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Connections Saint Bernard School Magazine For Alumni & Friends

2017 issue • Highlights from the 2016-17 School Year

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1956 was a pivotal year full of first time events. The United States embarked on a massive public works project, the Interstate Highway system. Prince Rainer of Monaco married Grace Kelly.

It was also the year Saint Bernard School opened its doors.

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Saint Bernard School Mission Statement Saint Bernard School, a Catholic co-educational school, co-sponsored by the Diocese of Norwich and the Xaverian Brothers, admits students from grades 6 through 12. Enriched by values attentive to the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Saint Bernard School community is committed to a challenging college-preparatory education for students of all faiths. Saint Bernard School provides a safe and supportive environment which promotes academic achievement and generates growth in maturity, behavior, character and service to others.

Board of Directors Mr. Donald Macrino, Headmaster Br. Lawrence Harvey, CFX Mr. James Belli ‘70 Mr. Wilfred Blanchette, Jr. Mrs. Lori Flynn Mr. Christopher Grube ‘82 Mrs. Kathleen Irr Mr. Sean Kaylor ‘86 Dr. Jeremiah Lowney Mr. Joseph Mariani Sr. Mary McCarthy, RSM Mr. Dennis Moore ‘86 Fr. Mark O’Donnell Mr. Bryan Pollard ‘81 Mr. Craig Powers ‘86 Atty. Michael Satti ‘79 Dr. Edward Shine Mr. David Woodmansee ‘78

Administration Donald Macrino Headmaster Ann Griffin Assistant Headmaster Cathy Brown Director of MS Admissions & International Programs Kim Hodges Director of HS Admissions & Marketing Dana Williams Director of Advancement

Headmaster’s Corner Saint Bernard School opened to its 61st school year in August. It holds a firm place in the educational community of eastern Connecticut and continues as one of thirteen distinguished Xavarian Brothers sponsored schools in the United States.

In this time of significant school choice, Saint Bernard School maintains a six decade commitment to academic excellence, positive spiritual development, and a wholesome environment in which adolescents find a positive path to adulthood.

Given the dedication of our alumni and their generous support, the school has undergone significant physical improvements. Interior renovations, wireless technology, a theater quality auditorium sound system and an integrated school security system are among the projects completed to date, with more to come.

As a Catholic School we continue to uphold the teachings of Jesus Christ as fundamental to all we do. While many of our students are neither Catholic nor Christian, the lessons from Christ’s teachings are universal in their message of altruism, kindness and peace.

In the generous spirit of Pope Francis we are reaching out to all families who desire a Catholic school education and are doing all we can to make that possible.

Robert Bernard Director of Finance Susan Griffin ’77 Athletic Director Renju Paul Campus Minister

Donald Macrino Headmaster

FEATURES Class of 2017 Graduation 6 The Hendricks Challenge 11 60th Anniversary Events 16 Athletic Hall of Fame 26 Mission Trip to Jamaica 40

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Michaela Abate

Mason Knutson

Ellen Arvidson

Jordan Leroy

Kara Bassett

Ximing (Leo) Li

Wendy Bessette

Delia Light

Johnathan Bied

Maoyu (Karen) Liu

Bailey Boettcher

Patrick Mahoney

Samuel Britner

Austin Malchiodi

Matthew Brown

Faith McBride

John Butler

Anna McKinley

Joseph Camperchioli

Xianfan (Justin) Meng

Sean Crowe

Jacob Metcalf

Lazhel De La Cruz

Alexander Nave

Caitlyn Dittman

Sophia Nelson

Amanda East

Luis Ortega

Benjamin Ellery

Julia Plunkett

Jack Feeley

Brian Poeschl

John Frenzel

Ryanne Rivera

David Galvez

Ethan Rossier

Juan Uran Garcia

Yingtong (Holly) Ruan

Emmanuelle Givens

Julie Sedensky

Conor Gorman

Noah Sisk

Bryan Guetens

Lilikali Smith

Joshua Gurnack

Shenandoah Terry

Michael Guth

Carter Wallace

Christian Hird

Zhengyao (Duke) Xia

Brianne Hoffa

Demetrios Yackovetsky

Yangwei (Jordan) Huang

Hua (Estelle) Yang

Yiying (Esther) Huang

Zixian (Shine) Yang

Colleen Kelly

Haley Zawilinski

James Kenefick

Alexander Zuczek

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We may be different, but we care about each other. We are like family because we are all Saints.

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Saint Bernard School welcomed its newest alumni - the Class of 2017 – during the school’s 59th Commencement on May 26.

Sixty-one seniors received their diplomas from The Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich, at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich.

Senior Julia Plunkett, chosen by a faculty panel, gave the Orator’s Address. She said to her classmates, Saint Bernard School stands for support, family, diversity and humility. She thanked her peers and faculty for shaping her into a better student and person.

“We may be different, but we care about each other. We are like family because we are all Saints,” she said. “Becoming a Saint was one of the best decisions I’ve made, and I am glad I did it.”

Julia Plunkett, Class Orator

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Academic Awards

Faculty Awards

Theology: Flora Klise Theology Next-In-Merit: Shenandoah Terry

The Christopher Award: Benjamin Ellery & Faith McBride

English: Flora Klise English Next-In-Merit: Samuel Britner

The Student Government Award: Kara Bassett & Flora Klise

Mathematics: Samuel Britner Mathematics Next-In-Merit: Karen Liu

The Father Russell L. Boisvert School Spirit Award: Caitlyn Dittman & Jack Feeley

Science: Flora Klise Science Next-In-Merit: Emmanuelle Givens and Michael Guth

The Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Award: Bryan Guetens

Social Studies: Michael Guth Social Studies Next-In-Merit: Shenandoah Terry French: Sophia Nelson French Next-In-Merit: Benjamin Ellery Fine Arts-Visual Arts: Michaela Abate Fine Arts-Visual Arts Next-In-Merit: Amanda East Fine Arts-Music: Samuel Britner Fine Arts-Music Next-In-Merit: Colleen Kelly

St. Edmund’s Honor Scholarship Patrick Mahoney ‘17 was the 2016 recipient of the St. Edmund’s Honor Scholarship on October 14.

The Eddie DeParche Honorary Award: Sophia Nelson & Noah Sisk The Bishop Daniel A. Hart Honorary Award: Julie Sedensky The Delaporta Award: Shenandoah Terry

National Merit Scholars Flora Klise ’17 and Sam Britner ’17 were named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. The seniors placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition for National Merit Scholarships by taking the 2015 PSAT/NMSQT test.

Saints Scholars Saint Bernard Scholar medals are presented to those students who comprise the top 10% of the graduating class.

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Baccalaureate Mass & Awards Ceremony Ray H. & Pauline Sullivan Foundation Scholarship: Flora Klise, Samuel Britner & Emmanuelle Givens

Sharples Family Memorial Award: Alex Nave

James A. Greenleaf Jr. Scholarship: Samuel Britner & Michael Guth

Eugene Atwood Scholarship: Colleen Kelly

Daughters of Isabella, Fr. Brennan Circle #582: Alexander Zuczek

Paul A. Wronowski Scholarship: Sophia Nelson & Austin Malchiodi William J. Snyder Memorial Award: Joseph Camperchioli Octave “Dave” and Richard A. Belval Memorial Art Award: Micheala Abate & Amanda East

Rotary Club of Montville: Brianne Hoffa Preston Parks & Recreation Spirit Award: Conor Gorman NROTC Scholarship: Patrick Mahoney

Joshua J. Sawyer Memorial Scholarship: Bryan Guetens

Ivy Bridge Scholarship: Leo Li

Louis F. Massad Scholarship: Anna McKinley

Harvard Club of Southeastern CT Book Prize: Shenandoah Terry

Thomas J. Massad Scholarship: Joshua Gurnack

Air Force Math and Science Award: Flora Klise (Math) & Samuel Britner (Science)

Donald J. and Nellie M. Stefanski Scholarship: Delia Light & Luis Ortega Rita Mae Leone Scholarship: Shenandoah Terry Alfred Wilber Scholarship: Carter Wallace Student Leadership Award: Kara Bassett Anne M. Halloran Memorial Award: David Galvez Montville-Mohegan Pequot Lions Club Scholarship: Maoyu (Karen) Liu Damian O’Neil Scholarship: James Kenefick Knights of Columbus Patriotism Award: Benjamin Ellery & Julie Sedensky

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Daughters of Isabella, St. Mary Frances Circle #796: Ellen Arvidson

Saint Bernard Alumni Parents It is tradition for graduating seniors who have parents who are Saint Bernard alumni to present Alumni Medals to their parents at graduation. This year, we recognized thirteen alumni parents and two grandparents: Pamela Bernardo, ’59 Lenore White, 60 William Dittman ’71 Michael Abate ’75 Lisa Dittman ’79 Stephen Bessette ’80 Kristina Givens ’83 Joan Malchiodi ’77 Suzanne Ellery ’83 Patricia Ferryman ’85 Eric Arvidson ’86 Daniela Gorman ’87 Keri Gurnack ’89 Brian Smith ’93 Jaclyn Hernandez ’97

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We ended the third year of The Hendricks Challenge on June 30, exceeding our goal by raising $200,133. When combined with the match from the Diocese of Norwich and the Hendricks Charitable Foundation, our total raised for renovations during the 2016-17 fiscal year is $600,133. Thank you to all the alumni, parents, grandparents, family and friends for their generosity and support! And a special thanks to the Diocese and the Hendricks Charitable Foundation for their matching gifts!

Our chemistry lab was completely renovated with new work stations, storage, student desks, an exhaust hood, safety equipment, new ventilation, and ceiling and floor tiles. Senior lockers have been replaced.

All first-floor hallways have been updated with carpet tiles, new ceiling and lighting. The main lobby was spruced up with a fresh coat of paint, new ceiling, and lighting. A security vestibule has been installed and all the doors and glass have been replaced. A stone flooring treatment has been done and seating areas will be added for the enjoyment of students and guests.

Our auditorium has also received some upgrades: New carpet was donated by Mohegan Sun and installed by Roy Archambault of Route 85 Flooring; Stations of the Cross were donated by the Chapel at Mt. St. John School and have been procured by Bishop Cote and the sound system and lighting in the auditorium have been upgraded.

Additionally, all student restrooms have been renovated and a new electronic sign has been installed at the entrance along Route 32 so that families, visitors and passers-by can stay updated on events and student achievements at Saint Bernard School.

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The Hendricks Challenge Thank you to all the generous alumni, parents, grandparents and friends for their generous support of The Hendricks Challenge. Your donations directly supported upgrades and renovations to the school.

Gifts listed at the following levels reflect contributions received between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.

Matching Gifts $200,000 Maureen Donohue Hendricks ‘72 and John Hendricks The Diocese of Norwich

Fr. Russell Boisvert Society $20,000 + Anonymous Jason ’79 & Dana Cohenour Dr. Jeremiah J. and Virginia W. Lowney, Jr.

