Second Century Spring 2015

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Beyond SHC

Living our mission across the globe

Upcoming Events I n this iss u e

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On Campus

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Dance Showcase Motion Pictures

Breaking Through: LOTE Brings Scholar and Author to SHC

4 TEDxYouth@SHC: Local Youth Raise Their Voices

Sister Teresa Piro, DC, Theater

6 Citizens of the World

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Global Lasallian Family: SHC’s Twinning School in Eritrea, Africa

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College-Bound Athletes: Putting In the Work

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Global Alumni

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Class Notes

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Lasallian Vincentian Alumni Awards 2015

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Celebratory Giving Program

Spring Chorus Concert We Will Rock You Sister Teresa Piro, DC, Theater

5 Founders Day Mass Lasallian Vincentian Award Ceremony St. Mary’s Cathedral

8 Instrumental Music Concert Over the Rainbow Sister Teresa Piro, DC, Theater

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Alumni News

Baccalaureate Mass St. Mary’s Cathedral

23 Graduation St. Mary’s Cathedral

30 Gold Club Diploma Mass & Ceremony Class of 1965 St. Mary’s Cathedral

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1 Irish Invitational Golf Tournament Fightin’ Irish Athletics Night Lake Merced Golf Course

5, 9 SHC in New York Alumni Social and Night at the Ballpark Harmonie Club, New York, NY

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On the cover Christian Wilburn ’15 speaking at TEDxYouth@SHC.

Board of Regents

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Chair Charles Love, Vice Chair Carol Wicklund Enright; Lamonte Brown ’88; Parents Association President Peggy Daley; Sandra Gulli; Steve Heath; Dan Holland ’79; Janet Holland ’77; Lisa Kala, PhD ’73; Denise Kent ’77; Sheila Kiernan; Sister Christina Maggi, DC; Eileen Malley ’77; Sister Frances Meyer, DC; Gina Vallecilla-Phillips Mulvey ’94; Gerald Murphy; Mark Pardini ’88; Sister Sylvia Parks, DC; René Stephen Picazo ’90; Jeff Porter ’72; Bill Rauch; Roman Rodriguez, MD ’68; James Ryan, Jr.; Ed Wang ’90; Brother Tom Westberg, FSC; Harold Wong ’77

Charles Barry; Kitty Chen ’17; Carol Carney Collins ’86; Ryan Darmody; James Jacobus; Francisco Jimenez; Orange Photography; Prestige Photography; Nancy So; Kim Wong ’12; St. Joseph’s School; Debra Tomaszewski

Ex-Officio: President Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, PhD; Principal Gary Cannon; Vice President for Advancement Theresa Flynn Houghton ’96; Comptroller Wayne Henderson ’69; Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving John Vigo ’81

Contributors Scott Bergen; Rosie Horan ’65; Theresa Flynn Houghton ’96; Patrick Kealy ’07; Clarissa Mendiola; Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, PhD; Lauren Wild ’99

A Message from Brother Ron Our Holy Founders built a global legacy that continues to inspire the SHC community today. The good work of the Daughters of Charity and the Christian Brothers reaches communities all over the world.

From San Francisco to Africa and all places in between, individuals across the globe are connected through the love and support of Lasallian and Vincentian communities. It is our duty as educators to engage students in global citizenship so that they may use their unique talents and passions to benefit the world around them.

This issue of Second Century illustrates a few of the ways SHC exposes students to the global community. Whether it is in the classroom or through an overseas immersion trip, SHC guides students as they develop their individual world views and fulfill their roles as citizens of the world. We also celebrate our alumni community, especially those who are called to live and work abroad, bringing the values of a Lasallian Vincentian education to their new homes across the globe.

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

As we approach the end of the academic year, there is much to celebrate. In January, the Bay Area’s brightest high school students came together to share inspiring talks at our inaugural TEDxYouth@SHC event. We welcomed scholar and author of this year’s One School, One Book selection Francisco Jimenez to campus where he addressed our students at the moving Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Service. Hundreds of supporters came together at this year’s Spring Gala, Club Monte Carlo, raising vital funds that help perpetuate our important mission.

I continue to find inspiration in the SHC community—from our passionate faculty and staff, proud alumni and parents to our dedicated investors and incredible students. I am reminded each day that our Lasallian Vincentian mission holds strong in the hearts of all the individuals that make up the SHC family.

inclusive Catholic community of faith.

We prepare our students to become

Sincerely,

service-oriented leaders with a commitment to living the Gospel.

Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, PhD President

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“Our goal is to expose students to the world around them and to give them the tools they need to participate in the global environment. It’s really about global empowerment.”

—Assistant Principal for Academics Joan O’Neill

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“Global citizenship is the ability to see yourself in another person—to see the good and God in others.”

—Associate Director of Community Life Julia Rinaldi

Our Founders created a global legacy that connects Lasallian and Vincentian communities around the world through education, compassion and service to those on the margins. In the classroom, SHC students are encouraged to think independently, grow their unique intellectual voices, develop their world views. During this critical time of intellectual and spiritual growth, the charisms of our Founders inspire students to discover their roles in the global community. From the smallest and most vulnerable communities in Africa to the bustling streets of Shanghai, SHC students and alumni bring their gifts, passions and Lasallian Vincentian values to every corner of the earth.

Number of students who participated in curriculum-enhancing travel this academic year

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Through efforts such as the Walkathon and gifts to the Fund for Excellence, SHC provides resources for student travel grants, giving more students the opportunity to experience SHC's curriculum in the real world.

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Breaking Through:

LOTE Brings Scholar and Author to SHC “The more we learn about the experience of all groups in our diverse society, the more we know about ourselves.”

Francisco Jimenez explained the motivation behind his writing during an intimate gathering of SHC students and faculty this past winter.

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rancisco Jimenez, author of Breaking Through, SHC’s selection for the 2014-15 One School, One Book program, shared his immigration story at SHC’s Martin Luther King, Jr. prayer service in January. After crossing the Mexican border illegally, the Jimenez family lived and worked in the United States for ten years before the entire family was deported back to Mexico. They returned to California legally several months later, and continued to work seasonal farms throughout California’s Central Valley. “We are, all of us, immigrants or descendants of immigrants, with the exception of Native Americans. These families, your families, are an inspiration to me.”

To Jimenez, the migrant experience is quintessentially American. “We are a society of immigrants. Even if you feel the migrant experience is not yours personally, it is an American experience, so it is yours.”

Throughout his high school years, Jimenez and his brothers took janitorial jobs to help make ends meet.

Working before and after school, their days were long and draining. Still, Jimenez is grateful for his childhood experiences, “I wouldn’t change anything. Those experiences give me a sense of who I am. They identify me and inform everything I do now.”

Francisco Jimenez with his older brother, Roberto, and younger brother, Jose “Trampita”

Jimenez credits education for giving him the stability he craved as a child. He shared, “Education gives you the opportunity to make choices—the work you want to do, the life you want to have.”

Today, Jimenez serves as the Fay Boyle Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Santa Clara University. Throughout his time at SCU, he has served as director of the Division of Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and director of Ethnic Studies.

Moved by our students’ participation in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Service, Jimenez shared, “It is clear from the assembly that the wonderful faculty at SHC not only educates the mind, they educate the heart.”

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TEDxYouth@SHC

Local Youth Raise Their Voices

by Clarissa Mendiola

This January in SHC’s Sister Caroline Collins, DC, Theater, 16 of the Bay Area’s brightest high school students gave eye-opening and inspiring talks at the inaugural TEDxYouth@SHC event.

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s an independentlythe flip side of his personal struggle organized TED event, with Tourette’s Syndrome. After years of TEDxYouth@SHC was trying to make sense of his experience entirely produced and with this neurological disorder, Michael presented by SHC students. discovered that the key to accepting The event celebrated the voices of youth himself was sharing his story. As a Youth who struggle, flourish, grow and learn in Ambassador for the Tourette’s Synthe unique Bay Area landscape. drome Association, Michael discovered Topics ranged from gender and race that, “Tourette’s was no longer a barrier stereotypes to hypnosis, from social between me and others, but instead it entrepreneurship to the importance of brought me closer to kids who share a emotional resilience. Student-leaders similar experience. … Tourette’s has also and TEDxYouth@SHC Co-hosts Gino given me a few gifts. Without it, I would Gresh ’15 and Rebecca Harvey ’15 share, never have discovered a passion for pub“Each speaker was so powerful, espelic speaking. Who knows what I would cially considering they were all under 18! be like without it.”

