2008 - 09
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – Mason Hickman, president; Vice President: Anthony Bell; Secretary: Dane Brodke.
Senior Class Core – Katie Harrington, Ian Condas, Vince Conti, Matt Gray, Patrick Grogan, Carina Matonis, Zack McKown, Kate McMinimee, Johnny Murphy, Josh Whitaker.
Junior Class Core – Cricket Oles, Eric Humphrey, Thomas Hanlon, Teresa Pond, Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen, Malori McGill.
Sophomore Class Core – Mary Neville, Victoria Bruno, Emily Burchett, Lindsey Reemsnyder, Jeff Scott.
Freshman Class Core – Jesus Hernandez, Hannah Brodke, Ginny Hicks, Lexy Wright, Lizzie Gibbs.
During the Summer
The Judge student body suffered a tragic loss when junior-to-be Sean McCoy died in a fall through a skylight at Bonneville Junior High School in mid-June. A talented musician who performed in the concert and jazz bands, McCoy also played on the region-winning tennis team. “Sean had a wry sense of humor and a gentle manner, and while he could be at times irreverent and mocking, he was not mean-spirited or disrespectful of others,” said Fr. Joseph Mayo at McCoy’s funeral Mass. “His parents and friends have described him as a happy young man who was full of promise and of hope.”
The Year
National Merit Finalists: Dane Brodke, Chris Pell, Seth Zost.
National Merit Commended Students xxxx.
One National Hispanic Scholar: xxxx.
A school profile showed that Judge had 820 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio was 20-to-1. Tuition was $7,540 for Catholics, $9,020 for non-Catholics. Of the 68 faculty members, 45% had advanced degrees and 28% were alumni. Two dozen A.P. and Honors courses were offered; 51% of the Class of 2008-09 took A.P. exams. The ATC college admissions test was taken by 89% of Judge students, compared to 68% in Utah and 43% nationally. Judge students did much better, too, scoring two points higher than Utah in English, math, reading, science and composite; 11% of Judge students scored a 5, 33% got a 4 and 67% had 3 or better. Of the 181 graduates in 2008, 90% went to college; 93% of those attended a four-year school. Judge also offered 26 athletic programs and 23 co-curricular activities.
Katie Harrington was editor-in-chief of the Bulldog Press. Her staff included Alli Berry, Haley Baldwin, Rosie Neville, Dane Brodke, Lauren Schultz, Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen, Joe Ahart, Jackson Elizondo, Cricket Oles, Jake Brugger, Matt Kierkegaard, Michael Greenberg, Eric Humphrey, Nafisa Masud, Isabelle Ghabash, Jack Lund, Luigi Lollini, Haley Baldwin, Linda Frank, Chloe Ropner, Matt Gray, Talley Carlston, Danny Franks, Bruce Garlinghouse, Annie Loader, Pat Thompson, Jillian West, Jake Winter, Riley Ashton, Emily Andrews and Pat Thompson. Chris Sloan and Elaine Peterson were the advisers.
With the football field out of commission, the student body scheduled a couple of fund-raisers and a pep rally as part of “Homeless Homecoming Week 2008.” Kaitlyn Schoeck was Homecoming Queen. “Mystere” was the theme of the dance.
The Cheer Squad included Samantha DeHerrera, Ashley Arata, Julia Hicks, Christina Niemann, Brittany Foti, Kristi Brown, Bridgett Fey, Amy Kiechle, Lexy Wright, Jessica Gaffney, Melissa Foti, KayLene Stone, Chelsey Montrone, Amber Anderson, Molly Shupe, Lindsey Reemsnyder, Erin O’Brien, Jordan Dowd, Laura Espinoza and Libby O’Reilly.
Sophomore Emily Burchett bought a DVD when the Invisible Children nonprofit humanitarian group came to Judge and conducted a fund-raising assembly about war-torn and impoverished northern Uganda. That made her eligible for one of three “Golden Tickets” awarded nationally to visit the African country the following summer with Invisible Children. Her name was drawn. “To see her tears of joy was a very moving moment,” said Vice Principal George Angelo. “It was a beautiful moment to see the excitement in a child that really wants to serve the people and now has the opportunity.”
The Multicultural Club and an Amnesty International chapter combined to form the Peace and Justice Alliance, which sponsored the Invisible Children Project and organized assemblies on Black history and cultural awareness. Members included Christina Romero, Chau Nguyen, Chloe Ropner and Amy Ware.
Participating in English Quest were Patrick Boner, in the literature test, book trailer and informative speaking; Samantha Highsmith, in reader’s theater, photo essay and poetry recitation; and Mary Morgan, in personal narrative, reader’s theater and the poster competition.
Serving the student body’s spiritual needs through Peer Ministry work were David May, Anthony Bell, Katie Teynor, Kaitlyn Schoeck, Lukas Richards, Dane Brodke, Anthony Wright, Alexis Naylor, Chesley Price, Danny Franks, Vince Conti, Bruce Garlinghouse, Chris Pell, Diandra Ryan-Mas, A.J. Carman, Teresa Highsmith, Megan Bush, Michael Valdez, Ryan Sargent, Kate McMinimee, Maria Schwarz, Pat Grogan, Jacqueline Graham, Frank Barrows, Natalie Brown, Taylor Salaz, Stephanie Lewis and Frank Barrows.
