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WINTER 2010 St. Pius X High School 5301 St. Joseph’s Dr. NW WINTER 2010 Albuquerque, NM 87120-1712 (505) 831-8400 C o n t e n t s www.saintpiusx.com AdmINIsTRATION Principal Fine Arts at SPX ...... 1 Barbara Rothweiler Alumni in Art ...... 3 Assistant Principal - Academics Endowments Barbara Neff Ducaj ’79 Class of 2005 Ryan D. Beaulieu Memorial Endowment...... 6 Jacob Candelaria ’05 and Giving ...... 7 Assistant Principal - Instruction Orlando Rodriguez Homecoming...... 8 Reunions ...... 10 Assistant Principal - Dean of Students Alumni ...... 11 Dr. Lillian Torrez Business Manager Allen Jackson

LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL Advancement and Alumni Office Director Libby Sanzero Dear Friends: Assistant Director Becky Montoya-Ballou SPX athletics is synonymous with success, and the St. Sebastian Gymnasium trophy cases are filled with evidence of achievements. Administrative Assistant However, there is an equally powerful story to be told in the arts at Julia Ortega Roybal St. Pius X. Our vibrant arts curriculum celebrates the rich artistic Communications legacy of Catholicism, and students are drawn closer to their faith as Jo Salway they experience God's creation in their work. sPX FOuNdATION Our alumni artists are inspired by the images of our faith, and their BOARd OF dIREcTORs stories are as interesting as their work. As Pope Pius X called us to do, we renew the Church Member by proclaiming the Good News with the work of our hands. We nurture young minds in the The Most Reverend Michael J. Sheehan discovery of their potential, to experience God's truth and beauty through art. Archbishop of Santa Fe President Michael Menicucci ’72 God’s blessings to you, Treasurer Eric Herrera ’90 Secretary Barbara M. Rothweiler Allison Pieroni ’88 Principal Directors Jim Hakeem Lloyd (Lonny) Hurley ’77 Richard Luna Stephen C. Marsico ON ThE cOvER David Meurer WINTER 2010 Alumni Council Chair Gallery of St. Pius X art classes. From top left, editing Ed Larrañaga ’84 photos in photography class, putting finishing touches on the papier mâché skull for the Day of the Dead altar in the multicultural arts class, freshman Faith O’Connell creates a retablo using the traditional material of gessoed maple, drying a retablo in multicultural arts The Quarterly is published by the St. Pius X Advancement class, sophomore Justin Martinez recreates a Mexican and Alumni Office. bark painting, drawing class, junior Laura Penate with her pencil drawing, and sophmore Andrew Hansen. The mission of the Quarterly is to provide alumni and friends of SPX with news, information and inspiration regarding Photos by Michael Knight, photography teacher the school and each other.

St. Pius X Quarterly / WINTER 2010 Right: Senior Christian Baca warms up for choreography class. Below: Freshman Justice Otero performs.

Above: Seniors Rachel Mondragon and Ashley Lawrence BESTin The Anatomy of Gray. SECRET ON CAMPUS F I N E A R T s

Recognizing that fine arts is a cornerstone in educating the whole A theatre technician position was added to the drama department person, St. Pius X offers a strong fine arts curriculum. “The biggest last year. “Andrew McHarney has not only amped up the technical secret on campus is that the fine arts program is busting at the seams. quality of the productions, he is also training students on the latest Students are required to have one semester of fine arts but enthusias- theatre technology,” said Mrs. Hillsey. The drama department tically enroll in more classes. The reaction of the students is positive. presented Disco Inferno, a modern version of Faust, earlier this year Students walk into art class joyful and happy to be there. They are and The Anatomy of Gray by Jim Leonard for the spring dramatic absorbed in the art and stay on task,” said Dr. Trini Lopez, art production. teacher and responsible for the revamping of the art department starting in the late nineties. Visual arts, the hallmark program of the department, has expanded to include additional art exhibition opportunities for student work. To keep up with the interest, fine arts is continually expanding its This year for the first time, student art has been exhibited at offerings in performing and visual arts. the University of New Mexico Hospital and at a special showing during the annual SPX Christmas concert. Work was featured from This year, a new music class, Guitar, was offered along with the the visual arts classes, including studio art, painting, drawing, established instrumental, orchestra, and variety of vocal music printmaking, photography, sculpture, animated and computer art. courses. Patrick Cox, also a theology teacher, instructs the basics of guitar, introducing music styles of blues, classical, flamenco, “We are revamping the computer art and computer animation and popular. The class will be continued next year. “Already there classes, and they will be called digital arts next school year,” said is lots of interest from students,” said Jennifer Hillsey, former fine Mrs. Hillsey. As students learn the technical software, they are able arts chair. to create their own two- and three-dimensional projects in the class. (see page 2) The Dance program started in 2006 when Mrs. Hillsey was told she could offer the class if she could get enough students for one class. A semester of fine arts is required for graduation, and students Enough students for three classes enrolled. Since then a choreogra- have an increasing number of choices of courses. In addition to the phy class has been added, and now students can take four years of performing and visual arts, SPX also offers longstanding courses in dance, which includes ballet, jazz, musical theatre, an overview of architectural and mechanical drawing, music appreciation, film, history, and dance criticism. The dance program has grown in popu- and art appreciation. Advanced Placement Classes in art history and larity. “The recent dance clinic at the school had more participants music theory earn college credit. than ever,” said Mrs. Hillsey. St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 1 from the traditional to tomorrow The visual arts tell a story St. Pius X visual arts encompass a range of media: printmaking, painting, sculpture, and photography. Interestingly, the curriculum offers the oldest and the newest ways to express art—the multicultural class connects to deep traditions of the students’ world and beyond while the digital arts classes are forever chasing the latest explosion in computer art technology. These two different approaches have a common purpose—at the heart each is about telling a story.

