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2007-2008 Archive Articles:
Upper School Prize Day Special Award Winners 2008
Veritas Award
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Devan Kennifer |
| Alumnae Award |
Stephanie Jegat |
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Annalise Moberg |
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Cecelia Stewart |
Christopher Award
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Yaneli Ruiz |
| Munras Courtesy Award |
Jessica Fletcher |
| Outstanding School Support |
Amber Clarke |
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Ila Foley |
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Kelsey Hightower |
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Mallory Jebbia |
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Sarah Luksik |
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Sarah Wright |
| Admiral Hatcher Award |
Sarah Cosseboom |
| Sunzah Park Soli Deo Gloria Award |
Kelsey Pennington |
| Robert P. Balles Awards |
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First in Class over Four Years
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Lucy O’Leary |
| Second in Class over Four Years |
Devan Kennifer |
| Outstanding Junior in Math |
Lottie Dowson |
| Sister Kieran Award |
Michele Jaeger (1st Place) |
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Agnes Cho (2nd Place) |
| Croom and Meriwether Beatty Awards |
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| Sophomore |
Ji Young Park |
| Freshman |
Rae Gregory |
Senior Wins Weston Scholarship Award
Senior Mallory Jebbia was awarded second place in the Weston Scholarship Competition. Mallory’s portfolio of ten mounted/matted photographs and the one page statement discussing her work garnered her the $500 second place scholarship. She is the first Santa Catalina student to receive an award from the Weston Photography Education Association. The Gina and Kim Weston Scholarship Fund was established to support high school and college students studying art photography in Monterey County. The competition is specifically targeted to photography students using conventional analogue processes as well as traditional alternative processes. Congratulations to Mallory on her award-winning portfolio!
Junior Awarded Merit Scholarship for Summer Art Program
Junior Rosemary Hall will be attending the summer program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with the added bonus of a $500 merit scholarship. After being accepted to the program, Rosemary decided to apply for a merit scholarship, requiring her to submit a digital portfolio of her work, an annotated slide sheet and an artist’s statement. Her efforts were rewarded as the recipient of the merit scholarship. Congratulations to Rosemary for this achievement!
Upper School Students Raise Over $4,000 to Relieve Human Suffering
 Santa Catalina Upper School students raised over $4,000 to relieve human suffering around the world. Of the $3,600 sent to Catholic Relief Services, $1,200 is designated for aid to Myanmar, where the recent cyclone has caused so much suffering; $1,200 goes to aid Darfur refugees, whose plight was detailed by Dr. Ashis Brahma who spoke at school earlier this year; and $1,200 went into the CRS general fund to support emergency relief, development, health care, and food distribution around the world. In addition, $400 was contributed to our Santa Catalina Christian Children’s Fund to help in the long-term support of our special children overseas.
So once again, congratulations to the 19 students who participated in the Food Fast this year! Of these we would like to give special recognition to Hayley Berra, Agnes Cho, Emily Grunwald, and Kyra Morrissey for reaching their fund-raising goal of at least $200 each.
Some of our students went “over the top” in their efforts to make a dent in world hunger. Tied for second place were Wendy Hopper and Joanne Pham, both of whom raised over $400. Finally, tripling the amount we hoped for, Gia Seo and Danyel Kahumoku took the lead, each raising over $600! Thanks to so many of you in the Santa Catalina Community who made donations and supported this effort. It would not have happened without all of you.
(Posted 5/27/2008.)
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Upper School Announces the Howell-Hughes Award Winners for 2008
The History Department's Howell-Hughes Award for Distinguished Research and Writing was established in 2001 in honor of Mrs. Ethelyne Hughes and Mrs. Monika Howell, two long-time instructors in the Department who were seminal in the development of our current History curriculum. Winners are chosen based on the overall quality of their historical research and writing, and/or on a singular piece of work which receives special recognition. The 2008 winners, noted below, demonstrated a broad base of excellence in a variety of topics:
- Abby Urban: "American Utopian Communities, 1800-1860" and "The Murder Trials of Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle."
- Sabrina Frank: "The Work and Influence of James Beckwourth" and "The Career and Influence of Paul Robeson."
