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FALCON FAMILY NEWS A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE “Pay attention my young friends, to go against the current; this is good for the heart.” – Pope Francis, Confirmation Mass at St. Peter’s Square, April 28, 2013 DEAR FAMILIES: During our Homecoming Prayer Service in October, we reflected on the theme of seasons changing. This theme is very fitting as we continue to navigate the transformations that have occurred within our lives. As we reflect on these changes, what allows us to keep looking forward is the gratitude in knowing that although sometimes changes can be hard, they work for the good of the people and the community. The experience of “Koinonia” that is so important is constant here at CB. The Greek term, “Koinonia,” is found throughout the Bible and is used in Christian Theology. It is defined as an experience of fellowship and joint participation where everyone contributes and collaborates. As “koinonia,” we are the body of believers that share in the life of the Christian world as disciples among one another and our Lord. We are a community, we are CB. As Director of the Lasallian Student Life Office (LSLO), it is a boundless joy to experience the collaboration of students, faculty and staff members who have worked so hard to ensure that this year is as normal as possible. Since returning to school, we have had to modify many of our co-curricular activities and events so that we can provide safe, fun, and meaningful experiences for our students. In a homily by Pope Francis in April 2013, he encourages young people to “swim against the tide.” How we have risen to the occasion!
Drive last month where we collected donations for animals in shelters affected by the CA wildfires. SALT also meets weekly to help provide services and bring fulfillment to the Oak Park community. These events are a few of the many reasons why CB is the place to be, and it has been an honor to lead its charge. I am amazed every day at the drive and commitment each person in our CB community has given to the school and the Koinonia that is experienced daily here at CB. Each day, it is a joy to see students embracing our school motto, realizing what it means to “enter to learn, leave to serve.” In the Lasallian Student Life Office, we are grateful to provide a space for students to serve their CB community. Live Jesus in our Hearts Forever!
Jerome Baybayan Director of Lasallian Student Life
Guided by our LSLO staff, which consists of four new employees: Cecilia Powers (Assistant Dean of Student Life), Kim Pacatte (Lasallian Student Life Coordinator), and our newest addition, Manolito Jaldon Jr. (Assistant Director of Lasallian Student Life), we have been successful in reinvigorating the school with activities around Student Life, Christian Service, and Campus Ministry. Since this school year has begun, we have hosted a Freshmen AND Sophomore Lock-In, and great outdoor dances, most recently Homecoming attended by 1,290 students from CB and other local high schools. We have held multiple school masses outdoors where the entire student body has been able to attend in person. After an almost two-year long hiatus, we reinstated our Kairos retreat program. 46 students attended Kairos 82 at Zephyr Point in Lake Tahoe. In addition, our Social Action Leadership Team (SALT) continues to serve the community this year, hosting a very successful Falcon Family Drop-off
INSIDE THIS ISSUE • Counseling • Lasallian Student Life Office • Athletics
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• Media, Visual and Performing Arts • Auction 2022
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COUNSELING 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 provides one of the most comprehensive programs of Advanced Placement course offerings in the region. We currently offer 15 Advanced Placement courses and have 632 AP exams scheduled to be taken by our students in May. We are very pleased to announce that the following students earned special recognition from the Advanced Placement program based on 2021 exam results.
