Graham Siblings: Baccalaureate & Senior Awarded Life Abroad Commencement Joyce Scholarship pages 5-6 2015 pages 32-33 pages 18-26 VOLUME 23, NUMBER 1 Fall 2015 The Ready Report The Semi-Annual Newsletter for Alumni, Family, and Friends of Bishop Ready High School MICAH 6:8 ∏ “We know what we are, “This is what Yahweh asks of you: but know not what we may be.” only this, to act justly, Q to love tenderly William Shakespeare and to walk humbly with your God.” –Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act IV, Scene 5 “The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, MATTHEW∏ 5:7-9 of things unknown, but longed for still, “Blessed are the merciful: and his tune is heard on the distant hill, they shall have mercy shown them. for the caged bird sings of freedom.” Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God. Maya Angelou –I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Blessed are the peacemakers: “MUSIC is the exaltation of the mind derived they shall be recognised as children of God.” from things eternal, bursting forth in sound.” CORINTHIANS 13:13 ∏ Thomas Aquinas “In short, there are three things that last: –Summa Theologica faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.” “Love all, trust a few, U do wrong to none.” William Shakespeare pages 18-21 –All’s Well That Ends Well. Act I, Scene 1 The Ready Report | FALL 2015 | www.brhs.org | 1 | A MESSAGE FROM THE Principal... Dear Friends, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wiser have consistently supported all aspects of a Ready education. Their n each fall issue, we celebrate the “ending” of a monetary contributions have benefitted Ready Ijourney: a student’s four, or fewer, years spent athletics, theatre, financial assistance, and other learning, growing, and maturing at Bishop Ready. But programs; their dedication to Ready has been we also celebrate a beginning: the new academic year exemplified through their support of various fund- and the new lives that our graduates are beginning. raising efforts over the Our graduates excel at their endeavors and the years. In addition, Karen Class of 2015 was no exception. From the various Wiser has served as awards and honors they earned, to the acceptance “return President of the Advisory at chosen colleges and universities, to the awarding Board. In recognition of both academic and athletic scholarships to attend to of all of their support, those colleges and universities, the Class of 2015 we have chosen to name continued the proud Ready tradition of formulating Ready” the new business lab the a goal and achieving it. Wiser Innovation Center. This year saw a “return to Ready” of a very The Ready family is sincerely appreciative of the special scholarship: The Glenna R. Joyce Scholarship. generosity of both families and encourages others who This year’s recipient is Stephen Landy, who will be are able to follow their examples. attending The University of Notre Dame. It was our It is with great sadness that I mourn the loss of privilege to have Ready’s first recipient of the Joyce three very loyal members of the Ready family: Sister Scholarship, Peter Coccia, Class of ’68, at our Senior Claudia Klyn, who was our Development Director, Knight to acknowledge the most recent recipient. It Al Scales, who never missed an opportunity to is a testament to Ready’s commitment to scholarship, enthusiastically support Bishop Ready, and Mike as well as the commitment of individual students, (Fuzz) Mercurio, alum/coach/employee and someone that over these 50 years the Joyce Scholarship has who truly “bled” silver and blue for Ready. been awarded to 22 Ready seniors. This is quite an accomplishment… Their untimely deaths remind all of us that we should cherish every moment and never take one Our cover story looks at how we value the past and second for granted. I, personally, am very grateful continue to move forward. The classics, the constants for their dedication and loyalty to Bishop Ready and of loyalty, friendship, scholarship, and dedication to want to take this opportunity to thank all who serve God, remain the focal points of a Ready education. Bishop Ready for their time and effort and tireless We retain the core values; we seek the best of the commitment to the school. current and future means of delivering those values. We teach subjects (those that were taught in previous Finally, again on a personal note, I just want to say decades and those that would have been unheard how very much I appreciate all of our alums who take of in 1961) in innovative ways, using cutting edge the time to write to us about their travels and work technology along side of the tried and true: dedicated abroad. Your accounts inspire us and certainly allow teachers being creative in their approaches to a wide us to