Summer 2017 by Central Catholic Magazine

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RAMS PROGRAM STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

“Who are those guys anyway?” Identify the students above, submit your guesses, and the winner will be chosen in a random drawing on July 20. Contact the Development Office with your guess: alumni@centralcatholichigh.org • 503.230.1056

After years of hard work and preparation, Central Catholic High School has just finished its first year with students in our Rams Program. The primary goal of the Rams Program is to provide an inclusive Catholic education to high school age students with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The impact this ground-breaking program has had on our community is made evident in a short video. You can see it on the Central Catholic website. If you would like to support the Rams Program, please contact Mike Pinder ’77, Director of Development. Special thanks to the King Family Foundation for making this video possible and to Peter King ’11, John Rice ’10, Charlie Harrington ’10, Justin Looper ’10, and their video production company, Potato Potato, for telling our story.

Matt Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament Reserve your spot today! Calling all past participants, recipients of the Matt Taylor Memorial Scholarship, and interested golfers! Here is the identification of the students in this picture published in the spring issue of the Central Catholic Magazine. Junior Class Officers (above, left to right): Mike Rosenbaum ’68, Jerry Edwards ’68, Bernie Altishin ’68, Steven Rennie ’68 Congratulations to Rob Wehrley ’68 for correctly identifying everyone in the photo!

A reunion golf tournament is planned for Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Rock Creek Country Club. All proceeds benefit the Matt Taylor Memorial Scholarship fund at Central Catholic High School. To register or for hole sponsorship and donation inquiries, please contact JoAnne Taylor and Anjee Taylor Dukes: matttaylormemorial2017@ gmail.com Visit our Facebook page: Matt Taylor Memorial

Features: On the Cover Dawa Gyalpo ’17, Whitney Warth ’17, and Anna Khouri ’17 smile for a photo outside the University of Portland Chiles Center. Central Catholic graduated 203 seniors on June 2, 2017. Congrats grads!

Volume 24 • Number 2 • Summer 2017 Central Catholic Magazine is a publication of Central Catholic High School 2401 SE Stark Street • Portland, Oregon 97214 503.230.1056 • centralcatholichigh.org

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Leadership Rev. Msgr. Timothy Murphy ’58, President Emeritus Tony Leineweber ’62, President John Garrow ’76, Principal Mike Pinder ’77, Director of Development Board of Directors Mike Haglund ’70, Chair Elise Brown, Vice-Chair Leonard Vuylsteke, Secretary Rev. John Dougherty, C.S.C. Br. William Dygert, C.S.C., Ex-Officio Tim Fleischmann ’79 Gina Hill Therese Leineweber Tony Leineweber ’62 Jonathan McGowan ’92 Ellen Ridgeway Char Riley Jo Willhite, Ex-Officio

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Publisher/Layout and Design Jolyn Winczewski Director of Scholarships and Publications Contributing Writer Christina Kempster ’09 Editing Team Kathy Calhoun Luciana Fischer ’88 Cindy Hart Christina Kempster ’09 Elaine Payne

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Contributing Photographers Todd Arnold Barbara Hill ’85, Barbara Hill Photography Gina Hill Christina Kempster ’09 Grace Laskowski ’09 Emily Pinder ’17 Central Catholic High School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, The Western Catholic Education Association, and The Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

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Central Catholic Mission Statement

Central Catholic High School is a college preparatory school committed to educating students from diverse backgrounds in a Catholic community, challenging each individual to live as a Christian witness in service to others. Notice of non-discrimination as it applies to students and employees at Central Catholic High School:

Central Catholic High School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school administered programs. Likewise, Central Catholic High School does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or gender.

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Message from the President Greetings! My how time flies! This is an old adage that fits too often as we pass through different episodes in our lives. It’s a good one, not bad. When an experience has been positive, successful, and happy, the expression comes to mind. When it is boring, unsuccessful, or dreadful; the time seems to pass at an agonizingly slow pace. I am, to quote a term referencing my instance, “re-retiring.” At the end of June, my two-year stint as president of my alma mater draws to a close. It is, to reference another adage, “bittersweet” for me. While I look forward to joining my wife, Heidi, in retirement, I will certainly miss the spirit and association I have enjoyed on a daily basis the past two years at 24th and Stark. The brick and mortar and the hallowed halls of our school do not the school make! Indeed, it is the people, the living soul of the school, who make it special. The students represent what it is, what it has become from its early roots, and what it promises to become. They are bright, vivacious, energetic, and passionate about doing good for others and for society. Our future looks promising because of the students we are graduating who are prepared for college and for life. I personally want to thank the classes of 2016 and 2017 for their many accomplishments and contributions to the fabric of Central Catholic. Additionally, they are to be commended for their leadership and for the example set for our future classes of 2018 through 2020. The sequence described above evolves each year, and has since the school opened in 1939 and graduated its first class in 1942. I look back at the legacy each class, each generation, inherits and stewards. It is noble, and it reflects the richness Central Catholic offers those choosing a Catholic education for their children. For this farewell column, I considered trying to capture many of the measurable events of the past two years, but feel that would be like excerpting a passage from a very good book rather than reading it through. Without a doubt, Central Catholic’s is an evolving story, and one much like a book you can’t put down. The plot is not what grabs you; it is the characters, the people of Central Catholic, our Ramily. The soul of Central Catholic is in its people and I am here to serve as witness to that soul. I see that it originates with each and every student here, our current Rams. But it also is embodied powerfully in a dedicated faculty who walks and talks the Catholic education they teach each and every period, each and every day. They and their students are unimaginably challenged by the events of the world and they bring calm and Catholicity to each “teachable moment” presented by these nonstop events and words. Further, the soul of Central Catholic is seen in the staff who support the hard work faculty and students are engaged in daily.

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And speaking of staff, I must pause and give particular acknowledgment to the team of supporters who have assisted me daily in our shared endeavors, the men and women of the Business and Development Departments of the school. It is with them, their guidance and help, that I have managed to learn and progress during these few short years together. In particular, I want to thank Kathy Calhoun, our do-everything Executive Assistant and Msgr. Tim Murphy ’58, our shining light and the center of the soul of Central Catholic. These two have always been out in front of me, by my side, and had my back. And lastly, my partner in all of this, Principal John Garrow ’76, who provides indispensable counsel and leadership and is the one who shoulders the heavy load of the essential and important conversations the school must have about virtually all exceptions to the norm. Yes, I have been blessed to return to the halls of Central Catholic for these past two years. And now, I return to my place among so many of our readers, as an alum back outside the halls and walls of the school building. But I do so having had the unique opportunity of bringing with me, and therefore to you, a living testimonial that the soul of Central Catholic is alive and well, now and into the future. I invite you to come visit and see for yourself. And take the opportunity to meet our new president, Colin McGinty, who I am thrilled to say is my successor in this role. He will make a tremendous leader for us for years to come. I look forward to working in my former capacity as volunteer alum to assist the team to further advance Central Catholic and its mission. God bless you all and Go Rams!

