Hawk Happenings
Welcoming New Faculty
New faculty for the 2025-26 school year include Br. Michael Kattady teaching Form II Religion, Jennifer Lindsey as Business Office Manager, Karime Naime as Co-Director of College Counseling, Br. Jerome Clark teaching Form III Latin, Colton Rosseau as Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Br. Charbel Salhab teaching Form I Latin.
United Soccer Coaches Honors Coach Walsh
United Soccer Coaches has selected Cistercian’s own Coach JP Walsh as the 2025 Texas High School Coach of the Year! This recognition celebrates Coach Walsh’s leadership of the Hawks’ championship-winning season and his longstanding impact on the Cistercian soccer program.
Fr. Christopher Kalan
We’re excited for the return of students to campus later this month and to welcome the many new faces across all grades. With a new Form I class comes a new Form Master to guide them on their journey. Fr. Christopher Kalan will lead the Class of 2033 from fifth grade through graduation.
Serving in Costa Rica
Twelve of our rising seniors spent a week serving in Pejibaye, Costa Rica with the Diocese of Dallas. Accompanied by Fr. Augustine (their Form Master) and Fr. Raphael, our young men poured concrete, laid foundations, painted, and helped construct chapels alongside the...
Summer Programs 2025
Summer Programs have started at Cistercian! Sports Camps, Rec Camps, Academic Classes, and much more are designed to support the boys’ development as a whole person during the summer vacation.
Summer Programs at Cistercian
Summer Programs at Cistercian are more than books and sports; it’s also board games with monks. Fr. Philip joins the fun in “Board (not Bored) Games,” one of many classes offered June 9–27. Math, rec camp, and more still open for registration
Quiz Bowl
Cistercian’s Middle School Quiz Bowl team traveled to Chicago for the National Quiz Bowl Championship and finished tied for 13 out of 160 teams. Congratulations Hawks!
Athletic Awards
Our Upper School Athletics Awards Ceremony honored this year’s many achievements in sports. Kudos especially to all of our senior athletes, the five Hawk Award recipients who lettered in three (or more) varsity sports, and to this year’s Tom Hillary Award recipient.
Texas History Trip
Form III had a blast on their Texas History trip, a true Cistercian rite of passage! Huge thanks to the dads and faculty who made it all happen.
Freedom and the rise of contemporary gambling
"Freedom and the rise of contemporary gambling" by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Gambling is growing in our country — and quickly. My impression is that we have work to do to be informed about what is happening and to let ourselves be formed by what the Church...
Continuum Spring 2025
Contents News & Notes The Impossible Dream Teaching God in Many Ways In Memoriam Sports Floating an Idea
Upcoming Events
Thursday
9/18All day
North Texas Giving Day5:00 p.m.
MS Football @ OakridgeFriday
9/197:00 p.m.
Varsity Football @ OakridgeSaturday
9/207:00 a.m.
MS Cross Country7:00 a.m.
Varsity cross country@SCSMonday
9/22Thursday
9/255:00 p.m.
MS Football vs. Greenhill5:30 p.m.
JV Football @ ESD