UPDATE Magazine | Spring 2015

DOING WELL

DOING GOOD

SEAN CROXTON ‘95 PERFORMING ARTS

A COMMUNITY SUCCESS CELEBRATING

PRINCIPAL SIMON CHIU THE WORLDLY CLASSROOM

DR. SYLVIA EARLE AND MAYOR TRISH SPENCER

VOL. 31 / NO. 2 / SPRING 2015

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Alumni Kairos leaders Janely Gomez ‘14 and Fernando Barrigan ‘12

“Without a doubt, we at SJND are a family. But we have not become one by doing ordinary things or by creating ordinary relationships. To this day, my Kairos retreat senior year trumps every feeling, experience, and situation I have ever been a part of. Kairos taught me to look around and realize that I was and am never alone. My teachers and my classmates showed parts of themselves I’d never seen, and I’m so grateful to have created relationships with not only my classmates but also with my teachers.”

— Janely Gomez ‘14

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Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School 1011 Chestnut Street Alameda, CA 94501 sjnd.org • (510) 523-1526

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B OA R D OF T RU ST E E S Abe Hitti, Chair Richard Crevani, Vice Chair Anne Washmera, Secretary Father George Alengadan, ex officio Ed Cagawan ’85 Simon Chiu, ex officio

Julian DeGuzman ‘05 PAGE 7

Sean Croxton ‘95 PAGE 12

Principal Simon Chiu PAGE 19

Jennifer Diaz Teasha Gable, ex officio with voting privilege Angela Ganci

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Michael Pola ’82

A Community Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Theater and Performing Arts

Dan Prislin

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Kris Venturini

Special Guests Visit SJND

Kerry O’Hara ’70 Plain

Go Pilots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Strong Athletes, Strong Teams Doing Well, Doing Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Alumni Thrive and Serve Celebrating Simon Chui. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

A Legacy of Service

DE PARTMEN TS Saint Joseph Notre Dame is a dynamic, Catholic parish high school that offers a rigorous college preparatory education.

We are a faith-filled, diverse and welcoming community that embraces the teachings of Jesus Christ. We develop confident, open-minded, generous leaders who are ready to live joyful lives of faith, scholarship and service.

Alumni Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 In Memoriam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Calendar of Events.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Cover image of Sean Croxton courtesy of Cole Joseph Photography.

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principal’s Message

Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends, As announced in February, I will be leaving SJND this summer to serve as president of Saint Francis High School in Mountain View. With a sense of gratitude and humility, I want to thank our community for providing me with a tremendous opportunity to serve these last eight years. The deep sense of community and family I have enjoyed here coupled with the tremendous commitment to our mission shared by students and parents, faculty and staff and our supportive alumni has truly made my time here joyful and productive.

I am delighted that Saint Joseph Notre Dame has a tremendous team of faculty and staff as well as a strong parent community and an engaged Board of Trustees to facilitate the school’s continued growth and success.

The SJND community has helped to make me a better educator and a better person and I have been inspired by the hundreds of students, parents, teachers, alumni and volunteers who make this school so excellent.

The SJND community has helped to make me a better educator and a better person and I have been inspired by our hundreds of students, parents, teachers, alumni and volunteers. I am grateful for the support and wisdom that our Board of Trustees has provided to me and the school as well as the stewardship of our Jawad Education Fund Board who has managed our school endowment so well.

Thank you for allowing me to serve as your principal for the past eight years. You have welcomed and loved me and my family and I am grateful for the many ways you have partnered with me to make SJND the wonderful school that it is.

With warm regards for a strong future,

Simon Chiu, Principal

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“I am deeply grateful for Simon’s stewardship over the last eight years...I am impressed with Simon’s utmost desire to serve God, wherever He calls, and wish Simon and his family the best as they step into their next journey.”

Dear Friends, As you may be aware, Simon Chiu announced in February that the 2014-15 school year will be his last at Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School. We have a search committee in place, chaired by Abe Hitti, our Board of Trustees Chair, and made up of administrators, faculty, alumni, parents and board members. The committee will work closely with Carney, Sandoe & Associates, a leading national recruitment firm focused on education.

The campus has also been transformed during Simon’s time at the school, including the renovation of all of the classrooms and the build-out of the Georgia M. Vlahos Performing Arts Studio. The school has a very generous tuition assistance program, supported by healthy fundraising efforts. Each freshman class the school welcomes bring an incredible diversity of talent and passion. Today, SJND is truly a twentyfirst century school.

First, Carney, Sandoe & Associates will work with us to hire a strong interim principal who will start July 1, 2015 for the 2015-16 school year. Having a leader in place for this coming year will give us the time needed to conduct a thorough national search process for our new permanent leader. We have high expectations and do not want to be limited in the pool of candidates because of the timing. We are committed to finding great leaders, both for the coming year, and to take us into the future.

The school has a fantastic faculty and staff who will continue to strengthen our wonderful school going forward. Along with Simon, I am tremendously heartened by the efforts of the whole SJND community—students, parents, teachers, alumni parishioners and volunteers—who make our school so special.

We are very grateful to all of our alumni, parents, and other community members who have attended meetings to provide input about the qualities and experiences they seek in our next principal. If you would like to contribute your input, we encourage you to fill out our online survey at sjnd.org/about/ principal-search.

I am deeply grateful for Simon’s stewardship over the last eight years. The school has seen many enhancements during his tenure. From the creation of a Biomedical Sciences program to the addition of Mandarin language offerings, computer coding, new Advanced Placement classes, our new Faith in Action service learning course for seniors, and a revitalized theater program, SJND is stronger than ever. And, with the expansion of counseling to include a powerful college counseling program, our students are going on to some of the country’s finest colleges and universities. I also wish to offer my thanks to the entire community for working so diligently to ensure that our students have the best academic program possible.

I am impressed with Simon’s utmost desire to serve God, wherever He calls, and wish Simon and his family the best as they step into their next journey.

