Vol. VIII, No. 5
May 12, 2021
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Abigail Lips Wins School Geography Bee
 
Abigail Lips (6R) took first place in the Christian Brothers School Geography Bee finals in late April.  Middle school students from both campuses first won their homeroom competitions to advance to the finals in the Geo Bee, which was held in the Canal Street campus auditorium. With the state and national competition canceled due to COVID-19, Christian Brothers School elected to have geography bees in each home room with the home room winners eligible for the school-wide Geography Bee finals. Christian Crawford, seventh grade homeroom teacher on the City Park campus, and Donald Stout, sixth grade homeroom teacher on the Canal Street campus, moderated their respective competitions.

Preliminary winners from the Canal Street campus were Gabriella Rojas (5E), Sophia Salvaggio (5S), Maeve LaMorte (6K), Abigail Lips (6R), Ava Lizano (7D) and Miranda Weeks (7W). From the City Park campus were Kenneth Charity (5Z), Ryder Stewart (5B), Peyton Oster (5R), Javier Smith (5M), Sebastian Rojas (6J), Charlie Smallpage (6S), Adam Clark (6F), Oliver Steigner (6B), Hugo Rauch (6C), Benji Eisterhold (7M), Nicolas Dusang (7P), Maes Martin (7C), and Baxter Hebert (7T).



Donald Stout, social studies teacher at the Christian Brothers Girls Middle School campus, presented the championship medal to Abigail Lips (6R) for winning the school's Geography Bee competition.
5th Grade Finalists in the CBS Geography Bee, pictured with Mr. Stout and Mr. Richard Neider, CS principal, were Kenneth Charity (5Z), Gabriella Rojas (5E), Sophia Salvaggio (5S), Ryder Stewart (5B), Peyton Oster (5R) and Javier Smith (5M).
6th Grade finalists included Maeve LaMorte (6K), Abigail Lips (6R), Sebastian Rojas (6J), Charlie Smallpage (6S), Adam Clark (6F) and Oliver Steigner (6B), pictured with Mr. Stout, at left, and Mr. Neider, at right.
7th Grade Geography Bee Finalists were Miranda Weeks (7W), Ava Lizano (7D), Benji Eisterhold (7M) and Nicolas Dusang (7P). At left is Donald Stout, moderator of the Bee on the Canal Street campus, and at right is Richard Neider, CS campus principal.
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Canal Street Campus Teachers of the Day
Three Canal Street students seemed to enjoy their roles as Teachers of the Day in their home rooms. The honor to serve was among auction items at the recent Christian Brothers Foundation virtual Gala in the Park event.
Mary Ellis (2P) helps students divide by 11 and by 12 during her Teacher of the Day role in Stephanie Pierce’s second grade class.
Sophia Bacigalupi served as Teacher of the Day in homeroom 4G. She is pictured with homeroom teacher Lauren Gauthier.
Graham Bacigalupi (2G) takes the lunch count in Mrs. Nancy Giacone’s iPad at the start of his Teacher of the Day stint.

Amato CP Principal of the Day
Nolan Amato (6B) served as City Park Principal of the Day, one of the many Foundation Gala auction items earlier in the year. Notice the stack of yellow “detention” cards in his pocket! He is pictured with Kenny Marks (5M Homeroom Teacher).
Julia Motta-Brockton Is Canal Street Principal of the Day


Julia Motta-Brockton (5E) served as Principal of the Day on the Canal Street campus, also on of the Foundation Gala auction items. Her T-shirt reads: "Principal? That would be ME! At least for a Day - 2021."
Boys’ Cycling Club Presents Bike to Brother Laurence
Parents of the Boy’s Cycling Club donated funds to purchase a bicycle for Brother Laurence Konersmann, FSC, so he could join them on their bike rides. Billy Ruddy, parent of a third grader and owner of GNO Cyclery, discounted the price, thus adding to the donation. Mom Theresa Truxillo led the project, earning thanks from club moderator Doug Moreau.
Students Show Appreciation to Father John Dominic
During the Priest Appreciation Mass April 9, second grade students, on behalf of the entire Canal Street campus student body, presented cards, poems and other gifts to Father John Dominic Sims, O.P. Second graders attended the Mass in St. Anthony of Padua Church while the rest of the campus followed virtually in their classrooms. Father John Dominic, pastor of St. Anthony, celebrates Mass with various classes weekly.
 
