Bishop Gorman High School, Gael Gazette Summer 2013 Issue

THE GAEL GAZETTE Bishop Gorman High School Alumni Newsletter | Summer 2013

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Gorman Gaels, Greetings from Bishop Gorman High School. As we close another school year and look forward to the fall, there is lots of activity on campus and boy do we have the town talking! With the number 1 women’s golfer in the world (page 15), a top 5 nationally ranked Mock Trial team (page 4), the North Expansion completed (pages 10-11) and the Class of 2017 as the largest class in school history, you can’t help but feel good to be a Gael. We continue to grow and evolve in our academic offerings, technological advances and physical space. Our students are succeeding in the classroom, on the field and in their extra-curricular activities. We hope that you, our friends and alumni, share in the excitement and pride that comes with being associated with Bishop Gorman High School.

The Advancement Office is working hard to offer you a variety of opportunities to be involved and have an impact on our school. Whether it is attending or volunteering at an event, serving on a committee, participating in a service project, making a gift, coming to a game or mentoring our students, we want everyone to feel the strong sense of camaraderie that makes Bishop Gorman such a special place. By being actively engaged in this unique community, you can make a difference for others as well as open new doors for yourself….you never know who’ll you’ll meet or see when you’re at a Bishop Gorman event or on campus!

Soon we will be launching a new capital campaign, Legacy Now, which will provide much needed support to some of our most important programs, Tuition Assistance, Faculty Enrichment and Capital Replacements (see page 14 for more details). This is an exciting time to be a part of Bishop Gorman High School. I hope I can count on the support of our over 9,000 alumni, past parents, current parents and friends to contribute to this wonderful cause. Remember, when you give to Bishop Gorman you are contributing to the success of not only our current students but generations of Gaels to come.

Make sure you take note of all the action packed activities the fall holds (page 13) and get involved! While this past year has been an exciting one with all of the great things going on around here, we know even better things are yet to come!

Bridget (Moore) Michlik '95 Director of Advancement

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The Class of 1963!

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4 Legacy in Action we can't seem to keep up with all that our students do here on campus!

8 Faith on Campus 9 Advancement 10 Campus Update the north expansion is complete and we are so excited to share it with you!

12 Homecoming

explore what's inside

the north expansion

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

14 Legacy Now the campaign is kicking off and we need your help. find out what initiatives we are taking to keeping bishop gorman high school the great community it is

15 Roll Call

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legacy in action

sharing our talents

theatre

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Maddie Turner ’13 and Ray Winters ’13, received High Honors as they were named Best Actress and Best Actor at the 1st Nevada High School Musical Theatre Awards held at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts on May 20, 2013.

This gave both students the opportunity to perform at the 5th Annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards competition held in New York City’s Minskoff Theatre on Broadway on July 1.

Maddie and Ray competed against high school award winners from all over the country for the coveted title of Best Performance by an Actress/Actor and a Jimmy™ Award. They experienced five days of intensive theater training led by faculty at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ New Studio on Broadway and other theater professionals. Although our students didn't step away with the top title at this show in New York City, we are so proud of their hard work! Great Job Maddie & Ray!

Mock Trial places at Nationals Congratulations to the Bishop Gorman Mock Trial team and 1st year moderator, Mrs. Jodie Gallagher for finishing in 4th place in the NATION at the National Mock Trial Competition in Indianapolis this past May! Laura Brodkin ’13 was also named as one of the Top 10 witnesses in the NATION. Way to go team!

Mock Trial Orange Team (went to Nationals) included: Laura Brodkin '13, Shannon Carson ’13, Aidan Coronel ’13, James Lau ’15 (Suzanne Lau '80), Michael McIntosh ’13, Gianna Santoro ’13, Andrew Ryan ’13, and Benjamin Schlichting ’13.

Big Thanks to Nick Portz '02, Emily Montgomery '02, and Chris Hamner '95 who helped coach the Mock Trial Team and even went out to the National Competition to help the the students prepare for the big event!

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legacy in action

keeping with tradition

athletics & activities

track & field The Bishop Gorman Track and Field team brought home two individual State Championships, including a state record by Randall Cunningham ’14.

Cunningham, Gatorade Player of the Year, posted the top high jump mark in the country, bounding over the bar at 7 feet, 3¼ inches to take the state title and eclipse the old mark of 7 feet set in 1983. Freshman Vashti Cunningham ’16 won the high jump (5-8) and was second in the long jump.

baseball The Bishop Gorman Baseball team had a successful season, falling one game short of the State Championship.

The Gaels had won the previous seven State Championships, but had to settle for the runnerup trophy this year.