Sincerely,

Father George Alengaden

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Theater & Performing Arts The Georgia M. Vlahos Performing Arts Studio:

A Community Success

Thanks to a brilliant collective effort, this fall the Georgia M. Vlahos Performing Arts Studio was packed with students around the clock. The space has already become a beloved gathering place for students at lunch and breaks, a dynamic classroom and rehearsal space and a performance space as well, featuring the fall performance of A.J. Gurney’s The Dining Room.

HEDCO Foundation $30,000 Make Great Drama $12,570 Online Campaign

CRAB FEED AND AUCTION PADDLE RAISE

HEDCO FOUNDATION

26%

36%

Individual Gifts $9,010 Vlahos-Meniktas $10,000 Family Contribution Crab Feed and Auction Paddle Raise

$21,350

VLAHOS-MENITKAS FAMILY CONTRIBUTIONS

12%

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED $82,930

THE DINING ROOM This fall, students performed A.J. Gurney’s The Dining Room in the new Georgia M. Vlahos Performing Arts Studio.

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AN AMAZING ALUMNUS Current theater students, along with SJND teachers and staff took a field trip to the Orpheum Theatre in February to see our very own Julian DeGuzman ‘05 perform in The Newsies, an award-winning musical on a nationwide tour. DeGuzman wrote one of the forwards that appeared in the San Francisco production playbill and was featured on ABC7 news, sharing his excitement for performing back where his dreams started. In March, before leaving San Francisco with The Newsies’ cast, Julian generously returned to SJND to teach and share his expertise with our theater students.

JULIAN DEGUZMAN ‘05

CONSTANTINE MAROULIS

A BROADWAY STAR SJND welcomed Broadway star and American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis and his brilliant music director Tyce Green to campus in January. Constantine and Tyce spent hours working with The Wedding Singer actors on their scenes and the ensemble cast on their character development, choreography and vocal technique. Senior Bianca de la Cruz said, “Constantine and his vocal director Tyce were so inspiring.

We felt very appreciative to have been given the opportunity to work with such talented people to create an amazing production of The Wedding Singer!”

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THE

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ALAMEDA MAYOR TRISH SPENCER VISITS SJND HISTORY STUDENTS In March, Mr. Lippi’s students had the opportunity to have a town hall meeting style conversation with Mayor Trish Spencer about her campaign, election and priorities as Alameda’s new mayor. After class, the mayor enjoyed lunch in the cafeteria with students and toured the campus with Principal Chiu.

SJND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STUDENTS WELCOME DR. SYLVIA EARLE In February, Dr. Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Fellow, TED Prize-winning scientist and ocean explorer, as well as founder of locally based DOER Marine (Deep Ocean Exploration and Research), among other organizations, visited environmental science students to teach about the wonders of and the dangers facing our oceans.

Her slides captured the wonders as well as the horrors that lay under the ocean’s surface. While sharing harrowing statistics with the students about diminished populations of sharks, blue fin tuna, rockfish and other species affected by overfishing as well as chemical changes in the ocean’s composition, Dr. Earle told the students that they needn’t feel helpless or cynical.

“You have had the great wisdom to be born at an unprecedented time. With real-time access to information on a global scale, there is more opportunity than ever to learn about widespread changes and to work with the other nearly 8 billion people on the planet to reverse the damage that’s been done.” Dr. Earle said.

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campusNews

Claremont Country Club HOSTED BY: Mark Curry ’79, Actor and Comedian, star of Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Sean Croxton ‘95, founder of Underground Wellness

Join us for an evening of dining, laughter and the opportunity to fund the dreams of current and future Pilots.

Tuition Assistance fueled these Pilots’ dreams…

Austine De Los Santos ’14, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Bill Connacher ’09, U.C. Berkeley graduate, intern and associate researcher, Argonne National Laboratory Sean Croxton ’95, founder of Underground Wellness

More than 200 deserving SJND students receive scholarships and tuition assistance totaling more than $1.7 million annually.

Help us support the next generation of Pilots for lives of passion and purpose.

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GO PILOTS! STRONG ATHLETES STRONG TEAMS

FALL SPORTS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Undefeated in league and Tri-County Athletic League champions.

WOMEN’S GOLF

WINTER SPORTS

Undefeated in league and Tri-County Athletic League champions

M E N’ S S OC C E R

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COU NT RY

A record season, the men enjoyed a significant tournament victory early in the season and qualified for North Coast Section

Men’s and Women’s Tri-County Athletic League champions

M E N’ S AND W OM E N’ S B AS KE T B A LL

Women placed in North Coast Section championship and competed in the state meet

Both teams qualified for North Coast Section and NorCal Regional Championships

Men were North Coast Section champions and placed 2nd in state

W OM E N’ S S OC C E R

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Angelina Ferreira named Tri-County Athletic League defensive player of the year

Strong season with sophomore Aysha Hayes qualifying for North Coast Section

SPRING SPORTS Good luck to our spring athletes in Swimming, Men’s Golf, Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, and Track and Field!

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Scholar-Athletes Sign with College Teams

Alyssa Gable: Basketball, Menlo College Jackson Witherspoon: Crew, Dartmouth College Savannah Fisher: Tennis, University of La Verne

Stephen Curry and the Curry One at SJND Our campus also had a special visit when Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Under Armour, underwriter of our team uniforms as well as designers of the Curry One shoe, chose to host the shoe reveal press conference at SJND. Alumnus Mark Curry ‘79 (star of Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper) emceed and even got to play ball with Steph Curry after, wearing his very own Curry Ones. Stephen spent a good deal of his own time enjoying the young men from Make-A-Wish who got fully outfitted with their own Curry gear.

Doing Well,

Doing Good A lot of articles about “the greater good” and “paying it forward” focus on individual greatness—heroic doctors who administer to the underserved—figures like Father Greg Boyle in Los Angeles, who runs Homeboy Industries, providing former gang members with gainful employment. While such individuals are indeed heroic, equally inspiring are the daily, often invisible acts of courage and community shown by thousands of individuals whose names are not etched in our minds or recognized with special awards and documentary films. At SJND, we know that goodness and a better future rests on the shoulders of all of us, not just a few great men and women.