Tony Leineweber ’62 President

Msgr. Tim Murphy ‘58, Dr. Sara Bruins, John Garrow ‘76, and Tony Leineweber ‘62 prepare to lead the procession into graduation.

Tony Leineweber ’62 presents a gift to Msgr. Tim Murphy ’58 in honor of his 50th Anniversary of Ordination.

Campus Highlights

Cast members belt out one of the numbers from our spring musical, All Shook Up!

Students from the French Club prepare to sell treats at the International Days Food Fair.

King Gilliam ’17 makes his way through the high ropes course on Senior Retreat.

Ryan Horiuchi ’17 and Lindsey Bui ’17 are all smiles at Food Cart Friday.

State champs in the 4x400 meters, Will Mundy ‘18, Parker Mann ’17, Austin Hill ’18, and Korbin Williams ’18 hold up the boys’ track and field team’s fourth place trophy.

The buzz on campus: two permanent honey bee hives were installed thanks to a Parent Association grant.

Ulises Solis-Ocana ’17 and Zanzan Brink ’17 take a break from dancing to pose for a photo at Prom.

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Development Updates Parent Investment Program

In order to keep tuition affordable, Central Catholic charges $3,500 per student less than the true cost of education. Each year we invite current parents to help bridge the gap by covering the full cost of their student’s education. Some parents pay the entire gap amount, while others are able to cover a portion of the gap. In any case, each and every gift is important and very much needed and appreciated, and is 100% tax deductible.

Honor and Memorial Gifts

Did you have a teacher who was there for you through the highs and lows of being a teenage student at Central Catholic? Are you a parent who is grateful for the impact a coach or teacher had on your student? Would you like to honor them in a special way? You can make a gift to Central Catholic in honor or memory of a special teacher or family member and we will notify them or their family of your gift. We will list both your names in the Presidents’ Report on Development, which is published each fall. You can also contact members of your team or class and make a group donation in a coach or teacher’s honor/memory. It is a meaningful way to say thank you to someone who played a critical role in shaping students into the people they are today.

Cindy McDougall, Daniel McDougall ‘18, and scholarship representative Steve Turina ’73 get to know each other during this new event.

Scholarship Breakfast

We decided to change things up this year at our Scholarship Awards Ceremony. We invited each recipient to meet the representatives behind the scholarships they receive at a breakfast on campus. The annual event is held to honor returning and incoming students with scholarships to support their pursuit of a Catholic education. We feel that it is vitally important to connect in a social setting to build community. The people for whom many of our scholarships are named are real people who were very much a part of our school and our legacy here. The recipients are the ones who carry on the spirit and values of these former students and families. Congratulations to all of the students receiving awards for the 2017-2018 school year. And a big thank you to everyone who makes these scholarships possible.

Setting Up an Endowed Scholarship

Throughout its history, Central Catholic has maintained a deep commitment to providing a quality Catholic education to students regardless of their family’s ability to meet tuition requirements. The school’s endowment fund was established to create a sound financial foundation which provides significant scholarship money, operating support, and tuition assistance for students in the future.

The Class of 2021 poses for their first group photo.

Freshman Sneak Peek

Welcome, Class of 2021! Incoming freshmen and their parents got a “sneak peek” into what life is like at Central Catholic. A meet and greet took place during a delicious barbecue in the cafeteria. After everyone had their fill, it was time for students and parents to go their separate ways. Students participated in activities that included get to know you conversations, movie trivia, and name games on Harrington Field. Meanwhile, the parents got an introduction to high school life from Admissions Director, Paul O’Malley and a host of others. They received information on daily school life, campus ministry, school policies, and received a packet of materials to take home. We are excited to welcome our new students and their parents to the Central Catholic community. 4 | Central Catholic Magazine

Central Catholic’s endowment fund was founded in 1979 with a generous gift from The Frost and Margaret Snyder Foundation and is overseen by a board of directors that manages the fund’s investments. The Endowment Fund today totals over $12.6 million. Currently, there are more than 85 established endowed scholarships at Central Catholic High School. These scholarships have been set up in honor or memory of loved ones. A new scholarship is established when the individual fund balance reaches or exceeds $25,000 and has earned interest for one year. Only a portion of the interest earned on the principal amount is used annually for scholarships, so it is a perpetual gift. Typically a $25,000 fund will produce one $1,000+ scholarship per year, although the interest amount may vary slightly from year to year. As the principal balance increases, the amount and number of awards from a scholarship fund also increases. If you would like more information about setting up an endowed scholarship, please call Jolyn Winczewski at 503.230.1056 ext. 1126 or e-mail jwinczewski@centralcatholichigh.org.

Welcome to the Ramily! CCM: Connections to Central Catholic? CM: I’ve now lived in Portland longer than I did in California. I have several friends, and some family, who are proud alumni; parents of children who are students or alumni; and many who also have parents that are alumni of Central Catholic. The pride that those who attended the school have is inspiring. CCM: What made you want to be a Ram? CM: I truly believe Central Catholic is a special school. The sense of community is amazing, it sets it apart from others. It is evident the minute you talk to an alum or interact with a student, or meet a faculty member. They are connected to the school and to each other in a way that shows they really care for one another. We are excited to welcome our new president, Colin McGinty. Colin comes to us from the University of Portland where he spent the past 15 years. During his time there, he held multiple roles, all focused on resource development for financial aid, program support, and capital projects. Most recently, he served as the Associate Athletic Director of Development where he was responsible for leading all fundraising initiatives supporting University of Portland athletics; prospecting, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors on special and capital projects. Colin also spent his collegiate years on The Bluff. He received a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1999 and completed a Masters of Business Administration in 2007. He met his wife, Robbie, there. She is a kindergarten teacher at St. John Fisher. They have two sons, Liam (9) and Rory (2). To help you get to know Colin better, we sat down for a Q&A with the new president. CCM: Where did you go to high school? CM: I grew up in the Gilroy, California, famous for its annual Garlic Festival. My entire family attended the local Catholic elementary school, St. Mary School. Our options for continuing into a Catholic high school required commuting. I chose to attend Palma High School, an all-boys Catholic school, located thirty-five miles south in the city of Salinas. Every weekday morning a group of students gathered at our local church and took the bus 30-40 minutes south. I chose Palma because I felt it was the right fit for me. The school reflected the community I was growing up in, it provided a supportive environment to develop as a young person, and encouraged involvement in extracurricular activities. It provided me the foundation to become the person I wanted to become.

