Students, faculty go to D.C. for 38th Annual March for Life
February 4, 2012 • Alex Ernst, Turret staff writer
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Many students from the St. Louis Area headed out for Washington, D.C. Friday, January 20. They were set to participate in the annual March for Life on January 22. This year, the 38th Annual March for Life took place, with a total of about 400,000 people attending. Around 2,000 students and teachers attended... Read more »
Blood Drive bags more than 120 units
February 3, 2012 • Max Schulz, Turret staff writer
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CBC spomsored a blood drive held by the NHS and Mercy Hospital January 26, 2012. Guidance counselor, Mrs. Trisha Crenshaw, directed the effort . Mrs. Crenshaw said she helps with the blood drive because “It saves lives.” In fact nine out of ten people will use blood at some point in their lives.... Read more »
CBC Blood Drive set for January 26
December 20, 2011 • Malcolm C. Schulz
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Each Year, the National Honor Society, in partnership with the St. John’s Mercy Hospital, holds a blood drive at CBC in the D.C. Wilcutt Gymnasium. The donated blood goes to St. John’s helping “accident victims, cancer patients, someone undergoing surgery, or a new-born baby in the neonatal... Read more »
Darrell is watching you…
November 30, 2011 • Ben Hendrickson, Senior Turret staff
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Darrell Satterfield (Senior) began watching every CBC student who enters through the front entrance and everyone who walks by the library Tuesday, November 29, 2011. He is sitting above the library doors, holding a book( for Darrell is a learned scholar). None can escape the eyes of Darrell, sitting... Read more »
CBC’s annual auction runs on the efforts of hundreds of volunteers
November 26, 2011 • Malcolm Schulz, Turret staff writer
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Each year, CBC holds its annual auction where everything from cars and condos, to gift cards and puppies, is sold to the highest bidder. The auction is a big cash cow for the school, bringing in 6-digits annually. Something of this scale and importance needs to have an efficient system of volunteers.... Read more »
College and CBC seniors
November 14, 2011 • Ryan Green, Senior Turret writer
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It’s no secret that one of the next phases in a student’s educational career is college. One on of the first steps taken in this pivotal decision included the actual process of applying to different colleges. So, how does the current senior class stack up in the college admissions process? 62%... Read more »
Open House makes a successful pitch to potential students
November 14, 2011 • Michael Kehoe, Senior student writer
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With more than 1,800 attending this year’s open house, the even went off better than ever. Every single tour went as planned. Mr. Jim Brockman confirmed that there were a total of 501 potential future CBC students who took the tours. This improved number bodes well for CBC. “The tours seemed to... Read more »
NHS Induction: New Members Recognized
November 13, 2011 • Alex Ernst, Junior Turret Writer
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On Thursday, October 27, there was a big event going on for many students, and no I am not talking about game six of the World Series. I am talking about the National Honor Society Induction which also took place that night. The National Honor Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious academic... Read more »
Mr. Jim Brockman, Director of Admissions, chief recruiter
October 27, 2011 • Brendan Fink
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Mr. Jim Brockman is the Director of Admissions at CBC, and in that capacity, he heads the school’s shadow program. He started as Director of Admissions in 2008. This means that students in the Class of 2013, juniors this year, were part of his first shadowing program. He helped them as the first... Read more »
Homecoming: What’s the big deal? Who goes and why should you?
October 26, 2011 • Alex Ernst, Junior Turret Writer
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The homecoming dance was Saturday, October 1, from 7-10PM. However, many people know about homecoming, but not many know exactly who goes to homecoming or why they go. In other words, they don’t know what’s new, or what the big deal is about homecoming. Well, I’m here to tell you all that. The... Read more »