From the desk of Sister Stella, Principal:
“God asks that we practice love, patience, honesty, forgiveness, generosity, kindness, wisdom and joy. His virtues make our lives and relationships enriching, fulfilling, and complete.” ~ Elaine Wright Colvin & Elaine Creasman
From the Desk of Sr. Stella Maria, Principal:
Very dear families ~ may you enjoy the relaxing summer months. Continue to nurture your children as you instill and reinforce the above virtues by example, prayer, and through taking the time to keep Sunday Holy by participating in the Eucharist.
We salute our Eighth Grade and Kindergarten Graduates. Thank you to all who supported them on their journey.
A special thank you to our Graduation Committee: Elizabeth Burgess, Janet Feeley, Robin Grant and Carrie Policella. Thank you as well to all of the Seventh Grade Parents who made graduation so special for our wonderful Class of 2010.
Due to a change in her husband’s work schedule, Ms. Witten is required to take a year’s leave of absence from our very spectacular Library. Miss Witten, we will miss you and your family! We have posted the Library job description and applications are flowing in.
The Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast was delicious and delightful. Thank you P.W.C. Board! What a great year of service you have provided for our school community!
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL
GRADUATION EXERCISES
JUNE 14, 2010
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Reverend John Ardis, C.S.P.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Sister Stella Maria Enright, D.M.J.
PROCESSIONAL
VALEDICTORY: Tomas Thorne
ERMON: Rev. John Ardis, C.S.P.
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS: Rev. John Ardis, C.S.P.
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS AND AWARDS
SONG: “Lean On Me”
RECESSIONAL
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE APPROVED COURSE OF STUDY PRESCRIBED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, AND ARE, THEREFORE, AWARDED DIPLOMAS:
KATHARINE CARROLL
VYVY HA
KENDALL MACLAUGHLIN
SARAH CLARK
MICHAEL HAROLD
SAMUEL GARCIA
SEBASTIEN SIEGELS-BITETTI
JOELLE SCHER
ELIZABETH MCDOWELL
DANIELLE HORTON
JULIETTE LUINI
JACOB FOX
PATRICK MCQUEEN
ROBIN CLARKSON
KATHERINE PREGLER
DELANEY LEPAK
KARENA THÉ
BEBE BETTENCOURT
TREY CAHALAN
ANTHONY MANSUETO
JOSHUA KRAKOFF
KATERINA TRUSSELL
LAUREN EDSON
ANASTASIA PINESCHI
SAVANNAH CHINELLI
AIDAN SPILLANE
JEREMY BJELAJAC
CORBIN CAHALAN
GABRIELLA VITALE
MIKHAILA MILLIKAN
LAUREN HILLIARD
KATHERINE STRETESKY
HAYZE DUMONT
RYAN OSSANLO
THOMAS THORNE
RENEE MEYER-WHALLEY
GABRIELA RICHARDS
AMANDA PRESS
COREY KOVACS
JOHN LALLI
GRANT
CARMICHAEL
JUSTIN
CARUSO
EMMA HANKINSON
CATHERINE BALFE
CHELSEA BARKER
JULIA PAZOS
JARRETT BROOKS
MARK MANSUETO
THOMAS HEANEY
ALYSSA ABE
LARISSA PELTOLA
MADELEINE COMBS
CLAIRE SHALLOE
CORBETT KRUSE
CONOR LYDON
VINCENT BENLLOCH
JAMESON CLUCHEY
CHARLES COOPER
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
AWARD RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS ACHIEVING IN THE TOP 10% OF THEIR CLASS DURING THEIR JUNIOR HIGH YEARS. THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION:
VINCENT BENLLOCH
DELANEY LEPAK
JULIETTE LUINI
KATHERINE PREGLER
THOMAS THORNE
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS
SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE CHOSEN TO HONOR SOME OF OUR GRADUATES:
CRESPI CARMELITE HIGH SCHOOL
RECOGNIZES THE FOLLOWING STUDENT AS A FUTURE LEADER IN THE HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY
CORBETT KRUSE
IMMACULATE HEART HIGH SCHOOL
AWARDS HONORS AT ENTRANCE TO
