2014 The Gael Gazette summer issue

60 Pride in our Past

Celebrating our Present

Inspiring our Future

notes of interest

Pride in our Past

Celebrating the Present

Inspiring our Future

Dear Gaels, We are so excited to be celebrating the 60th anniversary of Bishop Gorman High School! This issue’s cover of the Gael Gazette shows every BGHS yearbook published over the last 59 years. These yearbooks symbolize millions of memories and over 9,000 alumni. After all of this time, Bishop Gorman still strives in the tradition of Faith, Excellence and Service in the Las Vegas community. As we enter our 60th year here at BGHS, we have pride in our past, celebrate the present and look forward to inspiring our future.

In 1954, a vision came to life when Bishop Gorman High School, the first and only Catholic high school in Southern Nevada, opened the doors to the Maryland Parkway campus. The legacy of BGHS began there in that building, a legacy that gives us pride in our past. Fast forward 60 years later and here we are today, in a beautiful new building in Summerlin continuing that legacy with the same traditions that have been around since day one. While we have come a long way, the heart and soul of Bishop Gorman remains the same because at the end of the day, it’s not just a building, it’s a home, for generations and generations to come.

We have a lot in store for you this year as we celebrate the present (see page 10). We especially hope to see you at the 60th Anniversary Kick-Off, September 7th and Homecoming, Friday, October 17th! Not only will we have festivities all day long for our alumni, parents and friends to participate in but also the "Bishop Gorman High School 60th Anniversary" book will officially be for sale. This is a very special time here at Bishop Gorman and we would love to see you there.

With our legacy now campaign kicking off this year, we are asking you to participate as we look forward to inspiring our future. legacy now will make a difference for our students in many ways. You can contribute to the success of the campaign not only through a gift but by spreading the word to the BG community of what the campaign is all about.

Participating in legacy now will provide the funds needed to support deserving students on tuition assistance, faculty and staff enrichment, and maintaining our facilities for years to come (see page 9).

It’s been an exciting run for Bishop Gorman so far but we know that the best is yet to come. Here’s to 60 more!

Lauren Blaney '04 Assistant Director of Advancement

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50 years later

& they're still coming back!

the class of 1964!

4 Legacy in Action

sister forster's birthday celebration and spring sports accomplishments

8 Faith on Campus 9 Legacy Now

the campaign is going on! find out how you can help to ensure bishop gorman high school continues to be the great community that it is!

save the date for the bghs golf classic!

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10 Advancement

we are kicking off our 60th anniversary!

12 Homecoming 2014

get the details on all the happenings - don't miss the festivities!

13 Gael Gatherings

september, november, december - we hope to see you there! third thursday is back again!

14 Roll Call

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legacy in action

celebrating and reminiscing Sister Forster’s Birthday Party at Bishop Gorman that took place in Ryan Hall was an exciting event as many students new and old joined us in celebrating such an inspirational woman’s 90th birthday!

A personal message from Sister Forster:

"For one of those times when thanks is not enough, I send my love."

-Sister Forster

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legacy in action

keeping with tradition

State

Champs!

In the State Swimming and Diving meet, both the men’s and women’s teams qualified for the tournament, which was held at UNLV. In the Women’s State Championship, Bishop Gorman scored 130 points to win the title. The Gaels won all three relays and three individual events. Led by senior Amy Lubawy '14 (Matthew Lubawy '82), who set the state-record in the 50-yard freestyle (22.98 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (49.82).

Teammates Marley Maluafiti '15 and Catie Miller '14 finished first and second in the butterfly.

The Bishop Gorman Men’s & Women’s teams both emerged victorious at the inaugural NV State Lacrosse HS Championship! The women’s varsity team, continued to dominate throughout the 2014 season finishing 15-0.The BG Women’s Varsity was victorious with a score of 15-3 over Galena. Emily Lower '15 was named the game MVP. US Lacrosse Academic All-American awards were earned by Rachel Brown '15, Dacia Persky '15, Emily Lower '15, Whitney Werksman '15 (Lisa (Blasco)Werksman '85), and Rebecca Dunne '14 for their lacrosse skills, sportsmanship and high standards of academic achievements. For the men's team, Mason Roik '15 was named MVP and Zachary Taylor '14 (Randy Taylor '80) (Delia (Andrade) Taylor '80) was awarded the prestigious US Lacrosse All American Award recognizing excellence in lacrosse play, sportsmanship and outstanding character. Kyle Smith '14 was awarded the US Lacrosse Bob Scott Award recognizing a team player who goes above and beyond in service to his team, school and community. Head coach Ian Devlin was named US Lacrosse Man of the Year by his peers in recognition of outstanding sportsmanship.

