Camden Catholic High School Magazine 2020

The Magazine of Camden Catholic High School 2020 Volume 20 No. 22

The Great Bounce of 2020 A LSO I N THI S I SSU E:

Pam Palazzo Retires After 43 Years

Class of 2020 Honors & Awards

Student Awards and Achievements

Reunions, Alumni and Class News

Annual Report of Donors

Honor Faith Loyalty

CCHS V OLUME 20 N O . 22 • 20 2 0 Diocese of Camden Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan Rector Rev. Joseph Capella, M. Div. President Mary Whipkey, MA, P ’01, ’03, ’05 President Emeritus Monsignor Andrew Martin, MA Principal Heather Crisci, MA, P ’17

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John (Jack) Wixted ’72, P ’05, Chairperson Dennis Corbett ’90, P ’23, Vice Chairperson William Barker ’67 Linda Carrick Ph.D., RN ’71 Anthony Giorgio ’68 Reverend John J. Fisher, OSFS Rafiq Heigler ’99 George Hutchinson III, P ’00, ’02, ’04, ’08 Joe Kenney ’76 James J. Madden ’57, P ’92, ’96, ’98 Midge Madden Ph.D., P ’00 Mariañela Nunez, M.A. Jay O’Donnell ’76 Nancy Singer ’76 Dr. William A. Watson, Superintendent Diocese of Camden Clare Diemer, Esq., Diocesan Attorney

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Camden Catholic High School is a suburban, college preparatory, day and boarding school. It educates young men and women spiritually, academically, socially and physically in a faith community to develop as life long learners and leaders in a global society in the Catholic tradition.

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Feature Story

THE GREAT BOUNCE OF 2020 Alumni nurses and doctors. The class of 2020.

Teachers, parents and service workers. Read about the many Camden Catholic family members who bounced into action to ensure our health, safety and Irish spirit and service were strengthened during the quarantine of 2020.

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CLASS OF 2020 Members of this historic graduating class share what they hope their legacy will be as they move on from our hallowed halls and onto college, military service and employment opportunities.

PAM PALAZZO RETIRES Pam Palazzo, CCHS class of 1972, capped off her 43 years of teaching at Camden Catholic with her retirement this year. Her journey with the Irish, however, started even before that as a student.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 Fiscal year donors recognized.

Published by Camden Catholic High School, Department of Advancement

Departments

Editor: Kate Madden Bieg ‘98 Director of Marketing & Communications

The Arts at CCHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Featured Writer: James Keough ’04, CCHS Faculty

Campus Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Athletic Achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Editorial Staff: Janet Indelicato ’77, P ’02, ’06 Jennifer Van Es P ’20 Mary Whipkey P ’01, ’03, ’05

Class of 2024: Legacies, Academic Awards & Scholarships . . . . . . . . 28

Design: Tim Streeter

Reunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Alumni News & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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A Letter from the Rector Rev. Joseph P. Capella

Dear Friends of CCHS,

CAMDEN CATHOLIC PRAYER Composed by the Class of 2002 Father, we ask for Your blessings as we gather as the Camden Catholic Family.

Help us to use the gifts and talents you have so generously bestowed upon us as we carry out Your will.

May the virtues of Honor, Faith and Loyalty shine brightly in everything we say and do for the glory of Your name.

Amen.

“Let us glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character and character produces hope” (Rom. 5: 4-5). Not a very uplifting way to introduce the content of this issue is it? However, to some extent, I think that it sums up our lived experiences over these past several months. Also, it speaks to the tenacity of the Irish experience. CCHS has faced much since its founding in 1887 and has always rebounded, persevering and continuing on in its mission. This year has been no exception. Rather, all of us have now added to this legacy by our endurance and even our glorying in what we have encountered. St. Paul reminds us that there is a sure knowledge that suffering is seminal in producing something greater. Ultimately, it produces hope because it is built upon a character forged through life’s challenges.

Recently, after a Sunday Mass at a shore parish where I assist, I was introduced to an alumnus from the class of 1977. He shared with me that while a student at CCHS, most mornings he dreaded pulling into the driveway and in fact, as soon as he saw “that huge, white edifice of a building, most mornings, I wanted to turn around.” I asked why he thought he had such a negative experience and he responded that, in fact, it was a great experience and has always been very grateful that he graduated from Camden Catholic. He added, however, that this perspective didn’t grab hold of him until some years after he left.

Now that he is in the area much more caring for his parents, he told me that every time he drives by 300 Cuthbert Boulevard, he can’t help but look over and see that expansive white building and thank God, all of his many teachers, parents and everyone who endured his teenage years as he navigated through them.

Oftentimes, that’s the reality of our suffering. We can’t see the construction of character while it is being built. We do not appreciate the price of perseverance required in order to bring us to a sense of hope. The ending of this past academic year and the present time in which we are currently living may seem to be overwhelmingly insufferable. We may not be able to see the hope embedded in the midst of our challenges. However, like this graduate whom I met, we will persevere, emerge with a strong character that will ultimately produce hope for the future of CCHS. Enjoy the contents of this issue, it is terrific! Many thanks to all who have contributed to its publication and as always, please be assured of prayers for you and your loved ones from all of us at CCHS. GO IRISH! Sincerely,

Rev. Joseph P. Capella Rector

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A Letter from the Board Chair Jack Pund ’74

Dear Members of the Camden Catholic family, “For the green and the white, we will fight!” It is more than a jingle. The 2020 Camden Catholic leadership, faculty, and students (especially the 2020 graduates) have shown remarkable determination, fight, and resiliency. You have persevered in the face of relentless and unprecedented local, national, and international traumas. You did not choose to only focus on the 2020 trauma of the day… however, you found a way to stay safe and fight through quarantines, stay focused on learning, powered through missed sports and other celebratory events, and searched for meaning in the international quest for equality.

Class of 2020, history will showcase your fight. Cheers to you and your many accolades and successes. The impressive list of scholarships and colleges you will attend speak for volumes for what you have achieved.

Oh, to be 18 with a lifetime of promise and the limitless opportunities you will experience. One of my personal core philosophies is to focus on what you can control, and not on what you cannot control. I have preached this philosophy to my sons and I think it works pretty well. You will be faced with continuing and new challenges you cannot control. You do get to control how you meet and greet these challenges and you do get to choose your own path and who will share your journey.

You always will have your family and friends for support. This includes your Camden Catholic family and friends. You will continue to build this support network in your important post-graduate years. Look to one another to keep focus on your priorities and on what you can control, so you can make a difference for you, and your family and community.

I too am graduating this year, from your professional and talented Board of Trustees. It has been my pleasure to serve as a trustee for the last six years, first as finance chair and treasurer and the last three years as chairman. The Board has shared with you in the many successes and fought through with you the challenges that arise in a high school community from time to time. The Board is dedicated, highly educated, and focused on what is best for the Camden Catholic family. The Board is committed to providing insights and strategic guidance to your competent administration and has prioritized Catholic identity, cultural diversity, finance integrity, risk management, and strategic planning. In addition to time and talents, all trustees contribute generously each year to the annual fund. Thank you to the entire Board for all that you do for Camden Catholic, especially trustees Laurie Carrick and Peter Dooner who are completing their terms and graduating with me.

Congratulations to the new Board executive committee: Jack Wixted, Chairman; Dennis Corbett, Vice Chairman; Jim Madden, Secretary; and Joe Kenney, Treasurer. Also, welcome to newly elected Trustees: Dr. Linda Carrick ‘71 and Anthony Giorgio ‘68. And finally, a resounding thank you to Fr. Joseph Capella, Mary Whipkey, and Heather Crisci for their steady excellence in steering the operation of Camden Catholic. I am proud of what we have accomplished working together, all for the good of Camden Catholic.

The Camden Catholic family is strong. The Board of Trustees, administration, and faculty are dedicated educators, leaders, and scholars. Our students are accomplished, diverse, and destined for vast opportunities for success in academics, the arts, athletics, and whatever career or endeavor they may choose. Our alumni (welcome 2020 graduates) are highly successful by any measure and have become generous benefactors and role models for our current students and future generations of students. Despite the 2020 traumas, I encourage you to appreciate 2020 as a year of achievement and opportunity. Continue to fight for what is right and focus most on what you can control.

As you appreciate the past and look to the future, always consider staying involved and helping the students who will follow you. It is at the core of your Faith, Honor, and Loyalty. It is you as you are Camden Catholic. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Camden Catholic family, congratulations class of 2020. For the green and the white, Go Irish!

All the Best,

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$147,911 Raised!

Irish Giving Day:

A Virtual Celebration Steps It Up! With months of planning behind us and a stepped-up celebration ready to go on March 17, 2020, the sixth annual Irish Giving Day was certain to be a historic event, and that it was, although not in the way we had planned. Thanks to our dynamic advancement team and the incredible support of our alumni, donors, students, faculty and friends, Irish Giving Day once again made history as a 100 percent virtual event which came so very close to our goal of $150,000.

Now more than ever it is heartwarming to see how much our mission means to the hundreds of donors who participated by contributing to tuition assistance, the arts, athletics and various academic programs. New in 2020 was a special incentive for donors of $50 or more: the gift of CCHS socks! Almost 500 alumni and friends stepped up their giving and received these custom socks to show their Irish pride all throughout the year. Students and faculty also participated in the sock challenge with over 50 percent of the freshmen class purchasing a pair.

Thanks to all who contributed in any way by donating, sharing our messages and reaching out to fellow CCHS supporters. We anticipate the 7th Annual Irish Giving Day on March 17, 2021.

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THANK YOU!

548 DONORS

364 ONLINE GIFTS

LARGEST GIFT

$15,000 CLASS OF 1957 Most money raised Highest participation percentage Largest number of class donors

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Our faculty families gave in many ways on Irish Giving Day by donating sandwiches to Cathedral Kitchen as a part of the Irish Express ministry which also began on March 17.

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TOP 5 CLASSES

TOP 5 CLASSES

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TOP 5 DESIGNATIONS:

1. 1957 2. 1941 3. 1948 4. 1954 5. 1950

1. 1957 2. 1963 3. 1948 4. 1974 5. 1983

1. Tuition Assistance 2. Performing Arts 3. Boys Basketball 4. Girls Basketball 5. Football

SAVE THE DATE 7TH ANNUAL IRISH GIVING DAY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 TEXT CCHS TO 41444 VISIT WWW.CAMDENCATHOLIC.ORG 355

14TH ANNUAL HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony & Reception Honoring exemplary members of the Camden Catholic family.

Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 6:30PM • Grandi Auditorium Reception includes cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and buffet stations • Advanced ticket purchase is requested HO N OR I N G EMERALD - ACADEMICS & THE ARTS

Christopher J. Burns, Ph.D. ’80 Michael M. Canaris, Ph.D. '98 Scientist & CEO Theologian & Author

William A. Nicoletti '82 Documentary Filmmaker

John L. Phipps Jr. Faculty & Guidance Counselor 1963-2016

Stephanie Tortu, Ph.D. '64 Public Health Researcher, Professor & Author

G R E E N & W H I T E - AT H L E T I C S

Brian A. Krulikowski '87 Division I Football Temple University

Christine Palladino Girls Basketball & Field Hockey Coach 1982-2018

2001 and 2003 Boys Basketball Teams State Champions TICKETS, SPONSORSHIPS & PROGRAM ADS Benefitting Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund for current CCHS students TICKETS-Adults $50 ($60 @ door) | Children $20 (ages 10-20) SPONSORSHIPS - Available from $500-$2,500 ADS-1/4 Page $50, 1/2 Page $75, Full Page $150

Thank you to the 2021 Hall of Fame Sponsors: 6

Michael Tallman '91 Three Sport Standout, BaseballDartmouth University

Sean Vliet '92 Division I SoccerSt. Joseph University

1986 Softball Team State Champions Purchase online www.camdencatholic.org or mail checks payable to CCHS: CCHS Attn: Hall of Fame 300 Cuthbert Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Questions, email: kate.bieg@camdencatholic.org.

CCHS SALUTES OUR ALUMNI HEALTHCARE HEROES & FRONTLINE WORKERS God Bless all of our alumni and current CCHS families who are working during the frontlines of the pandemic. Our prayers continue to be with you.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of mercies and the God of all consolation. He comforts us in all our affliction and enables us to comfort those who are in trouble, with the same consolation we have received from him.

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A History-Making Class: The Seniors of 2020 Become Irish Legends

The class of 2020 celebrated milestones and suffered heartbreak this year with an unprecedented ending to their four years at CCHS. Despite the ups and downs, the class rallied together (albeit virtually) to enjoy their senior year with intense creativity, faith-filled joy and Irish pride. Here we feature a few graduates, just a snapshot, of the 174 students who helped to make this class one of the most memorable in Camden Catholic’s 133-year history.

MYA WHILES Attending: Spelman College As president and co-founder of T.H.E. (Together Honoring Everyone) Council, Mya cemented her place in CCHS history by leading fellow students and faculty in honoring the many diverse students and cultures which make Camden Catholic such a special place.

Through Together Honoring Everyone, Mya helped to encourage all students to share their cultures with one another and to honor social justice as a Catholic Christian teaching. In doing so, she won a Seton Hall University essay contest and helped to launch several multi-cultural events which we hope will take place at CCHS on an annual basis. “T.H.E. Council allows for a safe space for dialogue and discussion about issues concerning social justice,� Mya says.

CC: What is the most vital lesson you learned while being a student at CCHS? MW: The most vital lesson that I have learned as a student at Camden Catholic is to be ambitious and to aim high, with confidence in yourself and your abilities. I learned to have faith and trust God wholeheartedly, even when it is difficult.

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DANIEL HUANG Attending: Rhode Island School of Design Daniel’s artwork graces the halls of CCHS, from fine art sketches and paintings to eyeopening photography. He was honored with a merit scholarship to one of the nation’s finest design colleges, The New School, but has chosen to attend the even-higher ranked Rhode Island School of Design.

CC: What legacy have you left at CCHS? DH: I’ve left a legacy which is both tangible and intangible. As president of the Art Honor Society for three years I hope I’ve left a strong sense of responsibility to future art students, a responsibility to create for your own well-being and for those around you. I’ve also left a tangible legacy through the various hallway murals of whose creation I was a part.

MARY GARDNER Attending: Catholic University*

*Editor’s Note: Mary deferred her acceptance for one year due to the pandemic. She is doing an internship at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.

Mary has the great honor of being the first CCHS student to fly across the Grandi Auditorium stage! As Mary Poppins, she thrilled and delighted audiences young and old with her performance, along with almost 100 fellow student-performers. Unfortunately, the successful run of the show was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this, Mary leaves CCHS with fond memories of life under the lights and in the classroom.

CC: What legacy have you left at CCHS?

MG: If I have made a mark at CCHS as it has made on me, I hope it is seen in the friendships I made which for me had the most positive of impacts. My last memory of high school, before the pandemic of 2020, is the closing night of our spring musical; Mary Poppins. In the many congratulations and well wishes I was stopped by the father of a freshman whom I had met earlier in the year on a performing arts field trip. He thanked me for befriending his teenager, who was nervous about the newness of high school and came home excited to share they had made a friend in a senior student. It was so kind of this dad to stop me and share this, but the fellowship and camaraderie that he was describing was one of the long lasting CCHS traditions which I'm glad I could pass down, as it was shown to me by another senior when I was that same freshman. In a more tangible sense I have "made my mark" in the CCHS auditorium, more specifically a prized stage manager podium that sits backstage where my initials are engraved with a few hundred other performing arts alumni, which again is a testimony of the continual community I'll share at CCHS.

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DALTON FOSTER Attending: University of Connecticut Dalton was given the great task of continuing to grow “Mayor” George LeCato’s “Squad” concept, the CCHS fan group. Along with his co-leaders, Dalton was able to rally students to support all sports throughout the year, and concluded the year by announcing the creation of Squad Day, which will celebrate our entire community of student-athletes and our tremendous Irish pride.

What did you learn about yourself and the history-making class of 2020 during quarantine?

DF: I learned how connected we really are. Throughout four years, we have always been connected by the simple fact that we were all a part of the CCHS Class of 2020. However, before this year, I do not think anyone read too deeply into that or cared nearly as much as we do now. The COVID-19 pandemic managed to unite my class in a way I have never seen. People who barely knew each other or talked in school are now able to connect in new ways over this shared hardship and experience. Besides this, I learned that we are resilient, making the best of this unfortunate situation.

GABRIELLE MBOYA Attending: Rochester Institute of Technology Gabrielle earned honors throughout her time at Camden Catholic while also being a part of various spring musicals, the Creative Writing Club, managing the design of the 2020 yearbook and volunteering for the nonprofit Hugwraps. Her work ethic and creative outlook will serve her well as she focuses on becoming a food product developer while she studies at Rochester Institute of Technology.

CC: What did you learn about yourself and the history-making class of 2020 during quarantine?

GM: I learned that I should adopt a more stoic outlook on life: time will move forward whether we want it to or not, so it's important not to let anything negative affect our overall outlook and positivity in life, even if said situation drastically changes how we live.

These last few months have also taught me how much I actually rely on others to keep moving forward. Even if we don't get to see each other as often as we'd like, we still support one another in our individual endeavors.

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MATTHEW DENTON Attending: Haverford College As a top student, an accomplished athlete and a reliable classmate, Matthew Denton has already made CCHS proud, and we know he will continue to prevail in college and beyond. His college acceptances included scholarships to St. Joseph’s University, Seton Hall University, Rider University and Ursinus College. Matthew will attend and run track and cross country at one of the nation’s finest small liberal arts schools for higher education: Haverford College.

CC: What is the most vital lesson you learned while being a student at CCHS? MD: Time fuels everything. Athletic and academic success, relationships, faith, and all the other endeavors I will pursue require a time commitment in order to reap benefits; in other words, how time is spent matters.

LAUREN OWENS Attending: Camden County College As a prominent leader among her classmates, Lauren made history for the class of 2020 by being the first senior governor to address her class virtually. She did this about eight weeks into quarantine to offer encouragement to her fellow seniors as they closed out senior year, as well as to read a special message from Mrs. Barbara Wagner Strasser ‘60. Mrs. Strasser had written a thoughtful letter to the seniors to let them know that her class of 1960 had also been through an unfortunate ending to senior year, however, she promised them that the CCHS sense of community and family would continue to bless them throughout their lives.

CC: What is the most vital lesson you learned while being a student at CCHS? LO: One of the most vital lessons I learned at CCHS is inclusivity. After attending a public school in a small town, one of my favorite aspects of Camden Catholic was the possibility to meet people from not only many different areas, but from all over the world. The students and faculty at CCHS embrace diversity and culture in a way that is so special. I learned that no matter one’s likes, dislikes, interests, or differences, they can influence my perspective for the better. Meeting so many people with so many different backgrounds afforded me an opportunity to see how I am just a small piece in a much larger puzzle that is life.

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Pam Palazzo Retires THE TRUEST EXAMPLE OF HONOR, FAITH & LOYALTY

Pam Palazzo, CCHS class of 1972, capped off her 43 years of teaching at Camden Catholic with her retirement this year. Her journey with the Irish, however, started even before that as a student.

ernment was probably my favorite.” Ms. Palazzo would occupy the roles of Senator as a sophomore, Lt. Governor as a junior, and Vice President of the student body as a senior.

“In my time, there was no question,” Ms. Palazzo said. “You went to CCHS. That’s just what you did.”

To cap off her high school career, Palazzo was the salutatorian of her graduating class, delivering the senior address at graduation. After graduating from Rutgers University, her path back to Camden Catholic began to form. “I was working another job,

To this day, she treasures her time as a student. “I loved high school more than anything. Student gov-

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one that really wasn’t the best fit for me,” she recalled. That summer, however, a door would open.

Palazzo and some friends, while staying in Sea Isle one weekend, ran into one of Palazzo’s former teachers, Camden Catholic Hall of Famer, Jack Phipps as he worked his summer job bartending at Henney’s. That night at Henney’s, Phipps told Palazzo he had a job that “she had to take.”

Not long after, Pam Palazzo returned to Camden Catholic as a science teacher.

“The hardest part was getting used to calling my former teachers by their first names,” she said, laughing.

As time went on, Palazzo became more and more involved. She moderated and ran the student government, coached the Majorettes Marching Band, and even became the chair of the science department.

“I’m proud of all that,” Palazzo continued.

“But mostly I have a lot of memories of the students. I loved them. In the beginning, I was a little…up tight, but I got to be more mellow. As time went on, I could understand the kids more and more.”

Palazzo, it seems, is remembered just as fondly by her students.

Elisa Gonzalez ’01, said, “[Palazzo] gave me personal study sessions and extra credit opportunities and went over just about every test and quiz with me. Ms. Palazzo [also] helped me excel in other ways like when she ran Academic Decathlon.” Gonzalez, reflecting on the dedication and patience, is still grateful.

“Having kids myself now... I don’t have any idea how you did it but I’m sure glad you did.”

Tom Boyd ’03, also remembers Ms. Palazzo’s efforts to this day.

“I was the president of Student Government in 2002-03 and she inspired me to run for office. Even though [Ms. Palazzo] was no longer in charge of Student Government, I would always go to her for advice and to answer questions I might have. She was always right on point and certainly was someone I admired in high school. I am very thankful and credit [Ms. Palazzo] with my involvement in Student Government to this day. I currently serve as the advisor of Student Government in the high school where I teach. Thank you, [Palazzo] for your many years of service to CCHS and the countless lives you have touched along the way, including mine.”

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I’m proud of all that, Palazzo continued.

But mostly I have a lot of memories of the students.

I loved them.

In the end, it is bittersweet, but the Camden Catholic family could not be more grateful to count such a wonderful person in their number. Pamela Palazzo blessed everyone and everything around her for 43 years.

“I’m going to miss it, but it was time to go,” Palazzo concluded. “I loved every minute of it.”

Then, she laughed. “But I’ll be around. You’ll see me now and again, trust me.”

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The Class of 2020 Legacy Families

Christopher Baker ’95, Ted Baker, Esq. ’92, Daniel Baker, Therese McCurdy Baker ’66

Donna Whalen Branco ’88, Olivia Branco, Jane Grady Whelan ’64

Joe Cooney ’76, Meghan Cooney

Maya Worlds-Davis ’96 and Jordan Davis (not pictured: Cornell Worlds, Jr. ’93)

Nico Davis, Michael Tahaney Davis ’63

Xavian Diaz, Idanis Peter-Diaz ‘86

Julia DiSimone, Ella DiSimone, Scott DiSimone, Lennon DiSimone, Kerry Winters DiSimone ’92

Raven Jones with Renata Jones ’98

Kevin Lenkowski ’89, Lois Covello Wagner ’67, Emily Lenkowski, Hannah Lenkowski ’19, Maureen O’Brien-Wagner ’90

Giovanni Loperfido with Isabella Loperfido ’23, Santo Loperfido ’18, Angela (Loperfido) Gallicchio ’81, Nancy C. (Leone) Loperfido ’49 and Thomas Loperfido ’83. Not pictured: Donna (Loperfido) Carlin ’72, Samuel Loperfido Jr. ’73

John Marino ’18, Mary Marino ’18, Mary McKernan Wolfram ’50, Claire Marino, Matthew Marino ’23

Jason Miller, Jason Miller ’94, Jaymie Miller ’23

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A graduation tradition unlike any other in 2020!

Gina Colon ’04, Joann Moore Santoro ’72, True Moore, Danielle Woodard ’95, Joseph Moore ’85

Barbara Forte Paolini ’59, Abby Paolini, Anthony Paolini, Jr. ’82

Shane Morales ’13, Michelle Filachek Morales ’83, Olivia Morales ’22, Lisa Filachek Rosario ’84, Isabelle Rosario, Joe Rosario ’86, Christina Rosario ’12, Brian Filachek ’89

David Pierantozzi with Gabe Pierantozzi ’86 and Nick Pierantozzi ’15

Tom Sawn ’81, John Sawn ’83, Timothy Sawn, Carol Patzer Sawn ’85, Michele Kryszczak Hyde ’85 (family friend), Joseph Sawn ’18, Melissa Rodriguez ’18 (family friend) (not pictured: Jeanne Carr Patzer ’48, David Patzer ’81)

Janet Marterella Miller ’52, Natalie Wisnoski

Katie Walsh with John Walsh ’85, Liz Vigrass Walsh ’87 and Jack Walsh ’17

Not pictured: Linsey Becker with Noel Moran Becker ’86 Jamir Bullock with John Bullock ’87 Sean Folcher with Mary Anne O’Neill Folcher ’62 Shane Gallagher with Kathleen Dignam Gallagher ’87 Colin Gladden with Graziana Gladden ’18 (legacy of the late Hon. Robert Gladden ’40) Aric Hall with Karyn Robinson ’94 and Ariel Robinson ’15 Alejandro Reyes with Claribel Rodriguez ’91 and Nicholas Reyes ’16 Elizabeth Rightler with Deana Raymond Rightler ’88 and Elaine Del Rossi ’61 Peter Stemetzki with Maribeth Dougherty ’82 and Elizabeth Stemetzki ’13

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THE GREAT BOUNCE OF 2020

By James Keough ‘04

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laire Marino stepped to the podium to deliver her senior address to the Class of 2020. There was a camera to her left that she did her best to ignore while speaking. Far to her right, another camera to pretend as if it weren’t there.

