A Newsletter for the Cardinal Newman High School Community Tr i n i t y E x t r a , M a y 2 0 1 4
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INewnnovative Intersession program engaging students in experiential learning and building community.
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his spring the CN faculty initiated Intersession, a program engaging students in experiential learning and building community. Working together, teachers offered twentyseven different courses ranging from Archery to Welding. On March 27th and 28th the entire student body participated in newly-designed classes and workshops. While a number of instructors used the CN campus as a base, others took students off campus to visit colleges, paint pottery, practice photography in natural settings, explore culinary arts, and learn the skill of rock climbing. Mr.Vukicevich led tours of local wineries, for students interested in viticulture. His itinerary included a visit to Benziger Winery where students learned about their sustainable vineyard program which emphasizes environmentally sound growing methods. Junior, Brandon Bone, enjoyed the tour and said of the program, “These few days expose students to life experiences.” Mr. Rutherford prepared a program for students curious about criminal justice. His students observed actual trials and met with judges. Sophomore Trevin Anderson found the cases interesting and said that he would love to see the Intersession program expand. Sophomore Johann Hoppe agreed. “It’s a great opportunity to explore things that we would not normally be able to study at school.” College Counselors Mary Euphrat and Tony Greco organized two day-long college tours. Students appreciated how prepared their guides were in helping them to consider future options. Junior Clarissa Chambers said, “Saint Mary’s was never a college I would have considered, but now I’m going to look more into it.” Courses such as Dance, Meditation, Boot Camp, Foreign Food and Film, Soccer, Sports Psychology, “Do It Yourself ” Maker Projects, and Robotics that used the CN campus earned equally high ratings from students. Junior Yuki Ma participated in Morris Acevedo’s CD Recording workshop where she learned to use Garage Band. “We used the app to record every individual part and at the end it constituted a complete song!” In a follow-up survey, students overwhelmingly supported the program and expressed hope that Intersession would grow. “It’s a good way to take a short break and learn something new,” said sophomore Ivan Rubio. Sophomore Haley Saffarinia agreed. “It’s a great way for us to learn interactively. We are more well-rounded students and better prepared to go out into the real world when we have experienced different ways of learning.”
Arts Alive !
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ardinal Newman’s annual spring arts festival “Arts Alive!” got a big boost this year with the addition of a dance and drama component. For Drama, the festival kicked off with two nights of improvisational comedy. There was a core group of very creative performing students that were able to think on their feet and develop a show on the spot in front of a live audience . . . this is performing at its most real and intimate . . . add laughter on top of the performance and you can expect a night to remember. Madison Widener, Angelina Valentine, Alexa Pappas, Chris Lin, Pier Pilenga, Christine Wilson and Sam Krauskopf form this tight-knit crew. The festival ended with the Spring Dance Show. All students that are enrolled in the Cardinal Newman dance classes are part of the Cardinal Newman Dance Show. The productions are performed at Sonoma Country Day School which has a wonderful theater space with professional lights and sound. Great choreography, creative costumes, and lots of energy and vision combine to make the dance show a highlight of the spring arts season. These events were combined with other events in our Arts Alive! week, including: Imagine That, the fine art gallery opening; So Show Me, the talent show; Poetry Night; and Film Festival, this year with a 50s theme to make the 2014 Arts Alive! event one of the best yet!
Campus Update by Graham Rutherford
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ur year remains a work in progress: what work? what progress? On May 1st, we welcomed Laura Held as our new President, after a long and nationwide search. Her experience and credentials are impressive; I found her to be amongst the strongest applicants from the start and she clearly emerged as the best match for our school. We feel fortunate to have a person with many years of all levels of Catholic education to lead us and who also has much experience of community involvement, in service work as a Rotarian, and in making parish connections. Her enthusiasm and energy are also welcome; expect to see her often in our many events. We improved communication directly to start the new year with a new PA system replacing the analog original from 50 years ago. Now, with extra speakers inside and out, we can all hear better. This project, spearheaded by Dirk Bietau, came in under what we expected to have to spend and with its wireless ability, has more flexibility and features. The other tech upgrades that have continued this year have allowed greater use for a variety of devices. Now in place by rooms 12 and 13 is a prayer and reflection area around a large bronze statue of Jesus, arms spread out in welcome, inviting all to come and rest. The statue reminds one of the great Christ the Redeemer look and completes a row that stretches from the Grotto at the library to the Garden of Remembrance to the Veterans Memorial and flag to the Mary and Bernadette rose display. These many signs of faith are well maintained by our staff, supported by gifts from students and parents, and largely have been achieved by Head Maintenance Chief Avid Valentin. His gift to the school of ideas and effort have helped transform our grounds into a more park-like setting and a place where thought is made evident by example. Our new Science building has passed the Diocese Buildings and Grounds committee and the plans are submitted to the county for approval. This was made possible by the work of Mike Truesdell and the generous gift of $2 million from the Finley Foundation, in addition to other gifts by the Seghesio Trust and Gallo Family Foundation. We look forward to adding two new full lab classrooms and an overlarge class that can do multi-purpose work. The building is to be completed in time for the start of the 2015-16 school year, as we begin the next fifty years. The other more immediate building work has been the construction of a women’s locker room in the gym, a need that was moved up a year with the loss of use of the Ursuline Gym. The county approved our plans at the start of April and the work will be done by August, in time to start next year with ADA compliant bath facilities and locker space. The many donations given to this project include the student jog from this year, funds from the Gala fund a need, and a generous gift from Paul Wright in memory of his daughter. This will give girls a personal space in the gym; joining with the pennants from Ursuline, donated by the Sisters from their gym, that were hung up this year with the previous CN ones. The Track and Swim records were also combined last year in recognition of the achievements of other students before the current ones. We believe that in combining these achievements we are honouring the many student-athletes from years previous. More growth? You bet! Growth is progress, the result of hard work; both of these we have seen this year, more expected in the coming year.
Father Daughter & Mother Daughter “This year was my last year of getting to experience the Father/Daughter Dance and Mother/Daughter Brunch. I will miss spending quality time with my parents. These events have always been such a blast. Our lives are really busy, so it’s nice to just take a night or a morning and spend it with some really special people. Thanks Mom and Dad, I Love you.” Jessie Foell, Class of 2014
faith unity spirit excellence FROM SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS INTO THE TRUTH
Athletic Achievement winter sports & news WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Freshman It was a good start to our 2013-2014
freshman season! We were working hard in practice and in the classroom. Our first tournament, we figured out what our strengths and weaknesses were going to be for the season. We looked like we were going to be successful on offense, however defense was questionable. With hard work in practice, we were becoming a well-rounded team. We were over .500 half way through the season. We had a couple close games, and our first league loss was to Montgomery. I think that that loss fueled our fire. In practice, we were more focused and the girls were working extremely hard. The next time we met Montgomery, we pulled out the win. This was probably the most memorable game of the season. We ended with an overall record of 19-4. We played through injuries and personal hardships, however, I would say that all of these experiences brought the girls and I that much closer!
