Friday, May 18, 2012
The seniors of Lake Catholic High School celebrated their approaching graduation with a parade
The seniors of Lake Catholic High School celebrated their upcoming graduation May 28 with a parade Wednesday. They paraded in a caravan that included about every conceivable mode of conveyance conceivable -- trucks, tractors, bobsleds and more -- from St. John Vianney Catholic Church to the school. The parade is a tradition that stretches back more than a decade for Lake Catholic seniors.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Congratulations to King Sean Fee, Queen Kara Jankowski & all the Lake Catholic Cougars
Juniors and seniors from Lake Catholic High School celebrated their prom Friday night at LaMalfa Centre. Watch as they dance, party and crown their prom queen and king. Cougars, I hope you had and fun and safe night. Don't forget to upload your own photos on Mentor Patch.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Enjoy the photography, drawings and prints of Lake Catholic students
The students of Lake Catholic High School are showing off their artistic sides with their annual May Art Show. From now until May 15, the students' artwork adorns the school's main corridor. Their paintings, prints, drawings and more will be judged by school staff and faculty with the best artists receiving awards.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Students from Lake Catholic had the opportunity to learn more about Israel and its armed forces Friday
Inevitably, when the Israeli Defense Force -- Israel's national military -- visits a school to talk about their work and country, somebody asks them what type of gun they use, Lt. Col. Vered Shochat said. The question came up quickly when the IDF visited Lake Catholic High School Friday afternoon. However, Capt. Yonit Leizerovitch did not say what type of gun she used. "The purpose of our visit here is to expose you to the other side of the army," she said. "We use ammunition but it's not the main thing we do. We educate," she said. "We want to expose you to a different part of the army and a different part of the world." Shochat and Leizerovitch work at Havat HaShomer, an IDF base for at-risk young men and women. The people who come to …
Those with gently worn prom and homecoming dresses can donate them from 8 a.m. to noon at Lake Catholic
Lake Catholic seniors Erin Radigan and Bonnie Zappitelli know how expensive prom can be. "I know some people who spent $400 on the dress alone," Erin said. Erin and Bonnie also know that not everyone can afford all the lavish accoutrements that often go with prom. That's why they are collecting gently used homecoming and prom dresses for the less fortunate from 8 a.m. to noon today (April 28) in Lake Catholic atrium. "I feel like every girl should have a prom and get that one fairy-tale night, even if they can't afford it," Bonnie said. The dresses that the girls will collect go to My Fairy God Mother, a nonprofit in North Randall that provides prom dresses, shoes and purses to girls who could not otherwise afford it. Bonnie and Erin also …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Check out the fun stuff happening this weekend in Mentor
1. GALLERY ONE LAUNCHES KINKADE TRIBUTE EXHIBIT Where/When: Gallery One Art Gallery, Friday Why Go: It is said that one in every twenty homes in America has a work of Thomas Kinkade hanging on its walls. Sadly, Kinkade passed away earlier this month at the age of 54. In addition to being a painter of light, he was also a frequent guest of Gallery One. And, in celebration of his contributions to fine art, Gallery One has launched a special Thomas Kinkade tribute -- complete with art, memorabilia and films. The exhibition will continue through September 1. Pricing: Free 2. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY BARK FOR LIFE Where/When: Eleanor B. Garfield Park, 10 a.m., Saturday Why Go: Join the American Cancer Society …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Students redeem last year's loss to teachers on basketball court; raise more than $900 for
Last year the Lake Catholic students and teachers played each other in basketball; this year, the battlefield was the volleyball court. The students earned their revenge for last year's loss by beating the teachers -- two games to one -- on Friday. The game capped a pep rally that recognized the spring sports teams at the high school. The school also raised more than $900 for Community Service Director Debbie Jarosz's Gulu Help Foundation by allowing the students to donate money and, in return, they could dress down.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
With a headline like that, do I even have to tell you it was an unusual week?
1. Maybe it's because I'm a guy or because my wife and I don't have children, but I had never heard of mastitis until Mama Says Columnist Devone wrote about it and a host of other breast feeding problems earlier this week. Pink milk, babies with vampire teeth -- Devone suffered it all. And it looks like other mothers feel her pain because her column has already been recommended more than 100 times on Facebook. If you haven't read her column yet, you should. You'll laugh. You'll cringe. You'll want to bottle feed. 2. Warmer weather tends to spur more unusual crime stories and you would think it was July on Mercury with some of the unusual stuff we've seen this past week. It's almost enough to make someone wish for cooler weather. Almost. 3…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The French, German, Latin and Spanish clubs competed against each other in volleyball, tug-of-war, vocabulary, translation and cuisine Tuesday at Lake Catholic High School
The Spanish, French, German and Latin students of Lake Catholic High School competed in their annual Language Olympics Tuesday. They challenged one another in physical, mental and culinary contests in front of a raucous crowd in the school's gym. The language clubs formed teams that played in volleyball, speedball and dodgeball tournaments. They also demonstrated their mental acumen with vocabulary, translation and cultural contests. Additionally, the students cooked dishes from the land of their respective languages' origin, which the teachers ranked. The Language Olympics began in 1988 and have grown more elaborate each year. The students make their own team T-shirts and study hard to win linguistic bragging rights.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Debbie Jarosz has spent the last seven years working in Masindi and Gulu
Debbie Jarosz didn't spend a lot of time thinking about global problems while growing up. "I was a Cleveland girl," she said. "We did our vacations in Myrtle Beach and that's as cosmopolitan as we got." But that changed in 2005 when Jarosz -- the community service director at Lake Catholic High School -- joined a women's building group for Habitat for Humanity in Uganda. She and the other women in the group were struck by the vast difference between Uganda's poverty and poverty in the United States. The average Ugandan lives on $1,190 a year. Average life expectancy is 54. The country is recovering from a civil war between a rebel group -- the Lord's Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony -- and the Ugandan government. The war lasted more …
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