- Yaneli Ruiz: "General Winfield Scott's Mexico City Campaign of 1847" and "The Life and Influence of Jesse James."
(Posted 5/26/2008.)
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Sports Awards 2008
Santa Catalina School recently held its Sports Award Assembly for this year. Award recipients are as follows:
Varsity Sport "Triple Threat Award" winners:
Senior Devan Kennifer for Water Polo, Basketball, and Swimming
Senior Sara Luksik for Water Polo, Soccer, and Swimming
Senior Sarah Wright for Field Hockey, Soccer, and Softball
Varsity Volleyball
Christine Alves: Most Valuable Player
Sage Wright: Most Improved Player
Michelle Briggs: Most Improved Player
Junior Varsity Volleyball
Madison Cossey: Most Valuable Player
Sarah Price: Most Improved Player
Katherine Jablonski: Coaches Award
Cross Country
Erin Gall: Most Valuable Player
Kathleen Angkosubroto: Most Improved Player
Sam Bates: Coaches Award
Varsity Tennis
Kristina Wasserman: Most Valuable Player
Eliza Harbert: Most Improved Player
Elizabeth Clark: Coaches Award
Junior Varsity Tennis
Mallory Dobbs: Most Improved Player
Katie Adams: Most Valuable Player
Sharlene Djuhari: Coaches Award
Varsity Water Polo
Devan Kennifer: Most Valuable Player
Michelle Djubasak: Most Improved Player
Brita Sigourney: Coaches Award
Junior Varsity Water Polo
Taylor Griffon: Coaches Award
Kyra Morrissey: Coaches Award
Kelsey Riordan: Coaches Award
Varsity Field Hockey
Sarah Wright: Most Valuable Player
Bess Pezzini: Most Improved Player
CA Alex Strenfel
Junior Varsity Field Hockey
Bryn Anderson: Most Valuable Player
Emma Gould: Most Improved Player
Tahirah Dunlap: Coaches Award
Varsity Golf
Ariana Patterson: Most Valuable Player
Annie Bowlsby: Most Improved Player
Ji Young Park: Most Improved Player
Equestrian Team
Catherine Lentini: Most Valuable Player
Cathleen Bettiga: Most Improved Player
Clementine Yost: Coaches Award
Varsity Soccer
Sarah Wright: Most Valuable Player
Isabelle Williams: Most Improved Player
Laura Wright: Coaches Award
Junior Varsity Soccer
Natalie Simmons: Most Valuable Player
Abigail Alvarez: Most Improved Player
Sarah Griffith: Coaches Award
Varsity Basketball
Devan Kennifer: Most Valuable Player
Kristina Wasserman: Most Improved Player
Kelsey Hightower: Coaches Award
Junior Varsity Basketball
Gia Seo: Most Valuable Player
Rachel O’Leary: Most Improved Player
Yvonne Chin: Coaches Award
Varsity Softball
Sarah Wright: Most Valuable Player
Christine Torrise: Most Valuable Player
Daniela Aiello: Coaches Award
Junior Varsity Softball
Mica Schlosser: Most Valuable Player
Olivia DiChiara: Most Improved Player
Heather Souza: Coaches Award
Varsity Lacrosse
Amber Clarke: Most Valuable Player
Amber Clarke: Coaches Award
Kaitlin Avalos-Feehan: Coaches Award
Junior Varsity Lacrosse
Brennah Montague: Most Valuable Player
Kellie Breitfuss: Most Improved Player
Megan Knetemann: Coaches Award
Track and Field
Cristina Tarriba Villa: Most Valuable Player Track
Heidi DeSouza: Most Valuable Player Field
Genevieve Richards: Most Improved Player Track
Annabelle Audet-Griffin: Coaches Award
Varsity Swim
Devan Kennifer: Most Valuable Player
Rae Gregory: Most Improved Player
Anisa Joseph: Coaches Award
Varsity Diving
Kyra Morrissey: Most Valuable Player
Junior Varsity Swim
Jackie Gollette: Most Improved Player
Kelsey Player: Coaches Award
(Posted 5/22/2008.)
