News From the Hall
APRIL 4, 2022
All-School
All-School
Lunch Menu
Check out all of our daily dining options HERE!
Major Dates Calendar
Major Dates for 2022-2023 calendar are announced! Print your calendar HERE!
Passport Tickets are on sale Now!
Passport is a fun evening for SMH parents, faculty, grandparents, alumni, and friends! It is a great night on campus with cocktails, a seated dinner, and live and online auctions. All funds raised through Passport support the mission of SMH and the wonderful people and programs that propel our students to excellence in their classrooms, on the field, on the stage, and beyond! Learn more and purchase tickets here.
Grand Day
Grand Day is a special time for our lower school students from Montessori to Form 5 to host their Grands on campus! We invite all Grands to join us for a casual breakfast, visit classrooms, and be professionally photographed with your young Barons.
Find a detailed schedule and RSVP here.
Summer at the Hall - Register Now!
Anyone else ready for summer? Summer at Saint Mary’s Hall is!
Saint Mary's Hall offers eight weeks of academic, arts, athletics, and enrichment camps for your students, ages 3-18.
Click here to browse the full list of camps and courses. Classes are filling fast, so be sure to register soon!
Children from all over the San Antonio community and beyond are welcome to join, so be sure to tell your friends, family, and coworkers.
Summer at Saint Mary’s Hall is a great place to spend the hot summer days because here, CAMP IS COOL!
April Baronista Specialty Drinks
Upper School
Upper School
La Journée de la Francophone
Saturday, February 26, Upper School French students participated in La Journée de la Francophonie. They learned about French-speaking countries such as Morocco, Belgium, Cameroun, and the Republic of the Congo. Activities included a scavenger hunt, riddle solving, and various competitions. Congratulations to the winners; Madame is very proud!
- Bella Mauri '24 - 2nd place in sight-reading
- Sofia Mauri '22 - 3rd place in both poetry recitation and dictation
- Alex Riebe '23 - 1st place in poetry recitation and 2nd place in dictation
- Hannah Storrie '23 - 2nd place in video (Advanced level)
- Saviandra Trevino '25 - 3rd place in prose reading
- Ines Wallisch '24 - 1st place in video (Intermediate level)
- Ellie Wyche '25 - 1st place in prose reading
- Cici Yang '24 -1st place in both sight-reading and video (Advanced level)
National English Honor Society
On Wednesday, March 24, members of the National English Honor Society welcomed guest speaker and former SMH student, Juan Lopera '14. Mr. Lopera currently manages a technology team at Flexport, an international platform for global logistics focused on building the next generation of operational tools. As the Ops Tools product specialist, Mr. Lopera acts as an intermediary between engineers, products managers, and users to ensure they are building the right tools for stakeholders. In addition to sharing his experiences at SMH and University of Southern California, Mr. Lopera also offered students advice about following their passions, self-advocating, and finding mentors and career guides.
Scholastic Writing Awards Contest for the South Region
The Scholastic Writing Awards Contest for the South Region recognized the hard work and accomplishments of the following students.
- Camilla Alvarez '22 -Gold Key (personal essay); Honorable Mention (poetry)
- Kathleen Benson '22 -Honorable Mention (personal essay)
- Nicolas Campos '22 -Honorable Mention (personal essay); Honorable Mention (critical essay); Silver Key (critical essay)
- Ally Carter '22 -Gold Key (writing portfolio); Silver Key (poetry), Honorable Mention (personal essay)
- Leah Dooling '22 -Gold Key (poetry); Honorable Mention (poetry)
- Alison Dunn '23 -Honorable Mention (poetry)
- Evaristo Derby Elizondo '25 -Gold Key (journalism); Silver Key in (critical essay); Honorable Mention (journalism)
- Bailen Ganeshappa '24 -Silver Key (poetry)
- Shaili Ganeshappa '22 -Silver Key (humor)
- William Herff '22 -Silver Key (humor); Honorable Mention (science fiction); Honorable Mention (flash fiction)
- Max Huddleston '23 -Honorable Mention (critical essay)
- Megan Liu '24 -Silver Key (poetry); Honorable Mention (poetry); Honorable Mention (poetry); Honorable Mention (critical essay); Silver Key (poetry); Silver Key (flash fiction); Gold Key (personal essay)
- Sophia Nelson '25 -Gold Key (poetry); Silver Key (critical essay and personal essay)
- Grace Ogden '23 -Gold Key (critical essay)
- Grace Phillips '23 -Honorable Mention (poetry)
- Alex Riebe '23 -Silver Key (poetry)
- Lauren Strauch '22 -Honorable Mention (critical essay)
- Lara Weissmann '22 -Silver Key (critical essay)
Eudaimonia Day!
