Photography by Joe Howard
The Freshman/Sophomore Convocation is an event that occurs at the end of every school year. The convocation is intended to identify those students who have shined in particular subjects/extracurriculars, showed constant service and great leadership, or simply displayed the attributes of the Jesuit Student. The Convocation attempts to award the students who deserve recognition.
Shortly before the Freshman/Sophomore Convocation, I spoke with one of the past Haggerty Math/Science Award winners, senior Preston Duff. Above all, Duff was excited about the monetary award as he noted, “I don’t like my parents paying a ton of money [for school]. I try my best to obtain financial aid.” Duff was especially ecstatic after his Freshman/Sophomore convocation since the Haggerty Math/Science Scholarship was the award that he sought the most.
This year’s Convocation began with Mr. Garrison giving the Call to Worship, followed by Father Huete giving the opening prayer and Mr. Kirby reading from the Scripture. Mr. Host then presented the academic and extracurricular organization awards. After that, Mr.Garrison presented the other awards such as the Haggerty Math/Science, Magis, Counselors’, Man For Others, and Philip Postell, S.J. “Good Problem to Have” awards. Mr. Knize then gave a meditation on patience and trust, before the convocation ended with Mr.Earsing reading the closing prayer and dismissing the attendees.
The day after the freshman/sophomore convocation, I spoke with one of this year’s Haggerty Math/Science Award winners, Ryan Schaffller ’16. The Haggerty Math/Science Award signifies that one has excelled at Jesuit particularly in math and science. Ryan was “honored to be recognized by the math and science departments, and the award meant a lot to [him] because different fields in math and science have made personal impacts upon [his] life.” Ryan was especially excited to win this award because it was the one we wanted the win the most.
In addition to Ryan, I spoke with Tim Murphy, the counselor for the freshman class. According to Mr. Murphy, the awards are important to the winners because “it is just nice to be recognized for the work they put in all year.” He then later states that “it’s that time of the year where you put in countless hours of work in that subject area. It will also help motivate the students and have them strive for something.” Despite the convocations signifying the end of his time with the current freshmen, Mr. Murphy is excited to help next year’s class.
There were a multitude of awards given at the event; various scholarships and awards honored students who have stood out from the rest of their class in their classes, extracurriculars, community service involvement, etc. The awards are detailed below along with the name(s) of the student(s) who won that particular award.
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, AWARDS FOR RECOGNITION ARE MERITED BY:
[CERTIFICATES]
INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
FRESHMEN:
TIMOTHY BEDARD
WILLIAM HENRION
WILL NAQUIN
VISUAL BASIC N.E.T.
FRESHMAN: EVAN BAUSBACHER
HONORS ADVANCED JAVA
FRESHMAN: MICHAEL QUINDT
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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ARE PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
IN ENGLISH 1
FRESHMEN: WILL CURRAN
JAMESON McGHEE
BARRETT OZIER
IN PRE AP ENGLISH 1
FRESHMEN: SAM CORMIER
EVAN DORAN
IN ENGLISH 2
SOPHOMORES: BRICE DONOVAN
BRENDAN LYDEN
MICHAEL PONTIKES
LEO PRIOLO
IN PRE AP ENGLISH 2
SOPHOMORES: SAM BETANZOS
CLAY PHILLIPS
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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS, AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ARE PRESENTED:
