SHC Magazine Summer 2021

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in this issue 2 Distinguished Awards

4 College Acceptances

5 Graduate Profiles CLASS OF 2021

upcoming events

6 Class of 2021 Photos

J U N E - J U LY

8 Irish Factoids

9 News & Notes

12 Lasallian Educator & ON CAMPUS

SHC Summer Institute

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Vincentian Service Awardees

13 Farewells

First Day of Classes

SEPTEMBER

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32nd Annual Walkathon

OCTOBER

FEATURES

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The Little Spanish-English School

IN DEPTH

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Class of 2025 Breakdown

SHC ROUNDTABLE 10

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Open House

Rising From Ruins: Students of the Pandemic

SPORTING GREEN 20 A Season in Photographs

22 Irish Sports Recap

24 Ties that Bind: The Stanfel Cup ALUMNI NEWS 26

Jolie Radunich ’18 & Caesar Smith ’98 28 Class Notes

30 Celebratory Giving

sacred heart cathedral preparatory Enter to Learn; Leave to Serve Inspired by the Daughters of Charity and the De La Salle Christian Brothers, in partnership with families, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory’s mission is to provide the finest education in an inclusive Catholic community of faith.

We prepare our students to become service-oriented leaders with a commitment to living the Gospel.

A Message from Dr. Skrade

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Let us Remember. Our Sacred Heart Cathedral community is back!

Thank you for your steadfast support and for keeping SHC close to heart. It has been a long year away from our students, colleagues, alums, and without our traditions and celebrations. Along the way, we mourned the loss of beloved alums, sons, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and a cherished student. Our hearts felt the disappointment of so many cancelled events and postponed ceremonies. Yet, we were never alone. Let us remember, an invitation to share the mission together again.

Trust and have faith in the presence of God. Throughout the spring semester, thanks to the tireless work of our faculty, staff and administration, we welcomed our students back to campus. Our seniors celebrated their acceptance to hundreds of colleges and universities across the country. Our faculty, who created breakthrough pathways in hybrid instruction, witnessed the joy of our students across every grade level back in the classroom, eating lunch on the plaza, walking to class together, and simply being with their friends at their high school home. The ordinary became extraordinary. We are in the holy presence of God.

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Clarissa Mendiola

Communications & Marketing Content Manager

Giselle Palacios-Delmundo ’94

Communications & Marketing Graphic Designer

Lucie Duffort

Communications & Marketing Associate

Thai Chu

Photography Manager

CONTRIBUTORS Kathryn Caceres; Andy Chan; Kiara Dioquino; Kimberly Gainer; John Gumina; Joe Howarth; Ingrid Konopaski; Chris Nunes ’92; John Omernik; Prestige Photography; Julia Rinaldi; Bonnie Sanchez; Teresa Santana ’21; Victoria Terheyden; Katherine Castro Tazawa; Haydin Zogaric ’21; Karen Pierotti

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Lucie Duffort

BACK COVER: Teresa Santana ’21

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Melinda Lawlor Skrade, PhD President

Director of Communications & Marketing

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It is with grateful hearts that we present to you the summer issue of SHC Magazine. We invite you to read about the ways in which SHC’s Service Learning curriculum reaches communities most in need, enjoy photos of SHC life back on campus, catch up with two alumni doing amazing work — author Jolie Radunich ’18 and our very own Associate Director of Athletics Caesar Smith ’98, and celebrate the incredible Class of 2021. Go Irish!

Sincerely,

Mark Pardini ’88

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This past spring, as students scrambled to get to performances, athletic competitions, academic events, there were smiles and laughs, humming and shout-outs across the campus.

As a community, we celebrated the enormous success of 1WeekIrish, SHC’s Week of Giving.

More than 400 donors came together for virtual events and reunions in support of our incredible students, raising more than $200,000. We are endlessly grateful for the blessings bestowed upon our community by our faithful supporters. On May 22, we were graced to be able to celebrate the Class of 2021 at their commencement ceremony, outdoors on the Cathedral plaza, and it felt like a long-awaited milestone for the newest SHC alumni and for our entire school community. Faculty and staff were able to come together to celebrate the end of the year with a beautiful and reflective video; point your SHC|us app here to view it. Live Jesus in our hearts. Forever.

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class of 2021 LOUIS A. MEYER ’55 GENERAL SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD Leilani Arcega Indigo Austin Andrew Blelloch Cosette Gagnon Saila Holsman Caroline Irons Marina Jew Amaya Keiper Sophia Lee Allen Jake Polintan Isabella Catrice Suchikul

This award, the most distinguished academic award that Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory bestows upon a graduating senior, is presented to students who maintain the highest cumulative grade point average throughout their high school careers. The award’s namesake selflessly served the school for five decades as a student, teacher and assistant principal for academics.

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The Class of 2021 Freshman Panorama

MATTHEW ENGLANDER AWARD The Class of 2021 This award, memorializing a Class of 1964 member, is given to a graduating senior who has overcome extraordinary obstacles in the pursuit of the vocation of a student.

This year, the recipient is the entire graduating Class of 2021.

LABOURÉ AWARD Adilene Klink This award is presented annually to the female graduate who has manifested caritas, exemplary Christian love, by giving generously of herself to others.

LEADERSHIP AWARD Danna Lenis-Granada CARITAS AWARD Geoffrey Hester This award is presented annually to the male graduate who has manifested caritas, exemplary Christian love, by giving generously of himself to others.

This award recognizes a student who makes lasting contributions to student life and inspires the school community through leadership, integrity and commitment.

ROBERT WEST ’39 LOYALTY AND SERVICE AWARD Isabella Suchikul BROTHER CONRAD AWARD FOR SCHOOL SPIRIT Cayla Bulaong This award—named in honor of a faculty member who devoted more than 50 years of service to this school—is presented annually to a graduating senior who has exemplified Brother Conrad’s spirit, devotion and commitment.

Established by the West family, this award honors Robert D. West ’39, longtime Alumni Association volunteer.

By vote of the graduating class, it is presented annually to the graduate who best exemplifies the spirit of loyalty and service to SHC.

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class of 2021: college acceptances 316 graduates accepted into 260 colleges and universities across 41 states and 11 countries.

American University • Appalachian State University •

Purdue University • Queen Mary University of London • Reed College

Arizona State University, Tempe • Azusa Pacific University

• Regis University • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Rhode Island School of Design •

• Baldwin Wallace University • Bard College • Beloit College • Bentley University • Biola University • Boise State University • Boston University •

Rochester Institute of Technology • Rockford University • Rollins College • Ryerson University • Saint Edward's University • Saint Joseph's University •

California College of the Arts • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona •

Saint Martin's University • Saint Mary's College of California • Salve Regina University • San Diego Christian College • San Diego State University •

California State University Maritime Academy • California State University, Bakersfield • California State University, Channel Islands • California State University, Chico •

San Francisco State University • San Jose State University • Santa Clara University • Sarah Lawrence College • Seattle Pacific University • Seattle University •

California State University, Dominguez Hills • California State University, East Bay • California State University, Fresno • California State University, Fullerton • California State University, Long Beach • California State University, Los Angeles • California State University, Monterey Bay • California State University, Northridge

Seton Hall University • Sierra Nevada College • Simpson University • Smith College • Sonoma State University • South Dakota State University • Southern Methodist University • Southwestern University • St Francis College • St John's University • St. Joseph's College • Stanford University •

• California State University, Sacramento • California State University, San Bernardino

Stevens Institute of Technology • Suffolk University • SUNY College at Old Westbury

• California State University, San Marcos • California State University, Stanislaus •

• Syracuse University • Temple University • Texas A & M University •

Cardiff University • Carnegie Mellon University • Catholic University of America •

Texas Christian University • The American University of Rome • The College of Saint Rose • The Glasgow School of Art • The New School • The University of Alabama •

Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London • Chapman University • Claremont McKenna College • Clark Atlanta University • Coe College • Colorado School of Mines • Colorado State University, Fort Collins •

The University of Arizona • The University of Arizona • The University of Montana • The University of Queensland • The University of Texas at Austin •

Columbia College Chicago • Concordia University, Irvine • Cornell University •

The University of Texas at Dallas • Thomas More College • Tiffin University •

Cornish College of the Arts • Creighton University • CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice • DePaul University •

Trinity College Dublin • Tulane University of Louisiana • Union College • University at Buffalo • University College Dublin • University of Calgary •

Dominican University of California • Drexel University • Duke Kunshan University • Duquesne University • D'Youville College • Eckerd College •

University of California, Berkeley • University of California, Davis • University of California, Irvine • University of California, Los Angeles

