The Gear--February 2021

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Mඈඇඍඁඅඒ Pൺඋൾඇඍ Nൾඐඌඅൾඍඍൾඋ Iඌඌඎൾ 105 Fൾൻඋඎൺඋඒ 2021

Bosco Tech Adds CIF eSports Team to Roster!

Mൾඌඌൺ඀ൾ ൿඋඈආ ඍඁൾ Pඋൾඌංൽൾඇඍ Hello Tech family— “Hope moves us: ‘Behold I make all things new.’” (Rev. 21:5). How often I find myself reflecting on the Salesian strenna (gift) for 2021! How appropriate and very much needed those words of promise and comfort are at this time all over the world. I know that loved ones in our own community have been lost to the virus while many have experienced undue hardship and pain.

And as we grieve with them and lift them in prayer, I am reminded of the Lord’s promises to give us hope that He will make all things new and that He will be our true constant until that time.

It’s my prayer that in the year ahead we will witness peace, renewal, and God’s blessing upon your family. It is hard to believe we’re beyond the halfway point in the academic year. I commend our students for staying the course, and continuing to apply themselves. Thank you for encouraging your son to always give his best and remain actively engaged both in his coursework and with his instructors and classmates.

Our freshman class recently began their in-depth technology coursework, after making their tech selections in December. Congratulations and Godspeed to the Class of 2024 as they dig deeply into advanced studies in their majors!

As I’ve mentioned before, my hat is off to our creative teachers and coaches who consistently create ways for students to stay engaged in the virtual environment. Their enthusiasm and creativity amazes me daily. A perfect example, Athletic Director Vincent Nolasco and Coach Hector Cruz recently hosted tryouts for our newly established eSports team, an officially recognized CIF program. I’m really looking forward to seeing the gaming team in action, competing, forming alliances, and using their very advanced technological skills in a fun, interactive way!

The Admissions department continues to walk future Techmen through the application process for the 20212022 academic year. If you know a young man who is exploring high schools, please encourage him and his parents to consider Bosco Tech and all it offers.

On the forward-thinking front, our Strategic Planning committee, about whom I’ve written in the past months, is currently in the data collection phase. The SWOT analysis phase begins next month with the preliminary goals to be developed by March. I look forward to sharing a full report with you by summer. Mission and vision statements have been refined to effectively reflect today’s Tech and where we see ourselves in the future. My thanks to everyone who has graciously participated in interviews and in the information collecting process.

I pray that, as we progress through the new year, the Lord’s hand will continually guide us, that we will daily seek His wisdom in all things, and that our students will be effectively ministered to as they move ahead in their studies. Above all else, I pray that you would experience His hope and His promise for renewal.

God bless you and your family, Mr. Memo Gutierrez (AU ‘83) President

Fൺർඎඅඍඒ Rൾඍඋൾൺඍ Sඍൺඋඍඌ 2021 ඈඇ Hං඀ඁ Nඈඍൾ Starting the new year right! Tech faculty and staff gathered virtually for prayer, reflection and encouragement at their annual retreat before the second semester began.

Thank you to Fr. Jim Clarke, for leading the retreat and inspiring us all, and to Tech sophomore Miguel (Miggy) Martinez for doing such a great job sharing a student's perspective.

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Aඅඎආඇං Sඉඈඍඅං඀ඁඍ

Aඅඎආඇං Mංඇൺඅ F.J. Cඈඋൽൾංඋඈ, M.D. (CS ‘04) Bosco Tech alumnus Dr. Minal Cordeiro (Computer Science ’04) planned to become a software engineer, and after earning a degree in biomedical engineering from USC and entering the field, he found that, while he enjoyed the work, he was being pulled in another direction, one that took him to medical school.

Today, Dr. Cordeiro is an orthopedic surgery resident physician at McLaren Flint, a teaching hospital affiliated with Michigan State University. In his second to last year of residency, he is currently applying for a post-residency fellowship specializing in hip and knee replacement.

“I get to help people in a very tangible way,” he said. “Fixing a broken bone or replacing an arthritic hip provides a quick improvement in a patient's condition that I find very rewarding. Orthopedic surgery is a field focused on restoring people's function, which as a surgeon is a fulfilling role to play as the person who can help with that.”

Of the transition that took him from programming to the operating room, Minal explained, “I started work at a biotech company, Beckman Coulter, Inc. As a software engineer, I interacted with physicians as part of my job and it cemented the idea of medicine as a career. It was a difficult decision as software engineering is a stable and good career, but I was worried at the time that if I didn't act now, I would regret it in the future.”

Dr. Cordeiro made a wise choice. Already, he has won numerous awards including the Chicago Medical School Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the School and a scholarship for the Highest Average in Junior Clerkships. Frequently published and asked to provide podium presentations, Minal was a recipient of the National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellowship.

While at the Tech in the early 2000s, Minal served as an officer in the National Honor Society and as president of the school’s award-winning speech and debate team. “My time in debate made me more confident in public speaking and helped me with my writing skills,” he said.