JVThe Cardinal Newman Women's Junior Varsity team
had a very successful 2013-2014 season. The Cardinals began the season with a 36-33 home win against Sonoma Valley. They would then play their next 11 games on the road. The team embraced the idea of being “road warriors” as they would win 10 of those road games to finish the preseason with a record of 11-1. Among those victories were a 53-34 win against Wallenburg for the St. Vincent, Petaluma Championship, a 56-20 win at Lower Lake for the Lower Lake Championship, and the lone loss, a 44-40 defeat to the host Tigers for the Analy Championship. Despite dealing with a series of injuries and a bout with the killer flu, the Cardinals found themselves Varsity player Kylie Kiech '15 in second place with a 5-2 league record. Although the Cardinals were unable to defeat Ukiah to earn a share of the league title, they would finish the season winning their last 6 games, including two tough, very close back to back wins at Montgomery and at Windsor to compile a record of 22-4 overall, 11-3 in the North Bay League. The experienced team was led by its three team captains; junior Paige Amormino, sophomore Adrienne Harrison, and team leader in points and rebounds for her second straight year, sophomore Kelsey Smith. Smith was also named Most Valuable Player in both the St. Vincent and Lower Lake Tournaments. Coach Walker would like to thank the team and Assistant Coach Margaret Curzon for all of their hard work and dedication. And a special thank you to all of the parents and the entire faculty for all of their love and support in helping make this the best year possible.
WOMEN'S VARSITY TENNIS
The Varsity Women’s Tennis Team had a very successful year. The team earned the first Cardinal Newman Girls NBL Pennant and League Title! The roster was made up of strong senior leadership, as well as some new young talent. Seniors and captains, Emily Greco, Lelaina Beyer and Sadie Schroeter led the team in number one and two singles and number one doubles. Other great performances were given by Preston Bernd and Anna Hartmann in the number 3 and 4 singles, and Anna Tamayo at number one doubles and the two doubles team of senior Cara Doolittle and sophomore Meghan McCabe. With new talent of freshmen Anna Hartmann, Molly Wolmuth and Tasha Schafer, the Cardinals had an overall record of 19-6 and league record of 13-1. The girls went on a 13 match league winning streak and tied Maria Carrillo for the league title. The team then had a playoff against Maria Carrillo to determine the automatic berth for NCS and won a close match 4-3. The Cardinal Newman Girls were seeded 6th for Division II NCS Team Competition and faced visiting Branson High School first round. Branson was seeded 3rd and won convincingly 7-0 against the Cardinals. For individual recognition, Emily Greco and Lelaina Beyer earned All-league First Team Singles. Greco finished third in the NBL Singles Tournament and Beyer finished fifth. Sadie Schroeter and Anna Tamayo earned All-league First Team Doubles and freshman Anna Hartmann and Molly Wolmuth earned fourth place in the NBL Doubles Tournament. Next year, the Cardinals look to be strong contenders for another NBL title with leadership from returning juniors Preston Bernd and Anna Tamayo.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Varsity The 2013-2014 season will go down in history Frosh Cardinal for the Cardinal Newman High School Women’s Basketball Program. It was a season of firsts for the Cardinals, who captured their first-ever North Bay League Championship in only their third year in existence. A week after securing their pennant, the Cardinals made their first North Bay League Playoff Championship appearance at Santa Rosa Junior College. They defeated Santa Rosa 47-42 to claim their spot as the top girls’ team in the county. The Cardinal’s efforts during pre- and league season earned them a bid to the NCS Division IV Championships. The Cardinals coasted to a 63-38 win over Cloverdale in round one before falling 40-42 at Arcata. Despite the loss, the team still earned a bid to make their first appearance in the CIF State Tournament. They started the tournament by traveling to Menlo where they defeated the Knights 47-35. The Cardinals then advanced to the Northern California semi-finals, pitting them against #1 seed Scotts Valley. Despite their best efforts the Cardinals were not able to defeat the host team. The Cardinals finished the season with an overall record of 24-8, which marks the program’s first 20-win season. Several players were recognized for their outstanding efforts, including junior Kylie Kiech, sophomore Tiffany Salinas and freshman Hailey Vice-Neat. Despite the awards and accolades, the 2013-2014 CNHS Women’s Varsity Basketball Team will be remembered most by their work ethic, selflessness and heart. Special recognition goes out to Seniors Alex Dotti and Kylie Dutton for all of their hard work and for everything they’ve contributed to the program. Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Basketball Team on a great season!
CHEER
This year’s Frosh Cardinal team ended up with a season record of 20 wins and 6 losses. Our league record was 11-3 good for 2nd place in the NBL behind Montgomery. We had some great games during the year with one in particular against Piedmont in our last pre-season game. Every player on the team showed great improvement from the start of the season to the end. Our team had a number of players injured all year long and almost everyone was sick with some type of the flu or variation of it, but even with all of that happening, players off the bench stepped up and filled in very well. We had to change the way we played, from a big rebounding team scoring more than the other team to becoming a more defensive-minded team in stopping our opponents from scoring instead. The players caught on and the transition went very well.
Frosh Gold
The Frosh Gold team ended their season with a record of 11-15, having had multiple wins over Piner, Sonoma, Windsor and Elsie Allen. The team scored over 40 points 10 times and scored 53 points twice . . . quite an accomplishment for freshman team. The team lost five games by less than two points. Coach Guillen is very proud of the growth the team made as basketball players and as young men. The future looks bright for the basketball program
JV This was a very successful season for our JV basketball
team. With an overall record of 18-8, 9-5 in league, and a first place trophy from a preseason tournament at Drake High School, there are many things we can look back on and feel accomplished about. This year’s team grew exponentially as a unit, as they learned what it meant to play as a team day in and day out. Not only did they do a great job on the court, but they took care of their studies as well, having the leading team GPA of all the Winter Sports.
Cardinal Newman had a successful 2013-2014 Cheer season! Summer camps brought athletes much accomplishment in top honors: Marissa Palmer: Leadership and All-American All Star Cheerleader, Julia Kennedy, Remy Gassman, and Danielle Codding. All-American All Star Cheerleader,Team Superior Awards in Stunts, Choreography, and Dance,Superior Varsity Squad Division Award,Invitation to Super Bowl, London Christmas and Thanksgiving parade. The team furthered the year with excellent performances for football and basketball bringing the art of stunting, tumbling, and all-star dance to their performances. This team not only pushed skills, but worked hard in building school spirit throughout the campus bringing the CN Pride to life. Cardinal Newman Cheer not only supported football and men's basketball, they stepped out to support soccer, and softball. They expanded their mission to build school-wide spirit by getting the CN crowds unified in cheers and support for our amazing CN cheer teams. While working hard to attend games, the team also traveled to Hawaii in January to perform in the pre-game and halftime performances of the Hawaii Pro-Bowl where they had the chance to meet some of the most talented football and cheerleaders in the NFL. CN cheer season 2013-2014 was a successful and driven year. The 21 members worked as a team to push each other towards success! Cardinal Newman cheer 2014-2015 will be promoting not only a school team next year, but by invitation only, a traveling competition squad.