[CERTIFICATES]
IN CERAMICS 1
SOPHOMORES: IAN LANDRY
IN ADVANCED CERAMICS 2
SOPHOMORES: RAFAEL ANGUIANO
IN DRAWING I
FRESHMAN: JAKE INGRAM
IN MEN’S CHORUS
FRESHMAN: SAM CORMIER
SOPHOMORE: GREG SAINI
IN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
FRESHMAN: ROBERT HILLSLEY
SOPHOMORE: DIEGO NARVAEZ
IN BAND
FRESHMEN: MICHAEL QUINDT
DANIEL RITTER
SOPHOMORE: BLAKE DeLONG
IN JAZZ HISTORY & IMPROVIZATION
FRESHMAN: BLAKE TOPPINS
SOPHOMORE: SEAN HOWARD
ALEJANDRO REY HIPOLITO
IN THEATRE ARTS
FRESHMAN: MAX TAKEN
SOPHOMORE: ALONSO ESPINOSA-DOMINGUEZ
IN STAGE ACTING
SOPHOMORE: GEORGE RODRIGUEZ
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FROM THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ARE PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
IN SPANISH 1
FRESHMEN: SAM CORMIER
MATT MUSSO
IN SPANISH 2
FRESHMEN: MAX McLEOD
CLAY WALTERS
SOPHOMORES: MICHAEL BERGERSEN
RUSTY LANDON
CHRISTIAN SCHOEBERL
IN HONORS SPANISH 2
FRESHMAN: CLARK SHANNON
SOPHOMORE: BRICE DONOVAN
IN SPANISH 3
SOPHOMORES: GREG SAINI
IN HONORS SPANISH 3
SOPHOMORE: CLAY PHILLIPS
IN FRENCH 1
FRESHMAN: JACOB PALISCH
IN FRENCH 2
SOPHOMORE: ALEJANDRO REY HIPOLITO
IN HONORS FRENCH 2
SOPHOMORE: NICK FOX
PRE AP FRENCH:
SOPHOMORE: JOHN DARROUZET
IN LATIN 1
FRESHMAN: WILL NAQUIN
IN LATIN 2
SOPHOMORE: JOEY MERKEL
IN HONORS LATIN 2
SOPHOMORE: DOMINIC PRIOLO
IN HONORS LATIN 3
SOPHOMORE: TIM JONAS
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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ARE PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
IN ALGEBRA 1
FRESHMEN: NICK BESHARA
TEDDY HOVIVIAN
PETER JU
ETHAN SHAW
IN HONORS ALGEBRA 1
FRESHMAN: CLARK SHANNON
IN HONORS ADVANCED ALGEBRA 1
FRESHMAN: SAM CORMIER
IN ALGEBRA 2:
SOPHOMORE: LIAM FINN
IN HONORS ALGEBRA 2 / TRIGONOMETRY
SOPHOMORE: NICK FOX
CLAY PHILLIPS
IN HONORS ADVANCED ALGEBRA 2 / TRIGONOMETRY
SOPHOMORE: ALONSO ESPINOSA-DOMINGUEZ
IN GEOMETRY
FRESHMEN: WILL ABERGER
PEPE BARRAU–ARNEDILLO
SOPHOMORES: BRENDAN LYDEN
NOAH PEREZ
ALEJANDRO REY HIPOLITO
TREY RUSSELL
IN HONORS GEOMETRY
FRESHMEN: WILL CURRAN
WILL NAQUIN
SOPHOMORE: JOSEPH DUEBNER
HARRY SMITH
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IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, RECOGNITION IS AWARDED:
[CERTIFICATES]
IN BIOLOGY
FRESHMEN: TEDDY HOVIVIAN
JAMESON McGHEE
SAM POWELL
CLAY WALTERS
IN HONORS BIOLOGY
FRESHMEN: SAM CORMIER
CLARK SHANNON
IN CHEMISTRY
SOPHOMORES: TRAE ALLEN
JOSEPH DUEBNER
JACK GRIFFITH
KASSA KASSAHUN
MARCO NAVARRO
IN HONORS CHEMISTRY
SOPHOMORE: MATTHEW FAVRE
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES, THE FOLLOWING AWARDS ARE PRESENTED:
[CERTIFICATES]
ARGUMENTATION & DEBATE
FRESHMAN:ALANDRO VALDEZ
IN WORLD HISTORY
SOPHOMORES: JEREMY LANE
CAMPBELL LANG
STEVE PEARSON
JACK WHELAN
NICK ZALEWSKI
IN AP WORLD HISTORY
SOPHOMORE: JOE HALL
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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY, AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ARE PRESENTED:
[CERTIFICATES]
IN SCRIPTURE & JESUS
FRESHMEN: PARKER ALLEN
JEFF GRIMES
MILES OKAMOTO
CLARK SHANNON
ZACH WATTS
IN MISSION & CHURCH
SOPHOMORES: JOSHUA COBLER
DOMINIC PRIOLO
MACK WAGEMAN
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B. EXTRACURRICULAR AWARDS
PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IS ENCOURAGED AND VALUED AT JESUIT. SUCH PARTICIPATION SERVES TO FOSTER A STUDENT’S TALENTS IN WAYS THAT GO BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. THE SCHOOL NOW RECOGNIZES THOSE STUDENTS WHOSE INVOLVEMENT IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY.
