The CabrinianSPRING 2013 THE RECORDING AND CD Cabrini Singers Record CD PRODUCTION WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY — FiRST ReCoRDing SinCe 1996 — THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS DONORS, LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: In March, the I Hear by Noel Regny and Gloria 50-member Shayne; and several other selections. CARMEN BONTA ‘68 Cabrini Singers, The CD will be available for distribu- ROSE BUONOPANE the same group tion this summer. who recorded LEONARD & ELLEN CONTARINO music for the In the picture below this article are GABRIELLE M. DEVINE Archdiocese Andrew Bauer, Director, conducting CAROL DYKES website this fall, recorded its first CD Adoro te in the studio, and the Cabrini JOSEPHINE T. FAIA in 17 years. The session took place at Singers. FRANK AND ADELE FALA the National Opera Center in Manhat- LILLIAN FALA tan’s Chelsea neighbor- MARGARET & JOSEPH FALA hood. YOSHIE KATAYAMA FUENTES BILL LEWIS Selections on the CD SALVATORE MIGLIORE will include Love LEON & PEGGY QUAVE Changes Everything, by MARILYN J. THOMAS Andrew Lloyd Webber, ALBERT & ELIZABETH TORRES Don Black and Charles Heart; Adoro te, by Jo- DRS. FREDERICK & KELLEY TRENT hann Michael Haydn; GRETCHEN TRENT Do You Hear What SOPHIE A. TROIANO Drucila Pacheco ‘14, Annpower Fellow Elizabeth Valenzuela Earns Posse Scholarship in April 2013, Drucila Pache- lected Fellows, chosen from co, grade 11, went to Washing- thousands who had applied, WILL ATTEND ton, DC as an Annpower Fel- learned to write funding pro- TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD low. ANNpower Vital Voices posals for community build- Elizabeth Valenzuela ‘13 earned the Initiative is a partnership be- ing projects. The Fellows then prestigious Posse Scholarship to attend tween Ann Taylor, LOFT, and submitted their proposals to the Trinity College in Hartford, Connecti- Vital Voices. These groups Advisory Council. The Coun- cut. Since 1989, the Posse Foundation work together to empower young cil includes influential women in has identified, recruited and trained women from across the country with media, business, and entertainment over 3,000 high school students with the leadership skills necessary to af- who have displayed exceptional extraordinary academic and leadership fect global progress, invest in their leadership, including actresses Kate potential to become Posse Scholars. communities, and begin journeys as Hudson and Jennifer Morrison. By Recipients receive four-year, full tu- next generation leaders. summer’s end, this group will have ition leadership scholarships from Pos- reviewed all proposals and then cho- As part of their training, the 500 se- CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Table of Contents The Next Hundred Years KUDOS KUDOS KUDOS KUDOS FEATURES Kudos MESSAGE FROM THE President Hall of Fame .....................................5 Mother George’s Lesson ..................5 Freshman Ashley Sepulveda sang at The Dear Alumnae, Reunion 2013 ...................................6 Borough President’s Winter Wonderland at Yankee Stadium as a member of the As you know, Mother Cabrini High School has been forming women of promise for many years. We are privileged NEWS Highbridge Voices Chamber Choir. and honored to continue the Mission of the “Education of the Heart.” When I meet our prospective students and China Program ................................3 Wonderland annually treats local youth to a parents I like to talk about our “Three Cs”. We are College Prep, Catholic, and Cabrinian. Choir CD .........................................1 seasonal extravaganza complete with holiday Pacheco Honor ................................1 decorations, festive music, food and drink. As a College Prep we are constantly trying to improve and challenge our young women. We are adding more AP courses. We are looking Valenzuela Honor ............................1 to expand our Cabrini College offerings. We have on-line Courses. We are developing an interdisciplinary Sequence in Business, Media and Technology. And what are the results? This year alone, seniors have won a Cornell University Scholarship, the Posse Foundation DEPARTMENTS Leadership Scholarship, and grants to competitive performing arts programs at NYU and Manhattanville. Kudos ..............................................2 Save the Date ...................................2 As a Catholic institution we are following the Bishops Framework for the Religious education of Young People. We are always busy President’s Letter .............................3 In the fall, the Class of 2013 with helping disaster victims, Midnight Runs, Soup Kitchens and other works of Service. Our students have served as tutors to students In Memoriam .................................10 will attend the following from Romania, the