Of selecting Bosco Tech, Minal said “My family was attracted to the Catholic school education, both religious instruction and a higher expectation from an academic sense. My uncle is a Salesian priest and everything came together for me going to DBTI.” “I believe that my math and science education from DBTI was excellent and made the transition to college more straightforward. In particular was the math instruction that I received from Dr. de Sousa, who was the AP calculus teacher and chair of the department at the time. I got a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering which involved a fair number of programming-based classes that I found a lot easier because of my background in CS.” Asked what advice he would give to today’s Tech students, Dr. Cordeiro answered without hesitation, “Be open and work hard. Do the best you can in every stage of your education because it will open doors to you to additional training or job opportunities in the future.”

Thank you for sound advice, Dr. Cordeiro, and may God richly bless your work to help others!

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Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ Hඈඇඈඋ Rඈඅඅ—Pඋൾඌංൽൾඇඍ’ඌ Lංඌඍ Fඈඋ ඍඁൾ 2020-21 Fංඋඌඍ Sൾආൾඌඍൾඋ Gඋൺൽංඇ඀ Pൾඋංඈൽ SEMESTER #1 GPA—3.50 and above (* = 4.0 GPA or higher)

FRESHMEN Ayala, Jake Bulthuis, Wesley Cabral, Ryan Carranza, Derek Cervantes, Aidan Cordova, Gerardo Corona, Ethan * Dai, ZhenPeng Davila-Valdez, Elijah De La Cruz, Andrei * Demata, Serian Dharmaratne, Malachi Dominguez, Nicholas Garcia, Ryan Gardea, Diego * Giron, Eduardo Glassow, Caleb * Gregorio-Lee, Joseph * Hamano, William Heieck, Aidan * Hernandez, Dominic * Lee, Joseph * Lopez, Matthew Martinez, Noah Mendez, Manuel Meyer, Joshua Monteon, Adrian Ramirez, Anthony * Rivera, Mario * Rivera, Phoenix Rodriguez Gonzalez, Juan Pablo Rozario, Nathan Sanchez, Maximiliano * Sanchez, Michael Schweiger, Donivan Sotelo, Sean Tanada, Ryan Tran, Ethan * Vasquez, Mario Wu, Aston * Yang, Henry SOPHOMORES Almonte, Dominic Alvarez, Santiago * Barajas, Dereck * Battaglia, Anthony *

Ben Ammar, Amir Benitez, Lorenzo * Carbajal, David Ceballos, David * Chicas, William Crosthwaite-Gonzalez, Nahuel De La Cruz, Ephraim Joseph * De La Torre, Evan De La Torre, Jose Juan Delgado, Evan * Duong, Triet Enriquez, Diego * Figueroa, Christian * Frayre, Owen * Garcia, Jake Gomez, Nicolas Kalvinskas, Ian * Kelley, Ryan * Khazaal, Norman Magana, Orlando * Martinez, Miguel Menendez, Walter Monroe, Darren Montalvo, Isaiah Mora, Joe * Morejon, Jaden Munoz, Diego Munoz, Matthew Osuna, Aidan * Owen, Paul Perez, Christian Phillips, Matthew Pico, Aidan * Pinales, Noah * Placencia, Andrew * Romero, Santiago * Ruiz, Nathaniel Salas, Alberto Samperio, Andrew Santa Cruz, Kenneath Solano, Jeremiah Tiangco, Johann Dominic * Torre, Nicolas * Torres, Erick Tran, Jason * Truong, Theodore * Vargas, Santiago

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Vazquez, Alejandro Velasco, Sean * Viengkhou, Sean Villagomez, Anthony Watts, Joshua * Wong, Matthew * Zendejas, Samuel JUNIORS Ardon, Joshua Balangauan, Byrn Kenriech * Barrera, Austin Blanco, Christopher Bueno, Jonathan Campa, Carlos * Canada, Duke Carbajal, Luis Chavez, Adrian * Chavez, Marcus Dunn, Brenton * Espino-Canche, Bryan Felix, Nathan Galarza, Gustavo Guzman, Jacob Henderson, Hayden * Huerta, Jerry Hull, Wellington Kennedy, Walter Kumar, Aman * Loya, Elias Martinez, Bryan Mendoza, Isaac Nieblas, Nathan Patricio, Angel * Perez, Victor Ranches, Ian Reyes, Ethan Rittikaidachar, Isaac Salcedo, Albert Saunders, William Tamayo, Elias Tamayo, Isaias Valdivia, Kevin * Valencia, Richard * Valencia, Xander * Wong, Jaden Xu, Xin Rui * Zeng, Clinston

