Last night, The Girls Water Polo team beat Naperville Central 15-6 to advance to the IHSA state tournament Semi-final against Mother McAuley. Becky Insalaco scored 6 goals in the win and Tammy Stelnicki added 4. Goalie Jenny Stelnicki made 16 saves in the net. The Pack will play McAuley at 10:15 am on Saturday morning at Stevenson High School. The winner will advance to the state championship game.

Congratulations to the St. Ignatius Boys Tennis Team! For the first time since 1991, the Boys Team captured the Chicago Catholic League Conference title. The team's number one singles, number one doubles and number two doubles all placed first. Last year, under Susan Markvart's coaching, the Boys Tennis Team won the IHSA Sectional title for the second time in its history and four of its players advanced to State, but the Conference title narrowly eluded them (making Friday's victory especially sweet). This Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, St. Ignatius will host the Sectional Championship as the favorite.

On Saturday, the Girls Water Polo team won the 2013 IHSA Chicago sectional championship by beating Lane Tech 14-7. Also, four members of the Wolfpack received MCAC All-Conference recognition: juniors Tammy Stelnicki and Becca Martinez and freshman Jenny Stelnicki. Senior Becky Insalaco was named Catholic League player of the year.

The Girls Track team won its second consecutive Sectional title on Thursday by scoring 171 points, well ahead of the 2nd place team (103 pts) and the rest of the field. The Wolfpack had 12 individual state qualifiers and two relay state qualifiers. Congratulations and good luck at next weekend's State Finals.

The University of Rochester recently named Caroline Coughlan as the winner of the Frederick Douglas & Susan B. Anthony Award. It is named in honor of two of Rochester’s most significant pioneers of social justice. It recognizes Caroline’s commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues. Congrats to Caroline on this wonderful achievement. She can be seen below with Dr. Catherine Karl and social studies teacher, Marty Kelley.

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved national top 10 rankings in the National French Contest (Grand Concours) 2013:

French 1:
5th: Claudia Sierra, Alexandra Dobrov
7th: Eriq Lucero, Gabriella Manzari, Isabella Lorenz
8th: Julia Downey, Breanna Marcelin
9th: Diana Fernandez, Jesus Juarez, Morgane Tatchoum, Harrison Dewitt
10th: Natalie Tapia, Victoria Nieto, Ashley Sablich

French 2:
2nd: Daniela Pasturczak
4th: Emilia Esquivel, Mona Kharoofa
5th: Cayley Krkljes, Helen Roach
7th: Genevieve Lotus, Marianna Bojkewycz, Olivia Gaweda, Quinn Abbate, Rowan O’Scannlain, Sophie Kofoid
8th: Caitlin McCauley, Isabel Irvine, Jasmin Roman, Joshua Barber, Mackenzie Krage, Michael Gupta, Stephanie Gonzalez, Lili Gurry
9th: Randy Martinez, Richard Thompson
10th: Meghan Pintozzi

French 3:
9th: Jack Mahon
10th: Ikpindi Nabine

French 4:
6th: Kent Hutchison, Lucy Capone
7th: William Martinson

Natalie Tapia ’16 was selected to the 14&Under Illinois Elite Camp this spring.  She got to travel to the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado to train and work with several of the Olympic swimmers and coaches.  While there Natalie had the opportunity to train with four-time Olympic Gold Medalist Missy Franklin (picture).  During her freshman year at Ignatius, Natalie was a 4 time state qualifier and was a two-time All-American.

This year, senior Samantha Mateo, won her 4^th gold medal in recognition of their outstanding achievement on the National Latin Exam. She has now won a medal in each of her four years at Saint Ignatius College Prep. Samantha won a copy of the Maureen O’Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary for her efforts.

CLICK HERE to read the full job description.

Congratulations to senior Madlen Karnatz for her commitment to compete in Track & Field at the University of Notre Dame.  Madlen earned All-State honors in the hurdles at the 2012 IHSA State Track Finals, owns three Frosh-Soph school records and three Varsity school records, and led the team to the Sectional title in 2012.  She has won all hurdle races (the 55m Hurdles, 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles) at the indoor and outdoor conference championships since freshman year and also won the indoor GCAC High Jump title in March.  Madlen is looking forward to a great post-season this year and is excited about continuing her track career at Notre Dame. She can be seen below with her parents and Coach Erin Luby.

Congrats to the students who won cash prizes for their writing samples in the Saint Ignatius writing contest. The contest is sponsored through the Tony D’Souza and Mary Paulson Hawes Endowments. The students are: Amanda Murphy ‘16, Isaac Wink ‘15, Madeleine O’Keefe 14, Raven Noble ’13 and not pictured - Emily Burke. Then can be seen below with English teachers Elaine Mueller and Elizabeth Wagenschutz.

Congrats to Ivan and Thomas on being selected a HEAR Scholar. The HEAR Scholarship program began in 2010 with the goal of helping college-bound students with financial need who had demonstrated a commitment to their schools and communities. Their scholarship recipients have gone on to Marquette, Loyola University Chicago, Northeastern University Chicago, and Northeastern University Boston. So far $100,000 in scholarships has been awarded to students in the Chicagoland-area. Ivan (left) and Thomas (right) can be seen below with Ray Pollina from the HEAR Foundation.

Fr. Caruso was a recent guest on the live EWTN Radio show At Home with Jim and Joy. The podcast for this show will be loaded very soon for listening online anytime or for downloading at: http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=6696&T1=at+home

Please join us on Sunday, May 5, 2013 for the Concert Band Spring Concert. The event will take place at school starting at 3:00 p.m. This concert will be Mr. Don Rescigno’s final one at Saint Ignatius— a career that has spanned over 40 years. Mr. Rescigno has made a lasting impact on the lives of so many of his students and this final concert will sure to be a fitting tribute to him and the scores of students he has taught. If you are unable to attend the concert, please know that Mr. Rescigno will also be leading the band for a final playing of the National Anthem before the Cubs game on May 17 at Wrigley Field. 

Emily Beltran '13 will be attending the 45th annual Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel this summer. She was one of 19 students chosen to represent the United States and there are 70 participants in the program all together. Emily will be studying and working on science research projects for three weeks at the institute and then working at a field school in the Judean Desert for the last week.

Saint Ignatius recently welcomed the Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater which is in residence at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. The dancers included: Sara Samuels, Principal Dancer, Julia Hinojosa, Evelyn Sanchez, Israel Sanchez, Juan Castellon, Company Dancers with Guest musicians Patricia Ortega, Flamenco Singer and David Chiriboga, Flamenco guitarist.

Congratulations to Saint Ignatius English teacher, Jane Delaney, on her acceptance into the 2013 ASNE Reynolds Journalism Institute as a Fellow at Kent State University. The program will take place for two weeks in July with all expenses paid. 

There are many misconceptions about the financial realities of operating Saint Ignatius College Prep. Here’s the ninth installment in our list of the top 10 misconceptions.

Saint Ignatius English teacher, Elizabeth Wagenschutz, was recently selected to be a judge for the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. This is one of the premiere literary magazine and school publication ratings organizations. Congratulations to Elizabeth on this wonderful honor. 

Jessica Ferrer '13 was just awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award at the Field Museum for over 100 hours of service. She was given the award at the Field Museum's Volunteer Recognition Ceremony and Reception on April 17, 2013. Congrats to Jessica!

Congratulations to the Saint Ignatius Model UN team for their excellent performance at the Northwestern Conference. Senior Mike Parilla earned his 6th first place gavel! Outstanding Delegate award winners were Charlie Helding, Lauren McGowan and Kelsey Grant. Honorable mentions went to Colin Downey, Mike Duncan, Becca Cunningham, Isaac Wink and Michael Milito.

Below is the recent note Fr. Caruso had in Mater Eucharistiae, the publication of the Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.

Dear Friend of the Catholic League:

This year marks the 100^th Anniversary of the Chicago Catholic League - the oldest high school athletic conference still in existence in the United States.  I am sure you are proud of your association with our great conference-regardless of your role as a coach, educator, athlete, student or supporter.  I would like to invite you and your family to attend the centennial dinner celebration. 

Saint Ignatius College Prep was one of eight parochial schools that met at the Great Northern Hotel (demolished in 1992) in downtown Chicago on October 3, 1912 to establish the Chicago Catholic League. To commemorate this historic event, a dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the Drury Lane in Oak Brook, Illinois (in lieu of the annual Hall of Fame induction dinner).  Particulars for the evening include:  

Jim Prunty - Athletic Director
Sincerely,

to purchase tickets. We hope you will be able to join us! jim.prunty@ignatius.orgI realize May is a busy time of the year; however, this is a chance to celebrate the role our school played in helping to found the Catholic League.  Tickets are $65 each or $600 for a table of ten.  Please contact me at 312-432-8355 or

Amy Restko '09 will be shaving her head this month for St. Baldrick's Foundation in solidarity with those who have fought and are fighting cancer. The funds raised will go towards childhood cancer research.

Her goal is to raise $4,000. Follow the link below and click on "Make a donation".

>http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/amyrestko

Back in November, the film crew from the Public TV program, In Focus with Martin Sheen, visited Saint Ignatius to film interviews and campus shots for the Public Television program. That video segment has now been completed and can be seen on the school’s YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.
 
In the video, Saint Ignatius shows how students at Catholic college prep schools are enriched beyond the content of their curriculum to live spiritual and faith filled lives inspired by the Gospel. The short film includes interviews with faculty, staff, and students and captures shots of the campus. These “short form” editorial videos are often used to bridge the gap between longer Public Television programs. They air independently as stand-alone segments on individual Public TV stations.

The airings of the Saint Ignatius College Prep segment will be taking place in select cities during peak and prime time on various cable networks from April 15 to April 30. Additionally, we anticipate the Saint Ignatius story being distributed to Public Television affiliates the week of April 22.  The exact dates and times of the airings are at the discretion of the network programmers and affiliate stations.

There are many misconceptions about the financial realities of operating Saint Ignatius College Prep. Here’s the eighth installment in our list of the top 10 misconceptions.

Math Teacher Sandie Bulman was awarded the Rising Star Teacher award by the Chicago area Chicago Mathematics Teacher Association at a dinner held last night at Nazareth High School.  She can be seen here with her medal and the rest of the SICP Math department.

Jennifer Przybylo ‘03 has co-authored a new book titled Do Good Well. It offers a comprehensive and readily adaptable guide to social innovation that not only captures the entrepreneurial and creative spirit of our time, but also harnesses the insights, wisdom, and down-to-earth experience of today's most accomplished young leaders. See more at: http://www.amazon.com/Do-Good-Well-Leadership-Innovation/dp/1118382943.

The Girls water polo team beat Stevenson, McAuley and Florida's St. Thomas Aquinas to advance to the championship game of the Fenwick tournament on Saturday night. The Girls tied Fenwick 6-6 in the title game and split the championship with the Friars. CLICK HERE for more coverage from the Chicago Sun-Times.

Saint Ignatius College Prep is pleased to announce that Social Studies teacher, Diane Haleas Hines, has recently won the Singer Family Prize from the University of Rochester.  All senior students at the University have the opportunity to recognize and honor a high school teacher who significantly influenced them.  Diane Haleas Hines was nominated by Jiore Craig, who graduated from Saint Ignatius in 2009.
 
The annual Singer Family Prize is giving for excellence in secondary school teaching.  Diane was one of twelve finalists for this Prize, all of them excellent teachers deserving of recognition.  Diane stood out among this select group and is one of the four teachers who will be recognized this year at an awards ceremony at the University in May.  The Singer Prize comes with a cash award for both Diane and Saint Ignatius College Prep.
 
When asked about the award, Diane, said, “I am very honored and humbled by this award.  It means a great deal to me that one of my students, Jiore Craig'09, would nominate me.  I am so thrilled that she was inspired by her participation in Saint Ignatius Model UN and her study of international relations, government, and politics in my AP Comparative Politics class.  As a result of her exceptional work in her social studies classes at Saint Ignatius, Jiore was selected as the recipient of the Rochester University Social Studies Award and Scholarship.  While at the University, Jiore has pursued studies in international relations, worked for a semester at the European Union Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, and has been an award-winning member of the Mock Trial team.” 

There are many misconceptions about the financial realities of operating Saint Ignatius College Prep. Here’s the seventh installment in our list of the top 10 misconceptions.

Saint Ignatius College Prep would like to welcome you to a networking and speaking event on Tuesday, April 23rd in the Brunswick Room at Saint Ignatius.

6 PM Drinks and Hors d’oeurves
7 PM Presentation from alumnus Chunka Mui ‘80
                                                           
Chunka Mui '80 will preview research from his current book project, a Kindle Single book entitled, "Driverless Cars: Trillions Are Up for Grabs."  He'll talk about the race between automakers and Google to build self-driving cars and how those cars will disrupt the industries that share in the trillions of dollars of car-related revenue spent annually in the US.  (Car dealers and insurance agents, in particular, should come prepared for some gloomy talk.)

The yearly Business Luncheon has brought together a great group of Ignatians for the past two years.  To grow our network amongst alumni, parents, and friends, Business Society chairman Tom Egan ’79 and the rest of the leadership team look forward to this inaugural networking event in April.

To register for this free event, CLICK HERE.

Here's our next installment in the Top 10 Misconceptions about finances at SICP.

Click below to read the recent Sun-Times article about Jack's cross country career.

http://seasonpass.suntimes.com/news_article/show/242719?referrer_id=599124

The Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist, have decided to establish a new mission in the Archdiocese of Chicago and they are going to make two Sisters available to work at Saint Ignatius. Cardinal George has been very eager to ...have the sisters come to the Archdiocese and our Jesuit Provincial, Fr. Timothy Kesicki, SJ, is very enthusiastic about their willingness to serve at Saint Ignatius. We hope you will join us in welcoming this dynamic group of sisters. Click below to watch a video they produced about their first learning of the election of Pope Francis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GScyqXchS6c&feature=player_embedded

Here's our next installment in the Top 10 Misconceptions about finances at SICP.

Karina Fabian '13 is a top violinist with Merit School of Music Suzuki-Alegre Strings Ensemble. Karina was recently selected from more than 200 students citywide, who train with Merit’s Suzuki-Alegre Strings program, to participate in the 16^th Suzuki Method World Convention this month in Matsumoto, Japan. Karina and her 17 fellow violin and cello players depart soon for this world-renowned event. Please join us in congratulating Katrina.

Stephanie Fernandez '12 was recently named the Southern Division Rookie of the Week for water polo. Stephanie was last year's team captain and SICP’s first athlete to be on a team that finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the state during her tim...e at the school. See more at: http://www.collegiatewaterpolo.com/varsity/news/2012-13/031413SouthROW

Sarah Fleming ’10 claims the February 11 Midwest Division Player of the Week for water polo. Sarah was the goalie of the 2012 SICP state runner-up team. Read more at:
http://www.collegiatewaterpolo.org/news/2012-13/021313MidwestPOW. Both girls were teammates at SICP in 2010.

John Brian Tracy Jr. was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois on January 22, 1946, to the late John Brian Tracy and Elizabeth (Dean) Tracy.

John attended Brother Rice High School, graduating in 1964.  While at Brother Rice he competed in every varsity basketball game during his four years, earning All-Catholic League as a junior and senior, and also All-State honors.  He is the school’s third leading scorer.  He attended the University of Notre Dame on an athletic scholarship, graduating in 1968.  At Notre Dame he earned the basketball varsity letter, and during his senior year he also served as a student assistant coach.  In 1968, John came to Marquette Catholic High School, Michigan City to serve as head basketball coach, where his teams won four conference titles and four tournament titles.  He was also awarded “Area Coach of the Year” on four separate occasions.  John then returned home to Chicago to serve as assistant basketball coach under former Notre Dame coach Gene Sullivan at Loyola University from 1988-1989.  In 1991 he became the Dean of Students and head basketball coach at Chicago’s Saint Ignatius College Prep. Under his direction, the Wolfpack basketball program won one North Sectional title, one York Tournament title, and, in 2000, captured SICP’s first Catholic League title in 42 years. One highlight of John’s coaching career was the school’s first and only Illinois Sweet Sixteen appearance.  From 2009-2011 John was a television and radio color analyst for the Loyola University Ramblers.   In 2011, he was inducted into the inaugural class of Brother Rice’s Circle of Champions, and in 2012, John was inducted into the Chicago Catholic League’s Hall of Fame.

John is survived by his children John Tracy III (Cheri), Mill Creek, IN, Kristine Tracy Lewis (Matthew), Carmel, IN, and stepdaughter Lauren Laramore, Wallingford, CT;  grandchildren Quentin Tracy, MacKinnon Tracy, Alexander Tracy, Holly Tracy, Elizabeth Lewis, Ted Lewis, and Ben Lewis; mother of his children, Mary Laramore; brothers James Tracy (Deborah), Pleasanton, CA, Timothy Tracy (Anita), Ft. Thomas, KY,  and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.  He is loved by many and will be missed by us all. John was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Thomas Tracy.

