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Celebrating our school …celebrating our community

Saturday, April 21, 2018 Lakeside Golf Club, Toluca Lake

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Providence High School 511 South Buena Vista St. Burbank, CA 91505 818.846.8141 www.providencehigh.org Head of School Joe Sciuto, Principal Allison DeFrancesco Castro ‘02, Dean of Studies Kerry Martin, and Dean of Students Ernest Siy take their #HealthyLiving initiative very seriously, even on Halloween.

Administration Mr. Joe Sciuto, Head of School Mrs. Allison DeFrancesco Castro ‘02, Principal Mr. Ernest Siy, Dean of Students Ms. Kerry Martin, Dean of Studies

2017-2018 Board of Regents

in this issue...

Mr. Stuart Posin, Chair Mr. Gary Arakelian ‘88, Immediate Past Chair Mrs. Christy Rodriguez Futernick ‘88, Vice Chair Mr. Tim Chan, Secretary Mrs. Amza Bossum Sr. Sheila Browne, RSM MESSAGE FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL 4 Mr. Mike Chiaroit ‘82 Mr. Ken Coopman FEATURES Ms. Pam Corradi Pioneer Luau 5 Mr. Benedict Coulter Board of Regents Welcomes New Members 6 Mrs. Libby Ghekiere Technology Focus Program Receives Major Upgrade 8 Mrs. Denise Gutches Grandparents Celebrated at Annual Mass of Thanksgiving 10 Sr. Mary Hawkins, SP Broadway Revue Showcases Student Talent 12 Mr. Francis Largoza Production of Romeo and Juliet Receives High Praise 13 Rev. Francis Mendoza Mrs. Erica Menke #TeachLikeAPioneer 14 Mrs. Sharron Dowthwaite Nelson ‘75 Mr. Tanner Ragland PIONEER NEWS BRIEFS 16 Mr. Rafe Vega Mr. Johnnie Whitaker PROFILE Mrs. Anne Zwart

Christian Service Program 18

REMINISCE Alumni Events 24 Alumnotes 26 PATRONS List of Donors 27 Rafael Vega Endowed Scholarship Donors 32 LET US PRAY 34

Sr. Lucille Dean, SP - Emeritus Member Sr. Nancy Jurecki, OP - PH&S Chief Mission Integration Officer Pioneer Connections is published by the Advancement Department at Providence High School. For questions or comments about this publication, please contact Allison Hastings Knowles ‘99 at 818.846.8141 x14417 or Allison.Knowles@providencehigh.org.

Photo credits: Angel Azoulay ‘19, Michelle Boucher ‘95, Giovanna Montoya ‘19, Allyssa Moscotte, Taegan Obermeyer-Loder ‘18, Richard Williams

Cover photo: PHS students collect school supplies for children in need.

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a message from our HEAD OF SCHOOL...

Dear Friends of Providence High School,

his edition of Pioneer Connections focuses heavily on service. Our Mission Statement guides us to be a community of service to others, and I am so proud that service is an integral and meaningful part of our school culture. “We Care Wednesday” is a powerful program that is almost entirely student-run, and our annual Advent Drive for needy families is a robust and successful tradition. This community also serves those in need, “the poor and vulnerable,” in times of natural disaster. We have had so many world disasters lately – hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, etc. Providence High School recently jumped in to support Incarnate Word Academy High School (IWA) in Houston, Texas. Our students raised $5,000.00 in two short weeks to help this wonderful Catholic school get back on their feet after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. We were one of only four high schools in the U.S. to send funds to IWA.

Mother Joseph Provence, we have purchased six new mini vans to transport our students to athletic events, Christian Service activities, retreats, Mock Trial competitions, Robotics competitions, Academic Decathlon events, and other extracurricular events. We deeply appreciate the support of our foundresses, the Sisters of Providence. Thank you for your support of the Providence Fund. We are able to transform this school from good to great in every way because of loyal donors like you. If you have not had a chance to participate in this annual Providence Fund, please consider doing so. All of the information is available on our website – www.providencehigh. org. Please make certain to follow us on social media – Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also, please stop by campus if you haven’t been here in a while. We love to show off our talented students, faculty and staff!

Over the last seven years, many facility improvements have taken place at Providence High School – new Science Center, relocated and refurbished Chapel and Learning Commons, refurbished Medical, Cinema Arts, and Technology Focus Program Centers, refurbished Weight Room and Training Room, modernized classrooms, and updated restrooms. This past summer saw the creation of our amazing new Technology Focus Program Center. You need to come on by and see this fabulous learning and creation space if you haven’t seen it yet!

Yours in Providence,

Joe Sciuto Head of School YOU BELONG HERE.

The safety of our students is of the utmost importance to us. With the help from a generous gift from the Sisters of Providence,

Go Green!

In an effort to be better stewards of the environment, if you would like to receive your issue of Pioneer Connections via email instead of mail, please contact the Advancement Office at 818.846.8141 x14416.

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Pioneer Luau The 2017-2018 school year kicked off with a special Hawaiian-themed evening for incoming freshmen and transfer students and their families. This year, 138 students joined the Class of 2021 and a total of nine students were welcomed into the Classes of 2020, 2019, and 2018.

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Back row from left to right: Ken Coopman, Pam Corradi, Sharron Dowthwaite Nelson ‘75, Libby Ghekiere, Rafe Vega, and Mike Chiarodit ‘82. Middle row: Stuart Posin, Erica Menke, Sr. Sheila Browne RSM, Christy Rodriguez Futernick ‘88, Sr. Nancy Jurecki, OP, and Tim Chan. Front row: Amza Bossom, Johnnie Whitaker, and Gary Arakelian ‘88. Not pictured: Benedict Coulter, Denise Gutches, Francis Largoza, Fr. Francis Mendoza, Tanner Ragland, and Anne Zwart

Board of Regents Welcomes Five New Members

AMZA BOSSOM Horse Trainer, Walbrook Farm

oining the Board of Regents for the 2017-2018 school year are five new members, though they aren’t all new to Providence High School. Amza Bossom and Johnnie Whitaker are current PHS parents, Mike Chiarodit ‘82 is a Providence alumnus, and Rafe Vega retired last June from PHS after nearly 45 years of teaching. While new to Providence, Tanner Ragland was a former student of Mr. Joe Sciuto’s at Campbell Hall School, and then was a colleague of his at The Buckley School. The Providence High School community welcomes these new members and looks forward to their involvement.

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Amza is the mother of Bayne ’20, who came to Providence from Clairbourn School. Bayne is a high level, ranked, polo player. The Bossoms are a horse family; they own a number of horses and support Bayne’s passion for polo. The Bossoms live in Glendale, but they are building a house in Santa Barbara. Amza’s husband, Andrew, is the Managing Director, Head of the L.A. Office for Guy Carpenter, a leading

integrated solutions provider to the insurance industry. Amza has quickly become an amazing advocate and “raving fan” of PHS!

Over the years, Mr. Vega has served the Catholic Church in a variety of ways. He has been active in a number of parishes, especially in liturgical ministries. He served as a member of the L.A. Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Commission. Twice he was called upon to be the Commission’s chairperson. Mr. Vega was a member of the deaconate education staff, dedicating himself to the development of future deacons and their concern for social justice issues. He has been a speaker at the Regional Religious Education gatherings as well as the Archdiocesan Religious Education Congress. He served as a member of the L.A. Synod Implementation Committee and participated in the work of establishing the San Fernando Regional Pastoral Council. At the national level of Church work, Mr. Vega served a term on a committee of the National Campaign for Human Development.

MIKE CHIARODIT ’82 Vice President, Blue Shield of California As Vice President of Premier Accounts Account Management in Southern California, Mike has primary responsibility for account management, development and execution of sales strategy and maintaining effective relationships with leading healthcare consultants and clients. Mike has been with Blue Shield for over eight years. Mike graduated from Providence High in 1982. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a Master of Business degree from the University of Southern California. Mike lives in Toluca Lake with his wife, Becky, and son, Danny.

JOHNNIE WHITAKER Production Manager, Agron/Adidas, Inc. Johnnie was born in Japan, and moved to Fresno, California after one year. He was raised in a Navy military family where values, discipline and independence were instilled in him at a very young age. He has two brothers and one sister living in Fresno and New York respectively. Immediately after graduating college, he moved to Los Angeles where he met his wife and landed his current job with Agron/Adidas in 1997.

TANNER RAGLAND Director of Technology and Robotics, Milken Community Schools Prior to his position at Milken School, Tanner served as Senior Director of Research and Technology at King Sports Enterprises, a startup company in the sport of boxing, where he wrote and implemented a one-of-a-kind Moneyball algorithm for identifying and procuring talent.

He attended Fresno City College and played one year of college basketball before transferring to Fresno State University to concentrate on his studies and obtain his degree. He graduated from Fresno State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Management Option) in 1996.

Tanner has an extensive background in independent schools and technology. He began his career in education as a high school History and Computer Science teacher. He was formerly the Director of Technology at Westside Neighborhood School and he spent nine years at The Buckley School as Department Chair of both Computer Science and Educational Technology.

He and his wife, Adriana, have one son, Bryce Whitaker ‘20. He also has a nephew attending Providence as well, Tyler Bridges ‘18. Prior to Providence, Bryce attended St. Robert Bellarmine School. Johnnie is very active in youth sports, specifically Bryce’s AAU basketball teams. He assists the coach with scheduling games and tournaments, room reservations and player development. He is an avid golfer; currently holding a 7.1 handicap. He is also one of the founding members of the Benchester Golf Club that was created in 1997. The golf club holds and participates in various golf tournaments throughout the City of Los Angeles benefiting such causes as pediatric cancer, battered women, Watts/Willowbrook Boys and Girls Club, and the Midnight Mission.

