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The BeaconBishop Machebeuf High School ~ Back to School, 2012
Misión viaje a Perú
Celebrate With Us!
For 3 years in a row, Bishop Machebeuf High School is celebrating 100% of its graduating class gaining admission
to colleges and universities nationwide (and even worldwide). This is another testament to the value of Catholic Education!
3x100%=
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington
1 student
Academy of Art InstituteSan Francisco, California
1 student
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas
1 student
University of Notre DameSouth Bend, Indiana
1 student
Franciscan Univ. of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio
1 student
Colorado Schools50 students
Regis UniversityDenver
7 students
Johnson and Wales University
Denver1 student
Community College of Denver
Denver5 students
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver11 students
University of ColoradoDenver
2 students
University of ColoradoBoulder
5 students
University of ColoradoColorado Springs
2 students
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley
4 studentsColorado State University
Fort Collins4 students
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WAReba Nazish
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
CJ GatesDavid Jones Jr.
Where’s the class of 2012?
University of Denver
Denver3 students
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CAStaja Thomas
Arapahoe Community College
Denver, COCatherine Meyer
City University of Hong KongHong Kong1 student
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, COJeffrey Clark
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction
1 student
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango
1 student
Howard UniversityWashington D.C.
1 studentRockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri
1 student
The George Washington UniversityWashington D.C.
2 students
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas
1 student
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama
1 student
University of California - Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California
1 student
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii
1 student
University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico
1 student
Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas
3 students
University of St. ThomasSt. Paul, Minnesota
1 student
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, INJoshua Napierkowski
University of St. ThomasSt. Paul, MNOlivia Lang
University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming
2 students
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WYSkylyn Borne
Brianna O’Shea
Western State CollegeGunnison1 student
Arapahoe Community CollegeDenver
1 student
Art Institute of ColoradoDenver
2 students
Western State CollegeGunnison, CO
Pierce Moynihan
Wyotech InstituteLaramie, WYEric Flageolle
Wyotech InstituteLaramie, Wyoming
1 student
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NMDianna Montoya
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, COMisgana Alem
Rebecca HowellAntonio Murdock
Jessica Tovado
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HITyler Iwasaki
University of DenverDenver, CO
Lucy ConstantinoAlyssa Kucera
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TXGloria Sandoval
Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MOAndrea Lazzara
University of ColoradoDenver, CO
Manuel LipicNevan McCabe
Howard UniversityWashington D.C.
Cayla Harris
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, ALJaron Walker
University of California- Santa Barbara -
Santa Barbara, CAAlex Meallet
University of ColoradoBoulder, COAlula Fitsum
Bria MayKevin Murphy
Nicholas RichardsDamian Siu
Regis UniversityDenver, CO
Kimberly BellJennifer CamposMaria Crossland
David LovellJordan Madrid-
AndrewsJohn Marriott
City University of Hong KongHong Kong
Hee Dam Yoon
Metropolitan State College
Denver, COSam Ambrose
Fernanda AntunezJoshua Correa
Kevin DietelJack Graas
Marrissa JonesCecelia Landis
Cinthia MartinezHenry Rutherford
Jessenia Sosa
Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS
Gabriella MillerVeronica MillerNicholas Suhr
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO
Thomas Cogger
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS
Abel Desta
Johnson and Wales University
Denver, COEmily Landry
Colorado State UniversityFt. Collins, COJulio Becerril
Ashanti GoshaNorissa McKinney
Alexandria Tina
Community Collegeof Denver
Denver, COSergio ArmasCintya Cham
Daniel DelgadoJesse Douglas
Claudia VazquezArt Institute of
ColoradoDenver, COLe’nia Stitt
Andraya Williams
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OHJohn Mares
