The Engineering and Technology homerooms hosted the Rexnord Day of Engineering event. Rexnord engineers Paul Gantz ’80, Joe Hamann ’96, Joe Labermeier ’01 and Steve Jordan ’07, talked to students about their projects at Rexnord and led an interactive discussion about engineering careers. Frank Geiser ’14, Hasaan Munim ’14 and Jacob Lubenow ’14 qualified for and participated in the National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament in Overland Park, Kan. Geiser participated in the category of Humorous Interpretation, Munim in International Extemporaneous Speaking, and Lubenow in United States Extemporaneous Speaking. Policy debaters Quin Furumo ’16 and Thomas Van Bibber ’15 and Public Forum debaters Brian Butler ’15 and Lukas Foy ’16 qualified for and participated in the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament in Chicago. Nick Klar ’14 received the Jesuit Secondary Education Association Award at the 2014 commencement ceremony. The JSEA Award is presented to the graduate who most closely resembles the grad-atgrad ideal: a well-rounded person who is intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving and committed to justice in generous service to the people of God. Other JSEA finalists from the Class of 2014 were Steve Gilpin, Patrick O’Grady, Angelito Tenorio and Ben Zellmer. Jacob Youngblood ’16 took second place in Western Michigan University’s writing competition, “The Best Midwestern High School Writing: A Celebration and Recognition of Outstanding Prose,” in the journalism category for grades 9–10. His entry, titled “Possible Schedule Changes Revealed,” will be published on Western Michigan University’s Scholarworks website.
(From left to right) Christian Wimmer ’14, Kyle Madigan ’14 and Blake Howard ’15 performing in the winter play Great Expectations. Photo by VIP Photography
Six students received National Scholastic Art awards for their artwork, which was put on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum in March. Henry Bauer ’15 received a Gold Key in the category of Painting, Oliver Bestul ’16 received an Honorable Mention in Drawing, Colton Gingrass ’15 received a Gold Key in Photography, Jack Gorski ’14 received a Silver Key in Ceramics, Colin Mitchell ’15 received a Gold Key in Sculpture and Christian Wimmer ’14 received an Honorable Mention in Digital Art. Patrick O’Grady ’14 was selected as one of two of Wisconsin’s top high school youth volunteers for the 2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. As a state honoree, he received a $1,000 award, medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. He also qualified for the President’s Volunteer Service Award for his commitment to serving the community and country. Matt Schlidt ’15 received numerous awards for his work on a personal science research project entitled “Cell Phones – The Invisible Danger,” in which he conducted experiments testing the effects of electromagnetic radiation from cell phones on planarians. Matt entered numerous science fairs, earning the MU Alpha Theta Award at the Capital Science & Engineering Fair, and placing second in the Health & Medicine category at the Waukesha County Science & Engineering Fair. In the Badger State Science & Engineering Fair at UW–Milwaukee, he placed second in the Biology category, received a $24,000 scholarship to Marion University, and was awarded both the American Nuclear Society Award and the Society for Optical Engineering Award.
Rev. Warren Sazama, SJ ’64 with JSEA award winner Nick Klar ’14 and Jeff Monday ’82. Photo by VIP Photography
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