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Alumnus Awarded Spot on YBCA100

February 24, 2021 | Alumni News, Media

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Cistercian alumnus Darryl Ratcliff ’04 has been awarded a spot on the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 100, an annual list that celebrates the everyday heroes—artists, activists, and community leaders—for their extraordinary commitment to building sustainable, equitable, and regenerative communities! These recipients are the provocateurs and innovators who are boldly making a difference in the health and well-being of their communities, working tirelessly in pursuit of racial equity, and using art and activism to heal and bring us together in spirit when we need it most.

The YBCA100 honorees will be celebrated on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in San Francisco.

Thank you, Darryl, for your strong and hopeful vision.

Hawk Happenings

Form VI Gliders

Form VI students put their glider designs to the test after weeks of planning, simulations, and construction. After a month of work, they finally launched their individually built gliders, seeing their designs take flight.

BraveArt 2025

Upper School students explored a variety of artistic disciplines during the annual BraveArt Festival on Friday. From silversmithing to printmaking, students engaged in hands-on workshops led by guest artists. The day concluded with the reveal of a new senior metal sculpture, “Christ the Redeemer.”

Form III Rockets

3, 2, 1, liftoff! Form III was “out to launch” in near perfect weather conditions. After the students help one another with rocket preparation, class anticipation builds from countdown to launch to hopeful recovery of each rocket.

Experience Cistercian

Publications

Herod’s trial of conscience

The death of John the Baptist is a chilling story for multiple reasons. It is a story about the fury of Herodias, who hated John so much for speaking the truth about marriage that she manipulated Herod, her would-be husband, into murdering him. It is also a story about the weakness of Herod, who just waited too long to do what he knew was right – to the point that doing the right thing required a sacrifice he felt incapable of making.

Reflections on heaven in the Lord’s Prayer

“I want to go to heaven” is a common expression by Christians when asked to give a reason for their faith. Curiously, the phrase “to go” or “to get to heaven” is not found in the Bible. While heaven is rightly considered the goal and magnetic pull on everyone’s spiritual compass, it is neither a destination nor a physical place as Jesus presents it in the “Our Father” prayer.

Reflecting upon technology and prayer in our lives

Technology is everywhere. There seems to be a gadget or app for everything. Computers for calculating; engines for ease; chemicals for control — is there any aspect of our lives untouched by instruments and processes?