ALUMINATOR - Spring 2016

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Editor in Chief: Rev. Raymond Paramo, C.S.B. Managing Editors: Mike Carrier ’06 Dan Collins Jr. ’84 Nieko Ianni ’07 Editors: Tim Henry ’72 Susan Martin Rudy Seichter ’59 Contributions: S.D. Ansley - Quantitative Analytics Tim Burke ’86 Mike Carrier ’06 Dan Collins Jr. ’84 Lansing State Journal - Judy Putnam Rev. Raymond Paramo, C.S.B. Fr. William Riegel, C.S.B. Shaun Sova ’09 Photography: Denny Barnes ’79 Scott Confer Victor DiRita ’16 Anne Ink, LLC Mike Rossi - http://MichaelRossiPhotography.com Design & Production: Anne Ink, LLC Detroit Catholic Central High School Administration: President - Rev. John Huber, C.S.B., Ed.D. jhuber@catholiccentral.net Principal - Rev. Dennis Noelke, C.S.B. ’71 dnoelke@catholiccentral.net The Aluminator is published three times every year by the Detroit Catholic Central Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations.

Circulation: 12,500 Submissions can be emailed to: Rev. Raymond Paramo, C.S.B. rparamo@catholiccentral.net (248) 596-3864 Submissions can be mailed to: The Aluminator Detroit Catholic Central High School 27225 Wixom Road Novi, MI 48374 To reach the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations: (248) 596-3838 Fax: (248) 596-3839 For Information: Director of Advancement Dan Collins Jr. ’84 (248) 596-3834 dcollins@catholiccentral.net Or visit us on the Web: www.catholiccentral.net

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In This Issue FEATURES A Message from the President 2 Chatterbox 3 CC Alumni in the Military - Jim Dunn ’63 6 Letters to CC - Students As Seen by Strangers 8 Calendar of Events 9 Alumni Association News 10 CC Alumni Profile - Orin Mazzoni III ’92 16 Activities Shared Among Basilian Schools 18 Catholic Central Celebrates Mary Alma Mater in May 20 The DRIVE Results 23 CC Hall of Fame - Alumni Athletes 24

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Wedding Bells Baby Bells In Memoriam

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SCHOOL NEWS School Bells Sports Break Sports Schedule

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A Note from the Editor Many of you tell me that you begin reading your Aluminator by looking at “Chatterbox” and “The Bells.” Please don’t forget that those are the parts that we cannot include without help from you. We need you to send us updates of your milestones and accomplishments. Your travels and other activities are also of interest to your classmates.

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Submissions: For inclusion in the next issue of the Aluminator, all updates, articles, and photos must be received by June 30, 2016. Email submissions to: aluminator@catholiccentral.net or rparamo@catholiccentral.net. You may also mail your materials to us at: The Aluminator, Detroit Catholic Central High School, 27225 Wixom Road, Novi, MI 48374.

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Dave Lewis ’79 and his family; Mitch Hancock ’00 and his family; Fr. Dennis Noelke, C.S.B. ’71

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A Message from the

President

Dear Alumni of Detroit Catholic Central and CC friends, Logic would seem to dictate that attending a school is a phase in one’s life that has a definite beginning and end, and that once the end comes, a person moves to the next phases of life and leaves the school behind.

Perhaps we can point to other periods of our life where that logic holds true: having a paper route, having a job in college at a restaurant, being in the cub scouts or being on some kind of a team. There was a definite beginning and end, and then we moved on.

For most alumni of Catholic Central, that logic doesn’t hold true when speaking of the overall CC experience.

I write this letter minutes after helping a member of the Class of ’55 edit a letter he is sending to his classmates that graduated from CC over 60 years ago. He carefully explains where his classmates are, which ones attended the reunion in Venice Beach, and who from the class needs the prayers of his classmates.

The Lord continues to bless CC as a community of thousands of alumni and their families, parents, grandparents, faculty and staff (past and present), Basilian Fathers, and current students and their families. We are connected first and foremost through Jesus Christ, Whose Resurrection celebrated at Easter remains the focus of how we view all of life. We continue to rely on the inspiration of His Mother and ours, Mary Alma Mater, Mary kind and nourishing Mother, who leads us to Her Son. The Spirit that permeates our entire CC community flows through the generations so that the four years of a man’s experience as a Shamrock and a Man of Catholic Central, helps shape his life, and is an integral part of who he becomes for an entire lifetime.

There are many ways in which we are grateful for having the privilege of being a part of this blessed community. One element is the powerful presence of CC alumni who play an active role in the Mission of CC today as we continue to educate young men in Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge. We are especially blessed to have so many graduates dedicate their lives to the Mission as teachers, administrators, coaches, and other roles here at CC. When I came to CC as principal in 2010, I was met with a certain suspicion that I sometimes found disconcerting. Although I am the graduate of another Basilian high school, I am not a CC grad. I underestimated the importance of that in so many hearts and minds. When I became president and was replaced as principal by a CC graduate, Fr. Dennis Noelke, C.S.B. ’71, I noticed how he was warmly embraced with a certain trust that comes from being a CC alumnus. Indeed we have many fine Catholic educators here who are not graduates.

At the same time, it’s important to point out the irreplaceable value of a Man of CC being taught by or coached by a fellow Shamrock. This issue of the Aluminator is dedicated to those men who make tremendous sacrifices to be full-time Catholic educators dedicated to the Mission of Catholic Central. We are grateful for their continued dedication and commitment. I know that my fellow Basilians who are now enjoying the beatific vision in paradise inspire our CC grads and are very proud of their dedication.

May Mary Alma Mater continue to inspire us evermore!

Fr. John B. Huber, C.S.B., Ed.D. President

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT • SPRING 2016

CHATTERBOX Staying Connected With Your Classmates THE NIFTY ’50s 1951 – JOE CURLEY and his wife, Barbara, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They have been blessed with four children, eight grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren.

THE PSYCHEDELIC ’60s 1966 – JOHN CICCHELLI, JIM HAYES, and ROY WILSON recently met at CC to take in the CC/De La Salle basketball game on January 29, 2016.

Winter 2016 Mystery Photo Identified 1971 TENNIS RESERVE TEAM Front row, left to right: Marc Sosnowski ’74, Charles McGraw ’73, Mike Tucker ’73, Tom Coratti ’72, John Peregrin*, and Mark Anderson* Back row, left to right: Coach Frank Garlicki, Jim Rossetto ’74, Joe Borshanian ’74, Jerry Krause ’74, Jim Merlo ’74, and Bob Pulliam ’73 *= Did not graduate from CC

Left to right: John Cicchelli ’66, Roy Wilson ’66, and Jim Hayes ’66

1966 – ROBERT IANNI retired in February 2016 after working as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan for over 40 years.

1967 – PAT BARRY is currently in his 45th year of teaching. After 33 years at Plymouth Salem High School, Pat has been teaching public speaking at Eastern Michigan University for 12 years. Pat is proud to teach in EMU’s acclaimed Honors College and has taught several CC brothers over the years. Pat also serves as the president of the 165,000 member EMU Alumni Association.

He attributes much of his success to his teachers at CC and notes that his band director, William B. Watts ’40,

was pivotal in his decision to become a teacher. Mr. Watts believed in Pat and helped him through a very difficult time. This inspired him to do the same for others as a teacher. Pat resides in Livonia with Cheryl, his wife of 45 years. He is blessed that his two children live minutes from his house and that he sees his three grandchildren very often. Pat has used our motto to guide him throughout his life and is very grateful that his parents and grandparents provided him the opportunity to attend CC.

Pat Barry Jr. ’67 CHATTERBOX • SPRING 2016

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Do you recognize anyone in this photo?

THE GROOVY ’70s

Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (248) 596-3838.

1972 – WALTER (JOHN) BAWOL was appointed to the State 9-1-1 Committee

by Governor Rick Snyder.

The committee promotes the successful Walter (John) Bawol ’72 development, implementation, and operation of 9-1-1 systems throughout Michigan.

John currently is a Project Manager for Goodman Networks, Inc. 1979 – DENNIS BARNES has been selected as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

The Litigation Counsel of America is an invitationonly trial lawyer honorary society.

Membership Denny Barnes ’79 is limited to 3,500 Fellows, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after being evaluated for effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation.

THE TECHNO ’80s 1988 – JIM ACHO was the keynote speaker at the 2016 NFL Players Association annual meeting where he delivered the opening remarks to all player reps. Acho was nominated in 2015 by the NFL Alumni 4

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Association to run for Executive Director, where he lost to the incumbent DeMaurice Smith. CBS Sports featured a piece on Acho in March for his work for retired players on NFL concussion cases. Jim is a partner at the law firm of Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, PLC in Livonia, where he concentrates his practice on sports

and entertainment law, labor and employment law, law enforcement defense, and plaintiff’s personal injury.

THE HAPPENING ’90s

Jim Acho ’88

Jim Acho ’88

1991 – DR. BRENT A. JENKINS is a civilian dental provider on the Great Lakes Naval Base, the USS Osborne.

Left to right: PFA Fellow Dr. Christos Baboulas, new Fellow Dr. Brent Jenkins ’91, and PFA Fellow Dr. Kevin King

In February 2016, he was named a fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, an honor which is bestowed upon dentists who have demonstrated high standards and practices in the art and science of dentistry worldwide.

2008 – MIKE MARTIN recently signed a contract with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles for the 2016 season.

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Mike Martin ’08

2008 – DAN MINER is currently the Assistant Choir Director at Bondy Intermediate School in Pasadena, Texas.

Left to right: Heather and Dr. Brent Jenkins ’91 and Denise and Walt Jenkins

THE VIRTUAL ’00s 2000 – JIM JOLLY has been appointed to a two year term on the Livonia City Council. Jim is a former magistrate of the Michigan 16th District Court, the current assistant provost at Lawrence Technological University, and a graduate of UDM Law. 2007 – ANDREW OMILIAN recently earned his Masters of Business Administration from the College of William & Mary. He is currently an Assistant Brand Manager for New Balance in North Carolina. He resides in Williamsburg, Virginia.

2008 – DAVID CORDS graduated from Wayne State University Law School in 2015 and recently passed the Michigan Bar Exam. He currently works as an associate at Zausmer, August & Caldwell, P.C. in Farmington Hills in the litigation department, focusing on insurance defense, labor & employment, and real property matters.

2008 – ERIC SARLITTO recently earned his Masters of Science degree in Strategic Communications from Purdue University. He is currently a Senior District Executive for the Boy Scouts of America and lives in Noblesville, Indiana.

THE CONNECTED ’10s 2010 – KC PERLBERG has graduated from Michigan State University and is currently the Band Director at St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago.

2012 – KYLE COOPER recently finished his senior season for Hillsdale College’s basketball team and was named Academic All-American of the Year for Division II by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America. Kyle averaged 22 points and 9 rebounds per game while maintaining a 3.8 grade point average. Kyle was the leading vote-getter of the five CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American team members.

Over the last few years, Catholic Central’s presence online has been growing steadily.

Stay connected to CC through these official web and social media pages.

FACEBOOK: Detroit Catholic Central Alumni Association Catholic Central Admissions

TWITTER: @DCCAlumniOffice @DCCAdmissions

LINKEDIN: Detroit Catholic Central Alumni Association

catholiccentral.net Press Room aluminator@catholiccentral.net

Aluminator Submissions Send your comments, questions, or items for inclusion in a future Aluminator to aluminator@catholiccentral.net.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Kyle Cooper ’12 CHATTERBOX • SPRING 2016

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MILITARY Serving Our Country

Vietnam hero honored 50 years later

By Judy Putnam, Lansing State Journal September 28, 2015. Reprinted with permission.

Jim Dunn ’63 U.S. Army Captain - Vietnam

In May 2014, a manila envelope arrived in the mail. Casey said she was beyond stunned to see commendations and medals, representing a total of 50 awards, tumble from the envelope.

LANSING — For a good 10 to 15 years after serving in Vietnam as an Army captain, Jim Dunn ’63, an East Lansing lawyer, never spoke of his military experience, which included an astounding 1,600 hours flying combat missions in some of the war’s deadliest battles.

“I realized this man was really a hero. I knew he was shot down. I just didn’t know everything,” she said. The couple has five sons and three granddaughters.

And, until last year, even those closest to him were unaware of the many medals he had earned in the military — 50 in all, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, a top medal awarded for heroism.

He earned not just one, but four of them.

It took nearly 50 years, but Dunn’s actions in Vietnam are finally gaining public recognition. Dunn, 71, the deputy director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, was honored last September with the Veteran Tribute from the Volunteers of America at the Michigan State University Demmer Center. Volunteers of America is the state’s largest nongovernment provider of veterans services. The award raises funds for work with homeless vets.

Dunn, who had a long career as a lawyer before joining the veteran’s agency in 2012, oversees the two state-run homes for 750 veterans in Grand Rapids and Marquette. He likes to talk about veterans — unless that veteran happens to be him.

“It is such an honor to represent veterans that when I talk about myself I feel strange because there are so many veterans who have so many stories beyond me,” he said.

His reticence dates back to the days after the Vietnam War, when many civilians and war protestors viewed returning soldiers with contempt.

Dunn kept his war experiences to himself. Though he was in Vietnam for a year and a half, he didn’t know he had earned the medals.

“I didn’t have any idea that I had done anything out of the ordinary at the time,” he recalls.

At some point he knew that he had recommendations for medals in his record, but for unexplained reasons, they were never sent to him, and he got busy with a career and family.

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SURPRISE PACKAGE IN MAIL A few years ago, Nan Casey, his wife of nearly 30 years, decided to find out more and wrote the Army seeking his medals.

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Dunn finally received his medals in a ceremony on the state Senate floor on Memorial Day 2014. It’s an impressive war record. “It is incredible.

He’s a highly decorated veteran,” said Jason Allen, senior policy advisor at the veteran’s agency.

…even those closest to him were unaware of the many medals he had earned in the military — 50 in all…

Dunn was just 20 when he dropped out of the University of Detroit and enlisted in 1965. He tried to find a spot that would keep him out of the infantry, where casualties were high. He ended up in Officer Candidate School and, after graduation, you guessed it, in the infantry in Vietnam in January 1967, assigned as a “forward observer.” He describes the job as the one who looks up to locate the enemy fire when everyone else is ducking. A lieutenant, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 16th Infantry Rangers, a regiment of the 1st Division known as the Big Red One, one of the units that led the Army’s D-Day invasion in Normandy in WWII. HELICOPTER SHOT DOWN In the fall of 1967, he took to the air as an Army pilot and aerial observer in helicopters and small planes. He was promoted to a group of four young officers who worked directly for the commanding general of the division, which covered a large area between the city of Saigon and the Cambodian border to the north. Their job was to fly over combat areas to draw fire in order to locate the enemy. He was in daily combat, racking up a rare 1,600 hours of combat flying time.

