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DECEMBER 2015 TRINITY A NEWS MAGAZINE FOR THE CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY 2015 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Principally Speaking 3 SPORTS UPDATES Board of Directors 3 Fall Sports 18 President’s Message 4 Scholar Athletes & Teams 24 Administration 4 ALUMNI Introducing Fr Moses Brown as Chaplain 5 Career Day 26 PROFILES & GIVING Super Bowl- High School Honor Roll 26 ANNUAL REPORT & ANNUAL FUND Leinen & Scrivanich Families 6 Annual Fund 27 Academic Support Center 7 Info Graph 28 STUDENT LIFE Annual Report 29 College Counseling 8 ENDOWMENTS International Student Program 9 Memorialize a Loved One 30 Oxford Scholars - Fall 9 Annual Giving Report 33 Freshman/Sophomore Retreats 10 FACULTY & STAFF Service Learning Fair 11 New Faces at Newman 44 Community-Based Service Learning 12 Admissions 45 Junior Ring 13 SUPPORT Jog-A-Thon 13 FREE Tuition 46 The Arts 14 Engraved Paver Fundraiser 46 ASB/Homecoming 15 Save the Date 46 Honor Rolls 16 Fun in the Fall 47 MISSION Our mission is to educate our students in the wholeness of mind, body, and spirit through the teachings of Jesus Christ as proclaimed by the Catholic Church. Our students learn to apply leadership skills and talents in service to others. We challenge each student to work to his or her highest potential in the lifelong pursuit of learning and excellence. HOW TO REACH US Cardinal Newman High School 50 Ursuline Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 PUBLICATION ADVISOR: Lisa Sousa | [email protected] P: 707.546.6470 • F: 707.544.8502 DESIGN LAYOUT: Mary McEwen | Design Girl Graphics Email: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY: Jim Rael Photography | Josh West | Lifetouch | Many Volunteer Parents Advancement/Fundraising P: 707.546.6470 x117 • F: 707-544-8582 PRINTING: All-American Printing, Petaluma, CA Terri Derr: [email protected] Alumni Relations/News The Trinity is published three times a year by Cardinal Newman High School. Every effort is made to ensure the P: 707.546.6470 x116 • F: 707.544.8582 accuracy and completeness of these publications. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions and Lisa Sousa: [email protected] report them to Terri Derr at 707-546-6470 x117. PRINCIPALLY SPEAKING Graham Rutherford “Alumni” is an easily-used term, often mentioned as an extension of any school’s purpose. Knowing how many there are, where they are, and what they are doing now, can be a bit of information and a reminder of a school’s reach; I know when my Santa Clara magazine arrives, I look first at the alum news, scanning for names I know. All institutions hope that their alums will support them too, at events or by gifting. What I experience here at CN is the remarkable variety and care our alums have for the school and each other. In that, I also include Ursuline Alumnae, from the ones I went to school with to the ones I taught. Now under one inclusive name, “Cardinal Newman” remains a wider community and its alums continue to spread out and about. This school year, we see more alums involved with the school than ever. In that, I also include parents of alumni, for they are bonded into this community by both welcome and involvement. From our teachers to support staff to the Board and beyond, we have alums involved. When we had Open House this year, I talked with ten different alums who were there with their children; looking at the list of other interested people, I saw more names I recognized. At the Fun in the Fall event, not only did we have generations of alums, but the class of ’75 used the gathering as a reunion gathering, including my sister who came to see old friends again. The Advancement Office helps support the alums and hosts drop-in events too where alums can network and connect; I always see someone I have not seen in awhile, a time that warms and recalls time shared together. Homecoming is largely for current students with the game and dance having outsized influence, yet it is truly a coming home for many and a place where the alums can gather and enjoy. Near that same time of year is our Career Day, filled with alum and parent speakers willing to share their experience and advice. This year my eldest son, only two weeks out of the Marine Corps, spoke to those interested in the military, an alum talking to those who sit where he did only five years before and able to relate to their questions. Current students heard from a quality group of people, who not only shared their work purpose but their life purpose. In that, the emphasis on service, a strong mark of a Cardinal Newman education, came through for many younger ones to hear for they will too soon be gone, away to learn more, and hopefully willing to lead and help others. While my wife and sons say going to places with me in Sonoma County just means running into people I know, I see it as a chance