Delasalle Day has been my favorite day of the school year since I enjoyed my first one as a student in 1977. What impressed me then and still does is that it is a clear expression of our community. Everyone could enjoy the day as they pleased: competing in sports, lounging under a tree or grilling up a storm. Groups competed fiercely but came together as a school to simply enjoy one another. Faculty and students laughed together in the mellowness of the day. It is truly a blessed memory.

This Thursday the people of God celebrate the ascension of the risen Christ to heaven. The disciples were instructed to be witnesses. Scripture records that they were moved to proclaim and act in Jesus’ name. As we begin to wrap up the year, we might reflect on what our students have witnessed. Have they had an experience of being accepted and welcomed? Have they had seen the joy of being Christian in us? Has our school culture reinforced good choices? Are they better men of faith for belonging to our community?

Let us lift our students in prayers as they prepare to leave as graduates or simply for the summer. Let us pray that what they have witnessed here provides them with strength and inspiration for their time away. May we teachers take the precious time we have left to speak about what is real, true, right and important.

PRAYERS REQUESTED:

For the needs of our new bishop;
For those in need of healing; especially for the father of Jim Loweree ’75; Alan Romero ’16; Mrs. Beniquez; Mrs. Lucero and Dan Haggerty ‘67;
Those seeking gainful employment;
For seniors during their final exams;
For those alumni who will soon be fathers and for the health of their family;
For our students receiving the sacrament of Confirmation;
For the track team as it travels to the state finals;
For God’s blessings on our development efforts;
In thanksgiving for Cathedral’s alumni, family, and friends.

KUDOS and CONGRATULATIONS:

Thank you to Campus Ministry and the senior class for the Founder’s Day Mass at which the Brothers Community renewed their vows and the senior class received a final blessing from the student body.

Congratulations to the Student Council, Mrs. Lujan, and Mr. Woznicki for organizing another awesome Delasalle Day. Students and staff had a great time golfing, swimming, canoeing, playing soccer, football, Frisbee, and volleyball. Thank you to all of the various grill masters who shared their skills with their classmates.

Kudos goes to James Steinhauser ’13 for being the final speaker in the Men of Iron/Men of Gold series. He shared his spiritual struggle and journey with the student body. During Easter, he was baptized and recently confirmed.

We’re grateful to juniors and Miles Scholars Manny Loya, Anthony Jewett, and Jabe Betancourt for volunteering with the Diocesan Foundation Dinner last Wednesday. They assisted with the silent auction.

Thank you to David Alvarez ‘86, Mr. Harper and Mr. Hurt for hosting the Don Haskins Basketball Tournament this past weekend for junior high players.
We’re very grateful for the volunteer parents and players who manned the snack bar.

Congratulations to the Irish track team for wrapping up the season with regional competition in San Antonio this past week. Hats off to Coach Nunn, his staff, and the team for the season.

The Provincial’s Award recognizes a graduating senior for embodying Lasallian values in his character and actions. The Brothers Community seeks nominations from the senior class. It is a testament to good examples in this class that so many were identified by their peers for their Christian character. Kudos to: Danny Alvarado, Juan Pablo Baca, Diego Bermudez, Matty Calderon, Emilio Cavazos, Ricky de Jesus, Juan Pablo de los Rios, Carlos Dominguez, Sam Esparza, David Espejo, Carlos Gomez, Jose Roberto Gonzalez, Jose Grajeda, Izzy Gutierrez, Alfredo Iglesias, Rafael Irigoyen, Luis Lazalde, Gabriel Llausas, Diego Marroquin, Franco Martinez, Luis Mena, Kevin Montgomery, Nick Najera, Jude Ortega, Alejando Ortiz, Daniel Pedroza, Jacob Prat, Bo Quiett, Alex Rafaeian, Edward Ramirez, Sam Short, James Steinhauser, Tommy Stowe, Nick Venecia, Ramon Villaverde, Jacob Wierson, and Diego Zamora.

Congratulations to Tommy Stowe '13 for being awarded the Brent and Edith Rickard Memorial Scholarship from St. Clement’s Church. He’ll be attending the University of San Diego.

Congratulations to Carlos Gomez '13 for winning a scholarship from the AXA Foundation. He will be attending Saint Mary’s University.

