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CONVENT & STUART HALL SCHOOLS of the SACRED HEART SAN FRANCISCO

The award-winning winemaker, educator and community builder draws inspiration from her childhood in San Francisco.

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Message from the President

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A Reflection from Claire Fahy ’13

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Alumni Networking Platform

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Success

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Alumni Christmas Cocktail Party

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Changemakers: A Bold New Vision

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Alumni Athletes Excel in College and Beyond

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Faculty Alumni Spotlight

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Long-Term Donor Gratitude

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Class of 2020 Graduates

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Class of 2021 Graduates

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Elementary School Graduates

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Class Notes

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News and Notes

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From the Archives

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In Memoriam

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President Ann Marie Krejcarek enjoys time with the Conway Family at the 2021 Alumni Christmas Cocktail Party. Inset: The 12 Conway children during their Convent & Stuart Hall days.

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M E S S A G E F RO M TH E P R ESI DENT

Dr. Ann Marie Krejcarek Dear Alumni and Friends, As you make your way through the pages of this Alumni Bulletin, I hope you see and feel the permanence and formative impact that a Sacred Heart education has on the lives and hearts of those who experience it. Embraced by the charism of Sophie Barat, one is driven to find a sense of purpose and to take action on that purpose. I am reminded of Janet Stuart’s words: “Each of our children is destined for a mission in life … There is some special work from God that will remain undone unless s/he does it, some place in life which no one else can fill.”

Within a Sacred Heart education, engagement in a community and the motivation to be something for the world accompanies the formation of an intellectual life.

The deep human connections made at Convent & Stuart Hall result in lifelong friendships and collegial relationships. At a recent memorial service for one of our alumna, it was incredibly heartwarming to see the enduring connections among our graduates and among their teachers and mentors. Even 50 years after leaving the halls and classrooms of Broadway, the love and inspiration of RSCJ like Be Mardel and Nancy Morris is still felt so deeply, as these women — now 104 and soon to be 95 respectively — continue to engage with and enhance the lives of their former students. As the well-loved saying goes, “Once a child of the Sacred Heart, always a child of the Sacred Heart.”

This education and life experience is a gift the world needs now more than ever.

I hope the stories you read here lift your spirits and also provide motivation to be all that you can be in mind, body and spirit.

With sincere appreciation for all a Sacred Heart education offers,

Dr. Ann Marie Krejcarek President Convent & Stuart Hall

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they gave me unconditional support in becoming that person. A dream as lofty as working for The New York Times was treated as entirely normal and completely achievable. And whenever I doubted myself, they stepped in to keep the dream alive. Mr. Lewis was the one who convinced me to join my college newspaper when I wanted to nurse my homesickness alone in my UCLA dorm. The day I received the call that I got an internship at 60 Minutes, Ms. Sena had everyone praying, manifesting and knocking wood. Tough love and constructive criticism from Ms. Padden, Ms. Randall and Ms. Arce made me into the writer I am today. And aside from supporting my career, Convent encouraged me to become an interesting person. Mr. Pryor Lorentz infused his theology classes with his passion for movies, which in turn gave me a passion for movies and also inspired me to consider the intersections of my own interests.

Mr. Grant created an elective class based on his passion for the card game Bridge, which not only taught me to

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REFLECTIONS ON A CONVENT & STUART HALL EDUCATION CLAIRE FAHY ‘13

My time at Convent started long before I walked into the main hall on the first day of freshman orientation.

My sister Emma enrolled in 2009, and ever since then, 2222 Broadway has been one of the epicenters of my life. I always felt completely comfortable sprinting up the marble stairs (naturally, late for class), eating lunch in The Center and hanging out in the locker room before cross country practice. When I think about my time at Convent, that’s what stands out to me — the absolute permission I was granted to be myself. Whatever I wanted to be that day — a newspaper editor, a basketball benchwarmer, a dedicated student or a class clown — I was allowed to be (admittedly when it came to the class clown part, somewhat begrudgingly). My teachers gave me a lot of freedom to figure myself out, and once I had,

play Bridge, but also gave me a best friend in my class partner, Annie. The lessons I learned while running cross country for Coach Buckley shaped how I approached the rest of my life (and my daily water intake). I was always encouraged to be well rounded and never forced to be just one thing. I bargained endlessly with Mr. Grant about the fact I would never use calculus in my post-Convent life, but he still insisted I sign up for AP Calculus BC. My teacher for that class was brand new to Convent — Mr. Lewis, the same Mr. Lewis who a year later was emailing to make sure I had submitted that Daily Bruin application, promising he wouldn’t judge me if I got rejected. I still had a lot of growing up to do when I left Convent, but I’ve always been grateful that I got to grow from a solid foundation — a foundation based on concepts like social awareness and wise freedom. I can confidently say I wouldn’t be where I am without it.

ABOVE: Claire Fahy and her aunt Jane Prior, a graduate of Sacred Heart’s Mount Anville Secondary School, attend the Alumnae Luncheon held during Senior Week of graduation.

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ALUMNI CONNECT: EXPLORE THE CONNECTIONS YOU CAN MAKE If you enjoy reconnecting with the people you went to school with, you will love Alumni Connect. Since launching in September 2020, Convent & Stuart Hall’s online networking platform already has over 400 registered members. They are busy connecting, supporting and celebrating one another while also staying in touch with the school.

Even if you have not created an account yet, you belong to this community.

All you have to do is visit sacredsfalumni.org and sign in.

Be sure to check out all that’s happening on Alumni Connect: • Search an opt-in directory of alumni to find and connect with your graduating classmates, as well as other alumni around the world.

• Sign up to be mentored by others or offer mentorship to fellow alumni and current students.

• Post current openings on a job board for alumni to see or search for an opportunity posted by other alumni.

• Join an active alumni group or create your own for those with similar interests, careers, industries and/or locations.

• Get updates on current Convent & Stuart Hall news and events to see how the school is continuing to thrive.

To get started, simply visit sacredsfalumni.org and click “Sign in” in the top right corner. Your name is already in the system, so just sign in with LinkedIn or Google — or select “Forgot Password” using your email address. You will be asked to answer a few questions to complete your profile.

Wherever you are in your post-Convent & Stuart Hall life and career, Alumni Connect is a place for you to call home.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Use this QR code to engage with Alumni Connect.

The straightforward website enables alumni connection in minutes.

