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PERSON FOR OTHERS AWARDOur "Person for Others Award" recognizes students who go beyond themselves and live our mission statement by being "people for others." Students are nominated by faculty and staff on a weekly basis, although we welcome nominations by others who may have witnessed our students helping in off-campus settings. Through Campus Ministry a committee then decides who is the winner. Our honoree is announced during Friday morning Daily Bulletin reading and receives a t-shirt presented by our Admin team at their first class on Friday. 2008-2009 Honorees6/ 6/08Bethany LeyNominated by: Mr. Ward The day before Christmas break, Mr. Ward dropped 52 senior essays of 3-5 pages in a puddle underneath his truck and across the street. Cars drove over these papers. Mr. Ward stood in tearful awe. That is when Bethany and Eileen Collmer ran to his aide, picking up muck and drenched essays. 5/30/08Toby ReifNominated by: Mr. Walsh This junior provides beautiful music for multiple school functions with a soothing demeanor befitting a knight. He knows what to do, how to do it and does it well without a fuss or a bubble. This student really goes beyond the call of duty. 5/23/08Nikki PappelisNominated by: Ms Dickerson Nikki is always quick to lend a hand to anyone in need and / or be there to help a classmate finish a strenuous work out. 5/16/08Aaron MileyNominated by: Mr. Kreiter When I broke my wrist, he met me every day, without being asked, at the faculty room to carry my bags to our class. He also took my bags and books for me at other times, though I didn’t ask. 4/18/08John BrewerNominated by: Mr. McMonagle John realized a scoring error in his favor during a tennis match and stopped the match to be sure that the scoring error was corrected. This action could have cost him the match, but he chose to do the right thing. 4/11/08Shervin SimaNominated by: Mr. Lorenz Although this senior has a rather quiet demeanor, her actions speak volumes in the classroom. She is always willing to take the time out of her creative endeavors to help the sophomores and juniors write their ceramic projects. A truly talented ceramist who shares those talents with her peers. 4/3/08Brian LouieNominated by: Mrs. Cave, Mrs. Wampach, Mrs. Towle, Mrs. Taylor On Wednesday the last day of school before Spring Break, Ms Quigley had a flat tire and asked in the main office if anyone knew how to change a tire. Brian Louie came running down the hall to help her. He gave up some precious time to help a teacher. 3/14/08Dani KlupengerNominated by: Mr. Cave When the baseball bus broke down in Wilsonville on the way home from Corvallis at 7:30 .m., Dani and her father brought the entire team a dinner of Popeye’s chicken straight to the door of the bus. It was 8:15 p.m. and the kids had not eaten since lunch when Dani showed up! 3/7/08Andrew PetersonNominated by: Mrs. Nelson I wheel around a heavy school bag on a tote cart. Last Thursday, I had to sub in a second floor room, and I was reluctant to lift my bag upstairs. This sophomore offered to help and took it upstairs. No student has ever offered this before! 2/29/08Casey NewsomNominated by: Mrs.Taylor It was after school, and Casey was waiting for his ride. I was stuffing and folding newsletters, and he offered to help. It was a great help! He was so friendly and eager to help. It was great! 2/22/08Alexa OlinNominated by: Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Lucas Alexa has never shrugged her head in whatever we ask of her. Without hesitation, whenever she is around, she will pick up papers off the floor, goes above and beyond when we ask her to do a task at hand. She is unselfish and is always helping others…her peers, her teachers, and staff members! We whole heartedly agree she is a beacon of human spirit. 2/8/08Yianna NadeauNominated by: Ms Dickerson and Ms Stauffer While at a basketball game at Jesuit High School, Yianna kept a man from tumbling. He had tripped on a waterbottle and was about to fall all the way down the rest of the bleachers. But this senior happened to be behind him, and with her fast reflexes, grabbed the man with all she had and kept him from falling. Additionally, she always opens doors for the team, puts basket balls away, and throws away team garbage. 1/18/08Alex GonzalesNominated by: Mrs. Nassib and Mrs. Welch Alex helped the foreign language department with the set up of international days. Without being asked, he put up booths, helped prepare food and cleaned up afterward. Outside of the classroom he also contributes to the community by being on the parish council of Our Lady of Lourdes in Vancouver. In class, this senior is always on task and polite to everyone. He sets a good example. 1/11/08Jonathan PritchardNominated by: Mr. Donohoe Fourteen members of the Social Justice Club had a very active hand in planning and executing the Cost of War Project, but a truly extraordinary effort was made by this sophomore. He spent well over twelve hours after school researching, writing, and assembling parts of the work. 12/1407April BellNominated by: Fr. Benoit While an adult struggled down the hall through students just out of class, this junior immediately offered to help and carried two items to the gym area. And she did it with a smile! 12/707Luke IvezicNominated by: Ms Heying Luke holds the door open near the library for long periods of time. According to a peer, he will wait for you even if you are 50 feet away. Sometimes, he holds it open for so long, he is almost late to class! 11/30/07Alex McDougallNominated by: Mr. Walsh Not only is this freshman a highly motivated and active student, he is always ready to take the extra step to help others. Already in his first few months at Central Catholic, he is involved in football, Jazzband, student hosts, and Drum Line. Outside of school he is a member of Portland’s top Youth Orchestra, the Portland Youth Philharmonic. 11/22/07James MackinNominated by: Mr. Edwards Without being asked, he greeted and assisted grandparents as they arrived for Grandparents’ Day. 11/15/07Justin SchmidtNominated by: Ms Jessie Heying While at lunch at BurgerKing with friends, Justin bought a homeless man ten dollars’ worth of food and give the man his own nice hooded sweatshirt! All the homeless man had asked for was a dollar. 11/9/07Jordan FitzgeraldNominated by: Mrs. Danyelle Ramsey This freshman helped out a teacher when the bottom of her Chex Mix bag broke open and spilled all over the floor. Not only did he help pick it all up, but he tried to make her feel better about having the accident! 11/2/07Jordan ZinsliNominated by: Mrs. Jenny Jenkins At the end of class (the last period of the day) Jordan used his spare time to push chairs in and pick up trash. He was not asked to do this; he just did it! 10/26/07Chloe TimsNominated by: Ms Jessie Heying Chloe asked that instead of birthday presents (for her 16th birthday), people give money to Darfur. In a time when MTV creates shows like “sweet sixteen” in which thousands of dollars are spent on a sixteenth birthday party, it is nice to know some students still have their sensibilities. Not to mention she is clearly a person for others. 10/19/07Ellie TrebelhornNominated by: Mr. Steve Halligan Ellie is a ‘person for others’ not just this week but on a daily basis in and out of school. Ellie is a leader who makes people feel good about themselves with her kindness and gentle ways. Always with a smile on her face, she exhibits compassion, love, and humanity. She tutors struggling students; helps out with St. Pius events; helps with CYO Volleyball and Special Olympics. On each time and in each organization, she has been rewarded with leadership positions. I believe she is the embodiment of what we all strive to be. 10/11/07Danielle BalszNominated by: Mr. Charlie Walsh Danielle has been a leader since the first day I arrived at Central Catholic. She guided me into the department with patience and wisdom. I continue to look to her for help and a ‘can do’ attitude. 10/5/07Gerald KaufmanNominated by: Ms Bergmann, Ms Martens “He is not only kind to his fellow classmates, but is helpful to new students.” “He has shown real leadership in mentoring freshmen in Spanish.” “This student has proven that he has the capabilities of a true leader, and a compassionate person: he is genuine and means well.” 9/28/07Andy ClarkNominated by: Mrs. Ramsey Andy picked up garbage at his table when no one else would claim it and everyone else had walked away!
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