1956 Society $1,956 - $4,999

Fr. Ed Benedict Circle $250 - $499

Class of 1981 - 35th Reunion Wayland ‘63 and Donna ‘63 Currie Lauren O. Londregan ‘08 Thomas J. ‘62 and Kathleen Londregan Keith ‘80 and Becky Regan Michael and Ketti Terry Michael J. Lovdahl and Tracey L. Trower

Tim `81 and Julie Austin Maureen M. Ballard ‘92 Scott and Michele Bassett Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Bergeron `69 John D. Blue, III ‘81 Bill ‘71 and Lisa ‘79 Dittman William T., Jr., ‘81 and Ann Griffin Kathy Irr Ruth Kilburn The Malchiodi Family ‘77, ‘12, ‘14, ‘16, ‘17 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Martin Dr. Brian ‘84 and Dorothy McKeon Bryan K. Pollard `81 Alex E. Punsalan ‘84 Johanna Reilly William B. Ross ‘80 Christopher Salafia ‘88 Sergio and Mirela Wolff

St. Francis Xavier Society $1,000 - $1,955 Mr. and Mrs. Saju Abraham David B. Belval Class of 1966 - 50th Reunion Penelope Dempsey Dietz ‘64 Theresa Donatelli ‘84 William Dopirak ‘81 Suzanne (Brown) Ellery ’83 Brother Lawrence Harvey, CFX Knights of Columbus #1943 Jeffrey T. ‘89 and Jennifer Londregan Craig C. Powers ‘86 Harold Pressley ‘82 Madeline and Edward Shine

Theodore J. Ryken Society $10,000 - $19,999 Jim Belli ‘70 and Shelley McBride ‘85 Northeast Student Consulting LLC Ray and Pauline Sullivan Foundation

Headmaster’s Society $5,000 - $9,999 7th Regiment Youth Performing Arts Organization Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Andrade Christopher J. Grube ‘82 Joseph and Gwen Mariani Thomas and Laura McBride

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Bishop Flanagan Circle $500 - $999 2017 Senior Class Gift Carmella Bletcher - posthumous Class of 1986 - 30th Reunion Paul and Rosemary Brulotte Leo and Christina Chupaska Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Devoe ‘71 Maritza Guillocheau ‘81 Alice Hession Michael A. Jacobs ‘94 Sean P. Kaylor `86 Stan and Pat Kunka Ms. Virginia Maina Diane L. Manning ‘76 Gregory `84 and Kristin Massad James and Sloan Tyler McCauley Mr. and Mrs. Dennis B. Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pitluck Michael St. Louis ‘72 Charles E. and Judith C. Strutt Leonard A. Szczygiel ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Szczygiel ‘81

Red & Grey Club $100 - $249 Anonymous, Class of 1978 Pedro Andrade Rev. Trust Ann Anacone ‘74 Stephen Anderson and Elizabeth Cawley Anderson ‘83 Richard G. Arms Jr. Scott K. and Jennifer S. ‘84 Baroun Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Belfiglio Shirley N Bosque Joseph Brady Guy D. Brown ‘73 Michael and Tracy Burns James ‘71 and Debra (Boiselle) ‘73 Butler Robert S. Cascio ‘73 Steven T. Chmura ‘81 Class of 1971 - 45th Reunion Robert and Sandra ‘66 Collins James and Claudette Colonis Columbiettes of the Very Rev. Michael McCabe Council 2364 Mary Jo Courtney Dave `62 & Elizabeth Donahue Anne Marie Currie Doyle `92 James A. Dyer ‘91 Cheryl Haughton Edwards ‘88 Raymond and Melissa Forrester

Kathleen E. Smith ‘90 Joseph C. Snyder ‘62 Adam Sprecace ‘88 Richard and Susan Thomson Mark E. Wagner ‘77 Rockwell ‘74 and Jodi Wagner Laura Watts-Leuba ‘85 Jim and Kathy Kornacki Wesloh `81

Saints $99 and Under Kevin Jaskiewicz ‘84 and Debra Fratoni ‘85 Rosalinda Gaona Lynne Griffin Elliott ‘86 Elias Joseph Hage Andrea Hall ‘78 Pauline Heeney ‘86 William Horgan Kristen K. Joyce-Flanagan ‘84 Katie Kehoegreen ‘08 Keith and Heather ‘87 Lemire Victoria Kimball ‘87 Steven Kirsch Kevin Knight ‘84 Geraldine Drabik Kuenkler ‘64 Preston Britner and Suzanne LaFleur Phillip ‘71 and Debra ‘73 Lajeunesse George Lamothe ‘73 Athena Linda Michael McKinley & Kathy Calnen Elizabeth (Renz) Mailley ‘87 Peter W. Maneri, Jr., ‘73 Jeanne Martin ‘76 McCarthy Heating Oil Service Inc. Brendan McGinley ‘98 - With gratitude to Mr. Currie David W. Melvin ‘84 Mr. Robert Mish ‘75 David and Cherilyn Moore Michael and Deborah Murphy Ann Nettleton Michael and Maura Niles Vicki ‘70 and Walt Nyzio John C. Osborne ‘67 Donna Piascik ‘72 Vicente Pina ‘84 Kathleen A. Pounch ‘72 Timothy M. Reilly Peter A. Renz `96 Tim Robinson ‘82 Rev. Brian J. Romanowski ‘94 Bernadette Ryan ‘89

Maureen Dugan Adams ‘68 Bernard “Bing” Bartick ‘62 Joseph and Gertrude Bednarz Steve ‘90 and Shannon ‘91 Brenek Sheila Williams Burelle ‘72 Josephine Cacciola Mark Caputo ‘79 James F. Cawley ‘67 Carole A. Cone ‘71 Daniel and Barbara Cramer Alicja D. Dabrowski Marguerite Devine ‘74 Joy A. Diamantini ‘82 Daniel D. Dickens ‘77 Joanne Dipollena Eisenhard `70 Allison Valentine Fernandes ‘88 Scott Ficarra ‘81 Lisa Burger Foster ‘84 Pete Freeman Mary-Ellen M. Giannini ‘70 Monica A. Gibson George H. Glendenning Beverly Gordon Mr. Peter Fuhrmeister and Ms. M. Carmen Grillo Walter E. Guth and Deborah Swanson-Guth Ronan H. Lacey ‘64 and Patricia W. Hammond ‘62 Patricia Hannaford ‘65 Thomas and Joan Hayes Lisa Malchiodi Hogan ‘83 Mrs. Maureen Jensen Jostens Inc. Joseph P. Kane, Jr. ‘67 Meaghan Kehoegreen ‘02 Robert H. Krajewski ‘62 Judith Kuzmenko Mr. and Mrs. Julian B. Lo Scott and Teresa ‘80 Loring Doris H. Malchiodi

Larry and Mary McCauley Shirley McCulley Beth McKiernan ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. William P. McKenna Stephen Menno and Patricia Menno-Coveney Loretta Michaud Montville Association of Educational Secretaries Thomas S. Moriarty ‘80 Gail A. Mulcahy ‘77 Kathleen Derry Napert ‘71 Jade and Nicole Nelson Timothy F. O’Keefe III ‘77 Sheila O’Keeffe Mary E. O’Neill ‘81 Susan Orlando ‘71 Kathryn and William Paige Wayne R. Patterson ‘82 Joyce Lupica Pearson’70 William J. and Barbara L. Pieniadz Kathleen S. Pietraszewski Walter and Nancy Prochorena Betty Ann Proulx Melanie Roberts ‘94 Michael Ross and Jeanne Michaud Ross ‘77 Pamela M. ‘68 and Stephen R. Rottier Ms. Janis Simpson ‘74 Frederic S. Smith ‘64 Dr. Brian P. Struyk ‘90 Dr. John W. Sullivan ‘69 Viarda Totino Alvin Turner James and Lynn Turner Mr. and Mrs. Brian West ‘76 Kathleen Cooney Wojtcuk ‘72 Carole L. Wong ‘72

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony

Students at Saint Bernard School were part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the first day of school on Aug. 29, 2016, recognizing renovations and the school’s 60th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, local and state legislators presented an official State of Connecticut Citation in recognition of Saint Bernard’s “rigorous standards of excellence in educating generations of young men and women.”

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On Sept. 13, 2016, a group of St. Bernard alumni priests concelebrated the 60th Anniversary Opening of School Mass with the Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich. The bishop was joined by: the Rev. Russell Kennedy ‘66; Rev. Gerald Kirby ‘76; Rev. James Sucholet ‘80; Rev. Kevin Reilly ‘87; Rev. Brian Romanowski ‘94; Rev. Jeffrey Ellis ‘95; Rev. Mark O’Donnell, Trustee;

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Mass & Alumnae Luncheon

Rev. Joseph Ashe; and Monsignor Robert Brown. Deacon Jorge Escalona was the Master of Ceremonies. Immediately following Mass, a luncheon honoring our alumnae from the first two graduating classes of 1959 and 1960 was held in the Media Center.

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Gallery Dedication & Alumni Art Exhibit On October 23, SBS held an exhibit opening for its 60th Anniversary Alumni & Student Art Show. In conjunction with the opening, the school art gallery was named in honor of Mr. David Belval, who taught art at Saint Bernard for more than four decades before his retirement in 2015.

In addition to the events at SBS, an adult reception was held on October 23 at Expressiones Cultural Center, New London, where the work of 10 professional alumni artists was displayed.

Participating alumni artists included: Susan (Connolly) Griffin ‘77 & Paul Griffin ‘76, Stacey (Crandall) Madden ‘87, Maryse (Kowack) Newton ‘90, Chris D’Acunto ‘05, Elias Nousiopoulos ‘05, Bradley Gehan ‘07, Lisa Suszek ‘08, Katherine Elizabeth Ericson ‘10, Tiffany (Nousiopoulos) Petersen ‘10, Alicia Vallario ‘12, Amanda Vallario ‘12 , Marian Camperchioli ‘12, Kyle Vallieres ‘12, Patrick Regan ‘12, Sarah Bentley ‘12, Eli Kuhn ‘12, Zachariah Petersen ‘13, Shannon Griffin ‘13, Kevin Peters ‘13, Crystal Grabowski ‘15, Eric Vallieres ‘15, Meredith Hird ‘15, Heather Wallace ‘15, Patricia Steinhagen ‘16, and Molly Turban ‘16, and Nancy Kuhn ‘16.

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Awards & Scholarships

CT History Day Competition Congrats to Margaret Maher ‘19, Robbie Justice ‘19 & Sadie Peek ’19 who advanced to the CT History Day state contest on April 29 after competing in the Connecticut History Day 2017 New Haven Regional Contest on March 4. Sadie placed 3rd in her division at the state competition and was named an alternate in case the first or second place winners couldn’t make it to nationals.

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MathCon Students got hands-on lessons in math during SBS’ 3rd annual MathCon event on May 24. The projects, which ranged from minimal surfaces and vortex based mathematics to Einstein’s field equations, were presented by members of the SBS Math Honor Society.

