2012 - 13
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – Marshall Wallace, president; Vice President: Maureen Haley; Secretary: Jacky Huynh.
Senior Core – President Louis Franciose, Grace Haley, Dexter Holmquist, Rachel Huley.
Junior Core – President Allyson Dugan, Martin Alcocer, William Cisneros, Connor McCoy.
Sophomore Core – President Gabi Dodson, John Garlinghouse, Caroline Holyoak, Sam Swillinger.
Freshman Core – President Joey Walz, Connor Beck, Miranda Rougelot, Phil Start, Yahya Yussuf.
During the Summer
A film produced by junior Nick Markham, “Dreams Defying Gravity,” premiered at the Salt Lake City Main Library, part of Reel Stories, a class offered by Spy Hop Productions to teach promising young filmmakers.
Hundreds of Judge students who came out of the science program taught at J. E. Cosgriff Elementary by Jim Larson applauded his recognition with the Presidential Award for Excellence in teaching middle-school science. He was the first Catholic school employee in Utah to receive the prestigious national award. The award was presented in Washington, D.C. by then- Vice President Joe Biden.
Megan O’Brien represented Judge at Girls State. She also received an apprenticeship with Divinity Dance company in Salt Lake City.
The Cheer Squad received an “Excellent” ribbon for cheer and a “Superior” for chant at the 2012 Cheer Camp, earning an invitation to nationals. Senior Aubrey Ham got the “Pass It On Cheer Spirit Pin” for leadership, commitment, motivation, kindness and spirit. She was nominated for All-American National Cheerleader along with Isabella Bean and Kylie Petron.
Luke Puskedra, Class of 2008, finish eighth in the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene. The University of Oregon graduate held the lead midway through the race but was passed by the competitive field. He still finished with a time 17 seconds better than his personal best.
Christopher Gray, Class of 2001, completed studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was assigned to summer duties at the Catholic parish in St. George before continuing his studies toward becoming a transitional deacon. He told the Intermountain Catholic, his former employer, that he was motivated to work for social justice after covering a raid that Immigration and Customers Enforcement officers made on the Swift meatpacking plant in the Cache Valley and the “horrific way it tore people apart.” He was ordained Oct. 4, 2012.
The Year
National Merit Finalist: Emily Murnin
National Merit Commended Student: Franziska Deininger
Administration: Rick Bartman, principal; Patrick Jefferies, assistant principal; Bernadette Bell, director of student services; Anthony Johnson, dean of students; Dan Quinn, athletic director; David Olive, security director. Fr. Dominic Briese was the new chaplain.
The student body included 15 sets of twins and one set of triplets – the Vitales: Alex, Sophia and Ryan.
The school year started with Judge Peer Ministers and members of the Campus Ministry Department leading the entire student body in a tribute to the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. The congregation’s nuns first started teaching in 1921 at Judge, then called Cathedral High School. At the ceremony, the name of every nun who served in Utah was read aloud. “This is a nice occasion for us because it honors the women on whose shoulders we stand, the women who were the pioneers here,” said Holy Cross Sr. Genevra Rolf, associate superintendent of Utah Catholic Schools. Senior Marshal Wallace was pleased to participate. “It’s important to value what the sisters have done,” he said. “It’s really good to be able to put a face on the history we’ve always heard. It makes it more tangible. The wonderful education and experiences we’ve had were started by them.” Along that vein, Class of 1951 graduate Clara Fuoco Brennan said “I thank the sisters for my faith.”
The annual report noted that Judge had annual expenses of $7.92 million, 62% of which was used for salaries and benefits. The school wrote off 9.6% for tuition forgiveness and spent 8.6% on academic departments, athletics, student activities and the library. Tuition and fees provided 81% of the school’s revenue ($7.12 million).
Maureen “Mo” Haley was editor-in-chief of the Bulldog Press, overseeing a staff of nearly 50 staff writers, including Allyson Dugan, Kane Dodson, Thomas Ashton, Christopher Ayers, Grace Haley, Katie Hitchcock, Delaney Mapstone, Nick Markham, Sabiha Masud, Alex Maxwell, Abbie McGill, Sean McMinimee, Jackie Morgan, Emerson Pratt, Julia Pynes, Isabel Romano, Sydney Schafer and Daniel Voytovich. Photographers and videographers included Lauren Allegra, Christopher Ayers, Reid Bell, Abby Bolic, Montana Campbell, Claire Cook, Julia Corbett, Zoe Deniston, Cassadey Fedel, Sadie Hansen, Benjamin Harvey, Daniel Higgins, Allegra Imhoff, Do Yub Kim, Sarah Kranz, Zach LeMon, Nathan Martinez, Keaton McQuarrie, Taylor McQuarrie, Hale Rodgers, Michael Saltas, Sean Sloan, Ryley Tapscott, Gabriela Zabka and Jason Motley. Chris Sloan advised the newspaper and the Photography Club, whose members included Chris Ayers, Cassadey Fedel, Reid Bell, Montana Campbell, Ben Harvey, Taylor McQuarrie, Sarah Kranz and Michael Sayre.
JM TV was overseen by Daniel Higgins, Sean Sloan and Patrick Neville.
Led by co-captains Isabella Bean, Kylie Petron and Aubrey Ham, the Cheer Squad featured seniors Haley Harman and Veronica Briggs plus underclasswomen Cecelia Bean, Sierra Meyer, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Kirra Stout, Taylor Ham, Ashton Lee, Brittany Askelson, Sydney Austin, Bryn Petron, Lizzie Loughridge and Stephany Martinez.
Pink was a color seen frequently in the halls at Judge as teachers and students wore it in support of teacher Susan Monserret, who was fighting breast cancer. The Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign also highlighted teacher Kandie Brinkman, a 10-year survivor.
Judge students participating in community-service projects such as blood drives, food donations and Christmas gift collections were Megan Blanchette, Abbie McGill, David Eckstein, Sarah Peterson, Nikki Kaschmitter and Nick Metos.
The Judge Orchestra featured musicians Monserret Martinez, Kalia Wells, Minta Siripong, Kenzie Mick, Harry Pendergrast, Meghan Thomsen, Grant Pierce, Emily Murnin, Sarah Gibbs, Hannah Samowitz, Olivia Puhl, Elizabeth Reynolds, Frances Dingivan and Ethan Archibald.
Allyson Dugan and Caroline Holyoak were captains of the Book Club, whose members included Julia Wheatley, Ian Gorrell-Brown, Larissa Panouses, Ross Brunetti, Nicole Musci, Andy Corbato, Isabel Romano, Gabi Dodson, Lydia Monkmeyer, Laurel Housinger, Kassandra Parry-Villavicencio and Sasha Lower.
In the December issue of the Bulldog Press, Katie Hitchcock wrote about “Hope for the Holidays,” a charity set up by student David Eckstein and his sister, Susan, Class of 2012, after their mother, Susan, was diagnosed with breast cancer; film reviewer Nick Markham graded six movies, giving full A ratings to “Lincoln” and “Les Miserables;” Grace Haley and Katherine Moser provided an introduction to ska; Allyson Dugan explored global warming; Jackie Morgan looked at the possibility of a federal shutdown because of budget disputes in Congress; Sabiha Masud examined genocide and starvation in the Congo; Julia Pynes explained the Israel-Palestine conflict; and Jack Keller profiled Stan Finn, a Massachusetts native who started coaching in the Judge Ute Conference program in 1975 and joined the faculty in 1980. Keller’s story started: “Some say he is the progeny of a primordial human tribe – the lone descendent of an age heroic. Others liken him to a captain of the Flying Dutchman – a spectral figure eternally bound to walk the halls of Judge Memorial. … My own theory is that he finds it difficult to leave his perch on the top floor, to which he has become attached because it helps him relate to King Kong – his favorite movie star. It may be true that Mr. Finn has been around as long as time itself – and he is not nearly as frightening as he may seem.”
