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Spring 2016

ESTO VIR A magazine for the Chaminade Family

Congratulations to the Chaminade Varsity Basketball Team, the 2016 State Basketball Champions!

Vol. 2 No. 2

Chaminade College Preparatory School, an independent, Catholic day and resident school, sponsored by the Marianist Province of the United States, is dedicated to cultivating the inherent gifts, skills and talents of young men in grades 6 through 12 so that they are prepared to be the men the world needs them to be.

Administration

Board of Trustees

Rev. Ralph A. Siefert, S.M. President Philip G. Rone Principal James Chrismer ’85 Matthew Dailey Dianne Dunning-Gill Thomas Fernandez Todd Guidry Maureen Herrmann Stephanie Kralemann Robert Schnur Lee Tilley Peter Vlahutin

Mark D. Heffernan ’82 Board Chair John F. Eilermann, Jr. ’82 Vice Chair David G. Bellon ’83 Thomas H. Brouster, Jr. ’87 Norman B. Conley III Christopher K.Coulter ’92 Joseph T. Eckelkamp, Sr. Rev. Thomas French, S.M. Rosalie Henry Brian J. Hogan Robert B. Leggat ’61 Philip G. Rone James A. Shaughnessy Rev. Ralph A. Siefert, S.M. Thomas P. Stiffler Theresa C. Vella Mark S. Viragh ’66 Bro. Thomas Wendorf, S.M. Frederick W. Wiesehan, Sr. Jackie Yoon

InWith This Issue the President

3 Middle School Highlight Night 3 Social Media 4 Principal’s Corner 5 Skip Viragh Center 6 Summer Camps 7 Basketball Run to State 7 Esto Vir Auction 8 Alumni Awards 10

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This is accomplished through emphasis on the Five Characteristics of Marianist Education: Educating for Formation in Faith Providing an Integral, Quality Education Educating in Family Spirit Educating for Service, Justice and Peace Educating for Adaptation and Change

ESTO VIR is published three times a year by the Advancement Office. Submissions are encouraged. Articles and information are edited and printed as space allows.

Junior Ring Father-Son Banquet Golf Tournament Football Teams A Lasting Legacy Chaminade Sports Winter Events The Student Perspective Save the Date Enrollment Management

Chaminade College Preparatory School 425 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131-2729 314-692-6687, 877-ESTO VIR x1187 chaminade-stl.org kcarroll@chaminade-stl.org Managing Editor: Karen Carroll, Assoc. Dir. of Advancement Services Contributing Editors: Jana Allen, Jan Hamilton, Maureen Herrmann, Caitlin Meiners, David Nolda Contributors and Photography: Administration, Advancement Office, Faculty, Students

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Canning Candids Making Chaminade Great Giving Back House Service Program Alumni News School News Fine Arts In Memoriam Celebrating Our Tradition

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With the President A Fireside Chat with Fr. Ralph - Caitlin Meiners

his time of year, you can find Fr. Ralph roaming the hallways of Chaminade. While the weather is chilly, it’s always warm when he is around. The entire Chaminade community can attest to Fr. Ralph’s caring, witty, and loving personality. Whether you’ve been to his Mass, spent time with him at one of Chaminade’s events, or seen him around campus taking pictures, you know that he is a man of many gifts and talents. In an effort to get to know him even better, I had the opportunity to sit down and catch-up with Fr. Ralph. I started our interview with the traditional, “Where did you go to school?” question. I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into by asking that question. His impeccable educational accomplishments include: • • • • • • •

St. Mary’s High School in south St. Louis Bachelor’s Degree from St. Mary’s University in Texas Master’s Degree in English from Northwestern University Master’s Degree in Moral Theology from Saint Louis University Doctor of Ministry Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Andover Newton Theological School Certificate in Theological Studies from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley Master’s Degree in Educational Administration through the University of San Francisco

It quickly became clear to me that Fr. Ralph was a student for life. “I like going to school, it’s a lot of fun. I just love learning and

there are so many interesting things to learn. The world is a fascinating place. I am truly intrigued by everything,” he explained. I came to learn that Fr. Ralph is not a creature of habit, from his love of learning to his love of traveling, he never stays in one place for long (except for the twenty-seven years at Chaminade, of course). He rarely visits the same restaurant twice, or cooks the same meal twice. He is constantly searching for something new to experience. So it shouldn’t surprise you that over the course of his lifetime, Fr. Ralph has traveled the world. His list of favorite places traveled include Bali, Bruges (Belgium), Salzburg (Austria), Thailand, and Paris (France). He has plans to travel to Scandinavia this summer. With his vast knowledge of education and travel, Fr. Ralph can truly speak to the importance of the Global Reach Program at Chaminade. “It’s a big world out there; we need to be preparing our students to interact with that world,” he revealed as his personal conviction. The Global Reach program has truly flourished over the past year. It is just another one of the accomplishments that Fr. Ralph can add to his Chaminade resume. In addition, he believes that his biggest accomplishment has come by acquiring the finest faculty and staff. He noted, “Along with that, we have enrolled the best students. Everything else that we’ve done has been to support the kids, to allow them to have the best experience. But the people, that’s what’s the most important.” With an ever-growing population of students at Chaminade, Fr. Ralph’s vision for the school “isn’t complicated.” It includes, “Being

the best possible school that we can be for the young men whom we educate. We want them to develop into well-rounded, holistic, good human beings. That’s what Chaminade is all about, so it’s just not complicated.” With a strong, clear vision, Chaminade is charging forward to strengthen the academic programs and implementing many other enhancements over the years. “The expansion of the Advanced College Credit Program has been just a small part of the solid development of the academic program. The House System has truly brought the school’s sense of family spirit to the forefront of who the school is,” he says. Fr. Ralph spoke highly of the evolution of the school as a whole, but also had a twinkle in his eye as he described his dreams for the future. In the end, it was clear that Fr. Ralph has a true affinity for education, travel, and so much more. I believe the entire Chaminade Community can agree that Fr. Ralph Siefert has transformed Chaminade for good. I know we are all excited to see what else he has in store for our beloved school!

Middle School Highlight Night Welcoming next year’s students!

Middle school STEM teacher Catherine Schaaf led the boys in a hands-on circuit board demonstration.

Middle school students got their hands messy with an art project.

Students directed their blindfolded teammates to find a piece of candy without toppling the towers.

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Social Media Recent Tweets “Huge win for the Bocce team today, 9-7 over SLUH!” Chaminade Bocce @CCP_Bocce February 4 “A beautiful sunrise greets us on the second day of the #CCP Junior Emmaus retreat. #WeAreChaminade”

re you on social media? Social media is an easy way to stay in touch with Chaminade on a daily basis. From the classroom to the field, Chaminade keeps you in the loop on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Make sure to follow Chaminade on all social media outlets! Like us on Facebook at Chaminade School and Chaminade Athletics. Follow us on twitter at @WeAreChaminade and @CCPAthletics. Follow us on Instagram @WeAreChaminade and be sure to use the hashtags #WeAreChaminade and #EstoVir for the chance to get your pictures on Chaminade’s website! Download the NeXRef app for your phone or tablet

Instagram

haminade is everywhere on social media. So, be sure to check us out on Instagram. Here are some Instagram pictures that used the hashtag #wearechaminade. Follow Chaminade at Instagram.com/wearechaminade.

Fr. Bob Jones, SM @frbobsm January 14 “Congratulations and good luck @Benbishop30 in tonight’s @ NHL All-Star Game! #EstoVir #NHLAllStar @CCPAthletics” Chaminade Hockey @ChaminadeHockey January 31

@chaminadespiritstore #showyourspirit #chaminadespiritstore #wearechaminade

“Congrats Gray House MSers for earning student of the month for Dec or Jan: A Selness, B Sartori, S Cavanaugh, O Piskorski” Vincent Gray @grayhouse2015 February 5 “Congrats to the newly accepted Class of 2020! https://vimeo. com/154357895 #wearechaminade” Mr. Philip Rone @WeAreChaminade February 5 “Congrats to Jacob Bai ’16 and Brian Covington ’16 for being named National Merit Finalists!” Mr. Philip Rone @WeAreChaminade February 11

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@wearechaminade “always fun to win the last game of the season over a good opponent. These guys are the future of CCP Soccer #squad #wearechaminade”

@wearechaminade “The Red Army is ready for the second half! Chaminade 39 De Smet 32 at the end of the second #wearechaminade #chaminadebasketball #mcbridenight”

@3duardo_tap “And this is how everything came to an end #wearechaminade #swimmers #coach #family”

@chaminadehockey “The goaltenders (Goose and Struck) had a great night tonight as Chaminade defeated Vianney 3-1 at the Mid States Winter Classic. #WeAreChaminade #MidStatesHockey

@vickikaintz “Cheering on Daddy’s Alma Mater at the State Championship #livlife #chicagokaintz #wearechaminade #reddevils

Principal’s Corner

Characteristics of Marianist Education - Peter Vlahutin, Associate Principal

t is not without coincidence that in times of great crisis in the life of the Church, God raises up men and women of sanctity to provide leadership and witness. It is with great pride and humility (pride in his willingness to seek holiness and humility in our attempts to follow likewise) that we are the first school in the world to be named in honor of one such saint: Blessed William Joseph Chaminade. Blsd. Chaminade’s story is one consistently marked by seeking the will of God, even in the midst of great trial. Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution, he left the school at which he was teaching and moved to Bordeaux to serve the people of that diocese. When required to sign the oath of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, he refused and went into hiding. He ministered to the Church secretly and so successfully that the government later refused to believe that he had not fled France. As a result of various government changes, he was later exiled to Spain where he found himself in Saragosa. It was there, while praying at the shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar, that Fr. Chaminade envisioned a community of lay people and religious working together to re-Christianize France, under the mission of the Mother of God: to bring Christ into the world. Upon his repatriation, Chaminade gathered lay people into sodalities for the strengthening of their faith. Characteristic of these sodalities was their diversity. They gathered men and women, lay people and clergy, wealthy and impoverished, professionals and members of the working class, all on equal terms. The renewal of faith led to many desiring a more formal commitment to the sodalities, and later to a more committed form of consecrated life, resulting in the formation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate for women and the Society of Mary for men. Since schools were a significant need in post-Revolutionary France, and Fr. Chaminade saw education as a means of evangelizing students in a life of faith, the Marianist communities developed teaching and running schools as a primary apostolate of the order. What started in France in 1816, spread to Switzerland in 1839 and to the United States in 1849, where our own Chaminade College was eventually established in 1910. In 2000, when Pope St. John Paul II beatified Fr. Chaminade, he referred to him as the ‘saint of the laity.’ This was, in large part, because of Chaminade’s work with hundreds of lay people in his sodalities. The sodalities came

first; the consecrated religious life came second, flowing from the lay communities Fr. Chaminade had established. In many ways, the Marianist charism has come full circle. There are more intentional lay Marianists worldwide, including three among our faculty, than professed Marianists. In 1996, recognizing the need to more intentionally articulate the Marianist approach to education, and to entrust it to the increasing number of lay teachers in their schools, the Society of Mary collaborated on an international document entitled Characteristics of Marianist Education,