Edinburgh Napier University • Emerson College • Emory University •

• University of California, Merced • University of California, Riverside •

Fairfield University • Fashion Institute of Technology • Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles • Flagler College •

University of California, San Diego • University of California, Santa Barbara • University of California, Santa Cruz • University of Colorado, Boulder •

Fordham University • Franklin and Marshall College • George Washington University • Goldsmiths University of London • Gonzaga University • Grand Canyon University

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs • University of Colorado, Denver •

• Hawaii Pacific University • Hofstra University • Holy Names University • Humboldt State University • Indiana University • Iowa State University •

University of Detroit Mercy • University of Georgia • University of Glasgow •

James Cook University • La Salle University • Lasell College • Le Moyne College • Lehigh University • Lewis & Clark College • Linfield University • London Metropolitan University • Long Island University • Louisiana State University • Loyola Marymount University • Loyola University, Chicago • Loyola University, Maryland • Loyola University, New Orleans • Manhattan College • Marist College • Marquette University • Maryland Institute College of Art • Marymount California University • Marymount Manhattan College • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • McDaniel College • McGill University • Menlo College • Merrimack College • Michigan State University • Mills College • Montana State University • Montana State University Billings • Montclair State University • Morgan State University • Mount Holyoke College • Newcastle University • North Carolina State University • North Dakota State University • Northeastern University • Northern Arizona University •

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Royal Holloway University of London • Rutgers University, New Brunswick •

Brandeis University • Bucknell University • California Baptist University •

University of Connecticut • University of Delaware • University of Denver • University of Greenwich • University of Hawaii, Manoa • University of Illinois, Chicago • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • University of Iowa • University of Kentucky • University of Maryland, College Park • University of Massachusetts, Amherst • University of Miami • University of Michigan • University of Minnesota • University of Mississippi • University of Nebraska • University of Nevada, Las Vegas • University of Nevada, Reno • University of New Hampshire • University of New Mexico • University of North Carolina, Asheville • University of North Dakota • University of Notre Dame • University of Oregon • University of Pittsburgh • University of Portland • University of Puget Sound • University of Redlands • University of Rhode Island • University of Rochester • University of San Diego • University of San Francisco • University of Southampton • University of Southern California • University of St Andrews • University of the Pacific • University of Toronto • University of Utah • University of Vermont •

Nova Southeastern University • Occidental College • Ohio State University •

University of Washington • University of Washington, Bothell • University of Wisconsin • University of Wyoming • Utah State University •

Oregon Institute of Technology • Oregon State University • Pace University • Pacific Lutheran University • Pennsylvania State University •

Virginia Commonwealth University • Washington State University •

Vanguard University of Southern California • Villanova University •

Pennsylvania State University • Pennsylvania State University, York •

Wentworth Institute of Technology • Western University •

Pepperdine University • Point Loma Nazarene University • Point Park University •

Western Washington University • Westminster College • Whitman College •

Pomona College • Portland State University • Providence College •

Whittier College • Willamette University • Xavier University of Louisiana

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graduate profiles

AMAYA KEIPER With acceptances to eight universities, selecting the University of California at Los Angeles was easy for Amaya Keiper. She shares, “I chose UCLA because I love the balance of academic rigor, social life and school spirit. Not to mention the campus is close to the beach, big shopping centers and Hollywood, so I will always have something to do.” Amaya will join the freshman class at UCLA as a Pre-Financial Actuarial Mathematics major this fall. At SHC, Amaya was an i2 Scholar, an Irish for a Day Ambassador, an all-WCAL varsity volleyball player, and she also participated in Badminton Club and Block Club. As she looks to life at UCLA, she’s excited to acquire new knowledge and grow her worldview while pursuing her interests and “doing good in the world,” no doubt a lesson she took to heart at SHC. “I’ve learned at SHC that we are not only students, but active members of the community, and it is important to take what we learn and use it for the greater good.”

DANNA LENIS-GRANADA Stanford University will gain an exceptional new student when Danna Lenis-Granada arrives on campus this fall as a psychology major. At SHC, Danna, a proud Piro Scholar and De Paul Scholar, served as Student Body President, on the leadership team for our Irish for a Day Ambassador program, and she was also a member of the Women’s Ensemble, the Outdoor Adventure Club, Lasallian Vincentian Youth, and the California Scholarship Federation. Danna reflects, “I learned how meaningful it is to show gratitude to all the people who taught me, believed in me, and helped me grow into the person I am today.”

She uses that gratitude to ground her in service to others. “Lending a helping hand to those in need can dramatically change a person’s day, and it helps you to become more mindful of those around you.” Danna is thrilled to attend Stanford this fall, and she looks forward to all of the new experiences and opportunities on the horizon.

XIOMARA LARKIN Xiomara Larkin looks forward to joining the stellar public policy program at Pennsylvania State University this fall. At SHC, Xiomara was a member of the Black Student Union Catholic Community Cohort, the Community Learning Partnerships Program, TEDxYouth@SHC, Spoken Word, and the Diversity & Inclusion Club. Off campus, Xiomara served as an event leader and writer for San Mateo County, a swim instructor, and she also created a martial arts program called Girls Defend. As a student navigating a global pandemic, the extra time at home allowed for more self-reflection and meditation, practices that will serve Xiomara well as she embarks upon her college journey.

Xiomara is excited to make new friends in college, and to be able to take trips and garner new life experiences. Through it all, she will take with her one of the biggest lessons she learned at SHC, “I learned to ask for help, because you cannot do it all on your own.”

SAMIR HOOKER For Samir Hooker, choosing the University of California at Berkeley among his seven acceptances was easy. “I chose Cal for its highly rated academics, but more than anything, I want to stay close to my mother and sister to be able to help them when needed.” Samir’s commitment to service and dedication to his family rippled out to his community as a student at SHC. He served on Student Council, as an Irish for a Day Ambassador, played on the Boys Varsity Basketball team, started his own non-profit to support children who have lost family members to violence, and developed an app to assist low-income individuals navigating the healthcare system. As the Class of 2021 Salutatorian, Samir focused on the positive, “Throughout the four years we shared as a family, the Class of 2021 has had many opportunities to grow as people and leaders. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, our class has shown unprecedented resilience … And, although many opportunities were lost in the wake, together we flourished against all odds.”

SABRINA BALMASEDA Of the many hard-learned lessons high school students gained while navigating a global pandemic, Sabrina Balmaseda, Class of 2021 Valedictorian, is especially thankful for learning how to slow down. In the fall, when Sabrina joins the student body at Northeastern University as a Health Sciences major, she will heed the advice she gave during her Valedictorian address, “In all that we do, we must forego the belief that rushing equates to success, that memorizing is better than understanding and that scores and statistics define us. The institutions we go to will not define who we are, it is what we do with the education and opportunities we are given or make for ourselves that will.” At SHC, Sabrina served as a Reading Partners volunteer, a TEDxYouth@SHC leader, an Irish for a Day Ambassador, a California Scholarship Federation scholar, as the Asian American Student Union Catholic Community Cohort co-president, and a school yearbook copy editor.

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SHC’s annual Shakespeare Club Monologue Competition was held in late April, inspiring many thrilling performances! This year's winner was Haydin Zogaric ’21 who performed as Rosalind from As You Like It. Runner up Katie Callo ’22 performed also a monologue from As You Like It as Phoebe. The winning performances were broadcast on Episode 28 of SHC Live. Please go to bit.ly/SHCNetwork on YouTube and go to the SHCtv Live channel to watch for yourself!

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At the beginning of the academic year, when the entire school was still learning from a distance, SHC had a couple of wild visitors — a coyote and a fox! Please point your SHC|us app at the photo above to see a video capture of one of our furry friends!

Greyson Gerhard-Young ’17 and Kiley Kellum ’17 are seen at the 2021 Brown University Commencement Ceremony. The graduates were thrilled to be able to safely celebrate their accomplishments in person. Brown President Christina H. Paxson reflected in her address to the graduates, “Over the past 14 months, you have lived with incredible uncertainty — not only about how the pandemic would play out, but also about basic aspects of your daily lives: where you’d be living and when, how you’d be learning, and how to ensure the safety of your families. And so, without a script, you adapted. You shifted your perspectives. And I have to say, through all this you have been extraordinary.”

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Tim Burke ’70 Announces Retirement

SHC Athletics was well represented this spring for their excellence as the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) presented its citywide annual award winners. Irish honorees were Angel Iniguez ’22 and Maggie Altman ’21 (Negoesco Soccer Trophies), Lucas Kelly ’22 (Joe DiMaggio Baseball Trophy), recently-retired Athletic Director Jo Ann Momono (Dante Benedetti Coaching Trophy), and boys soccer coach Mike McNeill (Steve Mariucci High School Coach of the Year Trophy). GO IRISH!