Book Awards Congratulations to Mia Londregan & Jennifer Burns! Mia received the Harvard Club of Southern CT Book Prize, which recognizes an outstanding student in the Jr. class.

Jennifer received the UConn/Avery Point Book Award, given to a Jr. who demonstrates strong potential for studies & research in the humanities, social sciences, and/or environmental sciences.

Geography Bee Ross Blinderman ’22 was named school Geography Bee Champion and qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee on March 31.

XBSS Leaders Our XBSS student leaders for the 2016-2017 school year were Faith McBride, who was named Distinguished Senior Leader, and the following students from the class of 2018 were selected as XBSS Student Leaders: Liv Barry, Briana Beverly, Mia Londregan, Graham McCauley, Jack O’Leary, and Antonio Pisani. The students attended the Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools Student Retreat in West Hartford in the spring.

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John T. and Helen T. Mooney Scholarship The Mooney Family established a scholarship in 1998 in honor of their parents who had seven St. Bernard alumni. Together they select a recipient annually based on academic performance, citizenship and community involvement and a strong desire to achieve the highest of goals through quality education.

Theodore James Ryken Award

Briana Beverly ’18 was the 2017 recipient of the John T. and Helen T. Mooney Scholarship.

The James A. Greenleaf Jr. ‘87 Memorial Scholarship Fund

The 2016 Theodore James Ryken Award was presented to Mrs. Elaine Mooney following a prayer service on December 2.

“This is a person who truly embodies the Xaverian characteristics of humility, simplicity, compassion, trust, and zeal. There is not an ounce of negativity in Elaine Mooney,” said Headmaster Don Macrino.

The Ryken Award is given annually on the feast of St. Francis Xavier at each of the 13 Xaverian schools. It is named for Theodore James Ryken, founder of the Xaverian Brothers.

“I appreciate this so much. It is a truly humbling experience,” Mrs. Mooney said of her honor.

The James A. Greenleaf, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. was established to honor and remember an alumnus who lost his life as a result of the catastrophe which occurred in New York City in 2001. The fund is used to provide financial assistance to students attending Saint Bernard School.

Thanks to the James A. Greenleaf, Jr. ’87 Memorial Scholarship Fund for honoring our SBS Greenleaf scholarship recipients at the 16th Annual James A. Greenleaf Memorial Scholarship Dinner over the weekend: Grace Murphy ‘19, Emily Smith ‘18, Michael Guth ‘17, Samuel Britner ‘17 and Sean Power ‘20.

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Mrs. Mooney, a Lisbon resident, began working at Saint Bernard School in 2010 as the secretary to the middle school principal before moving to her current role as administrative assistant to the headmaster. Before coming to Saint Bernard’s, she was the school librarian at Saint Joseph School in Norwich for about 30 years.

She and her husband, Dennis Mooney, have three daughters – Melissa, Danielle, and Kristin.

They also have two granddaughters, Janelle and Gianna.

Grandparents Mass and Luncheon The annual Grandparents Mass and Brunch was attended by over 200 people on April 6.

The event is an annual tradition which aims to connect the generations and celebrate grandparents and the special meaning they hold in our lives. The Mass was celebrated by the Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich.

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Athletic Hall of Fame

The St. Bernard High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner was held on Saturday, April 22, with 14 new members being honored.

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Congrats to the 2017 class of inductees: Charlie Miller ’70 Basketball Vincent Cirillo ’72 Football, Baseball Jeff Spence ’74 Wrestling Jim Farina ’74 Football, Baseball

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Jason Coenhour ’79 Wrestling Tony Lowe ’82 Football Tracy Faulkner Andringa ’82 Cross Country, Track & Field Robert “Moose” Gilbert ’83 Football Dr. Dawn Macauley McGee ’85 Track & Field Cherie Weldon ’88 Cross Country, Swimming & Track & Field Jill Difrancesca ’94 Cross Country, Track & Field Darryl Giard ’99 Cross Country, Track & Field James Leone, Coach Asst. Football, Baseball & Wrestling Robert Demars, Coach Asst. Athletic Director, Football & Baseball 28

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Thank you to our sponsors!

Dinner Sponsor Matthew’s Catering Company

Plaque Sponsor Tom Harrington ’71, of Sportee’s

Program Sponsor Craig Gilbert, ‘78, of Independence Physical Therapy

Photo Sponsors Karolyn Welsh Busconi, ‘81, HoF, ‘08 Charles W. Farrell, ‘64, HoF, ‘87 Priscilla L. Lutz, ‘67, HoF, ‘08 Megan T. Sweet Stuart, ‘87, HoF, ‘15 Saint Sponsors Horace W. Deshefy, HoF ‘88 Thomas W. Deshefy, ‘69, HoF, ‘90 Anthony R. Desmond, ‘62, HoF, ‘08 Susan M. Dutilly, ‘84, HoF, ‘15 Susan M. St. Louis, ‘77, HoF, ‘15 Barbara A. Ward, ‘68 Friends Jack Crowley, ‘63, HoF, ‘88 Albert E. Dittman, ‘66, HoF, ‘87 Gary J. Guerin, ‘71, HoF, ‘88 Joseph ‘74, HoF ‘08 & Maureen ‘77 Peters Todd Renehan, ‘81, HoF, ‘99 Scott W. Sawyer, ESQ, ‘84, HoF, ‘08 Michael A. Turgeon, ‘74, HoF, ‘89 Stephen A. Zrenda, Jr., ‘63, HoF, ‘89 29

2016 Golf Outing Raises $9,150 Thanks to all who participated in and sponsored the 1st Annual Saint Bernard Golf Outing on September 24, 2016 at Norwich Golf Course.

Fifty-six alumni, families and friends participated in the event. Net proceeds of $9,150 were split between Saints Athletics and tuition assistance for students in need!

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Thank you to all our event sponsors!

Corporate Sponsor - $2,500 Marist College ~ Sean Kaylor ‘86 The Mohegan Tribe & Mohegan Sun SAINT Sponsor - $1,000 Griffin Private Investigations ~ Paul Griffin ‘76 Independence Physical Therapy ~ Craig Gilbert ‘78 National Research Center for College & University Admissions The Sweet Family - Andrew ‘86, Megan ‘87, Caitlin ‘89 Dennis Moore ‘86 Filomena’s Restaurant ~ Mike Buscetto ‘89 The Woodmansee Family ~ David ‘78, Paul ‘81, Bart ‘83, Mark ‘89 Underwater Construction Corporation

Green Sponsor - $250 Donnelly’s School Apparel Horgan Law Offices Conway, Londregan, Sheehan & Monaco, P.C. Hole Sponsor - $100 Flanders Donut & Bake Shop ~ Greg Terracciano ‘82 Baruno, Hannaford, Heap, Aurello & Company Luzzi Insurance Agency ~ Paula R. Luzzi ‘95 Soundview Orthopaedic Associates LLP The Pyne-Davidson Company Open MRI of Connecticut

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Athletic Training Room Renovation The athletic training room was remodeled thanks to contractor Craig Gilbert ‘78, and all the volunteers and donors who helped make this project possible.

The Kunka sisters, Brigid ‘20, Charlotte ‘23, and Violet, cleaned supplies out of the room prior to demolition by volunteer Paul Griffin ‘76, with the assistance of coaches George Rivera and Chris Glynn.

New plumbing was installed so that an old whirlpool could be replaced with a utility sink. Craig Gilbert painted the room and installed rubber flooring.

Counter tops were donated and manufactured by A Beautiful Company, and a treatment table was donated by Independence Physical Therapy.

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Independence Physical Therapy – Craig Gilbert ‘78 Thomas W. Iversen ‘78 Susan M. Kenyon Jennings ‘78 Catherine T. Lizzio ‘78 Owner Deane Terry and his son Wes Terry ‘02 from Park Roway came to Saint Bernard School on November 11 and installed new doors on the training room and wrestling room. This in-kind donation is valued at more than $8,500.

Thank you Park Roway and the Terry family!

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We have partnered with Charter Oak Scanning to bring you Glory Days! Alumni are now able to purchase DVDs of their Saints football games from the 1961 season through the 2006 season and relive their moments on the gridiron.

These DVDs are $24.95 per game, or you can buy a whole season at a special price. A contribution of 20 percent from every DVD sold will come back to Saint Bernard School!

View the available games and seasons, and make purchases through Charter Oak Scanning at https://charteroakscanning.com/st-bernard-football/

Buy Saints Football Games on DVD “I purchased the films and found the quality beautifully done and the content was excellent. It was very nostalgic and humbling, as I noticed the eye in the sky does not lie! The tapes I viewed were my senior year and it was a wonderful treat to see games that haven’t been viewed for 50 years. My classmates very much appreciated the time and effort that the school and Glory Days have put into this project - it is a great idea.”

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Montville Education Foundation Grant

Mrs. Jakubielski’s computer science students pose with a $2,500 check presented to her in February by the Montville Education Foundation, Inc. to create a technology makerspace in our school! Once completed, the collaborative work space will feature a variety of equipment including a 3D printer, sewing machine, green screen, videoediting software, and legos.

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During the 2016-2017 school year our Saints, once again, showed their generosity by donating money, food, coats, hygiene items, and their time to a variety of causes in our community.

Here are some highlights:

Thanksgiving Food Drive Student Council collected about 425 pounds of food for St. Vincent De Paul Place during the Thanksgiving Food Drive.

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End Hunger NE 2017 A team of Saints, organized by Campus Ministry, boxed up 3,000 meals during the End Hunger NE 2017 event at Ledyard Middle School on March 25.

Students Helping Students Students donated a total of $2,551.70 during pocket change collections on Fridays throughout the 2016-2017 school year. Our Saints were able to help provide a nourishing daily meal for 22 children for an entire year at the St. Pierre School in Jeremie, Haiti! This is often the child’s only meal of the day.

United Way Youth Engagement Award SBS students were presented with the United Way of Southeastern CT’s Youth Engagement Award for their participation in several United Way events throughout the year. A plaque was awarded to the school at the 2016-17 United Way Campaign Appreciation & Awards Event at Mohegan Sun on May 5.

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Students from our National Spanish Honor Society shared a homemade Thanksgiving meal with senior citizens at the New London Senior Citizens Center on November 22.

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Goodwill Donation Center AIEP students from The Williams School and Saint Bernard School volunteered their time at the Goodwill Donation Center in Groton in October.

The students helped sort clothes, and pair shoes.

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Blood Drives The National Honor Society sponsored several blood drives throughout the year in conjunction with the American Red Cross.

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Mr. Paul and several seniors volunteered with United Way for National Read Across America Day in March.

The students read books to elementary students at Sacred Heart School in Groton.

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Wreaths Across America The Wreaths Across America convoy stopped by SBS on December 13 on its annual journey to Arlington National Cemetery to lay 150,000 wreaths on the graves of veterans.

We welcomed over 150 volunteers, along with 16 semitrailer trucks, buses and other auxiliary vehicles, along with local dignitaries.