Eudaimonia is a Greek word literally translating to the state or condition of 'good spirit', and which is commonly translated as 'happiness' or 'welfare'.
Student leaders imagined an entire day of fun, educational, and good spirit that swept the campus on Monday.
Students engaged in activities including cooking projects, photography, gardening, singing, geocaching, and some good spirited dodgeball.
Thank you to our students who imagined, and to our teachers, who facilitated and brought this day to life.
Mathworks Math Modeling Challenge
Monday, February 28, Saint Mary’s Hall Math Modeling team took on the M3 Challenge, a simulation of a real-world problem faced by professional mathematicians under time and resource constraints. The team, consisting of Form 12 students, Matthew Averyt, Kathleen Benson, Katherine Drawert, Penny Luna and Lauren Strauch, downloaded their “problem” at 7:30am. Once downloaded, they had 14 hours to work on an open-ended problem and create their solution. The team sent their 20-page solution at 9:30pm, with minutes left on the clock! Parents provided logistical support during the day and a place to work away from campus.
Congrats to our National Merit Scholars
The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently named 53 National Merit Finalists in San Antonio. FIVE of those finalists are seniors at Saint Mary's Hall, more than any other private school in the Alamo City. Many congratulations to all twenty-three of our SMH National Merit Finalists, Commended Scholars, and National Hispanic Scholars.
Finalists
- Kathleen Benson
- Lance Berryman
- Nicholas Campos
- Katherine Drawert
- Lauren Strauch
Commended Scholars
- Matthew Averyt
- Donovan Bowley
- William Herff
- Penelope Luna
- Nicole Mays
- Leo Schoenbrun
- Ansley Steele
- Lauren Vegas
National Hispanic Scholars
- Andres Trujillo
- Bella Munoz
- Camila Alvarez
- Daniel Brown
- Emi Kosterlitzky
- Lauren Strauch
- Lauren Vegas
- Nicholas Campos
- Sofia Mauri
- Valeria Ramos Prado
Middle School
Middle School
Form 6 Overnight Trip to Camp Buckner
On this field trip, our Form 6 students and faculty chaperones will travel to the Texas Hill Country to spend two days and a night at Camp Buckner outside of Burnet. The buses for this field trip will depart on Thursday morning April 28th and will return to campus on Friday afternoon by the end of the school day.
Activities during these two days include a wide range of outdoor education experiences and recreational events. Some of the outdoor education and recreational options include team building challenges on a state of the art ropes course, zip line, swimming pool with blob/slide, Frisbee golf, covered sports pavilion basketball, soccer, sand volleyball, gaga ball, 9-square, and human foosball are among some of the fun activities available to our students. Professional facilitation for activities is provided by the University of Texas Outdoor Education department, and lodging and meals are provided by Camp Buckner staff professionals. The Form 6 faculty and staff chaperones are very excited to share in the experience with their students.
Form 7 Overnight Field Trip to Port Aransas and Corpus Christi
On this field trip, students and faculty chaperones will travel to Port Aransas and Corpus Christi and stay at the Mustang Island Episcopal Conference Center in Port Aransas. The buses for this trip will depart on Monday morning and return on Wednesday afternoon by the end of the school day.
One of the fun activities during the three days include a trawler boat excursion in Port Aransas bay to study the various marine life found in the bay habitat. In Corpus Christi, students will enjoy time aboard the USS Lexington as well as a tour of the Texas State Aquarium and all of its fun educational offerings. One of the highlights of this trip occurs on the private beach at the Mustang Island Episcopal Conference Center where all students will take a class in sand sculpting and then participate in a team sand sculpting competition between class members. Faculty chaperones will serve as judges! This trip always proves to be one of the most popular events of our Middle School experience and we are especially excited that our Form 7 students will be able resume this fun tradition.
