March - Marist Catholic High School

The Marist Newsline
www.Marisths.org
March 2009 New Development
Director named
by Jay Conroy
inside this issue
Welcome to a new, little Marist
Spartan - 4
ImPACT testing - 4
Irish Echo - 4
S
ome would rather not
acknowledge it, but finances
are a huge part of making
Marist Catholic High School a viable,
thriving operation. We’d rather talk
about academic programs, good staff,
exciting athletics, activities and strong
faith-supporting opportunities. The
reality is that Marist has an annual
operating budget over $4 million.
Marist’s financial affairs are the
responsibility of the Principal, working
closely with the Business Manager.
However, a key component to that
picture has been added, in the form of
a Development Office responsible for
major fundraising to support tuition
assistance and operations.
Our Board of Directors approved
a proposal from my office to hire a
Development Director to take over
responsibility for fundraising that has
been done previously by the Marist
Foundation. The Foundation Board
and our School Board met last fall to
review possible forms of development
and members of both boards served
on a selection advisory committee this
January.
Development
continued on page 2
A call to fast
by Julie Ferrari
The 2009 Lenten message of His
Holiness Benedict XVI reminds us
of the three penitential practices
of Lent — prayer, almsgiving and
fasting — and focuses on the call
to true fasting: doing the Father’s in which so many of our brothers
will, submitting humbly to God, and sisters live. “The ultimate goal
and trusting in God’s goodness of fasting is to help each one of us
and mercy.
to make the complete gift of self to
The Pope states that fasting God.”
helps us to avoid sin, grow in
intimacy with the Lord and open Lent
our eyes to the unjust situation continued on page 3
Prom flowers - 4
Sky-Em Football All-Conference - 5
4A State Swimming Champions - 5
“Sweeney Todd” - 6
“Jesus Chris Superstar” - 7
OSU's own Rudy - 8
Prom Committee - 9
Principal's Honor Roll - 10
Honor Roll - 11
Help with High School Sports.
net - 12
College, MVP, Project Starfish
news - 14
Auction update - 15
Upcoming jazz and blues
concert - 16
Grad party committee - 16
Campus Ministry - 16
Y el Óscar va a - 18
AP and the cost of college - 19
March calendar - 20
He was one of three leading
solicitors for $15 million “Forward
in Faith” campaign. The threeWe were fortunate to have a strong year effort tripled feasibility
pool of applicants for the position study estimates and involved the
and, after screening, interviews coordination of over 150 solicitors,
and thorough discussion, we have 1500 donors and the personal
hired Mr. Tom Simon as our new solicitation of over 300 major donor
D e ve lopme nt Di r e c tor. Tom’s prospects. He was responsible for
responsibilities will include: working overseeing $1 million in annual
closely with Admissions to promote operationa l giving, endowment
Marist to prospective students; giving, promotional services and
running our Auction and Annual recruitment.
Drive; soliciting support for tuition
He worked as an Estate Planning
assistance, operations and capital attorney dealing with financial
needs; publishing a regular alumni and planning and charitable giving
patron newsletter;
as well as being
promoting a
a “stay-at-homeCommitment
to
strong “planned
dad” while his
quality
education
giving” campaign;
wife,
Ann,
a nd pr ov id i n g
w
o
r
k
e
d
in her
and
the Marist
business career.
full programs,
community with
Our goal is to
information and even in tough times
work closely with
opportunities to
our community
“get together,”
of suppor ters
including class and school reunions to build a solid financial base of
and social activities.
operations for years to come. Tom will
Mr. Simon will start work in early be a key component of that work.
March, transitioning to full-time by
A Commit ment to qu alit y
April 1. He is in a similar position education and full programs, even
in Appleton, Wisconsin, working in tough times — With the media
for A.C.E.S. Xavier Catholic school full of news about cuts in schools,
district (www.acesys.org/) with 1750 including increased class sizes and
students (one high school, one middle major cuts in programs, I want to
school and four elementary schools). assure you that our preliminary budget
His wife and three children will has committed us to continue the
be moving to Eugene at the end of excellent level of education programs
the current school year - all are avid we have offered in recent years. We
runners, marathoners, power-walkers have a commitment to finding and
and U of O enthusiasts. Simon has providing tuition assistance to families
worked in his position for six years in need due to the downturn in the
and has been a leader in the campaign economy. We will not make cuts in
to rebuild that high school, increase its teaching staff as we maintain or even
endowment and build its marketing increase our enrollment. Finally, we
efforts. Xavier High School is now
ranked by the Acton Institute as one
of the “Top 50” Catholic high schools Development
in America.
continued on page 3
Development
continued from page 1
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Our Mission
Statement:
As a Catholic,
college preparatory
high school,
WE ARE ONE
as a community of
believers
tied together in the
love of Jesus Christ
on a journey of faith.
We covenant
together to develop
disciplined students
who are academically
prepared, morally
strong
and socially aware
to impact the world
as responsible
Christian leaders and
witnesses.
Development
continued from page 2
will continue to offer the full program
of campus ministry, retreats, activities
and athletics that we believe are critical
to a successful and rich experience at
Marist.
We know this means that teachers
and staff will not be receiving the
size of wage increases as scheduled
and program expenses will be tightly
monitored. Tuition increased by a very
minimal amount and we are working
hard to bring in additional donations
from parents and the community.
In short, we will get through this
tough economic time with a strong
high school that continues to provide
students with outstanding faithbased, college preparatory offerings.
We are grateful for your support
and prayers. As always, we welcome
your thoughts and suggestions
anytime.
Lent
continued from page 1
T he C a mpu s M i n i s t r y ​
Department invites you to join
our student body in making a
promise to fast during this Lenten
season. At our Ash Wednesday
Mass, the students wrote down
their promises on slips of paper —
these written promises became an
important part of the offertory.
The word Lent comes from an
Old English term for spring. It
is a very important season in the
Catholic Church in which we
prepare for the memorial of the
most important event of our faith
— the death and Resurrection of
our Lord.
