Catholic Memorial School e-Knightline 4-15-09
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Career Day for the 7th Grade
"What are you going to be when you grow
up?"
Seventh graders at CM considered that question carefully as they
listened to over a dozen speakers discuss their careers in the annual
Catholic Memorial 7th Grade Career Day on April 8.
Organized by head teacher Mr. Cormier
with the help of the Parents Council, Career Day aims to bring in as
wide a variety of parents and friends of CM who have chosen different
career paths to share their experiences with students. Divided into
groups, the students went through eight individual workshops through
the day...[read more]
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Winter Sports Athletes Honored
Catholic Memorial's hockey, track, and basketball athletes have been recognized with several honors at the conclusion of the winter sports season. Below: the Hockey team poses with Representative Mike Rush '92 and House Speaker Robert DeLeo at the Massachusetts State House on March 19.
Basketball Honors
Boston Herald Dream Team: Allen Harris '09
"One of the most gifted offensive players in the state, the 6-foot-5 senior forward poured in 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds a game. The MVP of the Catholic Conference, Harris ended his career as a 1,000-point scorer. As a junior, Harris averaged 17 points and eight rebounds a game in leading the Knights to the Div. 2 state title. He will attend Suffield Academy in the fall."
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Exceptional!
GIOVANUCCI WINS STATE TITLE
Mike Giovanucci '09 won the State Championship in the category of play reading at the Massachusetts
Forensics League State Championships held at Westford Academy on April
4.
Giovanucci, whose solo performance of "Slow Dance on the Killing
Fields" earned him awards all season long, led a Forensics speech and
debate team that placed 3rd in the state, its best performance since
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NHS Clothing Drive: How You Can Help
The National Honor Society's Annual Clothing Drive, to benefit St. Francis House and the families and individuals it serves, will collect donations from Monday through Friday, April 13 through 17 at Catholic Memorial.
"Our goal each year is to gather as many clothes as we can for these families," said NHS President Josh Boyd. "We want to help as many people as possible."
Boxes are placed in homerooms and in the main office. Spring and summer clothes are a particular need, but all donations are welcome. Mr. Andrew Malionek, NHS advisor, coordinates the drive each year. "It's a great way for us to live the mission of the Church at CM," he said. "Every year we help a large number of individuals thanks to the generosity of parents and students.
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Upcoming Events
April 15-17: NHS Clothing Drive
April 15: Middle School Guidance Coffee, 8am
April 15: Spring Musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, 7pm
April 20-24: Spring Vacation
April 27: Alumni Reception in New York City
April 28: Benefit Concert, 7pm
April 30: Art Show and Awards, 6:30pm
May 1: School Play, 7pm
May 4-8: AP Exams
May 5: Founder's Day; Spring Concert, 7pm
May 6: 7th Grade Retreat; 8th Grade Career Day
May 7: Last day for Seniors
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Spring Sports Update
Vin Repucci '10 ended the Lacrosse
Team's home opener with his only goal of the game to give CM the win,
8-7 against Scituate. Also scoring were Austin Bannister '12 (2 goals,
1 assist), Frank Wheeler '10 (1 goal, 1 assist), Kevin McCarthy '11 (1
goal), Kevin Butler '10 (2 goals). Christian Durham '11 recorded one
assist.
Baseball
defeated Brockton in its season opener on April 3, 15-5. Phil Rossi
'09 struck out 14 and Joe McCarthy '10 struck out 5. Leading the
offense: Trevor Boyce '09 (2 singles, 1 triple), John Gorman '11 (2
doubles, home run), Matt Gorham '11 (2 singles, 1 double), Kevin Walsh
(2 singles, 1 double).
Rugby
won its first match of the season against Arlington Catholic, 26-12.
They went up early in the first period with two tries, one by Kurt
Buszcynski '09 and one by Jim Meyers '09. Tom Byrne '11 converted one
try. After AC fought back in the 2nd half, CM came on with a burst and
scored two more tries by Byrne and Joe Connelly '09. Byrne converted
both to bring the final score to 26-12. A great win to start off the
season for a very strong, and enthusiastic squad.
Alex Buckley '10 and the doubles team of Mike Gallagher '10 and Mike Price '09 won their matches despite a 3-2 loss to Malden Catholic in the Tennis team's 4/13 matchup.
Volleyball defeated BC High in its second home game of the season by a score of 3-1.
Spring Track opens its season on 4/15 with a visit to Xaverian.
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Catholic Memorial School
235 Baker St.
West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132
(617)-469-8000
www.CatholicMemorial.org
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