Kelly Johnston, DVM led an inspiring and dynamic presentation about her workday, recent patient cases, veterinarian school, and gave great advice for MedPath students on what they should be accomplishing in high school. She brought along specimens, vet tools, pictures from surgeries, and of course, adorable shots of many fuzzy companion animals. Dr. Johnston is a large animal and companion animal veterinarian based in Saegertown, PA. #Prep #MedPath
Students in Mr. Markley’s Chemistry classes participated in their Verification of the Law of the Conservation of Mass lab yesterday. Students were tasked with measuring the mass of a reactant and a product. #Prep #Chemistry 🧪
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, January 31:
• Bowling picked up the season sweep over Erie High with their 20-8 victory. Emalie Thomas had the high game of 178, while Ava Hensler had the high series of 458. 🎳
• Girls basketball was swept by Olmstead Falls (OH). Varsity fell to the Bulldogs, 56-46. Lena Walz led the Ramblers with 16 points. Addie Biel finished with 12 points, while Jayden McBride finished with 10. JVs dropped their matchup, 41-36. Jessica Beveridge led the way with 13 points. 🏀
Today, some of our AFJROTC cadets took a trip to visit our little brothers and sisters at Mother Teresa Academy! They presented a flag etiquette and military drill lesson to the first, second, third and fourth graders. It was a great day! #Prep #MTA #AFJROTC
Last week, students in Dr. McLaughlin’s Latin III and IV classes celebrated a Latin Mass (Novus Ordo) in Saint Peter Cathedral’s Crypt with Gannon University Chaplain Fr. Michael Kesicki. Each student contributed by responding or leading Mass parts in Latin. Students also learned about the bishops of Erie who are buried in the Crypt. #Prep #Latin
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 30:
• Varsity hockey fell to Pine-Richland, 5-1. Hyatt Hetz scored the lone goal for the Ramblers. 🏒
• Freshmen boys basketball picked up a big win over Erie High, 42-34. In a balanced scoring effort, Tyion Gillespie led the way with 10 points. Brady Sambuchino, Frank Thomas and Chris Kim all finished with eight. 🏀
Today, we celebrated our favorite holidays on campus! Students and staff were able to dress in their favorite holiday attire. Students made Valentine’s Day cards for those in nursing homes in our community and enjoyed Valentine’s Day cookies. This afternoon, our dancers shared their favorite holiday by showcasing their Christmas dance, which followed by a Just Dance competition between the grade levels with the juniors coming out on top! #Prep #CSW2024 💘🎄🎃🦃🍀🐰🎆
We have several available coaching vacancies! We are in search of a new head coach for our boys & girls volleyball teams. We are also looking for assistant track & field coaches for the shot put/discuss and long jump/triple jump. Anyone interested should contact VP of Athletics Bill Flanagan at bill.flanagan@cathedralprep.com. #RollRamblers 🏐👟
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, January 29:
• Girls basketball swept Fairview. In the varsity matchup, defense was a deciding factor for the Ramblers. They had a 42-7 lead after three quarters over the Tigers and went on to pick up a 53-17 Region victory. Lena Walz led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points. Addie Biel added 13 points. JVs also picked up a win, 40-30. Mady Brzezinski led the way with 13 points. 🏀
Congratulations to Tyler Chermack ’24. He has committed to play soccer next season at Seton Hill University. This past season, Tyler posted 12 shutouts in net, as the Ramblers went 19-3-1 overall. He was even better in the playoffs, helping the team capture a state title. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete ⚽
What better way to kick off Catholic Schools Week than playing some bingo! Students had the opportunity to start the week off in some comfortable clothes for “pajama pants” day and win prizes during their lunches with bingo! #Prep #CSW2024
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Wrestling took first place at the Brooke Classic in West Virginia. Keegan Oler finished first at 126. Aiden Carter (106), Gabe Dorman (144) and Jaden Crockett (165) all placed second. Will English (113), Amir Johnson (120), Andrew Gammon (132), Bo Martucci (157) and Corey Kowalski (190) all took third. 🤼♂️
