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LourdesAcademy Volume18 Issue9 June2017

FromtheDeskofthePrincipal InsideThisIssue

Page2 GolfOuting

BecomeaHostFamily

FromKoreatoAmerica

Page3 Counselor’sCorner

Page4 CollegeBound

Page5 CollegeBound(cont.)

DishawWinsEssayContest

Page6 GermanFairyTales

GresserFamilyTrackRecord

Page7Athletics

Page8 JurajPlaza’sYear

Page9 FarewellTour

Page10ArtGallery

DearLourdesAcademyFamily,WhatagreatdaytobeaKnight!Iamsoveryproudofallofourseniorsfortheirleadership,commitmenttomeetingtheexpectationsofourstaff,andrepresentingallofuswithhonor.WewishallofourseniorsthebestofluckintheirfuturesandprayforthegoodLordtoblessthemwithpatience,wis-dom,andunderstanding.Therehavebeenmanyeventsgoingonaroundschoolandthecommunityrecentlywhereweallcanbeveryproudofourstudents.Atschool,ouren-tirestudentbodyhasbeenengagingandhelpfulwithschoolmasses,withawardsnight,withgraduation,andwithspringsportingeventsandcon-certsjusttonameafew.ItwasalsonicetoseeourstudentsperformattheMemorialDayparadetodemonstratetheirtalentsinthecommunity.Aseveryonepreparesforsummer,wewouldliketowishallofourstudentsandfamiliesasafegraduationseason.Yourcalendarsarelikelyto?illupquicklyandIsimplyhopethatwealltaketimetoenjoythemomentswithfamily,friends,andGod.Someofourstudentswill?indsummerjobs-thankyoutothosethatwillbehelpingaroundschool-andsomewilltraveltovariouspartsoftheworld,enjoy!AsIre?lectonmy?irstyearhereatLourdesAcademy,Iwouldliketosimplysaythankyou.Firstofall,thankyoutoourstudentsandstaffforbeingwonderful.Onadailybasis,Ifeelathomewhileworkingwithstaffandstu-dents.LourdesAcademyisaspecialplacetolearnandgrowacademically,personally,andspiritually.IamveryproudtobepartoftheLourdesAcad-emyfamily.IwouldalsoliketosaythankyoutotherestofourLourdesAcademyfamily-parents,grandparents,siblings,priests,alumni,andeveryoneIhaven’tyetmentioned-forbeingsupportiveandwelcoming.NomatterwhathatwewearasamemberoftheLourdesAcademyfamily,wearestrongertogetherasateam,strivingtodowhatisbestforkids.ThankyouforyourcontinuedsupportandGodblesseachofyouoverthesummer.

LiveJesusinourHearts.

Mr.KyleSchleisLourdesAcademy6-12Principal

www.lourdesacademyoshkosh.org

lourdesacademy.blogspot.com

LourdesAcademy

SummerOf%iceHours

June5-August25

CentralBusinessOf?ice

(250N.SawyerSt.)

LourdesAcademy6-12

(110N.SawyerSt.)

Monday-Thursday

8:00AM-3:00PM

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BecomeaLourdesAcademyHostFamily

Hostinganinternationalstudentisapositive,life-

changingexperience.Youwilllearnaboutanother

culturethroughtheeyesofateenagerfromanother

country.

Familiesprovideabedroom(thiscanbesharedwitha

similaragedsibling)andmealstotheirhostchild;inre-

turngainingacross-culturalexperienceandlastinggrati-

tudeofayoungpersonandtheirfamilyfromoverseas.

Ifyouareinterestedinbeingmatchedwithaninterna-

tionalstudent,pleasecompletethehostfamilyapplica-

tiononourwebsiteorcontactMBKelly426-6421

[email protected]

FromKoreatoAmerica:NickHwang

BySarahSchori-KnightWriterStudentJournalist-LourdesAcademy

JuniorNickHwangembarkedon

6,402milejourneyfromAnseong,

SouthKoreatoattendLourdes

Academythisyear.Anseongis

aboutanhourawayfromSouth

Korea’scapitalcityofSeoul.Thisis

Hwang’sthirdyearintheUnited

States.Previously,Nickattendeda

privateCatholichighschoolinIo-

wa.AccordingtoHwang,the

schoolwasevensmallerthanLourdeswitharound80

peopleintheentirehighschool.

