Prayers for Teachers to use

THE TEACHER'S PRAYER BEFORE SCHOOL:
You, O Lord, are my strength, my patience, my light, and my counsel.
It is you who touch the hearts of the children entrusted to my care.
Abandon me not to myself for one moment.

For my own guidance and that of my students,
grant me the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety,
the spirit of a holy fear of you and an ardent zeal to procure your glory.

I unite my efforts to those of Jesus Christ, and I beg
the Most Blessed Virgin, Saint Joseph, the Guardian Angels,
and Saint John Baptist de La Salle to protect me this day
in the performance of my duties. Amen.

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SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE is the patron of all teachers.

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ANOTHER PRAYER:

Loving God, you chose me to be a teacher,
and you have blessed me with talents and graces
for guiding those entrusted to my care.

This work is yours, Lord, and I am yours.
Set me aflame with the love of the Holy Spirit,
so that I may adore you in my students.

Give me the grace to touch their hearts,
To see them as living images of your Son,
To be as gentle as a mother and as firm as a father,
To show great kindness and affection,
To correct them with respect and composure,
To put up with their faults generously,
To discern the true character of each soul,
To help form good habits proper to their age,
And to teach more by example than by words.

Walk with me so that I may walk with them
as an apostle, a visible angel, a good shepherd,
a master builder, a caring older brother/sister.
Jesus, come and live in my heart today.

A BROTHERS' VOCATION PRAYER

O God, you sent your Son Jesus to bring eternal life
to those who believe.
We join Him in praying for laborers for your harvest.
May the Holy Spirit inspire Brothers and men discerning
a call to hold the mission of Christian education as a
sacred mission where both students and Brothers are
touched in heart and soul.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayers provided by a person living in transition.

Last Three O'Hara Games in District Football 2014

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics came in second in 3A District 7 football. They played in the following three games.

O'HARA 42 CLINTON 0
The Celtics won their first round football game with the Clinton Cardinals on October 24 by a score of 42-0.
The first scoring was a 66 yard punt return by Austin Evans.
Gerard Harker scored the next three TD's, on a 2 yard run, a 36 yard pass from Michael Briggs, and a 5 yard run.
With Michael Rowe running for an 8 yard touchdown, the Celtics reached a halftime score of 35-0.
There were no points during the third quarter while the teams proceeded with a running clock.
Completing the scoring for the day, Jaylon Mosley gathered in a 17 yard pass.
Zach Drake kicked the extra points.

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O'HARA 38 ODESSA 7
On October 31, O'Hara won their second round game with the Odessa Bulldogs 38-7.
The Celtics were held scoreless for the first quarter but Gerard Harker opened the scoring on a long 52 yard run in the second quarter and added a 2 yarder later in the fourth quarter.
Receiver Zach Drake had two TD's also, a 26 yard reception before halftime and scoring on a very lengthy 94 yard pass play toward the end of the game. Drake kicked the extra points for O'Hara along with a third quarter 42 yard field goal.
Carter Hall intercepted Jake Bartov and returned the ball for a third quarter Celtic touchdown. Nick Darling and Austin Evans also had interceptions in the game.
Odessa's lone score came in the last quarter on a 22 yard pass to Colby Nickels with Kylin Grubb kicking the extra point.
Michael Briggs passed for 266 yards, Zach Drake had five catches for 211 yards, and Gerard Harker had 131 yards on twelve carries.

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O'HARA 35 OAK GROVE 63
In the game with Oak Grove the following Friday, the Celtics lost 35-63 and did not move on to the semifinals.
Aaron Graham made most of the difference for the Panthers, scoring four touchdowns, amassing 290 yards on 33 carries.
The O'Hara scoring included a first quarter TD on a 56 yard pass play from Michael Briggs to Zach Drake and a 3 yard run by Briggs to bring the halftime score to 21-13.
The Panthers exploded to two 21 point quarters for their points, putting the game well out of reach.
In the fourth quarter, the Celtics had a 3 yard touchdown by Michael Briggs, and 80 yard pass play from Briggs to Drake, and a 55 yard breakaway run by Peyton Jones.

Oak Grove survived a 47-46 game with Hogan Prep in their game the previous week, the deciding points resulting from a 45 yard field goal.
Earlier in the season the Celtics won a 31-24 game with the Panthers.