UIL ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS, WHILE EXTRACURRICULAR, exist to complement the academic curriculum. They are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills.
THE MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA RECOGNIZES JESUIT COLLEGE PREP FOR COMPETING IN THE AMC 10. THE HIGHEST SCORING FRESHMAN IS:
[CERTIFICATE & PIN]
FRESHMAN:JOE VANCE
JESUIT JOINS HUNDREDS OF OTHER SCHOOLS EACH YEAR ACROSS TEXAS IN PARTICIPATING IN THE TEXAS MATH LEAGUE CONTESTS, KNOWN AS TXML. A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT IS PRESENTED TO A FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE AS THE HIGHEST SCORING JESUIT STUDENT. THE HIGHEST SCORING FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE THIS YEAR ARE:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMAN: SAM CORMIER
SOPHOMORE: PRAD JUVVADI
PLACING 3RD IN DISTRICT WITH JESUIT’S NUMBER SENSE TEAM:
[CERTIFICATE]
FRESHMAN: WILLIAM HENRION
PLACING 3RD IN DISTRICT WITH JESUIT’S MATHEMATICS TEAM:
[CERTIFICATE]
SOPHOMORE: ALONSO ESPINOSA-DOMINGUEZ
PLACING 2ND IN DISTRICT WITH JESUIT’S CALCULATOR APPLICATIONS:
[CERTIFICATE]
FRESHMEN: AARON FURTON
WILLIAM HENRION
RECEIVING BRONZE MEDALS IN THE NATIONAL FRENCH EXAM, CERTIFICATES ARE PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
SOPHOMORES: ANDREW ARRAJ
ALEJANDRO REY HIPOLITO
RECEIVING SILVER MEDALS IN THE NATIONAL LATIN EXAM, CERTIFICATES ARE PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMEN: CHRISTIAN LeDOUX
JORDAN ODULIO
DANIEL RITTER
SOPHOMORES: DIEGO NARVAEZ
JOHN SAUER
RECEIVING A GOLD MEDAL IN THE NATIONAL LATIN EXAM, A CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATE]
FRESHMAN: JOE VANCE
FOR EXCELLENCE IN PARTICIPATION IN THE JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE, CERTIFICATES ARE PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMAN: KIERAN TAYLOR
SOPHOMORE: JACK MASON
RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE THIS YEAR:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMAN: MARLIN WALKUP
SOPHOMORE: DOMINIC PRIOLO
FOR EXCELLENCE IN JESUIT STAGE AND FILM, RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMAN: JAMESON McGHEE
SOPHOMORE: GARRETT ALLDREDGE
FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER, THE ROUNDUP:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMAN: MARTIN FLORES
SOPHOMORE: JACK DURHAM
FOR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO STUDENT COUNCIL:
[CERTIFICATE]
SOPHOMORE: MICHAEL PONTIKES
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY AWARD IS PRESENTED TO STUDENTS WHO SHOW THE MOST COMMITMENT AND EFFORT IN SUPPORTING THE GOALS OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY. SPECIAL RECOGNITION GOES TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMEN : MATTHEW BREWER
VANCE HOLUB
SOPHOMORES: ALEJANDRO REY HIPOLITO
JOHN WOLPERT
FOR DEDICATION TO THE ROBOTICS TEAM, THE FOLLOWING STUDENT IS RECOGNIZED:
[CERTIFICATE]
FRESHMAN: ZACH OVENSHIRE
SOPHOMORE: MICHAEL MONG
FOR OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, CERTIFICATES ARE PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMEN: JOE CARVER
BILL COX
GARRETT FENTZ-DANNA
MICHAEL McDERMOTT
PETE PANKO
DAVID SEAGRAM
(Sophomores on next page)
SOPHOMORES: MICHAEL BOWEN
PATRICK CUA
AUSTIN KOEHLER
BRENDAN LYDEN
HARRY SMITH
