Catholic Schools Week
The
Catholic Schools Week began with a
special blessing for students and faculty at
the 10:45 a.m. Sunday, January 25, Mass
celebrated by the student body and monastic community. On Monday, the Jazz
Ensemble performed for students at two
Ft. Smith schools, St. Boniface and Christ
the King. Renaissance Day offerings on
Tuesday included calligraphy, clay jewelry,
stained glass, Cajun cooking, mountain bikVol. 7, No. 11 - February 2, 2015
ing, film study, CPR, a trail cleanup project,
John Tran and Jacob
a taste of China and Germany, and trips to
Maestri in Godspell
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a fish hatchery, to the Booneville Human
of Subiaco Academy
Development Center, and to Dog Patch. Wednesday highlights were special
desserts provided by the Parent Association, a performance (Godspell) for
Subiaco, Arkansas
St. Joseph Grade School students by the Academy thespian troupe followed
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by several numbers by the Jazz Ensemble; Oreo Blue provided the evening
entertainment. Games took place during Thursday’s TA. On Friday Stephen Thompson presented a talk about his
hiking pilgrimage in the Pyrenees. On Friday afternoon, the entire student body made a pilgrimage to St. Anthony
Church in Ratcliff led by Ft. Hugh Assenmacher, OSB, and Deacon Ken Stengel.
Trojan
Rule
Mr. Thompson and Mr. Brooks accompanied
9 students on a mountain biking trek at Old
Post Trail in Russellville for Renaissance Day.
The boys visited a local bike shop and got
some tune-ups and repairs before heading to
Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch and then back
on the trail at Bona Dea Park.
CPR
This year all students and teachers went to St. Anthony
Church in Ratcliff for the annual pilgrimage.
Liam Johnson creating
stained glass piece.
Silvery jewelry by
advanced art student.
Potpourri
Sangwoon Lee and Jun Woo
Chang were the winners in the
candy guessing jar games.
Cajun cooking took place in the
fieldhouse on Renaissance Day.
Bill Lux, President of the Academy
Board of Trustees, and Sam Little,
Director of Maintenance for the Abbey
and Academy, inspected the progress in
the construction of Fuhrmann Hall.
Don Berend provided Renaissance Day
instruction in stained glass.
Join Abbot Jerome, monks & staff at the 3rd Annual Day
at the Races at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, AR, on Sunday, Feb. 15th.
Space is limited and reservations are required not later than
close of the business day Feb. 3.
$36 per person and dress code required for some seating.
Call 479-934-1001 for details.
Ryan Gehrig, Joseph Post and Donna
McDonald at the January 23 meeting of
the Academy Board of Trustees.
Another quiz bowl victory
The senior high quiz bowl team had their final match of the regular
season against Clarksville at Clarksville on January 21st. The first game
was against the Subi A-team and Subi won 305 to 175. High scorers were
Axel Ntamatungiro and Jacob Maestri. Clarksville then went up against
the Subiaco B-team and Clarksville won 230 to 185. Subiaco A and B
team will compete in the 14th Annual Southside Invitational at UAFS on
February 21st starting at 8 am. Then it’s on to the Regional Tournament
on March 14th in Berryville where we hope to take home the gold and
go onto the State Competition in Maumelle.
Thespian competition in Fayetteville
International Thespian Troupe 1627 competed in the Arkansas OneAct Preliminaries at Fayetteville High School on Saturday, January
17th. They presented the short play Conversation at Night with a Despised
Character, starring troupe president John Tran and troupe secretary
Carlen Johnson. On light board was Liam Johnson. Followspot operator was troupe vice president Will Owens and sound engineer was
troupe treasurer Jacob Maestri. Though the play was not selected to
appear at the state festival, the actors and tech earned some scores of
Excellent from the judges. The five will attend the 3-day State Festival
in February and represent Subiaco Academy and Troupe 1627, the
Duct Tape Theatre.
Paint Ball excursions
are popular weekend
activities.
Thanks to parents who
work in the concession
stand at games.
32 units of blood were donated during the January 26, 2015, blood drive at Subiaco Academy.
Students, teachers, staff, and monks participated.
from the Parent Association
The Parent Association asks for the March 7 Carnival: non–perishable grocery items, Bingo prizes ($10 value),
individually wrapped candy, can Cokes, kid game prizes (pencils, stickers, books, small toys, no bouncy balls), live
and silent auction items. We still needpeople to sign up to help work booths and games, setting up and taking down
booths.
Junior High girls are invited to the Junior High Valentine Social on Friday, February 6, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Subiaco Academy.
