CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL • ENTER TO LEARN, LEAVE TO SERVE
FALCON FAMILY NEWS Dear Families: The Lasallian Student Life Office (LSLO) serves as the nerve center for student creativity and all things spiritual and spirited. Located right off the main lawn, a student can walk into the LSLO and find a relaxing vibe. There are students enjoying the IKEA rocking chairs during break or lunch, while others are planning service opportunities with Mrs. Hanshew, processing creative ideas with me for an upcoming retreat or liturgy, assisting Mrs. DeLeon with preparation for the next big event. You will also find Falcon Force or Student Council with Mrs. Powers and Freddy the Falcon stirring up school spirit for the upcoming rally or sport event!
A MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE
It is only three months into the academic year and in this short time, students have carried out rallies, a homecoming dance, two drives to benefit Oak Park, two weeklong VENAVER immersion trips to Yakima and Tucson, freshman and sophomore class retreats, and we have welcomed Brother David and Brother Luis to speak on the culture of vocation. This year, we have also launched a new mini VENAVER where students serve a Saturday at a local non-profit organization. Last month we teamed up with Loaves and Fishes. In the spirit of an inclusive community, the LSLO is not only a space for students, but for adults as well. Teachers continue to drop in, enjoy a cup of coffee, and share in the spirit of what it means to belong to CB. The purpose of the LSLO is to work with students in creating a meaningful high school experience during these important years of their development. All events hosted by the LSLO are for students and by students. We who staff this office have the immense privilege of working with our colleagues to make this happen, one week after another and from one event to the next. In this multi-task department, we strive for excellence in everything we do. Here are just a handful of activities and things we are working on before the end of the year: November begins with rich catholic traditions like the All-Saints Day and All Souls Day liturgies. We will also have our first Junior Retreat at San Damiano in Danville overlooking Mount Diablo. Afterward, we will take fifty student participants on Kairos at Alliance Redwoods. It offers a redwood-filled environment for seniors as they share their faith, enjoy an indoor rock climb, or a zipline through the trees. The freshmen will also lead the schoolwide canned food drive to benefit the ministry of Williams Memorial Church. Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, we will gather for our prayer service on Thursday, November 16, to give thanks to God for all these efforts that make life rich and high school meaningful. This is only a snapshot of what the LSLO is about. Every day we celebrate our students and their ability to offer each other a dynamic and meaningful experience on campus, located in the heart of the Oak Park Community. Live Jesus in our hearts! Sincerely, Manolito Jaldon Jr. Director of Lasallian Student Life
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NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT Autumn is always a very busy time in the Counseling Department! We are in the midst of a very busy college application period and continue to provide personal counseling and academic guidance along with extensive college planning. As you may know, Christian Brothers High School provides one of the most comprehensive programs of Advanced Placement course offerings in the region. We currently offer seventeen Advanced Placement courses and over sixteen Honors courses as well. We are very pleased to announce that the following students earned special recognition from the Advanced Placement program based on 2022 exam results. AP Scholar [granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams]: Nolan T. Nguyen ‘25 Xavier Zona ‘25 Jairi Anaya ‘24 Roman Bailey ’24 Justin Banh ’24 Lauren Birkle ’24 Lucas Calderon ’24 Nathan Carrasco ’24 Sophia Chin ‘24 Finn Day ’24