Visitation on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Saint Ignatius College Prep (Tully Hall), 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608 at 10:30 a.m., will precede the Funeral Mass at neighboring Holy Family Church at 12:30 p.m.  A reception in Tully Hall will follow the Mass.

The family would like to express a special thanks to the St. Anthony Hospice staff, Donna Suida RN and Pat Sandberg for the loving care of our Dad.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Marquette Foundation-John Tracy Award, 306 West 10th Street, Michigan City, Indiana 46360, or Brother Rice High School, 10001 S. Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60655, or Saint Ignatius College Prep, 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608.

To sign the guestbook please visit www.otthaverstock.com and then select John Tracy from the list on the right-hand side of the webpage.

Click below to watch Fr. Michael Caruso, SJ on the 3/14 broadcast of "Good Day Chicago" as he discusses the first-ever Jesuit Pope.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video?clipId=8622959&autostart=true

BUY AN iPad! There is still time to support a student in the Tuition Assistance Program through the purchase of an iPad. Please CLICK HEREto order online.                                            

CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from Gloriam 2013.

Watch the inspiring video featured at Gloriam by CLICKING HERE.

. www.stxchurch.orgFr. Fairbanks currently serves as Chaplain within the Formation and Ministry office at Saint Ignatius. Working at  Saint Ignatius was Fr. Fairbank’s first assignment after his ordination in August of 2000. He remained working at the school until May 2005. After a year of tertianship, Fr. Fairbanks served as Vocations Director for the Jesuit’s Chicago-Detroit Province from 2006 to 2012. After several months away, Fr. Fairbanks then returned to SICP in January 2013. On July 1, 2013, he will begin a 6-year term as pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Cincinnati. This is an assignment approved by the Jesuit’s Chicago-Detroit Province Office and in cooperation with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Fr. Fairbanks new parish is the original parish from where St. Xavier High School and Xavier University sprang forth. Fr. Fairbanks said, “Ever since my first Mass here in the Cuneo Chapel, I have made many close ad holy relationships among the adults and students here at Saint Ignatius. Since every Jesuit is apostolic, I move on with the grace of God.” Find out more at

Click below to see Fr. Caruso's segment from the 3/12 Fox News broadcast of "Good Day Chicago" talking about the Conclave.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video?clipId=8600748&autostart=true

Over 800 current and past parents, alums, and friends of the school turned out on March 9 to raise funds for Saint Ignatius College Prep. Your generosity helped raise money for the Tuition Assistance Program--helping qualified students attend Saint Ignatius regardless of family income.

Your support will put iPads in the hands of students in need as Saint Ignatius prepares to roll out this technology to all students next year. The efforts of this year's Gloriam will also go towards much needed improvements to the infrastructure of the school's entryway.

I am grateful for your continued support of our school and its mission.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam,

Fr. Michael Caruso, SJ

P.S. Many inquired the evening of Gloriam if once again I would be offering the "Christmas Eve  with Fr. Caruso, SJ" auction item that was available at last year's Gloriam. After prayerful consideration, the school is delighted to announce this item is again open for bidding. We will accept bids until 3:00 p.m. on March 20, 2013. If you would like to bid, please email
ryan.bergin@ignatius.org with the word "Christmas" in the subject line. Please include your name and the amount of your bid.

                                         CHRISTMAS EVE WITH FR. CARUSO, SJ
 This auction item includes Fr. Caruso, SJ leading a Christmas liturgy in your family's home on Christmas eve. After prayer, it is time to mangia and, like any good Italian, Father won't come empty-handed when he arrives at your home with the finest assortment of Italian hors d'oeuvres. Father will also bring his very own limoncello, a recipe passed on to him by Sr. Rita. Finally, Father Caruso will bring his homemade cannolis to your Christmas Eve celebration. Value: Priceless.
                                           
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from Gloriam 2013.

Watch the inspiring video featured at Gloriam by CLICKING HERE.
     

The Saint Ignatius Model United Nations team traveled to San Francisco to compete in the prestigious Berkeley Model UN Conference March 7-10, winning First Place "Best Club" out of over 100 schools for the second year in a row.  In addition to the overall club award, the following team members won individual committee awards.

Best Delegation:  Kent Hutchison and Thomas Trezek

Outstanding Delegations:  Michael Parilla, Colin Downey, Tyler Christian, Katie Loftus, and Lauren McGowan

Commendations:  Rachel O'Grady, Max Jakubowski, Franco Reda, Charles Foster, John Paul Simon, and Max Rosner

Research Awards:  Kent Hutchison, Thomas Trezek, Rachel O'Grady, Lukas Ambraziejus, Patrick Manglano, Charles Foster, and John Paul Simon.

Other members of the winning team:  Seniors:  Angel O'Donnell, Jay Hartman, Tom Boyle, Emily tenuta, Claiborne Lord, and Tim Hatzopoulos.

Juniors:  Antonio Gutierrez, Breanna Miller, Barbara Taylor, and Grace Curtin.

Sophomores:  Rebecca Cunningham, Becky Warner, Lyra Tali, Chris Kreid, and Brendan Stelmach.

Here's our next installment in the Top 10 Misconceptions about finances at SICP.

The Saint Ignatius Model United Nations team(SIMUN) enjoyed great success at the Boston Invitational Model UN Conference February 21-24.  The team won 22 individual awards and was recognized as among the top 5 teams out of 70 competing. In addition, several SIMUN alums attending Boston College, Harvard, and MIT joined the team for the traditional Saturday night team dinner. (Braeden Lord, Johnny Cox, Billy Fitzsimmons, Jack McGrath, Ben Oleniczak, Joel Cunningham, Jenna McGugan, Anna and Luke Fieweger).

Award winners:
Best Delegates: Michael Parilla and Charlie Helding Outstanding Delegates: Mike Duncan, Rebecca Cunningham, Max Rosner, and Michael Belica Honorable Mention Delegates: Lauren Hand, Henry Rigsbee, Isaac Wink, Becky Warner, and Denzel Bibbs Verbal Commendations: Rachel O'Grady, Kent Hutchison, Charles Foster, Kelsey Grant, Brian Forcier, and Anne-Marie Downey Best Position Paper Awards: Paul Witry, Ian Klatzco, Clare Egan, and Lisa Kohlndorfer. Here's the group outside Fenway Park:

There are many misconceptions about the financial realities of operating Saint Ignatius College Prep. Here’s the second installment in our list of the top 10 misconceptions.

CLICK HERE to read this month's alumni enews. Enjoy!

Please click the link below to watch the NBC 5 news segment on the retirement of Pope Benedict. Fr. Caruso, religion teacher Chuck Thompson, and students are featured in the video.  

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Pope-Benedict-XVI-Last-Day-As-Pontiff-193806791.html

The Wolfpack boys track team traveled to Washington, DC, on Friday, February 22 to compete in the Georgetown Preparatory Schools’ Jesuit Invite indoor track meet against the home team and Gonzaga from the DC area, three teams from New York city (Fordham Prep, Xavier, and Regis), and Loyola-Blakefield from Baltimore.  Saint Ignatius triumphed with a comeback win, 101.5 to 97 for Fordham Prep, after falling behind 71 to 10 after five events.  Senior co-captain Jack Keelan, who recently signed a letter of intent to run at Stanford next year, won the 1600-meter-run (4 minutes and 25.05 seconds) and the 3200 (9:11.48).  Junior Chris Hawkins finished second in the 55-meter-hurdles (7.97 seconds), second in the triple jump (41 feet and 8 inches), and third in the long jump (19-10.5).  The trip came at the invitation—and the generosity—of DC-area resident Ray Mayer, Ignatius 1951, who covered the costs with a generous gift.  Mayer attended the meet with former Ignatius classmates Paul O’Shea and Tom Coyne.  “We promised Ray Mayer a win,” said Ignatius coach Ed Ernst. “We just added a little bit of suspense for him when we started the meet a little bit slowly.”

Fr. Caruso was on Fox News this morning discussing the selection of the new Pope. Watch the video at: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video?clipId=8491635&autostart=true

We'll be posting a new misconception every Friday so be sure to check back.

The folks over at High School Cube sent along a convenient highlight clip from the recent boys basketball game between Brother Rice and Saint Ignatius.  Before the game, there was a brief moment to honor John Tracy as he watched on his iPad in Michigan City.  Jim Casey, the alumni director at Brother Rice, and Sean O'Connor, the Assistant Dean at Saint Ignatius, worked on getting this ceremony together. Thanks to everyone involved. 
 
Here is the link: http://www.highschoolcube.com/highlight/1964-brother-rice-graduate-joh-54876

Congrats to Jack Keelan ’13 and Emily Beltran ’13 who made the IHSA All-State Academic Team. More at: http://tinyurl.com/b3n2mty

Sean Kampe recently signed to play soccer at St. Francis in Indiana. He can be seen below with his parents, coach Luzzi and the St. Francis head coach.

Brandon Medina just signed to play soccer at Northwestern University. He can bee seen below with his parents, Fr. Caruso, S.J., Coach Luzzi and Athletics Director, Jim Prunty.

World History students recently dressed up as Enlightened thinkers such as Locke and Voltaire in order to present their thoughts in Miss Paluch's "salon". The students are (left to right) Oliver Carr, Tyler Biermann and Augie Buzby. 

Congrats to Brandon Medina '13 on being named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year for soccer. More at: http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/illinois-boys-soccer-poy-brandon-medina

The boys swimming and diving team captured their 11^th consecutive IHSA sectional championship over the weekend.  For the first time in many years the Wolfpack went into the meet as underdogs and they responded to the challenge qualifying 17 performances to the IHSA state meet and setting 8 new school records.  John Murphy started off the meet with a new school and meet record in winning the 1 Meter diving to advance to state for the 4^th year in a row.  The 200 medley team of Duncan Martinson, Kevin Walsh, Jesus Juarez and Billy Barth finished 2^nd, but made the state time.  James Haney and Reilly Shields had a 1-2 finish in both the 200 free and 500 free.  Juarez took first in the 200 IM to advance to state and Gunnar Glaab finished 3^rd.  Billy Barth advanced to state in the 50 free with a runner up performance that broke a 10 year old school record while Walsh was 6^th.  Juarez qualified again for state in the 100 fly and Tom Dowling took 6^th.  Barth and Martinson finished 2^nd and 3^rd in the 100 free both eclipsing the state standard.  The 200 free relay of Shields, Walsh, Jeremy Knapp and Haney finished second.  Martinson took first in the 100 back to complete a 1-2 sweep for the Pack with Knapp.  Walsh finished 2^nd in the 100 breast to go with Knapp’s 5^th place performance.  The foursome of Martinson, Juarez, Haney and Barth then closed out the meet with a win to capture the team title.
 
State Qualifiers
Billy Barth – 200 medley relay, 50 free, 100 free, 400 free relay
James Haney – 200 free, 500 free, 400 free relay
Jesus Juarez – 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 fly, 400 free relay
Duncan Martinson – 200 medley relay, 100 free, 100 back, 400 free relay
Reilly Shields – 400 free relay
Kevin Walsh – 200 medley relay
 
State Alternates – Gunnar Glaab, Jeremy Knapp, Tom Dowling
 
New Team Records
Billy Barth – Varsity 50 free / Fr So 50 free / Fr So 100 free
James Haney – Varsity 200 free / Varsity 500 free
John Murphy – Varsity 1 Meter 11 dives
Jesus Juarez – Fr So 100 fly
Reilly Shields – Fr So 500 free

The National Merit Program has now determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in 2012 have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships to be offered in 2013. Each of the following students received a Certificate of Merit and is now in the running to receive a Merit Scholarship this spring. Congratulations to: John Browne, Jared Deveau, Duncan Gammie, Sean Goebelbecker, Anne Hamilton, Charles Helding, Daniel Klein, and Sara Winfrey.  

Congratulations to the Wolfpack girl's basketball team who won the IHSA Regional championship 59-55 against Fenwick!! The Wolfpack will now play at Trinity on Tuesday, 2/19 @ 7:30pm. Come out and support the Wolfpack!!!

The Saint Ignatius Model United Nations team co-hosted SILTMUN III with Lyons Township High School on Saturday, February 2nd at LT. The conference was led by SIMUN Executive Board member and  Co-Secretary General Kent Hutchison.  Representing SIMUN as committee chairs and political officers were Lisa Kohlndorfer, John Paul Simon, Barbara Taylor, Mike Duncan, Pat Manning, Lukas Ambraziejus, Becca Cunningham, Brian Forcier, Isaac Wink, Clare Egan, and Brian Hofmann.

The SIMUN team swept the conference, winning awards in every committee and taking home the coveted "Best Delegation" team award.

Individual Committee Award winners:

Best Delegates: Lauren McGowan, Katie Loftus, Becky Warner, Mike Parilla, and Michael Milito.

Outstanding Delegates: Claire Reardon, Kylie Ruschenski., Christian Johns, John O'Neill, Charles Foster, Collin Andrews, Colin Downey, John Foot, Christopher Scott, Kelsey Grant, and Mike Belica

Honorable Delegates: Jack Whalen, Vaishnavi Paudel, Damian Richardson, Maura Caruso, Nicholas Sanchez-Plesha, Michael Payne, Joshua Steinfels-Saenz, Henry Rigsbee, Tom Trezek, Angel O'Donnell, Patrick Holland, Jack Mignin, Richard Podkowski, Anne-Marie Downey, and Denzel Bibbs. 

Torrence Moore '88 was recently featured in the Sun Times for his role in mentoring Chicago's youth.  In the piece, Moore reflects on the formative role his mentor had in his life and what he currently is doing now as a mentor for Chicago teens.  Click HERE to read this inspiring article.

CLICK HERE to read this month's issue. Enjoy!

CLICK HERE to read the inspirational story from an orphanage in a remote area of Kazakhstan to being one of the top wrestlers in the state of Illinois. Saint Ignatius' Michael Shanahan has made quite the journey.

This year, we will hold a private reception and  ceremony for the 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees prior to the 7pm Boys’ Varsity Basketball game versus St. Joseph. This year’s inductees are: The Class of 1920 Football team (to be accepted by Paul Moroney ’57 & Athletic Director) Deceased Alumni: Mr. Richard L. Free (Dec'd) '40 (track) (Will be accepted by son, Richard Free, Jr. ’63) Alumni Mr. Michael C. Fountain '86 (track) Mrs. Meghan Gilhooly Burke '96 (track and field) Mr. Richard Gray ’93 (tennis) Mr. George W. Groble '53 (football) Hon. Russell W. Hartigan '64 (student athlete, coach, referee) Dr. Arturo T. Menchaca '71 (track and cross country) Mr. Malik T. Murray '92 (basketball) Ms. RaKina P. Payne '93 (tennis) 

Chicago, IL – January 30, 2013

Rev. Michael Caruso, S.J., President of Saint Ignatius College Prep, is proud to announce that Brianna Latko has been selected as the 39th Principal of Saint Ignatius College Prep, effective summer of 2013.

Brianna Latko will come to Saint Ignatius from Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California, where she has served as Principal since 2009. Prior to that, Ms. Latko worked at Saint Ignatius College Prep in a number of different capacities, including: Assistant Principal for Academic Programs, 2007 – 2009; Assistant Principal for Student Services, 2003 – 2007; Director of Student Activities, 2002 – 2003; and Admissions, 2001 – 2002. Ms. Latko was also an English teacher at Saint Ignatius from 1998 to 2001 and an Assistant Swim Coach from 2000 to 2008.

Ms. Latko holds a Master of Education Degree from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Y.M.C.A. Camp MacLean in Burlington, Wisconsin.

Regarding the new appointment, Rev. Michael Caruso, S.J., said, “Ms. Latko brings a wealth of experience to Saint Ignatius in addition to her passion for Catholic and Jesuit education. I have great confidence in her abilities to lead our school community with a strong faith toward fulfilling our mission of educating outstanding leaders for the Church and society.”

When asked about becoming Principal at Saint Ignatius, Ms. Latko said, “Saint Ignatius College Prep is blessed with an abundance of talented and dedicated students and adults sharing their gifts for the greater glory of God. I am humbled and grateful to have the opportunity to return to Saint Ignatius and serve as its next Principal. Under many wonderful Jesuit and lay mentors, I learned what it means to be an educator in the Jesuit tradition at Saint Ignatius. It will be a privilege to take on my new responsibilities in the school community.”

Rev. David Suwalsky, S.J, the President of Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California, said, “Brianna is an exemplary principal whose professional talents and personal character has lifted up Jesuit High School these last four years. Although we’ll be saddened to see Brianna leave us, her journey to Saint Ignatius will serve all of us who believe so deeply in the value (and values) of Jesuit secondary education.”