Here’s where the class of 2012 will be this fall:
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1st Honor RollSophomoresCatherine Hegarty
Elizabeth Jensen
Caroline Landry
Clare Lowrey Madison Mares
Keara O’Toole Denise Overbey
Nathaniel Reyes
Jaida Rollins George Sandoval
Lily Tovado Colin Turner
JuniorsCecilia Berry Hannah Boldt Mussie Gebremedhin
John GiegerKirsten Grandon
Ashanti Johnson
Daisy Mena Rebecca Naiman
Alexandra Nearing
Warren Nitz Katherine Schaffer
Maggie Smith Mary Tynan Tristin Zimmermann
SeniorsFinnuella Carey
Kelly Daly Taylor Kipp Aisha May Samuel Mellentine
Anna MoranLuis Ortiz Cyril Waymel
The Class of 2012Kimberly Bell Jennifer Campos
Lucinda Constantino
Alyssa Kucera Olivia LangBria May Gabriella MillerDianna Montoya
Kaleigh Nitz Damian Siu
2nd Honor RollSophomoresValeria Burciaga
Rebecca Cleven
Jake Donahue Benjamin Espinola
Felicia Hernandez
Torie Huddleston
Marcos Lipic Zachary Michalczyk
Aidan Naughton
Lea NicholsFrancis Paolucci
Anna Pham Riley Thielke Elizabeth Vergil
JuniorsAlexa Bailon Benjamin Bartosz
Celina Gonzales
Haleigh Hurlbut
Ji Hyun Park Gabriella Saragosa
Giorgia Tesei Annabelle Towle
SeniorsJacob Carrillo Taylor Crawford
Michaela Dexter
Temer Gaim Shannon Huddleston
Kaitlyn Lawlor
Miriam Luevano
Carmen Lujan Paris McManus
Kelsey Moore Lauren RileyLucy Rodgers Casey Splane
The Class of 2012Skylyn Borne Christopher Gates
Ashanti Gosha
John Graas Cayla Harris Gloria Sandoval
Jaron Walker
Principal’s ListSophomoresLily JansenHae Won ParkMaureen Reilly
Rose Sabin Benjamin Suhr Nguyen Tram Myranda Weakland
JuniorsDominic Batuello
Aaron Beckman
Rhett Crismon Conar Donovan
Opal Drapeau William Keiss Arturo Mata-Martinez
Nicolas McDonald
Rachel Napierkowski
Caroline Paciaroni
Johniece ParkerCeline Reyes Huy Tran Alexis Walker-Dunham
SeniorsSierra Blanchard-Hodge
Jack Corriere Wynter Freeman
Min KangFrancis Knafelc
John Knetemann
Joseph Lemming
Elisabeth Lilles Paulina Limasalle
Angeli Mata Jaclyn Mock Sydney Moser Abigail Neirynck
Truc Nguyen Hattie OrzolekMonica Paolucci
Anna Sidor Asni Solomon Daniela Ukuni Eleanor Usick Sebastian Vazquez-Carson
Jonathan Whiteley
The Class of 2012Maria Crossland
Rebecca Howell
Andrea Lazzara
David Lovell John Marriott Joni Maxson Norissa McKinney
Alexandra Meallet
Catherine Meyer
Veronica Miller
Kevin MurphyJoshua Napierkowski
Reba Nazish Brianna O’Shea
Nicholas Suhr Alexandria Tina
Hee Dam Yoon
Honor Roll
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A Look Ahead...August
4 Class of 1982 Reunion6-9 Jump Start Program10-12 Class of 1962 Reunion15 Assumption of Mary (Office Closed)16 Freshman Formation Day17 Freshman Orientation Day17 Welcome Back BBQ20 First Day of School22 All-School Mass24 Morning Assembly Schedule29 Back to School Night30 Late Start Schedule
September 3 Labor Day (No School)14 Freshman Retreat23 Machebeuf 5K23 Powderpuff Football Game24-29 Spirit Week26 All-School Mass28 Homecoming Dance (No School)29 Homecoming Football Game
October
8 FOCUS 1110 All-School Mass12 Faculty Retreat (No School)15 Parent-Teacher Conf. (No School)16 Late Start Schedule17 PSAT Testing24 PLAN/EXPLORE Testing25 Donum et Gratia Reception26 Teacher Inservice (No School)28 Open House Denver, CO 80230 www.machebeuf.org
A Look Inside...
458 Uinta Way 303.344.0082
Peru Mission Trip
PrincipalMr. Jessie Skipwith
Assistant Principal - Dean of StudentsSr. Helen Marie Glaser, O.P.
Assistant Principal - Dean of AcademicsMrs. Tuyet Nguyen
Machebeuf BeaconEditor
Mr. Eduard LugoDirector of Campus Ministry and Communications
Prom 2012
The Gospel of Life at Boys State
Two Bishop Machebeuf seniors fight for pro-life legislation at Boys State.
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Contributing WritersMr. Jessie Skipwith
Mr. John KnetemannBMHS Senior
Contributing PhotographersSr. Helen Marie Glaser, O.P.
Dean of [email protected]
Mr. Alejandro Molina
Ms. Monica Everhart Director of Admissions
Contributing EditorsMs. Laura Henry
Director of Alumni & [email protected]
A Message from the PrincipalDear Students, Parents and Friends of Bishop Machebeuf High School,
I hope that you each were able to find a cool place to enjoy rest, relaxation and renewal during this extraordinarily HOT summer! This time of rejuvenation is very important to all of us as we take some time to get away from the very busy days of the school year. These summer months have also provided the school leadership with the much needed time to reflect upon and evaluate the many strengths that we bring to our families as an academic community of faith. With this time of
reflection we are thrilled and anxious to bring some new and exciting energy to this upcoming 2012-13 school year!