CCM: Why is providing a Catholic education important to you? CM: Catholic education has been a part of me since the first grade, almost my entire life. I have seen firsthand the impact that an education focused on faith, formation, character, and service to others can have in the development of young adults. Our society needs its future leaders to embody these traits now, more so than ever, I believe. CCM: What do you see as Central Catholics’s greatest strength and how do you plan to build on it? CM: I believe the academic experience at Central Catholic is second to none and its extracurricular activities are award winning, but what makes the school stand apart is the people; the students, faculty, staff, and alumni, the Central Catholic community, the Ramily. I will work to continue to foster the relationship each of these groups has with the school. Central Catholic can only be at its best when its community is engaged and feels they have a way of participating with the school. CCM: What does a typical weekend look like at the McGinty house? CM: On Saturday mornings, I wake up and make the family breakfast, then it’s out the door to one of my nine-year-old’s sporting activities, whether it’s golf or flag football, usually there is a play date or sleep over going on. On Sunday, it’s rinse and repeat, we head to Mass after breakfast, and make sure homework is completed for school the next day.

CCM: Tell us about your high school experience. CM: High school is such a wonderful time in a person’s life. I have so many things I look back on and wish I could experience again; the all-school Masses, pep rallies, riding on the team bus to and from our football games and track and field meets, and the friends I met, etc. I feel very fortunate to have had the high school experience I did. Summer 2017 | 5

Remembering Sister Jerome In loving memory • July 11, 1944 - April 28, 2017 “I miss her in the mornings,” says Rick Lorenz, longtime teacher and volleyball coach. Rick, along with a handful of other teachers, would sit each morning outside the Athletic Office with Sister Jerome. She would sit closest to the 24th Street gym entrance, greeting all who entered. She would shake student’s hands, outstretch her arms to draw them in for a hug, and plant a few kisses; developing a rapport with all who passed her way. This was her post each morning, lunch period, and at the last bell until her final day at Central Catholic High School. Sister Jerome Zerr, O.S.B., a member of Queen of Angels Monastery and beloved teacher at Central Catholic, passed away April 28, 2017. She was 72 years old. She was a wise and caring teacher, avid reader, dedicated sports fan, mentor to many, woman of keen wit, and devoted Benedictine Sister. Sister Jerome was born July 11, 1944, to Peter and Elizabeth (Moffenbeier) Zerr. Her parents named her Carol Ann. Family friend, Joe Fessler ’78, says her mother wanted her daughter to have a name that couldn’t be shortened or turned into a nickname, like most of the Zerr clan’s. Soon though, her father started calling her his little “Tood,” and that name stuck. Family members and other relatives, even her mother, called her Tood. The Zerr Family lived in southeast Portland, near Sacred Heart Church. She and her brother, Abbot Bonaventure (Jerome), attended the school there and ran and played in the Brooklyn neighborhood with scores of other children. The neighborhood would hold a special place in her heart. She returned to Sacred Heart to live in the Benedictine convent, was a teacher at the school, and attended 4:30 Saturday afternoon Mass at the church. She could point to most homes in the neighborhood surrounding the church and tell you the Catholic family that lived there. In 1957, following her father’s death, her mother moved the family to Mount Angel 6 | Central Catholic Magazine

to care for ailing family members and to be closer to Sister Jerome’s brother, who had entered Mount Angel Seminary. Sister Jerome attended high school at Mount Angel Academy. Her competitive nature brought her to the basketball court, where tales are told of her being a top scorer. During one game, Sister Jerome had the performance of her life, outscoring basketball legend Bob Cousy. Depending on who is telling the story, Sister Jerome scored 67 points, or was it 58 points, or maybe 43. “Anything that makes it bigger, I’d go with that,” says Msgr. Tim Murphy ’58. “She was lefthanded and probably pushed smaller girls out of the way. I can picture her turning and knocking people with her elbow,” Father says with a chuckle. “That’s my vision of how that happened.” Even as a sophomore, she felt her life would lead to the monastic. One of her favorite lines was, “I gave my heart and soul to Jesus at a young age and He hasn’t come calling since.” Following her high school graduation, she entered the Benedictine community in September 1962. She made first profession on July 11, 1964, and perpetual monastic profession on July 11, 1969. She took the name Jerome, the name given to her brother by their parents. Sister Jerome graduated from Mount Angel College in 1969, and received a Master of Arts in Education from Portland State University in 1976. She began her teaching career at Kennedy High School in Mount Angel in 1967. In 1977, while teaching at Sacred Heart, she began working part-time at Central Catholic. In her early years, she taught both Religion and English. Most recently, she was teaching junior year theology. She was perhaps most notably (or notoriously) known for teaching freshman English, where her no nonsense attitude and whip-smart wit had every student sitting on the edge of their seats. Each year her freshman English classes began the same way. After the morning

announcements wrapped up, she took to the front of the classroom to deliver her start of the year address. The highlight being her attitude toward freshmen as a whole. “Jerome viewed freshmen as truly rough bark that needed to be molded and hewn,” said John Harrington ‘66. Chuck Blickle, school counselor added, “She would tell kids, ‘I don’t like freshmen,’ but they knew that she really did. She really taught them how to write, taught them how to be good students, and more important, how to be really good people.” Sister Jerome was a fixture in Central Catholic athletics. Since 1984, she served as secretary to the Athletic Department and as Assistant Athletic Director. “Jerome would laughingly say that she ‘trained’ all the school’s athletic directors from Tom Welter, Terry Summerfield, Mark Horak, Jon Welter ’99, Natalie Osburn, to Laura Jaeger,” said John Harrington. Sister Jerome’s involvement in Central Catholic athletics began before 1984, when she started keeping the JV baseball scorebook in 1976. In those years, Sister Jerome was attending games to cheer on Joe Fessler and his teammates. Joe says they were getting “their butts kicked” out at Aloha High School and Sister Jerome approached then-coach Nick Sinnott ‘66 to see how she could help. He assigned her to keeping the scorebook and she never looked back. She eventually moved up to keeping the varsity scorebook and did so until her death. “She would always sit away from the parents,” said Chuck Blickle, who kept the varsity book with her. “We would sit by the on-deck circle, so we are 10 feet away from a Central Catholic player going up to bat. She would be like, ‘What’s the deal with your girlfriend,’ ‘When are you going to cut your hair,’ ‘You need to get a hit, you’re slackin’.’ She was just on them. Kids knew they were loved, but she gave them a hard time.” This year’s team dedicated the rest of their season to Sister Jerome and pinned cardinal and gold ribbons to their caps in her honor. “The boys went 4-0 after she died. She probably would have checked out earlier if she knew that was going to happen,” Chuck joked. He kept the book for the rest of the season, leaving an empty seat and scorebook out for her next to him.

