Letter from the Salpointe President

Mr. Pat P. Lopez III Chair Ms. Tracy Cracchiolo Vice Chair Dr. Dynse Crunkleton Mr. Mark DeBenedetti Mr. Keith Gibalski Ms. Linda Gutierrez Mr. Tim Harris SCEF Representative V. Rev. William J. Harry, O.Carm. Rev. Paul Henson, O.Carm. Mr. Joe Higgins Mr. Robert Huber Mr. David Hutchens Dr. Phil Lacovara Mr. Omar Mireles Ms. Kimberly Romo-Burgle Mr. Michael A. Slania Past Chair Mr. David Smallhouse Mr. Patrick Sniezek Rev. Glenn Snow, O.Carm. Ms. Kay Sullivan Ms. Patricia Taylor Mr. Tom Toole

SALPOINTE ADMINISTRATION

Ms. Kay Sullivan President Mr. Keith Gibalski Principal Mr. Ernie Duarte Chief Operations and Financial Officer Mr. Anthony Gerrettie Assistant Principal for Academics Mr. Patrick Hayes ’73 Assistant Principal for Student Services Ms. Lisa Astrouski Director of Campus Ministry Mr. Chris Barry ’02 Director of Information Technology Mr. Michael Fisher Director of Admission Mr. Phil Gruensfelder Director of Athletics Ms. Jennifer Harris Director of Advancement Ms. Clare Lechuga ’00 Director of Student Activities Ms. Lee Mathias Director of Human Resources Ms. Melissa Sitzmann Director of Finance Mr. Michael Urbanski ’66 Director of Counseling

ADVANCEMENT TEAM

Ms. Jennifer Harris Director of Advancement Ms. Kasey Barghout ’11 Manager of Alumni, Parent Relations, Special Events Ms. Denise Brice Database Coordinator Mr. Scott Coleman Marketing and Communications Manager Ms. Linda Kirkpatrick Executive Assistant to the President and Gift Processor Ms. Carissa Luebbering Krautscheid ’11 Advancement and Communications Coordinator

A Letter from the President

Dear Salpointe Lancers,

Salpointe is proud to be a Carmelite school and we celebrate this legacy by giving honor to the people who breathe life into our sacred mission. We would not be the school we are today without the dedication of our faculty and staff, the commitment of our boards and committees, the confidence of parents who entrust Salpointe with the education of their children, and the generosity of our donors. As we build the next chapter of Salpointe’s story, we recognize that our narrative is most powerful when Lancers come together as one community to celebrate our traditions, our faith and our vision for tomorrow.

What a challenging ride this 2020-2021 school year has been! The highs are now a part of Salpointe Catholic’s celebratory history: • completing the $10M+ Aspire: Arts Academics Athletics capital campaign and constructing the

Stearns Center for the Arts including Stevens Gallery, Clements Dance, Pocono Music, Lopez

Visual Arts, Foundation Choir and Corcoran Theater as well as renovating the Kalil Family Gym,

Stevens Strength and Conditioning Center, Geddes Wrestling and six renovated classrooms. • providing five Kairos retreats for over 200 seniors • winning seven state championships in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, beach volleyball and softball as well as three state championship runners up in women’s basketball, baseball and esports • graduating 287 seniors who are prepared for success as their journey unfolds

The lows remain with us as well:

• the daily burdens of synchronous in-person and at-home teaching and learning • isolation that limited our ability to pray together, build a sense of community and serve our brothers and sisters • contact tracing and tracking positive COVID-19 cases and requisite quarantines among our student population • helping families who experienced illness, death, job loss and other tragedies over this past year

We look forward to 2021-2022 and a return to normalcy: the traditional in-person, on campus, mask free, signature Salpointe experience.

Salpointe continues to lead as a high school of distinction. Congratulations are in order for so many, starting with the Class of 2021. This group of 287 seniors wowed us with their talent, energy and commitment to Lancer values. The members of this class were accepted to 166 colleges and universities across America and earned $21M in merit academic scholarships over four years. Thirtyfour students graduated as Salpointe Scholars with grade point averages of 4.0 or higher. One Lancer will enter college as a National Merit Finalist, one as a National Merit Commended Student and three as National Hispanic Scholars. Five Lancers will serve in the United States military. All of these Lancers leave us as young adults of character and confidence: they are resilient, proud, respectful, accountable, hopeful and prepared. Thank you, Class of 2021, for bringing high honor to yourselves and to Salpointe!

Our fine and performing arts programs successfully navigated this year of displacement due to construction and the pandemic. This spring’s production of “All in the Timing” was showcased in the junior patio to much applause. Salpointe was awarded top honors by the International Thespian Society, including Gold Honor Troupe for the 22nd consecutive year. Ours was the only marching band in Southern Arizona to perform at 2020 football games. Salpointe’s instrumental music program, including jazz band, concert band and string orchestra, provided an exceptionally entertaining performance at the Aspire dedication event.