Vol. 5, Issue 17 - Subiaco Academy

The
Trojan
Rule
Vol. 5, No. 17 - April 22, 2013
A biweekly publication
of Subiaco Academy
Subiaco, Arkansas
www.subi.org
State Champion Quiz Bowl Team
Subiaco Academy beat Gravette
in the Quiz Bowl State
Finals on April 20, 2013, in a
match televised by the Arkansas
Educational Television
Network. Led by sophomore
Jacob Maestri and senior
Jameson Hall, the Trojans prevailed
to become the Arkansas
4A State Quiz Bowl Champion.
Tied at 70 points after
the first round and trailing Gravette 100-115 after the second, Subiaco had
a 170-165 lead after round three, and, on the final question of the match,
finished with a 230-215 win over Gravette.
Maestri garnered 70 points; Hall had 60; Eli Hekel and Matt Tran scored 10
points each.
Subiaco Academy had won the State 4A runner-up trophy in 2011 and in
2012 after winning the 4A state championship in 2009.
The team with Coaches Larry and Sarah Perreault posed proudly with the
first place trophy and check in the photo above.
Phonathon 2013: a joint effort
The phonathon involved 27 student callers in the April 8-11 evenings. The
event raised $24,635 for the Academy Annual Fund.
The grand prize of a Kindle Fire HD was awarded to
Jacob Myers. 2nd prize - $100 cash to Eric Ledieu. 3rd
prize - $30 gift certificate to Trojan Store to Colin
Wilmes.
Subiaco Academy Alumni joined forces with the students
and the development office recently to assist with
the annual phonathon. Alumni callers included Gary
Sharum ’77, Pat Franz ’78 and Charlie Kremer ’78, Br.
Ephrem O’Bryan ’60, Br. Reginald Udouj ’79, and George Lensing ’95 along with Steve Wilmes,
Glenn Constantino and Rob Loia. This group reached out to classmates and friends of Subiaco to encourage
donations to the Academy Annual Fund. The goal of the Annual Fund is $275,000 before June 30, 2013. Thus far,
the total of gifts and pledges is $181,928. A special thanks to all those who have generously given to this important
fundraiser. 100% of your financial support goes directly to financial aid for deserving students
and to help strengthen the programs of the Academy. Partner with us in making Subiaco Academy an
opportunity for young men to experience. To make your donation click here.
For tax-deductible contributions of $100 or more, you will receive a Subiaco Academy seal lapel pin.

Jazz Ensemble performs in San Antonio
After successfully completing a very competitive audition process,
the Subiaco Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform at two prestigious
San Antonio venues. The band performed April 11th at the
Alamo and the San Antonio Riverwalk Hard Rock Café. “The ensemble
has performed in dozens of great venues over the years, but
this was our first invitation to perform at the Alamo. The weather
was perfect and we drew a large and appreciative crowd. It was a
wonderful experience,” commented Roy Goetz, the ensemble’s director.
“The ensemble’s
set of swing tunes, Latin Jazz, Blues, Rock and Funk are always a
good fit for the Hard Rock Café crowd.” The ensemble also played
an impromptu set at the Hilton Hill Country Resort where the band
was staying. Recreation was also part of the tour which included the
Ripley Museums, the San Antonio River barge tour, an IMAX film
about the Alamo and a day at Sea World.
Cheryl Goetz, Gary Kinney and Rob Pugh traveled with the group
as chaperones.
Executive officers
Volunteers
Subiaco Academy students elected
on April 18 as Student Council
executive officers for the 2103-
2014 academic year: President
- Cody Eveld, son of Doug and
Kelly Eveld of Charleston, Vice
President - Chris Post, son of
Joseph and Debra Post of Altus,
and Secretary - David Johnson, son
of James and Emily Johnson of
Charleston.
Elliot Mason, Cash Krueger, Chris Reed, T.J.
Moncrief, and Zach Ruesewald volunteered
to clean the swimming pool in preparation
for opening day.