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Sister Joyce Weller, DC, an important community partner who approved millions of dollars for capital improvements at SHC, left her ministry as the executive director of the Daughters of Charity Foundation at the end of February. During her tenure as ED, Sister Joyce not only was involved in helping build facilities such as the Student Life Center and Sister Caroline Collins, DC, Theater, but was also pivotal in providing financial aid to untold numbers of SHC students. Sister Joyce will move on to help in developing a planned giving program for the Daughters of Charity Foundation. Thank you for everything, Sister Joyce!

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After over 30 years serving SHC in a number of capacities, Director of Admissions Tim Burke ’70 recently announced the 2021-22 school year would be his last at the school. Tim began the incredibly popular Irish for a Day Program, served for six years at the Council of Catholic Schools as liaison between admissions directors, presidents, principals, and grammar schools, and he has been instrumental in growing attendance at SHC’s annual Open House.

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SHC ROUNDTABLE

Rising from Ruins WHEN OUR CAMPUS FIRST CLOSED LAST MARCH, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE INITIAL FEELINGS OR CONCERNS YOU HAD AS A STUDENT? Bridget: I was quite sad. It was my eighth grade year when lock down began, right when the end of the year festivities were supposed to occur. My mother is a physician, so she told me pretty soon after the initial shut down that we would not be going back to school. I was very disappointed.

Gavin: Having loved ones that were considered high risk in my household, my immediate concern was for the safety of my family. Seeing such an incredibly rapid escalation in the number of COVID-19 cases was quite alarming. I hadn’t really considered the implications for academic and community life, as everything happened so quickly. However, despite the uncertainty, I felt that SHC was able to transition to distance learning quite smoothly.

The Roundtable brings together a cross-section of SHC community members to offer their perspectives on compelling issues. In this edition of The Roundtable, we ask SHC students to reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic.

a healthcare worker, had a lot of anxiety.

When the government ordered people to shelter in place, I realized that our country would endure a new harsh reality.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES AND CHALLENGES YOU EXPERIENCED AS A STUDENT AT SHC? Bridget: One of the biggest changes that I went through was attending a new school virtually. I had gone from a K-8 school with 300 students to a school with 365 students just in my freshman class. The enormity of the student body, even in its online form, was pretty intimidating. My freshman year being online was also a hard pill to swallow. For many years, I had dreamed of what high school would be like, so I am super thankful for all the hard work SHC did to get the students back in person.

Gavin: One of my greatest challenges has been trying to make new social connecKaila: I was a bit confused. Some people tions. As a member of the Gold Cohort said that the school would be closed for (full-time distance learner), I never had two weeks while others believed it would the opportunity to experience any of my be longer than that. I was concerned that regular sophomore classes in-person, and after two weeks students and teachers although I became familiar with new faces would be back at school and I would forget on Zoom, it can be difficult to overcome to show up, or I would be the only one the inherent awkwardness that the platto show up, and no one would be there. form presents. Despite the difficulties, I Overall, I wasn't too worried because I feel that the SHC community as a whole hadn't spent a considerable amount of time has supported me through such a confusthinking about what COVID-19 really was ing, and sometimes painful year. and what could happen.

Kaila: Being at home for the entirety of Matthew: I initially thought it was cool my junior year was challenging. I faced because students would be learning virtualissues with self-motivation, organization, ly, and I had more time to study and relax and just making time for fun. I know at home. At the same time, I was sad that where all the distractions are inside my all cocurricular activities were canceled. house, so it was challenging at times to sit As the school closure extended, I began to down and pay attention to something I miss spending time with my friends, classmight not think is as enjoyable as cooking mates, and teachers. SHC is not only about or a creative project. It was unfortunate academics, but it is also about community that I had to spend my whole year as a and social interactions. I was concerned 16-year-old student in my house and not about the well-being of my family and with my friends, but it's an experience others as the pandemic evolved. My mom, that showed me how much we took everyday life for granted.

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Matthew: Adapting to distance learning was challenging. For instance, in the choir, we had to record our voices using a platform called Soundtrap to create a virtual ensemble. There were times that it was not easy to collaborate with teachers and classmates with assignments and projects remotely. However, our parents, teachers, and the SHC community were very supportive through it all.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS YOU REMAINED CONNECTED TO FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC? Bridget: I used my phone to communicate with my friends during the pandemic. I called them frequently and used text messages. Our teachers also encouraged us to meet new people and organize Zooms with our new classmates.

Gavin: Cocurricular activities have been a major part in staying connected with my friends throughout this year. Sharing my passion for music with the various ensembles of the SHC Chorus and being able to bond over our shared love for performing was certainly a highlight of my year — music and creative collaboration at SHC has been a gift. The Track & Field team has been another area of support that made me feel a strong community connection.

It was great to compete in this season and really get to know my teammates better, especially this year’s freshman.

Kaila: My friends and I had a lot of Zoom calls. Some were study sessions, while others were to talk and laugh together. I don't live near any of my friends, so using Zoom, FaceTime, regular phone calls, and iMessage helped me stay in touch with them. When regulations started changing and outdoor restaurants started opening up, we would go out to eat while still being six feet apart.

Matthew: My friends and I would always check in with each other through social media platforms. In our free time, we would play video games on PS4.

OUR PANEL: MATTHEW DANIEL ISIDRO Class of ’21

NOW THAT SO MANY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE BACK ON CAMPUS, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE ASPECTS OF THE HYBRID SCHEDULE AT SHC? LEAST FAVORITE?

WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT AS Bridget: I love seeing my friends in the hallways. One of my favorite parts of WE APthe week is talking to my friends after my last block of the day. It's usually really PROACH sunny at this time and it is just a perfect finish to a wonderful day. My least SUMMER favorite part of hybrid learning is probably getting up early in the morning. After AND LOOK a year of distance learning, I am not quite used to that yet.

FORWARD TO NEXT Gavin: After being on Zoom for so long, I found it really uplifting just to be YEAR? able to physically be on campus, see teachers in the buildings, and see students crossing the street between the De Paul and La Salle campuses. Even the drive through the city to get to school helped me feel a greater sense of normalcy.

Kaila: I am still at home distance learning and will most likely go back to school at the start of my senior year. It's nice to FaceTime my friends during lunch while they are out on the field.

Matthew: I believe that the hybrid schedule promotes flexibility and a sense of normalcy for both teachers and students. I like how we attend in-person classes and we can be on campus twice a week, which allows us to connect with our teachers and classmates. At the same time, I think it is convenient to have more time studying at home and not waking up early to go to school while distance learning.

WHAT ARE SOME CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT WERE ACTUALLY POSITIVE?

Bridget: I am excited that there is a possibility that we will be able to go to school full time next year. Being able to see the other half of my class would be awesome. I am also excited about the possibility of a full sports season.

KAILA NOBRIGA-ALLEN Class of ’22

GAVIN BERMUDEZ Class of ’23

BRIDGET PANINA Class of ’24

Bridget: I realized how lucky I am to be able to attend school. Before the pandemic, I took going to school for granted. I took seeing my friends every day for granted. I took sports for granted. Now, I realize how truly lucky I am to attend a Gavin: I am so incredibly excited for all of the opportunities that the place in which I can see the people I truly care about every day. coming year holds, including opportunities to reconnect, learn, and achieve a greater sense of normalcy. I definitely have a greater appreGavin: The pandemic has taught us to look beyond ourselves and towards others — I realize that my individual actions and choices truly echo throughout ciation for time with friends, loved ones, academics, and cocurricular activities. I have a greater appreciation now for the little things that I our communities. Even though I am one person, I am part of a bigger picture. would normally experience every day as an SHC student, and I cannot This year has emphasized the value of taking care of one another through our individual sacrifices. For example, wearing a mask is not just something that I do wait for next year to begin! for myself, but is also an act of protecting and caring for those around me — my loved ones and strangers alike.

Kaila: I got to use my creativity a lot more over the past year. There are so many stories of people discovering talents they never knew they had, and it shows that we are all just trying to get through this together. No matter our beliefs or how much you might disagree with someone, COVID-19 doesn't just spread to a particular group; we are all affected because we are all human. Hopefully, we can grow from this and learn to take better care of ourselves and each other.

Matthew: I learned to adapt to the Zoom platform during distance learning, and teachers were more flexible and more supportive as the students adjusted.

During the quarantine, I became more focused on my academics to prepare for college admission. The pandemic also allowed me to spend more time with my family. I became more appreciative and grateful for all the things that I have and realized that we should not take life and our loved ones for granted.

Kaila: I'm looking forward to spending time with my friends and family. I miss them and can't wait to go shopping or watch movies. Next year, I look forward to going back to school and making the most out of it before I graduate. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends, other students, teachers, and just the people who make the SHC environment great.

