Catholic highlights october 16

October 2016

Catholic Highlights

Your Monthly Lancaster Catholic Newsletter

A View From Above

IN THIS Issue

3 MONTHLY Class Notes 4 ALUMNI Spotlight:

David Grabowski ‘07

6 STUDENT Spotlight:

State Champion LCHS Golf Team

8 MONTHLY Feature:

Final Homecoming At Rossmere

11 CLASS Reunions 12 THIS MONTH In Pictures IN THE

News

16 A Capital Campaign Update 17 Last Call To Host Our Japanese Students 19 NYC “Do As You Please” Holiday Bus Trip Benefiting LCHS Field Hockey

21 Dillon Marsh Verbally Commits to Kentucky 22 Season Success for Lady Crusader Tennis Team 23 LCHS Alumni Association Fundraiser - Bar Counter Raffle

MONTHLY Thomas Moran ‘16 had a successful conclusion to his freshman year golf season at Lebanon Valley College by winning the Alvernia Fall Invitational at Ledge Rock Golf Club with a score of 4-over par 76.

Thomas Mattaini ‘13, a senior on the Lebanon Valley College’s Golf team, tied for third place in the Alvernia Fall Invitational at Ledge Rock Golf Club by finishing with a 5-over par 77.

Annaliese Kambouroglos ‘13, a Senior on Immaculata University’s Women’s Tennis team, made the Colonial States Athletic Conference honorable team in singles and doubles.

Charles Scarff ‘14, a junior at the University of Delaware, hauled in a season-high four catches for 71 yards at Tight End on the Blue Hens’ Football team in their game against Stony Brook on Saturday, Oct. 22nd.

Class Notes Shannon Cruz ‘13, a Senior on Millersville University’s Women’s Cross Country team, posted a time of 23:49 at the PSAC Championships (Sat., Oct. 22nd) finishing 27th in a field of 116 runners for All-PSAC Second Team recognition.

Two Dudes Painting Co., founded by Peter Barber ‘86 and Brian McCaskey ‘86, has been certified as a B Corp by the nonprofit B Lab. To earn the designation, the 40-employee Lancaster city painting contractor had its business practices measured against B Lab’s rigorous standard for social and environmental performance and transparency. Two Dudes is the second Lancaster County company with B Corp designation.

Charles H. Scarff II ‘14, a tight end for the University of Delaware Blue Hens had three receptions for 51 yards in their game against William & Mary on Saturday, Oct. 15th.

Dana Kinsey’s Honors Dramaturgy students built a research book for the Gamut Theatre in Harrisburg for their upcoming production of ‘Death of a Salesman’. Kinsey is acting in the production which helped her class become part of the process in a unique way for high school students. The class will be attending a school day matinee of the show on Tuesday, November 8, and also attend a talk back featuring the director, the designers, the cast, and the artistic director.

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ALUMNI Spotlight

an adventure for the sake of having an adventure – David Grabowski ‘07

Sitting in his windowless office after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, David Grabowski admittedly had settled into a depression. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life, but he needed a different view.

After a miraculous three-plus-year journey, that view came from 3,000 feet in the air.

“It’s gorgeous up there.”

One day, David decided that he wanted to learn how to fly a trike (basically a hanglider on top of a go-kart). And not just learn, but actually fly this bare-bones contraption across the country.

He researched everything about trikes, learning about Cal Rodgers, a pilot that first flew across the country in 1911. Rodgers’ flight began in Montauk, N.Y. on a device that more resembled the Wright Brothers’ plane than a motorized scooter and ended in California.

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missteps and personal struggles, David’s 40-day journey to retrace Rodgers’ path (in reverse) began on September 17.

On November 2, he made one stop that his idol didn’t make, to Smoketown Airport in Lancaster County.

He landed among a crowd of about 20 friends and family and immediately received a hug from his mother.

“Usually I land at a rural airport and there’s no one there. Having a group of people looking forward to having me here was kind of overwhelming.

And, most airport managers don’t hug me when I land.”

The entire journey has been documented by his film crew, from the beginning and the lows of his struggles of why he was doing this to the highs of personal success and actual heights that reached 7,500 feet.

David wanted to create a story about what it’s like to become a pilot and what it’s like to fly across the country, but also about the country itself.

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“It’s just you, all by yourself. There’s no checklist. No tour guide. Sometimes it’s worth having an adventure for the sake of having an adventure.”

After the brief stop home, David got right back in the air and finished his trip, final destination: Montauk.

Now that it’s over, this three-year detour in life, he’s conflicted. He compared it to running a marathon, citing that you always want to give up with about six miles to go, but you push through...but that “no one ever decides to run another few miles after the marathon is over.”

