Madame Tewari’s French students are in the Christmas spirit! They took some time to make Christmas cards for Brevillier Village in their classes this week! #Prep #Christmas 🎄
As we prepare for Christmas, please join one of these parishes this evening for “The Light is On for You.” These churches will be open for the sacrament of reconciliation from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Please see graphic below for parishes who have different times. For additional information on how you can celebrate the Advent and upcoming Christmas season, please visit: https://www.eriercd.org/Christmas.html. #Advent 🕯✝
AFJROTC cadets were back in the skies yesterday with the Civil Air Patrol. Curriculum in action is at the heart of AFJROTC! #Prep #AFJROTC ✈
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, December 13:
• Girls swimming & diving defeated Erie High, 115-37. Jaslene Cage captured four events. Kendal Johnston and Ellie Natemeier each won three events. Grace McCormick, Maria Costa and Chloe Callaway were all double winners. Angeline Terrizzi won in diving. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming & diving also picked up a win over Erie High, 102-7. Jack Raimy, Jackman Callaway and Drew Brown were triple winners. Ely Cooney and Leighton Leeds both won twice. Ted Terrizzi took the diving competition. 🏊♂️
• Bowling moved to 2-0 on the season with a 24-4 win over Erie High. Ava Hensler led the way with a 490 series and the high game of 168. 🎳
• LATE TUESDAY SCORES:
o Varsity hockey defeated Peters Township, 4-3, in a shootout. Logan Taylor lit the lamp twice in regulation play. Ashton Duchini also had the other regulation goal. Taylor had the game winner in the shootout. Tanner Ball made 42 saves in net, including three in the shootout. 🏒
o Boys basketball went ¬0-3 on Tuesday. Varsity fell to Erie High, 51-42, in their Region matchup. Nando Mirarchi led the way with 17 points. Michael Thompson finished with 14 points. JVs also dropped their game to the Royals, 58-37. Freshmen basketball lost to North Catholic, 49-44.🏀
Lauren Hardner ’19VMA stopped by campus today to speak to Mrs. Beuchert and Mr. Schreffler’s Health and PE classes. Lauren is currently a Clinical Year Physician Assistant Student at Saint Francis University. She shared her Capstone presentation on diabetes with students. #Prep #Health
Mr. Robinson’s 3D Modeling class has been working on their projects as we gear up for break. This project had students focus on creating an “Isometric Room.” The assignment was inspired by AirBnB commercials, because of their fun and interesting use of 3D design. #Prep #3DModeling
The Cathedral Prep Class of 1971, who affectionately call themselves ROMEOs, gather monthly for breakfast or lunch. They recently enjoyed lunch and fellowship at Oliver’s Rooftop on December 6 and invited Cathedral Prep President Kevin Smith and Assistant Vice President for Development, Constituent Engagement, & Annual Giving Allison Mosier to join in the fun. Kevin and Allison are honorary ROMEOs! This group has remained close since graduating and shared their goal to be the class with the highest participation in giving to their alma mater.
Do you still get together with your classmates? The Prep and Villa family would LOVE to hear from you and share your fun! Tell us how you remain close with your group in the comments, and if you have one, send a photo too! Merry Christmas! #Prep #Alumni
Congratulations to Dajoure Hollingsworth ’24. He has committed to play Division I football next season on scholarship at the University of Massachusetts. Hollingsworth had a huge senior season for the Ramblers, rushing 171 times for 1,576 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also had 9 receptions for 120 yards and a pair of scores. He projects to play a skilled position on offense for the Minutemen. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏈
We had two service projects taking place during lunches today! A project continued from last year, volunteers made PB&J sandwiches to send to Emmaus Soup Kitchen. This project has taken place on weekly basis this school year as well. Also, we had JoAnn Burkhart from Project Linus come in to show our Outreach Club how to make tie blankets. Project Linus supplies blankets to local children who are hospitalized or in shelters. We loved the opportunity to help with this worthwhile cause!! #Prep #Service #Community
As we prepare for Christmas, please join one of these parishes Thursday evening for “The Light is On for You.” These churches will be open for the sacrament of reconciliation from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Please see graphic below for parishes who have different times. For additional information on how you can celebrate the Advent and upcoming Christmas season, please visit: https://www.eriercd.org/Christmas.html. #Advent 🕯✝
AFJROTC cadets competed in their first military drill competition of the year this past weekend at Pine-Richland with schools from Pennsylvania and Ohio. The JV Unarmed Drill Team and Varsity Knock Out saw Prep cadets bring home trophies. Overall, it was a great start of the season! #Prep #AFJROTC
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, December 11:
• Girls basketball picked up a huge sweep over 6A powerhouse Mt. Lebanon. Varsity bounced back and rolled to a 70-50 win over the Blue Devils. The Ramblers got off to a fast start in the game, leading 27-7 after the first quarter behind an aggressive defense causing turnovers and converting the turnovers into easy transition points. Addie Biel led the way with 30 points, while Jayden McBride added 20. Lena Walz had 12 points. McKenna Valone led the Ramblers with seven assists. JVs continued their win streak with a 39-35 win. Mady Brzezinski had 19 points to lead the way, while Jasmine Woodard contributed eight. 🏀
• Boys freshmen basketball fell to Hickory, 50-34. 🏀