Presenting gifts to Father John Dominic are Benjamin Comeaux (2G), Luca Grimaldi (2P) and Gabriel Cunningham (2P) while Canal Street campus principal Richard Neider looks on.
Brother John Visits Classes on Canal Street Campus

Brother John Mai, FSC, recently returned after being temporarily re-located at Mont Lasalle in Napa, Callifornia to avoid exposure to the COVID-19 virus, again is visiting classrooms on the Canal Street campus, Here he leads KB students in a very animated hymn, “Walking in the Light of God.” 
Brother John paused for a class picture with homeroom 1H when he visited. Front row: Charlotte Sanchez, Maggie Sticker, Cecile Gros, Charlotte Cardwell, Madison Fortier, Olive Voitier, Penelope Zelaya-Ruiz; middle row: Peter Denton, Cooper McLaughlin, Will Kadden, Preston L'Hoste, Thomas Booker, Andrew White, Hunter Grace; back row: Kyle McNeil, Michael Ramelli, Levi Patella, Micah Pfefferle, Hudson Samuels, Giovanni Windham. Standing at far left is 1H homeroom teacher Melissa Hoffman, and Brother John is standing far right.
CBS Alumni Association Honors Landry, Gruenig
Chef Brian Landry (1989) was honored by the Christian Brothers School Alumni Association as its 2021 Alumnus of the Year at the association's annual crawfish boil on April 10. And Chef Koz Gruenig has been named recipient of the St. Benilde Award for his many years of service to the school and the brothers.
 
Brian is the Chef/Owner of QED Hospitality, a restaurant operations management group he co-founded in 2018 that runs Jack Rose restaurant, the Bayou Bar, Hot Tin rooftop bar and the Silver Whistle Café within the famed Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans, and the Marsh House restaurant, L.A. Jackson rooftop bar and restaurant and Killebrew coffee shop at the Thompson Nashville, a boutique hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. 



Brad Frischhertz (at left), chair of the alumni board, presented the award, and Granville Morse (at right), introduced Landry.
Chef and restaurant owner Gary "Koz" Gruenig has been a member of the Christian Brothers School family for over 20 years. He and his family opened Koz’s Restaurant in Harahan shortly after Hurricane Katrina, and soon after he began volunteering at Christian Brothers School. He has been a member of the Christian Brothers Foundation board for the past 15 years and has assisted with cooking for many school events, including the family picnic, fishing rodeo, golf tournament and gala. With his wife, Shawn, now a teacher on the Canal Street Campus, he does not see his volunteer efforts slowing down any in the future. 




He is pictured with alumni chair Brad Frischhertz and Carol Couvillion, Foundation executive director, who introduced Gruenig.

The alumni team of Jack Culotta, Taylor Varisco, Scout Serpas and Matt Felger, all from the Class of 2008, took first place in the crawfish boil competition at the annual alumni crawfish boil. City Park campus principal and alumni director Michael Prat, at left, presented the award.
Brady Jubenville, sixth grade homeroom teacher, had his sons Mason (2018), Max (2016) and Miller (2022) join him on his crawfish boil team.
Lauren Gauthier, four grade teacher on the Canal Street campus (center), teamed with new husband Corey Mahl, at right, and Patrick Mladenka, at left, for the crawfish boil competition.
Keith Hemel and Jude Kernaghan, both class of 1990, teamed up for the crawfish boil competition.
Teaming up to compete in the crawfish boil competition were alumni Brian Landry (1989) and Granville Morse (1983) and alumni parent Casey Blake.
Among the recent grads forming crawfish boil teams were these: from left, Finn Blake (2020), Daniel Burke (2018), Hudson Dehon (2018), Riley Morse (2018), Cale Blake (2018) and Evan Frischhertz (2018).
Left to right is parent Bryan Virga, grandparent Pat Farrell, parent Brandon DuMontier, and Keith LeBlanc (1995); in front are Lucy Virga and Grace LeBlanc. Ian LeBlanc (2023) was on the team but is not pictured.
Calculating volume and surface area of rectangular prisms 