E-Club News
The Middle School Environmental Club wants to give a special thank you to HEB for supporting our fundraiser event and donating $500 to help with event items, costs, and prizes. We love the community support that HEB has always given us!
NATIONAL ROMAN CIVILIZATION EXAM SUCCESS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL LATIN STUDENTS
In December, Middle School Latin students participated in the NATIONAL ROMAN CIVILIZATION EXAM (NRCE). The NRCE is designed to test a student's knowledge of ancient Roman history and culture from 753 BC to the end of the reign of Constantine the Great. Students have 45 minutes to answer 50 questions. Approximately 25 questions are on Roman history and 25 questions are on Roman civilization.
Please congratulate the following Middle School students on receiving medals:
Silver Medal
- Joshua Hoover (F7)
- Matthew DuBois (F8)
- Jacob Kollars (F7)
- Inaaya Wali (F7)
Gold Medal
- Jay Huang (F8)
- Amruta Patel (F7)
2022 Middle School Pi Memorization Contest
The results are in! The Middle School Math Team would like to congratulate the winners of the annual Pi Memorization Contest! Time to start practicing for next year...
- Form 6 – Alex Coviello: 61 digits
- Form 7 – Tharun Cheruku: 22 digits
- Form 8 – Zain Ahmad:133 digits
- Faculty – Hong Zhou: 63 digits
Advanced Robotics
In our Advanced Robotics class, we started creating 3D models in TinkerCAD. We created small parts representing each main component of our robot in precise proportion, then assembled them together to represent our robot. It’s not in deep details but captures our robot fairly well. Here are some of our products (created by Form 8 students, Jordan Lee, Jahan Sayeed, and Luke Garcia) and a picture of our real robot. This is our first attempt on 3D modeling. We will continue to explore other software that can make more accurate models.
Last Call for Middle School Art Show!
If you haven’t made your way to the Theater Galleries to see the Middle School Art Show, your time is running low. Be sure to see the drawings, paintings, and sculptures from your talented F7 and F8 SMH artists by the second week of April.
Middle School Talent Show
On Monday, March 21, the Middle School Senate presented the annual Middle School Talent Show, returning to the theater/chapel for the first time in two years. The show was filled with singing, dancing, skits, poetry, karate and more! Not to mention a couple acts presented by members of the faculty. The acts were creative, fun and crowd-pleasing. We are proud of the students who took part and can’t wait to see the talent on stage in next year’s show. Start getting those acts ready!
Middle School Talent Show Video
NATIONAL CLASSICAL ETYMOLOGY EXAM SUCCESS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL LATIN STUDENTS
In December, 13 Middle School Latin students participated in the NATIONAL CLASSICAL ETYMOLOGY EXAM. The exam tests: a) knowledge of the meanings of Latin and Greek roots; b) understanding of how these roots appear in English; c) how they govern the meaning of English words.
Please congratulate the following Middle School students on receiving medals:
Bronze Medal
- Fiona Briggs (F7)
Silver Medal
- Colston Book (F7)
- Bianca Rodriguez (F8)
- Reagan Warren (F7)
Gold Medal
- Henry Ames (F8)
- Sebastian Bieler (F7)
- Jay Huang (F8)
- Megan LaMoy (F8)
- Amruta Patel (F7)
Mr. Mayberry’s Dean’s List for Kindness and Respect
The following people received nominations for the Middle School Dean’s List for Kindness and Respect:
- Logan Krecek – F6
- Kayleigh Cordova – F7
- Brianna Scott – F6
- Megan LaMoy – F8
- Deborah McInerney – Form 6 English Teacher
- BJ Pyrc – Middle School Art Teacher
- Matt Montez – Educational Technology Coordinator/MS and US Instructional Technologist
- Lourdes Saks – Middle School Spanish Teacher
As a reminder, any Middle School student or parent may nominate a fellow classmate or faculty member by sending Assistant Head of Middle School and Dean of Students Mike Mayberry an email describing the act of kindness or respect. These names will be shared weekly in the Middle School section of News From the Hall as well as announced during Middle School Monday morning announcements. We encourage everyone at SMH to have an attitude of kindness and respect, one that brings out the best in you and those around you!
