2011–2012 ®

A Message from Sara Hayes, Dean of Academics

Each year I grow more proud of

the accomplishments of our students and of the commitment of our faculty and administration to helping these young

men and women succeed.In this magazine we shed light on

some of the various ways our students are achieving remarkable things at Father Ryan. No matter the interest level, no matter the subject and no matter the academic level, these young men and women are exploring the realms of knowledge and preparing themselves for an exceptional future. Our students are studying and accomplishing in the classroom while they also are playing sports, performing in the band, testing their talents in a variety of visual and performing arts and living out a life of service. You’ll see examples of this throughout this piece; know that for every one that you see here, there are dozens more doing equally exceptional work.

We recognize that the scope of knowledge changes. That’s why we are constantly evaluating and adding courses and teaching techniques to make the academic experience more rewarding. We’ve added courses like Accounting to better prepare students for the business world, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Civil Rights and Beyond: Nashville, the South and Social Justice. All of these classes, plus 25 AP classes, inspire our students to broaden their interests in their studies and succeed.

I invite you to review these accomplishments and discover again how our students and faculty are making a difference at Father Ryan, and how, through their academic achievements, they are continuing our tradition of Faith, Knowledge and Service.

Creating a New Standard

in Catholic Education

Father Ryan has always served as a leader in the educational community. Whether it is being the first school in the nation to receive dual accreditation*, the first to integrate in Tennessee

or the only private school in Nashville to offer five academic course levels, a quality educational experience is a top priority. Its rich history in educating young men and women from every background has elevated Father Ryan into one of the premier Catholic high schools in the country.

Acceptance into Father Ryan is not based on academic skills. In fact, Father Ryan prides itself in welcoming students with a wide range of academic abilities. That is why the school offers five levels of academic courses (Fundamentals, College Prep, Advanced, Honors and AP) to suit the needs of its students. With over 160 courses,

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including 25 AP subjects across all disciplines, there is an abundance of options for students to receive an education that both challenges them and fits their interests and abilities.

Outside of the classroom, students can expand their skills in Science Olympiad, lacrosse, Father Ryan Singers, Model UN or the Respect Life Club—just a small representation of extracurriculars open to students. It is not unusual for many students to take a couple of AP classes and be a member of a varsity sport, an honor society and a service club. The magnitude of possibilities is only surpassed by the level of student achievement. Since 2005, Father Ryan students have earned 43 perfect scores in areas

on the ACT and SAT; 58 students have earned recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation; and over 600 students have served on diocesan SEARCH teams.

Next year will bring more triumphs for Father Ryan. The school will continue with what it does best—preparing its young men and women to succeed beyond the classrooms, and with the help of its dedicated faculty and staff, will enrich the lives of its community.

*Father Ryan is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges

and Schools (SACS) and the Southern Association of Independent

Schools (SAIS).

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The Class of 2012 Follows Unending Path of Opportunity

Caitlyn Porayko has played many roles besides student, including actress, singer and dancer. Managing AP and honors course work with the rigors of vocal training has still allowed her to showcase many talents. Singing the National Anthem at school sports games, dancing with the Father Ryan Dance Team

at halftime, earning All-State status in chorus three years in a row, playing the lead in Cinderella. She has accomplished all this and still earned induction to the National Honor Society. She has recorded the voice of Ariel on Musical Theater International’s recording of The Little Mermaid, and she is a two-time Top Ten Finalist for the Mix 92.9 Singing Star competition. For her outstanding musical talents, she has been awarded the Thor Johnson Scholarship Fund by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra Guild and the Bertie Strobel Award by Father Ryan. Not surprisingly, she will continue her education in Belmont University’s prestigious musical theater program.

Julia Jones is already on the global radar with her short film “Forever Sam” accepted to the Reality Bites International Film Festival. She has co-directed many of Father Ryan’s plays, and last summer, she was invited to participate in the Governors School of the Arts. Not just a director, she is a Girl Scout, a

black belt in Tai Kwon Do and actress (she played stepsister Portia in this year’s Cinderella). She has also been president of the Creative Writing Club, Mu Alpha Theta and Honors Choir. Her academic prowess has been recognized with membership to the Cardinal Newman Society and Cum

Laude Society. For her service to the community, she was inducted to the St. Vincent de Paul Service Society and awarded the Gold Volunteer Service Award. New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts is her destination next year where she will continue writing and directing short films.