The Chairs of the Principal Search Committee were English teacher, Megan Doherty, and Director of College Counseling, Kurt Schmidt. Additionally, Board member, Michelle Whitehead, and Fr. Michael Caruso, S.J. served on the Executive Committee of the Principal Search. Michelle Whitehead said, “Briana Latko will bring to Saint Ignatius College Prep not only her strong leadership skills and talents but also a deep love for the school. She is committed to Jesuit education and will enable young men and women to live lives of faith, love, service and leadership, hallmarks of the mission of the school.“

Megan Doherty, said, “I am very excited about Ms.Latko's return to Saint Ignatius. Her unique combination of humility and professionalism will make this transition an easy one for all constituents. She has a deep and genuine passion for Saint Ignatius. Ms. Latko is very excited to take on the challenges that will come with Strategic Initiatives, and her excitement will bring a great positive energy to the integration of the initiatives.”

Kurt Schmidt, said, “We welcome Ms. Latko back to the halls of Saint Ignatius College Prep as Principal during an exciting chapter of innovation and change in our history. She is the ideal candidate to lead that change with her balance of good judgment and humility, her professionalism, her ability to relate well with all constituents of the school and her passion not only for Jesuit secondary education as a whole, but in particular, Saint Ignatius College Prep. We are truly blessed to have Ms. Latko return to Chicago and our community.

I would also like to thank the whole Saint Ignatius community; from the Board of Trustees, to the Parent Organization, to the faculty, staff, administrators and students: that were all so open and welcoming to each of the candidates during their time on campus. All of you were integral in showcasing the mission of this fine institution and the people behind it. Thank you!“

Please join us in welcoming Brianna Latko as Principal of Saint Ignatius College Prep. For additional information please visit the school web site at www.ignatius.org.

MISSION STATEMENT: Saint Ignatius College Prep, a Jesuit Catholic school in the heart of Chicago, is a diverse community dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership. Through outstanding teaching and personal formation, the school challenges its talented student body to intellectual excellence, integrity, and life-long learning and growth. Inspired by the gospel of Jesus Christ, this community strives to use God's gifts to promote social justice for the greater glory of God.

The Saint Ignatius Model United Nations had another stellar
performance at the competitive and prestigious Columbia University
Model United Nations Conference in New York City over Martin Luther
King weekend.  Over 50 schools from around the country participated in
the conference.  The following SIMUN members won awards in their
committees:

First Place Best Delegate Awards:  Colin Downey, Charlie Helding, KentHutchison, and Michael Parilla

Honorable Mention Awards:  Michael Duncan, Lauren McGowan, Brian
Hofmann, and Barbara Taylor

Verbal Commendations:  Lukas Ambraziejus, Kelsey Grant, Franco Reda,
Charles Foster, and Max Rosner

The photo features the four Best Delegate Winners in the order listed above. 

You can now watch Fr. Caruso's January 23, 2013 interview on EWTN Radio about his book When the Sisters Said Farewell by clicking HERE.

Freshman Choir and Orchestra presentsA Midsummer Night'sDreama musical based on the play by William Shakespeare
Saturday January 26, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday January 27, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.
 
Next Weekend...
 
Sophomore's, Junior and Senior Choir and Orchestra Students - Bye Bye Birdie!
 
Friday Feb. 1st-  7:30 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 2nd  7:30 p.m.
 Sunday Feb.  3rd   3:00 p.m.
 
Tickets are $5/ $6 at door for Midsummer Night's Dream and $7/ $8 at door for - Bye Bye Birdie! 
 
Seating is reserved.  Please contact Kim.Pagels@ignatius.org for tickets.

Please click the links below to open PDFs of the semester one honor rolls.

Honor with Distinction

First Honors

Second Honors

In its 28th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Jack Keelan ’13 as its 2012-13 Gatorade Illinois Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Keelan is the first Gatorade Illinois Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Saint Ignatius College Prep.
 
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse, distinguishes Keelan as Illinois’s best high school boys cross country runner.  Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award to be announced in January, Keelan joins an elite alumni association of past state award winners in 12 sports.
 
The 5-foot-11 senior raced to the Class 3A individual state championship this past season with a time of 14:05. Keelan also won the Niles West Sectional, the Chicago Catholic Championships, the Pat Savage Invitational, the Connelly Polka Invitational, the First to the Finish Invitational and the ICOPS Invitational. He finished fifth at the Nike Cross Nationals Midwest Regional championships and was 26th nationally at the NXN Final.
 
Keelan has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom. A mentor in his school, he has volunteered locally on behalf of a church soup kitchen and a child-care center.
 
“Jack faced severe disappointment as a junior when he failed to qualify for the state championships,” said Saint Ignatius coach Edward Ernst. “He showed tremendous character and grit overcoming that disappointment, and was a dominant runner this year. He’s been a leader for his teammates, and we’ll be a better team next year because of his example and the high bar that he has set.”

Fr. Michael Caruso, SJ will talk with Fr. Mitch about the work that he is doing as President of Saint Ignatius College Prep. The live TV interview will look at how our Jesuit Catholic school in the heart of Chicago, is dedicated to educating young Catholic men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership. CLICK HERE to visit the Eternal World TV Network for more details and to watch the video interview on January 23, 2013.   

Father General has called Fr. Paul R. Mueller, S.J., former trustee and teacher, to final vows in the Society of Jesus. Paul, currently a member of the Roman Delegation, serves as the superior of the Jesuit Community of the Vatican Observatory.

Paul will take final vows on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 12:00 noon at the Church of the Gesu in Rome. Please keep him in your prayers.

Mike Borkowski '13 is putting together a team to participate in Step Up For Kids. The event is an 81 floor climb up the Aon Building to raise money for the new Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's hospital. Over the past couple of years,  Mike's team has been one the biggest fund raisers and also had one of the largest teams (including many of his Ignatius classmates). His team for the climb, "And the Beat goes On...!" is raising money to support the new Heart Center at the hospital.If you would like to participate or contribute to Mike's team, click on the following link: http://foundation.luriechildrens.org/goto/thebeatTo make a donation click the purple button, "Support the Beat Goes On..." and to join the team click the orange "Join" button.

Illini Headquarters features Nnanna Egwu '11 in an article about his basketball career, including his days as a member of the SICP Wolfpack! Click HERE to read the story. Best wishes to Nnanna for a great season with the Illini!

The Saint Ignatius Varsity Hockey Team will play at Soldier Field on Friday, Februrary 8, 2013 at 3pm against Latin as part of the Hockey City Classic Outdoor Winter Festival!

Tickets for the Ignatius vs. Latin game are available at the school for $5 or at the door for $7. Please contact Pat McGovern, Assistant Athletic Director, at pat.mcgovern@ignatius.org to purchase tickets.

The team is also selling tickets to the Hockey City Classic college games on Sunday February 17. Tickets are good for both college games (Minnesota vs. Wisconsin and Notre Dame vs. Miami).

Information on the Hockey City Classic can be found at http://www.hockeycityclassic.com.

Below is a message from school Principal, Dr. Cathy Karl, regarding long-time Dean of Students, John Tracy. 
   
Dear All,
 
As we all know our dean of 21 years John Tracy has not been with us during this school year.   As some know, John has been dealing with a serious illness for some time now, but had hoped to be able to return.   He chose to keep the details of this private.   This fall it became evident that John would not return and would instead take care of himself as he needs to do. 
 
He has spent most of the last few months in Michigan City, but was able to come back to Chicago for a while and was happy to see many of his friends here.   Currently he has moved to hospice back in Michigan City, IN near his family.   I saw him there on New Year's Day, and he was in great spirits.   He shared much of his fondness for Saint Ignatius and the thousands of students that he has known over the years as well as the hundreds of colleagues that he has known so well. He wants people to know that his stay in hospice could be for a while, and that he is at peace.
 
He is also tremendously happy at the birth, on December 29, of his 7th grandchild Holly Tracy, the 4th child of his son Jack and wife Cheri.
 
His address is:  
John Tracy
Rittenhouse
4300 Cleveland Ave.
Michigan City IN  46360
 
Please feel free to send cards and messages.

Support the students of Saint Ignatius with your gift before the December 31 tax deadline!
 
The financial aid students of Saint Ignatius depend upon each year the generosity of you, our benefactors.  As 2012 comes to an end, don't let time run out before making your gift to the school.  Every gift is vital and makes a difference to our current students and those yet to come. Every gift enables young men and women from marginalized economic circumstances to benefit from the academic, spiritual, and formation programs. You may choose how to designate your support with either a gift or pledge. Or you can choose from one of the following:
 
    * Your gift of $100 provides lunch for a student for a month
    * A gift of $300 pays for a retreat fee for a student on financial aid
    * Your gift of $500 pays for books for a semester
    * Gifts over $1,000 help us meet the financial aid awards for this year
    * A gift of $2,500 sponsors one financial aid student
    * Your endowment gifts strengthen our financial aid program in perpetuity
 
We are so grateful for your continued generosity to Saint Ignatius College Prep. Here are some tips for donating in the 2011 tax year:
 
•    DONATE ONLINE by 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2012 at https://www.ignatiusalumni.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298
 
•    MAIL A CHECK, postmarked by December 31, 2012, to the school at the following address:
     Saint Ignatius College Prep - Fr. Michael Caruso, SJ, President - 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. - Chicago, IL 60608
 
•    GIVE OVER THE PHONE, have your questions about gifting answered, or inquire about a STOCK TRANSFER by calling either David Stephens or John Chandler at 312.432.8321. The office will be open until 6pm of December 31, 2012.
 
Thank you for your continued support of our students and have a Happy New Year!

Economics teachers, Jim Owens and Sandie Bulmann, recently had their AP Macroeconomics students do a video project on the fiscal cliff.  CLICK BELOW to see one of the outstanding videos created by students Ana Carvalho, Ashley Holt, Jessica Kulawiak, and Tony Russo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljZkLNnZy08

SICP’s student-run literary magazine, Phantasm, was recently named a 2013 Crown Finalist by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Each year, the Crown judges select examples from each publication, and together with written comments, create a CD/DVD of the winning publications to share with CSPA member schools. A total of 1,344 print, digital and hybrid publications, magazines and yearbooks published during the 2011-2012 academic year were eligible in the 2013 Crown Awards program. The grand total of 210 Crowns consists of 44 magazines, 48 print newspapers, 10 digital news sites, 30 hybrid media and 78 yearbooks. Of these, 167 Crowns will be given to scholastic publications and 43 Crowns to collegiate publications.

Caroline Kohler, a member of the Saint Ignatius Class of 2010, was recently chosen as 2013 Big Sister of the Year by the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston.  Caroline is a junior English and Psychology major at Boston College.  She is one of five Big Sisters in the Boston area selected for the award and will be recognized for her achievement at the TD Garden in Boston on January 22^nd.  While she was a student at Saint Ignatius, Caroline was a member of the Cross Country and Track & Field teams and participated in SADD, NHS, Latin Honors Society, and retreats.  Please CLICK HERE to read the article written about Caroline in the Boston College Chronicle.

Congratulations to all of our Saint Ignatius Bridge Builders. 260 students participated by building over 170 bridges. Seniors Lauren Petersen and Diane Casini won our contest. Their bridge held 15 bricks, which is over 72 pounds and 1700 times its own mass. Freshmen Michael Tolan and Luke Soenen earned 2nd place honors, their bridge held 14 bricks, which is 68 pounds and about 1320 times its own mass. Sophomore Kallin Khan came in third place. His bridge held about 1170 times its own mass. Juniors Briggs Mroz and Maddie Travnik placed fourth. Their bridge held about 1020 times its own mass. These students are invited to rebuild their bridges in order to participate in the Chicago Regional Bridge Building Contest to be held at IIT in February. Congratulations to all!

Advanced placement Exams are based on composite scores of 1 to 5, where 5 is equivalent to a grade of A in the corresponding college course. Wai Lok not only received the to s core of 5—ranking among 15.5% of students to fall within this top score category in 2012—but in doing so, was one of only 17 students in the world to earn every point possible on the Macroeconomics Exam, answering every multiple choice question correctly and earning full points on each of the essays in the free-response section of the exam. Wai Lok earned 90 out of 90. In total, 99,903 students took the AP Macroeconomics Exam in 2012. Note that he accomplished this with English not being his first language.
School Principal, Dr. Catherine Karl, said, “Angus was an outstanding student here.  He has tremendous academic ability, but also has great humility, compassion, and care for others.  He was always the first to help when help was needed and was a real team player on Math Team and Scholastic Bowl as well.  MIT is fortunate to have Angus in their freshman class this year.  Congratulations, Angus, from all of us!”
Ignatius math teacher, Jim Owens, said, "Angus did exceedingly well in all his classes including mine, but I was most impressed by how well liked he was, and I'm sure still is, by his classmates.  He was a leader here, and I'm sure he will be a leader in whatever he chooses to do."

Saint Ignatius College Prep applauds Wai Lok for his hard work and congratulates him on this outstanding accomplishment.  The school also recognizes his AP teacher, James Owens, for his ability to engage students and enable them to excel in a college-level course.

SICP Chamber Orchestra and Bella Voce Choir

Present

Welcome Yule- Madrigal Dinner

Usher in the Christmas season at our Renaissance Madrigal Celebration
Dinner, strolling musicians, song, dance and a Medieval Nativity Play!
 
Tuesday evening, December 11th 
6:00 PM in Tully Hall

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizes/students/children over 7. Children 6 and under free.
Contact Kim Pagels at 312-432-8313 or maryellen.schneider@ignatius.org.

The Illinois Swimming Association recognized the following swimmers with All-State status at the All-State Banquet. Marysol Arce, Nikol Lagodzinska, Clare MacNamara, Rebeca Martinez and Natalie Tapia attended the event and all 5 earned All-American honors as well for their performances.

CLICK HERE to read a recent Chicago Tribune article about the team's win over #5 St. Rita. CLICK HERE for the athletics page and game schedules.

Students, faculty, and staff took advantage of the recent mild weather to put Christmas decorations on the trees in the Fr. Grant, S.J. Quadrangle.

The Wolfpack had three girls sign with their respective schools on Monday, Sophia Dodd with Wake Forest, Casey Harris with University of Illinois Chicago and Camille Evans with University of Connecticut. The three girls led the Wolfpack to a combined 86-28 record in the past three seasons. Sophia Dodd ends her career with 648 kills, 120 aces, 1,836 assists, 177 block assists, 21 block solos and 826 digs. Casey Harris ends her career with 246 kills, 169 block assists, 49 block solos and hitting percentage of .334. Camille Evans ends her career with 776 kills, 61 aces, 87 block assists, 13 block solos, 294 digs and a hitting percentage of .359. Congratulations to all three girls!

Benjamin Warner '11 has been named to the 2012 All-Midwest Conference Men’s Soccer Second Team. Warner is a member of Grinnell College's Men's Soccer Team. To read more on the story, click HERE.

Congrats to the girls swim team on a great sectional meet today.  This sectional championship is the 8th in a row and 9th overall.  Ignatius qualified an individual and relay to state in every event and had double qualifiers in four more.  Thanks to all of the parents for their help and all of the swimmers for their support. 
 
State Qualifiers
200 Medley Relay - Nina Mantich, Jamie Doherty, Natalie Tapia, Danielle Mantich
200 Freestyle - Clare MacNamara (new Fr/So team record)
200 IM - Rebeca Martinez, Marysol Arce
50 Freestyle - Natalie Tapia, Nikol Lagodzinska 1M Diving - Melanie Doweiko
100 Butterfly - Kyleigh Spearing
100 Freestyle - Nikol Lagodzinska
500 Freestyle - Marysol Arce, Clare MacNamara
200 Freestyle Relay - Rebeca Martinez, Clare MacNamara, Natalie Tapia, Nikol Lagodzinska
100 Backstroke - Nina Mantich, Rebeca Martinez
100 Breaststroke - Jamie Doherty
400 Freestyle Relay - Rebeca Martinez, Marysol Arce, Natalie Tapia, Nikol Lagodzinska
 
Complete sectional results - http://center.ihsa.org/reports/swg.htm

The Midwest Interscholastic Sailing Association (MISSA) released their fall 2012 rankings and the Ignatius Sailing Team nabbed the #5 spot! Congrats to our sailors!

Thomas Luetkemeyer ’75 was recently awarded the prestigious Francis J. Rooney/St. Thomas Moore Award from Loyola University School of Law. This award was originated in 1970 and is given annually by the School of Law in recognition of continuous and outstanding loyalty and dedicated service to the School of Law. The ceremony was October 23 at the University Club in Chicago.