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Senior Named 2008 CCS Female Scholar/Athlete of the Year
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Senior Devan Kennifer was named as the 2008 Central Coast Section Female Scholar/Athlete-of-the-Year, winning a $1,500 scholarship. The award acknowledges Devan’s accomplishments in the competitive sports arena, in the classroom, and in the school community. “Devan is as tough and as smart as any player I have coached at any level. Having her on your team is like having a coach in the water at all times. She is a hard worker both in the pool and in the classroom. She is well deserving of this award,” enthused Jim Morton, water polo and swim coach at Santa Catalina. The recipient of the CCS Female Scholar/Athlete-of-the-Year award is a graduating senior, with a minimum 3.5 GPA and a SAT score of at least 1500. She must also have competed at the varsity level for a CCS school for at least two years and have an exemplary record of positive athletic and non- athletic citizenship. Congratulations to Devan on this very prestigious award and best wishes at Harvard!
(Posted 5/3/2008.)
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Lower School Scholastic Awards: Gold and Silver
Grade 8 students Elena Dreyer and Matthew Lindly received Scholastic Gold Awards for Computer Art with their pieces, “Watching” and “Waves of Grass,” and Farah Abouzeid won the Silver Award for her computer art piece “Only Words.” Their work placed in the top 1% of submissions in the Scholastic Arts and Writing Contest, the largest arts and writing competition in the United States!
Elena and Matthew have been invited to attend Scholastic’s National Celebration Events in New York City in June. The Awards Ceremony will take place at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 5. Workshops, cultural opportunities to meet artists, visits to NBC, the New York Times, and artists’ studios are among the activities provided as part of the event’s celebrations. Famous artists and current experts in their fields serve as judges for this contest. Many well known artists and writers, such as Zac Posen and Andy Warhol, won these awards in their youth.
(Posted 4/29/2008.)
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Cum Laude Inducts New Members
The Santa Catalina chapter of the Cum Laude Society recently inducted new members into its chapter. We congratulate the following students, pictured below, on their induction.
Seniors: Sarah Cosseboom, Jessica Fletcher, Brighid Greene, Kelsey Hightower, Haley Johnson, Sarah Luksik, Yaneli Ruiz, and Andrea Whipple.
Juniors: Agnes Cho, Julia Davids, Dorothy Dowson, Michele Jaeger, Anisa Joseph, Allegra Krasznekewicz, and Katherine Robinson.
(Posted 4/28/2008.)
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Upper School Students Score Well in Mathletics
The following students represented Santa Catalina at the 40th Annual Monterey County Mathletics Competition on Saturday, April 12 at CSUMB. Congratulations to the participants and winners!
Geometry: Kristina Flathers, freshman, 3rd Place; Elizabeth Clark, freshman, Honorable Mention; and Haylie Kim, freshman, Honorable Mention.
Advanced Algebra: Hannah Kim, sophomore, 2nd Place; Christine Han, sophomore, Honorable Mention; Dah Kyung Kim, sophomore, Honorable Mention.
Math Analysis: Lottie Dowson, junior, 2nd Place; Agnes Cho, junior, Honorable Mention; Katherine Robinson, junior, Honorable Mention.
AP Calculus AB: Sarah Cosseboom, senior, 2nd Place; Haley Johnson, senior; and Tess Ma, junior.
(Posted 4/25/2008.)
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Upper School Spring Sports Update
The Lacrosse team has journeyed to Stanford to play in the prestigious Western States Tournament. They hosted St. Bartholomew’s School from England for a match and dinner afterwards and look forward to their trip to play Cate and Thacher.
The Softball team is in the thick of the MTAL race and continues the theme of national and international play as they host Presentation High of Louisville, Kentucky.
The Swim team is gearing up for the remainder of the MTAL league season and the Swimming and Diving Championships next month. Senior Devan Kennifer has qualified for the CCS meet in the 200 Individual Medley and 200 Freestyle.
The Track team has been competing all over the region in both meets and invitational events. A number of the track and field athletes have attained personal bests as they also gear up for the MTAL Championships.
(Posted 4/25/2008.)
