December 2015

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THE GEAR MONTHLY PARENT NEWSLETTER ISSUE 52 DECEMBER 2015

BOSCO TECH’S 2015 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM (PAGE 12)

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Bosco Tech Families and Friends, Having just celebrated Thanksgiving, I’m repeatedly reminded that gratitude and thankfulness are not a once-a-year state of mind, but should be an aspect of our everyday life, especially during the days of Advent when we look forward to the coming of our Savior.

We have so much to be grateful for! On behalf of our Bosco Tech faculty and staff, let me say how thankful we are for each of your families. You have entrusted us with the education of your hard-working sons—young people who are accomplishing great things and continually reminding us of the boundless potential of the next generation. We also recognize that each of your families gives so much of your valuable time and resources to make Bosco Tech the best experience possible and we are thankful for each of you.

Please know that your families are in our prayers through this holy Christmas season and in the coming year. May 2016 be a year of great blessing and continual gratitude for you and your loved ones.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Xavier Jimenez President, Don Bosco Technical Institute

ARCHDIOCESAN SUPERINTENDENT VISITS TECH CAMPUS The Los Angeles Archdiocese Superintendent overseeing Catholic schools, Dr. Kevin Baxter, recently visited Bosco Tech. As superintendent, Dr. Baxter is responsible for the oversight of the archdiocese’s 218 elementary and 51 high schools, a total of 80,000 students, making it the largest in the country. Bosco Tech is an independent Salesian school that has a collaborative relationship with the archdiocese.

“We’re extremely pleased that Dr. Baxter toured our campus and met our instructors and students,” said Bosco Tech President Xavier Jimenez. “He was very impressed with the Tech’s technology education and the work the students are accomplishing. He let us know that the uniqueness of the school and our dedication to the students are very evident to a guest.”

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FROM THE SALESIAN DIRECTOR Dear Bosco Tech Family and Friends: “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through white and drifted snow.”

Do you remember this song? Living in Pasadena, we never encountered snow on the way to grandmother’s house, but the song evokes memories and stereotypical images of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons.

Mary and Joseph were travelling too, and at this time of year they became a family. The parents of Jesus make an unusual couple, and the circumstances around the birth of Jesus are less than ideal. The lesson to take from all this is that family is so very important. Despite a rough start, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph made their circumstances work. God chose to relate to us by becoming one of us and living in a family. Families form the domestic church because it is in the context of family that faith and prayer are taught, religious customs are passed on, and a relationship with God becomes strong.

As we continue to be barraged by secular Christmas Yule-tide consumerism, take some time for quiet and quality time with your families. Be assured of the Salesian Community’s prayers for you at this special time of year.

Christmas blessings to you and your families, Fr. Steven Way, SDB Salesian Director

REPORT CARDS & TRANSCRIPTS: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? —BY MR. JEFF KRYNEN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Recently, you received a copy of your sons’ first quarter grades. These grades are a progress report indicating how your son is doing at this point in the semester. It is important to remember that the grades that actually go onto a student’s transcripts reflect only the grades earned at the end of the semester (unless, like a few technology courses, it was only a quarter- or half-semester course.)

This method of grading may be in contrast to what you and your son have experienced when he was in middle school, where he might have received three or four report cards through the academic year, each of equal value.

Here at Bosco Tech, as with most high schools, each semester has three progress reports including the quarter report card. This is to allow you to carefully track your son’s progress at any point until the semester final grade is earned and entered into a grade book. That final grade is the one that is recorded on your son’s high school transcripts.

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BOSCO TECH HONOR ROLL—PRESIDENT’S LIST 2015-2016 First Semester Grading Period—GPA 3.5 and above Freshmen Kema Allin * Joaquin Barbosa Alex Cepeda * Adam Crawford-Munoz * Aaron Dominguez Diego Espinosa Michael Felix Michael Garcia * Adam Gomez Jerry Gomez Max Granados * Nicolas Gutierrez * Nicholas Hernandez * Patrick Jackson * Jakob Logan Julian Lopez * Kenneth Lorenzana Shuhao Lu Dennis Marciuska * Joshua Maros * Julian Martinez Ian McConnell * Adrian Medrano Patrick Miranda Marco Nakano * Daniel Pineda Stanley Quiros * Justin Recinos Andres Rodriguez Jess Rodriguez Peter Ronney Alejandro Rosales Henry Rosas * Anthony Sosa * Ethan Truong Stoyan Tsvetkov Christopher Valdivia * Arian Villegas Sophomores Guadalupe Agramon Daniel Arteaga * Gabriel Benitez * Anthony Caballes * Fabrizio Castaneda * Cameron Caterio * Kenneth Chua * Anthony Cortez