HwangsaidhehasbeenlearningEnglishsinceattending

middleschoolinSouthKorea.Hwangsaidthatschoolin

SouthKoreaislongerthanschoolintheU.S.,anditstarts

at7-8a.m.andendsaround5-6p.m.Lunchanddinner

arebothanhour,andtheyhavelongstudyperiodsatthe

endoftheday.

HwangsaidheenjoysthatschoolendsearlierintheU.S.

becausethenthereismoretimeforextracurricularactiv-

ities.HwangwasamemberoftheLourdessoccerteam

thisyear.

“IlikethatAmericahasschoolteams.InKoreawedon’t

haveschoolsportsteams,”Hwangsaid.Itislikelythat

beinginvolvedinsportsallowedHwangtobetterinte-

grateintoLourdes.

HwangsaidheiscurrentlytakingSpanishII,APU.S.His-

tory,religion,English11,andPersonalFinance.“APUSH

ismyfavoriteclassbecauseitisinterestingbutchalleng-

ing,”Hwangsaid.

HwangstatedthathehasvisitedbiggercitiesintheU.S.

likeLosAngelesandNewYorkCity,andhewouldliketo

experiencelivingintheselargecities.

Don’tMissLourdesAcademy’s

12thAnnualTeeItUpforKidsGolfOuting

Friday,June9,2017

OshkoshCountryClub

AGENDA

RegistrationandRefreshments 9:30am

ShotgunStartwith4PersonScramble 11:00am

PartyonthePatio 2:00-4:00pm

Dinner 4:30pm

Reservationsrequired.Reserveyourspottoday!

Contact:ShannonGibson

Phone:920-426-3626ext.541

Email:[email protected]

Onlineregistrationavailable!ClickontheGolfOutinglinkfound

onthefrontpageofourwebsite.

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$25each~3packagestochoosefrom

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Value:$1,600

• NorthwoodsEscape:Enjoyaoneweekstayin

beautifulMinocqua!Bringyourwholefamilytothis5-

bedroomhome(sleeps10)nestledintheheartofthe

Northwoodsboastinga?ireplace,gameroom,hottub

andasauna.Value:$1,200

• PackerPalooza:Fourticketstoapreseasonshow-

downbetweenthePackersandtheLARamsonAugust

31.Bonus!Additional2ticketstoPacker/Viking

gameDecember23.

Amaximumof65ticketswillbesoldforeachpackage.Amini-

mumof35ticketsmustbesold.DrawingwillbeheldJune9th

~4:30pm~OshkoshCountryClub.Ticketsavailableatthecen-

tralbusinessof?iceorbyemailing:[email protected]


Counselor’sCorner

Mrs.KellyThompson—SchoolCounselor

Phone:920-303-6682

Email:[email protected]

StudentServicesWebsite

FinalTranscripts-Seniors

Seniors,pleasedonotforgettoorderyour?inalhighschool

transcriptviaParchmentontheStudentServicesWebsite.

You’llalsoseeaCollegeTranscriptRequestsection-ifyou

tookcollegecourseswhileinhighschool,pleaseremember

toorderthosetranscriptsaswell.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthisprocess,please

contactMrs.CleaverorMrs.Thompson.

2017/2018CourseSchedules

Students!Pleasedonotleaveforsummerbreakwithany

outstandingquestionsaboutyour2017/2018course

schedule.

PleaseseeMrs.ThompsonorMrs.Neubauerwithany

questionsorchangerequestsASAP!!

SeniorAwardsNight

CongratulationstotheClassof2017forallofyouramazing

accomplishments!Thisyear’sseniorclassreceivedacom-

bined1.8MILLIONdollarsinscholarshipandgrantfunding

forpostsecondaryeducation.Wearesoproudofyou!

KnightPridePost-itChallenge

Oursystemfacultyandstaffwereaskedtosend“positive

post-its”toourseniors.Theseinspirationalmessageswere

postedinthebustakingtheseniorsontheirgraduation

walkattheelementarysiteslastWednesday.Theseniors

thoroughlyenjoyedthissurprise.Somechosetotakealong

thenotesespeciallymeaningfultothem.


