Ever wonder why celebrated artist Paul Gauguin would give up the salons and soirées of impressionist era Paris to settle in Tahiti in the French Polynesian islands? Buy the winning auction syndicate trip ticket and, like Gauguin, you may choose to never come back from this alluring paradise on earth!

The syndicate trip for RHSM's Auction 2008 is truly the trip of a lifetime and features an unforgettable 8-day, 7-night ultra-luxury cruise for two through the Society Islands in French Polynesia. Aboard the world-renowned six-star Paul Gauguin, you will sail through the tranquil, deep blue-green waters of the South Pacific.

Begin your ocean journey in Papeete on the island of Tahiti (round-trip coach airfare from Salt Lake City to Papeete for two is included). While onboard, enjoy luxurious accommodations in your private veranda stateroom with in-suite bar and butler service. With 24-hour complimentary room service, you will likely want to take advantage of the full fitness center and the many water activities available to you like waterskiing, kayaking, windsurfing and diving (if qualified). Naturally, there is also nightly entertainment and much more.  

Wondering what you need to do? Buy one -or several - syndicate tickets for a chance to win. Tickets are $100 each and only 400 tickets will be sold!  The odds are great and you don't have to be present at the auction to win this amazing trip. Tickets go on sale on May 21. To buy your ticket(s), please contact Susie Polychronis at 647-4761, Deborah Haslam at 580-0550 or any auction volunteer or RHSM Trustee.
 
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How are conjugating verbs and making sandwiches connected? Well, in Middle School Spanish the students are learning how to do both at the same time. Seventh and eighth grade Spanish students have been practicing command verb tenses, among others, and food and kitchen vocabulary in preparation for their service learning trip to the Good Samaritan program at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. During their 75-minute project at the Cathedral, the students make sandwiches and assemble sack lunches to be handed out to people in need of food, largely people that are homeless. All conversations during the experience are in Spanish, so students get to practice in "the real world" all that they have learned in class. Students also staff the door where people come to pick up a lunch and help organize other goods that are distributed through the Good Samaritan program.

Eighth grader Johnny Bebbington reflecting on his experience wrote, "I feel great because I was helping someone less fortunate than me. I was helping the community from the bottom up. It feels way better to do it without any benefit for me, because I worked hard for the satisfaction of helping people and not for money."

"It is wonderful when we can teach both the mind and the heart," said Raffa Brito Dellan, the Middle School Spanish teacher who made this service learning unit possible.

The Spanish classes are collecting shampoos, conditioners, lotions and socks (of all sizes) through May 14 to donate to the Good Samaritan Program. Many thanks to the parents who helped chaperone this year's trips: Sandra Nugent, Terri McCarthy, Leslie Legge, Donna Weinholtz, Andres Molina, and RHSM alum Sam Legge '07. 

 

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The 2008 RHSM Baseball season concluded Thursday, May 1st with a snowpacked game at South Summit. Head coach Ben Voegele has described this season as one like no other. "It's was a very weird year. The weather was brutal which forced the cancellation of many games scheduled in March and early April. We've had to make those up and cram a lot of games in a very short amount of time. Because of that, this season just flew by," said Voegele. "We got off to a pretty rough start, but we've played well the last few weeks. It's a shame the season is over. Overall, our players set and broke a number of individual team records.  As a team, we set a new RHSM record for steals in a season, and tied a UHSAA record for fourth best steals in a single game with 12. We did a lot right, and have a strong group of players returning next year. I hope with all the positives that came out of this season, we can add more quality players next spring. I know there are more athletes at RHSM that could really help this program get to where I would like it to go. I'm proud of what we have going, and with a few more additions, this program could really take off," stated Voegele.

 

Among the season highlights were Joey Polychronis' 13 strikeout pitching performance against Layton Christian Academy, Carter Haslam's  leadoff home run against North Summit, Jordan  Knoll-Marston and Eric Hutchinson stealing three bases each in a single game against North Summit, RHSM stealing 12 total bases against North Summit and 10 total team steals against Altamont. Yet the ultimate team highlight was getting to play a region game against Altamont at Franklin Covey Field, home of the Salt Lake Bees April 28th. "That was about as good as it gets," said Voegele. "A lot of work went into getting to play there, and I would love to see that turn into an annual game or two for this program. The players loved it, and left the field with the memory of a lifetime.

 

Junior Blake Harries represented RHSM this spring in the newly formed 2A girls' golf program. Under the tutelage of Head Coach JZ Davis, Blake won all four Region 14 matches in a convincing fashion. She represented the Winged Lions at the Region 14 Tournament on May 6 at Wasatch State Park, but results of that match were unavailable at press time.

Her performance during the season earned her a berth in the State 1A/2A/3A State Golf meet held at Rose Park on May 14 where she will compete with golfers from across the state from these three classifications. We'll keep you posted on her results.

 

The combined 4-5A State JV water polo quarterfinal game was played between Murray High School and our own Steiner Team this last weekend at Park City. Steiner started with a dismal first quarter, down 4-1. The defense then got down to business, exhausting the Murray swimmers. On the offensive end, Steiner persevered led by Tristan Buhler, playing in the scoring position. The game was within our reach and then Murray scored again. It was 5-4 in the last quarter. Within the last seconds we evened up 5-5. It was a sudden death overtime. The ball was dropped midfield and Jesse Wood sprinted to make the claim. He made a short pass to the wing where Eric Albee caught the ball and sent it forward to the hole. Tristan then scored the winning goal. Steiner had won the quarterfinals. The Steiner team was then defeated by the Kearns powerhouse team in the semi-finals. Overall, our J.V. water polo team finished as one of the top four teams in the field of 18 competing at the state level. We are proud of our swimmers for a great season and their contributions to a great water polo experience. The water polo team includes swimmers from East High, Judge Memorial, Cottonwood High and Rowland Hall. Come support the Varsity State water polo swimmers this weekend at the Kearns Olympic Pool.