Students at St. Bernard Prep Schoolarrived on campus on Sunday, August12, 2018, to participate in a day oforientation for the 2018-19 academicyear. Of the 162 students enrolled, 40registered in the boarding division andmoved into the dormitories. Much ofthe day was spent getting familiarwith protocols for the new year.

One of the new features welcomingstudents to the new year was therenovated “Quad” located at thecenter of campus. Newly installedexterior lights and concrete sidewalkswere part of the renovations that were

part of this summer’s renovation.This project was part of the summerappeal campaign undertaken by theDevelopment Office under thedirection of Fr. Marcus Voss.

Three new teachers were named tothe faculty at St. Bernard. Will Drakeand Jennifer Glassford join Mrs.Helen Glasscock in the Englishdepartment, while Michael Kastnerhas been appointed the new Directorof Fine Arts.

Since graduating high school inCullman, Will Drake received hisMFA degree in poetry from North

Carolina State University and his BAdegree in English and humanitiesfrom the University of Mobile. Hemoved to St. Bernard from the newlyestablished St. Michael Catholic High

School in Fairhope, where he spenttwo years as the founder of theEnglish program and the boys’ varsitysoccer program. He and his wife,

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St. Bernard Prep School Off to Great StartSt. Bernard Preparatory School Fall 2018

Fr. Bernard Denson’s OrdinationL-R: Deacon Rhodes Bolster, Bishop Robert Baker, Father BernardDenson, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Deacon Justin Ward.

On Saturday, July 21, the monasticcommunity of St. Bernard Abbey wasjoined by the sisters of Sacred HeartMonastery; monks of St. Benedict’sAbbey (Atchison, Kansas), St. John’sAbbey (Collegeville, Minnesota), St.Meinrad Archabbey (St. Meinrad,Indiana), and St. Louis Abbey (St.Louis, Missouri); priests, deacons,and seminarians of the Diocese ofBirmingham and the Diocese ofNashville; and several hundredfriends, oblates, and benefactors asBishop Robert J. Baker, S.T.D.,ordained Brother Bernard J. Denson,

O.S.B., to the sacred priesthood ofJesus Christ in the abbey church inthe presence of his family membersand friends.

Brother Bernard invited SisterMarian Davis, O.S.B., his high schoolEnglish teacher and a mentor in hisstudies of British literature, as well ashis brother, Nathan Denson, to serveas lectors at the Mass. He was clothed in the priestly vestments byAbbot Cletus. His parents, LorenMcGhinnis and Steve Densonpresented his chalice and paten,

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Benefactors DayDeacon Tim Vaughn, Most Rev. John M. Quinn, D.D., Most Rev.Robert J. Baker, S.T.D., and Abbot Cletus Meagher, O.S.B. (Seestory on page 6).

Father Bernard Denson, O.S.B., Ordained to the Priesthood

First Day of SchoolMrs. Kelley Gentry assists Emily Lader with her locker on the firstday of the 2018-19 academic year at St. Bernard Middle School inCullman.

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(Continued from front page)Mallory, along with theirtwo-year-old son, have takenup residence in Cullman.

Jennifer Glassford isoriginally from Mobile andreturned to Alabama aftercompletion of twenty years ofactive duty in the UnitedStates Marine Corps. Her

daughter, Alexa attends theAveda Institute inPhiladelphia, PA. Her son,Justis attends Wallace StateCommunity College. Afterretirement she worked parttime for Westbrook ChristianSchool and the Department ofVeteran’s Affairs. Shereceived a Bachelor of

Science Degree from MiddleTennessee State Universityand Master of Arts Degreefrom the University ofAlabama in Birmingham. Sheis presently enrolled in theMississippi University forWomen and pursuing aMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)degree in Non-Fictionwriting. Upon completion ofher MFA she plans to furtherpursue her PhD in English.She lives in Cullman with herson, Justis, and her threedogs, Roxie, Copper andRiley.

Michael Paul Kastnerjoined the faculty at St.Bernard Prep School as thenew Director of Fine Arts.Originally from Tiffin, Ohio,Michael and his wife, Betsey,have been married for 34years and they have 3children, Michelle, 30, who isa HR AdministrativeAssistant in Toledo, Ohio,Melissa, 28, who works inHigher Education at WrightState University and ismarried to Ryan, who is

proud to be a member of theU.S. Air Force, and Matthew,25, who lives in Allentown,PA. (hometown of FatherLinus), and is an InstructionTechnologist in theDepartment of Education atLehigh Valley HealthNetwork. A graduate ofSiena Heights University inAdrian, Michigan, Michaelloves traveling, and takingwalks with his wife,accompanied with theirfamily dog, a Jack Russellnamed Annie. His passionfor Catholic Education, vocalmusic and especiallyBroadway Musicals, hasguided him through 34 yearsof teaching and directing

musicals for students inkindergarten through 12thgrade. He is very proud andhonored to be a part of the St.Bernard Prep School Family.

Fr. Linus Klucarits,Headmaster at St. BernardPreparatory School is pleasedwith how the year has started.“We’ve had a great start tothe year. We’ve had to makea few scheduling changesbut, otherwise, all is well.”

Saint Bernard Prep is a co-ed boarding and day schoolfor students in grades 7-12.For more information visitwww.stbernardprep.com orcall (256)739-6682 toschedule a private tour.

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New Faculty MembersL-R: Will Drake, Jennifer Glassford and

Michael Paul Kastner

2018-19 SBP Faculty Front row (l-r): Mary Mayo, Sharon Collier, Jennifer Glassford, Meghan Epperly, Helen Glasscock,Will Drake, and Br. Thomas Jones. Second row (l-r): Yolanda Smith, Tiffany Pope, ElizabethBarajas, LuAnn Gissell, Fr. Bede Marcy. Third row (l-r): Martha Ann Warnke, Kim Whaley,ChandaDabbs, Tim Vaughn, Fr. Linus Klucarits, Theresa Griffin, and Kelley Gentry. Fourth row: MichaelKastner, Tyler Ayers, Ken Simpson, Randy Hasenbein, William Calvert, Bill Nuss, Carrie Woods,Shelley Perry, Joseph Bond, and James Griffin.

