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Vol. IX, No. 1
October 18, 2021
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"We all may be different kinds of fish, but in this class we swim together" may be a motto for PKA on the Canal Street campus, but it is an important reminder for all of us in the CBS community. With the challenges of the previous school year with new ways of teaching and learning because of COVID-19, the Christian Brothers School community got a fresh start for 2021-2022 only to be challenged once again, this time by Hurricane Ida. Fortunately, our campuses received only moderate damages, and we were able to re-open September 13 to welcome our students back for in-person learning. With the pandemic and then a hurricane, PKA reminds us that we are all in this together.
Seventh Graders Receive Pins at Re-Scheduled Masses
Seventh graders on both campuses received their pins, marking their “leadership” year for the 2021-2022 school year. The Pin Masses had to be re-scheduled because of Hurricane Ida, but the boys had their Pin Mass September 30 at City Park, while the 7th grade girls received their pins at Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church on October 1.
 
One of the customs at CBS Pin Masses is to have a 7th grade parent who is a graduate of CBS speak at the Mass. At City Park’s Pin Mass, Nathan Abercrombie (1987) had the honors, while Clay Cambre (1985) addressed 7th grade girls at the Canal Street Pin Mass.



Nathan Abercrombie (1987) spoke to the 7th grade boys at their Pin Mass. At left is mom Kimberly, and Nate (7C) is in front.



Clay Cambre (1985) was the alumnus speaker for the girls’ Pin Mass. With him are daughter Sadie (7W) and mom Jessica.
Showing off their 7th grade pins were, from left, Macy Anclade (7w), Hayden Cain (7W), Allie Steele (7D), Luca Hankins (7D) and Elise Turner (7W).




Addyson Robin (7D) receives her pin from homeroom teacher Heather Dougherty while CBS president Joey Scaffidi assists with the pin distribution.



Seventh grade homeroom teacher Christian Crawford hands a pin to Angelo Radetich (7C).
New Statue of St. La Salle Dedicated on Canal Street Campus


Rev. John Dominic Sims, O.P., center, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church, helps dedicate the new statue of St. John Baptist de la Salle in the courtyard at the Canal Street campus. At left is CBS president Joey Scaffidi, AFSC, and at right is Canal Street campus principal Richard Neider.
Scenes from Opening Days of School in August

Kimberly McLaughlin, daughter Jillian and son Kristopher (5Z) along with Parks Taylor (5B) and mom Danielle Taylor shop for school gear at the special bookstore hours at the City Park campus.




Jason Hemel, Doug Moreau and Emily Francingues visit in homeroom 7M during the Back to School night for parents at the City Park campus


Corey Fitzpatrick, at left, and Belinda Mantle, at right, visit with Ricky Rowell, chair of the Father Son Fishing Rodeo, during the City Park Back to School Night.



Melanie Castle helps her son Collin (6C) pick out sweatshirts at the special bookstore hours at City Park.




Kenny Marks, 5M homeroom teacher, talks to parents of his students during the City Park Back to School night.
Students in 4Y enjoy snacks in the yard while helping Cate Womack (4Y), far left, celebrate her birthday.


New students in 5M hear about the history of the school building from president Joey Scaffidi. The school occupies the historic McFadden mansion near Big Lake in City Park.
The Canal Street campus had a welcome party at the beginning of school for all 5th grade girls and new 6th and 7th grade girls as well. The Saturday morning event, sponsored by the Beta Club, saw various “ice-breaker” games played to help girls get to know one another. The CBS Middle School Girls each received yard signs.





Some of the students attending the welcome party were, at top, left to right, Annalise Thieneman (6K), Jane Cook (6K), Macie Hebert (6K), Eva Melton (6R) and Zoe Concepcion (6K); kneeling, Grace Thieneman (6K) and Logan Kadden (6K); Anna Holloway (6R) stretches in front.



Students had to find others with the same playing card as part of a “get-to-know-you” game. Here, from left, Julia Bode (5E), Sophie Thomas (5S), Lennon Lane (7D) and Elise Turner (7W) show their matching cards.





Students in 7W are pictured with their CBS Middle School Girls yard signs.
Ellie Klein (5S), at left, Kennedy Valentino (5S), center, and Gaby Rojas (6R), at right, at home with their CBS Middle School Girls yard signs.




