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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Robert S. Webb P ’18 ’20 President
Scott Alderton
Patricia Fernandez ’89
Bro. Adam Becerra, fsp, DMin Vice President of Mission and Strategic Initiatives
Gary Bohamed
Kristine D. Calara Vice President of Advancement
Jeannette Crawshaw
Bro. Tom Fahy High School Principal
Jay Paul Leupp ’81
Elizabeth Gluvna ’04 Executive Assistant to the President Janet Koller Vice President of Finance and Operations Rev. Ted Ley ‘58, S.M. Chaplain Michael Valentine Middle School Principal Donna (Vallely) Voogt ’79 Director of Human Resources
Richard Boehmer Bro. John H. Campbell, S.M. Mary Catherine Campbell Joseph L. Fabian ’82 Rev. Timothy Kenney, S.M. Brian McGilvray ’76 Holly Nagatoshi Cheryl Patterson Jennifer Prendergast Gary Simons ’77 Blaise Simqu Todd Stevens Rev. Ken Templin, S.M. Kimila Ulrich Karen Valentine Robert S. Webb
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jennifer Bader Bro. Adam Becerra, fsp Patricia Fernandez ’89 Kristi Fritschner ’07 Derreatha Juarez Sara Nguyen Allie Scheflo Tommy Smeltzer Robert S. Webb PHOTOGRAPHY Patricia Fernandez ’89 Todd Freshman Cliff Fong Shutterstock Tommy Smeltzer Dan Caldwell/White’s Studios PRINTING Colornet Press
Chaminade College Preparatory admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration or its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other schooladministered programs.
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Innovation Education New Makerspaces and Innovation Lab at Chaminade
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The Impact of Philanthropy Chaminade builds two sand volleyball courts on the middle school campus.
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Father Chaminade “Got it Right” Education to Father Chaminade was more than classroom teaching, grades, and certificates. It was to guide, nurture and cause to mature the “whole person.”
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Making Movie Magic of His Own Mechanical Designer David Covarrubias ‘86 on his Career in Special Effects
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The White Family Challenge Alumni To posthumously honor their parents, the White Family became the Challenge Donors for the 2019 Chaminade Alumni Challenge.
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Alumni Hall of Fame Chaminade inducts four new alumni into the Alumni Hall of Fame: Dana Cook ’97, Jeff Gehl ’85, Bradley Kaaya ’14, and Danielle Zymkowitz ’07.
Departments: 3
President's Message
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A Day in the Life
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Community
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Alumni Report
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Class Notes
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WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS Gary Bohamed is President and Chief Executive Officer of EMBO, LLC, responsible for strategic planning and resource deployment. Prior to joining EMBO, Gary was founding member and Executive Director of Independence Medical Group, a $100-million independent physician association based in central California. Gary holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and received his bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Gary and his wife Susie are the parents of two Chaminade alumni – Marisa ’16 and Matthew ’18.
Cheryl Patterson has held a variety of positions in technology companies, including at Xap (one of the first companies to computerize college applications), AND Interactive (a multimedia internet company), and Citysearch (a nationwide online city guide). Her professional experience includes sales, project management, department hiring, client technical liaison, computer programming, computer application design, and web development engineering. Cheryl holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and minor in programming from the University of California at Los Angeles, where she proudly served as captain of the Bruin cheerleading squad. Cheryl has a long history of volunteerism, both within and outside of the Chaminade community. She and her husband Jeff have three daughters – Atlanta ’17, Ada ’20 and Amina.
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Jay Paul Leupp ’81 is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager/Analyst on Lazard’s Global Real Estate Securities team. Prior to joining Lazard, Jay was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Grubb & Ellis Alesco Global Advisors and served as the Senior Portfolio Manager for their real estate securities mutual funds. Jay founded Alesco in 2006 and had been its President and Chief Executive Officer since its inception. Prior to founding Alesco, Jay served as Managing Director of Real Estate Equity Research at RBC Capital Markets. Before that, Jay served as Managing Director of Real Estate Equity Research at Robertson Stephens. From 1991 to 1994, Jay was a Vice President of the Staubach Company, and from 1989 to 1991, he was a Development Manager with Trammell Crow Residential. Jay holds an MBA from Harvard University and received his bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University. In 2002, Jay was named Chaminade College Preparatory Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. He previously served on the Chaminade College Preparatory Board of Directors from 2002-2008 and 2012-2018. Jay and his wife Heidi have three children – Robert, Christina, and Madeline.
Celebrating the Bicentennial of Marianist Education Robert S. Webb P ’18 ’20 President This past November 2019 marked the bicentennial or the 200th anniversary of Marianist education. In the 19th century, our founder Blessed William Joseph Chaminade was called to bring back the Catholic faith to France during the French Revolution by emulating our Blessed Mother and nurturing Christ in others. Marianist education began modestly on the Rue des Menuts in Bordeaux, France, in 1819. There were 15 students and a core group of teachers composed almost exclusively of Marianist religious. Marianist educators offer Mary as a model of integrity and emulate Mary’s spirit to promote balance in academics and extracurricular activities with prayer, reflection, and service. Today, Marianist education spans five continents and 24 countries with 97 educational institutions, including three universities. Marianist institutions, through 7,833
religious and lay educators, serve and guide more than 112,155 young people across the world. This educational legacy continues into a new decade as Chaminade’s 212 faculty and staff are currently educating over 1,900 students at our middle and high school campuses. Chaminade has inspired and prepared over 11,000 students to love, learn, and lead through our Catholic, Marianist traditions of a living faith, academic excellence, and moral responsibility. In this issue of Chaminade Now, Fr. Ted Ley, SM ’58, provides us with the historical background on our Marianist educational tradition and our founder Fr. Joseph Chaminade. We celebrated this tradition by hosting the 2019 Marianist Basketball Classic, which brought Marianist schools to our campus from around the country, including St. Anthony High School in Hawaii, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Ohio, Central Catholic High School in Texas, and Chaminade High School in Missouri. This issue also highlights our committed donors and alumni, such as the White Family and our Gala supporters who, through their philanthropic support, help ensure that our Marianist tradition continues for the benefit of the students we serve now and in the future. In this new decade and beyond, Chaminade will continue to deepen and expand the charism of our founder Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, to assist Mary’s mission of bringing Christ to the world.
