The Catherine McAuley community is pleased to announce its Second Quarter Honor Roll! Please click on the link below to view the students who earned this recognition!

http://www.mcauleyhs.org/academics/honor_roll/

Catherine McAuley High School announces its Honor Roll for the First Quarter of the 2011-2012 academic year! Click on the link below to view the latest available Honor Roll.

 http://www.mcauleyhs.org/academics/honor_roll/

* Quarter Two Honor Roll will be announced after the close of the quarter, and once all grades have been submitted and finalized. We thank you for all of  your support and patience!

 Congratulations, Lady Lions!

Anna Gervais ~ Class of 2012

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award

Anna Gervais was selected by the staff and the Class of 2012 for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award.  A DAR Good Citizen must have the qualities of dependability (which includes truthfulness, loyalty, and punctuality), service (which includes cooperation, courtesy, and consideration of others), leadership (which includes personality, self-control, and the ability to assume responsibility), and patriotism (which includes unselfish interest in family, school, community and nation) to an outstanding degree.  Anna will also participate in the DAR scholarship contest.  Good luck, Anna!

Molly Miller ~ Class of 2013

CMHS Goalie, Soccer

First Team All Conference – Soccer

Congratulations to Molly Miller, who has been selected as First Team All Conference for soccer.  This acknowledgment is voted on from the other coaches in our conference.  She’s also listed in www.sportsinme.com that shows her as # 2 in Class A for saves made this past season.  Although it is still early, Molly has received interest from Division I Siena College, along with several other colleges.  Click on the link below for an interview with Molly as the Athlete/Player of the year!  Great job, Molly!

http://www.theforecaster.net/content/p-sportsfallaofymcauley-120711

Hannah Calkin ~ Class of 2014

Actress, Portland Stage production of The Snow Queen

Hannah Calkin auditioned and received a part in Portland Stage Company’s premiere holiday production of The Snow Queen, a folk tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. As part of the ensemble cast, Hannah had many small roles, such as a townsperson, a flower, a robber, an attendant in a princess court, and an angel.  Hannah, McAuley is proud of your achievement!

Mary McManus ~ Class of 2014

McAuley Ambassador to the Maine Youth Leadership Program

May 2012 – USM campus in Gorham

Motivating Maine’s Future Leaders. That’s what Maine Youth Leadership is all about. Since 1980, Maine Youth Leadership (MYL) has worked with Maine youth to seek out, recognize and develop their leadership skills. Their goal is to motivate Maine’s future leaders and create a network of civic-minded students who will better their communities through volunteering. The programs encourage and assist students at critical times in their quest for self- identification and development and we provide give-and-take discussions with thought leaders and role models from across Maine society.

Each year, high school sophomores from all parts of Maine are invited to participate in the four-day Motivate ME Seminar held at the University of Southern Maine campus in Gorham.  Congratulations to Mary on her nomination as the Ambassador to Maine Youth Leadership!

Heather Chapman ~ Class of 2014

CMHS Ambassador to HOBY Youth Leadership Seminar

June 2012 – UNE Campus, Biddeford Maine

HOBY (Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership) is the nation’s foremost youth leadership development organization. Founded in 1958, HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation.  HOBY programs are conducted annually throughout the US.

The HOBY Leadership Seminar focuses on providing outstanding high school students with an amazing opportunity to learn how to lead and make a difference.  The U.S. State HOBY Leadership Seminars are designed for high school sophomores to recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in their home, schools, workplace and community.  Congratulations to Heather on her selection as the McAuley HOBY Ambassador!

Last week, Viola Ogak, a Catherine McAuley senior, was selected to participate in a week-long Pharmacy Camp sponsored by Husson University. Ogak was among only 16 high school students from around the state of Maine to attend. Husson University is one of only two pharmacy programs in the state and is highly competitive, with only 65 slots for more than 550 applicants this year. As part of her itinerary, Ogak attended guest lectures, toured campus facilities, and visited a local Walgreen’s Pharmacy, all designed to aid her in applying to pharmacy school.

Ogak, who emigrated from the recently separated Republic of South Sudan, says, “I just want to make a difference. I want to work very hard so I can become a pharmacist. If you put your mind and your heart into it, you can accomplish anything”.

McAuley is proud to have such a determined young lady representing our school! Congratulations, Viola!

Cristina Leake, a Catherine McAuley High School senior, was recently selected as one of the winners of the 2011 Bill of Rights Scholarship Essay Contest, sponsored by the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). She will receive her award in August at NFWL’s 73^rd Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, where she will meet local and national legislators.