But he will miss the flights and the peacefulness of the journey.

“I’ll probably want to get back up in the air in a few weeks somehow.

But I’m looking forward to coming back to things that I love doing, like

writing and music, and rediscover them in new ways.”

What else is on the horizon for David? He’s running the New York City Marathon on November 6 with his girlfriend who is expecting.

“Hurricane Mini Grabowski”, due to arrive in March.

find out more at www.tiltshiftmovie.com

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STUDENT Spotlight

Total Team EffortLCHS Golf Team Wins State Title The subject line read ‘Dear State Champions’. That was the email sent from Crusader head coach Ron Weaver to his golf team...in the preseason.

On October 26, the Lancaster Catholic golf team followed through on that prophetic electronic letter with the program’s first State Title. Led by five upperclassmen, four boys and one girl, the Crusaders captured their preseason goal with a 10-stroke victory.

It was the cherry on the top of an amazing season that saw individual and team success from the first match.

But, if you ask Weaver, this State Championship was built before the season even started.

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“There were so many times that the selflessness of the team came through at practices and in discussions with who should play this round or that round,” Weaver explained. “I knew this was going to be a special season.”

The talent that LCHS had this year was unprecidented, and the consistency of that depth was the key to achieving the ultimate prize.

Junior RJ VanTash captured the Lancaster-Lebenon League Title earlier in the month, but seniors Will Riva and Lauren Bird each recorded top-5 finishes in the region and district tournaments.

STUDENT Spotlight

RJ Van Tash, Will Riva and Lauren Bird share a laugh during the State Championship Assembly.

All three claimed top-10 honors at the individual portion of the PIAA State Championships, but all five golfers selected on the day of the team competition came through to earn the crown, just like they did all season.

Riva, the team captain, posted the best score for the team on the magical afternoon, but junior Thomas Bird and senior Sean McNamara both posted great scores and continued to underscore their importance to the team depth.

“From 1-to-7, we were the most consistent team every time we stepped on the course this year,” Weaver added.

“That consistency was the key to our success allseason.”

In all, it marks the 23rd PIAA State Title in Lancaster Catholic Athletic history.

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MONTHLY Feature

Final Homecoming at Rossmere

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ancaster Catholic High School held its annual Homecoming festivities on Friday, October 14 and celebrated with anticipation all week long leading up to the final contest at Rossmere Stadium before construction begins on the new athletic complex.

With hopes of promoting school spirit and getting the kids excited for Homecoming on Friday, LCHS permitted students to disregard their uniforms for a week and dress according to themed days of Spirit Week. The themes included Purple & Gold Day, ‘Be A Star’ by dressing like your favorite celebrity, Wacky Wednesday, USA Day followed by Class Colors Day. The students of LCHS entered Berger Gym on the morning of Friday, October 14 for a pep rally sporting their class colors.

The cheerleaders brought high energy to the entire room with their dances and chants to get students excited for the day ahead.

The cheerleaders were joined in dance by a few LCHS staff members, led by Admissions Counselor and former cheerleader, Kyla Hockley ‘96 - giving the student body quite the surprise and laugh.

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With a heightened sense of excitement and school spirit, the student body exited the school to enjoy a beautiful day for Field Day at Rossmere Stadium. At field day, students had the opportunity to hang outside and participate in outdoor games such as volleyball and corn hole, while enjoying food from the concession stand, Souvlaki Boys food truck, and Penny’s ice cream truck.

As the boys were enjoying the day, the girls at LCHS were preparing for the Annual Powder Puff football tournament which takes place every year on Field Day. As anticipated, the senior team defeated the freshman with a shutout score of 21-0 and the junior team beat the sophomores by a score of 14-7 on a touchdown as time expired. With the referees on their side, the seniors, led by quarterback Corina Rivera, won the championship showdown against the junior class.

MONTHLY Feature After a great day at Rossmere Stadium, the bell rang to send kids home for school. Unlike most other days, the students couldn’t wait to return to school that night for the Homecoming football game and last game that would be played at Rossmere Stadium. The stadium began to fill with gold shirts as parents, family, friends, fans, and “Crusader Crazies” began to find their seats for this historic game.

Motivated by tradition and to win their last game at Rossmere Stadium, the Crusaders jumped out to a quick lead after cruising down the field on their first 90-yard drive and scoring the first touchdown of the game.

Lancaster Catholic found the end zone four more times before the end of the half, giving them a 35-0 lead.

