The Catalyst / Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/NDBTigers
During the school closure, the facilities crew was able to hang ASB’s already finished backdrop in front of the school building, so passerby’s on Ralston could see their work.
The cancelation of Aquacades: Q&A with the NDB student and parent community
NDB community reflects on the cancelation of Aquacades 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic
March 20th, 2020: The day that would have been Aquacades 2020. Yet amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the honored tradition and favored event in the NDB community will not occur this day. The Catalyst spoke with both current and former NDB students as well as parents on their thoughts on Aquacades this year.
Rebecca Wolfe, ‘93
The Catalyst interviewed Rebecca Wolfe, alumna, NDB Class of 1993, and parent of Annalee Wolfe, senior and ASB president, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? Rebecca Wolfe, ‘93: I think it is so sad! Aquacades is the most exciting and greatest traditi...
Stella Jaunich, ‘23
The Catalyst interviewed Stella Jaunich, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you want to say about that? Stella Jaunich, ‘23: It is weird to think that there is something going on that is so dangerous that we have to cancel something like Aquacades to keep us safe. I wi...
Maddie St. Geme, ‘23
The Catalyst interviewed Maddie St. Geme, senior and ASB Vice-President, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? Maddie St. Geme, ‘23: Well, I’m glad that the school is putting the priority of the students first because I think it’s very important that we all ...
Hannah Tsui, ‘22
The Catalyst interviewed Hannah Tsui, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? HT: I’m really disappointed because I was looking forward to going. I went last year and it was a great experience. TC: If we come back to school before the e...
Camelot AuYeung, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Camelot AuYeung, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? CA: I feel unhappy because it is a traditional sister event for NDB and without it, it feels weird. I was also planning to go this year for the first time since I had to ...
Eva Han, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Eva Han, parent of Emma Tsui, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? EH: It’s unfortunate that it was canceled because I know how much effort and preparation the NDB community puts into Aquacades. It’s a shame that all that work may g...
Avery McGlinchey, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Avery McGlinchey, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AM: As a senior, Aquacades this year was supposed to be the most special year. I put in a lot of hard work throughout the year leading up to Aquacades, and I am so sad that ...
Katie Spencer, ‘22
The Catalyst interviewed Katie Spencer, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? KS: I’m upset because it was canceled because, having experienced it last year, it was definitely one of the major highlights of the year and I was looking forward to it ...
Amy Spencer, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Amy Spencer, parent of Zoe, senior, and Katie, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AS: With missing Aquacades last night due to the coronavirus pandemic, it makes me very sad. I look at this from my senior’s perspective a...
Arabella Sunga, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Arabella Sunga, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AS: I like Aquacades, and I am upset that it is possible getting canceled. I really hope it will be postponed. It is a disservice to the seniors because we won’t have...
Kelly Schackel, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Kelly Shackel, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? KS: It’s so heartbreaking. I feel bad for the younger grades, like the freshmen, who won’t get their first Aquacades experience and all of the students who put so much...
Dan McCoy, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Dan McCoy, parent of Caroline, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? DM: It’s a shame this virus is stripping all you girls of your fun. I know how exciting Aquacades is for Notre Dame, and I am just empathetic to the fa...
Kassie Cleland, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Kassie Cleland, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? KC: To be honest, I don’t care. At first, I thought it was okay since I am not really a spirited person, but I only cheer for our class to get points. I mainly just fe...
Casey Peterson, ‘23
The Catalyst interviewed Casey Peterson, freshman, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? CP: I think it’s really unfortunate that it got cancelled, especially for us freshmen because we worked for something that we didn’t know what was gonna happen. ...
Lani Lopez, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Lani Lopez, parent of Kaitlyn Lopez, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? LL: Well, it is what it is. We must put the safety of the students first. TC: If we come back to school before the end of the year, do...
Kate Ragusa, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Kate Ragua, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? KR: As a member of ASB, having the backdrop, program, mix, routine, and rally all finished, having no Aquacades was really upsetting. This is our big event of the year, and to n...
Tracy Ragusa, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Tracy Ragua, parent of Kate, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? TR: I had the privilege of watching ASB prepare for Aquacade in my home [during] the weekend before the closure. Their excitement was palpable, and I was so ea...
Ava Dehnad, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Ava Dehnad, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AD: I personally have never been super into the whole Aquacades thing. I didn’t go last year, so I feel pretty indifferent about what happens to it. TC: If we com...
Annie Lawrence, Alumna
The Catalyst interviewed Annie Lawrence, alumna, NDB Class of 2018, and sister of Ally Lawrence, senior, and Caroline Lawrence, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AL: That makes me really sad especially because, [during] my senior year, Aquacades was one...
