Bishop Gorman High School Diocese of Las Vegas

Administration 2Gael Pride 3

Campus Ministry 4Academics 5

Athletics | Activities 6 Advancement 7

Volume 19 Issue 6 April 2013

The Scholastic Art and Writing Competition is an international competition that evaluates a student’s promise in dozens of categories. This year’s writing segment of the competition once again had Bishop Gorman students taking the majority of the awards. The Best in show was awarded to sophomore Bryce McEachern ’14 for his memoir “Get Up and Fight Goliath,” and to senior Madison Tucky ’13 for “Building the American Spirit.” These Gold Key winners will have their pieces sent to New York for evaluation by nationally-renowned authors and publishers. If they receive a Gold Key award in New York, they will be invited to receive a finalist award on stage at Carnegie Hall this May and to participate in a four-day conference with internationally renowned speakers on the arts.

the silver Key awards for excellence in craft Go to the followinG students:

Juliana Adams ’15Catherine Letelier ’13Bryce McEachern ’14Madelynne Moffet ’15

Lynsey Ng ’13Madison Tucky ’13 Cristina White ’13

Gabriella Zheleznyak ’13

the honoraBle Mention awards are for writinG proMise:

Madison Alder ’13Kaley Brouwers ’13 Melissa Cayne ’13Shelby Dunn ’13

Destinie Faccinto ’13Corynne McEachern ’15

Summer Minden ’13

Congratulations sCholastiC Writing Winners

Gianna Santoro ’13Madison Tucky ’13Jessica Vergara ’13

Summer enrichment 2013

registration is going on now!

For Further inFormation, visit

www.bishopgorman.org

and select Summer Enrichment from

the ‘Academics’ drop-down box.

New Honor Society at BGHSOn March 13, the Department of Theology and Campus Ministry inducted 15 students into the St. Thomas Aquinas Theology Honor Society, the newest Honor Society within the Bishop Gorman High School community. The St. Thomas Aquinas Theology Honor Society (Aquinas Society for short) has been developed to recognize and celebrate

those students who consistently demonstrate excellence in Theological academics while elevating and enhancing the Catholic identity of Bishop Gorman High School. In order to be eligible for membership, students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA, a 3.5 GPA in Theology courses, and have demonstrated leadership in the areas of stewardship and Catholic spirituality. According to Len Urso, Theology and Campus Ministry Department Chair, “Our mission involves forming students in their growth as disciples of Jesus Christ academically and spiritually, through education, stewardship,continued on page 2, Honor Society

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Administration

Finance

Thirteen Bishop Gorman

students participated in

the Close-Up Washington

program from March 3rd -

8th. They had the opportunity

to meet our Nevada senators and representatives on

Capitol Hill and discuss current issues facing our

government with their study groups. Our students

also toured the monuments and museums that

make Washington so spectacular! It was a very

rewarding experience for all!

HONOR SOCIETY continued from page 1 justice and evangelization. In addition, the Church teaches us that Catholic schools should be distinguished by certain specific marks or characteristics. The Aquinas Society organically supports and builds upon those distinctive characteristics by placing students in positions of leadership toward achieving a specifically Catholic worldview.”

John Paul Manfredi, Faculty Co-Moderator of the Aquinas Society explains, “The Aquinas Society recognizes those students on our campus who exhibit exemplary Catholic values. It will serve to highlight the theological achievements of our students on an academic level as well as acknowledge their commitment to service and the promotion of Catholic spirituality.”

Michelle Healy, Faculty Co-Moderator of the Aquinas Society is enthusiastic about the opportunities for student growth in leadership and development, “The Aquinas Society will allow members to develop as leaders in faith, values and academics. We hope that this society will bring to the forefront the importance of our Catholic faith on the whole, as well as emphasize the rich traditions of Catholicism.”

Future activities will include the sponsorship of various speaker series, promotion of service initiatives, as well as the gradual assumption of leadership in the liturgical life of the school. Students interested in applying to the Aquinas Society for induction in Fall 2013, should pick up an application from any Theology teacher, or from the Campus Ministry office.

TuiTioN PAyMENTSIn accordance with the school’s policy, tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year must be paid in full by April 15, 2013. If you have any questions regarding your student’s account, please contact Vanessa Orozco at 702-476-4023.

REGiSTRATioN

Classes are scheduled on a first come first served basis. Before your child can select courses for the 2013-2014 academic year, the Enrollment Agreement and Tuition Fee Addendum forms must be completed and signed by a parent/guardian. These completed forms, along with the $500 registration fee, must be turned in to the Finance Department before your students will be scheduled to meet with their counselors.

