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Alumni News
Brothers Forever
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CBA Alumni were L at the school in April to welcome the students coming back to full-time classroom instruction. The CBA Alumni Association created a special CBA sticker that was handed out to the students – perfect for their water bottles or notebooks, allowing them to show their school spirit wherever they go!
A PATH FOR GOD SO T H AT HE CAN ENTER Y O U R
C • Saint John Ba p t i st de la Salle • H CLASS OF 2021 • CLASS OF 2 0 2 2 • CLASS OF 2023 • CLASS OF 2024 • AS OF 2025 • H E A R T ”
A S S OF 2026 • C C L
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATIO N S • BROTHERS FOREVER
• C R I STIAN BROTHERS ACAD E MY • FOUNDED 1900
Pictured above (l-r): Laura (Murphy) Nardella ’92, Joe Andaloro ’21, Stani Juma ’21, Sarah (Vanderloo) Chmelicek ’92, Bridget Jones ’00, Michael Giamartino ’25, Gianpaolo Giamartino ’23, Jordan Rae ’23, and Joey Poore ’22.
Thank You Young Alumni!
A special Thank You to the Young Alumni who, when invited by President Matt Keough, returned to CBA to help substitute teach during the pandemic: Eric Goodwin ’15, Maria Colangelo ’15, Dana Tuohey ’16, Maggie Lenkiewicz ’16, Olivia Malvasi ’16, Emily Rivito ’17, Samantha Burnett ’17 and Tessa Queri ’17.
CBA Alumni: Share Your News
Submit a class note for the CBA alumni magazine. Do you have updates about promotions, marriages, children, milestones, accomplishments, and more? Go to www.cbasyracuse.org/alumni/share-your-news
2021 Distinguished Senior Award
Vince Sportelli ’71, Treasurer of the CBA Alumni Association, announced Rena Steele as the recipient of the Distinguished Senior Award at the annual Alumni Senior Class luncheon. This award is given in honor of former faculty member and alumnus Dr. Samuel Uva ’57. The alumni committee received 21 applications this year, and the candidates were impressive. After much deliberation, the committee narrowed the group down to six finalists: Abby Kambhampaty, Joe Rizzo, Kathryn Nardella, Kennedy Gregory, Rena Steele, and Tristen Kucera. Steele was presented with a $1,000.00 scholarship on behalf of the CBA Alumni Association. She was also honored at the graduation ceremony on June 6.
Alumni Celebrate the Class of 2021
The CBA Alumni Association officially welcomed the Class of 2021 into their ranks at the annual Alumni Senior Luncheon held on Friday, April 30 at CBA. Alumni from several decades joined the Class of 2021 for fellowship, fun, and food. Pictured below: Liza Magley ’08, Chris Paulus ’03, and Stephanie Vavonese ’02 were the featured speakers and spoke of the importance of maintaining connections with fellow alumni for personal and professional support, Brothers Forever!
Special thanks to the Alumni Association and all who supported this special event.
Alumni Sponsors: Molly (Harrigan) Towne ’97, David Hayes ’61, John Maxwell ’68, Michael Schoeneck ’02, Rich Engel ’82, Josh Terry ’01, Brian DeJoseph ’67, Katie (Yeomans) Kilmartin ’92, Joe Leone ’68, John Sindoni, AFSC ’63, Sarah (Vanderloo) Chmelicek ’92, Kurt Finkbeiner ’77, Laura (Murphy) Nardella ’92, Michael Geiss ’82, Pat Dalton ’82, Erica (Speech) Menar ’92, Stacy (Gradoville) Zdep ’96, John Bitteti ’78, Neil Bitteti ’82, Marie Adornato ’90 and Mike Vavonese ’76
Brothers & Brews – Reflections from Randall Road
On May 17, Br. Joe Jozwiak joined alumni and friends to celebrate Founder’s Day and kick-off the first conversation for “Brothers & Brews…Reflections from Randall Road.” He spoke about the invocations that Lasallian alumni all over the world have heard countless times: “Live Jesus in our Hearts” and “Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God,” where these invocations came from and why we use them in our Lasallian schools such as CBA. Did you miss this Zoom session? Make sure we have your current e-mail address for invitations to future conversations.
Reunions 2021 & 2022
Come back to reconnect! CBA class reunions bring you back home to your alma mater, as you share a weekend reconnecting and reminiscing with old friends and former classmates. A reunion is the perfect way to celebrate your class and make new friendships, as well as rekindle old ones!
Classes ending in 1’s or 6’s will be celebrating their milestone reunions this year. Classes ending in 2’s & 7’s, next year will be YOUR time to celebrate!
Please contact Meredith Page at meredith.page@ cbasyracuse.org if you are interested in organizing a reunion or for help contacting classmates.
Class of 1972
Please save the date for your Golden Jubilee Reunion Weekend June 3,4,5, 2022! A Zoom kickoff meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m. EST. Join us at http://bit.ly/CBA1972 (Meeting ID: 759 2708 0749 / Passcode: K6d1ut)
Class of 1997
It’s been 25 years! Contact CBA so we can provide the support you need to reach out to your former classmates and plan a successful event.
Class of 2011
The Class of 2011 is planning their 10th Reunion – contact us for more details.
Address updates
When planning a reunion, the committee is actively searching for classmates. Please help your planning committee by keeping your profile updated. You can now go to www.cbasyracuse.org/update to update your latest address, phone number and email.
More than 2,800 CBA Alumni are friends on the Christian Brothers Graduates Facebook page. If you have not joined us yet, please check it out. It is a great way to stay connected with your classmates and plan your reunions!
Join the CBA Syracuse Alumni group to connect with your fellow Brothers around the world.
The CBA Class of 2017…Four Years Later
Members of the Class of 2017: as the four-year mark approaches, CBA would love to hear what you are up to now, whether that be finishing up college, embarking on a career or internship, exploring a trade career, continuing your education, or more. We’d like to acknowledge your achievements in the December issue of our Brothers Magazine under “The Class of 2017…Where Are They Now?” Go to http://bit.ly/CBAClassof2017 fill out the google form and return to us by October 1, 2021 so we can include it in the December Brothers Magazine. Or email your details to meredith.page@cbasyr.org.
