The first annual Thomas James Knox Memorial Scholarship Event, An Evening Anchored in Education, is Saturday, January 28, 2017.

This event is being held In Memoriam for Thomas Knox was a St. Charles Preparatory High School freshman who passed away unexpectedly on December 13, 2015, at the age of fourteen. He was known for his smile, quick wit, and passion for ice hockey. Proceeds will be directed to the Scholarship fund in Thomas’ name at St. Charles Preparatory High School.

Event admission is $100/person and is being catered by Berwick Party House. Everyone who attends will have a free chance to win a gift. Event admission includes hors d’oeuvres at your leisure, drink tickets, and live entertainment by Bluewater Kings Band. A cash bar will be available for additional drinks. Check in begins at 7:00 p.m.; speakers are scheduled from 7:45 to 8:15 p.m.; and the live auction will begin at 9:00 p.m.

Electronic registration is  available by clicking HERE.

Click HERE to see some of the great LIVE auction items which include vacation, golf, and local sports packages, and more.

To register by mail, complete the enclosed registration form along with your check made payable to St. Charles Preparatory School. Please include Thomas Knox tickets in the memo line of the check and mail to the following address. We’ll send you an email confirmation.

Knox Family, Thomas Knox Evening Anchored in Education

6587 Meadow Glen Drive South

Westerville, OH 43082

If you aren’t able to attend but wish to make a donation to the Endowment, you can mail a check to St. Charles and include Thomas Knox in the memo line of your check. Or, you can visit the St. Charles website and under Gift Options, make a donation in memory of Thomas Knox at https://www.stcharlesprep.org/make-a-gift/make-a-gift-online/

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Lisa Knoxby e-mail/phone at LisaKKnox@gmail.com or 595-6585 as well as Jim at  jmknox5360@gmail.com or (614) 595-4719. Please feel free to pass along this information to others who might want to attend.

We hope you can make it!

Cheers,

Jim and Lisa Knox

Please join us on January 28 to celebrate Thomas

and help his memory live on through the scholarship fund.

                   Visit www.sccardinalcasino.com for the event’s online RSVP and Payment Page.

Please e-mail CardinalCasino@gmail.com with any questions.

Several changes have been enacted for the remaining St. Charles basketball Team’s HOME CCL games.

Moving forward: Freshman CCL games will be moved back one day from their originally scheduled date/time — from Friday night to Thursday night — and will start at 7:00 p.m. JV and Varsity games remain at the same times Friday nights (6:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., respectively) as previously scheduled.

Thursday, January 5th: Freshman play at 7:00 p.m. vs. Bishop Watterson High School in the St. Charles Gymnasium.

Friday, January 6th:  JV play at 6:30 p.m. and the Varsity at 8:00 p.m. vs. Bishop Watterson High School in the St. Charles Gymnasium.

Thursday, January 19th: Freshman play at 7:00 p.m. vs. St. Francis DeSales High School in the St. Charles Gymnasium.

Friday, January 20th:  JV play at 6:30 p.m. and the Varsity at 8:00 p.m. vs. St. Francis DeSales High School in the St. Charles Gymnasium.

Thursday, February 16th: Freshman play at 7:00 p.m. vs. Bishop Hartley High School in the St. Charles Gymnasium.

Friday, February 17th:  JV play at 6:30 p.m. and the Varsity at   8:00 p.m. vs. Bishop Hartley High School in the St. Charles Gymnasium.

In November, St. Charles Preparatory School held two very special liturgies at which it honored and celebrated the contributions seven special people have made to the Carolian Community.

The school’s annual celebration of the Feast Day of our patron, St. Charles Borromeo was held on Friday, November 4th. An all-school Mass was celebrated by Bishop Frederick Campbell and concelebrated by alumni and guest priests in the Robert C. Walter Student Commons.  A reception was held afterward in the Campus Theater’s Cavello Center.