Sarah Plantz was honored by the Nashville Predators Foundation with the Jack Diller Education Award for her exceptional leadership and community outreach. Out of 150 applicants state-wide, only four recipients were chosen and awarded a scholarship. She has participated in Student Council, Rachel’s Challenge

Club, Relay for Life, SEARCH and the Moina (school newspaper). Her three-year membership on the Father Ryan Dance Team also earned her All-American status and the position of captain her senior year. Academically she has proven equal commitment and has been inducted to the Father Black Honor Society, National Honor Society, French Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Cardinal Newman Society and the Cum Laude Society. She will be attending the University of South Carolina where she plans to major in fashion merchandising.

Cole Moseley’s foray into athletics ended in multiple tournament championships, college scholarships and a school record. He has won more wrestling matches than any other wrestler in Father Ryan’s history, and is the school’s first national finalist, for which he earned All-American status. He was also selected to the Dream Team for Middle Tennessee. Most of his year is spent on the wrestling mat, but the rest of the

Cole Moseley

Sarah Plantz

Caitlyn Porayko

Julia Jones

The members of the Class of 2012 are an impressive bunCh, and with their diplomas in hand, are set to embark on some of the most exCiting and admirable pathways in father ryan’s history. their four years have been marked by suCCess aCross the board—in faith,

knowledge and serviCe, and in everything that a father ryan eduCation embodies. nothing Can stop these students from following their aspirations aCross the globe.

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time he’s balancing a demanding academic schedule with classes like AP Calculus and AP Microeconomics. He is a the Student Body Secretary, member of the Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Cardinal Newman Society and a recipient of the Nashville Catholic Senior Leadership Award. His achievements made an impression on the military academies, and he was offered appointments to the Air Force Academy and Coast Guard Academy. However, he plans to continue his academic and wrestling career at American University in the fall.

As a student ambassador, Robbie Lindstrom has welcomed and introduced potential students to the Father Ryan experience. Rightfully so, since he has been involved in many facets of school life—on the field as a varsity soccer player, on the stage as a Purple Masque Player and in Washington,

D.C. as a supporter for the March for Life. He has also been an active supporter and team captain for Relay for Life. This past year, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation named him a Commended Student for his score on the PSAT. His academic successes have also earned him induction to the National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society and the Cardinal Newman Society. Next year he plans to take on civil engineering at Tennessee Technological University.

Juggling five AP classes with the intense band practice schedule has kept EJ Hinlo busy his senior year. He has been the face of the marching band as its field marshal, helping Father Ryan earn a spot at the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His academics have also earned him recognition—he was named a National Merit Commended Student, President of the French Club, Senior Class Treasurer and is a member of the Cardinal Newman, Cum Laude and National Merit Societies. On top of that, he earned a perfect score in English on the ACT. Next year, he will attend Notre Dame.

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Robbie Lindstrom

EJ Hinlo

Students Earn Credit for CollegeSetting a national standard among Catholic

schools is no easy feat. Father Ryan has always prided itself on the academic abilities of its students who continue to shine in the national spotlight. The administration and faculty work to develop academic achievement in all its students and prepare them for higher education. As a result, Father Ryan students consistently attain high scores in standardized testing like the ACT and SAT.

This year, an unprecedented amount of students earned perfect subject scores on the ACT and SAT. On the ACT, in Reading, seven received perfect scores: Erica Bush, Willie Coursey, Christian Hofstetter, Stephanie Schwartz, Allison Shacklett, Anna Sharp and Emma Thoni; in English, five received perfect scores: EJ Hinlo, Daniel Hunkler, Gray Pickney, Allison Shacklett and Anna Sharp; in Science, three: Willie Coursey, Andrew Smith and Ryan Weiss. On the SAT, in Critical Reading, Emma Thoni received a perfect score; and in US History, Domenic Canonico received a perfect score.

