June 2016 Catholic Highlights Newsletter

Catholic Highlights Your Source for everything LCHS

June 2016

Farewell class of 2016

IN THIS Issue 3 6

Class Notes

ALUMNI

10

Spotlight: Willie Burger ‘15

Class Reunions

FEATURE

12

LCHS Says Goodbye to the Class of 2016

News

IN THE

14

Claus, Kambouroglos & Schreder Earn St. Augustine Scholars Award

15

Lancaster Catholic Drama Faculty Attend Stephen Schwartz Master Class

16

Baseball Reaches State Tournament After Steller Season

18

LCHS Student Earn Honors in “Art of the Faith” Catholic Art Contest

20

Cicchetti Earns Golden Apple Award

22

1st Place Science Competition Awarded to Freshman

22

LCHS Student Wins Award at the Rotary Scholarship Awards

23 24

Tri-M Music Honor Society Donates $5,000 to Brittany’s Hope Lancaster Catholic Aevidum Club Spreads Awareness of Teen Suicide

26

Lancaster Catholic’s National Spanish Honor Society Holds First Induction

28

STUDENT

2 | Catholic Highlights

Spotlight: Max Kern ‘16

Class Notes for June Daggett ’15 completed a solid first season as a member of Penn State University’s women’s lacrosse team.

Kelly Dagget finished the season contributing twelve goals and four assists for a total of 16 points, helping her team to finish the season with a 14-9 record and ranked fourth in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division I poll. To read the full Lancaster Online article on Daggett’s first season, click here.

Fritsch ’15 was named to the 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference’s (MAC) Academic Honor Roll after participating in her first year as a member of Lebanon Valley College’s women’s golf team. To be named as a member of the Academic Honor Roll, as student-athlete must compete in a varsity level sport and earn a semester GPA of 3.20 or higher. Brianna Fritsch represented one of the 212 Lebanon Valley student-athletes named to the MAC’s Academic Honor Roll.

Brommer ’14, a sophomore member of Alvernia University’s men’s lacrosse team, was named to the 2016 Middle Athletic Conference’s Academic

Honor Roll. During the 2016 season, Zachary Brommer contributed three goals and dished out eleven assists, improving the team’s record to 3-14.

Adams ’14, after competing in her sophomore season as part of La Roche College’s Division I women’s softball team, was named to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s (AMCC) Academic All-Conference team and one of the AMCC’s “Peak Performer” student-athletes. “Peak Performer” recognition is for studentathletes that maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Abigail Adams is majoring in criminal justice at La Roche College, located in Pittsburgh, PA. Curtis ’13, a junior member of Arcadia University’s women’s swimming team, was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference’s (MAC) Academic Honor Roll. As a freestyle swimmer for the Knights, Lillie Curtis received All-MAC Honorable mention as a part of the 200 Freestyle Relay and participated in the MAC Championships and Diamond City Invitational during the 2015-2016 season.

Catholic Highlights | 3

Cleary ’13 was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference’s (MAC) winter/spring Academic Honor Roll after completing her junior year as a member of Misericordia University’s women’s track and field team. During Georgia Cleary’s career, she set a new school record with a second place finish in the heptathlon at the MAC Indoor Championships while maintaining a GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Sharp ’13 was recognized by the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) as one of Cabrini College’s student-athletes to be named to the Spring All-Academic Team. Studentathletes given this recognition have achieved a 3.20 GPA during their season of competition. Kiley Sharp will be entering her junior year as an active pitcher on Cabrini’s women’s softball team while majoring in Exercise Science and Health Promotion.

Cybulski ’13 took part in Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) Imagine RIT Festival as part of RIT’s Theme Park Enthusiasts group. Robert Cybulski and his team designed a theme park using K’Nex and rollercoaster simulation software. To learn more, click here to watch a video on his project.

4 | Catholic Highlights

Rowe ’12 was named to the 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District At-Large teams after competing in his senior season as a member of Millersville University’s men’s golf team. In the 2015-2016 season, Robert Rowe was named to the PING All-Atlantic Region team and named to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s first team, for the third time in his career. Rowe concluded his career at Millersville with the second-best scoring average in program history.

