 The crowd leading routine took 1st place at the USA Regionals at Redlands on January 9th. Well done Lady Lancers! |
Congratulations to the Bishop Amat Cheer and Song
competition teams. On Saturday, January 9, each competed at the USA
Regional competition at Redlands East Valley and BOTH teams received a
BID to the 2010 USA Spirit Nationals!
The cheer comp team placed 5th and the song comp team placed 1st. The crowd leading routine (a routine we compete with our DANCE TEAM!) placed 1st as well! We are most pleased with your success. Go Lady Lancers! On Saturday, January 16, the cheer and song comp teams competed at the USA Regional competition at Santa Margarita and did a great job handling the quick “costume changes” in between routines. The cheer comp team placed 5th and the song comp team placed 1st. The crowd leading routine took 4th place. Continued success as you prepare for Nationals, Lady Lancers! |
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Cheer and Song Earn Nationals
January 22, 2010
Lancers Respond for Haiti Relief
Throughout the Archdiocese Catholic elementary and High Schools collected money in the “Hats for Haiti” response. Bishop Amat’s contribution was part of the $232,000 raised among the Archdiocesan schools for relief in Haiti. This was to be augmented by an anonymous donation. Well done Lancers!
Congratulations and hats off to the Bishop Amat Lancers. In two days of collecting donations for Haiti relief efforts the Lancer teachers and students donated nearly $3,000. The first day, without any “perk” the Lancers gave over $1300 out of their pockets. On Tuesday, as part of the “Hats for Haiti” Archdiocesan project, almost $1600 was collected. We are PROUD OF YOU Lancerland!
Bishop Amat recently became aware that one of our alumni, Lewis Francescon of the Class of 1983 is also in Haiti as part of the search and rescue effort. Lewis is a firefighter for Los Angeles County. He is on the Los Angeles County Task Force 2 Team. He is one of six paramedics trained in confined space.
Please continue to keep Lewis, along with all of the Haitian people, in your prayers.
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Twirling State Champions 2010
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2010 California State Champions! Congratulations to McKenna Ledesma and Celina Barbosa who competed in the California State Twirling Championships on November 22, 2009 at Long Beach Community College. Both McKenna and Celina competed in individual events and placed in their respective categories. McKenna won first place for two baton and X-Strut, which granted her with both championship titles, and 3rd place in intermediate twirl. Celina won first place in X-Strut, and is now X-Strut Champion, and 2nd place in twirl. Both girls work extremely hard year round. Congratulations to both of our amazing feature twirlers! |
Rest in Peace, Joe Zarate, ’87
 Joe’s High School Yearbook photo |
We have all been saddened by the news of the death of Joe Zarate, Bishop Amat Class of 1987. Joe was an athlete in his years at Amat, playing as a starting guard on the Angelus League Championship football team. THE INFORMATION FOR JOSEPH’S SERVICES. ROSARY AND MASS WILL BE AT: (626) 969-1829 MASS WILL START AT 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY THE 13TH OF JANUARY. THIS IS A LINK FOR THE MAP TO THE CHURCH BURIAL WILL BE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MASS AT; |
 A more recent photo on his facebook page. |
Bishop Amat Military Memorial
Dec 2009
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The Bishop Amat Military Memorial (BAMM) is an alumni-inspired initiative to involve the entire Amat Family; students, faculty, parents, alumni and BAMM friends to honor those Lancers who lost their lives while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. The goal is to offer prayers for and acknowledge the supreme sacrifice of Bishop Amat graduates. We also want to offer prayers for and recognize those members of the Amat Family who presently serve or who served.
The Memorial Project comprises four elements.
The FIRST is to identify all Amat military veterans. We invite a response email from all alumni who served, know of those who served or who are presently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Kevin Rue of the Class of 1971 is collecting the information. You may contact him via e-mail at BAMM71@gmail.com or call him at (703) 325-4631.
The SECOND is spiritual. This includes praying a special rosary novena for those who have died as well as for those serving. Additionally, there is a future plan to include these Lancers in Masses both on campus and in local parishes (see below for more detail).
The THIRD element is scholarship. Depending upon the alumni response, scholarships in the name of the Amat Fallen Heroes will be established to help needy and deserving students with tuition assistance to attend Bishop Amat.
