2011 - 12
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – Hannah Brodke, president; Vice President: Lizzie Gibbs; Secretary: Jesus Hernandez.
Senior Core – President Anthony Fratto Oyler, Addie Diamond, Ginny Hicks, Wilson Lamb.
Junior Core – President Marshall Wallace, Maureen Haley, Grace Haley, Dexter Holmquist.
Sophomore Core – President William Cisneros, Allyson Dugan, Connor McCoy, Alex Vitale.
Freshman Core – President Anthony Palmer, Gabi Dodson, John Garlinghouse, Caroline Holyoak, Sam Stevenson.
During the Summer
PEAK Academy, a University of Utah research and testing facility, offered reduced-cost “biometric” testing for Judge athletes, working through George Angelo, director of the sports medicine program. Angelo also hired Gary Coldiron as lead athletic trainer, replacing Matt McCabe.
Walt Disney’s “Jungle Book” was the Judge Summer Theatre production for grade school students, directed by Ramona Mayer, Jeanette Sawaya and Natosha Washington.
Recent graduate Jeff Scott was one of six student-athletes highlighted by The Salt Lake Tribune as examples of people who improve the world with their off-the-field endeavors. “I’ve always believed strongly in the concept of solidarity, which is kind of belonging to one another. Rather than send money to a fund, I’d rather go down there and get my hands dirty,” Scott said of his trip to the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona to deliver school supplies collected from Judge students.
Seniors-to-be Layne Haber and Anthony Fratto Oyler received summer internships in chemistry research labs at the University of Utah; Bruce Garlinghouse, Class of 2009, was selected as an intern at The Salt Lake Tribune by assistant managing editor Lisa Carricaburu, Class of 1983.
Patrick Smyth, Class of 2005, won the Deseret News 10K on Pioneer Day.
Drama Department Director Darin Hathaway directed the University of Utah Youth Theatre group’s performance of “Viral” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
Katie Curtin Voytovich, Class of 1972 and a parent of three Judge graduates, helped save the life of St. Ambrose School secretary Kim Marron, also a three-time Judge mom, with a kidney transplant.
Emily Burchett, Class of 2001, did an internship with Invisible Children, which had sponsored her trip to Uganda in 2009.
The Year
National Merit Finalist: Erin Dugan
National Merit Commended Students: Matt Hirning and Kyra McComas
New teachers: Jonathan Rempfer, math; Luke Stager, math and theology; Anita Klebba, math; Maricruz Fimbres, Spanish; Peter Halloran, religion and Spanish; Lisa Goff, science; and Natalie Dutrow, biology.
Leading the Cheer Squad were seniors Jordan Lee, Zoe Wheatley, Ashlie Lara and Kayla Nielsen. They were joined in raising school spirit by Isabella Bean, Kirra Stout, Aubrey Ham, Natalee Eble-Beaves, Madissen Gallo, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Veronica Briggs, Sydney Austin, Ashton Lee, Brittany Askelson, Carolyn Taylor, Haley Harman and Kylie Petron.
Jordan Lee was Homecoming Queen and Matt Hirning was king.
Peer Ministry was divided into four groups, each catering to different aspects of Judge’s spiritual life – Liturgy: Caitlin French, Dion Granger-Troy, Tim Allen, Mac Morham, Matt Lewis, Anne Henkels, Orlando Avila and Katie Wood; Outreach: Alex Mancini, Cassandra Cokl, Jack Barnett, Genevieve Bennett, Seamus Appel, Alyssa Corbett, Christian Jacobs, Danielle Gaztambide and Aaron Isaacson; Service: Anthony Fratto Oyler, Jacob Gondrezick, Sarah Eckstein, Daniel Garcia, Olivia Start, Sarah Villareal, Danielle Schabowsky and Ronika Ibrahim; Small Group Leaders: Ginny Hicks, Jan Ottowicz, Hannah Brodke, Lizzie Gibbs, Erin Dugan, Matt Hirning, Addie Diamond, Josh Goldsmith, Wilson Lamb, Elliott McGill and Dominic Conti.
The Environmental Club had 50 members dedicated to the motto “Saving the world one piece of paper at a time.” Its student leaders were Kendra “Koko” Novak, Sarah Palmer, Jessie Thomas, Grace Best-Devereux, Halley Bruno, Genevieve Bennett and Danielle Schabowsky.
Erin Dugan and Anthony Fratto Oyler were co-editors of the Bulldog Press, overseeing a staff of 19 writers and 29 photographers and videographers: Jackie Morgan, Katherine Moser, Jason Motley, Emily Murnin, Katherine Moser, Emerson Pratt, Julia Pynes, Gabrielle Regenhardt, Isabel Romano, Daniel Voytovich, Isabel Bartholomew, Julia Corbett, Halley Bruno, Hunter Cornelison, Allyson Dugan, Ally Eagan, Kat Ioannides, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Maureen Haley, Sabiha Masud, Abbie McGill, Sylvia Austin, Chris Ayers, Reid Bell, Abby Bolic, Alex Clark, Zoe Deniston, Josh Goldsmith, Caitlin Gruis, Grace Haley, Sadie Hansen, Ben Harvey, Nicole Heddens, Danny Higgins, Christina Jones, Brian Kestle, Taewon Kong, Zach LeMon, Nate Luttmer, Nicole Musci, Kyra McComas, Sarah Anne Nakamura, Pat Neville, Jeannie Palmer, Tyler Peterson, Daniel Sayre, Alexa Watson, Shea Zanolli and Sean McMinimee. The advisers were Chris Sloan and Elaine Peterson.
The Bulldog Press magazine welcomed students to school in September with a “User’s Guide to Judge,” including recommendations on what to do and not to do from Emerson Pratt, Allyson Dugan, Isabel Romano, Maureen Haley, Erin Dugan, Anthony Fratto Oyler, Sabiha Masud and Lexy Wright, photos by Alex Clark. In addition, Masud wrote about famine in East Africa and Dugan examined the environmental controversy surrounding bottled water. The edition also introduced Student Body President Hannah Brodke with the opening line: “I am cute and feisty.” She was a dancer, soccer player and French student. The staff also offered essential vocabulary lessons for new Judge students, who needed to know what people were talking about when they went to “The Beach,” especially if it was about playing Non Dom. People also needed to know that PVO meant government and history teacher Peter Van Orden and that Tinker was the nickname for teacher Howard “Tinker” Gravelle. The origin of the name Tinker, the publication added, “is still under scrutiny.”
In the September edition, Sabiha Masud examined the East African famine, Erin Dugan wrote about environmental concerns about disposable water bottles and Hannah Brodke took a look back at the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Gabi Regenhardt recollected cartoons high school students loved as kids and Ally Eagan and Katherine Moser described nice hikes in the Wasatch Mountains. The December issue included Masud’s look at the “seemingly everlasting recession;” an analysis of key issues in the 2012 election by Allyson Dugan, Sean McMinimee and Isabel Romano; suggestions on ways to cut the cost of college by Julia Pynes; Jason Motley and Emily Murnin investigating drug use and new designer drugs; Daniel Voytovich offering recipes for traditional French onion soup and Irish au gratin potatoes; Isabel Bartholomew’s review of new music by Wilco, Yuck Yuck and Florence & The Machine; and an examination of “gap years” after high school by Anthony Fratto Oyler. He surveyed 149 seniors, 92% of whom would go straight to college even though 87% thought Judge put too much emphasis on going to college. While 46% of seniors gave thought to a gap year, only 1% said they were going to take one.
