VOL. 63, NO. 2
In this Issue Fr. Daniel L. Dillon Award Annual Donor Report National Merit Scholars
WINTER 2014
A Message from the
President
Dear Alumni and Friends, Is it really Christmastime again already?! It must be, because here we are at the end of another semester at Catholic Central. And because this semester is ending, I have been visiting the Seniors in their Theology classes to share with them the story of my own discernment of a Basilian priestly vocation, as I did last year at this time. In no way different from twelve months ago, it has been an occasion of sheer exhilaration for me to speak and discuss and banter with these young men who insist on wearing their costume of boyish grins. Their attentive faces (yes, attentive!), their good humor, and their piercing questions, even though teachers encounter these blessings every day, never cease to surprise us and inspire us with a renewed and invigorating appreciation for the profound value of the art of education. This art rivals the magnificent masterpieces that we associate with art and artists from all times and places. The art of education, moreover, is never static, but alive with the dynamism of our students’ lives. Its raw material is nothing less than the human mind encountering and grappling with the great fund of human experience and knowledge from both the past and the present of humanity – the past, inherited in the collective wisdom of the masters, and the present, still becoming enfleshed in the budding experience of our students. Sparks fly and the sky lights up when the discoveries and accomplishments of the human mind from the past are picked up, inspected, shaken about, questioned, and embellished by the human mind in the present – and how very exciting that it can all happen within a 45-minute class period! Who could possibly be more fortunate than teachers in their classrooms as they witness this fascinating interplay taking shape and reaching new frontiers in the intellectual stamina and progress of their students? In this issue of the Aluminator, we are honored and take delight in celebrating the stories of those Shamrocks who, in keeping with their diligent efforts and hard work in their courses of study at CC, scaled dizzying intellectual heights and reached majestic summits in a host of academic disciplines, thereby earning the singular distinction of receiving the Fr. Daniel L. Dillon, C.S.B. Memorial Award for Academic Excellence, which is presented annually to the graduating Senior with the highest 4-year grade point average. Since my arrival at CC in 2005, I have been very happy to observe that never has the Dillon Award winner not also been a fine young gentleman, someone of whom his family and the Catholic Central family have been rightly very proud. I like to boast that I have taught several of them in class, but the question still remains open: Who taught what to whom? There is no question, however, that their sparks flew far beyond them as they lit up our CC sky, which continues to shine brightly because of their stellar achievements, enshrined now among the mesmerizing feats of so many other talented Shamrocks in our blessed history and tradition. One star lights up our sky now, the Star of Bethlehem. May the Christ Child, on whom that star shone so brightly, light our own way as we journey with the wise men and the shepherds among us to the place where we shall be together with him, Christ our Lord. On behalf of the Catholic Central family, I sincerely wish you and your families abundant blessings of peace and joy in this holy Christmas season. May God bless us all, everyone! Mary Alma Mater, inspire us evermore. Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. Jefferson Mark Thompson, C.S.B. President
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THE PSYCHEDELIC ’60s 1960 – JOHN SMOLTZ has traveled from Arizona the last four years to attend Boys’ Bowl Weekend, including the assembly on Friday and Mass on Sunday. He has watched two of his grandsons, Robert Ault ’12 and Daniel Ault ’14, take part in the Boys’ Bowl festivities by participating on the football team and in the band, respectively. Robert now plays football at Grand Valley State University and Daniel is a member of the marching band and golf team in his senior year at Daniel Ault ’14 and John CC. John played Smoltz ’60 at Boys’ Bowl the tuba in the band during his four years at Detroit Catholic Central. John has always been a proud alumnus of Catholic Central traditions. John also had the opportunity to have lunch with 12 of his 1960 classmates on Friday, October 4, 2013, after the Boys’ Bowl assembly. John’s son, former MLB AllStar John Smoltz, will be inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame his coming year along with CC Football Coach, Tom Mach. (see pg. 59)
tournament and, after eight games in 3-1/2 days, finished in 3rd place with the bronze medal. 1966 – MIKE HAYNES was featured in the free online publication, Northern Express Weekly. Dr. Haynes, who now lives in Traverse City, is very involved with a group of volunteers who have resurrected the Community Gardens at the Grand Traverse Commons.