Congratulations to Kenny Meimerstorf ’13 for winning the Nevada Baseball Gatorade Player of the Year Award. The Arizona signee finished the year batting .427 with 15 home runs, 46 RBI’s, and 15 Runs.

swimming women's lacrosse The Women’s Lacrosse team won their first ever State Championship under first year head coach Lauren Burke Bennett, going undefeated at 20-0 and finishing the season with a dominating 11-5 victory over Centennial.

The Gaels were led by team captains Caroline Guida ’13 (Ms. Gael) and Hallie Hoskins ’13 (Offensive MVP), as well as Sydney Brown ’13 (Defensive MVP).

In the State Swim Meet, Bishop Gorman scored 140 points to run away from second-place Palo Verde (82) and win the title. Senior Olivia Barker ’13 won the 200 individual medley(2:04.56) and the 100 butterfly (54.52). Barker is slated to swim in the National Championships and World Championship Trials, the US Open and the Junior Nationals.

A Little Work Goes a Long Way Four years ago Erica Korbel, ’15 (Rick Korbel '83) saw there was too much waste by her peers in middle school when it came to the end of the year with all the left over school supplies. It was then that she decided she would do something to recycle rather than throw things out. She placed collection bins thoroughout her school for the students to put their unwanted school supplies. She then emptied them of papers, cleaned them up, and placed them in boxes to be donated to the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. This endeavor has grown and expanded to BGHS where she has enlisted the help of fellow student volunteers. Erica hopes that her recycling effort, Students United in Recycling School Supplies, will continue to expand, even as she ventures into college!

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Class of 2013!

The Bishop Gorman High School community marked the 56th commencement ceremony and bid farewell to the 296 members of the Class of 2013 on Sunday, June 2nd at The Orleans Arena. The graduates were joined in their procession by members of the Class of 1963, the school’s “Golden Graduates” celebrating their 50th high school reunion. Our Golden Grads included: Roxanne Glass, Gov. Bob Miller, Joanna (Scaramosino) Pollard, Frank Napolitani, James Maniaci, Linda (Falba) McSweeney, Sandra (Rydzewski ) Stuhff, John Cahill, Mary Ann (Moore) Rivera, Frank Campbell, Adela (Baez) Hughes, & Tito Tiberti. Those in attendance were addressed by Valedictorian Lindsey Remark, (Deanna (Cambeiro) Remark '84) and commencement speaker and 1980 graduate of Bishop Gorman High School, Mr. Frank J. Fertitta, III, '80 Chairman of the Board and CEO of Fertitta Entertainment.

With a 96% college-bound rate, these Bishop Gorman seniors have been accepted to colleges and universities all over the United States including: Dartmouth, Duke, United States Naval Academy, Notre Dame, USD, and Villanova just to name a few. The Class of 2013 boasts four National Merit Scholarship Finalists and eight National Merit Scholarship Commended Students, seven National Hispanic Recognition Program Award winners, three National Qualifiers for Speech and Debate, one Carroll Scholarship winner, and 30 athletic scholarships.

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faith on campus

Did you hear

Bringing Beauty To Those In Need

On Saturday, April 20th, nearly 200 members of the BG family worked at Catholic Charities to give the men’s homeless shelter a brand new look. Volunteers painted beautiful murals,, assembled 200 food bags and toiletry bags for clients of the men's shelter as well as for homeless teens.

After the project was complete, Catholic Charitiies sent a video documenting the clients' reactions to their beautiful new shelter. It was overwhelming to hear their stories and gratitude for the work that was done that day.

Several teachers and administrators from Gorman were also present and worked tirelessly alongside the students.

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On May 20 an EF5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. BGHS reached out to the principal of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City, David Morton, to inquire as to how the Gaels could help. The damage was devastating. Student families as well as faculty families from both Bishop McGuinness as well as Mount St. Mary were affected and in need of help.

In solidarity with those in need and desiring to help families directly, Bishop Gorman conducted a special Mite Box collection that would directly help these families. Upon the announcement of the Mite Box collection, a Bishop Gorman parent called in with a very unique offer: she wanted to double whatever contributions the school collected. Christy Molasky said “This is very close and dear to my heart because it is where I grew up, rode my bike and cruised Main Street on Friday nights after the football games. I grew up in Oklahoma and I actually graduated from Moore High School.”

With student, parent, faculty, and staff participation as well as the matching funds, the school collected $25,524,50.

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28th Annual Bishop Gorman Golf Classic

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013

11:30 A.M. Check-In | 12:30 P.M. SHOTGUN

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

Call the Advancement Office 702.476.4032 or visit www.bishopegorman.org to register today!

PASSPORT 2013

This year’s Annual Wine Tasting event , Passport, took Bishop Gorman families, alumni & friends to sunny California!

