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VOLUME VII NUMBER 3 INSIDE Class of 2010 Honors & Awards List of Colleges and Universities Valedictorian and Salutatorian Recognized 50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR Update CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2010 from thePASTOR Dear Graduates and Friends of St. Raymond High School for Boys, The Golden Year has begun! We So we thank God for the blessings of the past 50 years and we thank opened the 50th Anniversary celebra- God for the blessings that continue to be showered down upon tion with a beautiful Mass in February the school—a very classy Graduation Mass and Ceremony for 159 attended by many of the brothers, students (all of whom have college, military and business plans), alums, present parents and students. progress in the building of our new extension, the Varsity Baseball Our student choir enhanced the beau- playoffs, the beginning of a new Lacrosse Team, the addition of two ty of the Mass, our alums were lectors De LaSalle Brothers for September, special generosity of over $4,000 and our students served at the altar. from the students to the people of Haiti and an incoming freshman The Mass was celebrated by ‘one of class of 204 students — all part of our Golden Anniversary and gold- our own’— Father Paul Waddell ‘76. He certainly entertained us en future here in the Bronx. with stories from the past. A reception followed in the Cafeteria and more great stories and happy memories were exchanged over cake Please know that you are welcome to visit the school, tour the build- and coffee. ing and inspect the new construction site. Also, plan to be with us on Sunday, October 17 for the Parish Reunion Sunday. We begin Another event that was a super success was the De LaSalle Dinner at with Mass at noon in the church followed by open houses at each of the end of April held in the famous Arthur Avenue section of the Bronx. our 3 schools. Invite friends and former classmates to the Parish Re- The restaurant was packed and the evening was enjoyed by all. Special union and enjoy the blessings of St. Raymond once again. St. John thanks to the Alumni and 50th Anniversary Committee for such a well- Baptist De LaSalle, pray for us. organized event. And finally to end the school year there was an outing to the new Yankee Stadium. The day began at the school with a morning Sincerely, breakfast and then the group journeyed to the House that Ruth built. Monsignor John Graham, Pastor from thePRINCIPAL Dear Alumni and Friends, Greetings from St. Raymond High The Class of 2009 celebrated their first reunion at Thanksgiving. School for Boys! This year’s gradua- tion issue of RAVEN will highlight the The De LaSalle Leadership Dinner was a huge success. We honored members of the Class of 2010. The 159 the contributions of Mr. Bob Brilla ’70, Mr. John Corcoran ‘78, Mr. young men who graduated on May 21 Jim Martin ’68, Mr. Kevin Sullivan ’70, Dr. Verne Oliver and Mr. achieved a 100% college acceptance Pete Schaut (in memoriam) to the Lasallian spirit of our school. Con- rate, earned nearly $3,500,000 in aca- gratulations to all the award winners. demic and athletic scholarships and performed 10,500 hours of communi- Finally, as we continue to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of our ty service. The ceremony was a most joyous occasion for the senior school, we offer sincere thanks to the countless brothers, faculty class and a culmination of three days worth of celebration for them members, alumni, parents and former parents who have sacrificed that included the Block R Assembly, the senior graduation breakfast of themselves to make this school a place of faith, service and com- and a most beautiful Graduation Mass at St. Raymond Church. We munity. We hope to see you at one or more of the upcoming events are so proud of the Class of 2010 and wish them many blessings in in our 50th Anniversary year. Enjoy a blessed summer. the future. We also congratulate the Classes of 1964, 1969, 1984/85, 2000 and Sincerely, 2009 on their recent reunions. Each of these classes held successful celebrations this year. Many of the alums had not seen their class- mates since their own graduation day, so these were joyful reunions. Br. Daniel Gardner, FSC, Principal THE MAGAZINE OF ST. Raymond HIGH SCHOOL FOR Boys RAVEN Volume VII • Number 3 • Summer 2010 Saint Raymond Parish • Archdiocese of New York Director of Publications RAVEN Magazine is published by St. Mr. Christopher Ellis, Dir. of Advancement Monsignor John Graham Parish Pastor Raymond High School for Boys for Design/Edit & Production alumni, parents, friends and the Br. Daniel Gardner, FSC Principal Elizabeth Parker, EP Graphic Design St. Raymond community. Mrs. Judith Carew Assoc. Principal for Academics Photography by Davis Studios Mr. Andrew Sedia Assoc. Principal for Student Life Send address changes and class information Mr. John Musto Asst. Principal for Student Affairs Spread