If baseball was her first love, basketball was not far behind. Sister Jerome started to keep the JV book in the fall of 1980 for then-coach Steve Halligan. Steve says Jerome took over because his wife Terry had just had their second child. Sister kept the book for all the home and away games every season from then on. “She kept the book in three different colored pens, all at the same time. I don’t know how she could do it. She would also at times read while she was keeping score and not miss a beat,” Steve recalls. Steve shared an office with Sister Jerome since 1983. “I had to be reminded that she was a nun. That’s the absolute truth,” Steve says with a laugh. “My first impression was that she was just down to earth and funny. I watched her treat people with her wit and sarcasm, but with just so much compassion, and I saw that right from the beginning.” That office became Sister Jerome’s epicenter. If you ever need a dose of her vivacious spirit, look no further than her desk. While it may be cleaner than it’s ever been in the last 40 years, some of her paper piles are still there. The candy bowl sits at the top of her desk, continuously refilled with treats for any student who may drop in. Two small plaques stand out amongst coffee mugs and rotating arrangements of flowers. One reads, “Sarcasm… just one more service we offer.” The other says, “If you get caught sleeping at work, just slowly raise your head and say ‘In Jesus’ name I pray.’” Classic Sister Jerome: humor, faithfilled, and love of kids, all in one space. At the Memorial Mass held for Sister Jerome, JJ Cichoke ’16 spoke about the first time he crawled into her office as a six-month-old in 1998. The Cichoke family had just moved to Portland because JJ’s dad had accepted a teaching and coaching position at Central Catholic. “[I was] unable to fully comprehend what this place would mean to me over the next twenty years, but I did take a special liking to one very unique character,” JJ said. That person, of course, was Sister Jerome. To him, and many others, she provided “a sense of consistency and stability.” In particular, JJ spoke of the unconditional love he received from Sister while he struggled through a mental block during

his junior baseball season, referred to as the “yips.” “During my bout fighting this, Sister Jerome was a rock, someone I could lean on when times were tough.” He said he realized that the best medicine was red vines, tootsie pops, and long chats in the Athletic Office. Sister always had time for a chat with Central Catholic students, past and present. Fred Czuba ’79 remembers a recent parent teacher conference night where Sister Jerome sat at a small table, reading her book. Although Fred’s son was not in Sister’s class, as one of her former students he took a seat anyway. They touched on subjects from her brother, Abbot Bonaventure, who she referred to as “Bonnie,” to her Morals and Ethics class. Fred wrote in an e-mail to Father Murphy, “Sister Jerome recognized that many in her class came from backgrounds of privilege, where the expectation upon graduation was not just to attend a good college, but to choose a career that propelled them down a path toward financial success.” Their conversation went like this: Fred: So what do you tell them (about their future)? Sister: That it’s not about the money. Money comes and money goes. It’s about your integrity. Who you are as a person. You lose sight of that and it’s game over. Fred: And how do you approach that with them? Sister: I try and get them to understand the power of prayer. But you can imagine how that goes over. They’re so constantly plugged in that there’s no time for silence. No moment to reflect on their choices and actions. In closing Fred said, “Sister Jerome was a woman of unexpected wisdom and grace.” We couldn’t agree more. Rest in peace, Sister Jerome. You will be deeply missed. Your spirit, love, and light will live on forever in our Ramily.

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Valedictorian Gavin M. Macpherson Salutatorian Eric John Pence Seat of Wisdom Award Patrick Thomas Driscoll Christine Campbell Landwehr Gavin M. Macpherson Eric John Pence Emily Luclare Pinderr Archbishop Edward D. Howard Christian Service Award Jordy Joey Barroso-Espidio Whitney Hope Warth Christ the King Award Patrick Thomas Driscoll Holy Spirit Award Isabella Marie Fazio Insignis Award Hunter Michael Baldridge Melanie Thanh Truc Huynh National Merit Scholars Finalists Thomas Paul Cohen Gavin M. Macpherson John Gibby Wuest Commended Students Christopher Marshall Bernert Eric John Pence National Hispanic Scholar Recognition John Gibby Wuest Scholar Athlete Award Molly Catherine Eby Gavin M. Macpherson Eric John Pence

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2017 GRADUATES Michael John Abraham, Jr. Kirt Mizuta Achterman *  Ashley Anne Acton  Mitchyl Reed Ainslie  Hannah Si’mone Amato  Roselyn Ann Anderson  Jacob Andrew Babb  Hunter Michael Baldridge  *  Dominic Jeffery George Barron Jr. Jordy Joey Barroso-Espidio  Madilyn Grayce Batiste  Jack Ryan Bauccio * Sofia Rachel Beer  * Jessica Anne Benson  Christopher Marshall Bernert  *  Nicholas Bernard Bilic Samuel Elden Bilotti Andrew Evan Blair Kain Norman Blevins Luca DeLaere Breslau  Miles James Breslin Zanzan Brink  *  Madison Kristine Bruins  Lindsey Ngoc Tram Bui  *  Robert Patrick Burgess Massimiliano Michael Capovilla Luis Manuel Castro-Aldrich  Keli’i Shigeo Clark  * Thomas Paul Cohen  *  Derek Robert Conratt   Simon Adam Cooney Jackson Finley Cooper Victoria Grace Cox Kellis Margarita Dack  Trey Mikeal Davis Elizabeth Marra Delaporte Paul Vincent Donnerberg Grace Elaine Dooney Patrick Thomas Driscoll  *  Donkar Tsering Drongpa  Molly Catherine Eby  *  Parker Reed Eggiman  Molly Nelson Ellis Camilo E. Escobar Rachel Anne Everly Samira Faith Farah   Andrea Michelle Farias  Mark David Farrenkopf  Isabella Marie Fazio  *  Maximillian Peter Ferrero  Alexis Danielle Flaherty  *  Breyden Elizabeth Ford