Officer Don Slocumb has joined St. Bernard Prep as theSchool Resource Officer (SRO). Slocumb is a 13 yearveteran of the Cullman Police Department, where he hasbeen on the Tactical Team (SWAT), a Field TrainingOfficer, a Narcotics Agent (CNET), an Investigator, andMotor Unit Officer. He is also a former US Marine and hasworked for the US Department of Homeland Security priorto working for Cullman Police Department.

Officer Slocumb says he enjoys his time at St. Bernardand looks forward to working toward the common goal ofbeing leaders, role models and mentors to the students atSt. Bernard.

“My goal as the SRO at SBP is to keep the students,faculty, and staff here as safe as possible. I'm not here topolice the students, faculty, or staff, but rather to helpprotect them all. Drugs, weapons, alcohol, harassment,fighting, bullying, etc. will not be tolerated on campus, ofcourse, but I want thestudents to know thatjust like every otherstaff member here, Iwant them to haveevery opportunity tosucceed and have afull and enjoyableeducationalexperience in a safeand secure environment,”Slocumb said.

Officer Slocumbwants students to knowhe is approachable andwelcomes them to talkany time about problemsat home, school, work,etc.

Officer Don Slocumb NamedSchool Resource Officer

Officer Don Slocumb

Don Bockhold of Cullmanspent eight hours volunteeringat the 2nd Annual BernardBlues and BBQ Festival inCullman and had returned homefor some much needed restbefore his grandson, GraysonOlszowka, a middle school stu-dent at the school, encouragedhim to make the short driveback to school for the drawingof the cash giveaway. At exact-ly 4:58 p.m. Bockhold madeanother $25 donation to theschool . Little did he know thatspur of the moment act wouldresult in $10,000.“I had hurriedly written my

name on the ticket when Fr.Marcus had a hard time readingthe signature, it dawned on methat it was my name he was try-ing to decipher,” said Bockhold.“I couldn’t wait to call my wifeand tell her we had won!”Festival Director Joyce Nix

said in the 34 year history of allfestivals at St. Bernard only oneother time the winner had beenpresent. “It was an awesomeexperience to witness the pres-

ence of the winner, but to seehow proud his grandson was ofhis grandfather melted ourhearts,” Nix said. TheBockholds have been support-ers of the school for severalyears having sent one of theirdaughters to St. Bernard andnow they have two grandsonsenrolled.The festival weekend opened

with sultry hot and humidweather, but that didn’t deter thedie-hard art lovers from comingto shop from sixty-five artisanbooths on display. From potteryto pumpkins, flowers and cloth-ing, to brooms, woodturningand paintings, visitors weredoing some early Christmasshopping as well as some fineeating on campus.The Blues Hammer Band

took the stage at noon andestablished a new fan base inCullman, Alabama. The Johnsonville Big Taste

Grill was on campus grilling upbrats in support of St. BernardPrep. Franks Hot Sauce andStubbs BBQ were performing

teamheat and teamsweet com-petition with chicken wings.Freddie Day Catering ofCullman stepped up with the“best bbq pulled pork in theSouth and the tastiest wings onthe planet.”Sunday the weather present-

ed a problem as it rained muchof the afternoon. While severalof the artisans packed up to save

their merchandise, severalbraved the elements andenjoyed the entertainment ofSweet Licks Dixieland Jazz,De’Ja Blues and Bama Blu-Grace.Other winners of the sweep-

stakes included: 2nd place -$1,000 – Doug Elder ofBirmingham; 3rd Place $500 –Scott Browning of Cullman; 4th

Place $250 – Tim Donahue ofVestavia; and 5th Place $100went to Anita Lammers ofSautee, GA.All proceeds from the 2nd

Annual Bernard Blues andBBQ benefited St. Bernard PrepSchool.St. Bernard is set to host the

35th Bloomin’ Festival April 6-7, 2019.

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After Quad Renovations

Bockhold Wins Big at Bernard Blues and BBQ

Bockhold is WinnerFr. Joel Martin, President of St. Bernard Prep School congratulates Don Bockhold and grandson,Grayson Olszowka along with Fr. Marcus Voss, Director of Development

2018-2019 Middle School Student Council Officers(L-R) Ethan Powell (President), Cole Bissot (Vice-president) Father Linus (Headmaster), KoleGentry (Secretary) and Nic Ruse (Treasurer).

Emma Pierce, a senior atSt. Bernard Prep School, hasbeen named the county’s onlyNational Merit Semifinalist inthe 2019 National MeritScholarship Program.

Pierce joined withapproximately 16,000semifinalists in the 64thannual National MeritScholarship Program wheretalented high school seniorshave an opportunity tocontinue in the competitionfor some 7,500 National Meritscholarships worth more than$31 million that will beoffered next spring. To beconsidered for a Meritscholarship award,semifinalist must fulfillseveral requirements toadvance to the Finalist levelof the competition. Over 90percent of the Semifinalist areexpected to attain finaliststanding, and about half of thefinalists will win a NationalMerit Scholarship, earning theMerit Scholar title.

To become a finalist,Emma must submit a detailedscholarship application, inwhich she will provideinformation about heracademic record, participationin school and communityactivities, demonstratedleadership abilities,employment, and honors andawards received.

Emma super-scored a 36 on

the ACT; and secured a 1520SAT score. Her leadershipskills are endless as she hasserved as Cheer captain of thecheerleading squad; classpresident during her 10-11thgrade years; as well assecretary of the senior classthis year. She was secretaryof Student Council during hersophomore year and hasserved as a schoolambassador since she came toSt. Bernard as a freshman.Last year she was selected totake part in the CullmanCounty Youth Leadershipprogram through the CullmanChamber of Commerce. Shevolunteers on a monthly basisto work at her church food

pantry in addition to workingas a volunteer at vacationbible school and at the locallibrary. She has alsoprovided over 600 hours ofvolunteer work with localphysicians over the summermonths.

From the approximately16,000 semifinalist, about15,000 are expected toadvance to the finalist level,and in February they will benotified of this designation.All National MeritScholarship winners will beselected from this group offinalists. Merit Scholardesignees are selected on thebasis of their skills,accomplishments, andpotential for success inrigorous college studies,without regard to gender,race, ethnic origin, orreligious preference.

St. Bernard GuidanceCounselor, Mary Mayo sayswhile most all students at St.Bernard try to be their best,Emma is one of those wholooks forward to the nextchallenge. “Emma is anexcellent student who knowshow to think and processinformation. We lookforward to good things fromher.”

