Field Day at 108 - St Lawrence Seminary High School

Sons of Calvary
St. Lawrence Seminary Alumni Magazine
Volume 1 Issue 2
Summer 2015
Inside this issue:
Called to Vocations
Reshaping SLS St. Mary’s Hall progress
St. Joseph Hall plans
Field Day at 108
An Interview with Dave Bartel:
25 Years of Service
Ask Hero!
Table of Contents
Where our intrepid Hilltopper tackles your tough questions
Editor’s Note4
Anthony Van Asten ‘01
From the Rector’s Desk
Fr. John Holly ‘71
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Hearing the Calling
Br. Tien Dinh ‘05
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Why is our school mascot’s name
“Hero”? I have never heard of it during
my stay at SLS.
-Raymund Sampaga ‘13
The origins of the Hilltopper mascot
and his name, “Hero,” have evolved
over time. Both seem to date back to
the late ‘60s. Prior to 1967, the word
“Hilltoppers” was painted on the gym
walls without any mascot. The first
documented image of the mountain
climber is in the 1967 yearbook. The
following year’s yearbook contains
a photo of a student with a pennant
naming the mascot “Hero.” A 1972
Hilltopics article about cheerleading (“You Rah Rah SLS,” Vol. 8, Issue
7) contains the first reference to the
presence of a mascot Hero at sporting
events and the 1973 yearbook features
both the mascot and his name on the
cover. It’s not surprising that you’re not
familiar with the name, though. References to Hero’s name have dwindled in
recent years. -H
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Called to be a Man of Christ 8
Tyler Richter ‘02
Carefully Designing St. Joseph10
Anthony Van Asten ‘01
A New Look for St. Mary’s
Kevin Buelow ‘98
Kevin Draftz ‘15
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SLS Along the Way:
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an interview with Dave Bartel
Anthony Mensah ‘15
Hero’s Heroes20
John O’Neill ‘16
Josh Gerads ‘15
Hero, what percentage of current SLS
students are the children of alumni?
-Andrew Londo ‘88
Field Day!21
Chuck Luke ‘15
Class Notes: Alumni News
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Though only 8 out of 193 (4%) of our
students are the children of alumni, 74
(38%) are related to alumni. -H
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Looking Back23
Fr. Joe Juknialis ‘61
David Gritt ‘58 teaches Latin I through
Latin IV. In order to have Latin III, Cicero’s Prose, especially the Catilinarian
Orations, the course is alternated with
Latin IV, Latin Poetry, especially Virgil’s Aeneid. This school year is Prose.
Next school year will be Poetry. All 25
Contact us:
sonsofcalvary@stlawrence.edu
Sons of Calvary
Who is the Capuchin with the most
years of service at St. Lawrence…historically? -Br. Peter Nault ‘63
Fr. Louis Biersack, known affectionately as Fr. Louie, taught Greek, German, Latin and U.S. History courses
at St. Lawrence College for 49 years,
from 1921 until the end of the college
program in 1970. Born in Straubing,
Bavaria, in 1894, then Joseph John immigrated to the United States in 1912
where he himself studied at St. Lawrence College. Upon entering the scholasticate, he was given the name Louis.
He moved to Detroit in 1914 to begin
his novitiate and made his profession
of simple vows in 1915. He applied for
US citizenship during World War I but
was denied because of anti-German
sentiment. In May of 1921, he was finally granted citizenship, was ordained
less than one week later and began his
teaching ministry at St. Lawrence the
following fall. In retirement he remained at St. Lawrence until his death
in 1983. -H
What is our current Latin curriculum
at SLS? Latin I - Latin IV? Does it include the National Latin Exam? What
kind of results? How many participants? -Barry Herbert Parmeter ‘57
Editor: Anthony Van Asten ‘01
Copy Editors:
Katie Daane
Jeff Krieg ‘81
Staff:
Francisco Sauceda ‘02
Deann Sippel
Photographer: Anthony Van Asten ‘01
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Latin students take the National Latin
Examination. This year’s test resulted
in one gold and one silver medal recipient. -H
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St Francis of the Hill, sculpted by Steve Maddock in 1998
Have a question for Hero? Email
it to sonsofcalvary@stlawrence.edu.
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Editor’s Note
Whenever I tell people I went to an
all-boys boarding high school they have
all kinds of questions. I think they’re
imagining a stuffy New England campus
or a mythical castle for training wizards.
Worn stone and veneered wood. Blue blazers and school
ties. Hallways filled with class pictures in black and white.
Tradition as musty and old as time itself. You and I know
that’s not true.
Yes, we’re old. We were founded one year before the
Civil War began. Yes, we have many well-worn traditions.
We just celebrated our 108th annual Field Day.
The building I teach in was built in 1881!
But St. Lawrence is far from the same school it was
155 years ago. St. Lawrence’s principle mission was originally to prepare young men for the priesthood. Today, its
mission is to prepare young men for the world through the
lens of the Catholic Church.
Initially the school only drew students from the immediate area. Back then the farthest student was several
counties away. Today our students come from all over the
United States and the world—the farthest coming from
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several continents away.
The campus, too, has changed. Between the recent
renovation projects of St. Anthony Hall and St. Mary’s
Hall, and the new construction of St. Joseph Hall, we’re
attempting to give due respect to our heritage while anticipating the future needs of St. Lawrence.
This issue features many of these changing dynamics. In an interview, Dave Bartel ‘78 explains the changes
he’s seen from his student days through his 25 years on
the faculty. In separate but similar articles, Br. Tien Dinh
‘05 and Tyler Richter ‘02 tell about their own discernment
processes that began at SLS, and how that process led them
in different directions. In follow-up articles, Kevin Buelow
’98 and I explain the construction progress being made
and how these new projects are designed to maintain the
traditional look and feel of campus while improving our
ability to further the mission of the school.
The evolving nature of St. Lawrence isn’t new. It’s
likely many of these changes were happening noticeably
during your high school years. Right now, with all the
construction vehicles around, it just seems so much more
prevalent. St. Lawrence isn’t a stuffy old campus—it’s alive,
evolving and shaping young men of every generation.
-Anthony Van Asten ‘01
Students play softball while a construction crane towers in the
background.
From The Rector’s Desk
Truth be told, the majority of us who live
on the Hill year round look forward to the
summer. The slower pace and the quiet
are so much appreciated after months of
action here: the constant bells, constant
pages and constant running!
But this summer of 2015 is VERY different! The
sounds of 200 young men living, laughing, working, playing and praying have been replaced by the sounds of jack
hammers, cranes and tractors pounding scraping and
digging. St. Lawrence is under construction this summer
(again)!
St. Mary’s Hall: our kitchen, dining room, junior dorm
and study hall, student health services, storage and development is nearing completion. Our fingers are crossed
that we’ll be able to move the juniors in on August 22nd.
The building will be beautiful; if you ever lived in St. Mary
Hall, you won’t recognize the new dorm and the views of
the surrounding countryside are absolutely breathtaking!
Our new St. Joseph Hall is slowly starting to take
shape. We can’t wait to be able to move classrooms, offices and a welcome center into the building a year from now.
Renovation will begin on St. Thomas Hall this fall after St.
Mary’s Hall is completed. St. Thomas Hall will eventually
welcome both band and choir activities in an acoustically
correct space.
Life on the Hill, during the summer, has always meant
cleaning and refurbishment. Each year we plan ahead to
include normal upkeep like painting, new flooring, new
drapes, in addition to the normal, necessary scrubbing
and cleaning.
