Anthony M. - Athlete of the Week

Written by Athletic Director Mike Thomas
April 25 - April 29

St Rose hadn’t fielded a baseball team for 13 years before this year. With 6^th graders playing varsity, and not a lot of baseball experience on the team, expectations were modest going into the season. We’ve certainly met and surpassed those expectations so far, with a 5-1 record, and a share of first place with 4 games remaining.

Anthony M. has been a big reason why we’re having the success we’re having so far. Last week, we beat a previously undefeated St. Bernadette squad, and Anthony threw three scoreless innings, without allowing a hit. This extended his hitless streak to 11 innings over parts of four different games. On the season, Anthony has thrown 13 innings, allowing 2 hits, and striking out 28 opposing batters. He is 4-0 with a 1.62 ERA. As part of a three headed Raider pitching monster (with Renato Leyva, and Michael Ibarra) the Raiders feel confident each time they take the field. Anthony also had a triple to the deepest part of St Bernadette’s field in the first inning to kick off the scoring for the Raiders. He later walked and drove in another run. On the season, Anthony has a .667 on base percentage, and he’s slugging 1.167. For any sabermetricians reading this, yes, he is posting an OPS of 1.834 so far, numbers that even a juiced Bonds never quite reached.

Holy Thursday Events a Success

Throughout Lent, the St. Rose of Lima community has been preparing for the celebration of the single-most important event in human history:  the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  With the goal of growing closer to Jesus before this celebration, St. Rose designated Holy Thursday, the first day of the Easter Triduum, to be a day of prayer and reflection.

The day began with a bang as students quickly moved over to the Church for a "Washing of the Feet" prayer service led by St. Rose's student council.  After a reading of John 13: 1-15, the passage where Jesus washes the feet of his apostles, our principal Tracy Alarcon shared a brief reflection.  Mrs. Alarcon's reflection focused on the central theme of the gospel passage.  "In Jesus' lowering of himself to wash His apostles' feet," she stated, "He is giving us a powerful example of service and humility."

At the conclusion of the reflection, the community performed a reenactment of the "washing of the feet" scene from John's gospel.  Representatives were selected from the student body, the faculty, and the parish.  With support from the Student Council, Mrs. Alarcon washed the feet of each one of these representatives.

Middle school students provided the next event in
 the day, a performance of Jesus Christ's passion, death, and resurrection.  Under the direction of Mr. Moo and the musical accompaniment of Jackie Monarez, the students gave an engaging and moving reenactment of the events of the Easter Triduum.  The play featured over fifty middle school students as it utilized both actors and voice-over readers.

After a short break, the student body transitioned to the cafeteria.  Led by the eighth graders under the direction of Mr. Hallahan, students and faculty participated in a traditional Jewish Seder meal.  The community discussed the relationship between the Jewish celebration of Passover and Jesus' sacrifice for us .  As students were grouped with students of other grades and ages, it also provided a unique bonding experience for all involved.

The events were capped off with school-wide adoration and prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament led by our pastor Fr. Jerry.

The day served as a beautiful blessing for our St. Rose of Lima community.  We're grateful for all of those who participated and made this experience possible.

Photos from the day's events are now available at our new Google photo album page.  You can access this page at:

https://picasaweb.google.com/strosedenver

7th Graders Take Honors at Speech Meet

After hours of hard work and preparation, 7th graders from St. Rose of Lima put their skills to the test in a trophy round speech meet on April 9, 2011.

Sponsored by the Archdiocesan Speech Association (ADA), students from all over the diocese competed in one of six unique speech categories: Humor, Drama, Speechmaking, Poetry, Oratory, and Impromptu.  Students were evaluated by adult critics based on specific criteria for each category.


Although St. Rose of Lima students did not make it to the final round, all seven performed admirably and received special honors for their performances.  They are excited about being able to use this experience to their advantage in next year's 8th grade competitions! Thanks to Coach Hallahan and all the parents that made this possible.

St. Rose of Lima 7th Grade Speech Participants

Honors and Ribbons:

Daizja Thompson - Blue
Mariya Randall - Blue
Mireya Cazares - Blue
Jasleen Ortis-Yee - Blue
Gaby Medina - Blue
Mikayla Hernandez - Red
Omar Ruiz-Rodriguez - White