The FOURTH is to follow through to completion the erection of a physical memorial to commemorate those who made the supreme sacrifice. The BAMM (Physical) element is part of the Bishop Amat Memorial Garden (BAMG) presently under construction. The BAMG incorporates the design of the new BAMM (Physical) with the existing Bishop Amat Vietnam Memorial (BAVM). The BAMM (Physical) is a flagpole and base. Around the pentagon-shaped base will be an individual plaque honoring Amat’s Fallen Heroes. As of October, 2009 work on the BAMG is 85% complete.
The Bishop Amat Military Memorial Steering Committee (BAMM Steering Committee or BSC) is active and would appreciate additional support. Kevin Rue, ’71, serves as the volunteer Chairman for the committee. Although Kevin lives in the Washington D.C. area, he travels to Bishop Amat periodically at which time we try to arrange face-to-face meetings. Other BA grads have joined us for planning meetings via teleconference from as far away as France.
In terms of IDENTIFICATION, the BSC is presently aware of eight Lancers who lost their lives while serving on active duty in our nation’s military. These include five alumni who died in Vietnam: Joseph Alfred Albertini, ’65; David Hugh Lalich, ’64; Joel Michael Sabel, ’61; John Roger Thielen, ’65; and Stanley William Tunall, ’63. Another alumnus from the Class of 1964, Lt. Col. Joseph Librado Lujan, perished on July 15, 1987 while serving in El Salvador. One graduate from the Class of 1974, 2nd Lt Terrence Patrick Carrigan, lost his life one month following his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1978. Most recently, Maj. Douglas Amuel La Bouff, ’87, died in a helicopter crash in Iraq on January 7, 2006.
The SPIRITUAL element of the Memorial began on September 11, 2008 with the initiation of a 54-Day Rosary Novena for Joel Sabel. The details of this unique, 54-day Rosary Novena containing 27 days of Rosary prayers in petition followed by another 27 days of the Rosary in thanksgiving are at this link (how to Pray the Rosary – here).
Currently, we have Bishop Amat students, faculty and alumni praying the rosaries daily for the Fallen Heroes in addition to the families and friends affected by their loss. The Campus Ministry Office at Bishop Amat has a Rosary recitation schedule. We invite alumni, friends and families to join us in this commitment as members of the Amat Family. Please contact Anthony Garcias in Campus Ministry at agarcias@bishopamat.org if you wish to participate.
Rosaries
11 Sep 2008 Begin 1st of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JM Sabel)
3 Nov 1st, 54-day Rosary for JM Sabel ends
18 Oct Begin 2d of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP SW Tunall)
10 Dec 2008 2d, 54-day Rosary for SW Tunall ends
24 Nov Begin 3d of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP DH Lalich)
16 Jan 2009 3d, 54-day Rosary for DH Lalich ends
7 Apr Begin 4th of 8 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP DA La Bouff)
30 May 4th, 54-day Rosary for DA La Bouff ends
11 Sep Begin 5th of 8 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JL Lujan)
3 Nov 5th, 54-day Rosary for JL Lujan ends
4 Nov Begin 6th of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JA Albertini)
27 Dec 6th, 54-day Rosary for JA Albertini ends
28 Dec 2009 Begin 7th of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JR Thielen)
19 Feb 2010 7th, 54-day Rosary for JR Thielen ends
20 Feb Begin 8th of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP TP Carrigan)
14 Apr 2010 8th, 54-day Rosary for TP Carrigan ends
Masses
As part of the overall Spiritual element, the BSC lists as a goal in future years to coordinate for Memorial Masses in the names of our Amat Fallen Heroes. The plan is to arrange for Masses in the local parishes where the young men and their families prayed together.
The SCHOLARSHIP Fund received a $25,000 initial deposit from the school to help “seed” an endowment. Msgr. Carroll, President of Bishop Amat, also indicated the school will match, dollar-for-dollar, the next $25,000 in contributions to the BAMM Scholarship Fund. As of October, 2009 the amount donated to the Fund by alumni and friends totals $6,550. You may make a BAMM Project donation by contacting Mrs. Debra Oswald of the Bishop Amat Development Office. Her e-mail address is doswald@bishopamat.org and the phone number is (626) 962-2495 ext. 1-7456 / 44 / 03.
