St. Bernard Prep in Cullmanis preparing for the 33rdAnnual Bloomin’ Festival Artsand Crafts Fair to be held onApril 22-23, 2017. For twodays the school will host thelargest show to date. “Morethan 170 artisans are set toparticipate in this year’s show,which is rated one of the bestin the Southeast,” said JoyceNix, the festival director.“After all, where can onepossibly go to enjoy great food,buy handmade items, and viewthe world famous Ave MariaGrotto in one weekend!”

“It’s a packed show,” saidFestival Director, Joyce Nix.“We have been inundated withcalls and mail since Octoberand were booked by December31,” she continued. “We have awide variety of arts and craftsto include pottery, quilts,jewelry, cypress lawn furniture,plants, clothing, glassblowing,wood turning, watercolors andacrylic paintings, ceramics,signage, and much more.”

“The show has grown in sizeand the capacity crowds placean added demand forvolunteers to help the weekend

run smoothly,” said Nix. “Wehave a great team made up ofathletes and coaches who assistwith parking to ensure trafficflows smoothly in addition tobackup from the CullmanPolice Department. It’sthrough the efforts of thevolunteers, which include ourfaculty, staff, parents, studentsand friends, that the weekend isa success – many hands makelight work.”

Ave Maria Grotto,affectionately known as LittleJerusalem in Miniature, isoffering a discounted specialadmission price of only $3 perperson the entire weekend.

At 5 p.m. on April 23, St.Bernard Prep will give away aslate of valuable prizes. Thefirst prize will be a 2017 JeepPatriot. Other prizes includean iPad Mini, Beats StudioHeadphones, Fitbit Flex 2, andRoku Express.

Keep up with Bloomin’Festival by liking our facebookpage – www.facebook.com/

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Bloomin’ Festival Grand Prize

Fr. Joel Martin, President of St. Bernard Prep School, accepts keys to the 2017 JeepPatriot from Scott Spitzer, General Manager of Cullman Dodge-Chrysler-Plymouth,Cullman, proud sponsor of the 33rd Annual Bloomin’ Festival Arts and Crafts Fair.

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Printed with permission St. Bernard is ranked first

as best Catholic high schoolin Alabama and is among thestate’s top private schools andmost diverse.

Niche, an education andneighborhood researchwebsite, placed St. Bernardthird out of 51 for the state’smost diverse private highschools and 11th out of 74 forstate’s best private schoolschools.

Founded in 1891 on thepicturesque grounds of St.Bernard Abbey, Benedictinemonks lead the Catholicschool and educate students inseventh through 12th grade.

Liberal arts-languages,literature, history,mathematics, science,theology, and the arts – arehighlighted in its collegepreparatory curriculum,according to St. Bernard’swebsite. Administratorsemphasize the ability to think,read with understanding,“express oneself withprecision and grace” andcreatively and effectivelysolve problems.

St. Bernard studentsconsistently score well abovethe national averages forcollege placement tests,including the SAT and ACT.Touting a 100 percentgraduation rate, most

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SBP Ranked Best Catholic School in Alabama

St. Bernard Prep Students Nikolas Borths, Isabella Cline, John David Grey, Paul Schartung, Conor Berry, and Cade Broadley

Students at St. BernardPreparatory School inCullman participated inCatholic Schools Week, Jan.29th to February 4th, in avariety of ways, mixing funwith learning as they gavethanks for the opportunity tobe educated in a Catholicschool, and to share theirfaith and services with thecommunity at large.

In the Middle School,students marked each day ofthe week with a special dress-up day. These days includeda character day, decades day,career day, and accessoryday. There was a special“academic bee challenge”each day, in areas such asscience, history, literature,religion, and English.

A special one-hour radiobroadcast was presented byEternal Word Network(EWTN), “Take Two withJerry and Debbie.” Theentire student body gatheredin the Fazi-Richard AthleticCenter to take part in thebroadcast, which is estimatedto reach an audience of at

least 150,000 listeners acrossthe United State. HeadmasterDan Baillargeon andAdmissions Director DianaUrbina took part in theprogram along with severalstudents.

After the EWTN broadcast,Headmaster Baillargeonstated: “Not only did ourstudents benefit fromexperiencing andparticipating in a live radiobroadcast, they also had theopportunity to hear about thebenefits of a Catholiceducation and to participatein the discussion regardingfaith formation on a nationallevel. Our students weretremendous in theirattentiveness and wereexcellent representatives ofSt. Bernard. The nationalpress we received from boththe broadcast and ourstudents’ fantastic conductwill hopefully encouragefamilies around the nation toconsider St. Bernard as awonderful place to educatetheir children. We are so veryproud of our school and our

students!”Since Candlemas Day fell

during Catholic SchoolsWeek, students gathered inthe Abbey Church forEucharist and the blessing ofcandles. An ancient tradition,the blessing of candlesprovides encouragement forthe remaining days of winter,reminding us that Christ isthe Light of the World.Abbot Cletus Meagher noted

that Candlemas comesappropriately at the halfwaypoint between the shortestday of the year, December21st, and the spring equinoxin March. He remindedstudents that Christians arecalled to be the Light ofChrist, who came to conquerthe darkness.

Middle School studentsended the celebratory weekon Friday with a trip to the

bowling center, a pizza party,and a movie in the AbbeyByre.

St. Bernard Prep provides aquality education in theBenedictine tradition for boysand girls in grades 7-12.Anyone interestedin attending St. Bernard Prepas a resident or day studentshould contact the school at(256)739-6682.

The St. BernardCommunity, includingmonks, Prep School studentsand faculty, gathered onFebruary 2 in the AbbeyChurch to celebrate the Feastof the Presentation of TheLord, popularly calledCandlemas.

Although it is not a well-known holiday in the UnitedStates, throughout the worldCatholics see Candlemas asthe traditional conclusion ofthe Christmas season. Fortydays after Christmas, itcommemorates the day whenthe 40-day-old infant Christwas presented in the Templein Jerusalem, and was at thattime called “The Light of the

Nations.”In the Abbey Church each

student was given a candle,which was lit and blessed justprior to the procession tobegin the Mass.

At the beginning of theservice, Abbot CletusMeagher also blessed thecandles which will be used inpublic services and inpersonal devotionsthroughout the year.