SEAN CROXTON ‘95

In fact, what makes getting up in the morning worthwhile for most of us is the small ways in which we share with and serve our families, neighbors, friends and communities of practice. Of course, such connection and social generosity is a reward in and of itself. Still, we celebrate the special ways in which our alumni contribute to the welfare of our world. We hope you will enjoy these stories—of commitment, connection and caring—as much as we do. And we thank all of our alumni, so many of whom are engaged in meaningful work that collectively transforms our communities and our world for the better.

What were some formative experiences along your career path?

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UNDERGROUND WELLNESS FOUNDER

What are some of your strongest memories from school?

I remember being really happy when I got my acceptance letter to St. Joe’s. And of course basketball. That was during the Byrd and Kidd era, LaPorte’s summer camps. Oh, also, in my sophomore or junior year, Mrs. Carpenter, my English teacher, took me aside and talked to me about what I could do and be if I worked to my potential.

I worked a lot of jobs in high school. My dad was gone at that point so I was sort of the man of the house. So I worked a lot of jobs—custodial work for Mason Management, at the Video Station, at Alameda Boys and Girls Club, even Rick’s Produce for a couple of years.

At San Diego State, I majored in kinesiology, then earned my personal trainer certification and worked at Aztec Recreation Center in San Diego for eight years. While I enjoyed helping people reach their goals, I reached the ceiling on income and wanted to impact more people with my work and all of the knowledge I’d accrued over the course of my career.

In 2007 I started making videos and posting them on YouTube, then later interviewing a variety of health and wellness experts and creating podcasts about health. It took a long time to build, but in 2011 I turned it into a business. I now have 20,000 pay subscribers and also do affiliate marketing.

What fires your desire to help and give back?

So you took your passion for counseling individuals on health and wellness and figured out a way to scale it. What models, mentors or influences did you have?

I just feel like it’s our responsibility to help people–whether through a conversation, a gift, whatever. It’s just what human beings should do. I actually get emotional and teary when I hit the donate button. I think about the fact that kids benefit, and not just because of me, but because of all the donors who have supported them. In addition to SJND, I give to the Boys and Girls Club, and some friends and I are all pitching in some funds to help build a school in Guatemala. It feels great.

There were others doing this sort of thing, people like Kevin Gianni (founder of Renegade Health) and Gary Vaynerchuk, who transformed his passion for wine into millions with digital marketing and is now an angel investor and leader of a strategic creative agency.

But really, my dad, Fred Lee Croxton, was my original inspiration in terms of entrepreneurial spirit. He was a really successful shoe salesman on weekdays at Macy’s but on weekends I’d go with him and sell stuff at the Oakland Swap Meet. As a six or seven-year old, I remember being very impressed by my dad’s thick roll of bills after the meet. He subscribed to magazines like Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise and Forbes. I remember Entrepreneur in particular because I couldn’t pronounce it. I thought about this a lot lately because in January I was featured in Entrepreneur online (view article at http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241913). Full circle.

Yeah, I got that hustle from my dad.

So now you advise individuals about health and wellness through educational podcasts. How do you measure your impact without the face-to-face of your personal training career?

You try to change people’s lives because you realize people changed yours. But I’ve always been a helpful type of person, probably influenced by my mom. I even got the service award in eighth grade.

DAVID APPEZZATO ’87 U.S. NAVY

ASSISTANT U.S. NAVAL ATTACHE IN ROME (AUGUST 2015) How did you choose the U.S. Naval Academy for college?

Out of SJND I knew I wanted a career in the military, because I had enjoyed growing up in a military family and watching my dad’s career, and I was passionate about service. My two top college options were an NROTC Scholarship to Notre Dame and an appointment to the US Naval Academy. I picked Navy because it seemed like the right choice for someone who wanted a military career. (But I’m happy my brother Josh ‘96 went to Notre Dame so I can cheer for both schools!) Navy was

Well, I do get emails. I got one from a guy. He and wife were trying to get pregnant for a long time. He wrote that he and his wife took what he learned on my show, cutting down on processed foods and such. And they got pregnant. I mean, it wasn’t that his diet changes were the one reason or that I made it happen, but just that something I did may have helped create a life. That one was really powerful.

We were delighted when we recently received your very generous gift. What inspired that?

My parents divorced when I was 10. We were okay, but my mom worked 2-3 jobs to make ends meet. There were days we didn’t have a lot of food. We received a lot of help in those days. I remember times when someone would take me aside and help me in many ways.

One of the ways I was helped was by Catholic school. At Thanksgiving a few years back, my mom told me that she didn’t pay anything for SJND, that I had a full scholarship. I was so impressed that SJND saw potential in me. I just wanted to pay it back. I have a lot and without SJND it may not have happened—all this good life may not have happened.

From 2009 to 2011, David Appezzato (left) served as “Mini Boss,” naval slang for the Assistant Air Officer, who assists the Air Officer, or “Air Boss,” in leading all flight operations on or near the aircraft carrier and managing more than 600 people. He is pictured here with his brother Josh Appezzato ’96, also in the Navy, who at that time was a Training Officer leading a squadron of F-18F Super Hornets.

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DOING WELL, DOING GOOD Saint Augustine wrote, “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” not your typical college experience, but it was the right choice for me. It taught me organization and attention to detail as well as humility and teamwork. In college I was surrounded by an amazing group of mental and physical overachievers without whose help I would not have succeeded (Electrical Engineering, for example, proved to be beyond my solo comprehension).

Thanks in part to my Spanish studies at SJND, I graduated in 1991 with a BS in History and a Minor in Spanish.

What led you to your current career?

Adventure and a desire to serve. I initially intended to become a Marine like my dad. However, having loved aircraft since I was four years old and seeing a chance to possibly fly off of aircraft carriers, when the time came I selected Naval Aviation and after flight training, spent more than ten years flying the S-3 Viking aircraft. I’ve also spent time at the U.S. Naval War College, working in Hawaii, and most recently working on both U.S. and NATO staffs in Naples, Italy. I learned Italian there, which helped set me up for my upcoming role as the Assistant U.S. Naval Attache in Rome.