SENIORS Almaraz-Meza, Angel * Alvarez, Diego * Barela, Aaron Benitez, Isaiah * Bueno, Julian * Cervantes, Refugio * Chao, Nathan * Chavez, Aidan DeBerry, Nathanael * Everett, Vincent Felix-Banzuela, Blythe Joseph Franco, Anthony Gamboa, Alibert Gonzales, Kevyn Hinojos, Sergio * Kholos, Luciano * Lin, Owen * Lopez, Adrian * Lopez, Jesse Lung, Fabrizio * Manvelian, Dillon * Meyer, Giovanni Morales, Nathan * Moya, Keani Munoz, Sebastian * Padilla, Joshua Palacios, Nathaniel * Perez, Isaiah * Phillips, Richard * Prieto, Aaron Qiang, Yuxi * Razo, Anthony * Reyes, Aaron Ring, Andrew Rios, Anthony * Robles, Antonio Santiago, Jericoh * Takashima, Junichi * Ton, Isaiah * Tscharanyan, Arakel * Valdivia, Jeremy Waddell, Carson * Zavaleta-Reyes, John Zettlemoyer, Ryan * Zhao, Ziqi * * = 4.0 GPA or higher

Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ Hඈඇඈඋ Rඈඅඅ—Pඋංඇർංඉൺඅ’ඌ Lංඌඍ For the 2020-21 First Semester Grading Period SEMESTER #1 GPA-—3.00 to 3.49

FRESHMEN Alcantar, Isaac Avila, Bishop Beam, Adam Canas, Brody Carpenter, Michael Carrera, Jose Luis Cervantes, Peter Chaidez, Phillip Cliffton, Trevor De Luna, Riley Duran, Angel Gamez, Joshua Garcia, Nicholas Morales, Gabriel Moreno, Sergio Peck, Alejandro Pedroza, Anthony Pina, Isaac Shahin, Andrew SOPHOMORES Alvarez, Jose Arias, Adalberto Bermejo, Gabriel-Demetrio Bocanegra, Brandon Cagungun, Jose Andres Casillas, Elijah Garcia, Michael Huang, Yiluo Kasden, Julian Lowery, Jacob Ochoa, James Quezada, Nicholas Williams, Elijah Zhou, Eric

JUNIORS Alvarez, Alexis Banaria, Christopher Blake, Jonathan Burgess, Ryder Engquist, Taylor Freese, John Paul Gardea, Hector Hudson, Sean Islas, Diego Liang Lin, Kai Yu Lieu, Harry Maguellal, David Nakano, Mateo Orozco, Randy Reyes, Matthew Rodriguez, Brandon Roldan, Lance Salinas, Nicolas Sandoval, Alex Sandoval, Luis Shahin, Daniel Todd, Jacob Vitoorakorn, T. Jay Zambrano, Adrian Zhou, Alvin

Montero, Aaron Montes, Anthony Nasser, Kareem Patino, Victor Perez, Joseph Ramirez, Hayden Rivera, Joseph Velasco, Joshua Yan, Yiran

76% of the Bosco Tech student body made the honor roll in the first semester grading period.

SENIORS Acuna, Vance Alarcon, Christian Alvidrez, Christopher Bernal, Joshua Camarillo, Matthew Chavez, Mario Gallardo, Noah Martin, Angel

Congratulations to all of our scholars for their academic achievements!

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Tඎංඍංඈඇ Aඌඌංඌඍൺඇർൾ & Rൾൾඇඋඈඅඅආൾඇඍ ൿඈඋ 2021-2022 Sർඁඈඈඅ Yൾൺඋ This is a friendly reminder of two very important deadlines that are fast approaching. Please take a quick look below for information on submitting the re-enrollment packet and tuition assistance application.

Re-Enrollment Packet for 2021-2022: If you have not already done so, enrollment packets were due by Sunday, January 31, 2021. Should you have any questions or have not submitted the packet by the deadline, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Doris Longoria at dlongoria@boscotech.edu.

To access the enrollment package: Login to your FACTS-Family Portal home page and under the Apply/Enroll tab, select Enrollment/ Reenrollment, then select Click here to open Enrollment, and then click on Start Enrollment Packet. Enrollment Packets are pre-populated; please update information or confirm the data. As stated in the Enrollment Contract, a $650.00 Enrollment Fee is charged to your FACTS payment plan and is due on February 26, 2021, with an automatic withdrawal from your account. The Student Service Fee of $750.00 will be charged in two payments of $375.00 on March 26, 2021, and April 23, 2021.

Tuition Assistance Application for 2021-2022: The deadline to submit an online tuition assistance application through FACTS Grant & Aid is next Friday, February 5, 2021 - No exceptions will be allowed after the deadline. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Vincent Nolasco at vnolasco@boscotech.edu.

To apply to the online Tuition Assistance through FACTS Grant & Aid, you will need to login to your FACTS-Family Portal. On the home page, select the Financial tab, and then select Apply for FACTS Grant & Aid; sign in with your family portal email and password.  Click on Start Tuition Assistance

Application.  Select the appropriate school year.  Complete the steps as prompted.  The processing fee for FACTS Grant & Aid is $35.00.

Fඈඅඅඈඐ Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ ඈඇ Sඈർංൺඅ Mൾൽංൺ

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Mൺඋ඄ Yඈඎඋ Cൺඅൾඇൽൺඋ— Cඈൿൿൾൾ ඐංඍඁ ඍඁൾ Pඋංඇർංඉൺඅ ඈඇ Fൾൻඋඎൺඋඒ 12 A great big thank you to all who merrily joined the Parent Council for the “Ugly Sweater” Christmas Coffee with the Principal on December 11, 2020. We had such a wonderful turnout! Mr. Krynen even redecorated his entire office to fit the holiday theme! He answered questions previously submitted by fellow parents and a few new ones during the event.