Patti Lawrence, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Patti Lawrence, parent of Annie, alumna, Ally, senior, and Caroline, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? PL: It just made me really sentimental and sad for all of the girls to miss such a great tradition and be able to hang o...
Isabelle Collins, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Isabelle Collins, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? IC: I’m so sad about Aquacades being canceled because this was our last year… I’m sad that, not only that we don’t get to perform again, but I feel like this was a...
Sofia Schnabel, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Sofia Schnabel, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? SS: I mean, I’m a little disappointed as this would have been my second Aquacades. I didn’t go my freshman year, but I had fun last year, so I definitely was looking f...
Olivia Pera, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Olivia Pera, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? OP: I’m a little bit upset. We were working hard on it, and we really tried hard this year. And, I think it would have been really good if we actually did it, but obviously...
Vanessa Kyle, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Vanessa Kyle, parent of Amelia Kyle, junior and this newspaper’s Managing Editor, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? VK: Well, it makes me sad that this wonderful tradition is canceled for the year, but I understand completely why it has...
Lizzy Weishaar, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Lizzy Weishaar, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? LW: I think it’s really unfortunate that it was canceled especially with how much work I had put into it with a lot of my friends and the junior class council, doing t...
Avital Tzur, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Avital Tzur, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AT: I’m really sad because I’ve never been to an Aquacades yet… Because my sophomore year, I went to Israel, and then my junior [year], I went to Israel, and I had to miss it twice...
Gracie Slegers, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Gracie Slegers, parent of Mia Hernstadt, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? GS: I think that is very sad even though I do not know much about Aquacades. A lot of your senior activities are getting cancelled because of this...
Kelly Nolte, ‘19
The Catalyst interviewed Kelly Nolte, alumna, NDB Class of 2019, and sister of Emma, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? KN: I honestly feel the cancelation was a little premature [with the] expectations that the possibility of cancellation could h...
Angela Giomi, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Angela Giomi, parent of Victoria, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AG: I think it’s tragic that these seniors had to miss out on such an amazing event. That leaves them with lasting memories. It’s unfortunate that thi...
Carina Leveroni, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Carina Leveroni, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? CL: I definitely think it’s really sad that we won’t be able to have the end of the year community celebration, all together. I know that all the rallies and all the...
Ashleigh Dean, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Ashleigh Dean, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AD: Well, I was really excited about this year because it was my first time being signed up to be in a routine and I’m really sad that I didn’t get the chance to expe...
Roxanne Earnshaw, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Roxanne Earnshaw, parent of Madi, alumna, NDB Class of 2018, Caiti, senior, and Abby, freshman, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? RE: I feel sad because this was going to be your very last one and this was going to be Abbey’s first one. So, the com...
Madison Earnshaw, ‘18
The Catalyst interviewed Madison Earnshaw, alumna, NDB Class of 2018, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? ME: I think it’s really unfortunate. I mean, Aquacades was something that’'s... special to Notre Dame… It kind of defines Notre Dame in some wa...
Nicole Lindeman, ‘20
The Catalyst interviewed Nicole Lindeman, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? NL: I think it’s really sad that our last ever Aquacades was impacted by the coronavirus and that we were unable to participate in this session. TC: If ...
Hannah Kawar, ’20
The Catalyst interviewed Hannah Kawar, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? HK: As someone that was going to be performing in Aquacades, I’m really sad because I put in a lot of work with my partner and a lot of time outside of school. ...
Quinn Meinhardt, ’20
The Catalyst interviewed Quinn Meinhardt, senior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? QM: I am definitely bummed about missing Aquacades, but obviously I understand why they had to cancel it and think they did so for the right reasons. I’m bummed, but it is w...
Kerry Hogan, Parent
The Catalyst interviewed Kerry Hogan, parent of Parker, senior, and Peyton, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? KH: I’m really sad for the seniors especially because this was their year to finally win! TC: If we come back to schoo...
Emma Boyd, ‘22
The Catalyst interviewed Emma Boyd, sophomore about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? EB: I am very upset that Aquacades will not happen this year. I hope to help the school find an alternative to help the seniors, freshmen, and current ASB officers have the f...
Alexa Parikh, ‘21
The Catalyst interviewed Alexa Parikh, junior, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? AP: I’m pretty sad that Aquacades had to be canceled this year. I was really looking forward to it especially because I wasn’t going to be in a routine this year. So, I was j...
Stephanie Boyd, ‘94
The Catalyst interviewed Stephanie Boyd, alumna, NDB Class of 1994, and parent of Emma, sophomore, about what would have been Aquacades. TC: Friday would have been Aquacades, but it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. What do you have to say about that? SB: While it is disappointing not to be able to celebrate the long-standing tradition of Aquacades, it is extremely unde...
The Catalyst • Copyright 2024 • FLEX WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in