Academy students and parishioners confirmed
Fifteen Academy students, fifteen members of St. Benedict’s Parish,
and one member of Holy Redeemer Parish (Clarksville) were confirmed
by Bishop Anthony Taylor at the 8:00 AM, April 21, 2013,
Sunday Mass. The presentation of candidates took place after the
proclamation of the Gospel by Deacon Roy Goetz and prior to the
homily by Bishop Taylor. The Rite of Confirmation began with the renewal
of baptismal promises by the confirmandi. Bishop Taylor then
prayed for the gifts of the Holy Spirit to be poured out on each of the
confirmandi during the rite of “laying on of hands.”
Academy students with confirmation names in parentheses are as follows:
Austin (Jude) Beck, Daniel (Porcarius) Heinrichs, Eli (Joseph) Hekel, Andrew (William) Komp, Cash (Francis)
Krueger, Jack (Thomas) LeBas, Jacob (Michael) Maestri, Grant (Benedict) McKenzie, Malcolm (Martin de Pores)
Mitchell, Zach (Sebastian) Ruesewald, Steven (Christopher) Schluterman, Tony (Barnabas) Schniederjan, Alex
(Patrick) Sharum, Wesley (John the Baptist) Timmerman, John (Joseph) Tran, Colin (Vitus) Wilmes, and Brendan
(Anthony) Wynne.
Senior service project and retreat
Prior to the 9th annual senior retreat on Mt. Nebo the class of
2013 participated in an April 17 service project, i.e., improvements
at the dam at the Abbey water supply lakes. Seniors
cleared brush and trees from the dam during the morning
and early afternoon before departure to Mt. Nebo. Featured
Wednesday activities included a hike to Sunset Point, Evening
Prayer, a steak supper, an 8:00 PM prayer service (seeing the
world through the eyes of faith), and an 11:00 PM prayer
service (seeking quiet and listening for God’s voice). Fr. Hugh
celebrated Mass for the seniors on Thursday morning prior to
lunch and return to Subiaco.
This is the 9th year for the retreat on Mount Nebo and the
second year for the service project element.
Academy Chaplain Deacon
Roy Goetz, Cheryl Goetz, Gary
Kinney, Rob Pugh, Del Berry,
Chandra Rush, Brother Reginald,
Father Mark, and Brother Francis
were all involved in the service
project and/or retreat.

Soccer - mixed results
On April 11, Subiaco hosted Bergman in a varsity soccer match. The Trojans were
just coming off a loss to Berryville on Monday and were eager to redeem themselves.
Subiaco came out ready. Mark Liu was able to put the ball in for the Trojans’
first goal with just 5 minutes of time gone, giving the Trojans a quick 1-0 lead.
Three minutes later Liu scored the Trojans’ second goal. The 2-0 lead was just the
spark that the Trojan team needed. Twelve minutes later David Kim scored. The
Trojan defense held strong and was able to get the ball to the Trojan offense for a
fourth goal. At the 11 minute mark, Kim scored his second goal and the Trojans’
fourth. But Bergman was not going away without a fight. With 8 minutes to go in
the half, Bergman took a penalty kick and was able to break the Trojan defense for a
goal. The Trojans took a 4-1 lead into halftime.
The Trojans began the second half determined to hold off Bergman. Junwoo Chang
gave the Trojans their first goal of the second half. Subiaco took a corner kick
which bounced around in front of the goal rebounding to Jun, who headed it in for
the score. Subi had a 5-1 lead. Liu once again went to work offensively
for the Trojans, scoring his 3rd goal of the day, a hat-trick, and one
minute later scored his 4th! Subiaco lead 7-1. The Trojan defense kept
Bergman scoreless in the second half. Subiaco’s offense took 23 shots
to the goal, while the defense allowed only 4.
On April 13, The Trojans traveled to Green Forest. The game was
quite a battle in the first half. The Tigers were quick and aggressive, but
Subiaco pressure gave the Trojans an advantage. At the 21 minute mark,
Mike Riley pushed the ball up field to Mark Liu who made a quick pass
to David Kim and then back to Mark, who took control and shot for the
goal scoring Subiaco’s first goal. Both teams worked hard for the rest of
the first half, but neither team was able to score.
Four minutes into the second half, Green Forest was able to score from
a corner kick. The Trojan defense had just moments before stopped a
strong offensive drive by the Tigers, but were unable to gain possession. Fifteen Minutes later, the Tigers managed
a second goal. Subiaco’s offense made one last strong push to the goal but was unable to convert to a score, falling
1-2 to the Tigers.
A nail-biter loss at Danville now has the Trojans’ record at 7 wins, 3 losses.
Remembering Pereyra
Rob Pugh and his Arkansas History class, renewed an annual traditional
outing that had been neglected for many years. Namely,
this outing had Fr. Hugh leading the 8th graders to Cove Lake
where the story was recounted about the first death of an Academy
student. April 25 will be the 73rd anniversary of the death
of Rodolpho Pereyra whose heroic unselfishness is remembered
at graduation each year when the Pereyra Gold Medal for Unselfishness
is awarded.