William Cosso * Herson Cruz Leines Aaron Dang Jesus Diaz Anthony Duarte * Paul Erickson Franco Herrera Daniel Hosseini Sebastian Jurado * Patrick Kakooza * Anthony Longoria Alexander Martinez * Hirofumi Nakayama * Yehya Nasser Matthew Olmos * Oscar Perez Armisael Ramirez Anthony Reyes Isaiah Rojas Aaron Sarmiento * Suyay Vazquez James Villagrana * Grayson Wade * Anthony Wadzinski Cedric Woirhaye Kwan Hang Yam Juniors Rick Chavez Noel Cordero * Devin Cornair Augustine Escalera Anthony Garcia Joseph Garcia Leslie Giovanny John Paul Gomez-Reed Joseph Hernandez Ian Samuel Madrigal Joel Medina * Mario Mijangos Andres Pena William Ramos * Jason Reyes Sebastian Rojas Adrian Rosas * Luis Saucedo Kyle Shea Jerome Tadeo Timothy Thai

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Diego Vargas Lorenzo Zamora * Seniors Reiley Akkari * Jesus Alvarado * Christian Apanecatl Richard Barcelo Justin Bohol Justin Bueno Brian Camero David Casillas Norris Chen * Kyle Chiang * Hector Cruz Christopher Diaz * Angelo Domingo * Natthew Engquist Anthony Figueroa Victor Flores Jason Garcia Darrian Gardea * Julian Gonzalez Brian Hernandez Elias Hosseini Noah Jimenez Trevor Johnson Dustin Kelso * Diego Macias Alfonso Magallon Christopher Martinez * Joshua Martinez Jacob McKinney Erick Mendoza Diego Montoya Fernando Munguia Alexis Ortiz Andrew Phan * Matthew Quintanilla * Christian Rios Ricky Rodriguez * Justin Ruiz Michael Sainz Zachary Solorza Anthony Tichachati Rene Vega Emilio Zuniga * indicates a 4.0 GPA or higher

BOSCO TECH HONOR ROLL—PRINCIPAL’S LIST 2015-2016 First Semester Grading Period—GPA 3.0 to 3.49 Freshmen Luis Alvarez Angel Arellano Andrew Arenas Kevin Banuelos Marlon Barahona Alvaro Chavez Marcos Chavez Joseph Cisneros Gabriel Corcio Abraham Diaz Joshua Dominguez Joshua Duenas Devyn Espino-Canche John Michael Gonzalez Raymond Gritton Gerrence Gumabao Yung Jun Kim Elliott Lacayo Emiliano LaFarga Rene Lopez Alex Magallon Vincent Maldonado Alfonzo Martinez Miguel Nunez Eric Olvera Carlos Potrero Emmanuel Rodriguez Daniel Rojas Alejandro Rojo Matthew Salazar Luis Sosa Nicholas Unger Jaime Uy Bryan Valdivia Jianlong Xu Zibo Zhou Sophomores Michael Aguilar Alejandro Alaniz Devyn Barrios

Shane Beshlin Carlos Castillo Andrew Duenas Jonathan Escamilla Gabriel Espejel Lorenzo Espinoza Justin Estrada Wai Fung Christopher Gamboa Diego Gomez Roman Hernandez James Huerta Aaron Mercado Dominic Mercado Christopher Salazar Giovanni Samayoa Steven Tieu Anthony Torres Drake Tran XiaoLin Yang Juniors Manuel Alvarez Andrew Arboleda Sean Eustace Carlos Gonzalez Jonathan Hall Bumjoon Kim Mark Ledesma Matthew Lewis Sebastian Lopez Frank Lora Shant Loussararian Jacob Lovi Ian Luke Lumbres Daniel Martinez Ruben Martinez Michael Mendoza Daniel Mora Lance Morales Michael Rodriguez Yuxi Rong

