Lancer Magazine Spring/Summer 2022

BENEFITTING THE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The much-anticipated return of the Taste of La Salle is coming! A food & beverage tasting event not to be missed!

Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:30pm - 9:00pm

La Salle College Preparatory Dining Pavilion & Atrium

If you know of anyone interested in participating as a food or beverage vendor, donor, sponsor, or volunteer, please contact the Alumni Office at (626) 696-4362, alumni@lasallehs.org, or visit lasallehs.org/taste.

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS IN NEED.

Ms. Kimberly Luck P’26

Mr. John Moe II, Esq. ’68

Mrs. Angelica Salas P’22

Mr. Brent Schoenbaum P’16, ’19, ’24

The Lancer Magazine is published by the Communications Office and the Alumni Relations Office at La Salle College Preparatory for our entire Lasallian community.

OFFICERS & ADMINISTRATION:

BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Dr. Stephanie Paggi, Chair

Mr. Thomas (Tom) Palffy P’03, ’07 ’08, ’13, ’15, Vice Chair

Mr. Camilo Becerra P’18

Mr. Nabil Anthony Bisharat ’02

Mr. Robert (Bob) Carrejo

Mr. Mark Gamble P’22

Br. John Hoover, FSC

Mr. Andrew Hubert P’13

Mr. Matthew Allen Kohorst ’07

Mr. Harry A. Olivar, Jr. P’12, ’21

Mrs. Victoria Richards P’08

Mr. Brandon D. Ward ’99

BOARD OF REGENTS:

Mr. Doug Campbell

Dr. Dino Clarizio ’75, P’06

Mr. Raymond Ealy

Mr. Peter S. Griffith P’00, ’03

Mr. Dennis Jebbia, Esq.

Mr. Thom Steinhoff P’21, ’22

Mr. Martin (Qi) Wang P’26

Mrs. Gina Zhang P’21

ALUMNI BOARD:

Mr. Rich Schmidt ’72

Mr. Paul Lees ’75

Mr. Rafael Mirasol ’80, P’17, ’18

Mr. Tony Messineo ’80

Mr. Joe Alvarez ’83, P’20, ’22

Mr. Chris Rettig ’84, P’19, 25

Mr. Jay Crews ’86

Mrs. Jennifer (Sangkum) Orefice ’95, P’23

Mr. Erik Kachmarsky ’96, P’24, ’25

Mrs. Rochelle (Rodriguez) Ferrari ’97, P’24, ’26

Ms. Christina Mesesan ’99

Ms. Amanda Evans ’05

Ms. Gianina Bautista ’08

Ms. Ashley (Thomas) Housman ’09

Mr. Luis Melendez ’15

Ms. Alexi Zate ’15

ADMINISTRATION TEAM:

Mr. Perry Martin, M.Ed. School President

Mr. Jamal Adams, M.Ed. Principal

Mr. Robert Packard Corporate Director & Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Tina Bonacci ’94 Vice President of Mission and Ministry Integration

Mr. Keenan Kurihara Vice President of Enrollment Management & Chief Communications Officer

Mr. MJ Mao Global Programs Coordinator

Mr. Brandon Lincoln Athletic Director

Mr. Eddie Magluyan ’94, P’23, ’25 Vice Principal of Academic Operations

Ms. Tam Ly Director of Counseling

Mrs. Kjersti Holyfield ’04 Vice Principal of Curriculum

EDITORS:

Mr. Keenan Kurihara

Ms. Nicole Carlos ’12 Lifted Creative Studio

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS:

Ms. Elizabeth Kalmus ’04

Ms. Carolyn Neuhausen ’04

Ms. Kristen Schultz ’98

PHOTO CREDITS:

Ms. Nicole Carlos ’12

Ms. Kristen Schultz ’98

Mr. Jamal Adams

Mr. Brandon Lincoln

Mr. Alex Veliz P’20

Mr. Kyle Roche

PUBLICATION AND PRODUCTION: Entre Nous Babet P. Mordeno

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BETTER TOGETHER

Dear La Salle Community,

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, our faculty, and staff, we would like to express our thanks, gratitude, and appreciation for an outstanding and unprecedented 20212022 school year. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to lead La Salle College Preparatory during this unprecedented pandemic year! Despite the challenges COVID-19 presented us with, our students, faculty, and staff all reached commendable levels of innovation, perseverance, and grit! We are incredibly proud of our students for their continued resilience, our parents for their patience, and our faculty, staff, and alumni for their unwavering support of our mission and Lasallian values.

We reflect back upon the many blessings and opportunities afforded to us over the last 12 months. We returned to (and maintained) in-person instruction throughout the year, gathered as a whole school community to pray and reflect during our liturgy services,

celebrated the rich cultures and diversity represented at our school, enjoyed the magnificent artistic talents of our visual and performing arts students, and witnessed two athletic CIF-SS championship titles brought back to our campus by our exceptional student-athletes. These were just a few of the many blessings bestowed upon us this year.

Looking forward, we are excited about a normalized school year where our community can come together as one Lasallian family and enjoy the face-toface instruction and school community interaction we all desire. From schoolwide traditions like Homecoming and Showdown to community-building Parent Associatoin events and alumni gatherings and reunions, the 2022-2023 school year presents us with the opportunity to truly thrive and enjoy the company of our classmates, colleagues, and friends. We are especially thrilled to share the development and launch of two new Centers of Innovative Learning, providing

our students with even more opportunities to pursue their passions through the lens of global engagement, medical and healthcare sciences and entrepreneurship, and intercultural understanding. We are also blessed to have the opportunity to grow our partnerships with Shriners Hospitals for Children and Pasadena City College, with the latter offering students meaningful UC credits while enrolled at La Salle.

The 2022-2023 school year will be filled with great promise, excitement, and growth for La Salle College Preparatory. We are blessed to have this opportunity to lead this outstanding community of learners and leaders who understand the importance of service and giving back. Thank you for your continued partnership in the education of our students. We wish all members of our community a blessed, healthy and exciting 2022-2023 school year!

Sincerely,

PERRY K. MARTIN, M.Ed. PRESIDENT

JAMAL ADAMS, M.Ed. PRINCIPAL

Perry K. Martin

Jamal Adams

Lam Family Amphitheater

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, La Salle College Preparatory dedicated the Lam Family Amphitheater in reception of a $250,000 gift from David Lam, President and CEO of Mediverse International, Inc. A parent of alumni and former member of the Board of Regents at La Salle, Mr. Lam’s gift was directed to the Richard Gray Memorial Scholarship in support of the school's San Miguel Scholarship Program, a scholarship program that supports those students at La Salle whose families live below the federal poverty line. Established in 2020 and named after Dr. Richard Gray, who served as La Salle's president for almost 20 years, the Richard Gray Memorial Scholarship exceeds $1 million in gifts.

Following his introduction by La Salle President Perry Martin, Mr. Lam spoke to the importance of addressing the needs of the disadvantaged and to the importance of philanthropy in sustaining the margin of excellence provided by La Salle to its students. Mr. Lam’s two sons, Christopher ’08 and Matthew ’09, are both graduates of La Salle.

The Lam Family Amphitheater was blessed by Monsignor Greg Dongkore, a visiting priest of St. Bede the Venerable Church.

Thank you to Mr. Lam for his generosity in support of our Lasallian mission and the students entrusted to our care.

La Salle’s Strategic Plan

Girl’s Basketball Championship

Articles F eatured

LA SALLE LOOKS TO THE FUTURE IN FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO GOALS

By Carolyn Neuhausen ’04

The summer’s finally arrived. Students are out of school and La Salle’s campus is quieter than usual as the Sun beats down on the San Gabriel mountains. The hushed summer activity mimics the campus in the pandemic months, when La Salle navigated a highly tumultuous 2020-2021 academic school year, first with a global pandemic and then a hot summer filled with broiling tension over racial and socioeconomic justice.

But the work of sustaining and building La Salle’s bright future never stopped, and in the fall of 2020 a steering committee formed of teachers, trustees, parents, administrators and students met to plan the next five years of La Salle’s future, crafting the Strategic Plan that now drives and supports every major decision at the school.

The enthusiasm is palpable in Stephanie Paggi’s voice as she talks about La Salle--both about the excellence of its academic program and the role the Strategic Plan plays in La Salle’s DNA overall. A La Salle board trustee and board chairwoman, Paggi has seen the process of planning for La Salle’s future firsthand. With a career spanning decades as a public school teacher and administrator, she’s seen a lot of institutions make plans for the future and notes how La Salle’s are different, “In 45 years I’ve seen lots of plans, you put them on a shelf and redo them every five years when you need to. This Strategic Plan guides everything that’s happening at La Salle. At every board meeting, every huddle, we talk about how what we’re doing [maps back] to the Strategic Plan.”

Paggi isn’t the only one with an idea of what strengthened La Salle during the ups and downs of the pandemic years though. La Salle president Perry Martin reflects on how the school’s guiding core principles (faith in the presence of God, concern for the poor and social justice, respect for all

persons, quality education, and inclusive community) helped buttress the institution from the upheaval of quarantine life. He also stresses that it’s the quality of La Salle’s educators that kept things running when the pandemic made things chaotic. He says that “Teachers, administration and staff continue to show excellent relational skills with students and their parents.”

So what exactly does La Salle’s Strategic Plan encompass? It’s an expansive list of core goals the LaSallian community will strive to achieve for the school:

1. Advance the Relevance of Lasallian Education Mission into the Future

2. Develop Innovative Programs

3. Modernize and Expand Facilities to Enhance Curricular and Co-Curricular Opportunities

4 Develop Initiatives to make LSCP Highly Competitive in our Market

5. Make LSCP the Educational Employer of Choice

6. Develop Financial Strategies that Result in Accessible Education and Financial Sustainability

In working toward innovating educational opportunities, La Salle’s partnered with Pasadena City College (PCC) in offering college-level courses to those high school students who want to get a jumpstart on their college career.

This means that students attending La Salle can start building out their undergraduate associate degrees even before they’ve graduated high school. This is a boon to students

who want to acclimate themselves to collegiate learning and life before they leave home. The PCC partnership offers students a way to explore further instruction in general education courses like the humanities, sciences and math, as well as in career development courses that are focused on a pathway to the medical sciences field. Alex Boekelheide, Special Assistant to the President of Pasadena City College, thinks this partnership is a natural fit with La Salle, “At a place like La Salle, it has such a legacy of achievement, has such a place in the community, we think what we’re doing here is helping students find their path and honestly in some cases fulfilling what they’ve come to do.”

The Introduction to Health Sciences and Medical Terminology course taught by La Salle’s Ms. Elizabeth Parga is an example of these career-oriented college level courses offered at the high school. In this class, students get hands-on lab time with specimen dissections and studying biological processes and systems. What sets this course apart from others at La Salle is that it offers a real glimpse into the medical field for students, affording them a look into future possibilities and careers. “I know when I was in high school and even college, I wasn’t exposed to this information or experience which made it difficult in knowing which career would best suit me. There was a lot of time wasted in trying to figure out what part of the sciences and healthcare I wanted to focus on, and my goal is to better inform our students through exposure so they don’t waste time and money trying to figure out what they are best suited for in college,” Parga wrote in an email.

Better still, these college courses are offered at no additional cost to La Salle students beyond covering the supplies and textbook requirements, further democratizing access to excellent education for all students, regardless of economic background. In this way, the partnership with PCC not only ties back to La Salle’s core principle of providing quality education, but also with a sense of true inclusivity in the school’s work of social justice. What could help level the field more for every student but equal access to high-quality higher education? Aside from Pasadena Unified School District high schools, La Salle is the only private institution that offers this partnership and opportunity to students in the San Gabriel Valley.

Soon to be a Junior, 15-year-old Emily Bu speaks volumes about the medical course Ms. Parga recently taught, emphasizing how it shed light on medical career pathways and insights she wouldn’t have otherwise, “I think it’s amazing that La Salle can implement these [classes] into the schedule for students who want to look into different courses.” She credits Ms. Parga’s ability to tailor the Medical Terminology class to La Salle’s students, where she kept in mind that the high schoolers already had a full load of courses they were working through, in addition to the college level work they took on via the dual enrollment partnership with PCC. “I’m still trying to decide what I want to pursue in life,” Bu says. “I’m looking at the medical field and I’m realizing how much a doctor does and how many people I could help, and I’ve learned that through these courses,” she adds.

But Emily’s not the only one who’s mentioned how special it is to be at La Salle and have access to PCC classes. Anecdotally, at school gatherings and events, parents have expressed to administrators how fortunate they feel their children get access to this forward-thinking program.

Pasadena City College regularly ranks among the finest community college institutions in the nation, creating pathways for students to smoothly transfer to four year universities. “Dual enrollment is an awesome way for students to find a way to college before they even start. We’ve got stories of students that finish their AA degree at the same time that they finish high school. We have students who’ve gone on to transfer to places such as Harvard having done their dual enrollment classes at a local high school,” said PCC’s Boekelheide.

Like students and parents, Stephanie Paggi echoes Boekelheide’s feelings about the partnership with PCC, seeing it as a special educational component that sets La Salle apart from the competition in the San Gabriel Valley. In her time serving on the Board of Trustees, she’s seen La Salle’s educational programming grow, especially in the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) subjects. “I’m so proud to be a part of the Board of Trustees team and if I had children and grandchildren, they would go to La Salle,” she mentions, where she too feels like she’s Lasallian. There’s no better endorsement than that.

LANCER GIRLS’ BASKETBALL MAKES LA SALLE HISTORY

By Elizabeth Kalmus ’04

Reaching new heights, the Lancer Girls’ Basketball team performed a legendary run in the 2022 school year by winning the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship and pushing to the state championships game for the first time in Lancer history. After a few difficult years surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the team made it clear that their endured hardships wouldn’t bring them down any longer. “As a team, we were all willing to put in the work and effort to get better every day,” co-captain Ellie Chen said, “we bonded and became close--on and off the court. This was important to our success as our chemistry was not comparable to other teams.”

That chemistry worked and Coach Scott Wiard made it imperative that the team work closely together to perfect their skills and plays to facilitate a successful season. “Our program at La Salle and our coaching platform are built on the same principles,” Coach Wiard said, “We believe in working incredibly hard and working together.” By bringing a shared philosophy to the court, Coach Wiard and the team captains turned the ensemble into a powerhouse, eliciting great gameplay, increased skills, and new horizons for each team member. But to the team itself, their hard work was made even better by the fun they were having. “Throughout the season, the team bonded more and more, and it showed in our games. Now, I consider them to be my best and closest friends,” says co-captain Reese Wong.

Making it look effortless seemed a key takeaway among the team and everyone involved in the winning season. “Coach Wiard made my job easy!” Athletic Director Brandon Lincoln admits, “I can’t take any credit for his or the team’s success.” Mr. Lincoln praised Coach Wiard for his leadership in running the Girls team with a brilliant basketball mind. His support of Coach Wiard and student-athletes throughout their season was made in every way, eliciting joy in seeing the team continue to succeed.

President Perry Martin saw the team and coaches’ dedication, drive, and passion exude in every game they played, and then won.