It warmed our hearts to see so many new faces along with many familiar ones. We really enjoyed awarding a few lucky people in attendance with gift cards and vouchers to Chipotle!

If you were unable to attend, we invite you to join us for Coffee with Cupid (the Principal) scheduled for Friday, February 12, 2021, at 8 a.m. Be sure to mark your calendars to get answers to your questions, meet like minded parents, and maybe win a raffle prize!

Please contact Mrs. Cathy Rivera with any topics you would like to see discussed. You can email Mrs. Rivera at parentcouncil@boscotech.edu.

Sൺඏൾ ඍඁൾ Dൺඍൾ— Cൾඅൾൻඋൺඍංඈඇ ඈൿ Fൺඍඁൾඋඌ ൺඇൽ Sඈඇඌ Eඏൾඇඍ ඈඇ Mൺඋർඁ 21 We would like to invite all of the dads and their sons to share in some brotherhood and bonding time on Sunday, March 21. Be sure to join us as the Parent Council gets creative in bringing you a fun and virtually interactive way for the boys and their dads or mentors to learn more about each other, while also getting a chance to meet other like-minded dads!

The event will include a prayer service, surprise guest speakers, fun raffles, and much more! We extend the invite to grandfathers, uncles, godfathers or that special figure that is always there making an impact. More information will be coming soon. Please contact Mrs. Cathy Rivera with any questions at crivera@boscotech.edu.

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Tൾർඁආൾඇ Tඎඍඈඋංඇ඀ Rൾඏඌ Uඉ —-Hਏ਎ਏ਒ Sਏਃਉਅਔਙ Mਅ਍ਂਅ਒ਓ Hਅ਌ਐ C਌ਁਓਓ਍ਁਔਅਓ Started three years ago by a now-graduated student, Techmen Tutoring, a peer assistance program, had become inactive. But thanks to current members of the Tech’s National Honor Society and Sociedad Honraria Hispanica, the helpful program is gaining momentum, offering academic assistance to Bosco Tech .

“Through the teachings of Don Bosco, NHS/SHH members want to provide students with additional opportunities to catch up in their classes and continue this year with their best foot forward,” explained Carlos Campa (CSEE ‘21), who is a member of both NHS and SHH. “I think a program like this is important because it aids students who may not be as comfortable with the online learning environment. Even during these trying times, we can still shine the ray of hope Don Bosco wanted us to be.”

NHS Outreach Chair Refugio Cervantes (MSET ’21) agreed, “We hope to establish a long-lasting peer tutoring program that will withstand the test of time, even after we graduate.”

“I love the atmosphere at Bosco Tech,” Carlos added. “Being surrounded by like-minded brothers who are there to support you really creates a distinct bond that can’t be made anywhere else.”

Aman Kumar (CSEE ’22), who is NHS Treasurer, summed it up well, “I think the most important aspect of a program like this is that it encourages a stronger relationship between our classmates, especially between students of different grade levels. It helps to strengthen the already strong brotherhood at Bosco!

Given the current situation with the COVID-19 Pandemic and distance learning, we found the presence of a school-wide tutoring program to be more important than ever to help support our fellow brothers both academically and as a friend!”

Look for more information soon. Parents with questions should contact Mrs. Viki Battaglia at vbattaglia@boscotech.edu.

Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ Aൽආංඌඌංඈඇඌ

—Dਏ Yਏਕ K਎ਏਗ ਁ Yਏਕ਎ਇ Mਁ਎ Wਈਏ Wਏਕ਌਄ Lਏਖਅ ਔਈਅ Tਅਃਈ?

The Admissions Department is currently taking applications and conducting interviews. If you know a young family member or friend who would enjoy the Tech’s unique program, please refer them to Mr. John Garcia, Director of Admissions, at jgarcia@boscotech or (626) 940-2000 for more information or to schedule a virtual shadow day or private campus tour.

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Gඈൽඌඉൾൾൽ ඍඈ Pංඈඇൾൾඋ Lൺർඋඈඌඌൾ Cඈൺർඁ Kൾඏංඇ Hඈඅඍ —Tਈਁ਎਋ Yਏਕ ਆਏ਒ Yਏਕ਒ Dਅ਄ਉਃਁਔਉਏ਎ The Bosco Tech community sadly wishes farewell to the school’s pioneer lacrosse coach, Mr. Kevin Holt. Coach Holt is retiring to the Sonoma area where he and his wife are fulfilling a life-long dream of operating their own farm.

Invited to lead the school’s new club team in 2015, and with 16 years of coaching history, Coach Holt instilled in the young athletes the noble precepts of lacrosse’s Native American originators to honor the Creator who gave the game to us, to honor one’s opponents, and to grow as a person through united goals.

