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| November 21, 2008 |
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June 2008 Lauren McLeod aces the SATPosted: 06.17.08 Nine students from the junior class at Archbishop Edward McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches have been selected as National Merit Semifinalists because of their above-average scores on the PSAT exam, and one of those students, Lauren McLeod, achieved a perfect score on her SAT. Of approximately 1.4 million students each year who take the national exam, roughly 260 receive a perfect score. “We are so proud of our students. In our 10-year history this is the highest number of students, at one time, who have been awarded this honor,” said Pilar Blano, director of guidance at McCarthy High. Lauren is the first student from McCarthy to receive a perfect score. The other Merit semifinalists are Kevin Hetzendorfer, Victor Fraga, Lee Milam, Alexis Guerra, Jonathan Diaz, Kristin Digioia, Carolina Goncalves, and Nicolas Lescaille. William Knowles never missed a day of schoolPosted: 06.17.08 William Knowles, who graduated last month from Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, completed 14 years of education without missing a single day of school. Since his first day in preschool, he has attended classes every single day and also has never been tardy. He has gone to school for 2,520 days straight. It’s a feat that has only been accomplished by one other Chaminade-Madonna graduate, his older brother Patrick, who graduated in 2006. A third brother, James, who just completed his sophomore year at Chaminade-Madonna, is working on the same streak. Together, they have attended Catholic school for 7,200 days. “I really believe that this is some kind of a record, not only for Catholic school, but for any school. I am so very proud of them all,” said their mother, Margaret Knowles, a teacher at Nativity School in Hollywood. St. Jerome choir wins at festivalPosted: 06.06.08 Making a joyful noise is just what the members of St. Jerome Voices are known for doing. In May, the choir, composed of students in first through eighth grades, earned a superior rating for their performance at the Music USA Spring Music Festival at Universal Studios, Orlando. They received not just first place among elementary school concert choirs, but also were named grand champions in the choral music category for elementary schools. The choir’s director, Wanda Drozdovitch, was named outstanding director at the competition; third-grader Natalia Drozdovitch won first place among elementary school soloists; and sixth-grader Erin Jesus took first place among middle school soloists. St. Jerome Voices recently produced its first-ever Christmas music CD. For more information, contact the Fort Lauderdale school, 954-524-1990. New president for Chaminade-MadonnaPosted: 06.02.08 Marianist Father Larry Doersching has been appointed president of Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, effective July 1. Father Doersching has served as president of Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, Texas, for the past seven years. He succeeds Marianist Father John Thompson, who is finishing his second appointed term as president to continue doctoral studies at the University of San Francisco. Chaminade-Madonna and Nolan High School are both sponsored by the Marianists (Society of Mary). Father Doersching, a native of Milwaukee, professed first vows as a Marianist in 1964 and was ordained in 1973. He holds a bachelor’s degree in math and theology from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, a master’s degree in moral and pastoral theology from Saint Louis University, a certificate in theology studies from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., and a doctor of ministry degree from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Nineteen years of his active ministry have been spent in Marianist secondary schools. He served for 13 years at St. Mary’s University teaching theology and working in campus ministry. Chaminade-Madonna is a coeducational school serving approximately 800 students in grades nine to 12. ‘Top’ teachers honoredPosted: 06.02.08 Teachers from throughout the archdiocese were honored May 8 at a special Mass celebrated by Archbishop John C. Favalora. In attendance were 35 elementary and six high school teachers who earned the distinction of “teacher of the year” at their respective schools, along with their principals. The 2008 elementary school “teachers of the year” are: BROWARD COUNTY Arleen Landy, Annunciation School, Hollywood; Liliana Machado, Mary Help of Christians, Parkland; Maria Puntillo, St. Andrew, Coral Springs; Debbie Costello, St. Anthony, Fort Lauderdale; Helen Kelliher, St. Bernadette, Hollywood; Theresa Tariche, St. Bonaventure, Davie; Annette Day, St. Gregory, Plantation; Joanna Bombard, St. Helen, Fort Lauderdale; Marina Meyer, St. Jerome, Fort Lauderdale; Julie Johnson, St. Mark, Southwest Ranches; Maria Isabel Rios, St. Stephen, Miramar. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY Marietta Heckinger, Blessed Trinity, Miami Springs; Dewana McDuffie, Corpus Christi, Miami; Margaret Ann Arguelles, Good Shepherd, Miami; Marlene de Leon Perez, Immaculate Conception, Hialeah; Danielle Gould, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West; Marilynn Larroude, Mother of Christ, Miami; Yelitza Febres, Our Lady of Divine Providence, Miami; Joan Cesarano, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Perrine; Alina Falcon, Our Lady of the Lakes, Miami Lakes; Ela Elvarado, Our Lady of Lourdes, Miami; Maritza Parrilla, Sacred Heart, Homestead; Mirian Novoa, St. Agatha, Miami; Ana Roman, St. Agnes, Key Biscayne; Patty Chirino, St. Brendan, Miami; Emetrail Norris, St. Francis Xavier, Miami; Pilar Spitale, St. Hugh, Coconut Grove; Patty Garcia, St. John the Apostle, Hialeah; Lourdes Abella, St. Kevin, Miami; Joan Ondrovic, St. Mary Cathedral School. Miami; Jassenia Hernandez, St. Michael, Miami; Allison Wheatley, St. Monica, Miami Gardens; Susan Jaca, St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami; Lourdes Garcia, St. Timothy, Miami; Maria Victoria Alvarez, Sts. Peter and Paul, Miami. HIGH SCHOOLS Monica Echevarria, Archbishop Coleman Carroll, Miami; Sister Terri William, Archbishop Curley Notre