AaronHoffman

College:MarianUniversity

WhyChosen:It’sasmallschool.

Major:Communications

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Growup.

AnnaKohls

College:RiponCollege

WhyChosen:It’sasmallschooland

theteachershaveagreatbondwith

thestudents.

Major:Communications

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Don’tbe

afraidtomeetnewpeople.

PaulLee

College:UniversityofWisconsin-

Madison

WhyChosen:It’saffordablewitha

greatbusinessprogram.

Major:RealEstate

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Keepupthegoodwork.

ChristiCunningham

College:HamlineUniversity

WhyChosen:It’sabeautifulsmall

campusandit’sintheTwinCities.

Major:ForensicScience

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Don’tbeignorant,andmakeinformeddeci-sions.

JustineMcDermott

College:MarquetteUniversity

WhyChosen:Thestudent/teacher

ratioisgoodandmybrother,Seamus

goesthere.

Major:Education

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Takead-vantageofyourlastyear:gotoalotofgames,forceyourselftogotohome-comingandprom,andtalktopeopleyoudon'tnormallytalkto.

MollieBartlett

College:FoxValleyTechnicalCollege

WhyChosen:Ithadagoodprogramfor

mymajor.

Major:DentalHygiene/DentalAssistant

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Liveevery

momentlikeit’syourlast.

JackBrooks

College:MarquetteUniversity

WhyChosen:Itfeelslikehome.

Major:EnvironmentalEngineering

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Doyour

homeworkaheadoftime;itisalotless

stressful.

AlexMasini

College:PointLomaNazarene

UniversityinSanDiego

WhyChosen:Thecurrentstudents

weresuperfriendly,theclassrooms

werebrandnew,andthelocationisso

cool.

Major:Biochemistry

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Don’tworryifyoudon’tknowwhatyouwanttodoorwhereyouwanttogo.We’veallgonethroughit,andifwemadeit,youcantoo!

AustinKennebeck


LaCrosse

WhyChosen:Ireallyenjoyedthetour

andthecampusfeltlikehome.Even

thoughitisstillinWisconsin,IfeltlikeI

wassomewhereelse.

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Enjoyyour

timeinhighschool;itgoesbyreally

fast.


MargaretDishawwinsthe

esteemed

FiresideEssayContest

ByLilyPollack-KnightWriter

LourdesAcademyseniorMargaret

Dishawrecentlywontheesteemed

FiresideEssayScholarshipContest

thankstoherinspiringpersonal

essayabouttheroleherfaithhas

playedinherlife.

DishawexplainedthattheFiresideEssayContestisanation-

widecontestthatincludesa$1,000scholarshipgiventosix

winnersthroughoutthecountry.Inordertobehonoredas

oneofthewinners,theapplicantmustwritethemostinspir-

ingessayabouthowheorsheembraceshisorherfaithand

religiouseducation.Throughoutheressay,Dishawde-

scribedmanyofthedif?icultobstaclesandsituationsshehas

hadtofacethroughoutherlifesuchasbeingadoptedand

havingafatherwithParkinson’sDisease.

“Myfaithhashelpedmedealwiththesecircumstances,”

Dishawexplained.“IlookatsituationsandissuesthatIcan

bebitteraboutandchoosetohaveabetteroutlookonthem.”

Whilewritingheressay,Dishawexplainedthathermainin-

spirationwastheyouthministryretreatsshehasattend-

ed.Shesaidthatbeingwithinacomfortableenvironment

wheresheisabletoopenupaboutherthoughtsinspiredher

tobeabletoshareherbeliefsabouthersometimesdif?icult

lifeexperiences.

Aboutherdaughter’soutstandingachievement,Lourdes

AcademyreligionteacherCharleneDishawsaid,“Iwas

amazedandexcited.Iknewheressaywasgood,butitwas

unexpectedwhenshewon.”