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Upper School Students Win Local Poetry Contest
The annual Monterey County High School Poetry Awards, in which Santa Catalina students have earned more prizes than any other school in the last ten years, recently announced their winners. This year Santa Catalina students won ten cash awards, including three of the top prizes. Eight students won awards for ten poems. Congratulations to the all the winners!
$50 Awards: Allegra Krasznekewicz, junior, “Outcast Memory”; Brooklynn Moore, junior, “Imitations (From Anne)”; Daniella
Sanchez, senior, “La Danza.”
$25 Awards: Maria DiGiovanni, senior, “Poor Mrs. Calabash”; Brighid Greene, senior, “Baby Blanket”; Allegra Krasznekewicz,
junior, “Waterfall”; Annalise Moberg, senior, “Ashes”; Olga Patron, junior, “Alcanzar tu inmensidad”; Daniella Sanchez, senior, “The Author”; and Sophia Yu, freshman, “D-day” (a Pantoum).
(Posted 4/25/2008.)
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Junior Earns Two National Writing/Poetry Awards
Junior Allegra Krasznekewicz has been nationally recognized for two of her writing pieces. Her essay, "Being Krasznekewicz in America," already won a prestigious regional Gold Key Award in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and was recently judged on a national level. She earned national recognition for her essay in the Personal Essay/Memoir category and is invited to attend the awards presentation in June at Carnegie Hall in New York. Allegra is one among 1,000 students nationwide to receive this recognition.
The annual River of Words Poetry and Art Contest, in affiliation with the Library of Congress Center for the Book, announced that Allegra won two of the fifty prizes awarded. She is the first student to win two prizes in this contest, and will receive her awards at a ceremony at the San Francisco Library. The international contest is designed to encourage students to explore the natural and cultural history of their local areas and to express what they learn in poetry and art. Over 10,000 submissions were received this year. Congratulations to Allegra on her impressive achievements!
(Posted 4/25/2008.)
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SCS Students' National Latin Exam Results
Santa Catalina Students recently received some wonderful news concerning their results on the 2008 National Latin Exam. This year both the high school and the middle school Latin students did exceptionally well, even though the NLE was considered more challenging than ever. In short, 12 out of 16 of our high school students who took the exam received recognition, earning a total of 4 Gold and 4 Silver Medals, 2 Magna Cum Laude certificates, and 2 Cum Laude Certificates. Twelve out of 26 middle school students who took the exam received recognition, earning a total of 2 Gold and 1 Silver Medals, 1 Magna Cum Laude Certificate, 4 Ribbons and Certificates for Oustanding Achievement, and 4 Certificates of Achievement.
 The Awards list follows:
Introduction to Latin Category
Ribbon + Certificate of Oustanding Achievement:
Grade 7 students Amanda Nansel-Giuliano, Katie Griffin, Katherine Berry, Emma Bhaskar
Certificate of Achievement:
Grade 7 students Emma Phillips, Kylie Magpusao, Jessica Michalek, and Tamsen Forrest
Latin 1 Category
Gold Medal + Summa Cum Laude:
Grade 8 students Kevin Tang and Sonja Kasky, Freshman Isabelle Williams
Silver Medal + Maxima cum Laude:
Grade 8 student Farah Abouzeid
 Magna Cum Laude:
Grade 8 student Esteban Sanchez
Cum Laude:
Freshman Libby McPherson
Latin 2 Category
Gold Medal + Summa Cum Laude:
Freshman Kristina Flathers
Silver Medal + Maxima Cum Laude
Sophomore students Francesca Faris, Caitlin McCann, Alexandra Strenfel
Magna Cum Laude
Freshman Natalie Simmons
Cum Laude
Sophomore Taylor Pate
Latin 4 Prose Category
Cum Laude
Junior Emma Wells
Latin 4 Poetry Category
Gold Medal + Summa Cum Laude
Seniors Ila Foley and Jade Lichauco
Silver Medal + Maxima Cum Laude
Senior Hayley Berra
Congratulations to all!
(Posted 4/15/2008.)