3A Football Rankings Going Into District Competition

Missouri Class 3 Rankings
(These are the top eleven teams in order)

9-0 Maryville
9-0 California
8-1 O'Hara (Kansas City)
7-2 Monett
7-2 Oak Grove
8-1 Burroughs (St. Louis)
9-0 Central (Park Hills)
8-1 Mountain Grove
7-2 Blair Oaks (Jefferson City)
8-1 Ava
7-2 Osage (Kaiser)

O'HARA WIN 2014 WCC FOOTBALL WITH 53-22 VICTORY

The O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their game with the Warrensburg Tigers 53-22 to take the West Central Conference Championship on October 17th.

It was the most points scored for this year's team and boosted their Conference record to 5-1. Saint Pius is second with a 4-2 record.

Peyton Jones opened the scoring with a 1 yard run for the Celtics while Kennedy Shaw scored on a 2 yard run for the Tigers. Joey Stark's extra point was met with a two-point conversion by Jacob Carter and Warrensburg had its only lead of the game at 8-7.

O'Hara got two more TD's in the first quarter, a 40 yard pass play by Austin Evans from Michael Briggs and another 1 yard run by Peyton Jones to make the score 20-8.

Peyton Jones scored a third time in the second quarter on a 13 yard pass, and the next two TD's were on short runs of 6 yards and 2 yards by quarterback Michael Briggs.

With the Celtics ahead 41-8, Jacob Carter reached the end zone for the Tigers on a 2 yard run to complete the first half of scoring.

In the third quarter, Peyton Jones caught a pass for 29 yards for O'Hara's 47th point. Kennedy Shaw ran for a 20 yard touchdown before Michael Briggs ended the day's points on a five yarder.

Neither team scored in the fourth quarter at which time the game was played with a running clock.

Celtic Players Scoring for First Eight Football Games

In their eight football games at the start of the 2014 season, the following ten athletes scored the 299 total points for Archbishop O'Hara High School:

Zach Drake 77, Gerard Harker 60, Austin Evans 56, Michael Briggs 44, Brock Hughes 18, Jordan Supplee 18, Michael Rowe 12, Peyton Jones 6, Jaylon Mosley 6, and Maverick Griffin 2.

Football Loss O'Hara 9 Center 21

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team could not hold on to a 9-0 first quarter lead on October 10 with the Center Yellowjackets and yielded three touchdowns to drop a 21-9 decision.

Austin Evans opened the scoring on a 61 yard pass play from Michael Briggs but the extra point kick failed. Zach Drake did add a 22 yard field goal before the second period got under way.

Tony Caldwell, who had 138 yards on 21 carries, scored Center's first TD on a five yard run. The score at the half was 9-7 when Jay Stephenson's extra point kick was good.

A three yard touchdown later by Caldwell gave the Yellowjackets their lead to which they added an insurance TD by DeMarcus Burns.

O'Hara is now 7-1 for the season. Next up for the Celtics is at Warrensburg.

Center will be meeting Smith-Cotton and Clinton faces Nevada to close out the other West Central Conference games. Saint Pius is the only team to have completed this year's Conference games.

O'Hara is 4-1 in the Conference, followed by Saint Pius 4-2, Center 3-2, Warrensburg 3-2, Smith-Cotton 2-3, Nevada 1-4, and Clinton 0-5.

Even with the upset loss, the 7-1 Celtics are ranked third by MaxPreps for 3A Missouri schools. Leading the way are undefeated Maryville and California. The teams listed between #4 and #11 are Monett (6-2), Oak Grove (6-2), Burroughs (7-1), Park Hills Central (8-0), Blair Oaks (6-2), Mountain Grove (7-1), Ava (7-1), and Hogan (8-0).

O'HARA FOOTBALL RANKED FIFTH

After winning all seven games at the start of the 2014 football season, the Archbishop O'Hara Celtics were ranked #5 among the small school division by the Kansas City Star sports staff.

Bishop Miege, Platte County, Kearney, and Piper hold the top four rankings.

Football Win O'Hara 34 Saint Pius 7

On Thursday October 2, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their Homecoming game with the Saint Pius X Warriors by a score of 34-7.

Neither team scored until the second quarter when Austin Evans registered two touchdowns on a 17 yard run and a 30 yard pass reception from Michael Briggs. Approaching halftime, Gerard Harker caught a pass from Briggs and went 75 yards to bring the score to 19-0.