Below is a brief excerpt from Miss Leake’s winning essay entitled, “Social Media: For Better and For Worse”:

“…Until the mid1950s the only way to view an event of widespread importance was to personally attend said event.  Involvement meant dedication.  Involvement had value.  June 1, 1853 Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered Temperance and Women’s Rights in Rochester, New York.  Due to the time period, her speech lacked all media coverage above press.  This absence placed an invisible limitation on her dispatch; however, those who attended experienced genuine passion.   In the past those bold enough would shout their approval or disapproval.  They would hoist signs above their heads, branding the sky with their opinions.  Today such demonstrations are meaningless.  The simplicity and anonymity creates an environment that promotes rashness.  A moment of fury can in seconds turn into an impulsive rude comment and though disrespectful it is protected under the First Amendment.  The casualness by which media can be accessed today dismisses the true privilege and power with which it should be associated”.  

The McAuley community is very proud of this poised, articulate young woman! Congratulations, Cristina!

New York, NY (June 30, 2011) – This summer, Catherine McAuley High School history teacher Nancy Ponzetti will travel to Amherst College in Amherst, MA to attend a one-week competitive application seminar entitled “John and Abigail Adams.”

Directed by Joseph J. Ellis, Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College, the seminar will focus on the letters between Abigail and John Adams, attempting to understand their role in shaping the American Revolution and its role in shaping them.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute is renowned for its scholarly seminars for K-12 educators and National Park Service interpreters.  This summer, the Institute’s seminars will offer over 1,000 participants the chance to study American history with leading scholars of the field.  Held at institutions throughout the United States and Great Britain , these weeklong seminars provide intellectual stimulation and practical resources and strategies to take back to the classroom.  In each seminar, educators work with primary source documents provided by the professors and the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Each educator receives reading materials, room and board, transportation for tours and a stipend.

Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History of American History is a nonprofit organization improving and enriching American history education through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation. In addition to its summer seminars, Gilder Lehrman administers the State and National History Teacher of the Year Award; creates and works closely with history-focused schools; organizes development programs for teachers; produces print and digital publications and traveling exhibitions; hosts lectures by eminent historians; and offers national book prizes and fellowships for scholars to work in the Gilder Lehrman Collection as well as other renowned archives. Gilder Lehrman hosts www.gilderlehrman.org, serving as the gateway to American history online and featuring the quarterly online journal History Now, designed specifically for K-12 teachers and students.

    On Saturday, June 18 at the Crooker Theater in Brunswick,  Catherine McAuley High School graduate,  Julia Furtado, was crowned this year’s Miss Maine!  Miss Furtado is a member of McAuley’s graduating class of 2009, and is currently a sophomore at the University of New England, majoring in applied exercise science.  The McAuley Community is immensely proud of  your accomplishments, Julia! 

     Please click on the link below to read more about Julia’s winning platform, “Leadership Among Our Youth”.

Dayton teen crowned Miss Maine

Good Cause Thrift Shop’s second location on 15 Ossippee Trail West in Standish will open Wednesday, June 22! Hours of operation will be:

Wednesday 10:00am to 7:00pm (longer hours will coincide with the hours of Catherine’s Cupboard, sponsored by St. Joseph’s College),

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00am until 5:00 pm. Donations of gently used items are appreciated and volunteers are welcome and needed!

Donations may be dropped off from 10 to 4 Wednesday through Saturday.

Stop by and check out our new store!

The Grand Opening Celebration for this location will be in July (Date and time will be announced soon).

The Catherine McAuley High School Community would like to congratulate the Class of 2011 for achieving a 100% College acceptance rate! We are very proud of these young women, and wish them success in all of their future endeavors! The following is a list of Colleges and Universities where the girls were accepted:

Acadia University                                                   

American University in Bulgaria                     

Assumption College                                  

Auburn University                           

Babson College                            

Bates College                                

Becker College                            

Brandeis University                       

Bryant University                             

Bryn Mawr College                         

Bucknell University                         

Canisius College                            

Carnegie Mellon                             

Castleton State College                

Champlain College                        

Clark University                               

Clemson University                        

College of the Atlantic                    

College of the Holy Cross                                

Concordia University                     

Connecticut College                      

Curry College                                 

Davidson College                      

De Paul University                          

Drexel University                            

Eckerd College                              

Emmanuel College                                                       

Fordham University                        

Fordham University                        

Franciscan U of Steubenville        

Franklin and Marshall College                          

Furman University                                        

Gordon College                               

Goucher College                            

Grove City College

Guilford College                                               

Gwynedd Mercy College               

Hamline University

Hellenic College                          

High Point University

Hofstra University                     

Husson College

Iona College                                   

Ithaca College                                

Keene State College                     

King’s College                                 

Lasell College                                

Le Moyne College

Lesley University                          

Mars Hill College                           

Mercyhurst College                        

Merrimack  College

Methodist University                        

Miami University                             

Mount Holyoke College                 

Mount St. Vincent College

Mt.Allison University            

Newbury College                            

North Carolina State University     

Northeastern University                 

Northeastern University                 

Ohio State University                     

Oklahoma State University           

Plymouth State College                                   

Prescott College                             

Prescott College                            

Purdue University                           

Quinnipiac University                                 

Regis College                                

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute          

Rhode Island College                   

Rhodes College                             

Rivier College                                 

Roanoke College                          

Rochester Inst. of Technology

Roger Williams University             

Sacred Heart University                

Saint Anselm College

Saint Joseph’s College                    

Salve Regina University                                 

Santa Clara University                   

Simmons College                          

Smith College                                  

Spring Hill College                         

Springfield College                        

St. Lawrence College                    

St. Mary’s University                       

St. Michael’s College                     

Stonehill College                            

Suffolk University                            

Susquehanna University                

The College of New Jersey           

Trent University

Tufts University                               

Tulane University                       

Union College

University of Dayton                                 

University of Evansville                  

University of Hartford                     

University of Maine Farmington           

University of Maine Fort Kent          

University of Maine Orono

University of Mary Washington     

University of Michigan                    

University of New England            

University of New Hampshire        

University of New Haven                

University of North Carolina           

University of Rhode Island             

University of Rochester                   

University of Southern Maine

University of Tampa                      

University of Vermont

Washington University                    

Western New England College     

Wheaton College                           

Wheelock College                         

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

http://www.mcauleyhs.org/academics/honor_roll/

McAuley students Emma Scanlon and Tori McAllister, both members of the Class of 2010, recently qualified as state finalists in the 2010 US Senate Youth Program, making them two of the top ten students in the state.

Scanlon and McAllister received this honor after taking a qualifying exam that tested their knowledge of U.S. Government, the U.S. Consititution, and current political events.

Both students will travel to Augusta on November 23, where they will compete at the state level for two seats at a week-long government and leadership education program in Washington, D.C. in March 2010.

In addition to the trip to Washington, D.C. with all expenses paid, winners will each receive a $5000 college scholarship.

The US Senate Youth Program is a national initiative to provide a yearly opportunity for talented young people with demonstrated leadership abilities to deepen their understanding of America’s political processes and encourage them to consider careers in public service.

McAuley alumna Monike Santana ’08 represented Maine in Washington, D.C. in 2008.

Congratulations to Mrs. Linda Freeman of McAuley’s Guidance Office, who will inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame on October 9, 2009.

In the late 70s and early 80s, Freeman was a standout basketball player at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, where she holds the career record for scoring an average of 19.7 points per game.  Additionally, she ranks fifth in points accumulated (1150 points) over four years.  Prior to her college career, Freeman was a top team player at Scarborough High School.

The McAuley community is proud of you, Mrs. Freeman!  Congratulations on this prestigious honor!

To read the full article on Mrs. Freeman and her induction, please access the link below:

http://www.sjcme.edu/athletics/TwoSt.JoesGreatstobeInductedintoNewEnglandBasketballHallOfFame.htm

The University of Notre Dame invites students, parents and counselors to attend the

University of Notre Dame Information Program

Monday,  September 21, 2009 at 7pm

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens AVE

Portland, Maine 04103

For more information, please contact the Guidance Office at 797-3802 ext. 2059.

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Seven students from Catherine McAuley High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the AP Exams.

Class of 2009 graduates Elise Mercier of Portland and Meghan Smith of Cape Elizabeth qualified as AP Scholars after receiving grades of 3 or higher on three or more of the AP Exams.

Portland’s Katherine Fecteau and Buxton’s Olivia MacKenzie, both 2009 graduates, received recognition as AP Scholars with Honor. Both scored an average of at least 3.25 on four or more of the AP Exams taken.

Scoring an average grade of at least 3.5 on five or more of the AP Exams, Class of 2009 Valedictorian Laura Duran of Falmouth is celebrated as an AP Scholar with Distinction, along with fellow graduates Macauley Kenney of North Yarmouth and Allison Walker-Elders of Lisbon Falls.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, or both, for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the nearly 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

Are you a recent McAuley graduate entering college in the fall of 2009?  Are you looking for scholarship money to help cover college costs?

If you can answer “yes” to both questions, access http://www.ourvoiceourcountry.org/participate/scholarship.aspx?ReturnUrl=participate/scholarship.aspx for information on a $1000 scholarship competition through civiced.org, entitled Our Voice Our Country.

Applicants are asked to share their views on America’s greatest underlying problems, and then nominate individuals who have the potential to solve them.

The deadline for submission is August 17, 2009.