This year, I would like to call your attention to our purposeful efforts towards a renewal and strengthening of our faith development and intellectual formation throughout our school community. These efforts are not geared towards “fixing” something that is broken. Rather, they are directed towards actively engaging the highly valued process of continuous improvement, in order to make what we already do very well even better! These purposeful efforts have been underway for the past two years and have included internal administrative activities ranging from investigative inquiry and understanding to surveys and professional development workshops. We have collectively evaluated our school’s many strengths and points of success and have sought many ways of increasing our school’s effectiveness in forming students’ hearts and minds by allowing them to grow in virtue, to live as faithful witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to study and love the beauty of the Catholic faith, and to come to know the truth through a personal encounter with Jesus, “the way, the truth, and the life.”
Through our extensive committee work and curricular investigation, we have come to know and refer to this process of renewal as a return to the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. For 2000 years, the Catholic Church has been educating its flock in pursuit of the truth. Through Scripture and Tradition, we are shown that the truth exists, that it is knowable by humanity, and that it is not an idea but a person, Jesus Christ. At first glance, one might be tempted to confuse this renewal as a restructuring of the school’s curriculum to look like Classical Education. This is not the case. Although there will be many similarities between the ancient practices of the classical world and this renewal of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition implemented here at Machebeuf, it is important to understand that it is the Church that transformed education in the world in light of the missionary mandate of Jesus. As educators, we understand this task as being inspired by a supernatural vision; that built from the fruitful interactions between Jerusalem, Athens and Rome, we are still today called to evangelize all ends of the earth with the truth. This is the basis upon which this process of renewal is founded.
In a recent address to U.S. Bishops, Pope Benedict XVI stated, “Before all else, I would acknowledge the great progress that has been made in recent years in improving catechesis, reviewing texts and bringing them into conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catholic schools remain an essential resource for the New Evangelization, and the significant contribution that they make to American society as a whole ought to be better appreciated and more generously supported. Catholic schools need to reaffirm their distinctive identity in fidelity to their founding ideals and the Church’s mission in service of the Gospel. Providing young people with a sound education in the faith represents the most urgent internal challenge facing the Catholic community in our country. The deposit of faith is a priceless treasure which each generation must pass on to the next by winning hearts to Jesus Christ and shaping minds in the knowledge, understanding and love of his Church.”
In response to these points of recognition, the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Committee focused directly on efforts leading first and foremost to the strengthening of catechesis in both our students and faculty by creating a lecture series that featured professors from the Augustine Institute, the Seminary, and the Biblical School. In these lectures, we have studied papal documents, such as Archbishop Michael Miller’s Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools, and have revisited
The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
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An Evening of Entertainment This past spring, the Bishop Machebeuf Drama department held their
annual “Evening of Entertainment”. The audience was treated to musical numbers performed by the choir,
guitar and piano solos and short skits.
Fond Farewell On May 7, the BMHS faculty and staff hosted the annual Senior Breakfast, our way of saying thank you to the class
of 2012 and their parents.
Donor Dedication On the evening of May 2, the plaque commemorating the donors of the Building on a Tradition of Excellence Capital Campaign was unveiled by Board of Trustees Chair Nancy Bauman with her husband Mark and blessed by Fr. Douglas Grandon. The plaque
honors the 264 individuals and families who contributed to the $2,200,633.59 campaign. 5
Scene at Machebeuf
Scene at Machebeuf
Peru Mission Trip
2012
18 Students. 10 days in Peru. 7 tons of rock. Life-changing.
by Mr. Eduard Lugo, Director of Campus Ministry
Ok, I don’t know if it was really seven tons, but after moving rocks by hand for three days straight, it sure felt like seven tons. In the past seven years, I’ve brought young men and women on mission trips to Panama twice, Samoa twice and New Orleans five times. I’ve never had an experience as complete as our mission trip to Peru. I’ve also never had a group be asked to remove several tons of rock from a hill only using shovels and buckets. I’ve never been asked to build a cement wall sixteen feet tall and thirty-two feet wide. I’ve also never seen a group of eighteen teenagers work so hard. I watched as lives changed over those ten days.
Here’s what we did....We built a retaining wall in a “shanty-town” for a school. Peru is a desert surrounded by hills made of loose, shale rock. The poorest people live in 10 foot by 10 foot shacks in the hills. They have no running water, makeshift electricity and the loos shale rocks create constant rock slides that slide into their homes. The school that we built a retaining wall for was literally being covered by rocks. Our first job was to remove several tons of rock in order to clear space for the wall and find the solid rock for the wall’s foundation. I’ll let the students tell the story through the daily blog put up on our website...
June 5 Day 1travel
June 6 Day 2visit
We made it safely to Peru and we are ready for some sleep! This morning we gathered at Machebeuf at 3 am! After 17 hours of travel, we arrived at our convent/retreat center in Peru at about 12:30 am, said morning prayer and quickly fell asleep. The traffic in Peru is bad all the time, even at 12:30 in the morning! There’s one gigantic foggy cloud that hangs over the city for about 6 months. It’s cool and humid, but not too cold. We can’t wait to get out and explore tomorrow! Pray for us!