Eight more points for the Celtics came from a 1 yard plunge by Gerard Harker and a two-point conversion by quarterback Michael Briggs.

The Warriors finally scored on a 4 yard run by Gabe Akalugwu but was answered by a TD by Jordan Supplee on a 28 yard pass.

Zach Drake kicked two of the Celtics' extra points and Chris Rupp had the Warrior's lone extra point.

On defense, both D. J. Jordan and Jaylon Moseley had quarterback sacks.

O'Hara is among the six Missouri 3A teams with records of 7-0. The other five are California, Reeds Spring, Park Hill Central, Maryville, and Hogan.

The Celtics are the only undefeated team in the West Central Conference at this time and will play the Center Yellowjackets on Friday.

Football Win O'Hara 42 Smith-Cotton 34

Although the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers nearly caught up in the third quarter, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics held on to win their football game 42-34 on September 26

At one time in the second quarter the Celtics were well ahead 27-7. Sedalia got a one yard TD by Ricky Warren to close the gap a bit.

The Tigers scored three times in he second half to bring the score to 35-34 but failed on a two-point conversion attempt and did not take the lead. A 5 yard run by Noah Aziere, and two passes of 33 yards and 28 yards by Steven Archambault to Caleb Reed and Dalton Zarembra provided twenty points.

O'Hara scored one more touchdown, and with the help of an interception on the 12 yard line with less than a minute left in the game, the Celtics won by a margin of eight points.

For the Celtics, the leading rusher was Gerald Harker with 66 total yards and three touchdowns. The leading receiver was Zach Drake with 111 yards and one touchdown. Peyton Jones and Michael Rowe had interceptions while Jayden Hudson had a quarterback sack.

Austin Evans had a touchdown and Brock Hughes ran for 38 yards. Zach Drake kicked O'Hara's extra points and Michael Briggs was 7 for 13 in passing for 167 yards, throwing for two TD's and running for one two-point conversion.

O'Hara remained undefeated for the season and Sedalia went to 1-2 in the West Central Conference.

O'Hara's Homecoming game is with Saint Pius X this weekend.

O'Hara Football Rank 8th in MO Class 3

After five games of the 2014 football season, the Celtics from Archbishop O'Hara High School are ranked 8th in 3A Missouri competition.

The top nine teams in the rankings are undefeated.

The seven schools ranked ahead of the Celtics are California, Reeds Spring, Hogan, Mountain Grove, Central from Park Hills, Maryville, and Soldan. Also undefeated but ranked behind O'Hara is Osage.

Football Win O'Hara 48 Central KC 6

The undefeated Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics won 48-6 on September 19 in a non-Conference game with the Central Blue Eagles. The win brought O'Hara's record to 5-0.

With two touchdowns in the first quarter, the Celtics jumped to a 14-0 advantage. They were on short runs by Michael Rowe and Gerard Harker.

By halftime, O'Hara built up a lead of 41 points so the second half was played with a running clock.

Zach Drake scored on two pass plays from Michael Briggs, one for 11 yards and one just before the half. The other two TD's were on a run by sophomore Jaylon Mosley and an an electrifying 51 yard pass caught by Jordan Supplee.

The home team added 7 points in the third quarter on a run by sophomore Peyton Jones and the Blue Eagles got on the scoreboard with 6 points in the last quarter of the game on a run by Cornelius Hampton.

Prior to the evening's contest, the Kansas City Star ranked the O'Hara team 4th among the area small schools. The top three squads were Miege, Kearney, and Piper. Center was named to the 5th spot.

For those interested, here are the scores of the other West Central Conference teams that played on September 19th:
Warrensburg 44 Clinton 6
Nevada 35 Smith-Cotton 26
Saint Pius 23 Center 13

Football Win O'Hara 42 Nevada 7

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their fourth game of the season by beating the Nevada Tigers 42-7. The Celtics are 2-0 in the West Central Conference.

In the first half, Brock Hughes scored O'Hara's first two touchdowns on runs of 4 and 9 yards. Michael Briggs added another on a quarterback sneak.

In the third quarter, Zach Drake had a touchdown on a pass from Michael Briggs covering 24 yards. This was followed by the Tigers' only TD of the game, an 11 yard run by Chaden Brandt.

