback by their lack of confidence in him,
Murphy works to gain their respect and
trust in his abilities.
The Good Doctor already has amazing
reviews and a popular fan base despite
only one season under its belt. An easy
show to binge watch, you will become
hooked in the first five minutes, especially
if you love Grey’s Anatomy.
Full of romance and medical emergencies
as well as Shaun Murphy’s incredible
ability to easily solve medical problems
the other doctors cannot figure out, The
Good Doctor is capable of becoming one
of the great shows of 2017.
Spotify releases Christmas songs
ELLIE RAGIEL
Staff Writer
Courtesy of thepioneerwoman.com.
Courtesy of indiewire.com.
Spotify is doing its best to help listeners
rock around the Christmas tree this holiday
season with songs that will hopefully
become traditional tunes.
Many of your favorite artists descended
upon Spotify’s London and New York
City studios last month to secretly record
a collection of holiday music exclusive to
the popular streaming service.
The playlist, titled “Spotify Singles –
Holiday,” debuted on November 28 and
features 18 singles that are sure to get you
in the Christmas spirit.
There is something for everyone from
the collection – singer-songwriter types
like George Ezra and Jack Johnson accompany
pop powerhouses like Demi
Lovato, Miley Cyrus, and Fifth Harmony
to make up the wide-ranging playlist,
and listeners will hear covers of holiday
favorites (think “Jingle Bells” and “White
Christmas”) as well as originals like Kelly
Clarkson’s “Christmas Eve.”
Proving that even the best Christmas
songs can get better, British superstar
Sam Smith and up-and-coming songstress
Lalah Hathaway throw it back to the 70s
with their renditions of Joni Mitchell’s
“River” and Donny Hathaway’s “This
Christmas.”
Some surprises include an appearance
from Wyclef Jean and an interpretation of
“Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” from
DMX that is extremely upbeat and interesting
– to say the least.

6 The Knight Times
Sports
SWIMMING
Sports
Brief
ANNABELLE COKINOS
Staff Writer
The swim team made a splash at its first
meet on November 30, competing against
Lamar, Duchesne, and St. Thomas.
Episcopal performed very well, with
Nina Plemenos, Isabel Frasier, and Calvin
Zipper earning first place in their events.
Alex Gatto set a school record in the
100 butterfly and took first place as well.
Samantha Wotring and Jake Klucznik also
placed in the top three in their events.
GIRLS SOCCER
ISABEL YOUNG
Staff Writer
Starting the season with wins over Emery
Weiner and Second Baptist, and ties
against Concordia Lutheran and Beaumont
Kelly Catholic in two hard fought
games, the girls soccer team has high
hopes for a successful year.
Coach Baron Heinemann commented that
the girls “have shown intensity and determination
at practice and this has translated
to the field.” He is confident that as long
as the girls remain healthy and continue
working hard, they will have an amazing
season.
The highlights of the season feature Sarah
Mouton’s two goals and two assists and
Jaylynn Nunn’s 16 saves in four matches.
BOYS BASKETBALL
PRESTON WITT
Staff Writer
The varsity boys basketball team wants
to continue its momentum from last year’s
SPC Championship Runner-Up finish. The
team finished last year with a strong run
with wins over Kinkaid and Greenhill but
came up short with a heartfelt loss against
OC Casady.
The boys are off to a hot start in pursuit
of the SPC trophy with key wins over
Brazosport, Dickinson, and Lamar.
Third-year varsity junior Jordan Wells
had high praise for his team going into this
season.
“Last season was a big year for us. We
ended up losing in the SPC championship,
but I learned a lot from that experience.
We want to try and keep the momentum
going from last year and win the whole
thing.”
Girls basketball hits the hardwood
SYDNEY HUTCHINS
Managing Editor
Much has changed in the girls basketball
program since last year’s season. The team
has had numerous girls try out for basketball
and there was the addition of a new
coaching staff as well.
The girls’ basketball program is being led
by Head Coach Courtney Arnold with the
assistance of Coach Cade Slepitza, Coach
Michael Kramer, who previously was
the head coach for the girls JV team, and
Coach Chastyne
“I am really enjoying my first year as
head basketball coach so far,” reflected
Coach Arnold. “It has been a very special
opportunity for two reasons: I already
knew and built relationships with many of
the players as an assistant coach the last
two years and I have a huge support system
from other coaches that I believe is unique
to the EHS community. We have focused
on fundamental skills and intangibles that I
trust will pay off this basketball season and
beyond. I am proud of the growth of the
girls thus far and excited to see what we
will accomplish this year.”
