Cathedral Preparatory School

Mrs. Drabant’s English IV classes read and conducted a sticky-note analysis of Mary Shelley's short story, "Transformation." They chose to focus on three of six literary devices and themes: doubling, tale within a tale structure, prodigal son, pride, Faustian bargain, supernatural, and intellectual/physical transformation. Yesterday, they moved about in a “Give and Get” discussion technic that required them to find the three ideas they didn't have and share their own work with their peers. #Prep #English 📃

This week in esports! On Monday, the CP_Chess Teams fell twice against high-ranking players. The CP_Seige1 ran into a dominant team from Texas, which handed them their first loss. CP_RocketLeague1 and CP_RocketLeague2, after being continuously plagued with connection issues, fell to teams from Wellsville and Copiague, NY, while CP_Valorant2 and CP_Valorant1 had dominant wins for both teams. The CP_Valorant2 team won significantly enough to move into the Top 20 of the HSEL this week! Check out their win on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1759462366. #Prep #Esports 🎮

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, March 9: • Keagan Oler (121) and Sam Staab (27) competed at the PIAA AAA Championships in Hershey. They both dropped their opening match. Staab bounced back with a 9-2 win to advance in the consolation bracket. Oler was eliminated from the tournament in a close decision. 🤼‍♂️ • TONIGHT: Boys basketball is set to host South Fayette in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Tickets can only be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. The game will also be livestreamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/cathedral-preparatory-school-erie-pa/gam5bb78ab640.🏀 Bowling is taking part in the Western PA Regionals at AMF Noble Manor Lanes in Pittsburgh. Singles take place today, while the team competition takes place tomorrow. 🎳 • TOMORROW: Girls basketball takes on Trinity in the first round of the PIAA playoffs at the Hagerty Family Events Center. The game begins at 4:30 p.m. and no tickets will be sold at the door. All tickets can be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. The game will also be livestreamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/cathedral-preparatory-school-erie-pa/gamcadffa5a3c.🏀

Congratulations to AnnaMarie Zinram ‘23. She will play golf collegiately next season at Mercyhurst University. As one of the top golfers in District 10 this past season, Zinram advanced to states. She finished 22nd overall at the PIAA individual championships. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete ⛳

We are excited to host the boys and girls basketball playoff games this weekend at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Also, wrestling sent several to states this weekend, swimming is headed to states next weekend, and bowling is off to regionals! In honor these games, the Prep Spirit Store will be having a special discount of 20% off all purchases. It will be open today from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., tomorrow from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m., and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Be sure to stop by and gear up for the games! #GearUp 🟠🔵⚪

AFJROTC cadets once again took to the skies yesterday with Civil Air Patrol. Hands on lessons in aviation fundamentals are what AFJROTC at Prep is all about! #Prep #AFJROTC #CivilAirPatrol ✈

Our PB&J sandwich drive for the Emmaus Soup Kitchen continued this week. This week's drive was sponsored by Mrs. Megan Haugh! She even took some time during her lunch to come and help out. We can’t thank her enough for the support! If any clubs, athletic teams or organizations would like to help sponsor a week of sandwiches, please contact Campus Minister Emily Grenci at Emily.Grenci@cathedralprep.com. #Prep #Service #Community 🥪

Happy International Women’s Day! This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity. Together we can forge women's equality. Today, and every day, we celebrate the women in our lives and the differences they make in the world. #InternationalWomensDay 💙🧡🤍

Congratulations to Hailey Sliker ‘23. She will continue her volleyball career at the next level as she will play for PennWest Edinboro. Sliker helped lead her team to the District 10 championship game as a junior. She will be slotted as a libero/defensive specialist for the Fighting Scots. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏐 (Photo courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, March 6: • Varsity hockey fell in the first round of the PIHL Playoffs to North Allegheny, 3-0. Tanner Ball made 25 saves in the loss. 🏒

Our First Friday series continued last week at the Hagerty Family Events Center. After Cathedral Prep Chaplain Fr. Jason Feigh celebrated Mass, our guests enjoyed lunch and our speaker, Hon. Dan Brabender ‘70. Judge Brabender spoke to our guests about his time at Prep and his latest publication, “Erie’s Sensational Murder Trials,” which hit Amazon in early February. The book is a collection of accounts of nine distinctive homicides that shocked the city with their gruesome violence and spell-binding trials. He also touched on his four other books. You can purchase Judge’s latest book at https://a.co/d/3fytUvX. #FirstFriday 🎙✝

We want to give a special thank you to Interstate Mitsubishi-Interstate Nissan for being a Diamond Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP 🚗

