SPRING 2015 A Passion to Heal: Alumni Turn Care Into a Career Bishop Watterson Students Help The Community Sports Accomplishments St. Joseph of Arimathea Society Alumni Happenings p. 20 p. 18 p. 22 IN THIS ISSUE FEATURE 4| A Passion to Heal ANNUAL REPORT 11| Donor List SCHOOL EVENTS 18| BWHS Happenings SPORTS Letter From The Principal 20| 2014-15 Sports Achievements 20| College Athletics Dear Parents, Alumni and Friends, ALUMNI I hope that the joy of the Easter season permeates your lives and that 22| Alumni Updates spring is truly a time of new life, especially after the long winter we have 28| Hall of Fame Inductees experienced! This school year has progressed very rapidly and we are already planning for the next one. Some of the most memorable New Testament stories involve Jesus healing the sick in both body and soul. We all know about the blind and lame who could see and walk, the lepers who were made clean, and Lazarus who was raised from the dead because of their encounters with Christ. This issue of our newsletter focuses on several of our alumni who have followed the examples of both Christ and Saint Luke through their careers in the medical field. I am sure you will agree that while their credentials are impressive their dedication to the patients they serve is even more so. They truly care about both body and soul. We are confident that our current students also care about others because of their willingness to coordinate and participate in food and clothing drives, the Dress for Success project, raising funds for the Christine Wilson Burn Center, and other projects that may sound familiar to you. I also want to share some exciting news with you concerning our com- Advancement Department mitment to preparing our students for future careers in which they (614) 268-3041 can continue to serve others while achieving professional success. We [email protected] are enhancing our science curriculum so that it will include a focus on Terry Fairholm, Ryan Steinbauer ’01, medical, public and community health areas in an experiential learning Jenifer Bernard ’81 Rasor environment. Our plans include the renovation of several classrooms so the students can engage in hands-on learning activities. Stay tuned for Administration more information about this exciting new endeavor in our next newsletter Marian Hutson, Principal which will feature photos of our students in action! Ginny O’Connor, Assistant Principal / Dean of Girls Bill Weisner, Assistant Principal / Director of May God continue to bless you and all those you love. Curriculum and Instruction Vince Lombardo, Dean of Boys Sincerely, Deacon Chris Campbell ’77, Registrar Deacon Frank Iannarino, Chaplain Tom Long, Facilities Director Mike Roark, Athletic Director Marian Hutson Scott Manahan, Alumni Director Principal On the Cover: Dr. Doug DiOrio ‘86 has spent many hours in the BWHS training room, helping our athletes to heal and get back to the sports FOLLOW US! they love. 2 The Eagle Review / Spring 2015 A Passion to Heal St. Luke, the Beloved Physician We discovered that many Bishop Watterson graduates found their calling in medicine, from nursing to physical therapy to doctors of every specialty, treat- ing patients from coast to coast. A few of them are featured in this issue of the Eagle Review. We ask that St. Luke, patron saint of physicians and surgeons, watch over all of our alumni who found the passion to heal. St. Luke, writer of the gospel and Acts of the Apostles, was a disciple of St. Paul and is believed to have been born a Greek and Gentile slave. Families at the time usually had a slave trained in medicine to care for them so it fits when St. Paul refers to him in Colossians 4:14 as, “Luke, the beloved physician.” Four other saints from the early years of the church also refer to St. Luke as a physician. Luke’s gospel, which includes miracles and parables not found in the other gospels such as the Prodigal Son and the Annunciation, gives a sense that he saw hope in God’s mercy for all. Three Participate in Children’s Hospital Program Three Bishop Watterson seniors completed a six-week program at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital last sum- mer. The program, entitled Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease, is geared toward high-achieving incoming seniors with a passion for science. Students were selected for the program through a blind review process of applications and essays by a panel of re- searchers and physicians. Congratulations to (left to right) seniors Bridget Geyer, Gino Det- torre and Marissa Wierzbicki, who were among a group of just 27 students selected for the program. Each completed an independent project in molecular pathophysiology. Dettorre graduated as top stu- dent in the program, securing an internship at The Research Institute during this school year. Wierzbicki finished fourth, qualifying her to receive dedicated mentorship and to participate in the program in 2015 as a teaching assistant. Bishop Watterson’s Business Club presented a check for Philanthropic Business Club $3,000 to the Christine Wilson Burn Unit of Nationwide Children’s Hospital at the Respect Life Mass in October. Business Club raised the money through bake sales, Sun- day with Santa and its first-ever 5K race in June. Also at the Mass, Tim and Pam Wilson, who presented the Christine Wilson Foundation’s annual scholarship to an incoming freshman, spoke of the love Christine ’01 had for Bishop Watterson, and her appreciation for her BWHS education. In addition, BWHS Student Council sponsored a new-and gently-used book drive for Children’s Hospital. 