1965 – LEO KOWALYK and MIKE MADDEN represented the Class of ‘65656565 at the National Senior Games in Cleveland on July 23-25, 2013. They competed in a 3-on-3 basketball
1967 – PAT BARRY was elected president-elect of the Eastern Michigan University Alumni Association this past April and will serve as president from 2015-2017. Pat is in his 43rd year of teaching, a fact that he says is directly attributable to the influence of Bill Watts ’40, his band director and fellow alumnus. Pat is currently a member of the faculty at EMU. This school year, EMU’s marketing department has created large banners that surround campus in order to showcase students, faculty, and alumni. This year’s campaign focuses on alumni who have contributed to EMU’s success. Some give their money, some give their time, but all care about Eastern and what it means in the lives of its students and alumni. Pat is showcased on one of those banners. His banner hangs near the south end of campus, where EMU began in 1849.
Left to right: Leo Kowalyk ’65, Joe Allbritton, Mike Madden ’65, and Randall Dean with their bronze medals
1967 – DAVE PHILLIPS and RICK RANK got together for a tour of the new school this summer. Rick Rick Rank ’67 and is semi-retired Dave Phillips ’67 in the from running Mary Grotto at CC.
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“Second Harvest” in Colorado and now dabbles in real estate and renovations. Dave is retired from Entenmanns and also worked part-time for “Forgotten Harvest.” Dave and his wife, Mary, are members of Holy Family Parish in Novi. 1968 – HON. ROBERT COLOMBO JR. has been appointed as the Chief Judge of the Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court for a two-year period commencing January 1, 2014.
THE GROOVY ’70s 1976 – MIKE DUGGAN was elected as the 75th Mayor of the City of Detroit in November 2013. His term will commence on January 1, 2014. Mike has had a successful career in government, politics, and business. He served many years as the Deputy Executive in Wayne County and was elected Wayne County Prosecutor in 2000. In 2004, Mike became the President and CEO of the Detroit Medical Center. There will be more to come on this in the spring 2014 issue of the Aluminator.
THE TECHNO ’80s 1980 – LOWEL LEWIS and his wife are currently serving as missionaries to Jamaica under His Grace Charles Duford, Archbishop of Jamaica. They are responsible for four parishes with Fr. Danilo Tuason and Deacon David Yeesing. Lowel is using the “Bible Beat,” written by the late Fr. Ned Donoher, C.S.B. to teach the children (and adults) the difference between the Catholic Bible and the Protestant Bible. 1980 – BOB PAUL, the CEO of Compuware, was on hand with Covisint to ring the NASDAQ opening bell on October 2, 2013.
2007 – RYAN DWYER is a graduate of the Business program at Central Michigan University, majoring in Finance. He is employed as an Underwriter at Quicken Loans in Detroit. 2007 – ANTHONY PETTY graduated from Grand Valley State University with a BS in Chemistry. He then decided to take a break from his studies and was hired as a research assistant by Dr. Thomas F. Guarr, Ph.D., Research and Development Director for Michigan State University’s Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Michigan. Anthony was doing cutting edge organic chemistry research working in alternative energy for about a year. Anthony is now at the University of Kentucky Graduate School in Lexington on a full scholarship, with a fellowship, working on his Ph.D. in Chemistry. 2008 – TOM WYATT was recently accepted to Medical School. He will be attending Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in the fall of 2014. 2009 – JOHN DWYER was a three-year starting defenseman for the University of DetroitMercy Titans lacrosse team. The team won the MAAC Conference championship in May 2013 for the first time in program history. John graduated from U of D-Mercy with a Bachelors in Accounting in 2013 and is currently working on his MBA at U of D-Mercy. He has accepted a position with Plante Moran in their Southfield office.