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A DAY IN
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OF A CHAMINADE STUDENT
There is so much going on at Chaminade from day to day. Our students are always doing amazing things and participating in fun, meaningful events. These are some of the highlights.
Eagle wrestlers are the 2020 Mission League Champions!
Middle School Speech Team takes 2nd DUO, 5th Original Oratory, and 4th Extemporaneous in La Reina Tournament. 4
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Eagle Engineering team 1138X qualifies for the Vex Robotics CA State Championship.
In partnership with @homes4families in Palmdale, 31 HS students helped build homes for veterans continuing Bro. Skip’s legacy of working for the common good.
Students attend LA Youth Day at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Marianist Classic
Chaminade hosted the Second Annual Marianist Classic Tournament on the West Hills campus, bringing together Marianist and Non-Marianist schools from around the country. Over two days, sportsmanship and brotherhood extended beyond the court as the student-athletes ate, played, and prayed together. Marianist schools in attendance included Central Catholic, San Antonio, Texas; St. Vincent-St. Mary, Akron, Ohio; St. Anthony, Wailuku, Maui; and Chaminade, St. Louis, Missouri. Non-Marianist schools in attendance were Village Christian, Sun Valley; St. Genevieve, Panorama City; and Loyola High School, Los Angeles.
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Innovation edu cat ion New Makerspaces and Innovation Lab at Chaminade For the past six years, the annual Chaminade Gala has sponsored a Fund-a-Need initiative raising monies for programs from mental health awareness to professional development for faculty and staff to campus ministry enhancements to innovative education.
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Inspiration for Additional Technology In March of 2019, one of the high school's viceprincipals, Greg Klee, presented the need for creative workspaces to support new STEM curriculum offerings for both campuses at the annual Gala. According to the Vice President of Advancement, Kristine Calara, $66,000 was raised for the Fund-A-Need in addition to the Gala event proceeds by generous donors to establish such new learning spaces. With over 95% of Chaminade students taking math and/or science classes during each of their four years in high school, the clear interest in student curriculum choice dictated the necessity for more robust and varied electives in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classes. Inspired by data analysis, Klee explains: “About two years ago, I began to study school information such as enrollment trends and survey results, and coupled with the changes happening at the college level, we realized the need for action on our part. Collaborating with the administration, we discovered a need to fund a new workspace and create updated curriculum. Last year, I worked closely especially with Math Department Chair, Monica Halverson, and we examined model courses to explore and wrote the curriculum for new technology classes, submitting them for UC approval”. Always wanting to expand opportunities for students to study computer science, Python and Java coding classes are now offered at the high school along with an Introduction to Engineering Principles class.
Python and Java coding classes are now offered at the high school along with an Introduction to Engineering Principles class.
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As of the fall semester of 2019, the Innovation Lab in room 705 of the Condon Center for Science and Technology opened, and it is impressive. Consisting of two distinct sides, one half of the room is a creative space devoted to the development of ideas and collaborative problem-solving, and the other half constitutes a building-space where students experience multiple work stations to bring their ideas to fruition while writing on glass walls and table tops. “The teacher can monitor both areas of the classroom at the same time through a glass wall, and students are trained in the proper use of tools such as laser cutters, pulley systems, simple machines, and 3D printers”, Klee explains. The Innovation Lab has many highlights, and the opportunity for students to apply the knowledge they gain in other classes to dynamic, real-world projects is at the top of the list.
The fact that students can engage in design and technology projects using a variety of outlets of expression truly adds the “art” element to STEAM, which Chaminade embraces on crosscurricular levels.
High School Innovation Lab and New Courses The new technological courses needed a new teacher, and Tom Mataya joined the high school faculty in the fall of 2019 prepared to pilot the programs. Mataya comes to Chaminade with an extensive educational and work experience background. After earning an undergraduate degree in industrial technology from Humboldt State, he worked for years at Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, CA, in satellite systems programs, and at Skunk Works in Palmdale, CA, in the Research and Development Facility focusing on aircraft systems’ modifications. When his aerospace programs came to an end, Mataya decided to stay in the Los Angeles area and study to become a science teacher. After earning his secondary teaching credential and gaining teaching experience, he entered the Master’s Program in Education with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) at the University of San Diego, where he is currently enrolled in classes while teaching at Chaminade.
Like Klee, Mataya hopes to see students apply their newly acquired STEM skills across the curriculum so students start out in a classroom but end up in the Innovation Lab. He shares: “I love the vision involved in teaching classes such as Python, which is becoming more and more popular, and Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering.” The classes will evolve over time to focus even more on physical computing and traditional computer programming, and kids will apply what they’ve learned to STEM projects in other math and science classes. “We really need a core of competent students to generate ideas and lead small group discussions and projects for any of their classes in the Innovation Lab”, he reflects. Currently, X Block is the best time for use of the Innovation Lab space, and Mataya will advertise this semester regarding available time slots to use the room and needed education about what should occur in the space. The fact that students can engage in design and technology projects using a variety of outlets of expression truly adds the “art” element to STEAM, which Chaminade embraces on cross-curricular levels.
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Tinkering, experimenting, and inventing will bring kids back to the basics that will allow them to merge theory with practice.
