News
May 27, 2012
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Students Students recognized for service & success lend helping hand Outstanding Service Awards
Pam Rivera, Caroline Pope, Hayley Razzeto, Alina Ramos, Mary Gerald, Allyson Perez
Anime — John Capetanos, Ariana Keeling,
DC March for Life —Kathleen Dougherty, Victoria Fernandez
Christina Donovan
BeAT — Sarah Thomas, Mary Margaret Adams Biology Club — Fei-lin Scruggs, Andrew Panzl Book Club — Rebecca MacRae, Amanda Taylor Bowling Club — Kristen DeMaria, Mary Gerald Le Cercle Francais — Caroline Geradts, Hannah
Donna Steinbacher Copy Editor The Spanish club and Franciscan Youth International have joined forces to help elementary students learn how to read. Read and Feed is a non-profit program that was founded in 2006, and Gibbons has recently gotten involved. On Tuesday afternoons after school, members of these two clubs go to Jeffreys Grove Elementary School in Raleigh. Once the Gibbons students arrive they eat with the elementary students. After everyone eats, the Jeffreys Grove students are split up into groups based upon their current reading level. The Gibbons Spanish club students are placed with children who don’t speak English as well. The Spanish club got involved because Spanish teacher Nancy Beale wanted to get the Spanish club involved in outreach. “The best part about being involved is seeing the children read. They are so excited when they are able to successfully read an entire sentence or even paragraph,” said Beale. Once split into groups the Gibbons students help guide the Jeffreys Grove students through their assigned readings of stories and other reading material, helping them with words they don’t recognize. When they finish reading, the students have assignments based on the story that they must complete with the help of the Gibbons students. “It is a good way to help underprivileged kids and have a fun afternoon with your friends,” said Spanish club president Marc Celestini. “We [FYI] were invited to get involved with Read and Feed earlier this year. Once we did some research and talked with our members and the Spanish Club, who has also been volunteering with us, together we realized what an amazing organization it is,” said senior Fei-Lin Scruggs. Read and Feed is a rewarding and educational experience for all those that are involved. “Read and Feed was created to not only give under-privileged children a place for a meal, but also to get them excited about learning. Education is so important in today’s society and knowing how to read is crucial. We are able to tutor the kids and help motivate them to do well in school,” said Scruggs.
Soup Kitchen Volunteers — Cindy Gomes Liturgy
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Stephen Posek, Rebecca MacRae, Andrew
LaPointe, Michael Grinter, Fei-lin Scruggs
Retreats-Peer Leaders — Hayley Amanna, Megan Cuomo, Hunter Davis, Kathleen Davis, Billy Fenton,Heather Freddoso, Caroline Geradts, Ryan Lenzmeier, Jay Luebke, Andrew
Holub, Kelsey Schmitz
Mayer,Ryan Milroy, Hayley Razzeto, Fei-lin Scruggs, Hunter
Club for the Easily Amused —
Smith, Joey Wendt, KyleWitek
Claudia Rutkowski, Matthew Nelson
Coffee House — Paul Spencer, Claudia Rutkowski, Christina Spencer
Guitar Club — Isaac Derr Gibbons Inklings — Lauren Long, Lauren Miller, Annetta San Diego, Alex Lai
Inline Hockey — Jonathan Wiggins, Michael Grint er, Jordan Harrill, Christopher Scheu
Lancer Club — Joanna Bertram, Nick Davis,
Strategy Club—Carl
Hiltbrunner, Griffin Gast, Maeve
Mense, Kyle Greenberg, Justin Miller, Geoffrey Richardson
Student Council —
Pres. Jenny Betz, VP Megan Kunkel,
Sec. Stas Noga, Treas. Ryan Milroy
Students for Life — Allyson Goff Surf Club — Mason Allen, Ryan O’Leary, Michael
Latin Club — Ryan Beale, Owen Zidar Mountain Biking — Matt Dixon,
Video Club — William Reiss Yearbook — Hunter Davis, Lindsey Bacon, Haley Bacon
Fine Arts Department
North Carolina Museum of Art Teen Advisory Council
Michael Marchetta, Tate Shanahan
Marketing — Billy Fenton, Andrea Velosa, Rachel
— Emmary Williams, David Torres
Megan Izzo, Rachel Mintel