In front of Claire, however, the opposite played out.

In front of her, something very important wasn’t in the room, and she had to do her best to pretend that it—that they— actually were: her fellow classmates.

As a faculty member, I can say that Friday, March 13th, was easily one of the strangest days I can remember. The day was driven by a suddenly urgent checklist: coordinating student email addresses for Google Classroom, going over hypothetical guidelines for virtual instruction, packing the essentials from your classroom, and finally, helping the students clear out their lockers.

Until that last step, the immediacy of what was happening had been building, but not fully manifested in our halls and rooms. Seeing the empty lockers, the hypothetical had become a reality.

COVID-19 had arrived, even if just in spirit, at Camden Catholic High School.

I answered my students’ questions as best I could, but it was strange. What started as a “just in case” day filled with prudent measures ended with a feeling that we would not be back in the building the next week. Speculations ranged from a week to the fall, but the urgency had certainly come to stay.

Finally, the time came for our daily farewell over the PA system. A special version of the traveler’s prayer, adapted to fit the coming challenge, was read.

Then we heard the words that we heard every day: God bless. Go Irish. You are dismissed.

My students filed out of the room with engorged

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backpacks and armfuls of possessions. They seemed quieter than normal, rushing a bit more than usual to their buses and cars, but it was hard to sort one detail from another amid the enormous, pervasive strangeness that had arrived that day.

----On the day they were to film the proceedings for graduation, Claire’s arrival to school mimicked the strange duality of everything else: something familiar that had become somehow

Claire Marino '20 films the senior address in an empty auditorium.

strange and foreign.

“I went to drop off my books and collect my locker contents,” Claire said, “And then I went inside—something I wasn’t quite sure I’d be able to do again as a student.”

Walking to the auditorium, the strange emptiness was hard to ignore, but Claire’s mind was already on the bright side.

“The day I delivered the speech was very special to me,” Claire explained. “I was beyond excited to hear that I would be able to give it in the auditorium because I thought I would have to film it at home and send in the recording.”

Entering the auditorium, Claire was forced to reflect again on the strange duality of the moment, the familiar made foreign.

In her time at Camden Catholic, Claire was an all-star on the stage. She’d landed numerous leads, performed in almost every choir. After all, she’d been on a performing arts scholarship to Camden Catholic.

The stage and auditorium had been Claire’s home-away-from-home at Camden Catholic.

“It was pretty emotional to be back in the auditorium, since that was the room I was in the last time I was in school,” Claire said.

The school musical, Mary Poppins, had been cut short, delivering about half of their intended performances, by the timing of COVID’s arrival. Spring sports, clubs, and activities would soon follow.

Still, Claire focused on the positive.

“I felt blessed to be back inside a space I called home and give a speech that I was proud of…to people that I love, even if they weren’t sitting right in front of me while I spoke,” Claire continued.

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So, to an empty auditorium, Claire delivered an account of hope. It was almost a message in a bottle for her class and anyone listening, both then and in the future. In her speech, Claire recalled a particular memory that stuck with her from her freshman year.

A senior, rushing past, delivered a moment of assurance to another freshman that Claire lives by to this day: As he ran past, a freshman called out to the senior, “Guess what! I failed my math test!”

Without stopping or missing a beat, he turned only his head and yelled to the freshman girl, whom I assume he knew, “It’s okay, you’ll bounce!” with utmost confidence. Since that day, the exclamation “You’ll bounce!” has been plastered on the front of my mind…Here it is again, bearing significant meaning in the most challenging period of my life.

Claire then acknowledges that the identity of their graduating class will always be tied to this pandemic, to the state of the world at this time.

We, the class of 2020, may forever be branded as “The Class that Graduated During the Pandemic.” However, our class will be remembered for so much more than that. It is up to us what we make of this, how we take this unique experience and turn it into part of our story. How will we bounce? I say, we already have...That is the heart that we have, and that is the heart that we will carry into everything that we do from now on…We will continue to bounce back and share our love with those around us, despite the cards we have been dealt this year.

Interestingly enough, as Claire’s message of “bouncing” sounded out to the Camden Catholic community at large, affirmations of the community’s strength echoed back.

-------On Friday, March 13, Camden Catholic had as much online presence as any pre-pandemic high school. Behind the scenes, however, weeks of observation and planning were clicking into place.

Principal Heather Crisci noted the buildup of the previous weeks, “News during the beginning of March was quickly showing that CCHS, and all schools, needed a plan for online learning quickly. The administration developed a basic outline for expectations during virtual learning and put the technological structures in place for the faculty and students to transition to online learning within three days.”

Urgency escalated that final weekend, Crisci explained, “We received notice on March 14

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Isabella Dolente '13, a nurse at Jefferson Hospital, worked throughout the pandemic along with many other CCHS alumni

that we would be closing. Because we planned and were prepared, we took Monday, March 16 for professional development and started classes on March 17.”

The speed and efficiency of the transition was a point of pride for Crisci.

“I’m impressed with our teachers and students.

The transition was made possible by the commitment of the community and our willingness to understand that we are all doing this together.”

By that Tuesday, Camden Catholic was 100% online. Within a span of 72 hours, the entire educational program had successfully transitioned to a completely digital existence.

Finally, that Monday was a whirlwind of activity.

Faculty, in that last 24 hours, attended professional development, set up Google Classrooms, posted expectations online, communicated with their students, and even posted video greetings and lectures.

Zoom was discovered. Loom was perfected.

Terms like screen casting, Kahoot, and discussion posts became vernacular.

On the morning of Tuesday, March 17, the program assembled by administration, faculty, and staff was in place.

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Material was assigned, taught, and reviewed.

Assignments turned in. Attendance checked off.

Camden Catholic, from head to toe and faculty to families, had reinvented itself.

We had “bounced.”

Noting the quick turnaround, Vice Principal Eileen Wilkinson said, “I began a class at Immaculata University the same week we transitioned to remote learning. My classmates explained that it would take their schools at least two weeks to begin teaching new material. I shared that we started immediately. My classmates were amazed. I was humbled by my CCHS colleagues, and very proud.”

On the other side of the digital pipeline, families were also admirably adjusting.

Parents and teenagers alike had new schedules, routines, patterns, and habits. The vast majority of assignments were on-time, students checked in with every teacher every day, projects evolved and continued, and communication remained constant and consistent.

Students filed into Zoom classrooms, filling the screen like a strange spinoff of The Brady Bunch.

Loom lectures, Whiteboard videos, and Google Classroom chats filled the day.

School was in session.

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CCHS classes moved online as students tuned in from their homes.

On the transition, Monica ‘91 and Drew DiBease, parents of Mattigan ‘21 and Jackson ‘22 said, “This [was] hard on everyone and we just want [everyone] to know that we appreciate you all. Camden Catholic is a special place and continues to feel like a family, even from our homes.”

Camden Catholic had “bounced” from its most immediate setback in a way that could only have come to be through a united effort involving the entire Camden Catholic community.

-------Camden Catholic’s “bounce,” however, was not limited to current members of the Camden Catholic family. Out in the world, alumni were on the front lines of the COVID crisis, helping themselves and others “bounce” back every day.

Caroline Smith ‘17, a nursing student at Fairfield University, was one such alumna who

has helped her community “bounce.” Smith joined with three other nursing and engineering students to form the “Stags Shields Project.”

Using a design they found online, the students consulted Fairfield administration to gain access to the school’s 3-D printers.

After getting the all-clear, Caroline and her partners made use of the 3-D printers to achieve staggering results. To date, the group has crafted over 2000 masks that have provided essential workers with much needed PPE in dozens of hospitals, nursing homes, smaller medical facilities, and churches.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of the Stags Shield Project was to be able to help protect our community and bring a sense of security to those who are on the front-lines,” Smith explained.

“The amount of support for our project was amazing and I was overwhelmed by the number of people who shared the same passion for our project.”

Another alum “bouncing” is Jennifer Varallo ‘12, whose last year at Rowan College of Osteopathic Medicine was cut short by the COVID crisis. Since then, Varallo became one of the founding members of the COVID-19 New Jersey Medical Student Coalition, helping to obtain incredibly valuable PPE for front liners, coordinate the delivery of that PPE, and fundraise for further needs and preparations.

Isabella Dolente '13 (fourth from left) and fellow Jefferson Hospital staff thank her parents Carl '84 and Lisa for providing meals during their long shifts.

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“Helping people in the most critical moments of their lives is something that I want to be a part of.

Making them better so they can eventually go home.”

Isabella Dolente '13

Caroline Smith '17 co-founded the Stag Shields project at Fairfield University to produce face shields during the pandemic.

The group is actually a collective of ten individual initiatives that cover ascertaining demand, collecting necessary supplies, distribution, face mask, mask re-sterilization, dental care, convalescent plasma, education and childcare, and grocery delivery. The group also

Jennifer Varallo '12 (at right), a founding member of the COVID-19 New Jersey Medical Student Coalition."

has a strong presence on social media and manages a sprawling supply chain.

As the project lead of the Supply Chain Initiative, Varallo has certainly “bounced” back from this crisis, both saving lives and vastly improving the quality of life for those affected by this crisis first hand.

Finally, Isabella Dolente ‘13 is another CCHS alum that has “bounced” back and directly helped confront the COVID crisis. Dolente has been working as an ER nurse in Philadelphia throughout the growing crisis, standing out as a selfless example of sacrifice and support.

“Working on the front lines of the COVID-19 response as an ER nurse has been an absolute rollercoaster of emotions,” Dolente said. “We had some days when the halls of the ER were silent and other days where you couldn’t even hear yourself think, because it was so nonstop with critical patients.”

Despite the harrowing challenges, Dolente’s perspective on her vocation hasn’t wavered.

“It is frightening,” Dolente said. “Absolutely frightening as a nurse. But guess what? I wouldn’t change it for the world. I love my job and I love what I do. Helping people in the most critical moments of their lives is something that I want to be a part of. Making them better so they can eventually go home.”

Her efforts moved her parents, Lisa and Carl ‘84, to create popular t-shirts that read, “Not All Heroes Wear Capes, My Daughter Wears Scrubs.” In addition to the t-shirts, the proud parents have been gathering and delivering important everyday items to Isabella and her coworkers.

There are hundreds of CCHS alumni who, like Caroline, Jennifer and Isabella, have been a part of the frontline which has helped to protect and serve throughout the pandemic. Doctors, nurses, nurse-practitioners, police officers, transportation workers, grocery store managers, the list goes on.

One only has to review the dozens of photos submitted by alumni and proud family members to begin to see the magnitude of those from our CCHS community who have stepped forward in service to others.

A beautiful illustration of this is the weekly Irish Express service project which bounced into action in the first weeks of the pandemic thanks to CCHS Campus Ministry Director and alumna Jennifer Wilkins LaRosa ‘88. The Irish Express helps to provide meals and supplies to Cathedral Kitchen and Guadalupe Family Services in Camden, as a part of Camden Catholic’s Campus Ministry program.

“I am overwhelmed by the response to the Irish Express,” says LaRosa. “I went from picking up and delivering one day a week to now four days a week. There are well over 150 families, alumni, faculty and staff, students, and friends of CCHS

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The Irish Express service project, led by Jennifer Wilkins LaRosa '88, brought together CCHS students, faculty and alumni to provide much needed supplies for the Cathedral Kitchen and Guadalupe Family Services

who are participating. Many participate consistently every week.” Donations have included hundreds of cases of water and snacks, sandwiches, utensil packets and napkins, diapers, wipes and pullups.

Camden Catholic High School is blessed to include people and families like this in their community, and it is a certainty that there are hundreds, if not thousands of stories similar to these. Without a doubt, there are members of the Camden Catholic family “bouncing back” all over the nation during this crisis, which is both a humbling and fulfilling thought.

-------The generosity of the Camden Catholic community, as it turns out, was yet another thing that would sweep in during the first week to help the school “bounce back.”

That generosity took the form of Irish Giving Day 2020.

Despite occurring in the first week of quarantine, without its usual celebration and in-person presence and activity, Irish Giving Day 2020 was one of the most resoundingly successful fundraising initiatives in school history.

Erica Richards Reilly ’86, on donating this year, said, “We donate to CCHS every year. It didn’t even cross my mind to not support my Alma Mater. We chose to donate to CCHS because I had a great experience and I want future generations to have those same experiences.

When I look back, I am overwhelmed by the amount of support we had from teachers, administration, and the athletic department.”

Without hesitation, the ambitious pre-pandemic goal of $150,000 was so closely met by alumni, families, independent donors, faculty, staff, and students who donated over $147,000.

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“While I live too far for my children to benefit from all CCHS has to offer, my contribution can help ensure that other kids will have the opportunity to attend. CCHS offers unique opportunities and perspectives that should be nurtured and encouraged to grow.”

As an alumnus and faculty member, to see this steadfast support materializing in the background of that first week was amazing. To be reminded of how strong the community at home and abroad is was both perfectly timed and more generous than we could have hoped.

-------On my end, as it was for many teachers, the year ended unceremoniously. A few clicks of a button, double checking spreadsheets online, a farewell message to my students, and it was over.

There were thankful emails from students, families, and administrators. There were digital happy hours where the faculty could joke about how crazy the past few months had been and hope for a miraculous down-tick of the virus.

But despite the many ways for students, teachers, and everyone involved to “see” each other, it wasn’t quite the same. There wasn’t a single person who wouldn’t say, “I wish we could go back. I wish we were there.”

When we went in to clean out our rooms, our arrivals staggered and masks required, we were confronted with the same duality that Claire faced: something familiar that was now indescribably strange and foreign.

Walking out of the school after cleaning my classroom, I can admit to wondering, “What now? Where do we go from here?”

However, seeing the ingenuity and determination of the faculty, staff, and administration, hearing these amazing stories about alumni, witnessing the generosity of Irish Giving Day, being

relentlessly supported by our students and their families, watching Claire express the perspective that she has gained through four years to her classmates…it’s hard not to think that we will continue to “bounce.”

-------As Claire concluded her senior address to an empty auditorium, one has to imagine the applause she would have received in person: We, as seniors, have all certainly grappled with feeling unlucky during our time at home. Despite all our undeniable blessings, we could not help but notice the weight of what was missing. What it took me a while to realize is that we may actually be luckiest of all. We are so lucky to have something worth missing. A new appreciation for those around us, the smallest moments of life, the opportunity to help, and the beauty of an ordinary school day knocked at our door.

For once, we were all home to answer it.

Now that we’ve welcomed this appreciation into our hearts and homes, we can pack it up in our suitcase right next to our photo albums and bring it with us wherever we go in the fall and everywhere else life takes us.

I wish every one of you the best of luck in your undeniably bright futures. You should all be very proud of how far you’ve come, and I can’t wait for us to cheer each other on as we see how far we go. God bless, and go Irish. Thank you.

With that, Claire Marino smiled and walked offstage. Her message was concluded and tucked away for her friends, teachers, and family.

Maybe, even, a freshman heard the message that day -- delivered by a senior they only knew in passing -- and will walk with it in their passage through our halls and beyond.

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DEAR THE CLASS OF 2020, SINCERELY, THE CLASS OF 1960 April 2020 marked the 60 year anniversary of the infamous fire which destroyed much of the original Camden Catholic High School at 7th and Federal Streets in Camden. In reflecting on the anniversary of this historic event, a similarity was noticed between the graduating class of 1960 and the class of 2020.

Both classes had their time at CCHS cut short by tragedy, for 1960’s seniors it was local, for the class of 2020, it was a worldwide pandemic.

Members of the class of 1960 graciously wrote letters to members of the class of 2020 reflecting on their incomplete ending to senior year, and offered encouragement on how this class of seniors can hope to recover from their lost days at CCHS. An excerpt from one such letter from Mrs. Barbara Wagner Strasser ‘60 is featured below.

In addition to Mrs. Strasser, CCHS would like to thank the following members of the class of 1960 for offering their words of support to our senior class: Bob Long, Carol Van Horn, Sue Huesken, Victor Mignona, Jackie Agostini, Helena Volansky and Al Franks.

...On Easter Sunday evening we got the word, either from the television or calls made to each other (no cells or internet usage available) that our beloved school was on fire. Living in East Camden it was easy for me to get to school.

I went to CCHS with some friends and while we were roped off in a safe area, we could hear the crackle of fire, watch the flames reach to the sky so it seemed, and smell the acrid odor of a building on fire. I could see the Convent burning, but we knew all the Sisters had been safely removed. The old Lyceum as it was known, was almost totally destroyed. That was a very old wooden building when we were there. The boards in the building were slanted in areas and they creaked. There was no late arrival at any class without detection.

That is my sentimental recollection of a night that redirected our paths as seniors in 1960. In looking at my yearbook, I saw no mention of the fire. Of course the papers were filled with information. It is likely that we had a few days or a week of extended vacation while the good Sisters and others planned for the next step. Juniors and seniors returned to class for the morning session, while the underclassmen came in the afternoons. This schedule continued until the new and lovely CCHS home which you occupy, was completed in Cherry Hill several years later. In all of this, it is to my mind, those classes that followed us who are the real heroes in all that transpired. Their high school experiences were a bit disrupted, but they carried on and did great.

So, what has become of a class that experienced a sad and uneventful end to our senior year? Being in the midst of the worldwide pandemic of Covid-19, we all share in these difficult times...We remember and pray for those who died or are ill, but this experience has disrupted the young of our nation who are in the prime of their lives.

It seems that a curtain has come down to cause distress. However, that really is not the case. You have had an opportunity to see a country pool its resources, pull together and show generosity. It is a time to go beyond your abilities, tap your unknown talents, give to others your time and ideas. This could turn out to be the best family time you’ll ever remember. You have the ability to use technology to continue learning, experiment with new interests such as cooking family meals, learning to sew masks, shop for those who are older and cannot get out or because of their age should not...You are in the arena of leadership. We depend on our youth to inspire us with their creativity and strength. You shine brightest when put to the test, and you are now and will be for a while longer, in that place.

As for our class. We went on to varied careers, vocations, and for most of us fulfilling lives. We lost some classmates very early after graduation, which was sad for us...We remain a very close class in fact because we went through sadness, disappointment and an abrupt change to our plans. We were grateful that no one perished in the fire. We spent many days cleaning dirty and smokey items, because the Sisters led us on in the spirit that we were taught and embraced. You will do the same. Our paths in life cannot always be straight, but onward you will go. Think about the lovely verse in Robert Frosts’ poem, The Road Less Traveled. Taking the road less traveled can, for you, make all the difference.

You are not alone, as we all rise to the occasion asked of us now and most likely in the future. We have our faith, we have love for each other, and always there is hope.

Wishing you happiness, success in what you wish to accomplish. Congratulations to all as you go forward!

Go Irish!

Barbara Wagner Strasser, Class of CCHS 1960

CELEBRATING...AND ENCOURAGING THE HISTORIC CLASS OF 2020 Oh the Places You’ll Go

Arts Department Chair, Mr. Jeffrey Bruckner and Guidance Director Mrs. Nicole Barry, partnered together to bring a special goodbye to the members of the class of 2020. They coordinated with several faculty and staff members to read a special CCHS rendition of the Dr. Seuss classic Oh the Places You’ll Go to the delight of the Camden Catholic seniors, their parents and many others who tuned in. You can view the video on the Camden Catholic YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/camdencatholic1887

Prom-ises to See You Soon

Members of the faculty and staff spent May 15 delivering prom favors to the class of 2020, as that was their expected senior prom date. The seniors were happy to see friendly and familiar faces as we promised to gather to celebrate them, once it is safe to do so!

SGN: Some Good News, CCHS Edition

Guidance Director Mrs. Nicole (Carroll) Barry ‘96 hosted a CCHS edition of actor John Krasinski’s quarantine-favorite “Some Good News.” Mrs. Barry shared highlights of various Class of 2020 accomplishments.

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We Are Not Alone:

The Arts at CCHS Recap 2019-2020

By Gregory Gardner ‘11, Arts Faculty

Amid the challenges we face each day, we are not alone.

When I think back to my happiest memories as a Camden Catholic student, they’re often found in practice and rehearsals. While final performances under the lights were exhilarating celebrations of our work, the greatest satisfaction was the journey; the daily interactions in a community that was formed through taking risks in the form of singing, dancing, playing an instrument, acting out characters, making mistakes, and the development that occurs throughout the creative process. I will forever be grateful to Camden Catholic, my teammates, and my teachers for providing a safe space and building the community in which to develop these invaluable skills of expression.

Teaching at Camden Catholic, my experiences in music and education continue to reaffirm how the arts connect and lift people up.

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collaboration with one another, we not only achieve remarkable results, but we do so while feeling an overwhelming sense of love and support. It is my greatest hope that students will recognize this relationship through their experiences, realize that they are never alone, and that they have countless opportunities to

use their skills, faith, education, and memories to continue building community wherever they go!

Mr. Patrick Gardner ‘15 and I began this year with choir and band camp at the end of August. We used the camp to welcome new students, share memories from the summer, and prepare music for the masses and football games at the beginning of September. We started rehearsals with our recessional hymn, “I Am With You Always.” The verses largely come from Psalm 25, a prayer for guidance and deliverance, and the refrain is taken from the end of Matthew 28, which states: ‘I am with you always, to the close of the age, go out and make disciples, and know that I am there.’

The song quickly became an anthem for the year, and an inspiring prayer for guidance and wisdom amid yearly challenges.

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crowded around the piano to sing the Alma Mater, during our field trip to the Walnut Street Theatre, during our fall play (12 Angry Jurors) with the audience on stage around the performers, during the development of The Band Room Sessions filmed concert series, during our Lessons and Carols and Christmas concerts, during our Broadway field trip to Dear Evan Hansen, which echoed our theme with songs like “You Are Not Alone,” and during the involvement of over 100 students, faculty, and parents to produce our spring show, Mary Poppins. It was present in all the inspiring teachers that I watched work with our students this year in Shakespeare troupe, swing dance, rock band, dance team, choir, theatre casts, crews, and pit band. It was present in the parents working to build set pieces, cook meals, and support our students in countless ways throughout the year’s events and field trips.

The quarantine was really difficult, particularly for our seniors, as we had to cancel our remaining shows, trips, and concerts. However, there was already so much to be grateful for, and I am proud of our students for how they remained positive during this greatest challenge of the year. It was at this time that we needed our guiding theme more than ever, and we created a virtual choir rendition of “I Am With You Always.” The virtual choir was an opportunity to come together, lift up our community, and show that we were resilient in this new challenge together. The video went viral with several local news stories and a national story run by NPR. I am still amazed by the amount of kindness received in my inbox during the release. Since then, we have released several more performances, cabarets, and even a Final Night Spring Concert, which you can view on YouTube.

I shared the following thought with Catholic University when they reached out about the project: Today, while we are social distancing, it’s easy to feel hopeless at a time of great suffering while stuck at home. However, now we find that greater opportunity to lead with mercy, while embracing the acts of mercy from others that we need ourselves. The role we can play is to share comfort and light in the lives of others: call a grandparent, teach someone through video calls, teach someone how to video call, sing, make music, tell stories, play games, share generously, and pray together. Amid the challenges we face each day, we are not alone.

This was our theme all year.

Yes, quarantine was a new challenge that changed our perspective, forced us to think creatively about new ways to connect, and left

us craving for in-person interactions after being denied access. However, Camden Catholic and the performing arts program was challenging students all year to connect, build community, and lift people up. I think this graduating class will have the lesson profoundly printed in their hearts and minds, and I am all the more encouraged about the impact, connections, and communities they will make in their next chapter.

What a wonderful year for the performing arts! I am very grateful for our parents, students, teachers, and the experiences we have had as a community together. Looking forward to being back together again soon, and until we sing again, shine bright, remember to guide others into that same light, and as always, Go Irish!

Coming Together in Service to Others

By Jennifer LaRosa ‘88, Director of Campus Ministry

I will forever be grateful for my Camden Catholic education. It has shaped me as a person and has provided me with a strong faith-filled foundation that has influenced every decision in my life. God had a plan for me. Returning home to Camden Catholic this year has been the greatest blessing for me and I feel extremely thankful for the opportunity to serve the community as the Campus Minister. It has certainly been a memorable year!

Essential to the development of our community is the emphasis on faith formation and spiritual development. Fr. Kennedy, the CCHS Director of Catholic Identity, and I worked alongside our Rector, Fr. Joe, to map out what the year would look like for our entire community. We realized how important and essential this piece is to the holistic Camden Catholic education. The priority was that faculty and staff, our students, and our school families all feel the

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Annual Vocations Day at CCHS importance that Campus Ministry would bring to the atmosphere on campus.

Celebrating Mass together is something very special at Camden Catholic, which is why we plan many opportunities throughout the year to worship and pray together. The preparation for our liturgies included not only our students, who serve in various ministry roles, but our faculty and staff, many who proudly serve as lectors and Eucharistic Ministers.

Camden Catholic's unique approach to spiritual development is administered through a variety of retreat options offered on and off-campus. This year, our students attended March for Life, Kairos, Service Retreats, the Freshmen Retreat Experience, Catholic Athletes for Christ, Catholic Performers for Christ, Young Women and Men’s Retreats, and many more. These retreats are developed and facilitated by the Senior Honors Christian Ministry students and provided an opportunity for students to step away from their regular schedule and focus on their relationship with God and others.

