Pictured is Miss Jennifer Gremillion, 5^th grade teacher, handing out supplies to one of her students, Tristan Stewart.  Jennifer is new to our staff, but familiar with St. Alphonsus school.  In addition to being a parishioner, she was a student here, having attended her elementary years during the late 90’s.  After graduating from St. Joseph’s Academy and then Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree Elementary Education, Jennifer aspired to returning to her elementary alma mater so she could give to back students the quality education she received her as a youngster.

Please join us in welcoming Jennifer as part of our faculty.  We are fortunate and blessed to have her as part of our faith community and school.

Earlier this summer our school acquired some bookcases and other materials from Starkey Academy.  Without a moment’s hesitation, when called upon, our Men’s Club answered our plea for help in getting these items moved to our St. Alphonsus campus.  The next phase of this project entailed refurbishing the bookcases with a fresh coat of paint.  Again, this ministry was called into action when requested and provided the necessary resources to get the job done.  We are blessed to have such a group of dedicated and devoted individuals in our midst here in the St. Alphonsus Faith Community.  Our sincere thanks and appreciation for all they do is extended to each and every one of these special people. 

The Central Private Rebels celebrated homecoming on Friday night. After 2 straight road games, the Rebels were happy to be back home. With 3 of their 6 wins being by a combined 3 points, the Rebels took the drama out of this one with 36 unanswered points to capture a 36-7 victory over the Silliman Wildcats. Homecoming queen Hannah Claire Prather was able to enjoy her first night of reign and the large crowd was able to say, “good-bye” to 13 seniors.
Enjoying their last regular season game at home were: T.J. Wilkinson, Gage Wilkinson, Chase Metz, Brit Myer, Thomas Bourgeois, Clint Waldrop, Brennan Courville, Justin O’Quinn, Kam Tate, Tyler Schultz, Jesse Lee, Andy Kinchen, Travis Rose, Steven Whiddon, and Jacob Fryoux.
Landon Taylor of the SHS Wildcats started the lone touchdown drive for the Wildcats when he returned a Jacob Young pass to the CP 13-yard line after an interception. Three plays later Nick Ohlinger banged into the endzone from 10-yards away. Cody Donzie added the PAT and midway through the 1st quarter SHS had a 7-0 lead. That was to be the last points scored for the Wildcats on the evening.
The put-em-away gang of Kinchen, Tate, Rose, Whiddon, and Matt Overlease began to exert their force on the next Rebel drive. Running back Bobby Muse scored from the 2-yard line after a 9-play, 57-yard drive. All of the yardage came on the ground behind the front five. The PAT was missed and with 4:09 remaining in the 1st quarter the score was SHS 7 CPS 6.
The CP defense led by Ridge Perkins forced a 3 and out on Silliman’s next drive and CP took over at the SHS 35-yard line. The Rebels finished off this scoring drive with Jacob Fryoux scoring from 3-yards out. He then hit tight end Bourgeois for the 2pt PAT which gave CP a 14-7 lead.
After the Wildcats mounted a drive to the Rebel 8-yard line, Travis Richard threw Tanner Knighton for an 8-yard loss on a third down play. Rose then stopped Jacob Davis short on a 4th down carry. Rose said, “We knew that we had to win this one and we could not let our emotions get to us. It was our last homecoming and we were able to control the line of scrimmage and get the win.”
The Rebel defense came up big again late in the second quarter. Jason Young intercepted a Davis pass deep in Rebel territory to preserve a 14-7 Rebel lead at the half.
The Rebels opened the second half with 9 straight rushes for a total of 58-yards and a touchdown. Muse who finished the game with 218-yards rushing ended the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. Fryoux again hit Bourgeois for the 2pt PAT and a 22-7 Rebel lead.
A Perkins sack of quarter back Davis ended another SHS drive inside the Rebel 20-yard line.
Evan Bedet intercepted a Fryoux pass on the ensuing drive. On the next play however, Gage Wilkinson of the Rebels stepped in front of a Davis pass and returned the interception
40-yards for a touchdown. Wilkinson said, ” I just read the quarterback and dropped back into my zone. When I made the pick, I didn’t see anything but the end zone.” Brandt Moore kicked the PAT which brought the score to CP 29 SHS 7.
Fryoux intercepted Davis’ next pass and returned it to the Warrior 21. Fullback Richard who finished the night with 47-yards rushing on 3-carries took it to the 7-yard line. Muse was then able to finish the 3-play drive going into the end zone for 6 points. Fryoux stated, “The defense dominated. We wanted to go out with a bang and we did.” Moore added the PAT for a final score of 36-7.
Coach Mike Longmire said, ” The offensive line did a great job. They controlled the line of scrimmage and gave Bobby (Muse) holes and he just ran through them. We totally dominated the line of scrimmage especially offensively. This victory gives us a chance to play for a district championship at Bowling Green. We have a great group of seniors who gave a super effort every Friday night. Of the 15 seniors 9 have been with us all 4 years. I am really happy for them.
The Rebels travel to Franklinton on Friday to battle Bowling Green for an outright district championship. Come join the fun.

