St. Paul's School

The final week of October was an extremely busy one at St. Paul's, with many different activities taking place. On Oct. 28, seven members of the Lasallian Youth Leader organization, accompanied by Brother Gale Condit and Brother Jerry Vincent, traveled to Christian Brothers Middle School in New Orleans to participate in the second annual Lasallian Day. Thomas Lorando, Chris Barr, Jared Rovira, Shawn-Wesley Skinner, Christian Guilbeau, Andrew Mullet, and Christian Moseley interacted with other high school students from Archbishop Rummel and De la Salle high schools, engaging in several sessions in Lasallian formation. Later in the afternoon, they assisted with the Christian Brothers' "Spirit Day." On Oct. 27 at one of Brother Ray's biweekly assemblies, he formally inducted the members of the 2009-10 Student Council.

Colin Babcock, William Neal, Andrew Mullet, Austin Culotta, Elliott Thompson, Harrison Richard, Preston Valois, Sean Page, Patrick Malone, Kyle Shuff, Ridgely Dorsey, Gavin Breaux, Jack Murphy, Shawn-Wesley Skinner, Christian Voelkel, Thomas Duet, Michael Curry and Sean Gardner affirmed their pledges to serve on the council, while the student body bestowed its blessing upon them.

On Oct. 28 and 29, members of the junior class divided in half to attended both their annual retreat day and Angola prison trip. The visit to Angola is a part of their social justice curriculum. The junior retreat was held at the Teresian Center in Covington, where students spent the day strengthening their ties with their fellow classmates.

Despite the deluge of rain on Oct. 30, fans gathered to witness a historic contest. For the first time in more than 30 years, the St. Paul's-Covington High football game, also known as the battle for the "Little Brown Jug," returned to Hunter Stadium.

When the dust had settled, the Wolves had taken the brown jug for the sixth consecutive year, winning by a score of 20-3. With the victory, the Wolves clinch at least a share of the District 7-5A title for yet another season, and a playoff berth.

On Nov. 1, St. Paul's hosted its annual open house for prospective students and their parents. Brother Ray Bulliard, principal, shared important enrollment information and focused on the school's mission statement. Student speakers who elaborated on the aspects of the mission included seniors Alex Otero, Chris Barr, Michael Johnston, Alex Levy and Steven Aertker, along with junior Harrison Richard. Student Hosts led tours through the campus, and afterwards everyone enjoyed refreshments provided by the Mothers Club in the Student Center.

Beginning on Wednesday, the St. Paul's Marian Players will open their fall production of "The Outsiders."

The play will be held in the school's Alumni Memorial Theater with performances at 7 each night Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 15.

Tickets may either be purchased in the school's Administration Office or at Braswell's Drug Store in Covington.

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Published in The Times-Picayune Sunday, November 8, 2009