Tanner attended Campbell Hall School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree at UCLA. Tanner and his wife Erin have a daughter, Quinn, who is four years old, and a son, Emmett, who is two years old.

RAFE VEGA Retired, former PHS Faculty After nearly 50 years working as an educator, Mr. Vega retired from teaching this past June. He started teaching at Providence in September of 1968 and though he left PHS for four years, during which time he taught at Mayfield Senior School and Salesian High School, for more than forty years he made Providence his home.

Johnnie is a big sports fan, and he is an enthusiastic L.A. Lakers fan. Johnnie knew that PHS would be a good fit for Bryce academically and athletically, but he has been thrilled to watch Bryce get so involved in other areas of our school. He was especially impressed with Bryce’s leadership singing and dancing with his class on Theme Night.

Mr. Vega was born in Panama, but was raised primarily in Los Angeles. Due to his parents’ dedication to their heritage, he is bilingual. He is a graduate of Loyola High School, where his experience of Jesuit education started him thinking about a career in teaching. During college at Georgetown University, he called Washington, D.C., home.

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Nareh Agazarayan ‘20 admires an armadillo that was printed using one of the new 3D printers.

Technology Focus Program Receives a Major Upgrade

or many years, the bottom floor of the “A” building was referred to as “the dungeon” and for good reason as it was dark and dreary and felt isolated from the rest of campus. Over the years, that connotation disappeared as the Learning Commons was constructed there a few years ago. Now, the Technology Focus Program has found its new home in what used to be old chemistry and physics classrooms.

A student no longer has to move between two classrooms to build a robot in one and learn to program in another. Second, the surface hubs allow for students and teachers to present with ease, maximizing classroom time. Third, all of the machines allow students to explore their interests, and gives them the opportunity to go beyond what is taught in the classroom.” “One of the coolest things we’ve worked on is the 3D printers,” said Zachery Harji ‘21. “Designing in three dimensional software has been very interesting and goes hand in hand with Geometry.”

During the past summer months, construction began on the new “makerspace” where Technology Focus Program students would be able to have all of their equipment in one place, while at the same time allowing for the space to create larger projects.

The four new 3D printers, which are used frequently for engineering projects such as robot parts, 3D modeling, and product building are among other new high-tech tools. There is also a CNC machine which is used for cutting wood and designing products, and a laser cutter which is used for engraving and cutting small

“The new space has impacted and improved our program in a number of ways,” reflected Technology Focus Program Assistant Juan Lopez. “First, it streamlined how students utilize tools.

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Construction of the new space included combining two previous classrooms, and creating a new “garage” door.

Technology Focus Program Director Susan Beckenham and Assistant Juan Lopez

Rebecca Cox ‘20 and Jehu Picherack ‘20 work on a one-pound Battle Bot.

Ethan Morgan ‘20 and Angel Villarreal ‘20 explore robotic movement utilizing sensors in their Boe-Bot.

materials precisely for robot parts.

Additionally, a garage door was installed in order to better accommodate larger projects such as golf carts and solar boats.

Among the other upgrades to the new space are 32 new student computers which are the main tool for learning and teaching students how to code, create, and collaborate, and two surface hubs which are advanced electronic whiteboards used for presentations, lectures, and collaboration.

“The golf cart project is a collective effort to make the most efficient and least costly form of transportation,” explained Nasim Karawia ‘19. “The Technology Focus Program is growing and coming to be known as an innovative leader in educational technology,” said Technology Focus Program Director Susan Beckenham. “The addition of the new space singles us out as one of the most advanced learning spaces available and highlights our exciting and engaging technology program.”

The machines are also available for projects and endeavors the students may have, whether assigned as classwork, or personal. The Drone Club builds drones using a mixture of 3D printed and electronic parts, whereas the Gamification Club builds video games using the computers. “Tech Focus has really inspired me to get more creative in my work,” said Sam Daniels ‘21. “I actually feel motivated to make games on my own and to write down my ideas for stories. Gamification has also made me more comfortable when working with people to tell a story through a videogame. When I grow up, I want to write stories for videogames and I think that Tech Focus is helping me achieve that.”

“I truly believe I belong here because of Tech Focus,” added Karawia.

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Bernie Chaisson, Cindy Chaisson, and Ella Chaisson ‘21

Maria Montoya, Santiago Toyama ‘19, Ryan Narisma ‘19, and Linda Sarenas

Grandparents Celebrated at Annual Mass of Thanksgiving

or the fourth year, Providence held its “Grandparents and Special Friends Day,” which this year was celebrated on November 21st. More than 130 combined guests were in attendance and accompanied their grandchildren during the Mass, where a special blessing was bestowed upon them at the end of the Mass.

Board graciously hosted a special luncheon reception for the grandparents and their grandchildren. For many grandparents, the afternoon was bittersweet as they attended with their last grandchild at PHS, which in many ways made the day even more special.

Working in collaboration with Campus Ministry, the Advancement Department planned the event and the Parent

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Gerry Kawamura, Elizabeth Goodin ‘20, and Kent Moore

Russell Grossman, Adam Grossman ‘21, Eileen Fleming, and John Fleming

Cecelia Thompson, Connor Clemons ‘21, Ryan Clemons ‘21, and Dennis Thompson

Cynthia Chan and Brian Chan ‘18

Brian Hurst, Zachary Hurst ‘18, and Nancy Hurst

Farrall Smith, Erlinda Smith, and Kaitlyn Smith ‘18

Kendall Fields ‘21 and Ellen Curtis

Brandon Megrabyan ‘18, Andrea Caloumen ‘18, and Diana Tatevossian

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Nancy Fuller, Conrad Davis ‘19, Marge Palmer, and Paul Palmer

Alexa Warson ‘21 and Randy Bushman

Kathleen Hogan, Gavin McGroarty ‘18, and Penny Horne

Roxanne Checkor, Max Checkor ‘19, Amy Checkor ‘21, and Norman Checkor

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Broadway Revue Showcases Student Talent

ach year, the Performing Arts Department opens their season by showcasing the talents of the combined choirs and drama students during the Broadway Revue. During this show, music and scenes from some of Broadway’s most popular musicals are performed. This year’s event took place on October 6th and guests made their entrance on a red carpet where they were

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greeted and entered into a glamorous venue under the stars. After dinner, the audience had the opportunity to experience some of Broadway’s favorite tunes and scenes by Providence’s young artists. It was impressive to see so many of the newest students participate and make their debut on our stage.

Production of Romeo and Juliet Receives High Praise

rovidence High Arts’ recent fall production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the 16th main-stage play produced in conjunction with DiscoveryOnstage, garnered rave reviews from audiences, press, and adjudicators alike. Running for six nights (three of which were sold out), the show featured a lead and understudy cast, giving performance and production opportunities to nearly 40 Providence High students representing every class and level of experience.

woman, were fully involved with the story, crafted their characters with passion and intelligence, and bristled with confidence and conviction. Shakespeare can be difficult, but the spirit and talent of this high school Arts Drama group is to be bearishly applauded.” The cast and crew now awaits their final score sheets that will determine whether or not they’ve earned an invitation to the CETA MainStage or Festival of Scenes to be held this coming January.

An entry in the California Educational Theatre Association’s (CETA) upcoming festival, three judges were present throughout the run and provided feedback that was beyond positive…in fact, almost perfect.

Featuring four sword fights, a ballroom dance, an original musical score, and all of the trappings that come with Shakespearean language, this was a daunting undertaking and the students more than rose to the occasion.

One of them wrote, “This was a rousing, well-executed and stunning production of an oft-told tale. The cast, to a man and 13

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Artwork created by AP Studio Art student Lindy Plunkett ‘18

#TeachLikeAPioneer By Allison DeFrancesco Castro ‘02, Principal

his school year, the faculty and staff of Providence High School are discovering the power of a hashtag! Made popular through social media, the hashtag (#) symbol provides an innovative opportunity for our adults to seek out meaningful connections for their own professional growth.

striving to distinguish themselves as the lead learners on campus. At the start of this school year, we introduced two innovative initiatives and encouraged our teachers to become connected educators. Professional development is an expectation of all educators in the profession of teaching. However, at Providence, we have considered ways to make that more personalized and innovative.