The Peer Ministers were Paco Juarez, Ellis Juhlin, Madelene Trentman, Taylor Schweitzer-Harper, Jacky Huynh, Alexis Humphrey, Nick Metos, Brady Stout, Stephen Hemmersmeier, Charlie Howard, Sean Sloan, Pat Neville, Danny Higgins, Sarah Longe, Regan Briesacher, Grace Johnson, Louis Franciose, Carolyn Taylor, Mari Ally Taylor, Aidan Rees, Clarissa Avila, Franziska Deininger, Kaley Banyai, Pat Sullivan, Emily Murnin and Alex Jensen.
Senior Nikki Kaschmitter was featured in an Intermountain Catholic article about the batches of snack bars she baked for a YWCA fundraiser. She called her treats “ily” bars for “I love you.” She explained: “When you eat an ‘ily’ bar or donate to my cause, it spreads love to your heart and love to your soul.”
The Peace and Justice Alliance included Marisol Padilla, Izabela Tinoco-Guzman, Karla Padilla, Jheneal-Monique “Nikki” Africano, Stephany Cortez, Lupita Avila, Cynthia Zacarias, Michaela Sorenson, Angelica Salazar, Cindy Cortez, Vanessa Martin, Alicia Canales Esparza, Monica Ostrom, Natalie Southam, Camilla Flores, Anna Naranjo, Meghan Thomsen, Clarissa Avila, Jacky Hyunh and Elena Foley. Teacher Michael Lovett was the moderator.
Grace Johnson was president of Judge’s chapter in the National Honor Society. Her officers were Regan Briesacher, Franziska Deininger, Ellis Juhlin, Aidan Rees and Carol Taylor. The chapter’s moderator was Michelle Anderson.
Representing Judge in Mock Trial competition were Jason Motley, Grady Nilsen, Pat Sullivan, Paco Juarez, Clay Westing, Zoe McDonald, Connor Morgan CaiLi Pleshe, Paul Oliver, Emiliano Mendez, Sean Lambourne and Manny Condas. Luke Stagers and Michael Lovett were advisers.
“It’s a Tropical Night in Paradise” was the Homecoming theme. Cathryn Hunt and Patrick Neville were queen and king.
Performing public-service missions for the Interact chapter of Rotary International were Sierra Jensen, Sadie Hansen, Whitney Weisberg, Jackie Morgan, Grant Nelson, Jackie Sliwinski, Ellis Juhlin, Katie Hitchcock, Francesca Botto, Elena Foley, Madison Ravarino, Mikaela Schmiett, Sarah Beth Anderson, Peri Brimley, Michaela Sorenson, Isabel Harris, Eliza Peralta, Larissa Panouses, Nicole Musci, Marisa Mendez, Emily Cokl, Sharmista Sharma, Elese Peifer, Nikki Potts, Paige Brimley, Laurel Housinger, Taylor Schweitzer-Harper, Sarah Peterson, Grace Johnson, Alicia Simons, Erin Peifer and Madelene Trentman.
Overseen by Stephanie Garlinghouse, the Judge Gala’s slogan was “It’s All Greek to Me.”
Debate attracted considerable interest from students, including Kepler Sticka-Jones, Maria Stokes, Manny Condas, Jake Ferre, Cameron Ballard, Jack Lundeen, Emiliano Mendez, Saylor Soinski, Sam Swillinger, Charlie Dean, Victor Galindo, Sam Wilkinson, Johnathan Rodriguez, Luke Ropner, Anthony Ruiz, Kendrick Nafus, Ricke Maka, Jack Dailey, Conrad Dean, Jim Best-Devereux, Sam Scott, Matthew Bergstrom, Joseph Stokes, Sean Lambourne, Manny Alvarez, Yahya Yussuf, Elliott Meister, Jared Maffuccio, Daniel Kierkegaard, Jake Chandler, Andrew Oelsner, Angelina Termunde, Ryan Ferre, Quin Vu, Robbie Brennan, Joshua Anderson, Grady Nilsen, Jamil McPherson, Conner Mayer, Stephen Hemmersmeier, Pierce Allen, Teddy Jemming and Ben Jones. Michael Lovett was the debate coach.
Bulldogs of the Month: Brady Stout, August; Megan O’Brien, September; Chris Ayers, October; Nick Markham, November; Pat Neville, December;
The Programming Club included Sean Lambourne, Kayden Trujillo, Kyle Cole, Kepler Sticka-Jones and Chase Hodges-Heilmann. Their adviser was Sonja McKown.
The Intermountain Catholic ran a feature story about the emergency response teams at Judge and Juan Diego, noting that Judge teacher George Angelo put his group together before the 2002 Winter Olympics; 45 Judge students worked at first-aid stations in Salt Lake City and Park City during the Games. The article was accompanied by a photograph showing Taylor Schweitzer-Harper, Marshall Wallace, Justina Lopez and Clay Westing practicing CPR and using an automated external defibrillator on a dummy.
George Angelo’s Sports Medicine Program provided training to Laurel Housinger, Christian Camarillo, Rachel Huley, Dexter Holmquist, Julia Wheatley, Pierce Allen, Chris Ayers, Dylan Knight, Nick O’Cain, Xavier Vazquez, Tommy Franquelin, David Eckstein, Julia Corbett, Megan Blanchette, Martin Alcocer, Clay Westing, Andrew Tedesco, Brian Kuehndahl, Chris Archuleta and William Cisneros.
Sophomores Olivia Bithell and Johnathan Rodriguez were Judge’s ambassadors to the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar.
Teacher Tim Soran oversaw two clubs – the Epicurean Society, which included Patrick Humlicek, Sam Stevenson, Nicholas Thronson, Nick Lutz, Chris Alegre, Erin Peifer, Emmi Mancini, Elese Peifer and Laura Delaney; and the Junior Classical League, whose members included Dexter Holmquist, Richard Strehl, Elese Peifer, Seiji Hayashi, Emily Thompson, Jackie Sliwinski, Aidan Rees, Erin Peifer, Reid Bell, Olivia Loveland, James Jensen, Alexis Humphrey, Taylor de Jonge, Paige Brimley and Veronica Briggs.
Allyson Dugan and Martin Alcocer were emcees at a Nov. 29 coffee house that included performances by Connor McCoy, Charlie Dean and Aidan McDonald, Owain Rice, Charlie Fuertsch, Katie Parker, Lucy Tomlinson, Emme Nelson, Rachel Huley and Grant Pierce. Bulldog Press reviewer Nick Markham praised Fuertsch’s channeling of “his inner Bob Dylan” on a solo and his work with McCoy, Hannah Samowitz, Gabe Rechsteiner and Pierce on “Float On” by Modest Mouse. Emme Nelson sang two of her own songs. The evening ended with “a stunning rendition” of Adele’s “Skyfall” by Grace Johnson, Huley, McCoy, Samowitz and Pierce.
