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Dear friends,
Please join us for all the exciting events that are happening on the hill in celebration of our 60th anniversary! You are forever a part of the Spellman family and we invite you to be a part of life at Spellman today. Below you will fnd a list of only some of the exciting events planned for the 2018-2019 school year. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and check our website for changes and updates to our calendar. Dear Friends, We’d love to see you! Sincerely, At Spellman, the beginning of each school year brings excitement, opportunity, hope and promise, flled with infnite possibilities for new beginnings and new discoveries for the Aimee Wetzel students that we serve. Because of your generosity and continued support, a Spellman Ways to Give Vice President of External Afairs education provides these students with boundless opportunities providing a fulflling high school experience that will prepare them for a bright future. Te Fund for Cardinal www.spellman.com/give Spellman is the fnancial foundation of our school’s continued growth. It helps us to deliver Online Monthly Recurring September 21, 2018 60th Anniversary Mass our promise to educate our students while ofering them every opportunity to maximize their Giving Program October 25, 2018 Experience Spellman at Open House potential in all areas including academic, spiritual, athletic and social growth. Your gif Stock Transfers November 1, 2018 Mass of Remembrance and Scholarship Breakfast further supports tuition assistance, inspiring others to give and allowing for a vibrant future Planned Giving for our students. I extend to you a heartfelt thank you for your support on behalf of these November 9, 2018 Veterans Day Prayer Service Matching Gifts amazing students and families that we are privileged to have. November 17, 2017 Thanksgiving Mass Give by Mail November 30, 2018 Christmas Tree Lighting~ fun for the entire family! If your Spellman family can be of assistance to you in any way, I would be happy to hear fom you. November 30 - December 2, 2018 Checks made payable to: Christmas Show
With gratitude, THE FUND FOR December 20, 2018 Christmas Liturgy CARDINAL SPELLMAN Aimee Wetzel 738 Court Street March 8-10, 2019 Spring Musical Vice President of External Afairs Brockton, MA 02302 March 23, 2019 Legacy Gala and Auction
June 17, 2019 Cardinal Spellman Golf Tournament UPCOMING REUNIONS FOR 2018
2018 CLASS REUNIONS 1978 40TH 1998 20TH Interested in planning a reunion with us? See Alumni website Please contact [email protected] www.spellman.com/Reunions for updates. Pilgrim Sands Motel if you are interested in helping with reunion Please contact Mrs. Westerlund in the Development Office at 508-584-3004 planning. 1963 55TH 1983 35TH or email [email protected] for assistance with invitations, emails and 2003 15TH more! We would be happy to support your reunion planning! Mansfield/Foxboro Holiday Inn East Bay Grill The Fours Quincy, MA 1968 50TH 1988 30TH 2008 Class Agents Needed! Rockland Golf Course Port 305 in Marina Bay Please contact Samantha Flanagan Pellegri We are in need of Class Agents! If you are interested in helping your class stay 276 Plain St. Rockland, MA 02370 slfl[email protected] for details. 1993 25TH connected, we’d love to hear from you! 1973 45TH Please contact [email protected] 2013 Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in helping with reunion Make sure to register your email with if you are interested in helping with planning. Spellman Alumni for updates. reunion planning. [email protected] FOLLOW US TO SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE HILL! president’s letter chair’s letter
Dear Spellman Community, Dear Members of the Spellman Community,
The Hula Hoop, the microchip, NASA and Cardinal Spellman High School, not a group that one would think As we approach our sixtieth anniversary, Cardinal Spellman High School remains naturally fnds themselves together, yet they all have one thing in common; they all began their journey in 1958! Sixty committed to lifelong learning and providing a faith-based education to a student population years ago each of these historical treasures jumped onto the scene, and today each remain an integral part of the that now draws from forty cities and towns. human experience in America for different reasons but bound together by the same visionary spirit. This year, I conclude my 12-year tenure as a member of the Board of Trustees, serving as Sixty years ago, while Americans tuned into Jack Benny or The Ed Sullivan Show at night and Vertigo and the Board Chair for the past 5 years. We have continued to build on the foundation of The Bridge On the River Kwai reigned at the box offce, John XXIII entered the papacy, and the four institutions a Catholic education established by the Sisters of St. Joseph. I am proud of what we have mentioned above began to remind us of four