“Winter Getaway” was the theme of the Winter’s Dance.
Members of the Environmental Club were John Sargeant, Megan Short, Steven Pham, Anthony Minjarez, Lauren Brubaker, Chloe Ropner and Maggie Fey.
The Anime Club featured Jiaying Jin, Ben Medcalf, Kylynn Parker, John Galanis, Chance Ham, Levaughn Wilkins, Jan Ottowicz, Lehua Kali and Kennedy Reiter.
The Interact chapter of Rotary International provided physical assistance and donations of food to the Utah Food Bank. Overseen by Kathy Scott, the club included Rachel Palmer, Melissa Nichols, Nikki Worth, Jeannie Palmer, Alexis Naylor, Jacquelynn Pok, Teresa Highsmith and Kaitlyn Schoeck.
Judge students took learning trips to the Teton Science School outside Jackson, Wyo. during the winter and the Oregon coast for oceanography with teacher Aliesje King. The latter trip inspired Ian White, who wrote in the Bulldog Press: “I don’t mean to preach, mandate or warn, only to ask, what does this earth mean to you? What would you do for it? What has it done for you? And you may want to ask these questions before it’s too late.” Another group of 60 Latin students traveled to Italy, visiting Rome, Naples, Sorrento and Pompeii under the auspices of chaperones Tim Soran and Bernadette Bell. Erin O’Brien documented the trip for “Judge Connections” magazine, quoting students Bruce Garlinghouse, Cole Pollard and Emily Strand.
Making up the Jazz at Eight group were Kami Riffo-Jenson, Patrick Murnin, Ryan O’Reilly, Tori McLellan, Josh Whitaker, Amy Ware, Chelsea Wood, John Humiston and Rosie Neville.
Teacher Tim Soran espoused the merits of togas to Junior Classical League members Patrick Start, Kennedy Reiter, Liz Poulsen, Collin Murphy, Isaac Losee, Wilson Lamb, Eric Humphrey, Matthew Hirning, Aric Foley, Weston Firmage, Chris Coombs and Patrick Boner.
The 30th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade featured a Judge float decorated by freshman dean Mattie Reed and students; a tribute to the late Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller by Mac’s Band, a wild group of Judge graduates from the mid-1970s; a float celebrating the demise of the “Zion Curtain” that restaurants were required to set up so patrons could not see alcoholic drinks being mixed; and a sobering remembrance of 2008 alumnus Michael Starks, who died of alcohol poisoning in a fraternity hazing ritual at Utah State University.
Seniors Alexis Naylor, Teresa Highsmith and Rachel Palmer, officers in the Rotary Interact Club at Judge, spearheaded a dinner fundraiser and silent auction to help build a school in rural Cambodia, where education had been prohibited by the deadly regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.
A letter to Cambodian author Loung Ung, who wrote “First They Killed My Father,” earned sophomore Liz Graham first place in the “Letters About Literature” contest. Students from the fourth through 12th grades wrote essays to authors, living or dead, explaining how that author’s work changed the way the students viewed the world. Fellow Judge sophomore Jake Winter was second, writing to Wilson Rawls, author of “Where the Red Fern Grows.” Also making the finals from Judge were Dan Goodman, Chris Miller-Zeuthen and Patrick Murnin.
Assembling the Basilean yearbook were editors-in-chief Teresa Highsmith, Lindsay Larson and Michaela Valdez, junior editors Claire Hollingsworth, Megan Trentman and Marissa Novak, and photographic editors Teresa Pond, Adam Gartrell, Kallie McKown and Laura Lighty. The staff included Jordan Dowd, Becca Teynor, Olivia White, Austin Morelli-Saurdiff, Coleson Firmage, Zach Coombs, Christina Moser, Karla Ramirez, Nellie Mahdavi, April Dineen, Katie Hoskins, Rachel Palmer, Talley Carlston, Kaitlyn Schoeck, Alexis Naylor, Morgan Rockwell and Erin O’Brien.
Members of the Philosophy Club were Rob Gale, Matthew Brzowski, Nick Shifrar, Ben Brzowski, Diandra Ryan-Mas, Kelsey Hom, Andrew Arredondo and Ben Davis.
Teacher Tom Bettin’s art students included Stephanie Avila, Kaitlyn Schoeck, Anthony Hedberg, Ryan Sabol, Ben Davis, Colby Newton and Peter Finch.
The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales announced in April that they were pulling out of Utah after 38 years at Judge. “This has not been an easy decision,” said Fr. David Whalen, provincial superior of the Oblates and Judge’s principal from 1977 to 1982. “But two-thirds of our men are over the age of 60 and 45% are over the age of 70.” Leaving Utah were Fr. James McHugh, a Judge graduate, Fr. James Sanford and Brother John Ventresca. Bishop Joseph Lennox Federal invited the Oblates to take charge at Judge in 1961. Fr. Thomas P. O’Neill came in as principal. The Salt Lake Diocese later acknowledged there were credible allegations of sexual abuse against O’Neill, two other priests and a brother who came to Judge.