He did a 13-month tour in Vietnam, and signed up for a second one.

Five months later, he was shot down in a helicopter. The pilot died.

He survived but was seriously injured and his foot needed reconstructive surgery. It was his 23rd birthday.

“I personally wouldn’t have chosen to go into combat but it was the best thing that ever happened to me because it gave me the opportunity to learn that I could do anything,” he said.

As Dunn showed me copies of the single-sheet typewritten papers from 1967 and 1968 that documented his actions leading to the medals,

CLASS OF 1966 INVITATION AND REMINDER FOR THEIR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY one moved him to tears. He recalled trying to rescue a company commander in February 1968 near the village of An My. He personally knew the commander, who had been marooned in a tree line separating him from the rest of the unit.

Others stranded with the captain had already been killed and the officer was under fire from 15 enemy soldiers a few yards away. He was in radio contact, but didn’t know the commander’s exact location.

Following the practice begun last year by the class of 1965 on the 50th anniversary of their graduation, we are inviting the class of 1966 to submit their biographies for inclusion in the next issue of the Aluminator.

Jim Dunn ’63

Flying as low as 25 feet to the ground and under fire, Dunn and his pilot found the commander after a 45-minute search, but the officer was too close to the enemy for artillery fire from the helicopter. Dunn started shooting with small arms from the helicopter, inflicting several casualties. As the Viet Cong began to flee, Dunn killed 13 with artillery fire, according to the file. But it was too late for the captain, who was killed.

Please send us by email your item of 200 to 300 words whenever you can but by no later than June 30, 2016. It should be written in the first person. Please look at the Fall 2015 issue of the Aluminator to get an idea of what to include. If possible, please send a jpeg picture of yourself. (If you send a paper photo by regular mail, it will be scanned and returned to you.) If you send a jpeg or paper photo, please include a descriptive caption.

A request for these biographies was sent by email, but if your email is not up to date with us, you may not have received it, therefore consider this either an invitation or a reminder. Submissions and questions should be sent to aluminator@catholiccentral.net

CRUTCHES USED TO SERVE Dunn talks about the tremendous fear in battle, but he also recalls fondly the camaraderie and joy.

As he recovered in a Tokyo hospital from his 1968 crash injuries, he was given a pass. He decided to sneak drinks to 40 enlisted men in his ward from the officer’s club. The guys were immobilized in their beds.

So, to make it possible to carry so many drinks, they all donated their urine bottles with an enclosed drink order. Dunn taped the bottles to his crutches and hobbled to the officer’s club. It took him hours to get back, but when he got there, the wounded soldiers were waiting.

“I sat there and, if you can envision this, a ward of guys tied to their beds, literally, passing around wood crutches to take their pee bottle off the crutch,” he laughs. “It was the most wonderful sight of my life. I felt like I’d really brought some happiness to people.”

Dunn said that he saw daily acts of heroism by his fellow soldiers, another reason it’s hard for him to accept a vaunted status. He also honors the elderly veterans now in need as heroes.

“Those are the heroes to me. Every time I walk into those homes, I feel like I’m walking onto hallowed ground,” he said. “... It’s not a handout. Every veteran living in one of those homes earned the right to be there.”

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LETTERS

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Reflections on CC Students In The World

CC STUDENTS AS SEEN BY STRANGERS Our students out in public make good impressions on those who know them. However, occasionally, total strangers receive the same impressions and are motivated to express them. Here is one note Fr. Noelke received recently. -Ed.

From: S. Ansley Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:00 PM Subject: Congrats!

To Whom It May Concern, Just wanted to send a quick note to acknowledge the kindness and positive demeanor a group of your athletes showed my daughter and me yesterday afternoon at the Valero on the corner of Wixom and Grand River. We were stopping in on our way to my daughter Azaleah’s choir practice to grab a quick snack and while she was trying to pick the perfect treat about twenty of your boys came streaming in also looking for the ideal snack.

Most boys their ages would have either pushed their way through and completely disregarded my tiny 5 year old, but not these guys. All of them were mindful of where she was looking and even allowed her to squeeze around them to make sure she didn’t miss seeing any of the treats on the shelves. In our current social climate it is good to see that there are teenage boys out there that do not follow the crowd mentality and disrespect others with some misgiven sense of entitlement.

If that wasn’t enough I was completely caught off guard when we approached the register and the line was enormous given that each of the boys was purchasing something and they without hesitation told us to go in front of them. They didn’t know us and still showed compassion in not making us wait at the end of the line to check out and be on our way.

I applaud the teachings and morality you are instilling in these young men and hope that my son Griffin (3 years old) would behave in a similar fashion when he is older. I don’t know much about your school since I grew up in Texas but after the display I saw yesterday I would have no problem supporting your institution and possibly sending my son there one day.

Thank you for your time and helping to raise these young men to become pillars of our community!

Sincerely, S. D. Ansley VP Quantitative Analytics Vice Capital Markets 8

CC STUDENTS AS SEEN BY STRANGERS • SPRING 2016

2016 Calendar of Events May 1

Spring Band Concert, Northville H.S. Auditorium – 6:30 pm

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Mothers’ Club May Crowning – 6:00 pm

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Senior Prom, Laurel Manor – 7:00 pm

Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting – 7:00 pm

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Dads’ Club General Meeting – 6:00 pm

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Mothers’ Club General Meeting/Rosary/Elections – 6:00 pm

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Dads’ Club Father/Son Golf Outing

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Senior Baccalaureate Mass – 6:00 pm

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Senior Commencement, Hill Auditorium – 2:00 pm

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Memorial Day Holiday

June 14

Legacy Luncheon – 11:00 am

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36th Athletic Department Golf Outing,

Walnut Creek Country Club

Summer School Begins

July 22

Summer School Ends

August 16

Freshman Orientation

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First Day of Classes

Full schedule available online at www.catholiccentral.net/page.aspx?pid=230 CALENDAR OF EVENTS • SPRING 2016

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Catholic Central Alumni Committees

Please Pray With Us!

ALUMNI DINNER - Promote, organize and conduct the Annual Alumni Dinner and to designate the annual Fr. Harrison Distinguished Alumni Award.

Chairman: Bob Forte ’69

raforte1@aol.com

…in the Catholic Central Chapel Mass – 7:20 am Every School-Day Morning

BOYS’ BOWL ALUMNI MASS AND BREAKFAST - Promote, organize and conduct the Boys’ Bowl Alumni Mass and Breakfast as a zero cost event for Alumni and their families to show appreciation.

Chairman: Dennis Barnes ’79

Recycle Your CC Memories The Archive Department at Catholic Central needs old memorabilia you might otherwise consider discarding.

We welcome just about any kind of souvenir!

For delivery, please contact: Dan Collins ’84 at (248) 596-3834 dcollins@catholiccentral.net Tim Burke ’86 at (248) 596-3844 tburke@catholiccentral.net

Register on the Alumni Website today!

1. Go to www.catholiccentral.net 2. Click on “Alumni” at the top 3. “Login” or “Register” It’s easy to do, and it’s free to join other Alumni with online information. Stay connected with fellow alumni, receive the Shamrock News E-newsletter, and keep current with activities and events.

To update your profile, mark any information that you want unpublished as “Private” with a check mark, and change “NetCommunity” to “Yes.”

CC Alumni Association Board of Directors Meetings All graduates of CC are members of the Alumni Association. Alumni Board of Directors Meetings are open to all members who wish to attend.

All Alumni are Welcome We Look Forward to Seeing You! Meeting dates for 2016-2017 TBD. CC Media Center Mass: 6:00 pm • Dinner: 6:30 pm • Meeting: 7:00 pm

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION • SPRING 2016

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CC AMBASSADORS - A Group of Alumni who are committed to Catholic Central High School in support of Institutional Advancement.

Chairman: John Sprys ’60

jsprys@mi.rr.com

EARLY INVOLVEMENT - Develop and implement events, programs, activities and strategies which will engage and retain the interest and participation of graduating seniors and recent alumni.

Chairman: Andy Slankster ’94

aslankster@center4fm.com

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE - Determine the qualifications for membership in the Alumni Board of Directors; identify and nominate for Board membership alumni who will actively participate in Board activities; recommend members for advisory member status; nominate officers.

Chairman: Dante Cerroni ’96

dante_cerroni@ml.com

SILENT MAJORITY/OUT OF STATE - Develop and implement events, programs, activities and strategies specifically intended to attract and engage those alumni who have not been meaningfully involved in the affairs of the School and the Alumni Association, including those who reside outside of the Southeastern Michigan area.

Chairman: Jack Rajkovich ’67

jrrajkovich@yahoo.com

SOFTBALL - Promote and organize an alumni softball tournament or league.

Chairman: John Connor ’84

jconnornorquick@yahoo.com

SPIRITUALITY AND VOCATIONS - Develop and implement events, programs, and activities to provide for the spiritual enrichment of alumni; identify events, programs, activities and strategies which may be recommended to the administration of the School with the objective of increasing religious vocations.

Chairman: Carmine Palombo ’70

carminepalombo@sbcglobal.net

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - Comprised of the Alumni Association president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and immediate past president to manage committees of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

John Foley ’73 - President johnrfoleylaw@jrfpc.net Scott Hauncher ’89 - Vice President shauncher@gmail.com Dennis Barnes ’79 - Secretary d1barnes@comcast.net Tom Nugent ’78 - Treasurer thomas_nugent@miep.uscourts.gov Carmine Palombo ’70 - Past President carminepalombo@sbcglobal.net

Gentlemen:

As the 2015-2016 school year winds down, a recap of recent academic and athletic achievements of the many fine students of Catholic Central High School is in order: In the arena of athletic competition, hearty congratulations are due to the following: • the Hockey team: 2016 Division 1 State Champions • the Wrestling team: 2016 Regional Champions, and five individual state champions: Ben Kamali ’18, Kevon Davenport ’19, Cameron Amine ’19, Tyler Morland ’17, and Nick Jenkins ’17 • the Bowling team: 2016 Catholic League Champions • the Ski team: 2016 Catholic League Champions Congratulations to all of you!

In the halls of musical competition, many congratulations are due to our Symphonic Band, who received a rating of “1” (the highest possible) at the recent Michigan School Band and Orchestra Festival. The String Orchestra and Concert Band also each received the rating of 2.

In the arena of academic competition, the Catholic Central Academic Team’s Varsity A Team was ranked #1 in the nation, with the B Team being ranked #38, giving CC the highest ranked A and B Teams in the nation. The A Team has won three tournament championships, beaten the Nos. 19, 16, 12, 5, 4, and 2-ranked teams in the nation, and beaten college teams like Michigan State, Wright State, and Illinois. On Saturday, March 19, the Varsity A Team won the State Championship for a record-tying sixth straight year.

Finally, in the arena of legal competition, still in its infancy at Catholic Central, the Catholic Central Mock Trial Team made the State Finals this year. This is only the team’s fourth year in existence. With the able coaching of Judge Lita Popke and Catholic Central Librarian, Erik Nilsen, along with the assistance of my son, Patrick A. Foley ’03 and our honorary Shamrock, Mr. Jesse Stec, as well as the unfailing contribution of numerous other Catholic Central Alumni attorneys and judges, the team was able to achieve this great success.

Catholic Central excels in so many fields of endeavor, both academically and athletically, that one may have a tendency to view these championships and academic accomplishments as “business as usual.” I ask all of you Alumni to harken back to your days in the classroom and out on the playing field and remember the incredible amount of intensity, both physical and emotional, that you committed to your studies and athletic endeavors. Our young men have continued in that fine tradition and with your support, will continue to do so into the future.

I want to share with you a story of a certain alumnus who to me is the quintessential essence of someone who attended Catholic Central and takes his being a member of that community probably far more seriously than even he realizes. One of my schoolmates, Pat Coffey ’73, has been organizing and attending a “CC Birthday Club” meeting nearly every month of the year for the past five or more years. A group of guys, usually not less than half a dozen, and sometimes as many as 15-18, gather at Sheehan’s on the Green (owner Tim Sheehan ’73) for a few drinks, a celebratory toast to the birthday boy, and an evening of catching up about friends, health, job searches, employment opportunities, retirement dreams and realities, sharing stories of our children, and for those lucky enough, stories of their grandchildren. At a recent meeting Pat shared with all of us that one of our classmates is suffering a reoccurrence of his ongoing struggle with cancer. I know all of us in attendance last week will keep our friend and classmate in our prayers.

My point is, to be a part of the “CC Alumni Association” does not require a financial contribution. It does not necessarily require attendance at football games or sporting events, or even an appearance at our lovely campus. While all of those things would be wonderful, and we would love to see each and every one of you gentlemen whenever possible, and certainly would welcome and appreciate any financial contribution to Catholic Central, you could make a truly significant contribution as that made by one such as Pat Coffey, someone who keeps the flame burning, who keeps friends in contact, someone who cares about his fellow Shamrocks.

On that note, I wish you well and ask that God bless all of you and your families. If any of you are “keeping the flame,” such as our friend, Pat Coffey, we would love to hear your story.

Alumni Association Mission Statement The mission of the Catholic Central Alumni Association is to provide services, benefits, and activities of interest to the alumni and 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.

2016 Boys’ Bowl

Weekend

Boys’ Bowl Weekend is one of the most highly anticipated times of the year at Catholic Central, and this year shouldn’t disappoint.

CC will play the Boys’ Bowl at Fr. Elmer, C.S.B. ‘46 Stadium.

The weekend will also include class reunions and the annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 • Shamrock Shuffle – 8:15 am • Boys’ Bowl Assembly – 9:30 am SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 • Offsite reunions for classes ending in 1 & 6 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 • Gerry Di Ponio ’65 Memorial Boys’ Bowl Mass & Breakfast – 10:00 am • 10th Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction (During Mass) • 72nd Annual Boys’ Bowl Football Game – 1:00 pm

John Foley ’73 CC Alumni Association President Advice from a Tree: Stand Tall and Proud, Go Out on a Limb, Remember Your Roots, Drink Plenty of Water, and Enjoy the View

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Upcoming Reunions Campus Crusades The Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations began organizing CC reunions on several area college campuses a few years ago. Over the last couple years, these reunions have grown in number and become quite successful. These reunions have been branded as “Campus Crusades” and serve as a way for all CC alumni attending a particular college or university to meet for lunch or dinner, get an update of what’s happening at CC, reminisce about glory days spent at the alma mater, and strengthen the bond they share as CC brothers. Below is a list of the campus crusades from this school year.

