Cathedral Preparatory School

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, August 8: • Boys golf kicked off the fall sports season by winning the Happy Valley Invitational by seven strokes. Connor Laird and Cooper Wierzchowski each tied for third at one-under par. Santino Washburn placed sixth. Joseph Prichard was 13th, while Andrew Costello finished 19th. ⛳ • Girls golf also began their season in State College. They finished third overall in the Happy Valley Invitational. Emily Dudenhoeffer tied for sixth overall. Claire Williams finished 11th, while Cecelia Morgan took 13th. ⛳

Mallory Fischer (MK Fischer) ’21VMA will be performing in concert next Tuesday, August 13, at 8 Great Tuesdays! She will be the opening act for the Turnstiles, a Billy Joel Tribute Band. Be sure to go the Highmark Amphitheater at Liberty Park to catch her concert from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Mallory just graduated from Belmont University with a music degree in songwriting with a minor in music business. Congratulations, Mallory, we are so proud of you and wish you the best in your future music career! #VillaPride 🎶

The school year is fast approaching, and we have some big news to announce! Today, we are so excited to announce the 2024-2025 theatre season schedule! Three more amazing productions will grace the H. David Bowes Auditorium stage. Mark your calendars because these will be can’t miss! #Prep #MVP 🎭

SAVE THE DATE! Join us on Wednesday, November 20, for this year’s Giving Day. Giving Day is an opportunity for us to unite as one and create a lasting impact. Let’s join forces and show that when we can create a positive change that resonates far beyond a single day. Together, we can make Giving Day an unforgettable success. #Prep #GivingDay2024

We welcomed the Class of 2028 with the fourth annual “Party @ The Hag” on Wednesday at the Hagerty Family Events Center. The incoming freshmen enjoyed Papa John’s pizza, activities, and meeting and getting to know their future classmates and teachers! #Prep #Classof2028 🟠🔵⚫

Congratulations to Cathedral Prep Music Director Andrew Alesso. He was selected to review and adjudicate auditions of high school and university choirs that applied to perform at the 2025 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) State Convention! #Prep #MVP 🎶

We would like to wish everyone a safe and wonderful Fourth of July!! #Prep #HappyFourthofJuly🎇🎆

Another successful golf outing in the books! We want to send a very special thank you to all the golfers who made their way out to Whispering Woods Golf Course last Friday for our 33rd annual Rambler Golf Classic. We also want to send a huge thank you to our sponsors and donors for making the tournament a success. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day full of camaraderie, competition, and fun! #Prep #RGC2024 ⛳

Late in the year, National Art Honor Society (NAHS) held a dress down to raise money for the Neighborhood Art House. On Wednesday, NAHS President Adrienne Catrabone ‘25 and Secretary Ava Hensler ’25 met with Neighborhood Art House Executive Director Kelly Stolar. After getting a tour of the facility and learning about the services that the Art House provides, they presented a donation for $1691. Thank you to all the Prep students that participated in the fundraiser and helped make this generous donation possible. #Prep #NAHS #Community 🎨

Cheerleading traveled to Struthers, Ohio to participate in a three-day Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Camp this week! They learned new material and won several awards! #RollRamblers 📣 🏆Team Awards: -Superior 1st Place Camp Routine -Tradition Award -Superior Squad and Squad Credentials -Superior Sideline & Cheer -Team Spirit Night Winners 🏅Individual Awards: -Jump Competition Runners-Up: Casey Campanelli ’25 & Sarah Lathan ’25 -All-American Cheerleaders: Casey Campanelli ’25 & Sarah Lathan ’25 -Spirit Night Winner: Kaye Connor ’28 - Pin it Forward Award: Olivia Spinelli ’26 & Marcellus McClure ’27

Congratulations to Justin Yochim ’25, Gavin Fried ’25, and Christopher Reitz ’25. They recently graduated from Keystone Boys State, a week-long American Legion leadership development program. The week-long summer experience, which was held at Messiah University, focused on civics and leadership development. Prep alumni Matthew Widomski ’16 and Conor O’Brien ’24 also served as counselors for the week. #Prep #AFJROTC

THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Join us NEXT FRIDAY, June 28, for our annual Rambler Golf Classic at Whispering Woods Golf Club. Register today at www.cathedralprep.com/RGC24! #Prep #RamblerGolfClassic ⛳

We are happy to share that the Erie Sports Commission has awarded Cathedral Prep’s Hagerty Family Events Center (HFEC) a Facility Match Funds Grant in the amount of $3,000. The grant money will be used to help fund new floor runners in the Joann Mullen Gymnasium so the entire area of the floor can now be covered. HFEC will now be able to accommodate adequate space to host a premier gymnastics competition, additional Cathedral Prep events, and other various athletic/social events and nonprofit fundraisers. We want to thank Executive Director Mark Jeannette and the whole Erie Sports Commission for selecting us as a recipient of these funds! #Prep

“A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.” - Unknown Happy Father’s Day!! 💙🧡

Today was graduation day for cadets in the Class of 2028 who participated in Cathedral Prep AFJROTC's Zero Week Academy. Zero Week, a cadet-run program, introduces the fundamentals of followership, integrity, and teamwork. After finishing the three-day camp, they now await the start of school this coming August to show off their promotions to Cadet Airman. Congratulations cadets! #Prep #AFJROTC

Last Wednesday, our athletic department offered free physicals for our student-athletes. This was only possible thanks to the generous donation of the time and expertise of volunteer medical professionals, most of whom are Prep and Villa alumni and/or parents of students. We would like to thank the 14 physicians, 10 nurses/athletic trainers who provided over 215 students with a free physical for the 2024-2025 athletic year! #Physicals

Time is running out to register for this summer’s Rambler Camps!! Online registration closes NEXT FRIDAY, June 14!! Visit www.cathedralprep.com/ramblercamps to explore the variety of camps we have to offer and view full course descriptions. AM and PM sessions are available, so reserve your spot today! We are looking forward to a fun summer with you! #Prep #Summer #RamblerCamps

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, June 3: • Baseball dropped their PIAA first round game to Montour, 5-2. Nick Jackson and Luke Costello drove in the Ramblers’ lone runs. They closed out their season with a record of 19-4. ⚾ • Softball fell in the PIAA first round game to Chartiers Valley, 6-1. Paige Simmerman, Madison Simmerman, and Emalie Thomas had hits for the Ramblers. 🥎 • Boys lacrosse had their season come to a close in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. They lost to South Fayette, 15-4. Nate Klan and Jameson Hertel each had a pair of goals. 🥍

The MVP Music Department recently held their last concert of the school year. There were outstanding performances by the Show Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble. Also, students were inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society. Senior, junior, and sophomore music students who had an A-average in their music classes, and a cumulative QPA of 3.0 in all their classes, were inducted. Finally, senior members were recognized for their dedication and leadership to the program. It was a great night of music! #Prep #MVP #Music 🎶🎺🥁

We have a full slate of playoff games today! 🥎 Softball looks to extend their softball season today at 1:00 p.m. at Penn State Behrend. They take on Chartiers Valley in round one of the PIAA playoffs. ⚾ Baseball matches up with Montour for a second straight season at Mercyhurst University in round one of the PIAA baseball playoffs. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. 🥍 Boys lacrosse kicks off the PIAA playoffs at Dollinger Field at 7:30 p.m. They take on South Fayette in their first-round matchup. All tickets can be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. #RollRamblers (Photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos – Rich Wise)