Matthew: I am looking forward to relaxing, more quality time with my family, and having fun this summer. I am glad that life is slowly coming back to normal as the restrictions are easing and people are vaccinated for COVID-19. I am excited about traveling to Los Angeles and Las Vegas with my family. I am also planning to learn how to drive since I just got my driving permit. Next year, I look forward to new opportunities at the University of San Francisco, and I will bring with me memories during my time at Sacred Heart Cathedral.

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Year-End Faculty Awards LASALLIAN EDUCATOR AWARD: BRIAN McHUGH At the close of each academic year the Lasallian Educator Award is presented to an exemplary educator whose work is a sign of faith to all who model the Lasallian charism by touching the hearts and inspiring the minds of students entrusted to his or her care.

Instructor of Art Brian McHugh joined SHC in 2007, making an immediate impact on the Visual & Performing Arts Program and its students. As described by a colleague, McHugh “is the teacher who goes above and beyond because that’s who he is, not just as an educator, but as an individual. He really cares for his craft as a teacher, and in so many more roles he plays at SHC. He exemplifies all the Lasallian charisms.” McHugh’s dedication to the students of SHC can be seen in his faithful presence at school performances, athletic events and retreats, and perhaps most telling, in students’ desire to gather in his art studio between classes and on breaks.

A fellow faculty member shares, “I’ve been in Brian’s classroom where students aren’t even working on projects, they’re just hanging out. It’s a testament of the type of teacher he is and the environment he creates. He is there for the students — always looking out for their wellbeing.” Through the many challenges presented by the pandemic, McHugh’s signature positivity and radiant kindness touched many — students and colleagues alike. As a fellow VPA instructor says, “Brian teaches from the heart and truly cares about the students. His manner and good nature creates an environment where students can be creative.”

Brian McHugh

VINCENTIAN SERVICE AWARD: DR. ANGELICA BAILON The Vincentian Service Award is given yearly to a faculty member whose work is inspired by the charity of Christ and who models the Vincentian charism by ministering with compassion, mildness, cordiality, respect and devotion.

Dr. Angelica Bailon

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College Advisor Dr. Angelica Bailon joined SHC in 2018, and was appointed as SHC’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion Coordinator in June of 2020. In her relatively short time at SHC, Bailon has been instrumental in the development of the school’s DEI initiatives, ensuring that the school, its faculty, students and curricula are held accountable to serving our mission as it relates to diversity, equity and inclusion. A colleague reflects, “I have seen Angelica grow as a leader while helping the rest of the faculty grow in their own journey towards being better, more authentic Catholic educators.” In her role as DEI Coordinator, Bailon is charged with developing SHC’s strategic plan for diversity, equity and inclusion at SHC while providing professional learning for the faculty and staff, and to lead the assessment and improvement of SHC’s programming and school culture to more fully realize the school’s mission to provide the finest education in an inclusive Catholic community of faith. A fellow faculty member summarizes Bailon’s impact, “Angelica was the right person at the right time to exercise Vincentian leadership for our community. A quiet and strong presence, she exhibits her faith and commitment to SHC’s mission in a professional, respectful manner that calls us to confront our areas for growth while maintaining a hopeful outlook on the future.”

farewells

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rother Thomas Westberg, FSC, will be moving on from the Christian Brothers’ residence this summer, bringing closure to his decade-long tenure serving the community. Beginning in July, Brother Tom will serve as the director of the Provincialate Community at the Mont La Salle community in Napa.

Brother Tom first came to know the Christian Brothers as a lay Brother Tom teacher at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento more than five decades ago. His commitment as an educator solidified there, and when an opportunity arose to live in community with the Christian Brothers in Napa and further explore that commitment, he took it. After the two-year formation program, Brother Tom returned to Christian Brothers High School as vice principal, “Some of the freshmen knew me as Mr. Westberg, and when I returned to the school when they were seniors, they got to know me again as Brother Tom.” From there, Brother Tom went on to serve in the role of principal at several Christian Brothers Schools across the district including La Salle High School in Milwaukee, Oregon, and De La Salle in Concord, California.

When the Brothers residential community here at SHC was in need of a director 10 years ago, Brother Tom came to Gough and Ellis. As director of the community, Brother Tom has been responsible for organizing the prayer life of the community, and the smooth running of the house. “There’s an interesting parallel to being an educator and serving within the Brothers community, because you’re like a father figure,” he reflects. The Brothers community here at SHC currently includes five Brothers and one aspiring Brother. “For the last five years, I’ve worked in the formation for the young men interested in becoming Brothers, and I’ve been able to bring six young men to the school,” says Brother Tom. At SHC, students got to know Brother Tom as a supportive counselor and college advisor. Looking back over his time serving the SHC community, Brother Tom is particularly grateful for his work in counseling, and he enjoys hearing from former counselees as they move on in the world beyond high school, “It’s rewarding to see how they’re settling into professions, and to see so many of them move on in such great directions.” In addition to working with students, Brother Tom has thoroughly enjoyed the relationships he’s built over the years with the adult community at SHC, “I’ve really enjoyed working with board and faculty members through the years, and I’ll be leaving with many fond memories.”

At the close of this academic year, SHC bids farewell to a host of its most beloved faculty and staff members. We acknowledge the following staff members for their many combined years serving Sacred Heart Cathedral and impacting generations of future Fightin’ Irish:

Tessa Apschinikat

Kristin Lamble

Danny O’Regan

Christelle Hutin Lee

Kim Pacatte ’05

Frank Roberts

Devin Nelson

Rachel Bundang

Eileen Emerson-Boles

Gino Ragusa ’12

Karen Pierotti

John Riekels

Maria Furtado

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Service in 2020-21 & THE LITTLE SPANISH-ENGLISH SCHOOL

By Lucie Duffort

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t has been quite a year for all of us. But pivoting during pandemic times is in many ways simply in line with the essence of service learning at SHC, where Associate Director of Community Life Julia Rinaldi strives to provide “an educational immersion that could never exist in the same way between the four walls of a traditional classroom.”

Pete Gresh ’70 pitches in

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Rinaldi tells us, “Service has been quite different during COVID-19, as our partner agencies navigate safety and establish real needs.

SHC has had to do this too. What is safe? What is possible for our students?”

The challenge has resulted in creative solutions, including students organizing pen-pal exchanges with elderly neighbors, food bank outreach, through the Lasallian Vincentian Youth club, and continued integration of many experiences through academic departments such as mathematics, English, LOTE, and social studies. One special effort this year represented an ongoing partnership with the Little Spanish-English School in Mexico City.

The Little Spanish-English School is directed by John Omernik, who served as principal of De Marillac Academy from 2001-07, and maintains many connections with our community and our Lasallian charisms. His is a school that teaches English to young people and adults in order to “open a door to hope and opportunity.” Children can learn in order to forge ahead, adults can learn in order to better their job opportunities, and families can learn together. Access to English-language learning has proven to correlate to higher income, level of education, and opportunity in Mexico.

“This whole project began as I was the principal of De Marillac, of St. Ignatius in New York, in Tucson at Cristo Rey San Miguel High School, and we were working with many immigrants from Mexico and from Latin America ... Because of all the difficulties in their home countries, (immigrants) are coming to the US, so one reason why we wanted to do this was to help educate them in Mexico, so they would have English and Spanish education that would open windows and doors for them to work and get paid better. They wouldn’t have to leave, they could stay with their families and earn a decent wage.” The solution to being able to take a turn and improve their own lives was always education.

Currently, the school helps 212 students. There are 12 teachers, one administrator, and one director of education in Mexico. The employment of local staff is central to Omernik’s mission, “The last year has been difficult because of COVID-19, but it is super important to transfer to the people here. Right now I’m in charge of fundraising in the US, but otherwise all the responsibilities have been transferred to Mexico. They are all being paid, they are all taking responsibility, learning … that’s important to us too.”

This element of help, exchange and transition is in common with SHC’s service learning curricula, points out Rinaldi. While speaking of the

Architecture students at La Salle University

population he serves, Omernik emphasizes: “We can share many things, but they have so much to offer us too that we can bring back.” Rinaldi herself strives in the same spirit to switch the traditional learning model at home. “I don’t like the one up, one down in service,” she says, speaking of future plans to incorporate our Spanish language classes in an exchange with students at the Little Spanish-English School.

SHC has been partnering with the LSES officially since 2019, when Omernik came to SHC as the keynote speaker at our service fair kick-off hosted by the Languages Other Than English Department. Rinaldi tells us, “He engaged our students in the importance of education as a basic human right, shared more about the mission of his school and the essential truth that ‘entering to learn, leaving to serve’ is not just the motto of SHC but a life well lived — a rally cry.”