In the 10th year of the “Gift of the Drummer” program, Judge students donated enough clothing items and toys to improve Christmas for more than 100 children.
Eleven Judge students had a hectic schedule throughout the Christmas season as members of the Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir. They were Yamirth Arano, Sisifa Falemaka, Andy Sagers, Cynthia Sandoval, Joseph Stokes, Kendall Thorsen, Harry Pendergrast, CaiLi Pleshe, Olivia Pratt, Emerson Pratt and Brielle Richardson.
A duet of “Cuando Cuando” by Connor McCoy and Amelia Wright was one of the highlights of the Winter Music Concert, which also featured a violin duet by Sarah Gibbs and Emily Murnin, lyrical pieces by the orchestra, traditional Christmas songs by the choir, a “sax-and-brush-filled” rendition of “White Christmas” by the jazz band and a violin solo by Hannah Samowitz.
“There is a Time” was the theme of the Winter Dance Concert, with Bulldog Press reviewer Grace Haley observing “Nathan Shaw also proved himself to the Judge community on Thursday, this concert being the first he choreographed and directed as head of the dance department.” He also dedicated the performance to former dance instructor Natosha Washington. Haley also wrote that “I personally have never seen a better showcase by Judge’s dance company, and I kept finding myself forgetting the dancers were my peers and not leaping professionals.” She cited a hip-hop performance by Megan O’Brien and Parisa Nkoy, a duet with Franziska Deininger and Sam Taylor and a dance without music by Mari Ally Taylor, Aubrey Ham, Mireille Jawhar and Veronica Briggs. Shaw later was named “Iron Choreographer” for 2013 following Repertory Dance Theatre’s annual fundraiser.
The Music Department’s winter concert, directed by Ramona Mayer, featured performances by Hannah Samowitz, Elizabeth Reynolds, Grace Johnson and Emme Nelson. A four-year veteran of the show, Nelson described it as “a classy version of the coffeehouses, which are fun as well, but Chamber Night has a different ambiance with candles and the chance to dress up.”
The 40-member Interact Club and the Africa Outreach Club teamed to stage a dinner and auction to raise money for the “Africa Heartwood Project.” They hoped to secure enough money to drill three wells for an orphanage and surrounding neighborhood in Liberia. Madelene Trentman from Interact and Outreach Club President Sarah Longe led the effort with help from adviser Victoria Gonzalez-Cabal.
Members of the Africa Outreach Club were president Sarah Longe, Sharmista Sharma, Madeleine Lopez, Nick Metos, Ashton Lee, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Jackie Sliwinski, Richard Strehl, Elyse Jones, James Jensen, Sarah Peterson, Cassadey Fedel, Miranda Jones, Taylor Suarez, Aubrey Suchar and Michaela Sorenson.
Participating in the Teton Science School were William Cisneros, Robbie Hanlon, Sierra Jensen, Emmi Mancini, Patrick Sullivan, Chloe Brashear, Conrad Dean, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Evan Baker, Jackie Sliwinski, Matthew Bergstrom, Sarah Peterson, Steven Sansone, Mimi Andrews, Sean Liston, Morgan Daily, Alex Jensen, David Eckstein and Michael Lien. Overseeing the group were George Angelo, Jeannette Sawaya, Jonathan Rempfer and Victoria Gonzalez-Cabal.
Peer ministers, including seniors Alexis Humphrey and Clarissa Avila, provided assistance at the LDS Church’s Welfare Square, slicing cheese, canning applesauce, packaging bread and packing new clothing for Third World countries.
The Concert Choir featured Connor McCoy, Nick Metos, Alexandra Goins, Connor Radcliffe, Brooke Saucier, Chris Oswald, Caitlin Stanchfield, Emme Nelson, Jordan Saucier and Madeleine Smith. Ramona Mayer was the conductor.
Ramona Mayer also oversaw the Show Choir, which included Alicia Simons, Raven Brewer-Johnson, Michaela Sorenson, Rachel Huley, Sarah Weyrich, Gabriella Amezcua, Katie Parker, Tatyana Alcas, Stephany Martinez, Mia Peterson, Lizza Oliver, Sarah Hunt, Sisifa Falemaka, Adanna Foley, Isaac Losee and Fiona Boomer.
The Senior Dance Concert featured the choreography and dancing talents of Carolyn Taylor, Mari Ally Taylor, Isabella Bean, Hayley Dahlhauser, Haley Harman, Madeleine Lopez, Megan O’Brien, Aubrey Ham, Jim Leary, Mireille Jawhar, David Griffin, Franziska Deininger, Mariah Sprinkle, Amelia Wright, Veronica Briggs, Jessie Thomas and Natosha Washington.
Megan Van Deventer’s Anime Club was led by Katie Rose and Zoe McDonald and included Erik Poppleton, Ariel Wakeham, Carrie Jackson and Austin Carlson.
Chemistry teacher Gary Ayton was named “Teacher of the Year.” The yearbook said “he is a favorite of many students for his personality and unique style of teaching.”
English teacher Jeff Baird’s talents were displayed at the statewide Letters About Literature contest sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Utah Center for the Book. Three of Baird’s student – Paul Oliver, Emily Thompson and Bryn Petron – finished one, two, three in the competition. “Most years we have one student from Judge Memorial who places in the top three,” said Baird, “but these three students were the top three out of 700.”
Tom Bettin’s top art students included Terrington Smith, Rachel Henkels, Julia Wheatley, Qi Wang, Brielle Richardson, Amelia Luttmer, Alex Koch, Payton Schiff, Sarah Longe, Adam Weaver, James Jensen, Katherine Moser, Alex Vitale and Eric Larson.
The Praise Band consisted of Ben Roa, Tori Allen, Kaitlyn Iwasaki, Alec Walker, Adanna Foley, Hannah Samowitz and Connor McCoy.
Making up the Jazz Band were Sam Mulder, Alix Margolis, Hannah Samowitz, Alexa Watson, Alec Walker, David Collard, Gabe Rechsteiner, Kayin Krueger-Smith, Jordan Saucier, Charlie Fuertsch and Connor McCoy.
Judge finished 13th in the state Forensics competition, fielding a team of Jared Maffuccio, Saylor Soinski, Grady Nilsen, Emiliano Mendez and Jack Lundeen.
The Ping Pong Club, overseen by Jonathan Tsu, featured president Michael Utzinger and Zachary McLaren, Christopher Oswald, Dallas Candelario, Richard Dorrity, Daniel Higgins, Jheneal-Monique “Nikki” Africano, Ryan Lundy, Jacky Huynh, Alex Leopardi, Hayden Mitchell, Malachi Vazquez, Jacob Bowersox, Eva Liu and Jeremy Longe.
In the South [Utah] Solo and Ensemble Festival, Connor McCoy received the team’s highest rating for a tenor vocal solo. Other festival participants were Alexandra Goins, Emily Murnin, Meghan Thomsen, Frances Dingivan, Emme Nelson, Hannah Samowitz and Elizabeth Reynolds. At the Salt Lake Community College Jazz Festival, Nelson and McCoy were the outstanding soloists.
Grace Haley and Katherine Moser were founders of the Young Politicians Club. “We sit around and discuss politics,” Haley said, adding people can participate in person, by mail or online.