Senior Alexis Santana using the latest technology in computer art class. digital design classes morph to keep pace with technology Computer art technology, like all technology, is constantly changing, and St. Pius X art teacher Jack Davidson has the over- whelming job of keeping up with the latest trends. For next year, the art department has combined the classes Computer Art and Computer Animation into Digital Art I and II. It is not just a change of names; the classes will have a broader focus. Both classes will use the same software so there will be a greater fluency between the classes with a steady progression of skills. The new class will continue to focus on Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. Updates to software have already radically changed the Winter Gibson, freshman, paints her retablo in multicultural arts class. course content from year to year. This year the class used a new version of Flash, software used for games and interactive web design, which introduced three-dimensional art, requiring a whole multicultural arts explore new skill level for students. “The next revolution in graphics will be touch screen. While that might seem easier, the new capabilities art as expression of culture always raise expectations,” said Mr. Davidson. “When teaching visual arts, the best place to start is with the Students come to class with varying levels of skills, but for most student. Begin with the story of the culture and the history of this is an introduction to the graphics software. “While some may his/her environment. For St. Pius X students, it is the Catholic have careers in mind, as they mature, animation will be everywhere tradition combined with the Hispanic heritage which represents and may be a skill needed in just about any job,” mentions Mr. over 55 percent of students,” explains Dr. Trini Lopez, teacher of Davidson. He also hopes that soon the art department will be able the multicultural arts class. Beginning with the religious art of to add an Advanced Digital Art Class. New Mexico, the students first create something from the culture close to home: a retablo, a small devotional painting of a religious “The goal of any art is storytelling,” figure prevalent in New Mexico done on gessoed maple board. It emphasizes Mr. Davidson. Students introduces reverence and veneration of saints who really are what can get caught up in the bells and Dr. Lopez calls “heroes” of the faith. Students must choose either whistles of the technology, but the their own or their families’ patron saint for the retablo. focus of the class is using the element of design to tell a story. Whether the “Historically, Catholics in New Mexico grew up knowing their latest technology was eons ago when patron saint, but so many students now are unaware of this tradi- cave painting was invented or today tion and may have to seek out the information from their families with 3-D animation, the technology or to research a saint that speaks to them,” said Dr. Lopez. supports the idea. Continued on page 12 Teacher Jack Davidson

2 St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 Alumni in Art Carving out a place for Pius to worship

It started as a coincidence. When Robert Habiger, the architect designing the SPX chapel back in the mid-1990s, sought out a craftsman to custom carve the altar and other furnishings, he happened to call Chris Sandoval, not knowing that Chris was a 1972 graduate of the school. Chris often worked with Mr. Habiger and was excited to see the westside campus and even ran into few of his Chris Sandoval ’72 old teachers, including Julie Green, Father Samuel Falbo, and Coach Ron Tybor. After Mr. Habiger came up with the idea for the chapel furnishings, he turned it over to Chris, a master woodworker. Father David Sharp’s class had found a big stump, and Chris finished the top surface for the altar. He carved the tabernacle, the processional cross, and the presider’s chairs, which are all still used for the chapel and Mass. The style of the furnishings draws from Chris’s mix of the traditional New Mexican style with a contemporary feel. For the finishing on the chairs and tabernacle for Pius, he used design elements from the cross he designed for the 1993 installation of Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, connecting the school and the Archbishop. From an artistic family, Chris grew up learning carving and furniture making on weekends and summers in his father’s professional woodworking shop. He doesn’t remember taking any arts classes at St. Pius in the seventies. The arts were more of an after school activity. “Father Fred Wajda took us to different places like the Turquoise Trail to take pictures. We did photography and filmmaking after school. He was innovative too; we did a television script for a news program, using a video camera that they used for basketball games. No one had done it at that point so it was interesting. If anyone at St. Pius was an influence, it was Father Wajda,” reflects Chris. Chris’s business, Artisans of the Desert, located in the North Valley, does many commissions for church furnishings. His work is located in churches all over the country from St. Joseph on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque to Juneau, Alaska. He also creates home furnishings, mostly in the traditional style. “Tourists to New Mexico want the traditional style, not the contemporary pieces so much,” he said. He reserves the contemporary style for his art pieces. Recently, he designed an elaborate chest with elements from a chest he saw on the northwest coast of British Columbia, using New Mexico figures of toads and beavers mixed with cubist ducks his artist mother, a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, had painted on his crib. The art was shown at the Albuquerque Museum in the Albuquerque Now exhibit. The changes in the economy have inspired him to concentrate on his traditional New Mexican home furnishings and look at developing a line of home furnishings.

Continued on page 4 St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 3 Art Institute of Chicago Alumni in Art

An artist’s vision: Reclaiming the

wild, wild west Photo courtesy of Charles G. Young, Interactive Design Architects.

Josh Bond ’91 Josh Bond ’91 always knew he was creative. Both parents were artists: his father was a steel sculptor and an adobe builder architect and his mother was a graphic artist and stain glass Emilie De Angelis ’93 designer. “At Pius I was always taking art class. In my senior year I Alumna remember I took three art classes,” said Josh. After graduation, he found that classes at TVI weren’t really his thing, he instead apprenticed under other artists. By age 20, he was managing wins an art gallery in the Hyatt Hotel in Albuquerque. “It really The old west town of Cuchillo. schooled me in the art world,” said Josh. Super Josh defies labels, continually finding new outlets for his artistic energy. He started working in punched tin and moved to steel sculpture, much like his father. The textures and color of metal appealed to him. He is Bowl now doing painting and photography. Much of his art is religious, based on his Catholic upbringing. “I use religious images like the Virgin Mary in my work. Certain images have been embedded with me because of art I grew up in New Mexico. The religious symbols have inspired my work,” explains Josh. He also crafts functional art, like tables, chairs, wall mirrors, and candleholders, making everyday items into art. A graphic designer, too, he taught himself web design and worked in an ad agency in southern New Mexico history for a while. “I am a creative; I don’t want to limit my creativity or the outlets I use. I love working with my hands. I world love building things and being creative. I am an artist but not to one specific medium,” said Josh. Last year, Josh was on That’s Clever on HGTV, teaching his metal work techniques. He and his art were also featured in New Mexico Magazine. But, the story that grabbed the most media attention was the selling of his haunted adobe house on eBay. Since 2002 Josh has bought several buildings in the old west town of Cuchillo, located about 12 miles northwest of Truth or Consequences. After a team of paranormal inspectors reported one of the buildings to be haunted, Josh has found articles about it from Spain, Italy, and Venezuela. For Josh, it is not about the ghosts. He wants to restore his other buildings, an old hotel and bar, to preserve the history of Cuchillo, a town of 35 people that was once a thriving community and regular stagecoach stop with an amazing past from the Apache to the Buffalo Soldiers. Josh sees the restoration as part of a creative vision and has already renovated the old hotel into a bed and breakfast in a style of design he coined “wild west modern,” also the name of the b and b website. The bar building, however, is missing part of the roof, and the weather is eroding the walls. Josh is desper- ately trying to save it and hopes to use the money from the sale of the nearby haunted adobe, which is still on eBay, to put a new roof on the bar and eventually open a microbrewery. Seeking also to find investors, he said, “I realize the economy is bad, but I don’t know how much longer these old buildings will last. It is hard to watch the walls crumble when it rains. But, I am passionate about saving this part of history and feel blessed to be here and able to do this.” he said.