In December, a newspaper poll showed 48% of students supported Barak Obama’s bid for a second term while 42% favored Republican Mitt Romney, Maureen Haley wrote about the Occupy Wall Street movement, Sean McMinimee described Salt Lake City’s efforts to reduce air pollution by discouraging idling car engines, Erin Dugan chronicled the film work being done by 2011 graduate Erin Cole through Spy Hop Productions, Julia Pynes offered some ideas on cutting the cost of college, Anthony Fratto Oyler examined the idea of taking a “gap year” after high school before attending college, Jason Motley discussed rising drug use in the country while Emily Murnin described some of the new designer drugs, Halley Bruno wrote about hair styles, Ally Eagan and Hunter Cornelison previewed the ski season and Isabel Bartholomew introduced readers to the roller-skating girls on the Salt City Derby team.
The Bulldog Press magazine’s February issue included Anthony Fratto Oyler’s determination that President Barack Obama’s foreign policy had been successful; Julia Pynes’s look at the impact of air pollution on health; a debate between Daniel Voytovich (yea) and Jackie Morgan (nay) on paying college athletes; Sabiha Masud’s report on standardized testing; Emerson Pratt and Erin Dugan examining college applications and selections of majors; Isabel Romano’s look at energy conservation in schools; Emily Murnin’s analysis of the problem of hazing in schools; Sean McMinimee’s article on the emergence of e-books and other virtual reading materials; and examinations of technological addiction – gaming, for instance – by Abbie McGill and Hunter Cornelison.
At the suggestion of Student Body President Hannah Brodke, Judge students and teachers commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by creating a website to display photographs, memories, poems and essays. Junior Grace Best-Devereux noted she was in the second grade when it happened and that her father was supposed to have been in a meeting in one of the Twin Towers. But he was saved when the meeting was canceled. Still, the tragedy struck home. Her mother worked on Wall Street, Best-Devereux recalled. “I will always remember my mother reading the names of her friends who died that day.”
A new weight room was christened, named after lifelong Judge supporter Chester Fassio, who died in 2004. Funding for the new equipment was provided by Fassio’s daughter, Kris Fassio Kladis, Class of 1970 at St. Mary’s, and her husband Mike, plus their sons Stephen (1998) and Richard (2001).
Chris Sloan was named “Veteran Teacher of the Year” by the Utah Council of Teachers of English. Mentor of the award-winning Bulldog Press, Sloan also taught A.P. composition and English language, digital photography and new media. He had been on the Judge staff since 1985. “I’ve worked with many talented and effective teachers over the years, but Chris is one of the best,” said veteran English teacher Linda Simpson. “His professionalism is apparent in the classroom. Knowledgeable and prepared, he sets high standards for his students. Chris epitomizes good teaching, collegiality and integrity.” Sloan and his wife, Mary, put four children through Judge: Cole (2003), Rosalie (2006), Joe (2011) and Sean (2013).
Sloan’s New Media program included JMTV and the Bulldog Press, edited by Erin Dugan and Anthony Fratto Oyler. Staff members included Isabel Romano, Julia Corbett, Allyson Dugan, Jackie Morgan, Daniel Voytovich, Sabiha Masud, Sean McMinimee, Julia Pynes, Emerson Pratt, Ally Eagan, Abbie McGill, Jason Motley, Gabrielle Regenhardt, Hunter Cornelison, Isabelle Bartholomew, Maureen Haley and Katherine Moser.
Advanced Photography also was under Chris Sloan’s purview and involved Alex Clark, Kyra McComas, Abby Bolic, Benjamin Harvey, Shea Zanolli, Danny Sayre, Sylvia Austin, Christina Jones, Jeannie Palmer, Rachael Kishner-Wehl, Tyler Peterson, Zoe Deniston, and Josh Goldsmith.
Bulldogs of the Month: Alex Clark, September; Erin Dugan, October; Tim Allen, November; Clarissa Avila, January; Wilson Lamb, February; Matt Lewis, April; Lexi Walker, May.
Julia Wheatley, Caitlin Gruis and Emily Schnopp led the National Honor Society, whose officers also included president Connor Liston, Sarah Villareal, Kyra McComas, Rachel Benvegnu, Max Stevenson and Sarah Anne Nakamura.
Under the leadership of Genevieve Bennett, Emily Strand, Sarah Villareal, Sarah Anne Nakamura and Chris Turner, Judge’s Interact chapter of Rotary International provided assistance at the Indian Walk-in Center and donated dictionaries to grade schools. Contributing to the goodwill projects were Mimi Andrews, Alicia Simons, Elese Peifer, Nicole Burnett, Nikki Potts, Mark Musci, Sarah Eckstein, Grant Nelson, Franziska Deininger, Nicole Milstead, CaiLi Pleshe, Stephany Martinez, Connor Baker, Priscilla Peralta, Emily Thompson, Gabrielle Paul, Lindsay Ryan, Molly Betebenner, Chloe Brashear, Jackie Morgan, Isabel Romano, Grace Johnson, Paige Brimley, Jackie Sliwinski, Brielle Richardson, Cole Preece, Katie McMahon, Jeannie Palmer, Sabiha Masud, Genevieve Croyle, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Kirra Stout, Ellis Juhlin, Nicole Musci, Claire Cook, Katie Stefanich, Natalie Khoury and Marie Deininger.
Sarah Villareal, Erin Dugan and Anthony Fratto Oyler helped spearhead Judge’s contributions to the Catholic Community Services’ holiday Gift of the Drummer, which was projected to help 1,250 children.
A Christian rock band, Judge Praise, was formed by Tim Allen, Dion Granger-Troy, Katie Wood, Adanna Foley, Connor McCoy, Andrew Maguire, Alec Walker, Hannah Samowitz and Tori Allen.
“Rockin’ thru the Decades” was the theme of the annual Judge Gala, coordinated by Ronda Landa.
Besides having entertaining meetings due to Connor McCoy’s presence in the room, Peace and Justice Alliance members celebrated diversity and peace with assistance from teacher Michael Lovett. Members included Karla Padilla, CaiLi Pleshe, Mariana Martinez, Clarissa Avila, Angelica Salazar, Justina Lopez, Saira Enriquez, Stephany Martinez, Cynthia Zacarias, Sharmista Sharma, Guadalupe Avila, Monica Ostrom, Chandler McDonald, Concy Michael, Larissa Panouses, Grant Nelson, Halley Bruno, Conrad Dean, Dion Granger-Troy, Alicia Murphy, Marshall Wallace and Julia Wheatley.
Teacher George Angelo’s Sports Medicine program included Max Stephenson, Julio Garcia, Marlene Aguilar, Marisa Bush, Zoe Wheatley, Kayla Nielsen, Matt Crispo and Emily Strand.
Making up the Debate Team were Jamil McPherson, Kendrick Nafus, Jim Best-Devereux, Sydnie Burningham, Victoria Skiver, Dion Granger-Troy, Pat Hickman, John Kearns, Chris Coombs, Ryan Vitale, Andrew Albano, Joshua Oelsner, Che Diaz-Fadel, Miya Titmus and Charlie Murphy. Michael Lovett was the moderator.