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Senior Varsity Player Connor Head
Varsity Hard-hit by the graduation of the 2012-
2013 NorCal champions, this year’s varsity basketball team struggled early, losing a number of one- and two-point games. The team really came together during North Bay League play, putting together a five-game winning streak and playing for the NBL title – losing a hotly contested 64-60 decision to rival Montgomery at the end of the regular season. A fine league record of 10-4, second place in a deep and talented NBL, was quite an accomplishment. The Cardinals won their first NCS playoff game 72-36 over Lick-Wilmerding but were defeated by a talented St. Vincen’t/St. Patrick’s squad from Vallejo in the second round. Connor Head, the senior point guard, made First Team All-League and sophomore Connor Rubattino was voted to the Second Team. The future looks bright for Cardinal Newman basketball. Next year Newman returns 12 players from this year’s squad.
Tia Goldberg '17
Athletic Achievement winter sports & news WRESTLING
Varsity The 2013-2014 Cardinal Newman Wrestling
team ended its season with a 34th place finish in the State meet, a 12th place finish in the North Coast Section and a fourth place finish in league. They posted a 4-3 dual meet record, adding to its third year of having a winning season. The Cardinals were able to finish above some of the top programs in the state, finishing higher than any other team in the redwood empire. The Cardinals peaked at the right time and turned up the heat with a strong finish. Individual standout PJ Klee placed second in the state, was a North Coast Section champion, and league champion. He dominated every match he won. His Brother Michael Klee, also very talented and strong, became a 2x league champion and will be looking to being Cardinal Newman’s first 3x league champion next year after placing fourth in the North Coast Section and becoming a 2x NCS place winner. Freshman standouts Jake Butler and Kyle Smith had a very good year, both placing third in league. Finishing out on top of his own personal goals, Joey Frazier made a huge leap in his wrestling career by making the round of 12 in the North Coast Section. For the 2014-15 Year, Cardinals will be contending for a league title, a top ten finish in the North Coast Section, and qualifying two or three wrestlers to the state meet. Look for Michael Klee to dominate the North Coast Section as the number one ranked wrestler and to earn a spot on the most decorated tournament in California, the state meet. Look for Jake Butler, Joey Frazier, Kyle Smith and Sean Mayer to all earn a top eight finish in the North coast Section. If all goes well, Newman should have five NCS placers, making them a top ten team. These wrestlers will continue to chisel away at what seems to be a long road for the young program. The program has broken many records already, claiming its first NCS champion and its first-ever state finalist and placer winner.
JV The 2013-2014 JV wrestling season started off great,
with several wrestlers winning the Novice tournament and some of them proving they were ready for varsity sooner than expected. With this happening it did not leave many wrestlers on the junior varsity squad. Despite the low numbers, this team was able to place second at the Deer Valley Duals, two steps up from their fourth place finish the year before. The Cardinals were able to defeat large schools like College Park, Freedom, and Deer Valley. These teams although stacked with a full lineup, were short from defeating the small but strong squad of Cardinal wrestlers. Freshman standouts were Lorenzo Merlin and Rylee Formway. Sophomores Chase Knowles and Mason Levinson lead the team with prior experience at this tournament. The younger wrestlers followed in their steps and helped the team gather wins throughout the day. At the end of the year, sophomore Chase Knowles became a 2x JV league champion, although he could have wrestled varsity and beat many varsity wrestlers, he had to settle for a second string spot behind Michael Klee who placed fourth in the North Coast Section. This will only make Chase tougher for next year, knowing that he trains with quality workout partners. Around each weight there are tough varsity wrestlers that help prepare the younger wrestlers as they get ready to fill a spot on the varsity lineup.
Where Are They Now?
Former Newman Basketball Stars Making the Community Proud Bobby Sharp '11 – If you follow college basketball, you know Bobby had a great season at Portland University. Bobby started the last part of his season, having some high-scoring games along the way. He averaged 8.9 points per game and made (76) 3pt field goals and shot a fine 44% beyond the arc. He scored 27 points (8-3pt FG’s) in a Bobby Sharp, Portland University triple-overtime victory over Brigham Young (made NCAA tournament field) and hit the two decisive 3pt shots against highly-regarded Gonzaga, giving Portland its first win over Gonzaga in 21 years. Bobby returns next year with high hopes for his senior year. Corey Hammell '13– Last year’s NBL MVP and All-State (Div 4) selection logged considerable time at Santa Rosa Junior College, contributing to the first state championship in the school’s history. Corey had a number of “doubledoubles” and was one of the team’s leading rebounders. Kenny Love '13 – Playing at Whitworth College in Spokane, Kenny had an excellent season as a freshman starting most games at point guard for his nationally-ranked team that was a league champion and advanced to the second round of the Division III NCAA Tourney. Kenny had some exceptional games including a 25-point/8 assist game during league play. He averaged 4.6 assists and 9.3 points per game. He will return next year for his sophomore season. Kyle King '13– Kyle played at the Division II level for Regis College in Denver. Although Kyle did not see a lot of action as a freshman, he is excited about returning his sophomore year.
Fall Sports 2013 All-Empire Recognition 2013 ALL-EMPIRE WOMEN’S GOLF FIRST TEAM Megan McConnell, Cardinal Newman, senior
2013 ALL-EMPIRE LARGE SCHOOL WOMEN’S SOCCER FIRST TEAM Jackie Dutton, Cardinal Newman, senior, D 2013 ALL-EMPIRE WOMEN’S TENNIS FIRST TEAM LeLaina Beyer, Cardinal Newman, Sr. Emily Greco, Cardinal Newman, Sr. SECOND TEAM Preston Bernd, Cardinal Newman, Jr. Sadie Schroeter, Cardinal Newman, Sr. ALL EMPIRE FOOTBALL FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE QB – Keaton Dunsford, Cardinal Newman, senior WR – Kevin Lucey, Cardinal Newman, senior
WINTER SCHOLAR TEAMS 2013-14 JV Wrestling 3.71 JV Women's Basketball 3.64 Frosh Women's Basketball 3.52 Varsity Men's Basketball 3.51 JV Men's Basketball 3.65 Frosh Cardinal Basketball 3.34 Frosh Gold Basketball 3.59 Cheer 3.14
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE OL – Sean Wolfe, Cardinal Newman, senior Kicker – Trent Klein, Cardinal Newman, senior SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE DL – Will Andrews, Cardinal Newman, senior DB – Dylan Kolman, Cardinal Newman, senior
2013 Men’s Basketball State Blanket Unveiled
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he 2013 men’s basketball team had a long and exciting season last year, ending in March 2013 playing in the California State Championship game at ARCO Arena. On Friday, December 20, 2013, the team was awarded with a blanket which was unveiled and hung in the John M. Fitzgerald Gymnasium before the varsity basketball game vs. Justin Siena. It was wonderful to have the coaches and players back together again being honored for such high athletic achievement.
