News Archive 2010

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July

Coach Bill Hutton to Manage West Sqaud for Prestigious Aflac All American Baseball Classic
Men's Varsity Baseball Head Coach, Bill Hutton was recently selected to manage the West Squad for the Aflac All-American Baseball Classic in San Diego on August 15th. This summer all star game is considered the nation’s marquee prep event and the top players from around the country will be showcased. Hutton was selected in his 28th season as head coach at Archbishop Mitty, after his team finished the past season ranked No. 1 in California with a 31-3 record. The 2010 game will be played August 15 at 5 p.m. PDT in PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres, and will be nationally televised live on FOX Sports Net. Congratulations Coach Hutton! Read more.

Max Preps Names Four Monarchs and Coach Hutton to their California All State Baseball Team
Congratulations to Coach Bill Hutton, alumni James Roberts and Alex Balog and rising seniors Bret Fuller and Tyler Davis who were recently named to the MaxPreps California All State Baseball Team. Read more.

Congratulations to alumnus Alex Balog '10 who was named second team All American by MaxPreps.com.

Archbishop Mitty High School Named #4 Athletic Program in the Nation
Out of approximately 16,000 qualifying high schools, Archbishop Mitty High School has been selected by MaxPreps as the #4 athletic program in the nation. Congratulations to the department, the coaches, the athletes and those who came out to support the program all year long. Go Monarchs!

Performing Arts Department Productions Win 11 National Honors
Archbishop Mitty High School was nominated for 15 national performance awards by the National Youth Theatre. Of the 15 nominations, the schools three productions were awarded 11 top honors including Best Production for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Best Lead Actor in a Musical for Logan Breitbart in Sweeney Todd and Best Supporting Actress in a Play for Nicola Carreon and Christine Freschi in Noises Off. For a complete list of awards, click here.

8 Monarch Swimming and Diving Team Members Named All-American
Congratulations to the following Archbishop Mitty Women's Swimming and Diving team members who were names All-Americans during the 2010 season Hilary Hunt '10, Eva Chen '11, Charlotte Ruby '12, Mackenzie Chock '13, Monica Garcia '10, Stephanie Phipps '10. Dorothy Ren '12, Haley Oosterhouse '12

Congratulations to the following members of the varsity softball team who were named to the San Jose Mercury New 2010 “All Mercury News Team”. Sophomore pitcher Vanessa Alvarez & junior shortstop Sylvia Llamas were named to the First Team. Junior 2nd baseman Shannon King & senior outfielder Lindsey Norton were named to the Second Team and senior outfielder Jillian Andersen was named honorable mention. Special congratulations also go to Vanessa Alvarez who was named Sophomore of the Year.

Congratulations to the varsity baseball team who continue to garner both team and individual post-season recognition. The team was selected as the #1 Catholic High School Baseball team by CatholicSportsNet.com and as the #1 team in the country by Rivals.com. Finally, the San Jose Mercury News released its 2010 “All-Mercury Team” selections. Senior pitcher Alex Balog was named Player of the Year and was joined on the First Team by fellow senior James Roberts and juniors Tyler Davis and Brett Fuller, who was also named Junior of the Year. Senior Johnny Melero and sophomore Preston Caldera were listed as Second Team selections, with senior Colton Goularte and junior Sean Edgecumbe receiving Honorable Mention recognition.

June

Congratulations to alumnus James Roberts '10 who was selected as NorCal Preps Baseball Player of the Year. Click here to read more.

Congratulations to rising seniors Brett Fuller and Tyler Davis for being selected to the 44th annual CBCA (California Baseball Coaches Association) North/South Junior All Star Series. This series annually pits the top juniors in the state against each other in a three game series. Tyler and Brett competed June 18-20 in a three game series against the top juniors from southern California at Santa Clara's Schott Stadium. Brett was selected as the MVP for the North squ

Follow World Cup Soccer with Varsity Women's Soccer Head Coach JT Hanley
Coach JT Hanley has been selected to blog about World Cup Soccer for the San Jose Mercury New's website. Follow Coach Hanley's posts online.

Congratulations to the Men's Varsity Baseball Team which was name State Team of the Year in Baseball by Cal-Hi Sports. Click here to read more.

