Jesuit High School • Portland, Oregon • Winter 2014 Age Quod Agis Jesuit’s Campus Footprint Expands Every year the Gedrose Student Center is transformed into a food distribution centerThe ogre during Shrek the (Jonthree Matter days before ’15) and Christmas Princess Break. Fiona In (Casey this photo, Collins students ’14) have ashare bit of afun romantic engaging moment in the annualwhile Donkey tradition (Maddy of building Mathews food ’14)towers. sets In the December 2012,mood Jesuit in the students JHS Drama delivered Program’s over 900 smash boxes hit productionof food to 350 of SHREK families THE around the PortlandMUSICAL. Metro Over area. 200 Photo students, by Harrisen alumni, Stachparents, ‘13. and volunteers had a hand in the show’s record-breaking success. Audience members queued up in standby lines at each of the production’s sold-out performances. Photo by Jeff Hall. Features 22 Alumni Food Drive 1,600 Food Boxes Don’t Build Themselves. It’s a Team Effort. BY DAVE KOPRA ‘73, ANN DRORBAUGH, AND KATHY BAARTS, ALUMNI DIRECTOR 20 What Makes Jesuit “Jesuit”? Digging Into Accreditation and Sponsorship Review BY PAUL HOGAN, PRINCIPAL 26 Looking Forward Jesuit’s Purchase of Valley Plaza Expands Campus Footprint BY ANDREW ASATO, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT 30 Defining Affordability An In-Depth Look at Jesuit’s Efforts to Keep Tuition Affordable BY ANDREW ASATO, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT 34 To Serve and Protect Alumni in the Military: Profiles and Stories of Service BY KATHY BAARTS, ALUMNI DIRECTOR Departments 4 President’s Message 6 Campus Corner 11 Educator Spotlight 12 News of JHS Jesuits 14 Diversity Update 16 Athletics 18 Development Events 44 In Memoriam 48 Class Notes 51 Alumni Profile © 2014 Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon ADMINISTRATION This magazine is for and about alumni, parents, President John J. Gladstone Front Cover Photo (from left to right): and students of Jesuit High School. It is published Principal Paul J. Hogan President John Gladstone, Board of three times a year by the communications office. Vice President for Advancement Opinions expressed in specific articles are those of Andrew M. Asato Trustees Chair Tom Arndorfer, Board of the individual authors. If you would like to author Superior, Jesuit Community Trustees Member Greg Specht, and CFO an article, please contact the communications Fr. J.K. Adams, S.J. Ken Foley ‘76 have all been instrumental office. AGE QUOD AGIS in Jesuit High School’s acquisition of Letters and correspondences Layout & Design Valley Plaza property. The addition of the are welcome and can be emailed to Erika Tuenge ‘94, Matt Graff ‘00 [email protected] or mailed to Copy Editor Dan Falkner, English teacher property expands Jesuit’s campus footprint Age Quod Agis Magazine - Jesuit High School Contributing Photographers by 40%. To read more about this story, 9000 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. JHS Photography and Yearbook students, Portland, OR 97225 Dan Falkner, Erika Tuenge ‘94 please see page 26. Printer Printing Today In February, after more than three-quarters of a year in preparation, two separate visiting teams, one for Accreditation and the other for Sponsorship, came to our school to assess our standing as both a college-preparatory school and, even more importantly, as a Catholic and Jesuit school. We experienced great affirmation in both areas—and yet, as Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. told all of us more than 30 years ago, we must not rest on our successes because there is always so much we can and must do. President John Gladstone (left) shares a humorous moment at Valley Plaza with Board Chair Tom Our motto, Age Quod Agis, continues Arndorfer, Greg Specht, and CFO Ken Foley. Jesuit acquired the property that borders its campus in Dec. to inspire us! The spring musical, Shrek, kicked off on February 27 the first of a dozen performances. The music, President’s Message choreography, directing, student In recent months, Jesuit High and will continue to be positive—and talent on stage and in our tech crews, School has experienced much joy, helps us reduce the loan balance on the invaluable “costume crew,” and opportunities for growth, times of this purchase. We have, indeed, been many other efforts behind the scene much needed reflection, and the blessed. made Shrek one of the very best passing of two giants in our history In January, the Board of Trustees musicals in our history. Well more and formation as a Catholic and Jesuit approved a tuition increase of $1,000 than 6,000 theater-goers packed the High School. We have much for which to a level of $12,975 for the 2014- Moyer Theatre