Bentley ’12 completed a successful career as a pitcher for the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders and earned himself a spot on the Atlantic Sun Conference’s All-Academic team after posting a 3.54 GPA. During his senior season, Ian Bentley became NJIT’s all-time Division I wins leader after pitching a five hit, complete game against New York Institute of Technology.

Sheetz ’11 represented University of Central Oklahoma at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in April. Peter Sheetz, a junior student majoring in finance, presented his research on world

insurance leader Lloyd’s of London.

After connecting with students at NCUR and deepening his research, he hopes to present his more detailed and new findings at next year’s NCUR at the University of Memphis.

2016. John Kuchinski will preside at his home parish, St. Leo the Great Catholic.

His first assignment is as Parochial Vicar at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Middletown. The full Lancaster Online Article can be found here.

Kuchinski ’08 was recently in the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg and celebrated his first Mass on June 5,

LeBreton ’77 recently received a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Widener University.

Maribeth (Schreder) LeBreton is a nurse practitioner in an innovative clinic at Lancaster General Health. Maribeth received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Villanova University and her Master’s of Science in Nursing and her nurse practitioner certification from University of Pennsylvania.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED Lancaster Catholic is proud to announce the re-launch of the Lancaster Catholic High School Alumni Association! We are currently seeking passionate volunteers to serve on our Association’s Alumni Council, which is the leadership team, and various Committees.

We need your help in effectively engaging all Alumni, family of Alumni, friends and community members (including businesses) of Lancaster Catholic High School!

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Joe Sahd ‘01 at (717) 509-0313 or jsahd@lchsyes.org. Thanks and Go Crusaders!

Moyer ’32, the last surviving member of Lancaster Catholic High School’s first graduating class, passed away on June 13, 2016 surrounded by loving family and friends. During her time a LCHS, Margaret Moyer was an honor student and a member of the girl’s basketball team. To read the full Lancaster Online obituary, click here.

Catholic Highlights | 5

ALUMNI Spotlight

Playing Ball at Penn State Willie Burger ‘15

W

illie Burger ‘15 found himself in a rare position this spring. The Maytown native found himself in an opportunity to make an immediate impact on a collegiate baseball team as a true freshman, and he made the most of his opportunity.

Burger was a unanimous selection to the all-freshman team at first base.

He was named the Big Ten Player of the

Week once and the Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice during his first year as a Nittany Lion. Burger was second on the team with 34 RBIs, and he batted .250 for the season.

One could conclude that his statistics and performance on the field could have been his most memorable experience on the field, but it was saying goodbye to his senior teammates that left a mark.

Willie Burger ‘15 with his brother at Penn State 6 | Catholic Highlights

“The most memorable experience for me this past year as a member of the PSU Baseball Team was Senior Night,” said Berger. “As a team, we worked, trained and practiced together all year and it was great to see our senior leaders be recognized and thanked for what they have meant to our team over the past four years. Personally, it meant a lot to me because some of these guys took me under their wing and helped me mature and grow during my first year on the team. Senior Night helped to put into perspective just how much of a positive impact they have had on me.”

Burger claimed both the Big Ten Baseball Player and Freshman of the Week honors during a week of March when he went 7-for-11 with six RBIs to become the first conference player of the week for Penn State in four years.

The very next week, Burger suffered a serious injury that kept him sidelined for 12 games, but returning from that

Burger ‘15 at the plate for Penn State. Photo Courtesy of PSU Athletics

injury wasn’t the biggest challenge he overcame during his freshman year.

“Effective time management was the biggest challenge I had to overcome. PSU’s Academics are second to none, which is one of the reasons I decided to become a Nittany Lion.

However, I realized that even when

Catholic Highlights | 7

2016

LANCASTER CATHOLIC SUMMER CAMPS

Where friends, Faith and a grea

Where friends, Faith and a great future meet.