Characteristics of Marianist Education artwork by Carol Prag: This image of Mary incorporates all five symbols of the Characteristics of Marianist Education. Mary is depicted as protective, embracing and nurturing the life within her. The rotation of the symbols centers around the cross, which symbolizes Mary’s strong faith and focus and is a testimony to her life. It demonstrates how, as Mary formed her son, Jesus, Marianist educators strive to foster in their students the same mutual love and respect. Behind Mary is a bright corona which radiates around her. It gives Mary a privileged position as Jesus’ mother and ours, too. Finally, behind this corona is a larger white cross.

known as the CMEs. Chaminade responded initially by establishing a LIT Team, now the Mission Integration (MIT) Team, whose initial focus was the formal incorporation of the CMEs into all aspects of school life. The school’s mission statement was changed in 1999 to include the CMEs as the means by which we achieve our mission. In 2001, the CMEs were integrated into the ISACS accreditation and self-study process, whereby every identified plan or priority reflected one of the five CMEs. The process of connecting our growth as a school directly with the CMEs has continued for two subsequent self-studies, including our most recently completed last school year. The MIT Team oversees our annual Marianist Educators Gathering that provides professional development to our faculty in the Marianist charism. The MIT Team also coordinates a process of growth in the CMEs that provides feedback to the Society of Mary’s Office of Sponsorship on how we are maintaining our identity as a Marianist school – part of the process of maintaining our relationship with the Marianists. Blsd. Chaminade’s vision of using education as a means of elevating the spiritual life of the community is why there is a faith dimension to every class and every activity at Chaminade. His process of gathering young people in sodalities is why there is such a strong emphasis on community building and Family Spirit at Chaminade. His openness to men and women of all backgrounds is why we offer so many different academic and extra-curricular opportunities to our students, encouraging them to explore and develop their God-given talents. Blsd. Chaminade’s commitment to rebuilding the Church after the injustices of the French Revolution is why we emphasize service, working directly with those being served, and have such a strong commitment to the men at Fr. Dempsey’s. Blsd. Chaminade’s mantra of ‘new times, new methods’ is why we strive to form young men who are prepared for the technological and societal challenges of the twenty-first century. Just as there was something uniquely holy and special about William Joseph Chaminade, we believe that there is something holy and special about a Marianist Education.

Artwork used with permission

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Skip Viragh Center

alfway through our fifth year, the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts is going strong. We continue to support Chaminade in house events, liturgies, assemblies, drama and band productions, as well as host our regular partners such as Focus 11, Winter Opera St. Louis, Dances of India, St. Louis Wind Symphony and St. Louis Philharmonic. Every year we continue to book new and unique events that support our core values to bring together our school and our community. This spring we hosted John O’Leary as he launched his new book, On Fire; the Theatre Circle Awards, which honors professional St. Louis Theatre; and David Kauffman ’78, who performed a concert for the community and provided the music for an all-school Mass. As we continue to grow, we are always looking for new and exciting events to bring to the Chaminade and St. Louis communities. On May 7, we will host the 17th Annual St. Louis Dance Festival, a dazzling array of the best dance in St. Louis, from ballet to hip-hop, Middle Eastern to modern, Indian to tap, and everything in between and on June 18, we welcome back Italian singer and songwriter Giada Valenti for a concert promoting her PBS special, From Venice with Love.

Meredith Anne Gerard, Matt Andrew ’20, and Elizabeth Nolting star in the Middle School Play, “Into the Woods, Jr.”

Chaminade Jazz Combo III poses with clinician/jazz pianist Ken Kehner following their MLK Jazz Celebration workshop on January 15. Pictured are Jake Sigman ’19, Ryan Williams ’19, Alex Hart ’19, Mr. Kehner, Terrell Powell ’18, Matt Billings ’19, Alvin Hamilton ’18, and Antonio Criste ’19.

Viragh-Palooza Come celebrate the 3rd Annual VIRAGH-PALOOZA with us - Chaminade’s outdoor festival of creativity on Friday, May 6. • Spring Art Show • Annual Student Pottery Sale ($) • Premieres of student films • Wheel-throwing pottery demos • Giant Jenga • Sno-Cones ($) • Raku Firing • Performances from our Improv Troupe • Chalk Drawings • Bubbles • Music • Really great weather • and much more! This is an afternoon set aside to highlight the great talents our student artists! Please come by for a little while or stay for the whole afternoon, hang out and enjoy! Festivities start after school at 2:50 and wrap-up around 5 p.m. VIRAGH-PALOOZA 3 – the place to be!

For more information on renting the facility or purchasing tickets for upcoming events, contact Adrienne Gleeson, agleeson@chaminade-stl.org.

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Ryan Hoffman ’16 rehearses with the Missouri All-State Jazz Band and their director, John Clayton

Upcoming Events Regional Pro-Life Conference April 2 St. Louis Philharmonic April 29, 8 pm St. Louis Dance Festival May 7 Arts for Life, Best Performance Awards June 12, 1 pm Giada Valenti Concert June 18

Summer Camps Join us for a summer of fun! You’re invited to discover Chaminade this summer at one of our summer camps! Explore everything our 55-acre campus has to offer from the classrooms and the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts, to the indoor pool,

eight tennis courts, two gyms, turf field, soccer and football stadiums, all-weather track, the fitness and weighty rooms. Make a new friend who shares your passions and interests. It’s also a wonderful time to explore a new hobby or talent while learning from a Chaminade coach or teacher.

A preview of new and returning camps for the 2016 year are: • Basketball Camps • Swimming Lessons • Soccer Camps • Tennis Camps • Football Camps • Lacrosse Camps • Acting Camp • Writing Camps • Math Camps • Middle School Fantasy Film & Literature Camp • High School Fantasy and Sci-Fi Camp • Pottery Camp • Band Camp • Act Prep Course • Lego Robotics Camp • Model Rocket Camp • Organizational Boot Camp And many more! For complete camp registration information, visit Chaminade-stl.org and click on the “Summer Camps” banner on the homepage. For addition information, contact Summer Camp Director, Dr. Dan Karcher, 314993-4400 x1169.

Basketball Run to State

Photos courtesy of David Kapatsa ’16, David Nolda and Fr. Ralph Siefert

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Esto Vir Auction

hanks to all who helped make the 2016 Esto Vir Auction a HUGE success! This year’s auction raised over $326,000, which shatters last year’s record net revenue of $268,000. The auction is the school’s premier fundraising event. The proceeds from the auction go directly to the operating budget of the school, offsetting the difference between tuition and the actual cost of educating a Chaminade gentleman.

Thanks to our Sponsors! C Sponsors: 3

Presenting Sponsor Murphy Company Signature Sponsor Mattingly Lumber & Millwork, Inc. Partnership Sponsor McBride & Son Homes White Ribbon Sponsors CTS Group Fabick CAT Hastings & Chivetta Architects International Charitable Foundation

2016 Highlights •

We raised $145,000 for the Fund-A-Need project to purchase two new vans for transportation needs.

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$10,225 will be added to the Esto Vir Auction Scholarship (proceeds from the cork pull and raffle).

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Matt and Patti Billings won the $10,000 raffle.

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Tim Gamma won $200 playing the 10 Times game.

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Thomas Hawatemeh ’18 was voted as the outstanding student volunteer.

Esto Vir Auction Sponsors:

President’s Sponsor HM Father Chaminade Sponsors Craig & Mary Kennedy LDI Integrated Phamacy Services Live Auction Sponsor Drury Hotels Wine Sponsor PARIC Society of Mary Sponsors Bryan Cave The Garlich Family Hogan Truck Leasing, Inc. Keeven Brothers Sod Co. Kopytek, Inc. Moneta Group Red Devil Sponsors The Commerce Trust Company Rubin Brown, LLP The Zaegel Family Friend of Chaminade Tom & Kelly Adamitis Class of ’66 Environmental Compliance Technologies Our Lady of The Pillar Pedestal Foods Spencer Fane Spencer Office Cleaning Centerpiece Sponsor Basile Landscaping

Cindy and Mark ’82 Heffernan and John and Christine Slattery

Paula Shanahan, Victoria Gilliam and Rhonda Dart

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Esto Vir Auction Committee Partners in Mission Co-chairs............................ Laura & Pat Murphy ’85 Kelly & Chuck Pfister General Auction Chair........................................ Jamie Breeding-Rizzo Live Auction................................. Susie Sheahan CCP Spirit.......................................Terry Trunko Home & Garden....................... Carol Rechtiene Lifestyles......................................Deanne Parnas Luxury................................................. Jill Garlich Sports........................................... Michele Carter Julie Mooney Cork Pull................. Victoria & Scott Bader ’76 House of Cards............................ Liz Hennessey Accounting....................................... Ann Yeager Acquisitions................................... Kelli Mitchell Donna Gamma Bank................................................... Dave Clark Joe Eckelkamp Julie Quint Lee Tilley Bid Packets.................................... Lynn Grigone Centerpieces....................... Mike & Katie Basile Data Entry.................................Michelle Bagatti Jennifer Glickert Paul Grundhauser Photography.................................... Dave Nolda Proofing.......................................... Jan Hamilton Registration......................................Karen Carroll Mary Ann Herrin Tensai Newete Spirit Bags.........................................Kelli Mitchell Lisa Greer Sponsorships........................................ Katie Reed Student Volunteers.......................... Kevin Becvar Laura Janson Michelle Ostermueller Video Production................... David Kapatsa ’16 Mr. Mark Laury Mr. John Hale ’03 Xavier Torres ’20 Juan Ramon Gomez ’20 Justin Cook ’17 Jai Chahal ’16 Justin Remelius ’17 Sean Kennedy ’17 Nadim Kayali ’17 Vineyard Vines Sales..................Jennifer McKean

Dan ’82 and Kim Groneck with principal Philip Rone

The Jazz Band performed during the reception.

