The McMullen Capstone Experience is a project where seniors research and report on a topic which interests them. For Andrew Sontag '19, this area of interest is faster than light (FTL) communication, the idea of sending information faster than the universal speed limit set by the speed of light in a vacuum.
Every Saturday from 1:00-3:00 in the afternoon, seven students from the junior class visit the Immigration Outreach Service Center at St. Matthew's Catholic Church to tutor.
This time of year, the Red “C” Challenge covers the morning announcements and inboxes and is one of the most interesting activities occuring on campus.
Walking around the halls, we pass by up to 1,200 students every day. All these faces come and go, but you can be guaranteed to know one person in particular: Gianni Vito '20. His cheerful attitude and charismatic hand gestures are impossible to miss. Over the last three years, I’ve been able to share great experiences, like the Miami Immersion Trip, with him and together he and I joined Peer Ministry. In everything that I’ve be able to do with him, one thing stays the same: Gianni is the center of attention and the inspiration for countless jokes and laughs.
For five days over the summer, Calvert Hall students Charles Suter ’20, Cole Darley ’19, Jake Bauer ’20, Jake Bleacher ’20, Matthew Daniel ’20, Patrick Disney ’20, Casimir Pozecki ‘20, and John Mirarchi ’19 joined up with students from Notre Dame Prep and Maryvale to attend a Habitat for Humanity immersion trip to Virginia to help build a house for a family in Virginia Beach who could not afford to purchase one at the time. In addition to building the house they participated in a wide array of team bonding activities, held evening prayer services, had meals with the affected family, and built memories to last a lifetime.
This past summer, the Advancement Team added a few improvements to the front of Keelty Hall: two wooden benches inside the vestibule and the infamous cement ramp right outside the door. While the paint hadn’t fully dried on them until a few days into school, the benches were a great addition to the small, yet comforting area. They are certainly a very attractive part of what people see when they first enter Keelty Hall.On the contrary, the new ramp that seemed to suddenly appear out of nowhere has become a controversial topic among sophomore, junior, and senior-level students who were expecting a step to still be there.
This past summer ten Calvert Hall students along with two faculty members, Mr. Brian Bobak and Mrs. Kelly Kamp, spent a week on an immersion trip serving underprivileged children in the Central American country Belize. It’s fair to say that most people don’t know much about Belize, let alone could find it on a map. That means must people are also unaware of the vast socio-economic disparity amongst Belizeans.