2009 – JUSTIN HOOMAIAN is a redshirt sophomore on the Michigan State University Hockey Program. He was the recipient of the Harold & Raynor Shnider Office of the Provost Award at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala on April 15, 2013. This award is “presented to the outstanding male and female freshman or sophomore studentathlete who embodies the characteristics promoted by Student-Athlete Support Services. Emphasis is placed on academic performance, community involvement, and leadership ability.” Justin is a Kinesiology major with a grade point average over 3.9. He is an active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Student-Athlete Support Services’ Putting Athletes and Community Together Program. He has also volunteered with Teams for Toys, Relay for Life, the Student-Athlete Food Drive, as well as many other experiences. 2009 – NICK KRISTOCK, a soccer player at Oakland University, has been named one of ten finalists for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award in NCAA soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. Nick became the first-ever student-athlete to be awarded The Human Relations Award, given to the student that has made an outstanding contribution to intergroup understanding and conflict resolution of the university and was also named the Oakland University Student Leader of the Year in April 2013. He is the founder of Gigs For Good and Mission 50K, a non-profit organization that funds Christian missionaries around the globe and a service-based movement
that is seeking to accrue 50,000 service/ volunteer hours in a 6-month span. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 candidates announced in August. Nationwide fan voting is ongoing to help select the winner. Fans were encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through November 25. Fan votes were combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2013 NCAA Men’s College Cup championship in December. At the time of publication, the winner had not yet been announced. 2009 & 2010 – NICK LANDRY, BUTCH HERZOG, NIKO PALAZETI, SAM LANDRY, ANTHONY CAPATINA, JOE WALTERS, and DYLAN DREWNO were together in July 2013 when Fr. Jefferson Thompson, C.S.B., celebrated the wedding of Butch Herzog’s sister.
Left to right: Sam Landry ’10, Butch Herzog ’10, Fr. Jeff Thompson, C.S.B., Nick Landry ’09, Anthony Capatina ’10, Niko Palazeti ’10, Joe Walters ’10, and Dylan Drewno ’10 C H A T T E R B O X • w inter 2 0 1 4
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THE CONNECTED ’10s 2010 & 2012 – THOMAS BECKER, K.C. PERLBERG, SHANE VERPLOEGH, and MATT GREENE are members of the Michigan State and Notre Dame Marching Bands, respectively. They posed for a group photo after the MSU vs. ND football game in South Bend on Sept. 21, 2013.
Matt Greene ’12, K.C. Perlberg ’10, Shane Verploegh ’10, and Thomas Becker ’10
2009 & 2012 – ERIC ALAMAT, EVAN ANDRESKI, and BRENDAN McCLOREY are members of the Albion College Britons Football Team. This past season, Albion posted an 8-2 overall record and won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship. Left to right: Evan They qualified Andreski ‘12 and Brendan McClorey ‘12 for the NCAA Division III playoffs. Steve Wasil ’02 is an assistant coach for the Britons. 2010 & 2011 – NICK BOLIG, JOE WIDMER, ANDREW BREAUGH, and JOHN LAWLESS are members of the Kalamazoo College Hornets Football Team. They finished the season with a 6-4 overall record and play in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Nick Bolig ’10 was a senior captain for the 2013 season. Jon Vigi ’08 is an assistant coach for the Hornets.
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2013 – ANTHONY AMATO received a four-year scholarship to Michigan Tech University in the ROTC program. He contracted with the ROTC Program after passing his Physical Fitness Test. He was sworn in on September 26, 2013.
