The Crusader Newspaper - Cardinal Gibbons High School

The Crusader 2
May 29, 2011
Class of 2011 celebrates its last days of high school
See below to find out who is who on the front page
Rachael Lynch-Daniels
hugs Shannon Voelkel on
May 13, their last day of
school.
Paul Yacono and Chris
Hamrick at the Senior
Luncheon on May 19.
Erin Blaser, Christine Prosser, Maddie
Hooper, and Kate Piccola
(l to r) Brian Dini, Olivia Navolio,
Meredith Masteller, Andrew Rinderer,
Carolyn Mathiot, Maddie Hooper, Austin
Yarber, Ali Glaser, Lauren Schaale,
Stephanie Scope, and Rozalia Romocki
prepare to celebrate the last period of
high school.
(l to r) Andrew Eichen, Christopher Winsch, Jude
Mahoney, Robert Deacy, Dan Strief, and Nick Pizzurro
Natalie Gaviria and Sarah Graves
Gregg Kaluza and Josh Teder, each
holding the other’s baby picture.
Robert Deacy and Kim Williams
hug each other on their last day
of school.
Eunece Gallego and Natalie
Mann hug each other at the end
of their last day
Camilla Strazanac and Kyle Schimelfenig
pose with their baby pictures at the senior
luncheon
Ryan McAnallen,
Shannon Voelkel, and
Kim Williams hug each
other at the end of their
last day.
NHS elects new leaders for 2011-2012
Rising seniors ready to take on a larger role and added responsibility
Rachel Pratl
OpEd Editor
From Freshman Welcome to
Christmas Toy Drive, previous National
Honor Society leaders have impacted
the Gibbons community through their
many charitable works.
With the graduating seniors
leaving their leadership positions,
rising junior and senior students are
stepping up to replace their roles
throughout the school.
The Gibbons chapter of the
National Honor Society held its
elections on Wednesday, May 11 in the
library.
Rising seniors were selected for the
top four leadership positions. Owen
Zidar was elected as Treasurer, Marc
Graduating seniors return for one last retreat
Photo courtesy of Gibbons Retreats
Kairos V retreatants and peer
leaders along with adult leaders
Crista Anders, Andrew Tuttle,
Sister Laura Downing, IHM, and
Lexie Nichols.
Celestini as Secretary, junior Tyler
Zimmerman as 1 st Vice President and
Hunter Smith was elected President.
NHS adviser Dale Foushee, who
has been the NHS adviser at Gibbons
for the last 17 years, was intrigued by
the results of this year’s elections.
“This is the first time that I can
remember all of the officers being
male,” said Foushee.
Rising juniors elected Karthik
Sundaram as 2 nd Vice President on
May 25. Danny Rosenblum, Allyson
Perez, and Michael Parker also ran for
the position.
New President Hunter Smith is
looking forward to the service activities
the NHS sponsors.
“I enjoy the hard work and
Kristen DeMaria
A&E Editor
Though they were officially
finished with high school, some
seniors chose to extend their Gibbons
experience by attending Kairos V, the
final senior retreat of the year.
This retreat took place from May
15 to May 18 at the Short Journey
Center in Smithfield.
Like all the Kairos retreats,
Kairos V was led primarily by senior
peer leaders, with the help of adult
leaders, including teachers Lexie
Nichols, Andrew Tuttle, Sr. Laura
Downing, IHM, and Sean Boyan.
Twenty-five graduating seniors
participated as the retreatants and
many said it was definitely worth
enthusiasm all the members of the
NHS have in every service activity they
volunteer for. Whether it’s the Easter
Toy Drive or Freshman Orientation,
the NHS members always bring an
exuberant vibe. I am always amazed
at the Gibbons spirit,” said Smith in an
email interview.
Smith plans to improve the NHS
by encouraging his classmates to get
excited about serving the community.
“I’d like to encourage and motivate
the NHS members so we can be even
more excited about doing our service
projects and helping others,” said
Smith.
New Vice President Tyler
Zimmerman agreed that he, too, enjoys
NHS service activities in the local
community.
it and would highly recommend it to
other students.
“Kairos was an amazing
experience! I was going to back out, but
I went and it was seriously one of the
best decisions I’ve made. I found out
more about myself and God and grew
closer to my peers,” said Nina Mascia.
“Admittedly, I was hesitant to go,
but I am so happy I went and met new
people. It was definitely life changing,”
said Ali Glaser.
Retreats at Gibbons create a strong
bond among those in attendance, and
seniors and adults alike found that it
was very difficult to say goodbye on
this final retreat.
“We bonded so well and it was
hard knowing that we wouldn’t see
“My favorite thing about the
NHS is the opportunity to help so
many people through our service
projects. Our Christmas Toy Drive
and our Easter Basket Drive both
help less fortunate children celebrate
the holidays. I always enjoy giving
back to the community through these
projects,” said Zimmerman in an email
interview.
Secretary Marc Celestini added
that he joined NHS to get more
involved in the school.
“I decided to run for NHS because
I wanted to accept a leadership role in
one of Gibbons biggest clubs. I thought
it would be a great way to step up and
lead by example,” said Celestini in an
email interview.
[the graduating seniors] in the halls
anymore,” said Director of Retreats
Crista Anders.
An interesting addition to this
year’s Kairos program was that
Gibbons alumni from the Class of 2010
helped lead as well. Thomas Graham,
Lucas Edmond, and Maria Cannon
volunteered their own time and helped
lead all four Kairos retreats.
Even though the current seniors
had to say goodbye, now it is time for
the rising seniors to step up to the
plate and prepare for next year’s peer
leading.
“The peer leaders were amazing
this year. The upcoming seniors have
huge shoes to fill, but I know that they
are up to the challenge,” said Anders.
Page design by Section Editors Cristina Cabrera and Caleb Maloney
Last day photos by Al Drago ‘11/The Crusader. Senior Luncheon photos by The Crusader staff. Photo graphic by Copy Editor Haleigh Nelson