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ssgBellarmine1606.eps tvc.dsj.org | May 9, 2017 1 5/11/16 11:30 AM CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Summer@ History was made on April 28 as Bellarmine College Prep became the fi rst high school team west of Ohio to win the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Celebrating the victory were Bellarmine Relay Team members Tommy Rocha, Alex Scales, Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau, and Ben Micallef with coach Patrick McCrystle. (Photo courtesy of Penn Relays) Bellarmine Saint Victor Partners with Cisco Systems Integrating technology with teach- ing and learning can present challenges in the classroom. At Saint Victor School, the Technology Coordinator, Ian Hin- kle partnered with Cisco Systems to overcome a big challenge: supporting the demand for more robust Wi-Fi on campus. A Saint Victor parent Raveesh D’Silva, who is currently employed with Cisco Systems helped create a partnership between Saint Victor and the worldwide leader in IT and net- working. In October, Saint Victor be- came a beta tester for Mobility Express, one of Cisco Systems’ newest products. Working together after school Mr. Hinkle, Mr. D’Silva, and Rajat Tayal from Cisco installed Mobility Express. Mobility Express uses a controller that is built into the wireless access point and will fail over to another access point if it goes down. The software is extremely user friendly in terms of set up and maintenance. On April 5, Hinkle presented Saint Victor’s case study at a beta partner meeting at Cisco Systems to a room full of people excited to hear about Cisco Systems’ new products. Using a slideshow with pictures of Saint Vic- tor classrooms and students, Hinkle laid out the challenges faced by the school and how Mobility Express has helped to overcome those challenges. It has enabled students and teachers to access the wireless network from anywhere on campus. Improvements have been observed by both students and teachers. When teachers move from classroom to classroom they can roam freely and maintain the strongest wireless signal. Less time is wasted disconnecting from one wireless access point and connecting to another. There are also fewer connectivity issues due to switching because Mobility Express is a professional wireless system that can handle more users. Working in partnership with Cisco Systems, Saint Victor was able to meet a challenge and the results benefi t students and staff alike. Prices starting at $2,499 ~ with Airfare Included in this price from anywhere in the USA Several trips to different destinations: the Holy Land; Italy; France, Portugal, & Spain; Poland; Medjugorje, Lourdes, & Fatima; Ireland & Scotland; England; Austria, Germany, & Switzerland; Greece & Turkey; Budapest; Prague; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Colombia; Brazil; Argentina; Domestic Destinations; etc… We also specialize in custom trips for Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Call us 24/7 Hablamos Español www.proximotravel.com [email protected] 508-340-9370 855-842-8001 Classes & Camps 1st Grade - High School Tue., June 14 - Thurs., July 21 bcp.org/summer 19