NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BROCKTON, MA PERMIT NO. 247 Office of Development 738 Court Street Cardinal Spellman Alumni Magazine Fall 2019 Brockton, MA 02302-2898 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED contents Table of Contents EDITORIAL STAFF Daniel J. Hodes, President 2 President’s Letter 26 Alumni Spotlight: Kathy Smith and Tom Frizzell Aimee Wetzel P’22 3 Meet Our New Trustees Vice President of 4 2019 Sports Recap 27 PricewaterhouseCoopers External Affairs Dear Friends, Field Trip Steven Chiavaroli ‘08 What I like best about my job is being allowed to encounter different people, hear their stories, 6 Commencement 2019 28 Planned Giving Communications Manager and learn about how their Spellman Experience impacted them. These stories—your stories—are 7 College Acceptances unique in many ways while bonding today’s Spellman students and alumni together by tradition Joanna McCarthy P’23 Ways to Give across many generations. I hope you’ll enjoy reading about those traditions and new opportunities 8 60th Anniversary Mass with 29 Director of Development provided to today’s Spellman student in this edition of Tradition. Cardinal Seán O’Malley 30 Comprehensive Campaign Jane Westerlund ‘63 Opportunity knocked on the door at 738 Court Street this past year as we entered into our 9 Al Malo Development Officer 60th anniversary year. As promised, 2018–2019 was a year of celebration and reflection, 32 Class Notes recognizing that our past has built a foundation for the school we are today and will be in the 10 Theatre Recap Susan Ashton ‘73 future. While last year was a momentous year, this year, we are called to work towards 36 Ethan Child Development Officer a monumental goal. The goal—The Campaign for Cardinal Spellman—will make a massive Ways to Give 12 Campus Ministry - Spellman Style impact on the footprint of our school, and we will need your help. Michelle Saunders www.spellman.com/give 14 Living History 37 Spellman Sweethearts Development Associate While alumni support is passionate, we have critical needs to meet and opportunities for you to become involved. All levels and varieties of support will directly impact our students and their Online Monthly Recurring 16 Drama Hall of Fame 38 2nd & 3rd Generation Giving Program families. Our fundraising exceeded $1 million this past year. What many don’t realize is that 17 Art CONTRIBUTING annual donations are used to offset our operating budget. Annual fundraising allows us to keep the 39 Alumni Spotlight: Jillian Fisher Stock Transfers AUTHORS cost of tuition as low as possible so we can remain accessible and affordable to all. It also allows us to 18 Veterans Day 40 Access to Greatness provide financial assistance to families who need help affording a Spellman education. This year, Planned Giving Steven Chiavaroli ‘08 we seek to maintain that generous level of support for our annual fund while embarking on our 19 EduBoston Communications Manager first-ever campaign. The campaign will accomplish two critical goals: it will fund our very first Matching Gifts 41 Letter from the Chair multi-sport turf field, and it will raise much-needed funds for our endowment, ensuring that 20 Deacon Joe Catherine Costello Demers Spellman will remain strong for the next 60 years. Give by Mail 42 Annual Report Religion Teacher 22 Best of the Best Spellman will no longer be the last school in the Catholic Central League Large without a turf In Memoriam Jason Deramo Mass Heartbeat 49 field! We celebrated breaking ground on this momentous project on July 31st, but we will need your 23 Director of Campus Ministry support to fund the fields and complete this project to include everything on our wish list! Checks made payable to: 24 Eric Bernazzani 50 Get Involved at Spellman Our students are anxiously awaiting completion of the field, which is scheduled for the fall of 2019. Daniel Higgins THE FUND FOR 25 Joy Abounds 52 Breaking of Ground History Teacher Collectively, as a Spellman family, we can work together to achieve great things. We thank you, CardinaL SPELLMAN and we are immensely grateful for your continued support. Danielle Jacobs 738 Court Street Assistant Athletic Director With appreciation, Brockton, MA 02302 Cover photo by an anonymous photographer. Paul Kelly P’18, ’14 Aimee Wetzel Pete Ambrose mentoring an unknown student. Principal Vice President of External Affairs Photos by Pat Marble Steven Chiavaroli ‘08 Retired Teacher John Peresada - Lifetouch UPCOMING REUNIONS FOR 2019 Is it time to Joanna McCarthy P’23 Aimee Wetzel P’22 plan your reunion? Director of Development 1969 - 50th Reunion 1994 - 25th Reunion Marc Vasconcellos - Enterprise News Sea Crest Beach Hotel Anyone interested in helping Let us know! The Office of Development Aimee Wetzel P’22 Falmouth, MA plan our 25th reunion, can help you plan an event to remember. Nov. 1, 2019 - Informal gathering please contact the alumni office: Design by Vice President of For assistance with class lists, invitations, Nov. 