Fall 2005 - St. Charles Preparatory School

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Student News Tuckered out St. Charles students feign exhaustion after completing the 2005 Cardinal Scholarship Walk last spring. From left — Geoff Thomas, Zach Zymslinski, Alex Deak, Michael Shen, J.R. Unverzagt, and Sean Quinn. student population donate that day. St. Charles’ 49.8% edged out Columbus Torah Academy’s 48%, and far outdistanced thirdplace Bishop Hartley with 24.7%. Mason credits the St. Charles students who answered the call when the American Red Cross visited the campus. Those who contributed to the record 161 pints that were collected included junior and senior students, faculty members, and parents. “Our goal was 160 pints,” Mason said, “and we were successful in attaining this goal! Several alums and their wives came to donate. It is always a memorable day. Hopefully, this day inspires our students to continue donating the rest of their lives. All of our donors truly gave the gift of life,” Mason added. The next bloodmobile is scheduled for March 30, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Scholarship Walk surpasses goal The 22nd annual Cardinal Scholarship Walk and Circus Day activities, sponsored by the St. Charles Student Council, raised more than $26,840 for the school’s general scholarship fund. The goal had been to raise $25,000 and students have collected more than $108,000 in the last four years. John O’Neil, student council moderator, said the current economic conditions in the United States and worldwide underscore the need for St. Charles “to continue to attract and support young men of potential and to send them forth to impact those conditions for the betterment of the community at large.” O’Neil said a number of scholarship students annually attend St. Charles as a result of the money raised by this campaign. “These students could not otherwise afford to attend St. Charles due to family financial limitations. Past beneficiaries of the drive include many of our most accomplished community leaders, scholars, athletes and artists,” he said. Award winners, spring 2005 3 share volunteerism award Three students — Peter James, Jared Wade, and Ryan Wolford – shared the 2005 Hamburger Volunteerism Award and its $500 prize. Religion faculty members Jim Paccioretti and Linda Haas nominated the students in recognition of their outstanding community service work. Sponsor and namesake of this special award is Timothy H. Hamburger, a 1984 St. Charles alumnus, who has dedicated his volunteer service to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America. Hamburger established this award at St. Charles to recognize graduating seniors who have demonstrated outstanding service to their fellow man. Peter James devoted a great deal of time to Shepherd’s Corner, a retreat center run by the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary’s of the Springs, and to Rock of Faith Baptist Church. He also designed an after-school program for students at Mansion Day Grade School and tutored Cardinal studentathletes. Jared Wade was instrumental in the tutoring programs at three grade schools Broadleigh Elementary School, St. Thomas Grade School and All-Saints Academy. Ryan Wolford has been tutoring immigrants from Somalia, China and Uzbekistan for several years, teaching them to speak English. He also was involved with Vacation Bible School for Hispanics. Volunteerism awardees Recipients who shared the 2005 Timothy H. Hamburger ’84, Volunteerism Award are from left — 2005 graduates Peter James, Jared Wade, and Ryan Wolford. With them is faculty member Linda Haas. 100% Pass OGT; ; most at highest levels Three years ago, the Ohio Board of Education adopted the new Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) for English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. All students in the graduating classes of 2007 (this year’s sophomores) were the first required to take and pass all five tests as a graduation requirement. According to recently released results from last year’s OGT, St. Charles students performed at the highest levels of any school. Moreover, St. Charles was one of only three schools in the entire city to score a perfect 100% passing rate. (See attached chart). But what’s hidden inside those results is even more telling. Student scores were rated on a five-tiered scale: Advanced, Accelerated, Proficient, Basic, and Limited. St. Charles students not only passed the test, but in every area (reading, writing, math, science, and social studies) at least 95% of them scored in the highest two grading levels. Principal Dominic J. Cavello said that St. Charles does not teach directly to the OGT. However, in a note to parents, academic 14 dean Scott Pharion said St. Charles has taken several steps to ensure its students are adequately prepared to pass the test. In addition to modifications in curriculum, changes in course schedules and content standard additions, St. Charles has created a review schedule for all sophomores to enhance their preparation for each of the OGT exams. Two weeks in advance of the test, students receive an in-class review of content for the two- week period leading to the exams. The in-class instruction in the regular English, mathematics, science and social studies classes focuses on review content for the exams. Homework and quizzes given by teachers help students practice the subject matter as well as the testing methods in each discipline included on the OGT. During exam week, sophomores follow a schedule that emphasizes the exams exclusively. On each test day, students report to their homerooms and then move to the multipurpose room for testing. Lunch and a rest break are followed by a prepared intensive review session for the next day’s exam presented by the core discipline teacher(s). St. Charles Preparatory School
On diocesan honor team Benjamin Stinson was named to the 2004- 2005 Columbus Diocesan Academic Honor Team. He graduated from St. Charles last spring with a 4.19 GPA and was a National Merit Finalist. He’s enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school, studying biology and chemistry. Swimmer Receives 2005 Jack Ryan MVP Award Junior Chris Doman, an All- American swimmer and the captain of the varsity swimming team, was selected as the 2005 Jack Ryan Most Valuable Student Athlete Award by the St. Charles varsity athletic coaches. He was chosen from a group of 18 St. Charles athletes who were 2004-2005 MVP’s of each of the school’s 13 varsity sports. Last year Doman helped lead the Cardinal’s swim team to a seventh straight CCL crown and an 8 th place finish at the Division I state swimming championships. Academically he maintained over a 3.5 GPA during the entire swim season. Doman, the Ken Flaherty ’82 Team MVP, broke Flaherty’s 23-year-old team record in the 100 M Butterfly while swimming the 2nd-fastest time in the state--a time that would have placed 15th this year at the Big Ten Championships. As a junior, he is already a 9-time All-American. At the States, Chris finished 5 th in the 100 Freestyle, 6 th in the 100 Butterfly, and was a member of the 200 Medley Relay team which placed 5 th . Chauffeur Dominic J. Cavello St. Charles sophomore Carson Reider answered a knock to his residence door one morning last May and received quite a surprise: Principal Dominic Cavello on his porch and a Chrysler Crossfire Roadster in the driveway. Carson enjoyed a day’s chauffeur services to and from school with Cavello, shown in the picture with the fancy car. The luxury service was made possible by Reider’s grandmother, Sue Dell Thoman. The wife of the late Harry Thoman ’47, Sue Dell was top bidder for the special service at last December’s Silent Auction. 2005 Student-Athlete MVP Then-junior Chris Doman is congratulated by athletic director Lawler who is shown presenting him the 2005 Jack Ryan award for which he was selected last spring by Cardinal coaches. On Saturday, January 28, 2006, the St. Charles Music Department will present a special concert, Big Band on Broadway, featuring The Rick Brunetto Big Band with vocalist Chuck Gillespie. Also appearing will be the St. Charles Jazz Ensemble. The 8:00 p.m. program will be in the Campus Theatre and highlight some Broadway favorites performed by the 17-piece orchestra. Tickets are $20 and may be reserved by calling the school’s main office at 252-6714. Proceeds to benefit the St. Charles band program. Senior Scott McClure thanks Dr. F. Russell Hittinger following his presentation of the 2005 Borromean Lecture in the school’s gymnasium. Drawing a crowd St. Charles faculty member Dr. Sarah VanDermeer (center, left) supervises a chess match that garnered a lot of attention on last year’s Circus Day. The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education 15
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