Students have also risen to the challenge of AP courses. These courses prepare students for the rigors of college classes with a year-long study on a specific

subject. The preparation also helps to further their interests and expand their educational opportunities. Today, Father Ryan offers 25 AP courses in everything from Macroeconomics to Studio Art.

For the past six years, the number of AP exams has increased and the pass rate—a grade of 3 or higher—has remained a constant 80% or above, with many earning college credit for their scores. It’s a story of academic success that reflects the academic challenges our students embrace.

Academic Year

Number of Exams

Pass Rate

2006-2007 231 82%

2007-2008 329 81%

2008-2009 263 80%

2009-2010 265 80%

2010-2011 286 83%

Class Rank

Deciles

2010 Average

ACT*1st Decile 32

2nd Decile 28

3rd-4th Decile 27

5th-6th Decile 25

7th-8th Decile 24

9th-10th Decile 21

*Because both the State of Tennessee and Father Ryan are ACT dominant institutions, only 40% of our seniors choose to take the SAT. For this reason, we have chosen to include only the ACT scores to give a view of the entire class.

Top Graduates Run, March Onward to Victory

it Comes as no surprise that when naming the valediCtorian and salutatorian from the Class of 2012, these two students represent suCCess in nearly every faCet. aCademiC aChievement, naturally, was among the Criteria, but these students aren’t just about grades. they have

also demonstrated inCredible talent and leadership in athletiCs, the fine arts and serviCe.

Writer, athlete, linguist, musician and volunteer—vale-dictorian Domenic Canonico is a true renaissance man. His Voice of Democracy essay earned him First Prize from the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Post and District levels. During his four years competing in track and cross-country, he earned a spot in the 400-mile Club and 7th place in 3200m at the Region Championship; he was also named captain his senior year for both teams. As if those weren’t enough, he also plays classical piano and

trumpet, speaks Italian and has earned class awards in Latin and Chinese.

Throughout his four years, he has been a member of Student Council (voted Class Representative and Treasurer), Student Ambassadors, National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society (President), Chinese

Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Cardinal Newman Society and St. Vincent de Paul Service Society.

What can only be more impressive is his commitment to faith and service. For the last three years, he has served as a Eucharistic minister for Father Ryan and Bishop David R. Choby ’65. As a junior volunteer for St. Thomas Hospital, he has been an invaluable assistant to the ER and orthopedic floors. He served as Online Chair and Marketing Chair for Father Ryan’s Relay for Life Leadership Committee and oversaw more than $20,000 in fundraising. His

long list of service work—Loaves and Fishes, Room in the Inn, Hike for the Homeless, Nashville flood relief, March for Life—earned him the Good Citizens Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution.

There’s been no shortage of accolades for salutatorian Jessica Zic, either. She is a proud member and section leader of Father Ryan’s award-winning marching band and winter drumline. Her membership also includes National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society, Father Black Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Rachel’s Challenge Club (Co-President) and Spanish Club.

Her service to the community has been an important element in her time at Father Ryan. She has been a Eucharistic minister, a SEARCH leader and a team captain for Relay for Life. She attended the National Catholic Youth Convention and Youth Leadership Workshop. On top of that, she was chosen to be part of the St. Henry Church Youth Commission for two years.

Domenic Canonico Valedictorian

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Nine Receive National RecognitionNine students have been honored by the National

Merit Scholarship Corporation this year. Josh Little and Emma Thoni were named Finalists. Domenic Canonico, EJ Hinlo, Robbie Lindstrom, Gray Pickney, Allison Shacklett, Ryan Weiss and Jessica Zic were all named Commended Students for their performance on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT). This year’s National Merit Honorees were honored by President Jim McIntyre and Principal Paul Davis during the football game against Brentwood Academy.

Since 1996, 217 students have been recognized by National Merit. According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, of students who take the PSAT, only 2% are named Commended Students.