Emma is the daughter ofKristopher and StephaniePierce of Holly Pond.

Macy Whaley and AriaMcMillan have been selectedto participate in YouthLeadership Cullman Countyby the Cullman AreaChamber of Commerce.

Youth Leadership CullmanCounty is a countywideeducational and leadershiptraining program for highschool juniors who havedemonstrated potentialleadership skills.

The program educates thesestudents about current andfuture community needs. It

prepares them forconstructive leadership,committed involvement andresponsible participation inthe future of Cullman County.It also creates an interest incommunity and volunteeractivities and teaches studentsabout local and state issuesthat affect our area.

A volunteer committeeserves as program chairmenfor YLCC. Students completea nine-month program, whichincludes a get-acquaintedsocial, nine program days anda graduation dinner. YLCCsessions include:Experiencing Leadership,Education & Etiquette,Tourism & Community,Quality of Life, Public Safety,Local Government, Business& Industry, State Governmentand Agriculture.

Youth Leadership is acomplimentary program thatis made available toparticipants. Program fundingis provided by localbusinesses and alumni ofLeadership Cullman County.

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Macy Whaley, Aria McMillan

SBP’s Emma Pierce is Named NationalMerit Scholarship Program Semi-finalist

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2018-2019 HighSchool StudentCouncil OfficersPictured are from left: Vice President – Joey McCarthy;

Treasurer – Crystal Shi;Secretary – Alison Gongre;

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School Calendar

NOVEMBER 11, 1:00-6:00PM

October8 Columbus Day holiday (3 day weekend)

(Monday)11 End 1st Quarter (Thursday)26-27 Parents’ Weekend (early dismissal)

(Friday & Saturday)

November9 Mid-quarter (Friday)19-23 Thanksgiving holidays (Monday-Friday)26 Classes resume (Monday)

December7 Board breakfast, school begins at 10am

(Friday)

14 End of 2nd quarter (Friday)17-19 Semester exams (early dismissals) (Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday)

19 Students dismissed for holiday at 11:45am (Wednesday)

20 Teacher workday (Thursday)20 – Jan 6, 2019 Christmas holidays

January 20197 Classes resume (Monday)16-20 March for Life trip (Wednesday-Sunday)21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no school (Monday)

February2 Draw Down (Saturday)6 Mid-quarter (Wednesday)18 Presidents’ Day, no school (Monday)

March6 Athletic Ceremony, evening (Wednesday)8 End 3rd Quarter (Friday)18 – 22 Spring Break (Monday – Friday)25 Classes resume (Monday)

April6-7 Bloomin’ Fest (Saturday & Sunday)15 Mid-quarter (Thursday)18-22 Easter Holiday (Thursday, Friday, Monday)

May8 HS Honors Ceremony, evening (Wednesday)10 MS Honors Ceremony, 2pm (Friday)15 Athletic Ceremony, evening (Wednesday)20 End 4th Quarter (Monday)21-23 Semester Exam (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)23 Students dismissed for summer at 11:45am

(Thursday)

24 Teacher workday (Friday)26 Upper School Graduation (Sunday)

Dining Room Improvements

David Sansing and David Caples work to repair steps at dining hall.

Mornings at St. BernardAbbey are filled with earlymorning prayers, breakfastand monastic chores. But forone Benedictine monk hischores are off to the kitchento get started with the dailybatch of fresh baked monk’sbread. However, in the midstof all the mixing, kneading,and baking, he has conjuredup a thrilling fantasy story inhis newly released e-book –The Flame of Telbyrin.

The Flame of Telbyrin isfilled with adventure, mystery,heroism, suspense, romance,and most of all faith.Benedictine monk, Br.

Benedict Dyar, OSB haspenned his heart andimagination into a story to beenjoyed by teens and adultsin his first published novel.

“It’s been a two - yearprocess of writing, editing andre-writing,” Br. Benedict said.“The writing of the book wasenjoyable as the scenes justseemed to play out in mymind.” However, Brother isquick to point out publishinghas been a series of edits uponedits, which has occupiedmost of his time this pastyear..

In his book the eternalflame of Telbyrin has existedsince the foundation of theworld. All the peoples ofTelbyrin venerate it as thesign of all creation’s prayersthat rise to the Creator. All

except the dreaded Meldron; arace hidden deep within theMountains of Black with asupposed secret knowledge ofdread power. Readers willenter into the world of twoyoung married Elves who livepeacefully on a cattle farm;one a humble farm girl andanother a warrior of greatrenown. On the way to theirannual pilgrimage to theFlame in the Holy City of Al-Nartha, they discover that theFlame is going out. Suddenlythese two Elves get caught upin an adventure of why theFlame is going out and in theprocess learn who or whatmay be behind it.

In the first week of sales,the book was ranked in thetop one hundred best sellers inChristian fantasy on Amazon.

Printed copies will beavailable soon.

Br. Benedict Dyar is fromOpelika, Alabama. He joinedthe monastery at St. BernardAbbey ten years ago, andholds a B.S. History degreefrom Athens State University.

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Abbey and their guestsassembled on the 127thanniversary of the abbey’sfounding and celebrated theirannual Benefactors Day.Students, parents, friends,oblates and supporters of St.Bernard Abbey and PrepSchool gathered in the AbbeyChurch on Monday,September 24, 2018, to offerthanks to God for his manyblessings over these manyyears since its foundation.

The Most Rev. Robert J.Baker, S.T.D., Bishop ofBirmingham in Alabama,served as the main celebrantand the Most Rev. John M.Quinn, D.D., Bishop ofWinona-Rochester inMinnesota, was the homilistfor the occasion. BishopQuinn congratulated the St.Bernard community for its127th year anniversary andfor their many years ofministry. In his homily hespoke about the need to openthe door to the riches, thegoodness and mercy, of God,and reminded all believers ofour task to open that doorcontinually through life, andthat to do so is possible only

with the willing and joyfulheart of a child.

At the end of the service,Abbot Cletus Meagher,O.S.B., of St. Bernard Abbeythanked everyone for being apart of the life of St. Bernard.He reminded them that“without your support andparticipation, there would beno St. Bernard. Each day weprayerfully remember you andall our benefactors who makeit possible for us to continuethe many ministries of thisAbbey.” At the end of hisremarks, Abbot Cletusreceived a standing ovation inrecognition of his twenty-fouryears of service as the 9thAbbot of St. Bernard Abbey.