What really invigorated Aleksi Arostegui ’15 and inspired both of us took his debilitating med“I now know that was the entire dynamic ical condition and used the obstacles that female presence. They all it to fuel his passion for confront us are shared such passionate science and engineering. not meant to derail As a direct result of his and insightful perspecus, but to sharpen tives regarding feminism experience with Pectus and race.”

Excavatum, he developed us, to push us to While public speaka biomedical stabilizer to discover who we ing continues to rank correct a weakness in the really are, to help as a top fear for many, Nuss surgical implant. us to learn how to TEDxYouth@SHC speakHe presented his idea to really adapt.” ers showed incredible his surgeon, who was so poise and charisma as impressed with his ingethey challenged audience members to nuity that he offered Aleksi a summer inopen their hearts and minds. ternship. Aleksi shares, “I now know that Tara Downey ’17 made a powerful sugthe obstacles that confront us are not gestion in her talk “Gender Perception,” meant to derail us, but to sharpen us, to aimed at using education to combat push us to discover who we really are, to dangerous gender stereotypes. Tara help us to learn how to really adapt.” proposed, “Ignorance breeds hate and To students interested in speaking the hate toward gender nonconformat next year’s TEDxYouth@SHC event, ing people is an epidemic. … Few topics Gino and Rebecca offer sage advice, inspire such critical thinking so why not “Students should look to their pasteach [gender perception] in school so sions for inspiration. What allows for people understand it, and so people who such unique, breathtaking TED Talks don’t fit into what they are assigned first is the very personal passion that these don’t feel so alienated?” speakers possess. All they have to do is Michael Chichioco, a senior at apply, and stay true to their passion to St. Ignatius College Preparatory, shared creatively convey their profound ideas.”

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Citizens of the World

by Clarissa Mendiola

It’s a developmental reality. Teens always seem to know it all. It turns out, as far as they are concerned, they do—and it’s completely normal. Assistant Principal for Academics Joan O’Neill says, “Teenagers look inward.

Good teaching liberates the student from ego and allows her to imagine immensities.”

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any students spend their high school years viewing the world through a lens clouded by adolescent egocentrism. This phase of emotional and social development places the individual at the center of the universe and manifests in a heightened preoccupation with the self. As Lasallian Vincentian educators, we’re faced with the challenge of opening the world of perspectives to our students. Our faith reminds us that we are a part of a larger, global community bound by our shared humanity. SHC instructors create opportunities in the classroom

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and beyond to engage students with the world around them, to help break away from a self-centered point of view and to contribute to the global community.

In the Classroom

Social Studies “We study world cultures from their origins with an emphasis on the patterns of interaction between human achievement, geography and migration.”

Instructor of Social Studies Brian Morgan explains the organic nature of teaching world history to ninth graders before they proceed to United States history, “World history is a point of departure for

student comprehension of how America came to be.”

Social Studies Department Chair Erin Diner Kayser ’93 elaborates, “World history allows us to understand the way that different societies and cultures combine to create our unique American culture. We see how other countries influence each other through trade, travel and conquest.”

The sequence of social studies courses begins with creating a global awareness in order to come to a more meaningful understanding of the United States’ role in the global community. At the conclusion of the SHC student’s high school experience, their perspec-

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tives are opened yet again with senior-level economics and government courses, which connects the United States to the global network of politics and money.

Morgan shares, “My hope for students is that they gain a greater appreciation for our shared human history, but just as paramount are the skills mastered in order to explain what they have learned in written form. The writing and research skills they gain in social studies will set a true foundation allowing them to advance through SHC and beyond.”

Religious Studies “We need to have a sense of history to understand the world today, and students have a responsibility to have an awareness of social justice issues worldwide,” says Religious Studies Department Chair Daniel Baer. In religious studies, students gain global perspective through their understanding of world religions and the reach of Christianity across the globe. SHC approaches religious studies with a focus on social justice and aiding students in the development of their world views. Baer’s Ethics students spend time discussing the German term, “Weltanschaaung,” which is defined as a particular philosophy or view of life; the worldview of an individual or group. Classroom activities and discussions are aimed at broadening student perspectives in preparation for their culminating social issue research project. “We have to challenge our students to take off their blind-

ers. Otherwise, we’re in danger of thinking every individual’s and society’s experience is like our own.”

Considered one of the most transformative research projects students undertake at SHC, Ethics students tackle social justice issues that range from human trafficking to immigration, gender discrimination to access to water across the globe. For Baer, success is in the eye-opening moments his students experience throughout the year. “We screen the documentary, The Dark Side of Chocolate, which exposes that children who are illegally trafficked and forced into labor, work the cocoa fields that provide a majority of the world’s chocolate. When students see this, they are blown away and forever changed. It forces them to view the world differently, and for some, it inspires them into action.”

“In every SHC English course, we empower our students to engage with literature to explore ethics and human nature through the ages, and to think critically

We have to challenge our students to take off their blinders. Otherwise, we’re in danger of thinking every individual’s and society’s experience is like our own. and passionately about the world of ideas and articulate them, even if this means being wrong.”

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Global Perspectives On Campus

“The only time machine ever known to actually work is literature.” Instructor of English Jim Jordan’s declaration not only holds true for transporting readers to different points in time, but to different places as well.

African-American Literature, Asian-American Literature, Irish Literature, 5th Century BCE Literature—SHC’s English Department specifically designs our world literature curriculum to take students on a journey to other times and places. Each of these courses uses literature as a tool for understanding global issues such as social justice, oppression, creative expression and immigration.

Every year, SHC partners with The Cambridge Institute of International Education to pair students from China with SHC host families. Our Cambridge students immerse in SHC life through this four-year program aimed at promoting cultural exchange and cultivating relationships with international youth. The contribution that international students bring to SHC offers a unique global perspective to our campus community.

This academic year, Instructor of Science Mark Pagano has had the pleasure of hosting Cambridge student Zheng “Anson” Wenrui ’18.

“I think students admire Anson

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for his courage to live in a foreign country and for putting himself out there with his willingness to try things beyond his comfort zone. Everyone in our community—students and adults—can learn from Anson’s open and curious spirit.” Pagano shares the greatest lesson learned as Anson’s host, “He has taught me how to articulate our culture, which is often very difficult—idioms, colloquialisms and customs—these things are all key to Anson’s ability to fully embrace his experience in the United States.”

In an increasingly multicultural society, language skills and intercultural understanding are an essential part of being a global citizen.

Out of the Classroom and Into the World Associate Director of Community Life Julia Rinaldi describes global citizenship as “the ability to see yourself in another person—to see the good and God in others.”

This is precisely what students are challenged to do through Venaver, weeklong service immersion trips all over the country. This spring,

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six students embarked upon a weeklong immersion to Chile, the first international Venaver trip. Developed by the Christian Brothers in the late 1980s, Venaver immersion trips are rooted in values of faith, community, simplicity, service and social justice. The trips challenge students to truly understand what affects communities in need, especially those facing social justice and human rights challenges.

Former SHC Instructor of Religious Studies Ryan Darmody served as the Venaver Chile host.

He and his family have lived in Chile for the last year in a town called Talagante, an agrarianbased community 40 miles outside of Santiago. “Our goal was to expose the students to a different place in the world and challenge what they know from where they live or where they’ve been before.

While in Chile, they saw extreme wealth and extreme poverty, which could be similar to the United States, but somehow, it’s much different here,” Ryan shares.

Our students engaged in a variety of service projects including volunteer work at a local vocational school, at a social services agency that provides a day center for seniors and homeless outreach, and at a local Catholic parish that offers meal service to the hungry.

The goal of all Venaver trips is the same, as Rinaldi explains, “Our students are not tourists. They are tasked with learning about the culture, understanding the needs of the people, and uncovering their roles in the broader world.”

Chorus students explored London in 2014. They will venture to Paris this summer to learn about the culture and perform in a Parisian church.

Cultural immersion is also an important aspect of the work of student-leaders for SHC’s Kiva Service-Learning Project. The project, coordinated by senior social studies classes, transforms SHC students into social entrepreneurs who create businesses that use their profits to fund microloans.

Student leaders spend the summer before their senior year planning their yearlong project. This summer, the Class of 2016 Kiva Service-Learning Project student leaders will travel to Guatemala, to experience first-hand the obstacles that those who live in poverty face.