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Audrey Rose Lomax  *  Cristina Elena Lopez-Hernandez  Savannah Skylar Lutz  Chloe Margarete Lytle Travis James Mackay Gavin M. Macpherson  *  James Huy Mai Parker Warlow Mann Eric Michael Manning Dahlia Josephine Maroney  * Jackson Gregory Marron Maximilian Michael Martin  Jacob Patrick Mathews  Walter Henry McAllister  *  Matthew Joseph McCausland  Michael Edward McCausland  Eleanor Mai McElligott  *  Molly Anne McMullen Sean Philip Meehan Efrain Raul Mondragon-Torres  Nathan Dominic Mooers Kaitlin Elizabeth Moore Anthony Aidan Moran  Ethan Thomas Moran Gabriel James Stanton Morris Daelyn Marie Newman Angela Nguyen *  Dominic Tran Nguyen  *  Francis Nguyen   Nancy Ngoc Nguyen  *  Steven Duy Nguyen Zachary Francis Niedermeyer *  Sergio Nieves-Alvez  Lawrence Ngoc Ninh  *  Cooper James O’Brien  Cade Patrick O’Toole Ryan James Olmsted  Anthony Chris Palacios Anna Lynn Parker McKenzie Kathryn Pelton  * Eric John Pence  *  Annelise Maia Phelps  *  Emily Luclare Pinder  *  Deanna Carol Posey Allie Marie Potter  *  Allison Susan Pyne  *  Gabriella Grace Raab Paige Ann Rakoz  Jared McKinley Reed Andrew James Rilatt Owen Hutton Riley Benjamin Wesley Rittenberry Adolfo Rivera Jr. Chandler Jax Rodarte Sullivan James Rogerson Cesar David Rojas Martinez Cole Michael Rossman Marisol Ruiz-Hernandez 

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Keegan Patrick Ryan Quinn Alexa Ryan  Isabella Han Phi Saechao  *  Devin Charles Salter Kayla Ann Schmidt  * Joseph Edward Schwartz  Eilise Jane Shannon  Yixin Shen  Evan James Sheridan  Ryan James Skille Aidan Charles Skokan  Allie Nicole Slingsby  *  Quinn Callahan Smesrud  * Calvin De’Andre Smith Yeny Soler Sandino  *  Ulises Solis-Ocaña  *  Connor Douglas Standring  * Jordan Richard Stevens Damon Thaddeus Stewart *  Joshua Wade Stirnkorb  *  Delanie Lena Strauss  Natalie Rose Tercek  *  Malik Deshawn Thirdgill  Aidan Bakari Tillman-Reardon CamMinh Hoang Tran  *  Valerie Truong  *  Tristan Yore Turkiewicz Kylie Catherine Unruh  Jack Henry Vecchi Marcial Velazquez-Flores  Whitney Hope Warth  *  Malika Anee Washington  Juliea Nicole Westby  Owen Robert Wise  Mahlet Kebede Wondayehu * Jason Shunpei Wong *  John Gibby Wuest  * Han Yan Xilin Yang Samantha K’Lin Yazzolino  Charles Montgomery Zach  *   Graduating with Honors (Grade Point Average of 3.8 and above) * National Honor Society Membership  Exceeded 120 Hours of Christian Service

Students in the Class of 2017 203 Average GPA of the Class of 2017 3.47 Christian Service completed 23,830 Students who performed more than 100 hours of service 96 Attending college next year 99% Top college choices University of Oregon (35) Oregon State University (30) Portland State University (13) Gonzaga University (6) Southern Oregon University (6) Scholarship amount offered to the Class of 2017 $25 million College credits earned through the PCC Dual Credit Program 945 Students attending Catholic colleges 27 Students whose parent(s) are Central Catholic alumni 28 Colleges and universities accepting our seniors 183 Students who attended Senior Retreat 100

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Valedictorian: Gavin M. Macpherson Our valedictorian this year is Gavin Macpherson. He accumulated an impressive 4.53 GPA during his four years at Central Catholic. He was involved in activities throughout the school: he ran cross country and track, was a member of the Math, Spikeball, and Board Game Clubs, a Rambassador, and in the National Honor Society. Both his junior and senior years, he performed service at Camp Yakety Yak, a haven for kids with serious learning disabilities. “I was a group leader and worked with elementary school kids, leading activities and helping the ones who needed extra attention. It was challenging, but I felt like I was giving the kids a chance to have a fun camp experience like the ones I remember growing up.” Gavin says one of his favorite high school memories was winning the State Cross Country Championship last fall. Gavin was a top 20 finisher and helped the team clinch their fifth consecutive title and tenth state championship win. “Our team really came together that day and we helped each other run our best,” Gavin said. “It wasn’t clear we had won until they announced it at the awards ceremony. We were all very excited and it felt great to make Coach Frank proud.” In his parting words to his classmates at graduation, Gavin said, “As the nation’s newest adults, we can either be part of the problem or part of the solution. We can become the ‘spoiled American youth’ that Mr. Workman fears, or the promising new generation that Mr. Halligan encourages us to be. I believe we can be the latter, as long as we keep hold of the lessons we learned here at Central Catholic.” This fall, Gavin is heading off to attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He says he plans to study mechanical engineering and “eat a lot of barbecue!” He hopes to one day work in aerospace engineering. 10 | Central Catholic Magazine

Salutatorian: Eric John Pence With a GPA of 4.48, this year’s salutatorian is Eric Pence. During his four years at Central Catholic, Eric was involved in Constitution Team and Mock Trial; was a member of the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa, the National Social Studies Honor Society; was a Peer Mediator and a Rambassador; and played varsity and JV soccer and varsity lacrosse. Eric says he will never forget beating Oregon Episcopal School in lacrosse his junior year. “It was a huge accomplishment because we had never walked away with a win against the Aardvarks. It was a blast to execute our game plan and have it work out.” Starting the summer after his freshman year, Eric performed service with Four Worlds United Soccer Alliance. He says this group allowed him to combine his love of soccer with his desire to improve the community. During Eric’s junior year, he coached an indoor futsal team, organizing everything from transportation to team snacks. As a senior, he took on the role of Gear Drive Coordinator, collecting well-fitting gear for players. “A few members of my team began the season in hightops without shoelaces,” Eric said. “While I admired their ability to ‘make do,’ I was saddened to see how poverty makes nearly every playing field uneven. When I was able to procure well-fitting gear for my players, their confidence increased on and off the field.” Eric will be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) next year. At this time, he is planning to major in electrical engineering, but after a recent lesson on quantum mechanics from Mr. Patla, he is interested in that too. As for his career, he doesn’t have any specific plans just yet but says, “Central Catholic has instilled in me a desire to use my abilities and interests for a purpose much greater than myself.”

basketball court into such a beautiful and reverent place? And does anyone else have a soft spot in their heart for the man who presided over the service? In the same way that you shared a home with your immediate family, you have shared 2401 SE Stark with your Central Catholic family. And in the same way that your immediate family will never go away, neither will we. If you don’t believe me, just look around. You are surrounded by people who walked the same halls, sat in the same classes and went on the same retreats. People to whom Central Catholic meant so much, they chose to come back and share it with you. People like Luciana Fischer, Melissa Stupfel, Sara Stauffer, Sarah DeDonato, Justin Scott, Scott Roake, John Rilatt, Mike Pinder, Mary Beth Pinder, Brian Payne, Chris McLean, Michele Hill, David Hutson, Matt Horne, Christina Kempster, John Garrow, Jim Delegato, Grace Laskowski, Tony Leineweber, and of course, Monsignor Murphy.