Not so obvious perhaps are the hours spent meeting
and planning by the administrators. Our teachers are constantly updating their classes and planning ahead, while
taking classes to fulfill requirements for their teaching license renewal. The admissions office continues to admit!
All of the different summer activities, both the normal ones and the construction ones, prepare us to welcome our returning students and an ever-growing group
of new students in August. More importantly, these activities prepare us to welcome students far into the future with
your continued help. Just as we were welcomed each year
with clean, shiny floors, remodeled classrooms or recreation rooms (and, occasionally, a new building), we stand
ready to welcome new generations of Sons of Calvary for
years to come!
-Fr. John Holly ‘71
Construction crews begin digging for the foundation of St. Joseph Hall.
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(Opposite) Final vows with Br. Tom Nguyen and Fr. John Celichowski
(Below) Celebrating graduation with his classmates (Right) Working with the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society
Hearing the Calling
by: Br. Tien Dinh ‘05
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t. Lawrence Seminary, the Hill of Happiness,
played a crucial role in directing my faith formation. I know that my parents are the first people
who formed and shaped my faith. They taught
me about the importance of liturgy, prayer, and
the Catholic tradition, but it was at St. Lawrence that my understanding and knowledge of
my Catholic faith expanded. It was here where
I grew spiritually. Gaining
a deeper understanding
of my Catholic faith has
helped me build and foster
relationships with Jesus as
well as others.
Attending
religion
classes at St. Lawrence
helped me have a better
understanding about the
teaching, history and tradition of the church,
but it was the liturgy and prayerful atmosphere
throughout St. Lawrence that was enriching
and faith-filling for me. Sharing liturgy, as well
as daily morning and evening prayers with the
student body and the many Capuchin friars
at St. Lawrence showed me the importance of
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community prayer—of praying together as one
people of God. Listening to everyone sing songs
during liturgy and at prayers encouraged and
motivated me to do the same. The integration
of prayers and songs from different cultures allowed me to appreciate the diversity of St. Lawrence as well as the Catholic faith.
One of the most important things that St.
Lawrence taught me is the aspect of communal ministry: my classmates
and I serving others who
When I decidare in need. It was in doed to attend St. ing ministry that I learned
Lawrence, join- about the joy of service, the
ing the priestjoy of teaming up with my
hood or any
classmates to help others.
religious order
Being able to see the Capuwas not my goal. chin friars joyfully serving
and ministering to people
in the surrounding area as well as to the students and me allowed me to understand what
true service is: banding with those whom you
know to serve others.
Being shaped and formed by attending St.
Lawrence for four years, it is clear that my decision to attend St. Lawrence played an import-
ant role in my discernment to becoming a Capuchin Franciscan. When I decided to attend
St. Lawrence, joining the priesthood or any
religious order was not my goal. It had never
entered my mind. However, through observing
the Capuchin Friars as a student and being nurtured by living in a Capuchin environment, I
felt a calling to the Capuchin way of life: their
way of communal living, praying and ministering.
Due to the calling that I felt, I wanted to
see if the Capuchin way of life was for me or
not. Therefore, I answered the call by applying to the College Seminary program that the
Capuchin Franciscans run at St. Joseph Seminary in Chicago. My discernment to become
a Capuchin Franciscan happened because I
attended St. Lawrence, where I had expanded
my understanding and knowledge about the
Catholic faith as well as enjoyed the many experiences that St. Lawrence had to offer to me
as a student. On top of that I was also able to
observe the life of the Capuchin Friars there,
the way they prayed, ministered, and interacted
with the staff and students. All of these factors
helped my decision to answer my call to be-
Of the over 10,000 SLS alumni, more than
1,500 have become priests or brothers. Most
alums who go on to the priesthood become diocesan priests.
Thirteen alumni have become bishops.
The province currently has 23 men in formation, 7 of whom are sons of Calvary.
come a Capuchin Franciscan, a decision that I
will never regret, but will cherish forever.
Since joining the Capuchin Franciscans
and taking my Perpetual Vows in August, 2012,
I have been living in a community in Chicago
and have the privilege of serving and ministering to many people. I have served adults with
developmental disabilities and visited homebound elders who have no families and relatives
living close by. Additionally, I have ministered
to the St. Henry Parish chapter of the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society, a Catholic organization that helps young Vietnamese students
grow up to be virtuous Christians. These many
different ministries that I have been able to experience so far are very enriching and life-giving for me. Due to these experiences, I am
constantly discovering more about myself and
learning better ways to minister to people.
On June 6, 2015, I took my next step as I
was ordained a transitional deacon in preparation for my ordination to priesthood next
year. I will soon be living in a new Capuchin
community that just developed in Crow Agency, Montana, where I will be ministering to the
people of the Crow Native American Tribe.
St. Lawrence Seminary, the Hill of Happiness, played a crucial role in my faith formation
as well as in my discernment to become a Capuchin Franciscan. It is a place where my Catholic faith was formed and shaped. It is a place
where I gained a deeper appreciation of service
to others. It is a place where I answered God’s
calling to become a Capuchin Franciscan.
For me St. Lawrence Seminary, the Hill of
Happiness, is where it all began.
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Called to be a Man of Christ
by: Tyler Richter ‘02
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Coming from the northwoods of Wisconsin, I
y experience at St. Lawrence started as a
had minimal contact with others who weren’t of
search; I was constantly searching to find mythe same culture and background as me. All of
self. Coming from a middle class, agrarian backa sudden I was a part of something completely
ground, I didn’t have the
different than I had ever
opportunity in the pubexperienced. It was wonlic school system to realderful!
ly search within myself. I
It wasn’t hard to see
was involved in my church
right away that this was a
as best as I could be: altar
community of brothers.
server at church, a student
No matter what race, ethin CCD classes, etc… but
nicity or background…
even when fellow Christhese guys were family. It
tians gathered around the
didn’t take long for me to
flagpole to pray during
see that it was a great fam“flagpole day,” I felt uncomily too—they were a family
fortable and, quite frankly, I wouldn’t be the father I am in Christ and His Church.
I wasn’t sure of what I was if not for the love and charity Evening and morning
doing.
were respectful.
I learned at St. Lawrence. prayers
I was introduced to St.
The sign of peace at Mass
Lawrence Seminary in the spring of 1998. My
wasn’t a handshake, but a strong embrace. This
weekend visit experience was rather frightening.
was it—iron sharpening iron! This was what I
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found, and it was something of which Iknew I
had to be a part.
My freshman year I was still trying to find
myself, still attempting to fit in. My mother told
me, “You don’t have to go back after the first year,
but try it and see what you think.” After the first
year I wondered: how could I not go back?
Over the next three years at St. Lawrence I
not only learned how to wash my own clothes,
cook my own food and contribute to a community, I learned how to give of myself. St. Lawrence
showed me that in my quest to find myself, I
found not only who I was but what I was called to
be. I learned how to be a man in the Church. The
ministry of St. Lawrence taught me how to open
my heart to the Lord. I even opened my heart to
the idea of one day becoming a Capuchin.
I studied not only the life of Christ, but saw
the life of Christ in people such as Fr. Dennis
Druggan, Br. Dismas Seward, Mr. David Gritt
and my fellow brothers. At such a young age, I
was shown that being a man is more than age; it’s
action.
Like any other boy, I was absorbed in sports,
life, and yes—even at an all-boys high school—
girls. The difference is that I was taught respect
and love for what Christ gives us. One of the
things I remember fondly was the respect that
Fr. Dennis Druggan expected from every young
man regarding women. I specifically recall this
because of contrary messages from pop culture
and his expectation has stuck with me.
