Albertus Magnus High School

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Joseph T. Troy, President/Principal May, 2012

Carl Locatelli, Assistant Principal Volume 52, Number 7

One way to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, as we do in the month of May, is to consider what our life would be like without her.

Mary the Immaculate Conception

Devoid of the certainty of the Immaculate Conception we would wonder how the pure Son of God could ever come forth from a fallen daughter of Eve. And that wonder would lead to suspicion and doubt concerning the very humanity of Jesus Christ. The defined dogma reassures us about the immaculateness of Christ’s life by di-recting us to its immaculate human origin.

In fact, the Fall has tainted the way that all of us think about God. The Catechism of the Catholic Church speaks of Adam and Eve becoming “afraid of the God of whom they have conceived a distorted image” (399). How do we get past the distorted conception of God that we bear as a result of original sin? The answer is Mary the Immacu-late Conception. God does not want us to conceive of his goodness as a notion or as an idea because that would tempt us to l ive according to our own understanding…and that is what did in Adam and Eve. No, God’s goodness is not something abstract; it is as concrete and personal as the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary the Immaculate Conception is the way that we are to conceive of the holi-ness of God. He makes it plain in her pure flesh.

Moreover, our Lady’s exalted holiness, says Blessed John Paul II, is to encourage all Christians to open themselves to the sanctifying power of the grace of God. The dazzling richness of grace that we see in Mary the Immaculate Conception is meant to move us close to her, begging for a share in her fortune. And Mary readily complies because she is our Mother. That is why Saint Louis de Montfort calls Mary the immense “treasure of the Lord, by whose plenitude people are made rich.”

The Annunciation

Without knowledge of the mystery of the Annunciation we would live in perpetual wonderment about the manner in which the Son of God was made incarnate. But how in fact do we know about this historical event? The only human being who witnessed it was the Mother of the Son of God. Therefore, the reason why we know about the Annunciation is because Mary herself told us about it.

But why does our Lady share such intimate testimony with the whole world? Because Mary knows that what we want deep down is exactly what happened to her. What is the most elemental thing about us as human beings? To be human is to be expectant await-ing for the Infinite. What we desire more than anything else is to encounter God in the union of his perfect goodness. We want heaven to come close to us, to speak our name, to espouse us, and to promise us that the Infinite is for ever ours to have and to hold in the flesh. But such a longing seems like an inconceivable dream…until God gives us himself in Mary. And Mary reveals the de-tails of the Annunciation to us precisely to inspire us to entrust ourselves to her. Maybe an angel is not going to make an annuncia-tion to us, but the graces of Mary’s miraculous encounter are destined to be ours through our union with the Mother of God. That is why we pray the Angelus: we are begging for the miracle of the Annunciation to repeat itself in our life through the maternal me-diation of Mary. What happened to Mary at the Annunciation can happen to us through her.

The maternity of Mary

Where would we be without Mary as our Mother? Adam didn’t have a mother, and look at all the trouble that got him into. When we experience excruciating pain or fear, the person we cry out for is our mother. What if we did not have the Mother of God to cry out to? We would go in search of her. Without the Mother of God to love, we would feel a huge emptiness – a lack – in our life. Saint Teresa of Avila tells the story about when her mother died when she was only twelve years old. She writes, “When I began to understand what I had lost, I went, afflicted, before an image of our Lady and besought her with many tears to be my Mother.”

Through the gift of motherhood we are blessed with the assurance of belonging. Blessed John Paul II points out that “motherhood is a relationship of person to person: a mother is not only mother of the body or of the physical creature born of her womb, but of the person she begets.” We constantly return to the Mother of God through our devotion in order to become more perfectly the persons we are destined to be. In speaking of the Mother of God, Blessed Guerric of Ingy says that “the womb that once gave birth continues to bring forth the fruit of her tender compassion. Mary is the Mother of him who is the life by which all things live.”

Magnificat, May 2012 Peter John Cameron, O.P.

HONOR ROLL

FIRST HONORS is awarded to a student who achieves an average of 95% with no failing grade.