FOR SERVING AS A HOST BROTHER FOR JESUIT’S MEXICO STUDENT HOST PROGRAM, CERTIFICATES ARE PRESENTED TO: [CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMEN: ALAN HERNANDEZ
TEDDY HOVIVIAN
JOHN PRITCHARD
SOPHOMORES: WILL EIGENBRODT
NICK MERSCH
FOR PARTICIPATION IN JESUIT’S EL SALVADOR PROGRAM, A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT IS PRESENTED TO:
[CERTIFICATE]
SOPHOMORE: GREG SAINI
The Department of Campus Ministry invites all members of the Jesuit community to deepen their faith in Jesus Christ and his Gospel through prayer, worship, and reflection that is rooted in the Ignatian Tradition. Campus Ministry wishes to commend those students who gave generously of their time and talents in service to our school-wide liturgies and prayer services, through leading Morning Prayer and The Examen, and in supporting the retreat program, team chaplaincy program, and peer ministry program. FOR EXCELLENCE IN CAMPUS MINISTRY, CertificateS of Recognition ARE awarded to:
[CERTIFICATES]
FRESHMAN : EVAN DORAN
SOPHOMORES: EMMETT FLOOD
NICK WHELAN
I NOW ASK MR. GARRISON TO RETURN TO THE PODIUM.
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TOM:
HAGGERTY MATH / SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
ONE-YEAR $1,000 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO SELECTED STUDENTS ENTERING THE SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR CLASS LEVELS IN THE FALL OF 2014. FUNDING FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF DALLAS FOUNDATION.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE HAGGERTY MATH/SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS, A FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE MUST HAVE EITHER A 95 AVERAGE IN CURRENT MATH AND SCIENCES COURSES OR AN 85 AVERAGE IN CURRENT HONORS MATH AND SCIENCE COURSES. EACH CANDIDATE IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FACULTY OF BOTH ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JESUIT TO DETERMINE HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE HIS ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP ROLES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE INVOLVEMENT.
THE FRESHMEN RECEIVING THE HAGGERTY MATH/SCIENCE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR SOPHOMORE YEAR ARE:
[CERTIFICATES]
PEPE BARRAU-ARNEDILLO
TIMOTHY BEDARD
MATTHEW BREWER
CHASE BURCIAGA – added 5/12 (1st alternate)
RYAN CLEMENTS
SAM CORMIER
WILL CURRAN
(Continued on next page)
AARON FURTON
SPENCER GAUTREAUX – (moving; certificate but no $$)
ALISTAIR KEGGEN
STEVEN MANCILLAS
MAX McLEOD
WILL NAQUIN
MILES OKAMOTO
JACOB PALISCH
ZACH WATTS
THE SOPHOMORES RECEIVING THE HAGGERTY MATH/SCIENCE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR JUNIOR YEAR ARE:
[CERTIFICATES]
SAM BETANZOS
HENRY CHU
JOSH COBLER
BLAKE DeLONG
ALONSO ESPINOSA-DOMINGUEZ
ROSS FRICK
SEAN HOWARD
BRANDON MAI
MICHAEL MONG
SAM MUSSO
CLAY PHILLIPS
ALEJANDRO REY HIPOLITO
JOSE RIVERA
RYAN SCHAFFLER
CHANDLER STONECIPHER – END
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PRINCIPAL’S MAGIS AWARDS
THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THOSE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WHO LOVE THE PURSUIT OF LEARNING, STUDENTS WHO HAVE IMPRESSED THEIR TEACHERS WITH THE DESIRE TO GROW AND TO LEARN. THESE STUDENTS, WHILE NOT NECESSARILY ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST GRADE IN A SUBJECT, ARE STUDENTS WHO SEEK THE MAGIS, THE MORE, IN THE CLASS.