The Lady Wildcats went 4-0 to Capture the Baker Lady Buffs Tournament.  The Wildcats defeated North Iberville, John Ehret, Zachary and O.P. Walker.  Sarah Zito was voted by the coaches to the all-tournament team.

CHS roared to a 30-0 first quarter lead and never looked back.  The stats for the game and season can be seen at the following links:  GAME STATS    SEASON STATS    While Central rolled up impressive stats and had many highlight-reel quality plays, it was obvious that Central is playing at a whole different level than Walker.  But let’s remember, not too many years ago Central was also struggling to find wins.  The team has certainly found a bunch of them this year, finding itself 6-0 after tonight’s game.

Eight receivers combined for 230 yards on 12 catches for a 19.2 yard average while quarterbacks Briscoe and Cutno combined for six TD passes.  Josh Veals returned a punt 45 yards for a TD and the defense forced two safeties, blocked a punt, had 3 sacks and 8 tackles for losses.

Starting the week of Oct. 20 – Oct. 24, the CMS Beta Club will be sponsoring red ribbon week and the Presidential Election.  The week will consist of announcements each day about being drug free, activities in the class room, and various dress days that are outlined below.  Our theme for this year is “Believe, Achieve, and Succeed Drug Free.”

Dress Days:

Monday, Oct. 20- “Show your Spirit for your favorite team Day”- Students can wear any shirt that is specifically denotes a name of a team. The bottoms must remain regular uniform bottoms and the shirt must be tucked.

Tuesday, Oct. 21- “Sock it to Drugs Day”- Students will wear crazy socks to school. The rest of the uniform will remain the same.

Wednesday, Oct. 22- “You’re  Crazy to Do Drugs Day”- Students wear their hair in a crazy fashion.  Regular uniforms on this day. (No wigs)

Thursday, Oct. 23- “Don’t Horse Around with Drugs”- Students will wear blue jeans with their uniform shirts. The uniform shirt must be tucked in at all times.

Friday, Oct. 24- “Red, White or Blue Day”- Students can wear solid red, white, or blue collared  shirts or any combination of the three to end the week. The students need to be reminded that these shirts will be tucked in and they are to wear their regular khaki bottoms. Shirts can be either t-shirts or collared shirts.

Mayor Watts has asked to be sure everyone knows that even though it is a football night, Halloween Trick-Or-Treating is on schedule to happen from 6-8 PM on Friday, 10/31/08.

So, get out and show the children a fun evening or come watch the big kids play football. Please, be especially careful that evening as our children will be out and about near the streets after dark.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Greenwell Springs Baptist Church Men’s Ministry will host their monthly Men’s Meeting.  Dr. Fred Luter from Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans will be the guest speaker.  The menu will be – White Beans, Stuffed Bell Pepper, Green Salad and Mr. Poochie’s Bread Pudding.

This event is free to area men of all ages. For more information call the church office at 261-2246.

The Central volleyball team hosted the first Volleyball for the Cure game on October 13 to raise money to fight breast cancer.  A total of $3,300 from pink t-shirt sales, admission to the game and a split the pot drawing.  The wildcats also won the game to bring their record to 15-4, 4-3 in district.