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Upper School Equestrian Students Going to Nationals
Santa Catalina Upper School students Catherine Lentini (1st Varsity Intermediate Over Fences) and Briana Billingham (1st Varsity Open Flat) qualified for Nationals! The Nationals Competition will be held April 18-20 in West Springfield, MA. Each division has an over fences class (o/f) and a flat class. Riders qualified based on individual performances for the individual class (winners go to Nationals). The team as a whole also qualified for zones - one rider for each team represented us in a team class; unfortunately, Santa Catalina did not qualify for Nationals as a team.
Individual Results
- Briana Billingham: 1st Varsity Open Over Fences
- Catherine Lentini: 1st Varsity Intermediate Flat Individual; 3rd Varsity Intermediate Flat; 4th Varsity Intermediate Team Flat
- Clementine Yost: 1st Varsity Open Team Over Fences; 2nd Varsity Open Over Fences
- Allie Fithian: 3rd Varsity Open Over Fences; 4th Varsity Open Flat; 4th Varsity Open Team Flat
- Martha Gustavson: 2nd Varsity Open Flat
- Brennah Montague: 2nd Varsity Intermediate Over Fences; 2nd Varsity Intermediate Team Over Fences; 2nd Varsity Intermediate Flat
Congratulations!
(Posted 4/8/2008.)
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Sophomore Taylor Fox Earns Spot on Herald All-County Basketball Team
 Taylor Fox, averaging 19 points a game, was recently awarded a spot on the Monterey Herald All-County Basketball Team. Fox finished the season with a team high of 25 3-point goals and excelled at the free-throw line, making 80 of 115 attempts at the basket. Congratulations, Taylor! (Posted 4/2/2008.)
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California Junior Classical League Convention
 On March 28-29, ten Santa Catalina students participated in the California Junior Classical League Convention at University High School in Irvine, California. Several students earned awards: junior Tara Johnson earned first place in Pottery; freshman Kristina Flathers earned second place in Reading Comprehension (HS-2); Grade 7 student Emma Phillips earned second place in both Costume (MS-1) and Greeting Cards (MS-1); freshman Libby McPherson earned third place in Jewelry (HS-1); and seniors Haley Berra and Jade Lichauco both earned fourth place in Reading Comprehension (HS-Adv). More than 1700 students statewide participated in the competition. Congratulations!
(Posted 3/31/2008.)
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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, offers creative teenagers recognition, and exhibition and publication opportunities as well as scholarships. The Gold Key has been the symbol of achievement in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards since they were established in 1923. More than 100,000 works are submitted to 76 regional programs each year. Regional Gold Key winners will go on to be judged at the national level with the results to be announced in April.
Three Santa Catalina Upper School students were awarded regional Gold Keys for their exceptional artwork. The winners were Amber Clarke for painting, Ariana Patterson for ceramics and glass, and Rosemary Hall for two printmaking pieces (winner of two Gold Keys).
This year nine Santa Catalina Lower School students have won Scholastic Art & Writing Awards from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Gold Key Award. Congratulations!
- Farah Abouzeid, Computer Art: “Only Words?”
- Elena Dreyer, Computer Art: “Watching”
- Mikayla Avalos-Feehan, Computer Art: “Running on a Neon Beach”
- Tamsen Forrest, Computer Art: “Lady Fading”
- Kyle John, Computer Art: “Reflecting on Water”
- Laila Joseph, Computer Art: “Reoccurrence”
- Matthew Lindly, Computer Art: “Waves of Grass”
- Alexandria Piccinini, Digital Imagery: “Inside and Out”
- Perry Sheldon, Computer Art: “The Blues”
(Posted 3/19/2008.)
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SC Students Excel at Youth Art Competitive
Santa Catalina student artists are among the most innovative and imaginative in Monterey County. They enjoy working in new forms and styles and meet artistic challenges with enthusiasm and creativity. From March 5 to 28, the 2008 Annual Youth Art Competition is being held at the Walter Lee Avery Gallery at Seaside City Hall. The exhibit features works of art by middle and high school students throughout Monterey County. The exhibit promotes students' talent and aims to give the community hope for the future of art in schools.
