Campus News

Dionysians

Soccer

The Crusader Soccer Team finished as District runner-up.

Wrestling

The Crusader Wrestlers won the District Championship and placed 3rd in the State Tournament. Captain Kent Burandt ’23 and Richie Clementi ’25 both won individual State Championships. Rory Horvath ’25 and Ethan Simmons ’25 finished as State runner-up.

Extracurricular Band

The Brother Martin Marching Band and St. Mary’s Dominican Debs participated in the annual LMEA marching band assessment. The overall band, drum major, percussion, and auxiliary all scored superior ratings.

The Brother Martin Crusader Band participated in St. Dominic School’s Mardi Gras parade. They were also invited by the Krewe of Endymion to perform for their Open House at the Endymion Den.

Cheerleaders

The Brother Martin Cheer Team placed second at the UCA Nationals in Florida, which marks the fifth consecutive year that our Cheer Team has earned a top three medal at this national event.

Chorus

Daniel Erdozain ’23, Kolbe Peters ’23, and Ramon Ramos ’25 participated in the Louisiana Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Assessment. Each of these Crusaders is eligible to proceed to the State Vocal Rally in March at LSU.

Cspn

Our Crusader Streaming and Programming Network (CSPN) Club invited Kristian Garic of WWL to lend some journalism and broadcasting wisdom and insights in advance of CSPN’s Homecoming livestream.

Brother Martin Dionysians performed “Beauty and the Beast” in late October. The Dionysians recently finished the run of “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.”

Excalibur

Dr. Sean Collins ’90 spoke with our Excalibur National Honor Society for Excellence in Science recently at the monthly meeting. Dr. Collins discussed with our Crusaders topics in medicine and Urology, which is his field of specialty.

Dr. James Lange SA ‘64 spoke with our Crusaders in the Excalibur National Honor Society for Excellence in Science. Dr. Lange comes with vast experience working with news-worthy diseases. He started his profession in 1974 working on hemorrhagic fever viruses and has since worked with the Ebola Vaccine Project in Sierra Leone and with the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico.

Key Club

The Brother Martin Key Club hosted the Happy Feet Sock Drive benefiting Ozanam Inn. Students were asked to bring new or gently used socks, which were then donated to Ozanam Inn.

Mu Alpha Theta

The Brother Martin Crusader Mathletes traveled to Baton Rouge to compete in the Baton Rouge High Mu Alpha Theta Tournament. The Crusader Mathletes placed well in many events and earned 4th place in Sweepstakes.

The Mu Alpha Theta Club hosted our annual Middle School Math Tournament for students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades from around the New Orleans area. Students competed in individual tests and team tests, and the tournament culminated in a math relay.

Njrotc

In late September, the Brother Martin NJROTC stood at attention in the Annual Military Inspection. Cadets drilled, underwent a uniform inspection by Commander Mullen, and participated in a flag ceremony.

NJROTC cadets were recently visited by crew of the USS Louisiana, which is a nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine.

Student Life

Cameron Eady ‘23 is preparing to complete a worthwhile project in his final steps toward becoming an Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of America.

Matthew Biehl ’24 was named “Game Changer of the Year” by First Tee! First Tee is a “youth development organization that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges.”

Wyatt Hutchins ’26 attained the rank of Eagle Scout.

Jeffrey Lupo II ’24 was recently accepted to the Bill of Rights Institute Student Fellowship.

Nicolas Malek ’23 was recognized as an A+ Athlete. He was interviewed by Doug Mouton ’81 of WWL about the importance of prioritizing academics as a student-athlete.

Religious Values SOCIAL JUSTICE LITURGY

Brother Martin’s annual College Day program recently took place in the Conlin Gymnasium. Representatives from a plethora of colleges were on campus to meet with our students, relay information, and answer questions about their respective campuses.

Ring Mass & Ring Dance

We celebrated our Social Justice Liturgy and recognized this year’s Bro. Collin Dugas Justice Award and Judy Stewart recipients. Ryan Nocito ‘06, Religion Department Chair, presented this year’s Judy Stewart and the Bro. Collin Dugas Justice Awards to Lennox Brown ‘23 and Sam Miltenberger ‘23. This year’s recipient of the Bro. Collin Dugas Social Justice award was presented to Jill Gomez.

Drug Prevention Education

LSP Sgt. David Flauss ’86 (Ret.) spoke to our students as part of a series of events on a drug education project. David discussed his role as an undercover officer on the streets of New Orleans and its neighboring parishes.

March For Life

Crusaders participated in the 2023 March for Life in Washington, D.C. on a mission to stand for life. While participating in this endeavor, our Crusaders met with Fr. Andrew Sanchez ’03 and Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond ‘67 CJ

MLK Day On, Not Off

The Brother Martin Class of 2023 received their senior rings in August at St. Dominic Church. After an inspiring homily by our Celebrant Fr. David Ducote ‘04, Principal Ryan Gallagher ‘00 offered a moving reflection before the seniors received their rings.

Homecoming

Our 2022 Homecoming Pep Rally was led by our Student Council, and future Crusaders took part in School Day Tours. The Crusader Spirit made an electrifying appearance as well. In mid-October, students came together in celebration of our 2022 Homecoming Dance.

On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, thirty-five Brother Martin Crusaders joined students from throughout the Archdiocese for a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day “On, Not Off” of Service. The day began in prayerful reflection as students listened to the powerful words of Dr. King and offered up intentions for peace and justice in our community. Archbishop Aymond ’67 CJ challenged the students to “be different” in their willingness to defend the dignity of all human life.

Close Up

Several of our Crusaders journeyed to Washington, D.C. to participate in our annual Close Up trip. Through site visits, lectures, and workshop activities, our students learned the political process hands-on and were encouraged to develop their own political efficacy.