Counseling Department sponsors College Fair
September 2, 2011 • Dan Kurtz, Turret writer
Filed under Top Stories
The CBC Counseling Department will be hosting the 2011 CBC College Fair for 7:00-8:30pm Wednesday, September 7. This event is open to all CBC students and their parents, and is the perfect opportunity to see what hundreds of colleges have to offer. It’s also the perfect place to have all your questions... Read more »
CBC Back-to-School Mixer set for September 4
September 4, 2011 • Alex Ernst, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
The SLC is hosting its annual Back-to-School Mixer Sunday, September 4, 2011 starting at 7:00 pm,. If you are one of the few freshmen and sophomores who has never attended a mixer, this will be a great opportunity to have some fun As usual, this will be a Cadet Cup event, so make sure to sign in to help... Read more »
JV Cross Country
September 4, 2011
Filed under Sports Center
Week three brings varsity football 64-0 win, then the Back-to School mixer
September 6, 2011 • Darrell Statterfield, Turret staff writer
Filed under Sports
The third week of school for CBC students was full of exciting events. The CBC experience kicked off in the second week with the CBC varsity football win over Fort Zumwalt West in a 52-49 nail-biting bout. Both teams were successful offensively in this game, with each team scoring three touchdowns in... Read more »
Ms. Lisa Pride joins the Science Department teaching Earth Science and Biology
September 9, 2011
Filed under Staff
One of the new teachers at CBC this fall is Ms. Lisa Pride, who teaches Earth Science for freshman and Biology for sophomores. Ms. Pride taught Biology at Riverview Gardens, located in North County, before she came to Christian Brothers College. “I was attracted by the joyous climate and the hospitality.”... Read more »
Ms. Kaylyn Huebner joins Foreign Language Department
September 9, 2011 • Brendan Fink, Turret staff writer
Filed under Staff
Ms.Kaylyn Huebner joins the Foreign Language Department, teaching Spanish 1 and 2. She has done student teaching at Fox High School. This was her first full-time teaching job. Ms.Huebner went to high school at Waterloo High. She then went to get a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Southern Illinois... Read more »
SLC’s Back-to-School Mixer sold out before it began
September 9, 2011 • Alex Ernst, Junior Turret Writer
Filed under News
The CBC Back-to-School Mixer was last Sunday. Once again, the mixer was a huge success. This year, the CBC Mixer reached its max of 2,500 people at 6:45, 15 minutes before the event officially started. People started showing up at 5:00, and because the line was starting to go around the school, the SLC... Read more »
Mr. Jonathan Townsend joins the English Department
September 10, 2011 • Justin Paulsen
Filed under Staff
Mr. Jonathan Townsend is a new English teacher at CBC this year, teaching English 1. Before coming to CBC, Mr. Townsend taught at O’Fallon Township High School in O’Fallon, Illinois. He did his student teaching there last year, teaching Senior Composition and World Mythology. He enjoyed... Read more »
Varsity soccer proves force early in the season
September 10, 2011
Filed under Sports
The CBC varsity soccer team proved themselves to be a competitive team in their first few games of the 2011 season. With only five returning varsity players, many other schools underestimated this inexperienced CBC lineup. In the season-opening CBC tournament, they managed to change many outside opinions... Read more »
CBC cross country competes in Fleet Feet Kickoff
September 12, 2011 • John Summers, Turret staff writer
Filed under Sports
This year could be the beginning of a different story. “This meet (Fleet Feet XC kickoff) was for all of the new runners to see what a race is like and to get a general idea of where everyone is,” Mr. Bernie Sill, the coach of the cross country team, said. The cross country varsity team may... Read more »