It is an ancient custom inthe Church to bless candleson this day, remindingChristians of the “Light ofChrist” who came to conquerdarkness. Candlemas comesappropriately at the halfwaypoint between the shortest

day of the year, December21st, and the spring equinoxin March.

The blessing of candlesprovides encouragement forthe remaining days of winter,reminding us that Christ isthe Light of the world andthat we are to become bearersof that light to the world.

In addition to prayer beforeeach class period of theschool day, the entire studentbody at St. BernardPreparatory gathers for Mass,or some other service ofprayer, once each week.Students also have theopportunity to attend Massand other prayers with themonastic community daily.

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The St. Bernard community celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord,also known as Candlemas.

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St. Bernard PreparatorySchool is Cullman held itsfirst initial inductionceremony of the NationalJunior Honor Society onFebruary 22, 2017. Theceremony was conducted byCade Broadly, President SBPNational Honor Society.

The National Junior HonorSociety is the nation’spremier organizationestablished to recognizeoutstanding seventh, eighth,and ninth grade students.More than just an honor roll,NJHS serves to honor thosestudents who havedemonstrated excellence inthe areas of scholarship,service, leadership, character,and citizenship. Thesecharacteristics have beenassociated with membershipin the organization since itsbeginning in 1929.

The followingqualifications were necessaryfor a student to be inducted:First was scholarship. Allgrades were reviewed and aqualifying list was given tothe committee. Secondly,each wrote a short essay onhow they currently or plan in

the future to demonstrate thefollowing precepts of theNational Junior Honor

Society: service, leadership,character and citizenship. Theessays were then reviewed by

the selection committee andapproved.

Following the ceremony a

reception was held in theBrahma Room.

National Junior Honor Society Initiated at SBP

Eighth Grade Bee WinnersAnna Beth Guthery- Science and Religion Bee; Jackelyn Arteaga - Literature; Cole Posey- Math; and Kathleen George - World History.

Seventh Grade Bee WinnersJose Zatarain - Math and Joey Ruse - Science; Not pictured Iris Riley,History.

National Junior Honor SocietyFront row (l-r): Deacon Tim Vaughn, Ella Buckingham, Yessenia Pascual, Alison Gongre, Mai Thy Nguyen, Carly Tombo, JonathanBaillargeon, Evehan Hayes, Ruby Torres. Second row (l-r): Dan Baillargeon, Emma Whaley, Daniela Hernandez, David DeJesus,Joseph Ruse, Caleb Norman, Kathleen George, Madeline McBride, Mollie Woods. Third row (l-r): Claudia Fallin, Campbel Whaley,Aiden Adcock, Jacklyn Arteaga, John Pechon, Joseph Keith, Anna Beth Guthery, Alex Lewis, Marianee Pichardo. 4th row (l-r):Lillian Nassetta, Emma Tafazoli, Jenna Pechon, Claire Sanders, Richard Gann, Macy Whaley, Nikolas Borths, John Christian Rose,Caleb Guthery.

On January 25, over eighty St. Bernardstudents, teachers, and parents headed toWashington, D.C. for the annual March forLife.

This year the SBP group attended therally at the Washington Mall before theMarch began, and heard Vice PresidentMike Pence, Kellyanne Conway,Congresswoman Mia Love, and others

speak about the need to end abortion.Students celebrated Mass with the

student body at St. Louis Catholic Schoolin Virginia, the former school ofHeadmaster Dan Baillargeon. In additionto the March, students had the opportunityto visit Arlington Cemetery, the LincolnMemorial, the Washington Monument, andother national interests such as the National

Archives, Ford’s Theatre, and the CapitolBuilding.

The day after the March, the studentsvisited the Saint John Paul II Shrine nearthe Catholic University of America andjoined with other groups from the Dioceseof Birmingham for Mass at the Basilica ofthe National Shrine of the ImmaculateConception with Fr. Bede as the homilistand the Bishop celebrating the HolySacrifice of the Mass.

The main purpose of the pilgrimage toDC was to speak for those who cannotspeak for themselves. Additionally, thebenefits of building better relationshipswith one another and experiencing thepower of coming together to effect change,made the long and tiring bus ride worth it!

St. Bernard juniors andseniors held their PromenadeDance at the Loft in Cullmanon Saturday, March 11, 2017.

It was an evening of formalcorsages, photographs anddinner, as students dressed inthe finest linens, silk andsequins in preparation of thethemed “The Great Gatsby”prom. Gatsby himself wouldhave been impressed by thebeautifully decorated eventand fun enjoyed by all.Cullman’s own Kozmic Daveprovided live DJ entertainment

and was live from Facebooksharing the excitement and funat the 2017 Jr. Sr. Prom.

By popular vote of thestudents, Dominic Pautler andAnna Myers were crownedProm King and Queen. Othermembers of the court included:Paul Schartung, Brij Rama,Sam Chiodo, Isabella Cline,Morgan Matz, and Anna LenaPreusentanz.

Senior Class advisors areMrs. Mary Mayo and Ms.Shelly Perry.

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Chinese New YearStudents join Min and Stephen Calvert and Fr. Joel Martin for Chinese New Year.

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(Continued from front page)graduates go on to his or her first choice of colleges and universities across the country.It also boasts a low student-teacher ration of 10:1.

“We’ve always been aware of what we do here, but it’s still nice to be recognized,”said Father Joel Martin, St. Bernard Prep President. “In a way, we feel like we’re abest kept secret. We’re just grateful for the recognition and to our benefactors whomake it possible. We have so many students who benefit from the education theyreceive here, and it’s because we have the support of those benefactors and alumni.”

St. Bernard is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and isa member of the Association of Boarding Schools, the Southern Association ofIndependent Schools, and the Secondary School of Admission Test Board.

In time for its 125th anniversary, the school renovated the Liberal Arts Center andHeidrich Library, and each April, the campus welcomes thousands for the annualBloomin’ Festival.

Niche says it “rigorously analyzes dozens of public data sets and millions of reviewsto produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school,college, and neighborhood in the US.”

The company derives its scoring based on analysis of data from the U.S. Departmentof Education, test scores, college data and ratings collected from millions of Nicheusers. Additional data is also collected from schools directly.

Niche ranks nearly 4,000 private high schools based on statistics and millions ofopinions from students and parents.