4 St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 Last May as a development director of the Art Institute of Chicago, Emilie De Angelis ’93, saw the opening of the modern art wing of the Institute after working over two years to help raise $375 million for the addition.“In the art historical world, I just finished the Super Bowl,” she explained. For Emilie, the beginnings of her triumph started years ago in teacher Jorge Tristani’s Advanced Placement Art History. By the third day of class Emilie knew she wanted a career in the art museum world. She remembers thinking at the time, “This is it.” After graduating from St. Mary’s of Notre Dame in Indiana with a major in art history, she landed a grant writing job for The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, a contemporary dance company. She credits that to another strong SPX influence – Catherine Schmidt Patterson ’98 the English curriculum. “I just felt confident that even though I didn’t know anything at all about fundraising and develop- Mixing it up: ment that I could write a proposal,” she said. “I also didn’t know anything about dance or choreography or that world. Alumna adds a scoop But I knew the arts was where I fit in fairly easily; I had found my tribe. I was more organized than the average arts person so that I could do fundraising. I just took on face value that it of art to chemistry would be a good thing to get into,” she explains. St. Pius X definitely pointed the way for Catherine Schmidt With three years of experience at Hubbard Street, she was Patterson ’98. When she took chemistry with Father Samuel Falbo, ready for her dream job. When a friend at the Art Institute of she loved his approach to the science and was so excited that she Chicago called her to say she had two positions in her depart- wanted to take Chemistry II. She was the only one – not enough to ment, and she wanted Emilie to apply for both of them and form a class. But, she was hooked on chemistry. tell her which one she wanted, she was thrilled. “At age 26, that was one of the best phone calls you are going to get,” she said. The summer after graduating from Pius, she traveled to Europe. “English teacher James Padilla took a group of students on an unoffi- Over the next six years at the Art Institute, she was in govern- cial senior trip. It was more than just six weeks in the summer of ment and foundation relations, often traveling to Washington bumming around Europe. We spent hours in museums. Mr. Padilla to lobby for the arts. She then went to work as a development has a deep personal interest in religious art,” recalled Catherine. Other director on the modern art wing capital campaign in a team students on the trip who had taken Advanced Placement Art History effort to raise $375 million, working with foundations and added another layer of information, and she fell in love with art. With donors. another strong calling, she pondered the question of how to put The new wing, a 264,000 square foot addition designed by chemistry and art together. Renzo Piano, opened in May 2009, and was the largest The answer came from yet another educator when she was at Truman addition in the Institute’s history. “It makes such an enormous State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Influenced by her trip to contribution to the art world. It elevated the museum, Chicago, Europe, she enrolled in art history, where her professor saw Catherine’s and the United States in the sense of what the collection and dual interests and suggested art conservation as a career. She graduated what the museum is able to present. It is remarkable. The with a degree in chemistry and a minor in art history and justice. collection looks fantastic; the building is a work of art. Being a part of that project was phenomenal but also exhausting.” Definitely more of a scientist than an artist, she headed to Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, where she earned her Ph.D. After a year of non-stop planning for the opening which peaked in chemistry in 2007. She then was awarded a Fellowship in in 24 events in 10 days, Emilie concluded she wanted to try Conservation Science at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) something different and have time to start a family. She is now in Los Angeles. When her fellowship ended in 2009, she was hired major gifts officer at the Latin School of Chicago, and she and as an assistant scientist, continuing her work in the scientific her husband are expecting a baby in May. Her new job in a analysis of works of art. school environment gave her flashbacks to her Pius days. It also made her appreciate what a great fit Pius was for her. “It was a The GCI, a part of the J. Paul Getty Trust which includes the Getty great experience and a family tradition,” she said. Both her Museum, does scientific research, education and training in the area parents, Diane Sei and Roger De Angelis were 1965 graduates of conservation science and is unique in its scope and commitment and sister Nicole graduated in 1991. “Most of my aunts and to scientific research in art conservation. uncles my cousins attended Pius—most all of the Pius Continued on page 6 Menicucci and Franchini families are somehow related to me. My cousin Jim Cook ‘83 is head of the athletic department,” said Emilie.

St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 5 ClaSS of 2005

Above: Members of the class of 2005 and Ryan Beaulieu’s family mark the announcement Ryan Beaulieu that the class of 2005 is starting man of nature an endowment in Ryan’s name. All Soul's Mass environment and natural life. He is an inspiration to both his traditionally honors classmates and the broader community,” said Jacob. His enthusiasm departed friends and for birds inspired him to develop a research project on the migration family. Last November’s of rosy finches. He and other birders had gained permission from school Mass held a various governmental groups to band rosy-finches to track how many special meaning for the were returning to the Sandias each winter from previous years. Ryan Class of 2005. Jacob Candelaria, the president of the class, speaking traveled throughout New Mexico birding and passionately shared to the student body, remembered an exceptional classmate, Ryan his love and concern for the protection of our natural resources, Beaulieu, who was and continues to be a positive force in the lives of espousing that we all live, in his words, an "earthly" life. The website his classmates. To honor him, Jacob announced at the Mass that the devoted to Ryan’s love of birding is www.rosyfinch.com. Class of 2005 was establishing the Ryan D. Beaulieu Memorial Endowment. Ryan’s mother Eileen Shadder, father Dana Beaulieu, “The Class of 2005 has established the Ryan D. Beaulieu Memorial brother Dylan, and his extended family were on hand to thank the Scholarship fund to commemorate Ryan’s life of service, and to class for remembering Ryan. ensure that all qualified students—regardless of their socio-economic background—can access the same quality education that gave Ryan The 2005 class leadership decided to mark their fourth year since the tools he needed to work for the conservation of this state’s graduation – a year that brings a collection of significant transitions natural heritage,” said Jacob. from school to work or further graduate studies—with a tribute to Ryan, a member of the class who passed away in a tragic car accident To initiate the endowment, the class made an initial contribution less than two months after graduation. of $6,000 with the ultimate goal of $30,000, the amount needed to begin generating interest for financial aid for future SPX students. RyanGiving was traveling to southern New Mexico to see a seldom-seen It is anticipated that the gift will be increasedat by a minimum rate of aplomado falcon when the accident happened. “Ryan, an avid $5,000 per year beginning 2009 and will be fully funded by the year ornithologist, worked in defense and support of New Mexico’s 2014 before time for the class’s tenth reunion. Mixing it up: Alumna adds a scoop of art to chemistry Continued from page 5 to reduce the damage caused by museum lighting to works of art on paper. In her job, Catherine applies modern analytical methods to the study of art to both understand the object and inform strategies to Catherine is excited about her rapidly growing field. New technology conserve invaluable pieces of art from around the world. “My work is adding to the story of art around the world. Scientists can use is the CSI of the art world,” she said. In one of her projects linking noninvasive techniques of analyzing art and revisit pieces to find out her back to her New Mexico roots, she worked with watercolor even more about them. By analyzing what materials were used and paintings from the Georgia O’Keefe Museum. Her GCI colleagues available in the time and place the pieces were created, her work are ascertaing the affects of lighting on watercolors, which is particu- provides insight into the history of the art. She also gains insight into larly sensitive to light, and Catherine helped identify the pigments in antiquity. “By analyzing artifacts, we can find out how scientifically these sensitive objects. It is part of CGI’s current research that seeks advanced the people were,” she said.