A special thanks to the following local businesses for their in-kind donations of food and beverage for the event: Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Deep River Snacks, Dunkin Donuts, Jersey Mike’s (Norwich & Mohegan Sun locations).

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Montego Bay

Saints on a

Mission

Jamaica

Written by Mia Londregan ‘18 On June 3, 12 members of the SBS community traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for a week on a mission trip through the Mustard Seed Communities organization. They stayed on a compound that is home to over 30 residents ages 7-30, who have mental or physical disabilities ranging from blindness to Down syndrome and Cerebral palsy. Most were confined to a wheelchair, and fewer could speak.

During the stay, students and chaperones worked alongside nurses, directly with the residents, helping to feed, teach, and entertain them. The missionaries also painted one of the houses and created a mural. They were able to participate in the community’s prayer services and see many aspects of how this “family” lives.

The missionaries were constantly reminded that whatever they were doing for the residents they were doing to Jesus himself.

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The trip meant having the opportunity to connect with people who I never would have connected with and creating bonds that I will never forget, Mia said. “I know that everyone who went on the trip, myself included, misses it a great deal and I think that says a lot about the time we spent there.”

Mr. James Leone, who organized the trip for Saint Bernard, said another highlight was getting to meet the Most Rev. Burchell McPherson, Bishop of the Diocese of Montego Bay, on the Feast of Pentecost at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral.

In addition to Mia, eight other students went on the mission trip: Angela Abraham ‘18, Brooke Paradis ‘18, Sarah Forrester ‘18, Emily Smith ‘18, Kaens Etienne ‘18, Alicia Crespo ‘18, Robbie Justice ’19, and alumna Mia Shallcross ’16. Parents, Donna Paradis and Denice Feeley, chaperoned the trip alongside Mr. Leone.

Photos submitted by Denice Feeley

Music

All New England Jazz Festival David Galvez ’17, Shine Yang ‘17, Sam Britner ‘17, Mary Margaret Petix ‘18, and Grace Murphy ‘19, five students performed at the All New England Jazz Festival on March 28 at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.

All New England Music Festival Henry Cox ’18 performed at the All New England Music Festival March 16-18 at Norwalk City Hall.

All New England Band Festival

CT All-State Choir Soprano Claire McCarthy ’19 participated in the Connecticut Music Educators All-State Choir on April 1 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

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On November 21, four SBS students participated in the All New England Band Festival at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H. Sam Britner ’17, David Galvez ’17, Mary Margaret Petix ’18 and James Rutty ’18, performed at the Silver Center under the direction of world-famous composer conductors Travi Weller and Johan de Meij.

Clark Terry Jazz Festival UNH A group of Saints’ Jazz Band members traveled to the University of New Hampshire with Mr. Park to participate in the Clark Terry Jazz Festival in March.

ECSU Honor Band The following students participated in the Eastern Connecticut State University Honor Band on March 25 at ECSU: James Babinski ’20, Sam Britner ’17, Rodrigo Mariano ‘19, Sadie Peek ’19, Grace Murphy ’19, Mary Margaret Petix ’18, Lauren O’Donnell ’20, and Jeremy Foular ’20.

Rome Trip About 50 Saints musicians traveled to Rome, Italy, to perform in the 2nd Annual Youth and Young Adult Choir Festival for the Epiphany 2017. Students got to perform for Pope Francis at the Mass for Epiphany at St. Peter’s Basilica, and a few lucky Saints got to shake the hand of the Holy Father!

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It’s a wonderful life The Sound of Music

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The Saints Players performed a stage adaption of the holiday classic It’s A Wonderful Life on December 2-4.

Drama The Saints Players presented the spring musical, The Sound of Music, on May 5-7.

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Senior Art Exhibit Saint Bernard School’s 45th Annual Senior Art Exhibit in March featured the works of six seniors who had taken the Visual Art Department’s sequential program of study over four years.

The works of Michela Abate, Amanda East, Emmanuelle Givens, Anna McKinley, Lilikali Smith, and Carter Wallace were on display in the David B. Belval Gallery.

Emmanuelle Givens

Anna McKinley

Michela Abate

Carter Wallace

Amanda East

Lilikali Smith

U-Conn Exhibit In addition to exhibiting in the Senior Art Exhibit, the five girls had drawings accepted into the First Juried Drawing Exhibition at U-Conn. U-Conn accepted 70 submissions, only 30 images were selected and all 5 of our Seniors drawings were accepted.

The exhibition at U-Conn’s Jorgensen Gallery ran from May 30-July 15.

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ART Draw-A-Thon Congratulations to the students who received scholarships from the Draw-A-Thon!

Angela Wang ‘18 1st place, $1000 scholarship Allison Codner ‘20 2nd place, $500 scholarship Payton McCauley ‘19 3rd place, $150 scholarship Ariihjey Villon-Nahue ’21 Honorable Mention, $100 scholarship

Portraits of Kindness SBS art students completed portraits for youth living in a refugee camp on the Syrian border. Students participated in the Memory Project, which has been featured on national television, as part of their National Art Honor Society service project.

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Saints Athletics Highlights

Girls Cross-Country Ellen Arvidson ’17 earned All-State status by finishing 6th in the CIAC Class S Championship meet. She was also named to the Norwich Bulletin All-Area Team. The girls’ team placed 4th overall in the Class S championship, the first time they broke into the top 5 in the past 9 years.

FALL

The team placed 1st in Division III ECC Championships. Ellen finished 4th, individually. *ECC all-stars: Ellen Arvidson, Bridgid Kunka ‘20, Christina McCaffrey ‘18, Anna McKinley ’17, and Taina Quinones ‘20.

Honorable mention – Sophia Duhig ’20.

Boys Cross-Country The team placed 4th in the Small Division of the ECC Cross-Country Championship Meet, led

by Sam Davis ’19 who finished 33rd overall.

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BOYS Soccer The boys’ team advanced to the CIAC Class S soccer tournament for the first time since 2009 and qualified for the first round of play in the ECC tournament. *ECC All Stars: Ben Ellery. Honorable Mention – Austin Malchiodi and Jack O’Leary. Sportsmanship – David Galvez.

Girls Soccer Kara Bassett and Mia Londregan ‘18 were recognized as All State for Class S at the Connecticut Girls’ Soccer Coaches Association awards luncheon in January at the Aqua Turf Club.

The girls’ team advanced to the ECC Division III championship round and to the second round of the Class S girls’ soccer tournament. Kara Bassett ’17 was named to the All-Area Teams for both the Norwich Bulletin and The Day. She signed a letter of intent to play soccer at St. Michael’s College, Vermont. *ECC All Stars: Kara Bassett, Emily Smith, Mia Londregan. Sportsmanship – Flora Klise.

Fencing *ECC All-Star: Angela Wang ’18 placed 3rd in Womens’ Foil at the ECC Championships. Other top finishers were: Sarah Brown ’18, 5th in Womens’ Foil; Karen Liu ’17, 8th in Womens’ Epee; and Graham McCauley ’18, 5th Mens’ Epee.

Girls Basketball The girls’ basketball team won the ECC Division II Tournament semi-finals but lost the championship round. The team also made it to the first round of the Class M state tournament.

During the season, Caitlyn Dittman ‘17 broke the school’s 30-yearold all-time scoring record of 1,435 points in girls basketball. She was named the All-Bulletin H.S. Girls Basketball Athlete of the Year and to The Day’s All-Area Girls’ Basketball Team. She also was named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association AllState Class M girls’ basketball team. Caitlyn signed a letter of intent to play at Division II Adelphi University.

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*ECC All-Stars: First team – Caitlyn Dittman; Honorable mention – Kara Bassett; Sportsmanship – Sophie Nelson ‘17.

Boys Basketball The team won the ECC Division II boys’ basketball tournament title, beating Windham in overtime. Hunter Baillargeon ’18 scored 25 points in the final and was named Most Outstanding Player. Joe Beltran ’19 and Max Lee ’19 were also named to the Division II all-tournament team. The team advanced to the first round of the CIAC Class S Tournament. *ECC All-Stars: Hunter Baillargeon; Honorable mention – Conor Svab ‘18; Sportsmanship – Brian Bergeron ’18.

Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball Both teams advanced to the finals of the Norwich Diocese MS Basketball Tournament.

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Hockey Bryan Geutens ’17 scored one of 5 goals that helped his team advance to the 2nd round of the Class S tournament. He broke Saint Bernard’s all-time scoring record with over 90 goals and assists.

Girls Indoor Track Grace Reilly ’20, Brigid Kunka ‘20, Sophia Duhig ‘20 & Ellen Arvidson ’17 won the 4 x 720m relay event at the ECC Division II Indoor Track Championships.

Other top finishers were: Emma Givens ’17, 6th in the 55m; Christina McCaffrey ’18, 6th in 600m; Brigid Kunka, 5th in 1000m; and Ellen Arvidson was 2nd in 3,000m and 3rd in 1600m.

Boys Indoor Track Ben Ellery ’17 placed 3rd in 55m hurdles.

Baseball The team advanced to the quarterfinals in the ECC tournament, and to the first round of the Class S Tournament.

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*ECC All-Stars: First team: Connor Svab ‘18, Josh Gurnack ‘17; Honorable mention: Tucker Freeman ‘20; Sportsmanship: Austin Malchiodi ’17.

Boys Track and Field Ben Ellery ’17 finished seventh in the 110 hurdles during the Class S Championship meet.

Girls Track and Field At the Class S Championship, Christina McCaffrey ’18 placed 7th in the 400m. *ECC All-Stars: Grace Reilly ’20, Brigid Kunka ‘20, Sophia Duhig ‘20 & Ellen Arvidson ’17.

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Softball The softball team advanced to the first round of the Class S state tournament. *ECC All-Stars: First team: Emily Nelson ‘19; Honorable mention: Sophie Nelson ‘17, Briana Beverly ‘18; Sportsmanship: Taina Quinones ‘20.

Boys tennis Alex Zuczek ’17 won his fourth straight ECC singles championship and his firstever Class S state championship title. He signed to play tennis at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Alex was named the Tennis Athlete of the Year by The Bulletin and The Day. The team clinched the ECC Division III title and qualified for the Class S Championship.

In Doubles, Charles Anderson ‘18/Jordan Huang ’17 and Sean Crowe ‘17/Michael Guth ’17 lost in the first round. The Kyle Keefe ‘19/Shine Yang ‘17 duo advanced to the 3rd round but was beat by a team from Old Lyme. *ECC All Stars: First team, singles: Alex Zuczek, Patrick Mahoney ‘17; doubles: Michael Guth/Charles Anderson ‘18, and Bailey Boettcher ‘17/Andrew Lemire ‘19; honorable mention: Kyle Keefe; and sportsmanship award: Sean Crowe.

Girls tennis Michaela Abate advanced to the quarterfinals of the ECC tournament.

The team tied for the ECC Division III title. *ECC All-Stars: First team, singles: Michaela Abate, Wendy Bessette; honorable mention: Anna McKinley; sportsmanship award: Jordan Leroy.