Throughout her high school career, Jessica has frequently been asked to represent Father Ryan in academic ventures. In 2010 she was asked to sit on a panel for The Dreyfuss Initiative to discuss the importance of American civic education; that information was later presented by Richard Dreyfuss and John Siegenthaler ’45 at the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion. She has also traveled to Salamanca, Spain to study Spanish; she was one of four students selected to participate in the televised

Westfield Insurance Quizbusters Game show; and she was chosen to participate in Rutger University’s year-long Waksman Research Program to analyze DNA for biofuel research.

Your first question might be, how do they find the time for academic study? Dedication. It

has been the backbone of their high school achievements, and with it, they have amassed a dozen academic awards and completed 30 honors and 15 AP classes. Colleges across the country have taken notice of these two: Domenic has been accepted to Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Fordham, and Jessica has been accepted to Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and St. Mary’s College.

“I am incredibly proud of Domenic and Jessica,” says Jim McIntyre, president. “They have exemplified what it is to be a Father Ryan student in faith, knowledge and service. I am grateful for their dedication to Father Ryan and am looking forward to seeing what the future holds for them.”

Like last year’s title holders, Domenic and Jessica are on the same track for the fall. Both plan to attend Notre Dame, where they will continue the Catholic and Irish traditions of Father Ryan.

Graduates Continue Catholic Education

Father Ryan’s emphasis on Faith, Knowledge and Service parallels the qualities that Catholic colleges and universities are looking for in their students. This year’s seniors have been accepted to and many are attending the following Catholic colleges:

Bellarmine UniversityBrescia UniversityCatholic University of AmericaCollege of Mt. St. JosephCreighton UniversityDePaul UniversityFairfield UniversityFordham UniversityHoly Cross CollegeLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University, Chicago

Loyola University, New OrleansMarquette UniversitySaint Ambrose UniversitySaint Catherine UniversitySaint Mary’s CollegeSaint Louis UniversitySpring Hill CollegeStonehill CollegeTrinity UniversityUniversity of DaytonUniversity of Notre DameXavier University

The 2011 National Merit Scholars were honored during halftime at the football game against Brentwood Academy.

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Jessica Zic Salutatorian

Students Answer the Call to Serve

Father Ryan students have always exemplified the strong character and moral fiber valued by the nation’s military academies. Since 2000, 24 students have received appointments to these distinguished institutions. Continuing Father Ryan’s long and celebrated history with academy appointments this year are a record six students with 11 appointments between them: Tyson Bradley, Caitlin Faimon, Sara Menke, Michael Hooker, Cole Moseley and Ricky Fisher.

Appointed to both the Air Force and to the Naval Academy, Tyson Bradley has accepted a post at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is a member of the Cardinal Newman Society and a cross country and track athlete.

Caitlin Faimon also received an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. Before she heads to Colorado, she will be competing in the Irish Dance World Championships in Belfast, Ireland. She is also a member of Cum Laude.

Sara Menke, who received an appointment to the Air Force and Naval Academy, will join Tyson and Caitlin at the Air Force Academy. She is an All-American state champion swimmer and a member of the National Honor Society, Cum Laude, Cardinal Newman and St. Vincent de Paul Service Society.

Michael Hooker was accepted to the Naval Academy Prep School in Rhode Island. Although a transfer student, he quickly made an impression on Father Ryan’s wrestling team, setting the state record for most career wins. He is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Cole Moseley earned appointments to the Air Force Academy and the Coast Guard Academy. However, he has chosen to continue his college career at American University where he will also wrestle.

Ricky Fisher was accepted to three military academies—West Point, Coast Guard and the Merchant Marines—and will be the first student in over ten years to attend the Merchant Marine Academy in New York. During high school, he was a state medalist in wrestling and a regular on the gridiron.

The integrity and hard work these students have personified continue to be demonstrated in many alumni both during and after their tenure in the military academy. Patrick Marchetti ’09 earned an appointment to West Point and a spot on the wrestling team. He was awarded West Point’s Wally Crum Memorial Award given annually to the “Most Courageous Wrestler” in the fourth class.