The season lasts 40 days
(Sundays are not counted),
and the journey of these 40
days invites us to embrace the
penitential practices discussed
above. The season begins with
Ash Wednesday, when ashes
are distributed in the sign of the
cross on our foreheads. The ashes
symbolize repentance and remind
us that our lives are temporal.
THE MARIST NEWSLINE
Administration
Jay Conroy, Principal
Rick Gardner, Vice Principal
Stacey Baker, Dean of Students
Rick Martin, Director of Campus
Ministry
Sharee Waldron, Athletic Director
Editor
Tony Huck
Design Consultant
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Proofing
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Jay Conroy,
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Julie Ferrari teaches in the
Theology Department; she also
works in the Campus Ministry
Department.
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Welcome to a new, little
Marist Spartan
Congratulations to Vice
Principal Rick Gardner and
his wife, Mandy, on the birth
of their second daughter,
Hannah Grace Gardner on
Feb. 16. Rick reports that
mom and daughter are both
doing very well and that
their other daughter, Abby,
is getting to know her new
little sister.
Julie Ann Design loves to do your prom flowers!
Call Julie Haskin at 343-4800 or 510-8201
Come join the
Irish
Echo
for a
St. Patrick's Day Party
A musical benefit for Project Starfish
at Marist's
Robert Furrer Activity Center
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 6:00 P.M.
Cost: $15.00 - includes potato soup dinner
For tickets call John Stacy, 335-2966
Reservations must be in by March 10
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ImPACT testing
times announced
M
arist's Athletic Trainer,
Marie Gibson, ATC,
today announced that
any athlete who has not taken his/
her baseline ImPACT test this
school year must reserve a spot for
one of two upcoming test dates.
Gibson stated that “this important
test helps establish a baseline for
comparison purposes, in case any
of our kids sustains a concussion
in the future.”
The dates and times are March
9 and 10 at 4:00 P.M., 4:40 P.M.
and 5:20 P.M. Testing is done on
the computers in the Library and
Room 318.
To reserve a spot, contact
Mrs. Gibson today via email at
[email protected] or by
calling her office at 681-5475.
Parents and athletes
with further questions about
the ImPACT testing program,
current medical information
about concussions or about
Athletic Training in general
are encouraged to check out the
Marist Athletic Trainer's web
pages at Marisths.org — click
on “Athletics,” then “Athletic
Training.”
Sky-Em Football All-Conference for 2008
Congratulations to these Marist players and their Coach
Coach of the Year: Frank Geske (with La Pine's Rusty Zysett)
First Team:
QB - Tevin Cheever - Junior - Offensive Player of the Year
RB & LB - Will Swindling - Sophomore
WR & DB - Jeff Bedbury - Junior - Defensive Player of the Year
WR & DB - Gianni Carter - Senior - Offensive Player of the Year
C - Kalen Dennis - Junior
G - Cole Richardson - Junior
T - James Weillbrenner - Junior
K - Gabe Schepergerdes - Senior
Return Specialist - Jeff Bedbury - Junior
LB - Nick Gammie - Junior
DB - Mitch Wilson - Junior
Second Team:
G - Adam Nasalroad - Junior
T - Matthew Devereux - Sophomore
RB - Sam Hardin - Junior
Slot - Mitch Wilson - Junior
Defensive Back - Ty Hiday - Senior
Defensive Line - Logan Mayes - Sophomore
Defensive Line - Marcus Saraceno - Senior
Defensive Line - Max Engelman - Senior
4A State Swmming Champions
Girls swimming took home the 1st place State 4A trophy recently. The team set two state meet relay records. (l to r: Coach Mike
Cobarrubias, Ingrid Woelfel, Victoria Weiler, Alexis Mollahan, Mary Cummings, Lauren Nelson, Coach Isaac Holowatz (photo by Nick
Genovese, '09)
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Marist Theatre
and Music
in conjunction with the
Marist Volunteer
Program
presents a benefit concert for
Project Starfish
“Jesus Christ
Superstar”
Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00 P.M.
in the Marist Main Gymnasium
Admission is free, but please come bearing donations for Project Starfish!
Featuring…
Marist seniors Andy Yoon as Jesus and Brenna Stacy as Mary Magdalene,
juniors Yashara Lund as Annas and John Strother-Garriott as Simon Zealotes
and freshman Michael Busse as Peter; Marist staff Mr. Tony Rust as Judas,
Mr. Jerry Ragan as Pilate, Mr. Rick Martin as Caiphas and Mr. Ryan Moser as
King Herod.
Including a band and chorus comprised of Marist sttudents, staff and
parents led by Mr. Jim Reinking.
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OSU’s own Rudy
Head coach Craig Robinson believes relatively unknown Oregon State guard Kyle
Bjornstad will “be good at whatever he decides to do”
This Feb. 18, 2009 article by Terry
Horstman about Marist grad Kyle
Bjornstad, '04, is reprinted with
permission of “The Daily Barometer” (http://barometer.orst.edu).
T
hese days there ha s been
ever increasing incentive for
Beaver Nation to come out
and support the men's basketball
team. As the final home weekend
approaches in the first season of the
new era of Beaver basketball, the
recent success of the team is not the
only reason that anyone who is proud
to wear orange should be at Gill
Coliseum this weekend.
Saturday night Oregon State will
welcome the California Golden Bears
but will also wave goodbye to Beaver
Nation's very own “little engine that
could,” senior guard Kyle Bjornstad.
“We're going to miss Kyle
tremendously,” Oregon State head
coach Craig Robinson said. “Kyle
probably has the best leadership
qualities of anybody on the team.
He's a leader by his example, he's
vocal, he has credibility with every
single person in that locker room, he's
a leader in the classroom, he's a leader
civically so he's been a great help in
turning this program around.”
Although most Beaver fans may not
have seen him on the court this year,
there's no doubt that Bjornstad is one
of the primary reasons for the team's
quick improvement. Ironic enough,
this proud Beaver comes from an
entire family of fans of Oregon's other
Pac-10 team.