SECOND HONORS is awarded to a student who achieves

an average of 90% with no failing grade.

FRESHMAN Maxx Annunziata Ronald Arvanites Christian Conklin Griffin Favre Andrew Gallagher Samantha Giuliano Sean Healey Jacqueline Hennelly Kelly Houlihan Kevin Leddy Madison McGrath Elisabeth Pappalardo Emily Roff Kiera Townsend Gabrielle Valdez

Michael Waldron

Caroline Zemsky

SOPHOMORE

Kristin Burns

Mikaela Connell

Michelle Coppola

Fiona Egan

Annemarie Hahnenfeld

Hailey Hoffmann

Jessie Kay

Megan Mearian

Raymond Mosquea

Maureen O’Dowd

Matthew Raggi

Brian Reardon

Tracy Xiao

JUNIOR

Callie Bailey-Wickins

Jennifer Bases

Monica Branca

Jessica Dominianni

Shannon Donohue

Salvatore Florio

Lauren Gruffi

Cassie Jacob

Thomas McConnell

Casey O’Brien

Stephanie Ruppen

Michael Strack

Jack Sullivan

Chrystal Thomas

SENIOR

Shawnette Afriyie

Chloe DeEntremont

Nathaniel Lecorps

Christian Musngi

Alex Pavon

Brielle Pereira

Colleen Power

Jonathan Soriano

Sri Stewart

Anthony Tantillo

Rachel Thanasoulis

Michael Tiongson

SOPHOMORE Zachary Agosto Terence Amonica James Arnowich Michael Aurellano Caroline Bartholomew Marisa Blanco Maliq Cham Anthony Colucci Megan Confrey Anthony Cotaj Mary Czerwinski Bridget Dineen Heather Durkin Brianna Flores Liam Foxe Charles Giordano Madison Kandoth Janine Kennelly Luke Kern Felicia Long Cristina Magistro Dana McLaughlin Kaitlyn McNamara Daniel Miller Savannah Moore Courtney Olsen Grace Ostolozaga Jacqueline Parker Katie Solesky Sania Solon Megan Townsend Brianna Untener

JUNIOR Alyson Benoit Michael Catania Sara Chivelly Ashley Columbia Elizabeth Czerwinski Stephanie DeCoro Nico Denise Dylan Discenza Jordan Galindo Conor Houlihan Jeewon Khil Brian McFadden Kerry Mulcahy John Nyemchek Christine O’Keeffe Mary O’Sullivan Karn Pandya Hae Wan Park Meghan Reilly Giselle Rodriguez Andrew Schweitzer Jessica Silva Daniel VanHise

SENIOR Laureano Andrade Matthew Brenner Alejandra Chalco Daniel Chen Tara Condon Denise DeRosa Tashnee Desrivieres Mairead Fallon Emma Gavin Ashley Gorman Erin Hanley Joseph Hennessy Jourdan Henry Conor Horan James Huber Alexis Jiminez Brianne Keahon Cathleen Kenney Hye Won Khil Steven Leo James Mackey Julia McClarnon James McEntee Bridget Mena Michael Montenegro Ashley Mosquea Sabyne Nicholas Kristin Pelatti Kellie Rellis Charlotte Rodriguez Tyler Sayre Delia Shankey Diana Siclari Casey Silvestri Victoria Slowik

FRESHMAN Edward Amaba Timothy Brenner Catherine Cain Victoria Cipollina Michael Fallon Carli Festa Allison Fisher Claire Hatala Kevin Hayes Daniela Herrera Shannon Horan Kaitlyn Joong Michael Lang Melissa Lao Ashley Lara Lauren Milano Christopher Munno Maylan Nguyen Jade Ortiz Amber Pandya Anthony Parisi, Jr. Matthew Peterson Gianna Pisano Kimberly Sano Sean TenEyck Allyson Tierney Joanna Todd Victoria Ciera Feda Yacoub

SENIOR cont. Arianna Sotos Kaitlyn Sullivan James Tafuri Ashley Ward Glynnis Widmer