ELIZABETH MCDOWELL
ANASTASIA PINESCHI
MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
AWARDS HONORS AT ENTRANCE TO
JULIETTE LUINI
ANASTASIA PINESCHI
MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
AWARDS A MERIT SCHOLARSHIP TO
KATHERINE PREGLER
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
AWARDS HONORS AT ENTRANCE TO
CHELSEA BARKER
DELANEY LEPAK
GABRIELA RICHARDS
KATHERINE PREGLER
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
AWARDS ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AT ENTRANCE TO
VYVY HA
DELANEY LEPAK
ELIZABETH MCDOWELL
PATIO PROGRAM
THERE ARE SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO, DURING THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR, HAVE DEMONSTRATED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND. FOR SOME IT WAS NOT A YEAR OF REST, BUT A YEAR IN WHICH THE DAILY DEMANDS OF SCHOOL WERE MET WITH QUESTIONING, ENCOUNTER AND GROWTH. FOR OTHERS, IT HAS BEEN A YEAR FILLED WITH GENEROUSITY OF SPIRIT, A CONCERN FOR ALL THOSE WHO WERE A PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE, AND TRUE ACADEMIC PROGRESS.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS ACHIEVING IN THE TOP 10% OF THEIR CLASS DURING THEIR JUNIOR HIGH YEARS. THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION:
CHELSEA BARKER
VINCENT BENLLOCH
DELANEY LEPAK
JULIETTE LUINI
KATHERINE PREGLER
THOMAS THORNE
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE FAITH IN ACTION AWARD ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL HONORS THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO EXEMPLIPY CHRISTIAN VALUES THROUGH THEIR COMPASSION, THEIR RESPECT OF EACH UNIQUE INDIVIDAUL, AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELFARE OF OTHERS:
ALYSSA ABE
CATHERINE BALFE
CHELSEA BARKER
KATHARINE CARROLL
MADELEINE COMBS
JULIETTE LUINI
LARISSA PELTOLA
AMANDA PRESS
THOMAS THORNE
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL HONORS THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO CONSISTENTLY APPLY OUTSTANDING EFFORT TO ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS:
CATHERINE BALFE
CHELSEA BARKER
VINCENT BENLLOCH
CORBIN CAHALAN
KATHARINE CARROLL
SARAH CLARK
THOMAS HEANEY
DANIELLE HORTON
DELANEY LEPAK
JULIETTE LUINI
RENEE MEYER-WHALLEY
KATHERINE PREGLER
THOMAS THORNE
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE FINE ARTS APPRECIATION AWARD ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL HONORS THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO APPRECIATE THE ARTS AND USE THEIR OWN ARTISTIC TALENTS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OTHERS:
CHELSEA BARKER
SAMUEL GARCIA
VYVY HA
THOMAS HEANEY
JOSHUA KRACOFF
JOHN LALLI
ANASTASIA PINESCHI
THOMAS THORNE
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE ATHLETIC AWARD ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL HONORS THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING EFFORT, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ATHLETICS:
CHARLES COOPER
JOSHUA KRACOFF
JULIETTE LUINI
RENEE MEYER-WHALLEY
RECOGNITION CEREMONY
Altar Servers
Alyssa Abe
Catherine Balfe
Chelsea Barker
Charlie Cooper
Tom Heaney
Danielle Horton
Corbett Kruse
Johnny Lalli
Juliette Luini
Conor Lydon
Patrick McQueen
Mikhaila Millikan
Joey Scher
Claire Shalloe
SCHOOL SERVICE GROUP members devote their time in many ways. From packing the “yellow envelopes” that go home, to writing letters to the U.S. troops, to collecting and loading donations to be delivered, these students were happy to help whenever the need arose. It is my pleasure to acknowledge them at this time.