6 St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 donate at www.saintpiusx.com Jacob Candelaria begins a life of giving

Above: Jacob, as president of the class of 2005, announces the establishment of the class of 2005 Ryan D. Beaulieu Memorial Endowment. Jacob returned to New Mexico after graduat- The school is now 50 years old, ing from Princeton in May, inspired to help make SPX accessible to all qualified students. Below: Jacob Candelaria, second from left, experiences discussions on policy in Costa Rica as a student at Princeton. and I think that we should all start thinking about what Pius can be and what we can do to support its mission as it goes into its second 50 years.

Not surprisingly, Jacob Candelaria was one of the forces in the 2005 is qualified there would be the resources internally to give him the class leadership to establish the memorial financial aid endowment opportunity to attend. The school is now 50 years old, and I think for fellow classmate Ryan Beaulieu. that we should all start thinking about what Pius can be and what we can do to support its mission as it goes into its second 50 years.” Jacob, 2005 class president, attended Princeton where he was schooled not only in the world-renowned Woodrow Wilson School Jacob also credits his family in demonstrating a commitment to com- of Public Policy but also in the ins and outs of Princeton’s $3 billion munity. “I was brought up by my grandparents who were involved in operating budget as a senator in the undergraduate student govern- the community and gave everything to their family and community ment. “The university has a deep commitment to engaging under- without asking much in return. And I have really seen how that net- graduates in decision making processes,” said Jacob. He was on the work of support they built has allowed my parents and their genera- committee that advised the president of the university on major tion and now myself to chart our own course in life and to achieve policy initiatives. First hand, he saw how the university struggled to those goals we set for ourselves. At Princeton, I really became aware keep student aid as the economic downturn reduced the Princeton of the fact that a lot of what I was able to achieve and to do now was endowment by 30 percent. because of the support of many other people who gave me that net- work, who gave me that hand up and that leg up and that is some- After Jacob graduated in May 2009, he returned to New Mexico thing I really want to try to do, at whatever age I am.” and a two-year commitment to a job on the legislative finance SPXcommittee, transformed by his experience at Princeton. He saw Even though Jacob is a new graduate just starting out, he realizes he what a strong financial aid program could do to enhance education. is able to give financially and to help other current students with Students raised in abject poverty from Lesotho in South Africa, the their dreams. “I know what it is like to be told because of where you inner city of Los Angeles or the Bronx, mix with students from come from, because of your last name, because of how you look or eastern elite prep schools to add to the vibrancy of the educational your economic means there are some things that are not possible. I experience. was told many times that Princeton was not possible for me but it was. As far as I can help other upcoming students realize that their “Princeton offers amazing financial aid packages. Sixty percent of dreams are possible and give them support to make their dreams a the undergraduate population receives financial aid, and about 25 reality, I think that is a goal for all of us to share, not only as good percent of that population received complete aid and pay no out of citizens but as Catholic Christians. I think it is a key aspect of pocket expenses at all. This policy ensures that people from all walks Christ’s mission on earth to support those in need and to be a person of life regardless of parent bank accounts can access the world-class of the world and to build Christ’s kingdom on earth.” Jacob is also institution.” planning a scholarship award in the name of his grandparents, Jack He returned with a vision for St. Pius X. Starting with the Class of and Gloria Candelaria, for a student who has demonstrated a com- 2005 Endowment for Ryan Beaulieu and looking ahead with vision, mitment to community service to be a leader not only at Pius but he said, “Alumni can really help SPX get to a place that if a student also in the broader community of Albuquerque or wherever they choose to make their mark.