According to President Jim McIntyre, the appeal of the military academies to Ryan students and the appeal of Ryan students to the academies may be due to the similar values the military embraces as the foundation for their service. “We expect a lot from our students—demanding academics and moral behavior. We also provide our students with leadership opportunities, engaging them in service activities and encouraging them to be people of integrity,” McIntyre said. “The military welcomes and reinforces those values.”

Academic Highlights

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(From left) Tyson Bradley, Caitlin Faimon, Sara Menke, Ricky Fisher and Michael Hooker accept their appointments to military academies.

Academic Highlights

Academic HighlightsThe Cum Laude Society

A total of 39 students were inducted into this year’s Cum Laude Society, the most prestigious academic society among secondary schools in the world. Father Ryan is one of only four schools and the only Catholic school in Nashville with a Cum Laude Society chapter. Membership is based on weighted grade point average, nationally normed test scores and strength of curriculum. Eligible seniors must be in the top 20% of their class and juniors in the top 10%. Also, they must have taken at least one AP class and score a minimum of a 26 on the ACT, 1200 on the SAT or 180 on the PSAT.

Nineteen seniors and 20 juniors received the honor this year. Seniors inducted, not including the 22 from last year, were John Arnold, Rita Brown, John Caine, Henry Garrett, Andrew Gould, Anna Hotard, Daniel Hunkler, Julia Jones, Nicole Lytle, Alex McCulley, Sam McCullough, Gray Pickney, Sarah Plantz, Caitlyn Porayko, Alysse Schultheis, Joe Selikoff, Allison Shacklett, Andy Smith and Patrick Spining.

Junior members inducted were Theresa Anderson, Douglas Arney, John Bakewell, Caroline Cheney, Griffin Connolly, Joseph Connor, Erin Ferguson, Liz Haynes, Luke LeFeve, Francesca Mancuso, Joseph McCluney, Kathleen McInnis, Conor O’Bryan, Ransom Patterson, Margaret Payne, Cole Pickney, Jack Roberts, Paul Shinar, Tyler Stuessi and Melody Swope.

Cardinal Newman AssociationThe Cardinal Newman Association recognizes students

who have scored a minimum of 30 on the ACT or 1320 on the SAT in math and English. Thirty-one seniors and 15 juniors were honored this year for their achievements in standardized testing. Seniors inducted, not including the seven from last year, were Frank Barrett, Doug Bolton, Matthew Bolton, Tyson Bradley, Rita Brown, Willie Coursey, Jimmy Finnegan, Brian Galloway, Henry Garrett, Jocelyn Grzybowski, EJ Hinlo, Daniel Hunkler, Julia Jones, Robert Lindstrom, Jason Luckett, Sam McCullough, Maeve McNamee, Sara Menke, Cole Moseley, Chad Moss, Jimmy Oh, Catherine Peltier, Gray Pickney, Joe Selikoff, Anna Sharp, Andrew Smith, Susan Steffenhagen, Ashley Steinmetz, Emma Thoni, Jackson Warrick and Jessica Zic. Juniors inducted were Theresa Anderson, John Bakewell, Erica Bush, Caroline Cheney, Griffin Connolly, Elizabeth Haynes, Luke LeFeve, Joseph McCluney, Cole Pickney, Nick Richter, Stephanie Schwartz, Tyler Stuessi, Rustin Suray, Melody Swope and Maddie Walters.

St. Vincent de Paul Service SocietyIn its third year, Father Ryan’s St. Vincent de Paul

Service Society recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to service during their high school career. The society’s namesake, St. Vincent de Paul, serves as a connection between the saint of the poor and the students, and it also honors the Daughters of Charity who have worked tireless with the Nashville diocese’s poor.

Seventeen students were inducted into this year’s society: Kara Anton, Brittany Burns, Domenic Canonico, Natalie Figlio, Sophia Foreman, Abigail Gregory, Taylor Hoback, Julia Jones, Sarah Masla, Sara Menke, Emily Moreland, Megan Mullis, Samantha Palko, Sarah Plantz, Caitlyn Porayko, Susan Steffenhagen and Caitlin Whitcomb.