Middle School Maker Spaces The 2019 Chaminade Gala endeavor also allotted funds to the Chaminade middle school, and vice-principal Carolina Gunter knew exactly what was needed to make progress on an ongoing STEM plan drafted in 2017, which in 2018 resulted in the addition of programming and robotics classes in the exploratory department. She pitched the idea to the administration, and her ideas for an interdisciplinary program were embraced. A Makerspace is both a mindset and a physical space where students “turn knowledge into action” (Interior Concepts Corporation, 2019) by generating ideas, collaborating, creating, exploring, and building together. Generous donations from the Gala allowed Gunter to work with her team during the spring and summer to purchase furniture; storage units; and art, electronics, and building tools
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and supplies to create not one, but two makerspaces. Both makerspace areas have been up and running since the start of the fall 2019 semester: one in the school library called “The Aerie” and the other in the art room called “The Nest”. Playing on the image of the school mascot, the eagle, The Aerie vibrantly and successfully serves a significant population of middle school students. Pauline Breeden, computer science and robotics teacher, oversees both makerspaces, and she makes the spaces available at every lunch period and even after school. In The Nest, students use handsaws, 3D printers, and engravers, to name just a few of the tools, and in the process, are exposed to art, electronics, and engineering, all in the same space. Because students construct based on their interests using a variety of tools and materials, the space encourages a cross-pollination of ideas. For example,
a student sewing a costume could enhance the project with LEDs because she sees another student using LEDs to construct her airplane. Students learning to construct a Captain America shield out of cardboard can adapt those same skills learned to construct their own creations with other projects. Breeden’s belief in student empowerment to create regardless of whether one is a novice or expert is reflected in the slogan she repeats often: “If you can dream it, you can make it.” The library makerspace The Nest, run by Patty Ames and Linda Anderson, is more of a self-directed makerspace enticing students to experiment with electronics and circuitry, attracting about twenty students per lunch time. Students have made buttons, crocheted scarves and stuffed animals, and created animals using felt. For both spaces, students are trained in proper safety procedures regarding tool use, and they must
We are educating a population of proactive instead of passive consumers who will aid in protecting the future of the globe.
demonstrate their ability to correctly and respectfully use the equipment after submitting parent permission forms to join the community of makers. Gunter explains that “The key components of the makerspace model clearly align with Catholic education and the principles of Catholic social teaching. As students make, they reflect on human beings as creators modeled after a creative God, building ‘something out of nothing’ and constructing to address a human need, such as the need for creative expression or the need to solve a problem that they or others experience. Through the process of making, students reuse and recycle materials in order to reduce environmental impact.” “This making is a gradual but inspiring process”, Gunter shares “and our emphasis is on flexibility and curiosity. In a college prep school, we need to counter the stigma that ‘fixing things’ or ‘making your own things’ is purely vocational instead of academic. In fact,
the makerspaces offer low-risk, high yield experiences that enable students to understand the importance of how things work, to take equipment apart and rebuild or transform it. Tinkering, experimenting, and inventing will bring kids back to the basics that will allow them to merge theory with practice. The current economy and job market prizes those who have a full portfolio of knowledge and skills and know how to synthesize the conceptual with the practical. There is also an inherent social justice and environmentally-aware component to the makerspaces as, for example, students are realizing that they can fix old phones and computers instead of throwing them away. We are educating a population of proactive instead of passive consumers who will aid in protecting the future of the globe.”
podcasting, and filmmaking. This includes student interest to use film to document the projects they create in the makerspaces. Gunter and her team are also at the beginning stages of a partnership with Toolbox LA, located in Chatsworth, CA, which offers a shared, community-driven workspace for location-independent professionals. The goal of partnering with Toolbox LA is to design curriculum that exposes students to the entrepreneurial aspect of creating and testing prototypes that can be marketed to meet a human need: a problem humans face that must be solved in an environmentally sound and socially just way. The future of technological growth at Chaminade is bright and promises to prepare our students for their highly unknown futures.
With vision, Gunter and her team are looking to add to the makerspaces by meeting student demand for using audiovisual tools for music production,
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We had key donors express their interest in investing in building the girls’ beach volleyball program with the necessary infrastructure. After some research and fundraising for the project, a two-court facility was built.
THE IMPACT OF PHILANTHROPY By Derreatha Juarez
Two New Sand Volleyball Courts Become a Reality for Chaminade Chaminade started offering high school Girls Beach Volleyball Program three years ago because of the demand and interest expressed by our families. Due to the lack of our own sand volleyball courts, however, the girls were driving to courts in Simi Valley or to the beach for practices. According to Vice President of Advancement, Kristine Calara, “We had key donors express their interest in investing in building the girls’ beach volleyball program with the necessary infrastructure.” After some research and fundraising for the project, a twocourt facility was built during this past summer on the middle school campus and dedicated on August 12, 2019, right before the start of classes for the new school year. Chaminade held a ceremony to highlight the beach volleyball program and to showcase the state-of-the-art attributes of the courts including a shower, the finest sand possible, and a significant depth to the sand for comfort and decreased injuries. Our middle school students have benefitted from this new addition to campus as the sand courts are used for PE classes as well as beach-themed lunches such as Nade picnics. The addition is a positive one from all perspectives.
Watch the dedication of Chaminade's sand volleyball courts at bit.ly/NadeBeach
Coaching Girls’ Beach Volleyball for Chaminade College Preparatory for the past three years to meet the needs of some of his students, high school science teacher Ryan Casey and his team had been practicing at the beach or off-site in Simi Valley for all that time. Needless to say, he and the athletes are thrilled to have the two-court space available to them at the middle school campus. “Having our own college-level facility is great and rare for high school programs”, he explains. “We don’t have to travel far or rent out our practice area, and it is especially convenient since we practice about three times per week”. A long-time volleyball player and coach, Casey played collegelevel ball for two years while attending New York University, and he has coached since 2006 at the college, high school, and club levels for boys and girls in both beach and indoor venues. Beach volleyball has been a sport for decades, and the game won wide acclaim during the Summer Olympic Games in the 1990s. At the college level, interest in the sport has “grown exponentially” (Calabro) over the past few years, and its popularity is trickling down to the high school and club team levels. Because beach volleyball is still in its juvenile stages for youth, there are not many tested ways to teach the skill-sets needed. Casey reflects: “There is no manual for the sport; coaches teach according to what they’ve learned from word-of-mouth for the most part. Also, it is a more mentallydemanding sport than most people realize. The long, spring season goes from January to May, so the weather can vary widely, and sun and wind are huge factors in the setting. Because there is much less control in the environment than in indoor volleyball, and beach players receive little feedback during a game, the players need to think creatively and problem-solve to figure out how to be successful pretty much using their own devices. There’s much pressure when a player only has one other person competing with her at a time, which makes the sport highly individual”.
