Hello Everyone,
You may not be able to see it, but rest assured that I am currently standing on my feet applauding the work of our 2012 Catholic Charities committee: Miss Brewer, Miss Barmasse, Miss Nicholson, Mrs. Crissman, Mrs. Engel and Mr. Schuster. Why you may ask? Well, let me tell you. Tuesday evening was the culmination of weeks of their labor and resulted in a record event that produced over $1,417 for this year’s Catholic Charities appeal.
In a great outpouring of school spirit the entire DeSales family gathered Tuesday evening to watch two very closely contested contests; volleyball and basketball. A capacity crowd saw the DeSales Lady Knights joined by several of their eighth grade classmates fight to a third game in volleyball against the faculty, including yours truly. It is with great relief that, after a great deal of worry, that the faculty was able to pull off a two point, mandatory win. I can tell you that, whereas I had a great deal of respect for the talent these young ladies possess, after playing them, they are awesome and we were lucky. I personally think they may have taken it easy on us and let us win.
Basketball, well, that was even closer. The faculty team held their own during the first quarter, but the younger, talented co-ed team of eighth graders quickly pulled to a 12-point lead that was held deep into the fourth quarter. However, just as it looked like we were going to see an eighth grade victory the faculty mounted a rally and, with seconds left to spare pulled ahead for a victory.
Now I know that bragging rights are being discussed and contested, but I have to say that Wednesday morning the most often heard conversation is that everyone had fun, we raised a lot of money for a great cause and how are we going to beat it next year.
I have said it before and will say it again, DeSales, it is the place to be.
With Great Respect,
Scott
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