The Winter Dance Concert featured pieces choreographed by Zoe Wheatley, Amelia Wright, Veronica Briggs, Megan O’Brien, Carolyn Taylor, Aaron Wood, Alex VanDongen, Jordan Lee, Isabella Bean, Aubrey Ham, Hannah Brodke, Kellie Rae Williams and Natosha Washington.
Alec Louie had a saxophone solo on “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” as the Music Department’s Christmas concert involved performances by the percussion ensemble, concert band, chamber orchestra, madrigal choir, the “piping hot” show choir and the jazz band. Carol Smith provided the show choir’s outfits. Under director Ramona Mayer, the madrigals and show choir also sang on the Heber Valley Railroad’s annual “North Pole Express” train to see Santa Claus.
The Winter Dance at Discovery Gateway’s Children’s Museum had a theme of “Hearts Are Wild.”
The Sixth Man Club, dubbing itself “Dan’s Clan” in honor of boys basketball coach Dan Del Porto, was led by senior Matt Hirning.
Winter studies at the Teton Science School attracted Nina Allen, Wilson Lamb, Mimi Andrews, Patrick Sullivan, Seamus Appel, Jacob Stuivenvolt Allen, Erica Azad, Max Stevenson, Grace Best-Devereux, Olivia Start, Nick Brown, Sydney Schafer, Trent Clifford, Nick Metos, Dominic Conti, Dylan Knight, Alyssa Corbett, John Kearns, Paige Fery, Alex Jensen, Danielle Gaztambide, Christian Jacobs, Lizzie Gibbs, Patrick Hickman and Josh Goldsmith. George Angelo guided the group.
Senior Gabrielle Regenhardt was one of 35 recipients of a Leaders and Achievers Scholarship from the Comcast Foundation. The awards were presented at the State Capitol.
Forming the Drum Line were Alissa Shear, Liz Lewis, Patrick Burden, Samantha Mulder, Kelsey Cavanaugh, Kayin Krueger-Smith, Jan Ottowicz and Quinn Humlicek. Peter Halloran was moderator.
Students in English teacher Linda Simpson’s creative writing classes produced books, which they took to Lourdes and read to classes of kindergarteners and third graders. Senior Sarah Anne Nakamura collaborated with sophomore Julie Corbett on a book about imagination and creativity, Nakamura providing the art work to accompany Corbett’s text.
This year’s theme of the Literary Magazine, “Catharsis,” was “Complete and Total Release of Repressed Emotion.” The edition had mixed-media art of water on the cover, created by Sarah Anne Nakamura, and 13 prose stories, 18 poems, 13 pieces of art work and another 15 photographs. Nicole Burnett was editor in chief. Her assistant editors were Nick Brown (photography), Isabel Bartholomew (prose), Olivia Start (poetry), Alex Clark (layout) and Sarah Anne Nakamura (art). Staff members included Alissa Shear, Genevieve Bennett, Ellis Juhlin, Marshall Wallace, Vanessa Martin, Anne Henkels, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Audrey Stone, Wilson Lamb and Sarah Longe. Linda Simpson was the adviser.
In different issues, TeenInk.com’s opinion and current events page included essays by freshman Allison Witte on “The Death Penalty: Unjust Justice,” and freshman Elizabeth Goldsmith on “Words Hurt.”
Teacher Tom Bettin’s art students included Sarah Anne Nakamura, Ronika Ibrahim, Natally Tabish, Julio Garcia, Caroline Avila, Nate Luttmer, Alexis Walker, Gabby Ghabash, Sarah Gibbs, Olivia Start, Sylvia Austin, Elizabeth Barrows, Jacob Allen, Sydney Richards and Jazz Vitale.
Members of the Anime Club were Kayin Krueger-Smith, Zoe McDonald, Erik Poppleton and Katie Rose.
The Film Club included Zoe Bourg, Shiona Smith, Genevieve Croyle, Danielle Schabowsky, Chris Oswald, Erik Poppleton, Alissa Shear, Kelsey Cavanaugh and Katie Rose.
Sophomore Andrew Storie was considered a yo-yo master, especially with his special one nicknamed “Black Magic.” He was part of a club that included Thomas Parker, Patrick Utzinger, Katie Parker, Sydnie Burningham and Emily Dennison.
Sarah Longe, Rachel Benvegnu and Ellis Juhlin were leaders of the Africa Outreach program, whose members included Aidan Rees, Emme Nelson, Aundraya Dain, Zoe Wheatley, Concy Michael, Nick Metos, Samuel Taylor, Grant Nelson, Isabel Romano, Emileeann Moran, Stephany Martinez, Zoe Deniston, Alicia Simons, Abby Bolic, Alexa Watson, Katherine Johnson, Grace Haley, Ashton Lee, Elizabeth Nicponski, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Madissen Gallo, Aubrey Suchar, Laura Delaney, Cassadey Fedel and Quiana Mondragon. Jerry Burchett was the moderator.
Sophomores Nicole Gist and Kendrick Nafus were Judge’s ambassadors to the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Program.
Judge fielded two teams for the state Mock Trial competition, both coached by Angela Rowland. Team A featured captain Seamus Appel, Jason Motley, Emiliano Mendez, Clay Westing, Alana Appel, Connor Morgan and Shiona Smith. The B Team was composed of captain Connor Liston, Zoe Bourg, Elizabeth Barrows, Emily Strand, Ian Gorrell-Brown, Sarah Eckstein, Zoe McDonald and Kyle Knutsen.
Dion Granger-Troy was founder and president of Judge’s Mahjong Club. Luke Stager was the moderator but the ancient Chinese game was usually played in the classroom of teacher Jonathan Hsu. Players included Won Cheung Chu, Kayin Krueger-Smith, Caroline Avila, Aaron Ershler, Jacky Huynh, Emily Strand, Genevieve Bennett, Ian Hansen-Wissbrod, Chen-Yi Liu, Emmi Mancini, Erin Peifer, Elese Peifer and Shakea Jemott.
The National Honor Society, composed of students with cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or better, was led by President Connor Liston and Vice Presidents Rachel Benvegnu, Kyra McComas, Sarah Anne Nakamura, Max Stevenson and Sarah Villareal.
Judge contestants in the Keys to Success program, in which automobile dealer Ken Garff gave students a chance to win a free car, were senior Sarah Anne Nakamura, sophomores Martin Alcocer and Julia Corbett, and counselor Victoria Gonzalez-Cabal.
Teacher Ramona Mayer assembled a Jazz Band, Praise Band, Concert Band and Orchestra, replete with talented musicians such as Alec Louie, Connor McCoy, Elizabeth Nicponski, Jim Best-Devereux, Andrew Maguire, Terrington Smith, Katie Rose McMahon, Hannah Samowitz, Sierra Jensen, Tim Allen, Jessica Weyman, Stephany Martinez, Elizabeth Reynolds, Nikki Potts, Dion Granger-Troy, Katie Wood and Adanna Foley.
Kelsey Cavanaugh’s vocal talents were apparent for all to see when she sang solos at Mass but they also blended in well to the Madrigals and Choir. She was joined in both by Anne Henkels, Emily Burden, Genevieve Croyle, Frankie Allen, Quinn Nicolich and Katie McMahon. Singing only in the Choir were Alexandra Goins, Caitlin Stanchfield, Brooke Saucier and Emme Nelson.
