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Great Success Today at Fundraiser for a Domestic Violence Center

St. Edwards faced off Vs. St. Ignatius in and unusual circumstance off the field and court, The two schools respectively had students At local Dick’s Sporting Good’s Stores selling purple rubberbands saying RESPECT, the Grand total raised was $417.32 by both Schools.

St. Edwards was represented by their Varsity Basketball team, St. Ignatius was represented by: Ryan Gibbons, Bobby Grebenc, Kevin Smith, Kevin Vrsansky-Burke, Niki Gaitan, Coach Tyrone White, and finally the organizer Mrs. Carolyn Brown ran faithfully back and fourth between each store.

The group would like to thank St. Ignatius Principal Peter Corrigan, and Dean of Students Larry Arthur, for their help in collecting funds. The school’s weekly misssion collection was donated to victim Lavell Jordan’s mother, to assist with a downpayment on a home.

Thanks Again.

St. Ignatius’ Bobby Grebenc on Fox 8

This video features Tyrone White, and St. Ignatius’ Bobby Grebenc.

The appearance was on Fox 8 News in the morning on 12/7/09.

Silence the Violence – High School Students Honor Jasper Howard

Ohio high school football powerhouses St. Ignatius and St. Xavier team up to shed light on the issue of youth-on-youth violence. The players honored slain UConn football player Jasper Howard by wearing #6 decals, donated by Rotary International, on their helmets during their game Oct. 24, 2009.

Aside from the players, special recognition is due to Ignatius assistant coach Tyrone White, who sought MaxPreps out to help shed light on this worthwhile endeavor during our week-long visit on the Nike 5 Days 2 Friday Road Tour.

This is not an isolated case of goodwill, but a snowballing nationwide social movement in the sports community, so stand up!

Youth Violence Statistics

In 2006, 5,958 young people ages 10 to 24 were murdered – an average of 16 each day (CDC 2009a).

Homicide was the 2nd leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24 years old (CDC 2009a).

Among 10 to 24 year-olds, 87% (5,159) of homicide victims were male and 13% (799) were female (CDC2009a).

Among homicide victims ages 10 to 24 years-old, 84% were killed with a firearm (CDC 2009a).