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Lady Knights – 5A-1 Champs For the third year in a row, the Lady Knights advanced to the championship game of the AIA 5A-1 high school basketball world, winning two of their three visits to the final game. This is a remarkable achievement by any standard and a tribute to the dedication and teamwork of the girls and their coaches. Importantly, the girls displayed a sportsmanship and demeanor on and off the court that reflected well on all those associated with Saint Mary’s. Every player on any championship team plays a key role in that success. Championships are won on the court, but those wins are earned on the practice courts, where every team member plays an important part. Victories of this type are shared as well by supportive parents and faithful fans. HONORS: Dymond Simon and Nicole Neals were named to the Arizona Republic First Team All-5A, Kayli Murphy to the Second Team All-5A, and Lonnie Sanchez and Davellyn Whyte as Honorable Mention 5A. James Morrison – 5A-1 Long Jump State Champion James also won the “Meet of Champions,” a competition among athletes from all AIA schools. Boys Basketball Shines The Knights went 16-7 in the regular season. After a slow early season in which the Knights went 5-5, the arrival of 2006 saw the arrival of a rejuvenated Knight team that went 11-2 overall and 9-1 in region play. Both Knight contests with Brophy were barn burners. The first game, a Knight home game, was moved to ASU’s Wells Fargo Arena as a part of the MLK Classic doubleheader and the Knights came out on the short end by a score of 79-76. The second contest, on Brophy’s home court, was a thrilling overtime game won by the Knights 69-68. The Knights then captured the Desert Valley Region Tournament with wins over Horizon and Paradise Valley, with junior Jerryd Bayless scoring 41 and 42 points to lead the Knights. Jerryd Bayless capped a spectacular year by being named Big School Player of the Year by the Arizona Republic. All-State 5A Softball Team Alex Mayo-Otis was named to the First Team in the Arizona Republic final season review. Allison Casey and Rachel Rodia received Honorable Mention awards. 2
The Spring Play – The Crucible – by Arthur Miller In 1953, Arthur Miller's play The Crucible ran on Broadway. Although the events of the play are based on the events involving witchcraft that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, Miller was liberal in his fictionalization of those events. Miller himself said that the play is not reportage of any kind and that he was writing a fictional story about an important theme. The "important theme" that Miller was writing about was clear to many observers in 1953 at the play's opening. It was written in response to Senator McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee's crusade against supposed communist sympathizers. The Saint Mary’s Drama Club, and its director, Nick D’Arcangelo, continue to advance the cause of drama within our community by electing to bring thoughtful and challenging plays before the audience. Our performing students gain immeasurably by pitting their skills against the demands made by Arthur Miller on his cast and crew, and our audiences are allowed to go beyond the play as mere entertainment and enter a world of thought and reflection. Saint Mary’s and the March for Life Sixteen students, primarily juniors from the two Catholic Formation classes at Saint Mary’s, traveled to Washington D.C. on Saturday, January 21, in order to attend the annual March for Life on Capitol Hill. The trip, organized by Campus Minister Michael Garibaldi, and Catholic Formation Teacher Colleen Campbell, included several opportunities for the students to consider the dignity of all human life. On January 22, our students visited the National Holocaust Museum, enjoyed free time at the National Mall, and gathered for a youth concert in the evening. On January 23, the day of the March, the group joined other groups in praise and worship and had the chance to meet others their own age and gather a strengthened conviction from their joint enthusiasm. They then marched to Capitol Hill where they joined throngs of others already laden with pockets of Rosary beads, song sheets, and banners. The evening of the March for Life saw time for reflection and shared thoughts on the event and its meaning, individually and collectively. Tuesday, January 24, was travel day back to Phoenix, and the opportunity to share this experience with schoolmates, family, and friends. A Lenten Gift: Living Stations of the Cross On Easter Wednesday, our entire community gathered in the gymnasium for the Living Stations of the Cross. Students and one faculty member portrayed participants in the Passion. In a darkened gymnasium, each Station was presented, then each actor froze in place within a spotlight, while readings and music expanded on the meaning of the Station. Directed by Campus Minister Michael Garibaldi, the one-hour event kept the audience "frozen in place" as well. 3
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