Joy of Giving Something, Inc. Resolution Photography Contest — Mahaleigh King Visual Art Exchange Young Artists Exhibit — Hayley Amanna, Chloe Mintel U.S. Congressional “Artistic Discovery” — Blair Torres
National Honor Society
Scholastic Art Awards
Juniors – Nicholas D’Andrea, Conor Lynch, Jennifer Nash, Allyson
Regional Honorable Mention — Jacquelyn Girard, Kevin
Perez, Annetta San Diego, Blair Torres, John Czuhai, Kathleen
Hyde, Chloe Mintel (3), Rachel Mintel, Alyssa Terry, Blair Torres
Dougherty, Matthew Harvey, Ben Rosso, Karthik Sundaram
(2), David Torres, Emily Wise, Mary Ashley Darrow, Emilie Dick,
Seniors – Abigail Baric, Mary Olivia Gerald, James Luebke, Vin-
Renee Ducatte, Jessie Hebert, Makayla Holland, Mahaleigh-
Hebert, Ryan McElroy, Gabby Austin, Hayley Razzeto
National Catholic Forensic League —
cent Perino, Pamela Rivera, Sarah Thomas, Heather Freddoso, Jessica Hebert, Caroline Geradts, Marc Celestini, Kathleen Davis, Tyler Zimmerman, Kristen DeMaria, Owen Zidar, Beth Gaudette, Joseph Lucido, Fei-lin Scruggs, Hunter Smith, Hannah Holub
Anne King, Samara Knuckley, Emily Liuzzo, Helen Williford (Photo, HM), Sarah Young
Regional Silver Key Award — Catherine Hollister, Lauren Long, Christina Mancini, Chloe Mintel, Rachel Mintel, Jason Swienckowski, David Torres, Emily Wise (3), Mary Ashley Darrow, Emilie Dick, Mallory Drake, Renee Ducatte(Photo, SK), Ma-
Scholarship Certificates from NHS National Office – Executive Officers Leadership Recognition – Pres. Hunter Smith, 1st VP
haleigh-Anne King(Photo, 2), Emily LaBonte, Emily Liuzzo, Sabrina Mazza, Andrea McKinley, Steven Phillips, Pamela Rivera, Soniel Schaefer, Carina Soriano, Matthew Talbot, SarahThomas
Tyler Zimmerman, 2nd VP Karthik Sundaram, Sec. Marc Celes-
Regional Gold Key Award
Hunter Smith, Mary Margaret Adams, Fei-lin Scruggs
tini, Treas. Owen Zidar
Noteworthy — Nicole Thieken, Annetta San Diego Robotics Club — Ariana Keeling, Lauren Keeling,
Ellie Czejkowski, Kate Goudy, Christina Mancini, Chloe Mintel (3), Timothy Rozansky, Jose San Miguel, Blair Torres, Emmary Williams, Laura Dowling, Chris Palmour, Helen Williford
National Scholastic Art Awards
Marc Celestini, Sean McDonald, Sean Greene, Brian
National Scholastic Silver Key —
Nelson, Aaron Ruff, Kirby Cook, Tim Kowalczyk
Ellie Czejkowski, Timothy Rozansky
Science Club — Kirby Cook, Timothy Kowalczyk,
Foreign Language Department
Rayburn McCulloh
National Latin Exam
Science Olympiad — Ms. Trish Mullins, Moderator
kimon, Samantha Geaslen, Caitlin Daugerty, Nicholas Witham,
Danny Reiland, Laura Sheridan, Nicholas Lefevre
Spanish Club — Marc Celestini
Spiritual Life FYI — Officers: Pres. Fei-lin Scruggs, VP Cindy Gomes,
Cum Laude – Mary Palm, Alex Mis-
Giuseppe Guarino, Erin Quinn, Chris Schnupper, Marqi Rocque, Kaylee Braswell, Audra Bovender, Griffin Gast Magna Cum Laude–Caroline Czuhai, Thomas Zelesky, John Czuhai, Rachel Bartolomeo, Laura Sheridan, David Foye, Ryan Beale, Phong Vu Silver Maxima Cum Laude–Derek Palinski, Karthik Sundaram
Sec. Abigail Baric, Publicity Andrew LaPointe, Memory
Gold Summa Cum Laude–William Harris, Brandon Woolard
Class Folder Organizer Kathleen Dougherty
N.C. Junior Classical League Annual Convention —
Catwalk for Cancer — Hunter Davis, Ryan Milroy, Lauren Long, Matthew Talbot, Kelsey Christian Box-A-Thon
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Grace Turner, Nathan Godwin, Lind-
sey Bacon Miracle League — Victoria Fernandez
Sam Gay, Maggie Dever, Jessica Henion, Ryan Beale
Mathematics Department
American Mathematics Competition — 10th grade – Bailey Schultz 12th grade – Matt Zipple
Science Department
NC State Fair Kettlecorn Booth — Allyson Goff Lenten Soup Sales—Fei-lin Scruggs, Abigail Baric, Cindy Gomes, Andrew LaPointe, Kathleen Dougherty, Victoria Fernandez, Xander Saleh, Veronica O’Neill, Hannah Richey, Reid Luihn, Phong Vu, Connor Battershall, Clare Bocklage, MacKenzie Kunsman, Alex Ingerson, Rebecca Wiley, Kaylan Joseph, Alex O’Neill, Soobin Lee
Dress Down Day Canned Food Drive — Fei-lin Scruggs Senior Citizens Prom — Megan Izzo
North Carolina State Science Olympiad Tournament
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Varsity Level: Zachary Ang, Jacob Comello, Madeline Cooke,
