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THE UGUSTINI“Tolle Lege”AN IssueA 6 May 24, 2018 St. Augustine High School Departing Faculty Inzunza Accepts Mater Dei Position in Their Own Words By Nicolas Correa ('19) By Thomas Vedder ('20) EDITOR and Andrew Tran ('19) STAFF WRITERS Mr. Sanfillippo, Mr. Forster, and Br. Sarfraz will not be returning to Saints All good things must come to an end. next year. They had some parting words to After twelve years at Saint Augustine High share with the community. School, Mr. Inzunza is leaving for Mater Dei in Chula Vista to become the Assistant Mr. Forster Principal of Student Safety and Discipline. As part of being a volunteer , It is a bittersweet moment for all of us I’m in community with four others because Mr. Inzunza has been involved who are also working in the town. with the Saints community in so many There's two at Saint Pats and there different roles as a student, a teacher, and are two that are nurses at St vincent de ASB Moderator. paul. They're like an extension of your As a Saintman of the class of 1991, family. I gained a lot [by being in this he served as ASB class president, lettered community]. By going to serve others five times, was a part of the Saints band, and help others, it's almost like osmosis, and even started a skate club. He and The you can't help but get something back as Rivals were part of a rock band that was well whether you intend it or not, but hired by Saints, OLP, and other schools you do. Perhaps the greatest thing I’ve around San Diego. He was a socially and gained is the passion to continue doing globally aware student, writing an article this elsewhere...That's the greatest gift for The Augustinian that protested the first you all could have given me. Iraq War (Desert Storm) and called for a Mr. Sanfilippo walkout. While no one else participated, I would say in my position, I Father John Sanders joined him, and the get a real glimpse at all the Saints- two shared their thoughts on world affairs. men’s evolving understanding of Mr. Cudal has known Mr. Inzunza since what it means to be human and he was a freshman, both as his teacher and what it means to be of service in a world as his freshman football coach. Mr. Cudal that's constantly changing, and a very remembers Mr. Inzunza as being well liked complicated world right now. In my job, by teachers and students, and fondly told I get to sort of walk with them as they stories about putting the 110lb Michael grow into themselves and as they begin to learn how to access the resources and on the field—almost as a prank—as nose Mr. Inzunza with the 17/18 ASB the tools to become effective change- guard against the biggest offensive players. mark. In 2006 he founded the Loyal Sons students to enter games for free if they makers, and effective peacemakers, and And Mr. Inzunza gave it his all. That, as of St. Augustine, which is now involved in purchased a Pit jersey or t-shirt, and the people who want to create dialogue for Mr. Cudal said, is one of the characteristics multiple aspects of Saints life, from fresh- Pit quadrupled in size. for justice. That’s been a real blessing in that made Mr. Inzunza successful in life. man orientation to attending the funerals Senior Chaz Parada is the current my job. Mr. Inzunza brings hard work and enthu- of Saints alumni. He would later transform ASB president, and has had the pleasure Br. Sarfraz siasm to his job everyday, in the same way both the ASB and the Pit. As ASB mod- of working with Mr. Inzunza in the ASB I felt that I was accepted to so that he did at every practice and game. erator, he doubled the amount of student over the past few years. much here in the Saints commu- He would return to Saints as a teacher events, and revived the Junior Boat Dance “It has been very apparent after four nity. And I think this is one of the in 2006 where he immediately made his and the hypnotist show. Meanwhile, under SEE Inzunza, pg. 3 his watch, Mr. Inzunza made it possible for SEE Inzunza, pg. 3 SEE Departures, pg. 7 Kremer Becomes Head Football Coach Abraham Franco-Hernandez ('19) EDITOR After Coach Richard Sanchez departed from Saints to become a coach for the Az- tecs earlier this year, many were wonder- ing who would succeed him; it didn’t take long to find the obvious choice: Coach Joe Kremer. Coach Kremer already had a long track record of involvement with Saints football, having spent eight years as both a lineback- er coach and a defensive coordinator. “I took a few years away from football and I decided that I wanted to get back at it and start coaching, so I started looking around, and Coach Sanchez hired me to Coach Kremer will continue to coach P.E. as well as filling the role of Head football coach. Andrew Tran ('19) coach linebackers. I fell in love with the coaching side of football,” Kremer said. pursued a career in selling life insurance, coming years. The pressure of coaching one of the Coach Kremer’s love for football be- but he couldn’t stay away from the sport “I had to stop coaching track because of most successful high school programs in the gan in his hometown of Urbana, Ohio, that he loved. the rigor of coaching football full time,” he county doesn’t seem to faze Coach Kremer, where he lettered four times for the varsity Aside from football, Coach Kremer said. “It was a hard decision but necessary who embraces the responsibility head-on. football and basketball teams at Urbana became Head Track and Field Coach and for me to be able to lead a quality program “With 170 out of 700 guys at Saints in- High School. His innate ability at football began teaching P.E. He recently had to step with the attention it deserves. As far as volved in the football program, I feel like I landed him a spot in Indiana University, down from the Head Track position due to teaching goes, I am still a dedicated to P.E., am responsible not only for their develop- where he played football for four years as a the amount of work that comes with the but the class sizes did have to go down so ment as players, but more importantly for Hoosier. Upon graduating from Indiana U, Head Football position. However, he re- that I could balance my teaching and coach- their development as great people,” he said. he moved to San Diego. After arriving, he mains committed to teaching P.E. for the ing roles.” “Building relationships with the student SEE Kremer, pg. 6 Page 2 TEACHERS May 2018 Mekrut to Leave Saints to Pursue Credential By Luke Cavanagh ('20) EDITOR At the end of this year, our Saints community will be forced to say good- bye to a number of beloved faculty members, among them Ms. Julia Me- krut, who served as a counselor and the AP Psychology teacher. Working at Saints for the past five years, Ms. Me- krut has contributed a lot to the com- munity outside of her teaching as an accommodations coordinator as well as a coach for both the surf and swim teams. Ms. Mekrut plans to further her ed- ucation, and will attend school locally to receive the necessary credentials to become an education specialist. “Saints is an incredibly special community to me, and I love being a part of it,” she said. “This is one of the toughest decisions I have ever had to make, but I’ve got to pursue what I be- lieve is my calling,” she said. “Over the last five years, I have re- alized how important it is to uncover and support different learning styles. Welcome week in her first year is one of Ms. Mekrut's fondest memories at Saints. Photo courtesy of Ms. Mekrut Everyone has a unique style of learn- ing, and once you understand how her on her journey. One of her favorite as retreats have really grown stronger she knows not many schools are like you learn best, you can tap into your and most memorable ones took place on over time, strengthening the bonds be- ours in this respect. strengths and unlock so much poten- the Halloween of 2014. A majority of the tween the students, the teachers, as well Although this may seem like good- tial. I want to help all students in that faculty dressed up as sumo wrestlers and as the student-teacher relationship. Ms. bye to a beloved faculty member, Ms. journey and I will be pursuing the cre- Ms. Mekrut remembered it as a day full Mekrut really enjoyed the overall envi- Mekrut will still be involved with Saints dential needed to become a ‘learning of laughter. ronment created at Saints as a result of as one of the Surf team’s coaches. With- specialist’.” Not only does she have fond memo- these relationships. out a doubt, Ms. Mekrut will be missed To achieve this credential, Ms. Me- ries of Saints, but she is also proud of “Faculty is so friendly and the kind- as she obviously had a great connec- krut will need to be in school for a full how much our school has changed during ness of the students makes working with tion with the student body.

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