STATE CHAMPION – Nick Markham finished first in dramatic monologues at the state Drama competition. Charlie Howard was designated the “Best Character Actor” in a one-act play, and Connor McCoy and Rachel Huley took third in musical theater. Judge drama teacher Darin Hathaway was “Drama Coach of the Year” in 3A. Hathaway told the Intermountain Catholic that he chooses a diverse repertoire of plays each year, such as “Sweeney Todd” this year, so Judge graduates have good resumes and are prepared to compete for acting jobs. “I work with them to be real actors, to be competitive in the real world if they choose to do this as a hobby or a career. The biggest compliment I get is from former students in their first few years of college who say what they are studying, they already know.”
Members of the Concert Band were Dallas Candelario, Lance Gui, Ian Gorrell-Brown, Liz Lewis, Jack Keller, Sierra Jensen, Alix Margolis, Alex Jensen, Adam Mulder, Jacob Bowersox, Jessica Weyman, Dominic Oliver, Tori Allen, Sam Mulder and Nikki Potts.
The literary magazine, “Catharsis,” received a ranking of “Superior – Nominated for Highest Award” in the National Council of Teachers of English recognition program. Ellis Juhlin was editor in chief. Assistant editors were Charlie Howard, Ben Harvey, Sarah Longe, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Isabel Bartholomew, Nick Markham and Vanessa Martin. “Best of Show” individual awards went to Gabi Savchuk, cover; Zoe McDonald, best prose submission; Reid Bell, best photography; Aundraya Dain, best art; and Nick Markham, best poem. This edition featured the work of more than 40 students under English teacher Linda Simpson. They included Madison Dobkin, Grace Johnson, Emma Krump, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Lauren Allegra, Matthew Krump, Paul Oliver, Marshall Wallace, Dominic Oliver and Chris Payne.
Mahjong players at Judge included co-presidents Eva Liu and Jacky Huynh, Ross Brunetti, Erin Peifer, Richard Dorrity, Emmi Mancini and Elese Peifer.
The Basilean yearbook was assembled by Claudia Start, Victoria Landa-Steinau, Cathryn Hunt, Rachel Struhs, Ashton Lee, Madison Dobkin, Nick O’Cain, Wesley Cornelison, Sadie Hansen, Gabe Rechsteiner, Alana Ashwal, Cole Preece, Alexis Humphrey, Taylor Gustafson, Lizzie Loughridge, Sarah Hunt, Chloe Brashear, Julia Corbett, Duncan Hickman, Rachel Gondrezick, Gillian Young, Brandon Reemsnyder, Sarah Longe, Zoe Ringwood, Luke Ropner, Ariel Wakeham, Michaela Sorenson and Francesca Botto. Their adviser was Joan Jensen.
Departing teachers: Ramona Mayer (music), Megan Van Deventer (English), xxx Rock.
“No Boundaries” was the theme of the Spring Dance Concert, directed by Nathan Shaw, with choreography by Shaw, 1998 alumnus Nicholas Cendese, Natosha Washington and Dance Company leaders Megan O’Brien, Alison Le Duc Meyer and Jim Leary. The cast of 70 also performed dances choreographed by students Lindsay Ryan, Amelia Wright, Gabriela Zabka, Elaine Peterson, Isabella Bean, Corinne Penka, Katie Parker, Jessica Weyman and Carolyn Taylor.
Plays
“Sweeney Todd,” directed by Darin Hathaway, choreography by Nathan Shaw, music director Ramona Mayer, costumes by Dexter Holmquist and Jeanette Sawaya, set design by Howard “Tinker” Gravelle. Starring Nick Markham, Amelia Wright, Connor McCoy, Grace Johnson, Aidan Rees, Ben Roa, Gabriel Rechsteiner, Jordan Saucier, Megan O’Brien and Jim Leary. This play was produced for 800 high school students at the Utah Theatre Association conference. Amelia Wright was selected as one of the top eight auditioners.
“The Man Who Came to Dinner,” directed by Darin Hathaway and Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen, stage managers Michael Utzinger and Martin Alcocer, lighting designers Emma Kitterer and John Luras, sound designer Cole Preece, costumes by Ramona Mayer and Alexandra Menzdorf. Starring Charles Howard, Rachel Huley, Amelia Wright, Ben Roa, Abbie McGill, Stephen Hemmersmeier, Connor McCoy, Sarah Longe, Nick Markham, Emme Nelson, Grace Johnson, Owain Rice, Aidan Rees, Quinn Humlicek and Clark Briesacher.
One-act play – “Every Seventeen Minutes the Crowd Goes Crazy,” starring Laura Delaney, Stephen Hemmersmeier, Charlie Howard, Rachel Huley, Jacky Huynh, Emma Kitterer, Nick Markham, Quiana Mondragon, Aidan Rees, Owain Rice, Jessie Thomas and Amelia Wright. At state, individual awards went to Charlie Howard (first for best character actor), Nick Markham (first in dramatic monologues) and Rachel Huley and Connor McCoy (third in musical theatre scenes). At region, Amelia Wright was first in dramatic monologues; Aidan Rees was first in humorous monologues with Jessie Thomas second; Rachel Huley and Connor McCoy were second in musical theatre scenes; and Ben Roa and Quinn Humlicek were third in pantomime. Darin Hathaway was named 3A “Drama Coach of the Year.”
Claire Cooke was president of the Drama Club, which included Marisol Padilla, Jacky Huynh, Nick Weaver, Ross Brunetti, Laisa Leroy, Whitney Weisberg, Quinn Humlicek, Olivia Bithell, Loveleen Ghuman, Raven Brewer-Johnson, Marisa Mendez and Quiana Mondragon.
The Stage Crew included stage managers Michael Utzinger and Martin Alcocer, lighting technicians Thomas Parker, Erik Poppleton and Henry Garcia, projectionist Brady Stout and sound control artists Cole Preece, Chris Alegre, Sadie Sewell and Audrey Matthews.
Sports
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – The girls tennis team made it back-to-back 3-A state championships, with senior Emily Murnin winning the No. 2 singles title while sophomore Kaitlyn Iwasaki repeated as the No. 3 singles champ. Sophomore Whitney Weisberg made it to the No. 1 singles final before losing to Pine View’s Lacey Hancock, the defending state champion. Coach Lani Wilcox’s Bulldogs compiled 17 points to 11 for second-place Park City. Murnin defeated Snow Canyon’s Bergen Nelson 6-1, 6-2, after advancing to the finals virtually unscathed with victories over players from Bear River (6-0, 6-0), Desert Hills (6-0, 6-1) and Grantsville (6-0, 6-2). Iwasaki prevailed over Snow Canyon’s Emily Till 6-2, 6-3. Her path to the finals was equally dominant, putting down opponents from Bear River (6-0, 6-1), Dixie (6-2, 6-0) and Desert Hills (6-1, 6-1). Weisberg’s run to the finals began with a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash of a Bear River played, followed by wins against Dixie (4-6, 6-0, 6-3) and Grantsville (6-1, 6-0). Judge also received points from the No. 2 doubles team of Claudia Start and Julia Corbett, who won their opening round match against Grantsville (6-3, 6-4) before falling to Dixie (6-4, 2-6, 5-7). “This was more of a trying season than we had last year,” said Wilcox, who was assisted by Jonathan Tsu and David May. “Winning the state championship last year had us excited for this year, but some teams jell easier together than others. … My philosophy is always to have fun. We tend to win more.” Rounding out the varsity squad were Claudia Start, Lizzie Loughridge, Gabrielle Paul, Julia Corbett, Mimi Andrews, Caroline Taylor, Olivia Loveland, Sarah Beth Anderson, Chloe Brashear, Maclaine Reemsnyder and Mira Thompson. The team MVP was Emily Murnin. Its most inspirational player was Kaitlyn Iwasaki.