At the same event, Omernik asked students two questions. The first: “If you were to form a school on your own, what three classes are the most important to educate yourself and others?”

Answers varied and catered to development of math, and science and language arts, and then to sports, music, sculpture and other arts. More focused suggestions included personal finance, teaching emotional intelligence, learning how to listen and answer questions, organization and other life skills. The second question Omernik asked was: “What three facilities could a school not do without?” Here many suggested safe spaces for learning, but also spiritual guidance and mindfulness. Omernik believes this information is invaluable as he continues to nurture his growing school and meet the needs of more children and families. “This was important for students in the process of being educated themselves. In the throes of this everyday — they have some of the best ideas!”

with us for this article.) As the year progressed, and he taught and observed students in his care, Omernik quickly realized that the need for quality supplies was growing. SHC joined a handful of other organizations who responded to their need and organized a “flash drive” from April 19-22.

“Partnering with a handful of students from UCSF, we collected over 20 boxes of new and gently used school supplies and sports equipment to bring to the US border for the Sunday, April 25 collection,” Rinaldi explains. The school also did a flash book drive with the help of SHC Director of Library Services Dr. Alicia Tapia.

In fact, La Salle University ran a competition for their architecture students to design one of the Little Spanish-English schools — a school to be built in the countryside, and those designing the school took SHC students’ suggestions to heart.

True connections across borders can be made with these types of collaborations, and our students are ready to go. As Rinaldi reminds us: “If we don't teach students they can change the world … we have failed them as educators.”

This year, schools were not officially open in Mexico due to the global pandemic. (In fact, Omernik took a break teaching to students in the open restaurant of a friend when he spoke

Visit thelittlespanishenglishschool.com to learn more.

Both Rinaldi and Omernik hope to continue the partnership with SHC as we move out of the pandemic, perhaps using the 2019 model. Omernik connects with many other schools, creating a network of support that spans the country. (One notable partner is University of Notre Dame, Omernik’s alma mater. He even shared a dorm with SHC Principal Dr. Gary Cannon!)

H A P P Y 1 7 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y, S A C R E D H E A R T C AT H E D R A L !

The 2021-22 school year will mark the 170th anniversary of Lasallian Vincentian high school education in San Francisco.

We salute the Daughters of Charity and Christian Brothers as well as lay teachers, administrators and staff throughout the years who have made SHC the finest school in the Bay Area.

Please be on the lookout for further information about events and celebrations being planned throughout the upcoming year to mark this momentous occasion.

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ALUMNI GIVING

1WeekIrish: SHC’s Week of Giving took place this past May, bringing together generations of SHC students, alumni, community members and supporters.

Each day of 1WeekIrish celebrated a theme definitive to the SHC community: Mission, Curriculum, Programs, Campus and People. We got to know two beloved faculty members, Instructor of Science Phi Le and Director of Library Services Dr. Alicia Tapia, when they hosted an Ask Me Anything session on Facebook. We got moving with a virtual workout led

by SHC Strength & Conditioning Coach Colin Peuse, and we cheered on the Fightin’ Irish basketball team as they suited up against Serra.

We made pizza and enjoyed cocktails at home, caught up with De Paul Scholar alumni, and watched a stellar performance from SHC Dance.

Throughout the week, our supporters helped to raise more than $200,000, including gifts to two new endowed scholarships honoring SHC icons Sister Frances Meyer, DC, and Brother Joseph Fabiano, FSC. It’s incredible what we can accomplish when we come together as a community! GO IRISH!

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Save the Dates!

GOLD DIPLOMA CELEBRATIONS:

GET

IRISH

Class of 1971

October 16, 2021

Class of 1970 March 5, 2022

Class of 1972 May 14, 2022

Gold Club Luncheon April 2, 2022

Please contact Mary Kate Del Campo at mdelcampo@shcp.edu for more details.

SHOP NEW SHC APPAREL & MERCHANDISE AT

shcp.edu/shop-irish

IN-DEPTH

class of 2025 breakdown

LEGEND Parochial grammar schools sending students to SHC in 2021 Private and public schools sending students to SHC in 2021 Partner schools featured at right SHC bus route

# OF STUDENTS ATTENDING SHC PER SCHOOL* 1-4

5-9

15-10

18-16

* ONE STUDENT EACH FROM LOS ANGELES AND TAIWAN, ONE HOMESCHOOLED

BY THE NUMBERS: PARTNER SCHOOL PROFILES: ROOFTOP ALTERNATIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rooftop, an SFUSD PK-8 school, was founded in the early 1970s by a group of educators who envisioned a school where students engaged in active learning supported by strong interpersonal relations and curricula that reflect the school’s diverse student body. Rooftop began as a 4th-6th grade school located on the top floor of Pacific Heights Elementary school, later growing to a PK-8 school occupying the former Twin Peaks School campus.

SAINT BRIGID SCHOOL Established in 1888, St. Brigid School serves its mission to “educate and develop the whole child for a culturally diverse society by nurturing each student's spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development.” Today, St. Brigid is supported by the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. Located on Franklin and Broadway streets, St. Brigid serves TK-8th grade students.

SAINT PETER SCHOOL Saint Peter School was founded by the Sisters of Mercy, a religious order dedicated to serving the most marginalized communities to eliminate poverty, to alleviate suffering and to combat injustice with compassionate service. The school opened in 1878 in the Mission District as a ministry of Saint Peter’s Parish aiming to “inspire students to reach their highest academic potential and cultivate their passion for serving others.”

SYNERGY SCHOOL Synergy School is a private, independent TK-8 school located in the Mission District. The school was founded by three teachers who were guided by progressive education ideals and envisioned a school where educators built the educational environment. The name Synergy is meant to represent the “collective effort of students, teachers, and families to create something larger than the individuals themselves.”

Number of Students Enrolled: 346 Number of Different Partner Schools: 80 Students Living/Attending Elementary School in San Francisco: 91% Average GPA: 3.76 GPA 3.5 and Above: 83%

“Our daughter was very persuaded early on by the collaborative spirit expressed via the presentations she saw, and the breadth of opportunities given the size of the school.”

“I really appreciate the effort SHC made to streamline the admissions process and their flexibility to pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic. They did a great job of communicating with prospective students and families throughout the process.”

“SHC did a great job on the application process and acceptance package. Their personal letter was unmatched and made us feel wanted. We were also very excited to be part of the De Paul Scholars Program.”

“We chose SHC based on its values of concentrating on the student as a whole, not only on academics, but also their faith and helping others in the community. We believe being a wellrounded individual is most important.”

“When visiting SHC, we felt a genuine positive energy and excitement from the staff and students. This made us feel very much welcome to the school.”

“SHC had the best balance of everything we, and our child, were seeking in a high school — academics, community, service learning, athletics, performing arts, clubs.

SPORTING GREEN

Irish soccer charges the field after capturing the WCAL round robin title in penalties

Girls lacrosse seniors celebrating first place in their division

Girls soccer in a lighter moment

Liam McGrath ’21

Girls basketball celebrates its seniors The lacrosse team regroups

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Jonah Lee ’22 shows off swimming's first CCS title hardware

Softball celebrates Willow Daters ’21 and parents at Senior Day

Dominic Bazinet ’21 skies at the pin

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IRISH SPORTS

RECAP

By Kevin Buckley ’13

Needless to say, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Irish athletics in the spring of 2021. The winter and spring sports seasons were shortened and overlapped, reducing training time and preparation. Due to health restrictions, the WCAL could not operate as usual and had to split into North and South divisions. There were no all-league designations, and only a few select programs were able to advance to sectional playoffs.

Nevertheless, there were incredible achievements and successes by our student athletes this year, signaling both the resiliency of our programs but also the character of the young men and women who compete for the Fightin’ Irish.

BASEBALL Lucas Kelly ’22 barrels one up

Irish baseball continued its long tradition of excellence, finishing 19-12 and advancing to the first round of the CCS playoffs. The season was highlighted by three victories against St. Ignatius, a 6-0 record versus Riordan and a walkoff homer versus Castro Valley thanks to Lucas Kelly ’22. With top prospect Kelly leading a host of returning players next season, expect more fireworks from the team going forward.

boys BASKETBALL The boys basketball team endured a rough campaign, going 1-10 in the truncated 2021 season.

Their lone victory came against Tamalpais High School on April 30. At the conclusion of the season, coach Sean MacKay resigned, prioritizing spending more time with family and his business career.

Thanks for your service, Coach, and good luck going forward!

girls BASKETBALL The Irish girls team battled to a 2-4 season, withstanding reduced training due to COVID-19 health restrictions and coach LyRyan Russell’s ’97 absence to care for his newborn son. Into the leadership void stepped interim head coach Sean Warren and SHC Hall of Famer Sarah Richen Jordan ’98.