Congratulations to alumnus James Roberts who was selected in the 42nd round of the MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Archbishop Mitty's production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels won the Top Honor Award for Best Musical at San Jose Stage's version of the Tony Awards. DRS was nominated for thirteen awards, and won five total. In addition to Best Musical, Sarah Bernosky won for Best Supporting Actress, Matt Hill won for Best Actor, Mason Kimont won for Best Musical Direction, And Doug Santana won for Best Director.

Textbooks for 2010-2011 will go on sale July 5.

Congratulations to the Men's Varsity Baseball Team which was recently ranked #1 in the nation by Perfect Game USA.

Congratulations to the Men's Varsity Baseball Team who were named CCS Division I Champions as they defeated Bellarmine 12-0 in a mercy-rule decision to claim this year's title

Mitty baseball secures No. 1 state ranking: Monarchs cap 31-3 season with dominant showing in victory over Bellarmine. Click here to read more.

May

Dear Seniors and Parents,

It looks as if the weather is going to cooperate with our traditional commencement celebration plans. Therefore, the Baccalaureate Mass will be held, as planned, outside in the center of campus ("senior hill") at 6:30 P.M. this Friday night. No tickets will be required. GRADUATES MUST ARRIVE BY 6:00 P.M. AND MEET IN THE FIEN GYM. Dress for the evening is semi-formal attire; also, remember to wear your graduation gowns but not your caps to the mass. Even though we do not anticipate rain, be prepared for very cool weather.

Also as planned, the graduation ceremony will be held at 9:00 A.M. in the football stadium. No tickets are needed. The gates to the stadium will be opened at 7:00 A.M. GRADUATES SHOULD BE AT THEIR HOMEROOMS AT 8:15. Again, semi-formal attire is the dress code; both caps and gowns are worn.

FOR ALL OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO BACCALAUREATE MASS AND GRADUATION, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR "SENIOR EVENTS PACKET."

Congratulations to Archit Kulkarni '11, Anshu Chimalamarri '10, Brandon Tran '11, Christopher Wu '11, Warren Gabriel '11, Michael Chang '10 who took part in the Stanford Computer Programming Competition this month. Out of 60 local teams, the Archbishop Mitty teams placed first and tenth in the competition.

Congratulations to junior quarterback Kyle Boehm who has verbally committed to continue his academic and athletic career at the University of California, Berkeley in the fall of 2011.

Congratulations to Religious Studies Teacher Bill Kroenung and his senior Mission to Education class for their work with Second Harvest Food Bank's "Share Your Lunch" Program. Several students in Mr. Kroenung's class put together an incredible video to raise awareness about childhood hunger here in our valley. Watch the video here.

Congratulations to junior Archit Kulkarni who has qualified for the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program, the precursor to the International Olympiad team. He has been invited to attend the training session at the University of Nebraska from June 8 through June 30. He was in the top 24 students out of the 277 who took the USAMO. This is truly an amazing accomplishment. Archit has also been accepted to the prestigious Clark Scholars Program at Texas Tech University to do research with some of top mathematicians in the area of topology. He will attend the Texas Tech program after he is done with MOSP. Good Luck Archit!

Congratulations to the Badminton Team and Men's Golf Team who were named Scholastic Championship Teams by the CCS for achieving the highest GPA in their respective sports. Both teams are also advancing in CCS play this week.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels who have received 13 total nominations (including best production) for the San Jose Stage Top Honors Awards, the Bay Area's equivalent of the Tony Awards for high school productions. Archbishop Mitty High School tied San Mateo High School for the most nominations in the competition.

Congratulations to the Vocal Ensemble, who received an "excellent" rating, and the Concert Choir, who received a "superior" rating at the C.M.E.A. Choral Competition this Saturday. Well done, singers!

Congratulations to senior Ana Plascencia who was chosen as a finalist for the California Scholarship Federation's Seymour Memorial Award. The CSF motto is "Scholarship for Service" and the award is given annually to seniors in California who have devoted themselves to academic excellence and community service. Ten finalists were chosen from each of the five regions; each finalist who chose to interview with the Seymour Committee at the regional conference received $2,000. At the end of the conference one finalist was presented with the Seymour Memorial Award and received an additional $3,000 for a total of $5,000. The CSF Regional Conference was held on April 24th at the SF Zoo, and Ana was the Regional Winner.

