Catholic Memorial School e-Knightline September 15, 2010
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From the President's Office
Dear Catholic Memorial Parents,
I write to tell you about two new
initiatives we will be launching this year regarding Catholic
Memorial's curricular and co-curricular programs. Before I do so,
however, let me provide some background.
Paul E. Sheff '62, President  | In October of 2007 Catholic Memorial joyfully celebrated the 50th
anniversary of its founding. Our alumni and friends who attended that
celebration in the main ballroom of the Copley Place Marriott were
justly proud of what we had accomplished, but they also began to cast an
eye toward our future. That Catholic Memorial would mark its 100th
anniversary fifty years hence was not guaranteed. How would the school
adapt to changing times and changing circumstances, they wondered?
What would our school look like?
I turned my attention to these questions soon after arriving at Catholic
Memorial as the eleventh head of school. I was convinced that if we
were to have a future, we needed to describe what it might look like,
and then ensure it became an integral part of our curricular and
co-curricular programs. Without a vision, there may be no future.
For the past two years I have challenged our faculty, our Board -
indeed, anyone who would listen - to help me create a vision for what
our school might look like over the next 5-7 years. Initially our
efforts were devoted to exploring options - ideas around which we could
build a future. As we progressed we homed in on two that emerged as
front-runners: global education and public speaking. Two separate
committees were formed, one chaired by Naomi Lockwood (global education)
and the other by Br. Anthony Cavet (public speaking), to study these
topics and make recommendations. In early June they presented their
final reports...[read more]
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CM joins 2010 Making Strides Effort
CM will once again converge on the Charles River Esplanade this October to walk in solidarity with breast cancer survivors, patients, families and supporters. Click here to join or support the CM team.
The 2009 champion of the American Cancer Society's High School Challenge, CM students and faculty raised over $30,000 last year for the cause and sent over 300 students to the Walk. Since 2005, CM's student body has raised over $100,000 for the cause of breast cancer research...[read more]
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Ready, Set, High School!
The Class of 2014 began its high school
career by setting some high goals for itself at the overnight freshman
retreat in Becket, MA on August 31.
The two-day retreat, organized by Vice
Principal of Student Life Brian Scott and Director of Campus Ministry
Leah Ramsdell, took students far from Catholic Memorial School, but with
the able leadership from upperclassmen and faculty, they better
discovered what CM's high school experience will offer them.
Click on the image above to watch CMTV's video of the retreat.
"We're getting to know everybody before school starts--everybody's
personalities, and what their skills are," said Michael Tomaino '14.
"For people who don't know each other--this is the first day we've met
all of our new classmates, we've all worked together really well." [read more]
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CM Alumni: News and Notes
Kimberly Allen, daughter of Bill Allen '78 and Jeanne Allen, was the 2010 Valedictorian of Mt Paran Christian School,
Kennesaw GA and met recently with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.
Kimberly was awarded a full scholarship to Ole Miss to study Pharmacy.
Bill says "Hey Ya'll" to all his 1978 classmates!
Gregory Di Marzio '94 lives in Franklin with his wife, Margaret, a
former CM cheerleader, and their three children--Jacob (7), Cole (4) and
Talyn (1 1/2).
Ensign Douglas Eberly '05 married Sandi Guinane on August 14. At the wedding were (pictured above, l-r) Br. Jason Ford '97, CFC, Angelo Todesca '07, Chris Moscatelli '04, Paul Todesca Jr. '04 , ENS Doug Eberly '05, Danny Eberly '99, and Paul Todesca, Sr. '72.
Peguy Lebrun '07 will finish studying for his bachelor's in
communications at Curry College this coming spring. Peguy also works as
a Program Monitor at Brook House in the Fenway.
Dan Mee '77
writes that he hopes the whole CM community that lives in Norfolk
County Massachusetts will embrace one of CM's finest: John (Jack)
Coffee '77 who is running for Norfolk Co. District Attorney. "Jack is
one of the finest men I have ever met" says Dan. "He is a consummate
professional and exactly what Massachusetts needs in law enforcement
today!"
Representative Mike Rush '92 and his wife Mary announce the birth of Ciara Rose
Rush (above), born August 12. Ciara weighed in at 8lbs. 12 ounces.
Kevin Shanley '96 and his wife Chantal welcomed Josephine Noelle Shanley (above) into the world on July 3.
What's new with you? Send us your news or update your mailing/email addresses by clicking here.
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Juniors hit the ground running on "Judgment Day"
Hoisting hundred-pound logs, carrying a
classmate on his shoulders for a hundred yards, and doing an
interminable amount of push-ups Thursday morning sounded like a good
first day of school this year for Christopher Ryan '12.
That wasn't so for many of his classmates, but Ryan, along with several
other vocal leaders in the class, inspired everyone to push a little
harder and give "one more" as the junior class reckoned with "Judgment
Day."