The following metrics are weighted accordingly: composite SAT/ACT Score (30percent), top colleges score (25 percent), college enrollment (15 percent), culture anddiversity (10 percent), parent/student surveys on overall experience (10 percent) andstudent-teacher ratio (10 percent).

To read St. Bernard’s full profile, go online to https://k12.niche.com.st-bernard-preparatory-school-cullman-al/

SBP Ranked Alabama’sBest Catholic School

Memphis TripInternational studentsselected Memphis, TNas their destination tospend spring break.Accompanied by Fr.Joel Martin, the groupvisited Bass Pro Shop,

The Pyramids,Memphis Zoo, andGraceland. Picturedare: Geonwoo Kim,Jay Kim, Leo Hsieh,David Kim, andJongha Park.

St. Bernard Prep Students Attend March for Life

March for Life Participants

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“Guys and Dolls”Mya Agnello, Marco Tona, Dominic Paulter, John Christian Rose, Ian Sidley, Josh Chiodo, EliottDeep, Morgan Matz, Casey Guthery, Isabella Cline, Sam Chido, Cecelia Paulter, Joey McCarthy, Sarah Anna McCarthy.

St. Bernard Prep School isoffering REO Driving Schoolto students wishing to obtaintheir driving permits and driver’slicense for the State of Alabama.

About thirty students aretaking part in the thirty -hourclassroom instruction course.Students obtain a permit throughthe course and drive with a

certified teacher. The courseoffers parents an opportunity tomake sure their childunderstands the importance ofsafe defensive driving. Inaddition, a better price on autoinsurance is available if theirchild is in good academicstanding at the school. Theprivate instructional courseoffers international studentsadded benefits allowing them toobtain a driver’s license beforeentering college in the UnitedStates.

Ed Oaks of REO DrivingSchool offered his services to St.Bernard at the request ofPresident, Fr. Joel Martin. Oaks,a retired Drivers Educationteacher from West Point HighSchool, instructs students at St.Bernard on Sunday afternoons.Drive time is permitted onSaturdays or on an individualbasis.

Cost for the course is $240which includes materials anddriving time. Oaks said ifsomeone had told him 40 yearsago that he would be teachingKoreans how to drive, hewouldn’t have believed them. “Iam enjoying working with them.They are a great group ofstudents.”

St. Bernard athletes receivedspecial recognition on February1st for their State 1A Track andField Championship which waswon last Spring. Athletes werepresented athletic rings whichwere designed and donated byRick Antona of UptownDiamonds in Houston, Texas.

Antona said to the team viafacebook, “Congratulations SaintBernard Prep School! You ownthe win, now own the ring! It wasa pleasure to design andmanufacture your championshiprings!”

In addition to coaches WilliamCalvert, Tim Vaughn and StephenCalvert, rings were given to thefollowing team members:

Dominic Pautler, Marco Tona,Caleb Guthery, Casey Guthery,Andrew Sweeney, Jalen Lee, andJosh Chiodo. Since several otherteam members graduated lastMay, Athletic Director, WilliamCalvert said he would contactthem and present their rings tothem when they return to visit thecampus.

During the awarding of therings, Fr. Marcus explained to thestudents how he met Rick Antonathrough a mutual benefactor andalumnus of St. Bernard, Mr.Robert Blevins of Houston, TX. Itwas after that meeting thatAntona designed and presentedthe members of the St. BernardGirls’ Cross Country team their

first State Championship rings in2016.

The Antona company, UptownDiamonds, produces a widevariety of rings with diamondsand colored stones forengagements and weddings aswell as rings for the Super Bowl,

Stanley Cup, and college sports.Other clients include Joey Kramerof Aerosmith who commissionedUptown Diamonds to have hisdrum sticks covered withdiamonds set in 18k gold.

Fr. Marcus said, “I have reallyenjoyed getting to know Rick

Antona. For him to include ourschool in the vast array of hisclients has been a unique andwonderful experience. He hasbrought a whole new dimensionto the St. Bernard sports programand I can’t thank him enough forwhat he’s done.”

Driving School Offered

REO Driving SchoolStudent

Abigail Curtis

Basketball Homecoming Court(l-r): Joseph McCarthy, Jacinta Tona, Garret Marti, DarbyDickinson, Paul Schartung, Isabella Cline, Casey Guthery,Jaden Edge, Brij Rama, Anna Myers, Chanh Pham, Sara Peel,Caleb Guthery, and Gabrielle Bennett. Not pictured DominicPautler.

State 1A Track and Field Team(l-r) Coach Tim Vaughn, Coach Stephen Calvert, Dominic Pautler, Marco Tona, Caleb Guthery,Casey Guthery, Andrew Sweeney, Jalen Lee, Josh Chiodo, Coach William Calvert, and Fr.Marcus Voss.

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were honored onWednesday, March 8 fortheir performances in Falland Winter sports duringthe 2016-17 academic year.

Athletic Director,William Calvert toutedathletic accomplishmentsand expressed hisappreciation to the highnumber of male and femaleathletes who participated inbasketball, bowling, crosscountry, and indoor track.

“While several studentsparticipate in multiplesports, we have acombined total of 134 maleand 133 female athletesactively involved inathletics at St. Bernard,”Calvert said. The numbersspeak volume for theschool’s competitive edgein the 2A Stateclassification. “Most ofour students have had littletraining in athletics whenthey first arrive at St.Bernard. It’s always apleasure to watch studentsleave with NCAA letters ofintent to enhance theiracademic scholarships,”continued Calvert.Cross Country Highlights

Cross Countryparticipants wererecognized for theiroutstanding year byCoaches William Calvertand Stephen Calvert. St.Bernard Boys won theState 2016 1A-2A State

Championship. Senior Casey Guthery

was crowned the IndividualState Champion winningfirst place in a field of 137runners. Guthery signed aNCAA Letter of intent torun cross country and trackat Lee University inCleveland, TN.

Andrew Sweeney placedsecond in the StateChampionship along withMarco Tona with a 14thplace finish to earn All-State status.

Girls Cross Countryteam finished third in thestate narrowly missingrunner up status by onepoint. Leahrose Mami andIvy Edge both achievedAll-State by finishing in2nd and 6th placerespectively.

Senior Katelyn Cowiesigned a NCAA Letter ofIntent to run cross country

and track at BirminghamSouthern College.