• Indoor track had a big day at the Ohio Preview Invitational at Spire Institute. Lauren Raimy broke the school record in the 1600m that was set by Claire Brown in 2016. She ran a 5:03:16, which was good for third place overall. Ann-Cathedral Brown ran a 5:14.72, which placed her 12th overall and qualified her for states. Raimy finished third in the 800m with a state qualifying time of 2:19.05. Fina Bannister finished fifth with her time of 2:21.90, while Reagan Johnston finished seventh with her time of 2:21.90. 👟
• Boys basketball finished 1-2 on the weekend. Varsity dropped their Region matchup to Erie High, 86-78. Nando Mirarchi led the way with 25 points. Amaree Pickens finished with 19, while Spencer Kanne added 12. JVs fell to the Royals, 68-37. Freshmen defeated Elk County Catholic, 46-31. 🏀
(Track photo courtesy of Jim Teed)
Members of our girls basketball and girls soccer teams were out in the community yesterday making a difference! They spent their day volunteering at a bowling event held by Special Olympics Pennsylvania and the Elks Lodge Free Throw Competition at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Great job, girls! #Prep #Service #Community
Congratulations to Camryn Chimera ’24. She has committed to play softball next year at John Carroll University. Last season, she hit four homeruns, scored 18 runs, and drove in 20 runs. She projects to play as a first baseman in college. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🥎
Ashley (Lasky) Ramp, PharmD ’06VMA spoke to MedPath students today for their “Lunch & Learn” series. She spoke about her experience in pharmacy school, artificial intelligence in the medical field, and what it was like growing up as the child of an Asian-American immigrant in Erie. Ashley is the Director of Pharmacy at Children's Hospital Colorado. #Prep #Villa #Alumni #MedPath ⚕
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, January 25:
• Girls basketball swept Erie High. Varsity rolled to a 49-22 victory to move to 11-2. Addie Biel led the way with 19 points. Lena Walz finished with 14, while Jayden McBride added 10. JVs picked up a 43-31 win over the Royals. Jessica Beveridge scored a season-high 20 points, while Brooklyn DiRaimo scored 11. 🏀
• Girls swimming & diving defeated Warren, 123-62. Jaslene Cage and Maria Costa each won four events. Josie Dufala was a triple winner. Chloe Borrero and Kendal Johnston each won twice. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming & diving also picked up a victory over the Dragons, 98-7. Jack Raimy and Drew Brown were triple winners. Double winners included Adam Clark, Colin Troutman, Owen Carson, Matt Hinman and Ben Camera. Ted Terrizzi won diving. 🏊♂️
Congratulations to LaMonte Fuller '24. He has committed to a full scholarship to play football next season at Division I FCS Sacred Heart University. Fuller was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the Ramblers, and he projects to play offensive line at the next level. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏈
We want to thank Northwest Bank for their contribution to Cathedral Prep and Mother Teresa Academy through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program! Through the EITC program, funds are directed toward financial aid to support our school families. Photographed from left to right: Mother Teresa Academy VP of Academics & Student Affairs Jason Ladouceur, President Kevin Smith, Northwest Bank SVP, Regional Commercial Market Executive Anita Kuchcinski, Northwest Bank Office Manager & Small Business Lender Angie McCliman, and AVP of Development & Strategic Initiatives Jimmy Smith ’11. #Prep #MTA #EITC
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, January 24:
• Wrestling defeated Hickory in a Region matchup, 42-27. Corey Kowalski (189), Max Spaulding (215), Omar Arrington (285), and Aiden Carter (107) had pins for the Ramblers. Gabe Dorman (152) scored a decision, while Keagan Oler (127) scored a major decision. Bo Martucci (160) won by technical fall. 🤼♂️
• Bowling fell to Mercyhurst Prep, 15.5-12.5. Ava Hensler had the high game with a 180. Emalie Thomas had the high series of 443. 🎳
We were blessed to have members of our school community help with set up at the Our Neighbors’ Place Seasonal Overflow Shelter earlier today. This shelter is an effort that our friends at the Erie United Methodist Alliance (EUMA) assist our community with. #Prep #Service #Community