Students studying math in 6R work to determine surface area and volume of rectangular prisms. Gaby Rojas (5E) tackles the volume question for a box of microwave popcorn.



“Math Among Us,” a popular application among math students who work calculating a probability challenge to “crack the code” and escape the game! At work are Abby Falcon, Bre Palmisano, Sadie Cambre and Luca Hankins, all in 6R.
Golfers Enjoy afternoon at Foundation Tournament
The annual Christian Brothers Foundation Brother Gregory Golf Tournament attracted a full house of foursomes this April at Chateau Golf Club in Kenner. After a year’s absence because of COVID 19, the golf tournament participants enjoyed a fried seafood lunch before the scramble tournament plus boiled crawfish at the conclusion.
Among foursomes at the Foundation golf tournament were David Derbes, Larry Palestina, Jay Ellerbrusch and David Pessus.
Ready to tee off were Bill Finn, Tim Finn, Tim Kingsmill and David Chase.
Nick Karan, Paul Tassin and Tim Tassin were among groups participating in the CBF golf tournament.
This foursome was comprised of John Cerniglia, Sal Gambino, Nick Gambino and Craig Goodwin.
Wayne Traina, Alex Lambert, Nolan Lambert and Keith Lambert prepare to tee off.
Joe Matranga, Paul Sanderson, Mario Bazile and Jeff Bordelon formed this foursome.
Canoe and Kayak Club Paddles Bayou St. John


Miles Hubbard (4G) shows off his catch and release fish to his brothers Jack (7P) and Dean during the Canoe and Kayak Club outing on Bayou St. John April 24. Doug Moreau is the moderator of the club.



On the Monday after Easter, the Canoe and Kayak Club ventured to the Bogue Falaya River near Covington, which has been designated a "Natural and Scenic River" by the state of Louisiana. Drew Rodrigue (5M), Luke Marcello (5Z) and Collin Matherne (5R), take a breather along the Bogue Falaya bank.
Middle School Boys, Girls Compete in Spirit Day Activities
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Sebastian O’Brien (7T) tries a one-handed approach to the sack race.
Nolan Amato (6B) gives it a try in the dizzy bat race during the City Park Campus Spirit Day.
Students in 6B gather on the steps for a class picture during the City Park Spirit Day festivities.
Students in 6C strain as they pull in the tug-o-war competition.
Homeroom 7P was the overall winner in the Spirit Day competition.
The girls’ Red Team, led by lead “puller” Maiya Emilien (7D), wins their heat in the tug-o-war competition.
Canal Street students are ready to compete in the three-legged race during Spirit Day. They are Mary Frances Gagliano (5S) and Ruby Spreen (5E), Bailey Turner (5S) and Skye Hamilton (5E), Kaylee Gonzalez (6K) and Macy Anclade (6K), and Bre Palmisano (6R) and Sidney Leaumont (6R).
Blue and Pink team members cheer for students completing in the sport skills competition.
Riley Swanson (6K) tosses a basketball into the 50-point blue hoop in the skilled competition during the Canal Street Campus Spirit Day activities.
Students End Spanish Term with Presentations, Food

To celebrate the end of their Spanish classes, students gave presentations on Spanish language countries and got to sample foods of the areas they studied. Here, Victoria Thomas (7D) presents a talk on popular foods in Argentina.




