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MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
Date: Nov. 6th
Place: Higgins Hall
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Greetings!
The month of May is a time that we celebrate the
accomplishments of our seniors. On
May 18th,the TC school community gathers at the Farewell
Assembly in our gym. On May 24th
and 25th, our seniors and their families worship together for the
last time at Baccalaureate and diplomas are given out at Graduation. It is my hope that these
accomplishments outweigh the many sacrifices that our families make to attend
Tampa Catholic High School. MBS Direct is the new Tampa Catholic High School book
vendor. I am confident you will find
their customer service to be exemplary. One benefit of this switch is the Guaranteed Buyback Program for selling
back used books. In this
initial year of service, MBS Direct will allow all TC families to participate
in the program even though books were not purchased directly from MBS
Direct. This process can be
completed at TC on May 13th for seniors and on May 25th
for underclassmen, or you can ship your books directly to MBS. As a result, Tampa Catholic will not be
holding a used book sale over the summer. As always, families are free to purchase books from each other as needed
and not participate in the buyback. Please visit the MBS Direct website at www.mbsdirect.net for more information. As this year comes to a close, we are already in preparation
for the 2010-2011 school year. Student orientations for next year will be held on August 9th
and 10th. Classes will
begin on August 11th. Live Jesus in our hearts. Forever! In Christ,  Thomas J. Reidy, Principal |
SADD Keeps Prom Safe
By Chrissy Yatros '10
 Every year during Prom Week, the SADD club
does its fundraising and helps to raise awareness and
prevention of poor decisions. Every day of the week had a different theme along
with an activity. Monday, March 22, there was a Mock DUI set up during the
lunches. Students put on goggles to impair vision and attempted to navigate an
obstacle course to simulate how it is to be under the influence.
Tuesday the 23rd, SADD club members participated in a "Mock-tail Social." For
$1, students were allowed to purchase a non-alcoholic cocktails served in clear
cups. A school-wide dinner took place on Wednesday March 24, where Carrabba's
catered to our cafeteria. The Tampa Catholic community was invited to attend
after purchasing a dinner ticket for $10. It is a SADD tradition to do the
"Ghost Out" every year. For this activity, which took place on Thursday the
25th, club members volunteered to "perish" during school. The selected victims,
who were called to die every 33 minutes, represented how many teenagers die in
a day due to alcohol related crashes. Each time a gong sounded over the PA
system, a specified student puts on a black t-shirt, "dying." The volunteer
"victims" were dead for the rest of the day. The last day of Prom Week was a
school wide Red Ribbon Shirt Day. The Red Ribbon t-shirt supports students in
the community making positive decisions in their everyday lives. On Friday,
Tampa Catholic welcomed speakers Jessica Leslie and Mr. and Mrs. Byrne.
Jessica Leslie shared her personal story about how her life got a little off
track, but is now reforming it by speaking at schools and events about
prevention. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne told the student body how one poor decision
dramatically affected their lives. Every year, the family gives a scholarship
to an eighth grader coming to Tampa Catholic who thinks before getting in the
car with another teen. The eventful week culminated with an extraordinary and
safe prom.
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Oregon Bach Festival Selects TC Singer
Junior Courtney Welch has been selected to sing in
the world renowned Oregon Bach Festival which attracts elite professional,
collegiate, and high school musicians from all across the country. Over 1,500
students from 23 states and two foreign countries auditioned for the 80-member
high school choir. Last year 34,000 people attended the festival. The two-week
long classical music festival starts on June 24th. The choir will be under the
direction of Dr. Anton Armstrong, Professor of Music at St. Olaf College;
Maestro Helmuth Rilling Conductor Chicago Symphony Orchestra and founder of the
International Bachakademie Stuggart; and Dr. Theresa Hibbert, Professor
University of Nebraska. Bobby McFerrin will be the special guest conductor. The
concerts will be held in Portland and at the University of Oregon where the
students will stay. Grants from the Strangeland Family Foundation, Pepsico, and
Target Stores will underwrite the cost of the Choir. Courtney will receive 2
credit hours from the University of Oregon for participating in the festival.
Courtney has been a member of the Florida High School All State Choir and the
American Choral Directors Association South Eastern States Regional Choir, and
the Tampa Bay Children's Choir. Most recently she played Sandy in T.C.'s Drama
Club production of Grease. Courtney is looking very forward to a great learning
experience.
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French State
Competitions...
Last issue you may have read about the success of our foreign language students. Julianne Holcombe also participated at the French Competitions and took home a third place trophy. Congratulations to Julianne!
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Local Student Wins National ADL
Sugihara Scholar
Recognition
ADL is proud to announce that Rachel Ray, a
junior at Tampa Catholic High School, was selected as the first place Sugihara Scholar recipient. One of nine high
school students selected nationwide to serve as Sugihara Fellows in ADL's
Sugihara Fellowship Program, Rachel participated in an essay contest using
Sugihara's actions as a model, and won first place in recognition of her
outstanding achievement.
