The For family, friends, and alumni of Cistercian Preparatory School Fall 2010 INSIDE: INGENIOUS ENGINEERING MINDS A proud heritage Twenty-one Boy Scouts from the Class of 2011 carry on an 80-year-old Cistercian tradition Boy Scouts (l-r) Marty Gatens ‘11, Ryan Martinez ‘11, Andrew Skaras ‘11 and Will Venden ‘11 (near the tent) enjoy a campout. A new generation of Cistercians Even with two new priests, please continue to pray for vocations he Feast of St. Bernard on August 20 brought hope to recognize and celebrate the School’s past TBishop Kevin Farrell to the Abbey Church to as we strive to plan for our future. The ordinations ordain five young Cistercians: three deacons and of the five young Cistercians and our upcoming two new priests, Fr. Augustine Hoelke ’00 and Fr. 50th Anniversary give us all hope that we can CISTERCIAN Philip Neri Lastimosa ’00. continue the vision of our founders. PREPARATORY These five men help I think our first feature will surprise you with SCHOOL address our single greatest the historical connections between the Boy Scouts need: a new generation of and Cistercian that Tom Pruit and David Stewart Rev. Peter Verhalen ’73 Headmaster Cistercians committed to uncover. The story also spotlights the record num- a life of serving God in the ber of scouts in the Class of 2011. Rev. Bernard Marton Cistercian community. Cistercian has for many years earned a reputa- Assistant Headmaster Please see our coverage tion as a math and science school and in our fea- Greg Novinski ’82 of the ordinations on page 7. ture on “Ingenious Engineering Minds,” you will Head of Upper School I hope that it conveys some want to read about the accomplishments of some Letter from Fr. Paul McCormick the headmaster of the joy and gratitude of Cistercian alumni in this vast field. Head of Middle School those who were present. Finally, Smokey Briggs’ very personal story Director of Admissions Fr. Peter Verhalen ’73 Thank you for your prayers, about a fire that consumed his home in West Texas Janet Bucher-Long and please continue to pray for vocations. reminds us not only to “Be Prepared,” but also to College Counselor As we prepare for next year’s ten-year accredi- maintain perspective as we move through our lives. Erin Hart tation visits from the Independent Schools Associ- I hope you enjoy this issue of The Continuum, Director of Development and Alumni Relations ation of the Southwest (ISAS) and Texas Catholic and I look forward to seeing you as we celebrate Conference Educational Division (TCCED), we our 50th Anniversary, if not sooner. Dan Lee Director of Athletics volume 37, number 2 in this issue Brendan Lowrey ’93 President, Cistercian Alumni Association A proud departments School Board heritage 8 School News ................................4-7 Rt. Rev. Denis Farkasfalvy Sports ............................................17 Rev. Roch Kereszty The 21 Boy Scouts in Class Notes ..............................18-22 Rev. Julius Leloczky the Class of 2011 Rev. Robert Maguire Afterthoughts by Smokey Briggs ’84 ..23 Rev. Bernard Marton carry on an Photo by Jim Reisch Rev. Peter Verhalen ’73 On Prayer by Fr. Roch Kereszty ..........24 Joel K. Fontenot 80-year-old tradition Dr. Robert J. Henderson James M. Moroney III ’74 By Tom Pruit & Cover photography: Stephen C. Rasch ’80 David Stewart Jim Reisch Peter P. Smith ’74 Jere W. Thompson, Jr. ’74 Ingenious The continuum engineering David Stewart ’74 Looking to the future Editor & Art Director minds 12 Tom B. Pruit Copy Editor As the problems of society Erin Hart and industry grow in size and Assistant Copy Editor T E R C S I A th I Jim Reisch complexity, engineering prowess N C Photography Editor will grow right along with them Thecontinuum is published I R S twice a year (spring and fall) By David Stewart V I A N G , T E X by Cistercian Preparatory School. Photo for The Continuum by John Wilson, Lockheed Martin 50 Cistercian Preparatory School was founded with the aim of preparing talented boys for the colleges of their choice by 50 3660 Cistercian Road Irving, TX 75039 challenging their minds with excellent academic programs, molding their character through the values of Catholic 469-499-5400 education, and offering them guidance with both understanding and discipline. Cistercian Preparatory School does www.cistercian.org not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national, or ethnic origin in the administration of its admission and The final phase education policies, financial aid programs, athletic programs, and other activities. Contact Erin Hart 469-499-5406 or [email protected]. Fall 2010 3 cistercian news cistercian news Photo by Jim Reisch Making intelligent college choices Class of ’10 notes All nine members of the Practicality and