The team is working hard this December
and taking advantage of early games before
they clinch the SPC in February, starting
with two early wins in November against
Westbury, Awty International, and Mayde
Creek. They then competed in the Houston
Boys soccer seeks third straight SPC title
DANIEL DAVIS
Staff Writer
The Episcopal boys soccer team continues
to look dominant following two seasons
of SPC Championships, starting the
year strong at 4-0 with wins over Lutheran
South, YES Prep, Concordia Lutheran,
and The Emery Weiner School in its quest
for a three-peat.
Senior Chris Short serves as the anchor
Christian and HISD Tournament and used
these to focus on exactly what needs to be
improved for the team during practices and
over break.
This season the JV team had numerous
freshman and sophomores attend tryouts.
The girls thus far have won a competitive
Girls JV players look for a rebound in a home game against Westbury Christian
High School. Photo by Ethan Tuckwood.
for the team, bringing positive leadership
and stands as the main brick in the
defensive wall. Senior Pablo Vilas and
junior Victor Velasco provide speed and
consistency on the offense and account for
most of the team’s goals.
Junior transfer Memo Rodriguez is a
great addition to the team and helps Short
in the back. Many young players are in the
starting lineup, including freshman Mateo
Bastidas, brother of junior player Ivan, but
first game against Westbury then finished
third in the Bellaire Tournament before going
into the Thanksgiving Break. They had
a very close game against Second Baptist
after Bryana Bazile hit a 3-pointer to get
them into overtime. As the season continues.
the girls look for more wins.
the team will continue to look for leadership
and contributions from experienced
upperclassmen.
Many of the team’s players compete on
club soccer teams, which keeps them in
shape and further skilled for school play.
Most notably, Velasco and Rodriguez just
returned from a tournament in Florida for
the Houston Dynamo Youth Academy.
This team consists of only the most skilled
players in the city.
WRESTLING
PATRICK BAYOUTH
Staff Writer
The 2017-2018 varsity wrestling team
has had an incredibly strong start to
the season. Led by team captains Jack
Podsednik and Matt Melody, the Knights
have dominated in the first half of the
schedule.
At Mayde Creek, the team placed
third in a dual against many large public
schools thanks to Podsednik’s 8-2 record,
which included six pins.
The team is currently preparing for the
Dock Hess Tournament in Bryan, Texas,
on December 23.
James Stewart runs to the offensive after a header by his teammate during a junior varsity boys soccer game at Episcopal. Photo
by Luke White.

7 The Knight Times
Opinion
The fight for net neutrality seeks FCC decision
ISABELLA GOODMAN
Staff Writer
The Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) llayed out a plan on November
21 to eliminate net neutrality protections,
leading many to wonder what exactly net
neutrality is and how it would affect the
average user.
Internet service providers such as Comcast
and AT&T currently cannot block access to
certain websites, purposefully slow down
certain websites, prioritize websites that
pay the provider, and must be transparent
about the way they manage speeds. These
benefits are protected under net neutrality
because the Internet is a Title II regulation,
or a utility, under the FCC. The chairman
of the FCC, Ajit Pai, has rolled out a plan
to interfere with the freedom from the users
and put it into the hands of Internet providers
by letting broadband companies decide
how customers use the Internet. Under the
chairman’s proposal, these companies will
hypothetically be able to sell plans, which
would include varying levels of Internet
speed and availability.
Currently, net neutrality stops websites
from being able to pay for speedier use, effectively
making the Internet a fair playing
field. Without net neutrality however,
websites could pay their way to quicker
Internet, thus making it harder for smaller
competitors to find their place on the Internet.
If this plan rolls out, Internet users
will potentially have to pick and choose
the websites that they use based on how
their providers choose to take advantage of
a world without net neutrality. Think of it
like this: if Hulu pays your Internet provider
more for premium access, then sites like
Youtube and Netflix could potentially run
slower, forcing users to either pay more for
quick access or deal with the roadblocks in
place.
If this sounds familiar, it is because the
fight for net neutrality has been going on
for years. These specific sets of regulations
Reinforced learning through AI
SOPHIA HENRY
Staff Writer
While I grew up around sci-fi movies like
Star Wars with robots such as R2-D2 and
C-3PO, the concept of advanced artificial
intelligence seemed to be a fantasy of the
future. However, new technology has allowed
us to begin the adolescent stages of
AI self-thinking with reinforcement learning.