WWW.LCHSYES.ORG/CAMPS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

Wh a gr

We are excited to offer a plethora of summer camp opportunities to you as we welcome you to participate in our tradition of excellence! We hope that you are able to find a camp that resonates with the passion in your children’s soul, allowing them to further develop their God-given gifts or to explore new areas of interest. Information for all summer camps is available at:

JAZZ

YO FO UTH www.lchsyes.org/Camps OTBA LL DISSECTION ACTING LANCASTER HISTORY

OSION L P X E & D E E P S ... AND MUCH MORE!

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HS · WWW.LCHSYES.

ALUMNI Spotlight

(Burger, Continued...)

I’m not in (baseball) season, I still need to have set times to complete at future meet. my coursework and study for exams, exercise and have some time to relax.

So after my Fall Semester, I made the necessary adjustments and my grades tremendously improved for the Spring Semester. I plan on picking up right where I left off in the Fall!”

Burger made a name for himself as a player at Lancaster Catholic and with travel baseball teams during his high school career. He was a 2012 and 2013 Second Team Underclass All-American

by Perfect Game, 2014 Perfect Game All-American and was the 72nd ranked here friends, Faith andduring his senior high school player reat future season.meet.

He credits a lot of his success to his time spent at Catholic High.

“The Lancaster Catholic High School family continues to be a big part of my life. Lancaster Catholic really helped me grow and mature physically, emotionally and spiritually during a very difficult period in my life. Attending Lancaster Catholic was one of the best decisions I have ever made! Together with my family, the teachers and coaches at Catholic helped me become the man that I am today. I keep in touch

with several of my friends from Catholic and I know that we will continue to be a big part of each other’s lives for years to come.”

Burger is playing Cape Cod Baseball League this Summer for the Falmouth Commodores. He is competing against some of the country’s best college baseball players.

Attention Alumni We want to hear from you!

Share your story with the LCHS Community!

Click Here Catholic Highlights | 9

Class Reunions 1951 - 65TH CLASS REUNION Save the date for Saturday, October 8th at the Lancaster Tennis & Yacht Club. More information will follow.

1956 - 60TH CLASS REUNION Save the date for Sunday, October 16th at Lancaster Catholic High School.

More information will follow.

1966 - 50TH CLASS REUNION Class of 1966 will be holding their 50th Reunion on Saturday, October 15, 2016 in the Hamilton Ballroom at Wheatland Place, Lancaster. Save the date reminders will be mailed out mid-August.

1996 - 20TH CLASS REUNION

Plans are underway for the 20th reunion for the Class of ‘96. Please 1961 - 55TH CLASS REUNION contact Abigail Lowe Critchfield The class of 1961 will hold its 55th (abigial2@ptd.ntet) to update your reunion on October 14 and October 15, contact information for more 2016. Preceding the football game on information.

Friday evening, there will be a tour of Lancaster Catholic High School.

1976 - 40TH CLASS REUNION On Saturday, October 15, a catered Save the date for September 10, picnic will be held in the pavilion at 2016 for the 40th reunion of the Class of the Lancaster Leiderkrantz, 722 South 1976 to be held at Knights of Columbus Chiques Road, Manheim, PA from 11 on New Danville Pike, Lancaster at a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Also plan to attend 6pm. Please contact Mary Ann (Mimi) the annual picnic for the class at the Tomlinson Newcomer at mimibob@ Columbia Canoe Club, Riverfront Road, comcast.net for more information.

Columbia, PA Thursday, August 11 at 12 noon. For more information on all 1981 - 35TH CLASS REUNION the events, please contact Bill Binzen The 35th reunion of the Class of (717-626-7642 or binzen@dejazzd.com) 1981 will be on Saturday, October 15, or Winnie Foster Woll (610-779-2396 or 2016, at the Burning Bridge Tavern in winwoll@verizon.net).

Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Cost is $30 per person and includes food, beer and soda. Please contact Judith (Deller) Phipps at 717.738.2667 for more information.

10 | Catholic Highlights

LOOKING TO MAKE THE

NEXT SCHOOLYEAR

BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER?

Where friends, Faith and a

Where friends, Faith and a great future meet.