Kaden Elliss was the first “Prep of the Week” in the Deseret News after running for two touchdowns and throwing two more in a 38-0 football team victory over Tooele. The Tribune ran a feature about senior co-captain Patrick Neville, who was the leading tackler in 3-A heading into the state playoffs. The playoffs did not go well. Judge lost 30-0 to Morgan in the opening round, leaving the team with a 5-6 season record (3-2 in region). Neville led Coach James Cordova’s defense, which also featured co-captain Sosefa Falemaka. Both players later were named to The Tribune’s second team All-State. Seniors on the squad were co-captain Tyler Wilkerson, Payden Driffill, co-captain Zach Grinnell and Dylan Knight. Other key players were Mark Barnett, Kaden Elliss, Henry Garcia, Sean McMinimee, Chase Radcliffe, Jeffrey Soinski, Max Barnett, Michael Kearns, Dillon Clark, John Garlinghouse and Ayden Auer. Falemaka was team MVP, Wilkerson was the most inspirational player.
Senior Sydney Schafer was The Salt Lake Tribune’s “Prep of the Week” in mid-September for leading the girls volleyball team to a 9-0 record at the High Flying Falcon Open at Clearfield High School. First-year Coach Matt Carlson’s Bulldogs had a 23-2 record heading into the 3-A tournament, led to the team’s first-ever region championship by Schafer, junior Taylor Gustafson and sophomore Lauren Naatz. The Bulldogs beat Grantsville in three sets in the state tournament opener, but then lost to Snow Canyon in three sets and to Dixie in four. Schafer and Gustafson made The Tribune’s first team in 3-A. Schafer was team MVP; its most inspirational player was Regan Briesacher. Gustafson broke a six-year-old state record, collecting 902 assists during the season. Rounding out the squad were Mackenzie King, Abby Bolic, Rachel Gondrezick, Kennedy Wortman, Frances Dingivan, Emmi Mancini, Amelia Luttmer and Elizabeth Nicponski.
Nate Ulibarri was captain and Anthony Randazzo was assistant captain of the boys golf team, coached by Mike and Patty Brimley. Making up the rest of the varsity squad were Jacob Turner, Ethan Chandler, Jake Chandler, Joe Cremer, Dakota Defa and Daniel Higgins. Randazzo was the team MVP. Nate Ulibarri was deemed its most inspirational player.
Senior Sarah Peterson earned first team All-State honors for the girls soccer team, which finished fourth in region and then dropped a hard fought 1-0 decision to Ogden in the first round of the 3-A state tournament. Sophomore Caroline Pribble made the second team All-State. Peterson and Nicole Musci were co-captains of the squad, which featured seniors Jackie Sliwinski, Paige Brimley, Madelene Trentman, Graciela Camarillo and Taylor Schweitzer-Harper and underclasswomen Sammie Garcia, Gabi Dodson, Lindsay Ryan, Nikki Potts, Madison Ravarino, Alix Margolis, Marissa Ulibarri, Rachel Shubella, Mikaela Schmiett and Allyson Dugan. Team MVP honors went to Sarah Peterson, most inspirational honors to Madelene Trentman.
The boys cross country team was led by Jack Dailey, who finished fifth in the 3-A state meet. Dailey completed the course at Sugarhouse Park in 15:49.7 to lift Judge to 15th place as a team with 384 points. Ogden won with 67. Dailey was joined by Robby Hanlon (98th), Carter Hendrickson (105th), Brian Margolis (107th), Alec Walker (109th), Sean Liston (115th) and Evan Baker (121st). Other runners included William Cisneros, Michael Lien, Brandon Chung, Kord Holmes, Nathan Klebba, Parker Green, Fraser Bouck, Ross Brunetti, Adam Mulder, Robert Auer, Jared Maffuccio, Nick Parent, Justis Sisneros and Andy Sagers. Carter Hendrickson earned team MVP honors while Dailey was the most inspirational runner.
For the girls cross country team, Maddie Criscione finished sixth at the 3-A state meet, crossing the finish line at Sugarhouse Park in 18:32.8. The Bulldogs finished 10th as a team with 292 points. Park City won with 36. Joining Criscione in the state race were Payton Schiff (29th), Katy Bonacci (74th), Elizabeth Reynolds (96th), Olivia Puhl (120th), Hannah Ziebarth (121st), Michaela Sorenson and Morgan Daily. In addition, sophomore Ziebarth took first in the 16-19-year-old age group in the Moab Other Half Marathon. Payton Schiff was the team MVP, Maddie Criscione the most inspirational runner.
Senior Emily Murnin was profiled in The Tribune, described as a Renaissance woman who was a top-ranked swimmer, won the No. 2 singles title in tennis, played viola in the orchestra, was a National Honor Society member and was planning to become a doctor.
Junior Kailie Quinn was “Prep of the Week” in mid-December in the Deseret News, scoring 23 points per game to lead Coach Anthony Alford’s girls basketball team to an early-season 7-2 record. KUTV.com gave her the same honor in late January. Earlier in the month, a Salt Lake Tribune profile of Quinn quoted her dad, athletic director Dan Quinn, saying “if she can put up with my screaming, she can put up with anything.” Alford’s lineup included seniors Tyree Snyder, Julia Wheatley, Justina Lopez, Emily Schnopp, Jessie Thomas and Taylor de Jonge, junior point guard Sadie Sewell and sharp-shooter Emily Smith. Rounding out the squad were Molly Connor, Talisha Snyder, Adanna Foley, Alex Graham, Madalyn Ordonez, Delaney Barnett, Rachel Shubella and Cathryn Hunt. Coming in as their region’s second-place team, the Bulldogs lost in the first round of the 3-A state tournament, 61-57, to Snow Canyon. Quinn was team MVP. She led 3-A in scoring and recorded five triple doubles in points, rebounds and assists. Hunt was the most inspirational player.
The highlight of the girls basketball season came on Senior Night when senior Cathryn Hunt, who had a genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome, hit five of eight shots from three-point range to send the homecourt crowd into a frenzy. Coach Alford started Hunt, who usually led the team out of the locker room before games and in prayer afterward. During the season, she played little but regularly practiced her three-point shot. On Senior Night, she missed her first two shots. Her mom, Caryn, watching in the stands, thought “If she can just get one I would be so happy.” Then Hunt hit one, the crowd roared, and she received pats on the back from her teammates when time was called and she went to the bench. When she returned later, Hunt had the hot hand. “One, two, three, four of her next five attempts tickled twine,” wrote Salt Lake Tribune reporter Aaron Falk, noting the cheers of the crowd grew with each made shot. “They were going wild,” said a beaming Hunt. Observed Principal Rick Bartman: “I firmly believe that God has a plan for each and every one of us. And clearly part of his plan for Cathryn was not what Cathryn got out of Judge but what Judge got out of Cathryn.”