to reconnect and build upon common experiences, as those people are usually ones I know from our school community. It means enjoying a current event with students and parents, along with the strong alum representation of those who come to see how things are going now. An example would be this year’s football game at Windsor, where I live, as the 2015 CN Varsity NBL Champions finished undefeated in league play and prepared for playoffs. After a thrilling JV game tied at the end, I spoke with Coach DJ Sexton ’04; we shared our views about the growth and progress of his team. Nearby was Ryan Vice ’90, whose sophomore son, Caleb, was playing. I talked with alum parents about how their families were doing, several alums introduced me to their young children, stating their grade and when they would be coming to CN. Then Nick Stephenson ’85, stopped by, along with Randie Babbini ’89, who had brought his son. From my student time, I saw Tom O’Hair ’78, and Marc Opperman ’79, going up into the stands with them to watch the game. Welcoming us to sit with them were Pete Boschetti ’79 and Pat Broderick ’79, along with Adam Lewis ‘96 and sons. We shared stories and memories in between, going back and forth from past to present to future possible. While the time is brief together, an hour or two, much is accomplished in these shared bonds. That is not naming all the alums I saw or spoke with at one game, just ones I had the chance to share more time with. But it does capture how easily we can come together and that most every school event has an alumni connection; you just need to go and you will be reminded of where you are from, and who you are. From others, we also can see ourselves through their eyes. We see what God reveals when we are present to others. As Cardinal Newman said, “God shall call on me, and I will hear the Lord.” BOARD OF DIRECTORS TEEJAY LOWE HEATHER DEMARINIS TED GRAFE MIKE TAMAYO Chairman of the Board – All Committees Enrollment Advancement/Alumni Advancement TIM BUCHER JOHN DYBCZAK EMILY HARRINGTON LAURA HELD Vice Chairman – Technology/Curriculum Buildings and Grounds/Finance Advancement/Alumni President KEVIN MCCULLOUGH TAMMY DYER ROBIN LEINEN GRAHAM RUTHERFORD Secretary – Buildings and Grounds Enrollment Enrollment Principal TOM BENTON DON EDGAR ROBERT MUELRATH FR. MOSES BROWN Finance Buildings and Grounds/Finance Enrollment Chaplain DECEMBER 2015 • TRINITY MAGAZINE 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Laura Held I write to you today with great excitement and enormous pride as the Cardinal Newman community undergoes a significant change in order to continue to create an educational environment rich in excellence, challenge and commitment to our mission, for meeting the needs of our students. In an effort to increase student productivity, creativity and innovation, we are actively engaging our faculty and support staff in initial discussions and professional development opportunities identifying how to incorporate the expanded use of technology while using individual student and teacher devices as learning and teaching tools. We will continue to build the success of our school-wide academic programs ensuring that Cardinal Newman High School advances its reputation where students seek a level of excellence in learning. The construction of our first major academic facility upgrade, a new state-of-the-art three-classroom laboratory Science building is nearly completed. We remain committed to our strategic and master site planning process, allowing for the prioritization and identification of future building projects which will enhance and support our academic programs. Most recently we have sent you an important invitation to participate in our Fund A Future Annual Pledge Program. Working together as parents, alumni, and alumni parents to provide additional revenue for academic programs, co-curricular programs, and tuition assistance creates the success and possibility for more students to take advantage of a Cardinal Newman education. We remain enthusiastic about the challenge of working together as one community furthering the future of Catholic college prep education at Cardinal Newman High School. We thank you for your continued support and partnership. I hope you will enjoy this version of our Trinity Magazine, finding stories of our recent successes and our exciting new programs, as we continue to work to strengthen our current priorities as an outstanding Catholic high school in the North Bay. Sincerely, Laura M. Held President TO VIEW THE 2015/2017 Strategic Plan visit: www.cardinalnewman.org/About/ Governance/Strategic Plan President Assistant Principal for College Counseling Athletic Director LAURA HELD Instruction & Student Life MARY EUPHRAT JERRY BONFIGLI RICH HERRMANN BEVERLY FULLER Principal Business Manager GRAHAM RUTHERFORD Assistant Principal of MARTHA KING TRACY WILLIAMS KATHY LYDON Chaplain Curriculum & Assessment FR.