WWW.LCHSYES.ORG/TOUR VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE While the school year is winding down, the doors to Lancaster Catholic remain open for students and parents to visit and see what makes our educational experience so unique!

Nothing can truly replace the experience of walking our halls, seeing our students and teachers in action and feeling the strength of the academics and community here at Lancaster Catholic, though we hope that this video gives you a sense of the Crusader Experience!

Watch how our students are becoming intellectually astute, passionately faithful and socially responsible at:

WWW.LCHSYES.ORG/TOUR TO SCHEDULE YOUR FAMILY FOR AN IN-PERSON TOUR PLEASE CONTACT: KYLA MORRISON HOCKLEY ‘96, ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR 717.509.0313 KHOCKLEY@LCHSYES.ORG

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HS · WWW.LCHSYES.ORG Catholic Highlights | 11

LCHS Says Goodbye to the Class of 2016

The caps fly at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony

L

ancaster Catholic said goodbye to its 88th class of graduates on Thursday, May 26th in a packed Berger Gym. The 144 members of the Class of 2016 concluded their weeklong goodbye tour by accepting their diplomas with their peers.

Following the colors processional and faculty and graduates processional,

12 | Catholic Highlights

an invocation was given by Reverend Allan F. Wolfe.

Mrs. Livia Ann Riley, Superintendent of the Harrisburg Diocese Catholic Schools, presided over the commencement ceremony.

“You don’t know what the future will hold, but you have the tools to be successful,” said Riley.

Speeches were given by Salutatorian, Alexa Secrest, Valedictorian, Grace Ringlein, Principal, Terry Klugh and Class President, Aaron Anater.

“Thank you to everyone who ever loaned me a pen or pencil,” Ringlein said, “I’ve learned 1,001 things about myself and made a billion memories.”

“You can all be a piece of heaven for those around you,” Secrest said.

To conclude the ceremony, Madison Wolfe led her classmates in singing Lancaster Catholic’s Alma Mater.

Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, 220 senior awards were distributed among the class of 2016. This senior class was offered an astonishing $11.39 million in merit college scholarship aid. 94% of them are pursuing higher

education and 79% of those students are attending their top-choice school.

Click here to see all the award winners.

Baccalaureate Mass for the Class of 2016 was held at Holy Trinity Church on Wednesday. Photos from that mass can be found here.

Senior Natalie Hampton embraces her fellow classmate following the commencement ceremony

The Class of 2016 at the Baccalaureate Mass at Holy Trinity Church

Andrea Martin (middle) recieves her award from Principal Terry Klugh (left) and President Tim Hamer (right) during the senior awards ceremony.

Catholic Highlights | 13

ALUMNI Spotlight IN THE News CLAUS, KAMBOUROGLOS & SCHREDER EARN ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOLARS AWARD

L

ancaster Catholic Seniors Gabrielle Claus, Caitlyn Kambouroglos and Annaliese Schreder earned the St. Augustine Scholars Award for their outstanding academic performances at Lancaster Catholic.

The three students presented their capstone research projects to a room of teachers, administration and family members on May 16. The research project is modeled like a collegelevel research project and allows each student to pursue an interest area of their choosing, and often, something outside the normal curriculum at Lancaster Catholic.

Other requirements of the students in the program include a 4.0 cumulative grade point average, 16 credits of Advanced Placement course, Honors or Dual-Enrollment courses and successful completion in the Honors Humanities course.

Claus (Lancaster) was mentored by English teacher Leslie Laird and wrote a research paper titled The Science Behind the Song: Historical, Theoretical,

14 | Catholic Highlights

and Scientific Implications of the Interaction Between Music and Modern Physics.

Kambouroglos (Lancaster) was mentored by physical education teacher Kathy Stanley and wrote her paper entitled Type Two Diabetes: An Easy Explanation to an Epidemic.

Schreder (Lancaster) was mentored by history teacher and Director of the St. Augustines Scholars Program Daniel Martin and wrote a paper called The 2008 Recession: The Federal Reserve’s Response to a Financial Crisis.