SOPHOMORE cont. Patrick Ward Kiana White

Cardinal Dolan chosen by Time magazine as one of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World”

“Good evening, everybody. It sure is a joy and an honor to be here with you, such distinguished and gracious company. When the extraordinarily gracious folks from Time magazine came to visit with me in preparation for this happy occasion, one of them asked who I would consider the most influential person in my life. ‘That’s a no-brainer,’ I replied. ‘Jesus Christ is the most influential person in my life.’ The kind journalist clarified: I’m sorry, I should have been more precise: the person has to be alive now.’ ‘Same answer!’ I came back. ‘Jesus Christ!’ Jesus Christ is alive; that’s the significance of the feast we celebrated two weeks ago, on the Sun-day called Easter. ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead?’ the angel asked those faithful women at the empty tomb down the slope from a hill called Calvary where He had been executed three days prior on a Friday strangely termed Good. Colleagues, neighbors and friends: thanks for letting me toast this most influential person, confi-dent as I am that many of you share my sentiments. I admit He is a person of bewildering paradox: true God, yet true man; God’s son, yet born in a stable; architect of the world, without a home of His own; creator of the world’s resources, yet Himself possessing only the seamless garment He wore to the cross for which His executioners cast lots; a king whose throne was a cross, whose crown was of thorns; coming to bring mercy, but Himself condemned to death; dead at a mere 33, yet alive forever; a man of peace, whose followers have tragically waged violence in His Holy Name; a man of love whose heart is broken by the sin, hatred, and division in the members of the Church He founded, even in its leaders, including me. Yet, He never gives up on us, asking only our love, faith, and trust; I toast Him as my Lord and Savior; I toast Him as my best friend; I believe He’s here with us this evening. He who invites each of us to enjoy with Him a future banquet of eternal life in heaven. And I toast all of you influential people for your patience in letting me toast Jesus Christ, the most influential person in my life.”

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Thank you!

Middle States Re-Accreditation April 24 – April 27, 2012

Albertus Magnus High School had a Re-Accreditation Visit by five educators for three and one-half days. The team members were Dr. Kevin Kelton, Chairperson, from Iona Prep in Westchester County, Mark Jarmon from Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, New Jersey, Dr. Loretta Tomasiello from Cardinal Spellman H.S. in the Bronx, Darius Penikas, Assistant Principal, at St. John the Baptist Diocesan H.S. in West Islip, New York, and Janet Malko, Principal at St. Mary the Assumption H.S. in Elizabeth, New Jersey. During their visit, they interviewed members of the Executive Team of the Sparkill Dominicans, School Board members, administrators, teachers, parents, and students

A special thank you goes to Casey Ehrie, Director of Guidance, and Chris Power, Assistant Administrator/Dean of Students, who served as the Internal Coordinators of the process and prepared the Self-Study of over 200 pages for the Visiting Team to review.

The Planning Team of administrators, parents, teachers, school board members, and students established three objectives to work on for the next seven years (until 2019). They are as follows:

Academic Objective Increase Regents Mastery (85% or higher) Scores

Increase SAT Scores Increase AP Scores

Technology Objective Increase Microsoft Office and Web Literacy Skills

Spiritual/Behavioral Eliminate Bullying

At the conclusion of the visit, the AFG Validation Team informed us that they would recommend to the Mid-dle States Association of Secondary Schools that Albertus Magnus High School should be re-accredited for the next seven years until 2019. Congratulations to everyone in the Albertus community who helped us in this important endeavor.

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ALBERTUS MAGNUS MOCK TRIAL TEAM

Congratulations to the Mock Trial Team for another successful season of courtroom drama. The team advanced to the Rockland County finals and lost a close competition to Nyack High School. The competitions are sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and involve teams from high schools throughout Rockland County. The teams argue both sides of a virtual court case through-out the year in Clarkstown Town Court. Local Rockland lawyers and judges act as the judge and preside over the trials. Winners are based on arguments and adherence to rules of evidence established by the State of New York. The team is coached by social studies teacher, Chris Power and Ken Zemsky, alumnus, P’15. The team consists of seniors Matt Brenner, Sal Florio, Conor Horan, and Katie Sullivan as well as Kristin Burns, Claire Hatala, Jacqueline Hennelly, Hailey Hoffman, Kaitlin Joong, Shannon Keown, Kevin Leddy, Maureen O’Dowd, Kristin Pelatti, Giselle Rodriguez, Arianna Sotos, Chrystal Thomas, Kiera Townsend, Megan Townsend, and Caroline Zemsky .

