CM Life in Photos: Mass of the Holy Spirit

CM Life in Photos: Have Cello, Will Travel

Mr. Spaner and members of the CM Chamber Ensemble hoof it over to St. Theresa's Parish for the blessing ceremony of the residence on Monday, 9/14.

CM 17, Lynn Classical 0

It was a rainy and somber night at Manning field in Lynn, but still, CM came out of the fray victorious.

The first half was highlighted by (Senior) Lorenzo Warren's first rushing touchdown of the day. The action picked up in the second half where the Knights pulled away. After a fumble on a punt return by Lynn Classical, Lorenzo Warren punched in his second and final TD on a five yard draw play. The CM defense set the tone in the second half as Lynn had major difficulties moving the ball. Sophomore Armani Reeves delivered several big hits including a timely tackle on a fourth down to turn the ball over. After yet another turnover on downs by Lynn, Sophomore quarterback A.J. Doyle hit (Senior) Joey McCarthy on a slant to set up a scoring opportunity. After three failed attempts to get in the endzone Junior Tom Byrnes cemented the win with a field goal to put CM ahead 17-0. The exclamation point was put on when Lynn Classical's quarterback was served a bone rattling hit to force a fumble in the closing seconds.

The rainy terrain caused noticeable difficulties for both sides as fumbles were almost as common as completed passes. Fortunately for the Knights, a vast majority of these fumbles came from Lynn. In any football game the team that wins the turnover battle almost always wins the game.

They were dropping like flies for CM, many players had to come out due to leg cramps. Senior Mark Glynn came out of the game with what appeared to be a serious left knee injury, however he showed tremendous heart by returning and making his presence felt on a big hit in the backfield.

CM now turns their attention to Friday night where they will look to create a long winning streak as they aim to dismantle the visiting Haverhill in front of their home crowd.

Mike Slonina '11

CM Life in Photos: We Remember

Students in Mr. Hahn's first period Theology 9 class pause for a moment of silence at 8:48am to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01.

CM Life in Photos: First Day

Shot at 8:02am on the first day of school.

CM Life in Photos: Safety First

Before doors opened on the new school year, several members of the faculty and staff partook in a CPR course on September 2, administered by Boston EMS staff.

Above, music teacher Mr. Craig Spaner practices CPR. Behind him is foreign language teacher Ms. Karen Hynes, EMT Kevin Shea P '11, and Dean of Students Mr. Tom Ryan.

CM Life in Photos: Getting orientated

Brendan Greene '11 gets his ID photo taken on orientation day, September 2.

Scholars and Performers: The Middle School Program's Awards Night

After all the fanfare of May has passed, with prom, final exams and commencement gone, the Middle School Program at CM had its fun at Canobie Lake Park, took in one last week of classes, then celebrated its achievements for the year at the annual Middle School Awards Night, held June 4 in the Perry Gymnasium.

The night, emceed by Dean of Students Mr. Thomas Ryan, honored the accomplishments of the best and brightest students in the Middle School Program this year. With academic awards in each subject area, and Presidential Fitness Awards, Monsignor Charles A. Donahue Awards, and special awards honoring Catholic Memorial's founders and beloved teachers, nearly a hundred students were recognized for their contributions in and out of the classroom this year.

To conclude the evening, Director of Admissions John Mazza recognized the Scholarship Award recipients for the coming year.

Catholic Memorial president Paul Sheff '62 acknowledged the work of those honored. Sheff also reflected on the similarity between the Christian holiday of Pentecost and the closing of the school year. "Pentecost is about the transformation of the followers of Jesus to people who thought of themselves as Christians, the first Christians," said Sheff.

"Middle school is also about transformation, as our young men ready themselves for high school," Sheff said. "Without question a great transformation takes place in our Middle School Program. Tonight we celebrate that transformation. I know your parents are proud of your accomplishments, and so are we."


Some of those honored included:

Brother Samuel A. Ryan Award for the Outstanding Scholar/Athlete: Sean Loftus '14, Shane Starrett '13
Brother Patrick C. Fleming Award for Leadership and Service to the Community: Thomas Quinn '14, David Colarossi '13
Brother Joseph A. Heeran Award for Determination and Dedication to Academics: John Chipman '14, William Byrne '13
Brother C.P. Ryan Award for Sincerely and Consistently putting Christian Values into Practice: Senan Gavin '14, Sean Sullivan '13
Albert M. Todesca, Jr. Award for Outstanding School Spirit: Michael Keane '14, Brandon Erwin '13
General Excellence Award, presented to the number-one ranked student after the first three quarters: Michael Tomaino '14, John Allaire '13

Scholarship Awards: John Allaire, Michael Brown, William Byrne, Sean Canty, Brendan Cheevers, David Colarossi, Nicholas Flanagan, Ross Furash, Jovan Jean-Louis, Cameron Klint, Joseph Lochran, Michael Narducci, Colin Norcross, Ryan Reid, Shane Starrett, John Torpey.

6-4 on 6/4: CM Baseball heads to the South Sectional Finals

CM Baseball earned a ticket to the South Sectional Finals with a win over Bridgewater-Raynham, 6-4 on 6/4. Phil Rossi '09 and Matt Goreham '11 (in relief) mounted a strong defense against the Trojans and big bats by Goreham, John Gorman '11, Brian Glasheen '09 and Devan Jones '09 gave CM the edge.



Watch highlights and hear from Coach Hal Carey by clicking on the video above. Read more in the Boston Herald.

CM in the News: Matt Goreham Lifts CM

[June 5, 2009] Matt Goreham Lifts CM
"Matt Goreham hadn’t pitched in relief this season, but the sophomore passed the test with flying colors."