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Women’s Locker Room Facilities— We are almost there!
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hank you to all who supported this important facility on campus, including our CN students, who, through their Jog-A-Thon effort, have raised over $75,000 and our Legacy Gala Fund A Need which raised over $17,000! A special thank you to Paul V. Wright for the $25,000 Naming Opportunity gift generously donated in memory of his late daughter Kathleen Wright, UHS ’67. We are almost there! Plans have been submitted and construction is slated to begin this spring with a completion of the project anticipated for the beginning of the new school year! Locker Room Sponsorship Opportunities are still available through June 2014. Each sponsorship level gift will be recognized on a high profile plaque located outside the locker room facility in addition to a locker plaque: •$10,000 Platinum Sponsor •$5,000 Gold Sponsor •$3,000 Bronze Sponsor •$1,000 Silver Sponsor (multiple plaques placed on a locker with multiple sponsors) Those wishing to support this project can still contribute by visiting our home page at www.cardinalnewman.org . Recognition opportunities are available through June 30, 2014. All gifts are truly appreciated. Thank you!
Fall Sports 2013 All-League Recognition
ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL Assistant Coach of the Year - Ryan King ALL-LEAGUE SOCCER - WOMEN'S FIRST TEAM Dylan Kohlman DB 12 Jake Boes DB 12 FIRST TEAM FB 12 Will Andrews DL 12 Jackie Dutton Sean Wolfe OL 12 Keaton Dunsford QB 12 SECOND TEAM MF/F 12 Kevin Lucey WR 12 Katrina Cline Megan Moore MF 10 SECOND TEAM Tommy Streb DB 11 HONORABLE MENTION Duncan Hatch DL 11 F/MF 9 Pat Evans LB 11 Lauren Miller MF/D 11 Sam Styles OL 12 Grace Forsell Jamon Roberts OL 10 Ryan O’Leary WR 12 Craig Lucey RB 11 ALL-LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY - MEN'S HONORABLE MENTION HONORABLE MENTION Anthony Rink 12 Sam Styles DL 12 Reed Palmer DL/OL 10 Trent Klein K 12 Bryce McChinak LB 11 ALL-LEAGUE GOLF - WOMEN'S Ryan O’Leary LB 12 Zach Stoltz OL/RB 11 FIRST TEAM 11 Chris Kemmerer OL 12 Megan McConnell Sean Mayer OL 11 Jackson Herrfeldt OL 12 SECOND TEAM 9 Kasey Mansen WR/SS 11 Emily Pham Jeff Rebello WR 12 ALL-LEAGUE TENNIS - WOMEN'S ALL-LEAGUE WATER POLO SINGLES Emily Greco 12 MEN’S 12 Brock Bauer Goalie 10 LeLaina Beyer Jack Stafford Driver 10 Ryan Johnson 2M D 12 DOUBLES Sadie Schroeter 12 Anna Tamayo 11 WOMEN’S Phoebe Sheahan Goalie 11 Marissa Garzini 2M Off 12 ALL-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM Mimi Fowler L 12 ALL-LEAGUE SOCCER – MEN’S Juli Buehnerkemper MB 12 FIRST TEAM Matt Payne GK 12 SECOND TEAM Kylie LaForge OH 12 Haley McDaniel MB 12 SECOND TEAM George Sakopoulos MF 12
“Ultimately, the retreat was a huge success. People learned about what kind of person I am, I learned about what kind of people were in my class who I barely acknowledged (before), but most importantly I think this retreat was instrumental in helping me find myself.” – Yasmine Payne
Junior Retreat:
RET REATS
January 26-27 & Feb. 23-24, 2014
“Overall, the retreat was one of the best experiences of my life to this point. I strengthened the bonds with my friends and created new friends as well.” – Dylan Kolman
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he Junior Class Retreat served to strengthen the friendship and community of the 2015 class of Cardinal Newman. The students discussed and shared about who they truly are - inside and out. On Sunday morning members of the junior class arrived at Cardinal Newman and the retreat began with mass celebrated by chaplain Fr. Raúl Lemus. Students met their small groups and enjoyed lunch together before departing for Alliance Redwoods Conference Grounds in the beautiful redwood forest of Occidental. The groups took advantage of the nice weather and spent the afternoon hiking. That evening they spent time sharing about their identities and experiences through games, projects and activities. The students enjoyed being able to relax, unwind and enjoy time together in play. Each small group, led by a volunteer faculty or staff member, served as a safe place for students to share and go deeper in discussion. The evening culminated in a prayer remembering all those who have touched our lives. Senior students from the Campus Ministry class shared their experiences with the juniors and led a question and answer time. Monday began with time for the students to go out on their own to contemplate and pray in the beautiful natural surroundings. Over the course of the rest of the day the students discussed their stance on a variety of issues and took time for relaxation. The retreat ended with an affirmation activity before the students headed home refreshed and a closer class community. “The junior class retreat was a great time for bonding. I feel like our class got much closer on retreat.” – Amarica Rafanelli
Senior Retreat: "Immerse" February 9-11 & March 9-11, 2014
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ur February Senior Retreat took place at Alliance Redwoods Conference Grounds and our March Senior Retreat at Westminster Woods Camp and Conference Center, both in the beautiful redwood forest of Occidental. The theme of the retreat was "Immerse", a call to the seniors to follow the example of Christ and fully immerse themselves in the journey of life. The students were encouraged to reflect on the meaning and purpose of their lives and spend some time in self-discovery as well as community building. Volunteer teachers and faculty poured much time, attention, and care into the students. They led small groups, gave witness talks to the large group and were wonderful, guiding presences to the seniors.
The students began their retreat Sunday at Cardinal Newman when they met their small groups, competed in trivia, and enjoyed lunch together before departing for the retreat center. The students arrived at the redwoods early enough to take advantage of the beautiful weather and hike with their small groups. That evening, following games and dinner, the students began to immerse themselves into the theme of the retreat as they took time to name the values and people that make up their foundations. An evening prayer in which each person shared a personal goal or expectation for the retreat set the tone and reinforced the theme of Immerse. Monday brought time to spend outdoors in prayer and building trust with peers as they took turns guiding each other blindfolded. Later that afternoon, an exercise in communication through deep questions with their trust walk partners helped form bonds between classmates. The evening culminated in a Reconciliation Service, led by chaplain, Fr. Raúl Lemus, a campfire and a very special night prayer tradition. Tuesday after lunch the students reflected on their future selves and their retreat experience. The February retreat was an unusually small group of students which afforded the opportunity for an excursion to nearby Doran Beach. The March group particularly enjoyed affirming each other one by one and playing under the redwood canopy together. Both groups returned to their day to day lives refreshed after spending some time in prayer, personal reflection, and community with classmates.
Washing of the Feet Day – 2014 April 17th, Holy Thursday, commemorates the Passover meal Jesus had with his apostles before being crucified on Good Friday. n the Gospel of John, while celebrating Passover with his disciples, Jesus, the teacher and Messiah, washes the feet of his disciples as a symbol of humility, service and purification. He says to them, “As I have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” Our school responds to Jesus’ words and heeds his message to serve others, not for self gain but because we recognize that we make a better world when we give freely of our time and talent. Freshmen helped beautify our Cardinal Newman campus and fields, sophomores and juniors served at non-profit sites throughout the county, and the seniors worked diligently at their respective senior service sites. We traditionally call this day of service to the community "Washing of the Feet Day".
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CBSL Anthony Del Secco and Payton Smith
These were the sites served this year: •Howarth Park: Big K-land Amusement Ride Area •Sonoma Humane Society •Crossing the Jordan •Three (3) sites for Community Support Network •Community Action Partnership/Headstart •Sonoma State Historic Park •Family Support Center •Sonoma County Family Y •Renaissance Healing and Learning Center •Two (2) sites for California Parenting Institute •Petaluma PEP Housing Offices •Redwood Gospel Mission Administrative Office •Catholic Charities ReStyle Marketplace •Social Advocates for Youth Coffee House •KRCB North Bay Public Media •Redwood Empire Food Bank •Monte Rio Chamber of Commerce Community Garden
Thanks to all the administrators, teachers, coaches, staff, students, families, and site coordinators who helped extend our mission to serve. Over 2,500 hours of service was given by Cardinal Newman students and faculty members on this one day alone!
SERVICE: Trip To India
My name is Anthony and if you didn’t already know I traveled to India this February to work in a medical camp that was fundraised by my partner, Peyton Smith, and I, as well as help dedicate wells, donate goats and cows to villages in need, and play with school children who truly have nothing. The trip was enlightening – I will never be the same. I want to tell you a little about India. First of all, it’s hot. Like all the time. It’s hot in the morning, in the afternoon, at night, when it’s cloudy, when it’s raining, even when it’s snowing I’m sure it’s still hot. The food: absolutely incredible. Lots of chicken, since cows are sacred. Rice is another specialty. Apparently we “white folk” find toast to be a delicacy, since everywhere we turn they ask if we want toast. The answer is yes, I do want some toast, because the toast is awesome in India. Oh, and everything is spicy. Even things that are supposed to be sweet are spicy. Donuts have chili peppers in them; pancakes have onions and garlic. Breakfast is spicy, lunch is spicier, dinner is spiciest, and then there’s ice cream! Overall, I rate the food a solid 10 out of 10, no matter how messy it was to eat soup with my hands. Next is the wildlife. It’s everywhere. You look to the left and you see wild dogs running rampant, you look right and see a family of wild boars munching on some trash. Animals are everywhere, and when you aren’t in the city/villages looking cows in the eye or holding baby goats, you can spot wild monkeys swinging through the treetops at the nearby waterfall (which was epic by the way). If you’re lucky you might even get to see an elephant or two like we did. Oh, and the bugs… well, those are everywhere too. Everywhere you turn there are mosquitos and in the bathrooms there are spiders the size of your fist. Don’t go in the bathrooms. In India you’re a bad driver if you don’t constantly cut people off or don’t use your horn for fun. 4—CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL
The weather is great, the food is delicious, the animals are friendly, the water is warm (except for in the showers. That water is really, really, very extra cold just for your pleasure), and the people are the best. On a more personal level, this trip has been the best gift I have ever asked for, because it truly is a gift. It’s a gift from everyone who heard my story and helped me get there, and so for that I thank each and every one of you. You are the reason that I could experience such an amazing culture and meet so many amazing people. I am blessed to have even been able to have the chance to go to India, and I am even luckier that I actually got to go. I do believe in fate, and I do believe it was my destiny to find such an amazing group of people to guide me through a long but rewarding process. Thank you Valerie and Vivek for being a light in a very dark room. Thank you Kathy. Thank you Peyton – I couldn’t have asked for a better partner. Thank you Kai and Bella. Thank you Owen and Teanna and Carrie and Nobby. I am so glad I could share this experience with all of you. I look forward to another chance at going in July, just four short months from now. I want to go back more than anything. We live in a society that is so unhappy with what we have when we already have so much. We have shoes on our feet. We have warm showers and a bed. We have food when we are hungry and water when we are thirsty. We have all this and more, yet we are still so unhappy. Don’t take anything for granted, because you have no idea how lucky you actually are. Smile. Be thankful for what you have. But most of all, love. Love your friends, your family, and your neighbors. Love your coworkers and your teachers. Love your past, love your present, your home and your country, your enemies, and your heroes. Love the roof over your head and the shoes on your feet. Life may seem hard at times, but even in darkness, light shines. Even in despair there is hope. Love knows no boundaries, and its power is limitless. So love. Just love. Forever Grateful, Anthony Del Secco-Class of 2014
First Honors 3.5 -3.99 gpa Harlan, Haley 3.83 Irvine, Britta 3.83 Johnson, Alexander 3.83 Latham, Madison 3.83 Matossian, Preston 3.83 McNeany, Patrick 3.83 Pheffer, Jonathon 3.83 Watson, Julia 3.83 Young, Benjamin 3.83 Douglass, Robert 3.75 Shaw, Connor 3.75 Escarcega, Juan Pablo 3.70 De Los Santos, Angel 3.69 Murray, Jack 3.69 Boudreaux, Monique 3.69 DiMarco, Joseph 3.67 Duryea, Jack 3.67 Karuza, Jordan 3.67 Lee, Christian 3.67 Miller, Lauren 3.67 Moro, Isabella 3.67 Oliver, Andrew 3.67 Price, Jonathan 3.67 Brown, Billy 3.62 Galli, Matthew 3.62 Borders, Carlie 3.58 Boudreaux, Lisette 3.58 Bryson, Paris 3.58 Butler, Jake 3.58 Codding, Natalie 3.58 Faull, Chandler 3.58 Greco, Adam 3.58 Nicholas, Daniella 3.58 O'Hara, Ryan 3.58 Ryan, Charles 3.58 Schafer, Andrew 3.58 Verity, Chandler 3.58 Bolander, Eric 3.54 Bourns, Cameron 3.54 Guerrero, Andres 3.54 Brookshire, Jordon 3.50 Formway, Rylee 3.50 Gale, Nicholas 3.50 Geng, Han (Caroline) 3.50 Holdredge, William 3.50
JUNIOR Davis, Steven 3.86 Dobbins, Victoria 3.86 Duckworth, Zach 3.86 Duffy, Tara 3.86 Krauskopf, Josef 3.86 Munsell, Nicholas 3.86 Onstott, Logan 3.86 Peterson, Zachary 3.86 Rockefeller, Shelby 3.86 Wankmuller, Alissa 3.86 Allen, Amber 3.83 Catelli, Michael 3.83 Ryan, Megan 3.83 Bailey, Kevin 3.75 Burk-McMurray, Zackery 3.71 Dove, Victoria 3.71 Espinola, Cassidy 3.71 Jaffe, Emily 3.71 Klee, Michael 3.71 Lindee, Peter 3.71 McChinak, Bryce 3.71 McNamara, Sarah 3.71 Mejia, Luis 3.71 Muller, Austin 3.71 Holly, Sarah 3.67 Neuerburg, Brad 3.67 Robello, Alina 3.60 Chambers, Clarissa 3.57 Forni, Cantlen 3.57 Gallo, Celine 3.57 Gamba, Agostino 3.57 Geary, Angus 3.57 Hatch, Duncan 3.57 Sheahan, Phoebe 3.57 Sousa, Aaron 3.57 Swenson-Aguirre, 3.57 Annemarie Broffman, Thomas 3.50 Farber, Jordan 3.50 Flanary, Jordan 3.50 Lucey, Craig 3.50 Stolz, Zachary 3.50 SOPHOMORE Anderson-Soria, Trevin Bertolone, Megan Dayton, Julia Dexter, Nickolas Doolittle, Seth George, Jacquelyn Groom, Colby Henry, Cole Hinde, Adam Saffarinia, Haley Shureen, Madeline Jungferman, Ingrid Nam, Yoonsoo Benitez, Juan Brutocao, Allison Foster, Connor Fulwider-Lopez, Dominic Golden, Connor Kenkel-Danly, Cole Miksis, Leonette Valdez, Ricardo Jacobsen, Laura Daniels, Madison Green, Liam Ortiz, Amara Ortola, Michael Palmer, Eric Raasch, Shelbi Relota, Alexandra Rubattino, Connor McCabe, Meghan Roberts, Jamon FRESHMEN Nonella, Grace Young, Harriet Beyer, Olivia Knapp, David Webb, Morgan Bianchi, Megan Bozeman, Emily Bucher, Steven Darien, Wyatt Dural, Jalen Fahy, Justin Gamba, Natalia Hall, Marissa
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Principal's List 4.0 & up SENIOR Name GPA Daniel, Manjari 4.86 Van Milligen, Emily 4.71 Buehnerkemper, 4.67 Julianna Piazza, Natalie 4.67 Sakopoulos, George 4.67 Botka, Margaret 4.57 Doolittle, Cara 4.57 Herrfeldt, Jackson 4.57 Johnson, Ryan 4.57 Payne, Matthew 4.57 Smith, Peyton 4.57 Van Prooyen, Adam 4.57 Davison, Elea 4.50 Dotti, Alexandra 4.50 Vyenielo, Laura 4.50 Chen, Xinlei 4.43 Justice, Nicolas 4.43 Montgomery, Sylas 4.43 Dayton, Lofton 4.33 de Rutte, Jennifer 4.33 Liang, Xuqing(Vivian) 4.33 Liu, Qianling(Jesming) 4.33 Beyer, Lelaina 4.29 Clark, Michael 4.29 Coon, Spencer 4.29 Del Secco, Rebecca 4.29 Destruel, Jeffrey 4.29 Loube, Russell 4.29 Matsuda, Jessica 4.29 Mazur, Max 4.29 Kolman, Dylan 4.17 O'Connell, Lily 4.17 Liu, Xiaodong (Mark) 4.14 Salling, Abigail 4.14 Anderson, Lauren 4.00 Bradley, Danielle 4.00 Brown, Christina 4.00 Clements, Christian 4.00 Cline, Katrina 4.00 Loos, Tyler 4.00 Rebello, Jeffrey 4.00 Rhodes, Julia 4.00 Schroeter, Sadie 4.00 Wolfe, Sean 4.00 JUNIOR Amormino, Paige 4.86 Kagel, Adam 4.71 Price, Cutler 4.67 Forsell, Grace 4.57 Rei, Margaret 4.57 Bertolero, Julia 4.50 Gruber, Sara 4.50 Jacobs, Spencer 4.50 Laron, Sydney 4.50 Tarantino, Gino 4.50 Walker, James 4.50 Song, Shuang 4.43 Drake, Nicholas 4.33 Bone, Brandon 4.29 Greenan, Katharine 4.29 Rafanelli, Amarica 4.29 Urasaki, Christopher 4.29 Yang, Zheyu 4.29 Botteri, Justin 4.17 Dennen, Alexandra 4.17 King, Bradley 4.17 Ma, Mingyue (Yuki) 4.17
Vreeland, Michael 4.17 Dybczak, Megan 4.14 Garzini, Marissa 4.14 Lin, Ting (Tina) 4.14 Lucchetti, Joseph 4.14 Roux, Avery 4.14 Singler, Gabrielle 4.14 Wilson, Madeline 4.14 Bertero, Colin 4.00 Bollinger, Madison 4.00 Browning, Austin 4.00 Chang, Angela 4.00 DeFors, Sarah 4.00 Edman, Gabriela 4.00 Freeman, London 4.00 Kiech, Kylie 4.00 Knott, Matthew 4.00 Lin, Christopher 4.00 Ma, Ning (Sawyer) 4.00 Mazur, Natalie 4.00 Moreno, Juliene 4.00 Reeder, Andrew 4.00 Smith, Ashton 4.00 Strauch, Erika 4.00
Alumni Legacy Scholarship!
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Jack Murray '17 with Alumni President Nick Werle, '91
ur Cardinal Newman alumni have worked hard to establish an Alumni Legacy Scholarship Fund to support children and/or grandchildren of Cardinal Newman alums with annual scholarships. This is the third year this scholarship has become available. Congratulations to incoming freshman Hanna Massell, and current 9th grader Jack Murray, for being this year’s recipients! Support the Alumni Endowment Fund by visiting our website at www. cardinalnewman.org under the Alumni Tab. Online donations are welcome! Hanna Massell '18, Aumni Scholarship recipient
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SENIOR Name Allen, Kathryn Chen, Jixian Foster, Taylor Gluch, Christine Kitchen, Matthew Miksis, Victoria Pilenga, Piercarlo Styles, Samuel Nguyen, Wilson Pappas, Nicolas Skaff, Jarrett Dunsford, Keaton Bell, McKenna Costa, Mia Payne, Baylee Sims, Brandon Guillaumin, Julie Kohl, Mariah Legro, Ashley O'Leary, Ryan Palmer, Marissa Zavala, Jordan Andrews, William Rink, Anthony Yang, Yanxiong
SOPHOMORE Segre, Julien 4.67 Bollinger, Lauren 4.57 Brown, Elizabeth 4.57 Gschwend, Connery 4.57 Hasson, Julia 4.57 Calhoun, Andrew 4.50 Houlihan, Sean 4.50 Almy, Spencer 4.43 Botka, Benjamin 4.43 Hodes, Samuel 4.43 Rosenberg, Heather 4.43 Buhman, Jade 4.33 McMullen, Ian 4.33 Buse, Christopher 4.29 DiMassa, Kevin 4.29 Eakin, John 4.29 Farber, Devin 4.29 Imm, Colin 4.29 Knowles, Chase 4.29 Meffert, Clarice 4.29 Mitrovich, Alexandra 4.29 Rubio, Ivan 4.29 Stafford, Jack 4.29 Torr, Kyle 4.29 Van Prooyen, Matthew 4.29 Vidaurri, Marina 4.29 Lafferty, Roisin 4.28 Mokvyts, Max 4.17 Azcarate, Gabrielle 4.14 Banks, Sarah 4.14 Edgar, Addison 4.14 Farrow, Montana 4.14 Flanagan, Kevin 4.14 Hankins, Kyler 4.14 Harrison, Adrienne 4.14 Hu, Zhen (Rita) 4.14 Mateo, Kathleen 4.14 Moore, John Paul 4.14 Pappas, Alexa 4.14 Pisors, Nolan 4.14 Uebel, Nicholas 4.14 Bauer, Brock 4.00 Hanspal, Aman 4.00 Hoppe, Johann 4.00 Keenan, Nicholas 4.00 Ostheimer, Matthew 4.00 Palmer, Reed 4.00 Wolf, Anna-Katharina 4.00 FRESHMEN Castaneda, Gladys MacPhail, Madison Anderson, Daniel Burrell, Ethan Cullen, Sean Pham, Thaouyen Stewart, Ashley Schmidt, Marcus Allen, Maranda Bedsole, Grace Borg, Parker Brooks, Hunter Clark, Brianna Clark, Noel Clerou, Clement Daly, Michael Dawson, Samantha Fanucchi, Elena Gilmartin, Connor Gilson, Danielle Goan, Melissa Goldberg, Tia Hanley, Kathleen Hartmann, Anna Heath, Eliana Hextrum, Taylor Justice, Natalie Khapenkov, Albert Musser-Kirby, Christopher Olsen, Caroline Rebello, Juliette Schafer, Natalya Shieh, Katie Urasaki, Alexander Vice, Megan Walker, Lauren Walsh, Sean West, Katherine Wolmuth, Molly
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Alumni Golf Tournament NEW LOCATION this year at Windsor Golf Club!
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he Cardinal Newman Alumni Association extends a special invitation for you to join us at the 2014 Alumni Golf Tournament at Windsor Golf Club on Thursday, May 29, 2014, now in its 24th year! The Alumni Association is dedicated to raising funds for the students of Cardinal Newman High School by hosting the Golf Tournament each year. Registration begins at 12:00pm, followed by lunch and then a shotgun start at 1:00pm. You will be taken on a ‘trip around the world on the green’ where you will be greeted by many Cardinal Newman supporters who will offer appetizers and beverages from many countries and share the diversity of world cuisine. Once finished on the golf course, players and guests will enjoy dinner and an awards reception, featuring a live/silent auction and raffle. Space is limited, so please consider this your formal invitation to participate in this year’s 24th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament and reserve your place today! Lots of sponsorship opportunities available! Please visit Cardinal Newman's website, www.cardinalnewman.org, for more information.
ALUMNI CALENDAR
May 29 – Alumni Golf Tournament – Windsor Golf Club NEW LOCATION! June 2 – Alumni Association Committee Meeting July 31 – Alumni Quarterly Luncheon – 12:30 in CN ACC October 15 - Career Day October 24 - Homecoming Game
Texas Hold ‘Em
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he Cardinal Newman Baseball and Softball teams had their most successful year yet at this year’s Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament on March 8, 2014. The evening kicked off with a wonderful dinner of BBQ chicken and all the fixings that was barbecued by brothers, Scott and Darryl Vice and served by the softball team. Back for a second year was BUNKO where 35 players had a great time and won some fantastic prizes! The Texas Hold ‘Em games began at 6:45 with 66 players and lasted for about 5 hours. It came down to Neil Foster and Tom Jackson playing for first place and Tom was the lucky winner! He graciously decided to donate his winnings back to Cardinal Newman! Tom was presented a beautiful sterling silver bracelet donated by CN Alum, Doug Van Dyke of E.R. Sawyers ~ Class of 1981. The proceeds from a very successful silent auction, along with cash donations, will be shared between the softball and baseball teams. Thank you to the businesses and individuals who gave generously to this event. We truly could not have done it without all of your help! THANK YOU!
Eagle Distributing – Charlie & Mickey Head Scott and Darryl Vice
Gayle Goring Diana Briggs Nan Dayton
Stephanie McChinak Kelly McMahon Santa Rosa Meat & Poultry
2013 Christmas Mailing Newman Fund
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his year’s Christmas card was designed by Cardinal Newman student, Cassie Selstrom, Class of 2015. Thank you to all who so generously supported the Newman Fund this year. Over $18,100 has been received in support of the Newman Fund. These gifts will be used to support our many projects on our beautiful campus!
Mrs. Elfi Bailey Mrs. Ramona Barbieri Ms. Maricela Barragan Mr. Bernard H. Becker Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brugioni Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bucher Dr. and Mrs. John Buzza Mr. Michael Cantarutti Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carciere Mr. and Mrs. James Carlsen Dr. and Ms. Peter Chang-Sing Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cline Mr. and Mrs. James Codding Mr. John Consiglieri Ms. Diane M. Couderc Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. A. D'Ambrogi Mr. Bill Dayton Mr. and Mrs. David P. Devencenzi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dey Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Dommen Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doolittle Mr. and Mrs. Victor D. Dotti Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eakin Mr. and Mrs. Egon Ellgaard Mrs. Anita Fellenz Mr. and Mrs. Rod Ferronato Dr. Bill Forni Mr. Daniel J. Galvin III Mr. and Mrs. Allen Garayalde Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gatto Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Golden
Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Harter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry Mr. Stephen M. Higgins Hitmen Pest Control - Mr. and Mrs. John Merritt Mrs. Marion Houlihan Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Hountis Mr. and Mrs. Scott Huhn Mr. James W. Hulsman Mr. Hector Iniguez Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Jeung Michael J. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Greg Jungferman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kaiser Mr. Shaun Keiser Mr. and Mrs. Rich Kingsborough Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knight Ms. Olivia Lai Mr. and Mrs. Jack Macy Ms. Diana M. Mambretti Mr. and Mrs. Walt Montgomery Mrs. Charlene Moratto Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Moresco Mr. and Mrs. John Murray Mr. and Mrs. Adolph F. Novy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Nunes Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'Leary Mrs. Janet O'Neill Ms. Cecilia Oller Dr. and Mrs. Norman Panting Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Parker
Ms. Mary Parlin Mr. Kenneth R. Pennington,CPA Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Perotti Mr. Edward A. Piasta Ms. Tina Pisenti Mr. Douglas Rafanelli Mr. and Mrs. Lou Reginato Ms. Sandra M. Rosso Mr. and Mrs. Laurence K. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Karl Seppi Mr. Patrick J. Sheahan Ms. Vicki Smith Ms. Leslie Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Robert Staggs Ms. Lisa Standish Mrs. Kathy Stevens Ms. Carol Ann Stipinovich Mr. Andres L. Tamayo Ms. Judy Tant Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trombetta Mr. Mark Vicini Mr. and Mrs. David Vidaurri Mr. and Mrs. Eric V. Von der Mehden Mr. Josh West and Mrs. Peggy Tumminia Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wheeler Mrs. Dolores Whitehall Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilhelmsen Mr. and Mrs. Jay V. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yalon Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zanardi
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pening the 2013-14 CN Dramatic Arts Department season was a wild and crazy version of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors entitled "Bomb-itty of Errors”. Adapted to a modern setting and featuring a Hip-Hop musical score, the Wells Fargo Center for Arts stage "rapped" its way to a fantastic and energetic envening of "Shakespeare on the Fringe". Working with local Hip Hop artist Evenflough, director Carl Hamilton and a wonderful cast of actors provided the CN audience with a unforgettable evening of live theater. Bomb-itty featured Nathan Berry, Madison Widener, Angelina Valentine, Lexi Pappas, Shannon Stark, Chirstopher Lin, Zac McMurray and Sam Krauskopf.