Caribbean, and their neighborhood parishes. Our students love our Retreats and the Eucharist continues to be the Class Notes ......................................9 colleges (among others): heart of what we do and who we are. Donor Listing .................................10 Boston College, Brandeis University, Cabrini College, We are all missionaries of Mother Cabrini. We love to do her work. We have “Cabrini Days” in which we look at her spirituality from Colgate University, College today’s experience. The Cabrinian of the Holy Cross, Cornell Spring 2013 University, Fairfield University, This year we are continuing her dream of “going to the East.” We are starting an International Program for students from China. Our Fordham University, Franklin own students will have the opportunity to study Mandarin. Mother Cabrini High School & Marshall Colleges, Howard 701 Fort Washington Avenue University, Loyola University of As you can see we are trying to offer our young women the very best. However, here is an important statistic you need to know. Of our new York, nY 10040 Chicago, Marist College, New current 307 students, only 50 can pay their full tuition. WE NEED MORE AND MORE TUITION ASSISTANCE so that more and Ph: 212-923-3540 York University Tisch School of more young women can come to MCHS and benefit from the opportunities and experiences you have enjoyed. Would you help us by Fax: 212-781-2051 the Arts, Penn State University, Pace University (Westchester), Syracuse University, making a generous donation? Your kindness and sacrifice will enable us to provide that precious “education of the Heart” to many more Email: [email protected] Temple University, Trinity College (Hartford, CT). young women. Web: Cabrinihs.com Thank you for your continued prayers and assistance in the work of the Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Bruce A. Segall President Yours truly, Elizabeth Valenzuela and Kerry Schmid Janice Lopez were selected Bruce A Segall Principal as Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the Class Angelica Bernier, ‘02 of 2013. In the fall, Ms. Director of enrollment Valenzuela will attend Trinity College, Hartford; Ms. Lopez Mother Cabrini High School to Host Chinese Students Frank Mosco Elizabeth will attend Cornell University. Janice In the fall, Mother Cabrini High School receiving international Direction of international Director of Technology and Media Valenzuela Lopez will welcome a group of international students, we are looking for Program, 212-923-3540 x17 Tina Tang students from China to join our families who can open their or [email protected]. Director international Program educational community. They will doors and hearts and make arrive as full members of Cabrini High them a part of your family. Ms. Tang is originally DESIGN/PRINTING School through graduation and will To help offset expenses, from China. She earned a Rose Press, Mt. Vernon, NY SaveFor updates and details,the go to Cabrinihs.comDate learn to appreciate American culture as Cabrini will provide a Bachelor’s Degree in Political we learn to appreciate theirs. stipend of $1,000 per month Science from Liaoning Tina Tang WRITING/EDITING Friday, June 7, 2013 Graduation per host family. University, and then came Mike Radice Sunday, September 2, 2013 Hall of Fame Nominations Due, See Cabrinihs.com, We will also offer a course in Chinese to New York to pursue her Master’s [Alumnae, Hall of Fame] Language and Culture to our local If you are interested in hosting an in Public Administration at Pace The Cabrinian is published twice annually Saturday, April 5, 2014 Annual Reunion, celebrating graduation years students. international student, and would like University. For the last three years, she by the Advancement office. more information on becoming a worked in Connecticut as a Mandarin ending in 4 and 9 As part of the preparatory work for host family, please contact Tina Tang, Chinese teacher. 2 SPRING 2013 The Cabrinian The Cabrinian SPRING 2013 3 Four Helping Hand Projects Two Alumnae Inducted into Hall of Fame During Hurricane Sandy, and through — gReTTA o’ConnoR D’AgoSTino ‘59, eSTABLiSHeD SPeCiAL SCHooLS — the Christmas holiday, students, — DAPHne FoDoR PHiLiPSon ‘65, HeLPeD PASS HeALTHY TeenS ACT— faculty, staff and alumnae reached At the 2013 Annual Reunion, Gretta to help him and other out and helped others. Here are four (o’Connor) D’Agostino ‘59 and autistic people. Daphne Fodor Philipson stories. Daphne (Fodor) Philipson ‘65 were is a regional and national inducted as members of the Mother As a child, Peter lived supporter of women’s Hurricane Sandy: The Rockaways Cabrini High School Hall of Fame. at home in Staten Island health and education. By elizabeth Valenzuela, ‘13 Annually, the Hall of Fame chooses for 22 years and attended In her early professional alumnae and others who