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By Fr. Ted Ley, SM ’58 Chaminade College Preparatory Chaplain
FATHER CHAMINADE “GOT IT RIGHT”
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Fr. Chaminade was sure he had the “right idea.” Two of his best men had just walked out on him. As one of them put it “I do not have an encyclopedic vocation!” Now with Education in post-Revolutionary, post-Napoleonic France at an all-time-low, those men did go on to make a difference, but not in the style of Fr. Chaminade. Father Chaminade wanted his schools “…to instruct only in order to educate.” Education to Father Chaminade, was more than classroom teaching, grades, certificates. It was to guide, nurture and cause to mature, the “whole person.” Fortunately, “The Good Father” (as Fr. Chaminade was called) had a protégé who did understand what Marianist Education should be. Father Jean-Philippe Lalanne summarized it in a word – “Emulation.” Over the years he wrote extensively and implemented it in several institutions, including the famous Collège Saint Stanislaus. Still in Paris, the school would eventually educate the first President of the Fifth Republic, General Charles de Gaulle. And Brothers who knew Father Lalanne founded still more schools, including Villa Saint-Jean in Fribourg, Switzerland, where the writer Antoine de SaintExupéry, author of “The Little Prince,” went to school, as did recently retired King Juan-Carlos of Spain. The influence of Father Lalanne would reach far and wide as Marianist schools over 200 years have been founded throughout the world.
But what was this “emulation,” and what was so unprecedented about it? After all, Pedagogy, the science and art of teaching, was really quite advanced in theory, in Western Europe before the Revolution; it just had not become common practice. So, how can we credit further advancement to Good Father Chaminade, and its practical application to Père Lalanne? We can: The young men in the first Marianist schools would enter, not just a place of efficiently presented information, but much more: A virtual family of learning, a culture in which the students really did participate in the education of one another. Their adult teachers would even see themselves as co-learners, unheard of, in Europe or anywhere, in 1819. Legend has it that Father Leo Meyer, the first Marianist superior in America, visited Bordeaux for Fr. Chaminade’s blessing, in 1849, before boarding ship. We don’t know if he did, or if the principal founders of the Marianist chain of schools in the United States – Brother Maximin Zehler in Dayton, Brother Charles Stinzi throughout Ohio, Brother Andrew Edel in San Antonio, and writer-publisher Brother Damian Litz – ever spoke with Fr. Chaminade about Education. But they all knew Father Lalanne. That is why, today, one of the two newest Marianist communities in the United States – ours in Los Angeles by USC, is named for Jean-Philippe Lalanne. And we have in our Library at Lalanne House extensive writings by and about Father Lalanne’s educational method. It can be simplified into the word Emulation, but only if the word is well-understood. That is why we use other ways today of describing Marianist Education – such as the “Characteristics” we use at Chaminade College Preparatory. Here is the French wording
of the Characteristics, which places the characteristics in progressive steps:
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In a manner rendering the capability to adapt to the changes of times.
Offering an integral quality education In a nurturing milieu of family spirit Preparing for service to the causes of Justice and Peace
Here is how the great Marianist superior-general of the 1950-60s, Father Paul-Joseph Hoffer, described it in his monumental book, “Pédagogie Marianiste:” As Marianist Laity, and men and women religious, we must offer others the witness of our whole lives. Education is not simply to instruct students, but above all, to love and respect them, while guarding them so that their spirit is not engulfed by a complex and unstable world. The Marianist educational culture did not mature overnight. Because Father Chaminade’s Marianist style of education was ahead of its time, it was not easy to train the first Brothers in its style. It would take another 50 years before the principles we now all but take for granted, were really embedded into Marianist school culture. But by the 1920s it was sufficiently true for future Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, now declared among the blessèd, to say in his memoirs that the Marianist Brothers who taught him at Spalding Institute in Peoria, Illinois, were “…very strict but much loved.”
For by then, Marianists did know what it meant “to teach only in order to educate.” Marianist schools worldwide were definitely “families of complete learning.” Very strict? Well, definitely structured! But with “…a prudent inclination toward leniency.” As to an “encyclopedic” vocation, look at the diversity of quality offerings academically, culturally, at Chaminade, and how adaptable our school culture has been to the growing diversity of persons and needs in the Valley. And with such surprisingly included arts as dance, and astoundingly advanced technological activities like robotics, none of which would have been thought of as “academic” in Father Chaminade’s day. We are certainly encyclopedic! This short article but touches the surface of an educational culture now time-honored and worldwide; a culture that grows and continues to adapt to the times. Underlying it all, it is not only the learning from one’s peers and growing; it is the sharing, teaching, and togetherness that is the groundwork of Marianist Pedagogy. Still deeper, the reality that this imitates the greatest of the saints – the Mother of the Lord; her faith, wisdom, nurturing; her apparitions over justice and peace; and yes, her having to adapt to the unfolding reality of all that would happen to her Son. There is no greater emulation for teaching-by-example, in the Marianist school, than to imitate the Mother of Jesus. And if anyone did that, good Father Chaminade did. Which was why, when it came to discerning the essential Marianist principle of education, he “got it right.”
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Making Movie Magic of His Own By Sara Nguyen
Mechanical Designer David Covarrubias ‘86 on his Career in Special Effects David Covarrubias can pinpoint exactly when he decided to pursue a career doing special effects in the film industry. The son of Mexican immigrants who started their own aerospace manufacturing company, David grew up working in their shop, fabricating metal parts. In his twenties, he started his own company doing similar work, but over time he found the work unsatisfying. Foreshadowing his future career path, in his spare time he constructed robots out of scrap material as a creative outlet. David then enrolled in community college, still uncertain about what path to take. One day, he happened to watch a TV program called Movie Magic. Says David, “I saw it and thought, ‘that’s exactly what I want to do.’
