Alumni News September 2018, Vol. 1, Issue 1

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September 2018, Vol. 1, Issue 1

2017 ALUMNI AWARDS Congratulations to Distinguished Alumni Award winner, James Motta '74, whose wife, Patty Flanigan Motta '75, accepted the award on his behalf, and Young Alumni Award winner Jan Bednar '10. Both winners were celebrated at the Academic Awards Program on May 31, 2018.

UPCOMING EVENTS Join us at one of our upcoming events, including the 2018 Golf Tournament, Annual Alumni Homecoming Tailgate and A Mass of Remembrance. p. 02

2018 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

ALUMNI FEATURE: EDWARD H. MERRIGAN, JR.

Alumni Legacy and Helping Hands Scholarship recipients were honored at the Academic Awards Program on May 31, 2018. p. 03

Congratulations to the Honorable Edward H. Merrigan, Jr. on his promotion to Brigadier General in the Army Reserves. p. 04

Cardinal Gibbons High School, 2900 NE 47th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL

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ANNUAL ALUMNI HOMECOMING TAILGATE Come back to your alma mater for the biggest celebration of the year. The 2018 Cardinal Gibbons Annual Alumni Homecoming Tailgate will be held on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

5:30 p.m. Homecoming Tailgate in the Gym Reconnect with your alma mater, faculty and friends.

Alumni pre-game tailgate will be held in the gymnasium.

Socialize with classmates while enjoying plenty of food, drink and music. Advance ticket purchase is encouraged.

7:00 p.m. Game Kickoff Get ready for the game against Hallandale High School.

Tickets: Adults: $20 per person Children: $5.00 per child (13 years of age and under) Note: High school students from any school are NOT permitted in the alumni area.

Tickets include tailgate, game entry, two drink tickets and food. All proceeds will benefit the Legacy Scholarship. Show your Gibbons pride; fans are encouraged to wear red and white. Reunions have a personalized link to their specific class reunion.

View photos from previous Alumni homecoming events:

2017 Photos

2016 Photos

2015 Photos

2014 Photos

For more information contact the Alumni Office at (954) 491-2900 ext. 143.

2018 GOLF TOURNAMENT The 2018 Cardinal Gibbons Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 at the Woodlands Country Club. The tournament format will be a four person scramble. Prizes are awarded to the first, second and third place finishers, as well as other foursomes, based upon a random draw post-tournament.

All net funds are utilized to subsidize the Athletic Department. The tournament is also designed to encourage and foster continued relationships among the alumni and community for years to come.

Last year's tournament had a great turnout and we anticipate the same strong support this year. We will not over book foursomes, so please confirm your participation ASAP! We hope that you are able to contribute financially to this event as well as compete in the tournament.

There are various levels of sponsorship available for you or your business.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at: KATHY TIGHT: (954) 683-6900 ktight@comcast.net

TOM BUTLER: (954) 931-5306 tom@bodaxfoundations.com

A MASS OF REMEMBRANCE A Mass of Remembrance will be celebrated for alumni, faculty, and students of the Cardinal Gibbons Family on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family, located in Gibbons Hall.

We hope that you and your family will join us for the Mass and a reception immediately following.

TYLER ZIONTZ: (954) 650-3822 ziontz@cghsfl.org MIKE MORRILL: (954) 658-7523 morrill@cghsfl.org For more information, registration or sponsorship opportunities:

After the homily, we will be reading the names of the deceased members. Family and friends are invited to participate in honor of their loved one.

Those remembered at this year's Memorial Mass are listed on our website.

For more information about the Mass of Remembrance, or to submit the name of an alumnus who has passed recently for inclusion in our prayers, please contact Kristin Hanke '92, Director of Alumni Relations, at khanke@cghsfl.org

Cardinal Gibbons High School

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2018 ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Victoria Cone '18 and Jennifer Mire '19 were honored as the 2018 Alumni Legacy Scholarship recipients at the Academic Awards Program, on May 31, 2018, while Vanessa D'Esposito '19 and Rick Santiago '21 received the Bill Wilson "Helping Hands" scholarship.

The Alumni Legacy Scholarship was developed to help the children and grandchildren of CGHS alumni continue the tradition of attending Cardinal Gibbons. Each year, a $1,000 scholarship is awarded to both students so that we may share the Cardinal Gibbons alumni experience.

The Bill Wilson "Helping Hands" Scholarship recognizes two exceptional students who demonstrate their commitment to helping others in the name of 1979 Gibbons graduate, Bill Wilson. Two students who exemplify the Cardinal Gibbons spirit and display a commitment to serving others are awarded $500 to go toward tuition costs.

The Alumni Legacy Scholarship, as well as the Cardinal Gibbons alumni tradition, is reliant on the support from our generous alumni donors. If you would like to make a gift toward the Alumni Legacy Scholarship, Make a Gift

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS OPEN The Cardinal Gibbons High School Athletic Department is now officially accepting nominations for its 2018-2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class. The chosen inductees will be announced this coming fall, with the official ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. The deadline to submit nominations is Sept. 21, 2018.