What is the most satisfying element of the work you do?

operations in support of flood relief. Although relatively unsung, I can’t help but think that a fleet of warships and a force of Marines bearing food, water and other relief supplies might have played some small role in a global effort to convince a paranoid military junta to open up to the outside and eventually commit to freedom.

What is a cause you’re deeply committed to?

I am deeply committed to helping those who wish to better themselves do so, especially through service of any kind.

Educated, self-sufficient, self confident individuals make a happier society for all of us. The military is only one way for individuals to better themselves through service. I plan to continue to support programs and initiatives that encourage education, self-sufficiency and community involvement.

DIANNA TATE ‘98

INNER CITY ADVISORS CAPITAL READINESS AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

There are many satisfying elements but two stand out.

First, the people I have had the privilege to work with are an inspiration. In an all-volunteer military, those who join subject themselves to potentially life-threatening situations.

They join for all sorts of reasons, ranging from patriotism to adventure to wanting to find a better life for themselves. The urgency of the missions we perform require us to set aside petty differences that separate humans in daily life, enhancing mutual respect and teamwork. The friends I have made in the military represent an amazing cross section of society. I have also found this to be true of international militaries with whom I’ve worked.

The second element is service. There is obvious self-sacrifice in combat and routine military operations; ironically, though, many of the weapons and skills used to fight prove effective in humanitarian work we do as well. During my time in Hawaii at U.S. Pacific Command, I participated in countless humanitarian and disaster relief operations, many in response to the natural disasters that are common in the Pacific. In Burma in 2008, I recall several weeks of around-the-clock

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What do you recall about SJND and how has that carried forward in your life?

Well, I met my best friend, who is still my best friend today, at SJND. What I most remember from my high school days is the 40-hour community service requirement. The experiences I had in serving others opened me up socially. Also, I loved that because of the size of the school there weren’t cliques. You could float between social groups. In terms of what I’ve carried

forward from my high school experience, I’d say the values I learned are still extremely important to me today. They include honesty, the importance of structure and hard work, and that everyone’s a valuable human being and deserves respect. They are values I hope I am teaching my son Tashar, who is ten years old.

“We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.”

- Thomas Merton What was your college experience and how did that influence your career?

I worked throughout both my undergraduate and graduate school experiences. Before earning my MBA, I worked for about 10 years in for-profit settings, including e-commerce, focused on consumer needs. While I valued and appreciated the experience and skills I learned in for-profit companies, I wanted to to do good in the world in an impactful way.

The MBA program at Mills College is outstanding and focuses both on women in leadership and socially responsible business. As part of my graduation ceremony, I participated in the Oath Project. The Oath Project is a non-profit initiative that has created a kind of Hippocratic oath for business people aimed at infusing social responsibility and ethics into American business culture. I work at living the oath every day because it aligns with my own values and the work I was looking to do after graduation. After completing my MBA in spring 2014, I was offered an finance internship that turned into a full-time position with Inner City Advisors.

Tell us about Inner City Advisors and your work there.

Inner City Advisors is a 10-year old organization based in Oakland. We’re focused on creating jobs for people who need them most, those who face the greatest barriers to employment—the un- and underemployed, the formerly incarcerated, or aged out foster youth, for example.

In my role as Capital Readiness and Engagement Manager, I support entrepreneurs and small business owners as they are raising capital and preparing to hire after they get that growth capital. This helps us fulfill our mission of creating good jobs for people who need them the most.

I am fortunate to have landed, right after graduation, in such an ideal place, doing such impactful work in a community I love so much. I didn’t imagine that I would be doing what I loved in a place that is so aligned with my values and interests right after graduation.

SARAH LEWIS ‘02

ENVISION GEO LLC FOUNDER

First off, tell us how you came to geospatial mapping.

Well, in terms of a career, geospatial mapping (GSM), or digital mapping, has origins in the 1970s but has really taken off in the 2000s. It was a career I didn’t even know existed in high school and most of my college years. But SJND put me on the path to sciences. I can cite my SJND biology teacher Kate Dean as a great inspiration—really amazing. Her class was more like a college class, which gave me the confidence for UCLA, a daunting science school.

I also really loved Dr. Vajk’s astronomy class in high school.

That was my first exposure to satellite mapping. When I got to college I discovered that if you flipped the satellite around you could really see our planet and help life on it, too. After UCLA, I earned my doctorate at U.C. Berkeley’s Environmental Science Policy and Management program where I studied how to use this technology to benefit the environment.

A lot of the work I do today is focused on measuring and analyzing the carbon footprint of development choices, including proposed sites for development. So my company uses GSM technology to overlay several layers of data including soil, weather, land use, proximity to transportation and more to figure out the most economical site choice beyond the cost of property.

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DOING WELL, DOING GOOD Tell us more about your work and how the projects you do benefit the environment and our lives.

My specialty is natural resource management. A lot of my projects involve renewable energy and carbon accounting (analysis). My most fulfilling work is anything that preserves natural resources and enhances their long-term sustainability.

I had a great project with the Nature Conservancy and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. Sonoma County has one of the most diverse natural landscapes, even in California, which has a lot of variety.

They were interested in making an economic argument for preserving oak woodlands and redwood forests. To quantifiably demonstrate the value of conserving instead of developing the land, I had to measure the carbon offset the woodlands and forests provide against the carbon that would be introduced into the air through development. In this case, mapping helped them make an economic argument for land preservation.

A more pragmatic but no less conservation-oriented project I had was an accounting analysis project for a city putting up LED streetlights. Such projects sustain my livelihood as a scientist and serve the greater good, demonstrating that working with the needs of the market is by no means incompatible with doing good works. At the end of the day the work I do is all about the wise use of natural, energy and economic resources; that frees up resources and energy for other high-need areas.