Margaretsaidthatbeingtherecipientofthisawardwillhelp

herbecomemoresuccessfulinthefuture.Alongwithhelp-

ingher?inanciallyforhercollegetuitionpayments,ithas

alsohelpedherrealizeit’sokaytoshareherstoryandraise

awarenessabouttheissuesinherlife.Sheishonoredwith

tobecomethe?irsteverLourdesAcademystudentomakeit

pastthetworoundsofjudgingandactuallywinthecontest.

Therearehundredsofapplicantswhosubmitessayswhich

thengothroughtworoundsofjudgingtochoosethewin-

ners.Thisyear,Charlenesaidthattherewere23essaysthat

proceededtothesecondroundofjudging,andthereweresix

totalessaysthatweredeclaredwinnersofthe$1,000schol-

arshipcheck.Sheobviouslywasveryproudtolearnthather

daughterwasoneofthesixnationalessayscholarshipwin-

ners.

Margaretsaidthatsheplansonusingherscholarshipmoney

forcollegetuitionnextyearwhenshewillattendMount

MaryUniversityinMilwaukee,WI.Margaretplansonmajor-

inginoccupationaltherapywithaminorinpsychology.

KelseySchwochert

College:CarrollUniversity

WhyChosen:Itoffersaprivateeduca-

tionandagoodnursingprogram.

Major:Nursing/hopingtoattendmedi-

calschoolandbecomeanorthopedic

specialist

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Keeppursu-

ingyourdreams,butneverforget

whereyoucamefrom.

GrantPecore


Oshkosh

WhyChosen:It’sagoodschool.

Major:Undecided

AdviceforFutureSeniors:Gotoclass,

keepyourgradesupandhavefun.

ArticlesonAcademics

English

HollyJankowski

English10

TheRoaringTwentiesweredazzling,glittery,andwild!The

English10studentswentbacktothesummerof1922with

NickCarrawayleadingtheadventure.Thestudiedthetime

periodaswellasvariousthemesandsymbolsinTheGreat

Gatsby.

English11

ThejuniorshavebeenimmersedintheRomanticPeriodby

studyingitscharacteristicsandliterature.They’vefocusedon

GothicelementsbyreadingFrankensteinanddiscussinghow

thenovelisdifferentfrompopculture.


Trackrecordhurdlesonegeneration

inGresserfamily

ByMaggieBerenz-KnightWriterStudentJournalist-LourdesAcademy

ALourdestrackrecordhurdlesonegenerationasjunior

DelaneyGresserandher4x200trackteamofseniorKelsey

Schwochert,freshmanJoelyHurkman,andsophomoreAlexis

Rolphbeattheformerschoolrecordpreviouslyheldbyher

motherSusanGeffers(Gresser),AmyWing,StaceyWolf,and

PattyRioja.

“I’vebeenrunningtracksincesixthgrade,andmygoalhas

alwaysbeentobeatmymom’srecordinthe4x200,”Delaney

Gresserexplained.Delaneyhadbeentrainingsincelastseason

tobeattherecordwhenshecameextremelyclose.However,

thisseasontherelayteamhadnewmembers.

“Earlyintheseasonwehadtoworkhardtomakeour

handoffssmooth,”Delaneysaid.

OnMay5,atLourdesAcademy’shomemeethostedatTitan

Stadium,thisdedicatedgroupofgirlsracedagainsthugecom-

petitionandendeduprunningatimeof1:49.76justenoughto

beathermother’steam’spreviousrecordof1:52.10.

“Ithinkwebeattherecordbecauseofallthetimeweputin

thisseasonandthecompetitionatthemeet,”Delaneysaid.

“Plus,myextramotivationwasmymom.Shereallywantedme

tobeatherrecordandalwaysgivesmepeptalksbeforeIrace.

Shecomestoallofmymeetsandsupportsmeinallofmy

events,”Delaneysaid.

The4x200team’sachievementsdidn’tstopthere.OnMay22,

attheregionalmeet,the4x200relayteambeattheirownrec-

ordbyrunninganewtimeof1:48.65.

CoachBrentJudesaid,“Idon’thavemuchtosaybesidesthat

theyaretrulyaspecialgroupofgirlsfromeachgrade,alter-

natesincluded.”

