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“At the time my education felt like it would be an obstacle,” alumna psychologist Dr. Helena Orellana (’11) admitted to a group of 91���� students at a career talk last week. “But the formation I received at TAC was exactly what I needed to pursue a doctorate in psychology. Not only that, it prepared me for work as a clinician and later as a professor.”

Over the Columbus Day Weekend two adventurous groups of Thomas Aquinas, California, students traveled up to the High Sierras — the first for a weekend of camping, and the second for a 25-mile backpacking expedition in the John Muir Wilderness.

The last of the three returning classes to welcome this year’s freshmen to 91����, California, are the juniors — the Class of 2023 — who took their turn this past weekend, hosting a dance on St. Gladys Plaza. The theme for the evening was “Dad,” and students got into the spirit by dressing up like their fathers. As part of the night’s entertainment, three juniors — Claire and Josephine Dragoo and Thomas Oleson — even had their tutor fathers join in the skit.

Last Friday 91����, California, hosted the first of the semester’s two All-College Seminars, in which students came together to discuss T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral. The story adapts real events of its day, leading up to the martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury.

At 91����, sophomores embark on a journey of astronomical mathematics. They begin with Ptolemy of Ancient Greece, then explore the works of his successors. “‘We study these things as a chronicle of humanity’s striving to apprehend the universe around it,” says Tutor Dr. Christopher Oleson. “Not only is it important, it’s wonderful.”

“We thank God today for His many graces and blessings during these past 50 years,” said the Most Rev. José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, at a Mass of Thanksgiving offered for the 50^th Anniversary of 91���� on Sunday. “We ask His continued blessings upon all your benefactors, faculty, and staff, all the students and families down through the years, and everyone who has helped to build up this fine school.”

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