I found family in St. Lawrence: priests, brothers and sisters. Sr. Mildred Warner, God rest her
soul, was one of the most influential people I
knew. I bring all of these things up because St.
Lawrence has had an effect on me as a lay person
today—specifically as a father and husband.
The values of faith, love and respect are what
I strive to: faith in our God, love through charity and good works, respect through action…because of St. Lawrence.
After careful thought and prayer, I found myself yearning for love outside of the consecrated
life. I wanted to be a husband and father. I found
my best friend in my wife, Tara. Because of the
examples I witnessed at St. Lawrence, I learned
how to respect, love and treasure my marriage to
my best friend, my wife.
I am blessed to be a father to five beautiful
children: Josephine Leona, Augustine Lawrence,
Blaise Tyler, Frances Marian and Therese Jeanne.
I especially hold the values I learned at St. Lawrence close to my heart as I try to teach, mold and
prepare my children for whatever life has in store
for them.
I wouldn’t be the husband I am had I not
learned how to be a man in Christ at St. Lawrence. I wouldn’t be the father I am if not for
the love and charity I learned at St. Lawrence. I
wouldn’t be who I am today if not for everything
St. Lawrence has done, and continues to do, in
my life.
I also have brothers all over the world. My
children have two godfathers who are St.
Lawrence alumni and
several “uncles,” who
are such special parts
of their lives. St. Lawrence still provides for
me and my family—it
has given me brothers
that share in the joy of
my family.
St. Lawrence is a
place I will always call
home, but it’s a home
that doesn’t just stay,
“atop a lofty hillside,
arched against the blue.”
St. Lawrence Seminary
lives in the hearts of all
the Sons of Calvary. I
keep the Hill of Happiness in my heart always
as it continues to shape
who I am.
Project Team
er than the old one and every inch of the new building
has been carefully planned.
Owner:
Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order, Inc.
b/d/a St. Lawrence Seminary
301 Church Street
Mt. Calvary, WI 50357
Architect:
Uihlein/Wilson Architects, Inc.
322 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
The west side of the building, unlike the east side, looks
very sleek and modern. It also solves one of the Seminary’s chief design problems: the lack of an obvious
“front door” for visitors unfamiliar with campus. With
a circle drive and big, open doors, as well as an inviting
“Friar’s Garden,” this entrance will provide a welcoming
place for visitors.
Plumbing, Fire Protection and HVAC:
Thunderbird Engineering, Inc.
7665 N. Port Washington Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Electrical:
Leedy & Petzold Associates, LLC
12970 W. Bluemound Road
Elm Grove, WI 53122
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In designing the new St. Joseph Hall, the architects and
the administration identified one major issue early on:
the building should not merely be a replacement of the
old. Rather, it should be carefully designed to meet the
needs of the school—needs that have evolved greatly
from those of the era of the original St. Joseph Hall,
which was built in 1872. This meant a campus-wide
look at use of spaces and a careful assessment of what
new spaces the reconstruction could create. The new
building will be roughly 4,000 square feet of space larg-
The new campus plan calls for a centralization of all
classrooms; no longer will there be classrooms in odd
spaces in buildings all across campus. With the exception of physical education
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The east side of the building, to be visible from the
courtyard between the Laurentianum and the chapel,
replicates the classic style of the Laurentianum, with
its two prominent gables. The design calls for a blending of brick colors to help create a transition from the
tan “Cream City brick” of the Laurentianum to the red
brick of the chapel and St. Mary’s Hall buildings. At the
same time, the sleek, sharp window frames and more
modern styling prominent on the north east end blend
well with the more contemporary designs of the chapel
and St. Mary’s.
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SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
SG JJR
Sheet Name
Additionally,
this parking level will hold a staffed re14-109
ception desk, a benefactor recognition area and a new
classroom. Also on this level and the next, dubbed
“campus level” (the floor that corresponds with the first
floor of the Laurentianum), will be key infrastructural offices lost in the fire: spiritual directors, admissions,
marketing, business, plant manager, housekeeping and
custodial.
ST. JOSEPH
1057
OVERALL SITE IMPROVEMENTS PLAN
SITE PREPERATION AND EROSION CONTROL PLAN
SITE LAYOUT, MATERIALS AND GRADING PLAN
SITE UTILITIES PLAN
SITE PLAN ENLARGEMENTS
SITE DETAILS
SITE DETAILS
SITE DETAILS
SITE DETAILS
SITE UTILITY DETAILS
UWA
UWA
UWA
SG JJR
Sheet Number
STRUCTURAL
S100
S101
S102
S103
S104
S500
S501
CONCRETE
STAIR B
RETAINING WALL C, TO
TIE INTO EXISTING WALL
AT CORNER
1057
CIVIL
C100
C101
C102
C103
C401
C501
C502
C503
C504
C505
INDEX
Drawn By
6'-0"
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TITLE SHEET & INDEX
CODE & LIFE SAFETY
3D VIEWS
EXISTING CONDITIONS
INCLUDING ADDENDA 1-4 (APRIL 3, 2015)
Description
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104
7
104
Designed To Be Beautiful
Sheet Name
2
CONCRETE
RETAINING WALL C
REGRADE AND REPAVE
ASPHALT PARKING LOT
53
10
INDEX
Sheet Number
GENERAL
G000
G001
G002
V101
March 10, 2015 BID DOCUMENTS
The turret at the ST.southern
part of the building will
LAWRENCE SEMINARY
match the footprint
part
of St.WI 53057
Joseph lost in the
301 STREET,of
MOUNT
CALVARY,
fire—what had at one time been the sanctuary of the
old student chapel. It will be taller, however; nearly the
same height as the Laurentianum. In design it will look
as if it is more a part of the Laurentianum than St. Joseph Hall.
PROTECT AND PRESERVE
EXISTING WALL
52
10
hen St. Joseph Hall was destroyed by fire last year,
the administrators deliberately chose to act slowly. They
wanted to make sure whatever building was erected
added to the visual beauty of campus, met the myriad
needs of St. Lawrence and gave due respect to the Seminary’s history. Over many months the architects from
Uhlein-Wilson of Milwaukee weighed these concerns,
meeting frequently with the administrators and various
stakeholders, and their resulting design is aesthetically
beautiful, academically practical and duly historical.
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OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
This document, and the ideas and designs incorporated herein, as
an instrument of professional service, is the sole property of
Uihlein Wilson Architects, Inc., and is not to be used in whole or in part
for any other project or purpose without the expressed written
authorization of Uihlein Wilson Architects, Inc.
ST.Anthony
JOSEPH
HALL
By:
Van
Asten ‘01
W
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email | office@uihlein-wilson.com
Structural:
Barber Engineering, LLC
135 N. Main St.
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
1040
Measure Twice,
Cut Once: Carefully Desiging St. Joseph Hall RESTORE ASPHALT
DRIVE WHERE NEW
WATER MAIN IS
INSTALLED
322 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Civil & Landscape:
Smithgroup JJR
44 E. Mifflin St.
Madison, WI 53703
CONCRETE
WALK
NEW GENERATOR
AND CHILLER
EXISTING FOUNTAIN
TO REMAIN
(PROTECT)
CONCRETE RETAINING
WALL WITH STONE
VENEER
Designed To Be Historical
PROJECT LIMITS
The original St. Joseph Hall, though the oldest building
322 East Michigan Street
on campus, was
oftenWI
overshadowed
by the resplendent
Milwaukee,
53202
Laurentianum.
The
stalwart
St.