While in Guatemala, Kiva student-leaders will learn about the importance of fair-trade practices at a coffee plantation, they will visit a microfinance organization that provides financial services to people without access to traditional

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banks, and they will learn from the Maya Traditions Foundation, an organization that advocates for backstrap weavers in the Guatemalan highlands.

Up and Away

Visual & Performing Arts It is often said that music is the universal language. SHC’s Visual & Performing Arts Department brought glimpses of the globe to the Sister Caroline Collins, DC, Theater this past winter with Christmas Around the World.

Performances included 10 different languages ranging from Italian to Tagalog, French to German.

“The concert theme allowed us to connect with the cultural backgrounds of the students in our choral program. Some of the song choices came from student suggestions, songs from their upbringing (e.g. “Kumukutikutitap,” “Two

Israeli Folk Songs”) and, in some cases, students were able to coach the pronunciation of the languages,” shares Assistant Music Director Rhonda Smith.

SHC student performers have traveled far and wide, sharing their talents wherever they land.

This summer, the SHC Chorus will travel to Paris, where they will visit Versailles, Père Lachaise and Montmartre. They will leave their own artistic mark on the City of Lights with a performance at L'église de la Madeleine, a Parisian church. Director of Music Christian Bohm reflects, “Without exception, Chorus students return from their time abroad with a much larger and in-depth understanding of the world, specifically of the culture we have visited.

They grow as individuals and receive a global education that is increasingly more important in the connected world of today.”

LOTE One of the most effective ways to engage in the global community is through language. SHC’s Languages Other Than English Department starts by developing global citizens in the bilingual classroom. Instructor of French Marie Bernard shares, “In an increasingly multicultural society, language skills and intercultural understanding are an essential part of being a global citizen.

As students learn a language other than English, they become more open and respectful of other languages and cultures.”

LOTE students gain experiential knowledge of other cultures, make

connections across disciplines, explore the nature of language and culture by comparisons with their own, and actively participate in bilingual communities through a junior-level service learning project in their target language.

Cultural immersion trips sponsored by LOTE have taken students to Japan, France, Spain, and this spring, students ventured to China. They toured Beijing, visited Peking University, the Great Wall, Olympic Park, Tiananmen Square, and a local high school to engage with their Chinese peers.

Alumni Relations Manager Patrick Kealy ’07 joined Instructor of Mandarin Sunny Pan in leading students on the trip. Patrick shares, “We encouraged students think critically about their surroundings and their outlook as global citizens. So many alumni fondly remember their trips abroad as students and the lasting effect the trips had on their development as young adults. The exchange of ideas between our students and their peers in China gave them a better sense of how similar we all are.”

LOTE classrooms are not limited to language instruction— students learn about key cultural elements and current events affecting global communities.

Bernard elaborates, “Discussing current local, national and international issues and events in their language class, students gain a strong global perspective, develop their critical-thinking skills and will be more active and engaged citizens in their own country.”

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Global Lasallian Family: SHC’s Twinning School in Eritrea, Africa

by Clarissa Mendiola

The good work of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a global endeavor, touching the hearts and lives of people around the world.

Seemingly disparate Lasallian communities separated by thousands of miles and vast oceans are connected through the charism of St. John Baptist de La Salle and the Christian Brothers Twinning Program.

Lasallian Connection The program joins schools throughout the Lasallian Region of North America with schools in the Lwanga District of Africa, which includes Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The initiative, now more than 20 years old, aims to bring financial sustainability to schools in need. Matching North American schools with schools in some of Africa’s poorest regions allows Lasallian communities to join one another in fulfilling our Founder’s mission to make high-quality Catholic education accessible to the world’s most vulnerable youth.

Each year, SHC students raise upwards of $1,000 for our Lwanga District twinning school, St. Joseph’s.

In addition to SHC, St. Joseph’s receives financial support from five other Lasallian schools throughout the United States. Heather M. Ruple, the director of Young Lasallians for the Lasallian District of San Francisco and New Orleans, shares the importance of the twinning relationship, “This program is not only concerned with financially supporting our brother and sister schools in Africa, it is also about educating our students about the Lasallian mission and the Gospel message to share what we have with the poorest of God’s children. It gives us a chance to live the mission and allows others to do the same.”

SHC Director of Community Life Greg Schmitz reflects, “What I love about the Lasallian twinning program​and our Vincentian worldwide causes is that they help awaken in our students the fact that we are

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connected to a much larger global family. When you tell someone you are Lasallian or Vincentian, it identifies you with a special mission and a unique group of people who spread the Gospel message through service to others, especially those in most need.”

A Day in the Life St. Joseph School is located in the town of Keren, nearly 60 miles northwest of the Eritrean capital, Asmara. The school originally opened in 1949 under the leadership of Brother Adriano Celentano, FSC, and has since added both junior high and secondary levels.

Today, 1,700 students attend St. Joseph’s ranging from grades one through 11.

Students are supported by 56 faculty members and 14 administrative staff members. Every day, the school’s 28 classrooms fill to St. Joseph’s receives the brim with 60 thousands of applications students each. every year, and they are St. Joseph’s receives thousands only able to accept oneof applications quarter of those who every year, and they are only wish to attend. able to accept one-quarter of those who wish to attend. While St. Joseph’s is in need of funds to aid in tuition and supplies for all students, their area of greatest need is improving and expanding facilities to meet the needs of their vast student body.

...they help to awaken in our students the fact we are connected to a much larger global family.

Glimpses into a day in the life of a St. Joseph’s student.

Students at St. Joseph’s begin their day at 7:30 am with seven, 40-minute classes before lunch. They spend the three hours following lunch engaged in peer education and discussion. Some students return home at 6 pm, the end of their school day, while others stay on to engage in athletics or to study in the library, which remains open until 9:30 pm.

A Challenging Journey At St. Joseph’s, 90 percent of the students come from poverty-stricken families and hope to use their education to change the trajectory of their lives. Students who pass the national exam at the conclusion of their education at St. Joseph’s likely proceed to higher education, while those who do not pass join the national service, a governmental mandate for all citizens ages 18-40.

Faculty and administration at St. Joseph’s make it a priority to ensure students score well and pass the national exam, so it is no surprise that the school ranks within the top three in the country. But, St. Joseph’s students face a variety of challenges in accomplishing their academic goals.

Many students

contemplate fleeing the country for better opportunities and a chance to provide for their families. The government rations power throughout the country, so households may not have electricity from time to time, making studying after sunset difficult.

The 2014 World Report released by Human Rights Watch counts Eritrea among the “most closed” countries in the world, and describes human rights conditions as “dismal.”

“Indefinite military service, torture, arbitrary detention, and severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, association and religion provoke thousands of Eritreans to flee the country each month,” the report claims.

Hope for the Future Still, there is hope for the youth of Eritrea.

While the future for Eritrean youth may seem grim, St. Joseph’s offers a path out of poverty through education. Our vital twinning partnership allows SHC students, faculty and staff to embody our mission and the charisms of St. John Baptist de La Salle while serving one of Africa’s most marginalized, at-risk youth communities.

Brother Awate Fiseha, FSC, St. Joseph’s principal, expresses his gratitude for SHC and all twinning partners that help to provide a Lasallian education for Eritrea’s youth, “We want our twin schools to know that our students are very hard working, well disciplined, and very unique due to the holistic education they gain by your assistance. Although we do not have good means of a communication system, we send from our hearts loving appreciation to each one of you, for you are making a difference in the lives of thousands of young men and women who are getting education here at St. Joseph’s school.”

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College Bound Athletes: P u tti n g I n th e W o r k

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by Scott Bergen

or many SHC senior studentathletes, the moment they take off their Fightin’ Irish uniforms after their last game, meet or match, marks the last time they play a sport on an organized team. For a select few, their glory days at SHC are only the beginning. In recent years, our alumni have gone on to represent their countries in the Olympics, play professional football, baseball and basketball, and perform at the highest echelons of college sports.

This fall, a handful of members of the Class of 2015 will put on someone else’s colors and continue their careers in college, but they won’t forget where they came from. Madison Murtagh ’15, who will play volleyball at the University of San Francisco said, “All of my high school coaches prepared me well for competing at the next level. From the beginning, Coach Beima was supportive of my wish to play in college and shared her experi-

ence with me. Other coaches, like Coach Peuse, also shared his college experience and what to look for in a school, and trained me and my teammates at the level that would get us there.”