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On Wednesday, May 2nd, Congresswoman Nita Lowey invited students from Albertus Magnus to attend a

meeting in her White Plains office that allowed them an opportunity to gain insight into the workings of gov-

ernment. Representatives from the school included Senior Arnell Dandridge, Student Council President;

Junior Mike Strack, lead political writer for the Magnus Monitor; Sophomore Jackie Parker, lead writer for the

Magnus Monitor and intern at Rockland News; and Mrs. Rose Ruppino, Magnus Monitor advisor. Students dis-

cussed local, national, and global issues with the congresswoman.

FROM THE OFFICE OF CAMPUS MINISTRY Lent has passed and we are now in the season of Resurrection and new life. The young men and women here at Albertus continue to connect with Campus Ministry in what-ever ways they can, bringing their unique gifts and talents to serve others and taking op-portunities as they arrive to nurture their own spiritual life.

RETREATS Our final two retreats take place in May. The Freshman retreat was conducted on May 3rd by the Maryknoll Sisters who have chosen the theme of: Making God’s Love Visible: Caring for Others by Car-ing for the Earth. It was held at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in West Nyack, NY. The Dominican Sisters are delighted to be hosting our sophomores on May 18th where Sr. Renee and Sr. Valarie will challenge them to deepen their experience of God both personally and through others.

OUTREACH

On Tuesday of Holy Week, 60 students volunteered to participate in a Fast-A-Thon to help support the efforts of Meals on Wheels of Rockland. The students purchased wrist bracelets as a sign that they were making a special sacrifice on behalf of the poor and shut in senior citizens of Rockland. They fasted from dinner the night before and continued until 2 P.M. the following day when they were served a sim-ple meal of soup and bread prepared by our wonderful kitchen staff. One student stated at the end of the fast: “I feel good on the inside and the outside because I know my fast made a difference.” We also continue to deepen our commitment to Life by helping to support BirthRight of Rockland. Our students held a cupcake raffle which allowed anyone who purchased a cupcake to be entered to win 2 tickets to “BirthRight Night” at the Rockland Boulders game in July. It was an offer one could not re-fuse and the student fed body and spirit for a good cause. The members of the Campus Ministry/Pro-Life group will be meeting in June to evaluate the year and

explore new projects.

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Events this Spring to Fundraise for Novotny Brothers’ Scholarships Two separate annual events will take place this month (5/18/12) and next month (6/16/12) to honor and remember Brian C. Novotny ’86 and John B. Novotny ’90. The 11th Annual Brian C. Novotny 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Friday, May 18, 2012, at the New York Country Club in New Hempstead, NY 10977 with a 1pm Shotgun Start. Buffet Lunch is offered from 11AM-1PM with a post-Tourney Buffet Dinner scheduled for 6PM-9PM. The donation is $180 per golfer or $75 for dinner only. Net proceeds assist AMHS graduates with scholarships for higher education. Please go to www.briannovotny.com for more information about the 2012 Golf Out-ing and the Brian C. Novotny 9-11 Memorial On Saturday, June 16, 2012, Albertus Magnus High School will play host to the 7th Annual John B.

Novotny Memorial Lacrosse Game & Family Day. AM Lacrosse Alumni and many other AM family and

friends will come together again to celebrate John “Cake” Novotny’s life with a friendly game of lacrosse

and a “carnival of fun” for the younger children. This event will be held at the upper field at AMHS and

will raise monies in support of scholarships that help current Albertus students and their families pay for

a secondary education. On Face Book, go to John B. Novotny Memorial Lacrosse Game & Family Day

or check the AM Home Page for updated information later this month.