“My whole family is Ducks - my
grandpa was even the mayor of
8 The Marist Newsline • March 2009
Eugene,“ Bjornstad said. “I've wanted
to beat the Ducks since I was two
years old. Just going against the grain
has made it a lot more fun.”
In a season filled with high points,
the victory against Bjornstad's lifetime
domestic nemesis is just one of many
moments bound to live forever after
this memorable season.
“Kyle's one of these kids that really
truly understands life,” Robinson said.
“He's trying to soak in every minute
of this season that he can, and the rest
of the team knows that for Kyle, Joey
[McConnell] and Rickey [Claitt], this
is their last go around so they're trying
just as hard to win for those guys as
they are for themselves.”
Bjornstad has not only helped
the Beavers this season as a great
teammate, but also as one of the
team's best motivators and, for lack of
a better word, “hype man.”
When the Beavers picked up a big
win in Berkeley earlier this season,
upon returning to the visiting locker
room a message awaited the Beavers
on the whiteboard: “Alright now let's
beat Stanford.” Written by whom else?
Bjornstad.
“I would say out of all the guys, I'm
probably the motivator of the bunch,”
Bjornstad said. “Everybody's made
such a big deal about me writing that,
but when I wrote it, I wasn't thinking
that was going to happen. I was just
thinking, ‘Man, why not win another
one?’”
For Beaver fans with bad memories,
the game in Palo Alto started with
a 16-2 Oregon State lead, a lead the
Beavers never surrendered for the
remainder of the contest, resulting in
a 77-62 Beaver victory.
Senior Kyle Bjornstad is a leader on the
Oregon State basketball team despite his
lack of playing time. Bjornstad began his
career at Northwest Christian College and
is now in Corvallis for his last home stand
as a Beaver.
W hether or not the written
reminder in Berkeley helped in the
Palo Alto victory, two things are for
sure: it didn't hurt, and it is something
Bjornstad has continued to do
following its initial success.
“I've written a couple things. I
wrote a couple of things before the
Duck game,” Bjornstad said. “Mostly
every game I try to write something
or say something when coach is done
talking just to keep guys focused.
Because that's the main thing — we
can't be satisfied winning a couple
games just because nobody else
thought we could.”
Oregon State basketball, along
with Bjornstad, could be viewed as
overachievers to the untrained eye.
However, the success that's been
enjoyed in 2009 and the memorable
career of Bjornstad in orange and
black are two crystal-clear examples
of what's possible when you refuse to
give up on your goals.
Rudy
continued on page 9
Rudy
continued from page 8
“I chose when I was young that this
was what I wanted to work toward,
and for me it was never a choice of
where I wanted to go; it was how I
was going to get here,” Bjornstad said.
“It's kind of a unique path how I got
here but it was a lot of fun and I had
known for a long time that I wanted
to come here.”
Through the up-and-down ride to
Oregon State that included a two-year
stop at Northwest Christian College,
much has been accomplished in the
career of Bjornstad, but a certain
well-connected Ivy League graduate
believes that for this particular kid,
the best is yet to come.
“That kid is going to be good at
whatever he decides to do,” Robinson
said. “K nowing Kyle, I would
P
encourage him to do whichever thing
he'd love doing because I think,
ultimately, that kid is going to end up
doing some big things.”
Bjornstad is a speech
communications major who has
a strong interest in coaching and
politics. So it appears inevitable that
Oregon State won't be the last place
Bjornstad makes a difference, but
in the mean time, the season isn't
over, so there remains plenty of great
basketball memories to be made,
starting with the upcoming final two
games at Gill Coliseum.
“It's pretty crazy that it's already
here. It goes by pretty fast, but I'm
excited,” Bjornstad said. “It's been a
fun ride - an up-and-down ride - but a
lot of fun overall. I'm excited to go out
and try to get two wins.”
Completing a series sweep against
two good teams would be nothing
less than a monumental weekend for
Oregon State basketball as the Beavers
inch ever closer to the possibility of
playing in March and earning a spot in
the CBS Sports NCAA Tournament
music video, “One Shining Moment,”
which, coincidentally, is the most
played song on Bjornstad's iPod.
“I listen to that song all the time,”
Bjornstad said. “It's gotta be number
one. I'd be shocked if it wasn't.”
So for a team that hasn't produced
many shining moments in the
last couple years, Bjornstad has
contributed to many of them in one
short season, and with senior night
fast approaching, the shiniest moment
may have yet to reveal itself.
Just like Rudy at Notre Dame,
be sure to listen for the “Bjornstad!
Bjornstad!“ arising from the student
section Saturday night, as one of
Beaver Nation's favorite sons takes the
court one last time.
Prom committee heads to Atlantis
arents are invited to join
us for our annual Marist
Talent Show on Wednesday,
March 4 at 9:25 A.M. We have 15
different acts performing.
St udent Body Elect ions a re
held on April 15 for next year’s juniors
and seniors. Students interested in
running for office should see Mrs.
Pimental and plan on attending an
informational meeting in the Art
Room on March 18 at 2:45 P.M.
Prom Committee Meetings — any
junior wanting to help with Prom,
meetings are held every Tuesday
at 7:15 A.M. in the Art Room.
This year’s theme is “Atlantis.” The
Prom will be held at the McDonald
Theatre.
Parent volunteer opportunities for
the Prom include: coat room (4-6
people), decorating (4-6 people),
clean up at midnight after the Prom
(10-12 people).
The Prom committee is looking
for “deep blue sea” decorations:
beach sand, small fish bowls, shells,
royal blue, silver, light blue gossamer,
portable white gate that looks like
Neptune’s gate, etc. If you have ideas,
please email me at spimental@
marisths.org.
Powder Puff shirt orders for juniors
and seniors will be starting earlier
this year to get the shirts here in time.