Ava Durnell ’24 Ginelle Tabotabo ‘24 Caitlynn Drew ’23 Eliza Lopez ’23 Anne Rodriguez ‘23 Linnea Fulton ‘24 Taylor Thrower ’24 Benjamin Fernandez ’23 Madison Martin ‘23 Ashley Rodriguez ’23 Liam Golden ’24 Benjamin Adams-Munoz ‘23 Sophia Garcia ‘23 Madeline McDougall ’23 Udaymaan Sidhu ’23 Jacob Gouker ’24 Feven Berhane ‘23 Jolie Gomez ’23 Michael McKinley ’23 Robin Sunada ‘23 Bria McCarty ‘24 Grace Bettencourt ’23 Jack Gonong ’23 Braydon Medlin ‘23 Grace Valverde ’23 Matteo Musicco ’24 Briann Briggs ’23 Gabriel Goyette ‘23 Alexanderia Moya ’23 Nicholas Gracie Ramondini ’24 Nikos Burciaga ‘23 Charlotte Gregson-Synhorst ’23 Dillon Nguyen ’23 Vasilopoulos ‘23 Christopher Reali ‘24 Claire Carollo ’23 Tayla Harding ’23 Lyka Pedersen ‘23 Brooke Steele ’24 Timothy Cole ’23 Joaquin Hernandez ‘23 Mara Plazibat ’23 Adam Sunderman ’24 Joshua De Silva ‘23 Erin Jamison ’23 Yoltzin Ponce ’23
AP Scholar With Honor [granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams]: Kaili Abay ’24 Mikeila Ghelfi ’24 Alexander Manuselis ’24 Amy Tan-Andia ’24 Liam Gough ’23 Theodore Wilson ‘23 Nicole Archer ’24 Sydney Laird ’24 Niamh McKenna ’24 Sara Trasmonte ’24 Anastasia Konovaloff ’23 Dylan MaokhamphiouLorenzo Bautista ‘24 Ashley Lobo ‘24 Joshua Muilenburg ‘24 Sydney Walsh ‘24 Alyssa Nguyen ‘23 Douangpanya ‘23 Madeline Brown ’24 Olivia Luong ’24 Melody Nguyen ’24 Elias Wren ’24 Emma Piccione ’23 Evalisa Encinas ’24 Kerrigan Lynch ’24 Collin Ross ’24 Olivia Yee ’24 Samuel Strachan ’23 Ainsley Fong ‘24 Sofia Maglinte ‘24 Sarah Stinson ‘24 Luis Campos Jr. ‘23
AP Scholar with Distinction [granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these]: Natalie Barberena ’24 Lilian Barrett ’24 Giselle Blanco ‘24 Parker Clymer-Engelhart ’24 Sophia Diaz ’24 Gabrielle Dizon ‘24 Madelyn Dong ’24 Levente Gurmai ’24 Olivia Kim ‘24 Vanessa Lee ’24 Isabella Lutzenberger ’24 Sam Nealon ‘24
Thuy Nguyen ’24 Eeshwar Doma ’23 Isabel Quintero ’24 Bridget Fitzpatrick ’23 Shane Schriock ‘24 Ella Fodor ‘23 Jolie Utter ’24 Araceli Friedman-Pitti ’23 Matthew Zeigler ’24 Ethan Fung ’23 Ashley Ancog ‘23 Annalise Gay ‘23 Jeremiah Ballesteros ’23 Olivia Geronimo ’23 Jack Bergfeld ’23 Nicholas Goldberg ’23 Greta Chenu ‘23 Trinity Gomes ‘23 Anna Deukmejian ’23 Brooklyn Horst ’23 Grace Diaz ’23 Abigail Hurst ’23 Graciela Diaz ‘23 Kathleen Kuzmich ‘23
Connor Lynch ’23 Cara McIntyre ’23 Amanda Moreno ‘23 Jonas Nguyen ’23 Joseph Powers ’23 Calista Rapolia ‘23 Alicia Romani ’23 Natalie Rominger ’23 Alessandra Salvini ‘23 Malia Scullary ’23 Lindsay Shimizu ’23 Tyler Simi ‘23
Garret Souza ’23 Nicole Staggs ’23 Pauline Storey ‘23 Lana Storm’ 23 Nathaniel Symkowick ‘23 Helen Symkowick-Rose ‘23 Nathaniel Taylor ’23 Anna Thomas ’23 Logan Tiska ‘23 Lucas Walter ‘23
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS! Upcoming Events: SAT Test Dates: December 2nd (Deadline to register is November 3rd) ACT Test Dates: December 9th (Deadline to register is November 3rd) College Application Workshops for Seniors: The college counselors continue to host college application workshops on Wednesdays in room 103 before and after school. Specific times may change depending on the weekly rotation. No appointment or registration needed; just come in if you want any help on the upcoming college applications. Thursday, November 9 – Coffee with the College Counselors for Junior Parents from 8:30-9:30am in Bertram Hall in the Brothers Living Room. Falcon Family News | November 2023
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ATHLETICS Winter Sports Update Any student wishing to try out for a winter sport must have an updated physical on FinalForms and all the FinalForms parent and student forms signed to participate. To add your student to a tryout group, use the sport button on your FinalForms account. Capital Athletic League SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD ELIGIBILITY: Athletes who are members of a Capital Athletic League recognized Varsity Team are eligible for the award. Freshmen are not eligible as the athlete must have at least one year of grades, beginning with the 9th grade. Athletes must finish the season in good standing. Athletes must have a cumulative 3.50 GPA (or above) weighted grade point average as well as a current 3.5 (or above) weighted GPA. The cumulative GPA is based on cumulative grades of Semesters from 9th grade onward. Athletes are awarded a Scholar-Athlete patch for each sport season for which they