Campus moving forward on bold environmental initiatives
By DOMINIC GIDEON ’14”
Kick-It for Cancer calls Men for Others
BILL HUESKEN ’14
Eye Staff Reporter
The Kevin Healey Memorial Kick-it for Kids with Cancer Tournament took place on Sunday, May 22. The tournament is part of a national initiative that started right here in Cleveland. The idea of playing kick ball to raise money came from a nine year old boy named Quinn Clarke. Clarke had pediatric cancer when he was a toddler and became ill with it again at age nine. He heard about how underfunded research was for pediatric cancer, so he decided to help out. Clarke found a way to play his favorite game and to raise money at the same time.
The first game took place in a backyard, but now games are played in locations all over over the nation. Kids organize teams, raise money from sponsors, and then on an appointed day, meet to play one another in a game of kickball. The money raised goes to The Children’s Oncology Group, which is an association of doctors, health professionals, and medical researchers all across the nation who share their discoveries with each other in the hope of eventually finding a cure to pediatric cancer.
This tournament is a great opportunity for people everywhere to help fight cancer, especially in our own communities. \”‘Kick- It’ is an opportunity for Ignatius Men for Others to fight back against the cancer that has hurt our brothers. Students can help a group making great strides in [pediatric cancer] research and have fun doing it,”
Final All-School Mass
Friday, May 20th, we will come together as a school community for our final all-school Eucharist of the school year.
We will be on a Mass Schedule on Friday, so our all-school Mass will begin after 3rd period at 10:00am in Sullivan Gym. Our presider this Friday will be Father Jack Murphy, and he will be joined by members of our Jesuit community who will be concelebrating at Mass.
This final all-school Eucharistic celebration is a good opportunity for us to reflect upon God’s gifts and blessings during this school year and to offer our prayers of thanks together during this Easter Season. We have so much to be thankful for!
University President to Speak
We have been presented with a unique opportunity. The president of the University of Cincinnati has selected a small group of high schools that he wanted to have an opportunity to meet. We have been one of those chosen few. He will be speaking about the power of education and how it is a gift.
He has a fascinating background. He was once a deputy sheriff. Here is part of his biography: http://www.uc.edu/president/biography.html
\”At UC, he is the first African American to serve as president. The author of three published books, he is best known for his award-winning and best-selling memoir, Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black. As a result of his autobiography, he has been featured on a number of national programs including \”Oprah,”
MALARIA: One of the world\’s most deadly diseases.
Speaker: Brian Grimberg PhD, Assistant Professor of International Health, Case Western Reserve University.
St. Ignatius High School 1992
University of Rochester 1996
Wake Forest University 2004
Brian is a malarial researcher at Case Western Reserve University. He travels regularly to Papua, New Guinea where CWRU maintains a research lab in one of the most remote locations on the globe. Case Western Reserve University has recently been named the lead institution of an International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research and was awarded a $7.9 million, seven-year grant for continued research into the malarial disease. Brian will talk about the disease, treatments, updates on the possibility of a vaccine and the influence of the disease on the people of the world and on the city of Cleveland.
Where: Breen auditorium
When: Thursday, May 26th, 4th period or 6th period. Dr. Grimberg’s presentation can be seen here.
What: Dr. Grimberg’s presentation on malaria.
Malaria kills @ 1,000,000 people, mainly children, a year.
National Honor Society Inductions
On May 5, 2011, we inducted 100+ juniors into the National Honor Society. It was a very dignified program, and we had a number of parents who attended. Once again, our students did a phenomenal job in preparing and presenting information at the induction ceremony.
In addition, as we always do, we awarded a number of Book Awards from colleges and universities. These awards are typically given for academic accomplishments, as well as for school and/or community involvement and leadership. Some of the awards come with automatic scholarship money, summer internship opportunities, while some are truly a book!
The following students received Book Awards yesterday – please offer them your congratulations!