Congratulations to Seniors Stephanie Weed and Ryan Rankin. Once a year the CCS awards six athletes the distinction of scholar-athlete for their accomplishments in the competitive arena, in the classroom and in the school community. The selection criteria are not based solely on academics or sports, but on the ability of the student-athlete to excel at all levels and to present to the committee a well rounded student. This was no easy task for the CCS committee. On Wednesday morning Ryan and Stephanie were both awarded $500 scholarships at a breakfast awards presentation.

Congratulations to Senior Stephanie Weed who was recently awarded a REACH Scholarship by the San Jose Sports Authority. For the last 14 years, the San Jose Sports Authority has recognized the drive, determination and perseverance of student athletes from high schools throughout Santa Clara County. Stephanie was nominated by AMHS and wrote an essay describing the obstacles she had overcome. Her essay was submitted to the San Jose Sports Authority and reviewed by the selection committee comprised of local media, sports industry representatives and community leaders. Stephanie was one of eight student athletes selected to receive a scholarship this year.

Congratulations to Michelle Martinelli, Kit Strong and Zane Moore who received awards for Outstanding Musicianship at the 2010 Reno Jazz Festival on April 23rd.

Congratulations to juniors Brandon Tran and Bill Parks, who have been selected to represent Archbishop Mitty and the Santa Clara Valley section of the American Chemical Society in the National Chemistry Olympiad. This 4.5-hour test is comprised of a multiple-choice section, a free-response section, and a lab practical. The test will take place at Las Positas College in Livermore on Saturday, April 24th. Best of luck to Brandon and Bill!

Monarch Spring Break
Check out how fifteen Monarchs spent their Spring Break learning about poverty in their own backyard. Click here to read the full text of Patty Fisher's San Jose Mercury News article on one of Archbishop Mitty's immersion trips.

Congratulations to juniors Archit Kulkarni and Brandon Tran who have qualified for the 3rd level math examination in the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad. Archit and Brandon are two of only 277 students in the United States selected for the exam, from a starting number of over 200,000. They will be taking the third level of exam during the last week of April. The exam consists of a total of six problems, three on the first day of examinations, which will last for 3.5 hours and three on the second day of examinations, which will last another 3.5 hours. We wish both young men the best of luck as they continue in the competition.

April

Congratulations to senior Ana Plascencia who was selected as a finalist for the California Scholarship Federation’s Seymour Memorial Award. She will be honored at the CSF’s annual conference to be held in San Francisco next month.

Congratulations to the Robotics Team who captured the John Doerr Entrepreneurship Award for the third consecutive year at this weekend's Silicon Valley FIRST Regional robotics competition that was held at San Jose State University. This year's challenge involved soccer style play with the robots, so the team affectionately named this year's robot Brandi as a tribute to AMHS alumna and Olympic Gold Medalist Brandi Chastain '86. The team made it to the semi-finals and spent much of their day with Chastain who joined the team at SJSU to cheer them on to victory. Go Monarchs!

Congratulatioms to juniors Ayman Ullah and Varun Agarwal who have been selected to take part in the American Legion Boys State Conference, a weeklong leadership camp held in Sacramento in June. Ayman has been selected as AMHS’s delegate to this prestigious convention and Varun as the runner-up.

Sophomore Alexandra Garfield recently won the 2010 Essay Contest Scholarship Award sponsored by the Catholic Business Professionals Ethics Club of San Jose. Alexandra represented Archbishop Mitty High School in the contest. The scholarship was worth $1000 towards next year’s tuition. Alexandra was also chosen among the winners to write the article for The Valley Catholic, the official newspaper for the Diocese of San Jose. Mitty had more essays submitted than any other area high school, nearly 100.

Over the past few weeks, freshman Olivia Rintala has started a campaign to protect pedestrians at Dartmouth Middle School, where she attended. In 2008 Bailey Kroeger, a classmate and close friend of Olivia's was severely injured by a car while walking to school. Students at Dartmouth wrote to fix the problem then, but the traffic problem still exists today. Over the past month, Olivia has been working with the mayor’s office, San Jose Police, and Union School District. She is preparing to present solutions to make the area safe to the San Jose City Council in the upcoming months.

Students participating in The Mitty Advocacy Project met with Senator Elaine Alquist’s office on Friday, March 12th to gain support for Food Stamp legislation in the state to help feed over 67,000 people in Santa Clara County. These students are working with Senator Alquist's office developing a poster campaign to help as many eligible people get the food they need each month.