The school’s highest honors were presented during the liturgy:

Paul and Sheila Reiner, owners of Oakland Nurseries, were awarded The Borromean Medal for Distinguished Service for their long-time support and commitment within the Diocesan community, as well their support of Catholic education on all levels. (Photo below)

The Principal’s Award for Leadership and Service to St. Charles was presented to Craig and Lisa Tooker  for their work at St. Charles to help create, maintain and manage our school’s vital technology infrastructure over the last three decades. (Photo below)

During the annual Thanksgiving Mass, three Carolians were honored as Distinguished Alumni.  As always, the students, faculty and staff, parents, alumni and special guests were on hand. The liturgy, followed by a light breakfast reception in the Student Services Center’s Guidance Office, included the presentation of The Distinguished Alumnus Award, established to recognize alumni who have honored St. Charles Preparatory School by their outstanding professional achievements, volunteer activities, and community-organization advocacy. These alumni have shared their affection for St. Charles Preparatory School and its community, and been shining examples of high moral and ethical standards.

St. Charles specifically chose the Mass of Thanksgiving as the forum at which to honor these men because it enables the school to publicly acknowledge their achievements and to present them as visible role models for our student body to emulate:

Those who were recognized:

Michael M. Sullivan ’58 – to acknowledge his highly-respected reputation and professional success through his work as principal of Sullivan and Associates, L.L.C; for his leadership and support of Jesuit institutions such as John Carroll University, Holy Rosary St. John’s parish; Christo Rey High School; St. Vincent de Paul; and of St. Andrew and St. Agatha parishes; and to show our sincere appreciation for his years of leadership, service and generosity on behalf of the school as member of the St. Charles Advisory Board. (Photo below).

James M. Vonau ’74 – to acknowledge his professional accomplishments in more than three decades in the legal profession, especially as a founding member of the law firm of Decker Vonau, LLC; for having earned the respect of colleagues and clients through his work with the Columbus Bar Association (as Chair of Probate Court Committee and Small Firm and Solo Practitioners Committee), the Ohio State Bar Association; the Columbus Estate Planning Council; and the Worthington Estate Planning Council; to honor his generous involvement in numerous organizations, both civic and Church-related, including Charity Newsies and the Knights of Columbus-Council 5801; and to recognize his service to the Diocese of Columbus as a trustee of The Catholic Foundation, of which he has been a member since 2007. (Photo below).

The Honorable Frederick T. Moses ’87 – to acknowledge his professional accomplishments, achieved in courts and jurisdictions all across the State of Ohio in the Federal, mayors, municipal and common pleas courts; with special appreciation and recognition of his work in establishing and administering the Vivitrol drug court program in Hocking County which has had life-changing and life-saving achievements and become a model for other courtrooms across the state and country. (Photo below).

Congratulation to all seven of you. Thank you for your support and special examples  to St. Charles Preparatory School, its students and families!

Photos from the Feast Day Liturgy:

Photo from the Thanksgiving Liturgy:

Congratulations to the St. Charles Athletic Department and its coaches and athletes for a remarkable Fall    Season. Three teams made the state finals and all five teams finished with League Championships, for of those in the Central Catholic League!

Soccer: Div. I State Runner’s-Up (21-1-1);

CCL Co-Champions

Golf: Div. I State Runner’s-Up; Evan Yakubov ’17 State Medalist;

9th consecutive CCL Championship

Cross Country: 10th straight CCL Title;

Kevin Hennessey ’17 was a State Division I Qualifier, finishing 14th

Water Polo: State Runner’s-Up;

10th Straight CCL Title

Football: 2nd in CCL Gold Division, Defeated the Bishop Watterson Eagles;

New Varsity Coach Bob Jacoby

Here is more information on those state-runner-up finishes:

St. Charles Soccer Team…Division I State Runner’s-Up!!!!!

Congratulations to varsity head coach Chris Vonau ’06, coach Rick Ey ’94, the rest of the coaching staff and the entire team on a fantastic year!

The Cardinals finished 21-1-1 overall, with their only loss coming in the state finals on Sunday, November 13th to top-ranked Cleveland St. Ignatius, which was riding a 57-game winning streak and seeking its third consecutive state title.

St. Charles has won two state soccer championships (1983 and 1985) and has finished as runner’s-up three other times, most recently in 1991, all at the Division II level. Despite an enrollment of 647 students, the Cardinals now play at the Division I level against schools with enrollments double its size and larger.