Mike Rozier and Pat Murphy ’85

Fund-A-Need

roceeds from the Fund-A-Need project for the 2016 Auction will be used to purchase two new full-size vans. The goal is to provide a safe mode of transportation that will represent Chaminade in an exciting way. Our current fleet of vans is over ten years old and has a total of 350,000 miles, so replacing them is well overdue. These vans will benefit the entire Chaminade community and their uses will include the transportation of resident students, band members, small sports teams, PE classes, service projects, and so much more. A special thank you to the 115 families listed below who contributed to this project. Your continued support of our mission of educating our Chaminade Gentlemen is greatly appreciated. You can view the Fund-A-Need video by going online to www.tinyurl.com/2016EVFAN. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Adamitis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Agnew Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Altic Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Anthon Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Anthon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Bacich Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Billings Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Botta Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Boveri Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Buckner Mr. and Mrs. A. John Buescher ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Buhr Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bujold Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Carrow II Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Conley III Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Covington ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Crawford ’90 Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. Timothy T. Dart Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Grant S. Dino Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Divis Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Domash ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dreher Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Duggan ’81 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Eisenhart ’88 Mr. Jeffrey Evenson and Ms. Laura Ortmann Ms. Jammie B. Fabick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Timothy T. Fogerty Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gaffner Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Gamma Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Garamella Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Garlich, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Justin R. Giessman ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Gill ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Growe Dr. and Mrs. John Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. John K. Handy ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Heffernan ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Helmsing ’92 Mr. and Mrs. John F. Herber, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Hermeling Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hill ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Jacoby Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Keller ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. King Mr. and Mrs. Todd R. Kohlbecker Mr. and Mrs. Brad G. Kosem Mr. and Mrs. Michael U. Kratz Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Craig M. Lalumandier

Fund-A-Need [fuhnd]-[uh][need] (v.) generating revenues for a specific organizational need at an auction or other fundraising event. Synonyms: gift from the heart, paddle raise, special pledge appeal Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Linsin Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. LoCigno Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Lottes ’85 Dr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Loynd ’92 Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lynch Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Markarian Mr. and Mrs. Donn R. Mitchell II Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. Mooney Murphy Company Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. O’Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Olwig

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Parnas ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Peacock Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Pecha Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Pfister, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan T. Piskorowski Mr. and Mrs. Suthirug N. Pisutha-Arnond Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Pittillo Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Politte Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Proost Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Rallo Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Re Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Renner Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott Ririe Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Rizer Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Roarty Mr. and Mrs. Kirk E. Rodeheaver Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Rone Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Rottjakob Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sacchettini Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Seele ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Servizzi Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaughnessy Susie & Peter Sheahan ’82 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Shekelton III Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Signorelli Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. William C. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Strauss Drs. Pedro and Rosa Suarez-Solar ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sudduth Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sudekum ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Templeton Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Travers Mr. and Mrs. John L. Trunko ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Vitale Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Walsh Ms. Courtney Walter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Weiss ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. White Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Williamson Mr. and Mrs. R. Gerard Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Imran Zoberi

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Alumni Awards Honorary Alumnus Award Joseph C. Nettemeyer (McBride ’69)

he Chaminade Honorary Alumnus award is presented to someone who is not an alumnus of our school, but who has served Chaminade in an exemplary fashion. The candidate’s life should reflect that he embraces and lives the mission of Chaminade, and has manifested a long-term loyalty to Chaminade. This year’s honoree, Joseph C. Nettemeyer, encompasses all of these. Joe is a living example of what Chaminade and the Marianist mission are all about. Now he can add “Chaminade alumnus” to his resume. It’s been quite a year for Joe, as he was named 2015 Businessman of the Year by the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce. Joe is the President and CEO of Valin Corporation in San Jose, California, a 100% employee-owned company and a leading provider of technology solutions in the western United States. Under Joe’s leadership, Valin has grown from a $25 million to $150+ million company and was named as one of Inc.’s 500|5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies. Prior to joining Valin, Joe worked for Emerson Electric for twenty-one years, where he held senior management positions in several divisions. Joe is a 1969 graduate of McBride High School, which closed in 1971 due to shrinking enrollment. As a fellow Marianist institution, Chaminade reached out to McBride alumni and adopted them into the Chaminade Family nearly twenty-five years ago. Joe’s life certainly reflects that he has embraced and lives the Marianist missions of both McBride and Chaminade. He believes that education is the great opportunity provider for all people. He and his wife, Jane, personally fund twenty-two schools in Bangladesh, and Valin funds another ten schools with their business partners, providing opportunities for children to escape the tyranny of illiteracy. His commitment to

education by his company led to the creation of Valin University, which provides his employees with ongoing education to advance their skills. He believes that a well-educated workforce creates a competitive advantage. Inspired by, and truly grateful for his Marianist education, Joe helped lead the charge to raise more than $1 million for the McBride Educational Foundation, which funds scholarships for Chaminade students with family ties to McBride alumni. Currently, there are fifty-five Chaminade students who are McBride legacies and receive aid from the fund. Having already made a significant $100,000 gift to the campaign, he gave an inspirational presentation last year at a gathering of more than 200 McBride alumni stating his desire to also recognize those McBride and Chaminade alumni who served their country. He announced that he would match up to an additional $125,000 to help reach the $1 million goal. This transformational gift to the McBride Educational Foundation ensures that the McBride legacy endures for years to come in the lives of our Chaminade students. In recognition of his generosity and that of his fellow McBride alumni, their gifts also served to rechristen the middle school wing as McBride Alumni Hall.

Joe Nettemeyer, Fr. Ralph and Dave Bellon ’83

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Joe and Jane, both St. Louis natives, share a deep commitment to family with four children (Anne, Kate, Joe and David) and five grandchildren. They also remain avid fans of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Alumnus of the Year David G. Bellon ’83

he Alumni Association Board of Directors has the honor of proposing and reviewing candidates for the Chaminade Alumnus of the Year Award. To achieve this most distinguished honor, the honoree must have given his time, skills and/or resources to his alma mater; he must have been involved in school and/or alumni activities; he must have given of himself to his community outside of Chaminade; and he must have exemplified the spirit of Esto Vir in his daily life. This year’s recipient is Brig. Gen. David G. Bellon, class of 1983. After Chaminade, Dave attended the University of Kansas and graduated in 1987 with a degree in Business Administration. He is also a 1990 graduate of the University of Missouri Law School. He was then commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. Gen. Bellon served seven years on active duty before joining the Reserves in 1997 and beginning a law career in Los Angeles. Between 2003 and 2007, Dave was deployed three times to Iraq. In 2009, he was deployed to Afghanistan and served as the Chief of Operations for southern Afghanistan during NATO’s 2010 surge of forces to secure the vital areas around Kandahar City. Gen. Bellon’s service career has been outstanding and his personal decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, four Bronze Stars as well as the Legion of Merit. In 2013, then-Col. Bellon was elevated to Brigadier General Bellon in a ceremony held in the Skip Viragh Center at Chaminade. With a huge American flag flying high above the campus, and surrounded by fellow Marines, family

and friends, Dave was confirmed by the United States Congress and became a one-star general. During the ceremony, he talked about his time at Chaminade and how “Esto Vir” has helped him when facing difficult times. Prior to his last tour in Afghanistan, Dave moved his family back to St. Louis to be closer to family and to give his son, Jack ’16, a chance to attend Chaminade. Dave continues to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve in a variety of capacities. In his civilian life, Dave is a partner at St. Louis based QRS Recycling where he facilitates the use of renewable resources.

Dave has not only demonstrated undaunted loyalty and commitment to his country, he also continues to serve his alma mater. He is an active member of the Board of Trustees and has led the Senior Leadership sessions for the past several years. He is a proud football dad and can be seen “moving the chains” after every play at varsity games. Dave’s dedication and spirit of Esto Vir challenge all of us in the Chaminade Family to become the best we can be. His deep sense of loyalty to Chaminade, his community, and our country is to be commended and celebrated. He truly lives our Chaminade mission to the fullest

and continues paying it forward to the benefit of others in the Chaminade community. Dave said it best himself… “If I can offer anything to the boys it would be to acknowledge the responsibility to live a life of service in some capacity… I keep doing it because it forces me to be better than I am willing to be on my own… Success for Chaminade is to have the boys acknowledge it (even though they may not know how they will serve yet) and then stay connected with each other throughout their lives, so they can hold each other to their obligations to serve and lead.”

Junior Ring

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Father-Son Banquet

he 77th Annual Father-Son Banquet was held on February 11 at the Frontenac Hilton. More than 500 fathers and sons enjoyed the time-honored Chaminade tradition of spending an unforgettable evening together at the banquet. Attendees enjoyed the Chaminade Jazz Band and Contemporary Music Group, photographs with family and friends, and inspirational speakers. Senior Brendan Robert gave a heartfelt speech with a reflection on his relationship with his father and the significant

role John Lawrence played not only in his life, but many lives at Chaminade. The keynote speakers, broadcasting legend Jay Randolph, Sr., and golf and radio personality Jay Randolph, Jr., reflected on the importance of the father-son relationship. Fr. Ralph noted that Jay Randolph, Sr. gave the speech at the first Father-Son Banquet he attended as a teacher at Chaminade in 1968. Joe Lordo ’75 mentioned that he was also in attendance at that banquet, as a sixth grade student with his father. Fr. Ralph presented the Bro. Fred Weisbruch, S.M. Award to Peter Sheahan ’82 for his

ongoing service and contributions to Chaminade. Bro. Weisbruch served as principal of Chaminade from 1969-75 and won the respect and admiration of faculty, students and parents for his superb leadership and the outstanding contributions he made to the development of the school. Each year, the Fathers’ Club gives an award in his name to the father of a Chaminade student who has, to an outstanding degree, emulated Bro. Weisbruch in his service and dedication to Chaminade College Preparatory School.

Reilly ’17, Pete ’82, and Marty ’19 Sheahan

Jay Randolph, Jr., Fr. Ralph, emcee Tim Kelly ’83, and Jay Randolph, Sr.

Jack ’17, Teddy ’20, and Mike ’93 Sudekum

High School students enjoy the evening.

Brendan Robert ’16

Jayson ’16 and Justin Tatum

Middle Schoolers during the pre-dinner reception

Sixth graders join the tradition

Catching up with friends

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Golf Tournament New date & venue 34th Annual Golf Tournament Monday, June 13, 2016 Algonquin Golf Club Morning and afternoon flights will be available Register online at Chaminade-stl.org. For more information or to be a sponsor, please contact Maureen Herrmann 314-692-6717, mherrmann@chaminade-stl.org.

