The

Trojan Rule Vol. 9, No. 14 - March 13, 2017

A biweekly publication

of Subiaco Academy

Subiaco, Arkansas

www.subi.org

Prizes and parents from all over the country were much in evidence at the 2017 Spring Carnival. About 300 generous peo-ple provided items for the March 4 event. Many hours spent by many parents, alumni, staff, and students insured an enjoyable and successful evening.

The live auction netted $10,900, with Old Home Place, an oil painting by Academy art teacher Bill Wright bringing the top bid ($4,100). The silent auction (188 items) brought

Carnival 2017 -- a spectacular success

in $14,962, an assortment of fishing tackle going for $600. The online auction (open for bids from February 24 through March 3) had top bids of $900 for the custom engraved cedar chest, $2,000 for the guided duck hunt, $1,500 for the custom built AR-15 rifle, and $800 for a 2-night stay in the Graham Hotel in Georgetown, DC. The raffle grand prize (a limited edition Mark Martin Spartan zero turn mower) was won by Jacqueline Rayburn, $1,000 cash went to the second prize winner Bob Jacimore; and a 55” Vizio television to the third prize winners Stephen and Dianne Heinrichs. The raffle income was $32,305.

The 2017 carnival netted over $65,000, as compared to $41,776 in 2016.

The carnival revenue helps us afford some of our operational needs, but especially this year it is going to help us get some of what we want and need, such as a replacement of our high-mileage Ford Expedition, blinds for Fuhrmann Hall gathering area, and hopefully replacement of some of the old student desks.

One parent commented: “I thought the carnival was a spectacular success! Fantastic turnout, delicious food, amaz-ing number of auction items & an impressive group of hard-working volunteers. Can’t wait for next year.”

On Saturday, March 11th, Axel Ntamatungiro, Jesus Calvil-lo, Andy Davis, Vinny Nguyen, Haegen Hess, and Braeden Hess went to Prairie Grove to compete in the Sr. High quiz bowl regional. Subiaco came in first after beating Gravette (300-255), Pea Ridge (510-145), Huntsville (380-160), Prairie Grove (425-150), and Berryville (375-90) in a round robin style tournament. In addition to coming in first, Axel Ntamantungiro was awarded the tournament MVP award with scoring an average of 160 points per game. Winning both the tournament and MVP were not the only accom-

plishments that the boys achieved at the tournament. It is very rare for a team to score 500 or above in a game. Last year during the state tournament in Dover the boys came close to hitting this target but missed it by only 10 points; but they were able to pull it off this year (a 500+ game would be analogous to pitching a no hitter in base-ball). The winning of the tournament allows the team to travel to the state tournament which will take place April 1st at Dardanelle.

Regional Champions -- Quiz Bowl

Eight prospective Academy students from Florida, Texas and Arkansas participated in the March 9-10 Shadow Days. Visiting students shadowed Academy students during morning classes while parents met the staff. Campus tours, entrance exams, a panel discussion and interviews were conducted during the day.

Prospective students

Seventeen Subiaco students competed in the Regional Math Competition at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Subiaco walked away with several honors during the awards ceremony. Brandyn Brooks placed 3rd in Algebra I, Braeden Hess placed 2nd in Geometry, Jason Hoang placed 2nd in Algebra II, and Axel Ntamatun-giro placed 1st in Calculus. Woo Chan Lee took the Calculus test as a non-competitor and had the highest overall score in that division.

Math winners

Students learned how to write calligraphy and they made Vietnamese spring rolls, Chinese dumplings, and gluttonous rice ball soup. At the ‘Chinese Bridge’ Chinese Proficiency Competition for Sec-ondary School Students in Arkansas at Confucius Institute on March 5th, both Gage Lee and Chase Hacker in Chinese II placed in the event.

Chinese culture

Grades 7, 9, and 11 prayed the Stations of the Cross in East Park last Wednesday. This coming Wednesday, the 8, 10, and 12 grades will pray the devotion in East Park.

The Jazz Ensemble traveled to San Antonio, TX, on Thurs-day-Sunday. The students performed to a great crowd at the Riverwalk Hard Rock Café. They also enjoyed a guided tour of three of the five Catholic missions in San Antonio. They toured the Alamo (originally San Antonio del Valero), Mission San Jose, and Mission Concepcion. Students also enjoyed an historical river barge tour and a fun day at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.

Lenten devotion

Ensemble in Texas

Mower winner

The Rayburns won the raffle grand prize.

Carnival photos

First Spring CarnivalJohn Zimpel, 1973 Subiaco grad. recently reported to Br. Ephrem the following: “The first Subiaco Spring Carnival was during the Spring Parents Weekend in 1973. It was a Stu-dent Council fund-raising project netting $1,500 which was used to pay for dances and other social events for students. The big-ticket item for the first Carnival was an autographed jersey from Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel. The script, money used to purchase items at the Carnival, was The Gork. Gork was an expression of frustration used by Father Hugh when a student would utter some particularly thoughtless statement: ‘Gork, Mr. Zimpel, the Choctaws were not a peaceful band of hippie Indians.’ ”

The baseball Trojans lost 12-1 to Dardanelle on March 7. Caleb Phillips struggled with command on the mound and the Dardanelle hitters made him pay for it with timely hits. Ryan King came in relief of Phillips and was slightly more effective on the mound holding the Sand Lizards to three runs. Little happened on the offensive side for the Trojans. Peter Sayre scored the Trojans only run when Bryce Tencleve hit him home on a strong two out double down the left field line.

The March 9 score was Subiaco 2, Paris 9. Subiaco struck first with a RBI from Bryce Tencleve that scored Pat-rick Richardson from third. Tencleve did his best to hold off the Eagles offense, but Tencleve was punished by an extremely poor defensive showing from the Trojans. Bryce had 8 strikeouts on the night, but the Trojan defense had an equal number of errors. Tencleve surrendered 8 runs with only 4 being earned. Bryce Tencleve finished 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Peter Sayre and Caleb Phillips contributed with a hit a piece. The Trojans have a big week ahead of them with four games in a row. They will play Ozark, Charleston, Cedarville, and Hector next week. The Trojans are currently 0-3 on the season.

Trojans open baseball season

Parent Weekend

Parents enjoyed the opportunity to confer with teachers and staff during the March 3-5 Parent Weekend. Also, The Subiaco Duct Tape Theatre presented The Complete Works of William Shake-speare, Abridged and Revised .The audience thorough-ly enjoyed the high energy, comedic production which included audience participation. The young actors gave outstanding performances.

Rule of St. Benedict - (Chapter 7:1-4 Humility)

“Brothers, Divine Scripture calls to us saying: Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted (Luke 14:11; 18:14). In saying this, therefore, it shows us that every exaltation is a kind of pride, which the Prophet indicates he has shunned, saying: Lord, my heart is not exalted; my eyes are not lifted up and I have not walked in the ways of the great nor gone after marvels beyond me. (Ps 130[131]:1). And why? If I had not a humble spirit, but were exalted instead, then you would treat me like a weaned child on its mother’s lap (Ps 130[131]:2).”

In contrast to many chapters which are only a short paragraph in length, Benedict’s chapter on humility includes twelve steps and is by far the longest in the Rule. In order to be humble, we must first understand our place in the universe. We must see ourselves as children of God—completely dependent on him even more than a child is on his or her mother. How much is humility valued in our modern society? We are constantly pressed upon by the idea that our worth is measured by what we win, own, consume and control. The world often sees humility as weakness. To recognize our dependence on anyone other than ourselves is to admit that we are not in control, and our society thrives on the illusions of power and control. The humility that Jesus calls us to, and

that Benedict echoes, is countercultural. Perhaps we might reflect on the humility and self-sacrifice of Jesus and recommit our-selves to the imitation of Christ.

Deacon Roy Goetz - Academy Chaplain

The Trojan basketball season ended with a tough loss to the Cavemen from Cave City. The Cavemen would trail the Trojans most of the game before pulling off a heart wrenching loss for the Trojans 47-45. The Cavemen would go on to defeat host Nashville 56-44 the next night, before falling to powerhouse Baptist Prep in the semi finals. In fact, the Trojans last three opponents, Pea Ridge, Potts-ville and Cave City all three were in the semi finals, with Pea Ridge playing Baptist in the finals.

The game started with the Trojans executing well on both ends of the floor and jumping out to a 15-9 lead and looking as if they would pull off the upset against the towering Cavemen with their 6’8” and 6’6” inside duo. James Taylor once again fell victim to his demon and found himself on the bench in foul trouble. The Trojans hung on and went into the dressing room with a 22-20 lead, thanks to some good outside shooting by Devon Forst and Tom Myers.

The second half remained tight with the Trojans maintaining their lead through the third period. The fourth period saw the Cavemen take a 38-34 lead, in large part due to a surprise scorer off the bench knocking down two more of his five three point shots. The Trojans actually did a good job on the Cavemen big three, holding them to a com-bined 29 points. In the end, Subiaco let the game slip away with some costly mistakes down the stretch and 2 for 6 free throw shooting as the season ended with a disappointing 47-45 loss. Tom Myers led the Trojans with 13 points.

Despite the disappointment of not derailing the 31-3 Cavemen, the young Trojans enjoyed a good season while making a lot of progress. Winning the conference and making it to the finals of the district tournament as well as making the state tournament, these young Trojans had some great experience for their future goals. The Trojans would like to thank all their fans for their support this year.

Trojans cornered by Cavemen