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Alumni Association News
Please Pray With Us! …Catholic Central Cares About You
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Jes s Christ, is the Reason for Catholic Central
Campus Crusade Reunions 2020-21
Like so much in society today, our Campus Crusade Reunions are affected by the pandemic.
The Catholic Central community prays together for the health and well being of our alumni at campuses throughout the world.
Campus Crusade Reunions will return in 2021.
Mary, Alma Mater
Mary, Alma Mater, your sons of Central honor, and trusting in your goodness, we hopefully implore that by your grace we may every day prove that we are men of Mary, Alma Mater. Inspire us evermore. Mary, Alma Mater, your sons of Central honor, and proudly wear your colors, the Royal Blue and White. May valiant Blue and peerless White teach us to be men of Mary, Alma Mater. Inspire us evermore. Greetings Fellow Alumni!
I am humbled and honored to have been elected as the new president of the Detroit Catholic Central Alumni Association. I want to take a moment and thank Scott Hauncher ’89 for his selfless efforts as president the past several years. It’s been a true pleasure working with you, Scott.
As I sit down to write my first article as your president, I am reflecting on what Catholic Central means to me, how my experiences as a student and an alumnus have shaped my life, and how the legacy of CC fits into the context of our world’s current circumstances. During these times of upheaval and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to lean back into the important relationships in our lives: God, family, and friends.
Catholic Central helped give us a foundation to develop and nourish those special relationships. Ninety-plus years after it was formed, CC continues the legacy of teaching, guiding, and molding young men with lessons that resonate throughout our lives.
The CC Alumni Association is here to help foster and continue our unique relationship with our school. Whether your last contact was last week or ten years ago, I urge each and every alumnus to take some time to reacquaint yourself with the school, through the website and other virtual avenues. CC students continue to thrive academically, spiritually, athletically, and in a myriad of extracurricular activities. This is truly an outstanding institution that we proudly call our Alma Mater.
The purpose of your Alumni Association is to help you stay connected through events and activities. Unfortunately, we have been forced to postpone in-person activities for the short term, but, as we emerge from this pandemic, I hope you will take advantage of these opportunities to connect with your fellow alumni. I guarantee you will be richer for the experience.
In closing, I want to offer a message of hope. God loves you! He loves each and every one of us. Take a moment to reflect on that. Reflect on how blessed we are to be CC alumni. As you go about your day, consider reaching out to other members of the Shamrock family and offer that same message of hope to them. It’s an incredibly powerful message that we all need now more than ever.
Remember, it’s always “a great day to be a Shamrock!”
Dave Brauer ’84
Alumni Association President
Welcome Home!
CC brothers of 26 Harper Avenue, 60 Belmont Avenue, 6565 West Outer Drive, 1-42-Double O Breakfast Drive, and 27225 Wixom Road (Donoher Drive)...welcome home!
Save the Date - All Classes Florida Reunion Saturday, March 20, 2021
Who: All Classes of CC Alumni and Family What: Mass - Dinner - Camaraderie - CC Fellowship Where: Sharky’s on the Pier - Venice, FL Owned by Mike Pachota ’71 www.SharkysOnThePier.com When: Saturday, March 20, 2021 • 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Due to COVID-19, in the coming months, please look for updates via mail, email, social media, and the CC website.
All graduates of Detroit Catholic Central High School are members of the Alumni Association. In our 92-year history, we have over 17,400 graduates of Mary, Alma Mater. Our beloved Alma Mater has an active Alumni Association that is led by our Alumni Association Board of Directors.
The mission of the Detroit Catholic Central Alumni Association is to provide services, benefits, and activities of interest to the alumni, to foster an alumni body which is interested and involved in the affairs and functions of the school, and to provide such assistance to the school as may from time to time be requested of it.
If you are interested in serving CC and the Alumni Association as a volunteer or member of the Board of Directors, please contact Dante Cerroni ’96, Nominations Chairman, at dante_cerroni@ml.com, or Tim Burke ’86, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at tburke@catholiccentral.net.
Also, you will find more information regarding the Alumni Association on the CC website under the “Alumni” tab.
www.catholiccentral.net/alumni/alumni-association.
May our Blessed Mother, Mary, and her Son, Jesus Christ, the Reason For Catholic Central, continue to Inspire Us Evermore!
Postponed until 2021 76 th BOYS’ BOWL WEEKEND
HOMECOMING Athletic Hall of Fame Reunion Weekend
Homecoming, All Classes Reunion at CC, Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions, Boys’ Bowl: Assembly/Pep Rally, Mass & Breakfast, and Football Game
Due to COVID-19 safety and social distance requirements outlined in the State of Michigan’s Safe Start guidelines and phases, CC is postponing all Boys’ Bowl Weekend reunions and events until 2021. Dates to be determined.
Boys’ Bowl Weekend was originally scheduled for the weekend of October 2-4, 2020, also including Homecoming, Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions, and Reunion Weekend.
We look forward to seeing you then! If you have and questions, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (248) 596-3838.
Postponed Until 2021 Class Reunions for Years Ending in 0 and 5
Due to COVID-19 safety and social distance requirements outlined in the State of Michigan’s Safe Start guidelines and phases, CC is postponing all reunions and Boys’ Bowl Weekend events until 2021. Dates to be determined. In the upcoming months, please look for more information regarding reunions and Boys’ Bowl Weekend events via mail, email, social media, and the CC website.
If you are already working on your class reunion, please contact Tim Burke ’86 at (248) 596-3844 or tburke@catholiccentral.net.
Class of 1960 - 60th Reunion + 1
August 19-22, 2021 Questions/Contact: George Smrtka ’60 248-641-9000 • gsmrtka@aol.com
Class of 1970 - 50th Reunion + 1
Dates TBD Questions/Contact: Carmine Palombo ’70 248-907-3174 • carminepalombo@sbcglobal.net
2020 Marks Reunions For These Classes
Class of 1945 - 75 years Class of 1950 Class of 1955 Class of 1960 Class of 1965 Class of 1970 - 50 years Class of 1975 Class of 1980 Class of 1985 Class of 1990 Class of 1995 - 25 years Class of 2000 Class of 2005 Class of 2010 Class of 2015
To Be Determined: 16th Season of the CC Alumni Association Basketball League (AABL)
The 2021 AABL Season traditionally tips off in early January 2021 and runs through mid-April 2021. However, due to COVID-19 and the requirements that CC needs to follow, we are TBD on the actual start date of the season.
All AABL players must be either CC alumni, fathers of alumni, and/or current CC dads.
If you have not already done so and are interested in playing or forming a team, please contact AABL Commissioner, Andy Slankster ’94 at aslankster@slanksterfinancial.com or (248) 470-6098.