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There’s art, everything’s different and they’re always building something new, and it’s mechanical, which I felt was my strong suit. I was living in San Diego at the time and didn’t know anyone in the film industry, but I thought, ‘if there’s anything that I’m meant to do, it’s that.’ After that it was a matter of pushing my way in.” After sending out letters to various special effects companies, David secured an entry-level job at Michael Burnett Productions, and eventually moved to the mechanical department, where he assisted the lead mechanical designer doing animatronics, puppeteering – basically, whatever was needed. With the addition of David, the department comprised a grand total of only two people, and the projects were low-budget, so creativity, resourcefulness and the need to wear many different hats was the norm. When the lead mechanical designer left, David continued running the department on his own. He then heard about openings at the Stan Winston Studio, and decided to apply even though he felt it was a longshot. “I didn’t think anything I had in my portfolio was going to be able to get me in there; they were working on films like Jurassic Park at the time. But because the guy before me quit, I was able to tell them I ran the mechanical shop at Mike Burnett’s. It wasn’t really a lie, but I sort of bluffed my way through the interview. What I didn’t know was at the time they were already gearing up for The Lost World: Jurassic Park, so maybe they realized that at the very least they had a good machinist in me, and they were going to need parts made. So somehow, I got through that interview and the first movie.” Working at Stan Winston’s was like taking a crash course in animatronics and David was determined to live up to the opportunity he had been given. He spent his lunch breaks with a notepad in hand, studying the animatronic models from previous projects that Stan Winston had on display, such as the previous Jurassic Park dinosaurs. Says David, “How did they make that elbow move? How did they hinge that jaw? How did they construct that eye mechanism? I learned so much before I had to do it for them. They put me on the raptor team for The Lost World, and they never realized that I really had no idea what I was doing.” Upon
Working at Stan Winston’s was like taking a crash course in animatronics and David was determined to live up to the opportunity he had been given.
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“[At Chaminade] I learned a lot about discipline, about wanting to be a perfectionist and to do the best I could and get as far I possibly could in whatever I set my mind to do."
Stan Winston’s passing, David moved on with some original team members to Legacy Effects, where he continues to work as a mechanical designer. Over the past twenty-five years, David has worked on films like Instinct and Iron Man and has done animatronics and puppeteering for projects like The Muppets movies. He has worked on countless commercials featuring memorable animatronic creations like the Budweiser frogs and the Geico pig. More recently, he worked on Star Wars characters “the Child” (aka “Baby Yoda”) and Kuiil from the Disney+ television series The Mandalorian. An avid traveler and photographer, David says he sometimes takes on projects based on where they are being filmed and has worked all over the world filming projects like commercials for Samsung in South Korea and Bollywood films in India. His photography can be viewed online at www.cammotion.net. In reflecting back on his early life, education, and in particular his experiences as a student at Chaminade, David laughingly describes himself as “a bit of a shy kid…maybe a self-inflicted outcast…the heavy metal kid during the new wave era.” But in much the same way that he absorbed the work ethic and skills his parents exhibited while he was growing up, David says that at Chaminade, “I learned a lot about discipline, about wanting to be a perfectionist and to do the best I could and get as far I possibly could in whatever I set my mind to do. That all came from Chaminade. And the other thing I learned was to have empathy. From all the religious classes, to campus ministry and the retreats, that’s where I realized ‘it’s not all about me.’” David is acutely aware that he represents the first generation in his family to have these sorts of educational and career opportunities, and one of his current goals is to assist in giving underprivileged people a chance to go to school. He adds, “I would like to get kids interested in robotics, perhaps by doing small workshops or presentations in areas where children might not be aware of this as a possible career.” Having charted his own unique path, he now aspires to show the younger generation it’s possible for them, as well.
the White Family Challenge Alumni
To posthumously honor their parents, the White Family became the challenge donors for the 2019 Chaminade Alumni Challenge. The goal was to gather participation from as many alumni as possible. If 450 alums pledged any amount of money before midnight on Challenge Day, the Whites would generously add an additional $10,000 donation in honor of Mr. and Mrs. White.
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Harry L. and Mrs. Helen E. White chose Chaminade as the high school for their five sons to attend. Their sons Rolland (Rolly) ’66, Harry ’67, Bill ’70, Robert (Bob) ’72, and James (Jim) who attended Chaminade for three years before the family moved to Westchester, CA, still appreciate “the solid foundation that Chaminade provided as a basis for our continued learning after high school and the positive difference that this outstanding Chaminade education has made in our lives” (White Family). As Chaminade students, the White sons played nearly every sport offered at Chaminade. Bill, Bob, and Jim were instrumental in establishing Chaminade’s first football teams while Rolly and Harry helped launch the baseball program. The brothers also consistently participated in student leadership and honor societies, and Rolly, Harry, and Bill each took the helm as student body president during their respective senior years. The White brothers have maintained a strong connection to Chaminade as alumni, returning for reunions, fundraisers, and other school events. Bill served on the Board of Directors from 2006-2009; he is also a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame (2005). Harry returned to Chaminade for Career Night in 1983, where he spoke with students wishing to pursue careers in orthodontia and met his future business partner, Chris Zachary ’85. Harry also spearheaded the Class of 1967 Fifty-Year Reunion in 2017, which was the highest attended Golden Eagle Celebration to date.
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The passing of Harry White Sr. at the age of 102 in 2019 and of Helen White at the age of 93 in 2017, reminded their sons of their “educational roots and the extraordinary level of personal attention, academic excellence, and broad opportunities provided by the years at Chaminade. Mom and Dad had an active presence on the Chaminade campus, and they were two extraordinary and wonderful parents” (White Family). Harry, Sr. held the position of President of the Men’s Club, and he was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 due to his extensive fund-raising energies rallying for the construction of the Bob Hope Student Center and the creation of the Chaminade baseball field that had formerly been a cow pasture. To posthumously honor their parents, the White Family became the Challenge Donors for the Chaminade Alumni Challenge held on October 8, 2019. On that date, the goal was to gather participation from as many alumni as possible, and to that end, the Challenge was on: If 450 alums pledged any amount of money before midnight on Challenge Day, the Whites would generously add an additional $10,000 donation in honor of Mr. and Mrs. White. In anticipation of the event, the White’s proudly and passionately claimed their role as the Chaminade Alumni Challenge Donors for the 2019 campaign. They were honored to play such an integral part in giving back to Chaminade and providing a graceful and meaningful tribute to their parents. Harry White emailed his classmates before the Challenge encouraging them to send their pledges. He reflects that “It has become apparent through comments made at the 10-year, 25-year, and 50-year class reunions that the education provided by Chaminade has been so beneficial to thousands of young people on so many different levels and over several decades. The common thread that many Chaminade alumni share is a genuine appreciation for the extraordinary benefits of having a Chaminade education”. The family was also grateful to the Chaminade Alumni Office, for handling the role of the White family as Alumni Challenge Donors with great attention to details and personal touches through every step of the process.