Fall 2015 Livonia: Schoolcraft College/Madonna University Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Grand Rapids: Grand Valley State University/Aquinas College/Calvin College/Hope College Dearborn: University of Michigan-Dearborn 2016 East Lansing: Michigan State University South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame/Holy Cross College Kalamazoo: Western Michigan University/Kalamazoo College Mt. Pleasant: Central Michigan University Hillsdale: Hillsdale College Dayton, OH: University of Dayton Ypsilanti: Eastern Michigan University

1946 – 70th Reunion Contact: Fr. Dick Elmer, CSB ’46 relmer@catholiccentral.net Contact: Al Zientek ’46 (586) 757-5983 1951 – 65th Reunion Contact: Jim Fahrenkopf ’51 (313) 730-0023 1976 – 40th Reunion Contact: Mike Burke ’76 mburke@mwbcpa.com Contact: Bill Dunlop ’76 bdunlop@lear.com 1981 – 35th Reunion Contact: Bill Gulowski ’81 billgulowski@me.com 1986 – 30th Reunion June 4, 2016 Tigers vs. White Sox at Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Contact: Tim Burke ’86 (248) 596-3844; tburke@catholiccentral.net 1991 – 25th Reunion August 13, 2016 Contact: James Buda ’91 jpbuda@hotmail.com Contact: Dave Misiewicz ’91 dave.misiewicz@gmail.com 1996 – 20th Reunion 2001 – 15th Reunion Contact: Mark LaRosa ’01 mark@larosa.com

Grand Rapids reunion

Central Michigan reunion

2006 – 10th Reunion Contact: Gavin Ambrosi ’06 gavinambrosi@gmail.com

Boys’ Bowl Weekend, October 14-16, 2016 1956 – 60th Reunion Contact: Bob Barnes ’56 bobtas@comcast.net

Notre Dame reunion

Western Michigan reunion

1961 – 55th Reunion Contact: John Rioux ’61 (734) 254-0169 1966 – 50th Reunion Contact: Roy Wilson ’66 roywilson@remerica.com

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1971 – 45th Reunion Contact: Rocky McHenry ’71 (734) 718-8333 Contact: Fr. Dennis Noelke, CSB ’71 dnoelke@catholiccentral.net Contact: Tony Tedesco ’71 tedesco713@charter.net Contact: Orrin Tibbits ’71 orrinj.tibbits@yahoo.com

Dads’ Club Ireland Raffle The winner of this year’s Dads’ Club St. Patrick’s Day Ireland Raffle was Al LaCair. Al won a 5-night stay at the Ashford Castle in Ireland, courtesy of the raffle’s official sponsor, Claddagh Irish Pub. Michael Culp was the winner of the raffle’s second prize of $1000.

Thank you to all who helped make the Ireland Raffle a great success!

A special thank you to the Ireland Raffle sponsors: • Claddagh Irish Pub (734) 542-8141 • Spillane & Reynolds Orthodontics (248) 344-8400 (Novi) or (248) 651-8860 (Rochester)

Alumni Softball League

2015 Recap and 2016 Sign-up Information Another successful year for the CC Alumni Softball League!

2015 was the second year for the league, with all games being played on CC’s campus. The eight-team league was comprised of CC alumni and/or fathers of alumni.

Team Dulzo repeated as champions, narrowly beating out Team Babicz in a close championship game.

“In its second year, the alumni softball league was a great success.

It truly is awesome to get alumni and their fathers together every Thursday. Our team is extremely excited for the first pitch of the third annual alumni softball league! Can’t wait to see everyone out there!”

-David Dulzo ’12

Pinery Camp Celebrates 50 Years This past summer, CC’s stellar Cross Country program, led by Coach Tony Magni, celebrated its 50th anniversary of the “Pinery Cross Country Camp.” If any alumni of the camp would like a t-shirt, just e-mail him a note and he will get one out to you.

You can e-mail Coach Magni at amagni@catholiccentral.net.

Coach Magni promises, “This summer (2016) we will start our next 50 years.” Go Shamrocks!

Kneeling left to right: Eddie Turek ’13, Zach Wisniewski ’11, Joe Dulzo ’85, David Dulzo ’12, Danny Meyers ’12, and Pete Nicholas Standing left to right: Nick Crowley ’10, Chris Dulzo ’14, AJ Turek ’14, Chris Nicholas ’08, Nathan Beck ’11, David Racey ’12, and Dan Meyers Not Pictured: Robert Dulzo ’11, John Dulzo, Davey Middleton ’10, Danny Middleton ’13, Geoffrey Middleton, and Anthony Nicholas ’14

2016 Alumni Softball League Season 3 starts in late May 2016 Please contact CC Alumni Softball League Commissioner, John Connor ’84, at ccalumnisoftball@gmail.com if you want to put together a team or join a team as an individual.

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Senator Patrick Colbeck ’83 Speaks to CC Students

Catholic Schools Mass Bishop Michael Byrnes ’76 celebrated our annual Catholic Schools Mass

On Wednesday, April 6, Michigan State Senator Patrick

on Wednesday, January 28. In his superb homily, Bishop Byrnes stressed

Colbeck ’83 paid a visit to his alma mater and met with

three important aspects he wanted students to remember to contemplate:

interested seniors in our Library Media Center. Senator Colbeck

1) Relationships 2) Identity and 3) Mission.

held a question-and-answer forum with 25 seniors on topics related to the Constitution and the 2016 Presidential election.

Several of our student leaders on the Kairos Retreat the following weekend made reference to these aspects of a Christian’s life.

Craig McMichael ’01, Andrew Kennedy’16, and Sen. Patrick Colbeck ’83

CC Finance Club The new CC Finance Club held their inaugural meeting the first week in February with nearly 100 Men of CC attending. The club aims to raise money for the school while educating its members on a host of financial matters. With guidance from teachers such as Anthony Cornish and Kevin Griffin ’96, administrators, alumni, and alumni parents, our students will invest money raised to build an endowment for future school improvement.

Thanks to John Ronayne ’64 for his counsel on developing the bylaws, and John Mizzi, father of John ’08 and Brett ’12, for making the premiere presentation to the club.

John Mizzi addresses interested CC students at the first Finance Club meeting last February.

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Shamrocks in Florida Reunion The annual Florida Reunion took place on March 5, 2016 in Venice Beach, Florida. The event was hosted by Mike Pachota ’71, at his restaurant, Sharky’s On the Pier. The gathering began years ago by some very dedicated Men of CC from the Class of 1955: Terry Brady, John Ivers, Ray Billinghurst, and Bill Barr, and has grown to well over 130 attendees.

Below is a picture from this year’s gathering: the oldest alumnus who attended was Jerry Wilkins ’44, and the youngest was Brendan McClorey ’12. Shaun Sova ’09 took the picture (You can see his stretched-out shadow holding the camera on a ladder!).

Judge David Law ‘87 Investiture at CC On June 17, 2015, Judge David Law ’87 was ceremonially sworn into office

an opportunity to hopefully inspire CC students to consider careers in

as a member of the State of Michigan, Oakland County, 52-1 District Court

public service.”

during an investiture ceremony held in the Catholic Central gymnasium.

Guests included over 40 local judges and magistrates, dozens of state representatives, state senators and county commissioners, and numerous other local officials.

“My appointment to the bench is an honor, and I enjoyed being able to share this moment with my family, friends, and supporters,” Judge Law said.

“Being able to hold this event at Catholic Central was a great experience and

Governor Rick Snyder appointed Judge Law to the bench in February of 2015. “Law brings a wide breadth of knowledge to the court,” Governor Snyder stated. “I am confident he will do great work as a district judge and serve the people of Oakland County fairly.”

Judge Law fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Dennis N. Powers. He must seek election in November 2016 for a full six-year term.

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PROFILE

Spotlighting Alumni & Members of Our CC Family

ALUMNI PROFILE: Orin Mazzoni III ’92

by Shaun Sova ’09, Associate Director of Advancement WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA FOR ‘SHARING THE ROUGH’?

Being raised in the jewelry world my entire life, I met some pretty extraordinary people. When I was about 15 years old, I met a man named Roger Dery, who at that time supplied Orin Jewelers with colored gemstones for custom designs. This is pre-internet, when times changed and the world become smaller with the Internet, colored gemstones (along with everything else) became more accessible and less expensive.

Roger knew he had to separate himself from the competition. He had always traveled around the world, but now he was traveling to gemstone mines and buying directly from the mine owners. He started studying gem cutting, and 20 years later is highly regarded as one of the best gem cutters in the world!

TELL US HOW YOU GOT INTO FILMMAKING. My love for film began at a very young age. My mother and I would go to the movies Saturday afternoons, unplanned and spontaneous. I remember being at the mall in Novi and she would look at me with a big beautiful smile and say, “Wanna go see a movie?” Of course I was all for it, I loved it, and I loved spending the time with her.

Jumping ahead about 15 years I remember being part of what I believe was a grand time for cinema. Most of my friends loved film as much as I did, and I think we all dreamed of making movies, but we didn’t have the capabilities that we have today with new digital cameras that are quite inexpensive for the quality they produce.

After my undergraduate degree I went to work for my father, and it was one of the greatest things I have done. After a year at Orin Jewelers I went and received a second degree in Gemology at the Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad, CA. I came back and spent the next ten years working with my family and enjoying that time.

I’ve always wanted to be a filmmaker. I finally had the courage to approach my parents about going back to school. The support was instant and of course my first feature film is dedicated to them.

I ended up getting a MFA in Motion Pictures and Television from The Academy of Art in San Francisco. I had the “producing” background from working in business, and I had the “directing” background from managing a team of people. What I needed was the skills in camera, editing, and most importantly the contacts and friends you make in school.

To receive my MFA, it was required that I do a thesis project, and it was a three-year program. I was very lucky: I was able to skip around to different classes, rent equipment that was not part of my curriculum (yet), and even given a budget from the school to have major theatrical productions.

So instead of doing one thesis project, I directed and produced two, produced another two, and directed a major theatrical release of Ethan Coen’s “Almost an Evening” in both San Francisco and Detroit.

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Roger and his wife, Ginger, now travel the country visiting jewelry stores along the way showing some of the finest gems you will ever see. When I was studying film in San Francisco, and they were in town, we would always have a nice dinner at one of my favorite places called Nob Hill Café, an Italian restaurant separated from the craziness of the city. When you open the door the smell of the garlic is heavenly. Over a bottle of Chianti, they asked me if I would like to join them on their next trip to East Africa.

I jumped at the chance, my first words being “Can I bring my camera?”

That was September 2011, and I took over 70 hours of test footage to see if there was a story, and there was - a beautiful one that shows the economics of gemstone mining in developing countries: Kenya and Tanzania. In 2014 I took a full crew back to East Africa and shot the real film in 17 days. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

WHAT WAS YOUR MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE FILMMAKING PROCESS FOR THIS DOCUMENTARY? The film is 100% organic, and although I am the “director,” I did nothing more than put the pieces in place - and film everything I could! There was no script, and there are over a dozen very key players in the film. When I got home and had 30 terabytes of footage on 30 individual drives, and then a backup of each one, the organizational process of what we shot was mind-blowing. But at the end of each day, I would do two things: clean all the equipment from the beautiful deep red African dirt, and write what I shot that day.

The real challenge, the hardest part of this film, was editing the first four minutes. I had the entire film edited and ready to move on to sound design, color correction, and original score, but I could not get the beginning the way I wanted it. This film is about all the people that it takes to make a beautiful piece of jewelry, from the miners to the faceter, from the designer to the consumer. It took me weeks to get this right, giving each person in the film the right place in the introduction without overloading the audience, and I think it turned out perfect.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON IT? We started principal photography January 1, 2014 in East Africa, and the film was finally finished on April 1, 2015. Jewelry is a treasure, it is an heirloom, it has memories. This documentary is the first of it’s kind, showing a gemstone going from mine to market.

Left: (L-R) Orin and Tina Mazzoni; Ginger, Roger, and Rachel Dery; Middle: Rough gems; Right: Kabana Mine workers. Other page: Orin Mazzoni ’92. Inset: 49ct green garnet.

WHAT’S NEXT? WILL YOU STAY WITH DOCUMENTARIES? I definitely want to explore other genres, specifically narrative suspense.

I’m also working on a script that’s a period piece, combining the lives of both my grandfathers into one character. I am so fond of the Cinéma vérité style of documentary filmmaking, also known as “observational cinema,” where the subjects are not aware of the camera. I’m also very fond of theater, and have done quite a few productions.

WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER AT CC AND WHY? Oh there were so many. Mr. Gagnon’s homeroom with the Nerf basketball hoop and his snake; Mr. Garlicki (“The Gar”) and his mysterious power to make you epically nervous; Room 421, which is undisclosed information I can only write for those who know it’s special abilities. I’m going to do a switcheroo here and say Mr. Hayes. I hate to admit it in writing, but I spent a lot of time in his office. However, he taught me a lot. I remember I was going on a trip to Atlanta at Emory University with the debate team, and I had to leave school Thursday morning. I had a thick beard by the time I was eight years old (joking of course, but it got thick in high school) so I had to shave daily, and, of course, I wouldn’t, so it was a constant battle.

So I had to come in early Thursday morning to take an exam, and the day before Mr. Hayes said, “If you don’t shave tomorrow, you’re not going to Atlanta.” Well, I show up to school early, unshaven. I take the test, go into the bathroom, shave, and make it to my first class before the bell. On my desk is a piece of paper from Mr. Hayes that says, “Come see me.” I’m feeling great – I’m shaved, and he’s got nothing on me. I’m sitting outside his office and he walks by and looks at me and says, “You’re not going to Atlanta.” I’m in awe as this giant man walks by and I’m stuttering, “But but but…I SHAVED.” He ignores me, and I sit there for the next four hours.

Finally, he calls me in his office, tells me I’m suspended from school for not shaving, but, because I have been such a pain to my mother, he’s letting me go to Atlanta so SHE can have a break. Speechless. But lesson learned…be prepared.

I never felt judged, because there wasn’t a rich versus poor or athlete versus scholar mentality. There is no “I” in “team,” and for me, CC was one unified team of kids. My career now, as a film director, is about understanding people. It’s about managing a situation, and when you stop judging others, you better understand the situation, and thus can right the ship when things start to get a little off kilter. That’s essentially the job of a director. It starts with a vision, a story, a script, and it ends with a team of people that have all succeeded because they had a strong leader. That’s what CC gave me, but I still have a lot of work ahead of me, and a lot of learning to do. Thankfully, my parents had the foresight to give me a good education, and for that head start I am truly grateful.

WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD WANT TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE GETTING STARTED IN FILMMAKING? There are two positions in film that are the hardest to break into and make a living at, and that’s acting and directing. If one of those two is your goal, go for it. I did. But learn a “trade”, and by “trade” I mean learn how to be a camera operator, a lightning technician, a set designer - something that requires a lot of skill - but, more importantly, you will get work.

If you position yourself as, say, an actor/camera operator, you will not only be able to get work in camera, but will also make connections along the way for your acting career. So get on set, no matter how you do it, but make sure you can pay your bills so you can keep your dream alive.

So while you’re finishing your script, or taking a Sanford Meisner course, you’ll be getting a paycheck in the field you love. Another piece of advice, everything can be done, and don’t ever let anyone tell you it can’t.

My father always taught me in the jewelry business: “You don’t have to know how to do it yourself, but you have to know if it can be done.”

Knowledge is the pathfinder.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS/COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? Mom, I’m sorry you got so many calls from Mr. Hayes. I love you!

HOW HAS CC PREPARED YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER? My experience at CC was one of the greatest times of my life. I find myself looking back at the way I saw CC and I feel like everyone felt the same.

There was a bond of brotherhood that transcended stereotypical high school behavior. I was captain of the debate team, yet my friends were on the football team. And this cross-supplied to all sports, academic or athletic: everyone had respect for each other, and we always had each other’s back. I will still brag to this day when we win a state title in anything, or a national title in quiz bowl or hockey. If you meet someone out of random occurrence, and you find out you both went to CC, it’s more powerful than two people that meet who both went to USC, Notre Dame, or Michigan, or were in the same fraternity. I don’t think that there is another school like it.

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Activities Shared

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CC Hosts St. Michael’s For Kairos Retreat The deepening brotherhood between our three North-American high schools continues to explore and benefit from fresh opportunities to interact and learn from each other. Over the weekend of January 28-31, six juniors from St. Michael’s College School and Fr. Jeff Thompson, C.S.B. traveled to Catholic Central High School to join juniors and seniors here for its 17th Kairos Retreat. Kairos means “the Lord’s time.”

The Kairos program offers junior and senior high school students an opportunity to embrace the spirituality of their lives by exploring their relationships with God, each other, and themselves.

The retreat is coordinated and executed by a team of student leaders, and the presentations are made by students, alumni, and teachers. Discussions and sharing sessions can be intense and inspiring. Students always come away from the retreat weekend feeling energized and invigorated for a renewed and life-changing approach to their lives and relationships.

Catholic Central’s Kairos XVII was held at Colombiere Retreat Center in Clarkston, Michigan. The six juniors from St. Michael’s who took part in this retreat, along with the direction of Fr. Andrew Leung, C.S.B., plan to bring the spiritual experience to their brothers at St. Michael’s during the next academic year.

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For the Basilian Fathers and our students, the day represented a historic moment in our apostolate of Catholic education, because it was the first time that students from St. Michael’s College School, St. Thomas High School, and Catholic Central High School came together to participate in the same event on the same day.

During the evening before the competition, teams from all three Basilian schools, along with their teachers and administrators, joined together to celebrate the Eucharist, to intermingle, and to get to know each other better over a scrumptious dinner.

Such diverse co-curricular experiences and exchanges between brother Basilian high schools enrich the educational experience of our students and gladden the hearts of confrères who are blessed to witness their growth in Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge.

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Alma Mater in May

by Fr. William Riegel, C.S.B.

One of the most moving moments at Catholic Central occurs when our students at a school Mass or Assembly turn to sing our school anthem to Mary Alma Mater.

It is at these moments that we join ourselves to the long, treasured tradition of this school, the Basilian Fathers, and the Church herself. Our devotion to Mary is rooted in two significant New Testament accounts.

In John’s gospel Mary stands with the “beloved disciple” at the foot of the cross a reminder where the church must always be found in wonderment of such love.

It is here that Jesus, in his final moment, creates a radically new community, not based on blood relationships, but rather faith, when the Lord gives us a new mother: “behold your mother.” This great woman of faith is now the community’s protector and nourisher. We can even say that, in a sense, this is where the Church was born. It is from the Lord’s own blood and water from his pierced side that this new community of believers is formed. The men of Catholic Central are faithful in understanding such a model and mother.

It is fitting, then, that the last mention of Mary in the New Testament occurs in the Acts of the Apostles at Pentecost where Mary gathers around herself that first, frail community of disciples to await “the promised gift of the Spirit.” At that moment, she nurtures the others, giving them hope. It is in this reality that Pope Paul VI declared her to be not only the Mother of God (Theotokos) but also Mother of the Church (Mater Ecclesiae). This should not be a surprise as it has been so from the beginning of the Church.

This Woman, this Mother, this Advocate, first in Faith, is indeed our own Protector and beloved by all at Catholic Central. We “proudly wear her royal blue and white.”

We join with the whole Church and our own Basilian Fathers who have a special devotion to her, in honoring our Mother in this her month of May!

The knot of Eve’s disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary, for what the woman Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.

St. Irenaeus

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DRIVE

Theme for 2016: “Drive through History”

2016 DRIVE Results - Total $ Raised

The DRIVE Results This year’s DRIVE was another huge success. The Student Ticket DRIVE is an annual event that is synonymous with school spirit at Catholic Central. Each year, students sell raffle tickets and collect money for tuition assistance. The seven school days that make up “DRIVE week” are comprised of half days and assemblies that promote school spirit and competition amongst the students, faculty, and staff.

The theme for this year was “Drive Through History.” Each homeroom selected a movie, musician, sports moment, or other theme within their respective decade and decorated their homerooms and hallways accordingly. The freshmen represented the 1990s, the sophomores 1980s, the juniors 1970s, and the seniors 1960s. The decorations were outstanding. The creativity of our students was obvious. The videos, entertainment, and various shenanigans that filled the week were most enjoyable.

The total amount brought in reached $452,097.13! That money will go directly toward tuition assistance for next year’s students. Principal Fr. Dennis Noelke, C.S.B. ’71 made it clear to the students that many families will be able to receive much-needed financial support toward tuition because of their efforts and generosity. For their efforts, Fr. Noelke rewarded the students with 11 DRIVE holidays.

Daily Results

Cumulative

Day 1

$110,105.13

$110,105.13

Day 2

$ 58,278.00

$168,383.13

Day 3

$ 53,991.00

$222,374.13

Day 4

$ 48,497.00

$270,871.13

Day 5

$ 49,382.00

$320,253.13

Day 6

$131,844.00

$452,097.13

Top Salesman Rank/Name

1 Ben Hinshaw ’16

Cumulative $ 10,820.00

2 David Bullock ’16

$ 10,000.00

3 Gunnar Matherly ’17

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4 Jake Hinshaw ’18

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5 Kyle Ronayne ’18 (tie)

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5 Cameron Ryan ’18 (tie)

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7 Andrew Kennedy ’16

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8 Brent Butwill ’18

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9 Alex McLaren ’16

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2,810.00

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10 Patrick Lee ’19

Rank by Grade Level - $ Raised % of Quota Rank/Grade

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% of Quota

1 Freshmen

$138,895.13

411.91%

2 Sophomores $109,921.00

343.07%

3 Seniors

$107,914.00

333.07%

4 Juniors

$ 95,367.00

324.38%

Total DRIVE Holidays Earned = 11

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Catholic Central Alumni Athletes

Kyle Cooper ’12 to be Inducted into Catholic League Hall of Fame Kyle Cooper ’12 has been selected by the Catholic League Executive Board to be inducted into the Catholic League Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2016. Kyle graduated from Catholic Central in 2012 after a stellar career as both a football and basketball player. Kyle earned numerous All-League and All-Catholic honors as well as being named All-State in basketball. He was voted the Fr. James Whelan Award winner by his peers.

Kyle continued his basketball career at Hillsdale College where he was named to the GLIAC Academic Excellence Team three years in a row. He was named the 2015-16 GLIAC Player of the Year and was also named a Second-Team All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association. Kyle was named First-Team Academic All-American twice and became the first player in Hillsdale history to be named the Capital One College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American of the Year.

Kyle Cooper ’12

Roy Dudas Inducted into MHSFCA Hall of Fame Roy Dudas, longtime teacher and football coach at CC, was inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the University of Michigan Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

The 2016 Hall of Fame Class Inductees to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Roy Dudas is in the second row, second from the left.

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alumni

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DAVE WILSON – 1988 Social Studies Department Varsity Lacrosse Coach Photo by biography: Dave with Isabellah (9), Lauren (21), and wife Lisa

MIKE MACH – 2003 History Teacher Football Coach Above: Mike Mach (right) with CC coaching staff

CRAIG J. McMICHAEL – 2001 Technology Integrationist; Social Studies Teacher Varsity Lacrosse and Football Coach Above: Craig McMichael (left) and Dave Wilson (right) at St. Michael’s College School in April 2015 Photo by biography: Craig with his wife, Mary

JASON JACKETT – 1999 Theology Teacher Assistant JV Basketball Coach Above: Jason and his family in the CC chapel at Sophia’s baptism in November of 2015

from the beginning, alumni have been on the staff and faculty of catholic central.

At first, of course, when the staff was composed mostly of Basilian priests and scholastics, alumni on the faculty were those who had joined the Basilian community. The school was founded in 1928 and as early as 1931 there were vocations to the Basilian Fathers from Catholic Central. These soon returned as teachers and administrators.

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CHRIS GISMONDI – 2000 English Teacher Co-Coach of the Academic Team

BEN HERMAN – 1998 History and Religion Teacher Co-Coach of the Academic Team

KEVIN GRIFFIN – 1996 English Teacher Department Chairperson

Above: Ben Herman (left) and Chris Gismondi (right) with team at PACE Nationals

Above: Kevin Griffin and his family AARON RUMBERGER – 1992 Psychology Teacher U.S. History Teacher Above: Aaron Rumberger and his family last Christmas

NIEKO IANNI – 2007 English Teacher Assistant Wrestling Coach

Today when the total number of Basilians is small, the number of alumni on the staff and faculty is large and composed mostly of lay teachers. There are twenty-five of them. We thought you would be interested in learning how they came to be on the faculty of their alma mater. Here are the accounts of those that responded to our request for that information. -Ed.

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DAVE WILSON – 1988 I am in the Social Studies Department and teach both World History and American Government. I am also the Varsity Lacrosse Coach. In my ten years here we have been to the finals five times.

I came to CC in 2005 while in the midst of a career change. I was mature enough to appreciate all that CC had to offer me in my adult life as well. I live in Southfield with my wife, Lisa, our daughter Isabellah, our Newfoundland Sweet Pea, and our beagle named Summer. Our oldest, Lauren, was married on October 3, 2015.

CHRIS GISMONDI – 2000 I graduated from CC back in 2000. In the interim, I graduated with honors from Madonna University with a degree in English and history, and I taught 7th and 8th grade for two years at Consortium College Preparatory School in Detroit and coached their basketball team. In 2008, I received a forwarded e-mail from my former student teaching mentor-teacher that mentioned Catholic Central was looking to hire an English teacher. I applied and within the week was accepting a position to return to my alma mater.

Between my first year back and now, eight years later, I have married Elizabeth, had two children, Cordelia - 6 and Dante - 1, and have been named one of the coaches of the Academic Team, a goal I’m particular proud of as Mr. Weinberg [founding Coach of the Academic Team] was a teacher/role model to me. As co-Coach of the Academic Team, my proudest accomplishment was helping to guide the 2015 team to the school’s and state’s first ever #1 national ranking and a PACE National Scholastic Championship.

NIEKO IANNI – 2007 After graduating from CC in 2007, I attended the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where I earned my bachelor’s degree in English in 2011, and Eastern Michigan University, where I earned my teaching certificate in 2013. I began teaching at Ypsilanti High School that summer. In 2013-14, I taught freshman English at Lansing Catholic High School. I returned to CC as the Director of Alumni Relations in the summer of 2014, and I began teaching English in the fall of 2015. In addition to teaching, I also coach wrestling, which I have done since graduation, and I assist with the production of the Aluminator. In July 2015, I married my wife, Karen. We currently live in Wixom.

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CRAIG J. McMICHAEL – 2001 I graduated from CC in 2001. I am in the Social Studies Department, teaching AP Government and Politics and The Civil War. As Technology Integrationist I assist with the development and integration of iPads into the curriculum. I am a Varsity Lacrosse Coach and Varsity Football Coach.

In July 2013, I married Mary Abraham. I received a BA in history from Georgia State University in May 2005.

I received an M.A.T. in Social Studies Education from Wayne State University in May 2007 and received an M.A.Ed. in Educational Technology from Michigan State University.

CC was my first job out of college. I was hired after completing a semester of student teaching at the school in the winter of 2007. From Dearborn Heights, I was the first in my family to come to CC. I was looking for a school with great academics and athletics. I do volunteer work at local soup kitchens and Meals-on-Wheels. I have taught at the adjunct level for both Wayne State University and Michigan State University.

MIKE MACH – 2003 My name is Michael Mach and I have been happily teaching at Catholic Central for seven years and coaching football here for ten years. As a graduate of CC, class of 2003, I consider it an honor to serve my alma mater. After graduating from high school, I attended Michigan State University where I completed my undergraduate degree as well as my teacher education courses. While still taking classes at MSU, I began coaching football at Catholic Central in 2006. I began on the freshman staff and have since worked my way up, serving as JV head coach along the way, and now working in the role of offensive coordinator. After finishing my college courses at MSU, I did a year of student teaching at Southfield High School in 2008. I received the opportunity to join the teaching faculty of Catholic Central in 2009, and am now a proud member of our Social Studies Department. I teach United States and World History, as well as Economics.

Additionally, I work with the student leadership at CC, serving as the Sophomore Class Moderator. I have been married to my wife Sarah for five years and am the father of one, my daughter Natalie. She is my pride and joy.

KEVIN GRIFFIN – 1996 I am a graduate of the Class of 1996.

I am currently in my eighth year of teaching at CC. I am the English Department Chairperson. I teach Advanced Placement Literature, English IV, Honors English I, Creative Writing, Journalism, and Public Speaking.

I am a member of our School Improvement Committee. I am moderator of our school-wide Poetry Out Loud and Fr. Enright Writing Competitions. I am the editor of our school literary journal, Trinity. I am a speaker at many of our Kairos retreats. I am the Fundraising Moderator for our newly founded Finance Club. I was an assistant coach for our Wrestling and Golf teams from 2008-2015.