Our students are not the only ones benefiting from the retreats offered on campus, our faculty are also given the opportunity to participate in special retreat experiences designed just for them. In the fall our faculty retreat centered around music reflection, prayer meditation, and Christian Service. We had a wonderful day together!

The Christian Service Program perhaps had the biggest shift of all in 2020. The focus was on getting our students out into the especially underserved community, communities, helping the most fragile and compromised human beings. We jumped right into our new routine.

Every week we served these communities by helping with the dinner service at Cathedral Kitchen, tutoring the children at Saint Anthony of Padua and stocking the shelves at the Cherry Hill Food Pantry. Additionally, our National Honor Society students worked together to cook meals for the families at Ronald McDonald House regularly. All of our students felt the joy of giving back and realized their importance in living out their baptismal call of helping others, and the more they served, the more they wanted to keep doing it.

These outreach programs provided an example to our students of how they can put their faith and what they learned in the classroom into action. Watching our students compassionately serve the poor, lovingly work with students of various disabilities, and generously share their time, personal gifts and talents, is a true celebration of humanity and I am thrilled to work alongside them.

The Campus Ministry office is a place of peace, filled with comfy chairs and stressreducing activities. It is a place for everyone to come together to share ideas, plan retreats and service projects, pray and reflect, and just be together in a very relaxed setting, something teenagers today need.

Then, COVID-19 happened.

Never could I have imagined my first year as Campus Minister ending the way this year has concluded. I distinctly remember the atmosphere at Camden Catholic on Friday, March 13, 2020. It felt as though we were expecting an extended snowstorm. Students

were emptying their lockers and exchanging hugs as we were reassuring them that everything would be okay. Little did we know that day would be our last day in the building for the remainder of the school year.

The announcement that we would be moving to online learning came unexpectedly, but we reacted quickly.

Teachers prepared their academic courses online within two days, but the Campus Ministry office was faced with a different challenge. We were not an academic course, yet we were essential to the spiritual nurturing of our community. Our main goal was to keep our students, faculty, staff, and school families connected as we worked independently.

COVID-19 pandemic certainly made it challenging to minister to the poor and hungry, but nothing was going to stop us from doing all we could to help those most vulnerable. Without hesitation, the Irish Express ministry emerged. In times like these, it is natural for people to want to help in any way they can, which was the unanimous feeling at Camden Catholic. I did not want to ask any of our families, alumni, faculty, staff, or friends to venture out at the time, and so, the Irish Express was created to do curbside pickups from members of the Irish community. Anyone interested in donating food and much-needed supplies was welcome to participate. As the weeks progressed, the Irish Express grew immensely, and I was coordinating curbside pickups all over South Jersey.

We began supplying food to Cathedral Kitchen, the Cherry Hill Food Pantry, and baby items to Guadalupe Family Services every single week. What I loved most was that I was able to meet so many of our school families and our cherished alumni. It became

During these days when we are physically distant from one another, our bonds remain strong. We made the best of a challenging situation by engaging in one-on-one conversation through zoom, online retreats, daily prayers, and scripture passages posted on Instagram, Facebook, and in our Google Classroom. We remain committed to taking care of one another in every way possible.

Our service to those in need is at the heart of who we are at Camden Catholic, and we had made some major strides with our presence in the community throughout the year. The an opportunity to reconnect with faculty and staff. Most importantly, from a distance and wearing a mask, of course, I was able to see and reconnect with many of our amazing students throughout my travels and weekly pickups.

Cherry Hill Mayor, Hon. Susan Shin-Angulo spoke with students at the Young Women's Retreat

As we continue to move forward, Campus Ministry is alive and well at Camden Catholic. Whether we are together at school or connected by faith, our commitment to each other and serving others remains at the heart of who we are and all we do. I look forward to seeing the members of our community continue to work as the hands and feet of Christ, bringing His light and love to all those in need.

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IRISH ATHLETIC NEWS CCHS EARNS 2020 OLYMPIC CONFERENCE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Awarded by the NJSIAA to deserving schools as determined by their conference. The Olympic Conference criteria includes nomination from coaches, athletic directors, and officials, and low numbers of disqualifications. “We congratulate our coaches, athletic staff and especially our student-athletes on this well-deserved honor,” said Mr. Sam Hardy, Director of Athletics. “There is no doubt that our participation in the Catholic Athletes for Christ program, including retreats, Masses and faithbased team building events, was an integral part of our success and sportsmanship both on and off the field during 2019-2020.”

FIELD HOCKEY WINS SJ TITLE

GIRLS BASKETBALL

The Irish field hockey team brought home the team’s first sectional title since 2011 in dominant fashion with a 7-0 win over Moorestown Friends. In the state final the Irish were pitted against the top seed in the nation, Oak Knoll. They held them scoreless for 40 minutes in a tremendous show of toughness before succumbing 3-0.

Three players earned All-South Jersey honors: Katie Walsh ‘20, Olivia Bent-Cole ‘23 and Kaitlyn Cummins ‘20 and freshmen Ava Moore and Bent-Cole were named to the U-16 USA National Field Hockey Team.

Irish girls basketball honored the 1961-62 SJ championship team, the first in school history, in a pregame ceremony. Alumnae basketball players Bobbi Greene ‘62, Agnes Madden ‘63, Kathy Miller ‘63, Vicki Orzechowski ‘63 and Claire Urban Foryes ‘62 reunited at center court to be honored.

BOB DUGAN '59 & JONATHAN GEORGE '02 were inducted into the Hot Stovers Baseball Club of SJ Hall of Fame. Jonathan was an eight year pro and Honorable Mention All-American, drafted to the Cincinnati Reds out of CCHS. Bob received the Umpire Service Award.

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IRISH WRESTLING WRANGLES BACK TO BACK STATE TITLES Our wrestling team continued to make history in 2020 by earning CCHS our 17th wrestling state championship in school history with their undefeated season this year. The team won both the District 25 and Regional Title, with seven wrestlers winning their District title: Chase Casey ‘22, Cody Walsh ‘20, Dante Monaco ‘20, Brandon Mooney ‘20, Harrison Hinojosa ‘20, Martin Cosgrove ‘22 and Hunter Suter ‘21. All-South Jersey honors were earned by Mooney, Hinojosa, Cosgrove and Casey (3rd Team). Walsh and Mooney celebrated their 100th career wins this season and Coach Matt Walsh was named Courier-Post and District 25 “Coach of the Year.” Cosgrove brought home a State Title at 189-lbs and announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic career at the University of Pennsylvania.

In other historic news, Abby Paolini ‘20 tied the school record by scoring seven 3point shots in one game. The team also participated in several service projects including a visit with St. Anthony of Padua students in December for Christmas crafts.

TAYLOR GARDNER ‘20 EARNED ALL-SOUTH JERSEY FOR GIRLS SOCCER

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RUNNING FOR TITLES Boys cross country won the Olympic Conference National Title. They were led by Senior Matt Denton's 17:09, Junior Warren Derman 17:32, and Senior Peter Stemetzki 17:40. All of them made 1st Team AllConference. Breakout freshman Braelen Crump ran an impressive 17:45 and sophomore Cristian Moore finished with a personal record of 18:03.

IRISH FOOTBALL HONORS OUR ALUMNI VETERANS Irish Football honored our alumni veterans in a pregame ceremony at the 51st Thanksgiving rivalry game between Paul VI and Camden Catholic. Joined by three alumni who have served our country the Irish gathered for prayer and to lay a wreath in honor of all of our alumni who have served.

GIRLS SWIMMING MAKES WAVES The Irish Girls Swim Team worked hard this season to earn their first playoff spot since 1995!

The Irish ended the season 20-9 with a close loss in the sectional title game. All-South Jersey standout Zach Hicks ‘21, a Division I highly touted recruit, along with several returning players, will be sure to keep the Irish in contention for a state title next year.

Joe Murtin ‘79, dedicated coach, made history by earning his 500th win for the Irish JV boys basketball team.

EvaMarie Meldrum ‘20 spent time helping the special needs community in the program Athletes Helping Athletes, INC. This program exists to better the life of the special needs athlete through funding, spreading awareness, and providing opportunities for athletes of all abilities to come together to share a wonderful experience.

FOOTBALL Fr. Tom Barcellona, chaplain for the Philadelphia Eagles visited CCHS and offered insight into finding Christ in the everyday, and using our faith to overcome life’s challenges, both on and off the field.

Pictured with members of Irish Football.

THE SQUAD ADDS TO TRADITIONS BOYS BASKETBALL

ATHLETES HELPING ATHLETES

Led by seniors Dalton Foster, Giovanni Loperfido and Harry Keller, the Squad expanded in 2019-20 based on the awesome foundation provided by George LeCato ‘19.

In their final goodbye, The Squad leaders selected May 17 as Squad Day. We know our students hope to continue growing our Irish Pride and to honor the goals set forth by “King George.” As he said, “positive energy that surges from The Squad will be what fuels our athletes to go above and beyond.” You can follow The Squad on Instagram @squadronofcc and Twitter @19TheSquad

COLLEGE-ATHLETES START HERE Congratulations to the members of the class of 2020 who signed letters of intent to play athletics in college:

Matthew Denton Henry Daverso Matthew Davis Kaitlyn Cummins Lily Baynum Abby Paolini Isabella Ochalik Harrison Hinojosa Darren Parker Miles Dean Natalie Berry Lindsey Anderson Katie Walsh Bri Denner Alejandra Espino Sierra DiCupe

TRACK MAKES HISTORY Juan Colon ‘22 broke the school record in the Boys Shot Put (33 feet 5.75 inches).

Shawn Atkins-Harris ‘21 broke the school record for the 200M Dash (24.19). Sierra DiCupe' ‘20 broke the school record in the 200M Dash (25.93) and was 28th in the state in that event.

Sierra also broke the school in the 300M Dash (41.95) and was 17th in the state in that event.

Haverford College King’s College East Stroudsburg University Temple University Cabrini University Cabrini University Marymount University Stevens Institute of Tech.

University of the Sciences Mercer County C.C. The College of New Jersey Gwynedd Mercy University Farleigh Dickinson University Rowan College at B.C. Rutgers University East Stroudsburg University

Cross Country Football/Baseball Football Field Hockey Volleyball Basketball Swimming Wrestling Baseball Lacrosse Lacrosse Lacrosse Lacrosse Softball Crew Track & Field

Division III Division III Division II Division I Division III Division III Division III Division III Division II NJCAA Division III Division III Division III NJCAA Division I Division II

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Class of 2024 Family Legacies Honor. Faith. Loyalty. Tradition.

Rebecca Ambrose with the late Ronald Ambrose ’66 (legacy of the late MaryAnne Beatty Ambrose ’67; not pictured: Ralph Beatty 64’)

Nylah Beverly with Mecca Beverly ’08

Katherine Brown with Marie Baldyga Rabulsky ’69 and Heather Ralbusky Brown ’93 (not pictured: Kevin Brown ’93)

Daniel and Erin Burns with David Burns ’83

Noah Colon with Mary Suarez-Colon ’86 and Juan Colon ’23

Anna DiPiero with Michael DiPiero ’92, Nicole DiPiero Michaels ’95, Marianne Moles DiPiero ’67, and Nick Moles ’71

Josette Gizinski with Jerry Gizinski ’85

Madison Gozdan with Kris Branca-Gozdan ’86

Jenny Higgins with Meghan Higgins ’19, holding the award of their late grandfather Thomas Higgins ’54 who was inducted into the Camden Catholic 2014 Hall of Fame.

Averi LaPata with Franki LaPata ’21

Noah LaRosa with Kathy Casey Kirschling ’64 and Jennifer Wilkins LaRosa ’88

Estella Marshall with Jennifer Heverly Marshall ’98

Jacob Michaud with Stephen Michaud ’89, Maria Murphy Michaud ’90, and Angela Malatesta Murphy ’66

Ava Moyer with Vicki Branca Moyer ’93

Sophia Palumbo with Elizabeth Ervin Palumbo ’95 (not pictured: Joe Palumbo ’16)

Isabel Rotaeche with Missy Atwell Rotaeche ’93

Not pictured: Rachel Gallagher with Ted Gallagher ’85 Erica Graham with Tiffany Boyd Graham ’90 Tristan Green with James Green ’84

Christian Sawn with John Sawn ’83 and Carol Patzer Sawn ’85 (not pictured: Joe Sawn ’18, Tim Sawn ’20, and Jean Carr Patzer ’48)

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Keira Shannon with Brian Shannon ’87 and Emma Shannon ’22

Jack Tartamosa with Sheila Keating Tartamosa ’71

Class of 2024 Merit Scholarships

The Class of 2024 earned over $78,000 in Merit Scholarships this year. Our Merit Scholars come from a range of Camden and Trenton diocesan grammar schools as well as public, private and home schools across the region.

They have proven themselves as among the brightest and most well-rounded students by earning a top score on the High School Placement Test in addition to completing an interview process with CCHS Administrators and providing a writing sample.

Listed by Name, Grammar School and Hometown. Amounts are awarded per student each year of high school.

RECTOR $8,500 Trish Escarrilla Our Lady of Hope Ryan McGettigan John Paul II

Sewell Somerdale

TRUSTEE $6,500 Isabella Dain Resurrection Nicholas Roser John Paul II

Cherry Hill Bellmawr

EMERALD $5,000 Briana Delwert St. Peter Casey Delles Our Lady of Hope Caroline Gardner Haddon Heights Jacob Michaud John Paul II

Pennsauken Turnersville Haddon Heights Somerdale

CATHEDRAL $3,000 Tyler Baird St. Mary of the Lakes Mallory Dalaimo St. Martha Natalie Dalaimo St. Martha Francine Fernandes Good Shepherd Josette Gizinski St. Mary of the Lakes Tristan Green St. Peter

Mount Laurel Pennsauken Pennsauken Haddon Township Lumberton Pennsauken

Class of 2024 Art Scholarships

8th Graders interested in pursuing an arts-based curriculum are invited to audition their talents for consideration of an Arts Scholarship. Awards ranging from $500 to $2,000 are granted in a variety of fine, vocal and musical arts.

Listed by Name, Grammar School and Hometown BAND Alexandra Barnett Caroline Gardner

Resurrection Haddon Heights

Merchantville Haddon Heights

CHOIR Charlotte Capie Aurelia Harp Gianna Lauria

St. Teresa Westfield Friends Resurrection

Runnemede Pennsauken Cherry Hill

FINE ARTS Beatrice Daverso Nick Liu Lauren Molnar

St. Mary of the Lakes Good Shepherd St. Charles Borromeo

Lumberton Camden Delran

SISTER MARY $2,000 Thomas Arnot St. Mary of the Lakes Marlton Sadie Dugan St. Joan of Arc Cherry Hill Ethan Menon Our Lady of Perpetual Help Pennsauken

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1887 Scholars

Congratulations to the 29 students who earned this scholarship in the class of 2024, which will provide them with $1,000 per year for four years!

Listed by Name, Grammar School and Hometown Megan Abano Samuel Alibrando Rebecca Ambrose Brian Arnold Daniel Burns Erin Burns Sofia Buser Charlotte Capie John Ryan Connelly Brendan Conroy Christopher Freire Tori Harper Sophia Hudec Emma Johnson Grace Lacroix Evan Lake Nick Liu Hailey Luczak Miranda Marsan Patrick McInerney Lauren Molnar Mary Picciano Lauren Potter Nina Rizzo Marley Ruiz Keira Shannon John Tartamosa Lucas Tillman Olise Udunni

St. Mary Williamstown Resurrection St. Rose of Lima St. Teresa St. Joan of Arc St. Joan of Arc St. Rose of Lima St. Teresa St. Rose of Lima St. Mary of the Lakes Phifer Middle School St. Rose of Lima St. Peter Resurrection St. Joan of Arc St. Joan of Arc Good Shepherd St. Joan of Arc Our Lady of Good Counsel Christ the King St. Charles Borromeo St. Joan of Arc Good Shepherd St. Joan of Arc Collingswood Christ the King Resurrection Harrington John Paul II

Sicklerville Cherry Hill Barrington Bellmawr Marlton Marlton Haddon Township Runnemede Haddon Heights Medford Pennsauken Lawnside Pennsauken Pennsauken Cherry Hill Marlton Camden Marlton Mount Laurel Haddonfield Delran Marlton Haddon Township Maple Shade Collingswood Collingswood Mount Laurel Mount Laurel Clementon

Class of 2024 Alumni & Friends Named Scholarships

Through the generosity of CCHS alumni and friends, scholarships are awarded to incoming students based on financial need and academic performance.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients in the class of 2024!

SISTER PHILOMENA SCHOLARSHIP Ranging from $1,500 per year to full tuition Alicia Edmonds Ridgeway Middle Marissa Edmonds Ridgeway Middle Joslyn Carr Christ the King Melissa Viola Carusi Ava Moyer Beck Gianna Geigerich St. Mary of the Lakes Noah Sanders St. Rose of Lima Nina Rizzo St. Joan of Arc

Beverly Beverly Moorestown Cherry Hill Cherry Hill Tabernacle Haddonfield Maple Shade

PAUL C. AZORES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 per year for four years Rogan DelCamp Our Lady of Mount Carmel Clementon JOHN OAKES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 per year for four years Anthony Marandola St. John Paul II Somerdale JOHN L. PUND SR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $500 for one year Noah Colon Resurrection Camden SISTER AGNES THORNTON SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 per year for four years Samuel Alibrando Resurrection Cherry Hill FRANK & AGNES WEATHERBY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 per year for four years Zoe McKendrick St. Rose of Lima Blackwood FLAHERTY SCHOLARSHIP Ranging from $2,500 to $3,875 per year for four years Amauri Pimental Bell Oaks Camden Nylah Beverly ECO Charter School Camden Dayleen Rodriguez St. Peter Camden Caroline Holfeiner Christ the King Haddonfield Olise Udunni St. John Paul II Clementon CHARLES REED SCHOLARSHIP Ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 per year for four years Armani Lopez St. Charles Borromeo Camden John Smith Ann Mullen Pine Hill Miles Mason Marlton Middle Marlton WALTER L. HEIM JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $2,500 per year for four years Estella Marshall St. Rose of Lima Bellmawr

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Class of 2024 Community Scholars

Our most substantial scholarship donors are supporting 16 incoming freshmen with scholarships ranging from $3,500 per year to full tuition ($10,750 per year) for four years. Mr. Langan and Dr. Nadell, Peg and Pepe Piperno, Mary Saile and her late husband Charles, and James C. Kelly and his late wife Lyn, are a blessing to the Camden Catholic family, and an inspiration to those considering ways to give back to CCHS. LANGAN-NADELL SCHOLARS $10,750 per year for four years Aiden Evans St. Cecilia Talear Morris Sacred Heart Mia Martinez St. Anthony Ana Pina St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral Nelson Vidro Holy Name

Pennsauken Camden Pennsauken Pennsauken Sicklerville

DOMENICA SCHOLARS Camille Torres St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral Cesar Espinoza St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral Alisha Saxena St. Anthony Khai Pham St. Cecilia Jaiden Velazquez St. Cecilia Lyneidi Colon St. Cecilia Luis Burgos Holy Name Jacob Salguero St. Cecilia Joseline Rivera St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral

Camden Camden Pennsauken Pennsauken Camden Pennsauken Camden Pennsauken Pennsauken

LYNN E. AND JAMES C. KELLY SCHOLARS Jack Tartamosa Resurrection Gianna Lauria Resurrection Grace Lacroix St. Joan of Arc

Cherry Hill Cherry Hill Cherry Hill

CHARLES AND MARY SAILE LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS $3,500 per year for four years Jadyn Graves St. Cecilia Philadelphia Averi LaPata St. Joan of Arc Hainesport

8th Grade Alma Mater Awards

These awards are granted to incoming students to cover the cost of their freshman year books. This year 36 students will receive the award: Mark Armstrong Brian Arnold Dison Chen Sophia Ciambella Kayla Dever Maggie Devlin Jake Driscoll Kevin Ellis Daniela Francisco Christopher Freire Shannon Galloway Gianna Giegerich Erica Graham Jenny Higgins Emma Johnson Vanessa Ladner Averi LaPata Jake Lavin Conrad McNamara Emily Miller Michael Moore Alvin Nunez James O’Connor Sophia Palumbo Julia Prete Giuliana Puglisi Joseline Rivera Isabel Rotaeche Marbelys Santiago Christian Sawn Reagan Stauts Lucas Tillman Connor Trantas Norah Watkins Nathaniel Watson Joshua Whiles

Christ the King Regional School St. Teresa Regional School St. Cecilia School St. Peter School Christ the King Regional School Our Lady of Hope Regional School Carusi Middle School St. John Paul II Regional School Samuel Ridgway Middle School Howard Phifer Middle School Our Lady of Perpetual Help School St. Mary of the Lakes School Good Shepherd Regional School Our Lady of Good Counsel School Resurrection Catholic School Ann Mullen Middle School St. Joan of Arc School St. Charles Borromeo School Our Lady of Mount Carmel Regional School Merchantville Elementary School Sacred Heart School, Mount Holly Holy Name School Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School Resurrection Catholic School St. Rose of Lima School Rosa International Middle School St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral School St. Rose of Lima School St. Anthony of Padua School St. Joan of Arc School Collingswood Middle School Harrington Middle School Gloucester Catholic Junior High School St. Mary of the Lakes School St. John Paul II Regional School St. Paul School

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Alumni & Student News Share your personal and professional news with fellow alumni!

Send updates to Kate Bieg: kate.bieg@camdencatholic.org.

Visit www.camdencatholic.org/alumni to complete the Alumni Contact Information Update form.

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Edwin D. Dougherty is still living independently. He loves bowling and going to the gym. He is very active for a 96 year-old!

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Helen Arberter Gambogi is still proud to say she graduated from CCHS seventy-three years after graduation.

Claire Marie Cybulski Foster of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2020. Her daughter Lilibet Foster provided some details of Claire’s life. From childhood she yearned to travel, so she started her adventure with American Airlines, managing a V.I.P. ticket office on Wall Street in New York City. She moved on to McGettigan’s Travel Bureau in Philadelphia where she was offered the chance to travel more extensively.

Soon she was invited to the opening of the elegant Virgin Isle Hotel, in St. Thomas, where she immediately fell in love with the island. While staying at Galleon House on Government Hill, she became friendly with the owners and shared with them how she had always dreamed of running a guesthouse.

They told her to ask again in 15 years. Two years and two trips later she was offered a job at Travel Services on Main Street, where she started in January 1961, and soon became a manager. Shortly thereafter she met an Englishman, John Foster. Claire realized her dream in the summer of 1961when she had the chance to run Galleon House.

The following year, after she and John were married at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, they bought the guesthouse, which Claire lovingly managed. Claire and John were blessed with two children Johnny and Lilibet. Parenthood inspired her involvement in the founding of Montessori school.

Later, she joined her husband’s firm, John Foster Real Estate. A lifelong and devout Catholic, she served as Lector, Eucharistic Minister, the leader of many prayer groups and pilgrimages, and was presented to John Paul II in Rome, Italy.

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She was a longtime member of The Papal Foundation, West Indian Franciscans, Inner Wheel Club, Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, where she also served as secretary for over twenty years, and she was instrumental in the founding of the Knights of Malta Virgin Islands Area and St. Thomas Yacht Club.

Claire and John loved their residence in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where they relocated after hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged their home on St. Thomas. Sadly, medical problems prevented her from returning to her beloved St. Thomas residence.

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Jean Tasch Gardner says “I want to thank my classmates for letting me know of their new addresses and phone numbers. It was great talking with them. Heard about new hips, knees and even their latest hair color. Of course, there were some who have aches and pains, but everyone was so pleasant. God bless to all of them.”

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MaryLou McCarthy Venella says “We thank God every day for all of the blessings bestowed upon our family and look forward to our newest great-grandchild due at the end of June 2020.”

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Barbara J. Malone finds it hard to believe that she graduated 70 years ago from CCHS. At 87 years old she feels very fortunate to be able to work in her parish – she plans all parish funeral liturgies and coordinates all viewings and funerals.

Congressional Nominations Seniors Cate Van Es and Emily Lenkowski received official nominations to the United States Air Force Academy from Congressman Norcross.

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Mary Puzzutiello McClaine has lived in Schenectady, NY for 40 years. She earned a BA degree from the College of St. Rose, Albany, NY. Two years after graduation she was elected president of her local alumni association. Life has been good.

Perfect SAT Rainie Wu ‘20 and Justin Seo ‘21 were honored for their perfect Math SAT scores.

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Frank Maggipinto wishes all of the students and faculty the very best in this new school year – cherish the experience and memories!

Frank has spent the last 32 years as President/CEO of Task Force One, Inc. He splits his time between NJ and FL.

Eleanor Martello Kelly “Marty” retired as a paralegal after 36 years at the age of 80. She was given the Runnemede Hometown Hero award on September 27, 2019, and is serving her 8th year on Borough Council. Eleanor reads the CCHS magazine from cover to cover and knows her donations through the years make a difference. CCHS is amazing!