Hola from Peru! Today we went and checked out two schools called Villa Caritas (All-Girls) and San Pedro (All-Boys). Both schools are built at the base of the mountains! After that, we got a brief history of Peru and a quick overview of the area we are working in. Learning about the super-high poverty percentage made me so thankful for everything I have.
When the presentations were done, Alejandro and David, our guides for the week from the Christian Life Movement, decided to take us out for some fun. We went to a park filled with fountains, two of which you can walk through. Needless to say, all of us were extremely wet by the end of our visit. We then came back home, where we changed and sat down for a ridiculously good dinner, after which we had a quick talk and then went off to bed.
Oh, I almost forgot Sr. Paulina. She is the cutest and sweetest nun I have ever met! She is about 4 feet 10 inches tall and about 80 years old. Everytime she sees us, she gives us hugs and speaks to us in Spanish. It’s been a great first day here and I can’t wait to see what happens next! See y’all in 8 days!- Jackie Mock
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June 7 Day 3move rocks
June 8 Day 4move more rocks
June 9 Day 5zoo and fútbol
Today we started working on the retaining wall. The area that we worked was the poorest place that any of us have ever seen. There were a lot of stray dogs and people living in makeshift shacks. Our first job is to clear rocks. The work was very strenuous! Four of us worked with the children in the school, who were around age 4-5. We taught them how to count from 1-10 in English. Then we taught them how to play musical chairs and duck, duck, goose. They loved it and were excited and happy.
After work, we went to a parish that is a community center for the CLM. We had Mass in the beautiful church there, and the Peruvian teenagers there played some traditional
We woke up this morning earlier than I would have liked! We worked at the school still digging up rock and dirt to make a flat surface in order to build the wall. The work went on forever!
After hammerin’ out some work, we went to a Peruvian buffet on the coast and it was delicious! After eating, we walked around the area and took pictures by the water with a beautiful view of the coast.
We finished the day off playing basketball and volleyball with guys from the Christian Life Movement. I’m not sure how basketball went, but we had a very intense game of volleyball between the guys and girls. If you know ANYTHING about the Machebeuf Volleyball Team, you would know that those girls take volleyball way too seriously... but the girls lost after a hard fought game. That, friends, family, and loved ones, was our day!!! - Liz Griffin
Peruvian music for us. For dinner we ate cow heart, which most of us liked even though some of us didn’t know that’s what we were eating. After more games and lots of conversation with the Peruvians, we were ready for some sleep.- Reid Lochmiller
Greetings from Peru! It is now day 5 and we had to wake up at 6:45 and head to morning prayer. After breakfast, we drove to the zoo and met up with about 80 kindergarten kids from the shanty towns.
Our job was to walk around the zoo with the kids and make sure that none of them got lost. It was a fun adventure with them. Seeing the kids faces light up when they saw the animals was great. We walked around to see all of the animals and had a lot of fun playing with the little kids. We left the kids with high fives and giving them piggy-back rides to the bus.
After arriving back at our retreat center, we got dressed up and played soccer at the “School of Reconciliation,” and everyone was so excited. We split up into teams after we got to the school and had at least one Peruvian and one American on each team. Afterwards, we went to “Bembos” for dinner, which is the Peruvian version of McDonald’s, and it was interesting. Some of the burgers even had fried bananas on them! We had night prayer on our bus on the way back to the retreat center and went to sleep! -Nick Owen
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June 10 Day 6Corpus Christi
June 11 Day 7begin the wall
June 12 Day 8más cemento. más piedras.
Hola! Today we took a trip downtown to partake in the feast of Corpus Christi. Over 50,000 people came to celebrate Mass and to witness the procession. The streets surrounding the Cathedral were lined with enormous, extravagant “carpets” made with colorful flower petals. The real beauty, however, was in the Peruvian people themselves. Everyone was dancing and singing; they were filled with so much joy and life. It was truly inspiring to see the heart and passion for the Lord present in those people.
In the afternoon we went to the park. We started out playing ultimate frisbee, but then ended up playing “World Cup” in soccer. Epic goals were scored, ridiculous saves were made, and great fun was had. We’re more than halfway through our mission trip, and the experience so far can hardly be put into words. We’re all a little bit tired, but we’re looking forward to the many adventures still in store for us. - Angeli Mata
Hola! Today we worked very hard. First, we moved more rocks off of the hill. After that, the men we were working with kept pushing more rocks into the areas that we already excavated. This made us a little angry, but by the end of the day we were laying the base of the wall that we are building. Mr. Lugo proved to be the master cement mixer, although Angeli did pretty much everything. She made the rest of us look like slackers.