St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 7 Installation art (a 3-dimensional alumni art adds new piece of art that is created for a face to homecoming specific site) by Homecoming will always be longstanding traditions Shane Montoya ’01, of football, dances, parades, and bonfires. But to add highlights the a different face to the alumni events, art teacher Dr. Alumni Art show. Trini Lopez started an Alumni Art Show in 2008. Homecoming 2009 brought the Second Annual Alumni Art Show which helped highlight the importance of the fine arts to the educational experience of the school. The exhibit featured work from more than a dozen SPX graduates. Sculptors, painters, printmakers, photographers, and an installation artist were honored at a reception on Sunday to kick off Homecoming week. Their art was featured in the foyer of the Fine Arts Center for all to visit during Homecoming. Participating artists were Lynne Peckinpaugh ’64, h O m E c O m I N G Tim Nunns ’73, Anita Blythe ’74, Leslie Radigan- Hindi ’91, Josh Bond ’91, Michael Radigan ’96, 11th Annual sartan classic Golf Tournament David Moss ’00, Shane Montoya ’01, Roman Thanks to all of the sponsors for a most successful day of golf during Homecoming 2009 Lopez ’05, Aaron Stromberg ’05, Julia M. Lopez ’05, Anna Marie Dinallo ’06, Nick Etre ’07, Linley dINNER sPONsOR EXclusIvE TEE sPONsORs Green ’07, Kevin Wickett ’07 and Ruth Riley ’08. Champion Truss Carlson Systems Collins and Collins, P.C. EAGlE sPONsORs Lovelace Health System tradition carries on Bank of Albuquerque, Ed Larrañaga ‘84 Salazar and Sullivan, P.C. The favorite events of Homecoming 2009 continued Automated Financial Technologies EB Construction to bring alumni together for tea and golf. The David Montoya Construction Broderick & Company, LLC DRB Electric Minutes of Gold Tea and the Sartan Classic Golf Fuddruckers - Kevin ’83 and Cindy Cummings ‘83 FRIENds OF sT. PIus X sPONsORs Tournament, both sponsored by the Alumni Council, Lumber, Inc. - Pat Chiado ‘73 C & D Scholarship Fund, Inc. Palms Trading Co. Armond Giannini, D.D.S. ‘84 raised over $21,000 to benefit student financial aid Patrick Padilla and Company Guzman Construction Solutions - Rudy Guzman ‘90 through the Alumni Financial Aid Endowment. SPX Peoples Bank Dean Vigil - Kinney Agency thanks the chair of the golf tournament, Rich Luna. Piñon Perinatal - Tim Hurley ‘76 Rocky Mountain Stone - Scott Lardner ‘79 hOlE IN ONE sPONsOR Thanks also to the co-chairs of the tea, Lesly Gibbs TNJ Construction, LLC Melloy Nissan - Joe ‘64 and Michael ‘84 Melloy Stern ’80 and Marie Montgomery Schwaner ’81. Tumbleweed Construction ThANks TO TEE ANd TEAm sPONsORs The SPX Alumni Council and SPX Foundation Board Abasto Utility Locating Co. Rich and Cathy Luna Ashcraft Mechanical Scott Eldredge ’87 (Santa Ana Star Casino) mARk yOuR cAlENdAR Blueridge Forest Products - Ron Manzanares ‘76 Scott Lardner ’79 (Rocky Mountain Stone) Darrell Julian Construction Jerry and Germaine Otero 12th Annual Sartan Classic Golf Tournament Dennis Chavez Development Corp. And to the Tournament committee: Friday, October 1st HB Construction - Jason ‘93 and Adam ‘96 Harrington Rich Luna santa Ana Golf club Kinney Brick Co. Stan Sluder 8 a.m. Tee time MetLife - Brian Beel ‘75 Ed Larrañaga ‘84 For more information, please contact Becky Montoya-Ballou New Mexico Bank & Trust Lonny Hurley ‘77 at 505-831-8406 or [email protected]. Melloy Nissan - Joe ‘64 and Michael ‘84 Melloy Scott Eldredge ‘87 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Mike Daly Brian Beel ‘75 Sandia Building Construction - Rick Semones ‘77 The 2009 Homecoming Court poses for a photo at the Minutes of Gold Tea. Back, (from left) court members, Kateri Lopez, Ivy Wilborn, Christiana Winners of the 2009 Sartan Classic Golf Tournament, Stan Sluder, Barela, Taylor Yagow, Barbara Hayes, front, Josabel Archangel and Jeff Schwaner ‘81, Father Ed Domme ‘67, and Bill Squire. queen, Samantha Brown.

8 St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 Hall of Honor living the SPX motto St. Pius X High School honored and is currently pastor of Our Lady of three distinguished individuals at Fatima Church. the Alumni Council Hall of Honor reception and ceremony during Scott C. Lardner, president of Homecoming 2009 at the St. Cecilia Rocky Mountain Stone Co., Inc., is Fine Arts Center. Each year during committed to family while providing Homecoming the Alumni Council both leadership in numerous local recognizes graduates, faculty, and non-profits and national trade supporters whose lives inspire new associations within the construction generations of graduates by industry. He has dedicated countless embodying the St. Pius X motto hours to causes from healthcare to "Teach Me Goodness, Discipline museums, the disabled, and business and Knowledge.” development, yet is always willing to tackle any initiative to better the The 2009 inductees were former community. Scott’s assistance was teacher/principal Msgr. Francis X. pivotal in creation of the Alumni Eggert, alumni Scott Lardner, class of Scholarship Circle. Paul Barabe ‘64, Msgr. Francis X. Eggert, and Scott Lardner ’79. 1979, and Paul Barabé, class of 1964. Paul Barabé reinvigorated the Alumni Ordained as a priest in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1958, Msgr. Council to create the Hall of Honor and the first Alumni Council Eggert became a science teacher at SPX in 1958 and assumed endowment. A New Mexico National Guard member and Vietnam leadership as principal from 1964-1968. In a time of uncertainty, veteran, Paul built a three-decade career in the airline and hospitality he secured the school’s financial future. His diocesan activities industry which carried him afar, but he returned home to build a focused on being a spiritual director of youth and vocations, and lasting legacy in the alumni community of SPX and Albuquerque. he offered a lifetime of servant leadership throughout the Paul shared his energy with youth in sports officiating and currently Archdiocese of Santa Fe. He is revered for his pastoral commitment advocates for autism awareness. to the people of New Mexico, was honored as Monsignor in 2008,

Principal’s Award Julio Vincioni Memorial making uniforms Service Award work for school Serving through the years

Principal Barbara Mary Rose Vincioni Paloni pre- Rothweiler presented the sented the Vincioni Award to Principal’s Award to two Lonny and Barb Cordova SPX parents Laura Simes Hurley, both graduates of the and Melora (Lager) class of 1977, who have spent Lucero whose personal years involved at St Pius X. commitment has proven They have supported the golf vital to the success of tournament, have been huge St. Pius X. Nearly five baseball fans with son Kurt, Laura Simes and Melora (Lager) Lucero Barb and Lonny Hurley ’77 years ago, the Athletic class of 2007, softball fans with Boosters, under the lead- daughter Kim, class of 2009, ership of Rick Semones ‘77, decided to tackle the daunting task of have assisted with Legacy Art, have worked on the Annual SPX an in-house uniform sales operation. The school stood to benefit Fund, Mardi Gras, and virtually any project undertaken to help the substantially, but the project needed volunteers committed to making school. Lonny has shared countless hours with Foundation and it work. Laura and Melora dedicated significant volunteer hours over Athletic Boosters meetings, and Barb has co-chaired the Hall of two years, and together their business skills and personal dedication Honor selection since it began. Each of them is supportive, patient, enabled the Sartan Shop to become a sustainable business. They built forgiving, generous, positive, and absolutely willing to graciously a profitable income source for the school and have kept the students tackle any task that needs assistance. Year after year, they rise to every “looking good” at an affordable cost. challenge and find a way to make a difference with their time and energy. Their unselfish dedication to the school and our students The Principal’s Award is presented to an individual whose volun- continues the high standards set by Julio Vincioni who gave selflessly teerism is exceptional and whose significant contribution helps to of his time and energy to SPX for 20 years until his death in 1991. lead St. Pius X High School in new directions for future success. St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 9 memories of 2009 reunions