NEWS and INFORMATION:

Commencement DVD’s will go on sale this week in the bookstore. DuMotion will professionally record the Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Exercises on Saturday, 18 May. You can pre-order one for $20.00.

We invite everyone to participate in this year’s Annual Appeal to raise funds for financial aid. The impact of every gift will be doubled by matching funds from the Scanlan Foundation up to $70,0000.

In our efforts to adopt best practices in our accounting, all payments must be made at the library for the time being. Neither Mrs. Meraz or Mr. Cancellare can take payments.

Senior exams begin on Monday and will be administered during regular classes. We will be on regular schedule all week for that reason and have no interruptions.

• The registrar will send details regarding submitting senior grades.

AP Exams will also be administered throughout this week. Most are in the library.
Thank you to the faculty proctors.

Members of the Irish Track team who qualified for state will travel to Baylor University on Friday to compete: Rafa Fernandez, Esteban Esquivel, Bo Quiett, and Luis Aguirre (4X4). Rafa Fernandez also qualified for the 800.

BIRTHDAYS for the WEEK:

Sunday, 05 May:  Luis Lazalde (12)
Monday, 06 May:  Marc Alvarez (11)
Monday, 06 May: Ivan Rivera-Nesrala (11)
Tuesday, 07 May: Jorge Luis Ruiz (09)
Wednesday, 08 May: Mauricio Porras (10)
Thursday, 09 May: Omar Franco (11)
Friday, 10 May:  Ruben Herrera (11)
Saturday, 11 May: Ariel Alvarado (10)

MEN OF IRON/MEN OF GOLD

“Let me tell you something: We are going to change your life.” With these powerful parting words, Chief Justice Barajas walked away from a stunned eighth grader and his very happy parents this past Saturday. His comments were a pithy abbreviation of a Lasallian education: simply life changing. 

Coming to Cathedral and walking into your classroom should change each student’s life. The hallmarks of this Lasallian schools are faith and zeal. Each student should come away feeling that they matter. They’ll get feedback whether they act up or succeed. They encounter daily seven passionate educators and staff who love them… because God loves them. Teachers who pray, model, and connect reflect Christ the Teacher.

This week we celebrate our heritage in Delasalle. He was a man who loved God so much that it changed his life and he began schools that did the same. Let us thank God for our noble vocations and for the opportunity to be transformed.

PRAYERS REQUESTED:

For the repose of the soul of Anne Covey, sister of Paul Covey ’84, and the consolation of their families;
For the repose of the soul of JR Provincio ’43 and the consolation of his families;
For the repose of the soul of the daughter of Piti Barron ’55 and the consolation of their family;
For those in need of healing; especially for the father of Mr. White; Alan Romero ’16; Mrs. Beniquez; Dan Haggerty ’67; and Carlos Loweree (father of Jaime Loweree ’75);
For seniors as they sprint to the finish line;
For our baseball and track teams as they travel;
For God’s blessings on our admissions and development events;
In thanksgiving for our alumni, families, and friends.

KUDOS and THANKS:

Congratulations to the Irish Tennis team and Coach Acosta ‘03 for a second place finish at TAPPS state finals. The team lost by a point and half in a squeaker finish. Diego Baca and Andres Llausas reached the finals, Victor Corella reached the semi-finals, and everyone else won their first round.

Belated thanks to the freshman class for setting a new standard of generosity and research with this year’s Heifer Project. This annual project has evolved to amazing levels. This year the Class of 2017 began by raising $500 to buy a Heifer and ultimately raised an additional $2000 to buy: 1 Water Buffalo; 1 llama; 1 Goat; 1 Trio of Rabbits; 2 Honeybee Hives; 6 Flocks of Chickens; 1 Flock of Ducks; 3 Baskets of Hope; 1 Dream Basket; 1 Irrigation Pump; 3 Biogas Stoves; 2 Boosts of Nutrition; Construction Materials for 1 Home; fruit trees for village orchards and pine trees for reforestation efforts. Thank you to this impressive group of young men and to Mrs. West.

Belated thanks to Mrs. Moreno and the French Honor Society for the wonderful French Mass two weeks ago. We had a record number of Loretto Academy French students in attendance. Our students did a very nice job of hosting our guests at the reception which followed.