After we were done working, we went to a mall, named Larcomar, that was built on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It was very relaxing and very beautiful. We had dinner there at a restaurant,
enjoyed walking around, went home and fell right to sleep. - Nic McDonald
More cement. More rocks. All day long we mixed cement, moved rocks and continued with the construction of the wall.
The beginning of the day was very interesting. When we arrived at our worksite, there was a large gathering of people from the community arguing about where the wall should be placed. Our leader, Alejandro explained to us that these conflicts are frequent because nobody actually owns the land in the shanty-towns. When all that the people there have in the world is a 10x10 square of land, then they fight for every inch. One group thought the wall should be moved back two feet; another group said it should stay where it is. The conflict was resolved and we continued to work.
In the evening, we visited the Church of San Francisco, which was built in the late 1500s. The church was beautiful and underneath the church was a crypt containing the bones of almost 25,000 people! It was a bit creepy for many of us. We visited another church just down the road named San Pedro, which was built in the early 1600s. At one time in Lima,there were 15 churches within 2 square miles! - Mr. Lugo
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June 13 Day 9finished
June 14 Day 10retreat and goodbyes
We finished our wall! We worked all morning long and mixed two more batches of cement and moved more rocks than we could count, but we finished! It was exhausting work, but well worth it to see how happy the community was.
We even got a special visit from the mayor of the district where we worked. We christened the wall by breaking a bottle of champagne over it, wrote our names on the wall, the community cooked us a delicious meal and threw us a small party. To celebrate, we played with the kids, ate, drank a Peruvian drink called “chicha” and danced. It was a lot of fun.
After all of this we headed back to downtown Lima and visited the Cathedral of Lima and had an excellent tour guide. We also visited the tombs of St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres. These were two saints who lived in Lima in the 1500s. St. Rose of Lima is the first native born saint from the Americas. We’re sad to be saying our goodbyes tomorrow!
Today we said goodbye to Peru. In the morning we had a small retreat. It was a good way to wrap up our time down here and to bring our focus back to the Lord.
In the afternoon we went to a school named, “La alegría del Señor”, which in English means, “The Joy of the Lord”, and man was it JOYFUL! It is a school for physically handicapped students. We had so much fun! We helped the kids eat their lunch, which can be very difficult with some of their handicaps and then we played with them. Some of us played soccer or just talked and played games. It was so much fun! None of us wanted to leave.
We then wrapped up our trip with a quick stop at the Inca Market, the “flea market” of Lima, where we purchased lots of souvenirs and enjoyed haggling prices. With that our trip was complete and we headed to the airport, grateful for these fulfilling and life-changing ten days in Peru!
Want to get involved?There’s 3 ways:
Checks payable to: BMHS
Attn: Peru458 Uinta Way
Denver, CO 80230100% of Donations will go directly to the Christian Life Movement to help finish the
rest of the wall and rebuild the school.
Tentativeley Scheduled for:June, 2013
Please join us for the parent information meeting@ BMHS
Wednesday, September 19th6:30 pm
Room #101
We would like to give parents of all skill sets the opportunity to participate in a parent mission trip.
If you are interested, please contact Mr. Eduard Lugo for more information:303.344.0082 ext. [email protected]
If we have enough interest, we will set a meeting date and begin the planning process.
Donations Student Trip Parent Trip
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Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington
1 student
Academy of Art InstituteSan Francisco, California
1 student
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas
1 student
University of Notre DameSouth Bend, Indiana
1 student
Franciscan Univ. of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio
1 student
Colorado Schools50 students
Regis UniversityDenver
7 students
Johnson and Wales University
Denver1 student
Community College of Denver
Denver5 students
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver11 students
University of ColoradoDenver
2 students
University of ColoradoBoulder
5 students
University of ColoradoColorado Springs
2 students
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley
4 studentsColorado State University
Fort Collins4 students
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WAReba Nazish
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
CJ GatesDavid Jones Jr.
Where’s the class of 2012?
University of Denver
Denver3 students
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CAStaja Thomas
Arapahoe Community College
Denver, COCatherine Meyer
City University of Hong KongHong Kong1 student
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, COJeffrey Clark
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction
1 student
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango
1 student
Howard UniversityWashington D.C.
1 studentRockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri
1 student
The George Washington UniversityWashington D.C.