A Lasting Legacy

Estate Planning Benefits Chaminade

ill Edwards ’43 came to Chaminade in 1936 as an energetic sixth grader. He truly enjoyed his Chaminade experience and did it all – sports, student leadership, public speaking, and sodality. He never forgot those days and remained loyal to CCP, and friends with his classmates until his passing in early 2016. Not only was Bill a proud alumnus, he was also a Chaminade parent and grandparent. In 2003, he was presented the Alumni Humanitarian Award. This prestigious award reads in part that the honor is “presented to an alumnus who has given exceptional service to his community. He further provides undaunted support through his time, skills and/or resources to a charitable or non-profit organization.” What began as a promise to secure a single airplane to deliver supplies and medical help to nomadic people in Africa, evolved to the establishment of Wings of Hope. Bill was the co-founder of the international humanitarian organization, which was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1967. Bill served as executive vice-president and COO for more

than twenty years. The organization flourished and continues to meet the needs of forgotten and suffering people around the world. They will also help transport ill patients across our own country for medical treatment. Part of Bill’s legacy is his continued support of Chaminade through a charitable gift annuity he established in 2002. Upon Bill’s passing, Chaminade received the balance of his annuity and designated it to a scholarship he felt passionate about. Bill’s gilft will provide support for Chaminade students into the future. Have you considered your estate plans? Your planning today can benefit others tomorrow. Today it is easier than ever to create a plan that can be multi-functional, proving tax relief and income for you and financial support for the charity of your choice in the future. If you would like to learn more about planned giving or a charitable gift annuity, contact Maureen Herrmann, mherrmann@ chaminade-stl.org, or 314-692-6717. If you have already included Chaminade in your will or trust, letting us know will ensure that your wishes are carried out as you intend.

Football Teams

State Championship Football Game Brings Generations of Players Together

t’s not every year that we celebrate our Red Devils playing in the state championship football game. If fact, it was forty-three years ago that Chaminade made its only other appearance when they took the field at Chillicothe High with the 3A state championship on the line. That changed on November 28, 2015, when the Red Devils (13-1) returned to the title game to face Fort Osage (13-1) for the Class 5 title at the Edward Jones Dome. No one was more excited for the current band of Devils than the 1972 team.

Ray Ruzicka ’73 and Craig Palubiak ’73 presented more than twenty-five notes of encouragement and best wishes from the 1972 players to the 2015 team before their walkthrough practice. It was a special time for both generations of Red Devil players. Speaking about contacting his 1972 teammates, Ray said, “You reach out to them forty years later and it’s like it was just yesterday. They start sending emails about how special that time was. It’s pretty cool. Maybe it was the loss that bonded us together even more because it was a tough one. “We wanted [the team] to know that we were really rooting for them. Everyone seemed very appreciative, thanking us afterwards,” he continued.

The 2015 Red Devils gave a valiant effort, but could not overcome Fort Osage quarterback and Kansas State-recruit Skylar Thompson, who had a record-setting 455yard offensive performance with four passing touchdowns and three more on the ground in the 63-28 Fort Osage victory. The future looks extremely bright for Chaminade as the team says goodbye to only four seniors going into next year. Red Devil fans are certainly excited for what the 2016 season will bring. With any luck, we’ll be tailgating before the big game again before you know it!

Left: Coach Antoine Torrey and Ray Ruzicka ’73 Right: the 2015 Varsity Football Team

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Chaminade Sports Baseball Preview

– Chris Chiburis, head coach There’s a lot of excitement in the air, even if it is wet air, for the 2016 baseball season. The baseball program welcomes back 2010 graduate Mason Hutson as an assistant varsity coach. We also had over eighty players try out for baseball this year. The varsity will have a nice blend of experience and youth. On the youth side, freshmen Hunter Shaheen, Teddy Phelan, and Tyler Fogarty will be making their debuts. Teddy and Hunter will be battery mates behind the dish as catchers and Tyler will be patrolling up the middle as an infielder. The experience comes from seniors Peter Zimmermann (Tulane recruit) and outfielder Andrew Goneck both three-year players. In between those two groups comes a group of veteran juniors who started last year as sophomores – pitcher/IF Hunter Becker, pitcher/OF Bennett Hacala, pitcher/OF Mike Hellmann, and outfielders Drew Signorelli and Jack Sudekum. Senior pitcher Isaac Olson (Cincinnati recruit) will anchor the pitching staff. Seniors JP Winkler, Dylan Chrismer, and Ryan Fogarty will provide positive leadership for all to follow. Also on the team are seniors Kyle Schultes and Michael Roarty who look to contribute, along with new Juniors Michael Grigone, Jack Komlos, Matthew Proskey, Eric Renner, Henry Thomasson, Michael Wilson, and John Yeager. The youth movement has hit the sophomore team as well. Two freshmen, pitcher/3B Luke Gilliam and pitcher/catcher Geoffrey

Northwestern Bound Congratulations to Rod Campbell ’16, who signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at Northwestern this fall!

Rod Campbell ’16 with his parents, Monica and Rod

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Camfield will contribute right away in B-team games. Henry Gladson is returning after starting games last year as a freshman on the B-team at first and as a pitcher. Henry also will provide the big bat in the line-up showcasing much power and pop. Newcomers include Cam Allen, Ryan Cavanaugh, Dominic Davis, Jack Fogerty, Nolan Geis, Taiga Higuchi, Will Kaiser, Cole Sepac, Alex Stewart, Adam Trunko, Fischer Vrabely, Will Winkler, Sam Wolkey, Peter Wohlstadter, and Nathan Wunderlich. Finally we get to the newest Red Devils to wear CCP on the hat and Chaminade across the chest. There is a lot of skill and talent in the freshmen class, so competition will be intense. Nick Bannister, Giancarlo Chianta, Cooper Chiburis, Cole Craddock, Anthony Gamma, Alex and Zach Gronowksi, Jake Heidenry, Sam Howell, Dominic Menendez, Mason Mooney, Christian Piccioni, Connor Purtle, Phillipe Roy, Carlos Santangelo, Danny Sheehan, Andrew Snyder, Michael Wells, and Matthew Workes will all be competing for playing time.

Freshman Basketball – C Team – Joel Timmerman, coach

This year the freshman C team made immense progress. Every player worked to their best ability and showed their best effort during both practices and games. It was because of their attention to detail that we were able to make strides with our abilities throughout the season. Each player was an irreplaceable asset to the team. It is because of their hard work throughout the season that each player was able to be utilized in every game and in any situation. Everyone knew their role and how to step in and be productive for our team. By the end of the season, we were winning against teams who had previously beaten us and we were able to be competitive in any game, against any opponent. The best memory from this season was beating SLUH on their home court after being down nine points going into the fourth quarter. We held SLUH to zero points in the fourth, forcing the game to overtime. The game changed leads multiple times during overtime, ultimately leaving us up two with less than a second left and the other team on the free throw line. After they made their first free throw, we called timeout and put our best rebounders in the game. Our game plan was to get a hand on the ball and tip it as far away from the basket as possible so time would expire, as there was only 0.6 seconds left in the game. Chris Handy sealed out his man on the box and sent the ball into the stands as the final

buzzer sounded. We had defeated a conference team during an away game that had previously beaten us. It was a great feeling for everyone involved.

Freshman Basketball – D Team – Lamar Colvin, coach

Chaminade freshmen D team ended its season with a 17-7 record. It’s been a good year, thanks to the talent and effort of our team. I am extremely proud of the team’s hard work and the discipline. It is a direct reflection of their parents’s support and our partnering for a common goal of not only success in regards to wins, but being poised and encouraged with our losses. Each and every team member developed a greater sense of urgency and maturity that I hope will become a standard for them now and throughout their lives. We had our struggles, but those difficulties have created a solid foundation and platform for them all and, more importantly, will assist in their growth as they step into manhood. Some notable highlights: Our team went 12-2 in our last fourteen games. We won the Chaminade Tournament by beating a really good Borgia team. Three players (Xavier Stevens, Grant Pfister, and Teddy Phelan) scored twenty or more points in a game. Jimmy Mullen hit two back-to-back three pointers against Ladue to tie the game and take us to overtime. Teddy Phelan hit a game winning three pointer to beat SLUH in our own tournament. Lastly, we beat Ladue in double overtime. Ladue was 16-0 at the time. They ended their season with one loss. I am proud to have served as the coach of this team and look forward to each player’s continued success on and off the court.

Golf Preview

- Jack Wilson, coach The 2016 golf team is looking to build on its successful 2015 season. Chaminade finished in the top three in every tournament in which it participated in (Bantle Memorial, Webster Cup, Bulldog Battle, Columbia Invitational, District and Sectional). Falling just a few strokes short of competing as a team in the state tournament, the golf squad plans to go to Silo Ridge this May in search of another team state victory. From the 2015 five-man tournament squad, Coach Wilson has four returning players. Senior Matt Sacchettini, Juniors Andrew Horner and Joe Terschluse, and Sophomore

Colin Stolze played in multiple local, state, and national tournaments in preparation for the upcoming season. This year’s twelve-man varsity team is filled with talent, and the junior varsity squad and new batch of freshmen are eager to move up the ranks to compete for a shot at making the varsity team.

Tennis Preview

– Chris Salaveria, head coach The 2016 varsity tennis team returns eight of the ten players from last year’s team that won the 2015 MCC Conference Team Tournament for the first time since 2007. This year’s team is led by returning seniors Nate Geraty, O’Connor Richardson, and Jack Waters. All three players will play a vital role in maintaining the high standard of TEAM dual match records in 2014 (14-8) and 2015 (14-9). Juniors Ben Hasara and Jack Marchant, and sophomore Thomas Waters are other returning varsity tennis players who are looking to always improve upon past results and keep the positive energy flowing within our team. Eric Schmitt ’17 and Tommy Joe Richardson ’18 round out the varsity roster, and will be positive contributors in our dual match lineup. Come out and see a match! The schedule is available online.

Track Preview

– Jim Chrismer ’85, coach The track & field squad began practice on February 29 with a roster that includes both new recruits and returning veterans. Returning athletes to watch include pole vaulter Mike Barlow ’16, Andre Whitely ’17 and Damon Bonds ’17. Mike opened up the first practice with an amazing 13’ vault and looks to reach close to 15’ or better by the end of the season. Andre Whitely broke both sprinting and jump records last year and most likely will garner quite a few points for the team this year. Damon Bonds is a returning state qualifier in the long jump and is hoping to compete for the championship this year. The schedule this year includes some of the top meets in the area including the very competitive Ladue Invitational and the Clayton Invitational, which draws some of the best teams from the bi-state area. Of course, the highlight of the season prior to the state series of meets will be the Metro Catholic Conference Championship, held here at Chaminade on May 5. The Chaminade team will try to improve on their third place finish last year and use that success as a springboard to state competition at the end of the month.

Water Polo Preview – Keith Mug, head coach

The Chaminade Water Polo program enters the 2016 season coming off a quarterfinal loss in the state tournament and a #8 ranking in the end of the season state coaches’ poll. The team will have a new look this year having to replace four of seven starters last year. They will look to generate offense through 2m center Patrick Riegel ’17 and utility players Joe Roach ’16, Jack Brown ’16, and Dominic Bernardi ’16. Coach Mug, entering his fifth year as coach, is excited about the energy and strong numbers in the program. The JV team, led by Beth Dunlap, looks to continue to build on the success of last year’s fifth place finish in the JV championship tournament. The team is led by a solid core of sophomore players that have all shown great improvement over the last year.