The Annual Meet – Eat – Greet was an impressive community building event with ample opportunities for incoming students and their families to continue to feel welcomed and valued. Hats go off to the master organizer, Mr. Flores, whose events continue to evolve and improve. We’re very grateful for the generous faculty, staff, and students who spent four hours setting up for and taking down the event. Everything from the smell of delicious food to the many warm smiles to the soothing orchestral sounds made the afternoon a powerful success. Mr. Cancellare is especially grateful for the welcome extended to new families.

The assembly with Congressman O’Rourke was simple but very powerful. His remarks recognizing the efforts of our faculty and students were inspirational and stirring.

• We were most honored to have the congressman address Cathedral’s recent accomplishments with a one minute address on the floor of the House of Representatives.

Thank you to Mrs. Lujan for planning the Spring Academic Assembly to honor student achievement in the second semester. There is a great deal of work involved in organizing, printing, and preparing the certificates. The assembly was well attended by parents. The message that hard work pays off was consistently reinforced.

Kudos goes out to all of the honor society sponsors and officers for a very nice evening induction of new members and honoring the senior members.

Congratulations to Alex Macias ’90, English teacher and tennis coach at EPHS, for having his best tennis player advance to the state playoffs. Check it out at http://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_23102271/t-bird-tiger-chasing-titles-tennis.

Many thanks go out to Mrs. Fralick and the swim team parents for a beautiful Swim Team Banquet on Friday which bid farewell to an exceptional group of senior leaders. Mr. White also highlighted the accomplishments of every team member and reminded the team that hard work is the only secret to the Cathedral swim tradition of winning.

Kudos goes to Juan Pablo De Los Rios ’13 for being named as a recipient of the Ronald Reagan Scholarship. This prestigious award provides the twenty scholars with $10,000 per year for four years.

NEWS and INFORMATION:

There will be a Mandatory Open Enrollment Meeting for all full time CHS employees on Monday, 13 May, at St. Patrick’s School gym at 4:00 PM.

The administration met with the local leadership of the Confucius Institute and is pleased to announce that they will be providing two Mandarin instructors for next year to grow our program. We’ll be offering two classes on each of the three levels of Mandarin.

The Founder’s Day Mass will be celebrated by the whole school on Thursday at 10:30 AM at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

• Irish Standard is the dress code of the day.
• Families are invited to join us.

Friday is the annual Delasalle Field Day at Ascarate Park. Students and staff will enjoy a day in the sun together.

• The Olympic size pool is available for our exclusive use.
• Homeroom teachers will organize students regarding meals and drinks.

BIRTHDAYS for the WEEK:

Monday, 29 April: Alejandro Camarena (10)
Monday, 29 April: Sami Skaf (09)
Monday, 29 April: Alejandro Jimenez (09)
Tuesday, 30 April: Fabian Yepo (09)
Wednesday, 01 May: Albert Nava (11)
Wednesday, 01 May: Jaime Quirarte (11)
Wednesday, 01 May: Juan Carlos Moreno (10)
Friday, 03 May: Adrian Esparza (11)

STAFF BIRTHDAYS for MAY:

13 May: Mari Flores
22 May: Br. Mariano
24 May: Luz Ulrickson
25 May: Jacob Estrada
28 May: Jack White
31 May: Brother Nick

MEN OF IRON/MEN OF GOLD

A bystander at the Boston Marathon rushed into the chaos to help the wounded despite being ordered to evacuate the area. She is purported to have later said, “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time but I chose to do the right thing.” For those in shock and pain, she was the presence of God.

In his final hours with his disciples, Jesus instructed them that “Greater love has no one than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Few of us will find ourselves in the middle of a terrorist attack but all of us have influence on one another. Parents sacrifice endlessly for their children. Friends place their needs last to help another. Teachers dedicate themselves to the formation of their students. The situation which calls for us to die to ourselves is never of our choosing.

Let us thank God for those in our lives who challenged us with God’s truth so that we got back on the right path. Let us rededicate ourselves to being God’s presence in the world through our actions this week.