Isabella Leblanc (7D) samples a dish of tortilla, beans and rice as students note the end of their Spanish studies.
CBS Mini Stars Win Superior Ratings
Congratulations to the CBS Mini Stars Dance Team for winning top honors in the Marching Auxiliary Dance Team Competition which includes all of the Gulf states. The team took a first place Team in Jazz with a Superior Rating. The team is under the direction of Gina Iserman and Eleni Korominas, coaches and choreographers for the team. This year’s team consisted of 35 girls in grades first through fourth.
Soloist Cate Womac (3V) came out first with a Superior Rating. 
The team’s officers, Julia Bode (4G), Sophie Thomas (4Y) and Eliza Palmisano (4G), also placed first with a Superior Rating.
In large ensemble, Lola Voitier (3V), Lucy-Cole Carlin (2P), Lily Grace McKnight (3V) and Adelynn Dicharry (3C), also earned a Superior Rating.
In the small ensemble category, Lorelei Barker (2G), Emily Scullin (3C) and Lucia Ragas (3C), placed third with a Superior Rating.
The CBS Mini Stars: front row, left to right: Cate Womac (3V), Eliza Palmisano (4G), Liz Bartlett (3V), Lily Grace McKnight (3V), Lola Voitier (3V), Lucy-Cole Carlin (2P), Sophie Thomas (4Y), Julia Bode (4G), Adelynn Dicharry (3C), Cecilia Barber (2G), Caroline Bode (2P); second row: Madison Fortier (1H), Cayli Ruiz (1R), Stella Kloor (2G), Lorelei Barker (2G), Emily Scullin (3C), Sloan Ricca (2P), Lucia Ragas (3C), Elise Braud (3V), Olivia Cardwell (3C), Maren Schaefer (3V), Everleigh Manzella (1R); back row: Allie Marino (1S), Cecile Gros (1H), Maggie Sticker (1H), Elle Wiggins (1R), Penelope Zelaya-Ruiz (1H), Charlotte Cardwell (1H), Elsa Grieshaber (2G), Amelie Braud (1S), Sophia Scelfo (1S), Bradley Madden (1R), Charlotte Sanchez (1H), Olive Voitier (1H). 
City Park Math Students Celebrate International Pi Day
Math students around the world celebrate Pi Day, March 14, and City Park fifth graders were no exception. Pi activities included memorizing numbers of Pi and eating Moon Pies during math class.