The faculty and staff at Providence have the ability, influence, and responsibility to make a positive impact on a daily basis in the classroom and beyond. Oftentimes, their greatest impact is made by the example that they model for our students. Our students look to our teachers not only to learn content, but more importantly to learn about learning. To truly be pioneer educators, our adults are Pioneer Connections

Twitter for Professional Development In education, contrary to common belief, most of what teachers do is done in complete isolation. Teachers are assigned individual classrooms and they are separated by discipline for an entire school 14

year. The traditional nature of schools does not accommodate for or encourage collaboration or connectedness. Therefore, it becomes necessary for teachers to intentionally seek out their colleagues for ideas and feedback. At Providence, collaboration is encouraged and now, faculty and staff are becoming more connected by tweeting! Twitter is a popular social media platform that most people use to connect with celebrities and news sources. However, what sets this social media platform apart from all others like Facebook and Snapchat, is that it allows people to connect with others over ideas, not individuals and pre-existing relationships (@naval, Tweet, Jan. 2017). Our faculty and staff have been encouraged to establish their own professional Twitter account. Since August, a number of us have connected with other educators, innovators, and leaders around the country. Using a dedicated hashtag, #TeachLikeaPioneer, the faculty and staff are sharing what’s happening in our own classrooms, on campus, and even on athletic fields and courts. A teacher in our Visual Arts Department, Mrs. Courtney Abruzzo, demonstrates how Twitter can be a valuable tool for professional use. Mrs. Abruzzo currently teaches AP Studio Art, AP Art History, and ceramics and she actively uses Twitter to find and highlight relevant articles and ideas that emphasize the meaningful relevance that visual arts enables for our students. She is not only reading and discovering fascinating articles in support of her own discipline; most poignantly, she is sharing these ideas with her colleagues, emphasizing her own passion for visual arts, and working in support of our visual arts at Providence.

feedback from colleagues and supervisors during observations. These posters are displayed on all classroom doors and they allow observers to offer targeted feedback that is directly relevant to teachers’ personal growth goals. Although it may seem simple, it is rather profound. The creator of the nationwide #ObserveMe challenge, Robert Kaplinsky, emphasizes that the posters created by faculty “[show] that we have a growth mindset and are willing to make sacrifices if they result in being a better educator for our students.” A quality educator is no longer defined as an expert in their discipline or field. As educators in 2017, we are called to be the lead learners in a classroom and model a growth mindset, and as colleagues, we have an opportunity to help one another learn, grow, and improve.

Twitter is proving to be a tool which enables us to share on a platform beyond the classroom to become more globally connected educators. Social media is often viewed somewhat negatively in schools due to the public and permanent nature of what can be posted. In the past, students might have connected with Pen Pal students across the country, but now, students connect within seconds with anyone they choose. That kind of opportunity cannot and should not be ignored in education. At Providence, we must not fail to see the educational value in a tool that is an everyday reality for the students we serve. Our students are connected to networks beyond their homes through the use of their phones and social media. With our faculty and staff’s use of Twitter for professional development, we now have a platform through which teachers can serve as model digital citizens for our students. In the past, teachers could collaborate with someone in their building on a single lesson and now, teachers can peer into a limitless number of classrooms around the world to borrow and share ideas.

Providence faculty and staff are encouraged and expected to complete peer observations, called Walkabouts, during the school year. These Walkabouts facilitate positive collegiality and collaboration between teachers. Now, with the addition of the #ObserveMe posters, this exercise metaphorically breaks down the walls that separate our classrooms and feedback is not only welcomed, it is craved.

#ObserveMe Challenge Serving as models of learning, each faculty member at Providence began the school year by identifying one professional growth goal. We began with the important foundational belief that we all have areas of growth and that we can always improve upon what we do. However, what we have discovered is that if our areas of growth are not visible and at the forefront, we risk missing opportunities for support. In order to share our focus for improvement, each faculty member created an #ObserveMe poster that lists select growth areas and questions, inviting

Our educators are serving our students by dedicating themselves to the transformational work of teaching and learning. We do so with the legacy of the Sisters of Providence as our foundation, so that we too constantly strive to serve the needs of today while remaining faithful to the Mission. Through their pioneering efforts in health care, social service, and education, the Sisters of Providence continue to inspire all of us here at Providence High School to #TeachLikeaPioneer. 15

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Olivia Robinson ‘21 and Rosalie Bedganian ‘18, pictured with their coach Mark Pfau were named Independence League doubles champions. These two Pioneers qualified for the Southern California CIF individual tournament which was on November 20th.

Retired major league baseball player and PHS alumnus Jeff Cirillo ‘87 stopped by his alma mater along with his son, Carson.

Catherine Sanders (fourth from left) from the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation joined the PHS community for the All Saints Day Mass and had lunch with students and members of the PHS administration. The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation is always generous in providing PHS with grants toward financial assistance. Mrs. Sanders is welcome on campus anytime!

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Students participated in the annual AIDS Walk in Los Angeles and were featured on ABC7 Eyewitness News’ Emmy awardwinning weathercaster Danny Romero’s social media page. Way to go, Pioneers! 16

Despite graduating five key players, the 2017 girls' varsity volleyball team surpassed the expectations for the program coming into the season. The squad was in contention for the league championship up until the last weekend of the regular season. The team finished in second, the highest finish for the program in five years. Throughout the season, the team was ranked in the top-6 in Division 8 of the CIF-SS. They finished the regular season ranked 4th, the highest-finalranking for the program ever. Led by AllLiberty League selections Talia Patterson '18 and Sarah Cox '18, the Pioneers reached the second-round of the playoffs. The team finished 14-8 overall and 5-3 in the Liberty League.

The boys’ varsity basketball team matched up with Agoura Saturday night. The Pioneers came out up two points after halftime and outscored the Chargers 15-4 in the third quarter. The Chargers were unable to recover and Providence closed out the game with a final score of 53-38. Sophomore Bryce Whitaker ‘20 was named to the all-tournament team and senior Tevan Khudatyan ‘18 was named tournament MVP.

The 29th Annual Paul Sutton Tip-Off Classic wrapped up with two championships for Providence’s varsity basketball teams. The girls faced St. Genevieve in the championship game and battled to a 46-45 victory behind the defense of all-tournament team selections Giselle Camonayan ‘18 and Francesca Maravilla ‘18. Freshman Melissa Zozulenko ‘21 provided an offensive spark for the Pioneers all tournament, earning her the tournament MVP award.

JJ Totah ‘18 and Ella Spring ‘21 (pictured, at right) were the winners of the only two outstanding prosecution attorney awards. In addition, Larissa Siswanto ‘21 won an award as the outstanding clerk. Six other PHS “Mock Trialers” received honorable mention certificates for their performances. Nine of 19 PHS Mock Trialers were recognized overall! This year’s team made it to the third round and were eliminated by the team that went on to be the runner-up this year in the county competition.

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profile: CHRISTIAN SERVICE PROGRAM

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“Guided by our Catholic tradition, we develop each student’s academic potential, moral values, love of learning, and commitment to faith and service.” - Providence High School Vision Statement

ecognizing that service to others is an integral part of Christian discipleship, all Providence High School students are required to give of their time and talent to service projects during each of their four years. Seniors are required to complete a minimum of 40 hours, juniors 30 hours, sophomores 20 hours, and freshmen 10 hours. It is expected that all students engage in service, both on and off campus, with agencies that provide opportunities for our students to encounter and assist persons who have various needs, such as volunteering at hospitals, convalescent homes, retirement homes, elementary schools, parish churches, or various charity agencies.

Joseph Medical Center, expressing appreciation for students, parents, and staff, preparing seasonal gift bags for children in shelters, collecting and organizing supplies for fire, earthquake, or hurricane victims, packing lunches for local food pantries, creating gifts for animals in shelters, among other service-related activities. During the recent devastating hurricanes, Providence High School “adopted” Incarnate Word High School, an all-girls Catholic High School located in Houston, TX. In a short amount of time, students, parents, and faculty and staff members raised $5,000. In addition, the Athletic Department donated PE t-shirts and sweatpants to the University of Houston. For the Puerto Rico hurricane relief effort, items were collected and resulted in filling eight boxes that were sent to Puerto Rico.

However, Providence students go well above and beyond what is required of them. Last year, students logged more than 20,000 service hours. Over the summer, students served around 12,000 hours locally and abroad. Over the four years a class has been at Providence High School, that graduating class has generally served nearly 20,000 hours. 80% of the students do more than the required hours, and at least 25% complete more than double the requirement.

“The generosity of the Providence High School community never ceases to amaze me,” said Hickey. “Without a second thought, the students and adults on campus are willing to step up and assist as needed, and this was even more evident during the catastrophic hurricane season.”

“Our entire community strives to live the mission of the Sisters of Providence - to ‘reveal God’s love for all, especially the poor and vulnerable, through our compassionate service’,” reflected Director of Campus Ministry Claire Hickey. “Students and adults alike understand that being a Pioneer means we share our gifts to make the world around us a better place.”

The following pages (20-23) detail personal experiences from students and one faculty member as they recount recent service projects they participated in, both locally and abroad.

Photo on opposite page: Director of Campus Ministry Claire Hickey oversees one of the collections for Hurricane Relief. Students were given the opportunity to wear jeans to school in exchange for donating to the fund.

We Care Wednesdays have become an on-campus tradition in which students can participate in outreach to patients in hospitals, moms with babies in the NICU next door at Providence Saint

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Ryan Donnelly ‘18

uring my summer, I went to the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor in Kenya for two weeks. I was able to go on this trip because I applied and was chosen for the Duttenhaver Conservation Field Study Program. This program sends students all over the world to participate in environmental research through Earthwatch, an organization that creates opportunities for citizens to conduct important research with scientists. Here, I participated in an experiment attempting to solve the problem of human-elephant conflict. Human-elephant conflict is a problem throughout Africa. Elephants raid the crops of subsistence farmers (farmers who live by eating what they grow), causing the farmers to have no income and turn to unsustainable methods of generating income, such as poaching or charcoal burning (cutting down and burning trees for fuel). So, I was very excited to help with the experiment and try to solve this huge problem. Overall, I feel like this project really is going to impact lots of people. Even though we could not be there to collect data on how well the fences worked, I am hopeful that the fences will deter elephants to some degree. If the fences do work, many farmers’ lives will be impacted in such a good way, as well as the environment around them. This trip also impacted me as well, as by doing the research there I confirmed my passion for wanting to have a career as a wildlife biologist.