Volleyball HighlightsCoach Regina

Willoughby assumed thevolleyball coachingposition in August bywelcoming 23 girls to pre-season practice. Despitemoving up a classificationto 2A this young team wascompetitive and wonmultiple area contests. The

J.V. team played a fullschedule and postedseveral wins. Lilly Nassettaand Izzy Barlow werepresented the MostImproved Award whileMacy Whaley garnered theCoach’s Award for her hardwork and dedication. Thevarsity team finishedsecond in the area.

Boys BasketballHighlights

Coach Greg Boatright’svarsity boys finished with arespectable 11 wins and 13losses despite replacing 4starters off last year’s Area11 Championship squad.The boys varsity team is56-43 during the last fouryears with two AreaChampionships.

Juniors Elijah Price andChristian Peterson werenamed to the 2A All Area14 Team;

Peterson who averaged19.6 points and 9 rebounds

was also named to the All-Area Tournament Team.He surpassed the record1,000 points by scoring1077 points during his St.Bernard career to date. Healso made All-StateHonorable Mention.

The JV boys teamcoached by DavidWasilewski finished with arecord of 8-6. The MiddleSchool Boys team coachedby Stephen Calvert playeda full schedule of gamesagainst primarily largerschools won only threegames, but gainedvaluable experience andimproved throughout theyear. Chanh Pham andDavid Kim were awardedthe Best Defensive andOffensive Awardsrespectively.

In Middle School action,the Best Offensive Awardwent to Connor Berry.Caleb Norman took homethe Best Defensive PlayerAward, and the MostValuable Player Award waspresented to Jose Zatarain.

Girls BasketballHighlights

Coach Tiffany Popecoached her first team to arecord of 11-13 and a 2ndPlace finish in the 2A Area14 regular season behindstate powerhouse ColdSprings. With only twoseniors, the team made up(Continued on next page)

Athletic Ceremony Held at St. Bernard Prep

Boys Cross Country AwardsCaleb Guthery, Casey Guthery, and Andrew Sweeney

Girls Cross Country AwardsIvey Edge, Leahrose Mami

Christian Peterson

JV Boys Basketball AwardsChanh Pham and David Kim

Girls Basketball AwardsJaden Edge, Emma Tafazoli, Anna Myers and McKenna Kline

Boys Basketball AwardsMiguel Sanchez, Elijah Price, Christian Peterson, and Luis Zatarain

St. Bernard Senior athleteswho participated in Fall sportssuch as volleyball, cross country,bowling, and basketball werehonored during half-time onJanuary 19, 2017 during the bas-ketball game with JBPennington High School.

Many of the students havecelebrated State Championshipsand set personal records andgoals for the school. In the pastsix years the girls cross countryteams have celebrated twostate championships and tworunner-up State Championship.The boys Cross Country teamshave had one StateChampionship and one runnerup in Cross Country. Bowlingteam members have been a partof the newest sport added to theroster; they formed two years

ago. Volleyball teams made it toSuper Regional play two yearsin a row.

Parents joined their seniorsto be recognized for their partic-ipation in the athletic program atSt. Bernard Prep. Seniors hon-ored were as follows:

Arnel Calinao of Vinemont,has participated on the bowlingteam for the past two years.Arnel is the son of Lisa Calinaoand Joey Bonilla. He plans tostudy business at JacksonvilleState University in the Fall.

Samuel Augustine Chiodoof Cullman is a two year mem-ber of the bowling team. He isthe son of Drs. Vincent andMary Ann Chiodo.

Isabella Cline of Kimberly,Alabama has participated in vol-leyball - six years and basketball

and bowling for two years.Isabella is the daughter of MaryAnn Cline and the late MichaelCline. She plans to studyBiology-PreMed at TheUniversity of Alabama inBirmingham this fall.

Katelyn Cowie of Warrior,Alabama has been a member ofthe Cross Country team for fouryears, and bowling for the pasttwo years. Katelyn is thedaughter of Mike and ChristieForsyth. She plans to studyBiology at BirminghamSouthern College in the fall.

Jaden Edge of Cullman hasblazed a trail with the CrossCountry team as well as the bas-ketball team for the past sixyears and served on the volley-ball team for two years. Jaden isthe daughter of Melissa Edge.

Casey Guthery ofGardendale, AL has run sixyears on the St. Bernard CrossCountry team, and played bas-ketball for five years. Casey isthe son of Chanda Dabbs andDan Guthery. He plans to beginstudies at Lee University in theFall, with a concentration inEnglish.

Geonwoo Kim of Seoul,Korea Republic has participatedin bowling for two years.Geonwoo is the son of Mr.Gyuhyeong Kim and Mrs.Soobin Oh. He plans to studyEnvironmental Science at theUniversity of Hong Kong.

Jalen Lee of Cullman hasparticipated in Cross Countryfor four years and bowling forthe past two years. He is the sonof Dr. James and Janine Lee.Jalen will pursue studies inEngineering.

Yujin Lee of Seoul, SouthKorea has been a member of thebowling team for the past twoyears. Yujin is the daughter ofYoungsun Lee and Sung A.Kim. She plans to study FoodScience and Technology.

Garret Marti, of Cullmanhas been a member of the bowl-ing team for one year. Garret isthe son of Roger and BettyHestla. He plans to studyChemical Engineering at theUniversity of Alabama inHuntsville.

Morgan Matz of Cullmanhas participated in CrossCountry for the past six years,and bowling for the past twoyears. Morgan is the daughter ofJeffry and Kris Matz. She plansto study Meterology at theUniversity of South Alabama.

Sarah Anna McCarthy ofCullman has participated in vol-

leyball for one year and been acheerleader for three years, thelast of which she has served asco-captain. She is the daughterof Rebekah Lily and BrianCapers McCarthy, Sr. ofCullman. Sarah Anna plans tostudy Pre-Medicine.

Anna Michelle Myers ofAlabaster, Alabama was recog-nized for participating in volley-ball and basketball for the pastfour years and bowling for thepast two years. Anna is thedaughter of Hal and MichelleMyers. She plans to study in themedical field at the Universityof Alabama.

Caitlyn Norman ofCullman has been a cheerleaderfor six years, serving as Captainfor her senior year. Caitlyn isthe daughter of Mark andShawna Norman. She plans tostudy Marine Biology.