important things; frst, to follow God, second, to shoot for the stars, third, while remembering that big things can accomplished to maintain our status as the independent Catholic co-educational, college preparatory high school serving communities come in small packages, and fnally that practice makes perfect! in southeastern Massachusetts. It is important to acknowledge our achievements because they provide the basis and the springboard for the coming years. I believe Spellman truly digested these important lessons and made them part of its enduring culture, it could not help but do so being born at such an intersection of time. Today we are reminded of this in so many ways at Spellman as we enter another decade of excellence in Catholic education. First with We have updated the infrastructure of our state-of-the-art teaching and learning systems with the 1:1 iPad program, the creation of new science every document we sign and with every mission trip we attend, (this year three of them), with every Mass we celebrate and with every prayer we say we always… labs and the Library Learning Commons. We have expanded the integration of the curriculum and continue to train our faculty and staff ”Sequere Deum” …follow God, he is the reason Spellman exists! to support these more interactive instructional methods. Our student experience has also been enhanced with the remodeled dining hall and the creation of the ftness center. Next, with our ever-expanding curriculum and athletic offerings, our commitment to be at the cutting edge of technological upgrades, we are reminded to always shoot for the stars. We have not wavered in this commitment with the creation of our strategic plan 2017-2022 and the addition of new courses this year and We owe it to the current and future student populations to provide programs and facilities that offer a competitive 21st-century academic and facilities upgrades to support the Spellman student experience. faith-based education by investing in Spellman.
It is also inherent to the Judeo-Christian experience to believe that big things come in small packages. From, David and Goliath to the babe in the manger it The 2017-2022 Strategic Plan provides the framework to accomplish our future goals. Following the Board and Administration’s study of our is in our collective DNA. This year at Spellman we are especially reminded of that as we launch our inaugural year of exploratory Seminars. Classes that current facilities and program offerings, our priorities are to update and improve our athletic felds, the auditorium, and infrastructure. Equally meet in smaller increments for big impact! These are going to be great opportunities to maximize our students’ ability and tap into their natural interests via the as important, we remain committed to making Spellman accessible to students from all the communities we serve. I believe that the changes and elective process. Indeed big things do come in small packages. investments we have made and the Strategic Plan that we have in place will serve the students and families for generations to come.
Finally one of the most critical things we can teach our students is the art and skill of learning from our failures, failing fast, and rising stronger than before, It has been my honor and privilege to serve as a member of the Board. Spellman has successfully achieved 60 years of providing a college all while recognizing that these are some of the best times of their young lives. No childhood toy has presented us with a greater opportunity for learning through preparatory high school experience with excellent educational opportunities based in Catholic traditions. It is now time for each of us to do what failure, while having a blast (perhaps save the Rubiks Cube) than the Hula Hoop. The fact that our students learn to fail in a safe environment and to learn we can to invest in the future of Spellman. I thank you for all that you have and continue to do to enable us to carry out our mission. and grow from that failure as part of the path to success bears some resemblance to our birthday sharing hoop shaped piece of Americana. Wishing you and your families the very best and as always, Sequere Deum! In this our 60th year of educating the best and brightest on the south shore we remember where we have been, how we got here, and we look forward to a future we are well prepared for! We especially invite all of you our distinguished alumni to be part of this 60th anniversary year, by participating in one or more of our many celebratory events throughout the year. So, happy birthday, NASA, happy birthday Hula Hoop, happy birthday microchip and most important of For the Board of Trustees, all, happy birthday Cardinal Spellman, 60 never looked so good! Geradine A. Mahoney Sequere Deum, Geradine A. Mahoney ’84 Dan Hodes President
2 3 happening on the hill Sports Recap Kevin H. Kelley ’68 By Danielle Jacobs and Michael Gerrish to lead Spellman Board of Trustees
