Athletic director Mike Darnell and assistant principal Michael Bolchoz With a new facility at a new location on the horizon, Cardinal Newman’s Auction Committee, in a nostalgic move, brought the school’s major fund raising event back home to the Cardinal Newman campus.

Mary Black, this year’s auction chair said she was “anxious to bring the auction back to campus because it felt nostalgic, and it seemed prudent due to the impending move to a new site. It was also nice to get the students more involved.”

The gym was all decked out in western fashion with hay bales, western style building facades, and even a Conestoga wagon. But the real draw was a cafeteria full of silent auction items ranging from parties, artwork, and jewels to leisure time packages, awesome vacations, and an array of Cardinal memorabilia.

There were plenty of live auction goodies available as well, including a precious black lab puppy and a snazzy Jaguar automobile.

Geralyn Ferguson and the precious auction puppy This year’s fund–a–project was the construction of a classroom in the new school. During the silent auction, the patrons could pledge contributions toward the construction of the 2010 Cardinal Corral Auction Classroom. All contributors’ names will be displayed on a plaque to be displayed outside of that classroom.

As the room filled with bidders and the curious, the gym transformed. Folks came dressed in their finest western regalia. The CN Band and the Mo Bros provided musical entertainment for the evening. There were cowboy hats, suede fringed jackets, and an amazing collection of cowboy boots.

Auctioneer Jim Deyling was back for his third year. This year he was a happy fellow because he finally had an excuse to wear his cowboy boots with his tux. As he showed off his impressive pair of stylish black cowboy boots Deyling said, “These auctions are a lot of fun. Great people come out and help raise a fair amount of money for the school.”

Auction chair Mary Black Monumental projects such as this one require lots of hard work and generous sponsors in order to succeed. This year’s platinum sponsor was Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. Silver sponsors included Accupad, Inc.; Lizard’s Thicket; Boyd Management, Inc.; FN Manufacturing; JHS Architecture; Integrated Design, Inc.; K&M Uniforms; St. Anthony’s Corner; Dick Smith Automotive Group; First Citizens; and St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

Advertising sponsorship was provided by Carolina Shoulder & Knee Specialist; Midlands Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, P.A.; SCBT; R. Sims Tompkins, D.M.D., M.S./Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics; First Command; St. Peter’s Catholic School; St. Joseph Catholic Church; Diabetic Supply Source; The Palmetto Group; The Dibble Manning Company; Carolina Retail Packaging; Wells Fargo Advisors; Brian P. Dunphy, Financial Advisor; BB&T Wealth Management; Hall Bowers, LLC; Wood Creations of Columbia; Turbeville Insurance Agency; Rita’s Italian Ice; St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church; Schiano’s Olde Tyme Pizza Restaurant; and Stick Realty Services. For a complete list of contributors, visit www.CNHS.org.
Patrick Boos
The CNHS Band
CNHS faculty, Brittain Torrence, Eric Goff, and Carrie Garbe
CNHS faculty, Teresa Harper, Debbie O’Rourke, and Angel Allen
Auctioneer Jim Deyling proudly shows off his cowboy boots.
Columbia Catholic principals Rose Tindall, St. Joseph’s School; Sister Robeta Fulton, St. Martin de Porres School; Barbara Cole, St. John Neumann School; and Jacqualine Kasprowski, Cardinal Newman School.
The Mo Bros, Patrick Boos, Patrick Morris, and Kelly Morris