“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.” - Saint Augustine What keeps your work fresh? What drives you?

Probably just continuing to learn about the bigger picture, how my work helps the greater good. What I do has so many applications that I’m never bored and know there are countless ways to make a positive impact. I teach younger girls about GSM through U.C. Berkeley’s “Geo Girls” project and I just know that some day these young people will also use these technologies to develop careers and a better world that we haven’t even dreamed of yet.

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J. EARL MEDEIROS ‘58

DELTA COMMUNITY SERVICES (DCS) PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

You came to your current work, leading Delta Community Services, after a long career in technology. Tell us briefly about your career.

I loved Physics and wanted to teach in high school, so I initially studied Physics but later switched to business while at St. Mary’s College. My real career start was with Kaiser Aluminum in a management development program.

Eventually, I worked with IBM specializing in consulting services and moving up to senior management. During that time, the longest we lived somewhere was three years. Later, I directed IT Service Delivery functions for companies, including Apple and Intel.

I wouldn’t change a minute of my career. Imagine being part of the history of computers—machines that used to require a whole floor of a building are now one small device that fits in your pocket. I’d never even heard of computers prior to college.

So now you lead Delta Community Services, an organization that provides a variety of resources— from legal and health services to food and home appliances—for struggling families in East Contra Costa County. Tell us how that came about.

After retiring in 2000, I moved to Discovery Bay and did some consulting. I came across Delta Community Services while helping families with groceries through Catholic Charities.

DCS was a referral service at that time and would call if they found a family that had an emergency need and nowhere to go. My wife Judi would take people grocery shopping or I’d track down household furniture items families needed. We became hooked on it.

I became so hooked and saw so much need, I decided to do more. So now I’m running the operation. Over the 2014 holidays, we provided Thanksgiving groceries to more than 300 families. For Christmas, we adopted 50 families and provided 250+ toys for children and groceries to more than 100 families. We receive great donations from our very giving community in East Contra Costa and serve mainly families in the Latino farm worker community. We provide a variety of basic needs, serving as part of a safety net that fills the gap between what families are able to earn and what families need.

What drives your commitment to serving others?

I believe in an old Kaiser slogan, “Find a need and fill it.” I truly believe that’s why I’m healthy and still around, thank God. There’s lots to do and helping others is so fulfilling.

SUNNY CHOI ‘88

NORTHEAST MEDICAL SERVICES PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER Tell us about your path after high school.

Well, I’m very good at math and science even though my personality is more people-oriented.

I really like connecting with people, helping and counseling them.

However, I was the oldest in my Chinese immigrant family and as such I was culturally expected to earn money and help support my family’s financial stability, to repay them for all I had been given. I attended UCLA and earned a degree in electrical engineering. And I had a very good career in technology. Though tech wasn’t my passion, I found ways, consciously or unconsciously, to do project management, which is much more relational, getting people to work together in teams. Eventually I earned my masters degree in industrial engineering and management at Stanford. I had a great career in marketing and management for 20 years in total.

How did you decide to change careers and become a social worker?

I went through emotional struggles in my twenties. Back then the counselors did not necessarily understand Chinese culture and experience. And still today, mental issues are often reported as physical symptoms among Chinese Americans as our culture does not generally recognize mental health as a legitimate health issue. In San Mateo County, where I work,

Chinese Americans disproportionately underuse mental health services. While Chinese make up 9% of the San Mateo County population, only 1% of total San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services clients are Chinese.

In my tech career, I’d always sought out volunteer opportunities like peer counseling and coaching to have more connection with people. Also, inspired by a boss who meditated, I began meditating and have had a daily practice for 15 years now, and it’s one of the main tools I use to understand myself and my purpose. With that greater selfawareness, combined with a deeper understanding of my own experience and struggles, I began to think about how I could help and counsel people who face mental health challenges, and in particular groups like Chinese immigrants who do not always seek the help they need until they arrive in the ER. So, four years ago, I started a part-time, clinical social work program at California State University East Bay with the intention of doing therapy work. Eventually, I did an internship as part of the program. And I loved it! That was the first time I knew where I truly belonged. You know that flow people talk about, like in marathons? I got that all the time.

With my family financially stable, last year I dove in full-time.

I’ve worked for the county and in an elementary school and am now in a medical center serving as a psychiatric social worker taking direct referrals from primary care physicians.

I am truly happy in my work. Helping Asian children and families learn to recognize and address emotional challenges is tremendously satisfying.

Any words of wisdom about the value of following your dreams and your heart?

First, starting a new career is not easy. There’s a lot of buzz that if you “pursue your passion” everything will work itself out. But making a big change takes a lot of work—getting new credentials, a new professional network, facing the gap between the idealistic aims of your work versus the day-to-day reality. My focus and passion have been vital to me starting a new career at this age. Still, it’s important to know that changing careers is not all flowers and roses and may require some struggle.

Also, it would be easy to characterize my years in high tech as less valuable than what I do now or to think my current work is truly noble and selfless. In truth, my high tech career taught me valuable lessons about working with people and cultivated interpersonal skills that serve me in my new role. I even learned about and adopted my meditation practice from a mentor in tech. And my current work is by no means selfless.

I get a great deal of satisfaction and a feeling of meaningful connection by learning about other people’s experiences, and I enjoy that immensely.

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imon is a creative and dynamic principal who cares for the total life of the school.

At SJND, Simon created a community feeling with his leadership that has perpetuated enthusiasm and commitment to the school mission. He also demonstrated his command for bringing divergent groups together in an effort to accomplish something bigger than ourselves.

ThankYou

Principal Simon Chiu Principal Simon Chiu has been an outstanding leader at Saint

Don Lippi, Teacher and Coach (father of Gabriela ’95 and Dominic ’11)

Joseph Notre Dame High School for the last eight years. This

Simon has been a great mentor and friend. One of his strengths as a leader has been that he has trusted us implicitly, which in turn has enabled us to do our best work as educators.