Middle School Wrestling Congratulations to the Middle School Wrestling Team on completing a successful season! Our middle school wrestling team is a source of strength each year for our high school squad, which benefits from experienced wrestlers who can compete immediately at both the Junior Varsity and Varsity levels. Wrestlers do not all compete in the same number of matches, but here are the win totals for our team this season: Nick Bolourtchi ’21: 8 wins Braden Luechtefeld ’20: 10 wins Jack Mattingly ’20: 7 wins Jack Onder ’22: 2 wins Jerome Ramey ’20: 8 wins Mark Scott ’21: 7 wins Sam Schultz ’20: 17 wins

Wrestling Wrap Up – Todd Schumacher, coach

The 2015-16 season was a success for the Red Devil wrestling team. The year was highlighted by sophomore captain Danny Conley’s sixth place finish at the state tournament. Danny finished the year 39-7, and became the youngest wrestler in Chaminade’s history to place at the state tournament. (He also qualified for state last year as a freshman.) Captain Matt Proskey ’17 posted twenty-one wins this season and made considerable progress competing at 138-pound weight class. At 106 lbs, Cory O’Dell ’19 provided a spark for the team, finishing 16-12. Brad Sanchez ’18, at 113 lbs, came within one match of qualifying for the state tournament. He had one of the strongest performances for the squad at districts, and will certainly be a big contributor during next year’s campaign. The other Red Devils who showed a lot of promise competing at the varsity level were Nick Mollet ’18, Alex Hart ’19 and Simon Slinkard ’18. Head coach Todd Schumacher was pleased with the strong work ethic his team possessed, and is confident there will be multiple Red Devil state qualifiers next season.

Wrestling coach Todd Schumacher and Danny Conley ’18

McDonald’s All-American Congratulations to basketball forward Jayson Tatum ’16 who has been named a McDonald’s All-American. McDonald’s came to Chaminade on February 29 to present Jayson with his jersey for the game. The contest will feature twenty-four of the top high school basketball players in the nation and will be played on March 30 in Chicago. ESPN will televise it nationally. Jayson is a three-time MCC Player of the year, two-time Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and has three gold medals with Team USA (2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship).

Jayson with his parents, Justin Tatum and Brandy Cole

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Winter Events High School Play

Pro-Life Rally

The cast and crew of “The Boys Next Door”

Star Wars Club

Vocation Club

Inclimate weather caused Chaminade’s contingent of Pro-Life March attendees to cancel their trip to Washington, D.C. They instead stood for life in St. Louis and at the New Cathedral.

McBride Night

The Force is strong with this group! Teachers Dan Stout and Chris Marsek ’98 escorted a group of students to an opening day showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December costumes optional. A great way to celebrate the end of exams!

In February, Chaminade hosted Deacon Patrick Hyde ’04, for a before-school discussion on vocations. There were forty-eight people in attendance. Patrick will be ordained in May.

Middle School Spelling Bee

The Middle School Spelling Bee was held in January. Congratulations to Braeden Luechtefeld ’20 for outlasting everyone!

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McBride orange and green came out in force during a January basektball game against DeSmet. Following the game, a reception was held to honor the men of McBride, whose financial contributions have helped to fund many students’ education. The middle school wing was renamed in tribute to their support.

Mothers’ Club Christmas Luncheon

Mission Week

The Mothers’ Club held their annual Christmas Luncheon and meeting at Forest Hills Country Club.

Campus Ministry brought in Bubble Soccer for Mission Week in February. Students and some brave staff members donned inflated hamster-ball-like suits and tried to score some goals.

Chinese Honor Society

On March 4, nine students were inducted into the Chinese Honor Society for their superior academic achievements by their teacher, Weiwei Chien. They are (left to right): Justin Remelius ’17, Alec Pfeffer ’17, Julian Makhoul ’17, Jack Hathaway ’17, Michael Giblin ’17, JP Winkler ’16, Nathan Geraty ’16, Ryan Fogerty ’16, and Dominic Bernardi ’16.

Father Son Service Day

The best part of the Lumberjack Breakfast? Catching the pancakes as they’re flipped at you!

Trivia Night

Trivia Champs: Jim Pudlowski ’82, Melissa & Steve ’82 Stolze, Joni & Mike ’82 Mullen, and Cindy & Mark ’82 Heffernan

Mission Week finished up with the annual Senior-Faculty Basketball Game. The seniors won by two points.

International Exchanges

Father-Son Service Day in October focused on cleaning up the campus and beautifying the landscape in anticipation of the annual Open House.

Juniors Jack Hathaway (left) and Henry Stromber (right) spent time in Sydney during the Australian Exchange.

Twelve eighth grade students, Erik Carretero and Jack Wilson made the annual pilgramage to Oxfordshire for the England Exchange. The students will reciprocate the English students when they arrive in the U.S. in early April.

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The Student Perspective The Chaminade Bench Mob - Tyler Cook ’16, January 21, 2016

he Chaminade basketball program has recently been elevated to new heights by world-class players and inspirational coaches, but all of those involved would agree that our recent success is larger than just a few individuals. Every single member of a team must bring something to the table in order for the whole team to be successful. Only so many people can be dead-eye shooters or high-flying dunkers, so what about those other guys? How do they contribute? During a recent exercise in journalism class, I posed this question to senior David Hermeling, one of my teammates on the basketball team and a pioneer of the Chaminade Bench Mob. He, along with a few other teammates, figured out exactly what they could bring to that table – and they’ve been bringing it all season. “I really like to cheer on my teammates.” Dave said in my interview with him. “I just gotta contribute in any way I can.” Dave is quick to give credit where it’s due, admitting that Chaminade was not the first team to have a Bench Mob. “The first time we saw it was on the Monmouth bench.”

The Monmouth Basketball Bench Mob is a small group of about four players from Monmouth College who, for one reason or another, don’t get the minutes that some of their teammates. So like Dave, they had to find their thing. The Monmouth bench celebrations have since gone viral, landed them on ESPN and Sports Center numerous times, and inspired others like them to carry on the team spirit through the celebrations. I asked Dave what his favorite celebrations were. “I always like ‘The Bird’ actually,” Dave said. “It’s definitely one of my favorites. I also like doing ‘The Bernie.’ You just stand up and shake around.” The life of the Chaminade Bench Mob was brief. The athletic director and basketball coaches concluded that the methods that Dave and the rest of the gang were using to support the team were becoming a distraction. “It was really hard for us to take in.” Dave said. “That was what we brought to the team. That kinda shut us down.” Faced with this disappointment, the shortlived Chaminade Bench Mob had to refocus their energy, and Dave and the guys haven’t

On Being a Twin

- Alex Kleeman ’17, February 8, 2016

Alex ’17 and Max ’17 Kleeman

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Some call me lucky, others say I’m cursed, but being a twin is quite possibly the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life. I never have to do anything alone. I always have someone to hang out with, so I never get bored. Most importantly, I always have someone to blame when things go wrong in the house: “As a matter of fact, it was Max who took the car without your permission, Dad.” Moreover, being a twin helps me, personally. I have someone similar to myself to learn from and develop with, year after year. Plus, having a twin is like having a full-time friend, 24/7/365. It never gets boring! The worst thing that comes with being a twin is that we are constantly compared or confused: “As a matter of fact, I am Alex and that is Max over there, Dad.” Overall, the benefits of being a twin greatly outweigh the drawbacks. I encourage everybody to get one of his own. But, you can’t have Max. He’s mine!

stopped doing what they can to support themselves and the rest of the team. “Yeah it kind of stinks that we can’t do it anymore,” Dave admitted, “but it hasn’t really changed us. We still try to bring what we can to the team.” Although they aren’t getting much playing time and can no longer make a scene on the bench, the contributions of Dave and the rest of the Bench Mob are undeniable. They come to practice every day, work hard, and make everyone better. Even the little things they do, like giving everyone five when they come out of the game, and clapping when a teammate does something good, show that they are still committed to the success of their teammates and Chaminade basketball. And if we are to reach our goals this season, it will be because of every member of our program – from the coaches, to the stars, to the last man on the bench.

Save the Date Upcoming Events

Mar 31 – CABN, 7:30 a.m. Apr 1 – Liturgy Apr 6 – New Family Welcome Night Apr 8 – 7th & 8th Grade Mixer Apr 9 – Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m. Apr 13 – Red Devil Relay Apr 14 – Spring Band Concert Apr 14-16 – The Bully Plays, 7 p.m. Apr 16 – Father-Son Service Day Apr 17 – Jazz & Percussion Concert, 1 p.m. Apr 17 – Mom Prom Apr 22 – MS Career Exploration Day Apr 22 – Scholarship Luncheon Apr 23 – Junior-Senior Prom Apr 28 – Ethics/Career Day for Seniors May 1 – Spring Band Concert, 3 p.m. May 6 – Liturgy May 6 – Viragh-Palooza May 6 – Donor Appreciation Event, 5 p.m. May 18 – Senior Class Day May 20 – Baccalaureate, 6:30 p.m. May 22 – Graduation May 26 – 8th Grade Transition Jun 13 – Golf Tournament Oct 7 – Celebrate Chaminade Oct 8 – Alumni Golf Classic

Enrollment Management Welcome New Families!

ELCOME TO THE CHAMINADE FAMILY!! The Enrollment Management Office was busy again this year welcoming students to our Chaminade community. We have accepted over sixty new freshman, ten new eighth graders, thirty new seventh graders and sixty-five sixth graders. With over 165 new students in our Chaminade Family, we have much to celebrate! We anticipate enrollment to be at 825 students, and are grateful to be able to reach more families. So why do young men choose Chaminade? One of our new incoming freshmen from St. Catherine Labore, Nathan Gawrych, explains why he came to Chaminade:

Q. What are you most excited about in high school? A. I am mostly excited about meeting new friends. I am excited about being faced with new challenges and experiences.

Q. How does your dad, an alumnus, feel about you also attending Chaminade? A. My dad said he feels honored that I am going to the same high school as him. He added that he is proud of me and blessed to have such a great and talented son. He is very happy for me that I am now a part of the Chaminade Family.

Q. What events helped in your decision to pick Chaminade (high school nights, shadow visit, open house, coming to sporting events on campus, etc.)? A. I had always heard good things about Chaminade. I had already known some students attending Chaminade as middle schoolers, and they also persuaded me to attend Chaminade. My soccer coach, Erik Carretero, also works at Chaminade, and

Q. What kinds of sports, clubs or activities do you want to participate in at Chaminade? A. I, of course, would love to be a part of the soccer team. I would have to look into the different clubs and extracurricular activities that Chaminade offers to the freshmen to get a better idea of what other activities I would like to participate in.