Dame, Miami; Chris Covone, Archbishop Edward McCarthy, Southwest Ranches; Jeffrey Caballero, Chaminade-Madonna, Hollywood; Jeannette Victoria, Msgr. Edward Pace, Miami Gardens; and Martha Adams, St. Brendan, Miami. Students win Silver KnightsPosted: 06.02.08 One Catholic high school student received a Silver Knight and four others earned honorable mentions in the annual awards program sponsored by the Miami Herald in Broward County. The awards recognize high school seniors who have done exceptional service while excelling academically in a particular field. Out of 335 nominees, there were 15 winners and 45 honorable mentions. Kelsey Falter of St. Thomas Aquinas won in the art category for her efforts to raise money and awareness in the fight against human rights violations around the world. Two of her St. Thomas classmates won honorable mentions: Katherine Kendrick in general scholarship and Nicholas Wengrenovich in mathematics. Cardinal Gibbons senior Kathryn Budd won an honorable mention in foreign language; and Chaminade-Madonna senior Georgino Hyppolite earned another in the social science category. Teen artist places thirdPosted: 06.02.08 Gabriela Gonzalez, a student at Archbishop McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, won third place in the 18th annual high school poster contest sponsored by the Christophers. Each year, students in grades nine through 12 are invited to create a poster that visually interprets the theme, “You Can Make a Difference.” Submissions are judged on originality, artistic merit and overall effectiveness in conveying the theme. This year’s contest drew more than 1,400 entries from high schools across the United States and from as far away as the Philippines, West Africa and China. Gabriela, a junior, won the third prize of $250 for her animé-style drawing of a teenager symbolically breathing new life into a withered tree, suggesting hope. Photos of the winning posters can be viewed at www.christophers.org/postercontest. Lourdes girls excel in SpanishPosted: 06.02.08 Five students from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami were recognized for outstanding achievements in Spanish at the 57th annual Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition. Sophomores Samantha Fernandez, Joanna Rodriguez and Marien Silva, and senior Anne-Marie Sullivan were awarded first place and judge’s awards in Spanish creative writing. Freshman Vanessa Michaud was awarded first place in Spanish vocal solo, and first place and judge’s award in Spanish poetry declamation. The winners were selected from nearly 50,000 student and adult entries. Nativity aces Mathfax and morePosted: 06.02.08 Students from Nativity School in Hollywood earned a number of distinctions this year. Robert Wolfe, a seventh-grader, placed first in the entire country in Mathfax, a critical thinking and analyzing exam taken four times per year by students in grades three to eight, without the use of a calculator. More than 700 U.S. schools participate in Mathfax. Nativity’s seventh-grade team also placed second in the nation and first in the southeast U.S. division. Seventh-grader Brandon Beans placed third in the nation and second in his division; sixth-grader Dylan Sayre placed first in his division; and fifth-grader Michael Beans placed second in his division. Robert Wolfe also received grand-level recognition in the Duke Talent Search for scoring at or better than 90 percent of college-bound high school seniors in the SAT exam. Robert was among 47 Nativity School seventh-graders invited to take the SAT college entrance exam because they scored at 95th percentile or above in certain sections of the ITBS standardized test. Of the 37 who actually took the SAT, eight qualified for state recognition, meaning they scored equal to or better than half of the college-bound seniors. Nativity’s student-run newspaper, The Knightly News, also received a silver award from the Florida Scholastic Press Association “in recognition of outstanding achievement in journalism.” Schools leader attends summitPosted: 06.02.08 Kristen Hughes, superintendent of elementary schools for the archdiocese, was the only Catholic school representative from Florida invited to attend a White House summit on faith-based education held at the end of April in Washington, D.C. The event highlighted the contributions of faith-based schools. Catholic schools were spotlighted as the source of numerous “good news” stories that demonstrate continued commitment to students, families and communities. President George W. Bush challenged participants to continue their commitment to provide “safe, academically rigorous, faith-based schools that will thrive for years to come,” Hughes said. New basketball courts for St. AndrewPosted: 06.02.08 After many months of planning, permitting and construction, St. Andrew School dedicated its new basketball courts. Father George Puthusseril, pastor of St. Andrew, blessed the court before racking up a few baskets himself during the faculty/student game that followed the dedication ceremony. The students won 29-20. The new basketball court had been a dream of Charlene El-Hage, mother of an eighth-grader, who raised a substantial donation from the St. Andrew Men’s Club, as well as from number of dedicated families, to make the dream come true. The courts are the class of 2008’s gift to the pre-K through eighth-grade school. Scholarship named for news anchorPosted: 06.02.08 WPLG Channel 10, the ABC affiliate in Miami, has established the Dwight Lauderdale scholarship at Barry University. This scholarship honors the recently retired Lauderdale’s 32-year broadcasting career in south Florida. The $2,500 Dwight Lauderdale Scholarship will be need- and merit-based, and will be awarded each academic year to two full-time Barry University students who are sophomores, juniors or seniors majoring in communication with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. “Nearly 40 years ago, someone gave me the opportunity to become a broadcast journalist. That opportunity was the launchpad for my career. I am honored to know that some future broadcast journalists will get that same opportunity at Barry University through a scholarship bearing my name,” Lauderdale said. For more information, call 305-899-4090.
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