At our new location, Red Rock Resort poolside, guests enjoyed fun drinks, tasty food, great entertainment and of course, some delicious California wines! The night began with a performance by our very own Davey Martinez ’13 and Maddie Alder ’13. The Desert Mermaids and The Bounty Hunters were also there to entertain while attendees sipped on all the best that Wirtz Beverage had to offer. Nearly 70 amazing auction items were bid on throughout the week and at the event with our “text-in” silent auction raising money for our Tuition Assistance Program.

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, Missy Cochran Entertainment, Bernhard & Williams, Station Casinos, Wirtz Beverage, KGA Architecture, Republic Energy Services, and GiveSmart!

Can’t wait to see where Passport 2014 will take us next! Join us May 16th, 2014 to find out!

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Expanding our Horizons May 29th marked the ribbon cutting of the North Expansion. Members of our community joined together to celebrate the latest addition to the Bishop Gorman campus.

Alongside Bishop Pepe, our president Mr. John Kilduff, and Principal Mr. Kevin Kiefer, the classroom building, lecture halls, quadrangle, and commons were dedicated and blessed amongst parents, teachers, alumni, and friends.

The new facilities include 10 traditional classrooms, 2 science labs, 2 computer labs, 2 lecture halls, a practice field, quadrangle, additional parking and an expansion to the Tiberti student commons. The picture to the left demonstrates the seamless continuity from the current campus to the North Expansion and depicts some of highlights of this beautiful space.

Thanks to the dedication and professionalism of Chi Chi Bengochea ’80 and his team at Bentar Development, Joe Haley and staff at Fertitta Entertainment and KGA Architecture, the job was on time and under budget.

We appreciate all their hard work which made this project such a success.

This additional space will allow us to increase our enrollment to 1500 students over time and reinforces our commitment to being a leader in quality, Catholic, college preparatory education. Next time you’re in the neighborhood, stop by to see the most recent enhancement to our campus….you are always welcome!

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Homecoming 2013 Reunion Year?

Call Your Class Rep! Join in on all the Homecoming Festivities!

Class of 1963 Roxanne Glass 702.334.2562 / roxanne.glass@me.com Class of 1968 Joanne Blystone 702.871.4471 / jblystone@cox.net Class of 1973 Judy Van Cleve & Leslie Buckley Shaffer Judyfvc@yahoo.com / Leslie.shaffer@cox.net Class of 1978 Dannette Trivisonno (702) 496-0507 / dannette.trivisonno@ubs.com Class of 1983 Kara Gilday & Dee Dee Brunelle 702.499.8332 / 702.683.4787 kmgt@me.com / keyofdee@aol.com Class of 1988 Luis Litchman & Kristina Coneh 702.683.0805 ljl924@yahoo.com / kwconeh@yahoo.com Class of 1993 Heather Carroll 702.525.9008 / heather.carroll@hotmail.com Class of 2003 Samia Twainy & Krissy Hawkins 702.306.8724 stwainy@gmail.com / Kristina.hawkins@gmail.com

Purchase Tickets at: http://bgclassof03.eventbrite.com Connect with Bishop Gorman Alumni on our Facebook page, visit www.facebook.com/bishopgormanalumni

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5:00pm PRE GAME PARTY! 7:00pm Kick-Off!

Presidio's patio is the perfect place for Gaels to gather and start the year! Get ready for awesome drinks and appetizers from 6pm8pm. Good weather, good friends, and a drink in your hand - who could ask for more?

November 21st // 7260 S Cimarron Rd Help us kick off Gael Force 2013-2014 at BAR - Born and Raised! We have drinks and appetizers from 6pm-8pm! It's always a good night at BAR!

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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!

A big THANK YOU to our 2012-2013 Sponsors!

August 23 Sollenberger Classic Fertitta Field

gael gatherings

September 19th // 2235 Village Walk Dr (GReen Valley Ranch, The District)

don't miss out out on these upcoming Fall events!

August 30 vs. Servite Fertitta Field September 13 vs. Crespi (CA) Fertitta Field September 19 Third Thursday at Presidio September 29/30 & October 5-7 Fall Arts Festival October 4 vs. Booker T. Wash. (FL) Fertitta Field October 11 Golf Tournament Badlands Golf Course October 13 Powder-puff Games October 18 Homecoming November 1 vs. Centennial Fertitta Field November 21 Third Thursday at BAR November 24 Open House December 7 State Football December 13-14 Winter Music Extravaganza December 19 Third Thursday at PT’s Pub The Gael Gazette

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A Plan for the Future ...