Nick Markham garnered a first in poetry writing for his work “The Shackles of Freedom” and Connor McCoy took first in poetry recitation at the English Quest competition at Weber State University. Alex Clark had a pair of seconds – in book cover and poster contest. Isabel Bartholomew was second in personal narrative and Anne Henkels third.
In the Poetry Out Loud contest, sophomore Connor McCoy won the Judge competition and advanced to the state contest at Rose Wagner Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City. McCoy recited the poem “Death by Allegory” by Billy Collins. Paco Juarez was second and junior Grace Haley was third.
The Glee Club featured Tatyana Alcas, Michaela Sorenson, Abbie McGill, Sarah Palmer, Alec Losee, Lucy Tomlinson, Emily Smith, Justina Lopez, Raven Brewer-Johnson, Katie Parker, Stephany Martinez and Alicia Simons.
Counselor Mary Chris Finnigan was Judge’s honoree in the Salt Lake Diocese’s annual recognition of top educators in the school system. History teacher Paul Savage helped translate a new book, “The Great Beginning of Citeaux – A Narrative of the Beginning of the Cistercian Order: The Exordium Magnum of Conrad of Eberbach.”
Members of the Engineering Club were John Schwarz, Anthony Snow and Andrew Sagers.
In April, the Bulldog Press’s lead story by Julia Pynes was about the power of the youth vote. Sean McMinimee examined the influence of Super PACs, Jackie Morgan and Allyson Dugan informed students about how to register. Erin Dugan wrote about the societal costs of teenage pregnancy, Abbie McGill described adoption possibilities, Hunter Cornelison looked at avalanche safety and Gabrielle Regenhardt and Isabel Romano reviewed three popular movies and television series – “Game of Thrones,” “The Hunger Games” and “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”
In May, the Bulldog Press contained Jackie Morgan’s examination of the social media revolution; Allyson Dugan’s poll showing that rising food prices were a major student concern along with the requirement to have hall passes; a senior honors section that noted the class shrunk from 208 freshman year to 161 in senior year; a photo of five “gingers” in the class of 2012 – Jeannie Palmer, Jacob Stuivenvolt Allen, Ginny Hicks, Connor Liston and Seamus Appel. “Flame on,” said Hicks; Isabel Romano examining declining divorce rates; Sabiha Masud offering ways to decrease people’s carbon footprints; and Julia Corbett’s look at bullying.
Senior Sarah Eckstein, junior Jenna Thompson and freshman Quinn Humlicek were among 25 students selected to participate in the Student Slam, which gave actors 11 hours to prepare a 10-minute play at Rose Wagner Theatre. The competition was co-sponsored by the Plan-B Theatre Company and the Theatre Arts Conservancy.
City Weekly newspaper’s “Best of Utah 2012” issue awarded Judge the “Best School Spirit Award,” noting “as one of Utah’s top college prep schools, Judge consistently delivers the four A-s: Activities, Achievement, Academics and Athletics. Make that five A’s – A ton of fun. Judge also boasts a community feel mostly long gone in these parts. Witness the enthusiastic cheering section (led by Matt Crispo, Noah Hughes and Jack Barnett) which weekly garnered kudos for clever themes during basketball games – especially against Juan Diego. The section dressed in red while ‘Moses’ worked them into a Biblical lather. When the student Red Sea parted, Moses ran through the gauntlet and into local infamy.”
The Rotary-related Interact Club, driven by president Emily Strand and moderator Victoria-Gonzalez Cabal, raised funds to benefit a children’s home in Romania. “Many people don’t know that Romania has one of the highest orphan and abandoned children populations in the western world,” Strand noted. Judge students Leslie Corbett, Mircea Divrocean and Larry Handy visited the Eastern European country as part of the “A Child’s Way Home” program
The third annual Alumni and Student Art Show featured works by teacher Tom Bettin and alumni Patrick Denner (1941), Liz Crowder (1957), Kathy Rodman (1961), Daniel Maland (1998), Mike Sayre (2004), Nick Frappier (2006), Mary Morgan (2012), Shane Jimenez (2011) and Jonathan Rainwater (2013).
“Keep on Truckin’” was the theme of the Prom at the Salt Lake Sheraton.
The Utah Minority Bar Association honored junior Emily Murnin on Law Day for her essay: “No Courts. No Justice. No Freedom.”
William Cisneros and Laurel Housinger received scholarships from the Freedoms Foundation to attend the 2013 Spirit of America Youth Conference.
Departing teachers: Mattie Mullick, dean; Dr. Corethia Qualls, religion; Gabrielle Thomas, French; Jean Pierre “Pete” Espil, religion; and Elizabeth Berg, A.P. Calculus.
Christina Jones was one of Tom Bettin’s top art students.
Dance Company officers were president Zoe Wheatley, Hannah Brodke, Marisa Bush, Jordan Lee, Megan O’Brien and Aubrey Ham. Members included freshman sensation Lindsay Ryan, Franziska Deininger, Madeleine Lopez, Hayley Dahlhauser, Alex VanDongen, Mariah Sprinkle, Veronica Briggs, Carolyn Taylor, Isabella Bean, Mari Ally Taylor, Amelia Wright, Haley Harman, Mireille Jawhar and Kylie Petron.
“Ology” was the theme of the Spring Dance Concert, directed by Jeanette Sawaya, Alison Le Duc Meyer, Elaine Peterson and Natosha Washington; technical direction by Darin Hathaway. Jesse Betebenner and Martin Alcocer were the stage managers. The concert featured 20 dances about ologies, from scoopology (the study of ice cream) and virology to genealogy and ethnochoreology (the study of dance). The 64-member production included senior dancers Vikram Gill, Will Christiansen, Jesse Betebenner, Zoe Wheatley, Alex VanDongen, Sarah Palmer, Kayla Nielsen, Jordan Lee, Ashlie Lara, Erin Dugan, Marisa Bush, Nicole Burnett and Hannah Brodke.
Plays
“Bye, Bye Birdie,” directed by Darin Hathaway, music directed by Ramona Mayer, choreography by Jeanette Sawaya, costumes by Maureen Haley, with stage managers Jesse Betebenner and Michael Utzinger. Starring Tim Allen, Amelia Wright, Andrew McGuire, Grace Brletic, Stephen Hemmersmeier, Sarah Longe, Connor McCoy, Charlie Howard, Halley Bruno, Aidan Rees, Quinn Humlicek, Kyra McComas, Concy Michael and Megan O’Brien. The ensemble included seniors Zoe Wheatley, Christina Jones, Sarah Palmer, Jan Ottowicz, Alec Louie and Alissa Shear.
“The Beaux Stratagem.”
In region competition, Aidan Rees and Sarah Peterson took first for contemporary scenes; Jacky Huynh and Katie Rose took second in classical scenes while Sean Ward was second for dramatic monologues. Zoe McDonald and Alexandra Goins finished third in musical theatre scenes.
Judge junior Grace Brletic was appearing in “The Fantasticks” at Park City’s Historic Egyptian Theatre. Ryan Sargent, Class of 2009, was performing in Ballet West’s production of “Dracula.”