Words of Wisdom The keynote speaker at our Graduation Ceremony was a member of our Ramily, Joey Harrington ’97. Joey is one of our most recognizable graduates. Most everyone knows of his many accomplishments on the football field, which began at Central Catholic and continued at University of Oregon. He went on to play eight seasons at the professional level. Joey has been actively involved in the Harrington Family Foundation since it was founded in 2002. The foundation is dedicated to providing quality education to Oregon youth and strives to unlock the potential for leadership and success in every child. Joey is married to Central Catholic grad Emily (Hatten) ’99 and they have two sons, future Rams, Jack and Emmet. His message to the Class of 2017: We will all always be with you. So you are now officially high school graduates, ready to strike out on your own and take the world by storm. Ready to carve your own path. One that’s never been carved before. While you’re on this journey, just remember, I will always be with you. We will all be with you. You see there’s something that exists in the Central Catholic community that is more than a shared diploma, there is a connection, a bond that goes beyond simply walking the same halls and using the same lockers as the previous generation. It has to do with the people that devote their lives to making that one city block in southeast Portland such a magical place, and we’ve all experienced it. Is there anyone out there who can picture Mr. O’Malley giving you a bubbly greeting as you walked in the front door? Anyone else hear the intensity and excitement in Mr. Halligan’s voice as he was teaching? Anyone realize that they were down the hall in another room and his “excitement” was distracting them from taking a test in someone else’s class? Anyone else get challenged by Sister Jerome in her English class? And can anyone else remember the smile on her face when you met her expectation? Anyone else walk into the new gym for Mass and marvel at how they could transform a smelly

And you know what’s crazy? Some of those people just couldn’t get enough Central Catholic on their own so they decided to marry members of this family, and you know what’s crazier, some of you will too! No matter how much you want to get away from us, you never will. We will just keep working our way back into your life! Let me give you an example. My first summer job was at Northwest Pump and Equipment, a company owned by Central Catholic graduates. They later employed a man whose daughter (a CC grad) I married. The daughter’s best friend (CC grad) married my best friend (CC grad). Both of their dads (CC grads) had my dad (CC grad) as a high school social studies teacher. I know it’s a little creepy, but once you get beyond that, you realize how incredible it is to be part of a community that knows you and cares about you; that accepts you for who you are, not what you have done. You see, in this community there’s no bar you have to jump over, no standard you have to meet, you’ve already done it. You’re here. You’re in. So besides creeping you out and making you worry that you will never get away from your parents, what’s my point? My point is that you should have absolutely no fear as you step out into the world. You should approach your next chapter in your life, no matter where it takes you, as if you have the biggest safety net, because you do. You have all of us. So if you want to travel the world, we will be there waiting to listen to your talks when you return. If you want to cure cancer, we will be there to say, ‘I knew her when she was a teenager.’ If you want to invent the next great widget and pour your heart, soul, and all your savings into it, and it fails, we’ll be there. In fact, we’ll probably be there with an idea of someone to set you up with! ‘Man you have been spending way too much time focused on your job. Guess who I just ran into the other day?! Remember Sara??! She was a sophomore when we were seniors. Yeah, I ran into her parents at the grocery store the other day. They said she’s back in town…’ Congratulations to you, Class of 2017, for all you have contributed to this family. You have made us laugh, you have made us cry, you have made us proud. Be fearless in your efforts knowing that you are prepared and have all of us in your corner; and when you do come home and walk up the five steps inside the gym entrance on SE 24th, know that we’ll be waiting there, no matter how long you’ve been gone, with a smile and a jar of candy. Summer 2017 | 11

Alumni Updates

Gus Benz ’50 retired after more than 60 years in engineering management and major project management with Bechtel Corporation in San Francisco. Gus specialized in environmental remediation projects including chemical weapons destruction and radioactive waste stabilization.

Wake Mack ’59 was named President of the Arlington Club of Portland. Wake currently works in business development at Becker Capital Management. He has spent over 20 years in the trust services and asset management arena. Prior to that, he was the owner and president of Kilham Stationery and Printing Company.

Tony Wege ’74 retired after more than 25 years as a professor of Political Science at College of Coastal Georgia. He, his wife, and daughter recently moved to Oregon. Welcome back, Tony and family!

Congratulations, Bob Weber ’87, new president of Blanchet Catholic School in Salem! Bob held the same title at Valley Catholic for the last seven years.

Bryan Doherty ’90 and his daughter Athena wait patiently for an acceptance letter from Central Catholic. Welcome to the Class of 2021, Athena!

Scott Reis ’93 wrote in to tell us that he and legendary former history teacher Bill Sprinkle have become quite the “dynamic doubles duo.” Scott says Sprinkle gave him his first tennis racquet and has inspired him to take up the sport. “Bill is my motivation to keep playing competitive tennis for the rest of my life, or at least for the next 30 years.” The duo just won their first doubles match of the year!

Bereka Eichentopf ’09 and AJ Tweeddale May 28, 2017 Longview, Washington

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Clare (Foley) Clancy ’05 and husband Jon welcomed a daughter, June Elizabeth, on February 21, 2017.

Ben Farrell ’05 and wife Kimberly welcomed a daughter, Madeline Elizabeth Loy Farrell, on April 17, 2017.

Matt Illias ’05 and wife Kelly Eamon welcomed their first child, Louise Josephine, on November 28, 2016.

Marriages

Michael Turina ’10 and Malia Robinson-Exo June 10, 2017 St. Patrick Church • Portland, Oregon

Marie (Payne) Lundahl ’03 and husband Mike welcomed their first child, Peter Louis, on February 19, 2017.

Andy Ostrom ’00 and wife Stephanie welcomed Ian Mark to the family on April 11, 2017. He joins big brothers Owen (5) and Evan (3).

In Memory Robert Earl Brown ’48 January 8, 2017 Richard Carmine Oliverio ’49 April 16, 2017 Charles Leo Woodard ’50 June 9, 2016 Kirstin (O’Harrow) Patrick ’05 wrote in to tell us about the busy year and a half she’s had! She graduated in December 2015 with a Masters in Nurse Anesthesia from OHSU, married Rian Patrick in July 2016, and the couple welcomed their first child, Lennox Robert, on March 27, 2017.