Music for the Mass wasprovided by Dr. Rebecca C.Whited, Organist, Holy SpiritChurch, of Huntsville. Altarservers were provided by theSt. Bernard PreparatorySchool Knights of the Altar;Gavin Whaley, GrandSupreme Knight.

To round out the day,guests enjoyed an authenticGerman lunch prepared byFlik Dining, and wereentertained by the St. BernardPrep School Jazz Band on theAbbey lawn.

Benefactors DayCelebrated at St. Bernard

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(Continued from page 1)holding wine and bread. Inhis homily, Bishop Bakerspoke about the importance ofBrother Bernard’scommitment to Catholiceducation and expressed hishopes that Brother Bernard’spriestly ministry wouldcontinue to include thisvenerable tradition of theChurch’s role in the world.After the Mass, FatherBernard gave his first priestlyblessings at the reception,where Chef Thomas Madduxand his team served anexquisite luncheonshowcasing the South’sculinary repertoire.

The following day, FatherBernard celebrated his firstMass of thanksgiving in theabbey church. Sandra Ashley,a dear friend who greatlyencouraged Father Bernard inhis priestly vocation as achild, and Diana Urbina, ahigh school classmate andlong-time friend, served as

lectors at the Mass. The giftsof bread and wine that FatherBernard would consecrate forthe first time were presentedby his very close friends Niñoand Catie Yu Tiamco alongwith their infant son—FatherBernard’s godson—Oliver.Father John McDonald, apriest of the Diocese ofBirmingham and chair ofhomiletics at the PontificalNorth American College inRome, delivered the fittinghomily for the occasion,preaching on the dispositionof the priest as a pastor and“good shepherd” of God’sflock. In a moving moment atthe end of the Mass, FatherBernard presented his parentswith special gifts: to hismother he gave the traditionalmanitergium, the chrism-soaked cloth used to bind hisjust-anointed hands by thebishop the day before, and tohis father he gave the stoleworn while hearing his firstconfession.

Father Bernard is a nativeof Gadsden, Alabama, and St.James Church. He graduatedfrom Saint BernardPreparatory School in 2009and entered the monasterythat same year. He professedsimple monastic vows in 2010and solemn monastic vows in2013. He completed hisundergraduate studies inphilosophy and Englishliterature at BenedictineCollege in Atchison, Kansasin 2014. He finished hisstudies for the priesthood,magna cum laude, at thePontifical University ofSant’Anselmo in Rome, Italyin June 2018.

This fall, he will spendabout six weeks studyingGerman at the Archabbey ofSankt Ottilien in Bavaria,Germany, before startingwork on his license in sacredtheology, specializing in thehistorical development ofdogmatic theology, atSant’Anselmo in Rome.

It was a grand celebrationat St. Bernard Abbey onMonday, August 6, 2018 asthree monks made theirProfession of SolemnMonastic Vows in the AbbeyChurch: Br. Dominic Lee,Br. Paschal Pautler, and Br.Pachomius Alvarado.

Visiting monks from fivedifferent monasteries, priestsof the Dioceses ofBirmingham and Nashville,several communities ofreligious sisters, seminarians,and faithful from around thecountry travelled to St.Bernard for the Mass ofSolemn Profession.

During the Mass, Fr.Marcus Voss, Junior Master ofthe monastery, presented eachas a candidate for solemnvows to Abbot CletusMeagher, O.S.B. and thecommunity. After thecommunity had given theiraffirmation, Abbot Cletusdelivered a homily for theoccasion. In his remarks hespoke of the vowed life andthe rich monastic traditionthat is the heritage of thosewho live the Benedictinevocation, renouncingeverything to follow Christ.

Following the ancientcustom, each professed theirvows before the Abbot andthen signed the hand-writtendocument on the altar, alongwith two witnesses. Afterlying prostrate before theAltar while the Abbot sang aprayer of solemn consecrationover the brothers, they wereclothed in the monasticcuculla (a flowing pleatedcowl) given to monks whohave solemnly professed theirfinal monastic vows.

After the liturgicalcelebration, the congregation

joined the monasticcommunity for a festivedinner in the St. BernardDining Hall.

Brother Dominic (Stephen)Lee, 24 years old, was born inMadison, Alabama. Hisfamily moved to Huntsville,Alabama when he was about10 years old. He has twoolder sisters and threeyounger brothers. One of hissisters is a Benedictine nun atthe Abbey of St. Walburga inColorado. Happily, she wasable to travel to St. Bernardfor the occasion. Br. Dominicwas homeschooled all throughhigh school education. Br.Dominic is currently enrolledat Belmont Abbey College inCharlotte, North Carolina,where he is studyingPhilosophy and Mathematics.He plans to graduate thiscoming December.

Brother Paschal (Gabriel)Pautler, 22 years old, wasborn and raised inBirmingham, Alabama. Hehas an older brother andsister, as well as a youngersister and two youngerbrothers. He attended St. RoseAcademy in Birmingham, aschool administered by theNashville Dominican Sisters,before coming to St. BernardPrep for his high schooleducation. After completinghis course of studies at St.Bernard Prep, he graduatedfrom SBP in May 2014 andentered the monastery justthree weeks later. Br. Paschalis currently enrolled atBelmont Abbey College inCharlotte, North Carolina, andis studying Philosophy, Latin,and Business Management.He is set to graduate inDecember 2018.

Brother Pachomius

(Gustavo) Alvarado, 40 yearsold, was born in Matanzas,Cuba. His mother still lives inCuba. His father is deceased.He has one older sister wholives in Florida, along withher two children. Afterattending university in Cuba,he moved to Bogota,Columbia, where he workedfor a marketing and publicrelations company. He heldthat job for two years duringwhich time he learned of theBenedictine monastery ofTibati in Bogota. After severalvisits to the monastery, hedecided to join the monks inBogota. However, after abouta year and a half, he chose to

leave Tibati before completinghis Novitiate. While at themonastery of Tibati, he hadmet Fr. Joel Martin, O.S.B., ofSt. Bernard Abbey, who wasin Colombia recruiting for thePrep School. Fr. Joel invitedBr. Pachomius to visit St.Bernard Abbey, an invitationwhich flowered into a life atSt. Bernard Abbey. He

currently serves as the AbbeyArchivist.