Sports
An anonymous donor provided “the white bus” to Judge, with the school name appearing on the sides and a Bulldog face plastered on the rear.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – Three individual titlists carried Coach Lani Wilcox’s girls tennis team to the 3-A state championship at Timpanogos High School in Orem. Freshman Whitney Weisberg won the No. 2 singles title and sophomore Kaitlyn Iwasaki was the champion at No. 3, both defeating players from Snow Canyon High School, which finished second to Judge in the team standings. Those singles crowns set the stage for seniors Alyssa Corbett and Ali Clayton to clinch the team title with their win in No. 2 doubles over a Park City duo. “We’ve been waiting for this for so long,” said Clayton, who played doubles with Corbett before they entered Judge. They were co-captains of the team, which also featured No. 1 singles player Emily Murnin, Julia Corbett, Lizzie Loughridge, Sarah Anne Nakamura, Olivia Start, Olivia Loveland, Mimi Andrews, Carolyn Taylor, Chloe Brashear, Claudia Start, Hayley Dahlhauser, Gabrielle Paul and Jessica Weyman. “This is one of the strongest teams I’ve ever had at Judge,” said Wilcox, celebrating Judge’s first state championship in girls tennis since 1988. Weisberg was team MVP. The most inspirational players were Clayton and Corbett.
Coach James Cordova’s boys football team made it to the first round of the state playoffs before losing to Cedar 45-21. The 7-4 Bulldogs were led by 5-foot-9, 160-pound speedster Christian Weidle, who made The Tribune’s 3-A second team All-State after being the paper’s “Prep of the Week” for three touchdown runs in a mid-August 45-3 win over Tooele. Jack Barnett was the quarterback of a team that depended heavily on seniors Miles Ellis, Elliott McGill, Alex Mancini, Jacob Gondrezick, Jacob Allen, Zach Huntsman, Carson Jones, Dominic Conti, Aaron Isaacson, Matt Lewis, Daniel Garcia, Trent Clifford, Chris Fuoco, Josh Paraspolo, Josh Trotman, Dimitri De Vita, Jesse Santistevan, Ian Blanchette, Matt Hirning, Braden Pelly, and Hayden Richardson. Ellis and Weidle shared team MVP honors. The most inspirational award also was divided between Conti and Fuoco.
At halftime of the Homecoming game against Wasatch, Judge honored the state championship football team from 1981, which went 12-1 and thumped Jordan 52-13 in the finals. The program featured a show choir – Tatyana Alcas, Raven Brewer-Johnson, Justina Lopez, Alec Losee, Stephany Martinez, Abbie McGill, Katie Parker, Alicia Simons, Emily Smith, Michaela Sorenson and Lucy Tomlinson – and a drum line of Tim Allen, Kelsey Cavanaugh, Andrew Maguire, Jan Ottowicz, Alyssa Shear, Clay Westing, Tori Allen, Connor McCoy, Sam Mulder, Hannah Samowitz, Quinn Humlicek, Kayin Krueger-Smith, Ben Roa and Brooke Saucier. Jordan Lee was Homecoming Queen. The king was Matt Hirning. Their attendants were Paige Fery, Christina Jones, Jack Barnett, Jacob Gondrezick and Alex Mancini.
A video of Christian Weidle returning a punt against Wasatch, produced by senior Tyler Peterson and junior Sean Sloan, was nominated as a finalist in the State Farm Friday Night Feats video contest. A State Farm official presented Judge with a $2,500 check to assist its new media and photography students.
The football field was spruced up with the McCarthey family providing funding for xeriscape landscaping around the stadium that bears their surname. Art teacher Tom Bettin, Class of 1967, also designed a red-and-gold art piece that was installed near the stadium nameplate.
Beset by injuries to key players such as Nina Allen, the girls soccer team went 8-7-2 and advanced to the 3-A state tournament as the fourth place team from Region 10. The Bulldogs then lost 4-1 in the first round to Cedar, which advanced to the finals before losing to Ogden, 1-0. The team’s MVP and one of the state’s leading players was Danielle Gaztambide, who made first team All-State in The Tribune. She started the season with a bang – five goals in the first two games, eight straight games with a goal. She was profiled in The Tribune, with Coach Anthony Hardy saying “You get a lot of strikers, they just want to score. That’s all they want to do. She’d much rather give the assist as long as the team gets the goal. With Dani you can always expect 100 percent. She’s giving everything she’s got for the whole 90 minutes. And she’s about the only striker I’ve seen who doesn’t need a sub, especially at the high school level, who can stay that fit. She’s just that dedicated.” The Tribune accorded second-team honors to senior Adrienne Burr and sophomore Sammie Garcia. The senior captains were Burr, Nina Allen and Alex VanDongen. Rounding out the squad were Erin Dugan, Quinn Nicolich, Hannah Brodke, Katie Wood, Layne Haber, Jackie Sliwinski, Aubrey Suchar, Victoria Skiver, Caroline Pribble, Sarah Peterson, Lexi Walker, Hana Dailey, Allyson Dugan, Taylor Schweitzer-Harper, Grace Johnson, Paige Brimley and Nicole Musci. Asha Richardson, Class of 2005, was an assistant coach. Gaztambide was team MVP. The most inspirational player was Burr.
Seniors Charlie Murphy, Chris Turner and Hunter Cornelison were the main cogs of the boys golf team, coached by Mike and Patty Brimley. Turner competed in the 3-A state tournament at Fox Hollow Golf Course in American Fork. Other seniors on the varsity were Justin Brimley, Jacob Allen and Wilson Lamb. Sophomores Chance Pia, Jacob Turner and Jake Chandler also received varsity experience. Team MVP honors went to Chris Turner. Freshman Paul Oliver, who played through a serious neck ailment, received the most inspirational golfer award.
Junior Regan Briesacher made second team All-State in The Tribune to lead the way for Coach Bree Anderson’s girls volleyball team, which lost in four sets to Desert Hills in the first round of the 3-A state tournament (25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20). The Bulldogs bounced back to defeat Tooele in straight sets (25-12, 25-8, 25-14) but then lost in four sets to Carbon (25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 26-24). The squad featured seniors Ginny Hicks, Shea Zanolli, Alex Clark, Hannah Lam and Sarah Villareal, sophomore Taylor Gustafson and junior Sydney Schafer. Rounding out the squad were Abby Bolic, Amelia Luttmer, Rachel Gondrezick, Grace Haley, Lauren Naatz and Channie McDonald. Hicks was team MVP. The most inspirational player was Villareal.
The top runner on the boys cross country team was Jack Dailey, who finished eighth (16:23.9) at the 3-A state meet after earlier winning the Bob Firman Invitational in Boise. Dailey was named second team All-State by the Utah High School Track Coaches Association. The Bulldogs compiled 319 points at the state meet. Ogden won with 73. Captain Connor Liston was the second-best runner at state, finishing 52nd in 17:27.8, followed by Justis Sisneros (78th), Paco Juarez (103rd), Sean Liston (110th), Alex Walker (113th) and Michael Lien (116th). Other runners were Jordan Phillips, Graham Noteboom, Andy Sagers, Owain Rice, Matt Bergstrom, Robbie Hanlon, Nick Metos, Jared Maffuccio, Nathan Klebba, Ross Brunetti, Kyle Knutsen, Carter Hendrickson, William Cisneros, Evan Baker, Anthony Snow, Ben Roa, Thomas Ashton, Brian Frerichs and Sam Scott. Dailey was team MVP and Connor Liston was the most inspirational runner. The squad was coached by Marquis DuPre, 2006 grad Nick Gaitan and teacher Jonathan Rempfer.