2, 2019 - Dinner in the Ballroom [email protected] Wendy Meehan, Standard Modern Company External Affairs email blasts, and online registrations, 1999 - 20th Reunion reach out to Jane Westerlund ‘63 in the The class is working on planning its 20th reunion in early fall. Please keep an eye out for emails and mailings regarding this event. If you have any email or address changes, please send them to either Office of Development at J_westerlund@ Tradition • Cardinal Spellman 1 Stacy Parr-Paskali ([email protected]) or Shannon (Oriola) Boulanger ([email protected]). Spellman.com or 508.521.1836 president’s letter Meet Our New Trusteescategory George Kelly grew up in Brockton and attended Cardinal Principal at Nantucket High School from 2004–2008 and Director Spellman High School from 1964–1968. While at Spellman, he of Student Services from 2008–2010. George currently resides in Dear Spellman Family, played football, basketball, and baseball and was later inducted as Bridgewater with his wife, Linda Amaral (’68), a former trustee. a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame. George was also involved in They are the proud parents of four children: Jonathan, Angela, here is an eternal optimism that permeates the student government. After graduating, he attended Bridgewater Colleen, and Lauren. world of education. It begins with the cooler winds that State College, where he majored in History and Sociology. He also blow at the start of fall carrying the smell of pumpkin played four years on the football team, and as a senior, he was George is thankful for the many opportunities Spellman provided recognized with the athletic department’s Dean Lee Harrington academically, athletically, socially, and spiritually. He is especially spice and the reminder that with the start of the new Unsung Hero Award. George later earned an MAT in Social Sciences grateful to the Sisters of St. Joseph, who comprised nearly all the T school year comes the promise of a fresh start, not just for and a certificate of advanced graduate study in Educational faculty at the time of his attendance. Their devotion to teaching students but for teachers for parents, for administrators and even Leadership. He also pursued further graduate work at Harvard influenced his decision to pursue a career in education. George for institutions! This “fall springtime” of rebirth, unique to the University and Boston University. George taught in Mansfield, George Kelly also notes the positive influence of his coaches, particularly experience of school, is rooted so deeply in all of our imaginations mostly at the high school level, and held a number of coaching Peter Ambrose, for teaching him many of life’s lessons through positions including head football and head track coach. He was football. He is also thankful to have played under Eddie Amaral, and memory. We can all feel it and it excites an inner child in all of selected for the Mansfield school system’s Outstanding Service Award. George who continued to serve as a life-long mentor. Many of his long-lasting friendships us to imagine that this year things will truly be different, and for moved on to become Assistant Principal at East Bridgewater High School in 1988 were developed at Spellman and have continued for over 50 years. Most importantly, Cardinal Spellman that could not be more true! and was later promoted to Principal. While at East Bridgewater, he was recognized Spellman provided the opportunity for him to meet his wife, Linda, and to become as an Outstanding Educational Leader and Mentor by Stonehill College. He was also part of the best extended family one could ever hope to have—the Amarals. This year we have so much to be optimistic about as we have begun some truly groundbreaking changes that will have long lasting effects for Cardinal Spellman. First, we finished our Patrick F. Brophy, M.D., graduated from Cardinal Spellman Dr. Brophy returned to Massachusetts in 2002, where he practiced decennial accreditation process with NEASC ensuring Spellman High School in 1974. He attended Stonehill College, graduating in at the Winchester Hospital until 2015. While there, he helped 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then went expand and develop the cancer program, serving as the chairman remains accredited for another 10 years. Next we launched our on to obtain a Master of Science degree in Medical Microbiology first campaign for Cardinal Spellman, titled, Rooted. Growing. Thriving. Our goal is auspicious and we in 1981 from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, having of the hospital’s cancer committee for 10 years. He also continued believe attainable, 4 million dollars to be applied to athletic fields and the endowment for financial aid. We done research in bacterial toxins. He then entered Tufts University to be involved in the education of medical students and residents have already benefitted from some tremendous support from our alumni and friends which have allowed School of Medicine.