Earlier today, we were blessed to have two, first-class relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Saint Manuel for our weekly mass. These two relics are making stops throughout the country in recognition of the multi-year Eucharistic Revival that is taking place. This was a truly special gift to have these relics in our presence. May their presence be a reminder for all of us that we too are called to be saints and guide one another closer to the risen Jesus. #Prep #Faith ✝
Honor your son or daughter as they graduate from Cathedral Prep by signing up to memorialize them on a brick at the Hagerty Family Events Center! Click the link for more information and to sign up: https://www.cathedralprep.com/page/recognition-wall-bricks. #Prep #Classof2023
AFJROTC cadets presented the flags at the Cleveland Guardians “School Day” game. This was a great opportunity for our cadets, and strong representation for our country and school! #Prep #AFJROTC
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, May 24:
• Boys lacrosse advanced to the D-10 AA championship with their 15-3 victory over Hickory. Charles McBrier had five goals to lead the way. Owen Callaghan and Lohan Mastrian each had three goals and 2 assists. Will McBrier scored twice, while Nate Klan and Blake Taylor also scored. 🥍
• TODAY: After earning a bye, softball is back in action in the D-10 AAAA semifinals. They take on Conneaut at Penn State Behrend. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Tickets can only be purchased online at https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. 🥎
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, May 23:
• Baseball advanced to the D-10 AAAA semifinals with their 16-1 victory over Corry in three innings. Andrew and Luke Costello each drove in three. Nick Jackson and Joey Spano both had two hits and two RBI. Brayden Sprickman hit a solo home run to back the pitching of winner Carson Phillips. ⚾
Today at 12:00 p.m. in Rome, Pope Francis announced that Cathedral Prep alumnus Msgr. Edward Lohse ’80 would be appointed the next Bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Until this morning Msgr. Lohse (now assuming the title, Bishop-Elect) served as Vicar General of the Erie Catholic Diocese and pastor of St. Julia Parish in Erie. He becomes the second priest who graduated from Cathedral Prep to be asked to shepherd a diocese as bishop. For more information, visit https://www.eriercd.org/lohse.html. We give thanks to almighty God for the gift of Bishop-Elect Lohse and his vocation! #Prep #Alumni ✝
(Photo courtesy of Diocese of Erie)
PHEAA Representative Amy Sloan stopped by our campus today to speak to our juniors! She talked about financial aid related to college and presented MySmartBorrowing, an interactive tool that creates scenarios to see how career/college choices affect college costs. #Prep #CollegePrep
Students in Mrs. Miller’s Spanish II classes created a product and an advertisement for it in Spanish. They then presented their advertisements to the class in Spanish. Everyone did a great job! ¡Buen trabajo! #Prep #Spanish
The senior class activities continued for the Class of 2023. Our seniors traveled to Peek’n Peak yesterday for their Senior Retreat! They took on the adventure course, played miniature golf, had Mass, and enjoyed various activities with their brothers and sisters. The Senior Retreat is a great tradition to bring the class together for one final trip and a day full of fun! #Prep #Family #Classof2023
Summer is nearly here and several of our sports teams are holding camps! There's still time to register!! Visit www.cathedralprep.com/athleticcamps for more information and sign your child up today! #Prep #SummerCamp 🏈⚽🥽📣
The MVP Department will present their Spring Concert TOMORROW, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the H. David Bowes Auditorium. The Show Choir, Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble will be performing. Also included will be an induction ceremony for the International Thespian Society, our performing arts honor society. There is no charge for the concert. All are welcome and we hope to see you there! #Prep #MVP 🎶🎷🥁
Last Friday, May 19, turned out to be a perfect day for Sports Day! Events were held all over the Hagerty Family Events Center and Dollinger Field. The competition was fierce all day in the quest to win bragging rights. Ultimately, the Class of 2026 took home the crown while the Class of 2023 earned runner-up honors! A very special thank you to our Sports Day Advisors Ms. Beuchert, Mrs. Martin and Mr. Schreffler for bringing our campus together for this fun-filled day! Also, a very special thank you to all our volunteers for the day! #Prep #SportsDay2023🏈🏒🏐⚽♟🏆