St. Bernard Abbey isAlabama’s only BenedictineAbbey and home to overthirty monks. For moreinformation or to learn moreabout a monastic vocationvisitwww.stbernardabbey.com.

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Three MonksMake Professionof Solemn Vows

Solemn VowsBrother Dominic Lee, Abbot Cletus Meagher, O.S.B., Brother Pachomius Alvarado, and BrotherPaschal Pautler.

Five Postulants Receivedat St. Bernard Abbey

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Five candidates werereceived by Abbot CletusMeagher as postulants at St.

Bernard Abbey in Cullman,Alabama on Saturday,September 15, 2018 duringVespers. The postulancy is aperiod of 6 months is a timefor a man to seriouslyconsider the call to themonastic way of life and toenter into that way of life.

During the postulancy, thenewly accepted candidateslive the daily life as aBenedictine. It is a period oftime when the postulants andthe monastic community canget to know each other. It’s atime of discernment beforethe candidate is invited toenter the community for hisnovitiate year.

Postulants Received L to R: Fr. Matthew Simmons, Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi;Christian Peterson, Diocese of Birmingham; Nicholas Valle,Diocese of Nashville; Abbot Cletus; Gregory Wilson, Diocese ofCharleston; and Anthony Visintainer, Diocese of Savannah.

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Varsity Volleyball TeamFront row (l-r): Jaya Bahadursingh, Riley Holmes, BridgetGallegos, Yessi Pascual, and Gabrielle Bennett. Back row (l-r):Macy Whaley, Olivia Brown, Emma Tafazoli, and Claudia Fallin.

Jr. Varsity Volleyball TeamFront row (l-r): Chloe Lambert, Amelia Tafazoli, Alison Gongre,and Brianna Garcia. Back row (l-r): Toni Shuper, Helen Kim,Jenna Pechon, Mollie Woods, and Emma Whaley.

ST. BERNARD SAINTS CROSS COUNTRY 2018 - 201910/06/18 Jesse Owens Classic Oakville Indian Mounds 8:20am10/09/18 (Tuesday) Fairview - Hay of Run Fairview Town Park 4:00pm10/16/18 (Tuesday) Athens Bible Invite Athens Sports Complex 3:45pm10/20/18 Oktoberfest Invitational St. Bernard 8:45am11/1/18 (Thursday) 3A Section 3 Meet Fairview Town Park TBA11/10/18 AHSAA State Meet Oakville Indian Mounds 8:30am

DATE OPPONENT PLACE TEAMS TIMEOct. 2 Vinemont Away V 4:30Oct. 4 Whitesburg Home JV, V 4:30Oct. 11 Athens Bible* Home JV, V 4:30Oct. 13 Cold Springs TournamentOct. 16 Falkville* Away V 4:30Oct. 18 Jefferson Christian Away JV, V 4:30Oct. 23-24 AREA TOURNAMENT Oct. 26-28 SUPER REGIONALSNov. 1-2 STATE TOURNAMENT*Denotes area matches

ST. BERNARD SAINTSVOLLEYBALL 2018 - 2019

First Place at Randolph ClassicThe girls cross country team took first place at the Randolph Classic a.k.a. "Run in the Mud" on Tuesdayafternoon September 18th at University of Alabama-Huntsville. The Lady Saints defeated 15 teams in the1A-4A Division with a score of 68 points. Second place was Hatton with 83 points. Top 15 medal winnerswere Chloe Tumbo in 5th, Emma Powell in 7th and Claire Sanders placing 9th. Also scoring for the teamwere Aria McMillan in 22nd and Kathleen George at 41st place. One hundred and forty-nine runners com-peted in the rugged race that included 4 muddy creek crossings over the 3 mile course. Pictured are (l-r):Sara Barck, Kathleen George, Aria McMillan, Coach William Calvert, Claire Sanders, Emma Powell, ChloeTombo, and Coach Katie Clemmons.

ST. BERNARD BOWLING TEAM 2018 - 2019OCTOBER22 4:30pm at Cullman Bowling Quad Match Cullman Bowling Center25 4:30pm at Lindsay Lane vs. Cullman HS, St. Bernard Prep. Madison Bowling Center30 4:30pm at Cullman TriMatch Cullman Bowling Center

NOVEMBER5 4:00pm at Cullman, St. Bernard, Priceville, Hartselle HS Cullman Bowling Center8 4:00pm at St. Bernard, Priceville, Hartselle TBA13 4:30pm at Cullman Tri-Match #2 Cullman Bowling Center15 4:30pm at East vs Cullman and St. Bernard Madison Bowling Center

Girls Cross Country - The St.Bernard Girls Cross Country Team isoff to fine start this fall with two firstplace finishes and a runner –up inearly season meets. The Lady Saintswon the 1A-4A Division of the PepsiChallenge, held at Alexander Park inMoulton the first week of the season,by easily defeating 11 teams.Sophomore Chloe Tumbo placed 8thin her first ever cross country meetwith a time of 23:29 over the 5kcourse. Also receiving top 15 awardswere junior Claire Sanders in 10thplace and 7th grader Emma Powell in15th place. Sara Back and Kathleen

George rounded out the scoring forthe Lady Saints by finishing in 35thand 36th respectiviely . The girls wonalso won first place at the RandolphClassic, also known as the “Run inthe Mud “on September 18th inHuntsville. The Lady Saints defeated15 teams in the 1A-4A Division witha score of 68 points. Second placewas Hatton with 83. Top 15 medalwinners included Chloe Tumbo in 5thplace, Emma Powell in 7th place andClaire Sanders in 9th. Also scoringfor the team was Aria McMillan in22nd place and Kathleen George in41st place. 149 runners competed in

the rugged race that included 4 muddycreek crossings over the 3-milecourse. In addition, the Lady Saintstook runner up honors at the FairviewInvitational with Chloe Tumbo, onceagain, leading the way with a 4thplace finish (22:34). Emma Powellwas right behind her in 5th and ClaireSanders placed 8th. Others scoringwere Sara Barck in 24th place andAdrian Smith in 34th. Boys Cross Country – The boys

cross country team is having successas well in the early season meets. TheSaints finished 3rd out of 17 teams inthe 1A-4A Division of the PepsiChallenge only two points from 2ndplace Fairview. Junior Caleb Gutheryled the team with a 4th place (18:15).Senior Joey McCarthy was closebehind Guthery in 6th place (18:31).Also scoring for the Saints were a trioof sophomores; Francis Mami 24th,Joseph Arriaga 36th, and NikolasBorths 59th. At Randolph the Saintsplaced 2nd out of 22 teams in the 1A-4A Division. Guthery placed 5th,McCarthy 12th, Arriaga 28th, Mami38th . David DeJesus placed 44th toround out the scoring. 257 runnerscompeted in the race. At Fairview theSaints also made the podium placing3rd out of 14 teams in the 1A-4ADivision. Joey McCarthy paced theteam with a 4th place finish of 18:05