This is the fourth year of the Scholars program and they represent the 9th, 10th, and 11th LCHS students to graduate with the honor.

Caitlyn Kambouroglos, Annaliese Schreder and Gabrielle Claus

LANCASTER CATHOLIC DRAMA FACULTY ATTEND STEPHEN SCHWARTZ MASTER CLASS GODSPELL was the first major musical theatre offering from 3-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children Of Eden); and it took the world by storm. Led by the international hit, “Day

By Day,” the musical features a parade of beloved songs Wagner (second from left) meets with Schwartz (far left) including “Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord,” “Learn Your n May 22nd, Prima Theatre Lessons Well,” “All For The Best,” “All hosted a master class and Good Gifts,” “Turn Back, O Man” and concert entitled Defying “By My Side.”

Gravity with Stephen Schwartz.

O

Lancaster Catholic’s fall musical Dramatic Director, Tracy Lynn Wagner, & Vocal Director, Lisa W. Sterner, were in attendance and had the wonderful opportunity to meet and chat with GODSPELL’s famous lyricist & composer.

Stephen gave the creative team this advice; “Make sure the students have fun together. GODSPELL is meant to be fun.”

LCHS will be performing GODSPELL on November 17th & 18th at 7:30pm and November 19 at 2pm.

A group of disciples help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, and hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs ranging in style from pop to vaudeville is employed as the story of Jesus’s life dances across the stage.

Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus’ messages of kindness, tolerance, and love come vibrantly to life.

Catholic Highlights | 15

ALUMNI Spotlight IN THE News BASEBALL REACHES STATE TOURNAMENT AFTER STELLAR SEASON

L

ancaster Catholic’s four senior baseball players didn’t ride off into the sunset with their classmates after their graduation ceremony on May 26th. Instead, they celebrated lightly and prepared following a celebration earlier that day.

Earlier that afternoon, the Crusaders overcame a drought in the District III Class AA Tournament by blanking the seventh ranked Biglerville Canners

8-0 for their first District win since 2013. This meant an extended season for the Catholic High seniors as they turned their focus to an old rival, Upper Dauphin, who ousted them in the first round just a year prior.

The Crusaders trailed Upper Dauphin 2-0 heading into the sixth inning, but also had ace Dillon Marsh ‘18 on the mound. The Crusaders turned the tides with a monster sixth

Senior Bayley Jamanis readies for throw 16 | Catholic Highlights

inning where a hit-by-pitch and two errors loaded the bases. Braden Clair ‘17, Bryan Downey ‘17 and Gabe Cicala ‘18 followed with singles to give the Crusaders the 4-2 lead.

Marsh, who has committed to playing baseball at Wake Forest University, struck out 10 en route to improving his record to 6-0 on the season with an 0.80 earned-run average and a 87 strikeouts in 53 innings.

Following the victory, they headed to First Energy Stadium in Reading, PA for their first appearance in a District III Class AA Title game since 2011. For many Lancaster Catholic players, the opportunity to play where many of their favorite pros played was a great joy.

Despite their excitement and effort, the Crusaders ran into great pitching and claimed the silver medal following a 6-0 loss to top-ranked Oley Valley.

The team needed a short-term memory as they headed to their state playoff game on June 16 at George Washington High School in

Philadelphia to take on the District 12 Champion Neumann-Goretti Saints.

Despite outhitting the Saints 7-5, the Crusaders fell 5-1 after a controversial home-run call disallowed a three-run Marsh homer.

This loss ended the Crusaders season but it was one that the team looks to build on in the future.

The team said goodbye to seniors Bailey Jamanis, Andrew DeBord, Shawn Henry, and Henry Womble.

Marsh and Jamanis were named to the L-L League Section Four All-Star First team while Mitch Eck ‘17 and Tyler Peters ‘17 earned Second Team honors. Marsh was also named to the L-L League Sweet 16 All-Star Team and was named the LNP Baseball Player of the Year.

Other Crusader athletes and coaches who joined Marsh with LNP All-Star Honors included Joe Lobeck (Wrestling), Kiki Jefferson (Basketball) and Ron Weaver (Golf Coach).