“I remember coming out of the locker room and thanking Mr. Martin after the team won the State Regional Championship,” Coach Wiard explained, “he told me his plan to cancel school and I was completely blown away.”

When it became known that the Girls team would play in the State Championship playoffs in Sacramento, Mr. Martin arranged for the whole of La Salle to have the day of the championship game off from school and furnished charter buses to take students to Sacramento to cheer on the Lancers. “It made me so happy to see the La Salle community come to Sacramento to support us all,” Reese

stated, “seeing the support shown by my classmates in the crowd was amazing.”

The team and their appearance in the State Championship has paved the way for their future, as they are already making plans and considering goals for the new season. “It is important that we bond together again and listen to each other and the coaches,” says Ellie, “we must bring that positive energy and spirit back to the court.”

Coach Wiard plans to work alongside the 2022-2023 cocaptains to get the best out of each player and coach, including Assistant Coach Richard Wiard. Building relationships will continue to be essential, including the drive to encourage the connections to last beyond La Salle.

Helping the student-athletes pursue opportunities at the next level and teaching the values of commitment, sacrifice, and hard work will continue to be the driving force, providing the opportunity for the team to compete in championships year after year. The co-captains would also like to ensure that the upperclassmen players set goals to be good examples for the underclassmen, mentoring the younger group to ensure they are looked after by the athletic coaches as well as their teammates. “To any incoming freshmen who need help, we want them to feel welcomed,” Coach Wiard described.

La Salle Athletics encourages student-athletes to embrace and try out for sports teams at any level. The coaches provide support and encouragement to work hard at perfecting skills, learning new ones, and supporting fellow athletes. Confidence in playing ability is helped by all those involved in athletics programs, from Mr. Martin, Mr. Lincoln and our coaching staff, to team captains and our players. The athletic teams embrace the skill level of each studentathlete and place them in a team that is at their skill level. They also encourage working hard to hone skills and teach new student-athletes to develop those skills. “You never know if the sport you choose might become one of your biggest passions,” reminds Ellie.

As for new players considering the idea of joining an athletic team, Coach Wiard and the co-captains have just one thing to say: “Just try it! Everyone starts somewhere and it never hurts to try!”

Year In 2021-2022 Review

Arts Performances, Showcases, Athletic All-Stars, Annual Christmas Tree Drive and More!

ANNUAL FALL DANCE CONCERT

Every Fall, La Salle College Preparatory brings together its phenomenally hardworking students across the Arts and Media department for a spectacular showcase. The concert took place at the wonderful Porticos Art Space, a non-profit focused on the encouragement and development of artistic experiences and expression in the community. Our La Salle showcase is the opportunity to witness our students’ flawless choreography and honed talents as they present outstanding performances ranging from cultural, modern, to contemporary dance. The concert was a night to remember with beautifully done pieces, everyone and everything from dancers to lighting, working to create masterpieces. Thank you to our students, their families, and all our staff, and community, who nurture our students to pursue their passions and find their purpose.

VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT/AP 2D DESIGN AND DRAWING CLASSES EXHIBITS

The Visual Arts Department holds biannual exhibits for its student artists from the AP 2D Design and AP Drawing classes during the school year, one exhibit in Fall and one in the Spring. The students’ pieces showcased represent a wide range of talent and creativity in a variety of artistic mediums. Their work is outstanding and always inspires. These exhibits are another example of the exciting ways we at La Salle have the unique opportunity and ability to nurture our students’ creativity and nurture their talents to passions, and for them to find their purpose in life. Thank you for all of your continued support for our students.

CLUE ON STAGE

La Salle’s Arts and Media Department production of “Clue: On Stage” at the Porticos Arts Space in December was a success!

Written by Sandy Rustin and based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture, and the Hasbro board game CLUE, the production was brought to life by our students in a way that only they can and was a show to remember. Audience members enjoyed the laughs and were kept in suspense as everyone tried to find the killer throughout this whodunit comedy. The

cast included Justin Chang ’22, Eamon

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, Nathan Rivas ’23, Laura Han ’24, Nicolas Duffy ’24, Emily Hughes ’24, Pammi Ganguly ’24, Michael Fortanasce ’25, Courtney Begerow ’25, Jennifer Romero ’25, Abigail VonWolffradt ’25, Allyson Copeland ’25, Reagan Bean ’25, Catherine Bautista ’25, as well as 20 students in technical theatre and design.

Mena ’23, Amy Lewczuk ’23, Oliver

GIRLS VARSITY WATER POLO TEAM PREP LEAGUE CHAMPS

La Salle College Preparatory is proud of our hard working Girls Varsity Water Polo team and their coaches, Ian Castillo and Beth Keane, for their incredible victory at the Prep League Championship! The team played with intensity and discipline, despite challenges posed by late-night practices and many of the players having to practice with the boys team. In the end, everything was worth it. Not only did they win the Prep League Championship, but they went on to compete in the CIF, making it all the way to the quarterfinals. The La Salle Girls Water Polo Team last won the CIF Championship in 2020. The girls ended their Winter season this year with an overall record of 14-4-0 and a League record of 10-1-0.

Binns ’22

Emile Nicholls ’22

Malia Wilson ’22

Coolidge ’22

Sofia

Grenner ’23

AUDREY CHEN ’24

Congratulations to Audrey Chen ’24, who was awarded the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year after a standout season for Girls basketball. Audrey played a crucial role in helping our school win the CIF Southern Section Division III title and has now been recognized as one of the 14 outstanding Southern California high school players. The John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Awards are presented during the Wooden Award weekend. The awards are presented to the most valuable player in each California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section division and the Los Angeles City Section. The awards are based on basketball performance as well as their strength of character on and off the court. Each player receives a plaque and a check is given to their school’s athletic fund.

ALEX ALVAREZ ’23

Congratulations to Alex Alvarez ’23 who competed at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on November 27, 2021. Alex ran the 5k Woodward Park course in Fresno with a time of 16:12.4, the #4 top time in La Salle history for the state meet! He placed 32nd out of the 211 runners who qualified for the state finals, in a division made up of about 280 schools and 2,000 varsity runners statewide. Alex competed earlier at the Cross Country CIF Finals on November 20th where he placed 5th in the division in a time of 15:27.8 for the 3-mile course, a PR that moves him up to #4 in school history for the Mt. SAC course, and earned him a CIF medal for finishing in the top 15 out of 116 runners who participated in the divisional finals.

GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM REGIONAL CHAMPS

Our Girls Varsity Basketball team had a standout season! They are CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA Champions, State CIF Division III Southern Regional Champions, and the State CIF Division III Runner-Up! A word from Head Coach Scott Wiard:

“Your fanatical support gives us one of the best home court advantages in all of California. We will always remember how your cheering gave us strength. My hearing will never be the same. Thank you for sharing this wonderful season with us. . . We are extremely proud of what we accomplished. More importantly, I am proud of how our players represent La Salle on and off the court. While we will always strive to win games (and hopefully more championships), our primary objective will always be to have a program that provides our players with a positive experience and represents La Salle positively both on and off the court.”

Our Athletic Director Brandon Lincoln also had the following to add, “Our entire Lancer community is immensely proud of our team and all the COMMITMENT, PASSION, and GRIT they put into the game.”

GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM SWEEPS THE COMPETITION

Congratulations to the La Salle Girls Tennis team! They had a clean sweep of the regular season and the Del Rey League individual competition. The team had a perfect 14-0 regular season to win the Del Rey League team championship, winning for the 2nd year in a row. Sydney Sasaki ’23 went 4-0 in the Del Rey League singles championship which ended with a competitive finals win over Pomona Catholic, 7-5, 6-3. Cayenne Lee ’24 and Audrey Turner ’23 handily won all four of their doubles matches with a convincing finals score of 6-2, 6-1 over Bishop Montgomery. Andrea Velandia ’23 made it to the semi-finals of the singles, placing 4th.

CLASS OF 2022 ATHLETIC SIGNING CEREMONIES

Athletes at La Salle are not only held to high sports standards, but rigorous academic standards as well. We are always proud to announce when our Lancer athletes will be taking their athletic talents to the collegiate level. We thank them for their commitment and dedication to

our Lancer Athletic Program and we wish them success in both their athletic and academic careers. We look forward to all that their futures have in store for them as they pursue their passions and take with them all they have learned and developed at La Salle.

Dani Thomas-Nathan - University of Southern California (Volleyball)

Doug Pyle - Azusa Pacific University (Baseball)

Hailey Patino - Azusa Pacific University (Volleyball)

Evan Nahra - University of San Francisco (Baseball)

Alex Muro - Kansas Wesleyan (Soccer)

Savannah Robles - California Lutheran University (Waterpolo)

Rashaad Austin - San Jose State (Football)

Carissa Santoyo - California Baptist University (Cheerleading)

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE DRIVE

For the last 10 years, La Salle College Preparatory has hosted its annual Christmas Tree Sale and Fundraiser on its campus in Pasadena. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser go on to support the many service, co-curricular, and student life programs at La Salle. While purchasing a tree for their own home, La Salle families, alumni, and friends can also purchase a tree for a military family stationed at Fort Irwin. The sale also serves as an opportunity for members of the school community to give back to military families, thanking them for their service and sacrifice. Last year, more than 150 Christmas trees were donated to families at Fort Irwin. Service and giving back are woven into the fabric of La Salle’s community and the school is grateful for the opportunity to support our military families during the holiday season.

FOUNDER’S WEEK LITURGY

During the Founder’s Week Liturgy on May 12th, members of our faculty and staff were recognized for their outstanding dedication and hard work. Our school was honored to award Mr. Tim Stanton the 2022 St. Joseph Service Award.

Tim Stanton has been a faithful member of the La Salle Community for over 32 years. He is a talented member of our facilities staff, often fixing or installing all things mechanical or electrical on campus. Mr. Stanton spent many years supporting our athletic teams and co-curricular programs by driving our buses and making sure many Lancers made it safely to their destinations.

Our school was also honored to award Mr. Anthony Fernandes the 2022 Lasallian Educator of the Year Award. Mr. Fernandes is completing his 20th year as a stalwart teacher in our Science Department, currently teaching Genetics & Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, and AP Chemistry. He has played a huge role in our science outreach program, bringing prospective students to our campus to showcase our science curriculum and capabilities. He is a man of great faith in both his words and deeds.

CELEBRATING PROM 2022

We can’t believe it finally happened! Prom. An event that is part of every high school experience. Except for recently, due to the pandemic. But for the first time, our La Salle Juniors and Seniors were able to attend prom. The atmosphere, event, and students did not disappoint! Everyone was excited to gather and celebrate together at the formal event dressed to impress in their best attire; the venue was filled with beautiful gowns and smart looking tuxedos. A delicious dinner of steak, pasta, and

salad was served to sate the hungry prom goers and to fuel them for the dance floor. The DJ was jammin’ and got everyone dancing, even the teachers got to “boogie” out on the dance floor. And we can’t forget about our Prom King and Queen Arjuna Beard and Savannah Robles. For added fun, a carousel was set up for guests to have unlimited rides as well as a photo booth for guests to take fun photos as keepsakes to remember the magical night.

ANNUAL SHOWDOWN 2022

After a short hiatus and modified version, our Lancer Showdown returned with full force. Having the Showdown again was a welcome and joyous occasion. Although the Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors had not competed in a Showdown to this caliber, each class showed up and brought their ready-to-go energy.

We are happy to report, the Class of 2022 successfully accomplished defending their Showdown title and are now back-to-back Champions, though the Freshmen

were showing up in a way not seen since the Freshmen class of 2017, who, coincidentally, had the same class color of orange.

The night was a great and well-deserved time for everyone to spend together with their classmates and to show off their skills and pride for their class. Students gathered for a tailgate party prior to the games, which included inflatables, face painting, class cheers, and snacks hosted by the Alumni.

CRYSTAL BALL GALA - TOGETHER WE SHINE

Serving as La Salle College Preparatory’s signature event, our annual Crystal Ball is dedicated to developing and supporting many of the school’s important initiatives and scholarships. Since its inception in 1999, the Crystal Ball has provided over four million dollars in support of program improvements in academics, the arts, athletics and financial aid. This past year’s ball had record-breaking attendance and the spirit of generosity was evident from the support of all those who bid on auction items and donated to our school.

This year’s theme was “Together We Shine,” celebrating La Salle College Preparatory’s diverse and inclusive community, the end of the pandemic, and our unity as a school team of parents, colleagues, faculty, staff, partners, friends and family.

In recognition of her outstanding service and commitment to La Salle College Preparatory, we were thrilled to share that Mrs. Gina Zhang was selected as our 2022 Crystal Ball Honoree. Gina holds a committee leadership position on the Board of Regents, advising the school president on issues of global perspectives, cultural education, and cultural consciousness.

We extend our gratitude to our volunteer leadership team of Carol Kirland P’22, Jennifer Gowen P’22, and Heather Young P’14, ’17, ’21, ’26, who made this year’s event the best yet.

TITLE IX 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION PROJECT

Our Lancer Girls Varsity Track and Field team received the honor of being featured in the music video for Rita Ora’s new song “Finish Line” that premiered Sunday, May 15, 2022, during ABC’s “American Idol”. The song will serve as the soundtrack for “37 Words,” a four-part ESPN docuseries from documentary filmmakers Dawn Porter and Nicole Newnham, as part of The Walt Disney Company’s Fifty/50 initiative led by ESPN.

The “Fifty/50” initiative is a part of The Walt Disney Company’s passion project. The project commemorates the 50th anniversary of the June 23, 1972 passing of Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity.

Title IX gives women the equal opportunity for many programs, including being able to play sports in the educational setting. Being a part of this initiative helps us celebrate at least three, if not more, of our core principles of inclusive community, respect for all persons, and concern for the poor and social justice.

AAPI CELEBRATION

The month of May was Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a celebration, a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. In celebration of AAPI Month, Filipino members of our community performed and taught our students the Tinikling, maybe one of the oldest and most popular traditional dances from the Philippines. Said to have originated on the island of Leyte, it imitates the movement of the long-legged bird called the tikling in the Philippines. Tinikling

involves two people holding two bamboo poles on the ground, clapping the poles on the ground together with two people dancing in the middle of them. We are always eager to learn new things and are thankful for a community that’s excited to share, learn and grow together!

ARMENIAN DANCE TEAM

The month of April was Armenian Cultural Month in LA County! Armenia is a country just south of the great mountain range of the Caucasus. To the north and east of Armenia is Georgia and Azerbaijan, while to the southeast and west are Iran and Turkey. For Armenian Cultural Month, our student Armenian Club invited the Patille Dance Studio to perform for our school to

celebrate. Our students and faculty even joined in on the fun and participated in a traditional folk dance lesson. Inclusive Community is a Lasallian core principle and recognizing and celebrating diversity is a part of who we are. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate and learn about Armenian culture as a school community.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month was created to focus attention on the contributions of African Americans to the United States. Black History month honors all Black people from all periods of U.S. history, from the enslaved people first brought over from Africa in the early 17th century to African Americans living in the United States today. We celebrate people such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who fought for equal rights; Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1967; and Mae Jemison, who became

the first female African-American astronaut to travel to space in 1992. For the month-long celebration we paid homage to the rich culture and contributions of African Americans. For one aspect, on February 16th, we invited African Soul International to enhance our students’ knowledge of African American culture through dance, songs, rhythms, and stories. We are grateful to have these special opportunities to gather in-person to learn and celebrate diversity and culture together.

CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Culture is the knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, roles, etc. of a group of people. What’s great about culture is being able to share it. One of our goals at La Salle is for our students to recognize, respect, and value others and their differences. What better way to do that than to have a whole festival and celebrate all our students? Here’s a little flashback to our Cultural Festival which allowed students to share their customs and cultures and celebrate our unique and beautiful diversity. Our Dance 1 and 2 classes put on a special performance. Mrs. Jenné Hakanen honored us with a traditional Hawaiian dance and also taught some of our students a thing or two about “Pearly Shells.” Last but not least, DJ Principal Adams spun the ones and twos to end the celebration!

LUNAR NEW YEAR

The Lunar New Year fell on Tuesday, February 1st in 2022. The Lunar New Year begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon of the lunar calendar, 15 days later. There are many traditions tied to the Lunar New Year such as cleaning, fireworks, special foods, and lanterns. Lunar New Year festivities were in full swing at La Salle College Preparatory on the 3rd, with not one but a two lion dance (one red and one gold), student performances including traditional instruments, a dance competition, and dumpling making contest. We love celebrating and learning about different cultures and people and all that makes them unique. We are glad to be able to get to experience such wonderful opportunities. Wishing you peace, happiness, and prosperity in the Year of the Tiger!

EDGAR MCGREGOR ’18

Edgar McGregor ’18 is currently a climate science undergrad at San Jose State University. McGregor has been featured on the news before for his climate activism, but was once again making headlines as he reached a record setting 1,000 days of picking up trash daily from his local park Eaton Canyon, here in Pasadena. He saw that the park was full of trash and rather than letting the observation go, McGregor took initiative and became a solution.

In his own words, “Climate activism is systemic change and individual action. We need both of them in order to solve this problem.” As a true La Salle College Preparatory alumnus, Edgar McGregor embodies our motto of Learn, Serve, and Lead. He actively helps the environment, invites others to join, observes weather patterns and temperatures, and learns so that he is able to help educate others.

We are proud of the global citizen Edgar has become. His selfless dedication to making a difference inspires our La Salle family.

RILEY’S RACE FOR CHANGE

Our annual fundraising competition, Riley’s Race for Change, is an opportunity for us to support our twinning school, Mount La Salle, in Naka, Nigeria. Named after Coach Fred Riley, each class has the opportunity to donate money to their own class for positive points or sabotage other classes by donating money to their negative points bucket. This happens during the Lenten

season and culminates prior to Easter break. During the competition, there are various events, such as Pi Day where students can pie a teacher in the face or the Seniors vs Faculty Basketball game where people can donate as they watch their favorite teachers play against the seniors. This year, we exceeded our goal by raising $15, 154.42!

ETHAN SANDOVAL ’22 - LEUKEMIA AWARENESS

Our very own Ethan Sandoval ’22 participated in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2022 Students of the Year Campaign to raise money and awareness for their mission to find a cure for blood cancers. Sandoval worked tirelessly for months learning about the amazing work LLS is doing, leading team meetings and making corporate sponsorship pitches. Being able to work for the patients, survivors, and their families is an honor for Sandoval and hits close to home. Sandoval is so passionate because he was diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L.) and had to undergo three years of intense treatment. He was able to survive his fight with cancer and is doing what he can to help others have access to necessary support and to raise money for research to find better treatments and cures. We are so proud of Ethan and the perseverance and compassion he has demonstrated throughout his life. Ethan is an inspiration and hope to many and we are glad to have him as a part of our La Salle family.

ALUMNI COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Members of the 2021-2022 Alumni Association Executive Board with front row, third from left, Isabel Wong ’22 , Alumni College Scholar, and Monique Kirland ’22 , Alumni College Scholar. The Alumni College Scholarship is funded by the Alumni Association’s biennial Taste of La Salle event which is returning to

campus on March 25, 2023. The recipients are selected each year by the members of the Alumni Board.

Isabel will be attending UCLA and Monique will be attending UC San Diego.

DASH AWARD RECIPIENT

The Dash Award is a scholarship that was instated in 2016 in honor of Arion Tavakoli ’09 who passed away in 2014. The Tavakoli family instituted this $1,500 scholarship to honor a graduating senior who lives each day with passion to make a difference and has a love and appreciation of life, which are the same values that Arion showed during his short time on this earth. This award is made possible by private donations from Arion’s friends and family who have a desire to keep Arion’s memory alive at La Salle.

The 2022 recipient of the Arion Tavakoli ’09 Dash Award is Adrian Lossada ’22. Adrian was presented with this award at graduation.

OWEN ABBOTT

Magna cum laude

San Francisco State University

*Seattle University

University of California, Riverside

JOHN ANTHONY ALVAREZ

Son of Joe Alvarez, Class of 1983

Arizona State University

*California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State University, Northridge

University of Pittsburgh

JAMES PATRICK AGULLANA ANCHETA

Summa cum laude, CSF

*California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Northridge

University of Redlands

FRANCESCA ANGELIC

Summa cum laude

San Diego State University

Santa Clara University

*University of Colorado Boulder

University of San Francisco

HENRY VAHE ATKINSON

Cum laude, NHS, CSF, PK

Drexel University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Pittsburgh

*Worcester Polytechnic Institute WPI Presidential Scholarship

RASHAAD AUSTIN

California State University, Northridge

San Francisco State University

*San Jose State University

ANDREW EDMUNDO BARRERA

*Santa Monica College

RAM GABRIEL PARICO BAUTISTA NHS, CSF

*Azusa Pacific University

Dean’s Scholarship

University of San Francisco

ARJUNA BEARD

Humboldt State University

*Santa Monica College

University of Oregon

AYDIN BEHDAD

Summa cum laude, CSF

Pepperdine University

Santa Clara University

University of California, Davis

*University of California, Irvine

CASSANDRA BELTRE

SHH

*University of La Verne Leo Award

University of Massachusetts Boston

University of San Francisco

Washington State University

DAVID JAMES BERG

Son of Jennifer Barrera, Class of 1998

*Colorado State University

Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship

University of Denver

University of Utah

LIA CAMILLE BETANCOURT

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, SHH, MAO, Senior Senator

*Pepperdine University

University of Oregon

Willamette University

EAMON TREVOR BINNS

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SHH, PK, Senior Senator

California Polytechnic State

University, San Luis Obispo

Case Western Reserve University

*University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship

University of California, Santa Barbara

DOMINIC PETER BITONTI III

Son of Donnie Bitonti, Class of 1995 and Maria (Romero) Bitonti, Class of 1997

California State University, Northridge

California State University, San Marcos

*Mt. San Antonio College

MYLES ALAN BLACKMAN

California State University, Los Angeles

*California State University, Northridge

Humboldt State University

University of California, Merced

KATRINA MARIE BOHANEC

Cum laude, NHS, NAHS

Marist College

Oregon State University

*University of San Francisco Ignatius Award Willamette University

ELEANOR GRACE BRENNAN DE JESUS

Magna cum laude

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Sonoma State University

*University of Plymouth York St. John University

JULIANNA MARGARET CANAS

Summa cum laude, MA

*Baylor University

Baylor Persist Scholarship

Rice University

University of Texas, Austin

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship

JUSTIN KODY CHANG

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK

*Boston University

Case Western Reserve University

Emerson College

Santa Clara University

CHUZIDA MATTHEW CHEN

Summa cum laude, MAO

*University of California, Berkeley Berkeley Undergraduate Scholarship

University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego Washington University in St. Louis

SREYA CHILUKURI

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, MA, Senior Senator

University of California, Santa Barbara

*University of Southern California National Merit University of Southern California Scholarship Presidential Scholarship

JACOB CHRISTIAN CHIN

Summa cum laude, CSF

*Santa Clara University

SCU Bronco Scholarship

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

WYATT COMPTON

Cum laude

*California State University, Northridge

Pasadena City College

CAMERON JAMES COOLIDGE

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, PK, MA , Senior Senator

*American University

Dean’s Scholarship

Boston University

George Washington University

University of California, Davis

EMILY ROSE CORTES

NHSD

Chapman University

*Loyola Marymount University

CHRISTOPHER JASON FARAJ

Magna cum laude, SNHS

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach

*University of California, Santa Cruz

CHRISTINA FLORES

*Citrus College

NICHOLAS JAMES FOSSELMAN

*Arizona State University

California State University, Chico

Northern Arizona University

University of Oregon

LILIANNA FRIAS

Magna cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS Chapman University

Point Loma Nazarene University

*San Diego State University

NICOLAS JAMES FROIO

California State University, Monterey Bay

*University of Portland Esperanza Award

Catholic HS Success Award

Holy Cross Scholarship Pacific Region Success Award

Anchor Award

University of San Francisco

ELOISE SENECA THOMAS FRUEHLING

Cum laude

Azusa Pacific University

Baylor University

Hawai’i Pacific University

*San Jose State University

MATTHEW MARK GAMBLE

*Point Loma Nazarene University

ADAM JULIAN GAMEZ

California State University, Los Angeles California State University, San Marcos

San Francisco State University

*Santa Barbara City College

ANDREW JAMES GARCIA

*Citrus College

Pacific University

ALLY ROSE GATEWOOD

*Pasadena City College

GEVORK GEZALYAN

*Sonoma State University Provost Scholarship

CHLOE GILB

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, NHSD

*California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Loyola Marymount University

San Diego State University

University of California, Irvine

ANGELO JAMES GODOY

*California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

SEAN EDWARD GOWEN

Cum laude

California State University, Long Beach

Oregon State University

*Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park

University of Iowa

CARHIN GUILLEN

Cum laude, NHS, CSF, NAHS

Daughter of Carlos Guillen, Class of 1994

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Monterey Bay

Humboldt State University

*San Jose State University

Santa Monica Palisades Masonic Lodge

General Scholarhip

MICHAEL KRIKOR GUREGHIAN

Summa cum laude, MA

*Pasadena City College

Rochester Institute of Technology

WYATT HALL

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, MA

Coe College

*Colgate University

Creighton University

MARIACATHERINE DANIELA HAMPTON

Cum laude, SHH, Senior Senator

American University

Fordham University

*Hawai’i Pacific University

AIDAN MICHAEL HEDMAN

Summa cum laude, NHS, SNHS, MA American University

George Washington University

*Pasadena City College

University of California, Santa Cruz

AMBER JEREZ HERNANDEZ

Magna cum laude, NHS, SHH, NAHS

Oregon State University

University of California, Merced

*University of Hawaii at Manoa Manoa Excellence Scholarship

Manoa Merit Scholarship

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

ZACHARY HO

NAHS

Loyola University Chicago

Marist College

*Michigan State University

University of San Francisco

KIEN JOHNSON

*Wells College

Dean’s Award

MONIQUE LAUREN KIRLAND

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, MA

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Santa Clara University

University of California, Davis

*University of California, San Diego

AYSO Region 98 Youth Volunteer Scholarship

La Salle Alumni Association Scholarship

DANIELA LEDESMA

Magna cum laude, NHS, SHH

San Diego State University

University of California, Merced

*University of California, Santa Cruz University of Oregon

ALLAN LEUNG

Magna cum laude

*University of California, Riverside

ERIN GRACE LEWIN

California State University, San Marcos

Kansas Wesleyan University

San Francisco State University

*San Jose State University

RUOYAO JENNIFER LI

Summa cum laude, NHS, NAHS

University of California, Irvine

*University of Florida

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Washington

ZELING LI

Summa cum laude, MA

*California State University, Long Beach

University of California, Santa Cruz

KIMBERLY LIANG

Magna cum laude

Chapman University

*Santa Clara University

SCU Bronco Scholarship

University of California, Riverside

University of California, Santa Cruz

WILLIAM COURTLAND LIEBERG

*Pasadena City College

CHELSEA GAMBOA LINGAO

Summa cum laude, NHS, PK, MAO, NAHS

Bentley University

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

*San Jose State University

University of California, Santa Cruz

JIAXIN JESSIE LIU

Summa cum laude, PK Case Western Reserve University

University of Rochester

University of Toronto

*University of Washington

ZHENTING JERRY LIU

Summa cum laude, CSF, SNHS, MA

*Gap Year

Michigan State University

University of Iowa

University of Pittsburgh

ANGELINA LO

Cum laude

Chapman University

Drexel University

*University of San Francisco Global Award

Ignatius Award

KENDALL ELENA LOMAS

Magna cum laude

*Azusa Pacific University

Dean’s Scholarship

California State University, San Marcos

Loyola Marymount University

Point Loma Nazarene University

ADRIAN CARLOS LOSSADA

Magna cum laude, Senior Senator

Gonzaga University

Marist College

*Saint Mary’s College of California

Lasallian Leadership Scholarship

Gael Scholar Award

Macken Speech & Debate Scholarship

RYAN LU

*Chapman University

SIERRA MACKANIC

California State University, Monterey Bay

*Hawai’i Pacific University

University of Portland

University of Rhode Island

ISAAC CRUZ MAGPANTAY

*California State University, Northridge

DANI THOMAS-NATHAN ’22

Transferring to La Salle my freshman year was the best decision I could have made for myself. La Salle welcomed me to an inclusive community filled with relationships that would last a lifetime. La Salle helped prepare me for the next chapter of my life not only in the classroom but in athletics as well. Playing varsity volleyball all four years of my high school career strengthened my leadership skills and taught me how to collaborate well with others.

Volleyball at La Salle provided me with a second family made up of my teammates and coaches. I got to play with my best friends while we celebrated the ups and battled the downs. In my senior year, I had the honor of being team captain and leading the team to an undefeated league championship title and CIF DII semi-finals. This was my favorite season because everyone underestimated us. We had gone farther than any team in the program since 2015. It was incredible to see a young team grow and improve in such a short amount of time. This season taught me how to trust the work we put in and be patient as a teammate and a leader.

Transitioning to college academics and athletics has been extremely easy for me thanks to La Salle. My math teachers in high school fueled my love for the subject and pushed me to pursue a career in engineering at USC. Being a studentathlete at the collegiate level is no joke, but I am confident I will be able to thrive because of my experiences in high school. Time management has been key to my success at La Salle and will continue to be important in college. I am excited to see what else La Salle has prepared me for past these next four years.

As I begin my freshman year of college, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the time I’ve spent at La Salle and how it’s affected my future. In just a few short weeks, I will be attending the University of California, Berkeley as an environmental science major, and I owe it all to the incredible guidance I’ve received during my time here. The truth is that I never planned on (or even considered) applying to Berkeley when I thought about where I wanted to spend the next four years of my life, but that all changed thanks to our comprehensive college-counseling program. After a few discussions with my counselor and a multitude of college-planning activities organized through the mentor program, I began to understand what I should be looking for in a school and realized that Berkeley would be a perfect fit for me.