If you have any questions regarding the Hall of Fame or its nomination/selection process, please contact Ms. Louise Crocco at or cell (954) 658-9987. 2017-2018 Hall of Fame Inductees youfree@aol.com

ANONYMOUS ALUMNUS CREATES NO. 58 SCHOLARSHIP We'd like to express our immense gratitude to the anonymous alumnus whose generous gift funded the creation of the No. 58 Scholarship. The scholarship, named for the donor's class rank, awards $5,000 to a student who needs a little extra motivation to realize the importance of their education. The anonymous donor believes that every student should get a second chance to take academics seriously and make the most of their time at Cardinal Gibbons.

Thanks to the support of our generous donors, we are able to aid a number of our students in affording a quality, valuecentered, Catholic education at Cardinal Gibbons. If you would like to support us and our students, please consider making a gift today. No gift is too small, and all gifts directly and immediately impact our students.

To donate to an existing scholarship fund, Make a Gift

STAY CONNECTED Cardinal Gibbons High School 2900 NE 47th St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 tel (954) 491-2900 | fax (954) 772-1025 Alumni Office: (954) 491 2900 ext. 143

Cardinal Gibbons High School

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ALUMNI FEATURE: EDWARD H. MERRIGAN, JR. The Honorable Edward H. Merrigan, Jr., who serves on the circuit bench for the second-largest circuit court in the state of Florida, was promoted to Brigadier General in 2018 for his service in the Army Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.

Merrigan, who graduated from Cardinal Gibbons in 1980, participated in a formal pinning ceremony on Friday, August 10, 2018 at the central courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Congratulations, on this incredible honor!

SR. MARIE & SR. JANET'S SUMMER Gail Breton, former assistant principal of Cardinal Gibbons, visited Sr. Marie Schramko and Sr. Janet Rieden over the summer at the Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet, IL. As always, Sr. Marie and Sr. Janet were ecstatic to hear about everything happening at Cardinal Gibbons during Breton's visit. Though they miss the rest of the Cardinal Gibbons family, Sr. Marie and Sr. Janet are thoroughly enjoying retirement.

Sr. Marie is as active as ever, spending her time focusing on painting and other types of art. Sr. JanetEdward has beenH.busy collectingJr., stamps to benefit Mission in South America.

Judge Merrigan, who serves ona the circuit bench Recently, a used stamp sale that Sr. Janet assisted with raised over $2,000. In her spare for the second-largest circuit court in the state of Florida, was time, Sr. Janet lovingly tends to her collection of over a dozen orchids, which were all gifts promoted to Brigadier General in 2018 for his service in the from family and friends.

Army Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.

Both Sr. Marie and Sr. Janet are kept company by a number of visitors each month.

Friends, like Breton, Pat Burke and Br. Michael Brickman, are always stopping by to checkMerrigan, who graduated from Cardinal Gibbons in 1980, in.

participated in a formal pinning ceremony on Friday, August 10, 2018like attothe central courthouse in downtown If you would write to Sr. Marie or Sr. Janet, please send Fort your letters and photos to: Lauderdale.

Sr. Janet Rieden & Sr. Marie Schramko Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home 1201 Wyoming Avenue Joliet, IL 60435

Cardinal Gibbons High School

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MAY '80 MAKES CAMPUS COME ALIVE WITH NEW ART Cardinal Gibbons alumnus and current Cross Country coach John May ' 80, made his mark on campus by sprucing up our baseball and softball dugouts with some fresh paint and new art!

May, a professional artist and sandcastle sculptor, spent the summer exercising his artistic talents at Cardinal Gibbons so that our softball and baseball teams would have beautiful facilities to use for their upcoming seasons in the spring.

The dugouts now feature the Cardinal Gibbons chief and arrowhead logos, as well as text that reads "Home of the Chiefs."

UPCOMING CLASS HELP OUR MOCK REUNIONS TRIAL TEAM If you're a legal professional in the Fort Come back and reconnect! Cardinal Lauderdale area, we encourage you to Gibbons class reunions bring you come mentor our Mock Trial team for a back as you share a weekend day! reconnecting, reminiscing and engaging with old and new friends.

It’s a time to celebrate your class.

Upcoming Reunions, Oct. 19-20 Class of '68 Class of '88 Class of '98 Click here for more information

HAVE A QUESTION? Whether you have a question, exciting news about your career or family or want to see a certain topic covered in our next newsletter, we'd love to hear from you! Please send all questions, suggestions or story ideas to our Public Relations team.

Contact: Kristin Hanke: khanke@cghsfl.org Erin Herbert: eherbert@cghsfl.org The Alumni Newsletter is edited

by Erin Herbert.

GRADUATE AND PARENT, BROWN '80, WINS BACK-TO-SCHOOL PHOTO CONTEST Alumna Denise Iandimarino Brown '80, a graduate and current parent, and senior Alex Velez '19 both submitted their best back-to-school shots to win a t-shirt from the Cardinal Gibbons Campus Store.

Cardinal Gibbons High School

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