This paved the way for the half time show performed by the Lancaster Catholic Marching Band and Color

The Powder Puff Champion Senior Squad

Fayra Molina crowned 2016 Homecoming Queen

Guard and the crowning of the 2016 LCHS Homecoming Queen. After the band’s spectacular performance, the ten members of the Homecoming Court took the field with their fathers.

The Homecoming Court, voted by the senior class, included BeAnna Bechtold, Kylie Blew, Helen Cao, Emily Eichenlaub, Sydney Ernst, Lillian Fritz, Sarah Heise, Sara Kashatus, Zoe Knafelc and Fayra Molina. With much anticipation from the Court and the student body, the announcement came from the press box that Fayra Molina would be Lancaster Catholic’s 2016 Homecoming Queen.

The Crusaders took the field once again to play their final minutes at Rossmere Stadium. Remembering all the games they’ve played under the dim lights and on the weathered grass of Rossmere Stadium, the Crusaders were determined to put a complete Catholic Highlights | 9

MONTHLY Feature game together. The end result was a 45-0 win over Pequea Valley.

Senior quarterback, Brian Downey, displayed a stellar performance by completing 13 of his 17 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns.

Downey also rushed for 59 yards and three touchdowns on top of catching a pass for a 61-yard touchdown on a trick play in the 2nd quarter, leading his team to a key Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Three win.

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The students celebrated Friday night into the weekend as they gathered the following day for the Homecoming Dance in Berger Gym. The euphoria of victory, mixed with a small amount reminiscence, remained in the air for weeks to come as we remember Lancaster Catholic High School’s 2016 Homecoming and the final game played at Rossmere Stadium.

CLASS Reunions 2001 - 15TH CLASS REUNION A Special Thank You to the following LCHS The 15th Class Reunion for the LCHS Class Reunions that were held last month: Class of 2001 will be held on Saturday, 1951 - 65TH CLASS REUNION November 26th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm 1956 - 60TH CLASS REUNION at Commonwealth on Queen.

1961 - 55TH CLASS REUNION For more information visit the class website at 1966 - 50TH CLASS REUNION www.lchs2001.weebly.com or LCHS Class of 1981 - 35TH CLASS REUNION 2001 Reunion Facebook page.

1986 - 30TH CLASS REUNION We would love to share your experiences in this monthly publication. Please send any pictures to advancement@lchsyes.org and we will include them in next month’s issue.

It was a pleasure having some of you back at LCHS.

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IN THE News

This Month In Photos The flame is passed at this year’s National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, held on October 2nd. This year, 65 students were inducted in to the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapter.

Ricky Poillon, Izzy Miller, Emily Eichenlaub and Kenny Huhn pose with their swag after attending the Catholic College Fair in the Library on October 4th.

Freshmen try and untagle themselves without speaking during a teambuilding exercise at their Freshmen Retreat on October 19th.

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IN THE News

This Month In Photos Alexandria Marquart and Sara Kashatus pose for a picture during the annual Phonathon, held for eight nights between October 9th-19th.

LCHS students (l-r) Katie Hyrb, Harley Williams, Fayra Molina and Miles McCaskey attend the 2016 LCCI Business Expo on October 21st and pose with LCHS alums Joe Sahd, LCHS Director of Constiuent Relations, and Chad Snyder.

Invited guests enjoying a tasty breakfast at Lyndon Diner at the relaunch of the Lancaster Catholic Alumni Association held on October 20th.

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IN THE News

This Month In Photos Cooper Ray jams out during an afternoon assembly on October 24th after performing at the I AM Rally which was held in Berger Gym.

Andrea (Bertolini) Syverson ‘81 traveled back to her alma mater on October 27th to talk with current LCHS students in the Entrepreneurship Leadership Program about branding. Syverson runs IER Partners, a branding firm in Colorado.

A #FutureCrusader soaking up everything during the annual Open House, held on October 30th.

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News

L A N C A S T E R C A T H O L I C H I G HIN STHE CHOOL

Fine & Performing Arts Department Presents the Musial

GODSPELL

by Stephen Schwartz &

John-Michael Tebelak

Prepare ye for the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love based on the Gospel

“According to St. Matthew” Thursday, Nov. 17 - 7:30 PM Friday, Nov. 18- 7:30 PM Saturday, Nov. 19- 2:00 PM

$15 Reserved Seating $13 Gen. Admin. (adult) $7 Gen. Admin. (Student)

Tickets will be available at the door Old Main Auditorium (Main Office Entrance) Contact: Tony Brill (Director of Fine & Performing Arts) at: tbrill@lchsyes.org or 717.509.0310 for more information.

