DEDE LALA SALLSALLEE INSTITUTE Chicago September 2005 DE LA SALLE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2005 message from the principal De La Salle Magazineis published quarterly by De La Salle Institute’s Office for Advancement. The purpose of the publication is to unite the n behalf of the faculty and staff, I would like to welcome you to the start Christian Brothers, alumni, of the 2005-06 school year. We are all very excited and looking forward students, parents, faculty, staff to the 117th year that De La Salle Institute has been educating students. and friends together in De La OO Salle’s mission of excellence in Our school is an institution with a rich tradition of integrating academic excellence education. with faith and service that is second to none. De La Salle is a great place to teach and work, which is quite evident from the outstanding number of excellent facul- ty members - including a number of alumni - who have returned to serve in a vari- Send us your thoughts ety of positions. Letters to the editor are encouraged and appreciated. James Krygier I would like to think of our educational institution as a place that judges our suc- Letters must be signed and have cess one student at a time. We have young adults from a variety of ethnic and eco- an address and/or telephone number. Letters to the editor nomic backgrounds who have been given the opportunity to fully develop their may be published and edited for abilities so they may be active, contributing members of a very complex and changing society. We believe length and clarity. Please send in creating and maintaining a safe climate, a caring atmosphere and an environment that is conducive to correspondence to: excellent teaching and learning throughout our school. +De La Salle Institute This new school year will be our first graduating class of young women who started as incoming ninth- Attn: De La Salle Magazine graders four years ago at our De La Salle-Lourdes Hall campus. Our Lourdes Hall campus is a single-gen- 3455 S. Wabash Ave. der academic program for young women. Presently, a building expansion is taking place so we can con- Chicago, IL 60616 (PHONE 312.842.7355 tinue to meet the needs of our increasing female student population. 3FAX 312.842.4142 . E-MAIL [email protected] As society changes, education must be prepared to make necessary adjustments. One change that has taken 8WEBSITE http://www.dls.org place during the past two years has been with technology. Our teachers have gone through a variety of com- puter/technology training programs needed to integrate computer technology into classroom instruction. Mission Statement Each of our classrooms is being designed to accommodate a wireless LCD projector so teachers can bet- ter utilize their PC tablets for enhanced technology instruction. De La Salle Institute is an independent Catholic secondary school rooted in the tradition of As we continue to prepare our students for their college and university academic programs, we are confi- Christian education begun by St. dent to say that our co-curricular and extracurricular programs provide an important part in developing stu- John Baptist de La Salle. dents with a well-rounded education. Our school clubs and activities have continued to improve and Founded in 1889, its mission expand as well as our athletic programs. has been, and is, to foster a desire for excellence in education. Young people from a We are proud to report that 89 percent of our recent graduates will continue with their education at various variety of ethnic and economic colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and the United States. The Class of 2005 was awarded backgrounds are given the over $446,000 in post-graduation scholarship dollars to continue with their educations. opportunity to fully develop their abilities so they may be active, contributing members of Never before has there been a greater need for a Catholic high school education. We believe that we teach our complex, changing society. more than just academics. It is our responsibility to help form character and teach values. Our entire fac- ulty and staff at De La Salle believe in the value and dignity of each student. This requires that we provide DE LA SALLE MAGAZINE opportunities for each student to develop to the best of their abilities. Photos by We look forward to seeing our students, parents, alums and friends throughout this school year at many of Sandy Bogusevic our programs, activities and events. Tom Lyons ‘43 Root Studios Ron Vesely/Chicago White Sox Michael K. Walsh Sincerely, Stories written by Joyce Juron Tom Lyons ‘43 Michael K. Walsh James Krygier Layout and design by Giovanna Imbarrato Principal De La Salle - Institute Campus Editor-in-chief Michael K. Walsh On Cover -The graduation of the Class of 2005. faculty news In Their Own Words Br. Michael Quirk, FSC became the president of De La Salle Institute on January 1, 1989. In addi- tion, he also spent time in the classroom, teaching business education and history classes periodi- cally from 1983-2000. Br. Michael also coached frosh-soph soccer from 1983-88 and frosh-soph wrestling from 1983-99. He currently serves on the City of Chicago Board of Ethics, Lewis University's Board, the College of Santa Fe's Board, and the Civitas Schools Board, as well as serving as the chairman of the Christian Brothers Finance Committee and the St. Mary's Press Lasallian Educational Fund. Br. Michael, who earned both his B.A. and M.B.A from Lewis University, is currently a Doctoral candidate at DePaul University. Here in Br. Michael's words is what De La Salle Institute means to him: t was the spring of 1983 and I wasSalle, I am grateful to the Christianjob of teacher is one of the most important completing my novitiate year at LaBrothers for this assignment and gratefulin our society and why the vocation of IISalle Institute in Windsor, Ontario.to the Board of Directors that continues toteaching is among the most noble. The As was the practice in those years, theendorse my leadership. role of an administrator, more specifically Brother Provincial had the responsibility the chief administrator, is very different for assigning individual Brothers to aFor the first six years, even though mythan the role of a teacher. My daily work ministry for the coming academic year. Imain role was as the Business Manager, Iis with the adults who make up our edu- did not make any requests and I was openhad the opportunity to teach and coach. Icational community - administrators, to being assigned to any school, but wastaught a variety of Business Educationteachers, parents, board members, alumni, still surprised when he told me that incourses and coached both soccer andand neighbors - anyone involved in this August 1983, I was going to De La Sallewrestling. Teaching and coaching wereeducational work. in Chicago to be the Business Manager. important and enjoyable experiences for me, and as I reflect back, those roles wereThrough interactions with each group, I I had only been at De La Salle onceessential to my preparation for my currentam privileged to see the full effect and before, in 1970, as a senior in high schooljob as President. I am very pleased to stillbenefits of a Catholic and Lasallian edu- to watch the Meteors take on my Marianhave contact with former students andcation. Many times, the teacher can see a Spartans. While both my education andathletes and today to count many aspartial completion of their efforts; a stu- my prior experience prepared me well forfriends. I have been lucky to see themdent's progress, an athlete's achievement, the new job, I knew very little about Degraduate from college, attend their wed-an artist's performance. But as I work La Salle. I must say that those first weeksdings and even see their kids enroll at Dewith our alumni, it is evident the results of were a little intimidating, but I can assureLa Salle. a solid and value-based education. you that I have enjoyed De La Salle since. In this space in previous magazines, youI have the opportunity to meet many grad- As I ponder the question "What does Dehave heard from teachers; I hope youuates and to ask them to support De La La Salle mean to me?", I discover thathave gained an understanding of why theSalle. When meeting an alumnus for the aside from my family and friends, it has been the most dominant element of my life. Over the years, I have come to appre- ciate that De La Salle is a unique place with a special history and an essential mission. As I start my 22nd year at De Labr.michaelquirk DE LA SALLE MAGAZINE September 2005 3 faculty news In Their Own Words educate the variety of constituents whoeducational institutions, continues to support the school. The alumni communityevolve and develop. One of the most - most of which has not visited the schoolimportant developments of the past 25 since graduation - needs to be providedyears is the formation of the governing with information about our current studentsbody, the De La Salle Board of Directors. and the future plans for the school. The task of board formation and develop- ment was the first duty I faced upon Parents need also to be informed about thebecoming the school's president. I have continued ... overall mission of the school, so that theybeen fortunate to work with a variety of can fully appreciate their investment inmen and women who believe in the Catholic education. We can never assumeschool's mission and support the school first time, the first things I ask are: how andthat our friends and supporters know every-with their time and treasure.