Bound for Holy Names University where she will play softball, Corena Gregorio ’15 credited her freshman and sophomore year coaches as some of her most inspirational. “Coach Dunne and Coach Wilson stepped up, and their passion and commitment always inspired me to do my best,” says Gregorio. She signed prior to her senior season started and after missing half of last year due to injury.

Still, she has lived up to her billing this season, as she is among the team leaders in hits (first), steals (first), fielding percentage (first), RBIs (second) and batting (second) through 10 games.

Though he doesn’t represent SHC in competition, Matt Tomaszewski ’15 is one of the school’s finest athletes. Tomaszewski rows for Pacific Rowing Club and was a

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member of their US Rowing Youth National Championship Men’s 4+ team in 2014, besting more than 500 teams nationwide. He committed to rowing powerhouse Cornell University last fall after receiving early admission to the esteemed school. He credits SHC with preparing him for the next level of competition, “I learned how to balance my academics with a rigorous year-round sport. And our college prep environment really helped me grasp what college will be like academically.”

The SHC coaches who trained A’shanti Coleman ’15 throughout her high school career played in high school, college and a few were professional basketball players.

Their expertise is a great advantage for the University of Arizona-bound athlete. Playing in large arenas and on television is a bit intimidating for Coleman, but she looks to her personal hero, Candace Parker, and heeds the words of her SHC coaches for inspiration. “I just have to be dedicated, put in the work, and be

Committed to play at the next level ...

A’shanti Coleman ’15 University of Arizona, Basketball

Kayla Coloyan ’15 Dominican University of California, Basketball

Alexis Dirige ’16 Washington State University, Volleyball

Tommy Franceschini ’16 Bellarmine University, Lacrosse

Corena Gregorio ’15 Holy Names University, Softball A’shanti Coleman ’15

Negasi Hart ’15 Linfield College, Basketball

Madison Murtagh ’15 willing to sacrifice. My coaches have told me that I will be ready, so I know I will be,” Coleman said.

Taking the leap to college sports is no small feat, but all of the success of their alumni brothers and sisters in various sports and in various states and countries shows that this new crop of soon-to-be alumni will be ready to rise to the challenge.

University of San Francisco, Volleyball

Matthew Tomaszewski ’15 Cornell University, Rowing

Taking Their Talents To ...

The following student-athletes intend to play in college next year:

Tara Amoroso ’15—Volleyball Omari Brown ’15—Basketball Christina Gallagher ’15—Soccer Jaime Gates ’15—Lacrosse Martin Harrington ’15—Gymnastics Robin Henninger ’15—Rowing Kaitlyn Jochum ’15—Volleyball Ben Malakoff ’15—Football

Matt Tomaszewski ’15 (left) upon winning the gold medal at nationals.

Siobhan Murphy ’15—Softball David Parsons ’15—Basketball Kaimani Perez ’15—Basketball Sam Rebitz ’15—Swimming James Scharetg ’15—Football Nick Sison-Gaut ’15—Football Gabby Vigil ’15—Basketball

Corena (above) and A’shanti with friends (bottom right) as they sign their letters of intent.

Logan White ’15—Football Christian Wilburn ’15—Basketball Nina Wood ’15—Soccer

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Global Alumni Our alumni bring the values learned as SHC students to corners

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By the time Felix Brooks-Church was 11 years old, he had already lived on four different continents. “Travel and adventure have always been in my blood.” After building an art therapy organization for at-risk youth in Cambodia, Felix spent two years in rural mountain villages in Nepal designing and testing a machine that adds essential vitamins and minerals to grains. He took this work to Tanzania, where he currently lives, and founded Sanku Fortification, an organization dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those without access to nutrientenriched foods.

some, the path to life abroad was always clear, and for others, it involved unexpected opportunity. No matter where they land across the globe, SHC alumni are connected by their Irish Pride and the strong foundation built by a Lasallian Vincentian education.

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Sanku’s product is a fully-automated nutrient dosifier designed specifically for small-scale fortification. This means rural mills in remote and developing areas are able to fortify grains with micronutrients that help to keep their communities healthy. “What really drove me to live and work in developing countries was the opportunity to have a career in giving back and the exciting challenges associated with international nonprofit work. It is without doubt the most rewarding experience you can imagine!”

Felix counts discipline and commitment among the most important traits he developed as an SHC student. “These are much-needed virtues when working abroad since you will often be out of your comfort zone in a new, unfamiliar and challenging environment. My drive to never give up

Entrer pour Apprendre, Partir pour Servir was fostered through SHC’s athletic programs and the school’s strong mission.”

To students interested in making a difference abroad, Felix says, “Start now! Take advantage of SHC's volunteer placement programs, both locally and internationally.

Then continue taking advantage of similar programs in college. There are small, grassroots projects all over the world that need young, committed and passionate people to help them achieve their missions. So pack your bag, buy a ticket and get out there!”

French

Приходи учиться, уходи служить

Russian

速成 Mandarin

Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve Entre para aprender, e saia para servir

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学ぶために入り、貢献するために出る Japanese

Kuingia kwa kujifunza, Acha Muabuduni Swahili

In 1998, Miguel left San Francisco and moved back to Portugal. He worked for the Portuguese Foreign Ministry of Affairs for a decade, including two years serving as the advisor to the Foreign Minister of Affairs, the equivalent of the US Secretary of State. Today, Miguel continues his work in international relations as a spokesperson for the European External Actions Service. The EEAS is responsible for coordinating and implementing the European Union’s Common Foreign Policy through its governance of the European Union Delegations and the Common Security Defense Policy Missions.

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Returning to his native Portugal was a natural progression in Miguel’s life path, but it was really his love of politics and international relations that solidified his move abroad. His father’s work led the Faria family all over the world, inspiring in him a desire to explore and contribute to international communities. “The world gives us fascinating opportunities, and being able to explore them is a great gift. Having the desire to discover how different cultures think, act, live and work led me to where I am today.”

Miguel fondly recalls his time at SHC and considers Instructor of Social Studies James Conolly to be one of the most influential teachers of his high school career.

“There were so many good people at SHC who were committed to our development as leaders, who took the time to help us learn, become men and women, to think on our own while retaining our values and morals.”

He also praises the diversity of the student body as one of the greatest benefits of an SHC education, “SHC was indeed a melting pot where I had the honor and privilege of meeting great people from different nationalities, backgrounds and walks of life. It made SHC extremely interesting. I’m grateful to remain in contact with some of my former classmates and continue to celebrate their personal and professional successes today.”

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park. For Alexandra, living and working in Shanghai is a dream, “The architecture is beautiful, and exciting things in business are happening here. It’s truly one of the greatest cities in the world.”

Alexandra counts SHC instructors as some of the most important influences on her interest in living abroad, “SHC teachers gave me opportunities to learn about the world and what it means to open doors for yourself. All of my teachers taught me to have the courage to take risks.”

Alexandra was an SHC De Paul Scholar, a member of student council, Track & Field, Lasallian Vincentian Youth, California Scholarship Federation, Liturgy Committee and the Bowling League. “In fact, I still have a bowling ball that was given to me by Sister Frances when I was part of the bowling club. I moved it with me to Shanghai and still use it!”

“The world is becoming smaller, global experience is becoming more important.” In 2013 Alexandra moved to Shanghai, her grandfather’s home, after accepting a job opportunity at the happiest place on earth.

Living in Shanghai connects Alexandra to personal family history while exposing her to a global network of individuals with experiences as diverse as their ethnicities.

“My favorite part about living and working abroad is meeting people from all over the world and immersing myself in other cultures. Shanghai is a very international city—when you walk outside you hear people speaking English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Shanghainese … the list goes on! It’s amazing to hear their stories.”

Alexandra leads the merchandising and merchandise marketing team for Shanghai Disney Resort, bringing all of the toys, dolls, apparel, jewelry, costumes and souvenirs Disney guests enjoy to shops throughout the

To SHC students interested in opportunities abroad Alexandra says, “Take your language classes seriously, as being bilingual is vitally important in an international community.”

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Miguel Faria ’92 Lisbon, Portugal

Alexandra Lin ’02 Shanghai, China

Nelson Estrada ’68 San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

Felix Brooks-Church ’95 SHC alumni bring the spirit of the Irish to every corner of the earth.