Dominic Pautler ofBirmingham, AL has participat-ed on the bowling team for twoyears. Dominic is the son ofBill and Betsy Pautler ofBirmingham. College plans arebeing determined.

Isaias Robles of HollyPond, AL has participated inCross Country for the past sixyears. Isaias is the son ofSamuel and Leticia Robles. Heplans to attend AuburnUniversity.

Miguel Sanchez ofBlountsville, AL has been amember of the basketball teamfor one year. Miguel is the sonof Miguel Sanchez. He plans tostudy nursing at The Universityof Alabama in Birmingham.

Graham Sanders ofCullman has participated inCross Country and Bowling fortwo years and been a memberof the basketball team for oneyear. Graham is the son ofRodney and Lauren Sanders.He intends to study Chemistry.

Marco Tona of Fort WaltonBeach, Florida has participatedin Cross Country for two yearsand bowling for one year.Marco is the son of Richardand Sheena Tona.

Xueyi (Sherry) Wu ofSuzhou, China has been amember of the bowling teamfor two years. Sherry is thedaughter of Leng Jung andXiao Hu Wu. She plans tostudy Interior Design at PrattInstitute this fall.

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(Continued from previous page)of primarily 8th and 9thgraders looks to be strongin the next few years.McKenna Kline receivedthe MVP Defensive PlayerAward and Jaden Edge wasawarded the MVPOffensive Player Award.

The team leadership awardwent to Anna Myers. JadenEdge and Emma Tafazoliwere awarded All Areaduring regular season play.Tafazoli received All AreaTournament recognition.Pope directed the MiddleSchool Girls team givingthem quality instructionand experience.

Bowling HighlightsBowling has become

very popular at St. Bernardespecially with the residentstudents and several of theinternational students.Coaches ReginaWilloughby and Tim Ayersare pleased with theprogress of their secondyear teams. The girlsfinished in 3rd place in the

region (1A-7A Schools)narrowly missing the statetournament; while the boysdefeated several largerschools including CullmanHigh School.

Indoor TrackCoach Stephen Calvert

trained a small quad oftrack athletes thatrepresented St. BernardPrep well at the IndoorState Meet in Birminghamon February 3rd and 4thcompeting against 1A-3Aschools. Leahrose Mamiwon two silver medals inthe 1600m Run and the3200m Run. The boys 4 X800m relay team wonsilver medals. Relay legswere Caleb Guthery, CaseyGuthery, Andrew Sweeneyand Marco Tona.

Senior Athletes Recognized at St. Bernard Prep

Bowling Senior Girls AwardsKatelyn Cowie, Morgan Matz, Anna Myers and Isabella Cline

Bowling Senior Boys Awards: Sam Chiodo, Marco Tona, Dominic Pautler,Arnel Calinaeo, Jalen Lee, Graham Sanders and Garrett Marti.

Kneeling is Geonwoo Kim.

Cheerleader Co-CaptainsCaitlyn Norman and Sarah

Anna McCarthy

2017 Boys TennisDavid Kim, William Tang, Gin Zheng, Chanh Pham, Sam Chiodo, Duy Nguyen,and Coach Johnny Burks.

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2017 JV Baseball Front Row: Aiden Adcock, Aaiyden Hayes, Evehan Hayes, McKenna Kline, Conor Berry.Back Row: Anthony Diaz, Campbell Whaley, Logan Crawford, John Pechon, ThomasFortson, Jose Zatarain, Coach Tyler Ayers.

A few facts about the indoor season:The season is condensed compared to

cross country and the outdoor track and fieldseasons; it is only a five-week season thatstarts practice on the 1st day of the secondsemester and concludes on the first weekendin February. We attended two meets beforeheading to the state meet. All meets wereheld at the same venue, the BirminghamCrossplex, which is one of the finest indoortrack facilities in the world and plays host tomany collegiate events including the 2016NCAA Championships The state meet is alittle different than the other season as wellsince our division is 1A thru 3A. This yearwe had the most athletes we’ve had competein indoor and the most to qualify for state; itwas also our largest medal count for anindoor season.

Performances at the 1A-3A State Meet:Girls

Anna Faulk finished 10th (#1 in 2A) inthe Pole Vault clearing 7’ 0”

Ashley Duke finished 9th (#1 in 2A) in

the shot put throwing 26’ ¾”.Olivia Tafazoli finished 13th (#2 in 2A)

in the high jump clearing 4’ 4”.Leahrose Mami finished 2nd (#1 in 2A)

in the 3200m Run with a time of 11:50. Shealso finished 2nd (#1 in 2A) in the 1600mRun with a time of 5:21 and 9th (#3 in2A) in the 800m Run with a time 2:34.

The girls team finished 7th in the 1A-3Adivision and were the #1 2A school.

BoysAndrew Sweeney finished 4th (#1 in 2A)

in the 1600m Run with a time of 4:40. Healso finished 6th (#2 in 2A)in the 3200mRun with a time of 10:15 and was part of thestate runner-up 4x800m Relay team.

Casey Guthery finished 4th (#1 in 2A) inthe 3200m Run with a time of 10:09. Hewas also part of the state runner-up 4x800mRelay and the 4x400m Relay teams.

Jalen Lee finished 12th (#1 in 2A) in the400m dash with a time of 55.12. He wasalso part of the 4x400m Relay team.

Marco Tona finished 16th (#3 in 2A) inthe 400m dash with a timeof 55.34. He was also partof the state runner-up4x800m Relay 4x400mRelay teams.

The 4x800m Relay team,consisting of CaseyGuthery, Marco Tona,Andrew Sweeney, andCaleb Guthery, finished 2nd(#1 in 2A) with a time of8:46.

The 4x400m Relay team,consisting of CaseyGuthery, Marco Tona, JalenLee, and PaulSchartung,finished 7th (#2in 2A) with a time of 3:45.

The boys team finished10th in the 1A-3A divisionand were the #2 school in2A.

Indoor Track Wrap-up

2017 Varsity Baseball Front row( l-r): Evehan Hays, McKenna Kline, Aaiyden Hays, Campbell Whaley, ConnorBerry and John Pechon. Back row (l-r): Anthony Diaz, Gavin Whaley, Clint Crumbley,Arnel Calinao, Hunter Looney, Logan Crawford and Aiden Adcock.