I married my beautiful wife, Premu, in 2004. We have two sons, Emmett (Class of ’27) and Henry (Class of ’29). We are members of Our Lady of Victory Parish, and we live in Plymouth.

Before coming back home to CC, I taught at Queen of Angels School in Chicago from 2000 to 2002. I then moved to Grand Rapids, where I taught at Immaculate Heart of Mary School and coached wrestling at Grand Rapids Catholic Central from 2002 to 2008. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and writing, traveling with my family, dining out with my wife, and golfing and fishing with my sons.

JASON JACKETT – 1999 I graduated in 1999. I am a Theology Teacher and Assistant JV Basketball Coach. I am married to Beth Antoniette Jackett from Canton, Michigan who is a Spanish teacher at Annapolis High School.

We have three children, Ethan (stepson -14 yrs.), Thomas (3 yrs.), and Sophia (4 months).

After spending two years in the missions in Belize, Central America, teaching math and religion, and after five years discerning a priestlyreligious vocation with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), my discernment and studies took me to Capulin, Colorado for novitiate; Corpus Christi, Texas for philosophy; and Rome, Italy for theology.

In that time I attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio (BA in Theology with a major in Math), then Our Lady of Corpus Christi, Texas (Associate in Philosophy), and the Angelicum Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome (Bachelor’s in Theology).

I came back to CC in July of 2010. As I was leaving SOLT I found that there was a vacant theology position available. I tutor in the evenings and weekends and volunteer in youth ministry.

BEN HERMAN – 1998 I graduated from Catholic Central in 1998 and studied History and Religion at Michigan State University. I then went on to Madonna University where I earned my teaching certificate. I taught at Wayne Memorial for one year and then came to Catholic Central where I have taught both history and religion for the past eight years. I met my wife Victoria at Michigan State, and we now live in Livonia with our two children. Victor is 6 and Mary Jane is 2.

While at Catholic Central I became a coach on the Academic Team and now share the head coaching responsibilities with Chris Gismondi ‘00. In our three years as co-head coaches we have earned three state titles and a national championship.

Catholic Central is my home. It has been my home since I walked into the cafeteria in the fall of 1994.

AARON RUMBERGER – 1992 I graduated from CC in 1992. I have been teaching in the Social Studies Department for 18 years, mostly Psychology and U.S. History. I was named Social Studies Department Head in 2015.

From 2001 to 2009 I was a JV Baseball Coach.

In 2016 I became head Freshman Baseball Coach.

For 17 years running I have worked in the Intramural Flag Football Program.

I have been married to my wife, Jennifer, for 15 years. We have two boys, Daniel James, class of 2020 and Jacob Richard, class of 2023. After high school I graduated from Concordia University in Ann Arbor in 1997. I received a Masters in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University in 2005. In 1997, I spent the school year being a long-term sub in Plymouth Canton and Farmington school districts. In the summer of 1998, with the help of then-athletic director, Bob Santello ’58, I was interviewed and hired by then-principal Fr. John Menner, C.S.B. Besides coaching my sons’ summer baseball and basketball teams, I am also a registered Michigan High School Football and Basketball Official who has done state playoff games for both sports.

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alumni faculty

athletics & arts student & alumni relations

ROBERT WALLET – 2007 Computer Technician GREG NORMANDIN – 1978 Director of Bands; Music Teacher Above: Greg Normandin (left) with the band in Spain

TIM BURKE – 1986 Alumni Relations and Development Above: Tim Burke with his family

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JOSEPH MACH – 2003 Health & Physical Education Teacher Varsity Football Assistant Coach Above: Tom Mach (left, Joe’s father and CC’s Head Football Coach), Mike Mach (middle, Joe’s brother and fellow CC teacher/coach), and Joe Mach (right) prior to CC’s game against Brother Rice this past fall (September ’15)

AARON M. BABICZ – 1993 Athletic Director; Monogram Club Moderator Above: Aaron Babicz ’93 with students MIKE CARRIER – 2006 Director of Student Activities Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Freshman Football Coach Assistant Wrestling Coach Above: Mike Carrier with Joe McGrath ’16 (left) and Tyler Johnson ’16 (right)

TIM HENRY – 1972 Registrar; School Store Manager (not pictured)

Photo by biography: Aaron with his wife, Lauren

JAKE MARMUL – 2007 Director of Admissions and Public Relations

NICHOLAS J. FUGEDI – 2003 Introduction to Art Teacher; Ceramics Teacher

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GREG NORMANDIN – 1978 I graduated with the last class from the Outer Drive campus in 1978. I am in my 34th year of teaching at Catholic Central since Fr. Acquaro, C.S.B. hired me in the summer of 1982.

My teaching responsibilities include all of the music classes: Concert Band, Symphony Band, String Orchestra, Jazz Band, Beginning Band, Marching Band, Music Theory, and World Drumming. I also direct the Praise Band which plays at the school Liturgies. Since 1991, our groups have performed in ten European and three Hawaiian Festivals. The most recent was in Madrid, Spain, where the Marching Band participated in the Cabalgata de Reyes.

I currently serve as an elected member of the Executive Board of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. My responsibilities include hiring all of the judges for the State Festivals and supervising the training of all new judges. We hosted the most recent training at Catholic Central. My wife, Carolyn, and I have been married since 1984 and have three children ages 27, 25, and 21.

JOSEPH MACH – 2003 I graduated from CC in 2003. I am a Health and Physical Education Teacher and Varsity Football Assistant Coach.

Following graduation, I moved to Ann Arbor, MI, where I lived for five years while attending the University of Michigan. While at U of M, I held a position as an undergraduate assistant for the football team while earning my BS in Physical Education. I graduated from U of M in the spring of 2008. Shortly thereafter, I was hired to work at CC. I subsequently moved to Novi, and have lived there for six years.

On June 29, 2013, I married Elizabeth Mach (née Rembacki; Mercy class of 2004) in a ceremony that was held in the chapel here at CC with Fr. Dennis Kauffman, C.S.B. officiating. Liz and I currently reside in Livonia, and are members of St. Colette Parish. Liz is currently teaching kindergarten at Our Lady of Victory School in Northville.

In my free time (should I have any) I can be found working out in the CC weight room, taking in a concert at DTE Energy Music Theatre, riding the hills of Mount Brighton on my snowboard, or enjoying the great outdoors in northern Michigan.

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AARON M. BABICZ – 1993 I graduated from CC in 1993. I began my career at CC as the Director of Admissions from the fall of 2006 to the spring of 2009. Once I heard that Bob Santello was retiring I knew that I wanted to take another step in my Shamrock career and become our next Athletic Director, which has been my current role since the fall of 2009. I also moderate the Monogram Club along with Mike Carrier ’06.

I am married to my beautiful bride Lauren, with a future Shamrock named Brooks Babicz, who was born in October 2015. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hillsdale College in the spring of 1998 where I also played football and served as team captain in 1997. I began coaching football at CC in 1998 while working as an Account Executive in the automotive industry. I had heard through the grapevine that Dan Collins ’84 was leaving the admissions job and knew that I had finally found my calling. I spoke to him on the phone for two hours and told him I was the man for the job.

I think my classmates would be interested to know how little CC has changed over the years in regards to what we do here. Our faculty, staff, Basilian Fathers, and coaches are all committed to maintaining the same level of faithbased excellence we all loved and appreciated when we were here. We may have a new home here in Novi, but we will always be Detroit Catholic Central. Aside from being a husband and a father, there is nothing better than mentoring my CC brothers!

ROBERT WALLET – 2007 I graduated in 2007 and earned a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Madonna University in Livonia, MI. I actually became aware of the availability of my current position at CC through the Career Services resources at Madonna. I was very excited about the possibility to work at my alma mater, and Madonna was very supportive through the process of my inquiring about this opportunity. I started working at CC in January 2014, as a computer technician.

My day-to-day responsibilities include assisting staff and students with technology issues they may have and providing support for school computers and multimedia devices. Other interactions include helping with setup for presentations and meetings and installing new equipment. I have greatly enjoyed my time being back at CC and have learned a lot working with Director of Technology, Michael Kubus. I am extremely grateful for the chance to give back to the school that has given me so much and look forward to seeing what the future holds for CC.

MIKE CARRIER – 2006 I graduated from Catholic Central in 2006. After high school, I attended Eastern Michigan University and graduated in May 2010 with a degree in Social Studies and aspirations of one day becoming a teacher. Throughout my college years, beginning in May 2007, I began working as a summer intern in the CC Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations. That summer internship slowly turned into a part-time job over the next couple years.

In July 2010, CC’s President at the time, Fr. Richard Ranalletti, C.S.B., offered me a full-time job as the Director of Alumni Relations. Even though I had planned on becoming a teacher, I was comfortable in the Advancement Office and gladly accepted the position. I continued to work in the Office of Advancement for the next four years.

In the spring of 2014, I was offered the opportunity of a lifetime to become the Director of Student Activities. I was thrilled and honored to accept such a position! I maintain a close relationship with both Mrs. Janice Sharkey and Mrs. Amy Nanni under whose leadership I served the Student Council as a student. The chance to leave the office and work with the students at CC has proven to be the greatest gift.

In addition to working in the school full time, I have also had the pleasure of being an assistant coach on the Freshman Football team since the fall of 2008 and an assistant coach in the wrestling program since the 2007-08 season. Furthermore, I have served as the Assistant Athletic Director for the past two years.

I truly feel blessed to be able to work at my alma mater and have what I believe to be the greatest job in the world!

It is a joy to work alongside so many colleagues, students, and families who believe in the values of Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge.

JAKE MARMUL – 2007 I graduated in 2007. I am the Director of Admissions and Public Relations / Marketing. I am recently engaged and will be married in June of 2016.

I went to Notre Dame for college where I graduated with a BA in Sociology and Psychology. I worked at Quicken Loans right out of college. I left QL to return to Notre Dame as an assistant coach on the women’s lacrosse team. At the end of my first season I returned to the Detroit area, where I served as the Outreach Coordinator for Tour de Troit, which is a nonprofit that organizes the largest bicycle ride in the state. I then moved on to the University of Detroit Mercy as an assistant on the women’s lacrosse team where I served for a full season before finding out that CC was going to be in need of a new Director of Admissions. Then I came running! Dan Waterstradt ‘04 was the Director of Admissions before me, and he called to let me know there would be an opening. I immediately went into my head coach’s office and told her that she should start looking for another assistant because I was going to do whatever I could to become the next Director of Admissions at CC. I started in June 2014 and worked with Dan for that last month, and then took over in July 2014.

I work at a Catholic school! In all actuality work takes up a very large amount of time, but I will be helping out as an assistant coach on the JV Lacrosse Team in 2016, so that will allow me to do some work directly with the students who are enrolled at CC. I’m very much looking forward to getting my coaching whistle back out! I also play in the alumni basketball and softball leagues here on campus, which are an absolute blast! If you’re involved in any rec league activities I strongly recommend looking at the two alumni leagues. New blood is always a welcome!

NICHOLAS J. FUGEDI – 2003 I teach Intro to Art and Ceramics at CC. I also assist in moderating Art Club and Guitar Club. Since graduating from CC, I went on to get my Bachelors in Art Education from Western Michigan University. After graduation I decided to take some time off to travel, during which I lived in Hawaii for a year and back-packed through Costa Rica. My first teaching position was at West Village Academy in Dearborn teaching Middle School Art. In 2011, I was hired on at Catholic Central to replace Mrs. Beaudoin as the ceramics teacher. This will be my fourth year teaching at CC and I love working at my alma mater. Since being hired at CC, I married my beautiful wife Alex, and we have been blessed with our daughter Ava. In my free time I play music on the weekends and do volunteer work at my church.

TIM BURKE – 1986 I am a proud member of the Class of 1986. Since graduating, I attended Hillsdale College and the University of Dayton, earned my BA degree, played college baseball, was a prospect and scout with the Cincinnati Reds, and have worked for a number of wonderful organizations. From December 2003 to May 2010, I was fortunate to come home to CC and join the Advancement Office in the role of Director of Alumni Relations and Development. As of March 2016, I am grateful for the opportunity to return home to CC. You learn as a young man at CC that “Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge” is more than six words in a motto on a crest; rather, it’s a way of life that you are expected to live and share with others. For those who participate, the CC experience and rewards can be great. At Catholic Central, the positive impact that you can make in people’s lives by your words and actions are life-long impressions. I have been happily married for 15 years to my lovely wife, Mary. We have three beautiful children: Jayne, 11, Timmy (class of 2026), 8, and Elizabeth, 5. We are active in our parish and school, Sacred Heart in Dearborn.

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alumni faculty

administration & advancement

DAVE LEWIS – 1979 Assistant Principal Academic Director Football and Lacrosse Coach

Above: Dave Lewis ’79 (right) and his family, Patrick ’09, Anna, and wife Paula RUDY SEICHTER – 1959 Director of Planned Giving

Above: Rudy Seichter ’59 at the 2015 Alumni Awards banquet where he was honored for his dedication and service to Catholic Central High School FR. DENNIS NOELKE, C.S.B. – 1971 School Principal Basilian House Superior

Photo by biography: Fr. Dennis Noelke, C.S.B. ’71 converses with Catholic Central students.

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DAN COLLINS – 1984 Director of Advancement & Alumni Relations

MITCH HANCOCK – 2000 Dean of Students Head Wrestling Coach Above: Coach Hancock and his wife, Allie, with children Kinsley Ellen, Teague Michael, and Mia Grace

FR. RICHARD ELMER, C.S.B. – 1946 President Emeritus

Above: Dan Collins ’84 (left) with Fr. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. ’46 (right) at the Catholic Central stadium dedication ceremony in June 2015

SHAUN SOVA – 2009 Associate Director of Advancement

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We were informed that this is the first time since the 1972-73 school year, that the top positions of the administration are filled by alumni. In 1972-73 it was Fr. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. ’46, Principal, Fr. William Stoba, C.S.B. ’38, Assistant Principal, and Mr. Dennis Tymoczko ’58, Dean of Students and Athletic Director. This year it is Fr. Dennis Noelke, C.S.B. ’71, Principal, Mr. David Lewis ’79, Assistant Principal, Mr. Mitch Hancock ’00, Dean of Students, and Mr. Aaron Babicz ‘93, Athletic Director.

FR. DENNIS NOELKE, C.S.B. – 1971

DAVE LEWIS – 1979

I graduated from CC in 1971. After a year at Eastern Michigan, I transferred to what was then Mercy College of Detroit. I graduated from Mercy in 1975 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Math and teacher certification.