Father Ryan Military Academy Acceptances Since 2000

Holly Siebel (U.S. Naval Academy – 2000)

Joe Lawless (U.S. Naval Academy – 2000)

David Forbes (Citadel – 2000)

Andre Dieu (Air Force Prep School and Academy – 2001)

Russell Cleeton (Air Force Academy – 2002)

Tommy Ragsdale (U.S. Naval Academy – 2002)

Patrick Bacue (Citadel – 2004)

Raymond Dunning (West Point Prep School – 2004)

Stephanie Bacue (Air Force Academy – 2005)

Ryan Mudry (Air Force Academy – 2005)

Whitt Dunning (West Point – 2005)

Alex Cheij (U.S. Naval Academy – 2006)

Rusty Denson (Coast Guard – 2006)

Charlie Baldinger (West Point – 2007)

David Anderson (Air Force Academy – 2008)

Patrick Marchetti (West Point – 2009)

Rachel Quesinberry (Air Force Academy – 2010)

Tyson Bradley (Air Force Academy – 2012)

Caitlin Faimon (Air Force Academy – 2012)

Ricky Fisher (Merchant Marine Academy – 2012)

Michael Hooker (Naval Prep School and Academy – 2012)

Sara Menke (Air Force Academy – 2012)

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Academic Highlights

Father Ryan Moves to Paperless Learning

The use of technology to enhance the learning process is already an accepted idea in school systems

worldwide. The reality of integrating that technology, however, is often met with budgetary restraints and the reality of keeping pace with ever-changing and evolving technology.

Father Ryan High School, its principal, Paul Davis ’81, and its Campus Technology Committee, have already embraced the concept of integrating technology into teaching and learning. First, as a school committed to having all grades, teacher comments, parent/teacher communication, teacher syllabi and class expectations, as well as homework assignments for each class online for over five years, the school has seen the use of technology increase student awareness and accountability while providing parents greater access to student academic progress. Furthermore, the addition of inter-active smart boards, capture bars, net books, and online classrooms has enhanced instruction to the point that the textbook is a necessary classroom companion rather than its focus. The entire campus is completely wireless this year.

The campus has over 500 computers available for use. In the course of the past year, the various technology committees, led by Principal Paul Davis and Director of Technology Jeff Mesch, have been investigating the path the school should take in the realm of technology as it moves forward. With new technology advancing the resources available to students and teachers almost daily, significant planning and consideration were given as to the best use of the school’s technology budget in planning for the next five years.

To that end, Sara Hayes, Academic Dean, wrote a grant proposal for use of Strategic Initiative Funds to purchase 75 iPads for use in the school’s curriculum.

Calling this “The Paperless Project”, the goal of the project was to determine if iPads would work:

· In a school setting at all

· Within each teacher’s academic discipline

· In place of texts and papers

· As a tool for students with learning challenges

· As a provider of excellent teaching materials beyond the regular classroom

“Rather than just throw a sizeable amount of money at new technology and hope that it would work well within our curriculum, we decided to take a more deliberative approach,” Mr. Davis said. “We chose several ‘pilot’ teachers whose classes cut across all five academic levels at

“We see this as a step in moving the entire school

toward a curriculum that is technology based

and integrated.”— president jim mCintyre

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Father Ryan, as well as different disciplines. These were teachers who had expressed an interest and desire to utilize a one-to-one approach in technology use in their classrooms. We sent these teachers for training, provided them with iPads over the summer, and, with the help of Mr. Mesch, they began planning for their use in the curriculum.”

The teachers involved have chosen to eliminate textbooks completely, or use them as companion pieces in the classroom. Classroom presentations, activities, homework, class work, and tests are presented and taken online. Very little, if any, paper is used for instruction or evaluation in these classrooms. In addition to these teachers, several other teachers have opted to move to a more paperless, technology-based classroom curriculum through the use of sets of classroom net books and library labs.

“The benefits of using technology as a teaching and learning tool are numerous,” Mr. Davis stated. “Students have access to countless resources that provide them with a broader range of the most up-to-date learning materials. They have access to materials that require

them to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a real-world environment.”

