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On the Street Michael Lin, Marlo Studley and Catherine Teitz, all seniors at St. Ignatius College Preparatory, donned togas for national convention of the Junior Classical League at UC Davis. On The Street Where You Live from March 5, 2010
March 3rd, 2010By Tom Burke It was standing-room only for a Mass of Thanksgiving opening Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School’s 125th year Jan. 31. Archbishop George H. Niederauer presided. In his homily, Archbishop Niederauer spoke of the school’s long history and the “four and five generations of the same families” who have sent their children to the Redwood City school. “For 125 years the torch has been passed,” he said, “the torch of knowledge, wisdom, sacrifice, good example, deep faith, love, and generous service.” He also told of “teachers who were dedicated, patient and kind” and assisted from then until now in forming students to be “generous, loving spouses and parents.” In remarks before Mass, Father John Balleza, OLMC pastor, noted that in the school’s founding year – 1885 – “no one had heard of Teddy Roosevelt, and the Civil War had ended just 20 years prior.” The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur began teaching at OLMC in 1885. Notre Dame Sister Margaret Hoffman, an OLMC alumna, was among members of the congregation who attended the Mass. Alicia Aguirre, Redwood City vice mayor, was present as official and school parent – alumni Pablo and Eric Zatarain-Aguirre - with a proclamation from the city congratulating OLMC on its 125th anniversary. .… Happy birthday to new centenarian, Lillian Rasband, a native San Franciscan and longtime member of St. Gabriel Parish who celebrated her 100th birthday Jan. 20. Thanks to Nancy Grey and her mom Ann Nolte for sending us the good news about their “dear cousin.”… Archbishop George Niederauer presided at Confirmation rites Jan. 24 at St. Finn Barr Church in San Francisco. Father Jose Corral, pastor, concelebrated the Mass with Deacon Willy Sevilla assisting. Among those receiving the sacrament were Monica Castro, Brian Keane, Jordi Molina, Alonzo Aguilera, Adriane Suangco, Nayeli Vazquez, Luis Gerardo Vazquez, Myka Macaraeg, Stephanie Aldama, Luis Valle, Sai McNamara, Elora Cuenco, Heather Park, Clayton Smith, Derick Clemente, Jenna Harkins, Fernanda Rendon, Jianna Fontanilla, Winter Curtiss, Sandra Lacayo, and Celeste Oliva….Treading the boards as LeFou in this weekend’s Beauty and the Beast at Carlmont High School is freshman Sean Traynor of St. Pius Parish in Redwood City. Acting since age 5, Sean has played in 19 shows. He likes the part of LeFou because of its comic dimensions. One day he’d like to produce a Broadway project. The actor’s proud parents are Martha and Stephen Traynor…. Checkmate has become a regular part of the vocabulary of Michael K. Lin, a senior at St. Ignatius College Preparatory and recent champion of the Jesuit Grandmaster Chess Tournament. The competition took place on-line with entrants from each of 52 Jesuit high schools in the United States taking part. Michael, ranked as high as 25th in the nation for his age group, considers chess a sport demanding constant training and practice. Michael sees opportunity for creativity as well as parallels to life in the game. “Similar to life, chess is a game of choices,” he told me in an e-mail. “On every step, seemingly good but disastrous moves tempt us, and we have to use a discerning eye to separate these from the stronger moves. We can play every move perfectly until the last move of the game where we spoil our hard-fought advantage, just as one angry outburst can undo years of hard work spent building a good reputation. I find myself utilizing the same principles and tactics that form the foundation of my game in my daily life, and I appreciate the opportunity to learn about these lessons through chess.” Mighty proud are his mom, Yi Zhang, and dad, Dong Lin…. This is an empty space without you. E-mail items and electronic pictures – jpegs at no less than 300 dpi – to burket@sfarchdiocese.org or mail them to Street, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Thank you. My phone number is (415) 614-5634.
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