Left to right: Andrew Breaugh ’11, Evan Andreski ’12, Joe Widmer ’10, Brendan McClorey ’12, John Lawless ’11, and Eric Alamat ’09
2010 – JACK TAFFE received a scholarship to Texas A&M where he is persuing a business degree. Jack and his roommates formed a team that won first place overall at the eighth annual Fisher College of Business Biz Quiz competition on November 1-3, 2013, at Ohio State University. Jack also finished in 3rd place individually out of 54 contestants. Biz Quiz is a quiz bowl for business students sponsored by the Wall Street Journal. 2011 – JOE BRINKMAN is honored and blessed to have been named Swim Team Captain at the University of the Cumberlands for the 2013-2014 season. Joe is a junior and is majoring in business. 2012 – JAKE WIDMER is a member of the Saginaw Valley State University Cardinals Football Team. This past season, Saginaw Valley posted a 9-2 overall record and won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. The Cardinals qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs.
BASILIAN SCHOLASTICS – KITTISAK CHOOKLIN and STEVEN HUBER, along with Hoc Nguyen, made their first profession of vows on August 15, 2013, in the Chapel of St. Basil on the University of St. Thomas campus in Houston, Texas. All three men began the Scholastic phase of the formation process on their journey to the priesthood. Kittisak Chooklin and Steven Huber were members of the faculty at Detroit Catholic Central during the 2011-2012 school year.
Fall 2013
Mystery Photo Identified Stan Wilkins ’42 called to point out that the photo in question is actually in the 1942 Shamrock yearbook. Bernie De Primo ’42 confirmed this and also helped to identify those alumni in the photo. They include the following: Alfred Szandzik ’42, Daniel Hurley ’42, John McLaughlin ’42, Bernard Meyers ’42, Leo Whelan ’42, James Gaynor ’42, Charles Wilkie ’42, Robert Rule ’42, Thomas Joliat ’42, John Sullivan ’42, Steven Prucha ’42, John Christie ’42, and James Coppess ’42.
Catholic Central Mothers’ Club at Cristo Rey
Members of the CC Mothers’ Club at Detroit Cristo Rey with John Doyle ’82 (Cristo Rey Director of Development) and Mike Khoury (Cristo Rey President).
The CC Mothers’ Club is sponsoring a “Clothes Closet” at Detroit Cristo Rey High School. The Clothes Closet will be available to the students who also have to work in a corporate work study program to help offset some of their tuition costs per the Cristo Rey model.
The closet has business attire for the young men and women who otherwise could not afford to purchase their own wardrobe. Detroit Cristo Rey is officially sponsored by the Basilian Fathers.
T he 2014 Catholic Central Mothers’ Club
“Win, Place... Fashion Show” Join us at the
39th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon
March 30, 2014
For more information or to donate, please contact: Event Chairperson - Bridget Stockton bstockton1@comcast.net 248.496.8034 Decorations Chairperson - Julie Abeska julieabeska@gmail.com 248.568.4419 Acquisitions Chairpersons - Kathy Gawronski gawronski@ameritech.net 248.420.3178 Susan Jones suniejones@yahoo.com 248.505.3307 Original artwork of the 2008 Kentucky Derby “What Are the Odds” - Limited Edition Kentucky Derby & Kentucky Oaks combined scene by artist, Trish Biddle. S C H O O L B E LL S • w inter 2 0 1 4