3 Feature DiOrio’s Diagnosis: Eagle Fever If a football stadium goes silent during a game, something is terribly wrong. Most often when it happens a player has sus- tained a frightening injury but during the Bishop Watterson game at Bishop Hartley in the Fall of 2012, it was referee Julius Palazzo who just dropped to the ground. Dr. Doug DiOrio ’86 sprinted from the Bishop Watterson sidelines and began CPR while the crowd went silent. A moment later, the stadium began to pray, out loud. DiOrio was on the sidelines doing what he normally does at athletic events–watching for injuries. “I am always watching the field for inju- ries and I saw him go down,” said DiOrio. “Nobody was near him and he fell straight forward. I just happened to be standing on the same yard line Julius was on. He was obviously in trouble.” The EMT squad joined him right away. Celebrating the boys basketball team’s 2013 State Championship: Dr. Doug DiOrio ‘86, son Joey ‘14 who was a member of the “I heard Doug yell, ‘Clear!’” BWHS Ath- team, daughter Claire ‘16, son Johnny ‘21 and wife Dr. Mary DiOrio. Photo courtesy of Ed Geraghty. letic Director Mike Roark recalled. “It was amazing. He had one shock and through prayer or trying to resuscitate me wrestling and the family followed up with he opened his eyes and he was back with – I’m so thankful every day.” Dr. DiOrio, who caught a misdiagnosed us,” DiOrio remembered. “It was quite fracture. It was a blessing for Palazzo that DiOrio miraculous how quickly he came back was standing where he was at the very mo- “Dr. DiOrio treated Mark for a variety of and returned to us. When someone has a ment he was needed. DiOrio has been a injuries, including a hamstring injury, a heart attack in the field they only survive blessing for numerous student-athletes at fractured fibula and a concussion,” said 15 percent of the time.” Bishop Watterson since he began volun- Guza. “After his concussion last year, DiOrio, who practices both family and teering as team doctor in 1995. For these Mark continued to have headaches which sports medicine, credits the spontaneous 19 years he has been visible on the side- we attributed to the head injury; however, prayer on both the Bishop Watterson and lines of every football game but his work Dr. DiOrio realized the headaches were Bishop Hartley sides of the field. has impacted even more athletes. not from the concussion but from a neck strain. He manipulated Mark’s neck and “I truly believe there was divine interven- The Guza family has sent three very ath- the headaches disappeared.” tion that brought him back,” DiOrio said. letic boys through Bishop Watterson: Matt ’08 and twins Mark and Michael ’14. The Athletic Director Roark tells the story of a Palazzo, who knew DiOrio from Diocesan Guzas participated in cross country, soc- time when his own knee was hurting and sports, said he remembers exactly when cer, tennis, track, and wrestling. Dr. DiOrio was treating him. he went down. “We had just finished a play and were getting ready for another “Dr. DiOrio has been phenomenal!” said “We were at a baseball game and my knee play. I was standing there as a ref, blew mom Nancy Guza, a nurse herself. “He had really flared up so Doug and I went my whistle and everything got fuzzy,” said understands the urgency to return to the behind the dugout and he gave me an in- Palazzo. “I am very thankful to Doug and field, mat or court, but balances that with jection in the knee just as a parent came the others. I feel so blessed that I came safety and healing. He is realistic in his around the corner,” Roark said. “When through it and I really feel there was some expectations of returning to play, which is asked what he was doing, without hesita- intervention from above – all of those appreciated.” tion Doug said, ‘I’m helping the people people doing what they could whether who help your kids.’” Guza said Matt once hurt his ankle in 4 The Eagle Review / Spring 2015 A Passion to Heal DiOrio, who currently runs and plays OhioHealth Breast and Cancer Surgeons, After office hours, DiOrio is in the BWHS tennis to stay in shape, admits he loves refers breast cancer patients dealing with training room once a week, checking on being involved in sports and the compe- post-surgery and treatment issues to DiO- his student patients.