Congratulations to Noah Handzel ’24. He was named one of the best boys soccer players in the nation by SBLive Sports. Handzel helped lead the Ramblers to the first outright boys soccer PIAA title in school history and District 10 history. He was also named all-state by the PA Soccer Coached Association. Over the weekend, he competed in the High School All-American Game in Charleston, SC, where he was captain for the East team. Congratulations again, Noah! #Prep #RollRamblers ⚽
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(Photo courtesy of Four Mile Photography by Rich Wise)
Sponsored by Outreach Club, we successfully served two Christmas dinners yesterday! First, volunteers worked the dinner at Community Shelter Services. We were able to serve the families and provide a little Christmas cheer. Take-out dinners were also provided for the residents at The Lodge on Sass. We then went to First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant and were able to serve at their weekly Sunday Suppers. Students entered the experience hoping to be the face of Christ to others, but frequently found they experienced Christ’s joy and peace themselves in those that we served. #Prep #Service #Community 🎄
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Girls swimming took the Prep Invitational title at the Hallman Aquatics Center. Their team total of 562 best second place General McLane’s 358. Maria Costa and Jaslene Cage were quadruple winners. Josie Dufala was a double winner. Ellie Natemeier and Kendal Johnston also scored wins. Natemeier also finished second in the 100 fly and third in the 500 free. Ellie Brugger finished second in the IM and third in the breaststroke. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming also won the Prep Invitational, defeating Canisius by just over 100 points. Drew Brown won the IM and finished second in the 100 breaststroke. Owen Carson won the 500 free and finished second in the 100 fly. Matt Hinman won the 100 breaststroke. Evan Calvert took third in the 500 free and third in the 100 back. Colin Troutman took second in the 50 free and third in the 100 free. 🏊♂️
• Wrestling finished 2-1 at the Trinity Duals this weekend. They began with a 36-26 win over North Allegheny. Andrew Gammon (145), Jaden Crockett (160), Corey Kowalski (215) and Max Spaulding (285) all scored pins. Keagan Oler (133) and Brandon Byrd (172) picked up decisions. They would then fall to Greater Latrobe, 33-28. Gabe Dorman (152) and Byrd (160) scored pins. Oler (139) picked up a major decision, while Gammon and Kowalski had decisions. They closed out the weekend with a 33-25 win over Penn Trafford. Dorman (160), Byrd (172), Kowalski, and Spaulding all had pins. Amir Johnson (133), Oler (139) and Gammon had decisions.
• Girls basketball split their games at the Archbishop Hoban (OH) Hoopfest. Varsity fell to Bolingbrook High School (IL), 63-43. Against the number one ranked team in Illinois, Jayden McBride and Addie Biel led the way with 13 points each. Lena Walz chipped in nine. JVs picked up a 58-20 win over Howland (OH). Grace Orlando and Mady Brzezinski each had 14 points. Brzezinski also had 15 rebounds. 🏀
• Boys basketball finished 2-1 on the weekend. Varsity dropped their season opener to Warren, 70-62. Michael Thompson led the Ramblers with 19 points. Max Wallace and Nando Mirarchi followed with 15 points each. JVs also fell to the Dragons, 48-42. Freshmen boys basketball picked up a 48-25 victory over Canisius (NY) on Saturday. 🏀
After 11 years leading the Villa Maria Academy/Cathedral Prep girls tennis program, Mary Jean Taylor is retiring. During her tenure as head coach, her teams won eight Region championships, eight District 10 championships, and a state title in 2017. Individually, three doubles tandems also went on to win state championships under her guidance.
Thank you, Coach Taylor, for your years of leadership and dedication to our student athletes!
Anyone interested in becoming the head girls tennis coach should contact VP of Athletics Bill Flanagan at bill.flanagan@cathedralprep.com or (814) 453-7737, Ext. 2227. #Prep #Tennis 🎾
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, December 7:
• Girls JV basketball picked up a 38-25 victory over McDowell. Mady Brzezinski scored 13 points to lead the Ramblers. Brooklyn DiRaimo added 8 points. 🏀
• Boys JV basketball fell to McDowell in their season opener, 52-32. 🏀
• Varsity hockey fell to Pine Richland, 5-1. Tucker Kinnear had the lone goal. 🏒
AFJROTC cadets traveled to Saint George School today to discuss attending Prep and the benefits of Air Force JROTC. The Military Marching Drill Team demonstrated several routines and even got the students in the audience involved. #Prep #AFJROTC
Preparations are coming together for our Christmas dinner this Sunday. Thanks to the generosity of our students and families, we collected $500 more than our typical dress down collection amount for the Christmas dinners/gifts. We also had many generous families reach out to buy gifts for the children we’ll be serving at Community Shelter Services on Sunday. We will be helping with two dinners Sunday. First, serving dinner for the residents at Community Shelter Services, and then working the weekly Sunday Supper at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. As we prepare to serve and interact with those who are in need this weekend, we ask for continued prayers for the homeless and those struggling this holiday season in our community! #Prep #Service #Community 🎄
Ms. Kabasinski’s Forensics students were invited to the Forensic Investigation Center at Gannon yesterday. They spent the day with Dr. Theodore Yeshion, Gannon’s forensic scientist and professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics. He gave them a tour of the center and students were able to see many of the things they have talked about in class, including a comparison microscope, polygraph machine, mock crime scenes, electronic fingerprint machine, and tire/footprint casting. They were able to ask Dr. Yeshion questions about his insight as a forensic scientist and DNA expert. #Prep #Forensics