“No one had faith that we would make it here, but we made it back here after 25 years,” senior Nikko Strickler said. “It was indescribable to play here.”

Scott Henen with ThisWeek News chronicled the journey to Mapfre Stadium on the 13th: After a first-round bye, the top-seeded Cardinals defeated 38th-seeded Mifflin 5-0 on Oct. 22 and 15th-seeded Grove City 8-0 on Oct. 26 in a district semifinal. The cardinals won their first district title since 1994, defeating 11th-seeded Hilliard Darby 3-0 in the championship game at Hartley. They defeated Dublin Coffman 3-1 in a regional final Nov. 5 at Hilliard Bradley and New Albany 3-2 in a regional semifinal Nov. 2 at Westerville Central. St. Charles then earned a trip to the finals by defeating Beavercreek 2-1 in a semifinal at Xenia.

Cardinals Runners-Up in D.I State Golf Tournament; Yakubov ’17 Tournament Medalist

An e-mail sent from varsity head coach Brian Unk on Saturday afternoon to members of the St. Charles Community:

“Dear Golfers and families,

Congratulations to our team for their great play at OSU Scarlet today in the State Championship. We shot 307 and ended up finishing 2nd, just four shots behind Cincinnati St. Xavier. It was a cold windy day and the boys handled themselves great under these tough conditions. Both Jack Kozlowski and Andrew Shyu were 1 shot away from being named all state with rounds of 77. Evan Yakubov was 1st team All-State and the individual state champion with a 71, tied with Cam Frazier from St. Xavier.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in making the St. Charles golf program successful – parents, players, coaches, Principal Lower, Dave Lawler – everyone has a part in making this team so special. It was a memorable year!”

Water Polo Team State Runners-Up!

The St. Charles Preparatory School Water Polo Team continued its run of outstanding seasons, finishing the year with a 29-9-1 record and culminating as State Runners-Up.

Varsity coach Geoff Gear said “The final was really competitive, but we just came up short against a really good team,” said. “We did a great job in our first two games, and we are proud of the way the boys played.”

The Cardinals lost to Cincinnati St. Xavier 13-11 in the state championship game Oct. 29 at Mason. Senior Ben Sugar had five goals in the final and was named to the All-State Tournament Team for the 3rd year in a row. Goalie Jack Carlin had 10 blocks and eight saves.

After a first-round bye, St. Charles defeated eighth-seeded Milford 20-11 and fourth-seeded Dayton Oakwood 19-5 in a semifinal. The Cardinals won state titles in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 and were runners-up in 2015.

Congratulations to all our fall student-athletes!

CLICK HERE to go to the St. Charles Facebook Page and view more than 150 Guest/Event Photos!

The 2016 edition of a Cardinal Christmas Auction and Dinner on December 3rd, was the most successful in the event’s 29-year history. Thanks to the tireless work, generosity and dedication of so many, especially those in the St. Charles Mothers Club, the lives of many St. Charles students will be significantly changed through the academic and need-based financial assistance generated Saturday evening.

Note: Though we are STILL taking reservations and payments for the event, our online RSVP/Payment page has been closed as we have nearly filled our last open tables. If you would still like to attend the event, you are asked to call Cherri Taynor in the Development Office at 614-252-9288 or e-mail here at ctaynor@cdeducation.org

The 2016 Cardinal Christmas Auction will take place on Saturday, December 3rd, starting at 6 p.m. in the Robert C. Walter Student Commons. The evening includes dinner, musical entertainment by the St. Charles Jazz Band, bidding on over 200 silent auction items, bidding on 8 to 10 big-ticket live auction items, and the opportunity to change the lives of St. Charles students through academic and need-based financial assistance. The Mothers Club relies on the support of the many Friends of St. Charles, current families, alumni, and local businesses, to make this night a success.

The Cardinal Christmas auction, which always features great live and silent auction items, has an ESPECIALLY enticing item being offered this year: A memorable stay in a 5-bedroom home located in the medieval Italian village of Navelli (in the Abruzzo region), about one hour and forty-five minutes from Rome and forty-five minutes from the Adriatic Sea and its beaches. The package will also include a couple of nights in Rome!

