Saint Xavier High School • Louisville, Kentucky AVIER NEWS Vol. LXXXV • No. 3 • December 13, 2013 Huelsman Receives Cross Country Wins 2013 Ryken Award 20th State Title By Cole Bollinger he Tiger Cross Country team score of 20 points. Striegel finished Twon its 20th State Championship 2nd, with Minogue (3rd), Metzger on Nov. 9 and its third in a row. The (4th), Hayden (5th), Kinny (6th), Max Tigers won in an impressive fashion Mudd (7th) and William Mulloy (8th) with senior Chris Striegel leading the right behind him. way. Senior Ben Metzger finished After dominating State, the team 9th, senior Stephen Kinny finished traveled to Cary, N.C. to participate 14th, sophomore Spencer Hayden fin- in the Nike Southeast Regionals. The ished 15th and senior Jack Minogue Tigers finished 7th with Striegel fin- finished 16th. The Tigers won with ishing 40th, Hayden finishing 44th, a score of 53 points, beating second- Mulloy finishing 61st, Mudd finishing place Trinity by 80 points. 71st and Minogue finishing 73rd. The Striegel, who was runner-up for Tiger JV team placed 1st with Ben the individual title, said that partici- Glover winning the race. Matthew From left, St. X Principal Mr. Frank Espinosa, 2013 Ryken Award recipient Mr. Alan pating in the state meet was “bitter- Thomas (6th), Jeremy Burch (7th), Huelsman and St. X President Dr. Perry Sangalli sweet” for him. “Winning a third state Daniel Santos (11th) and Ben Kleine- n the Feast Day of St. Francis and empathetic people on staff’ and title in a row and getting runner-up Kracht (17th) rounded out the top five OXavier, each of the 13 Xaverian one who ‘clearly and simply lives individually was really amazing,” on the team. Brothers Sponsored Schools presents out the Gospel teachings,’” San- he explained, “but I’m going to miss Tiger Cross Country had a great the Ryken Award to a faculty or staff galli continued. “Our recipient is a racing and training with the team and season, and with experience coming member who demonstrates extraor- Catholic educator to the core, touch- having the X on my chest. I’m so hap- back, the Tigers should be in great po- dinary commitment to the ideals of ing thousands of lives here at St. X, py all of our hard work paid off.” sition to win a state title again in 2014. Xaverian education by living out the in his former work as principal at St. Before the Tigers went to State, Next year’s team will be going against charism of the Brothers as adopted by Gabriel School, as teacher at Holy they destroyed their regional competi- history, as no 3A cross-country team the sponsored schools. The recipient Spirit School and as parishioner at the tion. The Tigers had seven in the top has ever won four straight state cham- integrates the core values of a Xaveri- Church of the Ascension. Here, he is eight and won the meet with a total pionships. an school through involvement in and willing to take on many extra tasks, out of the school, by participation in often teaches in both the Social Stud- programs that define the school’s spir- ies and Theology departments, coor- it and Catholic identity, and by creat- dinates reimbursement for teachers’ ing connections that support students’ professional development, and shows personal and spiritual development. up for countless student events, ath- This year’s recipient of the St. X letic contests and service activities. Ryken Award was Mr. Alan Huels- Students here know he is interested in man. In making the presentation at them.” the all-school Mass on Dec. 3, St. X Sangalli further cited Huels- President Dr. Perry Sangalli noted that man for being “a true example of Huelsman is active in Campus Minis- love, compassion and faith, and for try retreat and service programs and a lifelong commitment to the ideals an excellent teacher with long tenure that called Theodore James Ryken in various positions at St. X and with- to found a band of brothers who be- in the Archdiocese of Louisville. came pioneers for the development of “We recognize one cited by col- Catholic secondary education in this leagues as ‘one of the most patient Archdiocese.” St. X 