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Eden To Joseph Williams JunLin Zeng Hang Ming Zhang Seniors Hiram Acosta Angel Ajanel Jason Banuelos Edward Castro Joseph Chamul Jairo Chen Paul Corcio Everson Cruz Alec Diaz Alex Escobar Luis Escobar Fernando Esquivel Edwin Flores Matthew Gilligan Adrian Gonzales Donovan Gonzalez Alejandro Hernandez Ezequiel Hernandez Samuel Hernandez Adrian Hurtado Nicholas Ibarra Anthony Lopez Martin Montellano Daniel Olivas Oscar Olivas Adam Razo Ralph Rodriguez Gian Carlo Samayoa Andrew To

Congratulations to all of our scholars for their outstanding academic accomplishments!

DON’T MISS THE 12/9 PARENT COUNCIL WORKSHOP: PRINCETON REVIEW PRESENTATION All parents are strongly encouraged to attend the Bosco Tech Parent Council’s workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. in Tech Hall. During the session, Princeton Review representative Ed Ceja will provide useful information about the SAT test. He will cover test preparation, how and when to best prepare for it, how the test has changed in recent years, and its impact on college applications and admissions. Please plan to attend.

A detailed flyer with an RSVP tear-off slip will soon be sent home; please return the slip to Mrs. Cathy Rivera to ensure that there will be sufficient take -home materials for every parent.

ACE STUDENTS TOUR CSUF’S GREEN ENERGY FACILITIES ACE seniors recently had the unique opportunity to take a backstage tour of California State University, Fullerton’s (CSUF) leading-edge Leadership in Energy Efficient Design (LEED) facilities. During the field trip, the students witnessed the real-world implementation of what they are learning in their current Green Technology class in ACE. The highlights included the university’s alternative power plant, student housing that has earned 'Platinum Certified' LEED status (the highest level of certification awarded), facilities for energy capture and re-purposing, exterior lighting methods, drought tolerant landscaping, and solar panel fields. The highly effective program has helped CSUF generate 75% of their entire energy supply—a savings of $4.5 million annually.

While earning her master’s degree in construction management (focusing on sustainability) at CSUF, Mrs. Nira Chandrasekar, ACE’s Green Technology instructor, worked on the university’s LEED implementation program. Mrs. Chandrasekar helped organize the students’ memorable field trip.

“In addition to becoming familiar with the campus, the main take away from the trip was to see the burgeoning field of energy management as an additional professional pathway for our graduates in full bloom,” said ACE Chairman Chris Barnett. “At CSUF, this program started five years ago with just one employee handling everything. That same person now manages a staff of twenty energy management professionals. It’s a huge employment opportunity growth area, now mandated by both California and Federal law. This will be common place in just five short years.”

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IMPORTANT TUITION ASSISTANCE NEWS DEADLINE IS JANUARY 29 The final deadline for current students applying for tuition assistance for the 2016-2017 school year is January 29, 2016. Applications must be re-filed annually.

Please submit copies of each of the following items to the Tuition Assistance Committee. Applications will not be reviewed until all documentation is received.

• Completed application form • Application processing fee of $20 • Copy of 2014 federal tax forms and corresponding supplement schedules, if applicable • Copy of either current paycheck stub showing total wages earned for 2015 or all W-2s and 1099s for 2015.

Please review the financial aid application for full details. The forms are available at the Finance Office or on the school’s website (boscotech.edu).

HONOR SOCIETIES INDUCT BOSCO TECH STUDENTS In mid-November, Bosco Tech proudly inducted the campus’ newest members of the prestigious National Honor Society and National Hispanic Honor Society. The students were invited to join the esteemed groups because of demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Both prestigious societies emphasize providing service to Bosco Tech, as well as the larger community. Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Bosco Tech inductees—we are so proud of you!