Orders will be taken immediately after
Spring Break and continue through
the month of April. Checks only
for payment made out to Marist
Catholic High School. See Mrs. P for
information.
Students, if you did not fill out
an order form see Mrs. Pimental. A
majority of the students have order
forms in. However, to place an order
payment must be received prior to
ordering your shirt. Prices will be
available after Spring Break. Please
check the online “Daily Bulletin.”
Monday, March 16 is Sophomore
College Night: “How to Prepare
for Junior Year” at 7:00 P.M. in the
Marist Library.
Shari Pimental,
Sophomore/Junior
Guidance Counselor;
Student Activities
Director
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PRINCIPAL'S
ONOR
OLL
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Aguirre, Brandy
Alltucker, Isaac
Anderson, Austin
Anderson, John
Baik, Jinhee
Balderston, Marshall
Bartlett, William
Beat, Garrick
Beattie, Mathew
Bender, Christopher
Beyerlein, Alexis
Bowden, Alyssa
Boyce, Allison
Boyd, Alexander
Braud, Kayla
Brown, Laura
Bruni, Angela
Busse, Matthew
Busse, Michael
Cary, Moira
Chambers, Julia
Chapman, Emilee
Chiongbian, Brady
Chong, Joonyoung
Christian, Jared
Cioffi, Camille
Clarke, Alexander
Clements, Scott
Cornwell, Nathan
Damewood, Benjamin
Del Guercio, Giuliana
Devereux, Matthew
Duckworth, Morgan
Escobar, Jacqueline
Ewing, Amanda
Ferrari, Raymond
Ferreira, Lindsay
Furrer, Lauren
Ge, Bi
Gehrig, Amy
Gemmell, Connor
Gemmell, Dillon
Genovese, Megan
Givens, Harrison
Gonyea, Madeline
Gori, Heidi
Graham, Scott
Gubrud, Emelia
Gutierrez, Georgeana
Guzikowski, Anna
Guzman, Irene
Hacker, Emily
Haga, Lauren
Haga, Steven
Hart, Audrey
Harwood, Taylor
Henshaw, Mackenzie
Hickman, Arthur
Hiday, Madison
Houser, Olivia
Howard, Mira
Hubbard, Kyle
Hughes, Jordan
Inouye, Ryan
Jamieson, Sarah
Kang, Sumin
Karr, Dylan
Kast, Danielle
Kiesewetter, Carson
Kimball, Bridgette
Kline, Katie
Kline, Tucker
Koester, Claire
Koester, Lucas
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Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0
and above for 1st semester 2009
Konyn, Searra
Koon, Rebekah
Kwak, Euran
Lajoie, Krysta
Lakey, Kyle
Landry, Joseph
Laver, Trisha
Lee, Myungwon
Lennon, Kori
McConnell, Brice
McConnell, Chelsea
McCurdy, Ian
McGirr, Michael
Meusch, Nicholas
Miller, Amy
Miller, Erin
Mollahan, Alexis
Nguyen, Thuy-Mi
Noble, Houston
Noonan, Catherine
Oh, Sangtak
Olson, Aprille
Parks, Amy
Patterson, Tyler
Pennington III, John
Perkins, Matthew
Petersen, Constanza
Piebenga, Dawn
Pinto, Cody
Pinto, Kathleen
Quartararo, Margaret
Robert, Amanda
Robert, Megan
Rouleau, Gerald
Schafer, Christian
Schepergerdes, Gabriel
Schmidt, Kelsea
Sibole, Alexandra
Silver-Rebuck, Logan
Skurdal, Lexie
Souza, Joseph
Stacy, Brenna
Stambaugh, Jessica
Stambaugh, Roman
Stewart, Hayley
Stratton, Micah
Svetal, Jessica
Tanke, Emily
Tomlinson, Craig
Tritt, McKenzie
Turner, Shelby
Vanderville, Hannah
Wagner, Caylee
Wagner, Tyler
Waldron, Jennifer
Walters, Helen
Walters, Samuel
Weilbrenner, James
Weiler, Amanda
Weiler, Victoria
Werner, Blaine Patrick
Werner, Tierney
Whalen, Ryan
White, Nyree
Whiteley, Calder
Whiteley, Celine
Whitley, Caitlyn
Whitley, Sydni
Wildish, Geoffrey
Wildish, Jonathan
Woelfel, Ingrid
Yamada, Sarah
Younger, Kathryn
Zebrowski, Kristin
HONOR ROLL
Apo, Tahne
Backer, Austin
Barrett, Stephen
Black, Anna
Bowden, Colton
Boyd, Amanda
Brandon, Zachary
Brandt, Jordan
Brinkmeyer, Jordan
Britt, Jacob
Brooks, Jeffrey
Burke, Andrew
Cardani, Adrianna
Cardani, Tianna
Christian, Jordan
Chun, Eric
Cone, Lindsey
Cooney, Emma
Copley, Jessie
Cornwell, Jacob
Crowley, Macaela
Cummings, Mary
Cutsforth, Justin
Damewood, Kaitlyn
Daniel, Christopher
Daniel, Nicholas Jay
Dean, Bishop
DeBellis, Matthew
Deines, Jacob
Demers, Nicole
Dennis, McKinley
Diaz, Max
Dibos, Jeremy
Drakatos, Alexis
Duvall, Zoe
Embree, Alexandra Elise
Embree, Zachary
Enright, Alexandra
Foerster, Carlos
Follett, Evan
Gammie, Nicholas Owen
Gehrke, Danielle
Genovese, Nicholas
Gerard, Kyleigh
Gram, Jacob
Grant, Natalie
Gubrud, Jacob
Guckenberger, Jacob
Gullickson, Christopher
Gutierrez, Jeanine
Hall, Jacquelyn
Hallenbeck, Monique
Hanson, Rebecca
Hardin, Samual
Harper, Henry
Haskin, Kevin Albert
Haworth, Emma
Holaday, Brant
Holaday, Garret
Holdampf, Katelyn
Hubbard, Falon
Hulett, Dane
Jaros, Haley
Johnson, Savannah
Karcher, Alexander
Kast, Jessica
Kaupert, Andrina
Kerns, Erin
Kim, Ji-Hye
Kirkham, Angelique'
Koester, Courtney
Laing, Ashley
Lathon, Jared
Lee, Yu Jin
Lilley, Kathleen
Lilley, Robin
Lund, Yashara
Lyford, Michael
Lyford, Paul
Mack, Hanna
MacKinnon, Nicholas
Manning, Luke
Marsh, Haley
Martin, Zoe
Mayes, Logan
McAdams, Taylor
McCallum, Nicole
McCurdy, Tate
Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5
and above for 1st semester 2009
Meeks, Garrett
Metcalf, Abigail
Meyers, Katherine
Mitchell, Halle'
Morris, Sarah
Mun, Dongbin
Nelson, Lauren
Nielson, Alisha
Nisewander, Stephen
Nunez, Taylor
Oldham, Dillon
O'Leary, McKenzie
Olson, Brittnee
Olson, Zachary
Paiement, Joshua
Parmelee, Tyler
Perry, Jessica
Perry, Justin
Philpott, Calvin
Rear, Alice
Rear, Hayden
Reiter, David
Rogers, Alexandra
Schepergerdes, Matthew
Schneider, Ian
Schor, Krista
Sherman, Kourtney
Sick, Julianna
Silva, Kendall
Skurdal, Ian
Souza, Frances
Stewart, Andrew
Stiltner, Carlee
Svetal, Scott
Swindling, William
Thornton, Simone
Tomcal, Joseph
Travers, Jalen
VanderPlaat, Austin
Vanderville, Luke
Weber, Halie
Weber, Tachina
Whalen, Laura
