CBC Speakers Series Highlights Local Gifts
May 3, 2013 • Miquel Garchitorena, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
One of the most unique and influential events at CBC is the CBC Speakers Series directed by Mr. Bill Canavan. Those who have had the pleasure of attending these events describe it as intriguing and entertaining. Simply put, it is a large lecture where interesting people talk about interesting things. Canavan... Read more »
Model U.N. Club Builds Great Debaters
May 1, 2013 • Miquel Garchitorena, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
CBC offers a club called Model United Nations or Model U.N. for short. Senior Grant Vogel, secretary of this trending club, stated “The goal of the program is to bring together students interested in international affairs to help them learn more about the subject. Model UN also helps us develop our... Read more »
Faculty Focus: Mr. Ray Benton, CBC’s Director of Bands
April 24, 2013 • Chris Wiltowski, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
Q- Can you give me some basic background information about yourself, such as where you came from and your music influences? A- I have a 30-year teaching background, mostly in the Rockwood School District, working with high school and middle school jazz and marching bands. I retired for eight years as... Read more »
CBC Robotics Team Brobotics Makes it to State
April 17, 2013 • John Summers, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, News, Top Stories
The CBC Robotics Club went to an all-day qualifying tournament at the Florissant Valley Community College. CBC went to the qualifying games with two teams: Brobotics, and the Cadet Bot Crew. These teams were coached by Mr. Joseph Henken, a CBC science teacher and Mr. John Hock , a mentor from the community. The... Read more »
Faculty Focus: Mr. Marc Strathman, CBC’s Director of Vocal Music
April 15, 2013 • Chris Wiltowski, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
Q- Which subjects do you teach at CBC? A- I teach a variety of music classes including beginning band, percussion ensemble, Brothers in Harmony, piano, guitar, music theory, the rock and roll history class and Cadet Chorus. Q- For a little background information, where did you come from, and what are... Read more »
Shacks Are Favorite Spot On CBC Campus
April 10, 2013 • Brendan Fink, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
The shacks appeared on the CBC campus this February. The shacks, well-known to students, are the event where several teachers set up food “shacks” in their rooms. They try to sell their food and make a profit to buy tickets from students during the school’s car raffle fundraiser. In March they... Read more »
CBC Students Make a Wish Come True
March 21, 2013 • Jerrarid March, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
Congratulations to the CBC community for raising more than $6,000 for the Kids for Wish Kids Foundation, part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, in honor of Patrick Murry. Murry is a freshmen who is battling Diamond Blackfan Anaemia. This is a blood disorder where the bone marrow fails to make red blood... Read more »
Christian Brothers on the Move: John Alhert (2013)
March 18, 2013 • Miquel Garchitorena, Turret staff writer
Filed under Editorials, Features
Saturday morning I drove up to the Panera Bread on Mason Road near our rival school Desmet to interview senior John Ahlert. We entered the Panera Bread Company and walked to a booth in the back- it was good to be accompanied by a fellow CBC brother in enemy territory. My motive for this interview was... Read more »
College Bound Cadets
March 6, 2013 • Thomas Hartbeck, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Sports
CBC has had its fair share of big signings in the past like Larry Hughes, Jeff Otis, Phil Mcrae, Joe Vitale, Brandon Barklage, Tommy Heinemann, Zach Bauer and perhaps one of the greatest athletes to ever come out of CBC, Rayon Simmons Jr who committed to Northern Iowa. Holding all CBC rushing records... Read more »
A Miracle Recovery
February 27, 2013 • Jerrarid March, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features
On September 26, 2012, Peter Nowicke, a freshman at CBC was in a bad accident. Earlier that day, Peter finished working out and then went to a friend’s house. The pair went ATV riding and ended up flipping over a tree stump. Peter flew off the ATV and crashed into a tree head first, and his friend... Read more »