Campus Minister Honored Campus Minister Kambra French was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Schools in February. This award, honoring educators who have served in Catholic schools for 10 or more years, recognizes dedicated leaders for their service to Catholic education. “Her work with our students, faculty and broader community is truly inspiring,” said Principal Mark Ostap. “She serves as an excellent example of Catholic life for our students.” For the past 13 years, French has taught Carmel Catholic students in the religious studies program. In 2011, she also took on the role of campus minister, leading the Christian service program and coordinating liturgies. French moderated the Student Council for nine years and volunteers as an adult mentor for the Kairos retreat program. This spring French completed her Master of Arts in Liturgy at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein. 10
Mayor’s Math Cup Challenge Carmel Catholic students recently competed in the first Mundelein Mayor’s Cup Math Challenge on March 9 at Mundelein High School. More than 90 6th-12th grade students from schools throughout Mundelein entered the competition with hopes of winning a portion of the $4,000 available in scholarships. Carmel Catholic’s participants included 11 members of the freshman/sophomore math team and eight members of Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society. Zach Gleason ‘14 took the top prize, winning the varsity division. Carmel Catholic’s winners included: • Varsity Individual: First Place – Zach Gleason ‘14 ($1000 from McDonald’s of Mundelein) and Third Place – Laura Matthews ‘15 ($250 from Northside Bank) • JV Individual: Second Place – Tom Trzupek ‘16 ($500 from Fifth Third Bank) • JV Team: First Place – John Caffarelli ‘16, Lauren Caffarelli ‘17, Sammy Dickmann ‘17, Jason Hajduk ‘17, and Tom Trzupek ‘16 Other Carmel Catholic participants included Jill Adam ‘15, Nissiya Adjei ‘15, Birkan Cetinkaya ‘16, Samantha Cook ‘15, Ethan DeKeyser ‘16, Sai Amulya Kandikonda ‘15, Jack McKernan ‘17, Grace Morabito ‘17, Kally Morozin ‘15, Shannon Morozin ‘17, Ricky Rivera ‘17 and Alexa Svoboda ‘14. Carmel Catholic math teachers Charlotte Pavelka and Erin Major ‘00, moderators for the math team and Mu Alpha Theta, worked hard to get their teams ready for this competition.
Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz with Zach Gleason ‘14
Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz with JV team