On Feb. 18, 2014, Judge dedicated the “Cathryn E. Hunt Girls’ Team Room” in the Judge gymnasium. On the boys side, the locker room was named after Bob Henderson, a Judge father and sports supporter, and Tad Mancini, Class of 1974.
Coach Dan Del Porto’s boys basketball team won the region title, led by senior captains Joe Cremer and Pat Neville along with junior transfer Ryan Pauley, seniors Terrell Young, Sean Sloan, Tyler Wilkerson and Thomas Oriente, and juniors Kaden Elliss, Tanner Riley and Tre Bourdeaux. The squad also included Sean McMinimee, Milad Bazzazi, Conner Mayer and Tanner Riley. Neville was the Deseret News “Prep of the Week” in early January after scoring 27 points in a 51-49 victory over Uintah and adding 16 more in a 10-point win over Murray. But the season’s prospects took a big hit with three games left in the regular season when Neville tore his ACL and would not return following surgery. Still, the Bulldogs thumped Dixie 54-40 in the opening round of the 3-A state tournament before they were upended 66-61 by Bear River in the second round and 57-36 by Ben Lomond in the consolation bracket. The team MVP was Joe Cremer. Louis Franciose was the most inspirational player.
The Sixth Man Club made its mark at basketball games, from resurrecting Moses in his parting of the Red Sea and celebrating toga night to Christian Weidle’s “real fake tan” for Jersey Shore night. Leaders of the squad were Brian Kestle, Nate Ulibarri, Matt Crispo, Matt Hirning, Noah Hughes, Jack Barnett and Louis Franciose.
Tribune sportswriter Tom Wharton wrote a tribute to the Judge gym, where he had played CYO ball as a youth and covered many more games as a reporter. “Few gyms are this loud. Even on a night when the stands are just more than half full, the place is mind-numbingly noisy. The rowdy student section gives the Bulldogs a distinct advantage. The acoustics in this place make EnergySolutions Arena seem like Carnegie Hall. I’d hate to be a referee there. Fans are right on top of the action, and the refs can hear just about everything. It’s an intense place.”
STATE CHAMPIONS – After four consecutive state championships, the girls swimming team had to settle for second place at the 3-A state meet. Judge compiled 263.5 points, second to Wasatch (317). Coach Matt Finnigan’s Bulldogs were led by senior Kaley Banyai and sophomore Allison Witte, who joined on the medley relay with sophomore Marcela Vasquez and senior Emileeann Moran to collect a state championship. Entering the finals as the third seed, the Judge girls cut more than 4.5 seconds off their preliminary time to win the event in 1:54.34. Banyai also finished second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 200 individual medley, one position behind Witte. They also joined Vasquez and Isabel Romano on the fourth-place 400-meter relay team. Vasquez had a third in the breaststroke, Witte and Romano were fourth and fifth in the butterfly, and Moran added a sixth in the 100 freestyle and a seventh in the 200. Also scoring points for Judge were Sara Shum (15th in the 100 freestyle, 16th in the 200), Elizabeth Reynolds (10th in the 50 freestyle, 11th in the 100), Victoria Berceau (11th in the 50 free), Emily Murnin (16th in the 100 breaststroke) and Emma Kitterer (16th in the 100 butterfly). Other swimmers included Katie Hamula, Victoria Berceau, Alana Appel, Emily Murnin, Cindy Cortez, Rylee Kaleel-Jarvis, Marcela Vasquez, Sierra Hibl, Rachel Henkels, Carrie Jackson, Emma Kitterer, Victoria Sandoval, Elyse Jones, Nikki Jamshidbaigi and Rebecca Henkels. Team MVP honors went to Witte, with Vasquez named most inspirational swimmer.
The boys swimming team placed 10th at the 3-A meet with 133 points, far behind champion Wasatch 379. The top individual performer for Coach Matt Finnigan’s team was sophomore Dominic Oliver, who finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke and 11th in the 200 individual medley. Also scoring points for the Bulldogs were Jason Motley (8th in 100 freestyle, 11th in 200), Daniel Kierkegaard (10th in 200 freestyle, 13th in 500), Connor Morgan (10th in 100 backstroke, 16th in 500 freestyle), Brandon Wiehl (9th in breaststroke), Jake Barnett (12th in 100 freestyle 15th in 200 free), Patrick Sullivan (12th in the 200 IM) and Vinnie Criscione (part of 200-meter relay). The 400-meter relay team of Motley, Patrick Sullivan, Jake Barnett and Kierkegaard was 6th. Rounding out the squad were Ian Gorrell-Brown, Alexander Valeo, Josh Hamula, Cole Jackman, Ross Brunetti, Jacky Huynh, Brandon Chung, Parker Green, Sam Lu and Sean Bradley. Motley was the team MVP. Sullivan was the most inspirational swimmer.
After the state meet, Coach Matt Finnigan announced his retirement. His girl swimmers won nine state championships in 11 years. He was named Girls Coach of the Year three times and the top boys coach once. “One day nine years ago while attending Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes I answered an ad in the bulletin for a boys swim coach at Judge Memorial. I leaped at the chance and the rest is history,” he recalled.
STATE CHAMPIONS – Coach Anthony Musci’s hockey team started defense of its state title in fine fashion, sweeping through the regular season 11-0 and outscoring opponents 65-16. Senior transfer Nick O’Cain (from East High) bolstered the offense built around seniors Sam Taylor and Matt Villar. Defense was the team’s strong suit, led by Jack Keller, Kane Dodson, James Jensen and three goalies – sophomore Robbie Brennan, senior Marshall Wallace and freshman Colin Bonk. This nucleus carried Judge to six more victories in the post-season, the capper being a 5-2 triumph over Viewmont in the Utah High School Hockey championship game. Villar scored the first goal and O’Cain added four more to put the game away. “This is just a dream come true,” said O’Cain, noting he transferred from East to win a title (he did) and to help him get a college scholarship (he did, to Westminster). “Nothing can be sweeter than this. Just the fact of scoring in the state championship is a dream come true. I’m going to cherish all four goals.” Judge advanced to the finals with a thrilling 5-4 victory over previously undefeated Uintah, with Brian Kestle scoring the game-winning goal with 2:07 left. O’Cain and Taylor each had two goals in the victory, giving them 39 and 28, respectively. The champs also had brains – 11 players were Academic All-Stars: Kane Dodson, Charlie Howard, Jack and Ben Keller, Brian Kestle, Alex Leopardi, Jeremy Longe, Marshall Wallace, Andrew Aubry, Duncan Hickman and Douglas Gosselin. Other title-team members were Nate Ulibarri, Daniel McNulty, Mark Musci, Gus Erickson, Richard Strehl and Conor Donehue. Wallace was the team MVP. Taylor was the most inspirational player. Tye Taylor and Don O’Cain were assistant coaches.