Ms. Hayes agrees. “In the sciences, especially, concepts that are difficult to grasp through a textbook description or a static picture are now able to be viewed in three dimensions. Students can see experiments in real-time, and they are updated regularly with the most current information. This is very different from textbooks, which are generally updated

only every five years or so.”

The use of technology also allows teachers to find ways to accommodate and assess the needs of all types of learners, especially those students with learning differences. The nature of technology requires a much more interactive response from students, keeping them involved in the classroom activities and enhancing the learning and retention of subject matter.

“We see this as a step in moving the entire school toward a curriculum that is technology based and integrated,” Mr. Jim McIntyre, President, said. “Textbooks will become almost entirely a thing of the past except in subject areas where the technology has not caught up to the subject.”

Mr. McIntyre sees the growth and integration of technology in the classroom as essential to the success of Father Ryan students. “When it is used well in the classroom setting, technology helps students develop the essential skills they will need to thrive in a technologically advanced society and economy. Without these skills, students will be unprepared for postsecondary study and the world that awaits them beyond it.”

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(Opposite page) Kayla Crafton uses an iPad to study; (above) Janet Tate teaches her Algebra class using a smart board.

Domenic Canonico Notre Dame

Sara Menke Air Force Academy

EJ Hinlo Notre Dame

Our students are soon to be leading marching bands. Making life-saving medical discoveries. Defending our freedom in service to our country. The possibilities are countless for what graduates of the Class of 2012 will become. As we celebrate their personal milestone,

we look forward to celebrating many more. Wherever they go, whatever their path, they will be known and loved.

The Class of 2012 earned acceptances to 117 colleges and universities across the country, including 14 Catholic institutions, with $18 million in scholarships already awarded. Below are schools Father Ryan students have been accepted:

Agnes Scott CollegeAmerican UniversityAppalachian State UniversityAuburn UniversityAustin Peay State UniversityBellarmine UniversityBelmont UniversityBerry CollegeBirmingham-Southern CollegeBradley UniversityBrescia UniversityButler UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityCatholic University of AmericaCentral CollegeCentre CollegeClark Atlanta UniversityClemson UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of Mount Saint JosephColorado School of MinesColorado State UniversityCreighton UniversityDavidson CollegeDePaul UniversityDePauw UniversityEast Tennessee State UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityFairfield UniversityFlorida State UniversityFordham University

Georgia Institute of TechnologyGuilford CollegeHampton UniversityHanover CollegeHigh Point UniversityHollins UniversityIndiana University at BloomingtonLindsey Wilson CollegeLipscomb UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University ChicagoLoyola University New OrleansMarquette UniversityMaryville CollegeMiami University, OxfordMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMississippi State UniversityNashville Auto-Diesel CollegeNashville State Community CollegeNew York UniversityNorth Virginia Community CollegeOakland City UniversityOglethorpe UniversityOhio State UniversityOklahoma UniversityOxford College of Emory UniversityPepperdine UniversityPurdue UniversityQueens University of CharlotteRandolph CollegeRhodes College

Roger Williams UniversityRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySaint Louis UniversitySaint Mary’s CollegeSamford UniversitySavannah College of Art and DesignSewanee: The University of the SouthSouthern Methodist UniversitySpelman CollegeSpring Hill CollegeSt. Catherine University Stonehill CollegeTennessee Technological UniversityTexas Christian UniversityTransylvania UniversityTrinity UniversityTusculum College United States Air Force AcademyUnited States Coast Guard AcademyUnited States Merchant Marine

AcademyUnited States Military AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyUnited States Naval Academy Prep

SchoolUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of ArkansasUniversity of California Los AngelesUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Dayton

University of DenverUniversity of EvansvilleUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-

ChampaignUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of Massachusetts, AmherstUniversity of MemphisUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MississippiUniversity of Missouri ColumbiaUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of North Carolina at

GreensboroUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern MississippiUniversity of Tennessee, ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleUniversity of Tennessee, MartinVanderbilt UniversityVolunteer State Community CollegeWestern Kentucky UniversityXavier University

Whose lives are going to make other people’s lives better?

The Class of 2012.

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