Can we deal you in?  

Please join parents, alumni and friends at Catholic Memorial's Parent Council fundraiser on March 16,

2013. This year's event, Casino Night, promises to be an evening full of fun and games. Proceeds will benefit improvements to the liturgical and performance space in the gym.  

There will be many raffle items including a trip to Las Vegas, tickets to sporting events, gift baskets and a "Wine Pull"!  Each person receives $2,000 in "funny money" to start.  Plenty of food and good cheer.   

To RSVP or view a full list of sponsorship opportunities, click here.  

Freshmen voices

For students in the high school program, midterms begin this Friday with the English exam at 8:15am. (Click here for the full schedule). 

Ahead of their first high school midterms, we asked twenty-five freshman at random to indicate which exam they were studying the hardest for. Results are above. 

Athletics News

Varsity wrestlers Brian Ferrara '14 and Paul Curtin '13 (above) won the Belmont Tournament on January 5, with Mark Gutierrez '14 and Mike Aquino '15 coming in 2nd. Also placing: Sean Sullivan '14 (3rd) and Dylan Wolusky '14 (4th). The team followed that up with a victory over MC on Jan. 9.

CM Parents: watch your mail for information on the upcoming Athletic Awards Night Ad Book. This book contains pictures of all of the teams for all sports, summaries of all accomplishments of the teams through the year as well as special presentations.  It contains the names of all members of the FCMAA, ads from sponsors as well as parents' messages to athletes from grades 7-12.  For only $25, you can put in a message to your favorite Knight to let him know how proud you are of all his accomplishments (and receive a free copy of the book). We hope that you will support this book with a message to your son. For additional information, contact Sue Sullivan by email or by calling 617-750-3253.

 Get the latest scores and news on the CM Twitter feed, or in-game updates and commentary from @CMSuperFan.

Varsity basketball (8-2) has been in the top-20 polls each week this season. They face SJP tonight. Varsity hockey (8-2) is currently ranked #2 in the state and faces #1 BC High on Wednesday night at UMass-Boston.  

Ryan Reid '13, Hanif Conrad '14, Matt Malone '15, and Andreis Dixon '13 continue to earn 1st and 2nd-place finishes for varsity track, which faces St. John's today. And the varsity swim team has earned several sectional and state qualifications, with Alex Young earning the most recent entry in the 50-freestyle against Xaverian last week.  

The new CM cookbook, A Winning Recipe for Every Knight has arrived and can be purchased in the Main Office. The cookbook is only $10 and will make a wonderful Birthday, Valentine's Day  or Mother's Day gift, so pick up your copy and another copy or two to have on hand when you need a gift. All proceeds go back to support all Athletes at CM.   

View all team scores/schedules on the winter sports homepage. 

Athlete Profile: Chris Lee '14 

CV: Junior. Swim team co-captain. Finished 15th at states last year in the 200-yd. freestyle and 16th  in the 500. Qualified in three events for states this year to date.

In the headlines

Mothers & Sons in service  

This year, the Winter Carnival is set for February 8 from 6pm-8pm. And this year, we want to invite mothers to serve along with their sons! Join us as we make face painting, cupcake decorating, and craft tables even more special for this great elementary school community.  

Contact Director of Campus Ministry Deb McCourt or Service Coordinator Andrew Malionek '89 to join us!

Can't make the carnival? Please consider sending gently-worn clothing for children in grades k-5 for our annual clothing drive to benefit the Mather School community. We will collect clothing during Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 28-Feb 1). Thank you.  

Reunion Weekend 2013: The Class of 1963 will gather on Friday, June 7 for its 50th Reunion, and the classes with years ending in "3" and "8" will celebrate on Saturday, June 8. Online registration coming soon!

"I retired from The Raleigh Police Department and now work for the NC Education Lottery," writes Jack Libby '79. "I'd love to hear from old classmates like Chris Gatto, Paul Canning, Steve Blanchard, Steve Sears and the McGowan brothers. Email me at jacklibby8511[at]att.net." 

Don Connors '82 is president of Dirt Dawg Sports in Canton, MA.    

Do you live in southwest Florida or in the New York area? Join us for an upcoming alumni reception!

"My wife Jennifer and I welcomed our new son into the world on November 9," writes Richard King '95. "His name is Andrew! I continue to work for the government services firm TASC and reside in Fairfax, Va."

 What's new?  Share your news with us!    

"Enjoying Victorian living in Savin Hill, Dorchester," writes Neal Cass '67, "I've been working for 13 years in asbestos and mold remediation."   

"Hello to the class of 1990," writes Steve Thompson '90. "I took a year off to be a stay-at-home parent to two children, Josh and Abby. Would love to hear from folks from my class."   

East Coast Speakers 

The speech and debate team divided and conquered on January 12, with half of the team heading to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the annual University School tournament and the other half competing at Newton South.

At the "Sunvitational" tournament in Florida (pictured above), the following students distinguished themselves:    

Declamation finalists: Colin Hanley '15, Kevin Lynch '15, Antoine Kandalaft '15, Matt Wolfe '16...[read more]   

Gifts from around the globe  

We all know what a global community we have behind the doors at 235 Baker Street in West Roxbury. That community is represented, too, in the generous gifts that come to the CM advancement office each day, annual fund gifts that support the programs, curriculum and activities in which Knights excel.

From Wycliff Avenue in West Roxbury, a mere 1,056 feet away from our office, came one gift, and from Seoul, South Korea - over 6,800 miles away from CM - came another. So far this year, our most distant American postmark has come from Bainbridge Island, Washington (above), about 3,057 miles away from the home of the Knights.

Wherever your gift comes from, it will be put to good use! Please click here to support the 2013 CM Annual Fund. Thank you.  

From the blogosphere 

Parting Shot 

What do all these Knights have in common? Click to enlarge. 

December answer: O'Hear's sweater is 37 years old!