Coach Speak: “ I am pleasedwith both teams effort andprogression so far this season. We areexcited about the prospects of teamand individual successes in the 2ndhalf of the season, as well as at thesectional meet on November 1 and

the state meet on November 10th. “Volleyball - The Lady Saints

volleyball team coached by TiffanyHinkle-Pope are hitting their stride asthe season draws closer to the areatournament. With big area wins overR.A. Hubbard and Falkville, the LadySaints sit in 2nd place in the 1A Area13 standings behind Athens BibleSchool. Both wins were hard foughtas the girls were down early andbattled back to win in 5 sets. TheLady Saints also own wins overHanceville and Jefferson Christian(twice). Macey Whaley and EmmaTafazoli lead the team in kills. Oliva

Brown leads in blocks while YessiPascual is the assists leader. BridgetGallegos provides great libero play onthe back line and leads in digs.Whaley and Gallegos have providedthe Lady Saints with some timely acesfrom the serve line as well. Inaddition, freshman Claudia Fallin hascontributed with fine net play in therecent wins. The Lady Saints willlook to continue their winning waysand make a run at a birth in the SuperRegionals in Huntsville in lateOctober.

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DATE TIME OPPONENT TEAMS VENUENOVEMBER6 5:00 Whitesburg Christian Academy JVB, VG, VB Home8 5:00 Athens Bible School JVB, VG, VB Home15 5:00 Vinemont JVB, VG, VB Away16 4:30 Winston County JVB, VG, VB Away27 4:30 Decatur Heritage JVB, VG, VB Away29 4:30 West End High School JVB, VG, VB Home30 5:00 Lynn VG VB HomeDECEMBER4 5:00 Falkville JVB, VG, VB Home7 4:30 West End High School JVB, VG, VB Away10 5:00 Addison JVB, VG, VB Home13 5:00 Winston County JVB, VG, VB Home20-21 St. Bernard Christmas Tourn VG, VB HomeJANUARY8 4:30 Falkville JVB, VG, VB Away10 4:30 Vinemont JVB, VG, VB Home11 4:30 Decatur Heritage JVB, VG, VB Home14 4:30 Southeastern School JVB, VG, VB Home15 5:00 Lynn VG, VB Away25 5:00 Athens Bible School JVB, VG, VB Away29 4:30 Meek JVB, VG, VB Home

Cheerleaders at AuburnSt. Bernard Cheerleaders participated in Spirit Day at the AuburnUniversity vs. Arkansas game. Picture from (L-R): Claudia Fallin, RileyHolmes, Ashley Morris, Gabrielle Bennett, Abigail Curtis, EmmaPowell, Lilly Nassetta, Elana Steele, and Alison Gongre.

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Fall Sports Recap

Randolph MeetCoach William Calvert, Jiovany Arriaga, Francis Mami, FranciscoTona, Caleb Guthery, Joseph McCarthy, Joseph Arriaga, DanielBamberry and David DeJesus.

Mark (C’67) and Kathi (Doran) Jeffreyrecently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.They met while Kathi was a student as Sacred HeartCollege (’67). Both are now retired and live inAtlanta, GA.

Mary Joly(Sr. StephenPatrick, O.P.,of theDomincanSisters ofMary Motherof theEucharist inAnn Arbor,Michigan),(PS ’02)received herPh.D. inCellular andMicrobialBiology. On

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, Sister Stephen PatrickJoly successfully defended her doctoral dissertation,“Identification of SUP5: A Protein that Interfaceswith the Deviant ATP-Binding Site of Yeast Pdr5Multidrug Transporter.” Sister Stephen Patrickreceived the degree of Doctor of Philosophy inCellular and Microbial Biology from The CatholicUniversity of America on May 12, 2018. Herbrothers Chris and Brian and her sister Karen are allSBP alumni.

Geonwoo Kim, (PS ’16) is now serving hiscountry in the Army of the Republic of (South)

Korea. On July 16 hebegan his service at theArmy Training Center. OnAugust 21 his “boot camp”training was completed andhis exit ceremony was doneand he was given the rankof private. Geonwooapplied for KATUSA(Korean Augmentation Tothe United States Army)and was selected; he will beassigned to an American unitsomewhere in Korea aftercompleting more weeks oftraining with U.S. troops in Pyeongtaek, SouthKorea.Rev. Frank J. Muscolino (C’ 60-62) celebrated

his 50th anniversary of priestly ordination with aMass and reception on July 26, 2018, at St. FrancisXavier Church in Birmingham, AL. Fr. Muscolinostays active in the ministry through his weekendparish assignments and his work serving as retreatmaster, spiritual director and chaplain.

David Nassetta (PS ’98) was recently promotedto Lieutenant. Lt. Nassetta has worked for theCullman Police Department for approximately 19years. He began his career working in patrol, waspromoted to Sergeant in 2014, and was the shiftsupervisor until 2016when he wastransferred toInvestigations. Hehas also worked inNarcotics, is amember of theTactical Unit, andwas a Task ForceOfficer for theBureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearmsand Explosives for 5years.

Celeste(O’Donnell)(PS ’13) andPhillipStephens werewed on June 9,2018 at Top ofthe Town inCullman.

Nino (PS‘09) andCatie YuTiamcoannounce thearrival of theirfirstborn, Nino"Oliver" YuTiamco whowas born onMay 12th at3:49pmweighing 7lbsand measuring20.5 inches long. The Yu Tiamco family makestheir home in Birmingham, AL.

Katie(Kisbey-Green)(PS ’05)andPatrickWhatleywelcometheirthirddaughter,Lucy, tothe fami-

ly on July 10, 2018. Lucy weighed 7lbs, 9 oz.She joins her two older sisters, Therese Rose andZelie Marie at their home in Cullman, AL.