Nathan Gawrych ’20

my dad attended Chaminade. Finally, the shadowing experience at Chaminade was terrific. I felt like I was most at home at Chaminade. Q. What was the first thing you did when you found out you were accepted to Chaminade? A. The first thing I did was tell my family members and they all congratulated me and told me that they were proud of me. I was also proud of myself. I was very happy when I found out that I had been accepted into Chaminade and couldn’t be more excited about being an incoming student in August.

Canning Candids Resident Life in Action

Over Thanksgiving the Proost Family welcomed eighth grade resident students Andres Quintero and Martin Herrera into their home. The boys used the leftovers, and phone calls with their parents back in Mexico, to treat family and friends to a traditional taco feast. They shredded the turkey, diced fresh garlic, made guacamole and salsa, and used corn tortillas. Martin texted his mother pictures of the ingredients as they worked to make sure they did everything correctly. What a wonderful experience for everyone!

Canning resident student David Kapatsa ’16 is quite the photographer. He’s been using his expertise to help promote the resident program by filming international students talking about Chaminade in their native languages. Mark Baczynski ’99, the Coordinator of International Programs and Recruiting uses these videos on his overseas recruitment trips.

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Making Chaminade Great

haminade is more than just books and laptops. Students learn just as much from experiences as they do from books.

Varsity Football Practices

5000

Crickets fed to Darwin, the bearded dragon:

Student Actors & Tech Crew

3500 Reams of Paper

96 COLLEGE REPS VISIT CAMPUS

165

Grandparents’ Day Guests: 596

textbooks covering

Courses

420

Prospective Student Visitors

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The 6th Graders drink 756 liters of water on their hikes in the Tetons

4700 lbs of clay used in art classes

Last school year, the Chaminade student body completed over

23,250 service hours.

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Giving Back Chaminade Fund

he Chaminade Fund is vital to our success. Each fiscal year, we ask Chaminade parents, alumni and friends to contribute at whatever level they are most comfortable. These gifts go into our operating budget and you may indicate your preference as to how your tax deductible gift may be used – greatest need, academics, athletics, financial assistance, fine arts, retreat programs, or professional development for faculty and staff. If you think your gift won’t make a difference - a gift of just $85 to $350 will cover the costs for a student involved in one of our many retreat programs; $250 can buy textbooks for a deserving middle school student; $1,662 will buy the over two tons of clay used in art classes each year, $2,500 can provide much-needed support for one of our dedicated faculty earning their masters or doctorate degrees; $5,000 is the average amount of financial assistance awarded to 40% of CCP students. Cumulatively, these gifts directly impact the life of every Chaminade gentleman. We remind our generous donors that if you have not yet made your gift to the Chaminade Fund for the year, you have until June 30 to do so. At press time we have achieved over 75% of our overall goal and need your help to make or exceed that goal. To donate online, go to Chaminade-stl.org and click on Support Chaminade at the top of the homepage.

Scholarship News

early $100,000 was earmarked by our donors specifically for the endowed scholarship program during December and we are most grateful for that growth. We are proud to announce the establishment of three scholarships: The Richard Boyles ’56 Scholarship in Support of Incarnate Word Parish and Chaminade’s Resident Program Incredibly, this is Dick’s fourth scholarship at CCP. The focus of this scholarship is to encourage young students from his parish of Incarnate Word to attend Chaminade and experience some of the same things he enjoyed. Dick also has an understanding of the importance of our resident program and its beneficial effect on the overall experience of all of our students. With this in mind, he has agreed that if a student from Incarnate Word is not identified that the recipient for that year will be a qualified resident student entering his senior year.

The Groneck Family Scholarship This scholarship was established by Carol and Jack ’54 Groneck to honor Jack’s father, who enrolled his son at Chaminade as a fourth grade resident student after the death of Jack’s mother. Chaminade became his family, and to this day he credits the Marianist brothers and priests with his spiritual growth and the foundation of his strong Catholic faith. Jack and Carol created a family tradition by enrolling their sons, John ’80 and Dan ’82, at Chaminade. Dan’s son, Andrew ’16, continued the tradition when he enrolled for his freshman year. The Gronecks have indicated that the scholarship should be awarded to a bi-state resident student, with preference given to a student who has suffered the death of a parent. The John Lawrence Memorial Scholarship The untimely death of dynamic teacher and caring mentor John Lawrence this fall impacted all who knew him. As families do, we came together to support his family and each other. The Marianist Community along with John’s family and friends vowed to have a lasting memorial to his dedication to our students. This scholarship will provide financial support for a high school student who demonstrates the characteristics that John exemplified: a well-rounded student who is in good standing academically, involved in co-curricular activities, displays potential and talent in CSPN, STEM or broadcasting courses, and who lives Esto Vir. For the 2015-16 academic year there are seventy-one Endowed Scholarships ranging from $600 to full tuition, and this year’s total of $348,714. You can support these scholarships by making an outright gift of any amount to the individual funds. Various scholarships benefit from the proceeds of Middle School Mixers, the Esto Vir Auction, the Chaminade Golf Tournament, the Alumni Golf Classic, and Chaminade Trivia Night. Additionally, sending a mass card from Chaminade, purchasing a Chaminade belt or supporting the E Pluribus Unum Scholarship’s student-run activities all support a scholarship. These scholarships are awarded annually and all students are considered. There is no application process. Awardees are determined based upon specific scholarship guidelines, using faculty and counselor recommendations, and finally approved by the principals. We encourage you to go online to find more specific information about each of the scholarships under the “Support Chaminade” link.

House Service Program

“As for Me and my House, We will Serve the Lord”

Putting Our Faith in Action

– Joshua 24:15

- Matthew Daily, Director of Campus Ministry

ince 2003, Chaminade’s house system has followed Blessed Chaminade’s sodality model of nurturing faith within small communities. This year campus ministry and the house system created the House Service Program (HSP), which has further advanced the faith component of the house system in an exciting, hands-on way. The HSP pairs each of Chaminade’s five houses with a partnering community service agency for the course of the year. The house is challenged to perform both charitable and service works for the agency, and the agency gives the house members an active service-learning experience. In August, the HSP began when the faculty and staff performed a day of service at these partnering agencies. Each faculty member belongs to a house, and they all went to work with their house’s partnering agency so that they themselves could build up their faith community and so then share their service experience with their students. Biology teacher Alpha Bangura went with other Meyer House members to Bethesda Nursing Homes, Meyer’s partnering agency. After his experience, Alpha says that he has encouraged his Meyer students to spend at least an hour at Bethesda visiting with the residents and learning about their lives. He also reports that this is the first year his mentor group has seemed really inspired in their charitable efforts, which go to Bethesda. The HSP was introduced to the entire student body in mid-September when a representative of each partnering agency spoke to the house members about the agencies’ missions. They also outlined some needs that the agencies had. For example, Gray House’s partner, Team Activities for Special Kids (TASK), told the students that they could benefit from

having extra money to buy new soccer equipment for their developmentally disabled clients. Hearing their need, MS 14, a middle school mentor group, held a putting contest to earn money for TASK. Peter Herrmann ’20, who helped organize the event, said that “because the TASK clients are kids our age who don’t have as many blessings as we do, I wanted to show them that we care about them by helping them have a little fun.” There are eight mission collection days throughout the year through which the mentor groups raise funds for various causes, and this year it was decided that all the mission collections for each Brian Randa ’16, Orville Burkemper ’49, and Matt Isaac ’17 at St. Agnes Home house will go to their partner agency. Perhaps because of the educational component of the HSP, students have set records this year projects to help their partnering agencies. In in their generosity towards the mission collecOctober, Lamourous House held a toiletries tions. drive for their partnering agency, St. Patrick’s In late September, the seniors for each Center, a relief agency for the homeless. They house went to their agencies for a senior sercollected over $700 worth of toiletries for some vice day. Brian Randa ’16 of O’Donnell House, of the St. Louis area’s neediest. In December, enjoyed his work with the children of St. Agnes the men of Mauclerc House invited clients of Home’s Carmelite Daycare so much that he has their partnering agency, Cardinal Ritter Senior since returned and worked with both the elderServices to join them at Chaminade for their ly residents of St. Agnes Home and the children house Christmas party at which clients and stuat the daycare. Upon a visit to the retirement dents joined together for a fun game of bingo in home, Brian met Mr. Orville Burkemper, a Juergens Hall. resident who proudly is a Chaminade grad from As the house system has helped to build 1949. Brian said that,“Mr. Burkemper spoke to Chaminade’s Family Spirit, we are excited to see me about Esto Vir, and it resonated that after the House Service Program challenge our stusuch a long life that he still remembered and dents to embrace the call to servant leadership. cared about Esto Vir. It taught me that Esto Vir is not just something today at school, but that we should always live Esto Vir.” Throughout the school year, the houses have come up with many creative service

Mauclerc House hosted residents from Cardinal Ritter Sernior Services for Bingo at the House Christmas Party.

Lamourous Dean Rick Wibbenmeyer and Michael Gauvain ’17 with collected goods for St. Patrick Center

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Alumni News Col. Joseph Teiber, Jr. ’60 retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1999. Last summer he retired again, this time from the Round Rock, Texas Police Department where he was a program manager. He now volunteers for the police in their community outreach programs. David Kauffman ’78 performed a concert at Chaminade’s Skip Viragh Center for the Arts on March 31. David is the founder and creative director of Good For The Soul Music, based in San Antonio, Texas. Rafael San Miguel ’81 is a R&D scientist, flavorist, sweetener expert, and consultant for Boston-area food incubator start-up CHEW. To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as the thirty-fifth anniversary of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Chemists with Disabilities, Chemical & Engineering News asked Rafael and several other chemists with disabilities to reflect on their experiences in the workplace: “I am a deaf flavor chemist. When you lose a sense, all of your other senses are far more acute. So, as a result of my disability, my sense of taste is profoundly more acute than most people’s. This is a huge competitive advantage. I can taste flavor changes and modifications far more sensitively than others, and this allows me to figure out problems and solutions on a much faster timeline. I think the biggest change or adaptation of all that has enabled me to succeed in my field is the transformation of how others who are not disabled are beginning to view those with disabilities for their ability.” Mike Gabrawy ’87 has been living and working in Los Angeles since graduating from film school in 1992. Mike currently serves as the Chief Creative Officer for Arclight Films. His latest projects include “Lights Out” which will be directed by Brian de Palma and “Nest,” starring Kellan Lutz and Kelsey Grammar. Other upcoming projects