Four Santa Catalina Upper School students received praise in the Youth Art Competition, entering 15 pieces and winning the following five awards: Kristina Wasserman, first place for sculpture; Rachael O’Leary, first place for graphics; Rosemary Hall, honorable mention for graphics; Amber Clarke, second place for painting; and Lauren Boczek, honorable mention for photography. (Santa Catalina Upper School students also have artwork on display at the Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel as part of the Thinking Out Loud exhibit, which runs through March 30.)
Lower School students' artwork on display includes that of Grade 6 students Hannah Clevenger, Jackson Flagg, Gabriella Sardina, and Jack Yost; Grade 7 students Marisa Christensen, Elena Dreyer, Katie Griffin, Michelle Lee, and Chimay Skinner; and Grade 8 students Clare Bozzo, Sonja Kasky, Annie Keller, Nico Jannasch, Matthew Lindly, Alexandra Pollack, and Phoebe Udomsri. Santa Catalina students won ribbons and honors in the three categories they entered. In the category of Sculpture, Nico Jannasch won first place, and Alexandra Pollack third place for their powerful wire and plaster figure sculptures, “The Question” and “Astonishment.” Sonja Kasky won second place for her ceramic hand, “Reaching.” First place in Crafts went to Katie Griffin and second place to Chimay Skinner for their stunning carnival masks, “The Jester” and “Mephisto.” In Painting, first place went to Jackson Flagg for his dramatic oil pastel, “Lone Wolf,” second place to Gabriella Sardina for her tempera painting, “Sunflower Patch” and third place to Phoebe Udomsri for her pastel self portrait, “Consternation.” (Posted 3/19/2008.)
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Sophomore Earns Monterey County Herald's All-County Soccer Player of the Year
 Center-midfielder Blair Evans has been named All-County Soccer Player of the Year by the Monterey County Herald. Evans' hand in 33 goals helped propel this year's team into another undefeated Mission Trail Athletic League season, and advance into the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Divisional playoffs. Joining Blair on the All-County Soccer Team are sisters senior goalie Sarah Wright and sophomore striker Kate Wright. Congratulations Blair, Sarah, and Kate! (Posted 3/19/2008.)
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Monterey County Science Fair Awards
Santa Catalina School recently learned that several Upper and Lower School students were awarded Monterey County Science Fair Awards. In the Upper School, senior Sarah Bellingham was awarded Grand Prize First Runner Up in the Behavioral Sciences category with her project "Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?" This entry also won the U.S. Army Award, the U.S. Air Force Award, and the U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps Award, and Sarah will move forward to the California State Science Fair in Los Angeles as well as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, both held in May. Congratulations, Sarah!
Juniors Julia Davids and Veronica Cortes placed second in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology for their entry "Detection of Alu Insertion by PCR." Sophomores Kathryn Callandar and Rachel O'Leary won third place in the Electricity & Electronics category for their entry "Quentin 3.0: A Line Following Robot." Senior Amber Clarke was recognized by the Ricoh Company for her Environmental Engineering project "Pollution Effects on a Photovoltaic Cell."
 In the Lower School, Grade 8 student Nikolas Halamandaris won a Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Award and first place in the Structural Capability and Strength of Materials category for his entry "Does a corked bat allow you to hit the ball further than if you used an uncorked bat? That is the question." Grade 8 student Fiona Alfait was awarded a Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Award and first place award for her entry "The Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Age on Childhood Fears" in the Social Sciences category. Grade 8 student Kevin Tang won U.S. Metric Association and second place awards in the Physics & Astronomy category for his entry "Glass Bottle Orchestra: Not as Simple as it Sounds." Grade 8 student Christine Udomsri was awarded second place in the Pharmacology/Toxicology category for her entry "Bacteria Battlers." Grade 8 student Annika Fling won second place in the Mammalian Biology category for her entry " The Occurance of both Zoonotic and Non-Zoonotic Disease in Monterey County." Grade 8 student Claire Giffen won second place in the Behavioral Sciences category with her entry "Does age make a difference in the Stroop Effect?" Grade 8 student Leigh Vittetoe was also awarded second place in the Behavorial Sciences category with her entry " Memory Madness." Grade 8 student Nicolaus Jannach won both second place and a NACE National Society of Professional Engineers award for his entry in the Applied Mechanics Structures & Mechanisms/Manufacturing category "Which reflectors does it take to make a solar oven bake?" Grade 6 students Megan Hand and Amanda Etienne won third place in the Mammalian Biology category for their entry "Right Paw, Left Paw." Congratulations to all our terrific winners! (Posted 3/17/2008.)