programs guide Class of 2010’s selections Class of 2010 who took the BC The Class of 2010 will be remembered for its types, these examinations occasionally led to some Calculus AP passed and eight unusually large contingent of math and science surprising conclusions. earned a perfect score of 5. types. So it is no surprise that many in the class “In the fall,” said Brandon Wainerdi ’10, who Connor McGrath ‘10 chose to attend state schools that offer strong pro- enjoys creative writing and served on the staff of spent the last two summers grams in these areas. Reflections for four years, “I saw myself at a David- teaching math at the Awe- Schools like Texas A&M, Texas, Auburn, and son or Wake Forest.” someMath Camp at both the Oklahoma also attracted students from the class for As the son of two Aggies (not to mention a UTD and Santa Cruz, California their programs, affordability, and school spirit. grandfather who taught there), he was compelled to campuses. Preston Oliver ‘10 “Parents and their sons are very good college apply to Texas A&M although he could not picture Photo by Jim Reisch For his senior project, Zak Hillary Award goes consumers now,” noted Janet Bucher-Long, Cis- himself in College Station. Until, that is, he visited Boazman ’10, enhanced tercian’s college counselor. “They take the time to and stayed overnight. Dr. Richard Newcomb’s well- to Preston Oliver ‘10 examine the programs at each school.” “I attended Muster where they fill Reed Arena worn compendium of math Preston Oliver ’10 was For math/science types as well as liberal-arts and remember those students and alumni who formulas (used by the Math awarded the Hillary Award at this passed away that year,” he A FINANCIAL PLAN Six members of the Class of 2010 are taking advantage of full-ride Club). year’s Athletic Banquet. Photo by Jim Reisch said. “I really felt the Aggie scholarships: (l-r) Ian White ‘10 (Auburn), Zak Boazman ‘10 (Oklahoma), Arnaud Zimmern ‘10 Boazman added examples Oliver stood out on the foot- “In the fall, I saw spirit and even though it was (SMU), and Jonathan Monsalve ‘10 (Air Force). Joseph Micheli ‘10 (UTD) and Matt Kepic ‘10 and typeset the book with (Oklahoma) are not pictured. ball field and baseball diamond. myself at Davidson very different than Cister- the same program used by He also played on the Cistercian cian, there was still a strong textbook publishers. golf team which competed at or Wake Forest ... sense of community.” Copies of the book are SPC this year. He is attending [But in the spring] He was accepted into Six from Class of ’10 earn full rides available through the math TCU this fall. A&M’s honors business pro- Math, science, and engineering key to most scholarships club and on-line at Amazon. I attended Muster ... gram. Brennan Clay ’10 was GAP year fruitful and really felt “It’s about 100 kids,” Six from the Class of 2010 are attending college Joseph Micheli ‘10 is pursuing a physics major awarded the grand prize of for Keliher ’09 Wainerdi emphasized, “so it courtesy of full-ride, four-year scholarships. with his scholarship to UTD. the Cistercian Literary Com- the Aggie spirit.” is a very small section of the Zak Boazman ‘10, turned down other schools Jonathan Monsalve ‘10 is attending the U.S. Air petition for his poem, “That’s and Haley ’09 business school. But you are and opted for OU, where he won a full-ride schol- Force Academy. All There Is.” Joseph Keliher ‘09 and — Brandon Wainerdi ’10 still a part of the larger uni- arship and is studying in the honors program. Ian White ‘10 is studying engineering at Auburn “In describing a wordless Connor Haley ‘09 chose to versity.” Boazman plans to take a pre-med curriculum, University. exchange of glances,” one take a GAP year before hitting 2010 COLLEGE LANDSCAPE Instead of taking English following his dream of becoming a doctor. Arnaud Zimmern ‘10 accepted the Presidential judge wrote, “the poem quiet- the ivory towers. courses, he plans to write for Matt Kepic ‘10 won a National Merit scholar- Scholarship to attend SMU, turning down opportu- ly summons Fitzgerald’s [The Keliher helped with the hard some of the organizations on ship to OU, where he is studying math and science. nities to travel further from home. Great Gatsby], work of installing infrastructure campus that help young writ- not to say liter- in the likes of Australia, New ers hone their craft. ature itself, into Zealand, and Fiji last fall as part The dollars played a role, Hoang ’06 and Madole ’06 win Fulbrights the recovery Photo by Jim Reisch of the Carpe Diem program. too. A scholarship will help Two members of the Class of 2006 received of what would Photo by Jim Reisch He spent the second semes- Wainerdi avoid accumulat- Fulbright Scholarships in May.