The girls cross country team finished fifth at the 3-A state meet with 172 points, well behind champion Park City with 56. The Bulldogs were led by Payton Schiff, who finished 22nd in 20:08.7 and Maddie Criscione (20:12.6), who was two places behind her. Also representing Judge at state were captain Kendra “Koko” Novak (29th), Morgan Daily (51st), Kailie Quinn (63rd), Sarah Gibbs (100th) and Elizabeth Barrows (104th). Other runners were Natalie Southam, Olivia Puhl, Hannah Ziebarth, Parisa Nkoy and Madalyn Ordonez. Girls team MVP honors were shared by Novak and Schiff, with Barrows getting the most inspirational runner award.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – Four state championships in a row. Nine in 10 years. Eleven overall. The girls swimming team accentuated those accomplishments with a runaway victory at the 3-A State Swim Meet at BYU. Coach Mitt Finnigan’s Bulldogs piled up 378 points. Second-place Desert Hills had just 254. Sophomore Amelia Wolfgramm was the focal point for this edition of the Judge girls swimming dynasty. She won two individual events (100 freestyle in 52.10 seconds and 100 backstroke in 57.10), anchored the victorious 200 medley relay team with Alandra McDowell, Kaley Banyai and Allison Witte (1:53.42) and the second-place 400 freestyle relay. Individually, freshman Allison Witte finished second in the 100 butterfly and third in the individual medley, Banyai added a fourth in the 200 individual medley and a fifth in the 100 butterfly and McDowell contributed a fourth in the 500 freestyle and an eighth in the 200. Numerous Judge swimmers earned points in more than one event. Marisa Bush had a fourth-place finish in the 50 free and an eighth in the 100, besides being on the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay with Cassandra Cokl, Emileeann Moran and Lizzie Gibbs. Other double pointers were Erica Azad (5th in backstroke, 11th in 200 free), Cokl (6th in 500 freestyle, 9th in 200), Marcela Vasquez (6th in 100 breaststroke, 15th in the 200 IM), Moran (6th in 100 free, 7th in 50) and Lizzie Gibbs (9th in 50 free, 10th in 500). Also contributing points were Isabel Romano (8th in butterfly), Alyssa Corbett (10th in backstroke), Elizabeth Reynolds (1th in 100 freestyle), Ally Eagan (14th in the butterfly) and Emily Murnin (16th in the 100 backstroke). Witte likened the team to a family in an Intermountain Catholic article. “You’re working toward making your team proud of you. It’s a lot different than club swimming where you just care about yourself. We definitely want everyone to get better, and they’re all genuinely happy when you do well.” Four seniors – Cassandra Cokl, Lizzie Gibbs, Erica Azad and Alyssa Corbett – completed their careers with four state titles. Other members of the championship squad were Jackie Morgan, Addie Diamond, Cindy Cortez, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Victoria Berceau, Katie Rose, Lauren Branigan, Rachel Henkels, Julia Corbett, Anne Henkels, Ally Eagan, Sydnie Burningham, Pavitra Fletcher, Emma Hoffmann, Alana Appel, Emma Kitterer, Sara Shum and Nikki Jamshidbaigi. The team MVP was Amelia Wolfgramm. Its most inspirational swimmers were Addie Diamond and Lizzie Gibbs.
The boys swimming team finished third in 3-A, scoring 185 points to 282 for state champion Park City. Seniors Dillon Beckett and Seamus Appel led the charge for Coach Matt Finnigan’s squad, teaming up on the second-place 400 freestyle relay and the third-place 200 free relay. Beckett also finished second in the 200 individual medley and 10th in the 100 butterfly, while Appel added a fifth in the 500 free and a sixth in the 200. Jason Motley joined them on both relay teams, while John Barnett and Patrick Burden split the fourth-member role. Motley added points in two other events (the 100 and 200 freestyles), while Parker Beckett scored in three events (butterfly and individual medley, plus a 7th in the 200 freestyle relay with Connor Morgan, Dominic Oliver and Patrick Burden. Oliver also placed in the top 25 in breaststroke and the individual medley. Other swimmers included Patrick Sullivan, Josh Goldsmith, Vinny Criscione, Brandon Reemsnyder, Jacky Huynh, Dexter Holmquist, Kyle Barnett and Owain Rice. Appel was team MVP. Its most inspirational swimmer was Goldsmith.
Led by sophomore Kailie Quinn and Seven seniors – Kyra McComas, Sarah Anne Nakamura, Donna Sansone, Sydney Richards, Caitlin Gruis, Miya Titmus and Sarah Palmer – the girls basketball team opened the 3-A tournament with a thrilling 47-41 overtime victory over Cedar, then thumped Carbon 55-39 with Quinn scoring 31. But Coach Matt Mapstone’s squad faltered after that, falling to Desert Hills 48-36 and Juab 57-41 to place fifth. Sophomore Julia Wheatley saw considerable playing time, as did juniors Jessie Thomas, Taylor de Jonge, Justina Lopez and Emily Schnopp, and sophomores Sadie Sewell and Emily Smith. Quinn was 3-A first team All-State in The Tribune and the Deseret News. The News accorded honorable mention status to Caitlin Gruis and Sydney Richards, who also played in the All-Star game between 3-A and 4-A; Mapstone coached. Kyra McComas was Academic All-State and All-Region second team. At mid-season, Judge held a Lady Bulldogs Alumnae Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament to raise money for the Demi Candelaria Scholarship, named for the Judge sophomore who died of meningococcal meningitis in 2003. Team MVP honors went to Quinn. Cathryn Hunt was the most inspirational player on the team, which finished 17-8 overall.
A veteran squad led the boys basketball team to an undefeated run through region play (10-0), but Coach Dan Del Porto’s Bulldogs were upended by Dixie, 46-41, in the opening round of the 3-A state tournament. The team finished 15-7. Jacob Gondrezick and Alex Mancini were co-captains, joined by fellow seniors Miles Elliss, Elliott McGill and Christian Stark as rotation regulars. Junior Joe Cremer provided outside shooting. Rounding out the squad were Kaden Elliss, Thomas Oriente, Tanner Riley, Tyler Wilkinson, Sean Sloan and Terrell Young. The Tribune put Mancini on its 3-A first team All-State and had Gondrezick on the second team. Gondrezick made second team 3-A All-State in the Deseret News, while Mancini was third team. Gondrezick also played in the All-Star game between 3-A and 4-A and was team MVP. Christian Stark was the most inspirational player.
Freshman Chase Eriksson won the Knights of Columbus free throw competition.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – Judge won the state hockey championship. Andrew Bergquist and Wilson Lamb each scored two goals and Nicholas Brown, Jack Keller, Sam Taylor and Matthew Villar added one apiece as Coach Todd Brown’s Bulldogs beat Bingham 8-5 at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex. Taylor and Bergquist were the leading scorers during the season, along with Matt Villar, while Brown and goalie Marshall Wallace spearheaded the defense. Senior Kane Dodson was team captain. Lamb was a versatile skater who impacted play on both ends of the ice. He was Utah High School Hockey’s MVP in the North division. Named to the league’s Academic All-Star team were Brian Allen, Nicholas Brown, Wilson Lamb, Alex Leopardi, Sam Taylor, Marshall Wallace, Matt Villar and Duncan Hickman. Ryan Thaxton also saw considerable playing time. The team praised loyal student support from “The 7th Man Club.” The team MVP was Brown, while Brian Kestle was the most inspirational player.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon injured his hip and was hospitalized after playing hockey with the Judge team at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex.
