Explorer Summer 2005 Summer 2006 EXPLORER the Official Magazine of La Salle College High School

1 Explorer Summer 2005 Summer 2006 EXPLORER The Official Magazine of La Salle College High School EXPLORER The Official Magazine of La Salle College High School EXPLORER The Official Magazine of La Salle College High School Greate Bay Country Club Somers Point, New Jersey Sunday, September 10, 2006 Monday, September 11, 2006 4:00 pm Mass 9:00 am Golf (shotgun start) 5:00 pm Cocktails and Hors D’oeurves NoHandicap Necessary 6:00 pm Dinner (Choice of Entree) $60.00 per golfer Dance to the music of La Salle College High School The Tony DeLuca Band 1:00 pm Lunch 8605 Cheltenham Avenue $50.00 per person $12.00 per person Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 www.lschs.org Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Classes of 1934 to 1956 La Salle College High School Mass 10:30 am Followed by a Luncheon $25.00 per person La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 www.lschs.org 1 Explorer Summer 2006 EXPLORER The Official Magazine of La Salle College High School Features The Man Behind The Mask Page 5 Let The Music Play Page 8 Profile of the Music Department Page 15 Men of Tomorrow Page 16 Inside the Park Dennis Lehman ’69 Page 30 Departments From The Hip Page 2 Letter from the President Page 3 News/Photos Pages 4 Photo Gallery Pages 18 – 23 Class Notes Pages 25 – 29 Announcements Births, Deaths, and Honorees Page 31 On the cover: Hugh Panaro ’82 as the Phantom and Sandra Joseph as Christine in a scene from the Broadway production of Phantom Of The Opera. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus 2 Explorer Summer 2006 From The Hip! In March of 1991, I took my girlfriend to EXPLORER Manhattan for a “dinner and show birthday The Official Magazine of La Salle College High School date.” We had orchestra seats for Phantom of the Opera, which was the “hot” musical on Broadway at that time. One of the open- ing scenes has Rauol (Vicomte de Chagny) President seated in a balcony overlooking a perform- Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ’60 ance of the Paris Opera Company. I leaned over to Mary Jean and told her that the Principal actor playing Rauol looked familiar. She Joseph L. Marchese looked down at her program and told me Vice President of Institutional Advancement that his name was Hugh Panaro. I respond- ed that “I went to school with him,” to Gail A. Evans, CFRE which she replied, “Great, then we can go Alumni Association President Hugh Panaro ’82 and Christopher Carabello ’82 after backstage after the show and meet him.” Gerard M. Lowery, CPA ’78 a recent performance of Lestat I was uncertain how Hugh would respond to an unannounced visit, so I decided to unveil Editor our dinner plans and reservation at The Rainbow Room, which seemingly usurped any additional Christopher M. Carabello ’82 thoughts of going backstage. Two years to the day, Mary Jean and I were engaged. Fifteen birthdays later, we traveled back to New York for another dinner and show. Once again, we Editorial and Production Assistance watched Hugh Panaro, but this time he was starring in the title role in the new Elton John musical Florence Ward Lestat. After the show we did go backstage and I caught up with my classmate in his dressing Cathleen P. Winning room located in the bowels of the Palace Theater. Steven M. Ziegler We talked about La Salle and the influence that Joe “Mr. C” Ciccimaro had on his career. During Contributing Writers the course of our conversation, Mary Jean referred to Mr. C. as Joe. Hugh smiled and said, “He Christopher M. Carabello ’82 will always be Mr. C.” I laughed and proceeded to explain that the transition between colleague Joseph F. Ciccimaro ’57 and former teacher was one of the most difficult adjustments that I had to make when I returned Christopher G. DiLella ’06 to La Salle. Brothers remained Brother, but Mr. Hohenlietner, Mr. Grace, Mr. Russell, Mr. Miller, Evan Regan-Levine ’07 and Mr. O’Toole, to name but a few, became George, John, Bob, Gerry, and Mike. It was only Matthew C. Stone ’07 recently that Mr. Devine insisted that I call him Pat. Despite the evolution from titles to first names, there remain three exceptions – the holy trinity of the La Salle faculty – Mr. Diehl, Photography Mr. Stanczak, and Mr. C. John J. Burns Michael Maicher The fact of the matter is that I am still intimidated by Mr. Diehl, so the name Dave would Joan Marcus never leave my mouth when speaking to him or about him. The man is a legend, not to mention Daniel Michal that visions of that little office give me nightmares. He is the consummate survivor having Davor Studios managed to successfully outlast, outwit, and outplay four decades of La Salle students and their