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’64 ’89 The class of 1964 celebrates a first at their 45th reunion. The class ’89 was excited to be the first to fulfill their commitment to fully fund a class-sponsored endowment. The class will be added to the roll of donors in the Alumni Scholarship Circle near the SPX gym.

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Upcoming sUmmer reUnions Reunion coordinators, the First 50th reunion • June 11 - 13 please contact the class of 1965 Advancement & Alumni office. the class of 1960 will celebrate with a class of 1970 • July 2 - 4 Call 505-831-8406 or special gathering to mark this occasion. • July 30 - August 1 email Becky Montoya Ballou at class of 1980 [email protected] Details will be posted soon! Find the 1980 reunion on Facebook www.saintpiusx.com class of 1990 • details posted soon! class of 2000 • June 25 - 27

10 St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 Boys Soccer • District Champions fall Girls Soccer • District Champions Football • 3rd in District Sports Volleyball • District Champions • Runner-up in State roundup Boys X-Country • 4th in District Girls X-Country • 2nd in District • 4th in State

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kenny holcomb ’88, alumni was recently promot- ed to captain in the Albuquerque Fire notes Department’s Technical Support Division under the 1960s new Mayor Richard After working in the supercomputer industry for Berry’s city adminis- 45 years, Pat callahan Brockway ’61, retired in tration. After SPX, March 2009, from Cray, Inc. Since then, her travels Kenny earned a with her husband Frank Barsotti have taken her with his two airplane partners, he completed a restoration of the CJ-6A aircraft in 2008. Mike espe- bachelor’s degree in on a Russian Rivers Cruise from Moscow to St. business from UNM. He has been an Albuquerque Petersburg. They live in the Washington, D.C. area cially likes to give rides to youngsters interested in aviation. He volunteers his time and shares his pas- firefighter since 1994 and spent seven years and come regularly to play in the Homecoming assigned to numerous stations within the city. Sartan Classic Golf Tournament. sion for flying through the Southwest Adopt-A-Pilot program and the Experimental Aircraft Association’s In 2001, Holcomb was recruited to the Technical diane m. menapace '67, retired from the Young Eagles Program. Services Support Division because of his extensive Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security experience with computers and continues in the Administration on August 1, 2009, after more than Since graduation, Ramona valdez Otero ’79, has division with his new rank. At his promotion 38 years of federal service. been working as a medical transcriptionist at UNM ceremony, Fire Chief James Breen commended Hospital in Albuquerque. Ramona is also recording Kenny for his hard work and outstanding work ethic. After one career in secretary for the Support Staff Chapter, District holistic healing, 1199 New Mexico, a labor relations organization mary Romero ’88, enjoys living in Scottsdale, caroline metzler specializing in the healthcare industry. Ramona and Arizona, with her husband Markham McHenry and ’69, has returned to her husband, Ted Sr. are the parents of Ted Jr. two sons, ages 5 and 7. She is an obstetrics/gyne- her artistic pursuits ‘97, Adam ’99, and Tony ’02. Ted Jr. has recently cology physician with Phoenix Perinatal Associates. as an illustrator, returned from two tours of duty in Iraq with the graphic artist, and United States Air Force. Adam is currently working sara setchell kalb ’89, earned a B.A. from the web designer. She toward his degree in nursing and was married to University of Colorado and a M.S. from Lancaster lives in New Castle, Tiffany Gonzales in January 2007. Tony is assistant University (United Kingdom). She also has a M.Ed. Colorado, with her manager for a local shooting range in Albuquerque. and teacher's certificate from the University of writer-actor husband She writes, "One of my favorite teachers was Ron Washington. She teaches elementary special Bob. Yoga, garden- Tybor because he showed his students by his education in Seattle, specializing in autism and ing, cooking, hiking, example how to be a good Catholic.” has two daughters, ages 7 and 11. and cross-country skiing, and the environment and sustainable lifestyle 1980s 1990s are some of Caroline's interests. The law office of marcus Garcia ’84, has been Prem k. Akkaraju ’91, is currently a Partner of accepted for listing in Best's Directory of InterMedia Partners, a private equity investment She recently designed, researched, and co-wrote a Recommended Insurance Attorneys. The fund in Los Angeles, focusing on the media industry 230-page coffee table book, entitled James G. Albuquerque firm provides work in insurance across all platforms - television, radio, publishing, Cayton — Pioneer Forest Ranger. This “scrapbook” matters including insurance defense, complex litiga- internet, and marketing. Previously, Prem was the style biography of one of America's very first forest tion, construction accidents, and general liability. Vice President Worldwide of Sanctuary Artist rangers tells his story through his own words from Management. At that time, Sanctuary Artist his diaries and photographs. Written along with the Brendon O’dowd ’87, has served in the Air Force Management managed the careers of over 100 ranger’s great-nephew, David Cayton, the book was for 13 years, five as a fuels officer, then a break to artists including behemoths Elton John, Fleetwood published by the Cayton Ranger Station Foundation. complete his Master of Divinity degree, and eight Mac, The Who, and ZZ Top. Prem earned an M.B.A. years as a chaplain. As the Senior Protestant from Columbia University and a B.S. in applied 1970s Chaplain at Eglin Air Force Base in the panhandle of mathematics and economics from UNM. mike carter ’77, lives in Phoenix and is a pilot with Florida, he and the chapel staff are responsible for Southwest Airlines. He retired as a Lt. Colonel from counseling, visiting work centers, and leading the Brooke Boulware drew ’98, is in her second year the USAF in 2001 with 20 years of service as an contemporary, gospel, and traditional worship of a Ph.D. program in mortuary archaeology at the F-16 pilot and squadron commander. When not services at the largest base of the Department of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she will be spending time with his family (wife, Gina, and Defense. He and his wife Joan have five children: writing her dissertation on an analysis of the human children, Elizabeth, 20, and Brian, 16), he flies his Joshua, Kevin, Jason, Katie, and Kyle (ages 17, 17, former Chinese military trainer aircraft for fun. Along 14, 13, 7). Continued on page 12