The Bishop Gorman Track & Field team brought home three individual State Championships. It was the second year in a row that the Cunninghams swept the high jump at the state tournament. Randall Cunningham '14 won his third Nevada State High Jump title with a jump of 6'11".

His sister, Vashti Cunningham '16, won the girl’s high jump at '1", and was first in the long jump at 18'10 ¼".

Our Men’s Golf team headed by seniors Frank Frisbee '14 and Bryce McEachern '14 (Christi (Thomas) McEachern '86), took honors by shooting the low two-day round of 148. They were joined by Blake Taylor '17, Christian James '16, and Owen Rosebeck '16, all of whom shot in the low 70s. Lastly, it was junior Anthony Lalli’s (Chris Lalli '85) score which allowed the Gaels to soundly defeat Palo Verde with team totals of 373 and 368. Yet, without the competitive support of their teammates Vince Gargano '15, Tyler Martinez '15, Dominic Grisingher '15, and Skylar Davidson ’16, those six starters wouldn’t have achieved their under-eighty scores.

After their win, Frank Frisbee '14 commented, “Golf is tough because it’s the one sport where you cannot communicate with your teammates. You’re matched against three kids from three separate schools, and you don’t know if your score is needed to win, or if it’s the one that can be dropped. That makes every shot count!”

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Congratulations

The Bishop Gorman High School community marked its 57th commencement ceremony and bid farewell to 277 members of the Class of 2014, June 1st at The Orleans Arena. The graduates were joined in their procession by members of the Class of 1964, the school’s “Golden Graduates” celebrating their 50th high school reunion.

Our Golden Grads included: Cecilia (Barragan) Justus-Campagna, Tish Diskin, Douglas Ducharme, Judith (Howell) Ducharme, Russ Jacoby, Pam Keagy, Joseph Lupo, Raymond Maguinness, Jim Malm, Diana (Kowal) Mason, Janice (Crosato) Routsong, Patrick Russell, Betty Lou Stewart, William Terry. Those in attendance were addressed by Valedictorian Rebecca Arteaga and by commencement speaker and Gorman graduate, Nate Hunterton '96, U.S. Army Veteran and Territory Manager of Terumo Intervention Systems.

Most Rev. Joseph A. Pepe, D.D., J.C.D. Bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas, offered the invocation and presented the diplomas to the graduates.

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Class of 2014!

The commencement ceremony capped off two weeks of events in honor of the graduates which began with the traditional senior barbeque, followed by the senior academic awards presentation in which Salutatorian, Megan Gray, addressed her peers.

With a 100% graduation rate and a 96% college bound rate, our seniors have been accepted to colleges and universities all over the United States including: Columbia, Creighton, Duke, Gonzaga, UNLV, UNR, United States Naval Academy and USC just to name a few. The Class of 2014 boasts one National Merit Scholarship Finalist, four National Merit Scholarship Commended Students, three National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar Award winners, three National Achievement Program Awards, 38 athletic scholarships and was awarded over $19 million in scholarships.

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faith on campus

Soroptimist Awards

Summer Enrichment Classes Join Forces

Savannah Prenger '14, Erica Korbel '15 (Richard Korbel '83), and Brianna Ruvo '14 (Larry Ruvo '64) recently received awards from the Soroptimist International Las Vegas Valley group. All three young women have chosen to go above and beyond in

Two of Session 1 Summer Enrichment classes, teachers and staff joined forces in a one day effort to raise money for the families of the two Metro officers who lost their lives in the shooting

service to others. Savannah

on June 8th. Collaboratively, a $350.00 donation

created "Teens Helping Teens"

was made to Freed’s Bakery cupcake drive

and reaches out to the homeless teens of our community with much needed supplies

Wednesday June 11th which raised more than

for daily living. Erica started "Students United

$ 52,270 as a result of generous community

in Recycling School Supplies" an on-going

donations.

project taking partially used school supplies and channeling them to lower income students to use. Brianna began the "Gourmet Gaels" which provides baked goods to nursing homes, schools and other facilities.

All three of these young ladies have made a huge difference in the lives of those less

Our BGHS students, NHS members, and

fortunate in Las Vegas.

Mr. Goertemiller participated in Three Square’s “BackPack for Kids” program.

