WOLFTRACKS. Covington, Louisiana. The Saint Paul s School

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1 The Saint Paul s School WOLFTRACKS The Saint Paul s School Covington, Louisiana March 30, 2010 The Ozone Spring Run Committee did a fantastic job organizing and recruiting runners for the twenty-sixth run. 327 runners, a 49% increase from last year, turned out to take on the course. Not since the early 90 s have we had that many participants. The committee members are: Bob Pecunia 61, Chairman, Allen Seither 59, Paul Alexius 61, Larry Kyte 57, Lee Alexius 63, Ronnie Melancon 60, Mike McMurray 63, Matt Hardey 69, Preston Hammons and Craig Cowand, Honorary Members of Alumni Association Dian Lusher, Dynel Inc. and Diane Weiss, 15th Street Flyers. What a great day! Proceeds of the event will assist with financial aid for our students in the name of the family of Mickey Champagne 62. Please refer to for a slide show of the event. Photos: Courtesy of Joey Michel Photography Race Results: To purchase photos of the race, please visit

2 The Saint Paul s School Boil the crawfish and they will come and they came. Teams involved in the first Crawfish Cook Off boiled and served over 6,698 pounds of crawfish to over 1,100 who attended the event. It was a great success with proceeds going to projects of the Alumni Association and Hospice of Saint Tammany. The success of the event is the direct result of the diligent work of committee members: Brett Freret 91, Chairman, originator of the event, Matt Hardey 69, Jeff Ibos 85, Scott Ballard 91, Boyd Leahy 85, Pat Meraux 85, Josh McGehee 92, John Curren 92, Mike Richard 73, Robbie Ruel 77, Charlie Wheeler 57, and Craig Cowand, Honorary member of Alumni Association. People s Choice Winner: Team, Fire and Safety Commodities; Members, Sage Bourgeois 89, Mace Bourgeois 92, Trip Sutherlin 91, Ray Sutherlin 95 and Sean Garcia 89. Judge s Choice Winner: Team, Craw Dats; Members, Deryl Boudreau 93, Ross Lagarde 94, Guy Jones, Ryan Lagarde, Andre Boudreau Photos: Courtesy of Norma Richard and Please refer to our website Joey Michel for a slide show of the event. Page 2

3 SPS ALUMNI EVENTS School Year A L U M N I E V E N T S April 22 nd April 23 rd General Membership Meeting School Cafeteria Principal s Assembly, Special Recognition will be given the classes from the decades of the 1930 s, 1940 s and the 1950 s May 2 nd and 3 rd Golden Jubilarians (Class of 60) May 6 th Senior Class Induction into Alumni Association June 4 th and 5 th Alumni Reunion Weekend featuring classes of: 45, 50, 55, 60 (50 th Anniversary) 65, 70, 75, (25 th Anniversary), 90, (10 th Anniversary), 05 (5 th Anniversary) Upcoming Events September 9 th 15 th Annual Joseph A. Champagne, Jr. Golf Tournament October 8 th Homecoming, Class of 86 (25 th Anniversary) December 3 rd and 4 th Alumni Fishing Rodeo MARK YOUR CALENDAR All alums are invited to attend the Principal s Assembly on Friday, April 23rd. Special recognition will be given to the classes from the decades of the 30 s, 40 s and 50 s. Assemblies take place in the Gene Bennett Sports Complex at 7:45AM. Breakfast will follow in the school cafeteria. Page 3

4 Career Day March 22nd Photo: Courtesy of Karen Hebert Career Day Presenters: Front L-R: Seminarians Mario Jacobe and Brian Phillips; Sgt Sam Baumgartner 02, Jimmy Dykes 61, Alumni Director; 2 nd Row L-R: Seminarian E.J. Guiterrez and Vincent Cangiamilla 03 3 rd Row L-R: Seminarian Stephen Gadberry and Bob Penick 65 Top Row L-R: Dr. Rick Jeansonne 92; Maj. Brad Boudreaux 90, John Curren 92, Scott Ballard 91, Matt Hardey 69 The members of the Junior and Senior classes of Saint Paul s welcomed many important visitors to campus on March 23 rd for the annual Career Day. Alumni Director, Jimmy Dykes 61, invited a number of distinguished alumni and others to speak with the students about the duties and education required for jobs in their individual fields. Speakers for the event included: John Curren 92, Stock Broker; Matt Hardey 69, semi-retired CFO of a Public Company; Dr. Rick Jeansonne 92, medicine; Scott Ballard 91, founder of WOW Wingery and CEO of PJ s Coffee; Marine Sgt. Sam Baumgartner 00, military; Seminarians from Saint Joseph s Abbey: Brian Phillips, Mario Jacobo, Enrique Guitererez and Stephen Gadberry, ministry; Air Force Major Brad Boudreaux 90 pilot; Vincent Cangiamilla 03, architecture, and Dr. Robert Penick 65 CFO of Latter and Blum. The students were divided into small groups and rotated through nine stations to see a presentation by each speaker and then have a question and answer session. Both juniors and seniors appreciated the honest and factual presentations about the world of work. The Alumni Association sponsored the event that benefitted both the students and alumni. Page 4