Two touchdowns, each for 30 yards, were picked up by the Celtics with a pass reception by Zach Drake and by a run by Gerard Harker.

Zack Drake hauled in a long 28 yard pass in the end zone for O'Hara's final tally, and the game continued with a running clock.

Going into the evening's contest, the Celtics were ranked 6th in MSHSAA Class 3 behind Blair Oaks, Raytown South, Willard, Miller Academy, and Blue Springs South. O'Hara was ranked just ahead of West Plains, Pattonville, Smithville, and Stafford. The only two teams that were not undefeated were Raytown South and Smithville. The rankings may be changing however inasmuch as Blair Oaks lost in their fourth game of the year.

Next game for the Celtics is with KC Central at O'Hara.

O'Hara Freshman Awarded Hibernian Scholarship

Diana de la Cruz, a freshman at Archbishop O'Hara High School, was one of four who won scholarships at the Irish Cultural Center by the Ancient Order Of Hibernia last month.

The other three winners were students from Saint Pius X and Saint James Academy in Shawnee, Kansas.

The application for the scholarship included contact information, a brief biography, and a resume stating why the candidate is worthy of the award.

Service to school, church, and community along with school transcripts were submitted, and the process involved a 500 word essay on a topic related to the history of Ireland.

Football Win O'Hara 44 Clinton 6

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team won their first West Central Conference game of the 2014 season by handing the Clinton Cardinals a 44-6 loss. O'Hara's record increased to 3-0, and they have outscored their opponents 124-50.

Two very short runs by Michael Briggs and Gerard Harker opened the evening's scoring, and the Celtics cashed in on a 73 yard pass play from Michael Briggs to Michael Rowe in the first quarter. O'Hara had a lead of 21-0.

The only points of the second quarter were by Gerard Harker on an eight yard run along with Zach Drakes's extra point to make the halftime score 28-0.

Zach Drake scored in the third quarter on a 30 yard pass and Austin Evans added a long 58 yard TD run. The Celtic defense did their part with a two-point safety by Maverick Griffin while Carter Halil and Derek Jordan each accounted for two quarterback sacks.

As the game closed, the Cardinals scored six points on a pass play from Jacob Goucher to Haydon Wilson, but no extra point was attempted.

The Celtics entered the game ranked 8th in 3A State competition after winning the game with Oak Grove who were ranked 9th. Maryville was ranked #1, followed by John Burroughs, Blair Oaks, California, Mountain Grove, Park Hill Central, and Ava.

As for 3A District 7, only Odessa and O'Hara have 3-0 records. Others in that District are Hogan Prep (2-0), Oak Grove (2-1), K C Central (1-1), Southwest Early (1-2), Clinton (0-3) and Pembroke Hill (0-3.

As for the West Central Conference, with four games having been played, O'Hara, Center, Saint Pius X and Smith-Cotton have 1-0 records, Warrensburg and Clinton are 0-1, and Nevada is 0-2.

Next game: Nevada.

Football Win O'Hara 31 Oak Grove 24

In a close seesaw football game on August 29, the Archbishop O'Hara Celtics rallied to defeat the Oak Grove Panthers 31-24.

Zach Drake gave the Celtics the first lead on a 22 yard field goal. The scoring came after O'Hara marched for 63 yards in eleven plays.

Two Panther TD's put the home team up by 17-3. Jake Moore scored on a 4 yard run an Jake Harrenstein reached the end zone on a line plunge.

The Celtics fought back to tie 17-17. Zach Drake scored one of the Celtics' touchdowns on a short 4 yard pass. Michael Briggs ran for short two yard TD and Austin Evans succeeded on a two-point conversion run.

Later the score reached 24-24 before Austin Evans scored the final touchdown on a 19 yard run. The final drive was set up on a fumble recovery by Austin Evans on the Panther 36 yard line.

The big play of the evening was a 91 yard kickoff return by Austin Evans in the fourth quarter that tied up the game prior to O'Hara's deciding TD.

Briggs finished the game 12 of 20 for 120 yards with a touchdown and an interception and he was the team’s leading rusher with 68 yards on eight carries. Drake had four catches for the Celtics for a total of 41 yards.

Next game: Clinton.

O'Hara to open soccer season in Belton

The Archbishop O'Hara High School boys soccer team is opening its 2014 season at Southwick Stadium in Belton with games against Oak Grove ( Aug 26), Belton (Aug 27), and Grandview (Aug 28).