Joseph
itself is rich with
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facsimile
|
414.271.8942
history deserving commemoration. This is why careful The aerial blueprint shows the footprint of the new building
email | office@uihlein-wilson.com
thought was put into the design of the new building. as well as the Friar’s Garden and circle drive that will welArchitects wanted to acknowledge the razed building’s come visitors to campus.
heritage and incorporate some of that heritage in key
places. The new building will retain some of that history.
ST. THOMAS
HALL
10
Sons of Calvary
The turret on the southwest corner of the building will house the Heritage
Room, in which historical photos, documents and artifacts will be displayed.
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OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
This document, and the ideas and designs incorporated herein, as
an instrument of professional service, is the sole property of
Uihlein Wilson Architects, Inc., and is not to be used in whole or in part
for any other project or purpose without the expressed written
authorization of Uihlein Wilson Architects, Inc.
Summer Issue 2015
11
S2.0
2 HR STAIR
VTS
MTS
RST-1
MTS
VTS
CORRIDOR
VTS
VT-1
037
CUST.
PT-1
043
MEN'S
PT-1
041
WOMEN'S
IDF
039
VT-1
ELEC.
033
VT-1
SC
027
2 HR FIRE PUMP
SC
025
MECH.
11' - 0"
1' - 0"3' - 4"
UP
VTS
050
VT-1
VTS
VT-1
021
MAIL
S1.0
2 HR STAIR
UP
PT-1 / PT-4
8"
7' - 10"
040
VTS
CPT-2
VT-1
028
STORAGE
CLASSROOM
4' - 0"
CPT-4
2' - 0"
CPT-1
020
OPEN OFFICE
MTS
3' - 0"
OFFICE
026
CPT-1
CPT-1
024
OFFICE
CPT-1
022
OFFICE
VTS
VTS
6' - 0"
5' - 0 5/8"
8"
8' - 0"
5 3/8"
1' - 8"
PT-1
145
WOMEN'S
CUST.
143
VT-1
CPT-1
137
OFFICE
131
OFFICE
CPT-1
CPT-1
113
OFFICE
CPT-1
121
COMMON
CPT-1
125
OFFICE
PT-1
141
MEN'S
CPT-2
CPT-2
CPT-2
CPT-2
CPT-2
VT-1
48' - 10"
!
2 HR STAIR
S2.1
MTS
MTS
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
CAMPUS RECEPTION
010
CPT-1
VTS
VT-1
VT-1
VTS
VTS
3' - 4"
Notes
UP
RST-1
VTS
CORR.
150
VT-1
VTS
VTS
VTS
VTS
VTS
VTS
MTS
000
VEST
MAT-1
CPT-3
002
VIDEO CONF.
L-0001
EX. ELEVATOR
11' - 4"
Fin
Wall Finish
ROOM SCHEDULE
Base
146
LAUNDRY
VT-1
CPT-2
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
4' - 0"
2' - 0"
2' - 0"
2 HR STAIR
S1.1
PT-1 / PT-4
UP
VEST.
107
MAT-1
ETR
L-1003
EX. 2 HR STAIR
001
ETR
VESTIBULE
MAT-1
3' - 4" 3' - 10 1/2"
Floor Finish
142
BREAK
VT-1
OFFICE
140
CPT-1
CPT-2
CPT-2
CPT-2
CPT-2
CPT-2
VTS
CPT-2
110
BANK
VT-1
VTS
VT-1
105
CORR.
EX. ELEV. EQ.
ETR
L-1002
ETR
L-1000
EX. ELEV. LOBBY
2' - 0"
Room
P
P / BRICK
SEE ELEVATIONS
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P
P
P
P
RB-1
- / RB-1
WB-1
RB-1
WB-1
WB-1
RB-2
WB-1
RB-2
RB-1
RB-1
RB-1
RB-1
WB-1
RB-1
PTB-1
RB-2
RB-1
322 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI OFFICE
53202
132
telephone |414.271.8899
CPT-1
facsimile | 414.271.8942
email | office@uihlein-wilson.com
128
OFFICE
CPT-1
VT-1
112
1 HR VAULT
CPT-1
114
ACCOUNTING OFFICE
CPT-1
116
OFFICE
CPT-1
120
WORK ALCOVE
Description
CPT-1
124
OFFICE
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OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
VTS
This document, and the ideas and designs incorporated herein, as
an instrument of professional service, is the sole property of
Uihlein Wilson Architects, Inc., and is not to be used in whole or in part
for any other project or purpose without the expressed written
authorization of Uihlein Wilson Architects, Inc.
REVISIONS
No.
Date
PROJECT
ST. JOSEPH
HALL
VTS
7' - 7"
Name
MAT-1
CPT-1
CPT-1
VT-1
CPT-1
CPT-1
SC
CPT-1
SC
STAFF
VT-1
VT-1
245
VT-1
PT-1
VT-1
CPT-4
PT-1
CUST
PT-1
243VT-1
ETR
VT-1
PT-1 / PT-4
RST-1
VT-1
MEN'S
P
P
N/A
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P
P
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P
P
P
P
RB-1
WB-1
N/A
WB-1
CPT-3
WB-1
IDF
VT-1
RB-1
MAT-1
RB-1
237
CPT-2
VT-1
RB-1
VT-1
RB-1
VT-1
CPT-1
WB-1
CPT-1
WB-1
CPT-1 OFFICE
WB-1
CPT-1
RB-1
231
CPT-1
RB-1
WB-1
CPT-2 CPT-1 CPT-1
CPT-1
WB-1
CPT-1
WB-1
CPT-1
WB-1
CPT-1
OFFICE WB-1
CPT-1
WB-1
CPT-1225 WB-1
PT-1
CPT-1 RB-1
CPT-2 VT-1
VT-1
RB-1
PT-1
VT-1
RB-1
VT-1
RB-1
ETR
OFFICE
ETR
217
ETR
ETR
CPT-1 PTB-1
PT-1 / PT-4
CPT-2 RST-1
RB-2
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P
P
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P
P
P
241MAT-1
CPT-3
PT-1
N/A
CPT-3
WB-1
RB-1
WB-1
WB-1
WB-1
WB-1
WB-1
WB-1
RB-1
RB-1
WB-1
RB-1
PTB-1
RB-2
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P
P / PT-2 / PT-3 SEE TYPICAL TILE ELEVATION
P
P
P
VTS
43' - 2"
Number
PARKING ENTRY = Survey 1051.25
000
VEST
010
CAMPUS RECEPTION
020
OPEN OFFICE
2 HR STAIR
021
MAIL
022
OFFICE S2.2
024
OFFICE
025
MECH. RST-1
026
OFFICE
027
2 HR FIRE PUMP
028
STORAGE
VTS
033
ELEC.
037
CUST.MTS
039
IDF
040
CLASSROOM
041
WOMEN'S
043
MEN'S
050
CORRIDOR
L-0001
EX. ELEVATOR
S1.0
2 HR STAIRMTS
S2.0
2 HR STAIR
CORR.
BASEMENT @ SOUTH TOWER
005
CORRIDOR
MAIN BASEMENT
250
001
VESTIBULE
002
VIDEO CONF.