5 What s New With You? Let us hear from our alumni in order to produce a new section in entitled: What s New With You? This section will be dedicated to update personal news about alumni. Please let us know what is going on in your life; marriages, graduations, graduate degree, promotions, new job, new grandchild you name it. We want to hear from you and spread your good news to the Saint Paul s Family. Please send your news to Jimmy Dykes 61, Alumni Director at alumni@stpauls.com Class of 1998 Jonathan Boudreaux 98 and his wife Laura are the proud parents of a daughter, Sydney Elise Boudreaux. Sydney was born on December 18, Sydney is also the granddaughter of George Boudreaux 65 and his wife Debbie. Class of Captain Joshua Boudreaux 99 and his wife Felicia are the proud parents of a son, Porter Charles Boudreaux. Porter was born on March 13, 2010 and is the little brother of Talon Andrew Boudreaux, 4. Porter is also the grandson of George Boudreaux 65 and his wife Debbie. Class of 2005 Nicolas Lavie has been accepted to LSU School of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Missouri Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine. Nicolas plans to attend LSU. Reunion Weekend Mark these dates on your calendar, Friday, June 4 th and Saturday, June 5 th for this year s Reunion Weekend. Friday s event is the crawfish boil under the Wolf Dome for alums only, $25.00 per head. Saturday is the cocktail party in the Student Center with with spouses or dates. This cocktail event is sponsored by Eddie Riecke 61 and Jim McCune 62. The anniversary classes are: 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 00 and 05. Please come join the events and make this a great Reunion Weekend! Saint Paul s mourns the loss of: Ernest J. Cole, Sr. father of Ernest J. Cole, Jr. 85 Eternal rest grant unto you, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace! Amen! Page 5

6 School News! Saint Paul s seniors visited Lakeview Regional Medical Center on Saturday, February 6 th. The students learned about healthcare careers and talked to physicians, nurses and medical technicians about their professions. Eric Evans, Saint Paul s Renaissance Board member, helped coordinate this visit. Photos: Courtesy of Lakeview Regional Medical Center Service On Saturday, February 27 th and Saturday, March 13 th Saint Paul s students helped build homes for those less fortunate. The Habitat for Humanity Club is run by moderator Richard Pichon. Photos: Courtesy of Norma Richard Page 6

7 Academics The Saint Paul s students that attended the competition at the Regional Social Studies Fair recently held at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond brought home prizes for their diligent work. Photo: Courtesy of Karen Hebert Winners in the first row are: John Villarrubia, first place, Sociology, and Overall Grand Prize Individual Winner; Blake Tudela, second place, Anthropology; Alexandar Sibley, first place, Anthropology. Second row: Thomas Read, first place, Economics; Beau Gambel, first place, Geography and Grand Prize Runner Up Individual Project; Harrison Richard, first place, History; Connor Rougelot, second place Political Science Group; Mr. Paul Scoriels, Civics Instructor; Elliott Thompson, second place, Political Science Group; Nick Escher and Josh Breaux, first place, Economics, Grand Prize Winners for Group Projects. Saint Paul's Junior, Ben Morrison, son of Campbell and Emily Morrison of Covington, has been awarded second place in the Louisiana High School Youtube Video Contest sponsored by the Young Lawyer Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. The contest required students to produce a video concerning a driving hazard for young adults. Ben's four minute video highlighted the dangers of driving with headphones. The Young Lawyers Group of Saint Paul's is sponsored by Mrs. Judy Martin, Social Studies Chair. Photo: Courtesy of Karen Hebert Page 7