The 2012 Falcon Parents’ Club Dinner & Auction Most Successful Ever!!

This spring’s Parents’ Club Dinner & Auction is the largest single fundraiser that the school has ever pro-duced, with over $80,000 netted for the work to rehabilitate our biology lab/classroom. This year’s gathering was significantly enhanced by the presence of two all-time great NY Giants Football alumni, Mr. Jim Burt and Mr. O. J. Anderson, both of whom were members of Super Bowl Championship Teams from the 1986 & 1990 seasons. Mr. Anderson “wowed” the crowd of 320 guests as he took on the role of auctioneer and brought energy and excitement to the Oral Auction segment of the evening’s proceedings. His ability to engage with the audience and motivate stronger bids made a real difference for the event’s “bottom line”. As has become an important tradition, the work of the Auction Committee in all facets of the gathering made this year’s celebration another smooth-running affair that truly is a Rockland County “original”! One other major wrinkle to this year’s event was the addition of a “Car Raffle” with the Palisades Mazda & Volvo Dealership in West Nyack providing at cost a 2012 Mazda 3 iSport sedan that prompted more dollars and excitement for the Auction. Mr. Dave Reid of Rivervale, NJ was the lucky car winner. Our second large prize award—the Super 50/50 Raffle—gave $9,500 in winnings to Mr. Ed Onderdonk of Stony Point, NY—again, the best showing ever for that exercise! The effort and support of our newer classes and their families was one other important feature in 2012, as they learned from their older AM Parent “brethren” and provided much-needed labor and capital to the event. Lastly, it should be noted that the Senior Class helpers were a tremendously energetic and committed group of workers. Their vigorous efforts gave this happening a wonderful spirit of hope and real appreciation. Go Falcons!

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MUSIC NOTES

On Friday, April 27th, more than 20 AMHS music students participated in a NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) Festival at Kingston High School. The Mission of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA®) is to advocate for and improve music education across New York State by promoting and producing appropriate activities and programs for its membership and students in member school music programs. Many students sung/played solos, and for the first time Veritas was adjudicated and received a per-fect score. I am so proud of the musical progress of our students, and look forward to working with them to reach new heights in the coming years. SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7:00pm in the gym: Annual Spring Concert! You won't want to miss performances by the Chorus, Band, Veritas, and Phenomenon, our Glee Club. The "Hairspray" cast will also be reunited and will be performing a number. See a concert, support the arts! All are welcome! THANK YOU to all those who supported AFPA (Albertus Friends of the Performing Arts) in coming to see Rockland Shakespeare Company's production of "Th' Complet Wrks of Wllm Shksper" on Thursday, May 3rd. We had a great time and were shown Shakespeare in a different light! Thanks to all who volunteered--we couldn't be successful without you! WISH US LUCK! Veritas will be traveling to Hershey, PA on May 19th to compete in a Music In The Parks

Festival. This will be our third year involved in the competition. We will be singing selections from the Schu-

bert Mass in G and "Joyful, Joyful" (as performed in Sister Act 2:Back In The Habit.)

WINTER ATHLETICS

The boys basketball team won their second straight section one championship enroute to a 20-3 re-cord. Junior Jack Sullivan and Senior Arnell Dandridge provided outstanding perimeter play. Jack Sullivan was selected All League, All Conference and All County while Arnell Dandridge was an all league selection. Junior Tom McConnell and Senior James McEntee provided rebounding & post defense. Senior guard Ryan Smith added consistent hustle & steady guard play while Matt Dale gave the team a boost with hustle on both ends of the floor. Pat McGuinness and Tyler Sayre led the falcons again for the 3rd straight year helping the falcons to one of the best periods in AM boys basketball history. Both players will go on to play on basketball scholarships in the prestigious NE 10 conference. Pat will play @ LeMoyne College in Syracuse while Tyler will play for St Rose College in Albany. We wish them both a great four years of success in their college careers. Below is a summation of their High School Careers at AM.