150th Anniversary Celebration Begins with Mass on Feast of St. Francis Xavier t. X began its year-long celebra- at the St. X basketball game, 6:00 P.M., Stion of its 150th Anniversary Br. John Wills Arena. on Dec. 3, with an all-school Mass • April 24, 2014, Statue Dedica- honoring the feast day of St. Francis tion of Theodore James Ryken, 4:00 Xavier, followed by a brunch for fac- P.M, Media Center. ulty, staff, members of the Board of • August 22, 2014, Alumni Night Directors, alumni, and invited guests at the St. X football game, 6:00 P.M, from the Archdiocese of Louisville. Brother Thomas More Stadium. “We are called to carry on a tradi- • October 11, 2014, Anniversary tion that has been instilled within the Mass at the Cathedral of the Assump- Xaverian institutions by teachers, fac- tion and celebration dinner at the Galt ulty, students, priests, brothers, min- House for alumni. isters, volunteers, and our Lord Jesus • November 13, 2014, Inaugural Christ,” said senior Andrew Willett in event of the Grisanti Lecture Series, the Call to Worship. 7:00 P.M., Brown-Forman Cultural The celebration will continue Arts Center. Speaker to be announced. throughout 2014, and will include the The celebration will conclude Senior Andrew Willett delivers the Call following events: with an all-school Mass on Dec. 3, Senior Duffy Baker leads the celebrants to Worship • January 24, 2014, Alumni Night 2014. to the altar at the beginning of Mass 2 NEWS December 13, 2013 Bonacci Selected to All Fall Sports Signings State Men’s Choir ongratulations to senior Andrew Bonacci, who has Cbeen chosen for the Kentucky All State Men’s Choir sponsored by KMEA (Kentucky Music Educators’ Asso- ciation). Andrew will join select singers from the Com- monwealth of Kentucky for a large choral concert in Feb- ruary 2014, where he will perform as a Tenor II in the men’s choir. National Honor Society Induction From left, Connor Underwood, Brendon Doyle, Austin Clemons hree St. X athletes recently participated in a signing ceremony. Brendon Doyle T(2013 state runner-up in golf) committed to Indiana University. Austin Clemons (infielder/catcher) committed to University of Louisville. Connor Underwood (right- handed pitcher) committed to Kentucky Wesleyan College. Metcalfe Receives Award rs. Michele Metcalfe, co-chair of Saint Xavier’s Eng- Mlish department, is a recipient of the Catholic Educa- tion Foundation Teacher Award. Sponsored by the Ulmer family, the award recognizes teachers who are outstanding role models and who use innovative teaching practices. The award was presented in early November at a luncheon dur- n Oct. 8, Saint Xavier’s Brother Thomas More Page Chapter of the National Hon- ing which the CEF and the Archdiocese recognized teachers Oor Society held its annual induction ceremony, at which 86 students pledged to in Catholic schools for their years of service. uphold the high standards of the National Honor Society. The guest speaker for the evening was Tendai Charasika, a 1996 alumnus who is Executive Director for Greater Louisville Inc.’s Enterprise Corp. Xavier Scholars Recognized Ford Scores Perfect ACT enior Brian Ford achieved the highest possible Scomposite score of 36 on the October 2013 administration of the ACT. Brian has a 4.00 GPA and is enrolled in rigorous courses. He partici- pates in the Tiger Chorus, Quick Recall, Gover- nor’s Cup and the Math Team. Additionally, Brian is an active member of his Boy Scout troop, hav- Thirty-five freshmen were recognized as Xavier Scholars at the school’s annual ing attained the rank of Life and serving as Junior Scholars Reception on Oct. 22. These students scored in the 95th percentile or higher Assistant Scoutmaster. on the High School Placement Exam. eBook and eResource Access he Library Media Center has been adding eBooks to its library database and has Accessing Gale eResources TeBooks from two different companies. Each requires a different procedure to ac- Go to the St. X Edline page (if you do not have an Edline page type http://stxavi- cess/check out books. 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