Senior high girls are invited to the Senior High Valentine Dance on Friday, February 7, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., at the
Performing Arts Center on the campus of Subiaco Academy.
Trojans move to 8-2 in conference play
Subiaco moved to 8-2 in conference play, with wins over conference rivals Dardanelle and
Pottsville. The games were typical of the Trojans as of late, with periods of outstanding play,
followed by minutes of head-scratching play. In the end, the Trojans played two outstanding
defensive games, but again struggled with turnovers and foul shooting.
On Tuesday, Subiaco traveled to Dardanelle for a rematch with the Sand Lizards. The game
was almost a carbon copy of the game earlier at Subiaco. The Trojans would build a large
lead after three periods, and watch Dardanelle drain threes in the fourth, this time by four
different players. This time, the Trojan lead was attained slower. After one period of play,
Subi held a one point lead at 15-14. The second period saw the Trojans play some of their
better ball as they extended the lead to 10 at 29-19. The third period saw the Trojans extend
the lead and looking to cruise. However, just like the earlier game, the Sand Lizards refused
to quit scoring 26 points and draining threes with the last being at the buzzer to set the final
score of Subiaco 62 Dardanelle 56. Cash Krueger led the Trojans with 22, with Jon Vines
tossing in 13.
On Thursday, Subiaco hosted Pottsville, a team very similar to Dardanelle with lots of quickness and scrappy guard play. The difference is that Pottsville has a 6’7” man in the middle. The first period saw
the Trojans play some great defense, only to waste much of it with careless turnovers. Despite suffering nine
turnovers in the first period, Subiaco clung to a two point lead at 11-9. There were times when it looked as if
Subiaco would pull away in the second period, but turnovers continued to rear their ugly head, forcing the Trojans
to settle for a 25-20 lead at the break. The third period saw the Apaches come out with an assortment of defenses
and took a one-point lead. It was at this moment when the Trojans found themselves and righted the ship. In fact,
in no time at all, the Trojans built a 13 point lead behind some good defense and some discipline and patience on
offense. The Trojans’ offense was very balanced with Cash Krueger, Alex Walker, Jon Vines, and Evan Strobel
scoring 17, 14, 13, and 11 respectively, as the Trojans settled for a 62-53 win to move to 8-2 with four conference
games remaining.
Subiaco will travel to Pulaski Robinson on Friday, Feb. 6, and to Dover on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The Trojans will then
host Clinton on senior night on Friday, Feb. 13.
Streak ends for young Trojans
Coach Randy Terry praised the junior high
Trojans: “The junior high basketball team is
in the midst of a four-game winning streak
late in the season. Their success can be attributed to hard work, coachable attitudes,
and a concerted effort to play team basketball. The boys are excited about winning but
also looking forward to playing well in the
upcoming district tournament which will be
held at Subiaco, February 9-14.”
The winning streak ended with the January 29 47-26 loss to the Pottsville
Apaches. Hunter Hess led the junior Trojans with 13 points.
The young Trojans bounced back on January 30 with a 22-15 victory over
the Dover Pirates. Hess had 6 rebounds and 9 points. Levi Glass was 2 for
2 from 3-point range.
Twenty students competed in the
weekend 3-on-3 intramural tournament. Nick Trachier, Joel Gregory,
Josh Stevens, and Nsisong Archibong were the champions. Next
weekend is intramural ping pong in
the rec room.
More Catholic Schools Week Activities
Headmaster Matt Stengel in action
during the Boiled Egg Roulette.
A controlled burn near the Abbey lakes
during Renaissance Day
Students, accompanied by Mrs. Andrea Cooper,
Mrs. Chandra Rush, and Mrs. Carole Terry, toured
the Booneville Human Development Center. Resident of the center create rugs on the loom for sale.
Chef Rob Pugh provided cuisine
for the “burners.”
From the Rule of Saint Benedict
“The tenth step of humility is that he is not given to ready laughter, for it is written: Only a fool raises his voice in laughter (Sir
21:23).” (Chapter 7:59)
In Benedict’s own time, laughter would have been discouraged in the nobility or the ruling classes. It was seen as vulgar and reflected a lack of dignity and self control. In our
own time we have finishing schools that continue to promote the idea that to laugh out
loud is not becoming a person of grace and culture.
For us, it may be important to make a distinction between humor and laughter. To see
humor in the quirks of life and living is certainly not bad, but to go about laughing at everyone and everything is surely foolish. Too often in modern society, laughter is encouraged at the expense of others. Ethnic jokes, sexist jokes and sarcastic comments made
at the expense of others are not funny. True humility should put us on guard against
laughter that diminishes another person.
Deacon Roy Goetz
Academy Chaplain