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include “Jungle,” starring Daniel Radcliffe, and “Hotel Mumbai,” set to go into production in August in India and Australia. Felipe Orellana ’92 was named one of the Top Ten Hospitalists in the nation for 2015 by ACP Hospitalist, a publication of the American College of Physicians. Felipe has been with IPC Healthcare for nearly twelve years and practices at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in the St. Louis area. In addition to serving as IPC’s Practice Group Leader, he is the Chief Medical Officer for the hospital. Previous positions he held in the hospital were the Chief of Medicine and the Chief of Staff. He also plays key roles, including chairperson, for numerous committees and appointments in the medical staff. Sam Cabbabe ’94 was elected and installed as president of the Saint Louis Metropolitan Medical Society on January 9. He is a plastic surgeon in private practice in St. Louis. Chris Hamm ’02 graduated from the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a Masters of Social Work in December. Ben Bishop ’05, goalie for the Tampa Bay Lightning, was named as a 2016 NHL All-Star for the first time. Congratulations, Ben! At press time, Ben had a 92.8% save percentage in fifty-one games played this season. Jacob Stokes ’05 began the new year with a new job in the U.S. government serving as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Vice President, and reporting to Mr. Biden’s National Security Advisor, Colin Kahl. Jacob

is pictured with Vice President and Dr. Biden at their Christmas party held at the U.S. Naval Observatory. Previously, Jacob worked at the Center for a New American Security, where his work focused on U.S. foreign policy and national security strategy as well as U.S.-China relations. In that position, he travelled to Afghanistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bulgaria, Belgium, and Germany. Tim Schweiss ’13 is in his third year at Mizzou and has made the Dean’s List for a fifth time, in addition to being accepted into the five-year BSAcc/MAcc accountancy program. Recently Tim was awarded a Challenge Coin from the Columbia, Missouri police department for his participation in an investigation that ultimately cleared a student’s name. Bradley Beal ’11 was among thirty players announced as finalists for the 2016 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team. The final twelve-man roster will be announced by USA Basketball later this year. “It’s awesome. That’s a blessing in itself. It’s a great group of names,” Beal said. “For me, being one of the youngest in the group, being a part of an elite group, it’s an awesome feeling I cherish.” Peter Hull ’12 will represent the Colorado State University Rams as a captain and defensive stalwart in lacrosse this season. Peter, a 2015 first team all-conference selection and honorable mention All-American, joins three additional captains looking to lead the Rams to a rebound season after missing the MCLA National Tournament for the first time in more than ten years. David Bader ’15, a freshman at Mizzou, has been accepted into the American Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. for this summer. While in D.C., David will also take classes at George Mason University. Buddy Conley ’15 came in third place in his wrestling match for his first podium of his collegiate career and was one of the highlights of the day for the Indiana University wrestling team. He battled his way to a 4-1 tournament record and a third place finish as an unattached contestant. Conley won 3-2, 11-6, and 4-2 decisions on his way to the semifinals, where he lost to Myles Martin (Ohio State).

Alumni Mentors

Alumni Board of Directors, Mike Schlueter ’91

Alumni are invited to serve as an Alumni Mentor for current Chaminade students and young alumni. The goal is help guide these young men as they discern their career paths. They may contact you for guidance with securing internships, writing resumes or simply to seek school/career advice. If you agree to volunteer, your name will be added to a running list of mentors managed by the Alumni Office and will be shared with interested students/young alumni seeking assistance. To volunteer, email alumni@chaminade-stl.org. Thank you for helping the next generation of Chaminade gentlemen!

his is my last president’s letter and I would feel bad if I didn’t start out by thanking all the people who have helped me during my board tenure: Bill Potthoff ’86, who nominated me for the board more than ten years ago; Jim Pudlowski ’82, our Director of Alumni Relations when I started; David Nolda, who joined the Chaminade Family as our new Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations; and certainly my predecessor, Scott Bader ’76, and our vice-president, Peter Sheehan ’82, who both continue to work tirelessly for the school. What a great year we have had at CCP! As alumni, we have all enjoyed reading and hearing the news talking up our Red Devil football and basketball programs. In addition to these most recent sporting success stories, we continue to have amazing music, art, and theatre programs and possibly the best (and ever-improving) academic program in the St. Louis metropolitan area. I had the pleasure of (prematurely) taking my fourth grader to the Open House this year. It would take a catastrophic event to prevent him from attending Chaminade. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him more excited about anything in his short nine years of life. I think this is a testament to not only an amazing CCP staff who put on a great display of what our alma-mater has to offer, but also the beauty of the campus, the strength of the student body, and a faculty who clearly love this institution. I am approaching my twenty-fifth reunion, which seems surreal when I think about it. So many years since I fought my way through

Yearbook Pickup for the Class of 2015 Class of 2015... if you haven’t picked up your yearbook yet, stop by the library to see Mr. Z’s smiling face. You will make his day!

Keep Your Class Connected. Become a Class Captain. The Class Captain Program is aimed at assisting Chaminade in keeping up-to-date contact information for classes to boost event attendance and even organize their own events throughout the year. For more information about becoming a Class Captain, visit tinyurl.com/CCPClassCapt or email alumni@chaminade-stl.org.

high school. “Ups and downs,” “good days and bad” – the same recipe for high school that every teenager contends with. But during those ups and downs, I was being taught not only the tools that would make me a better college student and a better law student, but a better person – a better man. I learned to be bold and considerate. To be strong and nice. To be aggressive, but not abusive. These are hard things for teenagers to learn and we are fortunate that CCP teaches these lessons very, very well. Friends, family and clients continue to tell me that the “world is falling apart.” It’s easy to believe that if we simply watch the news or glance at Facebook. But when I look to my kids, and I look to the kids I meet at Chaminade, I have to say, at least from my seat, the world isn’t falling apart. We are raising and educating amazing kids. Kids with the ability to solve problems. Kids with the ability to see pain and suffering and unfairness and with the strength and compassion to do something about it. This is not a sign of the world “falling apart,” but of change. The same change each generation instigates and the same change each former generation thinks is our reckoning. I thank Chaminade for producing generation after generation of leaders. As I move into the immediate past president role, I would like to send a special “thank you” to all those on the Alumni Board, past, present and future. Today our board is younger and more energetic than it has ever been, and I am sure they will continue to motivate our Alumni Association to stay involved with Chaminade for generations to come. God Bless!

2016 Sports Hall of Fame

Reunions 2016

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It’s not too early to start planning your reunion activities! If you would like to help, contact one of your classmates below or email alumni@chaminade-stl.org.

Kevin Brennan 1971 Don Carmody 1960 Tim Collico 2002 Linn Durbin 1946 David Ernst 1972 Carlos Montauriol 1927* Eddie Murphy 2000 Rob Standard 2011 1988 State Championship Golf Team

*denotes deceased

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on April 9, in the Siefert Auditorium of the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts.

1956 1961 1966 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

60th 55th 50th 40th 35th 30th 25th 20th 15th 10th 5th

Dick Boyles and Richard Considine Tim Walsh Joe Finnegan, Bill Fischer, Jim Forst, Patrick O’Connor and Kevin Vescovo Scott Bader, Jim Beckerle, Jim Gorman and Greg Langdon Pete Buback, Scott Grieshaber and Dave Spitznagel Mark Burdge, David McCoy, Bill Potthoff and Mike Sanders Ted Liebig, Matt Hrubes and Aaron Waldbrandt Jay Hoette, Mike Molloy, Charlie Sellberg and Tim Walsh Jeremy Shore John Della Camera, Steve Della Camera and Adam Gremp Bobby Hofman and Danny Kerth

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School News Aussie Nic Marchesi participated in the Australian-Chaminade exchange program in 2009 and made a huge impact on lives of many families, teachers and students while at Chaminade. Nic and his best mate, Lucas Patchett, both of Brisbane, were awarded the 2015 Young Australian of the Year. This was the first time the program has honored a duo. The 21-year-olds have been helping the homeless since 2014 with their Orange Sky Laundry – an old van they fitted out as a free mobile laundry. The world-first idea has since grown to five vans in five Australian cities, run by more than 270 volunteers. Great job Nic!

Teacher Derio Gambaro ’03 and his wife, Katie, welcomed their first child, Madeline Kate, in January.

Congratulations to Mason Dare ’20 and Jack Moehle ’20, who play for the St. Louis Rockets Hockey Club. Their bantam team brought home the Missouri State Championship at the end of February.

Congratulations to the following football players! First Team All-State: Roderick Campbell ’16 (DB) Jamarion Johnson ’17 (DE) Second Team All-State: Brandon Haberstroh ’16 (DL) Luke Hanley ’16 (LB) Taylor Jeffries ’16 (DB) Third Team All-State: Reginald Crawford ’17 (WR) Academic All-State: Roderick Campbell ’16 (DB/WR) Michael McGovern ’17 (QB/P) Anthony Novelly ’16 (WR/PR) First Team All-MCC: Andrew Bozesky ’16 (Kicker) Roderick Campbell ’16 (DB) Reginald Crawford ’17 (WR) Marcus Greer ’18 (OL) Brandon Haberstroh ’16 (DL) Luke Hanley ’16 (LB) Taylor Jeffries ’16 (DB) Jamarion Johnson ’17 (DE) Andrew Lordo ’17 (OL) Trevor Trout ’18 (DL) Andre Whitley ’17 (DB)

JP Winkler ’16 was recently named Chaminade's Archbishop John L. May Service Award winner. The award recognizes the outstanding leadership and community service of students in Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Congratulations to Alex Stewart ’18 for receiving the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, on behalf of the President of the United States, to recognize the best in American spirit and to encourage all Americans to improve their communities through volunteer service and civic participation.

Counselor Mike Francis ’70 became a grandfather again in January. His daughter and son-in-law, Katy and Aaron, had their first child, Alice Jane.

Ryan Hoffman ’16 and Cole Hanson ’17 earned All-State Honors at the Missouri AllState Band and Jazz auditions in Columbia in December. Ryan placed first among jazz guitarists and performed with the All-State Jazz Band in January. Cole placed very high among jazz tenor saxophonists and earned the first chair in the All-State Honorable Mention Jazz Band. Both of these musicians play in the Chaminade Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo, and Contemporary Music Group.

Congratulations to teacher Jack Twellman and his wife, Molly. Jack and Molly were married over the Christmas holidays.

A big thank you to Tim Gauvain and his sixth grade soccer team. They collected soccer equipment, including shoes, socks, shin guards, and soccer balls, to send to Cameroon. Children in Cameroon often play soccer in bare feet and without a real soccer ball.

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National Merit Finalists Chaminade is proud to announce that two students in the Class of 2016 have achieved the status of a National Merit Finalist. This very distinguished honor has been awarded to Jacob Bai (below, left) and Brian Covington (below, right)! In 2015, 1.5 million students took the PSAT their junior year, which is a test that serves as an initial screen for the National Merit Scholarship Program.

MISSION WEEK - “A mission you can’t refuse.”

New Middle School Language Program

Thank you Chaminade for your generous donations and support of the 2016 Chaminade Mission Week (February 22-26). Many students, faculty/staff and parents contributed to this year’s Mission Week in a variety of ways. Thank you so much for your great support and generosity as we continue to serve and make a positive difference in our world. After four days of the 2016 Chaminade Mission Week, Chaminade raised a grand total of $13,565.11. Fantastic job and thank you to all!