William J. Lynch retired as a United States Air Force Colonel after serving for 25 years.

He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from St. Joseph’s College in 1961, earned his Master of Arts degree from Auburn in 1974.

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Sister Patricia Sheeran, OSF celebrated her 60th Jubilee on Sunday, February 2, 2020, World Day for Consecrated Life. Sister Patricia, along with nine other religious sisters celebrating milestones, were honored in a Mass celebrated by Bishop Dennis Sullivan.

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Classmates Gail Jennings Eaglin and Pat Doyle Villano took a cruise to Cuba with 10 other ladies from Northern California. Gail and Pat live about 10 miles from each other in California, separated by the San Mateo Bridge.

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Dr. Jane Marko Carabasi is serving on the Board of Health, Radnor Township, PA and also serves on the Board of the Radnor Citizens Police Organization.

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George Eisele & Ellen Lawrence-Lee are up from Sarasota, FL since May and are sitting at the dock of the bay in Harvey Cedars LBI until October.

Connie McDonough-Hoyle helped to find a kidney donor for her husband Paul by posting on the Camden Catholic alumni Facebook page. A former classmate in Texas, Sharon Williams, offered to be a donor. Months of tests showed Williams to be a match, and on August 13, 2019 her kidney was donated to Paul at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden. Talk about Irish Connections!

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Dianne Brewer Gasbarra, MD is semi-retired.

She is director of both the Mercy Sleep Center and Mercy Hospital Palliative Care Service.

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Joe Dolchan retired, sold the cows due to neuropathy and balance, but is still getting around: Football jersey #74, nickname “Dolch,” Go Irish!

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John M. Altadonna says: “Yah and Yahoo, I finally retired!”

Alumnus Continues Estrella Naciente Scholarship

Students Organize Retreat focused on Women’s Spirituality A student team from our Senior Honor's Theology Christian Ministry class facilitated a retreat focusing on women's spirituality. The team developed and organized the entire retreat day for over 40 students featuring special guest speaker Mayor Susan Shin-Angulo, Cherry Hill Township.

Established by 1970 alumnus J.M. Procacci, the scholarship is awarded through his companies Procacci Brothers and Santa Sweets. J.M. says that "Camden Catholic helped to shape me into the man that I am today." He has created this scholarship, which means Rising Star in Spanish, to benefit Latino students at CCHS. The class of 2023 winners are Liani Nieves and Mark Madamba.

Liani and Mark will each be awarded the $2,500 tuition scholarship per year for the next three years. They were selected based on their academic performance, community involvement, and submitted essay.

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Diane (Messina) Crowell was honored with the Good Shepherd award at the 2020 CCHS graduation, presented annually to recognize an individual faculty member identified by the graduating class who regularly has represented the values of transmitting knowledge and demonstrating care of the students through teaching, example, and positive relationships. Each year it is envisioned that different faculty members will be recognized by the students as they meaningfully reflect upon the mission of the school and the adults who serve this mission each day.

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Joe Murtin earned his 500th career win as the head JV coach for Irish Boys Basketball. He is the only coach in the state of NJ to achieve this feat.

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Deanna Y. Davis started her 10th year as a veterinary assistant at Spring Street Veterinary Clinic in Smyrna, GA with her brother, Dr. Michael Davis.

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Rev. Jason Rocks has been appointed Chancellor for the Diocese of Camden and Director of Pastoral Planning by Bishop Dennis Sullivan. Fr. Rocks will continue as the priest secretary to the Bishop.

Zahir McGhee has gotten a production commitment from ABC Studios for Harlem’s Kitchen, an ensemble family drama written

by McGhee, and set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem. This would be ABC’s first first major drama with a primarily African American cast. He has also received a production commitment to his drama about a female hip-hop group. Stay-tuned (to ABC) for these creative projects. Zahir has worked on the series Private Practice, as coexecutive producer on Scandal, on both seasons of For the People and as a consulting producer on Stumptown.

Photo courtesy of ABC Studios

Experiences Outside of the Classroom Art Students visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art “Off the Wall: American Art to Wear” exhibit and Cathedral Scholars visited The Franklin Institute to experience the special exhibition: “Worst Case Scenario.”

Billy, son of Katie Madden Boub ’09, sporting his Irish pride.

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Students Honored at Choral Festival

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Seven CCHS students were selected to the All-SJ Chorus and were honored to be a part of the 62nd Annual All South Jersey High School Choral Festival. Junior Chorus: Lelah Keshen, Rebecca Madorno, Genevieve McMullen, Sofia Stafford. Senior Chorus: Matthew Glass, Claire Marino, Gianna Miller.

Colleen Bianco Bezich was elected to the Haddonfield Borough Board of Commissioners this past November.

Jonathan George was inducted into the Hot Stovers Baseball Club Hall of Fame on November 30, 2019. He was drafted in 2002 out of Camden Catholic by the Cincinnati Reds as a 16th round pick. Jonathan had committed to pitch for Nebraska as a scholarship player before choosing professional baseball. While a member of the 2002 CCHS baseball team, he was named as a Baseball Honorable Mention All-American after a 5-3 season with 97 strikeouts in 51 innings, allowing only 25 hits, 26 walks and a .121 ERA. Jonathan, an eight-year pro, began his pitching career with the Gulf Coast Reds, then moved on to the Billings Mustangs.

From there he played at Single-A Dayton and Ashville. Jonathan then pitched for the Colorado Rockies organization, playing in Modesto, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Colorado Springs. Jonathan has been a scout for nine years with the Texas Rangers organization. He began his career as an amateur area scout, and currently is a professional league scout, responsible for international professional scouting.

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Rick Caruso has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant by the Washington, DC Fire Department.

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Stacey R. Gorin has joined the Mount Laurel law firm of Capehart Scatchard as an associate.

She is a graduate of Rutgers Law School, and was a law clerk to Judge Richard J. Nocella in Burlington County. Stacey serves as the young lawyer trustee of the Burlington County Bar Association.

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Joseph Caputi graduated from Villanova Law School in May of 2019. He passed the New Jersey and Pennsylvania bar exams and is licensed to practice law in both states. Joseph is currently working as an associate at Duane Morris LLP. Gabrielle DeMayo was featured in a video from the Philadelphia Eagles, along with her mother Maratha and brother, William.

William has greatly benefited from the Eagles Autism Foundation and their amazing events.

William's dad, Dennis is CCHS class of 1971.

Gabrielle graduated with a B.A in Psychology from St. Joe's University and then earned her Master's in Applied Behavior Analysis at Drexel. She's currently waiting to sit for her exam to become a Behavior Analyst, a career choice that was heavily influenced by William.

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Carlo Santa Teresa was ordained a transitional deacon on June 13 by Bishop Dennis Sullivan, Diocese of Camden. Carlo is a graduate of the College Seminary of the Immaculate Conception – St. Andrew’s Hall at Seton Hall University. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Divinity as well as a Master of Arts in Ecclesiastical History from the Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange, NJ.

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Lauren Adderly professed her first vows as a member of the community of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity on January 12, 2020 at the Most Holy Redeemer Church in Detroit, Michigan. She is now known as Sister Mary Lauren. Sister’s first assignment was teaching computers, health, Spanish, religion, and science labs to K-8 students in Detroit at Holy Redeemer School.

Fundraiser to benefit refugee families T.H.E. Council presented a check to Patrick Barry, Director of Immigration, Refugees, and Migrants, Catholic Charities Diocese of Camden. The funds were raised at the Christmas Dress Down Day hosted by T.H.E. Council and proceeds will benefit refugee families aided by Catholic Charities.

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Alex Grant accepted a position of a career firefighter with the Lexington County Fire Department in South Carolina. He previously was a firefighter for the town of Merchantville, NJ.

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Noah Lukasiak graduated with an associate’s degree in nursing science from Camden County College, January 2020. This past spring, he began studies towards a bachelor’s degree in allied medical sciences in the accelerated nursing program at Rutgers University, Camden.

CCHS VOCATIONS NEWS Congratulations to these alumni for their ordinations, jubilees and promotions! #VocationsStartHere Rev. Mr. Carlo Santa Teresa '07 was ordained to the transitional diaconate

by Bishop Dennis Sullivan, Diocese of Camden. Carlo is a graduate of the College Seminary of the Immaculate Conception – St. Andrew’s Hall at Seton Hall University. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Divinity as well as a Master of Arts in Ecclesiastical History from the Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange, NJ.

Sister Patricia Sheeran, OSF ‘59 celebrated her 60th Jubilee on Sunday, February 2, 2020, World Day for Consecrated Life. Sister Patricia, along with nine other religious sisters celebrating milestones, were honored in a Mass celebrated by Bishop Dennis Sullivan.

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Meghan Glass was the Neumann University Class of 2020 Co-Valedictorian

Sister Mary Lauren, ‘08, professed her first vows as a member of the community of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity on January 12, 2020 at the Most Holy Redeemer Church in Detroit, Michigan. She is now known as Sister Mary Lauren.

Rev. Jason Rocks ‘91 has been appointed Chancellor for the Diocese of Camden and Director of Pastoral Planning by Bishop Dennis Sullivan. Fr. Rocks will continue as the priest secretary to the Bishop.

Student Honored with Rising Scholars Award Inaya Collins '20 was recognized in a special way at the HBCU Malcolm Bernard College Fair with an NJ Rising Scholars award. She is pictured with her father and with Stephanie James Wilson, Director of Amistad Commission.

What class will win Irish Giving Day 2020?

Congratulations to the Class of 1957 for 2020 Top Donor Class and Amount Raised.

Every dollar makes a difference.

Save the date: March 17, 2021 Text CCHS to 41444 to donate

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TOGETHER HONORING EVERYONE: T.H.E. COUNCIL EVOLVES EVENTS & APPRECIATION FOR DIVERSITY AT CCHS & BEYOND

● President of T.H.E. Council, Mya Whiles '20 was the winner of Seton Hall University’s 2020 Essay Contest: “Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment,” organized by the University’s Catholic Studies Program.

In response to the 2018 Synod of Bishops and the 20th anniversary of the Catholic Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, Catholic Studies sponsors an annual essay contest that is open to all Catholic high school students in New Jersey. You can read Mya’s essay “The color of peace” on the Star Herald website. ● T.H.E. Council Leads Prayer Against Racial Injustice

In the wake of the George Floyd murder and the continued racial injustice which permeates our society, the students and faculty moderators of T.H.E. Council have provided prayer and reflection opportunities. They also joined with Rector Fr. Joseph Capella in providing Camden Catholic’s statement against racial injustice.

● CCHS alumnus Joseph Wysocki ‘88, Chief, Camden County Police, joined in solidarity with the protesters in Camden as they marched peacefully together to protest the killing of George Floyd and to fight for racial justice and equality. Chief Wysocki was featured on various local and national news outlets to discuss how Camden uses community policing successfully.

● Black History Month events included an assembly from members of T.H.E. Council on the topic of cultural appreciation vs. appropriation and a BHM Coffee House afternoon with music, poetry and dance presentations.

● The “Welcoming the Immigrant” Festival was held in the fall with highlights including Korean drumming, cuisine from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Italy, and more

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The Class of 2016: Four Years Later Learners and leaders through college and beyond!

Demi Albertini RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Camden – will

Mary Kate Hatch THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY –

graduate in December 2020 with Bachelor of Science degree in health science, and a minor in childhood studies and psychology POST-GRADUATION: work with children within a medical environment.

Bachelor of Science degree in biology, with a minor in chemistry (Honors program) POST-GRADUATION: will attend the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to pursue a Master of Science degree in genetic counseling. During her time at TCNJ, Mary Kate was inducted into the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, was a Dean’s List student, and won the Susan L. Uyhazi Award (given for excellence in biology) upon graduation.

Brooke Albright ROWAN UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Arts degree in early education and writing arts (Cum Laude) POST-GRADUATION: complete teacher certification with the goal of teaching in Camden, NJ. Brooke plans to write a book in the fiction genre within the next two years.

Carmen Carusone THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY –

Jessica Hudec ROWAN UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education and English (Magna Cum Laude) POST-GRADUATION: passed the NJ edTPA to become a certified teacher and hopes to be teaching in the fall. Jessica graduated in an honors program called Order of Omega, and was a member of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority. She earned Dean’s List honors for every college semester.

Bachelor of Science degree in physics, secondary education major and mathematics minor POST-GRADUATION: full time high school physics teacher – was a recipient of a merit scholarship and a full tuition Robert Noyce Scholarship while a student at TCNJ

Sam Keating Currently employed by IBEW 351 South Jersey

Kelli Connolly ST. FRANCIS UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of

Electricians Union. Sam is also an elected Camden County Committee member.

Science degree in marketing Kelli earned the following honors as a student-athlete: was a four-time recipient of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad Award, voted into the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Hall of Fame, St. Francis University Athletics Hustle and Heart Award (first-time recipient), Dean’s List

Matthew Cornely THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY – Bachelor of Science degree in finance, with a minor in economics POST-GRADUATION: complete training to become a New Jersey State Trooper

Mark McCormick RIDER UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Science degree in global supply chain management and entrepreneurial studies POST-GRADUATION: plans to work for either a third-party logistics firm or in freight transportation or procurement

Henry Morris MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Science degree in health care management POST-GRADUATION: continuing education at Misericordia’s 3year doctorate program in physical therapy

Caitlin Riccardi KEAN UNIVERSITY – will graduate in Spring 2021 with a Bachelor of Music degree in music education

John Crusemire VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY –

Albin Rosado LEHIGH UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics POST-GRADUATION: will pursue an MBA at Virginia Wesleyan University this fall and will take advantage of the NCAA reinstatement of eligibility to play baseball for WVU

degree in civil engineering POST-GRADUATION: will attend Virginia Tech in the fall on a full graduate assistantship in pursuit of a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering. Albin has been nominated by Virginia Tech as a GEM Associate Fellow.

Katelyn D’Ambrosio ROWAN UNIVERSITY – will graduate in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education with a middle school endorsement in math and Spanish, and ESL certification POST-GRADUATION: currently substitute teaching in Burlington County Jack Dymond EMS for Pennsauken Township Meghan Glass NEUMANN UNIVERSITY (Co-Valedictorian) – Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and digital media, double minor in writing and theology; received the Bachmann Valedictory Medal, and the Christina Brame Residence Life Leadership Award POST-GRADUATION: enter the workforce

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William Snodgrass Working for B&F Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Dana Surgner MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Arts degree in justice studies with a minor in justice and families (graduated in January 2020, a semester early and Dean’s List honors Fall 2019) POST-GRADUATION: find a job in the New Jersey courts, and apply to graduate school

Liam Welsh TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Science degree in health professions; attended Rowan College at Burlington County for freshman and sophomore years (graduated Cum Laude) POST-GRADUATION: applying to physical therapy school

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IN MEMORIAM The Camden Catholic family mourns with you for those who have passed into eternal life this year. We thank those families who have made donations in a loved one’s name, especially those who have created scholarship opportunities to perpetuate a legacy in honor of a family member.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.

He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." - John 5:24 1933 Catherine King Carr Ruth Rauscher Reif 1939 Marcella Davis McMahon 1941 Teresa Stussy Cuneo Marie Matheis Gifford 1943 Constance “Connie” DiStanislao DiMedio Elizabeth “Betty” Rauscher Kelly Gerald E. Siefring, Sr. 1944 Hon. A. Donald Bigley 1945 Rosemarie “Susie” Ober Hulme 1946 Emma Elberson Darpino Mary Coyne Stainker 1947 Joseph C. DeLuca Eleanor DiAngelo Colette Gannon Formanek Claire Cybulski Foster Theresa Kelly Klausner Mary Ward Mulligan Richard “Dick” Sexton, Jr. 1948 Joan Werner DeChurches Emily Ziegler Jaroszuk Helen Prosinski Steward John Vollmer 1949 Rev. Msgr. John H. Casey Catherine “Cass” McGovern Farrell Dolores Gosa Foulke Marie Kaufmann Gallagher, (previous CCHS school nurse) Joseph J. Mullins, Jr. Eileen McHugh Pisko 1950 Margaret Randazzo Maslowski David B. Reader, Sr. 1951 John “Jack” Callahan Katheryn “Kitty” Carr Patricia Stafford Spera Francis X. Whelan

1952 Marian Plavcan Barry Marie DiNunzio Bonamassa Marie McMullen Burgo Patricia Maguire Fitzgerald Delores Clifford Foley Walter Heim, Jr. Amelia Fugaro Petzitello Philip Raimondo, Jr., Hall of Fame 2007 and 2016 (1951 Baseball Team) Ann Pavlovich Sauer Rita Mangano Warwick 1953 Frank J. Hurley Marie Hines Jermyn John L. Stemper III 1954 Lillian Pisko DeLuca Sister Margo Kavanaugh, RSM Albert J. Koenig, Jr. Thomas J. Murphy, Esq. John M. Patrizi 1955 Rev. Francis “Frank” Gramigna Mary Anne Dillenschneider Lynch Philip M. Manieri, III 1956 Harry T. Filinuk James F. Kelly Mario J. Loperfido Clement “Clem” Murray Patricia Madden Palumbo Jane Massi Pinos Jean Martella Vogt Mary Patricia Rush Weaver 1957 Thomas J. Cuneo, Sr. Henry J. Hurst Charles “Bud” Pusatere Edward J. Scholes, Jr. Leona Costello Sheehan 1958 Judith Capone Alesandrini Eleanor Delicata Birmingham Gerald “Jerry” Derer Anthony “Butch” Marrazzo William J. Schmidt Rear Admiral Joseph Strasser (Retired), Hall of Fame 2009 Leonard C. Wilson

1959 Julie Bucciarelli Paglione

1972 Robert “Bob” Davy Colleen Yaniak

1960 Patricia “Pat” O’Brien

1975 Rev. James Dabrowski

1961 Marie Moffa Busch Catherine Joyce Crovetti Lucille Pena DeBlasi Barbara Buchhofer Weinheimer

1977 Joseph T. Burns

1962 Gertrude Berret Randazzo Betty Jean Keyek Smith Elizabeth “Betty” Chamberlain Tanski 1963 Kathleen Montgomery DePetris Joseph G. DiMedio, Sr. Anna “Madge” Corbett Novick 1964 John N. Teti, (former CCHS faculty member) 1965 Louis Abbott John DiPietropolo Charlotte Williams Fowler Antoinette Viskovich Kelly Joseph P. Rassa Kathleen Hamilton Reeves 1966 Ronald J. Ambrose Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., Hall of Fame 2007 Mary McNally Vincent 1967 Gerard M. Harkins 1968 Edward F. Boyle 1969 Kent Allen Davy Thomas F. Egan, Jr. James T. Lowe, Jr. 1970 Tom Bondio Joseph L. Corea Linda Paoli Pace 1971 Nick Teti

1978 Barbara Brehl Giarratano 1981 Neil P. Rourke 1982 Marty Derer 1984 Keith B. Love

Former Faculty and Staff Sister Dorothy Aloisio, FMIHM - Faculty Rose Bilodeau - Guidance Secretary John “Jerry” Ferraro - State Championship Softball Coach Msgr. William P. Graham Faculty Ronald “Doc” Kubiak Faculty Mrs. Sandy McLaughlin Cafeteria Staff Mrs. Sue Quinn -Faculty

1985 Judith Gentile Speakman

IN REMEMBRANCE OF YOU Sister Margo Kavanaugh, RSM ‘54 Sister Margo, a member of the Sisters of Mercy order, was an accomplished Catholic school educator for 65 years, serving as a teacher, diocesan supervisor of education for the Sisters of Mercy and principal in various schools. Her motto has always been, "I will go where there is no path and I will leave a trail." Her final assignment was at St. Catharine School in Spring Lake, NJ, where she served as principal for 20 years.

As an advocate for social justice, while at St. Catharine School, Sister also worked closely with Sister Carole's Mission of Mercy Organization. She initiated the sponsorship of St. Kizito's School in the forest of Uganda, providing the students with quality education and health care services.

Sr. Margo earned degrees from Georgian Court, Notre Dame University, and the University of San Francisco. “She was a remarkable educator and visionary in the field of education, always searching beyond the possible for the best opportunities for students' academic, social, emotional, and spiritual growth. She was current in best practices for students, including, but not limited to, technology and curricular developments,” read the announcement of her passing.

Rear Admiral Joseph Strasser ‘58 One of Camden Catholic’s most accomplished alumni, Admiral Strasser was a devoted alumnus of CCHS despite his many other professional duties. His decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (3 awards), The Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards) the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Continued on page 41...

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Class Reunions

2019-20 Reunions Hosted

65+ YEAR REUNION MASS WITH BISHOP SULLIVAN

Alumni from 1954 and prior were invited to join the entire Camden Catholic school community for Mass of the Holy Spirit with Bishop Dennis Sullivan to kick off the school year in September 2019. We were blessed to have amazing alumni from the classes of 1949, 1948, 1945, 1942, and 1936 in attendance.

THE CLASS OF 1949

continued their annual gathering with a September 20, 2019 lunch at The Pub in Pennsauken.

THE CLASS OF 1959

held their 60th reunion in October at Tavistock Country Club. A wonderful time was had by all!

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THE CLASS OF 1964

held its 55th class reunion on September 13, 2019 at P.J. Whelihan’s Pub and Restaurant, Cherry Hill.

THE CLASS OF 1969

celebrated their golden anniversary with a very special 50th Reunion on November 9 at Pennsauken Country Club. Members of the class also met at CCHS the night prior to tour the school and reminisce in the hallways where they enjoyed so many memories together. It was a pleasure meeting these spirited alumni and even seeing an old ID card!

THE CLASS OF 1974

held their 45th reunion in September at CCHS.

THE CLASS OF 1984

celebrated 35 years since graduation with a fantastic night out at Bryson’s Pub.

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THE CLASS OF 1989

celebrated their 30 year reunion at Lunacy Brewing in Haddon Heights. Class Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/89cchs/ and email 89cchs@gmail.com.

IN REMEMBRANCE OF YOU (continued from page 39) Achievement Medal (with combat V), a number of campaign medals and decorations from south Korea, Bahrain, Chile and Argentina. Admiral Strasser graduated from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where he earned a Master's Degree in International Relations, another in International Law and Diplomacy and a doctorate in Political Science.

Upon retirement from the Navy in 1995, Joe spent 5 years at Penn State University, first as the DuBois Campus CEO, and then as inaugural Dean of the Commonwealth College. He returned to the Naval War College serving as Foundation Director, until 2006. His wife, Barbara (Wagner) ‘60, continues his legacy of Honor, Faith and Loyalty to CCHS.

Bishop George V. Murray ‘66

SEE YOUR CLASSMATES SAFELY Despite our requirements to stay socially distant from one another, we can still “see” each other! We encourage you to keep your Camden Catholic connections strong while staying safe and healthy. You can plan a class online Quizzo night, a Zoom reunion, or an online fundraiser for a class scholarship.

For assistance in putting together an online get together, contact kate.bieg@camdencatholic.org.

A Hall of Fame recipient in 2007, Bishop Murry was an exemplary alumnus who exemplified Honor, Faith and Loyalty. He attended St. Joseph’s College, St. Thomas Seminary, and St. Mary Seminary, where he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy in 1972. That same year he entered the Society of Jesus and was ordained in 1979. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology and a doctorate in American Cultural History from George Washington University. Saint Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago. In 1998, Saint Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.

In 2007 he was installed as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown. His Episcopal Motto is "Christ My Light."

In addition to holding many positions as a Catholic school faculty member and administrator, Bishop Murry also served on numerous boards including the University of Detroit and Loyola Academy, Mount St. Mary University; and the University of San Francisco in San Francisco. He served as Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and as Chair of the Committee Against Racism; Committee on Catholic Education; and Committee on Priorities and Plans.

He has also been the Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Catholic Educational Association and a member of the Board of Directors of Catholic Relief Services. In 2015, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Synod of Bishops to discuss family life. As Bishop of Youngstown, in addition to guiding the diocese for the last 13 years, he implemented a Pastoral Plan for Evangelization, "Trusting in Christ: A Call to Discipleship," calling for the regionalization and collaboration of parishes, schools and resources to address the declining number of clergy and to ensure the continued vibrancy of the faith among the people of northeast Ohio.

Keith Love ‘84

PLANNING YOUR REUNION? Please submit reunion news and photos to kate.bieg@camdencatholic.org.

For additional reunion information visit www.camdencatholic.org/reunions.

As co-headmaster of Tech Boston since 2013, Keith Love was known for his commitment to mentoring students, by being a father figure, a disciplinarian, an educator and a motivator. He was honored as the “heart and soul” of Tech Boston upon his passing.

Boston City Councilor Andrea J. Campbell wrote that “Keith Love’s commitment to and compassion for his students, so many of whom the system was failing, inspired me since the day I met him... This is a devastating loss for BPS and for our community. He will be dearly missed.” Keith graduated from Boston College before earning his master’s in education from UMass. Keith's passion and energy led to a career in the Boston Public School system. In his role at Tech Boston, Keith advocated for his students and community for 20 years. Keith became an integral part of the culture there, serving as a mentor, father figure, and role model. He was best known for the connections and relationships he forged every day while he productively improved the school's quality and resources.