Production Sponsored by Dr. Albert J. Schreder ‘45

Send payment (check made payable to LCHS FPA) and a self addressedstamped envelope to: Tony Brill (Lancaster Catholic HS) 650 Juliette Avenue Catholic Highlights | 15 Lancaster, PA 17601

IN THE News A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE In April, 2016, Lancaster Catholic High School launched the most ambitious campaign in the history of the school called Mission-Passion-Vision: The Campaign for Lancaster Catholic.

The campaign objective is a $4,200,000, comprehensive “makeover” of our stadium at Rossmere.

You may ask: ‘Why are we rebuilding the stadium with so many other renovations needed in the School building?’

The answer is this: On December 5, 2013 the Firm of Providence Engineering released its report on the rapidly deteriorating condition of the stadium which stated: “…the strength of the bleachers to handle gravity loads is marginal or suspect at best… the main center section of the north bleacher is not adequate for current code…the structures would not meet load requirements of current code…”

The report concluded with a long list of repairs/replacements required within 5 years to make the stadium safe. That was 3 years ago. In short, the stadium needs to be completely overhauled—now—to be made safe.

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This campaign will fund those needed renovations, and restore our stadium at Rossmere to the safe, completely functional facility it has been for over 50 years.

Since the campaign was announced in April, we have been overwhelmed by the number of alumni, parents and friends asking to make a gift to the campaign. We hope you will join them by supporting our campaign today!

IN THE News Last Call to Host Our Japanese Students Last Call to Host Our Japanese Students! This December, Lancaster Catholic High School will welcome around 100 high school-aged boys from Hakodate LaSalle Catholic School located in Japan. Taking place the week of December 9th-December 17th, this will be LaSalle’s fourth visit to Lancaster Catholic.

We need your help to make this a successful experience for LaSalle students and our students! We still need to secure 14 host families by the end of the month!

During the week, the Japanese students will be shadowing classes with LCHS students. All students will have the opportunity to interact and learn about the Japanese culture and education. Students who are interested in having a “school buddy” for that week should contact Mrs. Anne Weiss in Room 210 or at aweiss@lchsyes.org.

We also need host families to volunteer to host two boys for their week stay. This is an exciting chance to practice hospitality, make new friends, and have an undoubtedly fun time! Because it will be during the Christmas season, it’s easy to include

the Japanese boys in activities such as decorating the Christmas tree, attending sporting events, going to church, wrapping gifts, or making cookies.

• Host families will receive $198 to host two boys for the week.

• The Japanese boys can take the school bus with LCHS students.

• Small homes are fine - the boys are able to share rooms/bathrooms with your LCHS child.

All host families will have to complete a background check.

If you are interested, we need your help! Parents or students who are interested in hosting, please contact Laura Heller by emailing her at urbanheller@gmail.com or calling (312) 925-0841.

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IN THE News

lchs sne 2o17 summer ak e p k a

camp

We might be closing in on the winter months, but Lancaster Catholic is already thinking about the summer !

fine & Performing arts

Youth Athletics Camps

Jazz Band, Percussion, Art, Vocal performance, Concert Band, Strings, and Acting

Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Field Hockey, Speed and Explosion, Football, and Baseball

Academic camps for current/incoming LCHS students including Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 prep, SAT English, and SAT Math

Academic classes for credit for current/incoming LCHS students including Geometry (1 credit) and Health (.5 credits)

Youth Academic Camps Dissection, Lancaster History, World Languages, Aquatics, and WE CARE Learning to be stewards of the environment while fulfilling God’s callto care for our common home

and m o r e !

mark your calendars now!

Camp registration will be available in February

contact the Summer Camp Co-Directors, 18 | Catholic Highlights Mrs. Amanda Calhoun and Mr. Greg Dietz at summercamps@lchsyes.org

IN THE News NYC “Do As You Please” Holiday Bus Trip Benefiting LCHS Field Hockey

the theater district, Time Square, and plenty of Christmas decorations and good cheer! The bus picks up at 7:00pm at the same location.

There is limited space available so make your reservation now while there is still room (two buses available)!

Ticket cost is $52 and includes driver gratuity and will support the LCHS Field Hockey team.

Money is due by November 11.

Please make checks payable to LCHS Join us on Sunday, December 11 for Boosters! If you have any questions, a trip to the “Big Apple” to benefit please contact Diana Anater at (717) the LCHS Field Hockey Team.

951-5198 or by e-mail at diana_ana@ The bus will depart from LCHS at comcast.net.

7:00am, be dropped in NYC (rear For more information, view our of Winter Garden Theater) at a flyer by clicking here. prime location to enjoy shopping,

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INTRODUCING...

WELCOME WEDNESDAYS

Where friends, Faith and a

Where friends, Faith and a great future meet.