Saint Ignatius senior co-captain Jack Keelan won the IHSA 3A cross country state individual championship yesterday. His time of 14 minutes and 5 seconds was the tenth fastest time in state meet history. Keelan becomes the second Ignatius runner to win the state meet, and his 14:05 sets a new school record, breaking the record of 14:24.3 set by Mike Patton in his 1980 state championship run. Junior Chris Korabik also had a great day, running 15:08 for 57th place and almost a 30-second Detweiller personal best. Seen below: Jack Keelan takes a ten second lead down the final straightaway to win the IHSA 3A cross country championship at Detweiller Park on Saturday, November 3.  Photo by Steven Bugarin. Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/SICPChicago to see footage of the school pep rally in honor of Jack's championship.

The Novemeber Alumni E-news is now available. CLICK HERE to read it today.

On Wednesday, as the Saint Ignatius College Prep boys cross country team finished its workout at 41st Street/Oakwood Beach and prepared to board a school van for a trip back to campus, the arrival of a special guest interrupted their practice.  Mike Patton, class of 1981 and 1980 IHSA cross country state champion, dropped in for a visit.  The Wolfpack run Saturday at 2:30 on the Niles West High School campus in Skokie at the IHSA sectional qualifying meet.  A top five finish sends the team to the state championship race next week in Peoria.  Senior co-captain Jack Keelan is rated among the favorites for the state individual championship.  Photos by Steven Bugarin.

The newly redesigned viewbook has now been made into an interactive PDF on the school's Admissions page. In addition to pages that scroll across rather than up and down, this version includes many lives links to our website – including (but not limited to) the Curriculum Guide, Admissions information, and department pages. Some links are indicated by underlined text, others “live” within photos and page titles. Take a look by CLICKING HERE today.

1.      The Girls Volleyball team moved to 26-9 to become GCAC Red Champions for the first time in school history this weekend. The Wolfpack defeated Mt. Assisi, Resurrection, avenged their loss to De La Salle on Friday and defeated Trinity Saturday morning giving Coach Eastman and Coach Ryan their 200^th win since taking the program over in 2005. In the afternoon the Wolfpack defeated #2 ranked Mother McAuley 25-17, 15-25, 25-23 for the championship. This was the first time in school history Ignatius has ever defeated the Mighty Macs and ended their 13 year reign as champions of the GCAC.

2.      Congratulations to the Model United Nations team who won first place "Best Delegation" at the Washington University Conference this past weekend. This win marks four years in row in first place!

3.      Congratulations to the SIMUN individual committee award winners at the Washington University Model UN Conference this weekend: First Place Best Delegate Awards: Kent Hutchison, Max Rosner, and Becky Warner. Outstanding delegate award winners: Charlie Helding, Colin Downey and Rebecca Cunningham. Honorable Mentions were won by Kelsey Grant, Charles Foster, Tyler Christian, and Isaac Wink.

4.      On Friday, the varsity soccer season ended with a 3-2 overtime loss to Hinsdale Central in the regional final. The team wants to thank all the teachers and students that attended the game and contributed to the exciting afternoon with their support and loud voices. Those that attended proved that Saint Ignatius has the best students anywhere.

5.      Michelle DeMeo and Bethany Lynch had an outstanding showing at the State tennis tournament this weekend. The pair won their first four matches before losing in the quarter finals. They then entered the back draw and won their final three matches to finish 7-1 for the tournament and a 5th place finish.

6.      The Varsity Scholastic Bowl novice teams played in a tournament at Fenton H.S. this weekend. The "A" team finished the day 6-2 and the "B" team had a 4-4 record. Congrats to the players on both teams.

7.      Congratulations to the sophomore football team--Red Division Champs. The sophomores, 7-2, beat Gordon Tech 19-13. Great team work!

8.      Congratulations to the varsity football team—Red Division Conference Champs—on their 48-14 victory over Gordon Tech. TDs scored by Luke O’Connell, Zeb McLaurin, Brendan McNally, JT Schlegel, Rocco DiLeo, and Joe Javorski with 2 pick 6s. Anthony Hunt was 6/7 on PATs. Critical plays made by Brandon Bobor and Malcolm May. The Pack is hosting our first playoff game in history Friday at 3:15 on the Saint Ignatius turf.

The Siemens Foundation recently announced the semifinalists and the finalists for the 2012 Siemens Competition. Senior Emily Beltran was named a semi-finalist based on research that she conducted last year through the SICP Science Department's Independent Research Program. Emily's research was conducted off campus at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She was supervised by teachers Mara Dobrov and Laura Majerczyk. Click HERE to learn more about the Siemens Competition. Congrats, Emily!!

Fr. Caruso recently traveled to Rockford, IL to offer Mass for the Crew team and to bless the team’s new shell, the Bushido. The team's assistant boys varsity coach, Bryan Cheung, is a Canadian national and the terms of his visa prevent him from being paid by any U.S. entity other than his sponsoring employer.  So Ignatius Chicago Crew, in lieu of paying him a stipend, awarded him naming rights for the new shell which will be primarily used by the varsity boys A boat.  Bryan chose the name Bushido, which is Japanese for the “Way of the Warrior.”  Bryan explained it to the ICC board as follows: Bushidō includes the preservation of one's name and making sure the relationship between learning and the way of the warrior is clearly articulated, one being a natural partner to the other. The Bushidō code is typified by seven virtues: rectitude, courage, benevolence, respect, honesty, honor, loyalty.  In addition to naming the boat, Bryan designed a special team shirt setting forth the seven Bushido virtues under the Japanese characters.  You can see one of the athletes wearing the shirt in the photo below and you can also see that it was used on the shell rather than the English transliteration.

Andrea V. Salone, Esq. class of '99;  judicial law clerk for Justice John O. Steele of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, has been tapped to speak October 25, 2012 at Dartmouth College, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association.  Locally, Andrea V. Salone sits on the community council of the Junior League of Chicago, and is co-chair of the Cook County Bar Association’s Centennial Gala, and member of the job fair committee.  Ms. Salone also serves as a mentor for law students with Minority Legal Education Resources, and at risk youth with the Neighbor’s Development Network.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College where she later served as the youngest Alumni Council member to chair the student life committee.  Salone also earned a juris doctorate from The John Marshall Law School.

At the beginning of the current school year, Rev. Michael P. Caruso, S.J., the President of Saint Ignatius, announced that this school year would have the important goal of determining what was needed for Saint Ignatius to become an iPad school by the start of the next school year.  As the officers of the school, along with its technology, library, and academic administration departments continued to explore this goal, it has been determined that it is feasible and desirable for the school to move forward on this important project.   

Saint Ignatius College Prep is now excited to announce that all students in the school will have access to an Apple iPad for the 2013-2014 school year. 
 
Saint Ignatius has been investing in technology upgrades for years. As a result, the iPad program put forth by Fr. Caruso, S.J., was very much in line with work that the school’s technology committee had been doing over the past several years. This includes the current “bring your own” program that has allowed students the option to bring their own computing devices to school.

School Principal, Dr. Catherine Karl, said, “We fully anticipate that each student will have an iPad next year and will be using it in all classes, in most cases replacing textbooks.  A complete plan including a timeline is forthcoming, but we will be getting iPads into the hands of teachers first so they can get a jump start on this new technology.”  

Professional development and training for teachers on using the iPad will take place throughout the current school year and will also occur in department meetings, during the school’s February in-service day and at other times. Recently, members of the school’s technology committee attended an all-day session at the Apple offices in Chicago regarding the iPad program. This group was able to bring information back to school departments and will be instrumental in planning ongoing professional development once teachers receive their iPads.  

When asked about the iPad program, English teacher, Tony Harris, said, “I'm encouraged by the possibilities the iPad will bring into my classroom.  I already have several students with e-readers who have demonstrated how valuable it is to have instant access to dictionaries for the texts we read in class.  The iPads move this executive function up the ladder of cognition.” 

Saint Ignatius has been working with Apple on a work template that will include continued infrastructure upgrading, compatibility with current systems, hardware and software including APPS.  This multi-layer initiative will come to life during the year.  

John Chandler, Saint Ignatius College Prep’s VP of Development and Operations, said, “In order to ensure a smooth implementation of the iPad program, the school is finalizing plans for the infrastructure support and developing a cost analysis for those needed improvements.  The school is also committed to making this program affordable for all families.”                                             

Currently, textbooks can cost anywhere from $500 or more per year for each student. As students get into the upper grades, the costs go up from there, especially if the student is taking Advanced Placement classes. Greg Gleason, the School’s Vice President of Finance, said, “I’m very excited about iPads coming to Saint Ignatius in the classrooms. Although it may seem there would be a large upfront cost to acquire this technology, the reduced text book expenses over the next four years will be financially beneficial to our families and students.”

Teacher Megan Doherty, said, “I think this will change the culture of our learning community in a very positive way. This is going to transform the classroom experience and provide for individualized learning opportunities outside the classroom. Students can come to class with their individualized portfolio of photos, poems, movie clips, music videos, examples of an assigned archetype—all stored in one place—and share with a small group. Instead of seeing a couple of examples from the teacher directed class, students will have an unlimited number of examples to reinforce their understanding of the concept.” 

The next step of the project is to begin with teachers and to put iPads with APPs in their hands as soon as possible.  The Board of Trustees of Saint Ignatius has enthusiastically affirmed the direction and timing of the iPad initiative that will include purchase of iPads, APPs, and infrastructure upgrades necessary to support this program.   

Please visit the links below for more information about the benefits of using iPads in the classroom.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/ipad-educational-aid-study/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_the_ipad_is_changing_education.php

Boys Varsity Cross Country won the Chicago Catholic League Championship on October 13. Senor co-captain Jack Keelan won the race and set a course record. He was also the Lawless Award winner for 2012. Freshman Dan Santino was third, junior Chris Korabik fourth, and sophomore Andy Weber seventh- winning All-Conference honors. 
  
Girls Varsity Cross Country won the GCAC Championship. JV Race: Even though the Wolfpack placed six runners in the top 11 finishers, the junior varsity girls cross country team finished a close second in the GCAC Championship on Saturday.  Clare Egan finished 4th to lead the team.  Helen Roach (6th), Caroline McGowan (7th), Catie Tresslar (8th) and Maddy Giella (9th) finished within 16 seconds to complete the runner-up team score.  Grace Troy (11th) and Kate Shanahan (19th) were also medalists.     
 
Varsity Race: The varsity girls cross country team won its first GCAC Championship in four years on Saturday at Turtlehead Lake.  The Wolfpack placed five runners in the top eight finishers to record a 22-39 victory over runner-up Loyola Academy in the 12-team meet.  Senior Veronica Boswell became GCAC Athlete of the Year with her 23-second victory.  Boswell moved ahead of the field after the first half mile and ran unchallenged for the remainder of the race.
 
Sophomores Jill Porretta (3rd), Olivia Meyer (4th), Alexis Jakubowski (6th) and Maggie Connolly (8th) earned all-GCAC honors with Boswell.  The sophomore quartet finished within 15 seconds of each other to secure the team championship.  Juniors Cara Zadeik (16th) and Kirstyn Ruiz (17th) also were medalists.   
 
Open Race: Senior Mary Kate Skalitzky's rain-soaked victory highlighted the Open team's runner-up finish in the GCAC Cross Country Championship.  Skalitzky's time of 19:39 is believed to be a meet record.  Seniors Sarah Devitt (4th) and Riley Barsella (6th) followed close behind.  Isabel Irvine (10th) and Sasha Dobrov (13th) completed the team score.  
 
Meg Keane, Claire Mangan, Mallory Fitzpatrick and senior Elly Hayn also were medalists with top-20 finishes in a field of 160 runners.  Kelly Riley, Marti Luby, Elizabeth Sherlock, Tara Lanigan, Natalie Olechno recorded personal best times even as the course conditions deteriorated. 

Saint Ignatius College Prep Chicago is excited to announce that the school will be the subject of an upcoming Public Television program –In Focus with Martin Sheen.

Saint Ignatius will be included in a program entitled, “Shaping Our Children Through Education” that will examine how students at Catholic college prep schools are enriched beyond the content of their curriculum to live spiritual and faith filled lives inspired by the Gospel. The In Focus film crew will be at Saint Ignatius for filming on Friday, November 9, 2012. Filming will begin at 7:15 a.m. during a specially scheduled Mass at Holy Family Church. All members of the Saint Ignatius school community are welcome to attend this Mass as this will provide the best opportunity for everyone to participate in the filming project.

In addition to being part of the program, Saint Ignatius College Prep will be the subject of an interstitial program.  Interstitials are "short form" editorials that are three to five minutes in length that are used to bridge the gap between longer Public Television programs. They air independently as stand-alone segments on individual Public TV stations. The name of the Public Television program Saint Ignatius will take part in is In Focus with Martin Sheen and Mr. Sheen will serve as host of the Public TV program although he will not be present for the filming that will take place on the Saint Ignatius campus.

The Varsity Tennis Team had an amazing GCAC tournament and took 1st place beating Loyola Academy 26 to 23. All the girls advanced to the finals and everyone brought home medals. Michelle DeMeo defeated De La Salle in straight sets to win first place at #1 Singles. Bethany Lynch at #2 Singles defeated Loyola in straight sets to finish in first place. Kate Ryan and Carla O'Bryne at #1 Doubles defeated Loyola in straight sets to finish in first place. Diane Casini and Lauren Woznicki finished in 2nd place. Finally Maura Lynch and Margaret McPherrin had a close three set match with Loyola and took second place. The last time the Wolfpack won the GCAC was in 2006.

Prep moderator, Raymond Kizelevicus, and the Saint Ignatius yearbook staff, were recently recognized for their hard work and dedication in achieving the Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence designation for the 2011-12 school year. Jostens developed the Program to recognize schools that continually strive to create a great yearbook program for their students. In achieving this award, the Prep yearbook program met the criteria of creating an inclusive yearbook, generating school engagement, and successfully managing the yearbook process meeting all the deadline goals. The yearbook staff received a personalized plaque and a large banner signifying the honor. Congrats to Mr. Kizelevicus and the entire Prep staff on this outstanding achievement. Mr. Kizelevicus can be seen in the middle below along with Dr. Cathy Karl and the Jostens representative.

Mike Javorski '09 earns football scholarship from Boston College in his senior year. Click HERE to read more about his extraordinary work ethic and wonderful accomplishments at BC.

The Founders’ Award is given in honor of Saint Ignatius College Prep’s first founder, Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., and second founder, Fr. Donald F. Rowe, S.J. This award is presented to men and women who, through their loyalty and generosity, continue the good works of both Fr. Damen and Fr. Rowe. The 2012 Founders’ Award recipients were Jack and Mary Jo George. CLICK HERE to watch a tribute video for Jack and Mary Jo that was shown at this year’s President’s Dinner. 

All are welcome to attend Mass on November 2, 2012 as the school community celebrates a day of remembrance for the alumni, family members and friends who have passed away this year. This Mass will be celebrated in conjunction with the school’s regular First Friday Masses that take place the first Friday of each month throughout the school year. The All Souls Mass will be at Holy Family Church starting at 7:15 a.m. You may send the names of your deceased relatives and friends to christine.cesak@ignatius.org with "All Souls" in the subject line.

Annie '80, Clare '87, and Mary Duggan were recently highlighted on Fox Business. Click below to read their amazing story! http://tinyurl.com/9nx389h

Please CLICK HERE to read this month's newsletter. Enjoy!

The Hon. Mel R. Jiganti ’50 Endowment is Pleased to Sponsor the Fourth Annual Saint Ignatius Law Society Continuing Legal Education Course - Monday, November 5, 2012
 
Saint Ignatius College Prep - Brunswick Room  5:15 – 8:00 p.m.
5:15 – Registration begins; cocktails and networking
6:15 – Welcome and dinner
6:30 – CLE course begins, presented by Tom Luetkemeyer ‘75 & Carlos Ortiz ‘97 of Hinshaw & Culbertson on "Lessons Learned From Sandusky : Internal Law Firm Investigations and Hiring Practices"
 
Why take this course? Earn CLE credit – this course qualifies for 1.5 credits in Illinois and network with other Ignatius lawyers and guests.
 
How much will it cost? $75 program fee includes cocktails, dinner, and CLE course.  A discounted rate of $50 is being offered to members of the Saint Ignatius Law Society.

Register at https://www.ignatiusalumni.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=300 

Not-yet members of the Law Society and guests of invitees are welcome to attend! Please RSVP by October 29, 2012.

Questions? Contact Christine Cesak at 312.432.8412 or christine.cesak@ignatius.org

About 34,000 Commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT test. Congratulations to the students, their families, and teachers. The students are: Samantha DiCaro, Melanie Doweiko, Jessica Ferrer, Amelia Blauw, Nathaniel Kier, Angela Korabik, Nina Livermore, John Lotus, Tyler Lowmiller, Samantha Mateo, Elizabeth Simon, Mary Skalitzky, Peter Voss, Veronica Boswell, and Colum Barbato. The students can be seen below with Fr. Caruso, S.J. and Dr. Karl.  