Coach Holt also stressed the ‘H3’ tenets he learned from his mentor coach: honor--we honor our Creator, our opponents, and ourselves by playing this game; hustle--we always hustle, when we practice, when we play, when we study, when we work, when our parents ask us to do something; humility--we are always humble, when we win, when we lose, with our teammates, our opponents, our parents and most importantly with our Creator. Holt even had small H3 stickers created for athletes to wear in their helmets as a constant reminder.

“My greatest hope is that I was able to instill a lifelong love of lacrosse and its values” Coach Holt said.

“My dream is to hear that they’re still involved in the sport by coaching, playing, having children that play, or even just remaining fans of the game and are helping to ‘grow the game.’”

“There are so many good memories,” he continued. “It has been my honor to coach for six seasons at an institution filled with such amazing young men. We had a challenging season or two, and never once did our athletes give up. They practiced and played with dedication.”

“And the Bosco parents are absolutely the best! They never stopped supporting our team and its goals and I always knew they were there for me. Every year, before our practices began, I held a parent meeting and I guaranteed that even though most of them had never seen (or even heard of) Lacrosse, they’d end up loving the game…and I was right!”

“Under Coach Holt’s guidance, the program flourished and was always competitive in the Pacific Lacrosse League,” said Athletic Director Vincent Nolasco. “As a testament to his program, he helped prepare four Techmen to compete at the college level. More importantly, he lived out the Salesian charism as he created an oratory for his athletes and treated all with loving kindness.”

To date, six past team members have successfully gone on to play at the college level, including Oran Holt, the coach’s son, who attended Pasadena Poly High School, but was allowed to play for the Tech’s club team. Oran went on to play for Drew University. Other team members have played for Cal State, Long Beach, UC Santa Barbara, UNLV, University of Nevada, Reno and University of Puget Sound.

“Thanks to the students, parents and staff of Don Bosco Tech for a wonderful six years,” Coach Holt said. “Go, Tigers!”

The Tech community is grateful to Coach Holt and wishes him well in his new endeavor.

Godspeed, coach, and thank you!

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ൾSඉඈඋඍඌ—Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ’ඌ Nൾඐൾඌඍ CIF Tൾൺආ Bosco Tech is proud to announce its new CIF Varsity eSports Program, in collaboration with CIF, NFHS, and PlayVS! What is eSports?  eSports is a structured, competitive, team-based environment in a scholastic space!  eSports teams represent schools in the same way a traditional sports team would.  With the rapid growth of eSports, many state athletic associations are sanctioning this new emerging activity!

Opportunities & Skills eSports is knocking down barriers and setting high standards for inclusion. It provides students opportunities to train in a variety of STEM based career paths and hone special skills along the way.

Some great opportunities & skills that the Bosco Tech eSports Program offers:  Through the program, students can earn a Varsity letter and compete for a State Championship.  Be introduced to the same competitive collegiate landscape that rapidly offers tens of millions in new scholarships each year.  Students become exposed to the skills coveted by the STEM industry.  eSports grants a perfect groundwork for Teamwork, Sportsmanship, Community, & Conceptual Thinking.

What Games are Included?

The NFHS Network and PlayVS has partnered with some of the biggest publishers — Riot, Epic, Psyonix, HiRez — to provide an unmatched, fully-unlocked, in-game experience for every type of competitor!

The fully integrated games titles offered to our Varsity & J-Varsity teams are:  Rocket League  League of Legends  Smash Ultimate  Madden 21 Trios (PS4)  FIFA 21 Trios (PS4) No program is the same without the amazing athletes that make it! eSports Coach Hector Cruz recently hosted team tryouts, open to all students, and Varsity and JV teams will soon be announced. Please email Coach Cruz at esports@boscotech.edu for more information or with questions about this exciting new team!

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Tൾർඁ ASB ංඌ Wඈඋ඄ංඇ඀ Hൺඋൽ —Bਙ Jਕ਌ਉਁ਎ Bਕਅ਎ਏ (MAT ‘21) ASB Eਘਅਃਕਔਉਖਅ Tਅਁ਍, Pਕਂ਌ਉਃ Rਅ਌ਁਔਉਏ਎ਓ Bosco Tech’s Associated Study Body has been extra busy this academic year, adjusting their program to suit a virtual environment. Julian Bueno fills us in and introduces the hard-working executive team who deserve a big shoutout for their dedication to serve the Tech student body during an unusual kind of year!

This school year, ASB has done a total reconstruction of what it was in the previous years. With the obvious adjustments because of online learning, ASB has redesigned its structure to be far more efficient. Having to establish a goal system (implemented by Mr. Almanza, Music Program Director), we have held students in certain leadership positions, accountable for certain goals.

For example, our class presidents are in charge of organizing and running class town halls, while our class public relations representatives are in charge of social media updates and student interviews. Our secretaries have established a centralized Google Drive so we can all see each other’s work and share important documents. Our public relations officers have formed Discord chat rooms where we have every ASB member in communication with each other. This is highly beneficial as texts, announcements, questions can all be sent and seen in a matter of seconds.

We are in the process of updating ASB by-laws, which had not been reviewed in several years. Another outcome of our review lead to re-establishing the position of our ASB Chaplain to our Executive Cabinet. It is our hope that this position will always be filled by a ranking member of the Youth Ministry Core Team.