PRAYERS REQUESTED:

In thanksgiving for the community of Cathedral;
For the people of the Boston and West Texas;
For students completing the sacrament of Confirmation at this time of year;
For families in mourning;
For our seniors as they wrap up their year;
For our sophomores as they go on retreat;
For those in need of healing; especially Alan Romero ’16; Mrs. Beniquez; and Dan Haggerty ’67;
For God’s blessings on our admissions and development efforts.

KUDOS and THANKS:

The 8th Annual Irish Run was a success due our community pulling together. Thank you to Mrs. Pistella for organizing the event (again!); she does everything from getting sponsorships to designing the shirt! To assist her was an army of generous volunteers, parents, coaches, students, and alumni.

• We’re grateful to our wonderful race sponsors for their financial support.
• The Romero family brought the much anticipated homemade menudo and Mrs. Mendoza was on hand to make the legendary donuts that fed a generation of alumni. We’re indebted to the Romero clan for their boundless backing.
• This year’s race was dedicated to the memory of Benjamin Sanchez, our beloved custodian. We were blessed to have many members of his family with us.
• Thank you goes out to the homeroom teachers who marshaled the students into getting registrations for the race.

Congratulations to the record number of six Gates Scholars, their families, and their teachers. The scholars are: John Pedroza, Enrique Licon, Carlos Gomez, Jose Pablo De Los Rios, David Espejo, and Sebastian Moya.  Kudoes goes to Chief Barajas for overseeing the lengthy application process and to Mr. Salas and Mr. Lujan for nominating the students.

Kudos goes to Mr. Macias and his Communications class for organizing an impressive Mayoral Debate at CHS last week.  There was a standing-room-only crowd for the well run event.  Thank you to Professor Villescas for helping to tabulate the before and after polls which can be found on the school’s website.

This year’s Senior Banquet was an elegant affair thanks to the efforts of Judge Veronica Najera and her team of volunteers. Everything from the opening bagpipe troupe to the thoughtful gift of the Book of Psalms reflected her great effort to make this a memorable experience for parents and seniors.

• Thank you to Mrs. Valtier, as well, for her assistance with the senior picture and the DVD gift.
• We’re very grateful to Mrs. Martinez for all her guidance and assistance with this important event.

We’re so grateful to the PTSAA for hosting a delicious Faculty Appreciation Luncheon last week. Volunteer mothers helped to serve up a wonderful meal catered by Super Chef. Teachers and staff received well-deserved gift certificates and jars of homemade salsa.

The Senior Class Retreat is an essential component of the La Cate experience. Thanks to the superhuman efforts of Mrs.  Murillo-Estrada, Brother Mariano, Mr. Estrada, Mr. Saucedo, and amazing young alumni speakers/organizers, the Class of 2013 was blessed with wonderful spiritual experience this weekend. The logistics involved was impressive and not possible without the help of Mrs. Horcasitas and the amazing volunteer parents who came in to feed the army of seniors. 

• We’re also grateful for the faculty who assisted with overseeing the seniors at various work sites on Friday afternoon.
• Thank you to our friends at Food City and other sponsors who helped with donations of food.

Thank you to the Spanish Honor Society and Ms. Garibay for providing four volunteer student judges to Most Holy Trinity for their speech tournament.

Our sincere thanks go to Mr. O’Rourke, the artist who has almost completed a beautiful mural (Irish Strong) in the weight room. He is a friend of Mr. Hurt.

Justin Lowenfield of Casa car dealerships delivered a passionate and faith-filled Men of Iron/Men of Gold talk to the student body last Wednesday. We’re thankful for his great example and his willingness to share his spiritual journey with our students.

NEWS and INFORMATION:

In our ongoing efforts to streamline our efficiency and to standardize our business/accounting procedures, a new policy regarding payments is now in place. Neither Mrs. Meraz or Mr. Cancellare can take your payments. They can, however, continue to assist you with knowing your balance. Mrs. Martinez can direct you to the person who can. Thank you for understanding.

Cathedral’s 2012 Annual Report, Share in the Future, can be found online at http://cathedral-elpaso.org/about-us/annual-report-2012.html. It highlights the impact CHS had on alumni and how the Irish are impacting the borderland in a positive way. It thanks our growing donor base and invites everyone to participate in this year’s appeal.