AP Scholar (granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams): • Victoria Abansado ‘21 • Elizabeth Ajiduah ‘21 • Ismael Alvarez-Bermudez ‘22 • Bella Barbosa ‘21 • Brandon Beck ‘21 • John Bonini ‘21 • Chad Breslin ‘22 • Taylor Byrne ‘21 • Evan Carrasco ‘21 • Samantha Catanyag ‘22 • Olivia Chandra ‘21 • Annie Charleboix ‘21 • Arjun Chauhan ‘21 • Ria Chhabra ‘21 • Asa Dolbow Vann ‘21 • Ryan Dong ‘22 • Natalie Dudensing ‘21 • Marcos Galvan ‘22 • Carmen Greiner ‘21 • Heidi Grijnsztein ‘22 • Nicholas Hanna ‘21
• Jaden Herne ‘22 • Robert Horst ‘21 • Wesley Howell ‘21 • Oliver Jezildzic ‘21 • Brendan King ‘22 • Caoimhe McKenna ‘21 • Caroline Milar ‘21 • Bella Navarro ‘22 • Jasmine Ohki ‘22 • Lilian Patock ‘22 • Brooke Patterson ‘22 • Daniel Phelps ‘21 • Aidan Prouty ‘22 • Sydney Schumaker ‘22 • Malia Scullary ‘23 • Andre Tabunda ‘22 • Ai-Linh Tran ‘21 • Taylor van Loben Sels ‘21 • Emily Wildermuth ‘21 • Garrett Wong ‘21 • Kimberly Zirbel ‘21
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): • Mariana Bahena ‘22 • Jacqulynne Sample ‘22 • Owen Barabe ‘21 • Maya Sharma ‘22 • Zhixian Chen ‘21 • Paige Sparks ‘21 • Natalie Chrisman ‘21 • Elizabeth Stevens ‘22 • Joshua Elboom ‘22 • Isaac Stone ‘22 • Emma Emigh ‘21 • Anthony Tan-Andia ‘21 • Russell Foster ‘22 • Colette Thiebaud ‘21 • Mariana Garcia ‘21 • Will Tuschinski ‘21 • Kai Labson ‘22 • Margaret Wanket ‘22 • Kenna LaFitte ‘22 • Myles Warner ‘22 • Tavia Richardson ‘21
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 exams): • Jack Agnell ‘21 • Lilianne Banh ‘21 • Aldrei Barroga ‘21 • Brooke Brandenburger ‘22 • Patrick Cahill ‘22 • Yvelle Castellanos ‘22 • Nina Chenu ‘22 • Harrison Chu ‘21 • Hillary Chu ‘22 • Dylan Cooper ‘21 • Miguel Cornejo ‘22 • Benjamin Delfino ‘21 • Zachary Dong ‘21 • Theodore Duong ‘21 • Karina Elliott ‘22 • Sarah Freeman ‘21 • Peter Genus ‘21 • Ella Geronimo ‘21 • Desmond Greer ‘21 • Anaka Groen ‘21 • Nicholas Gustafson ‘22 • Paige Harty ‘22 • Chet Hewitt ‘21 • Christopher Hoang ‘21 • David Hock ‘21 • Allyson Ing ‘21
• Jacob Inocencio ‘22 • Julia Kelley ‘21 • Emily Kelso ‘22 • Clayton Ketcher ‘21 • James Kubish ‘22 • Melody Lednicky Lehman ‘22 • Raphael Lobo ‘21 • Gerardo Martinez ‘21 • Vincent McCloskey ‘22 • Eliza Mikacich ‘22 • Lena Mikacich ‘22 • Maria Murinova ‘21 • Tien Nguyen ‘21 • Kayla Rabey ‘22 • Anuha Reedy ‘22 • Kyla Reimer ‘21 • William Rockas ‘21 • Evan San Julian ‘21 • Joshua Schneider ‘22 • Shannon Shaw ‘21 • Raquel Silva ‘21 • Nathan Smith ‘21 • Kamron Soltani ‘21 • Mathew Thomas ‘21 • Julia White ‘22 • Mitchell Youker ‘22
Congratulations to these current and former students!
Upcoming Events • SAT Test Dates: November 6 and December 4 (Deadline to register is November 5) • ACT Test Dates: December 11 (Deadline is November 5) • College Application Workshops for Seniors: Tuesdays in November at 8:45 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in Room 401 (please note the location change)
Happy November!
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LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE OFFICE As the sky begins to grey and much needed rain descends upon Sacramento, we want to cozy up next to a fireplace with a captivating book or binge watch our favorite show in comfy PJs...but the LSLO never rests! A busy November follows a whirlwind October. The event-filled month ended with our eagerly awaited Homecoming Dance relocated to Koppes Plaza due to unpredictable weather. A little cold and rain couldn’t stop our Falcons and their guests from dancing the night away to DJ Justified’s beats. It was a true celebration of CB and our entire community’s return home.
