Falcon Family News - November 2022

FALCON FAMILY NEWS

A MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE

DEAR FAMILIES:

This year, the Lasallian Student Life Office (LSLO) is 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, while others are reveling in camaraderie with an eclectic group in Mrs. Fern’s office. You will also find Falcon Force with Mrs. Powers and Freddy the Falcon stirring up school spirit for the upcoming rally or sport event. Students walk into this space and see other peers working enthusiastically to prepare a meaningful liturgy or prayer experience that reaches an array of people with various faith traditions.

In the spirit of inclusive community, the LSLO is not only a space for students, but for adults as well. Teachers will 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 All Saints Day Liturgy at Cunningham Performing Arts Center. On Tuesday, November 1 at 8 a.m., students from God Squad will wear their new campus ministry shirts and lead the liturgy. The next day, a full bus of Juniors will make their way to our new retreat location for the first of four Junior Retreats at San Damiano in Danville. Later in November, Ms. Fern and Mrs. De Leon will take a select group of CB students into East Los Angeles to learn about the work of Homeboys Industry and will receive hands-on experience serving our less fortunate friends.

Then, right before Thanksgiving Break, the LSLO will hosts Kairos 88 at Alliance Redwoods. This retreat center in Occidental is a new location for CB. It offers a prayerful, redwood-filled environment for seniors as they share their faith, enjoy an indoor rock climb, or a zip line through the trees.

We are also looking forward to a new edition to our student activities, a Nine Square game. Once it arrives, it’s going to be trending at all lunches on the main lawn. We can’t wait!

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.

Sincerely,

Manolito S Jaldon Jr. Director of Lasallian Student Life

Virtual Wellness Center

The Wellness Counselors are launching their Virtual Wellness Center. It is a site where students can access information related to self-care, teen brain development, anxiety, stress, community referrals, crisis hotlines, substance abuse, and the weekly wellness newsletters. Another added feature is that you can click on the either Mrs. McDougall or Mrs. Patterson’s name to request an appointment. The Virtual Wellness Center can be found on the Wellness section of the Counseling Department site or by clicking here. Tap on the photo below to head directly to the Virtual Wellness Center.

Counselor Quick Contact Guide

We’re received feedback from our Falcon Families that they would like a quick refresher on who our counselors are and their contact information. Please see below and let us know if you have any questions.

Michelle Timm Grade Level Counselor for the Class of 2026 916-733-3613

John Riley-Portal Grade Level Counselor for the Class of 2025 916-733-3678

Armando Diaz ’94 Grade Level Counselor for the Class of 2024, Counseling Dept. Chair 916-733-3692

Kirk Purdy Grade Level Counselor for the Class of 2023 916-733-3686

Upcoming Counseling Dates

November 3: Deadline to register for SAT (test date is December 3)

November 4: Deadline to register for ACT (testing date is December 10)

November 8: Virtual coffee with College

Counselors from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Join via zoom here

Meeting ID: 870 8928 4699

Passcode: CBHS

Emily McDougall Wellness Counselor

916-733-3688

Juanita Patterson ’81 Wellness Counselor

916-733-3655

Melissa McClellan Director of College Counseling

916-733-3679

April Melarkey College Counselor

916-733-3658

Cynthia Grajeda Administrative Assistant 916-733-3680

November 9: All students are invited and encouraged to join various workshops during our inaugural Wellness Fair. Titled “From Mere Survival to a Thriving Senior: A Feast for the Senses”, this fair includes seminars that cover everything from physical to mental wellness. Students can sign up for a session by clicking here

November 30: College Night for Juniors and their Parents from 6-8 p.m. in the George Cunningham ’40 Performing Arts Center

COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

Advanced Placement

As you may know, Christian Brothers provides one of the most comprehensive programs of Advanced Placement course offerings in the region. We currently offer 18 Advanced Placement courses and have 798 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 2022 exam results.