2017 CIAC 2017 CIAC Scholar-Athletes Flora Klise ‘17 and Sam Britner ‘17 were among 354 senior student-athletes who were honored at the 2016-2017 CIAC Scholar Athletes banquet on May 7.

Golf Conor Gorman ’17 received an ECC All-Star honorable mention.

Boys Lacrosse The St. Bernard-Wheeler co-op boys lacrosse team advanced to the first round of the Class S tournament. During the season, Jack Feeley ’17 and Patrick Brady ’18 made their 100th career goals. *ECC All-Stars: Jack Feeley. Honorable Mention – Patrick Brady and Emmett Brady ’19.

GIRLS Lacrosse The team earned a share of the ECC Division III title and moved on to the qualifying round of the Class S Tournament. *ECC All-Stars: First team: Brianne Hoffa, Kara Bassett, Mia Londregan, Emily Smith; Honorable Mention: Flora Klise, Bridget Feeley; Sportsmanship: Flora Klise.

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Reunions 2017 Reunions Class of 1967 50th Class Reunion The Class of 1967 celebrated its 50th reunion on August 12 at Langley’s Restaurant at the Great Neck Country Club in Waterford.

Class of 1972 – 45th Reunion The Class of 1972 held a 45th reunion on June 10 at Mystic Yachting Center.

Wrestling Reunion Former Coach Roy Eaton, and former wrestlers Rocky Wagner ‘74, Dave Wilson ‘76, Gary Evans ‘81, and Rob Murphy ‘81 and their wives had another wonderful wrestling reunion cruise on Carnival Vista in December.

Class of 1981 – 35th Class Reunion The class of 1981 had a great time at their reunion on November 25 at Mystic Aquarium. After a silent auction, live auction and donations from classmates, they raised $3,833 for The Hendricks Challenge. With the matching gifts from The Diocese of Norwich and The Hendricks Charitable Foundation, the class’ donation totaled $11,500!

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1982 State Championship Baseball Reunion A reunion for the 1982 State Championship Baseball team was held October 15 at Filomena’s restaurant. Special thanks to Greg Terracciano ‘82 and everyone who helped organize this event!

Class of 1987 Reunion The Class of 1987 held a 30th reunion on June 30 at Filomena’s restaurant.

Upcoming Reunions Class of 1977 40th Class Reunion Events September 22 6:00pm - Informal Cocktails at Tony D’s September 23 11:30am - SBS Golf Outing Registration, Norwich Golf Course. 1:00pm tee time.

7pm - Dinner at Bella Fiore, Norwich September 24 11:30am Brunch at On the Waterfront, New London. Time TBD Contact: Sue (Connolly) Griffin at griffin.susanjane@gmail.com with any questions.

All details are on Facebook at SBHS77 Class of 1997 – 20th Class Reunion 20th Class Reunion Friday, September 22nd 7:00pm Filomena’s Restaurant, Waterford $15 per person includes private room, appetizers and one drink. Payment will only be accepted at the door. Contact Rob Alves with questions atRalves@montvilleschools.org

2018 Reunions Class of 1983 – 35th Reunion Sean Kane and Liz (Cawley) Anderson would like to start planning your 35th class reunion. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Sean Kane at 860-442-6152 or sean.kane@conncoll.edu.

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Alumni Notes Carol Marks Corbeil ‘60 was part of the first four-year graduates of St. Bernard in 1960. “We began in 1956.

I am proud to have been part of it!”

Harold R. McCready ‘63 retired to Leesburg, Fla., in 2004. He passed away on Oct. 30, 2015, leaving his wife of 46 years, Barbara A. McCready, and three children - Scott, Kathy, and Kelly.

Gary Baril ‘72 will retire from his senior engineering position at Electric Boat on September 30 after 36 years!

He will join his wife of 42 years, Pamela, in retirement and plans to visit with his children and grandchildren in North Carolina. Gary also plans to travel to Europe and throughout the United States. While at home, he will enjoy a variety of craft hobbies.

Raymond Mastronunzio ‘66, is thankful for 50 years of life, love, family and friends. He said his class’ recent reunion was a “wake-up call to count the blessings, and nourish the connections of our intertwined lives. May we help each other to truly become “Saints” one day.”

Joseph Stefon ‘73, retired from Norwich Public Schools in June 2016. He has done adjunct teaching in graduate programs at Sacred Heart University, University of St. Joseph, and UCONN. He is currently employed part-time as a school bus driver, and is loving it.

Thomas Deshefy ‘69, is still residing in Oakdale with his wife of 46 years, Ann. The couple are enjoying retirement, traveling, golfing, but most of all, enjoying their six grandchildren (ages 7 to 15) and all their sporting and dance events.

John Mooney ‘77 is an optometrist and has been in Leominster, Mass., for 28 years. He has two children - Jacqueline, who is 28 and lives in Alexandria, Va.; and John, who is 25 and lives in Boston.

Gregory Glass ‘70 is semi-retired to the University of Florida at the Emerging Pathogens Institute. Go Gators!

Mark E. Wagner ‘77, a retired sergeant with the U. S. Army, has been invited to accept a position at Dominion Nuclear Power Station in Waterford, Conn.

the record at Fort Gordon Georgia for finding the “Bugs” the fastest over any service member from all branches of the military.

In 1991, he was nominated to serve at the pleasure of then-President George Herbert Walker Bush at the White House Communications Agency.

He holds one of the highest security clearances after undergoing a twoyear investigation.

Mark is married and lives with his wife Alison, from Alexandria, Va. Congratulations to Jeanne and Craig Gilbert, ‘78 of Independence Physical Therapy. Their Uncasville location recently celebrated the grand opening of its Medically Oriented Gym (M.O.G.).

Paul Narducci ‘79 has been named Connecticut’s Prosecutor of the Year. He is the Senior Assistant State’s Attorney.

He was honored by his peers in June.

Christopher Grube ‘82 donated a tractor to Saint Bernard School to help maintain the school’s athletic fields.

Pamela Faria ‘70 was married to Mario Culmone on November 25, 2016. They live in Groveland, Mass. Pam is VP/Chief of Staff at Lasell College in Newton, MA. She has one daughter, Jamie, who resides in Osceola, IN, with her husband and eight children.

Mark is a graduate of the Nuclear Engineering Program at Three Rivers. He is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Army and is retired from the Connecticut Army National Guard. He served a tour in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2011, serving as a secure communications technician.

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Harold Pressley ‘82, a former professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings, stopped by Saint Bernard School on September 8 with a gift for The Hendricks Challenge. He took a few minutes to visit some of his

service; and Fleet Captain and Director of North American Operations for Sea Spirit, LTD where she oversaw production as well as managing show circuits, sea trials, inspections, deliveries, owner orientation, and all service related matters.

former teachers and meet some current students and fans!

Andrea (Pinch) Gaines ‘82 has joined Sparkman & Stephens naval architects-yacht brokers.

Captain Andrea Gaines brings to Sparkman & Stephens a high level of integrity, a strong work ethic, an unwavering attention to detail, and an enormous energy and passion to accompany her diverse background in the marine industry. She holds a US Coast Guard M100GT license with STCW95 certification and a lifetime of boating experience in which she has accumulated tens of thousands of nautical miles in both fair and foul weather.

Andrea’s maritime experience includes yacht production, commissioning, maintenance, and overall operations, as well as post-delivery owner familiarization and training (seamanship, boat handling, electronics and vessel systems). She has cruised in waters from Southwest Harbor, Maine to Golfito, Costa Rica (including a Panama Canal transit), as well as the Bahamas, Caribbean Sound, Puget Sound, Hong Kong and the Pearl River in Zhuhai, China.

In the recent past, Andrea served as Captain aboard a Marlow 65E where she was responsible for all aspects of vessel operations and maintenance while cruising domestically and abroad; Director of Yacht Services for Krogen Express Yachts, where she led new boat commissioning, warranty and customer

Andrea has 20+ years of project management and development experience, specializing in process evaluation and improvement, and complex, multi-tier project organization and administration. She has a BS from Springfield College and an MS in Business Management from the Hartford Graduate Center.

Jim Lathrop ‘82, was appointed town manager of New Shoreham, R.I. (Block Island), in November 2016.

John Flynn ‘82 has been named Chief Operating Officer of The Segal Group - a private benefits, compensation and investment consulting firm. John is a senior vice president and has successfully led the firm’s East Region for more than a decade. In this newly created position, he will oversee the Regional Leaders from the East, Midwest, New York and West, and will continue to oversee the firm’s Canadian business.

Jonathan Recor ‘83 We all survived a good usual and snowy winter. Now we all are on to our springtime activities. In just one week, I will be on the 2.5-mile hike to the boatyard to finalize painting and rigging boats for sailing. I’m looking forward to seeing a group of 30\40\50 Y.O’s, rather than 60\70\80\90 Y.O.’s I live with! Springtime has been good and spending time losing a pound or two to take the T-shirt off.

Kenneth Caisse ‘84 has opened his new law office, Law Offices of Kenneth Caisse, LLC in Norwich! After practicing law for 25 years and being a partner in two preeminent family and matrimonial law firms with offices in Norwich and Hartford, he decided to open his own firm.

Kenneth has been recognized as a top Connecticut Super Lawyer as published in Connecticut Magazine, and has obtained the highest possible rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards with an “AV Preeminent “ rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Kenneth is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford County Bar Association and New London County Bar Association, He is a member of several Bar-related committees, including the CBA Family Law Section Executive Committee, CBA Lawyer to Lawyer Dispute Resolution Committee, and CBA Resolution of Legal Fee Dispute Committee. Kenneth is a Special Master for the State wide Regional Family Trial Docket, as well as Middletown and Windham County Family Courts.

He and his son, Christopher, live in Uncasville.

Dave Patenaude ‘86 will be taking over as Temple University football team’s offensive coordinator next season. He spent the last five seasons as head coach at Coastal Carolina.

Scott Bates ‘84, of Stonington, has been named Deputy Secretary of State. He will be appointed on January 24th to serve alongside Secretary of State Denise Merrill.

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Alumni Notes continued Sean Patrick ‘86 recently relocated from Stockbridge, Vt., to the West Coast with his wife, Kerrie, and 7-year-old son, Sloan. Sean accepted a new job as the Director of Information Technology at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital in Ridgecrest, Calif.

Sean is a graduate of Auburn University and has been working in healthcare IT for more than 18 years.

His wife is a registered nurse and will be working in the ER at the same hospital.

The family is looking forward to the warm southern California life after five years in Vermont.

Filming of “Break My Heart 1,000 Times” – based on the YA novel

by Dan Waters ‘87 – began on March 18. Daniel is the author of the Generation Dead series. He lives with his family in Connecticut. Visit him online at www.danielwaters.com.

Luke Marone, M.D., ‘88, is chief vascular and endovascular surgeon at West Virginia University Medicine, co-director of the Heart and Vascular Institute WVU Medicine, and professor of surgery and professor of radiology.