Theaters and Thespians through the years
Recent performances, e.g., 12 Angry Men and Man of La Mancha have inspired some recollection of Subiaco’s theatrical past.
Although there are no records of plays, concerts, or dramatic productions at the original Subiaco location at the
foot of First Ridge, we can be certain that such things were held in the first school building.
When the move to the present location took place in 1903, the frequent dramatic and musical productions of students
and monks were performed in a large room in the Main Building,
called the “theater hall” In 1911 however, a real auditorium,
built of wood and seating 400 people in a main floor and a balcony,
was constructed. It was basically where the present PAC now stands.
It was dedicated in October, 1911, with ceremonies that included a
Shakespearean play. Opening night was attended by people from as
far away as Ft. Smith, who came on a specially chartered train. This
new auditorium was popularly called “The Opera House,” as was the
case of auditoriums in most small towns at that time.
A month after the grand opening, the Subiaco College Dramatic Club announced in the Paris newspaper the
presentation of an interesting circus play, Amburgh’s Menagerie. There would be special musical treats between
acts. There would also be stuffed animals on display from the abbey museum. The downstairs seats were all reserved
for 25 cents per seat. The article said that, if there was enough interest, a special train would run from Paris
and Subiaco and from Scranton to Subiaco to bring people to the performance. The article also stated that “in the
middle of December 1911, the beautiful Irish drama, More Sinned Against Than Sinning, would be presented.” The
paper assured its readers that those who would attend were in for a dramatic treat.
Fr. Jerome Pohle was the first drama coach at Subiaco. He produced many Shakespearean plays as well as other
types of drama. He would rewrite plays to suit them to an all-male cast! He composed a play, The Lost Louisiana,
dealing with a legendary silver mine on Short Mountain. It was presented year after year and was always popular.
Unfortunately the script has been lost.
In 1928 the auditorium burned and the building next to it, Anthony
Hall, the gymnasium, barely escaped burning. Now, Anthony Hall
also became the auditorium as well as the basketball gym. Whenever
a play or concert took place a temporary stage was erected along the
east side of the gym floor. Many band concerts, choral programs,
plays, pep rallies, and graduations (the 1938 graduation seen in the photo
to the left) took place on this makeshift stage. When the present gym
was built in the 1960s, Anthony Hall became a full-time auditorium
and the make-shift stage remained in place. This was the case until
Anthony Hall was demolished to make way for the PAC in 1977-
1978.
Anthony Hall was the venue for
many performances during the
middle years of the 20th century.
Both musicals under the direction
of Fr. Hugh and serious drama,
e.g., Luther, directed by Br. Thomas
Moster, were appreciated by
large audiences.

Stock Market Game
Results of the campus competition are as follows:
1st Place: Axel Ntamatungiro, Sampras Helton
2nd Place: David Andrepont
3rd Place: Zac Ruesewald, Kelly Hollis
4th Place: Andrew Eveld, Austin Davis, Steven Schluterman
5th Place: Jacob Maestri, Patrick Giuliani, Travis Landry
6th Place: Ryan Moore, Tom Johns
7th Place Jay Finley, Nick Lacy
8th Place: A.J. Winterberg
9th Place: Sean Jafari
10th Place: Michael Reilly
The portfolios of the seven leading Academy teams showed well planned and successful investment plans. Alumnus
John Beuerlein, Academy class of 1971, generously again provided pecuniary rewards for the top 10 teams.
Donating blood
April 7 fishing successful
Junior Zach Ruesewald participated in the April
8 blood drive.
The Miracles of Saint Benedict
Under the guidance of Benedict, a nobleman named Theoprobus had embraced monastic
life. Being a long time friend of Benedict, he was in the habit of visiting often. On one particular
visit he found Benedict crying bitterly and asked the saint what was causing him such
grief. Benedict replied that God had shown him that his monastery (Monte Cassino) and all
its possessions would fall into the hands of the barbarians. He added that it was only after
his fervent pleading in prayer that God told him that the monks’ lives would be spared in the
coming invasion. The abbey was indeed destroyed by the Lombards. They came in the night
and plundered the entire monastery, but did no harm to a single monk. In this way Benedict’s
prophecy came true, but mercifully the lives of the religious men were spared.
(Adapted from St. Gregory’s Dialogues, Book II)
Deacon Roy Goetz