COME ENJOY A FREE LUNCH AT...

WELCOME WEDNESDAYS Every Wednesday, Lancaster Catholic will host prospective parent information sessions with administrators and provide school tours. All students have the opportunity to shadow one of our students for the day and enjoy a FREE LUNCH.

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Our doors are always open at Lancaster Catholic, so if Wednesdays don’t work for you, please contact the Admissions Office to schedule a session at your convenience!

Come see how our students are becoming intellectually astute, passionately faithful and socially responsible!

Lancaster Catholic was

truly an investment

as both of our children received college scholarships two to three times

“

the amount we paid in

TO SCHEDULE YOUR FAMILY FOR WELCOME WEDNESDAYS OR A SHADOW DAY, CONTACT: KYLA MORRISON HOCKLEY ‘96, ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR 717.509.0313 KHOCKLEY@LCHSYES.ORG

LCHS tuition.

- Parent ‘14

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HS · WWW.LCHSYES.ORG

IN THE News Dillon Marsh Verbally Commits to Kentucky

Dillon Marsh, a junior at Lancaster Catholic and left-handed pitcher, verbally committed to the University of Kentucky after visiting campus and meeting with the Wildcats’ baseball coaches a few weeks ago. By the end of last season, Marsh led Section Four in several categories - wins, ERA, opposing batters struck out, fielding

percentage, slugging percentage and batting average. Dillon also posted a 6-0 record last season with a 0.70 earned run average, making him one of the key reasons Catholic repeated as section champions and advanced to the state tournament.

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IN THE News Season Success for Lady Crusader Tennis Team

Lancaster Catholic High School’s girls tennis team has recently experienced some team and individual success on the court. The 2016 Lady Crusaders were this year’s section champions and Riley Smith, a freshman as LCHS, took home the Lancaster-Lebanon League Singles title. Riley’s doubles teammate, sophomore Isabel Midcap, was the singles runner-up.

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Elizabeth Baker and Meredith DeBord, a senior-junior duo, defeated their teammates Riley Smith and Isabel Midcap to win the LancasterLebanon Doubles Championship.

Baker and DeBord had to beat the #1, #2 and #3 seeded doubles teams to be crowned the winners.

IN THE News LCHS Alumni Association Fundraiser - Bar Counter Raffle

Whether you have been searching for the perfect addition to your basement or gathering area or would like to get an early start on Christmas shopping, we have a perfect opportunity for you!

Thank you to our friends at Ingrain Construction, you have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets to win a custom-made wood bar counter, with 100% of the proceeds going towards the newly re-launched LCHS Alumni Association!

The bar counter is pictured above and the dimensions are: • 77” long • 30 1/2” wide • 44 1/2” high

Each raffle ticket is being sold for $5.

You must purchase raffle tickets by Friday, November 18 at 5:00pm. To purchase tickets people contact Joe Sahd ‘01 in the LCHS Advancement Office by calling (717) 509-0313 or e-mailing jsahd@lchsyes.org. Thank you for your support!

Jason Oswald Memorial Fundraiser Honor Jason’s memory by throwing it back to the ‘90’s at one of his favorite places to dance! Dust off your stone washed jeans and jelly bracelets and join us for a night of remembering, honoring anf preserving Jason’s memory.

When: Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.

Where: Rick’s Place Young Adult Night Club Cover: MINIMUM $20 Cover Charge $10 Drink Bracelet for Beer/Wine 90’s attire is suggested

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LCHS Business Alliance Sponsors PLATINUM

Custom Prescriptions of Lancaster, LLC Emerald Asset Management, Inc. Glatfelter Sky Zone Lancaster Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care, Landscape & Pest Control, Inc.

GOLD

Certified Carpet Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory Go ‘N Bananas Lancaster Toyota Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, LTD Sudbrink Oral Surgery

PURPLE

Brereton Manor Personal Care Home Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc. Costello Builders, Inc. D&M Recycling Design Data Corporation Donegal Insurance Group Dr. David Richards, DMD Drevna Physical Therapy Associates

Fortius Fitness Performance Physical Therapy

Hall Media Solutions Heritage Insurance Company Ingrain Construction, LLC J&J Service Solutions, LLC

Kegel’s Produce, Inc. Pennsylvania Truck Centers, Inc. Performance Roofing Associates, Inc. Quality Digital Office Solutions St. Anne’s Retirement Community Trout, Ebersole & Groff, LLP Two Dudes Painting Company Universal Athletic Club Weaver Associates Inc. Williams Apothecary, Inc. Willow Valley WOLF Home Products

Lancaster Catholic High School thanks our Business Alliance Sponsors for their dedication to our students!