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Middle School Student Places Second in County-Wide Spelling Bee
 Congratulations to Farah Abouzeid who placed second in the Monterey County Spelling Bee on March 3. Standing before an audience of approximately 200 people, Farah competed against 37 other students to successfully spell a succession of 13 words and gain second place. The championship, co-sponsored by the Monterey County Office of Education and Community Partners, is held annually at Hartnell College in Salinas. (Posted 3/4/2008.)
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Celebrated Poet Dick Davis Focus of Poet-in-Residence Program
 This week Santa Catalina is hosting celebrated poet Dick Davis for in-depth literature analysis and poetry readings during our Poet-in-Residence program at school. Dr. Davis is an accomplished writer (having published several books of original poetry--the most recent being A Trick of Sunlight, 2006) and a respected translator of Persian literature. He comes to us from Ohio State University, where he teaches Persian Literature and Language and is Chair of the Near-Eastern Studies program.
Dr. Davis’ visit represents the ninth year of a very successful program at Santa Catalina in which we have hosted a distinguished poet each year (including four Poets Laureate of the United States), and the third year in which a poet has been at school for a full week. During the week Dr. Davis will meet with almost every Upper School English class (including twice with Creative Writing) to discuss both his poems and poetry in general.
From Booklist: “His poems are full of fine emotion, intelligence, wit, and multinational culture. He often muses on the shortness of life and the limitations of being human, so cogently that a single quatrain can take one’s breath away. Perhaps these are old-fashioned poems, but they feel so contemporary, so present, that they persuade one that contemporary and old-fashioned are sometimes the same thing.”
Dr. Davis will be reading his poetry aloud on Wednesday, March 5, at 1:45 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The reading is open to the public. (Posted 3/4/2008.)
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US History Teacher Interviewed in Education News
 Broeck Oder, Santa Catalina Upper School History Teacher and Department Chair, was recently interviewed by the educational internet news magazine, Education News. Mr. Oder articulates his views on wide-ranging historical and educational topics in the article, particularly the challenges of making history relevant in today's world. (Posted 2/26/2008.)
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Upper School Winter Sports Roundup
Basketball
The basketball team had an ambitious preseason and finished second in the MTAL league. Their only two league losses were to rival Stevenson, the league champions. Nevertheless, the team advanced to the CIF/CCS playoffs where they faced Harbor High in the first round. Though it was a well-played game against Harbor, the Cougars lost 40-41. The team should be commended for their great season, finishing 12-2 in league and 17-6 overall. With seven players returning, the Cougars look poised to continue their success next year.
Equestrian
The equestrian team had a very successful season, both as a team and as individuals. The team placed second at the Monte Vista show with a number of riders earning individual awards. At the Thacher School show in January, the team placed third out of seven teams competing. Freshman Clementine Yost earned Champion, while junior Kenly Flanigan earned Reserve Champion. At the final show at Stanford University, Santa Catalina placed third on Saturday and fourth on Sunday. Congratulations to the following students who qualified for Zone Finals: Catherine Lentini, Brennah Montague, Allie Fithian, Clementine Yost, Briana Billingham, Martha Gustavson, and Cathleen Bettiga. Winners of the Zone Finals will compete at Nationals.
Soccer
After another ambitious preseason schedule, the soccer team went a perfect 10-0 in league competition, and 15-4-2 overall. They advanced to the CIF/CCS playoffs where they defeated Redwood Christian in the first round 6-0, before falling to Woodside Priory 3-1 in the quarter-finals for the second year in a row. After a recent win, Monterey Herald’s prep reporter, John Devine, interviewed goalkeeper Sarah Wright.
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