Recently, some of our biggest accomplishments have been the Halloween movie skit, Christmas Cards for ICU COVID nurses, as well as working on future plans with other organizations and sister schools. In an effort to work more closely together with our Letterman Society, we have made the Lettermen Society President a member of the Executive Cabinet. We have also collaborated and establish stronger relationships with Youth Ministry. All in the hopes of increasing communication in future years to come. We remain very active by having general, ASB weekly meetings, as well as weekly class level meetings.

As for our second semester goals, we are looking forward to our first Youth Summit, we are encouraging and inviting all Bosco students to attend any one of our virtual ASB meetings, as well as conducting student highlights. For now, we look forward to hosting a second-round of town halls in the next coming weeks.

Who’s Who in ASB

Anthony Razo (MSET ’21) ASB Position: Executive ASB President Colleges: UCLA (Material Science), Cal Poly Pomona (Manufacturing Engineering), Cal State Long Beach (Physics) Personal Goals: 1.Before June 2021, find a way to thank the teachers, staff, friends who helped me get to where I am today.

2. Before December 2021, go on a road trip.

ASB Goals: 1. By the end of this semester, host class wide events for students to enjoy with their fellow classmates.

2. By the end of this semester, include more students to voice their opinions via town halls, contacting us, or attending ASB meetings.

Giovanni Meyer - Executive Vice President ASB council. I have been in ASB for 3 years now and have been fully committed to MSET as my sole tech for the past four years. One of my personal goals is to create a workspace in both of my household environments so when I graduate in a few months I have a place to work on projects like how I did in Bosco.

My goals for ASB is to simply prepare those who will either replace me or my fellow executives and other senior cabinet members to fulfill the role effectively after we graduate, possibly continuing what the other executives and I have been doing and improve upon it in the years to come.

For myself I intend to focus all of my energy to be accepted into Cal Poly Pomona and continue working on my engineering skills and later hold an occupation in some form of engineering.

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Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ ASB (ਃਏ਎ਔਉ਎ਕਅ਄) Vincent Everett (MSET ‘21) ASB position: Executive Treasurer Colleges: UCR (pre-business), UCI (Finance), UCB (pre-business), CSULA (finance), CSUB (Finance), CSULB (Finance), Cal Poly Pomona (finance), Cal Poly SLO (finance) Personal goals: 1. Get into college and attend college in person instead of using distance learning.

2. Adjust investing portfolio to how I see fit in the changing economy ASB Goals: 1. Make at the minimum, $150 for the ASB 2. Make enough money and figure out current funds to help the future ASBs afford events Jeremy R Valdivia (MSET ‘21) Position: ASB Executive Secretary College application/major: I have been accepted to Cal State Sacramento, ASU, GCU, and University of Arizona but have also applied to some Cal States and some UCs / Mechanical Engineering, Nursing. Was accepted into Cal State Los Angeles!

Personal Goals: To use the education I have received to become a functioning adult in society as well as continuing to give to those around me, especially during these weird times.

ASB Goals: Successfully update and complete a new set of bylaws that the next student council can go by and leave the next generation with clear guidance on how to govern.

Julian Bueno (MAT ‘21) Executive Public Relations Personal goals: Finish the school year and prepare myself for college.

Leadership goals: Successfully prepare future public relations for their job.

College update: Applied to multiple colleges such as Cal State Long Beach, Woodbury, etc. Was accepted into Cal State Los Angeles.

Angel Almaraz-Meza (MAT ‘21) ASB Position: Execute/ASB Chaplain Personal Goals: To ground and find myself where I need to be and to end my high school career on a strong note Leadership goals: To leave the next generations with tons of direction to continue the nurturing of Bosco Tech once I leave.

College Update: I applied and got accepted into Azusa Pacific University as well as Cal State LA. I also applied to Cal States Long Beach and Dominguez Hills, as well as USC and UCLA. (continued on next page)

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Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ ASB (ਃਏ਎ਔਉ਎ਕਅ਄) Alibert Gamboa (ACE ‘21) ASB Position: Lettermen Society Executive Colleges: Cal Poly Pomona, Arizona State University, University of Las Vegas Personal Goals: Two goals I have set for myself this year is graduate with honors and give it my all to finish strong ASB Goals: Two goals I have for ASB is do what I can to have the younger classmen be set for when it is their turn to take the lead role.

Also I want to make sure the next lettermen president can help and do even more than I am now to strengthen connections between Lettermen Society and ASB.

Isaiah Benitez (MAT ‘21) Position: Senior Class President Personal Goal: Maintain positivity and good vibes for this year.

Goals for ASB: Try to make senior year as memorable as possible despite the pandemic.

Colleges: UCLA (Physiological Science), UC Berkeley (Nutritional Science), UC Irvine (Nursing), UC Santa Barbara (Physiology), Cal State Long Beach (Nursing), Cal State Fullerton (Nursing) Blythe Joseph Felix-Banzuela (MAT ‘21) Position: Senior Class Vice President Personal Goals: Have consistent positive vibes for the rest of the year.