Pat McGuinness Basketball highlights at Albertus Magnus HS Albertus Magnus Team Co-MVP 2010, 2011, 2012 All Tournament Award Selections

Pearl River Holiday Tournament 2010, 2011 MVP AM Christmas Tournament 2011 AM McNichols MLK Tournament 2012 Sect 1 Championship Tournament; All Tournament Team 2011, 2012

All League 2010, 2011, 2012 All Section 2011, 2012 All Conference 2011, 2012 2nd Team All County 2012 1st team All County 2011 3rd Team All NY State 2011 2nd Team All State 2012

*Earned basketball Scholarship to Div 2 LeMoyne College in the prestigious NE 10

Tyler Sayre Basketball highlights at Albertus Magnus HS Albertus Magnus Team Co-MVP 2010, 2011, 2012 All Tournament Award Selections

Pearl River Holiday Tournament 2010, 2011 AM Christmas Tournament 2011 MVP Slam Dunk Tournament 2011 MVP AM McNichols MLK Tournament 2012 MVP Sect 1 Championship 2011, 2012

All League 2010, 2011, 2012 All Section 2010, 2011, 2012 All Conference 2010, 2011, 2012 2nd Team All County 2011 1st team All County 2012 5th Team All NY State 2011 1st Team All NY State 2012 All Time Leading Scorer in Albertus Magnus History with 1,231 points 10th on All time Rockland County Scoring List

*Earned a basketball Scholarship to Div 2 St Rose College in the prestigious NE 10

WINTER ATHLETICS

The Girls Basketball Team had another outstanding season finishing with a 16-5 record making the Class A semi finals in the County Center. Senior Colleen Power had an excellent season as the teams defensive stopper. Colleen was the MVP of the Christmas Tournament for her standout performance in shutting down 1st Team All State player Emily Durr in the lady falcons upset of the 4th ranked team in NY State. Colleen also scored the game winning basket in a great win over Tappan Zee. Senior Glynnis Widmer provided rebounding & played terrific defense as well. Seniors Diana Siclari provided added depth up front and Sarah Russell showed great heart on the court at the guard position. Sophomore guard Ryan Doherty had an out-standing season at shooting guard and earned all league honors along with Kelly Guarino and Maeve Parahus. Maeve and Kelly were also selected All Section and 1st team All County. Both were All State selections as well. Maeve was selected 5th team while Kelly was selected to the 8th team All State. The Lady Falcons look forward with great anticipation to next year with some of the best players in the section returning. Nathaniel LeCorps was the Class C Champion in the Triple Jump in Winter Track. Jeremy Sosa & Madison Kandoth made the state meet qualifier in the long jump while Heather Durkin made the state qualifier in the 300m. Cheerleader Sabyne Nicolas won the prestigious WPD RCCA scholarship at the Section 1 Cheerlead-ers dinner. The award recognizes academic achievement, leadership and excellence in cheerleading. It came with a $1000 scholarship award. Congratulations Sabyne!

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Other Ways to Stay Connected to AM Events & Happenings Go To Facebook for Updates & Correspondence

Besides the Albertus Magnus Home Page at www.albertusmagnus.net you can stay further connected by going to the facebook site for Albertus Magnus High School (Official School Page); and/or if you are also an alumnus, using facebook for Albertus Magnus High School Alumni (Official)page. As social mediums these pages can be both informative and entertaining—consider using them regularly to stay in tune with all things FALCON!

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Important Dates – Senior Year End Schedule

Thursday, May 17, 2012 Eucharistic Minister & Ring Mass & Ceremony Art Show—5:30 pm & Spring Concert—7 pm Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Mandatory Attendance – 11:30 am dismissal Senior Prom – 7:00 pm – 12:00 am Rockleigh Country Club Thursday, May 24, 2012 Senior Class trip to Great Adventure Friday, May 25, 2012 No School – Memorial Day Monday, May 28, 2012 No School – Memorial Day Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Graduation Practice – 11:00 am Baccalaureate Mass – 6:30 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Church Thursday, May 31, 2012 Rockland County CYO Art Show Reception 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Friday, June 1, 2012 Graduation – 6:30 pm Saturday, June 2, 2012 Project Graduation – Arrive 12:00 am until 5:00 am