Although the results weren’t there, the Irish displayed admirable unity amidst trying conditions.

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Reza Po ’24 drives to the hoop

boys LACROSSE Coach Jerry Nevin’s squad endured a tough 0-9 season, with three of their games ending in ties.

Ray-John Jackson ’22 goes up and under

girls LACROSSE The girls lacrosse program made history in 2021, finishing 6-5 (finishing first in their division) and then advancing to the CCS playoffs for the first time in school history. Their season ended hosting a divisional game against Willow Glen at Beach Chalet, but these student athletes should be proud of their accomplishments.

Champions

boys SOCCER

boys TENNIS

The Irish program under coach Mike McNeill further cemented itself as a regional power in 2021, going 9-1, winning the WCAL round robin title for the second year in a row before losing in the CCS Final. With a young and talented nucleus of players in place, led by standout Angel Iniguez ’22, this program looks to build off of these two past years and take the next step going forward.

Irish boys tennis finished 3-5, with three victories versus Riordan. Good luck next year!

Kendric Sanders ’23 displays CCS hardware

boys & girls TRACK & FIELD

After being seeded No. 4 going into the WCAL Championships, the 4x100 relay of Jack Byrne ’21, Robbie Byrne ’21, Nico Dreier ’22 and Kendric Sanders ’23 came in second to qualify for the CCS Irish girls soccer continued their program’s Track and Field Championships. Sanders legacy of success, finishing 1-2-2 and qualifying also qualified for the CCS Championships for the CCS playoffs. Led by Nebraska-commit individually in the 100 meter dash. Once Maggie Altman ’21, Catryn Beddoes ’21, and there, the 4x100 team took third place and Elena Gandolfo ’21, the team continued to battle Sanders finished third as well. Great job, and cement coach Chris King’s status as one of Irish Track!

SHC’s most successful coaches.

girls SOCCER

SOFTBALL The Irish had a successful season, finishing 6-8 and advancing to the CCS playoffs for the first time in 30 years. Helping lead Coach Tom Mattetucci’s ’94 squad were Willow Daters ’21 and Vivien Hughston ’21, seniors that showed the grit and determination that SHC is known for.

boys & girls SWIMMING

The 4 x 100 meter relay team strikes a pose

boys VOLLEYBALL The boys volleyball team finished 8-7, first in the WCAL North, before losing in the second round of the CCS playoffs to Harker, 3-0. Despite losing program stalwarts Dominic Bazinet ’21, James Spears ’21, The wrestling team celebrates lifelong bonds formed Colby Dobson ’21 and Colby Woo ’21 to graduation, the Irish have an exciting pipeline of young talent coming up from both the JV and grammar school levels to fill the void. This will be an exciting program to watch in the upcoming future.

The Irish swimming program continued to make strides, with the girls squad finishing 2-2 and the boys at 2-4. In addition, five athletes advanced Coach Jack Schindler ’09 and his program were not permitted to have a season this year due to to the CCS meet (Sophia Lee ’21, Coby Chan ’22, public health restrictions. The team still maintained their unity, however, and celebrated the Jonah Lee ’23, Liam Merrigan ’21 and Victor bonds forged in years prior. GO IRISH! Volskiy ’22) with Jonah becoming the first CCS champion in school history in the 100m breaststroke. Along the way, the team broke ten SHC Swim Team records this year, and many of the same student athletes will be back next year. Big shout out to coach Jonathan Riley for continuing to develop this sport at SHC.

WRESTLING

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T I E S SPORTS T H AT B I N D SPRING (cont.)

RECAP

SHC FOOTBALL CAPTURES STANFEL TROPHY HONORING FORMER RIORDAN GRAD AND IRISH COACH

By Kevin Buckley ’13

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ith a 20-0 victory over Archbishop Riordan on Friday, April 16, 2021, the Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin’ Irish football team regained possession of the coveted Stanfel Cup. Established in 1992 in memoriam of the late Nick Stanfel, an Archbishop Riordan High School Class of 1983 alum who coached at both schools, the Cup is awarded annually to the winning side in the SHC vs. Riordan football game. Stanfel was a football standout during his time with the Crusaders and, after attending California Lutheran University, returned to San Francisco to coach at both schools, before tragically passing away from brain cancer in May 1992 at the age of 26.

In the fall of that year, the two communities came together with an idea to honor Stanfel’s football legacy at both schools.

In concert with their Athletic Directors, then-SHC head football coach Frank Lee ’76 and then-Riordan head coach Liam Watters joined together to launch the Stanfel Cup. In Coach Lee’s final year as head varsity coach in 1994, the Irish won the Stanfel Cup for the first time with a thrilling 20-18 victory. The reins of the

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Nick Stanfel

Manning the line

program were then handed to Phil Freed ’80, who continues to serve SHC as the current athletic director. “Stanfel was dedicated to football,” Freed said in 1995. “None of the kids now were coached by him, but we’re teaching his legacy.”

This same sentiment holds true today. Though Stanfel passed away years before the current athletes were born, the coaching staffs of each school continue to honor the late coach. Longtime SHC football coach Barry McLaughlin, head varsity coach since 2016, is a graduate of Riordan, as is SHC Dean of Students and Athletic Administrator Mario Sazo, class of 1984. “The Stanfel Cup has a special place in my heart,” Sazo said.

“Nick and I both started our coaching careers at our alma mater. His positive influence on both communities was a testament to his character and a reminder of how he touched the hearts of the athletes he coached.”

One of Stanfel’s best friends was Frank Lee’s brother, John ’84, who coached at Sacred Heart Cathedral for more than two decades, including nine years as head coach from 2004-12. Lee then served as Riordan’s head football coach in 2013 and 2014, and won the Stanfel Cup both years.

“He played for my brother at Riordan and we met and played together at CSM,” Lee said in a 2014 interview. “He was a great, great guy. My parents and brothers loved him. He was like an adopted son” to Lee’s parents.

Current Archbishop Riordan Athletic Director Bob Greene says his school community is proud to carry on this tradition in honoring the legacy of Stanfel. "The Stanfel Cup represents a great way to honor Nick and his family and it has become the symbol of the football game each year between our two schools,” Greene shared “When I think about the Stanfel Cup game, it's about tradition, family and community, which both of our schools hold dear. Each year, it is so special to greet Nick's family, his sisters Rose

John Lee '84

and Angela and his mother, and you know how much it means to them." The Stanfels make it a point to attend the game every year, and speak to both teams after the game about Nick’s life and legacy.

Congratulations to the Irish for bringing home the coveted Stanfel Cup this spring, a year unique in the history of SHC athletics: for the first time in the Cup’s history, Riordan and Sacred Heart Cathedral will play each other twice in the same calendar year, as the two teams will again battle for the Cup this fall. The Irish will be set to defend the Cup on Mayer Family Field this fall, but no matter the outcome, both teams know that the true meaning of the Stanfel Cup is much bigger than the final score.

college-bound ATHLETES Throughout their time at SHC, the student-athletes of the Class of 2021 have seen one Northern California title, seven CCS titles and three WCAL titles, and set several school and league records during their four years in green, white and blue. Many will go on to compete in new colors in college, but they’ll always be Fightin’ Irish.

M A G G I E A LT M A N University of Nebraska (Soccer) D E C L A N O ' F LY N N Dominican University (Soccer) NICO SUSBILLA D'Youville College (Soccer) KYLE CRAWFORD Holy Name University (Basketball) JAMES SEARS University of California, Irvine (Volleyball)

ALUMNI NEWS

By Clarissa Mendiola

Jolie Radunich ’18 Damaged by Design, the debut book by author Jolie Radunich ’18, hones in on Black intellectualism, and the ways in which certain advances in educational technology are helping to bring Black history out of obscurity in the American classroom. For Jolie, a tumultuous 2020 summer inspired this work, “I really started to think about the role education plays in how people think about race during the rise of police brutality last summer. I looked into questions like, whose narratives are told in textbooks, what groups of people are viewed as scholars and accomplished figures in society?

At SHC, Radunich was an expressive student, finding her voice as a writer for the Emerald, and dancing under the guidance Instructor of Dance Laura Wexler. She remembers, “I had many interesting, hardworking, creative teachers at SHC. I loved the competitive energy of Mr. Barnes’ vocabulary bonanza, and to this day, I use Mr. Thorogood’s paper-folding exercise when I need to learn new vocabulary.” SHC’s urban campus opened doors for Radunich, and contributed to her world view as a young student. “There were so many important field trips and volunteer opportunities that I got to be a part of because of SHC’s location, and I know I developed a great sense of independence attending high school in the heart of San Francisco.” Her hard work at SHC paid off after graduation when she joined the student body at New York University, a move that Radunich describes as “life changing.”