8 The Saint Paul s School Celebrity Waiters Dinner Broadway Musicals March 18, 2010 Over four hundred people attended Saint Paul s tenth annual Celebrity Waiters Dinner, sponsored by Saint Paul s Renaissance Board. The Broadway Musicals theme inspired many people to decorate their tables and come in costumes. Nearly fifty percent of the faculty volunteered for a variety of jobs to make the event run smoothly. Benedict s Plantation served appetizers and a full course meal with a mini Turkeyducken and crab cake as the entrée. Members of the Louisiana Philarmonic Orchestra entertained guests during the social period followed by our ever enthusiastic Marching Band. Our AFJROTC unit directed people to the student center and escorted Mrs. Phyllis Taylor, 2010 Honoree, throughout the evening. The live auction was definitely Lively. The high bid item was a one-week stay in Florence, Italy that sold for twelve thousand dollars. The event grossed over one hundred twenty-four thousand dollars. Group Projects. Page 8

9 Saint Joseph s Day Altar Held on Saint Paul s campus on Monday, March 15, 2010 The faculty and students of Saint Paul s were once again delighted by the magnificent presentation of a Saint Joseph s Altar in the Student Center organized by Ann Kay Logarbo, members of the Saint Paul s Mothers Cub, and friends of the school. The altar covered the front of the building and included all of the traditional foods, a chocolate rosary, flowers, candles and icons of the saints. A prayer request book was stationed at the front table where many teachers and students listed prayer request. Saint Joseph medals and the traditional fava beans were distributed there as mementos of the event. The students visited the altar during their Religion classes, and then were invited to a wonderful lunch provided by the altar workers. Every variety of traditional food was presented and consumed. The additional funds for the altar that were not used to purchase food were used to place a statue of Jesus on the second floor of the main classroom building. Everyone is appreciative of the enormous amount of work and the hours of labor volunteers donated to present this wonderful Sicilian tradition to Saint Paul s Group Projects. Photo Photos: Courtesy of Karen Hebert and Norma Richard Pictured L-R: Trevor Watkins, Vice Principal of Academics; Mark Caragliano, Spirit of the Wolf Award Recipient midfielder. Saint Paul s Soccer Program recently celebrated their outstanding season with an awards banquet held in the Student Center. Photos: Courtesy of Norma Richard Pictured L-R: Blake Sellers, top defender; Taylor Price, Coach s Award; Zack Perret, top attacker; Chase Jenkins, most valuable player and Adrian McInnis, top Page 9

10 The Arts Photo : Courtesy of Joey Michel Saint Paul s Bands Concert Night Monday, April 26, 2010 Concert Band Guitar Class Ensemble Jazz Band Percussion Class Ensemble Saxophone Quartet Vocal Presentation by the Marching Band The Saint Paul s Bands will be hosting a concert at 7:00pm on April 26 th on the campus in the student center. Andrew Moran, Saint Paul s Director of Bands has put together an exciting concert. Marian Players Made a Joyful Noise The Saint Paul s School Marian Players production of GODSPELL, the joyful musical based on the life of Jesus Christ, primarily as told in the Gospel according to Saint Matthew. The show ran in the school s Alumni Memorial Theatre from March 17 th through March 28 th. This year s production marks the fifth run of GODSPELL for Saint Paul s School. This show so beautifully embodies the values that we work to instill at Saint Paul s, says director Denny Charbonnet. We produce the show once every five years so that each student will have the opportunity to see it during their time here. Photos: Courtesy of Norma Richard Page 10

11 AFJROTC Cadets Stefan Castillo and Garrett Olister at the controls of a WC-130J Hurricane Hunter Saint Paul s Junior Air Force ROTC visited Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi on Wednesday, March 17, Alumni, Major Brad Boudreaux 90 is pictured with Colonel Joe Reich and the cadets. Photos: Courtesy of Col. Joe Reich Saint Paul s LA-041 Cadet Corps The Saint Paul s LA-041 Cadet Corps is the oldest, active unit in the state of Louisiana. Throughout the year, our cadets go above and beyond their normal responsibilities as both students and cadets by participating in extra-curricular activities; community service, outstanding leadership, etc. Help us take time to acknowledge all the success of our cadets. Parade/Change of Command Saint Paul s Cadet Corps will hold a military parade and a Change of Command ceremony. Parents, friends and family are invited to attend on Wednesday, April 21 st at 2:00pm. Seating is available on the Home Side of Hunter Stadium. For more information, please contact Colonel Joe Reich or Sergeant Jesse Perez at ext Awards Banquet Thursday, April 22 nd 7:00pm in the Student Center Silent Auction: 6:00pm 7:00pm All proceeds go directly back to the ROTC. The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack Wolf Tracks is a publication of The Saint Paul s School in Covington, Louisiana; a Christian Brothers school for boys, grades Publisher: Danielle Pilie Lavie development@stpauls.com ext 1270 Contributing Editor: Karen Hebert Contributors: Jimmy Dykes 61 Norma Richard Joey Michel Page 11