The PHYSICAL MEMORIAL is under construction. It is part of the Bishop Amat Memorial Garden. The school’s Administration and the BSC expect an Unveiling and Dedication ceremony to coincide with Amat’s Homecoming Weekend in October, 2010. Please plan to join the families of Amat’s Fallen Heroes, the school’s military veterans, other alumni and friends for this ceremony. See below for pictures of the progress on the work of the Bishop Amat Memorial Garden. Return to this webpage for updated information on the BAMM Project.
Bishop Amat Military Memorial
By MHEMENWAY
Posted 1/5/2010
Bishop Amat Military Memorial
Dec 2009
The Bishop Amat Military Memorial (BAMM) is an alumni-inspired initiative to involve the entire Amat Family; students, faculty, parents, alumni and BAMM friends to honor those Lancers who lost their lives while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. The goal is to offer prayers for and acknowledge the supreme sacrifice of Bishop Amat graduates. We also want to offer prayers for and recognize those members of the Amat Family who presently serve or who served.
The Memorial Project comprises four elements.
The FIRST is to identify all Amat military veterans. We invite a response email from all alumni who served, know of those who served or who are presently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Kevin Rue of the Class of 1971 is collecting the information. You may contact him via e-mail at BAMM71@gmail.com or call him at (703) 325-4631.
The SECOND is spiritual. This includes praying a special rosary novena for those who have died as well as for those serving. Additionally, there is a future plan to include these Lancers in Masses both on campus and in local parishes (see below for more detail).
The THIRD element is scholarship. Depending upon the alumni response, scholarships in the name of the Amat Fallen Heroes will be established to help needy and deserving students with tuition assistance to attend Bishop Amat.
The FOURTH is to follow through to completion the erection of a physical memorial to commemorate those who made the supreme sacrifice. The BAMM (Physical) element is part of the Bishop Amat Memorial Garden (BAMG) presently under construction. The BAMG incorporates the design of the new BAMM (Physical) with the existing Bishop Amat Vietnam Memorial (BAVM). The BAMM (Physical) is a flagpole and base. Around the pentagon-shaped base will be an individual plaque honoring Amat’s Fallen Heroes. As of October, 2009 work on the BAMG is 85% complete.
The Bishop Amat Military Memorial Steering Committee (BAMM Steering Committee or BSC) is active and would appreciate additional support. Kevin Rue, ’71, serves as the volunteer Chairman for the committee. Although Kevin lives in the Washington D.C. area, he travels to Bishop Amat periodically at which time we try to arrange face-to-face meetings. Other BA grads have joined us for planning meetings via teleconference from as far away as France.
In terms of IDENTIFICATION, the BSC is presently aware of eight Lancers who lost their lives while serving on active duty in our nation’s military. These include five alumni who died in Vietnam: Joseph Alfred Albertini, ’65; David Hugh Lalich, ’64; Joel Michael Sabel, ’61; John Roger Thielen, ’65; and Stanley William Tunall, ’63. Another alumnus from the Class of 1964, Lt. Col. Joseph Librado Lujan, perished on July 15, 1987 while serving in El Salvador. One graduate from the Class of 1974, 2nd Lt Terrence Patrick Carrigan, lost his life one month following his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1978. Most recently, Maj. Douglas Amuel La Bouff, ’87, died in a helicopter crash in Iraq on January 7, 2006.
The SPIRITUAL element of the Memorial began on September 11, 2008 with the initiation of a 54-Day Rosary Novena for Joel Sabel. The details of this unique, 54-day Rosary Novena containing 27 days of Rosary prayers in petition followed by another 27 days of the Rosary in thanksgiving are at this link (how to Pray the Rosary – here).
Currently, we have Bishop Amat students, faculty and alumni praying the rosaries daily for the Fallen Heroes in addition to the families and friends affected by their loss. The Campus Ministry Office at Bishop Amat has a Rosary recitation schedule. We invite alumni, friends and families to join us in this commitment as members of the Amat Family. Please contact Anthony Garcias in Campus Ministry at agarcias@bishopamat.org if you wish to participate.