National Hispanic Honor Society Inductees Manuel Alvarez Richard Barcelo Edward Castro Matthew Castro Rick Chavez Paul Corcio Noel Cordero Cristian De la Mora

Luis Escobar Adrian Gonzalez Carlos Gonzalez Brian Hernandez Dustin Kelso Diego Macias Ian-Samuel Madrigal Daniel Martinez

Ruben Martinez Michael Mendoza Diego Montoya Daniel Mora Rodrigo Plata William Ramos

Jason Reyes Michael Rodriguez Andres Varela Zachary Solorza

Aaron Mercado Oscar Perez Rodrigo Plata William Ramos Jason Reyes Gian Carlo Samayoa Giovanni Samayoa Timothy Thai

Diego Vargas Grayson Wade Cedric Woirhaye Lorenzo Zamora Zeus Zepeda

National Honor Society Inductees Daniel Arteaga Fabrizio Castaneda Cameron Caterio Noel Cordero Devin Cornair Augustine Escalera Joseph Garcia John Paul Gomez-Reed

Joseph Hernandez Daniel Hosseini Patrick Kakooza Bumjoon Kim Kevin La Matthew Lewis Daniel Martinez Joel Medina

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TECH COACHES & TEACHERS TAKE ON CELEBRITIES Bosco Tech’s teachers and coaches challenged the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team during a fundraising game in mid-November.

Although the celebrities won by one point, the enthusiastic home court crowd was cheering for the Tech team.

Proceeds from the sell-out event will go toward the school’s basketball program.

PREPARING FOR FINAL EXAMS OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK —BY MR. JEFF KRYNEN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

January 19 to January 21 are the three days set aside for Bosco Tech students to sit for final exams in each of their academic subjects. These days (plus two more days in the week prior for technology classes) provide an opportunity for our students to demonstrate mastery of their studies. Christmas break becomes an excellent time for students to organize and prepare themselves for the rigor of the exams. We would like to encourage parents to guide their sons in allocating a portion of their winter break to focus on these very important studies. A few gentle reminders can go a long way in improving students’ performance on their finals and ultimately improve their first semester grades and transcript records.

FRESHMEN COACH TINY TOTS VOLLEYBALL Through the City of Rosemead’s Tiny Tots sports program, another group of Bosco Tech freshmen have completed a successful season of volunteering. The most recent group coached the tykes in fundamental volleyball techniques and game rules.

Left to right (in the left photo) are coaches Ethan Truong, Shuhao Lu, Yung Jun Kim, Miguel Nunez, and Josh Duenas. Tired out by the youngsters and being carried is Nick Hernandez (Not pictured are Ethan Truong and Yung Jun Kim.) Great job, coaches!

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RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED SOPHOMORE RETREAT —BY MR. BRAD STOLZ, ASSISTANT YOUTH MINISTER

In mid-November, 110 sophomores took part in an all-day retreat at St. Joseph Retreat Center. The theme of the retreat was ‘relationships’—their relationships with God, with their family, and with their friends. The retreat was headed by Youth Ministry Director Rudy Herrera who was assisted by Fr. Paul Nguyen, Chris Beltran (MAT ’03), Michael Gonzales (MSET ‘15), as well as Youth Ministry Team members Leslie Giovanny, Anthony Figueroa, and Manny Alvarez.

The day started with a very important icebreaker, led by Fr. Paul and Manny, which set the retreat’s mood and tone. The purpose of this exercise was to demonstrate that everyone needs to rely on someone in order to avoid the obstacles in life.

There were three workshops. Michael Gonzales, who is currently a Cal Poly Pomona student, gave one on relationships with friends in which he presented the importance of relying and trusting their friends to help them get through Bosco and life. In their second workshop, Mr. Herrera explained the importance of having a loving relationship with family members—helping the class to understand, as adolescents, how they can grow into a more mature love with family and friends as they themselves are maturing. Finally, Chris Beltran, a Bosco alumnus working at St. Joseph, got them to think about their relationship with God—how, at this stage in life, they might slowly drift from their faith and from God. He showed them how important it is to reconnect. One of the tools for reconnecting was having four priests available to hear confessions.