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SPORTS
SCHEDULE
Supporting our Young Athletes Varsity Basketball
Mon/Dec 9 Taylor Kennedy Lincoln Park Wed/Dec 11 Sat/Dec 21 Divine Child Detroit Loyola Fri/Jan 3 Notre Dame Prep Tues/Jan 7 Fri/Jan 10 U of D O.L. St. Mary’s Tues/Jan 14 Brother Rice Fri/Jan 17 Tues/Jan 21 DeLaSalle AnnArbor Gabriel Richard Fri/Jan 24 Tues/Jan 28 U of D O.L. St. Mary’s Fri/Jan 31 Brother Rice Tues/Feb 4 Fri/Feb 7 DeLaSalle CHSL Quarter Final Sat/Feb 15 Tues/Feb 18 CHSL Semi-Final CHSL Semi-Final Wed/Feb 19 CHSL Championship Sun/Feb 23 Tues/Feb 25 Dearborn Fordson Robichaud Fri/Feb 28 March 3, 5, 7 State Districts March 10, 12 State Regionals March 18 State Quarter Finals March 20-21 State Semifinals March 22 State Finals
Away Away Henry Ford CC HOME Away Away HOME HOME Away Away HOME Away Away HOME
7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 4:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm
Calihan Hall Away HOME
7:00pm 7:30pm
Varsity Hockey
Sat/Nov 16 Divine Child (Scrimmage) Redford Arena Thur/Nov 21 Port Huron Northern McMorran Place Fri/Nov 22 Brighton Compuware Wed/Nov 27 Brother Rice Compuware Sat/Nov 30 Trenton Compuware Toronto/UCC UCC/Wilder Arena/Mara Fri/Dec 6 Sat/Dec 7 Toronto/UCC UCC/Wilder Arena/Mara Fri/Dec 13 Cranbrook Cranbrook Sat/Dec 14 Grosse Pointe North Compuware Port Huron North Compuware Sat/Dec 21 Fri/Jan 3 Wyandotte Roosevelt Compuware Sat/Jan 4 Plymouth Compuware Wed/Jan 8 Brother Rice Oak Park Cranbrook Compuware Sat/Jan 11 Fri/Jan 17 Culver Academy Culver Academy Sat/Jan 18 Culver Academy Culver Academy Fri/Jan 24 O.L. St. Mary’s O.L. St. Mary’s Sat/Jan 25 O.L. St. Mary’s Compuware Trenton Trenton Wed/Jan 29 Sat/Feb 1 Livonia Stevenson Compuware Wed/Feb 5 MIHL Trenton Fri/Feb 7 MIHL Trenton Trenton Sat/Feb 8 MIHL Fri/Feb 14 U of D City Sports Wed/Feb 19 DeLaSalle Compuware Sat/Feb 22 CHSL TBD Mon/Feb 24 State Playoffs begin State Championship Compuware Sat/March 8
Varsity Alpine Ski
Tues/Jan 7 Brighton Mt. Brighton Thur/Jan 9 Hartland Mt. Brighton Birmingham United Mt. Brighton Tues/Jan 14 Thur/Jan 16 Okemos Mt. Brighton Howell Mt. Brighton Tues/Jan 21 Thur/Jan 23 Pinckney Mt. Brighton Tues/Jan 28 South Lyon Mt. Brighton Farmington Mt. Brighton Thur/Jan 30 Thur/Feb 6 League Championship Mt. Brighton Mon/Feb 10 CHSL Championship Alpine Valley Thur/Feb 13 MHSAA Regional Alpine Valley Tues/Feb 18 SEMSL Meet Alpine Valley Mon/Feb 24 Division 1 State Finals Schuss Mountain
SL GS SL GS SL GS SL GS SL/GS SL/GS SL/GS SL/GS SL/GS
6:30pm 6:00pm 7:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 1:30pm 7:15pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 7:00pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 5:30pm TBD TBD TBD 5:30pm 7:30pm 5:30pm TBD TBD TBD 6:30pm 7:00pm TBD 7:00pm
5:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 9:00am 5:30pm 9:00am 9:00am 9:00am
*Slalom = SL *Giant Slalom = GS
Note: Home games are shown in bold. Schedules are correct as of December 5, 2013, and are subject to change. For updated information, please consult our website (www.catholiccentral.net) or call the Athletics Office at 248-596-3830 (Press “1”). 60