May 2012 Dear Parents, It is a proud tradition of the Albertus Magnus Parents Club to provide a luncheon and small gift to our dedicated faculty and staff. We will be hosting this year’s luncheon at the school on Monday, May 21st. We certainly appreciate how supportive our school families are and once again ask for your assistance. We are requesting a donation of your favorite food dish, a monetary contribution and/or assistance with set up/clean up and serving our teachers. If you plan to make a monetary contribution, the suggested donation is $20.00 per fam-ily; however please donate an amount most comfortable for you. Kindly make checks payable to Albertus Magnus High School. You may send your contribution to the school in an envelope marked Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. If you plan to cook a dish or assist with set up/clean up, kindly send an email indicating this. When preparing a dish, please prepare enough to serve 8-10 people and put it into a disposable half tray container. The food should be delivered to the school between 8:30 and 10:30 on Monday, May 21st. You may contact Cheryl ~ wc2smile@verizon.net, Kim ~ dgruffi@aol.com or MaryJane ~ mjsmichalak@optonline.net. Kindly respond by May 14th so we have time to properly prepare for this event. Thank you for your continued support and generosity, Albertus Magnus Parents Club

Albertus Magnus 1st Annual Student Council Carnival When: Saturday, May 19th – 10am – 2pm (Rain date – Sunday, May 20th – 10am – 2pm) Where: Albertus Magnus High School, Backyard Area Albertus’ Student Council will present our first Spring Carnival at Al-bertus Magnus High School this May. Representatives from Albertus’ various clubs and sports will be manning booths with a wide variety of different carnival games. There will be age appropriate booths that will entertain both young children and teenagers. Carnival style snacks will also be available for sale on the carnival grounds. Take a look at some of the booths we will have available: (subject to change) Newspaper Club: Pie-in-the-Face Booth (appropriate for all ages) The newspaper club will be set up to make everyone laugh with a chance to throw a well aimed pie. Student and teacher volunteers will line up to get a face full of pie. Art, Anime & Photography Clubs: Face Painting (appropriate for all ages) The Art club will be available with their artistic talents to get everyone involved in the carnival atmosphere by having their face painted. Ski & Snowboard Club: Snowball Toss (appropriate for all ages) Even though the temperatures have reached the 90’s already this spring, our Ski and Snowboard club will have a snowball (fake of course) toss challenge. A snowball perfectly placed in the hole will win the contestant a prize. Boys Basketball: Make the Shot (appropriate for all ages) Surprise… Surprise… our Boys basketball team will have a basketball shot game. Make a shot win a prize. Girls Basketball: Pick the Right Basketball (younger children only) The Girls basketball team will have a random choice game. Pick the right basketball and you can win a prize. International Club: Sumo Wrestling (teenagers only) Suit up and win the ring. Our international club will have two contestants face off in Sumo suits to knock the other out of the ring. Softball: Knock Them Down (appropriate for all ages) Warm up your pitching arm and try to knock down the target with an official Albertus Magnus Softball. Student Council: Snack Booth Stop by our booth to enjoy a carnival classic such as snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn, and hot dogs.

There is no entry fee. Various games will be available to play at minimal costs $1 - $5. Some of the games will be

played for carnival style prizes. Food will be available to buy as well.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Saturday, May 5, 2012 - SAT @ Albertus Magnus HS May 7—May 17 - AP Exams Wednesday, May 15 - Progress Reports Mailed Thursday, May 17 - Art Show/Reception—5:30 to 7:00 pm Spring Concert—7:00 pm Friday, May 18 - Junior Class Trip Tuesday, May 22 - Senior Class Prom—Rockleigh Country Club Thursday, May 24 - Senior Class Trip—Great Adventure Monday, May 28 - Memorial Day—No School Wednesday, May 30 - Graduation Practice—11:00 am Baccalaureate Mass—6:30 pm St. Francis of Assisi Church Friday, June 1 - Graduation “Class of 2012” - 6:30 pm

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