Aside from the actual college I wanted to attend, La Salle also helped me realize what major I wanted to pursue. I always knew I liked science and wanted to study something that would provide an opportunity for me to make a meaningful impact on the world, but environmental science never really crossed my mind. However, that all changed two years ago when a group of students in the grade above me went to a beach cleanup as a part of their class service. I thought it sounded cool, so I founded an environmental service club called Green Teens in order to create more opportunities like it. This club has grown to become one of my proudest high school achievements, and it was ultimately what led me to discover my passion for the subject that would eventually become my major. In just three short years, Green Teens has amassed over 100 active members and was recently incorporated into the school community more permanently through the creation of the Sustainability Team on Student Life, who will act as the new leaders of the club moving forward.

Serving as the Student Body President over the past year has given me the opportunity to work very closely with this new team, and I’m extremely proud of La Salle for taking this step forward and addressing the environmental impact of our community’s actions. I hope to continue this type of work at Berkeley, and I look forward to bringing the skills and ideas I’ve learned from being a part of the Student Life Team with me in all my future endeavors. It’s been an absolute honor to be a part of this incredible team, and I’m so grateful for the wonderful memories they’ve given me. From winning Showdown (twice) to sleeping on the field after our annual Christmas tree sale, the memories I’ve made will live with me forever and help guide me through the next four years and beyond.

MELISSA SOPHIA MALDONADO

Cum laude

*Pasadena City College

KRISH HARISH MANWANI

Cum laude

*Pasadena City College

Texas Tech University

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Oregon

ALEXIS JOVANY MARQUEZ

Mount Saint Mary’s University (CA)

*Pasadena City College

University of California, Merced

EMMA MARIE DAYANG MARTIN

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, PK, MAO, NHSD, Senior Senator

San Francisco State University

*University of California, Davis

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of San Francisco

ISABELLA ANDREA MARTINEZ

Academy of Art University

*California Institute of the Arts

Otis College of Art and Design

ISAIAH AUGUSTINE MAY

Senior Senator

*Hawai’i Pacific University

San Francisco State University

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Gamma Zeta Boulé LAMP Scholarship

ELIZABETH LOUISE MILLER

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, MAO, Senior Senator

Occidental College

University of California, Irvine

*University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Santa Barbara

CATHERINE MARY MOLLICA

Cum laude, CSF California State University, Chico

California State University, Fullerton

*University of Arizona

JADEN EDGAR FAIGAO MONTESA

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, MA California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

*Loyola Marymount University

Arrupe Scholarship

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

ALEXANDRA LYNN MURO

*Kansas Wesleyan University

Athletic Scholarship - Soccer

Northern Arizona University

EVAN PAUL NAHRA

Summa cum laude

Occidental College

Pepperdine University

University of San Diego

*University of San Francisco

President’s Merit Award Global Award

SAWYER NELSON

University of Portland

*Westmont College

Warrior Academic Award

LILIAN NGUYEN

Summa cum laude, NHS, NAHS

Boston University

New York University

*University of California, Los Angeles

EMILE JULES NICHOLLS

Summa cum laude, PK

*University of California, Davis

University of California, Riverside

MAEGAN ISABELLE NOLASCO

Duquesne University

Hawai’i Pacific University

*San Francisco State University

St. John’s University (NY)

CARLOS SERGIO NUEVO

Summa cum laude, CSF, SNHS, MA , Senior Senator

*Northwestern University

QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship

EMILE MASAKI OLGIN

*University of Hawaii at Manoa

RYAN TAKESHI OUWERKERK

Cum laude

*Pasadena City College

QUINN PAINTER

Summa cum laude

*Pasadena City College

CRISTIAN ALONSO PALENCIA

*Azusa Pacific University

Mary Hill Award

California State University, Los Angeles

ANTONIO PAN ZHU

Magna cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, MA , NAHS

*Pepperdine University

Purdue University

University of Toronto

JULIAN PANOSIAN

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, MAO, NAHS

*Fordham University

Loyola Marymount University

Pepperdine University

Syracuse University

HAILEY LANA PATINO

Cum laude

*Azusa Pacific University

Athletic Scholarship - Volleyball Dean’s Scholarship

JASON PATTERSON

Summa cum laude

Arizona State University

Loyola Marymount University

*San Diego State University

University of San Diego

MAYA GABRIELA PAYES

Cum laude

Occidental College

University of California, Merced

*University of California, Santa Cruz

University of San Diego

ALEXIS KATRINA PEREZ

Magna cum laude, MAO

*California State University, Sacramento

Hawai’i Pacific University

University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of San Francisco

SALVATORE ROSARIO PISA

Arizona State University

*California Lutheran University

Mount Clef Scholarship

Marymount California University

University of Oregon

DYLAN PUNG

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, MAO, NAHS

*University of California, Berkeley

DOUGLAS SCOTT PYLE

Cum laude

*Azusa Pacific University

Dean’s Scholarship

Athletic Scholarship - Baseball

LIAM PATRICK QUINN

Summa cum laude, CSF, NHS, SNHS, PK, MA, Senior Senator

San Diego State University

Southern Methodist University

*University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Irvine

MATHEW QUINTERO

Cum laude, CSF

Arizona State University

Baylor University

Manhattan College

*Syracuse University

JIKE RECINTO QUITZON

Magna cum laude, CSF

MALIA WILSON ’22

California State University, Northridge

La Sierra University

*Mount Saint Mary’s University (CA) President’s Award

YIYANG KEVIN RAO

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, MA

Boston University

*University of California, Berkeley UG Scholarship

University of California, San Diego

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

ROBERT RAYMUNDO

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, MAO, NAHS

Case Western Reserve University

*Siena College

Siena Humanities in Medicine

Scholarship

Stevens Institute of Technology University of California, Irvine

KATELYN ALEXIS REYNOSO

Cum laude, CSF, NAHS

*California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Northridge

Otis College of Art and Design Woodbury University

MAKAIO MARTIN RICHMAN

Magna cum laude

California State University, Long Beach

*University of California, Riverside UC Scholarship

SAVANNAH ANH ROBLES

*California Lutheran University Merit Scholarship

University of California, Merced University of La Verne Whittier College

SANTIAGO ALFONSO ROMERO

Cum laude, SHH

*Benedictine College Maathai Scholarship

My time at La Salle contributed to the next chapter of my journey in many different ways. At La Salle, I was largely involved in the arts programs, from sculpture to musical theatre. Going into a nursing major, I knew that I needed to spend a large portion of my time at La Salle being creative before having to put a plug in that for a while. La Salle allowed me to express myself creatively in so many different ways by being involved in Student Council, art class, dance, choir, Music for the Masses, and theatre. My main memories from La Salle happened with Dr. Lucas in the performing arts program. From day one at school, I knew this would be the place I felt most welcome to be myself. My fondest memories come from our trips to Dupar’s after late-night rehearsals and hanging out in the parking lot of Porticos for hours after rehearsals had ended. Going into college I hope to challenge myself with something totally new. By going into a nursing major I might have to put my creativity on hold, but I hope to find ways to express it no matter how busy I might get. I hope to create relationships like the ones I found at La Salle and continue to nurture those that come from my Lasallian family.

CARLOS ROMO

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, SHH, PK, MA , Senior Senator

Colgate University

Loyola Marymount University

University of California, Santa Barbara

*Wesleyan University

ETHAN ARMANDO SANDOVAL

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, MAO

Carnegie Mellon University

Georgia Institute of Technology

*Harvey Mudd College

VEX Robotics Scholarship

University of Southern California

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Mission Award

National Honors Society Character Award

National Honors Society Finalist Scholarship

PAULINE ROVILLOS SANTOS

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, NAHS

*San Diego State University

CARISSA AALIYAH SANTOYO

*California Baptist University Deans Scholarship

Athletic Scholarship - Cheer

Spelman College

University of San Diego

MARY SAYER

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, NHSD

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

San Diego State University

*University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

LILLIAN SEARCY

California State University, Los Angeles

*California State University, Northridge

DANIEL WILLIAM SIGOLOFF

Summa cum laude

*Loyola Marymount University

Arrupe Scholarship

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, San Diego

University of Colorado Boulder

BRANT LEO SMATKO

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Indiana University–Purdue University

Fort Wayne

*Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri Groundbreaker Scholarship

California Promise Scholarship

Kummer Commitment Scholarship

University of Cincinnati

COLIN ALEXANDER BALINAS SMITH

*University of Alabama

University of Arizona

University of Kansas

SAMUEL SOLOMON

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, MA

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

*Santa Clara University

SCU Bronco Scholarship

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

ITZEL YNEZ SANCHEZ SOSA

Magna cum laude, NHS, CSF, SHH, PK

*Drexel University

A. J. Drexel Scholar

Seattle University

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

JADEN STEINHOFF

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, MA , NAHS

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Northeastern University

University of California, San Diego

*University of Southern California

HAOFENG (ALAN) SUN

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, MA , NAHS

*New York University

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

University of Washington

LOGAN GA-SING TANG

Summa cum laude, SNHS, PK

*University of California, Davis

ALEXANDER GRAHAM TATOIAN

Summa cum laude, MAŌ

Milwaukee School of Engineering

*Pasadena City College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

AVA ROSE TAYLOR

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State University, Long Beach

*Loyola Marymount University

Christina Wallace-Slavens Kwainis Foundation Memorial Award

DANIELLE JACKLEN THOMAS-NATHAN

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, NAHS

*University of Southern California

IVAN TRAN

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, PK, MA Case Western Reserve University

University of California, Berkeley

*University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

ERICA NICOLE TROMBA

Magna cum laude, NAHS

Daughter of Mario Tromba, Class of 1981

*Cornish College of the Arts

Otis College of Art and Design

San Jose State University

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

NICOLE VARBEDIAN

*Pasadena City College

ALEX VARTANIAN

*Pasadena City College

ISABELLA WALL

*University of Oregon

MALIA DREW WILSON

Summa cum laude, CSF, NHSD, Senior Senator

Baylor University

*Belmont University

California State University, Long Beach

Drexel University

MARIA IZABELLA WOJCIK

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF

California State University, Long Beach

Point Loma Nazarene University

*San Diego State University

ISABEL WONG

Summa cum laude, NHS, PK, NHSD

*University of California, Los Angeles

La Salle Alumni Association Scholarship

HECHEN YANG

Magna cum laude

ArtCenter College of Design

*Pratt Institute

The New School

HEXUAN YANG

Summa cum laude

*University of Washington

ZEKUN DAVID ZHENG

Magna cum laude, MA

*Cornell University

Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar

University of Southern California

ETHAN ZOU

Summa cum laude, NHS, CSF, SNHS, MA

*University of California, San Diego

JAMES MICHAEL ZOUMAS

Magna cum laude

*Chapman University

Deans Scholarship

Loyola Marymount University

University of Arizona

LEGACY RECEPTION

The five Legacy Grads and their families were honored at a special reception prior to Baccalaureate Mass on May 26th.

THE CLASS OF 2022 LEGACIES

And a special welcome to our incoming Class of 2026 Legacies:

Jocelyn Allen Daughter of Jeff Allen ’84

Tyler Charvat Son of Krista (Lindsay) Charvat ’96 and Jason Charvat ’97

Jeffrey Donaldson Son of Julie Hale ’94

Olivia Lynn Ferrari Daughter of Rochelle (Rodriguez) Ferrari ’97

Matthew James Francis Son of David Francis ’94

Roberta Frausto Daughter of Robert Frausto ’84

Gahel V Garciano Son of Vince Garciano ’89

Eldred Yao-Lin Hou Son of Owen Hou ’90

Gabrielle LaPorte Daughter of Gina (Bottala) LaPorte ’99

Michelina LaPorte Daughter of Gina (Bottala) LaPorte ’99

Audrey Montano Daughter of Robert Montano ’91

DOMINIC BITONTI Son of Donnie ’95 and Maria (Romero) ’97

DAVID BERG Son of Jennifer Barrera ’98

ERICA TROMBA Daughter of Mario ’81

JOHN ALVAREZ Son of Joe ’83

CARHIN GUILLEN Daughter of Charlie ’94

Alumni

Class Notes, Featured Alumni, Calendar, In Memoriam And more!

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD

Rich Schmidt ’72

Paul Lees ’75Rafael Mirasol ’80, P’17,’18Tony Messineo ’80

Joe Alvarez ’83, P’20,’22Chris Rettig ’84, P’19,’25Jay Crews ’86

Jennifer (Sangkum) Orefice ’95, P’23

Erik Kachmarsky ’96, P’24,’25

Rochelle (Rodriguez) Ferrari ’97, P’24,’26

Christina Mesesan ’99 Amanda Evans ’05

Gianina Bautista ’08

Ashley (Thomas) Housman ’09

Luis Melendez ’15 Alexi Zate ’15

BRAVERY WITH PERSISTENCE AND HUMILITY

MAJOR BENJAMIN DAVID MEIER ’00, was born on May 14, 1982, in Glendale, California. He grew up in Altadena. As young as age 6, Ben wanted to fly fighter jets “to get the bad guys.” His high school years were devoted to meeting the goal of attending the Air Force Academy. In addition to maintaining good grades, Ben participated on the swim, cross country, track and soccer teams at La Salle. Ben also enjoyed hiking, rock climbing, surfing, snowboarding, in-line skating, skateboarding and mountain biking. He was an active member of the Glendale Civil Air Patrol for several years where he learned invaluable leadership skills.

He was awarded a Falcon Foundation Scholarship and attended a semester at Northwestern Preparatory School. He was accepted to the Air Force Academy as a member of the class of 2005 and met his future wife, Becky Delgado, a few months before he left for the Academy.

Ben entered the Air Force Academy in 2001, just before the attacks on 9/11. New Year’s Eve 2004, he suffered a serious back injury while snowboarding in Big Bear with his best friend, Kenneth. Two weeks later, wearing a large and cumbersome back brace, he returned to school. He graduated from the Academy in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Mechanics. After intense physical therapy for his back injury, he was able to enter pilot’s training where he showed aptitude for flying F-16 aircraft.

Ben and Becky married in March of 2006. They moved to Columbus, MS where he entered Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) as a member of the class of 07/2007. After overcoming a serious problem with airsickness (of all things) he graduated UPT with a T-38 slot. He stayed in Columbus to train on the T-38 and graduated with an assignment to fly F-16s at Luke AFB in Utah. After training in the F-16 Ben flew with the 421st Fighter Squadron (FS). His first deployment to Afghanistan was while he was stationed at Luke.

After Utah, Ben and Becky moved to Spangdahlem, Germany where he flew with the newly reactivated 480th FS. Ben was stationed in Spangdahlem, Germany for three years. During that time, Ben served two tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan, one in Libya, one in Jordan and one in Saudi Arabia. Ben also had enrolled in the Embry Riddle distance learning program where he completed the requirements for a master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

It was in Germany, in July of 2012, that Ben and Becky welcomed their first child, Logan, into the world.