Brendan and Shannon (Johnson) Flannery(PS ’05) announce the birth of their fourth child,Josephine Marie, who was born on July 10, 2018.She joins her siblings Evelyn, Liam and Eleanorat their home in Cullman. Brendan is theAdmissions Director for St. Bernard Prep.

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Prayers are requested for family and friends:Donald L. Bausch (C’60-62) passed away peacefully at

the age of 75 on Thursday, July 5, 2018 while on the beachat the Outer Banks in North Carolina while on vacation. Heattended St. Bernard College in Cullman, Alabama for 2years and graduated from St. John Fisher College in 1965with a degree in business management. Don worked forWestinghouse Electric Supply after graduation where he heldvarious management roles in Rochester, Utica, Virginia aswell as regional manager for upstate New York. He spentthe last 20 years of his career working for Kovalsky-CarrElectric in Rochester. For nine years he was self-employedat Wagner Bausch Electric in LeRoy and for a short time heowned the former Scotty’s Charbroil in Batavia. As anactive member of Resurrection Parish he was often seen atdaily Mass as well as serving as lector and Eucharistic minis-ter. He served on various board and committees and was anavid golfer. Don married his high school sweetheart, JoanDickinson Bausch, on August 22, 1964. Also surviving areone son, D. Scott (Trish) Bausch of Baldwinsville; twodaughters, Kimberly Ann Bausch Fagan and Colleen(Christopher) Pilc; three brothers, Richard (Nancy Dugan)Bausch, Robert (Jan) Bausch and Fr. Michael Bausch (C’70);eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Donna Kay (Lee) Bryant, born on April 30, 1953,passed away on September 10, 2018. She had a lifelong pur-suit of education which included a doctorate degree from theUniversity of Alabama, and was an avid fan of AlabamaAthletics. As a retired educator, administrator and cheerlead-ing and gymnastics coachwith Cullman City Schoolsand St. Bernard PrepSchool, she made a positiveimpact on the lives of manyyoung people. She was anactive member of St.Andrews United MethodistChurch. She was aninductee into the CullmanCounty Sports Hall ofFame. She will be remem-bered as a kind, compas-sionate person that was lov-ing to all, especially hergrandchildren. She leavesto cherish her memory herhusband, Rick Bryant;daughter, Amber Sisulak(Ryan) Milks; son, Whit(Melanie) Sisulak; step son, R.J. Bryant; four grandchildren.

Sister Mary Ruth Coffman, O.S.B., a BenedictineSister of Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, AL, died onSaturday, September 22, 2018, at the age of 88. Followingperpetual profession, Sister began work on her M.A. inEnglish from Catholic University of America in Washington,D.C., to further prepare her for what would be many years inthe ministry of education at both the high school and collegelevels. While English and journalism were her primary sub-ject areas she enjoyed teaching other subjects, too, and espe-cially enjoyed working with students in various extra-curricu-lar endeavors such as the school newspaper, drama, and hon-or society. Most of her years in the ministry of educationwere spent at Sacred Heart College and Cullman College inCullman. However, her years at John Carroll Catholic HighSchool in Birmingham, St. Jude High School inMontgomery, and St. Bernard Preparatory School in Cullmanprovided her with many cherished memories and life-longfriends. Through her life experiences, Sister Mary Ruth

developed an expansive,welcoming heart and astrong trust in God that nev-er wavered. She was awoman of deep prayer, atireless encourager and alife-long learner. Her peace-ful, serene nature was bal-anced by a joyful spirit thatdelighted in the presence offriends and in the wondersof God’s creation. SisterMary Ruth had a great lovefor monastic life and for hermonastic community. HerBenedictine Sisters, alongwith many devoted friendsand former students, mournher loss.

Florence “Flo” Lynch(C’71) was born on December 22, 1947 in Astoria (Queens),NY, and passed away on September 23, 2018 after a thirty-nine year battle with cancer. She grew up on Long Island(Oakdale) where she attended Seton Hall High School inPatchogue, NY. She began her college education at SacredHeart (later Cullman College) and completed her Bachelor ofScience in Education at St. Bernard. During her tenure inAlabama, she earned her Master of Education (SpecialEducation) from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.Later, she earned another Master of Education from AlabamaA&M in Huntsville. After retiring from public schools inAlabama, she moved to Pulaski, TN, and taught special edu-cation in Giles County. She was beloved by students and par-ents alike, many of whom stayed in contact with her formany years. Flo also worked summertime jobs in Cullmanteaching swimming and managing the public swimmingpools. She was frequently spotted keeping score or runningthe game clocks for ballgames at schools or for the park andrecreation department. Sheloved to camp and white-water raft down ragingrivers, and spend time withall her special children.Having retired from theteaching profession, Flo wasa mentor to younger girls,especially those in need.Flo is survived by her broth-er, Thomas Robert Lynch ofRiverhead, NY, and niece,Erin Russell of Omaha, NE,and many cousins. Her bur-ial will be in the St. BernardAbbey Columbarium.

Frederick Augustin (Fred) Magruder (Hs’54), 83,passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 in Greenwood,SC. Fred was a graduate of St. Bernard High School,Cullman, AL and a veteran of the United States MarineCorps. He had a thirty-five year career as a design engineerand retired in 1995 from Easton Aluminum Company in VanNuys, California, one of the premier producers of aluminumarrows and baseball bats in the world. After retirement Fredmoved to Savannah Lakes in McCormick, SC. There he wasa member of the McCormick Lions Club and served as itspresident. In 2014 he moved to Wesley Commons inGreenwood, where he lived until his death. He is survivedby a sister, Christine Magruder Hackl of Indianapolis, IN, abrother, Dr. Christopher Herbert Magruder and his wife

Anne, of Greenwood, SC, a sister-in-law, Lillian Magruderof Jackson, MS; and by 13 nieces and nephews, 35 grandnieces and nephews, and16 great grand nieces and nephews.

Charlotte Mathis McKenzie, 88, a long-time friend ofSt. Bernard, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.Charlotte was a loving mother of 8 children, who was veryactive with them in all that they did. She was alwaysinvolved with St. James Catholic Church in Gadsden, AL.She is survived by her husband, Tom McKenzie; children,Jan (Tommy) Wells, Tommy (Meaw) McKenzie, Mark(Pam) McKenzie, Patricia Gruver, Sr. Lynn McKenzie, Jeff(Dian) McKenzie, Angela (David) McKenzie and Rob(Grace) McKenzie; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchil-dren.