Catholic Highlights | 17

ALUMNI Spotlight IN THE News LCHS STUDENTS EARN HONORS IN “ART OF THE FAITH” CATHOLIC ART CONTEST

LCHS

students Grace Ringlein ‘16, Madelyn Marks ‘16, Zoe Knafelc ‘17, Eleanor Bila ‘17 and Anna St. Denis ‘17 recently earned honors for their submissions to the “Art of the Faith” Catholic Art Contest.

The faith-based artwork of Diocesan school students was on exhibit in the archives’ display cases at the Cardinal Keeler Center in Harrisburg this spring as the Diocesan Department of Religious Education hosted the fourth annual art contest for students to highlight their God-given

a ceramic vase titled “A Progression of Miracles”, depicts miracles of the Bible through etchings of symbols and scripture passages. Markses’ entry, titled “Scherenschnitte Sacraments”, represents the seven Sacraments through the Pennsylvania Germaninspired art of paper cutting. Knafelc, Bila, and St. Denis each received Honorable Mention awards for their entries.

Two years ago, Lancaster Catholic High School senior, Rebekka Bamert ‘14, won first place in the senior division for her entry, “The Apostles Rose Window”.

artistic talents.

Awards were presented to the top-three artists in a senior division for students in grades 10-12 and in a junior division for those in grades 7-9.

Judges also awarded ten honorable mention ribbons. Fifty-two students participated from thirteen schools.

Ringlein and Marks were awarded second and third place, respectively, in the senior division. Ringlein’s entry, 18 | Catholic Highlights

Madelyn Marks ‘16 with her third place piece

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.

“

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

ALUMNI Spotlight IN THE News CICCHETTI EARNS GOLDEN APPLE AWARD

L

ancaster Catholic High School English teacher Jacqueline Cicchetti was one of seven teachers in the Diocese of Harrisburg to earn the coveted Golden Apple Award in 2016.

It symbolizes a teacher’s professional excellence, leadership, commitment to Catholic values, and devotion to teaching in Catholic schools.

This year’s recipients come from both the elementary and secondary levels. This is the eleventh time the awards have been given in the diocese.

The award ceremony was held at the Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 10th.

Recipients were nominated by a parent, student or fellow teacher.

Nominees were then evaluated on their teaching skills, leadership, service to the Church and community and commitment to their students and school.

Each of the Diocese of Harrisburg’s recipients received a certificate of achievement, a $5,000 cash award,

20 | Catholic Highlights

a Golden Apple with a 24-carat gold cross and an individual photo with Bishop Ronald W. Gainer of the Diocese of Harrisburg.

This is the second year in a row that a Lancaster Catholic teacher has been honored with his award. Last year’s recipient was History teacher, Dan Martin.

In the Diocese of Harrisburg over 11,000 students are enrolled at 45 schools. They are taught by approximately 950 faculty. High School students in the Diocese typically have a graduation rate over 98% and annually are offered over $40 million in scholarship funds.

The Diocese of Harrisburg serves the following 15 counties: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York. To learn more about the Golden Apple Awards or Catholic Education visit www. hbgdiocese.org/schools.

The Golden Apple Awards Program was established through

the generosity of the Donahue Family Foundation, Inc., located in Pittsburgh, PA. Jack and Rhodora Donahue are parents of thirteen children; all were educated in Catholic schools. The Donahue’s were eager to express their deep appreciation to Catholic school teachers for providing quality academic and faith-filled education for their children. They established the awards program in Pittsburgh in 1992. The program has expanded to Youngstown, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio and Harrisburg, PA. Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, D.D., J.C.L.. (right) present Cicchetti with her Golden Apple Award

Catholic Highlights | 21

ALUMNI Spotlight IN THE News 1ST PLACE SCIENCE COMPETITION AWARDED TO FRESHMAN

L

ancaster Catholic Freshman, Johann Imperial, entered the PJAS (PA Junior Academy of Science) competition earlier this year with his project titled “The Effect of PS1 Protein on the Photovoltaic Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells”.