Yoon, Keehoon
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HELP with High School Sports.net: On this page and the next are some helpful hints
for navigating Marist's sports pages on High School Sports.net
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My Schedules: When you click the My Schedules button on the navigation bar, you are shown 4 tabs:
• 2-DAY SCHEDULE
• WEEK SCHEDULE
• MONTH SCHEDULE
• SEASON SCHEDULE
Just click the tab for the schedule you wish to see. The screenshot below shows the Week schedule for all teams
during Feb. 22-28. The screenshot was taken on Wednesday, Feb. 25, so it shows as a yellow “Today.” Note the
“Previous” and “Next Week” links at the bottom. You can click those to go back or forward in dates. Click on the
“Change” button next to the words “All Teams” to specify a particular schedule you wish to view.
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College, MVP, Project Starfish news
the potential for earnings, and the
current outlook for employment.
A shout-out to Juniors and
their parents
Jerry Ragan,
College Counselor; Senior Counselor;
Testing Coordinator; MVP Moderator
R
ecently, I attended a Career
Pat hw ay s work shop at
Lane Community College.
The concept of the program is that
students should see their sequence of
educational steps (elementary school,
middle school, high school, post
secondary education) and their career
path(s) as a seamless continuum. Thus,
it is incumbent on students and on
their adult mentors to become more
knowledgeable about the variety
of careers and the skill-sets they
require as well as to comprehend
the value of a challenging education
which provides the gateway to these
careers.
This is a worthy concept and a
valuable framework for us to present
to our students. Everything that
they are doing at Marist will affect
the options they will have later in
life for continuing education and for
the world of work. I encourage you
to have conversations about these
topics with your children. You can be
an important catalyst in linking the
skills being learned and practiced by
your children with the reality of the
working world. I also encourage you
to take a look at www.mypathcareers.
org, which is a website sponsored by
the Oregon community colleges and
contains very interesting and easy
to access information about many
occupations, the education required,
14 The Marist Newsline • March 2009
Starfish which gets its name from
the story of a man walking along the
beach where hundreds of starfish have
washed ashore. He is tossing them
back into the sea when a young man
says that he can’t possibly make a
difference because there are so many
starfish. As he tosses yet another
starfish into the water, his reply is the
inspiration for the project, “I made a
difference to that one”.
Solving issues of poverty and
homelessness seems an impossible task.
However, we can make a difference
“One Family at a Time”. Thus, during
the entire season of Lent, we ask
you to participate in the activities of
Project Starfish and also to make a
personal donation to assist families in
need. Recent statistics have shown that
requests for assistance have increased
about 27% over last year and social
service organizations are struggling
to meet the needs of homeless families
throughout our community.
We will partner with St. Vincent de
Paul and that organization will select
families, use the funds we provide to
help them get into shelter, and guide
them in stabilizing their lives and
moving confidently into the future.
Together, we can have an impact
“One Family at a Time”.
• Have you registered for a Spring
SAT and/or ACT?
• Have you looked at the career
pathways website?
• Have you begun working
on Naviance? Completed the
Personality Profile and Game Plan,
cruised around looking at potential
schools, majors, careers?
• In thinking about next year’s
courses, have you accepted that
some academic rigor is in your best
interest?
• Have you thought about
doing some activity in the greater
community? Through your
church, a club, Kidsports, service
organization, etc.?
• If not, why not?
Attention junior parents: Plan on
attending the Junior Parent Night,
Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 P.M. in
the Theatre. We will have the pleasure
of listening to Dan Reilly, a veteran
admissions officer from the University
of Portland who will provide insights
into the college search, application,
and financial assistance cycles.
Attention sophomore parents:
Project Starfish Activities
Plan on attending the Sophomore
Parent Information Night on
TBA: Bake Sales sponsored by each
Tuesday, March 16 at 7:00 P.M. in of the four classes
the Library.
March 10: Designs are due for
a Project Starfish t-shirt. MVP will
select a winner and the shirts will be
M.V.P. Notes
offered for sale at $10.00 each and
“One Family at a Time” As you profits will benefit the program.
know, the season of Lent officially
began on Ash Wednesday. This is also Project Starfish
the traditional beginning of Project continued on page 15
Project Starfish
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March 13: Celebrate with the
Irish Echo starting at 6:00 PM in the
Activity Center; $15.00 per person,
Mac’s will cater for soup, salad, and
soda bread; the Irish Echo will provide
an evening of Irish music and fun,
followed by a third set of great dance
tunes! Please call John Stacy at 3352966 for reservations before March 10.