Eliza (5S) and Embry (7D) Palmisano show off their new CBS Middle School Girls yard signs.
Margo Jouandot (5E) was the first fifth grader to arrive on opening day. She is pictured with Richard Neider, Canal Street campus principal.
First to arrive on the opening day at the City Park campus was Gabriel Prat (5R). Of course he was first; he arrived with his dad Michael Prat, City Park campus principal.
Fifth Graders Collect Food for Second Harvest Food Bank

Fifth graders' first drive of the year was for food, and fifth graders helped collect 637 pounds of food during the drive which benefited Second Harvest Food Bank. Fifth graders pictured are Nicholas Jovanovich (5B), Evan Barrere (5R), Mason Boh (5M), Patrick Aertker (5R) and Thomas Melius (5R).
Brothers Celebrate Anniversaries as Christian Brothers
 Br. Gale Condit, FSC, (at left) and Br. John Mai, FSC, (at right), both in residence at the City Park community, celebrated anniversaries of their final vows as Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers). Brother Gale was honored for his 60th anniversary, while Brother John celebrated his 50th year. They were honored during the summer at Mont La Salle in Napa, CA, headquarters for the San Francisco New Orleans District.
CP Students Enjoy Father-Son Fishing Rodeo in Waveland
The annual Father-Son Fishing Rodeo, sponsored by the Christian Brothers Foundation, enjoyed nice weather and a new location at St. Clare’s in Waveland. In addition to various games, including students against dads and seventh graders playing faculty members in softball, the event also offered students a chance to win prizes in bingo.


Students enjoying the Father-Son Fishing rodeo included Cameron Devine (7C), Eli Wright (7M), Adam Talbot (7P), Noah Casey (7C), Andrew Frey (7P), Davis Hebert (7P), Cole McMyne (7T) and Evan Morgan (7P).
One of the more popular activities for the City Park students at the Father-Son Fishing Rodeo is the annual bingo game. Prizes included fishing rods and reels, athletic equipment and logo shirts. Here students Hogan Grinstead (7C), Chase Michel (5M),
Miles Hubbard (5B), Jack Harell (5M), Garrett Cruppi (5Z), Colt Fitzpatrick (5M),
and Jackson Fischer (5Z)
look over some of the prizes.




Rhys Trapani (5B), Andrew Psilos (5R) and Colt Fitzpatrick (5M) got to enjoy their first Father-Son Fishing Rodeo.


Among dads (and granddads) attending the Father-Son Fishing Rodeo in Waveland were Jessie Ardoin, Meco Cooper and Ernest Morgan.





Lucas Urcia (5B) and his mom Lisa enjoy kayaking in Bayou Caddy in Waveland.




Jack Ruckert (6B) paddles Bayou Caddy during the Father-Son weekend in Waveland.
Falcon 5th Graders Take 19-7 Win Over Newman



The Falcons gather in the huddle in the game against Newman.


Jack Grace, #9 (5Z) hands off to Cullen Wynne #2 (5Z) while Charlie Corbello, #34 (5B) leads the blocking in the Falcon’s game against Newman.
-- ALUMNI NEWS --
Several Christian Brothers School grads from the class of 2017 were among 234 Louisiana high school seniors to be named National Merit semifinalists. They are now in the running for about 7,500 National Merit scholarships worth nearly $30 million to be awarded in the spring.

CBS grads included Logan M. Millet, Brother Martin High School, and Benjamin E. Babin, Louis M. Bercaw, Dylan D. Bracey, Luke G. Brandau, Luc O. Carriere, Jacob T. Cibilich, Connor C. Cuccia, Brian J. Fish, Nicholas M. Nobile, Jackson L. Sevin and Ethan C. Waugaman, all of Jesuit High School.



Leonardo Nuila (2016) made the LSU Tiger Band in his freshman year and enjoyed running into his former CBS band director Michael Orkus during band warm-ups before a game at LSU.




Nevada Charity (2020), a ninth grader at Cabrini High School, won one of the $100,000 college scholarships offered by the State of Louisiana this summer to teens who received their COVID-19 vaccination. Nevada plans to major in music.
Greg Deichmann (2009) got his first major league hit in August playing for the Chicago Cubs. Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the second round of the 2017 draft, Greg played baseball for Brother Martin High School, where as a senior, he was named the New Orleans Advocate Player of the Year. At LSU, he was named a Consensus All-American in 2017.
 


Luc Carriere (2017), a senior at Jesuit, earned the highest possible composite score of 36 on the ACT® test he took in June 2021. Carriere, the son of Charles and Leslie Carriere, is the eighth perfect or superscore 36 for the Class of 2022 and the twelfth for Jesuit High School cumulatively in the 2021 calendar year. Other CBS grads in the class of 2017 with a perfect 36 or a superscore 36 were Nicholas Nobile and Louis Bercaw.
Special thanks to those helping with this newsletter: Naima Barrere, Lisa Urcia, Lynette Nuila, Lynne Ruckert, Ken and Mia Charity, Madeline LeBlanc, Amy Palmisano, Elizabeth Klein, Stephanie Valentino, Karina Fina, Cathy Williams, Tammy Yrle, Craig Radetich, Br. John Mai, FSC, Crystal Morgan, Derek Cummiskey, Kim Flair, Shannon Denton, Karen Tullier and Sandy Dischner.
Joey M. Scaffidi, AFSC, President