You can help support this event in many ways

To RSVP for the event, purchase dinner and drink tickets,* make a contribution to the “Auction Angel” Fund  or need additional information…you are invited to contact Cherri Taynor in the Development Office by phone at 614-252-9288 ext. 19 or by e-mail at ctaynor@cdeducation.org.

Volunteering

Email Auction Co-chair Nina Keyes at keyesn@hotmail.com (or call her at 614-316-6220) or Co-chair Basia Nowak at bnowak1976@att.net (or call her at 614-961-9094) to volunteer to help with specific Auction subcommittees (including decorations, basket creation, selling raffle tickets, auction check-out, and more).

Donating

Click on these links to obtain a list of donation guidelines and a donation form for your donation:

Click HERE to see our Cardinal Christmas Signup Genius page to donate specific items on our Donation Wish List.

Click HERE to see the Gift Giving Guidelines for Donors.

Click HERE to see the Gift Donation Form.

Want to know more?

Click HERE to learn more about the Cardinal Christmas Auction and find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about this year’s event.

Becoming an event Sponsor

Click HERE to obtain a Corporate Sponsorship Form to purchase an individual or business sponsorship.

Special thanks to these sponsors

Titanium Level

Meijer

Platinum Level

John Eramo and Sons; First Financial Bank; V.A.T, Inc.; Mike Baumann Plumbing, Inc.; JEGS

Gold Level

JP Morgan Chase; Fifth Third Bank; Oakland Nursery; Romine CPA & Associates; Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine;  Dr. John J. Haidet DDS, MS, Dr. Louis W. Susi DDS, MS, INC., & Dr. Daniel S. Stentz DDS, MS; Wenger Temperature Control, Inc.; Zink Foodservice Group

Silver Level

Beggs Law Offices Co., LPA; Columbus Sign Company; Comprehensive EyeCare of Central Ohio; Focus Logistics Solutions; Midwest Retina Inc.; T.T. Murph’s Irish Pub;  The Murphy Company;  Premier Delivery Services; Dr. Robert Pema, The Ohio State University, Department of Otolaryngology; TRIAD Architects

8th Grade Scholarship Test

We invite all 8th grade boys to take our annual Scholarship Test which is being offered at two different times (9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.) in the school’s Robert C. Walter Student Commons on Saturday, January 28th. Test results are used to help determine who will receive academically-based scholarships and grants offered for  2017-2018. The test is open to all 8th grade boys living in Franklin or another surrounding county comprising Central Ohio. Anyone interested in sitting for the scholarship test must register by calling the school office (614-252-6714) Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

8th Grade boys are also invited to spend a half day at St. Charles

8th grade boys from all over Central Ohio are being given the opportunity to spend a half day at St. Charles during  the second, third, and fourth weeks of January. They will be sitting in on regular classes and meeting with school administrators, teachers and students. The young men are also treated to a delicious lunch prepared and served by the kitchen staff and mom volunteers.

School gives nearly $2 Million in Tuition Assistance and Academic Awards

St. Charles Preparatory School is interested in attracting young men from every socio-economic and geographic background. For this school year, thanks to the ongoing generosity of our alumni and giving community, we are providing $400,000 in academic grants and more than $1.5 million in tuition assistance to qualified student families.

Were you unable to attend St. Charles’ annual Open House on November 6, 2016 and want to learn more about the school?

We are currently planning  to hold two “Informational Sessions” for 8th grade boys and their parents who could not attend the program on the 6th. These sessions (dates not set at this moment) will be held here on the school’s campus and will only run an hour or so. Each will feature opportunities to learn more about the school’s curriculum, numerous co-curricular activities, financial aid and academic scholarship offerings. So keep your eyes on this post in the coming weeks when we hope to be able to share more details.

Once again, we invite you to call our school office at 614-252-6714 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday for more information or to have your name added to our “prospective student” mailing/e-mail lists.

In the meantime,  if you would like to have your name placed on our “prospective student” list for future mailing/e-mails, you are invited to call the school’s Main Office at 614-252-6714 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

St. Charles Preparatory School was proud to host one of college basketball’s top analyst, ambassadors and supporter of cancer research, Mr. Dick Vitale, to a day-long visit to the campus September 8^th as part of the second installment of the  “An Evening With…” community event.