Upcoming Events November begins with our All Saints’ Day Mass, a November 1 feast day to remember saints and martyrs who have ascended into heaven. This mass and All Souls’ Day on November 2 commence a month of honoring loved ones who have passed. Throughout this sacred time, our community is invited to visit St. Joseph’s Chapel to pen the names of those they wish to pay tribute to and lay photos of departed loved ones at the altar. Please note that photos won’t be returned, so be sure to bring a copy of a beloved photo. Anyone who would like to bring a photo or have the name printed in our binder ahead of time, please visit the LSLO in Room 106. With November also comes Thanksgiving, and our community believes that everyone deserves to share a hearty meal with their family and friends on this special holiday. For this reason, the Social Action Leadership Team (SALT) will host another Falcon Family Drop Off Drive – this time for canned food donations. Four tents, one for each grade level, will line the front of CB on Saturday, November 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. For each can donated, the student’s class will receive a spirit point. The class with the most spirit points will receive modified dress! Thank you in advance for helping put food on families’ tables during the holidays. Kairos 83 departs for Zephyr Point, Lake Tahoe on November 16. During this highly anticipated final retreat of their CB tenure, 30 seniors will deepen their connections with God, others, and themselves. With the support of student and faculty leaders, the retreatants will enter into a time of serious reflection, reigniting their spirituality and love for their CB community. After the overwhelmingly positive response from our Kairos 82 group, K83 is beyond thrilled to follow in their footsteps and partake in this transformative process.
Twinning The LSLO would like to introduce our community to our twin school, Saint John Baptiste de La Salle Catholic School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The De La Salle Christian Brothers began the Twinning program in 1995 to financially assist economically poor districts with the goal of helping these districts achieve financial self-sufficiency in the long term. The Christian Brothers founded St. John Baptist de La Salle Catholic School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2010 to serve the educational needs of children living in the Mother Teresa Orphanage and the children in the Asko district and Burau Keta, Oromiya. While the school is open to the public for a moderate fee, the children from the orphanage do not have to pay. St. John Baptist de La Salle Catholic School currently serves more than 1,649 students, including 789 boys and 860 girls, ages five through 18 in kindergarten through secondary school. Additionally, 250 adults attend the evening school. The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and finishes at 3:30 p.m. Tutoring classes are held from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening classes for adults take place from 5:45 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. More than 65 teachers, including part-time teachers, serve the students. The school receives more than 800 applications each year, but can only admit approximately 300 new students. With our partnership and support, the Brothers can continue to transform lives in the Lwanga District in Africa. Consider a donation to the school by clicking this link!
STAY CONNECTED! For more information on updates and events happening at CB, check out the daily bulletin, weekly update and the online school calendar.
LSLO’s final event for the month is the Thanksgiving Prayer Service on November 23. Our Falcon community will gather in gratitude for our many blessings. While the past two years have presented numerous challenges, we have much to be thankful for. The LSLO team sends our warmest gratitude to our CB family. It is with your bountiful support that our office has produced meaningful events for our students this year. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | WWW.CBHS-SACRAMENTO.ORG
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ATHLETICS Capital Athletic League (CAL) Scholar-Athlete Award
Winter Sports Update
Athletes who are members of a CAL recognized varsity team are eligible for this award. Freshmen aren’t eligible as the athlete must have at least one year of grades. Athletes must finish the season in good standing and have both a cumulative 3.50 or above weighted GPA and a current 3.50 or above weighted GPA. The cumulative GPA is based on cumulative semester grades from 9th grade on. Athletes are awarded a scholar-athlete patch for each sport season for which they qualify. Congratulations to our CAL Scholar Athletes:
Any student wishing to try out for a winter sport on Monday, November 1 must have an updated physical on FinalForms and all the FinalForms parent and student forms signed to participate, including the COVID-19 Form. To add your student to a tryout group, use the sport button on your FinalForms account.