Harry, Jr.’s Wedding Day - September 9, 1978 Top row left to right: Rolland '66, Bill '70, Jim, Bob '72 Bottom row left to right: Harry, Jr. '67, Mr. William Ellis (Mom’s Dad), Helen White, Harry White, Sr.
For the third year in a row, alumni have accepted the challenge #forChaminade and made a difference in our students’ lives.
465 Alumni $40,964 Total Raised
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Pictured left to right: Bradley Kaaya ’14, Danielle Zymkowitz ’07, Jeff Gehl ’85, Dana Cook ’97
2020 Alumni
Hall of Fame Over the past 35 years, Chaminade has recognized alumni for their professional achievements, dedication to the school, service to the community, and commitment to Marianist values.
During her time at Chaminade, Dana Cook ’97 played volleyball, served as the boys’ soccer team assistant, participated in the Key Club, was elected to prom court, and took AP courses in English and Chemistry. She cites Bernie Chin, who retired in 2016, as an inspiring teacher, and fondly recalls her math and religion teachers. After Chaminade, Dana studied communications at the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated in 2001. She also studied communications at the University of Córdoba in Spain. Dana is an Emmy and Gracie award-winning producer and documentary filmmaker, dedicated to shining light on issues that bring about social change. She has been featured on Good Morning America and in Forbes and Marie Claire. Over the past 15 years, Dana has worked in Los Angeles and Chicago, creating original content for major networks such as ABC, NBC, Food Network, HGTV, The Obama Foundation, and most recently, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new digital platform, Quibi. Currently, Dana is producing for Oprah’s Weight Watchers (WW) 2020 Vision Tour, which spans nine cities over nine weeks.
Watch a recording of the Alumni Hall of Fame at bit.ly/2020AHOF
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Dana is the co-founder of Freeheart Creative and director of Emmy-nominated Seeing Brave, a documentary series designed to spotlight global female leaders who have mobilized communities in Kenya, Rwanda, and Syria.
Dana also co-created and produced the documentary The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things, which inspires young women to find their voice and become leaders. Traveling with the film on two national tours, she sparked conversations at schools, corporations, and women’s organizations. The film has been screened in more than 20 countries, including Haiti, New Zealand, and Brazil. Jeff Gehl ’85 played basketball, tennis, and football. Jeff also served on student council and was a member of the National Honors Society. He cites Rich Lawson and Mike Lynn ’75 as influential teachers and coaches. After Chaminade, Jeff graduated in 1989 from the University of Southern California with a degree in business administration. As part of USC’s Entrepreneur Program, he was named Undergraduate Entrepreneur of the Year and won Best Business Plan. Upon graduation, he executed the business plan, launching a technical staffing company that grew to $100 million in revenue before selling. Jeff is a managing partner of RCP Advisors, which he co-founded in 2001. RCP is a private equity firm focused on middle market leveraged buyouts. It has $10 billion in assets under management from investors across the globe. Jeff is responsible for leading RCP’s client relations function and covering private equity fund managers in the western United States. Jeff currently resides in Newport Beach and is a loving father to his three children, Gunnar (18), and twin girls Lauren and Ashley (17). He is involved in many charitable causes that support education and healthcare. With his family, he regularly travels to Africa and India with the WE Charity to empower communities to sustainably lift themselves out of poverty. Jeff has also served on the Chaminade Board of Directors. Bradley Kaaya ’14 played football during his junior and senior years at Chaminade. Under Brad’s leadership as quarterback, the Eagles won the Mission League championship in 2012 before winning their first-ever CIF Division II state title in 2013. Brad finished his senior year with 3,855 yards and 27 touchdowns. Twice he broke Chaminade’s single game passing record, first with 378 yards, then with 435 yards. Brad was named CIF Division II Player of the Year, Daily News Player of the Year, and Los Angeles Times All-Area Team. Brad cites Ed Croson, Jerome Riley, Robert Harding, Paul Sauter, Todd Borowski, Todd Wolfson, April Risteff, Maureen Denny, Mike Gamble, and Robert Leight as inspirational coaches and teachers. After Chaminade, Brad studied screenwriting at the University of Miami, where he was recruited to play football. As starting quarterback, Brad led the Hurricanes to bowl game appearances in 2014, 2015, and 2016. He was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Rookie of the Year and holds Miami’s all-time passing yards record (9,968). In 2017, Brad was drafted by the NFL’s Detroit Lions. He is the first Chaminade alumnus to be drafted by the NFL.
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Chaminade felt like a place where I could express who I was, safe to explore my curiosity, and safe because I had the support of so many brillliant teachers. -Dana Cook '97 at indcution ceremony
Though spine surgery hampered Brad’s NFL career, he credits his Chaminade education for preparing him for his next stage of life. In 2018, Brad worked with his mother to open the Jackfruit Café in West Los Angeles, an internationally recognized vegan restaurant. He is also forging a career in the motion picture and television industry, currently working as a development assistant at Orion Pictures. Danielle Zymkowitz ’07 played four years of softball and basketball. In 2006 and 2007, she led the Eagle softball team to back-to-back CIF championships. During her senior year, she was acknowledged with Mission League first team honors and named MVP. She cites Kelli DiMuro, Gina Hairapetian and John Ellinghouse as influential coaches. After Chaminade, Danielle studied communications at the University of Illinois, from which she graduated in 2011. She also holds a Master of Sports Administration degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Recruited to play softball at the University of Illinois, Danielle was named team captain during her sophomore, junior, and senior years, and led the team to back-to-back regional appearances. She finished her collegiate career as a two-time All-American (the first in program history), three-time first team All-Big 10, and a top 10 finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award. She still holds program records for batting average (.384), hits (277), runs scored (202), stolen bases (.910), and stolen base percentage (.858). After college, Danielle played for seven years on the Chicago Bandits, a professional softball team, while also coaching at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Toledo University, and the University of Wisconsin. As a Chicago Bandit, she won the Cowles Cup in 2011, 2015, and 2016, and a regular season championship in 2013. Danielle is the only player to ever win three championships as a Chicago Bandit. She retired in 2017 and is now associate head softball coach at the University of Wisconsin, where the Badgers have made three consecutive postseason appearances for the first time in school history. Just recently, they upset #1 Oklahoma in their NCAA regionals to snap their 41-game winning streak on national TV.