Brother James Rieck, FSC ’57 parents. Although he may not know it, Mr. Stanczak is my personal role model for a “La Salle Raymond T. Shay ’00 Gentleman.” He epitomizes everything that is La Salle College High School and is La Salle’s Ben Strothmann favorite son. He is the consummate combination of character and class. I have learned more from Robert T. Szostak, Esq. ’72 him than any other member of the faculty. He may be Marty to others, but out of sheer respect Wayne Wolfe I can and never will call him anything but Mr. Stanczak. I am not even remotely musically inclined; therefore, I never had any interaction with Mr. C while a student and it has only been recently Address that I have gotten to know the incredible individual who has transformed our Music Department Explorer into one of the finest high school programs on the East Coast. Mr. C took a personal interest in La Salle College High School my communications and marketing efforts at La Salle. His passion for La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue energized me, while his unconditional love for the institution inspired me to overcome challenges Wyndmoor, PA 19038 and work to create something truly special. Had I known what I know today, I would have learned to play a musical instrument. 215 233 2350 Phone 215 836 4502 Fax It is no coincidence that all three are alums. Including their time as students, Mr. David Diehl ’55, [email protected] Mr. Martin Stanczak ’60, and Mr. Joseph Ciccimaro ’57 represent 137 years of service to La Salle College High School. Banners representing our new graduate profiles now hang throughout The Explorer is published quarterly by our campus. Apart from associating the word compassion with Mr. Diehl, these three men could La Salle College High School. easily depict any of the four categories: Men of Intellect and Accomplishment, Men of Faith and Compassion, Men of Service and Justice, and Men of Integrity and Respect. Perhaps The Explorer welcomes letters to we should hang banners for each of them and simply title them “The Man.” the Editor concerning alumni, school, and topics published in the magazine. The Editor of the Explorer reserves the right to make all decisions regarding the content and information published Christopher M. Carabello ’82 in the magazine. Editor 3 Explorer Summer 2006 Letter from the President Dear Friends, It has been one year since my return to La Salle College High School. Aside from the school community adjusting to new leader- ship, we have been busy with a number of major projects. High among the activities has been our self-study in preparation for the Middle States Evaluation scheduled for the spring of 2007. The year-long process has been supervised by Nick Coggins of our World Language Department, who assembled a hard-working team of faculty and staff and conducted an outstanding review. The team created a new mission statement (see below) along with a set of belief statements. Additionally, in the process of pro- filing our students, the team selected four key areas to describe our graduates: Men of Intellect and Accomplishment, Men of Service and Justice, Men of Faith and Compassion, and Men of Integrity and Respect. These descriptions now hang on banners throughout our campus to serve as a reminder to our students of the attributes toward which they should strive. In addition to the self-study, a feasibility study was completed in preparation for a major capital campaign that will coincide with the150th anniversary of our founding. The $25 million undertaking will be the largest in our history as well as the most impor- tant. At the completion of the study, it became clear that despite rising tuition, La Salle had to concentrate on increasing its endowment to permit boys from working-class families to experience that education that we have grown to cherish. A second priority will be to expand and renovate our academic buildings to accommodate a student body of over 1,050. La Salle has been faced with a series of “good problems” in that interest in our school continues to increase while other schools face decreasing enrollment and other challenges. Almost fortuitously, La Salle was presented with an opportunity this year to acquire additional land, which will be key to fulfilling our long range facilities expansion plan. Last month, we purchased thirty acres along the Route 309 corridor adjacent to our campus, part of which will be used to accommodate two new sports fields. Further down the road, additional athletic facilities, including a field house and a new pool, are being planned. Through these efforts, La Salle is positioning itself to enhance its range of offerings to young men of the Delaware Valley.

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