Football Win O'Hara 49 Richmond 20

On August 22, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtic football team opened their 2014 season with an impressive 49-20 win against a tough Richmond Spartan team.  It was a non-conference away game.

Although Richmond took an early 7-0 lead on a 3 yard run by Quinton Maxwell, O'Hara scored three times before the half while allowing one TD on a 43 yard pass from Maxwell to Dylan Seely.

Quarterback Michael Briggs scored twice on short yardage runs and Austin Evans had an 80 yard kickoff return for a touchdown.  At halftime the score was 21-14.

Michael Briggs plunged for a third quarter TD and Brock Hughes ran in a score from ten yards out to up the score to 35-14 going into the final quarter.

Gerald Harker and Austin Evans each scored in the fourth quarter on runs of 45 yards and 40 yards.

 The Spartans scored a 5 yard touchdown by Sam Owen near the end of the game but the two-point conversion attempt failed.

Zach Drake kicked five extra points for O'Hara and Michael Briggs ran for a two-point conversion.

A Vocation Prayer for Brothers

God, our Father, in Baptism You called us by name making us members of the Church and the Lasallian family.

We praise You for Your goodness.

We ask You to strengthen us to live in love and service to others after the example of Your Son Jesus and our Founder Saint John Baptist De La Salle.

Father look upon Your Church and the Lasallian Family with love and bless Your people with generous single men and women , with loving husbands and wives, with understanding parents, with trusting children, with dedicated priests, deacons, Sisters, and Brothers.

Help us to see our vocation as a journey toward You.

You have called us not to set us apart, but to bring us together with others who need our love.

Make us faithful signs of Your  presence in their midst.

Bless our postulants and novices, and inspire our contacts and young and older men who are interested in the Brothers' vocation.

We ask You through Christ our Lord and Brother.  Amen

(Prayer composed by Brother Alan Parham FSC)

ANOTHER PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS TO THE BROTHERS:

God, you sent your Son Jesus
to bring eternal life to those
who believe.
We join Him in praying for
laborers for Your harvest.
May the Holy Spirit inspire Brothers
and those men discerning a call
to hold the mission of
Christian education as a sacred mission
where students and Brothers are touched
in heart and soul.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!

(Prayer composed by Brother Robert Veselsky FSC)

TWO CHRISTIAN BROTHERS WHO SERVED AT O'HARA CELEBRATE JUBILEES

Christian Brothers Bernard LoCoco and Douglas Hawkins who have contributed their talents to Archbishop O'Hara High School celebrated jubilees on July 19, 2014.

Brother Bernard celebrated his Diamond Jubilee of sixty years and Brother Douglas celebrated his Golden Jubilee of fifty years.

Brother Bernard helped open the school with the BVM Sisters in 1965 and was Principal with Sister Margaretine Smith during O'Hara's first four years.

Brother Douglas taught at O'Hara for over twenty years as a mathematics teacher.

The ceremony was at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.

O'Hara Lands Two on All-District Baseball Team

Juniors Michael Briggs and Carter Halil
from Archbishop O'Hara High School
were selected to the the
All District Tournament Baseball Team.

O'Hara's Sam Schwaller to Attend Boys State

O’Hara junior student, Sam Schwaller has been selected to attend the 2014 American Legion Boys State of Missouri program this coming summer.

He was nominated by the staff at O’Hara High School to attend the program and is enrolled in some of the highest level classes offered at O’Hara.

Sam works with our Peer Mentoring group, assisting students with special needs.

Academic Award won by Wagner and McCarville

Alex Wagner and Luke McCarville, 2014 seniors at Archbishop O'Hara High School, were recipients of the Missouri High School Athletic Association's All Academic Award for basketball.

O'Hara HS Singers at Music Festival

On March 29th, the Archbishop O’Hara High School singers performed at the District Music Festival at the Grain Valley High School.

 The following students participated  Audrey Burdett, Janeth Valverde, Daniel Neitzey, Taylor Williams, Stephanie Best, Alex Matlock, Sean Holder, Kim Wagner, Brian Locascio, Killiam Becker, Chris Scott, Erica Scasselatti, Judith Becker and Eric Kim.

 O’Hara students who will be participating at the State Festival in the upcoming weeks are Brian Locascio, Judith Becker and Eric Kim.