Women’s Varsity Volleyball
• Alexis Adebodun ‘22 • Brooke Bonetti ‘22 • Nina Chenu ‘22 • Hillary Chu ‘22 • Drew deGuzman ‘23 • Gillian Hurley ‘22 • Kenna LaFitte’22 • Lilian Patock ‘22 • Lilian Perez ‘24 • Madalyn Rowsey ‘23 • Danielle Thiebaud ‘23 • Julia White ‘22 • Alana Yuzon ‘23 Football • Lorenzo Bautista ‘24 • Antonio Cabrera ‘23 • Darius (DJ) Crowther ‘22 • Jake Elorduy ‘22 • Eli Garcia ‘22 • Luis Guzman ‘23 • Landon Howard ‘23 • William Kobane ‘23 • Lucas Krenn-Brown ‘23 • Connor Lynch ‘23 • John Marengo ‘22 • Jayden Nero ‘23 Cheer • Olivia Cepeda ‘22 • Raquel Cortes-Torres ‘22 • Shirley Garcia ‘22 • Kaylin Holliman ‘22 • Taylor Paton ‘22 • Brooke Patterson ‘22 • Sofia Zanzi ‘22 Men’s Water Polo • Patrick Cahill ‘22 • Andrew Perrault ‘22 Cross Country • Samuel Bateman ’22 • Nikos Burciaga ‘23 • Ryan Dong ‘22
• Paige Harty ‘22 • Alexanderia Moya ‘23 • Samuel Nealon ‘24 • Tyler Simi ‘23 • Natalie Stone ‘22 • Shannon Wong ‘23 Women’s Golf • Magdalena Bowen ‘23 • Briann (Brie) Briggs ‘23 • Annalise Gay ‘23 • Vivian Johnson ‘24 • Bria McCarty ‘24 • Calista Rapolla ‘23 • Natasha Reese ‘25 • Maya Snyder ‘22 • Nicole Staggs ‘23 Women’s Water Polo • Brooke Brandenburger ‘22 • Karina Elliott ‘22 • Madison Flewellyn ‘22 • Abigail Fox ‘22 • Carolyn Kauss ‘23 • Melody Lednicky Lehman ‘22 • Eliza Mikacich ‘22 • Abigail O’Malley ‘22 • Mara Plazibat ‘23 • Logan Tiska ‘23 • Jenna Yates ‘23 Women’s Tennis • Ashley Ancog ‘23 • Jamie Ancog ‘23 • Nicole Archer ‘24 • Margrete Beisert ‘24 • Grace Bettencourt ‘23 • Graciela Diaz ‘23 • Tessa Easterling ‘22 • Sophia Garcia ‘23 • Lena Mikacich ‘22 • Alessandra Salvini ‘23 • Malia Scullary ‘23 • Jolie Utter ‘24
MEDIA, VISUAL, AND PERFORMING ARTS Live arts events are back at CB! After a pandemic year in which all of our arts events had to go digital, live events are finally back. We’d love to see you at a show! When planning to attend an arts event, please know that the following is in effect to keep our audience, students, staff and volunteers as safe as possible: • All audience members are required to wear masks indoors at all times • Ticket sales, except for Open Mic, are online only at the CB Ticket Hub. • Seating may be limited to allow for audience distancing. Don’t wait to get your tickets! In October, Open Mic held their first show of the year with great performances from a talented group of students. Don’t miss their Christmas Open Mic Night on Friday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the George Cunningham ’40 Performing Arts Center. Auditions for the Christmas Open Mic Night will be Tuesday, November 30 and Wednesday, December 1 right after school in the Theatre. Plan your act now! Message Mrs. Schorn if you have any questions. Call Me Madam runs Nov. 12-14 and 19-21, with shows Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. You won’t want to miss this comedic Irving Berlin romp full of song, dance, and a love story to boot. Tickets are available online at this link. General admission is $10, student tickets are $5. No tickets will be sold at the door, so hop online and get them now! The Instrumental Christmas Concert is on Thursday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Maslen and our CB musicians will be playing holiday favorites as well as new tunes sure to get you in the Christmas spirit! General admission is $5 and students are free! (Visit the CB Ticket Hub to reserve your free ticket.) The Choral Christmas Concerts pack a one-two Christmas punch with two shows at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 4. Come on out and enjoy the songs of the season with CB’s singers. General Admission is $5 and students are free! (Visit the CB Ticket Hub to reserve your free ticket.)
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Save the Date for Auction 2022! We’re Off to the Races for Auction 2022 and event planning is up and running! The Auction Committee is looking for volunteers to saddle up and help with planning, outreach, event support, and more. Please visit the Support CB section of our website for more information regarding: • Volunteer Opportunities • Sponsorship Opportunities • Donation Information and more Together, we can make this our most successful event, hands down!
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