Mock Trial team members were Jimin Brelsford, Josh Whitaker, Emily Strand, Thomas Luchs, Diandra Ryan-Mas, Christina Romero, Levaughn Wilkins, Zoe Bourg, Nikki Worth, Elizabeth Barrows and Jan Ottowicz.
Leading the Debate Team were Nicholas McDonald, Stephanie Lewis, Tyler Ham, Charles Murphy, Michael Stebner, Caitlin Gruis, Gabrielle Ghabash, Gina Steffen, Linden Hughes, Simone LeForestier, Austin Damery, Claire Muehleisen, Kevin Ortiz, Richard Vunder, Madison McCabe, Jesus Hernandez, Nicholas de Jonge, Michael Greenberg, Michael Jacobs, Will Christiansen and Connor Thronson. The moderator was Megan McDonald.
Vice Principal George Angelo was named “2009 Educator Hero” by the Greater Salt Lake Chapter of the American Red Cross for his stellar development of the sports medicine athletic training program. Red Cross official Neva Baker said that when she came to Judge to evaluate an earthquake drill, “I was prepared to see adult professional responders responding to the drill the school had coordinated. [But] when I got up there, I was amazed because the first thing I saw was a team of students with their medical bags, radios, cell phones and they all knew exactly what it was they were supposed to be doing.” Student comments impressed her as well. “We learn the kind of skills that if you are going on a day-to-day basis, and someone gets hurt, you are the person they come to because you know what you are doing,” said senior Austin Morelli-Saurdiff. Added senior Libby O’Reilly: “You can use these skills for the rest of your life.” For his part, Angelo said the program “empowers the students to be part of their education. I am still absolutely amazed and so proud of these young people and how they have embraced this, and how they understand community service, and helping each other.”
Ramona Mayer’s musical groups – choirs, madrigals and Jazz @ Eight – featured Maddie Cartwright, Ryan O’Reilly, Alice Gonzalez, Cassy Esparza, Yang Han, Spencer Chan, John Humiston, Leah Huff, Rosie Neville, Jennifer Gardner, Amy Ware, Lagi Netzler and Chelsea Wood.
At the state Solo Ensemble, Maddie Rice and Max Brennan won straight superior results for their violin solos, while superiors also were handed out to pianists Lagi Netzler, Patrick Murnin, Chelsea Wood, Ian White and the Orchestra and Jazz@8.
Making up the Jazz Band were Sam Watson, Kendall Stephenson, Jakob Garcia, Mason Hickman, Alec Louie, Zach Nettles, Tim Allen, Sierra Brimhall, Sarah Nagel, Andrew Arredondo, Forrest Pitt, Danny Sayre, Nick Shifrar, Jimin Brelsford and Alexander Benjamin.
Katie Harrington was the runner-up in the Poetry Out Loud competition at the Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts. In the finals, she recited a 315-word poem, “Detroit, Tomorrow” by Philip Levine. “I just would read and try to picture the poet as they were when they wrote the poem and kind of emote from there,” she told The Salt Lake Tribune. “I can feel my heart pounding, and I’m trying to go over the poems in my head really quickly. I just have an adrenaline rush, and I’m shaking. And then, once I go up there, it’s like, calmness.” East High School’s Janna Tessman won the contest.
The U.S. Poetry Society gave special recognition to a poem, “Unremitting Thoughts,” penned by senior Sean Sweeney. He credited a couple of friends and alumni – Garrett Wright, Class of 2007, and Christopher Voss, Class of ’08 – with getting him into “Slam Poetry” and praised English teacher Linda Simpson for her endless encouragement.
Under English teacher Linda Simpson’s auspices once again, the Literary Magazine “Catharsis” emphasized the creativity at Judge. Elisa Schvaneveldt was the editor of a staff that featured Brendan Schnopp, Lukas Richards, Lindsey Reemsnyder, Ben Davis, Mike Sayre, Jackie Graham, Kelsey Hom, Tom Lucks, Jamie Pisciotta, Patrick Marshall, Pat Thompson, Jeremy Goldenberg, Analise Sisneros, Samantha Highsmith, Natalie Brown, Kate McMinimee and Lydia Gardynik.
STATE CHAMPION – Freshman Scott Treiman won the Utah Junior High School Chess Championship. The two-day competition at the University of Utah featured 136 sixth through ninth-grade students. Treiman was a two-time champion.
Eight musicians taught by Ramona Mayer advanced to state competition following the region Solo/Ensemble and Orchestra festivals. Reaching state with “superior” rankings at region were junior Chelsea Wood in Solo Ensemble for voice; junior Lagi Netzler and sophomore Patrick Murnin in Solo Ensemble for piano; and senior Ian White, junior Maddie Rice and sophomore Max Brennan in Solo/Ensemble for violin. The Chamber Orchestra and Jazz@8 advanced in their respective divisions.
Performing in the Orchestra were Maddie Rice, Jimin Brelsford, Nicholas Warner, Ian White, Max Brennan, Kevin Ortiz, Patrick Gibbs, Elizabeth Loader, Joe Gibbs, Natalie Warner, Maria Rechsteiner, Claire Hollingsworth and Hunter Cornelison. Ramona Mayer was the conductor.