William Roniger (5M) was chosen by random selection from his homeroom for the honor of “tossing” a pie into the face of principal Michael Prat. 
Middle School Students Participate in Retreat
Middle school students on the Canal Street campus participated in day-long retreats at the Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center in Metairie on late April. The day included prayer sessions, discussion groups, independent reflection and, of course, break time.
Enjoying break time on a tree at the retreat center were Marin Bush (5S), Bria Flynn (5E), Zoe Concepcion (5S), Kailynne LaGraize (5S), and Olivia Samuels (5E).
Eva Melton (5S) “borrows” the back of Marin Bush (5S) to write down her reflections.
Luca Hankins (6R), Kallie Baroni (6K), who was celebrating her birthday, and Minden Klibert (6R) enjoy donuts during a morning break during retreat.
Teacher Shannon Denton, top at center, leads a discussion with (clockwise from Ms. Denton) Sophia LeBlanc (5E), Ruby Spreen (5E), Marin Bush (5S), Eva Melton (5S), Mary Frances Gagliano (5S), and Sarah Beatty (5E).
Sixth grade girls sit for a discussion led by counselor Gina Roussel and homeroom teacher Stacie Richardson.
CBS 5th/6th Lacrosse Team Goes Undefeated this Season
The CBS 5th/6th Lacrosse team enjoyed an undefeated 6-0 season, including winning the annual Bayou Bash Tournament, in which they allowed only five goals in three games while scoring 25 times, defeating NIAL, 11-1, Carrollton 7-3, and Southern Elite, 7-1. The team was coached by Connor Onstad and David Onstad.
Front row left to right: Collin Romaguera (6C), Andrew Nimmo (6F), Hogan Grinstead (6C), goalie Hayes Rownd (6C), Blake Couvillon (6S), Enzo Beaucoudray (6C), Sebastian Baay (5Z), Ashton Hinyub (6C); back row: Head Coach Connor Onstad, Adam Talbot (6B), Finnen Clark (6S), Ashton Moulliet (6C), Matthew Wightman (5Z), Chase Cooper (6F), Jack Provensal (6S), Ben DuMontier (5R) and Assistant Coach David Onstad.
Fifth Grade Baseball Team Wins NOML Championship
The 5th Grade baseball team won the New Orleans Metro League championship with an 8-2 win over Holy Cross. The team was comprised of, front row, left to right: Sawyer Hale (5R), Carson Abel (5M), Austin Romaguera (5Z), Ian LeBlanc (5R), Brooks Blanchard (5M), Nicholas Friloux (5Z); back row: Harper Oncale (5R), Clayton Dacus (5R), Julian Alvarado (5B), Coach Alex Alvarado, Coach Matt Randol, Coach Jason Hemel, Austin Guedry (5B), Christian Gadola (5R) and Justin Morgan (5Z).
Sixth Grade Baseball Team N.O. Metro League Runner-up
The 6th Grade Baseball team was runner-up in the New Orleans Metro League championships, losing a one-run, 5-4 decision to Holy Cross on April 23. The 6th Grade Baseball Team: left to right, Coach Kenny Marks, Evan Dobson (6J), Reed Coffer (6S), Tyler Durand (6C), Charlie Smallpage (6S), Drew Frey (6B), Brady Balser (6J); middle row, Reid Mounce (6J), Cole McMyne (6F), Jackson Dugan (6F), Cole Bienvenu (6J), Gaines Randol (6B), Noah Casey (6C); back row, Gavin Jeanfreau (6J), Mikey Posey (6F), Nolan Amato (6B), Cullin Caminita (6J), Coach Remy Goodwin and Coach Joe McGowan. Not pictured: Hudson Fields (6S).
7th Grade Baseball Runner-up in N.O. Metro League
The CBS 7th grade baseball team was runner-up in the New Orleans Metro League after a 3-2 loss to Holy Cross. Kneeling, left to right: Bronson Leaumont (7C), Sam Caparotta (7T), Brady Allen (7C), Maes Martin (7C), Trey Allen (7C), Zach Friloux (7P); standing: Head Coach Christian Crawford, Will Berry (7P), Hudson Faucheux (7P), Joseph Bosco (7C), Patrick Toso (7P), Zach Thornton (7C), Collin Gravener (7P), Jacob Chan (7T), Jake Breaux (7P), Josh Lara (7P), Tyler Oufnac (7T) and Assistant Coach Heath Barker.
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Womac is Rummel
Student Council President

Colin Womac, a 2017 CBS graduate, has been elected president of the Student Council at Archbishop Rummel High School.
Three CBS grads have been elected to the Brother Martin Student Council Executive Board for the 2021-2022 school year. They are Bryce Patterson, secretary; Logan Millet, executive board member, and Sam Graffeo, senior class president. The three, all seniors at Brother Martin, were in the 2017 CBS class.
Bryce Patterson
Logan Millet
Sam Graffeo
Special thanks for help with this newsletter go to Gina Iserman, Charli Womac, Michelle Bosco, Granville Morse, Keith Hemel, Keith LeBlanc Jr., Ryan Romaguera, Megan Whalen, Katie Gremillion, Brother John Mai FSC, Gloria Stumpf, Kenny Marks, Doug Joubert, Doug Moreau, Christian Crawford, Marcia Radetich, Stacie Richardson, Don Stout, Brady Jubenville, Melissa Hoffman, Whitney Brown, Lauren Gauthier, Tammy Yrle, Nancy Giacone, Stephanie Pierce and Michael Prat.
Joey M. Scaffidi, AFSC, President