St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 11 and is currently applying to Ph.D. programs in clini- Jesse herrera ’05 is currently living in Albuquerque alumni cal psychology. Heather writes, “While at St. Pius I after graduating in May from Worchester Polytechnic played volleyball, basketball, and track. Coach Tybor Institute in Massachusetts with a mechanical engi- was a huge influence on me and I still use some of neering degree. While looking for work, he is Continued from page 11 notes his clever sayings today.” involved with music. He is a member of The 505 Chorus, a new men's a cappella chorus, and playing remains excavated from a 19th century poorhouse Jessica medrano ’02, was inducted into the UNM with the band, The Noms. The Noms is a vocally- and insane asylum cemetery. She received her chapter of Tau Sigma Delta, in November 2009. based jam band that consists of Pius friends Josh bachelor's degree in applied anthropology from The honor society for architecture and the allied herrera ’07, michelle Baumann ’06, mike mares Oregon State University in 2004 and completed a art includes landscape architecture and community ’05, and Greg Pisotti. The band is playing many gigs master's degree in historical archaeology from the and regional planning. in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. The same institution in 2008. She was married to Chris schedule for the Noms is on their Facebook page. Drew in May 2008 and her nine-year-old daughter Ricardo (Rico) cordova Savannah was joined by a sibling at the end of ‘03, will receive his stephen Pina ’05, graduated summa cum laude February. Juris Doctorate from from UNM in May 2009, receiving honors from the Drake University in Des Department of Psychology. 2000s Moines, Iowa, in May. daniela Aceves-stromberg ’00 and scott Rico graduated in 2007 Jessica Palacio ’09 stromberg ’02, welcomed their first child, from UNM with majors received a swimming Alexandra, on November 21, 2009. Scott will gradu- in political science and scholarship to Adams ate from UNM Law School in May, and Daniela is criminology. Rico was State, joining the first taking time off from teaching to care for Alexandra. elected note editor for women’s swim team of the the Drake Law Review college’s history. Jessica, a scott Forrester ’00, was named the Executive for the 2009 - 2010 backstroker for the Adams Director of the Democratic Party of New Mexico on school year. Three of his articles including, State, was a multi-event the first of December. He worked for John Kerry “Extending Gore and State Farm’s Promise of swimmer for SPX, winning when he was a student at Regis University in Fairness in Punishment to a Criminal Context”, have the 100-yard backstroke at Denver, Hillary Clinton for President, and for four been accepted for publication in four law reviews the district championships years under Albuquerque Mayor Martin J. Chavez from Drake to Holy Cross in Massachusetts. and finishing fifth in state as an executive assistant and eventually as chief as a senior. As a junior in 2008, Jessica became the At Drake, Rico made the dean’s list and won an of staff. first St. Pius X girl in more than 10 years to win a American Jurisprudence $5,000 scholarship for his New Mexico state title when she won the 100-yard top grade in the Death Penalty course. He is a heather kranz ’02, earned backstroke. She also earned first team all-state hon- research assistant, works with the Iowa Civil Rights her B.A. in psychology at the ors for three straight years in water polo and was on Commission and since May 2009 has clerked at University of California, the Junior Mountain Zone Team in 2008-09. “Jessica Roxanne Conlin and Associates in Des Moines. Rico Irvine, in 2006 and in 2007 brings unique skills to the team,” said Rebecca married Albuquerque native Juliana Maes in 2007. her master's in rehabilitation Sturdy, Adams State swimming coach. “A back- counseling at the University stroke specialist, she is also proficient in the 200 Alicia ulibarri-Garcia '04, of Texas at Austin, where and 400 Individual Medley and yet can sprint in the earned a B.A. in education she maintained a 4.0 GPA. relays. As a state champion, Jessica knows what it in 2008 and a master's in In January of 2008, she takes to win under pressure.” began work for the State of education in December 2009 from UNM. She is also Texas as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, stephen schwaner ’09 made the dean’s list at the working on an administration working with individuals with mental illness and University of Notre Dame for the fall semester. He is license. She is teaching helping them to obtain employment. Named employ- majoring in engineering. ee of the quarter and employee of the year, she also seventh grade math at has been asked twice to guest lecture at The Manzano Vista Middle University of Texas on vocational rehabilitation and School in Los Lunas. She mental illness to the master's and doctoral students and Christopher Garcia Send us your news in the rehabilitation program. She lives in Austin were married in April 2009. Please email [email protected]

multicultural arts explore art Calling all nominations as expression of culture for hall of honor Continued from page 2