Over the course of the two weeks I was there, I helped measure fields, build fences, and set up different fences around experimental fields of crops. Once the work was complete, all that was left to do was wait for elephants to raid the fields in order to collect data. Because the experiment goes on until January 2018 and no elephants raided during the time I was there, I was not able to gather this data. My favorite part of the research was participating in transects, set paths we drove to document animal species. Going on the transects was a lot of fun, as not only did we see an incredible number of animals, but the data we recorded added to a thirty-year long research project on biodiversity in the area.

Stephanie Ko ‘19

or the past 11 years, I have been traveling on mission trips concentrating on Central America. This year our destination was Nicaragua. Our mission team is split into three parts: women's seminar, bible seminar, and Vacation Bible Study (VBS) for the children. My focus was with the VBS team where we helped serve village children at three different church locations. This year specifically I was able to connect with the children more because I spoke with them and was able to communicate and learn about them individually in depth. There was no language barrier and that was all thanks to the Spanish lessons I took and continue to take here at Providence! I face painted, danced, baked, cleaned, and passed out gifts for the kids. Seeing the children smile at the smallest things made my heart squeeze and I wouldn't give up that experience for anything else in the world! I love the experience and I can't wait to serve again this coming summer!

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Fiona Hoeller-Rouse ‘21

his summer, I spent three weeks at my aunt’s house in Refrath, Germany. After I read the book, Shooting Kabul, and watched the documentary, My Homeland, which described a family who escaped the war-torn city of Aleppo to start a new life in Germany, I was very interested in meeting refugee families in Germany. My aunt, who is very active in organizing help for refugees, told me that I could volunteer at her local church to help with the refugee children’s summer program. One of my responsibilities was to supervise and engage about 12 children ranging between eight and 16 years of age in fun pool activities. Most of the children couldn’t swim, especially the girls. Since women are not allowed to show themselves in a bathing suit in Syria, they never got the chance to learn how to swim. In addition to engaging in pool activities with the refugee children, I also got a chance to play lots of other sports with them. Something interesting that I learned while we were playing sports was that many of the refugee kids were not allowed to drink water during the day, since it was Ramadan for them. I quickly learned that Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting. They were only allowed to eat and drink before dawn and after sunset.

I loved spending time with the refugee kids that fled to my aunt’s hometown. Not only did I enjoy learning about their culture and their lives, I was also happy to be a part of something that allowed them to act and feel like kids again.

Keely Savitt ‘19

his past summer, I had the opportunity to go on a service trip to the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands with Visions Service Adventures for 21 days. The main focus of the trip was to engage in community service each day. The projects we worked on were building storage for the Red Cross building, painting and building animal cages for the Humane Society, building planters for the local retirement home, and building benches for the community center. One of my favorite activities that I was blessed to be able to do was to help out in swimming classes for challenged adults. Besides doing service work we had responsibilities around our house. We had to take care of cleaning, buying any supplies at the store and making all meals except for dinner which was done by Miss Carol, a local woman who came to cook for us. When we had free time we were able to experience and learn things about the community. We were able to go to the local basketball court, go to local farms, go scuba diving and we were welcomed into the homes of local families for dinner. My very favorite part of the trip was being able to meet so many amazing people and spending time with the children on the island. Being able to experience such a different culture was truly beautiful and I am very grateful for the time I spent there.

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Brian Markey ‘18

his summer, I went on a once-in-a-lifetime service trip to Nepal. The trip was with a company called Global Works that organizes trips for teens that incorporate touring, service, and cultural immersion to different places around the world. On my trip, there were 18 teens and all of us were from different states. Making friends and working with people from all over the place made the trip even more rich and interesting. The trip was only 17 days, but we crammed a lot into it. The service project that our group did was to construct a bathroom for a school. This involved digging a 6’x6’x6’ hole for a septic tank, moving boulders, and building cement and brick walls. The school was on top of a mountain which we hiked up and down each day. There were also 50 or so children that were excitedly expecting our arrival at their school. Our group split up and took turns between playing games with the children and working on the project. past. Because Nepal is the birthplace of Buddha, there were Buddhist temples in many different countries; we toured 10 of them, and I learned about many facets of Buddha’s life from many different perspectives. We visited a monastery and got to meet and have a lot of fun with young monks who do not have a lot of interaction with people outside their monastery. I feel so lucky to have gotten the chance this summer to experience a far-away place and make a small difference there; I will remember it all for a very long time.

After 10 days, our school bathroom project was done and it was time to experience Nepal. The people, the terrain, and the culture of Nepal is completely different from here. It was amazing to be in such a different place. We got to see and do some really cool stuff. A few experiences really stand out. A huge highlight was riding on an elephant through the jungle and seeing rhinoceroses and monkeys up close and roaming around. I also rode an elephant into a river and it filled its trunk with water and gave me a bath! We saw many very old elaborate buildings, many with earthquake damage from a very large earthquake they suffered in the recent

Keeva McNutt ‘18

his summer, I spent one of my three weeks in Ozark, Arkansas volunteering at the Franklin County Learning Center (FCLC), a center for people with developmental and physical disabilities, ranging from newborns to adults, but not including kids of school age. I helped the two teachers in the nursery take care of up to six babies, the two eldest being a year old. All but one of the babies were born prematurely, so the Learning Center focuses on helping them reach certain goals and objectives depending on where they are physically and developmentally. I worked eight hours a day, from seven in the morning to three-thirty in the afternoon. While working (and playing) with the babies, I came up with different ways to comfort each baby if they started crying, ways to keep them entertained while waiting on a meal, and ways to put them to sleep at nap time. All of these required a lot of patience, understanding, and the ability to improvise and think outside the box. The only thing I didn't help with was when they needed a diaper change, in which case I would call over one of the teachers and she would do it herself. I absolutely loved working with everyone at FCLC, the environment is very hospitable and welcoming, and they even gave me a goodbye gift on my last day there. I learned a lot in the short week that I was there, and I hope I learn even more if I go again next summer!

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David Bird - PHS Science Teacher

traveled to Guatemala in early November to serve the people of San Antonio Beleju. Providence St. Joseph (PSJ) Global Partnerships is a branch of Providence working to serve the poor and vulnerable in an international capacity. PSJ Global partnerships sends medical and service teams to people in need. The people of San Antonio Beleju are nestled in the cloud forest of Guatemala, having limited resources and no medical care. The medical teams discovered three major needs for the people. There was a need for latrines, wood burning stoves with ventilation, and water cisterns. These three projects would help aid with the high rate of childhood dysentery and respiratory problems. Last year for Providence high school’s Lent drive, the school fundraised to pay for the materials needed for latrines, stoves, and cisterns. Wanting to serve the people of San Antonio Beleju, I volunteered to travel to the Guatemalan village and help build the cisterns. The best part of the experience was getting to know the people of San Antonio Beleju. They are a beautiful people, rich in culture. I was amazed at how warmly I was welcomed into their village. The entire time I felt at home. The village has over 700 people, 122 of which are elementary aged children. The people of San Antonio Beleju are happy and playful. Everyone I met was smiling and laughing. Being able to provide them with clean water was an honor. It was incredible to see the power of the Providence High School community in action. We raised the money for the cisterns and as a representative I was able to see them completed. I have brought back photographs of the families we served. Hopefully my experience will inspire more of our community to engage in service. For my next project, I plan to help the elementary school of San Antonio Beleju. The cisterns that were built by the Providence team and me are large cement water tanks that collect rain water. The rain water runs through a filter and fills the tank. One tank holds enough clean water to support three families through the dry season. Because of these tanks, the families do not have to walk an hour down the mountain to fill buckets from the river. The filters prevent the bacterial contamination that was causing the childhood dysentery. During the time I was in Guatemala, seven tanks were built, enough to support twenty one families. The service taking place in the indigenous villages of Guatemala is an ongoing one that Providence is proud to support.

Winter 2018

alumni EVENTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2018 - 6:00-8:30 PM Theme Night, PHS Campus FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Dodgeball Tournament, PHS Campus Spend your lunch break playing the classic game with fellow alums against current students!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018 - 5:30-9:00 PM Spring Musical preview of All Shook Up, PHS Campus Complimentary dinner and show.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018 - 5:30-11:00 PM Annual Gala, Lakeside Golf Club MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018 - 6:00-9:00 PM Paint and Sip, PHS Campus Paint a ceramic trivet with the guidance of a PHS art instructor while enjoying a glass of wine!

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018 - 9:30 AM-12:30 PM May Crowning Mass, PHS Student Activity Center Mass and luncheon for alumnae who graduated 50 or more years ago.

Attention Classes of: ‘63, ‘68, ‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98, ‘03, ‘08, and ‘13

Members of the Class of 2007 gathered for their 10th reunion, which was held on Saturday, August 19th at Edendale in Los Angeles.

If you’re interested in planning a reunion for your class, please contact Joannes Pamatmat ‘03, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at 818.846.8141 x14403 or Joannes.Pamatmat@providencehigh.org.

Joan Bernardi Schaumberg ‘62, Kathy Dickinson Fredrickson ‘62, Barbara Lewandowski Murrieta ‘62, Ginny Dalton Ficco ‘62, and Sr. Theresa White, SP ‘62 were among a total of 15 women from the Class of 1962 who reunited for their 55th reunion. Of the 15, ten of the women traveled by train the next day to San Juan Capistrano for an overnight stay and visit to the Mission San Juan Capistrano and surrounding places of interest. Pioneer Connections

Members of the Class of 1977 attended their 40th reunion held on Saturday, October 7th at Pickwick. Mr. Vega even made an appearance!