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DEVIN DEMARTINI COOKE, INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COORDINATOR AND FACULTY

In 2016, after a three-year self-study and application process, Convent & Stuart Hall began offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum to the Class of 2018 in their junior year. Those hearty pioneers eventually became the first graduates to receive the IB Diploma. While new to the school, the IB was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968 with the intention “to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”

The IB’s history of educating young people to take on the global challenges mirrors the aims of the Goals and Criteria of the Sacred Heart, and the inclusion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) in the high school curriculum was therefore a strong match for our educational community.

The IBDP is taken in Grades 11 and 12, and students select six academic courses from specific subject groups that include general coursework as well as IBDP deliverables (both internal and external exams). Students

also complete a course on “The Theory of Knowledge,” reflect and engage in personal growth through the documentation of experiences in CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service), and complete an extended research paper on a question of their own development. While many of our alumni are familiar with the rigor and commitment to personal growth within the Convent & Stuart Hall curriculum, the IBDP provides an additional framework to further explore the richness of a Sacred Heart education and its commitment to the core values of intellectual curiosity, personal growth and a commitment to making the world a better place.

In July 2020, after five years of offering the IBDP, Convent & Stuart Hall engaged in a new self-study process alongside the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) to complete a five-year instructional review. Work on this yearlong report culminated in August 2021, and the school achieved a strong reaccreditation. The process illuminated the success that the school and its graduates have achieved. The

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IBO shared in its commendations that “Convent & Stuart Hall has a system of academic support that is holistic in nature and is integrated from ninth grade into the twelfth grade year and beyond. The focus on the success of the whole learner is clearly demonstrated in the processes embedded in the school.”

Since 2016, the IBDP at Convent & Stuart Hall has experienced consistent and intentional growth in course offerings, from 14 courses available to the first cohort to 34 courses for the Class of 2023. The evolution of the program has increased student interest, from 24 students graduating with an IBDP education in 2018

The report included testaments from faculty, students, alumni and families, and expressed the deep care and commitment to forming lifelong learners at Convent & Stuart Hall through IBDP courses and others. While 63 percent of our IBDP graduates from the Class of 2021 went on to attend the most selective colleges, it is not only the college matriculation that is reflective of the promise of what IBDP brings. It is what the graduates accomplish. Cesar Guerrero, Director of Admissions and Academic Guidance shared, “While the college matriculation list looks impressive, what needs to be recognized is the amount of effort and work that those students dedicated during their time in the IBDP. The program is only as fruitful as the extent to which a student authentically

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to 93 current juniors who entered the IBDP in the fall of 2021. Along with the increased enrollment, a wider selection of courses and more IB-trained faculty, there has also been a measurable increase in students earning the full IB Diploma, with 94 percent of our most recent IBDP graduates attaining a dual Convent & Stuart Hall and IB Diploma.

engages all of its elements, including their extended essay and the research involved. The CAS project should be a highlight of how they pursue their interests in the world they’re in rather than just simply creating a club.

Ultimately, what the matriculation list doesn’t tell you is the story of this graduating class and how they dove into their experience.”

Reflecting on both the growth and the success of students in the IBDP over the last five years, Rachel Simpson, Head of Convent High School and Chief Academic Officer, affirms the value of the IBDP saying, “When meeting with juniors who have just begun their IB Diploma Programme, or when interviewing IB alumni at admissions events, I am always impressed and struck by the IB student’s evident investment in what they are learning and how the IB Diploma Programme is a significant vehicle for who they become — intellectually curious and creative people, and engaged and active citizens.”

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ALUMNI NOË LS IN 2019 AND 2021 In December 2019 and then again this past December 2021, the alumni community returned to campus to celebrate at our annual Alumni Christmas Cocktail Party. Guests mingled in the Main Hall, sang traditional noëls and danced to music provided by DJ Paul Pryor Lorentz.

Convent & Stuart Hall looks forward to gathering again in April 2022 to honor the alumni community at Alumni Reunion.

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A BOLD NEW VISION ELIAS FELDMAN, MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Meet three changemakers who are bringing fresh ideas to business and society.

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Paula Harrell CES’83 Paula Harrell’s CES’83 Panamanian-born mother and father from Oklahoma were intent on setting the next generation up for success. Paula credits that spirit with instilling in her — and her four siblings — a deep appreciation for the importance of entrepreneurship, family, community and their cultural heritage. Her wine label, P. Harrell Wines, is a tribute to that legacy.

A self-described “lifelong wine enthusiast,” Paula studied abroad in Madrid for a semester while pursuing her bachelor’s degree at UCLA, exploring the great wine region of Central Spain during her time there. “That trip sparked my passion for wine,” she says, adding that “growing up in San Francisco and having that proximity to the Napa and Sonoma region didn’t hurt.”

In the early 1990s, Paula became determined to learn everything she could about wine. Buying a timeshare in Napa presented a solution: She could spend all her free time visiting wineries, taking classes and absorbing knowledge from winemakers. Paula quickly became the resident wine expert among her family and friends. If she was at a restaurant and didn’t like the wine offerings,

she would request tastings of several different wines, and though she knew it was not a generally accepted practice, she would blend them herself right there at the table until she achieved the desired result. “That’s really what inspired my journey into becoming a winemaker,” she says.

Up until 2015, Paula had spent most of her working life as a mortgage adviser and real estate investor, establishing herself as a leader in the industry. Then, she seized on her passion for wine by creating her own wine.

She uses a process called custom crushing, which allows her to be involved with most aspects of the winemaking

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Paula Harrell CES83 enjoys pouring wines at local restaurants. The “Three Fifteen” Zinfandel is named after her childhood home. Paula at one of many wine tastings that she holds across California.

Unsurprisingly, Paula has pursued this new endeavor with the same entrepreneurial spirit imbued in her from childhood. All of her wines are inspired by places that hold special meaning for her. “Three Fifteen” is a Zinfandel named after the house where she grew up in San Francisco’s Balboa Terrace neighborhood. “Not only were my siblings and I raised there, but it was ‘home’ to scores of family and friends,” she says. “It will always symbolize my foundation.” The Dry Riesling, “Haight Street,” refers to a property that became the hub of the Harrell family’s residential care business. Paula says the wine is “as bold and driven in its complexity and flavor” as her father and maternal grandmother were in launching and building their business.

In November 2021, Paula released a wine inspired by another cornerstone of her early life: Convent Elementary. The blanc de noirs sparkling wine is aptly named “Broadway” because, she says, “Convent will always be home.” Guests at the Alumni Christmas Cocktail Party had an early opportunity to sample it.

Paula has parlayed the success of her label into becoming a sought-after wine educator, partnering with the Golden State Warriors and other Bay Area companies. In 2019, she was named the Chase Center Tastemaker, offering “Haight Street,” which had just won a Gold Medal in the San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition, to premium ticket holders.