Rose Bilodeau - Guidance Secretary and CCHS Parent A Navy veteran, mother to seven children, grandmother to 24 and great grandmother to five, Rose spent 20 years as the CCHS Guidance Department secretary, offering a smile, a listening ear and a calming presence to students, faculty and colleagues alike.

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Annual Report 2019–2020 “For it is in giving that we receive” – St. Francis of Assisi

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A Letter from the President Mrs. Mary Whipkey

Dear Alumni and Friends of Camden Catholic: As we navigate through this pandemic, the Camden Catholic community is turning crisis into opportunity.

Because our culture has been rooted in the values of the Sisters of Mercy, inspired by the life of Catherine McAuley, we have “bounced” and responded to the educational and spiritual needs of our families. We are living the core values of the Sisters of Mercy by responding spiritually through our daily masses. Our school families have commented on our ability to create community through prayer during our time of isolation. Our alumni and school community responded to our campus minister’s call to action of service through our “Irish Express,” donating much needed supplies to Cathedral Kitchen and Guadalupe Family Services. All who donated to our Mercy Fund, providing tuition assistance to current school families during the pandemic, demonstrated the Sisters of Mercy call to social justice and works of mercy. Sister Mary, Sister Philomena, Sister Pat Kenney and many other Sisters would be so proud of how we have responded to this crisis.

Catherine McAuley said, “the tender mercy of God has given us one another.” We are so thankful to have the gift of our alumni and friends of Camden Catholic who have given back to a place that gave them so much.

What other community could come so close to their Irish Giving Day goal in light of the country experiencing a shut down of the economy! Our hearts are full of pride and gratitude to have experienced this Irish spirit.

As we plan for the unknown future, we must keep this Mercy spirit in our hearts and actions. We must seize this as an opportunity to think about the future of Catholic education and Camden Catholic High School. Now, more than ever, we need your support for the Annual Fund, for creating scholarships in a loved one’s name, for thinking about our future in your personal planned giving. Thank you for your continued support.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any ideas or suggestions you may have to help with the funding of Catholic education, here at Camden Catholic, or ways to reconnect with your alma mater. More than ever we need your prayers so we can continue to keep the Mercy values at the core of all we do. We will “bounce” through this crisis and continue to seize the opportunity.

In gratitude,

Mary Whipkey President “The simplest and most practical lesson I know...is to resolve to be good today, but better tomorrow. Let us take one day only in hands, at a time, merely making a resolve for tomorrow, thus we may hope to get on taking short, careful steps, not great strides.” – Catherine McAuley, Foundress, Sisters of Mercy

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Annual Report of Gifts

2019–2020 Annual Giving The list that follows includes all donors to Camden Catholic for 2019-2020 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020). If your name has been omitted or listed incorrectly, we apologize and ask that you notify Mary Whipkey, President: mary.whipkey@camdencatholic.org. Thank you for your understanding.

Decade Annual Fund Statistics Year

Annual Fund Total

# of Donors

2019-2020

$1,228,663

1049

2018-2019

$1,125,615

1256

2017-2018*

$987,344

1,160

2016-2017*

$1,351,409

1,089

2015-2016*

$1,196,838

1,188

2014-2015*

$1,181,004

1,183

2013-2014

$1,027,616

1,023

2012-2013

$833,949

1,124

2011-2012

$616,561

997

2010-2011

$557,879

763

*125th Anniversary Campaign in conjunction with the Annual Fund $2,880.286.

Top Five Classes

By Amount Given Overall and % of Participation

Year

Amount

1957

Top Donors

by Amount Given Overall

Mr. John Langan & Dr. Judith Nadell

$202,500

$71,280

Mr. & Mrs. Pepe Piperno – Domenica Foundation

$134,595

1958

$55,575

Ethel Mae Hocker Foundation

$113,300

1960

$53,997

Mrs. Mary Saile

$ 75,000

1970

$50,762

Mr. JM Procacci – Estrella Naciente Scholarship Fund

$ 36,000

1963

$27,822

Mary Jane Harlow Charitable Trust (Mary M. Short ’57)

$ 32,500

Annual Fund Total Raised

Questions regarding any donations through gift annuities, life insurance, or wills please contact Mary Whipkey at 856-663-2247 ext. 139.

Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . $297,565 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,246 General and Performing Arts . . . . $14,180 Tuition Assistance & Scholarships . . . . $824,695 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . $52,977

TOTAL = $ 1,228,663

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Annual Report of Gifts

Annual Fund Facts

14,851 Total Number of Alumni on Record

1049

755

Total Number of Donors

Total Number of Alumni Donors

Expenses:

Income:

(does not include deceased)

Category break-down of Donors

Alumni Donors 72% First Time Donors 17% Young Alumni Donors 8% Friends of CCHS 13%

ACE: Actual Cost of Education $14,000 $12,000 $10,000 $8,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 ACE for CCHS

ACE for fiscal year

The ACE for Camden Catholic is about $14,000 and our actual tuition for this fiscal year was $10,500. To continue the tradition of a Camden Catholic education, we need to be mindful of keeping this cost low for all families to afford.

Salaries and Educational Expenses Healthcare Expenses Operational Expenses Athletics and Extracurricular Activities

52% 15% 19%

Tuition Annual Fund

86% 14%

14%

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Thank you!

As we enter into a new decade, we know how important the support of alumni and friends of Camden Catholic is to this extraordinary institution. To sustain Catholic education for all into the new decade, we will need to grow the foundation of donations built by many faithful donors.

Thank you to all our alumni and friends of Camden Catholic who are listed in this annual report who have been the cornerstone of our giving. No matter how small or large your donation, you have contributed to changing teenagers lives by assisting in their spiritual and academic formation.

ALUMNI CHALLENGE We welcome new classmates to join their class year honor roll with a new donation for the new fiscal year.

As you can see in this Annual Report there are many active classes paying tribute to their spiritual and academic formation by making a gift to the Annual Fund.

Can Each Class Reach 10% in Giving?

Imagine each class: 10 more donors per class at $100 each is $1,000 = about an increase of $80,000 20 more donors per class at $100 each is $2,000 = about an increase of $160,000

We challenge your class to help sustain Catholic education for the future.

How does the Annual Fund help Camden Catholic?

• About 44% of the school’s families receive tuition assistance… as tuition continues to climb we need to assist more families • About 21% of the students receive merit-based scholarships… as we continue to attract high caliber students • About 5% of our instructional budget is allocated to technology…to stay current in academia we need additional funds to supplement this budget • About 10% of our budget is for athletics, performing arts, and extracurricular activities…our annual fund can enhance these activities to continue attracting students • Much of our professional development monies are grantrelated and dependent on the state budget…to have excellent up-to-date teachers we need to augment these funds • Our security monies are grant related and dependent on the state budget… to supplement these monies we need additional funds

Healthy Annual Fund = Healthy Enrollment

Top Five Classes

Top Five Classes

Overall by Amount

Overall by % Participation

Year

Amount

Year

Percentage

1957

$71,280

1957

10.44%

Our enrollment holds steady with an incoming freshman class of 181 from 4 counties and Philadelphia. We continue to attract families who truly want a Catholic education and believe in the spiritual and academic formation of their teenagers.

1958

$55,575

1960

8.87%

• 84% of our total school population is Catholic

1960

$53,997

1968

8.53%

1970

$50,762

1969

8.20%

St. Joan of Arc, Marlton

1963

$27,822

1963

7.86%

St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford St. John Paul II, Stratford

• 82% of our freshman class comes from a Catholic school • Our top 6 Catholic sending schools are:

St. Rose, Haddon Heights

Christ the King, Haddonfield Resurrection, Cherry Hill

Families are committed to the faith formation of their teenagers and understand the high academic standard at Camden Catholic.

We can continue into the next decade with this mission with your help.

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Annual Report of Gifts

NEW NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS Thank you to those who thought to start a new named scholarship.

This is a way to honor or memorialize a loved one while helping a student obtain a Camden Catholic education. Please contact Mary Whipkey at mary.whipkey@camdencatholic.org if you are interested in being a part of this program.

Flaherty Family Foundation Scholarship: The Flaherty Family Foundation is based in Minnesota and serves scholars and families in faith-based, college preparatory high schools not only in Minnesota but also in Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The total for the new fiscal year will be about $20,000.

Charles and Mary Ann Reed Scholarship: Both Charles and Mary Ann are 1960 graduates and have set up a scholarship to honor Msgr. Bob McDermott and help students in need who would not be able to have a Camden Catholic education. They have committed $10,000 a year.

Walter L. Heim, Jr.: Mr. Heim’s family has set up a scholarship to honor their grandfather, Walter L. Heim, Jr., CCHS class of 1952. Walt was a man who for many years was a very active presence in his parish St. Rose of Lima, with the Knights of Columbus Santa Maria Council, and in his community. Walt volunteered his time and cooking expertise for many years on countless occasions with his church and the K of C, and was always generous with many organizations. When it came to his church and community, the word “no” was never an option! He was a man of strong faith in God, love for his family, and overall passion for life.

They have agreed to $2,500 for four years to a deserving student from St. Rose.

Bishop Murry ’66 Scholarship: Dedicated alumnus Linda Schilling ’70 started this scholarship with a donation of $1,000 upon his passing this year.

Thank you for your continued support of the following scholarships: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aramark Scholarship Campbell Family Scholarship Catholic Business Network Scholarship Class of 1973 Domenica Scholarship (Pepe and Peg Piperno) Estate of Sara F. Kenny Scholarship Estrella Naciente Scholarship (JM Procacci ’70) Fulton Bank Scholarship Mary Jane Harlowe Charitable Trust Scholarship Ethel Mae Hocker Foundation Scholarship Dr. Luke Jordan Scholarship The Joseph Fund of Camden Lynn ’58 and James ’57 Kelly Scholarship Rich and Joan Kenney Scholarship ‘46 John Langan and Judy Nadell Scholarship Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Msgr. Robert McDermott ’60 Scholarship Northeast Catholic Alumni Scholarship Jay ’76 and Lisa O’Donnell Remo and Ines Palombo Scholarship John L. Pund, Sr. Scholarship Charles and Mary Saile Scholarship Sharkey Family Charitable Trust South Jersey Scholarship Fund St. Thomas More Alumni Scholarship Sister Agnes Thorton Scholarship

Anonymous Scholarship: An anonymous donor set up a full scholarship for a student who wanted to come to Camden Catholic but could not afford to do so.

OOPS! Is your name missing?

Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this Annual Report. If your name is missing, it may be because your gift arrived after our June 30th deadline for this fiscal year. Or perhaps there is another reason for the mistake. Please email Mary Whipkey at mary.whipkey@camdencatholic.org. Thanks in advance for your understanding in assembling a thorough Annual Report.

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JOIN THE SHAMROCK SOCIETY Become a member. Make Connections. Be the diference.

The Shamrock Society is a premier annual giving club supporting the Camden Catholic Annual Fund. Each year the Annual Fund enables us to provide necessary improvements to our academic departments, arts groups and athletic teams. It also provides funding to award scholarships and financial assistance to our students with demonstrated financial need. Approximately 30% of our students receive some form of financial assistance, which all comes from contributions to the Annual Fund.

To Become a Member Make a gift or pledge of $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund during our fiscal year beginning July 1st and ending June 30th. Membership is renewable annually with a gift of $1,000 or more.

Membership Benefits • Invitation to select home games and special events • Recognition in Shamrock Society listing within the Annual Report and at Hall of Fame event • Special gift

SHAMROCK SOCIET Y MEMBERS Mark and Susana Arencibia Bill & Anne Barker Nicholas Breen Msgr. Bill Brennan Mr. Patrick J. Brennan II Mr. Edward F. Brennan Thomas and Sharon Brown Carol & Joe Burke Betty Jean Buck Byrnes Jerry Campbell Anonymous Ms. Laurie Carrick Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Casserly Cento Fine Foods Robert Chevalier John and Kathy Connolly Dennis Corbett Frank & Jenna Cornely Walter Crossley Lorraine Adinolfi Cucinotta Dave and Ellie Cuneo Vice Admiral Nanette M. DeRenzi '79 John DiCiurcio Joyce Endt Donahue

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Peter S. Dooner III Mr. John Dulczak Nancy Palombo Ehle George Eisele & Ellen Lawrence-Lee Henry Engel Thomas and Paula Escott Lizzio Admiral & Mrs. William J. Fallon, USN, Ret. James & Nancy Flynn Faulk Dom Flamini Flynn & O'Hara Uniforms Helen Arbeiter Gambogi Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Gardner Ritamarie T. Giosa Hon. Rochelle Gizinski Mr. Eaton Goldthwaite Patricia Amendolia Gotta Charles and Sallie Grandi Carl J. Gregorio, Esq Mr. Charles Grimley Mr. Robert T. Healey Anonymous Mr. Timothy Higgins Richard & Carol Hoag

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hocker James F. Hurst Rosanna N. Innes Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Keeler III Lou and Morrie (53) Keeler James C. Kelly The Kiely Family Brian and Kim Kirwan Francis LaMaina Mr. John Langan and Dr. Judith Nadell Frank & Michele Law Dr. John Legere Dr. Joseph Loscalzo Col. William J. Lynch, (Ret) Mr. Jim Lynch Mrs. Phyllis Lynch Agnes '63 & Jim '57 Madden Michael P. Madden Tom '54 & Barbara '55 Madden Barbara J. Malone Msgr. Andrew Martin Constance McAneney, MD

Mr. James McCauley Rev. Msgr. Robert McDermott Kevin McDonnell Mr. Zahir F. McGhee Mr. James M. McGrath William McInerney Major General (Ret.) James McIntosh Tony & Peggy (Testa) Messina Dr. & Mrs. S. Jay Mirmanesh Greg Moffatt Dennis and Katherine Moss Maria Palombo Murphy Joe Nardi Kevin & Mary Ann O'Brien Bill & Tricia (Hunt) O'Callaghan Jay and Lisa O'Donnell Tom & Donna Paolini Bernard A. Pekala, MD Greg Peterson Howard Pfeffer Mr. and Mrs. Pepe Piperno Mr. JM Procacci Lew and Kathy Procacci Michael & Elaine Procacci, Jr.

Kristen and Jack Pund Mr. Dean Ragone Charles & Mary Ann Reed Joan Kenney-Romano The Dr. Thomas C. Royer Family Fr. Michael P. Rush Mrs. Mary Saile Linda M. Schilling '70 and James Golubieski Ed Sexton Frank Sheahan Mary Jane Harlow Charitable Trust (Mary M. Short) Nancy and Harry Singer Mrs. Barbara Strasser Joseph Strippoli Kathleen McDermott Strott Michael Tursi '83 Annabella Barber Verna Robert N. Viggiano Michael J. Ward Mr. and Mrs. William Weatherby Tricia (Kenney) and John Wixted Diane Zannoni

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Annual Report of Gifts MEMORIAL GIFTS Camden Catholic is grateful to have received many contributions in honor of and in memory of special friends and family members, students, alumni and faculty members. Your contributions are a beautiful and meaningful tribute to these members of the CCHS family.

IN HONOR OF: Lindsay Anderson (Unrestricted) Joseph Menig

IN MEMORY OF: Rose Bilodeau (Unrestricted) Alma Alabilikian Michael Frain Gloucester Township Education Association Bridget McGowan Mary Rose Melia ‘79 John Merritt Dawn Shane Donald C. Brasek ’57 (Tuition Assistance) Jeanette Brasek ‘61 Angie N. Brooks ’53 (Football) Gil Brooks Anthony Capella (Unrestricted) Roxanne Adinolfi ‘71 Anonymous Theodore Balut Colleen Banasz George Campanella Greg Carnesale Cento Fine Foods James Daloisio John DiDonato Stephen DiDonato Susanne DiGaetano Michael Divirgilio Diane L. Donio William Eppler Falasca Mechanical, Inc. Ronald Fisher Nancy Forsyth ‘65 Gardner Funeral Home Carlo Giovannitti Richard Grillo Carol Hagen Oscar Hernandez Janet Indelicato ‘71 Frank Italiano Anthony Jacobs Lauren Jala Anthony Jiampetti Lake Ann Gun Club Hugh LaMonaca John Lex Sherry Long Raj Mackara

Marinella Funeral Home, Inc. Mario Lanza Lodge 2308 Anthony Mento Carl Miragliotta S. Jay Mirmanesh Kathleen Murphy ‘72 Order Sons of Italy in America Pamela Palazzo ‘72 Pallotti Home Association Knights of Columbus Luz Perez Pepe Piperno Lorraine Reitano Joseph Rodio Mary Scaffidi Philip Sconyo William & Monica Smith Frank Stuart Angie Veneziani Robert Viggiano ‘54 Francis Woelfel Toni Ann Wuillermin Catherine Ciccarelli ’47 (Unrestricted) Grant Ciccarelli Teresa Cuneo ’41 (Unrestricted) Erich and Mary Komdat Ann M. Wilbraham Otilia Gearhart (Unrestricted) Donato Baselice Richard Gomulson Joseph O’Brien ‘60 Kevin O’Brien ‘04 Jack and Kristen Pund Maria Stenta James Giosa ’68 (Unrestricted) Rita Giosa ‘68 William P. Graham (Unrestricted) Pat Brown ‘66 Henry J. Hurst ’57 (Henry J. Hurst Scholarship Fund) Marilyn Arseneau Lorraine Carmody Denise D’Angelo Bob Dickson ‘65 Marie Digilio Dianne Fabii Thomas Grady Lisa Haas-Lederer James Hurst James Hurst ‘55 Paul Hurst

Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Elaine Kreiling Victoria Poretta Frances Quattrone Paul Quattrone Thomas Royer Linda Smith Donald Stone Anthony Terranova Richard Uhl James Ward James F. Kelly ’56 (Unrestricted) Dominic Flamini ‘56 Daniel Gerstman Robert Medley Francis Mulroy ‘52 Richard Wolfe Janice A. McGuckin ’86 (Hall of Fame Scholarship) Mary Ann Kopie Dr. Ralph Onofrio (Unrestricted) Thomas Dagney John DiBiase Antoinette DiCarlo ‘82 Eileen Fischer ‘82 Kirk Fullerton Philip Lo Presti Courtney Malcarney John Marchesani ‘47 Ruth Morgan Carol Novick Onofrio’s Precast Services, Inc. Christine Onofrio ‘82 Victoria Orzechowski ‘63 Robert Paolini ‘83 Kathryn Prussock Joseph Riggs Florence Tymash Donna Tyrell Thomas Van Gorder Liam Ward Ines Palombo (Unrestricted) Edward Gaynor Harry K. Stinger (Unrestricted) Harry Stinger Vicki Trainor (Unrestricted) William Rutter Jean Vogt ’56 (Unrestricted) Dominic Flamini ‘56

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Annual Report of Gifts Giving Clubs Emerald $20,000+ Ethel Mae Hocker Foundation Estrella Naciente Scholarship The Joseph Fund Inc. James C. Kelly Mr. John Langan and Ms. Judith Nadell Mary Jane Harlow Charitable Trust (Mary M. Short) Mr. and Mrs. Pepe Piperno Charles & Mary Saile Mrs. Barbara Strasser Welsh Scholarship Legacy $10,000 - $19,999 Peter S. Dooner III Mr. John Dulczak Thomas and Paula Escott Lizzio Mr. Robert T. Healey KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy Jay and Lisa O'Donnell Charles & Mary Ann Reed Linda M. Schilling '70 and James Golubieski Joseph Strippoli Founder $5,000 - $9,999 Ms. Laurie Carrick Cento Fine Foods John DiCiurcio Richard & Carol Hoag James F. Hurst Agnes '63 & Jim '57 Madden Michael P. Madden Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. Ed Sexton Nancy and Harry Singer Michael Tursi '83 Tricia (Kenney) and John Wixted Mercy $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Bill & Anne Barker Dennis Corbett Walter Crossley Lorraine Adinolfi Cucinotta Vice Admiral Nanette M. DeRenzi '79 Henry Engel Dom Flamini Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Gardner Charles and Sallie Grandi Col. William J. Lynch, (Ret) Mr. Zahir F. McGhee Mr. James M. McGrath Microsoft c/o The Benevity Community Impact Fund Dr. & Mrs. S. Jay Mirmanesh Michael & Elaine Procacci, Jr. Kristen and Jack Pund Mr. Dean Ragone Shamrock $1,000 - $2,499 Mark and Susana Arencibia

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Nicholas Breen Msgr. Bill Brennan Mr. Edward F. Brennan Mr. Patrick J. Brennan II Thomas and Sharon Brown Carol & Joe Burke Betty Jean (Buck) Byrnes Jerry Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Casserly John and Kathy Connolly Frank & Jenna Cornely Dave and Ellie Cuneo Joyce Endt Donahue Nancy Palombo Ehle George Eisele & Ellen LawrenceLee Admiral & Mrs. William J. Fallon, USN, Ret. James & Nancy Flynn Faulk Flynn & O'Hara Uniforms Helen Arbeiter Gambogi Ritamarie T. Giosa Mr. Eaton Goldthwaite Patricia Amendolia Gotta Grandi Family Foundation Carl J. Gregorio, Esq Mr. Charles Grimley Anonymous Mr. Timothy Higgins Rosanna N. Innes Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Keeler III Lou and Morrie (‘53) Keeler Joan Kenney- Romano The Kiely Family Brian and Kim Kirwan Francis LaMaina Frank & Michele Law Dr. John Legere Dr. Joseph Loscalzo Mr. Jim Lynch Mrs. Phyllis Lynch Madden & Madden Tom '54 & Barbara '55 Madden Frank Maggipinto Barbara J. Malone Msgr. Andrew Martin Constance McAneney MD William McInerney Major General (Ret.) James McIntosh Tony & Peggy (Testa) Messina Greg Moffatt Dennis and Katherine Moss Maria Palombo Murphy Joe Nardi Kevin & Mary Ann O'Brien Bill & Tricia (Hunt) O'Callaghan Tom & Donna Paolini Bernard A. Pekala, MD Greg Peterson Howard Pfeffer Lew and Kathy Procacci The Dr. Thomas C. Royer Family Fr. Michael P. Rush St. Thomas More Alumni Association Frank Sheahan

Kathleen McDermott Strott Task Force One, Inc. Annabella Barber Verna Robert N. Viggiano Michael J. Ward Mr. and Mrs. William Weatherby Diane Zannoni The Irish $500 - $999 Mrs. Martha Macys Abbinante The Benevity Community Impact Fund Brian Begley Mrs. Kate Madden Bieg Ms. Jaclyn Brown Christopher J. Burns Michael and Annemarie Byrnes Barbara (Hillman) & Patrick Carr Ed Connell Buzz and Barbara Cortese Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Crumpton Mr. Joseph H. Danfield III Divirgilio Family Anonymous Eagles Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mary Ann Engel-Greene Claire Cybulski Foster Bill Fynes Patricia Carlson Gullett Frances Wixted Hall Hampton Pointe Book and Bridge Clubs Anonymous Anonymous Barbara Hannon (Gass) Jim Higgins Joan Gaffney Hurley Paul Hurst Brenton Hutchinson Michelle Sears Jones Ed & Dot Feizet Junikka '65 Maureen Keller John T. Kelley Richard J. Kelly Joseph T. and Karen Kenney Ms. Mary Kenney Mr. Jeffrey Koelsch George LeCato Joe Levy Gary & Lori Luthe Joseph Lyons Elizabeth Madden Black Charles & Andrea Maimone Virginia Major Patricia Bray Matonak Ms. Joanne McBride Carleen Bierschenk McCarthy Michael F. McCurdy Dr. John F. and Barbara McInerney James McNasby Jack and Maryanne Merritt Dr. J. V. Mullin Ronald and Kathy (Schultz) Murphy Mr. Anthony Murry Michael and Kathryn Sinatra

O'Callaghan Onofrio's Precast Services, Inc. Claire Pfeffer Mark A. Platzer Michael Procacci Raymour & Flanigan Daniel and Audrey Rice Nick & Laura Santore Stephen Schmitz Dr. & Mrs. John R. Scranton Gerald Siefring,Jr., Ph.D Mrs. Nanci Pigliacelli Sinclair Joseph Steinhagen Anonymous '62 Ralph & Heather (Enriquez) Tallman '88 Donna Crovetti Taylor '68 Lois Quigley Trani Laurence Usignol Roseanne Watson Wark Mr. Craig M. Williams Leonard & Catherine Wood Christina & Mark Worthington Spire $259 - $499 America's Charities Mary Anne McAnally Baltish Jim Barnabei Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Beckett Owen and Patricia Behen George F. Beppel Jim Bigley Kathryn Braun Bolich Jeannette Peyton Brasek Nancy Lenaghan Buck Robert B. Burke Dennis Bush John Carley Greg Carnesale Loretta A. Cianci-Watson Christi Clark Michael Clinton Mrs. Jeanne Cona Stephen Conroy Jim Cook Elizabeth Cranston Helen J. Crawford Jim Crawford Heather & Richard Crisci Richard and Caitlin Crowell Dennis DeMayo John and Nancy Denton Patricia DePersia-Westerfer Ron Emma Falasca Mechanical, Inc. Patricia "Dooley" Fennimore Patrice Murray Fersch '69 Meghan Dymond Fields Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick Mary Ellen Tolson Flinn Ed Fox Gabrielle Bieg Funke Hugh and Marie Gallagher John J. Gallagher GE Foundation Tony & Lynn Giorgio Mrs. Margaret Maguire Groce Craig C. Hamilton