FiNANCiAL AiD

You can still apply for financial aid for the 2013-2014 school year. Log on to www.bishopgorman.org where there is a link to FACTS Grant and Aid Company under the Admissions tab. Submit your application, pay the required fee online and please be aware that you must be verified by FACTS Grant and Aid before your application can be reviewed by the Tuition Assistance Committee.

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Gael Pride

Speakout

loud!Congratulations to our Speech and Debate

team who competed at the State Tournament

in March. We are proud to have two State

Champions and a Team Cup for 2013

in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking!

Michael McIntosh ’13 - State Champion

in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking

Gianna Santoro ’13 - State Champion in

Congressional Debate.

In addition, the following students received

awards: Summer Minden ’13, 2nd Place in

Expository Speaking; Michael McIntosh ’13,

3rd Place Original Oratory & Quarter Finalist in

Lincoln Douglas Debate; Gianna Santoro ’13,

4th Place Original Oratory.

Advancing to Semifinals in Congressional Debate

will be: Nathan Hill ’15; Rafic Hamade ’15 and

Nikolas Papameletiou ’16.

We wish them good luck in April as they compete for spots at Nationals!

Congratulations to our Gaels Theatre Guild Thespian Troupe 4347 on the high honors received at the Annual Southern Nevada Thespian State Competition on March 14-16. Thirty-two student participants in six events qualified by receiving superior ratings at the Nevada State Competition and will advance to the International Thespian Festival and Competition this June!!

Adriana Formisano ’15Alexa Han ’13

Alexa Weidenfeld ’15Alexa Wells ’15

Amy Bartholomew ’15 Bailee Day ’15

Brianna McArthur ’14Claire Shelton ’13Delaney Malm ’15

Dylan Arredondo ’13Emily Brunelle ’15

Graciela Strahan ’14Joseph Ray Winters ’13

Josie Molasky ’16Kelly Kinas ’13

Kirstyn Porter ’14Kristin Hill ’15

Kristina Wells ’13Maddison Turner ’13Madison Petersen ’13

Maya Levitt ’13Megan Siroky ’13

Nicolas De La Torre ’13Nicole Wong ’13 olivia Perry ’15

Ryan Gregory ’14Taylor Robins ’13

Victoria Hudman ’13yazmine De La Rosa ’13

Zack Gearing ’13Zoey Hertz ’16

Bishop Gorman High School also received recognition as a HoNoR TRouPE.

Congratulations to Maddison Turner for her recognition as the Best Thespian at Bishop Gorman High School, and to Elena Ferrante-Martin on being elected to the Nevada State Thespian Board.

A special shout out for our One Act Play for receiving a SUPERIOR RATING! Overall: Second Place (advances to the International Competition in the event the first place one act cannot travel to Nebraska). A medley of scenes from Check Please, Check Please Take 2, Check Please Take 3 by Jonathan Rand

Theatre State Champions!

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Campus Ministry

Do you know what happens to the plastic bags (grocery, Target, the mall, etc.) that you put in your recycling bins? For most of them, Republic Services sorts them out and throws them away. Two Bishop Gorman sophomores, Brandon Wulff ’15 and Alex Perron ’15, have come up with a much better idea. They are making plastic bags into sleeping mats for homeless teens and adults. It is estimated that there are

6300+ homeless teens in Las Vegas. Alex and Brandon have built two looms to weave the mats and have plans to make more. The mats use 400+ bags each and take about 17 hours to make. This includes cutting and looping the bags into “plarn” (plastic yarn) then weaving the plarn into strong but lightweight 6’x3’ mats with good insulating properties. The mats have elastic loops woven in to keep the mats

rolled tightly when not in use and a carrying handle braided from more bags.

Students will be able to help in numerous ways. Bins are available in Campus Ministry to place donated bags and a school wide drive is coming soon. After school, students will be able to earn service hours by cutting bags and making plarn. If anyone wants to help with the actual weaving of the looms (a very simple process), see Brandon or Alex for times they plan to work on them. This is one more way that our Bishop Gorman community is reaching out to the homeless teens of Las Vegas.