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CLASS REUNIONS
2019 On Saturday, October 5, nearly 300
alumni gathered at the Warner Center
Marriott to attend Reunion Night. Seven classes – 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989,
1994, and 1999 - celebrated five and tenyear milestones in one of the largest
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1969 joined the ranks of Golden Eagles as they commemorated their 50-year reunion. The week prior, the Class of
2009 attended their 10-year reunion at
Canal Club in Venice, CA. Thank you to the wonderful Reunion Committee, who made these festivities possible.
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Annette Stone ’16 making strides in the Fashion INdustry Annette Stone ’16 is in her final semester at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. She was recently one of 10 winners in the “Disney on Broadway x FIT Design Challenge,” a competition among FIT students to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Disney on Broadway. The ten winners were selected to design two looks for an assigned female leading lady of some of Disney’s most popular broadway shows. Annette’s designs for Jasmine of Aladdin, along with the designs of the ten finalists, were exhibited at the FIT campus in New York City and later traveled to Seoul, South Korea to be on display at the State University of New York (SUNY) campus. Annette’s work was shown on Good Morning America’s Strahan, Sara, and Keke, and ABC7, New York. Her work was also featured in major publications such as Women’s Wear Daily, Elle Magazine (Mexico), and Playbill. Through this experience, Annette has made incredible industry connections helping her land her current job at Carolina Herrera. Annette says, “This is a pure example of hard work paying off,” a quality she attributes to developing while at Chaminade. For Annette, Chaminade played an essential role in preparing her for many real-world challenges that she has faced in college and her career. Most directly for the Disney contest was the mentorship she received while on Chaminade’s high school robotics team, Eagle Engineering. She says, “Though the connection between fashion and robotics might initially sound outlandish, the structures of problem-solving, construction, and my role as the head of public relations [for the team] prepared me to not only thoroughly plan out the materials and construction needed for my garments but also elected me as the student ambassador among my fellow contestants to speak publicly at the exhibition opening.” She also gives credit to Chaminade’s English classes, which helped her analyze characters for whom she designed. Additionally, she says, “Chaminade’s faculty and staff were so incredibly supportive of my dreams to study fashion. My counselor Janet Svolos has been a constant advocate for my dreams even through college. Mr. Valentine let me talk his ear off from such a young age about fashion and shows like Project Runway, and Tracy Lundy and Yvette Bishop let me try my hand at costume design.” Above all, she is grateful that Chaminade allowed her to integrate what she was passionate about into her education.
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Tiffany Lettieri ’95 and Jason Argabrite ’94 welcomed their daughter Chloe Taylor Argabrite on May 23, 2019. 1
Lindsay Frame Rolando ’00 and Christina Lupacchni Connelly ’02 played in the Breast Cancer Awareness Games at West Valley Girls Softball on October 20, 2019. Lindsay and Christina played on the same team as high school teacher Yvette Williamson. 2
Jennifer Simdnoff Renstrom ’99 has been married to Danny Renstrom for 14 ½ years. Together they have two boys Ayden (10) and Thomas (8). Jennifer works and lives in Santa Clarita. She is a sign language interpreter for the WM. S. Hart Union H.S. District. 1
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Derek Snyder ’01 married Mandy Bolkin at Porter Valley Country Club on April 4, 2019. Johnny Carbone ’02 and Joe Guintu ’01 served as groomsmen. 3 Elizabeth (Cassel) Moore ’03 and her husband Ryan Moore welcomed their first child, Thomas Scott Moore, on August 25, 2019 at 4:15 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches long. 4 Derron Juarez ’06 married Julianne Thomas in October 2018. His sister Julia Juarez ’08 served as a bridesmaide. Victor Lara ’06 was his best man, and Andy Merida ’06 was a groomsman. 5
Nicole Alli ’07 welcomed Khalee Okuwakemi Tateon on October 8, 2019.
