Senior Seminar Presentations

May 15, 2021 | Media

Seniors finished their exams and are ready for Baccalaureate and graduation this weekend. Before they leave, we want to acknowledge one of their final academic accomplishments, the Honors Senior Seminar presentations.

This year’s seminars covered a variety of topics, such as a Machiavellian twist on Shakespeare’s Henry V, the political effects of the pandemic on Latin America, three collages that capture different Renaissance movements, the importance of genotyping, and many more.

The seminar classes take place over the entire senior academic year and are intended as a substantial intellectual experience. These courses move from reflection and conversation in the fall towards practice in the spring, culminating in an academic project/presentation sparked by individual student interest and guided by the elective seminar director.

Seniors, congratulations on completing your academic journey at Cistercian!

Hawk Happenings

2026 Literary Competition

Competition Guidlines and Entry Form are here!

Form I Construction Visit

This week, Fr. Christopher walked with his Form I students through the former art and music rooms, now cleared and ready for demolition. The boys studied blueprints and caught a glimpse of what’s next. A new Performing Arts Center, coming soon!

Book Curling

Librarian Nancy McGinnis gives the boys a choice: return your books or return your books and play Book Curling. The boys slide their books, aim for glory, and compete for the ultimate prize… candy.

Publications

‘The Lord is with you’

Gabriel is not the first messenger of the LORD to greet someone with the phrase “The LORD is with you” (Lk 1:28). An anonymous angel hails Gideon, a young man from a poor and insignificant family, as the lad desperately hides his family’s wheat harvest from the marauding Midianites: “The LORD is with you, you mighty warrior!” (Jgs 6:12). Gideon then receives his commission to save Israel from the hand of its enemy and to be a judge over the 12 tribes.

Discerning Communion calls for truth in charity

Discerning whether to offer or receive Communion can be a challenge, spiritually and pastorally; but such discernment can always also be fruitful.

Hail Mary, full of grace

St. Luke gives us the angel Gabriel’s annunciation greeting to Mary as “Chaire, kecharitōmenē” (Lk 1:28). There are thrilling grammatical and theological mysteries packed into these two Greek words.