SusanGresserisawellaccomplishedhighschooltrackathlete

herselfwhoserecordsinthe100and300hurdlesstillstand.

SusanisamemberoftheL.A.AthleticHallofFame.

Germanstudentsreadfairytales

toelementarystudents

BySarahSchori-KnightWriterStudentJournalist-LourdesAcademy

LindaKaelin’sGermanIIIstudentsvisitedtheSetonand

CabrinielementaryschoolsonMay16and17toreadGer-

manfairytalesandsharelearningopportunities.

TheGermanIIIstudentschoseEnglishfairytalestotrans-

lateintoGermanthencreatedhandcraftedbookscomplete

withcolorfulpicturesandGermantranslations.Whenthe

booksweredone,thestudentstraveledtotheelementary

schoolstoreadtheirbooksinGermantotheelementary

students.

JuniorsDelaneyGresserandNickDanielsonandseniorKa-

seyOlsentranslatedTheUglyDucklingintoGermanwhich

translatesasDerHasslicheEnte.

“It’sgreatthatwehaveanopportunitytopromoteGerman

totheelementarystudents,”Gressersaid.

JuniorsAlexWagnerandQuinnGodfreyandsophomore

MaggiePaysonalsoreadtheirbookstotheyoungstudents.

“WechoseSchneewittchen(SnowWhite)becauseitwasmy

favoritestoryasachild,”Paysonsaid.

“WhenIwasinelementaryschool,thehighschoolGerman

studentscametoreadtous.Itpartiallyin?luencedmydeci-

sionintakingGerman,”Wagnersaid.

Germanteacher,Linda“Frau”Kaelinletsthehighschoolers

leadtheelementarystudentsbyreadingthebooks.Acord-

ingtoGresser,afterreadingeachpageinGerman,thehigh

schoolersthentranslatethestoryfortheyoungstudents

andshowthepictures.

Afterreadingthestories,theelementarystudentsareeager

toaskquestions.AccordingtoPayson,somewereveryshy,

butaftergettingthestudentstalking,therewasendless

chatter.

QuinnGodfroy,AlexWagner,andMaggiePaysontranslated

thepopularSnowWhitefairytaleintoGerman.

DelaneyGresser(farleft)beathermother’s4x200team’srec-

ordthisyear.Otherteammembers(fromleft)includeAlexis

Rolph,JoelyHurkman,andKelseySchwochert.


ATHLETICS

SpringAthleticSeasonWrap-upKevinWopat,ActivitiesDirector

Congratulationstoourspringathleticteamsonoutstandingseasons!

Softball

ConferenceandWIAADivision4RegionalChampions

All-ConferenceRecognition

1stTeamAll-Conference MollieBartlett,ChloeEvans

LaurenSchiek,CiarraZemke

HonorableMenionAll-Conference KristinWetterau

TrailwaysNorthPlayeroftheYear ChloeEvans

ThefollowingsoftballathleteswerealsoselectedtoparticipateintheD4/5

SoftballStateAll-StarGame:

MollieBartlett,LaurenSchiekandCiarraZemke

Baseball

2ndPlaceTrailwaysNorthConference


1stTeamAll-Conference SawyerMcCue,Out?ield

JackBrooks,In?ield

HonorableMenionAll-Conference DougRyan,Out?ield

Golf

3rdPlaceTrailwaysConference


1stTeamAll-Conference AustinKennebeck

Soccer

Girlssoccer?inished4thintheFlywayConference.All-conferencerecogni-

tionwillbeproducedatalaterdate.

HatsofftoEllieDeGroot!Ellienowholdstwoschoolrecords-career

points(216)andcareergoals(96).