While on deployment to Afghanistan, Ben received the news that he was chosen to fly the F-35 at Edwards AFB in Southern California with the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron (TES). Although he had been accepted to Weapons (“Top Gun”) school, he preferred to go to Edwards so that he could spend more time with his

growing family. After a year back home in California, Ben and Becky had their second child, a son named Gabriel, in January of 2015.

On September 28, 2015, Ben was jogging along a road on base, training for an Iron Man event when he was struck from behind by a large pickup truck, sustaining serious head injuries. He was declared brain dead on September 29, 2015. He was 33 years old.

Among other commendations, Ben was awarded the Air Medal seven times, the Aerial Achievement Medal, the AF Commendation Medal twice, and the AF Combat Action Medal. His many citations note that he was under heavy fire from the ground when he was protecting planes and troops, and he was often low on fuel when his most critical and important actions were executed.

The incident for which Ben is perhaps best known for occurred in Afghanistan in 2013. Ben and his wingman were called upon to protect dozens of troops that were receiving heavy fire from insurgents hiding in a building in an Afghan village. Soon after the pilots arrived, a large number of people, who appeared to be carrying AK-47 machine guns, fled from the right side of the building. The ground commander ordered Ben to drop a large bomb on them. Ben, however, noticed that some of the insurgents seemed awfully short and that the AK-47s being carried were wiggling!

He discerned from his two-inch TV screen that these “weapons” were babies and that the “insurgents” were actually civilian women and children being used as human shields. Ben chose to strafe the moving trees on the left side of the building with his 20mm cannon, killing the insurgents and breaking up the enemy attack.

He saved over 50 ground troops that day and there were no civilian casualties. For his “tremendous tactical patience,” “superb aerial skills and unwavering dedication to duty,” Ben was the U.S. Air Forces in Europe nominee for the Daedalian Exceptional Pilot Award for 2013, at which time he was considered in the top 10 of approximately 12,000 Air Force pilots. In September 2015, just before his death, he was elevated to the rank of Major.

Even in death, Ben was saving lives. Through the One Legacy Organization, Ben donated six of his organs to five people, giving them a new chance of life. Major Meier was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on December 3, 2015.

Ben was a devoted, loving husband, father, son, and brother. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Becky, their sons Logan and Gabriel, his parents Ann and Dave, and his sisters Amy and Jennifer.

The family donated two benches dedicated to Ben at the entrance to La Salle. A scholarship in Ben’s name has been set up for a La Salle senior who will be attending any of the military academies. There is also a tree and a bench dedicated in his honor at the Los Angeles Arboretum, across from the rose garden.

1960

Barry Schewieger is recently widowed and relocated from Tarzana to Laguna Beach. For eight years, he researched and then wrote a 300 page picture and narrative book on unique indigenous architecture of southern California: buildings built with native granite cobblestones. ROCKITECTURE - River Stone Vernacular Art is now available for purchase on Amazon. Barry is currently working on his first novel.

Tim Johnson is still working as a commercial manager at Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate in Arcadia but is getting closer to retiring to his ranch in southern Montana.

1961

Bob Frank is a retired professor of the History of Medicine for UCLA’s School of Medicine but he still teaches one course a year.

1962

John Seymour was vice president and general manager for the south business unit of Pacific Bell before he retired. He currently serves as the Board Chairman for the Anaheim Regional Medical Center and for Anaheim Public Utility. John has three daughters, six grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. He enjoys weekly skeet shooting with three of his grandsons.

Woody Woodaman continues to work at his company Synergy Clinical Research in San Diego and lives with his older son, his wife and his two grandsons, Wyatt (10) and Parker (8) in their family home in Poway. Woody

played basketball at La Salle and continued on to play at Santa Clara University and in the Army in South Korea. He has been involved in psychiatry for 50 years and in pharmaceutical research for the past 30 years.

Michael Johnson is working on a documentary as a followup to his 2017 book Inmate 651 about his birth and early life in Mother/Baby Homes in Ireland, about the unmarked grave sites at various Mother/Baby Homes in Ireland and requesting the Irish Government investigate and identify the deceased buried there. He is also working on his website and blog www.inmate651. com and enjoying watching his three grandsons play baseball, one for Baylor, one committed to the University of Miami and the third being recruited by several Big 12 schools.

Keith Brown owns a local general contracting business which he has run for over 47 years. He and his wife Denise have been married for over 43 years, have four children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Working, golfing and trips with friends are keeping him busy.

Victor Vert is involved in the day-to-day administration and management of MacSmith Corporation, Boss Hoss of California, Inc., and VEV Investments, Inc. He and his wife Shelly have three children and four grandchildren. When not working, Victor enjoys his collection of classic cars and antique motorcycles.

travel with his wife and high school sweetheart Cyndie (Pool). They have four sons together and seven grandchildren. Russ continues to enjoy photography, sports and does a bit of advising for business.

1963

Steve Johnson became a volunteer for the National Park

Russ Harrison is enjoying retirement including time and

Service later in life thanks to Brother Emery’s lectures about the Civil War, leading programs on Alcatraz about its Civil War history. Steve discovered his ancestor, Daniel McNulty, enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 18 and fought at Petersburg and Appomattox. Steve joined the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, whose mission is to honor the service of ancestors by visiting schools and telling their stories, giving awards to Eagle Scouts for their service, and giving tours at the National Cemetery in San Francisco to tell the story of the soldiers (and a female spy) buried there who served the Union cause. Steve (center) explains California’s role in the Civil War to visitors at the Golden Gate National Cemetery.

Jim Walshe has been a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch for 45 years. He and his wife Heakyoung live in Walnut.

1964

Greg Bridgland is still working as a certified public accountant. He and his wife Karen live in Encinitas.

Jim Phillips is a registered investment advisor and fiduciary. His work is dedicated to helping families prepare for retirement, no matter what age. He continues to play golf, enjoys horse racing and is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he was a Kiwanian and proudly served as a volunteer with the Tournament of Roses for 42 years. Jim has three children, four grandchildren and resides with his partner Peggy in La Canada Flintridger.

Philip Monohan retired after 40 years as a partner in a CPA firm in San Francisco and has moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia. With one daughter in the area and another still in San Francisco, he and his wife of 40 years, Marie, are enjoying retirement and life in their new area.

1965

Kenneth Rimpau is a semi-retired real estate broker specializing in commercial property management for the last 30+ years.

Don Randolph has been practicing law for 45 years. He is still active in an adult soccer league and serves as the bass player, vocalist and vocal arranger for “The Weasels,” an 11 piece classic rock show band.

1966

Rob Clarke and his wife Jeanne celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last year and reside in San Jose.

Christine with whom he has seven children and 17 grandchildren. In addition to a career in banking, Dan also spent eight years with the Air National Guard.

Steve Salem is a retired physicist, nuclear engineer and aerospace engineer. He has six children, the youngest of whom has started college, and spends his time at home in Torrance with his wife and two granddaughters.

Rory Moore retired from the Santa Barbara Public Defenders’ Office in 2010 and now handles pro bono immigration cases with the Santa Barbara Immigrant Legal Defense Center and serves on the board of Families ACT! seeking better treatment for the mentally ill, homeless and incarcerated in Santa Barbara County.

1967

David DeVaney worked as a university language teacher before retiring in 2011. He has lived in Hawaii for the last 20 years but travels to Europe regularly. David has four children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and is an active ocean swimmer and ballroom dancer.

Tom Anthony is the director of the USC Aviation Safety and Security Program and previous director of the FAA Civil Aviation Security Division for the Western Pacific Region.

Jim Quandt and his wife Marleen are planning their 50th Wedding Anniversary and are enjoying retirement in Coto de Caza and Balboa Island.

1968

Tom Kitchens and his wife Laurie have relocated to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where their daughter is a sophomore at the University of Alabama.

Tom Romano was honored at the 2022 Cardinal’s Dinner on February 26th for quietly and effectively applying his time, treasure, and talents in his community and putting his faith into action. Tom helped raise funds to build the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which opened in 2002. He and his wife Margie also helped start the Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast which has grown over the last 17 years from 800 participants in 2005 to more than 2,000 each year. Tom currently serves on the board of the Catholic Education Foundation and has previously served on the campaigns for St. Rita Church in Sierra Madre and the Queen of Angels Center for Priestly Formation. He also served as president of the board of directors for Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, where his daughters attended high school.

Dan Buccola is retired and lives in Laguna Niguel with his wife

Eloy Ituarte graduated from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with his Master’s of Applied Science (MAS) in Population Health Management on May 21, 2022. Eloy recently retired as the Medical Director of the Washoe County Detention Center in Nevada and is taking a break before starting his next chapter. He and his wife Margi have three grown children, one grandchild and reside in Reno.

Jim McManus has retired after 12 years as the executive director of the California Association of Independent Schools. He has been consulting with independent schools across the country in the areas of governance, strategic planning, and crisis management. He is also writing a book on the racist attitudes and specious science that gave birth to the SAT. Jim serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees

at Frostig School and enjoys hiking in the San Gabriels above his home in Altadena.

1969

Mike Baldwin (pictured left) ran in the Boston Marathon on October 11, 2021 to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester in Boston.

Peter Lindley is in the process of starting a virtual entertainment business called Sunny Afternoon Media. In addition, he spends his time playing a lot of music, mostly guitar, but also bass, mandolin, mandola, and mandocello.

Dennis Haupt taught middle school for 35 years in South El Monte, serving as an assistant principal for 15 of those years. He is now retired from education but has been running an antique store for the last 25 years. Dennis’s daughter Sydney graduated from La Salle in 2020.

Steve Mitchell worked at JPL for thirty years before retiring and to stay busy he is now working part-time for a retirement home performing various jobs for the residents. Steve currently resides in Bullhead City, Arizona.

1970

Mike Moran is retired after 25 years in material and equipment purchasing & logistics in both the engineering/construction industry and the public transit industry. Retirement is allowing him to enjoy golf outings, volunteering at a local food bank, continued volunteering as a Little League Baseball and softball umpire, and travel. Mike and his wife have three adult children and reside in Concord.

Mark Krouse is still working in the manufacturing industry as a

’70s

VP of Human Resources for Kaiser Aluminum. He and his wife Kim have two grown children, five grandchildren and live in Coto de Caza.

John Caldwell retired to Idaho after 40 years in California politics, first as a legislative staffer, then as an association lobbyist and then as a partner in a lobbying firm. He and his wife Cindi have been married for 40 years and have a grown daughter who lives in Australia.

Dick Tres taught at Justin-Siena High School in Napa for 35 years, a fellow Christian Brother high school. His first book The Man without a Party, The Trials of Carl von Ossietzky, a historical fiction piece based on the life of the activist-journalist who won the ’35 Nobel Peace Prize while being tortured in Nazi camps, was published in 2019 by Beacon Publishing Group as a paperback and e-book. An audio version, dramatically read by Dr. Jennifer King, is also available.

Tim Metcalfe has spent 46 years as a consulting engineering geologist and is currently spending most of his time working in Phoenix. He and his wife are celebrating 45 years of marriage, have two grandsons, and reside in Carlsbad.

Kevin Sweeney was a pilot for American Airlines for 37 years before he retired. He currently lives in Stowe, VT with his wife Mary. They have three grown children and two grandchildren.

1971

Steve Herring spent 39 years working in the biopharmaceutical industry after getting his Ph.D. in biochemistry. He spent his career working for Alpha Therapeutic (now Grifols) and eventually became Director of Quality Control and then Vice-President of Research and Development. Steve’s career includes helping to develop the first highly purified protein product for treating Hemophilia B, writing scientific papers, generating five patents and dealing with the FDA. During those years, Steve and his wife Janey, raised two children and now have five grandchildren. Steve retired in 2020 and moved to Trabuco Canyon where he and Janey plan on getting back to worldwide travel, golfing, fishing, renovating their house and attending USC football games.

Geoff Rue is a realtor with Compass in Montecito/Santa Barbara and serves as the director for the Santa Barbara Board of Realtors. He and his wife have one daughter and Geoff continues to enjoy running and sailing his Hobie 18 catamaran.

1972

Steve McManus worked as a public defender for LA County for over 30 years before retiring in 2018.

Alums gathered over the holidays to swap stories and holiday cheer. The group included, left to right, Bob Strasser ’75, Wayne Avjian ’77, Mike Marlatt ’75, Scott Rettig ’74, Bruno Sere (honorary Lancer as educated at Christian Brothers school in France), Pierre Dupuy ’77, John Waken ’78 and Mark Rettig ’77

1973

Kevin Cullen has published his first book SWERVE, a collection of different conversations that have taken place over the course of several decades and have fundamentally changed the quality of his life. Kevin is sharing these lifealtering experiences and vignettes in such a way that you can take away some of the wisdom that life has to offer… if you listen for it. The book is widely available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and other retailers. Kevin is the co-founder of Leadera Consulting Group – a Professional Transformational Management Company that specializes in helping clients produce unprecedented breakthroughs in performance which show up in productivity, revenue gains, improved quality, safety & environmental performance and profitability. They also offer executive coaching, leadership development, building high performance teams, and communication training. Kevin’s expertise and commitment to the development of leadership skills within an organization has allowed business leaders to define and seize growth opportunities, rapidly improve performance, build the culture, and attain specific, measurable business results within their organizations.

1975

Brian Massey is retired and lives in Bow, WA where he is raising Morgan horses with his significant other Diane. He still has old porsches and enjoy gardening, swimming, and traveling.

Chris Gray completed his career in the fire service in 2021 and recently moved to Santa Fe, NM.

Paul Lees celebrated his 35th work anniversary in March with Advantage Solutions, the leader in CPG representation across the country.

1976

Joe Girillo is a licensed marriage and family therapist. His training has been primarily in the tradition of Psychodynamics, Psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Object-Relations theory and Family Systems theory, but his approach is “eclectic” in the sense that he works with each client with their type of conflict/ issues in the way that will best fit their needs. Joe has extensive experience counseling teens in trouble, young adults, blended family couples, people with chemical dependency and other addictive behavior problems, as well as acute psychiatric disorders. Joe has expanded his private practice hours and is seeing clients from his home office. For more information visit www.JoeGirilloLMFT.com.

1980

Richard Oberreiter is currently working in venture capital and is also responsible for strategic planning for the California State Guard. He and his

wife Shelli have been married for 28 years and have two grown daughters.

Al Prado is the Sr. Principal, Business Systems Integrations for the American Red Cross. He and his wife Jane recently relocated to Lake Elsinore.

Tony Messineo has worked for Advantage Sales and Marketing for 25 years and has spent 18 years as a property manager of several buildings for David N. Schultz, Inc.

1982

Patrick O’Leary is the General Counsel at the Virginia Military Institute.

Rick San-Martin is a math and computer science teacher and assistant varsity soccer coach for Cathedral High School. He and his wife Tresha have twin sons who are 13 and live in Los Angeles. Rick recently earned his Master’s of Education from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles.