The boys tennis team finished sixth at the 3-A tournament, advancing two singles players and two doubles teams to state. The Bulldogs scored 5 points. Juan Diego won with 21. At No. 1 doubles, the team of juniors Brandon Reemsnyder and Luke Ropner won the region championship and their first two matches in the 3-A state tournament, defeating pairs from Ben Lomond (6-0, 6-2) and Snow Canyon (6-1, 6-1). But they lost in the state finals to Desert Hills, 6-2, 6-2. The No. 2 doubles team of senior Quin Vu and freshman Jackson Wills won its first match against Grantsville (3-6, 7-5, 6-4) but then lost to Spanish Fork 7-5, 5-7, 4-6). Senior Kyle Barnett lost in the first round of the No. 1 singles playoffs to a Grantsville player (6-0, 6-3). Junior Connor McCoy did the same in No. 2 singles (0-6, 7-5, 0-6). Ryan Vitale was No. 3 singles. Team MVP honors were shared by Luke Ropner and Brandon Reemsnyder, with Jackson Wills honored as most inspirational.
Defense was the strong suit of a young boys soccer team, which advanced to the 3-A state tournament as its region’s fourth place team. The Bulldogs were upended 2-0 by Ogden in the opening round. Coach Kelly Terrill started five sophomores and one freshman, led by co-captains Alex Jensen (senior), Andrew Matthews (junior) and Luc Steffen (sophomore). Other seniors were Conrad Dean, Matt Bergstrom, Stephen Hemmersmeier, Justis Sisneros, Paco Juarez, Ryan Lundy and Trevor Bonn. The squad also featured juniors Ameda Tarr, David Eckstein, Andrew Matthews, Richard Jeong and David Jeong, sophomores Jack Swillinger, Andy Corbato, Jose Robles, Duncan Hickman and Clark Briesacher and freshmen Moises Diaz and Ethan Archibald. Jensen was the team MVP, Conrad Dean the most inspirational player.
Neither track team could crack the Top 10 at the 3-A state meets. Julia Wheatley finished second in the 100-meter hurdles to lead the girls track team, also placing eighth in the high jump. Tyree Snyder was fourth in the shot put and 10th in the discus. Gabrielle Paul sprinted to ninth in the 100-meter dash, Kailie Quinn was 10th in the javelin and the 4x400-meter relay team of Allyson Dugan, Jackie Sliwinski, Sarah Peterson and Wheatley was sixth. Also competing for coaches Stan Finn, Marquis Dupre and Jonathan Rempfer were seniors Ju Yeon Kim, Sarah Gibbs, Tyree Snyder and Payton Schiff, and juniors Liz Lewis, Emily He, Yoko Hayashi, Alexa Watson, Sadie Sewell, Frankie Allen, Elena Foley, Sophia Vitale, and Morgan Daily. Wheatley was team MVP. Snyder was the most inspirational teammate.
The boys track team depended almost entirely on senior Joe Cremer, who was third at the 3-A state meet in the 800-meter run and ninth in the 400 meter. Kendrick Nafus chipped in fifth-place points in long jump. Other upperclassmen were seniors Sam Scott, Nick Metos, Brady Stout and Thomas Oriente and juniors Alex Vitale, Terrington Smith, Dominic Fuoco, Kaden Elliss, Scott McKennon, Sean McMinimee, Henry Garcia, Ethan Driffill and Makram Ibrahim. Cremer was team MVP. The most inspirational teammate was Oriente.
Seniors Clarissa Avila and Payton Schiff and junior Liz Lewis were co-captains of the girls lacrosse team, coached by Chad Martin. The team featured seniors Mimi Andrews and Emily Schnopp, juniors Sarah Hunt, Katie Hitchcock, Morgan Daily, Allegra Imhoff, Alexa Watson, Hannah Samowitz, Monica Ostrom, and several girls from East and Rowland Hall high schools. Team MVP honors went to Liz Lewis. Hannah Samowitz was most inspirational.
The boys lacrosse team was led by juniors Grant Pierce and Gabe Rechsteiner and sophomore Braden Pelly, all of whom made second team All-State in the Utah Lacrosse League Division 1. Other key players were Eric Larson, Jonathan Rainwater, Brian Kestle, Sean Sloan, Philip Start, John Garlinghouse, Caleb Hammond-Hall, William Cisneros, Danny O’Brien, Ben Keller, Sean Liston, Mark Barnett, Dexter Holmquist, Brian Margolis, Nick O’Cain, Ethan Shaw, Robert Auer, Nick Steffen, Daniel Voytovich, Alex Barber, Adam Ashwal, Adam Weaver, Jake Soinski and freshmen Aidan Larson and Douglas Gosselin. Sloan was team MVP, while Eric Larson and Mitchell Summerson shared the most inspirational honors. Dave Allen was the coach.
Tanner Riley was baseball team MVP and Tyler Wilkerson was its most inspirational player. The team fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament. Seniors included Dallas Candelario, Anthony Randazzo, and Dakota Defa, while considerable playing time also was seen by Skyler Ramsey, Kord Holmes, Mike Saltas, Anthony Ruiz, Xavier Valdez, Sam Robinson, Alec Losee, Sam Robinson and Andrew Oelsner.
In girls softball, Kailie Quinn was the team MVP while Rachel Shubella was the most inspirational player. Coach Paul Lovato’s lineup also included Sydney Austin, Emily Smith, Tatyana Alcas, Rachel Shubella, Justina Lopez, Alexus Murchison, Pricilla Fehoko and Amanda Maxfield. The Bulldogs did not qualify for the 3-A state tournament.
Mary McKinlay was MVP of the girls golf team and her fellow captain, Alexis Humphrey, was its most inspirational player. Also competing for coaches Mike and Patty Brimley were Sasha Lower, Michaela Sorenson, Samantha Mulder, Julia Corbett, Olivia Bithell, Gabi Dodson, Lizzie Loughridge, Michaella Madlena, Madison Ravarino, Laurel Housinger, Gillian Young, Madison Ulibarri, Grace Nakamura and Marissa Ulibarri.
Playing Ultimate Frisbee were Jeremy Longe, Laura Delaney, Alex Leopardi, Sydney Schafer, Hayden Mitchell, Alex Jensen, Andrew Storie, Rachel Huley, Sam Stevenson and Christian Feldman.
In the latest realignment by the Utah High School Activities Association, effective in the 2013-14 school year, Judge was moved from Region 10 in 3-A to Region 6 in 4-A. So instead of continuing to play (and travel to) Park City, Wasatch, Uintah and Union, Judge would play league games against Highland, East, Bountiful, Woods Cross, Clearfield, Cyprus and Kearns – in all sports but football, where Judge stayed in 3-A with Morgan, Grantsville, Carbon, Emery and Union. “Many wonder if Judge will remain competitive in the new region,” said a Bulldog Press analysis by Sean McMinimee, Samuel Robinson and Thomas Ashton. Football Coach James Cordova said his sport “is staying behind to keep the players safe because they don’t have the offensive or defensive lines to compete in Region 6 while remaining safe.” Otherwise, Principal Rick Bartman and Athletic Director Dan Quinn said Judge would be competitive. The primary benefit of the new alignment: Judge reduced its travel by 83%, cutting transportation costs and reducing the amount of class time missed by athletes. One drawback to the new alignment: Judge and Juan Diego no longer were region rivals. In fact, scheduling conflicts resulted in no football game between the schools in the fall of 2013.