April 7: Papa’s Pizza Night
April 8: Jesus Christ Superstar
Concert
May 29: Student Dance (Not
really in Lent but part of “Homegoing
Week”!)
Ongoing: In the Lenten spirit
of sacrifice and almsgiving, please
consider a faith-filled and generous
donation to help end homelessness for
a family.
for Project Starfish or to become an
adult member of the M.V.P. Thanks
so much for your support!
Eco-Squad: We are taking small
steps in raising the awareness of our
students, staff, and general community
to the need for taking care of the gift
How you can help
of our world. Throughout the school,
The M.V.P. could use the assistance the Eco-Squad has set up re-cycle
of parents in many aspects of this containers for plastic bottles and
program. When we know the dates aluminum cans. Every other week or
for the Bake Sales, we could use help so, we need help collecting and quickly
in staffing the tables along with the sorting these items so that they can
students. Most importantly, we need be redeemed and the funds used to
about 6 to 8 parents willing to take support a student in Africa. Please call
down the tables and staging in the to volunteer your assistance. Thanks
Activity Center on Saturday, March so much!
14 starting at 10:00 A.M. Please call
Jerry Ragan (686-2234) to volunteer
Auction update
I
f you missed the Auction, you
missed a great “Cruise on the
USS Marist” to the Bahamas! It
was a fun evening and a tremendous
success. Our co-chairs, Ray & Sue
Paiement, did an excellent job of
filling the Activity Center and gym
with terrific music, decorations, food,
and auction items. The bidders were
generous and helped raise money
with the “Bid Cards Up” to repair the
ailing hot water system for the locker
rooms.
We had many members from the
Foundation Board who sponsored
staff members to be able to
attend the Auction this year. It was
wonderful to have them part of the
Auction. We thank Jay Conroy and
his staff for all of their support. A “HUGE” thank you for all the
donors, bidders and the numerous
wonderful volunteers who worked
so hard to make the Auction run
smoothly. We thank you for your great
support this year, which in turn made
this Auction a great success. You’re the best!
from the Marist Foundation
Board of Directors, Staff, Co-Chairs
Ray and Sue Paiement and their
Committees.
SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE: All
packets are due March 13. Please
bring the completed packets to the
Foundation Office or to the school’s
Main Office. Thank you! Questions
regarding Scholarships, please call
686-0251.
Ellen Brown,
Marist Foundation
Events Coordinator and
Alumni Relations
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Upcoming jazz and
blues concert
O
n March 18 and 19, the
Music Department presents
their annual Winter Concert
featuring Marist’s Wind Ensemble
and the “Reflections” vocals.
On the evening of the 18th, the
“Winds” will perform a program of
1940’s swing music, 1950’s Latin
jazz as well as a beautiful chorale and
Mozart symphony!
“Reflections” vocals will then
take the stage to deliver a couple of
energetic Broadway tunes and an
awesome 20-minute Disney review!
The next night, March 19, our
smoking rock band, “Flaming Pie”
plays songs in tributes to Elton John,
Foreigner, Tom Petty and Fleetwood
Mac!
There will be a couple of other fun
surprises in store, so you gotta’ be
there!
Both concerts will be in the Bob
Devereaux Theatre starting at 7:30 P.M.
and are free of charge!
Jim Reinking,
Fine Arts Department;
Music Director
Grad party
committee update
A
LL funds have been raised
for the ‘09 Grad Party! BIG
thanks to all senior parents
who helped out with the concessions
and we extend highest gratitude to Jill
Nolan and her assistant Cathi Busse
for stocking the concessions and
coordinating volunteers.
Though the details of the Grad
Party must remain a surprise, we
can simply report that a location has
been booked with many fun activities
from which to choose. Sumptuous
snacks will be served to keep the party
energized!
Senior parents, look for a letter
to arrive in your mailbox soon. This
will be the only communication you
will receive regarding the time to
drop off/pick up your graduate, what
the graduate should bring and what
not to bring, a contact number, and
most important, the permission form.
Understand: the graduate cannot be
admitted to the party without this
signed permission form.
We will soon be recruiting
volunteers for party supervision.
Subcommittees are at work on
decorations and a video. Hands-on
help is still needed, gladly accepted
and deeply appreciated! Call Katy
Schrader, Committee Chairperson, at
968-2273 or e-mail at katyschrader@
mac.com to see where you might plug
in.
We invite any interested junior
parents to walk through this event
with us — because it’s your turn next
year and you’ll be glad you gleaned
from us!
Campus
Ministry
March 6
Lenten Friday Mass - Cafeteria
March 13
Lenten Friday Mass - Cafeteria
April 15
Sophomore Parents Choices Meeting
Library
April 20 & 21
Sophomore Choices Day-Away
St. Mary Catholic Church
Retreat News
A s of the la st weekend
i n February, a great year of retreats
has concluded. Thank you to all the
staff, moderators and student teams
who made this possible! Their hard
work and dedication are evident in
the students who experience these
com mu nit y-bu i ld ing , spirit u a l
events.
With the coming of spring, it is
time to begin preparation for retreats
for the 2009-2010 school year.
Rick Martin, Director of Campus
Ministry, will visit all sophomore
and junior theology classes on
March 4 and March 5 to talk about
the Retreat Team and the Christian
Leadership Class. The Marist Retreat
Team is a year-long commitment
by students whose role is to provide
spiritual retreats for sophomore and
junior students. The Retreat Team
attends their own training retreat
in September and then puts on the
retreats for the year.
Any sophomore or junior who has
a desire to do this work, regardless
of skill or experience, is urged to
apply. Simply fill out an application
form and turn in to the Main Office
or the Campus Ministry Office
Campus Ministry
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Campus Ministry
continued from page 16
no later than Tuesday, March 17
(Note: Prior to Spring Break).
