James Pierce Cavanaugh IV (called ‘Pierce’ in the Order) will make his first Profession to the Dominican Order on Sunday, August 9, 2015 along with five other classmates. Pierce is the son of James Pierce III and Mariane Cavanaugh of Indianapolis. They are members of St. Pius X Church. Pierce graduated from Bishop Chatard High School in 2010 and attended Indiana University where he graduated in December 2013 with a degree in sports broadcasting. During Pierce’s years in Bloomington, IN he attended St. Paul Catholic Center, the campus ministry at Indiana University; the Dominican friars staff this Center. When he started broadcasting women’s volleyball and softball for the Indiana Hoosiers, it seemed like the beginning of the fulfillment of a career dream, but, he says, there was something missing. A student Dominican intern, Br. Raphael, suggested that he visit St. Louis just “to see what the Dominicans are about.” He did, and it opened his eyes to the joy of a religious vocation; it touched the yearning of his heart. He pursued this intuition and entered the novitiate in Denver, CO in August 2014. The novitiate is a one-year time of discernment under the guidance of a novice master. The emphasis of this year is growth in personal self-awareness and development, and growth in prayer and learning the ways of Dominican community life. Upon making profession, these men can append the suffix “O.P” to their name, joining the Order of Preachers founded in 1216 by St. Dominic de Guzman. The six novices making profession will join seventeen other student brothers in St. Louis. The students will live at St. Dominic Priory and attend Aquinas Institute of Theology for their theological education as seminarians for the next six years. The Province of St. Albert the Great Province consists of 14 Midwestern states, including Indiana. Thank you to Bill Skowronski, Dominican Friars Communication Director, for this information.

Rachel Ward, BCHS Class of 2011, has recently been listed in the Div. II Player of the Year ‘Watch’ for Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse. As a senior this year at Lock Haven, Rachel has become the top offensive threat for the Lady Eagles, shooting 61%. She was perfect with 7 goals on 7 shots against No. 4 LeMoyne and has scored 5 times in all but one game this spring. Read all about her accomplishments in the list of Players to Watch from Inside Lacrosse.

BCHS lacrosse alumni, Dustin Rhodes (Class of 2013), Max Groves (Class of 2013), and Nolan Miller (Class of 2011) met on the NCAA lacrosse fields again when Aurora University lacrosse played against Adrian College. Miller and Rhodes are on the Aurora University Men’s team and Max Groves is on Adrian’s Men’s lacrosse team. Pictured from left to right: Dustin, Max and Nolan.

Congratulations! Natalie Lorenzano, Class of 2010, has been chosen as a Princess of the 2015 Indianapolis 500 Mile Parade and Race!

Micahel Annee, BCHS Class of 2014, and current Marian U. football player was caught on camera at the Special Olympics Mini-Combine here in Indianapolis. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Indiana Special Olympics and Catholic Athletes for Christ, Marian U. football players ran drills with the Special Olympians at the Colts Training facility. Read the article and see Michael on slide #9 in the photo gallery at the IndyStar.com

DuJuan Daniels, BCHS Class of 1998, is back in town this February in his position as the national scout for the New England Patriots football team. He will be scouting at the NFL Scouting Combine held in Indy. Read the story of his journey from Mr. Football 1997 to national prominence. Congratulations on your accomplishments, DuJuan!

Nolan Miller, BCHS Class of 2011, is in his Senior Year at Aurora University and his final NCAA men’s lacrosse season. Nolan, and fellow teammate, Dustin Rhodes, BCHS Class of 2013, will once again play on their alma mater field as Aurora University will play Wittenberg at BCHS on Saturday, April 18th at 1:30pm, after our Trojan boys varsity game against MaterDei. Come watch two exciting games that day for both our BCHS Varsity squad game and then our college alums AU vs Witt game following.

Congratulations to Zack Martin, Class of 2009, who was recently named to the AP All-Pro team, after an outstanding season as a rookie with the team. Read the story at www.dallascowboys.com.