This fall Bishop Gorman will kick off the second capital campaign in school history, Legacy Now. This ambitious endeavor will provide much needed support to some of our most important programs, Tuition Assistance, Faculty Enrichment and Capital Replacements.

In order to be successful, we will be implementing a traditional campaign structure with a capital campaign committee and a comprehensive program to ensure that everyone is given the opportunity to participate.

The following committee chair persons have graciously agreed to assist in this important project: Anthony Marnell ’92 - Campaign Chair Carolyn Sue and TJ ’83 Matthews - Major Gift Chairs Mary Alice (Bauchman ’80) and Scott Nielson - Current Parent Gift Chairs Dorothy (Pinjuv ‘80) and Chi Chi Bengochea ’80 - Alumni Gift Chairs Tiffany Tiberti - Prospect Review Chair Julie Gilday-Shaffer ’76 - Communications Chair With the help of these individuals and their respective committees we will be reaching out to our community, over the next several months, asking YOU to participate and consider a three year pledge to this deserving project. When it is your turn, please consider the request carefully, discuss it with your family and do your very best to be a part of this special project in a significant way.

Donors to Legacy Now will be recognized in perpetuity on campus to acknowledge their generosity. Visit the website for more details or call the Advancement Office at 702-476-4032.

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will ensure our faculty and staff have the training and resources necessary to provide the most advanced educational experience to our students.

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will guarantee that our facilities are maintained for years to come.

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1970s

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Chuck Giasson and Gary Fowler are producing the memory book for the Reunion next year for the Class of 1964 and need your input. All ‘64 grads have to do is fill out the online form on www.bghs64.org and click the "submit" button and your input will be sent directly to Chuck and Gary. Start digging out those old pictures, too.

The Class of 1974 is starting to plan our 40th and want you to be there. We are going paperless so if you want to stay in touch, we have a Facebook group ( BGHS class of 74) and email (BGHS74@gmail.com) for those not on Facebook. We do meet every 2nd Saturday for lunch so if you are in town see our Facebook group, we would love to have you join us, Contact Kathleen Graydon Vokits or Suzan Bennett for info!

Kevin Buckley ’72 and Silvia (Tiberti) Buckley were honored as the Boys Town Nevada Honoree's for the 9th Annual Journey Of Hope Gala . For additional information, please go to www. boystown.org then Sites then click on Nevada then Events.

Francis "Frank" Beckwith '78, a professor of philosophy at Baylor University, was invited by the Vatican to speak at a June 15, 2013 education conference commemorating Pope John Paul II's encyclical, Evangelium Vitae ("The Gospel of Life"). After the June 16 Evangelium Vitae Mass in St. Peter's Square, which was celebrated by Pope Francis, Beckwith had a private audience with the Holy Father, at which he gave him a signed copy of his 2007 book, Defending Life (Cambridge University Press)

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Wendy M.Yurgo ‘85, was interviewed and featured last month in a national publication – ISO& Agent Magazine. Wendy is the founder and president of Metrics Global, Inc. an international merchant services company.

Dr. Eva Liang '87 opened the Center For Sight in Las Vegas, to focus on the treatment of ocular diseases. She also started a foundation, Sight for Life which helps those with sight issues obtain the surgeries needed for a reduced cost. Her charity efforts were recently honored by Points of Light., the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service.

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Jennifer Howe ’91 and husband, Todd Krueger, announce the birth of twin daughters on September 4, 2012. Amelia Rachel Krueger weighed 5 lbs 14 oz & Sarah Rachel Krueger weighed 4 lbs 8 oz. They live in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Karen B. Alderfer ‘02, M.D. is a Chief Resident in Radiology at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. She is a 2006 graduate of Loyola Marymount University and a 2010 graduate of The University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Christopher Gomez '09 was reappointed as Director of Clubs and Organizations of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada (ASUN).

In addition to being involved in student government, Chris is Director of Philanthropy for Phi Delta Theta fraternity, a student ambassador, and a member of the University’s pre-dental society. He plans on graduating with degrees in biology and Spanish and pursuing a career in dentistry.

In May 2013, Victor Arbelaez '00 graduated from Touro University Nevada with a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. Also pictured is wife Dawn Ritzo-Arbelaez '01. They celebrated their 2 year wedding anniversary on June 17th, 2013 and are expecting their first child in August.

Shanna and Garrett Toft '00 welcomed new baby girl Chloe Jewel (7lbs 12 oz 19.5 inches long) into their family on May 13th.

Chloe joins her big sister Kiera who will be 4 years old in July.

inbee park '06 Named #1 Women's Golfer in the World!

Gorman Grad, Inbee Park, made history with her third consecutive win in a Women’s Major tournament.

She is one of four golfers in history to win three Majors in a season!

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