Wings Fall 09 - St. Scholastica Academy

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S C H O L A S T I C A T E A C H I N G A W A R D M O T H E R / D A U G H T E R 0 8 Father Mathew Clark, O.S.B. celebrated the Mother-Daughter Mass at St. Peter Church. Before Mass, each senior read a personal speech prepared as a tribute to her mother as part of the Year of the Dove, Mother-Daughter Tea. Mothers and daughters enjoyed delicious food prepared by Benedict’s Restaurant. The senior dads helped serve the food and beverages. The chairs of the event were Ginny Kamath, Shaheen Rahman, and Dorothy Schouest. Committee chairs included: Cynthia Arnoult, Brigid Dickson, Cindy Fekete, Cheryl Murphy, Alicia Nolan, Rosana Preau. Katie Schembre ‘08, Wayne Cruthirds and SSA President Marguerite Celestin. Latin and Humanities Teacher Wayne Cruthirds was presented with the first annual Scholastica Teaching Award in May 2008. The teaching award, established by an anonymous parent donor, was to be given to a teacher who demonstrates a dedication to the ministry of teaching, exemplifies the Benedictine tradition, and openly illustrates devotion to St. Scholastica Academy and her students. Each senior was invited to nominate a teacher from any grade level who displayed the above traits and influenced their lives spiritually, academically, and personally. The nomination is done through an essay written by the senior. Katie Schembre 2008 nominated Cruthirds for the award. Cruthirds (“Mr. C”) was hired in 1979. He has a bachelor’s degree in classical philology (Greek and Latin language and literature) from Loyola University-New Orleans and a masters degree in philology from Harvard University. Cruthirds was a volunteer in the Peace Corps and received “My Special Teacher” award. He also received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship to attend a program at Marymount University in Arlington, VA. Cruthirds has been at the school for 29 years and has also taught English. Always ready to help with any task, he has volunteered his time at the Falaya Fling for years. Cruthirds is married to Sunny, who worked at SSA for 11 years as the bookkeeper. His son Wayne graduated from St. Paul’s and daughter Sarah, graduated from SSA in 2003. Our students love “Mr. C”. Visit to LSU Medical School David Arbo’s anatomy class toured the LSU Medical School Center for Advanced Practice. Rachel Roberts ‘09, checks a heartbeat on a simulation. Sarah Delahoussaye ‘05, Abby Delahoussaye ‘08, Nancy Delahoussaye, Rachael Delahoussaye Shields ‘02, and Dr. Rebecca Delahoussaye Soine ‘00. Back Row (L to R) Cindy Fekete, Casey Fekete, Bea Main, Chelsea Main, Meredith Nolan, Alicia Nolan, Laure’ Candies, Laurie Candies. Front Row (L to R) Bridget Hepburn, Susanne Hepburn, Darlynne Bruning, and Alexis Bruning. We thank the donors of this award, who wanted to honor the outstanding faculty of SSA. 28 D O V E W I N G S
E M I L Y A N D R E W S US Congressional Page By: Katie Schimmeck Emily Andrews, a St. Scholastica Academy senior, was chosen to serve in the United States House of Representatives Page Program during the fall semester of 2007. She was sponsored by Republican Congressman Bobby Jindal, who is now Governor of Louisiana. She served as a Page from September 1 to January 28, and lived in the US House of Representatives Page Dormitory in Washington, D.C., where she attended early morning high school classes on the third floor of the Library of Congress and served in the Republican Cloak Room at the US Capitol. Her duties in the Cloak Room included notifying Congressmen of votes and vote times, maintaining official cloakroom records of daily proceedings, and placing legislation in the “Bill Hopper”. Emily enjoyed her service as a US Page, where she met politicians and foreign diplomats on a daily basis and saw firsthand a part of the American democratic process in action. Highlights from her appointment include attending a Veteran’s Day service at Arlington National Cemetery featuring then Vice President Dick Cheney as speaker, visiting the Holocaust Museum, listening to lectures at the National Book Convention and touring the innovations at the Solar Decathlon at the National Mall, and observing the new Congressional Visitor Center before its completion. At the hubbub of the US Capitol, Emily spotted Sen. John McCain, the Dalai Llama, Bono, Fran Drescher, Alan Alda and Ben Affleck.. Of her experience as a US Page, Emily says, “It made the legislative process more tangible and real. I now realize the hard work involved, and have a greater respect for those in the political arena.” Emily is the daughter of Scott and Suzanne Andrews, of Mandeville. J A P A N V I S I T During spring break 2008, sophomore Amnah Rahman visited a high school in Okayama, Japan. Met by a welcoming committee consisting of an English language teacher and students from her class, Rahman was guided through a day at Konko Gakuen Junior and Senior High School. She gave a visual presentation depicting a typical day at SSA. The Japanese students also gave a presentation on their own school. This provided the students with a unique opportunity to talk about their respective schools and compare different aspects of school life in the two countries. Additionally, Rahman was able to observe a performance by the school’s 120-member band and participate in a number of school and club activities, such as green tea ceremony, Japanese calligraphy, Shaolin Kung Fu, and the Judo club. Pictured: Konko Gakun Junior and Senior High School English language teacher, Dr. Najma Janjua, Japanese student, sophomore Amnah Rahman, and the English students pose with the Shaolin Kung Fu club in Japan. N E W T E A C H E R S 0 8 - 0 9 New teachers welcomed for 2008-09: Maggie McConnell (Art II), Tracy Norwood (English I and III), Catherine Mackin (French I and II and Spanish I and II), Phoebe Solek (Algebra I, II and Advanced Math), Bridgette Byrd O’Connor ’93 (World History and LA History), and Kerri Sakowski (Civics and Civics H). L to R: Phoebe Solek, Kerri Sakowski, Catherine Mackin, Bridgette Byrd O’Connor ’93, Maggie McConnell, and Tracy Norwood. D O V E W I N G S 29
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