Special thanks to Mike Buscetto ‘89, owner of Filomena’s restaurant, who donated the food for the 60th Anniversary luncheon on Sept.

13, and for sponsoring the Saint Bernard Golf Tournament on September 24.

Jennifer (Deshefy) VanDusen ‘89, lives in Salem with her three children: Colby, 13; Max, 10; and Emma, 7. She is a special education coordinator for the East Lyme School System.

Dennis Vanasse ‘90 is the author of eight children’s books which help children confront major life obstacles, including autism, cancer and ADHD. The goal of his books is to promote awareness, which leads to acceptance. View his published titles here.

Dennis lives in Worcester, Mass., with his wife and four children. He is the Director of the Student Success Center at Anna Maria College in Worcester, and holds a master’s degree in special education.

Dennis started writing books about four years ago and is currently working with several celebrities on their upcoming biographies.

He is also the co-founder of The Foundation for Autism Acceptance Worldwide, which will be holding its first annual Autism Awareness Fundraiser on December 11th, from 1-4 p.m. at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa in Groton. Dennis will sign copies of his latest title, “Jagger’s World of Autism: Will You Be My Friend” from 1-2 p.m.

Richard G. Arms, III, ‘90, is currently serving a two-year medical fellowship in gynecological surgery employing laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He is at Texas Tech in El Paso, Texas.

Marie (Humphrey) Rice ‘91 celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary on Aug. 8, 2017!

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Daniel S. Arms ‘92, is a pilot for Jet Blue. He lives in Portland, Ore., and has four children, two of whom are old enough to attend parochial school.

Dave Deshefy ‘93, lives in Bozrah with his three children: Alaina, 14; Ryan, 13; and Logan, 10. Dave is an occupational therapist at L&M Hospital.

Dr. Heidi Elliott ‘93 and Dr. Yuri Novitsky welcomed their first child, Phoebe Anna Novitsky into the world on Jan. 5, 2016. All are enjoying the success of the sports teams in Cleveland, where they live and work.

Elizabeth Lacey ‘97 works for the Santa Clara County Sheriff ’s Office and was recently certified as a Latent Fingerprint Examiner.

Ryan Henowitz ‘01 is running for State Senate in the 20th District, which includes East Lyme, Old Lyme, Salem, Waterford, Montville, New London, Bozrah, and a part of Old Saybrook.

Ryan joined the Army after graduation and served two tours of duty during the War in Iraq.

As a medic in the 2-7 Infantry Batallion, he was awarded the Combat Medical Badge and an ARCOM with valor, for actions at the Battle of the Baghdad International Airport and was honorably discharged in 2006.

After his service, he enrolled at Three Rivers Community College and then Eastern Connecticut State University, where he earned his bachelor of arts. Today he works as a legislative advocate and policy consultant.

Emily Bowdy ‘05, and her father, are featured in an article in the Connecticut Guardian. Both are pilots in the Connecticut Army National Guard.

Emily, a 1st lieutenant, is the third generation of Bowdy pilots to serve in the CTARNG behind her father, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jay Bowdy, and grandfather Brig. Gen. James B. Bowdy.

Starting after Christmas, students in Mrs. Nelson’s environmental science class will be writing letters and communicating with Bobby’s students about what America is like.

Christina Lawton ‘16 received her Girl Scouts Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

For her project, Christina built a rosary garden at Sacred Heart Church in Groton.

Bobby graduated from College of the Holy Cross in May with a degree in physics.

Emily Lallier ‘08 is working at Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Johnathan Vogt ‘16 earned a 4.0 GPA at Auburn University in Alabama.

Faculty Notes Roy Eaton, former St. Bernard wrestling coach/math teacher/ board of trustee member, was interviewed by Coastal Breeze news in Florida. The article talks about how Roy overcame many obstacles throughout his life and discusses his time at St. Bernard. s

Marie (Leone) Londregan ‘08 joined the teaching staff at Saint Bernard School in 2016.

She has strong ties to Saint Bernard.

Not only is she an alumna, but so is her mother Donna Wilbur Leone ‘75, and her husband Timothy Londregan III ‘09. Her father, Jim Leone, is a longtime religion teacher at SBS.

Joseph Stallcop ‘14 attends Keene State College and was elected to the State House of Representatives in New Hampshire.

Joseph was featured in a December 15th article in The Day.

He decided to join the Peace Corps because he likes to travel, enjoys challenges, and loves to help others.

“You get a different view of the world and the world has a very different view of you,” he said.

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Bobby Daly ‘12 spoke to students at SBS on October 27th about his upcoming volunteer service with the Peace Corps. Bobby left for Uganda on November 8th to teach primary education for two years.

Best wishes to Mrs. Jensen (14 years), Mr. Ayres (37 years) & Mrs. Thomson (18 years) who all retired in 2017!

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In Remembrance Alumni Leon H. Calanquin ‘67, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at the age of 67.

Kathleen Mary “Kathy” McCarthy ‘60, passed away on Feb. 8, 2017, at L&M Hospital.

Robert J. “Bobby” Crotty ‘81, died March 2, 2017.

Charles J. McGowan ‘62, died Nov. 6, 2016, at Atlanta VA Medical Center after an extended illness. He was the brother of Kevin P. McGowan ‘65.

James E. “Jim” Denien ‘81, died September 24, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital. He was the brother of Robert Denien ‘80.

Claire Elizabeth “Liz” DeRosa ‘76, passed away on September 4, 2016.

She was the sister of Tom DeRosa ‘77.

Terrie Lee Dubicki ’81, passed away suddenly on August 1, 2017.

Edward “Ed” Frappier ‘64, passed away on Feb. 22, 2017. He was the husband of Gloria (Krajewski) Frappier ‘64, and brother of Theresa (Frappier) Prokop ‘64, Rita Frappier ‘65, and Mary (Frappier) Keating. Ed was inducted into the St. Bernard High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.

Jenette (Knierem) Grabowski ‘90, died Dec. 1, 2016, as the result of injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. She was the sister of Michelle Knierem ‘91.

Kathleen Anne Halpin, who attended St. Bernard’s and graduated from The Academy of the Holy Family, died Jan. 1, 2017.

Conor Irwin ‘20, who attended SBS from 2013-2016, passed away peacefully on Dec. 5, 2016, at Connecticut Children’s Medical Clinic, following a skateboarding accident.

David Marr ‘74, died unexpectedly on Oct. 31, 2016, at his home. He was the brother of Daniel Marr ‘67 and John Marr ‘81.

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Family

Kathleen Ann McNamara ‘75, died March 22, 2017 at her Norwich home.

She was the sister of the late Matthew J. McNamara ‘76.

Michelle M. (Tellier) Montminy ‘80, passed away on April 28, 2017, at Hartford Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Francesco Dominic “Frank” Papalia ‘79, passed away on October 12, 2016. He was the brother of Lisamarie (Papalia) Rahusen ‘78.

Benjamin Joseph Podurgiel III, ‘80, passed away on Monday, Feb. 12, 2017.

Gary J. Scarpa ‘70, passed away on Dec. 5, 2016, after a long hard-fought battle with liver disease. At SBHS, he excelled at football and was known for his brute strength and hard hitting. He was proud to be part of the 1969 team that won the biggest game in Saints history, a victory against New London.

William VanMameren ‘72, passed away on Nov. 28, 2016, at L&M Hospital. He was the brother of Daniel VanMameren ‘73, Dennis VanMameren ‘69, Mary Ellen (VanMameren) Cobuzzi ‘61, and the late Alice VanMameren ‘75, John “Dutch” VanMameren ‘63, and Thomas VanMameren.

Ernest “Ernie” Raymond Andrews III passed away on Jan. 31, 2017, at Yale New Haven Hospital after a recent illness. He was the father of Elijah Andrews ‘13.

Patricia Austin, who taught religious education at St. Bernard High School for 25 years, died Dec. 8, 2016 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the mother of: Robert Austin ‘68, Timothy Austin ‘81, Mary Pat (Austin) Johnson ‘70, Kathy (Austin) Pounch ‘72, Ann (Austin) Anacone ‘74 and Joan (Austin) Malchiodi ‘77, as well as Tory (Wood) Kimball ‘87 who was like a daughter to her; and the grandmother of Jonathan Malchiodi ‘12, Anthony Malchiodi ‘14, Mark Malchiodi ‘16 and Austin Malchiodi ‘17.

Roger Joseph Bernier passed away peacefully on Oct. 12, 2016, at his residence, with his family by his side.

He was the father of Daniel Bernier ‘73 and Gerald Bernier ‘76.

Carmella Bletcher died on May 20, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was the mother of Donna (Bletcher) Napolitano ‘69, Debra (Bletcher) Drakos ‘71, Susan Bletcher-Smithson ‘75, and Dawn (Bletcher) Wells ‘83.

Ralph Frederick Bollenbach passed away peacefully after a two-year battle with cancer at Bayview Health Center of Waterford on Sept. 19, 2016. He was the father of Kyle Bollenbach ‘97.

Mercedes Bradley passed away on Nov. 8, 2016, with her twin sons holding her hands. She was the mother of Donald Bradley ‘81 and Ronald Bradley ‘82.

Thomas Cataldi, Sr., died August 31, 2016, after a long illness. He was the father of Thomas Cataldi, Jr., ‘78, and Paul Cataldi ‘81.

Genevieve Catala passed away on Nov. 17, 2016. She was the mother of John Catala ‘90, Jason Catala ‘92, and James Catala ‘96; the grandmother of Ashley Catala ‘15; the aunt of Kristin Alves ‘99 and Robert Alves ‘97; and the sister of the late Mary (D’Amico) Alves ‘69.

Susan Celeste “Sue” Coggins passed away on Feb. 26, 2017. She was the mother of Tim ‘83, Matt ‘85 and Keri ‘88 Coggins.

Boyd Wayne Cohenour, father of Jason Cohenour ’79, passed away on July 30, 2017. Legendary for being the loudest fan in the gym, he was voted #1 fan of the St. Bernard wrestling team in 1981.

Leonard G. Contillo passed away on Jan. 17, 2017, at L&M Hospital. He was the father of Leonard Contillo, Jr. ‘90, David Contillo ‘71, Paula (Contillo) Ranelli ‘65, and Karen (Contillo) McBride ‘67.

Eugene Deshefy passed away on Dec. 27, 2016. He was the father of Scott Deshefy ‘70, the late Drew Deshefy ‘74, and Dawn Deshefy ‘76.

Margaret Mary DiFrancesca passed away April 24, 2017, at her home.

She was the mother of Joseph DiFrancesca and Attorney Donald DiFrancesca ‘62; and the grandmother of: Dr. Joseph DiFrancesca ‘84, Tricia (DiFrancesca) Maynard ‘86, Attorney Beth (DiFrancesca) Steele ‘87, Neil DiFrancesca ‘92, and Jill (DiFrancesca) Smith ‘94, and Dr. Michael DiFrancesca.