VT-1
003
CHASE
006
CLOSET
PT-1
/ PT-4
RST-1
WB-1
RB-1
RB-1
EPX-1
EPX-1
EPX-1
EPX-1
RB-1
RB-1
PTB-1
RB-2
CPT-3
VT-1
CPT-1
CPT-2
CPT-4
OFFICE
CPT-1
CPT-4
213
CPT-1
CPT-1
CPT-1
VT-1
PT-1
VT-1
CPT-4
PT-1
VT-1
ETR
ETR
2 HRETR
STAIR
ETR
S1.2
PT-1 / PT-4
CPT-3
VT-1
VT-1
EPX-1
EPX-1
EPX-1
EPX-1
PT-1
VT-1
PT-1
VT-1
ETR
ETR
ETR
ETR
PT-1 / PT-4
RST-1
FINISHES ABBREVIATION LEGEND
ST. LAWRENCE SEMINARY
CONF.
102
CPT-3
ETR
L-1001
13' - 6"
CLASSROOM
244
CPT-4
CLASSROOM
224
CPT-4
CAMPUS LEVEL = Survey 1063.25
VTS 102
CONF.
105
CORR.
107
VEST.
110
BANK
112
1 HR VAULT
2' - 0"
113
OFFICE
114
ACCOUNTING OFFICE
116
OFFICE
2' - 0"
120
WORK ALCOVE
121
COMMON
124
OFFICE
125
OFFICE
128
OFFICE
131
OFFICEVTS
132
OFFICE
137
OFFICE
140
OFFICE
141
MEN'S
142
BREAK
143
CUST.
2' - 0"
145
WOMEN'S
146
LAUNDRY
150
CORR.
L-1000
EX. ELEV. LOBBY 2' - 0"
L-1001
EX. ELEV
L-1002
EX. ELEV. EQ.
L-1003
EX. 2 HR STAIR
2 HR STAIR
VTS S1.1
S2.1
2 HR STAIR
SECOND FLOOR
202
SEMINAR
VTS
205
CORR.
213
OFFICE
2' - 0"
214
CLASSROOM
217
OFFICE
224
CLASSROOM
225
OFFICE
231
OFFICE
VTS
237
IDF
241
MEN'S
243
CUST
244
CLASSROOM
245
STAFF MTS
250
CORR.
L-2000
EX. ELEV. LOBBY
L-2001
EX. ELEV.
L-2002
EX. MECH.
L-2003
EX. 2HR STAIR
S1.2
2 HR STAIR
S2.2
2 HR STAIR
THIRD FLOOR
VTS302
HERITAGE
305
CORR.
317
STORAGE
320
SCIENCE
CORR.
321
SCIENCE
330
SCIENCE PREP
205
340
SCIENCE
341
MEN'S VT-1
343
CUST.
345
STAFF
350
CORR.
L-3000
EX. ELEV. LOBBY
L-3001
EX. ELEV.
L-3002
EX. MECH.
L-3003
EX. 2HR STAIR
S1.3
2 HR STAIR
S2.3
2 HR STAIR
FOURTH FLOOR - LB
400
MECHANICAL
1. PROVIDE SEAMING PLAN (DIAGRAM) WITH
SUBMITTALS FOR ALL CARPET (CPT), VINYL (VT,
SV) AND PORCELAIN
FLOORING LOCATIONS.
EX.(PT)
MECH.
GENERAL FINISH PLAN NOTES:
ETR
VTS
2. INSTALL FLOORING IN
DIRECTION INDICATED BY
L-2002
ARROWS ON THE PLAN.
SHEET
FINISH PLANS
LIVING
EX. ELEV
0 PARKING LEVEL - FINISHES
1/8" = 1'-0"
10' - 0"
PT-1
345
STAFF
VT-1
343
CUST.
341
MEN'S
PT-1
SCIENCE
321
EPX-1
VT-1
317
STORAGE
CPT-4
214
CLASSROOM
CPT-3
202
SEMINAR
CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT
CARPET
CONCRETE
CORNER GUARD
EPOXY FLOOR
EXISTING TO REMAIN
GYPSUM WALL BOARD
WALK-OFF MAT
METAL TRANSITION STRIP
PAINT
PLASTIC LAMINATE
PORCELAIN TILE
QUARRY TILE
QUARTZ SURFACE
RUBBER BASE
RUBBER TILE
ROLLER SHADE
RUBBER STAIR TREAD
SEALED CONCRETE
SOLID SURFACE
SHEET VINYL
TOILET PARTITION
VINYL TILE
VINYL TRANSITION STRIP
WOOD BASE
WINDOW TREATMENT
03/10/2015
DATE
14-109
PROJECT NO.
June 22-25, 2015
1
13' - 11"
S2.3
2 HR STAIR
RST-1
VTS
MTS
VT-1
350
CORR.
MTS
VTS
VTS
VTS
MTS
2 HR STAIR
S1.3
PT-1 / PT-4
EX. MECH.
ETR
L-3002
ETR
L-3003
EX. 2HR STAIR
ETR
L-3000
EX. ELEV. LOBBY
L-2001
CMU
=
CPT
=
CONC
=
=
CG
EPX
=
ETR
=
GYP
=
MAT
=
MTS
=
=
P
PL=
=
PT
=
QT
=
QZ
=
RB
RBR
=
=
RS
RST
=
=
SC
=
SS
=
SV
=
TP
=
VT
VTS
=
=
WB
WT=
at e
the D
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SHEET NO.
FIRST FLOOR - FINISHES
1/8" = 1'-0"
13' - 11"
340
SCIENCE
EPX-1
SCIENCE PREP
330
EPX-1
SCIENCE
320
EPX-1
VTS
CORR.
305
VT-1
VTS
EX. 2HR STAIR
EX. ELEV. LOBBY
PAINTING NOTES
L-2003
L-2000
VTS
ETR
P-1; ALL PAINTED GYP
CEILINGS, EXCEPT AS NOTED
ETR
P-2; ALL WALLS EXCEPT AS NOTED
EX. ELEV.
P-3; HOLLOW METAL
DOORS, COLUMNS
P-4; HOLLOW METAL DOOR FRAMES
ETR
P-5; STAIR METAL, RAILS
P-6; ACCENT PAINT AS NOTED (PROVIDE FOR 30%
ACCENT PAINT WALLS)
P-7; ACCENT PAINT AS NOTED (PROVIDE FOR 30%
ACCENT PAINT WALLS)
P-8; ACCENT PAINT AS NOTED (PROVIDE FOR 30%
ACCENT PAINT WALLS)
CHAIR RAIL
CORNER GUARD
2
12' - 0"
MASONRY UNIT
EVIATION LEGEND
UARD
OR
O REMAIN
ALL BOARD
MAT
NSITION STRIP
CPT-3
302
HERITAGE
L-3001
EX. ELEV.
ETR
SECOND FLOOR - FINISHES
1/8" = 1'-0"
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Description
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12
stlawrence.edu/retreats
Addendum #1
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1
4' - 0"
Summer Issue 2015
The floor at “parking level” will have a reception desk, several offices and one
new classroom.
TUNNEL LEVEL
-20' - 8"
The new St. Joseph Hall will be filled with natural light:
both east and west sides will have a plethora of windows.
STONE SILL
FACE BRICK, TYPE-2
Sons of Calvary
WEST EXTERIOR ELEVATION
1/8" = 1'-0"
24
920-753-7570
2' - 0"
9' - 8"
2' - 0"
ALUMINUM STOREFRONT SYSTEM
STONE VENEER
ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM
FACE BRICK, TYPE-1
BASEMENT @ SOUTH TOWER
-10' - 10 3/4"
PARKING ENTRY = Survey
1051.25
-12' - 0"
STONE HEADERS AND SILLS
322 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Get the details and register by June 17:
CAMPUS LEVEL = Survey
1063.25
0"
REVISIONS
No.