Rosaries
11 Sep 2008 Begin 1st of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JM Sabel)
3 Nov 1st, 54-day Rosary for JM Sabel ends
18 Oct Begin 2d of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP SW Tunall)
10 Dec 2008 2d, 54-day Rosary for SW Tunall ends
24 Nov Begin 3d of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP DH Lalich)
16 Jan 2009 3d, 54-day Rosary for DH Lalich ends
7 Apr Begin 4th of 8 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP DA La Bouff)
30 May 4th, 54-day Rosary for DA La Bouff ends
11 Sep Begin 5th of 8 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JL Lujan)
3 Nov 5th, 54-day Rosary for JL Lujan ends
4 Nov Begin 6th of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JA Albertini)
27 Dec 6th, 54-day Rosary for JA Albertini ends
28 Dec 2009 Begin 7th of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP JR Thielen)
19 Feb 2010 7th, 54-day Rosary for JR Thielen ends
20 Feb Begin 8th of 8, 54-day Rosary Novenas (RIP TP Carrigan)
14 Apr 2010 8th, 54-day Rosary for TP Carrigan ends
Masses
As part of the overall Spiritual element, the BSC lists as a goal in future years to coordinate for Memorial Masses in the names of our Amat Fallen Heroes. The plan is to arrange for Masses in the local parishes where the young men and their families prayed together.
The SCHOLARSHIP Fund received a $25,000 initial deposit from the school to help “seed” an endowment. Msgr. Carroll, President of Bishop Amat, also indicated the school will match, dollar-for-dollar, the next $25,000 in contributions to the BAMM Scholarship Fund. As of October, 2009 the amount donated to the Fund by alumni and friends totals $6,550. You may make a BAMM Project donation by contacting Mrs. Debra Oswald of the Bishop Amat Development Office. Her e-mail address is doswald@bishopamat.org and the phone number is (626) 962-2495 ext. 1-7456 / 44 / 03.
The PHYSICAL MEMORIAL is under construction. It is part of the Bishop Amat Memorial Garden. The school’s Administration and the BSC expect an Unveiling and Dedication ceremony to coincide with Amat’s Homecoming Weekend in October, 2010. Please plan to join the families of Amat’s Fallen Heroes, the school’s military veterans, other alumni and friends for this ceremony. See below for pictures of the progress on the work of the Bishop Amat Memorial Garden. Return to this webpage for updated information on the BAMM Project.
Fr. Martin O’Loughlen Visits Amat
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Father Martin O’Loghlen was one of the most popular instructors of the 1960s. He championed a nationally recognized Speech and Debate program during his years at Bishop Amat High School. On December 2, Father Martin returned to Bishop Amat and spoke to sixty Junior and Senior students on the missionary work of the Sacred Heart priests and the life and times of Father Damien. He spoke fondly of his years at Amat and the rewards of working with the poor in the Philippines. His inspirational words challenged the students to recognize the needs of the poor and sick during our Advent Season. The web site of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary of the Western Province can be found here. |
 Sister Julie and Ron Woolsey greet former faculty member Fr. O'Loughlen. |
2010 Lancer Classic Honorees Named
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Mr. Alan G. Ludwig, Class of 1964 has been named the recipient of the 2010 Alumnus of the Year Award and Mr. Robert Huston, Chairman of the Board of Watson Land Company will be presented the 2010 Thomas A. Kiefer Humanitarian Award. To learn more, please go to Development – Events – Lancer Classic Dinner.