ONE YEAR OF SCHOOL SERVICE GROUP:
Mikhaila Millikan
Larissa Peltola * Also recognized for outstanding service in “Peace Kids”; Cantor J
ulia Pazos * Also recognized for service in “Dishes for Dollars”
Kendall MacLaughlin
Lizzie McDowell * Also recognized for service in “Dishes for Dollars”
Jeremy Bjelajac * Also recognized for organizing SPA “Heal the Bay” Beach
Cleanup
Lauren Hilliard
Claire Shalloe
Grant Carmichael
Vincent Benlloch
Catherine Balfe
Hayze Dumont
Jacob Fox
Justin Caruso
Amanda Press
Jamie Cluchey * Also recognized for service in daily flag raising
Mark Mansueto
TWO YEARS OF SCHOOL SERVICE GROUP
Anastasia Pineschi * Also recognized for service as school library volunteer and Cantor
Alyssa Abe
Delaney Lepak * Also recognized for service in “Dishes for Dollars”
Katherine Pregler
Danielle Horton
Corey Kovacs
Sarah Clark
Katharine Carroll
Renee Meyer- Whalley
Corbett Kruse * Also recognized as Student Council Moderator of Service Group
Charlie Cooper
Sebastien Siegels
Jarrett (J.J.) Brooks
Savannah Chinelli* Also recognized for service as a Cantor
Karena Thè
Patrick McQueen
Sam Garcia
Ryan Ossanlo *Also recognized for service as a Cantor.
Gabriella Vitale
Chelsea Barker * Also recognized for service as a Cantor
Vy Vy Ha
Madeleine Combs * Also recognized for service as FOUNDER of “Dishes for Dollars”
Juliette Luini
Emma Hankinson
Joey Scher
Gabriella Richards
Bebe Bettencourt
Corbin Cahalan
Conor Lydon
Katerina Trussell
John Lalli
Michael Harold
Lauren Edson
Joshua Kracoff
Katie Stretesky
Trey Cahalan * Also recognized for service as daily flag raiser
Anthony Mansueto
As we have honored our School Service Group members, we would like to further recognize our student, Larissa Peltola. Larissa has been honored by "The Peace Kids" organization for her leadership and dedication to social justice issues and more specifically for her role as Youth Ambassador. In this role Larissa has been chosen to interview some of the world's prominent leaders, the most recent of which is his Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. We are proud to present this plaque to Larissa for her work with The Peace Kids and wish her success as she continues this important work in high school.
Library Acknowledgement
Anastasia Pineschi – for her afterschool dedication and hard work in the Library
8TH Grade Safety
Alyssa Abe
Catherine Balfe
Chelsea Barker
J
eremy Bjelajac
Katherine Carroll
Savannah Chinelli
Vyvy Ha
Danielle Horton
Delaney Lepak
Juliette Luini
Larissa Peltola
Anastasia Pineschi
Sebastien Siegels
Karena Thè
Art Council
Alyssa Abe
Jeremy Bjelajac
Savannah Chinelli
Madeleine Combs
Samuel Garcia
Vyvy Ha
Emma Hankinson
Michael Harold
Johnny Lalli
Kendall MacLaughlin
Elizabeth McDowell
Mikhaila Millikan
Gabriela Richards
Joey Scher
Claire Shalloe
Katherine Stretesky
Karena Thè
Gabriella Vitale
Chelsea Barker
Tom Heaney
Drama
Chelsea Barker
Bebe Bettencourt
Sarah Clark
Lauren Hilliard
Delaney Lepak
Elizabeth McDowell
Mikhaila Millikan
Julia Pazos
Katerina Trussell
MUSICAL THEATRE
Backstage Crew
Catherine Balfe
Emma Hankinson
Performance
Chelsea Barker
Madeleine Combs
Lauren Hilliard
Elizabeth McDowell
Gabriela Richards
Joey Scher
Claire Shalloe
Tech Awards
Chelsea Barker
Larissa Peltola
Debate Awards
Charlie Cooper
Lauren Edson
Jacob Fox
Corbett Kruse
Anthony Mansueto
Mark Mansueto
Lizzie McDowell
Larissa Peltola
PWC President:
St. Paul the Apostle Parents,
We made it!!!! The end of the year is here!! Thank you everyone in the SPA community who helped make the year fantastic!!! I truly enjoyed being the PWC President this past year. We accomplished a great deal and had so much fun. I wish Mayora Hiney and her PWC board the best of luck next year and remind everyone to get involved and be supportive of all we do here at St. Paul’s We truly have a unique and amazing community.
Congratulations to all our graduates. Good bye and good luck to those families that are leaving the school. We will miss you. Please stay involved through the PWC auxiliary and come back for the Fall Festival October 8, 9 and 10, Past President and Alumni Luncheon February 12th, the Ceili March 6th and SPA’s 75th Anniversary May 14th.