I professed vows with the Basilian Fathers in August 1976 and was ordained on May 9, 1981.

After graduating from Catholic Central, I earned a BA degree in Secondary Education as well as an MA degree in School Leadership from Eastern Michigan University. I have been married for the last 26 years to my wife, Paula. We have two wonderful children, Patrick, a 2009 graduate of CC, and Anna, a 2015 graduate of Ladywood High School.

In the 35 years since ordination, I have served as a university chaplain in Houston and Windsor. I was Director of Vocations for the congregation, I taught at Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY, Holy Redeemer, Detroit, and at CC the fall of 2006. I also served as Principal at Aquinas and Holy Redeemer. In January 2007, I was asked to serve in a congregational role as the Secretary/ Treasurer General, a role in which I served for five and a half years. Having never served full-time as a parish priest, in July 2012 I returned to Rochester, NY, and began serving as parochial vicar (associate pastor) of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish. I was very happy to have that experience which was very different after having spent most of my years as a priest in some educationrelated position.

When the position of Principal came open as a result of Father John Huber becoming President of Catholic Central, I was encouraged to apply. I must admit that while I always hoped I would return to CC following my brief stay in 2006, I never anticipated that it would be in the role of principal. I am very grateful for the opportunity to have this position. I know that I stand on the shoulders of the 19 principals who preceded me.

As I have said often to various groups, I intend to do all I am able to continue the nearly 90-year-old tradition of teaching Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge, to ensure that CC is the premier Catholic high school in the State of Michigan.

I have spent my entire professional career in parochial education. For the last 22 years, I have worked at Catholic Central, serving as Assistant Principal for the last 21 years.

I have had the privilege of coaching both Football and Lacrosse during my tenure and have had the opportunity to work with thousands of great young men and their families.

MITCH HANCOCK – 2000 I graduated in 2000 and returned to CC in the fall of 2006 after graduating from Central Michigan University with a Secondary Education degree in Business Education and Marketing. Upon returning to CC, I taught Business Education courses (Accounting, Introduction to Business, Business Law) and Physical Education courses along with Health classes. I assisted the legendary coach Mike Rodriguez for one season before taking over the wrestling program as Head Coach in 2007. I was appointed Dean of Students in the fall of 2013 and remain in that office today. While serving Catholic Central as Dean of Students, I oversee attendance, discipline, classroom management, and all emergency management plans. Also, I head the Medical Emergency Response Team (M.E.R.T) at CC, a team that was created in 2014 to serve any possible cardiac or medical emergency.

I am entering my ninth year as the head of the Shamrock wrestling program. During that time, the Shamrocks have reached the Division 1 State Finals five of the last seven years, winning titles in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and finishing runner-up in 2011.

My wife, Allie, and I reside in Royal Oak and are active members of the St. Mary’s parish. We now have three children, Kinsley Ellen, Teague Michael, and Mia Grace.

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FR. RICHARD ELMER, C.S.B. – 1946 After my Catholic Central High School graduation in 1946, and one year of studies at Assumption College in Windsor, Ontario, I entered the Basilian Fathers’ Novitiate, and took my first vows in 1948. I graduated from the University of Toronto in 1952 and spent two years teaching at CC. I then studied theology in Toronto and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. After my ordination I taught English one year at Assumption High School in Windsor. I was then assigned to Catholic Central in 1960.

In 1978, I received permission to become Director of the National Catholic Educational Association’s Annual Convention Exposition and Religious Education Congress out of Washington, DC. Then, in 1986, I was sent to the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, to become Dean of Student Services.

Three and a half years later, I received a phone call from Fr. Joseph Moffatt, C.S.B. ’51, then-Principal at CC, inviting me to return to my alma mater as Director of Development & Alumni Relations. George Turek ’66 was very influential in making that phone call happen.

I returned to CC in 1990 and have been here ever since. During the years from 1952 to the present, when I was at CC, I served as teacher, Director of Guidance, Director of Athletics, Director of Development & Alumni Relations, Principal, Chairman of the School Board of Directors, President, and finally as President Emeritus. It’s been a great ride, and I’m not yet ready to end it. I’ll leave that up to Almighty God, and the CC School Board.

RUDY SEICHTER – 1959 As a member of the Gabriel Richard Club, Student Council, and the 1959 State Hockey Championship Team, I graduated with the great CC Class of ’59. I owe a great deal to the Basilian Fathers, especially Fr. Enright, for the example they set for me and many CC men. Fr. Enright married my wife and me 51 years ago. We have two wonderful children, Karl and Anne; two grandchildren, Braden and Grace; and a loving extended family.

I hold degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Wayne State University. My 40-year business career was in the computer and software application development and business arena, spending the first twelve years at IBM in the banking and insurance industries Major Accounts Division; twelve years in VP/GM/SVP positions in the Automotive and Networking Divisions of ADP; five years as VP/GM of the National Accounts Division and CEO/President of the Powersports Division of Bell and Howell; as Officer/Principal at Creative Solutions, Inc.; and my final four years consulting to software development companies.

In 2007, Rosemary encouraged me to remain active by getting involved with CC. At the request of Fr. Elmer, I began and continue to spend two to three days per week within the Advancement Office as Director of Planned Giving, encouraging CC alumni, CC faculty and staff, and friends of the school to include CC in their estate/legacy planning in order to assure future young men the same opportunity we had to attend, teach, or be a part of this great institution.

DAN COLLINS – 1984 I was born to serve CC. The proud son of Dan Collins Sr. ’57, I was born with CC Royal Blue blood. I worshiped the Shamrocks from the earliest moments I can remember. All I ever wanted to do was follow in my father’s footsteps and go to CC. I graduated in 1984 and completed my education at Adrian College in 1988. My first career was in Health Care Marketing Administration with the Henry Ford Health System.

My life changed when I received an unexpected call from Fr. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. ’46 in 2002 asking me to consider coming back to CC to help with the Live & Die for CC High Capital Campaign. How do you say no to Fr. Elmer? I believed it was God calling me home, to serve my alma mater, and I gratefully accepted the opportunity. I am the proud husband of Mary (my high school sweetheart) and father of two Shamrock sons – Patrick ’12 and Daniel ’14, and it has been an unbelievable privilege to serve CC since 2002, the past 10 years as Director of Advancement.

SHAUN SOVA – 2009 I am a graduate from the Class of 2009, the first to spend all four years in the “new” building in Novi. After graduating, I attended Western Michigan University, where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations while working two part-time jobs, one in WMU’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations as an Annual Giving Intern, the other at a before/ after school daycare center for 6-12 year olds in Kalamazoo as a supervisor. About a month before I was to graduate from WMU, there was a job opening at CC in the Advancement Office that I immediately recognized to be a perfect fit for me. I applied, interviewed, and eventually was fortunate enough to be offered the position. I can remember accepting the position, finishing my graduation preparations, packing my entire apartment into the back of my car and driving straight to CC’s Alumni Dinner in 2013 to begin my professional career.

At CC, I spend my time finding creative ways to improve the mission of the school through our incredible alumni and family members. This is usually realized through fundraising efforts for specific needs within the school (scholarships, tuition assistance, building improvements, etc.). I believe that while CC is in many ways the best place for a young man to spend his formative years, we can always find ways to improve and grow. The Advancement Office exists to meet those needs.

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Sharing News of Alumni Weddings & Births

WEDDING BELLS 2002 – BRAD JARZEMBOWSKI married Ashley Degan on October 18, 2014, at the Most Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Detroit.

They currently reside in New Hudson, Mich.

2005 – DAN GILL married Lindsay Guzowski at St. Kenneth Catholic Church in Plymouth, Mich., on November 6, 2015.

Back, left to right: Bobby Martin ’03, Justin Huyser ’05, Tommy Daigneau ’05, Michael Kurtz ’05, Dan Porter ’05, Matt Gill ’06, Dan Gill ’05, Dave Schmeling ’06, Craig Werner ’06, Armando Munoz ’07, Jake Porter ’08, Mike Prochazka ’05, and Steve Guzowski ’05 Top row, left to right: Jeff Davis ’02, John Petrosky ’02, Ryan Rogowski ’02, Eric Mancini ’02, Steve Larkin ’01, Brandon Davis ’01, Chris Cracchiolo ’02, John Perkovich ’02, Nick Ehlendt, Mark Demmer ’02, Steve Jarzembowski ’86, and Alex Jarzembowski ’16 Middle, left to right: Zach Christenson ’02, Anthony Ansara ’02, and Michael Ansara ’02 Front, left to right: Steve Goward ’01, Josh Stack ’02, Ashley and Brad Jarzembowski ’02, Jeff Globish ’02, and Ryan Wrobleski ’02

2003 – GYTIS MIKULIONIS married Lina Kuliavas on November 28, 2015, at the Blessed J. Matulaitis Church in Lemont, Ill.

Front, left to right: Max Weger ’05 and Mike Kreager ’05 Inset: Lindsay and Dan Gill ’05

2007 – JONATHON GUASTELLA married his wife, Renee Kernan, at St. Thomas a’Beckett in Canton, Mich., on August 28, 2015.

According to Jonathon, “The fraternal bond of CC is something I very much cherish and I thank my parents and God often that I was fortunate enough to experience Catholic Central!” CC grads in Jonathon’s party included Brian Watson ’07 (right of Jonathon), David Guastella ’05 (right of Brian), and Kyle Bridges ’07 (back row, second from right).

Back, left to right: Danius Giedraitis ’06, Mikas Giedraitis ’12, Andrius Giedraitis ’04, Aras Butkunas ’06, Tadas Kasputis ’04, and Robert Dabkowski ’03 Front, left to right: Gytis ’03 and Lina Mikulionis Not pictured: Tomas Sirgedas ’98 38

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Left to right: Jonathon ’07 and Renee Guastella and their wedding party

2007 – NIEKO IANNI and his wife, Karen, were married on July 25, 2015, in Catholic Central’s Chapel.

Fr. Dennis Kauffman, C.S.B. celebrated the ceremony.

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Karen and Nieko Ianni ’07

2007 – MICHAEL TOMEY and his wife, Connie, were married on August 29, 2015, at Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield, Mich.

2000 – JIM JOLLY and his wife, Katie, welcomed their third child, James David (JD), on June 30, 2015. JD will be a member of Catholic Central’s Class of 2033.

NICK GEORGE and his wife, Rachel, welcomed a son, Benjamin Gabriel, on April 3, 2016. Benjamin weighed in at 7 lb., 2oz. and measured 20.5 inches in length. Nick is a Theology teacher and an assistant Cross Country coach at CC. AMANDA PRICE and her husband welcomed a son, Harrison Adrian Charles, on May 28, 2016. Harrison weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and measured 19.75 inches in length. Amanda is a Business teacher at CC.

Front, left to right: Andrew Semaan ’11, Alex Semaan ’11, Anthony Tomey ’99, Michael ’07 and Connie Tomey, Joseph Khalil ’08, Nicholas Martz ’07, and Charles Daly ’08 Back, left to right: Charles Cash ’99, Nicholas Semaan ’11, David Lusky ’99, Brent Zak ’99, James Cash ’04, Brian Farkas ’99, Dustin Hess ’07, Jake Marmul ’07, Sean Muldoon ’07, Ryon Wiska ’07, Drew Walters ’08, Dan Schultz ’07, Kestutis Tatarunas ’07, and Kevin Longe ’08

2009 – JOSEPH CARZON married Jenni Wells on October 16, 2015, at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Livonia. The wedding Mass was celebrated by Fr. Tom Carzon, O.M.V. ’86, uncle of the groom, and assisted by parish pastor, Fr. Howard Vogan, Deacon Kevin Breen, and Deacon Rudy Piro ’49, with the reception at St. Mary’s Cultural Center. The happy couple enjoyed a honeymoon cruise in the Bahamas.

Left to right: Mike Radwin Sr. ’74, Tim Cibor ’97, Deacon Rudy Piro ’49, future CC grad Ben Parnin ’24, Fr. Tom Carzon, O.M.V. ’86, Jenni and Joe Carzon ’09, John Carzon ’12, Stephen Rahrig ’00, Chris Parnin ’98, Anthony Hall ’01, Brendan Smith ’04, Ryan Cibor ’99, and Larry Carzon ’81

Benjamin Gabriel George

Future Shamrock James David Jolly ’33

Harrison Adrian Charles Price

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The following members of the Catholic Central Family have passed from this life to the next.

Please remember them in your Masses and other prayers. Our sincere condolences are extended to their loved ones.

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace.

ALUMNI JAMES W. FURLONG ’43 – May 25, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, four children, seven nieces and nephews, and four brothers and sisters. He was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret. The Funeral Mass was held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Novi, Mich.

RICHARD J. YATA ’43 – January 23, 2016. He is survived by three daughters, seven grandchildren, and five greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris. The Funeral Mass was held at Immaculate Conception Church, Ira Township, Mich.

ROGER L. CLANCEY ’45 – December 11, 2015. He is survived by his children, Marilyn, John, Barbara, and Daniel, nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, a brother, William ’43, and a sister, Tess. He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis, and brother, Robert ’40. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak, Mich.

DONALD J. COTTER ’46 – December 1, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, six children, and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, James, his brothers, Clarence ’33, John, and Thomas, and his sister, Mary Grace. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Howell, Mich.

JOSEPH T. KRAJEWSKI ’48 – October 28, 2015. He is survived by his stepchildren, Richard and Terry Wadowski, and his sister, Jennie. He was predeceased by his stepson, Robert, and a brother, Mitchell.

The Funeral Mass was held at St. Faustina Catholic Church, Warren, Mich. *Previously published in error as John Krajewski.

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FRED G. SCHICK ’48 – November 27, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Janice, one son, Bradley, one brother, James ’55, and several nieces and nephews, including Phil Schick ’85. The Funeral Mass was held at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Fall River, Mass.

MICHAEL R. SENKO ’49 – February 3, 2016.

RONALD J. WILLIAMS ’50 – December 16, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, seven children, Terese, Ronald, Kathryn, Thomas, John ’80, Michael ’85, and Mary, one brother, Dennis ’55, one sister, Mary, 24 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by seven brothers, Francis, Douglas, William, John, Lawrence, Thomas, and Donald. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at the Church of the Transfiguration, Southfield, Mich.

WILLIAM A. CROTEAU ’51 – October 27, 2015. He is survived by two sons, Bruce and Paul.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn.

GERALD “JERRY” BRENNAN ’53 – December 5, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Sandra, children, Bonnie and Reilly, one sister, Patricia, and one grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Anne, and six brothers, Vincent, William, Martin ’52, Joseph, Michael, and Timothy. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Bonaventure Capuchin Monastery, Detroit, Mich.