Robert Purgert
Michael Gosky
John Whitmore
Dylan Waickman
Andrew Libertin
Alec Gubics
Benjamin Fischbach
Nicholas Smith
Alexander deWitt
Matthew Genco
John Carney
George Bashour
Nathan Peereboom
Ryan Mikkelsen
Cody Mason
John Coill
John Mathews
Zachary Woznak
My Aquatic Journey
Working for Respect in the Water
by Alastair Pearson ’14
These past few months, I have been privileged to compete with our school’s elite Swimming and Diving program. Known around campus as variously the Catfish, the Wild Minnows and the Aqua-Kittens, we are neither respected, envied, or screamingly adored. However, we are both dedicated and successful, much of which is due to the competency and excellent shaving technique of our coaching staff. In this last year, our team’s collective work ethic, shimmering dome-heads, and total lack of acerbic wit have served us well in our quest to become both better swimmers and Men for Others.
That work ethic was to be called upon from the first week of practice onwards. Beginning immediately, I became aware of a paradigm shift in workout intensity. Technique drills were now a matter of consequence, and early and constant attendance at every practice was expected. The most substantial change to my schedule, however, came in the form of morning weightlifting. Having spent the previous summer in a reclined position, commencing my day at the bright and early hour of 5:00 A.M. was not conducive to maintaining a desirable sleep itinerary. To be specific, my faithful and heinous alarm clock stopped functioning from an excess of wall contact fairly early on. However, I learned to make do. Weightlifting was a challenge for someone of my slim physique, but I grew more capable as the season wore on. As the year concluded, I had almost come to welcome the extra time I was granted to catch up on homework after workouts ended.
Two months into the season, we were all generally in reasonable shape. Practices had been fairly challenging, but not unduly so. However, Christmas Break had yet to come. For most in the Ignatius community, Christmas is a time of good tidings and cheer. Presents are shared, weight is gained and fun is had by all. However, a radical transition occurs when one slides into an Ignatian Speedo. Much of my two-week respite from school went by in a blur “
OHSSL Debate and Speech State Finals
The 84th annual Ohio High School Speech League finals were held at Toledo Whitmer High School on March 3-5, 2011. There were more than 80 schools in attendance and 800 + students participating in various events. At the end of the day Saint Ignatius had many reasons to celebrate.
David Eapen ’11 was the 2nd place winner in International Extemporaneous speaking. Cameron Colella ’12 and Jonathan Dokler ’11 were the 2nd place winners in Policy debate after 10 rounds.
Alex DeWitt ’12 advanced to the quarter-finals in Prose/Poetry along with Dylan Waickman ’12 and Dan McCarthy ’12 in Duo Interpretation. Nathan Peereboom ’12 participated in Linconln-Douglas debate and finished in the Sweet 16.
Congratulations to all the boys, Mr. Buzzelli, and Mr. Fujimoto for a successful season. Good luck to David, Cameron and Jonathan at the National Forensic League finals this June in Dallas, Texas.
Scholastic Art Competition Winners
Three of our students have been awarded at the Regional Scholastics Art Competition! 1,600 pieces were submitted to the Northeast Region this year, and only 500 were awarded.
From the first semester we were able to submit five pieces, and it is a fantastic accomplishment for these students and the school to have three of the five pieces awarded. Two of our seniors, Jack Sherry and Alan Giberson were awarded Honorable Mentions for their paintings, and our freshman, Richard Kraay was awarded with a Gold Key (the highest award) for his pastel drawing of the West Side Market. His piece will progress to the state competition.
We are extremely proud of our students, and look forward to growing our presence in this competition in the future. We are now competitive with some of the most well-regarded art departments in the surrounding private, public and parochial high schools. The show ran from January 9th through February. It is displayed at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Doodle 4 Google STATE FINALIST at Saint Ignatius
junior, Danny Martin, was one of the two students chosen from the entire state of Ohio by Google for his innovative “Doodle 4 Google” design! There were more than 107,000 entries from across the country. The theme this year, “What I’d like to do someday” was judged by the Google Team, and by guest judges that include Whoopi Goldberg,
Jim Davis (the creator of “Garfield”), Evan Lysacek (Ice Skating Gold Medalist/World Champion), Michael Phelps (Swimming Gold Medalist/World Champion), Paul Tibbitt (Producer of “Sponge Bob Square Pants”), Jeff Kinney (Author of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”), Tony Cervone (Producer of “Scooby Doo”), Beverly Cleary, and many more.