Organized by Vice Principal of Student Life Brian Scott, the guidance
department and motivational firm The Program, "Judgment Day" aims to
challenge students physically and mentally through a day of intense...[read more]
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Mystic River author Dennis Lehane coming to CM
New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane will visit CM on September 28. The author of Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, Shutter Island and The Given Day will address the junior and senior class assembly.
Mr. Lehane will read excerpts of his work, discuss his life and career and take questions from students. In advance of his address, students will be reading excerpts of his work in English classes. In addition, CM's faculty book club read Gone Baby Gone over the summer and met on September 14 to discuss it.
Mr. Lehane is a native of Dorchester. In addition to writing best-selling novels and award-winning screenplays, he has also written and performed in the HBO series "The Wire..." [read more]
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Register today for the 24th CM Golf TournamentThe 24th Annual Catholic Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on
Monday, September 27, 2010 at the Walpole Country Club. The tournament
will, once again, be sponsored by Cooley Manion Jones LLP. We thank
them for their continued support of the young men of Catholic Memorial.
This year's tournament will take on a special meaning as we honor Joe
Perfetti who retired from CM in June 2010 after 38 years of teaching.
Joe began his career at CM in 1972 and since then he has taught over
3,800 young men in courses like AP Calculus, Discrete Math, and Math
Analysis. In the words of Paul Sheff '62, President, "You simply
cannot replace Joe Perfetti and people like him, who have so clearly
shaped our school and who have had such a positive effect on our boys..." [read more]
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Leadership by example: The 2010 Student Leadership Dinner
Student Activities Director Patrick
Murray recalled the lessons learned from the tragic Phoebe Prince story
as he encouraged CM's student leaders to be more positive and sensitive
role-models for their peers this year.
Murray's remarks, which opened the school's 6th Annual Student
Leadership Dinner, pointed to the positive outcomes across the state
that came out of that tragedy.
As captains, elected representatives and club leaders invited to the
dinner, those in attendance were encouraged to also look out for signs
of bullying in their student organizations, and to become models of
positive thinking and encouragement...[read more]
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From the Athletics Department
CM Football opened its season on September 10 with a 21-14 win over Lynn Classical. A.J. Doyle '11 connected with Armani Reeves '12 and William Earl '12 to score for CM. Tom Byrne '11 had two field goals. This Friday's game against Haverhill will be the Fox 25 High School Friday game of the week.
Senior captain John Gorman was profiled by ESPN Boston last week. Click here to read the feature.
The Boston Globe profiled CM's soccer team on 9/13 and analyzed its chances of a return to the state title game. The team tied Billerica, 1-1, in its game last Saturday, and faces St. John's Prep on 9/15.
Varsity Golf next plays BC High on 9/15 at Wollaston Golf Club. Varsity XC faced Malden Catholic on 9/14. Ryan Reid '13 won the race in 17:41. Top five finishers for CM also included Connor Muldoon '13, Matt Engel '12, Mile McCarthy '12 and Alex Young '13. They next face Xaverian on 9/21 at Franklin Park.
In other news: Tommy Barrett '13 was profiled by NASCAR's website on 9/14. The sophomore from Millis regularly competes in NASCAR's SK Light Modified division. Read more...
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Middle School Treasure Hunt
On September 17, the Middle School Program will challenge students with a "Treasure Hunt" intended to orientate them, build teamwork and introduce them to the school's upperclass peer ministry leaders.
Click here to read more about this Friday's program.
Parent Council Social: November 10
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 16
Summer Reading Assessment - All classes
Middle School Parents' Mini Schedule 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 17
Middle School Field Trip
VFB @ Haverhill 7:00 p.m.
Varsity Soccer @ BC High, 5:30pm
Tuesday, September 21
High School Parents Mini Schedule 7:00 p.m.
Scholarship recipients and donor breakfast - 7:30 a.m.
Varsity Golf @ SJP (Salem CC), 3pm
Varsity XC v Xaverian (Franklin Park), 4pm
Wednesday, September 22
Mini College Fair
Thursday, September 23
Olympic Day
Friday, September 24
Faculty Professional Day - No Classes
Monday, September 27
Catholic Memorial Golf Tournament @ Walpole CC
Wednesday, September 29
Middle School Coffee for new parents 8:00 a.m.
Senior Formal Portraits 9/29 - 30/2010
Thursday, September 30
Student ACTION Worshop - Jacksonville, FL 9.30-10.3.10
NHS Applications due
Sunday, October 3
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
Pro-Life Walk
Tuesday, October 5
Board of Directors Meeting
Click here for a complete events calendar.
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Catholic Memorial School
235 Baker St.
West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132
(617)-469-8000
www.CatholicMemorial.org
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