2 students
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas
1 student
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama
1 student
University of California - Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California
1 student
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii
1 student
University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico
1 student
Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas
3 students
University of St. ThomasSt. Paul, Minnesota
1 student
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, INJoshua Napierkowski
University of St. ThomasSt. Paul, MNOlivia Lang
University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming
2 students
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WYSkylyn Borne
Brianna O’Shea
Western State CollegeGunnison1 student
Arapahoe Community CollegeDenver
1 student
Art Institute of ColoradoDenver
2 students
Western State CollegeGunnison, CO
Pierce Moynihan
Wyotech InstituteLaramie, WYEric Flageolle
Wyotech InstituteLaramie, Wyoming
1 student
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NMDianna Montoya
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, COMisgana Alem
Rebecca HowellAntonio Murdock
Jessica Tovado
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HITyler Iwasaki
University of DenverDenver, CO
Lucy ConstantinoAlyssa Kucera
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TXGloria Sandoval
Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MOAndrea Lazzara
University of ColoradoDenver, CO
Manuel LipicNevan McCabe
Howard UniversityWashington D.C.
Cayla Harris
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, ALJaron Walker
University of California- Santa Barbara -
Santa Barbara, CAAlex Meallet
University of ColoradoBoulder, COAlula Fitsum
Bria MayKevin Murphy
Nicholas RichardsDamian Siu
Regis UniversityDenver, CO
Kimberly BellJennifer CamposMaria Crossland
David LovellJordan Madrid-
AndrewsJohn Marriott
City University of Hong KongHong Kong
Hee Dam Yoon
Metropolitan State College
Denver, COSam Ambrose
Fernanda AntunezJoshua Correa
Kevin DietelJack Graas
Marrissa JonesCecelia Landis
Cinthia MartinezHenry Rutherford
Jessenia Sosa
Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS
Gabriella MillerVeronica MillerNicholas Suhr
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO
Thomas Cogger
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS
Abel Desta
Johnson and Wales University
Denver, COEmily Landry
Colorado State UniversityFt. Collins, COJulio Becerril
Ashanti GoshaNorissa McKinney
Alexandria Tina
Community Collegeof Denver
Denver, COSergio ArmasCintya Cham
Daniel DelgadoJesse Douglas
Claudia VazquezArt Institute of
ColoradoDenver, COLe’nia Stitt
Andraya Williams
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OHJohn Mares
Here’s where the class of 2012 will be this fall:
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Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington
1 student
Academy of Art InstituteSan Francisco, California
1 student
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas
1 student
University of Notre DameSouth Bend, Indiana
1 student
Franciscan Univ. of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio
1 student
Colorado Schools50 students
Regis UniversityDenver
7 students
Johnson and Wales University
Denver1 student
Community College of Denver
Denver5 students
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver11 students
University of ColoradoDenver
2 students
University of ColoradoBoulder
5 students
University of ColoradoColorado Springs
2 students
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley
4 studentsColorado State University
Fort Collins4 students
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WAReba Nazish
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
CJ GatesDavid Jones Jr.
Where’s the class of 2012?
University of Denver
Denver3 students
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CAStaja Thomas
Arapahoe Community College
Denver, COCatherine Meyer
City University of Hong KongHong Kong1 student
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, COJeffrey Clark
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction
1 student
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango
1 student
Howard UniversityWashington D.C.
1 studentRockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri
1 student
The George Washington UniversityWashington D.C.
2 students
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas
1 student
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama
1 student
University of California - Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California
1 student
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii
1 student
University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico
1 student
Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas
3 students
University of St. ThomasSt. Paul, Minnesota
1 student
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, INJoshua Napierkowski
University of St. ThomasSt. Paul, MNOlivia Lang
University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming
2 students
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WYSkylyn Borne
Brianna O’Shea
Western State CollegeGunnison1 student
Arapahoe Community CollegeDenver
1 student
Art Institute of ColoradoDenver
2 students
Western State CollegeGunnison, CO
Pierce Moynihan
Wyotech InstituteLaramie, WYEric Flageolle
Wyotech InstituteLaramie, Wyoming
1 student
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NMDianna Montoya
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, COMisgana Alem
Rebecca HowellAntonio Murdock
Jessica Tovado
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HITyler Iwasaki
University of DenverDenver, CO
Lucy ConstantinoAlyssa Kucera
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TXGloria Sandoval
Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MOAndrea Lazzara
University of ColoradoDenver, CO
Manuel LipicNevan McCabe
Howard UniversityWashington D.C.
