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Salle and his ministry to educate young people,” says Lorcan Barnes, president. “For the past 12 years, Marian Shackel has taken the words of the Founder to heart and ministered to students with tremendous dedication and care.” “Marian Shackel is a gifted educator with a heart of gold,” says Principal Mary Hesser. “Each day she lives the Lasallian ideal of teachers serving as big brothers, big sisters, guardian angels and good shepherds. Her commitment to touching the hearts and minds of our students goes beyond the classroom as she supports our student artists, student athletes, club activities and Kairos retreats. She is an inspiration to all of us and I am grateful for her service.” “Even to be nominated for this award is overwhelming,” says Shackel. “I don’t have the words to describe how it felt to be chosen and then to have my mom and other family members surprise me at the Liturgy. Wow!”
(L to R) Family members Chrissy and Roy Shackel, Jean and John Bourquin, Adriana (mom), Marian Shackel, Joseph Shackel, Katherine Bourquin, Mahlon Crawford, Adriana Marmo, Andrea Crawford, Carlo Crawford, Christine Shackel, Jane Marmo surprised Marian at the liturgy.
Korbinian Thalhammer ’13 Goes to Washington
Korbinian “Korbi” Thalhammer ’13 loves the great outdoors. Whether he’s running with
the CB cross country team, bike riding or hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Thalhammer is an avid outdoorsman. Last summer, he hiked the John Muir Trail with his father, Richard and hopes to hike all 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) before beginning college.
He is also an advocate for protecting the outdoors he loves. He is co-president of the
Environmental Club at CB and recently helped raise more than $1,000 for the Cosumnes River Preserve. In 2010, Thalhammer was awarded the Pacific Crest Trail Association’s Extra Mile Award for his outstanding advocacy and dedication to the trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington. Each of the last three years, he organized a group of CB students and parents to help with trail maintenance. Twice, he has joined other members of the Association as they traveled to Washington, D.C. to speak out on behalf of the trail as a member of the “Hike the Hill” advocacy committee. This year, the group successfully secured $1 million from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. The Forest Service will use the money to purchase privately owned parcels necessary to permanently protect the PCT.
“The Pacific Crest Trail gives a lot of people great experiences and memories that last a
lifetime,” says Thalhammer. “It’s available and free for everyone to use and it’s easily accessible. If I can help secure that for more people, then I will continue going to Washington and organizing maintenance trips.”
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