The Class of 1967 celebrated their 50th reunion on July 15, 2017 The reunion was held in the MPR and the ladies were given a tour of the campus. Prior to the reunion, a special prayer service was held in the Providence Chapel. The next day, members of the class gathered at Pickwick for more fun.

Members of the Class of 1967. Joanne Kriesel Davids Bill Morgan, Marlene Vowels Morgan ‘67, Lindalee Albina Bocchiccho Fleishman ‘67, Connie Prudhomme ‘67 (pictured at the far left) and Terry Carter Stacy ‘67 Ornest Fromm ‘67, Judy Brown Rhoades ‘67, and David McPherson ‘67, Terry Carter Stacy ‘67, Joanne Kriesel (pictured at far right) spent more than a year planning Rhoades Davids ‘67, and Patricia Austin Walling ‘67 their special weekend.

The Class of 1997 celebrated their 20th reunion on September 30, 2017

Elda Gregorian Link ‘97, Jessica Moresco ‘97, and Michael Piano ‘97, Cecilia Quintana ‘97, Leanna Richelle Pillard ‘97, Katie Sciurba ‘97, Erin Dominguez, Daniella Zepeda Gallegos ‘97 put much thought Castello, and Jason Castello ‘97 Arthur St. Germain, Karla Polk St. Germain, Kristie into planning their reunion, elegantly transforming Whitehores ‘97, Jose Tano ‘97, and Amanda Berman the quad and ensuring their classmates enjoyed themselves.

Ana Vargas ‘97, Nils Larsen, Golak Olfati, and Sandra Tran ‘97

Amber King Presnall ‘97, Kathrina Huelgas Johnson Kristina Anderson, Jeff Polanco ‘97, Lauren Lacher ‘97, and Alisa Dargenzio Nelson ‘97 Anderson ‘97, and Pouria Parsa ‘97

For information about upcoming reunions, or to RSVP for any upcoming events, please contact Joannes Pamatmat ‘03, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at 818.846.8141 x14403 or Joannes.Pamatmat@providencehigh.org. 25

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alumnotes

(PHOTO 1) The grandson of Kathleen Unsinn Dabbs ‘62, Nicholas Hoslet (center), is pictured with his family: Hannah Hoslet, Heidi Hoslet, Jami Hoslet and his father, Jeff Hoslet.

1960’s

(PHOTO 1) Kathleen

Unsinn Dabbs ‘62 - “I am so proud to announce my grandson, Nicholas Hoslet, has been admitted to Candidacy for Holy Orders. Soon I will be addressing my grandson as “Father”! Here he is surrounded by his loving family.”

1980’s

Stephen Misiurak ‘81 was recently appointed by the Washington State Governor to the State Public Works Board. Steve represents the local cities and is both humbled and honored to be appointed to this Board, which funds infrastructure

(PHOTO 2) Katherine Siordia Deubner ‘97 with her mother, Debra Siordia, and daughter, Shelby-Lynne.

improvement projects through low interest loans and other funding opportunities.

2017, joining older siblings, Benjamin, Judah, and IvyAnne.”

Steve is also a Registered Professional (PE) and has been married to his wife for 28 years. He has been working as a City Engineer for the city of Gig Harbour for 18 years.

2010’s

1990’s

Ava Midkiff ‘17 - “I just graduated from Providence this year and am currently attending The King’s College in New York City. I have a paid public relations internship at The Berman Group.”

(PHOTO 2) Katherine

Siordia Deubner ‘97 - “My husband, Jacob and I added another little one to our family. Our fourth child, Shelby-Lynne Jean was born March 25,

We love to hear about all of the wonderful things our alumni are experiencing! Please keep us updated about your lives post PHS. Send updates and photos to Allison Hastings Knowles ‘99 at Allison.Knowles@providencehigh.org. Pioneer Connections

we give thanks to OUR GENEROUS DONORS

he Providence High School community would like to thank the following patrons who have graciously made donations to Providence High School from May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017. The Advancement Department does its best to ensure all donors are recognized, however if we inadvertently missed someone, please accept our sincere apology and know that your generosity did not go unnoticed. Linda Malouf Abraham ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. Diosdado Abuyog Nona Rodriguez Acosta ‘81 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Adamian Mr. and Mrs. Keith Adams Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Alejo Mr. and Mrs. Javier Alejo Viviana Del Cid Alfonso ‘91 William Alfonso ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Altoon Ms. Patricia Alvarado Karen Connolly Alvarez ‘87 Nerses S. Aposhian ‘10 Gary Arakelian ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. John Arakelian Dr. Emily Arambulo and Mr. Karl Arambulo Ms. Grace Arciniegas Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Arias Ms. Patricia Arias V.C. Aronis ‘87 Kathleen Russell Arras ‘75 Christina Ashjian ‘03 Mrs. Sona Ashjian Mr. James Astorga Mr. and Mrs. Sarkis Avedikian Mr. and Mrs. David Avetisyan Mr. and Mrs. Phil Avila Carolyn DeFrancesco Aviles ‘06 Mr. Marty Azoulay Mr. Ararat Bagramyan and Ms. Liana Navasardyan Mrs. Vickie Bagwell Ms. Jennifer Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Balderas Erin Ballew ‘90 Jason Batungbacal ‘16 Dr. Michele Walker-Bauer and Mr. Eric Bauer Majelane Bautista ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. William Bautista Andrew Bencze ‘89 Debra Bennett ‘71 Sheila Florence Benson ‘64

Matthew-Ryan Benzinger ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Randolf Bialkowski Michael Bin ‘86 Richard Bin ‘86 Mrs. Clara Bird Mr. David Bird Jacqueline Benoit Bishop ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Blanchette The Boeing Gift Matching Program Mr. and Mrs. John Bonano Mr. Raul Borja Jennifer Bornoff ‘95 Ms. Pat Boroughs Mrs. Cathy Boucher Michelle Boucher ‘95 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boul Mr. and Mrs. Marc Bourdages Marguerite Wozniak Boyle ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bracken Mr. and Mrs. Gil Breakman Sister Sheila Browne, RSM Dennis Bullock ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Lerpong Bumroongpongse Business Wire Mr. and Mrs. Boris Bystritsky Mr. Ryan Cadiz Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Caedo Mr. and Mrs. Dean Cala Mr. Byron Caloza and Ms. Bernadette Ragasa Zoe I. Camp ‘14 Stephanie Brown Cannon ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Caplan Mary Cappadonna ‘69 Karla Hokr Carlsen ‘72 Ms. Laura Carney Mr. and Mrs. Mario Carrillo Ms. Stephanie Carvajal Olga L. Castellanos ‘73 Ms. Josefina Castillo Allison DeFrancesco Castro ‘02 Gregory Castro ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Froilan Casupanan Mr. and Mrs. David Cedeno 27

Sister Felma Cerezo, SP Ms. Lorena Cerritos Ms. Alexandra Cervantes Mr. and Mrs. Eric Chaisson Julie Ann Chambers ‘12 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Chan Mr. Dave Checkor Mr. and Mrs. Norman Checkor Ms. JingYi Chen Mr. and Mrs. Adam Chester Cheryl Chiappe-Lauth ‘84 Mike Chiarodit ‘82 Mr. Ned Chikh and Ms. Chaza Amin Kevin Choi ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chuchvara Michelle Fodor Clapp ‘66 Class of 1962 Class of 1967 Class of 1970 Class of 1997 Ms. Debra Cochrane Mr. and Mrs. Mike Collier Mr. and Mrs. Bill Collins Ms. Dana Congdon Trilby Conried ‘69 Rita Trinkaus Cooney ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coontz Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Coopman Bernadette Cormier ‘69 Ms. Pamela Corradi Dr. and Mrs. Gene Coughlin Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Coulter Robert Cowan ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox Mrs. Kathy Crummey Ms. Kathy Culpepper Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cunningham Mrs. Rebecca Damodaran Mr. and Mrs. Charles D’Atri Joanne Kriesel Davids ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Davis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davis Ms. Palmer Davis and Mr. Greg Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Eric De Sagun Winter 2018

Mr. and Mrs. Noel De Vera Sister Lucille Dean, SP Ms. Joan Del Valle Mr. and Mrs. Windell Del Valle Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Dela Rosa Jr. Alexa Dell’Acqua ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Dempsey Jason Desjardins ‘91 Daryl Dimalanta ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Romer Dimalanta Mr. Tuyen Dinh and Ms. Thao Nguyen Walt Disney Company Foundation Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Ms. Lina Doi Mr. and Mrs. George Donikian Mr. and Mrs. Tim Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. Marc Dube Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dubon Mr. and Mrs. William Duke Tim Edgar ‘90 Christy Olson Edwards ‘75 Mr. Georg Egloff Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Ellenburg Mr. Rodrigo Escolano and Ms. Rosemary Cunada Mr. and Mrs. Cesar Espinosa Mr. and Mrs. Erik Estrada Nicolas Estrada ‘07 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Evashchen Dolores Sosa Falchini ‘77 Ms. Michelle Faraon Ms. Joanie Fenstermaker Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferrante Stephanie Figueroa ‘16 Ms. Vivian Figueroa Sandra Sherman Filby ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald Ms. Claudia Florian Mr. David Foley and Ms. Maria Guerrero Denise Forlizzi ‘75 Dr. Maricel Fortin and Mr. Edgar Fortin Christy Rodriguez Futernick ‘88 Monsignor Robert Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Galvez Susan Gamble ‘91 Ms. Beatrice Garcia Ms. Maria E. Garcia Mr. Mauricio Garcia and Ms. Leslie Barnett Carol Feloney Garibay ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. John Garrick Raphael Gatchalian ‘02 Cathy Gelfuso-Perkins ‘73 Oscar George ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Vic Georgino Lynne Thomas Gerred ‘72 Mr. Leon Gershkovich and Ms. Eleonor Goldring