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

While Nelson’s path led to a truly rewarding global experience, he counts his two sons as his greatest lifeaccomplishments. “My wife gave me the best two boys anyone could hope for. They were born and raised here in Managua and are now graduates from Notre Dame (business) and Stanford (engineering) and working successfully, one at Nestlé and the other at a start-up in Silicon Valley.”

Nelson fondly remembers Sacred Heart instructors that influenced his development as a young man.

“Brother Michaels’ literature classes marked me. I love Shakespeare, Cervantes and classical music.” Other mentors include Brother Arnold, who helped ensure Nelson finished his studies at Sacred Heart despite financial difficulty, and Brother Xavier, who gave Nelson the lowest grade he received throughout his high school career, a C in pre-calculus.

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From San Francisco to New York to Brazil to Mexico and finally, Nicaragua. This Sacred Heart alumnus’ path wasn’t always clear. To students who may be afraid to honor their intuition, he offers the same bit of advice he followed as a young person: “Follow your heart. Things don’t always seem logical. Not all the decisions you make will align with traditional parameters, whether material or not.”

After Sacred Heart, Nelson graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and went on to receive an MBA from Harvard University. In 1974, Nelson took a job at Citibank in New York, his first job following college, and was ultimately transferred to Brazil. One opportunity led to another, and he eventually accepted a position in Monterrey, Mexico, where he lived and worked for ten years. In the 1990s, when the political climate in Nicaragua shifted and democracy returned to the nation, Nelson took it as a sign to return to the place of his birth. He left the security of a wonderful job for the uncertainty of a new opportunity—a decision that “made all the difference.” Today, he serves as director general at GENSA, a real estate development and consultation firm he and his wife founded.

The many opportunities and blessings Nelson has received trace back to his time at Sacred Heart. “Without my Sacred Heart benefactors that made it possible to complete my studies there, my destiny would surely have been different. I would not have attended Berkeley or Harvard and I almost certainly would not have met my delightful wife.”

SHC in NYC! We are thrilled to announce that SHC will host an alumni panel discussion and social at the Harmonie Club in New York City on Friday, June 5 from 6-9 pm. SHC alumni and friends are invited to join us in the Big Apple!

Hear from SHC professionals who are making an impact in their respective fields and reconnect with your alma mater!

Can't make it to the Harmonie Club? Join us at the San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets game at Citi Field on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:10 pm. For more information, contact Alumni Relations Manager Patrick Kealy ’07 at 415.775.6626 ext. 682.

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��������������������������������� 1954 1 The Sacred Heart Class of 1954 celebrated their 60th reunion last year at the Marines’ Memorial Club. Committee members Ron Domingues, Gil Salas, Gary Vick, Ron Vernali, John Muscat, Bob Dominguez, George Hill, Jack Albrecht, Justin Powers and John Gallagher helped put on the day’s festivities.

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Join Paul Capurro & Frank Capurro ’69 for a wonderful three-course luncheon at their restaurant on November 13, and celebrate this long-honored tradition!

6 From left to right: “Legendary Players,” Bill Soares ’68, Angelo Rizzato and Rick Damon ’76 play for the RC Seniors Softball Club in Redwood City. The club is open to players 50 and above. Angelo serves on the Board of Directors. Interested players can contact him at rizzato1@aim.com

5 Steve Panos, George Lynch and Gary Vannucci are pictured at the annual St. Robert’s Crab Feed in San Bruno. George volunteers to help cook and organize the event every year.

7 Carl McCluskey shares, “I have been blessed with a rewarding life because of the education I received at SH.” Carl swam the lagoons of Bora Bora, climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza and honeymooned in

����������������������������������1961 2 Beverly Pierotti Balsi took an incredible cruise to Australia last fall and had a terrific time seeing the sights Down Under.

Beverly is pictured at the Sydney Harbor with the Opera House and Harbor Bridge in the background.

3 Last November, Terry McLaughlin and his wife, Sandy, received a grand tour of SHC from Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 and Patrick Kealy ’07. He was impressed with the many positive changes at SHC. “Although the buildings have changed greatly since 1961, you could still feel the same Fightin’ Irish spirit that existed when I graduated.”

Terry enjoyed seeing the 1961 championship baseball team memorabilia, including Hall of Fame inductee Bill Phelan. Bill and Terry are pictured at their annual dinner at Mary’s Pizza Shack in Windsor, California.

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Save the Date The Blue & Green Bash is on October 17!

Get involved and become a class representative for this all-class reunion and community celebration. If you are interested in contacting your classmates or are the parent of an SHC student or alum who would like to organize other parents, contact Alumni Relations Manager Patrick Kealy ’07 at pkealy@shcp.edu for more details.

Classes of

1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 you are celebrating a milestone reunion.

Mark your calendar!

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Bali. He has been on archeological digs for dinosaur fossils, taught astronomy at a planetarium, driven tractor trailers and walked the Great Wall of China. Carl was charged by elephants, surrounded by machine guns for making a wrong turn from Israel into Jordan, and experienced being one of the only people in Masada at sunset. He and his wife, Judy, have visited nearly 70 different countries. Today, he can be found learning Hawaiian slack-key guitar and ukulele, or hosting kanikapilis (musician gatherings) around Oahu.

����������������������������������1973 ​ 8 Steve Cresci is serving his second term as president of the South San Francisco Young Men's Institute Council #32, the largest YMI Council. Steven also serves as an insurance agent in San Francisco’s Civic

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Gold Diploma Ceremony & Luncheon Class of 1965! Celebrate your 50th high school reunion on May 30, 2015. For more information or to participate in planning the event, contact Director of Special Events Rosie Horan ’65 at rhoran@shcp.edu or 415.775.6626 ext. 681.

Center Area. He was recently named the 2014 Affiliate of the Year by the San Mateo County Association of Realtors.

����������������������������������1979 9 Cecelia Anne Kennedy is engaged to Robert Derren Wooden, and they plan to marry this May in the presence of family and friends.

3,600,000 Ensuring SHC's high-quality Catholic education remains accessible to students is at the heart of our mission. Your continued support helps us prepare them for a lifetime of leadership and service.

��������������������������������� 1982 10 San Francisco native Foster Weeks earned a business degree from San Francisco State University. He was a nationally-ranked Olympic weightlifter during high school and college. Today, Foster serves as a residential mortgage loan agent and has helped hundreds of people navigate the ins-and-outs

Dollars dedicated to funding financial aid this school year

Make your gift at shcp.edu/give or call 415.775.6626 ext. 759 Fearless, We Pursue The Future

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of home ownership, helping them achieve their goals and save money in the process.

He has served as the president of his homeowners association and as a board member for Clementina Cares, a neighborhood association in SOMA.

���������������������������������2001 11 Conor Kelly and his wife, Tanis, welcomed their first child, Brynn Meredith Kelly, to their family last July.

���������������������������������2003 12 Jonathan Huey is slated to graduate in 2016 from the California School of Podiatric Medicine. He looks forward to beginning his residency and helping the SHC community.

�������������������������������� 2004 13 Principal Gary Cannon recently had lunch with former student, Chris Lee. Chris is engaged to be married this September and is glad to hear that his classmate Tanya Susoev is teaching at SHC. Chris is an instructor at his alma mater, Hastings College of the Law, and also works as an associate at Farella Braun + Martel LLP. He recently clerked for a judge in the US District Court, Northern District of California.

���������������������������������2005 14 Matt Nastari is a preschool teacher in San Francisco and referees a night bocce ball league in his spare time. He has played for the national bocce ball team and is practicing for the 2015 Bocce National Championship.

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�������������������������������� 2006 Jennifer Lai was accepted to the Presidential Management Fellowship program, a two-year program for recent graduates possessing an MA, MBA, PhD or JD. It is designed to recruit future leaders for the federal government. After finishing law school in May of 2014 from USC, Jennifer knew that she didn't want to practice law in the traditional sense, so she applied for the fellowship and was selected. Jennifer works in the acquisition field for Air Force Space Command, reviewing and negotiating contracts and providing business advice to our Air Force leaders on the development and purchase of new GPS satellites and control systems.

15 From left to right: Gustavo Torres, Ben Jose and Eddie Hynson enjoyed the San Francisco Giants’ World Series Game Four victory over the Kansas City Royals.

���������������������������������2007 16 As a biologist at the California Academy of Sciences, Amy Walters is responsible for the colony of African Penguins and the public education program about snakes and lizards. Last year, three penguin chicks were born at the California Academy of Sciences!