Dear Friends,

Dr. Catherine Karl recently announced to the Saint Ignatius community that this would be her last year as principal after serving nine very productive years in this capacity.  I know you will join me in acknowledging her untiring efforts to make Saint Ignatius College Prep the outstanding school it is today.  Among her many accomplishments I would cite the following:

Expansion of Fine Arts programming 
Implementation of WOLFPACK schedule 
Increase in ACT scores each year for the past 7 
Highest enrollment in the history of the school @ 1400 + this year 
Post-prom and prom "in the neighborhood"
 
Dr. Karl has distinguished herself as a leader of leaders.  During her years at SICP she has served on the following boards:  The Jesuit Secondary Educational Association, Christ the King Jesuit Academy, and the National Catholic Educational Association.  She is widely sought for her wisdom and advice in leading high schools.
 
Many will recall that Dr. Karl taught English at Saint Ignatius from 1978-1987, so we actually are celebrating eighteen years of service.
 
I am personally grateful for her friendship and guidance in my transition as president.  She has always been a voice of clarity and seeing the positive in people and opportunities.  I have been especially impressed with her love for our students and always challenging them to be men and women for others. 
 
As the year unfolds there will be opportunities to celebrate and recognize her leadership.  She is looking forward to the gift of time and some free evenings to discern the next chapter of her professional life.  Please join me in thanking her for service to the mission of Saint Ignatius College Prep.
 
Sincerely,
Fr. Michael P. Caruso, SJ

Please CLICK HERE to read a letter from Dr. Karl regarding this announcement. 

More than 1,600 African American high school seniors who have been designated Semifinalists in the 49^th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program were announced today. These talented students now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship awards worth more than $2.5 million that will next offered next spring. Congratulations to Elliot, his family, and teachers on this outstanding accomplishment. Elliot can be seen below with Dr. Karl and Fr. Carsuo, S.J.

Saint Ignatius photography teacher, Teegan Ness, asked her class to spell IGNATIUS in photos and only using objects and arctecture from around the school. Some of the finished projects can be seen below, including that of Ms. Ness.  

A recently published article looks at our campus gardens and many of the salvaged architectural pieces that can be found surround the school. CLICK HERE to read the article today. 

Saint Ignatius alum, Ronnie Reese ’92, recently wrote an article about Coach Connelly for the Chicago Tribune. You can access the article by CLICKING HERE. 

The track and cross country running web site, MileSplit, recently named Jack Keelan as their Athlete of the Week. Click the link here to read the full details. http://il.milesplit.com/articles/92578-athlete-of-the-week-keelan-ackerman 

The girls swimming and diving team traveled to the Detroit area over the weekend to square off against the Michigan state runner-up Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils and the Illinois state runner-up Fenwick Friars.  The Wolfpack were led by double event winner Nikol Lagodzinska (50 free and 100 free) as she dipped under the state time in both events.  Marysol Arce won the 500 free and she teamed up with Lagodzinska, Rebeca Martinez and Nikol Lagodzinska to in the 400 free relay in exciting fashion as all 3 school were within one second of each other.  Martinez, Danielle Mantich, Tapia and Lagodzinska finished 2^nd in the 200 free relay breaking the pool record.  Rebeca Martinez posted a season best 200 IM time breaking the pool, but finished second in the race.  D. Mantich, Jaime Doherty, Martinez and Tapia finished 3^rd in the 200 medley relay.  Top 5 performances include Clare MacNamara (200 free / 500 free), Danielle Mantich (200 IM), Marysol Arce (100 fly), Kyleigh Spearing (500 free), Nina Mantich (100 back) and Tammy Stelnicki (100 back).  Up next for the Wolfpack are the Whitney Young Dolphins (VAR / JV) and De La Salle Meteors (JV) on Wednesday.

Lieutenant David Sears '83 has published a new book about his career in flying entitled “Memories of an Emerald World” under the pseudonym Michael Bleriot.  Sears graduated from the Inter-American Defense College in Washington D.C. on June 21, 2012.  He is a pilot in the US Air Force and was selected to attend the IADC last year.  David is now stationed at the Pentagon.

Today officials of the National Merit Scholarship Program announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 58^th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. Congratulations to the students, their families, and teachers on this outstanding accomplishment. The Semifinalists can be seen below with Fr. Michael Caruso, S.J. and Dr. Cathy Karl. They are: John Browne, Jared Deveau, Duncan Gammie, Sean Goebelbecker, Anne Hamilton, Charles Helding, Daniele Klein, Judson Richardson, and Sara Winfrey.   

On September 15, 2012, the Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, will award William Kistner '68 the "Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Award" at the inaugural gala, Celebrating Excellence.  Bill is an alumnus, class of 1972.  The award is given to an individual who demonstrates outstanding leadership in his/her field of endeavor, exemplifies ethics and social responsibility in the practice of management, participates actively in community activities and engages actively in the affairs of the University.

The Lumen Christi Institute and The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago present "Religious Freedom in America Today" by Richard Garnett of University of Notre Dame Law School.

Wednesday, September 26, 5:30 PM
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
155 North Wacker Drive, 28th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

5:00 PM: Registration and Refreshments
5:30 PM: Welcome and Introduction
5:35 PM: Presentation
6:45 PM: Wine and Cheese Reception

Registration required.
$30 general/$10 students.
Free for University of Chicago students.
Register at http://www.lumenchristi.org/religious_freedom/
or call 773-955-5887.

About the Event
As President Clinton observed, “religious freedom is . . . our first freedom.” It was central to the Founders’ vision for the American political community. They did not always agree about what religious freedom means or requires, but they knew that it matters, and that it should be respected in policy and protected by law. James Madison, the Father of our Constitution, hoped that America’s religious-liberty experiment “promised a lustre to our country.” This lecture will take stock of this experiment and consider the rights of religious believers and institutions and their roles and voices in American public life today.

Speaker
Richard Garnett is Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law and Concurrent Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame Law School. A graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School, Garnett has been visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School, Northwestern Law School and other institutions. In 1996-1997, he served as clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist. His work focuses on the freedoms of speech, association, and religion, and on constitutional law more generally. He is working on a research project entitled Two There Are: Understanding the Separation of Church and State. A regular contributor to national print and broadcast media, he writes for several law-related blogs, including “Mirror of Justice,” “PrawfsBlawg,” and “Law, Religion, and Ethics.”

For More Information: http://www.lumenchristi.org/religious_freedom/
Questions: info@lumenchristi.org or 773-955-5887

The Lumen Christi Institute for Catholic Thought was founded in 1997 by Catholic scholars at the University of Chicago. Its intellectual programs complement the work of the Catholic campus ministry and engage the culture of the University of Chicago with resources drawn from the Christian intellectual tradition. The Institute’s programs include lectures, symposia, master classes, and non-credit courses. The Institute also sponsors summer seminars for graduate students, a national Program for Catholic Social Thought, and Cultural Forum events for the educated lay public.

Kent Keller '13 was recently awarded third place in an international environmental journalism competition by the Foundation for Environmental Education. Young reporters from around the world submitted articles reporting on an environmental issue in their area and highlighting potential solutions. Keller was third place after Morocco and Malta. His article was selected by a panel including representatives from UNESCO, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the European Environmental Agency (EEA), the IIIEE, and the Times newspaper. Keller was also just invited by the National Wildlife Federation to be a featured guest blogger for September.

Daily prayer is essential for nourishing our relationship with Christ.  Now the Jesuits have made prayer even easier to do on a daily basis with the Jesuit Prayer website and application for the ipad, iphone, or android.  Visit http://jesuitprayer.org/about/ to learn more and to download the app.

The College Board recently announced that Nina Livermore ’13 and Samantha Mateo ’13 were named National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars for 2012-13. The Program was founded in 1983 to identify outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. This year, about 5,000 were selected from a pool of over 253,000 who took the 2011 PSAT. Livermore and Mateo achieved a minimum PSAT score and had GPAs of 3.5 or higher to earn the scholar designation. Congrats to both students, their parents, and teachers. They students can be seen below with Dr. Cathy Karl and Fr. Caruso.

Dan Brasic, from the Class of 2011, is a featured seminarian reflecting on his call to priesthood.  Watch the video by CLICKING HERE and then scrolling down the page for the video link. 

English teacher and track and cross country coach Ed Ernst posted a heartwarming tribute to coach Jim Connelly on his blog “Running Not as Simple as it Seems”.  The entry honors Connelly’s tireless efforts as a teacher, coach, mentor, and father.  Click on the following link to read the piece. http://ernstblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/a-visit-with-coach-jim-connelly/

The Saint Ignatius College Prep school community mourns the death of long time teacher, coach and parent of 10 alums -- James V. Connelly. Jim died yesterday at home in the presence of his family. Please keep Jim and the entire Connelly family in your prayers. His children and alums of Saint Ignatius were: Pat, Pete, Frank, Tim, Kevin, Tom, Mary, Nora, Terry and Chrissy.

A funeral mass of Christian burial will be held on September 1 at 10:00am at St. Alexander Catholic Church in Villa Park, Illinois. A wake will be held at St. Alexander's, 300 S. Cornell, Villa Park, IL, on Friday from 2:00pm to 9:00pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. Alexander School Tuition Assistance Fund, 136 S. Cornell, Villa Park, IL, to Easter Seals, 830 S. Addison Avenue, Villa Park, IL or to the Pro-Life Action League, 6160 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646.

Friday, September 7th marks the first Ignatian Values Day of the school year. This dedicated day away from class routines is a special moment of prayer for our entire community, centered around the Eucharist, reflecting on God’s Word, and sharing the fruit of our personal Examen prayer in small groups. The focus of our IVD reflection will be the Grad-at-Grad values, Open to Growth and Intellectually Competent, and Ignatius Alumnus Mr. Tim King '85, the President of Urban Prep Academies, will share pieces of his journey in becoming open to growth and intellectually competent at Ignatius, Georgetown University, and beyond. We are excited to welcome Tim back to campus!

Read all the details at the link below!

http://missourisportsmag.com/?p=73594

Over this past weekend, the varsity soccer team won the Quincy Senior Tournament with victories over Metamora 2-1, Missouri Ladue 3-1 and the host team 2-1.

Click below to read the Quincy hometown coverage of the last game and a quote from Coach Luzzi.  
http://www.whig.com/story/19377214/qhs-boys-soccer-team-cant-capitalize-on-chances-sees-40-game-home-winning-streak-end

Click below to watch the local TV news report.  http://www.wgem.com/story/19377279/saturdays-area-scores-august-25

Hrzic will receive the 26th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year – Rising Star award at the group’s ceremony on September 20, 2012. Inspired by the desire to provide healthier meals to her sons’ school in Chicago’s south loop, Hrzic co-founded Gourmet Gorilla. The foodservice delivers healthy meals to more than 90 pre-schools and elementary schools throughout northern Illinois. More at www.gourmetgorilla.com.

William Knight ‘10 was honored with the Peter G. Theis Award for Excellence in Classical Greek from Marquette University's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Knight is working toward his bachelor of arts in classical languages with a second major in philosophy. The Peter G. Theis Award is given in memory of a former Marquette University classics professor whose dedication and long years of inspired teaching fostered the study of classical Greek on campus. The award is a certificate and a cash prize provided by Eta Sigma Phi, the Classics Honorary Society.

The team was recently ranked 97^th by Prep Volleyball’s preseason poll for the first time in the program’s history.  Last year the team was ranked at 523. Last year’s loss to Hinsdale Central in the regional final provided a disappointing end to an otherwise solid 29-8 season. However, the Wolfpack graduated just four players from that team and return one of the best setters in the business in 5-11 Wake Forest recruit Sophia Dodd. Dodd will set 6-1 Connecticut recruit Camille Evans (252 kills) and 5-11 outside Rachelle Lock (166 kills) on the left and should love setting athletic 6-3 sophomore Kristen Somerville, one of the standouts for the Michio 15 Open national championship team, in the middle. Illinois-Chicago recruit Casey Harris, a big blocker, is the other middle, while sophomore Kristi May will also set so that Dodd can attack from the right side in three rotations. Jana Brusek takes over as the full time libero.

The Class of 2016 was welcomed to school on August 17 by our Arrupe Mentors (see in black t-shirts) as they began their four years at Saint Ignatius College Prep. CLICK HERE to watch a short video of the enthusiastic arrivals.

If you have experienced any difficulties with launching Saint Ignatius College Prep's Mobile Application please uninstall your app and then reinstall it via a WiFi connection for an important iPad and iPhone related fix. Thanks for staying connected to the school!

Jim Spalding has posted his latest entry on his blog "1076 Reflections" about long-time Latin teacher and archivist, Don Hoffman. Read his piece at http://1076reflections.blogspot.com/.

CLICK HERE to read an update on summer projects at school.

 Saint Ignatius alum, Michael Strautmanis ’87, led this year's Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago. Read more by CLICKING HERE.

If you are a Sirius XM radio subscriber, be sure to tune in on August 16 at 1:30 p.m. to hear our very own Fr. Caruso interviewed about his new book. Please visit http://catholicchannel.org to link to the Sirius XM channel. The book is titled When the Sisters Said Farewell and includes a forward by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York. The book tells an important story of the contributions of Catholic elementary schools to the United States by chronicling the experiences and insights of religious women (nuns) who were the last members of their communities to serve in parish elementary schools, and of those lay men and women who were the first to serve in those roles traditionally filled by the sisters. The dramatic numerical transition from the preponderance of religious women to lay leadership from the 1960s to the 1980s has been documented and this new book describes the how and why sisters left Catholic schools. This book also provides instructive insights about leadership, transitions, and current trends in religious life and Catholic education. As all educators in Catholic, private, and public schools grapple with questions of delivering an excellent education, this book offers a glimpse into the workings of one of the most amazing educational enterprises in the history of the United States. The book is also available in hard and soft cover on amazon.com as well as Kindle.

Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced 117 nominees for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. As one of college football’s most prestigious off-the-field honors, the award recognizes a select group of college football players committed to making a difference in their communities. Among those nominees is Loras offensive lineman and graduate of the SICP class of 2009 Michael Donnelly.

“I am proud and honored to step into the role of chair of the After School Matters board," Ms. Hobson said in a release. "I recognize that, as the first and only person after Maggie Daley to serve in this position, I have big shoes to fill. But, I share Mrs. Daley's vision of helping young people and will work to preserve and protect her legacy."

Law Society Meet & Greet Reception - Tuesday, 9.11.12 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Quartino - 626 N. State Street. Please join us for the Saint Ignatius Law Society networking reception. We welcome all who are involved in the fields of law, government and/or public interest. This is an opportunity to broaden your legal professional network and enjoy dinner and drinks with the Saint Ignatius law community!

Pricing:
$50 Regular Rate, $35 Public Interest/Government/New Lawyer,
$10 Law Student. Includes soft drinks, beer, wine, call cocktails,
antipasti buffet and passed pizza. This is event is being generously sponsored by the Saint Ignatius Law Society Committee:
Mark E. Abraham ’92, Thomas E. Brabec ’73, John M. Coleman ’67, Kevin J. Conway ’69, Daniel G. Pikarski ’90 and Curtrice White Scott ‘90. Visit https://www.ignatiusalumni.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=300 to register today!

Come out and join your fellow 70’s alumni for a pre-game cookout celebration before Saint Ignatius faces Whitney Young in the Pre-Season Prep Bowl.

1970’s Pre-Game Cookout Party
Date: Saturday, August 25th 2012
Time: 3:30pm-6:00pm
Tailgate location:  1019 S May Street – Paved Parking Lot
Cost: $10 per vehicle includes soft drinks and water.

Please bring your own food and beverage of choice. Grills will be provided. Game Information: 6:30pm Kickoff at SOLDIER FIELD

Guests are responsible for their own transportation to and from Soldier Field. $10 Game tickets are available for purchase online and can be picked up at the event. No tickets will be available for purchase at the cookout.

Please RSVP by Saturday, August 17.  Click HERE to register for the event and purchase your game tickets!

Tim Swindle '98 and Zach Abraham '96 will host a young alumni event for those who’ve graduated in the last 20 years. Come cheer on the Chicago Bears as they face the Green Bay Packers! Come join us at Bull and Bear on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 from 6:30pm--10:30pm. There are 110 spots available and tickets are $75 each and include food and premium bar drinks for 4 hours. All proceeds will benefit the Saint Ignatius Tuition Assistance Program. Visit the link below to register today.  https://www.ignatiusalumni.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=300

Click the link below to read this month's e-news. Enjoy!

http://www.ignatius.org/intranet/web_news_pdf/August 2012.pdf

Laura Cummings '12 recently won a $2,000 senior scholarship through the National Spanish Exam. She won first place in the Chicagoland Area for her high Level 6 score on the National Spanish Exam. She also had to write an essay and record an interview with Ignatius Spanish teacher Courtney Crawford in which she talked about her plans to use Spanish in her future studies and career. 