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Mrs. Elizabeth Ghekiere Mr. and Mrs. Hans Ghekiere Mr. John Gillingham Ms. Zoe Gillingham Dr. and Mrs. David Gjertson Pamela Lewis Glavis ‘77 Michelle Goffin Godfrey ‘75 Mr. Jesus Godinez Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Goodin Judy Agelson Gorsuch ‘72 Christeil Figueroa Gota ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Greer Mrs. Jeanne Grosset Mr. Richard Grossman Marie O’Brien Guasco ‘71 Mrs. Denise Gutches Victoria Reynolds Hallak ‘95 Scott Hamilton ‘82 Janet Han ‘05 Bill Hannon Foundation William H. Hannon Foundation Heather Hansen ‘07 Dr. Arjan Harjani Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Harnsberger Sister Mary Hawkins, SP Mr. and Mrs. Andy Healy Eloise Klein Healy ‘61 Mary Heebner ‘69 Ms. Marife Helling Elena Herting ‘87 Mrs. Claire M. Hickey Ms. Patricia Hoard Ann Conley Holmquist ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. William Holt Mary Ellen Horan ‘75 Maria Pilar Hoye ‘84 Mr. Robert Humphreys and Ms. Tracey Robertson Michele Garrier Hunstable ‘86 Patrick Daniel Ingar ‘15 Ms. Michelle Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. C. Stephen Jaeger Elaine Anastasia Janson ‘64 Catherine Jedlicka ‘06 Gina Gebhard Jensen ‘67 Ms. Pamela Jensen Aleth R. Jimenez ‘03 James Jimenez ‘02 Christopher Jones ‘91 Theresa Jones ‘84 Rosemarie Saraceno Joyner ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Tristan Juan Ms. Marian Julum-Weaver Sister Nancy Jurecki, OP Benjamin K. Jury ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jury Mr. Michael Kadenacy

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kaminski Dr. and Mrs. Suad Kapetanovic Mr. Fayez Karroum and Ms. Maria Danhach Georgette Dvoracek Katuna ‘69 Ms. Lesli Keligian Mrs. Cecilia Kienast Ms. Karri Kirsch Ms. Kimberlee Kirsch Allison Hastings Knowles ‘99 Barbara Penkal Kornylo ‘75 Kellie Gwillam Kozonis ‘86 KPMG Marla Daniels Kroll ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Zareh Krumian Mr. Jeff Kubasak Theresa Kubasak ‘69 Ms. Maribel Kuklish Alec Kurkjian ‘14 Ms. Michelle Laforce Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L’Angelle Mr. and Mrs. Osbaldo Lara Mr. and Mrs. Francis Largoza Paolo Miguel Largoza ‘17 Ysabella Largoza ‘13 Lani Clayton Laskowski ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. William Lebeda Mr. and Mrs. C. Victor LeBreton Apryl Brace Leipold ‘69 Pieri Arcidiacono Levandofsky ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levitan Joan Lewan ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Leyretana Ms. Amy Liebowitz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lipton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loftus Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lohnas Mr. Jose Lopez and Ms. Teresa Lagunas Chris Gabriel Tabadero Lorenzo ‘15 Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mactal Mr. and Mrs. Michael Madden Evan Mader ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mahan Liam Mahan-Mesa ‘17 Molly Mahony ‘73 Mr. Dennis Malabanan and Ms. Jeannie Acdan Mr. Ibrahim Malki and Ms. Elizabeth Sultanyan Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Marcelo Lorraine Bellis Mark ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. James Markey Mr. and Mrs. Dmitry Marmershteyn Mr. and Mrs. Manfredo Marrone Marsh & McLennan Companies Matching Gifts Program Ms. Kerry Martin Mr. and Mrs. Nicasio Martin, Jr.

Mr. Anthony Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Kim Kee Martinez Ms. Rosemary Martinez Eldrin A. Masangkay ‘12 Dr. Elizabeth Maslow and Mr. Lorenzo Najera Alexandra Matthews ‘71 Annie Matthews ‘93 Kathryn O’Neill Maurer ‘72 Dee Dee Maxwell ‘66 Brian McCabe ‘87 Tracie Chenard McCarron ‘78 Ellen McManus McCarthy ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Nelson McCormick Mary McDermott ‘71 Michelle Pantaleo McDonald ‘03 Martina McGlynn ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Sean McGroarty Mr. and Mrs. Paul McKenna Sandy Denning McLaughlin ‘67 Joan Brake McNerney ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. David McNutt Mr. Luis Medina Mr. and Mrs. Nick Megrabyan Ms. Hilda Mehrabyan Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Mencos Rev. Francis Mendoza Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Menez Grant Wesley Menke ‘16 Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Menke Mr. and Mrs. John Meza Mr. Samuel Michlap and Ms. Selina Lucas Eric Miller ‘82 Ivan Miller ‘95 Bonnie Cooper Mills ‘71 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Minasyan Ms. Ronda Minks Cheryl Polfus Minor ‘75 Sam A. Misa ‘12 Elizabeth Hermann Mitchell ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Genaro Mitjans Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mohnani Mr. Shawn Monegain Sister Carla Montante, SP Kathleen Hurley Montierth ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. George Mooradian Ms. Jennifer Morgan and Mr. Richard Dungan Mrs. Melva Morrow Mr. Alonzo Mortenson Ms. Michele Mullaly Jamie Silva Muskopf ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. George Nazarian Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Nazario Sharron Dowthwaite Nelson ‘75 Daniel Newton ‘81 Debra Newton ‘79 Linda Newton ‘77

Sister Rosa Nguyen, SP Beatrice Nieves ‘88 Christina Piazza Novak ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Rick Nowak Geoffrey Nuanes ‘03 Bridget Oberlin ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. Cary Ocon Therese Menez Offer ‘92 Mary O’Neill ‘74 Ms. Caitlin Opperman Mr. and Mrs. Robelson Oreto Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Ortega Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Ortiz-Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Marco A. Ortiz-Sanchez Shari Newton O’Sullivan ‘80 Ms. Gayane Ovsepyan Mr. Josue Pacheco Mr. and Mrs. Merill Pagulayan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Palmer Joannes Pamatmat ‘03 Mr. Randy Pangilinan Mrs. Kathleen Pantaleo Michael Pantaleo ‘01 Mrs. Marlen Paoletta Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Parentela Robert Parmele ‘02 Drs. Nisha and Mayur Patel Mr. and Mrs. Michael Patterson Diana Cholakian Pearre ‘05 Jezelle Ann Perida ‘17 Giovanny Pernudi ‘02 Mary Sortino Petersen ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. Doug Petty Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pfeiffer Rosina Caven Piazza ‘66 Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Picazo Nancy Lawes Pierson ‘67 Mrs. Teresa Piumetti Stacie Gwillam Plunkett ‘89 Melissa Pope ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Posin Joshua Post ‘94 Mr. William Powell Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Power Caryl Harvey Prati ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. Robb Pratt Cynthia Preciado ‘00 Ms. Julie Prendiville Roux Ms. Holly Priebe-Sotelo and Mr. Larry Sotelo Dr. Jose Prieto Mr. and Mrs. John Prosky Dr. and Mrs. Scott Protzman Providence High School Helping Hands Club David Pulido ‘81 Salvador Quezada ‘95 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Quille 29

Eileen Ary Quintero ‘67 Mr. Tanner Ragland Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Ramirez Judith Lubin Rao ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. Erizaldi Rebultan Regina Shermer Reed ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Alex Renskoff Ellen A. Renskoff ‘17 Dr. Randa Reslan and Mr. Badri Reslan Elizabeth Reuter ‘07 Mr. and Mrs. Alex Reyes Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Reyes Ms. Diana Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. David Riccitiello Mrs. Ashley Rivers Gail Robillard ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Ian Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Leo Robles Mr. Jonar Rodrigo and Ms. Christine Eclavea Alexis Rodriguez ‘90 Karen Aasen Rodriguez ‘88 Oscar Rodriguez ‘88 Ms. Eleonore Rojas Terry Romero-Paul ‘69 Nicholas Rondon ‘98 Abbey Ronquillo ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Rouse Jessica Rosa Rucker ‘85 Mr. David Rufus Mr. and Mrs. Steven Running Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sagona Michael Saint-Amand ‘83 Beverly Belkiewicz Saliba ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Salinas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salmon Mr. and Mrs. Scott Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Jose Sanchez Gabriel Sandoval ‘84 Ada-Nicole Sanger ‘16 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sanger Mr. and Mrs. Dede Sanrow Mr. and Mrs. Kris Santa Cruz Sister Joeline Santiago, SSS Amanda Jane F. Santos ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Santos Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Santos Deborah Sarquiz ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. David Saviola Ms. Tricia Savitt Dr. Vincent Sayoc and Dr. Jocelyn Jerusalem Anthony Scarano ‘81 Mr. James Schneider Mrs. Nancy Sciurba Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sciuto Mr. and Mrs. Alex Shabun Timothy Shannon ‘77 Winter 2018