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Swimming & Diving teams!! They swept the District 10 AA Championships and are headed to Lewisburg for states! For the boys, it was their 21st straight title, while the girls captured their eighth straight. For the girls, the medley relay of Maria Costa, Kyan Snider-Mills, Ellie Natemeier and Haley Palmer took first. Costa took first and set a school record in the individual medley. Snider-Mills took fourth, while Ellie Brugger and Brianne Ryan took seventh and eighth, respectively. Palmer won the 50 free, with Jillian Heinrich taking sixth. The 200 free relay of Costa, Josie Dufala, Heinrich and Palmer took first. Palmer set a school record and took first in the 100 free. Heinrich took fifth. Natemeier took sixth in the 500 free. Costa took the 100 back, while Chloe Borrero finished fifth. In the 100 breaststroke, three Ramblers finished in the top seven. Snider-Mills took third, Brugger placed fifth and Ryan finished seventh. Also, Haley Palmer was named Outstanding Swimmer of the meet for Girls AA, a new award from the Erie County Aquatics Hall of Fame. 🏊‍♀️ On the boys side, the medley relay of Mitchell Bradford, Matthew Hinman, Aidan Levis and Colin Troutman took first and set a district record. Owen Carson took third in the 200 free, while Callum Snider-Mills and Evan Calvert finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Bradford took second in the individual medley, followed by Jack Raimy in third, Drew Brown in fourth and Hinman in fifth. Troutman took fourth in the 50 free. Levis took the 100 fly, while Snider-Mills finished seventh. The 200 free relay of Troutman, Hinman, Carson and Raimy placed first. Troutman took fifth in the 100 free. Carson won the 500 free, while Calvert took fifth. Bradford won the 100 back, while Raimy finished third and Levis took fourth. In the 100 breaststroke, Hinman took first and set a district record. Brown took second. The 400 free relay of Bradford, Carson, Raimy and Levis took first. 🏊‍♂️ Congratulations to Coach Whitman and the teams on tremendous performances! 🏆 • Girls basketball rolled to a 62-29 victory over Obama Academy in the AAAAA subregional. Jayden McBride hit six threes and had 25 points to lead the Ramblers. Addie Biel had 15, while Lena Walz chipped in 10. 🏀 • Boys basketball defeated DuBois, 40-32, in the AAAAA subregional. Tavion Spencer led the Ramblers with 20 points. 🏀

For the first time since 2004, a Rambler is set to take part in the NFL Scouting Combine. We wish the best of luck to Cathedral Prep alumnus Juice Scruggs '18 as he takes part in today's offensive linemen workouts! #RollRamblers 🏈

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Friday, March 3: • TODAY: The District 10 swimming championships open today at Spire Institute at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are only available online at: https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️… Boys basketball plays at DuBois tonight starting at 6:00 p.m. A victory sends them into the state tournament next weekend. Tickets will be available at the gate this evening. 🏀 • TOMORROW: Girls basketball hosts Obama Academy at 12:00 p.m. in the Mullen Gymnasium, looking to advance into the PIAA dance. Tickets are available online only at: https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all 🏀... The D-10 swimming championships conclude from Spire. Action starts at 1:00 p.m. For those interested in attending, tickets can be purchased only online at: https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

Mr. McCall and 15 MedPath students traveled to Pittsburgh to the University of Pittsburgh’s campus yesterday. While there, they learned about plasmids, transformation and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). They were able to extract the DNA of some foods and test it for the CMV 35S promoter region to identify key proteins present in genetically modified foods. They then explored downtown Oakland, grabbed lunch and concluded with a seminar from one of the lead researchers at Pitt, whose research focuses on neural tissue development. #Prep #MedPath 🧪

We are excited to share with you a unique opportunity in which you can choose how your tax dollars are used and are able to help make a Cathedral Prep education affordable for all families! Pennsylvania allows this opportunity to be available for individuals and businesses. Through the program, 100% of your contribution goes directly towards our students and families for tuition assistance. For more information, please contact Jimmy Smith, AVP of Development & Strategic Initiatives, at jimmy.smith@cathedralprep.com or (814) 453-7737, Ext. 2294. #EITC

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, March 1: • Girls basketball kicked off the playoffs with an 80-17 victory over DuBois in the AAAAA sub-regional. Lena Walz led the way with 23 points. Jayden McBride had 19, while Addie Biel finished with 17. The girls are back in action in the sub-regional this Saturday against Obama Academy. Tip-off is 12:00 p.m. at the Hagerty Family Events Center. 🏀

Mrs. Howell’s Geometry classes recently completed an activity where they were tasked with calculating the height of objects in the auditorium. They did this by using similar triangles and mirrors! #Prep #Geometry 📐

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, February 28: • Varsity hockey closed out the regular season with a 4-3 win over Upper Saint Clair. Brayden Sprickman, Liam Nickerson, Alex Brown and Mathius Sprickman lit the lamp. Tanner Ball made 26 saves in net. 🏒 • TONIGHT: Girls basketball is back in action tonight. They begin the playoffs with a matchup against DuBois in the AAAA sub-regional. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Tickets are only available online at https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. 🏀