over the course of to be grateful—and we can never lose 2015 academic year. Of this increase, the musical. Special congrats to our sight of that. You will have the chance $450 is due to “normal increases” in fearless drama leaders of 23 and 22 to read in this issue of the Age evidence budgetary items, including faculty/ years respectively, Jeff Hall and Elaine of these and other significant points staff salary and benefits, financial Kloser! in our Jesuit journey. aid, and general operating expenses. In February, too, principal, On the very positive side, Jesuit The first two categories account for Paul Hogan; superior of the Jesuit completed the acquisition of the the vast majority of this increase. The community, JK Adams, S.J.; Board vice- contiguous-to-our-west Valley Plaza balance of $550 is devoted to next chair Brian Maag; and I traveled to Shopping Center. This 14.2-acre year’s roll-out of our 1-1 Program for Los Altos, California for the first-ever addition to our property was made all faculty and students. This includes gathering of leadership teams from possible through the generosity of the cost of the iPads, new personnel all 18 Jesuit schools in what will soon benefactors who generously donated to help our students, faculty, and staff, become the new USA West province of well more than half of the purchase infrastructure improvements, and the Society of Jesus. What an exciting price of the $17.2M. This acquisition, programs. time this was for us as we learned in the “hoped-for” stages for many Over the past three years, at the much about the 17 other schools and years, will increase our campus direction of the Board of Trustees, the shared our story too. There is great footprint by more than 40% and school has kept its annual operating and positive anticipation as we move will allow us to look to our future in increases for tuition below 4%. The toward USA West! very deliberate and intentional ways. implementation of the 1-1 Program In March, admissions director Although there are no current plans in the fall will not allow us to do that Erin DeKlotz and her team completed to build on this site or to increase for next year. It is hoped that students their review of the second largest enrollment, this strategic acquisition and families will experience a deep ninth-grade applicant pool in Jesuit’s will also allow us to dream about drop in the cost of textbooks as the history. Letters of acceptance, along what we want to be in 15, 25, and school moves to eBooks for most with need-based financial aid awards even 50 years. Perhaps one of the classes for next year to help offset for qualifying students, were mailed more noteworthy aspects of this new much of the tuition increase related to to these students on March 14. On opportunity is that no tuition dollars the iPad implementation. Even with that same day, letters were also sent have been used to purchase or to this increase in tuition, the school to students not gaining admission to maintain the property. The cash flow intends to offer significant need-based our school. Sadly, I can tell you that from current and future tenants is financial aid to all qualifying students. many highly qualified eighth-graders • 4 • received non-acceptance letters as we made very difficult decisions in All-American Blizzardy Soccer Game limiting our incoming class to 325 students—30 fewer than last year— as we move to an overall enrollment of 1250-1260 students over the next few years. The impact of the work of Erin and her team continues to be very significant as she and they help to shape our future in each and every way. You will have the chance to read about these and other very touching stories in this AGE issue, including ones about those serving our country in the military and about the recent deaths of Fr. Ed. McTighe, S.J., who served our community so inspiringly for 40 years, and Connie Muessle, who was ever-present in the life of our school for many years and who was the “founding mother” of what was to become Jesuit’s alumni association. Christo Michaelson ‘14 (#20 in the photo) takes a break from the Boys High School All-American soccer game, played in blizzard conditions in Downington, PA, on December 14, 2013. During We are deeply indebted to both Fr. Ed season play, Christo helped lead his team to a second straight Class 6A state championship, won his and Connie. second straight selection as Metro League Player of the Year, and won Class 6A state Player of the Lastly, on January 21st, we lost far Year honors for a second time. He was named MVP of the All-American game. Christo will attend too early Sean Keefer, a member of the Gonzaga University in the fall and plans to play soccer at the university.