Eudaimonia Day!
Eudaimonia is a Greek word literally translating to the state or condition of 'good spirit', and which is commonly translated as 'happiness' or 'welfare'.
Student leaders imagined an entire day of fun, educational, and good spirit that swept the campus on Monday.
Middle and Upper School students engaged in activities including cooking projects, photography, gardening, singing, geocaching, and some good spirited dodgeball.
Thank you to our students who imagined, and to our teachers, who facilitated and brought this day to life.
Lower School
Lower School
Marvelous Moments in Montessori
There have been so many exciting learning experiences in Montessori classes! Students had fun playing with numbers as they celebrated “Twos” Day. On Western Day, students were able wear their western gear, watch a professional roper, and learn a “Cowboy” dance. Art and science continue to be intertwined in Montessori classes, with activities like painting bread, magically appearing rainbows, and much more. Students also participated in several St. Patrick’s Day activities. The pictures and videos of all of these things, and especially from the playground make this video a “must see!"
Montessori Video
Amazing moments in Montessori!
News from the Lower School Library
April is full of exciting opportunities and programs for Lower School students. Our Spring Annual Book Fair is back! During the week of April 11-14, students will visit the book fair during their library time. On Grand Day at the Hall, students will visit the book fair with parents, grandparents, and friends. The Lower School Library is planning a marvelous book fair this year. Volunteers are especially appreciated during this busy time. Help is need to set up the book fair on Thursday, April 7. Other opportunities for volunteers are available during the week of the book fair. Sign up here for opportunities. The Lower School Library staff needs you!
Author and graphic artist Nathan Hale joins the Lower School students in Forms 3-5 on Friday, April 29. Mr. Hale is the author of The Hazardous Tales series. Mr. Hale writes and illustrates thrilling and daring tales about American History. Lower School students voraciously read anything by Mr. Hale, and the students eagerly await his visit.
Fine Arts
Fine Arts
Springing Into the Arts!
April and May are busy months for the Fine Arts department at Saint Mary’s Hall. We hope you and yours can join us for some of our upcoming events!
One Big Show Art Opening & Reception and the Fat Bird Film Festival
On Tuesday, April 12, Upper School Visual and Media Artists will have their artwork showcased in a Grand Opening reception and Film Festival. Student art from Drawing & Painting, Sculpture & Design, and Photography will be on display, followed by the screening of student films. Festivities begin at 5:30 pm in the Theater/Chapel Galleries, with the Film Festival set to begin at 7:00 pm. Plenty of delicious treats from SAGE Dining will be provided!
Scholastic Art Awards
Congratulations to all the SMH winners for the Scholastic Art Awards! Have a look at their incredible award-winning work HERE.
Arts Make Eudaimonia a Blast!
Cinema and Photography Teachers Will Underwood and Kyle Petersen led creative workshops with students during the school’s first annual Eudaimonia Day. Take a look at some of the fun images our young artists made!
Tickets for Lower School Dance go on sale this week!
Tickets for the Lower School Dance Production of Snow White go on sale April 5 at 10:00 am! The show will feature students in Forms 1-5 in a magical production that is sure to delight. Ticketed performances will be held May 5 and 6 at 6:00 pm. Click HERE for tickets and information.
Did you know that 60% of our Lower School students will be featured in this production? To read more about SMH Dance, click HERE.
Alumni Guest Artists
Last week, Senior Studio and Honors Sculpture & Design had a Zoom visit with alumni Bailey Morgan Watkins ‘07, an intellectual property attorney with Kirkland Ellis and industrial designer Juan Restrepo ’09 of Propulsion Design after a studio project sparked questions about prototyping and intellectual property. Both discussed the basics of their fields and walked students through their processes as well as how the two fields interact with one another.
Alumni Artist in the News
Gabriella Feuillet '16 recently had her artwork showcased in Metropolis Magazine. She is a student at Rice University’s School of Architecture.
Athletics
Athletics
Winter Awards
At the end of every season, Athletics Department likes to recognize our School's athletes for their hard work and dedication. Below are the athletes who have been recognized as stand-outs in their field.