Goals for ASB: By the end of the year I would like to have my whole class participate in school activities and have the most memorable senior year despite the pandemic.

Colleges: ASU (nursing), University of Portland (nursing), APU (kinesiology), San Diego State University (nursing), Cal State East Bay (nursing), Cal State Long Beach (nursing), Fresno State (kinesiology sports administration), Cal State University San Marcos (nursing), Cal State University Sacramento (nursing) Aaron Montero (ACE ‘21) ASB Position: Senior Public Relations Officer Personal Goals: To make the best of my last moments in high school and to pursue architecture in college, as well as getting a nice part-time job.

Leadership goals: To leave a good impression with my underclassmen to show them how to be a respectable high school student among their peers and teachers.

College Update: I only applied to Cal State Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as they are the two colleges I feel are a good fit for me, are both in state, and also rank very well nationally on their architecture courses. (continued on next page)

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Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ ASB (ਃਏ਎ਔਉ਎ਕਅ਄) My name is Brenton Dunn (CSEE ’22) and I am the Junior Class President. My tech is CSEE. As a junior, one of my personal goals is to do the best that I can in school and prepare myself for upcoming college applications. As the Junior Class President, although we are in a pandemic with online distance learning, I hope that I can allow the junior class to grow closer to each other and experience the brotherhood that emerges from this school.

Bryan Espino-Canche (MSET ‘22) ASB Position: Junior Class Vice President Personal Goals: 1. Learn to smile because, yikes!

2. One thing that I have learned throughout my years at Bosco is that many students are discouraged from playing sports because they bear witness to us losing constantly in various sports. Because of this many of our students refuse to play sports, and those who do play often carry a losing mentality. What they fail to realize is that their participation in these sports can help contribute to us developing a better athletic program. I hope to increase our school spirit at our school as well as participation in our athletics.

ASB Goals: 1. I hope to bring about more school spirit given my leadership position and encourage students to be more active and involved in school events and activities.

2. Due to the unfortunate circumstances we are presented with during this pandemic, I hope to offer a way in which students can interact with each other outside of the classroom setting, especially the freshman who have yet to meet each other in person.

Aman Kumar (CSEE ‘22) ASB Position: Junior Class Secretary Personal Goals: One of my major personal goals is to continue maintaining the same discipline and work ethic that I have followed throughout high school during this pandemic as well. Another one of my goals is to read a wider variety of books!

Career Goals: Although I haven’t decided on a particular major yet, I hope to pursue a career related to math, computer science, business, and/ or chemistry in the future.

ASB Goals: This is my first year on ASB so I still have a lot to learn! But as secretary, I still hope to introduce more engaging activities to the school that will help us strengthen our Bosco community and brotherhood! I also hope to get our Bosco classmates more involved in ASB and its many duties.

About Myself (Who I Am/Hobbies/Interests): At school, I am also involved in the NHS, Key Club, FRC, and Math and Go. My favorite subject is maths. Some of my favorite hobbies include music, shell collecting, reading, Rubik’s Cube, collecting unique stationery, and sketching.

My favorite pastime is spending quality time with my family!!

Isaac Mendoza (ACE ‘22) ASB position: Junior Class Treasurer I have been involved in many clubs throughout my high school life. To name a few I am involved in the ASB, NHS, and youth ministry core team. I have been involved in ASB for 3 years and am looking forward to completing 4 years in ASB. My current ASB goal is to bring a memorable experience to my fellow peers even if it’s through the pandemic. My personal goals are to major and master in Civil Engineering, become a

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Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ ASB (ਃਏ਎ਔਉ਎ਕਅ਄) professional music producer/singer, book author, and professional wrestler. In order to achieve this I must remain on task, complete high school, get into a four year college, and proceed in life. Life is short, tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, fight like a champion today because tomorrow is no guarantee of success.

Owen Frayre (MAT ’23) ASB Position: Sophomore Class President (Held for 2 years) Personal Goals: Before the end of this year, develop a strong work ethic.

By the end of this year, grow in spirituality and create a stronger connection with God through praying and scripture.

ASB Goals: By the end of this year, I would like to complete my semester/weekly goals in a more timely fashion.

I would like to work more with the students in my class, and allow them to speak their mind on any issues they have. This is so they may have a better time at Bosco besides what is going on currently.

JJ Watts (MAT ‘23) ASB Position: Sophomore Vice President Personal Goals: To work with my parents to find the best way to continue keeping me successful in school and in extracurricular activities.

ASB Goals: To learn all that I can from the Executive Vice President to become a better Vice President in the future.

To improve upon my communication skills so that I can continue to serve Bosco Tech to the best of my ability.

Miguel Angel Martínez (MSET ’23) ASB Position: Sophomore Treasurer Personal Goals: Throughout this year, I want to be on top of everything like grades and other extracurriculars.

During these times, the person we should seek the most is God. I feel like all of us should get closer to him especially now. Some people are drifting away from God and we should remind them how God was always there for everyone.

ASB Goals: 1. By the end of the year, I will complete all my monthly/ weekly goals on time. I will try to do it beforehand so I won’t be too stressed.