After living in Singapore and serving at a corporate advertising company and then a consulting firm, Giuliano Morse moved to Bologna, Italy in 2014 to study international economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He looks

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forward to moving to Washington, DC in 2016 to complete his graduate degree and begin a new professional career.

Since November 2014, Tom YsturizDougherty and Alex Mayo have become full-time owners and managers of the Silver Clouds Restaurant and Karaoke Bar in San Francisco’s Marina District. Recent renovations at Silver Clouds make it a wonderful event venue. Learn more: silvercloudrst@gmail.com Tracey Lam is working on her master’s degree in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government on a Payne Fellowship. She will be going into Foreign

Club Monte Carlo Thank you to all of the guests, sponsors and volunteers who contributed to the incredible success of this year’s Spring Gala: Club Monte Carlo! The Parents Association’s premier fundraising event raises funds to ensure SHC continues to provide the rich educational experience our students enjoy.

We offer our deepest gratitude to all of our supporters.

Go Irish!

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SHC Alumni Directory Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is proud to announce our partnership with Harris Connect and the publication of a 2015 SHC Alumni Directory this fall. You will also have the option of purchasing Alumni Today, an online directory.

Look out for a postcard, email or phone call from Harris Connect to verify your information and confirm your participation. Be sure to update your contact information with SHC as soon as possible.

If you do not want to be listed, contact Alumni Relations Manager Patrick Kealy ’07 at 415.775.6626 ext 682.

Service with USAID. Tracey taught English in South Korea on a Fulbright grant from 2012-14.

�������������������������������� 2009 17 Former Piro Scholar Desirae Payton obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from California State University, Sacramento in December 2014. She has since moved back to San Francisco where she hopes to give back to her community, specifically in the area of youth development.

18 Jayson Webster attended Loyola University of New Orleans, where he played rugby alongside other SHC graduates: Danny Williams ’10, Billy Ysturiz-Dougherty ’10, Connor Delahunty ’12 and Alex Lithgow ’12.

Jayson graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Following graduation, he attended the University of Limerick in Ireland to pursue a Master of Science degree

in economics. After completing his master’s thesis, Jayson travelled to Peru to volunteer with an organization providing services to shanty town youth. This January, he opened a surf hostel in Huanchaco, Peru. Learn more at casafresh.pe

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yards and two touchdowns in the victory.

The son of Sacred Heart Cathedral Head Football Coach Ken Peralta ’79, Jerry started in the state championship game against Mount San Antonio just short of winning the state title.

21 Last spring break, Emily Hipp had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Peru with some of her friends and rugby teammates from UCLA. The highlight of her trip was visiting Machu Picchu, the mysterious Inca ruins that are known today as one of the wonders of the world. Seeing the sun rise and the clouds roll through the majestic mountains has been one of the most incredible experiences of her life.

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Ryan Jew’s first Rubik’s cube competition and the subject of his high school admission essay, was at UC Berkeley in 2008. This plastic puzzle took him further than he could have ever expected. He learned the value of practice, joined a worldwide community of speed solvers, hosted competitions and completed his Senior Seminar project. It took six years for him to become an official member of the Cal Cube Club, where he now teaches a class on solving the cube at UC Berkeley.

20 Jerry Peralta, number 14 pictured above, is a 6-foot, 170-pound sophomore who led the City College Rams (11-1) to a 17-14 playoff victory over American River College in the State Junior College Playoffs.

Peralta completed 25 of 38 passes for 268

22 Upon graduation, Rebecca Hambalek was committed and admitted to UCLA until she received an offer to dance professionally with Ballet Tucson. She has traveled across the United States performing over the last year.

��������������������������������� 2012 19 Taylor Johns is enjoying a breakout season at UC Riverside. He currently averages 15.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game leading the Highlanders in the Big West.

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Lasallian Vincentian Alumni Awards 2015 Every other year, the Lasallian Vincentian Alumni Award is given to graduates of St. Vincent, Sacred Heart, Cathedral or SHC, who embody the charisms of our Holy Founders, St. John Baptist de La Salle and St. Vincent de Paul. Award recipients demonstrate extraordinary dedication and loyalty to the Church and to the Lasallian Vincentian community; they are committed to living a life of faith, service and community. Honorees serve their communities with compassion, mildness, cordiality, respect and devotion. This year, SHC is proud to honor two individuals who live our mission every day: Nancy Linebarger Ballard ’69 and Marty Lombardi ’65. They will be honored at the Founders Day Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 5, 2015.

Nancy Linebarger Ballard ’69 Since graduating from Cathedral in 1969, Nancy has always carried the spirit and charisms of the Daughters of Charity in her heart. Nancy has served as a preschool teacher, a secretary, an office manager, a business owner, the founder and director of Tiny Tots in Ross, California, a published author, a master botanical illustrator, a court-appointed special advocate and an art facilitator. In 1975, Nancy married Mario Ballard ’70 and began her most exciting and rewarding career as a mother and wife. In 2011, Nancy started Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, an organization dedicated to transforming uninspiring spaces into vibrant works of love, compassion and creativity to bring the comfort of beauty and peace to those suffering. Since the organization’s inception, RTR4C has revamped 15 chemotherapy treatment facilities, including projects throughout the United States and two in San Salvador. Nearly 800,000 patient visits are held in a RTR4C room each year, and in 2014, the San Francisco Giants became RTR4C’s community sponsor. Nancy shares, “Many cancer patients spend long and painful hours in chemotherapy treatment rooms where they receive medicine and often contemplate their lives. The difference between a dull, gray, tech-oriented room and one painted with uplifting colors, gentle lighting and thoughtful details can be profound.”

Marty Lombardi ’65 After graduating from Sacred Heart in 1965, Marty attended St. Mary’s College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He began his career at Bank of America Commercial Lending before moving on to the Savings Bank of Mendocino County. After 41 years with Savings Bank, Marty retired in 2013 as Senior Vice President. Today, Marty is known in his local community as a role model, and is often referred to as The Connector for his ability to bring people together to execute vital community projects; Mr. Ukiah for his tireless dedication to his local community; and The Cookie Man for his reputation as a high school mentor who treats students to chocolate chip cookies. Marty’s dedication to his community was best described at a 2007 Ukiah Main Street Program event which honored Marty with the Samuel Lowry Founders Award: “If volunteer service came with frequent flyer miles, Lombardi would have a round-trip ticket to the moon!” Throughout his career, he left his mark on his community through service as a board member of more than 25 organizations including President of the Ukiah Educational Foundation, and Board Director of the Mendocino County Economic Development Board, Northern California Red Cross and United Way of Sonoma. Today, Marty serves on the board at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, Friendship Club, Anew Day, Nevada County Italian Cultural Foundation, California Independent Bankers, and as a mentor at Nevada Union High School. Marty and his wife, Kathleen, live in Grass Valley, where they enjoy spending time with their six children and nine grandchildren.

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SHC

Celebratory Giving This list reflects contributions made from November 2014 through January 2015.

Listed on the following pages are the names of SHC community members’ family, friends and loved ones who are listed in SHC’s Books of Remembrance.

Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, 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.

Stuart Kogod & Denise Garone Douglas McDowell & Stacy Treco Brian Molony & Eileen Long O’Connor Plumbing & Fire Protection Finbarr & Celine O’Driscoll Paul & Margaret O’Driscoll Roebuck Construction Stephanie Sabini SHC Community Tom & Paula Sinkovitz Frank & Ann Tittiger Frank & Jackie Walley Jim Woods, Jr. & Kathryn Depman

Mel Chiarenza

Lorraine Baptista

Pat Murray Church ’47 SHC Community

Well Wishes

In Memory

Rosaly Cipparrone

Tim Burke ’70

Giovanna Aicardi

Mario Cisneros

Janet Harrigan

Barbara West Pat West

Gary & Lita Flinders

Tim Baptista ’99

George Lynch, Jr. ’67 & Sue Lynch

In Honor Jim Conolly

Brian Flynn ’91

Nora Gallagher ’08

Jack & Pat Gallagher

Siobhan Murphy ’15 Clare Murphy

John Scudder, Jr. ’73 Support and contribution to SHC

Mike Daniels & Brigid Walsh

Mal Visbal ’48 Christmas

Sharon Meyerkamp

George Barry

James Barry ’74 & Mary Ann Barry

which is typical of the young and help them to work actively in building a better world.”