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

Ismael Alvarez ‘22

Jamie Ancog ‘23

Jeremiah Ballesteros ‘23

Jack Bergfeld ‘23

Brooke Brandenburger ‘22

Patrick Cahill ‘22

Greta Chenu ‘23

Nina Chenu ‘22

Miguel Cornejo ‘22

Anna Deukmejian ‘23

Grace Diaz ‘23

Joshua Elboom ‘22

Bridget Fitzpatrick ‘23

Russell Foster ‘22

Araceli Friedman-Pitti ‘23

Ethan Fung ‘23

Marcos Galvan ‘22

Olivia Geronimo ‘23

Nicolas Gustafson ‘22

Paige Harty ‘22

Brooklyn Horst ‘23

Jacob Inocencio ‘22

Emily Kelso ‘22

Brendan King ‘22

James Kubish ‘22

Kathleen Kuzmich ‘23

Kai Labson ‘22

Connor Lynch ‘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

Vincent McCloskey ‘22

Eliza Mikacich ‘22

Lena Mikacich ‘22

Bella Navarro ‘22

Jonas Nguyen ‘23

Lyka Pedersen ‘23

Kayla Rabey ‘22

Calista Rapolla ‘23

Anuha Reddy ‘22

Natalie Rominger ‘23

Jacqulynne Sample ‘22

Joshua Schneider ‘22

Malia Scullary ‘23

Maya Sharma ‘22

Lindsay Shimizu ‘23

Tyler Simi ‘23

Garret Souza ‘23

Isaac Stone ‘22

Pauline Storey ‘23

Andre Tabunda ‘22

Anna Thomas ‘23

Logan Tiska ‘23

Lucas Walter ‘23

Margaret Wanket ‘22

Myles Warner ‘22

Julia White ‘22

Mitchell Youker ‘22

Ashley Ancog ‘23

Feven Berhane ‘23

Yvette Castellanos ‘22

Ryan Dong ‘22

Karina Elliott ‘22

Ella Fodor ‘23

Annalise Gay ‘23

Nicholas Goldberg ‘23

Jaden Herne ‘22

Kenna LaFitte ‘22

Melody Lednicky ‘22

Emma Liu ‘22

Alyssa Nguyen ‘23

Lilian Patock ‘22

Alicia Romani ‘23

Sydney Schumaker ‘22

Samuel Strachan ‘23

Helen Symkowick-Rose

Nathaniel Symkowick ‘23

Nathaniel Taylor ‘23

Theodore Wilson ‘23

AP SCHOLAR

Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams

Mariana Bahena ‘22

Chad Breslin ‘22

Briann Briggs ‘23

Carson Brown ‘22

Samantha Catanyag ‘22

Erika Chin ‘22

Hillary Chu ‘22

Graciela Diaz ‘23

Eeshwar Doma ‘23

Eli Garcia ‘22

Sophia Garcia ‘23

Trinity Gomes ‘23

Jolie Gomez ‘23

Liam Gough ‘23

Heidi Grijnsztein ‘22

Levente Gurmai ‘24

Gabriella Gutierrez ‘22

Joaquin Hernandez ‘23

Erin Jamison ‘23

Kaitlyn Lai ‘22

Porter Lehmann ‘22

Dylan Maokhamphiou ‘23

Jenna Martinez ‘22

Adam Moreno ‘23

Jasmine Ohki ‘22

Brooke Patterson ‘22

Andrew Perrault ‘22

Grant Prevost ‘22

Aidan Prouty ‘22

Ashley Rodriguez ‘23

Alessandra Salvini ‘23

Nicole Staggs ‘23

Lana Storm ‘23

Jacob Tandy ‘22

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT ON THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS!

CB Wins CAL Championship! Congratulations, Falcons!

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

Amili Aceves ‘25

Linnea Fulton ‘24

Abigail Gonong ‘25

Carolyn Kauss ‘23

Kathleen Melarkey ‘23

Ruth Palko ‘23

Natalia Parfenova ‘25

Mara Plazibat ‘23

Annie Rodriguez ‘23

Logan Tiska ‘23

Alana Yuzon ‘23

FOOTBALL

Lorenzo Bautista ‘24

Antonio Cabrera ‘23

Josiah Campbell ‘25

Yonathan Cervantes ‘24

John Faust ‘23

Liam Gough ‘23

Luis Guzman ‘23

Landon Howard ‘23

Capital Athletic League Scholar Athlete Awards

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. Congratulations to the following Capital Athletic League Scholar-Athletes:

VOLLEYBALL

Drew deGuzman ‘23

Harper Johnson ‘24

Sofia Maglinte ‘24

Lilian Perez ‘24

Madalyn Rowsey ‘23

Sara Trasmonte ‘24

CHEER

Lila Austin ‘25

Kaedyn Brown ‘25

Natalia Finney ‘23

Xareni Garcia ‘23

WOMEN’S GOLF

Magdalena Bowen ‘23

Briann (Brie) Briggs ‘23

Annalise Gay ‘23

Bria McCarty ‘24

Calista Rapolla ‘23

Nicole Staggs ‘23

Hannah Stouder ‘25

Chloe Tam ‘25

MEN’S WATER POLO

Ryan Delucchi ‘25

Gian Jones ‘25

Flynn Ryan ‘25

Isaiah Jordan ‘25

Lucas Krenn-Brown ‘23

William Littlejohn ‘24

Connor Lynch ‘23

Cameron Nero ‘25

Jayden Nero ‘23

Marcus Price ‘23

Antonio Sanchez ‘23

Robert Spore ‘25

YEARBOOK Book Your Senior Portrait

CROSS COUNTRY

Bradley Bertossa ‘23

Nikos Burciaga ‘23

Elise Henderson ‘25

Ella Johl ‘25

Alexanderia Moya ‘23

Samuel Nealon ‘24

Eyvonne Nguyen ‘25

Elise Perkins ‘25

Alexander Potter ‘25

Preston Rabey ‘24

Alicia Romani ‘23

Reign Saldana ‘24

Tyler Simi ‘23

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Ashley Ancog ‘23

Nicole Archer ‘24

Gianna Cavaletto ‘24

Courtney Chin ‘25

Liberty Daily ‘25

Graciela Diaz ‘23

Sophia Ellars ‘25

Sophia Garcia ‘23

Sofia Jordana ‘24

Taylor Pagano ‘24

Gracie Ramondini ‘24

Alessandra Salvini ‘23

Malia Scullary ‘23

Madeleine Steenhausen ‘25

Jolie Utter ‘24

If you have not already booked your senior portrait with Bill Smith Photography, please do so ASAP to be included in the yearbook! The deadline is November 19! You do not have to purchase these photos, but you must be photographed by them to have your photo included in the yearbook. Please click here to make an appointment or call (916) 749-1026 and select Option 1. Please book your appointment as soon as possible!

New Yearbook Vendor

Walsworth is our new vendor for the yearbook. On their website, you can buy tribute space to your senior! Submissions are due no later than November 20. Please read this flyer closely for more details and contact Mrs. Schorn with questions.

LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE

Canned Food Drive

Our Freshman class is hosting a Canned Food Drive for Williams Memorial Church while learning about food justice in the Oak Park Community and in Sacramento. The drive runs through November 4. Drop off canned food in a bin in the main hallway.

Celebrating Latino Heritage

Family Cooking Class | November 3 at 6:30 p.m.: Learn how to cook a traditional Latino dish online from Chef Emma. Click here for the ingredient list and click here to join the zoom. Passcode is chefemma.

Mass of Remembrance

Join us on campus in the Chapel of St. Joseph on November 4 st 2:30 p.m. Let us reflect, remember, and celebrate the special lives of all those who have passed away in the last year. Following the liturgy, we invite attendees to join us for a brief reception in Brother Bertram Hall.

Kairos

ANNUAL AUCTION AND DINNER

Saturday, March 18, 2023

CB’s Annual Auction is the largest fundraising event of the year with all proceeds directly benefiting our students. But this grand event does not happen without the help of our families, alumni, and friends. We need your help!

(Pictured: Kairos 87, Oct. 4-7, 2022)

Register for an upcoming Kairos retreat below:

• Kairos 88 | November 15-18: register and pay here

• Kairos 90 | March 14-17: register and pay here

SPONSORSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING: Contact Kim Villarreal, Director of Parent Relations at via email or at (916) 733-3647 for personal or business sponsorships and to join our Auction Committee.

AUCTION ITEM DONATION DAY: Bring your donations to Drop Off on November 18 from 7:45 to 9 a.m.

GIFT GATHERING PARTY IN GREENHAVEN: Mark your calendars for January 28, 2023! More info coming soon.

AMAZON WISHLIST: Click here for ideas of what to purchase. Pro Tip: Experiences and household items, like barbecues are always a hit!

Website: ParisCBAuction.givesmart.com

Text: ParisCBAuction to 76278

MEDIA, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

CB Open Mic

The season opened with a night full of talent and set to a Charlie Brown Halloween theme in October. Thanks to our many talented performers and the Open Mic club for an entertaining evening!

Alumni Open Mic Night

This inaugural event is Saturday, November 26 at 6 p.m. and celebrates 20 years of Open Mic at CB! It’s only for ages 21 and over. Alumni will be performing. Tickets are only $1. Learn more here!

Seussical

Our Fall musical is coming soon and you won’t want to miss it! Shows are November 11-13 and 18-20, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.. Student and kids tickets are $5, and Adult tickets $10. Tickets are available online only with reserved seating and are selling fast! Click here to get yours today. . Check out the KBFT segment about our set building process here or click the image below.

Christmas Concerts

Hard to believe, but it’s already that time of year! Tickets to our Christmas concerts are now available online only! Reserve your seat here today.

First up is the Instrumental Christmas Concert Thursday, December 1 at 7 p.m. Mr. Maslen and the student musicians always put on a holly jolly performance that will have you whistling your holiday favorites.

The Choral Christmas Concert caps things off with two performances on Saturday, December 3 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The choirs are stacked with vocal talents and bring a mix of merriness and melodic pieces to set the tone for the Christmas season.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Sign up to become a volunteer for events like Seussical, the Annual Auction, Blood Drive and more!

To make it easier to volunteer, we launched a new CB VolunteerHub website over the summer. CLICK HERE to find the various opportunities available.

CLICK HERE to find out more about volunteerism at CB, including information about background checks, or email KVillarreal@cbhs-sacramento.org.

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