Jesuits Embark on First-Ever Initiative to Strengthen Global Network of Secondary Schools

Fr. Caruso will travel to Boston at the end of July to participate in the International Colloquium on Jesuit Secondary Education (ICJSE), the first-ever global meeting of Jesuit secondary schools in the 450 year history of the Jesuits.

ICJSE seeks to strengthen the global network of Jesuits schools by providing a venue to share ideas, discuss common strengths and challenges, examine our Jesuit mission and identity, and focus on how Jesuit school educators can prepare students to become global leaders.

“The enormous challenges to Jesuit education today require our best efforts in order for us to serve the mission that has been entrusted to us,” said Superior General Adolfo Nicolas, SJ, head of the Jesuits. “By gathering as a global body of Jesuit secondary schools for the first time we can begin to establish ways of collectively preparing our students and school communities to address the … welfare of the entire world and its development in a sustainable and life-giving way.”

371 educators from 61 countries on six continents are registered for the event. In addition to , attendees will represent schools from Australia, Congo, China, El Salvador, Italy, and many other countries.

“As an educator, this is a truly remarkable opportunity,” said William Kemeza, president of Boston College High School, the host of the summit. “The Jesuit network of secondary schools possess extraordinary potential to shape students from across the globe into truly global citizens. Our collaboration will make our schools stronger and broaden the perspective of the students we serve.”

The ICJSE will take place in Boston from July 29 to August 2, 2012. It will take place on the grounds of Boston College. For more information, visit www.icjse.org.

Following is the obit of Sharon Haggerty, mother of Erin Haggerty Antonietti ’84, Brian Haggerty ’86, Sean Haggerty ’88 and Bridget Haggerty Briscoe ’92.  Please keep the family in your prayers.

Sharon Haggerty, nee Sullivan, age 69; beloved wife of James Haggerty; loving mother of Erin (Mark) Antonietti, Brian (Laura) Haggerty, Sean (Katie) Haggerty, and Bridget (Mike) Briscoe; cherished grandmother of Dominic, Gino, Cecelia and Ben Antonietti, Jack, James and Anna Haggerty, Sean, Jr., Patty and Kathryn Haggerty, Hannah, Emily and Madeline Briscoe; dear daughter of the late William B., M.D. and Marian Q. Sullivan; dearest sister of William Sullivan, Patrick (Helen) Sullivan, Robert Sullivan, Maureen (the late Skip) Whalen, and Colleen (Joseph, M.D.) Brosnan; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, 3 p.m. until time of Funeral Mass 7 p.m. at Christ the King Church, 9235 S. Hamilton, Chicago, IL 60643. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Christ the King School Foundation, appreciated. Arrangements by Adams-Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home. 630-968-1000 or www.adamswinterfieldsullivan.com.

When you utter the name "Jim Spalding" at Saint Ignatius, you'll be hard-pressed to find someone that doesn't know to whom you are referring. Jim's career at Ignatius as a teacher, mentor, and coach spans five decades. He has influenced th...e lives of thousands of students. Despite his retirement from teaching in 2004, Jim continues to give of his time and genuine love for the school and its community by appearing at reunions, spending time with alumnae, and sharing memories of his Ignatian experiences in his blog entitled "1076 Reflections". Read the latest entry here: http://www.1076reflections.blogspot.com/

Braeden is currently the Program Director for Boston College Model UN and will be the Secretary General for their inaugural conference where they plan to have 200 delegates from 10 schools. He will also serve as the Deputy-Director of Simulations for the Chicago International Conference, which is the highlight of the Model UN circuit for Ignatius. Braeden competed at four international conferences this year: Yale, Boston University, McGill, and Harvard and received an award in all four, including Best Delegate as Russia in the Harvard International Conference (considered the national championship). 

Braeden said the most important thing is that none of this would have happened if Saint Ignatius Model UN weren't such a fantastic program and if Mrs. Haleas and Mrs. Doherty weren't the best teachers, coaches, and mentors that MUN has to offer. He also said there is no way he could possibly repay those teachers for what they've done for him and so many other students. See www.EagleMUNC.org or coverage on www.BestDelegate.com for more.

Congrats to Christine Riley ’93 highlighted as 1 of 12 Catholic women under 40 making a impact today http://ncronline.org/news/women/12-catholic-women-under-40-making-difference

Mary Grassano ’12 was recently named to the 2012 Defensive Gym Dandies list for the top 200 defensive players in the nation. Mary’s 421 digs and 36 aces in 2011 helped her earn All-GCAC honors for the second straight year. Grassano’s 421 digs place her third on the school’s single-season digs list and her 974 career digs place her second. She was Honorable Mention All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette and will play for Oakland University in the fall.

Congrats to the Sheerin brothers (Mike ‘94 and Patrick ’91) who just opened their new restaurant, The Trenchermen, in Wicker Park. Read more at: http://chicago.eater.com/tags/the-trencherman AND http://chicago.metromix.com/venues/mmxchi-trenchermen-venue.

Judy Conway, a 2006 Ignatius grad, is organizing a charity boat cruise for Sarah's Inn, a non-profit organization which seeks to aid victims of domestic violence and works on preventative measures.  The cruise is on July 19.  Boarding starts at 6:30 p.m. downtown at 465 N. McClurg Ct. The boat leaves at 7 p.m. and will return by 10 p.m.  Tickets are $50 and include a 3 hour open bar and appetizers.  100% of ticket sales go directly to Sarah's Inn.  Attendees must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets can be bought at http://sarahsinn.givezooks.com/events/young-supporters-event.  More information about Sarah's Inn can be found at: http://www.sarahsinn.org.

Dear Friends,
 
With great sadness I am letting you know that Andrew Applegate ’13  died suddenly last night while on a family vacation in Europe.   The prayers and support of the Saint Ignatius College Prep community go out to the entire Applegate family:  his parents Ben and Sheila; his brothers Ben, David ’04, Ryan ’08, and Colin ’11; and to all of the friends and classmates of Andrew.  As we learn of the arrangements, we will let you know.  Again, let us pray for God’s comfort for the family.

Dr. Catherine Karl, Principal
Saint Ignatius College Prep

PLEASE MAKE YOUR DONATION BY MIDNIGHT ON JUNE 30, 2012!!

This week is your last opportunity to make a gift to Saint Ignatius College Prep in the current fiscal and school year. If you have already made a gift, please know that the students, faculty and staff are truly grateful for the incredible generosity you have displayed.

If you have not made a gift yet, there is still time to do so. You may also increase your gift to a new level.

Please CLICK HERE to make your gift today or contact Catherine Avena at 312-432-8341 or catherine.avena@ignatius.org.

All gifts received by midnight on June 30, 2012 will be included in the 2011-12 Annual Report.
 
During the past school year, Saint Ignatius provided over $3.2 million in need-based tuition assistance and other support to over 300 students. Many of these students would not have the opportunity to come through the doors at 1076 Roosevelt Road if it were not for your charitable support.

St. Ignatius of Loyola taught each of us to look into our hearts and ask God how we can give and not count the cost. By making a donation today you are giving a gift that transforms lives. Please help ensure our students are formed for lives of… Faith, Love, Service, Intellectual Excellence and an Openness to Growth all for serving the greater glory of God.

Please CLICK HERE to make your gift today.

Let us remember Charles Cornelius, teacher at Saint Ignatius from 2003-2010 in the Technology, Spanish, and Math Departments.  Mr. Cornelius died at home on Fathers’ Day, Sunday, June 17, 2012, after a 2 ½ year struggle with cancer.  He is survived by his wife of 25 years Janet, son Adam, and daughters Ellen and Erica ’13 who will be a senior at Saint Ignatius this year.  Charlie lived life to the full, even doing the Chicago Architectural Tour last Thursday.

We at Saint Ignatius remember him fondly for his concern for students, hard work, and faithful participation in retreats, service trips, and student activities.   He was a wonderful friend, colleague, and teacher.

Mass of Celebration of the Life of Charles Cornelius will be held

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
11:00 a.m.
Holy Family Church
1080 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago IL 60608

Commemorative Reception will follow at noon
Saint Ignatius College Prep
Tully Hall
1076 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608

Ashley is a member of the Canadian Women's Rowing Team and can be seen in the front row, far left in the photo here: http://tinyurl.com/77xd7jp. Ashley has been a solid member of their women's 8+ for several years and we wish her the best as the team prepares for the London Olympics.

Patrick Williams ’12 has officially opened Tropical Sno at 114 S. Washington St. in Hinsdale. Williams hopes to earn enough from Tropical Sno to buy a $5,000 well from Charity: Water. Williams will close Tropical Sno at the end of July before heading off to the College of William and Mary where he plans to major in history and to combine his education with two years at St. Andrews in Scotland. Read more by CLICKING HERE.

John Pollard ‘13 was recently awarded the 2012 Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience. The award recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to leadership in volunteer service and academic achievement. Award recipients, named at schools throughout the country, are high school juniors who are inductees of the National Honor Society or an equivalent school-sponsored honors organization. They must demonstrate a commitment to service activities in high school or community organizations, taking leadership roles in these activities. Congrats to John!

Visit http://www.ignatiusalumni.org/Golf. The school community will be heading back to Cog Hill Golf & Country Club on June 27. Hundreds turn out for this event each year so be sure to make your reservation right away. All proceeds from the outing support the Tuition Assistance Program at Saint Ignatius. This event will be the 26th golf outing—an event started by the late Joe ’42 and Carole Gentile. Joe passed away in October 2011 and this will be the first outing without him… although his spirit will be alive and well. Please help us make this a memorable day. Your support helps ensure eligible students can attend Saint Ignatius regardless of their family’s financial situation. Visit http://www.ignatiusalumni.org/Golf.

SICP English teacher, Sarah Hutchinson, was recently awarded the 2012 Outstanding Master's Thesis Award by the English Department at the University at Albany. Sarah’s thesis, "Contemporary Historical Fiction: Supplemental Texts, Narrative Strategies, and Readers' Expectations" was unanimously selected by the committee and was praised for its exceptional quality of scholarship and writing. Congratulations to Sarah for this outstanding achievement!

In one of the first actions of the 111th Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved H.Res. 39, a resolution introduced by Representative Dan Lipinski (IL-03) that honors the contributions of Catholic Schools to America. Read the article by CLICKING HERE.

Maddie Considine (senior, midfield), LiaMarie Quinde (senior, defense) and Jessie Pagliari (senior, attack) were recently named IHSWLA Chicago Metro All-Conference Selections. Maddie Considine was also named an IHSWLA All-State Honorable Mention. Please join us in congratulating these players on this wonderful achievement.

Former teacher and coach, James Spalding, was awarded the 2012 Dei Gloriam Award on May 31st during graduation. The award is the highest honor bestowed by Saint Ignatius College Prep and was given in recognition of Mr. Spalding's extraordinary commitment to the church, Jesuit education, and Saint Ignatius College Prep.

Below is the speech that Jim delivered to students, faculty, staff, family, and friends after receiving the award.  Congratulations again to Jim and many thanks for his years of service to the school.

 "Thank you, Fr. Caruso and everyone responsible for my receiving this award.  Words alone can't express the gratitude I feel for this honor.

          I'd also like to give a shout out to my lovely wife, Mary Jo, who has been my north star for nearly 40 years. Just to show you that Germans can be sentimental, 6 days from now will be the 40th anniversary of our 1st date. It really wasn't that much of a date. She had 3 little kids with her and I had 5 Ignatius sophomores with me...but hey. Small steps

          I'd like to acknowledge this magnificent faculty who has not only educated you graduates, but, hopefully, has inspired you.

          To the parents of the graduates, congratulations. You are responsible for having given these young men and women their fine minds, bodies and value systems.    I know what a challenge that can be. I also raised 4 teenagers...well, truth be told, my wife raised 4 teenagers, but I was standing really close while she was doing it.

           Finally, to the graduates, Congratulations. We are all very proud of you.

          Wow! Old man gets to tell life story to 300 trapped teen-agers. That’s like Grandpa-heaven.   Sadly, I was told that I'm only allowed 3 minutes to speak to you. When I told Mrs. Bucio that last week, she laughed and said that it takes me more than 3 minutes to say, "Pass the salt." We'll see!

            Anyway, I want to tell you a very short story then I'll give you your homework assignment and be done. The story is about an episode of a television program from the mid-'90's called "Homicide" and about 2 Ignatius graduates involved in the production of that show. One of them,James Yoshimura, class of '68, was a writer for the show. The other was the actor, Andre Braugher, from the class of 1980.

             During this episode, Andre's character is talking to a nun, and he says, "Sister, when I was in grammar school, the nuns taught me how to act and what to think...and I felt perfectly safe. Then I went to St. Ignatius High School, and the Jesuits taught me to think for myself...and I haven't felt safe since."

             When I heard that line and thought about it, I realized what an integral part of Jesuit education that is. The history of the Jesuits is replete with those who thought for themselves and often paid the price for expressing those thoughts.

               I'm not sure why Andre's character felt "unsafe"; I can only hazard a guess. Perhaps it was because he was afraid of making a mistake, but that is a fruitless fear. Of course, he would make mistakes. Making mistakes is a part of life's experience, and learning from those experiences is called "wisdom".

            So, dear graduates, here’s your homework. From this moment on, think for yourselves. Listen to everyone, but don't let anyone else,including me, tell you how to think. Go out there, risk making your mistakes, gain your experiences and everyday, for the rest of your lives, grow in wisdom."

The National Scholastic Press Association has once again given SICP Literary Magazine "Phantasm" the highest rating of "All-American".  Congrats to adult moderators Elizabeth Wagenschutz and Ryan Bergin and all student editors and contributors.

Robert Nolan '12, a midfielder and two-year captain on the 2012 Wolfpack Varsity lacrosse team, was named Academic All-American by US Lacrosse, the national governing body for the state lacrosse organizations with nearly 350,000 members, including over 150,000 high school boys in the US.  Bobby was one of five Academic All-American selections chosen from the 1600 boys lacrosse student-athletes in the state of Illinois and he is one of 400 US Lacrosse academic honorees in the nation. Bob was selected for this honor based upon his grade point average, college entrance test scores, academic achievements and honors attained, service contributions and his on field leadership.  He is the fourth Saint Ignatius lacrosse player to achieve US Lacrosse Academic All-American status in the history of the Wolf pack lacrosse program, the last being Patrick Flynn in 2011.  Bobby will attend the US Naval Academy beginning later this month.   

CLICK HERE to read a copy of the stirring graduation address given by “Senior Scholar” (valedictorian) Wai Angus Lai. Congratulations to all the graduates! 

CLICK HERE to open a PDF brochure that examines one of the many architectural artifacts on the campus at school. The Communications Office is planning to highlight a different piece of school architecture each month of the first of the month so be sure to check back in this same location for next month’s edition. CLICK HERE to read the May edition.

This past weekend, a record three varsity girls crews from SICP competed against the top scholastic rowing teams at the SRAA National Championship Regatta on Friday, May 25^th and Saturday, May 26^th in Camden, NJ.  The Junior Four, comprised of Lizzy Cahill coxswain, Meghan Connery, Emily Austin, Annie Zwick, and Frances Enger kicked off the weekend for the Wolfpack.  In an exciting heat that saw the top four boats all within six seconds of each other, they just missed qualifying for the semi-finals by just 1 second, pulling a time of 6:12.  The Varsity 4+ and the Varsity Lightweight 8+ were able to advance to the semi-finals on Saturday, taking different roads to get there.  The Varsity Four, Julia Kruse, Austin Mroz, Alexa Campbell, Katie Luchette, and Kaileigh Moore coxswain; overcame a loss of their electronics during the heat, to qualify in the repechage in the afternoon for the semi-finals.  The Varsity Lightweight eight - Monica Bernardo coxswain, Morgan Mroz, Briggs Mroz, Christine Oksas, Elizabeth Simon, Georgia Molnor, Aly Korabik, Maddie Travnik, and Anna Lyons - advanced to their semi-final after taking fourth in the toughest heat, holding off a hard charging crew from Marietta (OH) by just 2 seconds.  On Saturday in the semi-finals, the Varsity Lightweight eight ended up finishing 6th, for an overall place of 11^th in the nation.  The Varsity 4+ finished out its year with its best row of the season, taking 5th in its semi-final, and missing out on the petite final by less than a length.  Their time of 5:46 earned the girls the fastest time to not qualify for the final in any of the three semi-finals, meaning they can proudly say they finished 13th in the nation.