To students who have ideas to share and endeavor to write a book, Radunich offers this advice, “Build connections outside your communities and do not be afraid to take on new opportunities. I never would have begun this book-writing journey without seeing the great work of some of my connections on LinkedIn!” Damaged by Design is slated to release in August 2021, available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.

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Caesar Smith ’98 When Caesar Smith ’98 made the transition from corporate work into education, he remembered the faculty members who made an impact on his development as a student at SHC — Coach Franceschi, Instructor of Religious Studies Kathy Lorentz, and especially Sister Frances, who served as his math teacher. Smith recalls, “Sister Frances is still the only teacher that has ever called my house. I fell asleep in her class the day after a road trip to Bellarmine and my mother knew it by the time I got home. She did not call to get me in trouble, but because she cared about me and wanted me to succeed. I didn’t understand it at the time, but when I decided to enter my own classroom years later, it all made sense.

Her influence on me has been a guiding force in the way I teach and work with students and student athletes.”

During his time at SHC, Smith played on the 1995-96 WCAL Boys Basketball Championship team, and was a member of Spirit Club and Block Club. His high school service experiences in Block Club and as a volunteer at the St. Anthony’s Dining Room sparked in Smith a commitment to serving others, something he would tap into years later as an educator and athletics administrator.

After graduation, Smith attended San Francisco City College where he played basketball and eventually landed a scholarship to play at Sonoma State University where he ultimately received a degree in American Multicultural Studies. Smith went on to receive a Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs from the University of Southern California, where he also served as a graduate assistant in the athletic department. When Smith caught wind of a job opening in athletics at SHC, he had been building a career as an educator in Texas, and it was the perfect opportunity to return to his hometown and to his alma mater. Smith shares, “I was thrilled to commit to what I consider my dream job, because I finally have a chance to serve the student body that produced me.”

To students who want to follow in his footsteps, he offers this advice: “My advice is to not follow in anyone’s footsteps.

Blaze your own trail and go discover your own passion. Passion is what gets you through all the work that is needed to be successful. Once you find your passion, find a way to use that passion to serve your community.”

BOARD OF REGENTS Gerald Murphy, JD Board Chair Elizabeth Brown Parents Association President Kase Abusharkh ’00 Sr. Adella Armentrout, DC Stella Bialous, DrPH

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Kevin Buckley ’13 Courtney Chin ’03 Neal Corkery ’95

We're Back! Like most other school activities and events last year, the Walkathon looked very different from previous years, so we are overjoyed that we can return this year to its traditional format!

Richard Cutler, PhD

The Walkathon is a two-week student-led fundraiser that culminates with a community celebration in Golden Gate Park on Friday, September 17, 2021.

We hope to see you there!

Miguel Guzman ’91

Visit shcp.edu/walkathon for more details.

Ed Delfs Carol Wicklund Enright Stefan Gartrell ’02 Sandra Gulli Kevin Harrigan ’74 Steve Heath Francois Hechinger Daniel Holland ’79 Janet Holland ’77 Monica Kelly ’06 John Kruger Charles Love Eileen Malley, JD ’77

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Sue Sami Stacie Solt, MD ’99 Ed Wang ’90 Br. Tom Westberg, FSC Harold Wong ’77 EX-OFFICIO Melinda Skrade, PhD President Gary Cannon, EdD Principal John Gumina ’91 VP for Advancement & Enrollment Shani Mahany Director of Finance Mark Pardini ’88 Director of Communications & Marketing John M. Vigo ’81 Director of Stewardship & Future Giving

ALUMNI NEWS

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Thomas Walsh lives in San Francisco and has been widowed for over four years. He keeps very busy walking every day, staying in touch with his children and grandchildren, and talking with friends. Tom is a proud member of the Class of 1946 and cherishes his days at Sacred Heart with the Christian Brothers. He is a regular volunteer at the Irish Invitational Golf Tournament, standing guard at par threes to be sure the closest to the hole contests are conducted fairly!

Robert Maffei and his wife, Yolanda, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this past April. Robert and Yolanda have three children, five grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. They reside in Clayton, California.

Brian Hoey lost his wife of 51 years, Cathy, to cancer in 2020. Cathy and Brian enjoyed a beautiful 50year wedding anniversary celebration prior to her passing. Brian continues to run and stay active, and also spends time gardening, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

William Vela joins fellow members of the Class of 1971 on a monthly road bike ride in beautiful Napa, California! All classmates are invited, along with their spouses and partners. The classmates also enjoy a wonderful potluck lunch after their rides. Contact Bill Vela velalawoffice@gmail.com for more information.

1956 John Rodriguez and his wife were recently blessed with their first great grandchild, Boby.

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alongside fellow alumnus Steve Nurre ’70 basking in the glow of a tournament championship at Big League Dreams. They play for the Redwood City Blues, an over-65 team.

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Joseph Kennedy and his wife, Clo, are happy to report that they have received their COVID-19 vaccinaAnthony Schunk is enjoying retiretions and are ready to roll! With so ment in Napa. He retired in 1995 many travel plans postponed, they after 39 years with the Ticor Title 3 Congratulations to Carl are looking forward to taking trips Insurers. He enjoys volunteering Blunt who just received a with friends again soon. Joe and with the Serra Vocation CommitDoctorate of Education in EducaClo are faithful investors in suptee, where he has also served as a tional Leadership from Northern port of the Class of 1965 Endowdistrict governor.

Arizona University! ment, which continues to grow.

Joe recently ran into Sal Alioto ’64 at the post office. Sal helped transition his former West Portal landmark restaurant, Paradise Pizza, to the new owners, the Duggan family (now Little Original Joe's).

Sal helped them preserve some secret pizza recipes, which have been met with rave reviews!

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1975 The Cathedral High Class of 1975 held a virtual reunion in early spring with 45 alumni in attendance.

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ing his recent retirement from the post office and enjoys reminiscing of days past at Sacred Heart. He wishes all alumni and teachers well.

1980 Donna Loo recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, and is celebrating 31 years of employment with Wells Fargo.

1981 Frank Lavin owns and operates Columbus Advisors, an investment company in San Francisco.

He stays busy golfing, skiing, and volunteering at the Salesian Boys and Girls Club, where he served as board president for two years. He is currently helping the club in the planning of a 100th anniversary celebration. Frank is looking forward to helping the class of 1981 plan their 40th reunion in the months ahead. Frank and his wife have one child, Frank, Jr., who was recently married to his wife, Liz, at a small ceremony in Wisconsin.

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1987 Longtime La Salle High School teacher, campus minister and principal, Ted Kanelopoulos, has been appointed to serve as the new president of La Salle High School, effective July 1, 2021. “I am deeply honored and profoundly humbled to be invited to serve as the next president of La Salle High School,” Kanelopoulos said. “As president of La Salle, I will remain committed to the founding vision of our school set forth by the De La Salle Christian Brothers and local diocese, whereby the school will be available and accessible to all students of the Yakima Valley, regardless of their ability to pay, and that the school would reflect the diversity of the valley.”

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1989 Tony Williams stands with his twins, Trevor ’17 and Cole ’17. Trevor will be graduating this June from University of Oregon, and he’s looking forward to spending the summer in Spain for a Spanish language intensive.

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1993 Current parents and alumni Roberto Balisteri and Shirleen Lara Balistreri are proud of their son, Nino ’21 who will be attending California State University, Sonoma, in the fall and as an electrical engineering major.

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welcome his daughter Kamrin ’24 to the Fightin’ Irish family this past academic year! Kamrin played on the Girls JV Basketball Team for the 2000-21 school year and can’t wait to get back on the court next year.

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longtime girlfriend Jaiya Sadhwani on March 20 in a small ceremony in Seattle where he currently lives.

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Kazlauskas welcomed their second daughter, Violet Simone Collette-Kazlauskas, on May 5.

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Ysturiz-Dougherty are engaged. Tom operates the Silver Cloud Restaurant in the Marina and serves as a basketball coach for SHC, and Rachel has been working as a physical therapist in the city.

2009 Francis Finnegan completed his second master’s degree in May of 2021, receiving a MS in Database Management and Business Intelligence from Boston University. He has been working in the Washington, DC, nonprofit field since 2014

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is proud to announce that recently graduated from Sonoma State University with a bachelor's degree in American MultiCultural Studies with a Concentration in Africana Studies. Kathy was eager to graduate in three years, and proud to make her way through higher education as a low-income, first-generation Latina. She will be pursuing a master’s in forensic psychology at California Baptist University this fall.