Sometimes senior superlatives come true! Grace Laskowski ’09, voted most likely to work at Central Catholic, is joining our development staff as the new Executive Assistant. Grace has been a temporary employee assisting in both Campus Ministry and the Development Office for the past six months. Previously, she was a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Detroit and Baltimore. Welcome back, Grace!

James Robert “Bob” McPheeters, Jr. ’51 March 18, 2017 George Francis Bruck ’53 November 18, 2016 John James Mullan ’54 May 26, 2017 Joseph Francis McCloskey ’55 March 29, 2017 Patrick Arthur Tabor ’55 March 6, 2017 Dcn. Martin Andrew Bozulich ’57 March 25, 2017

Ashlee Commeree ’06 graduated in May with a medical degree from Creighton School of Medicine. She begins her Intern year at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia as a Lieutenant in the US Naval Medical Corps.

Frank Paul Hofstetter ’57 February 15, 2017 Jordan Reynolds ’13 was selected by the Atlanta Dream as the 19th overall pick in the WNBA draft. Congratulations on your professional basketball career, Jordan!

Bertram Alexander Garner ’57 May 23, 2017 Joseph C. Rohrenbach ’57 January 11, 2015 Robert Alrik Bonney ’58 April 6, 2017 Gary John Curran ’58 April 3, 2017

Michele (Rasmussen) Hill ’06 and husband Geoff welcomed their first child, Mason Robert, on May 23, 2017.

Thomas James Muckle ’58 October 24, 2016 Illustrations by Maddy Price ’13 have accompanied two articles in the New York Times On Campus section in 2017. Maddy currently attends Pratt Institute in New York. We look forward to seeing more of her work!

Laurence Eugene Bosworth ’60 July 28, 2014 Robert Timothy “Tim” Ryan ’61 April 28, 2017 Paul Joseph Meyers ’63 June 23, 2016 Gary Francis Goold ’64 April 5, 2017

David Juratovac ’09 graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Minnesota in the fall of 2016 as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He has accepted an associate position at Family Chiropractic at Northwest Wellness Center in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Mark Bernard Gallinger ’67 September 26, 2014 Kelly Alicia Johnson ’10 May 14, 2017 Reverend John Domin Faculty, 1952-1963 June 5, 2017

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R E U N I O N S

Board of Directors Update

Class of 1947 • 70-Year Reunion Saturday, August 5, 2017 5:00 p.m. Central Catholic Campus Class of 1957 • 60-Year Reunion Saturday, August 5, 2017 5:00 p.m. Central Catholic Campus Class of 1967 • 50-Year Reunion Saturday, August 5, 2017 5:00 p.m. Central Catholic Campus Class of 1977 • 40-Year Reunion Saturday, August 5, 2017 5:00 p.m. Central Catholic Campus

As we close the book on another school year, we are witnessing transitions throughout the school, including on our Board of Directors. After serving on the Board since its inception in 2008, and as the Board Chair since 2015, Mike Haglund ’70 has fulfilled his term of commitment. Mike has seen us through the recruitment of two school presidents and says, ”During my time as Board Chair, I think there were two significant accomplishments. First, the number of appointed directors was expanded to 15, including up to two non-Catholics, which enables our Board to better reflect the diversity of the Central Catholic community. Second, we completed a comprehensive Strategic Plan which provides an excellent road map for Central Catholic over the next five years.” Thank you, Mike, for your service! We would like to congratulate Gina Hill on being appointed the new Board Chair. Gina has been a board member since 2014. She is married to Elliott and is the mom of Peyton ’14 and Austin ’18. Résumé: Professional Background: I worked at Nike in event planning, apparel product management, and then as a contract project manager on and off from 1990 until 2005. I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to stay at home and spend my time volunteering for our kids’ schools, sports teams, and the non-profit organizations our family supports. Education: I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising/ Journalism from the University of Oregon in 1990. Yardstick of Success: Graduating seniors heading off to universities across the U.S. with the knowledge, skillset, and faith that prepare them for all that lies ahead.

Class of 1997 • 20-Year Reunion August 19, 2017 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. Grand Central Bowl To RSVP contact Tommy Stoffel: tommystoffel@gmail.com.

More About Me What have you liked best about your work on the Board of Directors: I’ve enjoyed working with a dedicated group of professionals, educators, alumni, parents, and students who all have a fervent passion for Central Catholic High School. To date, one of my favorite projects was helping set a Strategic Plan to carry Central Catholic into the future. Within the Strategic Plan, I worked closely on setting short and long term goals for our facilities. What are you looking forward to as Board Chair: Now that we have finalized our Strategic Plan, I’m looking forward to implementing the short and long term goals. I’m also looking forward to working closely with Central Catholic’s new president, Colin McGinty. Colin comes with great experience that I know will be valuable to the school’s continued success. What do you see as Central Catholic’s greatest strength and how do you plan to build on it: Central Catholic’s greatest strength is our community. We have a diverse community of students and families who hail from over 70 different schools. That diversity of backgrounds is a gift and we can ALL learn from each other. Our biggest opportunity is to build on our fundraising and most importantly, grow our endowment. We will need everyone’s support in this effort. When we do this, we can continue to support diversity, we can provide students with the finest faith-based college prep education at an affordable price, we can compensate our teachers as best as possible, we can secure better and more stable athletic facilities for our student-athletes, and we can continue to grow and evolve. This will take a concerted effort from the Board in cooperation with the school and our donors. The more we can work together, the stronger we can be.

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Class of 1987 • 30-Year Reunion Please contact the Alumni Office, 503.230.1056 ext. 1229, if you are interested in organizing your 30-year reunion.

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Retirement: And So the Adventure Begins! This year we are saying goodbye to four retiring faculty and staff members. We offer sincere thanks to each of them for their many years in the Central Catholic community and wish them the best in the future.

Kathy Calhoun

The glue that holds the Development Office together, Kathy Calhoun is heading into retirement after nine years as the Executive Assistant to the President Emeritus, President, and Director of Admissions. She says the majority of her role here has been comprised of trying to keep track of Father Murphy, assisting in Board Meetings, acting as a support to the President, and organizing our incoming student Spend-A-Day program. As many can attest though, most of what Kathy does is “duties as assigned,” helping every member of the Development staff with tasks from event setup to editing this magazine. Kathy has spent the last 43 years working full time, 37 of those years spent in the realm of education. She worked for 25 years at David Douglas High School and three at Aloha High School. She retired from Aloha in 2008 and began looking for a position in a private school. “Having attended St. Boniface in the small town of Sublimity and Regis High School in Stayton, I thought [a private school] might be a good fit for me. And as it turned out, John Harrington had become president and once upon a time, I worked with him at David Douglas. Once a Regis Ram - now a Central Catholic Ram!” Kathy says the thing she liked the best about the Central Catholic community was working with the students through our Rambassador program and overseeing eighth grade visits. “We speak so much to the fact that we are a family; that we are welcoming here, and we truly are! I’m glad I chose to be a part of this school through my last nine years of employment.” Kathy is looking forward to spending time with her three children: Abby, Scott, and Kristi, their spouses, and her five grandchildren. She also has six siblings that she will be making trips to see in California and Wisconsin and she says she hopes to travel to Europe, at least once!