Mr. Dan Sheehy Mr. David Sherlock-Haban Mr. and Mrs. Craig Simon Teresa Brown Simonson ‘72 Sisters of Providence Mr. and Mrs. Indra Siswanto Mr. Ernest Siy Linda Smith ‘75 Ms. Stacy and Denise Smithers Kathleen Snider ‘65 Family Trust Suzie Soghoyan ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Solomon Lori Sortino ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. Rama Sou Mr. Greg Spring and Ms. Ivy Brown Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. St. Denis St. Joseph Residence Liza Saplala Stanton ‘77 Christy Stevens ‘90 Helene Thompson Stevenson ‘64 Mr. Alan Stock Mr. and Mrs. David Stoffers Darleen Stoker ‘80 Phyllis Stonehocker ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. John Straw Mr. Martin Sukunyan and Mrs. Azatui Tagvoryan Mr. Kieron Swaine and Ms. Lisa Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Swofford

Mr. and Mrs. Luis Tablada Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Tanasi Mr. Nestor Tapia and Ms. Leniza Cruz Ms. Christina Tatevossian Mrs. Sossy Tavidian Sarah Crowley Tello ‘95 Mr. and Mrs. Don Terbush Mr. and Mrs. Khachatur Ter-Sahakyan Mr. and Mrs. Pasquales Teta Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tidik Mr. and Mrs. Nelio Tolentino Mr. and Mrs. Pat Torpey Mr. and Mrs. Suheil Totah Alexia Grace Townsend ‘09 Mary Heydorff Tully ‘73 Susan Turmell Husk ‘66 Mr. Arthur Turner Felicia Tweedy ‘97 Judy Egan Umeck ‘75 Dr. Cesinita Urbina and Mr. Wilfredo Urbina Mr. and Mrs. Eric Van Gilder Jason Van Hecke ‘93 Melanie Morales Van Hecke ‘95 Mr. Juan Vega Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Vega Mr. Paul Vercammen Chris Vierheilig ‘78 Stacy Vierheilig Fraser ‘80

Jose David Villa ‘99 Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Villanueva Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Villar III Mr. Florentino Villarreal and Ms. Livier Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Angelito Vitug Ms. Cheryl Wadsworth David Wang Deirdra Minor Ward ‘83 Traci Wargo-Lehman ‘91 Paul Warson ‘90 Samantha Weissman ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Weitekamp Ms. Livia Wells Susan Unsinn Wells ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams Mr. and Mrs. Sean Wilson Ms. Judy Wong Ms. Jessica Wright Ms. Linda Wyatt Anne McMahon Wynne ‘01 Corrinne Yeakel ‘73 Mrs. Susan Yee Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Young Richard G. Yousko ‘83 Nancy Kuehn Zenan ‘59 Mr. James Ziegler Ms. Mildred T. Zozulenko Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zwart

IN MEMORY OF* KATHLEEN LAWRENCE BERGER ‘64 Sheila Florence Benson ‘64

TOM DURKIN Matthew-Ryan Benzinger ‘06

JANE GUTHRIE MULLER Mrs. Claire M. Hickey

GASTON CASTELLANOS Olga L. Castellanos ‘73

ELEONORA GREENHILL Class of 1997 Mrs. Cecilia Kienast Brian McCabe ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. David McNutt Judith Lubin Rao ‘72 Christy Stevens ‘90 Traci Wargo-Lehman ‘91 Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Young

VITA PAOLETTA Mrs. Marlen Paoletta

WILLIAM F. CLAYTON Lani Clayton Laskowski ‘73 KENNETH DESJARDINS ‘79 Jason Desjardins ‘91 CHRISTINE DONOVAN ‘69 Trilby Conried ‘69 Bernadette Cormier ‘69 Theresa Kubasak ‘69 Apryl Brace Leipold ‘69 Martina McGlynn ‘69

SHANNON HAYES ‘03 Aleth R. Jimenez ‘03

JOE AND MABEL UNSINN Susan Unsinn Wells ‘83 ROGELIO VEGA Mr. Juan Vega LEE ANNE SCHWEND WILLIS ‘75 Linda Smith ‘75

LILLIAN HOKR Karla Hokr Carlsen ‘72

* Names listed in bold and underlined are deceased members of the PHS community. Names listed underneath are benefactors who have made contributions to memorialize the deceased.

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IN HONOR OF SISTER REBECCA BERGHOFF, SP Elaine Anastasia Janson ‘64 CLASS OF 1995 Salvador Quezada ‘95 SISTER LUCILLE DEAN, SP Ms. Patricia Hoard SISTER ALEXIS MELANCON, SP Sheila Florence Benson ‘64 The Boeing Gift Matching Program Class of 1962 Bernadette Cormier ‘69 Martina McGlynn ‘69 Elizabeth Hermann Mitchell ‘60 Regina Shermer Reed ‘69 Phyllis Stonehocker ‘62 ANDREW OBERLIN Bridget Oberlin ‘92 PHS FACULTY & STAFF Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Swofford DARLENE SARMIENTO ‘16 Ms. Grace Arciniegas EDGAR AND LOU ANN SILVA Jamie Silva Muskopf ‘93 BROOKE VERCAMMEN ‘18 Ms. Debra Cochrane

50 YEAR CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 2009 by the Class of ’59 to encourage alumni to make gifts in celebration of their 50th class reunion. Funds provide tuition assistance to students in need. CLASS OF ’75 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by the Class of ’75 to assist a student interested in journalism, yearbook or Concept activities, and who is involved in our school community. ELEONORA GREENHILL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by Mrs. Greenhill’s daughters to provide tuition assistance to students in need. JAINEE ABRERA SCHOLARSHIP FUND Funds provide financial assistance to current seniors in need, so they may attend the KAIROS retreat.

NAMED SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS CLASS OF 1975 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Kathleen Russell Arras '75 Ann Conley Holmquist '75 Mary Ellen Horan '75 Barbara Penkal Kornylo '75 Cheryl Polfus Minor '75 TOM DURKIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND Matthew-Ryan Benzinger '06 ELEONORA GREENHILL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Class of 1997 Mrs. Cecilia Kienast Brian McCabe '87 Mr. and Mrs. David McNutt Judith Lubin Rao '72 Christy Stevens '90 Traci Wargo-Lehman '91 Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Young

JAINEE ABRERA KAIROS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Jessica Rosa Rucker '85 Jose David Villa '99 SISTER ALEXIS MELANCON, SP SCHOLARSHIP FUND Sheila Florence Benson '64 The Boeing Gift Matching Program Class of 1962 Bernadette Cormier '69 Martina McGlynn '69 Elizabeth Hermann Mitchell '60 Regina Shermer Reed '69 Phyllis Stonehocker '62

If you would like to make a donation to any of the below scholarship funds, or are interested in setting up a scholarship fund, please contact Vickie Bagwell in the Advancement Office at 818.846.8141 x14413 or Vickie.Bagwell@providencehigh.org.

SISTER ALEXIS MELANCON, S.P. SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by the Class of ’69 to provide tuition assistance to currently enrolled students who excel in a co-curricular activity and demonstrate the Core Values of PHS. SISTER RENATE HAYUM, S.P. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in memory of Sister Renate to provide tuition assistance to a sophomore or junior student who demonstrates the Core Values of PHS and has an interest in pursuing a profession in Information Technology and/ or Library Science. JIRAPAUN SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in memory of teacher Joe Ngamsanga’s mother, funds provide financial assistance to a current senior in need. OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 2009 by PHS employees who are parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Church - Tujunga, to provide tuition assistance to an entering freshman who attended Our Lady of Lourdes School Tujunga.

TOM DURKIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in memory of media teacher Tom Durkin, to provide financial assistance for focus program fees to currently enrolled students in the Cinema Arts Focus Program. CARI & PAUL KAMINSKI SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by Cari and Paul Kaminski to provide tuition assistance to a currently enrolled student who epitomizes the school's tagline "You Belong Here." An academically high-achieving student with good citizenship who is actively involved in many co-curricular activities, and who embodies the spirit of PHS. RAFAEL VEGA ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND Funds provide assistance to students in need. REIF-KASPER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND Funds provide assistance to students wishing to attend Providence High School.

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hank you to everyone who donated toward the Rafael Vega Endowed Scholarship Fund. Through your generosity, our goal of raising $68,000 was not only met, but was exceeded by nearly $2,000. This scholarship fund will greatly impact current and future Providence Pioneers as they endeavor to reap the benefits from a Providence education.

It’s not too late to donate toward this scholarship! If you’d like to make a contribution, please log on to our website (www. providencehigh.org) and click on the “Giving” icon on the top of the page. Many thanks for your support of Providence High School and its students!