Kevin H. Kelley, a graduate of the “Our collective obligation is to sustain Class of 1968 and long-standing the tradition and legacy of the school member of the board, has been to continually be a defning infuence unanimously elected as Chairman of on students today and in the future. the Cardinal Spellman High School The future demands that we evolve Board of Trustees, and change over time. Students will continue to be highly infuenced by “I am proud and honored for this An amazing achievement averaging technological advancements and other 17 wins a season in 23 years as the vote of confdence. I respect and fully societal pressures” said Kevin. “Our during the season...tremendous Cardinal Spellman Softball coach. appreciate the dedication of so many Congratulations to Coach Gerrish! role will be to address these challenges accomplishment! people who have contributed to the Baseball: finished 12 – 10, and respond with meaningful solutions. 2017-2018 Girls Basketball: finished the season rich history of the school. The Sisters 6 -14...missing William and Mary they defeated Foxborough in a The need to build a lasting educational the President’s Council for the John preliminary game then lost to of St. Joseph have established the FALL SEASON bound Caroline Stover who only foundation for our students has never F. Kennedy Library Foundation. He is played 6 games after breaking her eventual South Champion foundation for the robust educational Volleyball: 15-6 record; finished as Dedham 3 – 1 been greater.” Chairman of the Board of Overseers Catholic Central League hand, she was only 80 points shy advancement of their students, thereby of 1000pts in her Spellman career... Girls Lacrosse: qualified for the state at St. John’s University School of Risk Co-Champions enabling the school’s student body Kevin serves as Vice Chairman of Caroline did play varsity basketball tournament for the first time in their Management and a member of the Football: qualified for the as an 8th grader at Sacred Heart history with an 10 – 8 record... they to maximize their potential,” stated Global Risk Solutions of Liberty tournament with a 4 – 3 record and Council on Foreign Relations. which will put Caroline well over the lost in the first round to Sandwich... Kevin. Mutual Insurance Group. Previously, lost to Rockland in the first round... 1000 pt career mark. freshman Marjorie Tobin ‘21 scored finished the season a 6 – 5 record Kevin was Chief Executive Offcer “I look forward to working with Dan, Indoor Track: 2 – 6 over 50 goals Upon graduation from Spellman, Boys Soccer: 4-14-2 of Ironshore, Inc., a global specialty the administration and staff, faculty, Boys Hockey: had a rebuilding year Girls Track and Field: finished 7-0-1 Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science Girls Soccer: 4-12–4 finishing with a 1 – 19 record and making them Co-Champions in the insurance company, a position he held students and parents who all make the Catholic Central League with Bishop degree in Business Administration Girls Cross Country: 7–2 with some promising young talent since 2008. His professional tenure school what it is today and will become Fenwick from Boston University School of Boys Cross Country: 5–4 includes 33 years with Lexington going forward. Our collective goal is Boys Track and Field: 5 – 2 - 1, Management. Over the ensuing Boys Golf: 6 -10 SPRING SEASON Insurance Company, where he served simple: to provide an experience that James O’Neill ‘18 qualified for the years, he has served on various board Softball: finished 13 – 8 qualifying State Tournament in Shotput as Chief Executive Offcer for over 20 allows every student in the school the for the state tournament... lost a committees. He has been instrumental WINTER SEASON Boys Lacrosse: 2 – 16 years. opportunity to reach the gift of their first round game to Medfield. in leading initiatives that have changed Boys Basketball: finished the Mike Gerrish longtime Coach and Boys Tennis: 6 – 12 God-given potential.” season 14 – 6 qualified for the state and improved Spellman’s standing for Kevin is a lifelong resident of New Athletic Director, achieved his 400th Girls Tennis: 1 – 17 tournament... after a first round win win in softball this past season on years to come. Kevin’s unwavering England, recognized for his service over Norton, we lost to Jeremiah April 10 against Bishop Fenwick Girls Golf: 0 - 12 diligence in serving the mission of to numerous local and educational Burke in the quarter finals...Both High School with a score of 7-2. Spellman has positioned the school to organizations. He is on the Board of Mikey Spencer ‘18 and AJ Jaramillo ‘18 reached the 1000 point milestone realize both fnancial and operational Overseers of Boston’s National Public effectiveness. Radio Station (WBUR) and serves on
4 5 Congratulations to JOSEPH KELLY ‘18, who has been accepted to happening on the hill Harvard University’s Class of 2023!