Laurie Cave

Laurie Cave has been a friendly face in Central Catholic’s Main Office for the past twenty years. She began volunteering on campus in the 90s, when her children, Kevin ‘98, Darby ‘00, and Whitney ‘02 were at Central Catholic. She was hired on in 1997 and has been the voice we’ve heard over the intercom ever since. Laurie graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Horticulture in 1976. She worked in a local nursery as a landscape designer and estimator. When she and her husband, Jim, started their family, she was a stay at home mom. She says during those years she did a lot of volunteer work at her childrens’ schools, was a Cub Scout den leader, and coached basketball and softball. The thing she loves about the Central Catholic community is the way everyone cares about one another, saying, “It’s definitely like a family!” Laurie is joining her husband who is already in retirement. They are planning to travel, hopefully to the east coast in the fall and possibly to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago. She is also looking forward to spending lots of time with family!

Tony Leineweber ’62

After two years at the helm, President Tony Leineweber ’62 will be “re-retiring.” During his time at Central Catholic, he has helped refocus the school’s efforts on growing its endowment to $25 million by the year 2020. Tony says he sees his greatest contribution as supporting progress. “We have created change through establishing the position of Diversity and Inclusion Director, moving forward with our budgeting for effective technology, converting our base school software system, investing in iconic art depicting the Catholicity of both who we are and where we are, and implementing a new five year Strategic Plan for the school.” Before returning to Central Catholic, Tony had a long and successful career in the transportation, development, banking, and forest products industries. Among many other roles, he has served as the Senior Vice President at Market Transport, the Vice President of Administration at Crown Pacific, and most recently, as the Executive Director of the Portland State University Foundation. Tony has also served on a number of corporate, industry, civic, and philanthropic boards for organizations including here at Central Catholic, where he served on the Board of Directors for seven years. In the future he is looking forward to fulfilling some deferred travel plans with his wife, Heidi. Tony says he has always wanted to see New England in the fall. He hopes to take on a new mindset of relaxing, reading, and watching movies, spending time with his sons and their families, and assisting at his old stomping grounds anytime Msgr. Murphy or Colin McGinty asks.

Nancy Peterson

Nancy Peterson has spent her entire career at Central Catholic, a rare feat in any profession! She was hired in 1973, taking a five year hiatus to be with her children, Sara ’95 and Kevin ’98, when they were born. She has spent 35 years in the classroom, teaching Typing, Integrated Computer Applications, Personal Finance, Accounting, Applied Economics, and Entrepreneurship. She spent 25 years as the cheer coach, 17 years as an assistant swim coach, and also served as the school’s Business Manager and an administrative assistant in the Development Office. Nancy says she’s always been business minded. As kids, she and her brother would “play business.” “We spent our time preparing make-believe documents using a lot of carbon paper to duplicate our work. We had folders, paperclips, a toy phone, and stapler that helped our business take shape.” This early enjoyment of business activities, her love for working with people, and the desire to have a career that would fit well with raising a family, led to her degree in Business Education and later to our door. She says she sees her greatest accomplishment in our community being the thousands of students and colleagues she has connected with over her many years here. “I am especially drawn to those who might otherwise go unnoticed. To have a student share a success that I may have helped inspire is reward in itself.” As she heads into retirement, Nancy says she will be more involved with the care of aging family members. She plans to travel to Scandinavia with her husband, Dan, to visit relatives and spend more time with her children and grandchildren. She also hopes to volunteer at assisted-living facilities, helping residents with basic computer skills, and is excited to re-join her church choir. Summer 2017 | 15

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HOMECOMING HOMECOMING, the theme for the Twenty-Second Annual Presidents’ Dinner and Auction, held a special meaning as the event was held on campus. On April 29, we opened our doors to 500 guests and they shopped the Silent Auction, held in the Memorial Gym, while enjoying a hosted bar. When the Silent Auction ended, everyone moved to the East Gym, which was transformed into a cardinal and gold ballroom. Dinner was served by Reverend’s BBQ and Simpatica, owned by David Kreifels ’96. The Live Auction was hosted by Deb Knapp, anchor at KATU, and included trips to Mexico, Bend, and Italy. The paddle raise was inspired by a video featuring Galen Rupp ’04 and brought in a record number of donations. Thanks to everyone who attended, and especially our sponsors, for such a memorable and successful evening! Don’t miss out on all the fun! Save the date for next year’s auction on April 28, 2018!

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When: Friday, August 4, 2017 Noon Shotgun Start Where: Heron Lakes Golf Course Portland, Oregon Format: Four-person scramble tournament followed by dinner and awards ceremony Cost: $125 per person includes green fees, cart, dinner, two drink tickets, tee prizes, and more

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Upcoming Events August 4

Ram Open Golf Tournament Noon Shotgun Start Heron Lakes Golf Course

70-Year Reunion Class of 1947 5:00 p.m., Cafeteria

60-Year Reunion Class of 1957 5:00 p.m., Cafeteria

50-Year Reunion Class of 1967 5:00 p.m., Cafeteria

40-Year Reunion Class of 1977 5:00 p.m., Weston Commons

20-Year Reunion Class of 1997 2:00 p.m., Grand Central Bowl

Student Registration Day

First Day of School for Freshmen

First Day of School

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November

Labor Day Holiday No School

Statewide Inservice No School

All Saints’ Day Liturgy 9:30 a.m., East Gym

8 Central Catholic vs. Jesuit Football Game 7:00 p.m. Gresham High School

Women’s Wine Tour

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Fall Drama Production 7:30 p.m., PAC

Mass of the Holy Spirit 9:30 a.m., East Gym

Homecoming Football Game vs. David Douglas 7:00 p.m., Hillsboro Stadium

5 Open House 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 9-11 Fall Drama Production 7:30 p.m., PAC 10

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12 Fall Drama Production Matinee 2:30 p.m., PAC 13-17 Food, Coat, Blanket, and Penny Drive 17 Grandparents Day 8:00 a.m., Cafeteria 17 Thanksgiving Liturgy 9:30 a.m., East Gym 23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday

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