So don’t throw away or “recycle” your plastic bags. Send them with your student to help the less fortunate in our community.

weaving for

Every week our student run Matthew 25 Board meets to review applications and determine where to distribute our Mite Box funds. Here is a listing of SOME of those we were able to help:

*A single father and his 10 month-old son*Medical bills for an 11 year-old boy with a seizure disorder*A 4 year-old cancer patient*A woman and her three year-old son who just lost her husband to illness*An elderly woman who needed food for her pantry*A family who could not pay the funeral expenses for their son*A social worker who is battling cancer*A single mother of three who lost her job a few months ago*The 23 year-old daughter with bone cancer and her family of five*An elderly woman who suffered abuse from her son and his spouse*A single 66 year-old woman needing 11 medications regularly*A woman caring for her cancer-stricken mother and her four year-old son*A 30 year-old wheelchair dependent mother of five children*A hospice patient being cared for by her daughter and family*Countless families who needed help with the Nevada Energy bill*Countless more who needed assistance with rent and/or food

Many of these recipients have sent heartfelt “thank you” notes to us, and they are shared with our students. Please continue to support our Mite Box program and it will be able to continue to make a difference. BRING A BUCK for Mite Box!!

Matthew 25 helps Out!Mite Box

STUDENT SERVICES celebrates their FIFTH Mite Box win!! Woo hoo!

Lucky #4 win for our generous STUDENT SERVICES!

MS. WHITE’S CLASS celebrates another Mite Box victory!

MS. MIGNERON’S CLASS was thrilled to finally win the Mite Box trophy!!

Who’s won Mite Box two times? Let’s ask MS. HILLIARD’S CLASS!

the homeless

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Academics

Honors Human Physiology students were fortunate to participate in a field trip to Touro University. Students explored the Gross Anatomy Lab where they were able to hold a human brain and heart. In the Nursing Skills Lab, students practiced intubating “patients.”

This field trip was an excellent opportunity for our BGHS students to explore a career in the Health Services field.

CALLING ALL BOOKS AND UNIFORMS!Now that we are coming into the final stretch of the school year, PLEASE remember that we will recycle all of your student’s uniforms and books! As you clean out closets and find uniforms that are no longer needed, just send them to Campus Ministry and we will be certain to give them to other Bishop Gorman families. This is one way we can really help each other out!

The JET Tour is coming to Bishop Gorman High School on Monday April 29th. Eleven of the 28

Jesuit Universities will be here to meet you. This will

be set-up in a college fair format on the 2nd floor of

the Athletic Training Center in Ryan Hall. The fair will

begin promptly at 7:00 AM and will end by 8:30 AM.

To attend the fair, students will need to sign up in

Naviance and follow the directions to obtain a class

pass. Parents are also invited to attend with their

student. Whether you are a senior making final

enrollment decisions or just beginning your college

search, this is a great opportunity to connect directly

with college admissions representatives and to

learn what each school has to offer! If you have any

questions please call Mr. McAllister in the College

Counseling Office 702-476-4052.

College Explorations

Future Doctors & Nurses!!

The Art Department had a special visitor on Friday, March 8th. Ms. Samuels’ daughter, Samantha Samuels, gave a presentation to the visual arts and computer

science students about art careers at Pixar Studios. Samantha, a Production Assistant on the Academy Award winning, “Brave”, and Production Coordinator on the upcoming “Monsters University” due out this summer, inspired the Bishop Gorman students by showing animated storyboards, and developmental stages of animation in feature-length movies.

Samantha encouraged the art students to continue practicing their drawing and computer graphic skills. Using employee testimonials and detailed visuals, she described the numerous artist positions on any given animated feature film. According to Ms. Samuels, there are plenty of talented kids at Bishop Gorman who could very possibly fill future positions at Pixar.

Even though many of the students had to trek to the ATC in the pouring rain, it was a fun event for all.

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Athletics | Activities

ExECuTiVE BoARD:

President- Nicholas Hatton ’14

Vice President- Matthew Judd ’14

Secretary- Nikki Ghazimorad ’14

Treasurer- Kathryn Forsythe ’14

VP of Student Activities - Jason Musni ’15

Parliamentarian- Alyssa Volker ’15

CLASS oF 2014 oFFiCERS:

President- Pierce Wasserkrug

Vice President- Claire Standaert

Secretary- Janelle Espersen

Treasurer- Jason Roberts

CLASS oF 2015 oFFiCERS:

President- Janey Fielden

Vice President- Clark Adler

Secretary- Joseph Schmit

Treasurer- John Hatton

CLASS oF 2016 oFFiCERS:

President- Nicolas Caipa

Vice President- olivia Cerza

Secretary- Douglas McArthur

Treasurer- Amber Del Rosario

Congratulations

2013-2014

student government

officers!