The Concert Band featured Min Yu, Alison Martin, Elizabeth Graham, Connor Liston, Danny Sayre, Dong “Rick” Yoo, Tim Allen, Mason Hickman, Jakob Garcia, Alexander Benjamin, Sierra Brimhall, Nicole Burnett, Alec Louie, Thomas Hanlon, Seamus Appel, Nick Shifrar, Andrew Arredondo, Jimin Brelsford, Sam Watson, Kendall Stephenson, Zach Knettles and Michael Sayre.
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department, in consultation with the federal Centers for Disease Control, shut down Judge and Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School for two days in early May due to an outbreak of swine flu. School officials believed the H1N1 virus was brought into Judge by a presenter at the Nancy Miller Memorial Day assembly.
In the year-end senior edition, the Bulldog Press featured a debate about legalizing marijuana with Matt Kierkegaard against and Eric Humphrey for. Another debate had Jake Brugger expressing the belief there were legitimate reasons for a country to torture prisoners. Michael I. Greenberg disagreed. Cricket Oles wrote about beautiful Mexico being on the brink of destruction.
Media teacher Chris Sloan was named the Salt Lake Diocese’s “Educator of the Year,” an honor that Principal Rick Bartman said was richly deserved, describing Sloan as “genuine, imaginative, demanding and generous. He’s a natural at understanding high school students and what motivates them. He makes us all want to be better educators.” Swimming coach Matt Finnigan, Judge’s director of recruitment and marketing, was honored as “Staff of the Year.” Pat Clark received an award for 40 years of teaching at Judge.
The Judge and St. Mary’s communities mourned the passing of a half dozen former teachers and staff members: Fr. Louis Fischer, Sr. Margaret Denyse, Fr. William Flegge, Sr. Mary Farrer, Sr. Irene Kleinhanz and Marilyn Evans Schultz.
“Fairytales” was the theme of the Spring Dance Concert, directed by Jeanette Sawaya, Natosha Washington and Elaine Peterson. Well-received as usual, the program featured dances choreographed by guests and students including Chesley Price, Tatiana Mixco, Kristi Brown, Kate Rockenbach, Emily Williams, Molly Shupe, Bridgett Fey, Natalie Brown, Avery Noorda, Erin O’Brien, Sienna Larsen, Shelby Smith, Amber Anderson, Jordan Dowd, Jordan Lee, Marisa Bush, Lexy Wright, Erin Dugan, Zoe Wheatley, Shelby Carpenter, Maqael Knight, Karli Travis, Erica Meister, Christina Katris, Maddie Keyes, Chelsey Montrone, Emily Williams, KayLene Stone, Liz Graham, Hannah Brodke, Alex VanDongen, Ashlie Lara, Kayla Nielsen, Liz Poulsen, Brittany Foti, Megan Carpenter, Libby O’Reilly, Christina Niemann, Laura Espinoza, Ashley Arata, Christina Moser, Shannon Liabenow, Isabelle Ghabash, Julia Hicks, Hannah Fitzpatrick, Xochitl Juarez and Megan Trentman. Boy dancers included Anthony Minjarez, Danny Franks, Charles Edmunds, Stallon Saldivar, Chris Pell, Anthony Wright, A.J. Carman, Keenyn Walker, Max Lamb, Michael Pappas, Patrick Marshall, Matt Stark, Ian Condas and Jackson Elizondo. Jessica Gaffney received the best student choreography award.
Plays
“Bells Are Ringing,” directed by Darin Hathaway, choreography by Jeanette Sawaya, music by Ramona Mayer, costumes by Patti Mayer Hobofoll. Taylor Salaz was the stage manager. Starring Alice Gonzalez, Nick Shifrar, Isabelle Ghabash, Sean Sweeney, Matt Gray, Lukas Richards, Brendan Schnopp, Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen, Andrew Arredondo, Ryan Sabol, John Humiston, Josh Whitaker and Cricket Oles. The cast featured a 25-member ensemble and a 23-member orchestra, which included seniors Mike Sayre, Ian White, Jimin Brelsford, Mason Hickman and Kendall Stephenson, juniors Matt Walje, Nick Warner and Maria Rechsteiner, plus current and past teachers, Linda Simpson and David Asman.
“Our Town,” directed by Darin Hathaway and Jackie Graham. Starring Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen, Nick Shifrar, Ashlyn Lozano, Lukas Richards, Alice Gonzalez, Owain Rice, Brendan Schnopp, Levaughn Wilkins and Stephanie Lewis. The stage managers were Jade Martinsen, Patrick Keahey and Rob Gale, while the sound and light designers were Ian Briggs, Jeremy Goldenberg and Kate Rockenbach.
One-act play – “Waiting for Lefty,” received Straight Superior ratings from the judges at Southern Utah University, who praised the production for its “bold staging, intellectual depth and dramatic power.” It was one of only four Superior ratings. Judge was the only school to get recognition in every category. Seniors Tatiana Mixco and Lukas Richards won best supporting actress and actor awards. Jeremy Goldenberg was named Best Tech Support. Also starring in “Waiting for Lefty” were Ben Davis, Cricket Oles, Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen, Nick Shifrar, Chelsea Wood, John Humiston, Diandra Ryan-Mas, Andrew Arredondo, Jackie Graham, Matt Gray, Katie Harrington, Ryan Sabol, Thomas Tsuruda, Josh Whitaker, Laura Whitaker, Nicke Worth, Ashlyn Lozano, Campbell Wyasket and Jake Evans. Pat Thompson ended the play with a rousing speech. The “Judge Connections” magazine said Darin Hathaway’s Drama Department dominated region competition, then was “simply spectacular at state.”