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 AROUND CAMPUS...
TC
Students Conquer The Spanish Competition
During the weekend of April
15 - 17 a group of 16 students participated at the Florida State Spanish Competition in
Orlando. Tampa Catholic obtained a total of 907 points out of a possible total
of 960 points. This is the
highest score ever for our school, and TC took third place in its category. The
students' performance was outstanding! They brought home 15 first place
trophies and one second-place trophy on the impromptu speech. On the declamation
contest they won four first-place and one second-place while their skit
performance got them first place. Congratulations to the following students:
freshman: Christopher Morris and Lizette Cotto; sophomore: Bridget Mooney and
John Ledesma; Juniors: Rachel Ray, Arella Andrews, Jessa Albert, Kaitlyn
Sheehan, Michael Muldoon, Peter Gonzalez, Natalie Alvarez, Jessica Diaz;
Seniors: Erica Morejon, Gina Valdez, Nestor Delgado and Rhena Govindan. Special
Congratulations go to Lizette Cotto, who for the first time in the history of TC, won the first place prize for the vocal presentation at the State
Competition. Special thanks to the chaperones - because without them this would
not be possible: Mrs. Morejon, Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Armstrong. "Si se
puede" Viva TC!!
(PHOTOS)
TC
Student Wins Gold Key for Writing
Senior, Melissa Hattab, has earned Gold Key recognition in The
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2010. More than 165,000 works of
art and writing were submitted and only 1,111 manuscripts earned Gold
Key recognition. Melissa earned the award for a personal essay titled
"My Name is Curtain." Learn more about the Alliance for Young Artists
and Writers by visiting www.artandwriting.org. And, join us in
congratulating budding author Melissa!
Do you have a 6th or 7th
Grader?
Tampa Catholic High School presents "A First Look at Tampa Catholic"for 6th and 7th graders and their
parents on May 16th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. A mass will be celebrated at noon in
the Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel. For more details contact the Admissions Office at 813-870-0860, ext. 232.
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CRUSADER SPORTS...
Lady Crusader Softball An Amazing Season!
By
Tracy Johnson, Parent Contributor
Congratulations to the Lady
Crusader Softball Team, ranked 2nd in Class 3A-District 11 with a
season record of 15-5-0. TC is enjoying one of its best seasons in recent
history and will enter the district tournament second seed. In regular season
play, TC has outscored their opponents 163 - 30.
Christina Martinez led the
district with the highest batting average (.478). Krista Garcia had the most
RBIs (16) and Kathryn Spack ranked #1 in the district for stolen bases (16).
Sophmore pitcher, Tory Bohanan ranked #1 in the district and second in the
county with an ERA of .65.
The ladies thank the drum line,
their families, friends, and all who have come out to support their games. A
huge thank-you goes to Coach Vern Tatum, who has built this winning team over
the last several years, and his wife Darlene, who has dedicated so much of her
time to the team. A special thanks to the aforementioned and the underclass parents for an
awesome Senior Farewell celebration in honor of graduating seniors Chelsea
Conlan, Alyse Johnson, Christina Martinez, Christina Piazza, Tarah Revels, and
Kathryn Spack.
For details on the Varsity
Softball Team Roster and season/district standings, please see the TC Website
under Spring Sports - Girls Softball.
Crusaders Baseball
Win Tournament
By Jeff Sproat , Parent Contributor
The Tampa Catholic Crusader Baseball Team won the 7th
Annual Catholic Challenge Tournament in Orlando. The tournament was hosted by
Bishop Moore High School, with Catholic schools from Jacksonville, Ocala,
Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Miami competing during the week of Easter Break.
The Crusaders were coming off a three game losing streak but
won their opening game against Miami powerhouse Monsignor Pace by a score of
5-3. The Crusaders were led at
the plate by senior Brandon Mendoza with two hits including an RBI double. TJ Owen started and went 2 innings,
followed by sophomore Derek Martin (picking up the win) and freshman lefty Nick
Sucarichi. Adam Sproat pitched a scoreless last inning to pick up the save. (MORE)
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What a Grad Says.....
Victoria Lopez '09When I think back to my High School experience, I can think
of millions of opportunities and experiences that Tampa Catholic
provided me.
My personal growth was incredible during the four years that I was a
Crusader,
however the thing I value most is my Language education. I began taking entry
level Spanish class my freshmen year, and continued until the AP level
my
senior year. My Spanish education was a very personal one, since student
numbers were small and teachers were willing to make the extra effort in
order
for us to learn. Thanks to the
Spanish Department at Tampa Catholic I now am able to fully communicate
with my
family members from the Dominican Republic, which was something that I
had
always dreamed of. Not only is my language a gift on a personal level,
but it
puts me a step ahead of many other Americans in this globalized society
that we
live in today. I now attend the
Florida State College of Engineering, and thanks to my Spanish Language
skills
I am pursuing a Global Pathways Certificate along with a Minor in
Spanish
Language.
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