The students packed 2,160 bags of weekend food for the kids and also sorted food and packed bags of candy and hygiene products. It was a fun and rewarding experience for all!

We are grateful for all who participated, Three Square was thrilled to have such an enthusiastic group!

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…inspiring our Future

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Our legacy now capital campaign is under way and has been met with tremendous support.

“We’re supporting this campaign because we believe it’s critical to Bishop Gorman continuing its mission of providing the highest quality faith-based education.”

Mary Alice (Bauchman) ’80 and Scott Nielson

The legacy now campaign will esure that we maintain a strong foundation and that we take the necessary steps to preserve our legacy. The campaign will: • Offer additional tuition assistance to deserving students • Provide continuing education and necessary resources to our faculty • Fund upcoming capital replacements and repairs

In the coming months each and every family will be asked to contribute to this important endeavor. When you are called upon to make a gift, remember that all pledges made before December 31st will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5 million by the families of Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta and the Engelstad Family Foundation.

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“I am happy that we have been able to do so much to support Bishop Gorman High School over the years. With the matching gift component of legacy now I hope our community will take the opportunity to contribute to this important cause.

The only way we will continue to grow and succeed is if everyone participates and takes ownership in the future of Bishop Gorman.”

Kris Engelstad McGarry ’76

Visit www.bishopgorman.org for more information or contact the Advancement Office at advancement@bishopgorman.org or 702-476-4032.

Thank you in advance for your support!

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advancement

60 Bishop Gorman High School will begin its 60th Anniversary year with the celebration of Mass on Sunday, September 7, 2014.

You and your family are invited to join the entire Bishop Gorman High School community as we share the memories from the first 60 years and shape the future of the next 60 years.

Pride in our Past

Celebrating the Present

Inspiring our Future

Bishop Gorman 60 th Anniversary Mass Celebration 10:30 a.m. Sunday, September 7, 2014 Bishop Gorman High School

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RSVP is requested, as we plan accordingly for Mass advancement@bishopgorman.org or 702.476.4032 For more information, please visit www.bishopgorman.org

The entertainment continued through the evening thanks to Missy Cochran Entertainment (Missy Cochran '86) with a DJ, sax and bass player combo while attendees sipped on all the best that Wirtz Beverage had to offer. BGHS art students, Chandler Oseland ’14 (Irene (Messologitis) Oseland '87), Zach Telles ’14 (Katherine (Etter) Telles '83 (Vince Telles '82), Kaitlyn Wallace ’15 (Heather (Marnell) Wallace '90) (Chad Wallace '90) & Jamie Blaase ’14, helped take us to the streets of France, as they painted postcards for our guests in true French fashion - wearing striped shirts and berets! Along with the eighteen wines, five beers and two specialty cocktails there was a wide variety of French-inspired bites to enjoy! Over 80 amazing auction items were bid on throughout the week and at the event with our “textin” silent auction raising money for our Tuition Assistance Program.

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his year’s Annual Wine Tasting event, Passport, took Bishop Gorman families, alumni & friends to the French Riviera!

The event was held at the Red Rock Resort poolside, where guests enjoyed delicious drinks, tasty food, great entertainment and of course, some delicious wines! We couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather as our emcee, Traci Kesisian, guided us through the evening. The night began with a performance by some of our very own students, Jared De Joya ’14, Jason De Joya ’16, Matthew Bautista ’14, Ralph Mendez ’14 and Marie Owyong ’16.

Passport 2014

The night was a big success and we could not have done it without our gracious performers, sponsors, volunteers and you! Special thanks to all of our auction donors, Station Casinos, Wirtz Beverage, Waxie Sanitary Supply, GeorgiaPacific, Ellis Island Casino & Brewery, Audi Las Vegas, KGA Architecture, Encore, Missy Cochran Entertainment, LV Photo, Bernhard & Williams, and Sweet Addiction!

Friday, November 14, 2014

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9:00 A.M. Check-In | 10:30 A.M. SHOTGUN START

TITLE SPONSOR:

$375 PER GOLFER | $1,500 PER FOURSOME (Includes golf cart, tee prizes, lunch & drinks on the course, and a post-tournament awards reception)

$500 HOLE SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE! register at www.bishopgorman.org

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Homecoming Friday, October 17 th Reunion Year? Contact Your Class Rep!

Don't Miss All The Class of 1959 Mikey Bilbray mmbilbray@hotmail.com 702-240-8025

Homecoming Festivities!