Margaret (Staats'53) and Bill Heath Timothy Higgins Jr. Anonymous James F. and Maureen M. Hurst Diane Wasyluk Iardella Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program Mr. John Keating Eleanor Martello Kelly Brian Leahy James Leimkuhler Joe Lisiewski David A. MacDonald Mr. Jack Magee Mr. Louis Marshall Mr. Matthew M. Masso Ms. Christine F. Matera Mrs. Donna Matera Joseph McGinley Robert Medley Mrs. Mary Rose Melia Michelle Merriman Jack Messick Mr. Harry J. Metzinger Denise Kelly Moore Morgan Stanley Gift Fund Mr. Neal Murray Robert Murtin Bill Nicoletti Isaac and Akos Nuamah Pat and Colleen O'Brien Virginia Onofrio Leonard & Vicki Orzechowski Ms. Pamela Palazzo Patricia (McMullin) Palermino Michael Perfetto Dan & Michelle (McManus) Potts Eileen Horan Rabbitt David M. Ragonese Erica Richards Reilly Terry and Rosemarie Robson Drew Rosenfeld Mr. Rudolf P. Rotter John '83 & Carol '85 (Patzer) Sawn Edward Schemenski Dorothy J. & James W. Schultz Patricia Martin Sinon Richard '55 and Mary E. Muller '56 Smith Robert P. Smith Loretta Stachiotti Jim & Mickey Steinitz Mr. William Taylor Suzanne Tierney Vincent Torno Theodore W. Walter, Jr. Ruth L. Wilkerson Eileen F. Wilkinson Bruce & Patricia Sariego Wright

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Annual Report of Gifts Giving by Class Year H 3+ consecutive years of giving HH 5+ consecutive years of giving HHH 10+ consecutive years of giving

Class of 1941 % Participation: .67% Total Committed: $100 Century Edwin Dougherty**

Class of 1942 % Participation: .72% Total Committed: $150 Century Mary Jane McMaster Courtright *

Class of 1946 % Participation: 2.14% Total Committed: $780 Spire Anonymous Ruth L. Wilkerson *** Century Maragaret Harnan Peg Delozier Harnan Green & White Marie Collier Wilmot***

Century George Donnelly *** Jack & Teddy (McCullough) Lyons * Honorable Joseph H. Rodriguez Mary Lou McCarthy Venella *** Green & White Joyce Kraus Schmidt Anna Rita Zimmerman

Class of 1950 % Participation: 4.80% Total Committed: $3,850 Shamrock Barbara J. Malone*** Spire Joe Lisiewski* Joseph McGinley*** Century Bernadette Magann Baylor*** Joseph Costanzo Edward & Mary Denham Gramigna*** John T. Hoban* Dorothy McHugh Schuler** Green & White Pat (Callahan) McCaw*** Jane Marchesani McCullen*** David & Patricia Reader Mary McKernan Wolfram*

Class of 1951

% Participation: 3.48% Total Committed: $15,275 Legacy Mr. Robert T. Healey** Shamrock Betty Jean Buck Byrnes* Elizabeth J. Byrnes Helen Arbeiter Gambogi *** The Irish Claire Cybulski Foster *** Spire Joan Gaffney Hurley *** Century John A. Marchesani ** Green & White Donald & Clare M. Carmody*

% Participation: 4.0% Total Committed: $1,555 The Irish Dr. J. V. Mullin Spire Francis & Eleanor ‘57 Martello Kelly* Theodore W. Walter Jr.*** Century Kathleen Gramigna Garrity** Thomas Henwood* Jack Higgins Bernice Massi* Thomas & Jane Bradley McLaughlin Green & White Mary Puzzutiello McClaine*** Mary Oldham Dunbar*** Dorothy E. Cleary Flemming*

Class of 1948

Class of 1952

Class of 1947

% Participation: 3.18% Total Committed: $8,595 Founder Ed Sexton ** The Irish Patricia Bray Matonak Spire Michael Perfetto Century Thomas E. Daley *** Raymond H. Fitzmaurice Jean Tasch Gardner*** Green & White Josephine (Lario) Cheesman* Frank & Mimi McDermott Keeley

Class of 1949 % Participation: 2.80% Total Committed: $590 Shamrock Lillian Mignone Ragone

% Participation: 5% Total Committed: $12,540 Legacy Joseph Strippoli Shamrock Annabella Barber Verna*** The Irish Virginia Major Century Patricia Dennis Alemi* Joseph P. Hurst Frank Kelly*** Fran '52 & Pat '56 Mulroy Capt. & Mrs. J.D. Piccioni (USN)*** Gerard P. Smith*** Raymond J. Swissler*** Green & White Mary Oberst Hallion** Sister Percylee Hart, RSM*** Barbara Kaufmann Taylor** Elizabeth Sexton Walker**

Class of 1953

Class of 1955

% Participation: 4.45% Total Committed: $3,170 Shamrock Lou and Morrie Keeler*** The Irish Bill Fynes*** Patricia Carlson Gullett Spire Hugh and Marie Gallagher Margaret (Staats) and Bill Heath*** Century Joan Marchesani Eisenhardt* Florence Koch Hopkins* Pat & Anne Kennedy*** Patricia A. McKenna Cono Anthony Micale*** Green & White Mrs. Patricia Bentz Francis Carpinelli Patricia Lanard***

% Participation: 4.81% Total Committed: $3,170 Shamrock Tom ’54 & Barbara Madden Kathleen McDermott Strott The Irish Richard J. Kelly*** Spire James F. and Maureen M. Hurst Patricia (McMullin) Palermino** Richard and Mary E. Muller '56 Smith*** Century Elizabeth B. Delaney Daniel & Mary Anne O'Neill ‘62 Folcher Joseph Haldeman* Sergio Tobia*** Green & White Warren Albright Joan Brown James Flanagan Rosanna Lyford Slobodian** Harry F. Thiel Jr.** Catherine J. Wade (Shute)

Class of 1954 % Participation: 7.27% Total Committed: $7,595 Mercy Henry Engel** Shamrock George Eisele & Ellen Lawrence-Lee*** Tom & Barbara '55 Madden Robert N. Viggiano*** The Irish Joan Mullin Spire Helen J. Crawford*** Century Mrs. Eleanor Cruciani Abiuso Mary Ann (Martin) Boylan*** Patricia "Dooley" Fennimore*** Anthony Guerrieri*** Barbara McDevitt Horsley Anthony R. Leone Mr. Thomas J. McHugh** Gail F. O'Neill*** Marie A. Vilardo** Green & White William & Mary Anne ‘57 Collier Ms. Yolanda F. DePetris Carol Ballay Gillece** Carole Chilcott Hare* Marge "Cookie" Kenney* Mary Costello Lickfeld*** Regina Parker* Thomas and Catherine ’56 Riebel

Class of 1956 % Participation: 5.56% Total Committed: $8,325 Mercy Dom Flamini*** Shamrock Jerry Campbell*** Major General (Ret.) James McIntosh* Spire Kathryn Braun Bolich*** James ‘55 F. and Maureen M. Hurst Century Robert Angelozzi Walter Johnson*** Edward Moseley*** Peggy Nettleton Multhaup Albert W. Stanley Robert P. Weber Barbara A. Williams, RSM '56*** Green & White Romeo Giannetti Mrs. Rosemary Knicley Marianne H. O’Donnell Catherine & Thomas ’54 Riebel Helen E. Wilson Zaengle

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Annual Report of Gifts Class of 1957

Class of 1958

Class of 1960

% Participation: 10.44% Total Committed: $68,980 Emerald Mary Jane Harlow Charitable Trust (Mary M. Short)** James C. Kelly* Founder Agnes '63 and Jim Madden*** Shamrock Joyce Endt Donahue** Francis LaMaina Mr. Jim Lynch*** Col. William J. Lynch, (Ret)* The Irish Charles J. Kelly* Lois Quigley Trani** Spire Donald Brasek Robert B. Burke*** John J. Gallagher*** Mrs. Margaret Maguire Groce* Francis ’51 & Eleanor Martello Kelly** Edward Schemenski* Patricia Martin Sinon*** Century Frances DiCarlo Irene Fitzsimmons** Anthony Fugaro '57 & Delia Settanni Fugaro '58*** John M. Hurley* Bernadette Wolfram Kavanaugh** Michael Keating* Emily LaScala* Elizabeth P. May*** Anthony ’57 & Barbara Forte Paolini* Mary Murray Sheil*** Green & White Rita Bernert** Joan Pike Billman Mary Jane Harrigan Burr William ’54 & Mary Anne Collier Anna Fullmer Dugan** Bob Gartland* Frank Green Patrick R. McCarty*** Teresa Morgan**

% Participation: 4.64% Total Committed: $35,375 Legacy Thomas and Paula Escott Lizzio*** Century Pat (Teodori) Chima Mr. William Fanelle Anthony Fugaro '57 & Delia Settanni Fugaro*** Richard Furlong*** William Green*** James L. Griffith Patricia Mallon Keppeler*** Teresa Stuebing Long* Pete J. Oteri** William R. Paull* Richard A. Salimena Eileen Quinlan Stallings** Green & White Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin Dominic Scola Ann Marie (Melnyk) Turner

% Participation: 8.87% Total Committed: $42,617.92 Emerald Mrs. Barbara Strasser*** Legacy Charles & Mary Ann Reed*** Mercy Walter Crossley Carl J. Gregorio, Esq Msgr. Andrew Martin*** Rev. Msgr. Robert McDermott* The Irish Jack & Maryanne Merritt** Spire Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Beckett Mr. William Taylor** Century Ed Carey Robert J. Long*** Gerry Barbera Marchetty*** Maureen O'Driscoll Meloni* Joe '60 & Diane '76 O'Brien Marie Pagliaro Shreves* Catherine M. Smith Helena Gowan Volansky** Carole (Fromnic) Wilke* Pete Wish** Green & White Mrs. Mary Ellen Bradley Loretta Gregorio Breslin Carol & Joe Burke*** Cindy Smith Himes Charles J. Schmidheiser** Colleen Costello Trainor

Class of 1959 % Participation: 5.05% Total Committed: $3,844 Shamrock Bernard A. Pekala, MD*** Spire Bruce & Patricia Sariego Wright Century Alan Anderer** Jim Curran** Kathryn DiGiacomo* Gerald (Jerry) Kelly*** Mary Jane Gentlesk Kennedy Maureen Fulton Mastrobuono** Elizabeth Cybulski Ostroff* Anthony ’57 & Barbara Forte Paolini* Mr. John Pycik Albert (59') & Carol (58') Holt Schuler John F. Schmelzer, DO Kathleen Cahill Tully Green & White Albert E. DePrince, Jr.** Carole Gernhardt Johnson Mrs. Maryann Myers Mr. Dave Schlitz '59* Joanne Smaldore Wetherspoon**

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Class of 1961 % Participation: 4.81% Total Committed: $3,015 Shamrock Mrs. Phyllis Lynch* The Irish Margaret and Tom Rapa Spire Jeannette Peyton Brasek Century Ed Abrams* Mr. Joseph A. Alacqua, Esq. Dolores Mecca Bendorf* Rich '61 & Therese Campbell '64 Bittner* Mary Cahill* Mr. Bill Casey*** James & Bernadette (Angelucci) Dunn Rita Williams Green & White Marie DeLeo Clapp** Mary D. Corbett*** Elaine Del Rossi* Patricia (Carr) Jennings** Elsie Hak Judge*** Harry J. Kyler*** Patricia Doyle Villano***

Class of 1962

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% Participation: 3.45% Total Committed: $4,635 Shamrock Frank Sheahan

The Irish Anonymous '62** Jim Higgins*** James McNasby*** Joseph & Julia Steinhagen** Spire Dorothy J. & James W. Schultz*** Ed Fox Century Frank & Veronica (Koch) Dailey** Carole Halsey Drucis* Daniel ’55 & Mary Anne O'Neill Folcher Margie Strasser Ricci** Green & White Susanne A. Copenhaver** Carl P. and Eileen Cuneo*

Class of 1963 % Participation: 7.86% Total Committed: $27,822 Founder Richard & Carol Hoag*** Agnes & Jim '57 Madden*** Mercy Michael P. Madden*** Mr. James M. McGrath** Shamrock Admiral & Mrs. William J. Fallon, USN, Ret.*** James. M . McGrath Mr. and Mrs. William Weatherby** The Irish Kathleen Montgomery DePetris*** Spire Mary Anne McAnally Baltish*** Jim Bigley** Jack Corbett* Craig C. Hamilton*** James Leimkuhler*** Leonard & Vicki Orzechowski Century Anthony G. Campo Jr. MD Mary Clark* Rich & Bernadette (Clements) DiLullo* Warren and Suzanne Faulk** Joan Francesconi* Maureen Meehan Lee*** Janet Sereno Lewis* Eileen V. (Becker) Lish** Gus Moseley*** Mary Ann McKeon Myers* Rich Myers Mr. Joseph O'Connor Green & White Gerry (Seeman) McCloskey Gerri Stanton McDowell Carol Olesiewicz*** Eugene J. Reilly* James Viggiano***

Class of 1964 % Participation: 5.48% Total Committed: $5,445 Shamrock James & Nancy Flynn Faulk Fr. Michael P. Rush The Irish Barbara (Hillman) & Patrick Carr Thomas & Marjore (Campbell) Rapa

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Annual Report of Gifts Spire Loretta A. Cianci-Watson*** Jim Cook** Patricia DePersia-Westerfer*** Century Therese Bittner* Kathleen Smith Duffy** Ellen K. Gangemi*** Eileen McCullough LePage* Patrick and Margaret (McKee) Madison Elly Stover Poupard*** Deacon & Mrs. James H. Rocks Stephanie Tortu* Jane A. Grady Whalen** Green & White John P. Daniels The Deery Family Capt. John J. Felloney, USN (Ret.) Kass (Carels) McIntyre '64

Class of 1965 % Participation: 6.23% Total Committed: $6,485 Shamrock Robert Chevalier Dr. John Legere*** The Irish Elizabeth Madden Black** Ed Connell Ed & Dot Feizet Junikka Michael F. McCurdy* Claire Pfeffer** Spire Mary Ellen Tolson Flinn** Denise Ward Century Anonymous Eileen Barker Coladonato John and Kathleen (Hansbury) D'Anastasio Nancy Germanotta Forsyth** Kate Wilson Grohe Christopher Joniec*** Penelope Maguire*** Barbara Ann Fitzpatrick Milch** Joyce R. Monsees (Gini)** Patricia May Zielinski* Green &White Anna L. Cirullo*** Patricia Beckman Costello Mr. Bob Dickson Michael Schofield* Joanne Cassidy Spirito* Mr. Michael Valentine

Class of 1966 % Participation: 4.28% Total Committed: $5,495 Mercy Michael & Elaine Procacci, Jr.* The Irish John T. Kelley*** Spire Most Rev. George V. Murry, SJ*** Terry and Rosemarie Robson** Century Therese McCurdy Baker Pat and Wally Brown** Mike & Kathy Caputi*** Josephine (Wilson) Clausen*** Peter DiMarco***

Lois Forrester-Frye** Jean & Joe Grzybowski Nancy Domako Howard Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Kuchler Richard McCarthy Green & White Mrs. Julie D'Alesandro Olivia Ravelli Dotta Lorraine Gloster Powell** Dennis Rooney* Mrs. Christina L. Schiavo

Dianne Brewer Gasbarra The Holland Family, Tom*** Loring Jones Marge Hutchinson McElroy** Maryann Wixted-Weyer Green & White Donald & Lisa (Sparacio '70) Browne Susan DeCicco Mary Duffin Good Linda Palmquist Elaine Sirna Shaughnessy**

Class of 1967

Class of 1969

% Participation: 6.81% Total Committed: $13,285 Mercy Bill & Anne Barker*** Lorraine Adinolfi Cucinotta*** Shamrock Thomas and Sharon Brown Howard Pfeffer** Diane Zannoni** The Irish Barbara Hannon (Gass) Warner Lombardi* Joseph Lyons* Gerald Siefring,Jr., Ph.D*** Spire Vincent Torno*** Century Patrick Abiuso* William Bigham Paul Messina*** Marjorie Kenney O'Brien Anne K. Pfister** Ursula Amendolia Vermillion** Green & White Diane Dolan Beaulieu MaryJo Chase Ms. Gerry Delengowski Ms. Cathleen Nevins Kathleen Anne Phillips Robbins* Florence Mojta Rotondo Ben & Teresa Santoro** Kathleen Johnson Taylor** Patricia Lynch Weber**

% Participation: 8.20% Total Committed: $11,077 Mercy Charles and Sallie Grandi Shamrock John and Kathy Connolly Patricia Amendolia Gotta* Dr. Joseph Loscalzo The Irish Mary Ann Engel-Greene Dr. & Mrs. John R. Scranton* Spire Ron Emma** Patrice Murray Fersch Century Paul & Sandra Caputi** Ms. JoEla Flood Margaret Knox*** Patrick La Pella*** Mary Beth Slaninka Neiman* Joe Uhland* Judy Varallo-Morris** Green & White Joe Dolchan Jr.*** Joseph Duffin Jr.*** Mr. Charles M. Hunt Patricia Powell Mrs. Barbara Smyth**

Class of 1968 % Participation: 8.53% Total Committed: $7,695 Shamrock Ritamarie T. Giosa Frank & Michele Law*** The Irish Buzz and Barbara Cortese** Tony & Lynn Giorgio Charles & Andrea Maimone*** Dr. John F. and Barbara McInerney Donna Crovetti Taylor Leonard & Catherine Wood*** Spire Jim Barnabei Dennis Bush Jack Messick** Century Adrienne Vece Bilotta** Andrew DiMaio Angela D'Italia** Kevin and Patricia Fallon*

Class of 1970 % Participation: 3.60% Total Committed: $50,862 Founder JM Procacci Legacy Linda M. Schilling '70 and James Golubieski*** The Irish Mr. Anthony Murry Spire Eileen Horan Rabbitt*** Century Paul ’69 & Sandra Guidara Caputi** Rick & Denise (Brady) Caruso '77** Kathleen Kenney Collura Hugh R. Delany Patricia Fischer Mr. James Wixted Joe Zambetti* Green & White John M. Altadonna* Joseph N. Bancer Michele P. Gerbino* Gregory P. Kizeik Dennis McDonald** Ms. Mary F. Platt**

Class of 1971 % Participation: 3.44% Total Committed: $4,640 Shamrock Joan Kenney- Romano Greg Peterson*** Spire Dennis DeMayo*** Brian Leahy** Mr. Jack Magee Mr. Neal Murray* Loretta Stachiotti*** Century Roxanne Thomas Adinolfi Mark & Patricia Clancey Balsama Mrs. Patricia Blake Dr. Jane Marko Carabasi** Mike and Kathy Glander Fitzpatrick*** Patricia Sirna Nordt* John Pasquarello*** Edwin W. Tevis Jr.** John J. Walker* Green & White Janet Fandetta Indelicato

Class of 1972 % Participation: 4.81% Total Committed: $11,065 Founder Tricia (Kenney) and John Wixted*** Shamrock Mr. Charles Grimley Mr. Timothy Higgins*** The Irish Frank Maggipinto Ronald and Kathy (Schultz) Murphy Spire George F. Beppel*** John Carley Century Gregory G. Keller* Lori Palombo Kenney Scott Kenniff Ms. Pamela Palazzo** Green & White Kris Corda Barbara Fisher* Patricia Francescone* The Hoyle Family (Connie McDonough '72) Cassie Douress Iacovelli* Judy Tobia Johnson-Crispi Dr. Dot Alderson Merianos*** James Mills Dennis Mohan** Diane (Delaney) Pilone** Ken and Lee Ann Ruiz** Joe Schanberger* Kathleen Zannoni*

Class of 1973 % Participation: 4.15% Total Committed: $3,850 Founder Tricia (Kenney) and John’72 Wixted*** Shamrock Constance McAneney MD*** William McInerney* The Irish Mrs. Nanci Pigliacelli Sinclair

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Annual Report of Gifts Century Jim and Debbie (Martucci) Cox Mike Ferris** Mary Hunt Harding* Dolores R. Hatch** Phyllis Horn Koch** Maria La Pella*** Gloria Maccaroni* Michael & Lynn Maher Nancy O'Donnell-Gaddis** Green & White Anonymous Tom Donato* Mr. and Mrs. Karl McConnell*

Class of 1974 % Participation: 5.84% Total Committed: $17,190 Founder Ms. Laurie Carrick John DiCiurcio** Mercy Kristen and Jack Pund*** Rosanna N. Innes The Irish Stephen Schmitz** Spire Denise Kelly Moore Suzanne Tierney** Century Susan Paull DeGrazia Steven Drake*** Mary Deighan Herbert Mr. Brian Kelly Kathy Osowiecki* Green & White Mrs. Marisa Griffin DeGennaro Donna Hooven Frithsen

Shamrock Honorable Rochelle Gizinski Tony & Peggy (Testa) Messina Joe Nardi*** The Irish Joseph T. and Karen Kenney*** Ms. Mary Kenney Carleen Bierschenk McCarthy* Spire Pat and Colleen O'Brien** Century Susanne Miazga Bower** Mr. and Mrs. Robert DiMedio Joe and Patrice Maro Joe '60 & Diane O'Brien Patty McCann Simalchik Dennis Zannoni Green & White Noreen Errigo-Hoff Margie Francescone Slenn***

Class of 1977 % Participation: 2.73% Total Committed: $2,750 Shamrock Nancy Palombo Ehle* Greg Moffatt* Spire Mr. Louis Marshall* Century Mrs. Claudia Rotoli Affannato Joanne Burke*** Rick '70 & Denise (Brady) Caruso '77** Denise (Hewitson) and Dan McCormick** James B. Morris Charles "Chief" Welch*

Class of 1978 Class of 1975 % Participation: 4.83% Total Committed: $9,600 Founder Nancy and Harry Singer Shamrock Kevin & Mary Ann O'Brien*** Michael J. Ward** The Irish Robert DiMaio* Michelle Sears Jones** Spire Blaise & Jeanne Cona Mrs. Donna Matera Century Patricia Fisher*** Dominic and Christine Palladino** Patrice Schwab, R.D.H.** Green & White Mr. Richard Crowell** Mr. Timothy O'Brien Kathleen DiPascale Thorp* Joseph Yaniak

Class of 1976 % Participation: 7.62% Total Committed: $23,975 Legacy Jay and Lisa O'Donnell Mercy Mr. Dean Ragone***

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% Participation: 1.77% Total Committed: $14,620 Legacy Mr. Robert DiStanislao** Shamrock Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Keeler III*** Spire Mr. John Keating*** Century Sharon McDonnell** Ms. Maria Ward Green & White Mrs. Diane Crowell**

Class of 1979 % Participation: 4.41% Total Committed: $1,450 Mercy Nanette M. DeRenzi The Irish Mr. Jeffrey Koelsch*** Spire Mrs. Mary Rose Melia Century Beth Picknally Camden** Mr. Chris Horace Joe and Debbie Murtin** Green & White Robert Beideman Dru (Garton) Filiberto '79*** Michael A. Sergi Mr. Thomas Stilley**

Class of 1980 % Participation: 4.78% Total Committed: $3,375 Shamrock Maria Palombo Murphy The Irish Christopher J. Burns*** Gary & Lori ’82 Luthe Mark A. Platzer** Spire Robert Murtin** Century Carman Ciervo Mr. Robert O'Donnell* Mrs. Jacqueline Simmers Doreen Troche** Daria Weldon Green & White Ray Curry Dennis M. Fabritiis*** Michael Viggiano, Jr.**

Class of 1981 % Participation: 1.79% Total Committed: $1,950 Shamrock Mr. James McCauley The Irish Frances Wixted Hall Spire Virginia Onofrio*** Century Bill Hobbs*** Kevin R. Zelinsky**

Class of 1982 % Participation: 3.36% Total Committed: $950 The Irish Gary ‘80 & Lori Luthe Spire Bill Nicoletti Century Karen M. Tufnell Broccoli** John Elton*** Kathy Gallagher, Sonia Casey & Eileen Fischer Margie Keeler Laitner* Gregg Saldutti* Green & White Toni DiBiase DiCarlo Christine Onofrio** Mr. David Slattery

Class of 1983 % Participation: 3.55% Total Committed: $6,325 Founder Michael Tursi Spire Nancy Lenaghan Buck Diane Wasyluk Iardella*** John '83 & Carol (Patzer) Sawn Century Gino Brown Ken & Maria (Tursi) Marini Filomena Trujillo Mealy Mr. Robert Paolini Mr. Karl Sartor

Green & White Thomas & Leslie Tophoven McMahon Dr. Mary Miazga

Class of 1984 % Participation: 1.49% Total Committed: $850 The Irish Ms. Joanne McBride Century Mr. Charles Atkinson** Carl R. Dolente*** Richard F. Smith*

Class of 1985 % Participation: 2.58% Total Committed: $655 Century Mr. Michael E. Atkinson* Katie Kirwan-McAninley Len Rebilas** Jack Walsh Green & White Mrs. Rosemarie Loughlin Sharon Sochanchak Scharr** Mr. Kevin Truran*