Ultimately, Paula sees herself as a community builder.

Her involvement as a mentor and speaker on a wide range of topics echos the lasting bonds she formed early in her career as the director of a program for at-risk girls of color focused on education and supporting their emotional well-being. As the co-founder of the Oakland International Film Festival, Paula looks for opportunities to showcase works by Black independent filmmakers.

The values she espouses extend to every area of her life.

Reflecting on how her family and city influence her winemaking, Paula’s secret emerges. “I was surrounded by magic.”

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process from purchasing the grapes, participating in the crushing and processing, overseeing bottling and labeling, and all business development and management.

“I don’t own an actual vineyard — yet,” she quips.

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Joseph Lam ’13

Joseph Lam ’13 had just finished his freshman year at Duke University when he traveled to China to help his uncle start a biotech company. Little did he know that his origin story as an entrepreneur would foreshadow a career filled with pursuits shaped by decidedly personal callings. “People working together can solve almost any problem, no matter how big the challenge,” he says.

“My uncle helped me gain that perspective.”

A few years later as a junior, he started his own business while going to school full time. Brainbuild, an app designed to educate athletes about nutrition and notify them of the ideal times to eat during the day, was hatched from his experience as an elite fencer seeking to gain an edge in his training. But despite the app’s popularity across more than 16 sports and at multiple other NCAA Division I programs, it lacked a viable business model, and, after some time, Joseph made the difficult decision to close his company.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Entrepnu Joseph Lam ’13 with his mother after rebuildng their relationshp. Joseph and his parents in San Franciso.

The bilngua card game, arentsP Are Human. Card game phot courtesy of arentsP Are Human LLC.

“I learned that chasing after the entrepreneurial dream would not solve any personal problems I had been dealing with all my life,” Joseph says. “You can never out-achieve trauma.”

Amid the tumult, Joseph shifted his priority to “healing the broken relationship” he had with his parents, both Asian American immigrants. “My mom and dad were getting older, and I wanted to get to know them before it was too late,” he says. The idea for his next startup, Parents Are Human, was born out of his journey of deepening his connection with them. In 2019, Joseph envisaged a bilingual card game devoted solely to sparking “critical conversations” with loved ones.

Each deck includes 70 prompts with every card either asking a question or prompting an action on the front in English and a translated language on the back to help bridge cultural gaps. Joseph has formed a community of translators “to ensure that we honor the unique nuances of each language and culture,” according to the Parents Are Human website. “I’ve been consistently blown away by what people have accomplished using our cards and receive heartfelt stories every week,” he says. “Many customers say that they learn more about their parents

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Indeed, the boundaries between his business and family life are fully merged, but that’s what makes Joseph’s latest venture so salient. “I want to normalize working through challenging family dynamics and make the process easier,” he says. Joseph hopes the card game helps people see how confronting relationships can be a gift, noting that his mission is “to help people around the world connect deeply” with their relatives.

Almost a decade on from Stuart Hall High School, Joseph has never been more fulfilled. His entrepreneurial spirit was shaped, in part, by the rigor of his training as a fencer who won eight national medals.

“The gift fencing gave me was the awareness that I

could learn and improve almost any skill, so long as I put in the effort,” he says.

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in one session than they have in their entire lives.”

Asked about what advice he’d give to current students who want to start a business that solves a meaningful problem, Joseph says: “Fail as quickly as possible.

The market will tell you whether you have a product and market fit or not. It will feel like the market is pulling a rug out from underneath your feet faster than you can keep from falling. To embrace what’s not working instead of what is, is one of the greatest entrepreneurial skills that took me years to learn.”

Lately, Joseph has made space to learn hand balancing, a circus arts discipline fraught with opportunities to fall — and get back up. It’s no surprise that he’s good at it.

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Denise Domergue ‘64 From an early age, Denise Domergue ’64 and her twin brother grew up unafraid to express themselves in all sorts of ways. They would build castles, houses and little villages out of everything from toy blocks to mud, Denise recalls, reflecting on some of her earliest memories. “I loved to draw which we did constantly,” she adds. Writing and illustrating short stories was another favorite pastime.

It’s no wonder, then, that decades later Denise founded a global nonprofit that celebrates and embraces the ingenuity of artists and designers who turn unorthodox materials into artistic sights to behold. Since starting Made Out of WHAT in 2016, Denise has devoted herself to raising awareness about the plight of our planet through elevating and showcasing creative innovations that reuse and transform consumer and industrial waste. Her website identifies her as a writer and independent curator.

By her own account, Made Out of WHAT grew out of a long incubation period. Throughout her long career as a conservator specializing in contemporary art, Denise often

dealt with ground-breaking work made out of unusual materials by living artists. “I have always been attracted to out-of-the-box thinking,” she says. “What I liked was that the work also modeled possibilities and solutions to the huge problem brought on by our feckless consumerism.”

Most importantly, she adds, “the work unearthed inspiring personal stories.”

Over the years, Denise has shared those stories through multiple modes of creating. There is her 1984 book, Artists Design Furniture, published by Abrams Books, written in response to a trend she saw in contemporary furniture design. Then, as L.A. editor for Metropolitan Home for five years, there are the essays and articles she wrote about creative outliers. Finally, there is the writing, editing and curating that now makes up her day-to-day work for Made Out of WHAT. The organization’s true feat lies in Denise’s contextualization of the role artists and innovators play in driving a narrative about how we can all devise personal solutions to the problem of trash. “My belief is that together we can impact climate change through our own varied and site-specific devices,” Denise says. Her

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Denise Domergue ‘64 envisions a better world through the power of recycling, art and the next generation. A tapestry by Moffat Takadiwa made from landflll materials. “Wood Turtle” created

by Portuguese artist Bordalo II. Artwork reprinted with permission from Denise Domergue.

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Denise champions artists, designers and innovators of all sorts who recognize the huge potential that resides in what we consider trash.

Take Moffat Takadiwa, a Zimbabwean artist whose sculptures and tapestries are made up of a vast spectrum of trash taken from the country’s landfills.

“His work speaks of power and colonialism, global consumption and raises concerns of the growing problem of our unresolved waste management issues,” Denise says. “The work is majestic, elaborately crafted, poetic and impactful.”

In winter 2020, during the darkest days of the pandemic, Denise chose to focus an issue of the Made Out of WHAT magazine on young visionaries who are standing up for the environment. “These six wunderkinds and their peers have a lot to teach us,” she wrote in her letter from the editor. With undeterred optimism, Denise says she is “heartened by young people, like Greta Thunberg and so many others around the world, who stand up and speak truth to power with passion and courage,” adding that their “ability to effectively promote peace, compassion and cooperation in our world is my hope for the future.”