2017 Girls Soccer Front row (l-r): Claire Sanders, Bridget Gallegos, Irina Biedenstein, Helen Kim, AnnaMyers, Isabella Cline, Anna Faulk, and Aria McMillan. Back row (l-r): Coach John Drake,Katelyn Cowie, Rita Guevara, Emma Tafazoli, Daniela Hernandez, Yessi Pascual-Contreras, Liz Medina, Carly Tombo, Rachel Agnello, and Coach Katie Clemmons.

2017 Girls TennisElla Buckingham, Alison Gongre, Rosemary Colbert, KathleenGeorge, Alex Lewis, Sara Barck and Coach Johnny Burks.

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The Fifth Annual Dinnerand Induction Ceremony fornew members of the St.Bernard Clairvaux Society washeld on Saturday, February 18,2017. The festivities began at4:30 pm with the celebrationof the Eucharist in the AbbeyChurch. Abbot CletusMeagher, who served as themain celebrant, welcomed themembers and expressed hisgratitude for their dedication toSt. Bernard Abbey and St.Bernard Preparatory School.

After Mass, the members,along with the monasticcommunity, gathered in the St.

Bernard dining hall for a socialhour and festive dinner.During the evening, theparticipants were treated to anassortment of appetizers plus aNew England Clam Chowderand a Classic Caesar Salad.The main course consisted of aPetite Filet with Oscar Sauce.A dessert of Crème Bruleecompleted the evening’sservice.

Two new members wereinducted into the ClairvauxSociety at the end of the meal.Mary Joy Gregersen, themother of Br. MichaelGregersen, O.S.B., and Dinah

V. Young were the two newinductees. Each was given aplaque in recognition of theirgenerous contribution to thePlanned Giving Program ofSaint Bernard Abbey andPreparatory School.

Established in 2010 as St.Bernard’s most prestigiousorganization, the ClairvauxSociety pays tribute to donors

who remember St. Bernard intheir estate plans throughplanned gifts. The societyrecognizes the commitment ofthose individuals whosegenerosity of spirit anddedication to St. Bernard arepersonified through theirphilanthropy. Membersprovide an endowment for thefuture of St. Bernard and funds

of this endowment aremaintained in the ClairvauxSociety Foundation.

St. Bernard extends aninvitation to its alumni, friendsand benefactors to becomemembers of the ClairvauxSociety. For more informationplease contact Fr. Marcus Vossat frmarcus@stbernardprep.com or call 256-531-2010.

Annual Dinner of the Clairvaux Society Held at St. Bernard

Clairvaux DinnerFront row (l-r): Fr. Frank Muscolino, Susan Lyons, Carol Rooney, Sun Lee Menk, Abbot CletusMeagher, Bonnie Perilloux, Cathy Rymer, Peggy Dyar, Martha Ann Warnke, and Chris Rooney.Second row (l-r): Greg Lyons, Ronnie Barnes, Michael Menk, Roy Perilloux, George Dyar,Michayla Brown, and Fr. Marcus Voss. Back row: Phil Mink, Charlotte Kearney, Br. MichaelGregerson, and John Kearney.

Services were held on Ash Wednesday, March 1st, to openthe 2017 Lenten season. Abbot Cletus Meagher is shown

during the distributions of ashes which were part of the ceremonies held on that day.

Final Profession of Vows

Br. Irenaues Ceballos with Abbot Cletus Meagher,O.S.B. Photo Courtesy Ann Stephens

Br. Irenaeus E. Ceballos, O.S.B., professedhis solemn vows as a monk of St. BernardAbbey on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 inthe Abbey Church. Abbot Cletus D. Meagher,O.S.B., was the main celebrant and officiatedat the vows ceremonies. He was joined by themonks of St. Bernard Abbey, friends of Br.Irenaeus and the students of the St. BernardPreparatory and Middle School.

In his homily, Abbot Cletus reminded Br.Irenaeus, who is a native of Columbia, SA, thathe was not the first person to come to St.Bernard from a “foreign” land. “The foundersof St. Bernard Abbey came from afar to seekand serve God in this place,” Abbot Cletussaid. “You come for the same purpose.” Hewent on to say, “Never, never, stop respondingto the call of God to seek him in Christ Jesus.He has invited you and us, one and all, to takeup his cross and follow him. Remember, Godis faithful and he will bring to fulfillment thatwhich he has promised to those who seekhim.”

Br. Irenaeus is a native of Buenos Aires,Columbia, and recently became a citizen ofthe United States. Having earned a BA inPhilosophy from St. John Vianney College inMiami, FL, he spent time as a seminarian forthe Palm Beach Diocese and resided two and ahalf years at St. Leo Abbey. Entering thepostulancy at St. Bernard Abbey in January2013 and becoming a novice August 2013, hemade his first vows February 2014. During histime at St. Bernard, Br. Irenaeus has beenresponsible for a variety of maintenance jobson campus, especially in the Grotto.

Assisting Abbot Cletus during the ceremonywas Br. Leo Borelli, the Master of Ceremonies.Br. Peter Le served as organist with Fr. JoelMartin and the monastic schola leading themusic. Altar servers were provided by St.Bernard Preparatory School.

Following the vows ceremony, a luncheonprovided by Allie Foster and her staff wasserved in the monastic refectory.

Br. Irenaeus Professes Vows

Jack Bulloch (C’62) is aretired chemist whoworked for the FloridaDepartment of Agriculturefor 41 years. He is thefather of two sons and hasfive grandchildren. Hespends his time fishingboth in salt and freshwaters and makes a hobbyof making and repairingcasting nets. He resides inMonticello, FL.

Emma (Schaffer)( PS ‘09)and Benedict Schneiderwho were wed onDecember 30, 2016 inCullman, AL

Emily (Fledderman) (PS‘05) and Leon Simms werewed on January 13, 2017in Sacramento, CA.

Miriam (Stella) (PS ‘05) andPatrick Hunter on the birth of theirson, Blaise Augustine Hunter whowas born January 11, 2017 at10:39pmweigh-ing 7lbs14ozandmeasur-ing21.75incheslong.Blaisejoins hisbig sis-ter,Azelieat theirhome inHahira,GA.

KrisRoyster(PS ‘93)andNinaRoysteron thebirth oftheirdaugh-ter, Amelia Ann Royster who wasborn February 24, 2017 weighing7lbs 1oz. The Royster family lives inLouisville, Kentucky.