(Photo – Above) Event initiator Bob Walter ’63, (left) with Dick and Lorraine Vitale.

“An Evening With…” was initiated last year through the vision of 1963 alumnus Bob Walter. “Dick has been a national figure because of his love of basketball and his support of college athletics, but he has also been very supportive of the V Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. When presented with the invitation to speak to the St. Charles community, Dick readily accepted; he is excited for the chance to share his passion for Catholic education and for making it available to those who are willing, but are in need of a helping hand. He truly understands the mission of St. Charles Preparatory School,” Bob said.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Vitale met with the school’s 647 young men in the school gymnasium energizing them, as he did with the evening’s crowd of grown-ups, with his passion and enthusiasm. Mr. Vitale shared with the boys the same theme he touched on later that night: to always chase and never give up on your dreams, persevere when times get tough and to make good decisions. He said he can still hear his mother everyday saying to him: “Richie, don’t ever believe you ‘can’t’… don’t let ‘can’t’ be part of your life! You can be who you want to be. This is America!”

In the evening Dick appeared in the school’s Robert C. Walter Student Commons before more than 700 guests at a special dinner event that raised more than $625,000 for student financial aid. Several folks addressed the crowd, including Principal Jim Lower, St. Charles student Salvador Mercado and The Ohio State University’s Athletic Director, Gene Smith, who had the pleasure of introducing Mr. Vitale.

Tim Kelley, a member of the Class of 1976 and Chairman of the St. Charles Endowment Board, told the crowd that “there are two primary goals we hoped to achieve tonight: To welcome new friends and guests to our St. Charles community and to provide an experience that is a positive influence on the young men who walk these halls.  The lessons and values our graduates learn — that I learned here in my high school days–are ones that we carry through the rest of our lives. Our graduates and our benefactors who provide financial support to sustain St. Charles, expect that the future leaders of our communities will come from this school. Your support tonight will provide significant help to boys from all neighborhoods and backgrounds to become difference-makers for generations to come.  Again, I thank you.”

(Photo-Above) Development Officer Dan Tarpy (far left), Principal Jim Lower, and St. Charles Advisory Board member Dan Sullivan greet Dick Vitale on his arrival to St. Charles.

St. Charles is devoted to attracting boys from all economic and geographic backgrounds from Central Ohio. Ongoing support from St. Charles alumni and local community has made it possible for the school to extend $1.3 million in financial aid and an additional $3250,000 in academic scholarships to its students for this 2016-2017 school year.

The school has enjoyed some great the media coverage following Mr. Vitale’s visit to our campus:

–View Mr. Vitale’s website blog and see his post from his visit with the students:  http://www.dickvitaleonline.com/?option=com_wordpress&Itemid=1

–View the coverage provided  by WSYX/WTTX’s (ABC and Fox affiliates)  Sports Director, Clay Hall, who attended Mr. Vitale’s afternoon presentation and  taped an interview afterwards which  aired later on both stations: http://abc6onyourside.com/sports/beyond-the-game/beyond-the-game-dicky-v-appearance-bolters-st-charles-prep-scholarship-fund

–Listen to his on air interview on 97.1 The Fan (ESPN Radio affiliate)  with Anthony Rothman (host of the Carpenter and Rothman Show) and Bobby Carpenter (former OSU Buckeye Linebacker and former NFL linebacker): https://soundcloud.com/97-1-the-fan/dick-vitale-on-carpenter-and-rothman-9-8-16

–Read the Columbus Dispatch story by Adam Jardy that appeared in Friday’s edition: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2016/09/09/vitale-st-charles.html

St. Charles extends its sincere appreciation and thanks to those who helped support the event:

Hosts Peggy and Bob Walter;

Presenting sponsors:  Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc., Donald W. Kelley & Associates, Inc., The Mackessy Family and Nickolas Savko & Sons;

Benefactor sponsors: The Corna Kokosing Construction Company; The DeAscentis Family, The Finn Family, Mairead Fyda, Paul  & Renee Heller, Jim & Lisa Knox In Memory of their son, Thomas Knox, The Riat Family, Jack & Tim Ryan / Merrill Lynch, Trish & Tom ’92 Schindler, Benjamin & Jennifer Schlater, The Strickler & Montero Families and and Mary & Chuck Zebula.