John William “Jack” Dytko passed away on Dec. 10, 2016. He was the father of Kristie D. (Dytko) Leonard ‘88, Heather (Dytko) Hitchcock ‘90, and Jennifer (Dytko) Kujawski ‘93.

Helen Gauthier died April 24, 2017. She was the mother of Edward Gauthier ‘90, Thomas Gauthier ‘91, and Kathryn (Gauthier) Sims ‘92.

Janet Gifford, mother of William J. Gifford ‘96, passed away peacefully in her home on Oct. 6, 2016.

and Gary Lakowsky ‘68, Bobby Lakowsky ‘71, Tom Lakowsky ‘75, Donald Lakowsky ‘77, and the late Richard Lakowsky ‘66.

Beverly Gwiazdowski passed away Feb. 3, 2017, at Backus Hospital.

She was the mother of Anthony Gwiazdowski ‘74, Michael Gwiazdowski ‘75, David Gwiazdowski ‘84, Suzanne (Gwiazdowski) Barber ‘77, Ann Marie (Gwiazdowski) Watrous ‘80, and James Gwiazdowski.

Frank Longo, Sr. passed away on Dec. 20, 2016. He was the father of Frank Longo, Jr. ‘71.

Claudia Harding passed away peacefully in the presence of her family members on Nov. 13, 2016, at L&M Hospice Center. She was the mother of Dr. Shannon Harding ‘90 and David K. Harding, II, ‘91.

Rita Ann (Corrigan) Higgins died Jan. 3, 2017 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. She was the mother of Janice (Higgins) Rissler ‘68, James P. Higgins ‘66, and Michael J. Higgins ‘65, and the grandmother of Gillian Rissler ‘06 and Andrew Rissler ‘06.

Dorothy Jalbert passed away on Dec. 1, 2016. She was the mother of Amy (Jalbert) Kennedy ‘76, Paul Jalbert ‘79, Peter Jalbert ‘79, and Adam Jalbert ‘85.

Edward Michael “Ned” James passed away on Jan. 16, 2017, surrounded by his six children. He was the father of Claudia James ‘69, John James, Maura H. James ‘73, Mark James ‘75, Mary Liz James ‘77, and Margaret James ‘80.

Nancy Jane Jarvis, daughter of Harry and Ellen Lakowsky, passed away on Dec. 16, 2016, at L&M Hospital surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was the sister of: Gale (Lakowsky) Watson ‘70, Kathy (Lakowsky) Donis ‘72, Cindy (Lakowsky) Jackson ‘73, Cheryl (Lakowsky) Laffey ‘73, Sally (Lakowsky) Lewis ‘76, Diane (Lakowsky) Barlow ‘77, Mary LakowskyHansen ‘80, Karen (Lakowsky) Ennis ‘86;

Gerard Laurent Gingras Sr. passed away peacefully on Nov. 19, 2016. He was the father of Arlene Melgey ‘71.

Greta Neilan died peacefully March 5, 2017, at Westerly Hospital after a brief illness, with her family by her side. She was the mother of James P. Neilan ‘66, Thomas L. Neilan ‘69, David M. Neilan, Christopher J. Neilan, Eileen (Neilan) Carney, and the late Karen (Neilan) McLaughlin ‘71.

James “Jim” Onorato passed away at home on Jan. 2, 2017. He was the father of James Joel Onorato ‘84.

Saverio Orlando passed away on Feb. 24, 2017. He was the father of Rosa Adams ‘77, Felix Orlando ‘77 and Maria Victoria Orlando ‘82.

Joseph S. Paskewich passed away peacefully on April 22, 2016. He was the father of Joan Paskewich ‘71, Pastor Joe Packewich, Lynn (Paskewich) Hedge ‘77, and Joyce Kendrick.

Todd F. Pomazon died peacefully on Oct. 22, 2016. He was the husband of Monica (Laputz) Pomazon ‘74.

Aldo Raimondi died peacefully at home on Oct. 25, 2016, in the presence of his family. He was the father of Barbara Raimondi ‘69.

Thomas N. Rec passed away on Feb. 26, 2017. He was the father of Thomas Rec, Sheri Rec ‘83 and Kathy Gustavsen ‘84.

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In Remembrance continued John Joseph “Jack” Reilly, Jr., passed away on Dec. 31, 2016, from complications resulting from Parkinson’s disease. He was the father of Rev. Kevin M. Reilly ‘87, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Mystic.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Society Thank you to all the generous alumni, parents, grandparents and friends for their generous support of The Fund for Saint Bernard.

Gifts listed at the following levels reflect contributions received between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.

Lilla O. Solodiuk died May 28, 2017, in Mystic. She was the mother of Joseph Solodiuk ‘81 and MaryAnne Solodiuk ‘83.

James P. “Jim” Steele died Oct. 28, 2016. He was the father of Daniel Steele ‘91.

Fr. Russell Boisvert Society $20,000 + Ray and Pauline Sullivan Foundation

Raymond Thiel passed away on Jan. 22, 2017. He was the father-inlaw of Lori (Szczygiel) Thiel ‘74 and grandfather of Ian Thiel ‘07.

Theodore J. Ryken Society $10,000 - $19,999

Dr. George Paul Vance passed away on Dec. 28, 2016. He was the father of Dennis Vance ‘81 and Karen (Vance) Fallon ‘80.

Alfred F. Wilber, Jr., passed away peacefully at his home on March 16, 2017. He was the father of Cynthia (Wilber) Delucia ‘73 and Donna (Wilber) Leone ‘75, and the grandfather of Christopher DeLucia ‘07, Jeffrey DeLucia ‘09, and Marie (Leone) Londregan ‘08. The family has established a scholarship at Saint Bernard School in his memory.

Patrick A. Williams Sr. passed away on August 5, 2017. He is survived by his wife Dorothy (Jewell) Williams ’61.

Larry A. Yering passed away on Dec. 15, 2016, at L&M Hospital.

He was the husband of Barbara (Ebbinghaus) Yering ‘65.

Friends Sr. Patricia Moons died Sept. 20 at the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif. She taught biology, physiology, and chemistry at St. Bernard’s High School in New London, in the 1970s.

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Headmaster’s Society $5,000 - $9,999 1956 Society $1,956 - $4,999 Our Lady of Lourdes Church Thomas St. Louis ‘81 and Mary Powell-St. Louis St. Francis Xavier Society $1,000 - $1,955 Tim `81 and Julie Austin Joseph Gengo ‘90 Walter E. Guth and Deborah Swanson-Guth Alice Hession Thomas and Laura McBride Michael J. McKeon `86 Donald L. ‘63 and Martha S. Murphy Sacred Heart Church St. Patrick Church Michael J. Lovdahl and Tracey L. Trower Kenneth Walkington, Jr. ‘66 Mr. Larry Rose & Dr. Karen Walters Bishop Flanagan Circle $500 - $999 William E. Bartol ‘76 William Dopirak ‘81 Feeley Family Paul J. ‘76 and Susan C. ‘77 Griffin

William T., Jr., ‘81 and Ann Griffin Barbara R. Hanna, PhD `63 Carol Klimek John E. Luhan ‘92 Philip Michalowski ‘92 Rev. Mark D. O’Donnell Todd `81 and Beth Renehan Melissa Suprin ‘92 Fr. Ed Benedict Circle $250 - $499 Richard G. Arms Jr. John Kirby Bray ‘75 and Anne Illinger Bray ‘75 Roger C. Brent, USMC ‘76 Linda Burk Michael and Tracy Burns Russell Calouro Thomas R. ‘72 and Cecilia A. Carver Cynthia A. Delucia ‘73 Heidi L. Elliott, MD ‘93 Alexander ‘70 and Ellen Falbowski Dr. John T. Fallon III ‘64 Tom and Kathy Farley Thomas J. Fiore ‘83 Gregory E. Glass, PhD ‘70 Andrea Hall ‘78 Kathy Irr Ruth Kilburn Donna ‘75 and James Leone Mr. Frank and Mrs. Karen Matovic Mary MacDougall ’86 and Michael Murphy Robert F. Mushinsky Jade and Nicole Nelson Michael A. Planeta ‘83 Bryan K. Pollard ‘81 Thomas J. Seretna ‘63 Robert W. Sheehan ‘63 Janet S. Welsh ‘60 Brian P. Williams ‘75 Shane and Dana Williams

Red & Grey Club $100 - $249 Anonymous, Class of 1978 Kimberly Ann ‘81 and Michael Alfultis Scott Bailey ‘16 Jason Bitgood ‘79 Maureen (Redden) Boatman ‘70 Marjorie Sargent Buonanno ‘76 Karolyn Welsh Busconi ‘81 Paul D. Bychowsky, Jr. ‘93 James F. Cawley ‘67 Kenneth Coffee ‘86 Kenneth W. ‘64 and Eileen Coffee ‘64 Jr. Scott and Lynn Cole & Family Brian J. Conway ‘80 Deirdre Crowley ‘86 John Crowley, Jr. ‘72 Rheta Demartino Joan E. Deshefy ‘74 Tom ‘69 and Ann Deshefy Paul R. Deslandes, Jr, ‘83 Mrs. Mary Dillman Lynne P. Ditomas ‘62 Marianne M. Downie ‘84 Judith A. Faniola ‘66 Pamela Faria `70 James Farina ‘74 Terri ‘65 and Rich Feeley Scott Ficarra ‘81 James ‘71 and Patricia Fleming Stephen T. Fordyce ‘85 Elizabeth (Shea) Friedmann ‘83 Kathleen Moore Fulton ‘79 Thomas W. Jr. and Mary Ellen Giard Frank and Filomena Gonsalves Margaret Gorra-Porter ‘72 William T. Griffin Sr and Connie J. Griffin John and Tina Guetens Don Hall ‘72 Robert Hennegan ‘76 Kimberly Hodges Horgan Law Offices Michael A. Jacobs ‘94 Ann Marie Jakubielski Sean P. Kaylor `86 Matthew M. ‘79 and Jennifer Kossler Roy ‘73 and Nancy Lamothe Jon M. Lane ‘80 Anne M. Lange ‘67 Moira B. ‘75 and Jeffrey C. Largiader Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lawton Bernard Lidestri ‘70 Scott and Teresa ‘80 Loring

Paula R. Luzzi ‘95 Genevieve Mackin ‘09 Luke K. Marone M.D. `88 Jeanne Martin ‘76 Heather Watts Mathieu `87 Sr. Mary McCarthy Barbara McCready Michael McKinley & Kathy Calnen Walter McPhee Kathy ‘68 and Daniel Mechnig Philip W. and Mary E. Michalowki David P. Michaud Ann M. Milner `76 Peter Moore Robert J. Murray ‘63 Jeffrey Nelson ‘87 Vicki ‘70 and Walt Nyzio Shannon E. O’Boyle ‘89 Timothy F. O’Keefe III ‘77 Henry Olender, Jr. ‘70 Mary A. O’Reilly ‘63 Carl J. ‘62 and Doreen M. Orsini Cathleen D. Parker ‘84 Dr. Blaise Eckert and Mrs. Daria Petrilli-Eckert ‘73 Allen V. Polhemus Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Reed Timothy M. Reilly C H Robinson, MD Charles Robinson ‘78 Stacey Rogers ‘85 Cheryl Sciscione ‘80 Amazon Smile Gerald M. Smith Joe ‘62 and Ann Snyder Ryan Spaulding `05 Susan M. St. Louis ‘77 Joe Stefon ‘73 Richard and Susan Thomson Dean ‘76 and Robin Tine Kevin Tomlinson ‘86 and Kathryn Baker Viarda Totino Margaret Svenning Trainor ‘62 Michael R. Turner ‘77 Walter A. Twachtman Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett Thomas M. Velazquez Eugene Villani ‘76 Patricia Waddington James ‘75 and Donna Wakim Richard and Nancy Ziolkovski