You can visit madeoutofwhat.com to learn more about Denise and join the movement toward a regenerative world.

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devotion to this pursuit is on display in the Made Out of WHAT quarterly magazine, in short documentary films that she executive produces and in the international exhibitions she curates.

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Alumni Athletes Excel in College and Beyond ELIAS FELDMAN, MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

The Convent & Stuart Hall athletics program has given rise to a community of alumni who have gone on to achieve great athletic success in college and beyond.

See what five standout athletes have been up to since graduating from high school.

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On a summer day at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Daniel Connolly ’16 entered the final round of the 2021 Northern California Stroke Play Championship tied for the lead. Playing in the last group was hardly a surprise for him. After all, Daniel had won the same tournament in 2017. In a thrilling finish, he leaned on that familiarity, shooting a score of 32 on the back nine holes and a final-round 4-under 67. Daniel’s father, Martin, who was on the bag as his caddie, was there to celebrate the fourshot victory with him.

Daniel continued his supreme year by winning the President’s Cup at the Olympic Club and earning the top seed for the San Francisco City Championship in November by virtue of finishing 9-under par in two qualifying rounds at Lincoln Park and TPC Harding Park.

His momentum was only slowed in the Round of 16 after winning two rounds of match play.

Daniel was an integral part of Southern Methodist University’s 2019 team that finished as the highestranked team in school history and competed in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. After graduating with a degree in Applied Physiology and Sport Management, he dedicated himself to riding out the early days of the pandemic by further honing his golf

game. With ambitions of earning a spot on the Canadian Tour, Daniel competed in a Qualifying Tournament, or Q-School, and just missed finishing among a group of golfers who earned a spot on the tour.

Daniel, now 24, has decided to continue playing as an amateur and has his sights set on qualifying for this year’s U.S. Amateur Championship. At every step on his path, Daniel says his Stuart Hall education helped position him for success, adding that “The life lessons I picked up from the caring, compassionate staff that had a vested interest in the personal growth and well-being of each student are truly what shaped me.”

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Morgan McGovern ’06’02

As a member of the cross country and track and field teams at Convent High School eyeing her future at Georgetown, Morgan McGovern ’06’02 had hoped to compete in collegiate athletics. It didn’t take long after arriving on campus, though, for her to realize that earning a walk-on spot would be unattainable. And then, out of the blue, Morgan found a new sport. “Someone came up to me and said, ‘Hey! You look athletic! You should try rowing!’ and handed me a flyer,” she recalls.

As it turns out, Morgan was a natural in the water. “I took to rowing pretty quickly,” she says, “and loved the comradery that being on a team brought to my college experience.” Defying the odds as a non-recruited student-athlete, Morgan quickly developed as a rower and helped lead a high-caliber Georgetown team to three National Championship regattas. As a senior, she was named an All-American. Yet Morgan’s collegiate success was just the start of her career in the sport.

After graduating, she spent the next four years training to represent the United States in the 2016 Summer

Olympics in Rio de Janeiro while working full time.

Ultimately, Morgan would compete for team U.S.A. at the World Championships in Rotterdam. She then moved to Kenya to work in sustainable forestry. Still, Morgan was not finished with rowing. When she relocated to London to attend business school at the University of Oxford, she hopped back in the boat to compete in the historic Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race down the River Thames.

The biggest impact the sport had on Morgan, however, did not come in a big race or in the form of an award.

“It’s the friends you make along the way,” she says, adding: “One of the things I learned at Convent — both in sports and in the classroom — is that you can accomplish great things if you hold yourself accountable and put in the work.”

Now fully retired from rowing and working as a sustainability consultant in New York City, Morgan has started running again. She raced in the Philadelphia Marathon in late November and is focused on training for the Boston Marathon this spring.

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Dinh Tran ’20 When ice skating rinks closed as lockdown measures took effect, Dinh Tran ’20 was forced to get creative with his figure skating training regimen. “I was doing almost a full hour of conditioning, stretching and stamina work, and I also trained with exercises to assist with my on-ice jumping and spinning,” he says, conceding that training on solid ground felt unnatural.

Eager to skate again, Dinh returned to competition in early 2021 and placed 10th at the U.S. National Championships in Las Vegas. Later in the year, Dinh represented the United States in a senior international competition and admits that he did not perform as well as he had hoped. “I am now working hard to revise my training plan to maximize and improve all areas of my skating,” Dinh says. As a result, he went on to finish eighth in the men’s division at the 2022 U.S. National Championships in Nashville in mid-January.

Most elite skaters start very young, and Dinh was no exception. After 14 years in the sport, he knows what it takes to still compete at an elite level. “Becoming an Olympic-level ice skater and being ranked with the top male ice skaters in the country is an extremely long

process that involves discipline, practice and consistency.”

In a way, Dinh’s dexterity as a master at juggling his time and priorities was developed at Stuart Hall. “Having had to balance a rigorous academic schedule with my work as a flutist and as an international competitor, it became essential for me to hone my multitasking skills,” he says. Dinh learned a few things along the way: Time management is a skill. Practicing good habits is imperative. Spend time with people who are selfdisciplined.

“Skating,” Dinh says, “sharpens both the mind and the body, which will definitely benefit me for all future endeavors.”

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its 2020 campaign. Now 30, Frank has returned to dominant form on the mound. He is coming off a full season in the Colorado Rockies organization, splitting time between their Double-A affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut and their Triple-A team in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he was named Triple-A West Pitcher of the Week for a stellar mid-summer stretch.

Frank Duncan ’10 Frank Duncan ‘10 began his career in professional baseball in 2014 when he was drafted in the 13th round out of the University of Kansas. As a reliable right-handed pitcher, he ascended through the Pirates system and notched career highs in wins (12) and ERA (2.34) in 2016 while playing most of the season for the Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate in Indianapolis. That same year, Frank was honored with his team’s Community Commitment Award for his work beyond the baseball diamond.

After Frank spent a season out of baseball in 2019, the pandemic forced Minor League Baseball to cancel

Gia Monachino ’17 Most people know field throwing events like shot put, discus, javelin and hammer as disciplines that require great strength and power.

But the technical and individual aspects of the sport are what attracted Gia Monachino ’17 when she decided to join the Convent track and field team as a sophomore.

“I immediately loved throwing because it was just so different from what I was used to with volleyball and basketball, two sports that rely on team play,” Gia says. “I loved the amount of calm, introspective energy required for throwing.” With a singular focus on refining her technique, Gia quickly transformed from a raw talent into one of the top throwers in the region. As a senior, she set a league record when she sent the discus soaring 111 feet at a BCL West meet. Gia went on to become the Bay Area Conference champion in the discus and shot put before placing second in the North Coast Section discus finals.