the word: Pass this on to a friend or other to Valerie Noble in the Advancement Office Mr. Michael Norelli Asst. Principal for alumni interested in learning more about St. Raymond at 2151 St. Raymond Avenue, Information Services High School for Boys. Bronx, NY 10462. the CLASS OF 2010 HONORS & AWARDS VALEDICTORIAN Roderick Abarca • The Ellen C. Picco Memorial Award for Business Education & SALUTATORIAN Olasunkanmi Afolabi • The Brother Raymond Meagher Perfect Attendance Award Salvador Alberto • The De LaSalle Strength of Character Award David Braxton • The Brother Stephen Caplice Perfect Attendance Award Derick Bryson-Santiago • The Emily McDonough Perseverance in Studies Award David E. Diaz Ramirez • The Mercedes J. Belak Spanish Award Abdulyekinni A. Fasinro • The Kathleen Fahey Occupational Education Award, The Manhattan College Alumni Peter L. Water’s Commitment To Studies and School Award Christopher Gooding • The Reverend Monsignor John Graham Class Salutatorian Award, The Brother Martin Schmidt Memorial Founder’s Award for Academic Excellence, The New York State Department of Education Academic Excellence Award, The Brother Ca- Michael Saldana is the Valedictorian for the jetan Rock Memorial Science Award Class of 2010. He graduated with an average of 93.93, the highest in the class. In addition Daniel James Kogel • The New York City Comptroller Achievement Award, The Lasallian to his tremendous accomplishments in the Service to School and Community Award classroom, Michael served as the President Michael LaPietra • The Brother Rene Collado Memorial Italian Award of the National Honor Society and member Paul Matthew N. Luna • The Saint Raymond Faculty Commitment to Excellence Award of the Student Council, acted as a senior mentor to underclassmen and was a Math Eduardo Mirabal Jr. • The New York State Department of Education Academic Excellence tutor. Michael was honored with a number Award, The Brother Bernard Quigley Memorial Computer Science Award of awards at the graduation ceremony and Sondey J. Olaseun • The Brother Christopher Foley Memorial Art Award, The Anthony he received the Community Scholarship Iurilli ‘86 Perseverance in Studies Award Award from Emigrant Savings Bank. Mi- Alex Ramos • The Brother George Burke Memorial English Award chael will be attending Lehman College in Alejandro Rodriguez • The New York State Department of Education Academic Excellence the Bronx this fall. Award Michael A. Saldana • The Brother Frank Byrne Class Valedictorian Award, The Brother Andrew O’Gara General Excellence Award, The New York State Department of Education Academic Excellence Award Mohamed Sidique • The Pete L. Schaut Memorial Commitment to Studies and School- Life Award, The St. Raymond Alumni Association’s Joseph McCormack Memorial School Spirit Award, The New York State Comptroller Achievement Award Michael Suare • The John F. Palisi Good Citizenship Award Steven Tobar • The New York State Department of Education Academic Excellence Award, The Viola and John Doyle Memorial Mathematics Award, The Brother Henry Cullen Me- morial Social Studies Award Christopher Gooding, the Class of 2010 Salutatorian, graduated with a final average Bernardo A. Tejada • The Joan O’Connell Dixon Memorial Excellence in Studies Award, of 93.91. He was the Vice President of the The New York State Department of Education Academic Excellence Award National Honor Society, was part of the stu- Joseph Torres • The Brother Eugene O’Gara Memorial Award for Religion, The New York dent council, a staff member of the Raven City Comptroller Achievement Award Record student newspaper, a Raven Am- bassador and was a senior mentor. Christo- pher was also honored with the Community Scholarship Award from Emigrant Savings Bank. In the fall, Christopher will be attend- ing Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he will study business. In Memoriam JONATHAN TORRES ‘10 On April 16, 2010 St. Raymond High School students attended Jonathan’s funeral later for Boys senior Jonathan Torres was killed that week. His memory was honored at in the Bronx. The entire St. Raymond High the graduation ceremony with a moment School for Boys community mourned the of silence. Jonathan was a resident of the passing of Torres, who was 18 years old. Highbridge section of the Bronx, and the The school hosted a prayer service in Jona- prayers of everyone in the St. Raymond than’s honor on Monday, April 19. The en- High School for Boys community are with Jonathan Torres tire senior class, faculty and staff and other his family and friends. 3 ST. RAYMOND HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2010 4 Seniors Dominate STOCK MARKET GAME Three St. Raymond High School for Boys se- Participaing teams are given $100,000 in niors finished in first place during the annual simulated cash to invest, needing to pur- Stock Market Game. The team, one of 278 chase at least three stocks with 100 shares from the New York City area, was composed minimum for each.