STATE CHAMPIONS -- Christian Weidle won the 200-meter dash and finished second in the 100 to lead the boys track team to a 10th place finish in the 3-A meet. Coach Dan Quinn’s 4x100-member relay team also won a state title, featuring Joe Cremer, Makrim Ibrahim, Weidle and Jack Barnett (with Samuel Scott and Kyle Knutsen). Weidle won the 200 in the closest of races. He crossed the finish line in 21.81 seconds. Jake Arslanian of Pine View clocked in at 21.82. Arslanian got him back in the 100, however, finishing .1 seconds ahead of the Bulldog sprinter (10.99). The medley relay team came in second with Barnett, Kendrick Nafus, Cremer, Ibrahim, Knutsen and Jack Dailey. Cremer was third in the 800, Dailey was sixth in the 3200 and Matt Lewis was seventh in the shot put and 11th in the discus. Nafus placed 10th in the long jump. The Bulldogs compiled 28 points. Pine View won with 92. Also competing for the Bulldogs were Sean Liston, Elliott Meister, Payden Driffill, Graham Noteboom, Ethan Driffill, Dylan Knight, Terrington Smith, Alex Vitale, Louis Franciose, Michael Lien, Sam Scott, Sean Choi, Andy Sagers and Ben Khan.
Coach Quinn’s girls track team also placed 10th in its 3-A meet, paced by a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles by Julia Wheatley and a third for the 4x100 relay team featuring Gabrielle Paul, Sarah Palmer, Allyson Dugan, Wheatley, Liz Lewis and Sierra Jensen. Palmer also had a fifth in the 400 and an eighth in the 200, Paul was seventh in the 100-meter dash, Tyree Snyder finished seventh in the shot put and eighth in the high jump, Kailie Quinn was ninth in the javelin, the medley relay team was sixth with Liz Lewis, Jackie Sliwinski, Parisa Nkoy, Maddie Criscione, Paul and Dugan, and the 4x400-meter relay team was seventh with Sierra Jensen, Lewis, Lindsay Ryan and Sliwinski. Other Bulldog track athletes were Victoria Berceau, Nikki Potts, Chloe Breshear, Nikki Jamshidbaigi, Olivia Jacobs, Sierra Jensen, Sophia Vitale, Natalie Southam, Sadie Sewell, Katie Wood and Hana Dailey.
Sydney Austin was the ace of the girls softball pitching staff for Coach Paul Lovato, while Lexi Walker, Claudia Start, Audrey Stone, Alex Clark, Nina Allen, Justina Lopez and Kailie Quinn provided the offensive firepower. Lopez was the second pitcher. Other key players were Emmi Mancini, Fiona Boomer, Taylor McQuarrie, Sisifa Falemaka, Abbie McGill, Olivia Bithell, Catarina Chacon, Angelina Termunde, Tatyana Alcas, Charlotte Armknecht, Emily Smith, Sierra Meyer and Cristina Cendejas. The team started strong but faltered against stronger competition, losing once by 25 runs, and failed to qualify for the 3-A state tournament. According to the Bulldog Press, the humorous highlight of the season came when senior Nina Allen slid into third base and caught her pants on the bag, pulling them off. The team MVP was Audrey Stone. Its most inspirational player was Lexi Walker.
Chad Meske was the new coach of the baseball team, which fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament. The Bulldogs were led by Jacob Stuivenvolt Allen, Trent Clifford, Max Stevenson, Tanner Riley, Noah Hughes, Jack Barnett, Alex Mancini, Daniel Garcia, Carson Jones, Julio Garcia, Jesse Santistevan, Anthony Randazzo, Tyler Wilkerson, Kord Holmes, and freshmen Skyler Ramsey and Parker Depasquale. Team MVP honors were shared by Trent Clifford and Noah Hughes. Jacob Stuivenvolt Allen was the most inspirational player.
The boys soccer team advanced to the 3-A state tournament as its region’s number-four seed. That put the Bulldogs up against top-seeded and eventual champion Dixie, which won 6-1. Coach Kelly Terrill depended on returning seniors Pat Hickman, captain Andrew Stuck, John Kearns, Joshua Oelsner, Nate Luttmer, Edson Moreno, Nabill Niknam, Christian Jacobs and Charlie Murphy, along with freshman Duncan Hickman. The team finished 3-6-1. Duncan Hickman was second team 3-A All-State in The Tribune and team MVP. Its most inspirational player was John Kearns.
The girls lacrosse team was led by returning All-Stater Kendra “Koko” Novak, fellow senior Rachel Benvegnu and junior midfielder Payton Schiff. Sierra Gentry was the only other senior on Coach Chad Martin’s team, which featured goalie Hannah Samowitz, Sarah Hunt, Clarissa Avila, Natally Tabish, Hayley Dahlhauser, Monica Ostrom, Courtney Dockendorf, Liz Lewis, Molly Betebenner, Rachel Struhs, Mimi Andrews, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Alexa Watson, Allegra Imhoff, Alix Margolis and Emily Schnopp. The team MVP was Benvegnu, while Liz Lewis was the most inspirational player.
With senior Matt Crispo in the goal, Coach Dave Allen’s boys lacrosse team was assured of being in most games. The Bulldogs made it to the semifinals before losing a heartbreaking 11-10 game to Alta, with Gabe Rechsteiner scoring a hat trick in the loss. The Bulldogs advanced due to the firepower of Ethan Gosselin, Wilson Lamb, Rechsteiner, Brian Allen, Toby Allison, Dominic Conti, Sean Sloan, Eric Larson and Grant Pierce. Captain Matt Hirning was a top defender and one of a dozen seniors, including Justin Brimley, Andrew Bergquist, Chris Fuoco, Che Diaz-Fadel, Andrew Albano, Ian McMillan, Aaron Isaacson and Dillon Beckett. Hirning was team MVP. The most inspirational player was Conti.
Nine of the 11 members of the girls golf team were seniors. Coaches Patty and Mike Brimley counted on co-captains Sarah Anne Nakamura, Miya Titmus, Alyssa Corbett and Olivia Start, plus Paige Fery, Lizzie Gibbs, Kyra McComas, Emileeann Moran, Christina Jones, Marie Deininger, Alexis Humphrey, Ginger Lucero, Nikki Kaschmitter, Mary McKinlay, Julia Corbett, Sam Mulder, Sasha Lower, Claire Cook, Caroline Holyoak, Lizzie Loughridge and Emma Shear. McComas was Academic All-State. Nakamura was team MVP, while Corbett was its most inspirational player.
Coached by Jonathan Hsu, the boys tennis team was led by co-MVPS Brandon Reemsnyder and Luke Ropner, and seniors Alec Louie, Tyler Peterson, Josh Goldsmith, John Barnett, Ryan Thaxton, Chris Coombs, Ryan Dean, Hunter Cornelison, Sean Ward and Dion Granger-Troy. Underclassmen seeing net time were Ben Jones, Connor McCoy, Emiliano Mendez, Ben Roa, Jim Best-Devereux, Quin Vu, Wesley Cornelison, Sean Ward and Kyle Barnett. The most inspirational player was John Barnett.