The day ended with the perfect tool of reconnection, Mass, celebrated by our Salesian Director, Fr. Steve Way. Some comments gleaned from the sophomores’ anonymous evaluations of the retreat were that they learned: “always love your family, keep them close, no matter what,” “to forgive and have gratitude,” “appreciate your family and the sacrifices they do for you,” and “build our relationship with God without having to wait for God to do all the work.” I think these comments show that this retreat earned pretty high marks among the sophomores.

The last quote we think sums up the goal of the retreat: “relationships need to be given several chances in order to work.”

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KAIROS SENIOR RETREAT IS 12/1-12/4 Please remember in your prayers the members of the Bosco Tech senior class who will attend Kairos 82 on Tuesday, December 1, through Friday, December 4, at Green Oaks Ranch in Vista.

Kairos is a well-known and respected Catholic retreat program for high school and college students. The name, taken from the Greek term for ‘opportune time,’ is adapted to mean ‘the Lord’s time.’ The four-day retreat’s purpose is to provide participants the chance to consider God's role in their lives.

Under the direction of faculty, the retreat is led primarily by trained seniors. Participating students will focus on defining their personal relationship with God, their families, their friends, and themselves during quiet days of discernment and discovery. During this long-standing Bosco Tech tradition, a sense of community develops among the participants that they then bring back to campus.

INTERNATIONAL CLUB —BY MRS. CATHERINE DIAZ, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ACADEMIC PROGRAM

As we began another year, welcoming International students to our Salesian community and high school enrollment, it seemed appropriate to start an official club. International students and several domestic students have formally joined the International Club. The club’s student board members are: • President—Jairo Chen, Senior • Vice President—Nguyen Vu, Junior • Secretary—Ming Zhang, Junior • Treasurer—Triet Nakayama, Sophomore • Public Relations—Ziyi Fang, Junior The board, along with moderator Mrs. Catherine Diaz, collaborated on the guidelines, presenting them to the club members for ratification.

The club’s first united event was contributing 35 filled shoeboxes to the student-driven and campus-supported Operation Christmas Child’s Shoebox Project, sponsored by Youth Ministry. (Across the campus, a total of about 150 boxes were filled and $1,000 was raised for postage.) Each filled box included a monetary donation to cover postage. The boys helped each other, sharing what each had donated, in order to fill the gift boxes. Several club members added a toy from their own culture.

Most boys wrote a letter to the intended recipient in hopes of developing a pen pal relationship. This activity created a bond of brotherhood among the club members.

The efforts of these young men are to become contributing members of the Bosco Tech community at large. The International students represent the countries of: Hong Kong, mainland China, Vietnam, Colombia, Japan, and Iran.

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ROYAL TECH MARCHING BAND NEWS —BY BAND BOOSTER JUN REYES

October & November Performances—The Royal Techmen Marching Band capped off a busy October with some Halloween fun as they performed dressed in costumes for the varsity football game on Oct. 30.

The band performed at the last football game of the season on Nov. 6, where the seniors were recognized before the game. Senior band members include Alberto Chavez, Angelo Domingo, Eduardo Torres, Eli Hosseini, Matthew Enquist, Noah Jimenez, Oscar Olivas, Victor Flores and Andrew To (not pictured).

Though the football season ended, the marching band will continue to perform at other events throughout the school year.

The band was again invited to perform at St. Peter’s Italian Church Celebration in downtown L.A. on Nov. 8. This was followed by a performance at St. Mary’s Church in Whittier on Nov. 10 to commemorate Veterans Day. They then performed at the Bosco Celebrity Basketball fundraiser, the Hollywood Knights, on Nov. 12. The band’s next performance was at Bosco Tech’s Fall Open House on Sunday, Nov. 22.

What’s Next for the Music Program—The DBTI Music Program turns its focus to the annual Winter Concert as the Concert Band and the Music Appreciation Class begin rehearsing this month. The Winter Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 15. Please join us for a night of music and entertainment.

Player of the Month—The musician of the month is Victor Flores for displaying outstanding participation and behavior, exceptional musical ability and going beyond expectations.

(Player of the month write-up provided by Daniel Hosseini) Thank you for your continued support of the DBTI Music Program!

“Music is shown to be beneficial to students in four major categories: success in society, success in school, success in developing intelligence, and success in life.”