Date
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13
13
1' - 3 3/4"
1' - 3 3/4"
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
CJ
CJ
CJ
CJ
CJ
CJ
CJ
FACE BRICK, TYPE-1
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8
1' - 4"
1' - 4"
FACE BRICK, TYPE-2
OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
10
10
10
8
8
8
HORZ CJ
8
8
CJ
CJ
SECOND FLOOR
13' - 11"
HORZ CJ
HORZ CJ
7
7
CJ
CJ
CJ
CJ
R
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MINATE
TILE
LE
RFACE
SE
E
ADE
AIR TREAD
NCRETE
FACE
L
TITION
3 THIRD FLOOR - FINISHES
1/8" = 1'-0"
E
"
SITION STRIP
E
REATMENT
2
TOP OF ROOF STRUCTURE
39' - 10"
student
ROOF BEARING @ TOWER
46' - 7"
Mass and prayer
Field olympics
Outdoor games
team-building activities
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
THIRD FLOOR
27' - 10"
3' - 0"
6' - 0"
5' - 4"
6' - 0"
3' - 0" 3' - 0"
3' - 8"
3' - 0" 3' - 0"
6' - 0"
5' - 4"
6' - 0"
3' - 0" 3' - 0"
3' - 8"
3' - 0"
6' - 0"
5' - 4"
6' - 0"
R
"
A300
for 7th, 8th and 9th grade boys
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HORZ CJ
2' - 0"
9' - 8"
23' - 4"
9' - 8"
23' - 4"
9' - 8"
3' - 0"
23' - 4"
9' - 8"
2' - 0"
EXISTING LAURENTIANUM BEYOND
ARCHITECTURAL
ASPHALT SHINGLES
TOP OF ROOF STRUCTURE @
CONNECTION
37' - 10"
3
3
3
3' - 0"
3' - 0"
3' - 0"
3' - 0"
8
SU M M E R AC T ION R E T R E AT
St. L awrence Seminar y High School
$50/
FOURTH FLOOR - LB
41' - 3"
METAL DOWNSPOUT, PNT
STONE HEADERS AND SILLS
9' - 8"
16
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The first floor, dubbed “campus level” will contain important institutional offices lost in the fire. Additionally, it will contain a common faculty workspace and,
in the turret, one of two new conference rooms.
T AND GUTTER, PNT
1
A301
LIGHTNING PROTECTION,
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The second floor will boast three new classrooms, faculty offices and, in the turret, a seminar meeting space.
Though the new St. Joseph Hall will look very
different, it will incorporate important elements of the original.
On the third floor of the turret will be the Heritage
Room, designed to house and display St. Lawrence’s archival documents, photos and historical artifacts. The
room will be open to students, faculty, staff and visitors
and will be a valuable asset in preserving and allowing
access to the school’s rich history.
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The third floor will house the Science Department and will feature three brand
new science lab/classrooms. The Heritage Room will also be on this level.
Along the west wall of the old building were a number
of nearly 100-year-old carvings depicting the life of St.
Francis. Alongside the wall was a beautiful meditation
garden. Most of these carvings and the garden were destroyed in the fire. With the new building, in approximately the same place and next to the visitor’s entrance
will be a beautifully landscaped “Friar’s Garden” that
will feature the surviving carvings.
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The preliminary construction work has already begun.
The portico has already been removed and crews are
digging the new building’s foundation. Now with students gone for the summer, crews from C.D. Smith
Construction of Fond du Lac can move more quickly.
They expect to have the exterior erected and enclosed
by winter and the whole project to be completed by
June 1st of 2016.
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This spring the portico was successfully dismantled. It will be rebuilt and incorporated into the new building.
The most immediately recognizable element of this is
the portico on which was prominently displayed the
statue of St. Joseph. Restoration crews were able to successfully remove the statue and dismantle the portico
piece-by-piece. It will be cleaned and reassembled on
the east side of the new building, facing the courtyard.
The statue of St. Joseph, too, will be restored and placed
atop the portico.
A Floor-By-Floor
Breakdown
The New Building
St. Mary’s Hall
By: Kevin Buelow ‘98
A New Look For a Familiar Building
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D
riving north on County Road W from Highway
23, as soon as the vehicle crests the hill, there it is: St.
Lawrence. That awe of seeing the campus perched on
top this majestic Hill is an experience familiar to many.
These days it is not only the cupola of the Main
Building that can be seen from this vantage point— the
160 foot tall Manitowoc Crane from C.D. Smith Construction Services is a clear addition to the horizon.
St. Mary’s Hall had been a building in need of renovation for quite some time: the dorm was small and
dark, the refectory was cramped and the usable work
spaces were inefficiently and haphazardly scattered
about.
Plans to renovate the building had been in the
works prior to the St. Joseph Hall fire, though the project wasn’t slated to start quite as early as it did. Administrators gave it the green light so as to retain the builders
until the St. Joseph Hall plans could carefully be crafted.
Renovating an existing building is often a harder
and longer project than building anew. Though this was
also the case with the St. Mary’s Hall project, the end
result will be a building more streamlined to meet the
needs of the Seminary community.
Demolition and construction only commenced
in January and already the addition is nearly complete
on the outside. Much of the original building has been
re-bricked and the additions to the façade are nearing
completion.
The clearly visible external changes are now being followed by the less visible complexities of the inner workings of the building. The wooden lockers that
served as the cube dividers in junior dorm (senior dorm
for many alumni) are all removed. Some of the old locker doors are even being used temporarily to cover up
holes for the new air ducts and plumbing.
The walls that made up the infirmary, supervisor
suites and the bathroom in the dorm are being replaced
with steel studs, new wires, vents for air-conditioning,
and sheetrock in a uniquely envisioned layout.
Though it was a mild winter, the cold weather of
Wisconsin did necessitate some minor modifications
for construction crews. A temporary shelter the entire
height and length of the southern wall of the building
was created for the masons to lay brick, including a
separate heated enclosure to mix the mortar. Even with
the harsh cold days that plagued parts of these winter
The student refectory is being expanded into the addition to aleviate congestion and provide better service.
The addition also has additional faculty meeting spaces at the refectory level.
The new junior lobby will occupy the bright space beneath the building’s new façade.
The junior dorm rooms are filled with windows with
incredible views of the countryside.
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The new façade takes shape.
months, the crews worked on the project almost daily.
There was rarely a moment where an air hammer, chisel, or truck was not heard.
The largest obstacle faced by the students and staff
has been the relocation of the refectory. When students
returned after the March break, the dining services had
moved to Maximillian’s, a restaurant in the village. The
original thought was to keep the refectory open until
summer; however, letting the construction proceed
without any students in the building would get the project completed on an accelerated schedule.
The refectory has been extended into what had formally been the Weisbrod Conference Room. Additionally, it has been fitted with sprinklers, air conditioning,
new windows and an updated kitchen.
The project as a whole has been moving along very
smoothly. The building is on track to be open by August, ready to receive students into a new space more
suited to their needs and the needs of the whole infrastructure of the school.
It won’t be long now until the skyline seen from the
road is back to the way it should be.
Please join us for the
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
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Sunday, October 25, 2015
Mass at 10:15 am
R.S.V.P. online at:
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The look and feel of meals on campus have changed over the years.
Climbing the Hill 3 Meals a Day
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The exterior of the addition to the building’s northeast corner is nearly complete.
by: Kevin Draftz ‘15
change was befitting the season of spring: with the
student refectory out of service this last quarter of the
2014-15 school year, the students had to walk down the
hill to Maximillian’s for meals. The meals were prepared
by Sodexo, the company contracted to run the kitchen
atop the Hill. Many found that the atmosphere in Maximillian’s was a refreshing change that allowed for a more
communal meal.