The following students have achieved national top 10 rankings:
 
French 1: Genevieve Niemiera (4^th), Jasmin Roman (7^th), Sophie Kofoid (7^th), Layla West (8^th), Celine Brookover (10^th)
 
French 2: Erica Kim (6^th), Margaret Keane (9^th), Kirstyn Ruiz (9^th), Jackeline Gonzalez (10^th), Jack Mahon (10^th), Rose Edwards (10^th)
 
French 3: Lucy Capone (4^th), Katherine Luchette (7^th), Duncan Martinson (7^th), Jessica Ferrer (8^th), Kent Hutchison (8^th), Julia Green (9^th), Vaishnavi Paudel (9^th), Michael Sloyan (9^th), Laura Cummings (10^th), Samantha DiCaro (10^th), Anne Hamilton (10^th), Derek Baca (10^th), Mike Lawani (10^th) ;
 
French 4: Julia Burns (9^th), Fernanda Arreola (10^th);
 
French 5: Luke Fieweger (10^th)
 
In addition to these 27 students who placed in the national top 10 rankings we have 41 students who placed in the top 20^th percentile, and 63 more students who placed top 21^st – 50^th percentile. 
  
Please find below the results from 2010, 2011 and 2012. 

Wolfpack junior Jack Keelan started at the very back of the pack after the first lap of the 3200-meter run in the IHSA state championships in Charleston, IL, last Saturday, May 26.  But at the end of the race he won the second place silver medal in 9 minutes and 8.48 seconds with a fast closing sprint, behind Oak Park-River Forest senior  Malachy Schrobilgen (9:03.42).  Two hours later Keelan returned to the track for the 1600-meter run, and, once again, after the first lap, he was trailing the pack.  As the winner Leland Later of New Trier (4:09.95) made his strong move on the last lap, Keelan moved through the field of 12, as well, finishing seventh in a time of 4:15.77.  Keelan set a school record of 4:13.63 the day before to win his heat and qualify for the final; he broke the record of Mike Patton ‘81.  Only Schrobilgen joined Keelan in doing the tough 3200-1600 double in the competitive 3A meet—made tougher by the 95 degree heat both days.  Scoring 11 points, Keelan gave the Wolfpack the 23^rd team spot in the 3A meet for the state’s biggest schools; the Wolfpack were the number one Chicago Catholic League team.  “Watching Keelan compete at the highest level was inspiring to our other boys at the meet, who watch him every day at practice and know how hard he works,” said Coach Ed Ernst.  “They want to return to the state meet next year to score more points.”  

Over Memorial Day Weekend, the Wolfpack sent two varsity boys crew boats to the Scholastic Rowing Association of America's National Championship.  The Varsity Heavyweight 4+ of Ben Oleniczak, Peter Voss, Cameren DeCaluwe, Lucas Gonzalez, and Brian Hansen placed 10th, taking 4th in the petite final.  The Varsity Lightweight 4+ of Owen Skelding, Patrick Engel, Billy Hrabak, Kristoff Peterson, and Sydney Green placed 6th after earning a spot in the events grand final.  Both crews easily advanced out of their opening round heats by open water, with the V4+ taking 2nd and the VL4+ taking 3rd.  The semi-finals were a different story for both crews, as they both took part in incredibly thrilling racing.  In the V4+ semi-final, spots for both the grand final and the petite final were on the line.  In a thrilling race against Melbourne High School, the top crew from Florida, the Pack pulled an incredibly fast 5:00.86, which was good enough for the 6th fastest time in all of the semis.  Melbourne would not be topped in this race though, as the V4+ fell just short of the grand final spot, missing out on 2nd place by 1.8 seconds.  TDespite such a greuling race, the crew was still able to pull out a 4th place finish in the petite final just hours later.  In the VL4+'s semi-final, the crew entered the last 100 meters of the race in a clear 4th, but left the crowd in the grand stands in silence as it completely walked through a crew from St. Joe's Collegiate Institute, a finalist from Stotesbury, in 10 strokes, earning a 3rd place finish and the last spot in the grand final.  The official results say that the VL4+ topped the crew from Buffalo, NY by just .2 seconds.  The crew would eventually go on to hold its own in the Grand Final, finishing 6th with a time of 5:12.

The Wolfpack finished their spring season this past weekend in top form, winning the Illinois State Championship, finishing ahead of 13 area teams including local rivals Loyola and New Trier!  The regatta, hosted by Sheridan Shore Yacht Club in Wilmette, IL marks the first State Championship in team history.  The Pack was led by skippers Rose Edwards and Mike Duncan and crew Hollis Barth, Morgan Gaudet, and Grant Egan.  The future looks bright for Wolfpack Sailing as they return 10 of 11 Varsity sailors next fall.

Brayden Amendola will be attending the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) on s swimming scholarship next season.  Brayden was an All-American and All-State performer during his time here at Ignatius and leaves with six school records.  Brayden helped lead the team to four consecutive IHSA Sectional Titles and the 2011 MCAC Conference Championships.  Brayden is also a member of the Chicago Wolfpack Aquatics Club (CWAC) and represented the team at the Junior National Meet in Orlando, Florida this past spring.  Brayden’s parents are Bob and Beth Amendola. Brayden is seen below with Coach Stephens.

Congrats ot the Girls' Water Polo team which took home 3rd place honors in the IHSA State Tournament. This marks the 5th time in 7 years that the Wolfpack has made it to the final four and has brought home hardware!

Boys’ tennis won the IHSA Sectional team championship beating Latin. Bobby Alter took first and Christopher Scott took fourth. Bobby and Chris also qualified for the state tournament. Congrats to the team and coaches on this outstanding achievement.  

The Wolfpack boys track team won their first ever IllinoisHigh School Association sectional championship at Concordia University onThursday, May 17, scoring 98 points to defeat CCL rival Brother Rice (87) andChicago Public League champion Whitney Young (81).   The Wolfpack also qualified for the statechampionships in Charleston next week in a relay and in four individual events;the top two finishers at the sectional qualify, and then additional athletescan go to the state meet by meeting pre-set qualifying standards.  

Junior Jack Keelan won the 3200 meter run (9minutes and 18.65 seconds) and 1600 (4:23.65). Sophomore Conor Dunham also won two events, setting a school record inthe 110-meter high hurdles (15.05 seconds) and running a personal best in the 300-meterintermediate hurdles (38.99).  JuniorElliot Gibson won the pole vault (12 feet even) and placed 3rd inthe 300 hurdles (41.69).  

Gibson alsoanchored the second place 4x800 meter relay (season best 8:14.95) in a personalbest 2:00.8, besting Brother Rice (8:14.98) to qualify for the statechampionship; senior co-captain Mike Tonner ran 2:03.5, senior Peter Devitt2:07.5, and sophomore Taylor Dugas 2:02.5. Dugas also placed third in the 800 (2:02.97).  

In the 1600, sophomore Chris Korabik ran apersonal best 4:28.17 for second place and a qualifying spot in the state meet.  Senior Patrick Santino was third in the 3200;in one of the team’s big disappointments, Santino’s time of 9:29.64 missed theautomatic qualifying time for the state meet by 4/10ths of a second .  Senior Kyle Kelley-Carter placed third in thepole vault (11-06).  Sophomore ChrisHawkins placed third in the 110 hurdles (15.67).
 
“We scored most of our points in bunches inour best events, the 1600, the 3200, the hurdles, the pole vault,” said Coach Ed Ernst.  “Our season has been incrediblee—and we’re lucky that at the end we have something special to show for it.”

The 1st floor Blessed Sacrament Chapel at SICP is being refurbished through some gifts received for this purpose. A new altar, tabernacle and window have arrived, and the installation was just completed. ...The altar is in honor of Finoy Lukose and will be presented by the class of 2012 with every member of this class making a donation in order to memorialize their classmate who passed away last summer.

The Girls Track & Field Team won the IHSA Sectional on Thursday, May 10^th, earning the first Sectional Track title in school history.  The Wolfpack scored 149 points to finish first, well ahead of the 16-team field.  En route to the team win, Saint Ignatius qualified for State in 11 of 18 total events.  The Wolfpack was led by junior Veronica Boswell, who was a two-time Sectional champion in the 3200m Run and 1600m Run.  Boswell was also a member of the winning 4x800m Relay, as she teamed up with Kelly Kohler, Mary McNulty, and Cara Zadeik to qualify for state in the distance relay.  Junior Madlen Karnatz also qualified for the State Finals in three events, setting a school record with her Sectional win in the 300m Hurdles, finishing 2^nd in the 100m Hurdles, and helping the 4x100m Relay team finish 2^nd and set a new school record.  The other state qualifying members of the 4x100m Relay were Hallie Gross, Cydney Anderson, and Taylor Shaw.  Shaw anchored the 4x100m Relay to 2^nd place and then came back to qualify for state in the highly competitive 400m dash and the 200m dash.  In the field events, sophomore Stephanie Boulger won the Sectional Pole Vault competition and qualified for State with school record-breaking vault of 10’07.”  Throwers Mariah Harris (Shot Put) and Cristina Hernandez (Discus) earned 2^nd in their throwing events and will be competing at the State Meet as well.  Freshman Alexis Jakubowski showed her mettle in the 3200m Run, earning 2^nd in the event and qualifying for State in the distance event.  The State Championship will be held at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston the weekend of May 18-May 19.  Good luck, Wolfpack!

Santino will attend the University on a athletics grant-in-aid scholarship.  Santino will run on the Miami cross country and track teams.  “Patrick has been a team leader who has set an example to younger runners that if you put in the work, you will get the results,” said Ignatius Coach Ed Ernst.  "He's made big strides every year at Ignatius."  Team captain for both cross country and track and field as a senior for the Wolfpack, Santino  finished second at the Illinois Prep Top Times indoor championship meet in March, running a personal best time of 9 minutes and 17.94 seconds, the fourth fastest time in Illinois during the indoor season and the top time in the Chicago Catholic League.   “We look forward to having Patrick with our program over the next few years,” said Warren Mandrell, head coach for cross country and track and field at Miami. “It looks like he will be part of a great recruiting class this year.  I am excited about the future of these guys.” Santino is seen below with his father and Coach Ed Ernst on the left.

Katie Lopez '10 is on the Stanford Crew team that recently came in 2nd place in the NCAA Women's 4-person competition. Congrats to Katie and her teammates on this incredible accomplishment.

After 15 years at CDC, W. Rodney Hammond, PhD, Director, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, recently retired. Dr. Hammond began his career at CDC in 1996 following 23 years in academia where he became nationally recognized for his research and program, Project PACT (Positive Adolescents Choices Training) focused on preventing youth violence.  As the first permanent director of a newly formed Division of Violence Prevention, he has led the division through unprecedented growth in its research, programs, and budget for addressing child maltreatment, youth violence, family and intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and suicide.

Amy Kloempken Mugherini ’94 was recently selected by The M&A Advisor as a winner of the 3rd Annual 40 UNDER 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards – Eastern Region. The following states are included in the Eastern Region: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT. Congrats to Amy on this wonderful accomplishment.

Arrangements:

Saturday, May 12, 2012
Old St. Mary's Catholic Church
1500 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60607
 
9:00 AM Visitation
10:00 AM Funeral Mass

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the following organization:
 
American Diabetes Association, PO Box 13067, Alexandria, VA 22312 American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123

Catholic Charities, 721 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654

Peter Claver Fund, St. Ignatius College Prep, 1076 W. Roosevelt, Chicago, IL 60607

Mercy Homes for Boys and Girls, 1140 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60607

Congratulations to Kenneth Keller for his recognition by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English in the category Best Prose and Poetry.

Congratulations to our Math Team for a fine performance at the Illinois State Finals on Saturday. Special recognition goes to Tristin Mitchell and Tony Russo who won first place in both the Two-Person competition and 2-Person demonstration, to Tony Russo for his 7th place in Geometry, to Angus Lai and Erin Boulger for their 4th place in the Oral Competition, and to the entire Frosh-Soph 8-person team for their first-place finish.

Spring reunion photos (classes of '87, '92, '97, and '02) are now online. Visit the link below to view the gallery today. http://www.ignatius.org/galleries/development/2012-04-21%20Spring%20Reunions/index.html.

Frazel recently learned that’s she’s been named a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholar and been awarded a scholarship to participate in a 6-week intensive study of Mandarin this summer in Shanghai, China. In addition to language studies, the scholars will take part in seminars focusing on contemporary Chinese cultural, political and economic issues. They will participate in environmental activities, live with a host family for a 10 day period and make a study trip to Beijing visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Congrats to Malin for her keen interest in learning one of the important languages of both the modern world and the ancient world. Thanks also to the effort and encouragement her Ignatius Chinese teacher, Dr. Leung has provided over the last three years.

Former teacher and coach, James Spalding, will be awarded the 2012 Dei Gloriam Award on May 31st during graduation. The award is the highest honor bestowed by Saint Ignatius College Prep and was given in recognition of Mr. Spalding's extraordinary commitment to the church, Jesuit education, and Saint Ignatius College Prep. The Dei Gloriam Award had been presented every year at the school’s annual Benefit, but in recent years, a new tradition was begun when the presentation was made at the Class of 2009 commencement ceremony. While the school did not start giving out the award until 1978, people still associate the origins of the award with the inaugural “Hope for Ignatius” benefit concert at the Auditorium Theater on December 18, 1976. Shortly before the late Mayor Daley passed away, he gave the key to the city to Bob Hope the week before as part of the promotion for that event. Both the benefit concert and the Dei Gloriam Award were started by Fr. Joe Bowen, S.J.
 

Join fellow Alumni Ryan Holden '94, Nancy Maloney '01 and Emily Gillott '06 and help support Special Children's Charities while eating delicious food from five of Chicago's top chefs and drinking thirst quenching beer? Only $50 to sample fo...od from 5 of the top chef's in the city Ryan Poli of Tavernita, Chris Pandel of Balena, Kendel Duque of The Chicago Firehouse, Pat and Mike Sheerin of Trenchermen. Beer from 3 Floyd's and Goose Island. Grab a friend or a date and buy a couple tickets to Sip & Savor. It's going to be an amazing event! Visit www.sochicago.org today.

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On May 1^st Frank Raispis will celebrate his 85th birthday. His impact at Saint Ignatius College Prep has been unparalleled and we cannot express enough how eternally grateful we are for his many years of service.  We wish Frank a happy 85th birthday and many more to come!

Junior Jack Keelan nearly broke the school record for 1600 meters on Friday night, April 27, at Prospect High School's Wanner Invite.  Keelan's mark of 4 minutes 14.96 seconds fell just short of Mike Patton's 1981 mark of 4:14.14.  More complete coverage of the race, with a photo and video interview, is available on the Espn High Schoo/Dyestat Illinois web site at this link:   http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/track-and-xc/post/_/id/3224/keelan-dominates-in-wanner-knights-1600-meter-run-win.

A note from SICP Coach Bob Kriz… I recently attended the Purdue North Central (PNC) Athletics Hall of Fame induction for the class of 2012. One of my former players, Chris Stocker, class of 2004, was inducted into the PNC Hall of Fame. Chris was an All-Catholic League Player here, team MVP and Catholic League Player of the Year his senior year. Chris was also a 4 year starter for PNC and holds numerous records at the school. Congrats to Chris!

Congratulations to the winners of the Third Midwest Chinese Speech Contest held on 4/21. Malin Frazel ’13 won a silver medal and Audrey San Diego ’14 won a bronze medal. The students can be seen here with teacher Miriam Leung who is holding a winning school trophy.

Mary Grassano signed her scholarship Thursday to play volleyball for Oakland University next year. Grassanoplayed three years on varsity at Saint Ignatius leading the team with 421 digs, 36 aces, and a 2.10 serve receive rating to earn her All-GCAC honors for the second time in 2011. Her 421 digs ranks her 3^rd All-Time Single season as she ends her career with 974 digs for 2^nd All-Time Career. Her 2,362 serve receive points, 1,149 attempts and 458 passes rated at 3 ranks her 2^nd All-Time Career in all three categories. Grassano also ends her career with 96 aces and 45 kills as she was nominated to the SportsTown Chicago All-Star game, Honorable Mention News Gazette, All-Tournament at Waubonsie Valley and Academic All-GCAC for the third time as a senior. She can be seen below with Head Coach Erik Eastman.

Congratulations to Jenny Wiley '93 and her husband, Seamus Collins, on the birth of their son, Ruairi Francis, on Feb. 28. Charles Heppner ’85 welcomed Zora Luisa Steglich Heppner on March 23. Dr. Chris Reilly '00 and Kate Reilly '98 welcomed their son, Declan, into the world this past March.