Class of 1986 % Participation: 3.03% Total Committed: $800 Spire Erica Richards Reilly* Century Maria Colsey Heard Mr. James Lumley*** Nan McCall Mr. John Nardi Mr. David Singer Green & White Sean and Nancy Connolly Jacqueline Phipps Ferrell

Class of 1987 % Participation: 2.46% Total Committed: $1,650 The Irish Joe Levy** Spire Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick Century Colleen Lumley O'Brien*** Ms. Roseanne Watson-Wark Mr. Brian Shannon Green & White Dr. Matthew P. Chojnacki

Class of 1988 % Participation: 2.32% Total Committed: $2,720 Shamrock Bill & Tricia (Hunt) O'Callaghan** The Irish Michael and Kathryn Sinatra O'Callaghan** Ralph & Heather (Enriquez) Tallman** Century Anthony Del Vecchio Green & White Karen Walsh Murphy* Mrs. Jennifer Wilkins-LaRosa

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Annual Report of Gifts Class of 1989

Class of 1995

% Participation: .79% Total Committed: $1,875 Shamrock Tom & Donna Paolini** Century Ms. Tracy L. DelSordo

% Participation: 2.51% Total Committed: $1,300 Shamrock Mr. Patrick J. Brennan II** Century Mr. Robert F. Bergholtz** Audrey DiCianno Sheridan Green & White Deanna Y. Davis*** Amy Ralbusky Ritter*

Class of 1990 % Participation: 3.52% Total Committed: $4,350 Mercy Dennis & Sarina Corbett** The Irish Mrs. Martha Macys Abbinante** Century Danielle Giannini Curreri Aileen Ramirez Hendri* Mr. James R. Leontiades Green & White Ms. Dionne Chinn* Mrs. Charlene Squillace Roache** Nicole Klco Wright

Class of 1991 % Participation: 3.25% Total Committed: $2,575.53 The Irish Michael Procacci** Rev. Jason T. Rocks Mr. Craig M. & Tracy Williams* Spire Mr. Rudolf P. Rotter Mireille Velazquez** Century David Fowles John T. Nettleton Jr.* Green & White Kevin Walsh***

Class of 1992 % Participation: 0.96% Total Committed: $1,350 Shamrock Brian and Kim Kirwan*** Green & White Mr. Ted Baker

Class of 1993 % Participation: 1.70% Total Committed: $200 Century Phil Mayer** Green & White Kevin & Heather (Ralbusky) Brown Mr. Lewis C. Procacci

Class of 1994 % Participation: 1.81% Total Committed: $670 Spire Gabrielle Bieg Funke* Century Mr. William J. Burr Mr. Shawn P. Masterson** Green & White Ryan Downs Jason W. Miller

Class of 1996 % Participation: 2.72% Total Committed: $760 Spire Jason T. Rocks The Irish Ms. Jaclyn Brown* Century Dianne R. Heck* Ms. Rachel Holland*** Green & White Nicole Carroll Barry* Charles Welch***

Class of 1997 % Participation: 0.89% Total Committed: $10,350 Legacy Mr. John Dulczak** The Irish Tim & Kate Madden ‘98 Bieg* Spire Dan & Michelle (McManus) Potts

Class of 1998 % Participation: 2.29% Total Committed: $4,502 Mercy Mr. Zahir F. McGhee Shamrock Mr. Edward F. Brennan** The Irish Tim ’97 & Kate Madden Bieg* Century Mr. Michael F. Feld** Nicole Giannini Bailey** Tommy ‘99 & Maryann Holland***

Class of 1999 % Participation: 3.07% Total Committed: $550 Spire Mr. Matthew M. Masso Century Tommy & Maryann ’98 Holland*** Mr. Brandon McGee Green & White Julie Westphal Ciocco Rev. David Rivera

Class of 2000 % Participation: 1.97% Total Committed: $1,575 Shamrock Frank & Jenna Cornely** Spire Meghan Dymond Fields Mr. Harry J. Metzinger**

Green & White Ms. Maria Angelica Briones

Class of 2001 % Participation: 3.47% Total Committed: $551 Century Don DeGrazia** Mr. Brian P. Gallagher Julia Lapolla*** Green & White Elisa Gonzalez** Mr. Paul David Masso* Mr. Patrick Callahan Whipkey**

Class of 2002 % Participation: 0.46% Total Committed: $500 The Irish Brenton Hutchinson**

Class of 2003 % Participation: 1.29% Total Committed: $500 Spire Drew Rosenfeld** Century Nicholas Cangelosi Green & White Molly Whipkey Ridgway**

Class of 2004 % Participation: 1.40% Total Committed: $485 Spire Richard and Caitlin Crowell** Century Miss Angela Leone Green & White Kevin O'Brien, Jr.

Class of 2005 % Participation: 2.65% Total Committed: $961.58 The Irish Mr. Joseph H. Danfield III* Century Mr. Brian J. Connelly Michael R. Eisenhardt** Michael & Laura (Carolfi) Kelly Joseph D. McDonnell Green & White Mr. Shane M. Whipkey**

Class of 2006 % Participation: 2.06% Total Committed: $425 Century Alexander Evans Matthew Waters* Green & White Mark McCloskey** Howard & Christina (Guerrieri) Sexton* Mr. Marc A. Vallone**

Class of 2007 % Participation: 2.86% Total Committed: $925 Spire Timothy Higgins Jr.* Ms. Christine F. Matera** Century Ms. Marian E. Hensler Mr. Carlo Santa Teresa** Green & White Christopher J. Gillespie Mr. Ryan M. Masterson* Scott McCarthy

Class of 2008 % Participation: 1.29% Total Committed: $55 Green & White Benjamin '09 and Lauren Brouse** Christopher Dondarski*** David Huntsinger* Chelsea Murtin*

Class of 2009 % Participation: 2.71% Total Committed: $270 Century Brian Rice*** Green & White Benjamin and Lauren '08 Brouse** Karen H. Cuneo** Ms. Mary E. Feehan Maureen Higgins Matthew O'Donnell

Class of 2010 % Participation: 0.47% Total Committed: $25 Green & White Maureen Forbes Mr. Shane O. Rowan*

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Annual Report of Gifts Class of 2011

Class of 2016

Students

% Participation: 3.28% Total Committed: $370 Century John R. Coffey** Mr. Matthew Hoover** Emily Lenguadoro* Green & White Ms. Rebecca Crowell** Mr. Michael Lamberti Ms. Rachel Murtin*

% Participation: 2.07% Total Committed: $125 Green & White Jack Dymond Jake Mackara Christian Obuchowski*

Mercy CCHS Student Body* Century Mr. Terrance M. Farrell Lucy Fisher Green & White Kayleigh Heck Keyra Reyes* Liam Van Es Braden Wixted

Class of 2012 % Participation: 1.55% Total Committed: $285 Century Joseph Caputi Green & White Melissa Rodriguez* Ms. Marissa Wolfe

Class of 2013 % Participation: 2.92% Total Committed: $275 Century Katelynn M. Reiss** Green & White Isabella A. Dolente** Katie Lenguadoro* Sarah Obuchowski** Michael A. Osowiecki*

Class of 2015 % Participation: 2.82% Total Committed: $200 Century Michael Healy** Green & White Jonathan Daverso* Kelly M. O'Brien* Zachary Raczka William Ward**

Class of 2017 % Participation: 1.83% Total Committed: $345.17 Spire Robert P. Smith* Green & White Bianca Abbate Matthew Crisci*

Class of 2018 % Participation: 0.55% Total Committed: $15 Green & White Kathleen Spadaro

Class of 2019 % Participation: 3.83% Total Committed: $975 The Irish George LeCato Green & White Ronald Crane, Jr. Miguel Gisone Braeden McHugh Anne Miles Nikolaus Obuchowski Emily O'Donnell

Class of 2020 % Participation: 2.31% Total Committed: $195 Century Pietro Del Re* Green & White Colin Gladden Luke Mackara Cate Van Es

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Faculty & Staff The Irish Anonymous Spire Elizabeth Cranston Jim Crawford* Heather & Richard Crisci** Colin & Mary Whipkey*** Eileen F. Wilkinson* Century Jennifer and William Van Es Green & White Andrea Allen Julie Bittinger* Anne and Steve Buroojy** Michael Carandang* Ann Clinton* Michael De Norman Elizabeth Gallagher Melinda Henry Fr. Ed Kennedy Sherry Long* Arlene Magnaye* Arthur Martin* Merenyi Family* Lindsey Murphy** Kyle Nichols* Joya Oasin** Don Olsen Chris Palladino Kelley Powell* JoAnn & John Rell Sister Eileen M. Rush, SSJ Maureen Sullivan* Mrs. Stacy Szurek Mrs. Angie Veneziani

Former Faculty & Staff Shamrock Dennis and Katherine Moss Century Ms. Kathryn DiCamillo** Kathi Grace* James Hoban Terry & Steve Sachson Green & White Sister Marlene Fritz, RSM Mr. Martin Nelson** Harry K. Stinger

Parents Mercy Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Gardner* Shamrock Mark and Susana Arencibia* Nicholas Breen Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Casserly*** The Kiely Family

Lew and Kathy Procacci The Irish Anonymous Brian Begley Michael and Annemarie Byrnes*** Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Crumpton* Dave and Ellie Cuneo** Maureen Keller** Daniel and Audrey Rice** Nick & Laura Santore Christina & Mark Worthington*** Spire Stephen Conroy John and Nancy Denton* Divirgilio Family Michelle Merriman Isaac and Akos Nuamah** Jim & Mickey Steinitz* Century Beth Alfaro The Atwell Family* Bill and Becki Casey Mr. and Mrs. Dennis T. Corbett, Sr. The Damato Family, class of 2022 Leroy & Katherine Dunn*** Christopher and Michele Foster* The George Family Dorothy Gladden Kristina Guerra* Charles and Lisa Irwin Bob & Mary Kane* Lisa Kopcho Mr. & Mrs. Matt Lenguadoro* Terry Long Mr. & Mrs. James Lumley, Sr.* McElhatton Law LLC Robert and Sharon McHugh John Obuchowski** Thomas & Maureen Pagano The Paoletti Family '01, '02, '03* Frank and Diane Sinatra** Mark Tillman Green & White Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bloss Patricia Brennan* Mr. Roy E. Burnham Francis Busillo, Sr.* Lisa Colangelo Lisa Czepiel The Daverso Family* Jane and Scott Ensell Steven & Peggy Feld*** Tom & Mary Ellen Grady Chuck and Terry Hoover** David Horn Stefanie Ilagan* Walter & Mary K Kirwan** Dena LaPata* Raj Mackara** Tram Mai Laura McCafferty Tara Murray* Martin and Colleen Otremsky* The Rodgers Family Kate Rosenberger-Carangi Jane and Sam Slattery Shannon Sorino Florence Tymash

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Annual Report of Gifts Friends Emerald Mr. John Langan and Ms. Judith Nadell*** Mr. and Mrs. Pepe Piperno** Charles & Mary Saile** Legacy Anonymous Peter S. Dooner III Founder Cento Fine Foods James F. Hurst Mercy Dr. & Mrs. S. Jay Mirmanesh Shamrock Anonymous Ethan Goldthwaite** St. Thomas More Alumni Association The Thomas C. Royer Family The Irish Anonymous Eagles Charitable Foundation, Inc. Hampton Pointe Book and Bridge Clubs Paul Hurst Onofrio’s Precast Services, Inc. Laurence Usignol Roseanne Wark Spire Owen and Patriica Behen* Greg Carnesale Christi Clark Michael Clinton Falasca Mechanical, Inc. Robert Medley David M. Ragonese*** Century Alma Alabilikian & Peter Paone Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Balut Bittenbender Construction, LP Gil Brooks* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Colasanto*** Paul Conlin* Mr. and Mrs. John DiBiase John and GiGi DiDonato The DiGaetano Family Marie V. Digilio Diane L. Donio Msgr. Michael J. Doyle, Sacred Heart Church Joseph R. Eisenhardt*** Diane Fabii Rev. John Fisher OSFS* Mr. David Gallagher Gardner Funeral Home Lawrence Gatti Gloucester Twp. Education Association Lisa Haas-Lederer Marilynn K. Houston Rich & Gail Kenney* Erich and Mary Komdat John W. Lex Jill MacKinnon Anthony Marcozzi Marinella Funeral Home, Inc. Mario Lanza Lodge 2308 Mary Ellen McBride* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Menig Anthony Mento Carl and Joan Miragliotta Ruth Morgan Pete Mulligan

Laura Oakes Pallotti Home Association Knights of Columbus Victoria Poretta Katherine Purul Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Riggs Paul Roberts Robert Rodriguez Rev. Msgr. Leonard Scott* Dawn Shane St. Thomas More Parish Margo & Frank Stuart Most Rev. Dennis J. Sullivan Anthony J. Terranova Msgr. James R. Tracy** Donna Tyrrell Janet & Richard Uhl Thomas Van Gorder Mary Ellen & Liam Ward Mr. Richard G. Wolfe Green & White Colleen Banasz Mr. and Mrs. Donato Baselice Diana Buono* Marie and George Campanella Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carey Leonard Caromano Grant M. Ciccarelli Pamela Clinton Rolland Coutinho Mr. Thomas J. Dagney James and Michele Daloisio Denise D’Angelo Jim and Jackie DiBease Stephen and Debra DiDonato Kathleen Dunn William & Alberta Eppler Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Michael Frain Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Fullerton Mr. Frank J. Gasparon Edward Gaynor Daniel Gerstman Carlo Anthony & Mary Ellen Giovannitti Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gomulson Mr. Richard Grillo, Jr. Carol A. Hagan Douglas Hamilton Hampton Pointe Ladies Golf Society Fiona Henry Suzanne and Frank Italiano Anthony R. Jacobs Lauren F. Jala Judith and Anthony Jiampetti Mary Ann M. Kopie Elaine Kreiling Lake Ann Gun Club Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. LaMonaca, Jr. Rose Lavers Philip J. Lo Presti Mary McDermott** Bridget L. McGowan Antoinette McTamney Carol Novick Marianela Nunez* Order Sons of Italy of America Kathryn Prussock Frances Quattrone Paul Quattrone Rose Raynor Ermi

Maggie Reilly Lorraine Reitano Joseph Rodio William Rutter* Mary Marie Scaffidi Philip Sconyo Linda Smith William & Monica Smith Maria Stenta Marilyn and Donald Stone, Jr. The Pop Shop The Stone Family Luz Vazquez Perez Donna and Jim Ward Ann M. Wilbraham Jean and Francis Woelfel Toni Ann Wuillermin

Corporations and Foundations Emerald Diocese of Camden Ethel Mae Hocker Foundation*** The Joseph Fund Inc. Welsh Scholarship* Legacy KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy The Miller Family Charitable Trust**

Founder Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc.** Mercy IBM Corporation Microsoft c/o The Benevity Community Impact Fund Shamrock Flynn & O'Hara Uniforms Grandi Family Foundation** Madden & Madden The Irish The Benevity Community Impact Fund Raymour & Flanigan* Spire Morgan Stanley Gift Fund The Ward Family Fund* Century GE Foundation*** HSF Enterprises, Inc. Merck Partnership for Giving PSEG Foundation*** Green & White Wells Fargo

14TH ANNUAL

HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony & Reception Honoring exemplary members of the Camden Catholic family.

Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 6:30PM Grandi Auditorium TICKETS, SPONSORSHIPS & PROGRAM ADS Benefitting Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund for current CCHS students TICKETS-Adults $50 ($60 @ door) | Children $20 (ages 10-20) SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. VISIT WWW.CAMDENCATHOLIC.ORG/HALLOFFAME FOR DETAILS Purchase online www.camdencatholic.org or mail checks payable to CCHS: CCHS Attn: Hall of Fame 300 Cuthbert Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Questions, email: kate.bieg@camdencatholic.org.

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Annual Report of Gifts FIRST TIME DONORS

Thank you to the following alumni, parents and friends who made their first gift to Camden Catholic this year.

Alma Alabilikian & Peter Paone Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Balut Colleen Banasz Mr. and Mrs. Donato Baselice Brian Begley Mrs. Patricia Bentz Joan Pike Billman Bittenbender Construction, LP Mrs. Patricia Blake Nicholas Breen Mr. William J. Burr Marie and George Campanella Mrs. Sandra Guidara Caputi John Carley Hampton Pointe Ladies Golf Society Greg Carnesale Leonard Caromano Bill and Becki Casey Cento Fine Foods Grant M. Ciccarelli Class of 1989 Class of 2004 Michael Clinton Eileen Barker Coladonato Lisa Colangelo Mr. Brian J. Connelly Rolland Coutinho Ronald Crane, Jr. Elizabeth Cranston James and Michele Daloisio Denise D'Angelo

Ms. Gerry Delengowski Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeStefano Mr. and Mrs. John DiBiase Frances DiCarlo '57 Mrs. Toni DiBiase DiCarlo Mr. Bob Dickson John and GiGi DiDonato Stephen and Debra DiDonato The DiGaetano Family Marie Digilio Mr. and Mrs. Robert DiMedio Diane L Donio Kathleen Dunn Jack Dymond Eagles Charitable Foundation, Inc. Jane and Scott Ensell William & Alberta Eppler Dianne Fabii Falasca Mechanical, Inc. Terrance Farrell Capt. John J. Felloney, USN (Ret.) Kathy Gallagher, Sonia Casey & Eileen Fischer '82 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Fisher Mrs. Mary Anne O'Neill Folcher David Fowles Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Fullerton Gardner Funeral Home Edward Gaynor The George Family Daniel Gerstman

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Danielle Giannini Curreri Carlo Anthony & Mary Ellen Giovannitti Miguel Gisone Colin Gladden Gloucester Twp. Education Association Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gomulson Tom and Mary Ellen Grady Mr. Richard Grillo Jr. Lisa Haas-Lederer Carol A. Hagan Hampton Pointe Book and Bridge Clubs Kayleigh Heck Fiona Henry Melinda Henry Marilynn K. Houston Mr. Charles M. Hunt James Hurst Paul Hurst Suzanne and Frank Italiano Anthony R. Jacobs Lauren F. Jala Anonymous Judith and Anthony Jiampetti Judy Tobia Johnson-Crispi Fr. Ed Kennedy KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy Erich and Mary Komdat Lisa Kopcho Mary Ann M. Kopie Elaine Kreiling Lake Ann Gun Club Mr. Michael Lamberti Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. LaMonaca Jr. George LeCato John W. Lex Philip Lo Presti Mrs. Rosemarie Loughlin Luke Mackara Jill MacKinnon Tram Mai Marinella Funeral Home, Inc. Mario Lanza Lodge 2308 Anonymous McElhatton Law LLC Bridget McGowan Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin Robert Medley Anthony Mento Michelle Merriman Microsoft c/o The Benevity Community Impact Fund Anne Miles Mr. Jason W. Miller Carl and Joan Miragliotta Dr. & Mrs. S. Jay Mirmanesh Ruth Morgan

Morgan Stanley Gift Fund Pete Mulligan Carol Novick Nikolaus Obuchowski Mr. Joseph O'Connor Emily O'Donnell Marianne O’Donnell Don Olsen Onofrio's Precast Services, Inc. Order Sons of Italy in America Pallotti Home Association Knights of Columbus Luz Vazquez Perez Victoria Poretta Katherine Purel Mr. John Pycik Frances Quattrone Paul Quattrone Rose Raynor Ermi Maggie Reilly Lorraine Reitano Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Riggs Joseph Rodio Robert Rodriguez Kate Rosenberger-Carangi The Dr. Thomas C. Royer Family Nick & Laura Santore Mary Marie Scaffidi Philip Sconyo Dawn Shane Mrs. Jacqueline Simmers William & Monica Smith Linda Smith Shannon Sorino St. Thomas More Alumni Association Gerri Stanton McDowell Maria Stenta Marilyn and Donald Stone, Jr. Margo & Frank Stuart Task Force One, Inc. Anthony Terranova The Joseph Fund Inc. The Pop Shop Anonymous Florence Tymash Donna Tyrrell Janet & Richard Uhl Cate Van Es '20 Liam Van Es '24 Thomas Van Gorder Donna and Jim Ward Mary Ellen & Liam Ward Ann M. Wilbraham Jean and Francis Woelfel Mr. Richard G. Wolfe Nicole Klco Wright Toni Ann Wuillermin

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Annual Report of Gifts RESTRICTED GIFTS 125th Anniversary Capital Campaign Bill & Anne Barker Hall of Fame Scholarship Buzz and Barbara Cortese Mary Ann M. Kopie Mr. David Slattery Henry J. Hurst Scholarship Fund Hampton Pointe Book and Bridge Clubs Hampton Pointe Ladies Golf Society Denise D'Angelo Mr. Bob Dickson Marie V. Digilio Dianne Fabii Tom and Mary Ellen Grady Lisa Haas-Lederer James F. Hurst James F. and Maureen M. Hurst Paul Hurst Elaine Kreiling Jill MacKinnon Victoria Poretta Frances Quattrone Paul A. Quattrone The Dr. Thomas C. Royer Family Linda Smith Marilyn and Donald Stone, Jr. Anthony J. Terranova Janet & Richard Uhl Donna and Jim Ward Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program Irish Blessing Jim Barnabei Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Beckett Christopher J. Burns Mr. William J. Burr Nicholas Cangelosi Dennis T. Corbett Joseph Duffin Jr. Alexander Evans Mr. Brian P. Gallagher Charles J. Grandi Mr. John Keating Mark McCloskey Joseph D. McDonnell Robert Murtin Drew M. Rosenfeld Mr. Karl Sartor Jane and Sam Slattery Craig M. Williams Jack & Tricia (Kenney) Wixted Leonard & Catherine Wood McElhatton Law LLC John P. Carey Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carey Marketing Project 2020 Anonymous Ms. Laurie Carrick

Remo and Ines Palombo Scholarship Fund Mrs. Patricia Blake Lori Palombo Kenney Maria Palombo Murphy Rich & Joan Kenny Scholarship Fund Joan Kenney- Romano Science Ms. Gerry Delengowski Colin Gladden Kathi Grace The Hoyle Family (Connie McDonough '72) Rev. David Rivera Kate Rosenberger-Carangi James Viggiano The Lyn E. '58 and James C. Kelly '57 Scholarship James C. Kelly Tuition Assistance Beth Alfaro Anonymous Nicole Giannini Bailey Brian Begley Jim Bigley Jeannette Peyton Brasek Mr. Edward F. Brennan Patricia Brennan Pat and Wally Brown Carol & Joe Burke Julie Westphal Ciocco Josephine (Wilson) Clausen Rolland Coutinho Lorraine Adinolfi Cucinotta Mr. Joseph H. Danfield III Don DeGrazia Anthony Del Vecchio Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeStefano John DiCiurcio Thomas and Paula Escott Lizzio James & Nancy Flynn Faulk Patricia Francescone Donna Hooven Frithsen '74 Anthony Fugaro '57 & Delia Settanni Fugaro '58 Mr. David Gallagher Jean Tasch Gardner Bob Gartland '57 Patricia Amendolia Gotta Charles and Sallie Grandi Douglas Hamilton Mary Hunt Harding Maureen Higgins Mr. Charles M. Hunt Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Keeler III Brian and Kim Kirwan Phyllis Horn Koch Maria La Pella Mr. John Langan and Dr. Judith Nadell

Dr. John Legere Katie Lenguadoro Mr. James R. Leontiades Janet Sereno Lewis Dr. Joseph Loscalzo Joseph Lyons Agnes '63 & Jim '57 Madden Mr. Jack Magee Tram Mai Msgr. Andrew Martin Patricia Bray Matonak Phil Mayer '93 Constance McAneney, MD Scott McCarthy Gerry (Seeman) McCloskey Mr. James M. McGrath Major General (Ret.) James McIntosh Filomena Trujillo Mealy Joe Nardi Carol Novick Kelly M. O'Brien John Obuchowski Jay and Lisa O'Donnell Ms. Pamela Palazzo Tom & Donna Paolini Greg Peterson Claire Pfeffer Mr. and Mrs. Pepe Piperno Lew and Kathy Procacci Kristen and Jack Pund Zachary Raczka Mr. Dean Ragone Len Rebilas Charles & Mary Ann Reed

Terry and Rosemarie Robson Melissa Rodriguez Mr. Rudolf P. Rotter Mr. Shane O. Rowan Charles & Mary Saile Nick & Laura Santore Linda M. Schilling '70 and James Golubieski Ed Sexton Frank Sheahan Mary Jane Harlow Charitable Trust (Mary M. Short) Stephanie Tortu Mireille Velazquez Michael Viggiano, Jr. Robert N. Viggiano Michael J. Ward Roseanne Watson Wark Gloria Maccaroni Eileen F. Wilkinson Braden Wixted Diane Zannoni Cento Fine Foods Estrella Naciente Scholarship Ethel Mae Hocker Foundation KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy Madden & Madden Merck Partnership For Giving Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. St. Thomas More Alumni Association The Joseph Fund Inc. The Miller Family Charitable Trust Welsh Scholarship

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Annual Report of Gifts ATHLETIC BOOSTERS *Donors listed below have restricted their Annual Fund donation to a particular athletic program. Each team may have received additional donations through fundraising events and programs not included in these lists.