Pope Francis

SHC Community

Frances Condon

SHC Community Bernice Creedon Mike Creedon ’70

Jane Barry

Dermott Creedon

John Barulich ’49

Steven Czaple ’65

Shirley Bechelli

Marian Early Daly ’45

James Barry ’74 & Mary Ann Barry Nada Barulich

SHC Community

Ralph Belluomini Larry & Lynn Lee

Frances Brady

Gene McGreevy ’38

Samuel Caniglia, Jr.

Pete Siragusa ’73 & Sue Siragusa

Stephen Chan ’80

“Let us encourage the generosity

SHC Community

Chris Bigarani Maurice & Siobhan Casey Coakley/O’Driscoll Construction Steven & Susan Dal Porto James & Imelda Daly Brian & Leslie Davis Barry & Florinna Dekovic Edward & Jessica Del Carlo Joel Fanfelle ’77 & Jackie Fanfelle Gary & Lita Flinders GCX Corporation

Mike Creedon ’70 SHC Community

Nancy Ambrose Brother Chris Brady, FSC ’70 Cecilia Holland Shea ’75 & Jim Shea

John DeBono

Peter Knadler ’74 & Gail Knadler

Michael Durkan

Chris & Rich Diestel

Dick Dwyer ’39

John Dwyer Tom & Ellen Dwyer

William Elliott ’65 SHC Community

Merv Fauss ’48

Lori Giannini Jerry & Dolores Jacobberger Warren Johnston ’48 & Betty Johnston Joan McKean

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Michael Feilmoser ’73

Rosemary Halloran

Joseph Marion, Sr.

Dino Ferrari

Marcella Hanke

Mary McCarthy

SHC Community Liana Figone

Rosie Florez ’68

SHC Community

Elvira Francesconi Denise Kent ’77 SHC Community

Donald Gaudette ’53

Carol Jones Hupke ’54 & Peter Hupke SHC Community

Beatrice Geraldi

Terry Tandy ’68 & Miyuki Tandy

Mary Ghiorso

Jean & Mary Curutchet

Gene & Susan Kaufman Terry Tandy ’68 & Miyuki Tandy

George Hipona ’65 SHC Community

Josephine Honn Liana Figone

Charles Grima

Brother Joseph Grima ’59

Frank Grima ’63

Brother Joseph Grima ’59

Marjorie McSweeney

Terry McLaughlin ’61 & Sandy McLaughlin

Yolanda Mizera

Kathleen Pisani ’69 Steve Zahn ’70 & Lidia Zahn

SHC Athletic Department

Patricia Kelleher

Chris Diner, Sr. ’65 & Patty Shea Diner ’65

Lolita La Cunza

SHC Community

Ray Losada ’65

Brother Joseph Grima ’59

Brother Chris Brady, FSC ’70 George Gulbengay ’69 & Kay Gulbengay

Kevin McNaughton ’78 & Leslie McNaughton Mike McNaughton ’79

Joseph Jeffrey

Lourdes Gregson Carmela Grima

Bill McDonagh, Jr. ’67

Mary Alice McNaughton

Jeannette Saccheri

Carroll Ann Lobre

Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan

Bill Powers ’69 & Diane Powers

Father Jack Isaacs

William Goodhue ’36 SHC Community

Jim Koeppen

“These two criteria are like the pillars of true love: deeds, and the gift of self.”

Pope Francis

Brother Chris Brady, FSC ’70 SHC Community

Joyce Lynch

Larry & Lynn Lee

Lynn Maddan

Conn & Marge Hagan

Joseph Maggiora Liana Figone

George Lynch, Jr. ’67 & Sue Lynch Philip & Barbara Lyons Pete Siragusa ’73 & Sue Siragusa

James McGinnis 1919 James McGinnis

Ernest Moisant

Barbara Bozzini Corbelli ’54 Carol Jones Hupke ’54 & Peter Hupke

James Moylan James Potts

Paul Muller

Bill Powers ’69 & Diane Powers

J. Ralph Murphy ’40

Thomas McKeon ’40 & Ellen McKeon

Josephine Murphy

Jack Driscoll ’66 Mike Johnston ’71 & Cris Johnston Warren Johnston ’48 & Betty Johnston John McGreevy ’69 & Lori McGreevy Bill Powers ’69 & Diane Powers

Angelina Napoli Venaver New Orleans participant Emily Sellars ’16 skim coats a wall for the St. Bernard Project in a Pigeon Town home.

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Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan

Joe Nebeling ’42

SHC Community

Emmett O’Connell ’48

Kenneth & Laura Nation

Vera O’Donnell

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Joseph O’Neill ’38

David Cavanaugh Seamus McCracken Gene McGreevy ’38 Kathleen Phillips

Julian Pardini ’49 Kathryn Pardini

Agnes Penny

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Andrew Pilara, Sr. Jim Koeppen

Rita Pistochini

Jim Mullane ’70

Charles Porro

Lorraine Baptista

John Quinn ’35

Philip Quinn ’71 & Jean Quinn

The 2015 Venaver New Orleans group poses in front of the Duchesne House for Volunteers where they were hosted by the Religious of the Sacred Heart.

Mary Ratto

Jim Mullane ’70

Vera Ravella

Liana Figone

Carl Reed

Brother Chris Brady, FSC ’70

Trudi Rendahl

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Charles Reynolds ’48

Warren Johnston ’48 & Betty Johnston Jack Kiernan SHC Community

Mary Riemer

Jo Ann Momono

Gloria Romano Liana Figone

Juanita Hyder Roomian ’57 SHC Community

Juan Sanchez

Brian Flynn ’91

Bertram Schoenstein Clara Joost

Herman Shum ’93

Gary & Lita Flinders Anne Marie Devine Kurpinsky ’93 & Joseph Kurpinsky SHC Community

Gary Silvester ’65 SHC Community

Will Spencer ’65

F.W. Spencer & Son, Inc.

Jerry Sullivan ’57

Barbara Walton

Ray Sullivan ’41

John Warnock

SHC Community Tom Huvane ’50 & Jane Huvane SHC Community

Marie DeVincenzi Sutti ’61 SHC Community

Leo Tarantino ’53 SHC Community

Al Teglia

Liana Figone Dick Morosi ’61

Aggie LaRiviere Ternasky ’62 Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan

Helen Turkovich Clara Joost

Eugene Udovich, Jr. ’63 Sharon Udovich Bob Uhl ’59 SHC Community

Elizabeth Dietrich Uhrich ’48 SHC Community

Louis Van Velzen Charlotte Brown

David Vernali

Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan

Lou Sozzi

Carol Jones Hupke ’54 & Peter Hupke

Armando Amoroso

Josephine Gandolfo Amoroso ’50

Agnes Anderholden

Conrad & Karen Grass

Cathy Williams

Harvey Anderson ’74

Stephen Workman ’65

Dan Barden ’59

Brother Chris Brady, FSC ’70 SHC Community

Nancy Worsnop

Bill Powers ’69 & Diane Powers

Gus Zipse ’39

Ron Zipse ’69 & Sharon Zipse

In Remembrance All Hupke Family Members Living & Deceased Carol Jones Hupke ’54 & Peter Hupke

Winifred Anderson

James Barden ’62 & Carolyn Barden

George Barry

James Barry ’74 & Mary Ann Barry

Jane Barry

James Barry ’74 & Mary Ann Barry

Carl Bernardi ’52

Tom Duffy ’52 & Ann Duffy

Ernie Boggs

Vance DeVost ’65 & Nadine DeVost

Robert Bonnici Joe Hurley ’61

Ed Bookland

Lita Gallard Bookland ’58

All Jones Family Members Living & Deceased

Albert Brandi

Antonio Alvaro

Madeline Brandi

Carol Jones Hupke ’54 & Peter Hupke Tony Alvaro ’71

Bob Lint & Cathy Brandi-Lint Bob Lint & Cathy Brandi-Lint

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C eleb r ato ry G iving

William Brannan ’52

Tom Duffy ’52 & Ann Duffy

Christian Brothers, FSC Allan Susoeff ’60 & Judy Susoeff

Ernie Burgi

Conrad & Karen Grass

Nita Burgi

Conrad & Karen Grass

Jesse Callejas ’03

Sal Callejas ’73 & Lucy Callejas Daniel & Marie Sampior Leon Sorhondo ’67 & Nicole Sorhondo

Frank Camilleri ’59

Anne Camilleri Abela ’61

Margaret Carberry Tom Carberry ’73 & Karen Carberry

Richard Carberry ’41 Tom Carberry ’73 & Karen Carberry

Allison Chau ’79

Lily Chau Lee ’79 & Tommy Lee

Vance DeVost ’65 & Nadine DeVost Rob Aveson ’74 & Cathy Aveson

most in need of encouragement

Tom Doonan ’57

or assistance.”