Class of 1984 Chris Sullivan thisisyourleader@yahoo.com 702-610-8012 Matt Leatham matthew.leatham@yahoo.com 702-417-5993

Class of 1964 Diana Costello-Mason dcmason@lv.rmci.net 702-896-0590 Pat Russell patrussell@embarqmail.com 708-435-2259

Class of 1989 Bryan O’Reilly bor@lwpdevelopment.com 702-812-3332

Class of 1969 John Mowbray jmowbray@fclaw.com 702-835-2118

Class of 1994 Milo Kostelecky milo@lvfilmfest.com 702-220-8899

Class of 1974 Kathleen Graydon-Vokits kvokits@cox.net 702-277-4403 Suzan DiFederico Bennett suzan56002@yahoo.com 702-870-4233

Class of 1999 JC Perea jc.perea@outlook.com 702-580-2115

Class of 1979 Leah Cashman leahlv@me.com 702-221-2194

Class of 2004 Lauren Blaney & Shana (Brouwers) Gullickson shanaselene@gmail.com

DON'T FORGET!

9:30a.m. Alumni Memorial Mass

10:30a.m. Coffee & Campus Tours

11:30a.m. Pep Assembly in the House of Glory!

5:00p.m. PRE GAME PARTY!

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7:00p.m. Kick-Off!

Connect with Bishop Gorman Alumni on our Facebook page, visit www.facebook.com/bishopgormanalumni

September 18th // 2235 Village Walk Dr (at The District) Whist Stove and Spirits is the perfect place for Gaels to gather to kick off the school year!

Get ready for awesome drinks and appetizers from 6pm-8pm. Good weather, good friends, and a drink in your hand - who could ask for more?

November 20th // 8020 S. Durango Road Giving Thanks! Help us kick off Gael Force 2014-2015 at BOMAS! What is a Boma? A Boma is an African word meaning "A gathering place for eating and fellowship & provides a shelter from the wild." So come join us for drinks, appetizers and company 6pm-8pm!

August 22 Sollenberger Classic Fertitta Field

gael gatherings

don't miss out out on these upcoming events!

September 5 vs. Bingham (UT) Fertitta Field September 7 60th Anniversary Mass Bishop Gorman September 18 Third Thursday Whist Stove & Spirits September 19 vs. Santa Margarita (CA) Fertitta Field September 26 vs. St. John Bosco (CA) Fertitta Field October 3-5 Fall Play

december 18th // 5630 South Hualapai Way Merry Christmas! Come to Third Thursday at PT's Pub! Bring Socks and underwear for Matthew's Closet and help out those in need during the holiday season! 6pm-8pm - drinks, appetizers and holiday fun!

October 12 Powder-puff Games October 17 Homecoming October 30 vs. Palo Verde at Palo Verde HS November 14 Golf Tournament Spanish Trail Country Club

A big THANK YOU to our 2013-2014 Sponsors!

November 20 Third Thursday at BOMAS November 23 Open House December 12 & 13 Winter Arts Extravaganza December 18 Third Thursday at PT’s Pub The Gael Gazette

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roll call

1960s

1990s, cont.

Cliff Klinkhammer '69 says hi to classmates & is looking forward to reunion #45 this October. Cliff is busy with his XX IV 7 Art Studio on the Oregon Coast. He just finished an exhibition of art work at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in CA & has accepted an invitation to be a permanent artist for the Gathering Place Art Gallery in Lincoln City, OR. Web: Clifford Klinkhammer Art Gallery. Email: xxiv7artstudio@yahoo.com.

1970s Adriana Escobar '76 and Eric Witkoski were married on October 27, 2013. Adriana is District Court Judge in Dept. 14 and Eric is a Chief Deputy Attorney General in the NV Attorney General’s Office. They reside in Las Vegas. Class of '76 guests included: Roger Tabor, Dr. Orlando Morantes, Mary (Glassman) Muro, Julie Gilday-Shaffer, Kris (Engelstad) McGarry, Teri (Tihista) Richards, Karen (Thomas) Kaufman, Paula (Iglinski) Wallin, Kathy (Stuhmer) Foley and Mark Foley. Other Gaels in attendance were the bride’s daughter and bridesmaid, Alexandra Chanos '15; Jeanne (Harkenrider) Hamrick '77; Amy (Hammargren) Tabor '86; Tiffany Tiberti '88; Kim (Gallo) Morantes '74; Jayden Yeoman '15 and Natalie Muro '16.