Frank finished the Mexican Winter League with a 3–1 record and a 2.70 ERA in six starts and 33 innings, walking only seven batters and striking out 25. He is now in Scottsdale, Arizona preparing for next season and a possible invitation to major league spring training.

“The Rockies have already shown interest in re-signing me,” he says.

Frank credits Stuart Hall with teaching him how to apply the discipline he learned through sports to other aspects of his life. “The qualities and lessons you learn in sports will make you successful at anything you put your mind to,” he says, adding that “sports are an integral part of communities as they bring people together for one common cause.”

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Gia’s success led her to join the track and field team at Columbia University as a walk-on. She competed in the Ivy League Championships as a freshman and discovered her calling in an event that she tried for the first time in college. “My favorite event is probably the hammer throw because of how different it is from all of the other throws,” Gia says, adding that “one cannot simply rely on brute force or strength to excel in it.”

For Gia, the past year has been a triumph over circumstance. After her senior season was cancelled because of the pandemic, she graduated and moved by herself to Paris to work as an au pair and teach English. Last summer she guided backpacking trips for high school students, still carrying lessons from her days on Broadway. Gia has taken longtime Convent & Stuart Hall track and field coach Mike Buckley’s tenet of mental toughness and made it ubiquitous in her life. “While this was usually brought up in the context of a hard workout,” she says, “I still carry this idea with me through everything I do.”

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What is your favorite Sacred Heart tradition?

My favorite tradition is Congé, of course — the surprise element is so amazing!

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What is your favorite spot on campus?

I love the Chapel because it has so many special components that tie me back to my own Sacred Heart experience, such as Mater, Madeleine Sophie Barat and Philippine Duchesne.

Eileen Emerson-Boles ’90 What is your role at Convent & Stuart Hall?

I am teaching Grades 6 and 8 Religion, Theology & Spirituality at both Convent Elementary and Stuart Hall for Boys.

What is your fondest memory from your time as a Sacred Heart student?

The community at Stone Ridge is my fondest memory; the beloved teachers and classmates. I loved our daily assembly in particular.

Why did you decide to continue your professional life at Convent & Stuart Hall?

The Goals and Criteria formed me, and I continue to hold them in the highest regard, in terms of educational philosophy.

What does it mean to be a Sacred Heart alumna?

Being an alumna means being connected to a sense of community around the country and around the world!

When I came to San Francisco and started to work on my doctorate at the University of San Francisco, I was “adopted” by the Lone Mountain alumnae and am so grateful for that amazing community of women.

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What is your favorite Convent & Stuart Hall tradition?

Chapel and espacio are my favorite traditions. It is a way to bring all corners of the community together to be present in the moment while checking in and sharing in everyone’s progress and aspirations.

What is your favorite spot on campus?

Emmanuel Te ’11 What is your role at Convent & Stuart Hall?

I am the Associate Librarian and Research & Systems Analyst. I work in the Learning Commons on the PineOctavia campus and the Mother Williams Library on Broadway, supporting students’ research and leisure reading. I also work in the Advancement Office helping with various projects that include writing content for the library section of Thursday Notes.

The third floor balcony facing the street on the PineOctavia campus and the view of the bay next to the Chapel on Broadway are my favorite places on campus.

Both spots still give me vibes of touching upon the unseen, omniscient connection between the school, the city and the world.

Why did you decide to continue your professional life at Convent & Stuart Hall?

I love the discovery of the research process, and I have brought that passion to supporting students and faculty in their research needs. As an early-career librarian, it feels great to seize this opportunity to come back and work at the place I called a second home for four years of my life.

What is your fondest memory from your time as a Sacred Heart student?

What does it mean to be a Sacred Heart alumnus?

Being able to go to teachers’ office hours and asking for help with assignments is memorable. I feel that instructors at Convent & Stuart Hall promote a culture of engagement with their students. It has cultivated a spirit of inquiry in my educational pursuits throughout my undergraduate and graduate studies.

Being an alumnus means embracing a pursuit of lifelong learning, propelled forward by living out the Sacred Heart Goals. I believe that true learning involves being able to bring one’s own knowledge and prior experiences to apply across contexts, sometimes in serendipitous ways.

Though the content of the lessons taught inside the classroom may fade with time, the core lessons found in the liminal space between the classroom and the world always lead me back to the Sacred Heart Goals, supporting me in all that I do.

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Lucius Johnson ’16’12 What is your role at Convent & Stuart Hall?

I am currently in my second year as an Associate Teacher for the Kindergarten boys.

What is your fondest memory from your time as a Sacred Heart student?

Field Day in my eighth grade year is one of my fondest memories. Especially the tug of war, which lasted nearly ten minutes and resulted in the entire winning team splayed out on the grass.

What is your favorite Convent & Stuart Hall tradition?

My favorite tradition is Big Brothers. I remember looking up to my big brother so much that each time I passed him in the hall, I would go out of my way to say hello. I continued this tradition well into the Upper Form to the point that I think I made him a bit embarrassed.

Syufy Theatre is my favorite place on campus. From the skits during assembly to the musical theater I had the pleasure of participating in, I always felt at home in that space. Over my years at Stuart Hall, creating theater made such a lasting impression that I continued to pursue theater arts as an undergraduate.

Why did you decide to continue your professional life at Convent & Stuart Hall?

Over the summer of 2017, I had the opportunity to be a counselor in the Kindergarten classroom. Meeting that class (our current fourth grade boys) sparked my passion for teaching. After college, I was overjoyed at the prospect of returning to the community and giving back to the next generation of Stuart Hall gentlemen.

What does it mean to be a Sacred Heart alumnus?

It means that all those mentors, teachers, friends and families will be with me for the rest of my life. Coming back to this community, I still feel that deep sense of belonging I felt each morning I walked onto campus, and for that, I am forever grateful.

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What is your favorite Convent & Stuart Hall tradition?

My favorite tradition is singing noëls — particularly my senior year. To this day, if I hear the “Noël de NotreDame” song that the senior girls sing every year, it still makes me emotional!

What is your favorite spot on campus?

Tess Holland ’14 What is your role at Convent & Stuart Hall?

I am a Kindergarten Associate Teacher at Convent Elementary.

What is your fondest memory from your time as a Sacred Heart student?

Some of my fondest memories as a high school student involve running on the track team. The girl’s team began as a group of four during my freshman year and just kept growing with each year. Plus, I loved the experience of practicing with the Stuart Hall boys (and shocking some of them when I beat them!).

