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July 25, 2023
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Student demonstrates a proposition

 

For their first day back in the classroom after gallivanting across sunny Santa Barbara on Sunday, students at the California High School Summer Program were ready for a quiet day.

Upon finishing their discussion of Boethius on Monday afternoon, programmers dispersed for an open recreation period. Some cooled off in the campus ponds. Others exercised their creative talents in the St. Bernardine of Siena Library’s art studio. And others, still, took to the grass outside the Pope St. John Paul II Athletic Center for baseball, volleyball, and other sports.

Photos: Recreation Period
  • Two high-five in the water
  • Two duel with spoons
  • Several walk with hands interlinked
  • Students cheer
  • Two smile for the camera
  • Two jump into the pond
  • Five in the pond
  • Students draw and paint
  • Another view of the same
  • Students play baseball
  • The catcher cheers
  • Pitcher winds up
  • A student runs to home plate
  • A student crosses home plate
  • Students high-five at volleyball
  • A student serves
  • A student draws a picture of the gym

But students did not make their way to a normal study hall session after dinner, like last week. That’s because, having discussed Euclid’s definitions, postulates, and common notions in Monday’s morning class, they will “demonstrate” the first three theorems in Euclid’s Elements bright and early this morning! To prepare, programmers departed the library, divided into their sections, and made their way to classrooms. A prefect or two accompanied each group to guide students through the art of demonstrating propositions, from clearly articulating what they will prove to knowing what steps of the argument to write down.

Photos: Study Hall
  • Students study in armchairs
  • Students study at tables
  • Two at individual desks
  • Two study at the classroom table
  • Three at the table
  • Students at the table watch one present a prop at the board
  • A student does a prop at the board
  • Three at the table
  • Students study at the table
  • A student at the board
  • Two study together at the table
  • Two at the table
  • A student at the table gives a double thumbs-up to the camera
  • Studying at the table

Thanks to the prefects’ help, students will face their Euclid classes with confidence! Nonetheless, when Study Hall came to an end, this happy alliance came to a pause, as the two sides faced off in the highly anticipated Prefects v. Students basketball games! First up was the women’s match. Although the students showed heart, the prefects were just too powerful, coasting to a comfortable 28-18 victory.

Photos: Women’s Game
  • Two on the court
  • A White Team student has the ball
  • A student makes a shot on the net
  • Red Team blocks an attempted basket
  • Miss!
  • Red Team attempts a shot
  • A 1v1 near the center of the court
  • Students in pursuit of the ball
  • Red Team regroups
  • Students run
  • Spectators cheer from the sidelines
  • One pursues another with the ball
  • Four pose with one finger upraised

In the men’s match, the prefect team had the advantage of a few ringers in the lineup: Admissions Counselor Joe Guinee, tutor Dr. Joseph Zepeda, and Fr. Sebastian! The students were able to keep this game a little closer, but the prefects still claimed a decisive 25-18 win for the sweep.

Photos: Men’s Game
  • Fr. Walshe leads the students in prayer
  • Attempted shot on the net
  • A student mid-sprint
  • Students near the edge of the court
  • Another attempt on the net
  • Spectators applaud from the sidelines
  • Students spectate from the sidelines
  • Two compete for possession of the ball
  • Another view of the same as the ref looks on
  • A student with the ball blitzes by another
  • Competition for the ball
  • Several compete for the ball
  • A student raises his hands in victory and is cheered by his teammates

When the final whistle blew, the players congratulated each other, then made their way, along with their many fans, to the Coffee Shop, where they found scores of Oreo milkshakes waiting for them! The programmers delighted in this evening feast while playing games of cards, foosball, and pool with Fr. Sebastian.

Photos: Coffee Shop
  • Students get mochas
  • Several play foosball while another looks on
  • Five play cards
  • Two chat with a prefect at the counter
  • Two chat
  • Several play cards
  • Fr. Walshe lines up a shot in pool
  • Two play foosball
  • Two chat over mochas
  • Two pose, one in a bright pink sports jacket
  • Four chat at a table

At curfew, students readily called it a night, tired after a full day. But many were expected to rise early this morning to get in a little more practice with their props, which they are demonstrating at this morning’s class. Return to the Summer Program Blog this afternoon to hear how their first demonstrations went — and the continuing saga of searching for the highest good with Boethius!