The Alumni Council is seeking nominations for the 2010 Symbolism is used to tell the saints’ stories on the retablos. Each Hall of Honor, which will be held during Homecoming saint must be pictured with their specific symbols and the symbols week, September 26 - October 1. If there is an individual have a longstanding meaning that would have been known in the old church. “The discovery of the meaning in the art stays with the whom you feel should be recognized, please contact the students for life. They see the special people who are role models in Advancement Office at 505-831-8406 or nominate online faith and that they can learn from them. The class is really a ministry at www.saintpiusx.com. All nominations must be submitted through art as the students learn signs and symbols of Christian with as much supporting information as possible to assist faith,” said Dr. Lopez. the selection committee. Deadline: April 30. From the retablos, the scope of the class slowly moves out to other cultures, beginning with the Native American culture. Students craft a storyteller, a clay figure of an elder with several children attached. 12 St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 in memory mary stella daley Bledsoe, age 88, passed away Patricia Alice harbin, age 87, passed away lidia matteucci, age 95, passed away on January 18, 2010. She was an accountant for SPX December 28, 2009. She and her husband Charles December 1, 2009. Preceded in death by her until she retired in 1976. She is survived by her Harbin, M.D., were among the founding families of husband Gino Matteucci, she is survived by her husband of 61 years Bill Bledsoe; her children, SPX. Preceded in death by her husband, she is two sons, Paul and Raymond; four grandchildren, including mary cyril Bledsoe ’72, Knoxville, survived by her children, diana harbin campisi including david ’88 and wife kendra lucero ’89; Tennessee. ’63, of Houston, David Harbin, Stephen Harbin, Brian ’88 and wife mary carson ’87; Paula ’89 and Marilyn Adragna, Kathleen Harbin, Lisa Harbin, husband Sam Maclay, and 10 great-grandchildren. margaret Alberta hunt caranta, age 92, died on and Richard Harbin; her 11 grandchildren, three December 29, 2009. She was preceded by her great-grandchildren. Joseph James (Joe Brown) montoya ’02, died on husband of 60 years, James. She is survived by December 1, 2009. He is survived by his parents her only son Robert (Robbie) caranta ’75. Joseph helak, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., age 79, passed Rosella and Max Montoya. Joseph was a member of away October 10, 2009. A devout Catholic, Dr. Helak Holy Ghost Parish where he was an altar server for Ann marie connolly, age 70, on the SPX staff was on the school board of St. Pius X High School. many years and was the greeter coordinator. He since 1988 as computer lab teacher and library He is survived by ten children, laura Warden ’74, was attending the University of Phoenix for a B.S. in assistant, died on October 25, 2009. She is survived John helak ’76, Joseph Paul helak ’79, linda information technology. A member of the Down Low by children coleen samuelson ’79, Neil Alessio schenkel ’80, Jeff helak ’81, lisa drapeau ’83, Car Club, he enjoyed working on his 1965 Ford ’81, Lisa Allison, and four grandchildren, including lois Brakenhoff ’84, lynn Jeffries ’89, Leigh Thunderbird. He played soccer for many years with Erin Allison ’97, sean Allison ’00, and hannah Schierloh, and James Helak. He is also survived by the Duke City Soccer League, at SPX, and in an samuelson ’11. Her family asked that donations 30 grandchildren, including Jessica Warden ’00, adult soccer league. Joseph was employed by the be made to the St. Pius X High School Financial Allison Warden ’01, Elizabeth ’03, and Elena USDA Forest Service Accounting Service Center. Aid Fund. Warden ’05, and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara, their son Jim morley, age 86, an inspiring principal figure in lala dominguez, age 75, died on October 1, 2009. Joseph Bradford Helak, and grandson Dakota Helak. Albuquerque's theater arts community for decades, Preceded in death by her husband Max Dominguez, died December 4, 2009. Morley founded the theater Sr., she is survived by her son max dominguez, Jr. Jaret Thomas Jaramillo ’03, died on November 12, department at the College of St. Joseph, which ’72 and his wife Becky kessler ’73; daughter marie 2009, of a massive stroke. He is survived by his became the University of Albuquerque (U of A), and ’76 and her husband Bret Kuhne, and three grandparents Jeff and Patricia Jaramillo of Belen. taught there for 27 years, training thousands of stu- sons, including max charles dominguez ’99 and dents and producing plays rarely seen elsewhere in Joseph michael dominguez ’09. The family sug- Beryl Bitsie le compte ’78, of Rio Rancho, died the city. Morley built a theater and curriculum envied gests memorial donations to St. Pius X High School January 25, 2010. After SPX, Beryl graduated from by other institutions. He retired at the end of 1984. Foundation. New Mexico State with a degree in civil engineering, To honor his contribution to theatre on the campus worked as a community developer with the Navajo that once was U of A, in 2005 SPX dedicated Stage Frances m. dubuque, age 84, a resident of Tribe and the Enterprise Foundation, assisting I in the Fine Arts Center as The Jim Morley Theatre. Albuquerque since 1987 formerly of Ware, Native American communities. She is survived by Massachusetts, passed away June 14, 2009. She her husband Craig, daughter memoree ’11, parents Nereide sherwood, age 85, died Thursday was the grandmother of Jeremy Billiot ’08 and Roy and Rose Bitsie, and siblings, Geri loretto ’72, December 3, 2009. Preceded in death by her Amy Billiot ’10. Tammy dawes ’88, and Ronnie Bitsie ’82. She husband Orville Joe Sherwood, she is survived was preceded in death by sister Jacklyn Bitsie ’74. by her children, Will sherwood ’63, Santa Clarita, kathryn Ruth Eckert, age 75, of Albuquerque, California; susan Parr ’64, Jacqueline van hauen passed away on September 11, 2009. She is shanna l. mang, age 28, passed away on February ’69, James sherwood ’79, Robert sherwood survived by four children, Amy cordova ’81, 4, 2010. Shanna attended St. Pius X before graduat- ’81, Michael Sherwood, and Joe Sherwood, all of Washington D.C.; Joseph Eckert ’83, Colorado ing from Albuquerque High in 1999. She is survived Albuquerque; Judith sherwood ’73, mimi larimore Springs; Marty and John, both of the Albuquerque by her parents, Thomas and Merlinda Mang, her ’76, and John Sherwood, all of Houston, and lisa area, and seven grandchildren. siblings, Bengy Maestas, Jr, Richard Maestas, J. davis ’83, Los Angeles. Arleen Crooks, Robert Maestas, and T. J. Mang.

Although the storyteller figures date from 1964 in Santa Fe, they Students then experience art and culture from around the world. draw on the pottery traditions of the pueblos that were integral to From year to year Dr. Lopez varies the projects. Classes have learned the native culture going back to 400 A.D. in the Anasazi culture. origami from an accomplished origami artist on staff, Bunny The northern New Mexican storyteller is an embodiment of the oral Sanchez, assistant to the principal, and have also tackled Polish art tradition of the pueblo culture. paper, creating scenery from cut layers of paper.

Going beyond local cultures to south of the border, students emulate Brittnee Garcia, freshman, in multicultural arts class Mexican bark painting and then join a school-wide observance of a Mexican tradition. Dr. Lopez coordinates with the school’s Spanish department and culinary arts to create an altar for the Day of the Dead, which is celebrated on November 2, All Souls’ Day. His art students fashion skulls from papier mâché and paint elaborate designs on their work. “At first students are squeamish about the skulls project, but end up enthusiastically finding unique designs for painting their skulls,” said Dr. Lopez. The skulls are placed in the library with memorabilia of friends and family who have passed away. “The Day of the Dead altar is another look at the historical influences in art,” explained Dr. Lopez. St. Pius X Quarterly • WINTER 2010 13 Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAId St. Pius X High School

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