While the walk was arduous and time-consuming, administrators revamped the school day schedule to allow
for extra time to make the descent and climb. With the
three trips down and up every day, the average student
added 1.5 miles of walking to his day.
The morning walk was a bit hazardous, as a train of
groggy students made the journey up and down the steep
incline, but a strict set of rules prevented any accidents
from occurring. Some students struggled to follow the
rule of walking only two abreast while climbing the hill;
most were tempted to walk in squads of three to five, but
the rule was to prevent any sort of accident—with the
many staff, faculty, visitors and especially construction
workers coming on campus each day, student safety was
of utmost concern.
While the walk was long, and the morning air brisk,
students found that the hill wasn’t as daunting as it looks.
Many actually enjoyed walking up and down the hill—
some students even took to running up it! The jaunt gave
us a little more exercise throughout the day and let us apSummer
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preciate the Hill of Happiness
in a different
way.
SLS Along the Way by: Anthony Mensah ‘15
This year Academic Dean Dave Bartel ‘78 celebrates his 25th year on the faculty
at St. Lawrence. Recently he sat down with senior Anthony Mensah to explain
how St. Lawrence has changed and how it’s remained the same.
Anthony Mensah: In your time here as a teacher and as
a student at St. Lawrence, what have been the major
changes?
Dave Bartel: When I was a student, my freshmen class
had 110 students and we graduated with only 46, so
there was a lot of drop off. Now, we like to start off with
about 60-70 freshmen and have an expected graduating class of about 50 so there’s more retention. We
were six to a cube! Now there’s less in a cube and you
all need more room! We had a lot less stuff than you
did. Especially shoes.
A: What kind of stuff did you have?
D: Clothes.
A: That’s it? No snacks or anything?
D: Not so much as far as snacks and things like that.
You guys have a lot more electronics than we did. You
know guys had radios and boom boxes, but you didn’t
really bring those up because if everyone was playing
their music, then no one could hear their own music.
But when I was in school here essentially you taught
yourself freshman and sophomore year. We were giv-
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en learning packets to go through. If you wanted to
listen to a lecture on tape you could. Then you took the
test; if you passed, you went on.
A: That’s a big difference.
D: At the time it was the style of teaching. Now it has
been realized that with that style the retention isn’t
quite as great. But some of that style is coming back in
different forms.
Diversity here is quite different also. When I was a
student it was probably 85-90% Caucasian, 8% African-American and 2% Hispanic. International students weren’t really around. I think that was one of the
things that definitely changed for the better.
A: What are other things that have changed?
D: We didn’t have a social skills program and we also
didn’t have fraternities. We sat by tables. And we basically had kind of like a draft to see who would sit
where.
A: So has the central mission of the school changed with
the times?
D: I think the central mission has generally stayed the
same. It’s always been to prepare Church leaders. I
think it’s become a lot more college prep now, with
the expectation that most people go to college. Back
then people wanted to go to college but it wasn’t the
same push. The experiences are generally the same,
the buildings are the same, and you get the same experience of living away from home. Maybe connecting
with your classmates, since we didn’t have electronics
and had to write actual letters is a change, but it has
remained consistent in a lot of areas.
A: Okay, so with the changing of the times, sometimes
you need to adjust the way you teach. As school principal how do you see the curriculum changing?
D: We’re not one of those schools where everyone has a
laptop. And I’m not sure if we are ever going to be one.
When I was first teaching math we used calculators
a lot, but we use them a lot less now and we can see
the test scores have improved. Technology is great, but
you need to know the basics. So, we may continue to
incorporate technology, but I think we still need to lay
down the basics. Even now I think the teachers do well
incorporating technology, like the use of things like
PowerPoint and researching.
When we ask alumni what we need to work on and
what they felt ill-prepared for in college, I often expect to hear things about technology, but that’s not the
case. They generally focus on other things. Generally
the alumni are already ready for freshman year in college. And I think that’s because we prepare them to
take responsibility for their studies.
A: So, when you were a student here, there were a lot
more Capuchins in classrooms. Now there is a reduced number of Capuchins in classrooms. So how do
you think St. Lawrence continues to keep its Capuchin
identity?
D: I think it’s mostly due to the leadership of the Capuchins. There’s always the charism of the Capuchins.
And I think it’s helped by alumni who come back and
bring what they learned back with them—which is a
good and bad thing, because at times we do need to
branch out and experience something different. But
the leadership of the Capuchin community does pay
attention to what we do, and if we weren’t doing what
they want, then we would not be here anymore.
A: So, you’ve been working here for 25 years, what keeps
you coming back?
D: I think what keeps you coming back is that you become a part of the program. It’s hard to see progress
in just one year. When you look at freshman to sophomore year you don’t see as much growth. But when
you see the strides that students make from their
freshmen year to their senior year, it’s easy to see. But
you know, at the same time, people come and go, but
the program will remain. So if you see yourself as the
main cog, it doesn’t work. St. Lawrence isn’t about one
person; it’s an institution. You know it’s also spending
time with you fine young gentleman too that keeps
me here. We can talk about the staff, but without the
students this wouldn’t be a school. And personally I
develop a different relationship with students than
principals of most schools. Because you are an adult,
students want to come to you, and I think that’s important to the program.
A: You talked about your role as an adult figure to talk to;
can explain a little further?
D: You kind of serve as a surrogate parent, and even
though there are times where you don’t want to be the
ones that students talk to, I understand how necessary
it is, and appreciate that students are willing and able
to come to me or other staff members on campus with
problems.
A: Okay so one last question. What do you think is the
benefit of being a son of Calvary?
D: You know the education is a given, but it’s not just
academic. I think that you get diversity, you get social
skills, study skills, and experiences that not many others get—especially the kind of experience you get, as
compared to schools out east or even in Wisconsin, it’s
something you don’t lose.
Dave Bartel teaches Pre-Calculus, Calculus and Calculus 2 (Opposite) Dave checks progress reports with his dog Henry
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Hero’s Heroes
Stories of student strife and success
At SLS, Mathletes Multiply
A Springtime Tradition
Since 1908 by: Charles Luke ‘15
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by: John O’Neill ‘16
“T
he Mighty Math Marvels are on the move
again!” is the battle cry often heard at lunch announcements. This is the name for the Saint Lawrence Seminary Math Team, a team of bright SLS students who
compete against other schools in mathematics competitions. And what a marvel they are! For this school
year, Team One won 1st place at every math meet that
they attended, became the Flyway Conference Champions and the State Champs in Class C.
The questions on the test, usually 20 in number,
range from pre-algebra to some high level trigonometry. But it is much more than students simply taking
very difficult math tests. The Math Team, to many of
the students who participate in it, offers a chance to
expand their skills in a fun and competitive way. The
program began in the late 1990s when Mrs. Jo Mickiewicz, then a math teacher at SLS, started it to expand
students’ knowledge of and passion for math.
Anybody, really, can participate in the math
meets, as long as he is interested in expanding their
math knowledge. The students who sign-up are
grouped into four teams of about eight members each
Field Day!
Team One: (Left to right) Si-hyeon Kim, William Ko, Jae
Lee, Paul Jeon, Michael Ko, Joseph Min, Gary Kim, Jungho Moon, Ronnie Nguyen, Nathan Martens, Adolfo Mora
by their demonstrated math skill. Though Team One,
the brightest math scholars, is the one that achieves
the most success, Teams Two, Three and Four lag not
far behind in skill. Often one of these will place third
or fourth at a meet—beating out other schools’ Team
Ones.