Sports
Returning 3-A MVP Maddie Cartwright led the girls soccer team, coached by Jim Ngo. He also welcomed back leading scorer Kiersten Berg, senior co-captains Carly Bartel and Kelsey Lockwood, goalkeeper Natalie Warner, and newcomers Marquel Reddish and Morgan Rockwell. Judge entered the 3-A tournament as the region’s third place team, defeating Delta 5-0 before falling 5-1 to Logan. Reddish was team MVP and headed for the University of Chicago. Seattle University-bound Cartwright was the most inspirational player. Rockwell moved on to play collegiately at Louisiana Tech. Other key players were Malori McGill, Tess Burick, Emma Burick, Sadie Young, Danielle Gaztambide and Carrie Curtin.
Co-captain Johnny Murphy was MVP of the boys golf team, which finished seventh at the state tournament, 58 strokes behind champion Park City (614). Hunter Cornelison’s two-day total of 167 was the best score for Coach Jim Beisel’s squad. He was followed by co-captain Will Bowers, the team’s most inspirational player, who shot a 169. Also competing at state for Judge were Chris Turner and Michael Hanover, who both finished at 171, Johnny Murphy (172) and Brady Hansgen (178). Rounding out the squad were Cole Dixon, Tyler Brimley, Alex Khan, Collin Murphy, Patrick Gorrell-Brown, Justin Brimley, Zach Huie, Davis Kinney, Bennett Wheatley, Jacob Allen, Madison McCabe, Charlie Murphy, Michael Greenberg and Coleson Firmage. Mike and Patty Brimley were the coaches.
Coach James Cordova’s football team finished second in region. Judge trounced North Sanpete 55-16 in the opening round of the 3-A state tournament before being knocked out 28-17 by Hurricane, which lost in the finals to Juan Diego. Keenyn Walker was the team’s most valuable player and Vince Conti its most inspirational. Lineman Will Katoa signed to play at Eastern Washington University, Mitch Wood went to Willamette University in Oregon. Other key players were Chris Pell, Bruce Garlinghouse, Paul Clark, Ben Cook and Daniel Shiramizu.
John Foye finished 12th and Max Lamb was 24th to lead Coach Dan Quinn’s boys cross country team to seventh place at the 3-A state meet. The Bulldogs finished with 159 points. Park City won with 44. Foye was a co-captain for the squad, which featured Dane Brodke, Frank Barrows, Alex Matinkhah, Matt Kestle, Griffin Rowland, Michael Sayre, Jackson Elizondo, Ian Struhs, Parker Mildenhall, Weston Firmage, Zach Knettles, Matt Pell and Alex Baker. Mildenhall was deemed the team’s most inspirational runner.
Coach Dan Quinn’s girls cross country team finished fifth at the 3-A state meet, compiling 147 points. Park City ran away with the title, scoring just 34 points. Team MVP Jacqui Rodriguez finished 14th at state while Lizzie Hindert was 18th. Christina Romero was named the most inspirational teammate. Other runners included Koko Novak, Ellen Sliwinski and Emma Welch.
No. 1 singles player Mikelle Mancini was MVP of the girls tennis team, which finished fourth at the 3-A state tournament. The Bulldogs compiled nine points, far behind champion Desert Hills with 26. Claire Hollingsworth was No. 2 singles and Chloe Ropner was No. 3. The doubles teams were Avery Noorda and Jacquelynn Pok at No. 1 and Alyssa Corbett and Ali Clayton at No. 2. None advanced to the finals. Team captains were Pok, Alexis Naylor, Noorda and Gillian West. Also competing were Shelby Smith, Chesley Price and Gabrielle Ghabash. Chloe Ropner was the squad’s most inspirational player.
The girls volleyball team placed eighth at the 3-A state meet. Judge dropped its first match to North Sanpete, but bounced back with consolation-bracket triumphs over Ben Lomond and Wasatch before losing to Park City. The team’s most valuable player was Micaela Lawless. Carolyn Carter was most inspirational. Coaches Taryn Horner and Bree Reit also relied heavily on Kaitlyn Schoeck, Kallie McKown, Teresa Highsmith, Carina Matonis, Madison Hodges, Nika Mirrafie, Rachel Palmer and Hannah King.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – For the sixth time in seven years, the girls swimming team won the 3-A state title, with Coach Matt Finnigan again selected as 3A Girls Coach of the Year by the Utah Swimming Coaches Association. The girls compiled 388 points, easily besting runner-up Park City’s 330, largely due to team depth. Thirteen different Bulldog swimmers scored points. Judge girls captured three individual events, with Garam Kim racing to victory in the 100 freestyle (54.63) and then swimming the anchor leg for the victorious medley (1:54.32) and 400-meter relays (3:46.85). On the medley relay, she teamed with Carolyn and Kenzie Carter and Kate McMinimee, while Megan Bush, Cassandra Cokl and McMinimee were her teammates in the 400. Kim also was second in the 200 free, with Cokl and Bush finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. McMinimee added a pair of seconds in the individual medley and the butterfly, Kenzie and Carolyn Carter finished second and third in the 100 breaststroke and Victoria Lumen’s second-place finish in the 500 set the stage for four Judge girls in the top nine, the others being Bush, Cokl and Maria Schwarz. Finnigan’s team also picked up valuable points from Melissa Nichols (seventh in the 200 IM and 14th in 100 butterfly), Erika Eisenman eighth in the 50 free and 15th in the 100 free), Sarina Karwande (11th in the IM and 12th in the 100 backstroke), Schwarz (5th in the 50 free), Katie McMahon (10th in the 200 IM) and Erica Azad (16th in the 100 backstroke). Also competing at state were Alicia Murphy, Lizzie Gibbs, Addie Diamond, Alyssa Corbett, Kristi Smith, Erika Eisenman, Giulia Longo and Kelsey Cavanaugh. Park City was favored coming into the meet, but Finnigan said “the seniors said this was their favorite title ever. The other years they were expected to win, but this year, although they were certainly one of the top teams, they were not.” Kim was named team MVP. McMinimee was the most inspirational swimmer. Schwarz received a scholarship to swim for Linfield College in Oregon. Senior Jade Lubeck was a double threat for the team, swimming in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly as well as being a top diver.