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Swimming & Diving
Thur/Dec 12 Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe North HS 6:00pm Saline Quad Meet Saline HS 6:00pm Fri/Dec 20 (CC, Brother Rice, Saline, Liv Stevenson) Schack Invitational Cranbrook 9:00am Sat/Jan 4 Rockford Invitational Rockford HS 9:00am Sat/Jan 11 Thur/Jan 16 Livonia Stevenson Livonia Stevenson HS 6:30pm East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids HS 12:00pm Sat/Jan 18 Ann Arbor Pioneer Ann Arbor Pioneer HS 12:00pm Sat/Jan 25 Week of 1/20 U of D TBD TBD DeLaSalle Liv Rec Comm Ctr 7:00pm Thur/Jan 30 Fri/Jan 31 Oakland County Championship-Diving Waterford Mott 5:00pm Oakland County Sat/Feb 1 Championship-Swimming Waterford Mott 1:30pm Brother Rice Kettering High School 6:30pm Tues/Feb 4 Fri/Feb 7 MISCA - Diving TBA TBA TBA TBA Sat/Feb 8 MISCA - Swimming Cranbrook Liv Rec Comm Ctr 7:00pm Thur/Feb 13 Tues/Feb 18 Notre Dame Prep Rochester High School 6:30pm CHSL Championship Livonia Rec Comm Ctr 5:00pm Fri/Feb 28 CHSL Championship – Diving Livonia Rec Comm Ctr 9:00am Sat/March 1 CHSL Championship - Swimming Livonia Rec Comm Ctr 12:00pm Sat/March 1 State Diving Finals TBA Tues/March 4 Fri/March 7 State Finals TBA Sat/March 8 State Finals TBA
Varsity (Blue) Wrestling
Sat/Dec 7 St. Edward/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Wed/Dec 11 Davison (Assembly Match) Sat/Dec 14 Holland – Tim Horn Invitational Fri/Dec 20 Oakland County Championship Sat/Dec 21 Oakland County Championship Fri/Dec 27 Medina Sat/Dec 28 Medina Sat/Jan 4 CC Invitational Sat/Jan 11 CC Super Duals Holt Invitational Sat/Jan 18 Wed/Jan 22 Lowell Assembly Match Sat/Jan 25 Cincinnati Moeller(OH)/ Marmion Academy(IL) Oxford Wed/Jan 29 Wed/Feb 5 Team District Sat/Feb 8 Individual District Wed/Feb 12 Team Regional Individual Regional Sat/Feb 15 Feb 21-22 Team Finals Feb 27-March 1 Individual Finals
Varsity Bowling
Sat/Dec 7 Sat/Jan 4 Mon/Jan 6 Thur/Jan 9 Sat/Jan 11 Fri/Jan 17 Sat/Jan 18 Tues/Jan 21 Thur/Jan 23 Sat/Jan 25 Mon/Jan 27 Tues/Jan 28 Sat/Feb 1 Mon/Feb 3 Thur/Feb 6 Sun/Feb 9 Mon/Feb 10 Thur/Feb 13 Sat/Feb 15 Fri/Feb 21 Sat/Feb 22 Fri/Feb 28 Sat/March 1
St. Edward HS HOME Away TBA TBA Away Away HOME HOME Away Away
11:00am 1:45pm 9:00am TBA TBA 8:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 9:30am 1:30pm
HOME Away HOME TBA TBA Walled Lake Northern Kellogg Arena The Palace
1:30pm 6:00pm TBA TBA TBA TBA
Drakeshire Farmington Tournament Super Bowl Ladywood Tournament Sterling Notre Dame Prep Bowl One DeLaSalle Super Bowl Plymouth Tournament Sterling U of D Thunderbird Oakland County Tourney Oak Lanes Brother Rice Drakeshire Divine Child Five Star Tri-County Tournament Woodland Notre Dame Hazel Park DeLaSalle Drakeshire Mercy Tournament Thunderbird U of D Classic Brother Rice Novi Novi Tournament Woodland Divine Child Classic Mixed Doubles Oak CHSL Championship Super Bowl State Team Regionals Super Bowl State Singles Regionals Sunnybrook State Team Finals Sunnybrook State Singles Finals
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8:00am 12:30pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 12:00pm 3:30pm TBD 3:30pm 3:30pm 9:00am 3:30pm 3:30pm 9:00am 3:30pm 3:30pm 10:00am 3:30pm 3:30pm 8:00am TBD TBD TBD TBD