He described his project by saying that he extracted the PS1 protein from spinach cells and applied a thin layer of this protein to traditional solar cells. The addition of this protein greatly increased the efficiency of the solar cells and he believes that this layer would continue to function for up to a year!

Because of this amazing discovery, Johann was awarded First Place in the Science Competition at State level.

LCHS Freshman Johan Imperial holding his first-place certificate.

Johann was advised and assisted by Mr. Thomas Wilson and Mrs. Anne Bleistine.

LANCASTER CATHOLIC STUDENT WINS AWARD AT THE ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

D

Deonte Bolyer '16 presents to members of the Rotary club 22 | Catholic Highlights

eonte Bolyer won a Community Service Award (along with a student from McCaskey, and another from Lancaster Country Day) for his service to others in the community.

In addition to a cash award and a plaque, the Rotary will also be donating $100 to Autism Speaks, the charity of Deonte’s choosing.

TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY DONATES $5,000 TO BRITTANY’S HOPE

T

he LCHS Tri-M Music Honor society donated $5,000 to Brittany’s Hope on Wednesday, May 18th. Tri-M has been collecting money at events throughout the school year and was happy to present a check, along with Tony Brill, Director of the Fine & Performing Arts and Terry Klugh, Principal, to MaiLynn (Abel) Sahd ‘04, Executive Director, and Dr. Peggy McFarland, Chair of the Board of Directors. LCHS seniors Grace Ringlein and Julia Cao represented Tri-M during the check presentation.

Brittany’s Hope was created in January 2000 for the purpose of advocating for orphaned special needs children who are longing for the love of a family.

They are a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to aiding and facilitating adoptions of special needs children from around the world. Find out more information on Brittany’s Hope by visiting their website here.

Terry Klugh, Principal, Grace Ringlein, Tri-M Member, Dr. Peggy McFarland, Chair of the Board of Directors, Mai-Lynn (Abel) Sahd '04, Executive Director, Julia Cao, Tri-M Member, Tony Brill, Director of the Fine & Performing Arts Catholic Highlights | 23

ALUMNI Spotlight IN THE News LANCASTER CATHOLIC AEVIDUM CLUB SPREADS AWARENESS OF TEEN SUICIDE RATES AND PREVENTION

A

e v i d u m spread awareness

of teen suicide rates and prevention with the help of 32 students portraying lost lives during a school day this Spring.

One by one, each of these students left the room and returned with their faces painted white and kept silent for the rest of the day.

“White Face Awareness Day demonstrates the staggering statistic that every 13 minutes, an American teen completes a suicide,” said Dana Kinsey, LCHS English and Drama Teacher and Aevidum Club moderator.

“By painting faces white and dressing students in black shirts, we are essentially ‘ghosting” them.’

As the final bell rang and school let way to the buses while Drew Peris ‘16 and Gabrielle Hemlick ‘17 played violin.

32 students stood as everyone else loaded onto their buses.

“Their silence and profound message will hopefully impact the student body and faculty when they realize that 32 students have been lost by the end of the school day in our 24 | Catholic Highlights

LCHS students painting their faces during the school day

nation. Our ultimate goal is to prompt students to reach out to peers when they sense sadness or anxiety.”

The Aevidum club goal is to create positive mental health environments where all students feel accepted, appreciated, acknowledged, and cared for in schools and communities across the nation.

“We already have a strong family atmosphere; we’re just asking everyone to take a closer look in order to fortify it even more.”

The word Aevidum, which means “I’ve got your back,” was created by Cocalico High School students in 2004 after a classmate died by suicide.

The Aevidum message is delivered creatively through student-produced materials, interactive displays, highenergy assemblies, community events, music, artwork, etc. The Aevidum club centers around an educational philosophy that empowers students to take responsibility to make a difference. These students are

encouraged to use and recognize the gifts and talents of themselves and their peers to create cultures of care in advocacy in their schools and communities. Aevidum has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Senate, Pennsylvania House, the nation’s top mental health experts, the mental health directors of New York and Ohio, and professors at Penn State University, Florida State University, and the University of Maryland.