O'Hara Knowledge Bowl Team Took First Place

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Team won First Place in the West Central Conference Academic Knowledge Bowl this year.

Saint Pius came in second followed by Smith-Cotton, Center, and Warrensburg.  Clinton did not field a team.

Alex Higinbotham had the overall Conference top score.

O'Hara took the win with one bye and winning all four of the remaining rounds.

 The Knowledge Bowl Team Members were seniors Steven Gordon and Alex Higinbotham, juniors Jack Berney and Matthew Gordon and sophomore Garrett Ryan

Moderators for the O'Hara Team are Steve Loecker and Sister Barbara Schrader.

Patron of All Teachers Saint John Baptist De La Salle

The Church celebrated the Feast Day of Saint John Baptist De La Salle, Patron of All Teachers, on April 7th. 

The Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools was a priest in France and lived from 1651 to 1719.

The Brothers traditionally have celebrated the feast on May 15th.

He was Beatified in 1888 and Canonized in 1900.

Archbishop O'Hara High School has had the dedicated service of members of the Congregation every year of its existence.

Brother Richard Geimer served faithfully from 1969 to 1975 and from 1991 to 2013 when he retired. It was the longest stint for any Christian Brother at the school.

Live Jesus in Our Hearts

Forever

Annual Evening of Celtic Pride at O'Hara

Honoring Archbishop O'Hara High School's founding Religious Orders: the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the school had its 8th annual evening of Celtic Pride on March 1, 2014.

O'Hara's first two Principals Brothers Bernard LoCoco and Richard Geimer, were especially appreciative.

Thanks to everyone who supported this event.

The program included the auction, dinner, raffles, and libations between 5:30 and 11:00.

The theme for the event was Mardi Gras and New Orleans, with the benefits for the students of O'Hara High.

Lasallian Tradition at Archbishop O'Hara High School

Saint John Baptist De La Salle, a French priest, organized the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the Christian Brothers) in France in 1682, an order dedicated solely to education. In the 300 plus years since then, the Christian Brothers have never lost sight of that singular mission, as the organization has grown to include secondary schools, colleges and universities in more than 80 countries.

John Baptist De La Salle was declared a saint by Pope Leo XIII in 1900, and was named patron saint of all teachers by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

Today at O'Hara High School, while the faculty and administration consist of primarily of lay men and women, the vision of De La Salle remains alive in an educational community, characterized by high standards of teaching, good relationships between teachers and students, high priority given to religious education and an overriding concern for the poor and social justice.

Among the Christian Brothers who have contributed significantly to O'Hara over the years are Brothers Bernard LoCoco, Richard Geimer, Norbert Roseberry, Timothy McNary, James Krause, Austin Makowski, Douglas Hawkins, Richard Merkel, Charles Gregor, Norman McCarthy, Christopher Englert, Lawrence Humphrey, Robert Werle, Michael Fugger, Mark Snodgrass, Martin Grimm, and Stephen O'Malley.

Hopefully this Tradition will carry over to Saint Michael the Archangel High School in Lee's Summit if and when that educational venture comes to fruition.  It may be up to John Purk and John O'Connor.

Fourteen Distinguished O'Hara Alumni

ENVISION listed fourteen Distinguished Alumni from Archbishop O'Hara High School who attended National Young Leaders Conference summer programs between the years 1999 and 2012.

The five that participated in the programs emphasizing leadership were Cyrus DeVry 2012, Lowell Thomas 2009, John Sampson 2006, Derek Ballmann 2003, and Amy Blocher 1999.

In programs having emphasis on medicine were Bridget O'Shaughnessy 2012, Kathleen Foster 2003, Jackie Riedel 2000, Lauren Moyer 1999, and Kendra Brown 1999.

The remaining four had special areas of emphasis. Ciara Bazemore 2011 in intensive law and trial, Louis Curtis 2008 in national security, Matt German 2006 in engineering and technology, and Hilary Bacon 2004 in law and CSI.

Inspirational Words From Saint De La Salle

Saint John Baptist De La Salle, Patron of All Teachers,
 has the following words for all Christian Educators.

“To touch the hearts of your students and inspire them with
the Christian spirit is the greatest miracle you could
perform, and the one that God asks of you, since this is the
purpose of your work.”

The Church celebrates his feast on April 7th.