Track&Field

Girls~TrailwaysConferenceandWIAADivision3RegionalChampions

Boys~4thPlaceTrailwaysConference

StateQuali?iers

Girls

EmilyFoley 800M,4x400Relay,4x800Relay

DelaneyGresser 4x200Relay

JoelyHurkman 4x200Relay

EllenMoore 1600M,4x800Relay

AlexisRolph 4x200Relay,4x400Relay

RachaelRusso ShotPut

KelseySchwochert 4x200Relay,4x400Relay

CarlyVandenhouten 3200M,4x800Relay

KatieVanScyoc 800M,4x400Relay,4x800Relay

Alternates:MaggieHamman,AndreaBeecher~4x800Relay

AvaMcGuire,IzzyKelly~4x200Relay

EmmaZirgibel,AlexMasini~4x400Relay

Boys

AxelFrank 4x400Relay

T.JacksonMoore 1600M,4x400Relay

ColyarNewton 4x400Relay

MarshallPecore 4x400Relay

Alternates:JacobDiker,TrentTro?ka~4x400Relay

SummerStrengthProgram

LourdesAcademywillbecoordinatingasum-

merstrengthprogramforallcurrent6-12th

gradeathletes(boysandgirls)

TheprogramwillbeginMonday,June5andrun

throughJuly21.StudentswillmeetonMonday,

WednesdayandFridaymornings.Sessionsfor

thecurrenthighschoolstudentswillbeheld

from8:00-9:30am.Middleschoolstudentses-

sionswillbefrom9:30-10:30am.

Thecostis$40forthefirst7weeksofthesum-

mer.Theseworkoutswilltakeplaceinthe

LourdesAcademyWellnessCenterandoutdoor

athleticfields.

Athleteswilllearnweightliftingtechniques

designedtoimprovetheirathleticperformance.

Theywillbeeducatedonweightroomsafety,

howtoproperlyspottheirpeersandhelpmoti-

vatethemtoreachtheirgoals.

Flyersincludingtherequiredpermissionslips

areavailableonthebulletinboardoutsidethe

frontofficeandonthefrontpageoftheathletic

websiteunderathleticlinks.

Thesignedpermissionslipandcheckmade

payabletoLourdesAcademycanbeturnedinto

KevinWopatonthemorningofyourchild’s

firstworkout.


Notayearinmylifebutalifeinayear

JurajPlaza-KnightWriterStudentJournalist-LourdesAcademy“Exchangeisn'tayearinyourlife,it'salifeinayear.”This

quotebestdescribesmyexperienceasanexchangestudent.It

allbeganwithasmalldecisiontoapplytotheGlobalOutreach

programandleavemyhomeinSlovakia.Mytimeherehas

endedupbeingsomeofthebesttimesofmylife.

MyyearintheUnitedStatesconsistedofmanywonderfulex-

periencesandgreatmoments.ImmediatelyafterIcamehere,

oneofmybiggestconcernswashowIwould?itinatschool

whereeveryonekneweachotherbyname.I'msothankfulto

thepeopleatLourdes,boththestudentsandstaffmembers,

whomadeitsoeasyformeto?itinandbecomeapartofthe

school.Frommypointofview,themostimportantdecisionI

madewastojoinsportsrightinthebeginningoftheyear.I

joinedthecross-countryteam,andthankstothepeopleonthe

teamandmostimportantlyCoachPaulBrown,Ifeltwelcomed

andapartoftheteam.

ThroughdifferentclassesIgottoknowdifferentpeopleand

teachersaswell.AttendingDr.Jacobs’U.S.HistoryclassI

learnedalotofinformationaboutthehistoryofAmerica.Asan

honortomefromSlovakiaandBrettfromtheCzechRepublic,

Dr.Jacobsshowedthemovie“Anthropoid,”whichtellsthesto-

ryoftwobraveyoungmenfromCzechoslovakiawhorisked

theirlivesandtriedtoassassinateoneoftheleadersofthe

NaziEmpire.

I'malsosogladthatIhadtheopportunitytospend45minutes

everydayplayingmusicinmybandclass.Thisisanopportuni-

tyI'veneverhadinmylifesinceourschoolsystemisdifferent

fromtheAmericanone.InSlovakia,Ihadtoattendpianoclas-

sesafterschoolinmyfreetime,andthatdiscouragedmefrom

playing.ThankstoMrs.Sorenson,Irediscoveredmypassion

forpianoandlearnedhowtoplayafewnewinstruments.One

ofmybiggestexperienceswaswhenIgottomarchinthe

homecomingparadeandperformatthehalftimeshowduring

thegame.Thatwasmy?irsttimeeverparticipatinginthe

marchingband.