2. When it comes down to me leading the fundraising, I will try my best to make it more efficient and also fun for the students. If I do fail, I will make sure to make a goal on why I failed and make sure I succeed the next time we have a fundraising event.

Nahuel Crosthwaite Gonzalez (ACE ‘23) ASB position: Sophomore Secretary Personal Goals: Before this year ends try to hang out with friends in the safest way.

ASB Goals: 1.Before this school year ends find a way to get all the students together and get their opinions for events in the future.

2. Before this school ends have the event so they can enjoy the event that included their opinions.

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Bඈඌർඈ Tൾർඁ ASB (ਃਏ਎ਔਉ਎ਕਅ਄) Aidan Pico (BMET ‘23) ASB Position: Sophomore Public Relations Officer Personal Goals: By the end of this year, I would like to improve my time management skills by reducing the amount of distractions I have.

I would like to grow spiritually in my relationship with God through prayer and His word.

ASB Goals: I would like to keep a positive image for Bosco Tech and publicly announce us through the media.

I would also like to increase awareness of our school and students. This is so we can appreciate our faculty, staff, and scholars.

Jad Aribi (IDEA ‘23) ASB position: sophomore representative Personal Goals: Before this year ends try to hang with friends in the safest way possible.

As a sophomore here, I hope to be an effective communicator and listener.

ASB Goals: Before this school year ends, find a way to get all the students together and get their opinions for events in the future.

Before this school ends, have the event so they can enjoy the school event that includes their opinions.

Have more retreats so we can learn about each other.

Name: Derek Carranza (ACE ‘24) ASB Position: Freshman President Personal Goals: A personal goal of mine is to get better at managing my time and getting better in regards to my work ethic. Save money to renovate my room.

ASB Goals: An ASB goal of mine is to host a Town Hall and get more than half of the Freshman class to participate.

Another goal of mine for ASB is to get better at being the Freshman President.

When I first joined ASB, I was swallowed by fear at the fact that I was the Freshman President. Not only did I learn that ASB has to be taken seriously, but also, help is all around. I was lucky enough to meet kind people like Mr. H and Razo who were more than welcoming. Now, I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of things. But, I still have a lot to learn.

Malachi Dharmaratne (IDEA ‘24) Freshman treasurer This is my first year in ASB and I just recently chose IDEA as my tech. One of my personal goals is to get to know my freshman class more so I can make new friends and talk to more people.

My goals for ASB is to raise money, through fundraisers and events to let my class have fun. Another one of my goals is to come up with some ideas to help ASB raise money and improve the environment of the school.

Missing are Freshman Class Secretary Serian Demata and Freshman Class Vice President Peter Cervantes

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Aർൺൽൾආංർ Cඈඎඇඌൾඅංඇ඀ Nൾඐඌ Please check out these links where students (and their parents) can register for upcoming free online college fairs: 1. www.summerstudyinusa.org/virtualstudentfairs 2. cb.org/bigfuturedays (flyer is on the next page) In addition, the LA Public Library provides free online tutoring for students at the following website (an electronic library card--which also can be obtained through the link in the section entitled "My Library Account"--is needed to access tutoring services): https://lapl.org/online tutor

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Fൾൻඋඎൺඋඒ 2021

Please note that dates, events and locations are subject to change, especially during COVID-19 restrictions. Check the school’s full calendar at www.boscotech.edu for the latest updates and for events rescheduled for later dates.

Mon.-Fri. Tuesday Friday Mon.-Fri. Wednesday

2/1-2/5 2/2 2/5 2/8-2/12 2/10

Friday

2/12

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday

2/14 2/15 2/17 2/18

Fri.– Sun. Mon.-Fri. Thursday

2/19-2/21 2/22-2/26 2/25

Catholic Schools Week Parent Council meeting at 6 p.m.

Tuition Assistance deadline for 2021-2022 College Week Ash Wednesday Alumni Association meeting at 7 p.m.

DBTI regular admission application due Parent Council Coffee with the Principal at 8 a.m.

St. Valentine’s Day! Presidents’ Day Holiday (school closed) Ash Wednesday Bosco Tech Virtual Engineers Day Virtual Admissions Information Night at 6 p.m.

L.A. Religious Education Congress (virtual event) National Engineers Week Registration/Enrollment Assistance Day for current students & the class of 2025

Iඇ Gඋൺඍංඍඎൽൾ—Cඁൺඋංඍൺൻඅൾ Gඋൺඇඍ Uඉൽൺඍൾඌ The Bosco Tech community is extremely grateful for recent grants awarded by: January  George H. Mayr Foundation $15,000 for scholarship support (second installment of a $30,000 grant)  Esparanza Foundation $ 5,000 for tuition assistance  Arizona Community Foundation/ Darlene Jackson Endowment Fund $ 1,000 for scholarship support  Farmers & Merchants Bank $ 1,000 unrestricted Bosco Tech truly appreciates our benefactors who share our mission to educate young people. Please let us know if you have connections to a charitable foundation, or if your employer has a grant-making program. Contact Manager of Foundation Relations Anne Sigoloff at asigoloff@boscotech.edu or (626) 940-2027.