2020 Kathryn Booth is currently a freshman at Saint Mary's College of California where she is studying clinical counseling psychology.

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CELEBRATORY GIVING

Celebratory Giving Program Listed on the following pages are the names of SHC community members’ family, friends and loved ones who are listed in SHC’s Book of Remembrance. Melinda Lawlor Skrade, PhD, the Christian Brothers and the Daughters of Charity offer prayers and Masses for the special intentions requested in honor of members of our school community each month. Please remember them in your prayers.

This list reflects contributions made from February 15, 2021 through May 15, 2021.

IN HONOR

WELL WISHES

Alex Goldberg and Advancement Team Anoushka & Chris Donnelley

Father Andrew Metcalf ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60

Mia Franceschi ’23 Barbara & Jim Guerrero Coach Peuse Connor Anderson ’13 Maren Bean Ciara Black ’14 Chad Brady ’14 Christina Briesach ’12 Adrienne Dunlap ’11 Carlos Flores, Jr. ’13 Roxy & Desmond Gribben Brooke Hanson ’11 Brittany Hanson ’11 Kristina Hernandez ’12 Emily Hipp ’13 Erica Hipp ’13 Lisa Hipp ’10 Danny Kelly ’13 Janelle Labiaga ’13 Stephanie Lee ’12 Charlotte McGeever ’12 Monica McGuire Mackenzie Murtagh ’10 Madison Murtagh ’15 Giselle Palacios-Delmundo ’94 Maria Platzer ’13 Jack Porter ’13 Kellie Redmond ’13 Marissa Ryan ’15 Maia Tse ’20 Katherine Tsougarakis ’11 Daniel Varela ’15 Maya Zavala ’14

IN MEMORY Brother Anthony, FSC John Porras ’57 Alessandro Baccari Michael Nerney ’75 & Roselle Nerney

C. Raymond De Nardi Mary & Jean Curutchet & Sons

Gilbert Guzman ’51 Howard Powleson ’51 & Joanne Powleson

John Dineen ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60

Tony Korfman ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60

Paul Doherty Gerry O’Connor ’60

Walter Kushnir ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60

Tom Doonan ’57 John Porras ’57

Calvin Lester Dan Wells ’69 & Betty Wells

Tim Baptista ’99 Cora Johnson

Steve Driscoll ’49 Joe Keane ’71

Rudy Bertolozzi Teri Loeffler Old Timers Baseball Association of San Francisco Marilyn Panelli

George Dudum ’69 John Toomey ’69 & Melanie Toomey

Bob Butticci ’52 Armand Butticci ’50

E. Louis Filippi, Jr. ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60

Tony Cahill Gerry O’Connor ’60

James Garvey ’88 Mark Pardini ’88 & Petra Andersson-Pardini

A. A. Canepa James Mullane ’70 John Toomey ’69 & Melanie Toomey Lillian Ceruti ’54 Doris Grimley ’54 Betty Cirelli Brother Joseph Fabiano, FSC Eamon Corry Steve Zahn ’70 & Lidia Zahn Jason Cortez ’97 Monica McGuire Max Delle Sedie ’64 Gina Delle Sedie

Michael Fegan ’71 Dolores & Peter Brady

Guido Ghiglieri, Jr. Michael Nerney ’75 & Roselle Nerney Dennis Greene ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60

Joseph Lordan Pete Siragusa ’73 & Sue Siragusa Dorothy Low James Mullane ’70 Larry Mack Pete Siragusa ’73 & Sue Siragusa Pat Mahoney ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60 Patrick McHugh Monica McGuire Robert Moore Ken Gandolfo ’70 John Moylan Kathy McDonagh Carol & Joe Moriarty Dennis O’Connor

“Do not have any anxiety about the future. Leave everything in God’s hands for he will take care of you.”

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Phyllis Moylan Dennis O’Connor

Grace O’Dwyer Gerry O’Connor ’60

Maureen Murphy Gerry O’Connor ’60

Julian Pardini ’49 Mark Pardini ’88 & Petra Andersson-Pardini

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Edith Parker Monica McGuire

heart, waiting to enter?”

Thomas Murphy Gerry O’Connor ’60 Maurice Murray ’41 Tom Carberry ’73 Kathryn Hansen Rosemary Lowman Max Valenzuela Kenneth Neff ’50 Roger Neff ’57 Carmela Nilan Carol Jones Hupke ’54 & Peter Hupke Richard O’Callaghan ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60 Dan O’Connor ’59 Gerry O’Connor ’60

Joyce Pasero Joshua Boyer George Cosmos ’60 & Judy Cosmos Janet Fauss Clarice & Benson Fong Sandra Lara Joe & Maggie Murphy Michael Nerney ’75 & Roselle Nerney Melinda & Phil Skrade Lauren Wild ’99 Steve Zahn ’70 & Lidia Zahn

Luigi Anthony Fabiano Former SHC faculty member and beloved brother of Brother Joseph Fabiano, FSC, Luigi Anthony Fabiano passed away peacefully this past spring. A former Christian Brother himself, Luigi grew up in the Mission District in a devout Catholic and Italian household. He served as an educator, most notably at former Ursuline High School in Santa Rosa in the role of head counselor and later alumnae director. He also served on the faculty at SHC in the late 1970s, then known as Brother Louis Fabiano. In the late 1990s, Luigi suffered a stroke which caused the paralysis of the left side of his body, but ever the man of faith, his physical challenges did not slow him down. He became very active in communities of stroke survivors, participated in swimming and conditioning classes, and remained active in his local parish.

Luigi, honoring his parents' immigration journey, also led a weekly tutoring program for those preparing to take the US Citizenship Exam, and continued this work in the latter years of his life. Those who knew Luigi remember his love of learning, his love of backyard winemaking, and his dedication to his community. Visit bit.ly/LuigiFab to read more about Luigi’s life and for information on how to honor his memory.

knocking at the door of your ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE

George Pikich, Jr. ’60 Gerry O’Connor ’60 Jim Presta George Lynch, Jr. ’67 & Sue Lynch John Rector ’57 John Porras ’57 John Riordan ’50 Me Me Riordan Joe Ryan, Jr. ’66 Jack Bourne ’66 Olivia & George Brown, III George Brown, IV Pete Calabro ’64 & Victoria Calabro Michael & Bernadette Dines Marty Gent ’66 & Jane Gent Gerald Horan Mike Horan ’69 & Lana Taran Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan Debbie & Kurt Huysentruyt Joe Keane ’71 Kathy McDonagh Dennis O’Rourke ’69 & Helen O’Rourke Paul Rossi Fran Rozoff Christina Ryskiewich John Toomey ’69 & Melanie Toomey Art Vasquez ’66 Steve Zahn ’70 & Lidia Zahn

S A C R E D H E A R T C AT H E D R A L P R E PA R AT O RY M A G A Z I N E

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Gail Scannell George Lynch, Jr. ’67 & Sue Lynch Donald Schooley ’57 John Porras ’57 Steve Smith ’68 Ed O’Donnell, Jr. ’69 & Donna O’Donnell John Toomey ’69 & Melanie Toomey Kevin Spiers Steve Zahn ’70 & Lidia Zahn Art Tapia Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan Brother Francis Verngren, FSC John Porras ’57 Steve Wilson Mark Pardini ’88 & Petra Andersson-Pardini Brother Martin Yribarren, FSC Brother Joseph Fabiano, FSC

Marie Zamora Llamas Marie Llamas joined the SHC community in 1990 and taught in the Mathematics Department for 25 years until her retirement in 2015. Throughout her tenure at SHC, Marie taught algebra, pre-calculus, calculus and trigonometry. She was a proud SHC parent and grandparent, sending her daughter, Michelle ’84, and her grandchildren, Letizia Llamas Bray ’00, Noelani Gi ’07, and Leo Gi ’11, to the school she faithfully served. Marie’s colleagues remember her loving presence at school events, her humor, her dedication to her grandchildren, and the notes of gratitude from students she kept at her desk. Fellow faculty member Julie Phelan shares, “The notes represented a love that inspires.”

Felix Ysturiz Mike Amato ’76 & Mara Amato Art Zanello ’51 John Moriarty Paul Zgraggen ’50 Roger Neff ’57 Frank Noonan ’52 & Lois Noonan John Vigo ’81 & Lisa Vigo Frank Zupo ’57 John Porras ’57

We remember in our prayers the alumni who have recently passed away.

Wynne Artigiani DeMartini ’51 Raymond Dennehy ’52 Gilbert Guzman ’51

Henry McKenzie ’47 Gilbert Salas ’54 Duane Silver ’78

Steve Smith ’68 Peter Soracco ’70

*The alumni acknowledged here are only those for whom we received notification.

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