Chaminade is excited and proud to announce the expansion of the Middle School language program to include Chinese, French, and Spanish. When one thinks of twenty-first century skills, often times learning a second language doesn’t immediately come to mind, but it should. In our evolving world, it is more important than ever to have a global outlook: to look beyond ourselves, to learn about the “other,” and engage those around us. Through the new Classical and Modern Languages’ Middle School curriculum, we will do just that. Beginning next school year, seventh grade students will pilot an expanded language program that not only includes Latin, but the addition of Chinese, French, and Spanish. The curriculum has been designed to offer the equivalent of one year of a high school language course over the seventh and eighth grade years. This new model will allow students to earn advanced college credit as early as sophomore year, and to pursue Advanced Placement level courses as seniors. We are thrilled to offer this opportunity to our students and look forward to preparing them to succeed in high school and beyond.

2016 Catholic Schools Week Student Art Exhibit Sharing and Caring Drive The entire school’s great dedication and service to the 2015 Sharing and Caring Drive makes this special collection such a huge success each year. Thank you! The final tally was $11,482.81! Wonderful job, Chaminade! Here are several highlights from this year’s three-week drive: • •

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Nine mentor groups collected a combined total of $1,669.79 for the Pediatric Orthopedic Project. Three mentor groups, the Administrative Office and the Counseling Department collected a combined total of $602.09 for the men at Fr. Dempsey’s Charities. Also, the Chaminade Mothers’ Club and Campus Ministry agreed to make an additional donation so Chaminade could provide a Christmas present to each of the seventy-five men living at Fr. Dempsey’s Charities. Fifteen mentor groups, the Chaminade Spirit Store and Business Office collected a combined total of $3,304.33 for three different Adopt-a-Family programs. The Chaminade Advancement and Admission Offices held a bakesale for the John Lawrence Scholarship Fund and collected over $400. Under Tim Gauvain’s leadership, the Chaminade soccer coaches, teachers and staff members coordinated a very successful CCP soccer fundraising event during Thanksgiving Break that raised over $3,366.00 for Friends of Kids with Cancer. One other mentor group collected an additional $364.00 for this cause.

Congratulations to the Chaminade students who participated in the 2016 Catholic Schools Week Student Art Exhibit. Artwork created by the following students was chosen to represent Chaminade in the Archdiocesan Student Art Exhibit at Plaza Frontenac. David Buback ’17 Matthew Burke ’17 Blake Chrismer ’19 Kendall Collins ’22 Brian Covington ’16 Ben Farrell ’21 Bryce Gibbs ’19 Matt Isaak ’17 Marshall Karchunas ’17

Will Luo ’17 Jack Morgan ’22 Christian Piccioni ’19 Josh Stehle ’21 Will Strothkamp ’17 Tausif Talukder ’21 Tom Yang ’17 Brendan Yoon ’16

Chaminade Awarded Full Accreditation by ISACS Chaminade received notification from the Independent Schools Association of the Central States that we were awarded full accreditation status through June 2023. Congratulations and thank you to all alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends who make up the ISACS committees. We truly could not have done this without your help! Special thanks to Dr. Stephanie Kralemann, Lindsey Hill and Will Armon for their leadership roles.

Basketball Ball Boy Nights

The Enrollment Management Office has been hosting Basketball Ball Boy nights during home games this basketball season. The boys get to pose for a photo with the varsity team at the end of the night!

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Fine Arts

Thomas Gamma ’16 and Drew Walsh ’17 both had their teapots juried into the Craft Alliance “High School Teapot Exhibition.” Their work was displayed at the Kuehner Gallery through March. Thomas’s piece is on the left and Drew’s is on the right.

Mrs. Linda Huck worked with the Wind Ensemble during her three-day residency with the Chaminade Bands.

William Luo ’17 Untitled Charcoal

District Band Solo/Ensemble Congratulations to the Chaminade musicians who performed very well at the District Solo/Ensemble contest in March. Students who earned “I” ratings are eligible for the state contest at Mizzou in April.

Tom Yang ’17 “Abstraction” Oil Bar

“I” Exemplary Edward Garner ’18, snare drum solo and marimba solo LeRon Green ’16, alto sax solo Ryan Hoffman ’16, tenor sax solo Ben Russell ’18, alto sax solo Cole Hanson ’17, tenor sax solo and clarinet solo Matt Long ’16, oboe solo Sax Quartet of LeRon Green ’16, Cole Hanson ’17, Ryan Hoffman ’16, and Christopher Schaeffler ’18 Ryan Williams, string bass solo “II” Outstanding Jon Buehne ’17, trombone solo Kevin Wyatt ’17, clarinet solo Christopher Schaeffler ’18, bari sax solo Matt Billings ’19, snare drum solo and marimba solo Michael Bugyis ’19, bass clarinet solo Joe Wingbermuehle ’18, clarinet solo Percussion Trio of Jimmy Mullen ’19, Sam Williams ’19, and Terrell Powell ’18 Sam Korb ’17, trumpet solo Alex Gronowski ’19, alto sax solo Tony Deng ’16, violin solo

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Jazz drummer Terrell Powell ’18 with guest artist/drummer Bryan Carter, following the MLK Jazz Concert.

David Buback ’17 “The Cabin” Encaustic

Art 630 “Our Lady of Guadalupe”

Marshall Karchunas ’17 “Still Life” Oil Bar

For a crossover lesson, art teacher John Clever sketched the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe onto canvas panels and had his sixth grade students paint them. The students learned about the 1531 apparition of Mary to St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin in Michele Schmidt’s theology class. The artwork will be framed and displayed near the theology classroom.

In Memoriam

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace Hyung Suk An February 7, 2016 Father of Huijae “Andrew” An ’21 George S. Anstey November 16, 2015 Attended ’53-’55 Uncle of Peter W. Anstey ’04 George W. Baumgardner ’55 August 31, 2013 Son of Charles F. Baumgardner ’26 Brother of John C. Baumgardner ’53 Uncle of Charles A. Bumgardner ’87 Mozell Bliss December 1, 2015 Mother-in-law of former registrar Kathryn Bliss Grandmother of W. Matthew Bliss ’87 Robert M. Bliss ’90 Timothy S. Bliss (attended ’87-’90) Grandmother-in-law of Douglas Holler ’94 Clara L. Brannan February 26, 2016 Grandmother of Michael L. Brightfield ’20 Richard Buehne January 7, 2016 Father of Jon R. Buehne ’17 Brother-in-law of David J. Krieg ’94 Uncle of Thomas R. Applewhite ’04 Timothy J. Applewhite ’07 John J. Caruso January 2, 2016 Grandfather of John J. Caruso III ’16 Victor G. Clever December 11, 2015 Father of teacher John Cleaver John J. Collins ’52 November 27, 2015 Lois Colombo December 17, 2015 Mother-in-law of staff member Jan Hamilton Great-Grandmother of Benjamin J. Stampley ’17 Timothy J. Corrigan December 16, 2015 Attended ’60-’64

William D. Edwards, Sr. ’43 January 11, 2016 Father of William D. Edwards, Jr. ’76 David R. Edwards ’81 Grandfather of W. David Edwards III (attended ’00-’02) Jonathan E. Terry (attended ’00-’05) Josephine C. Korn March 4, 2016 Grandmother of Samuel M. Glines ’91 David M. Glines ’94 Clifford Gremp January 31, 2016 Grandfather of Alexander J. Gremp ’05 Adam E. Gremp ’06 Austin T. Gremp ’09 Aaron M. Gremp ’11 Judith M. Growe December 12, 2015 Grandmother of Alec M. Growe ’20 Thomas J. Growe December 25, 2015 Grandfather of Alec Growe ’20 Kenneth L. Jacques February 26, 2016 Grandfather of Marshall A. Karchunas ’17 Mary Alice LoCigno December 28, 2015 Grandmother of Mitchell J. LoCigno ’16 Ethan M. LoCigno ’17 Chapman G. Meyer ’52 January 28, 2016 Kate M. Mitchell December 14, 2015 Wife of former teacher Glenn Mitchell (1990-1996) Daughter of Paul J. McKee, Jr. ’63 Sister of P. Joseph McKee III ’85 Christopher P. McKee ’87 Niece of Michael S. McKee ’68 Gregory F. Mullen ’75 Aunt of Paul J. McKee IV ’13 Charles S. McKee ’15 Samuel H. McKee ’17 Cousin of Cooper Z. McKee ’02 John M. McKee ’03 Padraic M. Mullen (attended ’00-’02)

Bro. William O’Leary, S.M. December 12, 2015 CCP Teacher, 1990-1991 Lorraine Revling December 21, 2015 Grandmother of Bryce A. Revling ’04 Ian M. Revling ’04 Charles F. Ruzicka ’72 December 18, 2015 Brother of Lawrence J. Ruzicka ’74 Bro. Leonard Rudy, S.M. December 13, 2015 CCP Teacher, 1977-1981 Andrew R. Schreiber ’07 December 8, 2015 Son of John A. Schreiber IV ’68 Brother of John A. Schreiber V ’04 Grandson of the late Jack Schreiber III ’42 Nephew of Jeffrey T. Schreiber ’72 Cousin of Daniel J. Schreiber ’00 Mark J. Jostes, Jr. ’00 Jeffrey C. Schreiber ’04 David M. Benage ’05 Scott M. Jostes ’07 John D. Benage ’08 Timothy C. Benage ’11 James W. Stone ’50 July 23, 2015 Brother of Polk H. Stone ’56 Uncle of Scott H. Stone ’83 Michael W. Stone ’86 Donald W. Trautman January 9, 2016 Father of Thomas W. Trautman ’79 James A. Trautman ’83 Mary Vogt February 19, 2016 Mother of Richard R. Vogt ‘74 Grandmother of Justin P. Vogt ’02 Bro. D. Leo Willett, S.M. November 14, 2015 Chaminade staff, 1974-1978, 1979-1988 Ernest J. Winkelmann March 9, 2016 Grandfather of James A. Winkelmann ’09 Eugene Wright December 4, 2015 Father of staff member Gene Wright

We pray for all members of the Chaminade Family, past, present, and future. To include your loved one in the In Memoriam section, please send or email an obituary along with Chaminade relationships to Karen Carroll, Chaminade, 425 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131, or kcarroll@chaminade-stl.org.

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Celebrating Our Tradition Chaminade’s Vibrant History

Left: Arriving in style Top Left: Relaxing after a long school day in the Club Room Above: Photography Club, 1971 Top Right: Catching up at the Trading Post over Seven-Up and Hershey bars Right: The Chaminade Showcase has been a Mothers’ Club staple for years. We know it today as the Fashion Show.

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