2015 – 2016 MALDEN CATHOLIC ANNUAL REPORT a TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Headmaster Thomas Doherty .................................2 Letter from the Chairman Jim Donovan .............................................3 81st Annual Commencement ...................................................................4 Class of 2016 College Acceptances ........................................................ 7 Saint Francis Xavier Society .......................................................................8 The Fund for Malden Catholic .................................................................... 10 Alumni Giving ..................................................................................................12 Financial Highlights ..........................................................................................17 In Memory of Alexander Vitale ........................................................................ 18 The Essential Campaign for Malden Catholic ................................................20 Plus Ultra Society ................................................................................................... 23 Theodore James Ryken Society ............................................................................ 24 Girls Catholic ............................................................................................................... 26 Ways to Give .................................................................................................................. 27 2015 Golf Tournament ................................................................................................... 30 Foundations .......................................................................................................................30 Faculty & Staff, Gifts in Kind, Matching Gifts ..............................................................31 Designated Funds ................................................................................................................32 Gifts In Honor or Memory Of ...............................................................................................34 Board of Trustees .....................................................................................................................35 Dates to Remember ................................................................................................................... 36 b 1 Letter from the Headmaster Letter from the Chairman THOMAS DOHERTY JIM DONOVAN DEAR LANCERS, DEAR FRIENDS OF MALDEN CATHOLIC, As you read through these pages, you will no doubt be impressed by the tremendous generosity As a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School, Malden Catholic is “called to become a center of of our alumni, parents, and friends over the past school year. I am personally grateful to everyone Christian concern for Gospel justice and peace.” Truly we have always demonstrated this, who kindly supported Malden Catholic High School and overwhelmed by the record setting particularly through our Lancers In Action and Campus Ministry outreach projects. From participation in the Fund For Malden Catholic. On behalf of all of our students and teachers, working in after-school programs with homeless children to swimming with disabled youth on the thank you. You have helped to make our school the wonderful place it is. weekends, our students live and model this ethic. I am enormously pleased to witness the call for justice as it transforms our marketing and admissions efforts. This was one of my highest priorities Because of your support, we were able to launch into new initiatives to strengthen our programs when I became Board Chair, and I am delighted to report that minorities now comprise thirty and enhance the Malden Catholic experience for our boys. As you know, thanks to the Essential percent of our incoming freshman class. Campaign, we were able to construct the O’Donnell Science Wing with new state-of-the-art labs. This year, thanks to support for the Fund for Malden Catholic we were able to hire a STEM Truly, Malden Catholic High School is closer today than it has been in recent years to its roots as a (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Director who will help us get the most school that serves the sons of our newest Americans. The communities in our backyard — Malden, out of these new facilities and support our teachers and students as they engage in 21st century Everett, Medford, Revere and others — continue to be home for first generation Americans, but learning. I am pleased that we have already developed partnerships with Boston College’s Weston their family names have changed from what many of us knew when we were teenagers. As reported Observatory and Tufts University. These important relationships elevate our students’ experience in Boston College Magazine (Fall 2015), more than eighty percent of Boston’s new immigrants in and prepare them for their educational and professional futures. 2010 came from the Americas, Asia and Africa. We live in a new reality and embracing that truth will assure the future of Malden Catholic and the continuation of the good work begun by Brother Service to others is at the heart of a Malden Catholic education. Throughout the year the boys Gilbert CFX in 1932. do so much to support local organizations. They organize drives, raise money, and spend hours working for worthy charities in Malden and their own hometowns. This year, however, thanks to Xaverian Brothers Schools are “challenged to understand, respect, affirm and celebrate the diversity of Annual or the tremendous success of the Fund for Malden Catholic, we are able to branch out and do service cultural values and worldviews.” Enrolling students of different backgrounds broadens the perspective work abroad. This winter twelve students will travel with our Campus Ministry team and a group of everyone; faculty, staff and students benefit through a mix of cultures, whether Nigerian, recurring giving of students from St. Xavier in Louisville to serve in an orphanage in Jamaica. This will be the first Vietnamese, Latino, Haitian, Italian or Irish. We must recognize, however, that with a tuition of Malden Catholic such trip for Malden Catholic, but we expect it will lead to more opportunities for our boys to $16,000 a year, a Malden Catholic education is out of reach for many local families. Making our to The Fund experience how the less fortunate live around the world. school a transformative experience for local boys requires ever increasing funding support. I have every relies on you to confidence that many of you will join with me in expanding your support of MC as we continue to We were very excited to unveil an updated track and turf field at Bro. Gilbert Stadium last fall, meet the challenges presented by the demographic mix within our local footprint. is the heart as well as a new locker room and weight room. These improvements were possible because of Malden Catholic has had a tremendous year in terms of giving, thanks to many generous donors help us make our Campaign which was complimented by the Fund For Malden Catholic which provided new of our school like yourself. The Fund for Malden Catholic surpassed goals, providing more than $700,000 in uniforms, transportation to and from games, and equipment for our teams. Thanks to these two unrestricted dollars for school operations. We have also benefitted greatly in the past year from these things efforts and the hard work of our student athletes and their coaches we had another great year. The the generosity and foresight of several recently deceased alumni and friends who were thoughtful advancement football team had its best start to a season since 1997 and our hockey team captured its fifth Super enough to include Malden Catholic in their will or estate plan. Some of these gifts were quite Eight Championship in five years, defeating archrival St. John’s Prep in the title game. possible for substantial, and it is my judgment that the real KEY to the long term sustainability of Malden effort. Catholic is ongoing receipt of estate gifts. young men Malden Catholic relies on you to help us make these things possible for young men today. You have generously responded to our call. Malden Catholic can only provide these opportunities Like me, many of you are “playing the back nine” and I suspect, occasionally reflecting upon because of your gifts. Please know that all of the administrators, faculty and of course the students today. what you want your legacy to be. Think of the difference you could make in the lives of so many of today are thankful for what you have done for us. deserving boys by including Malden Catholic in your estate plan. Xaverians such as Bro. Joseph, Bro. Bede, Bro. Aubertus, Bro. Firmin, Bro. Plunkett and others made a profound impact on many Warm regards, of us. Consider honoring them by making a planned gift to Malden Catholic to help sustain the mission of this great school. Thomas J. Doherty III Sincerely, Quotes from “Mission, Vision, Values,” Xaverian Brothers Jim Donovan Sponsored Schools 2 3 MALDEN CATHOLIC CELEBRATED ITS ST CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO SEE A SLIDESHOW CONTAINING 81 ANNUAL ADDITIONAL IMAGES FROM COMMENCEMENT. COMMENCEMENT The Class of 2016 graduated on Saturday, May 21st in the Doherty Gymnasium at Malden Catholic. Headmaster Mr. Thomas J. Doherty III conferred the 139 diplomas. Class valedictorian was EDWARD TAN of Medford who is attending Georgia Institute of Technology. Class Salutatorian COLIN HARVEY of Lynn is attending