Dorothy Wachter Paulovich, 86, of Cullman Alabamapassed away July 12, 2018. She was a graduate of SacredHeart Academy and St. Vincent’s School of Nursing (classof 1950). She truly enjoyed her health professional career atCullman Hospital, Woodland Hospital and CullmanOutpatient Surgical Center. She is preceded in death by herhusband John Paulovich (HS’48, JC 50), her sisters AlfarettaBaier, Eleanor Richard, and her brothers Joe and WilliamWachter. Survivors are her children Sarah (David) Seymore,Joe (Karen) Paulovich, Lisa (Joey) Saia and Dan (Danza)Paulovich, four granddaughters Katie (Simon) Ranelli, SarahBeth Seymore (PS’08), Payton Paulovich and Gabrielle Saia,great grandsons Jackson Paulovich, Anthony and DavidRanelli.

Karen A. Sambuco (nee Weithoner), (C’69) age 71,passed away on April 15, 2018 of Downingtown, PA. She ispredeceased by her son Christopher J. Sambuco. Survived byher beloved husband of 46 yrs. Christopher P., her sonsPhilip P. (Meredith) and Thomas A., her daughter-in-lawKristine M., her six grandchildren.

Mary Virginia Habrat Sullivan (C’71) age 68, ofBirmingham passed away August 16, 2018, with her hus-band and family by her side. Mary graduated from JohnCarroll High School in 1967 and St. Bernard College in1971. Mary taught at St. Barnabas School for over thirtyyears, retiring in 2014. Mary enjoyed vacations to the beachand to Disney World with her grandchildren. Mary is sur-vived by Brian Parnell Sullivan (C’71), her husband of 46years, as well as her daughters Amy Sullivan Bach (Bill),Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, and grandchildren Virginia, Sophie,Charlie, and Liam Bach.

Michael R. Zack (C’74) age 66, died on Sunday, July22, 2018. Michael graduated from St. Benedict's PreparatorySchool, Newark, NJ and St. Bernard College, Cullman, ALwhere he earned a BS in Business Management. He was theNAIA Individual Golf Champion. Michael later became aPGA Golf Touring Pro. He also served as the Assistant GolfPro at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ and CanoeBrook Country Club in Summit, NJ. Since the inception ofthe PGA Assistant Championship in 1977, Michael Zack,formerly of Baltusrol, is the only New Jersey Section playerto have won the National Assistant event. Michael won theDatsun Classic twice and other multiple tournaments duringhis career. Michael had a successful career in finance, golfclub ownership and golf club management. Michael was alsoa car enthusiast and an Animal Rights Activist. SurvivingMichael are his mother Alyce P. Zack of Johns Creek, GA,and his daughters Jenna Zack and Madeleine Zack both ofNew York, NY. Also surviving is his sister Deborah Z Giggi,and her husband Paul M. Giggi of Johns Creek, GA.

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It was wall to wall at theAbbey Byre as eighteencolleges and universities fromaround the SoutheasternUnited States met recentlywith students at St. BernardPrep to inform them ofopportunities offered at theirschools. Students were giventhe opportunity to meet eachcollege representative andcollect important informationabout the application process,student life on campus,coursework, and communityinvolvement.

Schools represented wereas follows: AuburnUniversity, Belmont AbbeyCollege (North Carolina),Birmingham Southern

College, Jacksonville StateUniversity, Mercer University(Georgia), Mississippi StateUniversity (Mississippi),Samford University, Sewanee– University of the South(Tennessee), Troy University,University of Alabama,University of Alabama EarlyCollege, University ofAlabama – Birmingham,University of Alabama –Huntsville, University ofMontevallo, University ofNorth Alabama, University ofSouth Alabama, University ofWest Alabama, Wallace StateCommunity College, andWheeling Jesuit University(West Virginia).

Early in July, fourteenstudents and five chaperonesfrom St. Bernard Prep Schoolin Cullman took a five-daytour of colleges located in theNortheastern United States.Organized by former facultymember, Catie YuTiamco, thetour was designed to give St.Bernard students theopportunity to compare thecampus life and academicprograms offered on variouscollege campuses.

Day one began with an

early morning departure forAtlanta, Georgia, to visitEmory University. At Emorystudents arrived for a 10:30a.m. information session andcampus tour. Following thevisit, the group had lunch atthe Varsity, a popularrestaurant frequented bycollege students. After lunch,the group headed for theirnext stop in Greenville, SouthCarolina.

Day two consisted of twocollege campus tours, one at

Furman University and theother at Belmont AbbeyCollege. While at Belmont,the members of the groupwere greeted by one of St.Bernard Prep School’salumni, Dr. Daniel Hutchison,PhD, who teaches at Belmontin their History Department.

Day three, the group madeits way to the University ofNorth Carolina in Chapel Hillfor a morning appointment,before moving on to DukeUniversity, where they

arrived in the early afternoon.After a quick lunch and tourof the campus, the groupdrove to Davidson, NorthCarolina.

Day four began with aquick tour at DavidsonCollege before the six-hourdrive to Sewanee, TN, for avisit of The University of theSouth, which was the finalstop on the tour.

Fr. Linus Klucarits said,“The trip is a great help toour students and their parentsas they prepare for theircollege years. I especiallywould like to thank Mrs.YuTiamco for planning thistrip, and Mr. Sean Moriarty,who served as the facultychaperone.”

“This tour has been a greatexperience,” said HelenLewis, a parent who hasparticipated in both years ofcollege tours. “We visited avery diverse group of schoolswith a wide variety ofacceptance standards. Somecollege campuses were smallwhile others were quite large.Overall, the students weregreat and each one sawsomething different at theschools we visited. This iswhy we do it. They had agreat time!”

St. Bernard is a privateboarding and day school forstudents in grades 7-12. Formore information visitwww.stbernardprep.com orcall (256)739-6682.

College Fair Held at St. Bernard Prep

St. Bernard Students Take College Tour

St. Bernard Prep Students Visit

Standing (l-r): Alex Lewis, Kathleen George, Ian Sidley and Conor Berry. Second Row (l-r) Druss Hays,Caleb Norman, Jimmy Schomburg, Claudia Fallin, and Nicolas Borths. Back row (l-r) John David Grey,Jackelyn Artega, Dee Gann, Olivia Brown, and TJ Uhler,