MywonderfulEnglishteachers,Mrs.PollackandMrs.Dolan,

helpedmeimprovemyEnglishskillsinawayIneverwould

havebeenabletowithoutcominghere.

Noteverypartofbeinganexchangestudentiseasy,though.

Thehardestpartisbeingseparatedfromfamily,friends,and

everythingfromyouroldlife.Youcometoawholenewcoun-

trynotknowinganyoneandnothavingamommyordaddy

holdingyourhandanymore.It'shardinthebeginning,but

withouttakingtheriskandfacingthechallenge,youwould

neverbeabletoexploreawholenewworld,gainexperiences,

orlearnlessonsthatnotmanypeopleyouragehave.

JurajPlazaposeswithfellowcrosscountryrunnersEmilyFoley,

KatieVanScyoc,MaggieHammanandAndreaBeecher.

Forfutureexchangestudents,Iwouldliketosuggesttonotbe

afraidofundertakingnewchallengesandtryingthings.For

futurefamilieshostingastudentfromadifferentcountry,I

wouldrecommendtreatingtheexchangestudentaspartofthe

family.

ThankstotheInternet,wearen'ttoodifferentanymore,even

thoughourculturesaredifferent.Lifeisallaboutmeetingnew

people,learningnewthings,andunderstandingotherpeople's

pointsofview.

Jurajencouragesotherstoundertakenewchallenges.


Afarewelltour:classof2017

ByMacrinaSchry-KnightWriter

StudentJournalist-LourdesAcademy

Afterthegraduationpartiesand?inalexams,itisimportantfor

thegraduatingseniortotakeamomenttobreatheandappreciate

theeventsofthelastweekofhisorhersecondaryeducation.Asa

studentatLourdesforthepasttwelveyears,I’vewatchedso

manyseniorsenjoyeventssuchastheseniorawardsnightand

thepinningmass,allculminatingwithreceivingadiplomaon

graduationSunday.Asaverynew2017Lourdesgraduate,Iam

excitedtoshareallofmyexperienceswithyou.

OnMay21,theseniorsinvitedtheirparentstothecommonsfor

anappreciationdinner.Inawelcomechangeofpace,thestudents

servedtheirparentsadeliciousthree-coursedinnerprepared

andorganizedbyseniorclassadvisorMandiHendricks.After

twelveyearsofhomeworkhelpandsportscarpools,itwaswon-

derfulbeingabletothankourparentsfortheirunconditionallove

andsupport.Whatbetterwaytosaythankyouthanwithasteak

dinner?

Ofcourse,thefundidn’tstopthere.OnMay24,anewtradition

wasstartedatLourdesAcademy:theGraduationWalk.Thesen-

iors,cladinourcapsandgowns,wereshuttledaroundthe

LourdesAcademysysteminabusdecoratedwithinspirational

notesfromwell-wishingteacherstocelebrateourhighschool

achievements.Onceattheelementaryschools,thereareveryfew

wordsthatcandescribethepridethatcomeswithlookinginto

theeyesofayoungSetonorCabrinistudentandrealizingjust

howfaryou’vecome.ItwasabeautifulcelebrationofLourdes

studentsyoungandoldcarryingontheLourdestradition,andit

wasanunforgettableexperience.

Laterthatevening,thestudentsreturnedtoLourdesfortheSen-

iorAwardsNight.Herewaswherewe,asseniors,couldreallysee

theproofofourhardwork.Asnameswerecalledforeachaward,

Ifoundmyheart?illedwithprideformyfellowclassmates.Itwas

inthismomentthatIrealizedthatinthesepastfouryears,we

havebecomesomuchmorethanclassmates;weareafamily.

The?inalcelebrationcameonMay28whenIsatbesidemyclass-

matesatthegraduationceremony.Itwasanhonortowatchmy

friendsofsomanyyearsreceivetheirdiplomas.

GraduationBlessing

LordGod,

Weaskforyouralmightyhandtobeupontheclassof2017.

Blesstheirlivesfromthisdayonwithgoodnessandlove.

Helpthemstaytruetotheirdreams,tousetheirgiftswisely,

andtowalkintothefuturewithfaith,hope,andgreatlove.

Amen

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