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14 Gulf Pine Catholic • August 2, 2024 STEAM camps Resurrection Catholic Elementary school held STEAM camps in June and July that focused on topics such as STEM Explorations, electronics, 3D design and coding. The camps were well attended and were featured on WLOX ! Thank you to the many volunteers who helped us enrich our student’s education this summer! Resurrection Catholic Middle/High School is excit- ed to welcome former RCS baseball coach Ryan Jordan back onto the field as the new head baseball coach! Jordan is returning after coaching the Snoepek base- ball youth teams from 2022- 2024 and is excited to return to Lee Tingle Park to coach the Eagles. Playing baseball his whole life as well as in college at William Carey from 2001-2005, he is very qualified to lead our Eagles and brings strong experience to the program. Coach Jordan previously coached at Resurrection as head coach in 2007 and as the assistant coach in 2008 and 2013. In anticipation of his new role, Coach Jordan said, “Undoubtedly, I’m most excited about working to get our boys back in position to win a third state title in four years and continue a tradition of winning on and off the field. I look forward to creating a unique experience for our players and their families, giving our group the potential to exceed far beyond all of their expectations, and to create a tradition unlike any other that has been accomplished in the state of Mississippi. My job is to continue to build on the success that was first brought here by coaches Johnny Olsen, Lee Tingle, and Aron Frederic, all of which I’ve had the esteemed honor to be coached by and also the pleasure to coach with.” Coach Jordan inherits a storied baseball program from Coach Aron Frederic and the late Coach Lee Tingle and is up to the challenge to continue the Eagles success. “My primary focus this season will be to stress to our young men that winning is an inside job. Before we can win on the field, we have to understand that winning isn’t a switch that we turn on and off. We have to seek out all of the ways that we can succeed in all of the other aspects of our lives to create a consistent culture of winning,” says Jordan. It is clear to see Jordan is committed to creating a united team and furthering the Eagles baseball legacy. RCMHS Principal Kristal Sisson speaks highly of Coach Jordan and looks forward to wel- coming him. She says, “We are very excited for Eagle baseball! Coach Jordan will do a wonderful job as our new head coach. He will continue the legacy of baseball excellence at RCS!” Similarly, RCMHS Athletic Director Coach Eric Denmark added, “Coach Jordan is the perfect choice for head coach. He understands not only the fundamentals of baseball and coaching but also the importance of molding young men!” Jordan is both thrilled and humbled to have the opportunity to coach at RCS and build on what has already been a very accomplished baseball team. While the summer still remains, Coach is itching for the Eagles to get back on the field. “I’m ready to get to work and get ourselves in a position to be right where we were this previous season and bring back the South State and State titles. We will leave no doubt that we have done everything possible on and off of the field to make that happen. The future is extremely bright here, and it’s a great day to be an RCS Eagle! Soar Eagles!” Coach Ryan Jordan New head baseball coach R esurrection C atholic S chool , P ascagoula We also collaborate with organizations that share similar goals of education and research in FABMs, such as the Institute of Restorative Reproductive Medicine of America . Additionally, we actively sup- port programs that train health care professionals in the medical applications of FABMs, including Creighton, FEMM, NeoFertility and Marquette . The church can set the expectation that medical profes- sionals working for faith-based institutions should be educated about the evidence-based effectiveness for NFP and the broader applications of FABMs. Personally, I am also excited to share that as of July 1, I have the honor to serve as the director of the Center for Fertility Awareness Education and Research at Duquesne University’s new College of Osteopathic Medicine. Through our research, our goal is to expand the evidence base for the effective- ness and versatility of natural methods, and this will be the first medical school to incorporate fertility awareness education at every level of the curricu- lum. Medical schools from Australia to Europe also want this information, but since FACTS is a small nonprofit with a small team, it is challenging to expand our reach without financial support. We are grateful to the generous donors who make our work possible and made the launch of Duquesne’s center a reality. However, in addition to our donors, we need legislation that will allocate additional resources for this important field of medicine. The RESTORE Act , introduced in June 2024, aims to promote access to information, resources and medical training. The act will ensure that patients and doctors can receive and provide the care that they desire for women and cou- ples struggling with reproductive health conditions and infertility. This is an exciting step toward proac- tive, authentic women’s health care. Supporting such legislation and organizations like FACTS and Duquesne University can help advance the field of restorative reproductive medi- cine. Charlie Camosy is professor of medical human- ities at the Creighton School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, and moral theology fellow at St. Joseph Seminary in New York. NFP Week Camosy Doctor Q&A From page 11 Visit the Gulf Pine Catholic online at www.gulfpinecatholic.com