Congratulations to freshman Bryan Tran; juniors Archit Kulkarni, Brandon Tran, Daniel Tran, Jay Wang; and seniors, Michael Chang, Anshu Chimalamarri, William Hooper, and Maya Raman. Each year the top math students at Archbishop Mitty participate in the American Mathematics Competition in February, which is a 75-minute math exam. Nine of 120 Archbishop Mitty students who took the AMC exam in February qualified to take the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) on March 16th that consisted of a three-hour exam of 15 questions. These students represent the top 7% in the Nation that took the exam. Students who qualify will move on to a two-day exam of 3 questions each day for 3 ½ hours. This year Archbishop Mitty tripled the number of students who have qualified in any year before to move onto the AIME test.

AMHS Mock Trial Team: Congratulations to the Archbishop Mitty Mock Trial team for yet another successful season. The 29 students on the team this year successfully advanced to the quarterfinal round for the fourth year in a row, beating out 12 other teams. Special recognition was given to the following 15 students for their outstanding performances as attorneys, witnesses, and bailiffs: sophomore Chanel Gad; juniors Betsy Thomas, Chandni Jain, Ekta Partani, Isabel Sausjord, Jay Wang, Manosai Eerabathini, and Varun Agarwal; and seniors Emily Chu, Jacquelyn Scharre, Jessica Snyder, Justin Hough, Maya Raman, Monica Ortel, and Olivia Tran. Congratulations on all your effort and accomplishments as individuals and as a team.

February/March

Parent-Teacher Conferences
All parents are reminded that the evening of Monday, March 29th is Parent-Teacher Conference Night. This evening is intended to give parents an opportunity to have a 15-minute conference with faculty members regarding the academic progress of their sons or daughters. Parent-Teacher Conference Night runs from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Appointments are scheduled digitally. Parents are invited to schedule an appointment beginning Tuesday, March 23 by going to our website and selecting "Parent-Teacher Conference" under "Quick Links." After making appointments, parents should print a copy of the schedule of appointments and bring it to the evening of the conferences. Appointments may be scheduled from Tuesday, March 23rd through Friday, March 26th. Walk-in appointments are not available and teachers who do not have scheduled appointments are not required to attend this evening.

NorCal Basketball Playoff Games
Join the Monarchs as they continue their quest for NorCal Championships Saturday evening in the Fien Gymnasium. The women's team tips off against Northgate at 6:00 p.m. and the men's team tips off against Woodcreek at 8:00 p.m. Arrive early as we are expecting a big crowd. Go Monarchs!

Monarchs Begin Their NorCal Basketball Championship Run
Congratulations to the varsity men’s and women’s basketball teams for capturing the CCS Divisions II Championships last Friday night at Santa Clara University. The men’s team defeated top ranked St. Francis 56-50, while the women posted a 53-37 over Presentation. The twin victories earned both squads #1 seeds in the upcoming CIF Nor-Cal playoffs, along with a first round bye.

The teams will return to action this Thursday as we play host for a second round Nor-Cal double header. The women will play at 6:00 p.m. against the winner of the Dublin v Bella Vista. The men’s game will follow at 8:00 p.m. with the Monarchs taking on either Pinole Valley or Fairfield. So come on out to the Fien Pavilion and cheer on both teams as they continue on “The Road to State”. Go Monarchs!

Congratulations to head women’s basketball coach Sue Phillips on her 500th career win. Coach Phillips reached the milestone following the team’s 58-30 win over Notre Dame-Belmont in the WCAL playoff semi-final at Bellarmine. Considered as one of the finest high school coaches in America, Phillips' career record now stands at an amazing 500 wins against a mere 81 defeats. Along the way, her Monarch teams have won 23 league crowns, 21 Central Coast Section titles, 8 Nor-Cal championships, and 4 CIF State trophies. Well done Coach Phillips and good luck to the team throughout the rest of the post season.

Congratulations to Senior Alexis Savini who was recently recognized as a candidate for this year's Presidential Scholars competition. Each year the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and the United States Department of Education recognizes distinguished graduating seniors for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, and service to school and community. It is truly an honor to be invited to participate in this highly selective competition.

Congratulations to Senior Bryce Bajar who was was recently named a recipient of the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes seniors for their commitment to community service, academic achievement, and demonstrated leadership.