SWIM
Swim coach Brittany Wallace had this to say about the team, “Always putting in their best effort in the pool during practice, happily celebrating one another’s successes at big meets, and enjoying time spent together during spaghetti dinners or on the pool deck bench, the Saint Mary’s Hall swimmers continue to showcase their resilience and strength. This is a wonderful group of young people, and they should be incredibly proud of their growth and success as athletes.”
The SMH swimmers earned 5 total TAPPS Division II state championships this year. The TAPPS awards earned this year by our swimmers are:
All State
- Ethan Doehler- Named TAPPS Div II Male Swimmer of the Meet, 200 freestyle TAPPS Div II State Champion, 100 butterflyTAPPS Div II State Champion
- Kirsten Schlortt- 100 free TAPPS Div II State champion
- Joshua Hunter- 100 freestyle TAPPS Div II State champion, 50 freestyle TAPPS Div II State Champion
Academic All State
Ethan Doehler, Kirsten Schlortt, Joshua Hunter
WOMEN'S VARSITY SOCCER
Coach Hector Cano had this to say about his team, “The 2021-2022 season was a great one for so many reasons. We learned a lot about ourselves as competitors not only in games, but particularly in practice. Having played in arguably the strongest district in all of TAPPS, regardless of classification, we learned we could compete with anyone and to represent the SMH crest with pride. With over 70% of this year's team either a freshman or sophomore, we are excited about where the culture and the future of program is headed. A special thank you to all our parents, supporters, and Administration. #BaronsCompete #CultureWinsChampionships”
The team award winners for Women’s Soccer this year are:
- Offensive MVP- Greer Kemmett
- Defensive MVP- Georgia Kemmett
- Team MVP- Hunter Hoelscher
- Baylan Award “Presented annually to the varsity team member whose performance and attitude consistently demonstrates and a genuine love of the game"- Lara Weissmann
TAPPS award winners for this season:
- Honorable Mention- Cici Yang, Salma Cano, Genevive Seeligson, Alexandra Carter
- 2nd team All District- Greer Kemmett
- 1st team All District- Hunter Hoelscher and Georgia Kemmett
2nd Team All State- Hunter Hoelscher
Academic All State- Georgia Kemmett and Hunter Hoelscher
MEN'S VARSITY SOCCER
Coach Edgar Ramos had this to say about their season: “This group of young men have come a long way this season, both as soccer players and as people. Seeing the relationships and comraderies grow this year has been extra special, and I cannot wait to see what the future brings for SMH Soccer. Both Coach Mac and myself could not be prouder of this bunch and we appreciate all the effort they have put into representing our program and our school.”
The team award winners for Men’s Soccer this year are:
- MVP: Cailan Baker
- Coaches Award: Justice Kleberg
- Most Improved Player: Miguel Vildosola
TAPPS Award winners for this season:
- 1st team All District- Alex Akeju and Cailan Baker
- Academic All State- Cailan Baker
WOMEN'S VARISTY BASKETBALL
Coach Matthew Hayes stated this about the season: “I am so proud and grateful of this group. Despite the challenges of a pandemic, quarantines, and injuries, they battled all year to finish with a winning district record; beginning an exciting new chapter for the SMH Girls Basketball Program. Go Barons!”
The team awards for women’s basketball this year go to:
- MVP: Emily Harris
- Coaches Award: Nicole Mays and Pinky Gomez
- TAPPS Award winners for this season.
- Honorable Mention- Julia Garcia
- 2nd team All District- Nicole Mays
- 1st team All District- Emily Harris
Academic All State: Emily Harris and Nicole Mays
MEN'S VARSITY BASKETBALL
Coach Barry Chamberlin stated this about the season: “The coaching staff and I are proud of the fight that the team showed during the season. We had two of the top 5 teams in the state in our district and the competition was fierce. The road was not always a smooth one, with many obstacles in the way, but we fought on through the season. Life is not always easy, but we often learn and grow the most through the difficult times. Success is not defined by wins and losses alone, and I know the members of this team are ready to take on any hurdle that may come their way in the future.”
