_This afternoon, Marist High School received word that Kamerun Smith has been selected as this week's MaxPreps "Player of the Week" due to his outstanding efforts in the victory over Wilsonville last Friday. 

Kamerun helped lead the Spartans to this week's state 5A semi-finals games with a 49-14 victory over Wilsonville. He passed for 344 yards on 18 completions in 22 attempts with 5 passing touchdowns. On the season, Kamerun has passed for 44 touchdowns, with a 64% completion rate for 2561 yards as Marist is a perfect 11-0.

Click here to read the article on the Maxpreps website

Click here to view Kamerun's profile on Maxpreps website, view stats and watch video clips.

Congratulations to Kamerun as well as all the football players from Marist, for their amazing season so far! Good luck Saturday!

_It’s been another amazing season of Spartan Football.  Our Varsity advances to the semifinals this Friday, November 25th vs. Mountain View.  The game is set for 5pm at Willamette University.   Sherwood and West Albany will play at Willamette University as well starting at noon. The tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students.  Each ticket is good for both semifinal games.  The ticket booths open at 11am.
 
SPECTATORS – Main Parking Lot: Take I-5 Exit 253 and drive west on Mission Ave. From the top of the overpass it is 2.7 miles to the entrance of the stadium, which is on the left. Additional Parking: From Mission take 12th Street, then a right onto Cross Street. There will be parking on the right by the softball field. The main campus is also in walking distance to the stadium.  Parking is also available at Bush’s Pasture Park, adjacent to the stadium.

The Marist Spartans have had a great fall sports season and are now getting ready to start the playoffs. Here's a schedule of the games this week. Put these on your calendar early so you can come support these crucial games!

• Volleyball: State Play-off game, Saturday afternoon at 5:00 pm at Mountain View High School in Bend.
  
• Football: Play-In game at North Eugene High School, Friday night at 7 pm against Summit. Note: Due to the game not being played at Marist, the game will not be broadcasted online. The game has been picked up by ESPN affiliate radio station "95.3 The Score," with pre-game coverage beginning at 6:45. The game will also be simulcast on ESPN affiliate 940 AM in Bend, OR. Online audio can be found on the radio station websites.
  
• Girls Soccer: Play off game on Saturday, November 5th. Time and opponent will be finalized Thursday.
  
• Boys Soccer: Play-In game, Friday, November 4th at 3:30 pm at West Albany High School.
  
• Cross Country: State Championships at Lane Community College on Saturday, November 5th. Girls race begins at 1:15 pm. The boys race at 1:50 pm.

Remember to keep up with all the teams scores through the playoffs, by following our Marist Athletics Twitter account!

Want to get excited about the playoffs? Check out the following video, a message from the "superfans" to this years volleyball team as they entered the playoffs: (If the video doesn't show up in your browser, watch it on our Youtube channel)

Happy Halloween from Marist High School! It may be a bit spooky today on campus... we never know who (or what) will show up to attend classes, or check in on us. But it's Halloween and that's part of the fun! So pull out the candy bags and get ready for ghouls, goblins.. and the occasional Imperial trooper to stop by your door tonight!

An annual Homecoming Week tradition here at Marist High School is called the Class (Decade) Dance. Here's how it works: Each class will work together to choreograph and practice a dance routine representing the styles made famous through 4 decades. Freshman represent the 1950's, sophomores represent the 1960's, juniors represent the 1970's and seniors represent the 1980's. At an assembly held the morning before the Homecoming football game, each class will perform their dance in front of the school and a panel of judges. The winning class will earn points that go toward the Class Cup, a week-long class competition where points are earned from dressing up for each spirit day, and bigger events like the class trivia bowl, class tug-of-war, and class karaoke. In 2011, the seniors reigned supreme winning many events (although the juniors beat them in the Trivia Bowl.)

As many parents and families were unable to attend the class dance competition assembly, we are posting each class dance below. Either click on them below to watch them here, or double click on the video to watch on Youtube, and share with family and friends on your social networks.

