May 26, 2011 — The seniors of the Class of 2011 celebrate their last mass together on the evening of Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at Mount Calvery Church. Video and photos by Leslie Martin ’12, Eric Darnell ’12, and Cathy Anderson ’12 / THE STAMPEDE
On April 27th, Bishop McNamara High School hosted its first Super Art Fight.
This video features the student round of the Super Art Fight. Click on photo gallery below for more about the event. Photos and video by Carmela Rourke ’11, Photo Editor of The Stampede
Here, “Robo Cop” Nick, “Angry Zen Master” Jamie and Kelsey “Killer Whales” compete, each with their own subjects. In a Super Art Fight, each contestent gets their own subject. They have five minutes with that subject before they recieve a new one. Subjects that evening included, “Wizard Beards,” “Bird Bombs,” “Jellyfish of Doom,” Redshirts,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Goldfish,” as well as many others. (Carmela Rourke ’11/The Stampede)
The Final result. In twenty-five minutes, the artists transformed the white paper into a medley of awesome doodles. Interestingly, the artists can “sabotage” their opponents art: they transform it to match their current topic. Often, the final result are doddles that have been changed multiple times. Super Art Fights have been described by its creators as “pictionary with pro wrestling.” (Carmela Rourke ’11/The Stampede)
Check out the new website http://stampedenews.org/zoom/ named “ZOOM On McNamara” by The Stampede featuring new multimedia covering recent school events. Commercial idea, filming, and editing by Cathy Anderson ’12 and Carmela Rourke ’11.
February 9th, 2011 — Seniors from the FADE program performed a variety of musical selections, monologues, or dances for the Senior Showcase on Wednesday night.
Video filmed and edited by Cathy Anderson ’12/The Stampede