qualify. The following athletes are being recognized as Capital Athletic League Scholar Athletes: Women’s Varsity Volleyball Elia Constancio ‘24 Simone Huarte ‘26 Harper Johnson ‘24 Sofia Maglinte ‘24 Madeline Mendonsa ‘25 Jadin Norman ‘24 Lilian Perez ‘24 Sarah Trasmonte ‘24 Sydney Wallin ‘25 Veronica White ‘26 Casey Wiest ‘24 Amelia Wright ‘25 Varsity Football Lorenzo Bautista ‘24 Yonathan Cervantes ‘24 Jay Cummings ‘26 Joseph Curtin ‘25 Isaiah Jordan ‘25 John Koch ‘25 William Littlejohn ‘24 Robert Spore ‘25 Varsity Cross Country Lucas Carrillo ’24 Elise Henderson ‘25 Jonah Hrabe ‘26 Ella Johl ‘25 Jackson Levasseur ‘26 Arabella Lobo ‘25 Natalie Martin ‘26 Samuel Nealon ‘24 Eyvonne Nguyen ‘25 Elise Perkins ‘25 Paige Rupert ‘26 Falcon Family News | November 2023
Women’s Golf Isabella Burke ‘26 Vivian Johnson ‘24 Hannah Stouder ‘25 Chloe Tam ‘25 Women’s Tennis Sophie Allaye-Chan ‘26 Nicole Archer ‘24 Ella Bugatto ‘26 Courtney Chin ‘25 Liberty Daily ‘25 Claire Feely ‘26 Katelyn Greenberg ‘26 Sophia Jordana ‘24 Heidi Koenig ‘26 Natalya Negroni ‘24 Taylor Pagano ‘24 Gracie Ramondini ‘24 Francesca Salvini ‘26 Madeleine Steenhausen ‘25 Jolie Utter ‘24 Women’s Varsity Water Polo Kadyn Carrozzo ‘25 Linnea Fulton ‘24 Abigail Gonong ‘25 Lana Lukins ‘26 Tessa Milton ‘24 Natalia Parfenova ‘25 Anna Potter ‘25 Kathryn Rodriguez ‘26
Men’s Varsity Water Polo Nathan Fisher ‘26 Gian Jones ‘25 Flynn Ryan ‘25 Varsity Flag Football Rosemary Emseih ‘24 Marisela Gaeta ‘26 Dana Greer ‘24 Devin Greer ‘24 Aleyah Harmon ‘25 Ariana Milner ‘24 Keilana Nonan ‘24 Sydnie Watkins ‘24 Falcon Academic Award Varsity eSports Sean McKinley ‘26 Varsity Cheer Lila Austin ‘25 Alexa Duarte ‘24 Katherine Koch ‘26 Kathryn Littlejohn ‘26 Camila Marin ‘26 Bria McCarthy ‘24 Desiree Ntale ‘26 Sofia O’Connell ‘24 Mia Schmidt ‘25
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THE ARTS The season of arts performances has arrived! Tickets are on sale for our fall musical, “No, No Nanette”! Shows run Nov. 10-12 and 17-19, Fridays and Saturdays @ 7p.m. and Sundays @ 2 p.m. This, comedic, tap-dancing romp through the Roaring 20s is sure to put a smile on your face. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 General Admission, and are on sale online only via the Ticket Hub (www.cbhs-sacramento.org/ticket-hub/) Book now to reserve the best seats in the house! The performance on November 11 will be interpreted for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Instrumental Christmas Concert is coming up right after Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 30 @ 7 p.m. Come see what Mr. Hammond and our student musicians have been working on this semester! Tickets are $5 and are available online only on the Ticket Hub (www.cbhs-sacramento.org/ticket-hub/ ) And a mere two days later, the choirs give us a Christmas music double-header with the Choral Christmas Concert performing Saturday, December 1 @ 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. This concert usually sells out so don’t wait to get your tickets! Tickets are $5 and available online only from the Ticket Hub (www.cbhs-sacramento.org/ticket-hub/)
PHILANTHROPY SAVE THE DATE - March 16, 2024! Join us for an unforgettable night in the heart of the Big Apple as we host New York, New York', CB’s annual auction in support of education and tuition assistance. Get ready for an evening of glitz, glamour and giving back. You can reserve seats now through a sponsorship or purchase tickets beginning January 3, 2024. SPONSORSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING Contact Kim Villarreal, Director of Parent Relations at (916) 733-3647 or kvillarreal@cbhs-sacramento.org. AUCTION ITEM DONATION DAY Families have an opportunity to make item donations on Friday, November 17 during morning drop off. You can stop by the tables at the front or side of the school to meet the auction committee or have your student drop off an item instead. We are grateful for all donations! For more info contact kvillarreal@cbhs-sacramento.org. AMAZON WISHLIST Not sure what to donate? Experiences, fine wine, and home goods are always popular items. See CB’s Amazon Wishlist HERE. Website: https://NYCityCBAuction.givesmart.com Text: NYCityCBAuction to 76278
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