JOHN GRIGLAK ’53 – March 16, 2016. He is survived by his children, Gary, Glen, and Gail, and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Seva, and brother, Thomas ’49. The Funeral Mass was held at St. Patrick Catholic Church, White Lake, Mich.

NORMAN E. MURPHY ’53 – December 1, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Sarah, and five children, Elizabeth, Norman Jr., Mark, Christina, and John. Services were held at St. Edward Catholic Church, Palm Beach, Fla. MICHAEL A. LAURENCELLE ’54 – February 11, 2016. He is survived by five children, Paul, Timothy, Melissa, Charles, and Jacqueline, ten grandchildren, and four brothers, Thomas, Brian, Joseph, and Terrance. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise, son, Joseph, daughter, Mary, and brother, Stephen. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak, Mich.

GERALD J. McGRATH ’55 – November 20, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Patty, two stepchildren, Robby and Paula, and his sister, Joan.

DANIEL H. BRUSKE ’56 – January 15, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, five children, Marie, Catherine, Elizabeth, Christine, and Stephen, 11 grandchildren, three great-granddaughters, and one brother, Thomas. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lorene, a son, Christopher, three sisters, Shirley, Betty, and Mary Jane, and one brother, Robert. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Anne Catholic Church, Harrisville, Mich.

JAMES S. ALBENSI ’58 – July 9, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Valerie, three children, Anthony, Sheryl, and Jennifer, and four grandchildren, Chad, Emily, Jack, and Kate. The Funeral Mass was held at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church, Lake Orion, Mich.

EDWARD R. FOX ’58 – August 5, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Velma, his sons, William, Robert, and Russell, his stepchildren, Tim, Paul, Chad, and Tammy, his brother, John, his sister, Louise, and many grandchildren and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Cherie. Services were entrusted to Keehn Funeral Home, Brighton, Mich.

RONALD C. KOPICKO ’59 – September 24, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Jill, brother, James, daughter, Lisa, sons, Jeffrey, Michael, and Matthew, and many extended family members. Services were entrusted to Walton’s Funeral Home, Reno, Nev. DALE M. ANDREWS ’60 – January 14, 2016. He is survived by his daughters, Susan, Karen, and Gail, his son, Jeff, ten grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joanne, and his brother, Fr. Dennis Andrews, C.S.B. ’60. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, Westfield, Ind. PAUL R. BUCKMASTER ’60 – February 19, 2016. He is survived by his sister, Mary Ann, five nieces and nephews, and five great nieces and nephews. The Funeral Mass was held at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Rochester, Mich.

JEFFREY J. HORNYAK ’60 – December 9, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Karen, two children, Audrey and Eric, five grandchildren, two sisters, Carol and Mary, and one brother, John ’68. He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey, a brother, James ’56, and a sister, Anne.

The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Troy, Mich.

ROBERT “BARRY” McCORMICK ’60 – February 4, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, children, Jeffrey and Melissa, five siblings, including John ’56, and one granddaughter. The Funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Farmington, Mich.

FR. JOHN CONLEY ’61 – November 4, 2015. He is survived by his sister, Jane, his nephew and niece, Tom and Kate, and by many other extended family members. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at Most Holy Redeemer Church, San Francisco, Calif.

ARTHUR F. HATHAWAY ’67 – February 5, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, four children, Heather, Arthur Jr., Megan, and Patrick, four grandchildren, one sister, Carmelita, five brothers, James, Thomas, Robert, Paul, and Francis, and 29 nieces and nephews.

GARY PELTIER ’63 – November 13, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Marianne; children, Andre ’92, Elizabeth, and Jean; six grandchildren; sister, Marcia; and brother, Dennis ’67. The Funeral Mass was held at St. Michael Catholic Church, Livonia, Mich.

DONALD G. THEISEN ’71 – December 29, 2015. Brother of Richard ’72 and William ’74.

JOHN G. MICKUS ’84 – December 7, 2015. He is survived by his mother, Patricia, two children, Amanda and Christopher, brother, Thomas ’80, and one nephew, Zach. The Funeral Mass was held at Christ Our Light Catholic Church, Troy, Mich.

PATRICK J. VETTRAINO ’90 – December 11, 2015. He is survived by four sisters, Maureen, Susan, Joan, and Julie, three brothers, Paul, Tom, and Dan, and five nieces and nephews.

PATRICK I. MOORE ’97 – November 29, 2015. He is survived by his father, Dennis, mother, Anne, sister, Erin, three nephews, and girlfriend, Amanda. The Funeral Mass was held at the Madonna University Activity Center, Livonia, Mich.

ISAAC P. MILLER ’05 – February 20, 2016. He is survived by his parents, Steven and Lora, sisters, Ruth and Leah, and many extended family members. Services were entrusted to Neely-Turowski Funeral Home, Livonia, Mich.

EXTENDED FAMILY THERESA ABRAHAM – January 21, 2016. Mother of Bob ’77, Tom ’84, and Paul ’85. Aunt of Art ’71 and Pat LePine ’75.

DONALD BALMFORTH – January 1, 2016. Father of Philip ’81, John ’84, and Michael ’86. Grandfather of Chris ’12 and Philip ’19.

DONALD J. CONVERY – December 29, 2015. Brother of Brian ’84.

CHARLOTTE CORNWELL – August 26, 2015. Grandmother of David ’05 and Daniel Cornwell ’07 and Matthew Kelley ’06.

JOSEPH HUDY JR. – November 26, 2015. Grandfather of Doug Raymond ’07 and Andrew Peterson ’11.

DOROTHY MacDONALD – February 4, 2016. Husband of the late Lawrence ’47. Mother of Lawrence ’69, Paul ’70, and Michael ’75. Sister of Gordon Wilson ’51. Aunt of Brian ’75 and Michael ’82. Sister-in-Law of Richard Lerchen ’52 and the late Richard ’44 and Ronald MacDonald ’44.

RORY M. MacDONALD – January 10, 2016. Son of Brian ’75.

ROBERT J. MUNDT – November 7, 2015.

Father of Robert ’84 and Peter ’90.

JOHN J. O’NEILL – January 13, 2016.

Father of CC teacher Fr. James O’Neill, C.S.B. ELLEN A. RUMBALL – January 22, 2016.

Sister of Carl Schoeninger ’63.

DOROTHY M. SMULSKY – November 7, 2015. Mother of William ’79.

Grandmother of Thomas ’16 and future CC graduate Nick ’20.

HELEN TARGOSZ – November 22, 2015.

Mother of Stanley ’67. Grandmother of Stanley Jr. ’92 and Adam ’93.

CLAUDIA L. WALTER – January 9, 2016. Mother of Noah ’17.

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Current Events at Catholic Central

National Signing Day On Wednesday, February 3, 2016, National Signing Day, 21 senior student-athletes signed letters of intent, formally committing to continue their academic and athletic careers at their respective colleges and universities.

Nick Bazany ’16

Lacrosse

Hope College

Peter Kirouac ’16

Soccer

Albion College

Alex Bock ’16

Football

Ferris State University

Tom Kowalkoski ’16

Football

Boston College

Andrew Caris ’16

Lacrosse

Hope College

Tyler Laurentius ’16

Football

Hillsdale College

Brendan Charette ’16

Baseball

Carroll University

Nick Marcon ’16

Baseball

College of Central Florida

Tarek Dalou ’16

Football

Concordia University

Rocco Mularoni ’16

Lacrosse

Hope College

Kyle Gaines ’16

Lacrosse

Hope College

Justin Murray ’16

Soccer

University of Detroit-Mercy

Connor Gaskin ’16

Soccer

Claremont McKenna College

Max Palmer ’16

Golf

Robert Morris University

Drew Gilhooly ’16

Lacrosse

Lourdes University

Ben Sargent ’16

Soccer

Albion College

Grant Hartwig ’16

Baseball

Miami University

Josh Stein ’16

Golf

Lawrence Technical University

Alex Jarzembowski ’16 Lacrosse

University of Detroit-Mercy

Matt Turton ’16

Soccer

Kalamazoo College

Matt Jarzynski ’16

Augustana College

Lacrosse

Front row, left to right: Josh Stein ’16, Alex Jarzembowski ’16, Matt Jarzynski ’16, Peter Kirouac ’16, Matt Turton ’16, Tom Kowalkoski ’16, Grant Hartwig ’16, Nick Bazany ’16, Andrew Caris ’16, Connor Gaskin ’16, and Brendan Charette ’16 Back row, left to right: Kyle Gaines ’16, Justin Murray ’16, Rocco Mularoni ’16, Tarek Dalou ’16, Tyler Laurentius ’16, Alex Bock ’16, Max Palmer ’16, Ben Sargent ’16, Nick Marcon ’16, and Drew Gilhooly ’16 42

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CC’s 1st Annual Poetry Night On Monday, April 25, Catholic Central hosted its first annual poetry night, welcoming award-winning Detroit poet Jamaal May for a reading, question-and-answer session, and book signing. CC senior Nick Grenn ’16 kicked off the night with a reading of his own poem, “The Moon Didn’t Fall, You Just Think It Did.” which won 3rd Place in the One Pause Poetry Contest. Mr. May then read multiple poems from his books Hum and The Big Book of Exit Strategies before answering questions from the audience.

Over 200 students, faculty, parents, and guests filled the Media Center to hear Mr. May read!

Detroit poet Jamaal May

CC Visits Historic Gettsyburg In April, Mr. Craig McMichael ’01 took students from his Civil War class to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Fourteen Catholic Central juniors and seniors explored the city and the battlefield. The trip culminated in the group retracing the steps of Pickett’s Charge.

Mr. McMichael with several CC students who traveled to Gettysburg in April.

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Visit our website at www.mlstreeservice.com CC Band Updates On Thursday, March 10, the Symphony Band received a First Division rating in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association Band and Orchestra Festival held at Monroe Community College.

On Saturday, March 19, our top students participated in the State Level of Solo and Ensemble Festival.

Twenty of our events received First Division Ratings, including sixteen soloists, three percussion ensembles, and a sax quartet. In addition, French hornist Arun Mangrulkar ’16 and bassist Eddie Tchaouchev ’16 were named outstanding soloists in the State of Michigan.

Retiring Faculty MRS. JUDI CHABALA – Mrs. Chabala is retiring after 21 years at Catholic Central and 31 years as a paraprofessional and math teacher in the Archdiocese of Detroit. She also taught junior high math at St. Bede and St. Pius. Judi has served CC as the Mathematics Department Chair and has left an indelible mark on a vast number of CC alumni.

MR. JIM GAVIN – Mr. Gavin is retiring after 23 years at Catholic Central as an English teacher and guidance counselor. Jim has spent 41 years working in education in the Archdiocese of Detroit.

He spent 18 years as an English teacher at Redford Bishop Borgess High School before moving to CC. Jim has also taught summer school at CC for the last 15 years and served as senior class moderator for many years.

MR. CARL WEISS – Mr. Weiss is retiring after 17 years at Catholic Central and 47 years as a teacher and administrator in the Archdiocese of Detroit. He was Assistant Principal at Allen Park Cabrini and Principal at Dearborn St. Alphonsus, Taylor St. Paschal, Redford St. Valentine, and Detroit Our Lady Queen of Angels. Carl also served as the CC Social Studies Department Chair for many years. In addition, he has been an usher for the Detroit Tigers for 27 years, a job he will continue in his retirement from teaching.

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Catholic Central Students Excel in Literary Competitions Congratulations to several CC students for their talent for writing and communicating. Alex Wagner ’17 excelled in many competitions, including: winning First Place Prize for “Wee The People” in the 2015 Northville Arts & Acts Festival’s Short on Words Poetry Competition, and was this year’s Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest School Champion. He represented the Shamrocks at the State Championships in Lansing on March 4.

Alex McLaren ’16 was a Finalist in the 2016 Albion College Charles Crupi Poetry Competition for his poem “A Swing or a Spaceship?”. Alex also won Third Place Prize for “Origin Story” and Brendan Burke ’16 won Honorable Mention for “Home” in the 2015 Michigan State University RCAH Center for Poetry’s Richard Benvenuto High School Poetry Competition.

Above left: Alex Wagner ’17 Above right: Brendan Burke ’16 Bottom right: Alex McLaren ’17

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2016 Whelan Award Philip Schmitz ’16, from Plymouth, was recently presented with one of Catholic Central’s most prestigious honors, the Rev. James H. Whelan Award.

The Whelan Award, named in honor of Catholic Central’s fourth principal, Rev. James H. Whelan, C.S.B., is given annually to a senior who has excelled academically, is an outstanding athlete, and is looked upon by his peers as a Christian gentleman.

A four-year member of the CC Football program, Phil was voted a senior captain by his teammates and helped lead the team to a 9-3 record and the Regional Championship game. He was named Academic All-Catholic by the Catholic League Football Coaches Association.

Phil maintained a 4.7 GPA and served as Student Council Treasurer. He will be attending Michigan State University next fall.

Right: Senior Philip Schmitz ’16, winner of the 2016 Whelan Award

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Mr. Baker’s AP Biology Students Present to the Wildflower Association of Michigan On Monday, March 7, 2016, a select group of students from Mr. Baker’s AP Biology classes presented the results of their transpiration and stomate density lab to the Wildflower Association of Michigan’s (WAM) 29th annual conference held in East Lansing.

The students modified a typical science lab exercise to create an experiment that is able to generate reproducible data using plants native to Michigan. The talk was titled “Zooming in through the roots, zooming out through the stomates: the path water takes through plants.”

Approximately 200 native plant enthusiasts attended and were greatly impressed by our young men: Brendan Charette ’16, David Connolly ’16, Justin Reinhold ’16, Michael Stein ’16, Kareem Arafat ’16, Fouad Alzaroui ’16, Matt Turton ’16, and Connor Gibaratz ’17. Kareem Arafat and Fouad Alzaroui, who were so intrigued by their initial findings, also devised an elegantly simple experiment and collected data at home during winter break, which they presented at the conference. They wanted to see if they could increase the number of stomata on leaves by exposing plants to grow lights 24/7 versus only exposing another plant to light for eight hours a day.

Left to right: Mr. Jeff Baker, Justin Reinhold ’16, Kareem Arafat ’16, Josh Stein ’16, Matt Turton ’16, Brendan Charette ’16, David Connolly ’16, Fouad Alzaroui ’16, and Connor Gibaratz ’17

Keynote presentation: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=GAPrfP-Fu2A&feature=youtu.be

WAM: http://www.wildflowersmich.org/index.php?page=48

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CC Robotics On March 25-27, CC’s FIRST Robotics Team won the first tournament it competed in, which is almost unheard-of for a rookie team. They also won the Rookie Inspiration Award and received a recognition award from an opponent for their efforts.