—The Importance of Music Education by Ken Petress, Ph.D.,Professor Emeritus of Communication, University of Maine

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SPORTS UPDATE Varsity Football by Head Football Coach Branden Jones—The 2015 Tigers varsity football season has come to a close with some great accomplishments. The team was led by twenty seniors who banded together through numerous spring and summer workouts to help spring our program in the right direction.

Offensively, the Tigers scored almost twice as many points as the previous season. In the third game of the season, the Tigers scored 33 points, the highest total since the 2011 season. Defensively, the Tigers gave up less points by an average of over a touchdown a game. Against rival Cantwell, the 14 points surrendered were the lowest since the 2012 campaign. The 36-14 victory over Cantwell marked the first program victory since 2012. With 2015 in the books, the Tigers are already hard at work for the next football season. As the season ends, the current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are already in the weight room at 6:30 am looking to build toward the 2016 season.

Junior Varsity Football by JV Defensive Coordinator Carlos Plantillas—As the 2015 JV football season comes to an end, I’m proud to say, these young men have battled together for months and ended with a win against the league’s undefeated team, St. Genevieve 50-28. This band of brothers improved and fought hard each week and their efforts have been rewarded with camaraderie, memories lasting a lifetime, respect for the game, and a win—on their last game of the season—against a very good team. Their final record was 2 wins, 7 losses, and one tie.

The future looks bright for the Tigers and we are looking forward to the continued improvement and success of the program. To all the young men, their coaches, parents, teachers, and administrators, thank you for all your hard work, support, and good wishes throughout the year!

Cross Country Saves the Best for Last by Assistant Cross Country Coaches Mark Grimmett & Brad Stolz—Congratulations to our cross country team for a very successful season! Our 31 athletes (up from 18 last year) improved remarkably throughout the season. Since the beginning of the summer, they practiced hard a couple of hours each day, six days a week—most of the time in high heat and humidity. For about half of them, it was their first year of running. They gradually built up endurance and mileage, eventually running about 25 to 35—even 40 miles a week! From the beginning of the summer until the end of the official season, the runners with the most mileage in each class were: senior Fernie Esquival (468 miles), junior Ruben Martinez (566 miles), sophomore Chris Gamboa (312 miles) and freshman Aaron Dominguez (444 miles). The team average was 219 miles. (continued on page 13)

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HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE—LAKER TICKETS TO BE RAFFLED OFF Santa Claus is coming to town and he’s headed straight to Bosco Tech’s Holiday Boutique on Sunday, Dec. 13. The jolly old elf will visit with guests and enjoy breakfast with the kids at the fun craft center while parents can Christmas shop in a fun, festive environment. This is a great opportunity for the whole family to get in the spirit and find great gifts in one place! (See the full-page flyer on page 15 of this issue.)

Breakfast is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the boutique and craft center are open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join us early for Mass at 9 a.m.

Tickets for the Santa breakfast are now available for $11 each and can be purchased at https://boscotechholidayboutique.eventbrite.com or through Mrs. Cathy Rivera’s office. Tickets include food, a craft item and a photo with Santa. Contact Mrs. Cathy Rivera (crivera@boscotech.edu or 626-940-2006) for details.

Just added is the chance to win two Laker tickets. The winner will be announced at the boutique. Buy your $5 raffle tickets today; actual game ticket value is $320 each. Contact Mrs. Rivera at (626) 940-2006 or crivera@boscotech.edu for details.

SPORTS UPDATE: CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12) Through each three-mile race the team ran, they usually improved their best personal records (PRs) by several seconds. However, at our last race, the Del Rey League Finals at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale, an astounding 21 athletes increased their PRs by an average of over a minute! Junior Rodrigo Plata set the record, increasing his PR by 3:04! Our varsity team improved their PRs so much so that we were able to beat Salesian, one of our top rivals. Only two of the top five California State ranked teams (Bishop Amat and Cathedral) had faster overall team times than Bosco Tech at the finals.

Junior Manny Alvarez finished first in our varsity team for every race, followed by either freshman Aaron Dominguez or junior Zach Lugo as second and third varsity runner. Our top freshman, Aaron Dominguez, was the fourth fastest freshman in the league. The varsity team was ably assisted by junior Ruben Martinez, seniors Alex Honegger and Fernie Esquival, and junior Carlos Gonzales.