vicariously enjoy those far-away places! Please, variety of subject material. keep those items coming! Related to our cover story, I particularly want to Sincerely, thank two families who have made contributions that have allowed us to upgrade our facility and achieve state-of-the-art status. Drs. Chad and Stacey Cacchio Celene A. Seamen contributed substantially to the upgrading of the Principal Library, in honor of Chad Cacchio’s grandparents. | 2 | The Ready Report | FALL 2015 | www.brhs.org “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, Cover Story: as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false Valuing the Past to any man.” QWilliam Shakespeare –The Tragedie of Hamlet, While Moving Forward Prince of Denmark hen Bishop Ready High School opened We still teach Shakespeare and build classes its doors in 1961, students were using around Scripture. We still provide music and Wslide rules, lessons were written on art education, produce plays and concerts, chalkboards, Mass was said in Latin, manual and give our students ample opportunities to typewriters were the norm, ditto machines were sample different interests through our clubs and in the offices, phones were stationary objects, organizations. Science and math are still core and students learned Scripture and Shakespeare, subjects and our world languages program now using the library to find references and for includes Mandarin Chinese. Social studies still quiet study. According to the school’s inaugural prepares students for the world (“Those who publication, “The Business Department cannot remember the past are condemned to offers complete training in the use of all types repeat it.”). Father still comes to say Mass and of modern office equipment as well as the hear confessions. techniques of business practice.” We still adhere to our dedication principle: Today, students use iPads for music, “Christ, in us, is our hope of glory.” photography, math, and other subjects. In our We still challenge our students to be the best front office, computers keep track of schedules that they can be: in the classroom, in the athletic and events and the days of white-out or erasure arena, in the area of volunteering their services, tape are long gone. A photo is scanned, an and in the realm of spirituality/Christianity. e-mail is sent, a copy is printed. A phone now is used to call people and receive calls but also Because we have maintained and enhanced to take and send photos and text messages. AP those core principles, which can be found in our and Honors Courses and College Credit courses Belief Statements and in our Mission Statement, challenge students and allow them to get a head we are particularly pleased to announce the up start on college. dating of two important areas in our school. While Ready remains cutting edge in our use Through the generosity of Drs. Chad and of technology, we never lose sight of the basics, Stacey Cacchio, the Ready library has been which have not changed over time. completely revamped and will be known as The Ready Report | FALL 2015 | www.brhs.org | 3 | The Cacchio Library. The library is dedicated in The Cacchio Library will continue to provide a honor of Dr. Chad Cacchio’s grandparents, Paul and place for research and quiet study but it will also Emma Cacchio and Richard and Emilie Miller. Mr. provide state-of-the-art technology so that every and Mrs. Paul Cacchio provided a Ready education Ready student will benefit from the latest, while for their daughter Chris Cacchio McCann ’73 and learning from what has come before. Shakespeare, their son John ’77, Chad’s father. Mr. and Mrs. Dickens, the Old and New Testaments…whether Miller provided a Ready education for their sons read in a hardcover or paperback book, on a Mark ’73 and Steven ’75 and their daughter, Debra Kindle or an iPad or smartphone…still provide Miller Militaru ’78, Chad’s mother. Recognizing the valuable lessons on life and living and afford many sacrifices that had to be made and the dedication to opportunities for discussion and enrichment. The Catholic education that his grandparents fostered, Library will have learning and research stations Dr. Cacchio requested that the generation that where students can get support for project-based provided for a Ready education for their children learning, guided inquiry, and collaborative learning. should be honored in some way at the school. Included will be a presentation area that will have a Hence, in recognition of that devotion to Catholic video wall to allow teacher and student to connect education, he sponsored the redesign and furnishing separate laptops or iPads or other devices in order to of the Cacchio Library. work together. An evolving area of education is the business The Wiser Innovation Center will include arena.