Results from the first ever Montana RC Challenge Competition!

On March 28, 2009, St. Andrew School in Helena hosted the first ever statewide Roman Catholic Challenge competition in Montana. Over 50 students from Fifth through Eighth Grade on twelve teams competed in the single day event for cash prizes ranging from $25 to $100 per student. Four St Andrew teams participated, along with teams from four other schools or parishes: Holy Spirit, Great Falls; Our Lady of Lourdes, Great Falls; St. Mary’s, Livingston; and Valley of the Flowers parish in Belgrade.

The competition winners were:

Division 1 (5th and 6th grades)

1st Place: Valley of the Flowers Parish (Flames of the Holy Spirit) Belgrade ((l to r): Jonathan Fuller (Captain), Kaitlin Meyer, Kayden Schaff, Kaycee Laird, and Coach Cheryl Roller. Teammate Keegan Meyer is not pictured)
2nd Place: St. Andrew School (St. Joan of Arc Lancers), Helena
3rd Place: St. Mary’s School (Crusaders), Livingston
4th Place: St. Andrew School (Fighters for the Faith), Helena

Division 2 (7th and 8th grades)

1st Place: St. Andrew School (Patristics), Helena ((l to r): Jordan Mitchell (Captain), James Nistler (Coach), Steven Nistler, Cordell Andersen, and Devyn Cameron)
2nd Place: St. Andrew School (St. Sebastian Slayers), Helena
3rd Place: Our Lady of Lourdes School (Crusaders), Great Falls
4th Place: Holy Spirit School (Pathfinders), Great Falls

Special thanks to Arlette & Dean Randash who organized this exciting competition for the schools. In addition, we would like thank our parents and high school students who chaperoned, judged, kept score, and were masters of ceremonies: Mr. Greaney, Michael Sheridan, Phil Rose, Paul & Paulette Szczepaniak, Donna Weiner, Gillian Stafford, Theresa Quebedeaux, Christie Kane, Annette and John Rausch, Ashlie Kane, Margaret Smillie, Meghan Stewart, Sidnie Kane, Cheryl & Kelly Mitchell and his crew, Rose Nistler, Darlene Lloyd, Kathie Raunig, Susan Ward, Jill Caldwell, John & Becky Simpkins, Dirk Andersen, Mark & Donna Smillie, Marge Foran, Jake Weiner, Sawyer Sponholz, James Nistler, Erin Ward, Gabe Clark, Gabby Eodice, David Poelman, Ann Szczepaniak. We are looking forward to another competition next year. For more information on how to involve your students please call St. Andrew School at 449-3201

St. Andrew Teams Participating:
Division One (5/6 Graders)

• Fighters for the Faith: Matt Smillie (Captain), Alicia Zimmerman, Joshua Simpkins, Kyra Andersen. (Fourth Place)
• St Joan of Arc’s Lancers: Megan Bousliman (Captain), Rebecca Herrick, Ginger Bell, Silas Clark. (Second Place)
  

Division Two (7/8 Graders)

• The Patristics: Jordan Mitchell (Captain), Steven Nistler, Cordell Andersen, and Devyn Cameron. (First Place)
  St. Sebastian Slayers: Abby Rausch (Captain), Deianera Hill, Amy Stafford, and John Vukasin (Second Place)