From the Guidance Dept. 

There are many new things to report from the Guidance Office this fall. These involve new personnel, new procedures, and new opportunities for our students. 

Bob TeganDirector of Guidance

 

The 2011-2012 school year welcomes one new counselor, Carolyn White. Ms. White previously served as the Director of Guidance at Elizabeth Seton Academy in Dorchester. She brings a refreshing perspective and an energetic work ethic. She is a skilled, veteran counselor who has a complete knowledge of our Naviance web portal that is used to transfer school documents electronically to colleges. In addition, Ms. White is the driving force behind the establishment of a Dual Enrollment collaboration with Emmanuel College.

In this program, a junior or senior from Catholic Memorial could take one or two classes on the college campus and interact with college students...[read more] 

 

Coach O'Connor's stadium 

Coach James O'Connor earned a permanent place on campus on November 24 in the dedication of James R. O'Connor Stadium.

"This is a great day for Coach O'Connor and his entire family, and a great day for the CM community," President Paul Sheff '62 said.

View a slideshow of photos and read more...click here. 

Triple-threat: Donnelly leads Speech Team 

In speech and debate circles, the "triple-break" is as difficult and esteemed as the triple lutz in ice-skating. At the George Mason tournament in Fairfax, Virginia on December 3, however, team captain Kevin Donnelly '12 did it - making the final rounds in three speech categories: dramatic interpretation, impromptu reading, and duo.

The speech team, coached by Rob Croteau '93, at George Mason University.

Donnelly was joined by a dozen students at the prestigious national tournament, two of whom "double broke" - Mark Woodall '12 and Andrew Rogantino '12. A week later, these three, joined by a strong team performance, led CM to a 4th place finish at the Lincoln-Sudbury High tournament...[read more]

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Mike Edwards '09 joined the U.S. Army last year and is currently stationed at Ft. Lewis in Washington state.  

Save the dates! Reunion 2012: June 8-9 (Class of '62), June 9 (Class years ending in -2 and -7). Join your reunion committee: call Dave Erwin '96 at 617-469-8052.   

Four honors for Model UN as season opens 

Ronald Claude '12, Ryan Walsh '13, Gus Erikson '13 and Ryan Lepore '14 have been named honorable delegates at the first two Model UN conferences this year. At last week's St. John's Prep Conference, Erikson received a prestigious "Outstanding Delegate" award, given to only a handful of the 430 participants.


In the past year, nine students have earned such top honors for the team, which history teacher Vincent Bradley moderates.

"This team has earned excellent experience and continues to practice hard for each tournament," says Bradley.

This year, the team will travel to Dartmouth College, Carnegie Mellon University and elsewhere to compete against peers from schools nationwide. Read more...

  

From the Athletics Department  

Congratulations to Armani Reeves '12, named by ESPN Boston as the offensive player of the year. Read all postseason honors by clicking here.

Ready for Frozen Fenway? Purchase tickets here for the "Boston Rivalry Doubleheader" hockey event, scheduled for January 14 at 3pm between CM and BC High.  Ticket prices start at $5. See the alumni notes for pregame reception information.

 

Athletics news and updates: follow CM on Twitter. For in-game updates, follow CMSuperFan.

The #6-ranked varsity basketball team defeated Tiverton (RI) in its season opener on December 10. On December 13, Dan Powers '12 (right) scored 20 and they moved to 2-0 with an 86-59 win over Woburn. The team faces St. Peter Marian next on 12/18.  #5-ranked varsity hockey opens its season on Saturday night, hosting Billerica at 7pm.

Varsity track opened its season on Saturday, facing St. John's Prep. Donovan Henry '12 led the team with a double-win in the 55m race and the 300m race. Dennis Muldoon '12, David Berment '12 and Josh Charles '12 also won their events.  Varsity swimming opens its season at Brookline on December 21.

The varsity wrestling team opened its season on Saturday with a double-win over Cambridge and Newton North.

New concussion guidelines: The MIAA has enacted new regulations for student athletes and parents of athletes in grades 7-12 regarding concussion prevention. Click here to read the full guidelines for all CM athletes.
  

Strengthening relationships with God, self, others  

Juniors and seniors headed south on November 21, to the idyllic shores of Wareham, Mass. for the annual fall overnight retreat, sponsored by Campus Ministry. 

There, they spent thirty-six hours in discussion, reflection and camaraderie, getting to know one another and their teachers better. 



Junior Tom Hurley had been on the class-wide retreats in his freshman and sophomore years, but enjoyed both the small-size and tranquility that this one had to offer.

"We talked about high points and low points in our relationship with God, and how we can strengthen our relationships," Hurley said.

Hurley also enjoyed getting to know his teachers, including...[read more]