Fr. Caruso to Speak at “Tea with the Jesuits”. Tea with the Jesuits introduces Loyola University Museum of Art’s visitors to Jesuit intellectuals from the university and around the country. Guests will hear a lecture while enjoying complimentary tea from Argo Tea, and pastries. The event is free with museum admission. RSVP recommended at least one day in advance to luma@luc.edu or 312.915.7608. On Friday, April 27, at 3:00 p.m. Michael Caruso, S.J., will discuss his book, When the Sisters Said Farewell, which tells an important story of the Catholic educational experience in the United States. It captures the stories and insights of the nuns who were the last members of their communities to serve in parish elementary schools and of those lay women and men who were the first to serve in those roles traditionally filled by the sisters. Click here for more: http://www.luc.edu/luma/events/tea_jesuits.html.

The Class of '67 is working to refurbish the deck at the Anthony Fornelli '51 Alumni Lounge. Click here to watch a video overview: http://www.youtube.com/user/SICPChicago/videos.

CLICK HERE to register and then select "Women's Society Dinner 2012" at the bottom of the page.

Maggie O'Donoghue '05 was recently featured in the Tribune about getting her undergrad overseas. Read the article here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-irish-colleges-recruit-20120415,0,6268582.story

Brian Forcier '15, Jacquelyn Braun '13, Jillian Braun '13 and David Lewandowski '13 all recently received a Vicariate Youth Leadership Award for "an outstanding contribution to the Church in community service and social justice." Congrats to all!

Capt. Kevin Shiels ’97 recently sent in an update to his alma mater. He is currently in Afghanistan serving in the USMC.  This is his 4th combat deployment and first as a Forward Air Controller.  Kevin is also a C130 pilot, which he says is infinitely better than climbing through the mud and dodging bullets!

To view a gallery of photos from Gloriam 2012, please CLICK HERE and then select “Development Galleries” from the “Photos” category. Thanks again for all of your support in helping to make this fundraiser such a huge success. 

Cardinal Timothy Dolan offers his take on what’s ahead as we prepare for or rest from the celebration of the Easter mysteries. CLICK HERE and then scroll down to the video image of Cardinal Dolan seen below.

Thank you to all who have supported Gloriam 2012!  We will be announcing our fundraising details next week. Until then you have the opportunity to bid on a few items in an online auction!

The online auction will end Wednesday, April 4 at 12:00 p.m.

CLICK HERE to access the online auction. 

The Saint Ignatius boys track team surprised their Chicago Catholic League rivals with a victory over favored Providence Catholic on Saturday, March 17, at the University of Chicago’s Henry Crown Field House.  Ignatius scored 96 points to win over Providence (90), Loyola (87), Mount Carmel (67), Brother Rice (49), St. Rita (42), De La Salle (42), Leo (35), St. Laurence (24), Fenwick (10), Hales Franciscan (20), and Seton (7).  The last Ignatius CCL victory in boys track was in 1991.
 
The outcome was in doubt until the final event, the 4x400 meter relay.  With the Wolfpack needing second place to guarantee victory, sophomore Conor Dunham (52.1 seconds) took the lead on the first leg, and juniors Andrew Reardon (53.6) and Zeb McLaurin (53.6) pulled away from the rest of the pack with Providence.  Barring a mishap, the Wolfpack seemed to have the meet won, but junior Jack Keelan (53.3) left no doubt, dramatically passing the Providence anchor with 100 meters to go to win the event with a season best time of 3 minutes 32.69 seconds.   
 
It was a genuine team win, as the only other first place for the Wolfpack was Keelan’s win in the 3200 with a new meet record of 9:25.91.  Keelan went back on the track just 35 minutes later to score important points in the 800-meter run as he placed second in 2:00.04.  Senior Patrick Santino was another big point scorer for the Wolfpack, taking second in the 3200 (9:33.56) and the 1600 (4:33.67), finishing with dramatic sprints in both races.  
 
The rest of the Wolfpack’s points came from twelve other team members.  In the 4x800, seniors Clifford Vickrey (2:15.1) and Mike Tonner (2:06.8) teamed with juniors Andrew Musur (2:15.5) and Reardon (2:20.5) for third.  Dunham was fourth in the 55 meter hurdles (8.03), with sophomore Chris Hawkins fifth (8.17).  Dunham (23.6) and Hawkins (24.2) teamed with sophomore Sheldon Pierce (24.6)  and junior Andrew Eady (24.4) for third in the 4x200 relay, running a season best time of 1:36.71.  Sophomore Taylor Dugas ran a personal best 2:03.84 for fifth in the 800.  McLaurin (53.07) and junior Elliot Gibson (54.33) were fourth and seventh in the 400.  Senior Peter Devitt ran a personal best 4:40.56 for fifth in the 1600.  
 
In the field events, Hawkins was eighth in the long jump (19 feet and 8 inches) and third in the triple jump (40-05.5).  Pierce jumped a personal best 5 feet and 10 inches for fifth in the high jump.  Gibson cleared a personal best height of 11 feet even for fourth in the pole vault, with senior Kyle Kelley-Carter eighth (9-00.00).  
 
“It was an every point counts kind of meet.  We needed a whole bunch of things to happen in our favor, and they happened,” said Coach Ed Ernst.  “But we also asked some boys to put personal goals aside in order to help the team.  Our boys really deserved this win.”  
   
Men - Varsity - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored
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    1) Saint Ignatius              96        2) Providence                 90  
    3) Loyola Academy              87        4) Mount Carmel               67  
    5) Brother Rice                49        6) St. Rita                   42  
    6) DeLaSalle                   42        8) Leo Catholic               35  
    9) St. Laurence                24       10) Fenwick                    23  
   11) Hales Franciscan            20       12) Seton Academy               7  

Senior co-captain Patrick Santino ran a personal best time of 9 minutes 17.94 seconds to place second at the Illinois Prep Top Times invitational track meet on Saturday, March 24, at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.   Billed as the “unofficial indoor state championship meet,” the meet sets entry standards and invites only the top high school athletes from around the state to compete.  Santino chased Tyler Yunk of Belvidere North and William Hague of Loyola Academy through most of the race, passing the first 1600 mark in 4:39 in third place.  Santino’s effort to catch Yunk, after both had passed Hague in the last laps, fell a second short.  Santino’s was the fourth best time so far this year by any Illinois high school runner—and number 18 for the whole United States.  “Patrick has worked very hard over the last four years to get to this big race,” said coach Ed Ernst.  “We think he can run even faster when we get outdoors this spring.”

Blake Erhardt-Ohren '12 took home first place in the Illinois State Manningham Poetry Contest for her poem "Flying In". Emily Kreid '12 took third place honorable mention for her poem "St. Athanasius".  The poems for first through tenth place have now been sent on to the national competition. Please join us in congratulating Blake and Emily on this outstanding achievement.  

Brian Forcier '15, Jacquelin Braun '13, Jillian Braun '13 and David Lewandowski '13 all recently received a Vicariate Youth Leadership Award for "an outstanding contribution to the Church in community service and social justice." Congrats to all!

Estate Planning Gathering for Alumni. Please join us on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. for an estate planning gathering with alumni. We’re focusing on alums from the Classes of 1985—2005 but those from outside that range are also welcome. We’ll be meeting at the Saint Ignatius Alumni Lounge (1019 S. May St. behind Holy Family Church). See your Ignatius friends and enjoy a Taste of Taylor Street – food from Al’s Beef, Pompeii and Tuscany will be served. RSVP at wolves den: https://www.ignatiusalumni.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=300.

THANK YOU!!!
Gloriam 2012 was a huge success and we couldn't have done it without you. We thank you for supporting Saint Ignatius and for helping to make the evening so memorable. We'll have photos and fundraising details posted soon. CLICK HERE to watch the "Lighting the Way" video that was premiered at Gloriam 2012.

We are grateful for the generous sponsors, listed below, who gave their support.

MB Financial Bank, Mr. & Mrs. John C. Lahey, Mr. and Mrs. Doug and Grace Fox, Mr. & Mrs. Barry S. McInerney, J.F. McKinney & Associates, Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hand, Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Flynn, Mr. and Mrs. Sean and Katie Haggerty ‘88, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Nash Jr. ’89, Mr. John F. McCartney, Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Erin '94 Gibbons, Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Molly Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Tully, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Patrick S. Layng, Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Cahill, Anonymous and In loving memory of Neil H. Malloy '95. As well as... 

Click the link below to preview the incredible items that will be available at Gloriam 2012 on March 24. http://www.events.org/cauction.aspx?m=26&e=40203

The SICP lacrosse team will participate in the Jesuit Lacrosse Classic 2012 in Houston, Texas.  Their first game will be Friday, March 16 against Jesuit Tampa.  Click HERE for more details about the tournament.

The boys swimming and diving team finished this season with a successful state meet at Evanston High School. The Wolfpack were led by Brayden Amendola who finished 9th in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke and slipped to 12th at finals to earn All-State honors. Brayden’s time was also a new team record. The 200 medley relay team of Duncan Martinson, Amendola, Jaime Juarez and Billy Barth dropped two seconds and moved up from 38th to 21st place and Martinson set a new team record in the Fr/So 50 back. Jaime Juarez posted a pair of 21st place finishes in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly. The 400 free relay of Juarez, Barth, Martinson and Juarez jumped 6 spots up to 26th. James Haney finished 36th in the 500 free and 39th in the 200 free, John Murphy was 36th in the 1 Meter Diving and Duncan Martinson finished 43rd in the 100 backstroke. Congrats to the boys on a great season.

Peter Thompson ’86 is profiled in today’s Chicago Tribune. Visit http://tinyurl.com/7uahmsx to read the story and watch the video interview.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has announced the top students chosen to advance to the Semifinal round of U.S. Physics Team selection. Approximately 3,000 students participated in this first phase of the selection process. This is a great honor for Wai Lok Lai, who studied physics under teacher Danielle Pierce, and for Saint Ignatius. The US Physics Traveling Team will be participating in the 2012 International Physics Olympiad in Estonia, and you can read more by CLICKING HERE.                                                                                                        

Michael ‘Mooch’ Donnelly ’09 was named to the All Academic Football Team for the Iowa Conference. Donnelly plays football at Loras College.

President Fr. Michael Caruso, S.J. has published a new book entitled, When the Sisters Said Farewell: The Transition of Leadership in Catholic Elementary School. If you are interested in purchasing the book, please visit https://rowman.com/ISBN/978-1-61048-653-8.

The Varsity Scholastic Bowl team won the first 2 matches in state tournament regional play last night before losing in the championship match. The team ended the season with a 34-29 record. Congratulations to all players for their efforts. Special thanks to seniors Vicky Del Real, Billy Fitzsimmons, Josh Mei, DePaul Ohiri, and Alexander Solis.

The Saint Ignatius Law Society held its annual luncheon on March 2 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Congratulations to Gerald McCarthy ’80, the 2012 recipient of the Award for Excellence in the Field of Law, and to Joseph Moss on receiving an honorary diploma. CLICK HERE to watch video of the awards presentation.

Just a couple of weeks after graduation this May, she will start a return journey back to East Africa. May 17, 2012, will mark her first day of a 1.5-2 year commitment to the O’Brien School for the Maasai in Northern Tanzania. During her tenure, she will be managing the office, assisting teachers, starting community health initiatives, encouraging the local women to attain self-empowerment, and, once again, immersing herself into the Tanzanian lifestyle. Good luck Rebecca!

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SIMUN had a wonderful trip to the North American Invitational Model United Nations conference hosted by Georgetown University in Washington, DC February 16-19.  With nearly 150 schools and over 3,000 students participating, the SIMUN team won several major awards as well as participated in a policy briefing at the Saudian Arabian Embassy, toured the monuments aloing the National Mall, and visited the Smithsonian museums.  We even managed to get a personal tour of Georgetown from alum Peter Prindiville '10.  The following students won awards at the conference:
 
Best Delegation in the UN Human Rights Council:  Charles Foster and Collin Andrews
Outstanding Delegate in the Bilderburg Summit: Jack Durkin
Outstanding Delegate in the Congress of Vienna:  Jack McGrath
Outstanding Delegation in the International Atomic Energy Agency:  Kent Hutchison and Patrick Holland
Verbal Commendation in Disarmament and International Security:  Joseph Zekich and Caitlan Smollen
Verbal Commendation in Special Political and Decolonization:  Thomas Trezek and Max Jakubowski
 
Seen below ffrom left to right is: Caitlan Smollen, Joseph Zekich, Thomas Trezek, Patrick Holland, Collin Andrews, Max Jakubowski, Kent Hutchison, Jack Durkin, Charles Foster, and Jack McGrath.

Curtis Florence '94, who donated golf putting devices at last year's SICP golf outing, will have a booth at the annual Golf Show at the Rosemont Convention Center 2/23-25. He is inviting all Ignatians that attend to visit him at booth 323 for special discounts.

John Tipton ’87 Finishes HBO Series. Tipton recently wrapped up a four part documentary series for HBO called, "24/7 Flyers/ Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic." The fourth and final episode aired in early January. See more at http://www.hbo.com/#/sports/24-7-flyers-rangers-road-to-the-nhl-winter-classic.html.

CLICK HERE to watch the segemnt from Channel 5 NBC.

Congrats to the Science Olympiad Varsity team for an impressive showing at the Loyola Academy Invitational. In the face of strong competition from nationally ranked New Trier and Stevenson, our proto-scientists Angus Lai and Kallin Khan brought home a 3rd place in the Optics competition, and Duncan Gammie and Danny Sener won 4th place in the Write-it-Do-it event!

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Arthur Reliford ’92 Named New Partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP. Reliford, Jr., a non-equity partner, was recently elected to the equity partnership ranks. Mr. Reliford focuses his practice on Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes, Professional Malpractice and General Litigation. He received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1999 and his B.A. from Hamilton College in 1996. He is a member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee and co-chair of the Diversity Committee.

Lizzie Horwitz '14 was named to the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois High School All-State girls’ hockey team for 2012.  Lizzie, who skates with the Latin School of Chicago combined girls team, was one of only five sophomores among the forty All-Staters to receive this honor.

Congratulations to Angus Lai, the only student to score a perfect paper at Saturday's MTA math competition. Congratulations to the Math team for their 3rd place finish in the competition.

CLICK HERE to see video highlights from the evening. The Saint Ignatius Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes individual athletes, coaches or teams who have had extraordinary athletic achievements during their time at Saint Ignatius College Prep. The award was first given in 1995 and is now presented during the Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This year, the ceremony took place on February 2 before the varsity basketball game versus Fenwick. This year’s induction class seen below with current Athletics Director, Jim Prunty and Fr. Caruso, are from left to right: long-time SICP Athletics Director, Gerry Brockhouse, John Supplitt ’75, Ed Hogan ’66 and Mark Kosiek ’73.

The evening’s Hoops for Troops component saw a warm welcome for alumni who have gone on to serve in the Armed Forces. The Hoops for Troops Night gave our veteran alumni an opportunity to converse with each other and to tell others about their time of service. The alumni attending the event were recognized before the Varsity Boys Basketball game vs. Fenwick. Funds raised through ticket sales, concessions, as well as donations will be given to the Catholic Charities Veterans Services branch to assist veterans in the Chicago area in finding employment and paying for medical expenses. CLICK HERE to see video highlights from the evening.

The February Alumni Enews is here. Click here today. http://tinyurl.com/7gfwyne

Loyola Academy presents the 2nd annual "War on the Shore". Enjoy a day of high school hoops as three premier basketball programs battle top teams from the North Shore, including Saint Ignatius, battling New Trier at 3pm. A great deal at $5 per entry gains you entry to all three games, and a portion of the proceeds from each ticket will benefit the Danny Did Foundation. The Danny Did Foundation was founded by Loyola Academy graduate Mike Stanton'88 and his wife Mariann after the death of their 4 year old son, Danny. The Danny Did Foundation is dedicated in its mission to prevent deaths caused by seizures. The tournament will be held at Loyola Academy, 1100 Laramie in Wilmette, IL. We hope to see you there.

The Wolfpack have a record of 14-2 and recently had five double-digit scorers in 30-point win over Brooks! The team takes on Hales at home on Friday, January 27 @ 7:30 p.m. Then it’s on to Leo for an away game on Tuesday, January 31 @ 7:30 p.m. Come out and root on your To 20 squad today! CLICK HERE for the full Top 20 rankings from the Chicago Tribune.

Once again this year our literary magazine Phantasm received a rank of Superior-Nominated for the Highest Award in the National Council of Teachers of English Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.  We are among the top six magazines in Illinois.  Congratulations to Faculty Advisor Elizabeth Wagenschutz and Ryan bergin and Student Editors Lucy Bouman'11, Colin Drohzn'11, and Muriel Kelleher'11.

On January 12, members of the school community gathered at school to help dedicate the Choir & Orchestra Room in honor of Fr. Brian Paulson, S.J., former President of Saint Ignatius. These individuals made donations to the school in honor of the advancements Fr. Paulson made to the arts programs at Saint Ignatius. Watch a video of the dedication by CLICKING HERE.