Just in case you are having trouble playing the videos below (or they do not show up in your browser) click here to visit the Marist YouTube Channel.

The "Marist, We Are One" magazine fall issue is now available and should be arriving in your mailbox soon! In this issue, you can find articles on the use of technology at Marist, and a column by new Editor, Kathy Yocum giving you the beginning of a historical tour of Marist. You'll also find bios on new Marist staff members, an update on how the move to the 5A level has gone, our annual donor report, campus news, alumni news, and much more!

You'll also find our "Take 5" column, this issue focusing on Father Lopez, former Marist principal. If you'd like to hear more about Father Lopez and his recollections on the time he spent here (and did he really ride an elephant into a Marist auction?!) click below to watch our video interview from his recent visit to campus.

If you are not currently receiving the Marist Alumni Magazine, which releases 3 free issues per year, please contact the Marist Development office at 541.681.5470 or e-mail Tom Simon.

It's Marist Homecoming 2011! Tonight is the Marist Spartan vs. Willamette Wolverine's football matchup at 7 PM. If you are not able to make it to the game, you can still watch from home. The event will be broadcast live online. At 7 PM tonight in the video window below.

Please note, due to the outdoor nature of football games, October Oregon weather, and the fact that high end electronics don't like rain, if we have to pull the plug early you can still listen to the audio broadcast of the game! 95.3 The Score will be broadcasting their radio play by play, which can also be streamed online. Visit their site and click on "Listen Live" in the upper right hand corner of their home page.

If you don't have the bandwidth to actually watch the game (or listen to the audio), but still want to keep up with what is going on, then subscribe to our athletics Twitter feed for quarterly score updates, plus scores for our other sports as well. GO SPARTANS!

Last week, Marist Catholic High School freshman, transfer students, and new staff members had the opportunity to be "officially" welcomed to the Marist community, through the Welcome Week experience.

Activities included Monday's "Become a Spartan Day" challenge, Tuesday's "Activity Day" festivities, Wednesday's "Kissing of the M" ceremony, Thursday's "Mass of the Holy Spirit" service, and Friday's activity fair. Click below to watch our video recap of the week, learn about the traditions and see the students in action!

The video is also available on the Marist YouTube Channel. Click here to see it and share it on your preferred social network.

To see additional photos from Welcome Week, click here to view the Photos of the Week.

Now that school is back in session, and fall sports have kicked into gear, there is a lot going on here at Marist Catholic High School! Here's just a few highlights from the last week:

• Congratulations to the football team for starting the season 2-0! After a victory against Corvallis High School the week previous, the team beat the Ashland Grizzlies 49-0 Friday night. If you want an interesting read, see what was written about the Marist performance from the Grizzlies point of view. Click here for the article.
• The varsity volleyball team placed 2nd in the Hillsboro tournament on Saturday.
• Marist XC found great success at the Marist Invitational at Alton Baker Park. Varsity and JV girls placed 1st in their races, Varsity boys placed 5th and JV boys finished 2nd.
• The soccer teams had a busy week! Boys varsity soccer beat Silverton 2-1. Girls varsity soccer lost to Beaverton 3-4, then beat Silverton 4-2.
• Get excited for this weeks games! Watch our fall "pump up" style video preview on Youtube (or scroll down on this page) and share it with your friends on Facebook or other social media! See it here.
  
• Keep up with all Marist sports scores, and live updates from the games on the Marist Spartans Twitter feed. Click here to follow us!
• Even though we are only 4 days into the school year, Marist students are staying busy. Click here to view our "Photos of the week" feature on the Marist website!
• The first Spartan Spear of the year is now available to download via PDF. Click here to view our student publication.
• Remember to join our Marist Facebook page, to keep up with all things Marist! Join the community here!
  

It's the first day of school! We are proud to welcome back so many returning students, as well as 35 students transferring from other local high schools and 6 countries around the globe, and the 138 new students starting with us as freshmen. We're looking forward to an amazing year, so make sure to check back to the Marist Blog to stay up on all things Marist this year!

Want a glimpse of what it feels like to arrive on the first day? Click to watch our video below: