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FROM THE PRESIDENT

In August 2022, I had the great honor to attend the funeral Mass for Fr. Frank Smith and learn more about this special man who was among the first people I met when I joined the MCC family in July 2019. Father and I shared the same hometown area (Philadelphia) and the same college (LaSalle College). We also shared a passion for the importance of Catholic education.

As a pastor, Fr. Frank selflessly served various communities starting diaconate programs, renovating churches, completing affordable housing complexes, and building schools. Always available, he embodied what a true servant leader is.

His life is an inspiration for all of us here at MCC as we work to instill the Franciscan values (generosity, humility, inclusivity, integrity) he lived every day in our students. We are a better school because of Fr. Frank.

The pages that follow give us the opportunity to thank those who so generously support our students and the MCC mission. Every gift makes a difference.

Stewardship exists on many levels, and we are blessed to call so many of you stewards of MCC.

Fr. Frank would approve!

Best wishes,

Academic Scholarship

Maintained minimum 3.5 GPA, scored minimum 1330 SAT or 29 ACT, and accumulated minimum 100 community service hours:

Sophia Bastida

Daniel Breisch

Kailyn Chiuchiolo

Anna Grace Cornell

Madison Haire

Megan Haire

Morgan Haire

Mason McCormack

Jagger Smith

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2022, THE 58TH GRADUATING CLASS OF MCC! It is with a mixture of excitement and sadness that we bid farewell to these young men and women. We know they will leave their marks on the world, just as they have left us with an enduring legacy of excellence.

Medallion Scholarship

Maintained minimum 3.0 GPA, scored 1210 SAT or 25 ACT, and accumulated minimum 75 community service hours:

Pierce Carraway

Raley Carter

Emma Cassidy Elizabeth Darwood

Magdalena Dignan

Jenna du Mee

Alejandro Garcia

Sarah Hamilton

Haley Keller Steven Klassen

Tyler Mecchella

Kelly Rush

Kylie Sepulveda

LEGACY GRADS

“Throughout my years at MCC, I have recognized the importance of academics. The teachers and administration have always pushed me to do my best and to achieve academic excellence. I was challenged, and I thrived in this institution. Since I was challenged, I was able to develop endurance and an attitude that revolved around hard work and never giving up. I give a lot of credit to the incredible teachers that created my academic and study skills. I am forever grateful for my education at Melbourne Central Catholic High School.” – DANIEL BREISCH

ABROE/ALFONSO DALESSANDRO/GIANNATTO ESPOSITO/WISLER KLASSEN/CAPRA

BREISCH/PIEPRZNY

AROUND CAMPUS

AP SCHOLARS

The College Board Advanced Placement Program offers students who took Advanced Placement Exams in May 2022 several levels of recognition through the AP Scholars Award Program. MCC is proud to recognize the following students for their success on AP Exams.

AP Scholar is awarded to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on 3 or more exams:Emma Cassidy, Kailyn Chiuchiolo, Bailey Cowden, Logan Elkins, Megan Haire, Morgan Haire, Mason McCormack, Kelly Rush, Anthony Soehnlein, Megan Tierney, Vincent Varvaro

AP Scholar with Honors is awarded to students earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams, and scores of 3 or higher on 4 or more of these exams: Megan MacKay, Virginia Stewart

AP Scholar with Distinction is awarded to students earning an average score of 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on 5 or more of these exams: Daniel Breisch, Anna Grace Cornell, Madison Haire, Katherine Harnden, Michael Kerestes, Matthew Tecson

SCIENCE DISCOVERY

AP Environmental Science students dissected owl pellets to better understand top predators, energy transfer between trophic levels and food webs.

COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

The Introduction to Technology class learned the history of computers, studied how a computer works and identified the components of computers including hardware and software. As part of this unit, students took apart computers and labeled all components.

SWIM STATES

We celebrate freshman Stefano Mazzi who gave his all in the swim state competition on November 18. Stefano became the first Hustler swimmer to compete at states since 1998.

EXPLORING STAGE MAKEUP DESIGN

Theatre students brought their 2D design concepts to 3D realization. The makeup designs are original, and the students were also tasked with the process of characterization - creating a believable person with a fully developed personality, speaking style, gestures, and facial expressions. These activities established notes for for the actor. They represent the first entry in the famed “Actor’s Notebook.”

BEOWULF’S MIGHTY YELL

English IV students participated in the annual Beowulf Mighty Yell Competition. In the epic poem, Beowulf calls the dragon forth from his lair with a mighty, challenging yell. Students did a great job of imitating this amazing war cry.

AROUND CAMPUS

HUSTLER CANDIDATE NIGHT

On November 16, we welcomed the Class of 2027 scholarship recipients at our Hustler Candidate Night. MCC awarded 22 merit scholarships to the top scorers on the High School Placement Test that took place this past October.

PEERS AS PARTNERS IN LEARNING

Our Peer Inclusion Team (PIT Crew) serves students in several classes as well as supports individual students with disabilities in specific classes. Currently, MCC has 20 amazing students making a difference in this service elective.

CATAPULT ENGINEERING

The Introduction to Program ming class experie nced the engineering and design process as they designed and built catapults using craft sticks, rubber bands, and spoons. They used their catapults to launch cotton balls. The winning team launched its cotton ball 113 inches.

COLLEGE BOARD NATIONAL RECOGNITION

Nivea Louzon, Isabella Ricart, and Eva Sutton were named recipients of the College Board’s National Recognition Programs for achievements in school and on College Board assessments. The Recognition Programs help students stand out during the college admissions process.

THESPIANS DISTRICT FESTIVAL

These students participated in the Florida Thespians District Festival in the individual event categories of Solo Musical and Duet Musical alongside other high school students from Brevard and Osceola Counties. Superior scores qualify students to participate at the state level this spring.

PIT Crew Team members can be found in Algebra 1, geometry, biology, learning strategies and English 1 classes. They help students with organizational skills, understanding assignments, preparing for tests, staying on task, and taking notes.

In addition to serving and supporting their peers, PIT Crew members support teachers by facilitating small group activities, reviewing information with individual students, and helping students catch up after an absence.

BOXES OF JOY

The MCC Stingers and Cheer team filled 20 boxes for their annual Box of Joy service project. The girls collected toys, coloring books, stickers, etc., to donate to the less fortunate.

Carmen Benitez

Christian Gomez

Ella Salomone

BY SR. MARGARET MARY KIMMINS, OSF MCC Guidance Counselor 1970-1974

Having frequent flyer miles and the loan of a car, I was able to accept the gracious invitation of the Class of ’72 to attend the 50th Anniversary of their graduation from Melbourne Central Catholic. I decided to drive from Tampa to Merritt Island and go along the beach route to enjoy the view of the ocean. However, all the hotels, cottages, parks, and stores obscured my vista. I realized almost immediately that from Merritt Island to Melbourne Beach, the coast had been discovered over these 50 years and there was no going back to the tranquility of 1972. This was confirmed when I drove over the causeway and saw Melbourne’s expansion. Little was recognizable, at first, and then more and more became familiar.

I have been in contact over all these years with Fr. Sean (Brett) Duggan, OSB ‘72 and we went together to the Hilton. I hoped and prayed I would recognize the 67–68-year-olds who were 18 when I last saw them but then again, I wondered if they would recognize me who was also 50 years older. It took only a short time to get reacquainted and to remember our time at MCC. The planning committee did an excellent job giving us a key ring with MCC’s logo, decorating the dining room, making all the arrangements, and showing a video of us in times gone by. Seeing pictures of Sisters Marlene, Mary Joan and myself, the only sisters still active currently, was a bit startling. However, the joy and happiness of being together between graduation and the anniversary just melted that feeling away.

I drove to the school for mass on Sunday. As I made a left turn on Florida Ave, I was not sure I was on the right street. Where were the cows? They were replaced by a shopping mall. Where was the one entrance? It was augmented by several gates. Where was the self-contained building? It was increased by other beautiful structures

including sports fields. President Nick Regina gave us a wonderful and thorough tour of the buildings and campus. I was in awe and grateful of all that has happened over the years.

Most of us went to mass at the beautiful serene new chapel. We had a choir, a guitar player and beautiful music. The mass was celebrated by MCC Chaplain Fr. Vince Wirtner and Fr. Sean gave a simple and sincere homily. I was extremely glad to see the Franciscan theme and symbols all over the school that is dedicated to St. Francis and named after the founders of MCC, the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York.

What more can I say? I left with such gratitude for all the past and present faculty, staff, and students. I was overwhelmed by the growth, the spirit, and the mission of Melbourne Central Catholic and truth to tell for having been there in the early days establishing the foundation on which it has flourished so wonderfully.

I close with the blessing of St. Francis: “May the Lord bless you, may the Lord keep you, may the Lord smile upon you and give you peace.”

Palacios Geraci ‘77

Once a Stinger, Always a Stinger

BY MARIA PALACIOS GERACI, CLASS OF ‘77

It was August, 1974. Richard Nixon had just become the first U.S. President in history to resign, gas was 53 cents a gallon, and the only classrooms that had air-conditioning at MCC were the portables where Mrs. Ralph taught Spanish, and Mrs. Stewart taught Typing and Journalism. But most importantly, Melbourne Central Catholic High School had no dance and drill team.

The quest to add a dance and drill team at MCC had begun a few years earlier. Local squads such as Satellite High School’s Scorpionettes and Eau Gallie High School’s Deckettes were well known in Brevard County for their fun and innovative routines during football and basketball game half-times. If those schools could have a dance squad, why couldn’t MCC? The administration’s answer was always a variation of “who is going to put it together, and who will be in charge?”

Luckily, not just one person, but two came through. The girls’ P.E. teacher, Miss Ivey (who later became Mrs. Washburn), and MCC’s beloved librarian, Sr. Rita Sheridan, volunteered to take on the job together. Word spread quickly around campus and on a hot humid September afternoon, the first MCC Dance and Drill Team tryouts were held in the gym. Every girl who came to the tryouts made the squad. The only requirements were a love of dance, a willingness to put ourselves out there, and a mother or other relative who could sew together a uniform.

Once we had a squad, the next decision was a name.

Believe it or not, we almost became the Hustlerettes, although I’m sure Sr. Rita would have had a thing or two to say about that! But in a unanimous 12-0 vote, we chose to become the Stingers, a perfect squad name to complement our mascot, the Fighting Bee.

The next decision was voting for officers. Lorraine Kelly Totty, an original squad member, recalls that we went into a classroom and sat behind a desk. Each girl put her

head down while Miss Ivey called out names and we raised our hands to vote. Our first captain was Anne Chocolaad, and our co-captain was Sue McWilliams.

The next order of business was uniforms. The first Stinger uniform was a simple sleeveless shiny gold one-piece short dress made with satin material donated by Mr. Perno, a member of the MCC staff, whose son Frank graduated in the class of ’77. We ordered white boots and long white gloves and we were ready to learn our first routine.

Because we came together in that Fall semester of ’74, it was too late to do much that football season, but we had a goal to give our inaugural performance at the last home football game. We decided to dance to the Fifth Dimension’s “Up, Up and Away” and because the song mentions going “up, up and away in my beautiful balloon” we thought, why not use real balloons as props? Yes, we thought big even back then! Each girl was going to dance with a helium balloon in her hand and at the end of the song, we would let our balloon go up into the night sky.

The only problem with the balloons was that it too windy outside to both dance and hold a balloon. I’ll be honest, no one I asked could remember what happened to those balloons. What I do remember about that first performance was that the music cranking through the P.A. system was too scratchy to hear and that we found out the hard way white boots and green football turf do NOT mix well. Nevertheless, we were determined to make it work.

With basketball season quickly approaching, we knew we needed another routine. This time we decided to dance to the theme song from the movie, “The Sting”. The Deckettes from Eau Gallie High School were kind enough to give us a crash course in dance and drill routines. They taught us their routine to “Hey, Look Me Over” and we used some of those steps to choreograph our own signature performance, adding in of course, the high kick sequence that was to become the highlight of every Stinger routine. The audience loved it. And we were hooked!

By the summer of ’76, the Stingers had grown to 20 members and were now a staple at MCC football and basketball games. Cecelia DuPont and I were co-captains. Going into our senior year of high school we wanted to make a splash with the “fancy” tuxedo uniforms

Maria

that other dance squads wore. The problem was that those uniforms were pricey.

Luck was once again on the Stingers’ side. My mother knew of a seamstress who agreed to sew our uniforms at a highly reduced rate. We bought green fabric at a bulk discount and still had leftover yellow satin from the roll Mr. Perno had donated two years earlier. I remember the uniforms, which consisted of a tuxedo jacket, a white dickie, and shorts with suspenders, cost a total of $20 per girl (that included material and labor). Those uniforms, which we wore to the first home football game that year, were handed down to new generations of Stingers for a long time afterward.

Another exciting thing that happened in the ‘76-’77 year, is the Stingers’ first foray into the world of high school dance competition. We spent a weekend in Fort Lauderdale and competed against other high school teams. We came away with 2 first place trophies- one for Best Dance Routine, “Live and Let Die” and Best Dance Routine with a Prop “I Got Your Number” (we danced on a chair!).

Then, that summer, things took a turn. Sr. Rita and Mrs. Washburn could no longer put in the hours required to moderate the squad and the Stingers were in danger of being disbanded. That’s when the Stingers really got lucky with Sandra Bodfish.

Mrs. B. (as she is affectionately called by Stinger alumni) recalls, “Sally Rowlette’s mom called me to discuss my dance background and asked if I would consider taking on the job as moderator. I had seen these young ladies perform at games and was always impressed. They were used to looking after themselves, including providing their own costumes, choreography, and competitions. Fr. Paul Henry then made the call, and who could say no to the MCC principal and priest?”

Once Mrs. B. had charge of the squad, things progressed quickly. She took the Stingers to their first one-day workshop in Tampa where they learned new techniques and choreography. The Stingers competed with high school teams all over the state of Florida winning 6 Florida State championships. They also competed in Texas and California and earned 3 National Titles. Other highlights include being invited to perform at the ’86 World’s Fair in Vancouver BC, Canada.

When asked about her favorite Stinger memory, Mrs. B. responded, “When Walt Disney World chose Stingers to perform at many special performances. They would transport us in fancy buses from MCC to Disney for practices and performances. They would bring huge costume vans to the MCC gym to outfit Stingers, and send professional choreographers to teach them routines that they would perform with the ‘Disney dancers’ and many celebrities.”

Mrs. B. fondly recalls all the extras that went into making a performance special. “Over the years we added some male students to competition routines, we created back drops and props, and my favorite combination routines that included jazz, ballet, pom-poms, costumes and of course high kick. We were always famous for our precision high kick routines.”

None of this, she notes, could have happened without the support of family, fundraisers, and the many alumni who have played a huge role in the growth of the Stingers. “They joined our many trips as chaperones, advisors, try-out judges, and supporters.”

Like Mrs. B., who says she will forever love the many friendships she made along the way, the Stingers hold a special place in my heart. The friendships, laughter, struggles, and the many life lessons learned, helped shape me into the woman I am today.

Like so many other Stingers after me, I was blessed to dance next to my sister, Carmen Palacios Dick, class of ’79 (who has finally forgiven me for giving her that demerit when she talked too much at practice), and other lifelong friends like the Jané sisters (Miriam, Lourdes, and Tessie—all 3 Stingers!). Stingers are sisters, best-friends and some are even mother-daughter. But we all have one thing in common. We love to dance. And we love MCC. Go Hustlers!

Note: I would like to thank Sandra Bodfish for contributing to this article and Lorraine Kelly Totty for her excellent memory. Any inaccuracies are mine alone.

Homecoming Street Party

1982 Reunion

Homecoming Street Party 1982 Reunion

1997 Reunion 1980 Reunion

Homecoming Mass Class of 1972

Homecoming Mass Class of 1972

Homecoming Mass Homecoming Mass Class of 1982

Homecoming Street Party 1982 Reunion

MCC CLASS OF 1972 Cheers to 50 Years

by pat fulford shankle ‘72

for most of mcc’s class of 1972, the idea that 50 years had passed was almost unthinkable. Getting back together on September 9th, MCC’s Homecoming Weekend was a walk down memory lane. About a dozen of us met up in the gym annex/ multipurpose room, a space that did not even exist in 1972. We marveled how students now have a temperature controlled, spacious facility for assembly, gatherings or to eat lunch right outside of the gymnasium. What a blessing that must be on a hot rainy Florida day! Excited to be here and eager to take in the school tour, we greeted our host, President Nick Regina and got ready to see the MCC of today. As we were walking the same halls as we did back in 1972, we noticed many changes. “Oh, look, the lockers are no longer here,” Cindy Silvestre pointed out as we passed the gym and entered the Building 2 corridor. We were told each student has their own Chromebook and all assignments are digital. A new chapel, the Sullivan Campus Ministry greeted us, a place for worship and reflection that, back in our day, was just a grass area near the (then) school office. In Building 1, the room where we took Typing 1 & 2 now houses a Fine Arts Center. A new “Aquinas Hall” has an amazing science lab and video conference center. Clearly MCC has moved full force into the 21st century.

When we decided to form a reunion committee, we had to look no further than the Lucerna, our 1972 yearbook. Many of our contemporaries are now retired but a surprising number are still (or back) living in the area. Approximately 60% of 1972 graduates currently reside somewhere in the state of Florida. Margaret Davis (voted Most School Spirited) returned to Melbourne over 20 years ago.

Now retired, she worked in hospice for the majority of her adult life. She was an obvious choice to ask to be a reunion team member. Other alumni living close by and rounding out the team included, Rose McCarthy Lansdon, Sue Rauch, Mary Armstrong Maxwell, and me. When responses to our outreach efforts started returning, we had a few surprises. Fr. Sean (Brett) Duggan, OSB ‘72 was one of the first to respond. He wanted to know if he should invite Sister Margaret Mary Kimmins OSF, former school guidance counselor at MCC. Naturally, the answer was yes, and she came as our honored guest. As more classmates started returning reservations, everybody wanted to know “who’s, who” to be in attendance. Of course, we used this as an opportunity to let our former classmates know who had not yet returned their reservation and asked them to reach out by phone, social media, or email to encourage them to RSVP. In the end, we had 35 in attendance for our alumni dinner (class size was 72 in ‘72) which was held at Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront. Old acquaintances were renewed, stories were told. We caught up on each other’s families, careers, retirement plans, losses, and blessings. The evening was capped off by filing onto the beach to view a picture-perfect launch from Kennedy Space Center at 9:22 pm. That launch brought us back to memories of a time when as children we used to regularly file out of our classrooms to watch the NASA launches. Those were the days that brought America into the space age and made Brevard County an unforgettable place to live.

CLASS NOTES

1980s

MICHELLE HILL THARP ’84

Proud owner of Twisty Cone Ice Cream in Palm Bay celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

JEFF TURNER ’84

Recently took over as the head golf professional at Duran Golf Club in Viera.

1990s

JAMIE OSTRANDER ‘97

A FirstWave WealthCoach that shares his time and talent as a volunteer coach for the Satellite Beach Seahawks Division II 12U team. Last year, his team was the national runner-up in the 2021 Pop Warner Super Bowl.

2000s

DONNA POTOMSKI ‘01

Honored as one of the Diocese of Orlando’s Distinguished Educators of the Year in August 2022. Donna is a proud alumna of Ascension Catholic School and MCC. Over the past 16 years, she has taught second, third, fourth, and is currently teaching fifth grade at Ascension. In addition to teaching, she serves as the Athletic Director. Donna graduated with a master’s in educational leadership from The American College of Education in June 2022.

MIKE JAFFE ’02

Recently appointed the director of operations for the Space Coast market of Christopher Alan Homes. Mike is a 20-year industry veteran, currently serving on the board of directors at the Homebuilders and Contractors Association of Florida’s Space Coast and Melbourne Regional Chamber.

He is also a member of the Brevard County Building and Advisory Committee and the Utilities Advisory Board for the City of Palm Bay.

ERIC HOPPENBROUWER ’04

Executive Director of Business Voice

Political Committee, Inc. of Florida’s Space Coast. Eric is a graduate of Florida State University and Webster University. He served in Afghanistan as a member of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team. He was an intelligence analyst.

CHELSEA KWOKA ‘06

Voice actor based in Los Angeles. She had two major video game characters announced earlier this year: Shenhe in Genshin Impact and Kory Klein in 2K22 WWE. Chelsea just wrapped filming in October, on a short film that she produced and directed, about a mother rediscovering her love of dance. She and her husband are expecting their second child early 2023 and are very excited for the year to come!

AMANDA PRUSINSKI KLIKA ‘06

After graduating from Savannah College of Art & Design in 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design, she moved to New York City. Amanda now resides in New Jersey and is currently working as a fashion designer for Macy’s.

CLASS NOTES

2010s

KATHY RIDYARD ‘12

Graduated from the University of South Florida with a Master of Business Administration and Entertainment Management. Kathy is currently in the role of organizational development and training consultant at Tampa General Hospital. She enjoys staying involved with the Event Management Department at University of South Florida Athletics and volunteering with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission.

KAREN RIEBSAME ‘12

After graduating from Berry College with a bachelor’s degree in animal science, she worked as a zookeeper at the Brevard Zoo for a year before enrolling in the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in Scotland. Karen graduated on July 1, 2022, as a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and is accredited to practice anywhere in the world. She is currently employed by Millerstown Veterinary Associates, in Millerstown, Pennsylvania. It is a small and large animal veterinary clinic providing comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care. This mixed practice was Karen’s dream job after graduation. She has a special fondness for dairy cows and prefers to spend the majority of her time working with them, but also sees cats, dogs and other small animals at the clinic.

ROBBIE MACDONALD ‘16

Graduated from UCF with a degree in general studies, with a computer science and philosophy minor. He found his passion working with autistic children as a Registered Behavioral Technician at Arise in Orlando.

VINCENT COLOMBO ‘18

Graduated from Florida Tech in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science. Currently, he is obtaining a master’s degree in animal science, with a focus in ruminant nutrition, at the University of Florida. After completing the master’s degree, he plans to attend veterinary school or obtain a PhD in animal science.

ABIGAIL HARNDEN ‘18

Recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and a minor in marketing. She is currently working toward earning a Master of Science in media management at the University of Miami.

MADELINE MACDONALD ’18

Plans to graduate in Spring ‘23 with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and a minor in Spanish language from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

2020s

MARIA COLOMBO ‘20

Graduated from the University of Florida in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Currently she is earning her J.D. at the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Tell us what’s going on

New job? New baby? Anniversary? Newly married? Submit your news and photos to communications@melbournecc.org

Weddings

ELIZABETH WYATT KINNEY ‘14

Married Joseph Kinney on May 7, 2022, at Ascension Catholic Church in Melbourne.

Future Hustlers

Katherine Stinnett Bates ‘10 and husband Adam welcomed Sawyer Elizabeth on September 14, 2022.

Josh Goins ’13 and Stephanie Cremerius Goins ‘13 welcomed Preston Brooks on September 12, 2022.

MERIEL ENGRAND BRENNAN ’14

Married Ciarán Brennan in Laytown, Co. Meath on July 18, 2022. Special wedding guests included Ascension Catholic School legends Sr. Immaculata Knox and Miss Elizabeth Bump.

Jaemi Hynes

Whatley ‘03 and husband Charles welcomed Sterling Rhett on June 20, 2022.

We especially remember those we lost in the past year.

IN MEMORIAM

following is a list of those we prayed for during the ceremony. Please contact the Advancement Office, advancement@melbournecc.org or 321-727-0793 Ext. 113, to add names of those who should be remembered.

RELIGIOUS

Brother Joseph Umile

Fr. John Caulfield

Fr. Michael DiRenzo

Fr. Jim Dore

Fr. Edward Hamilton

Fr. Peter Henry

Fr. Joseph Nolan

Fr. Patrick O’Carroll

Fr. Lawrence Pellicer Redmond

Fr. Francis Smith

Fr. Eamon Tobin

Fr. Michael Woodcock

Mother Marguerite O’Connell

Sr. Charles Marie Bartick

Sr. Mary Belair

Sr. Brendan Francis Bradley

Sr. M. Ann Sylvester Cronk

Sr. Vincent Mary Donohue

Sr. Rose Francis Dunn

Sr. Mary Fleming

Sr. Frances Gavin

Sr. Mary Fides Grilla

Sr. Mary Loretta Hewson

Sr. M. Terrencia Higgins

Sr. Kathleen Francis Honc

Sr. Marie Magdalen Jones

Sr. Mary Ellen Keady

Sr. M. Therese McCannon

Sr. John Marie McGrath

Sr. Joseph Francis Murray

Sr. William Francis O’Donnell

Sr. Imelda M. Schaming

Sr. Rita Sheridan Sr. M. Catherine Sean Sousa

Sr. M. Gabriel Robert Williams

FACULTY & STAFF

Ernest Arico Dolly Barger

Dolores Berrios

Priscilla Spafford Cooper

Alice Daly Carmella DiMatteo

Frank Duncan Ernest Arico Joseph Fisher Kathy Gotshall Barbara Howard George Ketchum

James Kutz Mary Lawlor

Judith Mestayer

Justine O’Connor

Mae Partridge

Maureen Pecor

Raymond Robbins

Lois Scrivener

Lorraine Scotland

CLASS OF 1965

Joe Durnin

Donald Fickett

John Hemans

William McOwen

Michael Newquist

Judy Niergarth

Robert Slicker

Michael Stafford

Karl Witkowski

Victoria Reid Zelazny

CLASS OF 1966

Timothy O’Meilia

CLASS OF 1967

Frederick Armstrong

Harold Bryant

Charles Elder

Thomas Geraghty Michael Kaier

Thomas McCarthy Martin McGuire

CLASS OF 1968

Ellen Reddy Gregg

Gregory Hartleb

William King

John Long

Hector Silvestre Jr. William Pehaim Ruth Doherty Wallen

CLASS OF 1969

Jack Ehleiter

Karen Brown Hartsock

Frederick May David McCarthy

Joan Buck Neves

John O’Connor

Charles O’Meilia

Francine Lunden Payne Richard Wagner

Patricia Decker White

CLASS OF 1970 Michael Burns Jack Gravel

during november, the MCC family celebrates the lives of those close to our community who have passed by placing their names in the Book of Remembrance and including them in our daily prayers. In addition, on Sunday, November 6, 2022, in the Sullivan Campus Ministry Center, we honored the memory of all deceased graduates and staff with a special Alumni Memorial Mass. The

“Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.”

Charles Fauteux ‘82

Mary Katherine Collins Finke ‘82 Anthony Marchesseault ‘70 Robert Mestayer ‘83

Lorraine Scotland - Staff Fr. Francis Smith Walt Steele ‘84 Patricia Decker White ‘69

Ernest Arico - Faculty

Frederick Armstrong ‘67 Patrick Deese ‘71 John Elder ‘71

IN MEMORIAM

Christine Hawkins

Hardee Henderson

Yvonne Deese Knowlton Anthony Marchesseault Janice Doane Moyles

CLASS OF 1971

John Atkins

Patrick Deese Jerome Dickens

Patricia Blackburn Dickerson John Elder Richard Erwin Jody Fink

Anthony Inserillo David Jennings Jerry Kennedy Terry Kennedy Wendy Mahoney Lucier Greg Michels Albert Terrico William Wallace Stephen Wynne

CLASS OF 1972

Mary Ellen Driscoll Clarke Michael Connor Gerald Hennessy Paul Neves Pamela Phillips Michael Rogan

CLASS OF 1973

Bruce Alford

Anita Best Brady Michael Helehan Susan Fedor Hoover Dirk Kern Alan Michels Jere Rillstone Kenneth Samila

CLASS OF 1974

Robert Burns

Peter Collins

Wendy Bazemore Davis

Frank Fink

Norbert Kuhman Mary DeFluiter Lemhouse Cathy Snyder James Soukup

CLASS OF 1975

Caridad Cobas Russell Thistle

CLASS OF 1976

Kathryn Blackburn Steven Ganio Jane Donovan Logsdon Peter Norris Steve Olson Jerry Taylor Joseph Vislay

CLASS OF 1977 Roderick Demps Joyce Jury Michael Kluesner Patrick Leonard Michael Long Barbara Meyer Mark Roberts Diane Massimo Ville

CLASS OF 1978

Robyn Fisher Andrews Catherine Dunsworth John Gorman Shirley Jorene Hulsey

CLASS OF 1979 Donald Butz Philip Gunthrope Bryan LaClave

CLASS OF 1981 Lauren Czuprinski Bill Detwiler Michael Marcinik Darren Monahan Anne Marie Smith Stephen Struttman Erraina Whorley

CLASS OF 1982

John Brannen Charles Fauteux Mary Katherine Collins Finke Maria Gunther Kelly Lepper Mary Ellen Brett McDonnell John Payne

CLASS OF 1983 Marc Doyon

Robert Mestayer

Patrick Nanna Diane Ohlhaber Lourdes Barba Ridyard

CLASS OF 1984 Scott Bitter Aveen Haupt Kristen Lyle Michelle Dwyer Narrington Walt Steele Mary Hemel Stephens

CLASS OF 1985 David Barsh

CLASS OF 1986 Lourdes Alvarez

CLASS OF 1989 Joseph Trotter Marta Vargas

CLASS OF 1990 Amy Goetz Jennifer Crahan Woodward

CLASS OF 1991 Robert Kowalak

CLASS OF 1992 Christopher Downey Richard Love

CLASS OF 1993 Jennifer Angelo

CLASS OF 1994 Michael Lawler Brian Rudolph

CLASS OF 1995 Jonathan Gifford Jennifer Spilios

CLASS OF 1996 Debra Doughty

CLASS OF 1997 Renee Bailey Adrian Ehresman Kristen Knudson William Meier

CLASS OF 1998 Christopher Corpora Simon Martinez Kelly Sorensen

CLASS OF 1999 Richard Scott

CLASS OF 2000 Sara Barton Gregory Diaz Lisa Dwyer Kenyon Latimer Michael Walla

CLASS OF 2001 Andrew White Kyle Morgan

CLASS OF 2002 David Franco Gary Hartsock Jr. Brandon Witcher

CLASS OF 2003 Megan Eldridge Christina Inserillo

CLASS OF 2004 Susan Charland

CLASS OF 2005 Kyle McCarthy Stephen Middaugh William Riebsame

CLASS OF 2006 Grant Gerdes Scott Miller

CLASS OF 2008

Paul Mackie

CLASS OF 2009 Victoria Henriques

CLASS OF 2010 Michael Haddadin

CLASS OF 2019 Michael Goodwin

CLASS OF 2000

Catherine Ashe

Maggi Bartlett

Matthew Bethon

David Biennas

Craig Bracher

Jessica Buzzo

Jonathan Cooper

Charlene Coyne Maysson Divine

Michael Donaldson

Eric Dutt

Stephanie Fredricks

Kimberly Garoust

Michael Gibbons

Jacqueline Abravaya Glendy Kevin Goodwin

Vincent Griffith

Lacey Harber

Bradley Haynes Megan Hill Brittin Hollar

Vincent Horan

Jennifer Hotsko

Justin Jacobson

Jonathan Keating

Jennifer Knowlton

Vasanthi Kumar

Calvin Ladd

Tabitha Laney Renrick Loney Sara Love

Christopher Lynch

David Mancia

Miraix Marcolini

Jennifer Marsh Nicole Martignoni

Katherine McClure

Christina Mirabella

James Morgan III

Mariah Parsons Morris

Justin Myers

Pamela Obarowski

Jennifer Peck

Alexis Pepaj

Stephanie Crissy Rader

Ralph Rayner

Eric Reyes

David Reynolds Logan Riggs

Perry Rockwell

Assakorn Sae-Heng

John Schram

Christina Shanteau

Kathryn Thorner

Rebecca Lambert Warren

Stephen Watt Allyson Wheeler

Lori Whitney Marvin Walker

CLASS OF 2001

Douglas Albuquerque Brian Bessenaire

James Boyle

Lauren Paige Boyle

Allen Broomfield

Autumn Brown

Crystal Byrd Stephen Campbell

Luz Caro

Kathryn Chastain

Jennifer Croft Lloyd Davis IV

Anthony DeLorenzi

Pamela DiPenta Chad Fischer Ryan Fischer Alyssa Ford

Stephen Gilbert Jason Hitchner

Christina Hotsko

Christine Hunter

LauraLee Johnson Kelly Knowlton

Kyle Kwoka Adam Long Sherine Makar Saji Matuk

Patrick McCahill Maryann McElwee

Jamie Milia Stephen Moody Timothy Neal Thomas O’Neal

Daniel Pepen Chase Peterson Sebastian Possis

Patrick W Reilly Alban Riendeau

Brian Roberts Tia Rockwell

Christopher Rodriguez Songsak Sae-Heng

Ian Schofield

James Sisserson

Joyce Soler

Robert Stalvey Ryan Stewart Kenneth Sundberg

Jason Toepler

Michael Troso Lewis Vance Christian Villegas

Christopher Weaver

Joseph Wilson Jesse Woods

Christopher Youmans

Amado Dela Paz

Kimberley Shaw

CLASS OF 2002

Mary Haddadin Abbasi

Elizabeth Barnes

Robert Baughman

Christopher Bessa

Christina Brose

Alexis Bucholtz

Jordan Bursch

Stacey Campbell

Lindsay Castrillo

Kuan-Ting Chiu

Brittany Clarke

Jera Converse Charles Cox II

Luzviminda Dela Paz Melanie Dodson Richard Donahue

Eleazar Fernando Carl Fischer

Priscilla Franzese

Krista Hayes

Lauren Haynes James Henderson Jamie Hill Patrick Holder

Borden Hooper Shauna Jacobson

Lukasz Kaczmarczyk

Adrian Kellgren Walter Loesener

Jordan Luhn Maria Mango Sean McCahill

Leigh Miles McDowell Anne-Marie McGee

Diana McIntyre Sean McKay Jeffrey Mishler

Kristen Mumme

Steven Nedrud

Michael Overstreet

Amy Pettigrew Gwendolyn Rayner

Victor Rivkin

Erica Rousseau Stephanie Sartori Lisa Schrodt

Lori Shellenback Bridget Shields

Kathryn Silvestre

Lauren Storms

Katherine Toledo Jessica Vinson

Matthew Ward

Christopher Whitmore

Kathryn Hughes Kristina Moss Noel Price

CLASS OF 2003

Christian Alford

Catherine Ambers

Omar Arroyo

Krishna Badaloo

Jeremy Bailey Tami Bell

Laura Bethon

JoAnna Branquinho

Stephanie Buzzo

Danielle Campbell Joseph Cooke

Christopher Dettman

Jeanne Donaldson

Hunter French

Candice Gaul

Matthew Gent

Edward Gilbert

Ian Gillingham

Lisa Harrington

Nicole Held

David Hennessy

Julian Jaeger

Robert Kancilia II

Margaret Keane

Joseph Kelly III

Ryan Kerr

Kevin Killeavy Venice LaPorte

Charles Leedy

Patrick Mahoney

Timothy Menendez

Rachel Scaringe Metheney

Regina Metoyer

Anthony Mixco

Amanda Mongiello

Kimberly Morgan Matthew Myers

Bryan Nelson Kerry Nierenberg

Michelle Ouellette Archita Patel

Allison Pettigrew

Manuel Quintana

Kathryn Ryan

Elizabeth Sorensen

Kari Hiers Struble Sharif Thani

Stacy Heslin Thomas

Heather Tochtermann

Elizabeth Warwick Justin Webb

Jaemi Hynes Whatley Eric Wright Jr.

CLASS OF 2004

Everett Agressott

Clark Brice

Brandon Broomfield

Sean Carmichael

Mark Caulfield

Robert Champon

Christopher Criollo

Franki Dalton

Andrew Dugan

Camille Klein Eubank

Brittany Fehr

Anthony Flora Daniel Gent

Fredrick Gumieny II

Jessica Jarman Hayes

Jennifer Herring

Carly Jacobson Michael Jimenez Jr. Colby Kalmbach

Caitlin Killeavy

Toni Leeney

Samuel Leggiero

Matthew Linden

Erin Lytle

Elizabeth McElwee

Declain McGrory

Robert Morris

Patrick Muh

Kasey Osman

Kyle Osman

Danielle Overly

David Palubin

Andrew Pierce-McGuire

Blake Reed

Jennifer Viollis Richardson John Rockwell

Alexia Romero

Kendal Sanders

Andrew Simons

Alicia Stabryla Claire Stephan Sean Stewart Lauren Summers Thun Tananone

Melissa Toepler Thomas Visco

Lindley Westervelt Alexander Farley Caesar Troso

CLASS OF 2005

Edward Bauer

Kelli Bristow

Cecilia Burnet

Linda Capobianco

Catherine Carroll

Richard Cassidy III

Justin Chaffee

Sarah Slentz DeJong

Justina Diggs

Kyle Elmore

Phillip Frueh

Jacqueline Gasior

Timothy Griffin

Ryan Hagerty

Justin Hargreaves

Sara Holland

Catherine Hotsko

Nikki Hughes

Brittany James Nicole Keimer

Kathleen Kelly

Sarah Kroger

Brandon Lagano

Pietro Loesener

Jessica LoProto

Larry Loschiavo IV

Jennifer Lynch

Rebecca Mahler

Lauren Muth

Sean Nelson

Spencer Parrish

Kevin Petronaci

Christopher Piper

Isabel Quintana

William Reed II

Katherine Rivas

Luke Russell

Patrick Ryan Kevin Schrodt

Paul Schubert

Caroline Sorensen Michelle Tysenn David Walker Nicole Wargo Jennifer Wright

CLASS OF 2006

Brooke Alsup Zachary Barnes Barry Butera Jr.

Thomas Campagna

Carly Castrillo

Brielle Daly Randy Dewey Colleen Dourney Amy DuBois

Jacqueline Fehr Kirstie Hill

Alexander Hioki

Jimmy Kelly III

Andrew Kennedy Chelsea Kwoka Mark LaBelle

Stephen LaRoche John Laux Brett Libby Andrew Linden Emily Bursch Manning Kaitlin McGinn

Zachary Means Elizabeth Merceron

Mark Metoyer Jr. Carlo Mixco

Tiffany Olier

Benjamin Parsons

Punchanigan Pintapataya

Julie Priester

Timothy Raczek Jonathan Reeves Vincent Scelfo

Brittany Schmutz Heather Shaw Kelly Smyth Eduardo Soriano

John Strength Kristin Totty

Timothy Treco

David Van Sickle

Eva Vasquez Katherine Warwick Sophie DiLoreto Heath Ellis

CLASS OF 2007

Mark Bocinsky Jeffrey Burr Gloria Daly

Jennifer Dolack

Lauren Echevarria

Sean Fitzgerald

Dustin Hamilton Bethany Carroll Hogan

Brian Keimer

Christopher Liebl Sean Lynch Benjamin Lytle Collin Miller

Giannina Mixco Channing Mulvaney Lynisha Nelson Andrew Nemethy Heather Nicole Nievera

Paige Pepaj Eric Pomales

William Reilova

Siripong Rojanasthien Kimberly Saracino Alanna Seprinski Adam Simons Christopher Sorensen

Frank Vaccarelli

Jonathan Walsh James Wargo

Brian Whelehan Marissa Woodard Mary Ziemba Lauren Zinsmeister

CLASS OF 2008

Evan Addington

Adriana Alzamora Brianna Brodeur Bohdan Chaffee Rebecca Crawford

Kevin Delahanty Daniel Deruelle John Flynn Maureen Furino Jamee Gabbard Heaven Gosizk

Gabrielle Henry Katie Sobieski Hernandez

Rachelle Jean-Louis Matthew Kriete

Julie LaBelle

Elizabeth Leggett

Theresa Lytle

William Mahler

Jordan Maksymow

Kerry McGavern

Michael McLaughlin III

Greggory Milliard

Phuong Nguyen

Elizabeth LaManna O’Neall

Brandon Price

Veronica Prince

Christopher Rossi

Catherine Rost Elliott Russell

Kiara Santiago Kevin Shaw

Michaela Shinn

Ryan Spellins

Austin Tanner

Na Tran

Hilarion Van Sickle

Gavin Vary Kyle Walsh Brandon Whitmore Jennifer Wilson

CLASS OF 2009

Anthony Alvarez

Kaela Amenta

Ashley Cattee Bell

Jessica Biear

Samantha Brownfield

Anthony Cacciatore

Valerie Greco Cacciatore

Gabriela Chassagne

Justyn Cole

Megan Corry

Dorinda Cronic Brian Daleiden

Sarah Davis

Kevin Flynn

Derek Gerdes

Jesse Hebert Hung Huynh

Cheyne Joslin Stefan Kasold

Chelsea Kulak

Danielle Kwoka

Jane Long

Lauren Lynch

Luc Noe

Marie Gibson Norris

Kyrie Ottaviani

Mark Reilova

Charles Richards

John Richmond IV

Crystal Rogers

Justin Roszkowiak

Joseph Smeen

Catherine Koubek Stevenson Kelsey Stinnett

Emily Young

Please contact the Advancement Office: advancement@melbournecc.org 321.727.0793 ext. 113

2021-2022

ANNUAL REPORT

COUNCIL OF ADVISORS

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

Mr. Larry Laskowski ’73, Chair

Rev. Ben Beriniti

Mr. Joseph Cichock

Mr. Ed Henry

Ms. Alyson Hoffman ‘09

Mrs. Ann Kasch

Mrs. Roxanne Lestrange ‘93

Dr. Michael McLaughlin ‘76

Dr. Tim Muth

Mr. Corey Runte ‘09

Mr. Cesar Sanchez

Mrs. Kerry Sutton

Mr. Gregory Tsark ‘95

On behalf of the MCC Council of Advisors, I want to thank all of our benefactors for your extraordinary generosity. You have helped us advance the mission! Know that your support of the MCC Fund benefited every MCC student in the past year.

Our work as a Council is both invigorating and challenging. Our committees are working tirelessly, examining every facet of MCC in 2022-23. I thought I’d share some of the committee recommendations and tasks with you.

Advancement

MCC continues to develop and cultivate relationships with our Catholic partner schools while at the same time designing strategies to enroll more students not currently in a Catholic partner school.

Facility

MCC considers the future of St. Clare Hall, the last remaining modular building on campus.

Finance

Work is nearly complete on the 2023-24 budget.

Membership

The Committee is working to identify new Council members and has created a year-end Council evaluation to help the group move forward.

We look forward to the challenges that the rest of the 2022-23 school year will bring. Again, thank you for all you do to make MCC the great school that it is.

larry laskowski ‘73 Chair, Council of Advisors

Nick Regina, Dr. Tim Muth, Corey Runte ‘09, Liz White ‘97, Joseph Cichock, Ed Henry, Kerry Sutton, Alyson Hoffman ‘09, Larry Laskowski ‘73, Roxanne Lestrange ‘93, Nan Evans

Rev. Ben Beriniti, Ann Kasch, Dr. Michael McLaughlin ‘76, Cesar Sanchez, Gregory Tsark ‘95

INVEST IN MCC

Charitable support to Melbourne Central Catholic High School enhances the many programs, equipment and facilities on campus. The generosity of alumni, parents, grandparents and friends helps Melbourne Central Catholic High School provide a quality Catholic education to a diverse group of young men and women each year. There are many ways to invest in Melbourne Central Catholic High School. These methods of giving fit into two categories-Current Gifts and Deferred (Planned) Gifts.

Gifts for Current Programs

Types

• A Gift of Cash most often in the form of a personal check payable to Melbourne Central Catholic High School (or gifts made via MasterCard, Visa or Discover).

• Mandatory retirement account distributions

• A Gift of Stock may be transferred to Melbourne Central Catholic High School avoiding any capital gains tax.

• A Matching Gift from a corporation. Several hundred U.S. companies participate in this program.

Gift Restrictions

Although many investors choose to allow the school to use their gifts where they are most needed, we fund several special programs and projects through restricted gifts each year. These include gifts for enhanced equipment, programs and facilities.

The MCC Fund

Gifts help us meet the critical needs of families requesting tuition assistance and impact all aspects of school operations.

We receive gifts on every business day of the year. Any member of the MCC family may make a gift or pledge at any time during the year (in our annual report we will acknowledge gifts made during each fiscal year, July 1 –June 30). It is important to note that there is no official “kick-off” for MCC Fund gifts.

Gifts Planned for the future Bequests

This is a gift made by a provision in one’s will naming Melbourne Central Catholic High School as beneficiary. It can reduce estate taxes.

Charitable Gift Annuity

This gift allows the donor to receive benefits for his/her lifetime and to qualify for a charitable tax deduction. This form of support is attractive when one has highly appreciated assets. Melbourne Central Catholic High School requires a minimum gift of $5,000 to establish this gift.

Life Insurance

If Melbourne Central Catholic High School is named as the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy, the policy premiums become eligible as a tax-deductible gift.

For information on ways that you can support Melbourne Central Catholic High School, please contact the Advancement Office advancement@melbournecc.org or 321.727.0793 Ext. 113.

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

THE MCC FUND involves, informs, and bonds graduates, current parents, grandparents, alumni parents, and friends of Melbourne Central Catholic High School; gifts help the staff provide a top-notch education for students by supporting every aspect of school operations. We remain grateful as we recognize the following investors who made gifts to MCC in 2021-22. Their commitment and generosity help to ensure our continued growth.

We have made every effort to assure accuracy in both gift reporting and donor listing. Please contact the MCC Advancement Office (advancement@melbournecc.org) with any corrections. Our giving year runs from July 1 – June 30.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI SOCIETY:

St. Clare Circle ($10,000+)

The Catholic Foundation of Central Florida Mr. Robert Gotshall

Dr. Gerald Oswald Mr. Joseph Oswald III & Claudia Wu Mr. John F. Sheridan ‘73

St. Anthony Circle ($5,000-$9,999)

Ascension Catholic Community Community Foundation for Brevard Steve & Robin Cremerius

Mr. & Mrs. Nick George St. Mary Catholic Community

St. Elizabeth Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)

Dr. Tracy Bilski

Mrs. Miriam Jane Burns ‘80

Council of Catholic Women

Bob Grammig

Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Community Msgr. David P. Page

Mr. Nicholas Regina & Ms. Joan Perry USA Chemical Corp

St. Bonaventure Circle ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous (4)

Cantermen Construction Services Carl & Aileen Carothers

Joe Cichock & Cindy Wheaton

Dan & Luanne Dourney

Erdman Automotive

Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Erdman II

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery A. Evans

Mr. & Mrs. David P. Franco

Mrs. Kathleen Hensley

Knights of Columbus #14573

Mr. Neville Maycock Jr. ‘96

Robert & Josephine MacDonald

Jeffrey & Catherine McDougall

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Milas Briant Moyles

Dr. & Mrs. David & Brenda Muh Mr. & Mrs. Guillermo Ricart

Carrie Seringer

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Community Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School St. Joseph Catholic School

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

President’s Circle ($500-$999)

Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bannar

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Bent John Constantinide

Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Fleis Ms. Maureen Gerrity ‘07

Law Office of Geoffrey Golub P.A. Mr. Roberto Jarrin Tamayo & Mrs. Elena Arrivillaga Monteros George & Rubi Kellgren

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Koster ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Lestrange Amy & Ernie Marquart Mike & Jan MacKay Mrs. Christine McNerney Ms. Jennifer Nygaard Bill & Dianne Parker

Dr. & Mrs. Enrique D. Polanco Gene Terrico ‘66

Mr. & Mrs. James Sartori Rev Francis X. J. Smith Mrs. Marcia A. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Cort Sutton

That Little Restaurant Mr. & Mrs. Victor Vicioso Vitas Healthcare

WhiteBird Attorneys at Law

Ms. Tracy Wolcott

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Young Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zielke

Green and Gold Circle ($250-$499)

Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Aggas Douglas R. Beam, P.A. Sandra Bodfish

Brevard Beautiful Homes The Carraway Family Frederick Dorsey

Richard & Karen Dove Ms. Victoria Evans

Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Gaudy ‘69 Mr. Frank Gaydos Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Graziano ‘73 Carol and Tom Guthrie Holiday Builders, Inc. Wayne & Susan Hosburgh IOA Insurance Jay’s Air and Heat Tina Jenicek Jersey Boys

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Leahy Reese and Shannon Lewis

Regal Custom Painting, Inc.

Mr. Gary Maynard Dr. & Dr. T. Dwayne McCay MeMaw’s BBQ

Darlene & Rich Milliard

Nestor Martinez & Dolores Murguia

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Muth

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Pesi

Charlie & Jan Reed Animal Medical Clinic

Ms. Diane Roberts-Wieder ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Jason Schneider

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Mr. James Sherrod Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Snyder

Mr. & Mrs. David Stinson Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Arturo J. Tecson

Zee Tenewitz

Mr. Mike Ullian

John E. & Joan K. Van Sickle Ms. Lisa Yarnell-Haire

Benefactors (Gifts to $249) Anonymous (28) George T. Adams

Audra Bodfish-Agramonte

Joseph Alcorn

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Alvarez II

Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Arens Jr. ‘77

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Aversa

Mr. & Mrs. Justin Baker

Ms. Sandra Baker

Vernon Bales

Mr. Michael Bardos ‘95

Mr. & Mrs. Kent P. Bascle

Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Beaudry

Mr. & Mrs. David Benninghoff

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Beolet

Mr. Michel & Dr. Ilse Berube Mrs. Nancy A. Biasi

Arthur B. Birdsall ‘68 Mrs. Patricia Black

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Bonenberger

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Brady ‘98

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Brandt ‘74

Dan & Laura Breisch

Bonnie L. Bright & Frank V. Bright

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Brinkmann

Mr. Stan Brotherton Jr.

Mrs. Susan Brower

Kathleen H. Burgess

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Byrnes

Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Cabrera

Dan & Carole Cacchio

Mr. & Mrs. Juan Candelaria

Carl Caputo Patricia Cardile

Carolyn Carlson

Linda F. Cassidy

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Castellanos

German Castro M.D. Joseph J. Chanda

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Charbonnet ‘77

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Chmelir

Mr. Kevin Christ ‘73

Ms. Karen Clausen & Mr. John Hunter Roger & Mary Cleaver

Stefania & Giuseppe Colucciello Ms. Maureen Connor

Madelaine A. Cope ‘66

Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Copley Arthur J. Coradine Paul E. Corbley

Mr. & Mrs. Francis W. Crawley Jr. Tony & Pat D’Alessio Mr. Allan W. Davidson Ms. Aida De Jesus Ms. Marilyn De Luca

Mr. & Mrs. Mario I. Del Rio Elizabeth DeLaHoz

Mr. Mark DeLeo ‘86 Ed and Sharon DeMont Ms. Vicky A. Demuynck Ms. Patricia Dezman & Mr. David J. Dezman Patricia M. Dohrer Rev. Peter Dolan Mr. Ryan M. Dourney ‘05 Ms. Judith Dourney Ms. Kathleen Egan

Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Ehresman ‘97 Mr. & Mrs. Derik Ehresman Tracy & Austin Elkins Mrs. Carrie Eller Mrs. Lucia Espana

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Facciobene Sr. Mr. & Mrs. William A. Farina Mr. & Mrs. David Farrall Ray Fisher

Connie Barone Fite ‘77 Charles & Christine Freiberg Judith Fruiterman Marvin Gaines

Mr. & Mrs. Cristhian Galvis Ms. Ashley Gambrill Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Garcia Martinez Mr. & Mrs. Roman Gatny

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Genco Bryan Gent

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Goins

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gonnella

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Goodwin Ms. Judith Grabowski

Shawn Gross

Carol and Tom Guthrie Robert & Laura Hails

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Hansen

Rick and Peggy (Laskowski) Harrold Mrs. Rose Hart Patrick F. Healy

Anne Marie Helfers

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Henry Ms. Lorraine Henry Mr. & Mrs. Ernest D. Herrington, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Henry Herschbach Mr. Mark A. Hinson ‘76 Ms. Alyson Hoffman, Esq. ‘09 John Hunter & Karen A. Clausen

Meagan Pauley Jacob Ms. Heidi Jacobson Kenneth Jagdmann Dr. & Mrs. L G Jamar

In Memory of J. Morgan Jellett Tim Jellett

Ms. Ruth Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Joyal Ms. Kelli Kalisik ‘99

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Kasch Mrs. Ann Kasch

Mrs. Karen M. Kastritis ‘82 Janet Keany

Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Keimer Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James S. Kelly Kathleen D. Kennelly Walt & Mary Lou Kilian Mrs. Noreen M. Kirby Virginia Kirk

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Kirkman

Mrs. Lorraine Klein

Connie Kostyra

Mr. & Mrs. John Kramer

Mike & Georgine Kuchinos

Kathleen G. Kwoka

Anthony and Jacqueline LaManna

Mr. & Mrs. Dan LaManna

Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Laskowski ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Leggett Jr. Mrs. Virginia M. Licata

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Luther ‘99 Dr. & Mrs. Stephen H. MacDonald

Mike & Sue Maguire

Ms. Myra Malubay

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Manley

Mrs. Mary McCarthy Mr. Michael McMullan

Teresa DiLoreto McNeight

Joan McWilliams

Mr. Ernst Merceron

Andrew Meringoff

Mr. & Mrs. R.J. Milas Mr. & Mrs. Hyde Miller

Mr. & Mrs. William Mims Jr. Mrs. Joan C. Mintern ‘75

Ms. Donna M. Modrak Mr. David Monroe II

Robert Morris

L. Margaret Nickolenko

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Noll

Mr. & Mrs. James P. O’Boyle

Ms. Shannon O’Boyle

Mr. Peter Odenbach

Christopher Pagoria

Mr. David Parker

Alan and Judy Paternoster Mrs. Dorothy Patterson

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Pellegrino

Anna Mae Scott Perry

Jeff & Bonnie Peters Mrs. Eileen Petrie ‘70

John T. & Anne Pieprzny

Ms. Amy Pierce

Mr. & Mrs. James Ponson Dr. John Potomski Jr. Mr. John Punderson Lourdes Quinones ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Raleigh II Mr. Mario Ramirez & Mrs. Katherine Montanez

Mr. Michael Regina Gertrude Fay Reid

Riebsame Family

Mrs. Cecilia Riendeau Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rizzo Mr. Brent Roberts

Mr. & Mrs. Adrien Robichaud Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Rozengota III

James W. Rudolph

Mr. Michael Runion ‘85 Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Rupprecht Mrs. Casey Rutstein ‘02 Mr. Robert Sadowniczak Lawrence & Angela Salomone Mr. & Mrs. Costante Salvador ‘77 Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Judith Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Scheuerman Ms. Mary M. Schmitt

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Schwendeman Mrs. Lorraine Scotland Seitz Family Mr. David Seiwert

Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Serrano Mrs. Patricia Shankle ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Chih-Shin Shieh Mr. & Mrs. David E. Shorthouse Bill & DeDe Slentz

Walter & Joan Sochacki Mr. Cliff Sockman Melanie & Doug Sorensen Dr. & Mrs. Roy Soto ‘83 Rae Stark

Mr. & Mrs. Scott M. Steele II ‘10 James & Cynthia Stephenson

Jessica Stephenson Barb & Pete Stewart

Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Stewart

Mr. Donald Derenthal & Mrs. Adrienne Stewart-Derenthal ‘96 Susan ‘65 & Jack Strahle Suzanne Fineran-Strain

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Sutton James J. Tadich Dolores G. Taubert Rosemary Tecson

Mr. & Mrs. James Thiele Agatha Toomey Rev. Richard Trout ‘77 Mrs. Cathleen Tupper Wendy Uramkin

Mr. & Mrs. Paul V. Vanevenhoven Ms. Theresa Varvaro

Mr. Are Vindfallet & Mrs. Kristin Borresen Mrs. Marlene Walker Ms. Janet Warga Ms. Carrie Warren

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Westfield Dr. & Mr. Christopher White ‘97 Mr. Stephen H. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Derek Whitten Mrs. Maria T. Wilkie ‘85 Mrs. Marilyn L. Willis Richard & Regina Wilson Chuck Yates

Dr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Zabinski ‘94 Ms. Lisa Zahner

Mr. Edward Zappola ‘02 Ms. Patricia Ziehler

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zingarelli

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Zinone

ALUMNI DONORS BY CLASS

Reachable alumni in a class are those on the MCC mailing list who are not deceased and for whom MCC has a current address. Lost alumni are not included in the reachable alumni number.

Total Class Number Reachable Alumni Donors

CLASS OF 1965

Participation: 10.7% Raymond Fisher Jr. Carol Kasch Susan Strahle

CLASS OF 1966 Participation: 9.1% Madelaine Cope Martin Terrico

CLASS OF 1967 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 1968

Participation: 2.5% Arthur Birdsall

CLASS OF 1969 Participation: 6.5% Anonymous Philip Gaudy

CLASS OF 1970 Participation: 11.1% Margaret Harrold Eileen Petrie Gertrude Reid

CLASS OF 1971 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 1972

Participation: 3.1% Mary Kathleen Kennelly Patricia Shankle

CLASS OF 1973 Participation: 13.5% Anonymous Kathleen Burgess Kevin Christ Harold Graziano Lawrence Laskowski William Riebsame John Sheridan

CLASS OF 1974

Participation: 7.4% Robert Brandt Jr. Frederick Dorsey Robert Grammig Mary Pat Laskowski

CLASS OF 1975 Participation: 1.9% Joan Mintern

CLASS OF 1976 Participation: 12% Catherine Farina Mark Hinson Michael Maguire Susan Maguire Michael McLaughlin Teresa DiLoreto McNeight

CLASS OF 1977

Participation: 10.3% Edward Arens Jr. Carl Carothers Jeffrey Charbonnet Constance Fite Costante Salvador Richard Trout