STATE CHAMPION – Two individual state championships for junior Oliver Diamond lifted Coach Matt Finnigan’s boys swimming team to 4th place behind Ogden in the 3-A swim meet. The Bulldogs compiled 234.5 points. Ogden captured the title with 266. Diamond won the 50-yard (21.96 seconds) and 100-yard freestyle events (48.18), a double that made him the 3-A Swimmer of the Meet. His victory in the 100 was by more than two seconds. Will Bowers added points in both events (eighth in the 50, 10th in the 100). Willis Schafer also had a good meet with a third in the individual medley and a fourth in the backstroke. He also joined Diamond, Bowers and Will Voytovich on the 200-yard freestyle relay team, which placed second, and the fourth-place finishing 400 freestyle relay. Pat Murnin had a fourth (500) and an eighth (backstroke), Thomas Hanlon a sixth (butterfly) and 14th (200 free), and Voytovich added two top 11 finishes (200 and 500 freestyles) to pace the boys. Also scoring points at state for Finnigan were Emerson Eshleman (12th in the 500), Pat Grogan (14th in the 100 butterfly) and Seamus Appel (16th in the 500). They were joined at state by Joe Ahart, Coleson Firmage, and Jackson Elizondo. Diamond was the team MVP. Most inspirational honors went to Voytovich. Academic All-State honors were accorded Will Bowers and Patrick Grogan.
Boys basketball coach Jim Yerkovich notched his 600th career victory, beating Cyprus 50-47 on Dec. 3, 2008. “We’re happy for him. It’s a big thing to be part of,” said senior point guard Stallon Saldivar. “It’s not just Judge basketball. It’s always been about being a part of Yerkovich basketball and being a part of that success.” Yerkovich told The Salt Lake Tribune he had considered several college-coaching jobs but never seriously. “If I had it to do over again, I’d do that same thing. … Nothing could replace this.” The Bulldogs won their fourth straight region championship with a 10-1 record and finished 16-8 overall, defeating Carbon 47-41 in the first round of the state tournament before losing 62-41 to Cedar City. Wins over Salem Hills (60-47) and Hurricane (48-33) left Judge in fifth place. Dee Crandall, Oliver Hughes and Stallon Saldivar earned post-season honors. Crandall was team MVP. Charles Edmonds and Danny Franks shared the most inspirational award. Stallon Saldivar went to Northern Arizona University to play college ball. He returned to Judge to coach.
The girls basketball team finished fourth in the 3-A state tournament after sharing the region title with Wasatch. At 19-4 overall, Coach Jeremy Chatterton’s team won its first two games in the Class 3-A tournament (52-36 over Delta and 60-46 over Hurricane) before losing to eventual runner-up Emery, 47-39. The Bulldogs then settled for fourth place, losing to Carbon 39-27. Senior Tina Fakahafua was named 3-A MVP by the Deseret News, while All-State or All-Region honors were received by Alison Brann, Mikelle Mancini, Erica Martinez, Sekola Falemaka and Alli Nakamura. Rounding out the squad were Moriah Sadiq, Michaela Valdez, Marissa Fuller and Jackie Stults. Fakahafua, who signed to play for College of Southern Idaho, was team MVP while Brann was the most inspirational player.
Coached by Todd Brown, the hockey team went 5-11 but had two players named to the league All-Star team: junior Shawn Benvegnu and sophomore Shepard Scott. Other key players were Andrew Bergquist, Davis Pope and Justin Kelly. Benvegnu was team MVP. Steve Strehl was the most inspirational player.
STATE CHAMPION – Christian Barbiero raced to first place in the 400-meter dash (49.13 seconds) to lead the boys track team to third in the 3-A track meet. The Bulldogs finished with 65 points, trailing Hurricane (91.5) and Delta (70). Barbiero also finished second in the 100 and 400 and teamed with Kevin Ortiz, John Foye and Isaac Losee for a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay. Foye added a pair of thirds in the 800 and 1,600, while Losee placed fourth in the 110 high hurdles. Max Lamb was 11th in the 3,200. In field events, Mitch Wood finished second in the shot put and eighth in the discus. Dominick Mirabelli placed in the top 14 in four events – high jump, shot put, discus and javelin – while Will Katoa was sixth in the shot and 13th in discus. Paul Clark was seventh in the javelin throw. Barbiero was team MVP for Coach Dan Quinn, Wood was the most inspirational boy track athlete. Parker Mildenhall and Nick Rodriguez also competed for the Bulldogs.