Sports Alumni
Mo Rockwell, Class of 2009, playing for Louisiana Tech, was the Western Athletic Conference defensive soccer “Player of the Week” in late August and again in mid-September; Keenyn Walker, Class of 2009, was in spring training with the Chicago White Sox; at the Homecoming football game, Judge honored members of the following state championship teams – Football (1972), Boys Soccer (1987), Girls Tennis (1987), Girls Cross Country (1987), Boys Tennis (1992), Girls Track (2002), Girls Soccer (2002) and Boys Cross Country (2002); Sadie Young, Class of 2010, was the NAIA Scholar Athlete from Westminster College; Tyler Stack, Class of 2002, became a teacher at St. Vincent’s de Paul School, joining his mother, Terry, on the faculty. He taught fourth grade, she taught fifth; Malori McGill, Class of 2010, was featured in a Gonzaga University advertisement promoting women’s sports, including McGill and the rowing team; Stallon Saldivar, Class of 2009, scored the first triple double in the history of Northern Arizona University basketball; Maria Schwarz, Class of 2009, had three personal best swim times to cap her career at Linfield College in Oregon; Joe Pond, Class of 2008, a pitcher for the University of Utah, was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic team; his Judge teammate and fellow pitcher, A.J. Carman, Class of 2009, was one of six University of New Mexico baseball players who received the Mountain West Conference’s Scholar-Athlete Award.
Graduation
162 graduates on June 1 at Abravanel Hall.
Valedictorian: Emily Murnin
Salutatorian: Franziska Deininger. Gold honor cords representing cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or better were worn by 69 graduates. The class received $14 million in scholarship offers from 58 colleges in 24 states. Members also contributed more than 21,000 hours of community service. Of the 162 graduates, 92 opted for college in Utah (57%). The most popular out-of-state destinations were California (13), Washington (6), Colorado (5) and Montana, Arizona, Texas and New York (3). Attracting three Judge grads each were Loyola Marymount University, Seattle University and the University of Montana. Three graduates also were headed to international schools.
Christ the King Award winners: Louis Franciose and Katherine Grace Johnson.
First Honors, for achievement in A.P. and Honors courses: Paige Brimley, Franziska Deininger, Katherine Grace Johnson, Stephen Hemmersmeier, Emily Murnin, Jason Motley, Erik Poppleton, Carolyn Taylor, Madelene Trentman and Gabi Savchuk.
Outstanding Scholar-Activities: Stephen Hemmersmeier and Amelia Wright
Outstanding Achievement in Arts, Academics and Athletics: Carolyn Taylor and Brady Stout
Outstanding Dedication in Extracurricular Activities: Louis Franciose and Maureen Haley
Outstanding Female Athlete: Payton Schiff
Outstanding Male Athlete: Joe Cremer
Moran Award for Football: Pat Neville
Yerkovich Award for Basketball: Pat Neville
Bulldog of the Year: Sarah Longe
Demi Candelaria “Shining Star” Award: Madelene Trentman (soccer), Cathryn Hunt (basketball)
Demi Candelaria Scholarship Award: Madalyn Ordonez (basketball), Sierra Jensen (soccer)
Champion of Youth Award: Ric and Ann Trentman
Scholarships for the Class of 2015: Viviann Ipina-Benitez and Josh Anderson
Presidential Service Awards: Clarissa Avila, Dexter Holmquist and Christopher Rogers, all gold; Ellis Juhlin and Merrie Nikki Kaschmitter, both silver; Jheneal-Monique “Nikki” Africano, Lauren Allegra, Sloan Cleverly, Saira Enriquez, Kassandra Galindo, Haley Harman, Charles Howard, Jacky Huynh, Katherine Grace Johnson, Emily Schnopp, Tyree Snyder and Carolyn Taylor, all bronze. Qi Wang received a bronze award for international students.
Academic Awards – Journalism (Literary Magazine): Ellis Juhlin; Journalism (Bulldog Press): Maureen Haley; Debate: Stephen Hemmersmeier; Theology: Christopher Rogers and Amelia Wright; Peer Ministry: Stephen Hemmersmeier and Katherine Grace Johnson; Christian Service: Clarissa Avila; Physical Education: Alexandra Goins and Pat Neville.
A.P. U.S. Government and Politics: Franziska Deininger; A.P. Comparative Government and Politics: Katherine Grace Johnson; Psychology: Madelene Trentman; American Government: Jack Keller; Economics: Kyle Knutsen; A.P. English: Katherine Grace Johnson and Pat Neville; English: Louis Franciose and Zoe McDonald; Computer Science: Sarah Peterson.
A.P. Calculus (AB): Jason Motley and Emme Nelson; A.P. Calculus (BC): Katherine Grace Johnson and Seungjun Choi; Honors Physics: Franziska Deininger; Physics: Erik Poppleton; Anatomy and Physiology: Katherine Grace Johnson; Sports Medicine: Marshall Wallace; Human Relations: Ryley Tapscott; French: Emma Krump; German: Christopher Oswald; Latin: Emily Schnopp; Spanish: Seungjun Choi.
A.P. Studio Art: Gabi Savchuk; Dance: Jim Leary and Megan O’Brien; Music (vocals): Emme Nelson; Music (Instrumental): Emily Murnin; A.P. Music Theory: Katherine Grace Johnson; Drama (Actress): Amelia Wright; Drama (Actor): Charles Howard; Drama (technical): Brady Stout.
MVPs and Most Inspirational – Anime Club: Katherine Rose and Zoe McDonald; Epicurean Society: Nicholas Thronson and Christopher Alegre; National Honor Society: Louis Franciose and Nicole Gist; Interact: Madelene Trentman and Nikki Potts; Peace and Justice Alliance: Clarissa Avila and Saira Enriquez; Ultimate Frisbee: Sean Liston and Joseph Davis.
Bulldog Press: Maureen Haley and Sabiha Masud; Literary Magazine: Nick Markham and Ellis Juhlin: Yearbook: Alexis Humphrey and Cole Preece; Cheer: Aubrey Ham and Haley Harman; Junior Classical League: Pedensio Cordero and Emily DeCarolis; Ping Pong Club: Michael Utzinger and Jacky Huynh; Praise Band: Connor McCoy and Hannah Samowitz.
Dance: Megan O’Brien and Jim Leary; Drama: Aidan Rees and Stephen Hemmersmeier; Drama (Technical): Michael Utzinger and Erik Poppleton; Music (Instrumental): Emily Murnin and Sarah Gibbs; Music (Vocal): Emme Nelson and Christopher Oswald; Mock Trial: Jason Motley and Zoe McDonald; Student Council: Marshall Wallace and Rachel Huley; Debate: Emiliano Mendez and Grady Nilsen.
Alumni
Erika Minjarez, Class of 2008, was elected senior class president at the University of Utah; Erin Cole, Class of 2011, received a Student Emmy at the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences in October for her documentary, “Sunday,” about a Sudanese refugee and his ideas of freedom; Eli Sasich, Class of 2003, who went on to study art history at Occidental College, received the “Best International Short Film” at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival for his production, “HENRi;” Msgr. Terrence Fitzgerald, Class of 1954, received the Madeleine Medal of Appreciation for Faithful Service during a Mass at Judge; Erin Barra, Class of 2003, an electronica musician based in Brooklyn, N.Y., hosted a “Singer Songwriters in the Round” showcase for emerging local musicians, including Talia Keys, Class of 2002, at the State Room in Salt Lake City; Fr. John Norman, Class of 1971 and Judge’s principal from 1997 to 2004, was presented with the “Christ the Teacher Award” by Utah Catholic Schools (Robert Madrigal was Judge’s honoree).