The team awards for men’s basketball go to:
- MVP: Bailan Ganashappa
- Coaches Award: Chris Chan
TAPPS Award Winners
- Honorable Mention All District- Max Davis
- 2nd team All District- Bailen Ganeshappa
- Academic All State- Bailen Ganeshappa
Track and Field Looking Strong
It turned into a late night at the Ro-Hawk Invitational where the Barons faced off against 18 local public and private schools in Varsity and JV competition.
Leading the way once again for the Men's Baron's was Chris Chan '24 who took two 1st place victories in the 800-meter and 1600-meter races; Nico Zavala claimed the third 1st place for the team in the pole vault competition. The one other medal producers for the Men's Barons were Freshman Cuarto Morrill who placed 4th in the 400 meters. Additional noteworthy accomplishments that came the men's side of the competition was the 4 x 100-meter relay team of Zavala and Morrill with Freshman Ian Garza and Sophomore Hayden Hoelscher who ran a 46.90 good enough for 9th place and the 4 x 200 team of Garza, Hoelscher, Freshman Zach Alvarez '25 and Alex Alvarez '22 who took 10th in a time of 1:44.03. Other competitors in Men's competition were Rob Pena '22 in the triple jump, Jonathan Tubb '23 in the 1600 meters and John Presutti in the shot put. Both Pena and Tubb also collected Personal Best marks in their events.
Our Lady Barons was led once again by Captain Remy White '22 who captured a Silver Medal (2nd place) in the Varsity High jump and anchored the 4 x 100-meter relay team of sophomore Sophie Holder, Grace Ogden, and Madison Winston to a 5th place. Later in the meet she also anchored the 4 x 200-meter relay team of Winston, Ogden, and sophomore Ria Mehta to another 5th place. Both Winston and Mehta also managed to take away individual medals with Winston taking 4th in the Varsity 100 meters and Mehta taking 4th in the Varsity Pole Vault. Medaling in JV girls' competition was Emily Ton who landing a 1st place victory in the triple jump and Kate Whittington who took 6th place in the 300-meter hurdles. Other noteworthy accomplishments on the Lady Barons side of the competition were Lainey Hopkins JV 12th place 400-meter performance and Phoebe Kopplin's 7th place in the 800 meters, which were both personal bests for each of them. Another personal best was recorded by Merrissa Garza in the JV long jump. Also in competition for the Barons were Adele Davidson in the Pole Vault and Jay Vasan in the Shot and Discus.
On Saturday March 26, the Varsity 4 x 100-meter relay team on Nico Zavala, Hayden Hoelscher, Ian Garza, and Cuarto Morrill had the privilege of running in front of thousands at the 85th Annual Texas Relays at the University of Texas in Austin. They did their team and school proud by finishing 42nd UIL 4A and below division.
Tennis Advances 6 to State
Barons Tennis had a very successful day, resulting in 6 players advancing to the State Tournament. The officials were assertive and fair in their rulings, commenting on how polite all of the SMH players were.
Below are the results:
Men:
- Singles
- Alex Dentchev '24 3rd place
- Ash Menick '25, 5th place
- Doubles
- Brian Berman '24/Gaige Lipscomb '25 1st place, district champions
- Willam Herff '22/Will Azevedo '22 5th place
Women:
- Singles
- Aarya Shah '24, 3rd place
- Ally Gibbs '23, 4th place
- Doubles
- Nitya Patel '22/Ali Rose Davis '24, 2nd place
- Ana Testas '24/Avani Gunuganti '24, 5th place
All players finishing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, advance to the State Tournament in Waco TX, April 4 and 5.
Women's Lacrosse Continues Growth
Women’s Lacrosse continues to make strides in their inaugural season. In their most recent game, the Barons had their first goals scored in program history, scored by Genevieve Seeligson '25, Chloe Serot '24, and Katherine Drawert '22). Coach Valerie Lohr said "It was a complete team effort and every single athlete contributed whether they were injured, sick, or at 100%. The game itself is just a small piece of the culmination of the hours and hours that have contributed to making school history.”
Men's Lacrosse Senior Night
Lacrosse Seniors Honored
We are so proud of this group of men’s lacrosse seniors. The team is currently undefeated this season and working hard to continue their winning ways. We are thankful for the hard work and dedication that our seniors have invested into the SMH lacrosse program and to our parents and supporters. These fantastic student-athletes have helped solidify the proud tradition of Baron Lacrosse for the players who follow them. Thank you seniors!
