Summer 2011 - Bishop O'Connell High School

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Arlington Better Sports Club Recognizes O’Connell Athletes The Better Sports Club of Arlington annually recognizes student athletes for conduct, dedication and character on and off the playing field. At the Better Sports Club’s 55th annual awards banquet held on Wednesday, June Service Students Raise $7500 for Japan The St. Patrick’s Day tradition of “the wearing of the green” had new meaning for Bishop O’Connell students this year. Because of the recent tragedies in northern Japan, members of the student council were granted permission by the administration to schedule a fundraising “dress holiday” for this special day, where students were exempt from wearing their school uniform, in exchange for a donation to Japanese relief efforts. The usual blue, grey and white halls exploded in green and more green on Mar. 17, 2011, with more than $7500 collected through the generosity of our students, faculty and families at Bishop O’Connell. These funds have been donated to Catholic Relief Services (CRS), earmarked especially to benefit the relief efforts and support the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The Bishop O’Connell community continues to keep the people of Japan in their prayers. Car Wash to Support Medical Missionaries The Medical Missionaries Club is a growing service club at Bishop O’Connell, whose goal is to provide auxiliary assistance to the Medical Missionaries organization located in Bristow, Va. This non-profit collects, packages, and donates medical supplies for clinics in developing 1 at the Arlington Knights of Columbus Hall, five O’Connell athletes, representing all three sports seasons, were awarded sportsmanship awards and trophies for their particular sports: Sarah McCarthy—High School Girls Cross Country Sportsmanship Award Joshua Trimble—High School Football Sportsmanship Award Kate Terwilliger—High School Girls Track & Field Sportsmanship Award Jay Carroll—High School Boys Track & Field Sportsmanship Award Daniel Callahan—High School Wrestling Sportsmanship Award In addition, senior stand-out softball player, Sophia Giaquinto, was named Arlington’s Female Athlete of the Year. countries, particularly to the Medical Missionaries clinic in St. Thomassique, Haiti. This year the club raised over $1,000 for the organization through bake sales, an iPad raffle, a locker shelf sale, and most recently a car wash. The Falls Church car wash was a new effort that brought the support of parents of alumni, parents of current students and incoming students, as well as faculty members. It also brought unexpected but much appreciated support from neighboring Vocelli’s Pizza, who graciously provided free pizza to the hard working club members that day. Emily Lodge Recognized for Volunteerism In a ceremony in Richmond earlier this year, sophomore Emily Lodge was recognized as the 2011 Outstanding Youth Volunteer by Governor Bob McDonnell. When Lodge was nine years old, she founded a youth soccer camp in Reston to help raise money and awareness in support of the Little Sisters of the Poor’s efforts to provide care for nearly 100 elderly, low-income Bishop Assigns New Chaplain On Saturday, June 11, Bishop Loverde announced several new clergy assignments for the Diocese of Arlington. Among them was the assignment of O’Connell Chaplain, Rev. James Hudgins ’88, to his new role as the Administrator of St. Jude in Fredericksburg. Father Hudgins has served the O’Connell community for the past four years. “I will miss you and all of our students,” said Father Hudgins in an e-mail after the announcement. “I am sorry to leave, but deeply trustful in God’s providence, for all of us.” “Wherever I go, I will always be a friend of DJO,” he added. The Bishop O’Connell community welcomes another DJO alumnus as our new Chaplain. Rev. Phillip M. Cozzi, comes to O’Connell from his most recent assignment at St. John the Evangelist in Warrenton where he served as Parochial Vicar. Father Cozzi is a member of the DJO class of 1994. He went on to study Philophy at the University of Virginia, before attending seminary at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy. Father Cozzi was ordained to the priesthood on June 10, 2006 at St. Thomas More Cathedral in Arlington by Bishop Paul S. Loverde, and served his first assignment at St. Leo the Great in Fairfax. “As I begin this new assignment, I will work hard to meet the spiritual needs of the students and faculty at Bishop O’Connell,” said Father Cozzi. “Naturally, there will be challenges but also moments of great joy; please pray for me as I begin this great endeavor.” residents of Richmond. Now in its eighth year, “Score for the Poor” continues under the leadership of Lodge to attract children of neighbors, friends and family for an affordable one-week fun camp that contributes all of its proceeds to the Little Sisters of the Poor. The camp’s new web site helps spread the word, not only about the camp, but also about the great work done by the Little Sisters of the Poor. “At the age of 15, this young girl is already a seasoned volunteer, ambassador and fundraiser for the Little Sisters of the Poor, and quite an entrepreneur,” says Little Sisters of the Poor Advisory Board President, Michael Siewers. “As a parent, I can only say that she is a fantastic role model for today’s youth, and deserving of the Governor’s recognition.” 8
