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aints students for several years now have been participating in mock trial programs in cooperation with the court system in San Diego County with Saints Dad Judge Joseph Brannigan as mentor. This year’s Mock Trial Team were assigned to the courtroom of the Honorable Timothy B. Taylor.
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Saintsmen participating were (Left to right:) Matthew Danaher, Jacques Paye, Hayden Ball, Sean Panish, Patrick Miller, Alex Karaniwan, Justin Magbutay, Jason Misleh, Christopher Guadarrama, Brendan Leahy, Jake Schmid, David Pepper and Rudy Torres.
FLASHBACK: 1956
SAINTS PLAYERS ADD THE TEMPEST TO LONG LIST OF SUCCESSES
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City Prep League coaches disagreed with their releaguing bosses and voted against the Saints, pointing out that La Jolla and Kearny, whose games did not count this year, would be joining the circuit with Crawford, making for nine members, an unwieldy number. The Southern Section releaguing committee, virtually rubber stamped the vote by the San Diego principals, voting unanimously to place St. Augustine in the City Prep League and removing the Saints from Metro League consideration. The Saints still would need the approval of the Southern Section’s executive council, but commissioner J. Kenneth Fagans said the releaguing group’s vote was “tantamount to approval.” Fagans noted that Crawford would not be playing a varsity schedule in football in 1957 and that “releaguing is on a year-to-year basis. If further changes are needed later on, we’ll make them.” The Saints officially were placed in the City League by the Southern Section executive committee at its final meeting in December.
The school wishes to thank the hard working legion of faculty members and Saints Community volunteers for their continued support of the Saints Players. The crew, led by Stage Manager, David Valley (’15) and Asst. Stage Manager, Matt Johnson (’17), and Technical Director, Hayden Ball (’17) supported the production with their fine work and led a strong crew of Saintsmen. Mr. Bernens added, “This was a singularly gratifying production, as I watched the students grow in their understanding of Shakespeare and then perform it to the level that was truly exceptional. They got it; students can do remarkable things if you set the bar high! We commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death next year. This was a great production to help usher in this year of celebrating the legacy of the Bard! We thank all who came out to support us in the audience. We had some full houses, and I
everyone was smiling as they left the theatre. “We look forward to two more opportunities to see these students shine. Next month, we will watch the students mount the first ever student produced show. They are calling it Saintsmen Live, and it will be performed April 17 in the afternoon, after school. Also, the Improv Team will be performing after school on March 27 for an intersquad competition as we get ready for the big all-school tournament at National Comedy Theatre on April 25 at their theatre on India Street. We are hoping for a morning show. We will keep you posted. “We look forward to next year. Please join us for the fun! We will need more actors and crew as we move forward. So consider coming out,” said Mr. Bernens. Students wishing to participate in drama contact Mr. Bernens or any of the actors or crew if you are interested or want more information.