Catholic Central’s Robotics team has continued to grow over the past few years. In the past, CC has competed in VEX Robotics, a competition involving the design and construction of a robot to compete against other designs in a game such as basketball.

In addition, the FIRST Robotics team qualified for the Michigan State Tournament as well as the National Tournament, which they competed in April 27-30. Although they did not qualify for the National Championship game, they gained extremely valuable experience and look forward to returning next year.

Here is a video of the elimination rounds of the tournament.

You can see our final match at 4:11:00.

This year, CC entered a team in FIRST Robotics, a more rigorous and challenging competition, for the first time. As a rookie team, the “Shambots” won their first tournament, which is virtually unheard-of for a first year team.

Left: The “Shambots” discussing team strategy. Right: The “Shambots” booth.

Left: The “Shambots” placed first in their district. Right: The “Shambot” logo mascot.

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Keeping Up with Catholic Central Athletes

Basketball

Skiing

The Varsity Basketball Team, led by Coach Bill Dyer, finished the season with an 11-10 overall record after a loss to Novi in the District round of playoffs. The season included wins over Brother Rice, DeLaSalle, Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard, Detroit Country Day, and Dearborn Fordson.

The Freshman Team finished with a 17-3 record, and the JV Team finished with an 18-2 record and won the Sectional Championship.

The Varsity Ski Team, led by longtime coach Tom Gable, had a successful season with an overall dual meet record of 5-1. CC won the Catholic League Championship for the first time since 2011. The Shamrocks also qualified for the State Finals with a 3rd-place finish at the Regional Meet. The season ended with a 7th-place finish at the State Finals at Marquette Mountain.

Max Tokarz ‘16

Swimming & Diving The Varsity Swimming & Diving Team, led by Coach Shannon Dunworth, had another successful season! CC finished 2nd at the SHAK Invitational, 2nd at the Salem Invitational, 5th at the Oakland County Meet, and 1st at the East Grand Rapids Invitational. The Shamrocks also finished 2nd in the Catholic League and qualified 15 team members for the state finals. Their season ended with an 11th place finish at the State Finals at the Holland Aquatic Center.

2016 Varsity Basketball Team

Bowling The Varsity Bowling Team, led by first-year Coach Greg Prais, turned in its best performance of the season Saturday, February 20 by beating Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 207-170 and 209-192, to win the Catholic League Championship at Oak Lanes in Westland. Brian Hohentanner ’16 finished 9th at Regionals and qualified for the Singles State Championship. On St. Basil’s Day, the Varsity and Junior Varsity Bowling Teams set out to participate in the Owosso Baker Tournament in Owosso, Michigan. Head Varsity Coach Greg Prais, along with Junior Varsity Coach Laura Zain and Assistant Matt Nugent ’11, were excited to celebrate Saturday evening Mass at St. Paul Catholic Church in Owosso with Fr. James O’Neill, C.S.B. and the pastor, Fr. Dieudonné.

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2016 Varsity Swimming & Diving Team

Hockey - State Champions The Varsity Hockey Team, led by first-year coach Brandon Kaleniecki ’00, finished the season with an overall record of 24-7 and won the program’s third-consecutive State Championship! The season included wins over some of the state’s top programs such as Brighton, Brother Rice, Cranbrook, Livonia Stevenson, Trenton, Northville, U of D Jesuit, and Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Shamrocks also competed against tough teams from outside of Michigan, including Culver Academy, St. Andrew’s College in Toronto, and Notre Dame Academy in Wisconsin. CC finished the season with the most points in the MIHL standings over both the north and south divisions. The playoffs tested the team with hard-fought victories over Northville, North Farmington, Rochester Adams, U of D Jesuit, and Brighton. Both the JV Blue and White Teams won their respective league championships.

2016 State Championship Varsity Hockey Team

Basketball

Wrestling The Varsity Wrestling Team, led by Coach Mitch Hancock ’00, finished the season with an overall record of 16-6 after a loss to Davison in the state semifinals. Additionally, CC won the Oakland County Tournament for the seventh year in a row. Under the leadership of captains Nick Jenkins ’17, Tyler Johnson ’16, Tyler Morland ’17, and Aaron Rehfeldt ’16, the Shamrocks won the Catholic League, District, and Regional Championships on the way to qualifying for the State Finals at McGuirk Arena at Central Michigan University for the eighth consecutive season. The team defeated Macomb Dakota in the state quarterfinals. CC qualified nine wrestlers for the Individual State Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Shamrocks tied their own state record of five individual state champions in a season when Ben Kamali ’18, Kevon Davenport ’19, Cameron Amine ’19, Tyler Morland, and Nick Jenkins all earned state titles. Furthermore, Stone Moscovic ’18 and Jackson Ross ’17 finished in 6th Place, and Aaron Rehfeldt finished in 7th Place. Aidan Wagh ’18 qualified for the state finals but did not place. Furthermore, Catholic Central was recognized as an Academic All-State Team by the Michigan Wrestling Coaches Association.

Left to right: Tyler Morland ’17, Nick Jenkins ’17, Ben Kamali ’18, Kevon Davenport ’19, and Cameron Amine ’19

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All-Catholic CJ Baird ’17 All-League Gio Genrich ’17 Tyler Laurentius ’16 Tom Smulsky ’16 Academic All-Catholic Justin Reinhold ’16

Swimming/Diving Wrestling

All-Catholic Brian Hohentanner ’16 Andrew Lack ’18 Academic All-Catholic Nathan Gaissert ’16

All-State Jonathan Lee ’18 - 4th Place 100 Yd Breastroke Matt Loniewski ’16 - 6th Place 100 Yd Breaststroke Jonathan Lee ’18 - 6th Place 200 Yd Individual Medley Jonathan Lee ’18, Matt Loniewski ’16, Kyle Tschannen ’19, Tommy Wiaduck ’18 - 8th Place 200 Yd Medley Relay

Skiing

Hockey

Bowling

All-State Hon. Mention Justin Woolhiser ’16 All-Catholic Logan Freismuth ’16 Sawyer Reed ’18 Max Tokarz ’16 Justin Woolhiser ’16 All-League Logan Freismuth ’16 Max Tokarz ’16 All-Region Max Tokarz ’16 Justin Woolhiser ’16 MHSSCA Scholar Athletes Josh Blossfeld ’16 Caleb Ernst ’17 Logan Freismuth ’16

All-State 1st Team Alex Kreutzer ’16 Joe Mancinelli ’16 All-State 2nd Team J.P. Lafferty ’16 Kyle Mulka ’16 All-State Hon. Mention Alec Calvaruso ’16 Luc Krasicky ’16 MIHL All-League Alex Kreutzer ’16 Joe Mancinelli ’16 MIHL All-North Alec Calvaruso ’16 Luc Krasicky ’16 Alex Kreutzer ’16 J.P. Lafferty ’16 Joe Mancinelli ’16

All-State Ben Kamali ’18 - State Champion Stone Moscovic ’18 - 6th Place Kevon Davenport ’19 - State Champion Cameron Amine ’19 - State Champion Aaron Rehfeldt ’16 - 7th Place Tyler Morland ’17 - State Champion Jackson Ross ’17 - 6th Place Nick Jenkins ’17 - State Champion Academic All-State Aaron Rehfeldt ’16 All-Catholic Devon Johnsen ’18 Brent Butwill ’18 Nick McGrath ’18 Kale Kazyak ’17 Joe Urso ’19 Rory Cox ’18 Phil Calhoun ’17 Jack Ross ’17 Dane Flynn ’17 All-League Robert Walston ’18 Seth Swihart ’17 Easton Turner ’19

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Supporting our Young Athletes

Varsity Baseball Tues/April 5 Fri/April 8 Sat/April 9 Mon/April 11 Wed/April 13 Fri/April 15 Sat/April 16 Wed/April 20 Fri/April 22 Sat/April 23 Mon/April 25 Wed/April 27 Fri/April 29 Sat/April 30 Wed/May 4 Sat/May 7 Wed/May 11 Sat/May 14 Tues/May 17 Sat/May 21 Tues/May 24 Thur/May 26 Fri/May 27 Sat/May 28 Tues/May 31 Sat/June 4 Sat/June 11 Tues/June 14 Thur/June 16 Sat/June 18

Lakeland HOME Plymouth Away Canton HOME Livonia Stevenson Away O.L. St. Mary’s Away Redford Union HOME Brother Rice HOME U of D Jesuit Away Walled Lake Central Away DeLaSalle Away Bishop Foley Away Divine Child HOME Saline HOME O.L. St. Mary’s HOME Brother Rice Away U of D Jesuit HOME DeLaSalle HOME Divine Child Away Detroit Country Day Away CHSL Semifinal Madonna College University Liggett Away CHSL Final Comerica Park Dexter HOME Salem HOME State Pre-District State District State Regional State Quarterfinal State Semifinal MSU State Final MSU

Varsity Golf Single 4:30pm DH 4:00pm DH 1:00pm Single 4:30pm DH 4:00pm Single 4:30pm DH 11:00am DH 4:00pm Single 4:30pm DH 11:00am Single 4:30pm DH 4:00pm DH 4:00pm DH 11:00am DH 4:00pm DH 11:00am DH 4:00pm DH 11:00am Single 4:30pm Single 2 or 4:00pm Single 4:30pm Single 12:30pm Single 4:30pm DH 10:00am

Mon/April 11 Detroit Golf Club Invitational-UD Detroit Golf Club Thur/April 14 O.L. St. Mary’s Shenandoah Country Club Fri-Sat/April 15-16 Southern Swing Locust Hills – Springfield, OH Sun/April 17 PCCS Classic Golden Fox Golf Club Mon/April 18 SunTel Services-Seaholm Red Run Golf Course Mon/April 18 Holiday Inn Express B’ham Tourney

Forest Lake CountryClub Tues/April 19 Cranbrook Franklin Hills Country Club Sat/April 23 Bedford Valley Open Bedford Valley – Battle Creek Mon/April 25 Next Tee Invitational Oakland Hills Country Club Tues/April 26 DeLaSalle Cattails Golf Club Fri-Sat/April 29-30 Traverse City Central Tee Off Open

Grand Traverse Resort Sat/April 30 Maples Varsity Golf Tournament

Hudson Mills Golf Course Mon/May 2 Anderson-Spencer Invitational

Katke-Cousins Golf Course Mon/May 2 Seaholm Golf Tournament O.L. Country Club Thur/May 5 Divine Child/Lutheran North Cattails Golf Club Fri/May 6 Brother Rice/U of D Jesuit Detroit Golf Club Mon/May 9 Milliken Millwork Invitational

The Wyndgate Country Club Mon/May 9 Brighton Golf Classic Oak Pointe Country Club Sat/May 14 East Lansing HS Invitational Forest Akers-East/West Sat/May 14 Cardinal Invitational Katke Golf Course Mon/May 16 CHSL Championship Katke-Cousins Golf Course Wed/May 18 Oakland Cty. Championship Pontiac Country Club Sun/May 22 O.L. St. Mary’s Invitational Atlas Valley Country Club May 25-28 State Districts June 1-4 State Regionals June 10-11 State Finals The Meadows Golf Course

Varsity Lacrosse

Varsity Track & Field

Wed/March 23 Grosse Pointe South HOME 7:00pm Wed/March 30 East Grand Rapids Away 5:30pm Tues/April 5 Detroit Country Day HOME 7:00pm Thur/April 7 Brighton Away 7:00pm Sat/April 9 Upper Arlington, Columbus OH Away 6:00pm Tues/April 12 O.L. St. Mary’s Away 7:00pm Sat/April 16 Zionsville, IN HOME 5:00pm Tues/April 19 U of D Jesuit HOME 7:00pm Fri/April 22 New Trier, Wilmette IL Away 7:00pm Sat/April 23 Loyola, Wilmette IL Away 12:00pm Tues/April 26 DeLaSalle HOME 7:00pm Fri/April 29 St. Michael’s College School, Toronto Canada

HOME 7:30pm Sat/April 30 Cranbrook HOME 4:00pm Tues/May 3 Brother Rice HOME 7:00pm Tues/May 10 CHSL Playoff TBD Sat/May 14 CHSL Championship TBD Tues/May 17 Okemos HOME 7:00pm Sat/May 21 Cranbrook Away 1:00pm May 16-28 State Pre-Regionals Wed/June 1 State Regional Semifinal Troy Athens 6 or 8:00pm Fri/June 3 State Regional Final Troy Athens 7:00pm Wed/June 8 State Semifinal Sat/June 11 State Final Howell-Parker MS 4:30pm

Sat/March 26 59th Kermit N. Ambrose Huron Relays (i) EMU Thur/March 31 Indoor Classic Invitational (i) U of M Fri/April 8 Dakota HS 9th/10th Grade Relays Dakota HS Mon/April 11 U of D Jesuit HOME Sat/April 16 Brandon Tri-County Invitational Brandon HS Mon/April 18 O.L. St. Mary’s O.L. St. Mary’s Mon/April 25 Divine Child HOME Fri/April 29 Jackson HS Invitational Jackson HS Mon/May 2 DeLaSalle HOME Fri/May 6 Shamrock 9th/10th Grade Invitational HOME Sat/May 7 Observerland Relays Farmington HS Mon/May 9 Brother Rice Brother Rice HS Fri/May 13 Davison Invitational Davison HS Wed/May 18 AA Skyline Invitational Skyline HS Fri/May 20 State Regional Championship Milford HS Sun/May 22 Shamrock Freshman Invitational HOME Tues/May 24 CHSL Championship HOME Fri/May 27 Oakland Cty. Championship Waterford Mott HS Sat/May 28 Oakland Cty. Freshman Championship Milford HS Tues/May 31 Larry Steeb T&F Meet of Champions Dexter HS Sat/June 4 State Final Championship Hudsonville HS

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12:00pm 3:30pm 8:00am 1:00pm 12:00pm 12:00pm 3:30pm 10:00am 12:00pm 3:30pm 9:00am 8:30am 12:00pm 12:00pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 12:00pm 7:30am 9:00am

11:00am 5:45pm 12:00pm 4:15pm 10:00am 4:15pm 4:15pm 3:00pm 4:15pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 4:15pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 2:00pm 10:30am 2:00pm 3:00pm 9:00am 4:15pm 10:00am

Note: Home games are shown in bold.

Schedules are correct as of April 2, 2016,and are subject to change.

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