The Guerrero Family-
A Bishop Dunne Legacy
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he Guerrero family epitomizes the meaning of a Bishop Dunne Falcon. They count among their family members alums, parents, donors, faculty, Bishop Dunne committee member and current student. Each family member praises the Bishop Dunne community for enriching their lives in countless ways and expresses boundless gratitude for their Bishop Dunne experience. Their love of Bishop Dunne Catholic School has led the family to establish the Evelyn Guerrero Family Foundation, supporting tuition assistance needs. A family-led foundation, the fund will provide tuition support to a Bishop Dunne eighth-grade student to continue on with his or her education in ninth grade. Two generations of descendants of Evelyn and Bert Guerrero are thankful for the sacrifices they made to give their children and grandchildren a Catholic education. Roxane Guerrero, daughter, feels blessed to be able to help families send their children to Bishop Dunne saying, “When you are able to attend Bishop Dunne, you can become as great as God wants you to be.” Members of the Guerrero family have walked down the halls of Bishop Dunne in many roles. Assistant Principal Steve Guerrero has worked at Bishop Dunne for over twenty years. His numerous roles include health teacher, cross-country coach, wrestling coach, assistant track coach, transportation director and athletic director and most importantly, as parent to Stephen Jr. ’22 and graduate Georgine ’18. Steve’s wife, Melissa, currently teaches kindergarten at St. Thomas Catholic School and previously
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at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School. Roxane has served on several Bishop Dunne committees through the years and is parent to Bishop Dunne graduates, daughters Micaela Guerrero Hamilton ’07 and Ariana Guerrero Hamilton ’09. Also heard cheering loudly from the stands at the many Bishop Dunne soccer and basketball games he attended, is Roxane’s husband, Larry Rolle. Roxane describes the education her daughters received at Bishop Dunne, with firm belief that it provided a nurturing and challenging environment. Giving to the school, both financially and with her time, has been a way to ensure other families have an opportunity to give their children the highly regarded college preparatory education Bishop Dunne offers. Steve’s perspective on what makes Bishop Dunne great is multi-faceted. From an academic view Steve said, “The teachers of Bishop Dunne bring their ‘A’ game every day. Their commitment and dedication to meeting individual student’s needs while maintaining flexibility is one of the main reasons our students succeed-especially during the COVID-19 pandemic shelter-in-place environment.” Stephen Jr. ’22 expressed, while he misses seeing his school friends on a daily basis, he enjoys his online classes, and his teachers make sure the students have everything they need to succeed in an online environment. The success of Bishop Dunne does not only rest within the four walls of a classroom, but within the rich school family bonds created by the closeness of parents and students. Melissa felt an immediate connection to the parents within the diverse
and welcoming community and loved the unique and small class sizes. Georgine ’18 felt the retreats helped bond the students and loved getting to know her classmates outside of the classroom setting. Georgine said, “Dunne feels like family.” Faculty work hard to ensure the students succeed in high school and are prepared to tackle the challenges of college. Ariana ’09 believes Bishop Dunne more than prepared her academically for the rigors of college and law school. Allowing students to openly discuss and question beliefs and practices in a safe environment helped to develop her into a well-rounded person. Micaela ’07 feels she was well prepared for the challenges she experienced while obtaining her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Per Micaela, Bishop Dunne offered the best combination possible, “An academically challenging environment allowing us to hone our critical thinking skills while at the same time providing numerous extracurricular activities.” Says Micaela, “I am thankful my parents and grandparents felt strongly about us receiving a Catholic education. I would not be where I am today without my Bishop Dunne education.” We proudly spotlight the Guerrero family for their many contributions to our school community. Bishop Dunne Catholic School is extremely grateful for the support of the Evelyn Guerrero Family Foundation and thanks the Guerrero family for its continuing efforts that are making a tremendous difference in lives of our students. Together we are Falcon Strong! JULY 2020
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