"Bullshot Crummond"
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Thank you to those who participated in our Final Paddle Raise! Over $17,000 was raised that evening in support of the new Women’s Locker Room facility. Plan to attend next year’s celebration as the Legacy Gala hosts a ‘Golden Anniversary Celebration’ honoring the 50th Anniversary of Cardinal Newman High School.
n February, the Dramatic Arts Department presented the Heroic Comedy Spectacular "Bullshot Crummond". This slapstick comedy about "The International Man of Action" featured evil villains, heroic and dashing private eyes, Scotland Yard investigators, mad scientists, parachutes and an electric torture chair. Performed at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, the Cardinal Newman community was entertained with live theatre delight! Bullshot Crummond featured Zackery McMurray, Chris Lin, Nathan Berry, Madison Widener, Miguel Adriao, Angelina Valentine, Lexi Pappas, Shannon Stark, Clarissa Chambers and Jacquelyn Castro.
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he Cardinal Newman Dramatic Arts Department, under the Direction of Carl Hamilton, wrapped up its 2013-2014 season with a Comedy Improv Night in the Black Box Theater. Performing for two nights leading up to Arts Alive! week, audiences laughed throughout as the "Cardinal Comedians", featuring Madison Widener, Angelina Valentine, Alexis Papas, Chris Lin, Pier Pilenga, Christine Wilson and Sam Krauskopf, showed their performance skills in a hilariously entertaining evening.
n April 15th and 16th, the Cardinal Newman Dance Program presented “Alice in Wonderland” at Sonoma Country Day School in the Jackson Theater. The dance program director, Gabrielle Thompson, collaborated with 75 students to create an upbeat, imaginative, and entertaining evening of talent. The dancers filled the stage with great commitment, enthusiasm and charisma. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who donated their time to make this production a success. Many of the costumes were handmade by the talents of Lyn Rutherford, Eileen Mateo and Celeste Yparraguirre, along with Sylvia Duffy who coordinated all of the volunteer jobs. The dance shows allow all students, of various ages and levels, to come together and celebrate their accomplishments as a community. “Alice in Wonderland” was an amazing show displaying the individual skills and hard work from all of the students.
Korbel Champagne Cellars – Gary Heck Rapid Rooter – Barbara & Gary Miksis Sonoma Cutrer Wines – Lisa & Mick Schroeter Summit State Bank – Lisa & Tom Duryea Trattore Estate Wines – Mary Louise & Tim Bucher ‘82 W Real Estate – Dawn & Frank Darien Wells Fargo Foundation – Katie & Dan Stevens ‘84 White Oak Vineyards & Winery – Alma & Ken Molinaro ‘72 Congratulations to … ER Sawyer Raffle Winner, Suzanne Fisher, winner of the Black and White Diamond Pendant! Golden Ticket Winner, Shawn Bunger, UHS ’83, was given the opportunity to choose ANY Live Auction lot before we began the auctioning. She chose the Villa in Puerto Vallarta Mexico! Congratulations Shawn! Tuition Raffle Winner, Barbara & Gary Miksis, will receive FREE TUITION FOR THE 2014-15 school year! Congratulations Miksis family! We appreciate all the support your family has provided Cardinal Newman over the years!
Comedy Improv Night
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his year’s Legacy Gala hosted a Black & White Ball for the Cardinal Newman community. Our 2014 John Henry Newman Award Recipients were honored at the event; Fr. Alvin Villaruel & Mr. William Seppi, CN ’93. Their dedication to Cardinal Newman inspires us all! Thanks to the generosity of our guests that evening, the evening raised over $120,000 for the young women and men at Cardinal Newman. Many families brought home some wonderful prizes including these Live Auction lots: •‘Pinot Passion’ Wine Lot with over 40 bottles of fabulous wines! •‘Off to College’ with everything your senior would need for their first year away at college •‘Kosta Browne Dinner’ in their new private Sebastopol winery location •San Francisco Giants Luxury Suite at AT&T Park •Dutton Estate Winery Dinner catered by Park Avenue Catering •And of course ‘Graduation Seating’ for some lucky Senior Families – The only Cardinal Newman event where graduation seating can be purchased!
DRAMATIC ARTS 2013-2014
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ou may know that Cardinal Newman has a school band. The band performs at a variety of venues; music at football games and music for school liturgies. In addition, they give concerts in the music room and at “So Show Me”, the school’s talent show. The band is called “Rock Ensemble”. The students choose the music that they perform in concerts. In truth it’s often more Pop than Rock, but the word Rock conveys the energy and excitement of the band. No other high school has a band like this one. It was natural that the band wanted to get the word out about what they are doing and share their passion with the community. One recent example of a performance outreach was the concert at St. Eugene’s School in March. The Rock Ensemble played for the St. Eugene’s student body at an end-of-day assembly and a special presentation for St. Eugene’s 6th grade music class directed by Agnes Bailey. The 6th grade presentation was fun and involved inviting several 6th graders on stage with the band to sing along. At the main concert the ensemble performed “Treasure” by Bruno Mars and “Starlight” by Muse, this was then followed up with a wonderful question and answer session with the 6th graders. The 6th graders wanted to know how the Newman students learned to play their instruments and how they learn new songs. It turns out that one of the CN “Rock Ensemble” members is a former St. Eugene’s student, John Paul Moore. Agnes Bailey introduced John to the crowd and John pointed out that Mrs. Bailey was his first guitar teacher. It was wonderful to hear how far John has grown musically. He and the rest of the band have some real talent. “Rock Ensemble” member Billy Brown, who is also a star athlete, spoke about the fact that it’s great to be involved with both sports and arts. Singer Maranda Allen and bassist Clarissa Chambers led the Q&A session and did a great job of getting the audience and band pumped up for the last two songs, “Halfway Gone” by Lifehouse and “It’s Time” by Imagine Dragons. St. Eugene’s contacted the band telling them it was the best assembly they had ever had and they want to make it an annual event.
Black & White Ball—2014 Cardinal Newman’s Spring Legacy Gala
“Rock Ensemble” Update
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