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Bishop Amat Changes E-mail Servers
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It has been well documented that Bishop Amat High School has been having intermittent problems with our school email being down and our faculty and staff unable to send or retrieve important documents in a timely manner. Over the Thanksgiving break Bishop Amat will be changing the server that hosts our email accounts. As many other non-profit organizations have done, as of next Monday Gmail will host our email accounts. It is important to note that there will be NO change on the part of anyone sending an email to the lastname@bishopamat.org address. This change will be transparent to the public. We seek to make you aware of it for two reasons: 1. We want you to know that we are trying to improve our email service; 2. All our personnel will be unable to receive email during the Thanksgiving break. It will take up to 48 hours to transfer all the files so that nothing currently on the system is lost. We pray that this migration goes smoothly, as expected. |
Amat Sophomores Learn Service
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Amat Lancers Learn Service
One of the important results of a Catholic School education ought to be that each student grows in an understanding of their talents and gifts and is open to sharing these with those in need in our society. One of the important ways that Bishop Amat introduces students to this concept is the Sophomore Class Retreat Program. Four times a year sophomore students are taken by bus to downtown Los Angeles to spend part of the day in service to the homeless of the city. |
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In preparation for their “Caritas Retreat Day” the students are exposed to the nature of the homeless in Los Angeles through a video on the Homeless of Los Angeles produced by the San Damiano Foundation. The work that the students are introduced to do is through the Los Angeles Food Bank, which is a distribution house that sends food to women’s shelters, Catholic Charities, and agencies that assist homeless, etc. The food also goes to the working poor, those who work but cannot afford to feed their families. This year the students prepared stuffing donated by a vendor which came without boxes so the students had to put instructions and the nutritional information on it so it could be donated. The first day several students put together back packs for children with snacks and food stuff for them to bring home to their parents. Those items are donated by grocery stores etc. as the government requires those items to be from a known source, not donations from the public. The main point the Food Bank tried to get across to our students was that many people who use the food distributed have to decide whether to pay rent or the mortgage or eat. The volunteering our students do makes this choice easier for many people. Many others served by the food bank are the elderly who are trying to live on Social Security which is not enough to survive. Others are the elderly who have had their retirement cut. These are people who worked hard for years and now are barely making it. Many students found this to be very powerful and think that our community here at Amat really needs to be educated as to who we are helping and why we need to do it. It was somewhat surprising to hear the stories of those who are working and still cannot afford food and the basic necessities of life. We are very blessed to have what we have! Read about the Sophomore Class experiences on the Campus Ministry Blog set up for that purpose. bahscm.wordpress.com/ (Click on comments.) At the conclusion of the experience the students came back to campus and Fr. Mike Sezzi celebrated a Mass for the needs of the community. As you read the other blogs written by juniors and seniors you will gain a sense of how this initial experience of service for many has grown into a long term commitment to give back time and talent to those in need among us. |
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ADMISSIONS /IMPORTANT DATES
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November 21, 2009 Open House 9 a.m. 9 a.m. – General Session in the Carroll Activity Center followed by campus tours January 9, 2010 Test Preparation Seminar – 9 a.m. Test taking techniques and sample problems will be covered. |
| Fee: $25
January 12, 2010 Open House 7 p.m. General Session in the Carroll Activity Center followed by campus tours January 22, 2010 Application and Entrance Exam Fee Deadline. Applications received after this date will incur a $20 late charge. January 30, 2010 Entrance Exam – 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. All testing materials will be provided. February 20, 2010 Alternate Test Date – 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. All testing materials will be provided. March 5, 2010 Test results and letters of admission status mailed. March 13 , 2010 Registration of accepted students. (By invitation only) Bishop Amat will host one Open House sessions at 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2009 for all parents and students interested in obtaining information about the school and the programs that we offer. These sessions will include speakers, performances by extra-curricular activity groups, information tables and tours of the campus. Applications are available from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the school’s main office. The completed application and testing fee must be submitted by Friday, January 22, 2010. The Request For Student Records Form, included in the application package, gives Bishop Amat High School permission to request transcripts and conduct records from the student’s elementary or junior high school. This form must be returned with the application. The entrance test will be given on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Bishop Amat High School. The test fee is $60. This is a non-refundable fee. Applications received after Friday, January 22, 2010 will incur a $20 late fee charge. All student materials for the exam will be provided including pencils. Test results and letters of admission status will be mailed on Friday, March 5, 2010. Registration of accepted students will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (By invitation only.) A non-refundable registration fee is due and payable at this time. The 2010-2011 tuition schedule will be mailed with acceptance packages. Parents agree to comply with all established tuition policies. Several payment plans are available. Summer school will be held June 16 through July 21, 2010. Students achieving low scores on the entrance exam may be required to attend summer school as a condition of admission in September. Some summer school courses and athletic preparation programs will also be available to incoming students. |
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