#2 – Midfielder, Nicholas Campos
- Nicholas has attended SMH for 14 years, a lifer, and played lacrosse 6 years.
- Nicholas plans to attend The University of Chicago and plans to major in Global Studies and economics.
- Nicholas’ honors include being named All state his junior year.
- Nicholas’ other extracurricular activities include Debate, Student investment group and Bowling.
- Nicholas’ favorite lacrosse memory is team bonding before games, the moment shared in the team room, never fail to get me excited.
#3 – Midfielder, Alec Czar
- Alec has attended SMH for 4 years and played lacrosse for 4 years.
- Alec hopes to attend SMU next fall, and he plans major in Business.
- Alec’s other extracurricular activities include varsity football and basketball.
- Alec’s favorite lacrosse memory is shooting silly string at each other on the bus.
#10 – Long Stick Middie, Jack Hall
- Jack has attended SMH for 14 years, a lifer, and played lacrosse for 6 years.
- Jack plans to attend Purdue University, and major in Economics.
- Jack’s other extracurricular activities include varsity football and basketball.
- Jack’s favorite lacrosse memory is bus rides with friends.
#11 – Midfielder, James Hawes
- James has attended SMH for 4 years and played lacrosse all 4 years.
- James is undecided on where he plans to attend college, and major in Neuroscience.
- James’ other extracurricular activities include varsity football all 4 years, basketball for 2 years, student investment group, national English, Spanish and math societies.
- James’ favorite lacrosse memory is having an 8-0 record so far this season.
#12 – Defender, Will Hirsch
- Will has attended SMH for 4 years and played lacrosse all 4 years.
- Will plans to attend Southwestern University and play lacrosse. He will major in Mechanical Engineering.
- Will’s honors include being nominated for all district his junior year.
- Will’s other extracurricular activities include being avid fly fisher and hunter
- Will’s favorite lacrosse memory is team dinner at Willie's Ice House Freshman year
#13 – Attack, Lance Berryman
- Lance has attended SMH for 6 years and has played lacrosse for 6 years.
- Lance is undecided on where he will attend college in the fall and he plans to major in economics
- Lance’s honors include All District Honorable Mention his FR year, All State his Junior year and team Offensive MVP his Junior year.
- Lance’s other extracurricular activities include Student Council and Bowling
- Lance’s favorite SMH lacrosse memory is throwing pickles in the team room in order to awaken our competitive edge before games.
#23 – Midfielder, Austin Soltis
- Austin has attended SMH for 15 years, a lifer, and played lacrosse all 2.5 years.
- Austin plans to attend the Texas A&M in the fall and major in Business Administration.
- Austin’s other extracurricular activities include varsity football and YMSL member.
- Austin’s favorite lacrosse memory is joining the team last week because everyone was so welcoming.
#24 – Goalie, Rudy Zarate
- Rudy has attended SMH for 14 years, a lifer, and played lacrosse for 7 years.
- Rudy plans to attend Wagner College in the fall and will play lacrosse. He plans to major in Pre-Med and sports management.
- Rudy’s honors include being name All District goalie and is the first goal from the San Antonio area to go to play DI lacrosse.
- Rudy’s other extracurricular activities include varsity football.
- Rudy’s favorite lacrosse memory is when Aaron’s dad made the whole team steaks for beating Smithson Valley earlier this season.
#25 – Defender, George Cortez
- George has attended SMH for 15 years and has played lacrosse for 7 years.
- George is undecided on where he plans to attend college in the fall, and he would like to major in Business and Economics.
- George’s other extracurricular activities include hunting, fishing, and carpentry.
- George’s favorite SMH lacrosse memory the bus ride back from our last game in Austin his junior year.
#28 – Defender, Peyton Randolph
- Payton has attended SMH for 4 years and has played lacrosse for 4 years.
- Payton is undecided on where he plans to attend college in the fall, and he would like to major in Economics.
- Payton’s honors include being named the Defensive team MVP.
- Payton’s other extracurricular activities include cross country, Student investment group, and the student alumni association.
- Payton’s favorite SMH lacrosse memory is Coach Hill.