Footballtajon allen: University of Nebraska Kearneytanner britton: University of Nebraska Kearneylorenzo Fertitta: VillanovaJake Smirk: DartmouthRyan Smith: DukeJarrett Solomon: University of arizonaRobert Stanley: Fresno State UniversityJustin Sweet: Colorado StateJamir tillman: Navy

MeN’S SoCCeRblake balelo: UNlVthomas olsen: University of San Diego

WoMeN’S SoCCeRMadison Moore: University of IdahoKathryn turner: barry University, Floridalynsey Ng: Iowa State UniveristiyIsabella Sorrentino: University of San Diegoashlee beckwith: University of North Dakota

baSeballJerrel latham: bYU

SoFtballMiranda Robles: Goshen College, Indiana

teNNIS taylor larreau: Metropolitan State University, Colorado

February 6th was a big day at Bishop Gorman as 17 student athletes signed their letters of intent to play college athletics next year. It brought the total number of athletes who have signed this year in the class of 2013 to 25. Look for several more of our seniors to make their college choices in April. Current List of signed AthLetes for the CLAss of 2013:

The winter sports season was another successful one for Bishop Gorman athletics. The wrestling team made big strides under first year coach Ricky Lundell. Look for the wrestling team to have a strong season next year as they are working hard already. The men’s and women’s bowling teams had good years and won several matches. Despite the fact that the women’s basketball team had six freshmen playing, they still had a solid year. The Lady Gaels beat Centennial twice in dramatic

fashion to win the Sunset Southwest League Title. The team advanced to the State Tournament with a win over Canyon Springs in the playoffs. They also won a close battle with Liberty in the State Semi Final game, before falling to State Champion Reno High School in the Finals. Congratulations to Tonishia Childress ’13 and April Rivers ’13 on four successful years playing for the Lady Gaels Varsity team. They were both just recently named to the All-State Team as well.

The men’s basketball team capped off a 29-3 season with a 69-43 victory over Centennial High School in the State Championship at the Orleans Arena. It was the fourth time the Gaels beat high powered Centennial this year to capture back to back titles. It was also the fourth state championship for the team in the last five years. The team is currently ranked nationally in all polls and is #9 in Prep Nation and #11 in Max Preps. Congratulations to Stephen Zimmerman ’15, Rashad Muhammad ’13, and Noah Robotham ’14 who were all named to the All-State Basketball Team. Treyson Kennedy ’13 also had a big year for the team, earning all-league honors. Rounding out the starting five was senior Austin Guinn ’13, who gave the Gaels solid minutes all year long and served as one of the team Captains with Noah Robotham and Treyson Kennedy.

GAeLS’ wINNING SeASON

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Advancement

The Spring Fashion Affair was a great way for our Gorman girls to get together for a day full of fun & fashion and

with good reason! On Saturday March 2nd, nearly 100 parents, alumni, & friends gathered at Saks Fifth Avenue to enjoy drinks & treats, mini-makeovers, shopping, and a real runway fashion show featuring the latest trends for Spring, including prom dresses modeled by our students.

The best part of the day? Proceeds from a portion of the event sales were generously donated back to Gorman students! A very special thanks to our event sponsor, Saks Fifth Avenue and all of the raffle donors: The Capitol Grille, Magnolia Lane, Tease Boutique Salon, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Sara Buckley, Alexus’ Nail Bar & Genevieve Wylubski. We hope to make this another Gorman tradition!

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FM Studios presentsour 2013 Spring Acting Showcase

Blithe Spiritby Noel CowardFriday, April 26 at 3pm & 7pmSaturday, April 27 at 7pm

Timothy N. Poster Black BoxBishop Gorman High School5959 S. Hualapai Way

General Admission $10.00

Box Office:performingarts@bishopgorman.org or 476-4175

A collaborative effort presented by the students of the Advanced Theatre 1, Advanced Theatre 2, and the Theatre Practicum classes under the direction of Elena Ferrante-Martin.

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Bishop Gorman High School5959 S. Hualapai WayLas Vegas, NV 89148

Go Gaels!PRESORT

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PAIDPermit No. 37Las Vegas, NV

Spring Music SpectacularMay 17 & 18, 2013

Jim3 House of Performing Arts

Tickets available at www.bishopgorman.org

$12.00 Reserved Seating

For Box Office information, contact 702 476 4175 or

performing arts@bishopgorman.org

Bishop Gorman High School Presents

6pm Instrumental Music Portion

Directed by Steve Purifoy

with performances by:

JV & Varsity Band • Gaels Guitars • The Drumline

7:30pm Vocal Music & Musical Theatre Portion

Directed by Elena Ferrante-Martin

with performances by:

Gaels on Broadway JV & Varsity • Heart and Soul

Directing Practicum • Knight Rhythm

Worship Choir

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