As a student, my favorite spot on campus was probably “The Center,” which was the hub of social life when I was in high school. Now that I’m a teacher here, though, I most enjoy the Cortile — it’s a great lunch spot to catch some sun.

Why did you decide to continue your professional life at Convent & Stuart Hall?

Convent really feels like a second home to me, so working here is very natural. I had been familiar with the spaces, traditions and even some of the faculty, so that made working here feel like a seamless transition.

What does it mean to be a Sacred Heart alumna?

My Convent friends are my closest friends, so being an alumna of the school reminds me of those girls — the ones I met as an awkward freshman, who continue to stick by my side 10 years later.

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Little Theater Driven by a priority in the school’s strategic plan to match growth in the K–12 Performing Arts program with a reimagined space suitable for instrumental music and theatrical performances, the redesigned Little Theater, originally the ballroom of the Flood Mansion, is now complete and will provide a state-of-the-art creative learning environment for students and an entertainment venue for the community.

To learn more about the Strategic Plan Gift Campaign, please visit sacredsf.org/ giving/strategic-plan-gift-campaign.

Long-Term Donor Gratitude

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Convent & Stuart Hall is grateful to the following alumni donors who have given consistently for five years or more: Mrs. Dorothea Baffico Kaz ’82 Ms. Brenda Brooks Fitch ’66’62 Ms. Francesca Brunner-Kennedy ’80’76 Mrs. Barbara Carroll Robinson ’68’64 Ms. Sheila Casey ’83’79 Mr. Stephen Cheung SHB’84 Ms. Pamela Chia CES’99 Ms. Charlene Chuang ’01’97 Dr. Henry Chun SHB’81 Mrs. Cookie Conway Cattaneo CES’67 Mr. Ronald Conway SHB’66 Mr. Andrew Cooper IV SHB’96 Ms. Helene De Baubigny CES’81 Mrs. Ann Ducharme Kozlovsky ’79’75 Mrs. Mary Baldwin Ede Foley ‘79 Mr. Mark E. Farrell SHB’88 Mr. Andrew Fejt ’12 Dr. Anne Fung CES’85 Ms. Sarah Garlinghouse ’94 Ms. Nora L. Gibson CES’80 Ms. Karen Glaub CES’80 Ms. Jennifer Gotti ’79’75 Mrs. Maureen Harty Specchierla ’61’57 Dr. Kambridge Hribar CES’91 Ms. Kandice Hribar CES’93 Mr. Tucker Kocher SHB’06 Ms. Freda Kong Kwan ’91 Mrs. Michelle Lastreto O’Neal ’64’60 Ms. Bridget Leach CES’91 Ms. Meagan Levitan ’83’79 Ms. Fiona MacDonald Johnson CES’04 Ms. Sylvia Mak CES’94 Ms. Rosalind Marsalli McLean ’61’57

Mr. Leon Metz III SHB’92 Mr. Bill Miller SHB’62 Mr. Gregory P. Mohr SHB’73 Mrs. Susan Mohun ’87 Mr. Joseph Morford III SHB’81 Mrs. Lauren Morgensen Kanouse ’99’95 Ms. Patricia Munter ’86 Ms. Claire L. Myers ’76 Mr. Kazunori I. Nakada SHB’90 Mr. Brendan Nemeth SHB’95 Mrs. Brenda O’Connor MacLean ’63 Mrs. Barbara O’Dea McGettigan ’59 Ms. Adrienne Osterloh Zanini ’66 Mrs. Anne Paolini Mori ’85’81 Mr. Hiten Patel SHB’89 Dr. Meeta R. Patel ’92 Mr. Brian Proses SHB’90 Mrs. Roselyn Reynolds Caselli ’73 Ms. Marisa Rodriguez ’87’83 Mr. Adam Roth SHB’83 Mr. Jack A. Sheehy SHB’98 Mr. Joshua Smith ’88 Mrs. Sharon Smith Bullard CES’64 Mr. Michael J. St. Marie SHB’99 Mr. Mitchell St. Peter SHB’98 Mrs. Deirdre Stack Pharr CES’84 Dr. Eddie Tang SHB’80 Mr. David Thacher SHB’70 Mr. William Tseng SHB’80 Mrs. Jeanne Vecchiola Asdourian ’79 Mrs. Elizabeth Wall Hanson ’78 Mrs. Margaret Watson Hartnett ’49’45 Dr. Connie Yu Ludwig CES’92

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CLASS NOTES STAY IN TOUCH!

Visit sacredsf.org/alumni or email alumni@sacredsf.org directly.

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Sandra Hall Bley ’62 writes with many updates from her classmates.

Jan Vaccaro Buckley ’62’58 and her husband Jim just returned from a trip to London with their two daughters. Jan is still taking singing lessons at the conservatory where she has been a trustee for the last 30 years. Mara Merritt Fritz ’62’58 welcomed her tenth grandchild, Mara Alice, named after her two grandmothers. Mara now resides in Los Angeles and her granddaughter there, Karina, daughter of Natalie Fritz Eid ’91, is a champion golfer.

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Viki Gotti Card ’62 lives in Marin and recently visited Linda Coughlin Mussallem ’62’58 at her horse ranch in Gilroy. Cynthia Tippett ’62’58 and her beloved horse, Harry, provide solace to victims of recent fires and floods in Santa Barbara. Sally Foley Miller ’62’58 is in the process of moving back to the United States after seven years of living in Mexico.

Cathie Murphy Goodman ’62’58 is still splitting her time between San Francisco and Arizona. After retiring from practicing law two years ago, Ann Gray Miller ’62’58, now holds leadership sessions for students in various Sacred Heart schools around the world. She’s happy to report that the Goals and Criteria in Sacred Heart education are alive and well. Helen Hughes ’62’58 travels frequently to Boston to visit

her daughter April and her grandchildren. She also had a nice visit in San Francisco recently with Dominique Monjauze Mondini ’62’58, who was visiting from Florida.

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Janet Conway Willbanks ’62 continues to plan meetings and events for corporate clients.

She lives in Las Vegas where she sees Heather Paige ’62’58 and Elda Rae Iacono Fanucchi ’62 frequently.

Elda is still very active on the board of the Ferrari Club and does volunteer work at her grandchildrens’ schools (she also has five great grandchildren!). Janet, Heather and Elda frequently enjoy lunch with Annette, the daughter of our late classmate Diana Gonzalez Bryant ’62.