Sports Alumni
Jim Yerkovich, Class of 1961, was inducted into the Utah High School Activities Association’s “Circle of Fame;” John Fassel, Class of 1992, was special teams coach for the Oakland Raiders; Cort Dennison, Class of 2007, was a co-captain of the University of Washington football team, made ESPN.com’s All-PAC-12 team at linebacker and received a mini-camp invitation from the Miami Dolphins; Sean Sellwood, Class of 2008, was the University of Utah punter and earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors after averaging 50.5 yards per punt in a 34-21 Utes’ win at Arizona; Domonique Lewis, Class of 2007, was playing at Colorado Mesa University, where he was the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s defensive Player of the Week at mid-season; Kallie McCown, Class of 2010, led the College of Charleston volleyball team to the Georgia State University Tournament title; Sekola Falemaka, Class of 2010, was playing volleyball for UNLV; Maddy Cartwright, Class of 2008, was an Academic All-District soccer player for the University of Redlands; Zack McKown, Class of 2009, caught his first touchdown pass for Columbia against Yale and was voted the team’s most improved player; Luke Puskedra, Class of 2008, finished sixth in the Pac-12 cross country championships for the University of Oregon, earning his fourth All-America award as well as the Dow Wilson Inspirational Award in track; Noel Hollingsworth, Class of 2008, a senior at MIT, was the men’s basketball Player of the Week in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference after averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds in three wins; Chelsea Farrell, Class of 2009, was named the preseason Player of the Year in Division II women’s lacrosse by U.S. Lacrosse magazine; Garam Kim, Class of 2009, was an All-Academic swimmer at New York University; Joe Pond, Class of 2008, was the ace of the University of Utah baseball team’s pitching staff; Mele Vaisima earned All-America honors in women’s track for Boise St.; and Colin Boevers, Class of 2007, was 15th in the country and 119th internationally in the discus.
Graduation
161 graduates on May 27 at Abravanel Hall.
Valedictorian: Gabrielle Ghabash
Salutatorian: Elizabeth Gibbs
Gold honor cords representing cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or greater over the past four years were worn by 71 graduates; the class’s average GPA for senior year was 3.397; 40% of the class was headed to out-of-state colleges, Santa Clara being the most popular. Within Utah, 50 graduates were headed to the UofU, 10 to Utah State, nine to Westminster and one to BYU. Jack Barnett received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Christ the King Awards: Kyra McComas and Matthew Lewis
Outstanding Scholar-Participant for Activities: Hannah Brodke and Anthony Fratto Oyler;
Outstanding Achievement in Arts, Academics and Athletics: Matthew Lewis and Kyra McComas
Outstanding Dedication in Extracurricular Activities: Alex Clark and Tim Allen
Outstanding Scholar Athletes: Alyssa Corbett, Wilson Lamb, Alex Mancini
Top GPA in senior year: Kyra McComas
Top 4-year GPA: Elizabeth Gibbs and Gabrielle Ghabash
Yerkovich Award for Boys Basketball: Alex Mancini
Moran Award for Football: Jack Barnett
Outstanding Female Athlete: Danielle Gaztambide
Outstanding Male Athlete: Miles Elliss
Bulldog of the Year: Matt Crispo
Demi Candelaria Shining Star Award: Hannah Brodke (soccer), Sydney Richards (basketball)
Demi Candelaria Scholarship Award: Adanna Foley (basketball), Jackie Sliwinski (soccer)
Champions of Youth: Patty and Mike Brimley
Academic Awards – Theology: Connor Liston and Kyra McComas; Peer Ministry: Anne Henkels and Orlando Avila; Christian Service: Hannah Robinson and Anthony Fratto Oyler; Physical education/health: Jacob Gondrezick and Alex VanDongen; Sports Medicine: Joshua Goldsmith.
English: Rachel Benvegnu and Noah Hughes; A.P. English Language: Kyra McComas; Journalism (Literary Magazine): Nicole Burnett; Journalism (Bulldog Press): Erin Dugan and Anthony Fratto Oyler; Debate: Joshua Oelsner; A.P. Comparative Government/Politics: Kyra McComas; A.P. American Government/Politics: Gabrielle Ghabash; American Government: Danielle Gaztambide; Economics: Sarah Eckstein; A.P. Psychology: Erin Dugan; Computer science: Gabrielle Regenhardt.
Art (Advanced Ceramics): Julio Garcia; Dance: Hannah Brodke and Wilson Lamb; Music (Vocals): Kelsey Cavanaugh; A.P. Music: Timothy Allen; Music (Instrumentals): Timothy Allen and Andrew McGuire; Drama (Actress): Concy Michael; Drama (Actor): Sean Ward; Drama (Technical): Will Christiansen; Spanish: Kyra McComas; French: Hannah Brodke; German: Gabrielle Ghabash; Latin: Parker Beckett; Chinese: Genevieve Bennett. A.P. Calculus AB: Hannah Brodke and Layne Huber; A.P. Calculus BC: Kyra McComas; A.P. Biology: Shiona Smith; Chemistry: Madison Medina; Advanced Physics: Timothy Allen and Matthew Hirning; Anatomy and Physiology: Matthew Hirning.
Most Valuable and Inspirational Participants – Africa Outreach Club: Sarah Longe, Ellis Juhlin, Rachel Benvegnu; Bulldog Press: Anthony Fratto Oyler, Erin Dugan; Cheerleading: Kayla Nielsen, Kylie Petron; Dance: Jordan Lee, Hannah Brodke; Debate: Emiliano Mendez, Joshua Oelsner; Drama: Grace Brletic, Amelia Wright; Drama (Technical): Jesse Betebenner, Michael Houck; Environmental Club: Shiona Smith, Emily Strand; Epicurean Club: Kris Lutz, Nicholas Thronson; Mock Trial: Connor Liston, Emily Strand.
Interact: Dexter Holmquist, Madelene Trentman, Sarah Villareal; Junior Classical League: Jesus Hernandez, Alexis Humphrey; Literary Magazine: Nicole Burnett, Alex Clark; Music (Instrumental): Andrew Maguire, Daniel Sayre; Music (Vocal): Kelsey Cavanaugh, Emily Nelson; Peace and Justice Alliance: Clarissa Avila, Saira Enriquez; Student Council: Hannah Brodke, Elizabeth Gibbs; Ultimate Frisbee: Evan Baker, Laura Delaney, Joey Davis; Yearbook: Danielle Schabowsky, Alex Clark.
Michael Starks Memorial Scholarship Award: Nick Markham (2013) and Trevor Bonn (2014)
Alumni Alliance Scholarship Award: Claire Fuoco Brennan (2013), Tatyana Alcas, Victor Herrera and Raquel Markham, all Class of 2015.
Alumni
An Intermountain Catholic article highlighted the success of alumnus Andrew Yang, Class of 2003, who created custom-made fashion rag dolls – “The Kouklitas” – that he sold to luxury retail stores around the world. After Judge, Yang went to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City before finding his niche in the artistic business world; Evan Shinners, Class of 2004 and a 2010 graduate of the Juilliard School, performed an all-Bach piano concert at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. As a boy, he made his debut with the Utah Symphony at age 12 and performed at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Steinway Hall and the American Irish Historical Society of New York; the Utah State Bar gave its “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year” Award to Paul Burke, Class of 1989.