The girls track team tied for 10th at the 3-A state meet, scoring 22 points. Ogden edged Cedar by half a point (106.5 to 106) to win the title. The Bulldogs were led by sprinter Kiersten Berg. The team’s MVP, she finished second in the 100-meter dash, third in the 200 and fourth in the 400, and also ran the anchor leg of the eight-place finishing 4x400 relay team with Danielle Gaztambide, Ameera Masud and Ellen Sliwinski. Most inspirational team member Lizzie Hindert had top 15 finishes in three long-distance races – ninth in the 3,200, 13th in the 1,600 and 15th in the 800. Gabby Garcia was top 15 in the shot put and discus, Damara Walker finished 13th in the long jump and Linda Frank was 16th in high jump. The medley relay team of Emma Burick, Tessa Mills, Damara Walker and Ellen Sliwinski came in third. Coach Dan Quinn also relied on Tess Burick, Elli McMillan, Caitlin Edmunds and Camille Overmoe.
The baseball team made a strong run to the 3-A state championship game but was unable to get past Juan Diego, which beat the Bulldogs twice in the tournament to claim the crown. Coach Jeff Myaer’s squad swept to victories over Emery, Delta and Salem Hills (9-7) before falling 5-2 to Juan Diego in the battle of the unbeatens. Judge bounced back with a 10-1 thumping of Cedar City to reach the finals, where Juan Diego prevailed again, 8-3. A.J. Carman and Keenyn Walker shared team MVP honors, with Vince Conti deemed the most inspirational player. Other players included Stallon Saldivar, Paul Villagrana, Cole Dixon, Gordon Warlaumont, Paul Clark and Blake Ferry.
The girls softball team qualified for state as the fourth-place team from region, but lost both of its games in the 3-A tournament (5-0 to North Sanpete and 16-0 to Hurricane). The team had co-MVPs in Teresa Pond and Alison Brann. Madi Moll was most inspirational. Other key players for Coach Carolyn Richards were seniors Lindsay Larson, Chase McQuarrie, Micaela Lawless and Michaela Valdez, and underclasswomen Erika Eisenman, Jacqui Rodriguez, Maria Rechsteiner, Mariah Liechty, Catherine Briggs, Kassi Romero, Audrey Stone, Grace Fitzpatrick, Sarah Palmer and Hannah Robertson.
The boys soccer team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 3-A tournament before dropping a hard-fought 2-1 decision to Logan. Led by MVP Jake Troy, who moved on to play for California State University at Northridge, the Bulldogs beat Salem Hills 3-0 and Desert Hills 2-0 to start the tourney. The team’s most inspirational player was Michael Yeh. Key players were Nick Shifrar, Ross Terrill, Sam Naatz, Max Bell, Matt Bradbury, Tim Benvegnu, Seunghyun Ko, George Hoffman, Patrick Hickman, Cole Pollard, Anthony Bell, Seth Zost, Arash Bakhshandehpour, Mason Hickman, Luke Bettin and Nick Warner.
Courtney Smith finished second and Alli Nakamura was third to lead the Judge girls to a tie for fourth in the 3-A girls golf tournament. Smith shot an 87 at Schneiter’s Bluff Golf Course in West Point to finish one stroke behind Sami Crouch of Park City. Nakamura was three more strokes back in a tournament based on the Stableford Scoring System. The Bulldogs finished with 220 strokes, same as Morgan, 29 behind Ogden. Rachel Kishnerdehl also scored points at state, tying for 22nd place. Nakamura was the team’s most valuable player while Megan Bush and Maria Schwarz shared most inspirational honors. Other key players were seniors Garam Kim, Stephanie Klebba, Jackie Graham and Kasi Stults and underclasswomen Christina Jones, Erica Azad and Caroline Avila.
The boys tennis team dedicated its season to teammate Sean McCoy, who died in a tragic fall during the summer. McCoy’s initials, SM, were stitched into the left shirt sleeves of the team uniforms, and in their team picture, the players all turned their shoulders inward to make sure they were visible. Andrew Lam finished second in No. 2 singles for the boys tennis team, losing in the 3-A finals to Kei Hong Pei Lu of Juan Diego. Lam was team MVP and a co-captain along with David May, named the most inspirational player. The rest of the team consisted of Drew Gorringe, Patrick Jones, Michael Greenberg, Patrick Murnin, Scott Treiman, Joe Gibbs, Patrick Gibbs, Patrick Keahey, Colby Newton, Kaelin Osmun, Trey Kennedy, Mac Morham and Will Abby.
Coach Dave Allen’s boys lacrosse team was led by MVPs Patrick Hagan and John Lund and most inspirational player Zachary Gosselin. Other key players were Luigi Lollini, Dane Wangsgard, Bruce Garlinghouse, Anthony Wright, Ian Larson, Peter Lyons, Stockton Cleverly, Zach Huey, Michael Hanover, Brian Allen, Wilson Lamb, Patrick Gorrell-Brown and Patrick Griffin.