Peripatetic Vicki Molinari Berezin ’62’58 lives in Sonoma and is dreaming of the time when she and her husband can travel again. She reports that her son in San Francisco is a cannabis attorney and wonders what her late father, Judge Molinari, would think of that! Susie Stalk McMann ’62 continues her practice as a life coach and a medical transcriptionist in the Sacramento area. Sandra Hall Bley ’62’58 is very proud that her granddaughter, Kassandra DeJean, is a junior at Convent and loves being a reporter for The Broadview. Sandra and her husband, Stephen, recently returned from a bicycle trip in Sicily.

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Dr. Ginny McShane ’63 retired from her elected duty as Director of the Coastside Fire Protection District. She was on the Board of Directors for 20 years.

Antonia (Toni) Allegra ’63’59 recently played Maria in a scene from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, performed by the Upstage Napa Valley players.

Toni studied diction with Mrs. Devereaux in her early years at Broadway and was involved in many Little Theater performances. She also engaged in speech and drama studies while at Santa Clara University.

To see the brief comedy scene from Twelfth Night, go to upstagenapavalley.org and select the first of the “Love Gone Awry” scenes.

Antonia, who helped launch the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley in the late 1980s, is currently a writing and career coach for culinary professionals.

She was unexpectedly honored with this year’s Lifetime Achievement award from the San Francisco Professional Food Society, as well as a notice by Congressman Mike Thompson in the Congressional Record naming her “Woman of the Year” for more than four decades in culinary, viticultural, leadership and community activities. For the last 33 years, Antonia has lived in a treehouse in St. Helena, a true source of inspiration for her.

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Katherine Brinton Crawford CES’65 recently had a collection of her poetry, titled All of It, published by Finishing Line Press. Her daughter, Whitney Crawford, looks forward to her wedding in March.

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Alejandro Raskosky SHB’67, recently returned to campus with his grown children to show them around. He remembers his time in San Francisco fondly. Alejandro and his six siblings lived in the city from late 1961 to May 1965 while his father served as Consul of Nicaragua. His two older sisters, Tatiana and Lucia, went to Convent and graduated in 1964. His brother Gustavo attended Stuart Hall and graduated in 1963, and Alejandro and his brother Roberto went to Stuart Hall from 1961–1965. Alejandro was there from third through sixth grade and Roberto was a year behind. Their youngest brother, Daniel, went to Kindergarten and first grade. Reflecting on his family’s time at Convent & Stuart Hall, Alejandro says: “In many ways, going to Stuart Hall determined our later life, shaped our character and our principles. I can trace two very important characteristics that have been present in my life since Stuart Hall; an enjoyment of reading and a passion for history. Much later I would graduate from Norwich University (in 1976), majoring in History, Government and International Studies. I have remained active in researching history throughout my life.”

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Lana Costantini ’73’69 is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Historical Society. She invites her fellow San Franciscans who love the city and cherish its unique history to become members. “Help us keep on telling the stories of our city,” she says. “We need community support now more than ever.” You can visit sfhistory.org to learn more.

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Lance Hyde SHB’78 returned to Stuart Hall for Boys with his daughters this past year and reflected on his campus visit. “What was so special to me was not only seeing how Stuart Hall and Convent have evolved to become an even better institution, it was special for my children to see where I went to school and the exposure that I had and the sacrifices and struggles that my parents made to make that possible for me. It showed them that they’re very fortunate to be where they are and all of this is a result of what my parents instilled in me for a hopeful, brighter future. My daughters could visualize that and really see illustratively the difference that Stuart Hall made in my life.”

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Stephanie Donohue Pilla ’86’82 has been living in New York City since graduating from college. She resides in Harlem with her husband George, their 12-year-old daughter Clementina and fluffy mutt Dizzy. She works in the Advancement Office at her daughter’s school, the Manhattan Country School, and occasionally sees fellow classmates from the Class of 1986 in the city.

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Liz Brown ’89 is the proud author of the recently published book, Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire. She describes the project: “Twilight Man is a biography of Harrison Post, a forgotten Hollywood socialite. It’s also a history of the American West, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, hidden gay lives and a rapacious Gilded Age dynasty. Twilight Man is a journey through American self-invention and the legacies of corruption, and it includes glimpses of bygone San Francisco, as well as landmarks that are still very much with us. For instance, Convent’s own Flood Mansion makes an appearance. A lot of research went into Twilight Man. I combed through buried lawsuits, census records and much more, and I can say that those research skills were first honed years ago in the library of the Flood Mansion.”

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1965 1989 Sunshine Lichauco de Leon ’89’85 co-produced and directed her first documentary film, Curiosity, Adventure & Love, which has won many awards and is now available on several platforms. The film combines the story of her now 108-year-old American grandmother, the Philippine history she has witnessed since arriving in Manila in the 1930s and the wisdom and insights of a lady who has lived on three continents. You can learn more about the project and watch a trailer on our Alumni Stories page at sacredsf.org/alumni/alumni-stories.

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Marlene Marsten Peterson ’91’87 joined a 50th birthday celebration in November, honoring Judy Fuentebella ’91’87. Those in attendance included Jennifer McAuliffe Mulloy ’91, Christina de la Cruz Green ’91’87, Judy, Vivian Fuentebella-Sanchez ’88’84, Sophia Sanchez ’13, Marlene, Nina Sanchez ’21.

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Thomas Ross SHB’93 is teaching Semitic languages and theology, while engaging in discussions with leaders of other faiths and worldviews. He has enjoyed his recent public discussions at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater with Dan Barker, president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and Shabir Ally, one of the Western world’s leading advocates for Islam.

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After 15 years working in real estate in San Francisco, David Cohen SHB’96 started his own brokerage, City Real Estate, in 2018. It is a full-service brokerage located in the heart of the city. City Real Estate has represented many Convent & Stuart Hall alumni, and Vivian Lee ’92 is one of its star agents.

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Lily Akseth ’97 started a new job as Branding and PR Director of IO Fitness Club, a boxing and personal training company in London, England.

She is an orange-belt kickboxer.

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Laura Ehrlich ’01’97 welcomed a baby boy, Edmund Mickey McMahon Smith, on July 19, 2021.

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Vanessa Mendoza ’96‘92 welcomed a baby girl, Isabel Juliet Snyder, on July 29, 2020.

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John Orofino ’05 celebrated his marriage at San Francisco City Hall on November 5, 2021. He has worked at LinkedIn for almost six years as a Key Account Manager in sales supporting large multinational customers. John is still connected with his high school friends, Gers, Spike, Thomas, Devin, Eric, Pat and Thomas.

