Page 197 - 2017 yearbook

Fingerprints and Footprints By: Carlos Machado and Daniel Chavez

Members of the class of 2017 “It was a great experience the nigh time large-group sharing that took
attended the senior GRADitude Experience, spending the weekend with all our brothers place in the central patio.
an overnight retreat held at the school sharing our most personal stories and being “I had the time of my life and it
during a full weekend. The retreat featured a able to solidify our bond as a family,” said was nothing I had ever experienced before.
game of laser tag, an inspirational talk from senior Andres Balcazar. I learned a lot about the brotherhood in our
motivational speaker Mr. Ed Gerety, and a The retreat was unique, since class that I will never find anywhere else,”
large-group sharing that went on through there was no other retreat offered in the said senior Andres Pena.
the night, among other activities. school similar to this one. The spiritual The retreat was a great way for the
Part of the experience was connection combined with the bond among seniors to end the year on a positive note
affirming the bond the soon-to-be alumni the students, created an extremely rich and together as a class. In the very least, it was
had with each other. comfortable atmosphere, especially during a memorable experience for them.

Participating in a small-group sharing exercise with Dr. Lawrence Goodall, members of the
senior class shared personal witnesses with each other. Students had the opportunity to
share with their teachers and classmates at various times during the retreat.

Enjoying some time on the court during downtime, seniors Peter Addressing the senior class, senior Daniel Otero-Pfaeffle shares a personal Roasting marshmallows before the nighttime group sharing, seniors
Martin, Albert Perez-Abreu, Alejandro Smith, and Richard Munoz witness and leaves the group with a powerful message. Otero-Pfaeffle Nicolas Aguilar, Juan Fernandez de Castro, Juan Rodriguez-Verde,
relax after a long night of sharing. Students shared personal stories has been an integral part of Campus Ministry throughout his years at the Cristian Alonso, and Nicholas Curry reminisce about the memories
with the rest of their classmates throughout the retreat. school. made during their time at school.