Brooke Eichenlaub, Chris Johnson, Allyson Perez , Danny Reiland, Laura Sheridan, Zach Soberano, Ryan Wangen, Robby Wilson JV Level: Ian Alivio, Katherine Combs, Nicholas Lefevre, Isabelle Miranda, Tyler Pham, Bailey Schultz, Scott Thieken State Tournament: Nicholas Lefevre, Isabelle Miranda
STEP—Timothy
Kowalczyk,
Cameron
Theobald,
James
Schaefer, Chase Brewster, Jorge Ramos, Arana Keeling, Danny
Read and Feed Tutor — Fei-lin Scruggs, Cindy Gomes, Kath-
Reiland, Erin Davidson-Dyer, Maeve Mense
leen Dougherty, Megan Izzo, Cassie Austin, Gabby Austin, Em-
Social Studies Department Moot Court — 3rd Place Team Award:
ily McCrorie, Xander Saleh, Veronica O’Neill, Emma Hoellerich, Robbie Marquart, Jack Strickland, Marie Hils, Brooke Eichenlaub, Christiana Donovan, Moria O’Neill, Nick Rinz, Pat Mosca, Hannah Richey, Tatiana Soto, Caroline Buckley, Belle Smith,
Students ready for responsibility Donna Steinbacher Copy Editor
Desmond, Claude Ballbe
Academic Awards
Fei-Lin Scruggs, Rebecca MacRae
NHS selects new officers
Elizabeth Buck
ley, John Czuhai, Allyson Perez, Elizabeth Reeves, Robert vonJess, Melissa Walsh, Matthew Zipple
Caitlin Lillis, Kevin Pietras, Reid Luihn, Isabella Zawistowska,
The National Honor Society juniors elected the executive officers who will help lead NHS next year during their meeting on Wednesday, May 16. Karthik Sundaram was elected President, Nicholas D’Andrea was elected Vice President, Ben Rosso was elected Secretary, and Ellie Czejkowski was elected Treasurer. Members who wanted to exercise their leadership qualities found opportunity in NHS. “I wanted to run for NHS Secretary because I enjoyed being a part of NHS last year and I thought that I could do a good job, and I wanted to take a leadership role this year. I watched Hunter, Mark, Tyler, and Owen this year and decided that that was where I wanted to be next year. I am looking forward to being a part of the team that leads us through a great year. I am excited to have the opportunity to lead NHS,” said Rosso. “As an organization dedicated to scholarship, leadership, character, and especially service, NHS provides unique opportunities for juniors and seniors to assist Cardinal Gibbons as well as communities outside of our own, such as the Christmas and Easter Toy Drives. After serving as an NHS executive official 2nd Vice President, I wanted to extend my contribution to NHS by running for this more extensive leadership role by which I can represent NHS on a larger scale and help our incredibly hard-working leader, [Moderator Dale] Foushee, to a greater degree,” said Sundaram. The elected officers are excited to take their positions as leaders of NHS next year. “I’m really looking forward to working with everyone on welcoming freshman next year. It will be great to see them and show them around before school starts. Planning the other service activities through the year is going to be a lot of fun as well,” said D’Andrea. “I’m looking forward to being part of the great leadership that Gibbons is known for,” said Czejkowski.
Building the Vision: Through the months March
April
Photo by Caleb Maloney/The Crusader
On March 1, Gibbons officially put into use its temporary parking lot and driveway. The parking lot is used for faculty, staff, construction workers, and activity buses. This view is from the front of the school.
May
Photo by Caleb Maloney/The Crusader
After students returned from Easter Break, the first steel beams were in place for the new wing which will contain the black box theater, fine arts rooms, and athletics facilities including an auxiliary gym. This wing should be completed by January 2013. This view faces towards the current theater and theater entrance. The new main entrance and lobby will replace the current theater entrance.
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Photo by Caleb Maloney/The Crusader
In May, the roof was installed on the new arts/athletics wing. The first bricks of the exterior walls also are currently being constructed. This view is from the end of the new driveway facing the corner of the new wing.