Falcon Family News November 2024

FALCON FAMILY NEWS

A MESSAGE

FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE

Dear Families:

This time of year, a special word resonates: hygge It is an old Danish word that evokes comfort, being home, sitting next to a fireplace with your cozy socks and pumpkin spice latte, slowing down the fast-paced life, and connecting to the most essential thing of life: relationships

There are two places where faith-filled students find a home: school and church This year, the LSLO has launched an initiative to invite the parish priests of our surrounding churches to celebrate chapel Mass with students who belong to their faith community. Connecting school and parish is a hygge moment.

November begins with the Solemnity of All Saints. This feast reminds us that we are all saints in the making and belong to a family cheering us on to everlasting life. Celebrating the champions of faith and aspiring to be like them is a hygge moment.

November also calls to mind those who have died. We will remember them in all our chapel Mass this month. Remembering them gives us the profound sense that they are still alive and that in death, "life has changed, not ended "

As we step into November, I encourage your senior student to seize the unique opportunity of the November Kairos This week-long retreat is not just an event, but a transformative experience that bonds students together and helps them reflect on their future and the importance of meaningful relationships The faith-filled experience will be at Alliance Redwoods, amidst the serene beauty of Sonoma County's majestic redwoods

Hygge, a Danish concept of comfort and connection, is not just a word but a feeling that we strive to create within our school community. Let's embrace all the faith-related events and initiatives that CB offers, as they are designed to foster this sense of comfort and meaningful relationships.

Live Jesus in our hearts!

Manolito Jaldon, Jr D Min Director of Lasallian Student Life

COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

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 eighteen Advanced Placement courses and have 899 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 2023 exam results

AP Scholar [granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams]:

Nicolas Baas ’24

Mia Bernet ’25

Ethan Brown ’25

Lucas Calderon ’24

Lucenna Castagnola ’25

Amor Corcoran ’25

Nari Crabtree ’25

Liberty Daily ’25

Isabella Dickinson ’26

Cassie Dugan ’25

Gabriel Enriquez ’25

Amalia Friedman-Pitti ’26

Ehlyssa Gonzales ’24

Yessenia Gonzalez ’24

Devin Greer ’24

Matthew Harris ’25

Sofia Jordana ’24

Valeria Marquez ’24

Alessandra Mauricio ’26

Brody McCarley ’24

Bria McCarty ’24

Faith McHugh ’24

Andrew Nguyen ’24

Peter Okamoto ’24

Christian Palamidessi ’24

Mikiko Palmieri ’25

Adam Parra ’25

Anthony Perdomo-Paz ’24

Preston Rabey ’24

Hannah Stouder ’25

Hannah Tandy ’24

Andrew Thomson ’24

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]:

Lila Austin ’25

Kyra Blacklock ’24

Jacob Carlson ’25

Joseph Curtin ’25

Gabrielle Dong ’25

Kassidy Fabian ’24

Sameh Fananapazir ’25

Sebastian Fernandez y Garcia ’24

Abigail Gonong ’25

Sabrina Gouker ’24

Dana Greer ’24

Jackson Guess ’24

Elise Henderson ’25

Stephan Hewitt ’25

John Koch ’25

Olivia Luong ’24

Neel Manchanda ’24

Andrew O’Neill ’25

Alexander Potter ’25

Christopher Reali ’24

Troy Sanchez ’25

Michelle Schramm ’25

Wendell Sia Jr ’25

Taylor Thrower ’24

James Torinus ’25

Xavier Zona ’25

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]:

Aidan Abansado ’24

Kaili Abay ’24

Jairi Anaya ’24

Nicole Archer ’24

Roman Bailey ’24

Natalie Barberena ’24

Lillian Barrett ’24

Lorenzo Bautista ’24

Lauren Birkle ’24

Giselle Blanco ’24

Ashley Brandenburger ’25

Madeline Brown ’24

Nathan Carrasco ’24

Sophia Chin ’24

Parker ClymerEngelhart ’24

Irene Cretu ’25

Finn Day ’24

Sophia Diaz ’24

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] cont.:

Liam Golden ’24

Jacob Gouker ’24

Aaron Grijnsztein ’25

Levente Gurmai ’24

Tawny Huang ’25

Ella Johl ’25

Harper Johnson ’24

Olivia Kim ’24

Sydney Laird ’24

Vanessa Lee ’24

Alex Liu ’25

Arabella Lobo ’25

Ashely Lobo ’24

Claire Long ’25

Isabella Lutzenberger ’24

Kerrigan Lynch ’24

Sofia Maglinte ’24

Alexander Manuselis ’24

Niamh McKenna ’24

Joshua Muilenburg ’24

Sam Nealon ’24

Melody Nguyen ’24

Nolan Nguyen ’25

Thuy Nguyen ’24

Natalia Parfenova ’25

Isabel Quintero ’24

Gracie Ramondini ’24

Emerson Reel ’24

Oscar Reynolds ’24

Collin Ross ’24

Lori Sarkissian ’24

Chloe Schneider ’24

Shane Schriock ’24

Ava Sharma ’25

Cylan Soltani ’25

Edwin Sperring ’25

Brooke Steele ’24

Sarah Stinson ’24

Adam Sunderman ’24

Caleb Symkowick-Rose ’25

Ginelle Tabotabo ’24

Audrey Tangle ’25

Chloe Tam ’25

Amy Tan-Adia ’24

Sara Trasmonte ’24

Jolie Utter ’24

Marc Thomas Valdez ’25

Sydney Walsh ’24

Elias Wren ’24

Olivia Yee ’24

Matthew Zeigler ’24

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS!

UPCOMING FIRST SEMESTER COUNSELING EVENTS:

SAT Test Dates: December 7th (Deadline to register is November 22nd)

ACT Test Dates: December 14th (Deadline is November 8th) College Application Workshops for Seniors: The college counselors continue to host college application workshops on Thursdays in room 103 before and after school. Specific start times are 8 am and 2:50pm but may change depending on the weekly rotation. No appointment or registration needed; just come in if you want any help on the upcoming college applications

Friday, November 22 – Coffee with the College Counselors for Junior Parents at 9am via Zoom

Thursday, December 5th – Financial Aid Night for Senior families from 6-8 pm in the George Cunningham ’40 Performing Arts Center

Gabrielle Dizon ’24

Madelyn Dong ’24

Ava Durnell ’24

Evalisa Encinas ’24

Jillian Ernce ’25

Ainsley Fong ’24

Linnea Fulton ’24

Ian Fung ’25

Sara Garcia ’25

Mikeila Ghelfi ’24

Thursday, December 12th – College Night for Juniors and their families We will be passing out individual College Handbook to each student This event will be from 6-8 pm in the George Cunningham ’40 Performing Arts Center.

THE ARTS

Upcoming Events

It’s November, and that means it’s time for the fall musical! This year our production is Avenue Q: School Edition, which is a PG-13 Sesame-Streetstyle satire that will have you laughing so hard it hurts Tickets are reserved seating and available online only on the Ticket Hub, so get yours now! Due to content, we recommend this show for audiences age 13 and up.

Soon enough the Christmas season will be here, and the Choral and Band programs are working on music to get you in a festive mood. The Band Program kicks things off with a concert on Wednesday, December 4 at 7p.m., and the Choir concerts are the following Saturday, December 7 at 4 p m and 7 p m Tickets are reserved seating and are available online only on the Ticket Hub.These popular concerts often sell out, so reserve your seats now!

LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE

For all faith-filled events, visit the LSLO page here: https://www.cbhs-sacramento.org/liturgies-and-prayer-services/

For all current retreat opportunities, visit the LSLO page here: https://www.cbhs-sacramento.org/retreats/

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:

CB students celebrated Halloween this year by giving back!

The Social Action Leadership Team helped sponsor a Trunk or Treat event at Oak Ridge Elementary School after school on Halloween Clubs were invited to participate by decorating a car trunk and planning and hosting a game or activity for younger students In total, 10 CB clubs participated and helped make Halloween a special event for local students –spreading smiles, candy, and fun! Check out photos below:

As the holidays near, the LSLO and S.A.L.T. will kick off this season of giving with a school-wide canned food drive to support Williams Memorial Church next door. This canned food drive will directly benefit our Oak Park neighbors and will also be part of this month’s Spirit Service Showdown. The class that donates the most food will be awarded Spirit Service Showdown points for the month of November! See below for drop-off locations for each class!

Freshmen: all cans will be collected in Freshmen religion classes

Sophomores: all cans will be collected in Sophomore class moderator Mr Symkowick's class (Room 206)

Juniors: all cans will be collected in Junior class moderator Mr Reel's class (Room 405)

Seniors: all cans will be collected in Senior class moderator Ms Hanshew's office (LSLO/Room 106)

ATHLETICS

Winter Sports Update

Any student wishing to try out for a winter sport on must have an updated physical on FinalForms and all the FinalForms parent and student forms signed to participate To add your student to a tryout group, use the sport button on your FinalForms account

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD

ELIGIBILITY: Athletes who are members of a Capital Valley Conference 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

The following athletes are being recognized as CB Falcon Scholar Athletes:

Varsity Cheer

Gianna Atkinson ’26

Lila Austin ’25

Olivia Cabrera ’25

Xitlali Carmona ’26

Yaretzi Garcia ’26

Delaney Halstead ’26

Katherine Koch ’26

Eliana Lozano ’26

Hazel Macko ’26

Camila Marin ’26

Jayna Romero ’25

Mia Schmidt ’25

Isabella Veridiano-Saechou ’26

Varsity Cross Country

Nicholas Buckman ’26

Collin Davidson ’27

Gabriella Devlin ’27

Elise Henderson ’25

Jonah Hrabe ’26

Ella Johl ’25

Jackson Levasseur ’26

Natalie Martin ’26

Leonardo Martinez ’26

Eyvonne Nguyen ’25

Elise Perkins ’25

Finn Rigby ’26

Paige Rupert ’26

Varsity Flag Football

Alyssa Abbott ’27

Gabriella Devlin ’27

Marisela Gaeta ’26

Aleyah Harmon ’25

Senyah Haynes ’26

Keira Lee ’27

Olivia Messer ’26

Olivia Novi ’27

Malia Van Den Bogert ’27

Varsity Football

Landon Bantique ’27

Josiah Campbell ’25

Jay Cummings ’26

Giovanni Destefano ’26

Steven Greene ’26

Rhys Hembd ’26

Isaiah Jordan ’25

John Koch ’25

Joshua Lewis ’25

Gunnar Marsh ’27

Jace Ramirez ’26

Kingston Sablan ’27

Robert Spore ’25

Grayson Stockdale ’27

Zachary Symkowick ’26

Diego Taylor ’27

James Torinus ’25

Michael Williams ’26

Varsity Women’s Golf

Isabelle Burke ’26

Ellis Gamble ’26

Addison Jessee ’27

Hannah Stouder ’25

Chloe Tam ’25

Varsity Women’s Tennis

Sophie Allaye-Chan ’26

Diana Angelious ’26

Georgia Apostolidis ’27

Ila Bianchi ’27

Ella Bugatto ’26

Courtney Chin ’25

Liberty Daily ’25

Katelyn Greenberg ’26

Heidi Koenig ’26

Francesca Salvini ’26

Lillian Steenhausen ’27

Carolina Urkofsky ’25

Avery Walter ’27

Varsity Women’s Volleyball

Isabella Alvarez ’26

Sophia Brennan ’26

Sophia Del Castillo ’27

Kemyah Harris ’25

Simone Huarte ’26

Madeline Mendonsa ’25

Faith Rabb-Patterson ’25

Paola Trujillo Rocha ’27

Sydney Wallin ’25

Camryn White ’27

Veronica White ’26

Amelia Wright ’25

Varsity Women’s Water Polo

Amili Aceves ’25

Flannery Carpenter ’26

Kadyn Carrozzo ’25

Abigail Gonong ’25

Lana Lukins ’26

Natalia Parfenova ’25

Anna Potter ’25

Sidney Reyes ’27

Angelina Rivera ’25

Kathryn Rodriguez ’26

Dakota Schiltz ’26

Alexandra Taylor ’26

Varsity Men’s Water Polo

Ryan Delucchi ’25

Nathan Fisher ’26

Jackson Grow ’27

Benjamin Hrabe ’26

Gian Jones ’25

Cavan McEntee ’27

Philipp Morozov ’26

Adam Parra ’25

Alexander Potter ’25

Flynn Ryan ’25

Andrew Yuzon ’26

PHILANTHROPY

SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025

Save the date for an unforgettable evening of 'Elegance in Bloom' with Auction Co-Chairs, Pat Lewis and Gretchen Rado. Whether your plan is to sponsor, donate, attend the event, or volunteer, Christian Brothers students need you to make this evening a success!

Funds raised help support CB’s quality education and tuition assistance program.

Pre-auction Raffle

For $25.00 you are entered into a chance to win two general admission tickets to the 'Elegance in Bloom' Auction & Dinner

This is a $320 00 value For more information contact kvillarreal@cbhs-sacramento org or 916-733-3647 or click here **The ’Pre-auction Raffle’ drawing will be held November 22, 2024 Raffle tickets must be purchased and processed no later than 3 PM on Thursday, November 21st Must be over 21 years of age to participate **

Sponsorship and Volunteering

Contact: Kim Villarreal, Director of Parent Relations at (916) 733-3647 or kvillarreal@cbhs-sacramento org

Auction Item Donation Days

Families can drop off donations during morning student drop-off on Wednesday, December 4th and Thursday, December 5th between 7:30 AM and 8:45 AM. Look for CB Parent Volunteers in front of the main office, and at the side drop off gate (near the cafeteria). Thank you for donating on these days!

Amazon Wishlist

Not sure what to donate? Consider a unique experience, vacation home rental, home goods, sports memorabilia, jewelry, restaurant certificates or fine wine Need ideas? See CB’s Amazon wish list here

Visit: https://BloomCBAuction givesmart com or text BloomCBAuction to 76278