Rafael Vega Endowed Scholarship Donors Nona Rodriguez Acosta ‘81 Karen Connolly Alvarez ‘87 Nerses S. Aposhian ‘10 Gary Arakelian ‘88 Ms. Grace Arciniegas Ms. Patricia Arias V.C. Aronis ‘87 Christina Ashjian ‘03 Mrs. Sona Ashjian Mr. James Astorga Carolyn DeFrancesco Aviles ‘06 Mrs. Vickie Bagwell Erin Ballew ‘90 Jason Batungbacal ‘16 Majelane Bautista ‘06 Andrew Bencze ‘89 Debra Bennett ‘71 Mrs. Clara Bird Mr. David Bird Jacqueline Benoit Bishop ‘82 Mr. Raul Borja Ms. Pat Boroughs Mrs. Cathy Boucher Michelle Boucher ‘95 Mr. and Mrs. Gil Breakman Dennis Bullock ‘88 Mr. Ryan Cadiz

Pioneer Connections

Zoe I. Camp ‘14 Mary Cappadonna ‘69 Karla Hokr Carlsen ‘72 Olga L. Castellanos ‘73 Ms. Josefina Castillo Allison DeFrancesco Castro ‘02 Gregory Castro ‘02 Sister Felma Cerezo, SP Julie Ann Chambers ‘12 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Chan Cheryl Chiappe-Lauth ‘84 Mike Chiarodit ‘82 Kevin Choi ‘02 Class of 1970 Class of 1997 Ms. Debra Cochrane Trilby Conried ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Coopman Bernadette Cormier ‘69 Ms. Pamela Corradi Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Coulter Robert Cowan ‘00 Mrs. Rebecca Damodaran Sister Lucille Dean, SP Alexa Dell’Acqua ‘80 Jason Desjardins ‘91 Daryl Dimalanta ‘06

Tim Edgar ‘90 Christy Olson Edwards ‘75 Nicolas Estrada ‘07 Ms. Joanie Fenstermaker Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferrante Stephanie Figueroa ‘16 Denise Forlizzi ‘75 Christy Rodriguez Futernick ‘88 Monsignor Robert Gallagher Susan Gamble ‘91 Ms. Beatrice Garcia Raphael Gatchalian ‘02 Cathy Gelfuso-Perkins ‘73 Oscar George ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Vic Georgino Lynne Thomas Gerred ‘72 Mr. John Gillingham Ms. Zoe Gillingham Pamela Lewis Glavis ‘77 Michelle Goffin Godfrey ‘75 Judy Agelson Gorsuch ‘72 Christeil Figueroa Gota ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Greer Marie O’Brien Guasco ‘71 Mrs. Denise Gutches Victoria Reynolds Hallak ‘95 Scott Hamilton ‘82

Janet Han ‘05 Heather Hansen ‘07 Dr. Arjan Harjani Sister Mary Hawkins, SP Mary Heebner ‘69 Elena Herting ‘87 Mrs. Claire M. Hickey Ann Conley Holmquist ‘75 Maria Pilar Hoye ‘84 Michele Garrier Hunstable ‘86 Patrick Daniel Ingar ‘15 Ms. Michelle Jackson Catherine Jedlicka ‘06 Aleth R. Jimenez ‘03 James Jimenez ‘02 Christopher Jones ‘91 Theresa Jones ‘84 Rosemarie Saraceno Joyner ‘75 Ms. Marian Julum-Weaver Sister Nancy Jurecki, OP Benjamin K. Jury ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jury Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kaminski Georgette Dvoracek Katuna ‘69 Ms. Karri Kirsch Ms. Kimberlee Kirsch Allison Hastings Knowles ‘99 Barbara Penkal Kornylo ‘75 Kellie Gwillam Kozonis ‘86 Theresa Kubasak ‘69 Ms. Maribel Kuklish Alec Kurkjian ‘14 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L’Angelle Mr. and Mrs. Francis Largoza Paolo Miguel Largoza ‘17 Ysabella Largoza ‘13 Lani Clayton Laskowski ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. William Lebeda Mr. and Mrs. C. Victor LeBreton Apryl Brace Leipold ‘69 Pieri Arcidiacono Levandofsky ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levitan Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lohnas Chris Gabriel Tabadero Lorenzo ‘15 Evan Mader ‘88 Liam Mahan-Mesa ‘17 Molly Mahony ‘73 Lorraine Bellis Mark ‘76 Ms. Kerry Martin Mr. Anthony Martinez Eldrin A. Masangkay ‘12 Alexandra Matthews ‘71 Annie Matthews ‘93 Kathryn O’Neill Maurer ‘72 Brian McCabe ‘87 Tracie Chenard McCarron ‘78 Mary McDermott ‘71

Michelle Pantaleo McDonald ‘03 Martina McGlynn ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Sean McGroarty Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Mencos Rev. Francis Mendoza Grant Wesley Menke ‘16 Eric Miller ‘82 Ivan Miller ‘95 Bonnie Cooper Mills ‘71 Cheryl Polfus Minor ‘75 Sam A. Misa ‘12 Mr. and Mrs. George Mooradian Mr. Alonzo Mortenson Ms. Michele Mullaly Jamie Silva Muskopf ‘93 Sharron Dowthwaite Nelson ‘75 Daniel Newton ‘81 Debra Newton ‘79 Linda Newton ‘77 Sister Rosa Nguyen, SP Beatrice Nieves ‘88 Christina Piazza Novak ‘01 Geoffrey Nuanes ‘03 Bridget Oberlin ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. Cary Ocon Therese Menez Offer ‘92 Mary O’Neill ‘74 Ms. Caitlin Opperman Shari Newton O’Sullivan ‘80 Mr. Josue Pacheco Joannes Pamatmat ‘03 Mrs. Kathleen Pantaleo Michael Pantaleo ‘01 Mrs. Marlen Paoletta Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Parentela Robert Parmele ‘02 Diana Cholakian Pearre ‘05 Jezelle Ann Perida ‘17 Giovanny Pernudi ‘02 Mary Sortino Petersen ‘72 Rosina Caven Piazza ‘66 Mrs. Teresa Piumetti Melissa Pope ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Posin Joshua Post ‘94 Mr. William Powell Providence High School Helping Hands Club David Pulido ‘81 Salvador Quezada ‘95 Judith Lubin Rao ‘72 Ellen A. Renskoff ‘17 Elizabeth Reuter ‘07 Ms. Diana Reynolds Mrs. Ashley Rivers Gail Robillard ‘74 Alexis Rodriguez ‘90

Karen Aasen Rodriguez ‘88 Oscar Rodriguez ‘88 Terry Romero-Paul ‘69 Nicholas Rondon ‘98 Abbey Ronquillo ‘08 Jessica Rosa Rucker ‘85 Mr. David Rufus Michael Saint-Amand ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salmon Gabriel Sandoval ‘84 Ada-Nicole Sanger ‘16 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sanger Amanda Jane F. Santos ‘11 Deborah Sarquiz ‘88 Ms. Tricia Savitt Anthony Scarano ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sciuto Timothy Shannon ‘77 Teresa Brown Simonson ‘72 Sisters of Providence Mr. Ernest Siy Linda Smith ‘75 Ms. Stacy and Denise Smithers Kathleen Snider ‘65 Family Trust Suzie Soghoyan ‘13 Lori Sortino ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. St. Denis St. Joseph Residence Liza Saplala Stanton ‘77 Christy Stevens ‘90 Darleen Stoker ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Swofford Mrs. Sossy Tavidian Sarah Crowley Tello ‘95 Alexia Grace Townsend ‘09 Mary Heydorff Tully ‘73 Felicia Tweedy ‘97 Judy Egan Umeck ‘75 Dr. Cesinita Urbina and Mr. Wilfredo Urbina Jason Van Hecke ‘93 Melanie Morales Van Hecke ‘95 Mr. Juan Vega Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Vega Chris Vierheilig ‘78 Stacy Vierheilig Fraser ‘80 Jose David Villa ‘99 Ms. Cheryl Wadsworth David Wang Deirdra Minor Ward ‘83 Traci Wargo-Lehman ‘91 Samantha Weissman ‘03 Ms. Judy Wong Anne McMahon Wynne ‘01 Corrinne Yeakel ‘73 Mrs. Susan Yee Richard G. Yousko ‘83

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Winter 2018

we pray to THE LORD...

lease keep the following members of the extended Providence Community in your thoughts and prayers:

Former PHS faculty member Vera Basus for the loss of her sister, Heda Pracharova. Zoe Beveridge ‘18 for the loss of her father, John Randall Beveridge. PHS Staff member Ryan Cadiz for the loss of his grandmother, Catalina Cadiz. Stacy Cohen ‘87 for the loss of her father, Paul Cohen. The family of Janice Miller Gurnee ‘67. Janice passed away in 2015. The family of Kathleen Hagerty ‘62. Kathleen passed away in January of 2017. Margaret Rodela Hull ‘72 and Patrick Rodela ‘86 for the loss of their sister, Maureen Rodela Kelley ‘82. Maureen passed away on June 3, 2017. Their mother, Caroline Rodela, passed away on November 6, 2016. The family of Molly Dwan Marbut ‘65. Molly passed away in March of 2017.

Paul Warson ‘90 and Alexa Warson ‘21 for the loss of their father and grandfather, Dr. Manuel Warson. Dr. Warson was instrumental in the development of the Medical Focus Program.

The family of Janice Barrack McGoff ‘66. Janice passed away on September 9, 2017.

David White ‘15 for the loss of his grandmother, Naomi Soto. The family of Julie Gurnee Wolf ‘61. Julie passed away on October 18, 2017.

The family of Donna Castro Morrow ‘60. Donna passed away on December 4, 2016.

Julie Mazzeo Nicosia ‘65 for the loss of her husband, John.

ternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Bryan Ortiz-Ramirez ‘21 for the loss of his grandmother, Aurora Murrieta. Teresa Ramirez ‘21 for the loss of her cousin, Samuel Sanchez.

May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

The family of Barbara Turk Tolerton ‘62. Barbara passed away on May 8, 2017. The family of Amy Van Dyke ‘99. Amy passed away on October 11, 2017.

Amen.

Mason Vaughan ‘20 for the loss of his grandmother, Janet Jarnes.

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