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Arendse Lund ’09’05 lives in London and shares that she is the winner of the Staunch Short Story Prize for Thrillers, an international award celebrating fiction that contains no violence against women. “The short story, ‘The Toll Bridge,’ describing an unnerving encounter on a train, gave the judges ‘absolute chills,’” she says. She is the first American to win this short fiction award.

2009 Gabriela Kirkland Slabine ’09’05 and Joshua Slabine were married on February 26, 2022 at Peacock Gap Golf Club in San Rafael surrounded by their closest friends (including fellow alumnae) and family.

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Victoria Balestrieri Spiers ’11 married Joseph Spierson July 23, 2021 at St. Cecilia’s Church. The reception was at the Log Cabin in the Presidio. In attendance were Shannon McInerney ’11’07, Ronella Rosenberg ’11, Bridgette Hanley ’11 (bridesmaid), Monica Rodriguez ’11, India Pearce ’11, Juliet Charnas Weiss ’11, Genevieve Puccinelli ’11, Natalie Garnett ’11, Katy Hallowell ’11, Lindsey Eng ’11 (bridesmaid), Caroline Coulter ’14, Doug Greer ’10, Maria Guerrero Balestrieri ’80 (mother of the bride), Christine Coffey Puccini ’80’76, Susanne Malabed Mendieta CES’76 and Elizabeth Van Zandt Kouandjio ’11 (not shown).

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CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Spring 2022 saw the following opportunities for alumni to safely return to campus, with more events in the coming months: March 22: Visiting Author Angeline Boulley April 6: 5th Annual Latin Lecture April 8: Stuart Hall for Boys Alumni Basketball Challenge April 23: Miller’s Mile and Alumni Reunion May 6: Convent Elementary Alumni Basketball Challenge For more information about these events, visit sacredsf.org/alumni/events

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Celebrate your exciting news with the school and fellow alumni by sharing a class note. You’ll be featured in the next issue of the Alumni Bulletin, and we’ll send you an adorable Convent & Stuart Hall onesie!

MINI REUNIONS

Do you want to plan a mini reunion with Convent & Stuart Hall alumni in your city? We’d be happy to help. Log onto Alumni Connect and create a group for alumni in your area, then send us an email at alumni@sacredsf.org. Let’s connect and celebrate!

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School uniforms, like all fashion styles, have evolved throughout the history of Convent & Stuart Hall. The original girls’ uniform consisted of a floor-length black dress with high color and long sleeves. The original uniform skirts and shirts were shortened by the 1930s when students began ordering from O’Connor, Moffat and Kean Co (which became a Macy’s department store in 1947). The uniforms remained largely unchanged until the 1960s with the switch to sailor collars and accented red ties. In the 1980s, uniforms evolved once again to heather gray skirts, polo shirts and burgundy sweaters. Today students have more flexibility with their day-to-day uniforms. The Convent High School dress uniform, consisting of a gray skirt (four inches above the knee), a white undershirt and a burgundy sweater, is worn for Mass and Noëls.

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We remember and honor those from our Convent & Stuart Hall community who have gone before us in the past few years.

WAYNE ALBA, GRANDPARENT ANN ALIOTO ’60 AND A P ST A P RENT THERESA ASHE-CROFT ’51’47 VALERIE ATIKIAN ’67’63 ANNA BAGNIEWSKA ’59 JEANNETTE BAUMGARDNER ’60’56 ELIZABETH BEVIS-FRITSCH ’55’51 RICHARD BLUM, FRIEND DAVID BOWE SHB’92 ROBERT F. BROWN JR., GRANDPARENT WILLIAM BUDGE, GRANDPARENT LISA CALEGARI ’87’83 JEFFREY CAPACCIO, A P ST A P RENT

RICHARD CHENAULT,

FORMER EMPLOYEE KATHERINE COFFEY, A P ST A P RENT AND TRUSTEE CHARLES W. CRISS JR., A P ST A P RENT CHARLES CRISS SHB’99 DEBBIE CUCALON ’73 ANNE DAVIDSON, FORMER EMPLOYEE PATRICIA DESMOND, FORMER EMPLOYEE DAVID DIXON, CURRENT A P RENT SARAH DOGGETT, A P ST A P RENT ROBIN E. DOODY ’84 ANGELA DRIVER ’49 CHARLES FRACCHIA, A P ST A P RENT AND TRUSTEE ALEXA FRISBIE, FORMER EMPLOYEE PLARIDEL FUENTEBELLA, A P ST A P RENT AND GRANDPARENT ANN GETTY, A P ST A P RENT AND GRANDPARENT CYNTHIA GRUBB, A P ST A P RENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEE KAY HARRIS, A P ST A P RENT AND GRANDPARENT PAMELA HAYES, FORMER TRUSTEE AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS MARY HECKMAN, GRANDPARENT PAMELA HENNING ’64’60

PIERCE HU SHB’26 ALICE JAMES, A P ST A P RENT CONNIE KANE, A P ST A P RENT RICHARD KARRENBROCK, A P ST A P RENT AND TRUSTEE IGOR KOPILENKO, CURRENT A P RENT DANIEL KUZNETSOV ’12 CLAIRE LIPTAK, GRANDPARENT PARK LOUGHLIN, A P ST A P RENT JANET MACPHERSON 5 ’ 5 MARY MANSFIELD-POST 4 ’ 4 RON MARENDA, GRANDPARENT CLARE MCCANN ’50 DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN, A P ST A P RENT JAIME MENDIOLA, A P ST A P RENT JOHN MILLER, A P ST A P RENT MARY ANN MILLER, A P ST A P RENT LYNN MOONEY 4’ 8 DR. EILEEN MORIARTY, FORMER EMPLOYEE ROSALIE MOROSIN ’57’53 MOYRA MOY, A P ST A P RENT AND TRUSTEE KATHERINE MUNTER ’83 PATTY MURPHY ’53’49 AND FORMER EMPLOYEE LANE NORTON 6 ’ 6 STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN, A P ST A P RENT ANGELINA PRESTI, GRANDPARENT RUTH PRUITT LEIF 6 ’ 4

SHIRLEY ROSSI ’ 53 YVONNE SANGIACOMO ’50 AND GRANDPARENT GAIL ANN SCOTT ’51 ROBERT SOCKS, FORMER EMPLOYEE GEORGE VLANTIS SHB’71 JENNIFER WELLS, FORMER EMPLOYEE MARTIN R. WORMUTH, FORMER EMPLOYEE DAVID WRIGHT, GRANDPARENT CHARLOTTE WUTHOLEN ’58’54

Please note: This list includes updates submitted by family members and friends.

We send our heartfelt condolences to families in our greater community who have lost loved ones.

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