1980s Christine Castaneda-Herold '83 married Matthew Leatham '84 on March 22, 2014 in the presence of their family and close friends.

1990s Chris deClercq '95 and wife Tammy became the blessed parents of triplets on May 24, 2014. Cooper Charles, Tylie Caroline, and Tenley Patricia (identical twins) are growing under the watchful eyes of nurses, doctors, mom and dad.

Danville, CA will never be the same again.

Congratulations to and God's blessings upon the deClercq family.

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Karen (Burda) Gaworecki '97, along with her husband Nick Gaworecki are proud to announce the birth of their son, Zachary Nicholas, born May 9, 2014. Big sister Grace (2 years old) is delighted with her baby brother!

2000s Jillian Mathias Kyde '00, husband Kevin and big brother, Brady, happily welcomed Hudson William Kyde on April 30, 2014. He was 7lbs, 10oz and 19 inches long. Hudson enjoys spending time with Aunt and Godmother, Alyssa Franco '12 who is home from University of Kentucky for the summer. Big brother, Brady, future class of 2030, is looking forward to taking Hudson to Gael sporting events in the future!

Hailey Billings Allen '03 and her husband Brad Allen welcomed their daughter, Amber Louise, on May 2, 2014.

She is adored by her two older sisters Angela and April.

Ryan Hafen '03 and Krissy (Hawkins) Hafen '03 were married on Friday, May 9th at St. Viators Church. Members of the wedding party included Amanda Hawkins-Erwin '01, Stephanie Hawkins '06, Monique Hafen '06, Samia Twainy-Asgarian '03, Gregory Hafen II '01, William Hafen '17 and David Rodgers '03. The couple currently resides in San Diego, CA.

Brianna (Ratchick) Bohannan '04 and her husband Joe Bohannan are proud to announce the birth of their third child, Olivia Marie Bohannan, who arrived in July 2014. She joins brother Joey, 5 years old, and sister Sabrena, 4 years old.

Marisa (Szewczyk) Olitzky '05 and Joshua Olitzky were married on May 25, 2014 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The bridal party included her matron of honor, Courtney (Bonnici) Wadhams '05.

In Our Prayers

roll call

2000s, cont.

Cheryl Ellen (Hahn) Weber '66 passed away March 17, 2013, after months of battling pancreatic cancer. We pray for her and her family.

Kelley Mulroy '06 and Dave Waynert became engaged on February 15, 2014.

The couple met while attending Northern Arizona University. They are looking forward to their wedding in May of 2015.

They currently reside in Las Vegas.

Anne (Bellis) Maus '61 passed away on May 14, 2014 after a long tough battle with Corticobasal degeneration, a rare form of dementia. She is survived by her husband Charles Maus, her four children Anne, John, Thomas, Michele and her two grandchildren Noah and Hanna.

Jory Canfield '07 graduated from Pepperdine Law School with two degrees, Masters in Dispute and Resolution Juris Doctor

Chetleigh Knight '79, passed away June 7, 2014 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was the pioneer for other family members who followed him to Bishop Gorman including, Jimmy Newman '80, Kenya Newman '81, Valesia Knight '80, Merald “Bubba” Knight III '81, and

Chris Gomez '09 graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in biology and Spanish and was part of the Honors Program.

Chris was chosen out of 3600 graduates as the University's Most Outstanding Male Senior and was also awarded the N. Edd and Nena Miller Leadership Award for service and dedication to the university community by the student government (ASUN).

Following graduation, Chris plans to enter the workforce before pursuing graduate studies in public health or public policy.

Craig Knight '83. He is survived by his wife, Gail, and three daughters, Shaleah, Breanna and Ariel. Chetleigh left a legacy of love and adoration to his family and friends who will forever hold him in their hearts… his smile will be missed.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Gil Castillo. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Juareen, daughter Kristal (Castillo) Urso '97, son Mackenzie Castillo '01, and grandchildren Benjamin, Zachary, Emaliegh and Chloe. He was the father-in-law of Jannelle (Jaramillo) Castillo '02 and Bishop Gorman religion teacher, Len Urso. Mr. Castillo passed away June 25, 2014 very unexpectedly. We pray for both the Castillo and Urso families.

Rod Poteete, loving husband to long-time BGHS teacher Jean Poteete, passed away on July 8, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. He was a dedicated educator and avid sports fan.

Aside from his wife, Jean, he is survived by his two sons, Kemer and Ryne and three grandsons, Ryne, Wriley and Camilo.

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