LCHS students stand outside at busses during the white face event Catholic Highlights | 25

ALUMNI Spotlight IN THE News LANCASTER CATHOLIC’S NATIONAL SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY HOLDS FIRST INDUCTION

T

he newly formed Lancaster Catholic High School Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH), the National Spanish Honor Society, held its first induction on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. This society recognizes the efforts of students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the study of Spanish.

In order to be inducted in the SHH, these students must be in grade 10 or higher, be actively enrolled in an upper level Spanish class (Spanish III or higher), have a minimum 90% grade in all Spanish courses, and maintain an excellent behavioral record.

In accordance with school and national guidelines, 47 Lancaster Catholic students completed the requirements and met the standards of performance.

Señora Donna Cunningham with several of the inductees during a Spanish Class 26 | Catholic Highlights

The Inaugural Lancaster Catholic SHH Class Included: Daniel Bomberger Julia Breit Samantha Brewster Jeffrey Campagna Hannah Citsay Elyse Cubbison Michelle Cybulski Meredith DeBord Emily Eichenlaub Grace English Morgan Fazzini Jacqueline Flick Lillian Fritz Maria Guevara Steven Hansen

Sarah Heise Sommer Hogan Maria Howe Caitlyn Kambouroglos Tessa Katalinas Hanna Klausmair ZoĂŤ Knafelc Daniel Little Alena Marcinkoski Dillon Marsh Amanda Martin Sharon Mathew Olivia McCoy Katelyn Miklos Isabel Miller

Fayra Molina Tyler Moore Sydney Neuman Kyle Postlethwait Corinne Purisky Will Riva Caroline Veronica Ruiz Matthew Sahd Jordan Schmitt Madalynn Smith Roslyn Talbert RJ VanTash CatherineYoung Salvatore Zuber

Catholic Highlights | 27

ALUMNI Spotlight STUDENT Spotlight Bread For Our Journeys - Max Kern ‘16

L

Max Kern '16 with his grandfather Terry Foor

ancaster Catholic’s very own Max Kern ’16 is getting a head start to his career by being a published illustrator before graduating high school. He was approached about a year ago with an opportunity to illustrate a book of poetry, Bread for Our Journeys , that was co-authored by his grandfather, Terry Foor.

28 | Catholic Highlights

“I have seen Max’s art developing over the last few years and became really impressed with his pencil drawings,” said Foor.

Bread For Our Journeys is a true family affair as his grandfather and a few of his cousins wrote the collection of poems that compromise the book, while Kern created the illustrations.

“I have watched his improvement over the years and to have him work on this with me was very special,” said Foor. “It gave us a project to work on together. I feel it strengthened our relationship.”

Kern has been drawing since he was a child, although he admits he wasn’t serious about his art until a few years ago. Since he is planning to make a career out of his art, he knew that this opportunity was his chance to get his career rolling.

drawing of a cowboy on a horse.”

Kern and Foor are already working on a second book to publish. Bread For Our Journeys is available at The Washington County Arts Council Gallery Shop.

“I am working on another book and am excited about how he will capture the essence of future poems,” said Foor.

“I was given a list of things to draw but I was able to make it my own,” said Kern. “When I could, I would read the poems to help form a mental picture of what the illustrations should look like.”

All of the illustrations were nature based including art work of a Great Blue Heron, a fawn, and a mountain landscape, although there was one illustration in particular that stood out to Kern.

“One of the ones that I am really proud of that really turned out well is a

Catholic Highlights | 29

Lancaster Catholic High School proudly thanks the following businesses for their dedication and commitment to our students!

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 Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, LTD 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 Go ‘N Bananas Hall Media Solutions Ingrain Construction, LLC

J&J Service Solutions, LLC Kegel’s Produce, Inc. Pennsylvania Truck Centers, Inc. Quality Digital Office Solutions Roda Law, LLC St. Anne’s Retirement Community Sudbrink Oral Surgery Trout, Ebersole & Groff, LLP Two Dudes Painting Company Weaver Associates Inc. Williams Apothecary, Inc. Willow Valley Associates