The same way people train their dogs to
sit and stay correlates to programs solving
problems. Through trial and error, a dog
begins to recognize that if he sits down,
he will be rewarded. Unlike past programming
where code looks for the given solution,
programs are now taught to learn
and problem solve. Most of the current
available software requires a programmer
to constantly update the program with new
information or improvements called supervised
learning. Reinforcement learning
teaches the program to constantly update
itself with new knowledge, and it begins to
understand working solutions.
Google’s DeepMind project leads the
world in artificial intelligence research.
Recently, the DeepMind team developed
the first computer program to defeat the
current greatest Go player, Mr. Lee Sedol,
with the program AlphaGo. In the Chinese
game Go, the rules are similar to chess
apart from a player having a choice of
200 moves compared to only 20 moves in
chess. Previous programs have conquered
chess, but the significance of winning Go
exemplifies the computer’s ability to intake
the complexity of movements and strategies
as its opponent counterattacks each
play on the board. AlphaGo represents
artificial intelligence capability in compositing
intricate solutions through processing
every possibility and inputting the
opponent’s movements. Before, programs
were limited to only recognize their given
solutions, but AlphaGo teaches itself the
game through reinforcement learning. The
successful experimentation in AlphaGo allowed
DeepMind to transition in real-life
scenarios.
Tesla, Google, and Uber are creating selfdriving
cars that can evaluate challenging
situations such as a four-way stop with the
help of reinforcement learning. Tesla cars
exchange learned information with one another
and operate as a network. Not only
are the cars solving solutions in situations
drivers face everyday, but each car collects
the data of every other car in their unique
circumstances. Reinforcement learning allows
for autopilot to be the driving of the
future as artificial intelligence constantly
updates new driving procedures and discovers
the best resolutions independently.
The Amazon Alexa Prize competition winner
this year was the software Milabot, developed
by Montreal Institute for Learning
Algorithms this year. The chatbot applies
reinforcement learning to given data and
real-world user interactions as the system
trains itself to select applicable responses.
With advancements produced each year,
society must consider the effects of a world
operating on AI technology. Unemployment
may arise as jobs shift from physical
work to cognitive labor. If Tesla successfully
creates self-driving trucks, what will
happen to the millions of unemployed truck
drivers in America? Most working Americans
rely on selling their time in exchange
for income, but if AI dominates the workforce,
companies must consider where it
leaves their human workforce. The government
and companies must also consider
how to evenly distribute wealth created by
machines. In 2014, the three biggest companies
in Silicon Valley had approximately
the same revenue as the three biggest companies
in Detroit, and the only difference
was Silicon Valley had 10 times fewer employees.
A fair post-labor economy must
be set for the AI-driven companies to not
monopolize off machinery. Other questions
remain with robot rights and security,
among other concerns, but science will advance,
and humans must decide the ethics
behind these advancements.
were first announced in April of 2017, and
since then, more than 8.2 million comments
have been submitted to the FCC.
The response has been overwhelmingly
negative. The FCC is hesitant about taking
these comments seriously; however, since
many of them are replicants, they have reported
that they will only take unique comments
into consideration. The net neutrality
debate goes back far longer than 2017,
though; it was in 2015 that paid prioritization
was blocked. Since then, the FCC has
been attempting to undo these policies despite
meeting constant pushback at every
point. Websites like Google, Facebook,
Netflix, and many others have taken a
stance against the repeal.
Facebook Vice President Erin Egan said
Image courtesy of govtech.com.
in a statement, “We are disappointed that
the proposal announced by the FCC fails to
maintain the strong net neutrality protections
that will ensure the Internet remains
open for everyone.” Small online businesses
are against this move as well. Stopping
free Internet stifles innovation and widens
the gap between growing companies and
Internet giants who can easily pay their
way into the fast lane. Companies and consumers
alike are at risk of paying for faster
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Internet services if certain broadband companies
chose to go that route. The Internet
was not created for gatekeepers looking to
benefit off the lack of choice but to give
everyone the same kinds of access to information
that has become indispensable
in today’s society.
The FCC has chosen to kill net neutrality
rather than to weaken it, and the outpouring
of public disapproval could possibly
mean that legal action will be taken against
Pai and the FCC as an estimated 76% of
Americans support net neutrality. In an effort
to satiate the public resentment, Pai
states that broadband services will have to
be “transparent” in their actions, but this
is a grey area for the mega-companies that
are supportive of a world post net neutrality.