L AT E A PPL IC AT IONS A R E
ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTED!
For more information please contact
Rick Martin.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE
SOPHOMORE BOYS’ RETREAT
#2 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED
FOR APRIL 18 AND 19, 2009. IF
YOUR SON HAS NOT TURNED
IN HIS REGISTRATION FORM
AND FEE, PLEASE DO THAT AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Christian Leadership Class
For current sophomores: Christian
Leadership Class I/II (CLC) is designed
to build Christian leadership skills
and enhance personal and spiritual
awareness. Through training and
practice, students are able to develop
leadership, facilitation and helping
skills, and to focus these skills in service
to others both on campus and off. The
CLC is considered part of the Campus
Ministry Team, while satisfying the
requirement for Theology for its two
semesters. CLC-I focuses primarily
on skills development, while CLC-II
focuses primarily on project work.
Christian Leadership Class takes
place over two semesters, the first being
2nd semester of the student’s junior
year, and the second taking place
during the 1st semester of the student’s
senior year. It is not an option to wait
until the spring of your junior year
to apply for Christian Leadership –
if interested; you must apply now as
a sophomore. This will be your only
opportunity.
Students who are accepted into
the class will take New Testament
in the first semester, and Christian
Leadership I in the second. Senior year
will start with Christian Leadership II
followed by Christian Lifestyles.
The application process for
Christian Leadership Class is the
same as that for the Retreat Team.
Information is available as of March
6 and applications are due by Tuesday,
Ma r c h 7 . A B S O LU T E LY N O
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTED. For more information,
ask your student for a copy of the
application information or contact
Rick Martin or Campus Ministry.
You may also want to visit Christian
Leadership Class online via Rick
Martin’s teacher web at Marisths.org.
Sophomore Choices
Day-Away
On April 20 and 21 the Campus
Ministry, Theology and HealthPhysical Education Departments will
conduct the annual “Choices DayAway” for Sophomore students. The
day is a component of the Theology
Department’s sexuality education. It
is designed to help young Christians
think through the many choices and
decisions they must make in order to
develop healthy, loving relationships.
By devoting one full school day, we
are able to help our students genuinely
focus on their values and decisionmaking process regarding their
sexuality.
In order to help parents understand
this program, we are offering an
informational meeting on Wednesday
evening, April 15 at 7:00 P.M. in the
Marist Library. We invite parents to
come and learn more about “Choices
Day-Away.”
for our Christian Service Experience
requirement. All seniors must be
completely done with their service
project by this date or they will lose
their off-campus privilege until it is
complete. Therefore, they need to
have:
• Their 65 hours completed;
• Written their 10 journal entries;
• Composed a three-page
typewritten, double-spaced reflection
paper;
• Finished t wo follow-up
assignments;
• Pa r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e f i n a l
conference through Theology class.
Please encourage your student to
avoid any procrastination on this
deadline. Juniors should have their
second 10-hour requirement met by
April 6. These service hours must be
done in the local community. Juniors
should also have a plan in place for
the remainder of their core service (30
hours). Have your student show you
their plans and encourage them to
begin if they have not done so.
Any questions you may have can be
directed to Julie Ferrari, the Christian
Service Experience Coordinator,
by calling 284-7533 or emailing
[email protected].
Mrs. Ferrari will visit sophomore
classes this month to get students
started with their research and
reflection on service opportunities for
their Christian Service Experience.
Christian Service
Terrie Clemens,
Campus Ministry
Assistant
Parents of our senior students need
to be alerted to the April 15 deadline
The Marist Newsline • March 2009 17
Y el Óscar va a…
Ms. Cullen’s third and fourth year Spanish classes
presented an all Spanish-language 2009 Academy Awards
ceremony in the Bob Devereaux Theater on Feb. 19. Students
dressed as actors, actresses, directors, screen writers
and producers from Hollywood. They read the list
of nominees and then accepted the Oscars with wellrehearsed thank-you speeches — all in Spanish, of course.
After every couple of awards, the audience watched
trailers of the five films nominated for best picture. The week prior to the awards, students drew the
nominees that they would represent, and voted for the
nominee to win in each of the categories: best actor,
best actress, best sound track, etc. No one knew who
the winner would be until the actual ceremony. The students made it a fantastic event,
dressing up and playing their roles with great
enthusiasm. Hollywood would have been impressed.
Photos by
Jessie Copley, '09
and
Luke Koester, '10
18 The Marist Newsline • March 2009
AP and the Cost of College
®
Recent research is available on the cost of college and how a student’s participation in AP® relates to college success.
The following information summarizes key findings and may be helpful to students as they plan their transition to higher education.
Finding
1
Most students take five or six years, and sometimes even
longer, to earn their bachelor’s degrees at public colleges
and universities. Students who take AP courses and
exams are much more likely to graduate in four years.
A 2008 study found that AP students had better four-year
graduation rates than those who did not take AP. For
example, graduation rates for AP English Literature
students were 62 percent higher than graduation rates
for those who took other English courses in high school.1
The Difference in Four-Year College Graduation
Rates for Students Who…
Took the AP English
Literature course
and exam in
high school
Four-year graduation rate is 62% higher
Because more than 3,200 colleges and universities in the
United States offer credit and/or advanced placement for
qualifying AP scores, AP students have the flexibility to
double major or study abroad without putting at risk
graduation in four years.
Finding
2
Finding
Students who take longer to graduate from a public
college or university typically pay between $8,000
and $19,000 for each additional year.
The typical college cost per year for a four-year public
institution is $7,662 for in-state students and $18,529
for out-of-state students.2
$18,529
per year
$20,000
Students attending
private institutions
who take longer
than four years to
graduate might
expect to incur
$26,1972 for each
additional year it
takes to earn a
bachelor’s degree.