• The impact of any donation can be doubled thanks to a $70,000 matching grant obtained from the Scanlan Foundation of Texas. All funds raised are earmarked for financial aid to our families.

By the grace of God and the generosity/foresight of the Irish Football Boosters, Mr. Hurt was able to purchase a used bus (military) at an auction. It should arrive on campus on Monday. This will bring our fleet to two fully functioning buses.

There will be an assembly on Monday at 8:50 AM in the MPB with US Congressman Beto O’Rourke who will be recognizing the two appointees to service academies (Michael Sauter and Ricky DeJesus) and the six Gates Scholars. We will be following Schedule 6. Parents are welcome to come.

On Tuesday at 5:00 PM in MPB, the Honor Societies Induction Ceremony will take place. Families are most welcome.

There will be a meeting of the Cathedral High INC Board at the diocesan offices at 2:00 PM on Wednesday.

The Spring Semester Academic Awards Ceremony will take place at 8:20 AM (Schedule 3) on Thursday in the MPB. Families are invited to attend.

The spring Sophomore Retreat will be all day on Friday at the diocesan center on Saint Matthew’s St. in the lower valley.

The annual Overnight Vigil by Chivalry Club will take place on Friday night in the MPB and wrap up with mass and the Knighting Ceremony on Saturday morning.

The Annual Meet – Eat – Greet event to welcome incoming students and their families will take place on campus from noon to 2:00 PM on Saturday. This is an opportunity to meet future classmates and parents as well as future faculty members. Incoming students can learn more about our clubs, sports and EA program. There will also be a 20% discount of uniforms in the Bookstore for purchases made that day.

• The event is spread out through the campus but the MPB is the best place to start with burgers, brats, hat dogs and nachos to welcome the newest members of our La Cate family.

Coming Up: Delasalle Day (field day) on Friday, 03 May, at Ascarate Park.

BIRTHDAYS for the WEEK:

Monday, 22 April:  Cristobal Ornelas (11)
Monday, 22 April:  Christian Viescas (11)
Monday, 22 April:  Irvin Garcia (11)
Tuesday, 23 April:  Ryan Franco (11)
Tuesday, 23 April:  Roberto Ruiz (09)
Wednesday, 24 April: James Steinhauser (12)
Wednesday, 24 April:  Marcelo Barriot (12)
Wednesday, 24 April:  Louie Barba (09)
Thursday, 25 April:  Aaron Romero (09)
Thursday, 25 April:  Ryan Berry (11)
Friday, 26 April: David Paul Torres (11)
Saturday, 27 April:  Jose Pablo Hernandez (12)
Saturday, 27 April:  Roberto Perez (12)
Saturday, 27 April:  Diego Cantu (10)

HE IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!

MEN OF IRON/MEN OF GOLD

There are many lessons to be found in the gospel story of disciples fishing all night long and catching nothing. They encounter the risen Jesus who instructs them to cast their nets on the other side of the boat. When they do, they have so great a catch that their nets almost burst!

It’s important to note that they discover Jesus while working although they don’t recognize him initially. It’s in the tiresome daily grind of life that God reaches out to us; even if we aren’t looking for Him. Like the disciples, we’re tired and ready to give up on certain students. After all, we’ve tried time after time and come up with nothing to show for it. Could God be asking us to have faith and try again – the way God does with us? Could God be asking us to tweak what we do so that we might get a difference result?

Despite our weariness, let us cast our nets one more time. Let us risk trying things in a new way in order to reach others. Let us have faith so that we’re overwhelmed by God’s gift to us.

PRAYERS REQUESTED:

For those families in mourning;
For those in need of healing; especially Bianca Saucedo (daughter of Mr. Saucedo), Alan Romero ’16; Mrs. Beniquez; Vito Cancellare ’04 and Dan Haggerty ’67;
For the seniors on retreat;
For those who create jobs in this difficult economy;
For our seniors as they make decisions about college;
For God’s blessings on our development efforts;
For our teachers and students in this final quarter.

KUDOS and THANKS:

Mrs. West’s World History classes have begun to host international representatives who are attending the Sergeant Major Academy at Fort Bliss. Our students are blessed to hear presentations on the speaker’s native culture and history.