I’m grateful to have had his unwavering belief in me and the college counseling program at SJND. His support has made all the difference for our students’ success.

as the President of St. Francis High School in Mountain View.

Dr. Angelica Bailon, Director of College Counseling

Simon’s dedication and commitment to SJND has been a gift. Through his leadership, the SJND tradition of family continued while innovation and technology flourished. His enthusiasm and spirit, which I will miss, has guided SJND to greatness.

Julianne Guevara, Assistant Principal of Student Life

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year, Simon was offered a new opportunity to serve and lead Though he will be greatly missed, we celebrate Simon’s service at SJND and wish him and his family great blessings in their new journey. You may read letters from Simon and Father George Alengadan on p. 4-5.

Simon is truly collaborative, visionary and strategic. His passion and enthusiasm for our community has been ever-present.

Through his powerful leadership and ability to orchestrate immense positive changes for the school, he has empowered all of us as partners to build an even greater future for SJND. We all wish him success in his new role.

Kevin Milroy (father of Serena ’15), Former Chair and Member, Board of Trustees

r. Chiu welcomed me with open arms as soon as I made my journey to SJND. He truly enacts what it means to be a pilot, and has made an effort to get to know each and every one of his students individually and on a personal level.

I’ll miss him next year, and wish him well with his new endeavors.

Allison Oilar ‘15

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nder Simon’s leadership and vision, SJND has provided a wonderful

experience for our family. The entire community, from the faculty, advisors and administrators to the coaches, teammates and students, have created a warm and welcoming environment for our young adults to learn, grow and thrive. Simon leads by example and has demonstrated how deeply he cares by taking the time to get to know and support his students and their many interests. We appreciate seeing him at so many SJND events and always with a friendly smile, a kind word, or a congratulatory handshake or hug.

Ray and Tammy Shojinaga (parents of Courtney ’15 and Melanie ’14)

Since becoming a member of the SJND community, I have been confident in Simon’s leadership and his ability to organize and facilitate SJND’s growth.

The significant work that Simon has done at SJND is permanent and his leadership has enhanced the school and my daughter’s experience in countless ways.

Teasha Gable, President, Parents Association (mother of Alyssa ’15 and Emma ’18)

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updateFeature Simon’s leadership has been characterized by a strong commitment to our students and the community as a whole.

He reached out and touched everyone and will be missed. What he brought to the school and our programs will be cherished and well cared for.

Rebecca Bischoff, Assistant Principal of Institutional Advancement

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nder Simon’s leadership, there has been a deep commitment to engaging more alumni in school events and activities and making them aware of the outstanding education currently provided to those attending SJND. His willingness to reach out to anyone who attended St. Joseph’s, Notre Dame, or SJND, to consider them in the broad definition of “alumni,” whether they attended all four years or not, and to welcome them back to the SJND community, has been very important in broadening the support for the school.

Harold Boscovich, Jr. ‘59

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WHERE OUR PILOTS ARE FLYING NOW 2010s Gabriel Arias-Sheridan ’14, Moraga, CA is Saint Mary’s College’s newest cross country runner and was named their Muscle Milk Athlete in November.

Taylor Ashford ’10, South Korea, is on a year-long assignment in South Korea as part of that government’s effort to teach citizens English. Taylor, who earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2013, is pursuing a career in international relations.

Sarah Lewis ’02, Oakville, CA founded Envision Geo, a geospatial technology firm focused on providing high quality geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing services.

1980s

2000s

David Appezzato ’87, Rome, Italy, after graduating from Annapolis, has enjoyed a distinguished career Richard Morales ’07, Vallejo, CA has been in the financial services in- in naval aviation that began on dustry for 15 years and is now a bank aircraft carriers. Beginning in August manager. He celebrated his 14th year 2015, he will serve as the Assistant U.S. Naval Attache for the American of marriage to his wife Diana this past fall and they have two children, Embassy in Rome. ages eleven and seven.

Darryl Glover ’84, Oakland, CA John Nguyen ’07, Ithaca, NY has been accepted into the Cornell University Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program. John was a recipient of the Hazelwood Science Scholarship while at SJND. Julian DeGuzman ’05, New York, NY performed in The Newsies at the Orpheum Theater this past spring and was featured on ABC 7 News talking about his experience growing up and dancing in the Bay Area.

Aaron Javier ’04 and Jessica Posadas ’04, Alameda, CA were recently engaged to be married.

buted her , Los Angeles, CA de Marielle Heller ’07 ce Film an nd age Girl at the Su film Diary of a Teen y award jur ial ec sp a s. It won Festival to rave review ll as the ematography as we for Excellence in Cin e Berlin th ration sidebar at top prize in the Gene f-age -o ng mi stival. Her co International Film Fe cs. It ssi Cla re tu

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Louise Nerona ’04 and Christian Camarillo ’01, San Lorenzo, CA had a beautiful baby girl, Isla Noelle, on September 12.

recently launched a new online job and employment-seeking platform Nsphire.com, coined “The Tinder for Jobs” by HR Examiner.

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o Tony Aiello Warmest congratulation s to Tony Aiello, his dau ghter Angela, her husband Matteo and the whole family. On Nov ember 19, Angela and her husban d Matteo welcomed the ir twin sons: Alessio and Raffaele.

We continue to soar because of support from alumni like you.

1970s Bob Orbeta ’76, Alameda, CA is the Administrative Services Manager at Alameda Power and Telecom. He and his wife Barbara are very proud of their daughters Katherine and Mary and enjoy spending time with family at every opportunity.

Natalya Caraballo ’07, Oak land, CA graduated from Uni versity of Chicago and is working as a legal assistant for the Immigra tion Center for Women and Children in San Francisco as she prepar es to apply to law school.

l at Fort Rucker, t graduated flight schoo Nicholas Tubbs ’09 jus He is now a ry. ua his flight wings in Jan Alabama - and earned Army. the in rs pte ckhawk Helico MEDEVAC pilot flying Bla

alumniNotes

A Friend

by Kenn Scullin ‘44

Dedicated to my best friend, Clint Sherman A friend is someone who in the end doesn’t question or doubt you who doesn’t bend at every whim or what he hears about you.

He’s always there, ready to contend with adversity, laugh at absurdity, clarify confusion, avoid intrusion.

Neither time nor distance affects the existence of this perfect blend.

So long, dear friend.

Paul Stier ’76, San Leandro, CA studied journalism and was the political cartoonist for both Cal Poly and San Jose State University while he attended. After shifting paths and studying interior design and architecture, Paul is currently

a principal at Inside Source/Young, San Francisco and Silicon Valley’s leading provider of new and used office furniture. He and his wife Tina have a daughter, Rachel, who graduated from Marquette University.

James Conway ’75, Danville, CA majored in journalism at Cal State East Bay. He then went on to be a union organizer for the construction trade, which led to being a consultant in labor relations.

He also works with the City of Oakland Work Force Development to help identify opportunities for at risk youth to enter the construction trade.

Ruxy Rolland Walsh ’75, Paradise, CA and her husband Kevin welcomed their first grandchild, Ceidy Ann Syres, born 8-7-14.

Richard Sillman ’74, Yankee Hill, CA remembers counseling returning Vietnam veterans during his sophomore year at SJND. After high school he became a volunteer firefighter and EMT. He then went on to study constitutional law and civil rights.

James Ferris ’73, Alameda, CA is a 4th degree knight and council treasurer of the Alameda Knights of Columbus (St. Philip Neri). He is also a lodge tiler of the Alameda Elks Lodge and former member of the U.S. Navy League.

1960s Ann Contois ’65, Spokane, WA, and her husband Steve Reynolds have their own stained glass making business, Stained Glass Magic.

Edward Garcia ’64, Oakland, CA and his wife Rosa Maria own and operate MycoDry Systems, a mold and moisture abatement and mitigation company in Oakland.

They are very proud of their four grown children who have all graduated from University of California, Berkeley. Ed and Maria take pride in giving back to the East Bay through community service and involvement on boards and councils.

1940s Bill Marker’49, Williamsburg, VA and his wife Adrienne miss Northern California and look forward to relocating to the Danville area at the end of this summer.

Become a CLASS AMBASSADOR Are you interested in helping SJND in a volunteer role but your time is limited?

Then serving as your Class Ambassador is the role for you. The job is simple—stay in touch with your classmates, rally the class and strengthen communication between SJND and the rest of your class as needed. There aren’t meetings or a big time commitment, just a willingness to help keep the Pilot spirit alive among your class.

Does this sound like you? Or do you know someone who would like to represent your class? Please let us know!

To become a Class Ambassador, please contact Mollie McFarland at (510) 995-9456, or mmcfarland@sjnd.org.

Matthew Cerio ‘12 attends Chapman University. He is double majoring in Accounting and Business Administratio n with an emphasis in Finance, and is on the Chancellor’s List for academic excellenc e.

He is the former Treasurer and currently a Director-at-Large of the Chapman University Accounting Society. Matthew will intern this summer with industry lead er Deloitte, and is the campus ambassador and liaison to the firm.

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CELEBRATINGReunions Notre Dame Class of 1954 Notre Dame Class of 1954 held their 60th reunion on October 5th in Sacramento. Classmates were special guests of the Honorable Judge Frank Damrell and his wife Ludwina Dyzkeal Damrell ‘54. Classmate and artist Frances Cader Berberich ’54 prepared thoughtful gift bags including individual’s graduation pictures and others of their high school years.

S T. J O S E P H N O T R E D A M E

Class of 1984

Organizers Kevin Gorman and Steve Reiser pulled the Class of 1984 together for their 30th reunion in September.

Thank you to the Class of 1984 for your generous Reunion Gift to support the Annual Fund and our students.

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“ Our alumni represent SJND’s spirit.”

— S IM ON C H IU

Class of 1949 and Class of 1979 Thirty years apart, but both true to their SJND colors and friendships, the Class of 1949 and the Class of 1979 hosted their 65th and 35th reunions on October 25 at Pier 29 in Alameda, one for lunch and one for dinner. Led by class organizer Jack Veasy ’49 and his wife Theresa, the Class of 1949 has been getting together for lunch annually.

Kimberly Murphy ’79, also a past parent of alumni Marissa Murphy ’14, organized the 35th class reunion for the Class of 1979. The class has an amazing number of parents of alums and of current students. Alumni parents who attended their reunion were Michael Daniels, Christina Poggio, Rochelle Kealohi, Jennifer Flores, and Cheryl McGreehan Hungerford.

Thank you to the Class of 1979 for your generous Reunion Gift to support the Annual Fund and our students.

SJND Class of 1994 The Class of 1994 held their reunion at SIP Bar and Lounge in San Francisco, owned by alumnus John Eric Sanchez ’94. Organizers included Sanchez, Sharine Thenard, Cathy Magno Ordinario, Hollis Williams, Henry Awayan and Sonnia Edoria Pascua.

The evening included a throwback slideshow and custom desserts from Awayan’s bakery Whisk Cake Creations.

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Tribute Donald Hazelwood ‘41 HAZELWOOD SCHOLARS Amelia Khoo ‘14

Christina Pedley ‘05

Eric Baskett ‘13

Kristofer Henriksson ‘04

William Eisenman ‘12

Cheuk Tam ‘03

Cassandra Macalino ‘11

James Braga ‘02

Emily Dobrzanowski ‘10 Virgil Totten ‘01 William Connacher ‘09

Randy Bautista ‘00

Andy Nguyen ‘08

Briggid Morris ‘99

John Nguyen ‘07

Osvaldo Jimenez ‘98

Garrett Chow ‘06

Brynn O’Hanlon ‘97

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Donald Hazelwood ‘41 passed February 21, 2015. Along with his brother Dr. Robert Hazelwood ‘45, Mr. Hazelwood established the Hazelwood Science Scholarship at SJND in 1997 in an effort to recognize and support science achievement.

