NDCL Golf ClassicNotre Dame-Cathedral Latin School will host the 13th…

July 18, 2013

NDCL Golf Classic
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School will host the 13th annual Golf Classic on Aug. 5 at the Little Mountain Country Club in Concord with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Lunch and barbecue dinner will be catered by Winking Lizard Tavern.
“As an alumnus, it’s rewarding to be able to support NDCL with participating in the Golf Classic,” said Steve Zienka ’92. “This great event brings parents, teachers, and alumni from the NDCL community together for an enjoyable day. I look forward to this event each year.”
Highlights of the outing include golf with cart, skill games, 50/50 raffle, prizes and giveaways. Cost is $150 per golfer. Registration is available at www.ndcl.org.
All proceeds from the outing will benefit student scholarships and tuition assistance at NDCL.
For more information, contact tournament director Liz Maier at liz.maier@ndcl.org or 440-279-1079.
Silver Anniversary Celebration
On Aug. 17, the Cathedral Latin Alumni Association will host one of the inaugural celebrations of NDCL’s Silver Anniversary. All alumni (CL, NDA, NDCL) are invited to an evening of celebrating, socializing and touring the facilities.
“The Cathedral Latin Alumni Association is proud to celebrate this rebirth of our legacy and partnership with the Sisters of Notre Dame,” said Terry Roncagli `77.
The event will begin with the Sunday Vigil Mass at 4 p.m. The pig roast at 5 p.m. will be catered by Angie’s Rib Wagon and include pork, chicken, scalloped potatoes, corn on the cob, baked beans and more.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $12 for students ages 12-18, and children 11 and under are free. Beverages, including beer, will be provided and all adults 18 and older will receive a commemorative glass tumbler.
Reservations can be made online. Deadline is Aug. 10. For questions, contact Sue Wise at 216-691-9999 or clsalumni@yahoo.com.
Students Make Cultural Connections
In cooperation with The Refugee Response program, NDCL students spent a week of their summer vacation helping children who are refugees from Burma assimilate into the American culture.
The goal of The Refugee Response is to help this growing population of refugees acquire skills needed to succeed in their new communities and connect them to available education, health and employment resources. The camp is an extension of the work NDCL has done with the organization over the past three years. Throughout the school year, students volunteer to help the children and their parents with language and math skills and “simply showing they care,” according to Marissa Reed, NDCL Spanish instructor and Refugee Response school coordinator.
Tutoring the children as well as playing simple, fun games were part of the campers’ week. With an equal amount of 16 campers and children, benefits of one-on-one partnership were provided.
“Since I was a junior, I have been participating in the Refugee Response tutoring program through NDCL,” said Hallie Stacho, a recent NDCL graduate. “When I was asked to be a counselor for the Cultural Connections camp at NDCL, I was ecstatic. The camp is not only an experience for the children, (but) it is a reciprocated opportunity because it is beneficial to the counselors as well.
“While we are playing and teaching the children they are instilling in us greater patience, compassion, love, and understanding,” she added. “Without even knowing it the children are offering us the most valuable experiences of our lives. They may be younger (and shorter) than me, but I honestly look up to these children with such high esteem. These children had next to nothing in their native country, and yet when they come to the U.S. one would think they have everything. The children are joyful and grateful and always wearing a smile.”
John Kelly, a senior at NDCL, had similar thoughts pertaining to his participation.
“The tutoring program between NDCL and The Refugee Response in which I have been involved the past two years has changed my perspective on life,” he said.
“Working with the children has made a huge impact on me. I love growing closer to them and our weeklong camp has made this even more of a reality. All of us have grown through the bonds we have formed and we are changing our world perspective.”
Each year 1,300 to 1,900 refugees settle in Ohio and since 2007, more than 860 refugees from countries including Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Ukraine, Russia and Iraq have made their homes in Cuyahoga County. Many have spent their entire lives in camps and entered the U.S. seeking to improve their lives, according to information from NDCL.