$15,000
$10,000
$7,662
per year
$5,000
$0
In-State
Student
Did NOT take an
AP English course and
exam in high school
3
Taking AP increases eligibility for scholarships and
makes candidates more attractive to colleges.
31 percent of colleges and universities consider a
student’s AP experience when making decisions
about which students will receive scholarships.3
85 percent of selective colleges and universities report
that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts
admissions decisions.4
“We often observe a discernible difference between students without any
AP experience, who typically only devote a few hours to homework each
week, and AP students, who have had to develop the time management skills
and the discipline to do the type of time-consuming intellectual work that is
required to be successful in college.”
─ Spencer A. Benson
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
University of Maryland, College Park
Out-of-State
Student
“I took AP throughout high school because it was the most interesting
and well-taught program offered. When I reached college, I realized that
I had accumulated a year’s worth of credits. I graduated from Michigan’s
undergraduate business program a full year early, saving $30,000 and
a year’s time.”
─ Nikki Baker, student, University of Michigan
© 2009 The College Board. College Board, inspiring minds, AP, SAT and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board.
1 Linda Hargrove, Donn Godin, and Barbara Dodd, “College Outcomes Comparisons by AP and Non-AP High School
Experiences.” The College Board, 2008. To isolate the role of AP, researchers compared “matched” groups of students,
meaning the students had similar SAT ® rank and family incomes, but different experiences with English course work
(i.e., they either took the AP course and exam or they took other English courses).
2 Costs include tuition, fees, and books only, and do not include room, board, and other living expenses. Average Estimated
Undergraduate Budgets, 2008-09 (Enrollment-Weighted). The College Board, ”Trends in College Pricing,” 2008.
3 Unpublished institutional research, Crux Research, Inc. March 2007.
4 Unpublished institutional research, Crux Research, Inc. March 2007. For the purpose of this study, selective institutions
were defined as those where less than 70 percent of applicants were admitted, the mean SAT score was 1025 or higher,
and mean ACT score was 22 or higher.
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Go to High School Sports.net for up-to-date sports schedules.
Sunday
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Schedule A
Schedule A
ImPACT testing,
Library & Room 318,
4/4:40/5:20 PM
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Wednesday
3
Schedule A
Prom Committee, Room
100, 7:15 AM
Boys Basketball State
Playoff vs Philomath,
7:00 PM
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Schedule A
Schedule A
Prom Committee, Room Boys Basketball 4A
100, 7:15 AM
State Championships
ImPACT testing,
@ Gill Coliseum, OSU,
Library & Room 318,
8:15 PM
4/4:40/5:20 PM
Junior Parent Night, Bob
Devereaux Theatre,
7:00 PM
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Schedule A
Boys Golf @ Tualatin
Country Club, 10:00 AM
V/JV Baseball @ Stayton,
4:00 PM
V/JV Softball vs Henley,
4:00 PM
Sophomore College
Night, Library, 7:00 PM
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Prom Committee, Room
100, 7:15 AM
Schedule A
Boys Golf @ Trysting
Tree, 1:30 PM
V Baseball vs Churchill,
4:00 PM
V/JV Softball vs Philomath, 4:00 PM
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Prom Commitee, Room
100, 7:15 AM
V Baseball vs Springfield,
4:30 PM
JV Baseball @ Springfield,
4:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse @ South
Eugene
V Softball @ Springfield,
4:30 PM
Track & Field @ Springfield,
4:30 PM
Spring Break
Spring Break
V Baseball @ Malibu,
V Baseball vs NorthCalifornia
glenn, California
V Softball - Desert Oasis, V Softball - Faith
Las Vegas, 3:30 PM
Lutheran, Las Vegas,
5:00 PM
Schedule A
Boys Golf @ Oak Hills
Golf Club, noon
Girls Golf @ Springfield
Country Club, noon
Schedule B
Marist Talent Show,
main gym, 9:25 AM
Girls Basketball State
Playoff vs YamhillCarlton, 7:00 PM
Thursday
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Schedule A
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Dance @ OSAA State
Championships
Boys Golf @ Tokatee,
10:00 AM
V Baseball vs South
Umpqua, 4:00 PM
V/JV Softball vs Sweet
Home, 4:30 PM
Winter Concert, Bob
Devereaux Theatre,
7:30 PM
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Spring Break
V Baseball vs Buena,
California
V Softball - Bishop
Gorman, Las Vegas,
3:30 PM
Schedule C
Friday
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Boys Basketball State
Championships @ Gill
Coliseum, OSU
Girls Basketball State
Championships @
Gill Coliseum, OSU,
1:30 PM
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Schedule G
Lenten Friday Mass,
8:00 AM Cafeteria
Boys Basketball State
Playoff @ Cascade,
7:00 PM
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Girls Dance, Liberty
Dance Competition
Girls Basketball State
Playoff @ Baker, 4:00 PM
Schedule H
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Lenten Friday Mass,
Boys Basketball State
8:00 AM Cafeteria
Championships @ Gill
Irish Echo St. Patrick’s Day
Coliseum, OSU
Party, Robert Furrer
Girls Basketball State
Activity Center, 6:00 PM
Championships @ Gill
Boys Basketball State
Coliseum, OSU
Championships @ Gill
Coliseum, OSU
Girls Basketball State
Championships @ Gill
Coliseum, OSU
Schedule C
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Schedule H
V Baseball vs St.
Devereaux Theatre,
Lenten Friday Mass,
Bonaventure (2), CA
7:30 PM
8:00 AM Cafeteria
Dance @ OSAA State
Dance @ OSAA State
Dance @ OSAA State
Championships, Chiles
Championships
Championships, Chiles
Center, University of
Track & Field @ Cottage
Center, University of
Portland, 5:30 PM
Grove, 4:00 PM
Portland, 5:30 PM
V Baseball @ Wilsonville,
4:30 PM
V/JV Softball vs North
Marion, 4:30 PM
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V Baseball vs Carpinteria, California
V Softball - Silverado,
Las Vegas, 2:30 PM
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