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Girls track & field finished third overall at the D-10 AAA Championship. Tori Mayes took sixth in the 100. Kayley McCall took second in the 200, while Mayes finished in third. McCall took second in the 400, while Regina Torrance took sixth. Lauren Raimy took second in the 800, while Fina Bannister and Caitlin Dugan finished fifth and seventh, respectively. Raimy won the 1,600, while Anne-Catherine Brown and Sarah Teed rounded out the top three. Sarah Clark took the 3,200, setting a District 10 record in the process with her time of 10:52.52. Allison Bender finished second, while Helen Ann McCormick finished sixth. The 4x100 relay finished fifth. The 4x400 relay of Mayes, McCall, Raimy, and Clark took first. The 4x800 relay of Raimy, Brown, Bender, and Clark also captured gold. Cecelia Campbell took third in the 300 hurdles, while Torrance took sixth. Mia Shaughnessy finished second in the shot put. Kaylin Laird took fifth in the high jump, while Campbell finished eighth in the triple jump. 👟
• Boys track & field also competed in the D-10 AAA Championship. DaMario Crawford took fifth in the 200. Kendall Rodriguez and Michael McDonald finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 400. Luke Brown captured gold in the 800. He would do the same in the 1,600, setting a new D-10 record in the process with his time of 4:15.39. The 4x100 relay took sixth, while the 4x400 took second. The 4x800 relay took fifth. Pau Barea Solves took fifth in the 300 hurdles, while Hank Partridge took eighth. Crawford took fifth in the long jump, while McDonald took sixth in the high jump.
• Girls lacrosse closed out their regular season with a 13-7 victory over Fairview. Niagara Millen led the way with five goals. Addie Stark and Sophia Glance each added a hat trick. Cate Noble scored a pair. Allison Deiner stopped nine shots in goal. 🥍
• Boys tennis fell to Lower Moreland in the quarterfinals of the PIAA AA team tournament, 3-2. Gavin Ferretti won in singles for the Ramblers, while Hayden Hutchinson/James Casella won in doubles. 🎾
The Spanish Club recently took a trip to the Latin American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh. They learned about the diverse cultures, music, film, and current-day issues of Latin America and the Caribbean. They also enjoyed authentic Colombian food! #Prep #SpanishClub
Yesterday was Armed Forces Day. A small group of cadets spent the morning in the rain preparing Erie Cemetery for Memorial Day by placing flags upon the graves of our veterans. It was truly an honorable action by this group of students! #Prep #AFJROTC
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, May 18:
• Baseball was swept by McDowell at UPMC Park. Varsity suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Trojans, 4-2. JVs fell in their matchup, 6-2 . ⚾️
• Girls lacrosse lost to McDowell, 17-4. 🥍
Boys tennis departed for Hershey earlier today in preparation for their quarterfinal match tomorrow. They are set to take on District 1's Lower Moreland at Hershey Racquet Club at 8:00 a.m. Roll Ramblers! #Prep 🎾
Today we celebrated the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, which is a holy day of obligation. Cathedral Prep Chaplain Fr. Jason Feigh celebrated Mass and Fr. Mike DeMartinis concelebrated as we were reminded that Jesus is always with us as we pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon us all at Pentecost. During one of the last gatherings of the entire student body for the 2022-2023 school year, Fr. Jason encouraged us to answer the call to let our words and action be guided by Easter joy. We also blessed a prayer shawl for Xavier Dombkowski ’25 that many students, faculty, and staff members helped create and prayed over as we continue to remember him throughout his continuous battle with cancer. If you have not had an opportunity to join in a Mass today, please visit www.eriercd.org for complete information on how you can enter into this holy day, and remember it is still the Easter season. May the Risen Jesus help us to rediscover joy. #Prep #AscensionThursday ✝
New hats are now available in the Spirit Store! You can purchase them online at www.cathedralprep.com/spiritstore or stop in Monday-Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. or Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. #GearUp 🧢
Join us THIS SATURDAY, May 20, for our Spring Art Show! The show will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will feature artwork from our students that has been beautifully crafted all school year! Types of work include drawings, paintings, ceramic sculpture, textile design and photography. You don't want to miss it! #ArtShow 🎨📸🖌