Shalon(Boyd)DuVall(PS ’95)andPhillipDuVallon thebirth oftheirdaughterEmmaCailynDuVall, who was born March 15,2017. Emma weighed 6lbs 10oz andwas 17 inches long. Emma joins hersix other siblings at their home inToney, AL.

Carla Underwood (PS ‘05) and JoeyDenning on the birth of their son,Liam John Denning who was born onJanuary 19, 2017 weighing 5lbs and12oz. He joins his big sister, Cailynat their home in Cullman.

Emily (Fledderman) Simms (PS ’05)and husband Leon Simms on the birthof their daughter, Alice Meehee Simmswho was born Tuesday March 14th at

2:59 PM. 20.5 inches and 6lbs and9oz.

Angela (Watwood) Franklin (PS ’95)and husband, Joe Franklin on the birthof their daughter Zinnia who was bornweighing 6lbs and 6oz on St. Patrick’sDay, March 17. Zinnia measured 18.5inches long. She joins her siblings,Zoe and Zarek at their home in Ider,Alabama.

Casey (Daniel) Finnerty (PS‘03 )and Patrick Finnerty (PS ’02) on thearrival of their son, Patrick DanielFinnerty on March 26, 2017. Danielweighed 6 lbs, 4 oz and measured18.5” inches of pure perfection.Daniel will join his mom and dad attheir home in Spanish Fort, Alabama.

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Prayers are requested forfamily and friends:

Sr. Mary Divilly (C’72), afounding member of MerrittIsland’s Divine Mercy Parishand one of the first teachers inits school, died Friday, January27, 2017 in Co. GalwayIreland. She was 74 years old.Sister Mary came to Floridafrom Ireland in 1964 with threeother sisters to teach at thenewly opened Divine MercySchool. She was one of themany Irish sisters who enrolledin St. Bernard College duringthe 1960s and early 1970s.Her career was spent at DivineMercy School where sheserved as teacher and principal.Upon retirement from the edu-cational ministry, Sr. Mary wasDivine Mercy parish’s admin-istrative assistant for 12 years.In her parish role, Sister Maryworked with, among many oth-ers, the homebound and theelderly.

Tom Drake, 86, passedaway on February 2, 2017. Heis preceded in death by hiswife: Christine McKoy Drake.He led an illustrious life thatincluded time as an attorney,former professional wrestler,politician, and former memberof the athletic staff of Alabamafootball coach Paul “Bear”.He was a long-time friend ofSt. Bernard. He is survived byhis sons: Thomas (Tommy)Edwin Drake II (Kimberly)and G. Whit Drake (Katie);daughters: Mary Drake Pateand Christy (PS’95) LeeDrake Lowe (Ben); and, sevengrandchildren.

Charles A. Locke, 83, ofSomerville, AL passed awaypeacefully at home with hisfamily by his side on March 6,2017. He lived a life dedicatedto God, family, hard work andgenerosity and was a dedicatedparishioner of Holy SpiritCatholic Church, Huntsville,

AL. Charlie is survived byBarbara, his wife of 53 years;sons Charlie, Andrew, Matt(PS’91) and Chris (PS’93) ;and grandchildren, Paul,Christopher, Elizabeth, Nate,Jacob and Ava.

Nancy Couch Long, 70, ofFlorence, passed away January27, 2017. She was a memberof the Rotary Paul HarrisFellow; past President, Knightsof Columbus Ladies Auxiliary,Florence; past President,Knights of Columbus State ofAlabama Ladies Auxiliary;member, St. Vincent De PaulSociety; volunteer, St. VincentDe Paul Society Thrift Store;Parish Council Member, St.Joseph Catholic Church; activemember of various organiza-tions through St. JosephCatholic Church; active sup-porter of Shoals Sav-A-Life,Shoals Theater, Kennedy-Douglas Center, and numerousother charitable and civic orga-nizations. She is survived byher husband, Roy Edgar Long(C’66); daughters, NancyMichelle Greene and husband,Jason Greene, DeniseElizabeth Adams and husband,Paul Adams, Melissa AnneGross and husband, SamuelGross; sister, Margie JeanEads; grandchildren, ElizabethAdams, Michael Gross, JohnGross, Grace Adams, ThomasAdams, Catherine Gross, andEllie Greene.

William Frederick“Monk” Manning (HS’40),age 90, a native ofMontgomery and a resident ofLillian, AL., passed awaySunday, February 12, 2017.Monk retired 22 years ago toBaldwin County for the love offishing and the water. He was alongtime business owner of M& M Electric Motor Service, a

lifetime member of theKnights of Columbus, a mem-ber of the American LegionPost 48 and just received his70-year legion pin. He wasalso in the Optimist Club ofLillian, and very active in hiscommunity. Preceded in deathby his 1st wife, Janet Manning,2nd wife, Sandra Manning anda granddaughter Niki Flowers.Survivors include his children,William F. (Madelyn) ManningJr. of Honolulu, Hawaii,Margaret Manning (Plato)Rhyne of Alpharetta, GA.,Renee (Bill) Flowers ofLapine, AL, and three grand-children.

Mike Masotti, 90, ofCharlotte NC died on Monday,

February 13, 2017. He is sur-vived by his children. JackiePutnam of Columbia, SC. JohnMasotti (Debbie) of Pinehurst,NC. Cathy Wrege (Steve) ofWinston-Salem. Terri Scherger(Joe) of Charlotte, NC.Michael Masotti (Susie) ofCharlotte, NC. Mary RoseHastings (Jimmy) of WinstonSalem, NC; 15 grandchildrenand 13 great-grandchildren.Mike Masotti was preceded indeath by brothers and sisters.Bruno Masotti, JamesMasotti, Mary Ann Benne andRose Marie Miller.

Michael Earls Moriarity,(HS’56), 78, of Federal Wayand Seattle, Washington,passed away on Oct. 21, 10,2016. The son of Mary ClareEarls and Joseph FabianMoriarty, Michael developedearly interests in electronicsand aviation. He served fouryears in the U.S. Air Force atKeesler AFB and Eglin AFBand graduated in physics fromFlorida State University,Michael began a 30-year careerwith Boeing in 1965 as anaerospace test engineer inSeattle. In retirement he trav-eled and participated in com-munity events as a ham radiooperator (WA7EJX). He is sur-vived by longtime friend LouOlmstead, of Federal Way; sis-ters, Mary Elizabeth Moriarty,of Tullahoma, and ChristineGallagher, of Nashville; niece,Sandra Marie Zimmerman, ofPhiladelphia; nephew, MatthewJoseph Gallagher ofMurfreesboro; an aunt andmany cousins.