Saints $99 and under Raymond Badger, Jr ‘69 Br. Anthony Baginski Chris A. and Betty C. Baillargeon Adele Noel Barclay ‘67 Carolyn Bartick-Ericson ‘65 Veronica (Moore) Bartlett ‘83 Michael Barton ‘73 Vincentia Belbruno Kim (Paradis) Blanchard ‘80 Mr. William Blanchette Stephen Bodenlos ‘70 James Bongarra Jr. ‘66 Nancy Bono ‘69 Christopher R. Bowler ‘74 Gary Brennan ‘79 Joseph ‘81 and Rhonda Bromley Evelyn Brown ‘73 Guy D. Brown ‘73 Carol Brusseau ‘63 Kevin Burns ‘71 Josephine Cacciola Anne ‘62 and Leon ‘67 Calanquin George ‘79 and Sylvia Carver, III Gail Ceccarelli ‘78 Mr. C. Brett Clark Margot J. Cleary ‘67 Carol Marks Corbeil ‘60 Karen (Knight) Cuddy ‘77 Richard T. ‘72 and Sally K. Cummings Wayland ‘63 and Donna ‘63 Currie Michael F. Denapoli, MA John DeVivo ‘87 Scott Dixon James A. Dyer ‘91 Suzanne M. Farrell Smith ‘95 Allison Valentine Fernandes ‘88 Lisa Burger Foster ‘84 Kathy Frageau Wallace Gagnon, Jr. ‘72 Family Ingrid Gallagher Gay Tyler Gallagher Barbara A. Gaslevich ‘66 Rose Gencarella Mary-Ellen M. Giannini ‘70 Carol Gill Richard D. Grenon ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. Francis R. Gurl Elias Joseph Hage Edward Hammond ‘68 Patricia Haynes Austin ‘60 Gregory Hosmer ‘65 Peter J. Jalbert ‘79 Eleanor M. ‘74 and Steve Komarinetz John ‘63 and Elizabeth Komorowski 61

Phillip ‘71 and Debra ‘73 Lajeunesse Harry and Ellen Lakowsky James L. Lathrop Bethany A. Schneider ‘97 Don and Pati Macrino Edward Majkowski, Jr. ‘82 Peter W. Maneri, Jr., ‘73 Laura A. Massad Raymond Mastronunzio ‘66 Paul Mathieu Dawn Mazzarella ‘77 Thomas M. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. McCarthy Larry and Mary McCauley Rachel Bartick McGourthy ‘60 Karen McGovern ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis B. Mooney Steven Nadeau Roger Panciera ‘85 Norma Paradis Michael Perrone ‘67 Michael Pescatello ‘65 Christian Petrilli ‘83 Jorge Pinto David Place ‘81 Colin and Loretta Rice Allen C. Rivest ‘75 Seth Roman Ilona Rondini ‘74 Tom Schappert Douglas B. and Helene D. Sharples Ellen Soracchi ‘60 John and Connie ‘62 (Fitzgerald) Spofford Dr. George and Therese Sprecace Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stebbins Mr. and Mrs. Erich Steinhagn Kellie Sullivan ‘87 Lori Thiel ‘74 John ‘70 & Louisa (Romano) Trakas ‘70 Bruce and Sharron Watt Paul and Janice Watts Cherie L M. Weldon ‘88 Lenore White’60 Tracey G Wilson Vincent ‘73 and Cheryl Zagorski Susan Zeppieri ‘71 Robert and Linda ‘79 Ziegler Tuition Assistance Scholarships Tammy C. Defrancesco ‘75 Ruth Kilburn Raymond J. Koenig Nancy M. Lowry Elizabeth A. Schafer ‘61

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Graduation Awards The following awards, totaling $25,000, were presented to our graduating seniors at the Baccalaureate Mass & Awards Ceremony on May 25th. Many of these awards are funded by alumni and are in memory of loved ones.

Alfred Wilber Scholarship Anne M. Halloran Memorial Award Damian O’Neil Scholarship Daughters of Isabella, Fr. Brennan Circle #582 Daughters of Isabella, St. Mary Frances Circle #796 Donald J. and Nellie M. Stefanski Scholarship Eugene Atwood Scholarship Ivy Bridge Scholarship James A. Greenleaf Jr. Scholarship Joshua J. Sawyer Memorial Scholarship Knights of Columbus Patriotism Award Council 17 Louis F. Massad Scholarship Montville-Mohegan Pequot Lions Club Scholarship Octave “Dave” and Richard A. Belval Memorial Art Award Paul A. Wronowski Scholarship Preston Parks & Recreation Spirit Award Ray H. & Pauline Sullivan Foundation Scholarship Rita Mae Leone Scholarship Rotary Club of Montville Sharples Family Memorial Award Student Leadership Award Thomas J. Massad Scholarship William J. Snyder Memorial Award Saints Athletics 1982 Baseball Team Anthony Barri Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Callahan Jace D’Amico ‘82 Dean and Donna Bailey George and Heidi Rivera Independence Physical Therapy Thomas W. Iversen ‘78 Susan M. Kenyon Jennings ‘78 Victoria Kimball ‘87 Catherine T. Lizzio ‘78 David P. Michaud Ginger (Armstrong) Palmer ‘80 Rebecca Petrowski Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Regan Douglas B. and Helene D. Sharples David Sutera ‘82 Mr. David Turgeon ‘83

The Arts Mr. and Mrs. John N. Basile Mary Lynne ‘61 and Robert Chase Kathleen Faulkner ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Raphael A. Kassman Music Feeding Music Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Regan Daneen Loprinze Roth ‘66 SBS National Art Honor Society James and Lynn Turner Dale Waldron ‘86 Scholarships Adam Tharp Memorial Scholarship Catholic Foundation Diocese of Norwich Donohue Hendricks Scholarship Dorothy Planeta Scholarship Eric B. Evans Scholarship James A. Greenleaf Jr. Scholarship John T. and Helen T. Mooney Scholarship Joshua J. Sawyer ’99 Memorial Scholarship Knights of Columbus #1943 Knights of Columbus DBA Seaside Council 17 Lombardi Scholarship Margaret Twomey Reagan Scholarship Mary Riamondi Memorial Fund McGee Scholarship Our Lady of Lourdes Church Our Lady of Lourdes Guild Our Lady of Perpetual Help Rev. Leo Sutula Scholarship Fund Sacred Heart School Scholarship St. Agnes Scholarship St. Edmund’s Honor Scholarship The Ray and Pauline Sullivan Foundation William F. Jr. and Flora L. O’Neil Scholarship Gifts Made In Memoriam In Memory of Alfred Wilber Holly Cyr ‘85 Wayland ‘63 and Donna ‘63 Currie Kevin L. Gaulin Michael Gromko ‘68 Ronan H. Lacey ‘64 and Patricia W. Hammond ‘62 Kathy Irr John L., Jr., and Mary Elizabeth Delucia Ruth Kilburn Jean M. Lafreniere Mark and Joan (Austin) ‘77 Malchiodi Roseann D. McGarvey Mary Miskiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Dennis B. Mooney Theodore H. Phillips

Anne D. Richmond Dennis J. Riley Carol Skiba Paul N. Weyant, Jr In Memory of Donald & Nellie Stefanski Emilio and Mary ‘64 Recine Christopher Schiefer Annemarie and James Sheehan In Memory of Rita Mae Leone Lynell Branch Kevin Law Gray Jean M. Lafreniere In Memory of Margaret M. and Albert W. Iversen Memorial Barbara Iversen ‘75 Thomas W. Iversen ‘78 Debbie A. Ware ‘70 In Memory of Jack Reilly SBHS Alumnus 1978 Anthony Barri Wayland ‘63 and Donna ‘63 Currie Carol Gill Carol Klimek Laura A. Massad Paul Mathieu Roger P. Panciera Norma S. Paradis Seth Roman Tom Schappert Douglas B. and Helene D. Sharples St. Mary Frances Circle 796, Daughters of Isabella

Mike Svab Mohegan Sun Park Roway – Deane & Wes ’02 Terry George Rivera Sportee’s – Tom Harrington ’71 Endowed Gifts Over the years, many have generously given to Saint Bernard School to ensure its future. Their gifts to special funds or for particular purposes have supported many students. Today’s students are the beneficiaries of past gifts and tomorrow’s students will be the beneficiaries of today’s gifts.

Auxilia and Jeremiah Lowney Scholarship Philip and Hazel Bushnell Deschenes Scholarship Fund Thomas H. Engelke ’84 Memorial Scholarship James J. Hobin Memorial Scholarship The Beatrice G. McEwen Scholarship Fund The Therese P. Sprecace Memorial Scholarship Fund The Maura Sprecace Dunn Memorial Scholarship Fund St. Edmund’s Honor Scholarship Fund The Vincenza G. Petrilli Memorial Scholarship Fund The Francis “Bic” Rodowicz ’93 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Corporate & Matching Gifts Corporate matching gift programs are an incentive for donors to give. They are designed to encourage employees and retirees of a company to enhance their giving by gaining the company’s corporate match. These corporations and foundations have made gifts to Saint Bernard School by matching their employee donations and we are extremely grateful for the support.

AIG Matching Grants Program Alliance Energy LLC AMGEN Foundation Matching Gifts Bank of America Matching Gifts Dominion Foundation Matching Gifts Program Donnelly’s School Apparel IMA – Eastern CT Chapter M.J. Sauchuk Mohegan Tribe Music Feeding Music Norwich Diocesan Council of Catholic Women – New London District Norwich District of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program The GE Foundation Travelers Community Connections Match United Technologies Matching Gifts Program

Alumnus and Board of Trustees member Christopher Grube ‘82 donated this tractor to s SBS to help maintain the school athletic fields.

In-Kind Gifts Attny Daniel Horgan Bunny O’Callaghan Coca-Cola Bottling Company Deep River Snacks Dunkin Donuts Filomena’s Ronald Foular Paul Griffin ‘76 Inca Roads Construction – Chris Grube ‘82 Independence Physical Therapy – Craig Gilbert ‘78 Jersey Mike’s, Norwich Molly Kunka Jim and Donna Leone Mark Pitluck McKenna’s Flower Shop Michael Rankowitz ‘82 63

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