Kudos goes to the Irish Baseball team for winning the double header against Deming High School this weekend. They’ve won five out of the last six games. The season is almost over and the team is looking forward to traveling to the state playoffs.

We want to express our thanks to Judge Veronica Najera for organizing this year’s Senior Banquet. We’re very grateful for all her efforts over many months.

Wayne Thorton hosted Andrew Napier and Brother Nick on this Weekend In The Park radio show. Mr. Thorton is a tremendous supporter of CHS activities. We’re blessed to enjoy his confidence.

Kudos goes to Irene Pistella and her Irish Run team for organizing another great community-building fundraiser. She is simply amazing.

Thank you to Mrs. Lujan for organizing the highly relevant faculty in-service on technology and online resources with our good friends at Region XIX.

Congratulations to Mrs. Murillo-Estrada, Mr. Buckley and Mrs. Heronimous for organizing a very positive junior class retreat last Friday.

We send a shout out to Student Council and Mrs. Lujan for organizing a well attended Spring Formal at the Plaza Rooftop Garden. Congratulations to Kevin Montgomery for being elected Prom King.

We extend a thank you to Mr. Rolando Pablos ‘85, head of the Borderplex Alliance, for visiting campus last week to off his assistance to his alma mater. We wish him well on his vital job.

NEWS and INFORMATION:

Cathedral High will host a Mayoral Debate on Tuesday at 6:00 PM in the Guereca Auditorium. Students, families, and alumni are invited to attend this forum which will focus on social justice and is being sponsored by Mr. Macias’ Communications class.

• Learn more details at http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_23021732/cathedral-plans-mayoral-debate-tuesday?IADID=Search-www.elpasotimes.com-www.elpasotimes.com.

We will be following Schedule 6 on Wednesday with a Men of Iron/Men of Gold presentation at 8:50 AM.

The Annual Senior Banquet honoring senior parents and the graduating class will be on Wednesday night (6:00 PM) at the Camino Real Hotel ballroom.

The Annual French Mass will be on Thursday at 10:00 AM in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Members of Loretto Academy’s French Honor Society will also be in attendance. A simple reception will follow in the Vandenburg Library immediately after mass. This event is organized by Mrs. Moreno.

The Senior Overnight Retreat will begin Friday afternoon and end on Saturday morning.

The Eighth Annual Irish Run will be on Sunday, 21 April at 8:00 AM with the starting line being in the school’s lower parking lot. Please note that this year’s race is being dedicated to the memory of Benjamin Sanchez. Members of his family will be in attendance.

• All proceeds go to finance travel to state competition for extracurricular activities. Please support this worthy cause.
• Military and students pay $15.00 to register. The cost for adults is $20.00. The cost rises to $25.00 for anyone on the day of the race.
• Student homeroom competition wraps up this week.
• Packet pick-up will be on Friday and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the Multi-Purpose Building.

BIRTHDAYS for the WEEK:

Sunday, 14 April: Seung Ho Lee (10)
Tuesday, 16 April: Michael Sauter (12)
Tuesday, 16 April: Emilio Urias (10)
Tuesday, 16 April: Juan Carlos Pena (10)
Friday, 19 April: Jonathan Cervantes (12)
Friday, 19 April: Christian Quinones (10)
Saturday, 20 April: Sam Short (12)
Saturday, 20 April: Jose Martinez (10)

STAFF BIRTHDAYS for the MONTH:

03 April: Mr. Carlos Perez
25 April: Mr. Carlos Puertas
30 April: Mr. Sam Ayala

MEN OF IRON/MEN OF GOLD

The tragedy of Good Friday gave way to triumphal transformation. Frightened disciples began to venture out of their locked rooms into the Temple area and the drastic change in them attracted the crowds. In fact, they would lay their sick in the path of the disciples so that their shadows might fall upon them to heal the sick.

Has the Good News of the Risen Christ transformed us from silent observers to one fully alive in faith? Is our zeal in teaching so impressive that it is enough for a student to simply sit in our class to be healed? Does the Holy Spirit stir in the hearts of our young men simply because they see us? Do they ache to have the joy we feel?