Baseball Jake Mackara Ken & Maria (Tursi) Marini Mr. Louis Marshall Michael F. McCurdy Mr. Robert O'Donnell Martin and Colleen Otremsky Brian Rice Daniel and Audrey Rice Paul Roberts Charles Welch Patrick Callahan Whipkey Boys Basketball Mary Jane Harrigan Burr Timothy Higgins Jr. Mr. Jeffrey Koelsch George LeCato Zahir F. McGhee Michelle Merriman Mr. Lewis C. Procacci Ralph & Heather (Enriquez) Tallman '88 Liam Van Es '24 Boys Lacrosse Mr. Terrance M. Farrell Dennis Mohan Nikolaus Obuchowski Mr. Shane M. Whipkey Boys Soccer Jack Dymond Mr. Matthew M. Masso

MERCY FUND DONORS Cheerleading Ms. Dionne Chinn Honorable Rochelle Gizinski Cross Country Kevin McDonnell Sharon McDonnell Football Bittenbender Construction, LP Gil Brooks Joseph Caputi Joe Dolchan, Jr. Tom Donato Eagles Charitable Foundation, Inc. Meghan Dymond Fields George LeCato Paul Messina '67 Pat and Colleen O'Brien Mr. Timothy O'Brien Christian Obuchowski Dominic and Christine Palladino Ben & Teresa Santoro Mr. Dave Schlitz '59 Mr. Kevin Truran Girls Basketball Mrs. Julie D'Alesandro Ms. Christine F. Matera Mrs. Donna Matera Pete Mulligan Bill & Tricia (Hunt) O'Callaghan Christine Onofrio Virginia Onofrio Keyra Reyes Shannon Sorino Kathleen DiPascale Thorp Girls Lacrosse Ms. Rebecca Crowell Brenton Hutchinson Diane Wasyluk Iardella Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin Sarah Obuchowski Kathleen Spadaro

Girls Soccer Mr. Michael E. Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis T. Corbett, Sr. Christopher and Michele Foster Michele P. Gerbino Mrs. Barbara Forte Paolini Golf Braeden McHugh Thomas J. Mc Hugh, Sr. Softball Greg Carnesale Divirgilio Family Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick Dianne R. Heck Kayleigh Heck Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Swimming Kathleen Dunn Emily O'Donnell ‘19 Cate Van Es '20 Ms. Marissa Wolfe Track Bob and Sharon McHugh Mr. Brian Shannon Wrestling Bill and Becki Casey Mrs. Jeanne Cona Frank & Jenna Cornely Ronald Crane, Jr. Dru (Garton) Filiberto '79 HSF Enterprises, Inc. George LeCato Mr. James Lumley Mr. Ryan M. Masterson Denise (Hewitson) and Dan McCormick Matthew O'Donnell Rose Raynor Ermi The Stone Family Charles "Chief" Welch

The Camden Catholic Annual Fund

The Mercy Fund was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its effect on the Camden Catholic community, especially our current student families. This fund helps to provide tuition assistance to our beloved student families who are dealing with hardship due to unemployment and/or illness. Thank you to the following generous donors who have given above and beyond their annual fund contributions and Irish Giving Day donations to support our community during these trying times.

Carol & Joe Burke Cento Fine Foods Lorraine Adinolfi Cucinotta Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeStefano John DiCiurcio Thomas and Paula Escott Lizzio Estate of Msgr. Robert McDermott James & Nancy Flynn Faulk Dom Flamini Anthony Fugaro '57 & Delia Settanni Fugaro '58 Patricia Amendolia Gotta Charles and Sallie Grandi Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Keeler III Brian and Kim Kirwan Dr. John Legere Warner Lombardi Dr. Joseph Loscalzo Joseph Lyons Msgr. Andrew Martin Constance McAneney, MD Mr. James M. McGrath Joe Nardi Ms. Pamela Palazzo Tom & Donna Paolini Greg Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Pepe Piperno Linda M. Schilling '70 and James Golubieski Ed Sexton Frank Sheahan Robert N. Viggiano Michael J. Ward Roseanne Watson Wark Eileen F. Wilkinson Diane Zannoni

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CCHS Magazine

2020

Annual Report of Gifts THE ARTS AT CCHS Fine Art The Daverso Family Ms. Kathryn DiCamillo Mr. Chris Horace Ms. Roseanne Watson-Wark Band Ms. Maria Angelica Briones Jonathan Daverso Mr. John Dulczak Laura McCafferty Katherine Purul Mr. Carlo Santa Teresa Ms. Maria Ward William Ward Daria Weldon Choir Dolores R. Hatch Katelynn M. Reiss Performing Arts Mr. Joseph A. Alacqua, Esq. Stephen Conroy Jane and Scott Ensell Steven & Peggy Feld David Fowles Nancy O'Donnell- Gaddis

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Gardner The George Family Miguel Gisone Chuck and Terry Hoover David Huntsinger Maureen Keller Mrs. Rosemary Knicley Dena LaPata Miss Angela Leone David A. MacDonald Mr. Paul David Masso Ms. Joanne McBride Michael and Kathryn Sinatra O'Callaghan Kathy Osowiecki Michael A. Osowiecki John '83 & Carol '85 (Patzer) Sawn Mrs. Jacqueline Simmers Mrs. Nanci Pigliacelli Sinclair Laurence Usignol Marie A. Vilardo Jane A. Grady Whalen Colin & Mary Whipkey Christina & Mark Worthington Nicole Klco Wright IBM Corporation Raymour & Flanigan St. Thomas More Parish The Pop Shop

MATCHING GIFTS

SENIOR CLASS GIFT

Please be sure to check your business to see if they participate in a matching gift program.

The Class of 2020 made a generous parting gift upon their graduation: picnic tables for the pavilion. We look forward to holding a dedication event in the fall with members of the Class of 2020!

GE Foundation Boeing The IFF Foundation America's Charities GlaxoSmithKline Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Exelon Matching Gifts for Education IBM Corporation

GIFTS-IN-KIND Thank you to the following who have given of their time, service or supplies throughout the year.

PROJECT GRADUATION

CCHS Coaches CCHS Faculty & Staff Fort Nassau Graphics Kevin McDonnell Jason Miller Robert Rodriguez Tastykake Third Base Sports and Trophies

In lieu of the annual Project Graduation event The Parents Association brought a smile to our seniors by surprising them with congratulations signs in the weeks leading up to graduation. Thank you to all of the parents who supported this endeavour!

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Annual Report of Gifts IRISH GIVING DAY DONORS Bianca Abbate Mrs. Martha Macys Abbinante Mrs. Eleanor Cruciani Abiuso '54 Patrick Abiuso Roxanne Thomas Adinolfi Beth Alfaro Andrea Allen John M. Altadonna Alan Anderer Mark and Susana Arencibia Nicole Giannini Bailey Mr. Ted Baker Therese McCurdy Baker Daria Weldon Nicole Carroll Barry Diane Dolan Beaulieu Brian Begley Robert Beideman Dolores Mecca Bendorf Mrs. Patricia Bentz Mr. Robert F. Bergholtz Rita Bernert Carol Olesiewicz Tim & Kate Madden Bieg Jim Bigley Joan Pike Billman Adrienne Vece Bilotta Julie Bittinger Rich '61 & Therese Campbell '64 Bittner Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bloss Kathryn Braun Bolich Susanne Miazga Bower Mary Ann (Martin) Boylan Mr. Edward F. Brennan Patricia Brennan Mr. Patrick J. Brennan II Msgr. Bill Brennan Loretta Gregorio Breslin Ms. Maria Angelica Briones Heather Ralbusky Brown Ms. Jaclyn Brown Pat and Wally Brown Donald & Lisa (Sparacio '70) Browne Joanne Burke Robert B. Burke Anne and Steve Buroojy Mary Jane Harrigan Burr Dennis Bush Francis Busillo, Sr. Beth Picknally Camden Anonymous Joseph Caputi Mrs. Sandra Guidara Caputi Michael Carandang Ed Carey

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John Carley Leonard Caromano Francis Carpinelli Barbara (Hillman) & Patrick Carr Ms. Laurie Carrick Rick '70 & Denise (Brady) Caruso '77 Bill and Becki Casey Mr. Bill Casey Josephine (Lario) Cheesman Ms. Dionne Chinn Grant M. Ciccarelli Julie Westphal Ciocco Marie DeLeo Clapp Mary Clark Josephine (Wilson) Clausen Ann Clinton Michael Clinton Pamela Clinton Eileen Barker Coladonato Lisa Colangelo Mrs. Mary Anne Collier Kathleen Kenney Collura Mrs. Jeanne Cona Paul Conlin John and Kathy Connolly Sean and Nancy Connolly Stephen Conroy Susanne A. Copenhaver Dennis Corbett Mary D. Corbett Mr. and Mrs. Dennis T. Corbett, Sr. Buzz and Barbara Cortese Joseph Costanzo Patricia Beckman Costello Rolland Coutinho Ronald Crane, Jr. Elizabeth Cranston Jim Crawford Heather & Richard Crisci Matthew Crisci Walter Crossley Richard and Caitlin Crowell Mrs. Diane Crowell Ms. Rebecca Crowell Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Crumpton Carl P. and Eileen Cuneo Dave and Ellie Cuneo Karen H. Cuneo Ray Curry Lisa Czepiel Mrs. Julie D'Alesandro Thomas E. Daley The Damato Family, class of 2022 Mr. Joseph H. Danfield III Jonathan Daverso The Daverso Family

Deanna Y. Davis The Deery Family Michael De Norman Don DeGrazia Pietro Del Re Elaine Del Rossi Anthony Del Vecchio Elizabeth B. Delaney Ms. Gerry Delengowski Ms. Tracy L. DelSordo Dennis DeMayo John and Nancy Denton Kathleen Montgomery DePetris Ms. Yolanda F. DePetris Jim and Jackie DiBease Ms. Kathryn DiCamillo Frances DiCarlo '57 Kathryn DiGiacomo Rich & Bernadette (Clements) DiLullo Andrew DiMaio Peter DiMarco Mr. and Mrs. Robert DiMedio Divirgilio Family Joe Dolchan Jr. Joyce Endt Donahue Tom Donato Christopher Dondarski Peter S. Dooner III Edwin Dougherty Carole Halsey Drucis Kathleen Smith Duffy Mr. John Dulczak Mary Oldham Dunbar Kathleen Dunn Jack Dymond George Eisele & Ellen Lawrence-Lee Joseph R. Eisenhardt Michael R. Eisenhardt Henry Engel Jane and Scott Ensell Thomas and Paula Escott Lizzio Dennis M. Fabritiis Mr. Terrance M. Farrell Warren and Suzanne Faulk Ms. Mary E. Feehan Mr. Michael F. Feld Steven & Peggy Feld Capt. John J. Felloney, USN (Ret.) Jacqueline Phipps Ferrell Meghan Dymond Fields Dru (Garton) Filiberto '79 Barbara Fisher Rev. John Fisher OSFS Lucy Fisher '21 Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick Irene Fitzsimmons

Dom Flamini Dorothy E. Cleary Flemming Mary Ellen Tolson Flinn Claire Cybulski Foster Christopher and Michele Foster David Fowles Patricia Francescone Donna Hooven Frithsen '74 Mr. David Gallagher Elizabeth Gallagher Helen Arbeiter Gambogi Ellen K. Gangemi Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Gardner Jean Tasch Gardner Kathleen Gramigna Garrity Bob Gartland '57 Dianne Brewer Gasbarra The George Family Michele P. Gerbino Romeo Giannetti Danielle Giannini Curreri Carol Ballay Gillece Tony & Lynn Giorgio Miguel Gisone Colin Gladden Elisa Gonzalez Mary Duffin Good Patricia Amendolia Gotta Kathi Grace Charles and Sallie Grandi James L. Griffith Kate Wilson Grohe Jean & Joe Grzybowski Kristina Guerra Anthony Guerrieri Joseph Haldeman Frances Wixted Hall Douglas Hamilton Mary Hunt Harding Carole Chilcott Hare Dolores R. Hatch Michael Healy Dianne R. Heck Kayleigh Heck Aileen Ramirez Hendri Fiona Henry Melinda Henry Ms. Marian E. Hensler Thomas Henwood Mary Deighan Herbert Maureen Higgins Mr. Timothy Higgins Timothy Higgins Jr. Richard & Carol Hoag John T. Hoban Bill Hobbs Chuck and Terry Hoover

Mr. Matthew Hoover Mr. Chris Horace Marilynn K. Houston Nancy Domako Howard The Hoyle Family (Connie McDonough '72) Mr. Charles M. Hunt David Huntsinger John M. Hurley Diane Wasyluk Iardella Janet Fandetta Indelicato Charles and Lisa Irwin Judy Tobia Johnson-Crispi Christopher Joniec Elsie Hak Judge Ed & Dot Feizet Junikka '65 Bob & Mary Kane Frank and Mimi McDermott '48 Keeley Maureen Keller Mr. Brian Kelly Eleanor Martello Kelly Frank Kelly Richard J. Kelly Fr. Ed Kennedy Mary Jane Gentlesk Kennedy Joseph T. and Karen Kenney Rich & Gail Kenney Patricia Mallon Keppeler The Kiely Family Mrs. Rosemary Knicley Phyllis Horn Koch Mr. Jeffrey Koelsch Lisa Kopcho Mary Ann M. Kopie Harry J. Kyler Maria La Pella Margie Keeler Laitner Francis LaMaina Mr. Michael Lamberti Patricia Lanard Dena LaPata Julia Lapolla Emily LaScala Brian Leahy George LeCato Maureen Meehan Lee Dr. John Legere Emily Lenguadoro Katie Lenguadoro Mr. & Mrs. Matt Lenguadoro Miss Angela Leone Mr. James R. Leontiades Janet Sereno Lewis John W. Lex Mary Costello Lickfeld Joe Lisiewski

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2020

Annual Report of Gifts IRISH GIVING DAY DONORS Robert J. Long Sherry Long Terry Long Mrs. Rosemarie Loughlin Anonymous Mr. James Lumley Col. William J. Lynch, (Ret) Joseph Lyons David A. MacDonald Jake Mackara Luke Mackara Agnes '63 and Jim '57 Madden Michael P. Madden Tom '54 & Barbara '55 Madden Patrick and Margaret (McKee) Madison Mr. Jack Magee Arlene Magnaye Penelope Maguire Tram Mai Charles & Andrea Maimone Virginia Major Barbara J. Malone Gerry Barbera Marchetty Joe and Patrice Maro Mr. Louis Marshall Msgr. Andrew Martin Arthur Martin Bernice Massi Mr. Paul David Masso Mr. Shawn P. Masterson Maureen Fulton Mastrobuono Ms. Christine F. Matera Mrs. Donna Matera Elizabeth P. May Phil Mayer '93 Thomas J. Mc Hugh, Sr. Constance McAneney MD Ms. Joanne McBride Mary Ellen McBride Laura McCafferty Carleen Bierschenk McCarthy Scott McCarthy Pat (Callahan) McCaw Mary Puzzutiello McClaine Gerry (Seeman) McCloskey Mark McCloskey Denise (Hewitson) and Dan McCormick Ms. Eileen McCullough Michael F. McCurdy Dennis McDonald Sharon McDonnell Marge Hutchinson McElroy Joseph McGinley Mr. James M. McGrath Braeden McHugh

William McInerney Major General (Ret.) James McIntosh Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin Thomas & Leslie Tophoven McMahon Antoinette McTamney Filomena Trujillo Mealy Robert Medley Merenyi Family Michelle Merriman Jack and Maryanne Merritt Tony & Peggy (Testa) Messina Paul Messina '67 Mr. Harry J. Metzinger Dr. Mary Miazga Barbara Ann Fitzpatrick Milch Anne Miles Greg Moffatt Dennis Mohan Teresa Morgan Edward Moseley Pete Mulligan Karen Walsh Murphy Ronald and Kathy (Schultz) Murphy Lindsey Murphy Tara Murray Mr. Anthony Murry Joe and Debbie Murtin Mary Ann McKeon Myers Mrs. Maryann Myers Mr. John Nardi Joe Nardi Mr. Martin Nelson Kyle Nichols Patricia Sirna Nordt Isaac and Akos Nuamah Joya Oasin Kelly M. O'Brien Kevin & Mary Ann O'Brien Marjorie Kenney O'Brien Pat and Colleen O'Brien Mr. Timothy O'Brien Christian Obuchowski John Obuchowski Nikolaus Obuchowski Sarah Obuchowski Michael and Kathryn Sinatra O'Callaghan Bill & Tricia (Hunt) O'Callaghan Marianne O’Donnell Emily O'Donnell Jay and Lisa O'Donnell Matthew O'Donnell Mr. Robert O'Donnell Nancy O'Donnell-Gaddis

Don Olsen Christine Onofrio Virginia Onofrio Kathy Osowiecki Michael A. Osowiecki Martin and Colleen Otremsky Ms. Pamela Palazzo Patricia (McMullin) Palermino Chris Palladino Dominic and Christine Palladino Mrs. Barbara Forte Paolini Tom & Donna Paolini John Pasquarello William R. Paull Claire Pfeffer Howard Pfeffer Anne K. Pfister Diane (Delaney) Pilone Ms. Mary F. Platt Mark A. Platzer Dan & Michelle (McManus) Potts Kelley Powell Lorraine Gloster Powell Mr. Lewis C. Procacci Lew and Kathy Procacci Michael & Elaine Procacci, Jr. Michael Procacci Kristen and Jack Pund Katherine Purul Mr. John Pycik Eileen Horan Rabbitt Zachary Raczka Mr. Dean Ragone Rose Raynor Ermi Mrs. Patricia Reader Len Rebilas Erica Richards Reilly Eugene J. Reilly Maggie Reilly Katelynn M. Reiss JoAnn & John Rell Keyra Reyes Molly Whipkey Ridgway Thomas and Catheriine Riebel Amy Ralbusky Ritter Rev. David Rivera Kathleen Anne Phillips Robbins Terry and Rosemarie Robson The Rodgers Family Melissa Rodriguez Joan Kenney- Romano Kate Rosenberger-Carangi Florence Mojta Rotondo Mr. Rudolf P. Rotter Mr. Shane O. Rowan Ken and Lee Ann Ruiz Sister Eileen M. Rush, SSJ

Fr. Michael P. Rush Mr. Carlo Santa Teresa Nick & Laura Santore John '83 & Carol '85 (Patzer) Sawn Sharon Sochanchak Scharr Edward Schemenski Mrs. Christina L. Schiavo Linda M. Schilling '70 and James Golubieski Mr. Dave Schlitz '59 Rev. Msgr. Leonard Scott Howard & Christina (Guerrieri '06) Sexton Ed Sexton Mr. Brian Shannon Mary Murray Sheil Audrey DiCianno Sheridan Mrs. Jacqueline Simmers Frank and Diane Sinatra Mrs. Nanci Pigliacelli Sinclair Nancy and Harry Singer Patricia Martin Sinon Margie Francescone Slenn Rosanna Lyford Slobodian Catherine M. Smith Richard '55 and Mary E. Muller '56 Smith Robert P. Smith Mrs. Barbara Smyth Shannon Sorino Kathleen Spadaro Joanne Cassidy Spirito Loretta Stachiotti Gerri Stanton McDowell Joseph Steinhagen Mr. Thomas Stilley The Stone Family Mrs. Barbara Strasser Maureen Sullivan Raymond J. Swissler Mrs. Stacy Szurek Anonymous '62 Ralph & Heather (Enriquez) Tallman '88 Kathleen Johnson Taylor Mr. William Taylor Edwin W. Tevis Jr. Harry F. Thiel Jr. Kathleen DiPascale Thorp Suzanne Tierney Mark Tillman Stephanie Tortu Lois Quigley Trani Mr. Kevin Truran Ann Marie (Melnyk) Turner Michael Tursi '83 Joe Uhland '69

Laurence Usignol Mr. Michael Valentine Mr. Marc A. Vallone Cate Van Es '20 Jennifer and William Van Es Liam Van Es '24 Mireille Velazquez Mary Lou McCarthy Venella Mrs. Angie Veneziani Ursula Amendolia Vermillion Annabella Barber Verna James Viggiano Michael Viggiano, Jr. Robert N. Viggiano Helena Gowan Volansky Elizaberg Sexton Walker John J. Walker Theodore W. Walter Jr. Ms. Maria Ward William Ward Matthew Waters Ms. Roseanne Watson-Wark Mr. and Mrs. William Weatherby Gloria Maccaroni Patricia Lynch Weber Charles "Chief" Welch Charles Welch Joanne Smaldore Wetherspoon Jane A. Grady Whalen Colin & Mary Whipkey Mr. Patrick Callahan Whipkey Mr. Shane M. Whipkey Ruth L. Wilkerson Mrs. Jennifer Wilkins-LaRosa Eileen F. Wilkinson Braden Wixted Tricia (Kenney) and John Wixted Ms. Marissa Wolfe Mary McKernan Wolfram Christina & Mark Worthington Nicole Klco Wright Joseph Yaniak Helen E. Wilson Zaengle Kathleen Zannoni PatriciaLi May Zielinski '65 Anna Rita Zimmerman Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation GE Foundation Grandi Family Foundation IBM Corporation Merck Partnership for Giving

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JOIN US! There are so many ways to make a difference. Which will you choose?

THE ANNUAL FUND The greatest number of gifts to CCHS are unrestricted cash donations to the Annual Fund. Annual Fund gifts can also be restricted to tuition assistance, arts or athletics, including specific sports. These gifts make strides toward helping us maintain a competitive value proposition for families seeking a Catholic education for their children.

The Shamrock Society The Shamrock Society is our giving club for donors who contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund each year. Members of this society send an outward message that they know Camden Catholic and its students are a worthy investment.

Tuition Assistance Approximately one third of our students receive some form of tuition assistance based on a standardized assessment of financial need. Your gifts help each of our families continue to choose Catholic education. All recipients are chosen based upon academic performance and demonstrated financial need.

Why Tuition Assistance Matters For years, the Sisters of Mercy were able to contribute their services to Camden Catholic High School to reduce the cost of tuition, thereby making a Catholic education affordable for families. Today, the rising costs of healthcare and technology attribute to a higher cost of education, and tuition must be increased accordingly.

What can I do?

• Contribute to tuition assistance and you will afford a student the opportunity to find themselves, uncover talents, grow academically and spiritually, and develop leadership skills for a 21st century world.

• Named scholarships can both support a student and honor a living individual, family, group, or memorialize a loved one.

Other Ways To Contribute Stock – Camden Catholic accepts gifts of securities, please contact the Advancement Office for required forms.

Matching Gifts- Many corporations now support private secondary education through matching gifts. Check to see if your company offers a matching gift program, and multiply the impact you’re already making at Camden Catholic.

In Memoriam - You, or your family, can choose to recommend gifts to Camden Catholic in lieu of flowers within an obituary. If you wish the gifts to be restricted to a specific purpose please contact the Advancement Office at the time of the obituary’s publication.

LEGACY GIVING Please visit www.cchslegacy.org or call the Advancement Office at 856-663-2247 for more information on ways to make a lasting contribution to Camden Catholic.

Questions?

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CAMDEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL cherry hill, nj † Honoring Catholic values and traditions.

Open House Events*

Class of 2025 Important Admissions Dates

*Space is limited. Reserve your spot ASAP! Two sessions each date at 6:30 and 7PM to maintain social distancing in the building.

Tuesday, September 29 | Thursday, October 8 Tuesday, October 13 | Thursday, October 22

Sept/Oct, 2020

Visit CCHS for an Open House event or Tuesday Tour

Register Online

Oct 31, 2020

www.camdencatholic.org/admissionsevents email admissions@camdencatholic.org or call 856-663-2247 ext. 137

HSPT & Scholarship Test

Nov 15, 2020

Masks are required and temperature checks will occur upon arrival.

Admissions application deadline (for scholarship consideration)

• Take a student-led tour of campus.

• Meet members of our administration, faculty, team representatives, and club and activity organizers.

Dec 2020

• Have your questions answered about... WHY students choose CCHS, HOW they thrive here and WHERE they go from here.

Acceptance letters mailed

Jan 15, 2021

HSPT & Scholarship Test

Tuition Assistance application deadline

Saturday, October 31 at 9AM

Feb 20, 2021

Register online: www.camdencatholic.org/admissionsevents

Registration for accepted students 8AM

Tuesday Tours

Another way to see CCHS in action. Visit in the morning of a school day to see our classes in session and walk the halls with a CCHS student. Schedule online: www.camdencatholic.org/admissionsevents

Virtual Tours & Admissions Events

Visit our website at any time to take a virtual tour of CCHS and to hear from our students about their Irish experience. Zoom events will be scheduled periodically throughout the admissions season to invite prospective students and families to experience CCHS from the comfort of your home. See the website and social media channels for details.

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CAMDEN CATHOLIC’ S 7TH ANNUAL

Irish Giving Day Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Help us fill the Camden Catholic Pot of Gold on St. Patrick’s Day

HALL OF FAME DATE CHANGE! Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 6:30PM • Grandi Auditorium Visit www.camdencatholic.org/halloffame for tickets