Mrs. Jenny Tabbert and Ms. Jaime Stephanie currently lead the Saint Lawrence Math Team in their
successes and are always there to help students learn
and get better at this academic sport. Congratulations
Mighty Math Marvels!
ing some of the most fundamental moves of the sport.
He struggled through his sophomore and junior seasons, slowly honing his skills. By senior year he was
ready—ready to face the season harder than ever before.
At 138 lbs, Christian wrestled in one of the most
competitive weight classes and at the end of the regular season had racked up wins against Laconia, North
Fond duc Lac/St. Mary Springs, Horicon and others.
His prowess led to Christian’s 2nd place victory at the
Flyway Conference meet. He then went on to take
another 2nd place at the wrestling Regionals meet.
This granted him the ability to wrestle in the WIAA
Sectional tournament, something not done since SLS
by: Josh Gerads ‘15
wrestler Joseph Nguyen ’13. Although he unfortunately did not make it farther than Sectionals he still
hen he joined wrestling his freshman year, had a great and exciting season. His final record was
Christian Osornio ‘15 was brand new, not even know- 12-13, with six pins.
ield Day is perhaps the oldest tradition
within the SLS student body that still exists
today. The first Field Day was held in 1908,
48 years after the founding of the school. Today, while some of the events and rules have
changed, the purpose of the day is still very
much the same. The goal of Field Day has always been to give students a day of fun and
delightful competition before the end of the
school year.
For a large part of Saint Lawrence’s history, the school had only a few athletic teams.
As a result, only a few students got a chance
to compete in sporting events. Field Day offered a chance for not only the athletes in the
student body to showcase their athletic ability, but also any student who wanted a shot at
one day of glory.
Before 1995, competition was fierce between classes as the seniors tried to prove
they were the best, while the sophomores
tried to upset the juniors. It was very easy for
class competition to escalate quickly into an
intense and unruly struggle.
Since 1995, students have competed in
teams comprised of their fraternities. The fraternity system has equalized the competition
on Field Day in an attempt to make it more
enjoyable for all students, not just the athletically gifted ones.
Many of the current Field Day events are
the same as the original events from 107 years
ago. Track and field events, such as sprints,
relays and jumping events have always been
an integral part of Field Day. There are several other odd events, including “Don’t Be Late
For Chapel” and the “Roll and Up-Chuck”
that are mainstays.
As for the freshman, for many years Field
Day was an initiation day complete with
a challenging obstacle course through the
swamp. This event concluded with the upperclassmen pelting the freshman with water
balloons. It long ago morphed into another
old SLS tradition: the tower shower.
Another Field Day tradition that has existed since 1972 is choosing a theme word
each year. The theme word traditionally begins with the letter “e.” The most recent Field
Day word was ebullient which means “joyously unrestrained.”
The traditions of Field Day are an example of how little SLS has changed throughout
the years: the purpose, the time of year, and
even many of the events have not changed in
the 108 years that Field Day has been a part
of the SLS tradition. While the buildings and
the faces on campus have changed over the
years, Field Day is a tradition which all alumni can recall fondly.
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Field Days from years past.
Field Day Theme Words
2015Ebullient
2014Eucrasy
2013Ethereal
2012Expugn
2011Elephantine
2010Essorant
2009Eureka!
2008Epinikion
2007Epochal
2006Endeavor
2005Esperance
2004 En Masse
2003Éclat
2002Extreme
2001 Elan Vital
2000Existentialism
1999 Esprit de Corps
1998Egalitarian
1997Esprit
1996Copious
1995Eke
1994 En Bloc
1993Egad
1992Élan
1991 Espiritis de Corpis
1990Dissymptotic
1989Euphoria
1988Quadulation
1987Explosion
1986 Zeit Geist
1985Zany
1984Ebullient
1983Esprit
1982Erg
1981Élan
1980Emulate
1979Extravaganza
1978Exuberance
1977Éclat
1976Exoergic
1975Ebullience
1974Effervescence
1973Exuberation
1972Enthusias
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Class
Sweet Memories
Notes
Trusting In God To Make Us Men
by: Fr. Joe Juknialis ‘61
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This spring SLS staged Oliver! The last time the school performed this play was in 1966. At the Saturday night performance a number of original cast members were present: Tim Felus ‘69 (Oliver), Rodney Weed ‘64 (Mr. Bumble), Fr. David
La Plant ‘67 (pickpocket), Tim Schwaller ‘67 (pickpocket), Mark Kemmeter ‘67 (costuming) and Ron Awe ‘67 (costuming).
Incidentally, the 1966 production was the first time women appeared on the SLS stage.
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All-Class
Alumni
ReunionSept. 19 th
Alumni D
inner, SLS
School Pla
y- May 7 th
Sixteen teams competed in the first annual Alumni
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. The Class of ‘07, including David Oropeza, Aaron Leon, Jason Zakem,
Fr. Corey Litzner ‘96 visited SLS and presided at
Hector Leyva and Mike Saucedo, won.
Mass with the students on April 15th. Fr. Corey
serves parishes in L’Anse, Baraga and Assinins in
upper Michigan.
Congratulations to the Class of 2015!
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hen we were high school
freshmen did any of us know
why we went to the Seminary
or why we thought we might
want to be a priest? Yet for
whatever reason, we did come,
delivered to that arched doorstep by our parents on a mucky
warm day in late August or
early September. And when
they drove away a few hours
later, we were on our own, alone to begin negotiating a
new life with people we had never before met, though in
time would allow a place into our hearts. Little did we
realize the growing up that was about to begin.
Somehow all such growing up did happen, woven
into the warp and woof of life as we found ourselves
living it day by day.
Remember sleeping in a large dorm room with
40 other adolescent boys in rows of beds 3 feet apart,
trapped amid the snoring and the sleep-talking and the
locker room smells that had nowhere else to go?
Remember the Sunday morning study halls when
we were encouraged to write home, not so much because we missed home but because, we were told, home
missed us? So we wrote letters while classical music
drifted from the P.A. system. It’s because of that time
that I came to know and appreciate Ravel’s Bolero. The
piece was played more than any other it seemed, perhaps because Fr. Rector liked it more than any other.
Remember “kneeling out” on the hard wooden
steps leading up to the dorm – the consequence of too
much laughing and snickering and talking after lights
had been turned out, and the student prefects who
called us out for being the instigators?
Remember the sliced beef that somehow shown
iridescent in color upon our silver partitioned trays as
it lay alongside the instant mashed potatoes and tasteless green peas? We followed those meals with a trek to
our food lockers, gratefully stuffed with favorites from
home.
Remember outdoor May devotions to Mary in the
dusk of early evening amid the smell of lilacs and the
springtime twittering of birds and the eager knowledge
that the end of the school year was soon to come?
Remember the study halls that sought to structure
our learning in spite of our dragging efforts that seemed
to do otherwise, always with the prefect sitting on a
platform and surveying our scribbling and turning of
pages and nodding off to sleep when we could?
Remember the “Morons’ Club,” named so because
we thought any moron could do the work, where financial appeals were assembled and stuffed into envelopes
for mailing? It became a means for offering service as
well as a place to work off demerits.
How was it that we grew up in the span of those
years, grew up into being men, grew up into discovering
both our gifts as well as our faults, if we were honest,
and in some ways discovering also our futures and even
the God who was shaping us into whatever we would
one day become?
Have a memory you would like to share? Write
to us or email us at: sonsofcalvary@stlawrence.edu
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