Alumni from the mid ’80s gathered in February to celebrate the life of Matt Grobarek ’84 who passed away in January 2022. It was like a La Salle Varsity Basketball team reunion of sorts with former coach John Ring in attendance as they celebrated the life and legacy of their beloved Lancer schoolmate,

attendance included standing,

teammate and friend. Those in

l-r: Dave Cabot ’84, Jay Crews ’86, Tim Kane ’84, Jay Cali ’86, Bill Hardy ’84, Don Subler ’84, Chris Rettig ’84, John Ring, Sean Mispagel ’86, Walter Nieto ’84, Blake Proudfit ’86, John Landry ’84, Steve Peterson ’85, Tony Landry ’83 Seated, l-r: Robert Gaudet ’83, Joe Alvarez ’83, Jeff Allen ’84, Jim Heiberg, Jeff Farroni ’83, Bob Lingeman ’82, Scott Beggs ’83, Skip Richmond, Kirk MacDonald ’85.

Kevin Windisch ’88 and Eric Kalmus ’89 met up in Dallas, TX in December 2021. Eric and his son Sawyer were on a cross-country road trip and Kevin has lived in Dallas for the last five years. Kevin practices adolescent medicine with a special interest in adolescent behavioral medicine (psychiatry) and medical hypnosis. He works three days a week for the federal government taking care of ultra low income/high risk teens and young adults that are enrolled in a federal trade education program called job corps. The other two days a week he works in private practice adolescent medicine. Kevin has three kids, ages 13, 11, and 9, and continues to be involved in Boy Scouts of America where he has worked to integrate women and girls into the program and helped found the area’s first girl’s troop. Eric has been a contractor for the last 3 years and won the Nextdoor award for the Best Handyman in Torrance where he lives with his wife Irene and their ten-year-old son Jonah. Eric has three children and one grandson.

Mike Anderson became Executive Vice President of Warburg Pincus Company, New York in December 2021. Mike leads the firm’s west coast investment advisory operations. He is a nationally recognized investment industry executive and a two-time graduate of UCLA.

1985

Chris Kealey is the new executive director of HomeAid Los Angeles, a non-profit with 19 chapters throughout the United States. His first project is a tiny house village on the VA site in West LA.

1986

Martin Higuera was presented with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Medal of Valor on September 23, 2021. The Medal of Valor is the LAPD’s most prestigious award and is awarded to officers who distinguish themselves with conspicuous bravery and heroism, above and beyond the normal demands of police service. Martin has served with LAPD for over 26 years and

has been assigned to the Special Operations Bureau, Metropolitan Division, B Platoon for the last 16 years.

1989

Leroy Cisneros retired from the

1995

Michael Cisternino works in commercial real estate investment brokerage and development as Managing Principal of Essential CRE in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michael also owns F45 Training, a fitness studio in Moraga, CA.

2000

Culver City Police Department in 2021 after 24 years of service. He will continue his service in the US Army (since 1989) and assumed Command of the 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, located in Inglewood, CA, in November 2021.

1991

Philip Klotz has worked for the Pasadena Police Department for 21 years. He is currently a Corporal assigned as a Detective in the Special Victims Unit. Philip and his wife have been married for 11 years and have a five year old daughter.

Dustin Hackman started an ecotourism business in San Diego specializing in year-round whale watching trips. Thankfully, the business was able to weather population lock-down caused by the pandemic. Dustin and his wife Angie have a son Conrad (4).

2001

Michelle Wall is the operations manager for the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, a 900 seat venue in the Santa Clarita Valley. She is excited to be bringing live events back to the public after the pandemic hiatus. She loves to spend time at the barn with her great dane Nova and her chestnut mare Monet.

Monica Sotto-Cross served as the production designer and art director for The G Word, a new series on Netflix starring Adam Conover.

Becca Loya ’98 ran into Laura (Holman) Richey ’99 and Adam Richey ’99 at Bravo Farms in Traver, CA where the two families had stopped on their way home to the Bay Area after being with family in southern California.

2002

Erin Healy moved back to California

2007

Kristy (Gausman) McCarthy and her

& browse. He and his wife Kelsey Linnell were married on August 21, 2021 and reside in Maine.

Lexi Alza is a neuroscience sales specialist for Johnson & Johnson.

Maureen Perry works in graphic design/branding for Siegel+Gale as a design director.

in January 2022 to start a new job as faculty at UC Irvine. For the past 7 years, she was in Columbus, Ohio doing her internal medicine internship and radiation oncology residency. She stayed on after graduation as faculty treating breast and gynecologic cancers with radiation. Erin and her partner Benjamin Frech have a son Connor (2) and live in Yorba Linda.

2006

Erin Gripp spent six years in management consulting at Deloitte, followed by a year at a boutique consulting startup where she worked with the Miami Heat before she was recruited to join an Italian-based sports technology company, called Deltatre, to help build out their business in the Americas market. Deltatre’s products and platforms are used by all the major sports federations, leagues, and clubs in the world— including the NFL, MLB, and UEFA, amongst others. Erin currently oversees the entire NFL engagement and is responsible for building and maintaining all 32 NFL Club websites in addition to NFL.com. Erin and her team won the Sports Emmy in 2020 for the category of Outstanding TransMedia Sports Coverage for “NFL 100 Greatest & All-Time Team.”

family helped decorate the Donate Life float for the Tournament of Roses’ Rose Parade in memory of her brother Carlos ’10 who tragically passed away in 2018. Carlos was an organ donor and gave the gift of life to many, leaving a legacy behind.

Tom Quigley is a first-year master’s candidate at Cal State Long Beach where he is working toward a Master of Science in Sustainability Management and Policy.

2008

Alexis (Vanni) Killam recently

Jessi Stephen works in production animation for Oddbot Inc as an office coordinator.

Matthew Stoddard is working with The Walt Disney Company as part of the operations team at FX Networks. He works specifically on bringing movie and show promos to air on live tv as well as various streaming and social media platforms. Prior to Disney, Matthew assisted a startup in helping entrepreneurs launch their brands and also worked at one of the largest crowdfunding marketing agencies in the United States.

Simran Sangha works as a radar engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Michael Perry is working as a selfemployed online violin teacher, teaching students all across the United States.

Tracy Sullivan is a management analyst for the City of Santa Clarita.

graduated with her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from USC and passed her Boards back in October.

2009

Jose SImbol has returned back to Southern California from the Bay Area to work for Scopely Inc. as a senior game designer.

2010

Christopher Robleto works in marketing and e-commerce for L.L. Bean as a senior analyst in search

Patrick Barakat is a senior marketing account manager at Ingram Micro.

Hannah Clause is a registered nurse with the public health department.

Marissa Messina is working as a customer service representative at Beyond Yoga.

Lily Zaldivar is an associate audio

video producer for Nintendo and has relocated to Redmond, WA.

Stephanie Payne is now working as an associate marriage and family therapist in Pasadena. She works with both individuals and couples who are looking to make positive changes in their lives. Stephanie received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University and her master’s in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. For more information about Stephanie’s therapy work, visit workingwithpayne.com.

2011

Gabby Paredes is currently working in the tech industry at DocuSign as an account services expert helping corporate clients with issues pertaining to their accounts.

Hannah Zimmerman works in footwear and apparel e-commerce for the Deckers Outdoor Corporation as a GTM Associate.

Sophie Ratkovich works in the electric vehicle industry for XOs Trucks as a battery pack program manager.

Courtney Cucchissi graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a BS in Urban Planning and worked at Burbank Water and Power as a research intern, compiling research about electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure that supports them. As of October 2021, she now works with EVgo, one of the nation’s largest networks of EV chargers. Courtney works as an account manager, managing grant programs on the west coast and corporate partnerships.

Alex Daugherty works for Lionsgate as a television casting executive.

DrewAnn Andrews is a studio manager and instructor at CorePower Yoga in Studio City and Hollywood.

John Auer has a BA in Architecture from USC and is currently working as a designer and fabricator for Kubed Living designing modular and modified shipping container homes.

Ian Schuler is an artist and also works with underprivileged youth in South Central Los Angeles. His newest mural is located in Pasadena at Portico’s Art Space on Washington Blvd. For this piece of work, Ian pulled images of Pasadena’s natural beauty including roses, peacock feathers, and a hummingbird and combined them with images of singers, drama masks, ribbons, and a dancer’s hand to create an abstract landscape that captures the elements that Portico’s Art Space holds true.

Leila Laurila works as a pediatric speech language pathologist in elementary schools.

Arthur Chi works in tech for Slack as a senior software engineer.

Lori Cuerington has worked in the beauty and personal care industry for seven years. She received her MBA in Madrid, Spain in 2019 and worked for a cosmetic company in Frankfurt, Germany. Lori is now back in Los Angeles working in personal care and with homeless outreach.

Nick Crow currently works as a senior operations manager for BIRD micro-mobility. In his free time he plays and releases music and spends time outdoors rock climbing and hiking.

Will Harrity is a surgery resident at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia.

Spencer Myers works in financial technology for Credible as a Senior Manager- Partnerships.

Christian Santos is a cardiothoracic intensive care nurse at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Roque Valiente works in product marketing for Meta Platforms, Inc.

Heather Marsh is an 8th grade teacher at St. Christopher School in West Covina.

Leanne Bishara graduated from Fuller School of Psychology on June 11, 2022 with her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and is now a Behavioral Health Officer for the United States Army.

2012

Reena Villamater graduated from Cal State Northridge in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She worked as a personal trainer for a few years before deciding to go back to school and pursue physical therapy. Reena spent the last few years working towards her degree to become a Physical Therapist Assistant at American Career College in Anaheim. She interned in both an outpatient clinic (PT-RN Care) and a skilled nursing facility (Heritage Manor) and really enjoyed and learned from both experiences. In October 2021, Reena graduated

from the Physical Therapist Assistant program with honors and passed the National Physical Therapy Exam. Her goal is to work in both home health and in an inpatient/ SNF because she appreciates the amount of patient one-on-one time you get from those settings and the opportunity to watch her patients progress.

Amelia Garrison is working fulltime for the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in marketing. PNI is a research institute associated with St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. She is also an Affiliate Professor for Emerson College in Boston, in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts. This past spring she taught Culture of Money, an anthropology course.

2013

Maddie McGregor has moved to Wheeling, WV to help her family restore the 1870s house they purchased on the Historic Chapline Row. You can follow the house on Instagram @ChaplineHouse. They hope to make it an air bnb someday.

Tracy Cresta is a deputy prosecuting attorney for the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office in Washington.

Ryan Hubert is working as an ESG analyst for The Ratio Institute, an independent, nonprofit collection of industry experts committed to supporting a more innovative, more sustainable, and more prosperous food retail industry. Ryan is also an MBA candidate at Pepperdine’s Graziadio Business School.

2014

Sabrina O’Reilly has had her first collection of poems, “Go With Me and See” published

by Liquid Cat Publishing and can be purchased on Amazon or at www.liquidcatbooks.com. Sabrina is currently an English teacher at Immaculate Heart Middle School and High School.

2015

Vincent Powers graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a BS in Kinesiology in 2019 and is currently working on his doctorate in physical therapy at Cal State Northridge.

Alexi Zate earned her BA in Communicative Disorders from the University of Redlands in 2019 and is currently working as a behavioral therapist for Dream Big Children’s Center in Monrovia.

Riley Worley graduated from Indiana University in 2018 and is now working as an International Tax Senior for Deloitte Tax LLP in San Francisco.

Adrian Mathison-Sanchez earned his BS in Microbiology from Cal State University, Los Angeles in 2020.

David Magluyan earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona in 2020 and is now working for Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a solutions architect.

Kiki Shuster earned her BA in Collaborative Special Education from Auburn University in 2019 and her Master’s of Education in Administration from Auburn in 2020. She is now working as an athletic advisor and learning specialist at California State University, Fresno.

Desiree Monarrez is currently working on her master’s in biological sciences with a focus on plant biomechanics.

Alec Mena is currently in a master’s program in public policy at George Mason University and is working as a research assistant at Institute

for Justice, a public-interest law non-profit.

Justin Zumel is a business systems analyst for Odoo Inc.

Dana Esparza works for LA AccessMedical Transportation Management as an eligibility assistant.

Jack Freiberger is working as the production secretary for the animated shows The Fairly Oddparents and Danger Force

Natalie Sirois is working in marketing for Amazon- Prime Video.

Colby Garcia earned his Bachelor of Science in Physics from California Lutheran University in 2021 and is currently working as an electrical apprentice and an assistant football coach.

Nina Marikian is working on her master’s in marriage and family therapy at USC while working as a success coach for first year students in Pasadena City College’s pathways program.

Alyssa Villavicencio graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a degree in business: marketing & design in 2020 and is working in marketing management.

Katelyn Stone earned her Master of Science in Computer Engineering from UC Santa Cruz in 2021 and is working as a systems software engineer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Aoife Megaw works as an associate at the Markham Group in Washington, DC doing event management and production for political advance.

Isabella Garcia is a registered nurse at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

John Marsh is studying history at Cal Poly Pomona.

Thomas Moreno graduated in 2020 from Azusa Pacific University and is working as an actor and filmmaker.

Purnima Stanek earned her BS in Kinesiology, Exercise and Movement Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2020 and is working as a personal trainer and physical therapy aide.

Santiago Lakatos is working as a geopolitical intelligence analyst at Graphika.

Tierra Leustig is the director of marketing at Dyknow, a K-12 EdTech software company.

Tom Usle has moved to Chicago after accepting a job to work with the nonprofit Students for Life of America as their Midwest Regional Coordinator! His work will take him across Illinois and Iowa providing aid and resources to young women in crisis pregnancy situations.

2016

Joel Brown is now an account executive with Deel, a global payroll solution.

Noah Gohrick has been promoted to Account Executive, Team Sports Partnerships at Octagon, the world’s largest sponsorship consulting practice and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. Noah earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Chapman University in 2020. 2017

Arielle Fong graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from West Coast University in January of 2022. Arielle passed her

NCLEX and is working as a postsurgical nurse at PIH Health.

Claire Forrest graduated in December 2021 from the University of Portland with a degree in business marketing where she played volleyball for the Pilots for three years and led as Captain her senior year. She has also launched her own business, Classically Claire, using her experience in social media management/marketing and digital content creation to help businesses increase their clientele and social presence.

Gabriela Rico graduated in May from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavior Studies. She will be continuing her education this fall at the University of South Florida for a Master of Medical Science.

Daniel Cina graduated in May from Willamette College with a bachelor’s in civic communications and media. He is halfway done with his master’s in business management at Willamette.

Georgia Lutantowidjojo graduated magna cum laude from USC’s Leventhal School of Accounting in May.

Sarah Day graduated on May 21, 2022 from St. Mary’s College with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and a double minor in English and Law & Society. Sarah is still in the Bay Area and is working in guest relations and logistics support for the Telluride Film Festival.

Carlee Ladesich graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder on May 5, 2022, with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and a minor in Religious Studies.

Pawla Velosa graduated from New York University with a BA in Film and Television. She is planning on working in the industry in New York for a few years where she is currently working on a few projects, before returning to Los Angeles.