Jack Kiernan

Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan Cecilia Cilia McGovern ’48

Kay Duffy

Ernie Gomes

Yuk Kwan

Albert Dye, Sr.

Rev. John Heaney

Siu Lam

Tom Duffy ’52 & Ann Duffy Betty Williams

Anna Dye

Betty Williams

Patty Falvey

Tim & Colleen Williams

William Falvey

Tim & Colleen Williams

Bill Farrell ’79

Annette Farrell

John Foran ’48

Vinnie Contrero ’51

Nick & Mary Russo Connie Foran

Pat Forbush

Rob Aveson ’74 & Cathy Aveson

Frank Corbelli

Rose Ford

Sam Corritore

Forsell-Harrigan Families

Carmela Corritore

Vincent Gagliardo, Sr.

Lauren Wild ’99

Grace Gagliardo

Rosemary Cozzo

Kelly Gallagher ’95

Barbara Bozzini Corbelli ’54 Lauren Wild ’99

Sandra & Rocco Gulli

Ellen Mangini Crosson ’65

Patricia Mangini Jones ’66 & Steven Jones

Anne Curutchet

Jean & Mary Curutchet

Jean Curutchet

Jean & Mary Curutchet

Ann DeVost

Vance DeVost ’65 & Nadine DeVost

Spring 2015

St. Vincent de Paul

Sue Downward

Laurene Coleman

Monica Contrero ’52

to serve you in those who are

Richard Dillard

Ralph Flageollet ’42

Bob Mondin ’70 & Janis Mondin

“Lord, help me to make time today

Jim Diggins ’44

Bernard Clavere ’52

Tom Duffy ’52 & Ann Duffy

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Leonie DeVost

Bob Ford ’52 & Marlene Ford Janet Harrigan

Tom Fauss ’4 4 Jerry & Dolores Jacobberger

Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, PhD

Rosie Lawlor Horan ’65 & Jim Horan

Beatrice Geraldi

Frank Mazzucco ’76 & Jo Mazzucco

Tom Gilleran ’55

Jim & Pat Gilleran

Tom & Jan Dennison Jerry Sobeck ’69 & Susie Sobeck

M. Ho

Ken & Laura Quan

Anne Holland ’81 Janet Holland ’77

Ed Hupke

Mary Hupke

Judy Hurley

Joe Hurley ’61

Rose Hurley

Paul & Margaret O’Driscoll

Lisa Ibe

Paul Wuerstle & Fe Lazaro-Wuerstle

Cathy Kelber Phil Kelber

Mary Kelly

Jean & Mary Curutchet

Tommy Kelly

Jean & Mary Curutchet

Kennedy Family

Joe Kennedy, Sr. ’65 & Clo Kennedy

Gregory Kent

Sharon Kent Stein ’55 & Robert Stein

Ken & Laura Quan Philip Lam ’05

Catherine Rose Langford Rosaleen Flynn Monica McGuire

Jose Lazaro

Paul Wuerstle & Fe Lazaro-Wuerstle

W.H. Lee

Ken & Laura Quan

Laurel Lyght ’61

Charleen Kirk Paping ’61 & Robert Paping

Joyce Lynch Phil Kelber

Emil Mangini

Patricia Mangini Jones ’66 & Steven Jones

Hilda Mangini

Patricia Mangini Jones ’66 & Steven Jones

Joseph Marion, Sr.

Gary & Lita Flinders

Alfred Martin ’50

Tom Duffy ’52 & Ann Duffy Florence Martin

Joe McDermott ’41 Mary McDermott

Herbert Kent

Bill McDonagh, Jr. ’67

Eileen Kiernan

Jack McDonagh

Joan Kinas

Tom McDonnell

Andy Kutches ’44

William McPartland ’57

Joan Galvin Kent ’52 Jack Kiernan

Carol & Jim Enright Delia Michaelsen Kutches ’4 4

Micaela McDonagh ’00 Donna McDonagh Jack Kiernan

Rose Antonina Balistreri

C eleb r ato ry G iving

Ann Menicucci

Al Menicucci ’49

Robert Meyerkamp ’38 Sharon Meyerkamp

Otto Miller

Rose Shubin

Steve Mischak

Michael & Stephanie Lyons

Therese Mischak

Michael & Stephanie Lyons

Sean Moylan

Frank Noonan ’52 & Lois Noonan

John J. O’Connor, Sr.

Venaver New Orleans participant Emily Ino ’16 paints the exterior of a home damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Dan O’Connor ’59

John J. O’Connor ’55 Dan O’Connor ’59

Rose O’Connor

Dan O’Connor ’59

Laura O’Rourke

James Ryan ’10

Mary Ann Sullivan

Bea Ver

Robert Pagan ’55

Rosalie Scalise

Michael Symkowick ’69

Evangelina Villasica

Julian Pardini ’49

Kevin Sheehy ’60

Emelio Tallerico

Robert West ’39

Angelina Tognotti

Don Wild ’61

Rico Tognotti

Foster Wild

Ian Paul O’Rourke Manuela Pagan

Kathryn Pardini Robert Pardini ’83 & Paula Pardini

Anita Parton

Lauren Wild ’99

Dan Perea

Epic Perea ’54 & Elvira Perea

Eloisa Perea

Epic Perea ’54 & Elvira Perea

Julia Potts

James Potts

Mel Pulizzano ’38

Melinda Pulizzano Moorley ’71 & Phil Moorley

Y.F. Quan

Ken & Laura Quan

John Riordan ’52

Brother James Riordan, FSC ’62

Jean Ryan

William & Theresa Bastida Adam Pressman & Kelley Sheehy-Pressman

Maria Shirar

Gerald Shirar ’64 & Tracy Lombardi

Ivon Smith

Leroy & Narrisa Lindo

Pops Smith

Leroy & Narrisa Lindo Ann Sobeck Jerry Sobeck ’69 & Susie Sobeck

Jim Sobeck

Jerry Sobeck ’69 & Susie Sobeck

Lou Sozzi

James Spillane ’43

Jean Ryan

Dave Tognotti ’65 & Cecilia Tognotti Dave Tognotti ’65 & Cecilia Tognotti

Chiang Tseng

Edward & Christine Jong

Hui Chuan Tseng

Edward & Christine Jong

Marie Turner

William Turner ’38 & Dolores Turner

Julio & Catalina Mariategue Pat West

Carlos & Rosemary Rivas Lauren Wild ’99 Lauren Wild ’99

Madeline Wild

Lauren Wild ’99

Frank Wong

Ken & Laura Quan

Belle Wuerstle

Paul Wuerstle & Fe Lazaro-Wuerstle

Gus Zipse ’39

Tom Zipse ’70 & Sheri Zipse

Larry Sozzi ’65

Milagros Rodrigues Bill Ryan ’42

William & Theresa Bastida

Anastacio Ver, Jr.

Jerry Sobeck ’69 & Susie Sobeck

Vi Sozzi

Juanito & Lani Meneses

Jill Symkowick

Joseph Sobeck

Col. Robert Robideaux

Joan Mahood Robideaux ’50

Laura Lee

Lou Sozzi Frances Spillane

Ray Stagnaro ’50

“Show much kindness and love for the young people you teach.”

St. John Baptist de La Salle

Louise Stagnaro

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These trees have been growing for more than 160 years.

So have we.

With your help, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will continue to thrive. Consider making a gift from your estate today that costs you nothing during your lifetime. Visit shcp.edu/planned-giving and discover how you can help assure the future of our important educational mission.

This school year, SHC has received nearly $1 million in estate gifts from three alumni. We are forever blessed by their generosity.

You can make a future gift to SHC by adding simple language to your existing will or trust.

To learn more, contact Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving John Vigo ’81 at 415.775.6626 ext. 763 or jvigo@shcp.edu Learn more at shcp.edu/planned-giving Photo: Danielle Sidi ’16

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