Steve Trimble—Coach, Mentor and Role Model Steve Trimble came to Bishop O’Connell in 1999, lending a hand where he was needed with the freshman football team, and immediately made an impact on the players and coaches around him. For the next three years, Trimble worked as a defensive coach under then-Head Coach Darrell Snyder, and after the 2002 season, when Snyder stepped down, he was appointed to take over the helm. “I am excited about the opportunity to be the head football coach,” Trimble said to the Arlington Catholic Herald after the announcement. “The O’Connell football program will strive to be competitive in the always-tough Washington Catholic Athletic Conference year in and year out.” “I would like to thank Darrell Snyder for allowing me to be a part of his football staff for the past three seasons,” he continued. “Darrell has been an example of everything that is right about high school athletics.” For the next eight years, Steve Trimble coached the Knights with his own style of leadership both on and off the gridiron. He was the quintessential respected coach, mentor and role model not just for his athletes, but also for the students who encountered him during the day in the hallways. “Winning was not the bottom line with Steve,” Darrell Snyder told the Arlington Sun Gazette recently. “Teaching and seeing his kids improve was most important.” Assistant coach T.J. Fitzpatrick described the honor he felt to be able to work under Trimble, who he said “coached with toplevel acumen, and a steely poise, a graceful demeanor and a calming self-assurance.” Former O’Connell player, Eric Butler ’06 added, “On the practice field he pushed every player to be his best, and stopped at nothing to make sure we were prepared for a tough WCAC schedule year after year. On game days, Coach Trimble was a fierce competitor, who was capable of inspiring players to perform at a top level. He was strong, calculated, spirited, a great mentor, and most importantly fair with everyone he came in contact with.” “Steve Trimble was an important, powerful, positive presence for our students,” said O’Connell Athletic Director Joe Wootten. “When the national anthem was played at a soccer game, the football players practicing on an adjacent field all stopped, removed their helmets and faced the flag. This was Steve’s doing and reflected the way he helped young people develop their priorities.” Trimble also coached all four of his sons during his tenure as O’Connell head football coach. Jeremy ’04, Jordan ’07, Justin ’09 all went on to play football for the Army at West Point; and his youngest son, Joshua ’11 is planning to play football for Virginia Tech in the fall. But their successes on the football field were only of secondary importance to him and his wife, Gretchen, who wanted the boys to focus first and foremost on their education. If there was one adjective that most often was used to describe Coach Trimble in the halls of O’Connell, it was the word “humble.” Trimble rarely talked about his own football successes, and most parents and faculty members only knew bits and pieces of his athletic past. Trimble was a stand-out athlete in high school in Cumberland, Md., where he accumulated records and state titles with finesse. In 1975, he led the Fort Hill Sentinels to an undefeated season and the Maryland Class A (now 3A) title, setting scoring records along the way. Trimble went on to be a four-year letterman at the University of Maryland before his professional career with the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears. Trimble also coached at the NFL and college levels, including at the University of Colorado and Howard University. In a wonderful tribute, the Cumberland Times- News called Trimble “one of the Cumberland area’s all-time greatest athletes.” “Bishop O’Connell was blessed not only by the talents and character of Steve Trimble over the past decade,” said Principal Joe Vorbach, “but by the gift of four outstanding young sons that Steve and Gretchen shared with our community as well.” As a co-worker, Assistant Athletic Director Tommy Orndorff said of Trimble: “There was not a more loyal, honest, trustworthy friend than Steve Trimble. He was just a good, good man... a wonderful husband and father, and an awesome friend. There was none better! “ Baseball Coach Rick Hart, who shared an office with Trimble said to the Arlington Sun-Gazette, “I loved going to work every day, and one of the reasons was Steve Trimble. You talk about a loyal, honest and humble man. He had a profound influence on the kids’ lives at O’Connell. And not just the football players. All the kids: boys and girls.” During his tenure at Bishop O’Connell, Trimble tried to stay out of the limelight, though, in 2008—the year he was named WCAC Coach of the Year—the Washington Post carried a story about the daily routine of the Trimble family and their propensity NOT to talk about football at home; and the Arlington Catholic Herald featured a story on Trimble’s recent conversion to the Catholic church. Trimble was named Assistant Dean of Students for the 2011-12 school year, a move that was applauded by the school’s faculty and staff. “Steve’s presence will be greatly missed,” said O’Connell President Katy Prebble. “He had a keen appreciation for the strong guidance needed by teenagers and a special way to deliver that guidance in a quiet yet consistent way. He was a role model for all of us.” Steve Trimble passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 11, 2011. He was 53. 9
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