The MVP for the girls lacrosse team was Chelsea Farrell. Ali Garcia was the most inspirational player. Farrell and Garcia were co-captains along with Jade Lubeck. Other key players were Katie Hoskins, Mary Briggs, Elle McFarlane, Emma Welch, Kyra McComas, Kayla Nielsen, Jennifer Gardner, Sierra Allegra, Lauren Schultz, Kassy Fenn, Katie Teynor, and Olivia White. Their coaches were Jamie Wilhite, Kim Frost, Kate Baker and Ben Treasure.
The boys volleyball MVPs were Colin Lawless and Craig Sheaffer. Victor Matonis was the most inspirational player.
Playing Ultimate Frisbee were team founder Tyler Perry, captain Alex Baker, Joe Fitzpatrick and Ian Struhs.
Graduation
194 graduates on May 23 at Abravanel Hall.
Valedictorian: Dane Brodke.
Salutatorian: John Foye.
Gold honor cords representing cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or better were worn by 79 graduates. The class received scholarship offers totaling $12.5 million and graduates departed for 77 colleges in 28 states. The University of Portland was the most popular out-of-state destination; the class was evenly divided between graduates leaving Utah and continuing college here. Attracting the most graduates were California (15), Washington (9), Arizona and Massachusetts (7), Colorado (5) and Ohio (3). The outgoing seniors also performed more than 20,000 hours of community service.
Christ the King Award winners: Stephanie Lewis and Patrick Thompson.
First Honors, for achievement in A.P. and Honors courses: Frank Barrows, Anthony Bell, Timothy Benvegnu, Alison Brann, Dane Brodke, John Foye, Patrick Grogan, Garam Kim, Jacquelynn Pok and Seth Zost.
Bishop Oscar Romero scholarship recipients: Jeremy Allam, Megan Carpenter, Jesus Garcia and Jacqueline Graham.
Outstanding Dedication in Extracurricular Activities: Jeremy Goldenberg and Katie Harrington. Outstanding Achievement in Arts, Academics and Athletics: Kate McMinimee and Nick Shifrar. Outstanding Scholar/Participant for Activities: Stephanie Lewis and Anthony Bell. Outstanding Scholar Athlete: Garam Kim and John Foye. Outstanding Male Athlete: A.J. Carman. Outstanding Female Athlete: Alison Brann. Moran Award for Football: A.J. Carman. Yerkovich Award for Basketball: Stallon Saldivar. Champion of Youth: Greg and Karen Thompson.
Academic Awards – Theology: Morgan Rockwell and Seth Zost. Peer Ministry: Patrick Grogan and Stephanie Lewis. Christian Service: Kelsey Hom and Levaughn Wilkins. A.P. Psychology: Chelsea Farrell. Spanish: Charles Edmunds. French: Garam Kim. Latin: Anthony Bell.
A.P. Physics: Charles Edmunds and Frank Barrows. A.P. Biology: Frank Barrows. A.P. Calculus: Charles Edmunds and Jacquelynn Pok. Computer Science: Jennifer Yoder and Jeremy Goldenberg.
English: Patrick Thompson. A.P. English Language: Frank Barrows. A.P. Government and Politics: Frank Barrows. American Government: Jacquelynn Pok. Economics: Timothy Benvegnu. Debate: Stephanie Lewis. Journalism (Newspaper); Katie Harrington. Journalism (Literary Magazine): Jamie Pisciotta.
Dance: Laura Espinoza. Art (Advanced Ceramics): Benjamin Davis. Drama (Actor): Lukas Richards. Drama (Actress): Alice Gonzalez. Drama (Technical Theater): Jeremy Goldenberg. Music (Vocals): Joshua Whitaker. Music (Instrumental): Jimin Brelsford. Physical Education/Health: Dominick Mirabelli and Alexandria Garcia.
Activities Awards – Bulldog Press: Katie Harrington and Alli Berry; Cheerleading: Erin O’Brien and Laura Espinoza; Dance: Sienna Larsen and Bridget Fey; Debate: Stephanie Lewis and Nicholas McDonald; Drama: Patrick Thompson and Nick Shifrar; Drama (Technical Theatre): Jeremy Goldenberg and Robert Gale; Environmental Club: Desiree Candelario and Stephanie Klebba.
Interact Rotary Club: Rachel Palmer, Teresa Highsmith and Alexis Naylor; Junior Classical League: Anthony Bell and Cole Pollard; Literary Magazine: Patrick Thompson and Jackie Graham; Mock Trial: Christina Romero and Thomas Luchs; Music (Instrumental): Jimin Brelsford, Mason Hickman and Sam Watson; Music (Vocal): Lagi Netzler and Spencer Chan; Student Council: Teresa Pond and Emily Burchett. Yearbook: Michaela Valdez, Lindsay Larson and Teresa Highsmith.
Demi Candelaria Shining Star Award: Michaela Valdez (girls basketball), Laura Lighty (girls soccer).
Demi Candelaria Scholarship Award: Emma Burick (girls soccer), Malori McGill (girls basketball).