I hope everyone has a super relaxing and fabulous summer. See you back in the fall…
Jill O’Callahan
PWC President
FROM THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
ONE LAST CHANCE TO BUY FESTIVAL WEAR OR
MAKE AN EXCHANGE AT SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
FRIDAY JUNE 18TH FROM 8AM-9AM ONLY IN THE JCPC.
A new order of sweatshirts has just arrived. If you are awaiting an on-line order or a backorder on a sweatshirt that has not already been delivered to your classroom, it should be bagged and ready for you at the sale.
If you miss the sale, please log on to the PWC festival website before July 23rd to place your order. We cannot guarantee your size after that time.
The 2010 SPA Festival Committee extends its gratitude to the families and friends of St. Paul the Apostle School who participated in our pre-summer Patronage campaign, helping us exceed our initial 30% participation goal. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Brown at yeebrown@yahoo.com and to make a patronage contribution, please go to http://www.spapwc.com/festival/.
We hope you enjoy a safe and relaxing summer break
FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE:
HUGE THANKS FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
Just a little note of thanks for all those who made the office run so smoothly this school year. Your kindness and generosity are always appreciated. If per chance your name is not listed, please know it is an unfortunate oversight. Wishing each of you a great summer!
Mrs. Brenda Colwell
Mrs. Wendy Perkins
Mrs. Michele Shalloe
Mrs. Henrietta Green
Mrs. Ellen Stribley
Mrs. Denise kilory
Mrs. Mary Ann Berbolucci
Mrs. Kim Sanfrod
Mrs. Kimm Uzielli
Ms. Keri Anderson
Mrs. Kate Wafer
Mrs. Jill McMillan
Mrs. Edwidge Fareed
Mrs. Pam Posin
Mrs. Anna Shirley
Miss. Chris Kasel
Mrs. Wilma Plucinski
Mrs. Cindy Williams
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Mrs. Tanya Zehenni
Mrs. Christine Lynch
Mrs. Shirley Talamas
Mrs. Sandra Stoehr
Miss. Jennifer Newton
Mrs. Cynthia Wuliger
Mrs. Jennifer Kozakowski
Mr. Daniel Harold
Mrs. Julie Dunlap
Ms. Michele Moshay
Mrs. Antoninette Turk
Mr. Tony Mouallem
Mr. Rory Posin
Ms. Kathy Boldy
Mrs. Ali Furlan
Mr. Tony Policella
Mrs. Mari Linfesty
Miss. Lydia Danielski
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A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO DR. JEFF WANG
A warm thank you to Dr. Jeff Wang, an orthopedic specialist, for conducting our Scoliosis Screening Program on June 01, 201 also Dr. Alex Gitelman.
His schedule is frightfully busy, yet he makes the time to come and render his service.
Dr. Wang, we can’t thank you enough for your special kindness. Wishing you and yours a blessed and wonderful summer!
Godspeed,
Miss Anderson, R.N.
Thank you from the School Board & the Parish Finance Council
"We wanted to thank all the families for their support again this year. Because we were able to use the funds from last year's Pledge Drive to fund operating shortfalls, we were able to balance this year's budget and for the first time in many years place a small amount in reserves for unanticipated costs. The Pledge Drive took the pressure off last fall's Festival to fund 100% of the operating shortfalls and the Festival became a fun-community-building event that still delivered some of the support for the school. As we move forward, the increased tuition for the 2010-2011 school year will continue to help us get closer to a balanced operating budget and eventually build up a meaningful reserve, so that the Festival and PWC monies can be used for special projects. We will continue to evaluate our costs relative to our tuition and other comparable schools and will continue to keep you appraised of our efforts and findings. Thanks to all the families for your support."
Weekly Readings:
June 20, 2010
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading 1
Zec 12:10-11;13:1
Thus says the LORD:
I will pour out on the house of David
and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem
a spirit of grace and petition;
and they shall look on him whom they have pierced,
and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only son,
and they shall grieve over him as one grieves over a firstborn.
On that day the mourning in Jerusalem shall be as great
as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
On that day there shall be open to the house of David
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
a fountain to purify from sin and uncleanness.
Gospel
Lk 9:18-24
Once when Jesus was praying in solitude,
and the disciples were with him,
he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
They said in reply, “John the Baptist;
others, Elijah;
still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’”
Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.”
He rebuked them
and directed them not to tell this to anyone.
He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
and be killed and on the third day be raised.”
Then he said to all,
“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself
and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” |