The future of net neutrality is uncertain.
On December 14, the proposal was voted
on by the FCC commissioners. The Internet
should not be left in the hands of the
astonishingly few massive telecom companies;
it should be in the hands of the
people. Apple penned a letter to the FCC
earlier this year stating that paid prioritization
“fundamentally alters the Internet as
we know it today - to the detriment of consumers,
competition and innovation.”
This seems to be falling on deaf ears. Pai
seems resolute to strip the Internet of neutrality.
Despite any outcome, any moves by
the FCC to create an unequal Internet will
be met by a strong sense of opposition.
Update: On December 14, the FCC ruled
to appeal net neutrality, killing a free Internet.
This comes despite an overwhelming
amount of public criticism. As of now, no
one is sure how this decision will play out.
Editor-in-Chief
Lauren Porter
Managing Editor
Sydney Hutchins
Contributing Editor
Cami Pyne
Staff Writers
Will Edens
Ellie Ragiel
Isabel Young
Isabella Goodman
Hunter Megarity
Angel Stringer
Sophia Henry
Preston Witt
Patrick Bayouth
Annabelle Cokinos
Elliott Jones
Daniel Davis
Gabrielle Ducote
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8 The Knight Times
Knight Shift
Top 10 Secret Santa Gift Ideas
10. A block party
9. Antlers for your car
8. A single goldfish (real or fake)
7. A jewel (find out their birthstone or stick to the basics:
Hunter and Will Career Overview
Three years later, The Knight Times is paying tribute to the award winning
work of Will Edens and Hunter Megarity as they depart from the staff.
Best Celebrity Sightings:
ruby, emerald, sapphire, mango...)
6. Milk and Vine (vine in a book, you are welcome)
5. The iPhone 13
4. An upside down Christmas tree
3. A better parking spot
2. An EHS newspaper bumper sticker
1. A sense of humor
Arianna Via and
Allison Stoner
Hunter Hernandez and
Ted Cruz
Overall Highlights:
Top 28 Facts about Bermuda Grass
The invention of What Are Those?
Referencing “salad sauces”
in every paper
Industrial Paper Shredder
Power Rankings
Reed Stanley and
Flat Stanley
Best Feature:
The Old Alkek farewell
Holden Markoff and
Russell from Up
Naughty OR Nice
A special Christmas edition of Hot or Not
(Celebrity Sighting)
Texans
Astros
Summerfest no longer in summer
Less rain for In Bloom
End of semester grind
No midterms
Vine dying
Vine 2 being announced
No Harbor Light Choir this year
Nominating people for
Sing-along Chapel
Regular Rudolph the Rednosed
Reindeer song
DMX’s version of Rudolph the
Rednosed Reindeer
Matthew McCaffrey was more than happy to take center stage on this month’s Celebrity
Sighting, showing his striking resemblance to the kid in the popular TV show
Stranger Things. Photo courtesy of Netflix and by Annabelle Cokinos.
Isabel Young thinking there was a
reindeer named Connor
Donner, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid
ehsknighttimes
RUDOLPH AND
HERMEY
Christmas Characters vs. Knight Times Staff
Comparing Christmas legends to the Back Page writers and editors (and Mr. Famel).
PATRICK RANDOLPH
BAYOUTH AND
DANIEL DAVIS
SANTA CLAUS
MR. FRAMEL
BUDDY THE ELF
ISABEL YOUNG
The two best friends there ever were. But, unlike
Rudolph and Hermey, Patrick and Daniel have some
trouble finishing what they start. Win Team Rudolph.
ABOMINABLE
SNOWMAN
ELLIE RAGIEL
Santa gives you presents; Mr. Framel gives you
deadlines....really not sure about this one. A draw.
“THE STICKY
BANDITS”
WILL EDENS
AND
HUNTER MEGARITY
Buddy seems a little more excited for Santa so
we think he takes the W. It’s all about effort.
KEVIN FROM
HOME ALONE
GABRIELLE
DUCOTE
Snowman wins this one since he has better hair
even on a bad day.
Both iconic “partners in crime,” but did Harry and
Marv publish a list of the 28 Best Bermuda Grass
facts? Mic drop Will and Hunter.
Kevin has to deal with the Sticky Bandits, but
Gabrielle has to deal with Will and Hunter. We
think she takes the cake on this one.