This was made very evident to me recently at a lunch with three graduates and Jim Loweree, their former freshman English teacher. Throughout the meal, each recalled activities or statements which Loweree had made close to thirty years ago. Each spoke about the impact it had and still has on their behavior at work and as husbands/fathers. Taken alone the statements lacked a profound quality. What mattered was the example of teacher whose daily commitment to his vocation touched them profoundly.

Let us lift one another up in prayer that faith and zeal may fuel our every action and encounter this week.

PRAYERS REQUESTED:

• For those in mourning; especially for the family of Reuben Ramos;
• For the repose of Lucy Martinez (aunt of Gary Porras ’90) and the consolation of her family;
• For those in need of healing; especially for Alan Romero ’16; Mrs. Beniquez; and Dan Haggerty ’67;
• In thanksgiving for Alan Romero’s improvement and return;
• For God’s blessings on our Irish Run;
• For our staff and students;
• In thanksgiving for our alumni, friends, and families.

KUDOS and THANKS:

We’re most grateful to Ruben ’01 and Victoria Parga for graciously hosting me during most of last week while I attended the NCEA Convention in Houston. Ruben also organized a gathering for area alumni on Saturday afternoon which was well attended with many generations represented.

Thank you goes to Jim Loweree ’75 for helping me meet with Houston alumni.  Mr. Loweree was a beloved English teacher and role model for a generation of Cathedral alumni.

Kudos to the Development Department for being awarded two Give ‘Em Five! grants from the Price’s Dairies Foundation. These will benefit technology and the formation of a drum line. We want to recognize Irene Pistella’s invaluable assistance with applying for these.

The announcement of Mr. Harper joining the CHS staff and the rally were organized by Mr. Macias. By all accounts, it was a wonderful celebration. Welcome to Mr. Harper and kudos goes to Ray Macias.

NEWS and INFORMATION:

The Irish Run is coming up on Sunday, 21 April 2013. Class competition has begun with the goal being to get 100% student participation. Entry forms for individuals and Sponsor forms can be found on the home page of our website.
This is a vital fundraiser for student activities; especially to pay for team travel to state competition.

El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is asking for the Cathedral community’s support in their competition for a Walmart grant of $45,000.00. The grant receiving the most votes will be awarded the full grant.  Simply vote on FB.com/walmart. Click on the Fighting Hunger Together icon, search for El Paso, TX, click on El Pasoans Fighting Hunger to vote. Everyone can vote once a day until the end of April.

There will be a PTSAA Meeting for parents on Tuesday at 5:30 PM in the Vandenburg Library. All are welcome.

We will celebrate Mass together on Wednesday at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

• Students will be in Irish Standard.
• Families are welcome to join us for mass.

Wednesday is CHS Night at both Carino’s Restaurants. Take in the coupon to either location and CHS PTSAA will receive 5% of your receipt.
Your support is appreciated.

The junior class will be on retreat all day on Friday. Students are to report to the Diocesan Center on St. Matthew’s St.

Accuplacer testing for prospective students and retesting for incoming students will take place on Saturday morning. Arrangements must be made with the Admissions Director or the counseling department.

The Spring Formal will be on Saturday night from 7:00 PM to midnight at the Plaza Rooftop Gardens located immediately adjacent to the Plaza Theatre downtown.

BIRTHDAYS for the WEEK:

Sunday, 07 April: Jabe Betancourt (11)
Monday, 08 April: Daniel Contreras (10)
Monday, 08 April: Matthew Antcliff (10)
Monday, 08 April: Rodrigo Alejandro Cristobal (09)
Tuesday, 09 April: Oscar Carranza (12)
Tuesday, 09 April: Jesse Ramirez (11)
Tuesday, 09 April: Jose Echeverri (10)
Tuesday, 09 April: Pablo Herrera (09)
Tuesday, 09 April: Aaron Zubiate (09)
Wednesday, 10 April: Hunter Urrea (09)
Thursday, 11 April: Jesus Aguilar (11)
Thursday, 11 April: David Canizales (11)
Thursday, 11 April: Carlos Neira (10)
Friday, 12 April: Jonathan Pistella (11)
Friday, 12 April: Joaquin Dehesa (11)
Saturday, 13 April: Erick Ortega (11)
Saturday, 13 April: Emiliano Martinez (09)

MEN OF IRON/MEN OF GOLD