The Hazelwood Science Scholarship remains one of the most prestigious awards at SJND and has served not only to recognize the achievement of our top science scholars, but also to advance SJND’s science program.

Mr. Hazelwood was enormously proud of SJND’s Hazelwood Scholars and expressed enormous pride in the caliber of the Hazelwood scholars’ education and work. Mr. Hazelwood’s legacy and memory live on through his brother and through the wonderful achievements of our Hazelwood Scholars.

InMemoriam Life is eternal; and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.

- Rossiter Worthington Raymond

Remembering one of the first FRANK R. STREBEL Frank R. Strebel passed away at at the Veteran’s Home of California in Yountville in January. Strebel was one of the few remaining members of St. Joseph High School’s first graduating class, the Class of 1938.

Strebel joined the National Guard while in high school and became a member of the California Conservation Corps (CCC), building fire roads and breaks in the Marin watershed around Mt. Tamalpais for six months.

Strebel was called to active duty in 1940 and spent one Christmas in a tent at Fort Cronkite in Marin and rose through the ranks to become a sergeant by the time he was called to active duty in the fall of 1940. During WWII, he was in the Battle of Dykes in Holland, and also fought in Germany. Frank was twice wounded in battle in Germany and received a Silver Star for “gallantry in action.” Later, he worked at the Alameda Naval Air Station and raised a family, retiring in 1974 as a GS-12 level industrial engineer.

SJND EDUCATORS We honor and celebrate the following distinguished teachers, who collectively educated, inspired and mentored thousands of students in countless ways.

Sr. Agnes Anzoli Saint Joseph Elementary Teacher and Librarian

Steve Arlett Math; Father of Gaylene Ortega ’95 and Ronald Garzini ‘97

Connie “Concha Castellanos” Dietrick Spanish

Fran Smith Physical education, women’s athletics

ALUMNI Roger Balvin ‘70 Robert Cooper ‘46 Joseph Delsol ‘69 Primo E. Facchini ‘48 William George ‘47 Jane Hagmaier ‘45 Sister of Sr. Elizabeth Mary Hagmaier, SND, ‘43 and Dan Hagmaier, ‘46

Don Hazelwood ‘41 Brother of Robert Hazelwood ‘45

Roan Natac ’85 Kees Sister of Ray Natac ‘84

LaVerne Oyarzo ‘50 Yolanda Rogers-Williams ‘75 Frank Strebel ‘38 Brother of Paul Strebel ‘40 and Marie Strebel ’44 Mason

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CALENDAR

OF EVENTS

M AY 3 0 Commencement J U N E 1 3 Class of 1965 - 50th Reunion

Golden Anniversary Celebration

The classes of 1965 from Notre Dame Academy and Saint Joseph High School will be honored at a 50-year Reunion Celebration and Golden Anniversary Luncheon and Mass. The day’s events include campus tours by current students to learn about SJND today. For more information, please contact Alumni Relations Director Mollie McFarland at mmcfarland@sjnd.org.

J U N E 1 3 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Class of 2005 - 10th Reunion

Dragon Rouge, Alameda. For tickets and details, visit sjnd.org/alumni/reunion-news.

J U N E 27 Class of 1995 - 20th Reunion

There will be several events for alumni and their families. For details, visit sjnd.org/alumni/reunion-news.

A U G 29 5:00 pm, Class of 1975 - 40th Reunion

Pasta Pelican, Alameda. For details, visit sjnd.org/alumni/reunion-news.

OCT 3

Dreamflight: Funding Future Pilots (see page 9 for event details)

OCT 9, Fall Play 10, 11 OCT 17 Booster Club Dinner N OV 25 Homecoming Event

Alumni Soccer Games

College of Alameda 6:30 pm Women’s Game 7:30 pm Men’s Game

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Alumni Basketball Games

SJND Kelly Gymnasium 4:00 pm Men’s JV vs. Alumni Legends 5:00 pm Women’s Varsity vs. Alumni 6:00 pm Men’s Varsity vs. Young Alumni

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Winter Festival of the Arts

Editor: Lisa Lomba, Director of Communications Contributors: Rebecca Bischoff, Assistant Principal of Institutional Advancement Simon Chiu, Principal Mollie McFarland, Director of Alumni Relations Design: Marci Stewart Designs Photography: Thomas Pineda, Chris Duffey Images of Sean Croxton courtesy of Cole Joseph Photography Production: St. Croix Press 26 Saint Joseph Notre Dame

*Alumni opportunities to present or volunteer

BILL CRITTONDON ‘63

Your Legacy at SJND

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ince our founding in 1881, generations of graduates have remained part of the Saint Joseph Notre Dame legacy through their generosity. Bill Crittondon ‘63 is among those who have left a lasting legacy by including SJND in their estate plans.

“My education at St. Joseph reinforced values my parents were instilling me during my formative years—values including honesty, endurance, thoughtfulness, caring for others, critical thinking, finishing what I start. I carried these values into my career and life long after my high school days ended.

Today, I stay connected to the school by participating in the alumni council. I also give back to SJND through giving, including estate planning, which is a great way to give back without negatively impacting your cash flow.

I truly believe education is the key to making this country and the world a place where we can be proud to live and SJND is providing its students the kind of education that achieves those ends.”

Heritage Circle We are grateful to Bill Crittondon ‘63, and to the other special alumni and friends who are members of SJND’s Heritage Circle, a special group of supporters who have included SJND in their estate plans.

If you would like more information about remembering SJND in your estate plans, please contact: Rebecca Bischoff, Assistant Principal of Institutional Advancement, 510.995.9454 or rbischoff@sjnd.org OR Kay Reed, Donor Relations Officer, 510.812.6238 or kreed@sjnd.org.

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Parents of Alumni:

If this issue is addressed to your son or daughter who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please notify SJND at (510) 995-9455 with the new address. Thanks!

Summer Discovery at SJND June 15 through August 14

Think SUMMER! Think SJND for a new selection of academics, athletics and fun activities for entering K-8 students.

Enroll at SJND.org