Cayla Harris
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, ALJaron Walker
University of California- Santa Barbara -
Santa Barbara, CAAlex Meallet
University of ColoradoBoulder, COAlula Fitsum
Bria MayKevin Murphy
Nicholas RichardsDamian Siu
Regis UniversityDenver, CO
Kimberly BellJennifer CamposMaria Crossland
David LovellJordan Madrid-
AndrewsJohn Marriott
City University of Hong KongHong Kong
Hee Dam Yoon
Metropolitan State College
Denver, COSam Ambrose
Fernanda AntunezJoshua Correa
Kevin DietelJack Graas
Marrissa JonesCecelia Landis
Cinthia MartinezHenry Rutherford
Jessenia Sosa
Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS
Gabriella MillerVeronica MillerNicholas Suhr
Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, CO
Thomas Cogger
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS
Abel Desta
Johnson and Wales University
Denver, COEmily Landry
Colorado State UniversityFt. Collins, COJulio Becerril
Ashanti GoshaNorissa McKinney
Alexandria Tina
Community Collegeof Denver
Denver, COSergio ArmasCintya Cham
Daniel DelgadoJesse Douglas
Claudia VazquezArt Institute of
ColoradoDenver, COLe’nia Stitt
Andraya Williams
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OHJohn Mares
Here’s where the class of 2012 will be this fall:
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The Gospel of Life at Boys State
This summer, BMHS Seniors John Knetemann and Jack Corriere attended Boys State. Boys State is a summer
leadership program during which program participants elect mock municipal and state officials and pass bills in a similar manner to the legislative process of the United States. This is
their story of introducing pro-life legislation at Boys State.
Boys State was an interesting and incredibly rewarding program in which we learned about the United States Government and how to be a successful politician. We campaigned for different offices, participated or led party conventions, and created a state government.
The most important part of the week for me was my advocacy of the pro-life bill that Jack Corriere (BMHS Senior) and others submitted. This bill called for a ban on abortions. I was given a few minutes to speak about the bill before the House and I gave a quick four minute speech and opened up the floor for questions. This question period made me realize that not only is the pro-life argument strong, but the pro-choice argument is ground-less. The bill passed the House, with NO amendments, meaning the bill was unchanged (which was perfect). I knew that the Senate would be a much more difficult task, as it was filled with many relativists. I gave a speech and answered questions in this chamber of Congress, and this experience helped me to realize the dangers and evils in the prevelant mind-set of relativism. One Senator asked me the question, “Legally, the Government has no right in regulating us in such a way. How can you justify the regulation of a woman’s body?” My response was that the Gov-ernment does what it needs to protect ALL its citizens and the Declaration of Independence places LIFE before
LIBERTY. How can one have liberty, anyways, if they are never given life? I later brought up the point that the US Government protects bird eggs as an endangered life with a multi-thousand dollar fine if destroyed. How could the Government protect a bird egg over a human fetus? Of course, being on a groundless argument, the pro-choice supporters brushed it off as a joke saying, “Does that mean when I eat eggs in the morning I am killing and aborting?” This wasn’t my point at all, and they knew that.
The bill passed the Senate by a major-ity of only 2 votes. The bill was then taken to the Governor to be signed. For the past day, in between congress meetings, I had lobbied both the Lt. Governor and the Governor for hours to sign this bill. The Lt. Governor was a pro-life advocate and agreed to sign it and push the Governor to sign the bill. I had sat with the Governor for the past couple meals speaking with him and lobbying the passage of the pro-life bill. I seemed to strike a deal with him and it seemed our pro-life bill had passed. The last day of atten-dance, we had an address by the Gov-ernor describing the bills he passed into law. Unfortunately, no pro-life bill was ever mentioned. This shocked all those under the pro-life agenda. When asked about it he said it never reached his office or to his desk for signing. I only hope that what he said was a lie because if what he is saying is
true, it just shows the fear in the pro-choice movement. The pro-choice movement knows its argument is weak. They have to push it out of question altogether instead of fighting it through debate. You may be wondering what the importance of this bill was. “It is only Boys State,” you may be thinking. But it is not! The point is to change the minds of those attending. Not only that, but all bills passed into law through Boys State are introduced to the Colorado State Legislature and have a chance to actually become law. Earlier in the year, I was asked what I have done in the pro-life movement in Mr. Lenzini’s class. Unfortunately, my answer was truthfully nothing! I hadn’t put enough thought into becoming active about it. BUT NOW, I feel that I have done more than a majority of people will ever do in a lifetime. What I would like to bring to your attention, and all the students of BMHS, is that political activism is important, and if you are not politi-cally active, you are letting someone else choose for you. That is the only problem with the pro-life movement today, it has the perfect arguments and points, but not the proper political ac-tivism. I encourage everyone, teachers and students, to write their state and national legislatures, ALL OF THEM (Democrats and Republicans). I assure you it will make a difference.