James Torrez graduated on May 14, 2022 from George Washington University with a BA in Political Science. He is staying in DC and working for the National Leased Housing Association.

Peter Thorsen graduated magna cum laude on May 28, 2022 from the University of La Verne with a BS in Business with a finance concentration. Peter is now working as a contract surety

underwriter with the Philadelphia Insurance Company in Charlotte, NC.

Bella Marez graduated from Seattle University with a BA in Social Work and a minor in philosophy. She is headed to Central London in the UK for work and to start her master’s.

Bryan Dionisio graduated summa cum laude from Westmont College on May 7, 2022, with a BS in Biochemistry. He was Phi Kappa Phi which means he completed a minimum of 90 credit hours and ranked in the top 10 percent of his class. Bryan was also named “Outstanding Graduate for Chemistry” and had an academic research article published for the American Chemical Society. He is currently applying to medical school.

Carlee Paige graduated from the University of Oregon on June 13, 2022 with a BS in Business Administration, Marketing and a minor in music studies. Carlee is currently traveling around Europe and will return to Los Angeles for work.

pathologist assistant for Denver public schools during her gap year.

Jeff Daley graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University on May 13, 2022, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Medicine, Health, & Society. He is working as a global markets legal analyst for Goldman Sachs in Dallas, TX and is planning on applying to law school in the future.

Jonah Lee graduated cum laude from Howard University on May 7, 2022, with a BA in Political Science and a minor in legal communications. He is working with a biopharmaceutical company in DC as a policy associate.

Mary Harmon graduated magna cum laude from Santa Clara University on June 11, 2022, with a B.S.C. in Accounting & Information Systems and a minor in music. She will be returning to southern California and starting work at KPMG - Irvine in September after traveling throughout Europe this summer.

Natalie Mirasol graduated on June 12, 2022, from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a BS in Applied Mathematics. She will be working as a data analyst for a software company starting in the fall.

Patricia Fotto graduated from Lewis University on May 7, 2022, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. She is currently pursuing her MBA at Lewis.

Taylor Beddawi graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor of Arts and Humanities in Communication Studies on May 21, 2022.

2019

Nicole Ortiz spent the summer interning with Thermo Fisher Scientific as a product engineering intern in Waltham, Massachusetts. Nicole is a senior at the University of San Diego where she is majoring in mechanical engineering.

2020

Giovanna Martinez graduated on May 5, 2022, from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in speech-language and hearing sciences. She plans on working as a bilingual speech-language

Melody Griffith earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from UCLA on June 11, 2022.

Colby Stenzel interned this summer with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. Colby is a junior at Westmont College majoring in sociology.

Dairine (Trinaystich) Dear ’00 and David Cox got engaged, barefoot in the grass, in the middle of a Dead and Co. concert on October 11, 2021. The pair met on Hinge, in 2018, while living in Las Vegas. The couple currently resides in Charleston, WV.

Manny Soriano ’12 proposed to Alvina Le on April 16, 2022 at the wishing trees in Arlington Garden. The two started dating in 2018 and plan to wed next spring once Manny has completed graduate school and Alvina finishes medical school.

Garrett Stone ’13 and Hannah Villa were engaged on June 20, 2021. The two met at St. Mary’s College where they both attended for their undergrad. The couple currently resides along the central coast where Garrett works as a VP portfolio manager for Bank of the Sierra.

Eric Carlos ’06 and Christine Feghali were married on October 16, 2021 in Glendora. They currently live in Dallas, TX with their two fur babies.

Karina Barrero ’07 and Tim Iversen wed on October 9, 2021 in San Luis Obispo. They met in San Francisco in 2014 and moved to the Santa Monica area in 2018. The Maid of Honor was the bride’s sister, Laura Barrero ’10. Additional alums in attendance included Julia Barrero ’10, Matt Barrero ’12, and Melissa (Barrero) Ross ’06 (virtually). Karina works in the jewelry industry for a designer in Santa Monica and is an independent designer of engagement rings and other fine jewelry. Tim is the COO of a luxury construction and development firm, Lyons Development in Beverly Hills.

Nicole Dionisio ’11 married her college sweetheart, Mitchel Char, on April 30, 2021. They met at California State University Long Beach in 2012, while studying for their undergrad degrees. They currently live in Escondido where Nicole works full time as a registered nurse at Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute and per diem at Escondido Post Acute Rehab and Mitchel works as a software engineer at Kareo.

Bryn Ossa ’12 married her partner of 11 years, Andrew Standley, on August 2, 2021, in a small ceremony with family and close friends at Hjörleifshöfði Cave in Vík, Iceland. Lancers in attendance included Juan Ossa ’82, Bryan Ossa ’10 and Casey Pontrelli ’12.

Jacqueline (Adams) Carey ’08 and her partner Cat welcomed a baby girl named Troye Adams Carey on July 17, 2021. Troye is obsessed with big brother Virgil, their five year old Corgi. The Carey’s live in the greater Boston area where Jacqueline works for McKinsey & Company leading their LGBTQ+ and Women’s recruiting for North America.

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STEPHEN SHORTELL ’62

Stephen Shortell ’62 was inducted into the Modern Healthcare’s Health Care Hall of Fame during a virtual ceremony on March 25, 2022. One of the nation’s most prominent health policy researchers, Steve has influenced the industry on a number of fronts—from understanding how financial incentives can be used to drive improvements in quality of care to assessing how policy decisions impact care delivery at a local level. “I am grateful for the opportunities that I have had to influence healthcare policy and practice,” Steve said. “I am humbled by this honor. Our healthcare system provides benefits for many but not all. I hope that we can use the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to accelerate the changes needed to have a more responsive, accessible and consistently higher quality, more efficient healthcare system for all.” Steve is a professor of health policy and dean emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health. He serves as co-director of the Center for Healthcare Organizational & Innovation Research, co-director of the Center for Lean Engagement & Research in Healthcare, and has held the Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professorship of Health Policy and Management. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in public health from UCLA. He earned a Ph.D. in behavioral science from the University of Chicago.

BOB KOHORST ’71

Bob Kohorst ’71 was honored with the top award at the Boy Scouts Greater Los Angeles Area Council’s Good Character Gala in November 2021. As part of the fundraising push at the Gala, Bob and his wife, Shelley, established the KohorstAllen “Scout Me In” challenge. Gifts made during the November fundraiser were matched by the Kohorst-Allen family to help scouting expand its service to young people in eastern Los Angeles County over the next three years. The “Scout Me In” challenge is a three-year initiative to establish more than 80 new scout groups and serve an additional 1,500 young people. Bob served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia from 2018-21. At the conclusion of his term, the president of Croatia, with the concurrence of the prime minister and the minister of Foreign Affairs, presented Bob with the Order of Duke Branimir Medal for excellence in promoting international relations. Prior to his service in Croatia, Bob was the founder and CEO of Everest Properties, based in Pasadena. Everest is a large commercial enterprise that purchases and operates multifamily, self-storage, and retail properties throughout the United States. Bob has been recognized for his contributions to public service organizations and education as director and past chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (San Gabriel Valley Chapter), regent of Loyola Marymount University, and trustee of La Salle. He also served as past president of the San Gabriel Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America and has stayed engaged with scouting after merging with the BSA’s Greater Los Angeles Area Council. Bob and Shelley have two sons, Kevin ’03 and Matt ’07, and two grandchildren.

FRANK FERRANTE ’81

Frank Ferrante ’81 has the filmed version of his long running stage hit An Evening With Groucho now airing nationally on PBS stations as Frank Ferrante’s Groucho. The film was featured recently in The Saturday Evening Post, Newsweek and Variety. The DVD released concurrently last April and is available at eveningwithgroucho.com. Frank received the 443rd ‘star’ on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in October 2021 during a ceremony acknowledging his 35year career in theatre. His career highlights include directing the premiere of Pulitzer finalist Old Wicked Songs; directing and performing in a revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which was chosen as a

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‘top ten performance’ in the country by the Wall Street Journal; his selection as a top ten stage performer by the Chicago Tribune for his work as comic host, The Caesar, in Teatro ZinZanni; and voice animation for SpongeBob SquarePants. He is the recipient of New York’s Theatre World Award, a New York Outer Critics Circle nomination and London’s Laurence Olivier Award nomination for the title role in Groucho: A Life in Revue written by Groucho Marx’s son Arthur. Frank made his debut off-Broadway in that play at age 23. Frank was even a question in the ‘Off-Broadway’ category on TV’s Jeopardy. Recently, Frank was one of the last guests on “Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing, Colossal Podcast.” Frank is indebted to La Salle’s theater department, especially Br. Malachy Biller, FSC and Br. Donald Mansir, FSC.

EMILY (CAIRNS) ROFFE-SILVESTER ’05

Emily (Cairns) Roffe-Silvester ’05 has been hailed a “mumpreneur” across the pond in the UK where she has lived for the last 12 years with her British husband and two children, Daisy (5) and Kitty (2), as motherhood was the driving force behind her business Sofee.

Emily decided to launch the multi-purpose play sofa after watching her two young children trying to build a rocket while they were confined to the house during the pandemic. “My children love building dens and forts out of cushions and sofas and it was seeing their frustration at not being able to build something sturdy enough to hold shape that made me realize a play sofa.” While play couches (or sofas as they call it across the pond) are readily available in North America, the UK didn’t have any options.

The Sofee is made of four sturdy foam pieces that can be used as a couch or configured into a fort, den, rocket, slide, chair--whatever a child’s imagination dreams up.

The pandemic provided Sofee with a unique opportunity to emerge in the UK. The multiple lockdowns have changed family life in a number of ways, plus with the harsh UK winters, families were spending more time together than ever before.

“It was intense bringing the Sofee to market during the pandemic but I was determined to make it happen. Being environmentally sustainable was very important to me and that’s why I’ve worked hard to keep production in the UK. It’s also turned out to be a great business decision as I’m not paying a fortune on cargo shipping or waiting months for stock to arrive.”

Emily teamed up with fellow Lancer Nam Phan ’05 before launching the business for strategic business advice. Nam is co-founder of VITAL, a chain of 7 indoor rock climbing gyms in Southern California, Washington, and New York. “Living in the different time zones was perfect for us, Emily could meet after putting the kids to bed, while I was finishing up work. It was really fun working with a friend on setting up a new business. It was great to be able to offer tips and advice after the experience of launching my own business,” said Nam.

You can find details about Emily’s play sofa at mysofee.com and Nam’s 24-hour indoor bouldering gym at www.vitalclimbinggym.com.

TONNY TULLENERS ’62 KARATE FIGHTER AND TEACHER

By Alan B. Sielen ’67

It is a rare honor to be considered the best at what you do. In the late 1960s and early 70s, Tonny Tulleners ’62, was arguably the top karate fighter in the world. Tullners’s story is particularly compelling today as the martial arts grow in popularity worldwide, with karate joining the ranks of the summer Olympics in 2021 in Tokyo.

Tulleners would win many trophies in his years of competition including international karate champion in 1965. Among the tributes to his sustained excellence in the sport are his appearance on the cover of Black Belt Magazine--the bible of martial arts--three times, once in the the 1960s (September 1968), the 70s (March 1971), and the 80s (September 1985).

One karate legend (Bill Wallace), writing for Black Belt, ranked Tulleners #5 on his list of the top ten karate fighters of the 20th century, after such well-known names as Joe Lewis, Chuck Norris and Mike Stone.

Tulleners’s aggressive, attacking style brings to mind the writer Roger Kahn’s description of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey in his classic biography, A Flame of Pure Fire. Like Dempsey, Tonny instilled fear in his opponents. He also reached prominence in a wild, raucous time in our country’s history (the late 1960s) as Dempsey did in the Roaring 20s.

Fiercely independent, Tulleners set out on a path of his own. He hated to lose but wanted above all to test his skill against the very best competition that he could find. Tulleners won and he won big. His record against the best karateka in the world is vivid testimony to the passion and excellence he brought to the sport. In karate circles, Tulleners is known as the only man who Chuck Norris could not beat. Norris, known for his television and movie stardom, was also one of the all-time great tournament karate champions. He also lost to Tonny all three times that they met in tournament competition.

My own introduction to Tonny Tulleners came at La Salle when he and his students gave a karate demonstration in the gym not long after he had won the 1965 California state karate championship. Soon after, I signed up for his Japanese shotokan style classes at his International Karate Association studio in Pasadena. I studied under him for three years, my senior year at La Salle and two years at PCC, before leaving the area for college.

The studio (dojo) was on East Colorado Blvd. right next to the old State movie theatre. It was a serious and relatively low-key operation, an alternative for locals to Ed Parker’s more famous, (but far less exalted) kenpo studio not far away on Walnut Street. Parker, a well known karate pioneer and entrepreneur, gave

lessons to Elvis Presley and many other celebrities of the day.

Though Tulleners tried to avoid publicity, the singular panache he brought to the southern California karate scene was hard to miss. He would appear in 1970 on the then popular television show What’s My Line; write a book Beginning Karate in 1974 (still an excellent instruction manual); and make a Hollywood movie, Scorpion in 1986, where he plays a government agent going after international terrorists. In real life, Tonny did work for the Pasadena police department. Old-timers still remember Tonny in his blue corvette stingray pulling out of the small parking lot behind the dojo into the night, after a day of classes.

Looking back over fifty years later, what I remember most about my time as a student of Tulleners was not only his karate prowess, but his formidable teaching skills. He was one of the best teachers I have ever had at any level. The dedication and intensity that Tonny brought to his job was influenced by his own training

with legendary Japanese karate grand master, and 10th dan, Takayuki Kubota, whose studio in Hollywood was said to be the toughest karate school in the country.

As a teacher (sensei), Tonny emphasized the importance of sound fundamentals - Kata (or form) is the correct stances and moves needed to generate speed and power. Without first mastering the basics, advanced techniques used in actual competition or combat are not possible. This is a lesson that reaches far beyond the martial arts and has helped me a great deal in my academic and professional life.

Tonny taught by example. His insistence on demonstrating every strike, kick, sweep, and block perfectly--whether with beginner or advanced student - set him apart. He would stick with a student through as many repetitions as needed until they got it right. I was not alone in relishing the privilege to spar (kumite or as some might say “get pounded on!”) with the master at the end of a tough, demanding class.

La Salle teaches us that there is more to an education than the development of the intellect. Similarly, Tonny Tulleners taught his students that the true spirit of karate extends well beyond competition or self-defense. It is a ‘way of life’ intended to perfect the character and enable men and women to realize their full spiritual as well as physical potential. The La Salle spirit lives on--sometimes in places you might least expect to find it.

Alan Sielen ’67 lives in Granville, Ohio and is a member of the La Salle class of 1967. He received his AB from the University of California, Berkeley and MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC and Bologna, Italy. He retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington after a distinguished 33-year career in environmental diplomacy and policy. He is now Senior Fellow for International Environmental Policy (non-resident) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.

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The College Counseling Department and the Alumni Office partnered together to put together Career Days for the junior class on November 10th and November 15th. A total of 19 Alumni speakers participated, some in-person and some virtually, sharing their career experience and insights with students.