Our special thanks also goes out to St. Charles Advisory Board member Dan Sullivan ’83 of HNS Sports Group, Development Secretary and Special Events Coordinator Cherri Taynor and Principal Jim Lower for their tireless efforts to bring this event together and make it such a great success! Thanks also to these folks: Apex, Berwick Catering, Cameron Mitchell Premier Events, Event Source, HNS Sports Group, JoeLius Porter ’17, Live! Technologies, Marcy Design Group, Relevent Group, The Rick Brunetto Trio and West-Camp Press.

You can see this post and more photos on St. Charles’ Facebook page at to share with friends at: https://www.facebook.com/stcharlespreparatoryschool

On Wednesday, May 11^th,  St. Charles Preparatory School was honored to welcome Ohio State University football legend Archie Griffin to its Robert C. Walter Student Commons to speak to the community about “Character and Leadership.” You are highly encouraged to watch his presentation which was meaningful and inspiring to all those who heard it.

Click HERE to view the YouTube video. The program begins at the video’s 2:01 mark.

Mr. Griffin’s visit was sponsored by the St. Charles student group, My Brother’s Keeper (MBK), as part of its “Speaker Series” on Character & Leadership. The organization promotes diversity and inclusion at St. Charles Preparatory through recruitment, retention, enrichment and service to the community. Last year the school was honored to have national sports commentator and former Ohio State All-American and Indiana Pacer basketball player Clark Kellogg make the series’ inaugural presentation.

Special guests on hand will include 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students from United Schools Network’s Columbus Collegiate Academy. Many of these young men are currently matched up with St. Charles students in the hugely-successful MBK Mentoring Program. Through regular mentoring opportunities and training, these pairings focus on enhancing life skills, such as: goal setting, conflict resolution, decision making and leadership for those involved.

In addition to this peer mentoring, St. Charles is receiving great support from corporate partners: American Electric Power, Corna-Kokosing, Fifth Third Bank, and Huntington. Each of these partners has provided Adult Mentors who over the last year have engaged these St. Charles and USN students in deeper reflections on virtues and character traits required in a professional context. This serves as deeply valuable relationship building for our students in exposing them to corporate cultures of integrity as well as establishing lasting relationship with a caring and committed adult from the business community.

St. Charles is operating its program in partnership with The Mentoring Center of Central Ohio and The Better Business Bureau’s Center for Character Ethics and thanks to a Community Connectors Grant from the Governor’s Office.

We hope you will join us next Wednesday afternoon and encourage you to invite others whom you feel would benefit from hearing Mr. Griffin’s presentation. Questions regarding the event or the MBK Mentoring Program can be directed to Mike Warner (Faculty Member, MBK moderator) at mwarner@cdeducation.org.

Upcoming School Events and Activities: Contact the school’s Main Office at 614-252-6714

DECEMBER

December 9:Friday

End of Second Quarter.

Early Dismissal. 2:13 p.m. Faculty Meeting.

December 12-13: Mon-Tues

First Semester exam review days.

December 13: Tuesday

Advent project concludes.

December 14-16: First semester exams
December 14 – Wednesday; Exams: English and Language.
December 15 – Thursday; Exams: Science and Social Studies.
December 16 – Friday; Exams: Math and Religion.
Christmas recess begins after last exam.

Christmas Break: December 17-January 3

JANUARY
January 3: Tuesday

Classes resume.
January 10: Tuesday

Eighth grade students’ visits begin.
Parent/Teacher Night, 7:00 p.m.

January 12: Thursday

Early Dismissal. 2:13 p.m.; Faculty Meeting.

January 13: Friday

Staff Development. No Class.

January 16: Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No class.

January 27: Friday

Early Dismissal. 2:13 p.m.; Departmental meetings.
January 28: Saturday

Scholarship test for eighth grade boys,
9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Walter Student Commons; 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Click HERE to review the complete calendar of events for the entire 2016-2017 school year.