[PLAQUES]
IN THEOLOGY:
Freshman: SAM CORMIER
Sophomore: CONNOR GARVEY
IN ENGLISH:
Freshman: ALEX GARCIA
Sophomore: AARON VENGALIL
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
Freshman: MICHAEL GASPER
Sophomore: MICHAEL PONTIKES
IN SOCIAL STUDIES:
sophomore: MICHAEL BOYSON
IN MATH:
Freshman: JIMMY MEZA
SOPHOMORE: BRICE DONOVAN
(Magis cont’d on next page)
IN FINE ARTS:
FRESHMAN: JAMESON McGHEE
SOPHOMORE: GEORGE RODRIGUEZ
IN SCIENCE:
FRESHMAN: MARC RICCIONE
SOPHOMORE: GORDON WEBB
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
FRESHMAN: BLAKE HECKEL
SOPHOMORE: MICHAEL MONG
THE COUNSELORS’ SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED BY AN ANONYMOUS BENEFACTOR. THEY ARE PRESENTED TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE JESUIT COMMUNITY, ARE INVOLVED IN SCOUTING, CHURCH, YMCA, OR OTHER ACTIVITY, ARE COOPERATIVE AND ARE OPEN TO THE JESUIT EXPERIENCE. THE COUNSELORS’ SCHOLARSHIPS, CONSISTING OF $500 TUITION GRANTS, ARE AWARDED TO:
[CERTIFICATES AND PERPETUAL PLAQUE TO BE DISPLAYED]
FRESHMAN: GUS BALDWIN
SOPHOMORE: EMMET FLOOD
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‘THE FOUNDATION’ SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IS AWARDED TO A FRESHMAN STUDENT WHO HAS AN OVERALL GPA OF 90 OR BETTER, HAS DEMONSTRATED INITIATIVE AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN MULTIPLE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND HAS EXCEEDED THE SERVICE CREDIT REQUIREMENT FOR HIS FRESHMAN YEAR. THIS YEAR’S FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP IS PRESENTED TO:
FRESHMAN: JOHN KNOWLES
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THE FATHER PHILIP POSTELL, S.J. “GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE” AWARD
The man who modifies the noun “problem” with the adjective “good” wields power. It is the power to re-see, the power to transform the bad into good, conflict into opportunity, strife into hope; HISis the power of Openness, the power of optimism, the power of Transformation; AND he is growing ever more conscious of this power’s source. Its breath is not the muse of Homer, nOR SHAKESPEARE, nOR Thoreau. Its breath is certainly not from him or for him. Its breath is from God, and it is for the world, for the Word is God.
THIS YEAR’S FATHER PHILIP POSTELL, S.J. AWARD IS PRESENTED TO:
[Individual Plaque and Perpetual Plaque to be displayed]
SOPHOMORE: BRICE DONOVAN
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JESUIT’S ‘MAN FOR OTHERS’ AWARD IS GIVEN EACH YEAR TO STUDENTS WHO EXEMPLIFY, IN THEIR WORDS AND ACTIONS, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JESUIT STUDENT. THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED IN THEIR DEALINGS WITH OTHERS THE ABILITY TO GIVE OF THEMSELVES SELFLESSLY. EACH OF THESE AWARDS CARRIES WITH IT A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FURNISHED BY THE JESUIT WOMEN’S AUXILIARY.
THE FRESHMAN ‘MAN FOR OTHERS’ AWARD IS PRESENTED TO:
[PLAQUE] MILES OKAMOTO
THE SOPHOMORE ‘MAN FOR OTHERS’ AWARD IS PRESENTED TO:
[PLAQUE] MICHAEL BOYSON