Special thanks to our alumni participants:

If you would be interested in participating in a future Career Day please contact the Alumni Office at 626.696.4362 or alumni@lasallehs.org.

KEVIN TAN ’03 Animator with Walt Disney Animation Studios

MIA (MAZADIEGO) GUENTHER ’98 Owner of Neon Retro Arcade in Old Town Pasadena

TIM VALDIVIA ’02 Associate Electrical Engineer at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

DARRYL OLIVER ’11 Editorial Assistant at Penguin Random House

RICK BLANCO ’87 Creative Director, Xbox and Halo Consumer Products

DAVID RODRIGUEZ ’89 Vice President, Worldwide Distribution at Paramount Pictures

MATT VELASCO ’04 Anthropological Bioarchaeologist who also serves as an Assistant Professor at Cornell University

ELIZABETH (MENDEZ) D’ALESSANDRO ’07 Forensic Psychologist with Liberty Healthcare

ASHLEY (ALOI) POULOS ’04 Emergency Room Registered Nurse at Huntington Beach Hospital

TOM ROCHESTER ’90 West Regional Engineering Manager at Ventura Foods

JUSTIN BARKER ’05 Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice

ARIANNA MCCLAIN ’02 Head of Research at Cruise

JESSICA KWA ’08 Head of Guest Experience at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

NOELLE CROWLEY ’14 Environmental Planner at EMPSi: Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.

KEVIN MULLEN ’90 Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant at Norwood Urgent Care

BERNIE DOERNING ’73 Director for the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources at the University of Kentucky

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PATRICIA HERNANDEZ ’13 Civil Engineer at Psomas

HANNI EID ’94 Senior Manager, Technical Sourcing at PlayStation

CLASS OF 2012

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CLASS OF 2002

TWENTY YEAR REUNION

FRIDAY - SATURDAY

OCTOBER 21-22, 2022

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CLASS OF 1992

30 YEAR REUNION WEEKEND

FRIDAY - SATURDAY

OCTOBER 21-22, 2022

REUNION • FRIDAY

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

GOLDEN ROAD BREWING

LOS ANGELES

7:30PM - 10:00PM

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CLASS OF 1982

FORTY YEAR REUNION

SATURDAY

September 24, 2022

Contact Tom Pinto ’82 for more information at tompinto707@yahoo.com

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2022

9/24 - Class of 1982 Forty Year Reunion

9/29 - Orange County Alumni Reception

OCTOBER 2022

10/1 - Bay Area Alumni Reception

10/7 - Homecoming Football Game and Half-Time Ceremony honoring all past Athletic Hall of Fame recipients

10/22 - Class of 1992 Thirty Year Reunion

10/22 - Class of 2002 Twenty Year Reunion

NOVEMBER 2022

11/6 - Open House

11/25 - Class of 2012 Ten Year Reunion

11/26 - Alumni Basketball Tournament

11/29 - Career Day

DECEMBER 2022

12/1 - Career Day

12/3 - Alumni Adopt-A-Family Gift Wrapping Party and Santa Visit

12/17 - Co-Ed Alumni Soccer Game

For more details or to sign up visit the alumni website at lasallehs.org/alumni.

ALUMNI REUNIONS ARE BACK!

The Alumni Association was thrilled to return to hosting in-person Reunions this past school year and we had some caching up to do! *More reunion pictures can be found online at lasallehs.org/alumni.

The Class of 1960 celebrated their belated Sixty Year Reunion on March 26th in conjunction with the Decade of the ’60s Reunion with 12 members of the class in attendance.

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The Class of 1962 celebrated their Sixty Year Reunion March 26th-March 27th with 28 members of the class in attendance.

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Those pictured above: Top row, l-r: Mitch Drasco, Ted Saraf, Tom Siegmeth, Michael Clark-Dreibus, Bill Burke, Tim Johnson, Barry Schweiger. Seated, l-r: Lou Smaldino, Jack Wiegand, Sid Danenhauer, Dennis Burke. Not pictured: Bill Daws.

Those pictured above: Standing, l-r: Larry Gonzales, Steve Buccola, Waybe Osborne, Steve Shortell, John Seymour, Peter Barry, Bill Cooper, Lester Kovats, Woody Woodaman, Russ Harrison, Keith Brown, Bill Keith. Mike Johnson, Kim Horn, Tonny Tulleners, Victor Vert. Seated, l-r: Frank Griffith, Bill Hall, Tom Farley, Michael Roney, Bruce Mayclin, Wayne Wilks, Buzz Kiley. Not pictured: Don Bushmeyer, Michael Madison, Rich O’Neil, James Santilena, Mike Weidner.

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CLASS OF 1970

The Class of 1970 celebrated their belated Fifty Year Reunion March 25th-March 26th with 38 members of the class in attendance.

CLASS OF 1971

The Class of 1971 celebrated their belated Fifty Year Reunion May 26-27th with 28 members of the class in attendance including their former faculty member Mr. Jim Brown. The reunion festivities included a Welcome Reception, Golden Diploma Presentation and Reunion Party.

The Class of 1972 was invited back to campus on May 27th to receive their Golden Diplomas at Commencement in honor of the 50th Anniversary of their graduation from La Salle.

Those in attendance included: Guy Giacopuzzi ’72, Steve McManus ’72, Mike Glenn ’72

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Those pictured above: Back row, l-r: Tim Metcalfe, Bill Kolberg, Tom Grimes, Mike Petermann, John Caldwell, Don Olender Pete Bukunt, Kip Anderson, Steve Singer. Middle row, l-r: Richard Walker, Michael Cousineau, Tom Bent, Gary Wood, Jim Heck, Sam Auriemma, Steve Seastrom, Kevin Sweeney, Mike Roberti, Mark Bevan, Tim Elfelt. Mike Keese. Seated, l-r: Howard Miller, Paul Arko, Chris Klute, Phil Hendrie, Doug Baldwin, Kevin Berger, Tim Chavez, Richard Boucher, Mike Sullivan, Phil Vallicella. Kneeling, l-r: Dick Tres, Ray Bell, Dick Wood, Mike Moran, Jim Elwood. Not pictured: Dennis Cremins.

Those pictured above: Back row, l-r: Steve Herring, Dave Kenz, Dan Lopez, Bob Nuccio, Ken Rausch, Alan Hiti, Tom Hartfield, Bob Mizia, Pat Rogan, Carlos Olmos, Phil Capobianco, Jim Pike, Dan Hyke, former faculty member Jim Brown, Dave Mazza, Peter Thompson. Seated, l-r: Matt McInerney, Steve Petermann, Bob Kohorst, Mark Walton, Steve Rath, Justin Blackstock, Mike Kennedy, Paschal Sabatella, Geoff Rue, Roland Gutierrez, Raul Espinoza. Not pictured: John Dolan, Buzz Schott.

CLASS OF 1980

The Class of 1980 celebrated their belated 40 Year Reunion on October 2, 2021. Former foreign language teacher Ms. Jeannette Horne was also in attendance and enjoyed catching up with her former students.

Those in attendance included top row, left to right: Jim Hezlep, Shawn Blakeslee, Dave Howells, Alan Kneale, Al Prado, Peter Smith, Gary Jones, Geoff Gause. Seated, left to right: Rafael Mirasol, Jim LeVeque, Mark Ruelas, John Morgan, Eric Nobriga, Tony Messineo, Kris Mohandie, Mike Lofy, Stan Wilcox.

CLASS OF 1981

The Class of 1981 celebrated their 40 Year Reunion on October 2, 2021.

Those in attendance included, left to right: Henry Rodriguez, Jeff Wagner, Brent Canzano, James Toth, Steve Yamarone, Mario Martinez, Mark Rotundo, Jaime Mejia.

CLASS OF 1990 & 1991

The Classes of 1990 and 1991 had a great time at their joint Thirty Year Reunion on October 2, 2021. Former teacher Pat Bonacci was also in attendance and enjoyed catching up with his former students.

Those in attendance included, left to right: Chris Toothman ’91, Mark Barr ’91, Adrian Fulay ’90, Robert Montano ’91, Chris Ludemann ’90, Dominic Soller ’91, Tom Rochester ’90, Mike St. John ’90, Dan Palmquist ’90, Guest, Jaime Suarez ’91, David Soltis ’90, Guest, Anthony Son ’90, Vaskin Kuyumjian ’90, Mr. Pat Bonacci, David Mikhail ’91, Matt Richards ’90, Owen Hou ’90, Chris Kozo ’90, Marvin Schober ’91, Chris Miyake ’91, Philip Klotz ’91, Brad Toothman ’91, Alexis Buenaventurea ’91. Not pictured: Abel Jimenez ’91.

CLASS OF 2000 & 2001

Those in attendance included: Erin (Fullinwider) Alex ’00, Susan (Sanchez) Alfaro ’01, Shamika (Kaur) Bains ’00, Ashley (Smock) Beene ’01, Carolyn Boteilho ’00, Kristen (Sullivan) Chal ’01, Gina Clayton-Johnson ’01, Rikki De Wit ’01, Matt Encinas ’01, Amanda (Elliott) Farhang ’01, Devin Grant ’01, Dustin Hackman ’00, Julian Harmon ’01, Thomas Hartfield ’01, Lauren (Medrano) Haynes ’01, Kate Hillseth ’01, Lynn (Wheeler) Hoffer ’00, Lauren (Gibbs) Isola ’00, Will Kaliel ’00, Emily (Holl) Keezer ’01, Justin Link ’00, Evan Loomis ’01, James-Paul Luna ’01, Audy Macdonald ’01, Christopher Marrs ’01, Jennifer (Pittman) Melancon ’01, David Moreno ’00, Natalie (Koester) Mosley ’00, Ashley (Godwin) Muro ’00, Kristen (Savant) Nelson ’01, Jerome Nonato ’01, Nick Osborne ’01, Erin (Civitate) Perry ’01, Dave Pett ’01, Danyelle Proano ’01, Kristin (McCarron) Ratzlaff ’01, Amanda (Gonzalez) Richardson ’01, Austin Richey ’01, Claire Schield ’00, Iris Schmalix ’01, Elizabeth (Herman) Schmutzer ’01, Kristin Seeker ’00, Nick Stavroulakis ’01, Monique Vidales ’00, Danielle Vukovich ’00, Michelle Wall ’01, Carrie Ward ’00, Daniel Yao ’01, Christine Yung ’00, Jen Zavat ’00.

CLASS OF 2010 & 2011

2011 celebrated a joint Ten Year Reunion on November 26, 2021 with nearly 100 people in attendance.

The Classes of 2000 and 2001 had a great time at their joint Twenty Year Reunion on October 2, 2021.

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DECADE OF THE ’60 s

The Decade of the ’60s Reunion finally returned to campus on Saturday, March 26th with over 170 grads and guests in attendance from the Classes of 1960-1970. Former faculty member Tony Gelfuso (Brother Paul) was also in attendance and received a standing ovation.

John Maffei ’66, John Pollara ’66, David Santilena ’66, John Keese ’66, Mike Dooling ’63, Ken Kaefer ’66.

Greg Bridgland ’64, former faculty member Tony Gelfuso (Brother Paul), and Rich Moreno ’64.

Standing, l-r: Don Randolph ’65, Tim MacDonaugh ’65, Terry Slavin ’65, John Maitino ’65, Eddie Alinan ’65, Paul Maurin ’65, John Delgatto ’65, Bert McKenna ’65, Mark Weigel ’65. Seated, l-r: Tom Shima ’65, Tony Gelfuso, David Kennelly ’65, Ken Rimpau ’65

Kevin Sweeney ’70 and Doug Baldwin ’69.

Bob Granieri ’61, Jeff Wright ’68, and Dick Granieri ’61.

Standing, l-r: Tim Johnson ’67, Joe McKenna ’67, Eloy Ituarte ’67, Joe Feeney ’67, Frank Kromka ’67. Seated, l-r: Mike Hartfield ’67, Tom Anthony ’67, Jack Belcher ’67, John Blackstock ’67.

FATHER DAN MCSWEENEY

Father Daniel McSweeney, affectionately known as “Padre,” passed away on November 24, 2021, at the age of 85. Father Dan served as a faculty member, soccer coach, golf coach, and school chaplain over his 20+ years of service to the school which began in 1969. Former students of Father Dan’s gathered at the home of Dino Clarizio ’75 in March to celebrate his life, share stories and reminisce.

University in Winona, MN. During his two academic sabbaticals he did research at Yale University and Oxford University.

Brother Raphael began his teaching career in 1963 at La Salle High School, Pasadena where he was assigned for four terrific years. He was then transferred to Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento before arriving at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga in 1970. This began his almost forty years in Moraga of teaching, leading, and guiding his students and colleagues in mathematics. In addition to his classroom and academic department work, Brother Raphael also lived in the student residence halls. Upon his retirement he was awarded emeritus status from the mathematics department. Away from the classroom he conducted wine tours in Northern California and traveled extensively in Europe. While Moraga was “home” for him, he also chose to venture off to other Lasallian educational works around the world. He taught at Bethlehem University on the West Bank of Palestine; Tangaza College in Nairobi, Kenya; Christ the Teacher Center in Nairobi, Kenya, and Saint Mary’s University in Winona, MN.

BROTHER RAPHAEL PATTON, FSC

Former faculty member Brother Raphael Patton, FSC, passed away on December 6, 2021. Brother Raphael worked at La Salle from 1963-1967 where he taught freshman religion, sophomore geometry, and senior trigonometry as well as music appreciation and journalism. Brother Raphael also served as Freshman Class Moderator, Yearbook Moderator, timekeeper for Basketball under Duffy Lewis, helped coach long jump, high jump, and pole vault, and helped produce Spring Showcase under Harold Frank. Brother Raphael attended numerous reunions at La Salle and could often be found at our Bay Area Alumni gatherings.

Born to James and Jane Patton in Concord, California, on January 14, 1942, Brother Raphael attended Mont La Salle Juniorate in Napa graduating in June 1958 and later received his religious habit at the beginning of his Novitiate in August of that year. His undergraduate work was at Saint Mary’s College of California earning a B.S. in 1963. He completed graduate studies at the University of Notre Dame, IN, obtaining a M.S. degree; a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Toronto, Canada; and an honorary Ed.D. from Saint Mary’s

SISTER ANN MARIE LUSTIG, O.P., AFSC

Sister Ann Marie Lustig, O.P., AFSC, passed away on January 17, 2022. Sister Ann Marie worked at La Salle from 1990-1998 serving as Religious Studies Department Chair, a counselor and the moderator for numerous clubs and organizations. Sister Ann Marie also taught at La Salle High School in Milwaukie, OR and was a founding faculty member of La Salle High School in Yakima, WA. Sr. Ann Marie received her AFSC in 2008 while serving at La Salle in Yakima which was her final school ministry assignment prior to being elected to her congregational leadership team.

Carol Kealey, mother of Chris ’85 and mother-in-law to former art teacher Heather Kealey, passed away on March 28, 2022. Carol worked at La Salle in the Finance Office from 1981-2001 processing tuition payments, and handling accounts payable and receivable.

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