Robert Michael ‘Bob’Palys, (C ’70) of Hanceville,passed on Saturday, March 25,2017 at the age of 68. Born,April 13, 1948 in Buffalo, NewYork, he was the son of thelate Walter Palys and the lateFrances Pyc Palys. He was aneducator for over 35 years andformer owner of the Awards

Palace. Mr. Palys made it hislife goal to help others. He, inassociation with the AlabamaDistrict Key Clubs, has raisedover $1 million for Children’sHospital. He was the HollyPond Key Club Advisor aswell as a member of theAlabama District Key ClubAdult Board. He was a recipi-ent of the Key of Honor, thehighest award given by KeyClub International. He was amember of Cullman Kiwanisfor 18 years where he servedas club President, Secretaryand most recently the AlabamaDistrict Kiwanis Governor.Having coached and officiatedfor over 20 years, he was aproud member of the CullmanCounty Sports Hall of Fame.In all he did, he made caringhis way of life. Survivorsinclude his wife Melba PerryPalys, son, Andy (Becky)Palys, grandchildren, Jamesand Kaitlyn Palys, brother,Rev. Dan Palys, a host ofnieces, nephews, family andfriends.

John D. Paulovich(HS’48; JC’50) passed awayon March 1, 2017. He wasborn on April 5, 1931 to Joeand Sarah Paulovich of Selma,AL. He is a graduate of St.Bernard High School (class of1948) and St. Bernard Jr.College (class of 1950). Heserved in the Air Force from1950 to 1955. He also graduat-ed from Gradwall in St. Louis,Missouri. He enjoyed hishealth professional career inCullman working with Drs.Roy and R.E. Williams as wellas many years of service inBirmingham working atCooper Green Hospital.Survivors include his wife,Dorothy Paulovich of 63 years,children; Sarah (David)Seymore, Joe (Karen)Paulovich, Lisa (Joey) Saiaand Dan (Danza) Paulovich;four granddaughters; Katie(Simon) Ranelli, Sarah Beth

Seymore (PS’08), PaytonPaulovich, and Gabrielle Saia.Great Grandsons Jackson Nix,Anthony and David Ranelli.

Kathleen Mary Sullivan(C’71), age 67 of Loretto, TNpassed away Sunday February12, 2017. She was a native ofBoston, MA, a MedicalAssistant, and a member ofLoretto Sacred Heart Church,Loretto, TN.

James Eugene Tohill(HS’38, JC’40), age 95,passed away January 8, 2017.He was a loving husband,father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother andfriend; a Fourth DegreeKnights of Columbus member;a veteran of WWII; an avidgolfer with the Metro SeniorGolf Association at McCabe.Preceded in death by his lovingwife, Winifred Sullivan Tohill,granddaughter, Joan GabrielleTohill; and granddaughter-in-law, Jennifer Gale Sharp. He issurvived by his children, Mary(Tom) Sharp, Anne (Lee)Colley, Tim (Mary Jane)Tohill, Joan (Rich) McGee,John (Juanita) Tohill, Pat(Dina) Tohill, Laura (Bob)Fellrath, Susie (David) Gilles,Theresa (Chip) Stepanek; 26Grandchildren, and 20 Great-Grandchildren; sister, MargaretRuddle; brother, Bill (Lois)Tohill; and many nieces andnephews.

Fredrick Joseph (Joe)Wagner (HS’60) passed awayon January 5, 2017. A nativeof Mobile, AL, Joe began hiseducation at Little FlowerCatholic School and graduatedfrom St. Bernard Seminary. Heattended Spring Hill Collegeand graduated from theUniversity of South Alabama.Joe was a Vietnam Veteran andPurple Heart recipient whoserved in the Navy as a lin-guist. Joe worked as anaccountant and CFO for sever-al companies in the shippingindustry and retired as thecomptroller of Pioneer PoolProducts. He is survived byhis wife Patricia (Pat) C.Wagner, his two childrenKimberly Wagner Perry andKyle Joseph Wagner, his son-in-law Dr. Dan L. Perry, Jr.,and his daughter-in-law JoDeeWagner. He is also survived byhis grandchildren: JosephVincent Perry, Elizabeth Elaine(Liza) Perry, Charles PhillipPerry, and Ellee Lynn Wagner.

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for the annual Alumni Reunionwhich will be held on June 22-25, 2017. Fr. Marcus Voss,Director of Development, andhis staff are making preparationsto welcome alumni to thissummer event.

Golfers are invited to a golfreception held in the BrahmaRoom on Thursday, June 22 at 6p.m. This will be a time forgolfers to form teams andcomplete the registration for teetimes the next day.

The St. Bernard GolfTournament will be played onFriday, June 23 just East ofCullman at Chesley Oaks GolfCourse in Fairview. At 8 a.m.golfers arrive at the golf coursein preparation for a shotgun startat 9 a.m. Coffee and donuts willbe provided. Lunch and awardswill follow.

Friday morning at 10 a.m.anyone wishing to participate ina guided shopping excursionaround Cullman is welcome toboard the bus from the lobby ofBoniface Hall Retreat Center.Lunch is dutch treat.

Friday evening dinner will beavailable in the Abbey Byrealong with music andentertainment.

A 5K Run is scheduled forearly Saturday morning alongthe wooded trails at St. Bernard.Take time to explore the schoolfacilities, and attend the townhall meeting to get the latestnews at St. Bernard Abbey.Lunch is available in the DiningHall and various activities willbe available around the quad.

The Alumni Mass will becelebrated at 4:30 p.m. in theAbbey Church. On Saturdayevening at 6 p.m. enjoy acocktail hour in the Fazi-RichardAthletic Center. At 7:00 p.m.the annual alumni banquet willbe served by a local cateringcompany, Designs by Grace.

Early registration for an allinclusive weekend is $125 perperson. Registrations receivedafter June 15 will be $150 perperson. A la carte rates areavailable as well. Moreinformation will be coming inthe mail and online.

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