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Sydney Berk ’09 came back to L.A. to play Eleanor Davis in the West Coast Premiere of Never, Not Once, a powerful, compelling, and timely new drama by Carey Crim about a biology student raised by two mothers who decides to learn more about her DNA. The recipient of the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award, this important play is about our hunger to understand our past and the choices we make in life. Sydney is based in New York City and travels a lot, primarily working in regional theatre. Before moving to the East Coast, she attended graduate school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. 7 6
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Amanda Eichner ’10 married Jonathan A. Meza on May 24, 2019 in New York, NY, where the pair currently resides. 8 Rita Hurlbut '10 and Tanner Reibenspies '11 were married on June 8, 2019. Pictured are Maeve Wilson ’10, Sam Mercer ’11, Tanner Reibenspies ’11, Ned Hurlbut ’12, Lucy Hurlbut ’18, Rita Reibenspies ’10, Cole Reibenspies ’18, Markie Reibenspies ’16, Amanda Barthel ’07, Matthew Troupe ’11, Jess Reed ’11, Brandon Rapoport ’11, Brittany Solis ’13, Jason Franklin (repped by Gregg Franklin) ’11 9 Ricky Ulrich '11 was promoted to Captain in the US Army in May of 2019. He graduated from Westpoint in 2015 and branched Cyber Command. He is stationed at Fort Gordon in Georgia. Cole Rutherford ’12 and Blake Rutherford ’16 hosted the 4th annual Ruther Brothers Challenger Baseball game in Simi Valley, CA, on Sunday, December 1. 10
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Rachel Robles '14 was engaged to boyfriend, Isaac McQuillen, at the Happiest Place on Earth. 11 Kim Alli '14 graduated from San Diego State University in 2018 and has been working as a fellow for My Name My Story for the past two years. She has traveled the US speaking to over 10,000 middle school and high school students sharing her story, promoting empathy, and forming young Changemakers. She will be ending her fellowship this spring and will be pursuing her passion for law in the fall. 12 Claire Karalla ’15 and Alec Kohn ’15 moved to Miami, Florida. Alec is studying law and Claire is pursuing a career in the art business. 13 Connor Prendergast ’17 reunited with classmates Kacie Norman '17, and Dylan Ames to celebrate Kacie's birthday. Conner is currently attending the University of San Diego, Kacie is at the University of California San Diego. Dyla is studying at San Diego State University. 14 Emily Philpott ’19 studied abroad in London during the fall 2019 semester. In less than four months she traveled to Edinburgh, Paris, Amsterdam, Malaga, Barcelona, and Florence. She is continuing her education in Boston, Massachussets at Northeastern University. 15 32
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Mark Diaz ’18 is studying Theatre, History, and Asian Studies at Pomona College. He, along with classmate MariaTelnikoff, formed KabukiMA, a theatre troupe created to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of Japanese theatre in the West. They began taking lessons in kabuki-buyo under the dance legend Fujima Kansuma Sensei where they trained in kabuki physicality. Over several months, they learned the fundamentals of kabuki-buyo, such as the correct way to walk, how to hold the fan, and the orientation of legs and arms. As training progressed, they decided to stage a full kabuki performance of Narukami Thunder God at Pomona College. Narukami is a 1742 play in the traditional Japanese Kabuki genre recounting the heroic tale of a princess who is sent to free the god of rain from a deranged monk. Mark Diaz stars as Narukami and Maria Telnikoff as Princes Taema. For KabukiMA, it is their mission to master the revered art of kabuki and to introduce it to those who have never experienced it before and to share the beautiful and complex world of Japanese theater to audiences across the globe. In the summer of 2019, they did just that. Mark and Maria premiered their kabuki inspired play at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and their show has been officially endorsed by the Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom. Follow KabukiMa on twitter @kabukima_west and Instagram @kabukima_west.
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ALUMNI COME BACK TO PLAY We love it when alumni come back to campus and visit, but its even more fun when they come back for a bit of friendly competition. In December, lacrosse had it's annual alumni game, and alumni from girls' soccer, and boys' soccer came back to take on our varsity teams.
IN MEMORIAM Larry Convoy – February 3, 2020. Father of Jenna ’04, Katie ’08, and Lindsey ’10.
Sandi Poms – October 19, 2019. Mother of Kristin ’02 and Mallory ’07.
Portia Cotter – September 2019. Mother of Dr. James C. Cotter ’70, grandmother of Beverly Cotter ’16, aunt of Fr. Ted Ley ’58.
Angelito Reyes, Sr. – August 27, 2019. Father of Angelito Reyes, Jr. ’86, grandfather of Julian ’13, Colin ’15, and Roman ’18.
Nancy Hayes – January 2020. Mother of William Hayes ’71 and the late Charles Hayes ’69. Aunt of Fr. Ted Ley ’58, Mike Ley ’62, James Cotter ’70, George DiGiovanni ’70. Great-aunt of Colleen (Ley) Miko ’85 and Beverly Cotter ’16.
Denis Ryan – January 2020. Father of Denise Peek ’97 and Michaela Ryan ’99.
Paul Holcomb – November 9, 2019. Father of Daniel ’14, Lindsay ’15, and stepfather of Alexis Rodriguez ’01.
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Bro. John Samaha, S.M. – September 27, 2019. Intare “JJ” Sanani ’16 – December 13, 2019. Brother of Wase Sanani ’22. Michael Scarpace – November 5, 2019. Father of Garrett ’14 and Shane ’18.
Manal Ibrahim ’08 – October 12, 2019. Sister of Samie Ibrahim ’06.
Jason Teichner ’97 – January 2020. Brother of Lauren Teichner Gonzalez ’98.
Donna Long – January 2020. Wife of Campbell “CB” Long ’64, and mother of Tina (Long) Reeves ’93.
Ricardo Uribe – December 12, 2019. Father of Teresa Uribe McGilvray ’78, Javier Uribe ’79, and Maria Uribe Trowbridge ’80. Grandfather to Christopher McGilvray ’07 and Celine McGilvray Proni ’12.
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EAGLE HERITAGE SOCIETY
Chaminade established the Eagle Heritage Society to honor and recognize those donors who have included Chaminade in their estate plans. We inspire young people to love, learn, and lead through our Catholic and Marianist traditions of a living faith, academic excellence, and moral responsibility. Your support will help us continue our mission into the future.
Determining the right gift is just as important as making the gift. There are many options in your estate planning from which you can choose. BEQUESTS: Include Chaminade in your will or living trust. A bequest is a simple, flexible, and versatile way to ensure Chaminade can continue its mission for years to come. RETIREMENT PLAN ASSETS: Make a gift while leaving more of your estate to your heirs. Your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or other qualified retirement plan may be heavily taxed if left to anyone other than a legally recognized spouse. By naming Chaminade as a beneficiary of all or a portion of a retirement plan, you avoid both the estate tax and income tax due on these tax-deferred plans if you distributed them to your heirs. QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION (QCD): If you are over the age of 70 ½, a QCD allows you to make a tax-free donation of up to $100,000 per year directly from your IRA or Roth IRA to Chaminade. Your charitable contribution to Chaminade can satisfy your required minimum distribution from your retirement account. For more information on including Chaminade in your estate plans, please contact:
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INSURANCE: Making Chaminade a beneficiary or owner of a life insurance policy is an easy and inexpensive way to make a meaningful future gift while generating a charitable income tax. CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST: A charitable remainder trust will help you maintain or increase your income while making a significant gift to Chaminade. This type of gift has the potential for an income tax deduction and up-front capital gains tax avoidance. CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST: The income from a charitable lead trust can be directed to Chaminade for an established number of years. At the end of the term, the trust becomes the property of the individuals named by you. This differs from the unitrust or annuity trust in that Chaminade receives income from the trust during the trust period, rather than the trust corpus at the end of the trust period.
Kristine D. Calara Vice President of Advancement
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A LOOK BACK - CLASS OF 1989