Congratulations to juniors Varun Agarwal, Amy Steele, Natalie Nguyen, and Gerryl Esperacion who were among 96 juniors selected throughout San Jose and Los Gatos to attend the San Jose Rotary Club's three-day leadership workshop. The workshop is held each spring at Asilomar in Monterey to enhance the leadership qualities of juniors.

Congratulations to seniors Brittany Bozzini and Brian Robles who were selected by the Scholarship Committee to be recognized by the Santa Clara Elks for their overall contribution to the school and wider community.

Congratulations to seniors Bryce Bajar, Kiron Chandy, Emily Chu, Katherine Edgecumbe, Ka-Tung (Karen) Leung, Vijay Mohan, Brian Moriyama, Monica Ortel, Alexis Savini, Josephine Suh, Nicole Tomimatsu, and Olivia Tran who were recently named as finalists in the National Merit 2010 Scholarship Competition based on their scores as juniors on the PSAT. Each year, over 1.5 million juniors across the nation take the PSAT, and from that initial pool, 15,000 are named finalists; that is 1% of all test-takers nationwide. Congratulations on this achievement.

Congratulations to seniors Alexandra Lockwood, Todd McWilliams and Rachel Williams who were recently named Outstanding Participants in the 2010 National Achievement Program based on their PSAT scores from junior year. They are among only 3100 participants in the program who are referred to US colleges and universities for having scored in the top 3% of more than 160,000 African Americans who requested consideration for this program.

Congratulations to Junior Adrienne Eller who received the Children’s Musical Theater of San Jose’s Frank Frye Award. The award is given on a yearly basis to the actor who has given the best vocal performance throughout their season.

January

Catch the Monarchs Online
iBN Sports is proud to broadcast the highly anticipated women's basketball contest between Carondelet High School and Archbishop Mitty High School on January 23rd. Two of the top girl's teams in Northern California will battle it out in San Jose, CA at 7 p.m. Saturday night. The game can be viewed at ibnsports.com shortly after Saturday's game, so go online to check out this year's Monarchs!

Congratulations to seniors Brendan Manion and Joey Walker who were named to the MaxPreps.com All-State Defensive team. Manion was a first team selection and Walker received second team honors.

Check out the CalHiSports.com story on inspirational Archbishop Mitty freshman Anna Pickett. [Full Story]

Congratulations to senior Rachel Williams, who was named San Jose Mercury News “Player of the Year” for the second straight season. You can read all about Rachel’s award by clicking here.

Congratulations also go to Monarchs Joan Caloiaro, Kristina Graven, and Ryan Shaffer, who were named to the All-Mercury News Team for this past season. Graven was also selected as the “Senior Player of the Year”. Seniors Brittany Bozzini and Shannon Fleming were named as Second Team selections, with junior Ronnie Lewis receiving Honorable Mention.

Corporate Internship Information Session

There is a mandatory information session on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Aymar Events Center for all students interested in applying for this year's Corporate Internship Program. Parents are welcome to attend.

Please note: The Corporate Internship Program is open to members of the Classes of 2011 and 2012 who will be 16 years old by June 1, 2010.

Congratulations to Senior Rachel Williams who was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year for Women's Volleyball. Read the entire ESPN article here. [Full Story]

Senior Stephanie Weed shared her inspirational story with ESPN's hoopgurlz.com. Read the full text here.

Congratulations to Senior Katie Zdankus who was selected by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo to serve on the 14th Congressional District Student Advisory Board. "Congresswoman Eshoo relies on the District's Student Advisory Board to keep her informed on the ideas and opinions of her student constituents. The Board has researched topics and polled students on issues important to young people and made recommendations on legislation being considered in Congress. Their most recent reports have covered topics such as alternative energy, medical ethics, campaign finance and election reform, education reform, and gun control. "

Congratulations to Senior Bryce Bajar who will represent Archbishop Mitty in the annual Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. This program recognizes high school seniors for their commitment to community service, academics, and demonstrated leadership. Bryce has been actively involved in numerous activities at Archbishop Mitty, has an outstanding academic record, has participated in our immersion program, and last year was our school’s delegate to the Boy’s State Leadership Conference.

Congratulations to Senior Alexis Savini who has been selected to represent Archbishop Mitty High School in the Principal’s Leadership Award Scholarship Program which is sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and Herff Jones, Inc. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of excellent academic achievement, demonstrated leadership skills, and outstanding contributions to community service, all areas that describe Alexis well.

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