School News
| SJCP RECEIVES FIRST ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR LEGACY CAMPAIGN Saint John’s Catholic Prep is very pleased to announce the Horning Brothers Scholarship for African American Students. This is the first scholarship received for the Legacy Campaign’s Endowed Scholarship Fund. The corpus of the $50,000 scholarship will have the ability to grow until 2014, when the first awards will be available for distribution. Scholarships like the Horning Brothers Scholarship are consistent with the mission of Saint John’s, as well as a wonderful addition to the school’s scholarship funds made available to an important student constituency. Horning Brothers is a real estate development firm located in Washington, D.C. Mr. Joseph Horning, Chairman of Horning Brothers, has served in an advisory capacity to numerous public, private, and parochial educational institutions and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Mount St. Mary’s College. Dr. Jack Campbell, President at Saint John’s, states, “endowed scholarships are a way of assuring future generations of students that a SJCP education will be a realistic possibility. We are most grateful to The Horning Brothers for their generosity and outreach to our African American students.” Saint John’s is currently conducting The Legacy Campaign to raise $7 million dollars. Six million is being used toward the new school building and $1 million is earmarked for an endowment fund. To date, The Legacy Campaign has raised $2,323,906 in gifts and pledges. Additional contributions to campaign for both the building fund and endowed funds are welcome and greatly appreciated. For additional information, please contact Diane Favret, Executive Director for Institutional Advancement at Saint John’s Catholic Prep. |
| SJCP JUNIOR WINS STATE-WIDE ESSAY CONTEST Marykate O’Donoghue won first place in the Maryland Right to Life state-wide essay contest. The essay was completed as part of Fr. George’s morality class and the top essays were sent in for competition. On Tuesday, March 9, Angela Martin, a representative from the organization, will be presenting Marykate with the first place award during homeroom. Congratulations Marykate! |
| FIRESIDE ESSAY FINALIST Jennifer Holcomb was selected as a finalist in the 2010 Fireside Essay Scholarship competition. From the 430 qualifying applications, the field was narrowed to just 40 finalists. Congratulations Jennifer! |
| PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS CANDIDATE Jonathan Shakesprere has been selected as a candidate to compete for the Unites States Presidential Scholars Program. This prestigious award recognizes our nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors for their accomplishments in the following areas: academic success, leadership, and service to school and community. Congratulations Jonathan! |
| AN ARTISIT MAKES HER MARK Junior Kathy Morrill has been selected as one of 30 finalists in the Fifth Annual Lucerne® The Art of Dairy™ Art Contest. This national competition calls for secondary school students to design a cow using a specific theme each year. This year's theme is "The Taste of Moo-sic" and Kathy did an outstanding job creating a scene filled with cows enjoying dairy beverages and snacks in a jazz café. As a finalist, Lucerne will be sending a 5'x 8' fiberglass cow sculpture to Saint John's for Kathy to paint her design. The cow will then be displayed at our local Safeway grocery store and eventually will come back to Saint John's to be permanently displayed. The grand prize will be awarded after April 1. This is a very exciting artistic endeavor! Way to go Kathy! |
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| Kathy’s awesome cow design! |
| MARKING THE PASSAGE TO UPPERCLASSMEN On Thursday, February 18, after several postponements from the snow, the junior class of Saint John’s gathered in the McSherry Gymnasium to share in the tradition of receiving their class rings. The ceremony included musical accompaniment from fellow classmates Afton Eichelman, Austin Lepri, Daniel Valentin-Morales, and a special performance from flautist Hannah Geerlings. Also included in the day’s events were words from Class President Aaron Hull, a poetry reading from Jennifer Foss, and a speech from Saint John’s President Dr. Jack Campbell, who challenged students to prepare themselves for the future problems of a complex and ever-changing world. Students then were announced one at a time to receive their rings and, with plenty of applause from parents and classmates, they officially became “upperclassmen.” Way to go, Class of 2011! |
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| (l to r) Juniors Marykate O’Donoghue, Lauren O’Boyle, Afton Eichelman, Sean Reilly-Wood, Hannah Geerlings, and Skye Kim celebrate Ring Day! |
| BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION On Wednesday, February 24, the Saint John’s school community held an assembly to celebrate Black History Month. The assembly was filled with song and dance presentations from our very talented students. Special guest, Mr. Tyrone Perry, Director of the Center for Student Diversity at Mount St. Mary’s University, spoke to the students and faculty. He stressed how everyone is affected by prejudice, ostracism, exclusivity, and that all of us have the power to be the change we want to see. Mr. Perry was responsible for the development of an innovative minority program, which was the first of its kind at Mount Saint Mary’s University. He managed the operations that included recruiting minority students from the inner city of Washington D.C, managing the budget, program marketing and development, and overseeing students’ academic progress, as well as other essential tasks that are involved in running a collegiate diversity program. It was a very informative and entertaining event. |
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| Guest speaker, Mr. Tyrone Perry |
| SJCP BOY’S BASKETBALL WINS TOURNAMENT! The Coach Callahan Classic was played on February 17 and 18 in the McSherry Gymnasium. The teams that competed in the event were The Heights School, The Avalon School, St. Maria Goretti, and our very own Saint John's Catholic Prep. In the opening round games, The Heights beat St. Maria Goretti and Saint John's beat Avalon. During the consolation game between St. Maria Goretti and Avalon, Avalon won in a very close battle. In the championship game, Saint John's won a thriller. Dontaye Johnson went the length of the court with 5 seconds left and made a lay up at the buzzer to win the Coach Callahan Classic with Coach Larry Callahan in attendance. After the game, some of Coach Callahan's former players honored Coach with a plaque. DeShawn Weaver was named to the all tournament team and Dontaye Johnson was named Most Outstanding Player. Congratulations teams! |
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| Congratulations Champs! |
| LADY VIKINGS WIN CONFERENCE TITLE! On Sunday, February 21, the Lady Vikings came full circle and completed their mission. The Vikings outlasted Park School in overtime, 50-46, to win the IAAM C Conference Title game at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore. It is the first league title for the Lady Vikings since the 2000-01 season, when they won the B Conference. Jennie Ballenger led all scorers with 14 points for the Vikings, and Megan Middeke and Katie Barrientos added 12. The Vikings started the game 0 for 13 and trailed 8-1. The Vikings were able to pull within 5 points at halftime with a score of 17-12. With less than 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter, Jennie Ballenger scored to give the Vikings their first lead. Park had a 30-21 advantage early in the fourth quarter. Jennie Ballenger then scored the next 4 points on a jumper and steal and 2 foul shots to begin a 10 point run, which was capped by a Megan Middeke basket to regain the lead. With 9.2 seconds left, a drive in the lane by Jennie Ballenger and two free throws by Katie Barrientos took the game into overtime. The Vikings extended the lead to 44-37 after a steal and layup by Marial Pierce with 2:38 left. Park eventually came within 3 points for a score of 46-43, but free throws by Katie Barrientos, Amy Duncan and Jennie Ballenger with 4.7 seconds remaining, put the game away. Christine Hagan and Jenna Rimel had outstanding defensive games defending Park's top player Rose Coll. Hyatt Keller, Meredith Jones and Brooke Wilson all played well in the victory. Congratulations team! |
| COACH LAWRENCE E. CALLAHAN TEAM REUNION St. John’s High School Basketball Team ~ 1960-1965 On Thursday, February 18, Saint John's Catholic Prep hosted the Coach Callahan Classic in honor of Larry Callahan who coached at Saint John's from 1959-1965. Former players and managers for Coach Larry Callahan gathered in honor of the 50th Anniversary of his coaching debut at St. John’s High School (SJH). He had been named Coach of the Year for the Blue Ridge Conference in 1960 and his 1960 SJH Team had won the conference title. In addition to hosting the tournament, Saint John’s held a reception for Coach Callahan and his team players and managers. The highlight of the team reunion was the presentation of a certificate of appreciation, which stated, “In recognition of your valuable contributions, leadership, and tireless dedication as a role model and basketball coach 1959-1965” and Team Photo Binder. |
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| Coach Callahan with his former players and managers – (l to r) Front Row Kneeling – Rick Stup (65), Frank Scotto (64), Bill Hoover (65) & Rich Costlow (66); Back Row – Rick Hassett (67), Jim McClellan (65), Dick Gant (62), Adrian Winpigler (61), Dan Chesley (61), Mike Mulcahey (62), Coach Callahan, Bob Marrone (65), Kenny Tregoning (62), Stan Davis (64) & Bill Kowalski (64); and attending but not pictured: Bob DeGrange (66) |
| Click here to see more pictures of the reunion. |
Saint John’s Catholic Prep
889 Butterfly Lane
Frederick, MD 21703
Phone: 301.662.4210
889 Butterfly Lane
Frederick, MD 21703
Phone: 301.662.4210