The junior varsity team continued their race-byrace improvement at the finals by moving up a slot to reach fourth place in the league. All six of our freshmen improved their PRs at the meet by an average of 58 seconds. The top three Bosco JV runners there were all freshmen: Emiliano LaFarga, Joseph Cisneros, and Chris Valdivia.

Our team future certainly looks bright. We again congratulate all our runners on their excellent work and their successes this season. Well done!

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EXCURSION TO ANCIENT GREECE Bosco Tech students will have the opportunity to take a once-in-a-lifetime architectural and engineering study tour next summer. This exciting excursion, hosted by ACE Chair Mr. Chris Barnett, will include lessons in history as well as structural construction. The trip is open to students in all technologies.

The group will tour Ancient Greece where mortals mingled with gods. Well-preserved archaeological sites like Epidaurus and Mycenae will bring the Ancient Greeks’ daily life into focus. Location stops, led by local guides and a full-time tour director, will include the Acropolis, Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae and the Temple of Poseidon. Discover a remarkable era in human history, one that saw key advances in architecture, politics and philosophy.

The group leaves June 19 and returns June 28, 2016. An informational meeting for those who have not already signed up is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. in ACE. For morning information, contact Mr. Barnett (cbarnett@boscotech.edu or 626-940-2064).

BOSCO TECH SPONSORS Bosco Tech would like to thank the following businesses for their support.

The Original Snow Cone Factory

We are grateful to our generous sponsors!

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DECEMBER 2015 Please note that dates and events are subject to change. Check the school’s full calendar at www.boscotech.edu (see the Upcoming Events box on the lower right side of the homepage) for the latest updates .

December Mon.-Sun. Tues.-Fri. Tuesday Friday Fri.-Fri. Saturday

11/30-12/6 12/1-12/4 12/1 12/4 12/4-12/11 12/5

Sunday 12/6 Tuesday 12/8 Wednesday 12/9 Thursday Friday Saturday

12/10 12/11 12/12

Sunday 12/13 Mon.-Tues. 12/14-12/15 Tuesday 12/15 Wed.-Sat. 12/16-12/19 Friday 12/18

Sat.-Sun. 12/19-1/3 Monday 12/21 Tues.-Wed. 12/22-12/23 Thursday

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Friday 12/25 Sat.-Wed. 12/26-12/30 Monday 12/28 Tues.-Wed. 12/29-12/30 Thursday 12/31 January Friday 1/1 Monday 1/4 Tuesday 1/5 Saturday 1/9 Monday

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Varsity basketball tournament Kairos #82 Parent Council board meeting at 6 p.m.

Report cards mailed Music Program Cheesecake fundraiser pre-order SAT (off campus) Christmas tree pick ups Cross Country banquet from 2 to 5 p.m.

Salesian Spirit Games (relaxed dress) Parent’s Council workshop at 6 p.m.

Alumni Association meeting at 6 p.m.

Fall sports banquet at 6 p.m.

Faculty in-service (no school for students) Early admissions interviews for prospective incoming freshmen ACT exam (on campus) Bosco Tech holiday boutique Cheesecake order pick ups Winter concert (dinner at 6 p.m., concert at 7 p.m.)

Please note the late start for all students on Friday, Dec. 18.

Varsity soccer tournament School begins at 9:30 a.m. on Late start for students at 9:30 a.m. that morning due to the Locker clean out faculty Christmas breakfast.

Dance Christmas break School office closed JV soccer tournament School office hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

School office is closed until Tuesday, 12/29 Midnight Mass Merry Christmas!

JV basketball tournament School office closed School office hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

School office closed Happy New Year’s Day School resumes Parent Council board meeting at 6 p.m.

Technology Selection Day 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Gear Up #1 for prospective incoming freshmen Standardized test results meetings (grade 9 at 6 p.m., grades 10 & 11 at 7 p.m.)

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SAVE THE DATE

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7th/8th Grade Math Competition Yurak Memorial 5K Run/Walk Black & Gold Gala Father-Son Mass & Breakfast Mother-Son Dance Bosco Tech Golf Tournament

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