- John Knetemann BMHS Senior
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PROM2012 Denver Museum of
Nature and Science
1st Honor RollSophomoresCatherine Hegarty Elizabeth Jensen Caroline Landry Clare Lowrey Madison Mares Keara O’Toole Denise Overbey Nathaniel Reyes Jaida Rollins George Sandoval Lily Tovado Colin Turner
JuniorsCecilia Berry Hannah Boldt Mussie Gebremedhin John GiegerKirsten Grandon Ashanti Johnson Daisy Mena Rebecca Naiman Alexandra Nearing Warren Nitz Katherine Schaffer Maggie Smith Mary Tynan Tristin Zimmermann
SeniorsFinnuella Carey Kelly Daly Taylor Kipp Aisha May Samuel Mellentine Anna MoranLuis Ortiz Cyril Waymel
The Class of 2012Kimberly Bell Jennifer Campos Lucinda Constantino Alyssa Kucera Olivia LangBria May Gabriella MillerDianna Montoya Kaleigh Nitz Damian Siu
2nd Honor RollSophomoresValeria Burciaga Rebecca Cleven Jake Donahue Benjamin Espinola Felicia Hernandez Torie Huddleston Marcos Lipic Zachary Michalczyk Aidan Naughton Lea NicholsFrancis Paolucci Anna Pham Riley Thielke Elizabeth Vergil
JuniorsAlexa Bailon Benjamin Bartosz Celina Gonzales Haleigh Hurlbut Ji Hyun Park Gabriella Saragosa Giorgia Tesei Annabelle Towle
SeniorsJacob Carrillo Taylor Crawford Michaela Dexter Temer Gaim Shannon Huddleston Kaitlyn Lawlor Miriam Luevano Carmen Lujan Paris McManus Kelsey Moore Lauren RileyLucy Rodgers Casey Splane
The Class of 2012Skylyn Borne Christopher Gates Ashanti Gosha John Graas Cayla Harris Gloria Sandoval Jaron Walker
Principal’s ListSophomoresLily JansenHae Won ParkMaureen Reilly Rose Sabin Benjamin Suhr Nguyen Tram Myranda Weakland
JuniorsDominic Batuello Aaron Beckman Rhett Crismon Conar Donovan Opal Drapeau William Keiss Arturo Mata-Martinez Nicolas McDonald Rachel Napierkowski Caroline Paciaroni Johniece ParkerCeline Reyes Huy Tran Alexis Walker-Dunham
SeniorsSierra Blanchard-Hodge Jack Corriere Wynter Freeman Min KangFrancis Knafelc John Knetemann Joseph LemmingElisabeth Lilles Paulina Limasalle Angeli Mata Jaclyn Mock Sydney Moser Abigail Neirynck Truc Nguyen Hattie OrzolekMonica Paolucci Anna Sidor Asni Solomon Daniela Ukuni Eleanor Usick Sebastian Vazquez-Carson Jonathan Whiteley
The Class of 2012Maria Crossland Rebecca Howell Andrea Lazzara David Lovell John Marriott Joni Maxson Norissa McKinneyAlexandra Meallet Catherine Meyer Veronica Miller Kevin MurphyJoshua Napierkowski Reba Nazish Brianna O’Shea Nicholas Suhr Alexandria TinaHee Dam Yoon
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the ancient method of prayer, the Lectio Divina. The administration is committed to the continuation of this catechesis and formation of the faculty and students as we focus on this on-going renewal that will absolutely strengthen our ability to serve the mission of Bishop Machebeuf High School and the Catholic Church.
As we move into this next year, following the extensive investigative and committee work that has been completed, the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Committee will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of our curriculum to lead students to the truth by pursuing the true nature of things from their true point and source of origin – God. We will be modifying and enhancing the delivery of our currently existing academically rigorous curriculum by assisting faculty in facilitating in our students the ability to critically examine the ethical and political principles drawn from the tradition of natural law. Finally, one key goal and outcome will be to equip our students to engage as competent citizens in contemporary society by living and articulating their convictions in accordance with revelation as it has been passed on through the living Tradition of the Catholic Church.
Through these efforts of renewal of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, we will see changes in how our students learn, live, and lead with an increased understanding of both faith and reason (fides et ratio). At his address to the United Nations in 1995, the Blessed Pope John Paul II suggested that, “the truths of the natural moral law – the moral logic which is built into human life, could serve as a universal grammar enabling cross-cultural dialogue throughout the world.” As Catholics, we should bring to bear in public life the moral truths we hold through perspectives framed by the grammar and vocabulary of the natural moral law.
I invite you to join in this exciting new endeavor as we partner with our the parents, as the primary educators of their children. We will be enhancing our curriculum to reflect a Catholic worldview even better than before, as we continue to strive to bring personal relationships to our students that reflect a transparent, living witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I wish you many blessings on this new school year.
In Christ,
Jessie Skipwith Principal
Summa Cum Laude! Medal Winners from the National Latin Exam
Congratulations to the students who received medals in the National Latin Exam.
The National Latin Exam is a test given to over 136,000 Latin
students worldwide. The test covers general knowledge
of Latin grammar, vocabulary, mythology,
customs, derivatives, and translation abilities.
From Top Left: Kate Espinola Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude for Latin I; Argel Almeraz Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude For Latin I Top Right: Sebastian Vazquez-Carson Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude For Latin III
At Left: Caroline Paciaroni Gold Medal, Summa Cum Laude for Latin II; Aaron Beckman Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude for Latin II; Right: Joni Maxson Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude for Latin IV
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