CLASS OF 1978

Participation: 7.8% Mary Goodwin Zee Tenewitz Joan Van Sickle Charles Yates III

CLASS OF 1979 Participation: 0%

ALUMNI DONORS BY CLASS

CLASS OF 1980 Participation: 2.1% Miriam Burns

CLASS OF 1981 Participation: 2% Anonymous

CLASS OF 1982 Participation: 1.4% Karen Kastritis

CLASS OF 1983 Participation: 8.7% Amy Marquart Lourdes Quinones Diane Roberts-Wieder Roy Soto

CLASS OF 1984 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 1985 Participation: 5.9% Michael Runion Maria Wilkie

CLASS OF 1986 Participation: 2.2% Mark DeLeo Tracy Elkins

Total Class Number Reachable Alumni Donors

CLASS OF 1987

Members: 47 Participation: 2.1% Audra Agramonte

CLASS OF 1988 Participation: 1.7% Judith Paternoster

CLASS OF 1989 Participation: 3.8% Patrick Koster

CLASS OF 1990 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 1991 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 1992

Participation: 7.4% Laura Breisch Scott Kasch

CLASS OF 1993 Participation: 2.9% Roxanne Lestrange

CLASS OF 1994 Participation: 1.9% Andrew Zabinski

CLASS OF 1995 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 1996 Participation: 1.7% Adrienne Stewart-Derenthal

CLASS OF 1997 Participation: 2.7% Chris White Elizabeth White

CLASS OF 1998 Participation: 2.7% Michael Bardos Brian Brady

CLASS OF 1999 Participation: 4.7% Meagan Jacob Kelli Kalisik Anthony Luther

2000-2021

CLASS OF 2000

Participation: 1.4% Elizabeth Polanco

CLASS OF 2001 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2002 Participation: 3.4% Casey Rutstein Whitney Traylor Edward Zappola

CLASS OF 2003 Participation: 1.2% John Constantinide

CLASS OF 2004 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2005 Participation: 1.4% Ryan Dourney

CLASS OF 2006 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2007 Participation: 1.2% Maureen Gerrity

CLASS OF 2008 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2009 Participation: 1.4% Alyson Hoffman

CLASS OF 2010 Participation: 5.7% Daniel LaManna Sara LaManna Scott Steele II Breanna Steele

CLASS OF 2011 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2012 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2013 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2014 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2015 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2016 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2017 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2018 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2019 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2020 Participation: 0%

CLASS OF 2021 Participation: 0%

SPECIAL DONATIONS

Memorial Donations

In Memory of Kathryn E. Gotshall

Robert Gotshall

Ms. Patricia Dezman & Mr. David J. Dezman

In Memory of Adrian Ehresman

Mr. & Mrs. Derik Ehresman

In Memory of Fred May ‘69

Mrs. Kathleen Hensley

In Memory of Carol Jean Toomey

Frank Bright V. & Bonnie L. Bright

Ms. Karen Clausen & Mr. John Hunter

Ms. Maureen Connor

Ms. Patricia Dezman & Mr. David J. Dezman

Judith Fruiterman

Anne Marie Helfers

Mrs. Noreen M. Kirby

Virginia Kirk

ATHLETICS

Baseball Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Beolet

Mrs. Kathleen Hensley Holiday Builders, Inc.

Mr. Neville Maycock Jr ‘96 Briant Moyles

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Westfield

Boys Lacrosse

Brevard Beautiful Homes

Cheerleading

Mr. & Mrs. Guillermo Ricart

Ms. Jennifer Nygaard

Vitas Healthcare

Honor Donations

In Honor of Dr. Michael McLaughlin ‘76 and Donna McLaughlin

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cobb

In Honor of Dominik Quiroz ‘22 Connie Kostyra

Andrew Meringoff

Mr. Cliff Sockman

Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Stewart Agatha Toomey

Ms. Tracy Wolcott

Girls Basketball

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Schneider

Girls Soccer

Animal Medical Clinic

Douglas R. Beam, P.A. IOA Insurance MeMaw’s BBQ

Regal Custom Painting, Inc.

Tennis

Mr. & Mrs. Nick George

Signs of Success Banners

Erdman Automotive

Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Erdman II Ms. Maureen Gerrity ‘07 Jay’s Air and Heat Law Office of Geoffrey Golub P.A. That Little Restaurant WhiteBird Attorneys at Law

SINCERE THANKS

Partner Parishes

Ascension Catholic Community Divine Mercy Catholic Community Our Lady of Grace Catholic Community Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community St. Mary Catholic Community

Partner Schools

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School St. Joseph Catholic School

Partner Organizations

Knights of Columbus #14573 Monsignor Martin B. Power Knights of Columbus Saint Joseph Council #7408

Matching Gift Companies

Adobe Systems Inc Googlers Give L3Harris Nomura America Foundation Northrop Grumman Foundation Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Special Designations

CAMPUS MINISTRY/MASS/THEOLOGY

Dr. & Dr. T. Dwayne McCay

Mrs. Christine McNerney Rev Francis X. J. Smith

TECHNOLOGY

Mrs. Dorothy Patterson

Scholarships

Anonymous

Ascension Catholic Community Catholic Foundation of Central Florida Community Foundation for Brevard Divine Mercy Catholic Community Robert Gotshall

Knights of Columbus Saint Joseph Council #7408

Knights of Columbus #14573

Monsignor Martin B. Power Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. McLaughlin ‘76

The Moyles Family

The Oswald Family Our Lady of Grace Catholic Community Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community St. Joseph Catholic School St. Mary Catholic Community

“MCC holds a population of amazing people who seek what is best for one another. Throughout my four years at MCC, I have come across faculty, staff, and students who have changed my life for the better. I have learned skills that I will carry with me for a lifetime. Being able to visit Jesus daily in the school chapel allowed me to grow closer to Christ. This closeness to God that is consistently present throughout campus allows students to form a tight-knit community and take the peace they receive from the readily available sacraments and share it with their friends and family. MCC not only strives for this spiritual integrity, but also promotes academic excellence, forming each student into a well rounded individual who is prepared to shine his or her positive, bright light on the world.” - MEGAN HAIRE ‘22

Diamond Sponsor

Robert L Burns Jr DMD

Platinum Sponsors

Gator Automotive Group (Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Kelly)

Lacey, Lyons, Rezanka (Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lacey)

14K Gold Sponsors

Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. McLaughlin ‘76

Miracle Method Space Coast (Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Bent)

Denim Sponsors

Certified General Contractors, Inc. (Mr. & Mrs. Corey R. Runte ‘09)

Mr. & Mrs. Cort Sutton

Harbor City Hearing Solutions (Dr. & Mr. Christopher White ‘97)

Dean Stewart Photography Advertising Sponsors

321 Air Conditioning and Heating Inc.

Ascension Catholic Community

Divine Mercy Catholic Community Capeside Dental P.A. (Dr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Artley)

State Farm (Mr. & Mrs. Eric A. Ponce)

The Sun Shoppe & Café (Mr. & Mrs. Long B. Do)

Sir Walter Uniforms (Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Raleigh) Herff Jones Co. Scott’s Sporting Goods Flamingo Printing Walsworth Yearbooks

Supporters

Alan and Judy Paternoster

Carol and Tom Guthrie

Dr. & Mr. Christopher White ‘97 Dr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Chanda

Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. McLaughlin ‘76 Dr. & Mrs. Stephen H. MacDonald

Dr. Danielle M. Cobb ‘06

Dr. Nicole Knights ‘10 Elizabeth DeLaHoz Mike & Jan MacKay

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Salars

Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Cabrera Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Stigall

Mr. & Mrs. Arturo J. Tecson

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Lestrange Mr. & Mrs. Christopher W. Harnden

Mr. & Mrs. Dean Morrison

Mr. & Mrs. Ernesto J. D’Escoubet III

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Schaafsma

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery A. Evans

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Russell

Mr. & Mrs. John J. O’Neill IV

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Vilardebo

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Walker ‘74

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Milas

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Miles T. Benzler

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Maguire ‘82

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Goins

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Markel

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wells

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Walters

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Young

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Gonnella

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Bent

Mr. Chris Morano & Dr. Pauline Morano

Mr. Donald Derenthal & Mrs. Adrienne Stewart-Derenthal ‘96

Mr. Jimmy Bonenberger ‘94 & Mrs. Cathy Bonenberger ‘95

Mr. Nicholas Regina & Ms. Joan Perry

Mrs. Donna Rodriguez ‘01

Mrs. Lise P Fishe

Mrs. Maria T. Wilkie ‘85

Mrs. Rose Hart

Ms. Grace Garber

Ms. Jennifer DeSantis Rosemary and Tim Laird